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Health care meeting turnout nearly 200 by Wendy Coomber The turnout for the health care update in Ashcroft on Nov. 25 was enough to shock the event’s organizers. Around 180 people filed into the Ashcroft Community Hall after organizers had planned for 50. They came from Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Clinton, Spences Bridge and parts in between. There were dozens more from Lillooet, including Ashcroft’s two new doctors, Dr. Debra Obu and Dr. Amgad Zake, who are still undergoing assessment in Lillooet, learning about the health care process in British Columbia. The event was hosted by MLA Jackie Tegart who expressed gratitude to the Wellness Health Action Coalition (WHAC). WHAC member Ron Hood credited MLA Tegart for getting the ball rolling. “It started in this room on April 2014,” he told the crowd, “when people from Princeton came. It was basically an invitation to action.” That meeting was set up by Tegart. He said WHAC is looking for a model of health care that is unique to the community, and the two new doctors have indicated a willingness to work towards our new vision of health care, said Hood. Dr. Nancy Humber, who runs the Practice Ready Assessment program and the outreach clinic in Lillooet, came to introduce the doctors and talk about her program. “I feel very passionately about rural health care,” she said. “I am aware of the disparities between rural and urban people and how they access health care.” She has been practicing in Lillooet for 20 years. “Yesterday’s thinking will get us nowhere,” she said. “Communities that advocate only for themselves makes us all more vulnerable.” People had questions about how to access doctors and health care, and were told that they would need to contact the clinic. Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta said it was “very telling that there was such a big turnout. Health care here has eroded over time.” It would be nice to see five doctors, but Interior Health is short by 75. Ashcroft Mayor Jack Jeyes said he was very happy with the meeting “and very blown away by the turnout. People now know that we’re working very diligently to solve some of the issues.” He added he would love to be in the position of needing even more doctors.

Collecting toys for children South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry Society’s annual Toys for Joys collection had added treats this year. It was hosted by Grand Central Station on Sunday morning and for the donation of a toy, the donors received a pancake breakfast and the joy of talking to Santa. This year the event collected 63 donated toys and $327.55 in cash donations. In turn, they served 57 breakfasts. E Fry manager Yoriko Susanj reported that as of Nov. 27, her agency has 74 applications for children’s toys. She said they will be taking applications for toys until Friday, Dec. 11, and donations of toys or money until Wednesday, Dec. 16. Jess Turnbull (GM), Brittany Giesbrecht (cook) and Wyatt Wilder (dish washer) of the Central; Shauna Bolton, Sherry Anderson, Ritsuka Haraikawa from SCE. Fry Society all volunteered their time to cook and serve breakfast. Right, L-R: Ritsuka Haraikawa, Sherry Anderson, Moi, Santa, Shauna Bolton and Jess Turnbull.

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New doctors bring out a crowd Ashcroft and the surrounding areas met Drs. Amgad Zake and Debra Obu (front row, centre), who are expecting to relocate to Ashcroft in February once they finish their medical assessment in Lillooet. The community was invited to meet them on Nov. 25. Back, L-R: Ron Hood, David Durksen, Dr. Nancy Humber, Kerry McLean-Small, RN Janet Quesnel, Pam Webster, Dr. Serina Govindasamy and Dr. Tarang Peedikayil. Front, L-R: Shirley Dobson, Alice Durksen, Dr. Zake, Dr. Obu and FraserNicola MLA Jackie Tegart, who hosted the meeting in the Ashcroft Community Hall. Over 180 people attended.

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Ashcroft marches for climate talks by Wendy Coomber If you were in downtown Ashcroft on Sunday afternoon, you may have noticed a rowdy group bearing signs as they made their way down Railway Ave. The Ashcroft march was one of several being staged around the world to coincide with the beginning of COP 21 - The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris. Michael Morrow, who organized the March in Ashcroft, said besides Ashcroft, people came from Cache Creek, Clinton and Logan Lake to take part. He said it was a call to those who can make things happen to step up to the plate and stop the runaway climate change. The group rallied at the hospital before walking downtown. Before the march began, he read out a message sent by MLA Jackie Tegart, who sent regrets that she could not attend. In her message, she assured the group that “Since the introduction of our province’s Climate Action plan in 2008, B.C. has been recognized as a world leader in the fight against climate change.” She said: “We have shown we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions while continuing to grow the economy,” and concluded that “Our new Climate Leadership Plan - to be released in the spring - will be an incredibly important public policy that will include input from all British Columbians.” She said the province would continue to reduce emissions while growing the economy. Leaders of over 150 countries are meeting in Paris for the 12 day annual conference to try to come up with a joint approach to climate change. This is the 21st such conference on climate change.

