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Town prepares for legal action against derelict building The deadline for the Oasis Plaza has come and gone without a satisfactory reply. “I believe our best course of action is through the courts,” said Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta after the Oct. 24 Council meeting. He would not comment on it further. The building’s owner, Joe Carhoun, was given until Oct. 23 - a month - to answer Council’s request for access to inspect his building. Ranta said Carhoun replied the day following the deadline, but did not reveal the nature of the reply. “He did not provide voluntary access by that date,” said Ranta. Council said it would apply to the courts for an entry warrant if Carhoun did not allow them access. Ranta said they were told it would take about two weeks to get the warrant. Council sent a letter to Carhoun on Sept. 23 demanding access so they could inspect the building and determine whether it should be renovated or removed. Left: Ashcroft Mayor Andy Anderson and Communities in Bloom chair Andrea Walker accept first place in the national competition.
Ashcroft wins national Communities in Bloom competition Several years of hard work and improving the town’s appearance through park improvements, floral settings and educating the public, Ashcroft’s Communities in Bloom committee was awarded top marks as well as the coveted Five Blooms last week in Ottawa at the national awards ceremony. Ashcroft competed in the 1,001-2,000 population category against Sun Rivers Resort in Kamloops; Bruderheim, Alberta; Dawson City, Yukon and the Town of Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba. Communities in Bloom chair Andrea Walker and Ashcroft Mayor Andy Anderson attended the awards banquet on Oct. 26 and brought home the honours. Ashcroft also received a special mention for community volunteers. Shila Natha won the Scotts MiracleGro Contest for Best Residential Edible
Garden. Clinton also competed nationally this year, and while they didn’t place first, they were pleased to received 4 Blooms and a special mention for their Funky Flowerpot Contest. In their Up to 1,000 population category, Clinton competed against Carmacks, Yukon; Kinistino, Saskatchewan; Valhalla Centre, Alberta; and the winner, Tignish, Prince Edward Island. Kamloops won first place in the International competition for large city. They competed against Kamloops competed against Barrie, Ontario; Chatham-Kent, Ontario; Northampton, England; and Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Kamloops received special mention for the Kenna Cartwright Nature Park management. Communities in Bloom is a Canadian
non-profit organization committed to fostering civic pride environmental responsibility and beautification through community involvement and the challenge of a national program, with focus on the enhancement of green spaces in communities. Established with the guidance of Britain in Bloom, Tidy Towns of Ireland and Villes et Villages Fleuris de France, Communities in Bloom held its first edition in 1995 and 29 participating municipalities were honoured at the first awards ceremonies on Parliament Hill. The program now includes hundreds of communities across the country, and an international challenge involving communities from the United States, Japan and several European countries allows participants to compete internationally. The program consists of communities
receiving information and being evaluated either provincially or nationally by a volunteer jury of trained professionals on the accomplishments of their entire community (municipal, private, corporate and institutional sectors, citizens) on eight key criteria: Tidiness, Environmental Action, Heritage Conservation, Urban Forestry, Landscape, Turf & Groundcovers, Floral Displays and Community Involvement. The pride, sense of community and feeling of accomplishment generated through participation are visible in communities across Canada. These benefits make Communities in Bloom a program where everyone wins. Participants can benefit financially from the program through community tourism initiatives, business opportunities for the entire community and other related projects.
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Nov. 1 - Cache Creek Beautification Society meeting at noon in the Village Office. New members always welcome. Nov. 5 - United Church Women meeting in church hall. Please bring 3 Christmas Cards to be donated to the Oasis Garden Residents. Plans will be finalized for the Church Bazzar Nov 30/13. All ladies welcome to attend. Nov. 6 - The Ashcroft Arts Club has resumed their regular meetings after the summer break. The group meets every Wed. from 10 am to 2 pm in St. Alban’s Hall, 501 Brink St. New members are welcome, for more information call Sharon at 250 457-6334. Nov. 12 - Cache Creek Council meeting at 7 pm in the Village Office. Everyone welcome. Nov. 15 - Bonaparte Band Hall Craft Fair from 3 pm til 9 pm Nov. 16 - Ashcroft Seniors Christmas Bazaar and Tea. Dec. 8 - Annual Kinsmen Family “Christmas Turkey” Bingo. Sunday Dec. 8, Cache Creek Community Hall. Doors open at 10:00 am, bingo starts at 11:0 am. Proceeds to local Kinsmen charities and partners. Every Friday - Soup’s On from 11 am to 1 pm at St. Alban’s Anglican Church in Ashcroft. Soup, buns and dessert by donation. Wednesdays 8-10 pm - Drop In Adult Badminton in Cache Creek Community Hall. Bring a racquet and gym shoes, $3 per night. Call Rick for information 250-457-9644 (days) or 250-457-2370 (evenings).
40, who failed to appear in court to answer to charges of assault causing bodily harm and uttering threats against his exspouse. Sraybush’s last known address is in Saskatoon, but he has relatives in this area. He is also facing other charges of failing to appear in court from January. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to phone the RCMP.
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Car damaged
Oct. 22 police were called to ASC Automotive on Hwy 1 after staff discovered that a vehicle parked there for repairs had been damaged overnight. The green 1992 Ford Escort suffered left front damage that included a headlight and bumper. If looks like the damage was caused by a larger vehicle. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call RCMP at 2550-453-2216.
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Cavalier drives off the road
Oct. 22 at 10:30 pm police were called to a single vehicle accident on Hwy 97C in the bluffs after a 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier swerved to miss hitting a deer and ended up 100 meters off the road, down the embankment. The 31 year old Cache Creek woman was transported to Kamloops’ hospital with undisclosed injuries. The car was towed for repairs. The deer was nowhere to be seen.
Back pack turned in
Oct. 23 an Alberta motorist turned in a gray backpack found by the side of Hwy 1 near the Red Hills rest stop south of Ashcroft. The pack contained several articles, but no identification. Anyone with information on whose pack it might be is asked to call the police.
