By Walter StrongBlack Press

Late Thursday afternoon, West Fraser announced the shutdown of its Houston Forest Products mill operation and Canfor Corporation (Canfor) announced the closure

of its Quesnel sawmill.The Houston

sawmill closure will affect 225 employees, and will be completed by spring 2014. The closure of the Quesnel mill will be completed in early spring, with 209 employees affected, although Canfor indicated

those employees would be offered positions elsewhere in

the company.The decision to

close the Houston

operation is part of West Fraser’s Mountain Pine Beetle Plan, which includes exchanging forest licenses with Canfor to bolster the viability of other West Fraser operations.

“The mountain pine beetle devastation has and will continue

to undermine the availability of merchantable timber in the interior of B.C.,” said Ted Seraphim, West Fraser president and chief executive of� cer. “The shutdown of our Houston mill has been a dif� cult decision and we will work closely with the

affected employees to support them through this process. Our � rst priority is to explore opportunities to transition Houston employees to one of our other operations and we will provide assistance in � nding new employment.”

West Fraser closes HFP

Community in shock over pending mill closure

By Jackie LieuwenHouston Today

The Houston community was shocked last Thursday afternoon to hear of the pending closure of Houston Forest Products (HFP).

“It was total disappointment, total shock,” said Mayor Bill Holmberg when asked about his reaction to the news.

“My heart is with all the millworkers who are going to be out of a job in the second quarter of 2014,” he said.

“It was something in the background that we knew sooner or later might happen, but we certainly didn’t get much advance warning.”

Holmberg says they still don’t know much detail about the plans of HFP and Canfor, so it’s too early to say how the closure will affect Houston.

He says that some

of the HFP cut is be-ing transferred to Smithers and some to Canfor.

“What does that mean for our logging community?

“I’m being told by HFP there will be no change on the basis of their contractors, but we’ll have to believe it when we see it,” he said.

Houston Chamber of Commerce President and Home Hardware owner Troy Reitsma says the economic impact will be devastating.

“The HFP premanent

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“It’s going to affect every person that lives in Houston. It’s going to affect every business in Houston,” he said, adding that he is still trying to � gure out what the ripple effect will be.

“We’re looking at 250 jobs at HFP right off the bat.

“With spin-off industry and spin-off businesses in town, we could see 350 jobs lost through this,” Reitsma said.

“I’m praying it’s not more.

“It’s a shock to most people in

Houston. We didn’t see this coming,” he said.

“But Houston is an amazing community that pulls together in times of crisis, and this is just another crisis that we’ll pull together and get through.”

Several HFP employees who did not want to be named, said many of the employees plan to work until the mill closes so that they will qualify for a severance package and bene� ts.

IMPACT ON PROPERTY VALUE

Remax agent Lia Long commented: “I think the initial

announcement is devastating.”

Within the � rst day of the announcement, Long said she had a dozen inquiries about property listings.

“I think there will be a surplus of listings coming up,” she said.

Long says the market in Houston has been booming, and both September and October were extremely busy.

“It’s been very busy,

and there’s been a lot of property purchase.

“There are a lot of new people coming to Houston who are working for Huckleberry or for Canfor,” Long said.

“Affordability is driving the market in Houston,” she said, adding that they have over 30 listings with a good cross section of inventory.

She says laid off workers could commute to a camp job but stay living in Houston.

“Houston has seen lots of adversity. We have a wonderful

community.“I am very

optimistic and it’s business as usual,” Long said.

MUNICIPAL BUDGET

Local sawmills currently pay half of the property taxes in the District of Houston.

The top two taxpayers in 2013 were Canfor with a tax bill of $1,668,000 and West Fraser with $618,000 in property taxes.  

The District council and staff have

2014 budget meetings scheduled to start in November.

QUICK HISTORY OF HFP

Houston Forest Products was of� cially opened on Aug. 16,1978.

At the time, HFP employed 220 people directly and pro-ducted 150 MFBM annually operating two shifts a day.

In 2007, HPP employed 307 people directly and produced 350 MFBM annually operating three shifts a day.

Houston mills pay half of municipal property taxes

West Fraser to upgrade and modernize Smithers millBy Ryan Jensen

Black Press

West Fraser an-nounced Houston Forest Products will be shutting down next year, affecting 225 em-ployees at one of the community’s largest employers.

The closure was part of West Fraser’s Mountain Pine Beetle Plan, aiming to ad-dress the effects of the epidemic, which has devastated interior pine forests, resulting in a signi� cant loss of

merchantable timber.The shutdown is

expected to take place in the second quarter of 2014. West Fraser said they will be assist-ing the workers with � nding employment at their other operations, in B.C. And Alberta.

“The shutdown of our Houston mill has been a dif� cult deci-sion and we will work closely with the af-fected employees to support them through the process,” said West Fraser president and CEO Ted Seraphim.

“Our � rst priority is to explore opportunities to transition Houston employees to one of our other operations and we will provide as-sistance in � nding new employment.”

Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad said the announce-ment of the Houston closure caught him completely off guard.

Rustad chaired a re-view of Interior timber supplies in the wake of last year’s explo-sion and � re at Babine Forest Products in

Burns Lake, and said he expected the deci-sion to reduce mill ca-pacity in the Quesnel region.

“The surprise is the closure of the Houston mill, from my perspec-tive,” Rustad said. “I think West Fraser has always been looking at how they want to move the wood be-tween the three mills, but when we looked at the opportunities in the Houston area on the timber supply component, there was a signi� cant amount

of wood in that area, and our hope was it would continue to sup-port two mills.”

Rustad said the de-cision last December to provide timber for Oregon-based Hampton Af� liates to rebuild its Burns Lake sawmill “had only very minimal impact” on supply for the other mills in the region.

Part of the an-nouncement was a major mill upgrade to West Fraser’s Paci� c Inland Resources’ op-eration in Smithers.

“We’ll be spending some capital mod-ernizing the mill, do-ing a rebuild,” said Dave Lehane, West Fraser vice president of woodlands. “We’re currently in the pro-cess of doing detailed engineering and put-ting a project plan to-gether. We expect we will be ordering equip-ment and under con-struction in 2014.”

Lehane said it’s too soon to tell if the mod-ernization of the mill will lead to more jobs at the Smithers loca-

tion.Part of the plan was

an exchange of timber harvesting rights with Canfor in the Morice Timber Supply Area, which West Fraser said will provide additional � bre security for the Smithers mill.

“The competitive-ness of our operation in B.C. will be signi� -cantly improved with the completion of the projects announced today, which are part of a $350-million B.C. capital investment pro-gram,” Seraphim said.

Mill closures blamed on pine beetleSigni� cant up-

grades and modern-izations were also announced for West Fraser’s Smithers and 100 Mile House opera-tions.  Whether or not those upgrades will result in more jobs is not yet clear. In total, $350 million in invest-ments were announced by West Fraser, al-though some of those investment dollars had previously been an-nounced.

West Fraser and Canfor exchanged forest licences in the Quesnel, Lakes, and Morice Timber Supply Areas (TSAs) to strengthen timber sup-ply to remaining mills. Provincial approval of the exchanges is re-quired.

The exchange of forest licenses and mill shutdowns are being

blamed on the loss of timber supply follow-ing the mountain pine beetle epidemic.

“The timber avail-ability in the Quesnel region following the mountain pine beetle infestation unfortu-nately leaves us unable to continue operation of our Quesnel saw-mill,” said Canfor President and CEO Don Kayne.

In the north and central interior, West Fraser will maintain sawmills in Fraser Lake, Smithers and Quesnel. Canfor will continue to operate its sawmills in Houston, Vanderhoof, and Quesnel, as well as several locations in Northeast B.C.

Kayne added that the move may prevent further mill closures related to the moun-tain pine beetle.

“We want this to be the last mountain pine beetle closure we take at Canfor,” he said. “So we looked for a Quesnel operator who would be willing to ex-change tenure in one of our other operating areas, allowing us to safeguard the future of another Canfor mill, in this case Houston.” 

In Houston, within the next two weeks, West Fraser will begin a mill safety and work-er retention program to keep the mill run-ning smoothly until the spring shutdown. Dave Lehane, West Fraser vice president of woodlands, said the program will include bonuses to employees who remain with the mill until then.

“Our � rst priority was to communicate directly with our em-ployees,” Lehane said.

“Our second priority is now to ensure that the facility can operate safely into the spring.”

