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Property assessments rise by Wendy Coomber The 2015 property assessments have been released, and Ashcroft and Cache Creek have done well this year - better than the other municipalities in the region. Property assessments in Ashcroft and Cache Creek increased in 2015 from zero to 15 per cent, meaning that it may stay the same as last year or it may increase. The market value of all of the homes in Ashcroft increased to an average house price of $215,000 from $197,000, while Cache Creek’s went to an average of $182,000 from $166,000. Lytton’s assessment decreased from -5 to +15 per cent, while Clinton’s assessment decreased -10 to +15 per cent. The market value of
Lytton’s properties jumped to an average house price of $140,000 from $130,000, while Clinton rose to an average price of $106,000 from $102,000. Lillooet’s 2015 property assessment is in the -10 to + 10 per cent range, their market value rising to an average price of $171,000 from $165,000. Logan Lake’s assessments are in the -10 to + 5 per cent range, with their market value dropping to an average house price of $211,000 from $218,000. In the next few days, owners of properties throughout the Thompson area can expect to receive their 2016 assessment notices which reflect market value as of July 1, 2015.
Interest in local business
Snow Days Jim Duncan and granddaughter Preslee, 5, clean up the latest deposit of snow on Tuesday morning at their Blue Sage bed and breakfast in Ashcroft.
by Wendy Coomber Business is looking up in the Ashcroft and Cache Creek area, with a record number of inquiries from potential business owners, according to Deb Arnott, manager of the Community Futures (CFDC) office in Ashcroft. “As of April, honest to goodness, I’ve never seen it so busy,” says Arnott. “We met our targets the first quarter - that has never happened.” CFDC is a federal program with 269 offices across Canada. Their mandate is to support small businesses in a variety of ways, including counselling and loans. Arnott says there were people walking into the office, phoning, people being referred. “I talked to people and asked them ‘How did you hear about us?’ It was word of mouth. Everybody said they heard of us through word of mouth. That took 25 years - and that’s why I believe business struggles to much - that’s how long it takes to get your name engrained
in the region so that when sombody wants something, they think of you. I was actually quite stunned.” A lot of it, she says, is people who come to town with their partner who has started a job here. They come with the skills to run a business but they don’t know where to start. She says that when she meets with couples, often one of them has been working out of town, and they want to be that family unit again. They may have come from a community of 25,000, she says. “I tell them to keep in mind this is a small community, keep in mind we’re right next to Kamloops.” “I’m seeing some younger clientele,” she says. “I’m seeing some clientele with families who are looking for a rural community so they can raise their kids in a safe place.” They just want to know where to start, so Arnott walks them through the steps. “I find that if I can keep encourSee CFDC on p. 10
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Noisy party
Dec. 22 at 11:58 pm police were called to a residence on Parke Rd. in Cache Creek by neighbours complaining about the noise. Police spoke to the 26 year old homeowner who promised to tone down his party.
Car damaged in hit and run
Dec. 23 police were advised of a hit and run in the Husky parking lot in the afternoon. The 83 year old Cache Creek driver and his wife were in the store at the time of the incident. A witness told them that a gray van hit their car, causing damage to the bumper.
Accident leads to suspension
Dec. 24 at 7 pm police attended a single vehicle accident on Hwy 97C in Ashcroft, just north of Government St. The driver, a 20 year old Cache Creek man, rolled his Saturn but was uninjured. He did, however, show signs of impairment and was given a roadside sobriety test, which he Failed twice. He was given a 90 day driving suspension and his vehicle was impounded for 30 days.
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Passing leads to off-roading
Dec. 26 at 4 pm police attended a single vehicle accident on Hwy 1 by Kingsway corner where a westbound 1999 Mustang, attempting to pass another vehicle, lost control on the slippery road and left the highway, travelling down a 30-foot embankment. Neither the 30 year old Surrey driver nor his 34 year old brother were injured. The vehicle had to be towed for repairs. The men were given a ride into Cache Creek.
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through his Facebook account. The other party was identified and a 25 year old Ashcroft man is facing a charge of uttering threats.
Reckless driver arrested
Dec. 29 at 1 pm RCMP received one of a number of complaints about a reckless driver in Cache Creek. One of the callers idenfitied the driver, who was located at a local business. The 29 year old Cache Creek man was arrested for being intoxicated in a public place and lodged in a cell for the rest of the afternoon. He was also issued a ticket for driving his father’s truck without due care.
Dec. 27 at 8:20 am police received a report of a vehicle stolen from a residence on the Ashcroft Reserve. The 1997 Chevrolet Astro had been parked with no insurance. It was recovered later on in the day, abandoned on Cornwall Rd., apparently undamaged. The owner had it towed back to his residence.
Stolen property recovered
Dec. 29 some of the personal property stolen during a rash of thefts from vehicles in Cache Creek over Christmas was recovered by the Todd Rd. bridge by the Post Office. It was returned to its owner. Police received complaints of six theft from vehicles in Cache Creek and one in Ashcroft over the holidays. Items stolen ranged from loose change to wallets.
Too fast for road conditions
Dec. 27 at 9:30 pm police attended a single vehicle accident on Hwy 99 by Hwy 97 after a driver lost control on the slippery road and went into the ditch. The 2010 Toyota RAV was hauled out of the ditch undamaged. The driver, a 37 year old man from Connecticut, was injured but was issued a ticket for driving too fast for the road conditions.
