Houston Today, November 18, 2015

By Xuyun ZengHouston Today

The completion of the renovations at the health centre have been delayed to around late December, but is of little conse-quence to the general public.

Contractors start-ed working on the

renovations that will house a primary care clinic that includes two doctor’s of� ces, two examination rooms and a reception area in September. It was planned to be complet-ed by now. However, a few hitches delayed its completion.

“The timing of the renovation – partly

because we’ve been working closely with

local contractors, and we’ve had some � ex-

ibility in time and certainly � exibility in

contractor time – it’s taking a little lon-ger than we had an-ticipated,” said health services administrator Cormac Hikisch. “But it’s still within our rea-sonable timeline that we set in order get started and open the clinic in February.”

Site coordinator Sally Sullivan added

that the public will not be affected by the de-lay as the rooms will only get used once the health centre gets a doctor, which might happen in February if the one doctor meant for Houston gets his credentials.

Since September, walls have gone up and

Health Centre medical clinic to open in February

““Our next phase is the IT infrastructure...electronic medical records to allow for the

primary care clinic to manage health records.

- Cormac Hikisch, Health Services

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February will see one doctor come to Houston – one fewer than hoped – should he pass the � nal stage of tests.

Dr. Onoura Odoh has reached the � nal stage of a year-old provincial program called Practice Ready Assessment (PRA). It fast-tracks i n t e r n a t i o n a l l y quali� ed doctors to practise medicine in British Columbia in exchange for a commitment to serve in rural B.C.

“His starting should be some time in February,” said Northern Health’s Northwest medical director Dr. Jeffrey Appleton.

Dr. Onoura Odoh

started going through a 12-week assessment practicum on Oct. 26. He needs to pass this before getting his licence to practise medicine here.

“He has passed his exams, and he is now in a 12-week assessment process under the supervision of a physician in Smithers, actually,” Dr. Appleton said. “If successful in that process, and he gets a good report, then the College will issue him a licence.”

A second doctor slated for Houston will not be coming.

“We did have another candidate that we have proposed to go to Houston but, unfortunately, he failed the examination part of that PRA process,” said Dr. Appleton.

“And so could not go through to the assessment phase.”

Northern Health will continue to pursue more doctors come the next round of intake in the PRA program.

“We’re now starting again with advertising. There are some new applicants for the next PRA process in the spring, and some of them may be earmarked for Houston,” Dr. Appleton said. “That puts us back, unfortunately, a few

months.”They will also

pursue other avenues.“There’s a

program out of St. Paul’s Hospital for international medical graduates, so Houston could qualify for somebody from there to go to Houston, if they desire,” Dr. Appleton said. “And we also still have advertisements going in what we call Health Match BC for a physician [position] that’s open in Houston.”

Mayor Shane Brienen recently mentioned that he would like to see the health centre have four to six doctors, but Northern Health pointed out a few constraints.

“We de� nitely need two in that clinic,” Dr. Appleton said. “If there were more doctors, where would they practise? The clinic … from what I’ve heard, I don’t think you could take more than three at one time.”

Health service administrator Cormac Hikisch agreed.

“It would be ideal for two physicians operating at the same time. We would have to stagger hours if we start adding professionals or looking at other spaces,” said Hikisch.

Xuyun Zeng/Houston TodaySally Sullivan, site coordinator for Health Centre renovations, says the public will not be affected by the delay-as rooms will be not used until a new doctor is in residence, which, if all goes as planned, will be February.

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“We are more than halfway through,” Sullivan said. “They’re making a washroom accessible to the pri-mary care clinic itself. We’re estimating six to eight weeks, probably, to give it a little bit of leeway.”

An IT network is also slated for the rooms.

“And concurrently, our next phase is the IT infrastructure, so that’s been authorized to proceed, and our Northern Health re-gional IT team will be on-site in December, in January to put in the

computers and IT net-work,” added Hikisch. “And electronic medi-cal records to allow for the primary care clinic to manage health re-cords, and there will be training associated with that as well.”

