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Richard Wagamese, author, playwright and actor, spoke to Ashcroft high school students, staff and members of the public last week, sponsored by Bridging to Literacy. The Ojibway storyteller told how he dropped out of school at age 16 and left abusive adoptive parents and siblings to eventually make his way back to his people who helped put him on the right path.

New rodeo grounds going to public meeting The Ashcroft Rodeo Association has made a pitch to the Village Council to move the rodeo grounds to a portion of land off of Mesa Vista Dr. in an area known as The Dunes overlooking the Thompson River. Council’s response is to call for a public meeting for input. Association members Heather Philpot and Trace DeBoer made the presentation to Council at its March 23 meeting. They brought a map of The Dunes to illustrate their needs. Philpot said they’ve talked to the Ashcroft Band about land on the Reserve, they’ve spoken to the government about nearby Crown land, they’ve even looked into using part of the Ashcroft Ranch. “Our first preference is The

Dunes,” she said. It’s removed and isolated from current property owners, continued Philpot, has easy access for vehicles, will only be disruptive for one weekend of the year and has the necessary 10 acres of land. She said the group would be willing to lease or purchase the land, giving the Village first option to repurchase the property. The is another five acres of land there being reserved for a new school. Philpot said that would be their second choice if the school district no longer wants the land. However, that would involve separating the rodeo grounds into two pieces of property with a buffer of Crown land between them. It would, however, mean that the Associ-

Ashcroft RCMP and Central Interior Traffic Services Unit responded to a report of a single vehicle, fatal motor vehicle incident which occurred in the bluffs of Hwy 97C on Tuesday March 17 at approximately 5:30 pm. Local taxi driver, Donald George Alford, 63, of Cache Creek, succumbed to his injuries as a result of the collision. There were no passengers in the taxi at the time, although the vehicle was transporting luggage for an earlier passenger which made police consider that there may have been someone else in the taxi. The owner of the luggage was located and was not involved in the accident. The initial investigation determined that the west-bound taxi had crossed the centre line at a sharp angle, making hard contact with a sheer rock face on the south side of the highway. The highway was closed in both directions for approximately five hours between 5:3010:30 pm while RCMP, Ashcroft Fire Department, Search and Rescue, Paramedics, Coroners Service, Ministry of Transportation and a RCMP Collision Re-constructionist jointly investigated the scene. Any witnesses to this collision are asked to contact Cpl. Andrew West of the Central Interior Traffic Services Unit at the Ashcroft RCMP Detachment at (250) 453-2216

ation would be asking for less “buildable” land. “This is the largest special event weekend in Ashcroft,” said Philpot. “It means a huge influx of people and money.” Not everyone thought it was a good idea, however. One couple in the audience preferred to look at The Dunes without the Rodeo’s fencing and equipment. Councillors Barbara Roden and Al Mertens were con- An overflowing Ashcroft Council Chamber listened to the Rodeo cerned about the increase of Association’s presentation. traffic on the mesa during has not been set. Allen reminded bers will be placing stakes in rodeo weekend. “Whether it has to have geo- Council that the land may have the ground to show where they tech (study) or not, it is develop- to be rezoned to accommodate would like to place the grounds, to give everyone a better idea able land and that has to be con- the rodeo. With the permission of of the exact location they are sidered,” said Mayor Jack Jeyes. The date for a public meeting Council, Association mem- hoping to use.

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March 18 police received a complaint of mischief to the Telus building on Colllins Rd. in Cache Creek after someone sprayed black “X”s on the building along with the number 50 some time overnight. The complainant reported that there was “no attempt at art”.

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March 20 an arrest warrant was issued for Gregory Larabie, 38, a former Clinton resident now thought to be living in the Kamloops area. The warrant stems from a July 29 incident at the Chevron where he was arrested for

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Bus station in Cache Creek where an intoxicated passenger had been evicted from the bus and was being belligerant to other passengers. The man had left before police arrived, last seen walking north. He was not located but was arrested by Clinton RCMP later in the day for being drunk and disruptive in public. The 48 year old Soda Creek man was lodged in their cells until sober.

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causing a disturbance. Larabie failed to appear in court to answer charges.

Panhandler told to move on

March 20 at 9:15 am police were called to the Husky after receiving a report of a possibly intoxicated and aggressive male panhandler near the entrance. The same individual had been coming back for days to panhandle in the same place. Police located the 20 year old Winnipeg man who said he was hitchhiking to Jasper and ran out of money. He was asked to leave. There were no further complaints.

April 2: Maundy Thursday Supper; 5:30 PM at Zion United Church Hall, 401 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft. Potluck meal (in serving dishes to be passed around dining table - no crockpots, please). A joint event of the Anglican and United congregations. Everyone most welcome. April 3: Good Friday Service; 11 AM at Zion United, 401 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft. Shared service of the Anglican and United Church congregations. Everyone welcome. April 5: Easter Sunrise Service at Zion United; 7 AM, 401 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft. All are welcome. April 5: Easter Sunday worship at Zion United; 10:50 AM with Rev. Wayne Atkinson presiding. 401 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft. Everyone most welcome. April 7: Zion UCW regular monthly meeting in Church Hall at 2 PM (401 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft). An open and warm invitation is extended to all United Church women. April 12: Winding Rivers Arts and Performance Society presents singer-songwriter Rick Scott in Ashcroft 3:00pm, St. Alban’s Hall. Tickets available from Ashcroft Bakery, Nature’s Gifts, UniTea, and the Cariboo Jade Shop. April 16: “Living Well & Leaving Well” workshop 10:30 am Ashcroft River Inn. No charge, RSVP by April 11 (limited seating). Info: 250-453-9802 shawn@tvfh.ca. April 17: Ashcroft Art Club’s 48th annual Fine Art Show & Sale opening night. The Show runs from Apr. 18-21 at St. Alban’s Hall, noon to 5 pm. April 26: Communities in Bloom Plant Swap at 10 a.m. sharp. Heritage Park in Ashcroft. Donation of plants accepted at 9:30. May 2: Cache Creek Market’s opening day. Farmers and Fleas welcome! 9 am - 1 pm at the main intersection next to Chums. Calling all artists! 2015 Ashcroft Plein Air Paint-out - May 22, 23, 24th. More info: ashcroftpleinair@gmail.com Public Show & Sale May 24th.

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Immediate suspension

March 20 at 11:30 pm Traffic Services stopped a pickup truck at a roadcheck on Hwy 97C by the bridge. The officer detected an odour of liquor on the driver’s breath and used a roadside screening device to obtain breath samples. The device registered a Warn and the 59 year old Ashcroft man was given a three day driving suspension. A family member was called to come and pick him up.