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A moonlit stroll
Dec. 29 at 9 pm police received a report of a darkly-dressed man stumbling down the middle of Cornwall. The 56 year old Ashcroft man was located still on the road and
Social media death threats
Dec. 28 at 5:20 pm a woman called to report that her 24 year old son had received death threats
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. Jan. 11: Village of Cache Creek Council meeting at 7 pm in the Village Office. Everyone welcome. Feb. 2: Alzheimer Society of BC - Understanding Dementia workshop 1:00-4:00pm at the Ashcroft HUB, 711 Hill St. (formerly Ashcroft Elementary). Cost: by donation. Pre-registration is required, call Tara Hildebrand 1-800-886-6946 or e-mail thildebrand@ alzheimerbc.org. Feb. 6: Seedy Saturday at the Cache Creek Community Hall, 9am to 2 pm. Admission free. March 1: Alzheimer Society of BC - Understanding Dementia workshop 1:00-4:00pm at the Ashcroft HUB, 711 Hill St. (formerly Ashcroft Elementary). Cost: by donation. Pre-requisite for this workshop is the “Understanding Dementia workshop”. Preregistration is required, call Tara Hildebrand 1-800-8866946 or e-mail thildebrand@alzheimerbc.org.
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Jan. 3 at 3:30 pm police were notified of a break and enter to a basement suite residence on Mickey Frontage Rd. in 16 Mile. While residents were sleeping upstairs, suspects, believed to be a man and woman, broke into the suite and stole custom made jewellry, a Hewlitt Packard laptop, a ghetto blaster, bottles of liquor and women’s makeup and hair products. The matter is still under investigation.
Dashing through the snow
Jan. 4 at 8:40 am police attended a single vehicle accident on Hwy 1 at Hat Creek Rd. when a southbound vehicle lost control on snowy roads and hit the ditch. The 66 year old Duncan man was not injured, and his vehicle was not damaged but had to be towed out of the ditch.
Chains break on truck tires
Jan. 4 at 8 pm police were called to the scene of a tractor trailer blocking both east lanes of traffic on Hwy 1 east of Cache Creek near the Christian Ranch. The snow chains on the 2001 Peterbuilt broke and the 67 year old driver from Deroche lost control on the snowy and slipper roads as his truck lost traction on a hill. There were no injuries or damage, but the truck had to be towed.
Concert Series offers The Nautical Miles
Fresh from their successful presentation of My Fair Lady in November, the Winding Rivers Arts & Performance Society (WRAPS) is excited to be moving on to its next event: its Winter/Spring 2016 concert series. It begins with a bang on Friday, Jan. 15 at 7pm, when Vancouver-based folk-rock band The Nautical Miles comes to the area. Members of WRAPS were able to see the group perform at last year’s Pacific Contact event in Vancouver, and were blown away by their mix of hold-your-breath ballads and electrifying showstoppers. The group - which will feature seven musicians at the concert - has roots in folk, rock, and music, but is equally at home performing with jazz musicians, bluegrass bands, and brass quintets. Audiences never know what’s coming next when The Nautical Miles come to town. The Georgia Straight newspaper called The Nautical Miles’s sound “a new kind of folk music”, and the group has performed at festivals and venues around the world. They have three CDs to their name, all featuring original music; the most recent, 2013’s Ode to Joy, contains 12 songs that “poured out” of songwriter and guitarist Corbin Murdoch, who notes that he “just wants to embrace music that makes people feel good”. Although the Winter/Spring Concert Series is normally held in Ashcroft, this concert will take place at the Crossroads Pentecostal Church on Stage Rd. in Cache Creek. One of WRAPS’s mandates is to bring the arts to the area, and they hope that staging this event in Cache Creek will enable more people to attend. Tickets are 25 per cent off if you buy them in advance, and are available at UniTea, Nature’s Gifts, Ashcroft Bakery, and the Jade Shop. They can also be purchased online at the WRAPS website at www.windingriversarts.ca . Barbara Roden
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Time to start those gardens by Wendy Coomber If the seed catalogues are starting to arrive in your mailbox, mark your calendar for the third annual Seedy Saturday in Cache Creek - Feb. 6 in the Cache Creek Community Hall. Admission is free. Last year’s Seedy Saturday was a great success and a lot of fun from the organizers’ point of view, and judging from the smiles and earnest discussions taking place around the room, over 100 visitors thought so, too. Three years ago, members of the Cache Creek Beautification Society were sitting around the table discussing ways of building community and also what they could offer as a Spring time event. The Society already had the Cache Creek Market throughout the summer months and the Winter Lights Appreciation & Christmas Singalong just before Christmas. Those were in addition to their Communities in Bloom projects. As soon as someone said “Seedy Saturday”, it was a done deal. They picked the first Saturday in February and carried on. Seedy Saturdays or Sundays are primarily seed swap and anything garden-related events that are said to have started in 1990, the first one being held at the VanDusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver. In 2012 over 100 events were held in Canada. As well as a free seed swap
table, seed vendors from Kamloops and Lytton will be back again this year with their own collected seeds from hundreds of varieties of heirloom vegetables, herbs and tomatoes. There will also be vendors with yard and garden-related merchandise for sale, including plants. There will also be a concession offering hot food. As well as bringing her seeds for sale, Mojave Kaplan from Planting Seeds Project in Lytton will be demonstrating her seed cleaning equipment again. Watching her large winnower in action was a highlight of last year’s event. Master Gardeners Elaine Sedgman and Phyllis Mader from Kamloops gave a very popular talk on Garden Pollinators last year. This year they will be speaking about how to keep pests out of your garden without having to resort to chemicals. They are also available throughout the event to answer any questions. Both are extremely knowledgeable and come equipped with their own library of books to help find information. The organizers are still working on bringing a few more speakers to fill up the afternoon. The event runs from 10 am to 3 pm in the hall on Saturday, Feb. 6. For more information, call 250457-9587 or visit the Cache Creek Market page on Facebook.
