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Cache Creek councillor resigns

Report says Oasis Plaza not a structural hazard yet

The Oasis Plaza will stay where it is, for the time being.

The inspection report com-missioned by the Village of Cache Creek has concluded that “Al-though there are clearly signs of deterioration due to water dam-age and mould on the Upper Floor, Watson Engineering Ltd. notes that the Structure of the Building is sub-stantially intact. Noting that we have not undertaken any numer-ical analysis of the capacity of the Structure of the Building, we note that there are insufficient signs of deterioration for us to conclude that the Building represents a sig-nificant Structural Hazard in its present condition.”

Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta says he is frustrated that there is no legal mechanism to force the Plaza’s owner, Joe Carhoon, to either fix or demolish the building. The only avenue left to the Village, he says, is its Unsightly Premises bylaw, which allows the Village to tell the owners of unsightly proper-ties to clean them up or face pros-ecution. Under the bylaw, the Vil-lage can also undertake remedial

work on the property and charge the property owner with the cost.

The building was inspected on Jan. 30 by the Cache Creek Fire Dept., the TNRD Building Inspec-tion Services, Interior Health En-vironmental Services and Watson Engineering, Ltd., structural engin-eers, from Kamloops. All agreed that it was unsafe from many points of view, but could remain standing if it was not occupied.

However, Watson Engineering wrote in their report, “We can also conclude that - without remedi-ation - components of Building will continue to deteriorate until (ultimately) some part of the Build-ing (likely the timber components of the Upper Floor) become a sig-nificant Structural Hazard.”

In its report, the Fire Dept. stat-ed that it would not risk going into the building should a fire occur, but that the Oasis Hotel, the Wander Inn and nearby Shell Gas Station would be at significant risk.

Ranta said the report has been forwarded to Cahoon with a re-quest that he meet with Council to come up with a solution.

Citing failing health, Cache Creek Councillor Darrell Rawcliffe has submitted his resignation from Council, effictive March 31.

“Due to health reasons, I feel it is best if I do not complete this term of office,” he wrote. “I am greatly honoured to have served on Council for the past six years and want to thank Council and the cit-izens of Cache Creek for their sup-port and understanding. I have enjoyed every single minute of my years on Cache Creek Council and will forever cherish the memories and friendships I have made in our wonderful community.”

Mayor John Ranta said he was saddened to receive the letter.

“It’s such a shame to see a dedi-cated council member like Darrell suffering health issues to the point where he feels he has to resign,” said Ranta.

He said Rawcliffe’s experience in hauling waste from the Low-er Mainland to the Landfill and his knowlege of the industry was a real benefit to council.

Ranta said it’s up to Council to decide whether to hold byelection for his seat, but that’s not likely to happen since the general election will be held in November.

MusicalityThe Sage Sound Singers sang to a full house at St. Alban’s on Saturday night. Conducted by Carmen Ranta, the choir’s harmonies rang out through several numbers, and featured several soloists, including Sharon Ambler (top right) accompanied by Kirk Watson on bass, and Theresa Takacs and Michelle Reid (bottom right).

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April 6 - The Winding Rivers Arts and Performance Society presents award-winning blues, folk, and gospel musician Ken Whiteley at St. Alban’s Church Hall, Ashcroft. Doors open at 2:30, concert at 3:00; refreshments available. Tickets at the Ashcroft Bakery and Nature’s Gifts, and at the Jade Shop in Cache Creek.

April 6 - The Ash-Creek TV Society will hold its Annual General Meeting in the basement of the Cache Creek Community Hall. The Annual Report will be read and there will be elections of of� cers. All citizens of both Ashcroft and Cache Creek are members so please attend.

April 8 - Zion UCW meets (note change of date for this month only) at 2 PM in the Church Hall at 401 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft. All United Church women are welcome and encouraged to attend.

April 12 - “iPad iPod iPhone - I want to know” 10:00 - 11:30 am. Ashcroft Library.

April 14 - Movie Night at Zion United. Showing The Power of the Resurrection, The Easter Story. Show time is 7:00pm at the Church Hall, 401 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft. Admission is Free; refreshments are by donation.

April 25-29 - Ashcroft Art Club Fine Art Show & Sale. 6:00-9:00pm Friday (adults only), Noon - 5:00pm Sat. to Tues. St. Alban’s Anglican Church Hall, 501 Brink St. Ashcroft.

April 27 - Ashcroft CiB Annual Plant Swap will be at the Heritage Park (aka Millennium Park) at 10 am precisely.

Tues. evenings: Trap shooting now open at 4:30 at the trap range above the airstrip in Cache Creek. Beginners welcome: no shotgun required. For info call 250-453-570.

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POLICE REPORTWendy Coomber

Police Telephone #s

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

Crime Stoppers1-800-222-TIPS (8477)

Lost ringMarch 25 a Cache Creek woman

reported that she had lost a gold sap-phire and diamond ring somewhere in the Ashcroft area on the 21st. If found, please turn over to the Ashcroft RCMP.

Shots fired on ReserveMarch 25 at 4:30 pm police were

called to the Ashcroft Reserve after a male was observed shooting his rifle into the air. Police arrested a 45 year old resident for careless use of a fire-arm and seized his rifle. The man was intoxicated and still drinking at the time of his arrest. He was lodged in cells until sober. He said that he had been assaulted earlier in the day and was firing the shots as a warning. He will appear in court on June 19 to an-swer the charge.

Quick to callMarch 26 at 9:15 pm police re-

ceived a report from a 23 year old fe-male that a male friend was trying to force his way into her residence on the Ashcroft Reserve. The 26 year old male left before police arrived. He was locat-ed later, intoxicated, and admitted to having been at the woman’s residence, but said he left when she asked him to. No charges were laid.

At 9:40 pm police received a second call from the same woman, saying the same male was at her door trying to get in again. It turned out to be the two po-lice officers answering her first call. She was persuaded to answer the door.

Impaired and unlicensedMarch 27 at 9:45 am Traffic Servi-

ces division received a report of a pos-sible impaired driver on Hwy 1 in the Savona area. The vehicle was locat-ed and stopped near Juniper Beach with three occupants, all of whom had been drinking. The driver, a 49 year old Kamloops man, Failed the roadside al-

cohol testing device three times. He did not have a valid drivers license and was a vehicle impound candidate. He was issued a 90 day driving suspension and his 1997 Chev Ventura was impounded for 30 days.

