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Head on collision leaves one dead

The scene of last Friday’s horrific head-on crash that left one man dead just east of Cache Creek

Police suspect that a fatal accident on Hwy 1 west of the Christian Ranch on March 2 was either caused by a medical condition or was a driver suicide.

RCMP, BC Ambulance and Ashcroft Fire Dept. were called to a head-on collision around 3:15 pm on Friday, caused when a westbound car crossed the centre lane and stuck a chartered bus head on. The car was dragged for several meters and burst into flames. The fire left little behind to identify the driver, but police suspect that he was a young B.C. man in his 20s on his way to northern B.C. who had been reported missing by his family. His family has been notified that the deceased is possibly their family member. Witnesses in a vehicle in front of the bus said the young man was staring straight ahead intently with both hands on the wheel before he changed lanes.

The first accident report was that a school bus had been involved in the accident, and a decision was made to send every available emergency vehicle, including an air ambulance.

The highway was closed for several hours and the investigation is now in the hands of the coroner’s office.

The bus was carrying 22 Special Olympics BC athletes who were on their way to West Kelowna to compete in the first-ever SOBC Snow Sports Festival, being held at Crystal Mountain Resort and Telemark Nordic Club last weekend.

The bus departed from Prince George earlier Friday and picked up athletes and coaches from various communities along the way.

Kelowna’s Capital News reported that Dan Howe, president and CEO of SOBC, said all athletes, coaches and staff were taken to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops to be checked out.

“They all went in to be checked over, just as a precaution,” said Howe.

“There were some minor scrapes and cuts.

We understand there was one fractured hand and maybe one fractured finger.”

After all of the bus passengers were released from hospital, the coaches had a tough decision to make, said Howe.

“We gave the decision to the coaches of the athletes as to whether or not they would like to continue on or return home.

“They all made the decision they’d like to continue on - they (came to) Kelowna for the festival.”

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Feb. 20 at 7:45 pm RCMP were called to a single vehicle accident just off the bridge on Brink St. by the highway after a 25 year old Ashcroft man lost control of his pickup as he attempted to make a left hand turn onto Brink and it went over the bank towards the river. His 21 year old girlfriend was taken to Kamloops hospital with minor injuries. Neither alcohol nor road conditions were a factor. No charges were laid.

Charger impounded

Feb. 22 at 2:25 am RCMP Traffic Services officer noticed a southbound Dodge Charger travelling at 89 kph through the 50 kph zone in Cache Creek. While the officer was watching, the car accelerated to 94 kph. The car was stopped and the 47 year old Kamloops driver was issued a ticket for excessive speed. Her car was impounded for seven days.

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Feb. 22 at 7:36 am police attended a single vehicle accident on Hwy 99 at Hat Creek Ranch after a 22 year old Revelstoke man lost control of eastbound his Nissan Pathfinder on the highway’s shoulder and drove it into a ditch. He suffered minor scratches and his vehicle had minor damaged. It was towed out of the ditch and he continued on his way.

Husband charged with assault

Feb. 23 at 1:34 pm police received a report of an assault that had taken place the night before. A 53 year old Ashcroft woman told police that her 62 year old husband had grabbed her by the collar and threatened to kill her. She scratched him on the face before fleeing the house. Police located the male inside the residence and arrested him.

He told police that she attacked him.

He was arrested and charged with assault.

Dog hit by BB pellet

Feb. 23 at 5:27 pm a 28 year old resident of the Ashcroft Reserve reported that her dog had been injured after someone shot at it. Police attended and found a minor wound on the dog that may have been caused by a BB gun. A 23 year old man was questioned but denied involvement. The complainant was advised to keep her dogs at home, either secured in her house or in her yard.

Wasn’t that a party?

Feb. 23 at 8:30 pm RCMP observed a young man in the mezzanine area of the Ashcroft arena during the Willie Porter Memorial Tournament

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who they knew was under court conditions to not be consuming alcohol. The 25 year old Cache Creek was was arrested and charged with failing to comply with probation. He was held in custody overnight.

At 10:27 pm police were called to the arena for an extremely intoxicated patron. They found the 22 year old Ashcroft man passed out and covered in his own vomit. He was arrested for being drunk in a public place and lodged in police cell – right next to his younger brother.

Cache Creek after a tractor trailer hauling half of a mobile home dumped the structure while making a right turn off of Hwy 1 onto Hwy 97. The truck was heading north after leaving Kamloops. Investigators determined that the structure had been poorly loaded onto the flatbed and the 62 year truck driver from Kamloops was issued a ticket for an insecure load. A 100 tonne Stirling crane was called from Kamloops to pick up the structure. It was operated for former Cache Creek resident Mike Rorison, who also used the crane to clean up the load of lumber spilled on Hwy 1 on the 25th after the lumber truck went into the ditch. The highway was closed while the house was lifted and moved to Chanors yard.

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Feb. 24 at 12:05 am a Traffic Services officer stopped a Jeep Wrangler on Government St. in Ashcroft. The driver, a 26 year old Logan Lake woman, smelled of alcohol and marijuana. She was issued a 24 hour driving suspension.

Truck drives into ditch

Feb. 25 at 8:15 pm police attended a single vehicle accident about 1 km east of Cache Creek on Hwy 1 after an eastbound tractor trailer hauling plywood drifted into the ditch. The driver, a 30 year old Abbotsford man, denied falling asleep but could provide no explanation. There were no injuries. He was issued a ticket for driving without due care and attention.

