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Coyotes shut out Lillooet 6-0

(Above) Ashcroft Novice goalie Waylon Hoggard makes another save to shut out the Lillooet team. (Below) Louis and Cimarone Minnabarriet take the puck away from a Lillooet player in last Saturday’s game.

Ashcroft’s Novice team, the Coyotes, shut out their Lillooet counterparts in their first regulation win of this season 6-0 in Ashcroft last Saturday.

The players are working hard as a team and coming together. There were a lot of smiling faces on the ice for sure! Great job everyone!

Congratulations to goal scorers Holden Kinvig, Cimarone Minnabarriet, Shawn Minna-barriet, Dallon Tomey and Henry Quiring, and to Cimarone MInnabarriet, Rylan James and Shawn Minnabarriet for their assists.

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Great year for local busAs it enters its seventh year of

service, it seems as though the lo-cal community bus service has finally left its growing pains be-hind.

“It’s been a good year,” said Ashcroft Chief Administrative Of-ficer Michelle Allen.

The BC Transit began in Janu-ary 2008 among Ashcroft, Cache Creek and Clinton.

At some point, unanounced, In-terior Health’s bus became part of the partnership, and Cache Creek opted out of the service in 2013 citing rising costs. Last summer, TNRD’s Area I stepped in as a partner.

Having Area I as a partner, she says, means that service is provid-ed to the Ashcroft Indian Band and Bonaparte Indian Band.

The first operator was a chal-lenge, said Allen. A new operator - Yellowhead Community Services based in Clearwater - took over last April.

The service has replaced its old buses with two new buses - the lo-cal bus and Health Connections bus that travels from Lillooet to Kamloops.

And fuel prices are under $1 per litre which makes for lower

travel costs.“Unprecedented low fuel costs,

new buses and a new operator” have combined to make it a very good year for the service. Add to that, ridership and revenues for buses are up..

The Health Connections bus travels from Lillooet to Kamloops, while the local bus makes its regu-lar run between Ashcroft and Clin-ton, travels to Kamloops on Mon-days and makes stops in Area I but users have to call ahead.

Over 1,400 people rode the lo-cal bus in 2014, with the bulk of the ridership using it to travel between Ashcroft and Clinton for non med-ical purposes.

Allen says that anything left over in the 2014 budget will be put into a reserve fund to cover un-expected costs in future years.

It just all came together this year, she said. “Every-body’s in their groove.”

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Pursuant to Bylaw No. 753, Ashcroft residents are reminded that it is unlawful for any person to permit any accumulation of snow or ice to remain upon any sidewalk in front of or abutting any premises owned or occupied by him/her after ten o’clock in any morning of any day.

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Disturbing residentJan. 6 at 3:30 pm police re-

ceived a complaint from a fe-male resident at the Nugget motel in Cache Creek about a male in his 50s who was creat-ing a disturbance there. The at-tending officer was told that he had ut-tered threats to many of the residents. The intoxicated man, of no fixed ad-dress, was located in one of the units and arrested for creating a disturbance. He was lodged in cells until sober.

Skipped on the billJan. 7 at 6 pm police received a

complaint from staff at the Desert Inn motel in Cache Creek about a guest who had stayed there for four days and left without paying. He was described as 45-50 years old and between 5’10” and six feet tall. He left in a pickup truck that was registered to to an owner in Vernon.

Threats madeJan. 13 in the afternoon a landlord

in Ashcroft reported that while evicting

a tennant, the 21 year old man threat-ened to damage the owner’s property. The matter is still under investigation.

Driver stoppedJan. 15 at 8:30 am police received

a complaint of an erratic or impaired driver in a commercial vehicle on Hwy 1 just east of Cache Creek. The vehicle was located and stopped, but the driver showed no sign of impairment. The 41 year old Kamloops man said he didn’t think he was driving all that badly, either.

Mini van off roadJan. 15 at 8:45 pm police received a

call about a mini van down an embank-ment off Hwy 99 about 15 km from the Hwy 97 junction. Police attended but couldn’t locate the vehicle. An in-vestigation showed that the vehicle had

gone off the road the night be-fore and the driver was able to call for a tow truck. The tow truck picked up the mini van and gave the driver, a 69 year old Lone Butte man, a ride into Cache Creek. He was con-tacted later that day in 100 Mile House.

Uninsured vehicle left on street

Jan. 16 police investigat-ed a complaint about an un-insured vehicle that had been parked on Stage Rd. by the Canyon Heights Apt. build-ing for about 10 months. The owner was contacted and said it broke down there so he left it, not realizing that he was breaking the law. The 63 year old Cache Creek man said he would take care of it.

Loud residentJan. 17 police were called

to the Nugget motel by the manager about a long term resident who was yelling and screaming and disturbing everyone. All was quiet when police arrived and the 31 year old woman refused to answer the door of her unit. The man-ager was left to deal with the matter.

Car in ditchJan. 17 at 1:30 am police received

a call from a motorist about a vehicle in the ditch north of Cache Creek. The caller also reported seeing someone stumbling around near the vehicle. Po-lice attended and found a 1990 Honda Accord in the ditch with minor dam-age. There was no one nearby. The owner was contacted, but the 42 year old Marble Canyon man denied being the driver. He did not provide any infor-mation on who may have been driving.

Cyclist draws attentionJan. 17 at 4:45 am police received

one of several calls about a man rid-ing a bicycle on Hwy 1 between Lyt-ton and Cache Creek. The caller re-ported seeing a bicycle and bags at the side of the northbound lane of the high-way and was concerned that the cyc-list may have fallen down an embank-ment, but he didn’t stop to check. The 71 year old Montney man was located a short while later on his bike, wearing a high visibility vest and dressed for the weather.