Hikisch said that the budget for renova-tions is $55,000 and almost $80,000 for the IT infrastructure.

The space where the four rooms are going in used to house two mental health of� ces and a life skills worker.

The mental health and life skills of� ces have now been relo-cated towards the east-ern end of the health centre.

““His starting should be some time in February.”

- Dr. Jeffrey AppletonNW Medical Director

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Police report: suspicious activityBy Xuyun Zeng

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In the past six days, police responded to 24 calls. Four were traffic complaints, two were false alarms, two were abandoned 911 calls, and no bylaw complaints.

***Police received a

report of a pedestrian-vehicle accident on Nov. 6 at 3:15 p.m. Police said the complainant was struck by the driver-side mirror of a left-turning vehicle which had occurred on the previous evening at 6:30 p.m. on Eleventh Street near Avalon Avenue. Police said the damage to the mirror was minor and the pedestrian was not injured. Police said the driver was issued a violation ticket for failing to remain at the scene of an accident under the Motor Vehicle Act. The matter remains under investigation.

***The BC

Conservation Service stopped a vehicle on Buck Flats Road on Nov. 6 at 8:10 p.m, and police were called in for assistance. Police said they interacted with the driver and made a breathalyzer

test demand, which resulted in a “warn”. Police said the vehicle was impounded and the driver was issued a three-day immediate driving suspension.

***Police received

a report of an intoxicated female on Nov. 9 at 2:15 p.m on Eleventh Avenue. Police said they located the female and found her to not be intoxicated but rather sick. Police said she was offered medical services but she refused. Police then transported her home.

***Police received a

report of a suspicious man on Goold Road on Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. Police said the man parked the vehicle

on the roadway, and upon approaching the residence was scared off by a motion activated light. Police said the man jumped into the back of a mid-90s pickup truck, described as red or burgundy in colour. Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crimestoppers.

***Police received

a report of an intoxicated man on Hamblin Frontage Road on Nov. 9 at 7:20 p.m. Police said they located the man who was carrying liquor, and he was arrested for being drunk in public. Police said he was lodged in a cell and released when he was sober.

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Councillors met on Nov. 10 to review Houston’s plan for its roads.

The meeting started with CAO Michael D. Glavin presenting the plans for future road developments that could include a new bridge crossing Buck Creek, a new roadway that goes over the rail-road tracks and new traffic lights.

The meeting ended with Glavin collecting input from council. He will move forward by drawing a new plan that encompasses the councillors’ comments and set up meetings with the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure for

councillors to discuss Highway 16 develop-ment with them.

“We’ve been work-ing towards this since our mill transition. It was part of the transition plan as it was a goal of council to find ways to con-tinue to support lo-cal businesses after the [Houston Forest Products] closure,” said Mayor Shane Brienen.

Brienen said a pri-ority for him is to ensure safe crossing from Steelhead Park.

“We’ve always talk-ed about how many people we have stop-ping in the park and that it’s not really easy to cross anywhere on that highway,” he said. “A big part of that is a few of those cross-

walks and also a few safety concerns of a few of the entrances off the highway.”

“And, of course, the big concern is how do we turn a little more highway traffic into that downtown core.”

Coun. Dawn Potvin thought public input was important in this process.

“I think the most important thing is to reiterate what the mayor said — is bring-ing the business com-munity and the public the opportunity to comment on this be-cause it’s huge,” said Coun. Dawn Potvin. “It’s a long time com-ing. It’s going to be a very long process, but it’s so important with the amount of traffic

that we’re getting and failing infrastructure.”

Coun. Jonathan Van Barneveld also championed ur-ban beautification in Houston through planting of trees in the downtown, cit-ing social benefits. He also pointed out that if the two ends of Fourteenth Street were connected by a bridge for vehicles, he wanted to see the existing pedestrian bridge reused to con-nect the walking trails north of the railway tracks.

“It would really tie in the walking trails that are down along the river to the other walking trails that are around down by the north-side ball dia-monds,” Coun. Van

Barneveld said. “And so then you could have some really nice river-front walking trails that encompass the whole community.”