Verbal abuse and more

Feb. 25 at 11:15 pm police received a report of an assault by a 36 year old Cache Creek woman who said that her 38 year old boyfriend had verbally abused her in their motel room and then pushed her into a chair. She didn’t mention her black eye, but both parties were heavily intoxicated at the time.

The male was located and arrested, charged with assault.

Vehicle fire extinguished

Feb. 26 at 6:30 am police were called to a vehicle file in the parking lot behind the Shell station in Cache Creek. The Cache Creek driver advised that he had left his vehicle parked there overnight. The fire began under the hood when he started it in the morning.

He was able to put it out, however, with little damage to the vehicle and no injuries.

House dropped on highway

Feb. 27 at 9:30 pm police attended to a report that a house had fallen onto the highway at the main junction in

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March 2 at 11:10 pm a Traffic Services officer on Hwy 97 at the Dusty Rose Pub (70 Mile) observed a white pickup backing out of a parking stall while spinning its tires on the icy surface. The driver lost control of the truck and ended up in a snowbank. The officer watched as the pickup rocked back and forth until it was free from the snowbank and then turned onto the West Bonaparte Rd. The officer followed, observing as the pickup weaved over the lines, and finally stopping the vehicle. The 24 year old Mission driver advised police that the erratic driving was not because he was drunk, but because he was talking on his cell phone. He was issued a 30 day vehicle impound, a 90 day driving suspension and a ticket for driving contrary to his “New” license which said he could only have one passenger instead of the five that he had.

A howling good birthday

March 2 near midnight, police were called to the Ashcroft Arena, which was hosting the annual Beer Belly Tournament, to deal with a highly intoxicated man who was howling in the stands.

The 54 year old man was located in the mezzanine area and turned over to the care of his sober friends to be taken home. He was upset that his birthday celebration had come to an abrupt halt.

Ambulance escort to cells

March 4 at 5:23 pm a 53 year old Cache Creek man called for an ambulance to take him to the Ashcroft hospital. Ambulance attendants found him and transported him, but the doctor on call could find nothing wrong other than that he was very intoxicated. The RCMP were called to come and get him. He was arrested for being drunk in a public place and spent the rest of the night lodged in cells.

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Council Briefs

From the Cache Creek Council meeting on Feb. 25.

Roll Call: Mayor John Ranta and councillors Lisa Dafoe, Herb Hofer and Darrell Rawcliffe. Missing: Coun. Wyatt McMurray

HOG Run

Council approved a request from the Kamloops Harley Owners Group (HOG) for free use of the old tables and chairs for their banquet in the Ashcroft arena. This year marks the 25th anniversary of their Charity Poker Run on June.

The group uses the event to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy.

Community Concert

Council approved a request from the Sage Sound Singers for free use of the Community Hall on April 13 for a community musical event. The Desert Bell Handbells will be there as well as the choir. They were also granted the assistance of the Village’s Activities Programmer.

Utilities forgiveness

Council agreed to eliminate four hotel rooms from the Oasis Hotel from their utility bill because they rooms were eliminated in recent renovations.

However, they tabled a request for further reductions until they received clarification on what was being asked.

Ashcroft’s newest doctors, Dr. Sarina Govindasamy and Dr. Tarang Peedikayil with Dr. Antoinette “I would Kitshoff, who helped recruit her fellow South Africans. The pair joined Dr. Kitshoff, who has been the sole be uncomfortable with waiv- doctor since Dr. Anwar Khan left last year, early in February after months of anticipation. They indicated ing charges for that they can’t wait for the outside temperature to rise! the rooms until more information is coming,” cil to reduce the number of for more information. said Mayor John Ranta. units/seats for the utility bill, Treasurer Lori Pilon The owner asked that and to review the last three pointed out that the Village utility taxes be waived on up years’ utility bill for over- bases its billings on the numto 12 more rooms that were payments and to refund the ber of seats listed on the Liunusable due to renovations Hotel accordingly, which quor License. If the seatA coach from Prince Accident from p. 1 that were taking place. would amount to almost George, who didn’t want See COUNCIL on p. 16 He also asked Coun- $2,000. That was also tabled to be named, told Capital News about his ex-

Ashcroft’s new doctors a welcome sight

Around the bend and on to the next adventure Over 50 friends and neighbours filled the back room at Chums last week to wish long time Cache Creek resident, former councillor and former Journal editor Ida Makaro a fond farewell as she gets ready to move to Kamloops at the end of the month to be closer to family members. She responds with her own farewell on p. 4.

Athletes continue with SOBC Games

perience Saturday morning.

Speaking slowly with his eyes squinted behind his sunglasses, he said he was sitting near the front of the bus as he witnessed the “horrifying” collision.

He and a few others got out to help the driver of the car but there was little that could be done.

Flames engulfed the vehicle and the driver was “basically cremated.”

The coaches on the bus did their best to protect the athletes from the dreadful sight, he said, but some were still talking about the incident Saturday morning before their events.

He credited the “amazing” effort by police, firefighters, paramedics and witnesses who did what they could to help out.

The decision to compete in West Kelowna Saturday and Sunday wasn’t an easy one, he added, but many of the athletes were determined to move on and do their best.

Linda McIntosh, head marshal of the crosscountry ski races Saturday, said that willingness to compete illustrates the determination of the athletes.

“They’re no different than any other athletes in the fact they want to go to competitions, they know what it takes and they work hard toward that goal,” said McIntosh.

The identity of the driver who died in the collision has not yet been released. Witness accounts and preliminary scene examination indicated the car was travelling in the wrong lane.

