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Full slates for municipal elections

Ashcroft and Cache Creek voters will have their choice of candidates for Mayor and Coun-cil, while in Clinton it appears the current May-or and Council will be acclamed. Lytton’s May-or is unchallenged, but residents will decide who joins her at the Council table.

Most of the Gold Trail trustees are unchal-lenged, but Ashcroft will vote for one of two candidates running for the same position.

Candidates have until Oct. 17 to withdraw from election without penalty. General Election Day is Nov. 15. The Journal will carry bios of all the candidates in the Oct. 30 issue.

ASHCROFTMayor (1): Dave Belcham; Jerry Fiddick

and Jack Jeyes.Councillor (4): Jessica Clement; John Kid-

der; T. Knowles; Doreen Lambert (Incumbent); Al Mertens; Barbara Roden; and Alfie Trill.

Trustee (1): Christopher Roden (Incum-bent); and Vicky Trill.

CACHE CREEKMayor (1): Marg Durnin; and John Ranta

(Incumbent).Councillor (4): Lisa Dafoe (Incumbent);

Martin Dalsin; David Dubois; Herb Hofer (In-cumbent); Jim Lambert; and Wyatt McMurray (Incumbent).

Trustee (1): Carmen Ranta (Incumbent).

CLINTONMayor (1): James Rivett (Incumbent).Councillors (4): Diana Guerin (Incumbent);

Wayne Marchant (Incumbent); David Park (In-cumbent); and Susan Swan (Incumbent).

Trustee (1): Nancy Rempel (Incumbent).

LYTTONMayor (1): Jessoa Lightfoot (Incumbent).Councillors (4): Robert Austen (Incum-

bent); Andrew Fandrich (Incumbent); Dallas Hay; Tiffany Haugen; Hugh Poole; Jan Polder-man; and Richard Swan.

Trustee (1): Mavourneen Varcoe Ryan (In-cumbent).

TNRDArea E Director: Sally Watson (Incumbent)Area I Director: Steve Rice (Incumbent)Area J Director: Ronaye Elliott (Incumbent)

and Ron McGivern.

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ASHCROFT/CACHE CREEK ROTARY CLUB

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Ashcroft rcMP DetAchMent

POLICE REPORTWendy Coomber

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

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Cache Creek Fire Chief Tom Moe uses the Ashcroft Fire Dept.’s thermal imaging camera while fighting the fire in the Cache Creek Royal Bank back in July.

RBC buys TIC for CCVFDThe Royal Bank of Canada is

springing for a new thermal im-aging camera for the Cache Creek Fire Dept. after finding out how useful it was in battle the fire in its Cache Creek branch back in July.

The banking company is pay-ing the full cost of the camera - about $13,000.

“If it helps someone else - and it will - prevent the whole struc-ture from being damaged while they look for the fire, then it will be worth it,” said Pam Shaw, Regional Vice President BC Interior

“The thermal imager may have saved the Royal Bank build-ing from further damage when fire broke out (on July 28),” said Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta.

Ashcroft’s Fire Dept. assist-ed the Cache Creek Fire Dept. and brought their thermal imaging camera. It played a huge part in identifying where the hotspots were and helped the firefighters quickly attack the affected area.

“The camera is hugely signifi-cant in a small fire department,” said Ranta.

He credits the Village’s admin-istrator Dan Plamondon, who is also on the Fire Dept., for bringing it up with Shaw in conversation.

Ranta added that the bank has its building permits in place now and reconstruction is expected to be completed around the first week of December.

“Before Ashcroft Fire Depart-ment showed up, we had smoke coming out of the eaves around the whole building,” recalled Cache Creek Fire Chief Tom Moe, “so it was very hard to determine where the seat of the fire, even after send-

ing a team into the building. There was just too much smoke.

“Once Ashcroft Fire brought out their camera, we found the hot spot immediately.”

The camera will be used for quickly finding the seat of a fire before it spreads, said Moe. It will also be used to find any firefight-ers or victims that may be trapped inside a building. It can be used to determine the effectiveness of our firefighting efforts, without phys-ically having to be close enough to actually see. It will also be used for salvage and overhaul after the fire to detect any hot spots.

“I think it will definitely change the way we fight fires,” he said. “We will not be so quick to send firefighters into smoke filled build-ings, as we can now determine the most effective point of entry. It should also decrease the amount of water we use, as we can get the water right on the fire now.”

A thermal imaging camera (colloquially known as a TIC) is a type of thermographic camera used in firefighting. By rendering infra-red radiation as visible light, such cameras allow firefighters to see areas of heat through smoke, dark-ness, or heat-permeable barriers.

Since thermal imaging cam-eras can “see” through darkness or smoke, they allow firefighters to quickly find the seat of a structure fire, or see the heat signature of vis-ually obscured victims. They can be used to search for victims out-doors on a cool night, spot smol-dering fires inside a wall, or de-tect overheating electrical wiring. Thermal imaging cameras were credited with saving multiple lives per year through victim identifica-tion and removal from low visibil-ity conditions as early as 1999.

“This camera will be an invalu-able addition to our firefighting tool box,” said Moe. “It will help us be more efficient, and allow us a greater margin of safety.”

Cows on the highwayOct. 10 at 2:30 am police were notified of a

single vehicle collision involving a cow on Hwy 97C about 2 km southeast of Ashcroft, head-ing towards Logan Lake. The driver, an Osoy-oos man in his 60s, advised police that there were several more cows on the road. He also advised that he cow was fatally injured and he dispatched it. The driver was not injured but his vehicle had to be towed.

Bear hit in Cache CreekOct. 10 at 6:50 am a 60 year old Lillooet

man called to report that he’d stuck a bear in his pickup on Hwy 1 just east of Cache Creek. He was not injured, but said the bear limped away. His truck had to be towed. The Conservation Officer was notified.

Deer collides with vehicleOct. 10 at 7 pm Ashcroft RCMP assisted the

Logan Lake Detachment with a single vehicle accident on Hwy 97C near the mine turnoff af-ter a family of four from Okanagan Falls struck a deer with their vehicle. A female passen-ger in her 40s was transported to the hospital with neck injuries. The deer landed high on the vehicle, causing its own demise and extensive damage to the vehicle, which had to be towed. Neither the driver nor their sons were injured.

Minor assaultOct. 11 at 7 pm police were called to the

Nugget Motel in Cache Creek after a reported assault. The complainant said an intoxicated fe-male resident hit him in the back of the head, but he didn’t want to pursue charges as she’d gone back to her room. Both parties are in their mid-50s.

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Ways to support our small businesses

A helping hand for Minor SoccerConstantia Resources recently donated $1,000 towards a new shed to house the Soccer Association equipment and supplies in Ashcroft. Constantia representative Ramona Holota presents the cheque to Soccer rep Tom Watson.

