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Several years of hard work and improving the town’s appearance through park improvements, floral settings and educating the public, Ashcroft’s Com-munities in Bloom committee was award-ed top marks as well as the coveted Five Blooms last week in Ottawa at the nation-al awards ceremony.

Ashcroft competed in the 1,001-2,000 population category against Sun Rivers Resort in Kamloops; Bruderheim, Al-berta; Dawson City, Yukon and the Town of Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba.

Communities in Bloom chair Andrea Walker and Ashcroft Mayor Andy Ander-son attended the awards banquet on Oct. 26 and brought home the honours. Ash-croft also received a special mention for community volunteers.

Shila Natha won the Scotts Miracle- Gro Contest for Best Residential Edible

Garden.Clinton also competed nationally this

year, and while they didn’t place first, they were pleased to received 4 Blooms and a special mention for their Funky Flowerpot Contest.

In their Up to 1,000 population cat-egory, Clinton competed against Car-macks, Yukon; Kinistino, Saskatchewan; Valhalla Centre, Alberta; and the winner, Tignish, Prince Edward Island.

Kamloops won first place in the Inter-national competition for large city. They competed against Kamloops competed against Barrie, Ontario; Chatham-Kent, Ontario; Northampton, England; and Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Kam-loops received special mention for the Kenna Cartwright Nature Park manage-ment.

Communities in Bloom is a Canadian

non-profit organization committed to fos-tering civic pride environmental respon-sibility and beautification through com-munity involvement and the challenge of a national program, with focus on the en-hancement of green spaces in commun-ities.

Established with the guidance of Brit-ain in Bloom, Tidy Towns of Ireland and Villes et Villages Fleuris de France, Com-munities in Bloom held its first edition in 1995 and 29 participating municipalities were honoured at the first awards cere-monies on Parliament Hill. The program now includes hundreds of communities across the country, and an internation-al challenge involving communities from the United States, Japan and several European countries allows participants to compete internationally.

The program consists of communities

receiving information and being evaluat-ed either provincially or nationally by a volunteer jury of trained professionals on the accomplishments of their entire com-munity (municipal, private, corporate and institutional sectors, citizens) on eight key criteria: Tidiness, Environmental Ac-tion, Heritage Conservation, Urban For-estry, Landscape, Turf & Groundcovers, Floral Displays and Community Involve-ment.

The pride, sense of community and feeling of accomplishment generated through participation are visible in com-munities across Canada. These bene-fits make Communities in Bloom a pro-gram where everyone wins. Participants can benefit financially from the program through community tourism initiatives, business opportunities for the entire com-munity and other related projects.

The deadline for the Oasis Plaza has come and gone without a satisfactory reply.

“I believe our best course of action is through the courts,” said Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta after the Oct. 24 Council meeting. He would not comment on it further.

The building’s owner, Joe Carhoun, was given until Oct. 23 - a month - to answer Coun-cil’s request for access to inspect his building.

Ranta said Carhoun replied the day follow-ing the deadline, but did not reveal the nature of the reply.

“He did not provide voluntary access by that date,” said Ranta.

Council said it would apply to the courts for an entry warrant if Carhoun did not allow them access. Ranta said they were told it would take about two weeks to get the warrant.

Council sent a letter to Carhoun on Sept. 23 demanding access so they could inspect the building and determine whether it should be renovated or removed.

Ashcroft wins national Communities in Bloom competition

Left: Ashcroft Mayor Andy Anderson and Communities in Bloom chair Andrea Walker accept first place in the national competition.

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

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Nov. 1 - Cache Creek Beautification Society meeting at noon in the Village Office. New members always welcome.

Nov. 5 - United Church Women meeting in church hall. Please bring 3 Christmas Cards to be donated to the Oasis Garden Residents. Plans will be finalized for the Church Bazzar Nov 30/13. All ladies welcome to attend.

Nov. 6 - The Ashcroft Arts Club has resumed their regular meetings after the summer break. The group meets every Wed. from 10 am to 2 pm in St. Alban’s Hall, 501 Brink St. New members are welcome, for more information call Sharon at 250 457-6334.

Nov. 12 - Cache Creek Council meeting at 7 pm in the Village Office. Everyone welcome.

Nov. 15 - Bonaparte Band Hall Craft Fair from 3 pm til 9 pm

Nov. 16 - Ashcroft Seniors Christmas Bazaar and Tea.

Dec. 8 - Annual Kinsmen Family “Christmas Turkey” Bingo. Sunday Dec. 8, Cache Creek Community Hall. Doors open at 10:00 am, bingo starts at 11:0 am. Proceeds to local Kinsmen charities and partners.

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Ashcroft rcMP DetAchMent

POLICE REPORTWendy Coomber

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by Gaven Crites100 Mile Free PressA local rancher gave chase in an airplane to

track a pickup truck travelling on Hwy 24 and Hwy 5 north of Kamloops recently, after con-firming it was carrying stolen property from the 100 Mile Ranch.

Pilot and ranch manager Greg Messner re-layed information to the RCMP throughout the chase, but police were unable to locate the vehicle and the pilot was forced to turn around before he reached Kamloops.

Messner now has questions about the RC-MP’s response time and if proper procedures were followed.

At approximately 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 18, ranch owner Marina Cecil observed a pickup truck with ranch property loaded in the back of it leaving the property and followed the vehicle to Hwy 24. She took down the licence plate number and called RCMP and Messner with a description of the truck.

After seeing close to $7,000 in property was in fact missing, Messner decided to try and lo-cate the truck from the air. From the informa-tion he received from Cecil, he reasoned the driver of the truck was headed to Kamloops and he says he located the truck on the south side of Barriere.

“I circled around him for about 60 kilo-metres (and spent) about a half hour tracking him on the highway,” says Messner, who says he provided regular updates on the location of the vehicle and descriptions of other cars in the area to help RCMP.

“I thought for sure they would have had someone out on the road. The system never worked on the cop’s side.”

The investigation into the break-and-enter is continuing and RCMP have been in close con-sultation with Messner to address some of his concerns.

Cpl. Dan Moskaluk, media relations with the South East District, says at this time mul-tiple detachments are looking at how the infor-mation was shared between them via the dis-patchers.

“It’s a pretty typical incident where at times we’ll have a theft in progress with vehicle de-scriptions and there’s attempts made to inter-cept and stop the vehicle. This [case] has a bit of twist in the sense the complainant jumped into a private aircraft and was able to locate what he believes to be the suspect vehicle and call in a location.

“Certainly there’s an expectation from the public and certainly we’re there to provide a re-sponse when thefts are occurring. We’d like to see getting the bad guy in all incidents.

“Here, unfortunately we didn’t and we’re looking if something occurred that caused a de-lay to getting a patrol vehicle out.”

Messner says he’s less worried about what was stolen and more concerned about catching the thief and reviewing the RCMP’s response to make sure the proper steps were followed.

“I’m out there doing my part; I’m hoping the system is also working with me to help catch the guy.”

100 Mile Ranch manager questions police responseCar damaged

Oct. 22 police were called to ASC Automotive on Hwy 1 af-ter staff discovered that a vehicle parked there for repairs had been damaged overnight. The green 1992 Ford Escort suffered left front damage that included a headlight and bumper. If looks like the dam-age was caused by a larger vehicle. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call RCMP at 2550-453-2216.

