Houston Today, March 18, 2015

By Flavio NienowBlack Press

Prepare your pockets. Taxation on region-wide services will increase by 15.5 per cent, and regional rural services will increase by 22.4 per cent.

The board of directors of the

Regional District of B u l k l e y - N e c h a ko (RDBN) approved a draft of this year’s budget during a meeting on March 12, 2015.

“Regional district budgets have not even been a whisper in my community, but it certainly is this year,” said Vanderhoof

mayor Gerry Thiessen.Tax rates for

$100,000 residential properties went from 1.03 in 2014 to 1.23

in 2015 for rural taxpayers; and from 0.8 in 2014 to 0.92 in 2015 for municipal taxpayers.

Hans Berndorff, F i n a n c i a l Administrator for the RDBN, explained that the reason tax rates have been kept relatively low over the past years is because the regional district has been relying on surpluses from previous years to lower taxation.

In 2014, the RDBN had a reduction of $452,000 in their surplus, and as a result, taxpayers are paying the price.

Smithers mayor Taylor Bachrach said he struggles to accept that the RDBN relies on previous years’ surpluses to fund their current budgets.

“It’s dif� cult to explain that to our constituents,” he said.

Bachrach said that although the Town of Smithers has also used surpluses from previous years to lower taxation, the town does not depends on its surpluses.

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Regional District forecasts 22 percent budget increase

By Jackie LieuwenHouston Today

Northern Health continues recruitment for a Houston doctor with no success.

Northern Health Service Administrator Cormac Hikisch says they are changing their recruitment ap-proach to re� ect the idea of a Primary Care Home for Houston, where doctors will work within the health centre with other pro-fessionals.

“It’s a more attrac-tive model for doc-tors,” he said.

The Primary Care Home idea is a rec-ommendation from the Houston Health Service Review that Northern Health com-pleted early-February.

Hikisch says they are also working to hire a Northwest recruiter to focus on getting doctors for communi-ties in the northwest like Houston.

Finally, they are looking at options for

recruiting internation-al doctors, who would be tested to ensure their skills are suitable to meet the standards of the B.C. medical system.

More directly, Hikisch says Northern Health is meeting with Houston mayor and council on April 24 to discuss a partnership for recruitment.

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invites public input about health,

safety, community services or education.

“RDBN has been relying on surpluses from previous years to lower tax rates.

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“The surpluses [in Smithers] usually go into a reserve, and it’s supposed to be used only for special projects,” he said.

Bachrach asked the RDBN board of directors and staff if there was any way the RDBN could transition into linking its tax increases to changes in service levels, as oppose to relying on money from previous surpluses.

B e r n d o r f f answered by saying that this transition could result in even more taxation.

“Once you’re in the mode of using prior years’ surpluses, like all regional districts do, it’s very dif� cult to transition out of that. It means you have to take more tax payers’ money over time to do that,” he said.

Barach asked RDBN staff if it would be possible to go back to the drawing board and come up with different scenarios that would cost less to taxpayers.

Bill Miller, Director for Electoral Area B, said asking staff to go back to the drawing board at that point was not realis-

tic. RDBN staff has been working on the budget for the last six

months, and the by-law of the budget has to be done by March 18, 2015.

“Then why are we having this conversation,” asked Bachrach.

Eileen Benedict, Director of Electoral Area E, said the

board of directors has been dealing with this budget since

September 2014, and that the board should take more responsibility for decisions they made throughout the year.

“There are a number of decisions this board has made that in� uences the budget, so I don’t

think it’s reasonable to ask staff to change the budget now,” she

said. “If we are going to make decisions around this table, it’s going to impact the budget, and we need to deal with it.”

Vanderhoof mayor Gerry Thiessen said that sometimes the board of directors does not fully

comprehend the � nancial implications of the decisions they make.

“What this [budget] has highlighted is a need to think about these � nancial implications,” he said. “We need to be more careful.”

The 250-page bud-get of the regional district can sometimes be “extremely dif� -cult” to break down so that the board of directors can visual-ize its details to make informed decisions, explained Berndorff.

Jerry Petersen, Director of Electoral Area F, said that when

the board of directors had their � rst meet-ings about the budget, they could not see all the � nal numbers, and therefore take action.

“This is the � rst time we [board of di-rectors] are seeing this bottom line,” he said. “If we had known this before, we could have done something about it.”

A motion was car-ried to accept the draft of the 2015 budget. Only two di-rectors voted against it - Smithers mayor Taylor Bachrach and Councillor John Illes representing the Village of Burns Lake.

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The Houston Health Review says “Houston residents are the best ambas-sadors for their com-munity.”

This partnership aims to harness that idea and get a group of locals to tour in-terested physicians around town and show them all that Houston has to offer.

Rob Newell, Director of Area G in the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, says the key is com-munity vitality.

“If we want to re-cruit physicians, we have to look at what we need to do to make

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Two former mayors representing north-west B.C. on the gov-ernment’s new Rural Advisory Council say securing major re-source projects will be a main focus for the council.

Dave Pernarowski of Terrace and Bill Holmberg of Houston, both for-mer mayors of their respective communi-ties, were among 14 members on the new council announced last Wednesday.

The Rural Advisory Council will be man-dated with providing input to government policy decisions which support rural commu-nities, while remain-ing within the govern-ment’s budget.

It was created by the government as

part of a report en-titled Supporting Rural Development: Creating a Voice for Rural British Columbia.

Meeting on a quar-terly basis, its role is

to provide input on rural economic devel-opment and capacity building in rural com-munities.

