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Gold Trail schools get back to teaching

Ashcroft CiB achieves 5 Blooms

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

How the teachers’ strike affected enrol-ment won’t be known until October, but Downs said she has received reports that some students have been registered with independent or Band schools across the area.

“We’ll have a better idea on Friday, but new families have showed up,” she added.

The end of September is usually when enrol-ment figures are set and on which government grants are based, but that date has been moved to Oct. 14.

The school year will not be extended, but the second semester will start on Feb. 10 to equalize the year, and provincial exams will be held the week of Feb. 2.

“We’re asking parents to minimize absences this year to illness only,” she said.

Professional Development Days will go ahead as scheduled, including one on Sept. 29.

“I think we’re in good shape,” said Downs. “We sent report cards home at the end of the year. I don’t feel we have any loose ends to tie up. We’re starting the year fresh.”

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

Ashcroft CiB received special mention for Completion of Community Hall Upgrade Pro-ject.

“Ashcroft’s Community Hall, a circa 1900 structure is described, but not registered as a municipal heritage building,” wrote judges Steve Preston and Gail Pearcey.

Once the interior renovations were com-pleted last year, “CiB volunteers worked with Village staff to: develop a landscape plan; re-move turf; install concrete pavers; and to secure benches and water-wise planters made from re-cycled plastic.”

Ashcroft can be proud of their efforts, which provide real and meaningful environmental solutions to the benefit of all, added the judges.

Back to schoolMonday was the first day back to school for students across BC. The young ones were the happiest to be back in the classroom. Above: Tracy Cox with her daughter Sarina (right) who was starting Gr. 1 and her daycare students Elizabeth and Aubrey. Bottom Left: Crossing guard Chrissy Cumming helped students cross the highway in Cache Creek.

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Coming ComingEvents

Sept. 25: Come and meet author Larry Jacobsen, who will be discussing his book “Walhachin: Birth of a Legend” and signing copies after the presentation. Ashcroft Library, 4:00pm. The event is free; no registration required.

October 4: Ham & Turkey Meat Draw – Ashcroft Legion at 3:00 pm

Oct. 8: Ashcroft - Cache Creek Seniors’ Group appreciation lunch.

Oct. 11: Canadian folk legend Bob Bossin, 7:00pm, at St. Alban’s Hall, Ashcroft. Tickets available at Ashcroft Bakery, Nature’s Gifts, and the Jade Shop. Oct. 14: Zion UCW meets in the Church Hall at 2 PM. Please note change of date for this meeting only. The Inter-Church Bazaar is one item on the agenda.

Oct. 19: “The Way We Were: Ashcroft and Area in 1914” is a chance to explore the events of 1914, and see what life was like here 100 years ago. 2:00 - 4:00 pm at the Community Hall on Bancroft St. in Ashcroft. Admission free; refreshments will be served .October 31: – Steak & Lobster Dinner at the Ashcroft Legion. Limited tickets available up until October 15. Contact the Legion at 250-453-2423 for prices and availability.

Every Friday: Soups On from 11 am to 1 pm at St. Alban’s Anglican Church in Ashcroft. Soup, buns and dessert by donation.

Ashcroft - Cache Creek Seniors’ Group business meeting the third Thursday of the month at 1:00pm at the Seniors’ Centre, Village Of� ce, Ashcroft.

... would like to thank the following individuals and groups whose support and assistance made this year’s Plein Air Paint-Out another resounding success. It would not have been possible without your help!

Hedda Hall - Royal LePage Ashcroft Art ClubVillage of Ashcroft Pauline OgilvieCF Sun Country Paulette ThilleDesert Hills Susan LittleMartina & Jim Duncan Pamela AingeAshcroft Cache-Creek Rotary ClubSt. Alban’s Church Ashcroft - Cache Creek JournalNancy & Royden JosephsonDanita & Greg Howard Bonaparte Bend WineryIna & Dave Gory Sharon Rennie

Joan Henderson Ft. Berens WineryAnne McKague Jim & Sue McLeanKen & Gladys Dickinson Councillor Alice DurksenEsther DarlingtonMacDonaldKen Faulks Ken & Molly Platz Rhonda HansonJessica Clement Ken LeinweberNancy Duchaine Maggie & Dale LyonMavourneen Varcoe-Ryan All the Pot Luck ContributorsAll the Artists

….and the many members of our community who made the artists feel so very welcome.

Thank-you all!

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Ashcroft rcMP DetAchMent

POLICE REPORTWendy Coomber

Police Telephone #s

Ashcroft: 250-453-2216Clinton: 250-459-2221Lytton: 250-455-2225

Kayak stolenSept. 16 a 36 year old Ashcroft

woman reported that her kayak and pad-dle had been stolen from her yard on Hill St. some time overnight. The red kayak was 12-feet long with a single dry bin in the centre. Anyone with information on this is asked to call the RCMP.

Directionally impaired driverSept. 16 at 3:55 pm Traffic Services

noted a southbound vehicle on Hwy 97 just south of Clinton swerving back and forth over the shoulder line. The vehicle was stopped at Cariboo Rd. The officer observed a cooler bag on the seat next to the driver, a 33 year old woman from the Vernon area. She said she was heading to Fort St. John but got turned around and spent four hours driving in the wrong dir-ection. There were no open liquor bot-tles in the car, but there two Bacardi cool-ers in the cooler bag. She Failed a road-

side sobriety test twice and given a 90 day driving suspension. Her vehicle was im-pounded.

Broken down truckSept. 16 at 3:16 am a 40 year old

woman in the Ashcroft area called to re-port that her 60 year old husband had gone to Chilliwack to pick up a truck and hadn’t returned when he was supposed to. She spoke to him last in Yale as he was heading home. She called back at 1130 am to say she had just spoken to him. He was in Boston Bar at the side of the road with a broken down truck.

Sometimes it’s not a scamSept. 16 at 11:35 am a 70 year old

Ashcroft man attended the Detachment to report what he assumed to be a fraudu-lent attempt to steal $450 from him. He was told that NCO Financial Services was a legitimate collection service and he

would have to speak to them about the letter.

Stolen cell phoneSept. 16 at 7:44 pm a 31 year

old Cache Creek woman reported that 21 year old neighbour at the Nugget Motel had stolen her cell phone. She said she knew it was him because she had seen her pack of cigarettes in his room and knew he must have her cell phone as well. Police spoke to the man who said he hadn’t seen his neighbour recently, but that she was crazy as .... and always making up stories. He invited the officer to search his room, but the officer declined.

Bear sightingsSept. 17 at 8:18 am police received

numerous bear calls in the area of Hill and Elm streets in Ashcroft. The Con-servation Officer was contacted and he advised to leave the bear alone as it was displaying to aggressive tendencies. He said the bear would leave on its own.

At 9:11 pm police received a report of a sow bear and three cubs on Stage Rd. in Cache Creek eating fruit from a backyard tree. At 8:45 pm on the 19th a single bear was reported on Collins Rd. The com-plainants were advised to leave the bears alone as they were not displaying aggres-sive tendencies.

Impaired driverSept. 17 at 4:30 pm police received a

complaint about a northbound pickup on Hwy 97 swerving all over the road. The complainant said the vehicle came up be-hind her and nearly hit her. Both she and the driver pulled over to talk and she said he was slurring his words. The truck was located south of Clinton and stopped. The 22 year old Lac la Hache driver Failed two roadside sobriety tests. He was given a 90 day driving suspension and his 2009 Ford F150 was impounded.