Cavalier drives off the roadOct. 22 at 10:30 pm police were

called to a single vehicle accident on Hwy 97C in the bluffs after a 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier swerved to miss hitting a deer and ended up 100 meters off the road, down the embankment. The 31 year old Cache Creek woman was trans-ported to Kamloops’ hospital with undisclosed injuries. The car was towed for repairs. The deer was no-where to be seen.

Back pack turned in

Oct. 23 an Alberta motorist turned in a gray backpack found by the side of Hwy 1 near the Red Hills rest stop south of Ashcroft. The pack contained several arti-cles, but no identification. Anyone with information on whose pack it might be is asked to call the police.

Sraybush wantedOct. 23 a warrant was issued

for the arrest of Ronnie Sraybush,

40, who failed to ap-pear in court to an-swer to charges of as-sault causing bodi-ly harm and uttering threats against his ex-spouse. Sraybush’s

last known address is in Saskatoon, but he has relatives in this area. He is also facing other charges of fail-ing to appear in court from Janu-ary. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to phone the RCMP.

Up past bedtimeOct. 24 at 3 am police were

called to the Husky in Cache Creek where an intoxicated man was causing a disturbance. Police ar-rested the 23 year old Cache Creek man for being drunk in a public place and for breaching conditions not to consume alcohol and for be-ing out past his curfew. He was re-leased when sober on a promise to appear.

Adding fuel to the fireOct. 27 at 1 pm police were

called to the Ashcroft hospital where an intoxicated 53 year old Cache Creek woman was asking for medication and causing a dis-turbance when it was not forth-coming. The woman was arrested and lodged in cells until sober.

Missing man unmissingDan Martin 41, of Ashcroft,

has returned home safely after his family reported him missing last week. Dan Martin, 41, was thought to be overdue in returning from Prince George on Oct. 20, but was still visiting local friends.

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Metro Vancouver to pay $3M more for fly ashSurrey North Delta LeaderMetro Vancouver is

searching for a cheaper place to dump fly ash from its Bur-naby garbage incinerator in-stead of the current method of trucking it almost 900 km to a landfill near Hinton, Al-berta.

The fly ash – taken from scrubbers in the plant’s stack – used to go to the Cache Creek Landfill, but the regional district has been un-able to dump it there since tests in September of 2012 revealed higher than accept-able levels of leachable cad-

mium in some loads.The regional district es-

timates it will pay $3 mil-lion more in 2014 for ash management costs as a re-sult of the higher cost of trucking and landfilling the fly ash, as well as increased costs of landfilling bottom

ash, which also began failing tests recently.

“It’s definitely substan-tial,” Metro solid waste gen-eral manager Paul Hender-son said. “The costs of fly ash management are more than double what they previ-ously were.”

Metro is seeking bids from other landfills to take the fly ash for at least three years and expects to award a long-term contract by the end of the year.

Henderson said that should reduce the costs somewhat compared to the more expensive month-to-month disposal arrangement at Hinton.

Asked why Metro doesn’t dump the fly ash at the Vancouver Landfill in Delta, Henderson said there’s no regulatory rea-son not to do so but Metro’s practice has been to use an industrial landfill specific-ally authorized to take incin-erator ash.

He said Metro has con-

There’s safety in Smoke AlarmsThe Ashcroft and District Lions Club is donating 20 smoke alarms to local residents. These smoke alarms are available to residents in Cache Creek and Ashcroft who leave their name at the Elizabeth Fry Society at 601 Bancroft St. under the Senior Center, and will be installed in people’s homes by members of the Cache Creek Fire Dept. and the Ashcroft Fire Dept. The Lions are working on this project with the E. Fry Society and both the Fire Departments. We all want people to be safe this winter and have working smoke alarms in their homes. In Surrey recently, a non-working smoke alarm contributed to the deaths of two Surrey seniors. Working smoke alarms save lives, reduce injuries, and damage. Have you tested yours??? L-R: Lion Gordon Daily, Cache Creek Fire Chief Tom Moe, Lion Mo Girard, Ashcroft Fire Chief Brian Henderson, and Lion President Nick Lebedoff.

See FLY ASH on p. 6

by Tom FletcherBlack Press / - Sawmills in Quesnel and

Houston are to be closed next year as their owners trade timber cutting rights to maintain competing operations in the two B.C. Interior communities affected by mountain pine beetle infestation.

Canfor Corp. announced it will close its Quesnel mill in March 2014, transferring its forest licence for the region to West Fraser to supply logs to its recently rebuilt Quesnel mill. West Fraser announced it will close its Houston mill next year, trading part of its cutting rights to Canfor to supply its Houston operation.

West Fraser CEO Ted Seraphim said in a statement its Houston closure will affect 225 employees. The company plans “major re-builds” of its sawmills in 100 Mile House and Smithers, and is proceeding with a bioenergy projects at its Fraser Lake and Chetwynd oper-ations.

“Our first priority is to explore opportunities to transition Houston employees to one of our other operations, and we will provide assistance in finding new employment,” Seraphim said.

Canfor CEO Don Kayne said the 209 em-ployees at its Quesnel mill will be offered pos-itions elsewhere in the company.

“The additional fibre we have been able to secure in the exchange agreement with West Fraser enhances the fibre requirements for our Houston facility,” Kayne said.

Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad, who chaired a review of Interior timber supplies in the wake of last year’s explosion and fire at Ba-bine Forest Products in Burns Lake, said he ex-pected the decision to reduce mill capacity in the Quesnel region.

“The surprise is the closure of the Hous-ton mill, from my perspective,” Rustad said. “I think West Fraser has always been looking at how they want to move the wood between the three mills, but when we looked at the oppor-tunities in the Houston area on the timber sup-ply component, there was a significant amount of wood in that area, and our hope was it would continue to support two mills.”

Rustad said the decision last December to provide timber for Oregon-based Hampton Af-filiates to rebuild its Burns Lake sawmill “had only very minimal impact” on supply for the other mills in the region.

Sawmills closing in beetle aftermath

Heading out to the pumpkin patch to find the Great Pumpkin at Desert Hills Ranch has become a popular yearly treat for many local families-.


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HAPPY HALLOWE’EN! Have a frolicking good time.

I like mysteries, but I don’t like sur-prises. In fact, knowing how a story ends doesn’t ruin the book for me - I just want to make sure that I’m not disappointed by the thrilling conclusion. And if the ending hap-pens to be the best part of the book, what’s the point in reading the rest of it?

On the other hand, you can have your scary movies with the scheduled gory inter-ludes every 10 minutes. Haunted hous-es? I can admire and appreciate the hard work and effort that someone went through to create it, but go out of my way to be scared? Sorry, no.

Why do some of us like to be scared by “things” when it goes beyond common sense? After all, don’t our instincts guide us to protect ourselves?

To preserve our lives, as in not to jump out of airplanes; or drive in fast cars; or swim with the sharks; run with the bulls....

Hmmmm. Apparently some of us are not guided by instincts. Or not “those” in-stincts, at any rate.