Bus passenger arrested

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March 21 at 9:50 pm Traffic Services stopped a vehicle on Hwy 99 while conducting a road check. The driver had no license and showed signs of impairment. The officer used a roadside screening device to obtain breath samples. The device registered a Warn and the 31 year old Kelowna man was given a three-day driving suspension. His vehicle was impounded.

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March 21 at 10:15 pm officers stopped a 2002 Chev Impala while conducting a road check on Hwy 99 near Hwy 97. The driver was prohibited and was travelling with his wife and their four children. The 31 year old Lillooet man explained that his wife had driven a long distance and was tired so he took over driving so they could get home. He was arrested and charged with driving while prohibited. His wife was allowed to continue driving the family to Lillooet. See Police on p. 14

Important Notice to Resource Road Users A province wide, safety-oriented project is underway to standardize twoway radio communications on forest service roads and some resource roads. This project includes standardized signage, new dedicated resource road radio channels and standardized call procedures. The Thompson Rivers Forest District, along with other districts in the Southern and Northern Interior, will begin implementing new resource road radio channels commencing on May 4, 2015. Districts on the Coast and in the Cariboo have already transitioned or are currently transitioning. Forest industry workers and other road users using mobile radios must have their radios reprogrammed to incorporate the new resource road channels. It is recommended that road users retain current radio frequencies until they are sure they are no longer required. New signs posted on local resource roads indicate which radio channel to use and the calling interval, with drivers required to indicate their direction of travel and their vehicle type. Drivers using mobile radios must call according to the posted channels and call protocols. All road users are reminded that forest service roads are not radiocontrolled, but radio-assisted. All users should drive safely and according to road and weather conditions. It is strongly recommended that all resource road users exercise additional caution during this transition period. Local resource road safety committees have worked together to implement these changes. More information (including radio communications protocols, radio channels, maps and standardized signs) is available online at: www.for.gov.bc.ca/hth/engineering/Road_Radio_Project.htm If you have questions about this project, please contact the Thompson Rivers Forest District Office (Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations) at (250) 371-6500, the website above, or Industry Canada at 1 800 667-3780.

OUR HEALTH MATTERS Wellness and Health Action Coalition

Alice Durksen

WHAC has a new online presence The WHAC group continues to work on your behalf to improve the health care situation in Ashcroft and surrounding areas. Since our last report the committee held meetings on Feb 16 and March 16. Some of the things we have been working on: We have rewritten our posting to attract health care workers to more closely reflect our local area. Currently this posting is listed on six professional web sites. We are establishing a membership as our ongoing record of who is supporting WHAC. This is important in achieving our goals of both stabilizing and increasing health services for our area. The fee is small only $5 to become a supporting member - $2 goes to Community Resources Society, our supporting charity, and $3 goes towards our expenses as we have no other funding. We are grateful to the Village of Ashcroft for providing the downstairs meeting room for our monthly Monday meetings and to Interior Health for allowing us to use the Ashcroft Hospital board room when we have the opportunity to meet with IH staff on site or via their video and phone conferencing systems. Our new website at whac-chb.ca is up and running. Thanks to Jim Mertel, a new arrival in Ashcroft and a new WHAC member, for volunteering his expertise to set it up. You will find not only local health information, but also links to local Village sites, community resources listing, a monthly calendar of local activities and information regarding community resources. Check it out! Shirley, David, Ron, Fran and Alice attended the Health and Education Fair presented by Bonaparte Indian Band in Cache Creek on Feb. 19. It was an exciting event and the children and teens who attended learned a lot about health care careers and we learned of many health activities that are available in our area. We did appreciate working together with those who took part. UPDATE ON ACTION PLAN: Ron reported on his continued pursuit of understanding IHA and indicated that MLA Jackie Tegart’s office has been assisting. Ron, Shirley, David and Ashcroft Mayor, Jack Jeyes met with MLA Tegart on March 18 to update her and seek additional assistance and guidance. Ron and Fran visited with EMS staff in Clinton to determine if EMS staff could be more involved in other health-care related matters. David and Alice have been occupied with physician retention and recruitment, and in solving the issue that our clinic is no longer listed in the phone book. Fridge magnets are being pursued as a solution, and IHA staff are helping bring this to reality. The clinic is placing an ad in The Connector phone book. Marilyn is progressing with a listing of all organizations and agencies involved in mental health and has interviewed a nurse practitioner to better understand that opportunity. Join us to help us reach the goal of more effective health care in this area. If you have ideas or questions check our website and leave a comment or click on the “contact us” section. NEXT MEETING: April 20, 2-4pm, Ashcroft Village meeting room

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Civil forfeitures aid education programs One organization in Lillooet and one in Lytton have received funding totalling $22,380 from the province’s civil forfeiture program toward combating violence against women. “These programs are essential for educating all residents about the far-reaching effects of violence against women,” Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart said. “Education is key, because the more people know, the better equipped they will be to prevent it.” In Lillooet, a grant of $17,380 will go to the Xaxli’p First Nation’s program, Giving a Strong Voice to Aboriginal Women. The program supports a three-day workshop by a Certified Traditional Healer specializing in supporting women who have experienced domestic violence. The goal is to empower women and help them heal and rebuild from violence. In Lytton, a $5,000 grant will go to the Nlha’7kampx Child and Family Services Society’s Community Awareness Training on Violence. The program educates front-line service providers of the local First Nations bands on how violence against women impacts women, children, family and extended family through a twoday seminar on recognizing signs of abuse and how to support women who experience violence. This year, the priority focus for civil forfeiture proceeds is on initiatives about violence against women, through the Violence Free BC initiative, as it will be in years to come. Other areas where funding was made available included serving victims through restorative justice, community and youth crime prevention, and police training and equipment. Since the civil forfeiture program became active, it has returned approximately $15 million from successful forfeiture actions to crime prevention and victims programs in B.C. Submitted

Dusting off those retail skills The weekend’s Spring Into Action home-based business fair in the Cache Creek Community Hall brought out an assortment of local vendors and potential customers.

Club asks Council for Evans Road walkway No one doubts that Evans Road is becoming less safe for pedestrians as truck traffic increases. The only doubt is that there may not be enough room to add a paved pathway next to the current road. “Four feet wide would be perfect,” said Wayne Little to Council on behalf of the Desert Hills Tri Club. He said more Tri Club members are going to Kamloops to use their facilities to train as Ashcroft loses more of theirs. He added that they have almost 400 signatures on a petition calling for a paved walkway.

