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Dog day afternoon (Above) Rocky, 3, being walked by Josh Adamson, (right) Gizmo, 13, does a song and and dance for Tex O’Mara and ) (left) Baxter, 4 months, tastes victory in the arms of Bronwen Sawers while Anna Termuende (hat) hands out prizes at the first annual dog show for the Long Term Care residents at the hospital last week.. Termuende says interaction with the pets is great for the residents.
Water report looks for public opinion The 2011 Water System Annual Report was presented for public input. The report is required under provincial legislation as part of the Village’s Conditions of Permit. The public is asked to review the 72-page report and make any comments on it at the Sept. 10 Council meeting. The report describes the town’s water system in detail, listing dates of samples taken, water composition, water information circulars from the province, the Conditions of the Water Permit, an Emergency Response Plan for Potable Water and more. Coun. Herb Hofer noted that only Canadian Springs in Kloops is listed under Emergency Plan for supplying bottled water and suggested that they add the locally bottled Cariboo Clear to the list as well.
By Sunday morning, firefighters were mopping up the remaining hotspots, but early last week the 406 hectare wildfire at Big Bar Creek had firefighters, residents and the TNRD’s Emergency Operations hopping. The only active fire in the Cariboo Fire Centre was reported on Aug. 21 and by 8:30 pm, the TNRD ordered the immediate evacuation of all residents in the area. During the fire’s worst, 133 firefighters fought back the blaze with the help of four helicopters and five pieces of heavy equipment. Overnight rain helped ease the immediate threat to life and property and the Evacuation Order was rescinded the following day. An Evacuation Alert, however, remains in place for the following area: From junction of Jesmond Road and Big Bar Road, South to the intersection of Hidden Valley Road and Jesmond Road, including all properties one kilometre east of Jesmond Road to a point south of 9445 Jesmond Road, then west to include 8065 Big Bar Road and all properties one kilometre northwest of Big Bar Road to the junction of Big Bar Road and Jesmond Road. As of Sunday morning, the fire was 80 per cent contained as 112 firefighters, assisted by two helicopters, worked on the steep slopes with hoses and handtools to put out the hot spots. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
Dressed up groom disrupts traffic
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire Last Wednesday, Clinton councillors and TNRD staff watched as forestry helicopters took water from the trout ponds at Echo Valley Ranch & Spa to fight the Big Bar Ferry Road - Jesmond fire. Smoke from the wildfire can be seen in the distance. The ranch is owned by Nan and Norm Dove and is sill open for business. Photo: Susan Swan
Police responded to a panhandler in traffice on Aug. 17 at 10:28 am after a woman reported seeing a young male jumping into traffic at Cache Creek’s main intersection, wearing a cowboy hat, short shorts and a tight jean vest. The 24 year old Langley man told po-
lice that he and his friends were en route to his stag party at Green Lake when they stopped and made him dress up and beg the passing motorists for a loonie. His friends were watching him from the other side of the intersection. They were told to move on and stop disrupting traffic.
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Church Directory ZION UNITED Sunday Worship 10:50 am 401 Bancroft, Ashcroft, BC • 250-453-9511 zuc@coppervalley.bc.ca
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COMING EVENTS 4FQU 2 pm: The United Church Women will meet in the church hall to plan their activities for the fall. All interested ladies are very welcome to join us as a visitor or as a member. There are no dues. Highlights of the 50th anniversary celebration will be shared (by a member who attended). 4FQU “Hello Friendâ€? drop in - ďŹ rst Thursday every month, 2 - 4 p.m. Ashcroft Library, (201 Brink St.) Ages 50+. Refreshments, games and visiting. 4FQU The next Cache Creek Council meeting is 7 pm in the Village OfďŹ ce. 4FQU Fall Tennis Lessons Sept. 11, 13, 18 and 20. For all ages from 9 years old and up and all skill levels. For more information call 253-453-9391 4FQU Zion Movie Night - “Lord of the Ringsâ€? 7 p.m. Free admission, refreshments by donation. 4FQU Terry Fox Run, 10 a.m. Heritage Park (register at Gazebo). For info call Debbie or Cam 250-453-0063 "TIDSPGU $IBNCFS PG $PNNFSDF NFFUJOHT MBTU 5IVSTEBZ PG FBDI NPOUI Q N BU UIF $IBNCFS 0GmDF 7JMMBHF .BMM
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Shotgun ďŹ red in town Aug. 16 police received a report of a careless use of a firearm in an incident occurring around 10:30 pm the night before in Cache Creek at the upper end of Stage Rd. Cache Creek Councillor Darrell Rawcliffe, a nearby resident, reported it to police the next morning and also noted at the Aug. 20 Council meeting that the noise woke up he and his wife, as well as many of their neighbours. He said one of his neighbours soon afterwards saw a man drive by on his ATV with a shotgun strapped to it. Police located an empty 12 gauge shotgun shell in the open fields at the end of the road about 200 yards from the nearest residence. The officer told the complainant to call the police right away if it happened again.
Car stolen from Reserve Aug. 17 police were notified that a 1992 Acura red two-door sedan had been stolen from a residence on the Bonaparte Reserve. The 42 year old male owner said the vehicle, which had no plates but was in good working order, had gone missing some time during the previous week.