Screams and yells and loud noises are constantly erupting from our television as my lifelong partner, Tool Man, attempts to view every horror film made since 1980 be-fore he dies.

Okay, so I exaggerate a little. But I know what he’ll be watching tonight while I’m down at the Cache Creek Com-munity Hall taking pictures of the annual Hallowe’en party.

I asked him the other day what the at-traction was to these movies. The adrena-line rush was part of it, the imagination of a good story. He said he didn’t like all of the blood and gore, but it comes with the genre. He summed it up as “The vicarious thrill of a world gone wrong.”

Or, as some psychologists have called it: The Thrill Factor (also known as The Fear Factor). In this case, the viewer takes a thrilling ride from movie beginning to end while, on one hand the body experiences tangible reactions to the horror while the brain keeps telling itself it’s just a movie.

It hasn’t convinced me to go through our collection of horror movies - the images creep me out for days, but I can appreciate the attraction of a good scary movie.

VICTORIA – With the B.C. and federal governments once again struggling to climb out of deep operating deficits, it’s a good time for the release of Mark Milke’s book Tax Me, I’m Canadian.

An update of the same title published 12 years ago, the book retains the history of taxes in Canada, detailing how Canada’s tax system was initially built to mimic the United States system in the late 19th century.

Beyond the history, it is mostly new materi-al. Included are chapters on the global melt-down of 2009, the surge of pension liabilities as the baby boomers retire and the flawed logic behind the “Occupy” and “Idle No More” pro-tests.

Some readers will immediately note that Milke works for the Fraser Institute and was previously B.C. director of the Canadian Tax-payers’ Federation. But the book is not just an argument for cutting taxes. It also dismantles persistent myths that income taxes are illegal, and launches a broadside on what Milke calls “Canada’s corporate welfare carnival.”

Dear friends/neighboursOn the way to the Post Of-

fice Oct. 16, I misplaced a stamped envelope containing a payment on my VISA card. Having discovered this, I re-traced my route from home but found nothing.

Suspecting that the envel-ope might have been found and mailed, I contacted the VISA centre to tell them that payment on my account mght reach them Oct. 25 and was advised that because of a possible pro-cesing delay, I should call back Oct. 23 (the day before the due date). Early on the afternoon of Oct. 22, I contacted the centre again and found that payment had been received.

This happy ending did not surprise me since I would ex-pect nothing less from a resi-dent of our community.

To whomever performed the

good deed, please accept my sincere thanks.

Lance EckardtAshcroft

Dear EditorCheers to Paul Quesnel and

Dwight Hodder for a great job with the ice at the Ashcroft Curling Club.

Curling is fun and especial-ly this year. The ice at the Ash-croft Curling Club is exception-al. I would like to say a BIG thank you to Paul and Dwight for all their hard work.

If you are thinking of curl-ing and would like to give it a try come on out and throw a few rocks! Open curling is on Monday nights at 7:30 pm and on Tuesdays it’s Senior’s curl-ing during the day.

Ina GoryAshcroft

Come out and curl on great ice

We live among honest people

See FLETCHER on p. 6

ChristmasHamper Drive

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NEEDED:• Food and cash donations• Non-perishable foods ONLY• VOLUNTEERS at Ashcroft Community Hall for sorting Dec. 18, 19 & 20 (9 am to 12) and for delivery on Dec. 21

FOOD DONATIONS NEEDED BYDECEMBER 20, 2013 AT NOON

APPLY ONLY AT: South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry Office, on Wed., Thurs., or Fri., 601 Bancroft St., Ashcroft.

Applications are available starting Nov. 6th Cut-off date for applications: Dec. 13 at 4:00 p.m.

To apply for a hamper you must attend IN PERSON.Photo ID and proof of residency is required for each

member of your family.

Mailing address for cash donations: Community Resources Society, Hamper Fund,

Box 1137, Ashcroft B.C., V0K 1A0.

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Learning activities is not like being activeMore carnage on the rail tracks

Living close to the rail lines is a new experience for me. The rattle of freight cars, the booming, crash-ing of cars being “adjusted”, the roar of the engines approaching, weren’t sounds I had to get used to. There are not many communities across this vast nation that do not hear the sound of the railroad traffic.

Surprisingly, I found the sounds reassuring. Ahh! It’s business as usual, commodities are going where they should go. My senses quickly adapted to the energy, incredible as it is when you are standing close to the rail track, as you do in our Heritage Park, for example. Walking or running the dog, when that monster machine pum-mels into view, you sometimes stop. Just to feel the energy. And you wonder at it. At least I do.

What I can’t accustom too, is the thought of the hazards of rail travel by freight cars loaded with every toxic substance known to man. How that re-cent eruption of explosions, uncontrol-lable fires and loss of life in Quebec and Alberta, should give us all to pon-der how such violent episodes can be avoided. Investigations are underway and have been on-going for years. But the most conspicuous of possible con-sequences seems to be the length of the freights. I watch them from my car as does everyone else. They are now miles long. They wind around our mountains, canyons, snake through every twist and turn at speeds that seem formidable. The railroads did away with the ca-booses. We have a souvenir that graces our park on Railway Street (so aptly named). Whatever the function they played on our rail lines for generations, that function must surely have includ-ed some element of safety. Of course, there is no predictability when it comes to human error. Human thoughtless-ness. That is a hazard that is always with us. One which we will never get used to.

Getting kids to play againSomewhere in Washington, there’s

a program designed to get kids to play

again. Giant Steps. Hopscotch. double rope skipping, bouncing the ball on the sidewalk. “I am a girl guide dressed in blue, these are the actions I must do,” complete with genuflections. Singing our way through exercises that kept us healthy and strong. With the evo-lution of digital toys, and the ubiqui-tous escape of television, games requir-ing the only action of the digitals as we sit there hour after hour, the result has been a generation of obese kids. I real-ize that kids play at recesses while they are at school. I also realize there are soccer tournaments and hockey tourna-ments that provide that kind of exercise the young bodies need. I wonder, is it enough?

We didn’t have organized sports when I was growing up. We were pretty much left to our own devices for en-tertainment. Hide and Go Seek was played for a couple of hours after sup-per. Girls skipped in the school yard or on the sidewalks near our homes. We explored the empty vacant lots, im-agined all kinds of things. If we lived by a river, or a creek, we swam in it. Most of the time, without a bathing suit. We fished for crayfish. We plucked what we called wild spinach, took it home, cooked and ate it. (Usually without bothering to wash it.) We raided vege-table gardens. Sitting in the dark with our pals, chewing on a carrot, saying, “You have to eat a pound of dirt before you die.” We walked to school, some-times for 10 blocks. And we walked home from school. Ate a fast lunch, and walked back. All in the space of an hour. If we found a dead bird, we took it to a vacant lot, said some prayers over it. Buried it. In a word, we were al-

ways busy.Sports weren’t competitive in

those days. We simply watched a hockey game for the sheer joy of it. In my Fort Rouge neighbour-hood, we’d bundle up and stand in a snow drift at the edge of the rink, watching our favourite play-ers play that game that was much less violent than it is today. We’d skate on second hand skates, trun-dle around the rink a few times, then go to the shack for hot choc-

olate. Stand around the oil drum stove to warm up. And go back out to play or stand in the snow. We’d go to Riv-er Park and climb the high slides set up, be bundled into toboggans, and slide halfway down the park, stopped by the snow drifts. Then we’d drag the to-boggans through the snow back to the slide. Start all over again.

