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The Desert Bells Handbell Choir gave their first performance of the Christmas season last week at Cache Creek Elementary School for students and staff. Listen for them on Dec. 14 at the Community Christmas Concert at Ashcroft Elementary School and Dec. 19 at the Winter Lights Singalong in the Cache Creek Community Hall. Bell ringers above are (l-r) Lorna Delling, Elizabeth Ranta, Natasha Grimshire, Bonnie Chen, (Shirlee Johnson, unseen), Kirk Watson (and Maria Russell Martin, unseen).

by Jeff Nagel Black Press Multi-Material BC will accept newsprint even though it has no deal yet with B.C.’s newspaper industry to contribute to the costs of the expanded blue box recycling system that will roll out next year. Newspapers Canada president and CEO John Hinds said newspaper firms had an agreement with MMBC to make their contribution through in-kind advertising. But MMBC later came back and pressed for payment mostly in cash - equivalent to draining $6 million a year from the print newspaper industry. “The newspaper industry simply can’t afford the millions of dollars in fees they’re looking to set,” Hinds said. “Our view is we had an agreement. We negotiated in good faith and we expected them to honour that agreement.” Newspapers Canada represents the three main publishing groups community newspaper publishers Black Press (owner of this newspaper) and Glacier Media, as well as Postmedia, owner of the Vancouver Sun and The Province. Hinds said MMBC’s reversal came after it became part of a national producer stewardship group, the Canadian Stewardship Services Alliance, which is mainly con-

trolled by multinational firms like Unilever, Walmart, and Proctor and Gamble. Newsprint makes up about half of what goes into blue boxes but Hinds said newspapers had no representation on MMBC or CSSA. He noted 85 per cent of newsprint is already recycled and it makes up the most valuable recyclable commodity. “We feel we’re the gold star pupils of the blue box,” Hinds said, adding unfair fees on newspapers would effectively subsidize the international consumer goods firms that must now recycle more packaging. Allen Langdon, managing director for Multi-Material BC, said all member stewards are expected to contribute financially to the costs and letting newspapers do so in-kind would have left other firms unfairly subsidizing them. “I would gather the newspapers are still figuring out how they want to discharge their obligations under the regulation,” Langdon said, noting papers have a duty to collect the waste they generate, regardless of whether or not they are ultimately represented by MMBC. As it stands, print newspapers are not MMBC members. Hinds said he remains concerned that the entire MMBC initiative is badly flawed and will put at risk the good recycling programs run by municipalities. “Decisions are no longer going to be A 46 year old Ashcroft woman called police made locally, they’re on Dec. 2 to report that a quilt she had been storing cash in had accidentally been taken to the going to be made in Hospital Auxilliary thrift shop. The quilt had Toronto or Arkansas been sold by the time she realized that it was or wherever else about B.C.’s recycling promissing the following day. An envelope containing approximately grams,” Hinds said. “I don’t think this $2,200 in bills of various demonimations had works for the environbeen hidden in the quilt. ment and I don’t think The owner is asking for the return of the this works for commoney, no questions asked. It can be returned munities.” to the RCMP.

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Nov. 27 at 9:30 pm police were called to a disturbance involving three family members at a residence on Hwy 99 in the Hat Creek area. A family celebration turned bad after a small disagreement. It was settled before police arrived. There were no injuries, no assaults and no charges. Alcohol was a factor.

Suspension, prohibition and jail

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Nov. 29 at 5:30 pm police were asked to assist an Ashcroft landlady keep the peace with a 50 year old male tenant. Once police arrived, the tenant agreed to let the landlady inspect his residence for the purpose of eviction which was scheduled for the following day.

Driving prohibition served

Nov. 29 at 7:30 pm police were called by ambulance attendants for assistance with an injured and highly intoxicated pedestrian at the corner of Quartz St. and Park Rd. The 31 year old man was co-operative with both police and attendants. It was also found that he had a driving suspension to be served, and so it was.

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Nov. 30 at 10 am a Traffic Services officer stopped a speeding pickup on Hwy 1 in Spences Bridge after the vehicle was found to be travelling at 127 kph in the 70 kph zone. The 24 year old Surrey man said he wasn’t paying attention and didn’t notice the speed sign or the police car behind him. He was given a ticket for excessive speed and his 2012 Dodge pickup was impounded.

Icy roads, slippery conditions

Dec. 2 at 9:30 am police attended a single vehicle crash on Hwy 1 near Venables Valley Rd. after a 61 year old Surrey man lost control on the icy road and hit the ditch with his 2010 Dodge pickup. Neither he nor his 59 year old passenger were injured, but the truck was severely damaged and had to be towed. At 3:45 pm police attended a single vehicle accident on Hwy 99 near Hat Creek Road after a 59 year old Quesnel man lost control of his 2001 Dodge pickup on slippery roads and hit the ditch. There was minor damage to his vehicle.

Liquor in grocery stores backed by Minister by Tom Fletcher Black Press The MLA in charge of the B.C. government’s liquor policy review is recommending alcohol sales within grocery stores, using the “store within a store” model in place in other provinces. Richmond Steveston MLA John Yap announced three of his recommendations last week, including the idea that a separate staffed area should han-

dle alcohol sales. He also called for no increase to the 731 private store licences that are active now, and no sales in convenience stores other than those already designated as rural agency stores. Yap’s full report has more than 70 recommendations, but it won’t be released until the new year after cabinet has considered it. Liquor in grocery stores was by far the most popular topic during his public consultation, which is

Highway speed limits reviewed

Black Press The B.C. government is inviting public input on changes to speed limits on rural highways and winter tire requirements. Transportation Minister Todd Stone said it’s been more than a decade since speed limits were reviewed, and in that time the ministry has invested $14 billion in highway improvements. The review is to make changes based on

citizen and expert input about long stretches of highway between communities, Stone said. The review will also look at requiring snow tires with the snowflake or “M&S” (“mud and snow”) tires with sufficient tread on 80 sections of B.C. highways with winter conditions. Tire requirements were last reviewed in 1986. Community meetings have been held in Kamloops and Kelowna. The series resumes Jan. Police Telephone #s 8 in Dawson Creek, Jan. 9 in Vancouver, Jan. 14 in CranAshcroft: 250-453-2216 brook, Jan. 15 in Nanaimo and Clinton: 250-459-2221 Jan. 16 in Chilliwack. More information and Lytton: 250-455-2225 feedback forms are available Crime Stoppers at www.gov.bc.ca/safetyand1-800-222-TIPS (8477) speedreview/.

why only those recommendations are being made public now, he said. NDP liquor and gaming critic Shane Simpson said Yap has promoted the popular idea repeatedly, and his announcement appears “cobbled together” to distract attention from BC Hydro rate hikes and B.C.’s dismal job creation performance than it is about liquor sales. “It’s been released with no supporting evidence as to how you do this,” Simpson said. “Who gets these stores? If there’s really a moratorium on new licences, does this mean that somebody who has a 10,000 square foot private store today is going to be told you have to give that up to get 1,000 square feet in a Safeway? I don’t think that’s going to happen.” The Alliance of Beverage Licensees, representing private liquor stores, questioned Yap’s assertion that the change would create jobs and increase convenience. “There are very few places around the province you will not find a liquor store already located within 100 metres of a grocery store, and having a separate liquor checkout inside a grocery store will not improve convenience,” said Ian Baillie, executive director of the alliance. The alliance says putting alcohol in grocery stores increases the chance that young people can obtain booze.

