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It wasn’t the best outcome expected, but trustees and parents said they could live with a motion that agreed in principle to close Ash-croft Elementary as of June 30, 2015 and return to the question in April 2014 to approve renova-tion planning.

“It was the second best motion,” said Ash-croft trustee Christopher Roden.

He tried to convince the rest of the board to extend the consultation period to mid-April and establish a steering committee to come up with a design to accommodate K-12 classes. Af-ter an hour of debate at the Nov. 20 board meet-ing, trustees voted against it. Trustees argued that the community had sufficient time to pro-vide input and that they were already promised input on the design.

Roden said that wasn’t good enough. “[The motion] achieved what I wanted it to,” he said. “Now the communities have a chance for input.”

AES Parent Advisory Council members at-tending the meeting said they would like to have seen a definite “close or not close” decision, but it was better than the 50/50 decision they had faced since the beginning of the consultations.

The new motion will close AES a year later than was originally planned to give the schools more of a transition period.

About 40 members of the public attended the meeting, including the mayors of Ashcroft and Cache Creek and MLA Jackie Tegart.

“K-12 in Ashcroft seems almost inevitable,” Roden addressed trustees and members of the public. “We don’t have access to enough money to keep it going.” He pointed the blame at under-funding by all governments, who spent millions of dollars on things like a BC Place roof, but couldn’t find $5 million to bring a school back up to standard.

Director of Facilities, Mitch van Aller, said it would be a conceptual plan rather than physical blueprints ready in April.

It was unknown how community input for the design would be gathered, but trustee Nancy Rempel said when DSS was being redesigned, individual stakeholder groups were invited one by one to come and give their views.

“I certainly hope whoever the committee is, we’re not just talking about the building, we’re talking about the best education for the kids,” MLA Tegart told the trustees after their decision was made. “My hope is that’s the number one priority.”

Families and friends flocked to the Spaghetti Dinner/Auction fundraiser held last week by the Ashcroft Wellness committee.

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POLICE REPORTWendy Coomber

Winterhawks improving

100 Mile House couple honoured

Earlier this month, North District Com-manding Officer, Chief Superintendent Rod Booth, was in 100 Mile House and presented awards to a hard working couple whose years of dedication to the RCMP was recognized and appreciated.

Retired S/Sgt. Martin Sarich received the Commanding Officer’s Commendation for Out-standing Service. Awarded for his leadership contributions during Operation Ironhorse in 1997, also known as the Gustafsen Lake Stand-off. S/Sgt. Sarich was the Detachment Com-mander of 100 Mile House Detachment at the time, and his leadership and knowledge of the local community was a critical part of the over-all resolution that was achieved.

Mrs. Marg Sarich received the ‘Second Member’ award. She was recognized for her support and assistance in various postings where she acted as office clerk, secretary, cell guard and did the work that once was expected of spouses in the smaller postings, but is now the function of paid professionals.

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Even though the Ashcroft Atom Winterhawks lost against Clear-water on Sunday, our team played extremely well. Playing their pos-itions better and better, getting that off side figured out!

Cole McKay (4) almost got it in the net many times, Wyatt Reid (17), Liam Woodworth (9), and Wyatt McCullough (7) were great

at protecting their Goalie Pearce Brown (1). Great hussle by Shardy Allison (8), Kheller Ouellette (2), Austin Rampone (12), Ejah Ny-man (5) and Murray Lulu (10).

Their next game is Sunday Dec. 1 against Chase in Chase. Next home game, Jan. 5 against Logan Lake.

Shannon Brown

Seller beware!RCMP warn of a possible ongoing

fraud involving local residents and on-line consumer sites like kijiji. Consum-ers using these sites should be aware that criminals will make contact with them by purchasing an item they have for sale. It is now a well-established fraud that the “buyer” will buy the item using a cheque or claiming to have used Paypal, but for some reason they have overpaid for the item and want the “seller” to refund them the amount owing. By the time the “seller” realizes the scam, they have sent money to the buyer along with the item they suppos-edly purchased.

Ashcroft RCMP have received a couple of recent complaints about re-ceiving calls from a “purchaser” who claims to have paid for their item using Paypal, and to have overpaid. The tele-phone number displayed is a local num-ber, but the call is actually from abroad.

Police advises anyone using an in-ternet consumer to contact Paypal and make sure they money is in their ac-count, or that the cheque has passed through their bank, before concluding

the sale. The seller should use caution if the “buyer” claims to have overpaid and wants repayment.

Bank window smashedNov. 19 at 9 am a patrolling officer

noted a smashed window at the Roy-al Bank in Cache Creek. The suspect rock was found resting in the flowerbed underneath the window. No entry was gained to the building, and it is doubt-ful that a break and enter was the mo-tive. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the RCMP at 453-2216.

Passenger receives prohibitionNov. 19 at 2 pm a traffic services

officer pulled over a 2003 Landrov-er on Hwy 97 at Cariboo Ave. in Clin-ton because the male passenger was not wearing a seat belt. The 31 year old Williams Lake man was flagged to be

served with a driving prohibi-tion, which he received as well as a ticket for not wearing a seat belt.

Driving ban and drugsNov. 20 at 2 pm a traf-

fic services officer stopped a southbound vehicle on Hwy 1 north of Lytton. The driver was arrested for driving while pro-hibited and a small amount of marijuana was seized from him. He was charged with driv-

ing while prohibited and his vehicle was impounded for seven days.

Missing son wasn’t missingNov. 24 an Ashcroft woman re-

ported her 42 year old son as missing because he didn’t return from Alberta when he said he would. Investigation revealed that his truck was still parked at the Kamloops airport. Further inves-tigation determined that he had stayed an extra night in Calgary and was fine.

Man arrested for uttering threatsNov. 24 at 2 pm RCMP assisted

Kamloops RCMP with the arrest of a 32 year old Ashcroft man who was wanted for uttering threats during an incident earlier that day in Kamloops. Police also assisted a 26 year old Kam-loops worman retrieve her belongings from the man’s home in Ashcroft.

Mischief makerNov. 25 a warrant was issued for the

arrest of a 26 Ashcroft man for failing to appear in Kamloops court to answer a charge of mischief, stemming from an Aug. 10 incident.

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Wellness fundraiser hugely successfulWell the temperature may have been cold

outside but inside the newly renovated Ashcroft Community Hall, the spaghetti sauce was bub-bling and people were visiting and checking out the many items on the silent auction table.

Not only did 130 members of the commun-ity support this event, as there wasn’t a ticket left to purchase, but the community as a whole came forward and donated over 60 auction items! The silent auction tables were loaded with many quality items and bidders came away with some very good buys and great Christmas presents.

The Community Hall, with its newly lowered ceiling, heating system and lighting set the mood, with tables adorned with bright flower arrangements and matching colourful decorations on the walls. Deb Tuohey and Ber-nice Maldidier, along with the help of several other ladies prepared a wonderful spaghetti din-

ner complete with garlic bread and caesar salad, while Martina Baier outdid herself preparing a variety of scrumptious squares for dessert.