The SOBC Snow Sports Festival is hosting about 145 SOBC and 100 Special Olympics Alberta athletes and coaches. Athletes are competing in cross-country, snowshoeing and alpine skiing events.

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MARK RUSHTON

Subdivisions and sagebrush The folks in Cache Creek are currently linked to Chilliwack but in the latest iteration from the federal riding boundaries commission, they are due in 2015 to become part of the new Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon riding.

A couple of weeks ago Fraser Valley newspapers carried stories about the proposed boundary changes, complete with map. Unfortunately, the maps showed a previous suggested riding that included only Mission and a good portion of Abbotsford. The stories in a garbled, inaccurate way detailed the southern boundaries of the riding and included Agassiz, Harrison Hot Springs, parts of Hope and, incredibly, the attachment of Lytton, Lillooet, Ashcroft and Cache Creek, along with various communities and cabins in between.

None of it made sense, but after railing the editor and a call to the federal riding commission, it appears that yes, Abbotsford will be linked to Cariboo communities.

Apparently, the commission believes the Mission Bridge is an important connector to the integrity of the riding. It is also apparent that the Fraser Canyon and Thompson Canyon roads, in winter, are similarly considered “acceptable” connectors.

What couldn’t have been considered are the differences in climatic and economic zones. What is important to Abbotsford and Mission residents, where the electoral power lies, likely is either irrelevant or impractical in the southern Cariboo.

If I was Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta, I’d be having a big one – a rant that is – over that.

For example, the Auguston subdivision just down the street from where I live probably has more residents than Cache Creek, and perhaps Lytton combined.

And if you are wondering what this has to do with where you live in Abbotsford, roughly speaking the boundary runs from the Vedder Canal along the base of Sumas Mountain, across the mountain to Clayburn Village, then along Maclure Road to the freeway west to Bradner Road and then north, all the way to Lillooet.

Big territory, very mixed lot of unconnected voters, and no matter how I look at it, it does not make sense.

And, since “public input” is no longer available, that’s the way it will be . . . unless, says the commission, a current MP objects. Do you think Mark Strahl in Chilliwack wants to object? He’s probably looking forward to not having to drive hundreds of miles and dozens of hours to visit his constituents after the 2015 federal election. Ed Fast, who is the current Abbotsford MP? Why would he want to get involved? He’ll still have all of southern Abbotsford in one contiguous piece.

Where I live, less than five miles from the border, and where Ranta and other mayors of various villages live almost 200 miles by road north, will be a new riding. No MP, no one to bitch about it.

And electoral success will be decided in the Fraser Valley. Perhaps Abbotsford city councillor Henry Braun, should his aspirations on the mayor’s chair go awry next election, might consider running. After all, he has a place to hang his hat, both literally and figuratively, in the Cariboo – a large ranch on upper Hat Creek.

Maybe I should run. I’ve been to all those “northern” communities more times over the years than I can count, and I can ride a horse.

Then again, other than a few visits at election time, does the boundary commission really believe any politician who lives essentially on the U.S. border is going to spend a lot of time worrying about the issues and concerns of distant regions completely disconnected to the electoral power of Lower Mainland voters?

Mark Rushton writes for the Abbotsford News

SNOWDROPS AND CROCUSES - a sight that everyone is longing to see

Friendships bridge any distance Dear Editor It has been my privilege to work and serve the areas of Ashcroft, Cache Creek and Clinton in a variety of ways for more than a quarter of a century but the time has come for me to move on.

I came to Ashcroft in 1978, some 35 years ago, as the editor of the Ashcroft-Cache Creek Journal, went on to serve from Victoria as the Special Assistant to the Minister of Forests and MLA for Yale-Lillooet, Tom Waterland, employment that brought me back often to this area, Merritt, Hope, Lillooet, Lytton, Ashcroft, Cache Creek etc.

I grew to know so many people and loved the opportunity to serve in this way, then took a short hiatus to enjoy the wonderful job of Director of Media, Government

lEttErs to thE Editor and Public Relations for the Mining Association of BC, hired by Tom Waterland who had left politics to become the President of MABC. I was there to help launch the first Mining Week in BC and the first Mining for Miracles events sponsored

by MABC, both events which have since grown to become major events.

I was also there to assist with the initiation of a shelf ready Mining Curriculum for BC schools, another program which flourished.

I retired from that work in 1994 and returned to the area I loved, found a home in Cache Creek and went on to serve the people of this area as an elected official, councillor, a job that I loved with my whole soul. In that time, I also had the privilege of becoming President of the Okanagan

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Mainline Municipal Association and served four years as a director of the Union of BC Municipalities.

Although I did work hard along with a number of other people to breathe new life into the Gold Country Communities Society and served as president for a number of years, I also, as a councillor was proud to see new Christmas lights, a new InfoCentre, new flag, new entrance signs including the large neon signs, five years of involvement with the countdown celebrations for the Olympics, the successful Torch Run, worked with the Chamber of Commerce (rarely missed a meeting) and the Graffiti Days Committee. And the list goes on and on.

It has been quite a ride and quite a crash when it ended at the last municipal election.

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And now the time has arrived for me to move on to the next phase of my life. Although I am leaving this area to live in Kamloops (to be closer to my daughter Jody and family), I am leaving a big chunk of my heart behind just as I did when I left Merritt in 1978, the community in which I raised my family.

As long as I am able to drive, I will be coming back to keep in touch. I will be reading my E-Edition of The Journal every week and of course passing through often to visit my Farmer Daughters on North Green Lake Road.

