By Jackie Lieuwen Houston Today Two mayors and ten councillors are competing in the District of Houston elections mid- November. Interim Chief Election Officer Linda Poznikoff declared the following people as candidates this fall. In a race for Houston mayor are Bill Holmberg and Shane Brienen. Running to fill the six councillor positions are Tim Anderson, Colleen Ettinger, Rick Lundrigan, Toni McKilligan, Dawn Potvin, Nick Powell, John Siebengra, Craig Stoltenberg, Tom Stringfellow and Jonathan Van Barneveld. Only two are running to fill the two school trustee positions. Les Kearns is running again along with Jennifer Williams. Regional District of Bulkley- Nechako returning officer Cheryl Anderson says there are three running for the position as Director of the Houston rural area for the Regional District of Bulkey- Nechako. The three RDBN candidates are Rob Newell, Frances Teer, and Sheryl Yaremco. The advance poll is 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, November 5 at the District of Houston office. Regular elections are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, November 15 at the Houston Community Hall. Poznikoff notes that all candidates have the opportunity to withdraw their names by this Friday, Oct. 17. Health services review Candidates compete in local elections By Jackie Lieuwen Houston Today Northern Health is reviewing health ser- vices in Houston to create a vision with practical recommen- dations for improve- ment. A panel of three (a doctor, nurse lead and a leader in community and primary health care) conducted one- on-one and group in- terviews with between 35 and 50 people in Houston Sept. 29 and 30, said Cormac Hikisch, Health Service Administrator. They talked to staff at the Health Centre, community partners, Houston mayor and council, and leaders of the Regional Hospital District, Hikisch said. They considered urgent care, the physi- cians compliment and arrangement, mental health and addictions, public health, and home and community care including home support. They were “really trying to get an under- standing of how health services is working and how we can plan for continued improve- ments,” said Hikisch. Hikisch said he de- briefed with the panel after the interviews, and “they were very impressed with how the Houston Health Centre and all the partners within are working together.” “ Council seeking 24/7 nursing care to “get upgraded to the rural community standard.” - Mayor Bill Holmberg “ Advance polls Nov. 5 Regular elections Nov. 15. HAPPY EVENT VISIT US IN SMITHERS OR ONLINE 1-866-844-6723 · www.glaciertoyota.ca * See dealer for details WE’VE DOUBLED OUR PRE-OWNED INVENTORY! All prices are marked down SAVE ON 2014 INVENTORY! OR 0% FINANCING AVAILABLE* UP TO $ 7,000 IN CASH SAVINGS* UP TO WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2014 Proudly serving Houston and District - Home of Canada’s Largest Fly Rod www.houston-today.com NO. 42 $1.30 Inc. GST NEWS: New RCMP staff PAGE 6 PROFILE: Cadets Profile PAGE 12 Jackie Lieuwen/Houston Today APPLE Art HCS students from grades one and two weaved baskets, painted apples and glued leaves to create these beautiful posters in celebration of fall. Above are Jacob, Kalib, Lucas and Jayden. Publications Mail Registration #0040028607 See HEALTH on Page 2
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By Jackie LieuwenHouston Today
Two mayors and ten councillors are competing in the District of Houston elections mid-November.
Interim Chief Election Officer Linda Poznikoff declared the
following people as candidates this fall.
In a race for Houston mayor are Bill Holmberg and Shane Brienen.
Running to fill the six councillor positions are Tim Anderson, Colleen Ettinger, Rick Lundrigan, Toni McKilligan, Dawn
Potvin, Nick Powell, John Siebengra, Craig Stoltenberg, Tom Stringfellow and Jonathan Van Barneveld.
Only two are running to fill the two school trustee positions. Les Kearns is running again along with Jennifer Williams.
Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako returning officer Cheryl Anderson says there
are three running for the position as Director of the Houston rural area for the Regional
District of Bulkey-Nechako.
The three RDBN candidates are Rob Newell, Frances Teer, and Sheryl Yaremco.
The advance poll is 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, November 5 at the District of Houston office.
Regular elections are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, November 15 at the Houston Community Hall.
P o z n i k o f f notes that all candidates have the opportunity to withdraw their names by this Friday, Oct. 17.
Health services review
Candidates compete in local elections
By Jackie LieuwenHouston Today
Northern Health is reviewing health ser-vices in Houston to create a vision with practical recommen-dations for improve-ment.
A panel of three (a doctor, nurse lead and a leader in community and primary health care) conducted one-on-one and group in-terviews with between 35 and 50 people in Houston Sept. 29 and 30, said Cormac Hikisch, Health Service Administrator.
They talked to staff at the Health Centre, community partners, Houston mayor and council, and leaders of the Regional Hospital District, Hikisch said.
They considered urgent care, the physi-cians compliment and arrangement, mental health and addictions, public health, and home and community care including home support.
They were “really trying to get an under-standing of how health services is working and how we can plan for continued improve-ments,” said Hikisch.
Hikisch said he de-briefed with the panel after the interviews, and “they were very impressed with how the Houston Health Centre and all the partners within are working together.”
“Council seeking
24/7 nursing care to “get upgraded
to the rural community standard.”
- Mayor Bill Holmberg
“Advance polls Nov. 5 Regular elections Nov. 15.
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The panel will also look at community and health statistics, and compare Houston’s services with other communities with similar population and economic base, Hikisch said.
It will also look at context and Houston’s
distance from other communities.
Asked why Northern Health is conducting this review now, Hikisch said there are several reasons.
He said one reason is the closure of Houston Forest Products, which is changing the demographics in Houston.
Second, the physician compliment has changed, as Doctor Kevin Woudstra left in June to take courses at the University of B.C. The services at Ninth Street Medical Clinic have not changed, as Dr. Chandler and Dr. Morkel are providing more days, but Hikisch says they are working with the practice and “actively recruiting for one more physician in Houston.”
He says another reason for the review is how the District of Houston continues to raise health services as a priority.
