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Telus spent $1 million in the area this year improving wireless service along Hwy16 and Hwy37.

It covered one project which added wireless coverage to about 15 kilometres of Hwy16 between Terrace and Prince Rupert while another

project added wireless coverage to about 40 kilometres of highway from South Hazelton toward Kitwanga.

“The site is located near the Highway 37 junction and therefore maximizes coverage to both Highway 37 and Highway 16. Because of its location, the coverage stretches to residents in Kitwanga and certain parts of

Cedarvale,” explained Liz Sauve from Telus of the second project.

These two projects, along with one expanded wireless coverage on Hwy16 between Prince George and McBride, resulted in a total cost of $2.5 million, she said.

“This is a p a r t i c u l a r l y challenging highway to serve, due to the

remote location and challenging terrain that our engineers must work with in planning how to maximize coverage where it is needed,” Sauve said of the Hwy16 corridor.

The projects fall under a 10-year contract the provincial government has with Telus to extend wireless coverage

along 1,700 kilometres of highway in the province.

Bell customers who “roam” on the Telus service will also have full access along that stretch of highway.

But Rogers custom-ers won’t except in case of an emergency, said Sauve.

“Those on anoth-er network will still have the ability to

make emergency calls, meaning all travelers, regardless of service provider, now have crucial access to 911 emergency services,” she said.

Telus, as part of its own separate projects, made improvements to its landline network in and around Cedarvale this year.

It also did work to improves its network

between Lakelse Lake and Terrace.

“It’s possible that while our crews were completing this up-grade, there may have been periods of time where service wasn’t full strength in the Lakelse Lake region,” explained Sauve. “Now that the work is complete, our custom-ers should notice much stronger service.”

Crash kills two people

Telus adds to northwest BC wireless coverage

By Shaun Thomas and Jackie Lieuwen

Houston Today

A couple from Prince Rupert was killed in a crash 18 kilometres west of Houston at 10 p.m. Dec. 29.

Barry Gerald Lecuyer, 49, and his wife Terri Janna Lecuyer were pronounced dead on the scene after a head on collision with another vehicle.

Lecuyers were driving westbound on Highway 16 near Barret Station Road when they lost control of their SUV and spun into the oncoming eastbound lane.

A Ford pick-up truck was travelling east and t-boned the SUV as it spun into the east lane.

The Houston RCMP, Fire

Department and BC Ambulance were called to the scene.

Lecuyers were pronounced dead on scene and the driver and passenger from the Ford pick-up were taken to the hospital with serious, non-life threatening injuries.

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Highway 16 was closed from 10 p.m. Dec. 29 to 9 a.m. Dec. 30 as the crash was investigated by a collision analyst and Smithers Traffic Services.

Houston RCMP have confirmed that icy roads and and foggy conditions played a factor in the accident, and RCMP Sgt. Rose says alcohol was not a factor.

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Health workers ratify ‘unique’ dealBy Tom Fletcher

Black Press

Health science union members have voted 75 per cent to accept a five-year “growth sharing” wage agreement with the B.C. government.

First to accept the groundbreaking proposal are 16,000 specialists in diagnostic, clinical and rehabilitation services. A larger group of government union members is also voting on a similar offer.

The agreements include guaranteed wage increases of about 5.5 per cent over five years, plus extra money in years where the B.C. economy grows beyond independent forecasts.

They are also for

an unusually long term and have been reached three months before the current contracts expire.

Val Avery, president of the Health Sciences Association, said the “modest wage increases” were in addition to employer c o m m i t m e n t s to recruiting and retaining professionals in highest demand.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong said the health science agreement is “unique to the needs of the employers and employees, and I expect we will see that pattern continue with subsequent agreements.”

A similar five-year proposal has gone to a vote of 51,000 mainly B.C. Government

Employees’ Union members. They include direct g o v e r n m e n t employees, home support workers, alcohol and drug counsellors, adult day centres, child development centres and mental health group homes.

The growth sharing formula is based on the finance ministry’s economic forecast council, private sector experts who estimate growth in January as the provincial budget is being prepared. If actual growth exceeds projected growth by one per cent, it means $200 million more for the provincial treasury, which would be shared 50-50 with unionized employees for that year.

In our opinion:

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Put the phone away In February 2010, distracted driving legis-

lation came into effect. The purpose for the new law was to make our roads safer.

In 2010 alone, there were over 100 fatal crashes directly related to distracted driving, cell phones being the biggest distraction of all.

Here in Delta we have seen some horrible col-lisions caused by people talking or texting while driving. While I will not get into any detail of those crashes, I can say that there are widows and children who will not see a partner or parent again because someone was careless behind the wheel.

I will never forget one particular crash: an innocent victim sat in his vehicle and watched as a distracted driver in a larger vehicle drove straight towards him. He had no way of escap-ing and was killed by the impact. I often wonder if he knew he was going to die and what his last thoughts were.

I will be frank in saying that driving while us-ing a cell phone is sel� sh and ignorant behaviour.