However, Coun. Van Barneveld thought it was too early to choose his priorities.

“I think it’s too early to say. Once we take the transporta-tion plan, the age friendly plan, the land use plan, the develop-ment permit, and we mesh them all togeth-er; then out of there we might be able to see the ones that real-ly add the most value to the community,” Coun. Van Barneveld said. “And I think un-til that happens, we can’t make any deci-sions on this.”

Council considers future road plans

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B.C. debates carbon capture

legislationAs it prepares to take part in the

latest United Nations conference on climate change in December,

the B.C. government is changing legislation to permit development of carbon dioxide capture and storage from its northeast B.C. natural gas deposits.

Natural Gas Development Minister Rich Coleman said the changes will give the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission authority to regulate projects that strip carbon dioxide from raw gas and inject it back into salt water formations deep underground.

“Although we’ve had a look at it over the years and have actually had projects that looked like they might go ahead at some point in time, we � nd that we don’t have the overall regulatory framework to actually allow and be successful with CCS,” Coleman told the legislature as he introduced the amendments.

One of the changes protects Oil and Gas Commission employees from being named in lawsuits related to their decisions.

In 2008, the B.C. government put in $3.4 million towards a $12 million feasibility study at Spectra Energy’s gas processing facilities at Fort Nelson, one of the largest gas plants in North America. The federal government and the U.S. Department of Energy also helped fund the study.

Initial results showed saline aquifers more than two kilometres deep could act as permanent storage for CO2, but the project has not yet proceeded to construction, and extracted CO2 is still being vented to the atmosphere.

Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington said CCS is a promising technology, but the gas industry in B.C. is responsible for 15 per cent of the province’s greenhouse gas emissions, and venting of CO2 from plants and wells accounts for a quarter of that.

Huntington said the proposed development of lique� ed natural gas exports means more CO2 emissions from gas extraction as well as LNG processing.

Premier Christy Clark and Environment Minister Mary Polak are scheduled to join Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other premiers at the latest climate change summit in Paris in early December.

In his election campaign, Trudeau said he wanted Canada to take a leading role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but that the provinces should take the lead in determining how to regulate before a new national plan is developed.

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Influenza vaccine now available By Tom Fletcher

Black Press

This year’s in� uenza vaccine is available at doctors’ of� ces, public health clinics and pharmacies across B.C.

Provincial Health Of� cer Dr. Perry Kendall said the main � u season runs from late November

through to next April, and cases of H3N2 in� uenza are already showing up. That strain affects mainly older people, while in� uenza B is expected to show up by February and spread among children.

The vaccine is free for children between six months and � ve years, seniors aged 65

and older, pregnant women, aboriginal people and those

with chronic health conditions, as well as caregivers and others who expect to be in close contact with higher-risk groups.

About 3,500 people die in Canada each winter from in� uenza and its complications, with hospital and residential care patients the most vulnerable. Kendall

said in� uenza causes more deaths than all other vaccine-

preventable illnesses combined.

This year’s vaccine is expected to provide 40 to 60 per cent protection against H3N2 and 65 per cent protection against various strains of in� uenza B.

“The annual � u vaccine is still the best tool we have to protect against getting the

� u,” said Dr. Charles Webb, president of the Doctors of B.C.

“Combined with regular hand washing, you are also protecting those around you who may be more vulnerable to serious � u complications.”

To � nd the nearest � u shot clinic, call HealthLink BC at 8-1-1 or use the online in� uenza clinic � nder at www.immunizebc.ca/clinics/� u.

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“That we remember all the people that died

for us. ”

RCAC Corporal Michael Taylor

“Once a year we gather to remember all the

soldiers that fought-orig-inally from WW2, but as time goes on, soldiers from different wars and those currently fighting, not just on our side, but

all sides.”

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“It’s a time where everyone gets together and gives respect and remembers those who died for our freedom.”

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“Remembering those who made the sacrifice that some wouldn’t to

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those making that sacrifice now overseas.”