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New executive for WRAPS It was a celebration of the arts in Ashcroft last week, when the Winding Rivers Arts and Performance Society held its annual general meeting. Among the events produced or co-sponsored by the group in the past year were the Plein Air PaintOut; Music in the Park; Dessert Concerts; the play “A Midsummer Night’s Mid-Term”; the Ashcroft Canada Day celebration; a Kids’ Arts Camp; workshops focusing on comedy, improv, and acting; and a series of “open mic” nights. Outgoing WRAPS President John Kidder pointed to the success of these ventures in bringing a wide variety of arts to people of all ages in our community and the surrounding area. He also praised the hard work of the WRAPS directors and volunteers who devote countless hours to ensuring that the group continues to deliver quality arts programming to the region. Director Nancy Duchaine noted that since WRAPS is now a registered charity, any donations to the group are tax deductible. She also announced that WRAPS was recently the recipient of two generous grants from the United Way, which will enable the group to purchase new sound equipment and hold a second Kids’ Arts Camp in summer 2014. Other 2014 events were discussed, including the third annual Plein Air Paint-Out, which will build on the resounding success of the first two. The 2013 Paint-Out attracted 42 artists from around the province, and positive word of mouth indicates that the event will continue to thrive. Music continues to be in the air, with the Dessert Concert series resuming on Feb. 16 with the Paws and Tales Classic-

al Music Ensemble (tickets would make an excellent Christmas gift for the classical music lover in your life!). Anyone who wants to tread the boards should note that WRAPS will be doing a major theatrical production in the spring of 2014. If you would rather stay “behind the scenes”, the group is planning a training session for anyone interested in learning about the technical aspects of producing an event, such as sound and lights. Details and dates for the play and training session will be announced early in the new year. With John Kidder stepping down as President, there was a vacancy on the Board, and WRAPS director Barbara Roden was voted in as President for the 2013/2014 year. She is joined by Jessica Clement (Vice-President), Andrea Bona (Treasurer), and Martina Baier (Secretary). New recruits Dave Dubois and Connie Walkem join current directors Nadine Davenport, Nancy Duchaine, Jim Duncan, John Kidder, Susan McLean, Jo-Anne Portman, and Tim Roden. Membership in WRAPS is $5 per year for an individual, $10 a year for a family, and $20 per year for a business or group. Membership benefits include advance notice about upcoming WRAPS events; voting privileges at the WRAPS Annual General Meeting; web links (for business/group members); and the satisfaction that comes with knowing you’re helping support the arts in our community. For more information visit www.windingriversarts.ca, e-mail windingriversarts@gmail.com, or call (250) 453-9100. Submitted

Premier congratulates Ashcroft CiB MLA Jackie Tegart presents Ashcroft Communities in Bloom chair Andrea Walker with a congratulatory letter from Premier Christy Clark. Tegart read the letter to Council at its Nov. 25 meeting, congratulating Walker and her committee for their hard work this year in the national competition. Tegart also read a second letter from the Premier, congratulating the Village for its First Place win in CiB.

Hydro rates rising 28% over five years by Tom Fletcher Black Press VICTORIA – The first of a series of BC Hydro rate increases takes effect in April 2014, adding $8 a month to the average residential power bill. Rate increases of nine per cent next year and six per cent

in 2015 are the highest of a series of increases over five years announced Monday by Energy Minister Bill Bennett. The B.C. Utilities Commission will be directed to set rate increases that total up to 28 per cent over the next five years, then determine what rates are needed for the following five years, Bennett said. Commercial rates are going up the same amount. Bennett acknowledged that rate increases are being kept low by using a “rate smoothing” account that defers more than $1 billion of the utility’s debt. That account won’t begin to be paid down until after 2020. BC Hydro CEO Charles Reid said the latest rate increases are driven mainly by a large increase in capital spending, including seismic refits of old dams at Campbell River and Ruskin, turbine expansions at two Kootenay power dams and other upgrades. BC Hydro’s “big build” era of Rodeo Parade Committee chair Heather Philpott shows off this year’s fundraising calendar. The 1973 to 1982 produced rate increases totalling committee had only 100 printed and they’re going fast. They’re on sale around Ashcroft this 113 per cent. week, or call Philpott at 453-9928 to buy yours and support the 2014 Ashcroft Rodeo Parade.

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BC Hydro cited an annual survey by Hydro Quebec that shows BC Hydro customers currently pay the third lowest rates in North America. Montreal and Winnipeg customers pay less, and Seattle and Miami residents pay slightly more. NDP energy critic John Horgan said Bennett avoided the impact of private power purchases on BC Hydro’s rate increases. “We’re going to have increased debt for the next five years,” Horgan said. “They’re going to continue to take a dividend from a company that can’t afford to pay one, and the consequences for people are going to be higher costs.” Bennett said the 10-year plan calls for the government to “wean itself off” dividends from the utility, but the five years of reductions don’t start until 2018. The government has instructed BC Hydro to shut down the gas-fired Burrard Thermal generating station in Port Moody by 2016, saving an estimated $14 million a year. The forecast electricity surplus over the 10-year plan allows that, but the facility will continue to be staffed for its grid stability function, Reid said.

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Christmas is best served up cold The only good thing about it being December now is that in less than three weeks, the days will start to grow longer, and in less than a month it’ll be January and we can all start to talk about Spring again! I used to wonder where the days went. Now I wonder where the months went! Where did the summer go? Oh right, home renovations. Wishing that time would “fast forward” is a very bad habit. It’s hard not to want this horrible cold weather to be over and done with, but not at the expense of all the wonderful Christmas activities that are coming our way. Thankfully, most of them are being held indoors where we can be warm and happy. We certainly have a lot of volunteers in our communities. There aren’t too many people I see in Cache Creek and Ashcroft who I don’t see volunteering at least once in a while. It’s easy to complain that there aren’t enough volunteers, but people will choose what they wish to volunteer for. We actually have a lot of volunteer-based activities. All of our sports - hockey, soccer, tennis, etc., are all run by volunteers for the benefit of others. Much of our musical and theatrical entertainment is co-ordinated by volunteers, and most of it is free at this time of the year. In fact, it’s wonderful to see how many talented musicians we have in our area who offer that talent for free musicians with instruments, musicians with handbells, musicians who simply - and beautifully - sing. I wouldn’t want to miss any of that in the coming weeks just because being cold makes me miserable. It’s ironic that it is the nasty cold that defines the northern part of the province. It is also what make the people who live there both self-sufficient and friendly. Even though we have to endure far fewer months of frigid temperatures down here in the South Thompson, it is still during the coldest months of the year that we come together as friends and neighbours to celebrate Christmas and New Years. So, let’s not waste time by wishing for Spring just yet. Let’s enjoy every moment of the season, as friends and neighbours.