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Over two dozen people marched in Ashcroft on Sunday, from the Ashcroft hospital to MLA Jackie Tegart’s office. The march was one of many around the world to support the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, which run from now until Dec. 11,

Thieves clean out Workwear’s Christmas cheer by Wendy Coomber Most merchants wouldn’t mind seeing empty shelves at this time of year, but Ashcroft Workwear owner Geri Anderson was left in shock when thieves stole the merchandise that she was counting on for Christmas. Anderson said police called her on Friday morning after someone reported seeing the back doors of her store on the corner of Railway and 5th wide open at 6:50 in the morning. “These shelves were full and they cleaned them all out,” she said, referring to her number one selling boots. “They took about 95 per cent of my Carhartt

- all of the winter-lined hivis vests. They left me one coat.” Anderson said the thieves grabbed a couple of big garbage cans on wheels from the loading dock and just kept filling them up and dumping them into a vehicle. “They stripped that rack,” she said, pointing to where the coats were, “and they took all of this shelf,” where she had orange hi-vis bibs neatly stacked. She said they took hoodies, coats, vests, thermal underwear - but mostly black and gray. They left the blue bibs and the orange coveralls, and the Carhartt black and gray hats with matching flip-

Ashcroft’s Santa Madness Parade is happening on Friday, Dec. 4. Floats and other parade entries will marshal by the CPR tracks south of the Blue Truck at 5:30 pm. The parade will begin at 6pm. If you have an entry for the parade, contact Parade Marshall Judy Stuart at 250453-9366 or 250457-7129 or email at judystuart@telus. net or David Durksen at 250-457-3020 or durksen@coppervalley.bc.ca . The parade travels down Railway Ave. to the Safety Mart. Afterwards, Santa’s float parks itself downtown and the Clauses invite all of the children to come and ses them. Each of the businesses will be having their own Santa Madness Events and specials so those who attend will want to check these out both before and possibly Ashcroft Work Wear World owner Geri Anderson with nothing but empty shelves left. after the parade.

mits. “I guess they didn’t like the green,” she said shaking her head. “I got the feeling they might have been in the store,” she said, “just sort of ... nosing around.” They definitely knew what they wanted, said Anderson. She suspects they headed north to the oil fields for a quick and easy sell where solidly-made warm clothing is a sought after commodity. “I just got my fricking order in,” she says. “This (shelf) was all full of jeans and bibs. They took everything. She can reorder the merchandise, but it won’t arrive until after Christmas. It comes from Michigan and takes three to four weeks. Either way, Christmas will be over. “I’m pretty much hooped for Christmas,” she says. “They took all my high ticket items.” She estimates that she lost $25,000$30,000 worth of stock. “And the worst part is, Carhartt is my number one seller - that was the gifts for

men at Christmas.” She says this was all ordered last summer. She can order some replacements from another good company, but it won’t be Carhartt. There are a few things left - some Carhartt sweatshirts, a few jeans that they missed. They took all of the black thermal underwear but left the beige behind. “I guess they didn’t like the cream colour,” she joked. “It shows the dirt.” Along with the bundle of manly clothing, they also took two Avon gift baskets. And they took her brand new e-reader out of her desk drawer and took an envelope of useless receipts. The ereader was still sitting where they left it. But they left behind their good sturdy Stanley pry bar that they tried to force open her full-sized safe with. To add insult to injury, the thieves cut her telephone lines so the alarms wouldn’t work. She said she phoned Telus right away. “The earliest they can get me up and running is Thursday,” she said. “I have no debit machine, no telephone lines and I said ‘Are you kidding me? I’ve got three businesses to run under this roof,’ and they can’t get me going until Thursday.” She says it would cost her more to close up shop and go home, so she’ll re-order and make due for Christmas. There’s still plenty of good merchandise left.

