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Murder suspect to remain in custody

Spences Bridge park defeated by one vote

OH CANADA! Top: Nancy Duchaine (l) and Martina Baier carry the Canada Day cake to its place of honour at Tuesday’s celebration at Ashcroft Pool Park. Bottom: Sgt. Michel Grondin leads in the Colour Party. Close to 300 people attended the event.

Photos by Christopher Roden

At a bail hearing on June 30, Shane Gyoba was remanded in custody until July 21. He will appear in court again on that date for an arraign-ment hearing.

Gyoba, a 27-year-old Ashcroft man, has been charged with second degree murder in the death of longtime Ashcroft resident Ed Gyoba, the accused’s uncle. The crime took place at Ed Gyoba’s residence in Ashcroft on June 2. A candlelight vigil for the victim was held at the Heritage Park on June 3, and was attended by more than 150 people.

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has released the official results from a referendum held in Spences Bridge, and the majority have voted against establishing a Community Park and Recreation Financial Contribution Service within a portion of Electoral Area “I” (Blue Sky Country).

Fifty voters responded “No”, while 49 re-plied “Yes” in response to the ballot question “Are you in favour of the TNRD adoption By-law No. 2461 that will:

Establish the ‘Spences Bridge Community Park and Recreation Service Area’ within a por-tion of Electoral Area ‘I’ (Blue Sky Country); and

Annually requisition the greater of $8,000 or $0.411/$1,000 of net taxable value of land and improvement for the service?”

The referendum on establishment of an an-nual financial contribution for a community park has therefore been defeated.

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POLICE REPORTBarbara Roden

Police Telephone #s

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

Crime Stoppers1-800-222-TIPS (8477)

Sorry, wrong numberOn June 24 at 2:00 am an anonym-

ous caller reported that the driver of a flat-deck truck travelling north on Hwy. 97 north of Cache Creek might be either impaired or very tired, and provided an Alberta licence number. Contact with the caller was then lost due to bad reception. The licence number reported was obviously incorrect, as no record of it was fund. The truck driver was not traced.

Driving without a licenceOn June 25 at 4:00 pm a collision occurred at the corner

of Cornwall Rd. and Hwy. 97C in Ashcroft. A 1997 green Acura headed south off the bridge was partly in the north-bound lane and struck a white Toyota Corolla heading north to the bridge. The two drivers sustained minor injuries, with one driver claiming whiplash. Both parties were transport-ed to Ashcroft Hospital for examination. The driver of the Acura, a female from Cache Creek, was given tickets for not having a driver’s licence and for an unsafe lane change. Both vehicles had to be towed from the scene.

Vivid imaginationOn June 25 at 6:00 pm an Ashcroft male who was watch-

ing the news called police to say he had seen a report of a wanted man. He said the newscast had given few details, in-cluding the wanted man’s name, but the caller claimed he had seen the man inside Ashcroft Hospital, walking around with a jerry can. He said that he would bring the jerry can in for DNA testing, but has so far failed to do so.

Get a room (1)On June 26 at 3:50 pm police received a call from the

PetroCan in Cache Creek saying there was a man sleeping behind the gas station. Police attended and found a Kelow-na man with no shirt on, talking to himself. His speech was slurred and he had a beer can with him. He claimed that he was waiting for the bus and was taking a nap. As he showed signs of intoxication he was arrested for being drunk in a public place and taken to Ashcroft jail to sober up, at which

point he was released.

Burglar got the munchies?On June 26 at 6:00 pm police

received a report that someone had broken into a residence in Ashcroft. Police attended and spoke with a male and female, who showed that the suspect had entered via a back window that was always left open. They reported that a wed-ding ring worth approx. $400, and three grams of marijuana, had been

stolen. Police made inquir-ies around the neighbourhood, but no one had seen anything. On June 27 the complainant called police to report that the ring had been found; the sus-pect had apparently put it in a

different drawer. The missing marijuana was not recovered. The complainant also reported that the burners on the stove had been warm, but not on, possibly indicating that the sus-pect had cooked something. There is no word as to whether the suspect also cleaned the dishes.

It’s all in how you askOn June 26 at 7:00 pm a Cache Creek male called to

report that while he was out walking his dog, he was ap-proached by another man. This second man, who might have been intoxicated, asked the complainant if he would be his partner in starting a gold mine. The man was standing in the middle of the road, shouting and threatening to shake hands. The complainant said that he returned home, as his walk was ruined. Police attended, but found no sign of the would-be miner.

Big Brother isn’t watchingOn June 26 at 7:40 pm a man called the detachment to

say that while he was parked at the Chevron in Cache Creek a red pickup truck pulling a utility trailer hit his driver’s door. The vehicle continued south on Hwy. 97. Police were not in the area at the time and could not locate the driver of the pickup, and the Chevron had no surveillance equipment that could provide a licence number.

Get a room (2)On June 26 at 9:15 pm police received a call from the

Oasis Hotel in Cache Creek, reporting that a man had been sleeping on the sidewalk in front of the Oasis Plaza all day and asking if someone could check on him. Police attended and spoke with the man, who said he had arrived from Kam-loops on the bus and took a nap before continuing his jour-ney to Vancouver. Police asked him to move on, and he did.

If at first you don’t succeed. . . .On June 27 at 4:20 pm a Cache Creek male called po-

lice to report that he had received two suspicious phone calls. The first was on his cellphone, and the number called from was, upon investigation, said to be unassigned. The second call was on the complainant’s land line, and was from a male asking for credit card information. The complainant acknow-ledged that it sounded like a scam, and that he had not pro-vided any of the requested information. He was advised to contact police if he received more calls.