Finally, Hikisch says there hasn’t been any substantive changes since they got complex care and respite and short stay
beds in Houston four years ago, so “it was time.”
A final report will be done late-2014 or early-2015, and will give clear recommendations to Northern Health and other local health stakeholders.
“The hope is that this process will leave a vision for health services in the community for the future, and give recommendations to help us achieve that vision,” Hikisch said, adding that it will be a five to ten year plan.
Mayor Bill Holmberg says he’s glad they’re doing the review, though he says it’s long overdue.
“They probably should have done it two or three years ago, but at least they’re doing it,” he said.
His main concern is that the re c o m m e n d at i o n s be achievable for Houston.
In terms of 24/7 health care, Holmberg says council is now seeking 24/7 nursing care to “get upgraded to the rural community standard.”
Northern Health is working on a vision for Houston health services to guide and recommend improvements for the next five to ten years.
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West Fraser is cleaning up the property of the former Houston Forest Products while they try sell it.
West Fraser Operations Manager John Vander Ende says they are meeting brokers with industrial connections to help market the site.
“In the long run, we’ll ultimately sell the property,” he said, adding that they’re waiting for “some
solid proposals.” Vander Ende says
they plan to leave standing the of� ce,
mobile shop, storage shed and weigh scale, as they have “general use potential for lots
of people.” He said they are
levelling the planer and sawmill and
salvaging the steel. Vander Ende says
they’re in no rush to � nish cleaning
up the site, as they want to ensure proper removal of the equipment sold
in the auction last August.
“It will be when it will be,” he said.
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preventing full access to the nearly-completed Red
Chris copper and gold mine owned by Imperial Metals reveals once again the complicated and delicate state of resource development within the province.
Several blockades this year, the latest of which went up last week, have highlighted worries among some members of the Tahltan Nation about the design of the tailings pond into which waste water and material will be stored from the mine which is located on Tahltan traditional territory.
Imperial Metals, because of the collapse of the tailings pond at its Mount Polley mine in the Cariboo in August, is a natural target for anyone who opposes any sort of resource development. That Tahltan protestors this time are joined by Secwepemc people who hold Mount Polley within their traditional territory is no coincidence.
But while the rhetoric around Red Chris ramps up, the central governing body of the Tahltan, the Tahltan Central Council, and Imperial are also busy. Imperial is financing a review of its Red Chris tailings design by a company chosen by the council.
The agreement for that review ended an earlier blockade in August.
To set up a new blockade before that review is released, digested and debated and either accepted or rejected seems to indicate that for some, the drama of a blockade is preferable to a way forward.
- Terrace Standard, Black Press
A light bulb momentThe power went
out last week for nine hours and at � rst it was a drag.
“I can’t pick up milk and bread now,” I said to my 14-year-old son as we were driving home from his basketball game in Kelowna and noticed West Kelowna - where we live - was curiously in the dark.
“My download won’t work,” Sam said, more concerned about getting a video game on his computer than not having cereal or sandwiches the next day.
When we arrived home at 7:45 p.m. the electricity had been out for over an hour and the activity on the streets was busier than usual.
“It’s an apocalypse!” one little boy yelled, running down the road with his big sister happily chasing after him.
With all the houses unlit, many people were walking around with � ashlights enjoying the clear sky and twinkling stars.
My husband was away � shing, but my 11-year-old daughter Daisy was at her friend’s house in Peachland. When I arrived to pick her up, the neighborhood there was alive as well with families outside in the gorgeous night.
“I had to take a poop in the dark,” Daisy announced excitedly when she got in the truck. “Luckily Niya and Carol had candles so it was less scary.”
When she entered our house she could see that we had them too and became immediately concerned.
“This is dangerous,” she observed, looking at all the tea lights her brother and I had
� ickering. “No it’s not,” Sam
said. “It looks cool in here.”
It was 8:30 p.m. by then and I was feeling incredibly tired. I suggested a little snack and an early bedtime, but the kids didn’t go for it.
“Let’s play charades,” Sam said.
“Yeah!” Daisy agreed. As exhausted as I felt, there was no way I was going to turn down the opportunity for some old school fun.
At � rst we played the game the way I did as a kid - just trying to act out movie, TV, book or song titles as we thought of them. But after my son couldn’t � gure out how to act out the TV show “Orange is the New Black” and my daughter got stumped on the song “All About that Bass” I decided to grab the board
game Guesstures from downstairs to help us out.
Part of it was miss-ing, but we still had the cards labeled easy or hard. Each contained two words. We decided to take turns trying to act out as many cards as we could in two-minute increments and whoever got through the most cards won.
With all the crazy theatrics I can’t re-member the last time I laughed so long or so hard.
None of us had a clue who won the game, but after an hour of hysterical fun I’d have to say we all did.
“I’m glad the elec-tricity went out,” Daisy said just before going to sleep. “We should have a no-pow-er-hour every night and live like you did in the olden days.
She obviously thinks I’m more an-
cient than I am. But my brother and I did play a lot more board games when we were younger and I regret not doing more of that with Sam and Daisy.
“That’s a brilliant idea,” I said, anxious to connect with them over some old fash-ioned fun.
“Next time can we play Monopoly?” my daughter asked. “I’m in the mood to spend money.”
Excellent, because I’m in the mood not to spend any.
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“I’m helping because Rock Nest Ranch has a stake in the lake. I
use this lake so it’s not fair to not help. I like to canoe and swim at Irrigation Lake and a water drop would be
very annoying.”
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and appreciate the community helping with the camps who
took on the liability.”
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Petronas gives deadline for LNG deal
By Tom FletcherBlack Press
Premier Christy Clark’s government launched its fall legis-lative session Monday with a speech from the throne offering prog-ress on resource trade, partnership with ab-original people and la-bour peace with public school teachers.
