Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal, February 26, 2015

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Move may mean no rodeo this year

It unsure whether Ashcroft will have a rodeo this year. The only thing for certain is that it wont be taking place on the rodeo grounds.

The Rodeo Association has been told they can no longer continue on the property owned by Desert Hills Ranch because of insurance concerns.

Its not a matter of having enough insur-ance, said David Porter of Desert Hills. They couldnt find the proper insurance. Contestants arent covered by insurance.

Rodeos are a very risky event, he said, and property owners are a target for lawsuits.

Porter said they offered the Association as-sistance in moving the rodeo to another loca-tion.

Its not totally dead yet, said Association president Bob Sidwell.

The group is looking for a new location with at least five hectares of flat land. If it can come up with a suitable piece in two weeks, the rodeo may go ahead this year.

We have liability insurance to cover specta-tors, said Sidwell. Contestants have no insur-ance. They sign a waiver with BCRA to com-pete.

In a way I can see their point, he said, but weve been here 53 years and never had one in-cident where anyone has sued. Were still cross-ing our fingers that something can come up.

Heather Philpott, organizer of the annual Rodeo Parade, said they are concerned about the future of the rodeo and how it will affect the parade, but they wont be making alternate plans until they know for sure whether the rodeo is going ahead this year.

All you need is a piece of land and a ton of volunteers, she said.

Before the Feb. 23 Ashcroft Council meet-ing got underway, parade committee member Cam Tedford asked Council members if they had any direction that he could take to the com-mittee, such as holding it in conjunction with another event.

If the rodeo goes down and comes back in a year or two, said Mayor Jack Jeyes, I would say the allegiance of the parade is to the rodeo.

Coun. Al Mertens said he didnt think the pa-rade needed to be held with another event. The parade is historically linked with the rodeo, but it is a separate event, he said. I think the pa-rade can exist on its own for the same weekend. I think the parade is the parade.

Trades training comes to ClintonTRU and SD 73s portable welding trailers got the red ribbon treatment in Clinton last Friday. Greg Howard, trustee Nancy Rempel, MLA Jackie Tegart, Mayor Jim Rivett and Tracey Liesch took part in the ribbon-cutting above. Below, TRU dead of Trades and Technology Linsay Langill said a few words about the portable classrooms. Twelve local students are enrolled in the welding program.

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Coming ComingEvents

March 1: The Village of Ashcroft presents a Heritage Event on at 2:00 pm at the Community Hall on Bancroft. This years theme is Main Street, and the event will look at Railway Avenue and its businesses over the decades. Admission is free; refreshments will be served.

March 3: the Zion UCW meets at 2 pm in Zion United Church Hall, 401 Bancroft St., Ashcroft. All United Church women are most welcome to attend any or all of our meetings.

March 5: Cache Creek Garden Club meets in the Public Library at 6 pm. Everyone welcome.

March 6: the World Day of Prayer Service for Ashcroft and area is hosted by Zion United, 401 Bancroft Street; 7 pm. The service was prepared by the women of the Bahamas. Guest speakers are Molly & Ken Platz who have visited the Bahamas. Everyone is welcome, refreshments to follow.

March 8: International Womens Day Celebration 1:00 - 4:00 pm Walhachin Soldiers Memorial Hall. Entertainment, art show, pot luck. 250-457-6678 for more info.

March 9: UCW and Friends 69th Bean Supper! Longest on-going event in Ashcroft. Two sittings; 5 and 6 pm. Tickets at the door. Look for posters with more details around the area.

Cars on Ice at Barnes Lake (east of Ashcroft) Feb. 28 - Mar. 1. Watch cars race wheel-to-wheel or against the clock!

Calling all artists! 2015 Ashcroft Plein Air Paint-out - May 22, 23, 24th. More info: [email protected] Pulbic Show & Sale May 24th.

MAIN STREETAt the Heart of the Community

A look back at the changing face of Railway Avenue over the decades in presentations, skits, and picturesSunday, March 1st at the Ashcroft Community Hall, Bancroft Street 2:00 - 4:00pm

Admission free; refreshments will be served Sponsored by the Village of Ashcroft

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Pastor David MurphyWorship and Sermon commences at 10 a.m.

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ZION UNITEDSunday Worship 10:50 am

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United Church of CanadaLay Leaders: Shirley Dobson & Phyllis Gray

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International Womens Dayis March 8, 2015

A celebration to honour women will be held March 8th from 1pm - 4pm at the

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All women are invited to attend.There will be entertainment and a womens art show. This event is a potluck, so please

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Ashcroft rcMP DetAchMentPOLICE REPORT

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Sweeping a path to the buttonCurlers Gary Farr and Chris Brezina are watched by Paul Quesnel at last weeks zone championships at the Ashcroft Curling Club. Nine teams competed to play in the BC provincial championships in Richmond. First place went to the Vernon mens team and McArthur Island Ladies team.

