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Six Topley 4-H members won first place in the recent Yellowhead Regional Competitions, which runs from Vanderhoof to Terrace. L-R: Jody Siemens won first for her senior speech. Sammy Spooners and Rebekah Groot won with their senior demonstration. Joe Stephens won for junior speech, and Nicole Groot and Sophie Stephens won for junior demonstrations.
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Emergency Health Services chose Chetwynd, Fort St. James and Hazelton to launch phase one of the paramedicine program. Community paramedicine is a new program meant to increase access to basic health services through Ambulance paramedics. It would be for non-urgent, primary care in patients’ homes or in the community and be done in partnership with local health care providers, said Preet Grewal, Communications Officer for B.C. Emergency Health Services. In 2014, the province committed to create at least 80 new full-time positions in paramedicine, which will be implemented across B.C. April 2015 to March 2019. Bringing para-
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Crown will not press charges in death of grizzly hunter By Jackie Lieuwen Houston Today
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any parents were probably hopeful that last week’s B.C. Court of Appeal decision was the last they’d hear about the provincial government’s seemingly never-ending battle with the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) over the removal of class size and special-needs support formulas from classrooms. Wishful thinking... In a judgment Thursday, four of five appeal court judges found that the province did not infringe on the constitutional rights of teachers to bargain working conditions. It was a stinging rebuke to the teachers’ union, finding that the government has the authority to set class sizes and special needs support in public schools, and that it didn’t bargain in bad faith.
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Regardless, the BCTF said it will try to take the case to the Supreme Court of Canada, and the historical shoving match between Victoria and the BCTF will see yet another chapter. While no one would argue that class sizes should be left to expand without limits, and while support for special-needs children is vital to give those kids the tools they need to become healthy adults, both issues should not be decided by unions, contract negotiators, and subsequently, lawyers and courts. These issues are at the core of education policy and the type of learning environments provided for our children – in context of what is reasonable, affordable and sustainable over the long-term. To take this out of the hands of the public’s elected representatives – whatever their political stripes – and expect the courts to be the champions of kids through an interpretation of law, isn’t good for anyone. The public has the ability to express and test its education values as a priority at the ballot box. It’s how democracy should work. - Campbell River, Black Press
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Images of brick buildings crumbling in the recent Nepal earthquake have added extra urgency to efforts to prepare for the next big one along the B.C. coast. The latest reminder of the hazard to B.C. came April 24, when a tremor centred in the ocean off Haida Gwaii registered 6.1 on the Richter scale. While too far from land and settlements to cause significant damage, it provided the first live test for the province’s new notification system for earthquake and tsunami zones. “What took as much as 25 minutes in the past was down to 10 minutes,” said Pat Quealey, assistant deputy minister responsible for Emergency Management B.C. “And that’s significant
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The Quake Cottage is touring the Lower Mainland, giving people a chance to sit inside and feel the movement of a major earthquake. when you consider that that now allows emergency program coordinators in at-risk communities to be able to initiate action and warn folks of the impending danger.” Quealey, a former Canadian Forces
officer responsible for disaster response in B.C., said the Nepal earthquake also demonstrates the need for individual and family preparedness to get through the first three days on their own after a major
event. In that crucial period, emergency services struggle with access to affected areas for lifesaving, and evaluation of damage to roads, airports and other infrastructure. To help with
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earthquake kits and evacuation plans, the latest edition of the province’s Earthquake and Tsunami Smart Manual is available at the Emergency Management B.C. website, www.embc. gov.bc.ca, where people can also register to receive tsunami notifications by email. During National E m e r g e n c y Preparedness Week, the B.C. government’s “quake cottage,” a mobile simulator of a major event, is touring the Lower Mainland. Stops include: • May 6, Coquitlam Centre, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. • May 7, White Rock fire hall, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. • May 8, Minoru Park, Richmond, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. May 9, Lynn Valley Village, North Vancouver, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
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Connor Chelsberg Houston student Grade 11
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“It’s a good opportunity, easy way to get credits and if I decide to go into a trade, this is the one I would do. I plan to graduate early and then look around for an apprenticeship job.”