Lost walletMarch 27 at 1:30 pm a 43 year

old Cache Creek woman reported that she’d lost her wallet on the 21at. The last place she remembered hav-ing it was at the Ashcroft Bakery. It is described as a red, square wallet con-taining her identification. If found, please turn in to the Ashcroft RCMP.

Brush burning on EvansMarch 27 at 10:15 pm police assist-

ed the Ashcroft Fire Dept. after a large fire was reported on Evans Rd. The fire was located near the Ashcroft Termin-al and was a controlled burn in an open pit.

Drunk and disruptiveMarch 29 at 7 pm police received

a call from a Cache Creek residence where an intoxicated woman was caus-ing a disturbance and refusing to leave. She had left by the time police arrived.

At 9:30 pm police were called to the Chevron after receiving a complaint of an intoxicated woman causing a dis-turbance. Police located the woman with a dog. She was co-operative with police until asked to sit in the police car, at which point she ran away with the dog. She left her backpack behind, however, with her identification in it.

At 10:30 pm after responding to several complaints of an intoxicated woman causing a disturbance, police

returned to the Detachment and found the same woman waiting at the front door. She became irate and demanded that they give her a ride to Kamloops, saying she’d been at a party and wanted to party some more. The 35 year old 16 Mile woman was arrested for causing a disturbance and

lodged in cells until sober.Her boyfriend, a 48 year

old man from 16 Mile, was contacted. He informed po-lice that she was causing prob-lems in their house, so he took her to a friend’s house in Cache

Creek, where she continued to cause a disturbance. He picked her up again and drove her to the Detachment where he left her.

Property line disputeMarch 29 at 11 pm police received

a complaint from a Walhachin resi-dent that their neighbour was trying to burn down his barn. Police attended and found no fire. The neighbour was working in his yard, using yard lights and moving a shed. Police spoke to the complainant who was mildly intoxi-cated and through the shed was being moved too close to their property line.

Dune buggy dumps ridersMarch 30 at 1 pm police received

a report of a single vehicle accident on the Ashcroft Reserve near the race track where a dune buggy with three occupants had lost control and flipped. Police located a BC Ambulance and a heavily damaged dune buggy at a resi-dence where one male was being treat-ed by attendants. He was transport-ed to the hospital with possible broken bones. One of the occupants was in-toxicated and none of them were co-operative with police. It is unknown which was the driver. No charges laid.

Break and Enter at BunduaMarch 31 at 8 am police received

a report of a Break and Enter at Bun-dus and Sons in Ashcroft, where an es-timated $7,000 in gardening tools were stolen some time between March 29 at 4 am and March 31 at 7:30 am. Sus-pects had broken a window facing the alley and entered the building, exit-ing through the back door with chain-saws, weed whackers and other items. Police are following up on some leads, but anyone observing anything suspi-cious during those hours or having any information is asked to call the police at 250-453-2216. Be wary of anyone offering a good price on a brand new chainsaw or other items.

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Serving the customersSandy Butler (right) is treated like a queen by “Butler” Kathy Conway, President and CEO of Interior Savings. Conway was in Ashcroft last Thursday with her black tux and tails, opening doors for customers and serving “apertifs” (candies). Sandy didn’t know what she was in for when she came in to pay her car insurance.

For old times’ sakeA group of school district retirees had a delicious luncheon at Chum’s organized by Esther Lang and Marj Wadge on March 27. Many retirees - and their spouses - enjoyed catching up! Above, L-R: Ernie Dobson, Doug Woodburn, Stan Oakes and Joe Kurtze were just some of the people there.

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A review commissioned by the Ministry of Environment concluded that the 35,000 tonnes of fly ash deposited in the Cache Creek Landfill in July/August 2013 is likely not leachable and therefore not hazardous.

The Burnaby WTE Facility Fly Ash Review by Stantec Consulting for Hayes Consulting and the Ministry, was finalized on Feb. 5 and released last week. Its results are based on review of four different reports already written on the subject, plus interviews with various people involved. No new samples were collected or analyzed, and the 700 samples collected from the landfill and ana-lyzed by Golder and Associates for a study com-missioned by Wastech were discounted for what was said to be improper testing procedures.

The focus of the review is on the testing pro-cedures. It concludes that all testing done for fly ash produced by the Burnaby WTE incinerator in July and August, 2013 were unreliable, and that quality control and quality assurance protocols at the incinerator “were not sufficiently developed.”

“To me, the report is a little bit disappoint-ing,” said Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta.

The review does not conclude one way or the other that the fly ash was hazardous or safe, and it’s been studied now by five different engineer-ing companies “who’ve received no doubt hun-dreds of thousands of dollars for their work,” said Ranta.

The latest review suggests that more analy-sis needs to be done to determine whether lime should to be mixed in with the fly ash before monofil is closed, he said, and talks about “dis-cretionary supplemental analysis.”

Fly ash was placed in the monofil at the land-fill, which is lined and separate from the rest of the waste disposal areas, since 2000. Before that, it was co-mingled with the rest of the garbage.

“We could be sitting on a ticking time bomb but we don’t know,” said Ranta. “The report has so many holes in it you could drive a garbage truck through it.”

The fly ash test results last July/August trig-gered a Letter of Non-Compliance from the Min-istry to the landfill operators, Wastech and the Vil-lage of Cache Creek, because they had allowed hazardous waste to be deposited in the landfill.

The Ministry is conducting public meetings to present the review’s findings in Cache Creek on Apr. 7 at 7:30 in the Community Hall, and in Ashcroft on Apr. 8 at 7 pm in the Community Hall. Officials will go over results of the review and answer questions from the public.

“One thing I will ask,” said Ranta, “is, if we are in non-compliance, are you satisfied enough with this report to withdraw that non-compli-ance?”

He said he will also ask whether the Ministry pay to do the “supplemental discretionary analy-sis” suggested in the report?

Ranta wondered how they were supposed to treat the co-mingled fly ash, suggesting that ground water collection wells might have to be installed to intercept any contaminated moisture and pump it back into the landfill to evaporate.

