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Storm affects water pumps in Ashcroft

2012 Bonaparte Pow Wow cancelled

BOUNTY IN THE DESERT. “This poor looking land however is no more a desert than are the rich valleys of California. Like

them, it will grow anything, if irrigated.” So wrote the Revd.

George M. Grant of the area in 1872, and 140 years later Ashcroft’s Desert Hills Ranch is proving him right. (clockwise

from top) Watermelons, gerberas, and sweet onions are just some of the bounty available, with the fresh fruits and

vegetables making the 100 Mile Diet very attractive indeed.

The impressive storm which rolled through the area on the evening of Aug. 7 left the Vil-lage of Ashcroft less than impressed, when a lightning strike took out some of the electronics controlling the automatic turn on/off for the Vil-lage’s water pumps.

Village Administrator Michelle Allen said that there was never a safety issue, and that the Village’s emergency services were not affect-ed. However, in the immediate aftermath of the strike crews had to monitor the reservoir manu-ally to ensure that water levels were neither too high nor too low.

A notice from the Village on its website and on social media on Aug. 8 asked residents to re-frain from using automatic sprinkler systems for 24 hours. As many people schedule their sys-tems to come on overnight, it was feared that the water level in the reservoir might drop suddenly in the absence of the automatic system.

Replacement parts for the damaged equip-ment were expected on Aug. 10, and the sys-tem was expected to be fully functional again by Saturday Aug. 11.

The Bonaparte Indian Band’s annual Pow Wow, usually held at Historic Hat Creek Ranch in mid-August, will not be taking place this year.

The Bonaparte Band’s Betty Antoine ex-plained that last year’s Pow Wow was a compe-tition, awarding prizes to top dancers. As a re-sult, there were no funds available to stage the event this year.

“Traditionally we don’t give prizes for dan-cing,” she said, adding that future Pow Wows would go back to a non-competition format.

Antoine said the Band is hoping that one family will step forward to host the event for the next three to four years, although so far there have been no volunteers.

The Pow Wow, which has been an annu-al event for almost 20 years, features displays of traditional First Nations dancing for men, women, teens, and children, as well as exhib-itions of hand drumming and singing.

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Lost, and foundAshcroft police reported three cases in

the last week where lost property - none of which had been reported missing - was found in the Cache Creek area. Two of the items were wallets with ID inside, which allowed the owners to be traced and the items reclaimed. The third item was a Norco mountain bike, found on Stage Rd. Anyone who reports one missing and can accurately describe the bike can claim it from the Ashcroft RCMP detachment.

Compounding the crimeAug. 2 at 10 pm, a vehicle was stopped

on Drynock Rd. near Lytton. The male driver, a 46 year old Lytton man, was found to be intoxicated, and was arrested and taken in for a breathalyser test. He registered over .08, and was also found to be on conditions not to consume alco-hol, the result of a previous criminal con-viction. He is now facing charges of im-paired driving and failure to comply with conditions of probation. He is due to ap-pear in court on Sept. 11.

Damage to truck a mysteryAug. 3 at 9 am, police received a re-

port of a suspicious vehicle parked near the Walhachin bridge. Police attended and found that the 2001 Chevrolet Silver-ado pickup’s windows were smashed in. The owner, a 52 year old male from Kam-loops, was located at the Juniper Beach campground. He reported that the vehicle had not been stolen, but gave no further information about how or why the vehicle might have ended up where it was found. Anyone who has information is asked to call the Ashcroft RCMP.

Sad endOn Aug. 3 police were called to deal

with a “vagrant” camping under the bridge

in Cache Creek. On Aug. 6 the same man - a 65 year old originally from Burns Lake - was reported trying to camp for free at the Legacy Park in Ashcroft. When police attended the second call the man ap-peared to be distraught, and suffering from health issues. The ambulance service was called and the man was trans-ported to Royal Inland Hospital in Kam-loops, where he has since expired from natural causes.

Gas and dashAug. 3 at 8:30 pm police received a re-

port of a theft of gas from the OK Stopgas station in Ashcroft. A Caucasian female with blonde hair, driving a red Dodge van pulling a tent trailer, drove away without paying for $70 worth of gas. The driv-er may have been on the way to Green Lake, but attempts to locate either her or the vehicle proved fruitless. Anyone with information is asked to call Ashcroft RCMP.

Over-aggressive panhandlerAug. 4 at 5 pm, an employee at the

Chevron in Cache Creek called to com-plain about a panhandler harassing cus-tomers. The 53 year old male from Kam-loops was reported to be aggressive, and non-cooperative. Police attended, and convinced the man to leave the area. No charges are being laid.

No seatbelt leads to no carAug. 4 at 7 pm, the driver of a vehicle

on Hwy. 97 in Clinton was observed not wearing a seatbelt. The vehicle was pulled over on Kelly Lake Rd., and police de-

tected the smell of alcohol on the breath of the driver, a 56 year old male from Ed-monton. He was read a roadside breath demand, to which he complied. He regis-

tered a fail, and was issued with a seven day driv-ing suspension, while his vehicle was impounded for 30 days.

