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Ashcroft sorts out confusing addresses Ashcroft administration continues to sort out some of its numerically-challenged neighbourhoods so that area-based emergency responders can arrive at the right residence when called. Administrator Michelle Allen advised Council on Monday night that there are a number of areas that pose problems, such as Hill St. where the blocks are numbered out of order, Tingley St. where big lots have been subdivided over time, using “A” and “B” additions to house numbers to solve the problem of duplicate addresses, multiple street names for Hwy 97C in town - depending on whose map you read - and no names for other streets, such as the one leading down to Legacy Park, the pumphouse and the River Inn. With the TNRD’s help, staff will continue to work on making sense of the addresses while Council decides what names to give the existing nameless streets. Allen said the residences affected by the changes will be notified by letter suggesting that they install new numbering. After that it’s up to the home owners.
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Santo Talarico invited his very best friends to join him in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge on Monday in Ashcroft. “It got cold on the head real quick!” observed Brian Bennewith. “When they say it takes your breath away, it really takes your breath away,” said Talarico. “It was awesome,” said Nathan Talarico, after he dumped the bucketload of water on L-R Paul Quesnel, Santo Talarico, Brian Bennewith and Ron Jones.
Cache Creek horses test positive for West Nile Jeff Nagel Black Press Positive tests for West Nile virus in two horses near Cache Creek serve as a fresh reminder that humans could also be infected by the mosquito-borne disease, health officials say. “It’s not too surprising,” said deputy provincial health officer Bonnie Henry. “But it would be the first indication we have this year of any West Nile virus activity.” She noted the two horses haven’t yet been confirmed as West Nile cases by the province. They were reported Monday by the Society of B.C. Veter-
inarians, which cautioned owners of horses against scrimping on their vaccinations. There have been three bitten-inB.C. West Nile infections among people over the years, in addition to the more than 40 other cases contracted out of province. All the local infections happened in 2009 in the Southern Interior, Henry said, with most of the positive tests of mosquitoes and birds occurring in the South Okanagan. Henry said horses act as “end hosts” like humans – they don’t act as a virus reservoir like corvid birds and increase
the risk of transmission to people. Most people bitten by an infected mosquito have no symptoms but in about 20 per cent of cases, those infected develop a fever, headaches and rash. About one in 150 will experience severe complications such as meningitis and about one in 1,000 will die. The best way to avoid West Nile virus is to prevent mosquito bites: wear light-coloured long-sleeved shirts and pants, especially in the early morning and evening; use repellants with DEET and lemon eucalyptus oil; and eliminate standing water in your yard
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Abandoned 911 calls a problem
The Ashcroft RCMP Detachment received 10 abandoned 911 calls this week, which is a few more than average. Abandoned calls are often made by mistake, but not always. Police are required to follow up on these emergency calls even if the caller hangs up before speaking to a dispatcher. They will either reverse dial the number or attend the address associated with the phone number. If you have accidently dialled 911 - perhaps through a speed dial or a “pocket dial” - please stay on the line and let the dispatcher know that it was a mistake. It saves the RCMP time in looking for you.
Fight in the parking lot
Aug. 19 at 1 pm police received a report of two males fighting in the parking lot of the Bears Claw in Cache Creek. The victim, a 67 year old Surrey man, refused medical help although he had visible bruises and cuts. Witnesses advised police that he and a man on an orange and silver-coloured motorcycle were involved in a short verbal altercation, after which the suspect started hitting him. He left before police arrived. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call RCMP at 453-2216.
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RCMP assisted with blocking the road and turning back traffic while Interior Roads crews worked to clear the rocks off the highway. Some vehicles were trapped on the road between rockslides, but no one was injured. Police left the site at 6 am.
Door to door fish sales
Aug. 20 at 9 pm police received a complaint from a Cache Creek man about an unknown male selling fish door to door. The man was concerned that it was illegal for the fish to be sold, or that it might be contaminated. He was advised to call the Dept. of Fish-
Playing in traffic
Aug. 24 at 6:30 pm police received a complaint of a male rollerblading down Hwy 1 in Cache Creek. He was not located.
It’s all downhill
Aug. 25 at 5 pm police attended a single vehicle accident on Cornwall Rd. south of the Ashcroft bridge after a car drove off the road to the right, narrowly missing a power pole and ending up next to the CN train tracks. The 49 year old Ashcroft woman was able to get out of her car and climb back up the hill. She was taken to Ashcroft hospital for observation. It is believed that she nodded off at the wheel.