Many club members also use the Cache Creek pool park, which has a paved walking trail around the perimeter, as well as public exercise stations. “It’s our go-to place.” He said club members feel there is more than enough room on the other side of the cement no posts along the river. “There are areas where the width wouldn’t be an issue, but there are many areas right on the edge,” said Coun. Al Mertens. “There’s a lot of planning that needs to be done. The most room for a pathway is at the far end - would it be acceptable just to do it at the end by the slough?” Little said most of the people using Evans Rd. want to be able to walk from the old fire station to the slough, so just putting a short track near the slough would defeat the purpose. He asked about the rumours that the slough was going to be closed to the public. It’s Ashcroft Terminal’s property,” between the road and the tracks, said Mayor Jack Jeyes. He said the road may also encroach on some of CP’s right of way at various points. Council didn’t say it couldn’t be done, but they were skeptical. Coun. Al Mertens asked the group to dig up some technical information on how much land is available for a pathway there.

Looking forward to scenes of Ashcroft Winding Rivers Arts and Performance Society (WRAPS) president Barbara Roden (left) accepts a donation from Royal LePage realtor Hedda Hall (right) to help with the costs of this year’s third annual Plein Air May 22-24 in Ashcroft.

Wayne Little makes a presentation to Ashcroft Council for a paved walking trail along Evans Rd.

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Never an excuse for road rage My dad was an excellent driver. He was a professional driver, hauling cars across country for Chrysler and independently, driving trucks for almost 30 years. Before that he drove a cab. He taught my brothers and I to drive, both automatic and standard. Every Sunday morning he and I would head out for lessons, driving up and down the county roads that connected Windsor with the surrounding towns and townships. It wasn’t just a driving lesson - it was history lessons, geography lessons and lots of well-spent time with dad, who was born and raised there and had a million stories to tell about every square mile of local roads. Learning to drive was fun. He was always calm and gentle in his corrections. He taught us to stop for pedestrians, watch for animals, be courteous always, use your seat belt (before it was law) and never be in a rush. I hope that I learned that last part especially, although I know there are times when I’m overcome with impatience on the road. It seems that, for a lot of drivers, impatience behind the wheel - coupled with aggression - is the way they drive. Doesn’t it always seem worse in the summer? Most drivers are pretty considerate during the Winter - perhaps because the tricky road conditions force them to be. But come Spring and Summer, look out! The highways become riskier than they did in the snow. Road rage and discourtesy are just indications of a larger problem. Aggression and violence are growing and spreading throughout the world, and the world seems to have become more tolerant of them. I often wonder what’s fueling it. Is there a single cause - maybe a parenting factor or environmental toxin in our food or in the air - or is it simply our genetic makeup that keeps us moving forward and changing? No two ways about it, the human race is constantly changing, and not always in the direction we think it should. I can accept that “my way” isn’t always the way it should be, but aggression and impatience on the road is never acceptable.

A COUPLE OF CUTE KIDS at Horstings Farm Market just north of Cache Creek VICTORIA – The B.C. government has made its most significant moves in decades to address the needs of some of the province’s poorest people. The largest financial commitment is for a new program to help single parents escape from the welfare trap. There are 16,000 single parents in B.C. receiving provincial income assistance or disability payments, most of them women. Even if they could find an entry-level job, it wouldn’t pay enough to cover the child care they would need to go to work. Worst of all, the current system requires that if they enrol in training, they lose their income assistance, including dental and extended medical care for themselves and their children. That is the welfare trap, one of the most perverse government policies to have survived into our supposedly enlightened modern era. The new program takes effect in September. It will not only continue income assistance payments when single parents enrol in skills training, it promises to cover their child care and transportation costs for an approved training program of up to one year. Medical and child care costs will then be covered for up to a year after training, to allow a transition to employment. Approved training means training for jobs that are identified as in demand, requiring high school and occupation-specific training that can be

built around a philosophy that welfare is a temporary last resort, to be withdrawn as soon as some other source of income is identified. That is a valid if unfashionable position to take on behalf of working taxpayers who pay for all this, but it Tom Fletcher only makes sense if the income astfletcher@blackpress.ca sistance recipient has a realistic option. For those who are already in the entry-level job market, the minimum wage goes up 20 cents an hour in September, from $10.25 to completed in a year or less. They in$10.45. This is the beginning of an anclude retail sales, general office work nual review that will tie the wage to the and assistance jobs in health services. consumer price index. Another overdue policy change is A paltry sum, to be sure, but anyto double the allowable earnings for all one who still thinks jacking the minincome assistance recipients from $200 imum wage up to $15 an hour is a to $400 a month. This gives people a magic solution that won’t cost some chance to improve their circumstances entry-level jobs is clinging to a socialby taking whatever part-time or casual ist dream world. work they can manage, without having • I have been contacted by severthat little income cut from their already al low-income seniors who read my remeagre welfare cheques. cent column on B.C.’s Seniors’ AdvoAnd then there was the recent decate. They were asking where to find cision to end the claw-back of parentout if they are eligible for support proal child support payments from income grams such as the SAFER rent subsidy, assistance payments. assistance for Medical Services Plan The province has for many years premiums, property tax deferment and run a costly child maintenance engrants to help with home modifications forcement program to track down (mostly) deadbeat dads and force them for disabilities. I apologize for this oversight. One to pay at least a token amount to supplace to start is the Seniors’ Advocate port their children. Now when they pay toll-free information line, 1-877-952child support to a single parent on in3181, weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. come assistance, they will at least have the satisfaction of knowing the chilTom Fletcher is legislature reporter dren actually receive the extra benefit. and columnist for Black Press. These harsh, historic policies were

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Doctors in nearby communities Dear Editor In a letter published in last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Journal (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Other towns getting doctorsâ&#x20AC;?), Esther Darlington MacDonald wrote that â&#x20AC;&#x153;there are four doctors in Lytton, and four doctors in Lillooet. What have these communities got that Ashcroft doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have? There is obviously more savvy in Lillooet and Lytton than there is here.â&#x20AC;? This does not quite tell the whole story. As of March 20, 2015 Lytton has two doctors, who work on a one week on, one week off basis. This number will increase to three doctors on April 1, when the rotation for each doctor will become one week on, two weeks off. There is never more than one doctor on duty in Lytton in a given week, handling bot the clinic and any emergencies. Lillooet currently has five doctors, with either two or three of them â&#x20AC;&#x153;on dutyâ&#x20AC;? on a given day. The doctor situation in Ashcroft is indeed a matter for concern, as it is in many towns throughout the province. However, using erroneous information, and then stating that other communities are therefore â&#x20AC;&#x153;savvierâ&#x20AC;?, does not help the situation, and does a disservice to the efforts of the members of the Wellness and Health Action Coalition

who are working hard to improve our situation. Barbara Roden Ashcroft

Landfill looks like a dump these days Dear Editor Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve bit my tongue for so long, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve bit it almost through; I would rather hand out roses, Than throw a bunch of thorns. When we first came to the area a few years ago, part of our job was garbage pick up. No big deal. It is a job that comes with our job. Taking it to the dump was easy. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s free too! A blessing for so many of us. It was clean for a dump but it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t anymore. We see pictures of wildlife with plastics of different kinds wrapped around the body or stuck in some fashion on them. Disabling them to the point of starvation or deformities. Sad to see. With the winds we have been having there has been an abundance of litter blowing around. You look up towards the dump and you can see it in the trees, hanging on the sagebrush, etc. In places it shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be. If you have to go right up to the dump site, it is far worse! It is down right disgusting. Has everything been â&#x20AC;&#x153;budget cutâ&#x20AC;? so much that this has to hap-

pen? Why was it clean before and so bad now? Is there not a clean up crew? M. Davis Ashcroft