ONE DRIVER WAS CHARGED in the accident at Hwy. 97 and Cornwall Rd. on June 25. Photo by Barbara Roden

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NOT A TYPICAL SUNDAY BIKE RIDE: Hellclimb participants gather in Ashcroft before setting out on a gruelling 18km course. Photo by Tracy Moonie

GRAD CLASS GETS BACK IN THE SADDLE DURING RODEO WEEKEND: Former Ashcroft grads reunite in the Elementary School library. From left: Roberta McLellan, Brianna McLellan, Courtney Lambert, Chris Roath, Leanne Lambert, Peter Spence, Annette Pierce (née Deitner), James Teshima, Amanda West, Charlene Spence (née Fitzpatrick), Shaun Walker, Grayson Walker, Deanne Joe Craig. (see letter on p. 4) Photo by James Teshima

The 5th Annual Ash-croft Hellclimb was held on Sun. June 29. This year there were 36 cyclists challenging the 18km climb of 3000 feet from Ashcroft to the brake check at the top of the hill leading down to Ashcroft from Logan Lake.

Each year this event be-comes known to more and more cyclists, with some challenging themselves ac-complish the climb itself, and some challenging each other to see who makes it to the top first.

Right after the start a small group of four riders from the Interior Grasslands Cycling Club broke into the lead, which they maintained until the steep section on the hill by the turnoff to the Sun-dance Guest Ranch. An at-tack was made by the lead-er, and suddenly the group of four was down to two. These two cyclists battled it out until the top, with Aaron Weiss of Kamloops leading with a time of 51 minutes.

Melissa Lowenberg of Kamloops came in first among the women with a time of 62 minutes, and was able to maintain the “Queen of the Mountain” status she also received last year.

Melissa is a very accom-plished cyclist and triathlete who went to the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Ha-waii last year. She used the Hellclimb as a training ride to help her qual-ify once again to go to Kona after she races the Ironman in Whistler in July.

This event attracts so many different people from all differ-ent age and skill levels. Participants includ-ed a boy of 14 and a man of nearly 80, while two para-plegic athletes tackled the hill as well.

Some of this year’s cyc-lists ride almost 10,000 kms a year, while at least one hadn’t ridden their bike since last year’s hellclimb. There was even one local who brought his dog, although a special rule for him was that his dog couldn’t pull him up the hill!

There were many local athletes, as well as others from Kamloops, Vernon, and Kelowna. They all have one thing in common, though: they want to get to the top. The Hellclimb is one of the steepest paved climbs in the province.

After the event everyone headed down to the Heritage Park on Railway for a barbe-cue, with awards and some good old-fashioned ming-ling. All of them had a great time, and will return next

year for the 6th Annual Ash-croft Hellclimb.

A special thank you goes out to Spoke ‘N Mo-tion of Kamloops for do-nating some draw prizes, as well as to Ian Aitken and my family for volunteering to assist with the event. With their help I was able to race this year, and made a person-al record time of 55 minutes for a 4th place finish.

Wayne Little

Cyclists face one heck of a climb on challenging course

New Principal for Gold Trail school

Gold Bridge Com-munity School, part of School District No. 74 (Gold Trail), has a new Principal.

The Board of Edu-cation announced last week that Mrs. Deb-bie Ralston has ac-cepted the position of Principal of the school beginning Aug. 1. She will continue in her role as Principal of George M. Murray Elementary School in Lillooet, a position she has held since 2013.

Mrs. Ralston has also served as Princi-pal of Cayoosh Ele-mentary School in Lil-looet. She has been an employee of S.D. 74 since 1987, when she was hired as a teach-er at Gold Bridge School. In recent years she has been a leader of the District’s Elementary Literacy Network.

The future of Gold Bridge School with-in S.D. 74 is under examination. There are currently three pu-pils enrolled at the re-mote school, and at its June 17 meeting the Board of Educa-tion voted 4–3 against

adopting a Viability Plan that would guar-antee the school’s sur-vival for another three years.

The Plan was cre-ated in May 2013, and two of the dissenting Trustees asked to see updated information before deciding on whether to adopt the Plan.

Adoption of the Viability Plan would have ensured that Gold Bridge School did not face a school closure review for three years. SLRD Area A Director Deb-bie Demare has been asked to provide an updated Plan, which the Board will consid-er at a fall 2014 meet-ing.

The first Board of Education meet-ing for the 2014–15 school year is sched-uled to take place at Cache Creek Elemen-tary School on Tues. Sept. 2, with the Open Board meeting start-ing at 7 p.m. Members of the public are wel-come to attend any of the Open Board meet-ings.

Barbara Roden


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BARBARA RODEN

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World Cup mania:let the dives begin!

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

TWISTED BRANCHES of a dead tree still reach in vain for the sky. Photo by Barbara Roden

Football fans everywhere, rejoice: the World Cup is still on!

Non-football fans everywhere, take heart: the World Cup will soon be over!

Yes, it’s that time again, when enthusiasts of the beautiful game we call soccer and the rest of the world calls football indulge their passion. The top 32 teams from around the globe are winnowed down to two, who will play a single game to determine who is crowned world champion and who is relegated to “Oh yeah, them”. Along the way old rivalries are re-newed, new stars are born, and England supporters once again experience the agony of early defeat.

I lived in Britain for five years, and saw the pas-sion with which the English greet the World Cup. Unfortunately for them, England has only won the trophy once, in 1966, and ever since then fans have told themselves, when the World Cup rolls around again, “This is our time,” only to be disappointed once more. In that way they’re rather like Canucks fans, except the English—lucky dogs—only have to go through it once every four years.

My husband is English, and although he’s long since discarded football as a first (sporting) love and embraced hockey, we still end up with the World Cup on the telly when the competition is on. A few things I’ve noted in passing:

– Football fans, in their dress and makeup and accessories, make Saskatchewan Roughriders fans look positively low-key. Watermelons? Pah. Step it up, Rider Nation.

– We might think that “diving” is blatant in hock-ey, but it’s a positive epidemic at the World Cup. All it seems to take is an opposing player being within shouting distance and someone will drop to the grass as if he’s been tasered, writhing in such agony that you expect a priest to come on the pitch to adminis-ter last rites. Some of the more accomplished divers might want to consider a career in acting when their football days are over.