“I always wanted to be an electrician, I find the work fun. My father is a tradesman, and he let me help out when there was electrical issues. After the course, I plan to go for my red seal and become a full electrician. We’ll see what happens after that.
“I’m taking the course just to have a reliable job to fall back on. I plan to move to Vancouver after this and find an apprenticeship while I continue pursuing my music.”
“Both of my parents are tradespeople, and to have an opportunity like this so close to home, it is pretty hard to pass up. After this, hopefully I will find an apprenticeship. I’m looking at BC Hydro or Miltron in Prince George.”
B.C. NDP energized by Alberta win NDP leader John Horgan remembers working with Alberta premier-elect Rachel Notley when she was a lawyer working for then-attorney general Ujjal Dosanjh, and he was a senior staffer in the NDP government in the 1990s. Horgan said Wednesday he’s “ecstatic” at the upset victory of the Alberta NDP, toppling the Progressive Conservative dynasty that ruled for 44 years. And he predicts that sea change in the politics of western Canada will benefit federal NDP leader Thomas Mulcair this year and his party in 2017. “I’ve known
NDP leader John Horgan in his office at the B.C. legislature. Rachel for some time,” Horgan said. “She is as genuine as she looks. She
is as competent as she sounds. I think that’s good news for Canada.”
The effect of of Alberta’s first-ever NDP government remains to be seen,
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with the province in a sharp downturn due to low oil prices. Notley’s promises
include raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour and increasing corporate taxes at a time when the oil and gas industry is laying people off. Horgan remains noncommittal about the proposed twinning of the TransMountain oil pipeline from northern Alberta to a shipping terminal at Burnaby. Notley has expressed support for that project, while opposing the Northern Gateway proposal to deliver Alberta heavy oil to Kitimat. B.C. Energy Minister Bill Bennett said he doesn’t expect any change in relations between the two provinces.
B.C. Views Tom Fletcher He shrugged off the Alberta vote, saying he mostly watched the Calgary Flames defeat Anaheim in the Stanley Cup playoffs Tuesday night. “It took 44 years to elect an NDP government in Alberta,” Bennett quipped. “We’ve got 30 years left.”
B.C. buys out coal licences in Tahltan territory By Tom Fletcher Black Press
The B.C. government is paying $18.3 million to buy out 61 coal mining licences in the Klappan region of northwestern B.C., to work with the Tahltan Nation on a management plan. The government is calling the move a “permit deferral,” including a 10-year
option for Fortune Minerals and POSCO Canada to buy back the permits at the same price once an agreement on mining development is reached with the Tahltan. K n o w n internationally as the Sacred Headwaters, where the Nass, Skeena and Stikine Rivers arise, the region has been a focus of
mining protest before. In 2012 the province bought back coalbed gas leases in the region that Shell Canada acquired in 2004. The anthracite coal mining licences have been purchased by BC Rail, which decades ago attempted to extend track to Dease Lake for mining development. The railway still has legislative authority to
The government is calling it a “permit deferral.”
acquire coal mines and associated lands, and cash reserves to buy the Klappan licences. Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett said the Tahltan, industry and the province all have an interest in agreeing on a development plan for the area, about midway between Stewart and Dease Lake. Bennett said
the companies remain interested in developing a large metallurgical coal mine on the property, and without the purchase announced Monday, the province could have ended up in court. Northwest B.C. has multiple metal and coal mines on the drawing board, and the recent completion of a power line along
Highway 37 has sparked development interest. B.C. signed a shared decision-making agreement with the Tahltan Central Council in 2013, when the Tahltan administration was dealing with about 250 exploration applications a year over a territory about half the size of Washington state.
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Important Notice to Resource Road Users A province wide, safety-oriented project is underway to standardize twoway radio communications on forest service roads and some resource roads. This project includes standardized signage, new dedicated resource road radio channels and standardized call procedures. The Nadina Forest District, along with other districts in the Southern and Northern Interior, will begin implementing new resource road radio channels commencing on June 1, 2015. Districts on the Coast and in the Cariboo have already transitioned or are currently transitioning. Forest industry workers and other road users using mobile radios must have their radios reprogrammed to incorporate the new resource road channels. It is recommended that road users retain current radio frequencies until they are sure they are no longer required.
