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Strong Start staysThe Cache Creek Strong Start program re-

ceived an 11th Hour rescue last week at the School Board meeting on Jan. 21.

Just as trustees were getting ready to vote on closing the program, Cache Creek trustee Car-men Ranta asked them to give the program three more months to turn the enrolment around.

Trustee Larry Casper read out the motion to close the one day per week program, saying it was unfortunate, but a Jan. 7 review showed that lack of attendance has been ongoing for some time, with anywhere from zero to two people showing up for over two months.

“Is the market saturated [with early develop-ment programs}?” asked Lillooet trustee Jim MacArthur. “I think we need a Plan B. We can’t just step away and say, well that was unfortu-nate.”

Cache Creek had the first Strong Start pro-gram in the area, but poor enrolment shifted the bulk of the program from Cache Creek to Ash-croft, which now has the program running four days per week.

Trustee Ranta said she didn’t want to inter-fere with how staff marketed the program, but faced with closing the program, she met withthe Parent Advisory Council to talk about Strong Start. She said some didn’t know about it and they had a long discussion about the program. Since then, she said, she has received invitita-tions from several groups to talk about it. She was given three months to raise the enrolment.

The Scottish Bard, Robbie Burns, is celebrated every year on his birthday but his birthday cake is a haggis. (Above): Piper Kevin MacDonald displays the haggis at the Legion’s Supper. (Bottom Left): LA president Pat Kilt and dancer Brittany Wojak carry the celebrated haggis around the Legion

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Cache Creek Pentecostal ChurchChrist Centered People Centered

1551 Stage Rd. Cache Creek B.C.Phone 250-457-6463Pastor David Murphy

Worship and Sermon commences at 10 a.m.Everyone welcome

ZION UNITEDSunday Worship 10:50 am

401 Bancroft, Ashcroft, BC • 250-453-9511 [email protected] • http://ashcroftunited.ca

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Loon LakeWinterfest

February 8, 2014

FISHING DERBY9 am - 3 pm • Tickets $10 each

Available at White Moose Resort and Norm & Diana Dixon, 3064 Stevens Road

Biggest Fish: $200 Gift Certificate from Wholesale Sports Outfitters

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This is a belated Thank Youto all of Gracie’s friends who came

to say their good-byes.To Kathy for “catering”, to Bill Perry for

officiating, to Bob and Linda for organizing,to her many friends who brought food -

some had other obligations and could notattend but brought food anyway, for support

from our friends at the United Church,we thank you all!

Helen Forster & Family

Ashcroft/Cache Creek Rotary Club9th Annual Citizens of the Year Award

Congratulations to our2013 Citizens of the Year

Ashcroft & Area - DEANNA HORSTINGCache Creek & Area - ANNE BONTER

A lunch in their honour will be held at noon on Thursday, February 6, 2014 at the Ashcroft LegionAdvance ticket purchase at Interior Savings & Ashcroft Work Wear,

Second Time Around, Buffalo Station & Trackside Diner.

$15 includes meal and beverageAll members of the public are invited to attend and pay

tribute to these very deserving individuals who make our communities better places to live. You are all � ne examples

of the Rotary motto - “Service above self”

Thank you to our sponsors - Interior Savings Credit Union and RBC Royal Bank

Cache Creek Seedy Saturday

Sat., Feb. 1 from 10-3 at the Community HallFREE admission

Tired of Winter? Come to Seedy Saturday. Bring seeds from your garden, if you have them; take seeds from the seed exchange table if you want them. Lots of garden talk, displays, kids activities, vendor tables, great door prizes and PAC concession. Call Wendy at 457-9587 for a free yard/garden-related table.

Cache Creek Beautification Society

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Ashcroft rcMP DetAchMent

POLICE REPORTWendy Coomber

Clem best shooter at SCSA clay fun shoot

Police Telephone #s

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

Crime Stoppers1-800-222-TIPS (8477)

Interior Roads1-800-842-4122

The South Cariboo Sportsmen Associa-tion held a sporting clay fun shoot on Jan. 4 at the Range located above the Cache Creek Land-fill.

Thirty-nine shooters participated in the event: 30 participated in the daytime five stand, which included nine novice shooters, and 10 people shot the night five stand.

At the same time a meat shoot was held, and there were 15 meat prizes that people could sign up to shoot for throughout the day.

The day and night five stand shoots were won by Dave Clem from Kamloops, who is ranked as the Number Two sporting clay shoot-er in Canada. A special thanks to Dave Clem and Dave Carr for their assistance and exper-tise in setting up and running the shoot with the Trap Range Directors, and the many volun-teers who helped out with the setup, running the shoot and clean up.

The concession was busy all day, serving hot drinks and homemade chili on a gorgeous sunny day. Overall it was a great experience. Member-ships can be purchased at the Irly store in Ash-croft or the Cache Creek Machine shop.

Jerry Fiddick

Call Terry at 250-453-2261 for the best advertising in town or email her at

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Bad dreamsJan. 21 at 2:05 am RCMP

were called to a residence on the Bonaparte Reserve by a homeowner whose guest was going berserk. The com-plainant said the 52 year old man had woken up in the middle of the night and was walking into walls and be-having erratically. The com-plainant thought he might be intoxicated. Police ar-rived and spoke to the man who was not intoxicated. The man said he had awoken from a bad dream and was upset and disoriented. BC Ambulance arrived and examined the man, who was uninjured and ready to go back to sleep.

Nothing sweet about it

Jan. 22 a 53 year old woman from the Ashcroft Reserve called to report that sometime around Christ-mas, someone had poured sugar in the gas tank of her brand new vehicle which was parked at her residence. The vehicle broke down as she was driving it to Kam-loops and has been in the re-pair shop since then as the mechanics worked to deter-mine the cause of the prob-lem. The incident was being reported for insurance pur-poses.

Prescription drug stolenJan. 22 at 4:36 pm a 59

year old woman reported that prescription drugs and some food had been stolen from her room at the Nug-get Motel in Cache Creek. She said her front door was unlocked for an unknown amount of time on Jan. 18 after which her Percocet, Adavan, an inhaler and some food were missing.

License plate stolenJan. 25 a Mount Currie

man reported that the license plate and valid-ation tag were stolen off of his pickup truck af-ter the truck was parked overnight in Ashcroft. The license plate is EK 6862. Any-one seeing the plate is asked to

phone RCMP at 453-2216.

Speeding station wagonJan. 25 at 4:51 pm offi-

cers patrolling Hwy 1 near the Christian Ranch east of Cache Creek spotted a vehicle travelling at 154 kph in the 100 kph zone. The Subaru station wagon was stopped and the 46 year old Revelstoke man was issued a ticket for excessive speed. His car was impounded for seven days.