Junker abandonedSept. 17 at 1103 a 54 year old Cache

Creek woman called to report that a man had left an older model Honda on her property. The car had no license plates

and a badly damaged wind-shield. It was found to be the same car that was left in the Castle Inn Motel park-ing lot the day before. The 27 year old Cache Creek owner was told to move it, and moved it a few blocks away. The woman said she would speak to the owner, as she knew him.

Cell charger missingSept. 19 at 2:34 pm the

31 year old Cache Creek woman who reported her cell phone missing on the 16th called to report that the same neighbour had stolen her cell phone charger. She hadn’t seen him take it, but since he had already taken her cell phone and ciga-rettes... Police spoke to the 21 year old neighbour again, who again denied the theft and offered to let his room be searched. The officer searched his room and noth-ing of hers was found.

Explorer abandonedSept. 19 at 3:23 pm staff

from Kal Tire in Cache Creek called to report an abandoned vehicle in their parking lot. The 1997 Ford Explorer had been there for three weeks, left there by its owner after it had broken down. The 50 year old Ques-

nel man, was contacted and told that it would be towed if he didn’t come and pick it up soon.

Erratic driverSept. 19 at 2:30 pm a 23 year 83

Mile man reported a southbound pickup passing on double solid lines and nearly hitting oncoming traffic. It was last seen in Cache Creek. The vehicle was not located, but the license plate num-ber was obtained and the owner is a 65 year old Cache Creek man. The matter is still under investigation and there may be charges.

Decoys stolenSept. 10 a Walhachin resident called

to report the theft of 22 goose decoys, worth $1,500, that had occurred on Sept. 17. They were taken from the dairy farm. There was a vehicle noted on the field at 10 pm that night, but no other description was taken.

Threatened suicideSept. 20 at 4:38 am a 54 year old Lil-

looet woman called on behalf of her 34 year old daughter in Heffley Creek. Her daughter had received texts from her es-tranged 28 year old husband, current-ly living in Cache Creek, threatening to harm himself. Police attended the resi-dence and observed the male in the kitch-en holding a knife. He was persuaded to come outside, but quickly became bel-ligerant. He was arrested under the Men-tal Health Act before he could go back into the house and taken to the Ashcroft hospital. He was cleared by doctors there and taken home.

At 9 am he showed up at his wife’s residence and threw an empty pill bottle at her. She was worried that he was going to commit suicide in her driveway. Kam-loops Rural RCMP attended and arrested him again under the Mental Health Act. He was taken to RIH for treatment.

Custody disputeSept. 20 at 1:58 pm a 36 year old Ash-

croft woman called to report that the fath-er of a child she was babysitting had shown up to take the 8 year old while the mother was out of the home attending a course. The 37 year old mother had left instructions with the babysitter not to let the father take the child, saying she had sole custody of him. Police talked to the father, a 44 year old Clinton man, who said it was his turn to have his son for a few days. Neither parent had any enforce-able court documents for custody. The child was left at the babysitter’s house until the mother could pick him up.

Power lines downSept. 20 at 2:58 pm police received a

report that a CN truck with a crane had run into a power pole at the Chevron card lock by ASC Automotive and had knocked down some overhead wires. The complainant said his son was very close to the downed wires when it happened. The vehicle was located by Coyote Val-ley Rd. The driver, a 50 year old Kam-loops man, said the crane on the truck was locked in an upright position and he couldn’t move it. He was aware that he had hit the pole. He was issued a viola-tion ticket for operating an unsafe vehicle and ordered to leave the truck parked at the side of the road.

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New Walhachin book

4 blooms for Clinton

Local artists Pauline Ogilvie and Sharon Rennie at the Plein Air Display and Sale last Thursday.

Art show convenors Royden and Nancy Josephson.

Victoria artist Ken Faulks puts the finishing touches on one of his pieces.

Dolly Lowe talks to Ken Faulks at the Display and Sale art show of the works that were created by artists during the two-day Plein Air.

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The TNRD Library System is hosting a reading and discussion led by local author Larry Jacobsen on Thursday, Sept. 25, 4 p.m., at the Ashcroft Library.

Jacobsen will be discussing his non-fiction book Walhachin: Birth of a Legend and will include a Powerpoint presentation.

Jacobsen’s book provides a fresh perspec-tive on the timeless legend of Walhachin and in-cludes magnificent, century-old photos that not only tell the utopian community’s story in a new way, but they also provide startling evidence to support a different theory about the historic settlement’s undoing.

Jacobsen grew up on farms in B.C. and Al-berta. He first came to Kamloops in 1953 and worked briefly at Tranquille in the tuberculosis sanatorium that was active at that time.

Signed books may be purchased from the author after the presentation.

The Village of Ashcroft has developed a Water Mas-ter Plan, designed to deal with necessary changes and upgrades to the Village’s water supply system and fa-

cilities over the next few years.

“It’s been a big project,” said Ashcroft Administrator Michelle Allen. “We had to do a lot of studies for it, and

it’s taken a few years.” She said they studied the place-ment of the water intake, the stability of the river and many other things.

The most pressing change on the horizon is the need to change to a water fil-tration system. The Village currently uses chlorination to treat water, but the Interior Health Author-ity has deter-mined that tur-bidity levels in the Thompson River for much of the year are high enough that chlorina-tion on its own is no longer sufficient.

A turbidity rating of 0–1 is considered good, while 1–5 is fair, and anything over 5 warrants a boil water ad-visory. From mid-April, when run-off starts, until Oc-tober the tur-bidity level in Ashcroft is 1 or

higher. Allen said it is only a matter of time before the IHA orders the Village to upgrade to a filtration sys-tem.

“We’re not waiting for their deadline,” she said, “we’re being proactive.” To that end the Village is pre-paring an application for a grant from the Building Canada Fund to assist with the projected $8.6 million cost of the changes. If suc-cessful, the grant would see the cost split equally be-tween the federal, provin-cial, and municipal gov-ernments. Approximately $350,000 from the Village’s Gas Tax Fund would be used to help pay the muni-cipal share of the cost, with the rest coming from future revenues and an increase in water utility rates. The cost of water currently stands at $274 per year per property, and this would rise to ap-proximately $400 per year by 2019, when it is hoped the new water system will be up and running. Allen said that the increase would be phased in gradually, and that the additional revenue would be used to provide sustainable funding for the future, as well as for paying the debt.

The new system would use a combination of filters,

Pretty as a picture after a Plein AirDave and Ina Gory and Esther Darlington MacDonald were just a few of the spectators who came to view the many beautiful oil and water colour paintings created during the two-day Plein Air in Ashcroft last week. The third annual event, hosted by Winding Rivers Arts & Performance Society, attracted 30 local and out-of-town artists who painted scenes, mainly of and around Ashcroft, but also as far away as just north of Cache Creek. The artwork was displayed after the event was over, most of it offered for sale to locals looking for an artistic rendition of familiar streets, buildings and geographic formations.

Ashcroft plans for new municipal water system

The Village of Clinton received a 4 Bloom rating and a special mention for the Horticul-tural Displays and Tidiness at Clinton’s Eco Depot during the 2014 National Symposium and Awards Ceremonies in Charlottetown, PEI. The Village of Clinton participated in the Up to 1,000 population category along with Arnold’s Cove, NL; Kinistino, SK; Pugwash, NS and Valhalla Centre, AB.

“Through their volunteer efforts, Clinton’s Eco Depot staff have created a uniquely attract-ive approach to their site by repurposing dis-carded items as planters and yard art. Colour-ful displays of annuals welcome site users, the site is extremely tidy, and some users are donat-ing beverage containers which have refundable deposits so that funds can be raised for onsite horticultural needs,” wrote national volunteer judges Steve Preston and Gail Pearcey.


