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Local property values hold their ground

See LANDFILL on p. 6

Owners of more than 5,900 proper-ties throughout the South Cariboo and Gold Trail area can expect to receive their 2013 assessment notices in the next few days.

“Values of most homes in region are remaining stable compared to last year’s assessment roll,” said Graham Held, Deputy Assessor. “Most home owners in this region will see modest changes in the -5 to + 5 per cent range.”

Ashcroft’s assessment roll re-mained stable at $180 million. Cache Creek’s assessment roll increased from $100 million to $101 million. Clinton’s assessment roll remained stable at $67 million. Lytton’s assessment roll in-creased slightly from $37.3 million to $37.8 million.

Commercial and Industrial prop-erty assessments in Ashcroft declined slightly, on average, by 0.14 per cent; increased in Cache Creek, on average, by 3.84 per cent; increased slightly in Clinton, on average, by 0.55 per cent; and increased in Lytton, on average, by 1.07 per cent.

Owners of more than 1,300 prop-erties throughout Logan Lake will no-ticed that the values of most homes in Logan Lake are remaining stable com-pared to last year’s assessment roll. Most home owners will see most chan-ges in the -5 to +10 per cent range.

Commercial and Industrial property assessments in Logan Lake increased, on average, by 5.21 per cent.

Overall, the Logan Lake Assess-

ment Roll increased from $341 million last year to $349 million this year. Al-most $7.48 million was added to the 2013 roll in the form of new subdiv-isions, rezoning and new construction.

Owners of more than 1,400 prop-erties throughout Lillooet can expect to see a slight drop in home value this year compared to last year’s assess-ment roll. Most homeowners in Lilloo-et will see modest changes in the -10 to +5 per cent range.

Commercial and Industrial property assessments in Lillooet increased, on average, by 9.11 per cent.

Overall, the Lillooet Assessment Roll decreased from $310 million last

See ASSESSMENT on p. 5

Black PressIt now costs Metro Vancouver more to use

the Cache Creek Landfill because the landfill’s owner is paying royalties to local First Nations and passing along the cost.

Belkorp Environmental, the parent firm of landfill operator Wastech, agreed more than three years ago to pay the Ashcroft and Bona-parte Indian Bands a royalty on each tonne of garbage dumped at Cache Creek, in order to se-cure the bands’ support for Belkorp’s planned expansion of the landfill.

Metro challenged Wastech’s decision to pass along the royalty costs, arguing the regional dis-trict never agreed to the fees and they shouldn’t be counted as part of landfill’s operating costs.

An arbitrator ruled in favour of Wastech in November and upheld the payments.

Metro won’t disclose exactly how much tax-payers’ money now flows to the two bands via the landfill owners, citing confidentiality of the arbitration process.

But when the province approved an initial extension of the landfill in early 2010, the en-vironment ministry said royalties to local com-munities would be worth $1 million a year.

Surrey Coun. Marvin Hunt said the royalties might mean at most a one or two per cent in-crease in Metro’s landfilling costs, but adds he thinks “a re-evaluation of the whole deal” with Wastech is justified.

“That was never part of an agreement we made with Wastech,” Hunt said. “This was a deal Wastech cut on their own behalf to do a future proposal of a future expansion of the Cache Creek landfill. It should come out of their money, not our money.”

“As operators of the Cache Creek Land-fill for the past 20 years and, more recently, the Cache Creek Landfill Annex, Belkorp/Wastech has demonstrated its commitment to corporate responsibility and consultation with the host-ing and neighbouring communities of our facili-ties,” stated Janet Tecklenborg, General Man-ager of Wastech Services Ltd. “We conduct our business in a way we believe is fair for the com-munities in which we operate. In our perspec-tive, these communities have always included, and will continue to include, First Nations.”

Stepping out on the ice in styleAshcroft’s all-girl PeeWee hockey team took to the ice last Sunday in the Drylands Arena sporting their colourful new jerseys. They played a good game, but even as they were racing down the ice, they were kind of hard to miss. More on p. 6.

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THE VILLAGE OF ASHCROFTWATER CONSERVATION COMMITTEEThe Village of Ashcroft is accepting applications from residents who wish to be a volunteer member of the Water Conservation Committee. The com-mittee will be composed of member(s) of Council and the community at large and will review water usage, water conservation strategies and public education. A report of suggested actions will be presented to Council at the end of the project.Interested parties should send their name and contact information along with any experience or special knowledge of water usage to the Village of Ashcroft, PO Box 129, 601 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft, BC or via email to [email protected]. Applications will be received until 4:00 pm on January 31, 2013 and the committee will be con-tacted by mid February.

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Ashcroft rcMP DetAchMent

POLICE REPORTWendy Coomber

There was no shortage of RC-MP-staffed roadblocks all across BC during the 2012 holiday Counterattack campaign, but po-lice officers found fewer impaired drivers than in previous years.

According to preliminary num-bers, throughout areas policed by the RCMP in BC, police laid 961 impaired related charges from Dec. 2, 2012 to Jan. 2, 2013, compare to 1,434 for the same period last year.

“There’s been very good media coverage of the new impaired driv-ing legislation and penalties, and I think that’s helped people make better choices,” said Corporal Rob-ert Mc Donald, speaking on behalf of RCMP Traffic Services in BC.

Cpl. McDonald points out that even when they were out of uni-form, RCMP members were try-ing to keep roads safe, with a few volunteering with Operation Red Nose on New Year’s Eve, driving partiers safely home.