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Minister Flaherty way off target Dear Editor The recent declaration by federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty surrounding the deteriorating dilemma of… Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Gone Wild… is both confusing and disturbing. Have we come to the point in politics where entertainment trumps all else? In Toronto, it seems the answer for many is a resounding YES! Riddle me this… Why on Earth, when we live in a country admired by most of the world as a country to be emulated for taking the high road - for being a model citizen on the world stage - would Jim Flaherty declare that Rob Ford has to do what is the best for himself? Seriously! This is not about Rob Ford. This is about Toronto. This is about Ontario. This is about his constituency. Most importantly, this is about Canada! Never before has Canada been the subject of such a barrage of sex, lies, drugs and videotape jokes from every talk show host in North America. Never before have we seen such blatant disregard for what is best for Canada in order to further an elected official’s personal

agenda. A truly sad state of affairs. Minister Flaherty - this is not about what is best for Rob Ford, this is about what is best for Toronto. For Ontario… This is about what is best for Canada. Director Steve Rice Blue Sky Country

Kudos to MLA Tegart for road access work Dear Editor Re: Douglas Trail Road The Douglas Trail road connects Seton Portage with D’Arcy and the Pemberton Portage Road. The Hon. Jackie Tegart, MLA for the Fraser-Nicola riding, deserves accolades from the travelling public for her efforts in resolving the contentious problems relating to that road’s maintenance issues. Within a few months’ time, she was able to resolve a problem that other politicians have avoided over the last 60 years. In addition to the people who own property along that road, those people now living in the Bridge River area and Bralorne will now be able to save time and expense during the winter months when travelling to Pemberton or Vancouver. EMAIL:

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Christmas madness spreads musical cheer Santa Parade and Santa Madness all day Dec 6

The annual Santa Madness and Parade is on Friday, Dec. 6. Parade floats meet by the CPR tracks south of the blue truck on Railway at 5:30 pm. The parade starts at 6 pm. Free hot chocolate, coffee and hot dogs available at People’s Drug Mart. To register a float or parade entry contact Judy Stuart at (250) 453-9366 or (250) 457-7129 or email judystuart@telus.net or Willow Anderson at Irly/Timbr Mart in Ashcroft.

Christmas Cheer at the Tiki Lounge Open Mic

After the parade, come on down and show your talent at the Tiki Lounge Open Mic night! We’ll be singing and sharing a few Christmas Holiday favourites. Are you a musician, comedian, singer, guitarist, juggler? The Tiki Lounge is back with an ‘Open Mic’ with your host, Nadine Davenport this month on Friday, Dec. 6. For more info and to sign up, call (250) 457-1145 or visit them on Facebook. Every year, The Riv also hosts Ashcroft’s’ Alumni Homecoming. Join your old high school friends and families on Saturday, Dec. 23 - don’t miss your chance to meet up and catch up on old times during the holidays. The night features Karaoke with DJ Tracey Model starting at 8 pm.

Family Christmas Dance Dec. 13 in Cache Creek

Break out your Christmas dancing shoes for a Family Dance on Dec. 13! Bring the whole family and get ready to rock around the Christmas Tree to many of your holiday faves! Bring your best or worst dance moves and your tackiest Christmas Sweater! The dance is from 7-9:30 pm at the Cache Creek Elementary School. Admission at the door. Tackiest Christmas Sweater Contest! Concession and Door Prizes. Proceeds go to CCEC PAC.

Community Choral Concert and Sing-Along matinee

The Sage Sound Singers Community Choir and the Desert Bells Handbell Choir will be performing a very special Community Christmas Choral Concert and Sing Along. Come and enjoy an array of beautiful harmonies and sounds. Plus, join in on a Community Sing-Along to close out the show. This year, the performance will be a matinee on Saturday, Dec. 14 at the Ashcroft Elementary School. Doors open at 1:30 pm and concert starts at 2 pm. Admission is by donation at the door. Look for posters around town. The event will also include the duo of Carmen Ranta (sax) and Dimiter Terziev (piano) and a solo set from Dimiter, who just released a solo CD of classical works. Tickets will also be available for his performance in the New Year with a quartet of amazing classical musicians – the Paws and Tales Ensemble (piano, flute, clarinet and opera vocal) in February at St. Albans in Ashcroft. The Sage Sound Singers is a 21 piece choral group, conducted by Carmen Ranta with accompaniment by pianist Dimiter Terziev. Its Musical Director, Michelle Reid has selected a mixture of popular and seasonal pieces that will surely get you into the holiday spirit. From contemporary folk, traditional and Christmas standards to an old rock roll medley and much, much more. The Desert Bells

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Handbell Choir which is also under the direction of Carmen Ranta, will be performing a variety of lovely Christmas Carols. The Bell Choir has 12 ringers who ring three and a half octaves of bells. They are an inter-generational handbell choir, with members from age 9 to senior, and practice weekly through the fall and spring at Cache Creek Elementary School.

Holiday Train features Matt Dusk & Melanie Doane

The Friend’s of Historic Hat Creek Ranch will be conducting the annual general meeting on December 11 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the ranch in the main building. The purpose of the meeting is to review the year-end financial statement, and to elect the Board of Directors for 2014. Nominations of members in good standing for Chair, Vice-chair, Treasurer, Secretary, and Directors may be made at the meeting. All members and interested citizens are invited to attend the meeting. Questions or further information can be directed to 250-457-9722.