Travel Centre broken intoFeb. 17 police were called to

look into a break in at the new Ash-croft Esso Travel Centre on Corn-wall Rd. by the racetrack. Video surveillance showed that around 1:30 am, a purple or dark blue four-door car pulled up and two males and two females exited. The suspects broke into an area where an addition was be-ing built and made off with power tools worth approximately $3,000 includ-ing a jackhammer, a chop saw and gas cans. The suspects were observed on tape inspecting cigarette buts left be-hind in the parking lot. Anyone with information on the identity of these people is asked to contact the RCMP at 453-2216.

Get a roomFeb. 19 at 2 am police attended

the Chevron to assist ambulance at-tendants with two unruly, slightly in-toxicated adults found sleeping on the floor in the store. The couple became more co-operative once police had ar-rived. The 42 year old Kamloops man said they were just looking for a place to warm up. He and a 47 year old Kam-loops woman said they were hitchhik-ing to Clinton. They left the building to resume their travels.

Dog walkers clashFeb. 19 at 6 pm police re-

ceived a complaint of assault after a man out walking his dog on Brink St. in Ashcroft said he was kicked in the stom-ach repeatedly by another man out walking his dogs. The 42 year old Ashcroft man said he was walking his dog when they were approached by the suspect, a 43 year old Ash-croft man, who was walking two dogs. The dogs were ex-

cited and became entangled. The suspect started kicking at the dogs and when the victim tried to separ-ate them, he said the suspect kicked him several times. The suspect was located and arrested. He will be in court on March 26 to answer to the

charge of assault.

Couples dispute turns on sonFeb. 19 at 6:35 pm police were

called to an Ashcroft home for a family dispute which began as an argument between a husband and wife and end-ed with an assault on their teenage son who tried to intervene. The intoxicated male agreed to go sleep it off in a Cache Creek motel and was given a ride by RCMP. The matter is still under inves-tigation.

Still some ice out thereFeb. 20 at 7:30 am police attended

a single vehicle accident on Hwy 1 just east of Cache Creek when a 2000 GMC Sierra ended up in the ditch. The driv-er, a 47 year old man from 100 Mile House, said he lost control on the slip-pery roadsk as it had rained overnight and then froze in spots. He was exam-ined by ambulance attendants and re-ceived no serious injuries. His truck had to be towed for repairs.

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Trustees call for meeting over cuts

Laura Martin of Second Time Around presents the cheque to Martina, Jim and Preslee Duncan for WRAPS.

Second Time Around funds local entertainment

School trustees throughout BC are still reeling from last weeks provincial budget an-nouncement that Boards of Education will be required to reduce spending on administration and related services by a total of $29M next school year and a further $25M in 2016/17.

But thanks to Gold Trails Board of Educa-tion, the BC School Trustees Association (BC-STA) will be making its feelings loud and clear to Education Minister Peter Fassbender.

The trustees held a special meeting on Feb. 20 by conference call and passed a motion to give BCSTA Board of Directors direction to discuss the memorandum of understanding with the Minister of Education and review possible areas of concern regarding recent provincial government budget processes, communication, content, and impacts.

Trustee Nancy Rempel, Gold Trails repre-sentative on the council, presented the late mo-tion to the provincial council of the BCSTA last weekend, and it was accepted.

There was one other motion put forward at the meeting of the provincial Council request-ing that all boards of education meet with their own local MLAs to discuss the budget cut.

I support doing that as a board when more details of the implications of the budget are ex-plained by the ministries of Finance and Edu-cation, said trustee Carmen Ranta, chair of the Gold Trail board of education.

Rempel stated as well that the provin-cial government needed to be reminded of the Memorandum of Understanding that it signed with the BCSTA last year. Particularly the clause regarding Consultation and Notification and about how the parties are committed to cooperated in the spirit of partnership particu-larly in the development of policies, programs, projects and funding options.

If wed heard about this (funding cut) be-fore hand, we could have shown that were not top heavy, said trustee Val Adrian.

Superintendent Teresa Downs said the Min-istry of Education has not released its budget yet, so it is unknown what the figures will be for the individual districts, And, she said, no one is exactly sure what is meant by administration.

Its difficult for us because we believe weve already cut as much as we can, said Downs. The District has cut back in many ways including eliminating the Director of Instruc-tion position, sharing the Secretary-Treasur-er and Director of Facilities positions with the Okanagan Similkameen (SD 53) School Dis-trict, and closing local schools.

The BCSTA was quick to issue a public statement after the budget highlights were re-leased last week. It is clear the new provin-cial education budget will mean further cuts in school districts across the province, said BC-STA president Teresa Rezansoff. The money allocated in the 2015/16 provincial budget for public education simply will not cover our in-creasing costs, and now we are seeing millions of dollars taken away from school districts for other uses.

This leaves very little, if anything, for Boards to use toward meeting continuing, un-funded cost pressures.