Police continued to enforce other problematic driving behav-iour during the Counterattack. More than 1,419 people got ticket-ed for use of an electronic de-

vice while driving, and 213 driv-ers were caught excessive speeding (doing 40 km/hour or more over the posted limit.)

“Our officers continued to en-force seat belt laws as well, hand-ing out 1,364 seat belt tickets dur-ing December. Parents – please keep your infants and children safe. Children need to be in an ap-proved child restraint seat until they are nine years old or are 4’9” tall,” says Cpl. McDonald.

The following are preliminary numbers for the 2012 Campaign:

3 Days Immediate Road Pro-hibition – 272 issued * 7 Days Immediate Road Prohibition – 6 issued * 90 Days Immediate Road Prohibition – 348 Issued * Im-mediate Road Prohibition Refus-al – 47 Issued * Criminal Code Im-paired Driving charges – 34 issued * New Driver 12 Hrs suspensions – 54 issued * 24 Hrs suspensions – 57 Issued * Drug related 24 Hrs Suspensions – 135 issued * Drug Criminal Code Impaired Driving charges – 8 issued.

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Couger spotted in Cache CreekDec. 25 at 6:30 pm residents on Old

Cariboo Rd. in Cache Creek reported that a cougar had been spotted near-by and had attacked a dog near the vet-erinary clinic. The cougar was scared off and ran back up the hill and the vet was called to treat the dog. RCMP con-tacted the Conservation Officer who advised them to shoot the animal if it’s spotted in the sam area again.

After the cougarDec. 26 at 9 am police received a

report of several hound dogs on Hwy 97 at the north end of Cache Creek. The dogs were gone when police arrived, so the officer spoke to a group of hunt-ers nearby who were trying to track the cougar using the hound dogs.

Too old to changeDec. 29 at 11:50 pm police stopped

a vehicle driven by an unlicensed driver at a roadcheck on Hwy 97 at the north end of Cache Creek. The 72 year old Lytton man was given a ticket for driv-ing without a license and given an im-mediate driving suspension. His 1994 Buick Regal was picked up by a li-censed driver.

First domestic of the New YearJan. 1 at 12:09 am police attended

a domestic assault in Cache Creek and arrested a 47 year old Cache Creek man for assault causing bodily harm. He was released on conditions that he have no contact with his wife and that he appear in court on Jan. 17 to answer the charge.

Pounding on everythingJan. 1 at 2:42 am police were called

to a residence in downtown Ashcroft for a disturbance and located an in-toxicated man standing outside a resi-dence, yelling at the people inside. The 32 year old Ashcroft man was arrested and charged with assault, mischief and causing a disturbance. Residents of the house witnessed the man damag-ing their car. When one went out to stop him, they were assaulted. The man was held overnight in cells and released on conditions to have no contact with the victim and members of the family.

Word travels quicklyJan. 1 at 2 pm police received a

complaint of an impaired driver. Po-lice were attending a minor accident in Cache Creek at the time and forwarded the complaint to Clinton where officers located the 2002 Ford Ranger pick-up. The driver, a 47 year old Vancou-ver woman, Failed a roadside sobriety test and was given an immediate 90 day driving prohibition.

Cranky CaddyJan. 3 at 5 pm police attended a sin-

gle vehicle accident on Hwy 1 about 5 km east of Cache Creek where a 1991 Cadillac DeVille had gone off the road. There were no injuries to the driver, a 50 year old Ashcroft man, but he was issued an order to have the vehicle in-spected for mechanical problems.

Still sorting it outJan. 6 at 12:07 am police

attended a domestic assault in Cache Creek. The woman suf-fered minor injuries and was

taken to the hospital for exam-ination. Stories from both par-ties were sketchy and no char-ges had been laid. The matter is still under investigation. Alco-hol was a factor.

Driving impairedJan. 6 at 3:15 am Traffic Services

administered a roadside sobriety test to a 29 year old Kamloops woman after her 1993 Ford Ranger was involved in a minor accident on Hwy 1 near Cache Creek. She Failed the test and was given a 90 day prohibition. Her pickup truck was towed. She was not injured.

Snowy road conditionsJan. 7 at 9 am police attended a sin-

gle vehicle accident on Hwy 1 near the Juniper Beach turnoff when the driv-er of a 2007 Toyota Yaris lost con-trol of his vehicle on snowy roads and slammed into the ditch on the other side of the highway. The vehicle had to be towed. The driver, a 36 year old Cache Creek man, was taken to the hospital with cuts to his face. He was also issued a ticket for driving too fast for road conditions.

Less impaireds on the road

An image taken from a surveillance camera at the OK Stop of the man suspected of stealing a scooter from in front of the store. Please call RCMP if you recognize this man: 453-2216.

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Comedy workshop draws on inner clown

Winding Rivers Arts and Performance Society invites you to a two-day ex-citing and fun theatre Im-prov Workshop experience!

Did you love our last production and say to your-self... ‘oh, I so want to do that’... well, you can - and here’s your chance to learn some of the basics of the-atre, comedy and impro-vising. Come one, come all. Don’t be shy! The best thing is that it’s free! ...and open to all ages!

Local Director/Ac-tress Mavourneen Varcoe-Ryan and Stand Up Com-edian Tracey Knihnitski will facilitate a Theatre Im-prov and Stand Up Comedy two-day Workshop on Jan. 12 and 13 at the Ashcroft high school library and four weekly performance nights in the months of January and February.