Mojave Kaplan (right) sets up her seed winnowing machine at last year’s Seedy Saturday. The winnower separates seeds from the dried plant. Below: Some of her seeds.
Sea Cadet “elves” lend their efforts to the Christmas Hampers L-R: The Christmas Hamper committee chair - Esther Lang, Lt(N) Alex Shymkiw, SLt Jacquie Fennell, OS Kayleb van Norman, LS Alison Spooner, MS Bryce Anderson, MS Sterling Cave, PO1 Griffin Aie, MS Conner Cave, and PO1 Jared Thompson-Fisher. These Sea Cadets helped set up the tables and boxes in preparation for filling the Christmas hampers. They also worked on the Saturday in the hall, helping people load their hampers and then cleaning up the hall. Sterling and Conner Cave also helped deliver hampers. The hamper committee is very grateful for the help these young people gave as well as the numerous volunteers who worked each day filling the hampers. It was a very successful year.
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Turning over a brand new page As fresh as the snow that fell earlier this week (and could still be falling by the time you read this, for all I know), we begin a new year, full of hope and opportunity. Hope doesn’t cost us anything, and being hopeful gets more accomplished than being skeptical. And this year we begin with more cause for hope than in the recent past. Ashcroft Terminal is feeling confident enough about expansion to ask the Village to rezone their land to allow for a round the clock caretaker to live there. Constantia came back for phase 2 of its exploration of the “Maggie Mine” area of 16 Mile. While they are here, they have provided training for dozens of local people who become more employable. Wastech and Cache Creek continue to work towards getting the landfill extension up and running. The current landfill closes at the end of this year and Metro Vancouver has indicated that it will be sending more waste this way than they’d previously planned. That means more income for the Village and more work for Wastech employees. School enrolment rates are levelling off and minor hockey announced that its registration is up this year. More children means younger familier in the area. Community Futures reports that it has fielded a record number of business inquiries in the last few months. Ashcroft welcomed a brand new downtown business late last year, and we hope to see more. Desert Hills Ranch is expanding and attracting lots of visitors to their marketstore and events - visitors who have to pass through Ashcroft on their way there. Horstings Farms also re-opened and is becoming once again a destination point for travellers who come to enjoy lunch and shop for fresh produce. We’ve watched a slow and steady decline in our towns for long enough to know that they can go on forever if we give up and let them. But there are plenty of individuals and groups working to reverse that and help us rebuild. And, as they say, if you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem. It’s a little bit more work, but it’s way more fun to be part of the solution.
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War is ugly, but our hypocrisy is uglier by Yule Schmidt WHITEHORSE, Yukon/Troy Media/ - It’s easy to feel good watching the footage of the first Syrian refugee families arriving in Canada to cheers. It’s especially fitting for the holidays - a reminder of Canadian generosity in the season of giving. But these images thinly veil the ongoing conflict in the Middle East that has turned these families into refugees. As good as we may feel for having opened our doors, their arrival is a reminder that, although we may accept them as refugees to our country, we did not protect them as citizens in their own. It’s been five years since the Syrian War began. That conflict has morphed into a hodgepodge of proxy battles, spawning millions of refugees. Today, the “migrant crisis” is such a headliner that we seldom think about the war that precipitated it. But addressing the migrant crisis alone won’t end the conflict. You can’t cure a disease by treating its symptoms. We’ve inadvertently allowed our zeal to help refugees to serve as an excuse for military inaction. It’s a familiar pattern. When bad things happen, we have a habit of trying to find something to do about it without intervening militarily, even if that would be the most effective (or only) way to solve
the problem. We’ve developed a phobia of force that we can’t reconcile with our desire to act when atrocities occur, so we mollify our guilty consciences by sending “thoughts and prayers” and looking for benign ways to feel like we’re contributing. Recall the 200 girls who Boko Haram kidnapped last year? People around the world stood with signs imploring the terrorists to #bringourgirlshome. For a week, we felt collectively empowered because we were responding to this outrage. But the girls never came home and we did nothing about it. Our drive to act was only as strong as the paper on which that hashtag was written. To be sure, there is a more practical aspect to accepting refugees than holding up signs, but we can’t relocate the entire Syrian population. And even if we could, it wouldn’t end the conflict. It would just export it to other places. Part of the problem is that the war is halfway around the world. A massacre in Paris still means more to us than ongoing slaughter in Sinjar. We trumpet globalization as having eradicated the divide between “over there” and “here” and we speak of the global village - but when our fellow villagers are raped and killed, our weak drive to support them with anything but words exposes our hypocrisy. Our physic-
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al distance trumps our metaphorical proximity. Aside from our masked tribalism, though, our inaction boils down to our avoidance of using the military at all costs. We tell ourselves that if a great cause came along, like the fight against Nazism, it would cross some imaginary line and we’d not only intervene, we’d fight for no end save victory. But we’ll never reach that line, and not because there are no great causes to fight for. Defending Syrians against their dictatorial regime and protecting people across the region (and the world) from the butchers of the Islamic State are both worthy causes. Yet no matter what, that line stays a few feet ahead, eluding us like water from Tantalus’s lips. John Stuart Mill had a great quote: “War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth a war, is much worse.” Contributing militarily to the campaign in Syria and Iraq is not a question of patriotism - it is a matter of morality. Many Canadians (Prime Minister Justin Trudeau included) feel that Canada’s role should be strictly humanitarian. But that is quite frankly See HYPOCRISY on p. 6 Subscribe to The Journal 1 Year Subscription: $44.10 (GST included) Senior Rate: $37.80 (GST included) Out of area subscriptions pay a $17.85 mailing surcharge The Journal is a politically independent community newspaper. All material contained in this publication is protected by copyright. Reproduction is expressly prohibited by the rights holder. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund (CPF) for our publishing activities.
