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Happy to be able to say “we’re bed bug free”

On July 17, 2017 at the Houston provincial court house, the man charged with three counts of aggravated assault at Sunset Lake, had his hearing date pushed to next month for Aug. 21, 2017.

An adult female Steller sea lion was facing a potentially painful and slow death on Cleland Island.

“On July 4, 2017 at the District of Houston council chambers, a request to lease the Houston community hall to the Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corp #3020 from Sept. 1, 2017 until Aug. 31, 2020 for $800 plus applicable taxes was brought forward. In addition, a request that council approved a grant of assistance from the District of Houston to the cadets in the amount of $2525 per year for the duration of the lease.

On July 9, 2017 in the afternoon at 1:37 p.m. the Houston Volunteer Fire Department was called to attend to the scene of a small fire on the CN train tracks by the highway overpass occurred in Houston.

In December 2016 Houston Today reported on the devastating fire that destroyed the Nadina Truck Service building and put its employees temporarily out of work before Christmas. Since then the company has been up and running with all of its employees back to work, and now rebuilding the former office at the Nadina Truck Service site has begun. Henry Fennema, owner of Nadina Truck Service, said they hope to have the building complete within the next six months.

NDP’s 22-member cabinet includes minister of mental health

Jerry Krietz was last seen July 7 and wasn’t at work July 10, which is out of character for him.

Evacuees from the Gustafsen (100 Mile House) fire have taken refuge at the Elks rodeo grounds.

Twenty firefighters were expected to arrive Thursday to hold back the 2,062-hectare fire.