Collections wells are expensive, he said, and paying for them out of the $14 million post clos-ure fund will reduce the amount left to the point where it may jeopardize the ability to care for the site in perpetuity.

The review can be found at www.env.gov.bc.ca/epd/regions/thompson/reports/docs/rpt_master_bcmoe_flyash_tasks123_20140205.pdf or by visiting the Ministy of Environment’s site at http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/epd/regions/thompson/reports/burnaby-wte-facility.htm

Fly ash “likely” not hazardous - review

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JOHN & CHARLES FISCHER MADE PIANOS in New York, and this one ended up in St. Alban’s Church

I’ve always tried to keep my “footprint” as small as I can by using and consuming as little as I possibly can. I don’t fly anymore, I don’t use recreational toys that chow down on the gasoline, I try not to overwater my lawn and garden and I recycle as much as I can.

I confess, however, that we maintain two cars, and the air conditioner runs for most of the spring, summer and fall. And we have seriously too many computers, printers, televisions and sewing machines which are quite often in use.

I’m probably doing well compared to many, but I’d still give myself a D - or, make that a size 16 (Wilt “the Stilt” Cham-berlain’s shoe size).

I tend to be ambivalent about the annual, international Earth Hour. It seems like lip service to the world’s out of control con-sumption of our natural resources. More-over, it’s funny that I should make note of it this year when the numbers indicate that its popularity is waning.

I didn’t plan it. It was more a case of finding myself in a situation and thinking, “Oh, this is appropriate. “ But Saturday night (March 29) was spent with the Sage Sound Singers Choir.

Although the choir uses sound equip-ment and lighting, their gift of music is made by their heart-driven natural talents.

I was honoured to join their program on Saturday night with my recorder - an old wooden flute of sorts - that needs no ampli-fiers or fancy set up gear. All it needs is a steady breath of air.

My recorder partner, Carmen Ranta, and myself discovered a mutual interest in re-corders a while back. All we need are two recorders, a few pages of music... and our reading glasses. Very simple, but it gives us great pleasure to make these plain instru-ments sing.

While we were finished playing long before 8:30, Earth Hour, arrived, the choir continued on. Like making handmade gifts instead of purchasing them at a store, the evening’s music was made the old-fash-ioned way, using only our breath.

It was a nice way to spend the even-ing after a warm-ish spring day that saw so many people outside enjoying the sunshine.

VICTORIA – Kootenay Bill Bennett has done what I reported last November he was doing: seizing the horns of the sacred cow that is the Agricultural Land Reserve.

Henceforth there shall be two land reserves. The Is-land, South Coast and Oka-nagan, which produce 85% of B.C.’s total farm revenue on 10% of protected land, retains its strict anti-de-velopment rules.

In the much larger area Bennett likes to call “be-yond Hope,” non-farm uses will be considered to help maintain the many econom-ically marginal farmers. This is the Interior, Kootenay and North, where development pressure is mostly an urban myth. In remote areas, ALR diktats with no relation to re-ality are routinely ignored.

Political critics were quick to call this a B.C. Lib-eral hidden agenda to pave the ALR for their develop-er pals. Certainly neither party’s 2013 platform talked about the ALR, although B.C. Liberal leadership can-didates Kevin Falcon and Mike de Jong promised re-lief from its more senseless bureaucracy to Peace coun-try farmers in 2011.

When the zone plan was revealed last week, media

went to ALR pioneer Harold Steves, the hero of all Lower Mainlanders who try to tell northern farmers what to do.

“My real fear is that they want to open the door for fracking and natural gas and oil,” Steves said.

I’ve got bad news for the socialist sage of south Rich-mond. Oil and gas compan-ies have operated on farm-land since before the ALR was created in 1974.

Conspiracy buffs should read the delegation agree-ment that took effect just weeks after last May’s elec-tion, giving the Oil and Gas Commission authority to ad-minister wells, pipelines and waste pits on farmland. If the ALR interferes with the pre-scribed handling of drilling waste, it interferes with safe-ty measures.

University of the Fra-ser Valley “food security” professor Lenore Newman

went on CKNW to refute what she called “un-informed argu-ments,” and then offered one of her own.

This two-zone change is connected to the exclusion of large tracts of Peace land for the Site C dam, she said.

Actually, the government exempted that project last December using the long-standing “provincial inter-est” provision, so this phase of the alleged capitalist plot against farmland has no ef-fect on Site C.

Steves is also concerned about second homes being built beyond Hope, and later sold rather than being de-stroyed as is the current dis-astrous rule. He warns that farmers might end up with “non-farm neighbours,” or as we like to call them up north, “neighbours.”

Again, this is an urban problem projected onto rural B.C., where costly restric-tions mainly serve to accel-erate the depopulation of rural and remote areas.

Delta South independ-ent MLA Vicki Hunting-ton is livid about the legisla-tion, which has no effect on loss of farmland in her con-stituency. The growing fed-erally regulated port super-sedes provincial laws, and the Tsawwassen First Nation is growing a big shopping centre on its treaty land.

Aboriginal entrepreneurs are also starting to force big-box development on south-ern Vancouver Island, home of the purest of the pure left. This is where farmers can’t even protect themselves against deer.

The most damning charge is that the six region-al ALR panels now in place are open to corruption under new rules. Panel members have always been cabinet appointments, but currently they have to be from outside the region so they are less likely to hand out exemp-tions to their friends.

That is certainly some-thing to keep an eye on. So is the status of B.C. farms, where the average farmer age is 56 and rising, and half of farms have income less than $10,000 a year.

Tom Fletcher is legisla-ture reporter and columnist for Black Press.

TWClient: Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource OperationsCampaign: Thompson Okanagan Region 2014 bug spray programSize: 4.3125” x 6.040”Kamloops This Week, Merritt Herald, Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal (March 27 and April 3)

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The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, Thompson Okanagan Region, is planning to aerially treat up to 30,000 hectares of Douglas-fir forest to reduce populations of the western spruce budworm (Choristoneura freemani).

The biological insecticide Foray 48B (Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki) will be applied by helicopter once on each site on or about June 5 to July 5, 2014, depending on weather conditions.