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Resourcefulness important for rural survival Happy New Year to everyone. The year that we just used up certainly brought some good moments and some not so happy ones. I hope all of you have many positive experiences in 2016 and that the rough waters are balanced by much smooth sailing. As the days once again begin to lengthen I find that the bright moonlit nights appear to beckon me outdoors and enjoy the winter. The clear moonlit night of Christmas lit up a wonderful winter landscape along Loon Lake Road and surely no one could complain about dark nights with brightness like that. Sunny cold days are filled with sparkling ice crystals and snowflakes keep floating down to ensure a good winter atmosphere. Ice has formed on Loon Lake and people are busy clearing areas for skating and other outdoor fun on ice. Hopefully the conditions will remain good for establishing a solid ice covering for lots of use over the coming months.
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The Christmas moon was called the “cool” moon whereas the January moon is known as the “wolf” moon. The First Nations peoples had names for all the moons and these names I have used are from the Algonquin tribes – although names varied from one group to another. The names tended to describe some aspect of living conditions during that moon period and are more meaningful than the names we use for the months of the year. Few Canadians know where the name “December” came from or who Janus was, but most would understand why a moon at this time of the year was called the “wolf” moon.
Barbara Hendricks now getting more of these calls as the scammers are using the phone books to get the numbers to call. The telephone companies could do something about these calls if more pressure was put on them, however at this time they are making money by facilitating the calls. A neighbour gave me a very fine piece of needlework as a gift and it got me thinking about a recent editorial in The Journal about all the fine skills and talents hidden in our local folks. It is so true that we are surrounded by talented people who can do great things but are very humble about their skills. I see examples of fine woodworking, furniture building, quilting, welded metal art, fused glass, watercolour paintings, photography and other arts and crafts. Playing a musical instrument and singing give pleasure all around. One set of skills that also fascinate me is when people have the ability look at something – like a piece of machinery or equipment that is broken – and can quite quickly repair it, even going so far as making a new part out of some old cast off piece, so that it works better than ever. Creativity and inventiveness were an important part of the success of early settlers and that spirit and attitude continue in our local folk, and in my opinion we should celebrate these qualities more and support local crafters. Most people I know would rather have a gift I purchased at a local craft market than something from a big box store. Some years ago some writer came up with the thesis that it took about 10,000 hours of practise to master a skill or artistic endeavour. I certainly appreciate how much practise does help “make perfect”, even in baking a good loaf of bread. However, something in the line of inclination, talent and innate skills also helps. Sometimes necessity serves as a great inspiration to hone a skill or develop a latent talent.
Surely, living on the land taught self reliance and the need to try one’s hand at many things. And it seems still that folks attracted to rural living also have many hidden talents and a “here’s at it” attitude towards trying to do things for themselves. In the case of the needlework gift, I know I would never be able to do those fine stitches as my fingers just don’t work that way and I don’t have the patience for it. There is truth in some of those old saying about “having an ear for music” or an “eye for painting”. Sure there have been deaf musicians, Beethoven is probably the most famous, and they clearly show that there are other skills and talents that are important in making music. In fact music is such a powerful phenomenon that it is probably the artistic endeavour that is approached and developed in the widest variety of ways by humans around the world. It is also the art form that serves best to touch and inspire people, even those who otherwise are not interested in art. As the old year ends and a new one is sampled, it is traditional to make a resolution or two to be better at something in the new year. This year my resolution is to cut way back on the use of plastic bags of all sorts and shapes. I have been washing and reusing food quality plastic bags but now I want to stop using them altogether. I have read that plastic NEVER is gone – it just disintegrates into smaller and smaller pieces which then getting into the food of small animals and fish and cause problems. Some years ago I saw a video of an invention whereby one could take clean plastic bags and wrappers and put them into a machine and it would covert the plastic to gas (I think it was kerosene) which could then be used. I wonder whatever happened to that invention. My biggest challenge is to find an alternative way to freeze vegetables and fruit. Glass containers work well in the fridge for leftovers, but glass banging around in a freezer is not good. I guess it is time to become creative. All the best in 2016 everyone!