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Campaign spending consultation Apr. 1 Dear Editor As part of its consultation process on Limits on Campaign Spending by Candidates and third party advertisers during local elections, the Special Committee on Local Elections Expense Limits will be visiting the community of Kamloops on Wednesday, April 1 and will be meeting in Salon A, Holiday Inn and Suites at 675 Tranquille Road from 4-7 pm. There are still presentation times available. In order to reserve a presentation time, please contact the office at 260 356-2933, or toll-free in BC at 1 877 428-8337 at the earliest opportunity. A conference call option is available should you have difficulty attending the hearing in person. Further information on the work of the Committee is available on the Committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at www.leg. bc.ca/cmt/leel/index.asp The public is also invited to participate in the public consultation process by making a written submission to the Committee, including by responding to an online survey. Jackie Tegart, MLA Fraser-Nicola

PUBLIC NOTICE GARBAGE COLLECTION Due to the Good Friday Holiday, garbage pick up normally scheduled for Friday, April 3rd, will be collected on Thursday, April 2nd, 2015.

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What is the Walhachin Community Water System Commutation Process about? Each property owner within the Walhachin Community Water System Service Area must pay an annual Parcel Tax to pay off the cost of recent water service upgrades. The Walhachin Community Water System Commutation Process allows property owners to make a single, one-time payment or have an annual amount added to their property tax for 20 years.

Who should attend the meeting? Property owners within the water service area who are interested in learning more about the commutation process and how it may benefit them.

What is the meeting about? A Public Information Meeting will be held to provide further information, answer questions and determine if there is an interest from Walhahin property owners to participate in the commutation process.

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Last year, the Canadian Cancer Society was able to fund $45 million dollars in world-class research to fight all cancers and help more than 85,000 Canadians through its information and support services. The Society also funds cancer prevention work so fewer Canadians are diagnosed in the first place. Of the five different regions in the BC/ Yukon Division of the Canadian Cancer SoNo pain was involved as Ashcroft Mayor Jack Jeyes was pinned by Ina ciety, the Southern InGory and Maria Russell Martin to kick off the Canadian Cancer Society terior Region is the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Buy a Daffodil Pinâ&#x20AC;? Campaign. Boxes will be out for the month of April at largest user of the filocal businesses in Ashcroft and Cache Creek. nancial support program. Since SeptemFor the Canadian Cancer Society, the daffober 2010, over 1,500 clients have been approved dil is more than a simple flower. for a total of over $700,000 in funding. This bright and hopeful symbol shows â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our region is the biggest user of the finanpeople living with cancer that they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have cial support program for several reasons,â&#x20AC;? exto face cancer alone, and that we wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give up plains Wray. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re very geographically disuntil we have achieved our vision of a world persed and patients often have to travel long where no Canadian fears cancer. During April â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Daffodil Month â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Canadian Cancer Soci- distances for cancer treatment in Kelowna or ety asks all Canadians to buy a daffodil pin and Vancouver. For example, a patient in Cranbrook wear it to show their support for those living might need specialized treatment that they can only get in Vancouver. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 958 kilometres with cancer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We celebrate the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;power of the flowerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; with limited low-cost transportation options all year round â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but April is really our time to and barriers such as mountain passes and winshine!â&#x20AC;? says Lynnette Wray, Financial Support ter weather.â&#x20AC;? The daffodil pin will be available by donaProgram Team Lead for the Canadian Cancer tion at various businesses in Ashcroft and Cache Society in the Southern Interior Region. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When Creek throughout April, including the Ashcroft loved ones are diagnosed with cancer, we often Bakery & Coffee Shop, the Husky House Reswant to do something to help or honour them. taurant and BC Liquor stores. This April, we want people to know that there is Submitted something they can do.â&#x20AC;?

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Each property owner within the Spences Bridge Community Water System Service Area must pay an annual Parcel Tax to pay off the cost of recent water service upgrades. The Spences Bridge Community Water System Commutation Process allows property owners to make a single, one-time payment or have an annual amount added to their property tax for 20 years.

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Daffodil Tea

The Clinton Seniors Association held their Annual Daffodil Tea on Wednesday, March 18 in the Clinton Memorial Hall. In addition to the lovely strawberry shortcake there was a bake table as well as a table where one could purchase cut daffodils and/or potted mini-daffodils. There was a very good turnout with 140 servings of cake enjoyed by those who attended as well as 40 deliveries to businesses or individuals who could not attend. The door prize was won by Christine Rivett, and Laurie Harrison won the guessing game. April is Daffodil Month and the Cancer Society has initiated a ‘Pin your Mayor’ campaign to kick off the month. Mayor Jim Rivett was ‘pinned’ at the Daffodil Tea. The goal of the Cancer Society is to increase the survival rate of cancer patients.

Village of Cache Creek 250-457-6237

The Village of Cache Creek is accepting applications for the following seasonal aquatic positions: POSITION: PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Clinton CiB Making a Difference

As you enter the Village of Clinton, whether from the north or south, you may notice a difference. The entrance signs now have solar lights to show the travelling public where they are when driving into Clinton at night. The signs were installed by Fleinco Construction thanks to a BC Hydro Community Donation that was applied for by the Clinton CiB Committee.

Seedy Sunday Planned

The Clinton Communities in Bloom Committee is making plans for their annual Seedy Sunday for April 12.

