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Clinton and Ashcroft among towns getting additional funds
New playground opens in Cache Creek Cache Creek’s new playground was officially opened on July 13, with Mayor John Ranta and Councillors Lisa
FUN IN THE SUN as two enthusiastic users try out the new park equipment.
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Dafoe and Herb Hofer cutting the ribbon on the new and improved feature of the village’s park. The mayor thanked MP Mark Strahl for his assistance in obtaining funding for the project. The Canada Economic Action Plan provided half of the $256,000 funding, with the Village of Cache Creek matching the grant. Ranta said that a frequently asked question was why, when the village already had perfectly good equipment, did they need to get rid of it. The answer is that a risk management team from the Municipal Insurance Association assessed the old equipment and reported that it was not compliant with current safety regulations. The new pieces all comply with these regulations, and at least one of the old pieces was able to be retained after suitable modifications to bring it up to current standards. The project also enabled the Village to fill in and grass
over the area in which the playground is situated, raising it so that it is less liable to flooding. Ranta noted that when much of the park was flooded earlier this year, the playground area was untouched, which has not always been the case in the past. One concern that has been raised is about the use of wood chips around the base of the equipment. The Village had hoped to use engineered wood fibre, instead of the chips, which can result in splinters. Ranta said that Village staff are looking into the situation to see what can be done to remedy it, with one possibility being replacing the wood chips with washed pea gravel similar to what was in the old playground. Those who lament the absence of the popular mechanical digger piece of equipment will be reassured to hear that it will be back as soon as more suitable material for digging in can be installed.
Barbara Roden
Clinton and Ashcroft are among six communities in the Fraser-Nicola riding receiving funding from the Strategic Community Investment Fund. The announcement was made by Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart, who said that more than $1.5 million in unconditional funding will be shared by Clinton ($196,932), Ashcroft ($268,439), Merritt ($393,955), Lillooet ($273,135), Princeton ($289,527), and Squamish-Lillooet ($132,358). It is part of almost $74 million going to communities across the province to meet local needs, including new equipment, infrastructure, more policing, and increased community safety initiatives. “The government recognizes how important it is to support small, rural communities,” said Tegart. “This is a significant source of revenue for local governments.”
The Thompson River steelhead fishery opening has been extended until Oct. 31, subject to conservation requirements. Previously, the lower Thompson River angling season was open from June 1 to Sept. 30, with potential openings for steelhead anglers in November and December if returns warranted. The new management practice keeps the fishery open until Oct. 31, with the potential of either extending the season to Dec. 31, or initiating an early closure, depending on steelhead stock status. The changes provide increased opportunity to anglers while ensuring that steelhead conservation re-
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Steelhead fishery extended to Oct. 31 on lower Thompson
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Recipients of SCIF monies can direct the funds toward whatever projects they consider top priorities in their community. The Strategic Community Investment Fund includes the Traffic Fine Revenue Sharing Program (which is intended to assist with investments in community safety), the Small Community Grant, and Regional District Grant Programs. Small Community Grants apply to communities with a population of less than 20,000, and are used for infrastructure, to ensure stable administration, and for service delivery priorities. The program supports local government efforts to stimulate local economies, and provides increased financial security for small communities. Payment to each of the recipients will be made in five instalments.
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mains the priority throughout the lower Thompson River system (downstream of Kamloops Lake). Two other changes were made in the catch-and-release steelhead fishery on the lower Thompson. These are: * Implementing a hook size restriction of no more than 15 mm from point to shank from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31. * Implementing a Sept. 20 to Dec. 31. bait ban on the Thompson River from Martel down to the confluence of the Thompson and Fraser River at Lytton, and that portion of the Fraser River from the confluence with the Thompson River See FISHERY on p. 5
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Right Idea, Wrong Place
On July 8 at 9:00 am, police received a report of an abandoned Chevy pickup truck on Hwy. 97C south of Highland Valley mine. The complainant said that the pickup had been there for more than 11 hours with the lights on and the engine running. While on the way to the scene, police received a call from another motorist, who said that there was a man sleeping inside the car and they could not wake him up. Police were able to rouse him, and the driver said that it had been a long day of driving so he had pulled off the road to sleep.
No place for penmanship
Coming Events
July 17: LEGO Day at the Cache Creek Library. 5:30 - 6:30pm. See what kind of silly things you can create with LEGO. July 21: Cache Creek Council meeting will be held at 7 pm in Council Chambers. July 22: That’s GROSS! at the Cache Creek Library. 10:3011:30am. Slime, Goo, and disgusting facts will have everyone gagging and giggling in this fun program. July 23: Winding Rivers Arts and Performance Society presents Music in the Park featuring the prairie folk duo of Saskia and Darrel on Wed., July 23. Concert starts at 6:30 pm in the Heritage Park on Railway. Admission by donation. July 31: Play - Doh at the Cache Creek Library. 5:30 - 6:30pm. Challenge your friends to see who can make the wackiest stuff using Play Doh. Aug. 5: Magic Madness at the Cache Creek Library. 10:30 11:30am. Take part in a Magic show, learn magic tricks, and make your own Magicians hat! Aug. 14: Craft Night at the Cache Creek Library. 5:30 - 6:30pm. Get crazy with your creative side. Aug. 18-22: Kids Arts Camp, 9:30 to 2:30 daily, Ashcroft. Sponsored by Winding Rivers Arts and Performance Society. Kindergarten to grade 12 welcome. Call (250) 453-0036 or e-mail windingriversarts@gmail.com. Ashcroft - Cache Creek Seniors’ Group meets on the third Thursday of the month at 1:00pm at the Seniors’ Centre, Village Office, Ashcroft. Ashcroft Farmer’s Market every Saturday 8:30am to 12:30pm, June 7 to Sept. 27. Railway Ave., Ashcroft, across from Safety Mart. Tues. evenings: Trap shooting now open at 6:00 at the trap range above the airstrip in Cache Creek. Beginners welcome: no shotgun required. For info call 250-453-2570.