Resplendent in an electric blue zoot styled suit, MC/auctioneer John Kidder, and his able assistant, Jim Duncan kept the bidding for the live auction to a lively pace. Several items were in high demand and the bidding for them was fast and furious providing many laughs as bid-ders tried to catch the others unawares.

The Ashcroft Wellness Committee would like to thank not only the committee organizers, but also non-committee members who came forward to help, together with all the business-es and private citizens who so generously donat-ed to the auction. The proceeds from the supper and auction will provide funds for the second annual Wellness Festival to be held July 18-20, 2014, so we are well on our way.

Andrea Walker

Black PressA closed-containment coho sal-

mon farm on land. Heat flowing to an existing pulp mill. And a phar-maceutical algae farm to soak up captured carbon dioxide.

That’s all part of Aquilini Re-newable Energy’s vision for “eco-industrial” uses that would be paired with a garbage incinerator it wants to build for Metro Van-couver on Squamish Nation land at Port Mellon, across Howe Sound.

Aquilini’s is one of four pro-spective waste-to-energy plant sites unveiled Thursday that Metro will consider further.

The only other site not previ-ously made public is one in south Vancouver at the foot of Heather Street, near the Oak Street Bridge.

The Vancouver site has been advanced by Plenary Group even though Coun. Andrea Reimer noted the City of Vancouver has banned mass-burn incineration within its city limits.

The other two sites – previous-ly reported by Black Press – are one at Duke Point near Nanaimo, where proponent Wheelabrator/Urbaser would barge waste across the Strait of Georgia, and Delta’s Lehigh Cement plant, which pro-poses to burn garbage that it would first dry and process into refuse-de-rived fuel.

Several of the nine bidding firms already short-listed by the regional district appeared before Metro’s zero waste committee Thursday morning to outline their proposals.

The regional district wants to burn an extra 370,000 tonnes of garbage per year – in addition to the 280,000 that now goes into its existing Burnaby incinerator – as

part of its strategy to end trash shipments inland to the Cache Creek Regional Landfill.

The sites un-veiled today are strict-ly the ones proponent firms are advancing for their ex-clusive use, subject to negotiations and local government approval.

Six more have also been pro-posed but are being kept secret while Met-ro decides

whether to option them for lease or purchase.

They arose from a separate call for potential sites that allowed any land owner to propose their prop-erty for consideration.

A private individual, company, municipal or aboriginal govern-ment, or senior government, had the chance to advance sites under that process and they are to be made public in the new year.

That would potentially allow Metro to discard a proponent’s pro-posed site, if it proves problematic, and instead match that bidder up with a new site from the second list ahead of further short-listing and a final round of bidding in 2015 by two or three remaining proponents with fully fleshed proposals.

Several bidders that didn’t sub-mitted their own secured site pro-posal could also be paired with any of the yet-to-be-revealed non-ex-clusive sites.

Metro Vancouver is under or-ders from the province to fairly consider both in- and out-of-region sites in light of air pollution con-cerns from Fraser Valley residents.

Most of the proponents aim to build mass-burn incinerators, but say their proposal is state-of-the-art compared to many convention-al burners in the world.

A couple of firms propose other technologies such as gasification.

Covanta Energy, operator of Metro’s existing incinerator, has filed two separate proposals, for either mass-burn incineration or gasification.

Covanta vice-president Chris Baker said gasification offers lower emissions than conventional incin-eration but the process can be hard-er to control.

Lehigh Cement spokesman Jas-per van de Wetering said burning waste in the existing cement plant would result in no net additional air emissions in the region, because waste would be offsetting the nor-mal use of coal or tires as fuel.

He said there would be no ash to landfill either because it would be used in the cement product.

The Aquilini proposal, paired with the salmon farm and other business ventures, is the most un-usual, claiming to make beneficial use of virtually all emissions.

Proponents were questioned by some Metro directors Thursday on how their incinerators will per-form if Metro succeeds in diverting much more combustible material for recycling.

Metro solid waste general man-ager Paul Henderson said current estimates indicate that while easy-to-burn wood and plastics might come out of the waste stream, so would hard-to-burn organics, re-sulting in no huge change in the heat value of garbage to be burned, or the resulting performance of a

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E. Fry receivings funding from United WayBig smiles as South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry Society manager Yoriko Susanj (right) receives two donations from the United Way, presented by Community Impact Council member Judy Sturm (left). The $5,400 cheque goes into the Society’s operating fund, and the $2,055 cheque is for the Connect Parenting program.

The Ashcroft Community Hall was stuffed last Thursday night for the Wellness committee’s annual Spaghetti Dinner/Auction fundraiser. Everyone enjoyed a wonderful spaghetti supper, followed by an entertaining live auction.

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What effect has poverty, homeless-ness, a lack of affordable housing and income inequality had on our national social fabric?

I recently tabled a study in the Sen-ate from the Social Affairs Committee looking at just that question.

Inclusion and cohesion are vital to the national social fabric. They are vital to the everyday interactions amongst Canadians. They are vital to our interconnectedness and a shared experience of our nation.

So what were the results of our study? Are we inclusive? Do citizens feel they are a vital part of our com-munities? Do they feel like they have a voice?

We learned that, despite the chal-lenges many communities face and thanks to our multicultural and integra-tion policies, we have a broad sense of inclusion in Canada. The rising num-bers of immigrants who own homes, who take out citizenship and who inter-marry point to inclusion.

But everything is not perfect. We have fault lines. We have far too many people living on the margins. This has been made more challenging by rising income inequality in Canada, where 4 per cent of Canadian households con-trol 67 per cent of total wealth, and where middle and low incomes have stagnated or decreased.

We can see this growing divide playing itself out in our urban areas as well. A report by University of Toronto professor David Hulchanski found that Toronto is now made up of three cit-

ies, not one. One part is wealthy; one is a huge area of poverty. And the por-tion once occupied by the middle class has shrunk from about 66 per cent, in 1970, to just 29 per cent in 2005.

This widening gap between the rich and the rest is a looming crisis. A soci-ety in which a small group is benefit-ing unfairly can lead to dissension, in-creases in crime, loss of participation, and isolation.

Dealing with exclusion requires, first and foremost, collaboration be-tween the federal government, the provinces and territories, local gov-ernments and community organiza-tions to develop goals for social inclu-sion and cohesion. These goals should be used in the design and evaluation of policies, programs and activities. They then must be measured to determine if the goals for inclusion are being met.

Our study found that, more spe-cifically, certain groups are far more likely to face exclusion. Recent im-migrants, visible minorities, aborigin-al people, people with disabilities, sen-iors, youth and sexual minorities all struggle with exclusion in Canada.

We offered ideas on how better to include these groups. For recent im-migrants who are overrepresented in poverty, we need to better prepare ithem before they arrive to Canada. We also need enhanced efforts to combat racism and other forms of intolerance for both immigrants and visible minor-ities by developing pan-Canadian edu-cational programs.