Parking lot collision Aug. 18 at 12:48 pm police attended a two-vehicle collision in the parking lot of the PetroCan in Cache Creek after a 2004 Sienna minivan backed into a Dodge camper hauling a boat as it was driving through the lot. The boat’s propeller contacted with the minivan, causing extensive damage to the rear passenger side of the vehicle. The minivan was being driven by a 55 year old Nelson man, while the camper’s driver was a 67 year old Burnaby man. There were no charges.
Mysterious accident Aug. 18 at 2 pm police attended a single vehicle ac-
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cident on Hwy SHCROFT ETACHMENT 1 east of Cache Creek when a 2005 Ford Explorer went off Wendy Coomber the road to the is found guilty again of imright, driving through a field and into a paired driving. fence. The driver, a 75 year old Williams Lake woman, Moonlight swim Aug. 19 at 3:05 am potold police that they’d been lice received a complaint driving about 45 minutes of four to give people in the when the accident occurred, Ashcroft public pool. An ofand she did not remember fi cer did a patrol and found what happened. BC Ambuthe pool empty, but found lance was called as a prewet footprints leading up to caution, but neither she nor the fence. No suspects were her 75 year old male passenlocated. ger were injured.
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Aug. 18 at 6 pm a Traffic Services officer was operating a stationary radar on Hwy 1 in Spences Bridge and stopped a northbound vehicke. The 41 year old Surrey driver who said she was on her way to Green Lake. She did not have a Drivers License. She was also required to have an Interlock device installed in her car but did not have one. She was charge on both offences. A friend was contacted to come and drive her vehicle the rest of the way.
Aug. 19 at 9:35 pm police received a complaint of an intoxicated man standing in the middle of Hwy 1 south of the Starhouse Restaurant in Cache Creek, trying to hitchhike. A patrol was made of the area, but he was not located. At 11:30 pm police received another complaint of a man passed out on Hwy 97C and Government St. in Ashcroft. The 37 year old Vancouver man was located and lodged in cells overnight until sober.
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Aug. 18 at 9 pm Traffic Services officers set up a road check on Hwy 8 at Bridgeway St. in Spences Bridge and stopped an impaired driver on his way to the Desert Daze music festival. The 58 year old man from the Shakan Reserve was taken back to the Ashcroft Detachment and provided two breathalyzer samples of 250 and 250. He was also found to be a prohibited driver who requires an Interlock device in order to drive, but he didn’t have one. The man already has had three impaired driving convictions since 1986. After his last conviction, he was sentenced to 30 days in jail. Police say that Crown will be seeking a greater punishment if he
Aug. 20 police received a complaint from a mother whose 6 year old son had been threatened by a 9 year old who pulled a knife on him while they were playing with another 7 year old boy at a residence on the 18th. The boys were engaged in a shoving match with each other when the incident occurred. No one was injured. The mother requested that the RCMP talk to the parents of the other boy, which they did. The “knife� was a homemade “snake sticker� on a long pole.
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year old man told his 38 year old girlfriend to pack her things and leave. Police waited while she packed and gave her a ride to the bus station.
Trapped in the P.O. Aug. 20 at 7:05 pm a passing pedestrian in Cache Creek called the police after another woman was trapped inside the Post Office after hours. The 49 year old Ashcroft woman was inside the P.O. when the automatic doors locked. An officer attended but the woman was able to release herself with the lock release override button.
Police escort Aug. 21 at 7:40 pm police were called to assist BC Ambulance in Cache Creek with an intoxicated woman who was refusing treatment after ingesting alcohol and medication. Police were able to convince the 52 year old Cache Creek woman to let the ambulance take her to the hospital for monitoring. At 11:20 pm hospital staff called police to come and pick her up since she no longer required treatment. The office have her a ride home.
BMX found Aug. 22 a child’s BMX bike with helmet was turned into the Detachment. It had been left in the field in the Ashcroft Pool Park the day before. Contact the RCMP at 453-2216 if it’s yours.
Dirt biker hits cow Aug. 22 at 8:30 pm police were called to a single vehicle accident on Back Valley Rd. in Cache Creek after a 42 year old Cache Creek man ran into a calf on the road with his dirt bike. The man was taken to the hospital with undetermined back injuries; the calf was seen limping away from the scene but was not located.
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ER hours reduced until new doctors arrive Temporary changes to Ashcroft ER hours
Fanning the flames of guitar love Canadian singer, songwriter and recording artist Sean Ashby giving a guitar worshop on Saturday during Desert Daze in Spences Bridge.
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two-year contract for the Village’s Horticulture/Plant Maintenance t Susan Graham of Stage Left Nursery for 2013-14. Council contracted with Graham for the work this year when the Downtown Revitalization bylaw was rescinded. The Chamber of Commerce had been responsible for the work before that. Staff noted in a report to Council that “Ms. Graham’s education and experience as a horticulturist has assisted the Village in implementing improvements that have reduced maintenance time and costs, and contributed to an improved Village aesthetic, the results of which continue to receive notice and praise from residents and visitors.” “She’s done a wonderful job,” said Coun. McMurray. “The place looks great.” Councillors agreed that they had been hearing comments from the public who appreciated the work being done around town. The contract will pay $18,000 for 2013 and $18,360 for 2014.