“We currently have 70 jobs on our internal job board, and we’re hiring at just about everyone of our loca-tions,” Lehane added. “The real challenge is that employees may need to relocate. We will be working one-on-one with our em-ployees in this dif� cult time.”

Houston Mayor Bill Holmberg found out about the mill closure only moments before the announcement was made public. Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad called him about half an hour before the announcement yesterday. Rustad is working with the community to develop a plan to deal with the

terrible news.“The biggest

concern is the loss of

225 jobs in Houston,” Holmberg said. “You’re not going to

� ll that hole. We’ve got to � gure out how to mitigate the downfall.”

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No permits?Recently I ran into some LNG pipe-

line surveyors cutting a trail from the Kispiox Valley Road down to the

Kispiox River along my family’s property line and through our recreation tenure. I asked if they had permits and was told “well, not a permit per se.” They stopped cutting. Infuriated, I emailed Forestry immediately. For us to cut a trail on our own recreation tenure, we need permits, plans, and it’s a long process that focuses on several environ-mental impacts, consultation with First Nations, maps, etc. yet this company can go wherever it wants to cut trails and helipads right down to our world famous salmon and steelhead rivers? Seems a little off kilter to me. These pipeline surveyors have free range and no permits and Forestry said it’s perfectly legal under the Survey Act. So, I read into the Survey Act and found they’d commited several infractions; the removal of oversize trees, heli-pads cut at major river con� uences, etc.

I pursued my grievance with the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO). I simply wanted to know who was re-sponsible for monitoring the activity and would they check into it? “The responsibility to do com-pliance and enforcement on gas pipeline projects is with Oil and Gas Commission (OGC).” I went to the OGC and they replied “No permits have been issued in regards to gas pipelines through the Kispiox. I cannot speak knowledgeably about the Survey Act as it is not under the commission’s governance.”

It begs the question, does government have a clue? If they do, why aren’t they doing anything about it? Without a single permit issued, there is already confusion, vagueness and too many un-answered questions. We’re talking about chang-ing the economic structure of our entire province and yet, we have not had a conversation as a re-gion about how we want this industry developed, nor have we about whether or not it’s a good � t. Logging, mining and other industry has had a lot of community consultation and extensive Land, Resource Management Planning. All that time and dedication has been deemed “irrelevant” by government for the LNG industry.

The BC government seems to be turning a blind eye. Massive lands will be cleared at our riv-ers and within our forests to allow this pipeline to be built. The practices used in Alberta’s geog-raphy don’t � t into our forests, nor do they suit the habitat supported by them. This industry is on track to pump more pollution into our airshed than the tarsands.

I know the majority of our sockeye fry hang out on Flora Bank in the Skeena Estuary to accli-matize to the salt water and that’s precisely where one LNG company has proposed their massive terminal that will see 220 tankers each year. 100 meters away is another LNG terminal also bring-ing 220 tankers per year.

I can’t support an industry that puts our wild salmon economy ($110 million/year) at risk. I feel betrayed by our government and I think it’s time to say, enough is enough.

- Kaleigh Allen, Kispiox

Ghouls just want to have funAs kids we dressed

up for Halloween with whatever we could � nd from around the house. We’d raid the closets, drawers and even the attic to gather materials to trans-form us into gypsies, witches, cowboys and ghosts.

Never did it occur to my little brother and me to ask our par-ents for costumes from a store. If people were buying them back then, Jeremie and I had no idea, and none of our friends seemed to know that either. We were all do-it-yourselfers and we had a blast. Things seemed so much simpler, and it was a far less pro� t-able industry than it is today.

Halloween has become the second-most commercially successful day of the

year – after Christmas - expected to reach 6.9 billion dollars this year in the U.S. alone.

What’s caused such a huge spike in sales? People like me are part of the reason.

After many great years of celebrat-ing October 31st, trick or treating in my homemade out� ts as a child, I decided to complicate things when I got older. I started engaging in the buying of décor and creating unique cos-tumes on my own with the money I earned myself. It became an artistic expression. And although I wasn’t out buying a costume off the rack exactly, I was still spending a bunch of money and time creating an awe-some out� t I’d only ever wear once.

As the years went

by and I got more and more interested in dressing up, I noticed I wasn’t alone. Tons of people were do-ing what I was doing, and at parties people were going all out with their creations, trying to outdo what they’d done the year before.

I participated in this activity for more than a decade, and it was a lot of fun. But once I became a moth-er to our second child, I stopped putting pres-sure on myself to dress up, and just made it about the kids. It’s all I could handle, or it’s all I wanted to handle. And I was grateful for the vast selection of af-fordable kid costumes so readily available in the stores. It was much easier to just select something off a hang-er instead of having to hunt and peck around

the house and create something unique. And it was far prefer-able to sewing on out-� t from scratch, which I’d done so many times in the past.

But now that my children are 10 and 13, they suddenly want to create their own simple costumes out of stuff we already have. I’m not sure where they got that idea from, and I know it might end up being more work than just picking up some-thing ready made, but I’m excited. Maybe because it brings back memories from my own childhood.

It also brings back memories of their younger years. When they were three and six, and sad because I didn’t have a cos-tume, they decided to dress me up. They in-structed me to sit on a

stool as they gleefully ran circles around me with a roll of toilet pa-per each and made me into a “mummy mom-my.” It was the funni-est thing in the world to them and we all ended up laughing so hard we were crying.

Out of all the awe-some costumes I’ve loved wearing over the years, the “mummy mommy” remains my favourite. And the price wasn’t scary at all. 

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Issues raised are absolutely critical and the Ministry shares concerns

Letters to the Editor

Following is a copy of a letter sent to:

Eamon O’Donoghue, Regional Executive Director, Skeena Region: Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, Smithers, B.C.

Editor: Recently I was

out for a drive and decided to go have a look around Paul Lake on my way home from Granisle. I was shocked by what I saw, and later I was furious that Canfor has been allowed to harvest the immature green pine in the area. They plan to continue harvesting these immature stands for the rest of this winter from what I have been able to learn.

I was a Silviculture Contractor in the

1980’s and did some Silviculture Juvenile spacing work in the Houston area in 1988 and 1989. I viewed and bid a lot of contracts for age class ¾ spacing, so I know how much of the taxpayer’s dollars were spent to improve the quality of the stands in the Paul Lake area. There was commercial thinning done, juvenile spacing by chain saw crews and money was spent to do foliar analysis and several aerial fertilization applications.

These stands promised to provide quality wood for the midterm timber supply. They were not hit hard by the Mountain Pine Beetle, and they do not meet the criteria for harvesting in the Morice TSA.

These were healthy pine stands that had a significant investment of taxpayers money spent on them. Canfor has harvested and continues to harvest immature green pine and the government is doing nothing to hold them accountable.

The waste in the piles is excessive and provides no value. I question the wisdom of this, when other industries would like to have the fibre but are not allowed to take it. It is simply burned, contribut-ing nothing to the economy and reduc-ing the air quality in the area, which is already poor for a lot of the year. I have in-quired about this and been told that the timber companies are allowed to do their own waste and residue assessments, so again there is no accountability to the

taxpayer. Canfor says on

the sign outside of their mill that their “roots are in the community.” It is difficult to believe that they intend to stay in the community when they are harvesting their future timber supply. Houston is a community that has a completely timber-based economy. When the mill is finished taking all the midterm wood, they will close up shop and Houston will follow suit. This is my home and I cannot sit by and watch this destruction of Houston’s economic future and not say anything. When the licensee is done harvesting the immature forest, it will be 50 years or so before there are once again viable forests to sustain the industry. The government is sanctioning this by

their inaction. They are supposed to be public servants looking after the public interest, but they are failing us.

They are also fail-ing to safeguard the other values in the Paul Lake area. This area used to provide prime ungulate habi-tat. I didn’t see a sin-gle moose track when I was out there. I have hunted and fished in the Houston area for many years so I am quite aware of the changes that are tak-ing place. Residents, First Nations and tourists value the beauty, recreational opportunities and wildlife in this area. It is the duty of the government to pro-tect these values.

I believe that the public has the right to know how their tax dollar investment in this intensive silviculture has been wasted. People in Houston depend on

the forest industry for their livelihood and seem to be afraid to say anything for fear of losing jobs. However, what I think they fail to truly understand is that once the midterm is harvested and there is no wood available for the mills, these companies will simply move on and Houston will be another dying resource town with no other industry to support it. That is a loss that can be avoided by the government holding the forest companies accountable and reducing the amount of timber they are allowed to cut each year now. There would still be a reduction in the industry for the Morice Timber Supply Area, but it would at least allow a viable forest industry to remain and the consequences for

Houston would be much less dire.