Hit and run

Aug. 4 at 8 pm, police received a re-port of a hit and run in the parking lot of the River Inn in Ashcroft. The 2007 black Dodge Caliber with BC plates received minimal damage to the rear driver side bumper. Anyone who witnessed the acci-dent or has any information about it asked to please contact the Ashcroft RCMP.

Slow driving raises suspicionsAug. 5 at 2:30 am, a vehicle south-

bound on Hwy. 97 near 16 Mile was stopped for driving unusually slowly. The offi cer detected the smell of marijuana, and a small quantity of the drug was found in the car. The drugs were seized and will be destroyed, while the driver - a 35 year old woman from Williams Lake - was released without charges.

Assault charges laidAug. 5 at 11 pm, police received a re-

port of an assault which took place in a room at the Sundowner Motel in Cache Creek. The victim, a 51 year old female from Saskatoon, called police from the Cache Creek Shell station to report the assault, and the attending offi cers locat-ed and arrested the suspect, the woman’s 49 year old male partner (also from Sas-katoon). He was charged with assault causing bodily harm and other related of-

fences, and is in custody awaiting a coirt appearance on Aug. 13. The victim was treated at Royal Inland Hospital for injur-ies, and subsequently released.

Careless, not impairedAug. 6 at 6 pm, police received a re-

port of a possibly impaired driver on Hwy. 99 near the Hwy. 97 junction. Police lo-cated the vehicle, which was stopped at a restaurant, and identifi ed which of the three occupants was the driver. All three were found to be sober.

When semis collideAug. 7 at noon, police were called to

a motor vehicle accident on Hwy. 1 near the Venables Valley turnoff. Two north-bound semi-trailers had collided when the fi rst one slowed down for a vehicle parked on the side of the highway. The second semi rear-ended the fi rst, causing slight damage to the rear of the fi rst trail-er. The second semi was disabled, and had to be towed. The highway was not closed, as both vehicles managed to get to the side of the road. There were no injur-ies, and no charges are being laid.

Be careful what you textAug. 5 at 5:30 pm, Ashcroft RCMP

were asked to locate a male traveller from Prophet River, BC who was a passenger on the Greyhound bus from Kamloops to Fort St. John. A relative, worried by text messages the man had sent, felt he might be suffering from mental issues, and that his safety was in jeopardy. Police locat-ed the man at the Greyhound bus stop in Cache Creek and found him to be safe and well and in good spirits. The man as-sured police that he was fi ne, and that the texts had been sent in error.

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Counterfeit bank notes in Interior

Desert Daze more than just music

Eight members of the Ladies’ Auxiliary, and one branch member, from Legion #113 in Ashcroft attended a Gavel

Passing in Okanagan Falls over the August long weekend.

Southern region branches from BC attend, along with northern posts from Washington State. There were 107

attendees; Legion #113 had the largest number of people present , so were given a framed photograph (r) of the arch

which stands at the border near Osoyoos to keep for one

year. Next August it will be returned to Ephrata, WA for the 2013 Gavel Passing. Those attending this year’s event from

Legion #113 were (above, l-r) Cami and Joyce (front row); Shirley, Millie, Kathy, Ines, Luke, Jan, and Loraine (back row).

The RCMP is advising business commun-ities throughout the Interior of the province that several areas have recently experienced a spike in counterfeit money passing.

Since July 26, RCMP have received 23 com-plaints where counterfeit currency was either passed or attempted to be passed in the com-munities of Oliver, Osoyoos, Okanagan Falls, Penticton, West Kelowna, Lake Country, Sal-mon Arm, and Kamloops.

These incidents involve Canadian bank notes in the $20, $50, and $100 denominations from the Canadian Journey Series (2001 – 2006).

The public, merchants, and businesses should always check the security features of bank notes before accepting them. The secur-ity features to check are the watermark or Ghost image; the security thread; the overall print quality; the metallic or holographic strip; and the puzzle number or see through number.

“The typical modus operandi is for the pass-er to make an inexpensive purchase and pay with a large denomination, in turn receiving a large percentage of change back in authentic currency, leaving the bogus bill in the till. Feel, look, and fl ip the bank note to check the security features,” advises Cpl. Dan Moskaluk.

For more information on counterfeit-ing prevention go to the Bank of Canada web-site at http://www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/counterfeit-prevention/

FUN IN THE SUN! On the August long weekend the Loon Lake Community Association hosted its annual community barbecue. The event was sold out, and more than 130 people enjoyed a dinner of barbecued chicken or hamburgers. The weather was terrifi c, with the temperature close to 40 C!

Spences Bridge is busy preparing for its third annual Desert Daze Festival, Aug. 17-19. The event, held at the old school grounds, fea-tures a jam-packed musical line-up and a wide variety of other events for all ages.

“We’ve planned more activities for festival-goers this year,” says Maya Chang, festival co-ordinator. “Our pickling workshop is back by popular demand and we have more vendors at-tending. This year, we’re excited to have gui-tar, writing, yoga, music history, and drumming workshops all taking place inside the school.”