Cellphone distractions increase your odds of a crash by 23 per cent, which means you are also increasing the odds of killing somebody else. We have changed our mindset around impaired driv-ing, however we do not seem to understand the perils of distracted driving.

Here in British Columbia we have some of the toughest penalties for impaired driving in the country, including driving suspensions and vehicle impoundments. These have had a direct impact on alcohol-related deaths, with over a 50 per cent drop since the implementation of Immediate Roadside Prohibition. Perhaps we need to consider something similar for cellphone use.

The reality is that distracted driving is as dead-ly as impaired driving yet we have not changed our behaviour: instances of distracted driving are on the rise and police enforcement, includ-ing a $167 � ne, does not seem to be enough of a deterrent.

In 2013, Delta police handed out twice as many distracted driving sanctions as we did for impaired driving.

We owe it to each other to avoid distractions while driving. Put the cell phone in a place where you cannot see it and if you need to talk on your phone while driving, install a hands-free device. There is no excuse for texting while you operate a motor vehicle – if it’s that important, pull over to the side of the road.

Eventually distracted driving will be regarded with the same severity as drinking and driving. I just hope to see our habits change before too many more lives are put at risk.

Jim Cessford is the chief of the Delta Police Department and has spent more

than 40 years in law enforcement.

Dear Diary: I’m thankful for...As much as I love to

write, it’s rare that I keep a journal. And when I say a journal, I mean a place for me to keep a daily record about myself, to myself and for the sole bene� t of me, myself and I.

There have been different periods of my life when I paid this kind of attention to “me,” but since becoming a mother I haven’t done it nearly enough.

As a teenager I used to write in a diary quite frequently and then lock it up with a key after each instalment. Regretfully I destroyed all my diaries and journals as fast as I could � ll them for fear that they’d fall into the wrong hands and I’d be embarrassed beyond belief.

My dear friend Ernie Tadla doesn’t worry about things like that and would rather share his thoughts than hide or throw them away. But he’s no longer a teenager - he’s 71 years young and he writes every single morning. He calls it his mental bath.

“You wouldn’t leave the house without

brushing your teeth and having a shower would you?” he asked me. “Well, why wouldn’t you give your mind the same courtesy that you give your body?”

He makes an excel-lent point.

Every day he cleanses his mind through his journal entries. He makes time for some quiet re� ection and has made a commitment to write down all that he’s grateful for to ensure that he starts off each day in the right frame of mind. After acknowledging his gratitude, any of his additional thoughts spill out of him without censor. He is then ready to shower, brush his teeth and face the day ahead with as much joy and appreciation as you can imagine.

A widow and can-cer survivor, my friend has had his fair share of sorrow and adversity throughout his life and has chosen to spend the rest of his days being as happy and ful� lled as he can. He has also chosen to share what he’s learned about him-self and about life as he

knows it with anyone who’s interested enough to listen.

Inspirational and supportive, this is the kind of human being I aspire to be. I recog-nize that I can’t truly become a person like this without a similar commitment to mental cleansing. So, for that reason, “journaling” has become one of my top priorities for the year ahead.

I realize, not just from Ernie’s experi-ence, but also from my own, how cleansing “journaling” can be. The act of transferring the thoughts in our mind down through our arms, out through our hands and onto paper or the computer screen is incredibly powerful. It can immediately start to sharpen a focus that may have become blurry through the reality of living our lives.

Not only can this daily exercise remind us of what we � nd impor-tant and what we want to accomplish, but it can also help us to dis-cover more about our-selves and work through

our challenges, provid-ing us a fresh, new start every time we write in this way.

I especially love the idea of regularly record-ing what we’re grateful for to put us in the right frame of mind. It’s so easy to forget these things and take them for granted without a con-sistent self-reminding mechanism.

Of course, not ev-eryone likes the act of writing and can � nd other ways to effectively connect with their feel-ings. But “journaling” really isn’t about writ-ing at all.

Spelling, grammar, sentence structure and even making sense are completely insigni� -cant. This exercise is just about cleaning out the busy thoughts in our minds by helping us organize them through this simple act of expres-sion. My husband refers to it as a mental enema.

But who in the heck has the time? I’m not 71 years young and I’m no-where near retirement. Yet I know from person-al experience how much time I can ultimately

save in the long run by just taking a few min-utes every day to tidy my brain and sharpen my focus.

I know it will take more than that initially. After all, it’s been a long time since my mind has even had a good dust-ing. But it’s a process, and a little bit every day adds up to a lot over time.

The more that I document, the more in tune I’ll become – not just with myself, but with others as well. So although my journal instalments will be writ-ten to myself and about myself, the bene� ts will extend well beyond just me, myself and I.

I’d bet my diary on it.


On a brighter note

Lori Welbourne

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“I don’t have one. After so many years,

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“My New Year’s Resolution is to save up money and then move to Red Deer. My sister

lives there.”

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“To worry less about everything - or don’t

worry at all. As far as resolutions go, I don’t have much because

I don’t drink or smoke and I eat mostly organic.”