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Hacking the old health care system Anyone with a lengthy history of working on computers knows that, despite their alleged bigger calculating brain, they get just as confused as their human counterparts over time. One mistake leads to another and eventually you have a system that starts shutting out other programs, locking up and holding all of your desperately important files for ransom. At least, that’s how I envision that works. Some people would tell you that’s far too much personality for a computer. You see this also in human planning. Could be as simple as deciding to major in English instead of Science; and then taking a job writing press releases for some big box all-you-can-buy store rather than that job offer from the Globe and Mail. And a future that could have been better is perhaps not as good because of choices made along the line. If you’d gone into Science instead, it all would have been different. Canada’s medicare system, and especially British Columbia’s, has been making a lot of mistakes over the years. BC created the Health Authorities in the early 1990s, under Premier Mike Harcourt’s NDP government. There was much concern in my small town that health care was being centralized in the city that was 90 minutes away and that the local advisory board was being disbanded and there would be no more input from the rural areas. As a journalist, what I saw was that instead of calling my MLA or the Health ministry for information or comments, I was told to call an office that may or may not take my call. They didn’t have the political motivation to get things done nor the political accountability to keep the public happy. Instead, media and public were held at arm’s length, adding in a few more feet for good measure. Ashcroft is pushing the Ministry and the health authorities to rewrite rural health care after 20 years of moving further and further away from patients and their families. The time is right for change, and Ashcroft is one of the leaders. Change is coming for those who can be patient.

A FANCY BIRD FEEDER holds a sunflower treat for the local wildlife of the meeting a number of people stood in line to speak (welcome?) to them. is alive and well. People had travelled Who we did hear Dear Editor Why not outline the from communities befrom were several young Kudos to all the talhealth care plan for us? yond Ashcroft to get inwomen who introduced ented actors and everythemselves as ‘managers’ formation specific to their Tell us what we can exone else who had a hand needs. Unfortunately, the pect. How we are to be of health care in the rein bringing to life Shaw’s gion. A region from the served? If not in the Ashspecifics were lacking. celebrated My Fair Lady croft Clinic, where? I I’m sure they returned Chilcotin country (that’s (Pygmalion) at former wonder how many left with little more informanorth west of Williams AES last weekend. The the Community Hall in Lake) to Lytton, Lillooet, tion than they had when performance was sheer Ashcroft that evening Ashcroft, Clinton. Details they came. pleasure to watch. no wiser than they were As one person reabout the function of the Ermes Culos managers wasn’t given. when they came? marked, ‘We seem to Ashcroft have the generals, but It was made clear that Esther Darlington the new medical resources no army’. Anyway, the MacDonald impression is, that the envisioned for our comAshcroft munities was quite separ- bureaucracy of health care ate from our medical clinLetters to the Editor Dear Editor ic in Ashcroft. Well, we got a peek We were told We invite all Letters to the Editor on relevant or topical matters, at the new doctors last that clinic was but we reserve the right to edit submissions for clarity, brevity, night. (Wed., Nov. 25) in a ‘private clinlegality and taste. No unsigned Letter will be printed. All submisa community hall packed ic’, and had sions must bear the Author’s name, address and telephone number with people from the area. nothing to for reference purposes. They were briefly do with the Email Letters to: editorial@accjournal.ca or introduced by our MLA new program. Mail drop off to: 130-4th Street, Ashcroft BC, V0K 1A0 Jackie Tegart. Neither Again, details Fax: 250-453-9625 doctor spoke to the audiwere lacking Deadline for the following issue is Friday 10 am ence, or, if they did, were about what the not heard. Letters reflect the views and opinions of the author and not those new program However, at the end of the newspaper. Neither are they always factually correct. entailed.

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The inconvenient truths of climate change Premier Christy Clark and Environment Minister Mary Polak have joined the thousands of jet-setters in Paris to once again stage negotiations for a global climate treaty. The embarrassing failures of these United Nations events, such as the one in Lima, Peru last year, have been forgotten. Canadian TV only showed file images of an effigy of Stephen Harper receiving a “fossil of the day” award for his alleged failure to rein in Canada’s two per cent of humaninduced greenhouse gas emissions. Now Justin Trudeau leads our biggest-ever delegation to COP21, as the Paris meeting is called. Trudeau hasn’t even begun to develop a plan for Canada, asking provinces to come up with their own first, but he’s already hailed as a visionary. This is similar to the newly elected Barack Obama, who modestly predicted in 2008 that history would record his win as “the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal.” Perhaps Obama wasn’t completely full of CO2, since in this century, global temperatures have increased by only about a fourth of what UN climate models predicted. This 20year slowdown of the long run of post-Ice Age warming, which has dominated most of the last 10,000 years, is referred to as the “pause” or “hiatus.” It is usually explained away with reference to the Pacif-