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There will be seeds and plants for sale and to trade, information displays on a number of topics, garden related items for sale, and seed cleaning. If you have seeds that need cleaning (peas, beans, corn, etc.) please bring them along and see how the winnower separates the chaff from the seeds. A lunch of soup and bun will be available and there will be a kids activity area set up. Bring the family and get a good start to the gardening season. For information or to book a table (at no charge) please contact Susan Swan at 250-459-2224 during regular business hours or email sscountrysquire@ gmail.com

Thompson Cariboo Minor Hockey Association

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WAGE: REQUIRED:

$20.57 Per Hour May to September

POSITION:

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PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Yvette May of the Seniors Association ‘pinned’ Mayor Jim Rivett with a Daffodil Pin at the Daffodil Tea on March 18.

HEAD LIFEGUARD/INSTRUCTOR

National Lifesaving Service, Red Cross Water Safety Instructor’s Awards. Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Certificate. Minimum 2 years Experience as Lifeguard.

WAGE: REQUIRED:

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PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

National Lifesaving Service, Red Cross Water Safety Instructor’s Awards. Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Certificate.

WAGE: REQUIRED:

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POSITION:

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PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: WAGE: REQUIRED:

National Lifesaving Service Award or Bronze Cross Award. Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Certificate. $13.01 Per Hour May to September

Applications must be received by 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 10, 2015 as follows: Copies of all current qualifications MUST be included with your application. Mail or In Person:

Or Email: Or Fax:

Village of Cache Creek 1389 Quartz Road P.O. Box 7 Cache Creek, BC V0K 1H0 admin@cachecreek.info 250-457-9192

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2015/16 Hockey Registration Mon. April 13th ~ 5:30 - 7:30 at the Ashcroft Elementary School Library Mon. May 4th ~ 5:30 - 6:30 at the Cache Creek Elementary School Mon. June 1st ~ 5:30 - 7:30 at the Ashcroft Elementary School Library *All registrations after this date will incur a $50 late fee! Registration forms will be available or if you prefer you can go to our website and print off the registration forms including the Parent Code of Conduct, Medical forms and the welcome letter. www.thompsoncariboominorhockey.com Registration fees must be paid at the time of registration. Post-dated checks for October 1, 2015 are preferable. For complete details, please read the Welcome Letter listed under forms on our website.

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Left: TCMHA President Lewis Kinvig, TCMHA Concession Manager Celine Adamson and TCMHA Secretary Diana Hoggard. Thompson Cariboo Minor Hockey Association awarded this year’s Doug Klages Memorial Volunteer of the Year award to Celine Adamson at the 201415 Hockey Awards Banquet in recognition of her ongoing dedication to the TCMHA. Below: Coach Lewis Kinvig with Gary Gross who completed the first year of The First Shift hockey Program. Bottom: Coach Allison Hunter and Honey Saul from the Initiation Team.

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Watching people’s lives transform as a result of regular strength training exercises is a privilege and a joy. Seniors from Ashcroft and Cache Creek have been taking charge of their health and many have transformed from a life of pain, pills, and limitations to active lives filled doing the things they want to do. One Senior, because of pain, thought it may be time to resolve that the things she once enjoyed were a thing of the past. However, after a few months of regular strength training, she was not only gardening and riding her horse again, she was also able to run! This is not an isolated story, there are many others like it. It is said that 20 per cent of chronic illness is dependent on genetics while 80 per cent is a result of a healthy way of life. So, if we can do something about chronic illness and our quality of life, let’s follow the example of Seniors in our area and make regular exercise including strength training a part of daily life.

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... Past, Present & Beyond Life on Ashcroft’s main street: The ill-fated Cargile Hotel There was once a time when Railway Avenue in any one adjective could be used to deAshcroft boasted three hotels, built to cater to the scribe the Cargile, “ill-fated” would be at steady stream of travelers the top of the list, closely folheading north. lowed by “unlucky”, with “unAshcroft was the last stafortunate” (and maybe even tion on the Canadian Pacific “cursed”) not far behind. line before the railroad made The hotel was the braina sharp turn and headed east, child of early settler William so anyone wanting to travCargile, who took over the runel north disembarked here. ning of Hat Creek Ranch in In anticipation of this influx 1881 (many maps of the provof business, John Barnes ince still designate that area who owned the land through as “Carguile” or “Carquile”, which the CPR would run a misspelling of Cargile’s sur- built the Thompson Rivname). He had come to the re- The Cargile Hotel, to the right of the square-fronted white building er Hotel before the townsite gion from Yale, and in 1887 ar- at centre, might be Ashcroft’s most unlucky building. The Credit GOLDEN COUNTRY had even been surveyed. ranged for an existing hotel in Union currently occupies the site. BARBARA RODEN He situated his hotel near fen’s sewing machine, which was rescued by one of that town to be dismantled and where he thought the railway shipped by rail to Ashcroft, where it would the men fighting the fire). would build its tracks, near to William Cargile rebuilt the hotel, and all was be re-erected. It had worked for the Thompwhere the River Inn is today, and was probably some- son River Hotel, after all; what could go wrong? well until 1892, when the hotel once more burned what dismayed when the CPR put the tracks - and the This was in March of 1887; and as Ashcroft resi- to the ground, this time with the loss of one person, station and depot - at some distance from his hotel. dents know, the March winds here can be a fierce a man named Thomas Walker. The Cargile was reNothing daunted, he dismantled the Thompson thing indeed. This is especially true during an un- built again, presumably on the basis that “the fourth River Hotel and moved it to a site on Railway Av- usually warm March, when hot air accumulates time’s the charm”. Either that, or William Cargile enue opposite the station, so that it was the first thing in the valley during the day and begins to rise dur- was an incredibly determined man, one who wasn’t anyone arriving in town would see. It was renamed ing the evening, allowing cooler air to rush in to fill going to let wind or fire get in his way. Even he, howthe Ashcroft Hotel, once the new town had settled on the vacuum, creating windstorms in the process. ever, could not keep going forever, and in 1894 he a name, and there are doubtless many readers who When the hotel pieces arrived, workmen began as- died; he lies buried in the Ashcroft cemetery, half-acan remember its second incarnation (the origin- sembling them, in a process that must have looked mile from the hotel that he managed to keep going al hotel burned down in the 1916 fire) on the site of like putting together a 3-D jigsaw puzzle; but they despite a string of disasters that would have discourwhere the Post Office now stands (the rebuilt Ash- hadn’t quite got round to nailing things in place when aged many another person. croft Hotel burned down in 1974). The Cargile Hotel continued for another 22 years the wind struck, knocking the entire structure down A second hotel, called the Cariboo Exchange, like a house of cards. The Inland Sentinel news- after his death. A Mr. Nelson took it over, and doubtwas built at the corner of 3rd and Railway, and at paper (Kamloops) reported the incident in a remark- less did the best he could, but the hotel was never some point in the 1890s another hotel was built dir- ably matter-of-fact way, stating simply that “Mr. Car- as popular as the Ashcroft or the Central, and only ectly beside it, with the two buildings merging under gile’s new hotel was blown down by a gust of wind seems to have been full when a special event brought the name of the Grand Central Hotel. It, too, burned last week.” larger than usual crowds to town. down in the 1916 fire, but was rebuilt, and still stands In 1916 the same fire that destroyed the town’s The whole process began again, and this time the today. hotel was put together without further mishap. By other two hotels also laid waste to the Cargile; but R.D. Cumming, the editor and owner of The July 1887 the Cargile Hotel was ready to go. Mrs. while the Ashcroft and the Central were eventually Journal from 1912 to 1938, referred to these two ho- Steffen, the wife of a CP railway employee in town, rebuilt, there was to be no such resurrection for the tels as the “Best” (the Ashcroft) and the “Next Best” said that the hotel was “expensively furnished and Cargile, no phoenix-like springing from the ashes. It (the Grand Central) hotels in some of his humorous with a good stock of liquor”. She was in a position to had clung to life for more than three decades, but fire “Skookum Chuck Fables”. He fails to mention the know, for she and her husband were two of the first was its eventual undoing. The Central Hotel lives on third hotel, however (the “Least Best”?), which was guests when the Cargile opened for business. Not for in fact; the Ashcroft Hotel lives on in memory; and the Cargile Hotel, located where the Credit Union long, however. In August 1887 a fire started in the the Cargile Hotel lives on in the dusty annals of hisnow stands. hotel’s kitchen, and the entire structure burned to the tory, a part of Ashcroft’s early days that is no more. Cumming’s reticence is probably justified, for if ground, with almost nothing saved (except Mrs. Stef-