Fight in a residenceJan. 17 at 2 pm police attended a

residence on the Ashcroft Reserve af-ter a report that an intioxicated 25 year old man was fighting with another man. The 25 year old Kamloops man, for-merly from Ashcroft, was arrested and lodged in cells until sober.

Suspicious manJan. 18 around 5 pm police were

called to an Ashcroft residence after two 10 year old girls feared that they were being followed. They said they were walking in downtown Ashcroft when they started seeing the same older model white car everywhere. They said it finally came to a stop and a man, be-tween 50-60 years old with white hair and wearing a blue jacket, got out and followed them onto the bridge. They ran the rest of the way to one of their homes. Police make patrols looking for the man or the vehicle but neither were located. Anyone with information on either is asked to call the RCMP at 453-2216.

Slushy roadsJan. 18 at 10:30 am police received

a report of a vehicle in the ditch on Hwy 1 north of the Esso. Police found a Chevrolet Impala in the ditch and a tow truck hoisting it out. The driver, a 28 year old Kamloops woman, said she’d lost control of the car on slushy roads and it got sucked into the ditch.

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Sonja Matthews and Maria Russell-Martin beat the bushes, figuratively speaking, as they tally up the local birds during the 2014 Christmas Bird Count on Dec. 23.

Premier Christy Clark listens to Ashcroft Terminal vice president Kleo Landucci explain their progress while Clark was in Ashcroft in 2013.

Seedy Saturday kickstarts the season

Bird Count records changing pattern

Women leaders celebrated

A “Celebration of Women in Leadership” dinner in Ashcroft on Jan. 15 saw more than 30 people gather to discuss what women bring to communities in terms of leadership and knowledge.

The dinner - hosted by MLA Jackie Tegart - was attended by lo-cal women (and a handful of men) who are prominent in business, politics, education, and volunteer organizations. MLA Tegart kicked things off by highlighting the num-ber of women in the provincial government - both as MLAs and behind the scenes - then turned the microphone over to former repor-ter and news anchor Pamela Mar-tin and local businesswoman Kleo Landucci, who both spoke of the necessity of encouraging young people to step up and make a dif-ference in their communities. Mar-tin emphasized the importance of

support for young women as they take on leadership roles while try-ing to balance the competing de-mands of work and family.

Landucci also touched on the work/life challenges many women face, remarking that it’s tough to go from an executive meeting at work to reading My Little Pony to an expectant child. She stressed that lessons in leadership and busi-ness start at home, and said that she was fortunate to have parents who taught her to be informed and en-gaged from a young age. “Leader-ship is about tenacity, passion, be-ing inspiring and motivating,” she said, adding that we all need to lead and teach the younger generation, so that instead of asking what can be done for them, they ask what they can do for their communities and employers.

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Eight hardy bird watchers counted 3,441 birds in the Ashcroft-Cache Creek area on Dec. 23 for the 2014 annual Christmas Bird Count.

“While the total number of birds counted is near average, the number of species seen is frus-tratingly less than 40,” out of a possible 70 said team leader Karl Ricker.

The number of species has fallen from a high of 45 in 2005, the first year of the local count, to an average of 39 10 years later.

“Nonetheless,” he said, “it was a good count for rap-tors, geese, flick-ers, blackbirds, Bo-hemian waxwings and, surprising-ly, Fox sparrows! – and, unfortunately, Eurasian collared-doves!”

The doves are a recent import to British Colum-bia and their num-bers have been in-creasing rapidly in the past five years. They first appeared in the local count in 2005 with 17 being noted. This year their numbers were up to 234.

The Eurasian collared doves are mainly light gray with some white and a distinct-ive black “collar” around their necks, and are not to be confused with the rock pigeons, or

doves, which have been here much longer. This year for the first time, one mourning dove was also spotted.

Duck numbers were down this year, pos-sibly owing to higher than normal water lev-els because of the mild winter. Higher levels of water make it harder for the ducks to feed on plants on the river beds.

However, an outstanding 462 Canada geese were counted this year, thanks to two very large migrating flocks that were flying south.

Bald eagle numbers were slightly higher than normal, with the group spotting 39 adults and 24 juveniles, but there were only four hawks and two falcons spotted this year. And only one chukar, despite a valiant search for them.

“Not helping matters, this was the first year we missed on a Northern shrike, despite looking hard for one at Cache Creek,” said Ricker.

No owls were spotted this year, either.The number of finches and sparrows was

low. Magpie, raven and starling sightings were below average, while crows yielded the second highest count in 10 years: 301 were spotted this year, with 439 counted in 2008.

Bohemian waxwings were out in good num-bers for the Count - 845 were spotted, but that is only the third hightest number in the Count’s 10 year history.

Participating in the 2014 Count were Karl Ricker (team leader) from Whistler, Bert Parke and Ray Town from Logan Lake, Marilyn Cram from Squamish, Sonja Matthews and Maria Russell Martin from Ashcroft, and Gary Wins-low and Wendy Coomber from Cache Creek.

The Christmas “Bird Census” started in 1900. The Christmas Bird Count, as it is now called, is conducted in over 2,000 localities across Canada, the United States, Latin Amer-ica, and the Caribbean. These bird observations have been amassed into a huge database that re-flects the distribution and numbers of winter birds over time.

As seed catalogues start arriv-ing in mailboxes, local garden-ers look wistfully at their dormant garden beds and lawns, wishing for an early start to the season.

Cache Creek’s second annual Seedy Saturday on Feb. 7 will get those yard and garden plans sprouting.

This free event is sponsored by the Cache Creek Beautifica-tion Society and features a free seed exchange as well as seeds for sale, speakers, display tables, door prizes, kids activities and and a concession.