The always popular apple-bobbing and seed-spitting contests are back. “The seed-spitting champion spat 27 feet and 10 inches last year,” said Steve Rice, activity organizer and festival emcee. “The apple bob was popular with the kids.” Anyone up for the challenge should plan on joining the activities on Saturday afternoon.

Kite-fl yer Dale Pattison has also been add-ed to the program, and hopes to be able to fl y his 11-metre show kite. “I fi nd it really relax-ing, you go out there and you just fl y your kite and you think about nothing,” Pattison said. “I just love it, it’s my passion.” Attempts to fl y the kite will be made on Saturday and Sunday mor-nings during the Pancake Breakfast, hosted by the Spences Bridge Fire Department.

The festival kicks off on Friday at 5 pm with an Aboriginal welcome ceremony by the Sis-ka Indian Band Drummers. More than 20 acts - including favourite local musicians Richie and the Fendermen from Lytton, Flat Busted from Spences Bridge, and Mudville from Ashcroft - will perform on an outdoor stage. Tickets cost between $10 and $60, and will be for sale at the gate (cash only).

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT. Looking west along the Bonaparte River near the site of the old Harper’s Mill, where the Bonaparte fl ows into the Thompson. Photograph by Barbara Roden.

This year’s London Olympics certainly pro-vided enough courage, controversy, and amaz-ing feats to fuel conversations for some time to come. From the high (literally; Canadian tram-polinist Rosie MacLennan’s gold medal per-formance was something to behold) to the low (the rigged badminton matches that resulted in four teams being disqualifi ed), the Games of the XXX Olympiad had something for everyone.

Almost all the participants in the Games are amateurs, pursuing their sport because - well, in the words of Everest climber George Mal-lory, because it’s there, and they have to. Most of them toil in relative obscurity, training day in and day out far from the glare of the spotlight, which makes their achievements on the world stage even more impressive. Just a sample:

Captain Canada, equestrian competitor Ian Millar, who at age 65 competed in his record-setting 10th Olympiad, and hasn’t ruled out an appearance in Rio in 2016. At an age when most people are embracing retirement, silver-medal-list Millar refuses to rest on his laurels.

Christine Sinclair and her teammates on the Canadian women’s soccer team, who suffered a heart-breaking semi-fi nal loss and then rallied to capture the bronze medal in a stunning dis-play of of teamwork and athletic prowess.

Swimmer Ryan Cochrane, who spent four years determined to improve on his bronze med-al in 2008, and worked his way - one gruelling lap after another - up to a silver this year.

Nate Brannen, who was spiked during his 1500 metre running heat, fell, then picked him-self up and managed to fi nish in the middle of the pack. He didn’t advance, but he showed Olympian levels of grit and determination.

For an even more heroic display, though, look no further than 16 year old Benjamin Schulte of Guam, who fi nished last in the gruel-ling 10 km men’s open water swim. To get an idea of what it’s like to swim 10 km, go down to your local pool and swim one lap. Then swim another. Then swim 398 more. To do it in Schulte’s time - remember, he fi nished last, more than 10 minutes behind everyone else - swim each lap in under 20 seconds.

He was behind the pack for the entire race. When he fi nished, everyone else had gone. He could have quit at any time - with two laps to go he wanted to quit - and no one would have blamed him. But he didn’t quit. He kept swim-ming, and he fi nished his race, completing the task he had come to London to do.

In my books, Benjamin Schulte is a hero, and so is everyone else who gave their all in London over two amazing weeks. Perhaps - just perhaps - we could put aside the manufactured “celeb-rities” from reality TV, and hold the Sinclairs and Brannens and Schultes of this world up as role models, for ourselves and our children and grandchildren. The world would, I think, be a different - and better - place if we did.

To the Editor,Re: Aug. 7 letter to the editor from

Susan Allam of North Saanich, BC.It is almost incomprehensible to me

that a motorist driving along Hwy. 1 could become as disturbed by our Well-ness Awaits You signage as Ms. Allam from North Saanich attests. In fact, Ms. Allam’s reactions are so over the top that one wonders just how genuine they are.

To drive off the Highway, pass judgement on a community, subse-quently belittle said community in the local newspaper, AND threaten to con-tact the big city media: such is her out-rage, one is forced to conclude that Ms. Allam is indeed in need of some “well-ness”!

She makes the same fundamental error in understanding wellness that the folks who have questioned our brand recently have also done. Wellness is not a thing nor, for Heaven’s sake, is it a hospital. It is the physical, emotional, and spiritual lifestyle that leads to well-being.

My husband and I have lived in large cities and small towns. We chose to move to Ashcroft three years ago, and what we have found here is def-initely wellness. Ashcroft is, without

question, the nicest place we have ever lived – fi lled with welcoming and sin-cere residents, a lively arts community, devoted volunteers, active and involved parents and families, and everywhere friendliness.

People smile and say hello or good morning as you pass them by, walk-ers wave at drivers and drivers wave at walkers. They might not know each other, they just are friendly. Shopkeep-ers are genuinely interested in their cus-tomers, and take the time to visit and assist.

This is the happiest community we know of and if Ms. Allam decides to spend a little time here, she will come to know that herself.

We live in what surely must be one of the most beautiful sites in the world. We walk the track at the high school daily, and constantly marvel at the gor-geous vista we look at each day through the seasons.

