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Houston council unanimously voted to send a letter of support for TransCanada’s Coastal GasLink pipe-line project.

The letter, addressed to the president of the Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project, Rick Gateman. It highlight-ed that Houston “may be one of the biggest bene� ciaries of local spending” during pipe-line construction and praised TransCanada for being “open and honest”, and “trans-parency” with council and Houston resi-dents.

“We’re one of the later communities to sign on, but they’ve been asking for sup-port from communi-ties,” Mayor Shane

Brienen told council Tuesday. “And they’ve had a number of open houses in our com-munity, they’ve been, we felt, very transpar-ent and honest, and we just wanted to give them our support with the project.”

“I think it’s fairly


Houston will see more construction work in the near fu-ture.

The District’s council approved funding for repav-ing roads and re-placing curbs at its regular meeting last Tuesday. The District will pay $405,639.66 dollars to LB Paving of Smithers to work on roads and curbs

on Butler Avenue, Copeland Avenue, Nadina Way, Tweedie Avenue, M o u n t a i n v i e w Drive, 6th Street and Omineca Crescent.

“The state of our roads, we’ve been continuously falling behind and we’re put-ting some more mon-ey in there now and I think that’s good for business and every-one in town,” Mayor Shane Brienen said.

“The end will be

some time before October, totally be-fore the snow flies.”

C h i e f administrative officer

Michael Glavin revealed that the construction will start in the next two weeks.

“It’s a well-needed project, of course, as you’ve seen the conditions of our streets here in town.

Particularly in front of Sunshine Inn, it’s getting beaten up pretty bad there,” Glavin said to council.

“These are the areas that are having structural deficiencies.”

The most extensive construction will occur between Highway 16 and 10th Street on Copeland and Butler Avenues. R e s p e c t i v e l y , they will see

3192-square-metres and 2005-sq.-m. of roadway worked on.

The District budgeted $175,000 for roadworks this year.

In order to make up for the shortfall, up to $264,000 had to be rerouted from reserve contributions.

“Is it wise to move $264,000 out of our reserves?,” Coun. Rick Lundrigan asked at council.

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Council believes LNG project will be beneficial to our community fair in the way it’s worded; pretty well-rounded. I don’t think it takes any shots at industry or their opponents,” Coun. Jonathan Van Barneveld said to council. “It’s pretty non-partisan.”

“I don’t think we’ll be ruf� ing too many feathers by formally endorsing the project.”

Speaking to council, Coun. Van Barneveld also talked about Houston bene� tting from the project.

Pipelines have

been a contentious issue with some First Nations and environmental groups opposing them.

“We had opposed their pipeline route as it currently stands, and we’ve never supported it,” John Ridsdale, speaking as a Wet’suwet’en hereditary chief, said. “Coastal GasLink has to be more open and honest with their consultation with us.”

But Houston’s mayor thinks otherwise.

“We’ve had Paci� c Northern Gas running through

our community for a number of years, I think since 1969, somewhere in that area, with very few problems,” Mayor Brienen replied when asked about these issues. “If you look at what’s going on in the province and country as a whole with healthcare, you know, we have to � nd

revenues to support those and pay for those things.”

“It’s a touchy subject and there’s pros and cons, but for sure to sustain northern communities with the state of the forest industry that I think these things are necessary.”

The letter highlights the

employment, training, investment, tax revenue and business opportunities that Houston will receive.

“There will be workers in for a short time that will support a number of businesses,” Mayor Brienen said. “Our community’s hurting a little bit with the jobs we’ve lost with the West Fraser closure.”

“So, in the short term, LNG [liquid natural gas] would be bene� cial to our community for sure to help us carry us through that mid-term while we transition.”

Paving funds to be rerouted from reserve contributions

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File photo/Houston TodayPaving projects in Houston should be completed by October and will focus on Copeland and Butler Avenues-between Highway 16 and 10th Street-where the most work is needed.

“This is the additional monies that were charged to heavy industry starting in 2015 after � nal

assessment in the whole Canfor-West Fraser arrangement,” � nance director William Wallace replied.

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� rst year to look at ways to applying that money. And as part of the � nancial plan, it’s arranged that these monies be lined

up for infrastructure refurbishment in the community.”

A further $23,125 will come out of the funds for the water

treatment plant project and another $5,632 will come from the Houston Mall for roadworks around these two sites.

““I don’t think we’ll be ruffling too many feathers by formally

endorsing the project.”- Coun. Jonathan Van Barneveld

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Houston has got-ten safer over the years, according to new Statistics Canada data.