BCSTA, working on behalf of Boards of Education throughout the province, will be seeking further clarification from the Ministry of Education in the coming weeks. Individ-ual school districts will receive their 2015/16 budget allocations in early March so there is much work to be done.

Winding Rivers Arts and Perform-ance Society (aka WRAPS) would like to gratefully acknowledge Second Time Around for their donation of $1,000 to-wards programming for Ashcroft and area residents. It is through the gener-ous donations from volunteer organiza-tions such as Second Time Around that we are able to bring Music Concerts, Plays, Workshops, Summer Youth and

Childrens Arts Programs and Music in the Park to our community.

Be sure to check out the website www.windingriversarts.ca to find out upcoming events in our community.

Up next is Cougar Annie with Katrina Kadoski on Sunday, March 15. It is a matinee performance with stor-ies and songs of a resourceful womans adventures with wildlife and husbands

on her Island farm, and it begins at 3 pm at St Albans Hall in Ashcroft (501 Brink Street). Tickets are available at the Ashcroft Bakery, UniTea and Na-tures Gifts.

Again, many thanks to Second Time Around and our other sponsors and donors for their support in bringing Arts to our area.

Submitted

Throwing rocksJanet Quesnel and Hilda Jones sweep a path for Anita Mazurkewichs rock over the weekend while opponent Ashley Gray, skip of the McArthur Island Curling Club watches. The Kamloops team won the Ladies side of the tournament and will advance to the provincials.


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PINE CONES hang on to a sparsely populated branch

The start of a new session of the B.C. Parliament is always a busy and exciting time in Victoria.

The legislature is again buzz-ing with activity which started Feb. 10 with the Speech from the Throne, which outlined the governments plan for the coming year, and was followed by the release of the provincial budget on Feb. 17.

We are proud of the fact that B.C. is the envy of other jurisdictions in

Canada we are the only government in Canada to deliver a budget surplus this year.

For that we can thank our provinces diversified economy. Unlike our neigh-bours in Alberta, which is impacted by the drop in world oil prices, demand for B.C.s products internation-ally remains strong.

For example, since 2003 we have seen a 30-fold increase in the value of B.C. softwood lumber ex-ports to China. That makes us less de-pendent on the U.S. market, which is still our largest customer for lumber.

Of particular interest to people in areas around Ashcroft is a promise in the budget to expand high-speed Inter-net to rural areas. This will give more people access to things such as on-line courses to further their education, and TeleHealth, which puts patients in

rural and remote areas in touch with health professionals without having to travel great distances.

There is also help for children and families in this budget. As of Sept. 1, low-income single parents will get to keep every dollar of their child-sup-port payments, additional funds have been provided for B.C. School Fruit and Vegetable Program, and an addi-tional $250 childrens fitness equip-ment tax credit to take a bit of pressure off of parents.

Weve always said our commit-ment to health care is world class, now we have confirmation. The Confer-ence Board of Canada ranks B.C. No. 1 in Canada on health performance, and around the world only Switzer-land and Sweden ranked higher than our province.

In short, life in British Columbia is good and getting better.

Jackie TegartMLA, Fraser Nicola

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Ashcroft Council is struggling with the fact that prosperity comes with a price.

In this case, the properity means addi-tional truck traffic on Evans Road, also known as the slough road. And the price is the unhappiness of towns people who like to walk and jog along the otherwise quiet road that borders the river.

Ive been walking that road for years, taking pictures of the ducks and geese on the river, the marmots hiding on the rocks, the chukars crossing the road, the eagles, osprey, hawks and kestrals that perch here and there while they wait for their lunch to fly or swim by.

I get along with the truck and other four-wheeled traffic just fine. I figure I should be safe as long as I walk next to the cement barricade because no one is going to know-ingly drive into it.

I dont walk there as much as I used to due to the growing numbers of pedestrians who have discovered Evans Road. More people out walking with their dogs and children mean my critters arent going to hang around to have their pictures snapped.

But the Village is getting more and more requests for a safe pedestrian walkway on a road that is already almost too narrow for two-laned traffic. Lets face it, the road is stuck between a river and a hill with CP train tracks on it.

A walkway can be built, but not without a huge amount of money. Perhaps the re-quests could be going to Ashcroft Termin-al instead, or the businesses that use the ter-minal, for funding to build some creative pathway using engineering ingenuity.

Hopefully such a magnificent walkway will not detract from the beautiful setting, nor draw such a crowd of users that every-one will need an appointment to take their peaceful daily walk.

To start with, the new drivers on Evans Road needs to be told by their employ-er that pedestrian safety is paramount. And pedestrians need to follow the basic rules of the road and walk facing traffic and not all over the road.

After that, we can put our heads togeth-er to come up with a solution that everyone can live with.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITORTurning healthy people into patients

Dear EditorThe Poop Patrol is watch-

ing you!Are you the irresponsible

dog owner who thought it was okay to NOT pick up after your pooch when it did it in the leaves or snow? When the snow melted, didnt you think that the stuff would still be there?