Nicole and Andrew Tatum and Laura and John Martin were some of the many Cache Creek volunteers recognized at a Volunteer Appreciation event in the Cache Creek Community Hall last week. Seated behind them are Christine and Bill Elliott, Gordon Dafoe, Gary and Meghan Winslow, Tom Moe, David Dubois and Carmen Ranta. The event was the first annual Volunteer Appreciation, hosted by the Cache Creek Beautification Society and the Village of Cache Creek. Attendees were given Certificates of Appreciation and treated to pie and coffee.

Beautification Society plans winter activities

October is Small Business Month in Can-ada, and Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Clinton, Lyt-ton, Spences Bridge and the surround areas are full of small businesses.

Community Futures is dedicated to helping small businesses succeed through loans, coun-selling and workshops, and CFDC Sun Country (www.cfsun.ca) is no different.

“The most important thing for small busi-nesses is staying on top of their financials,” says Sun Country manager Deb Arnott. “That has to be the number one issue for small businesses - from day to day to year end.”

Sun Country is promoting two live we-binars on Oct. 27 through Small Business BC (www.smallbusinessbc.ca) on Business Fi-nance. While there isn’t a large cost to take part, Sun Country is offering to assist with 50 per cent. The business owner can sit at home and take part or come into the Sun Country office in Ashcroft and use the computers, says Arnott.

“I believe most small business owners have the technology,” she says. “The challenge is having the time to learn it all.” She adds that the client can phone Small Business BC ahead of time and they’ll walk them through it.

The webinars topics are Understanding Fi-nancial Statements and Financial Analysis.

Sun Country is also holding an Open House on Oct. 16 in their office on Railway Ave.

“My perception of small business in our re-gion is they need to get back to their core,” Ar-nott says. “That usually means revisiting their business plan. A business plan goes from global to day to day operations, and there may be global issues affecting their business.”

As customers, we can support small busi-nesses by spending time with the owners, says Arnott. People will go into Kamloops instead of asking local owners to bring something in for them, she says. Businesses can’t carry every-thing, but they should be able to bring in special orders overnight, and businesses owners need to communicate this to their customers,

She says more networking with other lo-cal small business owners can help all of them come up with better ways of doing business.

The Cache Creek Beauti-fication Society is looking ahead to Autumn and Win-ter now that the leaves are changing colour and the flowers are all but finished.

The group held its final Cache Creek Market of the year last Saturday, and pro-nounced it the best year they’ve had since it begun in 2011. The Market is held every Saturday from May to mid-October at the main intersection on the property

next to Chums Restaurant. It accepts both Farmers Mar-ket and Flea Market tables and averaged a dozen tables each week, with 17 vend-ors attending one week. Or-ganizers are planning to im-prove its services to vendors next year.

The Cache Creek Com-munities in Bloom group, one of the Society’s sub-committees, had a hiccup af-ter entering the competition in the Spring and moved into

the Community Showcase category, which didn’t re-quire the same time commit-ment as the full-blown com-petition. The CiB group was able to earn a respectable four blooms in the provincial competition.

In partnership with the Village of Cache Creek, the Society held its first an-nual Volunteer Apprecia-tion afternoon on Oct. 5 in the community hall, invit-ing almost 150 Cache Creek

residents who volunteer their time to a variety of groups and events.

Some of the volunteer groups honoured were the Cache Creek Elemen-tary School Par-ents Advisory Committee, the Beautification Society, the Fire Dept., Scouts, Ashcroft/Cache Creek Rotary, Minor Soccer, the Cache Creek Rec Society, Second Time Around and the Graffiti Days Committee.

The Cache Creek Garden Club, another of the Society’s sub-committees, held a Yard and

Garden Appreciation that was held jointly with the Volunteer Appreciation.

The Garden Club gave out Certificates of Apprecia-tion to about 20 business and residential properties who had received nominations for their flowers and land-scaping.

The Garden Club is also offering a workshop on Dec. 14 for making Christmas table centres. It will be from 2-4 pm at the Pentecost-al Church. Look for posters with more details.

The Club meets the first Thursday of every month at 6 pm in the Cache Creek Li-brary.

Last week the Society met with Brad Bushill from the Ministry of Transporta-tion to discuss the possible removal of old and redun-dant signs in the downtown core of the Village. Bushill was receptive to the group’s suggestions and said their re-quests were well in line with many of the Ministry’s new plans.

The Society is now mak-ing plans for its third annual Winter Lights Appreciation/Community Singalong on Dec. 18. The Desert Bells Hand Bell Society has al-ready committed to playing.

The second annual Seedy Sunday will be held Feb. 1, and organizers are planning a bigger and better event for local gardeners. More details to come.


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

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Living large in the land of tomatoes

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BARNES AND WILLARD LAKES have a calming effect on visitors

As summer fades into memory, it’s time to take stock of what’s around us.

This past Saturday, I tried to make a dent in the abundance of tomatoes from my garden by my first ever attempt at canning.

We had run out of storage space. There were tomatoes in the vegetable crispers, to-matoes in bowls, tomatoes in bags, toma-toes in the microwave and more tomatoes on the counter. I didn’t mention the bag of green tomatoes on the deck.

I’ve never eaten so many raw tomatoes in my life! And let me tell you, they were - and are - absolutely delicious! I could pos-sibly live on tomatoes, the vegetable (well, fruit actually) equivalent of turkey in terms of versatility.

It is a blessing that we can grow so much food here. Besides tomatoes, my hot peppers (jalepeno, cayenne and halapeno), carrots, green beans, black beans and tur-nips provided an awesome amount of food for my family and neighbours.

Just in the news this week was the warn-ing that an extended drought (30 months) in California will result in increased vege-table costs next Spring - especially lettuce and broccoli. I’m going to miss my broc-coli, because I can’t get it to grow worth the time and effort I put into it, but I was going to give lettuce a try next year.

I know there are places on this earth where foodcrops won’t grow. I know there are plenty of kids growing up in the middle of huge cities who have never tasted a to-mato fresh from the soil.

Complain all you want about the lack of this and that in our small towns, about the bears and marmots, dogs running loose, the occasional funky smell in the air and lack of cell service now and then, but we really do have it where it counts.

I am forever thankful that I see people I know everywhere around town. I am thank-ful that I have my own cozy little mortgage-free house with room in my yard to grow food. I am thankful for my Tool Man and my Rusty and Ginger. I am thankful that I live in this part of British Columbia, where the air is fresh, the sky is usually blue, and the beauty all around us never ceases to fill me with inspiration and awe.

by Troy SebastianProjects coordinatorKtunaxa Nation CouncilCRANBROOK, BC/

Troy Media/ - Amid the succulent smells of turkey and spice this Thanksgiv-ing weekend, another season draws near.

In every municipality in British Columbia, lawn signs are popping up like plywood pumpkin patches. Door knocking has begun in earnest and no baby is safe from obligatory photo ops. Handshakes and promises - the currency of democracy - reign once more.

Every town in the prov-ince is gearing up for mu-nicipal elections a month from now, except for one - the Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality.

The reason is simple: Jumbo is a town without residents.