– Unlike hockey—where a 60 minute game takes close on three hours to play—football doesn’t drag its feet. A 90 minute game is over in 90 minutes, give or take a bit of stoppage time and a 15 minute interval. This is good for keeping things moving on the pitch, but not so good for bathroom/refreshment breaks at home.

– One thing football does have in common with hockey is that no player has ever persuaded a referee to give a penalty when the ref has decided not to.

– A player who has received three suspensions for biting opponents is not “colorful”; he’s a thug.

– The enthusiasm of football commentators knows no bounds. One described a particularly good goal as “Like cream: something you want to pour over strawberries on a warm summer evening.” I’d like to hear Jim Hughson top that.

So long live the beautiful game; until hockey season starts, at least. Players, you have three months to work on those dives. If you need some pointers, just watch football and see how the pros do it.

Dear Editor,We, the past attendees of Ashcroft

Elementary and Secondary Schools, came home for a visit over the Rodeo weekend. You may have seen us here and there, stirring up dust as we always did, seeking out all the familiar spots that we used to frequent. We would like to extend a very appreciative “Thank you!” to a few of the people who made this reunion possible and extra special!

Thank you to all those who made the journey. It was fantastic to see you and your families, and it was great to catch up! Next time, let’s not wait 25 years, okay?

Thank you to the staff at the Village, who helped us with our permit/insur-ance and made it possible for us to host a potluck dinner on Saturday evening at the pool park. Please come and join us next year – we’ll save a burger or two for you.

Thank you to Sharla DuBroy of the Ashcroft and District Rodeo Associ-ation for helping us with the advance purchase of rodeo dance tickets. We all had an amazing time!

Thank you to the staff of both the Elementary School and the High School, for giving up your time on Sat-urday to allow us one more chance to roam the hallways. We really appreci-ated the chance to reminisce about our

younger days and times gone by. A spe-cial thank you to all the teachers who made it out to the potluck dinner: Mrs. Russell-Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Krid-er, Ms McLean, Miss Lang, Mr. Bald-win, Mr. Rittinger, and Mr. West. You helped shape us into the people we are today and we appreciate that. It is al-ways a pleasure to see you and we look forward to seeing you all again soon.

Last but not least, thanks to Rob-erta McLellan for her organizing tal-ents and to Brian Vandrishe for his mad BBQing skills. The weekend wouldn’t have been the same without either of you!

We are hoping to do this again next year, and possibly have it become a regular homecoming event. We hope to see you all there next time!

Amanda WestCalgary

Dear Editor,I can’t believe how the people of

this province can be so negative about everything that is happening here. I can only wonder if the people who com-plain and try to stop any new develop-

ment such as the two pipelines or the two or three new mines ever ask themselves where the money comes from to keep our province running. It seems that every time we watch the news

there are different protest groups trying to stop the forest industry or the oil and gas recovery or the building of a new mine anywhere. I wonder if they ever stop and wonder where the gas to heat their homes, or the wood to build those homes, comes from; or the paved roads that we drive on and the gas and diesel that powers our vehicles and keeps our economy moving.

It just doesn’t appear out of thin air; it all has to be moved by rail, truck, or pipeline to a spot where we can have access to the products that we are so dependent on. Let’s face reality: with-out heavy industry to help pay taxes we sure would not be able to enjoy the life-style or the education that is so import-ant to our way of life. So let’s wake up, people, and embrace the engine that keeps our economy strong and supplies much-needed employment to those who would rather work than sit back and complain about everything that is going to make our province a better and more prosperous place to live.

There is a lot more that I would like to say, but I hope that this letter at least gets people thinking

Darrell R. RawcliffeCache Creek

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Come celebrate with theThompson Cariboo Minor Hockey Association

TCMHA is celebrating the great honour of being awarded OMAHA and BC HOCKEY’s

“Minor Hockey Association of the Year for 2013-2014”,by “Giving back to our Communities”.

We’ve planned a Food Drive for our local food bank,a BBQ, Swim and Hockey Registration for our familiesand sponsors, Sunday July 13th at the Ashcroft Park

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Perfect pitch: cricket and music come to ClintonThe Heart Award

Councilor Wayne Marchant and Fran White of the Clinton Var-iety Club Committee attended an awards ceremony at the Grand Villa Casino Hotel & Conference Centre in Burnaby on June 24.

Variety—The Children’s Char-ity chose the Village of Clinton to receive the 2014 Community with a Heart Award. This was in recog-nition of the more than $6,000 that the committee raised for Variety.

The funds raised last year in Clinton for Variety—The Children’s Charity represents more than $10 from every man, woman, and child in Clinton. It shows what a small community can ac-complish!

Cricket Coming to ClintonA cricket match will be held at El-

liot Park in Clinton on Sat., July 5. There will be a short tutorial on the finer points of the game beginning at 1:45 p.m. and the match begins at 2 p.m.

For those who may not know, crick-et is a bat-and-ball game played be-tween two teams of 11 players each on a field at the centre of which is a rect-angular 22-yard long pitch. Each team takes its turn to bat, attempting to score runs, while the other team fields. Each turn is known as an inning.

Although some of the ter-minology is the same as base-ball, the game is very different. Make plans to come out and see how the game is played and cheer on all the partici-pants.

Music in the ParkFollowing the cricket

match you can stay and enjoy the first of the 2014 Music in the Park concertseries, as Saskia and Darrell take to the stage at 7 p.m. This is a free event, so bring your lawn chair or a blanket to sit on (and maybe some bug spray!) and have fun.

Free Pruning WorkshopThe Clinton Communities

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Committee to offer a free workshop on proper pruning techniques for trees and shrubs.