The CP Holiday Train will be stopping in Ashcroft on Saturday, Dec. 14 at 9 pm. The train provides a wonderful show of lights and fabulous live entertainment, as well as much needed support to our local Food Bank. The train is scheduled to arrive at 9 pm and Melanie Doane and Matt Dusk will perform. The CP Holiday Train’s goal is South Cariboo Minor Soccer Association to throw the focus on the important would like to thank Gerry Wong and Shamus Tuohey of the South job of local food banks, and to supCentral Canadian Institute of Mining (CIM) for their very generous port local leaders in fighting hundonation of $2,500 for the benefit of the local soccer players. ger in their neighbourhoods. About - Tom Watson, Head Coach 140 cities and towns on both sides of the border will be able to join the Holiday Train spirit and magic, with all food and money raised at each stop staying in that community for local distribution. Since 1999, the CP Holiday Train program, powered by an army of employee volunteers, has raised $5.6 million and generated close to 2.5 million pounds of food donations for local food shelves. Each Holiday Train is about 1,000 feet in length, with 14 rail cars decorated with hundreds of thousands of LED Christmas lights. There is also a box car that has been turned into a travelling stage for performers and, of course Santa.

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Golden Country Real Estate Services Ltd. Kelly Adamski - Bob Cunningham - Cindy Adamski 250-453-2225 • Toll Free 1-800-557-7355 www.goldencountry.ca Full Service Fabricating and Repair, Retail Sales, Lawn & Garden Equipment, Chainsaws, Snowblowers, Generators and other related equipment and sales. Large Welding and Fabricating area & Welding Service truck. Two large Lots. Prime Retail Location, 3600 sq ft. Shop & Retail Store, also large Quonset hut. This Turn Key Business, 30 years with present owner, shows long term possibility. Price includes Land, Building, Equipment and Good Will. Stock extra. Training provided. $359,000.00 This property has great exposed location on Highway 1 Trans Canada, Close to Cache Creek and Ashcroft. Commercial building on 2.44 Acres with C-3 zoning. Can be used for many types of businesses. Building is 1488 square feet with a beautiful 8 foot veranda on front and sides. Lots of parking, drywall, 12” ceiling, tile flooring, 2 public washrooms (1 Handicapped) and 1 for staff with shower. Building is 13 years. Large windows, A/C, 220 amps, 9’ overhead door (garage door) in back, water softener, attic for storage, security system. Building currently has tenant. $299,000.00 View photos of these properties and more at www.goldencountry.ca 250-453-2225 1-800-557-7355

Leo and Colleen Buis of Clinton were the happy winners of a new Phillips Blu Ray player, one of the great prizes offered during Peoples Drug Mart’s Grand Re-opening in Ashcroft. Store Manager Irene Dumont and owner Victor Ikari presented the couple with their prize.

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Christmas music to set the mood Cache Creek Winter Lights Singalong

The Cache Creek Beautification Society inFOOD DONATIONS: vites all members of the Cache Creek CommunAlways appreciated, NON Perishables Please ity and surrounding areas for the second anITEMS MOST NEEDED: nual Winter Lights Singalong on Dec. 19 from STAPLES: Sugar, Flour, Canned Milk, Dry Milk Powder. 7-9 pm at the Cache Creek Community Hall. A great night of free (donations welcome) live BREAKFAST ITEMS: Cereal Hot or Cold, Pancake Mix, Canned or Boxed Juices, Canned Fruit. Christmas music to get you in the spirit. EveryLUNCH & DINNER ITEMS: Peanut Butter, Jams, Canned Stew, one welcome, free snacks and hot beverages. Canned Chilli, Canned Spaghetti, Canned Spaghetti Sauces, This not to be missed seasonal event for Packaged Rice, Packaged Potatoes, Canned Vegetables, Canned all ages, which will feature live local ChristMeat, Canned Fish, Canned Seafood. mas music including; The Desert Bells Handbell Choir, the recorder duo of Carmen Ranta FOOD DONATION DROP OFF POINTS: & Wendy Coomber, a jazz trio featuring Carmen Ranta (saxophone), Kirk Watson (bass ASHCROFT: guitar) and Ray Shindell (drums), a medievE. Fry Society • #10-610 Bancroft • 250.453.9656 al choir known as Taize, featuring Karla CumSafety Mart • 105 Railway Ave • 250.453.9343 mins, Frank Mireau and others, and a Community Sing Along to end the evening led by MayLETS NOT FORGET THESE ITEMS ARE NEEDED ALL YEAR LONG or John Ranta. Plus, the Beautification Society will also be THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY handing out this year’s Winter Lights Appreciation certificates at 7:30 pm. Certificates will be given out to everyone nominated for their residential Christmas lights and/or decorations - nominate your neighbour’s house RE/MAX Golden Country Ltd., this areas oldest real estate office, with 20 years of successful history, welcomes nominate your own you to Gold County! Conveniently located in the heart of downtown Ashcroft at 401 Railway Avenue, Ashcroft. house! Call in your RE/MAX has expanded in many ways! We have THREE licenced professional Realtors, all working as a TEAM to nominations to Carprovide you with the highest quality service you expect from a professional Realtor. There is always a professional men at 457-9119. in attendance to service all your Real Estate needs! For the many years we have been in business, we serviced the areas of Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Clinton, Spences Bridge and Loon Lake. We continue to offer you FREE Real Everyone nominEstate Market Evaluations to keep you in touch with your Real Estate investments. RE/MAX continues to have one ated will receive recof largest International Networks for both Buyers and Sellers. Our office has an extensive client list of prospective ognition and a cerBuyers and Investors that we are in touch with on a regular basis. Our International websites have proven tificate at the Winthroughout the years to be a very successful marketing item - - giving us and the client, the results you expect ter Lights Singalong. from a Professional Realtor. Check out the website: www.remax.ca and our highly successful Home Page @ Nominations close www.goldencountry.ca. RE/MAX continues to provide You the client with Professional RESULTS with the Highest Nov. 14, so phone Quality of Service you EXPECT….all based on “Old Fashioned Values with Today’s Technology!” them in, or email them to editorial@accjournal.ca Please proCome home to RE/MAX, vide their names and your Home Town Professional Real Estate Team. address. Santa may 250-453-2225 1-800-557-7355 or email: make an appearance remaxashcroft@telus.net. www.goldencountry.ca Kelly Adamski Cindy Adamski Bob Cunningham by the end of the show, Broker/Owner Broker/Owner Representative so bring the children. Current from p. 5