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Always open to suggestions for more activities We had a very select lunch she was growing up she moved around and meeting on March 19 with in Greater Vancouver and to Vancouver only 12 members present, but it Island. On finishing High School, she Ashcroft-Cache Creek Seniors was very harmonious and prostudied Psychiatric Nursing at Essonductive. dale, and then for the next 29 years she Joyce West Alice Durksen updated us was employed in various nursing posabout the Wellness and Health learning about public speaking - any- itions at Woodlands School. Action Coalitionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plans to get us better thing goes! Would you support this In 1963, she met a young man medical services. They are advertising and do you think it would work for us? called Paul from Brieux, Saskatchand spreading the news, both here and What would you like to see happening ewan. His family moved to New Westabroad, searching for doctors to come at the Centre? minster, where they put down roots. here. We are all keeping our fingers Donna and Paul married in1964 and The meeting closed with a surprise crossed that they are successful. visit from Steve Rice who gave us an now, 50 years on, they have two sons, Reports from all our other activities informative rundown on his work as four grandsons and a granddaughter. show a steady or even slowly grow- a TNRD director, and the things he Donna and Paul lived in Surrey ing turnout. The bus trip to Anglemont hopes to achieve. He gave us informa- while their children were at school. is still on, but would be more definite tion about the demolition of the Bridge Later, they moved to Qualicum Bay with one or two more names on the list. and even managed to find some buyers with thoughts of retiring there later on, Drop in and add yours for a most enjoy- of the ingenious memorabilia of the old but after 11 years, a combination of able day out, with an extremely humor- bridge! What a salesman he is - long rain and arthritis led the two of them to ous presentation when you get there! may he continue as a voice for our area. look for drier climes elsewhere. They Our â&#x20AC;&#x153;kitchen bossâ&#x20AC;? Nola has taken The next monthly meeting will be looked for a place where they thought some time off due to illness, just like on April 14. Potluck lunch and visit- they could be healthy and happy, and our Bingo lady, Barb. We wish them ing at noon and meeting at 1pm. Please in 2004 they found it here, in Cache both a speedy return to good health and mark it on your calendar in big red let- Creek, where they are happy to say, comfort. Their absence has made us ters, and attend if you possibly can. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We enjoy the people and the climate more aware now of much we depend Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve often heard it said that a good here, and here we stay!â&#x20AC;? on our members to volunteer for jobs. secretary is as good as her/his weight You can meet Donna and Paul When the pressgangs used to roam the in gold to any company, organization most Tuesdays and Fridays when streets to sweep up men to serve in the or club, and that she/he is what keeps Donna Carpet Bowls, and after about navy, the saying was, â&#x20AC;&#x153;One volunteer is the wheels turning smoothly. We are 2pm both of them can be found playworth more than 10 pressed menâ&#x20AC;? and it very fortunate in our secretary, Donna ing games of Wizard and enjoying the still rings true today. To keep our â&#x20AC;&#x153;ves- Tetrault. Like many of our members, company. Drop in and say â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hello!â&#x20AC;? selâ&#x20AC;? -group - afloat, we need our mem- she was born in Vancouver and while bers more than ever. Elections are coming up in May for the THOMPSON-NICOLA REGIONAL DISTRICT positions of President, Vice-President, SecNEW Bylaw Notice & Dispute Adjudication retary and Treasurer. Candidates for these positions must, acWhat is the TNRD Bylaw Notice Dispute Adjudication System about? cording to our ConThe new Notice Enforcement Bylaw sets out the penalties and the period for stitution and By-laws, paying or disputing Bylaw Notices received for violating the provisions of the have attended five campground, building regulations, unsightly premises, dangerous dogs, zoning, monthly meetings solid waste, noise control and water system regulations bylaws. The bylaw also since last May. Howallows for a dispute adjudication system to resolve disputes in relation to issued ever, there are many Bylaw Notices. 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This past Sunday I went to my little film studio to write. As soon as I pulled into the parking lot and saw the van belonging to one of the neighbouring business owners, I knew what I’d be greeted with when I opened the doors: his loud music coming through the walls. I fired up my computer, put some lunch in the microwave and reluctantly went over to knock on the locked door of his store which was closed for the day. When he opened it I asked if he would please turn the volume down. This wasn’t the first time I’d made this request. “Let me hear how loud it is,” he scoffed in disbelief. “Because it’s not loud in here.”

ON A BRIGHTER NOTE LORI WELBOURNE loriwelbourne.com I completely disagreed but I didn’t want to argue and led him next door to my studio. I again tried to explain that one of the reasons I rent this office space is so I have a quiet place to escape my rowdy house of kids, dogs and distractions. “This isn’t loud at all,” he declared, when we reached my desk. “Granted, I am hard of hearing.”