Jumbo is heavy on bra-vado and weak on sub-stance. The project is sold as a 6,000-bed resort at the foot of a receding glacier that promises year-round skiing. Yet it is relying on taxpayer dollars to keep afloat. What Jumbo does have is the lim-itless support of the province

in every request imaginable.During the past five

years, the province has:Extended the Environ-

mental Assessment Certifi-cate (2009)

Approved the project (2012)

Amended the Local Government Act to allow the creation of Jumbo munici-pality (2012)

Established Jumbo Gla-cier Resort Municipality with appointed mayor and council (2013)

Provided $260,000 in funding. The municipal-ity’s five-year financial plan relies solely on taxpayer dol-lars, asking for $1 million from the province through to 2018.

Yet the province has very little to show for its support.

The developer is under significant pressure to dem-onstrate it has “substan-tially started” the project. Otherwise its Environment-al Assessment Certificate will soon expire. That is why a bridge and a shack are quickly being thrown together in the Jumbo Val-ley.

Years of government time, money and effort in

support of this project have resulted in a taxpayer-fund-ed bridge to nowhere.

When it comes to Jum-bo, the red flags are plen-tiful. For starters, the East Kootenay region is awash in ski resorts that are rarely at full capacity.

The closest municipal-ity, the District of Invermere, has been officially opposed to the project for years.

At the recent Union of British Columbia Munici-palities, Invermere May-or Gerry Taft put forward a motion to oppose provin-cial funding for towns with-out residents. It was adopted unanimously.

The Ktunaxa Nation is opposed to the project as the ski resort would be locat-ed in a sacred area known as Qat’muk. Jumbo is also critical grizzly bear habi-tat. The NDP are opposed, as are the Greens. Heck, Hockey Hall of Famer Scott Niedermayer and Olympic Gold medalist Beckie Scott are opposed.

Olympians, Indians and grizzly bears - oh my!

And yet, the never-end-ing saga of the Jumbo Gla-cier Ski resort continues to

push the boundaries of ex-pectation, common sense and straight-forward believ-ability.

The province has an op-portunity to put this sad cli-ché where it belongs: in the dustbin of loony B.C. ideas with the likes of Fantasy Gardens, Fast Ferries and the myth of Cascadia.

Should Jumbo Glacier Resorts by found to be in violation of its obligation to substantially start its project by October 12, the province will finally be in line with realities that are impossible to ignore. No one wants it. It does not make sense. It is a costly mess.

However, should the province continue its sup-port for Jumbo, it will em-brace a level of absurdity usually reserved for gov-ernments of global ridicule. Often, democracies beset with allegations of corrup-tion and graft are known as ‘banana republics.’ It is an unfortunate term that usual-ly refers to countries in the developing world. Bananas do not grow in Jumbo.

The continuing saga of the Jumbo Glacier Resort

Jumbo BC: a town without residents

See JUMBO on p. 11

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Take notice that British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority from Vancouver, BC, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Thompson Okanagan, for a Statutory Right of Way for overhead and electric distribution line purposes situated on Provincial Crown Land located over Block F, Section 18, Township 21, Range 24, West of the 6th Meridian, Kamloops Division Yale District.

The Lands File for this application is 3412921. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Senior Land Officer, Thompson Okanagan, MFLNRO, at 441 Columbia Street, Kamloops, BC V2C 2T3. Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to November 6, 2014. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at http://arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information.

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Construction of the Cache Creek Landfill Extension begins this fall.

Users of the area should expect construction activities and stay alert for new signage.

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CREATIVE CURRENT

Book reading and musicTom Coles at UniTea Oct. 18

The night will celebrate the release of Tom’s new book ‘Spirit Talker - The Legend of Nakosis’ in the first set - and in the second, Tom will share his great gift of music and songs. Come an enjoy songs and stories that will open your heart on Saturday Oct. 18. Doors at 6:30pm - shows starts at 7:30pm.

Tickets at the door or in ad-vance. Drop by UniTea to buy your ticket or phone (250) 453-9345 to reserve.

Spirit Talker - The Legend of Nakosis is ‘set amid the verdant and primordial wilds of pre-con-tact era North America ‘Spirit Talk-er - The Legend of Nakosis’, tells

the fantastical story of one young man’s induction into the mystique and magical world of the Shaman.

Tom Coles is a Shamanic/ Bud-dhist practitioner and self-de-scribed explorer of creative expres-sion.

This has led him to pursue a variety of artistic vocations includ-ing tattoo artist, singer/songwriter, artist blacksmith and writer.

He lives with his wife, Sandy,

Dear EditorIt has been announced “The Min-

istry of Education will discontinue the GED® program at the end of 2014. GED® testing sessions will no longer be offered after Novem-ber 2014. Candidates who have not passed all five tests must complete them by Nov. 14 or 15, 2014 if they wish to qualify for the B.C. Second-ary School Equivalency certificate.”

In our area, those people who wish to complete the requirements for their GED must write their tests Oct 17/18 or Nov. 14/15, 2014 at Thomp-son Rivers University (TRU) in Kam-loops. They can be contacted at 250-828-5471.

If you are 18 years or older, and wish to obtain your Adult Basic Education or your Adult Gradua-tion, there are options for you to take courses online in a variety of Adult Learning and Continuing Education Centres and post-secondary institu-tions.

If you need more information or help, please feel free to see me at the Employment Center in Ashcroft

on Wednesday afternoons from 1-3 p.m. I can give you a var-iety of options to help you meet your goal of ob-taining your education.

Ann BelchamLiteracy Outreach Coordinator

Bridging to Literacy

Dear EditorOnce again, like clockwork, Tom

Fletcher takes exception to the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM). This year, his exception leans towards all the local opposition to Pipelines and Oil Production (“Oil a slippery slope for cities, The Journal, Oct. 9, 2014).

It is true that these issues are out-side the mandate of Municipal juris-diction and under the Federal control of the National Energy Board (NEB) and the Conservative Harper Govern-ment.

Tom Fletcher, a well known sup-porter of these projects, believes that BC MLA Andrew Weaver, alone can provide all the opposition needed to

combat the NEB, even though it’s outside his jurisdiction as well.

Though Andrew Weaver is do-ing a miraculous job alongside Feder-al Green Party leader, Elizabeth May, the two of them alone are kept buried by the propaganda, and the literally, hundreds of millions of dollars of large multi-national oil com-panies, and paid journalists, like Tom Fletcher.

How dare local politicians stand for clean air, water, and peoples health. How dare local politicians stand against the 61 million tons of greenhouse gas produced from the oil sands? How dare local politicians stand against the 185 billion liters of clean water used in Bitumen production? So what if Kinder Morgan’s 60 year old pipeline leaks like a sieve, and is joking-ly referred to as the “great soak-er hose”, by its own employees?

Let’s give all our local polit-icians a big pat on the back for standing outside their realm, and doing the job that our Fed-eral politicians are suppose to,

but fail too, because their own personal agendas are better represented by the economy, rather than the health of our Nation, our children’s future,

and our environment.Maybe, Tom Fletcher, should stick

to his jurisdiction, as a journalist, in-stead of a paid fiction writer.