The speech de-scribed B.C. following the same path to Asia for lique� ed natural gas as it did in expand-ing lumber trade when the U.S. housing mar-ket declined.
“Like forestry, B.C.’s natural gas industry has relied on exports to the United States,” said the speech, read by Lt. Governor Judith Guichon. “But the
American shale gas revolution has meant the export south has dried up – and is never coming back.”
The gas industry employs 1,700 people in the Fort Nelson area alone, and can be maintained only by reaching Asian mar-kets. The speech notes that Chinese LNG consumption rose by a � fth in the � rst half of 2014.
“This is a chance – not a windfall,” the speech notes, after one of the leading invest-ment groups warned of shifting conditions that could delay its participation.
Clark told report-ers after the speech that talks continue with Petronas, leader of one of the largest of 15 current LNG proposals, with a pipe- line and gas export fa- cilities planned for the
B.C. north coast.“We are good at ne-
gotiating in this gov-ernment,” Clark said. “We’ve got a good record. We’re going to keep negotiating hard.”
The government plans to table frame-work legislation this month to de� ne the environmental stan-dards and tax struc-ture for the industry, which has more than a dozen international players considering LNG development.
NDP leader John Horgan said it’s been a year since the gov-ernment � rst prom-ised a tax structure for LNG, and now with a deadline looming at of the end of October, Clark is trying to back away from 2013 elec-tion promises to retire
B.C.’s debt and slash taxes based on LNG revenue.
“I think we gave away our bargaining power when it comes to lique� ed natural gas,” Horgan said. “Everyone in the sec-tor knows that the premier is way out on a branch and made commitments that she cannot keep.”
The speech described the recent six-year labour agreement with B.C. teachers after a strike that stretched from spring to the early weeks of the fall school term.
“British Columbia can look forward to � ve years of labour peace,” the speech said. “This is unprec-edented. We cannot let this opportunity pass.”
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Malaysia’s state-owned energy company has issued another public warning to the B.C. government that it could push back its investment in lique� ed natural gas by 10 or 15 years.
Petronas CEO
Shamsul Azhar Abbas issued a statement Monday describing a softening global mar-ket for natural gas and oil, and renewing criticisms made public in September about Canada’s tax and envi-ronment rules.
The latest shot across the bow from the leader of B.C.’s largest LNG project
comes as the B.C. leg-islature meets for a rare fall session. The government’s main business in the two-month sitting is to authorize a provincial tax on LNG exports in addition to the royalties paid to the province for gas from northeastern B.C.
“The proposed � s-cal package and regu-
latory pace in Canada threatens the global competitiveness of the Paci� c Northwest LNG project,” Abbas said. “This is further exacerbated by pre-liminary project costs, which indicates cost of local contractors to be higher and not bench-marked to global con-tractor’s cost.”
Premier Christy
Clark and Natural Gas Development Minister Rich Coleman met with Petronas last week and agreed to have the tax arrange-ments completed by the end of October, al-lowing an investment decision by the end of the year.
The consortium led by Petronas also has to pass provincial en-
vironment assessment, including air pollution limits on its gas-� red LNG compressors.
The project has marine impacts from its proposed terminal on Lelu Island near Prince Rupert, which requires approval of Fisheries and Oceans Canada for its effect on salmon and ocean habitat.
Petronas is leading a consortium that includes Chinese, Japanese, Indian and Brunei investors for a pipeline and LNG processing in northern B.C. Petronas paid $5 billion last year to take over Progress Energy Canada, which has major shale gas holdings in northeast B.C. and Alberta.
Throne speech focuses on LNG, teachers
News staff/Houston TodayPremier Christy Clark meets Lt. Governor Judith Guichon for presentation of the throne speech at B.C. legislature.
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New constable arrives in Houston from depotBy Jackie Lieuwen
Houston Today
Houston’s new Constable Melissa Wong comes from depot with a degree in psychology.
She grew up in Vancouver and after high school, went on to study at the University of British Columbia and the University of Manitoba.
“I chose psychology because it was interesting learning about the behaviours of people,” Wong said.
She says she first considered going into the RCMP while in university, so when she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, she started volunteering at a Vancouver community policing centre.
Wong says they attended community events, did a lot of foot patrols and checking for stolen vehicles.
“I wanted to do something challenging and exciting as a career,” she said,
adding that she likes how the RCMP will move her around.
“I don’t want to be in the same place for my whole career.
When she went to RCMP Depot for six months to train, Wong said it was very different.
“Everything was really structured, and there’s lots of rules,” she said, adding that everyone got used to it after a while.
Waking up at 5:30 a.m., she and her 25-person troop went
for breakfast together and then spent the whole day in classes learning about the Criminal Code, fitness, firearms and police defensive tactics.
Classes finished at 4:30 p.m. and then there are assignments and fitness competencies to do on your own. Curfew was 11 p.m.
Of the 25-person troop, Wong says there were eight females, but “everyone treated each other with respect, so there wasn’t much
different in terms of being a female there.”
Wong really enjoyed Depot and says her highlight was meeting all the other recruits and making friends there.
Now posted in Houston, she says the town is definitely smaller then she’s used to.
“It’s small, but the people are really friendly,” she said.
With it being her first post, Wong says she is trying to learn as much as she can here.
“There’s a lot to learn… I don’t really know what to expect,” she said.
Police are investigating multiple assaults, which occurred near a local liquor establishment at 1:45 a.m. Oct. 5. Sgt. Rose says a male allegedly assaulted a male and female with a tire iron, and then was himself assaulted by a group of people who left him in the ditch. Sgt. Rose says the male and female in the first assault were brought to the Hospital for treatment but the male was treated on site. All injuries were non-life threatening. Sgt. Rose says police are still investigating but multiple charges are expected. Alcohol was a significant factor.
***Police stopped a
vehicle for speeding on Highway 16 at Barrett Hat Road at 2 a.m. Sept. 27. RCMP Sgt. Rose says the driver failed the roadside screen for blood alcohol and police issued him a 90-day immediate roadside prohibition. The vehicle was impounded for 30 days.