On Saturday, Jan. 12 an Improv workshop is offered and on Sunday; Stand-up Comedy. The workshops both run from 10am – 3pm with a light lunch provided. All Improv workshops are free and open to all ages.

Do you know what’s weird about Stand-Up Comedy? Most of us are afraid to look stupid! Stand Up Comedians do it on pur-

pose to get a laugh!If you imitate your

family members behind their backs, make people laugh when you’re mad, and/or have all kinds of opinions about the ab-surdities of the world, you might have what it takes to do Stand Up Comedy!

In addition, for those of you who love physic-al comedy and shows like “Whose Line Is It Any-ways”, feel free to join us for Theatre Improv. We’ll get creative, have some laughs and bounce some scenes around thru impro-visation. No experience ne-cessary! Imaginations wel-come!

The subsequent Drop in Improv and Comedy nights (and possibly your first ‘gig’) will take place on Wednesdays throughout January and February. Join us on Jan. 16, 30, Feb. 6 and 20 from 7–9pm at Shelley’s Place (301 3 St. - Ashcroft). Goodies and tea/coffee for sale.

Check for posters around town for exact workshop details. For more info and to register phone (250) 453 9100 or email [email protected]

Nadine Davenport

Having fun doing what they love(L-R): Orval Trueman, David Bridal, Isobel McGrath, Barb Hodder, Al Midgely, Nick Lebedoff, Mavis Putnam, Loreen Martin (front), Gary Farr, Paul Quesnel, Al Stott, Bill Drinkwater, Norm Helland, Glen Joss and Ina Gory were playing for turkeys and hams and just for the pure joy of getting out of the house at the Ashcroft Curling Club’s annual Turkey Funspiel back in December. Photo by Janet Quesnel

Mavourneen Varcoe-Ryan and Tracey Knihnitski (front) mug it up for the camera in preparation for their free Theatre Improv and Stand Up Comedy workshops in Ashcroft this weekend. Shake off the winter blues nd have some fun.


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VICTORIA – The cen-tury-old plight of Canada’s aboriginal people is back in the public eye, thanks to pro-tests dubbed Idle No More.

As with Occupy protests last year, the demands are vague. One of the claims, re-peated in media coverage of protests, is that the feder-al government is moving to end the historic Indian Act re-striction against selling re-serve land.

A look at the federal legislation, Bill C-45, shows this is not the case. Amend-ments ease restrictive provi-sions for leasing reserve land, which remains property of the Crown held in perpetuity for the aboriginal community.

This change was initiat-ed by B.C. aboriginal lead-ers so they can follow the trail blazed by one of the most entrepreneurial chiefs in Can-adian history.

His name is Ron Derrick-son, and he served six terms as chief of the Westbank First Nation near Kelowna. One of my first big reporting assign-ments was covering a Royal Commission into his admin-istration’s business affairs in the mid-1980s.

There had been an aston-ishing 17 federal investiga-tions before that, stemming

from lo-cal claims that Der-rickson was just too suc-cess-ful. He drove a big black Mercedes, wore ex-pensive suits, and established a bunch of enterprises, including Can-ada’s first water slide.

The commission was chaired by John Hall, then known as the Crown prosecu-tor who put serial killer Clif-ford Olson away, and now an appeal court judge.

Derrickson’s suit jack-et had a conspicuous bulge as he took the stand each day. He was packing a semi-automatic pistol, having de-manded and received a carry permit after a brutal attempt on his life.

The hit man, an ex-cop, was hired by people who didn’t like the bottom-line way Derrickson ran West-bank’s lease-hold mobile home parks. He showed up at Derrickson’s home one day and tried to beat him to death with a metal bar. Badly in-jured, Derrickson made it to

his gun cabinet and shot his assailant, who survived to go to prison.

Derrickson testified that his approach to the Indian Af-fairs bureaucracy was sim-ple. He did business, and if they didn’t like it, they could tell him. Reserve land can’t be sold, so he leased it, offer-ing people a low-cost way to enjoy the sunny Okanagan.

His business plan was also simple. Drive to Califor-nia and see what they’re do-ing. Drive back and do it in B.C.

A 2007 profile of Der-rickson by Greg Fjetland in Canadian Business maga-zine describes how he came by his approach to Ottawa. He grew up “dirt poor, liv-ing in a tar paper shack.” His family name was Tousawas-ket, until the local Indian Agent drew an Anglo name

out of a hat.He and his brother were

the first aboriginal kids to at-tend public school in Kelow-na. Racist bullying drove his parents to move him to a resi-dential school in Washing-ton State.

He dropped out in Grade 9, toiled on farms, learned to weld, and worked his way into ranching, real estate and politics. He never gave up or backed down, ever.

The Hall commission and all previous government probes concluded that he did nothing wrong. Derrickson sued his local accusers and won, and Ottawa began to change its racist, paternalis-tic ways.

Which brings us back to today. Derrickson’s pioneer-ing work is still changing the Indian Act for the better. This effort is under dishonest at-tack from people whose leg-acy is mainly incompetence and failure. Protesters de-mand more unearned public subsidy, and a petulant soup-only strike is celebrated as an act of bravery.

Choose your own hero. I’ve chosen mine.

Tom Fletcher is legisla-tive reporter and columnist for Black Press

A real hero for aboriginal people

Tom [email protected]

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How’s 2013 been for you so far? Did you make a resolution or two? Make up your mind that this was going to be The Year that your succeeded in your resolution(s)?