The point is, the only time we kids weren’t active through the week, was when we were in the classroom learn-ing how to solve math problems, learn-ing how to read and to write. Then, it was our minds that were active. And when recess came, we were let loose to run, shout and scream as much and as loud as we liked. We lived in Cache Creek just across the river from the elementary school. We loved to hear the kids shouting and screaming, their voices carrying across the Bonaparte River. One visitor asked, “Don’t you get sick of the noise?” On the contrary. They were joyous reminders of child-hood. Of life. Just like the freight cars that run through Ash-croft and so many other communities. Reminders of industry. An industry fraught with hazards. We have to live with it all.


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Emotion overrules tax common senseMany

people will be

able to identify some top names in the government sub-sidy game: Bombardier, Gen-eral Motors, even poor old Rolls Royce Canada. Some will also be well aware that our supposedly tight-fisted Conservative federal govern-ment has continued to pour out “regional development” and other funds to every part of the country.

But I did not know that In-dustry Canada grants were handed out to pizza parlours (including the remote pizza-starved village of Kamloops), or to help open gas stations or convenience stores in Kelow-na, Vernon and Chilliwack.

Milke makes a useful point for B.C. about royalty rates for timber, natural gas and other resources. They are resource rents, and if they are too high the tenants will move out. Re-ducing them isn’t a subsidy, especially if it leads to big rev-enue gains as B.C.’s uncon-ventional shale gas incentives have done.

On the Occupy movement: The infamous “one per cent,” who in Canada earn $250,000 a year or more, earned 10 per cent of all income and paid 20 per cent of all taxes in 2010. The bottom 73 per cent of tax filers paid just 17 per cent of all taxes. About a third paid no tax at all.

On Idle No More: When Attawapiskat Chief Teresa Spence played to the Ottawa media with her soup strike, former Liberal leader Bob Rae suggested a nearby diamond mine should share more rev-enue.

Milke omits the substan-tial support and employment that mine provides, and gloss-es over the misguided block-ades that disrupted that and other job-creating enterprises. But he does detail the disas-trous effects of passive re-source wealth bestowed on im-poverished aboriginal com-munities, and contrasts it with the success stories of reserves that build their own enterprises through hard work.

On public sector pensions: Milke notes that historically,

public employees traded high-er wages for better benefits and job security. Now their wages are generally higher, and tax-payers have to cover their per-sonal pension contributions (as a portion of those wages) as well as the employer contribu-tions, plus the “defined bene-fit” payout, which has to be subsidized far beyond what the pension fund can support.

On the debt-financed wel-fare state, there are memor-able observations, like this one: “For the record, the gen-erous Quebec welfare state and its ostensibly more progres-sive model are paid for in part with the taxes of other Can-adians; Quebec is merely the North American equivalent of Greece.”

The recent B.C. political crisis over adoption of the har-monized sales tax showed that there is too much emotion and too little knowledge about how taxes work. This book is a step towards addressing that.

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over the past year since the earlier test failures that fly ash from the incinerator is within regulatory levels.

“That and other information brings us to the conclusion that there was no hazardous waste ever delivered and that it was simply a laboratory error,” Henderson said.

An independent consultant is re-viewing all the findings and has yet to make recommenda-tions on what to do with the fly ash that failed tests and is still at the Cache Creek Landfill.

Metro Vancouver has also been forced to significantly increase testing of the inciner-ator’s bottom ash after tests in April showed it also had high levels of cadmium.

In the past that bottom ash – 50,000 tonnes per year – had been used mainly as a road construction additive.

It’s now mostly being landfilled at the Vancouver Landfill, although a few loads found to have more

than twice the regulatory limit for cad-mium have been separately stockpiled for closer analysis.

Metro officials believe batteries, particularly rechargeables that power electronic devices, are the main source of rising levels of cadmium in the re-gion’s waste stream.

Metro also expects to spend more than $300,000 on consultations and public engagement in 2014 for vari-ous projects – including the planned

construction of a new waste-to-energy plant, development of a new residential drop-off centre for recyclables in Sur-rey and plans for a broader ban on or-ganic waste dumping in 2015.

The additional spending won’t have a major impact on the garbage tip-ping fee, which will rise $1 to $108 per tonne next year.

Tipping fees fund most of Metro’s overall solid waste operating budget, which is $94.1 million for 2014.

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by Gaven Crites100 Mile Free PressBefore stepping off the bus

on a recent visit to 108 Mile Ranch, Emmett Collens spot-ted four deer outside and made a comment the driver thought was funny.

“I hope I don’t get attacked by a deer.”

On the way to his grandpar-ents’ home on Chintu Drive on Oct. 8, Collens says he walked up to a fawn on the side of the road and pulled out his iPhone to take a photo when he heard “clack-clack-clack” on the road behind him.

“I turned around and there was this doe staring me down,” explains the 15-year-old from Horse Lake.

“It had its ears all the way back, its hair was all standing up. I thought, ‘This isn’t good’. I started to back away and it took a couple steps, jumped up on its hind legs and hit me on the chest with its two feet and knocked me down.

“It started hitting me in the face with its feet.”

Collens estimates the at-tack, which bloodied his nose and left some deep bruising and scratches on his face, last-ed between 12 and 15 seconds.

“It hit me a couple times pretty good on the chin. It scraped my face up with its hooves because it was kind of just like stomping all wild.”

When the animal finally stopped, Collens stood up and headed for his grandparents’ home nearby. After a few steps he turned and was surprised to find the same animal trailing him about 10 yards back.

He says even after he en-tered the home, the doe stuck around.

“It was really ticked off.”Sgt. Len Butler of the Cari-

boo-Chilcotin Conservation Service says aggressive deer complaints are on the rise, es-pecially in the spring when does have their fawns.

“In our zone, we have so many deer populating towns and rural areas, it’s a real tough one.

“It’s becoming more of a problem in a lot of these areas. Some of the bigger cities are to the point now they’re doing a cull to try to remove some of the deer that are staying in the cities.”

Collens didn’t report the Oct. 8 attack, but Butler ad-vises people do so by calling 1-877-952-7277.

“[We’re the ones that] re-move an aggressive deer if that deer has attacked somebody. It’s pretty important if we’re in a town setting because of a dis-charge of firearms or possibly a tranquilizer or something along those lines.

“If something’s attacked somebody, it has probably happened before or will hap-pen again.”

Anyone looking for more information about reducing human-wildlife encounters can visit www.wildsafebc.com, he adds.

Collens, an experienced hunter, says he thinks he was probably to blame for the at-tack since he got between the doe and its fawn.

“I should have known not too get too close. I’ve seen lots of people get attacked by moose and seen lots of dogs get trampled by deer on You-Tube.”

The experience hasn’t real-ly changed the way he thinks about deer, he adds. But he agrees there’s a moral to the story.