The government is listening to the Canfor executives but not looking at the reality of the situation. They are wearing blinders and not seeing the impacts on the ground and the ultimate price that Houston will pay for their inaction. That is unfair to the public, the taxpayer and ultimately to the forest companies who are trying to follow the rules around harvesting. The impacts of the Mountain Pine Beetle epidemic and the intensive harvesting to try reducing the impact of the beetle have already significantly reduced the availability of timber for the future. Harvesting immature stands now is irresponsible.

Ron Harris, Houston B.C.

By News StaffHouston Today

In an interview with Houston Today, Eamon O’Donoghue, Skeena Regional Executive Director, of the Ministry of Lands, Forests and Natural

Resources responded to questions raised by Mr. Harris regarding logging around Paul Lake.

O’Donoghue said that pine stands aged 60 years and older are considered ma-ture and the stands

currently being har-vested are about 80 years old. He said the Paul Lake block was 20 to 30 percent infested with pine beetle.

He said 205,000 cubic metres are cur-rently being logged.

He said the cutting permits currently is-sued should be har-vested before spring, and that once issued, a cutting permit can-not be revoked.

O’Donoghue said the issues raised are ‘absolutely critical is-

sues and that the min-istry shares concerns around midterm tim-ber supply.’ He said the ministry will re-view the results of the harvest in the next six months to make sure the licencees are stay-ing on track.

Concern about logging green pine around Paul Lake

“Paul Lake block 20 to 30 per cent infested with

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Through training and practice, learn how to brake safely, how to get out of a skid, and how your car handles in winter weather.

5. Keep at least four seconds distance between

you and the vehicle in front of you. This will allow plenty of room in situations where you may need to brake suddenly on a slippery surface.

6. Wear comfortable clothing that doesn’t

restrict your movement while driving. Bring warm clothing (winter boots, coat, gloves and hat) with you in case you need to get out of your vehicle.

7. Have an emergency plan. If you get stuck or stranded, don’t panic. Stay with your vehicle for safety and warmth. If you have a cell phone and it is an emergency, call 911. Otherwise, call for roadside assistance.

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Winter is ready.

How about you? Prepare yourself for winter conditions.

Start by asking yourself this: Do you really need to go?

In winter, sometimes the best defensive driving is staying at home. Can your trip be delayed or switched to another day? If not, the best defense is to prepare yourself. Follow these seven steps:

1. Check the current road conditions and

weather forecast. Listen to the radio, TV and visit DriveBC.ca. Again, ask yourself – is it safe to go?

2. Plan your route ahead of time. Avoid any roads that may become dangerous during bad weather. Respect road closure signs and barriers and do not attempt to drive on these routes until they are re-opened.

3. Leave lots of time so you’re not rushing to

get to where you need to be. Try to travel during daylight and consider delaying your trip if the weather is bad. Let someone know your route and planned arrival time.

4. Learn winter road skills. If you are unfamiliar with driving in snow and icy conditions and your job requires you to be behind the wheel, ask your employer for winter driving training.

Through training and practice, learn how to brake safely, how to get out of a skid, and how your car handles in winter weather.

5. Keep at least four seconds distance between

you and the vehicle in front of you. This will allow plenty of room in situations where you may need to brake suddenly on a slippery surface.

6. Wear comfortable clothing that doesn’t

restrict your movement while driving. Bring warm clothing (winter boots, coat, gloves and hat) with you in case you need to get out of your vehicle.

7. Have an emergency plan. If you get stuck or stranded, don’t panic. Stay with your vehicle for safety and warmth. If you have a cell phone and it is an emergency, call 911. Otherwise, call for roadside assistance.

Know before you go.

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Sawmills closing in pine beetle aftermath

By Tom FletcherBlack Press

Sawmills in Quesnel and Houston are to be closed next year as their owners trade timber cutting rights to maintain compet-ing operations in the two B.C. Interior com-munities affected by

mountain pine beetle infestation.

Canfor Corp. an-nounced it will close its Quesnel mill in March 2014, transferring its forest licence for the region to West Fraser to supply logs to its re-cently rebuilt Quesnel mill. West Fraser an-nounced it will close

its Houston mill next year, trading part of its cutting rights to Canfor to supply its Houston operation.

West Fraser CEO Ted Seraphim said in a statement its Houston closure will affect 225 employees. The com-pany plans “major re-builds” of its sawmills

in 100 Mile House and Smithers, and is proceeding with a bioenergy projects at its Fraser Lake and Chetwynd operations.

“Our first priority is to explore oppor-tunities to transition Houston employees to one of our other op-erations, and we will provide assistance in finding new employ-ment,” Seraphim said.

Canfor CEO Don Kayne said the 209 em-ployees at its Quesnel mill will be offered po-sitions elsewhere in the company.

“The additional fi-bre we have been able to secure in the ex-change agreement with West Fraser enhances the fibre requirements for our Houston facil-ity,” Kayne said.

Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad, who chaired a review of Interior timber supplies in the wake of last year’s explo-sion and fire at Babine Forest Products in Burns Lake, said he expected the decision to reduce mill capacity

in the Quesnel region.“The surprise is

the closure of the Houston mill, from my perspective,” Rustad said. “I think West Fraser has always been looking at how they want to move the wood between the three mills, but when we looked at the opportunities in the Houston area on the timber supply component, there was a significant amount of wood in that area, and our hope was it would continue to support two mills.”

Rustad said the de-cision last December to provide timber for Oregon-based Hampton Affiliates to rebuild its Burns Lake sawmill “had only very minimal impact” on supply for the other mills in the region.

Forests Minister Steve Thomson was scheduled to return Friday from a lumber trade mission in Japan and China, along with industry executives from across the province.

Babine Forest Products mill in Burns Lake is being rebuilt after fire destroyed it and killed two workers Jan. 20, 2012. Local MLA John Rustad said the decision to continue supplying Burns Lake should not have led to the closure of West Fraser’s Houston mill.

Mill closure Calling yesterday’s

announcement that Houston Forest Products will close next spring “a blow few people realistically expected,” MP Nathan Cullen vowed to do all in his power to help the community adjust and move forward

“The most important thing right now is to support the many hundreds of people whose jobs are being affected by these cuts,” Cullen said.

“Then we’ll come together as community to begin planning for a solid future in the long term.”

Cullen is speaking with community, company and union leaders in Houston, and will meet with key federal ministers in Ottawa to explore possible aid from senior government.

Late last Thursday West Fraser announced it will close sawmill operations in Houston and Quesnel in the spring of 2014 because of timber

shortages caused by mountain pine beetle infestations. The closures mean 225 direct mill jobs will be lost in Houston and 209 in Quesnel.

The move, part of what West Fraser terms its “mountain pine beetle plan,” also includes a forest tenure exchange that will see West Fraser acquire Canfor’s timber rights in Quesnel and Canfor take over West Fraser’s timber rights in Houston. West Fraser says this plan will help to finance major mill upgrades at its sawmills in Smithers and 100 Mile House.

Cullen said the West Fraser closures are further evidence of the need for modernized forest tenure reform in British Columbia. He noted the irony of the closures so soon after the provincial Liberals’ spring election promise to bring in stronger area-based tenure requirements.

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Laura Blackwell/Black Press

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By Bizz McKilliganSubmitted

Halloween means candy. And candy means wrappers. Lots

of wrappers. Did you know that you can recycle those wrappers instead of just throwing them away? You can take

those wrappers to the Houston Recycling depot while you are already there dropping off your bottles, batteries, light bulbs,

old appliances and all the other items you bring in to be recycled anyway.

HOPE Society has partnered with

Terracycle to collect candy bar wrappers so they can be turned into cool items like tote bags. Accepted waste includes all brands and

sizes of chocolate bar wrappers, bags and multi-pack bags. With Halloween on its way, there will be plenty of wrappers around.

Terracycle is a company that is entirely based on making products out of materials that would otherwise be viewed as garbage. It doesn’t stop at candy bar wrappers. They take a number of different types of trash and turn them into treasure. HOPE Society also collects cigarette packaging and butts (which can be dropped off at From Head to Tail on 9th St) to

send to Terracycle to be recreated into something new.

For every wrapper and every pound of cigarette waste HOPE receives, money is donated to the society to be used toward the Pleasant Valley Community Market that happens on Fridays during the summer. So it’s a win/win situation: less trash makes it to the land� ll and our local economy gets a boost through local farmers and artisans. To see all the products made by Terracycle or to learn more about the program, visit terracycle.ca.

