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Morice Mountain Ski Trails
Date: Jan 6, 2010
Entry: A great way to spend the afternoon
Morice Mountain Ski Trails
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Date: Jan 6, 2010
Entry: A great way to spend the afternoon
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Polar Bear Swim
Date: Jan 6, 2010
Entry: Houston's version of a Polar Bear Swim. When it is -30 out side how do you have a polar bear swim? You turn off the heat in the Hot tub and fill it with giant ice cubes
Polar Bear Swim
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Date: Jan 6, 2010
Entry: Houston's version of a Polar Bear Swim. When it is -30 out side how do you have a polar bear swim? You turn off the heat in the Hot tub and fill it with giant ice cubes
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Use your Imagination
Date: Jan 6, 2010
Entry: If you love fly fishing just imagine the size of fish you could catch using this fishing rod!
Use your Imagination
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Date: Jan 6, 2010
Entry: If you love fly fishing just imagine the size of fish you could catch using this fishing rod!
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Nature Walk
Date: Jan 6, 2010
Entry: Taking a walk on one of Houston walking trail. A great way to spend the afternoon
Nature Walk
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Date: Jan 6, 2010
Entry: Taking a walk on one of Houston walking trail. A great way to spend the afternoon
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Houston Leisure Facility
Date: Jan 6, 2010
Entry: Having Fun at Family Swim
Houston Leisure Facility
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Date: Jan 6, 2010
Entry: Having Fun at Family Swim
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Harvest Festival
Date: Jan 6, 2010
Entry: Enjoying the afternoon with friends
Harvest Festival
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Date: Jan 6, 2010
Entry: Enjoying the afternoon with friends
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Harvest Festival
Date: Jan 6, 2010
Entry: Enjoying the harvest at the Community Garden
Harvest Festival
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Date: Jan 6, 2010
Entry: Enjoying the harvest at the Community Garden
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To the Olympic with Love
Date: Jan 6, 2010
Entry: Dungate Community Forest and Canfor supplied pine to build one of the podiums at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic. What a great honour for our community to have the world's best athletes standing on a podium made out of lumber from our community. You can see the stain from the Pine Beetle in the pile of logs.
To the Olympic with Love
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Date: Jan 6, 2010
Entry: Dungate Community Forest and Canfor supplied pine to build one of the podiums at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic. What a great honour for our community to have the world's best athletes standing on a podium... more
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Canning workshop at the Community Garden
Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: A wonderful afternoon was spent canning at the Houston Community Garden.
Canning workshop at the Community Garden
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Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: A wonderful afternoon was spent canning at the Houston Community Garden.
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Houston is Breathtaking!!
Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: Houston has so much to offer to those who choose to call this great town home and to those who just stop by for a visit. Houston has to be one of the friendliest communities I have ever had the pleasure of living in. The people work together to support our youth in all of the sports we can possibly fit into a season. The scenery is breathtaking when we go a few miles up the road to snowmobile in the meadows. Houston really is a great community and it deserves to hold the title Gamestown 2010. Please vote for us!!!!!
Houston is Breathtaking!!
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Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: Houston has so much to offer to those who choose to call this great town home and to those who just stop by for a visit. Houston has to be one of the friendliest communities I have ever had the pleasure... more
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Kenworth vs Finning
Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: Second annual Kenworth vs Finning hockey game, Locals came
out to support the locals. Finning came out on top this year as
did the local food bank .
Kenworth vs Finning
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Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: Second annual Kenworth vs Finning hockey game, Locals came
out to support the locals. Finning came out on top this year as
did the local food bank .
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Out of the arena and into the ball field!!
Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: As soon as the ice is out of the arena it is time for softball in Houston. The kids love it!! We have a great bunch of volunteer coaches that help the kids enjoy the great outdoors that Houston has to offer.
Out of the arena and into the ball field!!
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Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: As soon as the ice is out of the arena it is time for softball in Houston. The kids love it!! We have a great bunch of volunteer coaches that help the kids enjoy the great outdoors that Houston has to... more
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Sibola Mountain
Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: Boys four wheeling trip to the Sibloa Mountain Range
Sibola Mountain
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Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: Boys four wheeling trip to the Sibloa Mountain Range
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baseball
Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: Team shot with the new league jerseys
baseball
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Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: Team shot with the new league jerseys
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Ringette kids
Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: Good luck Houston! I have enjoyed watching ringette. This vote is for all those little ringette players.
Ringette kids
Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: Good luck Houston! I have enjoyed watching ringette. This vote is for all those little ringette players.
Travelling Girls Minor Ball Team
Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: Houston "squirts" travelling ball team members were 11 and 12 year old girls from Houston. In the spring of 2009 the"Valley Cats" travelled to play ball against teams in Prince George, Quesnal, Smithers and Terrace..
Travelling Girls Minor Ball Team
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Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: Houston "squirts" travelling ball team members were 11 and 12 year old girls from Houston. In the spring of 2009 the"Valley Cats" travelled to play ball against teams in Prince George, Quesnal, Smithers... more
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Where the wildlife roam...............
Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: A moose on Duck Pond Trail. Wildlife are regular visitors to my home town.
Houston BC is indeed, the best place on earth!!!!
Where the wildlife roam...............
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Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: A moose on Duck Pond Trail. Wildlife are regular visitors to my home town.
Houston BC is indeed, the best place on earth!!!!