Everyone is welcome, gar-deners or not, to attend and vis-it or listen and take part in talking about their plans for Spring.

Kamloops’ Master Garden-er Elaine Sedgman will be giving a talk at 11 am about Pollinators in the Garden - what they do and how we can encourage them. Other speakers will be added to the day’s events as the event draws near. Watch for posters or check out the Cache Creek Market Facebook page.

Event organizers are looking for vendors with yard and garden-related items or home made

products for sale. Call 250-457-9587 and leave a message.

Shake off those Winter doldrums and start planning! Come out to Seedy Saturday, Feb. 7 at the Cache Creek Community Hall from 10 am to 3 pm.

Shirley Wells (left) from Laughing Swan Farms will be back this year with her heritage vegetable and herb seeds.


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A WINTER LANDSCAPE of sagebrush, rabbit brush and native grasses

VICTORIA – Did you do a “cleanse” to start the year? A diet or supplements to, you know, “detox” your body?

Please, if you did, I don’t want the details. I’m here to discuss the underlying assumptions of this fad. TV presenter Dr. Oz is a pro-moter of various schemes, soup diets and the like, but there are many books and consumer prod-ucts being flogged.

“Supplements, tea, homeop-athy, coffee enemas, ear candles and foot baths promise you a detoxified body,” writes Ontario pharmacist Scott Gavura, who treats cancer patients with medicine’s most potent drugs.

Frustrated by the pharmacy indus-try’s willingness to cash in on fake cures for nonexistent conditions, Ga-vura began contributing to Science-BasedMedicine.org, where you can search “detox” to find his takedown of this notion.

He traces the roots of purification rituals in religious and medical history, such as when patients were bled with leeches.

Actual “detox” is administered in hospital for those with dangerous lev-els of drugs, alcohol or other poisons. Credible physicians abandoned theor-ies of “autointoxication” in the 19th century.

“Today’s version of autointoxica-tion argues that some combination of food additives, salt, meat, fluoride, pre-

scription drugs, smog, vaccine ingredi-ents, GMOs and perhaps last night’s bottle of wine are causing a buildup of ‘toxins’ in the body,” Gavura writes. “And don’t forget gluten. Gluten is the new evil and therefore, is now a toxin.”

Gluten-free products now occupy whole sections of grocery stores, not far from the pricey “organic” produce that may or may not be tested for syn-thetic pesticides.

Living in the Lower Mainland 20 years ago, I noticed people lugging big plastic jugs to the grocery store to fill with water. Metro Vancouver is a rain-forest, with some of the best tap water in the world, so I wondered what they were trying to avoid.

Discreet inquiries yielded similar answers. Aside from the odd supersti-tion about chlorine or fluoride, they had no idea at all. They didn’t know about the Coquitlam reservoir, or ozonation, or what they were buying, which was essentially municipal water run through

a filter. They had been convinced to pay $2 for water in plastic bottles, and this somehow led to the conclu-sion that their tap water is only fit for washing clothes and driveways.

Vaccinations? Don’t get me start-ed. In the past year I have had an argument with a registered nurse at a blood donor clinic, annoyed that the health ministry denied her imagined “right” to infect frail patients with in-fluenza, and with a veteran politician who only recently overcame a vague taboo against putting vaccines in her

body.It’s no wonder people constantly

fall for enviro-scares like toxins from the Alberta oil sands that are actual-ly concentrated in cities where all that fuel is burned, or the threat of genetic-ally modified canola oil, or smart me-ters. The media are frequently part of the problem, lacking scientific literacy and preferring conflict over common sense.

At the risk of giving you too much information, I did a cleanse last year. It was for a screening colonoscopy, one of many that have taxed the B.C. health care system since a new test was added to the standard medical checkup.

Try that one if you’re over 50.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc

This week’s news flash: Tobaggans are bad! They’ve joined the category of merry-go-rounds, teeter totters, sand boxes, swings with heavy wooden seats and all of the other things that we enjoyed as a child.

I’ve been hearing negative remarks about tobaggans for the past few weeks on the in-ternet, but when I called up a recent story, it was about tubing, not tobaganning. I had to look up tubing to see what it was, since my only experience with “tubing” was as a water accessory.

And the story begain in 2013 at Sun Peaks when parents took their 2 year old tubing! Each, apparently, on a separate tube, but holding hands as they went down the hill.

Tubes don’t look all that stable if you’re looking for a slow, steady ride down the hill in a straight line. Well, the child fell out of her tube and the mother jumped out of hers. The child was fine. Mom broke her leg. Now they’re suing Sun Peaks for negligence in letting young children use the tube park.

Yes, it’s probably not for children that young, but mom and dad maybe should have thought that one through first.

Getting back to tobaggans, I remem-ber when we used to pile on to them be-fore going down the hill - the old city gar-bage dump was a popular location, as was the “ampitheatre” at the local college. Fall-ing off halfway down was more fun because you only had to walk halfway back up the hill.

Still, there’s always room for accidents when children are off in their own worlds, having fun. One of my out-of-town cousins was out tobagganing with us one night and was almost hit as she stood at the bottom of the run by a tobaggan coming at her at full steam. She jumped out of the way and hit her head on something harder as she landed. She cried and swore she had a concussion and that was the end of our tobagganing for the night.

I’ve heard of more serious accidents with children on snowboards and even skiis, but I haven’t heard any call - yet - for banning either snowboards or skiis. Maybe if tobag-ganing was an Olympic sport there wouldn’t be any talk of banning it, either.

Life is risky. That’s part of the fun.