In our Aboriginal community, ac-cess to post-secondary education and training was identified as one of the best opportunities for social and eco-

nomic inclusion.For young Canadians, employ-

ment remains a big challenge with 14 per cent youth unemployment, mak-ing it difficult to pay for tuition, pay down debt or afford housing. Once out of school they often experience under-employment, job insecurity, temp work, rising costs for food and hous-ing. We need programs to increase labour mobility and also tax incentives for companies that hire and invest in young Canadians.

To help stem income inequality, we recommended a review of the Income Tax Act to ensure progressivity and fairness and to stimulate job creation.

These are just some of the 39 total recommendations our cross-party com-mittee put to the federal government. We hope they listen.

For 146 years we’ve built this coun-try based on a simple premise - and a higher purpose: that helping our neigh-bour, looking out for one another and giving everyone a shot at success is the best way to build a society.

It is once again time to focus on sharing our prosperity more widely - to make sure we continue on an inclu-sive path, where everyone feels they have a stake in their community and their country. And where they will par-ticipate and know that their voices will be heard.

Senator Art Eggleton is a for-mer Toronto mayor and Member of Parliament. He is currently Deputy Chair of the Senate Standing Com-mittee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology.

How inclusive are Canadians really?

Shopping sure has changed since I was a child. Waaay back then, you took the bus downown (or walked the five miles if it was a nice day) and walked from store to store with your shopping bag, if you remem-bered to bring it.

Christmas shopping was much like it was portrayed in the movie, A Christmas Story, and for my family, Hollywood’s Hig-bee’s department store was Hudson’s over in Detroit - a short drive over the bridge for us. Hudson’s was an old towering stone building downtown on Woodward, with several floors devoted entirely to toys at Christmas, and Santa!. It was more than enough to fuel our imaginations - myself and my two brothers - for the weeks lead-ing up to Christmas. It closed in 1983.

I don’t know if my parents were ever ad-monished to “Shop at home!” The econ-omy seemed pretty good at the time - the Detroit/Windsor area was still the auto manufacturing kingdom of North America and the downtowns of both cities were al-ways bustling. It was the only time of the year we visited Detroit, and we probably did more looking than actual buying.

There was no internet in those days. Heck, coloured TVs were just starting to show up in houses of the local upper crust.

No longer forced to shop locally be-cause of travel constraints, consumers can shop online, shop over the phone or just drive to the nearest border town. Now there are online sites to “help” consumers choose their over-the-border shopping wisely.

I’ve lost track of how many people over the years have told me about the great deal they got south of the border, or how much cheaper something was.

I guess I’m lucky in that I don’t have to go out the country to save money. I know that I’m supporting Canadian workers.

Even better, when I shop in Ashcroft or Cache Creek, or Clinton or Lytton, I know that I’m supporting local workers and the local economy - and if you don’t know that our local economies are suffering, you haven’t been paying attention for the past 10 years or more.

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CAKEWALKCHRONICLES

Hope and love in the face of anger and lossThe Typhoon tragedy

Thankfully, aid is pouring into the Philippines from all over the world. Food and water, medical supplies, just about every-thing was need-ed. Still, seeing people desper-ately needing water and food, and having to wait for days and weeks even, without shelter as well, makes you wonder about the hu-man capacity to endure. The Philip-pines is a collection of islands strung out along the South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean. Thousands are dead in the rubble of villages and towns. Resili-ent as the people are, the tragedy is dif-ficult to comprehend. The magnitude and destruction of that typhoon, said to be the worst in their history, is just one of many disasters that have struck in the past few decades. Listening to the BBC news on KCTS at 5:30 pm week nights, I am struck by the empathy shown by broadcaster, Cathy Kay. She just doesn’t relay the news mechanical-ly, she makes a very brief comment af-ter. Too many in the industry here re-lated the news without comment, ges-ture, or word. Canadians in particular. I guess they must hurry through the news so they can wedge in another commer-cial. Public broadcasting can afford to spare a moment or two with a humane gesture. Much appreciated!

Dark NovemberIn our Ashcroft valley, fog, mist,

cloud and rain are the norm for Nov-ember. It is the month of Scorpio, the sign that is of steadfastness and sus-tainability. Scorpios are also said to be artistic and emotional. There seems to be a darker element in the sign that might reflect the weather. I think of the people I know or knew who were born in November, notably, my father, who seems a classic Scorpio. Whether you hold much stock in astrology or not, the weather in November speaks for itself. It is a good month to “hole in”, do some reading, some meditation, and perhaps, make a list of all the things that you have to be grateful for.

Gearing up for ChristmasYes, the inventory for Halloween is

barely stowed away when it is time to bring out the tinsel and coloured lights. In the wake of so much tragedy in the world, our holiday time of gift giving and sharing, of family reunions, good food and laughter, seems out of har-mony. Yet, it is just that contrast, made so vivid by the media, that should make us all so much more grateful for the abundance, safety and security we have. You can refrain from listening to the news. I’ve heard the odd person say, “I don’t listen to it. It is so depressing”. Yeh. Well, that’s life. But for some rea-son, I think about that recent news item about the East Indian cabbie in Vancou-ver, who found a package in the back

seat, after he’d dropped off his fare. He returned to the place, found the person, and handed him the package. There was $10,000 in cash in that envelope.

The grate-ful custom-er offered a $1,000 to the cab-bie. He de-clined. It’s news items like this that are not only worth read-ing about, but seem to

teach us what we need to know.

The funniest bookThe funniest book I have read in a

long time is Alex McCall Smith’s, The Dog Who Came In From The Cold. I think it is his latest (2010). I laughed out loud in several places, and chuckled in other sections. The dog, the owner, and the people McCall Smith is able to so graphically create are so real you feel you know them, or have met them before. That is the hallmark of a not merely “good” writer, but a great one. I heartily recommend this one from our local library. And isn’t laughter, the best medicine around?

Hope and Love Conquers AllAt Soups On last Friday, an item on

the front page of the Anglican Journal caught my eye. The church is involved with the Truth and Reconciliation pro-cess being conducted across Canada. I learned that a Holo-caust survivor named Robert Waisman spoke to a large audi-ence of former Indian Residen-tial School Survivors. He did so at the invitation of a large number of aboriginal chiefs. Waisman was just a boy of 8 when he was incarcerated at Buchenwald. He was used as slave labour until the U.S. Army came in 1945. The ques-tions put to Waisman were, “How were you able to move on with your life?” and “How does one overcome hatred?” Waisman confesses, “We were so full of hatred” when they were released. What had kept him going was the hope to be reunited with his parents and family. Only to realize after the war, that they had perished. Waisman and a group of other Jewish orphans were taken to France where a professor at the Sorbonne took them in hand. The support of this man and others, helped the children, who were now in their teens, to overcome the violent emo-tions they felt in the aftermath of their suffering. It stuck me, how appropriate it was for a Jewish survivor of the Holo-caust to speak to the native people about how reason, love, and understanding, can tri-

umph over hatred and abiding resent-ment.

