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Garbage disposal puts workers at risk
RCMP use spike belt to stop erratic driver
RCMP had to use a spike belt on Hwy 97 near Clinton to stop a Quesnel driver who had ignored several orders to stop and was endanger-ing the lives of those around him.
On June 27 at 4 pm police received several complaints about an erratic southbound vehicle, including one from the 100 Mile House RCMP who had attempted to stop it on Hwy 97. The complaints indicated that the vehicle was driv-ing erratically, travelling at excessive speeds, and had endangered the lives of several high-way workers as it sped through a construction zone.
The vehicle was relocated by Central Inter-ior Traffi c Services offi cers at the 59 Mile Cafe and a spike belt was laid across the highway as the driver continued to refuse to pull over. The tires were defl ated and the driver and vehicle ended up in the ditch.
A 41 year old Quesnel man was arrested and turned over to 100 Mile House RCMP for tick-ets that included excessive speed and vehicle impound. No alcohol was involved.
Cache Creek resident will be asked to put a little more effort into preparing their garbage for pickup each week.
In response to a report from PublicWorks Superintendent Deb Channell, Council asked staff to come up with a plan to educate residents on how their garbage is to be presented for pick-up.
Channell told Council in her report that the highly physical job of garbage collection is made more diffi cult by people who leave their containers by their house for the worker to come and get, leave dangerous objects in their con-tainers, or exceed their allowed volume. There is no means of enforcing compliance for the current 1991 bylaw.
She said a musculoskeletal injury (MSI) as-sessment was conducted with WorkSafeBC that determined the current collection system puts the workers at a High Risk of injury.
Council considered that they may eventually have to change to a system similar to Ashcroft’s where the truck itself lifts the standardized gar-bage container.
Oh, Canada!Ashcroft and area residents took full advantage of the sunshine and warm temperatures to celebrate Canada Day at the pool park. Flags were waved, hot dogs ate and O Canada was sung in both languages - one at a time.
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Clinton and AreaCommunity Forest (CACFOR)
Public Open HouseJuly 12, 2012 at 7:00 pmClinton Memorial Hall
The Clinton and Area Community Forest Committee extends an invitation to the people of Clinton and the surrounding area, to attend an open-house meeting.
The open house will be a chance to review and discuss:
The meeting will be held in an informal setting, where there will be an opportunity to become familiar with the proposed Community Forest.
answer any questions.
Following the public open-house meeting, there will be an opportunity for written comment and we welcome letters of support.
A survey is available at the Village Office, and we would appreciate anyone stopping in to fill it out.
For more information call Heidi
at (250) 459-2261.
We need your input and support.
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Cache Creek Pentecostal ChurchWelcomes everyone to worship Sundays 10 a.m.
1551 Stage Rd. Cache Creek B.C.For information please call:
Deacon Myrna Critchley 250-453-9110Deacon Pauline Goring 250-457-9939
ZION UNITEDSunday Worship 10:50 am
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THE CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF ASHCROFT
CHANGE TO OFFICE HOURS FOR PROPERTY TAX PAYMENTS
Please be advised that the Village Office located at 601 Bancroft Street will remain open during the noon hour from Tuesday, July 3rd to Monday, July 16th, 2012 inclusive to allow residents to pay their property taxes.
Deadline for property tax payments is 4:00 pm, Monday, July 16th to avoid the 10% penalty.
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ASHCROFT RCMP DETACHMENT
POLICE REPORTWendy Coomber
Not skinny enoughJune 23 RCMP re-
ceived a report of an attempted break and enter of a tool shed at a residence on Sunvalley Cres. in Cache Creek. The incident happened the evening of June 20 when a window in the shed was pried open, but not enough for anyone to gain entrance.
Distracted by sceneryJune 23 at 3 pm RCMP
received a report of a sin-gle vehicle accident on Hwy 97C near the Mesa Vista Dr. turnoff after an Idaho driv-er ran into the cement bar-ricade while looking at the river below instead of the road. The 65 year old man from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho was not injured but his 2004 Dodge pickup had to be towed.
Marijuana plants seizedJune 23 RCMP investi-
gated a report of a small grow op at a residence on the Ash-croft Reserve. The 54 year old owner of the residence was co-operative and surren-dered the nine small mari-juana plants when asked to. The plants were destroyed. No charges will be laid.
Long drive, small spaceJune 23 at 10:30 pm
RCMP assisted a 40 year old Smithers man who asked for their help to convince his pas-senger, a 25 year old Smith-ers woman, to get back into his car so they could con-tinue their trip from Vancou-ver to Smithers. The woman left the vehicle parked at the Husky after the two had an argument. She planned to take the Greyhound Bus the rest of the way to Smithers but found she couldn’t get a ticket for the bus until the next day. The two continued
their trip to Smithers togeth-er.