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Cariboo Roadhouse saved from fire Carole Rooney 100 Mile Free Press A fire broke out at the Cariboo Roadhouse on Nov. 21 that had a few folks worried about the potential to lose yet another local landmark. Thanks to the quick response of the Lone Butte Fire Department (LBFD), the fire was contained to a portion of wall at the rear of the kitchen. LBFD fire chief Jon Grieve says the call came in around 9 a.m. and seven members responded with three vehicles, assisted by 100 Mile House Fire-Rescue (OMFR) fire chief Darrell Blades. The rest of the OMFR crew and the Watch Lake Volunteer Fire Department were both on stand-by for mutual aid if needed, Grieve adds. “100 Mile had a couple of trucks that were responding, but they ended up standing down because once we got there, we realized it wasn’t a big issue. “It was ‘a good one’ – a good thing nothing worse happened.” Grieve says the cause of the fire is unconfirmed. John Estok, who owns the land and buildings, says he must have accidentally started the fire while attempting to thaw some pipes. Cariboo Roadhouse restaurant co-owner Brenda McNabb had called him early on Nov. 20, he notes, to let him know the water pipes to the kitchen had frozen overnight. Estok lives in one of the residences on the property, but was in Mission working on a contract job, so he travelled to Lone Butte early the next day to deal with the problem himself. Estok explains he was attempting to thaw the pipes

with a heat gun when some- very well that night thinking how the wall ignited. He isn’t about it all, and got up a couple sure how that happened. of times to double-check the The building owner adds building. the hot air was blowing onto However, “it’s all good” about two-and-a-half feet now, he notes, as the damage of exposed pipe protruding was “very minimal” and the straight out of the wall. fire department even helped “I guess it just got hot him get the water back on. enough that some ember or “It’s not a big job. I just resomething got started in it. placed the siding that I ripped I don’t know. It would have out, and put new insulation in been a little bit colder when it there. And, now I see there is got down the pipe there.” [unrelated] work to be done, After a time of working on so it will be repaired in such a the pipe, Estok says he decid- manner it is never going to be a ed to walk over to his house for problem again.” a hairdryer to spell off his heat He adds McNabb scrubbed gun for a bit. down all the smoky areas and “Next thing, Brenda is reopened for business the next knocking on the door [saying] day. there is a fire, and it only took a McNabb says she is feelcouple of minutes.” ing very relieved, especially Estok says he immediate- since she knows how many agly ran back over to the restau- ing structures have been lost to rant, grabbed a fire extinguish- fires in the South Cariboo. er and got a jump on the small “Kudos to the Lone Butte blaze with an extinguisher be- Fire Department. They were fore LBFD fire crews arrived a very fast in getting here, and few minutes later to take over our thanks to them for getting with their tenders. it out right away, so we didn’t McNabb says the smoke lose our business. was pouring into the kitchen “Because it is an old buildfrom under the cupboards, so ing, and their response time she was thankful to have been was so good, it actually saved present when the fire started. it. If the fire had gotten any fur“I looked, and I said ‘oh ther up in the wall, we realmy God the place is on fire’. ly would have lost it. It was so So, I ran over and got John, scary.” and I phoned 9-1-1 right away. The response from now has a triple loader washer, the fire deto wash your sleeping bags, partment was comforters, and other large items. really good.” The fire Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to was conall our customers tained to a portion of from Ben and Karen. wall and Collins Road, Cache Creek. soon extin- 3 5/16 x1103 5 guished, but Estok says he didn’t sleep

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Taseko Mines file court challenge BLACK PRESS - Taseko Mines has filed a court challenge to the federal review panel’s decision to reject its New Prosperity copper-gold mine proposed near Williams Lake. After the proposal was first turned down by a federal panel in 2010, Taseko changed its design to use a waste water storage facility instead of Little Fish Lake. The company alleges that Natural Resources Canada “failed to account for a liner that would be part of the tailings storage facility – thus modeling the wrong project design and assuming water would seep into open ground.” The proposed mine is billion-dollar investment to develop an ore deposit estimated to contain 5.3 billion pounds of copper and 13.3 million ounces of gold.

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Sunday December 8, 2013 Cache Creek Community Hall Door opens at 10:00 am Bingo starts at 11:00 am Sponsored by the Kinsmen Club of South Cariboo Proceeds to the Winding Rivers Arts and Performance Society and Ashcroft and District Curling Club

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Santa Madness & Parade

The Tradition Continues!

SANTA PARADE & MADNESS Friday, December 6, 2013

Friday, Dec. 7th

5:30 pm: Parade entries marshal by CPR tracks south of the blue truck on Railway 6:00 pm: Parade starts All day: Santa Madness shopping at participating locations Hot chocolate, coffee, and barbecued hot dogs will be available at Peoples Drug Mart The Ashcroft Chamber of Commerce welcomes you to the 2013 Santa Parade and Santa Madness. This event continues to be a very special one, and we’re looking forward to another exceptional event this year. To register your float or parade entry, please contact Judy Stuart 250-453-9366 or (250) 457-7129, e-mail: judystuart@telus.net or Willow Anderson at Ashcroft Irly TimberMart

An evening you won’t want to miss

Dinner Service Friday December 6th 5:00 - 8:00 pm

Stop in for a Hot and Hearty Bowl of Kelly’s home made Stew served with a starter salad or soup and a dinner roll Phone 250-457-0301

Parade starts at 6:00 p.m.

Beans Roasted Rite Christmas Sample Packs!! Purchase your favorite blend of Local Artisan Roasted Coffee at Safety Mart Each sampler has four 1/4 lb pkgs.

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Santa Madness & Parade

The Tradition Continues!

SANTA PARADE & MADNESS Friday, December 6, 2013

Friday, Dec. 7th

An evening you won’t want to miss

Dinner Service Friday December 6th 5:00 - 8:00 pm

Stop in for a Hot and Hearty Bowl of Kelly’s home made Stew served with a starter salad or soup and a dinner roll Phone 250-457-0301

Parade starts at 6:00 p.m.

Beans Roasted Rite Christmas Sample Packs!! Purchase your favorite blend of Local Artisan Roasted Coffee at Safety Mart Each sampler has four 1/4 lb pkgs.

Come to

Friday, December 6th,

ALL DAY

UP TO 50%0FF open until 8 pM On the corner of Railway and 5th 250-453-9334

“Gift a gift that brings quality of life - locally and globally”

Look for Complimentary Barbecued Hot Dogs and Hot Chocolate at Peoples Drug Mart Safety Mart Foods Santa Madness • Dec. 6th

Western Family

FLOUR

10kg

5.98

Fresh

FRENCH BREAD

98¢

Dairyland

EGG NOG

2/$3.00 1 litre, limit 4

Campfire

Western Family

LARGE EGGS

COOKED HAM

1 doz. Limit 4

Per 100 g.

2/$4.00

Western Family

BATHROOM TISSUE 12 dbl. rolls

2/$10

Grimms

SAUSAGE RINGS 2/$9.00 Select Varieties

5 lb. box

1 kg

Arctic Star

ICE CREAM 2/$9.00 4 litre

3/$9.99

10 lb. bag

3/$9.99

5.98

2/$6.00

500 gram

MANDARIN ORANGES

COFFEE

Dairyland

POTATOES

Chinese

Folgers

RUSSET

BACON

2/$6.00

98¢

Prices in Effect All Day Long! 9:00 am to 7:00 pm

BUTTER 454 gram

Christie Snack

CRACKERS

2/ 5.00 $

Select varieties 200-250 g.