The latest data showed that last year’s crime rate and crime severity index have dropped when com-pared to the previous year. While the crime rate measures how many incidents have happened per 100,000 people, the crime se-verity index provides a qualitative analysis by assigning varying weights to offences, so a murder will cause a bigger fluctuation than a cannabis pos-session, for example.

From 2013 to

2014, the crime rate dropped from 11,329 to 8,699 crimes per 100,000 persons, while the crime severity in-dex dropped by 27.6 per cent.

Statistics Canada only compiles crimi-nal code offences that have a homogenous definition across the country.

“It’s a way of com-paring apples to ap-ples,” Houston RCMP detachment com-mander Sgt. Stephen Rose said. “These numbers capture the more serious offences that are reportable.”

Sgt. Rose sees Houston’s drop in crime stemming from their focused efforts to combat recidivism.

“Of the crime types

that we’ve had, the se-verity has decreased.” Sgt. Rose said. “And I think a lot of that has to do with our tar-geted enforcement on prolific offenders. So after I moved here, we started to identify the top 12 offenders for the vast majority of our calls for service.”

Sgt. Rose said the RCMP would moni-tor these people and place “court-enforce-able conditions” on them while making sure they would abide by them.

“They could either obey the law, go to jail or move out of town. And I think a combi-nation of all three of those things have been the result.”

Sgt. Rose warns

against concluding that the police have received fewer calls. Although the data show that incidents of crime have gone down from 462 to 357 from 2013 to 2014, he says the RCMP has re-ceived 1,435 calls for service this year and their calls for service has gone up by 14 per cent.

“Our total calls for service has been con-sistently increasing since 2011,” Sgt. Rose said.

According to Statistics Canada data, Houston has lower crime sever-ity than Smithers, Vancouver and the British Columbia av-erage. However, it scored higher than

Graphic submittedIn Houston, severity has decreased for all crime types by targeting prolific offenders. RCMP Sgt. Rose said, “They could either obey the law, go to jail, or move out of town.” A combination of all three of those has resulted in a drop of crime in Houston.

Targeted enforcement on prolific offenders

Victoria and the Canadian average.

The data also re-vealed that the crime rate has dropped starting in 2012, while the crime sever-ity index has dropped starting 2011.

Sgt. Rose joined the detachment in July 2012.

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With communicable diseases such as whooping cough, mumps and measles making a comeback,

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall is reminding parents to make sure their children’s vaccines are up to date as they return to school.

And Kendall has added his voice to that of the Canadian Medical Association, calling for mandatory declaration of vaccination when children enrol at school, as is done in Ontario and New Brunswick.

The CMA voted at its annual meeting in late August for other provinces to follow suit, requiring immunization records but allowing exemptions for medical or religious reasons. Doctors also called for development of a national database to pull together records scattered between doctors’ offices and schools.

“By the time a child reaches five or six years old, he or she should have received booster shots that protect against measles, polio, chicken pox, whooping cough and more, and kids in Grade 6 and 9 should receive follow-up vaccinations,” Kendall said. “This is all part of B.C.’s free, routine immunization program.”

Kendall emphasized that vaccinations themselves would not be mandatory, but the information would give schools the ability to protect students when an outbreak happens. That means excluding unvaccinated children from school during an outbreak, and offering parents the chance to fill gaps in their protection.

“Unvaccinated children are at risk themselves, but they also pose a risk to others because they create a gateway into the community,” Kendall told CKNW radio this week. “So we need the concept of herd immunity, where we get 95 per cent of the population of a cohort of children vaccinated, so it’s much harder for disease to spread in the community.”

Vaccine records also give public health authorities a chance to counter misinformation that has proliferated in recent years, he said.

“If we know who the parents of those children are, we can talk with them and tell them the facts and what is real and what is not real, and hopefully convince a good proportion of them that what they’re actually fearing is either unreal or not scientifically valid, or is in fact a misplaced fear,” Kendall said. “And we would hope that we would get some of those parents at least to get their children vaccinated.”

Parents in B.C. can now sign up for free text message reminders at immunizebc.ca/reminders, and the website also offers a smartphone app to manage immunization records.

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Pit bull propaganda is deadlyLori WelbourneOn a brighter note

The popular online news site The Huffington Post just published an ir-responsible series of arti-cles and images promot-ing pit bulls as safe family dogs for their second an-nual “Pit Bull Week.”

During those seven days a 25 year old wom-an was killed by her own beloved pit bull of 10 years, a 48 year old woman was mauled to death by her neighbour’s pit bull on her way to the mailbox, a toddler was rushed to hospital in critical condition because of his family pit bull, and at least 10 other people were savagely attacked in the U.S. by pit bulls. None of these horrifying tragedies were covered by the Huffington Post.