I am adjustingI am asked how I am coping with

life without Sherman. As readers know, he is now in Kelowna with family, and enjoying the wonderful experience of their company after so many years of brief visits and telephone calls. It is a new life, very definitely, for us both. I miss that spirit, that laugh, that smile, that wave he gave every-one pass-ing. But life moves on. We must adjust to new circum-stances. Pray-er and medi-tation helps. I didn’t know about medita-tion as a tool toward tran-quility, until my sister-in-law, (Sher-man’s older sister), told me about an experience she had years

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Give what you can this Christmas to those in need

FPEC elects new co-chairs

ago. Meditation was offered, and she took the program. It helped enormous-

ly. I am also grateful beyond words for the understanding of friends and neighbours. A visit in particular, I will never for-get. When Debbie Thompson came to my home that fateful day, and held my hand and spoke words of reassurance and comfort. Thank you all.

I am a freelance writerI am sometimes asked, or even chastised, when there is

no article in the Journal written by me. On the one hand, I am pleased that my writing is missed. On the other hand, I have to remind readers, that I am not a paid employee of the Jour-nal. I write freelance articles, and this column. Another thing that may be noted is, I do not cover the news of the commun-ity. That is the job of the reporter of any newspaper, not a freelancer.

Family reunionMy great grandchildren are coming Christmas week to

spend some time with me. My granddaughter, Ayisha (pro-nounced I-sha) and her husband Cobir (pronounced Ko-Beer) with their two children, Zhangu, 6, and Salma, 4, will have a truly new experience. They have converted from Islam to Christianity. This is a dramatic change for them. They are studying the Bible, and want to know as much as possible about their new faith. So, this will be their first family Christ-mas. Cobir is from Sierra Leone - one of the worst countries in the world, according to a recent news item, for bribery and corruption. The government is practically non-existent. Co-bir is a hard working family man. Very common sense. The children are very bright and lively, so they will keep me on my toes. “I hope you have an easel up,” says Ayisha, so the kids will see how an artist works.

PilotsNow I am going to tell you a true story. One which was

passed on to me just yesterday by my old friend Una Godau. Una was born in Britain and so was her father and her aunt, her father’s sister. They lived for a brief time in Ashcroft, and Una’s father died in the hospital here. His body was cremat-ed, and Una’s aunt was to take the ashes back to Britain and have them buried there. Una’s father was a First World War

veteran. The aunt took her seat in the plane, and she put the urn of ashes on her lap. The stewardess came and asked that the urn be placed on the floor. Una’s aunt explained that she could not, as the urn contained her brother’s ashes. She ex-plained to the stewardess that her brother had been a pilot in the First World War. Well, as everyone knows, air combat had just become a pioneering venture in that War. The stew-ardess went to the cockpit and told the pilots. The captain then asked that the urn be placed alongside him in the cock-pit. There it remained, all the way back to England. “My father would have been so pleased!” Una told me.

Living on littleI have been struck for years now, how difficult it is for

single women in their mid life who, for one reason or an-other, are unable to work for wages and whom, must live on either disability pensions or social assistance. If you are be-tween the ages of say, 45-65, it is particularly difficult. Of course, it is equally true for men. It boils down to a very dif-ficult time. Without a pension to rely on, like OAP or CPP, a woman must rely on any skills or talents she possesses to help her get by. The miracle is, that they do.

“I am living on $700 a month,” one woman told me. I have lived on the same amount myself for a time. I know how difficult it can be. You have to watch every dollar. The reliance on the food banks has become increasingly wide-spread. And here we are, one of the richest nations on earth. With the most solid banking system in the world we are told. Yes, our government is in debt, and the debt is formidable. But we are a country rich in resources. Yet the distribution of our wealth has become increasingly, The Rich are getting Richer and the Poor are Getting Poorer.

I don’t suppose I will see it in my life time. But I hope the day will come in the not too distant future, that a more con-certed effort will be made by our governments to assure that the distribution of wealth is more equitable. When you hear, for example, about some of the salaries of CEOs and exec-utives in every sphere, you are shocked by the contrast be-tween the average wage and theirs.

Give a little moreOn this note, I wish you all the most pleasant of Christ-

mas weeks. Please donate to your local food banks.

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The Gold Trail Board of Edu-cation congratulates Ms Made-line Lanaro, of Kanaka Bar and Ms Pauline Michell, of Xaxl’ip, on their recent appointments as Co-Chairs of the First Peoples Educa-tion Council.

First Peoples Education Coun-cil voting membership is com-posed of representatives from 19 First Nation Bands, Thompson Okanagan Métis Association, Lil-looet Friendship Centre Society and two school district trustees.

The First Peoples Education Council’s mission statement is:

The First Peoples Education Council is dedicated to success for Aboriginal learners in School Dis-

trict No. 74 (Gold Trail).Their mandate is: The First

Peoples Education Council repre-sents Aboriginal communities and has authority to provide direction in partnership with School District No. 74 on educational programs and services for Aboriginal learn-ers.

Chair Ranta stated, “The Board of Education is appreciative of the leadership of both Ms. Lanaro and Ms. Michell. We value our work with the First Peoples Education Council to improve the education-al experience and success for each Aboriginal student in Gold Trail.”

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Christmas Tea and Bazaar well attended

Filling up the shelves at the food bankInterior Savings Insurance Services manager Gail Nelson (right) presents South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry manager Yoriko Susanj with a $350 donation for the food bank, along with insurance office employees (l-r) Brenda Calhoon and Debbie Paternoster. The money was raised by area managers at a fundraising supper in Kamloops. The insurance office in Ashcroft is also offering everyone a chance to win a special surprise gift, which includes a golf package, just by bringing in an item for the local Food Bank.

The Ashcroft-Cache Creek Seniors Association held their last meeting before their Christmas Din-ner at the Bears Claw (Dec. 12) on Nov. 21.

Pat Kirby was in the chair and held a good meeting. She got all the business done and then we had time to have a social with tea, coffee and goodies. Some played their favourite card games and chatted about their plans for the rest of the year.

Thanks was given to all the helpers at our Bazaar and Tea, who made it a suc-cess. Muriel Scallon would like to thank the many crafters who do-nated to our craft sale. Donna Tetrault made knitted slippers that were a big item. Carol Norris gave us three lawn orna-ments with other items which sold well. Baby quilts from Binky and quilts, table mats,

dresses, purses and sweaters from Muriel. Fran Helland do-nated fabric to make dresses, table mats and pillows. Kathy brought in quite a number of crafts such as kitchen mitts, towels and pot holders. She also made pot scrubbers for us.

Thank you to all. I may have missed someone, but thank you again.

The Bake Table was filled with love-ly goodies. The sand-wiches were con-

sumed in a rush so must have been tasty also.