Thank you to so many for coming to the farewell luncheon at Chums, arranged by my long time curling buddy, Joan Friesen, assisted by Fran Helland of Ashcroft and Joy Murrell of Cache Creek, including the two mayors, John Ranta and Andy Anderson, the former Area I director, Barry See LETTERS on p. 5

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Federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver attended last week’s international conference in Vancouver on liquefied natural gas development. I spoke with him about Canada’s energy exports and emissions. Here are excerpts from that discussion: TF: President Barack Obama’s recent state of union address seemed to hint at approval for the Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta to U.S. refineries, with perhaps some measure to go along with it like a carbon cap and trade market. Your government has backed North American cap and trade before. Would you do it again?

JO: No, we’re not thinking about that at all. The U.S. Congress is opposed to that concept from what I understand.

TF: Your party ran ads targeting NDP leader Thomas Mulcair and equating cap and trade with a carbon tax. They’re not the same, are they?

JO: The end result is that taxes increase because of how we handle carbon. It hasn’t been successful in Europe at all. Anyway, it’s not part of our thinking. We are making significant progress on greenhouse gas emissions. Our recent regulations regarding heavy-duty vehicles, the previous rules regarding cars and light trucks, which are identical to the U.S., are going to be helpful.

And also the rules relating to coal-

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Joe Oliver on oil, gas and coal fired electricity. It’s our objective to see all those coal plants closed, and in that regard we’re certainly ahead of the U.S. Coal is contributing 40 times the greenhouse gas emissions of the oil sands. And actually the oil sands are less than half the emissions from coalfired electricity in the state of Illinois.

We’re moving with the U.S. on the over-arching objective of reducing our greenhouse gas emissions by 17 per cent from 2005 to 2020, but we’re also doing other things that the U.S. hasn’t yet decided to do. We’ve been approaching the reduction of emissions on a sectoral basis, and the next area of focus will be regulations in the oil and gas sector.

TF: You’re comfortable with the idea that exporting LNG that replaces coal is an appropriate step at this time, one that’s doable as opposed to these Kyoto-type gestures?

JO: It is doable. And on a global basis, this would be a very significant

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Tait and Ben Roy with whom I worked so closely in so many achievements.

Thank you Jackie Tegart for being such a kind MC – I wish you all the best in your new challenge, taking on Harry Lali in Fraser-Nicola! I will continue to watch this campaign with interest – one last poke for Harry whom I have known since he was in diapers (almost).

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the kind words and accolades, and a very special thank you to Wendy Coomber who presented me with a disk full of pictures taken through the years showing the involvement I had with our communities and including so many people with whom I had the privilege to work, serve and play, an amazing recording.

Au revoir my friends and good neighbours, remember I am just down the highway, around the bend and down the other side of the Big Savona Hill, not that far away!

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Canada’s small. We’re about two per cent of global emissions. We have to do our part, that’s the responsible thing to do, but it’s the big emitters that are going to make the difference to global emissions.

TF: International Energy Agency talks about self-sufficiency in the U.S., oil and gas, by 2035. What does that mean for the Canadian economy?> JO: Firstly, I don’t think they’re going to be self-sufficient in oil. North America will be self-sufficient in gas and oil.

What it means is, for gas we’re going to have to find new markets, and for oil we’re going to have to find markets to sustain the growth in supply.

The United States will still be a big buyer of Canadian oil. We’re shipping about two and a half million barrels a day, of which a million comes from the oil sands.

Right now we’re losing about $50 million a day because of the crude oil bottleneck in the U.S. midwest, compared to international prices. We absolutely must find new markets, which is why our government in principle is supporting the transport of oil and gas to the west, to the east, continuing to the south and possibly even the north.

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cumstances that would make Francis Jones Barnard the foremost builder of a horse drawn transportation system comparable to Wells Fargo in the U.S. Born in Quebec, but of early American stock from Massachusetts dating from 1642, Barnard’s family background was distinguished. He was descended from the Francis Barnard who had settled in Deerfield, Mass. and became one of the city’s select men. The family business then was merchandising hardware. After arMarch 7 - IndiginEYES: Be Here Now is an exhibition of art, music and writing created by School District 74 students along with The Melawmen riving in Collective. 6-8 pm in the Ashcroft high school cafeteria.

Quebec, March 7-10 - Cowboy Festival at the Calvary Community Church and Barnard’s Kamloops Convention Centre. 1-888-763-2221 for tickets. www.bcchs.com father enMarch 8 - Movie night at Zion United Church Hall, 401 Bancroft St. 7 p.m. gaged in Double feature: China, The Panda Adventure and Here Comes Trouble. (old black & white comedy). Free admission, refreshments by donation. the same March 8 & 9 - Walhachin 5th annual Women’s Celebration. Free tables kind of and admission. Friday from 6 pm onwards, Saturday 11 am to 4 pm in the comWalhachin Museum Hall. merce.

March 11 - 67th Bean Supper at Zion United; 401 Bancroft Street. Two But when servings; 5 & 6 PM. Longest on-going activity in Ashcroft.

Barnard’s March 11 - Cache Creek Council meeting at 7 pm in the Village Office.

Everyone welcome. father March 13 - Clinton Seniors Daffodil Tea, Clinton Memorial Hall. died, 12 March 14 - 2012 Citizens of the Year Luncheon at noon at the Ashcroft year old River Inn. Advance tickets available at Under the Bridge. March 23 - Spring Francis Fling put on by the Royal Canadian Legion Br. 194 Clinton Memorial Hall. became Ashcroft Royal Canadian Legion the head of the FRI., MARCH 8 • 6:30 - 8:00 pm family.

