Municipal Government 2023 -- Other Bulkley Valley Communities

Our quick reference and archive of items from Bulkley Communities outside of the Smithers and Telkwa area for 2023.

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2022


Other communities of the Bulkley Valley 

Houston

November

November 13 -- Houston honours vets 

November 12 -- Council to decide on convention travel for 2024

November 11 -- Painting lines in Houston

November 11 -- District sets policy on ice time allocation 

November 7 -- District set to launch into budget deliberations 

October 

October 25 -- Council committees $1 million to park pathway

October 25 -- Heat Pump replacement approved for leisure facility

October 18 -- Provincial grant provides hint of more substantial benefit 

October 18 -- Sludge being taken from District Lagoon 

October 16 -- Legislation to introduce stricter rules on short-term rentals in BC 

October 11 -- Property taxes remain outstanding 

October 11 -- Stopping train whistles at Benson crossing now in sight 

October 11 -- Crime drops in Houston and area 

October 4 -- Hurray 10th Street in Houston opens 

October 4 -- Mayor remains hopeful province will provide cash 

October 4 -- Houston Mayor Shane Brienen Takes aim at riding held by the leader of BC's Conservative Party 

October 3 -- Houston mayor to run for BC United Party 

October 3 -- Houston Mayor named BC United candidate for Nechako Lakes riding 

September

September 27 -- Nice ice at the Claude Parish Memorial Arena 

September 27 -- Fires, smoke did not deter summer tourist traffic  

September 27 -- Informative day in Houston 

September 27 -- Restaurant Renos continue at entertainment plaza

September 20 -- District enforces length of stay rule at Bymac Park

September 20 -- Skiers, Legion file reports on COVID grant expenditures 

September 20 -- Monthly meeting of Rural District of Bulkley-Nechako  

September 20 -- Council extremely pleased with mill build decision 

September 15 -- Canfor announces new Houston mill (audio)    

September 14 -- Houston Mayor says new Canfor mill to breath life into community

September 14 -- City of Houston receives investment for a manufacturing plant (video)

September 13 -- Council backs away from plan to alter look of decorative poles

September 6 -- Senior government grants boost local projects 

September 6 -- New recycle depot opens at Knockholt Transfer Station  in Houston

September 6 -- Bear sightings over Houston and area

September 6 -- New welcome signs in Houston 

August 

August 30 --  Council needs to deal with long-term Bymac campers, warns councillor

August 30 -- Revitalization plan in downtown Houston has been affecting the success of local business 

August 30 -- Health inspector shortage won't hold up District permits 

August 23 -- Statue depicting famous Houston bull rider still not replaced 

August 23 -- Tree fungus in Houston 

August 23 -- Block party in Houston 

August 16 -- Canadian Armed Forces arrive in Houston  

August 16 -- Grant aids in playground equipment replacement 

August 16 -- Canfor looks for community support in bid to build mill 

August 9 -- Plans shelved for dock at Irrigation Lake 

August 9 -- Keeping Houston beautiful 

August 9 -- New mill would focus on high end products 

August 2 -- Housing, health form prominent part of District's strategic plan

August 2 -- Being prepared event hosted in Houston 

August 2 -- Houston resident wants his roads fixed 

August 1 -- Crime Severity Index down for Bulkley Valley and Lakes District 

July

July 29 -- Houston Chamber of Commerce understanding of continued Canfor mill shutdown

Julie 28 -- Canfor Mill update (video)

July 28 -- Canfor Delays investment decision on Houston sawmill redevelopment project amid fibre supply uncertainties 