Thanks to all for mak-ing this our best bazaar ever. Thanks to all our helpers who made it a very find day.

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Seniors association elects new president“In seed time learn,In harvest teach,In winter enjoy,”-William BlakeOfficially the first day of

winter is Dec. 21, but here in Clinton, temperatures dropped and snow fell on Nov. 2. It has seemed like winter ever since. Motor-ists are reminded to switch to winter tires and to use extreme caution driving in winter conditions.

The Marketplace on Nov. 2 was a success-ful event. Thank you to all

who worked hard to organize the day with special thanks extended to the Psalm 23 men who set up tables on Friday and cleaned everything up on Saturday. Well done, guys! Your help was very much appreciated.

Darcy Cornet won the $10 door prize. Two stained glass sun catchers generous-ly donated by Marg Trem-bath for door prizes were won by Alice Crosson and

Kelsey Ambler. Thank you, Marg! Heather Eling won the Merchant Appre-ciation prize of $10 and kind-

ly returned it to the Clinton Seniors Association. Thank you, Heather! Peel ‘n’ Pay Raffle prize of $50 was won by Wayne Marchand. Con-gratulations, Wayne!

Clinton Seniors Associa-tion held their Annual Gen-eral Meeting on Nov. 21. Elected as Officers and Dir-ectors are the following: Chairperson Yvette May; Vice Chairperson Joyce Witt; Secretary-Treasurer Zee Chevalier; and Direc-tors Mary Burrage, Helene Cade, Isabel Haining and Eleanor Pigeon. Villa Board Directors: Mary Burrage, Alice Crosson, Isabel Hain-ing, Yvette May and Eleanor Pigeon.

Thank you was extended to out-going Chairperson Helene Cade and the Execu-tive for 2013.

Members of the Clinton Seniors Associ-ation and invit-ed guests will enjoy a Christ-mas Dinner Party in the Le-gion basement Dec. 4 at 5:30 pm.

We’re into the final month of celebrat-ing Clinton’s 150/50 anniver-saries and it’s been a wonder-ful, busy year of events of every description. Thank you to the hard work-ing Commit-tee and to the Village Coun-cil who worked so hard to bring it all together for our pleasure

and enjoyment. Wasn’t the Variety Show a fun evening? Well done, everyone!

The CP Holiday train will be stopping in Ashcroft on Saturday, Dec. 14 with a wonderful show of lights and live entertainment. The train is scheduled to arrive at 9 pm.

For the 14th year, the CP Rail Holiday Train will journey across six Canadian provinces in its goal to focus on the important job of lo-cal food banks. All food and money raised at each stop stays in that community for local distribution. The Food Bank in Ashcroft serves Clinton as well as Ashcroft and Cache Creek.

There is no regular Gen-eral meeting in Decem-ber. The next meeting of the Clinton Seniors Association is Jan. 16 in the Seniors Cen-tre - 217 Smith Ave., follow-ing noon lunch.

Plan to join our organiz-ation. Annual membership is $15. There are three fund raisers in the year; the Daf-fodil Tea in March, the July 1 Yard sale and the Market-place in November. The rest of the year, as many social activities and outings as the members desire. Cards and Games are every Monday at 1 pm at the Clinton Seniors Centre. September and June feature Potluck lunches.

Happy Birthday to Joyce Witt on Dec. 8.

“A man’s as old as he’s feeling, A woman as old as she looks.” - Mortimer Collins

Christmas is in the air and various groups are con-triving to put you in the mood. There’ll be Christmas parties and sales, a decorated museum and the lighting of the official Christmas tree. Enjoy the Christmas season safely.

Best wishes to all for a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

ROCKIN’ & TALKIN’Clinton Seniors Association

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FVRD still opposed to plants

Well done Ashcroft Elementary School students and families! Donations of hygiene items, school supplies, toys, and candy filled 30 shoeboxes for this year’s Operation Christmas Child drive. The shoeboxes are delivered

to children around the world who live in poverty. We would like to thank the Ashcroft Dental Clinic for donating the toothbrushes for each shoebox. Also we send a big thank-you out to the South Cariboo Kinsmen Club for their generous donation covering the cost of shipping the shoeboxes so they can be distributed to needy children.

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If approved by the province, a new waste-to-energy plant or plants could open by 2018, at a cost expected to be at least $450 million.

Fraser Valley Regional Dis-trict politicians say they remain op-posed to Metro’s incineration strat-egy, saying it will degrade air qual-ity downwind in the funnel-shaped valley.

“In spite of our attempts at im-ploring Metro Vancouver polit-icians for meaningful consultation, our fears have come to fruition –

have chosen the most antiquated and ineffective method to eliminate their region’s garbage,” said FVRD board chair Sharon Gaetz.

“It is unfortunate it has come to this but as we move forward, FVRD will pursue all options available to us, including but not limited to, a legal challenge to pro-hibit the construction of another in-cinerator in order to ensure protec-tion of residents, future generations and nearly half of the province’s food source, grown in the green Fraser Valley.”

Gaetz instead urges Metro to pursue an advanced materials re-covery facility that she said would be much cheaper.

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December 2013 • Week 1ARIES - Aries, delay your plans for the time being. A number of unexpected tasks that will require your undivided attention in the coming day, so clear your schedule.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Assume the role of the strong and silent type this week, Taurus. You do not have to share your opinions with everyone, as an air of mystery may boost your popularity.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 It can be easy to allow excitement to overtake your logic, Gemini. But you need to be patient and not allow exuberance to interfere with the tasks at hand. That is a recipe for trouble.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, a hefty workload at the office may zap your desire to do much else. However, don’t pass up the opportunity when a social engagement beckons this week.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, you will have to continue your rather hectic pace this week, even when you start to feel tired. Fortunately, you are excited about some of the things on your to-do list.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, getting involved with the right people now opens doors that previously may have been closed to you. Do not squander the opportunity to use these new contacts.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, conflicting emotions arise in the week ahead. You have the desire to fulfill people’s expectations of you, but you also just want some time to yourself.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, maintaining your focus on chores is nearly impossible this week, when you are easily distracted by anything else that sounds interesting. Try to get your work done.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Reestablish your priorities, Sagittarius. Doing so will help you live up to your end of the bargain on various commitments. If necessary, ask others for help.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Expect to be busy for the rest of the month, Capricorn. With potential birthday celebrations and holiday tasks to complete, spare moments are few and far between.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, learning a new skill this week will only add to your already vast repertoire of abilities. This is one more reason to have a positive attitude.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Emphasize feeling good about yourself this week, Pisces. Doing so will enable you to help others in the near future.

