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The 6th annual Desert Daze Music Festival in Spences Bridge was a hit. Attendance was up from last year and the music hit an all time high. Even the sheep came out to listen. Right: The Honky Tonk Dilettantes entertain the audience.

by Wendy Coomber Ashcroft is looking into leasing a new fire truck to replace its old one, and the sooner the better. The Village issued a Request For Proposals (RPF) on BC Bid’s website on Sept. 30. Administrator Michelle Allen says the RPF will get the process going. “It’s going to be a juggling act,” she says, “to see how much the RFPs come in at, then to see how much we can take out of Reserves and what’s left to cover.” The current truck, she says, is just about to “age out”. When that happens, homeowners will see an increase in the fire portion of their insurance. The Fire Department lost its backup truck last summer while fighting the fire at the Ashcroft Manot. Since then, they’ve been using a rented truck. The Village has been expecting to purchase a new truck for some time. In 2012 at the Apr. 23 meeting, a motion was carried to have the Chief Financial Officer “investigate funding options regarding the replacement of the Village of Ashcroft’s first line fire truck.” Allen says they put aside money paid to the Fire Dept. for their assistance in fighting the 2003 wildfires, as well as a portion they receive from highway rescues. She wasn’t sure of the amount that had been set aside, but estimated that it was a maximum of $200,000 - half of what a new fire truck is expected to cost. “The ultimate decision will depend on how much the RFP comes in at,” she said. “If it’s too high we’ll have to rethink this.” Council will consider going to an alternative approval process at its next meeting on Aug. 24. That means they will vote to approve borrowing the money for the truck unless enough voters vote against it. Allen said they’re not expecting to have to raise taxes for this. They will try to absorb the costs through budget surpluses from other projects that have been completed. “The taxpayers shouldn’t see much of an increase,” she said. “The goal is not to have any tax increase at all.” She said they’re looking at a 15 year lease for the truck through the Municipal Finance Authority. “We’re going to have to borrow money one way or another,” she said, “and MFA has the best rates.”

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Past grudges

Aug. 6 at 5:30 pm police received a report of a road rage assault at the brake check on Hwy 97C that happened earlier in the day. A 59 year old Cache Creek man accused a 48 year old Cache Creek man of cutting him off in traffic three days ago and punched him. The victim did not require medical attention and did not want to press charges but asked police to speak to the aggressor, which they did. The older man apologized for his actions and the victim was satisfied with that.

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CiB shows CCVFD their appreciation The Cache Creek Communities in Bloom committee presented the Cache Creek Fire Dept. with a Certificate of Appreciation for the work they did during and after the Cache Creek flood on May 23 while the Communities in Bloom judges were touring the town. L-R: Coun. Lisa Dafoe, Communities in Bloom chair Carmen Ranta, CiB judge Lynnette Twigge, firefighters Mike Shepherd, Damian Couture (with certificate), Al Wiens, Dan Berwin, Bill Elliott, CiB judge Victoria Bentley, and firefighter Gordon Dafoe.

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Aug. 5 at 3 pm police attended a single vehicle accident on Hqy 1 east of Cache Creek by the Perry Ranch after a 61 year old North Vancouver man drove his vehicle off the road, right. He told police that he was tired but he didn’t think he fell asleep. He thought there might be steering issues with his vehicle. He was not injured but the vehicle was towed.

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Aug. 5 at 6 pm police received a report of a stolen vehicle in Ashcroft from a residence on Bancroft St. The owner, an 18 year old Cache Creek man, said he had just parked the car an hour before noticing that it was gone. The keys were still inside the vehicle, he said. The car was located less than an hour later, parked near Railway St. without the keys. Anyone with in-

Aug. 7 at 7 pm police attended a single vehicle accident on Hwy 1 east of Cache Creek after a camper van lost a rear tire on the driver side. The driver, a 23 year old man from Pennsylvania, was able to pull the vehicle over to the side of the road. No one was injured. The vehicle was towed to Kamloops.

Drugs seized at stop

Oct. 10 at 3 pm while conducting enforcement at Quartz and Stage Rd. in Cache Creek, Traffic Services officers stopped a 2014 Honda Civic for failing to stop at the 4-way stop signs. The officer detected an odour of marijuana in the vehicle and noticed a pipe in plain view. The driver, a 37 year old Prince George man, was arrested. A small amount of marijuana and the pipe were seized. He was also given a ticket for failing to stop. It was determined that he was not impaired and was allowed to continue.

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Aug. 7 at 1:30 pm police responded to a report of a fight in progress in front of the Castle Inn in Cache Creek. The fight escalated to an assault with a weapon as the 36 year old Cache Creek man produced a wrench during the fight and struck a 65 year old Cache Creek man several times. The younger man was gone before police arrived, but was located and arrested in Fraser Lake. He will appear in Kamloops court on Oct. 19 to face charges of assault with a weapon. The 65 year old was treated for cuts and bruises. The matter is still under investigation.

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by Wendy Coomber The gun range above the Cache Creek Landfill is slowly growing, with over 150 members taking advantage of spacious grounds. Even the weeds can’t stay away, but they’re only a minor nuisance. The trap range is active every Tuesday, mostly for practicing. The club hosts two sporting clay shoots through the year with 10 stations. Club president Jerry Fiddick says around 45 shooters come from all over. Some are local but many others are members of other sportsman clubs about BC and Alberta. It was a “blankin blizzard” on the range during a Jan. 3 Meat Shoot, but they were still out there shooting, he said. The black power range also gets busy when there are events going on. Fiddick says the participants often dress up

like frontiersmen in buckskins and period costumes. For the past two years they’ve held a black power shoot at Thanksgiving. “They get right into it,” he says. The club went into a slump for a while and not much was happening, Fiddick says. Now they’re getting more people involved who are interested in rifle and pistol, so they’re working on getting more events at the ranges. Each discipline is supposed to have a director who arranges events, he says. It’s coming along. Archery as a discipline hasn’t been going for a few years, but trap shooting and black powder are. Rifle and pistol have interest and members can still fire their guns on the gun ranges any time. The club re-roofed the rifle range just recently, replacing the old roof that had been there since the 1970s. They’re also

training range officers to patrol the area and do safety checks when people are shooting. They’ve also had an instructor from Clinton teaching a Wilderness Handgun Course. The range officers are partly to do with the club’s insurance, says Fiddick. The club belongs to the Shooting Federation of Canada and insurance demands are growing. They just signed a new 20 year leave with the province for their land, and come November they’ll be mailing out the new membership application forms. Forms are also available at Irly Building and Supply in Ashcroft and the Cache Creek Machine Shop. “We want to get more people involved,” says Fiddick. More members will hopefully mean more activities being offered and perhaps even an annual banquet. “I’d like to see that happen.”