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munity paramedics to develop the contacts needed in each community to ensure they will be well-integrated members of the established health care teams.” Jensen says phase one is investigative and exploratory. “Community paramedics will initially be working with local health providers to better understand the health care needs and service gaps in the community, help define the scope of services required and participate in the development of a local service plan,” she said. After phase one is evaluated, Jensen says they will identify the community needs paramedicine can address and develop a criteria for implementing the program successfully. She says that information will be available in the fall of 2015. “In the next phase, community paramedicine will be expanded to more rural or remote communities in B.C.” Jensen said. “It is anticipated that regulatory changes will be made to support a broader scope of practice that will enable the community paramedic to provide a greater range of services.”
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Houston’s May Days Rodeo has roped in riders from as far as Alberta to compete in their events. Horse Club member Tori Long says there are 50 riders from Terrace to Prince George coming to stir up dust at Four Seasons Park this weekend. The rodeo is set up for all skill levels, whether you are a barrel racing master or have only warmed a saddle in the open range. “We are expanding the breadth of the activities to include pretty much everybody who has a horse,” said Show Manager Deana Bell. “It’s for the kids and to expose people to a variety of horse disciplines. It is a competitive yet friendly environment where anybody is welcome,” she said. This year they offer a roping clinic taught by 2014 BC team roping champion Dustin Shields. Shields is from Vanderhoof and has won 13 saddles and
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Local horse club members had a practice gymkhana last week, preparing for the May Days rodeo at Houston’s Four Seasons Park this weekend. be stick horse rodeo Friday and Saturday nights with lots of prizes to win, Bell said. Kids will compete in three age groups, ten to twelve, seven to nine, and six and under. The four-day event will be packed with barrel racing, breakaway roping, cattle sorting and steer daubing and steer undecorating. There will be a Jackpot Gymkhana Sunday afternoon and a Little Britches
is season leader in calf roping in the BC Rodeo Association. The clinic is for beginners to try their hand and for seasoned ropers to brush up their skills. There will also be a cattle sorting clinic taught by Don Baker Friday at 6 p.m. New this year, the event will also include classes of dressage, trail (obstacle course), and reigning (open and modified patterns) at 3 p.m. on Saturday. For kids, there will
Gymkhana at 10 a.m. Monday. A concession and bling vendors will be there as well. The Ray Long Memorial ranch hand competition was renamed in honour of the Houston farmer who loved watching the May Days rodeo and passed away last June. Tori Long says she is looking forward to the weekend. What she loves most about May Days is developing friend-
ships and meeting new people. “It’s always a fun atmosphere,” she said. The rodeo is at Four Seasons Park from 5 p.m. this Friday through to Monday.
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I’m sure all of us have noticed the signs along Hwy 16, the “Highway of Tears”, informing women not to hitchhike. There are also pictures on billboards of women who have gone missing. What a tragedy, what a heartache! I cannot even imagine the pain in their mother’s hearts. This should not be. This should not happen but it does and it all starts in the hearts of people. It is a process of hardening of the heart. Men do not become predators overnight. It starts with a man looking at a woman walking down the street with lust in his heart. “Just one look, it won’t hurt, as long as I do not touch,” he thinks. Buying a pornographic magazine and googling at the naked women. “They offered their bodies for this, it’s okay,” he thinks (see Matthew 5:28). Sin increases, the heart becomes harder, respect for women diminishes. Would you want someone looking at your daughter in this way? One thing leads to another and the heart becomes hardened to the fact that every one of these women are precious to their parents, their families and to God. These precious daughters become just an object to abuse and to discard at one’s own perverted pleasure. Would we want people taking advantage of our daughters in this way? Of course not! Every right minded and moral person would scream out, “Protect my child, no matter what situation you find her in!” Every man should be there to protect these women from predators and harm and not take advantage of them when they are vulnerable. You who have abused women in this way, leave our daughters alone! You are going to have to answer for your evil actions one day. Every woman is not only somebody’s daughter but also beautifully created by God in his image (Genesis 1:27). If we harm them, we seriously offend God. You will have to answer to Him one day! He knows who you are and he will take vengeance (Romans 12:19)! It is time to come clean and repent, admit the terrible sin for what it is, to God, to the authorities and to those who have been so deeply hurt. “… God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness,” Romans 1:18 NLT. Submitted by Ken Penner