V I E W P O I N T SThe Editor’s DeskWENDY COOMBER

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Editor: Wendy Coomber

Autumn means the harvest is here

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BC deeper in debt despite budget claimsby Charles Lammamand Sean SpeerThe Fraser InstituteVANCOUVER, BC/ Troy Media/ -

“B.C. is currently on target to balance the 2014/15 budget,” declared Mike de Jong, B.C.’s finance minister while un-veiling the government’s latest finan-cial update. Understandably, many British Columbians will take de Jong’s comments at face value.

In reality, B.C.’s government debt will grow again this year. So how can de Jong make his “balanced budget” claim?

Because he’s talking about the gov-ernment’s operating budget - the dif-ference between the revenue the gov-ernment collects and the money it spends on programs such as health and education plus interest payments on past debt - while ignoring the capital budget.

Of course, de Jong’s focus on the operating budget makes political sense but provincial financial reporting uses a capital budgeting approach. When the government borrows to pay for capital spending (roads, schools, hos-pitals), it typically records only the an-nual interest payments and amortiza-tion expense in the operating budget.

Capital budgeting allows the gov-ernment to spread the cost of capital spending over many years. That makes economic sense. But it also means tax-

payers can lose focus on the overall debt, especially if the government’s operating budget is in surplus. For in-stance, this year the B.C. government expects an operating surplus of $266 million (now $82 million higher than February’s budget). Despite this “sur-plus,” the province continues to borrow and rack up another $2 billion in debt.

How do we square this seemingly counterintuitive result?

It boils down to the capital budget, which is in deficit. After all, the change in government net debt (gross debt minus financial assets) depends on both the operating budget and the cap-ital budget.

Over the period from 2009/10 to 2012/13, both the operating and cap-ital budgets were in deficit. Now, the operating budget is in surplus but the capital budget remains in deficit while overall government debt continues to grow. Since 2008/09, B.C.’s net debt has grown to $40.8 billion (17.4 per cent of GDP) from $26.2 billion (or 12.8 per cent of GDP).

This rate of debt accumulation can’t go on forever.

A recent study published by the Fraser Institute sheds light on B.C.’s growing government debt. The study focuses on the period from 2005 to 2017. It digs into the two sets of budgets and analyzes where the prov-ince is headed, absent a change in fis-

cal direction. The findings may sur-prise British Columbians.

Government finances become un-sustainable if high debt saddles future operating budgets with increased inter-est payments and amortization expens-es, prompting major spending cuts, tax hikes, and/or more borrowing. Worst case scenario: the debt spirals upward until financial markets are unwilling to lend to the government.

B.C. isn’t there yet. But there are risks to the government’s ability to maintain a sustainable fiscal policy. To ensure finances are sustainable, the government is going to have to reduce debt-financed capital spending and re-strain the growth of program spending in the future. Spending restraint is es-pecially critical if interest payments on the debt rise.

British Columbians must look be-yond the headlines to understand what’s happening to their govern-ment’s finances. Further investigation suggests things are not as rosy as min-ister de Jong lets on.

Charles Lammam is associate dir-ector of tax and fiscal policy and Sean Speer is associate director of gov-ernment budgets and fiscal policy at the Fraser Institute. Capital Budget-ing and Fiscal Sustainability in British Columbia is available at www.fraser-institute.org . www.troymedia.com

Somebody please tell the grasshoppers that gardening season is winding down - it’s time to move on. Like the osprey and other migratory birds and animals.

I know that we had a summer because I’m picking ripe tomatoes and chili peppers from my garden these days, and looking nervously at the calendar, hoping that this year’s frost is going to be a late one.

Friends in Venables Valley tell me that they’ve already had their season-ending frost. I wouldn’t be surprised to hear that it’s hit some of the higher elevations as well.

Hard to believe that Autumn just ar-rived. We should have another month or two to enjoy our gardens, our decks and backyards.

Although “the weather” has been early this year - Spring was early, the heat came early.... - I’m holding out for a late frost. Late, as in November. Maybe even Decem-ber.

Believe it or not, even way up in the north country, Hudson’s Hope, the frost didn’t come until December one year. The snow came on time, but not that hard frost. That year - 1992, I think - it even rained on Christmas Eve. Very strange.

Then again, the year after, we had an early frost in August. Guess that’s what you call evening the score. There were a lot of sad faces around town that week.

Judging by the fruit stands and Farm-ers Markets around the local area, it’s been a good growing season. Horstings Farms in Cache Creek is open again, and along with Desert Hills in Ashcroft, we have a joyful abundance of locally-grown fruit and vege-tables, for which we are enormously thank-ful.

Delicious locally-grown peaches, pears, apples and plums are being traded by locals who have a surplus on their backyard trees, and maybe the resulting deserts will find their way onto our tables at Thanksgiving.

Yes, October is closer than you want to believe! But October means pumpkin pie, so it’s all good.

And then, because we’re crazy, we’re all going to start planning our gardens for next year. Grasshoppers and all.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITORDear EditorAs I drove to the coast last

weekend, I noticed the increased speed limit between Hope and Ab-bottsford. I noticed the increased speed limit through Savona and up the Savona Hill on my last drive to Kamloops. I have also been in-formed that the speed limit on the Coq has been increased.

I must confess that I have always driven a bit over the posted speed and at times have paid the price for my decisions. It was my choice and I must accept responsibility for my actions.

My concern is two fold at this time. First and foremost I guess would be safety because I know that many share my impatience in trying to get from Point A to Point B as rapidly as possible, perhaps by driving just a few kilometres over the posted speed. With a post-ed speed on the Coquihala of 120 km/h and people stretching that to 130-159 km/h, will there not be an increased chance of major in-jury or fatality accidents, especial-ly through the winter months? It has been my experience that often those travelling do not slow down to match the winter conditions, es-pecially those driving AWD SUV’s. I have been one of them myself.

I find that the stretch between Hope and Abbottsford is becom-ing far more congested with urban sprawl, especially between Chilli-wack and Abbottsford. The post-ed speed is now 110 km/h. I usual-ly turn south at Sumas but have no-ticed much heavier traffic both east and west from Chilliwack in over the past few years. Time alone will determine whether or not my con-cerns have any valid foundation. I know that twice I have had tremen-dous slowdowns due to accidents in

the Chilliwack area.Secondly, we have all watched

the price at the pump skyrock-et over the past few years. Much of that price is in taxes on petroleum products, ie. Gasoline and diesel fuel. To the best of my understand-ing, the internal combustion en-gine becomes less efficient as you increase the speed, hence great-er fuel consumption, and for those concerned about the environment as our government professes to be, more pollution. Based on the fact that I taught mechanics for almost three decades, I have some back-ground as to what happens when engines turn at higher RPMs, fric-tion between moving parts increas-es creating greater wear.

I sense a minor conflict of inter-est here. Public safety vs. Tax rev-enue. We often hear of concern by the government over rising fuel prices which are reflected in almost everything we purchase. Product must be transported from the point of production to the point of con-sumption and which are required vehicles burning fossil fuels. Ap-proximately 31 per cent of the cost per liter of fuel is in taxes, both provincial and federal. As fuel cost and consumption rise, government revenues correspond.

If my theory on the higher speed creating more severe accidents is

borne out then we will also incur a rise in the cost of insurance. In my humble esti-

mation, this does not translate into sound fiscal management.

