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JANUARY

Property Assessments slipValues of most homes in the South

Cariboo and Gold Trail region re-mained stable compared to last year’s assessment roll. Home owners in the region will see modest changes in the - 5 per cent to + 5 per cent range.

Ashcroft’s assessment roll de-creased from $180 million to $175 mil-lion; Cache Creek’s assessment roll decreased from $101 million to $98.6 million; Clinton’s assessment roll de-creased slightly from $66.8 million to $66.5 million; and Lytton’s assessment roll remained stable at $37.8 million.

Ashcroft opposes animal wasteAshcroft Council wasn’t happy

with Belkorp’s response after Council asked whether it was true that slaugh-terhouse waste would be allowed in the Landfill Extension. Animal waste has always been excluded from municipal waste in the past, but Belkorp staff indi-cated last fall that they were working with the Ministry of Environment to accomodate the provincial government which was looking for a way to dispose of slaughterhouse waste.

“We need to let Mr. Black know this is a concern for us,” said Coun. Helen Kormendy. “We have to let him know we’re in disagreement. This can get into our water system, and that’s my concern.”

Tolko sells Ashcroft TreatingTolko Industries Ltd. signed an

Asset Purchase Agreement for the sale of its Ashcroft Treating Plant to Kop-pers Inc. The decision to sell follows a thorough review of Tolko’s product mix.

Walt Turner, President and CEO of Koppers, said, “The acquisition of Tolko’s Ashcroft crosstie treating busi-ness strengthens our presence in the Canadian railroad industry as well as the northwest region of the United States. This transaction fits well with our strategic growth plan for our rail-road products and services business in North America as we continue to build

on our com-mitment of providing quality prod-ucts and servi-ces to the rail-road indus-try.”

Old bridge to be torn down

The old Spences Bridge was permanently closed by the province, with plans to dis-mantle it en-tirely.

The bridge is used by residents to get from one side of town to the other, as it spans the Thompson River in approximately in the middle of Spences Bridge.

The newer bridge which connects Hwy 1 will be the only means by which to cross the river, and adds more trav-el distance.

Oasis Plaza under scrutinyThe Oasis Plaza in Cache Creek

was inspected by several different agencies on Jan. 31.

Mayor John Ranta said there was a structural engineer, the Cache Creek Fire Chief, members of the TNRD building inspection dept., Interior Health, Village staff and Joe Carhoun, the building’s owner.

“It is a building in need of work,” said Ranta. “I think the building owner will need to make some decisions.”

FEBRUARY

Hometown hero cheered onThe City of Williams Lake con-

gratulates its hometown hero, Carey Price and the men’s hockey team on their gold medal at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games.

Price, who was raised in Anahim Lake and played minor hockey in Wil-

liams Lake, was the olympic team’s goaltender.

A large poster honouring Price is now up at the Cariboo Memorial Re-creation Complex.

Hearts and AngelsThe Automated External Defibrilla-

tor (AED) at the Cache Creek Commun-ity Hall came into use after Seniors Fit Class member Nick Lebedoff had a heart attack during a class on Feb. 14.

Lebedoff “came to the Valentine’s ‘Olympic Games Day’ with his Team Canada t-shirt, ready to move and have fun,” said Coach Vicky Trill.

“He and his four team members began on the ‘luge’ (little floor scoot-ers with wheels) where they scoot-ed through the course mimicking the luge. Moments later, he was face down on the floor, not breathing.”

One member initiated CPR while another phoned 911. Another re-trieved the AED in the hall and others used it to revive him. After surgery to repair the damage, Lebedoff returned home and is still alive and active.

The Rotary Club donated AEDs to the villages of Cache Creek and Ash-croft in 2008 to be put in their public facilities.

Teachers’ strike“Unreasonable

proposals” from the province’s negoti-ating team include wage increases lower than what other pub-lic sector unions have received, and a con-tinued refusal to put class size and special needs support limits back into the contract, Iker told a news con-ference in Vancouver.

Education Min-ister Peter Fassbend-er said wage negoti-ations “have to start somewhere” and after a year of bargaining, the BCTF has yet to present a wage de-mand. He declined to provide specifics of

2014 IN REVIEW: Ashcroft Treating, AED used

Rodeo-ing NHL goaltender Carey Price at the 2011 Ashcroft Stampede.

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the government offer, but said classroom conditions are on the negotiating table.

Iker confirmed the union has not yet made a wage proposal, after a year of negotiations to re-place a contract that expired in June 2013. The union described the government’s offer as a 0.5 per cent increase on ratification, not retroactive to the past year, making three years with no in-crease.

MARCH

Taseko Mine rejected a second time

The federal government has turned down Taseko Mines’ ap-plication for a gold mine near Williams Lake for a second time, citing “environmental ef-fects that cannot be mitigated.”

The decision comes after re-peated efforts by the B.C. gov-ernment to lobby for approv-al for the project, and a court challenge by Taseko to the fed-eral assessment that it said did not take into account the efforts made to protect the watershed from tailings from the open-pit copper and gold project.

New well for Historic Hat Creek Ranch

Historic Hat Creek Ranch has has a new well dug near the Visitor Reception Centre. It can pump 600 gallons of water per minute - a good deal more than the old well, which produced 30 gallons per minute.

“In the summer we’d be aw-fully short of water,” said Jack Jeyes, president of the Friends of Historic Hat Creek Ranch.

He said there was a concern that there wasn’t enough for the fire suppression sprinklers in the Visitor Reception Cen-tre and the Roadhouse should

they need them, and a fire on the grounds in 2012 showed them how quickly the structures could be put at risk, surrounded by dry grass, old trees and older build-ings.

Incinerator’s fly ash safeMetro Vancouver received

approval to landfill bottom ash from its Burnaby garbage incin-erator that had been set aside af-ter some loads failed pollution tests.

Starting last spring, testing began to show some samples of bottom ash contained more than twice the allowed level of leach-able cadmium for landfill dis-posal.

Metro solid waste gener-al manager Paul Henderson said extensive additional test-ing found there were tiny bits of cadmium-containing materi-al – mostly from incinerated re-chargeable batteries – random-ly distributed through the ash loads in what he calls a “choco-late chip phenomenon.”

Loon Lake woman receives recognition

Premier Christy Clark and Keith Mitchell, chair of the Brit-ish Columbia Achievement Foundation, named Loon Lake’s Ethel Smith as one of this year’s 36 recipients of the B.C. Com-munity Achievement Awards.

Smith was the First Aid Post attendant for 37 years, going well beyond the call of duty to care for Loon Lake residents and visitors.