Art GreenHope

GED help is available but time is limited

Fletcher predictable in his UBCM criticisms

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Please be advised that the Village of Cache Creek will be fl ushing the water lines during the one week period from Monday, October 27 to Friday, October 31, 2014.

The fl ushing, which is being done to clean the water mains, may cause some temporary discolouration of the water. If this occurs please run your water until it clears.

Please contact the Village Offi ce at 250-457-6237 if you have any questions or check the website at www.cachecreek.ca for additional information.

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Tis the season to be jolly

Exercise is best when it feels like play

Last week, I enjoyed playing with some elemen-tary students. Thanks to a generous United Way grant, Ashcroft Elementary School has been able to provide Ac-tive After School programs. On Mondays, kids learn basketball skills and games and on Thursdays, kids learn the art of orienteering and while following a map, they run and search.

What I enjoy most about programs and events like this is that you have so much fun, that you barely notice all the exercise you’re getting.

It is said that those who are involved in sport as a youth are twice as likely to continue being active and fit throughout their lives. I guess part of this may be due to good habit forming, but I

wonder if some of the rea-son is that we learn that moving and play-ing is just plain fun!

Last year, I

led a run club for elementary students where we practiced running long and short dis-tances, did speed drills and practiced pacing. I noticed that after the first week, more than half of the students had quit. I wondered, “What did they think they would do at run club?” After another week of that, there were just a small handful of runners left. I finally thought, maybe it was time to change something.

So I changed the focus of the run club from skills develop-ment to fun. The next run

club consisted of all kinds of fun and silly games...all of which included running short and long distances as well as running quickly and moderately. At the end of the run club that day, the kids had run hard and long, and they had a great time. I over-head a parent ask their child what they did and they re-plied, “Just played games.” When the parent asked, “Did you run?” the child re-plied, “No”. I loved the an-swer. They had so much fun, they didn’t realize they had worked hard and ran for al-most a full hour!

It’s not just the kids who have fun while they move around. Drop in sometime,

(or better yet join in) to the Seniors’ exercise class in Cache Creek. Here is a group that laughs while they sweat. Whether they are walking around the park, playing basketball with balloons or balancing on a ball, there is laughter all around and you can often hear someone say, “Are we done already?”

Exercise shouldn’t be dreaded, find something you enjoy. Maybe playing a sport, hiking, or just move-ment with friends. When you enjoy these exercises regularly. Not only will you be living a healthy, active life, but this healthy living will also stay with you for a life time.

Vicky Trill

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and their dogs on their

homestead called Ravenwoods Retreat amid the beautiful inter-ior mountains of British Columbia, Canada.

And you can also check him out on Facebook at Spirit Talker - The Legend of Nakosis.

Don’t miss out on a fabulous evening of songs and stories that will open your heart.

Tickets at the door or reserve your by calling (250) 453 9345 - limited to the first 30 people only.

Fall Bellydance classes starting

Denise Tapia offers Bellydance Classes for Adults and Kids. Class-es for Kids: ages 8 and up Tues-days, Thursdays 4:15-5:15 and for Adults: Tuesdays 5:15-6:30. Room 204 (music room) Ashcroft Ele-mentary, starting Tues., Oct. 14.

These are beginner classes. No experience or equipment required. Bring your bare feet and comfy clothes you can stretch in. Contact

Denise at (250) 453 9044 for more information.

Jam Night every ThursdayMusic Jam Night at UniTea

Tea Room on Railway Street every Thursday from 6:30pm - 9:30pm will be a fun all inclusive night of song sharing. Bring your gui-tars, shakers and song books. We’ll have lots of great organic tea and coffee on the brew. Plus the al-ready infamous UniTea ‘Grilled Cheese’ offerings and yummy tea infused cookies made by the Ash-croft Bakery. For more info (250) 453 9345.

The sounds of ChristmasThe Cache Creek Beautifi-

cation Society and the Village of Cache Creek are hosting the third annual Winter Lights Appreci-ation/Christmas Singalong on Thurs., Dec. 18 in the Cache Creek Community Hall.

Join your friends and neigh-bours for an evening of Christmas music played and sung by local

musicians. The De-sert Bells Hand Bell Choir will highlight the evening.

Enjoy Christmas snacks while you lis-ten to the night of music. The evening wraps up with a pub-lic singalong, so dust off those vocal chords. Song sheets will be provided.

Certificates will also be handed out to Cache Creek residents nominated for their Christmas lights.

There will be more information on the music and the Christ-mas Lights in the next few weeks.

The event is free.

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

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

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Ashcroft Royal Canadian LegionFRI., OCT. 17th • 6:30 - 7:15 pm

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Oct. 19: “The Way We Were: Ashcroft and Area in 1914” is a chance to explore the events of 1914, and see what life was like here 100 years ago. 2:00 - 4:00 pm at the Community Hall on Bancroft St. in Ashcroft. Admission free; refreshments will be served .Oct. 29: The Ashcroft Chamber of Commerce is hosting an All Candidates Forum for Ashcroft candidates in the Nov. 15 Local Government Elections. The Forum will take place at the high school, starting at 7 pm. Oct. 31: - Steak & Lobster Dinner at the Ashcroft Legion. Limited tickets available up until October 15. Contact the Legion at 250-453-2423 for prices and availability. Nov. 7: Third annual Ashcroft Wellness and Music Festival fundraising dinner and auction at the Community Hall in Ashcroft. Doors open at 5:00; dinner at 6:00. Tickets $10 per person, $25 per family; available at Ashcroft Bakery and Sun Country Community Futures. Every Friday: Soups On from 11 am to 1 pm at St. Alban’s Anglican Church in Ashcroft. Soup, buns and dessert by donation.Ashcroft - Cache Creek Seniors’ Group business meeting the third Thursday of the month at 1:00pm at the Seniors’ Centre, Village Of� ce, Ashcroft. Every Wednesday: Adult badminton in the Cache Creek Community Hall, 8-10 pm. Bring a pair of gym shoes, a racquet and $3. For more information call Rick 250-457-9644 (wk) or 250-457-2370 (hm).

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A picture taken of Ashcroft, exactly 100 years ago. Readers may notice that the bridge is a different design and located further to the east, and that there is no development on the benc above the downtown. Zion United Church can be seen in the lower portion of the right side of the photograph

Ashcroft looks back 100 yearsTime travel is an impossibil-

ity; but anyone who’s interested in finding out what life was like in Ashcroft a century ago can take a virtual trip back in time on Oct. 19. “The Way We Were: Ashcroft and Area in 1914” is a look back at the people, places, and events that shaped our community.

The two-hour event, taking place at the Community Hall on Bancroft St., will tell the story of our area in presentations, skits, and songs. How did people dress in 1914? What did they do? What en-tertainment was available to them? What was on their minds? What was happening in Ashcroft, and be-yond, that affected their lives and helped create the town we know to-day?