At 1 p.m. on Tues., July 8 Roger Stratton of Horse Lake Garden Centre will use the trees and shrubs in the Clinton Pioneer Cemetery to demonstrate proper pruning. The workshop is open to members of the public.

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Water, water everywhere: but how safe is it?Summer has arrived, according to

the calendar, and the warm sun sure is appreciated. The long hours of light and the warm soil have brought about fast growth in some of the summer crops, and I am pleased to see the zuc-chini quickly spreading out over the compost pile.

The air is so fragrant with a var-iety of different scents from plants and grasses—I can understand why people would wish to bottle up such a fra-grance; it sure beats even the most expensive French perfume or exot-ic rose.

Water has been on the minds of Loon Lake Road residents a lot this month. The high water in Loon Lake, Loon Creek, and the Bonaparte Riv-er has resulted in considerable ero-sion along the shore and some damage to docks, as well as to ranchers’ irrig-ation systems and fields. The sudden and considerable rise in the water levels in the Bonaparte left ranchers scram-bling to move their livestock to higher ground and to secure their pumps and irrigation equipment.

Water is coming out of Loon Lake into Loon Creek at flood levels, well above the usual high water line, and clearly there is no beaver dam or other impediment to the outflow of water from the lake. As the month progressed and the waters lowered, some damage was repaired; however other areas that were washed away can’t be brought back.

There have been considerable amounts of green algae in the water of the lake—it’s even turned Loon Creek a soupy green—and questions have been raised about the safety of the water for domestic use and irrigating food crops. Many residents have small patches of lettuce, herbs, and salad greens which are watered from Loon Lake.

Further down along the Bonaparte, water originating from Loon Lake is used by ranchers to irrigate their fields, which include food crops intended for

human consumption.It is likely there is no health danger

at this time, but it sure would be good to know if some authority is monitor-ing the water quality and will make the results available to the public. Those who argue that there are still living fish in the lake, and therefore there are no water quality issues, are only exposing their lack of awareness and concern for future generations.

Access to clean drinkable water is shifting from something the people in Canada take for granted to a status symbol, affordable only by the rich and privileged. We have polluted and abused our waterways and lakes and treat the ocean as a garbage dump—and yet humans do believe they are the cleverest species on earth. We spray with chemicals of all sorts and put pharmaceuticals down the drain that cause mutations in the living things that make their home in water. Water is life, and what humans are doing by destroy-ing clean water could be termed col-lective suicide.

Our local area director for the TNRD, Sally Watson, held a town hall meeting here on June 26. This was a welcome and positive move towards making local government more open and accessible to Loon Lake Road resi-dents and property owners. The TNRD is our local government, yet it is diffi-cult to find out who to contact when an issue arises.

Issues of interest and concern raised at the meeting included the water lev-els and water quality in Loon Lake and Loon Creek, and recent decisions made without giving residents and property owners an opportunity to be informed

and to respond before a deci-sion was made by the TNRD Board.

The focus of the meeting was fund-ing and operation of the volunteer fire dept. Concern was expressed about the 76% property tax increase for the grant-in-aid given to the Loon Lake Volunteer Fire Fighter Association without pri-or consultation with the taxpayers. The LLVFA Chief presented an overview of expenditures planned for 2014 and an-swered questions about equipment and needs.

The proposal to locate and equip a second fire hall at the far eastern end (30 km) of Loon Lake Road/Stevens Road, on park land, was touched on but has yet to be open-ly and fully discussed with all tax-payers and property owners. There

was a large show of support for the vol-unteer fire department and people were pleased to receive some information on its operation.

In the near future discussions may begin to work out a new petition for taxpayer funding of the fire department, and all residents and property owners should make known their views.

Director Watson has indicated she has difficulty finding a means to com-municate with Loon Lake residents and property owners. She is setting up an electronic mailing list for those who wish to be kept informed. This is a good thing, as local residents should have access to more information and to our local government to find out what is happening and what kind of laws, by-laws, regulations, and so forth are be-ing discussed that will affect them and their properties.

If you want to be on the list contact Director Watson at [email protected] , or by phone at (250) 395-0278. You can also write to her at the TNRD.

I note with a smile that one property owner along Loon Lake Road has ap-plied for a zoning variance to permit a licensed marijuana growing facility to be established on their property.

I smile because last fall the TNRD rushed through a zoning bylaw amend-ment to prohibit such a facility being established on 10 acres parcels of agri-

cultural land without notifying those land owners who were af-fected.

Loon Lake Road needs more econom-ic activity and a regu-lated, licensed fa-cility would be a start toward improv-ing economic con-ditions. A lot more should be done to support local agricul-ture and tourism, as well as the many tal-ented crafters who need more outlets to sell their produc-tion. Loon Lake Road needs to shake off its retired old folks/va-

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tem is celebrating its 40th anniversary by asking resi-dents across the Regional District to “Check It Out!” and have their say on the fu-ture of library services, pro-grams, and facilities in our communities.

To better gauge how to meet the changing needs of Regional District resi-dents, this thorough and for-ward-looking strategic plan-ning process offers a series of interactive events, as well as a public survey focused on four themes: Collections; Programs and Partnerships; Space and Service Delivery; and Community and the So-cial Role of Libraries.

The interactive events will be open to the public and will take place at all 13 library branches across the TNRD. They will feature re-freshments and light snacks, as well as random draws for prizes big and small, includ-ing an Apple iPad Mini.

The public survey will be hosted on the library sys-tem’s website (www.tnrdlib.ca) from June 23 to July 30, to make sure everyone who

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interactive events are even-ings at the Ashcroft Library (Wed. July 2) and the Lyt-ton Library (Thurs. July 10). Both events are from 5–7 p.m. More dates, times, and locations will be released at a future date.

Throughout the summer, TNRD libraries will be hold-ing summer reading clubs for children. These are de-signed to encourage children to keep reading through the summer. For a list of dates and times, check with your local library or visit the TNRD website.