Did you know you can recycle candy wrappers in Houston?

Houston Senior Citizenswith

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Domestic Peaceand funded by United Way of Northern BC

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9:30 am to 2:45 pmHouston Seniors Centre

FREE of Charge - Lunch Provided

Pre-Registration Required – by Oct. 31st, please, call Noreen 250-845-0074

Approximate Agenda: 9:30am: Ray MacKenzie: “Preventing Elder Abuse” BC Coalition of Senior Citizens’ Organizations (COSCO)11:00am: BREAK

11:30am: Jeannie Boyce: “What is a CRN?” NW Regional Mentor, BC Assoc. of Community Response Networks (BC CRN)1200 noon: LUNCH - self-serve - Northern Health presentation on “Current Services and Pathways” (Drop-Ins welcomed!)

1:00pm: Belinda Lacombe: “Building Community Connections” BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support (BCCEAS with Jeannie Boyce2:30pm: Last Questions and Closing Remarks

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District of HoustonNewsletter ~ October 30th, 2013 edition

Where the welcome is warm and

the wilderness beckons!

What’s Happening...

Phone: 250-845-2256email: hlibrary@telus.net

Website: http://houston.bclibrary.ca

Houston Public Library

Leisure Facility News & Events

What’s Up in Houston?The District of Houston is currently engaged in a

thorough review of its Development Bylaws – Zoning, Noise, Nuisance, Unsightly Premises, Signs, Development Permits, Manufactured Homes, and Farm Animals; and including Sustainability Guidance.

It is anticipated Council will give fi rst reading to the Draft Development Bylaw 1040, 2013 on November 12, 2013. Public review began in August 2013, with the drafting of an Offi cial Community Plan Implementation strategy and subsequent gap analysis.

Council continues to receive comments until the Public Hearing, tentatively scheduled for December 3, 2013. A Public Open House that discusses comments and proposed changes to the attached draft will be held on November 20, 2013.

Next StepsCouncil will review the Draft Development Bylaw in the

following order: October 15 to November 5, 2013 - Public and agency referral to all Local, Provincial and Federal agencies and interest groups;

• November 12, 2013 - Bylaw 1st and 2nd readings – Staff report with public and agency comments;

• November 20, 2013 – Public Open House;• December 3, 2013 – Public Hearing;• December 17, 2013 – 3rd reading and adoption

consideration.

What is a Development Bylaw?A Development Bylaw contains development

related bylaws to help streamline the development and construction process. For example, combining sections such as administration (e.g. defi nitions and authority) and enforcement (e.g. penalties) clarifi es responsibility and coordinates references. Section 138 of the Community Charter permits the combining of bylaws, and the Local

Government Act (Part 26) enables municipalities to regulate land use and implement the objectives of an Offi cial Community Plan.

As a regulatory tool, the Development Bylaw (DB) establishes uses (e.g. residential, commercial and industrial); density (e.g. residential units per hectare); dimensional criteria (e.g. height and setbacks); aesthetic and orientation (e.g. landscaping, parking, and building form and character). The Development Bylaw supports the Offi cial Community Plan and reinforces development rights for owners.

Property owners and developers seeking to develop or redevelop their property, install a sign, or change a site should consult the Development Bylaw for regulations and should contact the District of Houston for information or clarifi cation – 250-845-2238 or doh@houston.ca or visit our web site at www.houston.ca.

Development Bylaw Review ProcessIn November 2010, the District of Houston adopted

its Offi cial Community Plan (OCP). The Zoning Bylaw was adopted in 2007. Development related Bylaws need to be updated once an OCP has been updated and should coordinate respective goals, policies and objectives. Master plans for elements such as transportation, parks, and land use will update the OCP and provide valuable data for the continued evolution of both Bylaws (OCP and DB).

The municipality is considering a number of Master Plans as the OCP implementation advances. Changes to the subdivision bylaw, urban service area, highway 16 corridor, and liquid waste and water servicing will need to be coordinated as growth is predicted and adjusted.

For further information on the Development Bylaw Review, please contact the District at 250-845-2238 or John J.Guenther at johng2@telus.net; or Tony Edwards at engineering@houston.ca. More information can also be found online at http://www.houston.ca/siteengine/activepage.asp?PageID=143 or our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/jjguent

Check out the Fall/Winter Leisure Guide for the fall/ winter leisure offerings. You can pick up a paper copy at the Houston Leisure Facility front desk, � nd it on the District of Houston website at www.houston.ca or on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Houston.LeisureServices.

For more information call the Houston Leisure Facility at 250-845-7420.

Dungate Community Forest

Dungate Community Forest is accepting applications from non-profi t groups and organizations. Applications can be obtained at the Chamber of Commerce, Dis-trict of Houston Municipal Of-fi ce and the Bulkley Valley Credit Union in Houston. For more infor-mation contact dungatecomfor@houston.ca

Book Club – November 6 from 7 - 9 pm

Story Time – Wed afternoons from 1:30 - 2:30 pm for everyone under 6 years of age and their parents!

After School Games – November 12 & 26 from 3:30 - 5:00 pm

Lego Club – November 7 & 21 from 2:30 - 4:30 pm

NID Art Attack! – November 22 from 2 - 4 pm

DebiLynn Smith – Book Reading November 14 from 7 - 9 pm (tentative - subject to change)

Mark Zagwyn Photography November 28 noon - 6 p.m.

The District of Houston is hosting a

“FREE HALLOWEEN PARTY” Thursday, October 31st. There will be a Ghoulish Haunted House put on by the Houston Secondary Drama Club,

Goodie Bags, Free Public Skating & Great Family FUN!!!Location: Claude Parish Memorial Arena

from 6:00pm - 8:30pm.

We also encourage everyone to follow the following safety tips on Halloween night: • wear bright and visible costumes and clothing; • carry a � ash light; • wear costumes that are comfortable and easy to move in; • make sure costumes do not restrict visibility; • all youngsters should be with a responsible adult; • an adult should check all candy for hazards before eating; and,• most importantly be safe and enjoy.

Changes to Utility Billings

Effective January 1, 2014 Annual Utility Billing will cease and all customers will be billed quarterly for the water, sewer and garbage user fees.

The quarterly utility billings for Water, Sewer and Garbage will be billed as follows: March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 with payment due in 30 days.

Quarterly billings are sent after the service period. Therefore, the prompt payment discount previously offered on annual (pre-paid) accounts will no longer be applicable.

Additional Toter Carts

For those consumers with additional service requirements, the District of Houston now offers a “Tag-a-Cart” service.

“Tag-a-Cart” is a waste collection service permitting the service user to set out additional Toter Carts beyond the one-cart limit prescribed by the District provided that the service user attaches a tag for which a fee has been paid to the District for each additional Toter Cart used. The cost for this service is $2.50 per Toter Cart (plus applicable taxes).

Please help the Public Works crews to keep the streets clear of snow this winter. Snow removal operations start at 5:00 am, 7 days/week as required.

Residents are reminded: • to keep parked vehicles off roadways

and streets while crews are in the area clearing snow from streets;

• it is the responsibility of individual property owners to clear snow from side-walks adjacent to their property; and,

• snow removal from private property cannot be put on municipal prop-erty.

Your patience is appreciated as driveways cannot be cleared by

operators during regular snow remov-ing operations. The roads are cleared on a fi rst priority basis with one travel lane each way, with a fi xed blade truck that plows to the right only. This results in snow being pushed to the curb and into driveways.

When road and street widening is done, crews try to clean driveways; however this work depends on the amount of snowfall. A heavy snowfall takes 4-5 full days to clear and remove the piled snow. When other emergen-cies occur, employees are taken away from their regular duties and the opera-tion slows down.

Snow Clearing Operations

Halloween Party

Upcoming Council Meetings:Tuesday, November 5

(Regular Council Meeting)

Wednesday, November 6(Finance Meeting)

Tuesday, November 12(Special Council Meeting)

Wednesday, November 13(Finance Meeting)

Tuesday, November 19 (Regular Council Meeting)

Wednesday, November 20(Public Open House at 6:00 pm)The above meetings are held at7:00pm in Council Chambers,

3367 – 12th Street.The Agendas can be viewed on the

District’s website: www.houston.ca

Website: www.houston.caPlease visit the website

for info on:

• Council Meeting Agendas• Pool Schedule• Arena Schedule• Important Public Notices• Tenders & Job Opportunities• Lost Dogs

Municipal Of� ce HoursThe Municipal Office located at

3367 – 12th Street is openMonday to Friday,

8:00 am to 5:00 pm(closed on statutory holidays)

Email: doh@houston.caPhone: 250-845-2238Fax: 250-845-3429

For Public Works Emergencies

(example: water main break)Call the Municipal Office

@ 250-845-2238 for a recordedmessage with the contact number

of the person on call.