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By Jackie LieuwenJackie LieuwenBy Jackie LieuwenBy Jackie Lieuwen

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Letters to the Editor

Editor: Members of the

Joint Review Panel, let me introduce myself. I am Elizabeth Haan, a long time resident of Vancouver with a deep love of this mag-nificent province. My family goes back quite a long way. All of my grandparents moved here prior to 1922. My paternal grandparents homesteaded north of Oliver. They created an orchard in the des-ert. My father was the bucket brigade until irrigation flumes ar-rived. Interestingly my father was tied to Kitimat too. He was onsite there before Alcan purchased the land. He and his team were responsible for all the engineering work for the townsite and smelter. I grew up hearing all about Kiti-mat. This part of the world is very impor-tant to me.

Two years ago I never would have dreamed that I would be presenting to you today. I welcome this opportunity even thought I have no il-lusions. Bill C 38, the political rhetoric be-fore the hearings even started and very re-strictive, clumsy and un-Canadian hearing

process have under-mined the hearings credibility. In spite of this I will proceed.

I am an eco-tourist. over the years I have made six trips into this area including two to the Great Bear Rainforest. I know how magical this land is, I’ve seen it! I’m not alone, National Geo-graphic has recently recommended the Great Bear Rainforest as a must-visit because of this and the threat it is under. This area is important to BC’s and First Nation’s economies. This is the basis of thriving First Nations communities. All will be lost if the proposed Northern Gateway goes ahead. People are not going to travel long distanc-es and spend $1,000/day to experience pristine wilderness if they are subjected to a supertanker free-way or oil slicks. The King Pacific Lodge will have to move and the Gitga’at people employed will be im-pacted. These are lo-cal jobs and good jobs - gone with Northern Gateway.

For the record, I have no personal fi-nancial ties to the Northern Gateway de-

cision. I never earned a salary or fees from either the oil industry or the environmental organizations. I never will. I also sold all my Enbridge stock last May. My thoughts and concerns are not tainted my personal gain. As a taxpayer though I am very

concerned with this proposal. I make my decision to sell all my stock when I learned what revenue numbers Enbridge had submit-ted to you. These rev-enue numbers were all based on the Ca-nadian dollar being worth 85 cents US for the full 30 years. These revenue num-bers are all grossly inflated. In addition, Environment Cana-da can’t complete a proper environmental assessment because Enbridge won’t pro-vide the data. Now the US Government is stepping in to do it, at least for the salt water portion.

Sometime later I

learned that NGP has been set up as a sepa-rate company with limited liability for Enbridge and the oth-er unnamed, mysteri-ous partners. The ar-gument that they want to do it right because they’d have to pay for the cleanup is not val-id. So who does pay

when there is a pipe-line spill? If it’s a big one the partners will walk and the taxpay-er will pay. We know from Kalamazoo that Enbridge has a dismal operational record. They say they’ll do it right the next time but unfortunately this spill wasn’t their first. They had three previ-ous large spills which they have learned from and didn’t. So what we have is dismal performance, coupled with an inability to learn and topped with limited liability. This is recipe for disaster. Any and all proposals limiting the liability of the pipeline owner should be rejected im-

mediately, including this one.

Northern Gateway Pipeline has no liabil-ity for tanker spills. Realistically, in this proposal, it will be the Canadian and B.C. taxpayers who will pay. These mysterious parters and tanker owners might be sue proof, with insuffi-cient assets in Canada to attach. Canadians need to be protected. Insurance, from a vi-able company is a re-alistic requirement. Apparently Enbridge has not gone to the marketplace to iden-tify potential insurers and gain commitment to insure against ma-jor spills. In fact, after Kalamazoo in 2010 they were unable to renew their insurance; a telling denial from that industry. The cost to clean up the Kala-zazoo River follow-ing the Enbridge spill was $767 million. En-bridge estimates a to-tal insurance policy of $60 million for North-ern Gateway is all that is required. Unreal-istic! On the water, British Petroleum has set aside $42 billion total for damaged. They will soon pay $7.8 billion to private plaintiffs for econom-ic and medical dam-aged. These are the kinds of numbers we

have in a 1 in 7 chance to see too. What Can-dians are getting is ZERO protection. This is a terrible deal for Canadians; great deal for the Chinese and for Enbridge and their partners. How anyone can campaign this as being the na-tional best interest is beyond me; for the nation of China YES, for Canada NO.

Cleanup costs are high and success is limited. Exxon is still removing oil from the Valdez after 23 years. Their sub-surface oil removal rate was ap-proximately 55 per-cent. Heavy bitumen sinks! It has never been shipped at sea so recovery rates are unknown but leaving 45 percent or more behind is unaccept-able. Enbridge has not taken over two years of effort so far and re-covery rates, based on diesel and light crude, are misleading. Penal-ties need to be imple-mented on oil left be-hind. The bottom line is that the taxpayer should not be left to pay and the people di-rectly affected, those living in the middle of the disaster, shouldn’t either.