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Tensouljers headlines Lytton Festival The Lytton River Festival is excited that one of Canada’s top ranked bands is coming to town on Labour Day weekend. Tensouljers, a band that comprises three horn players, five vocalists, and the best rhythm section in the city of Vancouver, performs on Saturday night at the Lytton festival. Their musical excellence and incredible sound inspire their famously lively, energetic stage show. The bands chemistry is hugely apparent during performances and their repertoire is adapted to their audience. Much more than music, the three-day Lytton festival includes a many other attractions and venues. Also new in 2014, the festival’s 11th year, is Circus West, a group of young performing artists from Vancouver. Their two onstage performances on Saturday are followed by short
workshops where children, youth and adults are taught some basic performing skills. Five live bands perform on Friday and Saturday, a farmer’s market, vendors, children’s climbing wall, and children’s kayaking in the local swimming pool are all part of the fun. It’s difficult to choose a highlight but for many folks, the Sunday Pow Wow is the crowning activity. Drum groups and dancers perform and entertain and compete in colourful costumes. A dramatic spectacle The best part? Everything is free! Generous sponsors have helped to create a festival described as “one of the best small town festivals in British Columbia”. Visit www.riverfestival.ca for a complete list of activities and entertainment. Submitted
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Ashcroft businesses get small town love Small Town Love is growing. The program started last year as a pilot and included the communities of Logan Lake and 100 Mile House. This year it has grown to 19 communities, with Ashcroft and Lytton joining this year. It is designed to show off grass roots businesses through pictures and stories that will be part of a dedicated website promoting the local businesses and their community as one. Ashcroft will be holding an information meeting on Sept. 17 in the Lady Minto building on Bancroft, 7:30 pm, to explain how it works, what it does and who is eligible. The program is a partnership between Small town Love and the Northern Development Initiative Trust (NDIT). Eligible businesses include independent, non-franchise businesses in Ashcroft, and certain kinds of home-based businesses including artisans, crafters, artists, food producers and farmers. For a one-time investment of $100 businesses receive a customized online profile that is placed on the Ashcroft Small Town Love website. The profile links them to social media, maps, and other internet marketing tools. The businesses also receive professionally-done photos for their use and to accompany the profiles on the website. “It’s designed to give brand awareness and get the owner’s face out there,” says Ethan Anderson, Ashcroft’s ambassador for Small Town Love. “There are so many home based businesses out there that could benefit,” he says. “It’s aimed at artisans, too, and I think that’s a perfect fit for Ashcroft which is known as an artist’s community.” The program’s websites ( http://smalltownlove.com/towns ) in Logan Lake host 31 local businesses, and 49 in 100 Mile House. Anderson says there should easily be 25 to 30 businesses on Ashcroft’s page, but he’s hoping for more. He invites everyone to attend the Sept. 17 information meeting where they can hear details of how the program works and ask questions. More information as well as applications can be viewed at http://loveashcroft.com/contact .
Museum attraction The Ashcroft Museum welcomed a busload of about 50 seniors from the White Rock/Surrey area last week. The tour, organized by Sandy Caplan (centre) of Sandy’s Day Trips, planned stops in Ashcroft and Merritt before heading back home. Gerry Borden (left), recently retired from Parks Canada, Fort Langley National Historic Site, put on his best duds and was part of the tour.