“Don’t get in between a doe and its fawn,” he says.

“Lesson learned.”

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Dismantling the past, moving on with the presentThe dismantling

Harry Moore’s old shanty in our mobile park is be-

ing dismantled. It provided a home not only for Harry when he had to leave his gerry-built squat by the Thompson just off the road to the slough.

Squatting by the Thompson at that particular spot back in the 1970s was eventually halted by the railroad. They were torn down. Totally dismantled. And at least one of them had a second story. A sort of loft. They took their water from the river. They walked the mile and a half to town.

Harry got himself a tricycle with a carrier, and he was given a dog, a Key-shound I think it was. The dog went everywhere with Harry. And when the Rodeo Parade came around in June, Harry, dressed in a fringed leather jack-et and a coon skin hat with a tail, cycled in front of the Parade. The town mas-cot.

Many residents will not know who Harry Moore was. But many of you will remember Harry. Why? Because he was a memorable character. And Eng-lish orphan, brought to Canada when Britain was finding it had too many or-phans after the First World War. When the bread winners had been killed in the trenches and fields of France. And the mothers couldn’t feed their children. Took them to an orphanage.

Well, the shanty in our park was one of those really delightful throwbacks to another time. When people lived in shanties, because there was no other

place they could afford. A shanty with a warped roof and a tall chimney stack. There was one on Boston Flats a few years ago. It reminded me of the 1930s, when times were rough and tough for just about everyone. That one’s gone too.

These fall daysSeptember and October’s rain of

falling leaves on our parks and avenues, the air, that particular cool draft that smells like earth, leaves and sodden grass, the shadows on the buttes, and the general overwhelming beauty of creation, makes for a heart full of grati-tude.

It is just such days that you are glad to be alive. They take the sting out of life’s perpetual woes. Renews the will to accept and cope with the challenges.

My daughter Nadine, who lives in what many consider Paradise, - Maui, is keeping in closer touch these days. She sends pictures of family gather-ings, all outdoors among the palm trees and exotic gardens in people’s yards. She recently celebrated her 64th birth-day. Husband Jon gave her 18 long stemmed red roses because her birth-day is on the 18th. She also received a day at the spa. Sends me a pic of her re-clining and enjoying being pampered, but she mentions (in passing) there is stress. “That’s life,” I tell her. There is always stress of one king or another. And you deal with it the best way you can. I see my daughter’s beautiful ag-ing face. It fills the screen. And I look into her eyes, and I know, that, despite

the stress, she is happy.

A success storySome of my readers might

remember a certain hand-some native Indian kid named George Petel. He is from the Bonaparte community north of Cache Creek. George de-livered the Province, the Sun and the Pioneer newspapers in Ashcroft for a couple of years or more. George graduated from Kamloops high school with Honours. He went on to

attend universities in Calgary. Eventu-ally decided to become a lawyer. Had the choice of three universities. Chose U.B.C. Graduated and returned to Cal-gary. Articled. And finally practiced civil law there. I recently contacted him, and he forwarded that he has be-come the Vice President of Corporate Development with Global Dynamics Inc.

This lad came from a background that defied every standard of possible success in life. When he received his in-vestiture in Law in Calgary, Sherman and I flew there to attend this event. “You are not allowed to cry,” George’s wife Stacey told us. Okay. We didn’t cry. But my eyes filled up anyway. The presiding judge reminded us all, family, colleagues of George’s, that George’s character and will had forged his life, despite the unfortunate circumstances of his early childhood.

To those here who taught George at school, who knew him as a “lippy kid”, organized his activity as a cub and boy scout, who knew him as a lover of hock-ey who spent a lot of time in our Dry-lands Arena, watching, I only learned years later, because we had purchased some skates for George that were green and black, instead of all black, I felt you should know this success story. An on-going saga from the days of graduation.

George has travelled widely as a lawyer with oil companies, dealing with mergers and such. He has a beauti-ful wife and two lovely little daughters. He is 43.

On this noteI leave you all for this month. Liv-

ing without Sherman is a particu-lar challenge. He filled my days for so many years. Needed a lot of attention over the past two and a half years.

It is sometimes difficult for me to find life again without him. But I do. But Sherman is happy, and he is doing very well. I am told he is loving being with his children again and his grand-children. He has a new lease on life. That makes me happy.

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From romance scams to free vaca-tions ploys and too-good-to-be-true in-vestment opportunities, the common thread is that fraud involves deception and stealing something of value from someone else. It is estimated that fraud costs Canadians more than $10 billion every year, according to the RCMP.

Financial fraudsters target seniors for many reasons. They are more likely to have excellent credit, making them attractive victims; they tend to be trust-ing and generous, attributes that can be taken advantage of; they may have a harder time understanding and using newer technology, making them vul-nerable online; and they may struggle with memory and providing detailed descriptions if they are defrauded. Fur-ther, because of shame or embarrass-ment, seniors are not likely to speak up when fraud happens to them.

This National Senior Safety Week, from Nov. 6-12, the Canada Safety Council encourages seniors, their trust-ed family members and caretakers to talk about preventing financial fraud and what to do if it happens to them.

Prevention TipsKeep your personal financial infor-

mation safe. Never provide your bank account or credit card numbers over the phone or Internet, or by email. Do not share your personal identification num-bers (PINs) or online banking pass-words with anyone – not even family members or close friends. Do not give out your Social Insurance Number by email, over the phone or online, or when making a purchase.

If you shop online, shop from reput-able retailers and use one credit card to pay for your purchases. This will make it easier to track your transactions and spot suspicious activity. Change this credit card every year.

Do not use free Wi-Fi Internet at coffee shops, for example, to shop or do your banking online. Make sure you are using a secure Internet connection.

Review your credit card and deb-it statements regularly. If something doesn’t look right, contact your finan-cial institution right away.

If you receive paper statements, file them away safety or shred them. Do not throw financial information direct-ly into the garbage!

Donate only to reputable charities that you know and trust. Do not donate money to an unknown charity. If you want to donate to specific charities, dir-ectly contact them to safely make a do-nation.

If you think a deal sounds too good to be true, it is. Walk away.

Never rush into a purchase be-cause a salesperson is pressuring you. Take some time to think about the pur-chase. Be especially wary of apparent door-to-door repair or sales-people, for example, who ap-pear friendly but insist on en-tering your home or pressuring you to make a purchase. Tell them you need several days to think about it, or choose not to open your door.

When you are out running errands, leave your extra credit and debit cards in a safe place at home. This will help protect you in case you lose your purse or wallet.

If you lose or misplace your debit or credit cards, con-tact your financial institution as soon as possible.

Order your free credit re-port at least once a year from both credit reporting agencies in Canada: Equifax and Tran-sUnion. Being informed of your credit situation is an im-portant defence in fighting fraud.

If it happens to youNine in 10 Canadians who

are victimized by fraud don’t speak to anyone about it, but unreported crime will go un-punished, allowing fraudsters more opportunities to victim-ize even more people. Also, fraud victims are more likely to become repeat targets.

Fraudsters can be hard to spot. They can be strangers, caretakers, business partners or even abusive family mem-bers who pile up debt using your name and credit. Finan-cial fraud committed by people close to you is still fraud, and it should be reported.