I made several. Yup. Made a list. Even sub-divided it among “personal”, “job”, “quilting”... (Oh no, I forgot to add “No fabric purchases for 2013!”)

Have I succeeded in any of them yet? C’mon, we’re barely past the first week of January.

Have I broken any of them yet? Yeah.But that’s okay. I learned a long time

ago when I was trying to quit smoking that it takes several attempts to change a big lifestyle habit. The trick is to keep trying. Pick yourself up and get back on the wag-on.

I look at New Years Resolutions as more of a To Do List. If you don’t get it done to-day, it’ll get done tomorrow. No biggie.

Maybe the one resolution everyone should make is to lighten up; be easier on ourselves when we fail. We all fail at this and that because we’re human. It’s how we handle those failures that determine wheth-er we’ll ever succeed.

If you’ve made a list of resolutions, it’s always a good idea to put a few on it that are easily accomplished. Anyone who’s made a To Do List knows that trick - Eat Breakfast. Check. Go to Work. Check. Nothing like success to encourage us on-ward. Makes working on the hard things a little easier.

In fact, case in point - right here before your eyes. On my list of resolutions was to write my editorials on Friday and not wait until the last minute on Tuesday, which I am doing right at this very moment.

Truth is, old habits die real hard, and al-though I’ve been thinking about this for several days, it’s only now that I have one hour left before all of the pages need to be finished that I am actually writing this.

Thank goodness there’s next week to make good on my resolution. Or, at least, I’m expecting to be here again next week. I haven’t heard anymore End of the World dates, although I’m sure we haven’t heard the end of that.

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The Ashcroft - Cache Creek Rotary presents New Releases happening Feb 22, 2013 at the St. Albans Church Hall. A great selection of new release wines and micro-brewery beers will be featured for tasting. All Funds raised will be donated to the YES Leadership Camp.

The YES Leadership Camp is a week-long leadership retreat for youth from all over British Columbia. Skills training is offered for 14-17 year-olds in the areas of self-awareness, co-operation, communication, global awareness, environmental sustainability and leadership. Participants take part in the creation of a strong community of support, respect and growth in the summer camp.This special evening will feature tastings of 30 new release wines from around the world and 10 micro-brewery BC Ales. In addition to the wine and beer tasting there will be a wonderful sampling of specially brewed coffee by Ashcroft’s own Beans Roasted Rite. Beans Roasted Rite selects beans from only relational and sustainable growers. This evening will host a wonderful display of artistic works by Linda Nichols and live entertainment by Claire Mitton. Rotary Club will be offering exciting draws for door prizes and gift bags. Appetizers, punch, sweets and coffee will be available for all guests to enjoy. So come join us Feb. 22, 2013 from 7:00 to 9:30 at St. Albans Church Hall. Tickets for tasters are $30 and $20 for non-tasters. Tickets are not available at the door, however, may be purchased at Sears, Trackside diner, Interior Savings and all Rotarians starting January 7, 2013.You will not want to miss this unique and wonderful event.

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Dear EditorSometimes it takes a good

scare to get one’s attention. As a lot of the readers know

I had a major health prob-lem recently and had to spend a couple of weeks in Kelowna and Kamloops hospitals where I can’t say enough good about the treatment that I received, and also about the very profes-sional treatment from the two nurses who were on duty at our own little hospital in Ash-croft. I would like to take this opportunity to thank every-one who was involved in caring for me and to thank the people who helped my wife Alice and I when we needed it most.

I can’t say enough about our communities, both Cache Creek and Ashcroft, for caring enough to phone and come and visit me and wish us luck. Our neigh-bours and friends who were there for us when we needed them most.

I guess what I am really try-ing to say is that I never real-ized how many friends I have until something like this comes

along. It sure makes a person humble and appreciate what we have, and the medical care that we take for granted until it is really needed.

I cannot think of enough ways to thank everyone so as not to miss anyone - you are all very special. Thank you very much and hope everyone has a Happy New Year.

Darrell RawcliffeCache Creek

Dear EditorAt the SCI Thompson Riv-

er BC Chapter meeting on Dec. 14, a draw was held for its members for two African Hunt-ing Safaris worth $7,000 each. The lucky winners were Paul LeBlanc of Ashcroft and James Crowston of Lytton. We wish to congratulate these fortunate members and would like to ex-tend an invitation for anyone interested to join our chapter. They can contact our president, Ken Brown, at 250-453-9415.

Annette SchlivinskyCache Creek

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Local hunters going on big African safari

year to $306 million this year. Almost $1 million was added

to this year’s roll as new subdivisions, rezon-ing and new construction.

“Property owners who feel that their property assessment does not reflect market value as of July 1, 2012 or see incorrect in-formation on their notice should contact our office as indicated on their notice as soon as possible in January,” said Held.

“If a property owner is still concerned about their assessment after speaking to one of our appraisers, they may submit a Notice of Complaint (Appeal) by Jan. 31, for an in-dependent review by a Property Assessment Review Panel,” added Held.

The Property Assessment Review Panels, independent of BC Assessment, are appoint-ed annually by the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, and meet between Feb. 1 and March 15 to hear formal complaints.

The Kamloops assessment office is locat-ed at 805 Renfrew Ave. in Kamloops. During the month of January, office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday. Property owners can contact BC Assessment toll-free at 1-866-valueBC (1-866-825-8322) or via www.bcassessment.ca

Visit www.bcassessment.ca for more in-formation about the 2013 Assessment Roll including lists of 2013’s top most valuable residential properties across the province. Special for 2013, property owners can also visit the website for an online customer ser-vice survey, available until Jan. 31.