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go out to work to support his mother and siblings.

At age 24, Barnard married Ellen Stillman and they moved shortly after to Toronto. He started a business there, but met with failure.

At that time, news of finding gold on the Fraser River reached Quebec. Barnard left his wife and two children in Toronto and boarded a sailing ship as a third class passenger in steerage. The gold rush at San Francisco had panned itself out by the time Barnard reached the city. He journeyed on to B.C., arriving in the tent city of Victoria, and finally, heading up the Fraser River to Yale. He arrived in the bustling town of thousands of gold seekers, carpet baggers and the usual human flotsam, with the grand sum of $5 in his pocket.

Barnard chopped cordwood. He carried the loads on his back. He staked a gold claim on the Fraser, then sold the claim a short time later. He was appointed constable in Yale. Drunken rowdies, thieves and murderers kept him busy. Barnard records that he escorted criminals to New Westminster, caught up with one escapee, and grappled with another who had taken Barnard’s pistol. This violent activity did not endear Barnard to remain in a career of policing.

He joined forces with Captain Powers at Yale and was engaged as Purser when the explosion occurred, killing over 20 persons. Barnard had been sitting in the dining room when the explo-

sion happened. Catapulted into the river, nearby Indians managed to fish him out, an act that Barnard never forgot.

Shortly afterwards, Barnard saw that the delivery of mail and parcels to gold camps along the Fraser and further, toward the Cariboo, could become a source of income. There was no formal postal service at that time. Others had seen the need for delivery of mail and the competition became quite keen. Mail came from New Westminster to Yale by steamboat. From Yale, these independent couriers, proceeded north on foot or by horseback. Barnard trekked the miles through a wilderness that had scarcely changed since the Hudson Bay fur brigades had made trails over the hills, dales and through the mountains of the B.C. interior some 20 years before.

After a year of foot delivery, Barnard was able to purchase a packhorse. Mail at that time was $2 per letter and $1 for newspapers. The papers came from the States and Victoria.

On the return trips to the gold camps, the miners entrusted Barnard and others to deliver their gold. It was a remarkable trust, really, when you consider the many miles and the roughest of terrain that might have caused the death or accident of the courier. However, the influence of men like Judge Matthew Begbie and a growing provincial constabulary might have had a lot to do with the lack of criminal activity in that sphere. Barnard’s integrity was thoroughly sound.

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by Esther Darlington MacDonald If a long life of heroic achievement is the definition of saga, the life of B.C. Express founder, Francis Jones Barnard certainly fills the bill.

Who would have thought that the heaving figure of a man in the wilderness, a heavy pack filled with postal mail and newspapers on his back, hiking the rough trails through the Cariboo in 1860 for a distance of no less than 750 miles, would some day become a Member of Parliament, and that he and would leave a distinguished record of service to the people of British Columbia?

No one indeed, would have imagined that the burly man with features already roughened by ill fortune, one of which might well have killed him while he was Purser on the steamboat Yale when an explosion blew him and others from the boat and into the Fraser, could have foreseen the cir-

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Frontiersman and founder of the BX Express ber of Parliament.

Barnard was soon able to buy out the express services of Dietz and Nelson and he extended his route to Barkerville, as Nelson had done.

When the Cariboo Road had been partially completed by Col. Moody’s Royal Engineers to the river town of Soda Creek on the Fraser River, just 20 miles north of Williams Lake, Barnard was able to increase transport dramatically.

He had engaged Steve Tingley as “whip”, and sent Tingley down to southern California to bring back 500 head of wild horses. The trip for Tingley was a gargantuan test of physical and mental powers, but Tingley, an intelligent man with the stamina to match. The horses were brought up through Idaho, and thence to the Okanagan. Barnard’s transportation empire increased to 14 six-horse coaches and a team of “crack whips”.

Tingley now had the income to return to New Brunswick, marry his sweetheart and bring her to B.C. Barnard, meanwhile had brought his wife and two sons from back east and settled them nicely in Victoria. The couple would later have a daughter. But BarBarnard from p. 6

nard continued to live a good deal of the time in Yale, where he could administer the growing BX Express service.

Barnard’s main competitor had been a man named Billy Ballou. Described as a “harum scarum” character who had worn many hats in the U.S. before he met up with W.J. Jaffray, a hard drinking, hard driving man in B.C. out of Yale, who had been delivering the mail and parcels. But Jaffray died and his debts, mounting to over $6,000, a goodly sum in those days, had Ballou retreat, as usual, in his colorful way. A way that intrigued his one time buddy, the famed author, Samuel Clemens, aka as Mark Twain. Ballou returned to the U.S., where he continued to make a name for himself. This time, in politics.

Barnard’s Express operated for well nigh a generation. Barnard became involved in politics. He was a firm believer in Confederation and when campaigning as MP, promoted the plan to join B.C. with the rest of Canada. He was elected to federal office for two terms. But when he was offered a senate post, he declined because of ill health.

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In 1880, at the age of 51, Barnard had a stroke.

It made him an invalid.

He sold the BX Express Including Cache Creek, Clinton, Spences Bridge, to Steve Tingley six years Lytton, Savona and surrounding areas. later. He died in Victoria in 1889.

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Name that tot

My nine-year-old daughter came home last week and said we needed to buy a baby gift for a teacher at her school.

“His name is Ikea,” Daisy said excitedly.

“Whose name is Ikea?”

I asked, not knowing if she was referring to the teacher or the infant.

“Mr. Verstraete’s baby,” she said. “He’s a boy!”