If is not my desire to deride or assess blame, just to express my concerns and perhaps increase awareness around this issue. It is certainly tempting to follow old habits and increase our speed as the government increases the legal speed limit and we will definitely increase our speeds as traffic flow is faster. As we do so, I guess that we do not have the right to complai much about the rising cost of liv-ing, because almost all cost of liv-ing rises are related to transporta-tion. It is our responsibility to hold our government accountable for the decisions that they make that have a profound effect on our personal fi-nances. Check the sticker price on items you purchase at the grocery, department or conven-ience store and note that the rise is in direct correlation with rusing fuel costs.Mike BaldwinAshcroft, BC

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The Steelhead Shuffle is a rockin’ good timeAs fall approaches

the calendar seems to fill. The Community Club has lots of plans for events for the rest of the year!

New executiveAt the AGM on

Sept. 10 not only did the club lay out its plans, but a new exec-utive was elected. I’d like to thank everyone for put-ting their names forward to sit on the executive; involve-ment in the community and helping with all the wonder-ful events that the club hosts helps to make our little town a vibrant active place to call home.

Congratulations to the following; Vice President Pat Jackson, Secretary Tina Draney, four Directors – Ol-iva and Craig Watson, Kath-leen and Alex Kinesawich, and for the fifteenth year running, yours truly has taken the position of presi-dent. We are still looking for a Treasurer. On the T.V. so-ciety Jim Ryan let his name stand again for Chair, and Alex Kinasewich is the Vice Chair.

Rivers Day cleanupRiver’s Day is Sept. 29,

and in honour of such, the Club will be co-hosting with The Steelhead Advocacy As-sociation, a clean-up and wiener roast on Saturday the 28th. Come down to Mad-den Island at 10am and pitch in to tidy the camp and riv-er bank. Please bring along a weed eater, and wear some gloves.

Community NightsStarting in October,

Movie nights return! On Oct. 2 we will show the locally shot film “Shoot-er”. Starring Mark Wahl-berg, directed by Antoine Fuqua, this film is an action filled thriller with Ashcroft starring as Africa! Rated “R” - show starts at 7pm at the hall; with popcorn, refresh-

ments, door prize, and it’s all free!

Hallowe’en is another event that requires a few volunteers. Games, con-tests, arts and crafts, wiener roast, and fire-works – this

town goes all out to make Hallowe’en a memorable occasion for kids and adults alike.

This year we will be put-ting on a fall dance, trad-itionally called the Steelhead Shuffle. The hall rocking to a live band on Nov. 8. Watch this paper for the details, but mark your calendar and save the date! If you would like to join the dance committee, let me know and I will steer you in the right direction.

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zaar is scheduled for Nov. 29. This event is our main fundraiser of the year which finances the upkeep of the hall, the insurance, and chil-dren’s events and so on. Raf-fle tickets are now on sale

and there are five great priz-es! First prize is a queen size quilt donat-ed by the Cac-tus Strippers Quilting Guild; second prize is a beautiful-ly framed lim-ited edition Andrew Kiss print “Double Trouble” (two adorable fox kits), donated by Doreen and Bill Hare (we will miss you!). Third prize is $50 cash donat-ed by Doug and Marlin Wyatt-Purden. Fourth prize is a lovely pine needle bas-

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December just wouldn’t be the same without the Ham and Turkey Bingo! This event has been sched-uled for Dec. 12. This is a great chance to win a ham or turkey or both – fun for the whole family, and also in need of some helpers.

None of the above appeal to you? Maybe you are the flashy glitzy party type? The Spences Bridge New Year’s dance is one of the best in the region! Folks come from all around to attend this party! Even if you’re not interested in helping out on the com-mittee – plan on attending!!

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Bob Bossin and Davy the Punk come to town“Bobby, what you don’t say can’t

be used against you.”It was an odd thing for a quiet, con-

servative man to say to his son, but young Bobby Bossin took it at face value. His father was, he knew, a man who kept quiet in social situations, but opened up as a wonderful storyteller when he was with those he trusted. It wasn’t until after his father’s death in 1963, however, that Bossin learned his dad hadn’t just been a man who booked acts into Ontario nightclubs. His fath-er had had another identity: “Davy the Punk”, a name given to him by mem-bers of the Toronto gambling under-world in the 1920s and 1930s.

Bossin began doing some research. Davy the Punk wasn’t the type to keep a diary; but his son soon found that the

Attorney General of Ontario and the police, who had unsuccessfully pur-sued him from the late 1930s on, had written volumes about Davy. Bossin was soon hot on the trail, talking to old bookies, cops, judges, and pals who provided information not only about Davy, but about the dark side of Toron-to and its shadowy underbelly.

Along the way Bossin uncovered outrageous stories and scams perpetrat-ed by colorful characters who seemed to have come straight out of a Damon Runyon story. Right from the start of his search, Bossin knew he eventually wanted to write about Davy the Punk and the world he inhabited; but it was only within the last year that everything came together, and Songs and Stories of Davy the Punk became a reality.

The show features original songs from Bossin, one of Canada’s most ac-claimed folk singers and songwriters, including “Scatter My Ashes on the Racetrack” - one of Davy’s requests before he died - and “All Horse Players Die Broke”. “My father taught me that the track is the one place the window cleans you,” recalls Bossin.

Davy the Punk also includes stor-ies - some humorous, some touch-ing - about Bossin’s father: a man who stayed one step ahead of the police and amassed a fortune, then gave up gam-bling in order to raise his son. There are also electrifying tales about a long-van-ished side to Toronto the Good that the history books rarely mention.

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As Davy might say, odds are 5 to 7 on that you’ll be glad you met Davy the Punk.

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Who I am today is my choice, but there are many fac-tors that have influenced my choices. Reflecting back, I’d have to say the top two influen-cing factors in my life have been my parents and my faith in God, but as my daughter returns to school this week, I got to think-ing how much influence school had on who I am today.

We all have or will spend a lot of time in our lives in school. By the time you are 18, you will have spent on average almost one third of your life in school (and school programs) and when you consider that another third of that time is spent sleeping, well, you can see how much in-fluence your time in school will

have on who you are.

Some things that stand out from my mem-ories of school:

Mr. Thiessen, my bus driver, who chatted with a very shy little girl all the way to kindergarten. He

was the bright spot to the start and finish of each day.

The rough boys who ran through the lineup and caused me to drop and break my Dukes of Hazard lunch box. (I still miss that lunch box. Sniff)

My Grade 1 teacher, Mrs. Brown introduced us to purple cabbage. Wow! That was the coolest vegetable ever!

Mrs. Gowder, my Grade 2 teacher who read our class stor-ies about Briar Rabbit and Briar Fox

Playing with Grade 2 and 3 friends during recess and lunch and one day receiving a whole pack of gum from a grade 7 boy

named Marvin.Learning gymnastics, soccer,

cheerleading and cross coun-try skiing at Topley Elemen-tary and Ms. Gunther creating

gymnastics shows for me to show my routines off to the whole town (Topley had about 300 people in it) while she played her vio-lin. (PS, Mr. Jim Iker was my sister’s teacher for two years at that school.)

Being bullied daily by a group of kids. Being called Moose and coming home crying many days in grades 4, 5 and 6.

My grade 6 teacher who was on exchange from Australia who played soc-cer in his bare feet and told us wonderful stories about

Australia.Mr. Oxendale, my volunteer

band teacher who taught me to play the saxophone, brought me to festivals and said I was ready to play jazz.

My high school English teacher, Mr. Culos, who said if we knew the answer, he would do a headstand at the front of the class...and he did do the head-stand too!

My sewing and cooking teacher, Mrs. Gyoba who taught us to be very accurate and pre-cise in our creations.

Playing on basketball, vol-leyball and track teams with coaches who volunteered their leisure time for us. Oh what fun! Oh what memories! Oh what wonderful experiences!