Ashcroft Royal Canadian Legion FRI., JULY 18th • 6:30 - 8:00 pm
CHICKEN & MOJOS $10/plate
MEAT DRAW Every Saturday ~ 3:00 pm Crib every Thursday at 7:00 pm Darts every 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 Ashcroft Legion General Meeting 3rd Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. (no meeting July and August)
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On July 8 at 9:00 pm, police received a complaint from a Cache Creek male who said that someone had been writing on the outer wall of his house with a pen. The complainant had not seen the person doing it, but thought he knew who it was, and asked police to speak with this person, a Cache Creek female who lived nearby. The woman denied being responsible for the writing, and told police that the complainant was just trying to get her into trouble. She was warned to stay away from the complainant’s house, to which she agreed.
Hotel etiquette: pay the rent
On July 9 at 7:15 pm a male who was staying at the Ashcroft Hotel and Apartments called police to say that someone was knocking on his door and then running away. He also said that his car had been blocked while in the hotel’s parking lot, and that the power had been cut off to his room. The complainant told police that he believed the culprit was either the building manager (because the complainant had not paid his rent), or the complainant’s exgirlfriend’s crazy boyfriend. The complainant was refusing to leave his room because he said that a “crazy person” was out to get him. Police convinced him to open his door, whereupon the complainant found a note on his window from the landlord, asking him to pay his rent.
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had checked into. She went to the lobby and asked the manager for a refund, but he refused, and asked her to get out of the office. The complainant said she called police because the manager scared her. Police did not attend.
Troubled guest
On July 10 at 1:30 am police were called by the person working the front desk at the Oasis Hotel, who had received a call from an unknown person asking them to check on a guest staying at the hotel. The unidentified caller said that they were receiving incoherent text messages from the guest. When the clerk knocked on the guest’s door, the female inside yelled that she was going to kill herself. Police and Emergency Services attended and found the female grossly intoxicated, with slurred speech and trouble walking. She said she wanted to see a doctor because she had mental health issues, and denied she wanted to kill herself. She was very rude, and when she got in the ambulance she refused to go anywhere, saying that as she was a Canadian citizen she did not have to see a doctor. Police agreed, and arrested her for breach of the peace. She was kept in the cells overnight, and released without charges in the morning when she was sober.
Don’t drink and drive
On July 10 at 9:30 pm, police stopped a white GMC Sierra on Western Ave. in Ashcroft after witnessing the driver pull on to the road at a high rate of speed which caused the vehicle to fishtail. Police spoke with the male driver, who was from Kamloops, and noticed a slight smell of alcohol in the vehicle and on the driver. A roadside breath test was administered, which the man failed. He was issued with a 90 day driving suspension and his vehicle was impounded for 30 days.
Not licensed? Not driving
On July 11 at 9:20 pm, a police officer patrolling in Cache Creek observed On July 9 at 7:20 pm—while ata familiar green pickup truck being tending the above incident—police redriven east on Hwy. 1. Police believed ceived a call from a female who had it was being driven by an unlicensed rented a room at the Tumbleweed MoAshcroft male, so the vehicle was tel in Cache Creek. She said that the stopped on Stage Rd. A check indicatsign promised Wi-Fi in the rooms, but ed that the driver did not, in fact, have that there was no Wi-Fi in the room she a license. The driver was issued with an indefinite driving prohibition and the vehicle was imThe Ashcroft and District pounded for seven days. Lions Club wish to thank all of the businesses and people who donated to our Annual Skipʻs Run on the River
First world problem
False alarm
On July 13 at 1:00 am, a police officer getting gas at the Husky station in Cache Creek heard what he believed was an alarm going off on Collins Rd. While on his way to the scene, police received a call from Chubb Security reporting an alarm going off on Collins Rd. When police arrived on the scene there was no sign of forced entry and nothing suspicious. A neighbour was questioned and reported that she had not heard or seen anything. A false alarm is suspected.
Taken with(out?) consent
On July 13 at 12:00 pm, a Cache Creek female phoned to report that her daughter’s van was taken by a Cache Creek male without the daughter’s consent. The daughter had left Cache Creek on July 10, and the man had got her vehicle keys and moved the van. The daughter said he did not have her permission to move it, but the male told police that he did, and that he had moved it from the Oasis parking lot because she owed rent and did not want the hotel’s owner to seize her vehicle. The daughter was told the new location of her van.
Hungry thief?
On July 13 at 12:40 pm, police received a call from a male who reported a theft from his vehicle while he was at the Dairy Queen in Cache Creek the previous day. He was travelling from Vancouver to Prince George with a load of food supplies in the box of his truck, and had stopped only once, at the Dairy Queen in Cache Creek, where he was away from his vehicle for 10 minutes. At his next stop, in 100 Mile, he noticed that a few things were missing from his truck, including a box of cooking oil and two cases of rice. The driver put the value of the goods at $750. There are no suspects.
Keep your distance
On July 13 at 8:15 pm, police received a call from a female who said that while driving her 2012 Dodge Wrangler she had rear-ended a truck towing a boat on Hwy. 1 near the Chevron in Cache Creek, as both vehicles were slowing to turn into the gas station. There was minimal damage to the boat, but the trailer hitch was damaged, and the car was leaking fluid and had to be towed from the scene. The female driver was given a ticket for following too close. The Cache Creek Fire Department attended and cleaned up the leaked fluid.
Campfire fire ban now in effect
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The continuing hot, dry weather has prompted the Kamloops Fire Centre to declare a ban on campfires beginning at noon on Wed., July 16. This ban will be in effect until further notice. This step is being taken to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety. The fire danger rating is currently “high”
throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre, with scattered pockets of “extreme”. Open burning is still banned throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre. The ban does not apply to cooking stoves or portable campfires that use gas, propane, or briquettes, as long as the height of the flame is less than 15 centimeters.