SANTA MADNESS SAVINGS Large Assortment of Toys

Christmas Giftware

20% 25% Off

We will be closed at 5:00 pm so we can enter our float in the parade!

Enter to Win a Gift Basket y

Christmas Decorations

Off

Purchase $50.00 worth of cosmetics and receive an entr to win a cosmety ic gift box

New arrivals of

Fine Fragrances

25% 15% Off

Off

Gift Wrapping FREE with Purchases

Friday, December 6 2 Draws Starting

Monday Dec. 2nd - Friday, Dec. 6th Open until 8:00 pm Friday, Dec. 6th

1st Draw: GIFT BASKET (with $25 minimum purchase)

2nd Draw: FREE wATER FOR 1 yEAR* * No purchase necessary In Store: DRAw UP TO 25% OFF ALL PURCHASES Lots of In store specIaLs Ashcroft Irly Building Centre

entr (receive 1 ery v e h it w ) purchase

210 Railway Ave., Ashcroft

Santa Madness

250-453-2553

On the corner of Railway and 5th • 250-453-2281

Santa Madness Open ‘til 9:00 pm Friday, December 6th

Draw for a Discount of up to off your purchase from 6 pm til closing

25%

Giftware * Unique Jewelry Picture Frames * Scarves Fashion Purses * Herbal Supplements Natural Personal Care Products Fabulous Expanded Clothing Section Christmas Ornaments Lots of New Fairies!

Nature’s Gifts 250-453-9309

413 Railway Ave, Ashcroft

Ashcroft

W NEW HOURS FOR FRIDAYS: ORK

EAR

9:00 AM - 7:00 PM UNTIL DEC. 20th

Featuring

if not in store, we will order in for you from catalogue

Hats, Vests, etc.

Winter is Coming Don’t be left out in the cold We have you covered, head to foot inner and outer wear to keep you toasty, warm and dry.

ENTER TO WIN 1 of 2 $100 GIFT CERTIFICATES WITH PURCHASE ON FRIDAY NIGHTS

Huge selection of Boots • Shoes Bootliners • etc.

417 Railway Avenue, Ashcroft

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Life is a game, love is the trophy

My step-great grandmother, Alice Osmachenko, celebrated her 101st birthday on November 24, cheering for her favourite team in the Canadian Football League’s season finale game. The fact that her team, the Saskatchewan Roughriders, played against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in her own province was an added bonus. But the real icing on the cake was that the Grey Cup celebrated its 101st birthday on the exact same day she did. “Woohoo!” she exclaimed excitedly two days before the game. “I bet they win!” Vickie Oomen, the activity director of

ON A BRIGHTER NOTE LORI WELBOURNE loriwelbourne.com Eatonia Oasis Living, where Alice is a resident, hoped they would win as well. Excited about going to the game herself, it was she who noticed that Alice’s birthday celebration would, coincidentally, fall on the same day. Wanting to send a picture of her to the local newspaper, the staff at the personal

care home hung up a Roughriders banner behind Alice, dressed her up in one of the team’s green jerseys along with a giant fingered fan glove, and gave her a football to hold. “You’re making me look like a fool,” Alice griped. “But I love it!” The spunky centenarian has been a long-time Roughrid-

ers fan, and has lived most of her life in the team’s province of Saskatchewan. She wasn’t born there, though. Her first two weeks were spent in pre-revolution Russia, until her family fled to Canada for the government offering of uncultivated farmland to immigrants. Her parents raised her and her six siblings in a mud house in Biggar, Saskatchewan, where they worked the land for grain. “We were so poor we didn’t have a broom,” she said. “My mom made one out of twigs and we’d sprinkle water over the floors and use that.” Full of stories and

happy to share with anyone interested in hearing them, Alice talked about the scarce food supply during the Great Depression, and how she and her brothers and sisters would hunt for birds. “Don’t ever try the pigeon,” she advised. “Yuck.” Born Alexandria Evanoff, Alice is more like a mother than a grandmother to my stepmom, Kym White. “My mother abandoned me and my three siblings when I was four,” she said. “Gramma stopped her life to come out to Edmonton and raise us while our dad worked in the oil field.” Kym’s father, Donald was Alice’s only child. He died 31 years ago, the day

December 2013 • Week 2 ARIES - Participate in something new and interesting this week, Aries. The perfect activity will present itself in the next few weeks, so be sure to keep your eyes open. TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, delay any upcoming shopping excursions for the time being. Your coffers are getting a bit sparse, and you need to conserve the rest of your funds. GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Listen to advice this week, Gemini. Loved ones only want to help and provide support, so keep that in mind when those closest to you offer some guidance. CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, your suspicions may be aroused by someone who has been paying more attention to you than normal. It could be something completely innocent, but right now you’re not sure. LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Every day is a learning process, Leo. You will find that there are a number of new ideas swirling around in your head, and if you pin one down, you may be on to something. VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Your colleagues at work may be making things difficult, Virgo, but there is nothing you can do about it right now. Just work your hardest, and things will turn out for the best. LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, prepare to juggle multiple responsibilities in the coming days. Be ready to multi-task and expect to be pulled in multiple directions. SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, a small misunderstanding turns into a larger battle this week. But you have the power to put the flames out quickly by keeping a cool head. SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, you are having so much fun lately that it almost seems like life is a game. Just don’t get so caught up in the good times that you overlook your responsibilities. CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, you usually take your responsibilities quite seriously, and that is often for the best. Just be sure to let your hair down sometimes and have a little fun. AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, some irregularities have begun to pop up of late. It is not up to you to figure out what is going on, though. Others will discover the truth. PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, your head may be in the clouds, but it is quite comfortable up there. Just don’t linger up there too long.

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after his 46th birthday. It was a heartbreaking loss for his children and his new wife who was expecting his 6th child, and it completely devastated Alice. “Parents should never outlive their kids,” Kym said. “She’s gone through so much in her 101 years, but losing him was the greatest tragedy of her life. She still misses him every day.” Determined to be there for her family, Kym said her grandmother put everyone else’s needs ahead of her own, and part of that was teaching them that whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, to love and live life to the fullest, and to be honest. Described by the staff at her home as

“popular, funny and full of stories,” Alice was quick to add “but not full of lies!” She was clearly not lying when she said she was looking forward to the Grey Cup and would be rooting for her team. She was also tickled over the media attention she received days before the event. “I’m getting famous,” she had said with a laugh. The Saskatchewan Roughriders won the big game on Sunday and Alice was thrilled. “Now they can relax and enjoy the fruits of their labour for awhile,” she said. “Just like me.” Lori Welbourne is a syndicated columnist. She can be contacted at LoriWelbourne. com

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LIONS Monday, December 9

CHRISTMAS BINGO Bonuses paid on regular games

Proceeds to go to community projects

Hope to see you all there!

