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By Xuyun ZengHouston Today

Council has de-cided that they would like to apply for the new, provincial Rural Dividend Fund, to be used towards airport enhancements.

Among the other projects named are the � sh hatchery ex-pansion, circle path-

way upgrades, solar panel system expan-sion, broadband upgrades, tourism certi� cation, agricul-tural development, sledding trails up-grades and upgrade to town facilities.

Council debated which upgrade would have the most region-al economic impact. Immediately, Coun.

Rick Lundrigan shot down the solar panel systems expansion and circle pathway upgrades because these do not ful� ll the criteria.

I don’t see that as an economic driver for the region and they do look at it as a regional thing,” said Coun. Rick Lundrigan.

Lundrigan cham-pioned upgrading in-ternet services, saying that more business is done online and that this region needs bet-ter internet, which would add to the like-lihood of a successful grant application.

However, Coun. Tim Anderson pushed for the air-port enhancement

over broadband up-grades, and that idea caught on, even with Lundrigan.

Lundrigan asked whether District chief administrative of� cer Michael Glavin has any plans in mind for upgrades, to which Glavin pointed out resurfacing could be it.

Lundrigan men-

tioned that water, which is currently non-potable, and the fencing could be up-graded.

“I took a drive to the airport and I was impressed,” said Coun. John Siebenga. “Sounds like me that is something that we should be investing in. We’ve got a lot of stuff there and it’s

looking really good, I think I kind of agree that if we can get money to somehow build that place up, I think it’s well worth it.”

Glavin also men-tioned that the air-port upgrades can be funded by the gas tax grant, which has a new category for small airports.

Canfor kiln fire

Council has decided to apply for Rural Dividend Fund

By Alicia BridgesBlack Press

Houston Fire Department chief Jim Daigneault said last week’s major blaze at Canfor in Houston was the biggest saw-mill � re he had wit-nessed in 14 years as a � re� ghter.

More than 20 � re-� ghters worked in shifts throughout the night to extinguish the � re, which started at about 4:50 p.m. last Tuesday afternoon.

Nobody was in-jured and all mill staff were safely evacuated to a muster point, where the RCMP con-ducted a head-count.

Daigneault said the � re was “very, very ac-tive” when he arrived.

In his 14 years with the � re department, he said it was the big-gest sawmill � re he had seen.

“I was not so much worried, just trying to get everything in my head, get the plan going so you can get fast action to it, to try to limit it to the area

that’s burning,” he said.

“You didn’t want it to spread.”

Four of the six burning kilns were � lled with drying lum-ber, adding more fuel to the � re and present-ing a dif� cult task for � re� ghters.

To reach the wood that was burning in-side, the crew had to use loaders to pull the doors off the kilns, and then push the “kiln cars” carrying lumber outside.

Houston RCMP Sergeant Stephen Rose said arson had been

““Fire chief says that last week’s blaze was the

biggest sawmill fire he had

witnessed in 14 years as a firefighter.”

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Staff photo/Houston TodayCANFOR FireLast Tuesday afternoon at around 4:50 p.m., the Houston Fire Department responded to a call at the Houston Canfor sawmill. The cause of the fire is still being investigated. Six kilns caught on fire, several of which are now no longer operational. Nobody was injured during the blaze.

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ruled out as a cause of the fire.

“We conducted some follow-up with employees that were in and around the area at the time the fire broke out and, as a result, deemed it not to be criminal in nature,” said Sgt. Rose.

The investiga-tion was handed over to the Houston Fire Department: RESULT.

Daigneault said the investigation would rely on inter-views with mill staff because the fire had probably destroyed any evidence of what caused it.

“The stuff is de-stroyed so it’s going to be very difficult

to tell exactly what happened at the start point,” he said.

“We’ll do our best, but it will be difficult.”

Although the cause of the fire is still unknown, Canfor Corporation exter-nal affairs director Corinne Stavness said in an email that it started in one of the sawmill’s six old-er kilns, which were built in the 1960s.

She said all of the older kilns were de-stroyed in the fire, but the mill’s newer kilns, sawmill and planer were unharmed.

“The impact to the operation there-fore is limited to the loss of drying capac-ity for lumber, and we are looking at

mitigation options here while we rebuild the kilns on site,” she said.

Only three of the six older kilns were operational at the time of the fire.

She thanked fire-fighters for respond-ing quickly to the fire.

“The Houston Fire Department responded quickly to our call,” said Stavness.