Canadians need a Made in Canada en-ergy policy. We don’t need one make in

foreign boardrooms and by foreign gov-ernments. If we must increase extraction, that oil should be up-graded in Alberta and then shipped to East-ern Canada. China and the US have the goal of removing their dependency on Arab oil and they are us-ing our oil to achieve it. Why are we help-ing them at our cost? We should be using our oil to eliminate our dependency. This should be Canada’s goal! Instead we are increasing our depen-dency, exporting jobs, gutting our indus-trial capacity, putting thousands of other jobs in the fishing and tourism indus-try at high risk and, in spite of this high risk and potentially destroying the larg-est pristine temperate wilderness area in the world. Not to men-tion what this will do to the communities in the path of the spills. We risk all this, and in spite of this high risk, we are still vulnerable to an unstable part of the world. Northern Gateway Pipelines is NOT in Canada’s in-terest.

I urge you to reject this proposal.

Elizabeth HaanVancouver, BC

“It’s a terrible deal for all Canadians”

““Northern Gateway has no liability for tanker spills”

- Liz Haan, Eco-tourist

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Police got report of a hit and run in the Bowling Alley parking lot at 8:06 p.m. Dec. 27. RCMP Sergeant Rose said damage was hard to detect and no charges were laid.

***A snowmobile hit a

vehicle on 15th Street at 2:17 p.m. Dec. 28. Sgt. Rose says the snowmobile throttle got locked open and the driver lost control and hit a parked vehicle causing minor damage. No was was injured and no charges were laid.

***A vehicle hit a

deer on Highway 16 near Gushwa Road at 10:18 p.m. Dec. 29. Sgt. Rose says the vehicle had minor damage, no was injured and the deer was alive until it was hit by another vehicle and killed.

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A drunk female came to someone’s home in Silverthorne Trailer Court at 11:30 p.m. Dec. 30 claiming she was assaulted. Sgt. Rose says the female was taken to hospital for minor injuries and police are investigating if and by whom the assault occurred.

***Police got report

of mischief to the mailboxes on Barrett Station Road at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 31. Sgt. Rose says there was minimal damage to several locks, but police do not believe anything was stolen as the majority of the mailboxes are not used.

***Police got a report

of mischief on Third Street at 4:40 p.m. Dec. 31. Sgt. Rose said a male reported that a known male and female entered a trailer on his property, discharged a paintball gun, and stole some logs. The file is still under investigation and charges are expected, Sgt. Rose said.

***Police got report of

a break and enter into a home on Chapman Street in Granisle at 5:45 p.m. Dec. 31. Sgt. Rose says the break in occurred during the previous week, and three firearms were stolen. The file is under investigation and at this time police do not have a suspect. Anyone with information is asked to contact Houston RCMP at 250-845-2204 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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31. Sgt. Rose says the male was held to appear in court Jan. 2 and was charged with assault and two counts of breach.

***Police got report of

a drunk male outside of a local liquor establishment at 12:15 a.m. Jan. 1. Sgt. Rose says the male was grossly intoxicated and struggling to stand up, but he was not taken into custody as he had a sober associate willing to care for him. Police directed them to depart the liquor establishment and they did so.

***After talking to a

group of people on Hagman Crescent at 4:20 p.m. Jan. 1, police found rye and beer abandoned behind the rear wheel of a nearby vehicle parked on the street. Sgt. Rose says police suspected it came from the group they talked to, but without evidence to prove it, they seized and destroyed the liquor.

***Police got a request

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*** Police got report

of a male screaming in a home on Butler Ave. at 10:50 p.m. Jan. 1. Sgt. Rose says police talked to the male who admitted to taken a quantity of prescription drugs, and he was taken to hospital for observation.

***In the past six

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Walter Strong/Black PressCheslatta Carrier Nation members along with Bandstra Transportation Systems provided transportation and CJ Enterprises helped unload the huge load of donated items.

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Shortly before Christmas Rio Tinto Alcan (RTA) demobi-lized the construction camp for the Kemano back-up tunnel proj-ect near Thatsa Reach, southwest of Burns Lake.

All of the gear, which included work

and safety equipment, kitchenware, bed-ding, mattresses, and pillows, was donated by RTA to be distrib-uted through Lakes District Community Services to organiza-tions in Burns Lake, Southbank, Fraser Lake, and Vanderhoof.

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community service groups, homeless shel-ters, safe houses, First Nation culture camps and to the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #50.

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unload and McPhail and Associates made space available in an empty storefront to store all the equip-ment and donated items until they are distributed.

The work and safety gear will go the College of New Caledonia Lakes District Campus trades program.

Property values slip for Okanagan, IslandBy Tom Fletcher

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Property assess-ments are up slightly across most of B.C.,

with dips in average residential values in the Okanagan and on Vancouver Island.

The biggest increases were in the Northwest and Peace River regions, where total residential value rose about 10 per cent as natural gas and other industrial development picks up speed.