increasing. This is much more likely to slow sea level rise than an Obama or Trudeau Tom Fletcher speech. tfletcher@blackpress.ca Arctic ice, meanwhile, is rebounding ic Decadal Oscillation or rapidly afother long-term warmter receding in recent years. ing and cooling trends in And while UN climate oceans. conferences always cause a Other countries have spike in sightings of people put new emission reduction wearing polar bear suits, proposals on the table for here’s another inconvenCOP21. Danish environient truth. mental economist Bjorn B.C. polar bear reLomborg did the math, and searcher Susan Crockford concluded that if every ma- reports that the world bear jor emitting country keeps population is up to 26,500, its word this time, the total a 50-year high. That of all their efforts would re- Crockford, she’s just a deduce global warming by nier…. Oh wait, the Interabout 0.2 degrees by 2100. national Union for ConWhat? A statistically servation of Nature “Red meaningless decrease afList” says that’s about ter 85 years of energy ausright, and the population terity? That Lomborg, trend is no longer “dehe’s just a “denier,” trying creasing” but is now “unto get more publicity. Oh known.” wait, here’s a study from None of this is to deny the Massachusetts Institute that our climate is warmof Technology that finds Ashcroft Seventh-Day the same thing Adventist Church – two tenths of a degree by Upcoming Events 2100. Saturday, December 5, 2015 Wobbly cli9:30am - 12:00 - Church Services 12:00 - Vegetarian Potluck mate models Bring your favourite vegetarian dish! aren’t the only Where: Ashcroft Community Hall problem for Sunday, December 6, 2015 global warm6:30pm - 8:00pm - Sing along and ing alarmists. Celebrate the birth of Jesus together! NASA recently Snacks and refreshments will be provided confirmed that Where: Ashcroft Community Hall contrary to UN Tuesday, December 8, 2015 6:00pm - Community Vegetarian Potluck projections, Where: Desert Sands Community School total ice mass in Antarctica is

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Atoms’ hard work pays off The Ashcroft Knights played a fantastic game against Merritt’s Atom team on Saturday. They played hard and worked together as a team. Two goals accomplished! And they finished with a 6-4 win! Congratulations to Lyric Antoine for knocking in his first goal of the season! And congratulations to Kheller Ouellette, Holden Kinvig (two goals) and Darius Kirk-

patrick (two goals) for their hard earned goals as well. Assists were made by Erika Ignace, Kheller Ouellette, Holden Kinvig, Shawn Minnabarriet and Taylan James. Our last three Warriors of the Week were #14 Cashtin Minnabarriet, #12 Taylan James and #15 Darius Kirkpatrick. Fans get to watch back to back games on Saturday, Dec. 19 as the Knights face off against Clearwater at 10am and and again at noon here in Ashcroft. Come on out to cheer on the Home Team! Go Knights! Diana Hoggard

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Dec. 5 - Cache Creek Indoor Market, 9 am to 1pm in the Community Hall. Farmers and Fleas welcome. Call 457-9587 to register or go to our Facebook page, Cache Creek Market.

Dec. 5 - The 42nd Inter-Church Bazaar and Tea is at St. Alban’s Anglican Hall, 501 Brink Street, from 11 - 1. Crafts, baking and other things to grab your attention. Bring a friend. Come and browse. Zion United and St. Alban’s Anglican churches participating. All welcome! Dec. 5 - Spences Bridge Christmas Bazaar from 3-6pm in the Community Hall. Dec. 6 - Spences Bridge Community Christmas party and pot luck at noon in the Band hall. Dec. 11 - Turkey Bingo in Spences Bridge, 6 pm in the Community Hall. Dec. 11 - The fourth annual Cache Creek Winter Lights/ Sing-along at the Cache Creek Community Hall, 7pm. Free event. Music by the hand bell choir and other local musicians, hot beverages and snacks and a visit from Santa. Everyone welcome. Dec. 11 - Zion United UCW Church Family Christmas Social; 5:30 PM. Begins with a potluck supper. A relaxing, social evening. Dec. 13 - Kinsmen Christmas Turkey Bingo, Cache Creek Com. Hall. Doors open at 10am Bingo at 11am. Dec. 14 - Cache Creek Council holds its next meeting at 7 pm in the Village Office. Dec. 15 - Savona School’s Christmas Concert at 1 pm and 6:30 pm. Dec. 16, 17, 18 - 9:00 am to noon - volunteers to pack Christmas Hampers - Ashcroft Community Hall. Dec. 17 - CP Holiday Train in Ashcroft at 8:50pm in the CP yard on Railway Ave. Bring donations for the local food bank. Dec. 19 - Christmas Hamper Pick Up and Delivery date (morning) Dec. 24 - Zion United Church Christmas Eve service at 4 pm. A service of carols and lessons with Rev. Ivy Thomas. 401 Bancroft St. Ashcroft. All are welcome. The Cache Creek Indoor Market is held the first Saturday of the month over the winter, except for January. Community Vegetarian Potluck Desert Sands School every 2nd Tuesday of the month 6:00pm. Bring your favourite Vegetarian Dish and join the fellowship.