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The life of Cougar Annie remembered in song and storiesWRAPS Spring Concert prospects looking good

Winding Rivers Arts and Performance Society starts off 2015 with some enter-tainment prospects. Make sure you get your tickets in advance for the remaining three shows of WRAPS Concert Series events held at St Albans Hall in Ash-croft. Heading to our neck of the woods on Saturday, March 15 for a 3pm mati-nee is Katrina Kadoski’s musical one-woman show called “Cougar Annie Tales” about the life and times of an amazing west coast female pioneer.

Cougar Annie is famed for killing 70 cougars and outliving four husbands in the remote and windswept Clayquot rainforest. In Kadoski’s musical one-woman show, Annie’s stories, letters and photos from her long and fascinating life are interwoven with original songs (on guitar and banjo) by this delightful Vancouver island Performer.

Acclaimed actor-singer-songwriter Katrina Kadoski spent three years care-taking Cougar Annie’s off-the-grid homestead and garden 50 km north of Tofino. Her personal story is fascinating and of great interest to the media wherever she has toured. The play runs 65 min-utes, and a 15 minute talkback session is optional.

Coming up in April will be Singer, Songwriter and Dulcimer Ace Rick Scott, an award winning singer, songwriter, storyteller and actor who combines music and laughter in lively, participatory concerts for all ages. His gift for combining wacky humour and poignant hu-man commentary has earned him a devoted following from four generations around the world. He will be com-ing to Ashcroft on Sunday, April 12 for a special 3pm matinee show.

For over 35 years, Rick has performed over one thousand shows in schools, festivals and concert halls in Canada, the US, Australia and Southeast Asia. He’s the Goodwill Ambassador for the Down Syndrome Re-search Foundation and offers inspirational keynote con-certs for educators and caregivers, and “Music as a Second Language” song writing workshops for people who don’t think that they’re musical.

Scott has released 18 albums including a 4-CD musical audio novel and seven children’s CDs hon-ored with three Juno nominations and Parents’ Choice, Family Choice. NAPPA Gold, iParenting Media, Chil-dren’s Music Web and Canadian Folk Music Awards. In February he will premiere a program introducing chil-dren to orchestra with the Vancouver Island Symphony.

Capping off the Concert Series on Monday, May 15

will be the Iskwew Singers. Iskwew (pronounced Is-kway-yo) is a trio of Canadian Aboriginal women who

create and perform songs in the plains tradition. Songs that tell stories of connection to the earth, the Creator and one another. The heartbeat of mother earth is heard through their drums, underscoring a message of culture from a people who have survived the impacts of colonization.

Coming from the Cree Na-tion of Canada, each artist des-cends from a long line of singers.

Krystle Pederson, Sandy Scofield and Fara Palmer are all award winners with active careers in other forms of music and art. Through Iskwew, these power-ful singers bring the songs and sounds of their rich and vibrant culture to the ears of the world.

They perform at local, regional and national music festivals and cultural events. Internationally, they have per-formed at the 2012 Yoreme Encuentre Festival in various locations throughout Sinaloa Mexico, the 2011 Rainforest International World Music Festival in Borneo, Malaysia, the Ollin Kan Inter-national World Music Festival in Mex-ico City, 2009, and the First Peoples International Festival in France, 2006. Nationally, they have performed at the National Art Centre in Ottawa, Vancou-ver’s Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, the 2012 Lunenburg Folk Har-bour Festival in Nova Scotia and the 2013 Edmonton Folk Festival.

Iskwew Singers wear traditional clothing or regalia and play hand drums and rattles; each song is a story and these stories are told. Not wanting to leave audiences in their seats, they en-gage them in a final ‘friendship round dance’ before their show is over.

Tickets are available in advance at The Ashcroft Bakery, Nature’s Gifts, the Ashcroft Liquor Store and UniTea Tea Room, or by calling (250) 453-2053 or email [email protected]. to reserve. You can also help out as a Volunteer to get a dis-counted ticket! Well worth it for just a few hours work. For more information, go to www.windingriversarts.ca .

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Fun and games among the great music and serious discussionHave fun with Charades at UniTea

UniTea will be hosting an ongoing date-based Family Fun Games Night ...starting with Charades! on Thursday, Jan. 29 from 7-9:30pm. Other games available are Dominos, Monopoly, Chess, Checkers, Cards, Crib and lots of fun and simple games for kids of all ages! Bring down the whole family, challenge your neighbours to some fun! Lots of toys as well. A free event at UniTea Tea Room 100-210 Railway Ave. in Ashcroft. (250) 453-9345 for more information.

Community Spiritual Video Circle begins at UniTea

UniTea will be hosting the first of many ongoing Video/Discussion Nights featuring a range of Spiritual/Environ-mental Documentary style Videos for mutual enjoyment and conversation. The evening will include a portion of the night dedicated to discussion and reflection on the video presented at each evenings Video Circle.

The first night will feature the Wayne Dyer produced “The Shift” on Thursday, Feb. 5 at 7pm. This is a free event. In this video, Dr. Wayne W. Dyer explores the spiritual journey from ambition to mean-ing. The powerful shift from the ego con-structs we are taught early in life by par-ents and society that promote an empha-sis on achievement and accumulation are shown in contrast to a life of meaning, fo-

cused on serving and giving back.Through the intertwined stories of

an overachieving businessman, a moth-er of two seeking her own expression in the world, and a director trying to make a name for himself, this entertaining film not only inspires, but also teaches us how to create a life of meaning and purpose.

All of the key characters in the film experience what Dr. Dyer describes as a “quantum moment”. It opens the door to transformation for them as they recog-nize and begin to live “the music inside” that Dr. Dyer teaches we were all born with but too often push aside while we are busy living our lives. One of the key points in the movie: what if we come to the end of our life and discover it was all wrong?