Sraybush wanted
Oct. 23 a warrant was issued for the arrest of Ronnie Sraybush,
Up past bedtime
Oct. 24 at 3 am police were called to the Husky in Cache Creek where an intoxicated man was causing a disturbance. Police arrested the 23 year old Cache Creek man for being drunk in a public place and for breaching conditions not to consume alcohol and for being out past his curfew. He was released when sober on a promise to appear.
Adding fuel to the fire
Oct. 27 at 1 pm police were called to the Ashcroft hospital where an intoxicated 53 year old Cache Creek woman was asking for medication and causing a disturbance when it was not forthcoming. The woman was arrested and lodged in cells until sober.
Missing man unmissing
Dan Martin 41, of Ashcroft, has returned home safely after his family reported him missing last week. Dan Martin, 41, was thought to be overdue in returning from Prince George on Oct. 20, but was still visiting local friends.
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100 Mile Ranch manager questions police response by Gaven Crites 100 Mile Free Press A local rancher gave chase in an airplane to track a pickup truck travelling on Hwy 24 and Hwy 5 north of Kamloops recently, after confirming it was carrying stolen property from the 100 Mile Ranch. Pilot and ranch manager Greg Messner relayed information to the RCMP throughout the chase, but police were unable to locate the vehicle and the pilot was forced to turn around before he reached Kamloops. Messner now has questions about the RCMP’s response time and if proper procedures were followed. At approximately 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 18, ranch owner Marina Cecil observed a pickup truck with ranch property loaded in the back of it leaving the property and followed the vehicle to Hwy 24. She took down the licence plate number and called RCMP and Messner with a description of the truck. After seeing close to $7,000 in property was in fact missing, Messner decided to try and locate the truck from the air. From the information he received from Cecil, he reasoned the driver of the truck was headed to Kamloops and he says he located the truck on the south side of Barriere. “I circled around him for about 60 kilometres (and spent) about a half hour tracking him on the highway,” says Messner, who says he provided regular updates on the location of the vehicle and descriptions of other cars in the area to help RCMP. “I thought for sure they would have had someone out on the road. The system never worked on the cop’s side.” The investigation into the break-and-enter is continuing and RCMP have been in close consultation with Messner to address some of his concerns. Cpl. Dan Moskaluk, media relations with the South East District, says at this time multiple detachments are looking at how the information was shared between them via the dispatchers. “It’s a pretty typical incident where at times we’ll have a theft in progress with vehicle descriptions and there’s attempts made to intercept and stop the vehicle. This [case] has a bit of twist in the sense the complainant jumped into a private aircraft and was able to locate what he believes to be the suspect vehicle and call in a location. “Certainly there’s an expectation from the public and certainly we’re there to provide a response when thefts are occurring. We’d like to see getting the bad guy in all incidents. “Here, unfortunately we didn’t and we’re looking if something occurred that caused a delay to getting a patrol vehicle out.” Messner says he’s less worried about what was stolen and more concerned about catching the thief and reviewing the RCMP’s response to make sure the proper steps were followed. “I’m out there doing my part; I’m hoping the system is also working with me to help catch the guy.”
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Sawmills closing in beetle aftermath by Tom Fletcher Black Press / - Sawmills in Quesnel and Houston are to be closed next year as their owners trade timber cutting rights to maintain competing operations in the two B.C. Interior communities affected by mountain pine beetle infestation. Canfor Corp. announced it will close its Quesnel mill in March 2014, transferring its forest licence for the region to West Fraser to supply logs to its recently rebuilt Quesnel mill. West Fraser announced it will close its Houston mill next year, trading part of its cutting rights to Canfor to supply its Houston operation. West Fraser CEO Ted Seraphim said in a statement its Houston closure will affect 225 employees. The company plans “major rebuilds” of its sawmills in 100 Mile House and Smithers, and is proceeding with a bioenergy projects at its Fraser Lake and Chetwynd operations. “Our first priority is to explore opportunities to transition Houston employees to one of our other operations, and we will provide assistance in finding new employment,” Seraphim said. Canfor CEO Don Kayne said the 209 employees at its Quesnel mill will be offered positions elsewhere in the company. “The additional fibre we have been able to secure in the exchange agreement with West Fraser enhances the fibre requirements for our Houston facility,” Kayne said. Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad, who chaired a review of Interior timber supplies in the wake of last year’s explosion and fire at Babine Forest Products in Burns Lake, said he expected the decision to reduce mill capacity in the Quesnel region. “The surprise is the closure of the Houston mill, from my perspective,” Rustad said. “I think West Fraser has always been looking at how they want to move the wood between the three mills, but when we looked at the opportunities in the Houston area on the timber supply component, there was a significant amount of wood in that area, and our hope was it would continue to support two mills.” Rustad said the decision last December to provide timber for Oregon-based Hampton Affiliates to rebuild its Burns Lake sawmill “had only very minimal impact” on supply for the other mills in the region.
There’s safety in Smoke Alarms The Ashcroft and District Lions Club is donating 20 smoke alarms to local residents. These smoke alarms are available to residents in Cache Creek and Ashcroft who leave their name at the Elizabeth Fry Society at 601 Bancroft St. under the Senior Center, and will be installed in people’s homes by members of the Cache Creek Fire Dept. and the Ashcroft Fire Dept. The Lions are working on this project with the E. Fry Society and both the Fire Departments. We all want people to be safe this winter and have working smoke alarms in their homes. In Surrey recently, a non-working smoke alarm contributed to the deaths of two Surrey seniors. Working smoke alarms save lives, reduce injuries, and damage. Have you tested yours??? L-R: Lion Gordon Daily, Cache Creek Fire Chief Tom Moe, Lion Mo Girard, Ashcroft Fire Chief Brian Henderson, and Lion President Nick Lebedoff.