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Recycling program forced down BC’s throatby Kelvin McCullochCEO, BuckerfieldsA few months back, I received a

notification which advised me that I had to declare whether Buckerfields was a ‘producer’ of printed paper or packaging material. If so, we would have to implement an ‘approved stew-ardship plan’ to deal with the materi-al. Otherwise we would have to join an-other ‘stewardship plan’ and pay fees to that plan holder. I thought it was a scam. But I looked into it further and determined that there was indeed regu-latory provisions in effect which stat-ed this very thing and according to the regulations, Buckerfields is now a ‘pro-ducer’ of printed paper and packaging material, with the best example being our Buckerfields feed bags.

I then discussed the alternatives with a Ministry of Environment of-ficial and came to realize that we had no choice but to join the only approved stewardship plan in the province, Multi Material BC (MMBC).

We signed the MMBC contract. But we also read it. And it stated that MMBC had to file audited financial statements on its web site. I recently

went to the web site and there are no audited financial statements.

Now, several months later, I have discovered the following:

- MMBC is a corporation under the Societies Act comprised of three Direc-tors, two of which live in Ontario. None of the Directors have public sector cre-dentials. All of the Directors represent large corporate interests.

- MMBC is not accountable to any government agency, appointed offi-cial, elected official or any other gov-ernment body other than the Registrar of Companies under the Societies Act

- MMBC is not governed by the Province’s Financial Administration Act which sets out the rules for the ad-ministration of all public monies.

- None of the monies collected by MMBC, including the fees Buckerf-ields is supposed to pay, go to the Pub-lic Accounts of the Province or any other government organization.

- MMBC is not subject to oversight by the Auditor General of BC.

- Under MMBC’s ‘stewardship plan’ as approved by the provincial government, MMBC has the author-ity to charge companies like Buckerf-

ields unlimited fees based on whatever MMBC spends, regardless of what the actual costs are to recycle our feed bags and regardless of the fact that we al-ready pay municipal taxes in all eight of our locations.

- MMBC has the authority to come into any municipality in the province and offer financial incentives to the locally elected government to do what MMBC wants in the area of waste col-lection and recycling; if the locally elected government refuses, MMBC has the authority to do what it wants anyway.

- The municipal governments of the province do not know the background of MMBC and don’t yet realize the fees that MMBC is charging to Buckerfields and all the other companies amounts to double taxation

- The municipal governments are going to have to give up that tax base they have for waste collection and re-cycling because the shift to ‘producers’ paying directly for waste collection and recycling eliminates the need and justification for ‘consumers’ i.e. prop-erty tax payers to pay for these services

Dear EditorWhen I heard that the Sidewalk Gal-

lery had been egged I was disappointed with such a cowardly act. If a person want-ed to do a positive response to the situation that they didn’t like, a more courageous and constructive act would be to form a com-munity co-operative of people interested in forming a restaurant of independent self directed energy. If you can’t be a part of the solution then you’re part of the problem. Look to yourselves for the answer.

karla cumminsAshcroft

Dear EditorRe: Cache Creek road contract.Read that administrator Dan Plamondon

defended his choice to award local road contract to McElhanney Consulting Servi-ces. The public should know why McEl-hanney was chosen, with the second high-est bid. This company has over 100 years experience in BC, with numerous offices in Western Canada, hires qualified engineers and operates with professionalism and in-tegrity.

Remember, you get what you pay for and the lowest bid is not always the best choice.

Dorothy MaksymiwCache Creek

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Due to the Easter long weekend, Residential garbage for the Sage and Sands Mobile Home Park and Old Cariboo Road, WILL NOT be picked up on Good Friday, April 18, 2014, but will be picked up on Thursday, April 17. Commercial garbage WILL be picked up on Good Friday, April 18, 2014 and on Easter Monday, April 21, 2014.The Village of Cache Creek also advises that regular Wednesday Commercial garbage pick up will resume on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 and will continue for the summer months.

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A 6 www.ash-cache-journal.com Thursday, April 3, 2014 The JournalCOMMUNITY

People must question this money grab free for all

Newspaper recycling has always been popular and lucrative.

through the munici-palities.

- The provincial government did not consult with the municipal govern-ments or the public but companies like Buckerfields are pointing it out because until it is resolved, we are being taxed twice for the same service and residen-tial taxpayers (including me) are being taxed for something that someone else is actually paying for.

- Taxpayers and municipal govern-ments were not consulted as to whether they really want to shift the financing and control of municipal waste and re-cycling services out of the municipal jurisdiction, that is, the jurisdiction of democratically elected municipal of-ficials into the hands of a corporation under the Societies Act that is account-able to no one and is outside the juris-diction of the Auditor General.

- Taxpayers and voters are unaware that the fees being charged by MMBC

are so onerous that they will cause newspaper closures and job losses of 300-500 in the newspaper industry in British Columbia, even though re-cycled newsprint is actually very valu-able.

In finding all this out, I lament the fact that none of this was introduced into the legislature for proper debate because it means that instead of spend-ing my days managing the sale of chicks and garden supplies at Bucker-fields, I have to spend my time trying to revive democratic processes in Brit-ish Columbia, retroactively. I find it ap-palling.

My position as of the time of this writing is this was, we ain’t paying a dime to MMBC and neither should anyone else, not until:

- The provincial government rec-onciles what it is doing with the muni-cipal governments and municipal tax-payers so that taxpayers don’t have to

pay twice.- The provincial government takes

back the legislation which calls us ‘pro-ducers’ and ‘blames us’ for the choices made by manufacturers and indeed consumers that are completely outside of our control.

- Any monies charged under the auspices of the Recycling Regulation are included in the Public Accounts of the Province and subject to the provi-sions of the Financial Administration Act and the Auditor General Act.

- Whatever is going to be done is introduced into the Legislative As-sembly in the form of a Bill so that the proper public debate can occur.

- Insofar as MMBC has not filed its audited financial statements since in-ception, and the period of time not re-ported spans more than two years, and insofar as MMBC is actually a taxing and funding agency, there be an in-dependent public enquiry into the fi-nancial operations, sources and uses of funds, contractual procedures and ex-penditures of MMBC.