Pool & Gym Phone: 250-845-7420

Email: reception@houston.ca

Arena Phone: 250-845-7432

Burning PermitsRequired

All open burning within the District of Houston requires a Burning Permit all year round. To obtain a permit contact the

Fire Department at 250-845-2250

Leisure GuideHouston

FALL 2013 /

WINTER 2014

Join our Junior Lifeguard Club...

October 22 - November 14:

Tuesday/Thursday 4:00-5:00pm • $40.00

or during Spring Break:

Monday/Wednesday/Friday 2:30-4:00pm

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Students urge Houston council to save Irrigation LakeAndrew Hudson

Her crown came from New Mexico, but when Houston’s own Rebecca Dallaire won the fi rst-ever Smithers Rodeo Queen contest, the moment was totally Bulkley Valley.

When a stubborn sash worn by one of her fellow rodeo royalties needed a pin, it came courtesy of a spectator who happened to have a spare in his arm sling.

And high among the diamond driller’s caps and Western art given out as door prizes at the Aug.18 coronation was an egg carton fi lled with home-made fi re-starter and a bag of garden-fresh potatoes.

If that sounds too homespun a prize for such a regal event, the three girls who competed this year had plenty of sparkle on their crowns, belt buckles and metallic blue riding chaps to out-shine it.

Dallaire’s mother Bibs says the sparkling side of the contest, which combines fashion, speaking and horsemanship events, is some-thing best left to her daughter.

“She likes shiny things,” she says with a laugh. “She’s like a magpie.”

Dallaire’s father Marcel also more toward rodeo than royalty.

“I think they should all have to ride a bull,” he joked. “The one who’s under 8.2 seconds gets to keep the crown!”

But speaking with Dallaire and her fel-low rodeo princesses Amber Gregorowich and Adele Murray, it’s clear that for them too, being rodeo royalties means more than a smile and a slow wave.

Now 22 years old, Dallaire has been riding horses since before she could walk.

And while she likes to show horses, Dallaire says her biggest thrill is barrel racing.

“Your heart gets racing as soon as you come through the gate,” she says. “Everything hap-pens incredibly fast—you don’t have time to make mistakes.”

“If you mess up in your pattern and lose half or even a tenth of a second, that could change your position from fi rst to fi fth and your payout might not even happen.”

Dallaire watches rodeo and racetrack events all over North America, keeping a sharp eye on

how different horse breeds and bloodlines are doing.

Paint and quarter horses are favourites for barrel racing, she says.

“They’re built to take off from a standstill into high speed, and they handle corners really well also.”

Of the two, her mother Bibs says she likes paint horses best.

“They say on the fi fth day, God created the horse and on the sixth day he painted all the good ones.”

Rodeo princess Amber Gregorowich agrees.A confi dent speaker who won this year’s

award for speech craft, Gregorowich warns that she could talk about paints forever.

“Paint horses are my favourite breed because there one of the most versatile horses, and no two look the same,” she says.

“You can do jumping, you can do barrel rac-ing, Western pleasure, they make amazing kids’ horses, they drive, and they’re not as skittish or spooky as some other breeds.”

At 23, Gregorowich has plenty of Smithers and Terrace horse shows under her belt already, but in the next two years she hopes to scout out the world show for paint horses in Fort Worth, Texas.

“It’s the best of the best,” she says, adding that she would like nothing better than to win at Fort Worth with a Bulkley Valley-bred horse.

“If you go down to worlds with a horse that

was bred in a small town and you beat some of these big shots, it’s a great feeling,” she said.

Three months ago, her well-named horse Crayola had a foal that Gregorowich plans to train up in Alberta and Oklahoma.

“I’m hoping she can be my world contend-er,” she says.

The youngest of this year’s rodeo royals, Adele Murray says the contest was her fi rst time giving a public speech, let alone a TV in-terview.

Murray did great, says organizer Andi Houl-den, picking up the award for Most Improved Public Speaker.

At home, Murray keeps eight fi sh and a cat named Chevy along with her one and only horse, Chip.

“I was on a riding lesson and I ended up rid-ing her and fell in love,” Murray said.

“I said ‘I want this one—I don’t care about any of the others.”

Murray bugged her dad about Chip for years until one fi ne December day in 2008.

“I woke up that Christmas morning and she was standing outside,” she says.

Chip is a fast horse, Murray said, a thorough-bred and quarter-horse cross who is more into gymkhanas and barrel racing than showing.

Murray also came to the contest without a lot of show experience, but her confi dence grew after a practice session she held at her house in the weeks before.

“We had good times,” she says. Each of the girls took a practice spin down a pretend “run-way” that stretched from her kitchen to the liv-ing room, she added, with coaching from former Williams Lake rodeo queen Savannah Davies.

As for who fi nally won the queen’s crown or the princess tiaras, Murray said the three friends agreed it was no big deal.

“We’re all good,” she said, smiling.Smithereens got their fi rst chance to meet

their rodeo royals during the fall fair last week-end and Rodeo Queen Rebecca Dallaire will be riding a paint horse made for celebrity.

“He’ll defi nitely be the prettiest horse there,” says Rebecca’s mother. “He’s the Ashton Kutch-er of the horse world.”

“He thinks he’s a male model, he really does.”

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Jackie LieuwenHouston Today

Fourteen students asked Houston council to keep Irrigation Lake from being drained.

Grades five and six students at Houston Christian School have been working since early-September on an Irrigation Lake project - doing research, gathering information and putting to-gether the presentation for Houston council.

At the Harvest Festival in mid-Sep-tember, HCS students gathered over 100 signatures on a petition saying that Irrigation Lake should not be drained.

They researched about the lake us-ing Marks of a Century (a book on Houston history), previously published Houston Today articles and an online Hiway 16 magazine.

Teacher John Siebenga said they also walked around the lake and talk-ed to several locals, including Frank MacDonald, Russell Tiljoe, Ted Beck and Marni Macleod, about the history of the lake and its current use.

Siebenga said the project had the en-thusiasm of the group from day one.

“We loved it,” said grade five student Nicole Groot.

“It was pretty cool,” chimed several other students.

The project came together with a 16-foot poster board and a presentation to council last Wednesday summarizing information about the past, present and future of Irrigation Lake.

Students said First Nations stories show that the Irrigation Lake dam was made by beavers prior to the 1900s.

Other historical uses included, First Nation fishing, irrigation systems, swimming lessons and the harvesting of Mountain Pine Beetle timber in 2007.

Students talked about the surround-ing hiking trails and the value of the lake for things such as fishing, swim-ming, heating Bible Camps, and more.

The camps, hiking and fishing draw tourists and others to Houston, and there is wildlife which live in and around the lake, students said.

Talking about the future, students said they were concerned because of a government threat that the Irrigation Lake dam would be removed if no one upgraded it and took on the water li-cence.

An engineered study is being done and stakeholders have not decided who will take on the water licence.

Students said they were concerned about how dam removal would affect

the local community and the habitat of the lake.

“We feel the District should step up and take the water licence to help the community save the Irrigation Lake dam from the bulldozer,” one student said.

Mayor Bill Holmberg and Councillor Shane Brienen commended the students for their study and presentation.

“You’ve done a great job,” Mayor Holmberg said.

Explaining to students their debate about the water licence, Brienen said the pool is a big part of the issue.

“We are paying a lot of money to run the swimming pool, and it’s a sad thing but we can’t afford to pay for every-thing,” Brienen said.

“One of the biggest issues we have in running the District of Houston is money,” said Mayor Holmberg.

“One of the arguments that we hear all the time is that we have a perfectly good pool here now, why are you guys still spending money on the lake?

“But we do see the value of the lake, so it’s a project in process.

“We will keep you informed about what’s going on,” he said.

Grades five and six students from HCS presented to Houston mayor and council about the value of Irrigation Lake, urging council to take on the water licence and save the lake. Jackie Lieuwen/Houston Today

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A seminar on the abuse of older adults is happening at the Houston Seniors Centre on November 4, 9:30 to 2:45 p.m.

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Funded by United Way of Northern BC, the seminar is free of charge and lunch is provided, but those interested must pre-register by calling Noreen at 250-845-0074.