Metro Vancouver to pay $3M more for fly ash Surrey North Delta Leader
Metro Vancouver is searching for a cheaper place to dump fly ash from its Burnaby garbage incinerator instead of the current method of trucking it almost 900 km to a landfill near Hinton, Alberta.
The fly ash – taken from scrubbers in the plant’s stack – used to go to the Cache Creek Landfill, but the regional district has been unable to dump it there since tests in September of 2012 revealed higher than acceptable levels of leachable cad-
mium in some loads. The regional district estimates it will pay $3 million more in 2014 for ash management costs as a result of the higher cost of trucking and landfilling the fly ash, as well as increased costs of landfilling bottom
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ash, which also began failing tests recently. “It’s definitely substantial,” Metro solid waste general manager Paul Henderson said. “The costs of fly ash management are more than double what they previously were.” Metro is seeking bids from other landfills to take the fly ash for at least three years and expects to award a long-term contract by the end of the year. Henderson said that should reduce the costs somewhat compared to the more expensive month-tomonth disposal arrangement at Hinton. Asked why Metro doesn’t dump the fly ash at the Vancouver Landfill in Delta, Henderson said there’s no regulatory reason not to do so but Metro’s practice has been to use an industrial landfill specifically authorized to take incinerator ash. He said Metro has conSee FLY ASH on p. 6
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You take the thrills, leave me the candy I like mysteries, but I don’t like surprises. In fact, knowing how a story ends doesn’t ruin the book for me - I just want to make sure that I’m not disappointed by the thrilling conclusion. And if the ending happens to be the best part of the book, what’s the point in reading the rest of it? On the other hand, you can have your scary movies with the scheduled gory interludes every 10 minutes. Haunted houses? I can admire and appreciate the hard work and effort that someone went through to create it, but go out of my way to be scared? Sorry, no. Why do some of us like to be scared by “things” when it goes beyond common sense? After all, don’t our instincts guide us to protect ourselves? To preserve our lives, as in not to jump out of airplanes; or drive in fast cars; or swim with the sharks; run with the bulls.... Hmmmm. Apparently some of us are not guided by instincts. Or not “those” instincts, at any rate. Screams and yells and loud noises are constantly erupting from our television as my lifelong partner, Tool Man, attempts to view every horror film made since 1980 before he dies. Okay, so I exaggerate a little. But I know what he’ll be watching tonight while I’m down at the Cache Creek Community Hall taking pictures of the annual Hallowe’en party. I asked him the other day what the attraction was to these movies. The adrenaline rush was part of it, the imagination of a good story. He said he didn’t like all of the blood and gore, but it comes with the genre. He summed it up as “The vicarious thrill of a world gone wrong.” Or, as some psychologists have called it: The Thrill Factor (also known as The Fear Factor). In this case, the viewer takes a thrilling ride from movie beginning to end while, on one hand the body experiences tangible reactions to the horror while the brain keeps telling itself it’s just a movie. It hasn’t convinced me to go through our collection of horror movies - the images creep me out for days, but I can appreciate the attraction of a good scary movie.
HAPPY HALLOWE’EN! Have a frolicking good time.
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Perils of an entitlement state VICTORIA – With the B.C. and federal governments once again struggling to climb out of deep operating deficits, it’s a good time for the release of Mark Milke’s book Tax Me, I’m Canadian. An update of the same title published 12 years ago, the book retains the history of taxes in Canada, detailing how Canada’s tax system was initially built to mimic the United States system in the late 19th century. Beyond the history, it is mostly new material. Included are chapters on the global meltdown of 2009, the surge of pension liabilities as the baby boomers retire and the flawed logic behind the “Occupy” and “Idle No More” protests. Some readers will immediately note that Milke works for the Fraser Institute and was previously B.C. director of the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation. But the book is not just an argument for cutting taxes. It also dismantles persistent myths that income taxes are illegal, and launches a broadside on what Milke calls “Canada’s corporate welfare carnival.” See FLETCHER on p. 6
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Dear friends/neighbours On the way to the Post Office Oct. 16, I misplaced a stamped envelope containing a payment on my VISA card. Having discovered this, I retraced my route from home but found nothing. Suspecting that the envelope might have been found and mailed, I contacted the VISA centre to tell them that payment on my account mght reach them Oct. 25 and was advised that because of a possible procesing delay, I should call back Oct. 23 (the day before the due date). Early on the afternoon of Oct. 22, I contacted the centre again and found that payment had been received. This happy ending did not surprise me since I would expect nothing less from a resident of our community. To whomever performed the
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Dear Editor Cheers to Paul Quesnel and Dwight Hodder for a great job with the ice at the Ashcroft Curling Club. Curling is fun and especially this year. The ice at the Ashcroft Curling Club is exceptional. I would like to say a BIG thank you to Paul and Dwight for all their hard work. If you are thinking of curling and would like to give it a try come on out and throw a few rocks! Open curling is on Monday nights at 7:30 pm and on Tuesdays it’s Senior’s curling during the day. Ina Gory Ashcroft
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Learning activities is not like being active More carnage on the rail tracks
Living close to the rail lines is a new experience for me. The rattle of freight cars, the booming, crashing of cars being “adjusted”, the roar of the engines approaching, weren’t sounds I had to get used to. There are not many communities across this vast nation that do not hear the sound of the railroad traffic. Surprisingly, I found the sounds reassuring. Ahh! It’s business as usual, commodities are going where they should go. My senses quickly adapted to the energy, incredible as it is when you are standing close to the rail track, as you do in our Heritage Park, for example. Walking or running the dog, when that monster machine pummels into view, you sometimes stop. Just to feel the energy. And you wonder at it. At least I do. What I can’t accustom too, is the thought of the hazards of rail travel by freight cars loaded with every toxic substance known to man. How that recent eruption of explosions, uncontrollable fires and loss of life in Quebec and Alberta, should give us all to ponder how such violent episodes can be avoided. Investigations are underway and have been on-going for years. But the most conspicuous of possible consequences seems to be the length of the freights. I watch them from my car as does everyone else. They are now miles long. They wind around our mountains, canyons, snake through every twist and turn at speeds that seem formidable. The railroads did away with the cabooses. We have a souvenir that graces our park on Railway Street (so aptly named). Whatever the function they played on our rail lines for generations, that function must surely have included some element of safety. Of course, there is no predictability when it comes to human error. Human thoughtlessness. That is a hazard that is always with us. One which we will never get used to.