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Police stopped an impaired driver at a RCMP roadblock on Morice River Road at Bymac Park at 8:30 p.m. Sept. 27. Sgt. Rose says the driver got a warn on the roadside screen and was issued a three-day immediate roadside prohibition. He was also issued a ticket for driving contrary to his restrictions and the ve-hicle was towed.
***Police stopped a
second impaired driver at the same roadblock by Bymac Park at 9:30 p.m. Sept. 27. Sgt. Rose says the driver was issued a 24-hour driving prohibition and the vehicle was towed.
***On Sept. 28, police
stopped an impaired driver on Highway 16 and Caledonia Avenue at 1:20 a.m. Sept. 28. Sgt. Rose says the driver failed the road-side screen and he was issued a 90-day driving prohibition. The vehi-cle was impounded for 30 days.
***Another driver was
issued a 90-day driving prohibition at 3 a.m. Sept. 28. Sgt. Rose says the driver was
stopped at Birch Street and Butler Avenue and failed the roadside screen. She was issued a 90-day driving prohi-bition and her vehicle was impounded for 30 days.
***Police arrested a
male for driving while impaired and prohib-ited on Highway 118 Oct. 8. Sgt. Rose says the drunk driver was reported to police when he left his home just before midnight, and found by police on the highway. He failed the breath sample and will face charges for impaired and prohib-ited driving.
***Police arrested a
drunk male for breach at a home on Babine Crescent in Granisle at 10:30 p.m. Sept. 26. Sgt. Rose says police were called for assault, found the fight was a consensual, lodged the male until sober and released him with no charge.
***A male was ar-
rested for breach at a home on Eagle Nest Crescent in Granisle at 4 p.m. Sept. 28. Sgt. Rose says the male was held in custody to face two charges of breach.
Cnt. Melissa Wong grew up in Vancouver and came from depot for her first posting in Houston. Jackie Lieuwen/Houston Today
By Jackie LieuwenHouston Today
A vehicle hit a bear on Mountainview Drive at Gillespie Road at 10:20 p.m. Oct. 1. Sgt. Rose says the bear rolled over the hood of the vehicle and ran towards Jamie Baxter Park. The driver was not injured, damage was minor and the bear could not be located.
***Police arrested a
male for assault on Hungerford Drive at 4 a.m. Oct. 4. Sgt. Rose says the male was released to face charges at court in November.
***Police got a report
of a missing stop sign on Butler Avenue and 11th Street at 9 a.m. Oct. 4. Sgt. Rose says police suspect the sign was stolen and reported it to the municipality for replacement.
***Police ticketed
a male for hunting without a licence on the North Road at 1 p.m. Oct. 4.
***Police and
Conservation are charging a male for unauthorized
possession of firearms. Sgt. Rose says the male was stopped in a vehicle on the Morice River Road near Michelle Bay at 2:20 p.m. Oct. 4.
***A substantial
amount of cash was lost downtown and reported to police at 6 p.m. Oct. 5. Sgt. Rose says the person needs to money back and if anyone finds it, they are asked to turn it in at the RCMP Detachment.
***Someone smashed
the exterior glass door of an apartment building on Hagman Crescent at 11:30 p.m. Oct. 7. Sgt. Rose says no arrests have been made and any witnesses or people with information are asked to contact Houston RCMP at 250-845-2204 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
***A Samsung
phone was turned into police Sept. 30. Sgt. Rose says it was found at a local business and has a photo of two children on the front screen. The owner is unknown and can come and claim the
phone at the RCMP Detachment.
***Someone kicked
and broke the front door glass at Castle Building Centre Sept. 28. Sgt. Rose says police got the report at 6:45 p.m. and have no suspects in the case. Anyone with information is asked to contact Houston RCMP at 250-845-2204 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
***A vehicle was
rear-ended at the intersection of Highway 16 and Tweedie Avenue at 1:45 p.m. Sept. 26. Sgt. Rose says the vehicle was waiting to turn left when another vehicle hit it from behind. No one was injured but the hit vehicle was significantly damaged and had to be towed. Sgt. Rose says police gave the offending driver a ticket for following too close.
***A truck rolled
over near three kilometres the Morice Rover Road at 5 p.m. Sept. 26. RCMP Sgt. Rose says the driver lost control when they hit loose gravel, but was not injured in the crash. Police served him a ticket
for speeding relative to conditions.
***Police are re-
questing an arrest warrant for a male involved in an as-sault on Eagle Nest Crescent in Granisle. Sgt. Rose says police were called at 3:40 a.m. Sept. 30 and a male claimed he was
assaulted by another male who could not be found.
***In the last two
weeks, police have had 105 calls, including six reports about bears, 12 traffic, 9 false alarms, 10 abandoned 9-1-1 calls and one bylaw complaint.
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Employment Action is a non-profi t organization with over twenty years experience providing Employment and Skills Training services to job seekers in Northern BC. Employment Action is currently requesting applications for the following positions.
Case Manager – EPBC
(permanent / full time – 37.5 hrs/wk) Smithers WorkBC offi ce location.
Please submit a cover letter, resume and three references to:
Lori ForgeronEmployment Action1505 Victoria Street
Prince George, BC V2L 2L4Fax: 250-564-8864
Email: [email protected] Please apply in person, via fax, email or regular mail.
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.Full job description for the above position can be
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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS October 30th, 2014. NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
B.V. Driving School Ltd. is offering an air brakes course in Houston on
Friday (evening) October 31st, Saturday, November 1st &
Sunday, November 2nd, 2014.