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From the Cache Creek Council meeting Aug. 20. Roll Call: Mayor John Ranta and councillors Lisa Dafoe, Herb Hofer, Wyatt McMurray and Darrell Rawcliffe.
Municipal Price Index Council considered briefly supporting a Municipal Price Index as proposed by the District of Maple Ridge before voting against it. Maple Ridge Mayor Ernie Daykin wrote to the Auditor General John Doyle suggesting that a Municipal Price Index be created by the new Municipal Auditor General as one of the tools to measure municipal spending and tax increases. Daykin suggested that taxpayers often wondered by municipal spending increases didn’t relate to the Consumer Price Index, but the usual food, clothing, shelter, etc., products on which the CPI is based doesn’t correspond with the “products” that municipalities are faced with buying, such as asphalt, aggregate, construction costs, etc. “It just seems to be another layer of government stuff and I’m tired of paying for it,” said Coun. Wyatt McMurray.
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With the pending departure of Dr. Khan in mid-September, Emergency Department hours at the Ashcroft Hospital and Community Health Centre will be temporarily revised in order to provide consistent coverage in a manner that is sustainable for the remaining sole physician, Dr. Kitshoff. Effective Sept. 17, the new temporary ER schedule is: Mondays to Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and two weekends per month. Although the change results in an overall reduction of eight hours per week, the schedule offers enhanced daytime coverage when the ER tends to be busier. The schedule change is an interim measure and is necessary until the arrival of two new physicians in the New Year. At that time, once the physicians have settled into their practice, ER hours of operation will be reviewed with the end goal of expanded service. The recruitment of these new physicians is a credit to the hard work and collaboration of all parties – the community of Ashcroft, Dr. Kits-
hoff and Interior Health, and we thank everyone for their continued patience. We are very grateful to Dr. Khan for the service he has delivered over the last three years, and wish him well in his future endeavours.
Air Ambulance landing at airport Interior Health was recently advised by BC Ambulance Services (BCAS) that the hospital parking lot previously used by the Air Ambulance does not meet current Transport Canada regulations and is not certified for landings. BCAS will now use the local airport which is only 10 minutes away from the nearby hospital. Ground paramedics will transport patients to and from the hospital. This option is common practice at other sites throughout Interior Health where no helipad is available. Interior Health and BCAS will meet with the local municipal councils next month to begin discussions around a new helipad. We anticipate this would be located east of the hospital, in the field owned by Interior Health. Submitted
Paving Stone contract Council awarded a $45,100 contract to Cache Creek company Inside Out Home & Business Services for installing paving stones. Although not the lowest of three companies bidding for the contract, Administrator Leslie Lloyd said the staff took into consideration work done previous-
Watermelons are cool Kyle Rice, “Cool Chris” and Erin McGregor chill out at the Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest at the third annual Desert Daze music festival. Temperatures on Saturday were in the high 30s.
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Home, sweet home There’s nothing in the world like the sight of your own dear home after you’ve been away from it for a long time. Weeds and all. As some of you already know, Tool Man and myself spent a week and a half touring this summer while I was on holidays. It’s been over two decades since we’ve taken an actual planned “vacation” that was off the beaten track of our regular familial visits. Actually, we incorporated those as well in a single trip of genius planning (and well-positioned family members). Greece would have been very nice to visit. Japan or the British Isles... Australia... No, we kept to beautiful British Columbia and joined a hoard of happy tourists who were seeing it for the first time. After travelling to Fort St. John and then to Terrace, we continued to Prince Rupert - where it actually rained! No kidding, my fourth visit to Rupert and it wasn’t beautiful and sunny. So it was beautiful and rainy, the fish and chips are worth it! And we had to catch the ferry early the next morning. Like, EARLY! Like, be awake and at the terminal at 5 am. I mean, the guy going car to car checking for reservations had to use a flashlight, for crying out loud. That’s how early. But seeing the sun rise and set while we sailed down the Inside Passage added to the beautiful 15-hour voyage. There seemed to be a large Scandinavian contingent aboard, all talking excitedly among themselves and clicking their cameras at anything that moved in the water. They wanted to see a whale so badly. About an hour into the trip, one lady was sure she saw a whale in the swelling waves outside the window. She hesitantly but excitedly announced “whale!”, which drew about 20 people and all eyes in her direction. No whale. But there were, later. Fleeting glimpses of fins and tails. And plenty more than that to see, especially if you’re a fan of ocean, trees, rocks and blue sky. And of those, I never get tired. But 12 days away from home and I was missing my kitties and my own comfortable bed. It was nice to be home. And spend the rest of my holidays pulling an alarming forest of weeds out of my vegetable garden.
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THE SHEEP IN SPENCES BRIDGE put on another traffic-stopping show on the Desert Daze weekend.