As December ended I received a telephone call stating that my property was under investigation by Canada Revenue Agency and Canada Emergency Preparedness and that I should immediately call their centre at a given number. Instead I immediately called the Canadian Anti Fraud Centre, but all the lines were busy. I then reported the call to the local RCMP. Anyone receiving such calls should not be alarmed; it is a scam to get your “Your Hometown Professional Real Estate Team” money. It is best NOT RE/MAX Golden Country is this area’s oldest real estate office with over 20 years of successful to call the number history, and the team members of RE/MAX Welcome you to Gold Country! Conveniently given but do call the located in downtown Ashcroft at 401 Railway Avenue. Although always working together as Canadian Governa team effort, we provide you, the client, the very best service you expect from a licensed ment Anti Fraud Cenprofessional. tre at 1 888 495 8501 We proudly service Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Clinton, Loon Lake, Spences Bridge and all outlying and also report it to and surrounding areas. Our office has an international referral data base, keeping our clients the local RCMP. connected digitally and with extensive exposure nationwide and world wide! At this time there We are always available for our clients. Please feel welcome to come by our office for a coffee are so many different and a chat and to discuss any of your questions! We remind you as always, we continue to scams either by phone offer you our No Obligation FREE Market Evaluation of your Property! or computer that the centre’s lines are often Visit our web page: www.goldencountry.ca overly busy. When I did get through the Come HOME to RE/MAX staff person was very ... Your Home Town Professional Real Estate Team! helpful and informa250-453-2225 1-800-557-7355 Kelly Adamski Cindy Adamski tive. Rural residents email: remaxashcroft@telus.net Broker/Owner Broker/Owner with landlines are
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: Proposed Amendments to Bylaw No. 737, Official Community Plan and Bylaw No. 738, Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw. The Public Hearing will consider amendments to Bylaw 737 and 738 for the following properties: Lands popularly known as “Ashcroft Terminal” Properties: L 1 PL KAS3394 SEC 34 TP 20 R 24 W6M L 2 PL KAS3394 SEC 34 TP 20 R 24 W6M L 3 PL KAS3394 SEC 34 TP 20 R 24 W6M L 5 PL KAS3394 SEC 34 TP 20 R 24 W6M L 8 PL KAS3394 SEC 34 TP 20 R 24 W6M L 4 PL KAS3394 SEC 34 TP 20 R 24 W6M L 7 PL KAS3394 SEC 34 TP 20 R 24 W6M L 6 PL KAS3394 SEC 34 TP 20 R 24 W6M Encompassed by this map:
• The proposal would realign the Agricultural Land Use (Schedule “B”) of Bylaw No. 737 (Official Community Plan) to match ‘Agricultural Land Commission” boundaries within the above properties. • The proposal would also realign the Agricultural-1 Zone (A-1) (Schedule “B”) of Bylaw No. 738 (Ashcroft Zoning) to match ‘Agricultural Land Commission” boundaries within the above properties. • The proposal would also add a Section 12.3 ‘Living Quarters’ to Bylaw No. 738 with the following wording: “In an M2 (Industrial 2) Zone, a dwelling unit in conjunction with a permitted industrial use for the accommodation of the owner, operator, employee or caretaker of the establishment is permitted. The dwelling unit must be manufactured housing on a permanent foundation and must meet Canadian Standards Association (CSA) A277 and Z240 standards. Dwelling units may not exceed 275m2 and no more than two (2) dwelling units will be permitted on each parcel.” The Public Hearing will consider amendments to Bylaw 738 for the following properties: School District No. 74 “Gold Trail” Property: 400 Hollis Road, L A PL 27011 DL 378
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The new year is underway. I hope we all have a healthy, happy and content year.
Light Up Winners
The two residential winners in the Clinton Christmas Light UP Challenge received $50 Home Hardware gift cards. Nancy Kane, Manager of Clinton Home Building Centre made the presentation to Dallas and Rebekah Bowen and Helen Prevost on Dec. 30 at the Building Centre. In the photo to the left of my column are the Christmas Light Up Winners receiving their gift cards: (l-r) Dallas and Rebekah Bowen, Clinton Home Building Centre Manager, Nancy Kane and Helen Prevost. Missing from picture is Willie Prevost who was unable to attend. Congratulations to all who took the time to light up the community.
New Village Website
The Village of Clinton has a new logo and website. This was one of the priorities Council decided on for 2015. A working group, comprised of Village staff and two councillors sent out a request for proposals and reviewed the submissions. The decision was made to go with ABC Communications for the design and hosting of website. The new logo seeks to market the Village of Clinton and area as a destination. Instead of ‘The Gateway to the Cariboo” Clinton will now be marketed as “Where History Meets Adventure”. After much discussion by Council a design was agreed upon and a stagecoach with mountains in the background becomes the new logo. Check out the new website (which is still under construction) at www.village.clinton. bc.ca .
When force is needed a cop-out, exempting us from the dirty work. It’s not that we can’t fight. Canada has a long history of military excellence, from Vimy Ridge to Korea to Kandahar. It may feel like we’re on firm moral ground for accepting refugees, but that act of kindness does not excuse the 300,000 dead Syrians who can no longer accept our offer of asylum. Military intervention is never something we should seek, but sometimes it’s necessary - and that’s not something to fear or lament. It’s time to rediscover how to be a force for good in the world. Sometimes it does indeed require force. -Yule Schmidt is a Whitehorse-based writer who specializes in military and political history. Distributed by Troy Media . Hypocrisy from p. 4
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Accident or murder? A Dog Creek mystery By Esther Darlington Dog Creek. Sounds a desolate isolated place, doesn’t it? Yet nothing could be further from the truth. Dog Creek is such a beautiful pastoral heaven of a place that renown Group of Seven artist, A.Y. Jackson spent summers there in the l950s. The amiable bachelor painter whose landscapes grace the walls of some of our most distinguished national galleries, was hosted by Vivian Cowan of Onward Ranch, an artist and chatelaine of the Cariboo whose generous hospitality was enjoyed by many notables like Jackson. Equally as gracious a hostess to numberless scores of persons at Dog Creek, was Ada Place, the mother of Hilary Place. Hilary Place, a man of many talents was a Cariboo businessman, musician, civic administrator and author. His mother’s long and fascinating life at Dog Creek was recorded in a biography by A. J. Drinkall, who served the area as post master, school board chairman, store keeper and justice of the peace. The writer met them all, when she lived in Williams Lake in the early 1960s. By then, A.J. was over 90, and Mrs. Place was in a wheelchair. In his book, Dog Creek, A Place in the Cariboo, Hilary Place writes of an episode at Dog Creek that poignantly describes the attitudes of persons in authority toward the native peoples at that time. It is good reading. It may also be an education for many non native Canadians that would, hopefully, break down the stereotype of Indians that continues to endure in this country. In the ‘old days’ natives would often select a husband for their daughters. The selection often happened when the children were little older than infants. I’ve known personally at least one native woman whose husband was chosen for her by parents, a choice that proved very unhappy and ended in divorce. Anyway, a Shuswap young woman named Susan Seymour of Dog Creek was married to a man chosen by her parents when Susan was fresh out of residential school.