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Ashcroft’s Lyric Antoine (left) scores his first goal of the season, helping his team defeat Merritt.

Steady training leads to the Boston Marathon The Boston Marathon is the world’s oldest annual marathon, originating in 1897. Held annually in Boston, Massachusetts, 30,000 runners show up to be a part of history. Over 500,000 spectators line the streets to cheer the racers along the course. The Boston Marathon is different in many ways from the local marathons we have around here. It’s a point to point race, going through three different towns. This means the race ends in a different place than where it starts. Security at the race is over the top due to its high profile. I’m sure you all remember the bombing in 2013 when three people died and 280 people were injured from two bombs that went off near the finish line. Another way the race is different is

ton. My qualifying time is 3hrs 25min, but they let the faster runners register first until the race is full. What that means is if your qualifying time is 3hrs, and you finish in 3hrs, you still Wayne Little won’t get to register because miner1098 the people who finished in 2:45 @gmail.com etc., will fill up the race first. Race day in Seattle was cool, but it wasn’t raining. Fifteen thousand people were in that you can’t just register - you have to qualify at another race. Your qualify- Seattle to race the half marathon and ing time is different depending on your Marathon. Seattle has a great course age and gender. The older you get, the that includes a huge floating bridge, longer your qualifying time gets, but as around Lake Washington, and of course Seattle’s downtown which has you get older, it’s harder to run faster. Not all marathons are “Boston the Space Needle. My wife Juanita came to Seattle qualifiers”. They have to get certification from the Boston Athletics Associa- with me for support and she also ran the tion. Some of those races near- half marathon with a great time of 2:01. I ran with a pace group for a finishby us are the Kamloops Marathon, Vancouver Victoria, and ing time of 3:05. I did well for the first 32 km, then the course has a bunch of Seattle. Another reason the Boston hills at the end which I struggled with. Marathon is different is every- In the end I finished with a time of 3:09 ZION UNITED one there is fast. They’ve all - 16 minutes under my qualifying time Sunday Worship 10:50 am earned the honour to be there. and also my fastest time in the mara401 Bancroft, Ashcroft, BC • 250-453-9511 They aren’t there to get a t- thon. zuc@coppervalley.bc.ca • http://ashcroftunited.ca So my family and I will go to the shirt - they want to be part of United Church of Canada this amazing historic race, to Boston Marathon in 2017, as the 2016 race in April is already filled up. We Lay Leader: Frank Mierau live it. I started training for the will make a nice little vacation out of it Seattle Marathon almost im- with a week or so in New York. SUNDAY WORSHIP: 10 am Hopefully this story will inspire you mediately after finishing the to go for your dreams or goals and apDeath Race ultramarathon in St. Alban’s preciate the amount of work you have August. I didn’t train to finish, 501 Brink St, Ashcroft ~ 250-453-9909 I trained to qualify for Bos- done to get you there.

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A spot of tea and conversation with old friends The Ashcroft-Cache Creek Seniors Association held its annual Christmas Tea and Bazaar at the Seniors Centre in Ashcroft. The number of attendees enjoying their tea and sandwiches was noticeably higher than it has been in recent years. The Association was very happy with the turnout.

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Chukars enjoying the winter sunshine in Cache Creek.

by Wendy Coomber The annual Bird Count in Ashcroft/Cache Creek is scheduled for Wed., Dec. 23. Renowned birding experts Karl Ricker from Whistler and Bert Parke from Logan Lake will return. Experts and amateurs alike are invited to take part. The local Count began in 2005 and the small group of volunteers counts between 3,0005,000 birds in one day. The Christmas Bird Count is held all over the world between Dec. 14 and Jan. 5, and is meant to provide a “snapshot” of the winter bird population across the globe for such organizations as Bird Studies Canada. Volunteer bird counters are a key element in tracking bird population trends. During the local Count, volunteers routinely count hundreds of juncos, house finches, sparrows, blackbirds, and the more common varieties, but also come up with exciting spottings of Eared Grebes, Golden Eagles, Pygmy Nuthatches and Northern Pygmy Owls. Everyone with an interest in birding or learning about birding is invited to come out for an invigorating and interesting day of “citizen science” as participants search outside on foot and by car for any and all birds in their specific “circle”. The group will meet between 8-8:30 am at the Grand Central Restaurant in Ashcroft to fortify with coffee and to organize teams. Binoculars and a bird identification book are helpful but not necessary. Dress for spending a few hours outside in Winter temperatures. Expertise in identifying birds is not necessary, as amateurs are paired up with more seasoned birders. Enthusiasm and a good “eye” for spotting birds is all that is necessary. This is a small commitment of time and a fun way to get some fresh air, meet other birders and add the names of our communities to worldwide bird statistics.