Thanks for the memories Dear Editor We want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who offered to help us when we moved. Thank you all for your kind goodbyes and Best Wishes. We will miss your smiles and friendships we have had over the last 50 years. Ashcroft was a great place to live and raise our family. We leave with many fond memories. Pat and Archie Nichol Kamloops
Going that extra step Dear Editor Re: Maiden Creek Ranch Reunion story As a past editor of The Journal, I know of the personal effort that was made to give the Maiden Creek
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Reunion story such a generous amount of space in the Aug. 21 edition of The Journal. May I also personally compliment you, Barbara Dear Editor Roden, on the job you did A delicious warm as interim editor while dinner prepared by LoWendy Coomber enjoyed cal 7619 of the United some time off from the Steelworkers union was weekly deadlines. From enjoyed by over 90 permy past experiences, I sons at St. Alban’s Hall know how traumatic it can last Friday, 24th. be to be dropped in to do Every year this act of the job but I am sure the good will by the Union is editor Wendy Coomber very much appreciated. must feel relieved to have This is just a very gratea such a capable back-up ful thanks to all those who person already on staff at helped to prepare and The Journal. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Keep up the good We invite all Letters to the Editor on relevant or topical matters, but we reserve work – we the right to edit submissions for clarity, brevity, legality and taste. All Letters now have a express only the opinions of the Author and should in no way be construed as news team being endorsed by The Journal. again! Ida Makaro All Letters must be signed and bear the Author’s name, address and telephone Cache Creek number for reference purposes. No unsigned Letter will be printed.
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present this repast. Roast beef, gravy, baked potato with all the trimmings, salad, apple and pumpkin pie had all of us supremely satisfied. Talk, laughter, meeting old friends and new is always good for the soul, as well as the body. Soup’s On at St. Alban’s Hall every Friday continues to be the most popular event of the week. So many look forward to it. The groups that put these luncheons together do so much for the community. It’s all volunteers. God bless ‘em all! Esther Darlington MacDonald Ashcroft
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Better times ahead for Ashcroft Container Port, good news Yes, according to the Kamloops news and Mayor Andy Anderson, infrastructure on the container port facility two km north of Ashcroft on the Thompson River, will be forging ahead before the onset of winter. Andy’s spent seven years on this project. Tenacity and hope have combined to pay off. Details will be forthcoming and we’ll be looking forward to reading them. What it means for the town and how the system will work and so on. Congratulations seem to be in order!
100 Mile Desert Corridor A congratulations to Bill Drinkwater of Ashcroft for this absolutely beautiful book, Canada’s 100 Mile Desert Corridor. It was expensive to self publish and will sell for $75. The interesting features of the book are the juxtaposition of Bill’s paintings of the subjects he photographed. The colors are personal, the interpretation imaginative, the mood is piquant (pleasantly exciting). Bill has left the community a beautiful legacy.
Big business, CEO salaries The over-the-top salaries that ICBC, BC Ferries and Hydro are paying their top people are just the tip of the iceberg. For example, while ICBC gave a 70 per cent increase to the top of the heap, the rest got salaries that have stagnated for years. This trend is iniquitous at best, and ethically unconscionable at worst. When will it be stopped? Finance Minister Kevin Falcon declares he will stop the escala-
CAKEWALK CHRONICLES Esther Darlington MacDonald tion to the brass. U.S. President Obama noted two years ago the outrageous bonuses given to banks on the verge of bankruptcy. Banks bailed out by the taxpayers. The excuse given is that CEOs and the subalterns must be paid well in order to be kept. But, if they are so damned good at what they do, why, in the case of BC Ferries, for just one example, are the ferries losing money? Something to think about?
Small towns suffering All you have to do is look around at the number of buildings that are empty. The vacant lots. The derelict weeds growing around them. It’s not just in the B.C. Interior that you see the signs of economic depression. According to the person who has motored across the country, there are many small towns in the same mold. Meanwhile, Canada has one of the strongest economies in the western world. Our wealth or signs of it anyway, are seen in the larger cities of Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver. But even in the smaller municipalities on the Coast, the signs of solid middle class lifestyles are noticeably visible - communities that seem to have everything - while towns like Ashcroft, Chase, Princeton, and God knows where else in the B.C. Interior and across
the prairies, relative affluence is noticeably confined to a few. Here again is a trend that is unhealthy. But how it gets turned around remains a mystery.
Great talents passing on
Yes, into what an Irish bard called, “The Great Immensity”. Was our outstandingly gifted story teller of people from every day life, Maeve Binchy. Dublinborn and educated. A journalist, screen writer and novelist, Maeve was one of my favourite authors. I had every one of her books. Real page turners they were. Maeve’s gifts for detailing the apparel, the environment of her subjects, her dialogue, fresh as a daisy, was her greatest gift. The other great talent was composer Marvin Hamlisch. Break It To Me Gently, The Way We Were, Ordinary People, and his adaptation of Scott Joplin’s music for Sting were just a few memorables.
Vancouver performer Christa Couture (right) gets a little technical help at last week’s Desert Daze music festival in Spences Bridge.