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His name was Gilbert, an unenterprising fellow, short of stature, indifferent about his hygiene, pimple faced and pock marked. Susan on the other hand was bright, pretty, an excellent horse woman admired by many in the community, white and Indian. Gilbert’s half brother was Simon, known as Si. Now Si’s paternity was unknown. He was raised on the Canoe Creek reserve, some distance from Dog Creek. Si was the exact opposite of Gilbert, both in appearance and in lifestyle. He was of medium height, muscular, clean in appearance and a good worker who went to work at the age of 12, worked himself up to be a cowboy at the Gang Ranch. And he was white in appearance. Though he had somehow avoided the residential school, (probably by working miles away from one at an early age), he taught himself to read and to write adequately. He had a fine horse, dressed like a classic cowboy, complete with chaps, and got along well with his white counterparts at the Gang ranch. However, Si’s white appearance had made him the butt of jokes among the Indian community when he was young. It wasn’t easy for him. When he became an adult, Si disenfranchised himself as an Indian, and though he had integrated well with his peers on the ranch, he never felt entirely comfortable with them socially. As a boy he had been quiet, very shy, and tried to make himself ‘inconspicuous’. It’s a sad story really. Today, Si would have been considered Metis. Si’s non-Indian status allowed him to purchase liquor which was available at the Dog Creek store. We are referring to a time when Indians were not allowed to purchase liquor. Si wasn’t a drinker himself, but he was often prevailed upon to buy liquor for others. This proved to be difficult for him, because Si obviously needed to continue contact with his relatives in the native community. As events unfolded, it might have been wiser if he hadn’t felt that need, especially with his half brother Gilbert. One fine day at dawn, Gilbert and
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utmost distress, he confessed that he had killed Susan to Hilary Place. The police were once again called. Hilary told Si that he could have continued his life as he had lived it, as the authorities had written the incident off as accidental, and anyway, the body was buried. But Si’s conscience would not allow him to do that. The police took Si away to Williams Lake and put him in a cell. Not long after Si was taken, the police called Dog Creek to advise that Si had committed suicide in the cell. He had hung himself by his belt.. Was justice served? Hilary Place didn’t think so. He believes the women who found the bullet hole in the skull of Susan’s body knew the truth of the story.
Si rode into Dog Creek leading a horse without without a rider. On the horse being led, was a bundle. Open inspection, the bundle turned out to be grim. It was the dead body of Susan, Gilbert’s wife. The body was covered with mud from head to foot. The police were called at Williams Lake. Three hours later, an officer arrived with the doctor. The doctor would certify the death, and thus an autopsy would be avoided. Inspection of the body was cursory. Covered as it was from head to foot with mud, and deceased for several days, the authorities wanted to leave Dog Creek as soon as they could. But not without first insulting comments to the father of the deceased girl to the effect that he was suspected of drunkeness. The grief Come today for stricken father, a stoic who never a better tomorrow! showed emotion, was stunned. His heart was broken. Hilary Place PSYCHIC READER, HEALER & ADVISOR knew the family well and respectPalm • Tarot • Crystal Ball ed everyone in it. Susan’s mother Call For An Appointment With Nina keened over the body. The women 7 Days a Week, 9am-9pm • #202-322 Victoria St. of the community took the body 236-425-4468 (Kamloops) away and washed it thoroughly. Given its condition, a very difficult task. Upon washing the hair and the forehead, they discovered a bullet hole. Now Gilbert told the community that Susan had been bucked off her horse and had been dragged We can help. some distance, her boot in the stirrup. The boot was found to be so marked. Both men asserted they had found the body in the condiYour BC Interior law firm – supporting families, tion they had brought it in to Dog individuals and business since 1911. Creek. When the bullet hole was • Business & real estate matters discovered, the police were called • Wills & estate matters again, and advised. But the burial • Personal & business disputes of the body had taken place two • ICBC claims & personal injury days before. The authorities had no • Divorces & family matters wish to exhume the body to verify Scott Huyghebaert the claim of the bullet hole. They MorelliChertkow.com had already declared the death an Please call me to make an appointment. accident. LLP 250-453-2320 Si fled to the hills. He wasn’t LAWYERS 1-888-374-3350 seen for days. When he emerged Serving Ashcroft, Kamloops, Merritt and Williams Lake from hiding, disheveled and in the
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A fresh start to a new year
Staring at a blank page before typing the first word for my column reminded me of what I love about New Years: a clean slate and a fresh start. Okay, so the slate of life can’t be completely clean when we begin a new year, I know that. But it can be tidied up so the fresh start is stronger. That’s where the beauty of resolution lists come in. They help un-clutter our minds from all the things we want to do and organize them accordingly. Yet this is where ugliness can also occur when we fail with our lists,
ON A BRIGHTER NOTE LORI WELBOURNE loriwelbourne.com even those with only one thing on it. I’ve always taken this time of year very seriously. My obsession to setting goals and trying to improve has me doing what most people want to do: get rid of my bad addictions and hab-
its that are holding me back. But what’s going to happen if I don’t? Our propensity as a society is to grumble about the pressures of New Years resolutions and surrender to the belief that we usually fail so