“Ikea?” I asked. “Are you sure his name’s Ikea?”

“Yes, of course,” she responded, as though I was nuts for asking.

But I guess anything goes nowadays when it comes to names. I shouldn’t have been surprised about a child sharing the same

moniker as a Swedish store, particularly after reading in the news that someone named their baby Hashtag, inspired by a commonly-used social media symbol.

And who am I to judge? Once upon a time I was considered weird for the name I had chosen for my firstborn.

“Buster is a dog’s name,” I was scolded countless times during my pregnancy when I made the mistake of sharing the name I’d picked out. So what, I thought. It was also the name of a famous actor and an even more famous shoe.

I absolutely loved the name Buster. It was fun and strong and it had character. I wasn’t

ON A BRIGHTER NOTE LORI WELBOURNE loriwelbourne.com about to let the opinions of others change my mind. Except there was one opinion that kind of mattered: that of Buster’s dear old dad.

“Let’s think of a few other options and pick one once he’s born,” Paul reasoned. Fine, I thought. He’ll fall in love with the name by then for sure.

But when our beautiful

baby boy arrived with his spiky, blonde hair he didn’t look like a Buster to either of us.

He looked like a Sam, so that’s what we called him.

“Buster would have been fine,” my friend, who’s a teacher, said about my original choice. “It’s all the purposely misspelled and hard-to-pronounce

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names that drive me crazy.”

Like Quvenzhane?

My daughter and I recently saw the movie Beasts of the Southern Wild with Quvenzhane Wallis, the youngest Oscar-nominated actor in history, and we immediately nicknamed her Q. It just seemed easier.

If anyone’s to blame for names getting stranger and more unique as the years go by, let’s blame the celebrities.

I mean, really - who was naming their kids anything all that bizarre before Frank Zappa introduced his children Dweezil, Moon Unit, Ahmet and Diva Thin Muffin to the At the time, people were horrified. Since then, many celebrities have followed suit and it’s become the norm in Hollywood.

Names like Alcamy, Apple, Banjo, Bingham, Blue Angel, Blue Ivy, Destry, Exton, Fifi Trixibelle, Jermajesty,

Kal-El, Kyd, Maddox, Memphis Eve, Moses, Ocean, Pilot Inspektor, Rocket, Rumer, Seargeoh and the list goes on. Heck, actor Rob Morrow named his child Tu. How would you like to have the name Tu Morrow?

With websites out there dedicated to listing all the strange names that babies are getting saddled with these days, it’s easy to see that this trend is growing. Am I complaining? Nah. Why not get creative and unique when naming our offspring? This certainly can’t be worse than giving them a name that they share with three other kids in the class.

Naming our children is a big responsibility, and everyone’s not going to like what we choose. But as long as we’re picking names we truly love

and not just making up stuff so we can laugh at how hilarious we are, we should be okay. If the kid ends up hating their name, which some do, “normal” or not, they can always legally change it to something else later.

Ikea might do that.

Except, his name’s not actually Ikea. Turns out it’s Atticus.

I guess I’ll be returning my gift of an Ikea train set and getting him a copy of “To Kill a Mockingbird” instead.

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Great fun at Trivia Night

It was all fun and games at the first ever Trivia Night, hosted by Zion United. (Above) The champs! Kathy

Johnson, Helen Forrester, Lynn Lancaster, Val Carey and Dave Fenwick. (Left) Dave Gory, Reta Robertson, Jim Mclean and Tracey Knihnitski concentrate on their questions.

There were three teams Dave Fenwick, Helen Forcompeting for trivia champ ster, Lynn Lancaster and Val 2013 at the first ever Trivia Carey. Congratulations!

Night held in the Zion Church Zion UC appreciates the hall, and the competition was door prizes donated by the close.

Ashcroft Bakery, Tracey It was great to see people Knihnitski and Alice Watson. around the tables throwing The winners were: Dave out ideas and asking questions Fenwick, Kathy Paulos, Kenabout an era or object that neth Platz, Reta Robertson, would give it context. And and Dave Gory. Thank you it was interesting to hear the to everyone who participated odd bits of songs being sung and made the evening so reor someone quietly challen- markable. ging a teammate about an anSubmitted swer with another. The feeling in the room was energized by all of the teamwork in progress.

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Archie Williams roped his calf in 2.1 seconds at last year’s Ashcroft Rodeo, winning the Breakaway Roping event.

Local cowboy inducted into Cowboy Hall of Fame Bonaparte cowboy Archie Williams will be inducted into the BC Cowboy Hall of Fame in April for his Competitive Achievements.

Williams was born and raised on the Bonaparte Reserve in Cache Creek, where he spent a lot of time with his uncle, coach and teacher Dave Perry.

When not competing he worked as a cowboy and farrier, raised and trained horses, and put on roping clinics. Williams competes mostly in timed events, but team roping is his favorite. He also rides as a pick-up man in bucking stock events. In 1974 he made history as the first pick-up man chosen for Canadian

Nationals Finals Rodeo, chosen by the cowboys themselves. He is a fivetime BC Team Ropers Assoc champion, and roped with numerous cowboys throughout the years, although for over 15 years with his friend Fred Stevenson.

At 68 years old he is one of the only cowboys of his age still competing in rodeo. Today he ropes with his sons and grandsons. Williams was presented with the BCRA “Sportsman of the year” award in 2010.

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Begin honoured as Clinton’s 2012 Citizen of the Year Clinton Citizen of the Year

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Prior to the regular Council Meeting on Feb. 25, the 2012 Citizen of the Year was named.