Seniors and senior-friendlies invited to picnic The Ashcroft-Cache Creek Better at Home program is a hive of activity in our communities. This program helps seniors continue to live independently in their own homes by providing simple non-medical services. It is funded by the Government of British Columbia and designed and managed by the United Way of the Lower Mainland. Our local program is now providing
transportation, housekeeping, grocery shopping, yard care and minor home maintenance for the seniors who have applied. Currently, we have 52 seniors enjoying our services. To celebrate our success we are holding a Seniors Picnic on Wednesday, Sept. 10 at Heritage Park in Ashcroft from 11 am to 2 pm. Our BBQ lunch is free for all seniors but you must register
at the Better at Home office so we know how many hotdogs and burgers to prepare! You do not have to be a Better at Home client to come to the picnic. This event is free for everyone who considers themselves a senior! Along with our lunch we are planning an information session for all scooter owners. If you own a scooter, drive it to the park that day and receive tips for operation and care. If you are thinking of purchasing a scooter, this may be for you. We will also have a few more information tables for
you to visit and lawn games to play if you wish. Plan to come to Heritage Park that day and visit with old friends and new! If you require transportation, please let us know when you register. Call our office at 250-453-9911 and leave your name and phone number to let us know you will be attending, or drop in to our office at 405 Railway Ave. during office hours 11 am to 3 pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. See you on Sept. 10. Submitted
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Sister-City status carved in wood Ashcroft Mayor Andy Anderson holds an engraved burl that he received during a recent trip to Bifuka, Japan that celebrated Ashcroft and Bifuka’s Sister-City status. The burl is one of two that were made for the 20th anniversary of the Sister-City agreement and signed by mayors of both towns. The other burl remains in Bifuka. L-R: Councillors Alice Durksen, Jerry Fiddick, Mayor Anderson, and councillors Doreen Lambert and Helen Kormendy.
Students, parents and community members will see that over the summer months, work began to convert Ashcroft Secondary School to a Kindergarten to Grade 12 school for September 2015. The work on the school started this summer to minimize disruption for students and staff during the school year. The summer work includes the removal of the outdoor running track which was in poor condition. While upgrading of the track was not feasible, it will be replaced with grass so it can still be used by students and
community members. Several rooms have been emptied to allow for the upcoming change to elementary classrooms and early learning spaces. The former outdoor “greenhouse” has also been cleared out to allow for its renovation to an indoor common area for secondary students. The Board has approved a total budget of $2.4 million for the renovation project and looks forward to providing a warm, welcoming environment for students of all ages. Submitted
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Pass the hat and fill it up with ice The recent Ice Bucket Challenge on social media has become the latest craze. It’s a funny, nutty idea that has everyone dousing themselves with ice cold water in a variety of ways while they make a donation to ALS research. After they do it, they challenge others to do the same. The internet is suddenly full of pictures and videos of individuals and groups doing this. The donation seems to be secondary to the fun, but be that as it may, almost $90 million has been raised so far since June. I’d call that a pretty successful fundraising campaign. But it makes me wonder if other charities with less glamourous campaigns are going to suffer. After all, there’s only so much money out there. This is one of many event-based charity fundraisers. Cancer, Cystic Fibrosis, Health and Lung, Muscular Dystrophy, SPCA and hundreds of other worthwhile charities all have walks, runs, other functions to gather people and raise money. Year after year I watch annual fundraisers like the Terry Fox Run attract less and less people. The Canadian Cancer Foundation is no less worthy a cause, but apparently it’s time they came up with a new idea. I suppose that it’s “old fashioned” to expect people to donate to a cause based solely on its merit. Where there used to be a handful of national or international charities vying for your pocket change, now there are hundreds if not thousands. As science takes off, research into diseases is yielding exciting results into cures, support and even prevention nearly every day. But research isn’t cheap. Donations given to reputable charities are always put to good use, and charities are grateful to receive them. If the ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) Association is a charity that you choose to donate to, then by all means, send them your money - and take part in this fundraiser. But don’t do it just because all your friends are doing it - not if it means that the other charities you might give to go without this year because you’ve already spent your budget.