Kathy Paulos, Curator of the Ashcroft Museum, will discuss what was happening here in 1914, what the town looked like, and how it was changing. Colleen Bick, from the Walhachin Museum, will talk about fashions of the time, and the profound changes that Wal-hachin underwent in 1914. Coun-cillor Helen Kormendy will dis-cuss the effect the outbreak of World War I had on our commun-

ity. And members of the Winding Rivers Arts and Performance Soci-ety will present a series of skits that will allow the audience to eaves-drop on the conversations of Ash-croft residents in 1914, as they dis-cuss the events—large and small—going on around them. Taken from stories in the Ashcroft Journal, these skits show that what con-cerned people 100 years ago are many of the same things we still talk about today (commenting on bad roads, and complaining about burning within village limits, are definitely not new).

There will also be songs, giving the audience a chance to sing along with period favourites such as “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary”, “Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag”, and of course “The Maple Leaf Forever”. Period-appropriate refreshments will be served, and there is no admission charge.

So on Sunday, Oct. 19 come down to the Ashcroft Commun-ity Hall at 2 pm and celebrate “The Way We Were”. It’s the closest thing to time travel you can experi-ence!

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Better players, better peopleThe Atoms team with Coach Mike Rampone and Guest Coach Robin Deitch duringtheir recent Skills Development weekend. The TMCHA is offering a program this year sponsored by Bauer called The First Shift for children 6-10 who have never played hockey but are interested. For a fee, they are fitted with their own Bauer hockey equipment and given 12 sessions teaching basic skating and fundamental hockey skills through play. The sessions will be on Friday evenings and begin Oct. 24.

Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart and Com-munity Futures Sun Country are proud to host Peace River South MLA Mike Bernier as he tours the province hosting information sessions for local businesses on the LNG-Buy BC pro-gram. This program connects LNG proponents with B.C.-based businesses, large and small, from every corner of the province.

“LNG in BC is a once in a lifetime oppor-tunity to grow our economy, create jobs and provide a bright future for all British Colum-bians,” Peace River South MLA Mike Bernier said. “I am looking forward to meeting with businesses from Merritt and throughout Fraser-Nicola to inform them how they can be a crucial part in LNG project supply chains.”

The information session will take place on Oct. 16 at the Ashcroft Community Hall from 7-8:30 pm where local businesses in the region will hear first-hand the benefit of registering in the program, the key features of the program and how to pursue LNG procurement opportun-ities.

“I am looking forward to host my colleague, Mike Bernier, to make his presentation to busi-nesses right here in my constituency,” Fras-er-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart said. “When this session is complete, businesses who participat-ed will have the necessary information to have a head-start in planning their operations for this exciting opportunity.”

For more information on the LNG-Buy BC program please visit http://engage.gov.bc.ca/lnginbc/lng-buy-bc-program .

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MLA Jackie Tegart dropped in to help Thompson View Lodge residents celebrate National Seniors Day, chatting with Marion Reeder and Myra Critchley who participated in the Lodge’s Dance-athon (left).

National Seniors Day is an occasion for all Canadians to appreciate and celebrate seniors. October 1st was designated as National Sen-iors Day by the Government of Canada in 2011 to “Celebrate the Continuing Contribution of Canada’s Seniors”. (The United Nations has also designated October 1 as the Day for Older Adults.)

A recent poll by the Bank of Montreal found that while British Columbian seniors expect to live longer than Canadians in all other prov-inces - 33 per cent in B.C. anticipate reaching 100 - they also expect to spend $5,800 a year on health care costs, second only to Ontario.

“By 2030, one in four British Columbians will be a senior, including me,” said Premier Christy Clark as she spoke to the Canadian As-sociation of Retired Persons’ Okanagan chap-ter at Sparkling Hill Resort on National Seniors Day.

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October • Week 3ARIES - Aries, you begin the week with enthusiasm, but excitement begins to wane quite quickly. Find a way to rally your energy levels so you can complete tasks

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Rein in your emotions as much as possible this week, Taurus. You will feel passionate about a project in the coming days, but you still must remain calm as you tackle the tasks at hand.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, commitments at work may keep you from your plans, even if you have had a special event on the calendar for some time. This obligation is unavoidable.

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LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, you are quite adept at maintaining a stoic outer appearance, but inside your emotions are churning. Find a healthy release and you will be glad you did.

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AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 The � rst step toward change at work is to take the initiative, Aquarius. Once you make the decision to forge ahead, everything will fall nicely into place.

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A light bulb momentThe power went out

last week for nine hours and at first it was a drag. “I can’t pick up milk

and bread now,” I said to my 14-year-old son as we were driving home from his basket-ball game in Kelow-na and noticed West Kelowna - where we live - was curiously in the dark. “My download won’t

work,” Sam said, more concerned about get-ting a video game on his computer than not having cereal or sand-wiches the next day. When we arrived

home at 7:45 p.m. the electricity had been out for over an hour and the activity on the streets was busier than usual. “It’s an apocalypse!”

one little boy yelled,

running down the road with his big sister hap-pily chasing after him.

With all the houses unlit, many people were walking around with flashlights enjoying the clear sky and twinkling stars. My husband was away

fishing, but my 11-year-old daughter Daisy was at her friend’s house in Peachland. When I ar-rived to pick her up, the neighborhood there

was alive as well with families outside in the gorgeous night. “I had to take a poop

in the dark,” Daisy an-nounced excitedly when she got in the truck. “Luckily Niya and Car-ol had candles so it was less scary.” When she entered our

house she could see that we had them too and became immediately concerned.“This is dangerous,”

she observed, looking

at all the tea lights her brother and I had flick-ering. “No it’s not,” Sam

said. “It looks cool in here.” It was 8:30 p.m. by

then and I was feeling incredibly tired. I sug-gested a little snack and an early bedtime, but the kids didn’t go for it. “Let’s play charades,”

Sam said.“Yeah!” Daisy agreed.

As exhausted as I felt, there was no way I was going to turn down the opportunity for some old school fun. At first we played the

game the way I did as a kid - just trying to act out movie, TV, book or song titles as we thought of them. But after my son couldn’t figure out how to act out the TV show “Or-ange is the New Black”

and my daughter got stumped on the song “All About that Bass” I decided to grab the board game Guesstures from downstairs to help us out. Part of it was miss-

ing, but we still had the cards labeled easy or hard. Each contained two words. We decided to take turns trying to act out as many cards as we could in two-minute increments and whoever got through the most cards won. With all the crazy

theatrics I can’t re-

member the last time I laughed so long or so hard. None of us had a clue

who won the game, but after an hour of hysteri-cal fun I’d have to say we all did.“I’m glad the electric-

ity went out,” Daisy said just before going to sleep. “We should have a no-power-hour every night and live like you did in the olden days.”She obviously thinks

I’m more ancient than I am. But my brother and I did play a lot more board games

when we were younger and I regret not doing more of that with Sam and Daisy.“That’s a brilliant

idea,” I said, anxious to connect with them over some old fashioned fun. “Next time can we

play Monopoly?” my daughter asked. “I’m in the mood to spend money.” Excellent, because

I’m in the mood not to spend any. Lori Welbourne is a

syndicated columnist. She can be contacted at LoriWelbourne.com

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BWSS hosts PSF visit

Bonaparte Watershed Stewardship Society chair, Al Midgley (middle) with Pacific Salmon Foundation director Bruce Bell (left) and Jean Bell.