Math, my Achilles heel You know, it was Math that brought my average down so severely in middle school, that I transferred to Commercial from Academic. I just figured there was no way that I could navigate three more years of Algebra and Geometry. History, English Comp and Literature were my stand-outs, with anything less than a 90+ had me in tears. A National Post article about a book about Math by Professor Emeritus, Andrew Hacker had me clipping and re-reading. And somehow, all See CAKEWALK on p. 6
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Butteries and old friends, government spending priorities wrong those years of pulling what Hacker calls, “The Boulderâ€? of Math, made that whole sorry history a little less so. Hacker questions why so much of Math like calculus, trig, algebra, is stuff that some professions will never use, but which, students are required to have on their course profile. Medical students, for example, must have calculus. A veterinarian needs algebra, though few graduates will ever use it. Hacker writes, “requiring students to grasp vectorial angles and discontinuous functions without alternatives and exceptions is a terrible waste.â€? CAKEWALK from p. 5
Sure, he acknowledges, we need basic Math. Adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, fractions. I had no trouble with these functions in school. Well, I’ve since learned that there were some pretty notable persons in this world that found algebra and geometry just as burdensome as I did. Winston Churchill was one. As a “mature student� I was admitted to the University of Victoria for a credit course in Museum Design Management. I got a B+ for that one. Hey, it’s not that your brain is inferior if you can’t solve algebraic equations. It’s just that your brain is wired to think dif-
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A buttery in the house A butterfly (Monarch) caught between screen and windowpane fluttering helplessly caught my attention the other day. They are such beautiful, delicate creations. I knew I would have to be very careful not to disturb those wings. I grabbed a dry, clean cotton rag, and was able after one failed attempt, to catch the creature, and hurried to the side rear door, and opened my rag, and the butterfly flew out. Up, up, up, it went. So far up! It caught the light and was gone. Like a falling star. One of those domestic little dramas you don’t forget.
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(who went to school here), his 14 year old son, and a woman I did not immediately recognize got out of the car. “She does not know me,� remarked Una, who has a tendency to say what she is thinking. And then I knew. Hugs all around. Tim went to have some of Christine’s wonderful bannock at the farmer’s market, and Una and I sat down for a marathon talk about family, hers and mine, books, movies, life, aging, - so much! Then we went to lunch. More talk. It was the happiest four hours I had spent in many a month. There is absolutely nothing to compare with reuniting with an old friend with whom you have shared so many experiences. Una will be 86 next month.
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Una Godau, whom I met in Ashcroft 39 years ago, visited for the occasion of her grandson’s wedding celebration. I was doing a stint at the Tourist Booth on Railway last Saturday, when a Volkswagon drew up. The driver rolled down the window, hailed as I stood on the small veranda, and asked, “Where is the nudist colony in Ashcroft?� For a moment, this wordsmith was without words. Then Tim Godau
It’s no secret, people can’t help noticing that the inventory at our Fields store in Ashcroft has shrunk. Small domestic items like bath mats, shower curtains, pet items, just a few of the staples we have depended on. Those of us who don’t want to drive all the way to Kamloops to pick these things up. On the other hand, have you noticed that the pharmacy is carrying some domestic items like bath towels, face cloths, and an increasing inventory of bathroom accessories? Much appreciated.
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Sage Hills’ summer Soccer Camp scores Sage Hills Evangelical Free Church held a Soccer Camp for children ages 5-12 during the week of Aug. 13-17. It was held at Ashcroft Elementary School with 28 kids registered. Thank you to the school for allowing us to use their facilities for this event. It was a fun time for all and the weather was great! We had between 15 to 20 wonderful leaders and helpers. We want to thank the community for their support of this soccer camp. Victor Koop
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Merritt Herald It took a two-hole sudden-death playoff to decide the low gross winner of this year’s Coyote Collision Men’s Invitational golf tournament at the Merritt Golf & Country Club on Aug. 12. Tied at 146 after two rounds of tough competition, Merritt’s Brad Carr and Luke Ghostkeeper from Cache Creek went into extra innings to determine a champion. Both golfers parred the 505-yard first hole of the playoff on Sunday to remain deadlocked. On the second hole, however, Carr ran into a bit of trouble and wound up with a double bogey six, while Ghostkeeper managed to hole out in five to take the title. Traffic was heavy at the top of the results board as three golfers tied at 147 for second low gross: former Merritt resident Cory Torbohm and brothers Jack and Adrian Reynoldson. First place in the
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Dennis Couture (left) of Coyote Collision presents the championship trophy to men’s invitational winner Luke Ghostkeeper from Cache Creek at the Merritt Golf & Country Club. Photo: Vanessa van Rensberg
low net category went to Gord Rodd of Cache Creek with a score of 134, followed closely by tournament sponsor Dennis Couture at 136 and both Jim Irving and Rob Henderson with 137.
A total of 108 players took part in this year’s Men’s Invitational, with the majority coming from the Kelowna, Kamloops and Ashcroft regions as well as the Lower Mainland.
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elaxing comes easy to some folks, but for me it takes a little work. I can’t say why exactly, I’m just wired that way. My husband, on the other hand, has no issues in this regard. Paul doesn’t need decorative little signs around the house that say things like “relax” or “breathe,” he just does it. For me, words like this are a great reminder to slow down and live a more balanced life. “You should go fishing,” he said referring to the annual 10-day trip he just came back from. “There’s
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LORI WELBOURNE loriwelbourne.com nothing to do but kick back and take it easy.” The thought of sitting on a boat for hours on end waiting for a fish to tug at my line doesn’t interest me, but I can understand the appeal of basking in the warm sunshine for awhile,
perhaps reading a good book. It would take some effort to get me to stop long enough to do it, however, and I can’t imagine not mixing in some work if the relaxation stage felt too lengthy. While Paul was
drinking cold beer at the campsite with his buddies, I was busy at home with the kids, working and tackling an endless list of self-inflicted chores. Yet as hectic and overwhelming as my days often were, I still wouldn’t have wanted to trade places with him. Instead I dreamt about escaping for 10 days on my own to do something I’ve been wanting to do for years: write a book. “You could write a book in 10 days?” one of my friends asked skeptically. “Maybe not,” I replied.