I could say more about my

school experiences, but I no-tice that each of these memories, whether positive or negative all have to do with a connection with a person or people. This just reiterates what I’ve been thinking about lately. It is of ut-most importance that we provide as many opportunities for kids to connect in a healthy way with peers, school staff role models and with community role mod-els. We can all do our part to nur-ture our kids. You’ve heard the saying, it takes a community to raise a child, well that means you and me. Let’s all do our part to nurture healthy connections with schools and with kids to provide wonderful role models for kids to choose to be the best version of themselves.

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Fundraising for Grad Class 2015Barbara Roden, Shaunnessey Brooks and Rose Fletcher were selling raffle tickets for the Grad Class at last week’s Ashcroft Fall Fair with some of the 2015 Ashcroft Grads: Richard Ranta and Breana Paulos, and Arianna Fletcher hiding behind the gift basket worth $900.The draw will take place on Oct. 14.

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R.D. Cumming’s store in Ashcroft, sometime before 1912. Cumming felt that the telephone was a huge boon to businesses such as this.

In the Sherlock Holmes story “The Devil’s Foot” Dr. Watson receives a telegram from the great detec-tive, and says of his friend that “he has never been known to write [a letter] when a tele-gram would serve”.

In the late nineteenth cen-tury letters were, in the face of the immediacy of a telegram, hopelessly old-fashioned, and by 1898 Holmes had gone a step further, and had a tele-phone installed in his � at at 221B Baker St. The detec-tive was obviously a man who embraced new technology, and during his heyday (1881–1914) there was rather a lot of it to embrace.

We live in an age of rap-id advances; but so too did those who lived a century ago. Their technology might look quaint to us, but it was the prototype of so much that we take for grant-ed today. Without the � rst telephones, as cumber-some as they were, there would be no smartphones now; and while you might think that “technogeeks” - people obsessed with technology - are a recent phe-nomenon, you would be very wrong.

One early technogeek was Ashcroft’s R.D. Cum-ming, who in the summer of 1914 was anticipating the arrival of a communications system unlike any-thing Ashcroft had ever seen. Cumming’s excitement about its arrival, installation, and use could hardly be contained, and he was as anticipatory of it then as many people are today when Apple announces that a new model of iPhone is on the way.

Nowadays, of course, we have all manner of so-cial media in which to broadcast our thoughts and views, and communicate with others who are as in-terested as we are; avenues not available to Cum-ming. However, as owner and editor of the Ashcroft Journal from 1912–1958, he had a whole newspaper at his disposal; and for much of 1914 he kept up an almost breathless running commentary on every as-pect of the telephone system that was coming to town.

In January 1914, Ashcroft was connected to only two communities - Lillooet and Clinton - by tele-phone, and anyone wishing to avail themselves of that still rather newfangled device had to use the only

phone in town, which was located at the telegraph of-� ce. Cumming, who had been a shopkeeper before

assuming editorship of The Journal, was keenly aware of what a wonderful busi-ness tool the phone could be. In January 1914 he wrote in the paper, “The amount of business that can be done in a few mo-ments over the telephone is remarkable, and it can be done to such a satisfaction that the telegraph cannot approach.” In this he sounds remarkably like a present-day businessman, musing about the possi-bilities that new technology (online shop-ping, for example) might bring.

Cumming also realized, however, that this technology could connect far-� ung people, much as e-mail, Facebook, and other social media sites do today: “The telephone accommodation between Ash-croft and Lillooet and Clinton brings these

towns closer together than they ever were before and make the people close neighbours rather than stran-gers at a long distance.”

In February he noted that “There are prospects of Ashcroft being connected to Savona by wire in the summer. This would put the town in connection with Kamloops, as well as the whole of the Okanagan Val-ley.”

As thrilling as this prospect undoubtedly was to Cumming (and others), what really got him excit-ed was the fact that in summer 1914, Ashcroft got its own in-town telephone system. In early June he reported that “The switch-board for the telephone has arrived and is being installed at the Central [Hotel, then the site of the town’s post of� ce]. Mr C.E. Gooding, who is the government of� cial in charge of the work, advises that we will be in communication with each other in about two weeks.”

Later in June he noted, “The wires for the local tele-phone system are being put into the homes and of� ces of the various subscribers. The instruments will arrive in a few days. We understand

the wire is already here so that we should be in touch with each other in a very short time.”

Anyone who has had dealings with phone com-panies - which is to say, most people reading this col-umn - will doubtless be laughing hollowly and roll-ing their eyes at Cumming’s optimism (and will be noting that the phone company’s estimate of comple-tion time was as hopeful then as it is now). However, Cumming was - in those early days of the telephone - living in a state of blissful ignorance regarding prom-ised vs. actual delivery dates.

On July 4 he was still hopeful: “The instruments for the local telephone service are being installed and a short time should see the completion of the sys-tem.” On July 11 he wrote, “Work in connection with the setting of the poles for the local telephone will begin Monday, and a week or two should see the sys-tem in complete working order,” and on July 18 came the news that “The erection of the poles for the local telephone wires is progressing rapidly. The install-ing of the instruments and the wires connecting same is about done, and a short time should see the work complete.”

Alas, there appears to have been a delay in pro-ceedings (modern readers will smile as they realize that not much has changed in a century), and work slowed down for several weeks after July 18. It was not until Aug. 29 that Cumming was able to report that “The cable for the local telephone has arrived and in a short time all connections will be made and we will be in direct communication with each other in our own homes. Ashcroft will be a very much up to date town.”

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You often hear that pets resemble their owners and in some ways that’s happening more and more. Not too many years ago, puppies and kittens frequent-ly died in the � rst months of life due to infectious disease. Many more were lost to accidents or injury. Professionals involved with dogs such as bird dog trainers or those involved with dogs showing, would not even consider paying for a puppy until it was nearing adulthood because so many succumbed to distemper or parasitic infections as young puppies. Few pets suffered from cancer, as most never lived long enough to get it. Most cats earned their keep by keeping pests under control, a risky occupation that exposed them to parasites, predators and disease. Working and hunting dogs were not routinely vacci-nated and, without access to antibiotics, many would not survive infections from what we would today consider to be a minor injury. The same was true for their owners--farming and occupational accidents, polio and even the � u took countless human lives.With advances in both human and veterinary med-

icine, many previously devastating diseases are now virtually unheard of due to widespread vaccination. In almost 20 years, I have seen canine distemper only twice in my career--once as a brand-new graduate (my boss at the time had been in practice since the 80’s and even he had never seen a case), and again when I did volunteer work in Louisiana after Hurri-cane Katrina. Sadly, many animals in that part of the United States are not vaccinated or on heartworm prevention, so these diseases are much more prev-alent than in other parts of the U.S. and Canada. In parts of northern Canada, rabies and distemper are maintained in the wild canine population and can be

transmitted to unvaccinated domestic animals.Now, however, the picture is changing. And still,

pets do resemble their owners. Not too many years ago, few veterinarians would have seen cases of di-abetes in pets. It is now relatively common in both cats and dogs. Pets and their owners are increasingly being diagnosed and treated for chronic conditions that were much less common a few years ago. Low thyroid function (hypothyroidism), heart, kidney and liver disease, torn cruciate ligaments, allergies and arthritis are diagnosed with increasing regularity. There are many schools of thought as to why this parallel shift is being observed. . . Is it simply be-cause our lives are longer and safer than they have ever been before, so less fatal maladies now have opportunity to take hold? Or is it a re� ection of our diet in combination with a more sedentary lifestyle for both us and our animals? Other people specu-late that increasing exposure to chemicals, pollution or stress may play a role in development of chronic disease. What can pet owners to to help their pets stay

healthy? No surprises here--essentially the same advice your doctor gives you for your own health. Choose nutritious foods that are low in fat, salt, ar-ti� cial � avors and colors. Limit snacks, maintain a healthy body weight and exercise. Get regular check ups, maintain good oral hygiene and spend quality time socializing with others. The best news of all? Studies show that pet owners who make a concert-ed effort to help their pets lose weight and become healthier usually improve their own health as well. Now that’s a win-win situation!