Mirrors reflect appearance, not true beauty

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NOTE

My 10-year-old daughter showed me a picture that was cir-culating on the inter-net of three gorgeous models, one in par-ticular with an excep-tionally tiny waist.“She’s skinnier than

me,” Daisy said about the model in the middle. “And she’s a grown up.”For my sweet little

girl, this was confir-mation that she her-

self was “too curvy” and needed to lose weight.I explained that her

healthy body was perfect and beautiful exactly the way it was and she didn’t need to change a thing.I then showed her

another version of the same picture – but one taken prior to the model’s waist being digitally manipulated to appear inches thin-

ner.Miranda Kerr, the

model in question,

just so happened to be on my radar since the very photo my daugh-

ter was showing me was being reported on by many online news sites. Apparently the famous model had posted the 2012 im-age to Instagram and some detail-oriented people noticed that her waist was much smaller in her version, and started sharing the original picture beside it as a compari-son.“Why would she do

that Mom?” Daisy asked, after seeing the difference between the two photos. “She was already skinny.”I told her that we

didn’t know who al-tered the picture, but that it was a very com-mon practice. I also said that no matter how great we think someone looks, that person, or someone else, may think other-wise.“You know how

you were comparing your body to hers?” I asked. “You should never compare. You are you, and your body is yours. It’s your home for the rest of your life. Love it and nurture it – and never think it’s not good enough.”She nodded and

agreed. But then she

said something I was hoping she hadn’t no-ticed.“But you don’t think

your body’s good enough,” she said. “I heard you tell Dad you’re fat.”Ah, nuts. I had been

using the “f” word recently and I clearly needed to stop, for my sake and the sake of our impressionable young children.Not that our 13-year-

old son has taken any notice. But when I was his age, I remem-ber how unsatisfied my mother was with her own appearance and I couldn’t under-stand why she would ever criticize herself. I thought she was beau-tiful and I hoped to look exactly like her when I grew up. I didn’t though. After gaining weight

during puberty I de-veloped an eating dis-order and continued to pack on the pounds well into my mid-20s. I ended up obese and miserable, promising myself that if I ever had kids, I’d teach them to love them-selves from the inside out. I wanted them to be happy, confident and satisfied with how they looked no mat-

ter how their outer shell appeared. I now worry that I’m failing at least one of them, and will do my best to strengthen her self-worth immediately.But here’s the thing

that we all know: chil-dren are influenced by so much more than just their parents. They have friends, teachers, family mem-bers, famous folks, and many other peo-ple and things that af-fect who they become. There’s only so much we can do.I’m hoping that as

long as Sam and Dai-sy feel cherished and valued for who they are, rather than how they look, they will be light years ahead of me in the self accep-tance department. I don’t want them

wasting precious time trying to attain some unachievable idea of aesthetic perfection that means nothing. What I want is for them to embrace their so-called flaws and treat their bodies, and themselves, with the love and respect we all deserve. Lori Welbourne is a

syndicated columnist. She can be contacted at LoriWelbourne.com

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MEMBERS & BONA FIDE GUESTS WELCOME

Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday • 12 pm - 4 pm Thursday - Friday • 12 pm - 11 pm

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

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

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

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Nov. 29 - Cache Creek Beautification Society meeting at noon in the Village Office. New members always welcome.

Nov. 29 - Dec. 1 - Ashcroft Curling Club’s Men’s and Ladies’ Joint Bonspiels. Great prizes and fun times! For info call Ashcroft Curling Club at (250) 453-2341, Barb Hodder at (250) 453-9286, or Janet Quesnel at (250) 453-9665.

Nov. 30 - Spences Bridge Christmas Bazaar, 4–7 pm in Clemes Hall on Hwy 8. Crafts, baking, second hand treasures, auction, raffle and concession. Table rental available, call 458-2282.

Dec. 8 - Kinsmen family Christmas Turkey Bingo, doors open 10 am, Bingo 11 am. Cache Creek Community Hall.

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

Dec. 8 - Spences Bridge Community Club / Cook’s Ferry Christmas Pot Luck Luncheon. Ham and Turkey supplied, please bring veggies or dessert. Santa will be there! Noon at the Chief Whisteminsta Centre.

Dec.13 - Spences Bridge Ham and Turkey Bingo. Early bird 6:30 pm at Clemes Hall on Hwy 8.

Jan. 31 - New Year’s Eve Dance in Spences Bridge!

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

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Clinton PAC fundraiser a resounding success

Chamber of Commerce InfoRepresenting most of the busi-

nesses in Clinton, approximately 50 people attended a dinner and informa-tion session at the invitation of the Vil-lage of Clinton. This was to give busi-ness owners information on Chambers of Commerce and what do.

The Clinton Curling Club catered the delicious dinner and the event was funded by a Northern Development In-itiative Trust grant.

Mayor Jim Rivett explained that a Chamber of Commerce has more influ-ence on governments than individuals. Deb McClelland, Executive Director Kamloops Chamber of Commerce out-lined the benefits of Chamber mem-bership and advised that there is lots of support if the business community wishes to revive the Chamber of Com-merce in Clinton.

Marc Imus, Director of Commun-ity Development BC explained how Chambers of Commerce could influ-ence government decisions. He also explained the Clinton-Lytton-Lilloo-et Economic Collaborative that was formed to work on improving the econ-omies of the communities of Clinton, Cache Creek, Ashcroft, Lytton and Lil-looet and the areas in between.

Mayor Rivett explained that it is up to the businesses whether or not the Chamber of Commerce is revived in Clinton. Several business owners ex-pressed interest in working with the

Chamber of Com-merce but someone is still re-quired to take on the work in-volved in getting it going.

No one stepped up at that meeting but the seed has been planted. Any Clinton and area business owners who would like more information can drop by the Village Of-fice during regular business hours.

PAC Auction SuccessThe Village of Clinton showed once

again that it is the little town with a big heart! The Clinton PAC held a din-ner and auction on Saturday, Nov. 23 with results that are nothing short of astounding. The event raised over $11,000!

The funds raised will be used to sup-ply things for the students of David Stoddart School that are not other-wise funded by Ministry of Education.

Donations were gathered from businesses and in-dividuals from Clinton, 70 Mile House, 100 Mile House, Kamloops, Ashcroft and Cache Creek. The number and

quality of donations are a tribute to the commitment of the volunteers who went out and solicited them. Auction-eer (Cst.) Jeff McMichael kept the ac-tion going and kept interest up through-out the long evening.

Promoted as a Pioneer Christmas, the Memorial Hall was decorated with handcrafted wreaths, Christmas decor-ations and antiques. The auction pad-dles were formed to look like gold pans

complete with gold ‘nuggets’. The organ-izers are to be com-mended for all their hard work and im-agination.

Congratulations to all involved for hold-ing another very suc-cessful event. The kids will reap the benefits.

Clinton 4-H Open House

The Clinton 4-H Club invites you to their Open House in

the Clinton Memorial Hall beginning at 7 p.m. on Nov. 29. On display will

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A “police chief” pedal car is shown by Cst. Robert Welsman while Auctioneer Jeff McMichael and Wayne Fletcher work the audience. It sold for $350.

Teacher Karen Miller shows some of the Christmas decorations that were auctioned off.