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Santa Madness & Parade

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An evening you won’t want to miss!

$740.00 + tax Makes a great Christmas Gift! Contact B. Henderson 250-453-2385 for more info

Purchase your favorite blend of Local Artisan Roasted Coffee at Safety Mart and Uni-Tea Enjoy our fine coffee at Uni-Tea in Ashcroft and the Packing House in Spence’s Bridge

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The Tradition Continues!

The Ashcroft Chamber presents the

SANTA PARADE & MADNESS Friday, December 4, 2015

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

Friday Dec. 11th 2-6 Saturday Dec. 12th 10-4 $10 per family

The Village Mall featuring

10% off all Tea Stock for Santa Madness

❆$2 Hot Chocolate ❆Tea and Tea Ware Gift Baskets ❆Lunch Specials and Soups ❆Restaurant available for rental in the evening

Drop off your food bank donations anytime at Peoples Drug Mart

To register your float or parade entry, please contact Judy Stuart 250-453-9366 or (250) 457-7129, David Durksen 250-457-3020

December Holiday Hours: 10am - 5pm

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Friday, December 4th

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Come to

Friday, December 4

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50% OFF OPEN UNTIL 8 PM

On the corner of Railway and 5th 250-453-9334

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

210 Railway Ave., Ashcroft - in the Village Mall 250-453-9345 • Free Wi-Fi available

210 Railway Ave.

FLOUR

10kg

6.98

Fresh

FRENCH BREAD

98¢

Healthy treats for even the most finicky pet On Dec. 4th bring in a Food Donation for the Food Bank and receive 10% off entire bill in the Village Mall #300-210 Railway Ave.

250-453-9775

Dairyland

EGG NOG

2/ 3.00 $

1 litre, limit 4

Western Family

MEDIUM EGGS

BLACK FOREST HAM

1 doz. Limit 4

Per 100 g.

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2/ 4.00 $

Western Family

BATHROOM TISSUE 12 dbl. rolls

2/ 10 $

SunRype Blue Label

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2/$8.00 5 lb. box

Island Farms

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10 lb. bag

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Chinese

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Meadowvale

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Folgers

COFFEE

RUSSET

BACON $

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Friday, December 4th

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

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NESS

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Golden Country presents

... Past, Present & Beyond “The Sight We Saw Was Fearful” - Landslides In November 2012, a rockslide half-a-mile long and eighty feet high. near Jackass Mountain wiped out the The river above [to the north] had alslide shed below it, half ready risen forty of a bridge, and “almost feet over its level, made the Fraser River a and was almost lake”, in the words of one dry below.” observer. Some 30,000 The slide occubic metres of debris curred just south swept down the side of of an area known the cliff, and three blasts as Black Canyon, of explosives were needa treacherous spot ed to clear the precarious where the Thompoverhang and make the son River narrows slope more stable. through a gorge It’s a reminder of the carved of bedmighty forces that shaped rock. The water GOLDEN COUNTRY our area, and which conto the north of the tinue to have an impact. slide eventually BARBARA RODEN In the 10,000 years since rose to more than the ice retreated from 60 feet, threatenthis region there have been many such ing the recently built Harper’s Mill, slides, although it’s not until the late situated at the confluence of the Bonanineteenth century that they began to parte and Thompson Rivers; there be recorded. A major slide occurred were fears the mill would be floated on Oct. 14, 1880 three miles south of away, as the water was backing up at a Ashcroft, at a time when the town did rate of three feet per hour. (A wooden not yet exist. Bishop Acton Windeyer marker, showing the height the water Sillitoe, of the diocese of New West- reached at the Mill, is now on display minster, and his wife were travelling in the Ashcroft Museum.) What is now through the area at the time, and were downtown Ashcroft was eventually presumably guests of the Cornwall under a foot of water; two farmsteads brothers at their dwelling/roadhouse were covered in water, and pioneer on the night in question. J.C. Barnes lost his home and several Mrs. Sillitoe records what hap- outbuildings. pened: “Whilst we were sitting in The slide debris was made up of the drawing-room one evening dur- fine gravel and loam, and it was feared ing our stay in Ashcroft [Manor, as it that if it broke suddenly, the rush of is now known], an extraordinary noise water would cause devastation as far as was heard. Some supposed it to be an Spences Bridge, 20 miles to the south. earthquake . . . The next morning, how- A party of local workers cut a channel ever, we heard that the sound had been through the top of the slide, which alcaused by a tremendous landslip three lowed the water through gradually, and miles distant from where we were, and two days later the river was down to its which had dammed up the river until it normal level. should have forced its way through this The North Slide, as it came to be immense dam.” called, was the most substantial one The Bishop and his wife travelled of the period; but during a 20-year to the site, and what they saw amazed span at the end of the nineteenth centhem. “We found that the dam was tury a number of slides occurred in the