Smith joins the company of past recipients from the lo-cal area, Barb Shaw (2004) of Cache Creek, Dorothy Dodge (2005) of Lytton, Peggy Chute (2008) of Lytton, Ben Roy (2008) of Cache Creek and Deb Arnott (2011) of 16 Mile.

APRIL

Oasis not a structural hazard

The inspection report commissioned by the Vil-lage of Cache Creek con-cluded that “Although there are clearly signs of deteri-oration due to water dam-age and mould on the Up-per Floor,” Watson Engin-eering Ltd. noted that “the Structure of the Building is substantially intact. Not-ing that we have not under-taken any numerical analy-sis of the capacity of the Structure of the Building, we note that there are in-sufficient signs of deterior-ation for us to conclude that the Building represents a significant Structural Haz-ard in its present condi-tion.”

The building was in-spected on Jan. 30 by the

Cache Creek Fire Dept., the TNRD Building Inspection Ser-vices, Interior Health Environ-mental Services and Watson En-gineering, Ltd., structural engin-eers, from Kamloops. All agreed that it was unsafe from many points of view, but could remain standing if it was not occupied.

However, Watson Engineer-ing wrote in their report, “We can also conclude that - with-out remediation - components of Building will continue to de-teriorate until (ultimately) some part of the Building (likely the timber components of the Up-per Floor) become a significant Structural Hazard.”

Rawcliffe resignsCiting failing health, Cache

Creek Councillor Darrell Raw-cliffe has submitted his resig-nation from Council, effictive March 31.

“Due to health reasons, I feel it is best if I do not complete this term of of-fice,” he wrote. “I am great-ly honoured to have served on Council for the past six years and want to thank Council and the citizens of Cache Creek for their sup-port and understanding. I have enjoyed every sin-gle minute of my years on Cache Creek Council and will forever cherish the memories and friendships I have made in our wonder-ful community.”

The cat went backAnnie the cat was re-

turned to her owners in Kelowna after being cat-napped by a woman and brought back to Thompson River Estates.

The thief was caught on

surveillance tape taking Annie and walking out the door of the Buckerfield’s store in Kelowna, her home. Annie’s owner, Jeff Cameron, said the store cat was returned home at around 11 a.m. Wednesday, Apr. 16 after be-ing stolen Apr. 12, and it was as though she’d never been gone.

“She was no worse for wear, there were no signs of stress and she was back to her old self, greeting people,” he said.

Clinton residents lose power on Easter

Clinton residents had to con-tend with not only a power out-age Easter Sunday morning but also a water outage as well.

The fourth outage since Apr. 11, it also caused problems with the water system.

When the power went out a valve kicked off shutting off the water supply. Since the Village of Clinton water supply is grav-ity driven residents were able to use water until they had used all that was in the system prior to the power outage.

Power was restored by 10:30 am.

Special DeliveryOn behalf of BC Ambulance

Service, Clinton Unit Chief Chris Guerin presented para-medics Melanie Painter and Jen-nifer Clarke with a Stork Award Recognition along with a pink stork pin to recognize a special event that does not happen very often. Both paramedics can wear this special pin on their uni-forms.

On a very snowy March 6 the paramedics were called out for a woman in labour. Paint-er and Clarke responded only to find that labour was quite far along. In fact they delivered lit-tle 6 pound, 11 ounce Kate in the ambulance in the parents’ drive-

way at 12 minutes after three.Once baby arrived and mom,

Roxanne Vallee was stabilized, they were transported to the 100 Mile House Hospital along with proud Papa Louis Vallee. All are doing well.

MAY

Power pole falls on new garbage truck

On May 6 just before noon a power pole fell on top of Ash-croft’s new garbage truck while staff were collecting garbage.

Driver Joe Paulos had to re-main inside the truck for two hours and 20 minutes while BC Hydro crews came from Kam-loops to cut power to the at-tached lines.

Village administrator Mi-chelle Allen said the pole had been marked for replacement by contractors who were checking all of the Hydro poles in town. She said the truck didn’t touch the pole or wires when it sud-denly came down.

The pole had three trans-formers on it, weighting 900 pounds each. Hazardous Materi-als specialists, BC HAZMAT at-tended to clean up the leak from the transformers.

BCTF begins rotating strikes

Gold Trail teachers took part in province-wide rotating strikes on May 26.

The B.C. Teachers’ Fed-eration began one-day rotat-ing strikes at schools around the province, rejecting the of-fer of a $1,200 signing bonus for an agreement by the end of the school year.

BCTF president Jim Iker said the bonus doesn’t make up for the government’s wage offer

2014 IN REVIEW: Community Achievement and falling poles

The Ashcroft/Cache Creek Rotary Club held its annual luncheon in the Legion to honour the communities’ Citizens of the Year: Cache Creek’s Anne Bonter and Ashcroft’s Deanna Horsting for their years of hard work. Above, L-R: Shirley Dobson, Anne Bonter, Royal Bank manager Amrit Sekhon, Rotary president Dustin Miller, Interior Savings Credit Union manager Karma Weigel, Deanna Horsting and Stephanie Walker.

Ethel Smith receiving her 2014 BC Community Achievement Award from The Hon. Judith Guichon, OBC, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (right) and Hon. Coralee Oakes, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development (left).


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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

BEST WISHES for a bright and happy 2015 from The Journal

Dear EditorI don’t know what kind of fish-

erman Mayor Ranta is, but he sure can reel in the council and put tax-payers on the hook with the skill that seems to come from years of experience.

The letter from the consult-ant says several key things: “It is my error... original budget was $100,236”; then “We have about $7,000 in work to do because of the spring delay”. She says “That was no one’s fault by my own.” It con-cludes “We really appreciate the village’s business and so will work with the village to complete the job, regardless of the outcome of our re-quest.”

Clearly there was room here to split the cost if Council wished, or to save the money for another use – and ensure that future contractors bid much more accurately, with a margin for error!

Lacking any policy that would guide what happens when a com-petitive bidder suddenly requests a 10 per cent increase in the fee, council chose to follow the staff recommendation – just because the

prject is under budget. Why is that a good reason to overspend>

Again, a request for decision comes to council and they react im-mediately, without getting more in-formation or taking the time to con-sider carefully the impact – why should bidders not be responsible for their errors? Since the work won’t happen till spring, why not take some time to review the situa-tion?

Finally, it just makes me feel ill to know that $10,000 is about half the cost of the Cache Creek annual share of the bus service that was cancelled. So Mr. Ranta says “I’m not that mean-spirited” about hold-ing a professional, well-paid con-tractor to their bid, but has no prob-lem at all leaving people who can’t drive, don’t have a car, aren’t com-fortable driving in all weather, etc. - to hitchhike or beg rides from friends and family, or use a service provided by volunteers to get to medical appointments, get grocer-ies and prescriptions, get to the gov-ernment assistance offices.