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Living in Houston
Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: I grew up in Houston, moved away to attend college and then moved back. I truly believe that Houston has huge community spirit and heart. The residents have huge hearts and are ready to give whenever is needed. They greet you on the street and make you feel welcome, even if you have just move to town. I can not think of any better place to raise my family than Houston. I am proud to call Houston my home.
Living in Houston
Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: I grew up in Houston, moved away to attend college and then moved back. I truly believe that Houston has huge community spirit and heart. The residents have huge hearts and are ready to give whenever...
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Volunteerism
Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: The volunteers and clubs in Houston are unbelievable. Here is a story why the people in Houston are amazing.
It was a beautiful winter day on January 2,2010. As a family we decided to load our snowmobiles and head off to the " Meadows ". We were only going out for a couple of hours so not alot of preparation was done. We were enjoying the beautiful scenery on the beautiful groomed trails that the Houston Snowmobile Club has maintained when we met up with some locals. We chatted with them for a few moments and headed off our seperate ways. A few kilometers down the trail my husbands snowmobile broke down. We tried to get it going but no luck. So my family ( 2 children ages 8 & 10) myself and my husband all loaded up on my snowmobile. We drove approximately 13 km when my snowmobile's engine blew up. We decided that we needed to leave the machine as there were many wildlife trails all around us. We took the hood off the snowmobile to use it as a toboggan for our children. We then left the scene and started walking up the trail. Night time became on us so we decided to make a shelter. We gathered pine tree branches to protect us from the wind. We used the snowmobile's hood as a shovel and began shovelling a hole for a shelter. We started a small fire to keep our children warm. I had a feeling that it might be a long night. Well little did I know down at the parking lot two members of the Houston snowmonile club were dropping off a piece of equipment for the trails. The one member seen our truck and decided to give one of my husband's friends a call. That phone call lead to two of our friends driving out to the parking lot to check the cabin to see if we were staying the night. When they arrived at the cabin they seen that we were not there. They walked out of the trail got into their vehicle and drove to closest cell range to make a call to my father in law and too the member that seen our vehicle. This lead to my sister in law calling another member of the Houston Snowmobile club.This member had leant his snowmobiles out that day to friends that were also at the meadows that day. Little did we know that the locals that we met up with earlier that day had his machines. That member gave a few phone calls and found out where we were last seen at. With this information my in laws got into there vehicle and drove into town and out to the meadows. When they arrived at the parking lot they were amazed on how organized the Houston Snowmobile Club were. They had machines in two's going out already. Too make a long story short we were rescued by The Houston Snowmobile Club within a 2 hour period. When arriving back at the parking lot we were greeted with a lot of hugs and thoughts a big fire at the cabin to keep us warm whereever we were. Houstonites are the most caring and understanding people out there. They always work together in situations good and bad . This is why Houston should be Gamestown 2010.
Volunteerism
Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: The volunteers and clubs in Houston are unbelievable. Here is a story why the people in Houston are amazing.
It was a beautiful winter day on January 2,2010. As a family we decided to load our snowmobiles...
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Outdoors fun with Friends
Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: Enjoying family and friends in Houston's backyard.
Outdoors fun with Friends
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Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: Enjoying family and friends in Houston's backyard.
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Nature and Fun
Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: A deer before we left the house, and beautiful scenery.
Nature and Fun
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Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: A deer before we left the house, and beautiful scenery.
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Morice Mountain Ski Trails
Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: These trails make a wonderful place to spend an afternoon with the family....whatever the age!!
Morice Mountain Ski Trails
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Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: These trails make a wonderful place to spend an afternoon with the family....whatever the age!!
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100 Mile Diet? Not here!!
Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: About 50 years before it became the trendiest culinary catch word, 'eat local' was a part of the fabric of community life in Houston. 100 miles from nowhere, if you didn't grow your own vegetables, you knew a neighbour who did, and if they didn't raise chickens, the lady down the road had eggs for sale, and if she didn't have extra fresh milk, the family just at the edge of town might just have enough for a couple more families...
today, our food gets trucked in from all over the world, but the unique mixed cultural heritage of our community still takes pride in growing what grandpa did, even if he did it somewhere else in the world!! The season here is short, but things grow quickly in the long summer days, and wild food is always in abundance... yes, there's a little more work and a lot more love, but its all worth it on your plate in the end!!
Does the 100 mile diet work here? No way, try the backyard!!
100 Mile Diet? Not here!!
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Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: About 50 years before it became the trendiest culinary catch word, 'eat local' was a part of the fabric of community life in Houston. 100 miles from nowhere, if you didn't grow your own vegetables, you... more
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volunteers
Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: As a parent of two young boys, I would like to say "Thank You" to those volunteers who give their time, patience, and energy to the many sporting activities and clubs in Houston. Without the volunteers, these clubs/teams would not exist. Seeing how others give of themselves only to be rewarded by the kids' smiles and personal achievements is amazing.
volunteers
Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: As a parent of two young boys, I would like to say "Thank You" to those volunteers who give their time, patience, and energy to the many sporting activities and clubs in Houston. Without the volunteers,...
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The Beauty of Houston
Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: Houston is a great place to live. It has so much to offer in the outdoors and in our facilities.
The people are generous and always are there to help anyone in need. It is a special place to live,
with the majestic mountians. clear rivers, beautiful lakes, wonderful trails and the wide open spaces to
enjoy.
The Beauty of Houston
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Date: Jan 5, 2010
Entry: Houston is a great place to live. It has so much to offer in the outdoors and in our facilities.
The people are generous and always are there to help anyone in need. It is a special place to live,
with... more
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