Are you the irresponsible

dog owner who didnt pick up the pile on Government St. by the park that is so big that it would cover a little kids run-ning shoe if she stepped in it?

Disgusting! Not that the dog did it but that you didnt pick it up. There is a by-law that says you have to pick up after your dog. There is also something called community pride and be-ing considerate to your neigh-bours. Please pick up after your dog!

Vivian EdwardsAshcroft

by John FrankExpert AdvisorEvidenceNetwork.caEDINBURGH, Scotland/ Troy Media/ -

Modern medical practice is engaged in a battle, not for hearts and minds, but for the conversion of perfectly healthy people into patients.

However, a substantial majority of these people, labelled at high risk of various dis-eases in the name of prevention, will not benefit despite the significant costs of preventive inter-ventions. In fact, some may be harmed.

This medicalization of healthy persons, especially after mid-life, arises largely from ever lower cut-offs for treatment of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) - heart at-tacks and strokes. Modest elevations of blood pressure and blood cholesterol, for example, typically cause no symptoms until they have been present for decades. Over-treatment of these risk factors can do more harm than good.

For example, controversy on both sides of the Atlantic surrounds new thresholds for chol-esterol treatment, which recommend the statin family of drugs be taken indefinitely and daily for one quarter to one-third of the healthy older-adult population.

Of specific concern is that millions of addi-tional persons with no symptoms will now be prescribed statins, even though, for many, their absolute risk of cardiovascular disease is quite low, and their first heart attack or stroke is many years to decades away.

The new guidelines are not simple to com-municate to patients. But heres the bottom line: in the UK, there is now a significantly lowered risk-threshold for starting statins -from 20 per cent to 10 per cent - the likelihood that a given healthy patient will have a heart attack or stroke in the next 10 years - and in the U.S. that cut-off is even lower at 7.5 per cent.

Statins do have impressive benefits com-pared to risks for people who have significant-ly higher CVD risk levels, and in persons who have had symptoms of heart attack or stroke. But this is not the case for everyone.

What is driving these guideline changes?The continuing fall in the price of powerful

generic statins has converted statins prescribed for these lower risk thresholds into a com-petitive health economic investment. In other words, the new guidelines meet NICE (Nation-al Institute of Health and Care Excellence) cri-teria in the UK for quality-adjusted years of life gained, per pound sterling spent.

The societal cost implications of the new guidelines are, however, breath-taking: 285 million cost annually to the NHS; much more in the U.S.

Guideline advocates claim the guidelines will reduce the rate of heart attacks and strokes in those treated by a third or more. Critics, how-ever, point out that many patients, citing side-effects such as muscle discomfort simply wont continue taking statins long-term. Also, next to nothing is known about the long-term safety of the newer, high-potency statins. Large groups of patients on statins have only been followed-up for 10 to 15 years, and many of them were on older, less potent statins.

More worrisome, even this limited follow-up has recently found one new case of Type 2 diabetes per 700 person-years of statin treat-ment. But if it has taken epidemiologists more than two decades to discover the statin/Type 2 diabetes link, what other subtle and delayed side-effects of statin use are we not yet aware of?

Discovery of just one additional side-ef-fect of similar seriousness and frequency would virtually wipe out the net benefits at the new thresholds for statins.

Some physicians and researchers are ask-ing: Is this really how we want to spend our scarce healthcare resources? In terms of pre-venting cardiovascular disease specifically, why not work harder on promoting non-smok-ing, healthy diet and physical activity instead? These lifestyle risk-factors are reversible with-out drugs, and still constitute the fundamental upstream causes of heart disease. Lifestyle changes population-wide would also yield spin-off benefits in preventing certain cancers and other chronic diseases not affected by statins.

This is where the controversy currently sits. Many physicians are reluctant to follow the new guidance. In the interim, the increased complexity of such closely balanced risks and benefits will require clinicians to more skilful-ly engage patients personal values and prefer-ences before starting statins.

--John Frank is an expert advisor with Evi-

denceNetwork.ca and Chair, Public Health Re-search and Policy, Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. His book, Prevention: A (Very) Critical View, will be published by Oxford University Press in late 2015. www.troymedia.com

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Soups On gets special treat from Steel Workers and United WayFriday, Feb. 20 was a lucky

day in Soups On history! Not only were the United Steel Work-ers Local 7619 hosting the lunch-eon with their fabulous Roast Beef and all the trimmings dinner, but the United Way staff and volun-teers were helping with their Day of Caring here in Ashcroft.

The United Way also provided the funds to purchase the new six-

burner commercial electric range for the Soups On kitchen at St. Al-bans. We certainly are most grate-ful for this wonderful addition to assist in preparing the fantastic soups and other foods that are cre-ated for our Soups On guests. Join us for a luncheon and let us know if food tastes even better now with the new stove.