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Traffic bylaw under scrutiny From the Ashcroft Council meeting on July 14. Roll call: Mayor Andy Anderson; Councillors Alice Durksen, Jerry Fiddick, Helen Kormendy, and Doreen Lambert.
Revision of Traffic Regulation Bylaw
The Village of Ashcroft Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 753 was adopted in 2008, but Council has recently received complaints and expressions of concern regarding a number of traffic-related issues that are not addressed by the current bylaw. These include: – The proliferation of sandwich boards on Village sidewalks, which can pose safety risks. – Trees which overgrow roadways, and who is responsible for keeping them trimmed back. – Election signs: when and where they can be placed, what their size can be, and when they should be taken down. – Snow clearing: should there be different times by which snow needs to be cleared from commercial and residential sidewalks (for example, 10:00 am for commercial properties, later in the day for residences). – Logging trucks and semi-trailers in residential areas, which occupy large areas of frontage space and often operate at very early or very late hours. It was recommended that Council include these items in any new traffic control and use of streets bylaw.
It was also pointed out that the current zoning bylaw requires two off-street parking places for each residence, but that a growing number of residences have a third vehicle, and many have an RV and/ or utility trailer as well, which are parked on the street. In some areas this is causing safety concerns, as it can be difficult to navigate streets, or get in and out of driveways, in a safe manner. Another concern is travel trailers and motor homes which are parked on public streets while not in use, sometimes for several months. The current bylaw states that RVs up to 35 feet in length are allowed to be parked on a public street for up to 30 days; the vehicle only has to be away for 24 hours for the 30 day limit to start again. Several members of the public spoke for and against the idea of limiting the amount of time RVs can be parked outside private residences on public property. Council pointed out that no changes to the 30 day limit are under discussion at this time. Administration has, however, reviewed a number of bylaws from other jurisdictions regarding the parking of any type of vehicle on public property, and presented them to Council for information purposes. Council will decide whether it wants to pursue any modifications to the current traffic regulation bylaw.
Medical marijuana facilities
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rijuana grow operations (MMGOs) as a commercial business, the Village has indicated it will prohibit the cultivation, processing, drying, storing, packaging, distribution, or testing of marijuana or medical marijuana in all zones. Accordingly, Bylaw No. 789 was added to the regular agenda and given first and second reading, and the requirement for a public hearing was waived.
A S H C RO F T Council Briefs Barbara Roden The bylaw does allow for the possibility of a developer approaching Council with a MMGO proposal; should this happen, a rezoning process (which would include at least one public hearing) could be undertaken with the specific proposal in mind, rather than the Village trying to develop a “one size fits all” bylaw regarding MMGOs which might not cover all the loopholes.
Visitor centre
Councillor Durksen reported that fewer people were coming to the Visitor Centre on Railway Ave. than in past years, but also said that fewer people are working there, and the hours the centre is open are limited. She asked that anyone with an enthusiasm for, and knowledge of, the Village who has a few spare hours contact her regarding volunteering at the centre (which has air conditioning).
BC Hydro
A letter was received from BC Hydro regarding the power pole with three transformers that had been marked as requiring attention, and which subsequently fell on to the Village’s garbage truck. The Village had asked “What is BC Hydro’s policy regarding the time from when a pole is identified as requiring attention to when it is replaced?” The reply was that “BC Hydro’s standard timeline for replacing a pole that has been deemed as not serviceable . . . is 12–18 months.” It was noted that the pole in question was inspected, and deemed as “requiring attention”, on April 29, and that it fell on May 6. Mayor Anderson stated that it was not satisfactory that BC Hydro was not changing poles more quickly, noting that there is a pole marked for replacement across from the pool. It was moved that a letter be written to BC Hydro, expressing dissatisfaction with the slow replacement time of poles and pointing out the risk of the marked pole near the swimming pool. Mayor Anderson also noted that a meeting has been set with BC Hydro at the forthcoming UBCM meeting.
Water Master Plan open house
On Sat., July 19 the Village will be holding an open house for interested residents to view the Water Master Plan. The self-guided presentation will incorporate storyboards to explain the Village’s plans, with engineers on hand to answer any questions. The open house will be at the old drug store location on Railway Ave. from 10:00 am–3:00 pm.
Wellness Festival packed with events for all Ashcroft will be hopping this weekend with non-stop activities for the second annual Wellness Awaits You Festival. There’ll be live music, Uncle Chris the Clown, an all-day scavenger hunt, kids’ activities, hikes, vendors, the annual Kids’ TRY-athlon, sushi workshops, automotive “wellness”, yoga classes, Zumba, and so much more that nobody will be able to say honestly, “There’s nothing to do!”