The TNRD is also spon-soring “To Boldly Read What You Have Never Read Before”. It’s an adult sum-mer reading club that invites readers to “take a risk” and ex-plore the won-derful world of science fiction.

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Anyone planning to go camp-ing in B.C. this summer should remember provincial rules about campfire safety.

Although large-scale open burning is now prohibited in many regions of the province, small and contained campfires are current-ly permitted in all six of B.C.’s fire centres. Here’s some important in-formation about campfire use:

– Always find out if any burn-ing prohibitions are in effect in your location. Check the Wildfire Management Branch website at www.bcwildfire.ca.

– If campfires are allowed in your area, be sure to bring a shovel or keep at least eight litres of water nearby to properly extinguish your campfire.

– Campfires cannot be larger than 0.5 metres in height and 0.5 metres in diameter.

– Do not light a campfire or keep it burning in windy condi-tions. Weather can change quick-ly and the wind may carry embers to other combustible material and start new fires.

– You must maintain a one-metre fireguard around the camp-fire. This is a fuel-free area where all flammable materials (grass, kin-dling, etc.) have been removed.

– Never leave a campfire un-attended.

– Make sure that the campfire is completely extinguished and the ashes are cold to the touch be-fore leaving the area for any length of time. Also ensure that cigarette butts are properly extinguished and are not tossed away carelessly.

Anyone found in contraven-tion of an open fire prohibition may be issued a ticket for $345 or, if convicted in court, fined up to $100,000 and sentenced to one year in jail. If the contravention causes or contributes to a wildfire, the person responsible may be sub-ject to a penalty of up to $10,000 and ordered to pay all firefighting and associated costs.

So far this season, the Wild-fire Management Branch has re-sponded to more than 300 wild-fires, the vast majority of which were caused by people. Every hu-man-caused fire is preventable.

This time of year, before wild-fire risks increase significant-ly throughout the province, is an ideal time for individual home-owners and communities to take simple steps to reduce the potential impacts of wildfire. Be proactive, be practical, and be FireSmart. To report a wildfire or an unattend-ed campfire, call 1-800-663-5555 toll-free or call *5555 on your cell-phone.

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What’s in a name? Part 2 - Where in the world is St. Cloud?

The junction of highways 1 and 2 (now 97) in Cache Creek in the 1950s. The last stop sign on the Trans-Canada Highway was at this intersection, and wasn’t removed until the early 1980s.

When we left the � rst instalment of this series—in which I’m exploring the history of the place names that surround us—we were clinging to spring. Now sum-mer is here, just in time for us to reach the junction of High-ways 1 and 97 (for-merly Hwy. 2). Just before we get there, however, we pass Ar-rowstone Provincial Park on our right. The name comes from the � ne black basalt in the area, which was called arrow-stone by the Secwepemc First Nations, who quarried it and used it to fashion arrowheads.

It’s easy to look at the name Cache Creek and assume a connection with the gold rush; the French word “cache” means “hiding place”, so what could be more natural than to think that some long-forgotten prospector hid his gold at this spot? However, the � rst mention of Cache Creek is in a map from 1835, more than two decades before the gold rush, so you can put those metal de-tectors away. The spot was called (in 1859) the “Rivière de la Cache”, and given the French-Canadian connection with the fur trade it seems more likely that the area was a collection point, or cache, for furs that were destined for Thompson’s River Post (later known as Fort Kamloops), where a Hudson’s Bay Company fort was located.

Now we have a choice: north or south? South, I think; so on we go, passing over the Bonaparte River. The river has had this name since at least 1826, making it almost certain that it was bestowed by a French-Canadian employee of one of the fur companies in honour of French Emperor Napo-

leon Bonaparte, who died in 1821.

We are heading towards Boston Flats, halfway between Cache Creek and Ashcroft. In the ear-ly days of European settlement the British were known as “King George Men”, while those from the United States were called “Boston Men”. Wil-son Henry Sanford settled in the area in the early 1860s, and despite claiming to be

from Eastern Canada he was identi� ed as a “Boston” man, and nicknamed ac-cordingly, by the First Nations people.

“Boston” Sanford established a ranch on the � at area just north of Ele-phant Mountain, and in time it was celebrated as one of the � nest farms in the colony. Sanford was also, for a time, part-owner of the roadhouse known as Bonaparte House, as well as a trustee of the boarding school in Cache Creek, so it is � tting that the site of his ranch bears the name Boston Flats in his honour. (We won’t be trav-elling as far south as Boston Bar, but that town also derives its name from the “Boston Men” who panned for gold on the bar in the Fraser River near the town’s location.)

It’s not dif� cult to look at Elephant Mountain and see its resemblance to a sleeping pachyderm. There seems to be some confusion as to whether it is actually a mountain; the provincial park there is called Elephant Hill. Be that as it may, we’re now passing it as we detour through Ashcroft, which has gone through several names.

When brothers Henry and Clem-ent Cornwall arrived in B.C. in 1859 they planned to try their luck in the

gold� elds; but with few claims avail-able they eventually settled in the Thompson Valley, where they estab-lished a ranch which they named Ash-croft in honour of their family home in England. By 1862 their 6,452 acre ranch boasted a roadhouse, and when the Cariboo Wagon Road was pushed through the middle of their property it passed right beside the establishment, which soon gained a reputation as one of the � nest in the Interior. The Corn-wall brothers added a sawmill and � our mill, and their roadhouse at Ash-croft soon served as the local post of-� ce, as well as a courthouse and jail.

Down on the nearby Thompson River homesteaders William Brink and J.C. Barnes were doing well farm-ing their claims, which included a long � at site directly beside the river. When CPR surveyors came through looking to � nd the best route for the proposed railway it was decided that this mile-long site was the ideal place to build not only the rail line, but a station and supply town. The creation of a new townsite meant that it needed to have a name; but what was it to be called?