Martina Duncan

The Day of Caring United Way group: Judy Sturm, Danalee Baker, Laura Drennan, Soups On kitchen manager Martina Duncan, Susan McLean and Gary Winslow.

The United Steel Workers Local 7619 crew: Jim McLean, Cecilia McLean, Laura Drennan, Gary Winslow, Meaghan Winslow, Vivian McLean and Susan McLean.

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March Week 1ARIES - You impress everyone with your creativity this week, Aries. Allow this creativity to be the inspiration behind projects you have been putting off of late.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Keep your goals relatively simple for the next few days, Taurus. You can bene t from the positive reinforcement of completing tasks and getting things done.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you have been immersed in work and are starting to show the ill effects of keeping long hours. Now is a great time to take a few days off or enjoy a mini-vacation.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, you have a lot to get done, but resist the urge to micromanage every detail, as this could be a sure re path to burnout. You need to take a few breaths.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, avoid the temptation to get started on another new project. You already have plenty of other things on your plate. Finish those tasks before moving on to something new.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 It is sometimes easy to miss the forest for the trees, Virgo. Try taking a step back so you can look at a puzzling project from a new perspective.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, you may be searching for a new adventure, but try to appreciate the here and now as well. Its easy to get swept up in fantasies, but dont let them carry you too far away.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, you suspect that someone is hiding something, and that very well may be the case. Perhaps a welcome surprise is coming your way. Resist the urge to dig too deep.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 You can probably talk your way out of trouble, Sagittarius, but this time its better to let things play out. Keep conversations light and free from controversy.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, nd balance between your personal ambitions and things you have to accomplish at work and at home. Finding a middle ground is the best approach.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, you need a few extra people to contribute to a special task, but you do not know who to ask. If you think hard enough, you will know who you can depend on.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Your demeanor makes it easy for others to enjoy your company, and that will come in handy as your social schedule lls up in the days ahead.

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February 28thClinton Community Hall Doors open at 6:30pm

Begins at 7:00pmCitizen of the Year Award Presentation

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Integris Insurance gets photo capability

Integris Insurance Fully Automated

After years of trying to get photo services in their office, Integris Insur-ance Services is now fully automated for driver services.

The public can now come in for their drivers licence renewal, BCID, BC Services Card and have their photo taken on site. Previously, although one could renew their licence in Clinton photographs had to be taken at other lo-cations, as Integris did not have these services.

Lobbying by Integris and Village of Clinton Council to ICBC paid off bringing one more service to the com-munity.

The Learning CurveThe Learning Curve, a Commun-

ity Adult Literacy Program is holding a Grand Opening from 2-4 p.m. on Sat-urday, Feb. 28.

The program is set up in the meet-ing room of the High Bar First Nation Office in the former United Church Thrift Shop area.

Everyone is invited to drop in and see what programs and courses are of-

fered. There will be snacks, games, prizes and story time.

You are in-vited to bring one (or more) used books to donate to the centre.

Volunteer Recognition

A Volunteer Rec-ognition Reception and Citizen of the Year Award will be held be-ginning at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28 in the Clinton Memorial Hall.

Volunteers work hard to make our community better for us all. Visit with some of these volunteers and hear about projects, events, etc. that they do. You may find a group or organization that interests you. Most groups in the com-munity would welcome new members.

In addition to learning about various organizations, the Citizen of the Year for 2014 will be announced.

Refreshments will be avail-able and MLA Jackie Tegart and members of the Village of Clinton Council will be on hand.

Minor Hockey Fun DayThere will be a Clinton

Minor Hockey Fun Day at the 47 Mile Sports Complex

(Clinton arena) on Sunday, March 1 from 3-5 p.m.

Clinton Minor Hockey members, ages 5 18 will be playing a game of hockey. Come out and cheer them on. Show support for the local hockey play-ers.

The Concession will be open during this event.

Susan Swan459-2224 or [email protected]

STRIKING A BALANCE

Meditation group welcomes members

The Plum Village Meditation Group was formed as a result of a retreat three of us at-tended when Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, was in Vancouver at UBC in the summer of 2011. Our time of learning from this most humble and spiritual teacher and medi-

tating together with nearly 1,000 other people was a powerful experience for every-one in attendance.

There was inter-est in the community about meditation and we began a monthly time of meeting where we spend time watch-ing a segment of a DVD from one of the talks given by Thich Nhat Hanh at the re-treat and then we prac-tice meditation with whoever has joined us for the evening.

The group is open to anyone from be-ginner to experienced practitioner - if you have ever wondered about meditation, come, bring a friend and learn about pres-ence and becoming.

We meet the last Friday of each month (this time Feb. 27) at 7 pm at St Albans Meet-ing Room (501 Brink Street) and we end by 8:30 pm.

It is a lovely time of gathering and spending intentional time together . . .