Getting kids to play again
Somewhere in Washington, there’s a program designed to get kids to play
ways busy. Sports weren’t competitive in those days. We simply watched a hockey game for the sheer joy of it. In my Fort Rouge neighbourChristmas sale hood, we’d bundle up and stand in a snow drift at the edge of the sat. Nov. 2 rink, watching our favourite play9:00 am to 1:00 pm ers play that game that was much Gifts and decorations less violent than it is today. We’d skate on second hand skates, trunAshcroft, next to Interior Savings dle around the rink a few times, then go to the shack for hot chocolate. Stand around the oil drum stove to warm up. And go back out to play or stand in the snow. We’d go to River Park and climb the high slides set up, be bundled into toboggans, and slide halfway down the park, stopped by the snow drifts. Then we’d drag the toboggans through the snow back to the slide. Start all over again. The point is, the only time we kids weren’t active through the week, was when we were in the classroom learnIf you have a photo you would ing how to solve math problems, learnlike included, please bring it in ing how to read and to write. Then, it or e-mail to was our minds that were active. And sales@accjournal.ca when recess came, we were let loose by Thursday, October 31 to run, shout and scream as much and at 12 noon. as loud as we liked. We lived in Cache Creek just across the river from the elementary school. We loved to hear the kids shouting and screaming, their voices carrying across the Bonaparte 402 4th St., Ashcroft River. One visitor asked, “Don’t you get sick of the noise?” On the contrary. They were joyous reminders of childhood. Of life. Just like the freight cars that run through Ashcroft and so many other Community communities. Resources Society Reminders of industry. An industry fraught with hazards. We have to live with it all. Hamper Deli very NEEDED: See CAKEWALK Date Dec. 21, 201 • Food and cash donations on p. 8 3
CAKEWALK CHRONICLES Esther Darlington MacDonald again. Giant Steps. Hopscotch. double rope skipping, bouncing the ball on the sidewalk. “I am a girl guide dressed in blue, these are the actions I must do,” complete with genuflections. Singing our way through exercises that kept us healthy and strong. With the evolution of digital toys, and the ubiquitous escape of television, games requiring the only action of the digitals as we sit there hour after hour, the result has been a generation of obese kids. I realize that kids play at recesses while they are at school. I also realize there are soccer tournaments and hockey tournaments that provide that kind of exercise the young bodies need. I wonder, is it enough? We didn’t have organized sports when I was growing up. We were pretty much left to our own devices for entertainment. Hide and Go Seek was played for a couple of hours after supper. Girls skipped in the school yard or on the sidewalks near our homes. We explored the empty vacant lots, imagined all kinds of things. If we lived by a river, or a creek, we swam in it. Most of the time, without a bathing suit. We fished for crayfish. We plucked what we called wild spinach, took it home, cooked and ate it. (Usually without bothering to wash it.) We raided vegetable gardens. Sitting in the dark with our pals, chewing on a carrot, saying, “You have to eat a pound of dirt before you die.” We walked to school, sometimes for 10 blocks. And we walked home from school. Ate a fast lunch, and walked back. All in the space of an hour. If we found a dead bird, we took it to a vacant lot, said some prayers over it. Buried it. In a word, we were al-
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FOOD DONATIONS NEEDED BY DECEMBER 20, 2013 AT NOON APPLY ONLY AT: South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry Office, on Wed., Thurs., or Fri., 601 Bancroft St., Ashcroft. Applications are available starting Nov. 6th Cut-off date for applications: Dec. 13 at 4:00 p.m. To apply for a hamper you must attend IN PERSON. Photo ID and proof of residency is required for each member of your family. Mailing address for cash donations: Community Resources Society, Hamper Fund, Box 1137, Ashcroft B.C., V0K 1A0.
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MV maintains lab tests at fault for fly ash cluded after con- than twice the regulatory limit for cad- construction of a new waste-to-energy tinuous testing mium have been separately stockpiled plant, development of a new residential over the past year since the earlier test for closer analysis. drop-off centre for recyclables in Surfailures that fly ash from the incinerator Metro officials believe batteries, rey and plans for a broader ban on oris within regulatory levels. particularly rechargeables that power ganic waste dumping in 2015. “That and other information brings electronic devices, are the main source The additional spending won’t have us to the conclusion that there was no of rising levels of cadmium in the re- a major impact on the garbage tiphazardous waste ever delivered and gion’s waste stream. ping fee, which will rise $1 to $108 per that it was simply a laboratory error,” Metro also expects to spend more tonne next year. Henderson said. than $300,000 on consultations and Tipping fees fund most of Metro’s An independent consultant is re- public engagement in 2014 for vari- overall solid waste operating budget, viewing all the findings and has yet to ous projects – including the planned which is $94.1 million for 2014. make recommendations on what to do with the fly ash that failed tests and is still Many On the Occupy movement: public employees traded highat the Cache Creek Fletcher from p. 4 people The infamous “one per cent,” er wages for better benefits and Landfill. will be who in Canada earn $250,000 job security. Now their wages Metro Vancouver has also been forced to able to identify some top a year or more, earned 10 per are generally higher, and taxsignificantly increase names in the government sub- cent of all income and paid 20 payers have to cover their pertesting of the inciner- sidy game: Bombardier, Gen- per cent of all taxes in 2010. sonal pension contributions (as ator’s bottom ash after eral Motors, even poor old The bottom 73 per cent of tax a portion of those wages) as tests in April showed Rolls Royce Canada. Some filers paid just 17 per cent of well as the employer contribuit also had high levels will also be well aware that all taxes. About a third paid no tions, plus the “defined beneour supposedly tight-fisted tax at all. fit” payout, which has to be of cadmium. On Idle No More: When subsidized far beyond what the In the past that Conservative federal governbottom ash – 50,000 ment has continued to pour out Attawapiskat Chief Teresa pension fund can