Director Bruce Bell from the Pacific Salmon Foundation and his wife, Jean, were recently in Cache Creek to view some of the Bona-parte Watershed Stewardship So-ciety’s projects. They were accom-panied by Al Midgley, chair of the BWSS.

The Foundation has supported the BWSS in many of the 100 plus projects over the Society’s 14 year

history and today was a chance for a small look into the activity cre-ated by their funding assistance - the Bonaparte River Stewardship Sustainability Plan and its broad spectrum approach to sustaining a broad based fish habitat for the fu-ture. A healthy fish habitat means a healthier habitat for man and beast also.

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symbolizes all that is wrong

with British Columbia’s politics and economy. Where else but in Jumbo would we find a mayor without residents, a town without homes or a ski hill without invest-ors? Welcome to the Jumbo Re-public!

The only people who could truly give thanks for this debacle are the mayor and council of Jum-bo who are not encumbered with the weight of democratic account-ability. Nor are they required to ex-

press their gratitude for the lar-gesse they enjoy at the expense of the citizens of British Columbia.

It is time for B.C. Premier Christy Clark to stop the Jum-bo Glacier Resort gravy train and bring accountability and sanity to the situation once and for all.

Keep Jumbo wild.That is something we could all

give thanks for.

Troy Sebastian is special pro-jects coordinator for Ktunaxa Na-tion Council. www.troymedia.com

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They can’t be from around hereNot to alarm anyone, but Desert Hills Ranch can be one scary place to visit! Beware as you visit the popular “vegetable stand” in the next couple of weeks that there’s something spooky going on.

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The story of the ghost of the Chinese Cookby Esther Darlington MacDonaldThe last group of tourists had gone

and we tour guides sat having coffee and a breather before leaving ourselves.

It had been a long day. A half dozen tour busses had driven in from early mor-ning until late afternoon. It was my re-sponsbility to see to the closure of Hat Creek House.

“Come on guys, let’s get out of here.” No quarrel from anyone there. They left and I took the mugs to the kitchen. I was anxious to leave myself. I’d noticed dark clouds gathering in the north and they were moving fast up the valley. I hadn’t bothered to bring a jacket that morning. The day had looked so promisingly sunny when I left home.

It was my job to see that all the doors

and windows were locked at the end of the day. This was sometimes a lonely business, after the hustle and bustle of the day. A historic, cavernous building like Hat Creek House, one of the few re-maining stopping places on the Old Cari-boo Road, is bound to feel a little spooky when it’s empty of people. As I went about checking things, the House became quite dark. We had minimal lighting and in the kitchen, a single 40 watt bulb hung from the ceiling. I’m generally not both-ered by creaking floor boards. There are quite a few of them here. The few stor-ies that petered down from God knows where about the ranch gave us a laugh when we heard about them. Murder and mayhem had never had any historical fact here.

I had to go upstairs to check the inventory in the rooms. We weren’t too bothered by pilfering since we put wooden gates up as barricades to the rooms. But theft did hap-pen now and then, that’s why we liked to keep the groups together, not let any one wander away. The tour of the House and ranch always included visiting the outbuild-ings and barns. The wash house, a weathered, wood panelled building about 20 feet long was of particular interest. The laundry, done by na-tive women, had been done here. A water pump, enamel tubs, wooden troughs and wash boards told the story at a glance.

Now the approaching storm

had brought the usual winds. Gusts hit the house as I entered the passage to upstairs from the kitchen. The side door from the kitchen rat-tled. The stairwell was almost completely dark. It was narrow and steep. I stopped to catch my breath at the top and looked down the long hall. The uncurtained windows of the rooms on either side shed little light. For some rea-son, I moved the barricade aside from the room at the top of the hall, the room we called, the Chinese Cook’s bedroom. I’d been working on this room for a few weeks, trying to get artifacts for it without much luck. But I found a patch-work quilt in the Thrift Shop and an old pillow. And one of our visitors donated a water pitch-er and bowl. I’d sewn up a little cotton duck for the windows. No floor covering though, just the bare boards.

I entered the room and looked out out of the window, lifting the curtain. The room faced the orchard. In the half light, the tree trunks were black. The trees hadn’t been pruned for a few years.Eerily, the branches fingered the low dark clouds. I let the curtain fall.

An old water pump at Historic Hat Creek Ranch

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

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

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

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

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

Ashcroft & District Rodeo AssociationPhone: 250-457-9390

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

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

Desert Bells Handbell ChoirCarmen Ranta 250-457-9119

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Desert Spokes Cycle SocietyPhone 250-457-9348

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Ashcroft Curling Club Phone 250-453-2341

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

Ashcroft Volunteer Fire DepartmentPhone 250-453-2233

Cache Creek Volunteer Fire DepartmentPhone 250-457-9967

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

Ashcroft Royal Purple Phone 250-457-9122

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

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

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

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

Soccer AssociationContact: Tom Watson Phone 250-457-7178

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

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

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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]

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Not all things that go bump in the night leave fresh bread behindSuddenly, I heard a footstep in the

stairwell. I turned, eyes fastened at the darkness. Was it Frank, the manager? Maybe he’d forgotten something, though he seldom came up stairs. The footsteps stopped halfway up. I stopped breathing. Just stood there, waiting, terrified. Please God, let it be Frank.

He stood at the top of the stairs, looked squarely at me. A Chinese man, square built, hatless, could have been any age.

“Please,” he spoke softly, “I sorry. I did not know any one was here.”

I just stood there, mute, heart in my mouth.

“I come to see,” he said, then moved into the room. Then he said,

“Don’t be afraid. I just come to see.”I stood, motionless in front of the win-

dow, rooted. He walked the few steps to the bed. Looked down at it for a moment. Then turned and looked at me. Sat down on the edge of the bed. The bed springs whimpered a little.

“You make it very nice,” he said so softly that I almost couldn’t hear him.

A little smile creased his full, well fleshed face. The face, unwrinkled, ex-cept for a deep crease across his forehead just above his eyebrows. The eyebrows almost invisible. Just a brush of grey. He was clean shaven, except for two whisps of grey hair on either side of his mouth.

“Thank you,” I croaked. But I was suddenly no longer afraid.It was crazy. Here was a Chinese man sitting on the edge of the bed, talking to me as if he’d known me for years. And here I was, talk-ing to him.

“Is the room how you looked when you lived here?” I asked.

Again, the little smile. He shook his head, eyed the water pitcher and bowl. Shook his head again.

“I wash in wash house,” he said.And I could see him, as he was maybe

50 years ago, a young man, going to the wash house to wash his face, his arms,

his hands. Drying himself on the towel. Walking back to the House and entering the kitchen to build the fire in the wood-stove, beginning to make breakfast for the guests upstairs.

The room had become quite dark. Still, he remained. And I stood there, looking at him. It was all so real. Too real. His large hands fingered the quilt. A dark shadow of a man, yet I could see him. I knew I would remember those details as long as I lived. Suddenly, I said,

“I have to go.” A rush of panic re-turned.