Attempted murder with a 2x4

Jan. 27 police received a complaint from a 32 year old Cache Creek man that he was assaulted while on a work site two weeks ago. The complainant stated that while at the construc-tion site, his employer asked him to stand in a specific spot so that he could get hit by a 2x4 that had a nail in it, and he wanted his employer charged with attempted mur-der. The man was advised that it was a Workers Com-pensation issue and not a po-lice matter.

Piper Kevin MacDonald escorts the Haggis around the Legion during the Robbie Burns Supper last week.

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Court rejects B.C. class size law aga

Medical marijuana bylaws developing

Legion receives “major” donation

Lorie Girard recently donated her beautiful rug hooking of a Scottish Drum Major to the Ashcroft Legion. She said it took her three years to make and was finished in 1985. The piece is hanging at the Legion now and was a showpiece at last week’s Robbie Burns Supper, where several people admired it and a few had their pictures taken with it. (Left: Lorie Girard with her wall hanging at the Legion.)

It’s Better At HomeThe Better At Home program was officially launched at its Ashcroft office on Railway Ave. this week with coffee and cake and almost more people than the office could comfortably fit. Director Sandy Williams said the list of volunteers and clients was growing quickly and praised the Ashcroft Lions and Kamloops Outreach Society for their help. Lions Laurie Rennie and Vivian Edwards were particularly helpful in helping to bring the program to this area, she said. “This program is important to keeping our seniors in our communities,” said MLA Jackie Tegart. (Above, L-R): Lions president Nick Lebedoff, Kamloops Outreach Society progam director Ann McCarthy, Ashcroft Councillor Jerry Fiddick, Better At Home director Sandy Williams, TNRD Area I Director Steve Rice and MLA Jackie Tegart.

by Tom FletcherBlack PressThe B.C. Supreme Court has rejected the

provincial government’s effort to keep class size and special needs support off the bargaining table with teachers, and ordered the government to pay $2 million in damages to the B.C. Teach-ers’ Federation.

In a ruling released Monday, Justice Susan Griffin said the B.C. government’s replacement legislation, passed in 2011, is as unconstitution-al as the 2002 law called Bill 28 that removed class size and special needs support from union working conditions.

“The court concluded that the government did not negotiate in good faith with the union after the Bill 28 decision,” Griffin wrote. “One of the problems was that the government repre-sentatives were preoccupied with another strat-egy. Their strategy was to put such pressure on the union that it would provoke a strike by the union. The government representatives thought this would give government the opportunity to gain political support for imposing legislation on the union.”

The ruling strikes down the portions of the new legislation that have not already expired.

BCTF president Jim Iker said the ruling re-turns contract language that was in place in 2002, and he expects that the province’s 60 school districts will have to rehire teachers and special needs assistants to reduce class size.

He said there were 1,200 education special-ists affected by the 2002 legislation, including teacher-librarians and counsellors.

“It’s good for us, it’s good for public educa-tion, it’s good for British Columbia and for our students,” Iker said of Monday’s ruling.

Education Minister Peter Fassbender said he is “disappointed” by the ruling, and ministry staff will study it before deciding on a possible appeal.

Fassbender said he disagrees with the judge’s conclusion that the government tried to provoke a strike, and his focus is on reaching a new agreement.

“What we need to do is to review the judge’s ruling in detail to see what the implications are, but clearly my message to school districts, to parents, is it’s business as usual in our schools,” Fassbender said.

NDP education critic Rob Fleming called the ruling “real blow to the B.C. Liberals’ cred-ibility,” adding it traces back to Premier Christy Clark’s time as education minister in 2002.

Ashcroft Council is preparing to a bylaw to govern any requests received by the Village to set up a local commercial production of medic-al marijuana. The TNRD has already made and passed such a bylaw.

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District board of directors adopted Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2442, 2013, during its Jan. 16 meet-ing.

The bylaw allows licensed medical mari-juana production facilities in AF-1, FL-1, I-2 and I-3 zones or lands within the Agriculture Land Reserve, subject to the following condi-tions:

(a) Facilities must be licensed by Health Canada.

(b) Use must be located on a parcel having a minimum parcel area of eight hectares except on lands zoned I-2 or I-3, where the minimum parcel area shall be four hectares.

(c) All buildings used for medical marijuana production shall be set back a minimum of 50 metres from all parcel lines.

At its Jan. 13 Council meeting, Ashcroft councillors asked staaff to draft a proposed by-law for them to look at. The bylaw would be an amendment to the current Zoning Bylaw and would stipulate where such an facility would be permitted and how it would be placed.

Council determined that any and all appli-cations would be considered on a case by case basis.

The new federal legislation allowing com-mercial medical marijuana operations comes into effect on Apr. 1. Applications to start such an operation will be made to the federal govern-ment and then forwarded to the appropriate lo-cal government.


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

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See WASTE on p. 6

A FINE PICKLE to whet the appetite for the Legion’s annual Robbie Burns Supper last week

Whether it is the pains-taking effort we put into filing taxes, applying for passports, renewing li-censes or paying fees, the annual cost of red tape for Canadians is estimated to be in the billions. Red tape is a hidden tax that costs us all, and govern-ments must be held to ac-count when they create more of it.

As the only jurisdic-tion to publicly meas-ure red tape, last year the BC government deserved-ly received an “A” grade on the Canadian Federa-tion of Independent Busi-ness (CFIB) red tape re-port card, the highest in the country.

Fighting red tape is now central to the man-date of the Clark govern-ment. Upon their swear-ing-in last June, each member of her Cabinet was sent a publicly-post-ed letter from the Premier with instructions “to elim-inate red-tape so that we can get to yes on econom-ic development without

needless delay.”But soon new laws

take effect that run counter to BC’s laudable goal to cut red tape. On May 19, a massive pro-gram that increases the cost of waste materials in BC will be launched. And because there has been so little public discussion about it, most consum-ers and small businesses have no idea it is coming, or how it will impact their bottom line.

Though promoted as a shift of costs away fr-åom the general taxpay-er and on to business, BC consumers will shoul-der hundreds of millions in new costs embedded in the goods they buy. The new scheme involves an organization called Multi Material BC (MMBC) - a private, not-for-prof-it business that now has a veritable monopoly over the collection of all print-ed paper, container and packaging waste in our province.

Until CFIB raised the

alarm last summer, tens of thousands of small busi-ness owners were slated to be on the hook for an immediate requirement to record, track and even-tually remit payments for any printed paper or pack-aging they used on con-sumer goods.

Many of those busi-nesses received a tempor-ary reprieve when MMBC set a business threshold where they “need not re-port and register with MMBC in 2013.” It is

now less than 5 months away and most business owners are still in the dark on whether they need to comply or not.

In an October CFIB survey, small business owners were asked if they understood their obli-gations with respect to new paper and packaging waste disposal regula-tions. An astounding 73 per cent responded they knew little or nothing about MMBC’s program.