“The fire was ex-tinguished and we sincerely appreciate their support.

“We also thank our employees who managed the inci-dent with profession-alism and kept safety as their first priority, ensuring no injuries to our team.”

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Four of the six burning dry kilns at Canfor were filled with loads of lumber, which made fire fighting a huge challenge. To reach the wood burning inside,crews had to use loaders to pull the doors off kilns, and then push the ‘kiln cars’ with the lumber outside.

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By Flavio NienowBlack Press

In the story ‘Coastal GasLink has all major permits to start con-struction’ published in Black Press May 11 is-sue, Coastal GasLink had announced that it had all the major per-mits to start construc-tion of its pipeline proj-ect.

Coastal GasLink, which proposes to de-velop a natural gas pipe-line from near Dawson Creek to near Kitimat, has announced 11 part-nerships with First Nations groups and says more partnerships will be announced soon.

However, one First Nations group has promised to do all it can to stop the proposed pipeline.

The Unist’ot’en clan of the Wet’suwet’en has a protective camp set up south of Houston to physically stop pipe-line proponents such as Coastal GasLink from entering their territory.

Camp spokesperson Freda Huson said the B.C. Oil and Gas com-mission had no right to issue permits for Coastal GasLink without their consent.

“The province messed up and did not get our consent,” said Huson. “So we’re deal-ing with the province right now.”

“To me it feels like they [the province] are ignoring us,” said Huson. “That’s a lot of land that they’re trying to take without getting our consent.”

Last year Coastal GasLink applied to amend its environmen-tal assessment certificate

Unist’ot’en camp stands firm after Coastal GasLink’s announcement

to include another pos-sible route for the proj-ect.

While the initial route would run about one kilometre south of the Unist’ot’en camp, the alternate route would be approximately five kilometres north of the camp.

Coastal GasLink says neither route di-rectly crosses the Unist’ot’en camp. Huson, however, says both routes cross Unist’ot’en territory. In fact, she says the second proposed route impacts a bigger portion of their territory than the first one.

Shela Shapiro, a spokesperson with Coastal GasLink, said the pipeline proponent would like to improve its communications with Unist’ot’en members.

“We’d prefer to talk with them in a meaning-ful way in an effort to address concerns,” said Shapiro.

However, Huson says Coastal GasLink never

attempted to consult with the Unist’ot’en people before decisions were made.

“They have never once sat down to try to speak to us about it,” she said. “They want to talk after they have made all their plans.”

“This [land] has been in place for thou-sands of years and they needed to consult,” she added. “We were never consulted.”

Coastal GasLink hasn’t attempted to con-duct any field work on Unist’ot’en territory so far this year. Shapiro said Costal GasLink is working on finalizing the details of their proj-ect field program for 2016.

“The types of field work we’ll be conduct-ing include archaeology, engineering investiga-tions and pre-construc-tion surveys that will mark wildlife features, and site specific vegeta-tion,” she said.

Unist’ot’en camp members, which include

people from all across North America, have been physically imped-ing pipeline propo-nents such as Coastal GasLink and Chevron from conducting field work.

Last year, the president of Coastal GasLink Rick Gateman told Black Press that in-volving the RCMP in the Unist’ot’en camp may be inevitable.

“We’ll have to notify the RCMP of what we are doing and they will have to do their own response if we’re block-aded,” Gateman said last year.

Huson said protect-ing their territory is

vital, adding that the Unist’ot’en people only have about 10 per cent of their original terri-tory left.

“A lot of municipali-ties and agriculture have taken over our land,” she said. “We’re trying to preserve the last little bit that we have left and they’re still trying to force us out.”

“If we allow pipe-lines to go through, we have nothing,” she added. “Our land is our culture; if we don’t have our land, we have noth-ing to teach our chil-dren.”

“We are protecting it not just for our people, but for everybody else.”

Carla Lewis photoUnist’ot’en camp checkpoint to the Unist’ot’en territory. Photo taken last August, 2015.

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Fort Mac shows indelible spiritAs BC and the rest of Canada watched

while a cascade of fire consumed Fort McMurray, the question echoed ever so

loudly in everyone’s heads: could this be real?And tragic as it may be, there is something far

more powerful that rose from those ashes: the hu-man spirit. Just as thousands of cars drove through what appeared to be the hot swirling depths of hell, something hung in the mind of each driver: fight for life, for your loved ones.

Now, as burning embers cool, comes the other side of human nature: love and compassion.