Martina Duncan

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LIFE WITH PETS

Lets face it. . . Dogs will eat almost any-thing. For most dogs, the rule is eat now--ask questions later. Either that, or deposit the evidence of culinary adventures, preferably on the carpet right next to the easily cleaned linoleum.Its up to owners and their neighbours to be

vigilant about what might be around their house and property. For many Cariboo res-idents, discouraging the local rodent popula-tion from invading buildings and destroying property is a constant battle. Rodent bait, or rodenticides, are a common way that many absentee homeowners deal with the prob-lem.These poisons are highly effective killers

when they are ingested by any animal--includ-ing pets. They work by slowly destroying the animals ability to clot their own blood. Over a period of weeks, the animal slowly bleeds to death. Rodent baits are formulated to be palatable, so many dogs (and occasionally cu-rious cats) will readily consume the toxic ma-terial. When they do so, pets usually show no signs of a problem for quite some time--two to three weeks after the fact is typical. During this time, they are gradually bleeding inter-nally. There is no pain, no vomiting and so poisoning is often not suspected until the pet becomes weak, starts panting excessively or bruising becomes visible. Sometimes bleed-

ing is seen from more fragile tissues, such as the mouth or nose. At this stage, many pets are in a critical state.

The most minor of wounds or bLunt force, such as when playing with the owner or an-other pet, can result in a fatal internal bleed.The good news is that rodenticide is one of

the few toxins that has a very effective anti-dote. Veterinarians use injectable Vitamin K1 to counteract the effects of the toxin. (This is not the same Vitamin K that is purchased over the counter) In most cases, it must be administered for up to a month in order to give the pet suf cient time to regain normal clotting ability.The best way to prevent your pet becoming

exposed, of course, is not to use these prod-ucts around your home or farm. Even if you put them out of reach, the bait can be moved around by other animals where your pet could possibly gain access to it. Equally important is to not permit your dogs to run free. Although you might not use it, your neighbours might have rodenticide on their property. Barns, sheds and cabins with part-time or summer residents are attractive areas for rodents, so it is particularly important to prevent your pet from investigating those places.The safest place for your pet is always at

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Even a fitness instructor needs to refocusThis past year,

Ive been in a bit of a healthy living slump.

Fitness has felt like a chore and mak-ing healthy eating choices often seems like too much sacri-fice. I knew that my attitude had slipped toward the lazy and Ah, what does it mat-ter? side of the scale, but until my pants started to feel tight, I just let the slump continue.

Even more discouraging about slumps is that get-ting out of it means a lot of work and self-discipline.

And that realization alone makes you want to stay in the slump, because its easi-er in the short term.

Six years ago I changed my mind regarding my health and fitness. Sure, Id lost weight and been in shape here and there in pre-

vious years, but those times were short lived and always for a reason like wanting to look good or because I wanted to play on a basketball team.

However, six years ago

when I changed my mind about being active and living a healthy lifestyle, my rea-sons were different. I want-ed to be healthy and live an active lifestyle with, and for, my family and in particu-lar my little girl. Not want-

ing to be a bor-ing, old mom is what gave me the incen-tive I needed to get out of my near 300 pound slump and start living well.

So this past month when I

admitted I was in a slump with a bad attitude to-ward my personal health, I thought back to six years ago. I remembered how I felt about myself at near 300 lbs. I remembered how dif-ficult moving was, even just doing the household chores. I remembered how I started exercising either at night or in my living room so that no one would see me. I remem-bered trying to skip and be-ing shocked that I couldnt get my feet off the floor.

That was six years ago and a lot has changed in that time. I dont want to go back there again and so its time to change my slump attitude, put in the discipline and hard work and continue living a healthy active life.

If youre in a slump, Id be happy to share more of my living well journey with you. Come find me running around town or working out in the gym!

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Ashcroft Council has received many requests over the years for a pedestrian walkway along Evans (the Slough) Road.

With the promise of repav-ing this summer comes renewed requests for a walkway. Coun-cil discussed a letter from the De-sert Hills Tri Club at its Feb. 23 meeting. In the end, they decided to make it a topic for one of their community round tables.

The conversations that Ive heard are that we cant make it any

wider, said Coun. Doreen Lam-bert.

The Ministry of Transporta-tion has told us its just repaving whats already paved, said May-or Jack Jeyes. We lobbied to have the pavement done - Im not so sure we can lobby and ask for more.

He said even if they could squeeze another meter out of the narrow road, you need to set up a fence on one side and a cement barrier on the other which would leave no room for walking.