To be fair, many me-dia outlets didn’t publish these gruesome accounts. Perhaps in part because of the ferocious backlash from the vocal minority every time a news item presents pit bulls as any-thing but a harmless dog full of waggles and licks.

The reason pit bulls get a bad rap is be-cause they’ve earned it. Contrary to what the well funded pit bull advocacy camp likes to declare,

the press is not to blame. They don’t make these wretched stories up.

There are over 300 dog breeds worldwide and the American Kennel Club recognizes 167 of them, but the ones we hear about most in the media is by far the pit bulls, referring to the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier and their mixes with predom-inant pit bull characteris-tics.

The articles come from opposite ends of the spectrum: propagan-da, such as what’s seen on the Huffington Post reg-ularly, and factual, such as the severe and deadly mauling incidents that have become so disturb-ingly common you rarely see them circulating on social media.

To clarify, I am a huge animal lover and I don’t blame these dogs for the problem they’ve become. They are also victims and this was entirely human caused.

Pit bulls were bred to be exceptional fight-er dogs, to bite down, clamp and shake, and to hold onto their victim while they are being in-flicted with physical pain themselves. They were

never bred to be nanny dogs – that is an absolute myth that was debunked even by the pit bull advo-cacy group “BADRAP” which admitted pro-moting this belief was dangerous to children. That retraction has been highly publicized, yet it is still repeated by pit bull advocates constantly.

Another alarming myth is that it’s all in how you raise them. Pit bulls that were reared from puppyhood by good, responsible people who trained them to be gentle have still suddenly at-tacked, unprovoked and without warning after showing no prior signs of aggression. It is genet-ics. Border Collies were bred to herd, Retrievers to fetch, Bloodhounds to be master smellers and pit bulls to be mag-nificent aggressors. This is why despicable low-lifes use these powerful animals for their horren-dous dog fighting rings. They don’t have to train them. Hundreds of years of inbred dog aggression gives them that instinct, and with their powerful jaws and muscular bod-ies they’re a force to be reckoned with.

I am not saying all pit bulls are going to attack, most won’t. And I am not

saying they are the only dangerous dog breeds, they aren’t. But the fact is, they only make up 6% of the dog popula-tion in the US, yet they are responsible for more fatal and disfiguring dog attacks on both humans and animals than all the other breeds combined. In the last seven years these pit bull attacks on people rose 773% with the number of child vic-tims increasing from 30 to 264 and the number of adult victims increas-ing from 23 to 279. And those numbers don’t come close to the tens of thousands of fatal at-tacks on other dogs and cats every single year.

I have written on this subject before, so I know what’s coming: an onslaught of hostil-ity over my ignorance, and demands that I do my research. Believe me, I have. I’ve been reading up on this daily for the last four years and the more I learn, the more I support breed-spe-cific legislation (BSL). Anyone who truly loves pit bulls should support it as well.

Currently a million of them are euthanized every year in the U.S. If spaying and neuter-ing is made mandatory

and backyard breeding is outlawed, far less pit bulls would be born in the first place, leading to far less of them dying as a result. And despite the condemnation that BSL’s intent is to kill pit bulls and remove them from their homes to be euthanized, that is sim-ply not true. These pets are grandfathered and can live out the rest of their natural lives as long as they don’t prove them-selves to be a menace.

The intention of BSL for pit bulls is to elimi-nate mauling injuries and deaths by the breed that inflicted the majority of severe and deadly attacks on humans and animals. It will require responsible dog ownership and hold these people accountable if they don’t abide by the reasonable laws imple-mented to keep the com-munity safe.

More than 40 coun-tries restrict pit bulls, and no countries except Canada and the U.S. even allow their impor-tation. How brutal must the bloodbath get, and how high must the death toll rise before we stop this insanity? Enforced BSL works, so let’s stop it now before we’re as bad off as our national neigh-bour.


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The new school year in B.C. is the start of a three-year transition to a new curriculum that Education Minister Mike Bernier says will emphasize “hands-on” learning.

The new curriculum is being phased in this year for Kindergarten to Grade 9, with higher grades still in develop-ment. Bernier said this year it will be up to lo-cal school districts and teachers to begin imple-menting it before it be-

comes mandatory in the fall of 2016. Grade 10-12 curriculum is to be mandatory in 2017.

Bernier, the Peace River South MLA ap-pointed education min-ister this summer, said he’s heard from teachers who are looking forward to a curriculum that al-lows more � exibility and individual learning. He stressed that basic skills of reading, writing and arithmetic will remain, but students will also be taught life skills, com-munication, collabora-tion and critical think-ing.