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Gyoba murder trial begins The details of the killing have not yet come out in court, but Crown prosecutor Neil Flanagan said the victim died as a result of bluntforce trauma to the head, resulting in a fractured skull and fractured nose. Police tape and tarps around the Gyoba Flanagan said he exresidence last June pects a neighbour to describe in court what he witnessed the by Tim Petruk day of the alleged murder. Kamloops This Week According to Flanagan, it took The trial of an Ashcroft man the neighbour “some time to proaccused of murdering his uncle cess” what he saw. last summer began in a Kamloops Throughout Bouwman’s evicourtroom on Monday, with the dence, Gyoba repeatedly turned accused muttering to himself and to offer long stares at the half-dozturning often to stare at people en people seated in the gallery. An seated in the gallery. extra sheriff was also in the courtShane Gyoba, 29, is charged room for added security. with second-degree murder. His In addition to the stares, Gyoba uncle, Ed Gyoba, was killed on also muttered incoherently mulJune 2, 2014, at a home on Cedar tiple times. At one point, while Crescent in Ashcroft. Flanagan was addressing conThe first Crown witness, RCMP cerns that might be raised about Sgt. Paul Bouwman, showed the Gyoba’s mental health, the accused court hundreds of photos of the said,”Mr. Shane Gyoba is not mencrime scene — most focusing on tally ill. Mr. Ed Gyoba was.” the home’s yard, where the vicThere will be testimony from tim’s body was found. members of the Ashcroft RCMP Bouwman said officers set up a tent to protect the body from the Detachment as well as several Ashsun. Later in the day, he said, the croft witnesses. The trial is slated to last three tent was surrounded by tarps and weeks, but Flanagan said he exair-conditioning was blasted inpects it to wrap up after two weeks. side.

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The Village of Cache standable and useful Creek is pleased to welto Council, businesscome its new Chief Ades and the residents. ministrative Officer She successfully ap(CAO) Melany de Weerdt plied for and reported who started with the Vilon numerous grants lage on July 20. After rethat supported infraviewing dozens of restructure projects and sumes and interviewing community service the top finalists, Council initiatives. She was selected Ms. De Weerdt the lead on the partto fill this critical position nership with Livecare due to the recent departure at the Taylor Medicof previous CAO Dan Plaal Clinic, which promondon. vides critical medical “We are absolute- Melany de Weerdt, services to the comly delighted to welcome new CAO for Cache munity; the partMs. de Weerdt as CAO,” Creek nership was estabsaid Mayor John Ranta. lished subsequent With her extensive muto the Clinic’s closnicipal experience combined with ure in February 2014 resulting a private sector background, Ms. from a loss of doctors. de Weerdt is able to immediately “Ms. de Weerdt brings a wealth step into the CAO role and have a of practical, organizational and positive impact that will help move managerial knowledge to the posthe Village forward.” ition,” said Mayor Ranta. “Cache From 2010 through 2015, Ms. Creek is faced with challenges to de Weerdt was the Chief Financial recover from the recent flood, perOfficer as well as the Deputy CAO sonnel challenges to recent and for the District of Taylor as well as upcoming retirements and major the Deputy CAO. During that time, infrastructure requirements ahead. she provided leadership and dir- Ms. de Weerdt’s previous experiection to the municipal employ- ence, knowledge of local governees and successfully implemented ment, focus on financial accountCouncil’s strategies, objectives and ability and commitment to open policies for the municipality. She and proactive government make implemented major revisions to the her an excellent choice for CAO. community’s annual budget pro- Council is thrilled to welcome her cess, financial plan and annual re- into this new role.” port, making the documents under-

Some of the competitors in last year’s Zucchini Race at the Ashcroft Fair. Some of the zucchinis had better decorations than they had wheels. The competition was fierce but everyone had a good time. The Zucchini Races will be back this year at the Fall Fair.

Ashcroft Fair perpetuates family values by Wendy Coomber There is a good reason that Fall Fairs have been around for over 100 years, promoting agriculture and a rural lifestyle. The further we travel from our roots, the more important that we remember them. The 2015 Fall Fair booklet is out and that is usually a signal to those of whom the home crafts aren’t lost to get ready. For those who have never placed an entry into a Fall Fair, the booklet lists the many categories to be judged at the Fair. If you can bake a cake, you can choose from among many types of cake - or you can make them all. If you sew or work with wood or have a garden, the options are endless. Likewise if you take photographs or paint or create... Have a look through the booklet for ideas or inspiration. If that doesn’t work, look over the entries at the Fair and challenge yourself to come up with at least one entry for next year. “It’s important to remember where these things come from,” says Jessica Clement, president of the Ashcroft & District Fall Fair for the past six years. “They’re not being passed down and we’re starting to lose the domestic crafts” that provided the food on the table and the clothes on our backs. Fall Fairs promote and celebrate these crafts by providing demonstrations and by holding competitions to choose the best of them. Mind you, the prizes aren’t much in terms of spending power, but the First, Second and Third place ribbons say a lot to those who care about such things. And they may inspire others to try their hands at it. The Ashcroft Fall Fair is a one-day event in September that draws in people from all over the area. A volunteer committee begins planning it in December. Clement says there are a lot of things that the BC Association of Fairs & Exhibitions (www.bcfairs.ca/) requires them to have done by January, such as the theme for the upcoming Fair. This year, she says, the committee made it easy on themselves and started with Section A of the booklet - Field Crops, Eggs, Honey, Farm & Dairy Products. This year’s theme is Bee Inspired, and several bee-related categories have been added for this year only, such as the Bee Inspired Planter in Section D, or the Honeycakes in Section E, the Bee in My Bonnet in Section L and just “Bees” in sections O and P art and photography.

Clement says it was harder coming up with bee-themed activities in the Kids Corner, but they’ll have at least seven. “I like to do children’s crafts that aren’t throwaway,” she says, “so we’ll be doing things like beeswax candles and bee mobiles.” The AMOOsing Race was popular last year so this year “we’re doing the Bee Edition” she says, with 10 new challenges. The Zucchini Races are back again. There are no imposed bee requirements, but a few orange and black stripes might earn a few more points from the judges. There will also be lots of bee talks and demonstrations, and lots of honey bee displays. There won’t be any national categories this year. Clement says the one or two entries just weren’t worth the effort made to set them up. She says everything is in a decline at the moment - they come and go. Most of the categories are shrinking. Four years ago they had to add a table for the canning entries, but last year they removed two tables. Sponsorships are down, advertising is down. Even attendance. Last year less than 500 people came to the Fair when in the past they would get 2-3,000 for the day. “The best part of Fall Fair is learning new things related to the theme and seeing the joy on everyone’s face as they come though the doors,” says Clement. “That’s my payment for all the work.” This is her sixth year as president of the Ashcroft & District Fall Fair Association. Although the planning committee is small, last year’s event involved about 70 volunteers - from planning to setting up to judging. “This year I’m wearing a pedometer to see how many miles I walk during setup,” she says. She’d love to see more people coming to the Fair, more people putting entries into the Fair, grandparents passing down their knowledge. “Family is important to the Fair,” Clement says. Families passed down their knowledge and taught the next generation. She suggests that people challenge their neighbours to enter the Fair, challenge their family - enter in a category they haven’t done before. “I think it’s a fantastic event and the community needs it,” she says. The committee is always looking for volunteers, she says. They don’t need to come to meetings. If someone is willing to take on a task, let her know and she’ll put you to work.