Within minutes we can be at a lake or on a gorgeous country road to ex-plore. We have no traffi c lights or line-ups or rush hour to contend with, we have relatively little crime, clean streets, well-tended yards and homes.

We live within blocks of one of the largest vegetable farms in BC. I’m sure Ms. Allam has heard of the 100 Mile

Diet - well, we have the one mile diet! Fur-ther afi eld, it is only a short drive to access all kinds of fruits and vegetables. The har-

vest is available to us during the grow-ing season, and also provides us with root vegetables and squashes to last the winter.

In short, we have found Ashcroft to be good for the body and the soul. Minimizing stress, eating healthy food, exercising regularly, and meaningful-ly engaging with our community and its residents have convinced us that we have indeed found wellness.

I am saddened by Ms. Allam’s judgement. She does a great disser-vice to our community and its people, but I do wish her well in her continued search to fi nd wellness. It just might be closer to her than she realizes!

Jo-Anne PortmanAshcroft, BC

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by Esther Darlington MacDonaldThere is a certain irony in the fact that

100 years ago, two out of 10 persons in North America could not read or write. Yet if it were not for the personal diaries, journals, and letters of our pioneer folk, much of the history of that period would have been lost.

The people who wrote these accounts of day to day life were not professional people with academic education. Far from it. They were probably persons with only a few years of primary school or, at best, the equivalent of a high school education. Whether writing from a desk or a kitchen table, or while they were on the move, off to adventures in the wilds of British Col-umbia, the letters and other written ma-terial they created have provided all the colour and character of another age.

It was the age of pen and ink, both of which are portable objects. One of my hobbies, in years past, was digging for bottles. While living in Clinton I found a good number of old ink bottles. The var-iety of these little treasures was a fascina-tion. The colours ranged from translucent blues and greens to pinks and yellows.

I found the bottles in the garbage dumps long abandoned, and I found them on hillsides around the village. Those hillsides might have been bare of trees and shrubs a hundred years before, but time had seeded ponderosa pine and wild rose bushes around the refuse of early pi-oneers. Given my awakening interest in journalism, it’s not surprising that the ink bottles became a treasured collection.

The locations I found these ink bot-tles in were something of a surprise. They were covered over with bunch grass and a little dirt, and I found more than a few under or near those pole fences on the boundaries of ranches. The irony is that in an age with illiteracy as commonplace as it was - when a man could fi nd work in almost every trade without the benefi t of being able to read or write - ink bot-tles, the kind used in schools and the kind

carried by travellers in their knapsacks as they plodded up and down the old Cari-boo Road, were so numerous. Not as numerous, one might add, as liquor bot-tles, but surfacing enough over time to make a collection that could be handed over to a museum, or sold to another col-lector.

I could picture, in my mind’s eye, the resting trav-eller seated on the ground, leaning against the pole fence, taking out of his sack the ink bottle, pen, and some paper, and penning a let-ter home to Ontario, or New Brunswick, or some foreign country thousands of miles away. Then, if the ink bot-tle ran dry, he would toss the bottle with a fl ipping gesture into the grass, and go on his way, probably leaving his let-ter in a rural post offi ce.

The bottles were not equipped with the screw caps you see today. They were hand blown glass creations, with the air bubbles in-side the glass. Their square-shouldered, dignifi ed, simple forms contained one thing: the ability to communicate the thoughts and - very prob-ably - the hopes and dreams in the minds of their users. The lowly ink bottle did all that.

But the point of this arti-cle is not strictly about bot-tles. It is about the manner in which our pioneers com-municated. My late broth-er Geoffrey was a keen col-lector of postal memorabilia, including postcards and let-ters, some of them written from India, Pakistan, Eur-ope and other foreign places

to persons in England and North Amer-ica. Collectors of items like this meet in cities, look at the displays set up in ho-tels, buy and sell and trade, and exchange ideas and thoughts about what they col-lect. The fascinating aspect of this activ-ity is that they were trading and exhib-

iting the thoughts and opinions of persons who had long since passed on.

This leads me to the importance of lit-eracy, or the ability to communicate in writing. I don’t think it can be stressed

Pen, paper, and ink were the only means of communication for pioneers on the Gold Rush trail, and they left behind evidence of their passing. This display,

courtesy of the Ashcroft Museum and Archive, shows some of the ink bottles donated by Esther Darlington MacDonald. (Many thanks to Kathy Paulos and

Regan Greenwood) Photograph by Barbara Roden

Years later, discarded ink bottles still have an eloquent tale to tell

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Two dozen children brought parents and grandparents to Storytime in the Park in Cache Creek on Aug. 8. The event was supported by Bridging to Literacy, Make Children First,

and the Village of Cache Creek, and the weather couldn’t have been better as everyone gathered for stretching, story reading, crafts, and snacks. Every child who was there

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was of fi elds belonging to Desert Hills Ranch. The Journal apologizes for the error.

By Tom FletcherBlack Press

It won’t happen in time for the provincial election next spring, but the BC government is moving ahead with Pre-mier Christy Clark’s pledge to examine online voting at the local and provincial level.