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VILLAGE OF ASHCROFT2014 TAX SALE

In accordance with the requirement of Section 403 of the Local Government Act, on the 29th day of September, 2014, in the Council

Chambers of the Village of Ashcroft at 10:00 a.m., the following parcels of real property shall be offerred for sale by public auction unless the

delinquent taxes plus interest are sooner paid:

ROLL NO. STREET ADDRESS LEGAL DESCRIPTION UPSET PRICE

00219.078 615 - 600 MESA VISTA DR Lot 15 Plan KAS1119 DL 423 $ 4,924.71

00219.082 617 - 600 MESA VISTA DR Lot 17 Plan KAS1119 DL 423 $ 4,288.93

70200.011 1 - 107 TINGLEY ST $ 596.34

Linda Howika, CMACollector

Please note that tax sale procedures and purchaser’s responsibilities are available at the Village Office, 601 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft, BC during regular office hours as well as from the Village’s website at www.ashcroftbc.ca.

2014 TAX SALEIn accordance with Section 403 of the Local Government Act, the following properties will be sold for taxes by public auction on Monday, September 29, 2014 at 10:00 a.m., in the Village of Clinton Council Chambers, 1423 Cariboo Highway, Clinton, BC, unless the delinquent property taxes owing plus interest are sooner paid. Information regarding these properties or Tax Sale procedures may be obtained at the Village Office prior to the Tax Sale.

Joanne Molnar, Collector

Legal Description Location Upset PriceParcel A, DL 1, Plan B6351of Lot C, Plan 4194, Clinton Townsite

1530 Cariboo HighwayRoll: 00066.000

$6,462.31

Lot 56B, Clinton Townsite 301 Smith AvenueRoll: 00130.000

$3,330.33

Lot 62, Clinton Townsite 305 McDonald AvenueRoll: 00141.000

$1,701.85

Lot 78A, MHR# 23632,Clinton Townsite

208 Cariboo AvenueRoll: 00182.000

$1,507.12

Parcel C, Plan DD KE59161of Lots 99 & 100, Clinton Townsite

202 Foster AvenueRoll: 00218.025

$2,757.24


Council discusses speed, alcohol and reporting requirements The mayors, coun-

cillors, and CAOs of most BC municipal-ities as well as Region-al Directors, and some First Nations repre-sentatives will spend this week at the annual Union of BC Munici-palities Convention.

The UBCM advo-cates for, represents and serves all local governments in BC through policy development and implementation, Government relations, communications and liaison with other groups

The annual convention is the UBCM Annual General Meet-ing and is also where resolu-tions that have been put forward by different local governments are voted on by the membership. Those resolutions that are en-dorsed by the members are then acted on by the UBCM Execu-tive. They advocate to the prov-incial government on behalf of the local governments and the FCM, which is the body that ad-vocates to the Federal Govern-ment. This year there are over 150 resolutions to be dealt with.

Clinton’s ResolutionsThe Village of Clinton had

two resolutions endorsed by the Southern Interior Local Gov-ernment Association (the first step in getting a resolution on the floor at UBCM). One resolu-tion deals with Communities in Bloom and asks the Province to maintain or increase the funding to the program. The second reso-lution deals with leases between local governments and the Prov-ince and requests that UBCM works with the province to pro-duce lease agreements that are fair to both parties.

The UBCM Convention also allows local governments to make appointments with specif-ic Provincial Ministers to bring concerns and causes directly to

the appropriate Minister.Meeting with MinistersThis year the Village of Clin-

ton requested and was grant-ed meetings with three Minis-ters. They will meet with Minis-ter Coralee Oakes, the Minister of Community Sport and Cul-tural Development. The issue to be discussed is that Villages are expected to complete Official Community Plans (OCP) every five years and the costs associ-ated with these place a financial burden on the community. Fund-ing support is required.

The second meeting request was to The Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Suzanne Anton who is responsible for the liquor distribution in the prov-ince. The topic of concern is the changes that allow the transfer of liquor licenses from one lo-cation to another. The Village of Clinton is concerned that there is already one business in Clinton that has sold and no action taken with the property. It is anticipat-ed that the business was sold to have the liquor license trans-ferred to another location. The removal of the liquor license has a large impact on the community economic status. The Village is requesting assurance that the in-tent of the changes to the Liquor License Regulations was not to have the local liquor permits be moved to larger centers as this has a large impact on the smaller rural communities.

The final meeting requested and granted is with Todd Stone, Minister of Transportation and

Infrastructure. There are several points to discuss with Minister Stone but the three main ones include the MoTI Pilot Project where-by they propose removing the 70-km. transition zone at the entrances to the Vil-lage. The speed lim-it would go from 100 km/hr directly to 50

with no transition zone. The council has had numerous meetings and discussions with representatives of the MoTH for well over a year with no resolution. The Vil-lage would like the 50 km/hr signage moved further out from the Ministry’s rec-ommendations. They are also looking for support for their request related to how the measurement of success will be determined for this project and how changes will be implemented should there be a need for change. The third request is for the MoTH to cover the cost for

changes required to deal with the Tingley Street freshet issues that sees parts of Tingley Street flooded each spring.

Throughout the week of UBCM there are numerous stud-ies, workshops, clinics, etc. to keep delegates busy. It is an ex-

hausting week but well worth the time and money it cost to send your representatives as they bring back so much information and they get the chance to advo-cate for things that will impact the future of your community.

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A friendship rekindledI ran into an ex-

friend in the grocery store this week. If I’d seen her from a distance or if she’d seen me, we probably would have avoided each other as we’ve done in the past. But as she was pushing her buggy around the cor-ner of a middle aisle, I was wheeling my cart in her direction and suddenly we were face to face.“Hi,” I said, excited

to see her, temporar-ily forgetting that we’d had a mysterious fall-ing out over six years ago. “Hi,” she said, smil-

ing back at me.And then we stood

there for what seemed like an entire minute just looking at each other.“I don’t know what

I did to upset you,” I blurted out anxiously. “But whatever I did, I’m really sorry.” Instantly I felt

tears in my eyes and could see tears in hers too. We hugged and laughed and started asking each other about our lives and families. We also reminisced.