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Confusing editorial makes ALR issues more confusing Dear Editor Re: a recent Tom Fletcher editorial about changes to the ALR. Tom Fletcher is confused about the Ministry of Agriculture’s consultation, which features a public survey. He mistakenly says it shows that changes in last spring’s ALR bill “have little or nothing to do with exclusions” of farmland from the ALR. That bill, which made exclusions easier in 90 per cent of the ALR (“Zone 2”), is now law. It’s no longer a current focus, in contrast to the survey about ALR regulations, which was open until Aug. 22. The simple reason the survey doesn’t mention the bill or ALR exclusions is that they’re another matter. It’s also illogical for Fletcher to imply that those who wanted consultation on the previous matter would oppose the current consultation. If anything, many want more of it. To top off confusion with bad taste, Fletcher mocks MLA Lana
ally will be placed in a good home. But what bothers me most is that, alPopham’s photo and bizarrely ties though the owner a survey question to Mao Zedong’s has been charged, will he receive a Great Leap Forward, which cost proper punishment or will he be let millions of lives. off with only a slap on the wrist? The law is there for proper punJim Wright ishment and I for one would like President, Garden City Conservato see a lot stiffer sentence handtion Society, Richmond ed down than is usually given these sick individuals. I have written a letter to our MLA Jackie Tegart at P.O. Box 279 in Ashcroft to see if there is anything more that can be done in her position in government, and I urge all other people who feel the way I do or are pet owners to Dear Editor write her also. I am writing this letter to adMaybe with enough ammunidress an article on Global News last tion, she can get the government week: It showed a male kicking and to look into this matter and make choking a dog in an elevator in Vansure that these people who willingly couver. I, for one, cannot stand to watch abuse their animals receive the punishment they so rightly deserve. a helpless animal being abused or Darrell Rawcliffe mistreated. What kind of human Cache Creek could do this to an innocent animal (calling him a human is a stretch). The poor dog was cowering in the Deadlines for corner as the man repeatedly kicked Letters to the Editor and other editorial submissions is Friday at 3 pm. the poor thing. All letters must be signed by the author. The dog was rescued by the They can be emailed to the editor at SPCA and hopefully will eventueditorial@accjournal.ca
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Debt interest risks crowding out priorities by Sean Speer Charles Lammam and Milagros Palacios VANCOUVER, BC/ Troy Media/ - Canadian headlines about government deficits and debt can be dizzying and hard for people to grasp. A few billion here and several billion there and the natural response is for one’s eyes to glaze over in despair. But the increasing government debt has tangible and immediate consequences that affect Canadian families today and into the future. After reducing debt from the mid-1990s to late-2000s, Canadian governments reversed course in 2008/09, partially because of large increases in deficit-financed spending as governments tried to stimulate the economy in the wake of the recent recession. Although evidencebased research casts serious doubt on a government’s ability to stimulate economies this way, we are five years past the recession and governments continue to spend more than the revenues they collect while digging deeper into debt. Since 2007/08, combined federal and provincial government debt has grown over $400 billion (or nearly 50 per cent) from $823 billion to over $1.2 trillion. If it sounds like a lot, it’s because it is. Federal-provincial debt now equals over 65 per cent of the Canadian economy and represents $34,905 for every man, woman, and child living in Canada - and that doesn’t include indirect government debt such as unfunded program liabilities like healthcare and public pensions.
With several governbudget for the ministry of ments planning ongoing community and social serdeficits for the future, don’t vices and close to the $10.8 expect the growth in debt to billion the government spent halt anytime soon. on infrastructure (roads, But there are consehospitals, schools, etc.). quences. Collectively the story is Governments must make equally sobering. Canadian interest payments on their governments (including lodebt similar to families who cal governments) cumupay interest on borrowlatively spent $61.7 biling for mortgages, vehilion on interest payments in cles, or credit card spending. 2013/14, outpacing all pubFor some Canadian govern- lic spending on K-12 eduments, interest payments cation ($61.0 billion as of consume more than 11 per 2011/12, the last year for cent of their revenue; that’s which we have data) and the 11 cents of every tax dollar three major federal-to-provthey collect simply to serincial government transfer vice past debt obligations. programs ($58.6 billion). These interest payments Interest payments clearleave fewer resources availly aren’t trivial when comable for important priorities pared to other major revsuch as tax relief and spend- enue and spending items. ing on public programs such If governments dig deeper as healthcare, education, and into debt, interest payments social services. could grow and eat up more Consider the following government resources, disexamples from Canada’s placing spending on things two largest governments that Canadians care about whose interest payments are and adding to the burden of now comparable to key rev- repayment on future generenue sources and spending ations. programs. Although debt levels are In 2013/14, interest pay- important, higher interest ments on the federal debt to- rates (or the costs of borrowtalled $29.3 billion, which ing) pose a real threat to inroughly equals the $29.9 billion collected in GST revenue and the $32.3 billion spent on Old Age Security benefits for OF FABRICS Canadian seniors. In the same year, the Ontario government spent $10.6 billion on interest payments - more CE PRI R than the entire A L EGU $10.1 billion AT R