No, Buckerfields is not paying a dime until this cash and power grab is unraveled and revealed for what it is.

One final word – 96 per cent of all printed paper and packaging material is already being picked up or deposit-ed into municipally financed facili-ties. Despite what MMBC is saying, at least 53 per cent of that is already be-ing recycled and it is very likely that that number was seriously understated to give the government a reason for its MMBC cash and power grab. In reality, there is no basis for setting up a recyc-ling dictatorship and charging punitive fees to companies like Buckerfields at all. Recycling is a booming business

with rapidly increas-ing prices of market-able commodities. Could that be why the Board of MMBC is all big business and out-side the jurisdiction of the Auditor Gener-al? We don’t have to change a thing to see recycling take off in BC, in the hands of our elected munici-pal officials. We need to send the MMBC regime to the recycle bin.

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The Journal Thursday, April 3, 2014 www.ash-cache-journal.com A 7COMMUNITY

Whiteley this Sunday, annual Art Show returns

The second annual Spring Into Action is this Saturday, Apr. 5.

There will be many unique items to see and take home: Vin-tage clothing, hand crafted jewel-lery, crotched creations, as well as Epicure, Scentsy, Watkin’s, Avon, Jamberry Nails, knitted crafts, Native Crafts, Simply Joy-ful Riding, Sage & Sands Pony Club and many, many more!

Cache Creek Elementary School PAC will be cooking up

some tasty lunch items, and all proceeds go to providing the school with new equipment.

Enjoy Zumba and Belly Dan-cing demonstrations as well! Ad-mission to this home-based busi-ness fair is by donation to the lo-cal food bank! There will be door prizes, and a raffle! Come and check out this fun event at the Cache Creek Community Hall, Saturday, April 5 from 10 am to 2 pm.

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Ken Whiteley plays Sunday Gospel Matinee

Winding Rivers Arts & Per-formance Society hosts an-other fabulous Dessert Concert in downtown Ashcroft, featuring folk legend Ken Whiteley. It’s a matinee performance at 3 pm on Sunday, April 6. Tickets are avail-able at; Natures Gifts, the Ash-croft Bakery and the Jade Shoppe or call (250) 453-9100 to reserve your advance tickets.

Get ready for Canadian roots music legend, Ken Whiteley with outstanding B.C. bassist Dinah D. to make a long awaited return trip to the interior of British Columbia. Noted for his energy, powerful songwriting, inspired instrumental skills and dy-namic vocals, with Ken Whiteley, as one critic said, “Good times are guar-anteed!” Ken met Dinah at the Van-couver Island Folk Festival in 2007 and they have made a number of ap-pearances together since then. Di-nah has played bass with an array of musicians including Doug Cox, Harry Manx, Be Good Tanyas, and is the leader of Contraband Swingclub and the award winning children’s act, the Kerplunks.

Ken is recognized as a master slide guitarist and expert mandolin-ist and whether he’s drawing from his vast repertoire of blues, swing, folk and gospel or treating you to one of his own award winning songs, you will be entertained, involved and up-lifted.

Ashcroft Art Show Apr 25-27Don’t miss the 47th Annual Ash-

croft Fine Art Show & Sale presented by the Ashcroft Arts Club from April 25-27 at St Albans Hall, 501 Brink Street, where art lovers will gather to get a taste of what local Artists have to offer. Opening Night is Friday, April 25 (Adults only) from 6-9 pm.

This year, there are many great artists exhibiting pieces including sculptures, photographs and paintings in water colour, acrylic and oil paint. Admission is by donation. Enjoy beautiful paintings and drawings by many local talented Artists. Satur-day to Tuesday from noon to 5 pm - all ages. The show also gives the art-ists a chance to showcase their work and meet with other artists and people from the community. Choose your fa-vourites.

Refreshments will be served on Opening Night. Local Artist’s paint-ings, photography and exhibits can also be purchased. Should you be-come the proud owner of one of these works of art you must pick it up at the close of the show on Tuesday.

Handbell Concert plays in Cache Creek

Coming up on Sunday, May 4 is a Spring Concert

from the Desert Bells Handbell Choir. They will be performing in the Cache Creek Pentecostal Church on Stage Rd. They don’t play often, so come out enjoy their music in the great acoustic-al setting of the church. Concert starts at 3 pm and is by donation.

Don’t miss Sandy ScofieldClosing out the Dessert Con-

cert Season will be First Nations Artist, Sandy Scofield on Friday, May 9. Scofield is a multi-award win-ning composer, musician and singer. She has studied classical, jazz, Afri-can, Indonesian gamelan and electro-acoustic music.

A Métis from the Saulteaux and Cree Nations, she hails from four generations of fiddlers, singers and musicians. Over the years, she has mentored innumerable First Nations singers and songwriters in the way of rudimentary music theory, vocal tech-niques, song writing craft and music-industry protocol.

She has toured to festivals on four continents, and in 2011, performed at the International Rainforest World Music Festival in Borneo making this the fifth continent where she has per-formed. She has composed for dance, film, television and theatre, with the Aboriginal Welcoming Song for the 2010 Olympic Opening Ceremonies, the highlight to date.

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A8 www.ash-cache-journal.com Thursday, April 3, 2014 The Journal

Well, lookie here.

One minute you have a perfectly good Blue Box recycling program. The next, something new and rather questionable is being put in its place. And they thought they’d get away with it right under your nose, without telling you or asking your opinion.

That’s defi nitely not democracy in action.

The BC Government, elected by us to represent our best interests, has decided to offl oad the costs of recycling to big multi-national corporations. To implement this new plan, they’ve set up an association that doesn’t really seem to hold the environment, local jobs, or the municipalities that run the Blue Box program, close to its heart.

Perhaps that’s why some of our local elected offi cials are using the word “scam” to describe how the new program is being set up. It’s also perhaps why several of BC’s municipalities refuse to jump on board.

That’s gotta tell you something.

Now it’s your turn to let Premier Christy Clark know what you think. Contact her today to say that dismantling an already-working recycling program to replace it with something that few people think will be as good, is a bad idea.

What’s going on here?

Email Christy Clark at premier@gov.bc.ca or call 250-387-1715. For more info, visit RethinkItBC.ca. #RethinkItBC.