Conservation officers a thin green line

Parents, advocates for the disabled and even the opposition critic applauded the B.C. government’s move to increase � nancial independence for people receiving disability assistance payments.

Social Development Minister Michelle Stilwell has announced that effective Dec. 1, recipients will be able to receive � nancial gifts and inheritances of up to $100,000 without affecting their monthly payments. The current lifetime limit is $5,000 per person, after which

assistance payments are reduced.

Stilwell said the change affects 96,000 people in B.C. who receive disability assistance.

“It’s available to all those individuals, and of course it would depend on their personal situations, their family support, friend support, whether they’re working or not working,” Stilwell said. “And those are de� nitely changes that we’re trying to encourage as well, to help individuals to get into the workforce,

so they can create opportunities for themselves to earn and to save.”

The government previously raised the earned income exemption so people can earn up to $9,600 a year without reduction of their disability assistance, and has encouraged B.C. businesses to hire disabled people.

James Ho, a member of the minister’s council on employment and accessibility, called the gift and inheritance policy “a quantum leap forward” for

disabled people like his son.

Kathy Bromley, a disability advocate

whose daughter attends Simon Fraser University, struggled to control her emotions at a

ceremony at the B.C. legislature announcing the change Nov. 5.

“Just because

Shannon was born with a disability and needs help to brush her teeth and put her coat on … she needs

to have a good reason to wake up every morning,” Bromley said.

NDP social development critic Michelle Mungall the change is “de� nitely good news” for those who can take advantage of it.

“I know with some of the families that I’ve been working with, people have come forward wanting to help them out, and they haven’t been able to because of the gift rule,” Mungall said.

“But at the end of the day, what we know is that the

income assistance rates are very low, they are leaving people in poverty, and we see policies like the maternity leave clawback.”

““The change affects 96,000 people in B.C. who receive

disability assistance.”

-Michelle Stilwell Social Development Minister

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By Tom FletcherBlack Press

The B.C. govern-ment declared the � rst Conservation Of� cer Day on Nov. 4, to recog-nize the 110-year history of the service that start-ed out as mostly volun-teer “game wardens.”

This is overdue rec-ognition for what is es-sentially a police force that only receives public notice when a bear or cougar has to be killed to protect people.

The ceremony at the B.C. legislature in-cluded awards. Chief Conservation Of� cer Doug Forsdick present-ed long-service medals

and two commenda-tions for lifesaving.

One was to CO Jason Hawkes, who rescued a family of four from their sinking boat on Kootenay Lake last June. He reached them in rough, windy condi-tions when they were waist-deep in water, far from shore.

The other went to CO Andrew Anaka, for rescuing an angler from an overturned boat, whom he found “ex-tremely hypothermic” at the base of a cliff at a lake near Powell River on Jan. 22. A second angler didn’t make it to shore.

An exemplary ser-

vice medal went to CO Micah Kneller, who caught up with Fort Nelson RCMP of� cers and paramedics on Sept. 6, as they treated a hunter who had been attacked by a grizzly in a remote area. As dark-ness fell, Kneller found a second injured hunter, got the group together, built a � re and assisted until a rescue helicopter from CFB Comox lifted the hunters out at 3 a.m.

NDP environment critic Spencer Chandra Herbert had a couple of things on his mind at the event. He re-layed a report from the B.C. Government Employees’ Union that

there has been a 10 per cent cut in CO staff since 2002.

Not so, replied Environment Minister Mary Polak. The number has “hovered around 148” in that time, she said, including seasonal staff for peak hunting and � shing pe-riods.

Polak said extra in-vestment has gone into trucks that serve as mo-bile command centres, so people aren’t sitting in of� ces waiting for the phone to ring. They pa-trol more and respond faster, which can be vi-tal.

Chandra Herbert also blasted the gov-

ernment for a “dona-tion” of $100,000 from the Freshwater Fishing Society of B.C. to in-crease angling enforce-ment this summer, add-ing more seasonal CO days. “What’s next, bake sales?” he said.