And I did. Flying down the back stairs, through the kitchen and the dining room, and through the front door. Not waiting to make sure it was locked. And as I ran down the road to the parking lot, I asked myself, how could I lock the door? He was inside!

Twenty minutes later, I called Frank.

“There’s a Chinese man in the bedroom upstairs,” I said.

“What are you talking about?” Frank was annoyed.

“A tourist?” he asked.“I don’t think so.”Annoyance again. “Who

then?”“I don’t know.”“Did you lock the House

up?”“I think so.”“Think so?” Frank was

now thoroughly angry.“He must have come

up just before we all left,” I managed, groping for an ex-planation. But that didn’t make sense either.

“And you left him there?”

“Frank, I was scared.”Then Frank laughed.

That was the last thing I expected.He told me to go home, forget what

I thought I saw and spoke to. Get a good night’s sleep. Take a pill if you have to. Get over it, he said.

But needless to say, I didn’t sleep. In the morning, I left early.

When I entered the front door of the House, the odor of freshly baked bread permeated. But something told me the place was empty.

I went into the kitchen. Two loaves of bread sat on the work table. The stove was still warm.

When Frank arrived, two hours later, I told him, “Come see what our visitor

left.”“Is this some kind of joke?” he asked.He stood there, looking at the loaves

for a full minute,“What shall I do with the bread?” I

asked, realizing what a silly question it was.

Frank laughed a short laugh. “Take ‘em home for God’s sake. Eat them.”

“I don’t eat bread baked by a ghost!”“Then sell them in the gift shop. Make

a little sign. Say the bread was baked by the ghost of the Chinese cook.”

Then he left, calling behind him, “That should spark some interest.”

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Longtime resident of 16 Mile, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 2, 2014 in Kamloops at the age of 85 years. Winifred will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her sons Steven Edward (Dee) Edgar, William Bruce (Christine) Edgar, and Michael Charles Edgar as well as by her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister Ellain Andres and her brother-in-law Art Edgar.As requested, there will be no formal services at this time.Donations in memory of Winifred may be made to the

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by Alex Butler and Jeff NagelAbbotsford will keep its garbage

out of Metro Vancouver incinerators af-ter council voted Monday to terminate its agreement to use the Metro-owned Matsqui Transfer Station.

Since 1988, the city has had an agreement where Metro owns and

operates the local transfer station and trucks the garbage to the Cache Creek Landfill. The deal saw Abbotsford send garbage to Metro and pay the tipping fees it has set – but the agreement ends with the competed filling of the Cache Creek landfill annex, expected by the end of 2016.

Metro is planning to ex-pand incineration in 2018, and increase tipping fees by about 50 per cent over the next three years.

Abbotsford has planned for years to find an alternative to avoid the increase in fees and keep local garbage out of incinerators, which the city has long opposed.

Council also voted to award the new contract to First Class Waste Services, for a two-year term with options to renew, starting late next year.

First Class owns and oper-ates a certified transfer station in Abbotsford.

A report from staff says the change to First Class will result in up to $87,000 low-er annual costs than the city currently pays and will avoid an annual cost increase of up to $302,000 based on Metro’s plans to increase rates.

Council praised the plan, with Coun. John Smith saying it will stop Abbotsford’s gar-bage from being “burned and blown back at us,” while sav-ing money for the city.

While Metro’s recycling rate is climbing, it remains about 10 per cent short of a tar-get of 70 per cent, a key as-sumption Metro has made in estimating it must build a new waste-to-energy plant capable of handling 370,000 tonnes per year of garbage that will no

longer head to the Cache Creek landfill.A higher target of 80 per cent di-

version by 2020 would reduce but not eliminate the need for a potential second incinerator, according to Metro.

A broadened ban on the dumping of organics takes effect Jan. 1, extending mandatory food waste pickup to ma-jor business generators such as restau-rants, grocers and other food handlers. But a Metro report warns all of the re-gion’s disposal bans will “become in-effective” if the provincial government doesn’t approve Bylaw 280. The waste-flow bylaw would outlaw commercial haulers from sending garbage out of the region – usually first to Abbotsford and then south to U.S. landfills – there-by evading Metro’s higher tipping fees and its disposal bans.

The bylaw was passed by Metro’s board a year ago and is awaiting En-vironment Minister Mary Polak’s deci-sion, amid intense lobbying from haul-ers who oppose it.

Critics claim the regulation aims to justify a new incinerator by pen-ning up garbage in the region to feed it, but Metro officials insist the bylaw is essential or its waste services will be underfunded.

Metro now estimates 100,000 tonnes of garbage – about 20 per cent of all commercially collected waste – will exit the region via Abbotsford this year, twice as much as did in 2012.

The regional district is expected to increase its tipping fee by $1 to $109 per tonne next year.

In contrast, haulers can dump in Abbotsford for an estimated $70 a tonne, according to Metro.

The lost tipping fees are also be-ginning to add up – they’re expected to total $11 million in lost revenue for Metro this year.

If Bylaw 280 isn’t approved, Met-ro forecasts a $6-million deficit in its waste management budget next year.

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Peter died in Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops at age 86 from complications following a stroke suffered seven months ago. Peter was born in Glidden, Saskatchewan, moved to Black Creek, BC at an early age, and later in life resided in Lillooet, BC and Ashcroft, BC. Peter married his childhood sweetheart Margaret Friesen in 1949 at Black Creek, and they proudly celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary earlier this year.

Dad was a successful ‘jack-of-all-trades’. At various times throughout his life, his vocations included automotive mechanic, electrician, plumber, school bus driver, postmaster, salvage logger, realtor, diesel mechanic, and cook’s helper; he also owned a general store and a service station, managed a ski area, operated a powerhouse, and sold automotive parts. He could fi x almost anything, and had an arsenal of shop tools and odds and ends to make it happen. His hands were strengthened by a lifetime of use – he had a vice-like handshake that stayed strong until the end.

Dad loved nature and the outdoors, and enjoyed hiking, skiing, camping, fi shing, and ‘exploring’; he also loved music and photography. He was fascinated by technology, and spent hours mastering his computer and digital camera; after learning how to send text messages, he recently requested a smartphone. He had an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and would remark, “There’s so much STUFF out there!”

Peter, Dad, Opa will be greatly missed by wife Margaret; son Neil (Judy); daughter Laura More (Larry); granddaughters Heather More and Dale Calder; grandson Colin More; sisters Elsie Enns of Courtenay and Ann Wiebe of Prince George; sisters-in-law Mary Friesen of Comox, Mary Ann Mulligan (Dave) of Creston, and Helen Arlitt of Black Creek; brother-in-law Jake Friesen (Jane) of Arizona; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his daughter Carol Schulz, his brother Henry Schulz, and several brothers-and-sisters-in-law.

We will miss him greatly but are comforted in the knowledge that his pain and frustration are over. There will be no formal service. If you would like to celebrate Peter’s life, please consider a donation to a charity of your choice or take a moment to enjoy the sights and sounds of nature on a sunny day! A life of integrity lived by a caring man with a kind heart.