Appeals by Jan. 31Assessments from p. 1

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waste committee chair Malcolm Brodie said he was also “surprised and disappointed” by the arbitrator’s decision, but noted it is final.

“I find it alarming that a company not a party to the contract with Metro Vancouver can negotiate a royalty and pass along that royalty to Wastech and then to Metro Van-couver.”

Brodie said the issue highlights the need for Metro Vancouver to own and control its own waste-disposal facilities, noting such a problem wouldn’t arise at the Metro-owned garbage incinerator in Burnaby.

The region intends to build a new waste-to-energy plant over the next several years to end its use of the Cache Creek landfill and most directors so far support regional district ownership of the new plant, not a P3 model where a private firm owns it.

Metro can absorb the extra royalty costs, Brodie said, because the region is running a surplus in its $105-million budget for solid waste management.

Belkorp didn’t secure unanimous backing from aboriginal leaders – the Nlaka’pamux Nation Tribal Council continues to oppose expansion of the landfill and did not agree to take royalties.

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January 2012 • Week 2CAPRICORN - Taking a circuitous route will land you at the � nish a little behind others, Capricorn. But you will get to the end nevertheless. Trust your instincts with this one.

AQUARIUS - It may take a little more time to work through the long to-do list, but that will make the satisfaction of getting the job done that much more worth it, Aquarius.

PISCES - Introspection leads you on a mini-quest to � nd a creative outlet, Pisces. Play to your strengths and some ideas will surface.

ARIES - Aries, you may have to work a little harder to get what you want, but the results will be worth it. Focus your attention on making a name for yourself in the business sector.

TAURUS - There is no stopping you when you have a goal in mind, Taurus. Although you may be ambitious, just be mindful of other people in your path as you go.

GEMINI - Be honest with your feelings this week, Gemini. Someone close to you is interested in learning more about the way you operate. This could strengthen a friendship.

CANCER - Don’t bite off more than you can chew, Cancer. Otherwise you could be left with a long to-do list and not enough energy to get the job done. Consider paring down tasks.

LEO - Leo, although you may have rest and recreation on the brain, celestial forces are pushing you in the opposite direction. Busy days are ahead, so rest later.

VIRGO - You have put too much effort into something to abandon your plans now, Virgo. Rethink quitting early on. Maybe a friend can carry you over the � nish line.

LIBRA - Surround yourself with lots of friends when you cannot have family near, Libra. This will help keep feelings of loneliness from creeping in during quiet moments.

SCORPIO - Scorpio, you may need to concede to a difference of opinion this week when you simply cannot resolve something amicably. Redirect attention on a craft or pastime.

SAGITTARIUS - Sagittarius, sometimes you tend to be brutally honest with others. While honesty is an admirable trait, this week you may need to censor what you say to avoid hurt feelings.

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I am a night owl still trying to be an early bird.

Lately, though, I haven’t been trying hard at all. Over the Christmas

holidays I allowed myself to stay up late and sleep in more. Because I was sleeping in more I was exercising less, and because I was exercising less I started eating crap again. A couple weeks of that and I’m now geared up for a self-imposed intervention.Feeling crummy

is not unfamiliar territory to me. I’ve written a few times about my long struggling battle of the bulge and how directly related the food I eat affects the way I feel. What may be unfamiliar is the potentially speedier recovery from my fall off the proverbial wagon.“You’re skinny,”

my friend said when she learned of my junk food relapse. “You should allow yourself the occasional treat.”

First of all, I’ve only ever been skinny once and that was 15 years ago and only lasted about four days, but thank you.Secondly, an

occasional cupcake will do to me what an occasional hit of heroine will do to a druggie. I’d really rather not spend the year ahead jonesing for junk food like so many years past.So how do I jump

back on the wagon and reverse my last two weeks of destruction? By waking up early for starters. “The early bird

gets the worm,” my dad used to say when I was a sleepy-head teen. Fine with me, I’d think to myself, it can have the worm.

Eventually I took him less literally and gave his early morning strategy a try.Initially I disliked

exercising before the sun was up, but after awhile I found that if I didn’t get it over with right away, I wouldn’t do it at all. I also discovered that once I went to the trouble of working up a sweat at the start of my day, I’d be more likely to eat healthy and get to bed at a decent hour later on.My plan now is to

return to that great habit for at least two weeks to put myself back where I was and feeling good again.If it sounds like I’m

embarking on a new years resolution,

tahat’s okay. I am.I’ve always liked

the fresh start of a new year, a new month or a new week to make goals for myself. And I’m experienced enough at failing miserably that I won’t abandon my resolutions for long periods of time anymore. I now cut myself some slack and keep trying until I � nally � nd some success with whatever it is I’m attempting to achieve.Of course, rising

with the sun isn’t the only solution. It’s doing what works

for us as individuals and our willingness to persist that makes the difference.My dad was right

about the early bird getting the worm, but there’s another equally correct saying about how it’s the second mouse that gets the cheese.Personally, if I had

to choose between a worm or cheese, I’d eat the latter. But I’d better compare their calorie counts before deciding for sure.Lori Welbourne is a

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Saturday • 12 pm - 8 pm Sunday • 12 pm - 6 pm

Ashcroft Legion General Meeting3rd Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m.

