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March 10, 2016 edition of the Ashcroft Cache Creek JournalTRANSCRIPT
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BARBARA RODENThe Journal
The Wildfire Management Branch has an-nounced several controlled burns in the Lyt-ton area, which will take place between March 7 and April 25. There is no exact date for the burns, which will depend on weather and site conditions on a given day. They will only take place if fire behaviour conditions are judged suitable, smoke will dissipate quickly, and there will only be low to moderate fire intensity.
The burns are for “fuels management and habitat restoration,” says Max Birkner, Infor-mation Officer for the Kamloops Fire Centre. “They’ll burn away dead fuels, such as dead-fall, branches, and leaves from last season that would catch fire quickly if things got dry.”
The burns will also help reduce insect in-festation and preserve elk habitats. “There are a lot of fire-adapted plant species that need a burn cycle to re-establish themselves,” says Birkner.
“What we’re afraid of is a fire starting on its own. By doing pre-emptive burns we create the same natural benefits and implications without having fires getting out of control.”
Trained wildfire crews with a minimum of 10 to 15 personnel will be doing the controlled burns in five areas around Lytton. There will be an 11.8 hectare Mill Burn, 2.5km south of Lyt-ton; a 14.3ha burn at Spencer Road, west of the Fraser River; a 2.6ha burn next to Kumsheen Secondary School; a 21.3ha Loring Way burn, 2.8km south of Lytton and east of Hwy. 1; and a 36.9ha Kumsheen Rafting Resort burn, 3.5km northeast of Lytton, adjacent to Hwy. 1 and across from the resort.
Smoke will be visible from the Village of Lytton, the Gladwin community, Kumsheen Rafting Resort, Skuppah and Siska First Na-tions, and Highways 1 and 12. Anyone with questions about the burns can call Birkner at (250) 554-5964. To report a wildfire, call toll-free 1-800-663-5555.
A firefighter with the B.C. Wildfire Service attends a controlled burn.Photo courtesy of B.C. Forest Service
Controlled burns coming to Lytton area
BARBARA RODENThe Journal
The Ashcroft and District Health Care Auxiliary (ADHCA) played a large part in helping the Royal Inland Hospital meet its goal of raising $100,000 in its second annual “Radiothon” on March 3. The executive of the ADHCA travelled to Kamloops to present the Foundation with a cheque for $20,000, a decision the group made during a budget meeting last year.
“We didn’t donate last year, but have donated to RIH previous-ly,” says ADHCA President Irene Trueman. “They’re our hospital now; a lot of people from this area end up there.”
The money was raised through the Auxiliary’s Thrift Store at the Ashcroft Village Office building. It’s open Wednesday and Friday from noon to 4:00pm, and True-man says the Auxiliary appreci-ates the support it receives, through donations and purchases, as well as the volunteers who work there. “It’s our main fundraiser.”
She notes that the ADHCA has given the Ashcroft and District Hospital around $20,000 in the last
year, and has supported many other local, regional, and provincial or-ganizations that residents of the area use. These include a $1,500 donation to Ponderosa Lodge in Kamloops, where many local people use the Pathways to Home program in transitioning from hos-pital back to their home. Other do-nations have gone to the Kam-loops Hospice Society, the Assist-ed Living facility (Thompson View Manor) in Ashcroft, the Ashcroft/Cache Creek Better At Home pro-gram, the Terry Fox Foundation, Children’s Hospital, and the Var-iety Club.
Trueman says she’s proud that the ADHCA was able to donate so much to the RIH Foundation this year. “We feel we should sup-port it, because just about everyone uses Royal Inland Hospital.”
This year’s Radiothon raised $200,000 in donations from indi-viduals, organizations, and busi-nesses throughout the region. The Robert L. Conconi Foundation had pledged to match any donations up to $100,000, which means some $300,000 will go to help the RIH Foundation purchase equipment and fund programs at the hospital.
New face in local MP’s office
Hospital Auxiliary donation helps Royal Inland meet goal
BARBARA RODENThe Journal
Residents of the more far-flung communities in the federal riding of Mission–Matsqui–Fraser Can-yon now have a new contact person in the office of MP Jati Sidhu.
Longtime Lillooet resident Jacquie Rasmussen has been ap-pointed the Northern Constituency Coordinator for the large riding, and will be the contact person in Mr. Sidhu’s office for residents in Lytton, Spences Bridge, Ashcroft, Cache Creek, and Lillooet.
“It’s a very large riding, span-
ning over 350 kilometres, and we needed someone with the neces-sary experience to act as a liaison for constituents to ensure access to federal government services,” says Mr. Sidhu. “We made a com-mitment during the campaign that we would help everyone in the rid-ing, regardless of location, reach us with any concerns they might have.”
Rasmussen has a Bachelor of Science degree from the Univer-sity of Victoria, and has worked for more than 20 years in Lillooet
See NEW COORDINATOR on p. 5
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POLICE REPORTBarbara Roden
Alleged thief identifiedAs reported last week, on Feb. 26 the manager
of the Ashcroft liquor store called police to report an instance of shoplifting. A review of the surveil-lance tape showed a person taking bottles off the shelf. The manager thought she knew who the sus-pect was, and an image from the tape was shown to a member of the community, who made a positive iden-tification. A male was arrested at his residence on Hwy. 99 on March 6, and was released under condition to ap-pear in court on April 4.
Déjà vu all over again
On March 1 at 9:00am, police were called to a sin-gle vehicle accident on Hwy. 1, 10km south of Ash-croft Manor. It was at the same spot—near the Hat Creek Road turnoff—and very similar to an accident that hap-pened on Feb. 22: the driver lost control of his vehicle, went into the ditch, and rolled over. The driver, who was
the sole occupant of the 2001 Dodge pick-up, suffered minor injuries, including a head injury, and was trans-ported to Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) in Kamloops to be assessed. The 34-year-old male, a resident of 100 Mile House, was issued a violation ticket for driving too fast for the road conditions.
Wild goose chaseOn March 1 police received a complaint of gunshots
being fired in a field at Thompson River Estates near Walhachin. This was the day that goose hunting started, and when police investigated they found a hunter hunt-ing geese on the property of the Lancaster Ranch. The
hunter had permission from the property owner to be there hunting. It was determined that the hunter was far away from any residences.
Slippery when wetOn March 1 at 11:21am, police were called to
an accident on Hwy. 99 west of the Hwy. 97 inter-section. A 2002 Chevy Ventura van had gone off the road and into a ditch due to the slippery road condi-tions. There was minor cosmetic damage to the vehicle, and the driver, who is pregnant, was taken to RIH to be checked over. No charges are contemplated.
Frequent flyer returnsOn March 3 at 7:00pm, police were advised that the
30-year-old Smithers male who is well known to them as a hitchhiker through town, and who was moved along from Cache Creek on Feb. 23, had returned and was
See THIEF LEAVES on p. 6
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BARBARA RODENThe Journal
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) will have to pick up the tab if an oper-ational certificate for the extension of the Cache Creek landfill is not approved.
So says TNRD Chair, and Cache Creek Mayor, John Ranta, who is hoping that a visit to the area by provincial Environment Minis-ter Mary Polak on March 21 will encourage the province to speed up approval of the certificate.
Belkorp, the owner of the current landfill, has indicated that it will start shutting down the operation in the summer of 2016 in order to va-cate the site by the end of the year. The Villages of Cache Creek and Ashcroft, as well as their residents, will be able to continue depositing waste there until December 2016; but what hap-pens after that depends on whether Cache Creek is able to get the certificate that will enable them to start using the extension, which has been ex-cavated and is waiting for a liner to be put in.
If the certificate is approved soon, then the liner could be put in over the summer and the extension would be ready to pick up the slack
before the current landfill closes. If not, then the TNRD would have to install an Eco-Depot at the site, at the cost of $1 million. The Villa-ges already pay the TNRD to deposit waste at the site, but the change would mean that private haulers, such as residents dropping off house-hold or yard waste, would be charged.
“There’s a list of projects awaiting approval by the Ministry,” says Ranta, “and the last time I saw the list we were number 25.” He’s hoping to impress upon Polak the need to apply suf-ficient staff resources to get the certificate ap-proved quickly. “It would allow the first phase of the extension to start accepting refuse before the landfill closes.”
Ranta also wants to impress upon the Min-ister that the double composite liner planned for the extension will make what they’re building in Cache Creek “the best, most environmental-ly-sound landfill for municipal waste in all of North America.”
In addition to the $1 million to build an Eco-Depot at the Cache Creek site, the TNRD would be paying $500,000 per year to transport the waste from the western portion of the region to the landfills at Heffley Creek or Lower Nicola.
BARBARA RODENThe Journal
A free one-day WorldHost Workshop in Ashcroft will give participants, and the busi-nesses they work for, valuable skills for provid-ing excellent customer service.
The workshop is being hosted by the Gold Country Communities Society (GCCS), and sponsored by Community Futures Sun Country (CFSC), which is paying the $85 fee for every attendee. “It can be very challenging for some businesses to pay the fee, especially if they’re sending more than one participant,” says CFSC General Manager Deb Arnott.