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“Preventing Elder Abuse,” by Ray MacKenzie,  BC Coalition of Senior Citizens’ O r g a n i z a t i o n s (COSCO)

11 a.m. Break 11:30 a.m. “What

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1 p.m.  “Building C o m m u n i t y C o n n e c t i o n s , ” Belinda Lacombe, BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support  (BCCEAS), and Jeannie Boyce.

2:30 p.m. Last Questions and Closing Remarks

Jackie Lieuwen/Houston TodayTristin, Roberta, Carter, Lakelyn and Solice enjoy “smooshie painting,” at the first “Art attack” program at the Houston Public Library last Friday. The program is an ongoing one for Non-Instructional Days.

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Houston Christian School Biology 11 class went on an ocean trip to the Work Channel near Prince Rupert. Biology 11 teacher Wendall Ewald says the ocean is so different from what we have around Houston. “It is exciting to watch students discover and investigate such a diverse and amazing corner of God’s creation,” he said.

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Local business is getting equipped and connected to take part in the major projects planned for the B.C. north.

R e n a t a King, Business D e v e l o p m e n t Director with the Northern D e v e l o p m e n t Initiative Trust, ran a Contractor Bootcamp in Houston last week Tuesday - attended by 15 people.

The Contractor Bootcamp was de-signed in the spring 2012 by the Northern D e v e l o p m e n t

Initiative Trust, an organization set up by the B.C. govern-ment as an arms length development corporation to foster economic develop-ment and job cre-ation in central and northern B.C.

With input from local industry, the bootcamp is to help educate local busi-nesses to be ready to participate in the in-dustrial supply chain of major B.C. proj-ects, said King.

The Invest Northwest website (investnorthwestbc.ca) says that over $30 billion in major projects and invest-ment opportunities

are planned for the northern B.C. region.

This includes the $460 million invest-ment into the expan-sion at Huckleberry Mine, the $20 million exploration invest-ment by New Gold into the Blackwater Gold Project near Vanderhoof, and the $7.9 billion B.C. Hydro investment into the Site C Dam Clean Energy Project south of Fort St. John.

King talked about how multination-als are hiring local business and how a business can be pre-pared for that with things like invoice and health and safe-

ty certification. N o r t h e r n

Development has resources and pro-grams to help local industrial businesses upgrade and profes-sionalize, King said.

T h e C o m p e t i t i v e n e s s Consulting Rebate Program will offset 50 percent of con-sulting fees up to

$30,000 per business, she said.

N o r t h e r n Development is also helping contractors get connected to the multinational com-panies who are hir-ing, by providing a database for contrac-tors to post who they are and what they do.

Then multination-al companies coming

into the north will use the database to find and hire local contractors.

Launched in September, the database, called the Supply Chain Connector, is free for local industrial companies to join and is only for north-ern and central B.C. companies.

“The goal is to keep more money in the local economy,” King said.

For more infor-mation on Northern Development, see n o r t h e r n d e v e l o p -ment.bc.ca. To see or join the Supply Chain Connector database, go to sup-plychainconnector.ca.

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Jackie Lieuwen/Houston TodayRenata King, Business Development Director with the Northern Development Initiative Trust, ran a contractor boot camp workshop in Houston to help local contractors prepare for upcoming business opportunities.

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The provincial executive of the NDP has proposed May 25, 2014 for a leadership vote to select a replacement for Adrian Dix.

The party executive picked the date, almost exactly three years before the next scheduled B.C. election, to avoid municipal elections set for next fall and a federal election expected in 2015. That is to make it more practical for municipal politicians and MPs to consider whether they want to jump to provincial politics.

Dix announced in September he would stay on as leader until a successor is chosen, and at the time he said that would take place before the middle of next year. The May vote was picked after discussions

with the party’s current MLAs and local constituency presidents, but it still must be approved by the NDP provincial council.

No candidate has formally announced, but several are

considering a run. They include veteran Port Coquitlam MLA Mike Farnworth, who finished second to Dix in 2011, and caucus newcomers Judy Darcy, George Heyman and David

Eby, all of whom represent Vancouver c o n s t i t u e n c i e s . Vancouver Island MLA Rob Fleming and Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen have also said they are weighing their chances.

Juan de Fuca MLA John Horgan, who finished third behind Dix in the 2011 vote, announced last week

he will not make another run for the top job. Horgan said he wants to see a new generation of leadership get the attention of members after the party’s upset loss in the May 2013 election.

The B.C. NDP’s next party convention is set for November 15-17 in Vancouver.

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Structural Firefighting/Hwy Rescue. Inter-ested? Topley Volunteer Fire Dept. is accept-ing applications. No experience necessary please contact Byron - F/C 250-696-3348 or come to a fire practice: Thurs. @ 1930 hrs (7:30pm)

GranisleGranisle and District Seniors meetings are the 2nd and 4th Thurs. of each month at 1:00pm in the Seniors Centre.

Granisle Volunteer Fire Department meet-ings & fire practices every Tues., 7:00pm at the Fire Hall.

Granisle Church of the Way services are Sun., 11:00am Bible study is Thurs. at 7:00pm.

Please keep your announcements as brief as possible. Deadline (faxed or mailed or delivered) is 4 p.m. Thursday. Items are printed or alternated as space permits. Items will be accepted via fax, email or dropped at the office. No phone calls please. More calendar items are listed online and can be submitted or viewed at www.houston-today.com

Houston Public Library - The Houston Public Library will be closing early at 5:00 pm on Oct. 31 for Halloween. • Storytime: For ages 0 to 5 with a parent or caregiver. The Fall session begins Oct. 16 & runs every Wed. from 1:30 to 2:30 pm until Dec. 18. For more info on any of the above events or to register, please call the Houston Public Library at 250-845-2256.

Houston Community Services now has a clothing department.

Ringette Registration: forms at Emberson Plumbing & Heating Ltd. or by email emberly1@telus.net. Open to ages 4-18, four tournaments a year (Terrace, Prince George, Quesnel & Houston), ice times are Tues & Fri. Contact ande2284@telus.net for more info.

Girl Guide SPARKS/BROWNIES: Are you are interested in having your daughter involved this year in Sparks (Kindergarten/Gr 1) or Brownies (Gr 2/3) in Houston? Please call Jackie 250-844-1113 or Robi 250-847-9263 for further info.

Houston Dart League is Sat. evenings at 7:30pm. upstairs at the Houston Curling Club. Blind doubles games.

The Houston Legion Branch 249: Meeting: 2nd Mon. of the month is Executive, 4th Mon. is General Meeting.

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Seniors Bingo is every Tues. at 7:00pm at Cottonwood Manor. Entry is $1. Come out & enjoy a fun prize filled evening. Lots of prizes!

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Houston Secondary School – X-Block drop in music program: Request of $700.00 which will be utilized towards the purchase of a second electric guitar and amp enabling more students to familiarize themselves with this instrument of a more frequent basis. This purchase will be facilitated with other funding opportunities; HSS PAC request, community donations and in school fundraisers.

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Worship Whom?What is the most important thing in our life? Is it our spouse?

Our children? Sometimes I hear people say the most important thing is that we are healthy. Often we hear politicians tell us the economy or health care is most important.

One day a friend and I were having a discussion about some-thing on the street in Smithers. As we were speaking, my friend happened to lean lightly on a car that was parked beside him. Suddenly a woman started yelling at him. “Quit leaning on my car, that’s my car, you might scratch it.” Could it be that this woman was worshipping her car?

The word worship comes from the root words worth-ship. The thing that is most important to us is that which has most worth to us, and that which is of most worth to us, is that which we worship.

The � rst and second of the Ten Commandments say “You must not have any other god but me. You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea. You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I the LORD your God am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods.” Exodus 20:4 NLT

When Satan tempted Jesus, saying he would give him all the kingdoms of the world, if Jesus would only bow down and worship him, Jesus answered, “Get out of here Satan…. For the Scrip-tures say ‘You must worship the LORD your God and serve only him.’” Matthew 4:10 NLT

After Jesus rose from the dead, Thomas, one of the disciples, doubted other’s testimony about Jesus’ resurrection, but after feeling the scars of the wounds in Jesus’ hands and side pro-claimed to him, “My Lord and my God!” then Jesus told him “You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who be-lieve without seeing me.” John 20:28,29 NLT

We are also told “that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Philippians 2:10 NLT

There is no question, we will all bow our knee in worship to God, but when will this happen? We can freely bow to him and worship him as our Lord and Savior now, while he is extending grace and mercy to all who will call out to him (Acts 10:42,43; 1 John 1:9), or we will be compelled to bow before him when it is too late, and he judges all men for their unconfessed sins. (Romans 2:16; 2 Peter 2:9,10)

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Over 20 kids came to Twain Sullivan Elementary for a gymnastics event last Wednesday, run by Alana Jensen, Head Coach of the Smithers Saltos Gymnastics Club. Students did some warm up games and stretches and then had fun trying out different gymnastic exercises.