support. On the debt-financed weltonnes per year – had “regional development” and Spence played to the Ottawa been used mainly as other funds to every part of the media with her soup strike, fare state, there are memorformer Liberal leader Bob Rae able observations, like this a road construction country. But I did not know that In- suggested a nearby diamond one: “For the record, the genadditive. It’s now mostly dustry Canada grants were mine should share more rev- erous Quebec welfare state and its ostensibly more progresbeing landfilled at the handed out to pizza parlours enue. Milke omits the substan- sive model are paid for in part Vancouver Landfill, (including the remote pizzaalthough a few loads starved village of Kamloops), tial support and employment with the taxes of other Canfound to have more or to help open gas stations or that mine provides, and gloss- adians; Quebec is merely the convenience stores in Kelow- es over the misguided block- North American equivalent of na, Vernon and Chilliwack. ades that disrupted that and Greece.” Milke makes a useful point other job-creating enterprises. The recent B.C. political for B.C. about royalty rates for But he does detail the disas- crisis over adoption of the hartimber, natural gas and other trous effects of passive re- monized sales tax showed that resources. They are resource source wealth bestowed on im- there is too much emotion and rents, and if they are too high poverished aboriginal com- too little knowledge about how the tenants will move out. Re- munities, and contrasts it with taxes work. This book is a step ducing them isn’t a subsidy, the success stories of reserves towards addressing that. especially if it leads to big rev- that build their own enterprises enue gains as B.C.’s uncon- through hard work. Tom Fletcher is legislaventional shale gas incentives On public sector pensions: ture reporter and columnist have done. Milke notes that historically, for Black Press. Fly Ash from p. 3
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“It hit me a couple times pretty good on the chin. It scraped my face up with its hooves because it was kind of just like stomping all wild.” When the animal finally stopped, Collens stood up and headed for his grandparents’ home nearby. After a few steps he turned and was surprised to find the same animal trailing him about 10 yards back. He says even after he entered the home, the doe stuck around. “It was really ticked off.” Sgt. Len Butler of the Cariboo-Chilcotin Conservation Service says aggressive deer complaints are on the rise, especially in the spring when does have their fawns. “In our zone, we have so many deer populating towns and rural areas, it’s a real tough one. “It’s becoming more of a problem in a lot of these areas. Some of the bigger cities are to the point now they’re doing a cull to try to remove some of the deer that are staying in the cities.” Collens didn’t report the Oct. 8 attack, but Butler advises people do so by calling 1-877-952-7277.
“[We’re the ones that] remove an aggressive deer if that deer has attacked somebody. It’s pretty important if we’re in a town setting because of a discharge of firearms or possibly a tranquilizer or something along those lines. “If something’s attacked somebody, it has probably happened before or will happen again.” Anyone looking for more information about reducing human-wildlife encounters can visit www.wildsafebc. com, he adds. Collens, an experienced hunter, says he thinks he was probably to blame for the attack since he got between the doe and its fawn. “I should have known not too get too close. I’ve seen lots of people get attacked by moose and seen lots of dogs get trampled by deer on YouTube.” The experience hasn’t really changed the way he thinks about deer, he adds. But he agrees there’s a moral to the story. “Don’t get in between a doe and its fawn,” he says. “Lesson learned.”
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Dismantling the past, moving on with the present The dismantling
Harry Moore’s Cakewalk from p. 5 old shanty in our mobile park is being dismantled. It provided a home not only for Harry when he had to leave his gerry-built squat by the Thompson just off the road to the slough. Squatting by the Thompson at that particular spot back in the 1970s was eventually halted by the railroad. They were torn down. Totally dismantled. And at least one of them had a second story. A sort of loft. They took their water from the river. They walked the mile and a half to town. Harry got himself a tricycle with a carrier, and he was given a dog, a Keyshound I think it was. The dog went everywhere with Harry. And when the Rodeo Parade came around in June, Harry, dressed in a fringed leather jacket and a coon skin hat with a tail, cycled in front of the Parade. The town mascot. Many residents will not know who Harry Moore was. But many of you will remember Harry. Why? Because he was a memorable character. And English orphan, brought to Canada when Britain was finding it had too many orphans after the First World War. When the bread winners had been killed in the trenches and fields of France. And the mothers couldn’t feed their children. Took them to an orphanage. Well, the shanty in our park was one of those really delightful throwbacks to another time. When people lived in shanties, because there was no other
place they could afford. A shanty with a warped roof and a tall chimney stack. There was one on Boston Flats a few years ago. It reminded me of the 1930s, when times were rough and tough for just about everyone. That one’s gone too.
These fall days
September and October’s rain of falling leaves on our parks and avenues, the air, that particular cool draft that smells like earth, leaves and sodden grass, the shadows on the buttes, and the general overwhelming beauty of creation, makes for a heart full of gratitude. It is just such days that you are glad to be alive. They take the sting out of life’s perpetual woes. Renews the will to accept and cope with the challenges. My daughter Nadine, who lives in what many consider Paradise, - Maui, is keeping in closer touch these days. She sends pictures of family gatherings, all outdoors among the palm trees and exotic gardens in people’s yards. She recently celebrated her 64th birthday. Husband Jon gave her 18 long stemmed red roses because her birthday is on the 18th. She also received a day at the spa. Sends me a pic of her reclining and enjoying being pampered, but she mentions (in passing) there is stress. “That’s life,” I tell her. There is always stress of one king or another. And you deal with it the best way you can. I see my daughter’s beautiful aging face. It fills the screen. And I look into her eyes, and I know, that, despite the stress, she is happy.