Mudslide by bridgeJune 23 at 11 pm Inter-
ior Roads requested the RC-MP’s assistance with traffi c control at the intersection of Hwy 97C and Cornwall Rd. after a torrential downpour caused a mudslide at the intersection by the bridge.
Refusal nets impoundJune 24 at 2 am a Traf-
fi c Services of-fi cer stopped a Chevrolet Co-balt on Hwy 1 by Quartz Rd. The offi cer de-tected an odour of liquor on her breath but the 42 year old Cache Creek woman refused to pro-vide a breath sample for the roadside sobri-ety test. She was given a 24 hour driving suspen-sion and her vehicle was im-pounded for 90 days.
Porsche impounded
June 24 at 2 pm a Traf-fi c Services of-fi cer stopped a Porsche 911 on Hwy 1 near the Kumsheen Raft-ing Resort in Lytton after it was seen travel-ling at 151 kph in the 100 kph
zone. The 63 year old Van-couver man was given a ticket for excessive speed and his car was impounded for
seven days.
Car scratched by vandalJune 27 RCMP investi-
gated damage to a car parked at a residence on Barnes St. in Ashcroft after the 38 year old owner discovered deep, deliberate scratch marks on the hood and driver’s side of her 2003 Cavalier. The dam-age occurred some time the night before.
Tossing money aroundJune 27 while patrolling
on Hwy 1 in Cache Creek, a Traffi c Services offi cer no-ticed $20 bills fl oating in the air and an RBC debit card and wallet on the ground nearby. He found a Yukon Drivers License in the wallet and was able to track down the owner, a 55 year old Whitehorse man, at the near-by A&W. The driver was very happy to have his wal-let and its contents returned to him.
Long time member gets Life MembershipAshcroft Legion member Flo Berry was recently the
recipient of a Life Membership Award, presented to her
by George Cooke, Past President of the Ashcroft Branch 113 of the Royal Canadian Legion. “Thank you Legion
members,” said Berry who received her 35 year pin from
the Legion this year. “Also thanks to the Dart Club for their contributions. This award is most defi nitely appreciated!”
she said.
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Council listens to Wellness opponents
Water plans precede new fi ltration plant
Construction to begin this month
Dale Johnson asked Ashcroft Coun-cil why they would be considering water restrictions when the Thompson River is full of nothing but water.
“If I conserve 1,000 gallons this year, will it be there next year?” he asked at Council’s June 25 committee of the whole meeting.
“We have a riv-er running through town,” he said, “let’s use it.”
“If we’re going to conserve water be-cause of the costs to get that water to my property, let’s say so,” he said. “I can buy that, but I’m not just going to conserve water in order to con-serve it.”
Mayor Andy An-derson replied that conversatons with In-terior Health has made it clear that “We’re getting to a point where we need to im-prove fi ltration for our
drinking water.”Turbidity in the
river where the water comes from is climb-ing, and bacteria ad-heres to the turbidity.
He said a new fi l-tration plant for Ash-croft would cost $8-$10 million. The Vil-lage would have to source provincial and federal grants in or-der to pay for the plant and those grants re-quire that the munici-palities have plans in place for water con-servation.
“Water is the most important commodity in the world,” said An-derson. “We use way more water here than we need to to keep the lawn green. We don’t want to build a fi ltra-tion plant bigger than we need.”
He said Council is still listening for feed-back to their proposed restrictions, but he doesn’t think anyone will go without the water they need.
Following an open house on June 25 to present the new Cache Creek Library plans to the public, TNRD ad-ministrator Sukh Gill, architect Kevin Ryan and other TNRD staff spoke to Council.
Gill told them that
they are in fi nal nego-tiations with the suc-cessful contractor.
Work on the 1,600 square foot building should begin by the end of July and be fi n-ished by March 2013.
Architect Ryan pointed out the library
will have a larger com-puter area than normal to refl ect that libraries are becoming more of a drop in centre these days as opposed to a place to just check out books. The design is “Very open, very airy, very bright,” he said.
Lions and Cache Creek CiB “tree-ify” their partnershipThe Ashcroft & District Lions Club and Cache Creek Communities in Bloom planted a Princeton Gold
Maple tree together in the Cache Creek Community Park Friday morning. The joint venture was in keeping with CiB’s efforts to add to the village’s urban forestry and the Lions Clubs International to plant
one million trees in the past year, as encouraged by Lions International President Wing-Kun Tam In fact, the international organization has planted 9.7 million trees between June 2011 and June 2012. L-R: Yvette May and Alice Crosson of Clinton Communities in Bloom, Carmen Ranta, Judy Davison and Mary Kim of Cache Creek Communities in Bloom, Ashcroft & District Lions president Darrell Rawcliffe and
Lions Mavis Putnam, Henry Klassen, Inez Lopez, Ernie Kristoff, Vivian Edwards and Nick Lebedoff.