Dave Pernarowski served two terms as the City of Terrace

mayor. A former employee

of the Kitsault Energy proposed LNG proj-ect, he currently works at P.R. Associates in Terrace.

He said the council would provide input to ensure the region was ready for major eco-nomic development.

“There’s a lot of potential economic de-velopment that’s com-ing into this region so it’s important that we are able to provide good on-the-ground input to the govern-ment as far as what our communities will need to be ready, and to make sure that we’re successful and that we can bring these ma-jor projects in,” said Pernarowski.

“That’s probably part of the mandate that we’ll be managing when we sit down at this table.”

Holmberg, who also served two terms as mayor, runs a heavy-duty equipment business in Houston.

He said he thought the format would work as a tool for the re-gions to influence gov-ernment policy.

“I think everything is going to be on the table from LNG proj-ects, the effects on communities, what (does) the govern-ment need to get ready so they’re going to be looking for input on all of those sorts of ideas,” he said.

“It’s not just a bunch of political rhetoric, we’re hop-ing to get some stuff done.”

The council will be chaired by parliamen-tary secretary Donna Barnett and a co-chair will be selected at the first meeting from March 26 to 27.

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A new media star named Hulk has ap-peared on talk shows and is inspiring such headlines like ABC’s “175-Pound Pit Bull Shatters M i s c o n c e p t i o n s About the Breed.” This 18-month-old pup is beautiful, but his owners don’t de-serve this free publicity for their questionable attack training and unethical breeding.

As I watched them on The View reenact the viral video of Hulk howling alongside their adorable three-year-old son playing the harmonica, I wait-ed to hear the tough questions. But there were only two, and they weren’t tough.

“You’re not afraid of letting your little boy play with this big ol’ dog?” Whoopi Goldberg asked. “I mean, this is his best buddy, right?”

“Oh yeah, absolute-ly,” Marlon Grennan said. “They’re the best of friends you know. Just take a look at him. He’s mellow, he soaks up the crowd, he’s a great guy. With dogs it’s always about

proper ownership and leadership. Strong leadership.”

This came from a man who runs a ken-nel with his wife where they breed and train huge American pit bull terriers to be ferocious security dogs as well as family-friendly pets. The website for Dark Dynasty K9s boasts mutant-sized dogs that can jump fences and snap a person’s arm like a toothpick. They also have pictures and videos of their child riding Hulk like he’s a horse to prove how safe they are.

Talk show hosts and celebrities who are showcasing what some call the largest pit bull alive might not real-ize it, but they’re pro-moting a business that breeds oversized guard dogs capable of easily killing a grown man.

I say easily be-cause smaller pit bulls can kill a man as well. Do you re-member Eddie Cahill, the healthy 40-year-old man who was mauled to death by his own beloved pit bull on Christmas Day? His death, and the

deaths and severe in-juries of thousands of others, including children should not be forgotten. But watch-ing The View, it felt like they were.

After the boy and dog duet, the audience and nervous look-ing hosts laughed and cheered, and that was it. There was no warn-ing that this type of dog isn’t the kind of dog most people are equipped to handle. And there was no discussion as to how Hulk could be a pure American pit bull ter-rier when they typi-cally weigh 30 to 60 pounds.

The message the audience was left with was that pit bulls, even ones as enormous as this “gentle giant,” are perfectly safe un-less you don’t provide proper ownership and strong leadership. Whatever that means.

My friends, who passionately defend the embattled breed, are not happy about this new ambassador.

“This is not a pit bull,” one of them said. “This is a breed that has been mixed with a mastiff and it’s disgusting that any breeder should be al-lowed to do this. They

should be shut down.”Among many pit

bull loving organiza-tions it is believed these monster dogs have been bred with painful, unhealthy ge-netic defects and are being trained by peo-ple with no recognized credentials, affiliations or titles. They are sold online from $2500-$25,000 and are a sta-tus symbols to many.

The fame and fan-fare surrounding Hulk will likely increase the interest in own-ing this type of dog exponentially. I can’t even imagine how much more that will jump once he and his owners are featured in their new reality show being promoted on their Facebook page.

With a stamp of approval from The View, Good Morning America, Nightline, Inside Edition and more, Hulk and his owners from Dark Dynasty might look sweet and harmless to the general public. I doubt the families of people and pets who have been maimed or killed from canine as-saults will be happy with the endorsement of a company produc-ing enormous attack dogs which don’t re-

quire its customers to have any expertise or experience to own.

Despite high num-bers of serious and fatal dog bites from pit bulls compared to other breeds, they do not all attack. In fact, the majority don’t. But they have the ca-pability to kill, so they require a much greater level of diligence and accountability on the part of their owners to make sure they are trained and treated properly. Any respon-sible owner of a dan-gerous breed would agree, yet people con-tinue to purchase dogs they can’t handle that later end up in shelters or get euthanized.

What’s going on at Dark Dynasty should not be permitted and it certainly should not be celebrated and endorsed by main-stream media. Their unnecessary breed of intimidators is about to make an already bad situation worse. Perhaps if dog owners were prosecuted for the deeds of their pet as if they themselves were the culprit, fewer people would be buy-ing animals they have no business owning.

Lori Welbourne, On a brighter note

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Come a long way, but long

way to goIt’s safe to assume not a day goes by in this

world when someone, something or some people are not being honoured somewhere

in some manner with an official day of recogni-tion.

Some of these days will come and go without making a dent on our psyche, and some will bring with them a high amount of pageantry that reso-nates with our emotions. And some we take for granted, such as this Sunday, a day likely unri-valed in the sheer amount of people it honours—literally half the world’s population.