A success story
Some of my readers might remember a certain handsome native Indian kid named George Petel. He is from the Bonaparte community north of Cache Creek. George delivered the Province, the Sun and the Pioneer newspapers in Ashcroft for a couple of years or more. George graduated from Kamloops high school with Honours. He went on to
attend universities in Calgary. Eventually decided to become a lawyer. Had the choice of three universities. Chose U.B.C. Graduated and returned to Calgary. Articled. And finally practiced civil law there. I recently contacted him, and he forwarded that he has become the Vice President of Corporate Development with Global Dynamics Inc. This lad came from a background that defied every standard of possible success in life. When he received his investiture in Law in Calgary, Sherman and I flew there to attend this event. “You are not allowed to cry,” George’s wife Stacey told us. Okay. We didn’t cry. But my eyes filled up anyway. The presiding judge reminded us all, family, colleagues of George’s, that George’s character and will had forged his life, despite the unfortunate circumstances of his early childhood. To those here who taught George at school, who knew him as a “lippy kid”, organized his activity as a cub and boy scout, who knew him as a lover of hockey who spent a lot of time in our Drylands Arena, watching, I only learned years later, because we had purchased some skates for George that were green and black, instead of all black, I felt you should know this success story. An ongoing saga from the days of graduation. George has travelled widely as a lawyer with oil companies, dealing with mergers and such. He has a beautiful wife and two lovely little daughters. He is 43.
On this note
I leave you all for this month. Living without Sherman is a particular challenge. He filled my days for so many years. Needed a lot of attention over the past two and a half years. It is sometimes difficult for me to find life again without him. But I do. But Sherman is happy, and he is doing very well. I am told he is loving being with his children again and his grandchildren. He has a new lease on life. That makes me happy.
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Fight fraud and protect your hard-earned money From romance scams to free vacations ploys and too-good-to-be-true investment opportunities, the common thread is that fraud involves deception and stealing something of value from someone else. It is estimated that fraud costs Canadians more than $10 billion every year, according to the RCMP. Financial fraudsters target seniors for many reasons. They are more likely to have excellent credit, making them attractive victims; they tend to be trusting and generous, attributes that can be taken advantage of; they may have a harder time understanding and using newer technology, making them vulnerable online; and they may struggle with memory and providing detailed descriptions if they are defrauded. Further, because of shame or embarrassment, seniors are not likely to speak up when fraud happens to them. This National Senior Safety Week, from Nov. 6-12, the Canada Safety Council encourages seniors, their trusted family members and caretakers to talk about preventing financial fraud and what to do if it happens to them. Prevention Tips Keep your personal financial information safe. Never provide your bank account or credit card numbers over the phone or Internet, or by email. Do not share your personal identification numbers (PINs) or online banking passwords with anyone – not even family members or close friends. Do not give out your Social Insurance Number by email, over the phone or online, or when making a purchase. If you shop online, shop from reputable retailers and use one credit card to pay for your purchases. This will make it easier to track your transactions and spot suspicious activity. Change this credit card every year. Do not use free Wi-Fi Internet at coffee shops, for example, to shop or do your banking online. Make sure you are using a secure Internet connection. Review your credit card and debit statements regularly. If something doesn’t look right, contact your financial institution right away. If you receive paper statements, file them away safety or shred them. Do not throw financial information directly into the garbage! Donate only to reputable charities that you know and trust. Do not donate money to an unknown charity. If you want to donate to specific charities, directly contact them to safely make a donation.
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Safe ways to trick-or-treat What would Halloween be without trick-or-treating? For youngsters, so much of the fun of Halloween involves scouring the neighbourhood with friends in search of candy. While children may have their eyes on the sweet prize, parents may be concerned about their little ones’ safety. In Canada, an average of three million trick-or-treaters venture out every year across the country. Such a high number of people out on the streets increases the risk of injury, and it can be easy for kids to get lost as well. Halloween is an important night for parents to be extra vigilant. But Halloween seems to lessen one’s inhibitions, and wearing a costume and being hidden from others can encourage some revelers to engage in atypical and unsafe behaviors. To ensure everyone has a safe and fun Halloween, here are some safety tips to follow. * Go in groups. Children can be accompanied by their parents while older children should be encouraged to trickor-treat in groups. Should an emergency occur, having a group of friends around enables someone to call for help or alert an adult. * Use a flashlight. When trick-or-treating at night, take
steps to improve visibility. This includes using reflective tape on costumes and carrying a flashlight or glow sticks so that other pedestrians as well as drivers will be able to see
children. * Walk on sidewalks. Wherever possible, trick-ortreaters should use sidewalks and crosswalks. Avoid walking in the street, where the
risk of being hit by a car is considerable. Twice as many kids are hit by a car while walking on Halloween than any other day of the year. * Avoid distractions. Trick-ortreaters should not be wearing earbuds or talking on a phone while trick-or-treating. They should be paying attention to their surroundings and using caution. * Do not enter homes. If an adult or even a youngster whom a child does not know offers entry to the home, the trick-or-treater should not enter. Let kids know they should only enter the homes of known friends, and even then they should only do so after getting permission from a parent. * Consume only factorywrapped treats. Well-meaning people may hand out cupcakes or marshmallow cereal treats. The ingredients such people used and the safety of these treats cannot be confirmed, so it is best to stick with storebought items instead. * Wear well-fitting shoes. Shoes that are uncomfortable or loose can cause children to fall and risk injury. * Adults should drive carefully. All drivers should slow down and anticipate children darting out into the roadways on Halloween. Drive slowly and pay attention to the roads.
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Clinton’s annual Craft Sale was well attended by a packed house of happy crafters and happy shoppers.
Clinton very pleased with its national CiB blooms
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The Village of Clinton earned four out of a possible five blooms in the Communities in Bloom National Competition. They also got a special mention for their Funky Flowerpots. The announcement was made in Ottawa at the CiB National Symposium on Saturday, Oct. 26. Clinton CiB Committee member, Yvette May was on hand for the announcement and phoned the results to Clinton. The Clinton CiB Committee members are very happy with the results and are already making plans for 2014. The Clinton CiB Committee also wishes to congratulate the Village of Ashcroft for winning the CiB National Competition in their category.