Kevin Ryan from Blue Green Architecture Inc. and Adrienne Teague, Branch Head for the Cache Creek Library, at the TNRD open house last week for the new Cache Creek Library building plans.
Ashcroft’s “Wellness Awaits You” brand was discussed at Council’s committee of the whole meeting on June 25 as proponents of a recent survey presented their results and asked Council to “revisit the brand.”
The defi nition of wellness is vague, said Ray Bewza, and the “multi-coloured cow patties” are ugly.
Bewza and Doreen Lambert attended the meeting with about 10 supporters and presented their survey which had been placed in eight area retail outlets and collected 221 signatures. Thirty-four, they said, agreed with the brand, 24 were undecided. The rest disagreed with it.
Bewza asked Council why they abandoned the western theme recommended by the con-sultant company, Destination Development International (DDI). “It was accepted by every-one, including Council,” he said.
Mayor Andy Anderson replied that DDI was not part of the brand development. The com-pany came to explain the reasons for branding and the process to follow, but the actual develop-ment was left to a company called Flair Innov-ations. Flair conducted several public meetings and consulted with public inviduals and groups.
Bewza said he knew about the meetings but didn’t know “they were going to switch direc-tions.”
“How do I explain to people in 10 words or less what wellness is?” asked Lambert. She said she had attended meetings of the branding com-mittee and asked for a defi nition, which they didn’t provide.
“It’s not the same for everybody,” Anderson replied. He added that the fi rst consultant told them that a brand would take a number of years to be fully developed and accepted.
“We were told that a successful brand will create a lot of resistance,” said Dave Durksen, who attended meetings with both DDI and Flair. He said the DDI consultant told them that there were already dozens of communities sporting a historic-themed brand.
Someone in the public audience suggested that the brand be put to a vote right away.
“If it has to go to a referendum in the future, then it will,” said Anderson.
Council suggested that they attend the branding committee meetings to try and work on a compromise.
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V I E W P O I N T SGuest EditorialBARBARA RODEN
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Our farm, Secret Gardens, has been tak-ing a good bit of my time but alas…all is planted except for a few pumpkins and melons.
In addition, my TNRD duties ramped up as of late beginning with my fi rst Federa-tion of Canadian Muni-cipalities (FCM) con-ference in Saskatoon. The FCM brings togeth-er about 1,800 politicians from all over Canada to make policy recommen-dations, network, and lis-ten to our leaders - Mul-cair, May, Rae - we even got a short video speech from Stephen Harper.
Bill C-38, the Omni-bus Budget Bill was the hot topic and a number of amendments were pro-posed. And none were ap-proved in Ottawa as the majority Conservatives defeated all 159 amend-ments.
On a better note, was the Ashcroft Rodeo fun or what! What a great job the
volunteers did, with a spe-cial Shout Out to Heather for leading the charge. The time and effort put into this incredible event must have been over-whelming. Well done!
My fi rst parade ever, and what a parade it was! (Except, I ran out of candy! In the middle of the parade!! Some kids were not impressed.)
The TNRD has been trying to establish a dan-gerous dog bylaw for rural areas, which is much more diffi cult than it sounds. We have come up with some questions about enforcement so this very emotional issue will turn another chapter.
It has been carried over until these issues are sorted out - hopefully sooner than later.
The TV series Man-tracker was renewed with a re-
cent sneak preview being held in the Barriere area. Much of its fi lming will be done in the area.
TNRD has a number of other fi lm projects on the go including the Ger-man production, Gold, which will be fi lming around the Clinton area. The Film Commission is also close to getting a great new website up and running so you can check out all the ongoing fi lm projects.
Summer approaches with sunshine, fresh fruit and vegetables, rafting, fi shing and wildlife. What a beautiful slice of heaven on Earth.
We have already ex-perienced the great suc-cess of Graffi tti Days, the Ashcroft Rodeo, the race-way adding a dirt bike ra-cing track is off to a great start…with many great events to follow.
Terri and Marci at Gold Country are launch-ing a number of geo cach-ing initiatives, taking a great deal of due dili-gence to make this mod-ern day treasure hunt a great draw for our area…a big thank you for a big ef-fort! Seeking out sights, signing permission agree-ments, dealing with the good, the bad, the ugly... I would not want the job. Kudos!
Desert Daze tickets now on sale. Go to www.desertdaze.ca to check out the festival. Aug. 17, 18 and 19 are shaping up to be the best yet…and you can purchase your tickets online.
Just saying...