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said when I was younger, as she knit a sweater and explained why my grandfather preferred work over play. “Papa would find all my hobbies torturous.” She was right about that. The mere thought of him knitting, crocheting, bowling, singing or playing bingo made me laugh. It looked to me like Nanan had all the fun while Papa just pushed papers in his office. I’d wonder why he’d choose to still do that after he retired, and how he could possibly whistle as he did. I get it now: his work brought
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“But I could get a great head start. With nothing distracting me but maybe a pretty view to look at, I could finally decompress and write what’s been brewing inside me for decades.” Whatever I produced would undoubtedly need a ton of work once my trip was over, but the time spent writing would be far more enjoyable than fishing, golfing, cooking, gardening, watching sports or doing any of the other activities my husband loves to do. “People relax in a variety of ways,” my belated grandmother
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him joy. My grandparents had very different interests, but they both gave the same great advice: that we only live once, so we might as well do what we enjoy as often as we can. Spending more time doing the things that we love and less time doing the things that we don’t will help make us feel happier and more fulfilled. Especially if we can remember to “relax” and “breathe” as we do it. More columns, blogs, cartoons and videos can be found at LoriWelbourne.com
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Community buses need local input, says report by Tom Fletcher Black Press Local elected officials should get seats on the BC Transit board and have more say on changes that affect their local service, a review of BC Transit operations has recommended. Transportation Minister Blair Lekstrom appointed a review team in March after complaints that the provincially appointed BC Transit board was making costly changes without consulting the communities whose fares and property taxes cover more than half the cost of transit service. Joe Stanhope, chair of the Nanaimo Regional District, was on hand with Lekstrom to release the report Tuesday. Stanhope said the recommendations of the review team are “exactly what we wanted. “There were some problems, and the basic problems were communications,” he said. Stanhope raised the alarm in 2011 after BC Transit notified local officials of a doubling of management fees, after municipalities had adopted their budgets for the year. Nanaimo also protested a plan to move some of the community’s new buses out and replace them with older ones. The B.C. government pays 47 per cent of costs for BC Transit ser-
vice in partnership with 58 local governments in B.C. BC Transit has a target to double its ridership to 100 million passenger trips by 2018. When he ordered the review, Lekstrom ruled out any increase in the provincial share of funding. On Tuesday he declined to comment on specific recommendations until they have been reviewed by local communities and discussed at the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities convention this fall. Recommendations include: • a local government advisory panel to consult on system-wide capital B.C. Transit’s Community Bus that serves the communities of Ashcroft, Cache Creek and Clinton. expenditures • local governments should share information on longterm transit budget changes, land use and zoning decisions • the province should amend the BC Transit Act to allow multiyear operating agreements • BC Transit should report to municipalities twice a year riderNotice is given pursuant to Section 60(2) of the Transportation Act that the ship, cost per capita, passengers Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has proposed intent to proceed with the permanent closure of a portion of Deer Lane Road (No. 2255) and that such per capita and other performance closed road be vested pursuant to Section 60(2) of the Transportation Act. measures.
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Proposed Closure of Deer Lane Road in Spences Bridge
The road will be consolidated with: 1. District Lot 369, Kamloops Division Yale District, excluding the following: • Part on Plan attached to DD 21186; • Part outlined in red on Plans B3291, B1079 and A243; • Plans 4919, 5629, 8694, 11578 and H671; • Part lying north of the Trans-Canada Highway shown on Plan H671; • Plan H416; 2. Lot 32, District Lot 369, Kamloops Division Yale District, Plan 5629; 3. Lot A, District Lot 369, Kamloops Division Yale District, Plan 8078; 4. Lot 34, District Lot 369, Kamloops Division Yale District, Plan 5629, (excluding Plan 8078); 5. Lot 2, District Lot 369, Kamloops Division Yale District, Plan 8694; 6. Parcel B (LA81070), District Lot 369, Kamloops Division Yale District, Plan 5629; 7. Lot 3, District Lot 369, Kamloops Division Yale District, Plan 8694; 8. Lot 39, District Lot 369, Kamloops Division Yale District, Plan 5629; 9. Lot 4, District Lot 369, Kamloops Division Yale District, Plan 8694; 10. Lot 40, District Lot 369, Kamloops Division Yale District, Plan 5629; and 11. Parcel A (being a consolidation of Lots 41, 42 and 43, see LA74465), District Lot 369, Kamloops Division Yale District, Plan 5629. The plan showing the proposed road closure can be viewed from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 1:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Service BC, 318 Railway Avenue, Ashcroft, BC. Any persons wanting to provide comments of support or objection to this application for road closure should do so in writing no later than September 13, 2012, to the following ministry contact:
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tails can be worked out. Staff presented an update to Council, suggesting they were ready to implement the plans if Council had no objection. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m glad weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re moving ahead (but) I do have questions, concerns,â&#x20AC;? said Mayor John Ranta. His first concern was the provision that Fitness Centre members could gain entry to the building by swiping a card. That would give access to the entire building, not just the Fitness Centre. He also wanted to know what the partnership with fitness coach Vicky Trill involved and whether unsupervised activity was going to be allowed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It may mean the October timeline is not achievable, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like more info about what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting into,â&#x20AC;? he said.