Terri Hadwin, the Chief Operating Officer of GCCS, says it’s the first time that the World-Host Workshop has been held in this area. “It’s typically held up north or down on the coast. We’re really happy to be able to offer it in our little area.”
The workshop—previously called Super-Host—started in 1986 as a way of training front-line workers with new customer service tech-niques prior to the start of Expo ’86. It’s geared more towards staff than business owners, and teaches practical skills and techniques to make
customers feel welcome, and more inclined to come back.
“It will help people be better ambassadors for the area,” says Hadwin. “It will focus on what’s great about our region, and make people more aware of the cool and awesome things we have to offer. It’s the best way to advocate for our area.”
Arnott says there has been a lot of discus-sion about providing this sort of training for frontline employees, but notes that they need to get an idea as to whether this is what area busi-nesses want and need. “I really hope we get a great response from the Gold Country area.”
Hadwin says that everyone completing the workshop will receive their WorldHost certifi-cation, which could be a perk for their resumé. “It shows an interest,” she says. She adds that anyone interested in pursuing the WorldHost program could continue with online training to advance further.
The workshop takes place on Saturday, March 19 in Ashcroft from 9:00am to 5:00pm. Lunch will be provided. Spaces are limited, so anyone interested in taking part should register soon by calling Hadwin at (250) 457-6606, or e-mailing her at [email protected].
WorldHost Workshop good for business
Landfill closure would be costly for TNRD
Closure of the Cache Creek landfill would be costly for the Thompson-Nicola Regional District.Photo by Wendy Coomber
BARBARA RODENThe Journal
Top Ten lists are usually a cause for celebration; but not in the case of the Better Business Bureau (BBB), which last week revealed its list of the top 10 scams of 2015.
There was some good news in the report, which said that Canadians lost some $61 million in scams in 2015, which was down $10 million from 2014. However, that figure is misleading, as it’s likely just 5% of what was actually lost, since victims are often too ashamed to come for-ward.
While the decrease indicates that Canadians are probably becoming more adept and savvy at spotting a scam, scammers are finding new ways to fleece people, including making changes to existing scams. “The Can-ada Revenue Agency scam is our number one scam this year,” says Dan-ielle Primrose, President and CEO of the BBB serving Mainland BC. “It was the most reported scam by far and it took several forms to get your money. And it didn’t just happen around tax time; all year long we re-ceived calls.”
The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre reports that more than 17,000 Can-adians reported being affected by the CRA scam in 2015. However, it wasn’t the most lucrative scam. That title goes to Catphishing, the name given to online dating scams. “Canadians are still giving away money in hopes of a new romantic relationship,” says Primrose.
Evan Kelly, Senior Communications Advisor with the BBB serv-ing Mainland BC, says that seniors are one of the most targeted groups, with both the CRA and lottery scammers going after them. “Studies have shown that as we age we trust more. It makes us happier, but it also makes us more susceptible to scams.” He also notes that seniors are more vulner-able because they’re often lonely. “People reaching out to them is good for them.”
Both seniors who have assets and those who are worried about a lack of money for the future are vulnerable: the former because they have dis-posable income, and the latter because they want to provide for their re-maining years. Kelly encourages people to watch out for signs that older family members are being scammed.
“Check up on your elderly loved ones and make sure they’re not be-ing taken advantage of. Try to be present and inclusive without being too controlling.”
He says that another targeted group is people for whom English is a second language, particularly with the CRA scam. “The caller will often threaten them with deportation.”
Anyone who has been the victim of a scam, or thinks a family mem-ber has been, is encouraged to contact the RCMP. If you think something is a scam, do a Google search or contact the BBB.
“It amazes me that people take this stuff at face value,” says Kelly. “We’re too trusting.”
The top scams of 2015 were:Top Extortion Scam: CRA Income Tax scam (loss of $2.9 million)Top Heartbreak Scam: Catphishing ($15.6 million)Top Prize Scam: Fake lottery scam ($6.5 million)Top Financial Scam: Investment fraud ($6 million)Top Employment Scam: Secret shopper ($3.9 million)Top Subscription Scam: Free trial traps ($2.9 million)Top Impostor Scam: Spear phishing ($5.8 million)Top Private Sale Scam: Overpayment/refund ($5.3 million)Top Emergency Scam: Fake relative needs cash ($1.9 million)Top Lending Scam: Advance fee loans ($989, 634)
Buyer beware: the top scams of 2015 cost Canadians millions
Seniors are one of the most targeted groups when it comes to scams, losing millions of dollars each year. The true extent of phone and Internet fraud is unknown, as many victims are too ashamed to admit it.
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Beware of scamsThe Vernal Equinox is still ten days away,
but already the unmistakable signs of spring are in the air. The robins have returned and are building their nests; the street sweeper has been out cleaning grit from the roads (so another heavy snowfall is surely imminent; don’t put your snow shovels away just yet); bushes are being pruned and trees cut back; gardeners are tending to their seedlings; and scam artists are once again trying to defraud people of money.
Yes, spring and income tax season mean that fraud artists are out in full force, preying on the innocent to make a fast buck. The Canada Rev-enue Agency (CRA) scam is doing the rounds once more, its agents hoping that the mere utter-ance of the words “Canada Revenue Agency” will frighten people into giving up valuable per-sonal information and/or money.
The scam began in 2013, and has shown no signs of abating; the author has had at least three such calls in the last month. The phone calls begin pleasantly enough, with the friendly call-er identifying himself as being employed by the CRA. This friendliness should be a tip-off that something’s wrong; anyone who has ever had dealings with the “real” CRA will know that being friendly is not something that’s in their wheelhouse (businesslike bordering on curt is more the order of the day).
However, the phone call rapidly goes be-yond pleasantries. The victim is informed that he or she is in trouble with the CRA; they have neglected to file taxes, or have made an error on their tax return. The bottom line is always that money—often a substantial amount—is owed, with the caller asking for bank or credit card de-tails to settle the “debt”.
Any attempt by the recipient of the call to dispute the charge is met with threats: the police will be called, or jail time might be the result, or a social insurance number might be blacklisted, or CRA agents might show up at the victim’s door (which sounds like one of the least-threat-ening threats ever: “I’m Bill from the CRA, and this is my friend Stephanie, and you really don’t want to make us mad.”). Still, a surprising num-ber of people have been gulled into believing the calls are genuine, and have lost substantial sums of money as a result.
The Canada Revenue Agency rarely phones people if they are in arrears, or if there is a prob-lem with a return; they send very official-look-ing letters. The CRA will not ask you to give them a credit card or bank account number to settle a debt; terms of repayment (if that is ne-cessary) will be negotiated with you. In the rare case that the CRA has occasion to phone people, they will act with professionalism and courtesy; no threats will be used.
So if you receive one of these scam calls, do what the author does; hang up as soon as the magic words “Canada Revenue Agency” are ut-tered. Your bank account will thank you.
Dear Editor,We often complain about living in small towns: that there
are no good restaurants, no good places to shop, product is more expensive, etc.
The one thing we sometimes take for granted in a small town is the wonderful service that small town shops, restau-rants, gas stations, and grocery stores offer. And really, this is what makes these small businesses priceless.
I was sitting in my office in 100 Mile House on Friday morning feeling sorry for the fact that my son was turning 30 that day and that he was working and we would not be seeing him on his birthday.
I had an idea, and telephoned the Ashcroft Bakery and talked to the owner about a birthday cake. She was so helpful and friendly: offering to make a cake that afternoon, and bet-ter than that offering to deliver it to my son at his workplace for him and his co-workers to enjoy.
I was delighted! As I got off the phone I said to my co-workers “Now that is service you would never get from Walmart!”
I think it is important that we should all remember when looking for the “best deals” that sometimes, the best deals may not be monetary.
Debbie Theoret100 Mile House
Dear Editor,As Chair of the Ash-
croft-Clinton Transit Committee, I was troubled to read the headline on the March 3 front page of The Journal: “Transit is an issue for Better At Home”. In addition, the accompany-ing quote, “Transit is a real thorn in our side,” puzzled me.
I read the article several times and could not find what precisely the issue was with transit. Ms Kendall of BAH de-scribes the community bus as “wonderful” and goes on to ac-curately describe the service it provides. She also indicated she promotes the community bus wherever she can.
There appears to be a lack of volunteer drivers from Cache Creek. Perhaps this is where the statement “If Better At Home clients could use the community bus, it would take a lot of pressure off our drivers” becomes the issue.
In 2012, the Village of Cache Creek chose to no longer be a part of the area transit system. Since that time, a number of changes and improvements have been made to the commun-ity bus service, including Monday trips to and from Kam-loops. The partners in the service—the Village of Clinton, TNRD Area I, and the Village of Ashcroft—have made a presentation to the Village of Cache Creek inviting them to consider rejoining the transit system.
If there are any issues that area residents have with re-spect to transit, I invite them to contact their respective repre-sentatives. I can be reached at [email protected].