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Government plans to revamp local government election processVICTORIA - Community, Sport and

Cultural Development Minister Coralee Oakes has tabled two bills that will affect local election campaign finance rules and introduce further changes to local elec-tions.

The new Local Elections Campaign Financing Act (LECFA) makes signifi-cant reforms to campaign finance rules that, if passed, include:

* Requiring candidates to file cam-paign finance disclosure statements with-in 90 days, rather than 120, following an election.

* Ensuring candidate campaign dis-closures are published online.

* Ensuring the sponsorship informa-tion is published on all election advertise-ments.

* Requiring third-party advertising

sponsors to register and disclose their ex-penditures.

* Establishing a new compliance and enforcement role for Elections BC.

The Local Elections Statutes Amend-ment Act (LESAA) is a companion piece to the campaign finance legislation es-tablishing how election participants will transition to the new campaign finance rules. The act also makes further changes to local elections by:

* Extending the terms of office for local elected officials from three to four years.

* Moving the general voting day from November to October, beginning in 2018.

In 2010, the joint B.C.-UBCM Local Government Elections Task Force made 31 recommendations to modernize local elections, including incorporation of lo-

cal election campaign finance rules into one act. In September 2013, a white paper was published out-lining the proposed new campaign finance reforms.

The legislation will apply to elected officials in municipalities, regional districts, the Islands Trust, parks boards and school boards. If passed, the legislation will take ef-fect for upcoming general local elections on Nov. 15, 2014.

During consultations, some stakeholders expressed opposition to a complete ban on anonymous contributions. Given this feedback, the current rules that permit modest

anonymous contributions of $50 or less will be maintained. This requirement will also apply to third-party advertisers ef-fective immediately.

Government also consulted local gov-ernments and key stakeholders about campaign expense limits, as part of a

phased approach to local government elections reform. As part of this process, expense limits would be introduced in time for the next general local elections following 2014.

The next general local elections will take place on Nov. 15, 2014.

by Tom FletcherBlack PressVICTORIA – Candidates for munici-

pal and school board elections will have to register with Elections BC and report donations of $50 or more when they run in province-wide elections this Novem-ber.

Legislation tabled by the B.C. govern-ment Wednesday will extend the term of office to four years as well as tightening rules for campaign financing and adver-tising. Third-party advertisers will also have to register before promoting candi-dates, and financial disclosures will have to be filed with Elections BC within 90 days of the vote.

Community, Sport and Cultural De-velopment Minister Coralee Oakes said the new rules have been developed in consultation with the Union of B.C. Mu-nicipalities, and that discussion deter-mined that an outright ban on anonymous donations is too strict. The disclosure rule will also apply to third-party advertisers,

who will have to report sources of dona-tions more than $50 and identify them-selves in advertising.

Campaign spending limits won’t be imposed until after the elections sched-uled for Nov. 15, 2014. Oakes said that measure is complex because the variety of local governments in B.C. is the wid-est in Canada, including large and small communities, regional districts, school boards, park boards and the Islands Trust that governs the Gulf Islands.

The legislation also moves the date of local elections from November to Octo-ber, but that won’t take effect until 2018.

UBCM president Rhona Martin, a director of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, said the move to four-year terms is not a “perfect solution,” but it was supported by a majority of dele-gates at last year’s convention. In previ-ous votes, some small community repre-sentatives said even three-year terms may be too long for a time-consuming com-mitment with little pay.

The change in reporting rules creates a large task of compliance and enforce-ment for Elections BC. Oakes said the Elections BC will present its proposed costs to the legislature committee that de-termines budgets for all independent offi-cers, including the Auditor General.

New rules coming for elections

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:carelee67@gmail.com

Ashcroft & District Rodeo AssociationPhone: 250-457-9390

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

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

Desert Bells Handbell ChoirCarmen Ranta 250-457-9119

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

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

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

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

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: darrin.curran@cadets.gc.ca

Sage & Sand Pony ClubDistrict Commissioner: Marcie Downmleedown@yahoo.ca.

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

Desert Spokes Cycle SocietyPhone 250-457-9348

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

Ashcroft Curling Club Phone 250-453-2341

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

Ashcroft Volunteer Fire DepartmentPhone 250-453-2233

Cache Creek Volunteer Fire DepartmentPhone 250-457-9967

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

Ashcroft Royal Purple Phone 250-457-9122

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

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

Winding Rivers Arts and Performance SocietyContact Person: Nadine 450.453.9100

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

Soccer AssociationContact: Tom Watson Phone 250-457-7178

Minor Hockey AssociationContact: Lewis Kinvig Phone 457-7489 or 299-3229lewis.kinvig@rona.ca or lewiskinvig@hotmail.com

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

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

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

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

Taoist Tai Chi Contact Person: Danita HowardPhone 250-453-9907 e-mail: dangre@telus.net

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

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Support the Canadian Cancer Society and the Earth in AprilApril MagicApril blows and April snows; it also

shines and showers.April’s nature’s opening act for

Spring’s big show of flowers.April sprinkles her magic rinse upon

the still cold groundto start the “splendour in the grass”

and the greening all around.April’s not the “cruellest month,” no

matter what they say;it washes winter’s sullen face to re-

veal the smiles of May.- William BedfordSpring is officially here. The calendar

says so! The Vernal Equinox was March 20. So why is it still feeling and looking a lot like winter? It’s hard to think Spring and gardening when four inches of snow covers the ground.

Clinton Seniors Association provided a little bit of Spring on March 12 in the form of bright yellow daffodils. Thank you to everyone who made the Daffo-dil Tea such a success. Lucky winner of the door prize was Josephine Gossett and Christine Johnstone won the Guessing Game.

We’re all winners as part of the pro-ceeds was forwarded to the Canadian Cancer Society. Dollars translates into finding ways to eradicate cancer and im-prove the quality of life for people with cancer and their families. The impact of cancer is enormous and it takes consider-able investment to make progress in the fight against more than 200 types of can-

cer diseases. The Canadian Cancer Soci-ety focuses on critical can-cer prevention and advocacy initiatives, investing in out-standing research and delivering trusted information and compassionate support. The Canadian Cancer Society led the way in the fight in B.C. and Yukon in 2012/13.