The real story is a bit more complicated. In March I reported that the B.C. Liberal govern-ment � nally made good on a decade-old promise to turn over all revenue from freshwater � shing licence sales to the so-ciety.

Its revenue went from $7 million to $10 million once the govern-ment � nally ended the practice of skimming

some off for the general treasury.

Energy Minister Bill Bennett recalled that the society was established during the � rst years of Gordon Campbell’s government, a period of what Bennett called “re-ligious zeal” for privati-zation.

The society spends most of its budget re-stocking lakes with trout and promoting responsible angling, but its new 30-year service contract also calls on it to contribute to enforce-ment. This is the � rst year that has happened, and Polak said the extra � shing violation tickets indicate it is working.

The CO service also works on cases such as the Mount Polley mine breach. It has a com-mercial environmental enforcement unit, a spe-cial investigations unit to deal with smuggling and organized crime, and an intelligence ana-lyst. In short, they’re real cops, working with a group of about 150 compliance of� cers at the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.

They don’t get much respect from an urban public informed by celebrity wildlife pro-testers such as Pamela Anderson, Miley Cyrus and Ricky Gervais.

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Did you wear a poppy on Remembrance Day? I wore one to help me to remember the freedom

that we have and the sacri� ce that so many young men and women made, so we could enjoy life as we do today. These people gave their lives, they shed their blood, so we could have freedom. This is something we should take time to remember at least once a year and hope and pray that we will never see this happen again.

There are poppies in Flanders Fields, but there are also crosses, thousands of them each symbolising one precious life lost. One whose mother or family would not see come home again. Why crosses? Why not some other symbol, a tombstone, a stake or plaque of some sort? The crosses point towards another cross, a Roman cross on which the Creator of the universe cruelly suffered, and bled, and died some 2000 years ago. The men who died in all the wars died for a temporary at best, tentative peace. Jesus died for peace with God and with man forever (Ephesians 2:14; Philippians 4:7). The men who died in the battles of the world hoped they would make it home alive but Jesus born to die; he knew this was his life purpose. Though he could have easily saved himself, he willingly went to the cross and died for the sins of all who would believe (Matthew 26:53). The bodies of men are still in the ground; Jesus bodily rose from the dead after three days in the grave proving he was the author of life (Luke 24:39; Acts 2:32).

So the poppy reminds me not only of those who died in these horrible, senseless con� icts of men but it also reminds me of the One who willingly died for us to pay the debt of our sin, that we can have life for all eternity. I will put it on my car sun visor as a daily reminder of Jesus the dearest and best who paid the ultimate sacri� ce.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called a meeting with premiers in Ottawa to update the country’s posi-tion on greenhouse gas reductions before they jet to Paris for the latest United Nations climate summit in ear-ly December.

“I’m pleased to be able to announce that I will be meeting with the pre-miers in a First Ministers’ meeting on Nov. 23,” Trudeau told reporters af-ter his � rst cabinet meeting in Ottawa Thursday.

“We are having a climate brie� ng by top climate scientists for the � rst minis-ters and my own cabinet, to be followed by a working dinner with the premiers, to exactly discuss the kind of strong and cohesive message we will be deliv-ering as Canadians in Paris at the very important COP21 conference.”

Canada’s current target is to reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions 30 per cent by 2030. B.C. has a more

aggressive target of reducing emissions 33 per cent by 2020, set by former pre-mier Gordon Campbell.

Premier Christy Clark has so far continued Campbell’s climate policy, with the carbon tax on fuels remaining at the same level as when she took of-� ce. Clark has promised to release her government’s “Climate 2.0” plan be-fore she joins the Canadian delegation in Paris.

A new B.C. policy limiting emission “intensity” for lique� ed natural gas production, rather than a set limit, has raised questions about how an LNG industry can be developed without pushing overall emissions up.