Fall Craft Sale
The Clinton CiB Fall Craft Sale has come and gone for another year. With 25 tables of vendors there was a good variety of hand-crafted items and/or baking to choose from. Savvy shoppers found items to give as gifts or for themselves. Most vendors were pleased with sales and some have even booked space for next year. As the organizer of this event I would like to thank everyone who donated food items to our concession and those who helped set up the hall and clean up afterwards. Thanks you to the committee members who ran the concession
and/or manned the Clinton CiB table. We are helping people get a clearer view of what CiB is all about.
Halloween in Clinton
The Clinton Recreation Commission will host a costume judging and goblin warm up in the Clinton Memorial Hall from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Halloween evening. The little ones can come in out of the cold and warm up with hot chocolate and hot dogs, have their costumes judged and prizes awarded before heading to Reg Conn Centennial Park to enjoy the fireworks. Fireworks begin at 8 p.m. and will run approximately half on hour. With donations from several sponsors of the 150/50 Anniversary, the Clinton VFD were able to purchase fireworks for the enjoyment of residents and visitors. The VFD members volunteer their time to do this, so thank you to them for giving up their Halloween evening to help the rest of us have a good time.
Variety – The Children’s Charity
November 8 is promising to be a fun time for all who attend the fundraiser and entertainment evening to raise funds for Variety – The Children’s Charity (formerly known as the Variety Club). Those entertaining have been practising and the organizers have been busy rounding up donations for the silent and live auctions. Mark your calendar and make plans to attend. As the organizers say, “Let’s be the Little Village with a big heart that could”.
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Ashcroft Curling Club Phone 250-453-2341
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Contact Person: Fred Dewick
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Kinsmen Club of South Cariboo
601 Bancroft St., Ashcroft, BC Phone 250-453-9944 Contact Person: Lt. (N) Curran 250-319-3461 Alexine Johannsson 250-453-2661 email: darrin.curran@cadets.gc.ca
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Contact: Jack Jeyes
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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
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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201 Railway Ave., Ashcroft BC Anne Bonter 250-457-9781
Sage Sound Singers Adult Community Choir Michelle Reid 250-457-9676
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As kids we dressed up for Halloween with whatever we could find from around the house. We’d raid the closets, drawers and even the attic to gather materials to transform us into gypsies, witches, cowboys and ghosts. Never did it occur to my little brother and me to ask our parents for costumes from a store. If people were buying them back then, Jeremie and I had no idea, and none of our friends seemed to know that either. We were all do-ityourselfers and we had a blast. Things seemed so much simpler, and it was a far less profitable industry than it is today. Halloween has become the second-most commercially successful day of the year – after Christmas - expect-
ed to reach 6.9 billion dollars this year in the U.S. alone. What’s caused such a huge spike in sales? People like me are part of the reason. After many great years of celebrating October 31st, trick or treating in my homemade outfits as a child, I decided to complicate things when I got older. I started engaging in the buying of décor and creating unique costumes on my own with the money I earned myself. It became an artistic expression. And although I wasn’t out buying a costume off the rack exactly, I was still spending a bunch of money and time creating an awesome outfit I’d only ever wear once. As the years went by and I got more and
ON A BRIGHTER NOTE LORI WELBOURNE loriwelbourne.com more interested in dressing up, I noticed I wasn’t alone. Tons of people were doing what I was doing, and at parties people were going all out with their creations, trying to outdo what they’d done the year before. I participated in this activity for more than a decade, and it was a lot of fun. But once I became a mother to our second child, I stopped putting pressure on myself to dress up, and just made it
about the kids. It’s all I could handle, or it’s all I wanted to handle. And I was grateful for the vast selection of affordable kid costumes so readily available in the stores. It was much easier to just select something off a hanger instead of having to hunt and peck around the house and create something unique. And it was far preferable to sewing on outfit from scratch, which I’d done so many times in the past.
But now that my children are 10 and 13, they suddenly want to create their own simple costumes out of stuff we already have. I’m not sure where they got that idea from, and I know it might end up being more work than just picking up something ready made, but I’m excited. Maybe because it brings back memories from my own childhood.
It also brings back memories of their younger years. When they were three and six, and sad because I didn’t have a costume, they decided to dress me up. They instructed me to sit on a stool as they gleefully ran circles around me with a roll of toilet paper each and made me into a “mummy mommy.” It was the funniest thing
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in the world to them and we all ended up laughing so hard we were crying. Out of all the awesome costumes I’ve loved wearing over the years, the “mummy mommy” remains my favourite. And the price wasn’t scary at all. Lori Welbourne is a syndicated columnist. She can be contacted at LoriWelbourne.com
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Christmas comes to Marketplace this weekend Old Autumn’s shown up once again to set the trees aglow with vibrant shades of gold and rust before the north winds blow. It whispers to the silent birds: “Get ready for your flight!” It paints the pumpkins, ripens fields, Frosts windows late at night. Yes, Autumn’s made its presence known; We feel its chilling breath and rush to get the harvest in before its kiss of death. But Autumn days are golden days with promises to keep, For Spring is certain to return when Winter falls asleep.