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Planning for the impossible and succeeding I did it and I feel like a different person for completing it! After training for 12 weeks, I swam the Rattlesnake Island 7km Open Water Swim in Peachland on Aug. 9. I have heard people talk about their running marathon stories and they all say how powerful the experience is and now I understand. I guess anytime we complete something that takes extraordinary effort, we are changed in some way. How we are changed depends upon how we respond to the pain, difficulties and challenges that come in the way of reaching our goal. Leading up to my “bucket list” swim, I followed my training plan fairly well. I also knew that rest, nutrition and hydration were particularly important in the few days prior to the swim. With that in mind, I was more careful to eat real foods and drink lots of water, both of which would give my body the fuel it needs to perform. I did well here too, until the day before the open water swim. The swim start time was Saturday morning at 7am, so we left on Friday for Peachland, but before we could reach our destination, our vehicle broke down and to make a long story short, we ended up on the side of the road until 10:30 pm without cell service, proper food and without water. By the time I climbed into bed that night, it was midnight and I had to be up by 5 am. This was not how I had planned for this event to start! My husband Alf was my kayak support, so we woke after too little sleep and prepared to do the 7 km swim. Wet suit, goggles, bathing cap, swim buddy and timing chip – check. Salt and electrolyte tablets, water, energy drink – check. Extra gog-
gles, de-fogger, snacks, water, paddle, and lifejacket for the kayaker – check. Ok, I think we are ready! One hundred other swimmers had already left in a ferry to Rattlesnake Island to start their 3.1km swim while 49 of us waited for our 7km to begin. I waded into the water to warm up and wait for the start. Although, most serious athletes don`t appreciate Vicky Trill people trying to “chat” just before a trills@telus.net race begins, I always try anyway and I found this group more chatty than the triathletes I’ve tried talking to in those races. What I found out in my conversations however was that none of these athletes were what I would consider “normal.” In our conversations, at some point, I heard all of them say, “...when I did Ironman...” I was more worried now. What kind of people actually do
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this race! Well, it was time to find out. I should have expected the water to be choppy. I mean, how often do you see Okanagan Lake smooth? I had practiced a couple of open water swims in choppy water, but apparently not nearly enough. I swam the entire race in one and a half to two foot waves. Although, the waves don`t make me nervous, it just takes more energy and there is defiantly a technique to swimming well in choppy water. Alf had to put the skirt on the kayak so that he didn’t take in water. As I mentioned in my previous article, swimming in open water is very different than swimming in the pool. Another challenge of the open water swim is sighting. In the pool, it’s no problem to swim straight when you follow the nice black lines painted on the bottom and ends, but in the open water, you need to find a focus point to site which should be higher rather than lower especially when you can see very little for the waves. Thankfully, since I had a kayak to support me, I could just follow him, but at times, even the kayak See LIVING on p. 10
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Clinton Council gets the Ice Bucket treatment ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
The Clinton RCMP Detachment accepted the challenge, dowsed them selves with ice water and then nominated the Mayor, Council and CAO of Clinton (or as they called them ‘The Village People’) to do the challenge. Wednesday, Aug. 27 at High Noon (is there a Low Noon?) Mayor Jim Rivett, Councillors Diana Geurin, Wayne Marchant, David Park, Susan Swan and CAO Tom Dall will get ‘iced’ in front of the Village Office.
cil is on Wednesday, Aug. 27 beginning at 7 Susan Swan p.m. 459-2224 or 2325 Memcountrysquire@ bers of bcwireless.com the public are always As their part in the chalwelcome lenge, they will also be nom- to attend the regular council inating someone to take part meetings. There is an opporin the challenge. Who will it tunity to question or combe? You’ll have to wait for it! ment on items on the agenda. Council Meeting Anyone who is considThe regular meeting of ering running for council the Village of Clinton Coun- may find it beneficial to sit
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in on a few council meetings prior to making the commitment to run. The final Music in the Park event will be held on Sat.,, Aug. 30 at 7 p.m. in Reg Conn Centennial Park. The Cryin’ Cowboys will keep you entertained. Bring a chair and you may want to bring along a blanket as well in case it turns cold. It does cool off as soon as the sun sets. As in the past, this event is brought to us by the Spirit of Clinton Committee.