Some municipalities have suggested modernizing elec-tions to make voting more con-venient, and reverse the recent trend to lower voter participa-tion. Clark proposed the idea during last year’s BC Liberal leadership campaign.

Justice Minister Shirley Bond has asked Chief Elec-toral Offi cer Keith Arch-

er to set up an expert panel to make recommendations. Arch-er asked the government last year to give him authority to conduct pilot projects for elec-tronic voting, and to consid-er extending voter registra-tion to 16- and 17-year-olds, as has been done in Australia and some U.S. states.

During his leadership bid, Health Minister Mike de Jong proposed lowering the voting age from 18 to 16, to encour-age younger people to get in-volved as part of their high school education.

Nola Western, deputy chief electoral offi cer at Elections BC, said the panel will like-

ly need until 2014 to recom-mend changes to the Election Act that would permit online voting. Independent experts on Internet security and electoral administration will be asked to serve on a committee chaired by Archer, with a fi rst meeting expected by October.

Elections BC has online voter registration, as well as data sharing with the federal voters’ list, ICBC, and the BC Vital Statistics Agency to keep the voters’ list up to date.

Western said online voting has been used in Halifax and Markham, Ont., but has not yet been tried at the provincial or federal level in Canada.

Highland Valley Copper’s annual open house,

held on BC Day, attracted hundreds of people to

the minesite. There was face painting, science displays, a magic show, balloons, and a mini-

Olympics for the young, and tours of the mill, mine operations, shop, assay lab, and reclaimed

areas for all ages. (above) The three coarse ore

domes, covering an area of 1.5 acres, make up the largest Canadian fl ag in the world; permission

from Heritage Canada had to be obtained prior

to the domes being built. (right) One of the

three pits currently in operation. The CN Tower

would fi t inside, with room to spare at the top. Photographs by Barbara Roden

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Puff on this, Popeye

The acceptance of smoking has deteriorated greatly in

the last few decades, but one thing hasn’t changed: Popeye is still selling his famous candy cigarettes to kids.They might be called candy

sticks now, and may look a little different without the red dye at the end to simulate a flame, but children know exactly what to do with them, and so did my nine-year-old daughter when she bought them at the corner store recently.“Hi Mom!” she said puffing

away on her pretend cigarette when she arrived home with

her friend. “Don’t we look cool smoking our smokes?” Um, no. Cool wasn’t quite the word that came to mind.Normally repulsed by

cigarettes, Daisy was excited to play-act with her new prop, and I couldn’t help but wonder why these candies are still being sold. With all the steps that have been set in place to de-normalize this dangerous habit over the years, wouldn’t it make sense to get rid of something that could strongly influence our impressionable young children?Available in the same red pack

that I remember from childhood

with the iconic cigar-smoking sailor on the front, the intent of the product isn’t exactly subtle. Who is still manufacturing these things and why?“It doesn’t matter,” one of

my friends said when I started asking people what they thought. “If you’re a good parent and you teach your kids not to smoke they won’t.”Well, if that were true, that

would imply outside influences

and marketing have no factor in a child’s decision making. It would also suggest that all kids who decide to smoke have parents who neglected to teach them not to. Neither of these implications are true.While laws and regulations

have made things significantly more difficult over the years for smokers to get their fix, the continued existence of candy cigarettes helps to promote

smoking as something it no longer is: a socially acceptable activity.“Oh, give me

a break,” my friend argued. “They would just use straws or pens or something else if they couldn’t buy these. We can’t ban everything.”No, of course

we can’t. But

since almost all smokers pick up the highly addictive habit in their early teens, shouldn’t we eliminate anything directly marketed to youngsters that suggests tobacco is cool? Allowing the sale of candy

cigarettes or sticks or whatever the confectionary companies choose to call them is akin to selling little candy vodka bottles or candy heroin needles, neither of which I’ve ever seen sold.A hundred years ago it wasn’t

known that cigarettes were such a killer, so naturally these candy knock-offs seemed harmless way back when. Now that we know what we do, it’s become obvious that they’re far more dangerous than they appear. Popeye is a great cartoon and

a super strong dude, but I’d much rather see him using his marketing influence to promote spinach and help snuff out those nasty cigarettes for good.More columns, blogs, cartoons

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You don’t like to pitch a fit, but if you want to be heard, that’s what you’re going to have to do. Make your stance known, Capricorn. Only then will you get the action you seek.

Attention, Aquarius. Someone close to you has something to say, and they need you to listen. A home improvement project turns out better than expected.

It’s a tall order, Pisces, but it’s not impossible. Gather your supplies and the troops and get crackin’. A report receives glowing reviews just in time.

Please, Aries. You are a go-getter, but sometimes you go too far. Keep that in mind this week as you work with others to get a project off the ground.

Stop dragging your feet, Taurus. You know what needs to be done, so do it. The sooner you finish, the sooner you can move on to something you really want to do.

Pragmatic Gemini. You’re always looking to get things done well in the shortest time possible, but sometimes just won’t work. Patience is key.

Clarify, Cancer. Make certain you are understood on all accounts this week. Leave nothing to chance. A friend drops by with an unusual request.