Dear EditorWe’ve read Deanna

Horsting’s write-ups on the Bantams hockey team all this season, not be-cause we have children or grands involved, but

because of her writing style. She is so support-ive and encouraging to each member of the team and writes with enthusi-asm, just the way she is in real life.

Congrats, Deanna, for being Ashcroft’s Citizen of the Year!

Marjorie McLean/Ian Burnby

Ashcroft

Congratulations to Ashcroft’s 2014 Citizen

Another reason for living in our small communities - politeness is still enforced and even feuding neighbours aren’t al-lowed to go postal.

A daily survey of headlines around our country makes us wonder where civility and respect for our laws went.

We suspect - and hope - that the per-centage of idiots is the same as it’s always been but the fact that the population is growing means there are more of “them”, just as there are more of “us”. But that’s the optimist talking.

The pessimist would say that chil-dren learn from adults, and if their only role models are characters they see on tele-vision, in movies, and in their video games, then it’s little wonder they grow up with an-ti-social behaviours that lead to violence. And as lemmings go, others will fall into the same types of behaviour when they see others getting away with it.

Road rage is something that we’re see-ing more and more around here from high-way travellers. We see increasing incidents of aggressive drivers as we travel the local highways and the city streets of Kamloops.

Impatience, anger and the self-centered belief that they should have what they want at the expense of everyone around them.

Aggression is primal. Moving in packs or gangs simply to take advantage of others is a social disorder.

In society, we have - or had - many fac-tors in place that shape behaviours into something that, while still individual, can takes its place in a community. It begins with parents and adult role models, moves to peer groups, finding one’s place in struc-tured settings like schools, churches and other organizations, and using the experi-ence to make a meaningful life.

And a built-in factor of small-town liv-ing - step out of line and there’ll be a hand-ful of people who are right there to let you know that what you’re doing is not accept-able. Even if we don’t listen to them, we know that people are watching.

As a society, we need to uphold societ-al values in whatever we do because you never know when impressionable minds are watching.

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CAKEWALKCHRONICLES

A fine ending to a topsy turvy yearA shocking statistic

Forty-two per cent of Canadians have low literacy skills. It used to be 30 per cent years back. So we’re not improving, despite efforts to promote literacy. When you consider countries like Fin-land and Iceland, that have 100 per cent literacy, you wonder. Is it because we are such a relatively new coun-try? Finland starts kids in school at age 7. Education is absolutely free. Tots learn to use cell phones and Ipads at the earliest age. Recently saw a documentary on the coun-try. Sure was an eye opener.

Bernie Fandrich speaking in AshcroftAuthor, historian and Kumsheen Rafting owner, Ber-

nie Fandrich who has recently produced a beautiful book full of fine photos of our region, Majestic Thompson River (on sale at The Journal), will be presenting a talk with illustrations on Sunday, March 23 at the Ashcroft Community Hall. Mark this on your calendar. The Herit-age Committee met recently to plan the event.

Rotary sponsored wine tasting eventThis annual event will take place in St. Alban’s Hall

in March. Watch for the date. Paintings by Esther Dar-lington will be shown. Regional landscapes in oil will be featured.

TomatoesIt looks like a tomato. Feels like a tomato. But when

you cut it open, you find it isn’t that juicy, tangy-tasting fruit you expected. This tomato is almost solid coloured styrofoam. You can count the seeds. The skin on the to-mato is not skin anymore. It’s rind. The kind you peel off a turnip. This tomato is designed to hang on the vine, permanently. Something like the artificial fruit of wax that used to be a favourite table decoration years ago. Once in a while you hit a good tomato. One with flavor and juice and seeds and thinner skin. Once in a while. It’s a gamble though. It looks like a tomato. Feels like a tomato. But it isn’t. Is this because of the Genetically Modified seeds we’re hearing more about? If so, my fa-vourite fruit isn’t worth the gamble. I’ll do without them.

Rail accidents too numerousWe live on two railroads. It isn’t surprising, given

the number of freight accidents in the last several or more months that concerns. Lac Megantic is a horror story. And it could happen anywhere. There have been five large scale oil laden tank car accidents in as many months. The countless numbers of oil and bitumen tank-ers that pass through our villages, cities and towns you would think would impose considerable pressure on those that ship this way insure firmer safety measures. Better built tankers. We are told that the shippers are still using the older type tankers. More crew members. More stringent regulations. The responsibilities lie with the rail companies, the shipping companies, and our govern-ment transport officials. There needs to be a little more “thumb screwing” pressure brought to bear on all three. The loss of lives and property has already become hor-rendous.

My Christmas was a real old fashioned oneFor some years now, Sherman and I celebrat-

ed Christmas in the usual traditional way. A tree was chosen. We both decorated it. Carols on disc. Church attendance Christmas Eve. A big turkey dinner with all the trimmings. We had calls from our kids. We enjoyed. We loved sharing Christmas Eve with our former neigh-bours, the Sarver family in Cache Creek. But Christmas alone, without kids, well, it wasn’t the same.

Well, this year, my Christmas was quite different from past years. And I know Sherman’s was too, with family in Kelowna. This year, my granddaughter Ayi-

sha, her husband Cobir, and my two great grandchildren, Zhangu and Salma, arrived on my birthday, Dec. 21.

And from that hour of their arrival (and thank you so much to my great neighbour, Loraine Schwaluk whose

big sedan was able to take the childrens’ car seats and family luggage and bring them from the Greyhound depot in Cache Creek) it was the best, old fash-ioned Christmas I’d had in too many years to count. The kids played Tanner right out. The clat-ter and clamour was music to my ears.

Well, Cobir and I just tuned

them out to talk African politics. Cobir is a refugee from civil war torn Sierra Leone in West Africa. Ayisha took over the kitchen. I just cooked up two meals. She not only cooked, she did the wash-ing up. We shopped for gifts. Wrapped them behind a closed door. Put them under the tree.

And then we all packed into my lit-tle Echo and trundled down the hill to St. Alban’s for Christmas Eve service. Cobir helped me to the altar for com-munion. Salma fell asleep. Snored, too. So Ayisha had to hold her in the pew. A Christmas to remember, it surely was. When I took the tree down on Jan. 1st as I usually do, I wrapped each of the decorations carefully and put them back in the tall box. And I treasured each decoration. A wonderful memory that Christmas!

The Legendary Betty FrankI’m sure I met Betty way back in

the 1960s when I worked in the court-house in Williams Lake. Betty was a game guide par excellent. Her terri-tory in the Cariboo-Chilcotin contained over a million acres. She trapped, guid-ed scores of wealthy American and European hunters. She was and still is, a beautiful woman. And even when she was wresting with a moose carcass, she never lost that femininity.

She told her life story to the well known Cariboo author, Sage Birch-water, who wrote: The Legendary Betty Frank. I highly recommend this book which is a fan-tastic read about a fan-tastic life, to all you hunt-ers out there, - or even, the armchair ones.