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Dry conditions a cause for worry We’re used to dry conditions in our part of BC. I’d venture to say that we’re even proud of the fact that we enjoy loads of sunshine and hot weather, very rarely interrupted by rain. We can plan our outdoor activities with confidence that chances are, it will be just another gorgeous, sunny day. And the local farms? They all have irrigation pipes hooked up. They have to, because there isn’t enough rain to support agriculture. In all of my travels around Canada, this is the only area where I’ve ever seen irrigation in the fields. Unless everyone else has underground irrigation, or drip lines running through the corn fields, they all rely on IT BEGINS AGAIN as a scarlet runner bean forms a blossom that will produce edible beans. rain. But we have an abundance of rivers and streams here that supply all the water we need. We practically flaunt that abundance by Noralou Roos erations of economists and city’s wealthy West Mounably, even this four-year proby insisting that we can produce crops in and Evelyn Forget welfare theorists, from the tain neighbourhood lived, on gram had strong positive rethe desert. WINNIPEG, MB/ Troy left and the right. One veraverage, to 86.3 years, while sults. Dauphin high school I remember driving through this area in Media/ Could the Guaransion works like a refundaverage age at death for resi- students were more likethe 1970s and being fascinated by the long teed Annual Income - once able tax credit. If an individ- dents of one of the poorly to remain in school than lines of irrigation pipe bringing water to the considered a radical notion - ual has no income from any est Hamilton neighbourhad been true in the years fields. I don’t know what my mother was now be an idea whose time source at all, they receive a hoods was only 65.5 years before the GAI started (or thinking at the time - her family packed up has come? basic entitlement. As earned a shocking gap. in the years after the GAI and left their Saskatchewan farm during the The Dutch city of income increases, the beneWay back in the 1970s, stopped). Utrecht recently announced fit declines but less than pro- Manitoba tried impleThe health of Dauphin Depression when she was 10. it is starting an experiment portionately. menting a Guaranteed Anresidents also improved, At the moment, the province has listed to determine whether introAs a result, low income nual Income in Winnipeg with fewer hospitalizations our area as Level 3 drought. Last week we ducing a basic income proearners receive partial beneand in the small town of (8.5 per cent reduction), spewere still at Level 2. Level 2 is Dry. Level 3 duces a more effective sofits so that they are not Dauphin. cifically for mental illness, is Very Dry. ciety. worse off than they would In Dauphin, everyone accidents and injuries. Level 4, Extremely Dry, takes in all of Closer to home, Joseph be if they quit their jobs and was eligible to participate. A So how much would Vancouver Island, the South Coast, LowCeci, Alberta’s new finance relied solely on income asfamily with no income from introducing GAI across er Fraser, South Thompson and Kettle - and minister, proposed a guarsistance. other sources would receive Canada cost? anteed income program last This means that there 60 per cent of the StatisAccording to several also California which is in its third year of year on the election camis always an incentive to tics Canada low-income cut- Queen’s University profesdrought. paign trail, and both Calwork, and people who work off (LICO), which varied by sors, the cost of replacing Level 4 is the highest and we’re movgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi are always better off than family size. Every dollar re- social assistance (which ining that way quickly. Strange when you and Edmonton Mayor Don they would be if they didn’t ceived from other sources cludes welfare and disabilthink that just over two months ago we had Iveson, have also promoted work. would reduce benefits by 50 ity support) and old-age sea flood in Cache Creek. such a program. So why are such a broad cents. curity (which includes a Drought conditions, of course, don’t Now, medical officers of group of people - finance Important for an agricul- top-up for low-income senonly affect agriculture and wildfire potenhealth and boards of health ministers, mayors and med- turally dependent town with iors) and providing every members across Ontario are ical officers of health - push- a lot of self-employment, adult with an annual intial. It affects our drinking water and the officially calling for proving such a program? the GAI offered stability and come of $20,000, and chilwater we use in our houses, our yards, our Poverty, substantial evipredictability. Sudden illdren with an income guarbusinesses and industries. Even recreational incial and federal governments to bring in a basic indence now tells us, is one of ness, disability or unpredictantee of $6,000, would be fisheries in lakes and rivers are suffering. come guarantee. the best predictors of poor able economic events would $40 billion. The Fraser InstiIf you aren’t already doing so, start So what exactly is a health. And poor health no longer be financially dev- tute calculates the total cost thinking of smarter ways to use your water Guaranteed Annual Income costs everyone. astating. The project ran for of Canada’s current income to help conserve what we have. (GAI)? Research in the city of four years, ending in 1979. support system (the payout Water, like everything else is no longer Well, it turns out, GAI Hamilton, Ont., demonSo did the GAI produce See INCOME on p. 9 has been supported by genstrated that residents of the anything to report? Remarkan unlimited resource.

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Seniors and low income housing groups needs more members by Wendy Coomber On Elm Street next to the Ashcroft RCMP Detachment and close to the hospital sits the Thompson View Manor and Thompson View Lodge. The Manor is a building that houses 15 low income rooms. The Lodge next door looks like a row of eight assisted-living units with doors exiting to the great outdoors. Both are run by the Thompson View Manor Society, a volunteer board who signs agreements and spends the money needed to run the two services. The Manor was built in the early 1970s as a place for local retirees, most of whom had worked for themselves and didn’t have a pension to fall back on. TVMS chair Dave Gory says the Manor pretty much runs itself, under the guidance of a part time General Manager. He’s looking forward to having the mortgage paid off in two years. Life was simple for the board when it only had the Manor to look after. In 2004 the BC government announced that it was setting up assisted living units in a number of communities. They wanted to know why Ashcroft hadn’t made an application for units. Board member Al Stott says it was a challenge to meet all of the requirements within the government’s timeframe, but they did it. “We were told we were getting six units,” he said. “We wanted 20. Lytton didn’t want theirs so we got two more. We could use 10 more units, easy.” The province planned to build Lytton’s units out of town by the old airport because that’s where it owned property. The town argued that the seniors would be stuck in the middle of nowhere but the province wouldn’t