The B.C. Assessment Authority released its 2014 property assessment rolls Thursday, show-ing continued slight growth in total prop-erty values in most regions of B.C. The value of all property in B.C. rose 1.27 per cent, despite declines in most regions for farm, recreational and managed forest land.

In the Lower Mainland, most resi-dential values showed modest increases,

from almost � at on the North Shore to 1.61 per cent in Vancouver, 0.68 in North Fraser, 1.98 per cent in Surrey-White Rock and 1.53 per cent in the Fraser Valley. Richmond-Delta recorded the only decline in the re-gion, with residential total value down 0.15 per cent.

In Southern Vancouver Island, to-tal residential prop-erty value fell 2.69 per cent, with similar de-creases for recreation-al and farm property. Business property is up 3.89, and major industrial property jumped 17.45 per cent.

Central Vancouver Island residential property slipped 1.31 per cent, with similar decreases in indus-trial, recreational and farm property and a 2.67 per cent rise in business property. The

Courtenay region saw residential values hold steady, with business property up 3.36 and farm and recreational values down two per cent.

Penticton region residential property is down 0.94 per cent, with a similar dip in farm value. Kelowna also had about a one per cent drop in farm value, with residen-tial value steady com-pared to 2013. The Vernon region saw a 1.57 per cent drop in residential value and a 1.95 per cent dip in farm value.

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In conversation with a friend, the person of the late U.S. President Abe Lincoln came up. My friend had studied up on Abe Lincoln and learned a lot about him. His birth, his upbringing, his determination, his faith, his life as President of the United States, famous speeches, important decisions he had to make, his assassination, are all a part of the knowledge my friend has of “Honest Abe”. He knows lots about Abe Lincoln, but he does not know him. It is impossible for him to know him because he has not spent any actual time with him.

In God’s word, Jesus said “I am the good shepherd, I know my sheep and they know me.” John 10:14 NLT. He goes on to say “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” John 10:27 NLT. What an amazing thing to know Jesus Christ and to be his follower!

There is a lot of information available about Jesus Christ. We can learn about him from the Bible, from books, sermons and lectures. We can look his name up in Wikipedia and � nd information on him there. Often this is the extent to which we know about him, just as my friend new about Abe Lincoln. Of such people, Jesus said “On judgement day many will say to me ‘Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and carried out many miracles in your name.’ But I will reply. ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God’s laws.’” Matthew 7:22,23 NLT These people knew about Jesus but they did not know him and neither did he know them.

Jesus invites us to a personal relationship with him “Look, I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in and we will share a meal together as friends.” Revelation 3:20 NLT.

To get to know Jesus we need to spend time with him, we need to be transparent and honest for the relationship to be real and deep. He wants to hear from us and wants us to listen to him as we share our lives with him. As we get to know him we will want to follow him and obey him.

Do you know Jesus or just know about him? His invitation is clear “Let anyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who desires drink freely from the water of life.” Revelation 22:17 NLT

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RioTinto Alcan (RTA) has completed an important tie-in section of a tunnel-twinning project southwest of Burns Lake. Tahtsa Lake, at the western end of the Nechako Reservoir, flows into the Kemano hydropower plant south of Kitimat via an underground tunnel approximately 16 kms long.

The original plans called for two tunnels, and although two were begun, only one was completed.

Called the back-up tunnel project, c o n s t r u c t i o n will complete an unfinished extension of a second tunnel running from the west end of Tahtsa Lake to the existing penstocks. The penstocks are a steep sluice system that feeds and controls water flow into the turbines at Kemanos.

The back-up tunnel project was recently described to directors of the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako (RDBN) as a precautionary measure to ensure that a steady

supply of water to the Kemano hydro-electric turbines would not be interrupted if the main tunnel were to collapse or require repair.

Colleen Nyce, RTA manager of corporate affairs and community relations, presented an update regarding the Kitimat modernization project and the back-up tunnel project on Oct. 10, 2013.

“The project completes the second tunnel and links it to the existing penstock,” Nyce explained. “This is not a resurrection of the old Kemano completion project. The Kemano completion project envisioned another powerhouse and more penstocks.”

The completion of the secondary tun-nel was mandatory as far as RTA was con-cerned.

“RioTinto was not willing to invest in our smelter modernization [project] without us de-risking this single source of power to the smelter,” Nyce said.

The Kitimat smelt-er modernization project will double the aluminum producing

capacity of the aging smelter operation - originally built in 1952 - by replacing the old smelters with a mod-ern system.

“The new smelter is sized to use all the firm power [from Kemano],” Nyce said. “The firm power is what we can rely on 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. Anything more than that is not reliable; it’s contingent on conditions and weather.”

The original tunnel, which is 60 years old, had a collapse in the

1950s which shut down the Kitimat smelter for 10 months. Rio Tinto Alcan doesn’t want that kind of risk as-sociated with the new smelter.

“We are essentially putting another tap on the same faucet,” Nyce explained. “It allows us to use tunnel two if tunnel one goes down for maintenance or re-pairs. Or to use both tunnels at the same time. But we are not planning to use more water.”