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REQUEST FOR TRAIL RIDE OPERATORContractor wanted with 6-10 horses to operate

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Barn & corral provided.Application proposal deadline March 31.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER

The Village of Clinton has an opening for the position of Animal Control Officer.The ideal candidate will have related experience, marketing or public relations and be proficient with information technologies plus possess a Class 5 or higher drivers licence. A registered busi-ness and the ability to carry a maximum of $5,000,000 liability insurance would be preferred.Some of the Animal Control Officer responsibilities will include: 1. Carrying out the Village Animal Control Bylaw on a complaint basis, which may require 24/7 call outs. 2. Promote responsible pet ownership through the delivery of animal services programs to the public 3. Provide humane and skilled capture, handling and restraint of domestic animals, including sick and injured. 4. Provide suitable and professional shelter for the animals while in containment 5. Provide regular tours of the community and have the ability to respond to complaints in a timely manner. Qualified candidates are invited to submit an application, includ-ing a covering letter stating how they will meet the conditions above and the annual cost of providing this service. The position will only be filled as funding is determined by Coun-cil through the Village Annual 2015 Budget process. Send your resume to: Village of Clinton Tom Dall Fax 250-459-2227 PO Box 309 Email: [email protected] Clinton, BC, V0K 1K0Application will be received via email, fax or mail until March 20, 2015Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. References will be required should you be shortlisted. For a complete job description and contract please contact the Village Office @ 250-459-2261

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYBYLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

The Village of Clinton has an opening for a part-time position of Bylaw Enforcement Officer.The ideal candidate will have related experience, marketing or public relations and be proficient with information technologies plus possess a Class 5 or higher drivers licence.A registered business and the ability to carry a maximum of $5,000,000 liability insurance would be preferred.Some of the Bylaw Enforcement Officer responsibilities will include: 1. To gain a good understanding of the Village Bylaws and pro-vide recommendations to the CAO on improvements or possible changes2. Carrying out infractions to Village Bylaws on a complaint basis, which may require 24/7 call outs. 3. Some of the Bylaws which will require enforcement will be the Traffic Bylaw, Sidewalk Clearing Bylaw, Good Neighbour Bylaw, Business Licenses, Sign Bylaw, etc. . . Qualified candidates are invited to submit an application, includ-ing a covering letter stating how they will meet the conditions above and the annual cost of providing this service. The position will only be filled as funding is determined by Coun-cil through the Village Annual 2015 Budget process. Send your resume to: Village of Clinton Tom Dall Fax 250-459-2227 PO Box 309 Email: [email protected] Clinton, BC, V0K 1K0Application will be received via email, fax or mail until March 20, 2015Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. References will be required should you be shortlisted. For a complete job description and contract please contact the Village Office @ 250-459-2261

HELP WANTEDHead Greens Keeper (1)

Greens Keeper (2)Seasonal, mechanically inclined, must have a good work ethic. Must be able to work outdoors with various pieces of equipment in any weather and with little supervision.

Wages based on experience.

Club House Supervisor (1)Club House Staff F/T (2) P/T (1)

Seasonal, must have a good work ethic. Shift work (days and afternoons). Must be ale to deal with the public in a friendly manner. Must be able to operate the clubhouse with little supervision. Involves customer service making light lunches, and cleaning. Food Safe and Serve It Right certification a must.

Wages based on experience.

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General Farm WorkersStarting Date: July 25, 2015Rate: $10.49/HourlyPersons Required: 52 Seasonal WorkersDescription: SeasonalSkills Needed: Enjoy working outside and in all weather conditions Must be in good physical shape and capable of heavy lifting

Past Experience is an asset English speaking would be an asset Be prepared each day with lunch and beverages Reliability is very important

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Duties: Working as a team or individually harvesting and picking fruits and vegetables

Various other Farm duties such as weeding, planting, and irrigation

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School District No. 74(Gold Trail)

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESRelief/Casual Workers

School District No. 74 (Gold Trail) requires Relief/Casual workers for: On-call work in all district communities for the following positions: Aboriginal Student Support Worker Bus Driver (Class 2 and Air Ticket required) Custodian (WHMIS Certification required) Maintenance Worker School Secretary / Office Clerk (Secretarial Skills Test required) Education Assistants / Noon-Hour Supervisor

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To live in hearts we leave behind is not to dieIt is with hea vy hearts and great

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James was the very anchor and heartbeat of our family, and words cannot describe the impact he made in our lives as a treasured husband, cherished father, loving Grandpa, beloved brother, favorite uncle and dear friend. James positive outlook, zest for life and love of family will forever frame our memories. James demonstrated unconditional love and never stood in judgement when we erred. In moments of need, it was to James that everyone turned.

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Longtime area resident James Van Campbell passed away peacefully with his family by his side at Jackson House in Ashcroft on Saturday, February 7, at the age of 90 years.

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loving wife of over 70 years, as well as by his children John (Janice) Campbell of Vernon, Gloria (Bill) Alexandre of Edmonton, and Rick (Renita) Campbell of Cache Creek. He is also survived by his seven grandchildren Marty, Jodi, Lonnie, Raelene, Blaine, Michael, and Heather, as well as his seven great grandchildren.

Van was predeceased by his eldest son Lowrie Campbell in April of 2014, as well as by his brothers Verle Campbell and Dean Campbell, and his sister Wanda Allen.

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GOLDEN COUNTRYBARBARA RODEN

The Lady on the black horse - Pt. 1

The Womens Sick and Wounded Convey Corps on a training march c. 1911. Mabel Stobart is at the front.