Parades, music and movies
Steven RiceArea I Director
TALKING STICK
Canada Day is perhaps the only day
when Canadians feel entirely comfortable
with enthusiastic public displays of patriot-
ism. Maybe it’s part of our Colonial legacy,
or perhaps we shy away from the exuber-
ance of our neighbours to the south, whose
patriotism can be somewhat OTT, or “over
the top”, as they say in Britain.
Funnily enough, it was while living in
Britain that I truly came to appreciate how
much being Canadian meant to me. I’d al-
ways been proud of my country, of course,
proud of its beauty, its people, its accom-
plishments, its worldwide reputation as a
kind and generous and welcoming place.
But I didn’t know how proud I was, and
how much I missed my country, until the
night of Aug. 3, 1996.
I’d been living in England for four
years. There had been the occasional trip
back home, but days, even weeks, could
pass without me seeing a mention of any-
thing Canadian anywhere. On the night of
Aug. 3, however, I was up late watching the
Olympic Games from Atlanta. Against all
odds, the Canadian men’s 4 x 100 metre re-
lay team took the gold medal, and I was ec-
static. Indeed, I couldn’t have been more
proud if I’d been their coach, or my brother
had been on the team.
It was dark in Atlanta—and well past
midnight in England—when the gold med-
al was awarded. I watched the men come
out in their red-and-white tracksuits, arms
raised, step onto the podium, and receive
their medals. Then the Maple Leaf rose on
the centre pole at the end of the stadium,
unfurling proudly at the top, as “O Can-
ada” started playing, and I began to cry.
This wasn’t a discreet tear rolling quietly
down one cheek; these were great sobs of
joy and pride as I heard my anthem again,
that piece I knew so well and hadn’t heard
in such a long time.
I came back to Canada in 1997, and
have heard the anthem countless times
since then. I sing it a little more loudly now,
to make up for all those times I couldn’t.
Perhaps there really is no place like home.
I’m so very happy that Canada was the
country I got to come home to.
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Cache Creek Farmer and Flea Market every Sat., 9 am to 1 pm, in the lot next to Chums Restaurant, just off Hwy 1 at the main junction. Sponsored by the Cache Creek Beautification Society.
The screening mammography mobile service will be at the Ashcroft Hospital. No doctor’s referral is necessary for women ages 40-79.Call 1-800-663-9203 to book an appointment.
Cache Creek Beautification Committee monthly meeting at 11:30 am in the Village Office.
Cache Creek Council meeting at 7 pm in the Village Office.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Dear Interior HealthRe: E.R. schedule
posting in the Ashcroft Journal.
I do not believe that not posting the Emer-gency Department Sched-ule through the Ashcroft-Cache Creek Journal is a good idea. There is no good reason for this.
The schedule in The Journal was handy to have posted by the telephone. If needed, it was clear and concise and would be important to have in an emergency situation. When the power is out, we can lose land line ser-vice which has frequently happened. There is no cell phone service where we are located and we do not have a satellite computer.
Please reinstate the posting in the newspaper, the Ashcroft-Cache Creek Journal.
Ann JanssensLoon Lake
Dear EditorI agree with Karla
Cummins in her let-ter posted on June 19 - the herbi-cides sprayed on the sides of the roads are discon-certing.
I have children that play near those areas and they pick grass for their guinea pigs from those areas during the growing season.
To watch the grass turn brown and dry after the spraying does not im-prove the sides of the roads esthetically, nor is it good for the environ-ment. Ironically, within a month, those same weeds are there again. So what is the point?
Last year Nancy Mor-ris spent time meeting with the Village of Ash-croft councillors to try to get them to change their policies, to no avail.
Now that Ashcroft’s offi cial slogan is “Well-ness Awaits You”, per-haps it is time to revisit the practice of spraying poison on public land. I for one, would prefer to live in an environmental, albeit weedy town.
On a light-er note, I fi nd the column
“Living Well” very inspir-ing. The June 19 article by Vicky Trill particularly moved me and I am very happy with The Journal for including these arti-cles in the paper.
Denise TapiaAshcroft
Dear EditorIt seems to me that In-
terior Health is deter-mined to shut down our Hospital here in Ashcroft.
Well, why don’t we opt out? Enough is enough. I. H. is big and big always wants more as in $$$$.
Sometimes smaller is better to manage a busi-ness and our hospital is a business. Let our own Regional District take those funds that are allo-cated to I.H. so we could better manage OUR hos-pital.
We have a great staff of Doc-tors, Nurses and support person-nel.
We have intelligent and dedicated people on our Regional District and our various town councils.
Give it some thought--there must be a way to better serve our district with our health tax dol-lars.
Never say no.