way at 7 am with the Inukshuk Trail Hike, with hikers meeting at the Sage Hills Church on Mesa Vista Drive. The Lions start serving breakfast at 8, and yoga with All of the activities are free, with the exception of a Marijke Stott begins at 8:30 in the Community Hall. Register as soon as possible at the Info Booth for few of the workshops, so pick up copy of the schedule of the free Family Scavenger Hunt, as well as for the sushi events at the Sun Country office or at the Info Booth on making and drumming workshops, both of which have Saturday. limited seats available and require a small registration This year’s Festival is centred around the gazebo at fee. The Scavenger Hunt runs from 9–5, and participants Heritage Place Park, and the community bus will be on will need a camera (or a phone/other device that takes hand to transport riders to downtown venues. The Info pictures). Prizes will be awarded at 5:30. Booth opens at 9 am, but Saturday activities get underRailway Ave. will be closed between 9 and 11 for the 2nd annual Kid’s TRY-athlon. The awards ceremony takes place at 10:30 am. The Kids’ Tent opens at 9 am with loads of activities to keep the young ones occupied, including visits by Uncle Chris the Clown starting at noon. Live music at the gazebo starts at 1 pm, and the lineup includes Spencer’s Dirty Matadors, Granville Johnson (drumming), and Spiritus Mundii. Bring water, a hat, and loose clothing, because it promises to be another scorcher! Also, bring your own chairs to sit and listen to the music in the cool shade of Heritage Place Park. Steve “Elvis Elite” Elliott will rock your socks off Saturday night. You don’t want to miss this popular entertainer, who thrilled audiences at last year’s Festival with his high energy, interactive rendition of Elvis tunes (and a bit of Roy Orbison thrown in). Enjoy this free open GENEROUS DONATIONS for the air concert from 7–9 pm, and again on SunKids’ TRY-athlon—part of the Wellness Festival—have come in from many area day morning at 11, as he follows the inter-faith worship service (10–11) with an hour of Elvis’s businesses. (l) Gary Winslow accepts gospel music. 20 safety vests from Geri Anderson of Ashcroft Work Wear. (above) Juanita Hike, walk, dance, ride the Historic Hat Little, at right, accepts a cheque for Creek Ranch stagecoach, or just sit outside $1,000 from Nicole Arnott of Interior under a tree! Summers in Ashcroft are meant for Savings. The money will be used to outdoor enjoyment, so come and enjoy—and be purchase medals, T-shirts, prizes, and well. Look for updates on Facebook at the Ashother items. croft Wellness Awaits You Festival group. Photos: Gary Winslow (l) and Juanita Little
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The Summer Desk
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All hail the (not so mighty) chukar! We are fortunate, in our area, to have many magnificent, even noble, specimens of the animal and avian kingdoms close at hand. The chukar partridge, alas, is not one of them. And yet I have a huge fondness for these hapless birds, which strike me as the feathered equivalent of the shy, awkward, and clumsy kid we all knew in high school; the one who just wanted to get through each day unnoticed, but would then trip over a desk or knock over a stack of books and draw everyone’s attention. The default mode of a chukar seems to be mild panic; not unlike that high school student, who always wore a slightly hunted look, as if wondering from which quarter disaster would strike next. Now the chukar is a plump and comely bird, in a somewhat “I’m just trying to blend in” sort of way; certainly more attractive than other birds I could name. But its cry! Barbara Hendricks, in her Loon Lake column three weeks ago, noted that while many birds have beautiful songs, others . . . well, don’t (I’m looking at you, magpies). The chukar’s cry—a strangled sort of squawking—makes it sound like a small hen trying to pass a very large egg made up entirely of right angles, and it rises quickly from that mild panic of which I spoke to a full-blown “Get me out of here, it’s the end of the world!” tone. This is most apparent when a chukar manages, against all odds, to do something out of the ordinary. I know that they fly, but they don’t appear to be entirely comfortable with the process, as if they have to re-learn how to take flight on a daily basis. Now and again, however, one will get itself up onto a neighbouring roof or garage peak, and will sit there for a moment. Then the cries start, rising in volume and intensity; the soundtrack, I like to think, to an interior narration that goes something like this: “Well, I did it; I’m not sure how, or why, but— wow, yes, it really is a nice view from up here, but gosh, that ground looks a long way down, and I’ll bet it’s hard, I wouldn’t want to fall off—please don’t let me fall off—and . . . how did I get up here again? I can’t remember! And more importantly, how do I get down again? Someone please help me, please, oh I don’t want to die I’m too young what will happen to the children . . .” They are, it must be said, masters of camouflage. One summer there appeared, from the noise, to be a chukar convention going on in the (then empty) lot beside us, but when I went out on the deck to look nary a chukar could be seen. I must have made a sound, however, for suddenly plump, feathered bodies exploded into motion and headed off in numerous directions before hunkering down again and immediately disappearing from view, and the scene was still and apparently without life. Watching a family of them cross the road is equally interesting; they proceed in an orderly line, but there’s always one chukar that forgets where it’s going and doubles back, then remembers and heads in the original direction, often repeating the process several times. So you can have your bald eagles and your osprey and your hawks; majestic birds, all of them, beyond a doubt, and deserving of respect. But I am well content with the humble chukar, that most modest of our feathered friends. Just one word of advice to them: keep your feet on the ground.
THE THOMPSON RIVER, near Pokeist looking north. Montana is known as “Big Sky Country”, and that designation is every bit as appropriate here. Photo by Barbara Roden
Spences Bridge park: close, but no cigar
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor, The saying “every vote counts” was never more apparent than in the Park referendum held in Spences Bridge on June 21. After all the ballots were counted, including three spoiled ballots, the Park referendum was defeated 50–49. It was always the feeling of many folks in Spences Bridge that establishing a park here was a chance for a better quality of life that doesn’t often come along for a small rural community. Many others felt that any tax increase, even a very small one, was not an option. Others felt the school property was a park just the way it was and didn’t need any improvements. At the end of the day it came down to one vote; so every vote does count. With the number of children (especially at Kumsheen) and grandchildren who visit our town, a play area would have been a nice addition. Add a beautiful, shaded picnic area, some horseshoe pits, and whatever else the townsfolk would have liked, and we would have had an attraction bordering the Trans-Canada Highway, no doubt
bringing in traffic and a little bit of economic input. I believed in the park. I still do; but the people have spoken, and I have moved on and begun the Walhachin Museum/Community Hall project with the help of a couple of local contractors, along with a couple of other projects. However, I must say that a lot of misinformation circulated throughout the community: some of it on Facebook and other social media, some of it via phone calls or knocking on doors. Regardless, the democratic process unfolds in many different ways (ask Stephen Harper), and we accept the results and move on, whatever the outcome. I have done this. Let me repeat, for the record, that despite the rumours being spread by folks who haven’t taken one minute to just call and ask me: I will not—I repeat, I will not—bring the park forward anytime in the foreseeable future. I have a number of projects on the go, and my focus will be on seeing them through to completion.