Al MertensCouncillor, Village of Ashcroft
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Transit issues?
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in the natural resource sector. She also has considerable commun-ity involvement, including coach-ing and refereeing in minor hockey and judging in figure skating. She’s currently involved as a coordinator for the Lillooet Regional Invasive Species Society.
“I’m more of an information conduit,” she says of her new role. “People can call me or arrange meetings if they have questions or concerns, and I’ll be able to get them the answers they deserve.” She says that she’s been talking to staff at Sidhu’s Mission office, and been down there, to see what they do and what they face. “They get a lot of questions about immigration, but it will probably be different up here.”
She says she’ll be making her-self as available as possible, and will be Sidhu’s public face in the area if the MP is unable to attend an event. “I’ll try to do the best I can to provide regional coverage. I won’t be a familiar face in Ashcroft and Cache Creek, but I’ve lived in
Lillooet for 20 years. People won’t have to deal with someone from the big city who’s less familiar with rural and northern commun-ities.”
Rasmussen can be contacted by phone at (250) 256-2101, or e-mail at [email protected].
Jacquie Rasmussen is the new Northern Constituency Coordinator for Mission–Matsqui–Fraser Canyon MP Jati Sidhu.
New coordinator for rural areaNew Face from p. 1
Ashcroft and District Hospital retains in-house laundry service
Interior Health (IH) announced last week that it would be contracting out its laundry services at major regional hospi-tals in the Interior (Kamloops, Kelowna, Penticton, Vernon, and Nelson), resulting in more than 100 job losses.
However, laundry services at hospi-tals including Ashcroft, Lillooet, 100 Mile House, and Williams Lake will remain in-house and run by IH em-ployees. “A lot of public pressure was put on” throughout the deliberations, says Hospital Employee’s Union Communications Manager Brenda Whitehall. “I’m glad some jobs were saved, but it is quite devastating to lose more than 100 jobs in major cities in the Interior.”
Community Volunteer Income Tax Program
Anyone wanting to use the Volunteer Income Tax program which runs in Ash-croft through early May is advised that while the service operates out of the Bet-ter At Home office on Railway Avenue, the service is not provided by BAH. Vol-unteers to help with your taxes are only available on Fridays from 11:00am to 3:00pm. Please do not phone or visit the Better At Home office about tax matters outside those hours.
Easter colouring contestThe Ashcroft Library is running an
Easter colouring contest. There will be prizes in four age categories—Under 3; 4–5; 6–7; and 8–11—with the winner in each category receiving a large choco-late treat and a $25 Chapters/Indigo gift card. The colouring sheets are available at the library. Entries must be complet-ed and returned to the library by 6:00pm on March 24, and the winners will be an-nounced on March 26.
Camping reservations open on March 15
Outdoor enthusiasts can start plan-ning their 2016 travels when the BC Parks reservation system, “Discover Camping”, opens on the 15th. Individ-ual campsites in some B.C. parks can be booked up to three months in advance through the Discover Camping website
at www.discovercamping.ca. New camp-sites have been added for 2016, includ-ing two rustic trapper’s cabins in Wells Gray Provincial Park, which are reserv-able for the first time. Popu-lar picnic sites can also be booked for some locations. Although reservations don’t open until the 15th, all in-ventory for 2016—more than 5,800 campsites at 122 campgrounds—is now vis-ible on the Discover Camp-ing website.
Governor-General’s Award recipient
Sixteen-year-old Kam-loops resident Cadet Cor-poral Shannon Young was among those who re-ceived the Governor-Gen-eral’s Decoration for Brav-ery at a ceremony in Van-couver on March 4. In May 2012 an armed man entered her family’s home in the Dufferin area of Kamloops, and Young hid two younger children in an upstairs room.
Then, despite the risk of being injured or taken hostage, Young led the children downstairs and out of the house to safety.
Young is the daughter of singer/actor Gerald Young, who many area residents will remember as Freddy Eynsford-Hill in the recent Winding Rivers Arts & Per-formance Society’s production of My Fair Lady.
Local groups receive NDIT grants
The River Festival in Lytton and the 2016 Gold Country Geocache event have both received $2,500 grants from the Northern Develop-ment Initiative Trusts’s new “Fabu-
lous Festivals and Events” program. The program is designed to help non-profit or-ganizations host unique events and fes-tivals that will contribute to tourism and
the service sector in their area. The grant to Gold Country was the 2,000th project that NDIT has helped to fund.
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abstract from ICBC can now do so on-line. The abstracts provide details of a person’s basic driving history, including tickets and offences for the last five years. The abstracts are necessary for anyone who wants to do volunteer driving for school activities, and last year more than half-a-million British Columbians re-quested one. Customers can also access insurance and claims history records on-line. The abstracts and records will be im-mediately available by e-mail. Requests can be made at icbc.com/drivingrecords.
LOCAL NEWS BRIEFSBarbara Roden
See WALHACHIN on p. 11
70YEARS
COMEONE!
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We areCELEBRATING70 YEARS
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ASHCROFT LEGION GENERAL MEETING3rd Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m.
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Zion United Church Services: Mar 13: Rev. Dr. Donald Schmidt Mar 20: Rev. Nick Judson (Holy Communion) Mar 27: Easter Sunday - Rev. Ivy ThomasMar. 11: 7 pm Movie Night at Zion United’s Hall, 401 Bancroft Street. Showing 90 Minutes in Heaven; based on a true story. Free admission, refreshments by donation. Everyone welcome.Mar. 11, 12: Winding Rivers Arts & performance Society presents the play Shirley Valentine at the Ashcroft HUB, Mar. 11 and 12 at 7:00pm. Admission and refreshments by donation. Mature themes and language; may not be suitable for children.Mar. 13: Winding Rivers Arts & performance Society presents the play Shirley Valentine at the Ashcroft HUB at 2:00pm. Admission and refreshments by donation. Mature themes and language; may not be suitable for children.Mar. 13: Rhyme by Lois, Rhythm by Nadine at St. Alban’s Angli-can Church Hall, Sunday, Mar. 13 at 2:00pm. Everyone welcome; refreshments available. March 14: The 70th United Church Women’s Bean Supper, the longest ongoing event in Ashcroft. First sitting 5:00–6:00pm; second sitting 6:00–7:00pm. Come and enjoy a home-cooked meal. Mar 17: Seniors’ Centre Business Meeting. Lunch at noon followed by the meeting. All seniors welcome. At the Seniors’ Centre on Bancroft St. in Ashcroft (Village Offi ce building).May 27, 28 & 29: “WRAPS and the Ashcroft Art Club are host-ing the 5th Annual Ashcroft Plein Air Paint-out May 27, 28 and 29th. For more information please contact:[email protected]”.Ongoing: Soup Day in Spences Bridge, every Wednesday at noon at Clemes Hall. No charge.
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BARBARA RODENThe Journal
“The Food Bank is not what we are; we offer so much more,” says Yoriko Susanj, Executive Director of the South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry Society (SCEFS). She acknowledges that the Food Bank is the most public of the SCEFS pro-grams, but adds that the Society offers a wide variety of pro-grams for those living in the Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Clinton, Spences Bridge, and Walhachin areas.
The Nobody’s Perfect parenting program is run when there is funding available, and Susanj says it’s being run next at the Cook’s Ferry Indian Band office in Spences Bridge starting on April 5.
The program is a support group for parents of children aged 0 to five years, where people can meet with and speak to other parents about struggles they’re having, as well as re-ceive advice and support from trained facilitators. The series of three workshops is open to anyone in the area, with lunch and childcare provided.
Programs for youth include the School-Based Men-tal Health Prevention and the Case Aid for Youth programs. The former provides a Case Aid worker for youth who are on probation, with the worker on-call 24/7 to en-sure that all conditions are being met, and that the youth attends meetings and goes to school.
The school-based program has a worker go-ing into classroom settings to do ministry-ap-proved, evidence-based programs about mental health. Any interested teachers can sign up for the program.
“Stress and anxiety are big subjects,” says Susanj. “There’s also a prevention/intervention component to the program.”
Breaking Barriers to Employment is a refer-ral-based service run in conjunction with Work BC. “If Work BC has a client with a barrier to gaining employment, he or she will be referred to the SCEFS for one-to-one or group work-shops.”
Family Support Worker (FSW) Sherry An-derson will support any client who comes to the office. “Some people need help applying for so-cial assistance or pensions, which only takes one or two sessions,” says Susanj. “But the FSW also helps couples with communications issues, or family budgeting. And lots of parents come in wanting help in communicating with
E. Fry Society much more than just the food banksleeping in the foyer of the Royal Bank of Can-ada branch in Cache Creek. He had already been asked to leave the lobby at 5:30pm that same day, but had returned by 7:00. He was asked by police to leave town, which he did, saying he was on his way to Kamloops from the coast.