Trudeau has signalled that he wants more greenhouse gas reduction, but that the provinces should use their pre-ferred approaches rather than face an imposed national strategy. The day af-ter his majority government was elect-ed Oct. 19, Trudeau said he is looking forward to changing Canada’s reputa-tion as a “less than enthusiastic actor” on climate policy.

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In the story ‘Granisle school re-vitalization project complete’ published in the Lakes District News’ Oct. 28 is-sue, (see page 14)the revitalization project of Granisle’s Babine Elementary-Secondary School (BESS) was complete, but School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) had still not provided the � nal � g-ures from the project.

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COMMUNITY PHOTO FEATURE8 www.houston-today.com Wednesday, November 18, 2015 Houston Today

Houston RemembersHouston residents gathered last Wednesday, November 11 at the Houston Community Hall to remember those who have sacrificed for our freedom. The service was followed by a March to the Cenotaph, where members of the community laid wreaths in remembrance and all observed a moment of silence.

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Top Left: Standing at the ready before the Remembrance Day ceremony begins. During the ceremony, Pastor Larry Ballantyne gave the address.

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Submitted photoEarlier this year the children at Babine Elementary-Secondary School celebrated their brand new school with a cake. The revitalization project is part of the government’s $17-million modular school pilot program to renew aging infrastructures in rural B.C.

Granisle school project complete

By Flavio NienowBlack Press

In the story ‘Granisle school re-vitalization won’t be completed till spring-time’ published in the Lakes District News’ Feb. 25, 2015 issue, Babine Elementary-Secondary School’s revitalization proj-ect was expected to be completed by the spring of 2015.

The revitalized school officially opened Oct. 23, 2015, over a year after its original comple-tion date, which was September 2014.

Back in February 2015, Manu Madhok, Director of

Instruction for School District No. 91, ex-plained that the delay had much to do with “supply and demand issues currently within the trades/construc-tion sector and the economic activity within the region.”

School District No. 91 was not able to provide the final cost of the project by press time. Back in June 2015, Madhok said the school district was expecting the revital-ization project to be approximately five per cent over the total project costs, which would equate to ap-proximately $400,000.

The ministry of education provided

$5.28 million for the project while School District 91 (Nechako Lakes) committed $2 million.

The revitalization project, which started in September 2013, included demolish-ing about 60 per cent of the school and replacing education space with five mod-ern modular class-rooms, which feature a bright, open design with high ceilings. The project also included renovating the library, the multipurpose area and kitchen and con-necting the modulars to the school.

The design and lay-out of the school is intended to support

learning by including a variety of flexible learning environments from large open spac-es to small one-on-one counseling rooms.

Although the re-vitalized school has a capacity of 95 stu-dents - 20 kindergar-ten, 50 elementary and 25 secondary students -, there are currently 33 students enrolled.

The kindergarten to grade 12 school opened its doors in 1967 to accommodate Granisle’s then rap-idly growing popu-lation. The original Babine Elementary-Secondary School had a capacity of 40 kindergarten, 250 el-

ementary and 325 sec-ondary students. At one point, the school had approximately 500 students.

“It was an older fa-cility that hadn’t got any renovations [in 40 years] and it was due for an upgrade,” said school’s vice-principal Dylan Watt.

Given declining en-rolment rates and the building’s deteriorat-ing condition, newly designed modular classrooms were de-termined as the best solution to revitalize the school. According to the ministry of education, modular classrooms have a 40-year life span and are a more permanent


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Two referendums enacting three bylaws were passed on Nov. 7 that changed Topley and its surrounding area’s emergency services at the cost of higher taxes.

Residents will now pay a Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako proper-ty tax of 0.19 per cent, up to a maxi-mum of $72,000. Residents have also authorized a loan of $383,639 for a new firetruck and firehall up-grades. Bylaw 1743 and 1744 passed together in an 82-21 vote.

In another referendum, Bylaw 1745 also established a road rescue and medical first responder local service with a taxation rate of 0.17 per cent, capped at $7,000. It passed 97-15.