Please, please mayor and coun-cil – start the coming term of of-fice off in January with a commit-

ment to stop making rushed decisions, set up some policies that can guide you rath-er than letting each

situation be decided by the seat of your pants, and get some perspec-tive about the social needs of your community and whether their cost is really too much for us to handle

Margaret DurninCache Creek

Dear EditorWe attended our niece and

nephew’s school Christmas concert this last week. The gym was decor-ated and hats off to the students, staff and of course Mr. Dumont the music teacher for putting on a won-derful production. The pre-school kids sang and danced to “Rudolf the Red nosed Reindeer” with antlers on their heads and made the audi-ence smile. The elementary stu-dents performed with drumming, playing the recorders and an Elvis Presley imitation. By the time the show came to an end, the audience

Contractors need to stand by their bids

Concert has little to do with Christmas

Our communities have been through a lot this past year, both good and bad. It’s easy to remember the bad stuff while the good just goes with the flow.

There’s something about the bad that brings us closer together, though. Go figure.

Last year I wrote that there is a light at the end of the dark tunnel - Ashcroft Ter-minal and Constantia Mines in the Ash-croft and Cache Creek area are still with us, providing us with hope for better econom-ic times.

And The Journal gets younger! Last year I made a mistake when I said we en-tered our 121st year of business... At some point this year we had to turn back the clock, and now we prepare to enter our 120th year. Still, not bad for a business in Ashcroft. We are the second oldest news-paper in BC, after the Chilliwack Progress.

To those of you who have submitted anything to me for print this year, you all have my thanks and undying gratitude. I rely on my regular, unpaid contributors like Loon Lake columnist Barbara Hendricks and Spences Bridge columnist Mavourn-een Varcoe-Ryan, entertainment columnist Nadine Davenport and fitness columnists Vicky Trill and Wayne Little to be there for me - and you - with their interesting col-umns full of community news and ways to keep us on our toes and active.

Andrea Walker, Vivian Edwards, Reta Robertson, Phyllis Gray and Jessica Clem-ent keep us updated on various local clubs and their activities; Maria Russell Martin keeps the tennis news coming, and Diana Hoggard is our “go to” for minor hockey.

Muriel Scallon and Joyce West make sure that the Ashcroft seniors are well cov-ered, and Zee Chevalier provides the Clin-ton Seniors news.

Much of the school coverage comes from the schools themselves, but thank you nonetheless for keeping us posted.

Thanks to the Ashcroft RCMP for tak-ing the time to recap the week’s files for us, and to staff at the Village Offices for all of the help whenever I need it.

There are so many more who I could list, but there’s only room for one more - you, our reader. We appreciate you more than you could imagine. Our best wishes to you for a safe, happy and healthy 2015.

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was on their feet clap-

ping and dancing. But as we sat there watching, we real-ized that there was not one song or skit that had any-thing to do with Christmas. How sad is it that in today’s schools the real meaning of why we celebrate Christ-mas is disappearing. We are not asking for a full fletched Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus production but at least a song or two that tells of the birth of Jesus. Let’s bring Christmas back into the schools.

Merry Christmas!C&B Schroeder

Ashcroft

Dear EditorAs we approach the time

of remembering those who left our lives and never re-turned; believing that it was necessary to fight to pre-serve whet is cherished in our country, Canada. We would like to inform ou that the Cenotaph Committee of Wal-hachin has been asked about your frequent use of the term “Walhachin Museum” in-stead of Soldiers’ Memorial Hall museum. As we mount an initiative to bring the promised Cenotaph to Wal-hachin, we ask you to please attend to this important detail.

Though the museum here, is a fine display which must not be missed, it is import-ant to be clear that the Sol-diers’ Memorial Hall remains a historical edifice deeded in perpetuity by Lord Anglesey at the end of WWI for the use

of each person in this com-munity and their progeny.

This proud building stands in memory of those brave young men, their outstanding Gordon Flowerdew (Victoria Cross) and the courage and “dogged resistance” of the Lord Strathcona’s Horse and the Royal Canadian Drag-oons in the Battle for Mor-euil Wood. Wikipedia this ac-count!

Walhachin became known for having he highest percent-age of loss in population of any place across Canada dur-ing that first war. The hall is a monument to this face.

But where is the Ceno-taph? Many folk have asked. Cenotaphs provide a uni-versal welcoming place for people of any country to pause for a moment and re-member their dear ones and think of world peace.

A Cenotaph for the Sol-diers Memorial Hall is planned to honour not only those soldiers who list their life during WWI, but also to remember those lives lost through the many battles which followed; always ac-companied by the vision of a time when we “will study war no more” and learn to “just get along.”

Ineke SwantonWalhachin Cenotaph

Committee

Dear EditorIn addition to the wonder-

ful photo and acolades to the owners of the Ashcroft Car Wash, let’s not forget Al Al-

berts. He was the man who had the foresight to buy the land and build the car wash. When it was sold it was al-ready a successful business. He’s also responsible for the start up of other businesses in Ashcroft.

Please don’t forget those folks who come before - his-torically.

Dollty LoweAshcroft

Dear EditorPlease let me paint

a picture for you. One that is seen nearly every day in most towns every-where.

Sirens wail through town. It’s dark almost black out. First respond-ers are Code 3, enroute to a motor vehicle inci-dent– dispatch has told them a pickup is over-turned and on its roof. One occupant is trapped, another has been thrown from the vehicle, passer-bys are assisting. This is all the information they have when they get the call at 2 am and scram-ble to get their gear on.

They arrive at the scene. Headlights and flashlights assist in locat-ing the 17 year old youth that has been thrown from the pick up. He doesn’t need any help, it’s too late. They rush to aid the 16 year old girl trapped in the pickup, the steering wheel pining her in. She’s hanging up-

side down, she’s not moving.They reach in and try and

get her vitals, she’s regained consciousness, she’s fright-ened and screaming for help. Her cries for help grow quiet-er as she stares wide eyed at the first responder who’s gently speaking to her, tell-ing her she’s going to be ok

and that they will get her out of there right away, just keep talking what’s your name? Where do you live?... She’s finally free and loaded into the ambulance. The ambu-lance pulls away, again Code 3, this time to the hospital.

Where is Walhachin’s Cenotaph?