Making and keeping the peaceOn March 6 at 3:30pm, police were asked
to attend a disturbance at a residence on Stage Road in Cache Creek. A couple were engaged in a verbal dispute, although they did not admit any particular reason for the dispute to police. As no assault or threat to injure anyone had been made, police made peace between the pair, and both parties agreed to calm down and get along.
Bathroom break inOn March 7 police received a report of a
break-in at the maintenance building at the Ash-croft Indian Band, which would have occurred over the weekend. This corresponded with the
RCMP having attended a motion alarm at that location. Police had attended, but could see no sign of a break-in, as the alarm was for the main garage, and subsequent investigation showed that someone had made an entrance to the building through an electrical room. They then knocked a hole in the wall leading to a bath-room, and climbed over the bathroom wall to gain access to the main garage building. Noth-ing was missing, and it is assumed that large pieces of equipment were the target. However, the would-be thieves were unable to open the large, double-locked main doors of the garage. The Band is looking to beef up security at the building. Anyone with information about the in-cident is asked to contact the Ashcroft RCMP detachment or Crimestoppers.
Deer in the headlightsOn March 7 at 7:45pm, police were called to
a car accident on Hwy. 97C near Barnes Lake. The male Ashcroft driver of a 2005 Nissan Ul-tima had hit a deer which had stepped onto the road. There was severe damage to the car, which had to be towed from the scene.
Police Report from p. 2
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Mavourneen Varcoe-Ryan is Shirley ValentineHot on the heels of its enthusiastically received pro-
duction of My Fair Lady, the Winding Rivers Arts & Performance Society presents the famous play Shirley Valentine this weekend. It stars award-winning local ac-tress and director Mavourneen Varcoe-Ryan, who gets to step from behind the scenes and plant herself squarely
centre stage as she displays her formidable acting chops in this wonderful one-character play.
It’s the story of Shirley Valentine, a middle-aged Liverpool housewife who finds herself talking to the wall as she prepares her husband’s chips and eggs and wonders what happened to her life. When she has the
chance of a holiday in Greece, Shirley begins to see the world, and herself, in a different light.
The production will feature the debut of Barbara Roden as director. There will be two showings at the HUB (former Ashcroft Elementary) on Friday and Sat-urday evenings, March 11 and 12, at 7:00pm. There will also be a matinee performance at 2:00pm on Sunday, March 13. Admission and refreshments are by donation.
Rhymes by Lois, Rhythms by NadineLois Petty and Nadine Davenport share the stage on
Sunday, March 13 at 2:00pm (doors open at 1:30) at St. Alban’s Hall in Ashcroft. A “personal journey”-inspired joint performance will take the listener through mel-odies, images, stories, and encounters throughout both women’s lives and the lives of others around them. It’s a reflections on the days that turn into nights and nights that turn into days. Lois and Nadine invite the commun-ity to explore a unique gathering of words and music. Lois Petty says “I’m not a poet, I’m a rhymester who likes stringing words together.” Nadine Davenport says that “Every word of poetry and imagery has to mean something, challenge my growth or reflect upon my per-sonal vulnerabilities—melodies always moving, my ex-
pressions to inspire or touch all—is what drives me.” This is a free event, with tea, coffee, and goodies served.
The man who blew Tom Waits’s mind comes to Ashcroft
UniTea Tea Room presents a mind-blowing evening of soulful music and beat-box poetry on March 23, with a double bill from C.R. Avery and Lexi Marie. Avery’s genius lies in many genres—blues, hip-hop, spoken word, and rock and roll—while Marie’s music combines the essence of folk and soul with a hip-hop sensibility. Doors open at 7:00pm; the concert starts at 7:30. Tickets at the door or reserve via phone at (250) 453-9345.
It takes a special kind of performer to garner a re-sponse like “He’s blown my mind” from the legendary Tom Waits; but C.R. Avery is a unique, raw, and dynam-ic performer. He is a one-man band, but one for this gen-eration, with the rare ability to sing poetic verse while beatboxing simultaneously and pounding the piano and adding harmonica like a plot twist.
Lexi Marie is a prolific poet and vocalist currently based out of Lillooet, who combines the essence of soul and folk with an R&B kiss. When she sings it’s like a sunrise, something to look forward to, bringing light to even the darkest of days. Influenced by strong female artists like Mavis Staples and Lauryn Hill, Lexi draws from her struggles and vulnerabilities, making a point of delivering bold and honest messages.
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Shirley Valentine in Ashcroft this weekend
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1. Former Riverview Elementary, located at 211 Hill Crest Drive in Lillooet, BC.The site, zoned P-3 (school) is approximately 2 acres and will be sold “as is, where is”. There is a building on site.
2. Former Continuing Education Centre (Board offi ce), located at 538 Main Street in Lillooet, BC.The site, zoned C-2 (local commercial) is approximately 0.20 acres and will be sold “as is, where is”. There is a building on site.
3. Former Cosmetology Centre, located at 472 Main Street in Lillooet, BC.The site, zoned C-2 (local commercial) is part of approximately 0.96 acres and will be sold “as is, where is”. There is a building on site.
4. Former Learning Resource Centre, located at #76 – 5th Avenue in Lillooet, BC.The site, zoned C-2 (local commercial) is part of approximately 0.96 acres and will be sold “as is, where is”. There is a building on site.
The full information package will be available electronically or by mail by contacting the Finance Manager. Packages are also available for pick up from 8:00a.m. to 4:30p.m., Monday to Friday at the School District Offi ce, 400 Hollis Road Ashcroft, BC.
Enquiries and Offers: Mr. Steven Aie, Finance Manager Telephone: (250) 453-9151 Ext 221 or 1-855-453-9101 Email: [email protected]
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The Journal Thursday, March 10, 2016 ash-cache journal.com A7COMMUNITY
BARBARA RODENThe Journal
“The Food Bank is not what we are; we offer so much more,” says Yoriko Susanj, Executive Director of the South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry Society (SCEFS). She acknowledges that the Food Bank is the most public of the SCEFS pro-grams, but adds that the Society offers a wide variety of pro-grams for those living in the Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Clinton, Spences Bridge, and Walhachin areas.
The Nobody’s Perfect parenting program is run when there is funding available, and Susanj says it’s being run next at the Cook’s Ferry Indian Band office in Spences Bridge starting on April 5.
The program is a support group for parents of children aged 0 to five years, where people can meet with and speak to other parents about struggles they’re having, as well as re-ceive advice and support from trained facilitators. The series of three workshops is open to anyone in the area, with lunch and childcare provided.
Programs for youth include the School-Based Men-tal Health Prevention and the Case Aid for Youth programs. The former provides a Case Aid worker for youth who are on probation, with the worker on-call 24/7 to en-sure that all conditions are being met, and that the youth attends meetings and goes to school.
The school-based program has a worker go-ing into classroom settings to do ministry-ap-proved, evidence-based programs about mental health. Any interested teachers can sign up for the program.
“Stress and anxiety are big subjects,” says Susanj. “There’s also a prevention/intervention component to the program.”
Breaking Barriers to Employment is a refer-ral-based service run in conjunction with Work BC. “If Work BC has a client with a barrier to gaining employment, he or she will be referred to the SCEFS for one-to-one or group work-shops.”
Family Support Worker (FSW) Sherry An-derson will support any client who comes to the office. “Some people need help applying for so-cial assistance or pensions, which only takes one or two sessions,” says Susanj. “But the FSW also helps couples with communications issues, or family budgeting. And lots of parents come in wanting help in communicating with
their children, especially teens. It’s a very client-centred ser-vice; it’s there for whatever the need is.”
The Society can help with filling out the forms for Legal Aid applications, while the Children Who Witness Abuse program is there for children aged three to eighteen. “We meet with the child and the non-offending parent when things are stable. We deal with everything from children who are being bullied at school to those who have seen domes-tic abuse within their house. Whatever their situation, we’re there with support to help them sort through the emotional baggage they’ve been through, so they can be healthy.”
The SCEFS also runs RCMP Victim Service Programs through the Clinton and Ashcroft detachments. “It’s for any-one who’s the victim of any crime. We help seniors who are victims of fraud,” says Susanj, noting that with income tax season here there has been an increase in Canada Revenue Agency phone scams. “And in the case of sudden death, we’re there for the next of kin.”
All services offered by the South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry Society are free of charge. For more information about any of them, drop by the office at 601 Bancroft Street in Ashcroft (Monday to Friday, 8:30am to noon and 1:00 to 4:30pm), call (250) 453-9656, or e-mail [email protected].
E. Fry Society much more than just the food bank
LIONS SCORE BIG FOR MINOR HOCKEY: Thompson-Cariboo Minor Hockey Association President Lewis Kinvig (back row, l) and members of the TCMHA (front) accept $177.00 in Canadian Tire money from Ashcroft and District Lions Club members Mo Girard (back row, c) and Bob Williams. The Lions collected the money at Irly Bird and the Drylands Arena, and the funds will be used by the TCMHA to purchase equipment.
Photo by Barbara Roden
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ZUMBA JAMMER IN ASHCROFT!