William Cornel-ius Van Horne, gen-eral manager of the CPR, wanted to call the new town St. Cloud, after the rail-road head in the Red River Valley. He was also impressed by the huge clouds overhead when he visited the site, so the name seemed an appropriate one. Lo-cals, however, were already referring to the town as Barnes Station; and this

name might have stuck, if not for some federal government penny-pinching. The post of� ce had been moved from the Cornwalls’ roadhouse to the new settlement, and Ottawa needed a name for it. Rather than go to the trouble and expense of changing the post of� ce’s name from its previous designation, the Surveyor General decided that it—and therefore the town it served—would retain the name Ashcroft.

The Cornwalls were upset that Ot-tawa had usurped the name they had been using, and argued that the new town should be called Ashcroft Sta-tion. Over time, however, Station was dropped, and the Cornwall ranch add-ed Manor to its name, to distinguish between the two places. The Cornwall Hills and Mount Cornwall—which look down over both Ashcrofts—com-memorate these brothers, who played such an important role in the early days of the province.

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Geocaching event kicks off in Cache CreekHow do you cause a traf-

fic jam in Cache Creek? The second annual geocaching event—sponsored by Gold Country Communities So-ciety—provided the answer, attracting some 200 people eager to take part in a mod-ern day “treasure hunt” that began at the Cache Creek Recreation Park on June 28.

The four-day “Passport to the Gold Trail” event put the spotlight on four area communities: Cache Creek, Spen-ces Bridge, 70 Mile House, and Clinton. Volunteers were kept busy helping partici-pants load GPS co-ordinates into their devices for the event, which featured 100 specially placed cach-es that will remain ac-tive after the initial hunt is over.

At 10 a.m. Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta welcomed everyone, and joked about the traffic, not-ing that many people had moved to the area to get away from traf-fic jams. A show of hands revealed that half the participants had travelled 100 miles or more to take part in the event.

David Severn probably travelled fur-ther than anyone in or-der to be there. The resident of Norfolk, England has been a geocacher since 2007, travelling to Aus-tralia, New Zealand, Spain, Panama, and the U.S. He has come to Canada every year since 2008 courtesy of Kamloops resident Louise Overli, with whom he stays and travels, returning the favour when Overli visits England.

“I’m a birdwatcher as well,” said Severn, whose geocaching name is Nor-folkbirder. “It’s a wonderful way to combine two inter-ests.” This is his second visit to Gold Country geocaches; he’s also been geocaching in Victoria and Alberta. Later this summer he and Overli are off to another event in Saskatchewan.

Geocaching, an exten-

sion of a 160-year-old ac-tivity called “letterboxing”, began in Oregon in 2000. Participants—most of whom use GPS devices and map coordinates—travel from lo-cation to location, uncov-ering caches and recording their progress in logbooks.

The Gold Country Com-munities Society has 144 permanent geocaches locat-ed throughout the region,

situated at places that cele-brate our history, geology, scenery, early industry, agri-culture, First Nations, and pioneers and settlers. Two Field Guides provide map coordinates for each cache, as well as a detailed history of each cache location, along with photographs and paint-ings, making them ideal for geocachers and armchair travellers alike.

For more informa-tion about geocaching in Gold Country, vis-it the website at www.goldtrail.com.

READY TO GO: (left) Geocachers gather in Cache Creek, ready to track down the 100 special caches set out for the “Passport to the Gold Trail” event. Volunteers manned the bank of laptops in the foreground, to help participants program their GPS devices. The event came to an end in Clinton on Canada Day. (below) David Severn of Norfolk, England and Louise Overli of Kamloops are keen geocachers, travelling the world in pursuit of their hobby.

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The Winding Rivers Arts and Per-formance Society held its AGM on June 24. A barbecue potluck was fol-lowed by an overview of the months just passed, a look at what’s ahead, and the election of officers and directors.

The dessert concert series has end-ed for the year, but Music in the Park is underway for the summer at the Herit-age Park in Ashcroft, with an exciting line-up of entertainers scheduled for

July and August. Local artists will open for many of the visiting performers, and concessions have been arranged for all the concerts. There are plans for more entertainment events throughout the fall and winter, with performers and dates now being finalized.

The WRAPS-produced play Switching Principals was an enormous success this past spring, with more than 40 volunteers on- and off-stage en-

abling the show to go on. An-other production is planned for fall 2014, and it’s hoped that 2015 will see a major musical theatre production.

The group is pleased to be assisting with the 2nd Annual Wellness Festival, taking place in Ashcroft July 19–20. It was also able to assist the Desert Bells Handbell Choir in ob-taining a grant to assist that or-ganization in its goals.

The second Kids Arts Camp (Aug. 18–22) will pro-vide students aged 4 to 17 with an opportunity to try their hand at painting, singing, drumming, and acting. One of WRAPS’ mandates is to make art accessible to young people in our communities, and there is tremendous enthusiasm for the Camp, which promises to be huge fun. For information

contact Nancy Duchaine at (250) 453-0036.

The group was saddened by the de-parture of three long-time officers and directors—Nadine Davenport, An-drea Bona, and Jo-Anne Portman—who decided to take some much-need-ed time off. Nadine and Andrea have been hugely supportive of the arts in our area—particularly music—and will continue to be involved in WRAPS ac-tivities, but in a more low-key manner. Jo-Anne, meanwhile, will continue to be active in organizing the third annual Plein Air Paint Out, scheduled for Sept. 16–18.

Nancy Duchaine was elected treas-urer, to replace Andrea Bona, while Barbara Roden and Jessica Clement will continue as president and vice-president respectively. Martina Baier stepped down as secretary, and John Kidder has accepted the position on a temporary basis until a permanent re-placement can be found.

Newcomer David Dumont was wel-comed as a director, joining Roden, Clement, Duchaine, and Kidder. The other directors are Martina Baier, Jim Duncan, Susan McLean, Tim Roden, Jan Schmitz, and Connie Walkem.