Bickering rarely solves anything, so put a stop to the madness the first chance you get, Leo. You will get nothing done if you don’t.

A loved one has a meltdown, and you’re left to pick up the pieces. You can do it, Virgo, and you will do it well. A new do lifts spirits in more ways than one.

Clam up, Libra, and you will regret it. Prepare to present your idea and watch the sparks fly. The to-do list nears completion with an addition.

A change in attitude picks up the pace, and the team finishes well ahead of schedule. Bravo, Scorpio. Your efforts won’t go unnoticed.

What’s that, Sagittarius? Your pleas are falling on deaf ears? Perhaps it’s your method of presentation. Be bold, and you’ll get what you seek.

August 2012 - Week 2Some change is in order, Aries. You have realized it for some time now, but this week it must come to fruition. Think about the way you want to approach this.

Capricorn, you may �nd you’re struggling a little to de�ne your identity, but things will fall into place soon. You’re an ecclectic mix of attributes, anyway.

Aquarius, maintain a positive attitude this week and you’ll bene�t greatly from having done so. Once you get it right, everything will click.

Pisces, for one reason or another, some issues will go unresolved this week. They can wait, so don’t worry.

Taurus, you are on an emotional roller coaster and don’t know how you will feel from one second to the next. Figure out your goal for each day and then go along for the ride.

Gemini, you feel like staying in a dream world surrounded by a fence of your own making. But the reality of work and family life has to set in at some point.

There is something in the stars this week pushing you to make a change, Cancer. The change may be as simple as wearing your hair a new way or as signi�cant as changing careers.

This is the week to shop for something new, Libra. It may be a new wardrobe, some new furnishings, or even a new car. Your purchasing power is high right now.

Your academic history and workload don’t leave much room for creativity. But if you want to go out and do something, then simply do it. You will �nd a work-around.

Sagittarius, something important has passed but you are still reaping the bene�ts. Bask in the afterglow as much as you can because it can’t last forever.

Things are off to a rough start this week, but better days are right around the corner. Keep thinking about the good times ahead. They will be here before you know it.

Virgo, it’s time to reconsider a dif�cult situation. If you still hold to a particular belief, you could be limiting your possibilities. Adopt a new point of view to gain a different perspective.

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Proposed Closure of Deer Lane Road in Spences Bridge

Notice of Intent

Monica Ferguson, Development TechnicianMinistry of Transportation and Infrastructure

640 Borland Street, Suite 301, Williams Lake, BC V2G 1K7Phone: 250 398-4523 Fax: 250 398-4454

E-mail: [email protected]

Notice is given pursuant to Section 60(2) of the Transportation Act that the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has proposed intent to proceed with the permanent closure of a portion of Deer Lane Road (No. 2255) and that such closed road be vested pursuant to Section 60(2) of the Transportation Act.

The road will be consolidated with:

District Lot 369, Kamloops Division Yale District, excluding the following:1. • Part on Plan attached to DD 21186;• Part outlined in red on Plans B3291, B1079 and A243;• Plans 4919, 5629, 8694, 11578 and H671;• Part lying north of the Trans-Canada Highway shown on Plan H671;• Plan H416;Lot 32, District Lot 369, Kamloops Division Yale District, Plan 5629;2. Lot A, District Lot 369, Kamloops Division Yale District, Plan 8078;3. Lot 34, District Lot 369, Kamloops Division Yale District, Plan 5629, 4. (excluding Plan 8078);Lot 2, District Lot 369, Kamloops Division Yale District, Plan 8694;5. Parcel B (LA81070), District Lot 369, Kamloops Division Yale District, Plan 5629;6. Lot 3, District Lot 369, Kamloops Division Yale District, Plan 8694; 7. Lot 39, District Lot 369, Kamloops Division Yale District, Plan 5629;8. Lot 4, District Lot 369, Kamloops Division Yale District, Plan 8694;9. Lot 40, District Lot 369, Kamloops Division Yale District, Plan 5629; and10. Parcel A (being a consolidation of Lots 41, 42 and 43, see LA74465), 11. District Lot 369, Kamloops Division Yale District, Plan 5629.

The plan showing the proposed road closure can be viewed from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 1:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Service BC, 318 Railway Avenue, Ashcroft, BC.

Any persons wanting to provide comments of support or objection to this application for road closure should do so in writing no later than September 13, 2012, to the following ministry contact:

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the small group in the commun-ity who are trying their best to promote this foolish wellness brand, just do not get the mes-sage that people are not comfort-able with it at all.

If this group continues with their “We know what’s best for you attitude”, I hate to think of the harm this could do to the community by keeping people away instead of being a positive attraction. This is the last thing Ashcroft needs.

I do hope the branding com-mittee will see their error and act accordingly before it is too late. To quote Susan Allam, what happened to the old “Historic Ashcroft”?

Bob RankinAshcroft, BC

To the Editor,I believe that Wellness should

apply to the environment . . . and I’m sure others would agree with that statement.

This week we had occasion to exchange a satellite receiv-er, because the previous one had failed. When our excellent lo-cal technician came to set up the new box, he asked what I was going to do with the failed part.