I was going to include something about Mabel Stobart in my most recent piece about World War I, but the more I read about this fascinating woman the more I realized I couldnt just give her a paragraph.

She was born in Wool-wich, England in 1862, and from an early age showed a spirited independence that chafed against the re-strictions placed on women at that time. Her early life was conventional: she mar-ried a Cornish granite mer-chant, St. Clair Stobart, had two sons (Eric and Lionel), and lived a prosperous, mid-dle-class lifestyle which al-lowed her to indulge in her passion for sport: she was a three-time Cornish cham-pion in womens singles tennis.

A series of unfortunate investments cost the Sto-barts most of their money, but the family regrouped by moving to South Africa, where they ran a 6,000 acre farm and Mrs. Stobart set up a successful trad-ing post. By 1907 the family fortune had been re-stored and the Stobarts decided to return to England. Mabel went ahead with the boys; but during his jour-ney home St. Clair fell ill and died.

Rather than retire to a quiet life of widow-hood, Mabel threw herself into the womens suffrage movement. She also took an in-terest in world events, and in 1910 became alarmed by what she saw as an inevitable European war on the horizon. She found-ed the Womens Sick and Wounded Convoy Corps, which would be able to provide med-ical aid and supplies to wounded men on the frontlines of battle (and which would also, she hoped, advance the cause of womens suf-frage by showing that women were every bit as capable as men on the eld of battle).

Soon a group of 50 women were being taught rst aid, anatomy, hygiene, stretcher-bearing, and how to operate an ambulance, despite a good deal of opposition from those who did not see war as a t place for women.

Mabels opportunity to prove the naysay-

ers wrong came in Oc-tober 1912, when the

rst Balkan War broke out. In 1911 she had married Judge John Greenhalgh (although she kept her for-

mer surname), but she felt that her place was helping on the frontline during wartime. She led her all-woman group - which now included female doctors - to So a, Bulgaria and then to the war zone in Thrace, to which they transported all their equipment, which included an X-ray machine. They set up a makeshift hospital and for ve weeks the team performed surgeries and amputations, and nursed wounded and sick soldiers. Its estimated that the Corps treated some 700 soldiers, and only lost one.

Of her experience in the Balkans Mabel wrote afterward, It is my belief that the co-operation of women in warfare is essential for the future abolition of war; essential, that is, for the retrieval of civilization.

But what does all this have to do with Ashcroft, you may ask? By the time of the

First Balkan War Mabels younger son, Lionel, had come to Canada to manage three ranches owned by his uncle (Mabels brother): the Gang Ranch at Clin-ton, the Perry Ranch at Cache Creek, and the Harper Ranch at Kamloops. During his many visits to Ash-croft on business Lionel would have had dealings with Harold Platt Christie, who was the Government

Land Agent from 190519. The Christie family lived in a home at 612 Brink

Street (which is still there, looking much as it did more than a century ago), and Henrys daughter Phyllis - a pretty, vivacious, and artistic girl - threw herself into the towns social life when she returned from nishing school in Europe in 1912. Soon after that Lionel - ve years older than 20-year-old Phyllis - became a regular guest at 612 Brink, staying over-night on many occasions, and in 1913 he and Phyllis became engaged.

So it was that in 1913 Mabel Stobart travelled to the province with her eldest son Eric to see Lionel and meet her prospective daughter-in-law. Lionel met them at the train station in Kamloops and gave them a tour of the province, taking them as far a eld as Vancouver Island. While in Ashcroft Mabel and Eric stayed at 612 Brink with the Christies, who also played tour guide; Mable noted in her journal that We were staying with the Cs and the next day they and their daughter P[hyllis] took us to their mountain ranch in the Marble Canyon.

Mabel returned to the area in March 1914 with her husband to attend the wedding, which took place at St. Albans Church on March 10. A week later she gave a lecture, illustrated with lantern slides, at the Community Hall in Ashcroft about the experiences she and her team had had in the Balkans. As this lec-ture will be very interesting and instructive a large attendance is anticipated, noted R.D. Cumming in The Journal, and it is not every day that a treat of this kind comes to Ashcroft.

The lecture was a great success. To lis-ten to a story of actual experience so amus-ingly and vividly told is not only a pleas-ure but it is educating as well . . . The views were splendid and every phase of warfare and medical attendance to the wounded was shown most clearly. All proceeds from the lecture were, at Mrs. Stobarts request, do-nated to the Lady Minto Hospital in Ash-croft.

Mabel Stobart might reasonably have felt, at home in England after Lionels wed-ding, that she would never again see a battle- eld. She was by now 52 years old, and a quiet and comfortable life beckoned. In Au-gust 1914, however, the European war she had foreseen in 1910 commenced; and with-in a few short months Mabel Stobart faced the very real prospect of being shot by the Germans as a spy.

To be continued

Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal, February 26, 2015

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