March 8, of course, was International Women’s Day.

Sometimes, a little too often, we’ll hear how this day is a relic of long-gone eras, even an exer-cise of zealous people who demand too much for too few reasons.

But make no mistake, the reasons still make this day necessary. Consider the origins of International Women’s Day.

It began as a labour strike a little more than 100 years ago in New York City, originating in socialist circles for which it’s often been unfairly criticized. It was about equal rights, suffrage and dignity.

Within a few short years the movement spread among more than 1 million people in Western Europe who carried banners demanding a wom-an’s right to vote, to hold public office and to in-sist on an end to employment sex discrimination.

In 1975, the United Nations began celebrat-ing IWD, to which the General Assembly ad-opted a resolution two years later proclaiming a United Nations Day for Wormen’s Rights and International Peace.

The point of this isn’t to say how far we’ve come in equality, but how much more there is to do. This day won’t change the world overnight. But inch by inch, with one added voice to a cause for justice, for equality, it’s how positive change is accomplished.

That women don’t receive their birthrights is still evidenced around the globe.

Far from the only example, but even today only a handful of countries recognize IWD as an offi-cial holiday, let alone issues of sexual discrimina-tion of staggering proportions.

In the past few years we’ve seen horrific ex-amples around the world of how some misplaced sense of male superiority has lent to brutal acts of violence.

At home we wage a daily war against domes-tic violence, pay inequality, missing and murdered women, and sadly, that is just only a few of the still-lingering examples of how far we must yet go.

Yes, we’ve come a long way. For many of us, we still have a long way to go.

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Single parents on social assistance will no longer lose their bene� ts when they go back to school, and will receive additional money for tuition, transportation and child care to complete their studies under a program announced Wednesday by the B.C. government.

Starting in September, the full costs of child care will continue to be paid for a year after

the completion of skills training, and g o v e r n m e n t - p a i d dental and other health bene� ts will also continue for a year to give people a chance to get back in the workforce.

S o c i a l Development Minister Michelle Stilwell said the program will cover training programs up to a year in length, calling it “one of the most signi� cant social program shifts this government has ever introduced.”

Children and

Family Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux said her ministry will cover daycare for any of the 16,000 single parents on income or disability assistance who want to be trained to join the workforce.

“We know that child care costs can be in excess of $1,200 [a month], depending where they are in the province,” Cadieux said. “Sometimes it’s less. We’re just going to make sure that they’re covered.”

Surrey single

mother Emi Yumura described her struggle to get back to work after leaving

a “dysfunctional” relationship and ending up in a transition house with

her two-year-old son. This kind of bridge support is what parents in her situation to get

off welfare and get established in a job, Yumura said.

Jobs Minister

Shirley Bond said her ministry has assembled a list of training programs

that � t into the one-year window and have good employment prospects.

Bond said the provincial program may be able to match up with the federal Canada Job Grant where participating employers pay for part of the training, to extend assistance beyond one year.

“While certainly we’re looking at � rst-year costs and then continuing some of that support, part of my job is to make sure that we have employers that are prepared to step up, to be engaged with these individuals as well,” Bond said.

Charlottegrade 2

“I’m going to wear green.”

Evan grade 1

“If there’s a rainbow, I’m going

to follow it!”

Marcusgrade 1

“I’m going to wear

green. Last year was really funny because leprechauns turned my Mom’s pancakes

green! She wasn’t wearing green so they turned her

pancakes green!”

Matthewgrade 3

“St. Patrick’s Day is about a guy named

Patrick and him and his Dad went to a rainbow, and picked up a golden coin from the grass. His Dad said if you stay on track and go to the end

of the rainbow and stand under the yellow you’ll see leprechaun and he’ll

give you a gold coin. That’s why it’s called

St. Patrick’s Day.”

Maxgrade 2

“I’m going to wear my green DC shirt.”

Linden grade 4

“I’m going to stay home with my

family and light fireworks.”

Spencergrade 4

“I’m going to set off fireworks with my family and wear

green.”

Tuition, daycare aim to end single parent welfare

B.C.’s minimum wage is going up by 20 cents in September, and will see annual increases to match the B.C. consumer price index each September after that.

It’s the � rst increase since 2012, when the current wage of $10.25 was set. Jobs Minister Shirley Bond said this year’s increase re� ects what would have taken place if indexing to in� ation had been in place at that time.

The lower minimum wage for restaurant and pub servers is being retained, going from $9 to $9.20 in September. The discount from the general minimum wage will remain at $1.25 per hour to account for tips earned by servers, Bond said.

Piece rates for seasonal piece workers are to receive proportional increases, as are day rates paid to live-in

camp counsellors and residential caretakers at apartment buildings.

B.C. is the last province in Canada to move to an automatic formula for setting the minimum wage. The annual increase will be announced each March based on the previous year’s consumer price index, and will take effect each September to give small businesses time to prepare.

In the case of

negative in� ation, which the province

experienced brie� y in recent years, the minimum wage would not be decreased.

Bond said she expects continued

debate on the wage rate, led by the B.C.

Federation of Labour, which is calling for an immediate increase to $15 an hour.

Naomi Yamamoto, B.C.’s minister of state

for small business, said consultation with business was clear that employers want predictable increases, not large jumps. The September increase amounts to about two per cent, keeping B.C.’s minimum wage higher than Alberta and Saskatchewan’s $10.20 an hour.

Using a similar formula, Ontario’s minimum wage rose to $11 an hour last year.