In summaryWell, it

has been a pretty warm January, and we had a very snowy December and a beast-ly Manitoba-like freezing November. The ice on the roadsides is

treacherous for any one, particularly seniors. But Soups On continues every Friday and attracts a wide cross sec-tion of just about everyone in the community. It’s a time to socialize, slurp up the coffee, and the soup and salad, buns. Even desserts.

In some ways, the winter turned out to be extraordin-ary, yet traditional. The church was filled to overflowing. People who wanted a non-commercial celebration of Christmas found it there. Dan Hines and his minstrels played the carols, with two guitars, a fiddle and a drum.

A fitting end to a year that for me, anyway, has been the most challenging I’ve ever had. Let’s hope as 2014 advances, we continue to progress. Realistically, pro-ductively, and collectively as a Community. Where Well-ness isn’t just a slogan, but a state of mind.

Advance Public NoticeSouth Cariboo Load Restrictions

Pursuant to Section 66 of the Transportation Act, and to provisions of the Commercial Transport Act, notice is hereby given that load restrictions may be placed on short notice in the near future on all highways within the Cariboo District.

The restrictions will limit vehicles to 100 per cent, 70 per cent or 50 per cent legal axle loading.

Overweight permits will not be granted and all term overweight permits are invalid for the duration of the restrictions.

Trucking and transportation companies, as well as the general public, should govern themselves accordingly.

Your cooperation in adhering to the above regulations is appreciated.

Dated in Williams Lake, British Columbia, this 17th day of January, 2014.

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Higher costs passed on to consumersWaste from p. 4 BC municipalities are

now inking deals with MMBC that permits the organization to use their waste collection infrastructure - such as trucks and transfer stations, all staffed by public employees. But because municipalities are not obligated to lower the fees they charge house-holds for this collection, citizens may see little or no reduction in their tax bill.

What they will likely notice, however, is the increased price of goods resulting from MMBC’s fees.

The double-dipping on our wallets is just one of the serious problems this new plan faces. Some municipalities are spending your tax dol-lars to separate glass collection from other re-cyclables; while others are ceasing glass pick-up altogether as MMBC is not required to col-lect it.

An MMBC fee schedule circulated by the Canadian Stewardship Services Alliance should send a chill through BC’s small business sector. Rates are pegged at two to five times those in neighbouring provinces.

On cardboard, for example, businesses are charged at eight cents per kilogram in Ontario, while MMBC is charging 29 cents here in BC. So it goes for plastic film - 23 cents in Ontario, 29 cents in Manitoba, 54 cents in BC. And for glass packaging: it costs three cents per kilo-gram in Ontario, six cents in Manitoba, 25 cents in BC.

Small businesses will potentially be respon-

sible for thousands of dollars of fees that they must pass on to their customers. If you buy any food products packaged in BC, get ready to be walloped. The amount of food product pack-aging is driven largely by government’s health and safety standards, leaving precious little room to reduce waste. Those fees paid by busi-ness will just wind up on your household food bill.

It is possible that consumers will try to avoid these costs by shopping out-of-province through an online service, or crossing the bor-der to buy groceries and other goods where none of these fees apply. BC small business-es are already facing stiff competition from US counterparts, and it is about to get a lot worse.

It is not too late to change course. The BC government can untangle this new red tape by exempting small businesses from a policy that was never designed with them in mind. And be-cause this policy will ultimately affect all Brit-ish Columbians, that exemption must be put in the regulation and not left to the whims of MMBC.

-- Mike Klassen is Director of Provincial Af-

fairs, British Columbia, for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, and is a member of the B.C. Small Business Roundt-able. Follow Mike Klassen on Twitter @cfib-BC. Red Tape Awareness Week™ 2014 is Jan. 27-31.

Legion installs 2014 executive members

The Ashcroft Legion Branch 113 installed its new executive last week with the assistance of Nicola Thompson Zone, Deputy Zone Commander Marguerite Kempin (front, right).L-R (Front): Fran Clark, Darlene Quesnel, Brenda Cahoon and Deputy Zone Commander Kempin. Back: Bob Williams, Darrin Curran, Paul Monroe, Jim Gyoba and president George Cooke.Service pins were also given out to Ronald Knox for 50 years. Forty year pins were given to Gwen Hewko, Cami Lindseth, Bert Neseroth, Lance Eckardt, Dez Huba and Gordon Berdan. A 30 year pin went to Paul Whitehead; 25 year pin to Ernie Dobson; and a 20 year pin to Wayne Patterson. The Ladies Auxiliary gave a 30 year pin to Inez Lopez and a 20 year pin to Joyce Matthews.

February 3rd, 10th, & 20thAshcroft High School - 5 - 7 pm

February 5th & 12thCache Creek Elementary - 5 - 7 pm

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Feb. 1 - Seedy Saturday seed exchange, displays and demonstrations will be held in the Cache Creek Community Hall, 10 am to 3 pm. Free event organized by the Cache Creek Beauti� cation Society.

Feb. 1 - Ashcroft Curling Club “Fun Mixed Heart Spiel” 10am - 4pm. Sign up at curling rink or call Barb Hodder 250-453-9286 for more info.

Feb. 4 - Zion UCW meets; 2 pm in the Church Hall (401 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft). A warm welcome awaits all interested ladies.

Feb. 11 - Zion UCW Friendship Tea. Program at 2 pm. An afternoon of fellowship, entertainment, refreshments and fun. And it’s FREE! Open to everyone. This is the UCW’s way of expressing appreciation to those who support our fund-raisers during the year.

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Public asked to report winter bat activity

Lions donate smart lifestyle choices books to schools

Thirty books, titled Drug Safety - Smart Choices for Life - were presented to Colleen Minnabarriet, principal of Ashcroft Secondary School, by Lions Nick Lebedoff, Vivian Edwards and Bob Williams. The books are published by Community Safety Net and are a very good tool for making children aware of the dangers of drugs and alcohol, how to avoid peer pressure to use drugs and many other related topics. Mrs. Minnabarriet will be bringing the books to the attention of the principals in SD 74 at an upcoming meeting and it is hoped that they will be a resource for all the schools in our district.

B.C. environment min-istry biologists are asking the public to watch and re-port bat sightings this win-ter, as they try to track a dis-ease that has killed millions of bats in eastern and central Canada and the U.S.

White Nose Syndrome is a fungal disease that kills bats during their winter hibernation period. In order to improve the understand-ing of bat biology in B.C. and potentially increase their survival rate from the dis-ease, provincial wildlife of-ficials are urging the public to report any bats observed flying during daylight hours this winter, or sites where they are known or thought to hibernate.

Bats provide tremen-dous benefits because they are such effective consum-ers of pest insects, and their loss could lead to significant ecological and economic im-pacts.