be the Friday night family Visit the vendors in the workshop or meet a 4-H dance (all ages welcome and North Thompson Agriplex family. alcohol free), the tradition- Banquet Hall, and view a “For three days folks will al cabaret dance on Saturday special display of the Fall be able to fully experience night, and the Sunday even- Fair and Rodeo’s 65 years the sights, sounds, smells ing Cowboy Concert, all in of history. Check out the and nostalgia of a real counthe fall fair hall. Don’t miss old photos, memorabilia, try fair,” says Hayward, “You feature entertainer Eli Barsi and scrapbooks and help us can pick a carrot fresh from singing at the Cowboy Con- identify who the folks are in the companion garden, sing cert, and the well known some of those photos from along with great musicians, all-girl cowboy band Horse years gone by. learn about valley heritage, Crazy. Those with adventure in visit with friends, and even Livestock shows, 4H their bones can try their hand feel the wind in your hair as competitions and Light at the climbing wall, the the pony chariots or chuckHorse events will run mechanical bull, the maze wagons thunder past. We’re throughout the weekend as for all ages, or kids’ amuse- inviting everyone to come to will the Heavy Horse com- ments like bouncy castle, the the fair and help us celebrate petitions where the gentle mechanical swings and ride our 65th event!” giants show just how much the train. For more information go “pull” they have. Visitors can sit in the to www.fallfair-rodeo.com. The popular lawn trac- shade of the companion gar- Find us on Twitter and Facetor races will have the dust den, pat a pony, enjoy an ice book, or download our App. flying before the rodeo gets cream, participate in a free Submitted underway and the youngsters will find a great assortment of attractions to keep them busy near the indoor picnic area by the food court.
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North Thompson Fall Fair & Rodeo this weekend The award winning North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo happens on this weekend, Aug. 30 to Sept. 1, in Barriere. “Right from little kids to folks who can claim they are 100, we believe this year’s event will deliver plenty of enjoyment and make good memories for them all,” says NTFFRA president Jill Hayward. The big parade will travel through Barriere on Saturday, culminating in the rodeo arena, where opening ceremonies will take place and then be followed by three days of BCRA fast paced rodeo action. An outdoor stage has a full line-up of country and western music with Gordie West, Butch Falk, Hugh McLennan, renowned magician Clinton W. Gray, and of course Uncle Chris the Clown, with surprise cameo appearances by talented local entertainers. Favourites this year will
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It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of our much loved father, grandfather and great grandfather, John Hector Ford. John passed away peacefully on August 22nd, 2014 in Ashcroft at the age of 82 years. John was predeceased by his wife Elizabeth in 1992, and his brother Don several years ago. He is survived by his one daughter and five sons, and their families. John moved to Ashcroft from Northern Alberta in 2010 to be closer to his family. He was a rancher for most of his life, having farmed over the years in the Armstrong area, Merritt, and in Alberta. He was a longtime member and supporter of the CSSM Churches, and had also participated in many local farm fairs and 4H events over the years. He had a great love of horses, especially Clydesdales, and enjoyed all aspects or caring for them. He had a great enthusiasm for riding. The last few years had been difficult for John as he struggled with Alzheimer’s disease. He went into care in Kamloops in August 2013, and was then moved to Jackson House in Ashcroft in May of 2014. The care he received during this time has been exceptional. The family would like to send a heartfelt thanks to the doctors and staff who have been involved this last while in assisting John. Visitation for John will be held from 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM on Wednesday, August 27th from the chapel of Thompson Valley Funeral Home Ltd. In Ashcroft. Funeral Services will follow at 10:00 AM on Thursday, August 28th from the Sage Hills Evangelical Free Church in Ashcroft with a reception after in the church lower auditorium. Burial will take place that afternoon at the Hullcar Cemetery in Enderby. Donations in memory of John may be made to the CSSM “One Hope” Bible Camps – General Camps 189 Henderson Hwy. Winnipeg MB R2L 1L7 Online condolences may be left at www.tvfh.ca
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Overcoming inner fears, your own worst enemy was difficult to see over the waves, not to mention the difficulty keeping any kind of straight line with the wind and waves pushing you. I noticed most of the group of 49 take an early lead ahead of me. I know that I am not supposed to worry about this, but it still bugged me and then the thoughts began in my mind, “You are too slow. You will not make the cut off time! Why are you at the back? Why are you ALWAYS at the back?” I knew that these thoughts were not helpful and I had to consciously focus on other things to fight off being discouraged. Somewhere during the first kilometer, the leg and foot cramps began. I kind of expected this, (due to my lack of hydration the night before), but I didn’t think it would have begun so quickly.