My instinct tells me that it should be recycled. It has a sili-con board inside it, and I am sure that mercury is present. And I thought back to the recycling weekend that we had in town just a few short months ago, and remembered all of the electron-ics that I saw being carted along for “proper disposal”.

Short of driving to Kam-loops, I am going to have a use-less piece of electronic equip-ment sitting around for a year or more until the next recycling drive. Our local technician is in the same position — and his problem is many times greater than mine.

So my question is simple: why does not, or why cannot, our local recycling program ex-tend to electronics on a full-time basis? It has been said be-fore that what has gone into the Cache Creek landfi ll should make us fearful for the future. I’m no scientist, but my deduc-tion tells me that there has to be some kind of water run-off from the Cache Creek landfi ll, which I imagine makes its way into the Bonaparte River. The Bonaparte feeds into the Thompson River . . . which is where the Ashcroft water supply comes from. De-duction: mercury in the landfi ll equals poison in our water sup-ply.

Am I being too simplistic here?

Christopher RodenAshcroft, BC

To the Editor,The archival pages of the

Ashcroft Journal held at the Ashcroft Museum have so very much enhanced my understand-ing of my family’s early years, that I felt I must stop and express my appreciation to the editors of this historic newspaper.

So many interesting articles back in the 1920s of the com-ings and goings of the residents, including my family members Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Nicol, allowed me to piece together not just where my grandfather worked as a CPR trackman in Spatsum, and later a section foreman in Savona, it also allowed me to see into their social life - even down to the winning of a Pyrex pie plate with a silver holder at a whist competition.

Through another Jour-nal article I discovered that my

mother (whom I never knew) boarded with a Mrs. Ades in Walhachin so she could attend elementary school.

I’m just turning 70 years old and your articles helped me understand, after all these years, why my two sisters and I were standing on the banks of the Thompson River in Walhachin in 1945 when I was only three. (Also on this visit to Ashcroft we learned we were chums with Val Carey and Margaret Willock of Walhachin back in 1945 - but that’s another story!)

Another great treasure I found while there referred to my great-grandfather, William Inglis, whose 1924 obituary ap-peared in the May 19 issue of the Journal.

We loved visiting the Vil-lage of Ashcroft for its beautiful quaintness and links to the past; for its friendly and hospitable people; for its wonderful meals at the Central Cafe; and for the convenient locale of the Legacy RV Park at the river’s edge.

We can never really capture the past, but sometimes, with the help of others, we can momen-tarily touch it.

I cannot thank the Editors of the Ashcroft Journal without also thanking Kathy Paulos of the Ashcroft Museum for locat-ing numerous articles for me.

Thank you for your part in my journey.

Sheila Hood JensenDiscovery Bay, California

Environmental Wellness?

Journal, museum bring past to life

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Letters to the EditorWe invite all Letters to the Editor on relevant or topical matters, but

we reserve the right to edit submissions for clarity, brevity, legality and taste. No unsigned Letter will be printed. All letters must be signed and

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Ashcroft BC, V0K 1A0 or Fax to: 250-453-9625.

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INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICIANGraymont’s Pavilion Plant is accepting applications for an Industrial Electrician. Candidate must possess current B.C. Red Seal certifi cation. Preference will be given to well-rounded individuals willing to also perform other nonelectrical maintenance work as part of the maintenance team. A background in lime or cement industry along with computer and or PLC skills is preferred as well as a proven track record of developing and maintaining a safe work culture. Additional skills required:

• Electrician with industrial experience required to work at the Graymont Pavilion Lime Plant.

• Must become engaged in continuous improvement and willing to work in a team environment.

• Regular shifts will be 8 hrs/day from Monday to Friday – steady day shift.• Must be willing to work overtime when required.• Wages and benefi ts as per the collective agreement.• Located in Pavilion B.C. situated between Cache Creek and Lillooet, B.C.

Qualifi ed applicants please submit your resume to: [email protected] or

Graymont Pavilion PlantAttn: Dan Buis

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InformationAL-ANON: Does someone’s drinking bother you? Meeting Wed at 8:00pm at the Cache Creek Elementary Sch Library. Contact: Val 250.299.7470

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The Chair and Board of Directors of theThompson-Nicola Regional District

Cordially Invites All Members of the Public to Attend the

OUT OF TOWN BOARD MEETING

starting at 10:00 a.m.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2012

at the

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NOTICE is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the estate of GARY CAMPBELL ALSO KNOWN AS GARY NEIL CAMPBELL deceased, retired, late of Box 1002, Cache Creek, British Columbia, are required to send full particulars of such claims to the undersigned Executrix care of FULTON & COMPANY LLP, Barristers and Solicitors, 300 – 350 Lansdowne Street, Kamloops, British Columbia, V2C 1Y1, on or before the 19 day of September, 2012, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to claims of which the Executrix then has notice.

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ADORABLE DOWNTOWN HOME! Extensive renovations in this charming classic downtown Ashcroft beauty! 1,060 square feet, hardwood and tile flooring, new windows, up-dated cabinets, 2 spacious bedrooms. Roof cladding replaced 3 years ago. Covered deck and sundeck. Gorgeous park-like grounds complete with sprinkler system. A wonderful doll house home! $184,900.