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why bother with them at all. Of course the alternative to that is to remember that it’s not perfection that creates our dreams, it’s persistence. So you’ve started smoking again or you’ve gone off your diet already - so what? Falling off the wagon is just part of life. Get up, dust yourself off and jump back on again. Can you tell I’m writing this article more for me than for you? I should paint “Get back on the wagon” with a few exclamation marks on my wall to remind myself how important that is. A few years ago I had the word “perseverance” tattooed on my forearm. I look at it often and it reminds me to keep going and stay the course. It also reminds me to pick a nicer font with a thinner needle and double check the spelling the next time I decide to mark my body with permanent ink. 2015 was a tough year for a lot of
people I know, myself included. That old saying that we learn more from our failures than our successes has me believing I’m far wiser than I once was. But I’m ready to learn less and succeed more in the year 2016 and I wish that for all of you as well. The other thing I was sadly reminded of this past year is
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CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 A hectic schedule may have you feeling some pressure, Cancer. Keep in mind that all of your deadlines are self-imposed, so just factor a little more time into your week. LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, sometimes you have to make a few mistakes before you get things right. Don’t let this worry you, as trial and error is all a part of the learning process. VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you may suspect what’s around the corner, but you are not ready to take the plunge just yet. Give it a little more time until you feel ready and secure. LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Work with your doctor to develop a plan for meeting some healthy resolutions, Libra. It is important to make your health a priority this week. SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, it may prove impossible to escape all of your responsibilities right now, but you can let a few slide for the time being. Tackle the most daunting projects first.
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how precious life is and how short it can be - another reason not to beat ourselves up for failing to be perfect. A quote I have displayed in my office says this: “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” Add in there: “Have fun while you do” and it’s the perfect quote. Happy New Year
and good luck with whatever goals you set, and remember that our fresh starts can start at any moment we choose. As long as we’re living, there are no limits to how many times we can re-set our fresh start button. Lori Welbourne is a syndicated columnist. She can be contacted at LoriWelbourne.com
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A little bit of exercise each day adds up to brand new habits For the last three years I have participated in a December run challenge. The challenge simply states you have to run or walk at least one mile per day every day for the month of December. The kind people who organize the Dirty Feet race series out of Kamloops give out drawprizes to eligible people in the challenge. It’s a fantastic way to motivate people to get out moving and off the couch in the cold, dark winter days. Then by the time January hits, you’ll have the motivation to start your own personal challenge or look for your own goal to shoot for. Finding the time to get out the door, especially around Christmas time can be challenging though. There is alot of things to do, and getting out for a run can sometimes be the least of your worries. You sometimes get your mile in at a very early time before the day starts, or right before going to bed when the kids are tucked away. I believe that is the biggest challenge: it’s not the actual running, it’s how you schedule your day around when you will run your mile. But that is the key - once you find it out, the rest becomes easy. I’m fascinated by all the stories and pictures throughout the month posted on the December run challenge facebook page of people getting out with their families for a walk, or hitting the trails with their dogs. Every day. I’m sure the people
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Even Gumby runs! These are a few of the joggers, walkers and cyclists from last year’s Skip’s Charity Run, sponsored by the Ashcroft & District Lions Club. The annual Ashcroft event is a great way for beginner and seasoned runners to get out and stretch those leg muscles. And help a local service club raise money. Get ready for this year’s Skips Charity Run on Sunday, June 5.
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Chambers of Commerce are struggling everywhere aging them to do their business plan, they’re still around,” she says. Those who take their chances and open their doors without a business plan are often out of business in half a year or less. “Some people are a little nervous sharing too much,” she says. “I get that too, but it really bothers me when I walk past a business and I go ‘If only’.” Business has changed quite a bit, Arnott says, since 2008/2009 when a lot of warehouses and contractors were left without payment from businesses going out of business. They want their money up front now, she says, and the bills come in so fast once you start a business that a month goes by before you even know it and there are a ton of bills to pay.
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“It takes couage to start and run your own business,” she says. “A lot of courage, and thank goodness there’s people out there who are prepared to do that because we wouldn’t have our downtown cores without them. We have a lot of home based businesses but where would anybody really go to find the basics?” “I really, really struggle with the lack of a Chanber of Commerce,” she says. “I go to the chamber meetings around the region and I’m also watching them attract less and less people around the table. I really count on the chambers as being the voice from the business community, but I recognized long time ago that is not the case. Yes, I can get information from the chamber, but I also need to go out and get information directly from the businesses because they’re not participating in the local chamber. Do we need to revisit what the role of a chanber is?” She says Hope, Lilooet and Lytton have the only active chambers in her region. “My dream is to have a joint marketing done with businesses here,” Arnott says. “To get everyone on the same page.”