A ZUMBA Masterclass, with ZUMBA Jammer Yuko Tanaka from Edmonton, was hosted by ZUMBA With Nicole in Ashcroft on March 6. The event, held at the Community Hall, was attended by more than 40 people from Cache Creek, Ashcroft, Clinton, Skeetchestn, Savona, and Kamloops. The event has made Ashcroft the talk of the ZUMBA world, as these Masterclasses are usually only held in big cities, not rural communities.ZUMBA With Nicole takes place six days a week at the Ashcroft Community Hall, with classes in the mornings, afternoons, and evenings. “People who come to the classes are pretty passionate about their Zumba!” says Nicole Archibald. For more information call her at (250) 453-9696.
Photo by Keith Archibald
The Ashcroft Knights Atom hockey team playing the Logan Lake Blazers in January. The two teams met up again at the tournament held at Drylands Arena this past weekend.
Photo by Wendy Coomber
Hockey tournament a “great experience”BARBARA RODENThe Journal
Although the two Ashcroft teams—the Knights (Atoms) and the Warriors (Midgets)—taking part in last weekend’s hockey tourna-
ment at Drylands Arena didn’t emerge victor-ious, a lot of fun was had by all.
“It was good for the Thompson-Cariboo Minor Hockey Association (TCMHA) and the community,” says TCMHA President Lewis Kinvig. “It was a great experience for the kids, and very positive overall.”
The Atom side was won by the Lumby Stars, while the Kelowna Flyers clinched the Midget honours. Kinvig says the turnout throughout the three-day tournament was very good, with as many as a hundred people at some games.
The round-robin tournament was the last event of the hockey season at the Drylands Arena. “It was a lot of work,” laughs Kinvig, “and then it blows by in three days.”
Fundraising events throughout the tourna-ment raised close to $1,500 for the TCMHA.
The Journal Thursday, March 10, 2016 ash-cache journal.com A9A8 ash-cache journal.com Thursday, March 10, 2016 The Journal SPORTS
ZUMBA JAMMER IN ASHCROFT!
A ZUMBA Masterclass, with ZUMBA Jammer Yuko Tanaka from Edmonton, was hosted by ZUMBA With Nicole in Ashcroft on March 6. The event, held at the Community Hall, was attended by more than 40 people from Cache Creek, Ashcroft, Clinton, Skeetchestn, Savona, and Kamloops. The event has made Ashcroft the talk of the ZUMBA world, as these Masterclasses are usually only held in big cities, not rural communities.ZUMBA With Nicole takes place six days a week at the Ashcroft Community Hall, with classes in the mornings, afternoons, and evenings. “People who come to the classes are pretty passionate about their Zumba!” says Nicole Archibald. For more information call her at (250) 453-9696.
Photo by Keith Archibald
The Ashcroft Knights Atom hockey team playing the Logan Lake Blazers in January. The two teams met up again at the tournament held at Drylands Arena this past weekend.
Photo by Wendy Coomber
Hockey tournament a “great experience”BARBARA RODENThe Journal
Although the two Ashcroft teams—the Knights (Atoms) and the Warriors (Midgets)—taking part in last weekend’s hockey tourna-
ment at Drylands Arena didn’t emerge victor-ious, a lot of fun was had by all.
“It was good for the Thompson-Cariboo Minor Hockey Association (TCMHA) and the community,” says TCMHA President Lewis Kinvig. “It was a great experience for the kids, and very positive overall.”
The Atom side was won by the Lumby Stars, while the Kelowna Flyers clinched the Midget honours. Kinvig says the turnout throughout the three-day tournament was very good, with as many as a hundred people at some games.
The round-robin tournament was the last event of the hockey season at the Drylands Arena. “It was a lot of work,” laughs Kinvig, “and then it blows by in three days.”
Fundraising events throughout the tourna-ment raised close to $1,500 for the TCMHA.
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sum
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is $
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ill re
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in h
ighe
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tem
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ay v
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con
ditio
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conn
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sel
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arke
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acc
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as a
link
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genc
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rvic
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ovid
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tria
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pplic
able
), an
act
ive
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ply.
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plus
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licab
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to p
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end
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excl
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licen
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nsur
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tiona
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pric
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imite
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fer,
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ay n
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mbi
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you
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or c
ondi
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and
det
ails
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eral
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end
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cent
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lim
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ails
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right
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men
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but
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lude
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ay m
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rmin
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ls. Y
our a
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ay v
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base
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test
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s av
aila
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Dura
max
2.8
L Tu
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Dies
el e
ngin
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u bu
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cle
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raile
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car
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ly re
view
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Trai
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ay re
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Cab
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odel
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ava
ilabl
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ine.
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paris
on p
urpo
ses
only.
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the
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l and
the
labe
l on
the
vehi
cle
door
jam
b fo
r the
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ryin
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paci
ty o
f a s
peci
fic v
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aila
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ax Tr
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ring
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you
buy
a ve
hicl
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use
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ilerin
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aref
ully
revi
ew th
e Tr
aile
ring
sect
ion
of th
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ner’s
Man
ual.
The
wei
ght o
f pas
seng
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car
go a
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ptio
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redu
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. Bas
ed o
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test
ava
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mpe
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form
atio
n at
tim
e of
pos
ting.
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lude
s ot
her
GM v
ehic
les.
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orad
o: R
equi
res
avai
labl
e Du
ram
ax 2
.8L
Turb
o-Di
esel
eng
ine.
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ore
you
buy
a ve
hicl
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use
it fo
r tra
ilerin
g, c
aref
ully
revi
ew th
e Tr
aile
ring
sect
ion
of th
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ner’s
Man
ual.
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wei
ght o
f pas
seng
ers,
car
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ptio
ns o
r acc
esso
ries
may
redu
ce th
e am
ount
you
can
tow
. ++
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erad
o: w
ith a
vaila
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6.2L
V8
engi
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olor
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com
paris
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war
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test
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petit
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info
rmat
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avai
labl
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pos
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Oil-F
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Mai
nten
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Pro
gram
pro
vide
s el
igib
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usto
mer
s in
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who
hav
e pu
rcha
sed
or le
ased
a n
ew e
ligib
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Chev
role
t (ex
clud
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Spar
k EV
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n AC
Delc
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il an
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ter c
hang
e, in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
oil l
ife m
onito
ring
syst
em a
nd th
e Ow
ner’s
Man
ual,
for 2
yea
rs o
r 48,
000
km, w
hich
ever
occ
urs
first
, with
a li
mit
of fo
ur (4
) Lub
e-Oi
l-Filt
er s
ervi
ces
in to
tal,
perfo
rmed
at p
artic
ipat
ing
GM d
eale
rs. F
luid
top
offs
, ins
pect
ions
, tire
ro
tatio
ns, w
heel
alig
nmen
ts a
nd b
alan
cing
, etc
. are
not
cov
ered
. Thi
s of
fer
may
not
be
rede
emed
for
cas
h an
d m
ay n
ot b
e co
mbi
ned
with
cer
tain
oth
er c
onsu
mer
ince
ntiv
es a
vaila
ble
on G
M v
ehic
les.
Gen
eral
Mot
ors
of C
anad
a Co
mpa
ny r
eser
ves
the
right
to
amen
d or
ter
min
ate
this
offe
r, in
who
le o
r in
par
t, at
any
tim
e w
ithou
t pr
ior
notic
e. A
dditi
onal
con
ditio
ns a
nd li
mita
tions
app
ly. S
ee d
eale
r fo
r de
tails
. ^^
Whi
chev
er c
omes
firs
t. Se
e de
aler
for
det
ails
.
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Golden Country presents... Past, Present & Beyond
GOLDEN COUNTRYBARBARA RODEN
The Long and Winding Road of 1872: Kamloops to AshcroftModern roads and vehicles have made the trip
to Kamloops a relatively painless one these days. One can now expect to make the journey from Kam-loops to Ashcroft in about an hour, but in 1872 it took considerably longer, as the Revd. George M. Grant details in his book Ocean to Ocean (1873), now con-sidered a classic of Canadian histor-ical writing.
The Government of Canada had promised a rail line extending to the west coast, a condition of the Col-ony of British Columbia joining Confederation in 1871. The follow-ing year Sandford Fleming was ap-pointed head of an expedition to seek a route for the Canadian Pacif-ic Railway. The Scottish-born en-gineer and inventor would go on to be knighted, and during the course of his life proposed the system of worldwide time zones we know to-day; designed Canada’s � rst postage stamp; and was a founding member of the Royal Society of Canada and founder of the Royal Canadian Institute.