Cache Creek Community Hall • Doors Open 6 pm

Coming Events

Gold Trail Board of Education trustees (l-r): Jim MacArthur, Christopher Roden, Valerie Adrian, chair Carmen Ranta, vice chair Nancy Rempel, Mavourneen Varcoe Ryan and Larry Casper.

Ranta, Rempel hold on to chair and vice chair The Board of Education for School District No. 74 (Gold Trail) board meeting was held on Nov. 20 at Ashcroft Secondary School in Ashcroft. Trustee Carmen Ranta was re-elected as Chair of the Board of Education and Trustee Nancy Rempel was re-elected as Vice Chair. Other elected positions included Trustee Ranta re-elected as the representative on the BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA) Representative Council and Trustee Rempel re-elected as the representative on the BC School Trustees Association (BCSTA) Provincial Council. Chair Ranta stated, “Just like Gold

Trail’s schools and district leadership, our board works together as a team. Our team is made up of strong, caring, committed trustees. I look forward to serving as Chair in a way that allows every voice to be respected and considered, including the voices of students, parents, communities and partner groups; particularly, as we continue consultations on school closures and facility planning. I also look forward to continuing to serve the board as our bargaining representative.” “Trustee Nancy Rempel has shown amazing diligence in support of the goals of the board and district, and we congratulate her on her re-election as

Vice Chair, and BCSTA Provincial Councillor.” Vice Chair Rempel stated, “With many new and exciting opportunities for education and our students, I am excited and look forward to working on behalf of the Board as Vice Chair and Provincial Councillor. Congratulations to Carmen Ranta on her re-election as Chair, she is a great encouragement and offers many thoughtful insights to me. Every trustee on the board is working to their full potential on behalf of their communities. It definitely shows their commitment to their roles. This is a great board to work with.” Submitted

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. Dec. 8 - Spences Bridge Community Club / Cook’s Ferry Christmas Pot Luck Luncheon. Ham and Turkey supplied, please bring veggies or dessert. Santa will be there! Noon at the Chief Whisteminsta Centre. Dec. 9 - The next Cache Creek Council meeting will be held at 7 pm in the Village Office. Dec. 13 - The Cache Creek Elementary School will be hosting a family dance fundraiser at 7 pm. All are welcome to attend. There will be door prizes, music, dancing and PAC will be running a concession. Admission is $2. Dec.13 - Spences Bridge Ham and Turkey Bingo. Early bird 6:30 pm at Clemes Hall on Hwy 8. Jan. 31 - New Year’s Eve Dance in Spences Bridge! 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 250457-9644 (days) or 250-457-2370 (evenings). Add your community events to our online calendar at http://www.ash-cache-journal.com/calendar/

Ashcroft Royal Canadian Legion FRI., DEC. 6th • 6:30 - 8:00 pm

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MEAT DRAW Every Saturday ~ 3:00 pm Crib every Thursday at 7:00 pm Darts everty Thursday at 7:30 pm * Legion Crib Tournament last Sunday of the month Open 10 am starts 11 am sharp - 12 games * Free Pool Daily Euchre, first & third Sunday of every month 1:00 to 4:00 pm, beginners welcome Contract Bridge, beginners welcome Every Wednesday 3:00 to 5:00 pm Ashcroft Legion General Meeting 3rd Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. (no meeting July and August) Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday • 12 pm - 4 pm Thursday - Friday • 12 pm - 11 pm Saturday • 12 pm - 8 pm Sunday • 12 pm - 6 pm

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Fill somebody’s “love tank” for an unforgettable Christmas One Christmas stands out in my mind. While there have been many good ones, one of my favourites happened when I was a pre-teen. It was Christmas Eve in Fort St. James at my cousins’ home. Six of us cousins, the parents, Gramma and a random person my Uncle found in town were all enjoying a bountiful dinner when the power went out. We continued the festivities; singing, reciting the story of the birth of Jesus and popping popcorn over the fire in the fireplace. The power remained out so we all bundled up and tromped through the marshmallow, thigh deep snow visiting

friends, food and quality time. Spending time is not the same as spending quality time. Quality time includes undivided attention. Having a conversation with someone while they are texting is Vicky Trill not quality time. Rolling the ball back and forth with your two year trills@telus.net old while talking on the phone is not quality time. All of us have an invisible “love tank” and some of us get our tanks filled by spending rural homes while carolling. We crossed quality time with others. That evening in paths with a moose along the way and Fort St. James, my tank was full and it felt laughed and played as we went. good! When I reflect on that Christmas Eve, Make I marvel at the simplicity of it all. Family,

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CHILLIWACK--On Oct. 23, Chilliwack Provincial Court sentenced Clayton Wood for offences committed in 2010 and 2011, and Winston Kimber for offences committed with Wood in 2011. On July 23, Wood was found guilty of four counts against the Fisheries Act, including illegally selling sockeye and coho salmon caught for food, social and ceremonial purposes under a communal licence issued to the Boston Bar First Nation, in the Nlaka’pamux Nation Tribal Council, and for illegal possession of coho. At the same time, Winston Kimber was found guilty of offences in 2011 and Manley Desjarlais pled guilty to offences committed with Wood in 2010. Judge R.C. MacKay ordered Wood to pay a fine of $700 and handed him a six-month conditional sentence to be followed by 12 months of probation. For a total of 18 months, Wood will not be permitted to fish for food, social and ceremonial purposes unless designated by the Tribal Council. The judge further ordered Mr. Wood to serve 60 hours of community service. Kimber was found guilty, fined $500, and prohibited from any direct or indirect involvement in a native fishery. Desjarlais pled guilty, was fined $1,000 and ordered to forfeit several seized items. In handing down his judgement, Justice MacKay emphasized the significance of a number of letters written by Grand Chief Robert Pasco to Wood, directing him not to sell fish that was caught for food, social and ceremonial purposes. These letters indicated that any right to sell should benefit the

full community and not be for personal gain. On Friday, Sept. 24, 2010, fishery officers were conducting a uniformed vehicle patrol of the Boston Bar area when they became aware of a suspicious vehicle. The officers followed the vehicle to Surrey, British Columbia where the occupants of the vehicle were observed attempting to sell fish illegally to area residents and businesses. Wood and Desjarlais were arrested and an RCMP inspection of the vehicle yielded 176 sockeye, weighing 807 pounds, and two coho salmon. The fish, the vehicle, and its contents, were seized. In 2011, Wood and Kimber were observed attempting to illegally sell fish caught for food, social and ceremonial purposes in North Vancouver and were charged. The Government of Canada is committed to safeguarding the long-term health and productivity of Canada’s fisheries resources, and the habitat that supports them, for generations to come. Fisheries and Oceans Canada has a mandate to protect and conserve marine resources and to prosecute offenders under the Fisheries Act. It ensures and promotes compliance with the Act and other laws and regulations through a combination of land, air, and sea patrols, as well as education and awareness activities. As part of Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s work to end illegal activity, the Department asks the public for information on activities of this nature or any contravention of the Fisheries Act and Regulations. Anyone with information can call the toll-free violation reporting line at 1-800-465-4336. Submitted

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New iPad fan Celine Lucas (middle) was absolutely thrilled to win the iPad from Peoples Drug Mart during their Grand Re-opening in Ashcroft on Oct. 19. Store Manager Irene Dumont and owner Victor Ikari presented her with her prize.