Let’s not forget the creator of the car wash

Thank the emergency responders

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LIFE WITH PETS

As Canadians, we are fortunate in that our health care system, for all of its shortcomings, does provide tremendous peace of mind. If you or a family member are involved in a serious car accident or are diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, you are not likely doing to have to lose your home or declare bankruptcy to pay your medical bills. Your monthly MSP bill likely does not exceed the cost of your mortgage. Insurance is one of those odd things that we are not happy to pay but are happy not to use.

Not too many years ago, health insurance for pets was considered a luxury. Horse owners, by contrast, have been insuring their animals for decades. It makes sense to pay an annual premium when the cost of emergency surgery for a colic or injury can easily run into the tens of thousands of dollars. In many of these cases, the only alternative is euthanasia or permanent loss of function of a valuable per-formance horse.

With remarkable advances in modern veterinary medi-cines, our ability to diagnose and treat medical conditions in pets has increased at an astonishing rate. Not too long ago, many pets diagnosed with cancer or other serious conditions were euthanized because there essentially few treatment options available to cure the disease or even to comfortably extend the life of the pet. The same situation existed for congenital conditions (abnormalities that are present at birth, such as heart defects), or serious injuries or infections. Veterinarians and pet owners now have a wide array of treatment options for pets that can save lives and relieve previously untreatable conditions.

Our pets can be diagnosed by board-certi� ed veterinary specialists with access to much of the same technological and medical advances used by physicians. But these inno-vations come at a cost. It is heartbreaking for pet owners who must decide between meeting household expenses and pursuing treatment for their pet. In many cases, the

choice is based on economics, not whether or not treatment would be effective.

Several companies offer veterinary health insurance for pets. Costs vary widely and depend on which services are covered. For the majority of pet owners, routine care is something they plan for and prepare in their budget. It is those sudden, unforeseeable accidents or illnesses that can be � nancially and emotionally devastating. Dogs get hit by cars, cats are attacked by other animals or a beloved pet can develop cancer with few, if any, warning signs. This is where pet insurance can provides invaluable peace of mind.

The amount of coverage you select for your pet depends on many factors, but may be simpler than you think. If some-thing happened to your pet today, what amount could you afford for care? Could you borrow emergency funds from a friend or a relative? Do you have a credit on a card that you save for emergencies? This amount can then be � gured as your deductible for your pet’s insurance policy. With a larger deductible, your monthly or annual payments become much less. Premiums are also lower for pets that are spayed or neutered. (Insurance companies know that unaltered pets have a much higher likelihood of being in � ghts or being hit by a vehicle.) Pets that have current vaccinations and routine veterinary care also tend to have lower premiums, as their health issues are usually diagnosed earlier when treat-ment is more likely to be effective, and often less expensive because the pet is not in crisis.

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Letters from p. 5 Attention goes back to

the yellow tarp where some-one’s son is, he won’t be grad-ing this year with the rest of his friends. The coroner arrives, highway analyst arrive, meas-urements are taken and the young boy is placed in body re-movals van. The highway re-opens, life goes on for those stuck for perhaps up to six hours as they wait.

Remember that first re-sponder that stayed by the young girls side, assuring her she was doing good and gently coaxed her into a conversation to calm her while they extricat-ed her from the over turned pick up? Well he’s now on his way to Mr. and Mrs. Smith’s house to notify them that their son Jimmy had just been in a ser-ious MVI and had passed away.

All in a day’s work.One wonders what kind of

person it takes to be able to block out the pain and suffering that they see on a daily basis. One wonders why when the RCMP comes across some-one who is under the influence that they remove them from the highways, their driving privil-eges taken from them. Count-less times the RCMP have come across accidents such as young Jimmy whose life was cut short by a drunk driver and that same RCMP member had to go to Jimmy’s parents and deliver the next of kin notification, one of the toughest jobs there could ever be is to tell someone their loved one isn’t coming home. All in a day’s work.

My point? When if ever have you taken the time to real-ly think about what these spe-

cial breed of people do to assist us? Who are you go-ing to call when your house or busi-ness is broken into or a fight has broken out or your child has just run away from home? Is this some-thing you might consider doing as your livelihood? I would like to just say ‘thank you ‘ to the members for all they do and per-haps the next time you see one driving through town or at the side of the road you could give them a wave or just stop and tell them “thank you”.

Jan BoysClinton

Sister-City status carved in woodAshcroft Mayor Andy Anderson holds one of two identical engraved burls that were made to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sister-City Agreement between Ashcroft and Bifuka, Japan. The other burl is in Bifuka, and both are signed by the mayors. L-R: Councillors Alice Durksen, Jerry Fiddick, Mayor Anderson, and councillors Doreen Lambert and Helen Kormendy.

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More from p. 3 of 6.5 per cent over six years. A simultaneous

threat to cut teacher wages five per cent or more because of strike action is “just so disrespectful, so unnecessary, and we’ll be dealing with it at the Labour Re-lations Board,” Iker said.

Clinton Ball hosts Lt. GovernorClinton Mayor Jim Rivett welcomed

Her Honour Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of BC to the 147th Clinton An-nual Ball on Saturday, May 17.

Also attending were Cathy McLeod, MP Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo and MLAs, Jackie Tegart and Eric Foster.

The dignitaries arrived at the Ball in the Hat Creek Ranch stagecoach to the sound of bag pipes and with an RCMP and Rocky Mountain Ranger escort.

Latest phase of AT completeContractors, shippers, politicians,

executives, bureaucrats and many others gathered at the Ashcroft Terminal on May 21 to witness the ribbon cutting that sig-nified the completion of a $7 million ex-pansion project that added 1,500 metres of railroad track with switches at either end which will allow CP and CN to leave their cars behind to be loaded or un-loaded.

The federal government contribut-ed over $3.57 million from the Moun-tain Pine Beetle Program within the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Transpor-tation Infrastructure Fund, while Ashcroft Terminal provided matching funds.

Construction of the Ashcroft Termin-al expansion project began in February 2013.

Coldwell Ranch a Century FarmThe BC Government honoured the

Coldwell Ranch in Jesmond on Friday, May 23 with the presentation of a Cen-tury Farm Award.

In a small ceremony in the Clin-ton Memorial Hall Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart presented the award to cur-rent owner Charlie Coldwell, his mother, Joyce Freeman and Charlie’s Aunt Eve-lyn Demptster who had actually been born in the Coldwell house.

Coldwell is the grandson of the first owner and has approximately 100 cattle and 250 horses on 480 acres of land. He continues the family tradition of ranch-ing, guiding and trapping and is involved with the Clinton Agriculture Society and the Clinton Rodeo.

Ashcroft K-12 plans approvedA special meeting of SD 74 approved

the Ashcroft K-12 Implementation Com-mittee’s drawings on May 27, even though it increased the proposed budget

from $1.5 to $2.4 million. The renova-tions will be completed by September 2016.