Andrew CumblidgeAshcroft
Dear EditorLoon Lake residents
recently received a no-tice in our new group mail boxes signed by “the sec-retary” of a local club, stating that they were ex-periencing “continuous” removal of their notices taped to the sides of the new mailboxes.
Put ER hours back in Journal
Take ownership of our hospital
Poster removal causes a fl ap
Herbicide use full of hazards
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Cache Creek and Clinton CiBs plant treesThe Cache Creek Communities in Bloom Committee, assisted by their mentors from the Clinton CiB committee, planted a Snowcap Flowering Crabapple in the Cache Creek Park Friday morning, identical to the one they planted in Clinton’s Reg Conn Centennial Park, to celebrate the bond between the two groups. (Right) Alice Crosson
and Yvette May from Clinton wore their special hats for the occasion. (Below) CiB chair Carmen Ranta, Mary Kim and Beautifi cation Society chair Judy Davison planted the Crabapple with Alice and Yvette’s help.
The Ashcroft and District Rodeo Association
would like to extend a HUGE thank you to
everyone who made our 50th Anniversary Rodeo
and Dancesuch a success!
From the Committee to the Sponsors to the Volunteers: every last one of you made “The Biggest Little Rodeo in
The West” the best ever.
he Ashcroft and District ThRodeo Association
would like to extendwa HUGE thank you to
veryone who made our ev0th Anniversary Rodeo 50
and Dancesuch a success!
From the Committee o the Sponsors to the tVolunteers: every last Vone of you made “TheoBiggest Little Rodeo in B
The West” the best ever.
We had a record 344 entries to the Rodeo and are looking forward to our 51st Annual Ashcroft Rodeo
and Dance in 2013
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For a really nice summer lunch, how about an egg salad sandwich with potato salad.
To help with the preparation follow thenever fail, easy to peel hard boiled egg trick
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“Hey, we’re just having breakfast, sit down and join us.”
“Nah, I’ll just have a cup of cof-fee, I’m trying to lose weight.”
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most important meal of the day, especial-ly for someone who is trying to lose weight. Hav-ing a well-balanced break-fast that fi lls you up in the morning does a few different things for you.
1. Our bodies can’t go until lunchtime without eat-ing, normally a person will end up having a mid morning snack. Typically that mid morning snack will be some-thing unhealthy.
2. Having a healthy break-fast increases your metabol-ism and your energy levels.
You’ll think better and feel better all day long.
3. If you don’t eat a good breakfast, your body has gone all night long and then all morning long without food. This triggers what’s called “starvation” mode. Your body then thinks that it should turn any food into fat instead of simply using the calories just to keep you going.
4. Studies have shown in adults and children that by simply eating a breakfast en-ables you to concentrate and
think better through-out the day. It also helps to balance your brain for people who experience mood swings.
What are some good examples of a healthy breakfast then?
A cup of yo-ghurt with granola or
chopped fruit;A bowl of oatmeal with
milk, maybe some honey or agave nectar for sweetener;
A bagel with peanut but-ter and jam; or
Eggs and whole grain toast.
Unsweetened whole grain cereals like cheerios, shred-ded wheat etc. Try to stay away from the sweetened cereals, obviously they create sugar highs in children and adults alike.
The 3rd Annual Ashcroft Hellclimb on June 23 had some seasoned racers as well as some as-piring ones battling the 18 km climb up towards Logan Lake from Ashcroft.
With Ian Fillinger making it to the top of the hill in only 57 minutes, the pace was set. Wayne Little was the second to the top, with Raymond Nyuli and Shawn Wenger cresting shortly after that.
Continuing along the fl ats on top another 20 km to the turn around point, most met up with an ugly black rainstorm that defi nitely put a damp-er on the ride. The temperature also dropped dramatically. Coming back down the hill had speeds much less than the usual 80+ kph due to the puddles and pelting rain.
Back in Ashcroft, prizes were given out and now we hope for nicer weather for next year!!
Wayne LittleL-r: Karl Minnabarriet, Shawn Wenger, Ray Nyuli, Tracy Kubik, Wayne Little, Colin Madland, Ian Fillinger, Vicki Trill and Alf Trill.
Fillinger wins this year’s Hellclimb
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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.
July 2012 - Week 1You can have all the inspiration in the world, Aries, but without solid �nancial backing, your enterprise will not �nd its wings. Spend your energy �nding investors.
When money issues arise, the only way to remedy them is to stop spending. This could involve taking a hard look at your lifestyle and what you may not be able to afford.
Everyone expects you to dole out the advice, Aquarius, but this week you will be looking for your own. It could be because you have been tackling so many projects lately.
There are few things that escape your attention, Pisces. However, this week you will be blindsided by certain news.