The RDBN highlighted the need for new capital investments in a pub-lic notice stating that the Topley fire department has two trucks over 25 years old that cannot meet the “Fire Underwriters Survey of Canada’s 25-year age limit for a primary fire

engine, which may affect home own-er insurance discounts if a newer truck is not purchased.”

They also highlighted the decrep-it condition of the current fire hall as having a leaking roof, only one washroom, no training area, and it cannot house the fire department’s four vehicles. The landlord would like the fire department to vacate it.

“A new firehall has been pur-chased that requires upgrading. The Topley Volunteer Fire Department is applying for Gas Tax Funding to assist with upgrading the building up to a suitable condition,” the pub-lic notice said.

RDBN spokesperson Bill Miller said this will bring a more robust service.

“Both service areas were expand-ed, but there was also a request for more funding,” Miller added. “The increase in funding is meant to offset that.”

“They will have better, much better, equipment for the existing service but also in order to provide service further out.”

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Bring Back The Sparkle! Lots of potential in this well laid out family home on just over 5 acres minutes from town! 3 bedrooms up, 2 down. Garden doors off living room to a deck. Comer gas fireplace in living room. Spacious country kitchen. Laundry on the main. Basement features a large rec room with a gas stove and vinyl plank flooring. Double garage, outside wood furnace, wrap around driveway. Nicely treed lot. All appliances included. Call Lia to view 250-845-1147. $215,000

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Please keep your announcements as brief as possible. Deadline (faxed or mailed or delivered) is 4 p.m. Thursday. Items are printed or alternated as space permits. Items will be accepted via fax, email or dropped at the offi ce. No phone calls please. More calendar items are listed online and can be submitted or viewed at www.houston-today.com

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

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

Buck Flats Community Development Society, meets every 3rd Sat. evening at 6pm at Andy Pollack’s house (17642) on Buck Flats Rd. All Buck Flats residents are welcome to attend, we discuss issues concerning the Buck fl ats area. Please call Chris Newell at 250-845-3564 for more info.

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

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

Structural Firefi ghting/Hwy Rescue. Interested? Topley Volunteer Fire Dept. is accepting applications. No experience necessary please contact Byron - F/C 250-696-3348 or come to a Fire Practice Thurs @ 19:00 hrs (7pm).

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

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

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

Serendipity Craft Sale - Friday, November 20th from 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, November 21st from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Houston Mall. Dozens of vendors! Hundreds of gift ideas! Sponsored by HOPE.

Community Market - has been cancelled.

GEMS Girls Clubs meets Thurs. till Dec. 3rd and again in Jan. at the Houston Christian Reformed Church from 6:30-8:30 p.m. GEMS is for girls from Grade 2-7. Come join us for Singing, Bible Study, games, badges and crafts. Registration Fee is $45/year and for more info Contact Fran at 250-845-7495.

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

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

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

2016

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Full schedule of events including free Literacy Brunch, street hockey, curling, skiing, snowshoeing, ice � shing and the bon� re and treats

sledding kickoff!

FULL SCHEDULE IS COMING SOON!

Questions, comments, or tosponsor or volunteer contact

Dawn Potvin at 250-845-01291or Sally Sullivan at 250-845-9321

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!February 5-8, 2016


Activities around Houston

on Saturday

COMMUNITY PHOTO FEATURE

on Saturday

Houston First United Church held a Fall Extravaganza on Saturday, November

14 at the Houston Seniors’ Activity Centre. Here, folks are enjoying the

delicious soup/chili lunch.

Ladies browsing the bake sale table at the Fall Extravaganza, where there was also a Quilter’s Fabric Sale and Silent Auction.

Canyon Creek Contracting working on equalization

chamber project in connection with the start-up of

the new water treatment plant.

Left: Houston scoring at a hockey tournament in Burns Lake on Saturday. Score was 1 - 1 at press time.

Laura Blackwell photo

Right: Houston Flyers Pee-Wee Division Home tournament was held in Houston arena November 14-15. Pictured here, Fort St. James and Prince George face off against one another on Saturday afternoon.

All other photos by Robin Vander Heide


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Houston Today, November 18, 2015