Reports of people buying a store-load of water or food for everyone, or complete strangers offer-ing up their fuel, their vehicles, even their homes to those who lost everything.

That’s the wonderful paradox here. Canadians came together as a nation to aid their people in a time when it was all deemed lost to the flames. Everything from GoFundMe accounts, to donation boxes and dozens of other ways to help sprouted within days.

The Fort McMurray wildfire wounded Canada, but she’s still standing strong thanks to the super-glue made by friends and family, strangers and neighbours, by Albertans, British Columbians, Ontarians, and everybody else.

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Distracted driving finesBy Tom Fletcher

Black Press

A first offence for checking your phone while driving will cost B.C. drivers $543 when new penalties take effect June 1.

The fine for dis-tracted driving goes up from $167 to $368, and drivers will also be assessed four penalty points, trig-gering another $175 charge. The combina-tion results in a total penalty of $888 for a second offence within a year of the first.

Public Safety Minister Mike Morris said the new penalties put B.C. near the top of distracted driving fines for Canadian provinces. Two tick-ets in a year will also trigger an auto-matic review by the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles that

could result in licence suspension.

Public consulta-tion over the past year found support for a tougher approach.

“A lot of the input that we had indicated even higher penalties than that,” Morris said.

Tr a n s p o r t at i o n Minister Todd Stone said the public aware-ness campaigns have not convinced enough people of the dangers of trying to use mobile phones or other devices without hands-free services.

“Imagine trying to drive the length of a football field while you’re blindfolded,” Stone said.

Central Saanich Police Chief Les Sylven, president of the B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police, reminded drivers that being at a stop light

or stuck in a traffic jam does not mean the distracted driving penalties don’t apply.

NDP public safety critic Mike Farnworth said the government didn’t need to take a year to increase one of the lowest distracted driving penalty sys-tems in the country, and giving the super-intendent discretion over multiple repeat offenders doesn’t send a clear enough message.

“Frankly, I think that if you get more than three in the course of the year, there should be no ‘may’ about it, you will lose your licence,” Farnworth said.

Distracted and in-attentive driving was a factor in the deaths of 66 people and inju-ries to 630 in B.C. in 2014.

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Public Safety Minister Mike Morris an-nounced the province’s new, tougher stance on distracted driving Monday,

with the introduction of a new fine system to take effect June 1.

Starting next month, the penalty for dis-tracted driving will increase from $167 to $543 ($368 fine, plus $175 in penalty point premium). Drivers will also be assessed four penalty points (up from three, currently).

A second offence within a year will cost $888 and it will be $1,600 for a third offence.

Two tickets in a year will also trigger an au-tomatic review by the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles that could result in licence suspension.

Morris said the new penalties put British Columbia near the top, in regards to distracted driving fines for Canadian province.

The question is, will it work?

Only time will tell, but we have our doubts.

Monetary fines have never been great deter-rents. Then again, the threat of a suspension doesn’t seem to be entirely effective either, when looking at the weekly RCMP report, and seeing every other entry being an impaired driving in-vestigation.

People continue to drink and drive, because they don’t believe they will get caught.

The same can be said for those who use their cellphones while driving. And Bluetooth is not the answer. Talking hands-free is only margin-ally less distracting, if at all. (If you doubt that, try your Bluetooth while driving in an unfamil-iar city - you’ll either lose your train of thought, or miss your turn.)

We’ve said it before, and it warrants repeat-ing. The only way to properly address the dis-tracted driving issue, inasmuch as cellphone use is concerned, is to install cellphone disabling de-vices in every car, before they leave the factory - a device that makes any cellphone inoperable as soon as the motor is engaged.

The technology is there. You can turn on your living room lights from 3,000 miles away, if you have the correct aapp.

The challenge would be getting the auto in-dustry and the communications industry on board with the process. That won’t be easy.

We imagine the whole mandatory seatbelt thing was not easy either. But it went through - and lives were saved because of it.

-Terry Farrell Black Press

New distracted driving penalties

not enough

B.C. nurses vote to accept five-year contract

As many as 10 wild� res in northeast B.C. this spring may have been deliberate-

ly set.E n v i r o n m e n t

Minister Mary Polak said Tuesday evi-

dence an apparent string of arsons has been turned over to conservation of� cers

to track the source of the � res.

The B.C. govern-ment has tripled the � ne for not comply-ing with burning re-strictions to $1,150, but deliberately set � res are more serious.