It is important to recognize that fraud can happen to any-one, regardless of age, income or life experience. If fraud happens to you, break the si-lence and talk about it. Notify your financial institution im-mediately and call the police to make a report. Contact the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501. Keep written records detailing the circum-stances of the incident.

Take steps to protect yourself from becoming a repeat target. Learn as much as you can about recognizing scams and safeguarding your informa-tion and finances.

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SafetyTips

Safe ways to trick-or-treatWhat would Halloween be

without trick-or-treating? For youngsters, so much of the fun of Halloween involves scouring the neighbourhood with friends in search of candy. While children may have their eyes on the sweet prize, parents may be concerned about their little ones’ safety.In Canada, an average of

three million trick-or-treaters venture out every year across the country. Such a high number of people out on the streets increases the risk of injury, and it can be easy for kids to get lost as well.Halloween is an important

night for parents to be extra vigilant. But Halloween seems to

lessen one’s inhibitions, and wearing a costume and being hidden from others can encourage some revelers to engage in atypical and unsafe behaviors. To ensure everyone has a safe and fun Halloween, here are some safety tips to follow.* Go in groups. Children

can be accompanied by their parents while older children should be encouraged to trick-or-treat in groups. Should an emergency occur, having a group of friends around enables someone to call for help or alert an adult.* Use a flashlight. When

trick-or-treating at night, take

steps to improve visibility. This includes using reflective tape on costumes and carrying a flashlight or glow sticks so that other pedestrians as well as drivers will be able to see

children.* Walk on sidewalks.

Wherever possible, trick-or-treaters should use sidewalks and crosswalks. Avoid walking in the street, where the

risk of being hit by a car is considerable. Twice as many kids are hit by a car while walking on Halloween than any other day of the year.* Avoid distractions. Trick-or-

treaters should not be wearing earbuds or talking on a phone while trick-or-treating. They should be paying attention to their surroundings and using caution.* Do not enter homes. If an

adult or even a youngster whom a child does not know offers entry to the home, the trick-or-treater should not enter. Let kids know they should only enter the homes of known friends, and even then they should only do so after getting permission from a parent.* Consume only factory-

wrapped treats. Well-meaning people may hand out cupcakes or marshmallow cereal treats. The ingredients such people used and the safety of these treats cannot be confirmed, so it is best to stick with store-bought items instead.* Wear well-fitting shoes.

Shoes that are uncomfortable or loose can cause children to fall and risk injury.* Adults should drive

carefully. All drivers should slow down and anticipate children darting out into the roadways on Halloween. Drive slowly and pay attention to the roads.

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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 250-457-7128

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

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

Ashcroft & District Rodeo AssociationPhone: 250-457-9390

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

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

Desert Bells Handbell ChoirCarmen Ranta 250-457-9119

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

Cache Creek 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

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

Phone 250-453-2233

Cache Creek Volunteer Fire DepartmentPhone 250-457-9967

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

Ashcroft Royal Purple Phone 250-457-9122

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

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

Winding Rivers Arts and Performance SocietyContact Person: Nadine 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: Lewis Kinvig Phone 457-7489 or [email protected] or [email protected]

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

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

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

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

Ashcroft Hospice ProgramShirley 250-453-9202 or Marijke 250-453-0050

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


Clinton Earns Four BloomsThe Village of Clinton earned

four out of a possible five blooms in the Communities in Bloom Na-tional Competition. They also got a special mention for their Funky Flowerpots. The announcement was made in Ottawa at the CiB Na-tional Symposium on Saturday, Oct. 26.

Clinton CiB Committee mem-ber, Yvette May was on hand for the announcement and phoned the results to Clinton. The Clinton CiB Committee members are very happy with the results and are al-ready making plans for 2014.

The Clinton CiB Committee also wishes to congratulate the Vil-lage of Ashcroft for winning the CiB National Competition in their category.

Fall Craft SaleThe Clinton CiB Fall Craft

Sale has come and gone for an-other year. With 25 tables of vend-ors there was a good variety of hand-crafted items and/or baking to choose from. Savvy shoppers found items to give as gifts or for themselves.

Most vendors were pleased with sales and some have even booked space for next year.

As the organizer of this event I would like to thank everyone who donated food items to our conces-sion and those who helped set up the hall and clean up afterwards. Thanks you to the committee members who ran the concession

and/or manned the Clinton CiB table. We are helping people get a clearer view of what CiB is all about.

Halloween in Clinton

The Clinton Re-creation Commission

will host a costume judging and goblin warm up in the Clinton Me-morial Hall from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Halloween evening.

The little ones can come in out of the cold and warm up with hot chocolate and hot dogs, have their costumes judged and prizes award-ed before heading to Reg Conn Centennial Park to enjoy the fire-works. Fireworks begin at 8 p.m. and will run approximately half on hour.

With donations from several sponsors of the 150/50 Anniver-sary, the Clinton VFD were able to purchase fireworks for the enjoy-ment of residents and visitors. The VFD members volunteer their time to do this, so thank you to them for giving up their Halloween evening to help the rest of us have a good time.

Variety – The Children’s Charity

November 8 is promising to be a fun time for all who attend the fundraiser and entertainment evening to raise funds for Variety – The Children’s Charity (formerly known as the Variety Club).

Those entertaining have been practising and the organizers have been busy rounding up donations for the silent and live auctions.

Mark your calendar and make plans to attend. As the organiz-ers say, “Let’s be the Little Village with a big heart that could”.

Susan Swan459-2224 or [email protected]

STRIKING A BALANCE

Clinton very pleased with its national CiB blooms

Clinton’s annual Craft Sale was well attended by a packed house of happy crafters and happy shoppers.

The BC SPCA cares for thousands of orphaned, abandoned and abused animals each year.Volunteers are urgently needed to care for

animals and assist with SPCA events. If you can help, please contact your local shelter today.www.spca.bc.ca

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October 2013 • Week 5ARIES - Don’t race ahead to get the early advantage this week, Aries. Practice patience in all that you do this week, and you may find greater success.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, there is a high level of uncertainty in your life right now, so it is best to take a conservative approach regarding your finances. Take big decisions seriously.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Keep your options open, as things look promising this week, Gemini. Many things will catch your eye, but you will have to make some tough decisions.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, your career takes an unexpected turn that leads you in an exciting new direction. But these changes may take a few weeks or even months to fully develop.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, you may have your sights set on an exotic vacation, but you just don’t have the money to make it happen right now. Save for your dream getaway or take a quick jaunt to recharge.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you may prefer clearly defined relationships, but this week someone comes into your life who you just can’t read. This person makes a lasting impression.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, although your vision for the future is grand, you may not know how to execute your rise to success right now. Find a mentor who can show you the ropes.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, you may not have the time to be a shoulder to cry on this week, but a trusted confidante will need your assistance. Take the time out for this special friend.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 You are not in complete control of your feelings this week, Sagittarius. Make a concerted effort to control your emotions when conflict arises.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, surprises are coming your way. Though you may want to control the situation, you have to sit back and let the chips fall where they may.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, don’t allow daydreaming to distract you from the tasks at hand. Distractions will only derail your plans, so do your best to keep them at a minimum.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, an ongoing issue must be addressed this week. Procrastination will only delay the inevitable, so tackle this issue head-on.