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Houston police mediated a dispute between two neighbours near Avalon subdivision at 4:45 p.m. Oct. 18.

RCMP Sgt. Rose says the neighbours were disputing whether one was permitted to feed another neighbour’s cows.

***A driver was rushed

to the hospital at 11:07 p.m. Oct. 18 after their vehicle hit a moose on Highway 16 near Morgan Road.

Sgt. Rose says the driver had a non-life threatening laceration, the passenger was not injured and the moose was killed.

***An intoxicated male

was arrested at 11:34 p.m. Oct. 18 after he was reported shouting in the area of Hagman Crescent.

Sgt. Rose says the male was issued a ticket, lodged in cells for being drunk in public and released when sober.

***Police fought

with and arrested a male with a knife on Pearson Road after 12:15 a.m. Oct. 19.

Sgt. Rose says the male was charged with assaulting a police officer and possession of a weapon, and will answer to a judge in Houston on Dec. 16.

***At 2:11 p.m. Oct. 19,

police found a drunk male on Pearson Road talking about harming himself.

Sgt. Rose says the male was taken to the hospital for assessment under the Mental Health Act.

***Police arrested a

female for punching a male at 3:25 Oct. 19 on Pearson Road.

Sgt. Rose says no assault charges were laid at the victim’s request.

***A black touch-

screen cell phone was found on Pearson Road at 3 p.m. Oct. 19.

Sgt. Rose says the owner is unknown and can claim the phone at the Houston RCMP office by reporting the make, model, phone number or serial number.

***Police arrested

and charged a driver on Pearson Road for driving while suspended at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19.

Sgt. Rose says the driver failed a breath sample while driving during a 90-day driving prohibition, and will face charges in Houston Dec. 16.

***Police found a

stolen pickup, bobcat and trailer parked near Tweedie Avenue at 12:32 p.m. Oct. 20.

Sgt. Rose says the truck was stolen from Williams Lake and the licence place, bobcat and trailer were stolen from Prince Rupert.

Police seized and impounded all the ve-hicles, which were ana-lyzed by a forensic spe-cialist from Terrace.

No one was ar-rested and the inves-tigation is ongoing. Anyone with informa-tion is asked to con-tact Houston RCMP at 250-845-2204 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

***Police arrested a

drunk male with open liquor at 2035 Sullivan Way at 8:10 p.m. Oct. 20.

Sgt. Rose says the male was issued a vio-lation ticket for being drunk in public and carrying open liquor.

***An out-of-town ve-

hicle was reported in the ditch on Highway 16 near Summit Lake Road at 4:30 a.m. Oct. 21.

Sgt. Rose says the driver fell asleep and was issued a violation ticket, but no one was injured in the accident.

***B.C. Conservation

called police for help with a male who would not identify him-self, stopped on the Gransile Connector at 5:41 a.m. Oct. 21.

Sgt. Rose says po-lice found a small amount of marijuana, demanded a breath sample which the driv-er failed, and issued a 90-day immediate roadside prohibition and impounded the vehicle for 30 days.

Police arrested the driver who was prohibited from operating a vehicle in B.C., and later released

him to face charges for driving while suspended in Houston court Dec. 16.

***Police arrested a

female in breach of probation conditions at 2035 Sullivan Way at 10:43 p.m. Oct. 21.

Sgt. Rose says the female faced charges in Smithers the next day.

While there, police talked to a second female who seemed in breach of conditions, but the female jumped off the second floor balcony and ran away.

Police have requested a warrant for her arrest, said Sgt. Rose.

***Police did a curfew

check on Baggerman Crescent and found no one home at 10:30 p.m. Oct. 22.

Sgt. Rose says police are seeking an arrest warrant for the person.

***Police arrested

a male for assault at a local liquor establishment at 10:14 p.m. Oct. 23.

Sgt. Rose says po-lice found a male bleeding from his face, but the victim did not want to press charges.

Police are proposing charges for breach of probation conditions.

***Police got a report

of a suspicious person knocking on windows and shining a light inside of a home on Pearson Road at 12:40 a.m. Oct. 24.

Sgt. Rose says the person was gone when police arrived and they

did foot patrols but found no one.

Sgt. Rose asks the public not to delay in calling the RCMP when they see suspi-cious activity.

** In the past seven

days police have got-ten three false alarms, four traffic complaints, and two abandoned 9-1-1 calls.

Weekly police report

A green logging truck pulled down the CN crossing lights at 9:27 a.m. Oct. 23. RCMP Sgt. Rose says the truck drove over the crossing with the truck trailer stakes flipped up, causing the truck to be over height. The driver was issued a violation ticket for being over-height and for failing to complete a pre-trip inspection report.

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SUNDAY SERVICES: 10:00 AM & 2:30 PMPastor Carl Van Dam s.carl.vandam@canrc.org

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Reverend Rectorino Tolentino for our vow renewalWilling Hands Ladies Catering for the delicious mealPhyllis Jellett (Angel Flowers) for the fantastic fl owers

Houston Senior’s Assoc. for the use of the hall and the vanJean Guenther & Margaret Letkeman for the marvelous music

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Trades, TechnicalJOURNEYMAN AUTOMO-TIVE Service Technician(s) in Hanna Alberta. Hanna Chrys-ler Ltd. offers competitive wages from $32/hour, nego-tiable depending on experi-ence. Bright, modern shop. Full-time permanent with benefi ts. Friendly town just 2 hours from major urban cen-tres. More info at: hannach-rylser.ca. Fax 403-854-2845; or send an email to: chrysler@telusplanet.net.

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Trades, TechnicalPLUMBERS / GAS FITTERS: M and K Plumbing and Heat-ing is the largest Mechanical Contracting and Service fi rm in the East Kootenay region. We are currently in need of CON-STRUCTION PLUMBERS AND GAS FITTERS - BOTH JOURNEYMEN AND AP-PRENTICES - to provide ex-pertise and technical skill to our industrial construction cus-tomers in the ELK VALLEY. We expect this project to con-tinue through the winter with 10 on 4 off shifts of 10 hour days. The position will pay hourly, plus overtime, plus Liv-ing Out Allowance. WEBSITE: w w w . m k p l u m b i n g . c a EMAIL:info@mkplumbing.ca

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James Peter Tourond With great sadness and a profound sense of loss, we report the passing of James Peter Tourond. The son of Napoleon Pierre Tourond and Barbara Lucille Grainger he was born June 22nd, 1949 in Vanderhoof, B.C. He died September 17th, 2013 in Burns Lake, B.C. Married in Houston BC October 9th 1976, he was the beloved husband of Leah Catherine Smith, father of Loren James Tourond (Jenny) and Naomi Lee Hanson (Chad) and grandfather of Noah, Kaitlyn and Jake Hanson and Emily Tourond.Jim was a long time resident of the Lakes District, growing up at Noralee B.C. and graduating from high school in Burns Lake. He worked for the British Columbia Forest Service for seventeen years mostly at Houston, and was self employed for twenty five years as a big game guide and outfitter with Nanika Guiding Ltd. His life was

dedicated to providing for his family, supporting his community and giving the best service possible to his hunting clients. He will be remembered for his hospitality, good humour and enduring friendships. He was a generous compassionate man and will be forever missed by those he leaves behind.A celebration of his life was held at the Trout Creek Hall on Francois Lake on October 5th. His family wish to thank all those that attended and helped to make this memorial a true celebration. Our hearts are filled with gratitude for all the love and kindness shown by so many,

too numerous to name. We thank you one and all.

Marjorie Jean Hamblin

Marjorie Jean Hamblin, beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother, passed peacefully away on October 3, 2013 at the age of 104 in Fort St. John B.C.

She leaves to mourn and celebrate her amazing life sons: David (Judy), Bruce (Greta), John (Muriel), Bob (Les) and daughter Barbara (Pat), 23 grandchildren, 54 great grandchildren and 18 great great grandchildren. Many nieces and nephews and friends.