JUNE

Cyclist shot near Spences BridgeA 59-year-old Burnaby cyclist was

shot and wounded while riding along Hwy 1 about 3 km north of Spences Bridge on June 1. He was hit in the fore-arm and suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries.

Craig Premack was riding alone at the time, at 1 am, with lights and reflectors to make him visible to passing motorists. He was riding in the Cache Creek 600, an annual event put on by the B.C. Randon-neurs Cycling Club.

Murder charge for local manShane Gyoba, 27, was charged with

the murder of his uncle, longtime Ash-croft resident Ed Gyoba, 65, on June 2.

Shortly after 9:30 am on June 2, police responded to a 911 call from neighbours who reported hearing a loud “bang” from the house on Cedar Cres. next to Hill St.

Gyoba remains in custody.

JULY

Fire destroys historic buildingsSeveral historic buildings on Hwy. 1

beside Ashcroft Manor were destroyed in a late night blaze.

At 11:43 pm on Fri., July 18 a motorist travelling on Hwy. 1 reported a structure fire near the Manor. Multi-ple calls from people living on the Manor property were also received, reporting that there was a fire on the old Dept. of Transport site be-side the Manor, which con-tained several empty houses and sheds.

“We arrived at a fire-storm,” said Ashcroft Fire Dept. Chief Brian Hender-son. “Two buildings were already fully engulfed, and the fire was running along a ditch beside the highway into a large pile of hay. It was also running behind the buildings, toward the Man-or.”

Winds of up to 70 km per hour were carrying em-bers far from the fire, and the firefighters directed their ef-forts toward controlling and preventing the blaze from spreading further.

The fire caught hold in a gully to the north of the Manor and was threatening the historic roadhouse. A shed behind the Teahouse was destroyed, and burning embers ignited a small fire on the roof of the Manor, but firefighters from Ashcroft and Cache Creek managed to douse the flames and keep the other Manor proper-ty buildings safe.

Liberal caucus visits TerminalAshcroft hosted a meeting of most of

the provincial Liberal caucus on July 15, as Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart took the opportunity to highlight local eco-nomic development.

One of the highlights was a luncheon at the Ashcroft Terminal. The 320-acre transload and storage terminal provides direct access to major highways and rail-way lines.

Royal Bank on fireThe Royal Bank building in Cache

Creek was damaged by a suspected elec-trical fire on July 28 that caused smoke, glass and water damage.

The bank’s representatives said they would restore the damaged parts of the building and hoped to be open again by mid-December.

AUGUST

Ashcroft’s first mayorThe Kincaid family arrived in

Ashcroft in mid-August to explore

roots and see where their father David spent his childhood.

Their grandfather, Sam Kincaid came to Ashcroft in 1922, and after a brief stay here headed north to a job as telegraph worker in Hazleton. Samuel returned to Ashcroft in 1928 to marry local girl Elsie Sutherland.

The Kincaids were very active mem-bers of the community. In 1952 when Ashcroft became incorporated Sam was elected its first Chairman.

SEPTEMBER

Maclean Crescent work goes aheadBree Contracting out of 100 Mile

House was selected to reconstruct Mac-lean Crescent. They were the lowest bid-der with $435,745.

The company agreed to complete the work in eight weeks to the best of their abilities, said the Village’s Administrator Dan Plamondon. There will be no added charges if they have to complete the work

2014 IN REVIEW: Cyclist shot, murder in Ashcroft

December • Week 5ARIES - Aries, you feel amazing this week. Your enthusiasm can be quite contagious, and many friends may come calling in the hopes that your good vibes rub off.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 You may have dif� culty solving a dif� cult problem at work this week, Taurus. Take a methodical approach, and the solution will come to you before you know it.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Things may not have been going your way, Gemini, but there is still no reason for disappointment. You will � nd a way to bounce back from these setbacks in a few days.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, your presence alone is enough to impress people this week. Focus all of your energy on positive things, and you will accomplish quite a bit before the week is over.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, now is a good time to assess your health goals and make a few plans for the new year. It’s within reason to change your diet or start a new exercise regimen.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Incredible ef� ciency this week has you zipping through your to-do list, Virgo. Enjoy some relaxation time once you have completed all your projects.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Work and family issues are on your mind, Libra. Find ways to balance work and family as best as you possibly can. Don’t be hard on yourself if you cannot manage everything.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, this week is a great time to complete projects that have been on your plate for quite some time. All you really need to do is set your mind on them.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, you may feel rushed by external pressures, but it’s really up to you to set your own pace. If you keep a calm head, things will fall in place and you can complete your tasks.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 This week some people close to you need a little space. Honor their requests and show them some respect, Capricorn. Your relationships will weather the time apart.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, things are bound to move quickly once you put a plan in motion. Get all of your ducks in a row to make a smooth transition. You may have to do some homework.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 You can probably have fun in any situation this week, Pisces. Your youthful exuberance will keep you busy and laughing.

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ON A BRIGHTER

NOTE

Life is a stageLast week my daugh-

ter asked if she could raid my tickle trunk for her school’s Christ-mas concert. “Mr. Lee thinks I’d make a great Marilyn Monroe,” she said. “And he thought you might have some-thing I could wear.”Her grade six teacher

was right. Among oth-er things I had a cou-ple of platinum wigs since I’d dressed up as the legendary bomb-shell twice before. The first time was for a funny YouTube video called “Happy Birth-day Mister President – love Lola and Liza.” The second time was for an easy Halloween costume. “What will you be

doing?” I asked.“Just lip synching,”

she said. “We’re all dressing up as some-

one famous.”She explained how

her class’s portion of the show was called “Christmas with the Stars” and everyone would be pretending to be iconic singers from old to new. That sounded fun.I immediately pulled

out some of my dress-es and Daisy started trying them on. Dis-missing all of them as too inappropriate for an 11-year-old, she

eventually found one that worked. She then put on her favourite of the two wigs, a pair of my wedge heels, a fluffy white scarf, long silky gloves and bright red lipstick. I then darkened in her beau-ty mark, and presto, she was Marilyn.Imagining that she

would be up on stage alongside the rest of her class presenting as a group, I was shocked to discover that wasn’t the case at all. Instead, she performed “Santa Baby” in front of the jam-packed gymna-sium all by herself.“You were incred-

ible,” I told her af-ter the show. “I’m so proud of you. All the classes were wonder-ful, but yours really surprised me. I didn’t know you’d be up there in such small

groups or on your own like that. There’s no way I would’ve been that brave when I was young.”The parents I talked