See CLINTON on p. 13

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

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

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Changes at Loon Lake not just brought on by the seasonsLet it snow, let it snow

This past month will go down in books as Snovember!

The weather most days this month has been quite suggestive that indoor activities are to be preferred and there-fore I have been looking at family photographs that are more than 80 years old.

I just received a big package of old photos from a cousin who was clean-ing out her parents papers and among them were many dozens of photo-graphs of her father (my father’s older brother), my father Ike Hendricks and

his younger brothers and friends, posed in various Loon Lake and Bonaparte valley landscapes along-side poles or cars hung with their hunting results; deer, bear and moose figure prominently in the photos as well as the young men and their rifles all showing broad smiles despite holding a pipe or cigarette in their mouths.

The time was the mid 1930s, usu-ally in November. Loon Lake Road was one of those places considered accessible from the Lower Mainland even though the drive through the Fra-

ser and Thompson canyons with their motorcycles or cars would take as much as 12 hours, particularly at this time of the year. The cars of those days didn’t do so well in slushy snow and it was cold inside and out.

A dollar here, a dollar thereGuest ranches and fishing and

hunting lodges first established in the area in the late 20’s or ear-ly 30’s, like the JT Guest Ranch (now Sands Ranch) provided accommodation, meals, guiding, pack hors-es and evening entertain-ment. Most homestead-ers along Loon Lake Road offered these services as well, especially guiding and pack horses which brought in needed money in the fall after most of the farming was done and be-fore winter logging began.

At the time, my father and his brothers worked in the Fraser Valley – picking hops and tobacco, work-ing on a dairy farm or whatever else needed to be done. They first came to Loon Lake Road for hunt-ing in 1935 and in hunting seasons today their grand-sons continue the trad-ition.

However the game is nowhere near as abundant now; not many hunters walk the old hunting trails and ATV’s have replaced pack horses. Moose used to roam all along Loon Creek and in the hills above. Now it is quite rare to see a moose in the Loon Creek valley.

Bird watchWatching birds at the

feeder is another of my fa-vourite cold weather past times. This year however the feeders are very quiet with few birds visiting. I am not sure why. Perhaps it is because there has been a bumper crop of pine, fir and spruce cones and the seed eaters are finding lots of food elsewhere.

Perhaps they have chosen another location to winter or perhaps it is be-cause there are fewer birds surviving from year to year.

Even the nuthatches have gone elsewhere and

they were here during the summer. I am glad to say that the Steller’s Jays remain as I find them most entertain-ing.

As most of those that visit my feeder do not migrate south and live

year round here in the north I wouldn’t think their survival would have been affected by any major human activ-ity. Project Feeder Watch and other re-ports like the Christmas Bird Count all help in answering questions about where the birds are and how they are doing. This year the Christmas Bird Count runs from Dec 14 to Jan 5 and I know people from Ashcroft and Cache Creek are active in the count slated for Dec 22. Maybe more Loon Lake Road people will also watch out for the birds.

On-line I found an interesting hint for a pine cone as a bird feeder and as there are many this year I will hang a bunch up in a tree. The suggestion is that you mix one part peanut butter with five parts cornmeal and stuff this mix into the pine cone and hang them out. Of course our ponderosa cones are not as large as those of some other pines – but they work well.

Changing habitsMy cats have also changed over

to winter habits. Being creatures that seek comfort and warm, they are to be found in a warm spot on a cushion.

I have been reading about studies that claim that cats kill millions if not billions of birds each year; however I do think those numbers are exaggerat-ed for Canada. For the most, ordinary domestic cats do not particularly like being outdoors without protection in the winter and if they are thrown out into nature around here they will likely be dead by the end of the winter.

The study was based on the as-sumption of a large number of feral cats hunting birds for food year round. This doesn’t happen here – however, cats should still be kept from hunting birds and sitting under the local bird feeder.

Some town people have the mis-taken idea that they can just drive un-wanted cats to a country road where there are farms and just dump them off and the cats will be okay. They won’t – and it is horrible cruelty to a domes-tic animal.

At our house, the cats sort of tip toe out into the snow then turn around and come right back in again. Therefore, I was surprised to find a tick on one of my cats recently – on closer combing I found some more.

They were the winter or moose tick and hadn’t bitten in. I know these ticks are a problem for moose, deer and elk – causing them to weaken and die and some are pointing to this tick as a caus-al factor in the moose die off. I wasn’t aware that pet owners need to be vigi-lant and check their pets for ticks at this time of the year. Now I know.

From Loon Lake RoadBarbara Hendricks

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graphs that the 4H Club Members have been work-ing on. Prepare to be amazed by the talent of our local young people.

For more information, contact Don Rose at 250-459-2416.

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Are you a cross-country ski enthusiast? Would you like to join a group that takes a hands-on interest in skiing in the Clinton area?

The Clinton Snow Jock-ey Club maintains the ski trails north of Clinton off Big Bar Road, holds skiing events and offers support for all levels of skiers.

The club is holding their annual general meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. in the Clinton Library. They welcome new and experi-enced skiers to join them. Mark your calendar and join them as they make plans for the 2013/14 ski season.

Clinton’s Victorian Christmas Weekend

The Clinton CiB Com-mittee has been working hard with several other Clin-ton organizations to bring a special weekend to Clinton.

On Dec. 7-8 Clinton will be transformed into a Victor-ian Village with events for all ages. Is there a more fit-ting time to rekindle the pa-geantry and romanticism of the Victorian era than during the holidays?

The Annual Merchants Madness Sale will see many of the local businesses hold-ing specials all day (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) to offer residents and visitors a chance to shop locally for that special Christmas gift. Many will have draws, door prizes and refreshments to fortify the shoppers. Check out your lo-cal shops to see what they have to offer.

The Museum will host an Open House from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will be decorated for the season. Check out the specials that they have to of-fer as well.

The Legion will hold a Craft Sale from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the Legion basement. Drop by for local handcrafted items and have lunch while you are there.

Then gather in front of the Village Office for the lighting of the Official Vil-lage Christmas Tree and singing of Christmas carols beginning at 5:15. Then it is off to the Memorial Hall for

the Bethel Pentecostal Tab-ernacle Community Christ-mas Dinner.

A Victorian Father Christmas will be strolling the street and visiting many of the businesses as well. And that’s just Saturday!

On Sunday, Dec. 8 the Grads will host a Skate with Santa in the 47 Mile Sports Complex (arena) at 11 a.m. After skating the little ones can warm up with hotdogs and hot chocolate in the Le-gion basement courtesy of the Communities in Bloom Committee and the Legion.

The Annual Legion Chil-dren’s Christmas Party will be held upstairs in the Le-gion beginning at 1:30 p.m. Children must be preregis-tered for this so there will be an age-appropriate gift for them.

Before we all hunker down for the snowy win-ter season plan to spend some time in Clin-ton for some old-fashioned fun during the Second An-nual Victor-ian Christmas Weekend!