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France. During these times of unrest and battle, many soldiers went in to final resting places in graves in Flanders, France. History tells us that poppies grew so thickly and vibrantly over these graves, in soil that once did not produce much vegetation. Years later, a soldier, John McCrae would be instrumental in bringing the symbol of Community Volunteer the poppy to the hearts and Income Tax Program minds of Canadians. When and Senior Citizen Counsellor he served in World War One, After 45 years as a volunteer under the Income Tax Program, and 22 years as a Senior Citizen he was stationed near Ypres, Counsellor, I regret it is time to step down. I Belgium, the area traditionhave made many very good friends through ally called Flanders. He obthese programs. I am pleased to announce that Vivian Edwards served how the poppies grew will continue to assist those requiring help so well among the makeshift under the Volunteer Tax program. Vivian can be reached at (25) 453-9077. graves of the soldiers, which Wishing you all the very best, Gordon Berdan were marked by wooden crosses. When he lost a fellow soldier and close friend, he penned a poem called “In Flanders Fields” and portrayed the picture of war and ZION UNITED the poppy flower. To this day, Sunday Worship 10:50 am 401 Bancroft, Ashcroft, BC • 250-453-9511 McCrae’s poem remains zuc@coppervalley.bc.ca • http://ashcroftunited.ca among the most memorable war poems ever written. United Church of Canada Come out to the Cenotaph Pastor Alice Watson, DM Service in the Clinton Memorial Hall at 11 am on Nov. SUNDAY WORSHIP: 10 am 11 where participants all KIDZ MONDAY SCHOOL: 3:30 pm wear a poppy on their lapel and pay tribute to our veterSt. Alban’s ans and fallen military. 501 Brink St, Ashcroft ~ 250-453-9909 On Oct. 17, Candace Anglican Church of Canada Martin of Service Canada adREV. DAN HINES OR DEACON LOIS PETTY dressed Clinton seniors on the subject of CPP and OAS Cache Creek Pentecostal Church pensions. Approximately 30 Christ Centered People Centered gathered in the Seniors Cen1551 Stage Rd. Cache Creek B.C. tre to listen to Candace and Phone 250-457-6463 took the opportunity to ask Pastor David Murphy Worship and Sermon commences at 10 a.m. questions afterwards. The Everyone welcome session was deemed informative and worthwhile.
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Kelly Adamski - Bob Cunningham - Cindy Adamski 250-453-2225 • Toll Free 1-800-557-7355 www.goldencountry.ca Large lot, flat fenced lots of parking. Lots of renos, roof, floors, paint inside and outdoors and trim, furnace, hot water tank. Large deck, 4 bedrooms, 2 bath, new windows. Great home in Clinton, great price. $119,900.00 Nice Lot in Clinton, walk to town, mountain view. Water, sewer, hydro, telephone at lot line, cul-de-sac. Lots of Sunshine, Doctors, Ambulance Service, RCMP. 40 minutes to Ashcroft or 100 Mile House. You can also put a mobile home on this lot. $29,900.00 New Jenish home in Cache Creek! Level entry, rear walkout home situated on 2 acres. Vaulted ceilings, hardwood floors, custom maple kitchen, 2 bathrooms, large view sundeck and double garage. Village views and beautiful valley views! Quality finishing throughout. $339,900.00 Exquisite Executive Family Home nestled in a quiet Cul-de-Sac with outstanding Mountain Views. Quality Finishing on all Three Levels!!! Upper Level with 3 Spacious Bedrooms & deluxe En-Suite. Main Level featuring Living, Dining, Kitchen, Family, and Laundry; Lower Daylight Walk-out Basement with Additional Family Room and Bedroom. Built in Vac, Gas Stove, and High Tech Wiring throughout. Beautiful Jenish Showhome Type! $494,900.00 View photos of these properties and more at www.goldencountry.ca 250-453-2225 1-800-557-7355
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2013 COUGAR 31SQB
Rear bunkroom, full winter package, duo pane windows, Goody Bag.
2013 COUGAR 28RBS
Rear bunks, double over double, window pkg., duo panes, loaded, Goody Bag.
29,995
34,995
Save Big! Now Only $
Save $5,000! $
2013 HIDEOUT 24 RLS
U-shaped dinette, 2 rockers, walkaround queen bed, fully equipped, Goody Bag! NT14597
by Forest River Fully equipped, including air conditioner, double door fridge, spare, stabilizers, outside shower, hot water, Goody Bag and much more!
Reduced to $
23,995
2013 HIDEOUT 27FLB
2 slides, fully loaded, rear bedroom, Goody Bag.
Save Big!
NT14690
$
24,995
NT 14803 17BH REG. 21,995 ......................................... Now! $18,995 NT 14805 22BH REG. 22,995 ......................................... Now! $18,995 NT 14686-1 23BD REG. 24,995 ........................................ Now! $19,995 NT 14858 26BH REG. 22,995 ......................................... Now! $18,995 NT 14859 28BH REG. 25,995 .........................................Now! $22,995 NT 14919 19WP TOY HAULER REG. 32,995 ................ Now! $26,995 NT 14931 19WP TOY HAULER REG. 32,995 ................Now! $26,995
SALE ENDS NOVEMBER 11TH 2013 SOLAIRE 226 RBK
2013 SOLAIRE 229 BHS
Full laminate, loaded, LED lighting, crowned laminated roof, Goody Bag. Reg. 29,995
Blowout!
Blowout!
22,980
$
22,980
$
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2013 SOLAIRE 278 RBK
2013 SOLAIRE 209 BH
Loaded, outside kitchen, only 5,357 pounds dry, large rear bathroom, queen walkaround, Goody Bag. NT14897 Reg. 31,447
Fully loaded, non-s non-slide bunkhouse, Goody Bag. NT14910 Reg. 26,042
FLEXIBLE FINANCING •
FREE
STORAGE UNTIL SPRING
Now!
Now!
26,004
$
21,800 2
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Now!
82,695
$
38,995 3
2013 TORQUE 280 2014 CYCLONE 3800 TOY HAULER HEARTLANDS
Front queen walkaround bed, sliding sofa, large toy room, must be seen. NT15144 Reg. 44,995
*See instore for details.
Top of the line, 3 TVs, 3 awnings, 3 slides, rear deck, island kitchen, theatre seating, 5.5 Onangen set, full winter. NF15141 Reg. 93,158
Hurry In! Only 50 Goody Bags available! DL#30921
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Fully loaded, 6 sided laminate, LED lights, big TV, Goody Bag. NT14915 Reg. 29,995
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