“I’m not hard of hearing,” I said. “And even with earplugs in I can still hear it.” He rolled his eyes at my predicament. I then asked him to consider wearing headphones if he wanted to listen to his songs at such a high volume. “Why should I?” he asked. “I’m working and this is my day off.” I told him I was working as well, and this wasn’t my day off and I was unable to concentrate with the muffled sounds of his booming stereo and heavy bass notes coming through the wall. He said I was just going to have to live with it because he wasn’t turning it down and recommended I wear earplugs. I repeated that I’d already tried

that and if he didn’t stop invading my space I’d complain to the landlord. He laughed. “I can hear your microwave,” he said walking up to it. ”That’s louder than my music. I’m going to complain that your microwave is too loud.” Annoyed by the large man’s intimidation method of close-talking and blatant condescension I told him to leave. He walked out shaking his head, remarking on how I was just embarrassing myself. “You realize you’re being ridiculous, right?” he asked as he opened the door. A couple of hours later he came by to say he’d changed the position of his speakers away from my wall but turned the volume and bass up and asked if it was any worse. I told him it was at the same intrusive level of noise and I remained unable to concentrate on writing. “Well, this is your problem not mine,” he said dismissively.

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“You’ll have to rent a place in the mountains if you want something quiet.” When I told him I didn’t wish to fight he said of course I didn’t because I would just be embarrassing myself if I complained. I informed him that I’d already emailed the landlord. “You must be really embarrassed you did that,” he said. I was not. Without stating his business or my location, I had also shared the experience on Facebook and quickly received a vast array of possible solutions. Among many, I was encouraged to order food from every take out place in town to be delivered to his address; take a ham-

mer over and shut his stereo off myself; and allow a group of my biggest, strongest male friends to show up at his store and inspire him to be more polite. None of that was my style, but I liked the strategy several people recommended: turning my stereo towards his wall and playing on repeat “The Bird is the Word,” “Let it Go,” or one of the other funny songs mentioned. “Crank it full blast and then leave,” one friend advised. More suggestions followed and after tolerating the situation all day until he was gone, I read a comment proposing I find the breaker box because every box has a

main breaker. Bingo. Why hadn’t I thought of that? Our two spaces used to be undivided years prior, so the control panel in my studio actually controls the electricity in his store as well. Apparently I have more than one option to turn what my disrespectful, arrogant and very noisy neighbour insisted was my problem alone into his problem as well. Hopefully he learns to be a considerate person so I don’t have to try any of them out. He was certainly right about one thing. I am embarrassed - for him. Lori Welbourne is a syndicated columnist. She can be contacted at LoriWelbourne.com

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Patrick Kilroy - the bullying Butcher of Lytton by Esther Darlington MacDonald Many colourful characters emerge from the history of the Fraser and Thompson canyons in the 1870’s and 1880’s. The pictures painted of the people and the hamlets of that era are, frankly, not terribly flattering. Today’s neat and tidy streets and avenues in Lytton, as well as Yale, might well be unsettled to know that their habitats were once, far less so. In fact, they were described as downright ‘rotten’ by the Reverend G.M. Grant in his book, Ocean to Ocean: Sandford Fleming’s Expedition Through Canada 1872. The only exception was the Globe Hotel in Lytton, a veritable beacon of comfort and fine cuisine amid the squalor of huts, unpainted and not even white washed. Louis Hautier was a Belgian, born in July 1822. He arrived in California in 1855, married there, and moved to Victoria in the spring of 1859, after gold was discovered on the Fraser River. He soon realized that the establishment of a hotel in Lytton might well prove a good business venture. Leaving his pregnant wife in Victoria, he made the arduous trip to Lytton. It didn’t seem to matter to Hautier that the surrounding temporary shacks, huts and tents occupied by the gold seekers would scarcely qualify as permanent residents. But his impeccable appreciation of quality, along with a spirit that must have been indomitable, set him about having the hotel built, and built in the best possible taste. Sandford Fleming’s Expedition Through Canada in 1872 made reference to the Globe Hotel described as a ‘hostelry’. The group stayed overnight at Cornwalls (Ashcroft Manor), and proceeded through rain, gusty winds and hillsides of rock where the only route was over narrow ledges that Simon Fraser had described as ‘death

defying’ only a few years earlier. Towards the end of the day, the expedition finally approached the village at the junction of the Thompson and Fraser Rivers. Though the outside of the ‘house’ (hotel) did not look at all promising, they were amazed by the change inside. In the dining room, Mr. Hautier and his pretty wife had comfortable rooms available, and the company dined sumptuously on petit gout de mouton, ‘with fixings’. The clientele of the Hotel however, was a different proposition. ‘Dirty, drunken’ miners prevailed, calling out invitations for the guests to partake of claret, champagne, brandy, whatever their weary harts desired. They were advised to ‘Go through the form so as not to give offence’. A very big Irish man named Patrick Kilroy, a butcher, became a thorn in the side of Hautier. One day, Hautier heard something about himself and his family attributed to Kilroy, that had the hotel man approach the big burly man, with a revolver in the pocket of his jacket. He took a strong ‘cudgel’ in hand, and approached the butcher. Kilroy was standing in the doorway of his shop. Hautier described the slanderer ‘in plain language’, and shook his stick at Kilroy to emphasize his remarks. The butcher, more than a ‘bit of a bully’ did not appreciate the manner and the shaking stick of this puny little man who had dared to approach him. He was accustomed to saying anything he wished to say about anybody passing, however disparaging. The facts did not interest the butcher if it entertained others and made a good story. With stick in his left hand, and his right hand on his revolver in the pocket of his jacket, Hautier tilted the revolver and fired. The bullet struck a glancing blow off Kilroy’s forehead. The over 200 pound butcher fell heavily to the ground, blood streaming from his head,

and blackened by powder from the gun. The only witness to the incident was a man named Shal-lou. A number of people, attracted to the explosion of the revolver, arrived on the scene. They ran to Kilroy’s assistance and took him to a doctor. Meanwhile, the pistol remained in the pocket of Hautier’s jacket. The butcher was known to be ‘tight fisted’ with his money and Dr. McInnes refused to treat Kilroy unless he was paid. Bill McWha, the proprietor of the Lytton Hotel, offered to pay the doctor. Knowing McWha to be a ‘man of his word’, the doctor proceeded to clean and dress the wound, which, in the end left no scar on Kilroy’s forehead. McWha was dismayed to be charged $300 by the doctor, a goodly sum in those days. Nevertheless, he paid. Kilroy then made a complaint against Hautier, and the hotel man was committed to trial at the assizes held in Yale. Shal-lou was the star witness. Now Kilroy had had ‘many conversations with the witness’ and would give him all the meat he wanted in the belief that Shal-lou would testify to Kilroy’s credit. He hired A. Rocke Robertson to be his counsel. Judge Mathew Begbie officiated. Shal-lou told what he had seen in a straightforward manner. All the bribes and blandishments of Kilroy had failed to make him tell ‘nothing but the truth’. He told the court of the vicious attack Kilroy had made on Hautier, and that the hotel man had shot Kilroy in self defence. The fact was, that Kilroy had wrested the stick out of Hautier’s hand and had hit the hotel man with it. Judge Begbie asked Kilroy if he had done so, and the butcher hedged and would not say. Impatient with the evasions, Begbie threatened to lay a contempt of court charge against him. Kilroy was ordered to be locked up for six hours, and Hautier was acquitted. See KILROY on p. 14