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area. The cause could be traced back to two groups: farmers and ranchers who were heavily irrigating fields above the slide areas, and the Canadian Pacific Railway, Flooding in Spences Bridge after the August 1905 landslide. which cut through the “The sight we saw was fearful. A “toes” of several slide areas during the large part of the mountain on our side laying of track, destabilizing the area of the river and just below Murray above. In 1899 the CPR took the ranch- Creek had broken away and was crashers to court, accusing them of having ing down right across the valley. . . . caused the landslides. While the rail- The Thompson River was completely way lost its case in the lower courts, dammed and a great wall of water 15 the railway won an appeal to the Privy to 20 feet high came rushing back upCouncil in England, and ranchers had stream. . . . The river was soon a foamto stop their irrigation. While this less- ing lake and the water was rising rapidened the extent and frequency of slides ly. . . . Men were working frantically in the area, they continue to occur. down at the slide - some with shovels, Another section of the Thomp- some just by hand - trying to make an son susceptible to slides is near Mur- outlet for the water to break through ray Falls, just south of Spences Bridge. the dam.” In August 1880 a “landslide of unusual Smith’s family were all safe, but magnitude” deposited “thousands of their home was threatened by the water tons of earth and rock” into the river, building up. Some four hours after the according to The British Colonist. An- slide, and just as the family was preparother slide, on New Year’s Eve 1900, ing to leave with what possessions they partially dammed the river for a time. had loaded onto a wagon, Smith heard The worst of the slides occurred on two rifle shots; the signal that the water Aug. 13, 1905. Jessie Ann Smith - the had broken through to a new channel, celebrated orchardist known as “Wid- and they were safe. ow Smith of Spences Bridge” - wrote The First Nations community dirabout the event in her memoirs. It was ectly across from the slide suffered a Sunday, she recalled, and as it hap- greatly, however, with 18 people killed pened most of her children had activ- in the slide and flooding, and as many ities planned on or around the river. gravely injured. The site has been more Shortly after 3pm Smith heard a loud stable in the intervening decades, but roaring noise, and hurried outside to it’s a reminder of the power of nature see what had happened. in our region.

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Play-Doh, an accidental toy icon ON A BRIGHTER NOTE LORI WELBOURNE loriwelbourne.com with it when they were younger and of course they did. I also remembered it from when I was a kid. “They had PlayDoh way back then?” Daisy asked. “Yes,” I said. “We didn’t have the electronics you kids have nowadays, but we definitely had this.” Sam went on the laptop to Google it. “It’s been around since 1956,” he said amazed. “Before you were even born, Mom.” That actually surprised me as well and we proceeded to read more. It turned out it was originally a wallpaper cleaner in the 1930s when homes were heated with coal and the messiness of soot was created. It wasn’t until the mid 50s that it became something kids

played with - and it was quite by accident that happened at all. The product which was originally composed of flour, water, salt, boric acid, and mineral oil was first manufactured in Cincinnati by Kutol Soap Products and after many years of doing decent business their sales decreased drastically after World War II when oil and gas furnaces became popular, as well as the introduction of washable vinyl wallpaper, On the verge of bankruptcy the sisterin-law of one of the owners randomly read a magazine article in 1955 recommending wallpaper cleaner to make Christmas ornaments. She took a big can of it to the community nursery school she

ran and the children rolled out the doughish compound and cut it into shapes with cookie cutters to make festive decorations. She then suggested a reworking of the substance to her brother-in-law so it could be marketed as a toy. What a brilliant idea. Adding the colours red, blue and yellow, the revamped product was originally named Kutol’s Rainbow Modeling Compound. That didn’t sound fun enough so they renamed it PlayDoh and introduced it to the Cincinatti Board of Education in 1956 where it was used in elementary schools for arts and crafts. In 1957 it was shown on the popular children’s television show Captain Kangaroo. Bob Keeshan who played the Captain presented it for free, agreeing to take 2% of the profits in lieu of advertsing dollars since they couldn’t afford to pay for ads at the time. After that it was seen on Ding Dong School and Romper Room and by 1958, the sales of PlayDoh had reached near-