You are torn between two choices, Taurus. Family matters are on one side and work responsibilities are on the other. It may take a few days to work out a decision.
It’s dif�cult to contain all of your energy, Gemini, so instead you can choose to share some with others. Try tackling some other people’s projects until your energy wanes.
Some people may view you as being sel�sh this week, Cancer, but you view your actions as putting yourself �rst for a change. Either way, it’s a decidedly “you-centered” few days.
Vacations tend to bring the relaxed side out in a person, and it can be hard assimilating back into your regular routine. You, however, have no problem getting back into a groove.
Turning a hobby into something that makes money is an admirable goal, but it will take a little work, Scorpio. Don’t give up too easily as it could take a few months to solidify.
Sagittarius, you may be adept at �nding an easy way around a dif�cult thing, but sometimes taking the harder road offers good life lessons along the way.
While some people are revved up with energy, Leo, you will seem to be stuck in neutral this week. Don’t fret too much about it unless you have deadlines you need to meet.
Virgo, these next few days you will want to do activities that put yourself �rst. Whether it’s a date or simply alone time, enjoy it and stop neglecting your needs.
A wuzzle is a saying/phrase that is made up of a display of words, in an interesting way. The object is to try to
figure out the well-known saying, person, place, or thing that each wuzzle is meant to represent. Answers below.
ANSWERS: 1. Loss for Words 2. No Fun Without U 3. Side Order 4. Skating on Thin Ice5. An Inside Job 6. Sign on the Dotted Line 7. Forgive and Forget 8. Back Door 9. Go on a Double Date
Food for thought You are what you eat,
and I’m tired of feeling like junk. So, guess what? I’m finally doing
something about it.Since adolescence I’ve
used unhealthy foods to deal with uncomfortable
feelings of anxiety, stress and depression comparable to a drug addict or an alcoholic.
I’m 45 now, and this has been a big issue in my life for the last 30 years. I’m 5-foot-6-inches tall and I’ve been as heavy as 215 pounds and as light as 125 pounds, but no matter what weight I’ve been, I’ve never given up on the junk.
Even when I was at my lowest weight, which turned out to be too thin to maintain, I still consumed lots of candies, refined carbs and diet sodas, so I was never the picture of health.
“You’re a thin person in a fat person’s body,” a gym owner once told me in my second hour on his sweat-soaked treadmill. I was insulted at the time, but he was right. I was skinny from my calorie-restricted diet and my workout overloads, but I wasn’t healthy. As always, I was treating my body like a garbage disposal unit.
Why? Initially I didn’t know any better. As a tween I slept with bricks on my stomach thinking that would flatten my belly. It didn’t. As a teen working at McDonalds, I’d survive on Big Macs and chicken nuggets, gain weight, and then suddenly limit myself to grapefruit juice and mixed nuts. Of course
I’d lose weight on a silly diet like that, but I’d always gain it back.
After succeeding and failing on so many different diets over the years, I started learning more about my physical make-up as well as what’s psychologically driving me to self-sabotage when I’m just starting to feel and look good.
This is a complicated issue, and anyone who thinks dieting is pure mathematics obviously doesn’t have the same
problems that I, and millions of others do when it comes to food addiction. Or perhaps I should say junk addiction, because it’s not real food that’s the issue. It’s the processed crap that passes for food in the grocery store and often has little or no nutritional value whatsoever.
“I stick to the outside perimeter of the store when I go grocery shopping,” my friend told me recently. “Haven’t you ever
noticed that all the packaged stuff that our bodies don’t need is in the middle aisles?”
I have noticed that, and I’ve had that pointed out to me many times. Yet just because you know the facts doesn’t mean you’ll make wise
decisions. Any smoker can tell you that.
As I mentioned, I’m tired of feeling like junk, so I’m not putting any more of it into my body. No more pop, candy, processed foods or anything else that ends up making me feel gross.
It’s easy to say these words in a moment of strength, but what will I do when I get that overwhelming desire to self-sabotage like I always do? My plan is to write about the experience in a journal and record everything I consume on MyFitnessPal.com, a free diet and fitness site supporting people with health goals.
to know the reason I deliberately spoil my well-laid plans, and the trick to conquering this behaviour. I think it’s different for everyone, but if anyone wants to share what worked for them, please contact me at loriwelbourne.com
Knowledge is power, and I’m ready to accept any advice that will help me climb out of my garbage can.