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Euchre, � rst & third Sunday of every month1:00 to 4:00 pm, beginners welcome

Contract Bridge, beginners welcomeEvery Tuesday 1:00 to 4:00 pm

MEAT DRAWEvery Saturday ~ 3:00 pm

Ashcroft Royal Canadian LegionFRI., JAN. 11th • 6:30 - 8:00 pm

Shepherds Pie • $9/plateVisitors Welcome

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Jan. 11 - Movie Night at Zion United Church Hall, 401 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft - 7 pm. Showing: Eight Below, a true story. Free admission. Refreshments by donation. All are welcome.

Jan. 14 - Cache Creek Council meeting at 7 pm in the Village Of� ce. Everyone welcome to attend.

Jan. 25 - Ashcroft Legion Honours & Awards Night in conjuction with Installation of Of� cers and Robbie Burns Dinner & Dance - Dinner 6 pm, Installation & Awards 8 pm.

Feb. 2 - Seniors Fit for Life Healthy Living Conference in the Cache Creek Community Hall.

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Merritt HeraldThe province’s lieuten-

ant-governor has big plans during her tenure as the Queen’s representative, she explained at a reception hosted by the City of Merritt in her honour last week.

“First and foremost, I in-tend to visit every corner of this great province and to leave the place and myself better informed than when I arrived,” Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon said. “I want to connect rural and urban cit-izens so that they can learn about the very different life-styles they enjoy, and what are the frustrations and chal-lenges faced by each of these two groups.”

The division between urban and rural living was a recurring theme in Gui-chon’s 10-minute speech. Guichon, a prominent Nic-ola Valley rancher, made ref-erence to the area’s ranchers, loggers and miners as people who produce the raw resour-ces the province’s economy depends on.

“We must make it pos-sible for those who earn our first dollar to have the same quality of life as those of us

who provide the trade and services that we have all come to ap-preciate,” Guichon said.

She also stated another goal during her tenure is to engage people in all parts of the province in discussions about the constitution-al monarchy, which she called a “sta-bilizing factor in our demo-cratic system.”

In a constitutional mon-archy, the monarch is subject to a constitution rather than in total control of his or her own government, as in an absolute monarchy.

“If not a constitutional monarchy, what then?” she asked. “What system could provide the stability that we’ve enjoyed in this coun-try since its inception?”

Guichon also touched on various other aspects of her

new job as lieu-

tenant-governor, including acting as the royal host to dignitaries, maintaining the bond between the Crown and First Nations, and pro-viding royal assent to prov-incial legislation, which she will focus on in February.

Guichon opened her speech by saying it was great to be home and to greet friends and neighbours, and closed it with more praises of home.

“Together, we can keep this valley, the beautiful Nic-ola Valley, the healthy com-munity that we all know and love.”

Merritt Mayor Su-san Roline, Fraser-Nic-ola MLA Harry Lali and Okanagan-Coquihalla MP Dan Albas also spoke at the two-hour reception, where they presented five Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medals.

The medals honour the achievements of and contributions to commun-ities by Canadians.

Sixty-thousand med-als were handed out across the country.

The evening con-cluded with local enter-tainment, including Irish dancing, Indo-Canadian dancing, and aboriginal

drumming.The drummers also pre-

sented Guichon with a cedar root basket, made by an 88-year-old Lytton elder, symbolizing sustain-able production, and a hand-made blanket, symbolizing people’s reliance on the land for livelihood.

Many of the drum-mers were among the 80 or so people gathered outside the Civic Centre during the cepetion for an Idle No More rally.

About 150 attended the reception.

New Lieutenant-Governor comes “home” to Merritt

Lt. Gov. Judith Guichon explained her role as a “stablilizing factor” in Canada’s democracy at a reception for her in Merritt. About 150 people attended. Photo by Emily Wessel

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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 250-453-2352

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 Communities in Bloom Committee Carmen Ranta 250-457-9119

Cache Creek Beautification Society(and Farmers Market) Judy Davison 250-457-6693

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: Denise Fiddick Phone 250-453-9547

Desert Spokes Cycle SocietyPhone 250-457-9348

Ashcroft Curling Club Phone 250-453-2341

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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 450.453.9100

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

Soccer AssociationContact: Sandi Harry Phone 250-457-9366

Minor Hockey AssociationContact: Lisa TegartPhone 250-453-9881 Email: [email protected]

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

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Ashcroft and Cache Creek reached several personal bests in the world of bird counts again in 2012 as a result of the 8th annual Christmas Bird Count.

Out of the more than 5,300 birds counted by the nine volunteers over six hours on Dec. 19, the group had a re-cord count of Can-ada geese (147), Red-tailed hawks (5) and merlins (3), and Brew-

er’s blackbirds (25). The group also en-tered huge counts for Rock pigeons (1,050) and American robins (441), as well as “a big burst of Common redpolls, as elsewhere in B.C.”

Many of the usuals were observed flying around, such as the bald eagles, chukars, flickers, magpies, ravens, mallards, tow-hees and song spar-rows, but they were one species shy of 40.

“Attempts to reach 40 species was thwart-ed once again,” stat-ed regional team lead-er Karl Ricker. “I will blame it on the winds that hit Cache Creek mid-morning to hide their presence.”

New to the count were long-overdue Green-winged teals, seen at the trailer court in Cache Creek.

Next year organ-izers plan to hold the local Count in early November.

5,000 birds in one day

(Above) A record number of Canada geese were counted, but (top) the chukkar were playing hard to get again. They were heard, as usual, but not seen. Only 11 were counted.