AIB, Cook’s Ferry part of $7 million deal VANCOUVER Eight Nlaka’pamux Bands will be better able to support the well-being of their communities and members thanks to investment in a legacy trust of more than $7 million from a revenue-sharing agreement with British Columbia from the expansion of the Highland Valley Copper (HVC) mine. The revenues are the result of an Economic and Community Development Agreement (ECDA) signed in March 2013. ECDAs are agreements between B.C. and First Nations for sharing the direct mineral tax revenue on new mines and major mine expansions. They are entered into on a caseby-case basis with impacted First Nations. The first ECDA was signed in 2010 for the New Afton Mine and the B.C. government has signed a further nine mining revenue-sharing agreements since then that will bring benefits to First Nations communities, while also

helping to create certainty for the mining industry. The agreement enables the Ashcroft Indian Band, Boston Bar First Nation, Coldwater Indian Band, Cook’s Ferry Indian Band, Nicomen Indian Band, Nooaitch Indian Band, Shackan Indian Band and Siska Indian Band to share mineral tax revenues received from the Highland Valley Copper mine. The mine is the largest operating metal mine in B.C., employing over 900 fulltime workers. “The ECDA is a positive step towards the recognition of the impact from mining in the Highland Valley since 1962 and the ability to address those impacts on our community and members today and in the future through the Nlaka’pamux Legacy Trust,” said Cook’s Ferry Indian Band Chief David Walkem. The ECDA also provides the framework for a strengthened governmentto-government relationship, and spells

out how B.C. will meet its legal obligations to consult and accommodate the eight Nlaka’pamux Bands with respect to the on-going operation of the mine. “Teck is committed to creating real benefits for First Nations and communities in the areas where we operate,” said HVC General Manager Chris Dechert. “This agreement between B.C. and the Nlaka’pamux Bands will help to create economic growth and opportunity for years to come.” The Highland Valley Copper mine, owned by Teck, is located at Logan Lake and lies within the traditional territory of the Nlaka’pamux. In total, there are 14 Nlaka’pamux Bands that will benefit from three separate ECDAs related to the HVC mine. To date, B.C. has shared more than $11.7 million in mineral tax revenues as a result of ECDAs with First Nations in whose traditional territories mines are located. Submitted

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... Past, Present & Beyond Without a Trace - Pt. 2: Mr. Finney It was Thomas “Doc” English who 1852 and emigrated to Canada somemade the gruesome discovery, while time after 1881 (he is not listed in the riding in the mountains near Tommy Canadian census of that year). Then as Pocock’s place in Hat now, the census was Creek Valley in Sepcarried out every tember 1905. Some10 years; and in the thing dullish-white 1891 census Finand round attracted his ney is recorded as attention, and he disliving in Hat Creek mounted to take a betValley. The record ter look. History does shows that he was not record what he said a bachelor, and that when he realized he his “Profession, Ocwas looking at a hucupation, or Trade” man skull; all we know was given as “Colis that he reported his liery and Carpenfind to the authorities ter”. GOLDEN COUNTRY in Ashcroft, who put He lived at the two and two together northern end of the BARBARA RODEN and came to the convalley, near Marclusion that the mysble Canyon, and was tery of George Finney’s disappearance known to keep a few horses. He had five years earlier had apparently been also established a sawmill – hence the solved. “carpenter” – and was clearly already But my story is getting ahead of it- at work trying to extract coal from Hat self. We must go back; back further Creek, as the “colliery” designation than 1900, when Finney disappeared, shows. By 1893 he had succeeded in all the way to 1877, when it was dis- establishing a small and rather crude covered that there was coal in Hat coal operation, in partnership with Creek Valley. The area had already at- Charles McNichol. The men used tracted cattle drovers and packers, who a huge windlass, operated by horse started coming there with their herds power (the original kind), to extract in the 1860s, anxious to supply beef coal from the shaft. The coal was sold to the prospective miners flocking to to ranchers living in the vicinity, and at the goldfields. By the 1880s, with the regular intervals Finney would load a goldfields played out, Hat Creek was wagon and drive in to Ashcroft, where attracting homesteaders, who settled there was a limited market for the fruits down in the valley to ranch and farm. of his labour. It would have been a long But the riches to be had above and arduous drive from Hat Creek to ground in Hat Creek paled in compari- Ashcroft in those days, and Finney – son to what lay beneath its fertile soil. who seems to have been a solitary sort The coalfield found in 1877 was huge, of man – doubtless looked on the jouralthough no one then knew the true ex- ney as something of a chore. tent of it. Such potential was sure to atPerhaps that’s why, during his trip tract the attention of someone enter- to Ashcroft in late August 1900, Finprising enough to try to get at it; and ney imbibed rather more alcohol than that person turned out to be George was good for him. When he left AshFinney. croft on Aug. 25 he was described as Finney was born in England in “intoxicated”, and it was known that

he was taking several bottles of liquor back to Hat Creek with him. Why he set out on a long and difficult journey in such a state is something we will never know. What we do know, however, is that Finney never made it back to his home in Hat Creek. It took some time for the word to get out that Finney was missing. It was not until Sept. 15 that The Journal reported the matter, stating that “George Finney, of Hat Creek, has been missing from his home since the 25th of August. Previous to that date he spent some time in Ashcroft, and the last seen of him was by Indians on the Hat Creek trail about seven miles from Ashcroft. He had been drinking and it is possible has wandered from the trail and died of exposure. Government Agent [Joe] Burr is directing a search for him.” The search was in vain. A week later The Journal reported that “No trace has yet been found of Geo. Finney. Henry Cargile, who is conducting a search for him, is of the opinion that he has perished in a mud hole, of which there are many in the vicinity of where he was last seen.” Two weeks after that, an appeal for information was made by Ashcroft lawyer Stuart Henderson. A paragraph in The Journal informs the public that Hat Creek Valley looking northwest towards Marble Canyon. It was “Twentynear here that George Finney lived, and mysteriously disappeared.

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