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As kids we dressed up for Halloween with whatever we could find from around the house. We’d raid the closets, drawers and even the attic to gather materials to trans-form us into gypsies, witches, cowboys and ghosts. Never did it occur to

my little brother and me to ask our parents for costumes from a store. If people were buying them back then, Jeremie and I had no idea, and none of our friends seemed to know that either. We were all do-it-yourselfers and we had a blast. Things seemed so much simpler, and it was a far less profit-able industry than it is today.Halloween has be-

come the second-most commercially success-ful day of the year – af-ter Christmas - expect-

ed to reach 6.9 billion dollars this year in the U.S. alone.What’s caused such

a huge spike in sales? People like me are part of the reason.After many great

years of celebrating October 31st, trick or treating in my home-made outfits as a child, I decided to compli-cate things when I got older.I started engag-

ing in the buying of décor and creat-ing unique costumes on my own with the money I earned my-self. It became an ar-tistic expression. And although I wasn’t out buying a costume off the rack exactly, I was still spending a bunch of money and time creating an awesome outfit I’d only ever wear once.As the years went by

and I got more and

more interested in dressing up, I noticed I wasn’t alone. Tons of people were do-ing what I was doing, and at parties people were going all out with their creations, trying to outdo what they’d done the year before.I participated in this

activity for more than a decade, and it was a lot of fun. But once I became a mother to our second child, I stopped putting pres-sure on myself to dress up, and just made it

about the kids. It’s all I could handle, or it’s all I wanted to handle. And I was grateful for the vast selection of af-fordable kid costumes so readily available in the stores. It was much easier to just select something off a hang-er instead of having to hunt and peck around the house and create something unique. And it was far prefer-able to sewing on out-fit from scratch, which I’d done so many times in the past.

But now that my children are 10 and 13, they suddenly want to create their own simple costumes out of stuff we already have. I’m not sure where they got that idea from, and I know it might end up being more work than just picking up some-thing ready made, but I’m excited. Maybe because it brings back memories from my own childhood.

It also brings back memories of their younger years. When they were three and six, and sad because I didn’t have a costume, they decided to dress me up.They instructed me

to sit on a stool as they gleefully ran circles around me with a roll of toilet paper each and made me into a “mummy mommy.” It was the funniest thing

in the world to them and we all ended up laughing so hard we were crying.Out of all the awe-

some costumes I’ve loved wearing over the years, the “mummy mommy” remains my favourite. And the price wasn’t scary at all. Lori Welbourne is a

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Old Autumn’s shown up once againto set the trees aglowwith vibrant shades of gold and rustbefore the north winds blow. It whispers to the silent birds:“Get ready for your flight!”It paints the pumpkins,ripens fields,Frosts windows late at night. Yes, Autumn’s made itspresence known;We feel its chilling breathand rush to get the harvest inbefore its kiss of death. But Autumn days are golden dayswith promises to keep,For Spring is certain to returnwhen Winter falls asleep. November - cold, frosty mor-

nings, bright, sunny days. Daylight Saving Time ends Nov. 3. Remem-ber to change your clocks back one hour.

Clinton Seniors Associa-tion members are preparing for the Marketplace Nov. 2 in the Clinton Memorial Hall from 10 am until 2 pm. Many vendors will have tables of new and used goods, home bak-ing, jewelry, crafts, Christmas items, etc. There will be a concession, Peel ‘n’ Pay Raffle and much more. Come and get a jump start on your Christ-mas shopping! Call Eleanor, 459-2339 if you’re still wanting a table. There may have been a cancellation.

November is Diabetes Awareness Month while Nov. 14 is World Dia-betes Day honouring Frederick G. Banting, born in 1891, founder of insulin. Be aware of your risks and watch for signs - if you have unusual thirst, frequent urination, weight change, extreme fatigue, blurred vi-sion and tingling or numbness in hands and feet - see your doctor.

On Aug. 28 Integris Credit Union held a Hot Dog Day. Proceeds, by donation, were earmarked for the Clinton Seniors Association. How pleased and privil-eged we felt to re-ceive a cheque in the amount of $175.10 from the generous donors in the com-munity through the efforts of the Cred-it Union employ-ees. Thank you all so much!

The poppy is the official symbol of Canada’s Remem-brance Day since 1921. It is a visual re-minder of all those who made the ultim-ate sacrifice for war.

The origins of the poppy can be traced back to the Napoleonic wars in

France. During these times of un-rest and battle, many soldiers went in to final resting places in graves in Flanders, France. History tells us that poppies grew so thickly and vibrant-ly over these graves, in soil that once did not produce much vegetation.

Years later, a soldier, John Mc-Crae would be instrumen-tal in bringing the symbol of the poppy to the hearts and minds of Canadians. When he served in World War One, he was stationed near Ypres, Belgium, the area tradition-ally called Flanders. He ob-served how the poppies grew so well among the makeshift graves of the soldiers, which were marked by wooden crosses. When he lost a fellow soldier and close friend, he penned a poem called “In Flanders Fields” and por-trayed the picture of war and the poppy flower. To this day, McCrae’s poem remains among the most memorable war poems ever written.

Come out to the Cenotaph Service in the Clinton Me-morial Hall at 11 am on Nov. 11 where participants all wear a poppy on their lapel and pay tribute to our veter-ans and fallen military.

On Oct. 17, Candace Martin of Service Canada ad-dressed Clinton seniors on the subject of CPP and OAS pensions. Approximately 30 gathered in the Seniors Cen-tre to listen to Candace and took the opportunity to ask questions afterwards. The session was deemed informa-tive and worthwhile.

Cards and Games are held every Monday at 1 pm in the Seniors Centre. Come and enjoy and socialize over cards and coffee.

Next regular General Meeting of the Clinton Seniors Cen-tre is Nov. 21 at the Seniors Cen-tre, 217 Smith Ave., following noon lunch. Annual General meeting and Elections will follow the Gener-al Meeting. All seniors welcome! Membership fees are $15 annually.

ROCKIN’ & TALKIN’Clinton Seniors Association

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Location: Thompson View Lodge located below Hospital in Ashcroft, B.C.Hours of Work: CasualWage: $17.31 per hourDuties:You will provide direct support to Residents in areas of personal care, medication, recreation, meal preparation, service and housekeeping. You will demonstrate a commitment to the social model of care, facilitate involvement of family members, participate in implementation of individual care plans and complete daily record keeping.

Qualifications: You must have Health Care Aide Certificate # or provincially recognized equivalent. You are physically able to perform the job duties. You are capable of maintaining good interpersonal relationships and have a genuine interest in working with the elderly.