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Garbage Collection Bylaw 759 Council tabled the first reading of Bylaw 759, which attempted to consolidate Bylaw 713, 2007 - Garbage Collection Amendment and Bylaw 748-2011 - Garbage Collection, Disposal and Rates Amendment with Bylaw 458, 1991 - Village of Cache Creek Garbage Collection, Disposal and Rates Bylaw. Coun. McMurray, who made the tabling motion, remarked that the new draft bylaw was still full of mistakes and needed more work. It will be reviewed at a workshop later this year.
Dog poo in the cemetery The Village will be dog-proofing the cemetery with a gate, after receiving complaints of dog excrement on the grounds. Coun. Herb Hofer said he would like to see Public Works install a simple gate at the entrance to keep dogs out. The rest of the cemetery is already fenced off. The Village will also install a sign prohibiting dogs from being in the cemetery so owners know not to bring them in.
Garbage Collection Plan The Garbage Collection Public Information Program was also tabled, â&#x20AC;&#x153;until after we decide what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to do with the garbage,â&#x20AC;? suggested Coun. Rawcliffe. The information program was intended to educate the public about how to package their garbage and what they could and could not put out for curbside pickup.
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ASHCROFT CUTIE: 937 sq ft, older 2.5 bedrm house F/S. W/D, fridge, stove, DW. $89,900. Call Ken (250) 4570099.
Mobile Homes & Parks RETIRE IN Beautiful Southern BC, Brand New Park. Affordable Housing. COPPER RIDGE. Manufactured Home Park, New Home Sales. Keremeos, BC. Ask us about our Free Rent option! Please cal 250-462-7055. www.copperridge.ca
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INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICIAN Graymont’s Pavilion Plant is accepting applications for an Industrial Electrician. Candidate must possess current B.C. Red Seal certification. Preference will be given to well-rounded individuals willing to also perform other nonelectrical maintenance work as part of the maintenance team. A background in lime or cement industry along with computer and or PLC skills is preferred as well as a proven track record of developing and maintaining a safe work culture. Additional skills required: • Electrician with industrial experience required to work at the Graymont Pavilion Lime Plant. • Must become engaged in continuous improvement and willing to work in a team environment. • Regular shifts will be 8 hrs/day from Monday to Friday – steady day shift. • Must be willing to work overtime when required. • Wages and benefits as per the collective agreement. • Located in Pavilion B.C. situated between Cache Creek and Lillooet, B.C. Qualified applicants please submit your resume to: jking@graymont.com or Graymont Pavilion Plant Attn: Dan Buis P.O. Box 187 Cache Creek, BC V0K 1H0
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St. Alban’s Anglican Church Hall, 501 Brink Street Tel: 250-453-9909 or 250-453-2053 - All Welcome
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Walking distance to hospital. Close to schools & shopping
Cache Creek, 1&2 bdrm apts in Canyon Heights or Ponderosa. Pls Call 250-457-0035
Cottages / Cabins Ashcroft: 1 Bdrm Cabin for single N/S person. F/S included $425.00/m. Please call 250.453.9983
Duplex / 4 Plex Cache Creek: 3 bdrm Duplex Avl Sept 1/12 N/S F/S W/D Fnd Yard $850/mo. D/D & Ref req. PH: 250-457-6633
Mobile Homes & Pads CACHE CREEK: Sm. 1 bedrm mobile w/ addition, in M.H.P., backs on to Bonaparte Riv. $500/mo. Refs please. (250) 378-4411
Homes for Rent 16 MILE: 2 bdrm house avail. N/S. 250-457-9921 Ashcroft: 2 bdrm, newly reno’d F/S, N/S Sm pet ok. Quiet parklike setting. $700/mo + util Phone: 250.453.9983 Cache Creek: 1/2 Duplex. 3 bdrm, carport, W/D, N/S, no drinkers/partiers, avai. immed. $800/mo. (250) 457-0099 CACHE CREEK: house, N/S, (250) 457-9921.
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Suites, Lower ASHCROFT: Beautiful, bright newly furnished Suite. Perfect for single person. N/S N/P Ref & D/D Req. $600/mo util incl. Avl Imm. Call 250.453.2324
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The Royal Canadian Legion #113
South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry Society
Renovated 1 & 2 bedroom VIEW SUITES Available immediately Clean, quiet & well maintained. Air conditioning
Senior Discounts & other Discounts/Move In Incentives now available.