The three stories (as well as some additional, interesting character develop-ment) are expertly woven throughout the movie and accompanied by voice-over’s from Dr. Dyer. His deep, soothing voice always seems to hit the mark and works perfectly within each scene that it is add-ed to. (Not too much, not too little.) The dramatizations are used to illustrate Dr. Dyer’s timely teaching of transforma-tion from a life of ambition into a more meaningful life; a life that can be just as successful and full of prosperity and am-bition as you desire but with greater sig-nificance through a deeper, spiritual mo-tivation.

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UniTea Tea Room invites you to a Valentines Tea Party

UniTea Tea Room will feature lo-cal world folk fusion quartet ‘Spiritus Mundii’ (guitars, acoustic bass flute and percussion) on Saturday, Feb. 14 -Valen-tine’s Day. It will be a fun event to invite sweeties of all kinds and lovers of live and local music. Themed special drink and nibblies will be on the menu. Door priz-es and Tea samples. Tickets at the door or call to reserve (250) 453-9345.

Time for some old-time mountain music and comforting cuisine!

Creative Cow Productions and The Grand Central Restaurant will co-host a Dinner Concert on Saturday, March 21 for wife and husband duo Pharis & Jason Romero. The Dinner/Concert is at Ashcroft’s newest eatery - The Grand Central Restaurant. This co-produc-tion is the first of many in collaboration with Nadine Davenport Owner/Present-er from UniTea Tea Room. Doors open at 5pm with music starting at 7:30pm. Tick-ets are available for the Dinner/Show and just for the Show and are now available in advance at UniTea Tea Room and The Grand Central. Call (250) 453-9345 for more information.

Pharis & Jason reside in Horsefly, where Jason also makes his own guitars and banjos. You can expect some beauti-ful, striking duet singing with acoustic and National guitar and banjo on origin-als and well-loved songs from others.

Close your eyes and you’ll think you are sitting on the front porch of some Appalachian cabin, kicking back with

a banjo and guitar and some sweet tea. Rooted in the old-time mountain music of Virginia and Tennessee, their approach is an unpretentious and simple with one sin-gle microphone between the two - for that Grand Ol Opry sound.

Their chemistry is undeniable, and the song feels like it’s been rolling along a dusty plain out west for decades, just waiting to be picked up and sung. An-chored by Pharis’s rock-solid rhythm gui-tar and propelled by Jason’s inventive picking on a variety of banjos and guitars, their plaintive voices and soulful blend capture the ear and the imagination.

Pharis & Jason released their second duo record, Long Gone Out West Blues, in early 2013. It is a record with an adven-turous sense of simplicity and a refresh-ing veteran spirit in keeping with their love of songs new and old, connecting 1927 to modern days in a most wonder-ful way with vibrantly close duet singing, poignant songwriting, hand-made banjos, and old acoustic guitars.

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Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday • 12 pm - 5 pm Thursday - Friday • 12 pm - 11 pm

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

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Ashcroft Royal Canadian LegionFRI., JAN. 23rd • 6:30 - 7:15 pmRobbie Burns Dinner

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Jan. 23: Youth night from 6:30-8pm, ages 10 -18. Fun games, craft, music snacks and social time with friends! Basket ball follows from 8:15-9:15pm for ages 12 and up. Cache Creek Community Hall. Adults welcome!

Jan. 26: Cache Creek Council meeting at 4:30 pm in the Village Of� ce.

Feb. 3: Bonaparte Watershed Stewardship Society AGM at 7 pm at Manie’s Restaurant in Cache Creek. Everyone is welcome. RSVP Al Midgley for seating: 250 457-9288 or [email protected]

Feb. 7: Seedy Saturday is back, hosted by the Cache Creek Beauti� cation Society. 10 am to 3 pm at the Cache Creek Community Hall. Gardening talks, vendors, displays, children’s activities, food. Admission is free.

Feb. 10: All are welcome at the United Church Women’s Friendship Tea, 2:00pm at the Zion United Church Hall, Brink Street, Ashcroft.

“Cars on Ice” at Barnes Lake (east of Ashcroft) Jan. 31 - Feb. 1; Feb. 14 - 15; Feb. 28 - Mar. 1. Watch cars race wheel-to-wheel or against the clock!

Village of Ashcroft Memories Project: Watch and listen as local pioneers share their memories. Show time is at 1:30pm at the Community Hall on Brink Street. Admission is free; refreshments will be served. Jan. 25: “Sports”, “Business”, and “Railway”. Feb. 8: “First Nations” and “Ranching/Rodeos”. Feb. 22: “Mining”, “Sawmill/Logging”, and “The Hospital”.

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Three Clinton veterans honoured

World War II Veterans HonouredOn Friday, Jan. 16, MP Cathy Mc-

Leod was on hand at the Royal Canadian Legion #194, Clinton Branch to make a presentation to three very special individ-uals.

This is a Veterans Affairs initiative to recognize living veterans of the Second

World War. The initiative was launched to mark the 75th anni-versary of the war, which claimed the lives of more than 46,500 Can-adians.

The pin’s design and the certifi-cate’s illustration are based on the original “Victory Nickel,” which had a flaming torch and a large V. It was put into circulation in 1943 to 1945 and re-issued in 2005 to commemorate the 60th anniver-sary of Victory in Eur-

ope Day.MP McLeod thanked the

three veterans for their sacri-fice and service to their coun-try and presented the special pins and certificates to Clin-ton area residents Alex Wall-

ner, Red Allison and Ray Swan.

A large gathering of family, friends and Legion members were on hand to enjoy a lovely dinner with a special cake to help honour the veterans.