Spaces are limited so call ASAPEmail: [email protected] • www.bvdrivingschool.ca
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A car was sideswiped by a flat deck semi at the intersection of Highway 16 and Tweedie Avenue at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 29. Sgt. Rose says the semi was trying to make a right turn when a car came to turn right and got wedged in between the flat deck and the curb. The damage to the car was moderate and no one was injured. Sgt. Rose says no charges were laid as it’s not clear who was at fault. The two drivers gave conflicting reports about whether the semi had signal lights on. Photo submitted
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VILLAGE OF GRANISLE
DECLARATION OF ELECTION BY ACCLAMATION
I, Lorna Burkett, Chief Election Of� cer for the Village of Granisle, do hereby declare, pursuant to Section 76 of the Local Government Act, the following candidate(s) elected by acclamation:
Of� ce of Mayor Linda McGuire
Of� ce(s) of Councillor Thomas Liversidge Zarna A. Dilley James O’Farrell Karen Barber
Given under my hand at Granisle, British Columbia, this 10th day of October, 2014.
_______________________________
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To donate, please call, mail or visit: 1100 Alward Street Prince George, BC V2M 7B1 Phone: 250-564-0885 • 1-800-811-5666
Make a gift in honour or in memory of a loved one impacted by cancer
Order forms are available for pickup atHome Hardware, Houston Christian School and on the school website www.houstonchristianschool.ca
You will be called when your pies are ready. If you are picking up pies, we ask that you do so assoon as possible—to ensure maximum freshness.
Delivery service is also available for a $2.00 fee per order.NOTE: THESE PIES FREEZE VERY WELL FOR A LONG
PERIOD OF TIME THE WILLING WORKERS THANK YOU FOR YOUR ORDER
October 14 & 15Order your pies today.Apple pies are made fresh
and come ready forbaking or freezing. The cost is $8.00 each.
Apple Pie Days
Seniors Luncheon & Meeting
at the Houston Seniors Centre is postponed one week.
Next Luncheon is
Thursday, October 23rd.
Everyone welcome to the
Seniors Lunch.
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Seniors Bingo is every Tuesday at 7:00pm at Cottonwood Manor. Entry is $1. Come out & enjoy a fun prize filled evening. Lots of prizes!
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TopleyStructural Firefighting/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.
GranisleGranisle and District Seniors meeting every 2nd Sunday of the month at 7:00pm at the Seniors Centre.
Granisle Volunteer Fire Department meetings & fire practices every Tues., 7:00pm at the Fire Hall.
Granisle Church of the Way services are Sunday, 11:00am.
Please keep your announcements as brief as possible. Deadline (faxed or mailed or delivered) is 4 p.m. Thursday. Items are printed or alternated as space permits. Items will be accepted via fax, email or dropped at the office. No phone calls please. More calendar items are listed online and can be submitted or viewed at www.houston-today.com
Houston and District Curling Club Annual General meeting - Wednesday, October 15 at 7:00 PM - Elections of officers, financial statement and plans for the season. Everyone invited!.
Houston Public Library Events: October is Library Month! Please stop by throughout the month and participate in our interactive activities for all age groups. You might even be lucky and win a prize! • Storytime is starting Wed, Oct. 15 at 10AM. All kids, ages 3-5, welcome! • The “Junior Literary Society” Thurs from 2:30 to 4:30PM afterschool program for kids, ages 8-12. • Join us for fun on Oct. 24 (PD/NID Day). Start with a swim at the Houston Pool @ 1:00PM and then walk over to the Houston Public Library to enjoy a Halloween Puppet Show and some tasty Halloween treats from 3-4PM.
United Church Annual Fowl Dinner Friday, Nov. 7th - One sitting at the Seniors Activity Centre at 6 p.m. Adults: $15; Under 12 : $10. Tickets are available from Arnold Amonson.
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.
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 flats area. Please call Chris Newell at 250-845-3564 for more information.
Houston Christian Reformed Church is celebrating its 75th Anniversary. Various events are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, November 8 and 9 for 2014. More information and schedule details will be available.
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- first 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: Aquafit, Mon., Wed. & Fri. 9-10 AM.
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.
The Houston Legion Branch 249: Meeting: 2nd Monday of the month is Executive,
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Leprosy is a terrible disease, it deadens the nerves in the hands and feet, so those who have it often have dis� gured stumps for � ngers toes and limbs. One cannot feel pain so the injuries to the limbs are more likely, the wounds become infected and slowly the disease takes it’s toll. Many people with leprosy are also stricken with blindness. It is an infectious disease so often people are shunned, and in the past, many were sent to live in leper colonies, to isolate them from the general population.
In Biblical times lepers were to stay outside the populated areas and were to cry out “Unclean, unclean” when they were approached by another person. They were left there to fend for themselves, at the mercy of the elements and possibly a loving relative or a kind person who might bring them clothes or something to eat.
No wonder the lepers that Jesus healed (Luke 17:11-19) were happy when he healed them of this dreadful illness. Ten of them came to him and asked him to heal them, yet when they realized they were healed, only one came back, and fell at his feet and thanked him for what he had done for him. Why did the others not thank him? Were they ungrateful? Which leper was truly thankful?
When we think of Thanksgiving Day, we think of all the many blessings that have happened to us over the year. It is good to have a thankful heart. Some of the things most of us can be thankful for are: living in a free country where we can vote, build a business, practice our faith freely, move to anywhere we please and raise a family. We also think of the provision of food that is available to us, the farmers market, the produce our gardens have produced, the variety of food available from the supermarket. We truly have so much to be thankful for.
It is good to contemplate these many blessings and to be thankful, but can we really be thankful without thanking the one who has given it all to us? God is ultimately the one who has blessed us with every good thing (Psalm 103). How can we be truly thankful without thanking him?