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by Esther Darlington MacDonaldThey thundered over the hills and

dales of our Cariboo country in herds of two dozen or more, a stud horse with a harem of mares, the sound of their coming, quickening the senses, and the response, involuntary, irresistible.

“Chasing horses” was a major en-tertainment for range land families from Hat Creek to far into the Chil-cotin. Maybe, it still is.

Few have described the adventure of the chase more vividly than the late Helen Kerr of Clinton whom I inter-viewed in her cottage acreage in the early 1980s.

“Some of these horses were des-cendents of the freight wagon teams and saddle horses of the horse drawn transportation era. They were heavy boned, with hairy legs. We used them for ranch work, haying, pulling wag-ons. But we also used them as pack horses and saddle horses. We used them for just about everything.”

Helen told me that in the early days the Indians did a lot of packing. That is, used the broken wild ones as pack-ing horses. They’d move from hunt-ing to fishing areas on horseback. You could pack a lot on those big heavy ani-

mals weighing 850 pounds or more. The usual feed for horses was wild hay or swamp grass. After the winter snows had melted and by early summer, the horse teams and the mower were used in the cutting. The hay was hand stuked in the early days, and the method had gone by way of the horse and buggy, by the 40’s, Helen recalls, but Mary and Ron Curnow of Spences Bridge still hand stuked their corn in early fall. I remember that field beside the Nicola River, golden in the sunlight, a sight to behold. And I remember the stukes in the field. The Curnow corns was the tastiest in the area. People came from miles around to buy it.

Helen says the Indians hayed the wild meadows for the ranchers. The older Indians had their own teams and would contract with the ranchers, and the Indians often sold the hay to dude ranches as well.

Helen describes the method of cap-turing wild horses. It is not a tale that conjures up romantic images, by any means. The methods were as violent as a Roman chariot race and once cap-tured, the horses were not spared. No “Horse whisperer” methods were em-ployed. The breaking of these wild

ones was brutal.“A group goes to an area

with their axes and they build a jackpine corral. The corral was located in a well treed area, along a trail or some place be-tween the meadows, or where the horses crossed a creek, or near the edge of a mead-ow. Two corrals about 40 feet in length would be built, with a short 10 foot entry into the corrals. “Wings” were made with a variety of materials, in-cluding cheese cloth, or lodge poles.”

“The cowboys who lead the chase after these wild ones had to be damned good rid-ers, because they had to ride through timber. As any green-horn rider knows who has ever ridden a horse in the woods, a horse can heartily resent some-one who doesn’t know exactly what they are doing, and it will try to rub the rider off, or bet-ter still, run them into an over-hanging branch that knocks the rider right off the horse.”

Now you have to have a good deal of saintly patience to look for wild horse herds to chase down. But once spotted, one rider would go halfway down the wing and wait. The herd might be as far away as five or six miles. The other rid-ers rounded the horses up, and drove them into the wings.

Some of these hide and seek horse chasing episodes might turn up empty. But the thrill of the search was worth the time and the energy. And actually spotting a herd and directing some of them into the corrals was the proverbial cherry on the sundae.

According to Helen, mid summer was the best time to chase wild horses. Some years back, probably in the Dirty 30’s, when cash was hard enough to come by, some ranchers convinced the government that the wild horse herds were destroying the range land. So the government set a bounty on wild hors-es. Literally thousands of horses were killed as indiscriminately as the buf-falo had been years before. Chasers got $2 a head for mares and geldings, and $2.50 for stud. Wild horses were also chased to be sold to meat plants for half a penny a pound, and since most of the horses were heavy fleshed, this could provide a fair bit of change.

Helen said a group chasing wild horses might be gone for two weeks or more. It took a week or so to build the corrals and the wings, and another week would be spent searching for the herds and chasing them down. She ad-mits the methods used were violent. It was he method and the attitude of the time. She said some of the horses were roped by their front feet and pulled down.

“It took two men to pull down a horse.”

The whole exercise was anything but romantic. It was a wild violent ex-ercise that tested not only the riders but those herds that had roamed free on our range land for generations. There was little pity for the horses. Any method to catch them was used without restraint.

Some of the horses captured were familiar. Runaways from ranches hav-ing a brand on them.

Maybe they are still chasing wild horses in the Cariboo and other remote areas of the country. But maybe, the desperate need for a few dollars, and the heady excitement of the chase has long since petered away. Let’s hope so.

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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of High Bar First Nation Elder ‘David Wallace Fletcher’ at the age of 79.

David suffered a heart attack at his home in Clinton BC. He spent a month long stay at Kelowna General Hospital, where he passed away peacefully in his sleep on Dec 25th with family members nearby.

David is survived by his children; Darrell Simon, Faron Fletcher, Stewart Fletcher, Irene Eustache (Duane), Pat Fletcher (Trudi), Sandra Higginbottom, Ken Fletcher (Val), Loretta Weingart (Sonny), Marcel Paul (Kristy), and Marlie Paul (Tony), his brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces, grandchildren and great grandchildren. He is predeceased by his wife Marcella Paul, his rst wife Nora Fletcher, daughter Sal Fletcher, sisters Irene and Jean Fletcher, and his parents Celestine Fletcher and Ernest Vedan.

David requested no funeral service as he would like to be remembered the way he was. His last wishes were to be cremated and to have his ashes spread in such a way as to connect to his loved ones.