budge. and paper work. The program was initially set up by InSite. The “You gotta have bumps or you never get better,” says TVMS took over from them in December 2011. Stott, smiling. “We pray a lot that everhthing goes well.” “We’re still trying to figure out all the ins and outs,” “Overall, we’re pleased to be able to do it,” says says Gory. “It’s constantly changing with Interior Health Gory. “We hope the Lodge keeps going as the lovely and BC Housing, but in a small community, you work place that it is. It’s a super benefit for the area.” together to sort things out.” As with all volunteer groups, the TVMS is always He says there’s never a huge waiting list for the looking for new members. It’s a small committee right Manor, and none for the Lodge, athough any vacancy now, says Gory. “We need peple to breath life into the there is short-lived. group, to take an interest when we have things going on. Stott says residents are staying in the Lodge long- These facilities are important to the area, and we all want er instead of moving on to the extended care residence to keep them going.” in the hospital. It’s their home, he says. It’s where their friends are. “If someone dropped $2 million on us suddenly, we would definitely increase the Lodge,” he said. Initially, the board asked to have the units attached to the hospital because of their kitchen service, but IH refused. The hospital has since lost its kitchen service. Meanwhile, residents at the Lodge enjoy a large central kitchen and dining area that provides two meals a day. As well, there are food preparation areas in each of the units. PG Surg-Med Ltd in Prince George is proud to Most of the board’s work is done on announce the opening of our 3rd location in behalf of the Lodge. “Before the Lodge came, it was easy,” says Gory. “Once beautiful Kamloops, BC. the Lodge came along the complexity just went through the roof.” We are excited to have Luke Wood and Steve Dealing with staff and Interior Health makes for more bookkeeping Bertin join our Team as experienced trained

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Lytton hosts picnic with screening The Lytton Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a community picnic so residents can have some fun before previewing the popular new CBC feature of Still Standing. Lytton was one of a select number of Canadian towns visited by a CBC production crew for a week last year. Hosted by comedian Jonny Harris (best known as Crabtree in Murdoch Mysteries), the show is a lighthearted look at small towns across the country. His stand-up comedy routines are very funny. Lytton is one of the small

Canadian towns that has “hung in there” despite being against the ropes many times since it’s heydays in the 1920’s. “It isn’t often that Lytton gets 22 minutes of positive, prime time television that is shown across the country,” said Sheila Maguire, secretary of the Lytton & District Chamber. “In fact, I don’t think it’s ever happened before.” “The chamber directors were so excited to hear the good news that we decided to sponsor a community picnic followed by a special screening of the show,” she said.

The picnic will be held on Tues., Aug. 18 at the Kumsheen Resort from 4-6 pm. All the amenities of the resort are open to the community. Hamburgers and hotdogs are grilled from 6-6:45 by chamber directors. Scotiabank is providing beverages and folks are asked to bring a potluck salad to the dinner. The show will be presented at 7 pm on a (relatively) large screen at the resort. Everyone in Lytton is welcome to attend. Bernie Fandrich

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Aug. 14-16: Clinton Art & Cultural Society Annual Art Show and Sale at Clinton Memorial Hall. Aug. 17: Cache Creek Council meets at 7 pm in the Village Office. Everyone welcome to attend. Aug. 22/23: CMDRA Race featuring North West Street Outlaws at the Eagle Motorplex on Hwy 1 south of Cache Creek. Aug. 26: Music in the Park with Paisley Groove and special guest Kirk Watson. Music begins at 6:30 in Heritage Park. By donation. Sept. 4-6: Twelfth annual Lytton River Festival. Free event featuring music, arts, crafts, plays, and much more. www.riverfestival.ca Sept. 13: Ashcroft & District Fall Fair, 10am-5pm at Dryland Arena Sept. 13: Ashcroft Annual Show and Shine from 10am to 2pm, Heritage Place Park. Sept. 19/20: NHRA King of the Track! Last race weekend of 2015 for Eagle Motorplex on Hwy 1 south of Cache Creek. Sept. 20: Terry Fox Run. Starts at 9am with signup just prior to that, Heritage Place Park Gazebo. 2km, 5km or 10 km -- walk, run, bike ... whatever you enjoy. Water, juice and after ‘run’ snacks provided.

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E Fry helps wherever women and children are overcome the mental trauma of witnessing violence and other forms of abuse. The Society partners with Ashcroft Employment to offer Breaking Barriers to Employment, once again offering counselling to people looking for work who have been identified by Ashcroft Employment as having specific barriers to findEFry manager Yoriko Susanj (left) with Safeway ing a job. managers from Kamloops and 100 Mile House who They run the Victim brought food for the Cache Creek flood victims. Services program out of by Wendy Coomber their office, reaching out Most people in the Ashcroft area to victims of crime in Ashcroft, Cache know that there is a food bank in town Creek, Logan Lake, Lytton, Clinton because every Christmas it is the focus and Canoe Creek. They also get referof a great deal of fundraising by outside rals from the youth office in Lillooet groups. for Case Aid, supervising youth who However, the food bank is just one are under conditions of probation, curprogram offered by the South Cariboo few or community service work. Elizabeth Fry Society, often referred to Elizabeth Fry’s mandate is to advosimply as EFry. cate for marginalized, criminalized and “In my first year I really wanted to victimized women and children. do a lot of PR because I didn’t want to Susanj says most of her office’s clibe just known as the food bank,” says ents are women and children, but “We general manager Yoriko Susanj. don’t say ‘no’ to [helping] men because While the food bank offers an im- there’s nowhere else for them here.” portant service to local residents, the There’s no progress or improvesociety offers many quality programs ment in the situation when you’re only such as the Family Support Work- helping one side of the problem, she er who counsels clients on anything says. family-related such as relationships, The original Elizabeth Fry was an communication and budgets. The English woman from a Quaker family. school-based Mental Health Preven- Already involved in charitable work, tion Worker works with students in the she became an advocate for imprisoned area schools, offering pre-depressive women in the early 1800s. She raised counselling and intervention/preven- money to help better their conditions tion workshops. Children Who Witness behind bars and fought for better treatAbuse helps young people, aged 3-18, ment. The S.C. EFry Society started up in 1982 with the as-

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They keep coming back for war by Wendy Coomber It was a good day for a war up at the Martin Ranch in Clinton. Romans. Vikings. Saracens. Saxons. Mongols. And more, they all come together at events such as these, dressed with more or less historical accuracy. Some get by with a facimile of weapons and dress, with a backup supply of duct tape in the trunk, while others are much more fastidious right down to the linen thread or did they use leather? The same factions have been facing off against each other for 36 years now over the August long weekend, throwing down the gauntet and drawing swords and daggers. The 100 or so people who gather for the annual Clinton War these days, however, put the Saturday morning War behind them quickly and spent the rest of the weekend planning for the slave auction and socializing at the tavern with friends (and brawling with “enemies”) they haven’t seen since this time last year. There’s also the occasional random rapier attack on the street. They always end badly for someone. The Clinton War has been taking place on the same piece of land for 36 years. For 30 years it was a sanctioned event of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) and attracted up to