Steve Rice Director, TNRD Area “I” Spences Bridge
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Don’t be in a rush to extract our resources
Dear Editor, Regarding the recent letters from Darrell Rawcliffe and Andrew Cumblidge that cast derisory aspersions on anti-resource-industry protest groups, I simply have to respond. For as long as I have been around, and long before it, protest groups have shone a light on many of society’s commonly held misbeliefs, and have usually been proven to be correct. I believe that in the case of resource extraction, they will also be proved correct and will guide us, as un-thinking and un-critical consumers of industry and government propaganda, to a better future. Anti-slavery, anti-whaling, ozone protection and myriad other protest groups over the centuries have led us to a better world today and, if we listen to them, a continuing civilization tomorrow. Gentlemen, if you are happy with the current stampede to extract as much as possible of our resources and sell them off to the lowest bidder as quickly as possible, then I suggest that you See LETTERS on p. 9 Subscribe to The Journal 1 Year Subscription: $44.10 (GST included) Senior Rate: $37.80 (GST included) Out of area subscriptions pay a $17.85 mailing surcharge The Journal is a politically independent community newspaper. All material contained in this publication is protected by copyright. Reproduction is expressly prohibited by the rights holder. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund (CPF) for our publishing activities.
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From the Journal archives: News from the past July 1914 Jewel Robbery at Walhachin—Four Men Arrested
On Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. H.J.P Askew entered her room and found that all her jewels had been taken during her absence from the house. She at once gave the alarm and Constable Jupp and McClintock of Savona got busy. Her Chinese cook stated that a hobo had begged at his shack saying at the time that he had failed to make anybody hear at the house. He was identified and arrested together with another undesirable who had been hanging around all day with him, but no signs of the jewels were found on these. A third man who had been drinking heavily was taken when he tried to leave town and a fourth who had also been lifting his elbow walked into the depot about midnight, his head covered with blood. It was supposed at first that he had been struck by a train, but it appears that he had fallen down a steep bank. Dr. Fort attended to him and he was dispatched to Kamloops in charge of Special Constable Eisenhardt. When he entered the depot it was noticed that he was looking for something in his clothes and on being questioned he said in a kind of drunken confidence that he had lost some jewellery from his pocket. A search was made round the C.P.R. tank where the bunch of them had spent the day and by degrees thirty-nine pieces were recovered from under stones and along the
track, leaving only one item to be found. The three men were taken to Kamloops on No. 4 on Thursday.
we will be able to enjoy the pleasures of the accommodation.
The Ashcroft Public Building
As we go to press there is a very boisterous school meeting taking place at the [Ashcroft] school house, and the noise from the nominating of candidates for school trustee almost drowns the clatter of the gasoline engine.
The plans and specifications for the new Dominion public building which it is proposed to build on Fourth St. on the lot adjoining the Ashcroft Journal printing office are on exhibit at the post office. The time allowed for tenders to reach Ottawa is Aug. 4 next, which, for a building of such dimensions, does not seem long enough to one unacquainted with construction work of this kind. Contrary to the general impression this building will be a brick and stone structure and not a frame one. This will render impossible the tendering of any of our local contractors and will necessitate the importing of practically all the labour. The building will be a two storey and basement one and will be fitted with steam heating accommodation. The plans are very elaborately drawn and the structure will be one of which Ashcroft will be proud and will be as durable as the eternal hills. The dimensions are approximately 40 by 100 feet. The post office entrance will be on Brink St. The telegraph office and customs entrance will be on 4th St. The customs will occupy the second floor. The contractor will have 14 months in which to complete the building so that at least one year and a half must pass before
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July 1964 Road Approach Being Readied
The Dept. of Highways is busy tearing down old buildings and clearing the land for a new road and fill at 1st and Railway Avenues, to Ashcroft bridge to connect with the Highland Valley Road. The properties acquired by the government belonged to Joe Bell-Harvey, Geo. Sing, and a corner of Ashcroft Auto Court. Mr. and Mrs. Bell-Harvey had lived on their property since early in this century. Joe is an old timer here, having been employed with the Dept. of Public Works for many years. He also teamed on the Cariboo road many years ago and when with the B.C. department put down the first surfacing in Ashcroft and up the old road, some of which is still good.
Thompson steelhead fishery world famous Continued from p. 1
downstream approximately 1 km to the CNR Bridge. This bait ban is in addition to the existing year-round bait ban on the lower Thompson River upstream of Martel. Large hooks and the use of bait can result in higher rates of mortality for caught and released fish. While catch-andrelease fishing of steelhead results in minimal mortality and does not represent a conserv-
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tries. The Thompson River steelhead underwent dramatic stock declines in the 1980s, leading to the elimination of any harvest quota in 1989. Like sport fisheries for all other wild steelhead stocks in B.C., the fishery for Thompson stocks is strictly catch-and-release only, and will remain so under the changes announced today.
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The Blue Sky Cricket Club is now ready to bring cricket to our area. Matches were scheduled to begin in early July, but a delay saw the original start date pushed back. Steve Rice, the man behind the BSCC, explains: “First and foremost, let me apologize to those who turned out to see the cricket match in Clinton. Word was late in coming that the uniforms would not be here on time, as they were coming from Toronto and were delayed (they arrived two days later on Monday). IT’S THE TAKING PART THAT COUNTS: Mayor Rivet had little time to get the word out, so this one was on Allie Aie in the first Kids’ Triathlon in Ashcroft in 2013. Photo by Gary Winslow me. Once again I apologize. “We are still waiting on some of the flags and markers to arrive, but we will have a cricket Sea-to-Sky Highway 99 Traffic Advisory: match in
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Clinton this Sunday, July 20. The teams will be in full white dress and have all the essentials needed to play the match. We are playing the first cricket match ever in Blue Sky Country—heck, in the entire TNRD—this Sunday in Clinton, come hell or high water! “I would like to extend a great thanks to Mayor Rivet and Clinton Council, who have worked hard in making all the preparations to host the first Blue Sky Cricket Club match. Let the match begin!” The match starts at Elliot Park in Clinton at 2:00 pm on July 20, with a pre-match greeting and an introduction to the game and its rules at 1:45. Anyone interested in participating is encouraged to attend—no experience is necessary—and spectators are encouraged. There will be matches in other TNRD communities throughout the summer.