White Nose Syndrome is named for the fuzzy white fungal growth on the nose, ears and wings of hibernat-ing bats. First discovered in New York State in 2007, the disease has killed millions of bats in 22 states and five Canadian provinces.

The fungus is thought to have been introduced to North America and is pri-marily spread by bat-to-bat contact, although hu-man spread by contaminat-ed clothing and gear cannot be ruled out. It is currently

not known to exist in bat col-onies west of the Rockies.

Scientists in B.C. are working to understand what bats need, how to pro-tect them from White Nose Syndrome and how to help populations sur-vive should the disease arrive. One of the first steps is to bet-ter understand bat behaviour and habitat use in the winter.

British Col-umbians are urged to contact provincial gov-ernment biol-ogists at 250 387-9500 if they see bats in the winter. In-formation of particular im-portance is the location of win-ter bat roosting sites, unusual behaviour such as flying dur-ing the day, and observation of dead or dying bats.

For more in-formation on how to help protect Brit-ish Columbia’s bats, consult the “Current Issues” section

of the B.C. Wildlife Health webpage: www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/wldhealth/

For more information on reporting invasive species

in your area, visit the Inva-sive Species Council of B.C. website: www.bcinvasives.ca

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Death on the Range - Pt. 2: A strange storyThe story that Albert “Chubby”

Clinger had to tell, that day in February 1915, was an all-too-familiar one: decep-tion, robbery, then one man � eeing into the snowy wastes of the Interior and the other, sadder but wiser, re-counting events to the police. Frank Aiken, the 35-year-old Dis-trict Chief of the B.C. Provincial Police sta-tioned in Clinton, had doubtless heard a vari-ation of it many times before, and he sat and listened as Clinger pro-vided the details.

Five days earlier, on Thursday Feb. 4, 1915, the 31-year-old Clinger and his 53-year-old partner, Thomas Bur-ton Smith, had left their pre-emption at Springhouse Prairie northwest of Clin-ton to head to Ashcroft for supplies. The men, both Americans, had been in the Interior since 1912, running cat-tle and doing some ranching at Spring-house. Both men were well-respected in and around Clinton, although every-one agreed that Clinger was the more sociable and talkative of the pair.

Clinger told Aiken – some reports say by phone, others that the conversa-tion took place face to face – that the men had left their log cabin at Spring-house and headed along the Dog Creek road, where they made a camp that � rst night. When Clinger woke the next morning, he was surprised to � nd that Smith and his horse had vanished; then dismayed to � nd that several hundred dollars of his own money had also dis-appeared, presumably in his erstwhile partner’s pocket.

Smith was apparently a “jack-roller” – someone who robs a drunk or sleeping person – and Clinger had

been “rolled”. He had tried to fol-low Smith’s tracks, but lost them

after sever-al miles when they entered a hay meadow, where the snow was so beaten down by cattle that Smith’s trail was impossible to pick up again. Aiken asked if Clinger had had any inkling his partner might do such a thing, and received a sur-prising answer.

It turned out that Smith – a widower who had left seven living children behind him in Pennsyl-vania – had spoken of one of his older sons, who was working in Romania for the Standard Oil Company. Over the past month or so he had mentioned, more than once, his wish to travel to Romania to visit his son; but Cling-er said there were hints that something darker lay at the root of Smith’s wish to leave Canada and head for Europe. His partner had apparently let slip that members of his family were searching for him in connection with some “mis-demeanor” he had committed, and that they had succeeded in locating him, prompting Smith to come to the deci-sion to leave the country.

That he had decided to leave with several hundred dollars of another man’s money in his pocket did not appear to be bothering Clinger very much. If he had been angry when he discovered the theft, he had had time to cool down, and was now viewing the matter quite calmly. He didn’t care if he never saw Smith again, he told the policeman, and wasn’t particularly bothered about trying to get his money

back. “Good riddance to bad rubbish” just about summed up Albert Clinger’s attitude to the entire business, along with, it seems, “live and learn”.

As I said, Frank Aiken had prob-ably heard similar stories over the years. The men who were attracted to the BC wilderness were often restless, always in search of something more or better, so a sudden disappearance was hardly surprising, although stealing a partner’s bankroll was less common. And it wasn’t unknown for some of these men to have things in their past that they were running from. Albert Clinger’s story was all too plausible.

And yet . . . and yet . . . there was something that didn’t quite sit right with Aiken. He was young, at only 35, to be a District Chief of Police, which indicates that he had talent, abil-ity, a quick mind and a keen eye. The more he thought about the pre-emp-tor’s story, the more things didn’t add up. He knew Smith, and perhaps he thought that the quiet rancher who also ran a small freight business didn’t seem like the type to roll his partner and then vanish. Perhaps, too, he didn’t quite believe that Clinger could be so seemingly nonchalant about the loss of his money. Most of the men Aiken

knew would be furious if they’d been robbed of that much, and would have been demanding that the police do something about it. Clinger, on the other hand, had waited � ve days to report the theft, and then in an almost off-hand way, with no request that the police inves-tigate.

Why had no one reported seeing Smith in those � ve days? There were few roads through the area, and anyone traveling them would be noticed, right down to the clothes they wore and the horse they were on. It would be next to impossible for someone to make it past Ashcroft without being seen, and news would have spread.

And what about this Romanian story? Smith might well have a son liv-ing there, but Europe was being torn apart by war. For a civilian in 1915, just getting to England would be dif� -cult, and risky, never mind continuing on through the very heart of the battle-� eld. No; Clinger’s story just didn’t hang together.

There was only one thing to do. Frank Aiken put in a call to Constable Jack Bourne at 150 Mile House, sum-moning him to Clinton immediately. The trail, such as it was, was now � ve days old, but it needed to be followed. And Aiken wanted a good man at his side when he set out to follow it. There was no telling what would be waiting at the end of it.

To be continued

A freight team in Clinton. Thomas Burton Smith ran freight out of Clinton, before his mysterious disappearance. B.C. Archives

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2014 L.A. executive in placeThe Ashcroft Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary installed its new executive last week for 2014 with Pat Kilt (right) as its new president. L-R: Nicola Thompson Zone Commander Marilyn White, Kathy Franks, Sharon Reid, Shirley Russell and Pat Kilt.

Cathy Johnson (left) dishes up supper to a hungry crowd at Robbie Burns.