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Top: First year Belt Buckles were given to Cara McCormack (left) and Tyler Wardrop (right), recognizing them for the year they have volunteered with the Houston Fire Department. Also in the photo are Deputy Fire Chief Vernon Czirfusz and Fire Chief Jim Daigneault. Missing from the photo are Skylar Hasell, Darren Brienen, and Cole Hassel. Middle: Tom Guest and Hank Buursema were honoured for 35 years service. Bottom: Sheldon Slaney and Perry Slaney were honoured for 10 years. Photos submitted
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Leave newborn wildlife in the wild
By Flavio Nienow Black Press
With fawning and calving season underway, provincial biologists are reminding people that newborn deer, elk or moose should not be touched or moved when encountered. “If you encounter a young deer or calf in the wild at this time of the year, appreciate the experience, but don’t approach or intervene,” warns the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. People who find these newborns alone often mistakenly believe they have been abandoned, but usually their mother has only left them temporarily, and will return. “When it comes to newborn wild ani-
mals, mother always knows best,” said the ministry in a press release. “Intervening in these situations by ‘rescuing’ the fawn or calf is rarely necessary and will usually do more harm than good.” According to the ministry, it is normal for mother deer, elk and other ungulates to leave their young alone for long periods, returning a few times a day to nurse, and relying on the newborn’s lack of scent to protect them from predators. This is true not just for deer; many mammals leave their young alone for long periods of time, only to return to feed them at regular intervals. Although these newborns may appear abandoned, it is rarely the case, and if
Black Press file photo
If you see newborn wild life do not touch or move them as most times they are not abandoned. they are removed they will be orphaned. In fact, returning mothers that find humans or pets nearby may leave or can become aggressive to defend their offspring from the perceived threat.
However, the mother will return if the young is left alone. Burns Lake conservation officer Ron LeBlanc said he has encountered similar cases in the Burns Lake area.
“People [in Burns Lake area] do tend to call and report seemingly abandoned wildlife,” he said. While professional wildlife rehabilitation facilities in some areas of B.C. can success-
fully rear these newborns, when there is no maternal care their chances of survival are far less than if they had been raised by their true mother. If you find a fawn or calf that you think
may be orphaned, here’s what you should do: * Do not touch or feed the animal; * If it is lying quietly, leave it alone and leave the area; * Keep all children and especially dogs away from the area; * If you think the fawn or calf is not being cared for by its mother, return the next day to check. If it is in the exact same spot, it may be injured or orphaned. Contact a wildlife rehabilitator as soon as possible, but do not touch or move the animal. To report an injured or orphaned animal, contact the 24/7 report all poachers and polluters (RAPP) line at 1-877952-7277, or visit the RAPP website at www.rapp.bc.ca
68th ANNUAL June 6th & 7th, 2015
At the Kispiox Valley Rodeo Grounds 26 kms North of Hazelton Rodeo Starts 1 p.m. both days
Great Fun for the Whole Family & Aiming to Keep it That Way!!! NO HARD CORE PARTYERS SAVE YOUR MONEY & STAY HOME! IF WE HAVE YOUR NAME OR VEHICLE LICENCE FROM LAST YEAR, & YOU WERE A PROBLEM, YOU WILL BE TURNED AWAY AT THE GATE
Friday Night Dance, 10 pm Advance Only Tickets $20 plus gate admission at BV Credit Union, New Hazelton & Kispiox Gas Bar (No Minors) Saturday Night Dance Free to Rodeo Spectators 9:00 pm (Alcohol free) Phone Rodeo Entries to: 250-842-6287 May 20, 4 -8p.m. EVERYONE MUST PAY TO ENTER THE GROUNDS NO GLASS ON GROUNDS – NO DOGS OFF LEASH OR IN BLEACHERS!! No Late Vendors, No Early Birds, No Fireworks Rodeo Admission: Adults $20 / day or $35 / weekend Seniors / Students $15 / day or $25 / weekend Children 5 & under free Camping $30/Unit Weekend (no reservations) or $50/Early Bird Campers
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“Tough Enough to Wear Pink Day” Sunday, June 7th