Two areas of em-phasis for the new cur-riculum are environ-mental education and an aboriginal perspec-tive, which Bernier said will be present in “every single component in the curriculum.” Local schools are encouraged

to work with aboriginal communities across the province to represent the full diversity of ab-original experience, he said.

Hands-on learn-ing is already in place in schools, and Bernier used the example of

a shop teacher in his home town of Dawson Creek who encour-aged students at risk of dropping out to take his course. They learned mathematics and phys-ics through taking mo-tors apart and reassem-bling them, he said.

Bernier invited par-ents to look for them-selves at grade-by-grade documents posted at curriculum.gov.bc.ca, listing learning stan-dards and areas of em-phasis.

In the science curric-ulum, for example, stu-dents are to be taught “big ideas” that in grade one include “observable patterns and cycles oc-cur in the local sky and landscape.”

By Grade 8, they are to learn at “Earth and its climate have changed over geological time.”

Science competen-

cies required by grade seven include the ability to “exercise a healthy, informed skepticism and use scienti� c knowl-edge and � ndings for their own investigations to evaluate claims in sec-ondary sources” such as media reports.

By that time they should be able to iden-tify possible sources of error in their investiga-tions, understand quali-tative and quantitative evidence and “demon-strate an an awareness of assumptions … and bias in their own work and secondary sources.”

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New ‘hands-on’ curriculum for B.C. schools

Camp� re bans have been lifted for most of B.C. heading into the Labour Day weekend, and rain in most areas of the province has helped crews make progress on most of the 176 � res burning in B.C. as of Monday.

Camp� re bans are lifted in the Kamloops and Southeast � re centres, although restrictions continue on use of burn barrels and � reworks. No � re bans remain across northern B.C., and the only remaining camp� re ban is in the

Cariboo � re centre for areas west of the Fraser River.

Kevin Skrepnek, chief information of� cer for the B.C. Wild� re Service, cautioned that areas of high and extreme � re danger remain in the Chilcotin, South Thompson River valley and the southern part of the Prince George � re centre. But continued cool weather and showers this week offer some relief for communities and � re� ghters.

“Just about all

our major � res took at least a little bit of rain over the weekend, and this has certainly made some signi� cant progress,” Skrepnek said.

Some of the most

threatening � res have eased. Evacuation orders for the Testalinden Creek � re near Oliver were downgraded to alerts Monday, and alerts were lifted for Grand

Forks and Christina Lake as B.C. and U.S. crews made progress on the Stickpin � re burning near the border in Washington.

The Regional District of Kootenay

Boundary lifted evacuation alerts Monday for the Rock Creek � re, which previously damaged or destroyed 30 homes.

The B.C. Wild� re Service responded to seven new � res over the weekend, some suspected to be human caused.

Total cost and damage for the 2015 forest � re season continues to track at a similar pace as last year, with 296,000 hectares burned and $255 million spent as

of Monday. That’s above the 10-year average for B.C. � res, but lower than the worst seasons in recent years, in 2003 and 2009.

““Basic skills of reading, writing and arithmetic will remain, but students will also be taught life skills, communication,

collaboration, and critical thinking.”

““Just about all our major fires took at least a little bit of rain over the

weekend, and this has certainly made some significant progress.”

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Having just read a story of a young fellow who narrowly escaped with his life while being cruelly persecuted in the Hutu Tutsi con� ict in Rwanda, I was reminded of the prevalence of racism in the world today. It raises its ugly head just like a plague. The con� ict mentioned above cost over a million human lives. Among many other examples of racism there was the “ethnic cleansing” in Serbia and Bosnia, where many more were killed. More recently the tensions between the Russians and the Ukrainians have been in the headlines. Closer to home, racism against minority groups is often highlighted in the news.

Yet, the Bible reveals that we are all equally human beings, descendants of a couple, named Adam and Eve (Genesis 1:26-28; Acts 17:26). They were created in the image of God. He breathed the very breath of life into Adam. At the close of the day, God pronounced their creation with the declaration “very good.” This is what gives every human being dignity, worth and very great value, much more than any of the animals. (Matthew 10:29-31)

So we should recognise the image of God in every human being that we meet, whatever culture or people group that they are from. God has made each person in his image, and is intimately acquainted with each one. That makes them very special in His sight and so should they be to us.

Racism is evil, and has cost the human race untold horror and grief. If we lived our lives surrendered to God and in light of his word, the world would be a much better place to live. There is only one race and that is the human race.

“Owe nothing to anyone – except for your obligation to love one another. If you love your neighbour, you will ful� ll the requirements of God’s law.” Romans 13:8 NLT

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The board of directors of the Regional District of B u l k l e y - N e c h a ko (RDBN) has passed a motion to immediately close all re-use sheds until “a safe solution is

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of troubling incidents directly affecting staff and public health and safety, re-use sheds located at all regional district solid waste management facilities will be closed immediately.