““Child care costs can be excess of $1,200 a month, depending where they are in the province... we’re just going to make sure

they’re covered.”

““B.C.’s minimum wage is going up by 20 cents in

September.”

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Moricetown will be the � rst community to access a new Northwest Community College program aimed at helping post-secondary students from remote communities get their driver’s licence.

The NWCC last week announced it had used a one-off donation from TransCanada to purchase a specialized Toyota Corolla to deliver driver training at northwest communities.

The � rst cohort of students in Moricetown will also be funded by TransCanada, which donated a total $250,000 to the college.

NWCC president Ken Burt said the program would give NWCC students in those communities more mobility and make them more employable.

“It is a signi� cant

hurdle for individuals trying to get education and there’s 34 communities around in this region and we

only have campuses in nine of them,” said Burt.

“If you are going to get from a community where you live to a community where there is a college campus you are going to need vehicles or transportation in some sense.”

Moricetown Band economic of� cer Darlene Glaim spoke at last week’s announcement at the college’s Smithers campus.

She said mobility was a major problem for her community, which is on Wet’suwet’en territory.

“Some of our

dif� culty is in having [people] mobilized ... to get to training wherever it may be,” said

“I think it’s really important that we support this type of thing to continue.”

In some cases the driver training will be incorporated into other courses, such as the labourer program, as an up-skilling provision.

C o m m u n i t i e s where the program is offered will be in locations where there is a campus in the area.

It will not be offered in larger communities like Smithers and Terrace, where driver training is more readily available.

John Dunn is the project vice-president

for the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) project, one of two TransCanada LNG projects slated

for the northwest region.

He said employing local and First Nations workers would be a priority for the company if the projects were approved.

“It’s absolutely critical for the PRGT project to develop a large pool of skilled labour, that is integral to the success of such a complex project,” he said.

“That skilled pool of labour is going to be critical to the success of every large infrastructure project here in northern British Columbia.

“Over the next few

years thousands and thousands of jobs will open up here in northern B.C. and many of them will be connected with the burgeoning LNG ... sector.”

Speaking at last week’s announcement, Mayor Taylor Bachrach said access to a driver’s licence was one of the most common barriers to getting a job in this region.

“It may be a small step but I think it’s probably a very important one and when we are looking at the amount of activity that’s currently being planned I think everyone in this room agrees that the real opportunity is to ensure that as many people as possible throughout our communities bene� t from that,” he said.

He said it was important local people could gain skills that would outlast short-lived construction tied to resource projects was important.

Jackie Lieuwen/Houston TodayNorthwest Community College got a $250,000 grant from TransCanada on March 10. Of the grant, $150,000 is to run driver training and $10,000 will go towards providing more student bursaries.

Over the next few years thousands of jobs will open up in northern B.C. and many of

them connected to LNG

By Jackie LieuwenHouston Today

A vehicle going east on Highway 16 blew a red light and hit another vehicle at the Tweedie Avenue intersection at 7 p.m. March 9. RCMP Sergeant Stephen Rose says the driver was ticketed for failing to stop at a red light and no one was injured.

***Someone kicked

and broke the glass in an apartment door on Hagman Crescent at 8:50 a.m. March 7. Sgt. Rose says there were two witnesses and police are seeking to arrest the suspect for mischief. Charges are expected.

***Police arrested a

female for assaulting her partner at a home on Sullivan Way at 2:45 a.m. March 7. Sgt. Rose says she faces charges for assault.

***Police arrested

a drunk female on

East Valley Road at 6 p.m. March 7. Sgt. Rose says she was held until sober and released with charges for being drunk in public.

***A vehicle

rolled over on Mountainview Drive near Walker Road at 1 a.m. March 8. Sgt. Rose says the driver took the turn too fast and rolled onto the passenger side. No one was injured but the vehicle was significantly damaged. Police ticketed the driver for driving without consideration for the safety of others.


female for assaulting her partner at a home on Hagman Crescent at 8:50 a.m. March 8. Sgt. Rose says the female faces charges for assault.

***Police got report

of mischief to the washing machines at an apartment on Hagman Crescent at 3:30 p.m. March

8. Sgt. Rose says the damage was minor but anyone with information is asked to contact

Houston RCMP at 250-845-2204 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

***Police got report

of a hit and run on Butler Avenue near the Pleasant Valley Plaza at 5 p.m. March 8. Sgt. Rose says the back door on the drivers side had minor damage and there was a transfer of white paint from the suspect vehicle. Anyone with information is asked to contact Houston RCMP at 250-845-2204 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

***A 68-year old

male passed away at a home on Granisle at 8:20 a.m. March 6. RCMP Sgt. Rose says the death is believed to have natural causes and police turned the file over to B.C. Coroners Service.

***Police arrested

a male accused of assaulting his

partner at a home on Sullivan Way at 12:40 a.m. March 10. Sgt. Rose says the male faces charges for assault and breach of undertaking.


male for assaulting his partner at a home on Butler Avenue at 1:30 a.m. March 10. Sgt. Rose says the male faces charges for assault.

***A driver hit the

ditch on the Highway 16 overpass west of Houston at 11 p.m. March 10. Sgt. Rose says the driver was taken to the Hospital for minor injuries and then turned over to police custody. Police took breath samples and found that the male was over double the legal limit. Sgt. Rose says the driver faces charges impaired driving and operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol level over 0.08.

***In seven days,

police had 32 calls for service, including two traffic complaints, two false alarms and one bylaw complaint.


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For 40-year coach Don Roy, wrestling is all about life lessons.