Water use is a deli-cate subject surround-

ing Kemano.Water levels in the

Nechako Reservoir now control the flow of the Nechako River. Conservationists have blamed the reduced flow of the Nechako - directly related to the construction of the reservoir - to the de-cline of the genetically unique Nechako River White Sturgeon.

RioTinto Alcan has a water license for 170 cubic metres per sec-ond (m3/sec), but only uses 140 m3/sec.

“ O n e - h u n d r e d -and-seventy m3/sec

has always been a concern for us,” said Jerry Peterson, RDBN director of area E (Vanderhoof/Rural), “If Alcan ever went to that much it would dry up the Nechako river.”

Rob Newell, RDBN director area G (Houston Rural) suggested a reduction of the current license to the level that RTA actually needs to power their Kemano station.

“If you only in-tend to use a part of the water license, why don’t you cap it off at what you use,” asked Newell.

The semantic dis-tinction lay on the word ‘intend’.

“To clarify, I didn’t say we don’t intend to use that 170 m3/sec,” Nyce explained. “I said we’re not us-ing it and this project doesn’t envision using it.”

“I can’t speak for the company that will come years after me about we intend to do with the rest of that water license.”

The Kitimat mod-ernization project is valued at over $3 bil-lion, and according to Nyce is 50 per cent

complete. The mod-ernization project will inject $370 mil-lion directly into the Northern B.C. econo-my. The back-up tun-nel construction will inject another $30 mil-lion, Nyce said.

The Kemano power plant has a capacity of 1000 megawatts, al-though RTA targets 790 megawatts and relies on a consistent 700 to 710 megawatts. RioTinto Alcan ex-pects to sell little pow-er back to the province once the modernized smelter is operational and using most of Kemano’s power-gen-erating capacity.

RioTinto Alcan has 1200 employees in B.C., working in Kitimat, Burns Lake, Vanderhoof and Vancouver. Company assets include the Kitimat smelter, the Kemano powerhouse, the transmission line from Kemano to Kitimat, the Kenney Dam, the Nechako Reservoir and the Skins Lake Spillway. The remainder of the tunnel project will be completed over then next few years as preparatory work is completed.

Kemano backup tunnel near completion

Photo submittedKenney Dam holds water in the Nechako Reservoir. The water is used to power Kitimat Aluminum production by Rio Tinto Alcan. A second 16 km tunnel was recently completed from the end of Thatsa Lake through the mountains to Kemano where penstocks produce hydro power for the aluminum smelter.


William Dieleman, age 87 of Quick, B.C. passed away on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013 in Smithers, B.C. just two days shy of his 88th birthday. He was born on Dec. 31, 1925 in Hoek, Netherlands, the son of Jacobus and Janna Dieleman. He was always a farmer and a good one at that, but his crops have varied greatly.

In his early years and into his teens, he farmed potatoes and turnips in the Netherlands. WWII was an evil on which he did not dwell save for the respect he held for the allies, and particularly the Canadian soldiers, that fought and liberated the Netherlands.

Arriving in Chattam, Ontario in 1950 after almost four years of service in the Dutch army in Indonesia in another war he did not like, he farmed soy beans. By 1952, he was farming hay in Quick, B.C. with his parents, brother Pete and sisters, Jane, Betty, Mary and Eva.

He was married in 1959 to Thea Bosch. In 1960, William and Thea began sprouting children and did not stop until they had five: Jack, Rene, Theresa, Andrew and Evelyn. William’s farming of them, his 17 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren (two planted) continues. Through his Christian faith, he gave them all deep roots and taught them the servant leadership of a father and the Father. He was a model of patience and humility – virtues necessary to farming. He gave freely of his time and love.

He has passed on and it hurts but to all of those who knew him, you know he would have wanted you to grow – so grow.

The Burial took place Friday, Jan. 3, 2014 in the Telkwa Cemetery and a Memorial Service followed at the Telkwa Christian Reformed Church. Pastors Joe and Michelle Ellis officiated.

He is survived by two of his sisters, Mary (Philip) and Eva (Dave), all of his children, their spouses and children: Jack (Paula) and children Jonathan, Michael (Carmelle and baby), Christopher, Robert, David and Steven; Rene (Joyce) and children Chelsea (Eric, Quinn and baby), Nathan, Jocelyn (Jared), Juanita and Nicole; Theresa (Gerritt) and children Jennifer (William, Paul and Anna), Olinda, Kimberly and Hilda; Andrew; and Evelyn (Al) and children Taleisha and Naden. He is also survived by many other loving relatives and friends, including numerous nieces and nephews.

“Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near.” – James 5:7-8.