to in the hallway after the show agreed.“This generation

seems more expres-sive and less shy than we were,” said the mother of one of the other solo perform-ers. “Probably because they’re always ham-ming it up in front of their iPads and put-ting it on YouTube.”That made sense. It

also made sense that it had something to do with their education.“Schools have a lot

to do with their level of confidence,” my friend Donna Duke said later. ”They do these kinds of produc-tions which allow chil-dren the opportunity to strut their stuff. The middle school where I worked had teams of them doing everything involved from techni-cal to staging, direct-ing, performing and public relations. It was all about the kids.”Once the first Christ-

mas concert was over the students at Daisy’s school would get to

do it all over again the next afternoon and evening.“I’ll do better tomor-

row,” my daughter said as she changed out of her costume. “I had stage fright so I forgot some stuff.” When we got home she showed me what she wanted to include: hip swaying, scarf twirling, exaggerated winking and blowing kisses as she sashayed off the stage.She practiced a few

times and went to bed, excited at the prospect of having another shot at it.I went to the next two

shows and watched as she and the other stu-dents did even better

than they had the first time. Daisy was less impressed.“I forgot to blow

kisses,” she said berat-ing herself after her third and last perfor-mance. “I got nervous and ruined my exit again.”“You kids only had

a couple days to prac-tice,” I said. “It’s good to visualize what you did as perfectly as you intended it to be, but then you have to let it go. Be proud of how courageous you were and how amazing you did.”After we watched

the video of her per-formance from my iPhone she started to feel better and it be-

came my turn to self-criticize.“This quality is so

terrible, Daisy,” I groaned apologeti-cally. “I should have remembered to charge my video camera so I could’ve filmed it with that instead.”“Just visualize that

you did, Mama,” she said patting me on the back, laughing. “And then let it go. Be proud you at least remembered to charge your phone. I hope my memory’s that good when I’m old.”I have a feeling it will

be far better.Lori Welbourne is a

syndicated columnist. She can be contacted at LoriWelbourne.com

A8 www.ash-cache-journal.com Thursday, December 25, 2014 The Journal

Community Volunteer GroupsThe Royal Canadian Legion #113301 Brink St., Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0Phone: 250-453-2423 Fax # 250-453-9625

South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry Society601 Bancroft St. Box 603, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0250-453-9656

Ashcroft and District Fall FairContact Person: Janna 250-457-6614Contact Person: Jessica 250-457-7128

Second Time Around201 Railway Ave., Ashcroft BC Anne Bonter 250-457-9781

BC Lung Association Carolyn Chorneychuk,Director 250-453-9683 Email:[email protected]

Ashcroft & District Rodeo AssociationPhone: 250-457-9390

SCI Thompson River, B.C. ChapterKen Brown - Phone: 250-453-9415

Ashcroft Yoga GroupCall Marijke - Phone: 250-453-0050

Desert Bells Handbell ChoirCarmen Ranta 250-457-9119

Sage Sound Singers Adult Community Choir Michelle Reid 250-457-9676

Cache Creek Market andCache Creek Garden ClubMarcie Down 250-457-9630

Cache Creek Beautification Society and Cache Creek Communities in BloomCarmen Ranta 250-457-9119

Ashcroft and Masonic LodgeZarthan Lodge No#105Contact Person: Fred Dewick Phone 250-453-2415

Canadian Red Cross - Health Equipment Loan Program (H.E.L.P.)Ashcroft Hospital - 250-453-2244

Ashcroft & District Tennis AssociationContact Person: Maria Russell MartinPhone 250-453-9391

Ashcroft & District Lions ClubContact Person: Lion Vivian Phone 250-453-9077

Ashcroft-Cache Creek Seniors Assc.601 Bancroft St., Ashcroft, BC Phone 250-453-9762

The Ashcroft & District Health Care Auxiliary Thrift Store601 Bancroft St., Ashcroft, BC Phone 250-453-9944

347 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet CorpContact Person: Lt. (N) Curran 250-319-3461Alexine Johannsson 250-453-2661email: [email protected]

Sage & Sand Pony ClubDistrict Commissioner: Marcie [email protected].

Ashcroft-Cache Creek Rotary ClubContact Person: Karin Magnuson Phone 250-457-6629

Desert Spokes Cycle SocietyPhone 250-457-9348

Ashcroft Cache Creek Better at Home405 Railway Ave. 250-453-9911 - Sandy

Ashcroft Curling Club Phone 250-453-2341

Ducks Unlimited CanadaAshcroft/Cache Creek Volunteer ChapterPhone 250-374-8307

Ashcroft Volunteer Fire DepartmentPhone 250-453-2233

Cache Creek Volunteer Fire DepartmentPhone 250-457-9967

Bridging to LiteracyContact Person: Ann Belcham 250-453-9417

Ashcroft Royal Purple Phone 250-457-9122

The “Purpose of Sunday” Car ClubPresident: Tom Lowe 240-457-6564

Cache Creek Recreation SocietyContact Person: Jackie Phone 250-457-9122

Winding Rivers Arts and Performance SocietyContact Person: Nadine 250-453-2053

South Cariboo Sportsmen Assc. #3366Attn: Marian Pitt, Box 341, Ashcroft BC V0K 1A0

Soccer AssociationContact: Tom Watson Phone 250-457-7178

Thompson Cariboo Minor Hockey AssociationContact: Lewis Kinvig [email protected]

Historic Hat Creek RanchContact: Jack Jeyes Phone 250-453-2259

Ashcroft Soup’s OnSt. Alban’s Anglican Church Hall, 501 Brink StreetTel: 250-453-9909 or 250-453-2053 - All Welcome

Ashcroft Communities in BloomContact Persons: Andrea Walker 250-453-9402 or Marijke Stott 250-453-0050

Taoist Tai Chi Contact Person: Danita HowardPhone 250-453-9907 e-mail: [email protected]

Ashcroft Hospice ProgramShirley 250-453-9202

Kinsmen Club of South CaribooContact Person: Dave 250-453-9062

THE KINSMEN CLUB OF SOUTH CARIBOOwishes to thank the hundreds of area residents

who made our 2014 “Turkey Bingo” such a success.We also want to thank our very generous sponsorslisted below for donations (items for door prizes,

cash donations, or discounts on purchases).We could not have done this without all of you.