As MP McLeod stat-ed, “Your service shall not be forgotten. It is because of people like you that we enjoy the freedoms we have in this country. Thank you for your service”.

Building Center Break-in

Some time over night on Jan. 15-16 the Clinton Home Building Center had unexpected visitor(s). Someone broke in and helped them selves to a variety of items from the store. The theft was discovered

when employees arrived early Fri-day morning to open up the store for the day.

If anyone saw or heard any-thing unusual at the Building Cen-ter any time after the store closed at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 15 they are asked to call the Clinton De-tachment of the RCMP at 250-459-2221.

If you have information about this (or any other) crime and wish

to remain anonymous you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIPS (8477).

Clinton Family Fun DayThe snow has been plentiful and the

Clinton Snow Jockey Club members have been grooming the ski trails and getting everything ready for some winter fun.

Bring the family out to the Big Bar Cross Country Ski Trails on Big Bar Road and take part in the Clinton Snow Jockey Family Fun Day on Saturday, Jan. 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Smokies, hot dogs, coffee and hot chocolate will be available for a small fee.

Susan Swan459-2224 or [email protected]

STRIKING A BALANCE

(l-r) Legion President Roland Stanke and veterans Red Allison, Alex Wallner and Ray Swan with MP Cathy McLeod.

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Out of the mouths of dogsAs I type this week’s

column I have four precious pups sleeping at my feet. Two are my 30-pound Cockapoos, Lola and Charlie, and the other two are my friend’s dogs who each weigh at least twice that. One of them is a Labradoodle named Sierra that I dog-sit often, the fourth is a Portuguese Water Dog who has been staying with us for the last two weeks while her family is on vacation. Kahli is her name

and she is, as my Papa would have called her, a furry little rascal. To be fair, the other three � t that descrip-tion as well, but this one’s mischievous in a different way than I’m accustomed to.I can’t say I wasn’t

warned though.“Give her these,” my

friend Kari had said, handing me a bag of

assorted items before leaving on her trip. “She always has to have something hang-ing out of her mouth.”Kari was right about

that. But her pooch’s oral � xation extended well beyond the bag of dog toys and goodies she supplied me with. In fact, Kahli grew tired of what was in that bag right away and searched high and low in her new sur-roundings for more interesting things to sniff, mangle and relo-cate to our back yard.

Out there I discov-ered the chewed-up comb, toothbrush, bottle caps, Tupper-ware lids, Christmas ornaments, markers, underpants and socks that she’d taken from the house. Thankfully I didn’t

� nd any empty jars of peanut butter, boxes of cereal or bags of pota-to chips like those I’ve found from my dogs in years past. I certainly didn’t want her getting sick or blowing her healthy diet, but con-trolling what she ate

wasn’t always easy. Near the end of her

stay with us she found a Barbie doll on the patio and brought it in the house. I didn’t discover her new-found plaything right away. By the time I came into the kitchen and heard the famil-iar clacking sound of Kahli’s teeth breaking something apart it was way too late to save it. Out of her mouth

dangled “Cheerleader Barbie” and over 30 of her chewed up body parts were strewn down the hallway like a plastic crumb trail. Fortunately Kahli

seemed far more inter-ested in dismantling the � gurine than in-gesting it, but I wor-ried she might swallow one of the small pieces so I immediately tried to get it away from her. Of course this was exactly what she was

hoping for: a high-speed chase. Like so many times

in the past two weeks I ran around the house chasing after her, call-ing for her to stop. And like so many times she would pause brie� y to look back at me, glee-fully wagging her tail before running some more and eventually escaping out the doggy door that was almost too small for her to squeeze through. On this particular oc-

casion I managed to get outside fast enough to see her hide her toy

- previously known as my daughter’s toy - in the snow. I went to the spot she’d dropped it, plunged my hand into the � uffy white stuff and rescued Barbie’s legs.I then went about

collecting the rest of her remains.With the exception

of one arm, which is still missing in action, I found everything including the blonde smiling head back in the house. Kahli only had two

days left with us at that point, but I wasn’t

taking any chances and got her some high quality dental chew bones. They didn’t provoke any chases from us, but they still seemed to keep her happily busy. Once the snow melts

I expect we’ll uncover some more mutilated treasures to remind us of our adventures with Kahli the klepto. Until next time, she and her antics will be missed around here.Lori Welbourne is a

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School District #74 (Gold Trail) seeks the services of a Family and Youth Care Worker for Cache Creek Elementary and David Stoddart Schools.

FAMILY and YOUTH CARE WORKER28 hours per week, effective 16 February 2015 or as

soon as possible, serving Cache Creek Elementaryand David Stoddart Schools

7 hours/day x 4 days/week (28 hours/week)The successful applicant will bring to the position:

• a Bachelor degree in Social Work or a diploma or certificate in a related field;

• successful experience in counseling, especially youth at risk;

• successful experience supporting students to learn self-regulation strategies;

• successful experience working with youth who have drug and alcohol issues;

• strong interpersonal and communication skills; successful experience establishing connections with families; proven track record of working with Aboriginal students and their families; demonstrated ability to plan and facilitate family and community information sessions and workshops, ie. Drug/Alcohol Awareness, Self-Esteem Building;

• demonstrated ability to act as a positive role model for Aboriginal students as well as all students in the school.