Community Volunteer Groups 301 Brink St., Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0 Phone: 250-453-2423 Fax # 250-453-9625
1500 Government Street
Please give our Resident Manager Dan Laurie a chance to impress you. 250-457-0433
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Ashcroft/Cache Creek Volunteer Chapter Phone 250-374-8307
Cars - Sports & Imports
Ashcroft and Masonic Lodge Zarthan Lodge No#105
ATTENTION COLLECTORS 1980 CAMARO, only 50,000 K on punched 305 eng. 3 spd. Needs some body work. For more info. $2800 OBO. 1-250-523-9762. (Logan Lake)
Contact Person: Fred Dewick
Ashcroft & District Tennis Association Contact Person: Maria Russell Martin Phone 250-453-9391
Trucks & Vans
District Commissioner: Sandy Agatiello sageandsandspc@hotmail.com
Ashcroft-Cache Creek Rotary Club
Contact Person: Denise Fiddick Phone 250-453-9547
Desert Spokes Cycle Society Phone 250-457-9348
Ashcroft Curling Club Phone 250-453-2341 Ashcroft & District Rodeo Association Phone: 250-457-9390
Ashcroft Volunteer Fire Department Phone 250-453-2233
Cache Creek Volunteer Fire Department Phone 250-457-9967
South Cariboo Sportsmen Assc. #3366 Attn: Marian Pitt, Box 341, Ashcroft BC V0K 1A0
Ashcroft & District Lions Club
Contact Person: Lion Vivian Phone 250-453-9077
Ashcroft: 99 Ford Taurus Full Load, New Transmission, 4 new snow tires, great shape, clean and well maintained. Asking $2300.00 Pls call 250.453.0069
Legal Notices
Phone 250-453-2415
Sage & Sand Pony Club
Ashcroft-Cache Creek Seniors Assc.
601 Bancroft St., Ashcroft, BC Phone 250-453-9762
The Ashcroft & District Health Care Auxiliary Thrift Store
601 Bancroft St., Ashcroft, BC Phone 250-453-9944
Legal Notices
NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the estate of GARY CAMPBELL ALSO KNOWN AS GARY NEIL CAMPBELL deceased, retired, late of Box 1002, Cache Creek, British Columbia, are required to send full particulars of such claims to the undersigned Executrix care of FULTON & COMPANY LLP, Barristers and Solicitors, 300 – 350 Lansdowne Street, Kamloops, British Columbia, V2C 1Y1, on or before the 19 day of September, 2012, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to claims of which the Executrix then has notice. BEATRICE PATTERSON EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF GARY CAMPBELL ALSO KNOWN AS GARY NEIL CAMPBELL, DECEASED STORES FLYERS DEALS COUPONS BROCHURES CATALOGUES CONTESTS PRODUCTS STORES FLYERS DEALS COUPONS BROCHURES CATALOGUES CONTESTS PRODUCTS STORES FLYERS DEALS COUPONS BROCHURES CATALOGUES
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Royal Canadian Sea Cadet
Contact Person: SLt. Curran 250-453-2082 Patty Newman, Navy League President 250-457-9575 Email: admin@347avenger.ca
Ashcroft Communities in Bloom
Contact Persons: Andrea Walker 250-453-9402 or Marijke Stott 250-453-0050
Soccer Association Contact: Sandi Harry
Phone 250-457-9366
Minor Hockey Association
Contact: Lisa Tegart Phone 250-453-9881 Email: lisamteg@hotmail.com
Historic Hat Creek Ranch Contact: Jack Jeyes
Phone 250-453-2259
Kinsmen Club of South Cariboo Contact Person: Dave 250-453-9062
Cache Creek Recreation Society Contact Person: Jackie
Phone 250-457-9122
Taoist Tai Chi Contact Person: Danita Howard Phone 250-453-9907 e-mail: dangre@telus.net
Ashcroft Royal Purple Phone 250-457-9122
Ashcroft Hospice Program
Bridging to Literacy
Winding Rivers Arts and Performance Society
The “Purpose of Sunday” Car Club
Shirley 250-453-9202 or Marijke 250-453-0050
Contact Person: Jessica 250.453.2352 or Nadine 450.453.9100
Contact Person: Ann Belcham 250-453-9417
President: Tom Lowe 240-457-6564
Canadian Red Cross - Health Equipment Loan Program (H.E.L.P.)
SCI Thompson River, B.C. Chapter
Desert Bells Handbell Choir
Ashcroft Yoga Group
Sage Sound Singers Adult Community Choir Michelle Reid 250-457-9676
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Cache Creek Beautification Society
Cache Creek Communities in Bloom Committee Carmen Ranta 250-457-9119
Ashcroft Hospital - 250-453-2244
Carmen Ranta 250-457-9119
(and Farmers Market) Judy Davison 250-457-6693
Ken Brown - Phone: 250-453-9415
Call Marijke - Phone: 250-453-0050
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FRIDAY AUGUST 31st
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Whitewater Rafting $99 Specials Kumsheen Resort (www.kumsheen.com) Charlie Phillips Slo Pitch Tournament (Battlefield) Town Crier Info Centre open British Columbia Royal Regiment Marching Band parades down Main Street and officially kick-starts the Festival Talent Show. Caboose Open Lytton Locals Talent Show Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market Admission/Welcome Booth Chicken Poop Bingo Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Theatre, crafts, face painting Photography Showcase One Woman Circus Roves the Street Lytton Museum open Climbing Wall One Woman Circus performs on stage Balloon Toss Kayaking for Kids River & Whitewater Videos Live Band & Street Dance: Richie & the Fendermen First hourly bus shuttle leaves town for Kumsheen Resort Fire Dancers Live Band & Street Dance: Bluesfoot Last bus shuttle to Kumsheen Resort
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 2nd
Pancake Breakfast Parish Hall. 7th Street Whitewater Rafting $99 Specials Kumsheen Resort (www.kumsheen.com) Open Registration for princesses, dancers & drummers Street Market begins Artisan and Artists Demonstrate their skills and trades Info Centre open Grand Entry Pow Wow Pow Wow Drummers and Dancing Community dinner (donations welcome)
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