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THOMPSON VIEWMANOR SOCIETYCommunity Manager

Thompson View Manor Society is accepting applications for a Community Manager for our Assisted Living facility in Ashcroft, B.C. The Community Manager ensures exemplary service delivery to residents within the assisted living residence. This person would provide managerial leadership and direction to staff, coordinate human resources, liaise with the client, and deal with community relations. The Community Manager will be responsible for some payroll and scheduling duties and must have some computer skills. The Community Manager leads the team in ensuring quality programs and services are delivered according to the resident needs and makes choices to uphold the life quality and resident/family peace of mind. The Community manager will report to the General Manager of Thompson View Manor Society. This would be a full time position of 37.5 hours per week, distributed between Assisted Living Worker duties and Managerial duties. We offer a starting wage of $22.00 per hour with increments in the first year. Applicants must provide a license number as proof of holding Assisted Living Worker certification, or an accredited equivalent. Deadline for applications will be Thursday, November 7, 2013. Only short-listed applicants will be notified. You may request a comprehensive copy of the key responsibilities for this position using the address below.

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The following employment opportunities are available in School District No. 74 (Gold Trail):

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» Relief MAINTENANCE WORKERS (Snow Removal) – Clinton, Lillooet

» Relief BUS DRIVERS – All District Communities Please refer to the district website at www.sd74.bc.ca for specifics of the position. A detailed application will be accepted by the undersigned by 4:00pm, 04 November 2013.Lynda Minnabarriet, Secretary-TreasurerSchool District No. 74 (Gold Trail)PO Bag 250, Ashcroft, BC V0K1A0Email: [email protected]

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Seniors Outreach Society is working in partnership with the Ashcroft & District Lions Club to help seniors maintain independence in daily living. The goal of the Better at Home program is to provide non-medical services to support seniors living in their own homes for as long as possible. We are looking to fill the following position:

Better at Home Coordinator Ashcroft/CacheCreek

Applicants must have passion for supporting seniors to live independently. This role is responsible and accountable for the leading, planning and implementation of a range of non-medical services to help seniors with day-to-day tasks. For a complete job posting visit our website:

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We are looking for one or more persons to maintain the geocaches from the Gold Country GeoTour. 144 sites to be visited once in the spring between April and June. This position involves replenishing items in the geocaches as well as replacing any broken containers. The applicant must have their own vehicle (a 4x4 may be required) and should be knowledgeable about geocaching and how to work a GPS. Contact Marcie at 250-457-6606, Gold Country or by email at [email protected]. Deadline is December 15, 2013.

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BC Timber Sales (BCTS), 100 Mile House, is amending their Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP) to include Results & Strategies to enable harvesting of heavily attacked Pine, Spruce & Fir Stands for purposes of salvage harvesting within the 100 Mile House Forest District. BCTS invites the public and interested stakeholders to view and provide written comment on the draft Forest Stewardship Plan Amendment # 4.

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Legal ServicesCRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certifi -cation, adoption property ren-tal opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

Home Improvements

FLOORING SALEOver 300 Choices

Lowest Prices Guaranteed!Laminates - $0.69/sq ftEngineered - $1.99/sq ftHardwood - $2.79/sq ft

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Merchandise for Sale

Heavy Duty Machinery

A-STEEL SHIPPING DRYSTORAGE CONTAINERS

Used 20’40’45’53’and insulated containers all

sizes in stock. SPECIAL

Trades are welcome.40’ Containers under $2500!

Call Toll Free AlsoJD 544 & 644 wheel loaders

JD 892D LC ExcavatorPh 1-866-528-7108Delivery BC and AB

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Merchandise for Sale

Misc. for SaleHOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

Misc. WantedLocal Coin Collector Buying Collections, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins etc 778-281-0030

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent

Clean, Affordable,Convenient Downtown Location across from

Beautiful Heritage Park715 Railway Avenue, Ashcroft

Available NOW!One bedroom unfurnished

apartment, available immediately to older mature

persons. $495 per month includes heat and hot water.

Ref. req.Motel Units:

*All units have full kitchenettes, air conditioning, cable TV and Internet accessNightly • Weekly • Monthly

On-Site ManagersContact 250-457-0235

250-453-9129

Ashcroft Apartment

& Motel

Transportation

Auto Financing

Recreational/SaleASHCROFT: FS, 20’ x 8’ en-closed Wells Cargo trailer. $4500. Call 250-453-2070

Trucks & VansF/S: PRO-STREET S-10 Pro built by quality shops, rear ends only Dana 60 narrowed, 350CI Paxton supercharger, 700RW 4-speed auto. Call/text Robert 778-789-7881

Lots

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Hurry In! Only 50 Goody Bags available!

2013 COUGAR 31SQBRear bunkroom, full winter package, duo pane

windows, Goody Bag.

$34,995Save Big! Now Only

2013 COUGAR 28RBSRear bunks, double over double, window pkg.,

duo panes, loaded, Goody Bag.

$29,995Save $5,000!

2013 HIDEOUT 27FLB2 slides, fully loaded, rear bedroom, Goody Bag.

$24,995Save Big!NT14597 NT14690

by Forest River

Fully equipped, including air conditioner, double door fridge, spare, stabilizers, outside shower, hot

water, Goody Bag and much more!

NT 14803 17BH REG. 21,995 ......................................... Now! $18,995NT 14805 22BH REG. 22,995 ......................................... Now! $18,995NT 14686-1 23BD REG. 24,995 ........................................Now! $19,995NT 14858 26BH REG. 22,995 ......................................... Now! $18,995NT 14859 28BH REG. 25,995 .........................................Now! $22,995NT 14919 19WP TOY HAULER REG. 32,995 ................Now! $26,995NT 14931 19WP TOY HAULER REG. 32,995 ................Now! $26,995

2013 SOLAIRE 226 RBKFull laminate, loaded, LED lighting, crowned

laminated roof, Goody Bag.Reg. 29,995

Blowout! $22,980

2013 SOLAIRE 209 BHFully loaded,

non-slide bunkhouse, Goody Bag.

NT14910Reg. 26,042

Now! $21,800

2013 TORQUE 280 TOY HAULER

Front queen walkaround bed, sliding sofa, large toy room, must be seen. NT15144 Reg. 44,995

Now!

38,995Now!$82,695

2013 SOLAIRE 229 BHSFully loaded, 6 sided laminate, LED lights, big TV, Goody Bag. NT14915Reg. 29,995

Blowout! $22,980

2014 CYCLONE 3800 HEARTLANDSTop of the line, 3 TVs, 3 awnings, 3 slides, rear deck, island kitchen, theatre seating, 5.5 Onangen set, full winter. NF15141 Reg. 93,158

2013 SOLAIRE 278 RBKLoaded, outside kitchen, only 5,357 pounds dry, large rear bathroom, queen walkaround, Goody Bag. NT14897 Reg. 31,447

Now! $26,004

3 TO CHOOSE

FROM

2 IN

STOCK

VALUE $3,000

WITH PURCHASE

OF SELECTED

UNITS*

FREE GOODY BAG

2013 HIDEOUT 24 RLSU-shaped dinette, 2 rockers, walkaround queen

bed, fully equipped, Goody Bag!

$23,995Reduced to

HUGESELECTION!

D00

1859

508

non-s

$$$$$$$$2222

33

FLEXIBLE FINANCING

•

FREE

STORAGE

UNTIL

SPRING*See instore for details.

SALE ENDS NOVEMBER 11TH


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