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of two brand new bikes! We have been overwhelmed by the amazing support given to the kids for this event. The Village of Ashcroft has gone the extra mile by closing roads to keep kids safe, as well as providing free use of the pool. The United Way, Interior Savings, Ashcroft Workwear, Safety Mart, Desert Hills Ranch, Iko at IG Machine and Fibres, and Runner’s Sole have also been so generous, and we are thankful for their support! Please join us and cheer on our young Triathletes: at the pool, along the raceway, or at the Heritage Park. Make a cheer sign, chalk the streets, ring a bell, shout, and cheer! See you there!
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The traveling public has noticed. There have been many comments on how good the village is looking. If a community looks successful people are more likely to want to live there. The Village of Clinton is looking good.
morial University of Newfoundland’s Botanical Garden, St. John’s, NL. They will be picked up in Kamloops on Sunday and given a brief driving tour of Clinton before attending a meet-and-greet potluck cold plate dinner at the Clinton Memorial Hall at 6:00 pm. The Clinton CiB Committee invites residents of Clinton and area to come and meet the judges. Please bring your favourite salad or dessert to share. On Mon., July 21 the two judgSusan Swan es will be toured around sites in 459-2224 or 2325 Clinton, including the new watercountrysquire@ works, West Fraser Mill, parks, bcwireless.com cemeteries, community garden, Eco Depot, and more. Contrary to what some people think, CiB is not just about flowers. It is about all asThe judges are coming pects of the community. The CommitThe Communities in Bloom nation- tee members hope to show the judges al judges are coming to evaluate Clin- what Clinton is all about. ton beginning Sun., July 20 and conThe results of the judges’ evaluatinuing through Monday the 21st. tion will not The judges this year are Steve Pres- be known ton, retired from the City of Brampton until the CiB Parks and Recreation Dept., and Gail Conference Pearcey, President of Friends of Me- in the fall.
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The extreme heat has prompted the Village of Clinton to restrict water sprinkling beginning Mon., July 14. Even-numbered properties are allowed to water on evennumbered days, and odd-numbered properties can water on oddnumbered days. There is to be NO watering between 11:00 am and 7:00 pm until further notice. The Community Cleanup Campaign that was promoted by the Village and the Clinton Communities in Bloom Committee seems to have had an effect. Many properties have been tidied up and are looking much better. Even the main street has been getting a boost, with some storefronts being given a new façade or coat of paint.
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When I was a kid and people asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up my answer was: a lawyer, a police officer or a hairdresser. There’s no chance I’ll enter any of those fields now, but a few decades after I was first asked the question, I’ve kind of become the latter. Well, for dogs anyway. My dogs. How it happened was an accident. I’d taken my 30 lb. cocka-
ON A BRIGHTER NOTE LORI WELBOURNE loriwelbourne.com poos, Lola and Charlie, for an early muddy hike in the woods and was giving them a bath when I noticed a ton of prickly burrs
stuck to their bellies and legs. I tried removing them while the dogs were in the tub, but there were too many. After they’d dried off I tried brushing the spiky seedpods off their fur, but their fur had grown too much and it was like extracting gum out of a tangled head of hair. Grabbing the scissors, I carefully cut out all the burrs from Charlie’s fur and thoroughly brushed
him as he laid on the kitchen floor enjoying the attention. After that I got scissorhappy. Over an hour later I was still on the floor filling up empty ice cream pails with his fluffy locks and having a blast as I did it. “What are you doing?” my 11-year-old daughter asked when she woke up. “Giving the dogs a haircut,” I replied, letting go of Charlie and starting in on Lola. “We should give some of that hair to Dad,” she said. “For his empty spot.” It might be a little too white and curly for Paul’s head, but it was a thoughtful suggestion. Charlie’s sister Lola enjoyed the grooming as well, and except for having to get close to the skin near
the matted hairs, I felt relaxed about the process. I decided to buy some proper nail and fur clippers for next time. The dogs didn’t look quite as pretty as when they come home from the dog groomers with sweet little bows in their hair, but for two dogs who like to roll around in the dirt and jump in the creek every chance they get, my amateurish services were just fine. I’m not sure why it never occurred to me
that grooming them myself was an option. I probably didn’t think they’d stay still for me and they would end up looking terrible. If I’d known it would be such a fun experience and that they’d still look cute, I would have cut their hair all along and saved some money. Lola and Charlie turn five-years-old in September and my daughter thinks we should throw them a birthday party and dye their fur the color of a rainbow. I’ve seen
pups with brightly colored hairdos and it can look adorable, but colored hair spray is as far as I’ll go. Call me boring, but I like our dogs to look like dogs. I like them to act like dogs as well, but I wouldn’t mind if they stopped rolling around in the mud for a day. It’s not easy being a dog groomer you know. Lori Welbourne is a syndicated columnist. She can be contacted at LoriWelbourne. com
July • Week 4 ARIES - Aries, you have had little luck regarding relationships of late. Rather than focus on what hasn’t gone your way, change your perspective and focus on the good things. TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, you can be pretty stubborn when it comes to something that matters dearly to you. No matter your feelings, try to behave in a diplomatic manner. GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, be a shoulder to cry on for a beloved friend or family member this week. Everything will ultimately work out for the best, but your loved one needs support this week. CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Be mindful of what you say and do this week, Cancer. Your head may be telling you to speak up, but your heart is telling you to stay quiet for a little while longer. LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, enjoy the noisiness around you this week. This extra hop in your step is refreshing and encourages you to make some bold moves that will pay off in the long run. VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, address an issue with a clear head this week. Your advice has been solicited, and you know how to help, but some subtlety is a good thing in this situation. LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, adopt an analytical approach to solve a puzzling situation at work this week. This way of looking at things is just what you need to find the right solution. SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Your imagination is ready to run wild this week, Scorpio. Enjoy this burst of creative energy and put it to good use. Encourage others to participate as well. SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Your mind is racing a mile a minute this week, Sagittarius. Things may be progressing so fast you can’t even finish one idea before moving on to the next one. CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, express yourself when asked for your honest opinion this week. Keeping things close to the vest is not what people want to see, so don’t hesitate to offer your insight. AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Trust your intuition in a sticky situation, Aquarius. Panicking will only make the situation more complicated, so allow your instincts to take over. PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 The time has come for you make your move, Pisces. You’re fully capable of making this transition and more than ready to do so.