Lori Welbourne is a syndicated columnist. You can read her blogs and columns and watch her videos at LoriWelbourne.com
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visited one last time with her loved ones. Pat and her husband
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part of the community and spent the better part of her time tending to her huge garden. They stayed in Ashcroft for the better part of 19 years and recently moved to the town of Olds. Pat finished her working career teaching at Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School after having been a teacher at the Okotoks High School for many years. Pat was predeceased by her sons Bob in 2001 and Dave in 2002. She leaves behind her husband of 63 years Norm, her sons Mike (Marsha) and Gord, her daughter Cheryl ( Jack). She also leaves 9 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. As per Pat’s wishes there will not be a service. In lieu of flowers the family asks that well wishers make a donation to either the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Canadian Diabetes Society in memory of Pat. Heartland Funeral Services Ltd. Olds entrusted with arrangements. 403-507-8610 www.heartlandfuneralservices.com
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Loon Lake addresses confuse computer systemI hope everyone has
enjoyed our June monsoon season. The rain has made the valley greener than usual by washing away a lot of dust and dead vegetation, and has refi lled some of the waterholes as well. Now we are all ready for sun and hot.
Coronation to JubileeThe Queen’s Jubilee has
led my thoughts back to a lovely June day many years ago. It was the day of the Queen’s coronation – June 2, 1953. That was the year there was a school at Loon Lake – located at what is now the Sands Ranch. The Ebert family who owned the ranch then made available two of their cabins – one for the school and the other for the teacher to live in.
The school opened in September 1952 with about 12 children. In those days children walked to school. From our house the distance was about 6 km – depending on which route we took. Go-ing home was often a slow-er trip than getting to school. On the coronation day we were all given a half day school holiday and a gilded souvenir medal. What I re-member clearly is the group of us walking back along the dusty Loon Lake Road throwing the medals up in the air and catching them.
The coins glint-ed so nicely in the sunshine. The coin has long ago been mislaid but the memory of that sunny after-noon walk home remains.
Change of Address woesA year ago Canada Post
informed us that they were changing the way mail was to be addressed to us along Loon Lake Road. They also informed us that after June 2012 all mail not correct-ly addressed, using the new address, would not be de-livered. This meant that we had to inform everyone to change our mailing address to our street number. For some contacts this has been a problem – some don’t have a category for change of ad-dress but not moved.
Telus has been the most problematic. I have in fre-quent contact with them in recent months to correct the mailing address on my bill. Yet each month the bill ar-rives with the wrong address. At fi rst the city was wrong – the bill was sent to Clinton. When they fi nally got the Cache Creek part right – it was back to RR 1.
I have now had many very pleasant and long con-versations with staff at Telus. They are very help-
ful and apologetic and they keep saying “we have en-tered your information into the system, and we keep en-tering it every time you call – but the system rejects it.”
No wonder the system re-jects it. The telephone num-bers at Loon Lake have a 459 prefi x – this means that Loon Lake Road is in Clin-ton according to the Telus system. To fi nd phone num-bers for Loon Lake residents you need to use the Williams Lake directory and look under Clinton. According to the Telus “system” we are nowhere near Cache Creek – which is true, we are not. The system cannot accept that Loon Lake Road is both in Clinton and at the same time in Cache Creek. Some-thing I also understand – be-cause we are not in either place – we are at Loon Lake.
I wish bureaucracies were as clear thinking as the Telus system. Now I wonder if I will get a bill delivered by Canada Post for June?
Attacking noxious weeds The TNRD has been
working in the past months to reduce the spread of the spotted knapweed along the
roadside through the release of several in-sects which attack vari-ous parts of the knap-weed. This is a very welcome effort and I
hope that the biological con-trols succeed. Meanwhile everyone is reminded to re-move knapweed and Dalma-tian toadfl ax from their prop-erty to reduce the spread of these noxious weeds. Be sure to get the roots out and all the fl ower head so there are no seeds to start more next year. Spotted knapweed is the pinkisk fl owering plant along the roadside while Dalmatian toadfl ax has tall spikes of yellow fl owers.
Trees sprouting upOut in the garden the
wet weather has resulted in my fi nding a large num-ber of fi r and spruce seed-lings in the strangest places. Fortunately the cool tem-peratures also permit trans-planting with some success so I am still moving things about the yard. Fresh picked salad greens are being har-vested and the fi rst pea pods and tomatoes are forming. A few ripe strawberries have been seen but the robins have enjoyed them before I got to them. In return I am enjoying the songs of the robin from the tree tops in my garden so I think it is fair trade.
From Loon Lake RoadBarbara Hendricks
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South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry Society601 Bancroft St. Box 603, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0250-453-9656
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Desert Bells Handbell ChoirCarmen Ranta 250-457-9119
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Ashcroft-Cache Creek Seniors Assc.601 Bancroft St., Ashcroft, BC Phone 250-453-9762
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Winding Rivers Arts and Performance SocietyContact Person: Jessica 250.453.2352 or Nadine 450.453.9100
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Soccer AssociationContact: Sandi Harry Phone 250-457-9366
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGZONING BYLAW NO. 497, 2012
TAKE NOTICE that in accordance with Section 890 of the Local Government Act, the Council of the Village of Clinton will hold a public hearing to receive submissions concerning the “Village of Clinton Zoning Bylaw 497, 2012”.