“Arson would re-sult potentially in criminal charges, and if somebody was con-victed, they would see jail time,” Polak said.

Rapid snow-melt and an early warm spell created high � re hazard in areas of dry grass, spark-ing forest � res north of Fort St. John that forced hundreds of

people to evacuate.Evacuees were al-

lowed to go home on Sunday after rain and snow slowed the � res. Crews and aircraft in Alberta and B.C. continue to work on the Siphon Creek � re, which grew to more than 50,000 hectares as it crossed he provincial border.

B.C. schools open to Alberta kids

B.C. schools are preparing to take in some of the 12,000 children of school age who have been forced to evacuate Fort McMurray due

to wild� re.E d u c a t i o n

Minister Mike Bernier said he has been in touch with the Alberta minister to keep track of stu-dents who come to B.C., so they can re-turn to some of their normal routines.

“We sent a letter to all of our school districts that when we have students coming from Alberta into B.C., that we’re going to open our arms, make sure that they’re welcomed into the school sys-tem and try to help them complete the end of the school

year,” Bernier said.The Fort

McMurray � re de-stroyed homes and businesses as it swept through the town, but schools were spared, as were the hospital and airport.

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By Tom FletcherBlack Press

B.C. nurses have voted 85 per cent to ac-cept a contract with the provincial government that deals with staff shortages.

B.C. Nurses’ Union president Gayle Duteil said Wednesday the new deal gives nurses a greater say in shaping health care policy, and represents improved safety and violence pre-vention.

Staf� ng levels have

been the key issue in the lengthy negotiations, which produced an in-terim deal in May 2015 to settle 1,600 union grievances � led over staff vacancies. That included $5 million for specialty training and a $2 million “grievance settlement fund” to pay bonuses to nurses who worked short-handed.

Health Minister Terry Lake said some of the 1,500 new nurse positions in the agree-ment are � lled by ca-sual employees moving

to full-time, and oth-ers are new graduates. Shortages remain in specialty areas such as operating rooms, where an additional $5 million is included for about 850 nurses to take specialty training.

The agreement in-cludes $2 million for rural and remote areas that the BCNU says could be used for hous-ing assistance or tuition relief to make positions more attractive.

Lake said the use of “tele-health” links has

resulted in a signi� cant reduction in trips to major health care cen-tres to see specialists. And in April, the gov-ernment announced expansion of its com-munity paramedic pro-gram to 73 communi-ties, replacing on-call paramedics with full-time jobs that include home visits and nursing home support.

Nurses are the last major provincial em-ployee group to settle under the B.C. govern-ment’s “economic sta-

bility mandate,” which provides a share of economic growth that exceeds independent forecasts. The nurses’ deal also includes a 5.5 per cent wage increase over � ve years, similar to other public sector wage settlements.

The contract covers 45,000 registered, psy-chiatric and licensed practical nurses repre-sented by the BCNU, the Health Sciences Association and the Hospital Employees’ Union.

Arson investigated in northern B.C. fires

SPCA exercises rescue animals at Steelhead Park

BC Wildfire Service photoThe Siphon Creek fire spread from northern B.C. into Alberta on the weekend, and by Tuesday was estimated at 58,000 hectares, 20 per cent under control.

Black Press photoB.C. Nurses’ Union president Gayle Duteil speaks to a rally at the B.C. legislature, May 2015.

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SPCA staff exercises animals at Houston Steelhead Park, as animals are being transported from the north to southern shelters.Over the past dozen years over 1600 animals have been collected to send to shelters in bigger centres. Animals rescued include dogs, cats, bunnies and even hedgehogs.

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By Xuyun ZengHouston Today

District staff brought forth two initiatives at the last council meeting.

The new corpo-rate services of� cer Gerald Pinchbeck brought forth a rec-ommendation for Houston to join the BC Amber Alert program, which was passed.

Pinchbeck’s re-port said the Amber

Alert helps with relo-cating abducted chil-dren by sending out emergency notices. It costs nothing to reg-ister but the District must post notices to its website, social media platforms and inform employees of any notices in order to assist with the lo-cation of the abduct-ed children.

The report also mentioned that there will be increased ex-penditures as a re-

sult, to which Coun. Rick Lundrigan asked for an estimate from � nance director Caroline Bidwell.

“Whether it’s over and above, you’re going to be taking

someone away from their position, so I just felt that council needed to be aware of that,” replied Bidwell.