“Buying online is killing local businesses,” she says. “People come into a local business, try on a product and order it online to save $10. We have a generation who’ve never touched money ever. We used to stand in line to put our paycheque in the bank. Now it can be done without ever stepping foot inside a bank.” What I think we need to do is really build that awareness with people,” she says. “They really need to support their local businesses because our businesses support our comunity efforts. “So walk through their doors, see what theyve got in there,” she says. She would also like to see businesses doing more to support each other. “Businesses need to market what they’ve got to pull in the customers. It goes both ways,” she says. Last year her office, along with the Village of Ashcroft, hosted a breakfast for businesses - a sort of meet and greet with speakers. She says she was shocked at how many business people were meeting each other for the first time. It’s not a big business community, she says. It can be a lot closer, more supportive.
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Convenient Downtown Location across from Beautiful Heritage Park 715 Railway Avenue, Ashcroft 1 & 2 Bdrm Apts. Mature Persons Includes heat & hot water MOTEL UNITS All units have full Kitchenettes, air conditioning, Cable TV and Internet access Nightly - Weekly - Monthly
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Cache Creek: 4 bdrm, N/P N/S $950/mo D/D & Ref Req. call 250.457.0000 for more info
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Xaxli’p EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
XAXLI’P ADMINISTRATOR Xaxli’p is a St’at’imc community located in the beautiful Fountain Valley, 15km east of Lillooet with great community and economic development potential. The successful candidate requires a postsecondary education in Business, Administration, or Commerce. The successful candidate must have senior management experience with general program and services of an Aboriginal Organization, and will be responsible for the following: t Reporting to and receiving direction from Chief and Council t Has a minimum of 3 to 5 years administrative experience with an aboriginal organization t Have excellent knowledge and implementation of AANDC, FNHA, and other agencies, programs, and services t Facilitate the development and implementation of plans to include strategic, capital, financial, program, and economic development t Provide effective leadership and teambuilding through employee supervision and development t Develop and/or assist in proposals for funding t Identify and provide for the needs of the community and membership
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An excellent benefit package is offered that includes medical, dental and pension plan, as well as an opportunity to contribute to the success and growth of a great community. Please mail, hand deliver, fax, or e-mail current resume with cover letter and references to the following address:
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Xaxli’p Attention: Chief Darrell Bob Sr. PO Box: 1330 Lillooet, BC V0K 1V0 E-mail: chief@xaxlip.ca Fax: 250-256-7892 Resumes will be received until 3:00pm January 22, 2016
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Kamloops SOMETHING G IN IS HAPPENO PS O L M AT KA DODGE. E
TH COME FEEL YOURO F E R DIFFERENC F! SEL 2015 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT PLUS w/ dvd
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MSRP $41,93700 • STK#15483, 15648
$84/WK $
2015 JEEP PATRIOT SPORT
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$0 CASH DOWN, 96 MONTHS AT 5.99%, TAXES EXTRA OAC
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5,803
MSRP $20,74000 • STK#151187
$48/WK $
14,93700
$0 CASH DOWN, 96 MONTHS AT 5.99%, TAXES EXTRA OAC
MSRP $42,28700 • STK#151040, 151234
$99/WK $
31,64000
$0 CASH DOWN, 96 MONTHS AT 5.99%, TAXES EXTRA OAC
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MSRP $64,11000 • STK# 151310
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10,647
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17,627
42,000KMS SALE PRICE
42,900
$
2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 2LT TRUCK CREW LOTS OF EXTRAS 19,977KMS STK#161139A
45,000KMS STK#151210A
SALE PRICE
13,900
$
2011 MAZDA 3 GT LEATHER, SUNROOF, FULL LOAD, LOW KMs 38,000KMS STK#151379B
KAMLOOPS DODGE YOUR BEST PRICE AND
SALE PRICE
38,900
$
2015 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON - UPGRADED HOOD, BUMPERS & ROCK RAILS
SALE PRICE
15,900
$
2014 DODGE DART SXT - RARE FIND - 8.4” U-CONNECT DIALOG SCREEN
OUR BEST SERVICE ON A TOP DODGE PRODUCT!
9,8865KMS ST#161020A
SALE PRICE
44,900
2015 RAM 2500 “POWER WAGON”
- HEATED SEATS - FOG LIGHTS
Dealing with the Johnston Auto Group has it’s benefits. We are the largest Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Dealer in the B.C. Interior. We beat the competition with the lowest overhead and the strongest buying power.
STK#151220A
46,48300
2011 DODGE AVENGER SXT
WHY BUY FROM US?
- ONE OWNER - FULLY LOADED!
$
$0 ORCASH DOWN, 96 MONTHS AT 5.99%, TAXES EXTRA OAC
2015 DODGE JOURNEY R/T RALLYE AWD w/ dvd
2014 RAM SPORT CREW CAB 4X4, FULLY LOADED
$144/WK
64,000KMS STK#151172A
SALE PRICE
17,900
$
$
LOOK F UNDEROR US THE
2010 DODGE RAM 3500 SLT CREW CAB
2012 CHEV CRUZE LT
CANAD IAN FLAG
DIESEL 100,514KMS
- WINTER READY! - EXCELLENT FUEL ECONOMY 56,000KMS
ON THE KAMLO OPS AU TOMAL L
ST#151424A
SALE PRICE
32,900
$
ST#151000A
SALE PRICE
13,900
$
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