The successful applicant will provide personal counselling to identified students, families and communities and consult with teaching and administrative personnel, when necessary, to ensure each student has the best chance for success.The successful applicant will become a school district employee and eligible for an attractive salary and benefits package in accordance with current practice. A criminal record check will be required prior to commencing duties. Applications, including a detailed resume with three references, and confirmation of certification, will be accepted by the undersigned until 4:00 p.m., 30 January 2015:

Teresa DownsSuperintendent of Schools

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

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

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

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

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

Ashcroft & District Rodeo AssociationPhone: 250-457-9390

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

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

Desert Bells Handbell ChoirCarmen Ranta 250-457-9119

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Desert Spokes Cycle SocietyPhone 250-457-9348

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 250-453-2053

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

Soccer AssociationContact: Tom Watson Phone 250-457-7178

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

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

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

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

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

Ashcroft Hospice ProgramShirley 250-453-9202

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


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Living WellAward available to SD 74 studentsKeep your eye on your goal

Age no barrier to activityThe first business

meeting of 2015 for the Ashcroft-Cache Creek Seniors Associ-ation was held on Jan. 15, following a deli-cious and varied pot luck lunch which I am sure every-one enjoyed very much - all the plates were well scraped clean, anyway.

Lunch was followed by an in-formational talk by Dave Durk-sen about the progress made by the Interior Health Forum, between our Focus Group and our Interior Health Region officials. From what he told us, there have been some very productive meetings and talks, and we were all very pleased to hear that such progress was be-ing made. We are all right behind you, Dave!

After that, Alice Durksen brought to our notice an open invi-tation to visit the Art Club on Jan. 21 from 11am to 1pm to see how they go about producing the won-derful effects that appear on their canvases. As a non artist I am in-trigued by all the tricks and tech-niques they practise to get their de-sired effects.

Our meeting then attended to the normal business that turns up once a month - reports from differ-ent sections of our group such as Finances, Kitchen, Bingo, Carpet Bowling, Crafts, Card Games and Bridge, all of which are progress-ing well and keeping us happy.

A Carpet Bowling Tournament to be held in Cache Creek Hall on Tuesday, May 5 is in the planning stages, and use of the hall has been granted by Cache Creek Council. Our annual Strawberry Tea will be held on April 25 from 1-3pm and there will be the usual door prizes awarded after we have enjoyed the strawberry shortcake and cream.

When I was rummaging amongst our Christmas “stuff”, an old letter dated 2002 came to

the surface. It was from a woman aged 96 whom I had known all my life. She wrote affectionately about her children and their families and how she knitted slippers for all her grandchildren and great grandchil-dren as she sat in her doorway and conversed with passers-by. After she was widowed, and her children all had left home - a son to BC via Ontario, a daughter to North Bay, Ont. and her other son to England - she firmly took on the task of re-making her life. She had occasion-ally written for the local news-paper, taken part in a radio show called “Bothy Nichts”, a sort of sing along and story telling pro-gram (net ref Bothy Nichts), had been a photographer and now was writing POETRY! She had written a poem called “A’ Jock Tamsen’s Bairns” for which she had won a prize and which had been pub-lished, as she said “In three books!” If you look up the title on the net, there is a translation for a similar poem from the Scots and a glossary. It says more or less that we are all born with potential and what we do with it is what makes the difference, so we should try to be receptive of others and help each other.

It is quite an example she sets us, and I know there are many in our communities who have taken the bull by the horns as my friend did. They have tried to be the best they can be - all with different ap-proaches and results! Next time, I’ll introduce you to some of our members and friends whose paths have diverged greatly over the years before they landed here in Ashcroft. Mind boggling at times, isn’t it, how different and yet how much the same we all are?

The BC Hydro Power Pioneers (retirees) sponsor an annual $1,000 Commun-ity Service Award to a stu-dent attending school full time who is maintaining a passing grade and is 18 years of age or under as of March 31. There are 20 $1,000 awards available in British Columbia.

The 100 Mile Branch of the Power Pioneers are encouraging students to

apply for this award. The 100 Mile area includes all the secondary schools in School District 74 and Peter Skene Ogden Secondary School in 100 Mile House.

Three applications are needed to award the Com-munity Service Award in our area. If we don’t have three applications, the money will go to another area.

The deadline for the

submitting the application is March 31.

The Community Ser-vice Award application may be obtained from your school. They can also be found on www.powerpion-eers.com under Community Support and then Commun-ity Service award.

In previous years this was awarded to students in Ashcroft and Clinton.

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trusting the process really does work!

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Starting from the top (L to R): Raylene, Coach Vicky, Rayna, Mackenzie, coach Patti, Anni, Theresa, Kaytie, Codey, Orianna, Elizabeth, Ashley, Rylea (missing: Kaylee)

game. There was just so much they did not yet know.

The Rams choose to keep their heads up, to keep practicing and to keep learning. They never gave up, they had faith in the process and last week, the Jr. Rams played that same Kam-loops team again. This time, the Rams celebrat-ed a 20 point victory!

There is a lot we can learn from these 13, 14 and 15 year old ladies. Next time you find your-self wanting to give up or losing faith, remem-ber to trust the process and never give up.

Come and watch the Rams in action at Ash-croft secondary this Friday/Saturday! The Jr. Girls and Boys Rams are hosting eight out of town teams. Games are on both Friday and Sat-urday, Jan. 23-24. The Jr. Girls’ first game is on Friday at 12 noon and the Jr. Boys’ first game is on Friday at 1:30. Come cheer and support your teams! Go Rams Go!