The Family would like to thank the Amazing staff at Kelowna General Hospital, our family and friends for all their support, and would like to extend our gratitute to the hand dummers and Fire watchers during the wake.

A celebration of David’s life will be held by the family at a later date in the New Year.

David FletcherSept. 1, 1933 - Dec. 25, 2012

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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of High Bar First Nation Elder ‘David Wallace Fletcher’ at the age of 79.

David suffered a heart attack at his home in Clinton BC. He spent a month long stay at Kelowna General Hospital, where he passed away peacefully in his sleep on Dec. 25th with family members nearby.

David is survived by his children; Darrell Simon, Faron Fletcher, Stewart Fletcher, Irene Eustache (Duane), Pat Fletcher (Trudi), Sandra Higginbottom, Ken Fletcher (Val), Loretta Weingart (Sonny), Marcel Paul (Kristy), and Marlie Paul (Tony), his brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces, grandchildren and great grandchildren. He is predeceased by his wife Marcella Paul, his first wife Nora Fletcher, daughter Sal Fletcher, sisters Irene and Jean Fletcher, and his parents Celestine Fletcher and Ernest Vedan.

David requested no funeral service as he would like to be remembered the way he was. His last wishes were to be cremated and to have his ashes spread in such a way as to connect to his loved ones.

The Family would like to thank the Amazing staff at Kelowna General Hospital, our family and friends for all their support, and would like to extend our gratitude to the hand drummers and Fire watchers during the wake.

A celebration of David’s life will be held by the family at a later date in the New Year.

David FletcherSept. 1, 1933 - Dec. 25, 2012

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Light up ClintonAlthough there didn’t appear

to be as many Clinton homes decorated and/or lit up for the Christmas season this year, the group who judged the lights for the Communities in Bloom Gar-

den Club found many outstand-ing displays.

They toured around town on Sunday, Dec. 23 and after much consideration declared the winning home to be that of Helene and Willie Prevost on

Foster Avenue. Close behind were the homes of Wayne and Sheryl Walch, Dallas and Reb-ecca Bowen, Wayne and Shar-on Marchant, Tucker and Deb-bie Rosette and Valemont and Jocelyn Boucher. The huge tree on Buis’ hill on Carson St. could be seen from all over town.

The winning commercial dis-play was Clin-ton Pines Camp-ground. Perhaps the commercial owners need to be challenged to do more next Christmas!

There were so many Hon-ourable Men-

tions that I hesi-tate to list them for fear of mis-sing someone. Suffice it to say that there were enough decor-ated homes to make it worth a drive around town.

The Clinton CiB Garden Club members con-gratulate all those who took the time and made the effort to make our commun-ity more cheerful during the dark and dreary days of winter.

Sportsmen Association Special Meeting

The Clinton and District Outdoor Sportsmen Associa-tion will welcome guest speak-er, Chris Proctor, Wildlife Biol-ogist from the Fish and Wildlife Branch to their Jan. 12 meeting.

Proctor will speak on domes-tic/wild sheep; mule deer management; moose man-agement; potential regula-tion changes and Clinton Creek water access man-agement.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the Legion Basement. If these are topics of interest to you, you are welcome to attend.

150/50 Celebrations Begin

In honour of the upcom-ing retirement of Secretary of State for the Colonies Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, Queen Victoria renamed the community

of 47 Mile House. On June 11, 1863 she declared “From this day forward, the community of 47 Mile House will be known as Clinton”.

In 1963, 100 years later, the community was incorporated as The Village of Clinton.

To celebrate these two anni-versaries the Village of Clinton will be hosting numerous events and activities throughout the year of 2013.

The first of these events is a Free Family Skate on Jan. 20 from 2-4 p.m. in the 47 Mile Sports Complex (Arena).

Come and skate to music spanning 150 years. The conces-sion will be open to sell hot bev-erages and snacks will be pro-vided for free. The snacks and concession are a joint effort by the Clinton Seniors Association and the Clinton Lions Club.

Costumes of the era are wel-come as you join in the first of many events to come.

Nominations Sought for 2012 Citizen of the Year

The Village of Clinton is re-ceiving nominations for the 2012 Citizen of the Year up until Jan. 25.

If you would like to nomin-ate someone please provide your name, address and phone num-ber along with the name, address and phone number of the per-son you wish to nominate. Then provide your reasons for your choice and place all the informa-tion in an envelope and mail it to Village of Clinton, PO Box 309, Clinton, BC V0K 1K0 or drop it in to the Village Office at 1423 Cariboo Hwy. Please mark the envelope “Citizen of the Year”.

A reception will be held pri-or to the regular council meet-ing of Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. with coffee and goodies. The meeting will then open with the presen-tation of the Citizen of the Year Award to the 2012 recipient. A keeper plaque will also be pre-sented to the outgoing recipient from 2011.

New Face at Health CentreMeghan Nairn is now work-

ing at the Clinton and District Health and Wellness Centre. She will be working Tuesdays and Wednesdays in January and will begin her full time position on Feb. 1.

Take a moment and drop by the Health Centre to welcome her to Clinton, won’t you?

Council MeetingsVillage of Clinton Council

meetings are held on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month beginning at 7 p.m. This is the council that you, the resi-dents of Clinton elected to repre-sent your interests. You are wel-come to attend these meetings to voice your concerns and ask questions.

Susan Swan459-2224 or [email protected]

STRIKING A BALANCE

Clinton celebrates 150 years of being

The winning property in the Light Up Contest, the home of Helen and Wilfred Prevost.

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