Don and Coralee live in Houston, where he coaches a small group of wrestlers at Houston Secondary School. He also commutes to Smithers and coaches the 12-student club there.

Don grew up in Hamilton, Ontario, and wrestled through high school and while studying forestry at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay.

Don says his university coach Gord Garvey was really formative for him.

Coach Garvey required his wrestlers to help wrestling programs develop in surrounding areas, so Don got a lot of experience coaching, training wrestlers and running tournaments.

Don says the mentality of giving back to the sport stayed with him.

In Thunder Bay, Don also met and married his wife Coralee.

After graduating from Lakehead, Don got a job in Regina, Saskatchewan, as a Provincial Wrestling Coach.

But after three years there, Don chose to pursue forestry rather than end up in an athletic of� ce.

In 1980, he and Coralee moved to Prince George where he became a forestry supervisor.

Since both had been involved in wrestling, Don and Coralee chose to stay involved in the sport.

Don was coach for several local schools and in 1989 � ve of his students became provincial champions.

Coralee coordinated tournaments and was Canada’s

head pairing master for year, Don said.

Besides high school tournaments, she coordinated Northern Games, BC Games, Wrestling Zones and she was instrumental in keeping wrestling in the Northern Winter Games.

“She’s been a pairing master in everything except the Olympics,” he said.

In 2004, Don and Coralee

moved to Houston, where he worked as Harvesting Supervisor at Canfor.

With his friend Mike Richey running the wrestling program in Smithers, Don got involved there right away, and eventually took over as head coach when Richey retired.

Now retired himself, Don also started coaching a small group of Houston wrestlers at HSS twice a week.

He coached Houston’s 2014 Provincial Champion Leilah Wiebe and 2015 Champion Rebecca Ells.

Don says that to be a world-class wrestler “you need to have the strength of a weight lifter, the � exibility of a gymnast, and the mind of a chess master.”

But to do well in wrestling at other levels, the real key is “work ethic and heart.”

Don says it’s more about mental training and mastering strategies that work for you, than it is about athleticism and body type. It requires and develops good work ethic, and � ghting individually makes wrestlers take full responsibility for wins and losses.

It’s the life lessons that Don values most about wrestling.

“Wrestling is not easy. It’s hard, you work hard and get banged around,” he said.

“It is a great sport for kids because it teaches them how to fail, because they’re going to lose matches no matter how good they are. They learn that it’s okay to try their hardest and not be successful. It is not the end of the world… it’s going to be alright because they’re going to learn from it and get better. That’s a very valuable life lesson,” he said.

Wrestling is “a great sport.”

Coach Don Roy says key to wrestling is work ethic


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Financial disputes involving less than $10,000 will soon be directed to an online “civil resolution tri-bunal,” in an effort by the B.C. govern-ment to keep them from clogging up the courts.

The new tribunal will also provide a place to resolve stra-ta disputes, which now have only the

costly B.C. Supreme Court option if strata councils can’t resolve them, Justice Minister Suzanne Anton said.

Anton presented legislation Tuesday to create the new tribu-nal, which is to come into effect later this year. She said it will begin as a voluntary option, and later a de-posit will be required for those who want to go directly to court instead.

Anton said B.C. is

the first jurisdiction in the world to establish an online dispute res-olution tribunal. The government estimates that 40,000 people a year will eventually use the tribunal.

“The really big change for stratas is that there is now a place for minor strata issues to go to,” Anton said. “Everybody knows somebody who has been in a strata nightmare. Often it’s about something fair-

ly minor, like a tree or a parking spot. There hasn’t been a forum to have a resolution to those disputes.”

The tribunal will operate in three stag-es. The first is an ap-plication submitted to a website describ-ing the claim, with an opportunity for re-sponse from the other party. That service will be offered free, and includes infor-mation and self-help suggestions to settle

the dispute without further intervention.

If that fails, the second stage would bring in a mediator to seek an agreed settle-ment of the dispute. The third stage would be sending the dispute

to a tribunal member for arbitration. Fees for the second two stages have not yet been established.

Tony Gioventu, executive director of the non-profit Condominium Home

Owners Association of B.C., welcomed the new approach. But he cautioned there will be a learning curve for strata councils.

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Houston Figure Skating Club runs their annual spring Carnival this Friday 7 p.m. and Saturday 2 p.m. at the Claude Parish Memorial Arena. The Carnival theme this year is “Heroes and Villains.” Above, Coach Katie Ball stands with Cruella De Vil’s puppies at the Carnival dress rehearsal last Thursday.

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Natural Gas pipeline on the horizon

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Spectra Energy is proposing a new natu-ral gas system in B.C. called the Westcoast Connector.

The proposed natu-ral gas pipeline will ex-tend from the Cypress area of Northeast B.C. (about 110 kms north-west of Fort St. John) to Prince Rupert, pass-ing 330 kms north of Burns Lake through Cranberry Junction.

Kim Haakstad, manager of technical workforce strategy for Spectra Energy, pre-sented the proposed project to community members in Burns Lake on March 4, 2015, during the an-

nual general meeting of the Burns Lake and District Chamber of Commerce.

Haakstad said that although Burns Lake is relatively far from the proposed pipeline route, there will still be many opportunities for local employment.

"When we hire our major contractors, they need to be able to make a commitment to find sub-contrac-tors and employees from local communi-ties," she said. "Local people know how to do it."

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route," she added. At the peak of con-

struction, 5800 people are expected to be working on the proj-ect.