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Too heavy on the gas pedal

Four tickets for excessive speed were issued over the last week. On Aug. 2 a 22 year old male from Maple Ridge, driving 115 km/hr in a 70 km/hr zone, was stopped while travelling north on Hwy. 1 near Spences Bridge. On Aug.

3 a 22 year old male from North Vancouver was stopped for driving his motorcycle at 125 in an 80 zone on Hwy. 99, while on Aug. 4 a 28 year old male from Vancouver was clocked doing 119 in a 70 zone on Hwy. 1 in Cache Creek. On Aug. 8 a 29 year old male from Williams Lake was stopped while doing 99 in a 50 zone, also in Cache Creek. All four drivers were fi ned for ex-cessive speed and had their vehicles impounded for seven days.

too much that literacy remains the most important tool a person can possess. But four out of 10 Can-adians are said to be either semi-literate, or illiterate: unable to read a newspaper, a telephone book, or an instruction manual with the full complement of understanding.

I attended two literacy work-shops over the course of the years. One of them, held in Williams Lake, was a real eye opener. The question raised was glaringly ob-vious. Why, given the years they spent in our school systems, did so many people not have the literacy skills that most of our old-timers and pioneers possessed after only a few years of primary school edu-cation?

The cause, it was stated, was the method used to teach a whole generation how to read and write. The old phonics system, I was told

by a teacher way back in the late 1950s, was a “long and laborious method”, and easier methods, pre-sumably, had been found.

Be that as it may. I recall that, while working at UBC, the depart-ments were informed that gradu-ates from our high schools entering the faculty of engineering did not have the literacy skills required. English 101 was added to the cur-riculum of these students.

My grandparents and parents had only primary school educa-tions. But they wrote with a liter-ate hand, were great readers, and wrote letters about their lives and their times that were interesting to read.

We can never undervalue the power of the ability to communi-cate, not only in reading and writ-ing, but verbally too. Without those skills, young people and older people miss whole generations of knowledge.

Literacy a skill we can’t lose

Smart meters pose little risk

RCMP from p. 2

ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM: There was a great turnout for the South Green Lake Volunteer Fire Department’s Community Day at the fi re hall July 4. Kamloops

resident Lynn Holgate (l), Mary and Gibb Holgate of Ashcroft, and Donna Brezina

of Cache Creek took a break from the action to enjoy their ice cream cones.Photograph by Ken Alexander

BC Hydro and customers all play a role in electrical safety, now and in the future. The installation of new meters throughout the prov-ince involves a visit to every cus-tomer, and provides a unique op-portunity for BC Hydro to identify and address safety issues.

The risk of a smart meter ex-change causing electrical problems is extremely low. Before smart meters, BC Hydro routinely ex-changed up to 40,000 analog me-ters per year. In fact, meter socket failures are occurring at the same very low rate – about 0.05 per cent – with the new smart meter exchan-ges as they did with old meter ex-changes.

Nonetheless, both BC Hydro and customers need to be on the lookout for any potential electrical safety issues.

BC Hydro has installed over 1.5 million smart meters through-out the province. The overwhelm-ing majority of the installations have been problem-free.

When replacing a meter, BC Hydro plugs the new meter, which is the end point of the electricity grid, into the customer’s meter socket. The meter socket belongs to the customer. Like an electrical socket, a properly functioning me-ter socket should be able to accom-modate frequent meter exchanges.

During the smart meter ex-change, BC Hydro conducts a thor-ough inspection of the meter sock-et before a new meter is installed. If installers discover problems with a customer’s meter socket, BC Hy-dro will contact the homeowner and offer to bring in a qualifi ed electrician to fi x the problem at BC Hydro’s expense.

Meter socket failures are ex-tremely rare. To date, there have

been approximately 1,000 cases where BC Hydro has found pre-existing damage to a custom-er’s meter socket after the old me-ter was removed, including eroded wiring, improper meter socket in-stallations, and pre-existing elec-trical bypasses.

Like old meters, smart meters do not generate a charge and are designed so that it is impossible for the connectors to come into contact with each other. In fact, the new meters provide improved surge protection – up to 575 volts, as compared to 385 volts for old me-ters.

In addition, the new meters will enable BC Hydro to alert the cus-tomer if they are exceeding their service rating and in need of an up-grade to ensure safety. Smart me-ters are regulated by British Colum-bia Electrical Safety Regulations, the American National Standards Institute, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and Inter-national Electrotechnical Commis-sion.

While equipment on the cus-tomer side of the grid is designed to last a long time, it can some-times deteriorate through the years. The best indicator of any issue with electrical equipment is lighting.

Customers should watch for sustained fl ickering of lights or multiple lights getting brighter or dimmer in their home. If customers notice this problem, they should contact an electrician.

Customers should also ensure that any modifi cations to a home or business that involve wiring are done by a qualifi ed electrician.

For more information, please contact BC Hydro Media Relations at (604) 928-6468, or visit the web-site at www.bchydro.com/media

Documents

Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal, August 14, 2012