February • Week 1ARIES - Aries, you are inspired to take on the world, but you may want to focus on smaller goals this week. Finishing a long-lingering work project is a viable option.TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, something does not seem to be falling into place. Take stock of things at home and at work to see if you can crack this nut. A little more investigation many be necessary.GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 You may be offered a professional opportunity this week that is too good to pass up, Gemini. Despite this great offer, do your best to stay focused on work for the next several days.CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Exercise caution and do not jump to any conclusions at work, Cancer. While you may know what your boss expects from you, it is better to wait to hear what he or she has to say.LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, you can envision exciting adventures ahead, and those times will be here before you know it. Channel your enthusiasm so you can get a head start on planning your adventure.VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you have a desire to be different from everyone else this week. It’s good to be original, but don’t stray too far off the beaten path or you may � nd yourself lostLIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, a friend may shock you by doing something really outrageous. You do not know what to make of this change in personality, but do your best to take it in stride.SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, work � gures to put a lot on your plate in the coming week. You can handle everything that comes your way, so long as you keep your cool and continue to work hard.SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 You may be tempted to sneak off and play hooky from work, Sagittarius. Just make sure you handle all of your obligations � rst. Now is not the best time to kick up your heels.CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, you have so much to do now that your mind may be in a complete jumble. Others will come at you with questions, but take a deep breath and answer them one at a time.AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 This week may be a little boring, Aquarius. Make the most of your down time, as you could use a few slow days to recharge your batteries and plan your next move.PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Change is not the best idea right now, Aquarius. It is much better to stick with the status quo for a little while longer. Then you will have enough stability to make a change.

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ON A BRIGHTER

NOTE

A painful reminderExcept for the time

almost � ve years ago when I was pitching this column to editors and had six articles written, I have never had an extra one ready to go. Not very smart, I know.As a result, I have

found myself in many situations, right on deadline, having to write about the only thing that’s on my mind at that particular moment, and some-times I fear it’s not

something that will in-terest anyone but me. For that, I apologize.Right now, unfortu-

nately, may be one of

those times. I am holed up at home nursing the worst toothache of my life with a cheek so swollen it resembles a chipmunk storing nuts for the winter. This is my sixth day of trying to numb the pain and my � fth day of look-ing like an asymmetri-cal rodent.I’ve been to the den-

tist twice and I’ve had X-rays and tests to discover the root of the problem. The ex-act tooth has yet to be identi� ed and I’ll

be seeing a specialist this week for 3D X-rays that promise to pinpoint the culprit. In the meantime I’m now on antibiotics and painkillers and am hoping the swelling subsides more than it has. If it gets worse I’ve been told to go to the hospital’s emer-gency ward before the infection has a chance to reach my brain.Goodness. How

quickly our good health can take a turn for the worse.Since the swelling,

originally starting right under my eye, has now dropped and feels heavier around the jawline, I feel less concerned that a trip to the hospital will be necessary. I’m also con� dent these anti-biotics are helping to control the infection and that once I see the specialist they’ll be

able to � x this problem and have me looking and feeling normal again.Until then I’ve re-

signed myself to get-ting rest, sipping soup, and feeling a renewed appreciation for how unpredictable our bodies can be. My 10-year-old

daughter wondered how this all happened. “It looks like someone punched you in the face,” she said. That’s exactly how it feels as well. But no one did, I assured her. I sim-ply had an incredibly painful toothache one

day, and it became in-fected soon after.This pesky situation

has me feeling grateful that it’s just temporary and not something worse. It has me feel-ing grateful for mod-ern medicine and Ty-lenol 3. And it has me feeling grateful for the timing - the ability to hide away at home un-til I’m back to normal wouldn’t have been possible a week ago.

Once my good health returns, I won’t be taking it for granted like I so often have in the past. Maybe I

will eventually, but if I start to, I’ve taken some lovely pictures of my huge swollen face to jog my memory.When we’re healthy

and living life, we don’t typically think about how quickly it all can change. Getting an infection, becoming sick, or having an acci-dent can de� nitely re-mind us of that truth.And right now, I am

sincerely grateful for that reminder. I believe I needed it.Lori Welbourne is a

syndicated columnist. She can be contacted at LoriWelbourne.com

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Presentation to VarietyCouncillor Wayne Marchant made

a presentation to Variety - The Chil-drens Charity from the Village of Clin-ton residents during the Variety Show of Hearts Telethon on Sunday, Jan. 26, turning over a $6,000 cheque, repre-senting the funds raised by the resi-dents and groups of Clinton.

In addition to the funds raised at the Clinton Variety Show in November, several groups and individuals donated more funds to bring the amount up.

The Village of Clinton really is the little town with the big heart!

Health Care AuxiliaryThe Clinton Health Care Auxiliary

is a group that raises funds to boost health care in Clinton. They have pur-chased items for the Health Centre, do-nated towards equipment for the Fire Rescue Truck and have hosted numer-ous Health and Wellness Fairs.

Now they need your help. The Aux-iliary has been in existence for over 40 years in Clinton but lately member-ship has been declining. They are look-

ing for new members and both men and

women are welcome. New members may bring new ideas and enthusiasm.

The group meets the second Tuesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. at the Health Centre. There is a small annual mem-bership fee to join. If you feel this is something you would be interested in then please attend

the next meeting on Feb. 11.

Cross Country SkiingThe trails have been groomed and

were in perfect condition. The Clin-ton Snow Jockey Club members are hoping for more snow to improve the trails. This club is a non-profit society run entirely on a volunteer basis. They strive to promote cross country skiing as a healthy and affordable choice of recreation for all ages.

The club needs help to cover costs of equipment maintenance and repairs as well as the upkeep of the trails and facilities. They are in need of a new-er snowmobile to replace the antiquat-ed one they have been using for groom-ing trails. If anyone has one for a min-imal cost or as a donation to the club it would be greatly appreciated.

The Snow Jockey Executive in-cludes President Jennifer Buis, Vice President Rolly Higginbottom, Secre-tary Colleen Langton, Treasurer Janet Lowe, and Directors Ron Gauthier, Carol Higginbottom, Michelle Nelson and Richard Burrage.

New members are welcome and dues may be paid at McConnell Ac-

counting. Membership dues are $35 per individual or $55 for a family. You can also let Janet Lowe of McConnell Accounting know if you have a snow-mobile that would be suitable for the club.

150/50 Celebration EndsBut the 150/50 Committee says,

“Wouldn’t it be great if we could keep that momentum going?”

Here’s your chance. There will be a meeting on Feb. 5 at 7 pm in Coun-cil Chambers to discuss how the 150/50 Committee concept can be used as a model for the continued collaboration between non profit groups in Clinton. Everyone is welcome to attend.

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STRIKING A BALANCE

The celebration isn’t stopping

The Big Bar Ski Trails Photo: Rolly Higginbottom

Order of BC calling for names

The Order of Brit-ish Columbia offers British Columbians a golden opportunity to take part in the public recognition of individ-uals who demonstrate outstanding achieve-ment, excellence and distinction in their particular fields of en-deavour.

Nominations are now being received for the 2014 Order of British Columbia, and must be received by the first Friday in March to be con-sidered this year. An independent Advis-ory Council, chaired by the Chief Justice of British Columbia will consider nominations.