In that same meet-ing, Bidwell also no-

ti� ed council that she has engaged Luckett, Wenman & Associates to com-plete a review of the District’s GST procedures to see if there are additional

funds to be recov-ered.

The terms state that if the company does not � nd any recoverable money, they will not earn anything, but if they do, Bidwell estimates a 29 to 50 per cent contingency fee.

This initiative does not cost the District anything. “I’m OK with that,” said Lundrigan.

In her report, Bidwell mentioned

that she identi� ed “some concerns and feel that we would bene� t from an in-vestigation of our GST input tax cred-its.”

She also men-tioned that this re-view helps improve the District’s opera-tions.

“When reviewing our � les, they assess any system de� cien-cies we may have and inform us of their � ndings,” she wrote.

Council approved plan to join BC Amber Alert program“Amber Alert helps with relocating abducted children by sending out

emergency notices.”

Hwy 16, Houston

Phone: 250-845-2244 • Toll Free: 1-800-665-3151

www.sullivangm.comwww.smprv.caSullivan Motor Products Ltd.

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Northwest’s Largest Volume Dealer for a Reason!!

Sullivan Motor Products is a family business in Houston.The Sullivan family moved to Houston in 1948 from northern Saskatchewan. They farmed and sawmilled.Valley Service was started in 1959 when Charles and Helen leased a one bay Chevron gas station on the corner of Highway 16 and Butler Avenue, (where Elements Restaurant parking lot is today). They operated the station with the help of Charles father Twain and sons Jack and Bill.In 1966 the family built a tire shop at the present location, 1970 saw the tire shop expand to a 6 service

bay and gas pumps.Sullivan Pontiac Buick opened in 1973 with Charles as the dealer, Jack and Bill as partners in the business. The sales offices were located in a trailer out back of the service station. There were many additions to the building from 1975-1990.Charles passed away in 1989. Bill became the dealer. As the business continued to grow, Bill’s wife Louise came on board.The name was changed to Sullivan Motor Products Ltd. in 2002.Our new modern facility was completed in August 2011. SMP-RV was added in 2014 with a full line of RV’s.There are now over 50 employees. Bill received

his 25 year General Motors Dealer award in 2015.In April of 2016, John and Murray purchased the business from their father Bill.John graduated from the Automotive Marketing Program at Georgian College in 1991. Murray worked

in the forest industry before coming to work in sales in 1996.Bill and Louise would like to say Thank You to all our employees who have made the business what it is today.The most rewarding part of our 43 years in the automotive business has been our customers.When my father, Charles Sullivan, founded this company in 1959, he could not have imagined that this business would grow to be one of the largest automotive retailers in Northern BC. These years have been exciting and rewarding, for this we extend our sincere Thank YOU!

Recognizing our long time employees...Thank you for your many

years of service.

The original dealership.

A family business... Third generation of Sullivans

Charles and Helen Sullivan with their son Bill and his wife Louise.

Murray, Louise, Bill and John Sullivan.

Motors Dealer award in

The most rewarding part of our 43 years in the automotive business has been our customers.

New SMP owners - John and Murray Sullivan.

Gary Hay - 47 years

Don Woodbeck - 39 years

Tammy Hiebert - 37 years

Chad Chartier- 26 years

John Sutherland - 20 years

Terry Close - 37 years

Geof Meints - 15 years

“Sullivan Pontiac is family owned business that has grown with Houston and they look forward to a continued growth with the community.”

- Houston Today, January 1990

25 Year Milestone Recognition - GM Canada June 2015.

Twain Sullivan

Charles Sullivan

Jack Sullivan

Bill Sullivan

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Northwest residents shouldn’t have to wait until there’s a crisis to have their Employment Insurance benefits extended, says Skeena NDP MP Nathan Cullen.

“Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy with the decision, but this shouldn’t be treated like a one-off,” said Cullen of the decision to add five additional weeks of coverage to the existing 45 weeks for qualifying applicants.

The decision, announced in the federal bud-get to come into effect in March, adds those five weeks to qualifying applicants in 12 regions, one of which is northern B.C.

It applies to regions where the unemploy-ment rate has increased in size by two percent-age poionts between March 2015 and February 2016 compared to the lowest point between December 2014 and February 2015.

The extended benefits will begin in July and be retroactive to January 2015, a move said to incorporate job losses by a downturn in the oil and gas industry.

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“It really seems to have been designed not to deliver,” said Cullen. “As many as a third of people paying into it weren’t able to even qual-ify.”