The latest

incidents at the re-use sheds that caused the greatest concern for the board of directors include:

Over 100 used hypodermic needles were found in boxes mixed in with children’s toys;

Live ammunition was found in a brown

cassette tape brief case;

Prescription drugs were left in a box;

Reports have been made regarding members of the public urinating and defecating behind a re-use shed;

A dirty diaper was found thrown in the

Re-use shed closures are due to “serious health and safety concerns,” says the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako. Read about the latest incidents found regarding health and safety issues in the article below.

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Re-use sheds closed until further notice

corner of a re-use shed.“Unfortunately, the manner in which the re-use sheds are currently being operated is not working and is posing serious health and safety risks for

RDBN staff,” says RDBN.

According to the RDBN, investigations are being conducted regarding alternative re-use programs and economically viable solutions to address the health and safety concerns associated with operation of the re-use sheds.

Further, the board of directors has directed staff to develop bylaws that would ban salvaging activities at solid waste facilities. The RDBN says that although signage and barriers have been utilized to try to stop people from accessing the stacked wood and metal piles, some members of the public continue to place themselves and others at risk by climbing the piles to salvage materials.

According to the RDBN, the incidents occurring at the re-use sheds and ongoing salvaging activities have serious legal liability implications to the RDBN taxpayer.

The RDBN plans to hold public meetings in the next few months to provide additional information about the closure.



A new six-unit building promises to ease the shortfall of seniors housing in Houston.

Specially constructed to foster a community among seniors and built speci� cally with a senior’s needs in mind, rent will cost $625 for the two-bedroom and $590 for the one-bedroom, hydro excluded. The project cost about $700,000.

“Most of the money came from the credit union loan, but because we have two [buildings] already, we can afford to take a risk and borrow it,” general contractor and board of directors president Arnold Amonson said. “We can pay easily the payments from the rent.”

The new building contains four two-bedroom and two one-bedroom units and it started construction in June and the builders hope to have it done by the end of the year, and even before construction concludes, a wait list of over 20 interested applicants has built up.

“Now we’ve got a list of people wanting to move in, that’s way more than we have room for. So we’ll be going from the top of the list down,” Amonson said.

In order to apply for a unit, one applicant in the household must be at least 60 years old.

Volunteers also make up a good portion

of the labour that goes into the building’s construction.

“There’s about three or four volunteers here every day,” Amonson said. “We depend on them a lot.”

Volunteers help out in each step of

the way including framing, � ooring and insulation. In the past, Amonson and his wife have helped out on the � ooring on an older building. Contractors complement volunteers.

“They do all the plumbing and all

the electrical, and all the drywalling,” Amonson said. “But everything else is done by the carpenter and the volunteers.”

In order to complete the project, Amonson believes more volunteer assistance will help greatly.

“We could always use more volunteers,” Amonson said. “Volunteers will be doing insulation, vapour barrier and siding, and later on we will be doing � ooring and all those steps that we need to � nish.”

“We could use any skill level, if they’d like to volunteer, they’ll call me and talk about it.”

Amonson can be reached at 250-845-2132.

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Volunteers help ease seniors housing shortfall

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Construction is scheduled for completion by the end of the year at the new six-plex unit going up at Pleasant Valley Village. Here is Arnold Amonson outside the new facility.

Arnold Amonson inside the new six-plex seniors housing project.

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By Chris GareauBlack Press

The huge effort from the Celebrity Golf Tournament & Hockey Game committee paid off Thursday when they delivered a $120,000 cheque to the Bulkley Valley Health Care &

Hospital Foundation for a revamped maternity ward in Smithers.

“It’s nice to deliver the cheque and see some of the eyes widen when you give them the amount, and to see the money actually go to use and hopefully see the

construction start pretty soon – that’s what it’s all about,” said tournament co-chair Kent Delwisch.

“That’s what we put all our time and effort for.”

It takes about nine months for volunteers to organize the event said Delwisch.

“You can’t say enough about the individuals,” said foundation chair Ted Bobb.

The business community and foundation also brought in volunteers to help with the events of Aug. 13-15, including the live

auction that brought in much of the funds.

H o m e t o w n hockey star Dan Hamhuis was on hand for the cheque presentation. He said he had been taking part in the event since he was a kid as it evolved through the years.