Aie (Steve & Heather) FamilyAmsterdam Restaurant (Kam.)Anie’s Pizza & Bakery (C.C.)Anonymous DonorsArrow Transport (Ash.)ASC Automotive (Boston Flats)Ashcroft Bakery & Coffee ShopAshcroft Dental Clinic (Dr. Habeeb)Ashcroft IRLY Bird/The SourceAshcroft JournalAshcroft River InnAshcroft Travel CentreAshcroft Wellness Studio (Brittley Cadwell)Ashcroft WorkWear/SearsAssociated Electrical Services (Ash.)Beans Roasted Rite Coffee Company (Ash.)Bear’s Claw Lodge (C.C.)Bonaparte Motel (C.C.)Cache Creek Machine Shop Ltd.Cache Creek Recreation CommitteeCache Creek Veterinary Hospital (Dr. Quinn Gavaga, DVM)Canada Post (Ash.)Canada’s Best Value Inn – Desert Inn (C.C.)Canadian Tire (Aberdeen, Kam.)Cariboo Jade & Gifts (C.C.)Chum’s Restaurant (C.C.)CIFM-FM (CIFM 98.3) Radio (Pattison Broadcasting) Kam.CKBZ-FM (B-100) Radio (Pattison Broadcasting) Kam.Coach Trill (Vicky Trill) (Ash.)Copper Canyon Chevron/A&W (C.C.)Costco Canada (Kam.)Dairy Queen (C.C.)Desert Hills Ranch (Ash.)Dr. James Kendall, Chiropractor (Ash.)Fields (Ash.)Fresh is Best Salsa & Company (Kam.)Friendship Auto Service Ltd. (Ash.)Full Circle Massage & Reiki (Ash.)Gold Country Communities Society Geotourism Program (C.C.)Great Canadian Superstore (Kam.)Grubstake Foodmart (C.C.)Highland Valley Copper (Logan Lake)Home Hardware Building Centre (Kam.)Hungry Herbie’s Restaurant (C.C.)Husky House Restaurant (C.C.)IG Machine & Fibers (Ash.)Interior Savings Insurance Services (Ash.)Jo Petty (Ash.)John Bundus & Son (Ash.)Junction Shell (C.C.)Kal-Tire (C.C.)

Kamloops Blazers Hockey ClubLaunie’s Nails & Esthetics (Ash.)Laurie WebsterLondon Drugs (Kam.)Lordco Auto Parts (C.C.)Manie’s Grill & Pizza (C.C.)McDonald’s Restaurant (Aberdeen)Nature’s Gifts (Ash.)NL Broadcasting Ltd. – Radio NL 610/The River 97.5 /Country 103 (Kam.)North End Petro-Canada (C.C.)Oasis Beer & Wine Store (C.C.)OK Stop (Ash.)Peoples Drug Mart (Ash.)Quality Glass/Tirecraft (Ash.)ReMax Golden Country Real Estate Services Ltd. (Ash.)Return-It Bottle Depot (Ash.)Revelations Hair & Nails (Ash.)Riverside Pub & Restaurant (Ash.)Rivertown Auto Detailing (Ash.)Robbie’s Motel (C.C.)Rolgear Manufacturing (Ash.)Rona (Kam.)Royal Canadian Legion #113 (Ash.)Royal-LePage Ashcroft Realty (Hedda Hall) (Ash.)Safety Mart Foods (Ash.)Safeway (Kam.)Sam’s Diner (Ash.)Sandy & Ira HarrySave-On Foods (Kam.)Semlin Valley Golf Club (C.C.)Shoppers Drug Mart (Columbia, Kam.)Star House Chinese Restaurant (C.C.)Subway (C.C.)Sundance Guest Ranch (Ash.)Sundowner Motel (C.C.)Super Suds Laundry (C.C.)T.W. Dynamic Enterprises (C.C.)The Barber Shop (Ash.)Thompson Valley Funeral Home (Ash.)Tumbleweed Motel (C.C.)UniTea Tea Room (Ash.)United Steel Workers - Local #7619 (Dist. 3 – Highland Valley Copper)Village of Cache CreekWal-Mart Canada (Kam.)Wastech (C.C.)Western Canada Theatre (Kam.)WRAPS (Winding Rivers Arts & Performance Society)YourLink Inc. (Copper Valley Cable)Zimmer-Wheaton Buick/GMC (Kam.)


next spring.Four companies bid on the job and

the three lowest bids were within $25,000 of each other. The highest bid, from LE Chapman Construction out of Vernon, was $744,590.

Clinton murderRCMP began an investigation into the

murder of James Painter, 61, of Clinton.RCMP officers responded to a 911

call to a residence in the Trailer Park at the north end of Clinton at 10:51 pm on Sept. 10, where Emergency Health Ser-vices were attempting to assist an un-responsive male. Their attempts were un-successful.

Gold Trail schools openBC students got a late start to the year as

contract negotiations between the BC gov-ernment and teachers took longer than ex-pected. Sept. 22 was the first day of school.

“Today was a very positive day across the district,” said Gold Trail Superintend-ent Teresa Downs on Monday.

Ashcroft CiB achieves 5 bloomsAshcroft Communities in Bloom has

maintained its excellent standing at the national level of competition. The group was awarded 5 out of 5 Blooms in the Circle of Excellence category, which is a non-competitive category.

Ashcroft CiB received special men-tion for Completion of Community Hall Upgrade Project.

Four blooms for ClintonThe Village of Clinton received a 4

Bloom rating and a special mention for the Horticultural Displays and Tidiness at Clinton’s Eco Depot during the 2014 Na-tional Symposium and Awards Ceremon-ies in Charlottetown, PEI.

The Village of Clinton participated in the Up to 1,000 population category along with Arnold’s Cove, NL; Kinis-tino, SK; Pugwash, NS and Valhalla Cen-tre, AB.

High Bar First Nation and Village of Clinton Sign Protocol Agreement

Mayor Jim Rivett and Chief Larry Fletcher formal-ized the agreement on Sept. 18 at the Clinton Museum by signing an agreement that will focus on cooperation and communication between the two parties. The agree-ment cements the intent of the implementation of joint actions and partnerships on economic growth, servicing facilities and to explore op-tions for a co-operative form of government to benefit the residents of both parties.

Village purchases park land

Cache Creek Council an-

nounced that it had completed the pur-chase of 2.2 hectares (ha) of farmland at the north end of the current pool park for $137,000 plus the cost of subdividing and registration.

And plus the cost of $7,400 worth of new fencing, which was approved at the Sept. 29 Council meeting where the land purchase was announced.

Mayor John Ranta said the purchase had been in the works for some time, hav-ing been reviewed by the TNRD last Oc-tober and by the ALC this Spring.

Ranta said Council saw the piece of property as a parkland legacy to the Vil-lage, and thus the money for it will come

out of the Village’s Landfill Legacy Re-serve, which has $3-4 million in it.