April is Cancer month. Watch for the pin boxes in offices and business-es throughout Clinton for the month of April. Wear a yellow daffodil pin in sup-port of the fight against cancer.

Easter Sunday is April 20 followed by Earth Day on the 22nd.

Canadians are becom-ing increasingly concerned about conserving the natural beauty of our country.

We all can take action to reduce our impact on the environment. Read on for some quick, easy and afford-able ways to reduce our car-bon imprint and lessen our impact on the earth:

* Replace incandescent light bulbs with LEDs and use aerators on faucets and shower heads.

* Donate, reuse and re-cycle items instead of put-ting them in the garbage.

* Walk or cycle whenever possible instead of driving your car.

* Choose locally grown foods in season, when pos-sible and try to eat less meat.

* Wash full loads of clothes in cold water and hang out on the line to air dry.

* Choose natural, non-toxic cleaning products or use natural products such as vinegar, lemon juice and baking soda.

* Buy what you need, not what you want. Consider renting or borrowing things you don’t often use.

* Take short showers instead of baths and shut off water taps while brushing your teeth or shampooing your hair.

* Be mindful of correct settings for your thermometers and use of air condi-tioners and fans.

* Vacation, travel and work as close to home as possible.

Let’s all strive to be environmentally responsible.

Happy Birthday April 20 to Loretta Ferguson.

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April • Week 2ARIES - Aries, despite a full workload, you are already looking ahead to some much-needed rest and relaxation. Focus on what’s on your plate at the moment.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, your personal life follows you to work this week. You can often compartmentalize things, but you are � nding it dif� cult to do that this week.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, information that may alter your future plans is brought to your attention this week. It is not necessarily bad news, but you will need to alter your plans a little.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, � nancial responsibilities must be a priority this week. Now is the time to make important � nancial decisions that you have been putting off for several weeks.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Your feelings are transparent this week, Leo. You can’t hide much from others, especially your romantic feelings. The person you admire will soon learn of your feelings.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, a lot of drama is going on behind the scenes this week. How much you get involved is entirely up to you. Just be prepared for the consequences.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, you might have to set your personal needs aside this week in order to help a friend out of a dif� cult situation. You are ready to provide any assistance you can.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Responsibility comes naturally to you, Scorpio. However, sometimes you just have to let loose and show off how you are feeling. Others will have a new appreciation for you.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 You are on the brink of a breakthrough, Sagittarius. You just don’t know when it is coming. Be patient and you will be pleasantly surprised with events that unfold.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 A serious issue arises this week, Capricorn. You may have avoided addressing this issue in the past, but there is no putting it off now. Approach the issue with an open mind.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 When an associate presents a problem, you are the perfect one to present a solution, Aquarius. Make the most of this opportunity and others will appreciate your efforts.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Responsibilities at work may be a bit overwhelming, Pisces. You are held to a higher standard than others, and now is the time to show why.

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ON A BRIGHTER

NOTE

The future of signaturesMy 13-year-old son

can’t write his name and most of his bud-dies can’t either. My 10-year-old daugh-ter and most of her friends can. The reason for

this shouldn’t have shocked me since the demise of cursive writing has been cov-ered in the news, but I must have missed it, because I was completely surprised

when I saw for myself. We were at the bank

at the time. I had just opened individual savings accounts for Sam and Daisy, and the kids were asked to sign on the dotted line. Daisy wrote out her name effortlessly, and then it was Sam’s turn.“Don’t print it,” I

said correcting him halfway through. “Signatures are sup-

posed to be written.”“I can’t remember

how,” he said after at-tempting to do it. He couldn’t even recall how to script the ‘S.’Daisy snorted and

offered to write his name. I told him to just print it and we’d talk about it later. And talk we did.“Why can Daisy

write her name and you can’t?” I asked when we got in the car.“The last time we

learned handwriting was in grade three I think,” Sam replied. “We never write in middle school.” According to a cou-

ple of 16-year-olds I asked, it’s rare in high school as well.The art of hand-

writing that I used to practice diligently back in my youth just isn’t considered im-portant like it once was. After my initial disbelief, I started to contemplate the sig-nificance of its grad-ual disintegration in this digital age.Back when I was in

school I spent count-less hours practicing my penmanship so it

would look beautiful and impress the read-er. Yet I ended up cor-responding with more of a speedy chicken scratch in the end.Over the years it’s

developed into a hy-brid of writing and printing, and while I can easily read it my-self, others have trou-ble deciphering what it says. That has never mattered though. With greeting cards

and notes meant for someone else’s eyes, I’d take an extra min-ute to neatly print so my message would be understood by the recipient. Additional communications have either been spoken or typed.“What about sig-

natures?” my friend asked when I decided not to mind that kids

are no longer engag-ing in cursive writ-ing. “People can’t be printing their signa-tures.”Well, Sam just did

and it wasn’t a prob-lem with the bank. And his friend just did for his passport application and it wasn’t rejected by the government.Regardless, I would

like my children to at least know how to sign their own names and have started working with my son

on that. Not being able to write beyond a signature might be-come an issue the odd time, but the inability to read writing seems more problematic since there are older generations still com-municating this way.“I wrote something

on the board a cou-ple of weeks ago and my students had no idea what it said,” my teacher friend said about her grade 10 class. “This could look bad to a future employer who writes. Kids who know how to read writing might be more marketable.”But many educators

argue there are com-puter programs that can translate basic handwriting and it’s just nostalgia that has some wanting to keep the art of cursive writing alive.

“If the kids can communicate by talk-ing, printing and typ-ing, why should they spend precious school time learning hand-writing when they’ll barely need it?” an-other teacher friend asked. “They’re bet-ter off learning a second language or something else that benefits their cogni-tion and will become a more useful skill in their future.”It feels kind of sad

to see the demise of handwriting happen-ing right before our eyes, but better that than spelling and grammar. We have to pick our battles, and for that, I’d put up a fight.Lori Welbourne is a

syndicated columnist. She can be contacted at LoriWelbourne.com

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Hosted by MLA Jackie TegartPresentation by the

‘Support Our Health Care’ committeefrom the Town of Princeton

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Last week, six robins arrived to clean off any remaining crab apples on my flowering crab in the front yard. Although several people had told me they had seen robins this spring this was the first time I had seen them. They arrived in my yard the morning after a late snow fall. The cedar wax wings had cleaned off most of the little crab apples. Now the tree is bare.