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Huckleberry Mines Ltd is a 19,000 TPD open pit copper/molybdenum mine located 121 km south of Houston in west central British Columbia. We are currently recruiting for following positions to join our team on temporary contract:

HEAVY DUTY MECHANICWe are looking for a self-starter who can work safely with minimal supervision, work well in a team environment and have excellent interpersonal and communications skills. The successful candidate will report to the Mine Maintenance Supervisor and be responsible for the repair, troubleshooting, adjustment, overhaul, and maintenance of mobile mine equipment. The applicant must be able to diagnose faults or malfunctions and t hen determine the more efficient and safe method of repair. The successful candidate will also perform routine maintenance on equipment including Cat 77 and 785 series trucks, Cat 992 loaders, dozers, graders and other support equipment.

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Huckleberry Mines is located approximately two hours driving time from Houston, British Columbia. Employees live in a camp environment on their days of work. Transportation to and from the mine site is provided from Houston by bus and while at the mine site all meals and accommodations are provided free of charge to employees.

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DISTRICT OF HOUSTON

LIFEGUARD CAREER AD CORRECTION

in Wednesday, May 11 2016 issue of Houston Today.

Should state as follows; The District of Houston recently posted a job advertisement for one Casual Lifeguard position in the Houston Today, which stated that the closing date for the position is April 27, 2016. The closing date is incorrect, and should have stated that it was May 25, 2016 at 4:00 P.M.

The District apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Start date: OpenExperienced Excavator Operator required for high-quality camp. We offer excellent Pay Rate. Location in northern BC, working 12 hour days on a 15 day in rotation and a 14 day off. Your return transportation to camp will be provided from Hazelton, Kitwanga, Smithers, or Terrace.We’re looking for an experienced Excavator Operator The nature of camp work requires that this person have excellent interpersonal skills, handle stress well, and be able to live and work as a member of a team. Minimum requirements:- 2 years experience in Excavator - Experience in other areas of Heavy Equipment would be an asset - Excellent communication skills, able to follow directions and provide assistance as needed - Self-motivated and able to work independently while maintaining high standards of service

Please Email your applications to Human Resources [email protected] • Fax: 250 842 5651

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Pastor: Mike McIntyre

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Anglican Churchof St. Clement

2324 Butler Ave., Box 599, Houston, BC

Rev. Jacob WorleyPhone: 250-845-4940

Services at:2:00pm Sundays

Houston United Church2106 Butler Ave

SERVICES: Sundays at 11a.m.(Kids Sunday Schoolduring the service)

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Morgan Ryder (250-698-7612 -H) or 250-692-9576 -C) or

Marianne Dekker 250-845-2282

St. Anthony’s Catholic Church

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Lia Long 250-845-11472436 Poulton Ave., Houston, BC • e-mail: [email protected] • www.realtor.ca

Call 250-845-7325 www.remaxhouston.ca

Whether you are buying or selling, Lia offers prompt, friendly and professional service with over 20 years of real estate experience and a lifetime in the Houston area.

LAZY, HAZY DAYS ARE MORE ENJOYABLE! Just under 2000 square foot 1995 modular on 4. 97 acres minutes from town! 4 bedrooms and an office! 2 full bathrooms, spacious dining room with a built-in china cabinet. Island in the bright kitchen and large pantry, vaulted ceilings, sky-lites, updated vinyl plank flooring. Huge master with cork flooring and a large walk in closet and en-suite. 10 x 10 porch. Roof recently replaced with a 35 year shingle. Shop/RV storage and a storage shed. Garden area, fenced. Beautifully treed lot. Call or text Lia to view 250-845-1147.

FIRST CLASS! Immaculate, one of a kind custom built 2 storey home on a double lot in Ruiter Heights Subdivision!Hardwood and slate tile through out, 9’ ceilings on the main. 3 bedrooms up as well as a spacious bonus room! Island in the kitchen, beautiful dark birch cabinets. Side by side stainless fridge/freezer. 2 ½ bathrooms. Garden doors off eating area to an exposed aggregate deck and a hot tub (negotiable). Timber framed front entrance way and exposed aggregate walk way. Garage, concrete driveway with tons of parking. Sani dump for an RV. Fenced lot with raised garden beds, kids play structure, fire pit and 10 x 10 shed. All appliances included. Call Lia to view 250-845-1147.$229,900

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Community Calendar proudly sponsored by

Bulkley ValleyCREDIT UNION

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Since May 1941, Bulkley Valley Credit Union has been building a solid financial institution that members from Burns Lake to the Hazeltons have grown to rely on. People helping people is how we began and we strive to remain people-oriented, both in our financial services and through direct involvement with our communities. We are dedicated to local decision-making and local control, key factors in providing the kinds of services that meet the financial needs of individuals and business members alike.