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52 MPG HIGHWAY5.4 L/100 KM HWY | 8.2 L/100 KM CITY



LTZ MODEL WITH RS PACKAGE SHOWN

LTZ MODEL SHOWN

1500 4WD 1LT DOUBLE CAB SHOWN

On All Equinox

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With Optional Forward Collision Alert available on 2LT; standard on LTZ models

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2014 NORTH AMERICAN TRUCK OF THE YEAR

CANADA WIDE CLEARANCE

CHEVROLET.CA ALL 2014s COME WITH

CHEVROLET COMPLETE CARE: 2 5 5 YEARS/40,000 KM COMPLIMENTARYOIL CHANGES^

YEARS/160,000 KM POWERTRAINWARRANTY ^^

YEARS/160,000 KM ROADSIDEASSISTANCE ^^

OFFERS END OCTOBER 31ST

IN CASH CREDITS ON OTHER MODELS†¥

UP TO

$8,000OR PURCHASE FINANCING0% FOR

MONTHS*84 ON SELECT

2014 MODELS

2014 EQUINOX

2014 SILVERADO 1500 DOUBLE CAB

OR0% 84 MONTHS*

PURCHASE FINANCING FOR

$8,000 IN CASH CREDITSON OTHERMODELS†¥

UPTO

$24,995INCLUDES $3,000 CASH CREDIT<>, FREIGHT & PDI.

CASH PURCHASE PRICE

2014 CRUZE

OR0% 84 MONTHS*

PURCHASE FINANCING FOR

$3,500 IN CASH CREDITSON OTHERMODELS >

UPTO

FALL BONUS ELIGIBLE OWNERS RECEIVE UP T0 $1,000††

LS 1SA MODEL

2WD 1WT MODEL

FWD 1SA MODEL

FALL BONUS ELIGIBLE OWNERS RECEIVE UP T0 $1,500††+

FALL BONUS ELIGIBLE OWNERS RECEIVE UP T0 $1,500††+

ON NOW AT YOUR BC CHEVROLET DEALERS. BCChevroletDealers.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada. *Offer available to qualified retail customers in Canada for vehicles delivered between, October 1 to October 31, 2014. 0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by TD Auto Finance Services, Scotiabank® or RBC Royal Bank for 84 months on select new or demonstrator 2014 Chevrolet/GMC/Buick vehicles, excluding Corvette; special finance rate not compatible with certain cash credits on Silverado (1500 & HD), Equinox, Malibu, Sonic, Cruze, Trax, Orlando, Sierra (1500 & HD), Terrain, Verano and Encore. Participating lenders are subject to change. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $20,000 at 0% APR, the monthly payment is $238.10 for 84 months. Cost of borrowing is $0, total obligation is $20,000. Offer is unconditionally interest-free. Freight and air tax ($100, if applicable) included. License, insurance, registration, PPSA, applicable taxes and dealer fees not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ®Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. †¥$8,000 is a combined credit consisting of a $4,000 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive), $1,000 Fall bonus for Truck Owners (tax inclusive), and a $3,000 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) for 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Double Cab/ GMC Sierra 1500 Double Cab, which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $3,000 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model and cash credit excludes 2014 Silverado 1500 Double Cab 2WD 1WT/ GMC Sierra 1500 Double Cab 2WD 1SA. ††Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer car that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2013, 2014, 2015 model year Chevrolet/GMC/Buick car, SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between October 1 to October 31, 2014. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $750 credit available on all eligible Chevrolet/GMC/Buick. Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any Pontiac/Saturn/SAAB/Hummer/Oldsmobile model year 1999 or newer car or Chevrolet Cobalt or HHR that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2013, 2014, 2015 model year Chevrolet/GMC/Buick car, SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between October 1 to October 31, 2014. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $1500 credit available on all eligible Chevrolet/GMC/Buick vehicles. Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer pick-up truck that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive): $1,000 credit available towards the retail purchase, cash purchase or lease of one eligible 2013, 2014 or 2015 model year Chevrolet/GMC light or heavy duty pickup; delivered in Canada between, October 1 to October 31, 2014. Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Limited (GMCL) to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited. See your GMCL dealer for details. GMCL reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice. >$3,500 is a combined credit consisting of a $1,000 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive) and a $2,500 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) for 2014 Chevrolet Cruze LTZ, which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $2,500 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discount varies by model and excludes 2014 Cruze LS 1SA. <>$3,000 is a manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) on all 2014 Equinox/Terrain which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $3,000 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. ¥$2,500 is a combined credit consisting of a $1,000 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive), and a $1,500 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) for 2014 Verano (excluding 1SB), which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $1,500 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model and cash credit excludes 2014 Verano 1SB. ¥*$2,000 is a manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) on 2014 Encore (Leather and Premium models) which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $2,000 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. †*U.S. Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are a part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). †Insurance Institute for Highway Safety awarded 2014 Equinox the 2014 Top Safety Pick Plus Award when equipped with available forward collision alert. ^Whichever comes first. Limit of four ACDelco Lube-Oil-Filter services in total. Fluid top-offs, inspections, tire rotations, wheel alignments and balancing, etc., are not covered. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ^^Whichever comes first. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ‡* The GMC Terrain received the lowest number of problems per 100 vehicles among compact SUVs, and the Buick Encore received the lowest number of problems per 100 vehicles among small SUVs in a tie in the proprietary J.D. Power 2013-2014 Initial Quality StudiesSM. 2014 study based on responses from 86,118 new-vehicle owners, measuring 239 models and measures opinions after 90 days of ownership. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of owners surveyed in February-May 2014. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com. ~Visit onstar.ca for coverage map, details and system limitations. Services vary by model and conditions. OnStar acts as a link to existing emergency service providers. After complimentary trial period, an active OnStar service plan is required. The Automotive Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) comprises professional journalists, writers and photographers specializing in cars and trucks. They provide unbiased opinions of new vehicles to help consumers make better purchases that are right for them. For more information visit www.ajac.ca. ‡¥2014 Sierra 1500 with the available 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 engine equipped with a 6-speed automatic transmission has a fuel-consumption rating of 13.0L/100km city and 8.7L/100 km hwy 2WD and 13.3L/100 km city and 9.0L/100 km hwy 4WD. Fuel consumption based on GM testing in accordance with approved Transport Canada test methods. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. Competitive fuel consumption ratings based on Natural Resources Canada’s 2013 Fuel Consumption Guide for WardsAuto.com 2013 Large Pickup segment and latest available information at the time of posting. *¥When equipped with available 6.2L EcoTec3 V8 engine. Comparison based on wardsauto.com 2013 Large Light-Duty Pickup segment and latest competitive data available. Excludes other GM vehicles. >Comparison based on wardsauto.com 2013 Large Pickup segment and latest competitive data available. Excludes other GM vehicles.

Call Smith Chevrolet Cadillac at 250-372-2551, or visit us at 950 Notre Dame Drive, Kamloops. [License #11184]

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