Elegant Dessert PartyThe Clinton Health Care Auxiliary

members are busy preparing for the Elegant Dessert Party on Sunday, April 6 at 7 p.m. in the Clinton Memorial Hall.

In addition to a variety of sumptu-ous desserts there will be a 50/50 draw, door prize and a prize for the best hat. There will also be a couple of entertain-ing skits to tickle your funny bone.

This is open to both men and women so get your tickets and enjoy a fun and delicious evening. Tickets are available from Auxiliary members and at Country Squire Gift Shop ($10 each).

The funds raised by this group go toward health related items. In the past they have purchased items for the Clin-ton Health and Wellness Centre, donat-ed to the Clinton Fire Department res-cue equipment, a bursary for a gradu-ating student who is going into the

medical field and items for Royal Inland Hospital and more. This is their major fund-raiser of the year.

Traditional Bean SupperThe Clinton Legion Ladies

Auxiliary Traditional Annual Bean Supper will be held on Wednesday, April 9 from 5-7 p.m. in the

Clinton Memorial Hall.Come out and support the

L.A. while enjoying home-made beans, baked ham, scal-loped potatoes, coleslaw and delicious pies.

Tickets may be purchased at the door, $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12.

Seedy SundayThe Clinton Commun-

ities in Bloom Committee has been hard at work organizing a Seedy Sunday for April 13.

Come out for all things re-lating to gardens and garden-ing from 10-3 at the Memor-ial Hall. There will be seed and plant sales, seed cleaning (win-nower on site), garden books and magazines available, dis-plays and demos, door prizes

and activities for the children. Lunch will also be available on site.

Even though it has not felt much like spring to date we know it will come and so will gardening. So come out and get your garden fix and have some fun.

Admission is FREE so load up the car with some friends and come to Seedy Sunday.

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STRIKING A BALANCE

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The Village of Cache Creek is accepting applications for the following seasonal aquatic positions:

POSITION: HEAD LIFEGUARD/INSTRUCTOR

PREFERREDQUALIFICATIONS: National Lifesaving Service, Royal Lifesaving Society of Canada Instructor’s, Red Cross Water Safety Instructor’s Awards. Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Level Two.

WAGE: $20.32 Per HourREQUIRED: May to September

POSITION: SENIOR LIFEGUARD/INSTRUCTOR

PREFERREDQUALIFICATIONS: National Lifesaving Service, Red Cross Water Safety Instructor’s Awards. Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Certifi cate. Minimum 2 years Experience as Lifeguard.

WAGE: $17.56 Per HourREQUIRED: May to September

POSITION: JUNIOR LIFEGUARD/INSTRUCTOR

PREFERREDQUALIFICATIONS: National Lifesaving Service, Red Cross Water Safety Instructor’s Awards. Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Certifi cate.

WAGE: $14.80 Per HourREQUIRED: May to September

POSITION: LIFEGUARD

PREFERREDQUALIFICATIONS: National Lifesaving Service Award or Bronze Cross Award. Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Certifi cate.

WAGE: $12.76 Per HourREQUIRED: May to September

Applications must be received by 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 11, 2014 as follows:

Copies of all current qualifi cations MUST be included with your application.

Mail or In Person: Village of Cache Creek 1389 Quartz Road P.O. Box 7 Cache Creek, BC V0K 1H0Or Email: admin@cachecreek.infoOr Fax: 250-457-9192

Village of Cache Creek250-457-6237

The SilvaGro Partnership requires:Grower’s Assistant

Location: Juniper Beach Nursery, Walhachin, B.C.

The Grower’s Assistant will work closely with the grower to perform day to day cultural activities. The responsibilities include:

• Training and supervision of nursery workers in a variety of activities.

• Learning the methods and procedures used in the production of seedlings.

• Implementing the current cultural crop plan under the direction of the grower, including irrigation, fertilization and pest management.

• Effectively communicating through daily meetings, formal reports, and computerized record keeping.

• Computer literate with the ability to learn how to operate our greenhouse control system.

• Operation, monitoring, and maintenance of irrigation and greenhouse equipment.

• Ability to work with minimal direct supervision.• Available to work extended hours during seasonal peak times,

weekends or shift work, as required.• Possessing the physical capability to perform all duties, including

lifting, carrying and moving heavy objects as well as working outdoors in all weather conditions.

Qualifications

The successful applicant must have or be willing to obtain a level one first aid certificate and a pesticide applicator certificate, as well as other training and certification as deemed necessary (at the employer’s expense). Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills are a must. Ideally, the candidate will have previous horticultural education and/or experience; post-secondary education, or a combination of both.

Wage and benefits will be commensurate with experience.

Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their resume and cover letter to:

Gail Pierrot / GrowerThe SilvaGro Partnership Juniper Beach Nursery

gpierrot@silvagro.comPhone: (250) 457-7676

Fax: (250) 457-7674

Please submit resume in person, fax, or via e-mail. Please be advised: if you are bringing your resume to the Nursery, please call ahead for directions.

Closing Date for applications: April 30, 2014.

The SilvaGro Partnership is a progressive forest nursery operation with two locations in British Columbia and an annual seedling production of 31 million. Continuous growth and development within the Company offer a challenging and rewarding career to the successful candidate.

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SUMMER EMPLOYMENTMUSEUM POSITION

The Village of Ashcroft has a position available in the Ashcroft Museum for the summer months. This position would run June 14 to August 30th (start and end dates are negotiable) and would be for 40 hours per week at $11.00 per hour.

This position will be of interest to anyone with a love of history. Duties would include greeting guests, answering general questions as well as janitorial duties.

This position is designed for students who will be returning to a secondary or post-secondary institution in the fall.

The Village is an equal opportunity employer and this position is open to both male and female applicants. Interested parties are invited to submit their Resumes to the following address by 4:00 pm on Wednesday, April 30th, 2014.

Village of Ashcroft PO Box 129 Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0 Phone: 250-453-9161 Fax: 250-453-9664 Email: admin@ashcroftbc.ca

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