HOUSTON & DISTRICT BRANCH 2365 Copeland Ave.

P.O. Box 1480, Houston Phone: 250-845-7117

HOUSTON COMMUNITY CALENDARCountry Ski Trails lodge. All Buck Flats residents are welcome to attend as we discuss issues concerning the Buck Flats area. For more info call Chris Newell at 250-845-3564.

The Houston Legion - Regular Meetings: 2nd Mon. of the month is Executive, 4th Mon. is a General Meeting.

Houston’s “Love by the Bowl” Soup Kitchen serving healthy homemade soups in two different seatings, 11-12 and 12 -1 on Wednesdays.

Super Valu tapes may be donated to the Legion Ladies Auxiliary at drop off boxes at A&W; Shear Delight; Razor’s Edge and Terri-Lynn Hair Creations. The tapes are used as a fund-raiser for the L.A. to the Houston Legion.

TOPS 1901 meets every Tues.: 8-9:30 a.m. at the Houston United Church. Come join other women who are Taking Off Pounds Sensibly and encouraging a healthy lifestyle.

Coffee Break - an Interactive Women’s Bible Study meet every Tuesday morning from 9:30-11:00 at the Houston Christian Reformed Church, 1959 Goold Road. Childcare is provided. For more info call Margaret: 845-2348, Darlene 845-7438, Evelyn 696-3229.

TOPLEYTopley Fire Protection Society meetings every 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:30 pm.

Structural Firefi ghting/Hwy Rescue. Interested? Topley Volunteer Fire Dept. is accepting applications. No experience necessary please contact Byron - F/C 250-696-3348 or come to a Fire Practice Thurs @ 7pm.

GRANISLEThe Granisle and District Senior Citizens meet every second and fourth Thursday of the month at 1:30 p.m. at the Seniors Centre.

Granisle Volunteer Fire Department meetings & fi re practices every Tues., 7:00pm at the Fire Hall.

Granisle Church of the Way services are Sundays at 11:00am.

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 offi ce. No phone calls please. More calendar items are listed online and can be submitted or viewed at www.houston-today.com

Houston Seniors Centre will feature a luncheon and Plant and Bake Sale on Thurs. May 19 from 11-1 p.m.

Pleasant Valley Horse Club is sponsoring activities at the Four Seasons grounds for the upcoming holiday weekend, from May 20-23. There is a stick horse rodeo for the kids, cattle sorting, a little Britches Gymkhana. For info call Houston Remax or call Jocelyn at 250-845-4536.

Houston Public Library Events: Book Club – May 26 @ 7:00pm to 9:00pm. For more info on above events please contact the library @250-845-2256.

The fi rst annual Northern Barrel Blitz is at Four Seasons Park May 27 to May 29. Pre-entries only by May 1. For info contact Lila at 845-9542 or Candie at 845-8231

Perennial Plant Sale Sat, May 28, at the Goat Statue parking lot in Smithers. To donate plants or if you need help digging up plants or to arrange pickup by May 20, call: Marie Kaszas at 250-845-2514. The Perennial Plant Sale is sponsored by the B.Valley Genealogical Society.

Buck Flats Community Development Society meets every 3rd Sat. evening at 6:30 p.m. at the Morice Mountain Cross

DISTRICT OF HOUSTONwww.houston.ca

NOTICEPursuant to section 26(3) of the Community Charter, notice is hereby published of the District’s intention to allow a requested transfer of a lease at the airport. The subject property involves one hangar and only that part of the land which it is situated upon at the Municipal Airport on Barrett Station Road.

The lease would be transferred from Peter Van den Beg to Ken Stoelwinder. The term of the lease will remain the same, commencing from the date of Council authorization to April 30, 2019, at an annual fee of one hundred and seventy-five dollars ($175.00) plus taxes. Under the terms of the lease, the lessee is entitled to exclusive use of the said lands and hangar for the term of the proposed lease.

If you wish to provide any comments regarding the above, please do so in writing to the District of Houston Municipal Office, located at 3367 – 12th St., PO Box 370, Houston, BC, V0J 1Z0, before Thursday, June 2, 2016 at 5:00 P.M.