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The Biggest Little Rodeo in the West! Stock Contractor: C-Plus Rodeo Company, Williams Lake, B.C. $2000 Team Roping, Barrel Racing, Steer Wrestling $1000 Tie Down & Breakaway Roping, Bareback, Saddle Bronc, BullRiding $2000 Wild Horse Race $1000 Jr. Breakaway, Jr. Steer Riding, Jr. Barrels $500 Novice Roughstock $200 Pee Wee Barrels $400 Cowhide Race $100 Rescue Race, Ride & Lead $200 Wild Cow Milking $300 Open Pole Bending $100 Calf Scramble Trophy Stickhorse Race Trophy Kids Mutton Bustin’ Popsicles Kids Boot Race $100 Musical Ride $50 Last Minute Foot Races 10 & Under -11 to 16 17 to 30 -31 to 50 -Over 50 • Jim Olson Silver Trophy Buckles • 3 x World Champion Keith Dinwoodie – Announcer • Dance Music by ‘Axes of Ego’ • Beer Gardens Pancake Breakfast Saturday & SundayBeef Bar-B-Q Log Cabin Concession Kispiox Valley Drill Team • Best Western Business Awards Many Concessions & Vendors • Rodeo T-Shirts Designed by Roy Henry Vickers • Great Canadian Cowboys/Cowgirls
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More trades positions added at colleges By Tom Fletcher Black Press
The B.C. government is adding new trades seats to 12 postsecondary institutions, to allow students to sample different trades. The “trades discovery” program runs 10 to 12 weeks, providing hands-on experience. Those who complete the program can then enrol in a “foundation” program for the trade or seek an apprenticeship place with an employer. Premier Christy Clark donned her hardhat and joined high school students in new secondary trade programs for the announcement at the B.C. legislature this week. Jobs Minister Shirley Bond said the government has made progress in the Skills for Jobs Blueprint, launched a year ago to redesign the B.C. education system from elementary to postsecondary to match education up with
high-demand jobs in the future. The additional funding of $727,500 is to provide 68 seats at Camosun College, 32 at College of New Caledonia, 32 at College of the Rockies, 16 at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, 16 at Nicola Valley Institute of Technology, 12 at North Island College, 40 at Northwest Community College, 32 at Okanagan College, 16 at Selkirk College, 30 at Thompson Rivers University, 16 at University of the Fraser Valley and 16 at Vancouver Island University. A d v a n c e d Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson said the blueprint assigns 25 per cent of post-secondary funds to in-demand jobs, to fill positions left vacant by a wave of retirements in the coming decades. New or expanded trades facilities are underway at Camosun College,
Okanagan College and Nicola Valley. According to the Industry Training Authority, more than 41,000 participants
are now involved in an adult, youth or foundation trades program. Shane Simpson, the NDP’s critic for labour and skills, said
the problem is not getting students started in trades, it is finding them apprenticeship places that put them on the job.
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WHAT’S GOING ON AT CANFOR HOUSTON? QUARTER 1, 2015
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Don Foubert
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Les Matthias
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• Purchased approximately 40,000 m3 of sawlogs and 5000 m3 of logging residue for pellet production from the Dungate Community Forest Limited Partnership.
Stephen Ringland
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• Made a financial contribution towards the purchase of a command vehicle for Houston Search and Rescue.
Steve Hansell
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• Indentured one Houston employee in to a new trade apprenticeship.
James Makowichuk
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• Congratulations to Jeremy Stapleton on the achievement on completing your millwright apprenticeship and becoming a Journeyperson
John Buhler
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• Launched an anti-bullying campaign to raise awareness about the issue of bullying in our communities, schools and workplaces.
Brenda Holenstein
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• Health and Wellness committee organized a cross country ski day at Morice Mountain for our employees and their families.
Joe Doyle
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• Sponsored the transportation of approximately 60 students from Houston schools to attend the Canada Winter Games in Prince George.
Paul Gagne
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• Helped sponsor a local Houston resident to participate in the Canadian National Wrestling competition.
Donald Schneider
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John Aylward
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• Helped sponsor teams from Houston’s Minor Hockey Associations to participate in Provincial Tournaments.