Do our actions re� ect the nine lepers who were healed but never came back or the one who came back and actually thanked Jesus for healing him? “Acknowledge that the LORD is God! He made us, and we are his. We are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name.” Psalm 100:3,4 NLT Submitted by Ken Penner
Left is Tyler McEwen donating some of the profits from his 4H steer to Camp Goodtimes, a family camp supported by the Canadian Cancer Society for children with cancer and their families. McEwen thought about donating all on his own, and asked his parents how he could contribute to a cause helping those fighting cancer. Receiving the cheque on behalf of Canadian Cancer Society is Carla Johnson, a 35 year Canadian Cancer Society volunteer and cancer survivor.Right is Carla and Mary Johnson receiving their 35 year volunteer pins and certificates from Sue Jones, Houston Cancer Unit’s Treasurer and Secretary. Carla did her first volunteering as a young child and has continued to volunteer regularly with her mom Mary.
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Order forms are available for pickup atHome Hardware, Houston Christian School and on the school website www.houstonchristianschool.ca
You will be called when your pies are ready. If you are picking up pies, we ask that you do so assoon as possible—to ensure maximum freshness.
Delivery service is also available for a $2.00 fee per order.NOTE: THESE PIES FREEZE VERY WELL FOR A LONG
PERIOD OF TIME THE WILLING WORKERS THANK YOU FOR YOUR ORDER
October 14 & 15Order your pies today.Apple pies are made fresh
and come ready forbaking or freezing. The cost is $8.00 each.
Apple Pie Days
Marla McIntyre welcomes a donation of apples for the Houston Salvation Army Food Bank. The fresh apples were donated by the Prince George Elks Lodge along with the Casa Del Mell Orchard, Lighthouse Orchard and Carvhalo Orchard. Marla McIntire was on hand to accept the generous shipment. The Elks Lodges of Northern B.C. have donated over 93,000 lb. of apples to communities across B.C.’s Central Interior during the past 10 years. Photo submitted
Salvation Army welcomes apple donation
BULKLEY VALLEY HOME CENTRE HOUSTON
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Culled Lumber & Treated Blowout Bundled by size and tagged in courtyard Save 50% or moreHardi siding 8-1/4 blue AJV07221006 (74 pc) $11.98 $5.99Colored Metal flashings ½ pricecedar 1x6x8 TG JHA08291620(64) $8.99 $6.99post 4x4 Moisture shield composite JHA05011550 (6) $89.99 $69.99Sofit vinyl 8”x12’ snap lock JHA05211522 (16) $11.9 $5.99
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BULKLEY VALLEY HOME CENTRE HOUSTON
SALE Save up to 50% or MORE!Some Great Christmas Gift Items
All Cambridge Shingles $27.49 $26.49FEPA Felt Papers #15 Save 15% Palruff - 8-ft, 10-ft and 12-ft 028089 Save 15%
Lumber and Siding Reg. Sale
All 2” SPF 2&better Save 15%All 1x4 & 1x6 SPF Save 15%
Paint & Accessories Reg. Sale
Mistints – some nice colours 1/2 Price All Regular Sikkens Stains Save 15%All General Paint and Stains Save 15%All Rollers, Brushes, Trays Save 20%
Odd Ball Specials Reg. Sale
Culled Lumber & Treated Blowout Bundled by size and tagged in courtyard Save 50% or moreHardi siding 8-1/4 blue AJV07221006 (74 pc) $11.98 $5.99Colored Metal flashings ½ pricecedar 1x6x8 TG JHA08291620(64) $8.99 $6.99post 4x4 Moisture shield composite JHA05011550 (6) $89.99 $69.99Sofit vinyl 8”x12’ snap lock JHA05211522 (16) $11.9 $5.99
ACQ Treated Wood Reg. Sale
Save on your next year’s deck or fence projectAll remaining lumber, decking, fence boards Save 15%
Drywall and Insulation Reg. Sale
Drywall 4x8x1/2” 1248UL - Cash & Carry $11.49 $9.99Damaged Drywall (1 pile, 1 sale for all) Save 50%Roxul Batt Insulation Save 5%All Rigid Styrofoam Insulation Save 12% All Poly Vapor barrier Save 12%
Flooring Reg. Sale
Bonera tile mat set 12’x12’ 606-00100 $39.99 $29.99Tile Ceramic 16”x 16” 2 colors $2.79 $1.99 DO6BASAMATE DO6WHITMATE See the other unadvertised specials in-store All in stock lino 20% off
HOUSTON STORE ONLY250-845-7606
Tools & Accessories Reg. Sale
Locking Plier Set 7” & 10” 739-3051 (5) $49.99 $29.99Bit set impact 18 pc 721374 (7) $34.99 $24.99organizer 0556811 (12) $11.89 $5.59rachet tie down 1”x14’ 134-1049 $10.19 $5.29
Plumbing & Electrical Reg. Sale
light porch red pendant 4215836 $53.89 $19.99All Plumbing Fittings Save 20%Cellcore 11/2”, 2”,3”,4” Save 15%All Kitchen, Bath & Shower Faucets Save 10%All In-stock Eurorite vanities Save 15%All electric boxes, switches, plates, plugs Save 15%
BBQ 46k convection 789-0858 (1) $549.99 $399.99Utility dump cart 976-6403 (4) $240.99 $139.99Flower/Shrub Pots - good selection Save 25%Fountains, Bird Baths, Wall Art, Pot Fairies Save 40%See great deals on discount table Up to 50% offAll Deck/Lawn Furniture 20% OffAll Cameo garden pots 50% Off
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By Jackie LieuwenHouston Today
Six Houston cadets joined over 1,500 others who attended Cadet Camp in Vernon this summer.
Local cadets Jonathan Jaspers, Taylor Kopetski, Chase Wentzell, Rowan Vandenheuvel, Ashton Armstrong and Elijah Newell each attended different weeks, focus-ing on different skills such as band or marks-manship.
Ashton and Elijah went to general training for two weeks in July.
They practiced marching, shot pellet guns to refi ne marksmanship skills, pitched tents for an outdoor camp out, jumped walls and army crawled through an obstacle course, Ashton said.
Training for two weeks and sleeping in 50-person barracks, they were taught about things like what to do if you get lost and how to “polish boots in the dark with a fl ashlight.”