Accompanying Fleming were Col. Robertson Ross, Dr. Arthur Moren, Frank Fleming, and the Revd. George Munro Grant, a Nova Scotia-born Presbyterian minister who was a friend of Fleming’s, and who documented the group’s travels. Drawing on his diary entries, Grant—who is my � rst cousin three times removed—produced a detailed, informa-tive, and entertaining book about the state of the country more than 140 years ago. Of particular inter-est is his account of arriving in Kamloops—then Fort Kamloops, a Hudson’s Bay Company trading post—in September 1872, and venturing west to Ashcroft. In the words of my distant relative:
“Sept. 29th. A long sleep in real beds under a raf-tered roof, and a dip in the Thompson prepared us for such a breakfast as we never expect to eat again. ‘Turtle soup out of a gold spoon’ is meagre fare compared to Kamloops beef. . . . Soon after break-fast, people began to assemble for the public worship that had been intimated immediately on our arrival. About thirty attended: our own party, several gentle-men from other parts of the province, the seven or eight inhabitants of Kamloops, and four or � ve farm-ers from the neighbourhood.
“Sept. 30th: On Saturday night [we heard] that the
Paymaster of the Canadian Paci� c Railway Survey had left Victoria for up country, [so] we comforted ourselves with the hope of meeting him at Cache Creek, where the Kamloops road joins the Cariboo
Waggon Road, or at Ashcroft [now Ashcroft Manor] six miles further down the Thompson.
“Ashcroft is 55 miles from Kam-loops, and if we were to get there to-night, an early start was necessary. The order for the day was to row down 25 miles to Savona’s Ferry at the foot of Kamloops Lake, and there take horses to Ashcroft. This plan would both ease the horses, and enable the Chief to examine a bluff on the south side of the lake, that had been represented as a for-midable obstacle to the railway line.
“It was 8 o’clock am before a start from the fort was effected, and a head wind springing up soon
after, our rate of progress was slow. While round-ing the great bluff on the south side of the lake, the wind blew so freshly up that the boat made little or no headway. Fortunately Mr. Tait had noticed that the wind kept the boat back, and waited for us in a little cove beyond the bluff, nine miles from the ferry. We gladly mounted into the saddle again and in an hour and a half reached the end of the lake.
“Ferrying across, a council was held at Savona’s to decide what was to be done. It would be sunset before refreshment could be taken; and it looked a little Dick Turpin-ish to start at such an hour for a thirty mile ride over a new road in a cloudy moon-less night. Learning, however, that the Governor [Clement Cornwall] had been on his way to Kamloops to meet us, but had turned back to Ash-croft on hearing that we would prob-ably be there tonight, our usual word Vorwärts was given.
“At 6.00pm we were in the sad-dle, and four hours later we reached Cache Creek, [where] the hotel was full, as it generally is, because at a junction of several roads. There was a letter for us from the Governor, and
his trap waiting to take us on to Ashcroft. We got into the trap, and reached Ashcroft Hotel [the roadhouse at the Manor] at 11.00pm, and in half an hour after were in bed.
“Oct. 1st: We had now a day to wait at Ashcroft for an express to Yale, where the steamer to New West-minster connects with the stage coach from the Cari-boo. The country about Ashcroft is sparsely peopled, and men accustomed to the rich grassy plains on the other side of the mountains might wonder at � rst sight that it is peopled at all. In appearance it is little better than a vast sand and gravel pit, bounded by broken hills, bald and arid except on a few summits that support a scanty growth of scrub pines.
“The cattle had eaten off all the bunch-grass with-in three or four miles of the road, and a poor sub-stitute for it chie� y in the shape of a bluish weed or shrub, called sage grass or sage bush, has taken its place. The cattle eat this readily, and fare well on it in winter; but it grows thinly, dotting rather than cover-ing the sandy soil, and giving a pepper and salt look to the near hillsides. This poor-looking land, how-ever, is no more a desert than are the rich valleys of California. Like them, it will grow anything, if irrig-ated.”
Fifteen hours to travel from Kamloops to Ash-croft. It’s something to keep in mind, next time you’re inclined to complain about being slowed down by road construction or a slow-moving motorhome. . . .
Savona’s Ferry (as it was called then) in the 1880s, when it was located across the lake from its present location.
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: Jessica Clement250-457-7128
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: Nick Lebedoff Phone 250-453-2664
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: Jessica Clement 250-457-7128
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
Ashcroft HUB Society Contact Person: VICKY Phone 250-457-7038 Email: [email protected]
Winding Rivers Arts and Performance Society250-453-2053
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
Helen Marie Richard
May 4, 1930 - March 10, 2006It’s been a decade since you left us behindMom you’re almost always on my mindI’m forever saying “My Mom said...”Because Mom you’re definitely worth repeating...I’m making sure your teachings are being passed alongAlthough not delivered with the same flair as your songYou’re the creator of many of my memoriesAnd I will never forget to remember you.I miss you Mom. Love Tammy, Liam, Corey & Tashina
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Golden Country presents... Past, Present & Beyond
Child Care Awards of Excellence
The Ministry of Children and Family Development is now ac-cepting nominations for the 2016 Child Care Awards of Excellence, which honour the out-standing work of ear-ly childhood edu-cators, child-care providers, and lo-cal governments and businesses. Nomina-tions can be made by members of the public until March 31. The awards are in � ve cat-egories, including In-novation, Aboriginal, and Leadership. In-dividuals, facilities, and organizations can be recognized. To see the nomination and guidelines forms, go to https://news.gov.bc.ca/� les/ChildCare-Awards_Nomination-Ford.pdf
Walhachin Spring celebration
Artisans, artists, vendors, musicians, and entertainers are all being sought for the Spring Celebra-tion taking place in Walhachin on May 14 from 10:00am to 4:00pm. The event will be held at the Walhachin Soldiers
Memorial Hall, and is intended to support the work of the museum and preserve the history of Wal-hachin. Admission is by donation, and tables are available for $5.00 each. For more information e-mail [email protected] or call (250) 318-6100.
News Briefs from p. 5
Walhachin celebrates spring
Fire Department welcomes visitorsThe Clinton Volunteer Fire Department is
hosting an Open House on Saturday, March 12 from 1:00 to 4:00pm.
In addition to viewing the equipment, � re trucks, etc. that are on stand-by to keep us safe, you can wish retiring � re� ghter Robin Fennell a Happy Retirement. Robin has served for 30 years on the Clinton Fire Department. During that time he has held many positions, including Fire Chief.
Come and check out the � re hall, meet the � re� ghters, enjoy some refreshments, and wish Robin well.
Clinton Community Forest AGMThe Clinton and District Community For-
est of BC Ltd. will hold their Annual General Meeting on Thursday, March 17 from 6:00 to
9:00pm in the Clinton Memorial Hall.Everyone is welcome to come and hear a
progress report on the Clinton Community For-est, how the funds will be used, and more.
Clinton Arena closes for seasonThe hockey and skating season has wrapped
up in Clinton with a � nal busy weekend from March 4 to 6. The end of the season was cele-brated with Ladies Hockey on Friday night, March 4, followed by a mixed adult hockey tournament on Saturday.
On Sunday, March 6 the old-timers held a clinic for the younger hockey players, and then the Minor Hockey players took to the ice for the last time this year. Cake was shared to celebrate the � nal game of min-or hockey, and play-ers presented a gift to their coach.
Some people ex-pressed their dis-appointment that the arena’s season has come to an end, but with the lovely spring-like weather they will be sure to � nd some-thing else to occupy their time.
Susan Swan459-2224 or [email protected]
STRIKING A BALANCE
Longtime Clinton � re� ghter is retiring
Veteran firefighter Robin Fennell is retiring after 30 years in the Clinton Volunteer Fire Department.
Photo by Susan Swan
The Village of Ashcroft is recruiting a campground manager for the 2016 season and is currently accepting letters of interest. The 2016 season is expected to run from the beginning of May until the end of September.
Legacy Park is situated on the bank of the Thompson River and offers 15 sites serviced with electricity and water. There are also tenting sites available, a Sani-station, a washroom and shower building and free Wi-Fi during the season.
The park manager is expected to live on-site during the season and a trailer space is provided.
Individuals wanting to submit their interest in this position should do so by March 31st, 2016. Your letter or email should include:
1. Contact name
2. Contact Address
3. Contact Phone Number
4. Contact E-Mail Address
5. Brief History of similar positions
6. Expected remuneration
Letters should be addressed to:
Ethan Anderson, Deputy Corporate OfficerVillage of Ashcroft
PO Box 129, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0Phone: 250-453-9161
Email: [email protected]
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BARBARA RODENThe Journal
The Intrigue Youth Group aims to provide games and activities for youth in grades 7 to 12. The group, which is affiliated with the Sage Hills Evangelical Free Church in Ashcroft, is the brainchild of Pas-tor Reuben Bond and his wife Lindsay.
“My husband used to be a youth pastor in Terrace, where there was a youth ministry,” says Lindsay. They ran a youth group there, and when they moved to Ashcroft 18 months ago saw a need for a sim-ilar group here.
The group, which start-ed on March 4, runs from 7:00 to 9:00pm every Friday night at the Ashcroft HUB. Lindsay says that
there will be indoor games and themed nights, as well as outdoor games such as scavenger hunts and sports-related activities when the weather improves.
While there will be a religious component to the group, Lindsay says it won’t be in-depth. “It’s not a Bible study group.”