ly $3 million. The product the struggling owners had been barely selling for .34 cents per can was suddenly selling for $1.50 and they couldn’t keep up with the tremendous demand. It started getting exported to other countries and the sales kept increasing. General Mills eventually bought the company and then Hasbro. Their surprise hit product continued to evolve and sales continued to soar. It’s been 60 years

since Play-Doh was first introduced to children and the recipe has been tinkered with and improved upon several times. It’s now selling in over 75 countries, has been inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame, and the Toy Industry Association has it listed as one of the 100 most memorable and most creative toys of the twentieth century. Many consider it one of the most beloved toy products ever created - quite an ex-

traordinary success for a nearly defunct substance once intended to wash walls. And quite a coincidence we discovered this interesting bit of toy history after a rare cleaning spree. I now have an added appreciation for PlayDoh, which I already loved, and I will be adding it to my list for Santa. Lori Welbourne is a syndicated columnist. She can be contacted at LoriWelbourne.com

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During a cleaning spree a few days ago I found some unopened Play-Doh in the back of a cupboard that had been in there for years. I immediately opened the lid and took a whiff. It still had that divine nostalgic smell I’ve loved for as long as I can remember. I took the familiar modelling compoud out of it’s container and smooshed it around with my hands, creating shapes and figures before putting the lid back on and placing it on our kitchen counter. When my 12 year old daughter came home from school she saw it and reacted almost exactly the way I had. She opened it up, took a sniff and instinctively played with it as she told me about her day. When my 15 year old son got home he did the same thing. Neither one of them asked me where it came from or why it was in the kitchen, they automatically goofed around with it, molding it into different creations and letting their imaginations take over. I asked them if they remembered playing

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Bonaparte viewing deck completed by Wendy Coomber The Village of Cache Creek put the finishing touches last week on the new viewing deck that overlooks the Bonaparte River in the Village’s park. Planning for the structure began in the Spring of 2014, while the contract for the work was just awarded this past August. Part of the planning in-

volved obtaining a 30-year license from the province for the Crown Land the platform sits on. The construction contract to Lev-Son Construction of Kamloops was for just under $15,000 but other costs put the budget for the project in the mid-$40,000. Village administrator Me-

lany de Weerdt says they are just finishing the landscaping and the money hasn’t all been spent yet. Most of it came from grants from groups like Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) and the TNRD. Cache Creek Council discussed signage at the last public meeting, and the request from the PSF to have their own sign erected. Mayor John Ranta said people have already told him that they’ve seen fish from the deck.

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Constantia Resources Ltd. has provided training for 13 people who successfully completed the WorkSafeBC Occupational First Aid Level One course on Nov. 12 in Cache Creek. The eight hour program provided life-saving first aid skills to workers in various industries, and addressed medical aid, management of soft tissue injuries, and airway and breathing interventions. The Certificate each student received is valid for three years. “We are proud to provide training opportunities to local residents and First Nations as part of our commitment to providing local benefits to communities in close proximity to the Maggie Exploration Project,” said Stephen Hodgson, President of Constantia. “These training programs provide skills the participants can use in their employment search and build capacity in the community.” In addition, a Job Skills Workshop was held on Nov. 20 at the Cache Creek Community Hall. It involved 15 grade 11 and 12 students from Desert Sands School in Ashcroft. Students were brought by bus to Cache Creek and provided a Human Resources instructor from the Constantia head office in Vancouver. Students received support with resume preparation and job interviewing skills. They also toured the Constantia core handling facility where samples from the exploration program are processed. “It was a great day. The job skills workshop helped our students realize that they do have some relevant skills they can in-

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clude on their resumes,” said Justin Gerbrandt, Careers Teacher at Desert Sands School. “I think it also helped them realize that they really have to convince someone to hire them, that jobs aren’t often just handed out. And there were amazing tips to make this process easier for them. The core shack tour was great to see the opportunities provided for the community by the mining operation. It was awesome to hear how the community was involved with the operation, and respect was given for community members.” The training programs are designed to build local capacity and skills in the communities surrounding the Maggie Exploration Project. The company provided more programs, classes and on-the-job training last year. To date, Constantia has provided more than 72 training opportunities to local people, contracted 33 local businesses and employed more than 20 local people with half of its site team comprised of Aboriginal people. Constantia is a BC-based mineral exploration company focused on determining the potential extent of mineralization at the Maggie Project, which is located halfway between Cache Creek and Clinton, in a way that benefits the local community, Aboriginal groups, the Company and the province as a whole. Historical data indicates that copper and molybdenum mineralization exists in the area. Constantia is assessing the mineral resource potential at Maggie, while creating employment, education and other opportunities and benefits for local people.

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