“Your boots have to be so shiny you can see your teeth in them,” Ashton said.
He added that he also learned “how to grow up to be like some of the people here [older cadets].”
“Yeah, maturity,” Elijah explained.Asked about their highlight, both boys
said it was making friends. “Meeting tons of good people… it’s kind
of hard leaving after you’ve met so many good friends,” Ashton said.
Rowan attended band camp where she made a lot of friends, had lots of fun and learned to play the tuba, she said.
Up at 6:30 a.m., cadets marched between barracks, meals and practice areas.
“It was kind of interesting to try and march with a tuba,” Rowan said.
Cadets had individual practice times and ensemble practices, playing together outside in clusters.
“It’s fun!” Rowan said. In Vernon for three weeks in August with
700 other cadets, Rowan’s highlight was watching the “Military Tattoo,” a parade with a multicultural mixture of military and musi-cal bands.
She hopes to play in the tattoo next year, as she was invited up to intermediate level next summer.
“I would be ecstatic,” she said. Asked if she would go to band camp
again, Rowan said defi nitely would. “It was fun… You get to meet people, and
you get to learn a lot of new things.” Learning took a different shape for Chase,
whose camp fi lled the air with gunshots rath-er then music.
“We shot stuff,” he said when asked what he did at camp.
Marksmanship camp was fi lled with tar-gets, rifl es and shooting lessons including things like breathing and follow through.
“It taught you a lot of patience because nobody shot faster then another. We basically fi red between one or two seconds of each oth-er and we’d reload our rifl es at the same time and we’d all fi re again,” Chase said.
There with 54 other cadets, Chase said the goal was to get into the expert shooting ranks, the highest level called Cross Rifl e Crowns, which he earned on his last try in the third and last week of camp.
“It was fun… there’s a lot of friendly peo-ple,” Chase said.
Now back at regular cadets, Rowan says she looks forward to the outdoor activities and Houston friends.
Cadets kicked off in September with three new members joining the ranks, for a total of 12 members.
Meeting at the Community Hall Thursday nights, regular program includes marching drills and theory work about social respon-sibilities, team building and leadership, said Offi cer Margaret Murphy.
It also has hands on training in marksman-ship, map and compass work and knot tying. There are also a few weekend exercises fi lled with hiking, camping or marksmanship.
“It’s lots of fun,” Murphy said.
Training and friendship atsummer Cadet Camp
Rowan Vandenheuvel, Chase Wentzell, Ashton Armstrong and Elijah Newell were four of the six Houston cadets that went to Cadet Camp in Vernon this year.
“Jackie Lieuwen photo
“...it’s kind of hard leaving after you’ve met so many good friends,” - Ashton Armstrong
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Burns Lake pellet plant explosion and fireBy Laura Blackwell
Black Press
At approximately 8:00 am. Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014, a fire related incident occurred at the Pinnacle Pellet plant in the Burns Lake facility resulting in minor injuries to two employees and more serious, but not critical injuries to a third employee.
WorkSafeBC has been notified and the affected area of the plant has been secured to allow for a full investigation.
At the time of the incident, the plant was in a maintenance shut-down. The fire was quickly contained and
there are no reports of equipment damage.
Three workers were transported to Lakes District Hospital and Health Centre. Two patients with minor injuries are being transferred to the University Hospital of Northern B.C. in Prince George and one patient is being transferred to Vancouver.
Scott McCloy from WorksafeBC said, “WorkSafeBC Prevention officers arrived on scene at about noon. They will be working to deter-mine what happened and why it happened. WorkSafeBC offi-cers are coordinating with the RCMP and
other regulatory bod-ies, including the BC Safety Authority, in this regard. At this point, it is difficult to determine how long it will take to determine the cause, but our hope is to determine the cause quickly. It is my understanding that the three workers were in the dryer area at the time of the in-cident. We have not at this point determined whether there was an explosion or a fire.”
Luke Strimbold, Mayor of the Village of Burns Lake, said this “On behalf of our entire community, I would like to extend our thoughts, prayers, and support for a healthy recovery to the
workers of Pinnacle Pellet.”
WorkSafeBC last inspected this mill on June 17, 2014. At the time of that inspection it was determined that combustible dust issues were being managed. The mill has not been inspected since that time. However, WorkSafeBC launched another combustible dust effort related to the pellet industry on October 1 and the Burns Lake facility is on the schedule to be inspected.
Laura Blackwell/Black PressThree were injured in the explosion, and one transferred to Vancouver hospital.
Council at UBCM By Jackie Lieuwen
Houston Today
Things were a bit different for Houston council at the Union of BC Municipalities Convention this year.
Their meetings with BC government took on a different style, instead of several 15 minute one-on-one meetings, council had fifteen minutes with Premier Christy Clarke and several ministers all together.
Asked why meet-ings were different then usual, Councillor Shane Brienen said they didn’t know.
“Almost everyone we talked to from the north was getting put into those,” he said, adding that there were benefits meeting ev-eryone together, as council could get an-swers right away rather then waiting for the Premier and ministers to correspond and get back to them.
Their meeting in-cluded (1) Premier Christy Clarke, (2) Steve Thomson, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, (3) Shirley Bond, Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister Responsible for Labour, (4) Coralee Oakes, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, and (5) Terry Lake, Minister
of Health and (6) John Rustad.
One priority coun-cil had at UBCM was lobbying for funding for upcoming projects, particularly Houston’s deteriorating water reservoir.
Mayor Holmberg said that after the meeting, Shirley Bond asked that they send a draft budget of the wa-ter reservoir project.
She promised that “the least she’ll do is get it in front of the Finance Committee,” Holmberg said.
“It won’t happen tomorrow or any-thing… but it looks like we might get some provincial money.”
Another priority was to discuss forest policies and lobby for West Fraser timber rights to stay local.
Mayor Holmberg said the Competition Bureau will make rec-ommendations, but he wonders what impact it will have anymore.