Employment op-portunities will in-clude entry level po-sitions that do not require previous pipe-line-related experience since on-the-job train-ing will be provided through to a full range of skilled trade, tech-nical and professional positions.

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The Topley 4-H Club kids did their speeches before parents, peers and judges at the Houston Secondary School last Tuesday. Junior members gave a three-to-five minute speech, and seniors gave a five-to-seven minute speech and a one-to-two minute impromptu speech. The 37-member 4-H Club is hosting a District Communitications event, with speeches and demonstrations at at the Seniors Centre March 21.

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Seniors’ advocate strikes a chordBy Tom Fletcher

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B.C.’s new seniors’ advocate has issued her second report, and the media mostly ig-nored it.

When this new of-fice was promised by a campaigning Premier Christy Clark two years ago, I suggested that B.C. already has 85 seniors’ advocates. They’re called MLAs, and inquiries go to their local offices.

Much to the cha-grin of the opposition, Seniors’ Advocate Isobel Mackenzie’s mandate is not to pur-sue individual cases, and so she won’t be serving up a fresh as-sortment of horror stories to embarrass the government.

Instead, it is to look for “systemic challeng-es” and recommend ways to deal with them. The latest report is based on a survey of more than 500 seniors

from around the prov-ince, and the key find-ing was not what she expected.

“We were surprised to learn of the lack of awareness among seniors, particularly low-income seniors, of government pro-grams and the subsi-dies available to assist them,” Mackenzie said.

The survey found that 60 per cent of se-niors living on $30,000 or less annual income didn’t know they are eligible for discounts on Medical Services Plan premiums. For income less than $22,000, the entire $864 cost of individ-ual MSP premiums is waived.

Other frequent-ly overlooked pro-grams are a monthly rent subsidy called Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters (SAFER), grants for disability modifications called Home Adaptations for

Independence, drug cost assistance called Fair Pharmacare, property tax defer-ment and the federal Guaranteed Income Supplement program. Those older than 75 with income of less than $30,000 reported the lowest awareness of assistance designed specifically for them. But you don’t get these benefits unless you apply and show that your income qualifies.

The survey also found that the biggest fear of low-income seniors is that they won’t be able to afford to stay in their homes. See home adaptation, property tax and rent subsidy programs above.

Awareness and us-age of the SAFER program was lowest in the north and highest in urban areas, per-haps not surprising since the B.C. govern-ment exists more in theory than in fact in

many remote places.So what should the

government do about this? Well, it could ad-vertise these programs. The government does lots of advertising, but not about old news like the SAFER program, which dates back to the 1970s.

Clark’s government did a whack of adver-tising in the election year, 2013. Much of it was about the B.C. Jobs Plan, heavy on the hardhats and blue-print-style graphics and arc welding and stuff like that.

Then last year the government’s big ad campaign was around the teachers’ strike, and the payments to parents to help with child care while teach-ers demanded twice as big a raise as all the other unions.

Education Minister Peter Fassbender is still bragging about the response rate for $40-a-day parental

strike pay, which was snapped up by almost 100 per cent of eligible parents. This demon-strates that the gov-ernment can indeed give away money with great efficiency, just by telling people how to get it.

The NDP’s version of seniors’ advocacy is to find the most tragic problems from com-plaints coming into constituency offices, and use those to am-bush the government.

A popular choice is an elderly couple who have to be separated because their medical needs are too differ-ent to keep them in the same facility. TV news loves that one. People cry on camera and denounce politicians for being heartless, as if the health minister stayed up late plot-ting how to break their granny’s heart.

Maybe this seniors’ advocate wasn’t such a bad idea after all.

GAS from Page 11tificate or diploma from a technical insti-tute or college.

The Westcoast Connector is also ex-pected to create de-mand for a range of goods and services – everything from heavy equipment and indus-trial parts to catering,

hotel rooms and office supplies.

Those interested in being a supplier with the Westcoast Connector are en-couraged to regis-ter their business at http://www.energy-forbc.ca/vendor-reg-istration/

The proposed

pipeline would be capable of transport-ing up to 4.2 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas, would be approximately 850 kilometres in length and up to 48 inches in diameter.

This multi-billion dollar investment will serve BG Group’s

proposed Prince Rupert LNG facil-ity on Ridley Island and is expected to help B.C. open doors to new global energy markets.

The Westcoast Connector received its Environmental Assessment Certificate in November 2014

and is expected to be-ing construction in 2017, with the natural gas line starting ser-vice by the end of the decade.

For more infor-mation about the Westcoast Connector or how to access job opportunities, con-tact 1-855-757-4755.

Spectra Energy proposing the Westcoast Connector


Huckleberry Mines Ltd. is an 18,000 TPD open pit copper molybdenum mine located 120 km south of Houston in west central British Columbia. We are currently recruiting for the following position to join our mine site team:

IT ADMINISTRATORReporting to senior management and working closely with the Accounting Superintendent, the successful candidate will be responsible for the implementation, maintenance and management of computer systems, hardware and software at the mine site.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced IT Administrator looking for a position with operational and technical challenges. Candidates should have a solid understanding of network infrastructure and operations and have excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities will include: Troubleshoot hardware, software, networking and operating

system issues Maintain all onsite systems including network and server

infrastructure, backup systems and external connectivity Oversee updates and implementation of applications and systems Provide real time response to system users, troubleshooting and

repairing service outages Maintain a hardware and software inventory Mobile device troubleshooting Coordinating with ancouver of ce IT administrator

Candidate will have a college diploma or university degree in Information Technology or related discipline preferred. We are looking for an individual with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in system administration.