2,500 participants in the years before the group stopped hosting it. Enough of the old group remain to keep it going, and every year they’re joined by a few new people. “It’s gotten more communal,” says “Cassandra”, who keeps the peace at the site. “It’s become the family you like to see.” “Even though the numbers have gone down, we have a lot of fun,” says Tadek, merchant and War Commander for the House of Sigis. The SCA has about 30,000 members worldwide who are dedicated to researching and recreating the arts and skills of pre-17th Century Europe. In the days when it was an SCA event, The Barony of Lions Gate (Vancouver) in the Principality of Tir Righ (within the Kingdom of An Tir) would meet the Shire of Coill Mhor (100 Mile House) in Clinton. Although war would inevitably break out between the two sides, there would also be time for dancing and music, and exchanging information on weapons, baking, garment making and the many other arts and skills required by pre-17th Century people. None of that has changed. If the numbers are down, it just makes it more fun and less formal. They’ll be back again next year.

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Top Left: Opposing forces clash on the field of battle outside the castle on Saturday morning and one side comes out victorious, using sword, battle ax, staff and bow to “slay” their enemies. (Photo by Laura Brown). Top Right: Tadek the merchant with his wares, one of a few vendors of useful items for the people who gather. Below: People of all pre-17th Century cultures interact and have a good time at the Clinton War, a place where Vikings and Romans can get together to share a pint of mead.

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Provincial group to make positive changes for rural communities by Wendy Coomber plication in the first place? How can we make it work for Sun Country’s manager, Deb Arnott, is excited about them? she asks. being a part of the newly formed Rural Advisory CounArnott says she loves having MLA Barnett at the cil. She calls them “git ‘er done people.” table. She says the former mayor of 100 Mile House sits Made up of 14 individuals with a background in at the table with them as the Council’s chair, listens to economic development from around the province, the them and participates in the discussion. Then she reports Council’s mandate is to provide input to government to Minister Thomson, telling him how the decisions policy decisions “to best support thriving rural commun- were made, sharing with him her passion for rural comities, while keeping in mind government’s need to con- munities. Prior to 2013, Barnett was the Parliamentary trol spending...” Secretary for Rural Communities and Development to The group held its first meeting in June. They were the Minister of Community, Tourism, Sport and Culturintroduced to Forests, Lands and Natural Resource al Development. Operations Minister Steve Thomson and then met with The next meeting is planned for October and the Premier Christy Clark and talked about their mandate. group has already decided it will discuss access to cap“What an enormous skill set around the table,” says ital for rural communities. It could be for groups or busiArnott, and they are all kept on track by a strong meeting nesses. facilitator. “Each of us has our own priorities,” she says Arnott says she’ll be gathering feedback before the The group was appointed last Fall under the encour- meeting. “I want to ask the businesses what’s stoping agement of MLA Donna Barnett, Parliamentary Secre- you from accessing capital in the region? I want to know tary to Minister Thomson. The members have a two year term and meet quarterly to discuss the issues they believe are important to rural comGS s N I ’ munities. SAVe world rers! “I was pleasantly surprised to see it’s wide E ID ff th factu open,” says Arnott. “The group determines what W IC 55% o manu it discusses. We have the opportunity to bring N I CL up to ng aid e offer our views to the table and we have the oppori m tunity to provide input to the government.” ave hear Limited ti S g At the June meeting, the group discussed din what a rural dividend might look like. “We know lea that small communities need support,” she says. Communities are faced with an inequity of the tax base. How can unincorporated communities access funding when they need matching dollars, when they need someone to make the ap-

challenges. I also want to know what works.” She believes the communities need to be more proactive. “Contact the council members. Call us to discuss your issues and have recommendations, she says. What government policies do you find problematic?” “I think it’s working out really well,” she says. “I believe [the council] has an opportunity to provide recommendations directly to the government that we never had before.” There are so many layers of government these days, Arnott says, but the council has a mandate to take its discusson directly to the government. “It’s interesting, she says, “how similar we are in some things. “Education and health care have been a problem forever. People want to do the same thing over and over again. Maybe we need to change how we’re doing it. Maybe this group has the opportunity to make the change to move it forward.”

GAI cost depends on payment factors plus administrative costs) at $185 billion. Our own estimates, which build on existing social programs, range from a gross annual cost of $17 billion for a program that (in today’s dollars) is slightly more generous than was offered in Dauphin, to a “Cadillac” version costing $58 billion that would guarantee everyone a minimum income equal to the LICO, and pay at least some benefits to people earning well above the LICO. The cost of GAI depends on how generous it is, how quickly benefits are phased out with additional income and how existing social programs are affected. Some of these costs, of course, would be partially recovered from the additional taxes paid by recipients, as well as the lower costs faced by so many other social programs that are driven by poverty. Hospital care alone, for example, costs Canada $63.5 billion in 2014. Bottom line, whether it’s our calculations or those done by other organizations, a GAI is definitely do-able. And it is clear: The potential benefits of a GAI are substantial. Maybe it is time for the rest of Canada to at least look to what Alberta is saying and focus on the health, educational and financial benefits that the Guaranteed Annual Income might offer. -Noralou Roos is the director of EvidenceNetwork. ca and professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba. Professor Evelyn Forget is a health economist at the University of Manitoba. Her re-examination of Mincome and ongoing work on Guaranteed Annual Income is supported by CIHR and SSHRC. www.troymedia.com Income from p. 4