We talked about the time we got caught in a terrifying whiteout on the Coquihalla

Highway and were afraid for our lives, as our children goofed around loudly in the back seat.I told her about the

pictures that I was just looking at: her daughter and my son when they were hilari-ous toddlers running around naked in my backyard.And then I asked if

she remembered when I first told her I was pregnant with my now

11-year-old daughter.Again - tears.We had a lot of great

moments together as new mothers and I’ll never forget meet-ing her for the first time with our babies. I liked her right away. We were fast friends and I assumed we’d always be there for one another. Until we weren’t. Our falling out was

briefly discussed and my reasons for being upset with her van-ished when I found out why she was mad at me.I had no recollection

of what she described and it felt like there must have been some kind of miscommuni-cation way back when, but all I could do was apologize again for the part that I played

in the demise of our friendship, whether I remembered it or not. I think if we’d talked

it out at the time we would have been fine. However, neither one of us made that effort.“Well, we’re talking

now,” my friend said, after I told her how much I regretted not approaching her soon-er. “That’s good.”I completely agreed -

it is good. But I can’t help kicking myself

for my bad habit of avoiding conflict. By doing so in this situ-ation, I allowed the hurt feelings between us to needlessly fester.I’m grateful for the

surprise close encoun-ter with her in the grocery store. As we hugged for a second time and promised to meet for coffee, I thought of my mom telling me how yellow roses represent joy and friendship, and I

vowed to send a bou-quet to my long lost pal.I don’t know if we’ll

establish the same kind of relationship we once had, but I’m sure we’ll feel better about each other go-ing forward.It feels good to love

her again without the hurt.Lori Welbourne is a

syndicated columnist. She can be contacted at LoriWelbourne.com


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

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

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

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

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

Ashcroft & District Rodeo AssociationPhone: 250-457-9390

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

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

Desert Bells Handbell ChoirCarmen Ranta 250-457-9119

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Desert Spokes Cycle SocietyPhone 250-457-9348

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

Ashcroft Curling Club Phone 250-453-2341

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

Ashcroft Volunteer Fire DepartmentPhone 250-453-2233

Cache Creek Volunteer Fire DepartmentPhone 250-457-9967

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

Ashcroft Royal Purple Phone 250-457-9122

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

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

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

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

Soccer AssociationContact: Tom Watson Phone 250-457-7178

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

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

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

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

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

Ashcroft Hospice ProgramShirley 250-453-9202

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

2014 TAX SALEIn accordance with Section 403 of the Local Government Act, the following properties will be sold for taxes by public auction on Monday, September 29, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers of the Village of Cache Creek, 1389 Quartz Road, Cache Creek, B.C. unless the delinquent taxes now owing plus interest are sooner paid by cash, certified cheque or money order. Information regarding any of the properties must be obtained at the Village Office prior to the Tax Sale:

Gayle Olson, Collector, Village of Cache Creek

Street Address Legal Description Upset PriceMobile Home at Bay #2Sage & Sands Mobile Home Park701 Trans Canada Hwy S

Bay 2, Lot A, Plan 29044, DistrictLot 103, K.D.Y.D.

$1,731.20

Mobile Home at Bay #16Sage & Sands Mobile Home Park701 Trans Canada Hwy S

Bay 16, Lot A, Plan 29044, DistrictLot 103, K.D.Y.D.

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Kwoiek Creek project provides revenue

Plan addresses water metersUV, and some chlorinaton to

treat the water. In addition to this new filtration system, the Village would also take the opportunity to upgrade existing portions of the water system. The reservoir serv-ing North Ashcroft is undersized and does not meet current stan-dards, while water pressure needs to be increased to the fire hydrant system on the Mesa to make it more effective. Some of the trunk-mains are now approaching the end of their useful lives, while the en-tire system contains aging infra-structure which needs to be re-newed or replaced.

The new system would also be designed for potential population growth, she said. For example, fil-tration and UV could have com-ponents added at a later time to ex-pand the system’s capabilities.

The Building Canada Fund re-ceives many more applications than it has funds available, and the Village intends to file an applica-tion as soon as this year’s process-ing window opens. Allen pointed out that the Village is much more likely to be successful in obtaining funding if it is proactive, adopts a sustainable water plan, and shows that it is managing its water use.

She said there is a compon-ent of the Water Master Plan that

talks about water metering being phased in down the road. It would start with commercial and indus-trial water users and then spread to residential users.

Generally, said Allen, the feed-back at the July 19 Open House for the Water Master Plan was that people wanted their local munici-pal water managed because they see a lot of it being wasted.

“People want safe, clean drink-ing water,” said Allen, “and they realize that a cost increase goes hand in hand with that.”

She said most people were fine with that as long as the cost was af-fordable.

Of the new water system, she said general consensus at the Open House was that “they were tired of the water quality advisories going up and down because of turbidity.”

Applications to the Building Canada Fund are only accepted once the government announces it. Allen said the next grant intake is expected early in 2015, which means those applications that are accepted won’t be announced until 2016, ensuring that construction on a new water system couldn’t get underway until 2016 at the earliest.

It is not unusual that planning for a new municipal water system can take several years before the system is actually in place.

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A new agreement with the B.C. government will enable the Kanaka Bar Indian Band (KBIB) to share in half of the proceeds from the Kwoiek Creek Hydroelectric Project for the next 40 years.

The revenue-sharing agree-ment is enabled by B.C.’s First Nations Clean Energy Busi-ness Fund, which aims to pro-mote increased First Nations participation in the clean-energy sector.

The Kwoiek Creek Hydro-electric Project is a 49.9 mega-watt run-of-river project lo-cated 14 kms south of Lytton

and west of Kanaka Bar on the lower reaches of Kwoiek Creek, a tributary to the Fras-er River. The project includes a 71-km long, 138-kilovolt transmission line to transmit electricity generated to the BC Hydro Highland Valley Sub-station near Mamit Lake. At full capacity, the project will provide enough hydro-electri-city to power approximately 20,000 B.C. households.

The developer of the pro-ject is Kwoiek Creek Resour-ces Limited Partnership, a part-nership between the KBIB and Innergex Renewable Energy

Inc. The project created 250 construction jobs, with 40 per cent going to First Nations.

“This clean energy project is the result of many years of hard work and dedication by our community, our partner First Nations, and Innergex,” said KBIB Chief James Frank. “It was developed in a spirit of mutual respect and collab-oration. As a source of clean, sustainable energy it will pro-vide long-term benefits for our community and others in Brit-ish Columbia as well.”

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PERMISSIVE TAX EXEMPTIONThe Village of Cache Creek will consider a Tax Exemption Bylaw for the following property for the year 2015 at their regular meeting of Council on Monday, September 29th, 2014 at 4:30 pm:The portion of the land and improvements which are held and used exclusively by the Ashcroft and Cache Creek Golf and Country Club (Golf Club) including the Semlin Valley Golf Course, the parking lot serving the golf course, and all golf course buildings, except the golf cart garage, all located at 1622 Fehr Way. The estimated Municipal Tax Exemption is $1,600.00 per year.

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Be active and thankful, and Run for the CureSeptember 23 marked the official

start of Fall, not Winter, but Jack Frost showed up early, Sept. 10, and put paid to the geraniums and tomato plants. However, for the most part, the rest of the month was beautiful - bright sun and brilliant blue skies.

There are so many designated spe-cial days but I will draw your atten-tion to only two. National Seniors Day is Oct. 1, a day when the Government of Canada and all Canadians are proud to pay tribute to the seniors who have helped build this country and continue to make valuable contributions to their communities, workplaces, and society. This special day is an occasion for all Canadians to appreciate and celebrate

seniors.There are many programs designed

to keep seniors active, engaged and in-formed. Today seniors are better pro-tected in a variety of areas including fi-nancial services, housing and health.

Clinton Seniors Association is es-pecially grateful for the grant received through the New Horizons for Seniors program that allowed them to install new floors throughout the Seniors Cen-tre. Thank you, Service Canada!

Thanksgiving Day is Oct. 13. It focuses our minds on our blessings rather than on our problems. It makes one glad for what we’ve been given, and it takes our minds off the bu-rdens we all have. In a life of plenty and prosperity we seem to take everything for granted. How thankful we should be for all the good things in our lives. This year set aside a few mo-ments of the holiday week-end to sit alone and think of the many things for which we should be truly thankful.

October is Breast Cancer

Awareness Month which is an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. I was personally challenged with breast cancer 19 years ago, so Thanksgiving Day is especially mean-ingful for me and I fully support pro-moting breast cancer awareness.