“I was a 10-year-old kid, I was participating in this as a caddy … I kind of became a bit of a celebrity when I was playing junior hockey in Prince George. The tournament then kind of transitioned into a smaller kind of community

Celebrity Golf chips in $120,000 for maternity ward

Photo SubmittedThe Smithers Celebrity Golf Tournament & Hockey Game committee delivered a $120,000 cheque to the Bulkley Valley Health Care & Hospital Foundation for a revamped maternity ward.

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Adding refining ca-pacity to increase fuel supplies might bring down the price of gas, say Skeena – Bulkley Valley federal election candidates, but where or if a refinery might be built remains an open question.

The issue arose last week with NDP can-didate Nathan Cullen promising that a NDP government would ag-gressively pursue low-er pump prices, fining gas companies found to be overcharging.

But he also said high prices are often blamed on the global market conditions, wondering why that’s so because Canada has the third largest supply of oil in the world yet imports the product.

“One of the clear solutions to shielding ourselves from that overseas volatility is to be refining more of that resource, and cre-ating more jobs, right here in Canada,” said Cullen in a statement.

But speaking later Cullen would not broaden that state-ment out to support-ing either one of two proposals for a re-finery on the north coast.

“I think first you need a real [environ-mental] assessment process and I would argue that doesn’t ex-ist,” said Cullen.

“You would need to address [aborigi-nal] rights and title and get local commu-nities onside and pub-lic support.”

Cullen said the NDP have con-sistently opposed

moves by the federal Conservative govern-ment to weaken the way environmental reviews are conducted and federal agencies charged with oversee-ing industrial activity.

In any event, Cullen continued, neither the Kitimat Clean project proposed for Kitimat nor the Pacific Future Energy project pro-posed for near Prince Rupert are anywhere close to beginning an environmental review.

Both would also require a pipeline to carry crude from Alberta to the coast, a concept Cullen vigorously opposes when it comes to the Northern Gateway proposal sought by Enbridge.

That involves pumping Alberta crude to a planned export terminal at

Kitimat to Asian re-fineries.

Liberal candidate Brad Layton said he’d support construction in one or the other of the two locations “if it could be done in a responsible, safe and environmentally sound way.”

“I would most definitely like to see us refine more of our raw resources here in Canada including crude oil. This would boost jobs and con-tribute to a healthy economy,” he said.

But, Layton added, he hasn’t seen any en-vironmental assess-ments connected to the projects nor any details.

The Liberal candi-date did “caution peo-ple that with the way our current gas prices are determined I sus-pect this will not im-

pact our prices in any significant way” he said of an increased supply of fuel.

The Christian Heritage Party’s Don Spratt also supported the construction of a new refinery while emphasizing the need for environmental safeguards.

“We should wean ourselves off foreign oil, have a domestic free market pricing system, like other oil producing countries. That should lower prices at the pump, while we sell our sur-plus oil and gas at world market prices,” said Spratt.

He was more leery of the NDP’s ability to manage prices.

“Even if they could somehow force lower prices at the pump, they would eventually raise the price up in

higher gas taxes,” said Spratt of an NDP government.

Cullen’s position on gas pricing in-cluded a promise that a NDP government would create a gas ombudsman position.

Information pro-vided by his campaign indicated the posi-tion’s job description and responsibilities would be similar, but not exactly the same, as to those called for in a private member’s bill introduced in 2012 by a now-former NDP MP.

In that bill, the om-budsman would take in complaints about the business practices of oil and gas suppli-ers and, if warranted, investigate those com-plaints.

If the complaint is, to use the bill’s word-ing, “well-founded,”

the ombudsman would send recom-mendations for action to the oil or gas sup-pliers.

And if the om-budsman is not satis-fied with the response by the supplier, a re-port is then sent to the federal industry minister.

The private mem-ber’s bill was, how-ever, silent as to what the minister could or would then do.

Cullen also said a NDP government would follow through on Conservative leg-islation which called for the fining of those whose gas pumps pumps aren’t calibrat-ed and so pump out less than what is indi-cated on the meter.

The legislation came into force in 2014 but no fines have yet been issued.

Election candidates discuss oil refinery options to increase fuel supplies

fundraiser that the Rotary group put on,” said Hamhuis.

“Now it’s transitioned to a big event in Smithers with out-of-town celebrities coming up. This is as good as it ever has been these last few years.”

H a m h u i s explained why it was so important to take part in the fundraiser.

“It’s unfortunate when families have health scares. To be able to provide the equipment and services that northerners need, that people from Smithers need to be able to stay local is huge. Instead of travelling to Prince George or Vancouver for those services, if we could provide more here it’s going to make things easier for everybody,” said Hamhuis.

The money raised is going towards a new four-suite maternity ward at the Bulkley Valley District Hospital estimated to cost $270,000.