RBC buys camera for Fire Dept.The Royal Bank of Canada donated

money for a new thermal imaging camera for the Cache Creek Fire Dept. after find-ing out how useful it was in battle the fire in its Cache Creek branch back in July.

The $13,000 donation covered the full cost of the camera.

“If it helps someone else - and it will - prevent the whole structure from be-ing damaged while they look for the fire, then it will be worth it,” said Pam Shaw, Regional Vice President BC Interior

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In Loving Memory & Never ForgottenFrom the Family of:

Terrance Lloyd Cumming Nov.1, 1929 - Jan.3, 2012“Only In Our Dreams”!

One Day You’re Here, Now You are GoneAnd Only In Our Dreams.

You Would Want Us To Be Happy, Not Sad;So This Is What We Will Be!

We Will See You In The Night Sky,We Will Talk With You In Our Dreams!

You Have Taught Us To Believe,That There Is Life After Death!

You Are Still With Us Even Though You,A Faint Image We Can See.

Until We Meet Again;“Only In Our Dreams”!

By Lillen


Plaza boarded upAfter several months of being told

by the Village of Cache Creek to board up his unsightly storefront, the owner of the Oasis Plaza complied as his final deadline arrived.

On Oct. 15, owner Joe Carhoun re-moved the signs and boarded up the storefronts. And within 24 hours of fin-ishing, the freshly painted plywood had been vandalized. The affected parts were quickly repaired.

NOVEMBER

Local elections heldExcept for incumbent councillor

Doreen Lambert, Ashcroft voters elect-ed a brand new village council on Sat-urday. On the other hand, Cache Creek voters returned their past council with the addition of one new member, David Dubois.

Jeyes (352 votes) defeated oppon-ents Dave Belcham (201) and former councillor Jerry Fiddick (183) for the job as mayor.

The only incumbent Council mem-ber running for re-election, Doreen Lambert (543) was returned, along with first time councillors Barbara Roden (555), Al Mertens (390) and for-mer councillor Alfie Trill (350) who sat on council 2008-2011.

In Cache Creek, Mayor John Ranta was elected to his ninth term in office, having just completed 24 years as may-or. Ranta (278 votes) defeated oppon-ent Marg Durnin (161) in her first ven-ture into municipal politics.

Incumbent councillors Lisa Dafoe (339), Herb Hofer (309) and Wyatt Mc-Murray (278) were re-elected by vot-ers, McMurray has been on Council for 26 years. David Dubois (266) joined them at the Council table.

Paving announced for Evans Rd., Hwy 1

Fraser Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart announced two major paving projects in Ashcroft and Cache Creek.

In Ashcroft, Evans Rd. will be paved from the highway past Ash-

croft Terminal, while in Cache Creek, Hwy 1 will be paved from south of Cache Creek to Hwy 97 at the Bonaparte Riv-er Bridge.

Beginning with the paving season next Spring, 28 km of roads will be resurfaced.

Ashcroft applies for water system grant

Ashcroft is applying for over $5 million from a Can-ada-British Columbia infra-structure fund to help pay for a new municipal water system.

Council approved the ap-plication for $5,273,333 at its Nov. 20 meeting. The sum rep-resents two-thirds of the ex-pected cost of the new system. The Village will be expected to

provide the remaining $2,636,667.Engines replace flares at landfill

Wastech’s long-awaited recipro-cating engines are now in place at the Cache Creek Landfill. First announced in 2012 and expected to be in operation by June 2013, the three engines have had a few setbacks along the way.

The engines still need fine tuning before they start producing energy for BC Hydro’s grid. That is expected to happen Jan. 2.

Once the engines are in operation, the flares that are visible from the high-way will be extinguished.

DECEMBER

RCMP officer shotRCMP Cpl.

J.R. Michaud spent over a week in inten-sive care at Roy-al Inland Hos-pital after be-ing shot multiple times while on patrol in Kam-loops in the ear-ly hours of Dec. 3.

Since then he has under-gone two surger-

ies with a good prognosis, but a long re-covery ahead of him.

Michaud was head of Central In-terior Traffic Services in Ashcroft be-tween 2009-2012, filling in as De-tachment commander between the de-parture of Sgt. Dave Prentice and the arrival of Sgt. Michel Grondin.

Kenneth Michael Knutson, 36, was arrested in connection with the shoot-ing and has been charged with at-tempted murder.

Cpl. J.R. Michaud

2014 IN REVIEW: New faces on local Councils

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West Fraser Mills Ltd.Forest Stewardship Plan Amendment Review

West Fraser Mills – 100 Mile FSP for FL A20001 and FL A20002

West Fraser Mills Ltd. invites the public and interested stakeholders to view and provide written comment on the of proposed Amendment #9 to West Fraser FSP #182 for FLA20001, and A20002. West Fraser Mills Ltd. is proposing to add Clinton Community Forest License K4F to the above mentioned FSP’s. This is the only proposed change at this time and does not include any changes to the FDU’s.

The draft Forest Stewardship Plan Amendment will be available for review and comment during office hours until January 7th, 2014 at West Fraser’s office.

To arrange to view this plan please contact Ben Vinje at250-395-8226

Written comments can be sent to West Fraser Mills Ltd. Attn.: Ben VinjePO Box 97100 Mile House B.C. V0K 2E0Fax: 250-395-8254Email: [email protected]

West Fraser Mills Ltd.Forest Stewardship Plan Amendment Review

West Fraser Mills – Kamloops FSP’s for FL A18690 and FL A18694

West Fraser Mills Ltd. invites the public and interested stakeholders to view and provide written comment on the Proposed Amendment #5 to West Fraser FSP #83 for FLA18690 and Amendment #16 for FSP#154 for FL A18694 and TFL35. West Fraser Mills Ltd. is proposing to add Ashcroft Indian Band’s NRFL A88771 to the above mentioned FSP’s. This is the only proposed change at this time and does not include any changes to the FDU’s.

The draft Forest Stewardship Plan Amendment will be available for review and comment during office hours until January 7th, 2014 at West Fraser’s office.

To arrange to view this plan please contact Ben Vinje at250-395-8226

Written comments can be sent to West Fraser Mills Ltd. Attn.: Ben VinjePO Box 97100 Mile House B.C. V0K 2E0Fax: 250-395-8254Email: [email protected]

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Announcements

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Trades, Technical

Port Hardy, BC.Busy GM dealership looking for two full time positions to

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Merchandise for Sale

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Heavy Duty Machinery

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sizes in stock. Trades are welcome.

40’Containers under $2500!DMG 40’ containers under $2,000 each. Also JD 544 & 644 wheel Loaders & 20,000 lb CAT forklift.

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