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... Past, Present & Beyond Summer Staycation Pt. 5: Parks capture ecological diversity In the last instalment we visited some of the three, let it be”. The park is one of provincial parks in the northern part of Golden the few places in this area giving Country, ending up at Elephant Hill near Ashcroft. public access to the Thompson; Now we head south down Hwy 1, keep an eye out for where you can turn west onto Hat river rafters during Creek Road to explore Cornwall the summer. Hills and Oregon Jack Provincial There are EcoParks, an area that we’ve already logical Reserves on covered. However, on that occaeither side of Spension we followed the road to the ces Bridge: Skwatop of Cornwall; this time we’re ha Lake to the west going to take the right fork and and Soap Lake to pass through Oregon Jack Park the east. Ecologicto reach Bedard Aspen Provinal Reserves are not cial Park in Hat Creek Valley. You intended for “concan glimpse Bedard Lake from sumptive” use: no the road up Cornwall, but the only fishing, hunting, GOLDEN COUNTRY way to access it is to enter the park or camping are al- The road leading to Epsom Provincial Park, between Ashcroft and (via logging roads; a good back lowed within them, Spences Bridge. BARBARA RODEN country map is recommended) although hiking, and use the one walking trail. Fun photography, and Provincial Park lies in a transition zone that contains fact: the lake is popular with moose, so don’t be sur- nature observation is allowed. Both Reserves can be both coastal and interior trees and plants. The Nahatprised to find yourself sharing it with them. approached by forestry road, but there are no roads latch River is popular with kayakers and river rafters, Back on the Trans-Canada we turn onto Venables within them, so be prepared to hike. Fun fact: Eco- while the three lakes within the park are excellent Valley Road to access Blue Earth Lake Provincial logical Reserves provide the highest level of protec- for canoeing, swimming, and fishing. Fun fact: Stein Park. The road to the park is narrow in some places tion for the maintenance of physical and biologic- Valley Nlaka’pamux Park contains many ancient and has several sharp turns, so it’s not suitable for al diversity. Skwaha preserves Interior Douglas-fir pictograph sites, ranging in size from a single image long vehicles, and it’s prone to wash-outs, especially and Montane spruce ecosystems, along with many to one of the largest pictograph sites in Canada. in late spring/early summer. A 4-wheel-drive vehicle diverse meadow communities containing outstandLast but not least, there’s Tunkwa Lake Provis recommended. Like Bedard, the park is accessed ing wildflower displays and rare plants, while Soap incial Park, accessible from Logan Lake or Savby logging roads, which frequently change; consult Lake protects an alkaline lake, its associated flora ona. The park features two large man-made lakes, the detailed directions on the park’s website, or use and fauna, and representative ecosystems of the In- Tunkwa and Leighton, and numerous watercourses a good backcountry map. Those who do make it to terior Douglas-fir Zone. provide views of the trout spawning in May. Unlike Blue Earth Lake will be treated to a deep valley filled Three contiguous parks lie west of Lytton be- many provincial parks, which close during the winwith lakes and marshes. Although Blue Earth itself tween that town and Boston Bar. The northern- ter, Tunkwa is a year-round park that’s popular with is fairly small, it’s popular with canoers and kayak- most is Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux Heritage Park, cross country skiers and snowmobilers in winter. ers (a small boat launch is available), and also with which protects the entire Stein River watershed. Fun fact: Tunkwa Lake is one of the top 10 trout fishtrout fishermen. Fun fact: British poet laureate Ted The park contains more than 150km of hiking trails ing lakes in the province. Hughes (1930–98), and avid fisherman, visited Blue and routes, which include four cable crossings and Finally, a note about a park we’ve visited before, Earth Lake with a local resident, and wondered if a suspension bridge. While there are some easy hik- Skihist just north of Lytton. Anyone knowledgeable “this was the place he dreamed about with his broth- ing routes at the lower end of the park, many of the about plant and bird species in the area can go to the er when they were boys: a land of cowboys and Indi- routes are extremely challenging. The spectacular Skihist website and print off lists of the plants and ans and giant salmon.” views and wealth of culturally important sites make birds one can find in the park, then take them with South on Hwy 1 brings us to Epsom Provincial it well worth a visit, however. Mehatl Creek Provin- you as you enjoy the 8km of hiking trails and see Park, which nestles below the pull-out with the “CN cial Park is one of the province’s newest protected how many you can identify. If you know your MeadLast Spike” Stop of Interest plaque. The lower third areas, where hikers can enjoy scenic alpine ridges, ow Death Camus from your Shaggy Fleabane, or can of the road leading down to the park is only suitable sub-alpine meadows, and old-growth forest. A trail spot a Pine Siskin at 100 feet, go to www.env.gov. for 4-wheel-drive vehicles (two-wheel drive vehicles leads to Mehatl Falls, and hikers can also take the bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/skihist/ for the lists; might get down it, but probably won’t get back up), trail alongside the creek, which will take them spec- and good luck! and visitors should beware of poison ivy: “leaves of tacular views of the Mehatl Cascades. Nahatlatch

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Gold Run returns to Clinton cycle owners. Gold Wing Road Riders Association is an Susan Swan Internation459-2224 or 2325 al Associacountrysquire@ tion that has bcwireless.com over 72,000 members in Clinton Art Show all. There are Make plans to attend the chapters in many countries Clinton Fine Art and Artisan throughout the world with the Show this weekend at the Clin- head offices located in Phoeton Memorial hall. Drop by on nix, Arizona. GWRRA is a Friday from 6-9 p.m., Saturday family oriented group and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. or Sun- they promote their motto of day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ad- “Friends for Fun, Safety and mission is by donation. Knowledge”. Come and check out all the Gold Run 2015 hosted by local talent. GWRRA BC-D will be held this year in Historic Clinton on GWRRA Gold Run 2015 Sept, 4-6. The Village of Clinton is In addition to the fun run getting set to welcome to Gold and games for the participants, Wing Road Riders Association there will be a Light Show for Chapter BC-D from Surrey. the residents (and visitors) on They have been a Chapter for the main street of Clinton at over 20 years and are made up Dusk on Sunday night. of Gold Wing and other motorThose riders wishing to

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participate in the fun are asked to pre-register by Aug. 20 or by noon on Saturday, Sept. 5 at the Cariboo Lodge. More info can be had by emailing directorsbcd@gmail.com. The GWRRA has held this event in Clinton previously. They were here from 1997 to 2001 before moving on to different locations. In those days the community welcomed them with stagecoach rides, barbecues, the Clinton Country Jamboree and more. They are anticipating a warm welcome again this year and to show their appreciation they stage the light parade with brightly lit and decorated motorbikes parading through town. It’s a sight to see!

Clinton Soap Box Derby

There’s still time to build your soap box derby to enter in the Second Clinton Soap Box Derby on Saturday, Sept. 12. The derby will once again be held on Cariboo Avenue (on the hill beside David Stoddart School) with check in at 10 a.m. Registrations are available at the Village of Clinton Office. Other locations to pick up registrations will be announced closer to the event. There will be a concession and fun activities to follow the derby. For information call Sandy Burrage at 459-7012 or Diana Gardener Robin Fennell with CiB judges Roger Younker and Bonita Guerin at 459-7756. Lundberg and Christine Johnstone, Clinton CiB chair in the Clinton Community Garden

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The hitchhiker’s guide to safety

My parents taught me to never hitch a ride and never pick up hitchhikers, but after becoming a cabbie in North Vancouver at the age of 18 and picking up hundreds of people I’d never met, I became almost fearless about strangers. I never hitchhiked myself, but long after I stopped driving a taxi I’d frequently pick folks up if they needed a ride. Even after becoming a mother I’d do it if I didn’t have the children with me, never thinking anything bad would happen. Fortunately nothing ever did. Two years ago I snapped out of my misguided level of comfort when an aggressive man I didn’t know suddenly tried

ON A BRIGHTER NOTE LORI WELBOURNE loriwelbourne.com pushing open the door of my hotel room as I was closing it in Las Vegas. Even though he was pushing hard and I could feel myself starting to panic in the struggle, I was somehow able to shut it and alert hotel security who then called the police. From video surveillance they determined he was not a guest at the hotel and had followed me in from outside.