Let’s Light up Clinton

This year marks the 150th Christ-mas since the community was named Clin-ton so the plan is to make this year’s Christ-mas displays even more spe-cial than usual. Although there is no specific theme, some-thing with a

pioneer or Victorian flair would be most appropriate this year.

The Clinton Commun-ities in Bloom Commit-tee has partnered with the 150/50 Committee to chal-lenge everyone in Clinton to decorate and light up their proper-ties for Christ-mas

They hope to give every-one who drives through Clinton some-thing ex-tra to look at.

The challenge goes out to all residents and businesses.

There will be a $50 prize, courtesy of the 150/50 Com-mittee in each of the two cat-egories, residential and com-mercial. Judging will take place on Dec. 14.

Victorian Christmas weekend growing in size

(l-r) Deb McClelland, Marc Imus and Mayor Jim Rivett at the Chamber of Commerce information session.

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Charles Semlin and a life well livedby Esther Darlington Mac-

DonaldThere are a few mysteries sur-

rounding the notable life of one of B.C.’s premiers, Charles Augus-tus Semlin (1836-1927) of Cache Creek.

The chief of the mysteries be-ing, that Semlin, a life long bach-elor as documented, willed his sizable estate to his grandchil-dren. When Semlin died in 1927, the value of his holdings, includ-ing the ranch that today bears his name, located just east of Cache Creek, had 15,000 head of cattle and was said to be worth $50,000. The ranch, then known as the Do-minion Ranch, cattle and livestock, plus the barns and the homestead, were willed to his grandchildren. But who these grandchildren were is a bit of a mystery.

There was a Charles Augustus Trimble, and an Augustus Trim-ble. Charles of the same name as the MLA and Premier, was a veter-an of the First World War. He died in 1948. Now, it is the name Augus-tus that holds something of a clue regarding parentage. Augustus is a distinguished enough name. Not one which would be characteris-tic of those in the Cariboo, particu-larly at that time. Being named af-ter the Roman emperor who found-ed that vast empire in 63 BC, is the kind of name that might come from parents who had some knowledge of ancient history. It is a scholarly name. And to have it appear more

than once in the same area, gives pause to wonder.

Be that as it may, when Charles Augustus Semlin came to B.C. at the age of 26 in 1862, he had been teaching in Barrie, Ontario. Lured no doubt by the prospect of easy riches in the gold fields, he ven-tured to the Barkerville area and spent three summers prospecting, to no avail. Then, learning about the discovery of gold on the Columbia River, he ventured forth, only to be stopped short when he came to the cultivated fields of Clement and Henry Cornwall and their stopping house called Ashcroft Manor.

He immediately introduced himself to the brothers, sons of an Anglican British clergyman. They promptly hired the well spoken young man to run their stopping house and ranch. But Semlin didn’t remain long there. Why not own his own road house and ranch?

Joining forces, after only a few months, with a middle aged Irish man named Philip Parke, Sem-lin and Parke bought Bonaparte House at Cache Creek.Parke even-tually sold his interest in Bonaparte House to William Henry Sanford in 1868. Two years later, Semlin bought Sanford’s share, and traded it to James Campbell in 1870, along with some prime ranch land east of Cache Creek. This proved to be a very wise investment.

Semlin had started to acquire land by pre-emption, and coupled with land he acquired from Camp-

bell, embarked on its manage-ment, hiring both foreman and farm workers, housekeeper and their families to look after the operation.

Semlin also saw opportun-ities in the newly formed political landscape of the Province. He em-barked in 1871 into the wildly dis-organized, fractious assembly of MLA’s in Victoria by running for the seat in Yale and won it easily. He also kept himself busy as post-master in Cache Creek.

In 1873, he lobbied the Govern-ment to establish a boarding school in Cache Creek for the children of ranchers. Many of the ranches were remote and the roads were lit-tle more than rough trails. The new school was duly built and began to function the following year. Sem-lin, Parke, Campbell and Clement Cornwall were trustees. The his-tory of this two storey rectangu-lar school that stood on a plain above Cache Creek is well docu-mented. It was an uneasy under-taking from the outset. Lots of con-troversy, much of it contentious in-volving teaching staff and students themselves, ensued. At one point, Semlin himself stepped in to take a class. The school’s uneasy ten-ure finally ended in 1890. A new school district was formed. But again, Semlin, Parke, Cornwall and Campbell were trustees.

Not a person to drawn atten-tion to himself particularly, though it was said he was a good speaker, Semlin’s legislative career seems

pretty tepid, in comparison with other personalities of the day. But his easy going temperment made him popular at home, and he re-mained an MLA for some years, though he did lose a few elections later in Yale.

He became Leader of the Op-position after the 1894 election, but this title was one of name only. Actually, “the opposition” was a loose assemblage of contentious politicians and Semlin’s own cab-inet was divisive and dishearten-ing to a soul like Semlin’s. Despite all the fury and self-seeking, Sem-lin did seek legislation that would put a more humane face on affairs. He sought an eight hour week for the miners in the Kootenays, much to the fury of the mine owners. He also sought to stop the patronage appointments in the civil service, also causing resentment from those who would lose their jobs.

He inherited the Premiership of B.C, more or less by default. His time in office must have been the shortest on record. Only 18 months.

Semlin lost heart for the melee of B.C. politics. He did not stand for re-election as MLA in 1900. At the age of 50, he said he thought other younger persons should take up the load. When he did, briefly, try to re-enter the political scene in 1903, he campaigned vigorously enough, but lost.

Not a man to sit back and enjoy his holdings managed by a compe-tent staff that had, it seems, literally become family, he helped to estab-lish the B.C. Cattlemans’ Associa-

tion, and the Interior Agricultural organization to which he was elect-ed President in 1889. Semlin also joined with other regional notables to form the Lillooet Historical So-ciety.

As to Semlin’s personal life, we can only conjecture. He raised a daughter, Mary. It was assumed that Mary was adopted by Sem-lin. But an 1881 census records that Mary’s mother, Caroline Wil-liams, a native woman, was living with Semlin and using his surname, though neither is described as mar-ried.

Charles Augustus Semlin died in 1927. Before his death, he was nursed by Alma Loyst, a graduate of the Winnipeg General Hospi-tal. Miss Loyst also nursed pioneer, Catherine Haddock, wife of mer-chant James Haddock of Ashcroft. I interviewed Alma Loyst at Pon-derosa Lodge in Kamloops in 1981 and found her a delightful person still very much mentally alert. She and teamster pioneer, Thelma Had-dock lived together at Walhachin for some years and farmed in Ven-ables Valley.

Semlin’s contribution to the area was enormous. The epitaph on his grave monument, Life’s Work Well Done is, if anything, an under-statement. In terms of his ranch de-velopments and his attempts to bring much needed education to rural children, as well as his con-cern for the working conditions of miners, shortening their hours from the usual 10-12 hour a days, pre-dates the goals of unions that came after Semlin’s passing, by decades.