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BC economy rebound predictedby Tom FletcherBlack PressA lower Canadian dollar and

a slow recovery in the U.S. and around the world bode well for the B.C. economy in the next two years, a new report from the

Business Council of B.C. says.“The U.S. economy is gain-

ing ground, the Eurozone is out of recession, and Asia, particu-larly China, continues to ex-pand at a robust clip,” said exec-utive vice president Jock Finlay-

son as he released the BCBC eco-nomic outlook report Tuesday. “The weakening of the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dol-lar will also help lift B.C.’s export of goods and ser-vices to the U.S., prompt more U.S. travellers to come to B.C., and serve as a headwind to cross-border shopping.”

The re-port forecasts improvement in U.S. demand for lumber and other building materi-als, wood pulp and even natur-al gas, which has fallen to historic lows with a surge of shale gas pro-duction around

North America.Recovery of the struggling

B.C. coastal forest industry was echoed at last week’s Truck Log-gers’ Association convention.

“I’ve got a desk covered with resumes of people who work in the oil patch,” said Don Banasky, operations manager at CopCan Contracting Ltd. and FallTech Logging in Nanaimo and vice-president of the TLA.

Banasky said there are open-ings for road building, drill-er-blaster, grader and excavator operators in his operations, and some employees at remote oil and gas developments are anx-ious to work closer to home.

The BCBC report holds out hope for a B.C. government that has seen its much-advertised jobs plan fizzle in the past two years.

“Following essentially no net employment growth in 2013, we see the B.C. job market recover-ing in the coming year,” the re-port says. “Growing exports, higher non-residential construc-tion outlays and some increase in consumer spending will translate into greater demand for working and more hiring by B.C. busi-nesses.”

The report forecasts that two liquefied natural gas processing plants and pipelines to supply them will begin in 2015.

Sword DanceBrittany Wojak from Kamloops entertained at the legion’s Robbie Burns Supper with her lively Scottish dances, accompanied by piper Kevin MacDonald.

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

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

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

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

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

Ashcroft & District Rodeo AssociationPhone: 250-457-9390

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

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

Desert Bells Handbell ChoirCarmen Ranta 250-457-9119

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

Cache Creek Communities in Bloom Committee Carmen Ranta 250-457-9119

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

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

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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 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 450.453.9100

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

Soccer AssociationContact: Tom Watson Phone 250-457-7178

Minor Hockey AssociationContact: Lewis Kinvig Phone 457-7489 or [email protected] or [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

Lillooet Soup’s On St. Andrew’s United /St. Mary’s Anglican Church, 577 Main St., Mondays 12:00 pm - Oct. to May. 250-256-7037 - all welcome

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

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

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

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


January represents a new beginning with the new year being celebrated at least three times – on Jan. 1 on our stan-dard calendar, followed by the new year according to the Julian/Orthodox cal-endar and now the Chinese new year at the end of the month. So it is still time to once again wish everyone a Happy New Year. This coming new year will be the year of the wooden horse in the Chinese calendar – with the wood as-pect being a focus on greenery and na-ture. According to one source the wood-en horse signifies unexpected adventure and surprising romance. I am not sure if that is something to desire or something to avoid but I will take it in a positive way.

I like new beginnings – a new year, spring time and a new gardening season and even September with its new school year still seems like a time for a new be-ginning. The gardening season starts in winter with a careful study of seed cata-logues and seed listings online. It is sure great to be able to access the small lo-cal seed distributors through their on line listings and it is a great way to find good seeds. Another interesting garden-ing event is the Cache Creek Seedy Sat-urday on Feb. 1. Members of the Loon Lake Garden club are quite looking for-ward to the event and will have a table there which we hope people will find of interest.

In mid month there was a bit of a flur-ry about a “boil water advisory” for resi-dents connected to the water system – which was rescinded quickly. The issue was about particles in the water which came about as a reaction to the chlorin-ation method from the “mineral rich” water of Loon Lake. The chlorination was shut off to reduce the particles and the complaints about the water qual-ity and thus the boil water notice was put into effect. After some reaction from users, the chlorination was restarted and the boil water notice rescinded. No prob-lem and all are happy – maybe.

I notice however that both simple no-tices – the boil water notice and the no-tice rescinding the boil water instructions were prepared for the TNRD by a pri-vate consulting company. In my opinion some things have hit bottom when staff of a government agency need to hire a consultant to prepare a boil water notice and a notice that the boil water notice has been rescinded. Are TNRD staff mem-bers not literate? Surely those highly paid workers should have the ability to be able to compose a simple public notice.

I would prefer that my tax money be spent on more research into the quality of water in Loon Lake and how and why the water is becoming so “mineral rich” and that TNRD staff be required to be edu-cated enough that they can prepare sim-ple public communications. I remem-ber that in the 1950s there were research biologist studying water and fish in Loon Lake so there should be some form of long term data for comparison. Whether the information is still available though is

another question what with all the federal government’s closing of research librar-ies and denying scientists access to pre-vious work. The TNRD surely has some responsibility related to the amount of

new residen-tial develop-ment they have allowed close to the lake. There

are more than 450 dwelling units includ-ing houses, resort units, cabins, annex-es and all kinds of travel trailers and mo-tor homes constructed or parked and oc-cupied within several hundred meters of Loon Lake’s shores. The past decade has seen a ma-jor increase in the number of motor homes and travel trail-ers parked wherever a flat space can be bulldozed and rented out all summer All that waste water from bath-ing, flushing, laundry and cleaning all year round is go-ing into the ground and mov-ing on down.

Many residents have re-ported that the telephones have been out of order fre-quently this month with no indication from Telus as to the cause of the problem. I don’t always notice that the phone hasn’t rung for a while, I just enjoy the free-dom from those calls an-nouncing “Hello I am call-ing from Windows about your computer.” When I get such a call I usually leave the phone off the hook and let them talk to themselves. The best answer I have heard was from a neighbour who doesn’t hear so well and who responded in all seriousness: “No thanks, I wash my win-dows myself.”

Bird watching here in the winter is one attraction of the nature and countryside at Loon Lake. Most birds at the feeder are the usual win-ter residents and I have noted about 14 different species. The most unusual that I have seen this year is a spotted towhee – a cute little fellow with a very distinct chirp. Earlier this year there were two varied thrushes scratch-ing busily under the shrubs. However the poor unfortu-nate birds became food for a northern pygmy owl. I was sad to see the birds killed but it was also very interesting to watch the owl. The thrushes were almost as big as the owl so it could not fly off with its kill. Instead it worked hard for more than 30 minutes to drag the corpse over to a sheltered area under a rock and sat there for the longest time eating on it. Next day it

returned and ate more, final-ly after the third feeding, the remains became light enough that the owl could fly

off with the rest. What fascinated me with the owl were the eye-like markings on the back of its head and how it could turn its head 180 degrees – so one moment it was facing me and then as it turned it looked like another face looking at me. I find I am not the only one who likes to watch the birds at the feeder – one day I looked out to see a bobcat also hungrily watching them. February 14-17 is the Great Back-yard Bird Count and I will be out count-ing, but hopefully the bobcat won’t be.