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Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal Thursday, January 22, 2015

BAND MANAGERCooks Ferry Indian Band is seeking an energetic and self-motivated Band Manager who will take on a variety of challenges and opportunities and play an integral role in the continued strengthening of the vision for the Cooks Ferry community.Located in Spences Bridge, BC in the beautiful Nicola and Thompson River valleys, the Cooks Ferry Indian Band (CFIB) of the Nlaka’pamux Nation offers a wide range of recreational activities and outdoor adventures. With a proud history rich in culture and tradition, the community is building a promising future through cultural, social and economic development. Involved in the forest industry, mining, tourism and land management, CFIB is looking next to expand their economic development opportunities with capital projects that include housing construction and water system upgrades.Duties:Working closely with Chief and Council and staff, the successful candidate will:

rovide leadership over band programs and services including education, social services, health services, capital projects, housing, recreation, elders care, utilities, public works, and safety;

Bring nancial expertise to the budgeting process and encourage sound policies and practices; stablish and maintain good relationships with other First Nations, governments, industry, and partners and develop

service initiatives for Band members; Foster the vision of the organi ation, coach and mentor staff, and encourage employee training and development; and Support Council goals and priorities.u i ti s:referred uali cations include the following: ou have a degree in commerce, economics, public administration or similar discipline, or e uivalent education

and experience; re an energetic person with demonstrated experience in strategic planning, inter-government relations, program management, project management, budgeting and human resource management; ave progressive leadership abilities and can work effectively in a team environment with Council, community

members and staff; ave superior interpersonal skills; ave competent computer skills; ave strong knowledge of social and economic issues facing First Nations; The ability to adapt to a rural, small community.

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HIRING DRIVERS - Ore haulSeeking qualifi ed drivers for immediate openings

in Ashcroft, B.C. for our Mt. Polley ore haul.

We offer:• Full Time, Year Round Work• Home Every Day• Competitive Wage, Benefi ts & Pension

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We are an equal opportunity employer.

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TEMPORARY INVENTORY HELP NEEDED IN ASHCROFT!

We invite you to assist us:

Fields is a proud recipient of the Rotary “Inclusive Employer” award for exemplifying diversity in the workplace.

If this assignment excites you please drop off your application at the store (350 Railway Avenue) or email

hr elds ca We are waiting to hear from you

Information Education/Trade Schools

Financial Services Heavy Duty Machinery

Apt/Condo for Rent

Career Opportunities

Motels,Hotels



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Employment

Business Opportunities

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Drivers/Courier/Trucking

SUTCO IS seeking U.S. quali-fi ed Class 1 Drivers, steady year round dedicated runs and over the road work available. We offer group health benefi ts, pension, e logs, and auto de-posit pay. apply on line at sut-co.ca/fax resume and abstract to (250)-357-2009/call 1-888-357-2612 ext.230

APPLY NOW: A $2,500 Pen-ny Wise scholarship is available for a woman entering the Journalism Certifi cate Pro-gram at Langara College in Vancouver. Application dead-line April 30, 2015. Email ap-plications: [email protected] For more information visit: www.bccommunitynews.com/ our-programs/scholarship

Help WantedF/T & P/T farm workers req for Bonaparte Bend Winery, end of Apr to mid-Oct. 50+ hours per week $10.49/hr. E-mail re-sumes to [email protected]

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Trades, Technical

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Home ImprovementsFULL SERVICE plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, re-liable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. Call 1-800-573-2928.

A-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS

Used 20’40’45’53’ and insulated containers all

sizes in stock. Trades are welcome.

40’Containers under $2500!DMG 40’ containers under $2,000 each. Also JD 544 & 644 wheel Loaders & 20,000 lb CAT forklift.

Wanted to buy 300 size hydraulic excavator.

Ph Toll free 1-866-528-71081-778-298-3192 8am-5pm

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Misc. for SaleHOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 or visit online: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

STEEL BUILDINGS. “Really big sale!” All steel building models and sizes. Plus extra savings. Buy now and we will store until spring. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 or visit online: www.pioneersteel.ca

Misc. WantedPrivate Collector Looking toBuy Coin Collections, Silver,Antiques, Native Art, Estates +Chad: 778-281-0030 Local

ASHCROFTHillside Manor

Best Apartmentsin the area!

1500 Government Street

Renovated 1 & 2 bedroomVIEW SUITES

Available immediatelyClean, quiet &

well maintained.Air conditioning

Rent includes heat, hot water & cable TV

(valued at over $100/month)

Walking distance to hospital and schools.

Please give our Resident Manager

Bill Manton a chance to impress you.

250-457-0433

Seniors Discount available.

N. ASHCROFT: Beautifully re-no’d 3-bdrm apt. Close to schools, parks, pool. 1-1/2 baths, 7 appl. Plenty of closet, cupboard space. Small deck & lawn. Incl. heat, h/w, a/c, des-ignated parking beside apt. Sep. laundry/storage rm. N/S, N/P. D/D, refs reqd. Av. Imm. Call Dave, 250-453-9277.

Homes for RentASHCROFT: 2bdrm, F/S W/D. D/D & Ref Req. N/S N/P $800/mo & Utilities 1-604-872-1073 or 250-453-9128

ASHCROFT: 2 bdrm. pana-bode hse. Elec heat, F/S. N/S, N/P, $600/mo. 250-453-9983

ASHCROFT: 3 bedrm house. Call Bob, 250-457-2096.

Help Wanted

Convenient DowntownLocation across from

Beautiful Heritage Park715 Railway Avenue,

Ashcroft1 & 2 Bdrm Apts.Mature Persons

Includes heat & hot waterMOTEL UNITS

All units have fullKitchenettes,

air conditioning,Cable TV and

Internet accessNightly - Weekly - Monthly

On-site Manager250-453-9129

Ashcroft Apartment

& Motel

Suites, LowerASHCROFT: 2 bedrm suite,recent reno, incl. laundry,N/P, N/S, refs. reqd. $800/mo. Av. Feb. 1. 250-453-2037.

ASHCROFT: 3 bedrm suitedowntown, avail. now, call 250-457-2093.

Help Wanted

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