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Horse kickin' fun on May Day weekend

Houston is stirring with activity as the May long weekend comes up, and the horse club is rearing to go with their kick off events.

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Truck burned at Hungry Hill rest area

Weekly police report records fires, accidents, drunk driving and a discovered missing person from Mackenzie.

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Bacteria closes pool for a week

The pool at the Houston Leisure Facility closed last week because bacteria was found in the water, and reopened this past Monday.

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Candidates face local questions

Four Nechako Lakes candidates running in the election answered questions from local public at the all-candidates forum in Houston April 30.

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Rivers, smoke rise with temperature

BC Local News - Thursday May 9, 2013

High streamflow advisories have been issued across the Southern Interior, with the first fires reported across B.C.

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Candidates share platforms for provincial elections

About 60 people came out to the all-candidates forum in Houston April 30 to hear Nechako Lakes candidates vying to be next MLA.

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MAYORS Caucus

Houston Mayor Bill Holmberg joined 66 other BC mayors at the 3rd BC Mayors’ Caucus April 29 & 30.

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Police deal with thefts and mischief

Police got report of three males in the Ambassador trailer court believed to be trying to break into the callers home April 26.

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Investment to preserve Telkwa caribou herd.

The Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation (HCTF) is investing $85,900 for a project to preserve the declining Telkwa Caribou herd.

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Windy, dry conditions result in out of control fires

The Houston Fire Department fought two out of control fires last week Wednesday, spread by high winds and dry conditions.

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BRIDGE for repairs

A structural engineer met with LDM employees to discuss options for maintenance repairs for Buck Bridge One.

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RCMP deal with mischief around town

Police caught a male stealing recycling from homes in the area of Cooper Road and Hungerford Drive last week Tuesday.

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RCMP locate stolen truck

Investigating a report on a possible impaired driver, Houston police found a truck that was stolen from Burns Lake a day earlier.

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Volunteers pitch in

Armed with rubber gloves and garbage bags, local schools and volunteer groups are working together for Pitch In Week.

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Council adopts strategic priority plan for Houston

Houston council adopted a 2012 to 2014 "Strategic plan progress report" at the end of March that outlines priorities for the upcoming year.

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$5.28 million for Babine school

The B.C. government is investing $5.28 million for new modular classrooms to for Babine Elementary-Secondary.

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RCMP report

RCMP investigate theft, assaults and vehicle incidents, as well as helping B.C. ambulance with several calls.

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New 'just-about-everything machine'

The District of Houston recently bought a Holder machine, used in the 2010 Winter Olympics, that can be used for just about everything.

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Police investigate assaults and noise and driving complaints

The past two weeks RCMP were busy with the usual assaults, driving and noise complaints, but also some out-of-the-ordinary complaints...

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Salvage timber nearly doubles

Small scale salvage in the Morice Timber Supply Area has nearly doubled after the Mid-term Timber Supply Committee recommendations.

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