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Garden coordinator, Mia McGonigal serves a turkey burger at the bi-weekly Community Garden BBQ. The Community Garden is planning a final Harvest/Community BBQ for Thursday, September 17. Everyone is welcome.

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HOUSTON & AREA CHURCH

DIRECTORY

Houston Fellowship

Baptist Church3790 C.R. Matthews Rd.

Pastor: Larry Ballantyne

Church Service: 10:00AM

Everyone Welcome!Phone: 250-845-7810

Houston Canadian

Reformed ChurchSUNDAY SERVICES: 10:00 AM & 2:30 PM

Pastor Carl VanDam [email protected]

Offi ce Phone: 250-845-3441~ Everyone Welcome ~

3797 Omineca Way, Box 36, Houston, BC

Houston ChristianReformed Church

1959 Goold St., Box 6,Houston 250-845-7578

Pastor MartinVellekoop

~ Everyone Welcome! ~

Services:10:00 am & 3:00 pm

HOUSTON PENTECOSTAL

CHURCH2024 Riverbank Drive,

Box 597, HoustonPhone: 250-845-2678

Pastor: Mike McIntyre

Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 amSunday Prayer Meeting: 7:00 pmSunday School: During the Service

Everyone Welcome

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)

To contact the churchor for pastoral care:

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

Marianne Dekker 250-845-2282

St. Anthony’s Catholic Church

2001 Riverbank DriveHouston, B.C. V0J 1Z2Phone: 250-845-2841

Sunday Service: 11:30 AMParish Priest:

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DISTRICT OF HOUSTON

Director of FinanceHouston is nestled in the beautiful Bulkley Valley amongst some of BC’s finest outdoor recreational opportunities where you can enjoy cross-country skiing, fishing, hunting, and snowmobiling. There is always room on the riverbank, lake or the many walking and hiking trails in the area. Houston, with a population of 3200, is a quiet and peaceful community where the pace is slower and the people are friendly. Please visit our website at www.houston.ca.

This is a senior municipal management position that reports directly to the Chief Administrative Officer. This position is responsible for performing the statutory duties of the financial officer as set out in Section 149 of the Community Charter. The role includes but is not limited to investing municipal funds; expending the municipality’s money according to Council’s authorization; ensuring accurate records and full accounts of the financial affairs of the municipality are prepared and maintained; exercising control and supervision over all other financial affairs of the municipality; developing short and long range forecasts and plans; supervising financial employees; and overseeing the Financial Information Systems.

The successful candidate will be an experienced senior financial manager with a professional designation who has proven leadership abilities and excellent communication, interpersonal and team building skills. Qualifications for this position include a professional accounting designation, or an equivalent level of education and experience, with a minimum of five years work experience, preferably in a local government setting. Knowledge of the Community Charter, Local Government Act and municipal accounting principles would be an asset.

This position will be subject to a six (6) month probationary period. The District of Houston offers a competitive salary and management benefits package.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please email your cover letter, resume outlining qualifications and experience and identifying at least two references marked ‘Confidential’ by 4:00 pm local time, Wednesday September 16, 2015 to:

Michael D. Glavin, CAODistrict of Houston

PO Box 370Houston, BC V0J 1Z0

[email protected]

The District of Houston requires all positions undergo a Criminal Record Check.

We thank all applicants for their interest however, only those candidates under consideration will be contacted. In accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the information gathered will be used only for the purpose of job selection.

CityWest Cable (North) Corp is seeking an Apprentice Cable Technician in Smithers, BC. We are looking for an individual with great interpersonal and communication skills, someone that can demonstrate a commitment to on-going professional development. Must have Grade 12 or equivalent, and a valid BC Driver’s license; must provide driver’s abstract.

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BAND MANAGERGitsegukla Band

Exciting opportunity to lead a team with signifi cant capital projects on the go, and help grow the Nation. Gitsegukla is located approximately 40 km South West of Hazelton, BC, near the Kitseguecla and Skeena Rivers. Our new Chief and Council have a strong commitment to the development and progress of the Community, and are eager to get started on the important work ahead.If you’re an experienced manager with the ability to effectively lead a team while making an impact on the Community, then this is an exciting opportunity worth exploring. This role will appeal to a progressive professional with exceptional business acumen, communi-cation & interpersonal skills. Interested in learning more

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PROFESSIONAL OPPORTU-NITIES: Troyer Ventures Ltd. is a privately owned energy services company servicing Western Canada. All job op-portunities include competitive wages, comprehensive bene-fi ts package and room for ad-vancement. We are accepting applications at multiple branches for: Professional Drivers (Class 1, 3), and Me-chanics. Successful candi-dates will be self-motivated and eager to learn. Experi-ence is preferred, but training is available. Valid safety tick-ets, clean drug test, and a drivers abstract are required. For more information and to apply, please visit our website at: Troyer.ca.