Gerald Pinchbeck Corporate Services Officer

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Bulkley Valley Credit Union July 2007EPS Logos to be supplied to Newspapers

Pantone colours: Pantone 287 Blue Pantone 356 Green Pantone 139 Harvest

Black/Grey Logo file Colour Logo File

www.bvcu.com

NSince May 1941, Bulkley Valley Credit Union has been building a solid financial institution that members from Burns Lake to the Hazeltons have grown to rely on. People helping people is how we began and we strive to remain people-oriented, both in our financial services and through direct involvement with our communities. We are dedicated to local decision-making and local control, key factors in providing the kinds of services that meet the financial needs of individuals and business members alike.










Structural Fire� ghting/Hwy Rescue. Interested? Topley Volunteer Fire Dept. is accepting applications. No experience necessary please contact Byron - F/C 250-696-3348 or come to a Fire Practice Thurs @ 7pm.


Granisle Volunteer Fire Department meetings & � re practices every Tues., 7:00pm at the Fire Hall.


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 of� ce. No phone calls please. More calendar items are listed online and can be submitted or viewed at www.houston-today.com




The � rst annual Northern Barrel Blitz is at Four Seasons Park May 27 to May 29. Pre-entries only by May 1. For info contact Lila at 845-9542 or Candie at 845-8231




RE/MAX HOUSTON Locally owned and operated

Lia Long 250-845-11472436 Poulton Ave., Houston, BC • e-mail: [email protected] • www.realtor.ca

Call 250-845-7325 www.remaxhouston.ca

Whether you are buying or selling, Lia offers prompt, friendly and professional service with over 20 years of real estate experience and a lifetime in the Houston area.

LAZY, HAZY DAYS ARE MORE ENJOYABLE! Just under 2000 square foot 1995 modular on 4. 97 acres minutes from town! 4 bedrooms and an office! 2 full bathrooms, spacious dining room with a built-in china cabinet. Island in the bright kitchen and large pantry, vaulted ceilings, sky-lites, updated vinyl plank flooring. Huge master with cork flooring and a large walk in closet and en-suite. 10 x 10 porch. Roof recently replaced with a 35 year shingle. Shop/RV storage and a storage shed. Garden area, fenced. Beautifully treed lot. Call or text Lia to view 250-845-1147.

FIRST CLASS! Immaculate, one of a kind custom built 2 storey home on a double lot in Ruiter Heights Subdivision!Hardwood and slate tile through out, 9’ ceilings on the main. 3 bedrooms up as well as a spacious bonus room! Island in the kitchen, beautiful dark birch cabinets. Side by side stainless fridge/freezer. 2 ½ bathrooms. Garden doors off eating area to an exposed aggregate deck and a hot tub (negotiable). Timber framed front entrance way and exposed aggregate walk way. Garage, concrete driveway with tons of parking. Sani dump for an RV. Fenced lot with raised garden beds, kids play structure, fire pit and 10 x 10 shed. All appliances included. Call Lia to view 250-845-1147.$229,900

REDUCED TO:$319,900



www.bvcu.com

Since May 1941, Bulkley Valley Credit Union has been building a solid financial institution that members from Burns Lake to the Hazeltons have grown to rely on. People helping people is how we began and we strive to remain people-oriented, both in our financial services and through direct involvement with our communities. We are dedicated to local decision-making and local control, key factors in providing the kinds of services that meet the financial needs of individuals and business members alike.










Structural Firefi ghting/Hwy Rescue. Interested? Topley Volunteer Fire Dept. is accepting applications. No experience necessary please contact Byron - F/C 250-696-3348 or come to a Fire Practice Thurs @ 7pm.


Granisle Volunteer Fire Department meetings & fi re practices every Tues., 7:00pm at the Fire Hall.


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 offi ce. No phone calls please. More calendar items are listed online and can be submitted or viewed at www.houston-today.com




The fi rst annual Northern Barrel Blitz is at Four Seasons Park May 27 to May 29. Pre-entries only by May 1. For info contact Lila at 845-9542 or Candie at 845-8231








Yinka Dene Economic Development Partnership

Limited (YLP) DRAFT – N2J MANAGEMENT PLAN 1

omments ill e accepted n l pm J l 1 2 1

150 Mile House | 250 296 4411DL#6146

Quesnel | 250 747 4451 DL#6147

ExclusiveDealer for the North

www.chemorv.ca

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TOP 50 DEALERS IN NORTH AMERICA

Quality

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