To find out more about WRAPS and its upcoming events, please visit the website at www.windingriversarts.ca.

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Predeceased by husband Thomas Edward Evans of Ashcroft, son

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(Mark) Stoelwinder of Ashcroft, daughter Judy (John) Cruickshank,of Kamloops, son Bob Evans of Ashcroft, (Shelly Palmer) of Cache Creek.

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Winifred May EvansAug. 15, 1930 - June 14, 2014


July 1914

Heir to Austrian Throne Assassinated

Serajevo [sic], Bosnia, June 29—Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne and the Duchess of Hohenberg, his morgan-atic wife were shot dead yesterday by a student on the main street of the Bos-nia capital a short time after they had escaped death from a bomb hurled at the royal automobile. They were slain while passing through the city on their annual visit to the annexed provinces of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The archduke was struck fully in the face and the duchess was shot through the abdomen and throat. They died a few minutes after reaching the palace to which they were hurried with all possible speed. [July 4, 1914]

Blair’s Auto Truck Has Narrow Escape

What might have been a very ser-ious and expensive accident took place on Wednesday last when the large auto truck owned by H. Blair and driven by one Much, and loaded with merchan-dise, went over the embankment at the bluffs about two miles from Ashcroft on the Cariboo road. The general ac-count of the accident is that Mr. Much was driving along and enjoying the scenery which begins to border on what might be called the “grand” just about that point. Suddenly the off front wheel struck a reef and jerked the “ribbons” from the hands of the driver. Before he could gain control of his leaders the front wheel had submerged itself in the soft ground over the edge, and the auto, load and driver and all would have de-scribed about a thousand somersaults down to the Bonaparte had it not been for the interference of the government protection fence which begins there, and which said “Thus far thou shalt go but no further.” The truck had to be un-loaded to back out under her own gas-oline.

Bonanza For Local AnglersKelly Lake has been dispensing its

favours right royally in the trout line during the last few days. A large num-ber of fine catches have been made,

Messrs Bob Fraser, Eddie Bell and Harry Horan being the most favoured of the anglers. During one of their trips they pulled out in one day nearly two hundred trout, all ranging from one to three pounds. Kelly Lake has not done such a thing for many a year.

Well Known Clinton Figure No More To Be Seen

Dr. Henry Pierce, the locally noted Eye Specialist and Oculist, is at last seen no more on our city’s streets, hav-ing taken a little trip to New West-minster in the company of Constable Pittendrigh. Dr. Pierce has for some lit-tle time been a familiar figure in Clin-ton, but he gradually became somewhat of a nuisance and his figure became too familiar in doorways, and as he had no apparent means of livelihood except charity, it was thought best for all con-cerned that he should be removed to the Royal City, where he will be able to practice to his heart’s content.

July 1964

Couldn’t WaitThree school teachers called in to

Sand n’ Sage Hotel [Ashcroft] to stay Monday night about 8 o’clock p.m., could not wait to cool off in a bathing suit, or have their car washed the quick way, apparently, and drove head on into the pool. The driver misadjusted the car’s mechanism, we understand, and the result was a premature ducking for both them and the car. Damage to the pool is around $1000 and although re-ceiving a drenching the car was ready to go the next morning. It was a 1964 Acadian, the front and side received damage. It was insured. The girls, none the worse for the unhappy experience, were on their way the next day.

Cache Creek Chamber Discusses Incorporation

A public meeting was held in the Cache Creek Elementary School Tues-day, June 16, 1964, at 8:00 p.m. spon-sored by the Cache Creek and District Chamber of Commerce. The topic of the meeting was the pros and cons of Incorporation.

Mr. Tom Travers, chairman of Vil-

lage Council and Mr. Wilson Mil-ler, Village Clerk of Lytton; Mr. Rod Craggs, chairman of Village Coun-cil Ashcroft; Mr. Ken Beck, Council member; and Harold Harnet, Village Clerk of Clinton; and Mr. Paul Sharron of Cache Creek were guest speakers.

The meeting took place in the form of a panel discussion with Mr. Thor An-derson as moderator. The president of the Cache Creek and District Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Bill Burr, introduced the guest speakers and welcomed their well versed information. The following [were some of the] questions asked and answered:

– What population is required to in-corporate as a Village and does Cache Creek qualify? The requirement is based on the Village Assessment as well, and Cache Creek does qualify. Our population, however, is below re-quirement as of last census but a new census must be taken before incorpora-tion and we would no doubt then meet the necessary requirements in this re-gard.

– Will the mill rate increase if we incorporate? No, not if we stay within our alloted money and don’t do every-thing all in one year.

– If we incorporate, how many people does the board require to oper-ate the Village? Five members.

– What procedure is necessary to make the move from a District to a Vil-lage? A 65 per cent “yes” vote is neces-sary and has to be known before any future election, due to the last election failing.

– Will the mill rate increase if we incorporate? No, not if we stay within our allotted money and don’t do every-thing all in one year.

– What improvements are complet-ed by the Provincial Government be-fore incorporation takes place? Ar-rangements can be made, for all streets to be paved, maintained during winter months etc. up to three years if neces-sary. The government wants to help, not see us go broke.

After the panel discussion, the pub-lic had a question period.

There was much enthusiasm voiced during and after this meeting and they hope to have another meeting to learn more on the subject.

From the Journal archives: News from the past

Playing in Cache Creek, this week in 1964.