While many people are aware of breast cancer, most forget to try to de-tect the disease in its early stages and to encourage others to do the same. A lot of progress has been made in detecting and treating breast cancer, but there’s much left to be done.

CIBC Run for the Cure is Canada’s largest single day, volunteer-led event dedicated to raising funds for breast cancer research, education and aware-ness programs. The Run takes place across Canada on Oct. 5. There are nine sites in B.C., including Kamloops. This 1-5 km walk or run is in support of cre-ating a future without breast cancer.

Congratulations to the Lions Club as they celebrate 50 years of giving ser-vice to Clinton. What a wonderful con-tribution they have made. Thank you, Lions!

The next regular General meeting of the Clinton Seniors Association is Oct. 16 following noon lunch. Come and join us!

The Marketplace will be held Sat-urday, Nov. 1 from 10am until 2pm at the Clinton Memorial Hall. It features

new and used items for sale, home baking, a food concession, the Peel ‘n’ Pay raffle and more. To rent a table call Eleanor at 459-2339.

Happy Birthday to Christine Stella on Oct. 13.

“If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older.” - Abraham Sutzkever

ROCKIN’ & TALKIN’Clinton Seniors Association

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Ken was born in Saskatchewan. He was raised in Ashcroft BC where lived, was married and raised his children. While in Ashcroft Ken was a Mill Right at Highland Valley Copper, then became an insurance agent, both in BC and Alberta. Also while in Ashcroft he took pride in building his own home. Ken then moved to Penticton where he had he last child. Finally, Ken moved to Merritt where he lived the last 12 years of his life.

Ken is survived by his two daughters, Nadine Sallie O’Shea, and Tanis(Mike) Donnelly, his sons Bryant Sallie and Christian Sallie, his two grandchildren Avery Donnelly and Bronson Donnelly, and his two sisters. Ken is predeceased by both his mother and his father.

Ken enjoyed shing, the lakes and being outdoors. Ken also had a passion for blues and Rock n’ Roll, even part of a band as a young adult. Ken enjoyed karaoke, playing darts, and pool at the Coldwater Hotel. It was here at the Coldwater’s Old Barely Market where Ken worked.

We would like to thank the Coldwater Hotel for their support, Nicola Valley General Hospital staff and doctors, Royal Inland Hospital Renal Department and Schoening Funeral Services.

Ken was a mellow person who was a gentleman’s gentleman.

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Lost & FoundAshcroft:Lost Pair of glasses in the vicinity of Ashcroft Man-or Sept 24/14. Reward offered call Ken 250.453.9113

Travel

TimeshareCANCEL YOUR Timeshare. no Risk Program stop Mort-gage & Maintenance pay-ments today. 100% money back guarantee. Free consul-tation. Call us now. We can help! 1-888-356-5248

TravelFOY SPA RV Resort Cana-dian winter special $9.95/day. All new fi tness center, hot min-eral springs, events, activities, entertainment. New guests, Call for info 888-800-0772, www.foyspa.com

Employment

Business Opportunities

GET FREE vending machines. Can earn $100,000 + per year. All cash-retire in just 3 years. Protected Territories. Full de-tails call now 1-866-668-6629. Website www.tcvend.com

Career Opportunities

EXPERIENCE IS an asset - We offer free recruitment ser-vices for people aged 45 and over across Canada. Register now at: www.thirdquarter.ca or call toll-free: 1-855-286-0306.

www.canscribe.com

Drivers/Courier/Trucking

Education/Trade Schools

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION is an in-demand career in Canada! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get the online train-ing you need from an employ-er-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-888-528-0809 to start training for your work-at-home career to-day!

Help WantedAn Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-(780)723-5051.

Trades, Technical

Looking for Planer Man & Millwrights for out of town work. 2 weeks on/2 weeks off shift. Fax resume to: 250-243-2418.

PCL ENERGY - Now hiring Journeyperson: Millwrights ($40+/hr) and Scaffolders ($38+/hr) for immediate shut-down work on an industrial project in Vanscoy, SK. LOA of $145/day worked, travel and bonuses paid! We offer com-petitive wages and benefi ts. Call 780-468-8026, email: [email protected]

Services

Financial Services

ARE YOU $10K or more in debt? DebtGo can help reduce a signifi cant portion of your debt load. Call now and see if you qualify. 1-800-351-1783.

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.

1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is not an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

LARGE FUNDBorrowers Wanted

Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime1-800-639-2274 or

604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

Home ImprovementsFULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, re-liable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1-800-573-2928

Pets & Livestock

LivestockDORPER Cross Sheep fl ock for sale. 15 ewes and 25 lambs. $4500. Phone 250-397-4126.

Merchandise for Sale

AuctionsMASSIVE September 27thFood Equipment Auction - Hobart Mixers & Meat Process,Bunn Coffee, True Refrigera-tion, Cambro Smallwares, over 800 lots! Online bidding available via BidSpotter.www.KwikAuctions.com

Misc. for SaleA- STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS

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

sizes in stock. SPECIAL

Trades are welcome.40’ Containers under $2500! DMG 40’ containers under

$2,000 each.Also JD 544 &644 wheel

Loaders Wanted to buy 300 size

hydraulic excavator Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108

Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

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

Auctions

STEEL BUILDINGS. “Gift-card give-away!” 20x22 $4,358. 25x24 $4,895. 30x30 $6,446. 32x32 $7,599. 40x46 $12,662. 47x72 $18,498. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 or on-line at: www.pioneersteel.ca

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. WantedPrivate Coin Collector BuyingCollections, Accumulations,Olympic Gold & Silver Coins +Chad: 778-281-0030. Local.

Real Estate

Houses For SaleAshcroft: 1920sq ft home. 3bdrm, 1 1/2bthrms, offi ce, heated lg shop, 3 decks, fenced garden fruit trees $245,000. Call 250.453.9284

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentASHCROFT

Hillside ManorBest Apartments

in the area!1500 Government Street

Renovated 1 & 2 bedroomVIEW SUITES

Available immediatelyClean, quiet &

well maintained.Air conditioning

Rent includes heat, hot water & cable TV

(valued at over $100/month)

Walking distance to hospital and schools.

Please give our Resident Manager

Bill Manton a chance to impress you.

250-457-0433

Seniors Discount available.

Auctions

Ashcroft: 1 Bdrm Cabin for single n/s n/p. F/S $600/mo util incl Call: 250-453-9983

Homes for RentCACHE CREEK: Nov. 1-Apr.1 1 bd. hse, fully furn, linens, dishes, etc. $450/mo+hydro, gas. Contact 250-457-1418.

Motels,Hotels

Convenient DowntownLocation across from

Beautiful Heritage Park715 Railway Avenue,

Ashcroft1 & 2 Bdrm Apts.Mature Persons

Includes heat & hot waterMOTEL UNITS

All units have fullKitchenettes,

air conditioning,Cable TV and

Internet accessNightly - Weekly - Monthly

On-site Manager250-453-9129

Ashcroft Apartment

& Motel

Obituaries

Your community. Your classifi eds.

250.453.2261

fax 250.453.9625 email [email protected]

Classifi edsGet Results!

Highland Valley Town GatheringIn Ashcroft

We would like to take this opportunity to invite our community to a town gathering about Highland Valley Coppers’ mining activities, environmental reclamation, Bethlehem exploration, tailings management and an appreciation community barbeque.

Ashcroft Community HallTuesday, September 30

from 5 - 8 pm407 Bancroft Street5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Community BBQ7:00 pm -8:00 pm Panel Discussion

We would like to hear from our community. Contact us toll free at 1-855-523-3429, email [email protected] or visit us in Ashcroft at the Community Hall on Tuesday, September 30.


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