July 27 -- Canfor delays decision to release sawmill in Houston 

July 26 -- Land lease deal clears way for daycare centre 

July 26 -- District buys land for community centre replacement 

July 26 -- An addition of a dock at Irrigation Lake 

July 19 -- Canfor to decide Houston mill's future July 27

July 19 -- Roadworks, reconstruction well underway

July 12 -- Pride flag, bench purchase raised at council meeting 

July 12 -- Highway 16 culvert replacement project on track

July 12 -- District hires senior staffer 

July 12 -- Canfor situation tops list of cabinet minister meetings 

July 12 -- District continues to push for seniors care 

June

June 28 -- District to fly Pride flag, buy rainbow bench 

June 28 -- Houston to co-host NCLGA AGM

June 28 -- Canfor includes province in decision to replace mill 

June 28 -- District applying for money to help with projects 

June 28 -- Indigenous Day celebration in Houston 

June 21 -- District to step up bylaw enforcement 

June 21 -- District to adopt anti-racism protocol 

June 14 -- District spending more than $600,000 on paving this year 

June 14 -- Houston Mall closes public washrooms for good 

June 9 -- Time ticking faster for residents west of Burns Lake 

June 8 -- Nechako-Kitamaat Development Fund distributing grants to six local projects 

June 7 -- Mayor optimistic of provincial revenue deal 

June 7 -- And so it begins 

June 7 -- Local shuttle services receive financial extensions

May

May 31 -- Visiting industry not supporting enough community development in Bulkley Nechako

May 31 -- Finding the fare balance in northern transit costs 

May 31 -- Proposed code of conduct guide 

May 31 -- Traveller stops already on the increase says chamber manager  

May 29 -- BC Bus North, Northern Community Shuttle program receive another extension   

May 26 -- Canfor closure fall out continues with remanufacturing plant closure 

May 24 -- Friendship centre seeks land for daycare centre 

May 24 -- District of Houston lends helping hand for flying club 

May 24 -- District seeks help in updating flood plain mapping 

May 17 -- District of Houston councillors quote clarified 

May 17 -- Library receives extra provincial grant this year 

May 12 -- Funding being provided for a new Dze L Kan't Friendship Centre 

May 10 -- Residents asked to pitch in to clean up the town 

May 10 -- District finds location for excavated material 

May 10 -- Northern fexibilities needed in ALR process

May 10 -- Flying club seeks District boost to help with clubhouse repairs 

May 10 -- New sergeant takes the reins at Houston RCMP detachment 

May 5 -- Industry Day well received in Houston

May 3 -- Constables recognized for bravery during fire 

May 3 -- Recognizing fallen and injured workers 

May 3 -- Council passes bylaw to increase municipal taxes by four percent 

April

April 26 -- District of Houston extends tax payment due date

April 26 -- Property tax increase bylaw fails to pass

April 26 -- Sweeping away Winter

April 26 -- More than $1 million in provincial grants flow to Houston and area

April 26 -- Council leery of Crown land recreational tenure bid 

April 25 -- Provincial Funding provided for biking trip in the Bulkley Valley and Lakes District

April 19 --  Potholes galore 

April 19 -- Accessibility issues hard to move through

April 19 -- District holds town hall meeting in Houston

April 19 -- District of Houston holds job fair

April 12 -- District tax hike plan survives second reading bylaw 

April 12 -- Farmland is for farming 

April 12 -- District of Houston tucks away major grant 

April 5 -- Mill Closure brings on period of uncertainty 

April 5 -- District agrees to support a bid in the form of letter

April 5 -- Council agrees to four per cent property tax hike 

April 5 -- Pot holes

March

March 31 -- Provincial Funding for Emergency Services Support announced  NCR

March 31 -- Lakes District Air quality statement rescinded 

March 29 -- District ready to launch $4 million works program

March 29 -- Decorative features to be added to downtown display poles

March 29 -- Public works projects details revealed

March 29 -- Hire back unvaccinated health care workers, council says

March 27 -- Lakes District still under Air Quality Statement

March 22 -- Sawmill closure would cut tax revenues, District of Houston  

March 22 -- RDBN wants unvaccinated healthcare workers back on the job

March 22 -- Lake dock, waterslide, added to potential recreation projects 

March 15 -- District of Houston appreciates major provincial grant 

March 15 -- Council continues to wrestle with property tax issue

March 15 -- District develops key contact hub for Canfor mill closure

March 9 -- Houston is looking for grants to replace town-owned buildings 

March 8 -- Northwestern local governments press case for provincial taxation sharing