Huckleberry Mines is located approximately two hours driving time from Houston, British Columbia. Employees live in a camp environment on their days of work, and the schedule for this position is 4 days on, 3 days off (Monday to Thursday). Transportation to and from the mine site is provided from Houston and while at the mine site all meals and accommodations are provided free of charge to employees.

Houston and Smithers are located in the scenic Bulkley Valley on TransCanada Highway 16, an excellent area to raise a family and has exceptional outdoor recreational activities. More information on the area is available at www.smithers.ca, www.houston.ca and www.rdbn.bc.ca

Huckleberry Mines Ltd. offers full relocation expenses, a competitive salary and a full range of bene ts including medical, life, disability income and RRSP savings plan.

We thank all applicants for their interest in Huckleberry Mines Ltd., but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.

Interested candidates can forward a completed resume to:

Human Resources DepartmentHuckleberry Mines Ltd.P.O. Box 3000Houston, B.C. V0J 1Z0Fax: (604) 517-4701Email: [email protected]

THANK YOU!!Houston Flyers Bantam team

would like to send out a HUGE thank-you to

VALVIEW CONTRACTINGBABINE BARGE LTD

CANFORFor sponsoring our Provincial

team Jackets

JOB OPENINGS AVAILABLE Seasonal: April 1 - October 30, 2015

2 Positions - part time

1 Position - full time

Description: The qualified candidate will be responsible to process cash sales, assist customers with their projects, and be available to assist wherever needed.

Competitive wages24 hours per weekTraining available

Requirements:Strong computer skillsMinimum one year experience with retailDemonstrated ability to work in a team environmentDemonstrated ability to exercise discretion with confidential informationStrong customer serviceAbility to work with flexible scheduling and on short notice

Description: The qualified candidate will be responsible to help unload freight, help customers with their orders, and assist other team members with their various responsibilities.

Competitive wages40 hours per weekTraining available

Requirements:Must enjoy manual labour and the outdoorsDemonstrated ability to work in a team environmentDemonstrated interpersonal and communication skillsDemonstrated ability to exercise discretion with confidential informationStrong customer serviceAbility to work with flexible scheduling and on short notice

Please drop off resume in person at: Starland Supply (2000) Ltd. 165 Francois Lake Drive, Burns Lake, BC

CASHIER/SALES ASSOCIATE

YARD/WAREHOUSE WORKER

HUNTING GUIDE/ PACKERSkeena Air Guides seeks experienced

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Houston Canadian

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3797 Omineca Way, Box 36, Houston, BC

Houston ChristianReformed Church

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Anglican Churchof St. Clement

2324 Butler Ave., Box 599, Houston, BC

Rev. Jacob WorleyPhone: 250-845-4940

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Guru Nanak Sikh

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Manhas 250-845-2705

Houston, B.C. V0J lZ0

Houston United Church2106 Butler Ave

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

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InformationAL-ANON Are you affected by someone’s drinking? Al-Anon meetings are Monday, 7pm at the Houston United Church. Contact number: (250) 845-7774.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUSMeetings are at the Houston United Church, Monday and Thursday at 7:00pm. Contact number is:1-877-644-2266

APPLY NOW: A $2,500 Pen-ny Wise scholarship is available for a woman entering the Journalism Certifi cate Pro-gram at Langara College in Vancouver. Application dead-line April 30, 2015. Send appli-cations to [email protected] information online at: www.bccommunitynews.com /our-programs/scholarship.

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Auto Mechanic PartnerOk Tire and Automotive, Terrace BC is seeking a licensed auto mechanic part-ner for an OK tire fran-chise. E-mail:

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HIP OR knee Replacement? Problems Walking or Getting Dressed? The Disability Tax Credit $1,500 Yearly Tax Credit. $15,000 Lump Sum Refund (on avg). For assis-tance Call: 1-844-453-5372.

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APARTMENTMANAGER

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Gitxsan Safety Services is looking for qualifi ed Traffi c Control Flaggers in Kitimat, Terrace, Smithers, Hazelton, Houston, and Burns Lake.

Those with a class 5 driver’s license as well as Level 1 First Aid certifi cation are preferred.

Please apply online asap:http://gitxsanbusiness.

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The U14 Houston Ringette team would like to thank the following businesses and community members for their support in helping us travel to the Provincial Championships in Vernon, BC March 5-8, 2015. The girls all worked really hard, came together as a team and represented Houston well. Thank you for your support!

THANK YOU!

7-11 - HoustonAurora Truck CentreBill HolmbergBV Credit Union – HoustonDH Manufacturing Ltd.Emberson Plumbing & Heating Ltd.

Houston Secondary SchoolInland KenworthJohn Himech Logging Ltd.Kal TireMike’s Audio VideoPacific Truck & EquipmentRemax

Smithers Steelheads – Gord FeltsSullivan Motor ProductsTom Neufeld Trucking Ltd.Vanderhoof & Districts Co-opWilson Bros. Enterprises Ltd.

DISTRICT OF HOUSTON Manager of Engineering & Operations

The District of Houston is seeking a dynamic individual with proven combined management and technical skills, energy and creativity for the senior management position as the Manager of Engineering & Operations. This position offers an excellent opportunity for those interested in a challenging and rewarding career in local government.

Reporting directly to the Chief Administrative Officer, the Manager of Engineering & Operations is responsible for coordinating, managing and monitoring the field activities of the outside work crew by providing direct technical support.

Working directly with Consulting Engineers, Agencies, Organizations and Staff, the successful candidate will provide related engineering services to ensure proper operation of the utility while striving to improve productivity and efficiency.