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• Planer A shift achieved one year without a recordable medical incident. • Logging Contractor’s had one year without a recordable medical incident. • Delivered approximately 25,000m3 of logging residue to Houston Pellet Limited Partnership for wood pellet production.
• Canfor, Groot Bros. Contracting Ltd. and Getumdone Contracting Ltd. participated in a powersaw training session coordinated by TransCanada Corportion; approximately 100 cords of firewood were produced for charity and fundraising purposes.
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Guru Nanak Sikh Temple Association Santokh Singh Manhas 250-845-2705
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Always loved, never forgotten Happy “65th” Birthday Dad.
Saying goodbye to you the first time was hard, there is nothing that can prepare me for the second. I still love and miss you as much today, as I did 7 years ago. Till we meet again... Love your daughter Kim.
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Happy 60th Anniversary
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Edward John Martin
May 9th, 2015 you will finally be laid to rest back home in Newfoundland.
(Kids Sunday School during the service) To contact the church or for pastoral care: Morgan Ryder (250-698-7612 -H) or 250-692-9576 -C) or Marianne Dekker 250-845-2282
Sunday School: 9:45AM Church Service: 11:00AM Everyone Welcome! Phone: 250-845-7810
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Shirley Veronica (McCauley) Collins born 14 December 1925 Winnipeg, MB, passed away peacefully 3 May 2015 Houston, B.C. Shirley was predeceased by her loving parents Robert and Myrtle McCauley, two sisters Leila (Phil) Durrant and June (Harry) Jackson, and the love of her life Kelson George Collins. She is survived by her daughter Jocelyn (Hugh) Bell, grandchildren Deanna and Robert (Shelly) and great grandchildren Collin, Hayden and Hunter, brotherin-law Ray and many nieces and nephews and their families. Shirley was a founding member of the Houston Catholic Women’s League and a lifelong member of the Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary. She was very active in the BC & Yukon Cancer Society and one of the most aggressive ticket sellers to grace the streets of Houston. She loved to “bond” so positively with everyone she met and never spoke an unkind word about anyone. She was an avid curler and bridge player in the earlier years in the many mining communities across NW Ontario, B.C. and NWT. Later she loved golfing, walks and working out with Jocelyn and “the girls”. Her vivacious spirit will be greatly missed by our family and our community. May you continue to guide and watch over us from above “Mom”. Sincere thanks to the Houston Paramedics, Fire Department, Home Support and Residential Care, Dr. Preto, Dr Vestvik, Dr. Kim, Dr. Flynn, Father Pier Pandolfo and all those individuals that cared for mom in the last seven months. Each and every one of you went above and beyond and the family will be forever grateful. A Memorial Service was held in St. Anthony’s Catholic Church on Friday, May 8th, 2015. Memorial donations may be made to the charity of your choice, the dearest to moms heart were the BC Cancer Society, Catholic Women’s League Houston and the Royal Canadian Legion Br 249. Condolences may be offered at www.raschraderfuneralhome.com R.A. SCHRADER FUNERAL SERVICES 250-847-2441
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HOUSTON COMMUNITY CALENDAR Houston Public Library Events: After School Games: Thurs., May 14: 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Looking for something to do this NID/PD Day? Paper Mosaic Art! Kids, come to the Library on Friday, May 15 from 1-3, and create your own mosaic masterpiece! Mark Zagwyn Photography: (Passport Photo Day!) Fri., May 22 from noon to 4:30 p.m. Teddy Anderson: Sat, May 23 at the Amphitheater. (Time TBD) The entire community is invited to join us as we welcome Teddy Anderson, internationally renowned Hoop Dancer. Watch our Facebook page and web site for more details. Lego Day: (for kids 8 to 12) Thurs., May 28: 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. For more info please contact the library @250-845-2256. Houston needs linesmen & ref’s for the upcoming BV Soccer season - If interested pls call Henry Barendregt @ 845-4043. Also looking for an Assistant for co-ordinating Ref’ing in Houston, this would be your volunteer hrs for the season. Upcoming Houston Cancer Fundraiser: Help is needed in all areas for a four hour Canadian Cancer Society “Dash for Cash for Cancer” event May 23. For more info contact Debi Smith at 845-7793 or contact@debilynsmith.com. Perennial Plant Sale - Bulkley Valley Genealogical Society Saturday, May 23: 9:00 a.m. to noon. Main Street & Hwy 16 Smithers. If you are dividing perennials, splitting shrugs, thinning flowers or halting the spread of berry patches, please save your spares for this sale. If you need help digging up your plants or to arrange pick-up by May 20, call: Marie Kaszas 250-845-2514. Community Calendar proudly sponsored by