March 8 -- Information sessions 

March 8 -- District sets cost for RCMP lease of community hall room 

March 8 -- Tenders due in this week on major civic projects 

March 1 -- Fire department gets grant for training  gear

March 1 -- District continues efforts to find money for new community hall

March 1 -- District of Houston fills two senior staff vacancies 

March 1 -- Fire department budget gets preliminary approval

February

February 22 -- First draft of District's 2023 operations budget released 

February 22 -- Final COVID grants distributed to community groups 

February 22 -- Warranty to cover sidewalk repairs along 9th Avenue

February 17 -- Several Northern communities to benefit from firefighter equipment funding

February 15 -- Council backs friendship centre build bid

February 15 -- District sponsors Family Day activities 

February 15 -- Crews tackle rail crossing upgrade

February 15 -- Bylaw officer emphasizes communications in carrying out his duties 

February 15 -- Keeping the Streets clear

February 15 -- Regional District of Bulkley Nechako contemplates tax increases 

February 15 -- Money to ease seasonal flooding in Houston

February 8 -- Bulkley Valley Pool and Recreation Centre getting some upgrades

February 1 -- Two rainy day accounts set up at the District of Houston

February 1 -- Council supports doctors' program to cut diabetes risk

January

January 27 -- Houston mayor says Canfor closure brings back memories of 2014 timber swap

January 27 -- Worker uncertainty in Houston (audio)

January 26 -- "I just don't know when enough is enough with these guys: Steidle on latest Canfor closures 

January 26 -- Houston Mayor asks for calm in face of mill closure

January 26 -- MLA calls for strong response following Houston mill closure announcement 

January 25 -- Association outlines community's housing challenges 

January 25 -- Housing numbers remain flat form 2021 to 2022

January 25 -- MLA backs effort to expand community forest 

January 25 -- Regional District wants to know premier Eby's position

January 18 -- Average house prices climb again in Houston 

January 18 -- Flying club sets out airport improvement plan

January 11 -- Houston home assessments climb by 14 per cent

January 11 -- District adds its voice to the call to train more doctors 

January 11 -- Council sets out-of-town travel wish list

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Other Communities


November

October

October 20 -- Witset First Nation release band election results 


September

August

August 30 -- LINK suspends mobile food truck in Granisle citing financial constraints  

August 23 -- Granisle marina modernization finished 

July

July 26 -- Granisle's new shuttle bus is now in service  
July 19 -- Gransile hires new chief administrative officer
July 6 -- Hazelton housing (video)

July 6 -- Construction begins on new housing units in Hazelton 
July 5 -- Construction begins on much-needed affordable rental housing in Hazelton  

June 

June. 21 -- Buffer Zone increases Granisle's protection from fires 

June 9 -- Time ticking faster for residents west of Burns Lake

June 8 -- Quick Bridge replacement completed behind schedule 

June 7 -- Charging up

June 7 -- Granisle council raises taxes by 5.26 per cent

June 7 -- Local shuttle services receive financial extensions 

May

May 31 -- Granisle marina work to start 

May 17 -- New docks arrive for Granisle marina replacement project 

May 17 -- How will Granisle spend the $616,000 grant?

May 16 -- Witset Water Treatment plant temporarily shut down following unprecedented rise in Turbidity 

May 16 -- Witset residents being asked to conserve water  

May 3 -- RCMP beefs up its presence in Granisle

April 

April 19 -- Provincial $1 million grant fuels Granisle marine replacement  

March

March 31 -- Provincial Funding for Emergency Services Support announced  NCR
March 15 -- Granisle waiting on details about major provincial grant 
March 15 -- Grants help propel Granisle dock replacement 
March 15 -- Key Village of Granisle officials are retiring 
March 9 -- Raw Sewage problem plagues Haxelton's Upper Skeena Recreation Centre 
March 9 -- New spaces opening for women fleeing violence in New Hazelton
March 3 -- Funding provided for Granisle marina replacement


February 13 -- Witset First Nation calls for complete and fair investigation into death of Third Nation Member in Police custody in six years
February 9 -- Witset working to break a leg with a new stage 


January

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