The successful candidate will possess the necessary skill set to provide preliminary layout, survey and GIS services using the ArcMap; AutoCAD Civil 3D and survey data collection and processing.

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The District offers an excellent benefit package and competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit a

letter of interest, detailed resume and references by 4:00pm Friday March 20, 2015 to:

Michael D. Glavin, Chief Administrative Officer District of Houston, PO Box 370, Houston, BC V0J 1Z0 Email: [email protected] | Website: www.houston.ca

Acceptable driver’s abstract and criminal record search to be provided to the District. The District of Houston thanks all applicants; however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.

Sullivan Motor Products is looking for a

If you are an experienced F&I Manager or have lending experience, and are looking for a new opportunity and want to work in an amazing workplace then this is the right job for you!

We’re looking for someone that has several years lending experience that is looking to further their career or an experienced F&I Manager.Team playerHighly self-motivated ADP or PBS experience an asset

Sullivan Motor Products offers a competitive pay plan, exceptional benefits package, great working environment, exceptional

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If interested, please email your resume: [email protected]

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MECHANIC (Service Truck Position, Burns Lake)Want to work out of a good quality service truck,

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difficult situations with an upbeat attitude.

Year around work available in the Burns Lake Area!

Contact Stephan Posselt email: [email protected] Phone: 778-669-1010

Starting wage $38.00/hr. 50 hrs per week and possibly more. Benefits package available!

Southside Health & Wellness Centre seeks an RN or LPN for casual employment in community health. The Centre endeavors to increase wellness through a system of education, health promotion, disease prevention and treatment that empowers people to make healthy lifestyle choices. Salary commensurate with experience. Willing to train the right person.

Email your cover letter & resume to [email protected],

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• Panoramic mountain and valley views from this well kept 4 bedroom home on just over 5 acres and minutes from town!• Floor to ceiling windows in the living/dining room.• Garden doors off the master to a sundeck with a hot tub.• Recent updates include new countertops in the kitchen and tile backsplash as well as in the bathrooms, laminate fl oors, exterior painted, deck re-done & water fi ltration system. Covered deck off the kitchen.• Craft/hobby room on the main with a sink and lots of cupboards and its own entrance. Family room and 2 bedrooms in the above ground basement, nice sized boot room. Covered basement entry and attached/ workshop/tool storage. Beautifully landscaped with fenced/raised garden beds.

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Houston Christian Reformed Church, 1959 Goold Road. Childcare is provided. For more info call Margaret: 845-2348, Darlene 845-7438, Evelyn 696-3229.

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

TOPLEYStructural 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 @ 19:00 hrs (7pm).

Topley Fire Protection Society meetings every second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 pm.

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 Sunday, 11:00am.

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 CALENDARMay 23, 2015. For more info contact Debi Smith at 845-7793 or at [email protected].

Houston Public Library Events: Story Time – Wed. mornings from 10-11 a.m. • Junior Literary Society – Thurs. afternoons from 2:30-4:30. For more info please contact the library @250-845-2256.

Houston’s “Love by the Bowl” Soup Kitchen serving healthy homemade soups in two different seatings, 11:00 -12:00 and 12:00 -1:00 on Wed.

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 issues concerning the Buck fl ats area. Please call Chris Newell at 250-845-3564 for more info.

Activities for Seniors in Houston at the Seniors Centre: Carpet Bowling Tues. & Fri. 1:00 PM • Floor Curling Mon. 1:00 PM • Pool any afternoon to schedule call; Adrian-250-845-2338 • Breakfasts- fi rst Sat. of the month, community invited. • Soup and Sandwich luncheon- third Thurs. of the month. Community invited. At Pleasant Valley Village, 3603 11th St.: Senior Exercise, Mon. & Fri 10:00 AM • Cards Mon. & Thurs. 7:00 PM. At the Bowling Alley: Seniors bowling Wed. 1:30 PM. At the Houston Swimming Pool: Aquafi t, Mon., Wed. & Fri. 9-10 AM. At the Legion: Seniors darts and light lunch Thursdays 11a.m. - 2 p.m.

Coffee Break - an Interactive Women’s Bible Study meet every Wed. morning from 9:30-11:00 at the

Community Market - Thursday, March 19 from 3 to 7 p.m. at the library. Local vendors will be on hand with a variety of goods. Vendors are asked to call the library to register - 250-845-2256. Space is limited. Tables are $10.

Daffodils were be available at the Houston Mall Thurs: noon to 5 p.m. and Fri. starting 11 a.m. Sponsored by the local group for the Canadian Cancer Society. Price is $5 for a bunch of 10 fl owers. Get your fl owers while quantities last.

Dinner and discussion on Euthanasia March 21, Basement of the Houston Reform Church in Houston. Dinner will be served at 6:00 pm with presentation and discussion to follow. Guest Speaker Alex Schandenberg. Free will offering after presentation. For more information contact Michalle Brown, Jan Meints or Joan Delege.

Houston Retirement Housing Annual General Meeting is Monday, March 23 at 7 p.m. at the Houston Seniors Centre. Everyone is welcome.

BV Soccer Registration is now on-line @ www.bvsoccer.ca Very easy to register – deadline is Mar. 28th Volunteer cheques to Rod’s 1st Choice Fashions. Volunteers are still needed, pls contact Jacqueline Malkinson @ [email protected]

Upcoming Houston Cancer Fundraiser: Help is needed in all areas for a four hour Canadian Cancer Society “Dash for Cash for Cancer” event to be held

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