BC SPCA WARNS ABOUT “HOT DOGS”
With summer here, the BC SPCA is reminding the public about the hazards of leaving dogs unattended in parked cars. Hundreds of dogs die needlessly in this way each year. In minutes the temperature in a parked car can reach well over thirty-eight degrees Celsius. Dogs can withstand these temperatures for only about ten minutes before suffering irreparable brain damage or death. For more information, visit the BC SPCA website at www.spca.bc.ca.
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don’t care tuppence for the welfare of this country or where our taxes come from. Socialist Norwegians, every man, woman and child of them, are millionaires because of sensible resource extraction. Alberta, on the other hand, which had a premier ousted a few years ago for having the temerity to increase oil royalties (which were already the lowest in the world), hasn’t balanced a budget since Peter Lougheed’s day. Our current federal and provincial governments, champions of giving resource companies everything they ask for and more, have increased federal and provincial debt by tens of billions of dollars; a debt that our children and their children will someday have to pay. The current rules around resource extraction provide precious little benefit to our society compared to what we could be getting. Our latest infatuation with LNG will not ever lead to a debtfree B.C. and free healthcare for all. We are going to subsidize it so heavily that we’ll still be paying long after the gas is all gone. Read up on it, gentlemen. Uncritical acceptance of campaign promises does not constitute fulfilling your duty as democratic citizens. Add climate change to the equation, and you have to wonder why we in Canada seem so hell-bent on accelerating the process. “But it provides tax revenues and pays for our health-care” is the common refrain. No it does not. It just leads us further and further down a dead-end road, while other jurisdictions more forward-looking than ours reap the jobs rewards of investment in alternative energies for the future. Investment in alternative energies provides 10 times the jobs that come from resource extraction.
I thank the protest groups, and join them when I can to highlight the fact that we could and should do a much better job of managing the multiple blessings bestowed on this great country.
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Questions remain about fly ash at the Cache Creek landfill
leach from the site,” the article also creates the false impression that all the ash deposited in the landfill is contained. This, again, is not true. Only the ash deposited in the past two-and-a-half years is treated with greater care; that is, it is placed in a monofill that does contains a synthetic liner. (Incidentally, it is simply beyond me why an “impervious”—as if such a thing existed!—synthetic liner should be needed when the Ministry and the operators insist that the cadmium and other heavy metals are fully stabilized by the treatment method used.) What is truly disturbing is that no mention is made of how the 100,000 tonnes and more of fly ash that found their way into the old part of the dump—that is, the part without any liner at all—are going to be kept from leaching into the groundwater; especially since that ash comes in contact with the moisture of the regular garbage, which has the effect of seriously undermining the effect of the treatment process.
Dear Editor, The lead article in last week’s Journal (“Cache Creek landfill fly ash assessment: ‘minimal risk’”) makes a couple of highly questionable and damaging statements. It states, wrongly, that “the shipments of fly ash that tested positive for high amounts of cadmium . . . were Ermes Culos subsequently excavated and taken to a Ashcroft hazardous waste facility.” To my knowledge this is simply not true. All the fly ash deposited at the Cache Creek monofill is still there—including the ash that the Ministry (but not the lab250-457-6237 oratory that tested it) now conveniently finds to have been WATER LINE FLUSHING most likely free of contaminPlease be advised that the Village of Cache ants. Creek will be flushing the water lines during the In stating (correctly) that one week period from Monday, July 21 to Friday, the Cache Creek landfill has July 25, 2014. been accepting fly ash since The flushing, which is being done to clean the 2000, and then going on to water mains, may cause some temporary state (misleadingly) that the discolouration of the water. If this occurs please “landfill’s impervious liner run your water until it clears. and leachate collection sysPlease contact the Village Office at 250-457-6237 tem ensure that the fly ash is if you have any questions or check the website at fully contained and the chemwww.cachecreek.ca for additional information. ical constituents are not able to
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Contact Person: Lion Vivian Phone 250-453-9077
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601 Bancroft St., Ashcroft, BC Phone 250-453-9762
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347 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corp Contact Person: Lt. (N) Curran 250-319-3461 Alexine Johannsson 250-453-2661 email: darrin.curran@cadets.gc.ca
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Contact Persons: Andrea Walker 250-453-9402 or Marijke Stott 250-453-0050
Taoist Tai Chi Contact Person: Danita Howard
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On-site Manager 250-453-9129
Public Notice of Intent Proposed Road Name Change
Winding Rivers Arts and Performance Society
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The Village of Cache Creek gives notice that an application has been made to change the name of Patterson Road south of Cache Creek, extending from the Trans-Canada Highway #1 to Campbell Hill Airport to be renamed Airport Road. Individuals wanting to provide comments of support or objection to this proposed road name change should do so in writing no later than Friday, August 8, 2014, to the village contact listed below.