Instead, she and her husband want to get to know the youth tak-ing part. “Our goal is to build rela-tionships, because conversations come from that. If the youth have certain needs then we’re there to listen and talk.”
The event is free for all partici-pants, and snacks and refreshments will be provided. “I think it’ll be fun,” says Lindsay. “And we want to hear from the teens what they want to do and hear about.”
“For every person who has ever lived there has come, at last, a spring he will never see. Glory then in the springs that are yours.” (Pam Brown)
Spring is a miraculous experience. The whole world comes alive after the winter, in which it seemed that everything was dead. Beneath the cold, hard ground the plants and trees were preparing for rebirth.
Spring gives us hope for rejuvenation in our own lives; a time to renew the excitement and zest for life that lives inside. Temperatures are slowly moving from mis-erable to tolerable. Spring cleaning has begun in many
homes, and we look forward eagerly to new beginnings, fresh starts, and the beauty of this time of year.
If spring suggests new beginnings, how about sched-uling a medication check-up with your doctor or phar-macist? This should be done about every six months or at least once a year to help get the most benefit from your medicines and to reduce your risk of complications.
A pharmacist will update your medication list and identify any concerns. Why should you schedule a medi-cation check-up? It will help make sure you are taking the right medicine at the right dose at the right time. Also do a medicine cabinet safety check. Always keep medi-
cines in a cool, dry place where chil-dren can’t see or reach them, and get rid of expired medications by taking them to your pharmacy, where they can be disposed of properly.
Daylight Savings Time begins March 13. Spring forward!
March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day, and March 19 is the official first day of spring; it also marks the day of Earth Hour. On that day turn off your lights and unplug your electronic devices. Going off the grid from 8:30–9:30pm shows your commitment to responsibly managing our energy resources.
Every year during Earth Hour, millions of people around the world join together to highlight the urgent need to address climate change. There are 196 nations willing to heed the world’s call to act together with ur-gency to address climate change. The worst effects of a warming world have to be stopped. Together we can cre-ate a future where people and nature thrive side by side.
Easter Sunday is March 27. Will winter have lost its grip by then?
The Foot Clinic will be held Thursday, March 10 in the Clinton Seniors’ Centre at 217 Smith Avenue. There will be two nurses to attend to your foot-care needs. To book an appointment or to discuss your foot health, call Colleen Thom, RN CAFCN, at 1-250-819-1632.
A free Tax Preparation Clinic will be held every Fri-day for several weeks from 10:00am–2:00pm at the Clinton Seniors’ Centre. For information or to book an appointment call Yvette at (250) 459-7725.
Cards and games are held on Tuesday at 1:00pm in the centre. Some seniors like to play Canasta while others have been enjoying Yahtzee or Chicken Feet
using coloured dominoes, an easy card game called Golf, or a great word game called Quid-dlers. Join us for a relaxing afternoon of games and coffee!
The next regular General meeting of the Clinton Seniors’ Association will be held at the centre on March 17 following a 12:00 noon lunch. Come and join us!
Memories of the Volunteer Recognition Night on Feb. 13 will stay with me forever, be-cause of special guests, friends, and family; good food and wine; beautiful flowers, en-graved plaques, and a service medal; and good wishes and accolades from so many.
Thank you to the Village of Clinton, the Spirit of Clinton Committee, and to everyone who nominated me for Citizen of the Year for 2015. To be recognized as such is both hum-bling and thrilling; such a wonderful surprise, and such a gratifying experience. Many thanks!
Happy March birthdays to Eleanor Pigeon (March 25) and Mary Burrage and Alice Cros-son, both on March 27.
“He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden.” (Plato)
ROCKIN’ & TALKIN’Clinton Seniors Association
Zee Chevalier
Spring cleaning? Consider doing a medication clean up as well
New group for Ashcroft teens
More than 50 people attended the “Distinctive Destinations” Heritage Event in Ashcroft on Feb. 28, sponsored by the Village of Ashcroft and hosted by Kathy Paulos (pictured) and Barbara Roden. The event featured presentations, photos, and a display of items from the Ashcroft Museum.
Photo by Christopher Roden
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On March 1 seven United Church Women (UCW) met in the church hall to plan for up and coming events. President Reta Robertson welcomed everyone, and we repeated together the UCW purpose.
Joyce Freeman led the devotional, with a reading from the book There is a Season by Betty Radford Tur-cott. The theme was “surprised by joy”, and the Scrip-ture was from Psalm 16: 5–11 and Isaiah 40:31: “Do not despair, spend time in prayer and be open to the pres-ence of God.” She closed with a prayer.
Everyone at the meeting brought three Easter cards to give to the residents of Jackson House (long term care) at the hospital for their use. Pamphlets for the World Day of Prayer were handed out to the readers; the Day of Prayer was scheduled for March 5 at 7:00pm at the Anglican Church.
We also finalized plans for our 70th annual Bean Sup-per on March 14 in the United Church hall. The first seating is 5:00 to 6:00pm, and the second seating is from 6:00 to 7:00. This dinner takes a lot of planning, and we would not be able to do it without the help of our friends
in the community. This is definitely a community event, which began in 1945 in our old Sunday School hall, which had at one time been a Methodist Church. It was moved down on rollers from its location at 3rd and Ban-croft Streets.
Several pieces of correspondence were dealt with. We received news from the B.C. Conference about the United Church Women’s annual meeting, a newsletter from the Centre for Christian Studies, an e-mail update from Carmen Salacsacan about her ministry work, and a fall/winter Perspective magazine from the Vancouver School of Theology.
Reports were next, and Shirley Dobson, our Treas-urer, handed out her written report, which was voted
on and accepted. Dorothy Pears read her Sunshine re-port, and Phyllis Gray gave her report on publicity. Reta Robertson reported for Hilda Drinkwater in her absence about archives.
Then Reta reported about outreach; she’s received many Campbell’s soup labels and many used stamps, which she sends elsewhere to help with Christian work.
Our church will be hosting Soup’s On in Ashcroft on March 18 in the Anglican Church hall. A big “thank you” to those who give us Campbell’s labels and used stamps.
We then paused for refreshments and fellowship. When we reconvened we planned for the April 24 wor-ship service, and two new ladies will lead it.
Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, April 5 at 2:00pm, and names were noted for devotional and re-freshment duties. We closed with the UCW Benediction. We have an open invitation to any ladies who are inter-ested in coming as a visitor or to join us for our meet-ings; they would be most welcome. See you at the Bean Supper on the 14th!
UNITED IN SPIRITUnited Church Women
Phyllis Gray
United Church Women preparing for 70th annual Bean Supper
BARBARA RODENThe Journal
It’s time to Spring Into Action, when the annual event returns to Cache Creek on March 19 for its fourth year. It’s an opportunity for any local residents who run a home-based business or service to showcase what they provide, whether it be handmade arts and crafts, horseback riding, or karate. It also provides a venue for local groups that promote outdoor activ-ities and healthy lifestyle choices.
“We have more than 20 tables already booked,” says organizer Marcie Down, who adds that the event usually has between 25 and 30 displays. Tables cost $10 each, and can be reserved by calling Down at (250) 457-6237. All funds raised will go to purchase softball equipment for the league the Cache Creek Activities Program is plan-
ning to start up this fall.Among the vendors and groups
taking part last year were Scentsy, Epicure, Watkins, Gold Country (geocaching), Zumba by Krystal, Soap Nuts, Mary Kay, Baby Beanies by KC, Organo Gold Cof-fee, Sage and Sands Pony Club, and much more.
Spring Into Action will take place at the Cache Creek Com-munity Hall from 10:00am to 2:00pm. A concession run by the Cache Creek Elementary School PAC will run throughout the event, and admission is by donation to the food bank, with both cash and food items accepted.
There will be demonstrations taking place on the stage, and Down says that while no enter-tainment has been booked, she’d be pleased to hear from any local singers or musicians who would like to take part.
Spring Into Action coming up The spotlight is on home-based businesses at Spring Into Action.
Photo by Wendy Coomber
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On March 1 seven United Church Women (UCW) met in the church hall to plan for up and coming events. President Reta Robertson welcomed everyone, and we repeated together the UCW purpose.
Joyce Freeman led the devotional, with a reading from the book There is a Season by Betty Radford Tur-cott. The theme was “surprised by joy”, and the Scrip-ture was from Psalm 16: 5–11 and Isaiah 40:31: “Do not despair, spend time in prayer and be open to the pres-ence of God.” She closed with a prayer.
Everyone at the meeting brought three Easter cards to give to the residents of Jackson House (long term care) at the hospital for their use. Pamphlets for the World Day of Prayer were handed out to the readers; the Day of Prayer was scheduled for March 5 at 7:00pm at the Anglican Church.
We also finalized plans for our 70th annual Bean Sup-per on March 14 in the United Church hall. The first seating is 5:00 to 6:00pm, and the second seating is from 6:00 to 7:00. This dinner takes a lot of planning, and we would not be able to do it without the help of our friends
in the community. This is definitely a community event, which began in 1945 in our old Sunday School hall, which had at one time been a Methodist Church. It was moved down on rollers from its location at 3rd and Ban-croft Streets.