The purpose of the Bylaw is to replace the existing “Village of Clinton Zoning Bylaw No. 439, 2007” with the proposed “Village of Clinton Zoning Bylaw No. 497, 2012”.
The proposed bylaw is as follows:
A bylaw to establish zones and regulate the use of land, Buildings and structures within the zones.
Time of Hearing: 6:00 p.m.Date of Hearing: Thursday, July 12, 2012Place of Hearing: Clinton Memorial Hall, 306 Lebourdais, Clinton, B.C.
Written submissions regarding the proposed bylaw may be submitted at the public hearing, or should be received in the Village of Clinton Office, P.O. Box 309, 1423 Cariboo Highway, Clinton, B.C., V0K 1K0, (facsimile number 250-459-2227), forty-eight hours prior to the hearing. No further information or representation can be considered by the Village of Clinton Council after the public hearing.
A copy of the proposed bylaw may be inspected from the hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday, except Statutory Holidays, at the Village of Clinton Office, 1423 Cariboo Highway, Clinton, B.C. from June 26, 2012 to July 12, 2012.
Heidi C. FrankChief Administrative Officer
A 12 www.ash-cache-journal.com Tuesday, July 3, 2012 The JournalCOMMUNITY
Summer is offi cially here! June 20 signalled the fi rst day of sum-mer. We all antici-pate good weath-er for gardening and holiday trav-el and spending time under the sun relaxing in our own backyard. Of course we look for a balance be-tween sun and showers, for mois-ture is needed as well.
We want good weather for the annual Yard Sale/Book and Bake Sale which is underway as you read this.
Clinton Seniors Association members were proud to accept a white ribbon on May Parade Day. Thank you to all those who created the winning fl oat.
One of our oldest and dearest members has passed away. Marj Drayton will be greatly missed. Sin-cere condolences to all the family.
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day was on June 15. We are urged to work together to stop adult abuse and neglect. Adult abuse is any ac-tion which causes harm to another. It can be fi nancial, physical, sex-ual or psychological. Neglect is the failure to provide necessary care, assistance or attention that causes
serious physical, mental or emotional harm or damage
to or loss of as-sests.
We can help to reverse this by being aware. There are clues that adult
abuse or neglect may be occurring in our circle of family or friends. A person may be seen only rare-ly in the neighbourhood. That per-son may appear to be fearful of cer-tain family members or friends or caregivers and may appear to have frequent or unexplained injuries, showing signs of declining health, and/or physical appearance.
Take action....tell someone you trust who you think can help. If pos-sible, talk to the adult fi rst.
All adults, particularly sen-iors, should feel safe and valued in the community, respected and free from abuse and neglect.
A booklet has been published by the Canadian Grandparents Right’s Association for people who want to know more about understanding laws that apply to children and fam-ilies, Family Law in B.C., parent-al alienation and chile/elder abuse, and where to get help. The booklet is titled The Child’s Right to Love. Copies will soon be available at the library and from the Seniors Cen-
tre. Watch for it!The next General meeting is Sept. 20
at the Seniors Centre 217 Smith Ave. fol-lowing a noon Potluck lunch. Come and joinus! Fees are $15 annually.
Happy Birthday to Harvey Guenther on July 18.
ROCKIN’ & TALKIN’Clinton Seniors Association
Zee Chevalier
The notice stated that the club has a number of
other places where they also post their in-formation and they would focus on using these legal means to communicate to the residents.
If they feel their plant sales, dinners or other projects aren’t well received in the wider community then perhaps it has more to do with the recent disrespect and intoler-ance the club has shown towards the com-munity at Loon Lake.
Either way it would behove “the secre-tary” to take note that there are signs on our new group mail boxes which state “No no-tices, stickers or graffi ti. Violators will be prosecuted.”
Posting notices in the way that has been done is not only vandalism, it detracts from the appearance of the community and the roadside and should be stopped. Canada Post has also informed me that they would prefer us to pay for their services and don’t agree with other usages of their property.
Targeting individuals for removing the clubs postings, which fl ap in the wind from the sides of the mail boxes in the 2100 block is out of place.
Such action should instead be thanked as it serves to save the club from being prosecuted by Canada Post and maintains an attractive appearance along the road.
And for that, you are welcome.It is also the job of the letter carrier to
remove all posting from the private prop-erty of Canada Post letter boxes.
Denice HartLoon Lake
LETTERS from p. 5
Saved from prosecution
Be aware, help prevent Elder Abuse