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ApparentIf there is a moral to this tale, ly, when Kilroy it probably lies in the danger of utdied, he left a small estate. In 1869, tering slander. Not everyone carhis brother-in-law knowing of the ries a revolver in his jacket pockmoney held in a Philadelphia bank et to avenge slander, but what goes to the tune of $1,500 with inter- around, eventually comes back est accrued, made an affidavit that to haunt you, as it did the Lytton the butcher had died intestate in butcher named Patrick Kilroy. 1861. He then took the money out of the bank in his wife’s name. The bank was relucMan charged with assault tant at first, but providMarch 22 at 2:50 am poed with the necessary Police from p. 2 lice received a report of a dosecurity, finally paid mestic assault at an Ashcroft residence. The 32 the money over. year old woman was waiting at the Detachment for police to arrive. The 33 year old man was located still at their residence. He was arrested and charged with assault before being released with orders not to have have any contact with the victim or return to their home. There were no injuries reported. Kilroy from p. 13

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ON NOW AT YOUR BC CHEVROLET DEALERS. Chevrolet.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the purchase, lease and finance of a 2015 Silverado 1500 Double Cab 1WT (G80/B30/H2R) equipped as described. Freight ($1,695) and PDI included. License, insurance, registration, administration fees, dealer fees, PPSA and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in BC Chevrolet Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer order or trade may be required. ‡ Based on Vincentric 2014 Model Level Analysis of full-size pickups in the Canadian retail market. ‡‡ The Chevrolet Silverado HD received the lowest number of problems per 100 vehicles among large heavy-duty pickups in the proprietary J.D. Power U.S. 2014 Initial Quality Study.SM Study based on responses from 86,118 new-vehicle owners, measuring 239 models and measures opinions after 90 days of ownership. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of owners surveyed in February-May 2014. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com. * $10,000 is a combined total credit consisting of a $4,500 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive) for 2015 Silverado Light Duty Double Cab, $1,000 Owner Cash (tax inclusive), a $2,420 manufacturer to dealer Option Package Discount Credit (tax exclusive) for 2015 Chevrolet Silverado Light Duty (1500) Double Cab 1LT equipped with a True North Edition and a $2,080 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) on Silverado Light Duty (1500) Double Cab LS Chrome Edition, LT and LTZ, which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $2,080 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model. †† Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer car that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2015 model year Chevrolet car, SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between March 3rd – March 31st 2015. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $500 credit available on Chevrolet Spark, Sonic, Cruze, Volt, Trax, Malibu (expect LS) ; $750 credit available on others Chevrolet vehicles (except Colorado 2SA, Camaro Z28, Malibu LS, Silverado Light Duty and Heavy Duty); $1000 credit available on all Chevrolet Silverado’s. Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Limited (GMCL) to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited. See your GMCL dealer for details. GMCL reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice. Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any Pontiac/Saturn/SAAB/Hummer/Oldsmobile model year 1999 or newer car or Chevrolet Cobalt or HHR that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2015 model year Chevrolet car, SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between March 3rd – March 31st 2015. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive): $1,000 credit available on Chevrolet Spark, Sonic, Cruze, Volt, Trax, Malibu (expect LS); $1,500 credit available on other eligible Chevrolet vehicles (except Chevrolet Colorado 2SA, Camaro Z28, Malibu LS). Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Limited (GMCL) to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited. See your GMCL dealer for details. GMCL reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice. † MyLink functionality varies by model. Full functionality requires compatible Bluetooth® and smartphone, and USB connectivity for some devices. .**Lease based on a purchase price of $30,902/$33,857 (including $4,500/$3,500 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit, a $1,000/$1,000 manufacturer to dealer Option Package Discount Credit and a $893 Owner Cash) for a Silverado 1500 Double Cab 1WT (G80/B30/H2R) and Silverado 1500 Crew Cab 1WT (G80/B30/H2R).Bi-weekly payment is $135/$145 for 24 months at 0.0% APR, and includes Freight and Air Tax, on approved credit to qualified retail customers by GM Financial. Annual kilometer limit of 20,000 km, $0.16 per excess kilometer. $2,250 down payment is required. Payment may vary depending on down payment trade. Total obligation is $9,271/$9,796, plus applicable taxes. Option to purchase at lease end is $21,631/$24,061. Price and total obligation exclude license, insurance, registration, taxes, dealer fees and optional equipment. Other lease options are available. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offer which may notbe combined with other offers. See your dealer for conditions and details. General Motors of Canada Limited reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice.<> U.S. government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). + Based on wardsauto.com 2014 Large Pickup segment and latest competitive information available at time of posting. Excludes other GM vehicles. 5-year/160,000 kilometre Powertrain Limited Warranty, whichever comes first. See dealer for details. ~ 2015 Silverado 1500 with available 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 engine equipped with a 6-speed automatic transmission has a fuel-consumption rating of 12.7 L/100 km combined (4x2) and 13.0 L/100 km combined (4x4). Fuel-consumption ratings based on GM testing in accordance with the new 2015 model-year Government of Canada approved test methods. Refer to vehicles.nrcan.gc.ca for details. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. Comparison based on wardsauto.com 2014 Large Pickup segment and latest competitive information available. Competitive fuel-consumption ratings based on 2014 Natural Resources Canada’s Fuel Consumption Guide. Excludes other GM vehicles. ††† Visit onstar.ca for coverage maps, details and system limitations. Services and connectivity may vary by model and conditions. OnStar with 4G LTE connectivity is available on select vehicle models and in select markets. Customers will be able to access OnStar services only if they accept the OnStar User Terms and Privacy Statement (including software terms). OnStar acts as a link to existing emergency service providers. After the trial period (if applicable), an active OnStar service plan is required. ^ The 2-Year Scheduled LOF Maintenance Program provides eligible customers in Canada who have purchased, leased or financed a new eligible 2015 MY Chevrolet vehicle (excluding Spark EV) with an ACDelco oil and filter change, in accordance with the Oil Life Monitoring System and the Owner’s Manual, for 2 years or 40,000 km, whichever occurs first, with a limit of four lube-oil-filter services in total, performed at participating GM dealers. 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