I felt a healthy dose of stranger danger after that. Last year a young man approached me at 10:55 pm in a nearly empty parking lot of a grocery store in West Kelowna to ask for a ride to another store nearby. I looked at the bike he’d wheeled up and asked why he didn’t ride there. “My tire’s flat,” he said. “I can pay you.” “Why are you trying to go that store?” I asked suspiciously, knowing it would be closed. “I can walk my bike home from there,” he said. After finding out he was only 17 and lived quite a distance from that location, I asked him why he didn’t call his parents. “They’ve been drink-

ing,” he said. “I’m having a bad night.” And then he started to cry. He seemed like a nice kid who needed my help, but I wasn’t entirely convinced. “I’ll drive you home if you let me take your picture and send it to my husband first,” I said. “That way if anything happens to me the police will know who to look for.” “Of course,” he said, grateful I’d be giving him a ride. After sending Paul his picture, name and the address he’d given me, I loaded his bike into the truck and drove him home. When I dropped him off in his driveway 10 minutes later he thanked me profusely and tried to give me money, which of course I wouldn’t take. Even though he was only 17 years old, I had every right to be wary of him. He also had every right to be wary of me. It’s not possible to know just by looking at someone and talking to them briefly if they’re a decent human being or not. If I could replay that experience I would

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have texted a picture of my plate and drivers licence to his parents so he could feel more secure and know that if he’s ever needing a ride from a stranger again, he’d feel comfortable offering and making a request for I.D. exchange himself. I have no experience hitching rides, but I personally know several people who frequently travel this way, so in an effort to offer some additional suggestions, I looked up ride sharing safety on the internet. There were loads of helpful tips, but here are some of the top ones: don’t do it alone; wear bright clothing and stand on a safe part of the road as far back from the traveled portion as you can; if possible, choose your driver by arranging it online ahead of time or

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asking for rides at gas stations rather than at the side of the road; talk to the driver before getting in to establish where it is you’re wanting to go and where they’d be able to drop you off; trust your instincts and refuse rides from impaired people or anyone who gives you a bad vibe; understand that getting a ride at night is riskier; stay alert; note the make, model, colour, and licence plate of the vehicle, and vocalize this information as well as your destination and estimated time of arrival over the phone with someone so the driver feels under surveillance. If during the trip you feel uncomfortable and want to get out, tell them you’ve changed your plans or you’re feeling car-sick and ask to be dropped off in a

safe location of your choosing. For more suggestions of ride sharing safety for both passengers and drivers go to HitchWiki.org or google search for additional tips. In some parts of the world hitchhiking is encouraged, in others it’s not even legal. That information is important to know as well. In most areas of North America it is. Like my parents, I’m teaching my kids not to pick up or accept rides from strangers whenever possible, but to instead take a bus or call someone they know and trust. Most people aren’t dangerous, but some are. Why take a chance if you don’t have to? Lori Welbourne is a syndicated columnist. She can be contacted at LoriWelbourne.com

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Conquering the Death Race is possible if you’re prepared Living Well