Several pieces of correspondence were dealt with. We received news from the B.C. Conference about the United Church Women’s annual meeting, a newsletter from the Centre for Christian Studies, an e-mail update from Carmen Salacsacan about her ministry work, and a fall/winter Perspective magazine from the Vancouver School of Theology.
Reports were next, and Shirley Dobson, our Treas-urer, handed out her written report, which was voted
on and accepted. Dorothy Pears read her Sunshine re-port, and Phyllis Gray gave her report on publicity. Reta Robertson reported for Hilda Drinkwater in her absence about archives.
Then Reta reported about outreach; she’s received many Campbell’s soup labels and many used stamps, which she sends elsewhere to help with Christian work.
Our church will be hosting Soup’s On in Ashcroft on March 18 in the Anglican Church hall. A big “thank you” to those who give us Campbell’s labels and used stamps.
We then paused for refreshments and fellowship. When we reconvened we planned for the April 24 wor-ship service, and two new ladies will lead it.
Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, April 5 at 2:00pm, and names were noted for devotional and re-freshment duties. We closed with the UCW Benediction. We have an open invitation to any ladies who are inter-ested in coming as a visitor or to join us for our meet-ings; they would be most welcome. See you at the Bean Supper on the 14th!
UNITED IN SPIRITUnited Church Women
Phyllis Gray
United Church Women preparing for 70th annual Bean Supper
BARBARA RODENThe Journal
It’s time to Spring Into Action, when the annual event returns to Cache Creek on March 19 for its fourth year. It’s an opportunity for any local residents who run a home-based business or service to showcase what they provide, whether it be handmade arts and crafts, horseback riding, or karate. It also provides a venue for local groups that promote outdoor activ-ities and healthy lifestyle choices.
“We have more than 20 tables already booked,” says organizer Marcie Down, who adds that the event usually has between 25 and 30 displays. Tables cost $10 each, and can be reserved by calling Down at (250) 457-6237. All funds raised will go to purchase softball equipment for the league the Cache Creek Activities Program is plan-
ning to start up this fall.Among the vendors and groups
taking part last year were Scentsy, Epicure, Watkins, Gold Country (geocaching), Zumba by Krystal, Soap Nuts, Mary Kay, Baby Beanies by KC, Organo Gold Cof-fee, Sage and Sands Pony Club, and much more.
Spring Into Action will take place at the Cache Creek Com-munity Hall from 10:00am to 2:00pm. A concession run by the Cache Creek Elementary School PAC will run throughout the event, and admission is by donation to the food bank, with both cash and food items accepted.
There will be demonstrations taking place on the stage, and Down says that while no enter-tainment has been booked, she’d be pleased to hear from any local singers or musicians who would like to take part.
Spring Into Action coming up The spotlight is on home-based businesses at Spring Into Action.
Photo by Wendy Coomber
AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Someone is rubbing you the wrong way, Aquarius. Just walk away and don’t let this person get under your skin. Taking the high road will serve you best in the long run.
PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, the week ahead is full of promise. Your energy levels are soaring, and you are poised to meet new people and make things happen.
ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Without your knowledge, you have made it to the top of a very infl uential person’s list. This can only mean good things for your future, Aries. Be proud of yourself.
TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Friends and family who seem meddlesome may have more noble motives, Taurus. Give these loved ones the benefi t of the doubt and be glad they care so much.
GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, a big project means you will be working with others in the week ahead. Put your best foot forward and be receptive of others’ ideas and suggestions.
CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, you are full of energy this week, but for whatever reason you are still holding back. Don’t be afraid to unleash that energy and get to work. Others will be impressed.
LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Mull an invitation before respond-ing this week, Leo. You can fi nd both pros and cons to ac-cepting the invitation, and taking the time to consider it will ensure you make the right call.
VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, a healthy sense of am-bition will move a project along much more quickly than you or others had imagined. Once the work is done, you’ll have plenty of time to relax.
LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 A person from your past may come into your life, Libra. He or she stirs up old emotions, and you may need to take a step back in a current relation-ship. Think things over carefully.
SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, your ambition is growing, but you are already beginning to feel over-whelmed. You may need to put the brakes on any new endeavors for a little while.
SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Any business transac-tions you make this week can have a lasting effect on your fi nancial status, Sagittarius. This means carefully consider-ing every purchase.
CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, expenses are piling up, and soon your stress levels may be rising as a result. You can use a dose of good news, and it’s coming this week
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Old Man Winter went easy on usWell, if that was winter, it was sure easy. Soon it will
be time to bring out the mosquito repellent and the sun-tan lotion; and which do you put on first? Now is the time to set the clocks forward again for daylight savings time, spring forward and fall back is the old saying to help re-member which way to set the clock. Now if I could only reset the clocks in my cats as well. Good thing February was long this year, because it meant a first for my gar-den at Loon Lake, with snowdrops and eranthis bloom-ing in the garden in February. While this is not news for gardeners in the Cache Creek and Ashcroft area, it is un-usual for our higher elevation.
Mosquitoes are in the newsThe Canadian news media have been covering the
spread of the Zika virus by a particular mosquito, with many people fearing that soon we will have the virus in Canada. The particular mosquito that carries the virus is not native to Canada, proving that there are some bene-fits to living in cooler, more northern latitudes.
Many times in the spring and early summer when mosquitoes pester so much that I finally give in and go inside, I curse the little insects and wonder what purpose they serve. They are an important food source for many insect-eating birds, and the hordes of them arrive in time for feeding the little nestling birds, so we need mosqui-toes if we want to keep our bird populations. Time to look for a good non-toxic bug repellent and screens on the windows.
Great Back Yard Bird CountFebruary brought many days of pleasant outdoor
weather, and in the middle of the month I participated in the Great Backyard Bird Count. The count for my yard was very like the numbers and species seen every year in mid-winter time. Generally there are around 17 to 18 bird species, and it was the same this year. The male red-wing blackbirds announce the coming of spring with
their arrival a week or so later. This year they were on schedule, arriving on February 21. Slightly later were the bald eagles and varied thrushes.
On the last day of February I sighted a bird that was new to me, a white-winged crossbill. Last year was a bumper year for spruce cones, and the crossbills are ex-ploring the forest and enjoying the feast. For many years the spruce budworm ate the new growing tips on the spruce and Douglas fir; now the budworms have pretty well disappeared and the trees are setting new growth and producing lots of cones full of seeds, much to the satisfaction of the birds and squirrels.
Geese find Loon Lake a hard landingWater birds are making their way back on their north-
ern migration path. Several geese have flown in to Loon Lake but found a hard landing, as the surface is still ice. They didn’t stay long. Lots of small shallow lakes in the area have open water, but Loon Lake is always one of the last to freeze over and to open again in the spring.
You are what you eatThe Senate has released a report on ways that the
Canadian government can deal with the issue of increas-ing obesity among Canadians of all ages. One idea sug-gested was a tax on sugary processed foods. Now I am not sure how one would measure what was sugary and what was just sweet, but I am sure manufacturers of pro-cessed foods are already lobbying against the idea.
Extra sugar in some form is one of those ingredi-ents manufactures like to put in, as it affects our brains in such a way that we want more of the same. I think first off there should be clearer labelling that sugar has been
added, and that it be printed in a type size at least 9.5 or larger. Restaurants and cafés should also be required to post food content information and the amount of sug-ar added per serving. The recommendations for healthy eating state that a child up to eight years of age should consume no more than 16 grams of sugar per day, and yet some of these snacks contain as much as 40 grams in one serving. Children in times past were more active, and an occasional sugar bomb could be run off. Today’s young people don’t have the same opportunities for out-door activity, so this becomes a problem.
I would like to see efforts made to make available healthier alternatives in all places selling foods. When sugar was first introduced as a food it was expensive, and was used mainly as a food preservative at a time with-out refrigeration and little knowledge of food hygiene. Sugar in food helps it keep longer, and that is a plus for food sellers, but we now have other ways of preserving food where sugar is not needed. These days if you are on the road and hungry in this part of B.C. you will be hard-pressed to find a healthy choice of snack at most of the convenience stores and gas stations along the way. A 222ml serving of Canada Dry (less than one cup) con-tains 21 grams of sugar, which is close to the maximum amount of sugar an adult woman should consume in a day. So those gigantic servings at fast food restaurants are way over the top in sugar content.
Most local cafés also have limited menus, with a focus on fried foods. I know they serve what people or-der most, but how do we change this vicious cycle? Cof-fee shops could, for example, offer a fresh baked bun with a slice of cheddar cheese as an alternative to the ex-tra-large and sugar-filled muffin or cinnamon bun. Sit-ting for hours and eating unhealthy snacks or chips, and chicken fried in batter, is one reason why our popula-tion has a problem with obesity and consequent health issues. Maybe if we all come to think of food as our pri-mary source of nutrients and “medicine” we would eat differently. You are what you eat.
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