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


Houston Canadian Reformed Church

SUNDAY SERVICES: 10:00 AM & 2:30 PMPastor Carl Van Dam [email protected]

~ Everyone Welcome ~3797 Omineca Way, Box 36, Houston, BC

Anglican Churchof St. Clement

2324 Butler Ave., Box 599, Houston, BCPhone: 250-845-4940

Services are:10:30 a.m. Sundays

HOUSTON PENTECOSTAL CHURCH

2024 Riverbank Drive, Box 597, HoustonPhone: 250-845-2678 • Pastor: Mike McIntyre

Houston ChristianReformed Church

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

~ Everyone Welcome! ~

Services: 10:00 am & 3:00 pm

3790 C.R. Matthews Rd.

Everyone Welcome!

2106 Butler Ave. Houston, B.C.Contact: 250-845-2282

Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 amSunday Prayer Meeting: 7:00 pm

Sunday School: During the ServiceEveryone Welcome

Santokh Singh Manhas 250-845-2705

Houston, B.C. V0J lZ0

HOUSTON & AREA CHURCH DIRECTORY

Top Employers Now

Hiring. Start Today!Re/Max Houston

2436 Poulton Ave., Houston, BCe-mail: [email protected]

Lia Long250-845-1147

Call 250-845-7325www.realtor.ca

The Hometown Experts with a World of Experience®

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Locally owned and operated

• Cozy 4 bedroom custom built home on a private 5+ acres.• Lots of natural light with big windows up & down.• Full fi nished above ground basement.• Spacious country kitchen with an island.• Wood/electric furnace, drilled well.• Detached workshop & RV storage. Barn & 2-3 acre fenced pasture.• Wrap around driveway. Big deck with a hot tub.

• Extremely well kept 4 bedroom country home.• Located on the popular Lund Road on 5.4 acres all set up for horses.• 1380 sq. ft. with a full basement.• Wood stove in the living room, many new windows & updated fl ooring.• Basement features an outside basement entry with a huge mudroom, workshop, cozy den and huge rec room.• Property is fenced and crossed fenced.• Lots of parking. Barn with a lean-to and enclosed storage area.• Beautiful yard with fl ower gardens and green house. Covered sundeck.• All appliances and window coverings included.

• 4 bedroom home on a cul-de-sac close to schools.• Gorgeous updated kitchen features new cabinets, countertops, fl ooring and trim. Island in kitchen with an eating bar.• Patio doors off kitchen to sundeck in private fenced backyard.• Another deck with a hot tub as well.• Laminate fl oors in kitchen, living room and hallway.• Fridge, stove, dishwasher, microwave, window coverings & hot tub incl.• Newer Energy Star Natural Gas Furnace.

$284,900

$285,000

$149,900

$225,000

HOME WITH A HEART!

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FINE ADDRESS TOCOME HOME TO!

WELCOME TO LIFE’S BETTER HALF!

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• Spacious, executive family home with major renovations.• Main level extensively renovated in 2012.• Very open concept with huge, bright kitchen with an island, granite countertops and skylight. Beautiful rock pellet fi replace.• Daylight basement with large rec room, 4th bedroom, storage & workshop.• Large lot, fenced yard, 12x20 storage shed, carport, paved drive, cul-de-sac location.• All appliances, window coverings, hot tub and pool table included.

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Request for Qualifi cations (RFQ)Contract Design Consultants

The District of Houston’s Department of Engineering and Development Services along with other key departments is currently seeking to develop a list of qualifi ed designers/consultants that can be called on to assist the District in developing signage and development permit applications for submission to the Development Review Committee and/or District Council.• Scope of Work: The consultant(s) will provide the

following services to the District:• Review incoming development permit, development

variance permit and/or sign applications as they arise and provide a timely recommendation to businesses and staff.

• Assist applicants directly in the preparation of their sign and façade applications, as directed by staff and business owners.

• Consult with staff, business owners and the Development Review Committee on current applications.

• The District provides a one-time $500.00 (maximum) assistance to individual applicants and has a policy that helps administer the program. The consultant will work directly with the District to recover those fees. Other arrangements made directly with the applicant are separate from this District contract.

Please submit qualifi cations and related documents by January 17, 2014. All submittals will be reviewed by a District-appointed Selection Committee. The most qualifi ed candidates will be short-listed and notifi ed no earlier than Friday, January 24, 2014.Please submit to: District of Houston, Engineering and Development Services Department, Box 370, Houston, BC. V0J 1Z0, Attn: John J.Guenther, Director of Engineering and Development Services. Interested fi rms must submit by e- mail. E-mail submittals may be submitted to [email protected]. No electronic submittals will be accepted after January 17, 2014 at 4:30 PM. Late submittals will be returned to the submitter. Any questions regarding this project should be directed to John J.Guenther at 250-845-2238.For the full Request for Qualifi cations please refer to the web page – www.houston.ca or to the email noted above.

50 ton crane for sale, “where is, as is”

Call: 250-847-7928 or 250-877-2434

obo$22,500

100% Financing available O.A.C.

REDUCED!