Marjorie was predeceased by husband Fred, 4 brothers, 1 sister, 2 sons Allan and Douglas and 2 grandsons Glen and Ronald.

Marjorie graduated from high school in Winnipeg Manitoba and pursued a nursing career graduating in 1932 at Winnipeg General Hospital. Nurses were a surplus in those days, so she worked a casual rotation at the hospital and privately for the Doctors assisting with home deliveries and caring for moms with new babies.

She married Fred in 1935 and homesteaded in Deer Park where the couple raised their seven children. Over the years work moved the family to Trail, New Westminster and fi nally settling in Houston in 1955. Marjorie was passionate about nursing and soon her kitchen became a “walk in clinic” where her healing hands and kinds words soothed the ill, dressed the wounded and assisted the “not to be kept waiting babies”. She travelled countless miles to hospitals in Burns Lake and Smithers by taxi driven by Johnny Veenstra to deliver patients for more extensive care. Marjorie was known for her hospitality, her generous pots of tea, fresh bread and home cooked meals. Marjorie enjoyed reading and loved to knit. She was a member of the Houston W.I. and with their help advocated for supplies from the Red Cross so she could keep her clinic free for everyone. Huge boxes would arrive and she would put together emergency bundles for burns and deliveries and bake them for hours in the old wood stove to sterilize them. She loved music, especially Gospel songs and became the United Church organist and played at every function in town for more than 30 years.

Marjorie was windowed in1992 and moved to Fort St. John to live with Barbara and Pat. She made many new friends and quickly picked up a busy social life. She enjoyed travel and hanging out with the family. She was always ready to camp and sit by the fi re in the evening and enjoy steaming hot chocolate with a bit of Baileys. In 2004 she moved into the Peace Lutheran Care Centre and on to the new Peace Villa. Again she met new friends and enjoyed a social life around numerous stories and cups of tea.

Marjorie’s family appreciates the excellent care and friendships she received from the dedicated staff at Peace Villa. The volunteer hairdressers and all the musicians who entertain selfl essly. We thank Drs. Wright, Hattingh and Van Rensberg for their support and care over the years.

At Marjorie’s request she was cremated and a funeral service will be held at St. Clements Anglican Church in Houston and Interment will be at the new cemetery at the gates of the family farm.

In lieu of fl owers donations can be made to the Hospital Foundation in Fort St. John for the future building site of an outdoor fi re pit. A place where patients, residents and family can relax and enjoy a wiener roast or just sit back and enjoy a relaxing fi re and a few good yarns.

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5.55 ACRE LOT

$139,900

• Clean and fully fi nished 4 bedroom home close to all amenities!• Fenced backyard with back alley access and fruit trees. • 3 bedrooms up, 1 down, 2 baths. Hot water tank replaced in 2012.• Includes washer and dryer. The fridge, stove, and dishwasher purchased a year ago also included. • Tidy and move in ready!• Call to view today!

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$108,500

• Great little family home with 3 bedrooms and 4 piece bathroom.• Parquet fl oor in kitchen and living room.• Basement features Master Bedroom with ensuite with jetted tub.• Basement also features cozy family room, 5th bedroom or offi ce and storage/workshop.• Fenced backyard with sundeck.

REACH FOR THE AFFORDABLE

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NEW LISTING!

James Peter Tourond With great sadness and a profound sense of loss, we report the passing of James Peter Tourond. The son of Napoleon Pierre Tourond and Barbara Lucille Grainger he was born June 22nd, 1949 in Vanderhoof, B.C. He died September 17th, 2013 in Burns Lake, B.C. Married in Houston BC October 9th 1976, he was the beloved husband of Leah Catherine Smith, father of Loren James Tourond (Jenny) and Naomi Lee Hanson (Chad) and grandfather of Noah, Kaitlyn and Jake Hanson and Emily Tourond.Jim was a long time resident of the Lakes District, growing up at Noralee B.C. and graduating from high school in Burns Lake. He worked for the British Columbia Forest Service for seventeen years mostly at Houston, and was self employed for twenty five years as a big game guide and outfitter with Nanika Guiding Ltd. His life was

dedicated to providing for his family, supporting his community and giving the best service possible to his hunting clients. He will be remembered for his hospitality, good humour and enduring friendships. He was a generous compassionate man and will be forever missed by those he leaves behind.A celebration of his life was held at the Trout Creek Hall on Francois Lake on October 5th. His family wish to thank all those that attended and helped to make this memorial a true celebration. Our hearts are filled with gratitude for all the love and kindness shown by so many,

too numerous to name. We thank you one and all.

Marjorie Jean Hamblin

Marjorie Jean Hamblin, beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother, passed peacefully away on October 3, 2013 at the age of 104 in Fort St. John B.C.

She leaves to mourn and celebrate her amazing life sons: David (Judy), Bruce (Greta), John (Muriel), Bob (Les) and daughter Barbara (Pat), 23 grandchildren, 54 great grandchildren and 18 great great grandchildren. Many nieces and nephews and friends.

Marjorie was predeceased by husband Fred, 4 brothers, 1 sister, 2 sons Allan and Douglas and 2 grandsons Glen and Ronald.

Marjorie graduated from high school in Winnipeg Manitoba and pursued a nursing career graduating in 1932 at Winnipeg General Hospital. Nurses were a surplus in those days, so she worked a casual rotation at the hospital and privately for the Doctors assisting with home deliveries and caring for moms with new babies.

She married Fred in 1935 and homesteaded in Deer Park where the couple raised their seven children. Over the years work moved the family to Trail, New Westminster and fi nally settling in Houston in 1955. Marjorie was passionate about nursing and soon her kitchen became a “walk in clinic” where her healing hands and kinds words soothed the ill, dressed the wounded and assisted the “not to be kept waiting babies”. She travelled countless miles to hospitals in Burns Lake and Smithers by taxi driven by Johnny Veenstra to deliver patients for more extensive care. Marjorie was known for her hospitality, her generous pots of tea, fresh bread and home cooked meals. Marjorie enjoyed reading and loved to knit. She was a member of the Houston W.I. and with their help advocated for supplies from the Red Cross so she could keep her clinic free for everyone. Huge boxes would arrive and she would put together emergency bundles for burns and deliveries and bake them for hours in the old wood stove to sterilize them. She loved music, especially Gospel songs and became the United Church organist and played at every function in town for more than 30 years.

Marjorie was windowed in1992 and moved to Fort St. John to live with Barbara and Pat. She made many new friends and quickly picked up a busy social life. She enjoyed travel and hanging out with the family. She was always ready to camp and sit by the fi re in the evening and enjoy steaming hot chocolate with a bit of Baileys. In 2004 she moved into the Peace Lutheran Care Centre and on to the new Peace Villa. Again she met new friends and enjoyed a social life around numerous stories and cups of tea.

Marjorie’s family appreciates the excellent care and friendships she received from the dedicated staff at Peace Villa. The volunteer hairdressers and all the musicians who entertain selfl essly. We thank Drs. Wright, Hattingh and Van Rensberg for their support and care over the years.

At Marjorie’s request she was cremated and a funeral service will be held at St. Clements Anglican Church in Houston and Interment will be at the new cemetery at the gates of the family farm.

In lieu of fl owers donations can be made to the Hospital Foundation in Fort St. John for the future building site of an outdoor fi re pit. A place where patients, residents and family can relax and enjoy a wiener roast or just sit back and enjoy a relaxing fi re and a few good yarns.

LOOKING TO BUY A HOUSE WITH THE UP-GRADES DONE, READY TO MOVE IN...

WELL WE HAVE THE HOUSE FOR YOU!

Four bedroom 2 bathroom house located close to elementary and high school. Numerous upgrades include kitchen, bathrooms, windows, and

vinyl siding over two inches of blue Styrofoam insulation. Attached garage. Fenced back yard has plenty of play room. Large outside shed. Fridge, Stove,

Dishwasher, Washer, Dryer, Deep Freeze, and built in vacuum included. $172,900. For appointment to view 1- 250-845-2613

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It’s 2 years ago today, since you went away. We miss evening talks as your knitting needles clicked the progress of the latest sox you were

knitting. There would be slight grins when you would get riled about something someone had done & you would say “I was just livid”. The Scotch Pine has been cut down & has been brought to

Joe’s mill to be made into boards & then to come home to dry. Morgan will build something for family with the boards. We

will plant a new Scotch Pine in the spring. We miss you mum. Naomi &Earl & family. Alex & family

K’sim T’sm Laxha Lavender Clark Pratt Morgan

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