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Ashcroft Curling Club Phone 250-453-2341
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District Commissioner: Marcie Down mleedown@yahoo.ca.
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Soccer Association Contact: Tom Watson
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Thompson Cariboo Minor Hockey Association Contact: Lewis Kinvig 250-457-7489 Lewis@thompsoncariboominorhockey.com
Historic Hat Creek Ranch Contact: Jack Jeyes
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Kinsmen Club of South Cariboo Contact Person: Dave 250-453-9062
Cache Creek Recreation Society Contact Person: Jackie
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The “Purpose of Sunday” Car Club President: Tom Lowe 240-457-6564
SCI Thompson River, B.C. Chapter Ken Brown - Phone: 250-453-9415
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Cache Creek Market and Cache Creek Garden Club Marcie Down 250-457-9630
Ashcroft Royal Purple Phone 250-457-9122
Choir Michelle Reid 250-457-9676
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... Past, Present & Beyond What’s in a name? Part 3 – Cook’s ferry and Spence’s bridge We’re heading south on Hwy. 1 from Ashcroft, looking into the stories behind the names of many of the places in our area. On our right is the turn-off to Oregon Jack Valley, named after early settler Jack (or John) Dowling. He hailed from Oregon—hence his nickname—and when he was not runGOLDEN COUNTRY ning his roadhouse he was searching for gold BARBARA RODEN in the valley which now bears his name. It was in this same valley that he reportedly hid the gold bars he obtained when he held up a stagecoach in the late 1880s; gold which might still be there. The Basque Ranch, to the left, is named after Antoine Minaberriet (as the name was originally recorded), a Basque Frenchman who emigrated here in the 1860s. It was at Basque that the last spike of the Canadian Northern Pacific Railway—later the Canadian National—was driven home on Jan. 23, 1915. Two roads lead west into beautiful Venables Valley. It derives its name from Capt. Cavendish Venables, a British Army officer who had served in the Crimean War and was also secretary to British Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel, who had, in 1829, established the Metropolitan Police Force in London (hence the reason British policemen are called “bobbies” or “peelers”). Venables was rewarded for his services with a military land grant of several hundred acres in the region that now bears his name. Across the river is an imposing talus slope, towering above the tiny Anglican church of St. Aidan’s at Pokeist (also spelled Pokhaist or Pukaist). “Pokeist” means “white stone” or “white rock” in the Nlaka’pamux language, and the area was sacred to the local First Nations people. At one time it apparently boasted a population close to 800, but a smallpox epidemic in 1852 devastated the community. We pass through the split rock, not much changed since 1867 when a famous picture was taken showing freight wagons on the Cariboo Wagon Road making their way through the cleft. A few more turns
and we are in sight of Spences Bridge, nestled swept away by high water; a third bridge was built along the Thompson River at the point where the to replace it). The initial bridge(s) cost $15,000—a Nicola River enters it. The latter derives its name vast sum of money in those days—and Spence was from the great Chief Hwistesmexe’quen (“Walk- allowed to charge tolls (although natives could cross ing Grizzly Bear”; 1785?–1859?), who was the bridge for free) to recoup his costs. Not only did given the first name Nicolas or Nicholas by ear- Spence’s bridge effectively shut down Cook’s ferry, ly fur traders. These men respected Nicolas as the it supplanted the latter as the town’s name (although most powerful and influential chief in the south- Cook’s Ferry remains the name of the local First Naern interior, and an 1849 map shows both “Lac tions band). The bridge (now closed) that currentde Nicholas” and “R.[ivière] Nicholas”. Other ly occupies the site of Spence’s first one was built in First Nations people pronounced the Chief’s new 1930. given name “Nkwala”, which is probably where As we cross over the bridge on Hwy. 1 at the the more familiar “Nicola” derives from. south end of town we see, to our right, graceful MurWhile we are on the subject of rivers, we ray Falls. The waterfall was named for John Murshould acknowledge the one we have been fol- ray, who came to the area from Scotland in 1859 lowing (more or less) since our journey began in and founded and ran a general store here. He was Savona. The Thompson was named after David also a successful orchardist who sold vegetable and Thompson, who came to Canada in 1784 and was flower seeds, and eventually his businesses includone of its most famous surveyors and explorers. In ed a stable and hotel. On the hillside near Murray 1808, when Simon Fraser arrived at the site of what Falls one can still see remnants of the irrigation sysis now Lytton, he called the river heading north and tem Murray built to bring water from Murray Creek east Thompson’s River, thinking that his fellow ex- to his orchards. In 1884 Murray’s niece, Jessie Ann plorer was camped somewhere near the source of it Smith, arrived in Spences Bridge with her husband. (Thompson was actually on the Columbia River; in They, too, were successful orchardists; indeed, Jessie one of those twists of history, he never saw the river Smith’s apples found favour with King Edward VII, that was named after him). Although we now call the far away in London, who specifically asked for the entire river the Thompson, the South Thompson was Spences Bridge apples grown by Mrs. Smith. at one time known as the Shuswap River. And here we are in Spences Bridge, which was Next time: south to Lytton, on what I hope will not be originally known as Cook’s Ferry, after Mortimer a dark and stormy night. Cook, who established a ferry service here in 1862 with partner James Kimball, and ran it until 1865. The ferry ran between the “old” community—near the mouth of the Nicola—and the “new” community, on the west side where the Cariboo Wagon Road ran. In 1864 Thomas Spence was commissioned to build a bridge; but he built it too low, and it was swept away a few weeks later. Nothing if not persistent—and sounding rather like a character out of Monty Python and the Holy Grail—he built a second bridge on the pilings of the first, and it stayed up (until 1894, when it was again Spences Bridge c. 1883, showing Thomas Spence’s second bridge (centre left) connecting the old and new communities.
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