1987 Omega P&H Crane

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Employment

Trades, TechnicalJOURNEYMAN AUTOMO-TIVE Service Technician(s) in Hanna Alberta. Hanna Chrys-ler Ltd. offers competitive wages, relocation allowance, negotiable depending on ex-perience. Bright, modern shop. Full-time permanent with benefi ts. Friendly town just 2 hours from major urban cen-tres. More info at: hannachrysler.ca Fax 403-854-2845; Email: [email protected].

Services

Financial ServicesDROWNING IN Debt? Cut debts more than 60% and be debt free in half the time! Avoid bankruptcy! Free con-sultation. Toll Free 1-877-556-3500 BBB Rated A+www.mydebtsolution.comGET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.

1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: it’s that simple. Your credit/age/income is not an issue. 1-800-587-2161.

Legal ServicesCRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certifi -cation, adoption property ren-tal opportunities. For peace of mind and a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

Computer ServicesENCLAVE MANAGED NET-WORKS is rolling out the same great I.T. support for in-dividuals as we do for our cor-porate clients, at a great price, too!

See website for details:https://bcenclave.ca/bulletins/

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Merchandise for Sale

Misc. for SaleHOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

RESTLESS LEG Syndrome and leg cramps? Fast relief in one hour. Sleep at night. Prov-en for over 32 years. www.allcalm.com Mon-Fri 8-4 EST 1-800-765-8660.

STEEL BUILDINGS, Metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206; www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

Heavy Duty Machinery

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Misc. for SaleSTEEL BUILDING. The big year end clear out! 20x22 $4,259. 25x24 $4,684. 30x34 $6,895. 35x36 $9,190. 40x48 $12,526. 47x70 $17,200. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422.www.pioneersteel.ca

Misc. WantedPrivate Coin Collector BuyingCollections, Estates, OlympicGold & Silver Coins, Paper etc.Confi dential 778-281-0030

Store Equipment/Fixtures

SHARP PROGRAMMABLE er-a 440 cash registers in G/C

Asking $125 each. Contacted Carters Jewelers

1-888-847-9766


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$284,900

$285,000

$149,900

$225,000

HOME WITH A HEART!

PEACEFUL COUNTRY!



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www.remaxhouston.ca





$284,900

$285,000

$149,900

$225,000

HOME WITH A HEART!

PEACEFUL COUNTRY!



NEW LISTING!


NEW PRICE!











Call: 250-847-7928 or 250-877-2434

obo$22,500


REDUCED!


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BURNS LAKE automotive in Burns Lake, BC is looking for a counter parts and ware- house person. Please fax resume attention Stuart (250) 692-7624 or email: stu- [email protected]

Sullivan Motor Products Ltd.2760 Highway 16 West

PO Box 478 Houston B.C. V0J 1Z0 Ph 250-845-2244 • Fax 250-845-2524

www.sullivangm.com

SHIPPER/RECEIVERFull time position, for one year (maternity leave coverage). Employment may continue beyond one year. Must have a positive attitude and be a team player. Valid Driver’s license required.

Contact: Ian at Sullivan Motor Products email: [email protected] phone 250-845-2244

Help Wanted Help Wanted Help Wanted

Selling your house? Advertise here!

You get a 2 column x 2" display ad (includes photo) running

10 weeks for only

$99 + GST

Call 250-845-2890

on new Years eve near Butler Ave. in Houston.Australian Kelpie Female Dog Reddish brown Answers to the name of Nika

Mike McIntyre 250.845.3796

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Sun-Rype Juice BoxesPlus Deposit, Plus Eco-Fee5x200 ml

3 for 498

Kraft Peanut ButterRegular or Light Only!2 kg

699

Swanson Hungryman DinnersAssorted Varieties360-455 gram

399

Kraft Miracle Whip1.5 litre

499

Western Family Granola BarsAssorted Varieties510-630 g

497

Western Family Bread2 Varieties570 g

2 for 300

Ziploc Sandwich Bags100 count

2 for 698

Bee-Maid Creamed Honey2 kg

1199

Pert 2in1 Shampoo1 litre

599

Nature Valley Granola BarsAssorted Varieties 1.1 kg

999

Smucker’s Jam Strawberry or Raspberry

1 litre

499

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Pillsbury Pizzapops or Mini Pizzas

740-800 gram

499

Cash & CarryOnly

Mon. to Thurs. 8 am - 7 pm • Fri. 8 am - 8 pm • Sat. 8 am - 6 pm • Sun. 9 am - 6 pmPrices in effect: January 8 - January 14, 2014

3302 Highway 16 Smithers, BC • (250) 847-3313 • 1 (800) 579-3313 • bulkleyvalleywholesale.com

Side Striped Shrimp1lb pkg

1299ea.

Pork Sirloin RoastsBoneless, 4.39kg

199/lbLean Ground

Beef5lb tube, 6.37kg

289/lb

Gala Apples5lbs Bag

399ea.

Western Family Spring MixOrganic, 11 oz

399ea.

Red Seedless Grapes

129/lbGala Apples

Red Seedless Grapes

Western Family Spring Mix

Western Family

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Side Striped Shrimp1lb pkg

119999/lbLean Ground

5lb tube, 6.37kg

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