There were reports that a cougar was sighted in various locations along Loon

Lake Road or was it tracks of a cougar sighted? Rumours are never very pre-cise. Meanwhile a local rancher has lost a calf and a goose to a bobcat. Winter is a lean time for wildlife and predators are smart enough and desperate to try to get food where ever they can find it; meaning that people with pets and livestock need to take precautions to prevent losses.

Groundhogs Day approaches and we will have our forecast on how much long-er winter will hang around. It is a fun kind of tradition, however I am sure our local groundhogs will stay curled up in their dens and not be curious about their shadows for some weeks yet. Enjoy the winter everyone and do try to get outside and active.

Water, telephones and more winter

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February is be kind to your heart monthI want to share this little

poem with you. It’s framed and hangs above my desk and I read it often. The mes-sage is timely and inspira-tional. It is written by Ella Wheeler Wilcox and is titled Worth While.

It is easy enough to be pleasant,

When life flows by like a song,

But the man worth while is the man who will smile,

when everything goes dead wrong.

For the test of the heart is trouble,

And it always comes with the years,

And the smile that is worth the praises of earth,

Is the smile that shines through tears.

I suppose that you could

search the Internet and find that every day in February was a designated day for something somewhere in the world. In Canada we rec-ognize Groundhog Day on

the 2nd, Family Day on the 10th, St. Val-entine’s Day on the 14th and National Flag Day on the 15th. I prefer to focus on a very important subject for February. Febru-ary is Heart Disease Aware-ness Month. Every day is designated to increasing our awareness of this disease that along with stroke claims a life every seven minutes according to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Since 1954 cardiovascular mor-tality has decreased over 75 per cent and over the past decade alone has decreased nearly 40 per cent. This was made possible by advances in research. Researchers are working tirelessly to find im-portant breakthroughs in the fight against this terrible dis-ease.

What can you do to avoid becoming a statistic?

Assess your lifestyle,

and where it’s warranted work hard to make the ne-cessary changes. Right now you can strengthen and pro-tect your heart through diet, sleep, fitness and more. By simply leading a healthier life, you can get a healthi-er heart. Even small, steady changes in your life style mean a stronger, more effi-cient heart. Studies in Can-ada and the US have shown that people who eat lots of veggies, fruit, whole grains, fish and legumes, drink mod-erate amounts of alcohol, cut back on salt, exercise, main-tain a healthy weight and don’t smoke have a huge decreased risk of having a heart attack compared to those with less healthy diets and habits.

A bonus - so many things we do to help our heart, like quitting smoking,

eating more fibre, moving more, also help

other parts of our body, in-cluding our bones, colon, lungs and skin.

Since February is Heart Disease Awareness Month, this is the perfect time to start improving your heart - and the rest of you.

Clinton Seniors Associ-ation welcomes new mem-bers. Meetings are every third Thursday of the month at the Clinton Seniors Cen-tre (217 Smith Ave.) fol-lowing noon lunch of soup, sandwiches and cake. Sep-tember and June are Pot-luck. The Association has activities, guest speakers and trips as appropriate. There are three major fundraisers a year. The Daffodil Tea is in March, The Yard /Book and Bake Sale is July 1 and the Marketplace is in November. There are no meetings in July and August and the De-cember meeting is replaced by a Christmas Dinner Party. Fees are $15 annually.

Happy Birthday to Ann Trembath on Feb. 21 and to Isabel Haining on Feb. 27.

“None are so old as those who have outlived enthusi-asm.” Henry David Thoreau

ROCKIN’ & TALKIN’Clinton Seniors Association

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Consumer Survey - Local Food

Sponsored by:Deadlinefor respondingFeb. 15, 2014

The communities of Merritt and Ashcroft are cooperating on a BC Healthy Communities project to learn more about local food production and purchasing.We are asking the farming community and residents what they are currently producing/consuming in the way of locally grown food products.

Please share your insights through this short survey. If you would like to be entered into a draw for prizes from our local sponsors, be sure to include your name and contact information. This will be used solely for the prize draw, or to contact you based on your response to the last survey question.

Prizes have kindly been contributed in your community by: City of Ashcroft (pool passes),Ashcroft Journal, Beans Roasted Rite and Ashcroft Bakery

Thank you kindly for your participation!!

1. Where do you live? (Please be speci� c - Merritt, Shackan, Spence’s Bridge, Ashcroft, etc.)

2. What is your age group? [ ] 0-19 [ ] 20-29 [ ] 30-39 [ ]40-49 [ ] 50-59 [ ] 60-69 [ ] 70+

3. Do you have a garden or livestock (chickens etc)? (a) What types of food do you grow / raise? [ ] greens [ ] tomatoes [ ] herbs [ ] berries [ ] tree fruits [ ] eggs Vegetables / Meat (please specify): (b) If you garden, do you produce [ ] at least 50% of your annual need [ ] 25-50% of your annual need [ ] under 25% of your annual need

4. When you shop for produce, what % do you estimate buying from each of these sources (should add to 100%) ____% supermarket/grocery store ____% Local ____% Kamloops ____% food co-op ____% Local ____% Kamloops ____% natural food store ____% Local ____% Kamloops ____% farmers’ market ____% Local ____% Kamloops ____% farm stands/direct sales ____% CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) ____% Other (please specify)

5. When you shop for meat and dairy, what % do you estimate buying from each of these sources (should add to 100%) ____% supermarket/grocery store ____% Local ____% Kamloops ____% food co-op ____% Local ____% Kamloops ____% natural food store ____% Local ____% Kamloops ____% farmers’ market ____% Local ____% Kamloops ____% farm stands/direct sales ____% CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) ____% Other (please specify)

6. Do you seek out locally grown foods when you shop at commercial stores? No [ ] Yes [ ] 7(a) Yes, I purchase local foods at: (please specify)

7(b) Examples of local foods I have bought are:

7(c) Local foods I would like to � nd are:

7(d) What is your interest in seeking out local food? (Please number in order of importance) __ freshness of food __ connection to the producer __ supporting the local economy __ less pesticide or other potential toxins __ organically grown __ other:

7. Are you willing to pay more for local produce? No [ ] Yes [ ] If yes, about how much more: up to [ ] 10% premium [ ] 10-20% premium [ ] 20-50% premium [ ] 50% + premium

8. What percentage of your diet is organic? [ ] 0 percent [ ] 1 - 25% [ ] 25 - 50% [ ] 50 - 75% [ ] 75% +

9. What would you like to see our local governments do to support local agriculture and food security?

10. Do you have any any other ideas/concerns that you would like to share?

11. Do you wish to be involved in any future agricultural or local food planning process? No [ ] Yes [ ]

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