Sandi Burrage, the 2011 Citizen of the Year introduced Marcia Begin, the 2012 Citizen of the Year.

Not only did Marcia often go above and beyond the call of duty while working at the Clinton Health Centre, but she was also very active in the community. She was very helpful in the Clinton Curling Club, with the Clinton Country Jamboree, the Clinton Health Care Auxiliary and the Community Garden to name a few. She could often be seen working behind the scenes at events in the park.

Mayor Jim Rivett presented Marcia with the plaque honouring her as Clinton’s 2012 Citizen of the Year.

Many members of the community and two of Marcia’s sisters were on hand to congratulate her. All felt she was well deserving of the honour.

Congratulations, Marcia.

This will allow the committee to work Susan Swan more 459-2224 or 2325 closely countrysquire@ with the bcwireless.com municipality on various Canadian Pickers in projects in the community.

Clinton The CiB Committee is Fans of Canadian Pickers, a Cinefix-produced currently drawing up plans cable television reality ser- for a Seedy Sunday on May ies, were surprised to have 5. This will be held in the an episode filmed in Clinton. Memorial Hall with sales of Professional ‘pick- seeds, plants and garden-reers’ Sheldon Smithers and lated items, and information, Scott Cozens spent much demonstrations and workof March 1 rummaging shops. There will also be an through the Clinton Empor- area for children to take part in garden-related crafts. ium in search of treasures.

Did they find any? I guess we will all have to Daffodil Tea The Mill Girl Follies (our tune in to the show to find out. I was not allowed to take very own can-can troupe) inany photos of them while vites you to join them at the they were in the Emporium, Daffodil Tea on March 13 but sources tell me that they from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the did buy some things before Clinton Memorial Hall.

This event is put on by they left town. the Clinton Seniors Association who invites everyone to Clinton CiB The Clinton Commun- come and enjoy Strawberry ities in Bloom Committee is Shortcake, home baking and now a committee of council. fresh daffodils. Those who

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St. Patrick’s Celebrations

It’s time to make plans for St. Patrick’s Day. The Mill Girl Follies will also be on hand at the Legion beef dip dinner on March 15 in the Legion and again at the Clinton Coffee House on March 17. I wonder if there will be Irish coffee in honour of St. Patrick’s Day.

Council Meetings

The regular meetings of Clinton Council are held on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. The next one is on March 13. The public is always welcome to attend.

TOPS

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SAD strikes many people and it is very noticeable in winter into early spring. It is a form of depression that tends to occur when the days become shorter. Its colder and the days are shorter outside so we don’t want to exercise outdoors anymore. Apparently the farther away from the Equator you live, the more likely you are to get the disorder.

What are some treatment options to help with SAD? Getting away for a vacation to a warmer climate with more sunlight helps. Taking Vitamin D supplements, and once again the old exercise thing. Staying motivated and keeping your metabolism up with regular exercise will do wonders.

Although the days aren’t as short as they were a couple months ago, they still are short.

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Community Volunteer Groups The Royal Canadian Legion #113

301 Brink St., Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0 Phone: 250-453-2423 Fax # 250-453-9625

South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry Society

601 Bancroft St. Box 603, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0 250-453-9656

Ashcroft and District Fall Fair Contact Person: Janna 250-457-6614 Contact Person: Jessica 250-457-7128

Sage & Sand Pony Club

District Commissioner: Marcie Down 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

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St. Alban’s Anglican Church Hall, 501 Brink Street Tel: 250-453-9909 or 250-453-2053 - All Welcome

Ducks Unlimited Canada

Ashcroft & District Rodeo Association Phone: 250-457-9390

Ashcroft/Cache Creek Volunteer Chapter Phone 250-374-8307

Ashcroft Volunteer Fire Department

Ashcroft and Masonic Lodge Zarthan Lodge No#105

Cache Creek Volunteer Fire Department

Contact Person: Fred Dewick

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Ashcroft & District Tennis Association Contact Person: Maria Russell Martin Phone 250-453-9391

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South Cariboo Sportsmen Assc. #3366 Attn: Marian Pitt, Box 341, Ashcroft BC V0K 1A0

Ashcroft & District Lions Club

Soccer Association

Contact Person: Lion Vivian Phone 250-453-9077

Contact: Sandi Harry

Ashcroft-Cache Creek Seniors Assc.

Minor Hockey Association

601 Bancroft St., Ashcroft, BC Phone 250-453-9762

Contact: Lisa Tegart Phone 250-453-9881 Email: lisamteg@hotmail.com

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Historic Hat Creek Ranch

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Kinsmen Club of South Cariboo

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Ashcroft Communities in Bloom

Contact: Jack Jeyes

Phone 250-457-9366

Phone 250-453-2259

Contact Person: Dave 250-453-9062

Cache Creek Recreation Society Contact Person: Jackie

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Contact Persons: Andrea Walker 250-453-9402 or Marijke Stott 250-453-0050

Ashcroft Royal Purple Phone 250-457-9122

Taoist Tai Chi Contact Person: Danita Howard Phone 250-453-9907 e-mail: dangre@telus.net

Bridging to Literacy Contact Person: Ann Belcham 250-453-9417

Ashcroft Hospice Program

Shirley 250-453-9202 or Marijke 250-453-0050

Winding Rivers Arts and Performance Society Contact Person: Nadine 450.453.9100

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The “Purpose of Sunday” Car Club President: Tom Lowe 240-457-6564

SCI Thompson River, B.C. Chapter Ken Brown - Phone: 250-453-9415

Canadian Red Cross - Health Equipment Loan Program (H.E.L.P.)