“The big thing for us is going to be the Morice River Timber Supply Review,” he said. “It doesn’t sound like that’s coming out until the first quarter of next year.”
As far as lobbying for the timber rights from West Fraser, Holmberg says noth-ing will happen until the government de-cides how much tim-ber they have for allot-ment.
“Maybe our fight to
keep West Fraser vol-ume here might be for naught… there might not be volume to fight over,” he said.
LNG projects was also discussed at UBCM, and Holmberg says there was a lot of infor-mation and different opinions about where projects are at.
He said there was also an idea of three-tiers of impact from LNG: The northeast-ern gas fields will have huge benefits, commu-nities with LNG plants will benefit immensely, and who knows if or how communities en route - like Houston - will benefit.
“We were trying to drive home the fact that we need to focus on mines and forestry. Forestry is the indus-try that’s been the backbone of this prov-ince and will continue to be for quite a while,” Holmberg said.
G o v e r n m e n t seemed open to those ideas, he added.
As for mining, Councillor Michalle Jolly says things seemed fairly positive.
She noted two stats from the mining break-fast: B.C. accounts for more then 20 percent of mineral exploration in Canada, and since 2005, government has put $50 million into Geoscience BC.
“There’s a lot hap-pening in mining,” Jolly said.
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By Tom FletcherBlack Press
Every year when B.C.’s municipal politicians get together to preach to the provincial cabinet, there comes a point in the maze of resolutions where things go sideways.
Last year it was a misinformed, impos-sible demand to ban all traces of genetic engineering. Before that they thumbed their mobile phones and denounced wire-less power meters. Both votes passed by narrow margins in a half-empty chamber, with many delegates focused on the serious community issues they are elected to address.
This year it was a charge led by Burnaby to denounce the proposed Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion. And this time it was defeated.
Credit for this sudden attack of common sense goes
largely to North Cowichan Coun. Al Siebring. Here’s part of his address to the recent Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Whistler:
“Ladies and gentlemen, we are elected to handle things like roads and water and sewer and land use, police, fire, garbage. We’re not here to talk about social policy, child poverty or heaven forbid, pipelines.
“Those kinds of things dilute our credibility as an organization. We’re becoming a social policy activist group rather than a group of municipal politicians.
“Half of this reso-lutions book is stuff that’s outside of our purview…. If you want to do social policy, get your butt elected to the provincial legislature.”
Burnaby, New Westminster, Victoria and Vancouver were undeterred. In tax-rich
urban centres one can make a living at local politics. And grand-standing works.
Burnaby Coun. Nick Volkow rattled off a jumbled history of refineries in his region, noting that the sole surviving Chevron plant is bringing in crude by trucks and trains because the 60-year-old pipeline is over-subscribed. He didn’t explain how stopping a pipeline upgrade would keep it open, or improve oil safety.
Volkow repeated the protester myth that a new pipeline would introduce diluted bi-tumen to the coast. Trans Mountain start-ed shipping dilbit in the late 1980s.
Kamloops Mayor Peter Milobar and others from along the Interior pipeline route pointed out another flaw. If southern cit-ies want to wander outside their mandate to make this gesture, why target only this
pipeline and ignore rail lines and highways that cross the same riv-ers and streams?
Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan boast-ed that after his first court challenge to the National Energy Board was tossed out, his high-priced eco-lawyer found a consti-tutional angle. Cha-ching!
Meanwhile, profes-sional protesters bike-lock their necks to the fence at Burnaby’s Westridge oil terminal, and a radical Simon Fraser University professor revives his Occupy Vancouver team to step up the ground war if courts falter.
The comedy of all this was illustrated by Coun. Robin Cherbo from Nelson, who as-sured delegates he uses synthetic oil in his ve-hicle. Is that derived from organic sunflow-ers? And what signifi-cance does that gesture have compared with the gasoline and jet
fuel that carried 1,200 delegates to Whistler?
Cherbo assumes that Ottawa can sim-ply direct Alberta’s oil industry to start refin-ing all the heavy oil there. Half a century into this industrial me-ga-project, this stuff should just be banned from pipelines. Peace, man.
This is why election-time posturing by local politicians is a slippery slope. Not only do they lack authority, they and their staff lack the required expertise and information.
The Trans Mountain pipeline starts in Alberta and branches into the U.S. It is by definition fed-eral jurisdiction. NEB hearings on its expan-sion continue, with ex-pert input, especially on shipping risks, from the B.C. government, Green MLA Andrew Weaver and others.
M u n i c i p a l politicians should pipe down and defend their own performance.
Oil a slippery slope for cities
Editor:The October 9,
2014 CBC article titled “Enbridge Line 9B pipeline delayed by NEB over major water body concerns” shows clearly the company’s disregard for safety and the environment. The attached conditions to the NEB approval of the reversal of Line 9A to carry bitumen to the East Coast, required Enbridge to identify all major water bodies and put valves within one kilometer on each side of their crossings. The NEB reported that
only only six of the 104 such crossings appeared to have such valves installed.
Worse, the NEB disagrees with Enbridge’s criteria for the determination of what a “ Major Water Crossing” is.
I wonder if at the recent Open Houses that Enbridge held for the Northern Gateway pipeline project, they justified NOT placing valves on either side of major areas which only THEY have the right to designate. I also wonder how the paid anonymous members of the
invisible Community Advisory Boards (CAB) on the Northern Gateway
— s u p p o s e d l y representing our communit ies—are holding Enbridge to
task on their empty promises.
Josette WierSmithers, BC
An Enbridge representative explains one the safety features for pipelines at the recent “Let’s Talk” open house in Houston.
Letter to the Editor Enbridge water crossings
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3225 - 3227 - 3229 Hagman Crescent. $145,000 for all three townhouses.
Rented for $22,000 yearly for all 3 townhouses.Call Goldie: (250)-845-2448
Townhouses
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Townhouses
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