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Northern Health penalized for wait times

Houston Today - Saturday February 18, 2012

Northern Health failed to meet wait-times targets last year, and as a result lost $790,000 in extra incentive funding from Victoria.

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CORE BioFuel Inc. not ruling out a Burns Lake plant

Burns Lake Lakes District News - Wednesday February 15, 2012

CORE Biofuel Inc. said the company is not ruling out locating a green gasoline plant in the Burns Lake area.

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Burns Lake workers find Houston is hiring

Houston Today - Saturday February 11, 2012

Several Houston companies joined the two dozen employers who set up booths at a Burns Lake jobs fair last Friday.

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Fields to close by fall 2012

Houston Today - Saturday February 11, 2012

Houston’s Fields store will soon shut its doors, along with all 166 other Fields locations across Canada.

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Census numbers nearly stable

Houston Today - Wednesday February 8, 2012

Census data shows Houston's population fell to 3,147 last year, a loss of just 16 residents since 2006.

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College cuts: layoffs happening to restore college's financial health

Terrace Standard - Monday February 6, 2012

IF NORTHWEST Community College was a business, chances are it would have already slid into bankruptcy protection.

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Mills to take on wood, workers from BFP

Houston Today - Sunday February 5, 2012

Sawmills in Houston, Fraser Lake and Vanderhoof are hauling in logs that slated for a Burns Lake mill that was destroyed by fire.

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Fraser Institute releases elementary school report cards

Smithers Interior News - Monday February 6, 2012

Houston's Twain Sullivan takes first in district, followed by St. Joseph's in Smithers.

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Police bust grow-op

Houston Today - Sunday February 5, 2012

Burns Lake and Houston RCMP raided a grow-op east of Houston last week, seizing 2,700 marijuana plants and three restricted firearms.

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Mill fire shows community ties

Houston Today - Tuesday January 31, 2012

Ties between Burns Lake and Houston are showing in the fallout of a Jan. 20 explosion and fire that destroyed Babine Forest Products.

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Single office for unemployed

Houston Today - Sunday January 29, 2012

Unemployed Houston residents will soon visit a single office for all employment services.

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Sawmill loss raises timber questions

Houston Today - Sunday January 29, 2012

Burns Lake's loss of a sawmill is raising questions about the long-term timber supply along the Highway 16 corridor.

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Faith, Strength and Hope

Burns Lake Lakes District News - Wednesday January 25, 2012

Overwhelming sadness was felt as Lake Babine Nation members prayed to the large crowd gathered at the Margaret Patrick Memorial Hall.

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Norovirus hits northern B.C.

Houston Today - Tuesday January 24, 2012

An outbreak of Norovirus in northern B.C. has health officials warning people to stay home and avoid close contact if they catch the bug.

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Police stats show no overall rise in crime

Houston Today - Saturday January 21, 2012

Houston saw a shift, but no overall rise in the crime rate last year.

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Realtors expect strong sales year

Houston Today - Tuesday January 17, 2012

Local realtors expect Houston home sales and prices to pick up in 2012.

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Gitxsan chiefs abandon Enbridge deal

Terrace Standard - Wednesday January 18, 2012

IT looks as if a deal with Enbridge concerning its Northern Gateway pipeline is over.

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Wet'suwet'en say no to Enbridge pipelines

Smithers Interior News - Wednesday January 18, 2012

Wet'suwet'en clans drummed their chiefs into a Smithers convention room Monday to give Northern Gateway a "resounding no."

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911 not off to a great start in the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako

Burns Lake Lakes District News - Wednesday January 11, 2012

Over 100 hang ups from the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako's 911 service area during the first seven weeks of operation

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Tiljoes say no to Enbridge pipelines

Houston Today - Monday January 16, 2012

Like most people, Elsie Tiljoe says she gets nervous speaking to a crowd.

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