Ashcroft Yoga Group

Ashcroft Hospital - 250-453-2244

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Desert Bells Handbell Choir

Second Time Around

Carmen Ranta 250-457-9119

201 Railway Ave., Ashcroft BC Anne Bonter 250-457-9781

Sage Sound Singers Adult Community Choir Michelle Reid 250-457-9676

Cache Creek Communities in Bloom Committee Carmen Ranta 250-457-9119

Cache Creek Beautification Society

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Access permanently closed, MP asked to explain trade agreement egories of Fair entries.

This year’s Fair is taking place on Sept. 8 in the arena with the theme, Blue Jeans and Country Scenes.

A S H C RO F T Council Briefs

From the Ashcroft Council meeting on Feb. 24.

Roll Call: Mayor Andy Anderson and councillors Alice Durksen, Jerry Fiddick, Helen Kormendy and Jackie Tegart.

Skips Annual Charity Run

Council agreed to the Lions request that the date of the Run be changed to Sunday, June 2.

They had originally asked for June 1, but that date coincides with this year’s 25th annual HOG Run. The Lions plan to start and finish the Run on Evans Rd. and won’t need to cross the highway for it.

Rodeo Parade

Council agreed to grant the Rodeo Parade $1,000 as it did last year. The theme of the June 15 parade is Mining.

Fall Fair

Council agreed to support the Fall Fair as it did last year, with a $100 sponsorship in their booklet and prizes for two cat-

Fun Fair

Council agreed to donate two punch card pool passes to the Ashcroft Elementary School PAC for fundraising at its fifth annual Fun Fair on May 23.

CETA

Access to Juniper Drive

Council voted to direct Public Works to permanently block the 20 foot strip of land from Heustis Dr. to vehicular traffic and to post No Trespassing signs.

Over the past two months, Council has heard from residents who use the unauthorized access and from one who says it

Terminal land to allow for transshipment of goods and other related industries. Council voted to have the bylaw drafted and brought forward to be discussed at a future meeting.

Zoning Amendment

March 25 at 7 pm in the Village Office. The public is always welcome to attend.

The bylaw will expand the permtted uses on the Ashcroft

Next Meeting

Cleaning up and Commissioning ing has changed, they should be keeping it current on their license.

“I think council wants to be fair with any business owner in the community,” said Ranta.

“We need more information to make a decision.”

Council from p. 3

Council reviewed a letter from MP Mark Strahl regarding the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement and decided that it would like him to come and speak more on the subject.

“There were a lot of issues with NAFTA that no one thought about,” said Coun. Jackie Tegart, “that impacted rural communities.”

In his letter, Strahl was asking for Council’s support for CETA. “We need to read all the information we can get on it before we vote,” said Coun. Helen Kormendy.

is dangerous and puts the Village at risk.

Residents have been using the stip to access the area behind the properties. The Village gave them until March 31 to remove any vehicles from the property.

Water Treatment Upgrade

Administrator Leslie Lloyd reported that Commissioning of the Water Treatment upgrade began Feb. 12. There was “a slight problem” with pressure regulating valve and so the Commissioning stopped on Feb. 15. Commissioning needs to continue for 10 consecutive days before the treatment plant can go

on line with the new upgrades.

Commissioning started up again on Feb. 21, but stopped again on Feb. 25 due to minor issues, including better securement of overhead pipes.

“A full 10 day recommisioning will begin again soon,” said Lloyd. “Day one keeps restarting.”

It was during the plant’s Commissioning over a year ago that pipes fractured and needed to be repaired before the new upgrades could be used.

Pool boilers

Three new boilers have been installed in the Cache Creek swimming pool. Administrator Lloyd said theVillage was ap-

plying for a $14,364 rebate.

Adopt a Road

Coun. Darrell Rawcliffe, also president of the Ashcroft & District Lions Club, talked briefly about the Adopt a Road program in Ashcroft that the Lions were part of and asked whether Council would be in favour of starting the program in Cache Creek.

Mayor Ranta noted that the Cache Creek Beautification Society holds two downtown cleanups every year, but if the Lions would like Cache Creek to offer the program, they should send a written request.

Next meeting

March 25 at 4:30 pm.

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Elections BC is conducting an enumeration and updating the voters list for the May 2013 Provincial General Election. Are you registered to vote?

It’s easy. It’s convenient. You have choices. Be ready.

Your choices to register to vote or update your voter information are: Online Register or update your information on Elections BC’s Online Voter Registration (OVR) system 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at elections.bc.ca/ovr. You need a B.C. Driver’s Licence or a Social Insurance Number to use the system.

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By Phone Call Elections BC toll-free at 1-800-661-8683, 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Saturdays.

In Your Community From March 6 – 23, temporary voter registration opportunities are at hundreds of locations throughout the province.

View electoral district voter registration opportunities at: elections.bc.ca/registration-opportunities.

Is there someone registered at your address who no longer lives there?

Call Elections BC or go to elections.bc.ca/remove to have them removed from your address.

Who can register?

You are eligible to register to vote if you: . are a Canadian citizen, . are 18 or older, . have lived in B.C. for the past six months.

Election workers required: Over 37,000 election workers are needed to work for the May 2013 Provincial General Election. View available postings at elections.bc.ca/jobs.

B.C. voters can also register or update their information when they go to vote in the May 2013 Provincial General Election.

Elections BC is a non-partisan Office of the Legislature responsible for administering the Election Act, the Recall and Initiative Act, and the conduct of referenda under the Referendum Act .

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