At times, my right foot was completely and involuntarily flexed and my calf muscle in a painful knot. I had it in my mind that I wanted to swim without any stops until I reached Rattlesnake Island, but the first cramp, made me stop and I had to take my first salt tablet. For the following hours, I continued in the pattern: swim for a few 100 meters, leg cramp and try to keep swimming through it by kicking one leg and letting the other float, cramp gets worse and have to stop to work it out, continue.... Needless to say, I was feeling discouraged long before I reached Rattlesnake Island. I was tired of fighting the waves, my leg was constantly cramping and I was way behind almost all of the other swimmers. When I reached the back side of the Rattlesnake Island, the water was calm and I thought it was a good opportunity to touch the Island, take a bit of energy Gordon Roy Berry bar and enjoy the scenery for a minute. The boat volunteer 16 Years Ago however shouted out a remindon August 31, 1998 er, “You know there is a cut off time in this race, right?!” That he was taken bugged me, but I put my head from us. back down and started back into the waves for the last half of the swim. “He is only away” Many more thoughts swam Our hearts, our thoughts are all through my mind, another that together never apart. “He is only away” reoccurred was how proud my The memories stay. Dad would have been to see me finish this race. How, if he “Good Night my Love” was alive, he would have been Love always Flo & Family at the finish line or maybe even out in a kayak cheering me on. Other thoughts kept coming: “Will I beat the time cut off or will they make me get in
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It is with deep sorrow to share the unexpected death of a very much loved mother. Salli Bielby, passed away peacefully on August 9th, 2014 in Ashcroft at the young age of 89 1/2. She was born in Evijarvi, Finland on February 20th, 1925 and immigrated to Canada in 1951 after getting married to a young British bachelor she met while vacationing in England.
She will be dearly missed by her son, Harry and his fiancée, Annette who live in Escondido, California and predeceased by her husband, Harry Sr. who passed away in Vancouver, November 21st, 1984. Salli moved to Ashcroft from Coquitlam in August 1989 to be close to her year-round cabin at Pavilion Lake. She loved spending countless hours trout fishing at all her favourite spots. Salli also enjoyed gardening, crocheting, feeding the local birds and horses, and helping injured birds until they were well enough to fly on their own. During her Ashcroft years, Harry kept in close touch with visits and daily phone calls. His last visit was in July 2014 and was a very memorable one. This is the last photo taken from that visit. Salli requested to be cremated and there will be no public services. Donations in memory of Salli may be made to your local chapter of the SPCA. She was a huge animal lover and loved all kinds of animals.
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their boat?” “I didn’t work this hard to not finish. I have got to finish!” It seemed like the finish line was never getting any closer and when I found out that I’d already completed 7km with the finish line still far away, I felt discouraged again. Alf seemed to know what to say each time I got discouraged. Sometimes he’d cheer me on and say, “Good job, keep going.” But this time he told me to get behind a swimmer that had just come up in front of me. This seemed to be the right thing to say because my competitive nature kicked in and I don’t remember much about that last kilometre. I was so happy to see that finish line and proud that I had finished it! As I tried to remind my legs how to walk, I looked up to see my good friend Merv standing there. He was smiling and gave me a hug. I looked and saw Louise there too who hugged me. I can`t describe how much them being there meant to me and I thanked God that in the absence of my Dad, he gave me these friends. I finished second to last and had swum 8.14km in three and a half hours. A 75 year old man finished in front of the swimmer ahead of me. Others didn’t make it. The fastest was a young lady who finished in less than two hours. I felt emotional for almost two days afterward especially regarding all the people who had supported me throughout, leading up to and after the event. Your interest in cheering me on and in asking me how my swim was meant so much to me. I would definitely do it again. I would have a better understanding how to prepare, but yes, I would do it again.