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Students hone cooking skills to open opportunities By Jackie Lieuwen Black Press
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ouston Secondary School students and staff are feasting on an array of professionallyprepared, six-course meals. Nine professional cook students prepare the HSS lunch buffets every morning as part of their hands-on training. Instructor Avi Sternberg says the morning replicates a restaurant kitchen atmosphere, with each pair of students preparing one section of the meal. HSS Principal Scott Jackson says lunches have been amazing. There is “a wide range of menu choices and it is always high-end. It has not been great for my waistline, but I am eating there several times each week,”
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Jackson said. As an ACE-IT program, the course enrols five high school students and four adults. It is run in the HSS kitchen and takes 28 solid weeks. Students spend their first hour doing classroom theory about food safe, handling food and preparing various dishes. After that, they hit the kitchen to prepare the lunch buffet. Every Friday, students tackle an online exam about the theory they learned that week. Adult student Dot Middleton is a stay-at-home Mom and says taking the course is a great learning experience.
“I like trying different recipes that I haven’t made before,” she said. “My family seems to enjoy it.” Adult student Angela Ettinger is a previous employee of Houston Forest Products, which closed down May 2014. “After the shutdown I wanted a change in career so I decided to take this,” Ettinger said. She enjoys learning how cook more complex foods. “We are preparing foods that I haven’t really tried or even know what they are,” she said. “It’s pretty interesting.”
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Instructor Sternberg says students catered the local Science Fair, a dinner with the Lieutenant Governor of B.C., and a lunch with the Minister of Education at HSS. They also toured the Sausage Factory, Ambrosia Sheep Farm and W. Diamond Ranch in Telkwa. “These catering opportunities, as well as touring the organic food places, allows the students to be exposed to different parts of the industry,” said Sternberg. “By catering, they actually get a liveaction sense of timing and a sense of interaction with people outside of the classroom.” After the course, students are qualified to become apprentices in the industry or they can go on to take the level two course. Sternberg says most students end up working at restaurants or become camp cooks. Grade 11 high school student Myles Kendall said he took the course because it opens opportunities. “I know that everywhere in the world they are really looking for cooks,” he said. “I think this is the easiest way to get out and travel.” Kendall says the course taught him new baking and cooking techniques and also how to be ready and on top of things. Sternberg says one thing he enjoys about teaching is learning from his students. “Students are the best form of education for yourself,” Sternberg said. “They really challenge you to ask questions.” But the most rewarding part of teaching for Sternberg is seeing students grow. The reward is “watching the growth of the student, not just with cooking skills and knowledge, but life skills like coming to class on time, human interaction and communication skills,” he said. “It prepares them for real life.”
Bulkley Valley Credit Union has been building a solid financial institution that members from Burns Lake to the Hazeltons’ have grown to rely on. People-helping-people is how we began and we strive to remain people-oriented, both in our financial services and through direct involvement with our communities. We are dedicated to local decision making and local control, key factors in providing the kinds of services that meet the financial needs of individuals and business members alike.
Maintaining a healthy and strong financial institution is only one part of our mission. Our strong financial results have allowed us to build a very strong capital base. In addition to the patronage dollars ($598,439 in 2014) that we distribute in our communities, we also distributed over $220,000 in community support, economic development and marketing funds to community groups, individuals, and associations within our service areas. Bulkley Valley Credit Union’s Board of Directors has committed $100,000 over 5 years to the Upper Skeena Recreation Centre, for the Heart of the Hazeltons’ project. We continue to make improvements in our products and services. We value the relationships we have established with our members and will continue to build more innovative remote banking access to allow those who may move away or simply require access to all products and services anytime, anywhere. Come see us today to experience the Credit Union difference.
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