than the last one. And every year, make a big loop on top and start run- of the next mountain. Luckily someone a little voice in my head said, “go ning down to Slugfest. gives me a handful of salt tablets there. back and do the Death Race solo.” I came upon a fallen Death Racer. I fill my water bottles and take off hikLast year I decided to do it. I He lost his salt tablets. You see, you ing up Grande Mountain. slowly transitioned from being sweat so much during the race, that you Everything is going good now, the Wayne Little a triathlete, to becoming an ultra lose the electrolytes in your blood and salt tablets are working, but then I realrunner. My bikes hung in the gar- your muscles cramp. I gave him some ize I left one of my three bottles on the miner1098 age, gathering dust. The wetsuit of my tablets. He asked for more, I gave table at the aid station, and I will need it. @gmail.com and goggles got even less use than him my whole bag. At the end of the I ration my water and make it through the bikes. I ran five days per week leg, my support team would give me Leg 2. I’m only about 15 minutes or so instead of two, and the runs got more. I wished him good luck. off of my predicted time. The Death Race is held each year on longer and longer. I started running back on Slugfest, Food and water are essential for an the August long weekend. It is a 125km This spring, I ran a 50km ultra. A and within 50m of the fallen Death event like this. If you do not eat or drink, ultramarathon in Grande Cache that month later I ran a 50 miler. At these Racer, I cramp up. I have to wait until can be run either as a team of up to five events, I learned what nutrition, gear the muscle releases. Cramps plague me See LIVING on p. 15 people doing a leg each, or you can run and extra training I would need, and all the way to the aid station at the base it solo. how to slow down to make The Race starts at 8 am and takes myself go the distance. I you up and over three mountains. Par- even drove up to Grande ticipants have 24 hrs to complete the Cache and ran the Death The Royal Canadian Legion #113 Sage & Sand Pony Club race; Finishers receive a specially mint- Race course over a three301 Brink St., Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0 District Commissioner: Marcie Down ed coin from the Death Race, It is argu- day duration to put the Phone: 250-453-2423 Fax # 250-453-9625 mleedown@yahoo.ca. ably one of the hardest Ultramarathons course in my head. South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry Society Ashcroft-Cache Creek Rotary Club in the world. The day before the race, 601 Bancroft St. Box 603, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0 Contact Person: Karin Magnuson Phone 250-457-6629 In 2001, my family wanted to en- you get a coin, and tim250-453-9656 ter a five member team to do this new ing stick in your race packDesert Spokes Cycle Society race. I wasn’t a runner then, but I was age. The coin is to give to Ashcroft and District Fall Fair Phone 250-457-9348 Contact Person: Janna 250-457-6614 still fairly fit from running chainsaw for Charon, so he can give you Contact Person: Jessica 250-457-7128 a living. I let them put me on whichever a ride over the river on Leg Ashcroft Curling Club Phone 250-453-2341 leg they chose. Little did I know. 5. If you lose the coin, or Ashcroft Soup’s On They gave me Leg 2, the hardest do not have one, you do St. Alban’s Anglican Church Hall, 501 Brink Street Ashcroft & District Rodeo Association Tel: 250-453-9909 or 250-453-2053 - All Welcome part of the course, covering two of the not get across the river, and Phone: 250-457-9390 three mountains and a portion called you won’t finish the race. Ducks Unlimited Canada Ashcroft Volunteer Fire Department “Slugfest”. The timing stick goes Ashcroft/Cache Creek Volunteer Chapter Phone 250-453-2233 Slugfest involves running up and into timing check in spots Phone 250-374-8307 down a few little valleys on a hand- so your family and friends Cache Creek Volunteer Fire Department Ashcroft and Masonic Lodge cut trail, with lots of roots, rocks, steep can go online and see how Phone 250-457-9967 Zarthan Lodge No#105 loose dirt slopes, bogs, creeks, and all your progressing, and so Contact Person: Fred Dewick Phone 250-453-2415 South Cariboo Sportsmen Assc. #3366 the other little things nature can throw the race organizers know if Attn: Marian Pitt, Box 341, Ashcroft BC V0K 1A0 at you to make you feel like and idiot you are cheating or not. Ashcroft & District Tennis Association Contact Person: Maria Russell Martin for signing up. My friends Phil and Soccer Association Phone 250-453-9391 Leg 2 destroyed me. I ran as fast as Grace Hiom who run the Contact: Tom Watson Phone 250-457-7178 I could for as long as I could. I wore a Dirty Feet Race series in Ashcroft & District Lions Club Thompson Cariboo Minor Hockey Association cotton t-shirt, and cotton cargo shorts, the Kamloops area drove Contact Person: Nick Lebedoff Phone 250-453-2664 Contact: Lewis Kinvig 250-457-7489 and brought apples and a banana for nu- all the way from KamLewis@thompsoncariboominorhockey.com Ashcroft-Cache Creek Seniors Assc. trition. I ran until my knees and quads loops to Grande Cache to 601 Bancroft St., Ashcroft, BC Phone 250-453-9762 couldn’t take any more. I got them taped be my team. Their experiHistoric Hat Creek Ranch Contact: Jack Jeyes Phone 250-453-2259 up at the aid station, then ran again. ence of ultra running and The Ashcroft & District Health Care I would catch up to and pass the solo their advice kept me going. Auxiliary Thrift Store Kinsmen Club of South Cariboo 601 Bancroft St., Ashcroft, BC Phone 250-453-9944 racers. I didnt get it - like, how can you The huge amount of supContact Person: Dave 250-453-9062 run 125 kms in a day? It’s impossible I port that people give in the 347 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corp thought, how would you train? Just do- sport is amazing. If someCache Creek Recreation Society Contact Person: Lt. (N) Curran 250-319-3461 Contact Person: Jackie Phone 250-457-9122 Alexine Johannsson 250-453-2661 ing one of these mountains should take one is down and out on the email: darrin.curran@cadets.gc.ca most of the day. course, you stop and do Bridging to Literacy I finished Leg 2, with a decent time, what you can to pick them Ashcroft Communities in Bloom Contact Person: 250-453-9165 our next relay runner headed out for up to get them going. Contact Persons: Andrea Walker 250-453-9402 or Marijke Stott 250-453-0050 leg 3. My wife Juanita ran Leg 5 in the The “Purpose of Sunday” Car Club At 8am I was toeing President: Tom Lowe 240-457-6564 dark, We finished in 21 hours to get the line with three friends Taoist Tai Chi Contact Person: Danita Howard our cherished coins. They are still hang- from Kamloops and KePhone 250-453-9907 e-mail: dangre@telus.net SCI Thompson River, B.C. Chapter ing on the wall. lowna. I was going try to be Ken Brown - Phone: 250-453-9415 After we finished the race, I limped one of these immortal soloAshcroft Hospice Program Shirley 250-453-9202 and hobbled for weeks. I kept wonder- ists I had seen over a decAshcroft Yoga Group Call Marijke - Phone: 250-453-0050 ing how the course could be run solo. ade ago. All I had to do was Winding Rivers Arts and Performance Society Impossible. I thought of the solo racers be back here in 24 hours. 250-453-2053 Second Time Around as gods, mythical creatures, possibly Leg 1 is 19km long and 201 Railway Ave., Ashcroft BC Anne Bonter 250-457-9781 genetic mutations, or beings from an- is mostly downhill, a pretty Canadian Red Cross - Health Equipment Loan Program (H.E.L.P.) other planet who looked like humans, easy run for the most part. Cache Creek Market and Ashcroft Hospital - 250-453-2244 Cache Creek Garden Club but were physically far more superior I finished it in one hour 45 Marcie Down 250-457-9630 than us. minutes with no drama. Desert Bells Handbell Choir Fast forward a decade or so, I beCarmen Ranta 250-457-9119 I topped up my pockets Ashcroft Royal Purple Phone 250-457-9122 came a runner, then a triathlete - basic- with more food and filled Sage Sound Singers Adult Community ally an endurance athlete junkie. 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The highs and lows of long distance running can make or break you you will not finish. Every half hour, I ate bars, bananas, gels, and drank cytomax electolyte drink and mountain stream water. Leg 3 is the easiest leg. It’s either downhill or flat with no steep climbs. I have run almost 50kms by this point, and although I should be able to blast through this leg, the cramps and lack of water have me struggling already. I have to walk long portions to build my strength back up. I talk with other racers who are also walking and hear their stories, and they are inspiring. Some racers are here to tick something Living from p. 13

off of their bucket list. Some have tried many times to complete the Death Race solo, and have failed. Some are here in teams of family members just like I did in 2001. Some have scratches and blood coming out of their legs and arms from falling in Slugfest, but they soldier on. At the Leg 3/4 transition, there are probably a thousand people - friends, family, support teams, and relay racers waiting. People cheering “Go Death Racer!”, and people just hanging out helping each other out. I was dust covered from running through the coal mine and all sweaty, I get new food and water, more salt tabs, and away I go. I

don’t spend much time in the transitions. Leg 4 is a climb up and over Mt Hamel. One of the highest peaks in the area at 70,00ft. You start at the river, and climb up for two hours to the top. Then you have a nice long run down. It is by far my favorite leg, even though its the longest at 38km. I’m starting to recover from the problems I had in Leg 2/3, and now I can run again. At the opposite side of Hamel, there is Beaverdam road. Its just a normal gravel road, and I make up huge amounts of time. I’ve been out here for 14 hours and I am actually run-

ning. Some of the relay team members can’t keep up to me. Then finally I hit another low, and I have to walk again. The highs and lows come and go. During the highs you feel awesome, like you can run forever, you look at the gps watch and are amazed. But during the lows, this is when people decide they are quitting, that they will hop on that truck going by and try again next year. They decide they don’t want the coin that badly, the pain overtakes them, and they give in. Continued Next Week

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