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HOW TO PAYCome to our office in the Houston Mall, or you may pay with Visa or Mastercard over the phone. All ads must be prepaid. No refunds.

CLASSIFIED AD RATESREGULAR WORD ADS 3 lines (one week) .............$9.95

LEGAL ADS $12.60 per col. inch

HWY 16 REGIONAL ADS 3 lines - No changes - ad runs in: Burns Lake, Vanderhoof, Prince George, Houston, Smithers, Ft. St. James, Prince Rupert, Terrace, Kitimat, Northern Connector (1 week) ............................... $78.88

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OUR POLICYHouston Today reserves the right to edit, revise, classify or reject any classified ad not meeting our standards. No refunds on Classifieds Ads.AGREEMENT - It is agreed by the advertiser requesting space that the liability of the Houston Today (Black Press Group Limited) in the event of failure to publish an advertisement in or the event of an error appearing in the advertisement as published shall be limited to the amount paid by the advertiser for only one incorrect insertion or the portion of the advertising space occupied by the incorrect or omitted item only, and that there shall be no liability in any event greater than the amount paid for such advertising. All claims of errors in advertising must be received by the publisher within 2 days after the first publication.All advertising is subject to the approval of the publisher.The Houston Today reminds advertisers that under Provincial legislation, no person shall use or circulate any form of application for employment, publish or cause to be published an advertisement in connection with employment or prospective employment, or make any written or verbal inquiry of an applicant that (a) expresses, either directly or indirectly any limitation, specification or preference as to race, religion, colour, sex, martial status, age, ancestry, or place of origin or a person; or (b) requires an applicant to furnish any information concerning race, religion, colour, ancestry, place of origin or political belief. In order to be credited for any mistakes the Houston Today is responsible for, corrections must be made before the second insertion.

INDEX IN BRIEFFamily Announcements .......... 001-007Community Announcements ... 008-076Children ................................ 080-098Employment .......................... 102-165Services ............................... 170-387Pets/Livestock ...................... 453-483Items for Sale/Wanted .......... 503-595Real Estate ........................... 603-696Rentals ................................ 700-757Transportation ....................... 804-860Marine.................................. 903-920Legals ....................................... Legal




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DIKE MAINTENANCEThe District of Houston is now accepting proposals for the 2015 Fall Dike Maintenance Program. The area to be covered is river left and right between Highway 16 Buck River Bridge and CN Rail Bridge approx. 462 meters total also river right on the south side of the Highway 16 Bridge approx. 30 meters. Terms and Conditions: • Brushing of dikes and removal of all specified materials and repair of dike as required • Methodology, experience, equipment and certification • Close of Proposals: September 11, 2015 • Award of Contract: September 25, 2015 • Weather permitting • Contractor responsible for all permits and licenses, removal of all material.Information requested: • Equipment rates and specs • Manpower hourly rate • Availability • Certification • Previous experience • Removal of debris • MethodologyFor more information, please contact the following: Jim Daigneault, Emergency Program Coordinator District of Houston, Box 370, Houston BC V0J 1Z0 Phone: (250) 845-2250 or Fax: (250) 845-2273 Deadline: Friday September 11, 2015 at 4:00pmProposals must be received at the District of Houston Office at 3367 – 12th Street, Houston, B.C. by the above date and time in a sealed envelope clearly marked “District of Houston Dike Brushing” and addressed to: Lindsay Blair, Corporate Services Officer, District of Houston, Box 370, Houston BC V0J 1Z0, Phone 250-845-2238, Fax 250-845-3429. All quotations received by the deadline specified will be opened in public at the close of the quotation deadline.The District reserves the right to accept any offer, or reject any or all offers.The District reserves the right to waive informalities in, or reject any or all quotations, or accept the quotation deemed most favourable in the interests of the District of Houston.No submitter shall have any claim for any compensation of any kind whatsoever as a result of participating in this quotation, and by submitting a bid each submitter shall be deemed to have agreed that it has no claim.More than one company may be selected, depending on methodology, equipment and expense.

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TOPLEYStructural 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 @ 19:00 hrs (7pm).

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

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Seniors Happy Gang Entertainment Fund is accepting donations for Silent Auction Fundraiser. Call: 250-845-7537 or 250-845-9615.

Coffee Break - an Interactive Women’s Bible Study meet every Wed. 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.

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

Buck Flats Community Development Society, meets every 3rd Sat. evening at 6pm at Andy Pollack’s house (17642) on Buck Flats Rd. All Buck Flats residents are welcome to attend, we discuss

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