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COMMUNITY
Golden Country presents
... Past, Present & Beyond Road Trip revisited: Snake Pits and Auto Courts Our road trip through the area’s names may be at how rough and bumpy they were an end, but summer has almost a month left to run, when experienced atop a stagecoach. according to the calendar. I’m sure When the Cariboo a lot of people will be hitting the Wagon Road was road in the next few days, to take completed in 1863 advantage of the last weekend beit was rightly confore students are due to head back sidered a marvel of to school. So we, too, will hit the Victorian engineerroad once more, to look at someing, and many comthing we all take for granted – plimentary words roads - and something that was were doubtless said once a feature of them: the auto of it; but “comfortcourt. able” would not have First, however, I want to look been one of them. at three place names I overlooked Travellers on horsein my road trip. Spatsum, on the back and in stageGOLDEN COUNTRY east side of the Thompson River, is coach would have Rustic cabins on Old Cariboo Road: the T.U. Auto Court in Cache halfway between Spences Bridge experienced many Creek, some time in the 1930s. BARBARA RODEN and Ashcroft. Spatsum Creek an ache and pain needed a place to stay while en route to their destinflows into the Thompson there, after traversing the road; and early ation (my mother recalls that in the late 1950s, a trip and derives its name from the Nlaka’paxum word for motorists would not have fared much better. from Vancouver to the Shuswap took two full days Indian hemp. The plant was used by the First Nations In 1907 the first car in the area was seen in the of travel; before the completion of the Trans-Canpeople as a source of fibre for fishing lines and nets. streets of Ashcroft. Considering the fact that it was ada in 1962, there were places in the Fraser Canyon The pumping station on the east side of the Thomp- being driven on a dirt road, and that early motor- that were single lane only, meaning that if two cars son near Spatsum Creek takes water to the mine at cars had little in the way of shock absorbers and sus- met in opposing directions, one had to back up until Highland Valley. pension and decent tires, one can only imagine what the other could pass). Hotels were few and far beSouth of Spatsum, and north of the campground state the passengers were in by the end of the journey tween (and expensive), and campgrounds were not to and park at Skihist, is a section of the Trans-Canada (the car had to be transported home by train). While everyone’s taste. known as “the Snake Pit”. Anyone who has driven many people thought that the motoring craze would So the 1920s saw the birth of the auto court, many through this section knows why it was so named, as be a flash in the pan, or the preserve of the wealthy, of which featured a mix of campgrounds and cabins, the road twists and turns between the CPR track on it proved to be neither. Henry Ford’s Model T cost along with features such as pools, stores, laundroone side, and the Thompson River on the other. It’s $825 in 1908; by 1916 a Model T cost $360, and the mats, and shower facilities. There was an auto court been described as probably the most sinuous sec- introduction of the assembly line in 1913 meant that in Ashcroft (on the site where the River Inn now tion of the Trans-Canada’s 5,000 miles, and drivers cars were readily available for anyone who could af- sits), as well as the T.U. Auto Court in Cache Creek who frequent the highway know to treat this section ford them. (where the Post Office is now sited; a store was locatwith care. In some places the narrowness of the route By the 1920s there were millions of cars in North ed at what’s now the junction of hwys 1 and 97), the means that the road is built over the river itself, sup- America, and these newfangled “motorists” wanted Windmill Auto Court in Savona, and the Big Horn ported by steel retaining walls filled with gravel. roads to drive them on. In B.C. the Cariboo Wagon Auto Court south of Cache Creek (where my mothA place known as Carquile is still listed on sever- Road had been left to its own devices; the advent of er and her parents and sisters would stay on their way al maps of the area, centred around Hat Creek Ranch the railways meant it was relatively ill-used. When to the Shuswap). but extending as far north as 16 Mile and east to- the original Alexandra Bridge was washed away in In time the auto courts were supplanted by motels wards Marble Canyon. The name is a misspelling 1894, it was not replaced until 1926 (by the disused (the word is a conflation of “motor” and “hotel”) and of the surname of William “Billy” Cargile (or Car- bridge which can still be seen from the current bridge died out, although their remains can still be seen by guile, as it appears in an alternative spelling), who on the Trans-Canada); and the 1926 bridge was only those who know where to look. purchased the roadhouse and ranch at Hat Creek in built because the provincial government, bowing to So if you take to the road this weekend, spare a 1881 and sold it (to BX Express driver Steven Ting- the demands and needs of motorists, built what was thought for those who came before, and the condiley) in 1894. known as the Fraser Canyon Highway starting in tions they endured. And if you’re driving through the Tingley would have been familiar with the roads 1924. Snake Pit, slow down a bit. That’s a treacherous bit through the area, and would have known at firsthand More motorists, on more roads, meant that many of road, even today.
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