LORIWELBOURNEloriwelbourne.com

ON A BRIGHTER

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Proud to be CanadianCanadian T-shirts,

hats and paraphernalia are selling like hotcakes across the country in anticipation of this weekend’s Canada Day festivities, but Captain and Mrs. Canada al-ready have their out� ts pressed and ready to go.The patriotic Van-

couver couple, who have been unof� cial-ly representing their country nationally and internationally for the last decade, will be ap-pearing at the Westside Daze parade and fair grounds in West Kelow-na the weekend leading up to the � rst of July celebration. The captain will be

wearing his white na-val of� cer’s suit with a bright red shirt and the missus will be wearing a regal red gown, a tiara with a maple leaf, and both will be adorned with Canadian pins.Jack Hetherington,

and his life partner

Christine Harper, are the lovely people behind these proud � ag-wav-ing personas, and have thoroughly enjoyed the warm reception they’ve received everywhere they’ve been.“The reaction has

been wonderful,” Chris-tine said. “It’s especially ful� lling for us to see children’s faces light up. We’ve been asked by some of them if we’re the king and the queen.”Appearing before

huge crowds of tourists from around the world

during the 2010 Van-couver Olympics, Cap-tain and Mrs. Canada were more than happy to pose for photos and answer questions about their beloved country.Prior to that and since

then they’ve traveled far and wide visiting count-less fairs and events across Canada and in the US, and also went to Buckingham Palace, where they were greet-ed by people seemingly more excited about get-ting their picture taken with them than with the Coldstream Guards.

The gregarious duo thought up the idea for their alter egos 10 years ago while dressed far more casually in Cana-dian T-shirts, � ip � ops and tall red and white top hats on Canada Day.“The idea began on

our sailboat at the ma-rina on Bowen Island in 2004,” Jack said. “We set up speakers and played three songs ev-ery 20 minutes all day: Oh Canada, God Save the Queen and Happy Birthday. People kept coming by to talk and sign our guest book. The day was a phenom-enal success.” After that they de-

cided to take things to a whole new level and create distinguished characters to be formal ambassadors of Cana-da.“Our goal is to foster

Canadian unity and patriotism wherever we go,” Jack added.

“To tell the tale of our proud history and to sa-lute all Canadians who wear and have worn our nation’s uniform, particularly the fallen in all past wars and con-� ict, by proudly repre-senting our country at public gatherings, civic holidays, parades and any celebration where people gather.”The focus of their vol-

unteer work includes charitable involvement, appearing at events for children with challeng-es and other worthwhile causes. They spend Christmas Day on Vancouver’s lower east side walking the streets talking with people and

offering sandwiches and Canadian touques.Personally, I’m look-

ing forward to seeing Captain and Mrs. Can-ada this weekend. Not just because I love the joy they’re spreading and believe them to be national treasures, but because he is my moth-er’s only sibling and my precious Uncle Jack. He, along with Chris-tine, helped my brother and I out tremendous-ly when our beautiful mom passed away in December.They’re both loving,

compassionate and generous with their energy and have many years of experience be-

ing that way.“We love to make peo-

ple happy,” Christine said, referring to their public personas. “Our ultimate reward is a smile. You can’t put a price on that.”“We are Canadian

arch-patriots,” Jack added. “We love our country and the people who make it great.”So do I. And Captain

and Mrs. Canada are two people who de� -nitely do that.For more information

please visit Captain-AndMrsCanada.caLori Welbourne is a

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Ashcroft Royal Purple Phone 250-457-9122

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

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

Winding Rivers Arts and Performance SocietyContact Person: Nadine 450.453.9100

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

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

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MUSIC IN THE PARKDarrel & Saska

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LOON LAKE from p. 6

RCMP from p. 2

MUSIC IN THE PARK in Ashcroft brings out a crowd. Photo by Barbara Roden

Obstacle courseOn June 28 at 1:00 pm, a report

was received from the Shell sta-tion in Cache Creek that the driver of a 2011 GMC Sierra in the emp-ty lot across from the Shell had hit a parked vehicle, then backed into a fire hydrant, and had then hit a telephone pole. Police spoke with the driver, who said he was trying to squeeze past a trailer parked in the lot. There was minor damage to both vehicles, and although there was no noticeable damage to the pole the proper authority was ad-vised. The driver denied hitting the fire hydrant, which did not appear to have been damaged.

What are the magic words?On June 28 at 5:45 pm an Ash-

croft female reported that her ex-boyfriend had stolen her bicycle and then texted her all day to make fun of her about it. The couple had apparently re-cently broken up via the medium of tex-ting. Police returned the bike to its owner, and when they did she became belligerent and began yelling at the police, saying that her ex was breaking into her house “all the time” and stealing her

clothes. She added that she would go to her ex’s house with a base-ball bat to get her stuff, and police advised her that should she do that she would be arrested. Upon hear-ing this she yelled some more and then ordered police off her prop-erty, after failing to thank them for the return of her bike.

Making tracksOn June 29 at 9:30 pm someone

from C.P. Rail reported that two males and one female, accompan-ied by a dog, were walking along the train tracks beyond the tie plant in Ashcroft, heading east. Police drove to the end of Evans Rd. and made foot patrols along the track, but did not find any suspects. One vehicle that was parked in the area was checked, but it was not con-nected with the suspects. No fur-ther calls were received from CPR.

More from the police blotter

cation party place/trailer park im-age and start making plans for a fu-ture with a more diverse charac-ter, while working to preserve the wonderful natural qualities that have attracted people to settle here. Homes along the lake continue to spring up, and in many cases they are now on smaller lots and closer together than in the city.

In fact there are now more than 400 residential units along Loon Lake Road and side roads, and the number increases when you count all the resort cabins, motor homes, and trailers. Trailers, motor homes, and other vehicles are being parked on every nearly flat space available, and backhoes are digging up the side hills to make more flat spaces.Open space and natural areas are being lost, and this loss has re-sulted in the lowering of the land-scape values and the water quality in Loon Lake.

One of the attractions of coun-try living for me is the relative ab-

sence of intrusive noise from vehi-cles, machinery, and other urban sources. I enjoy listening to the songs of birds like the robins and the flycatchers, even at 4 a.m. when the robin so cheerfully welcomes a new day. The “beep, beep” of the little nuthatches have become background noise only noticed when it isn’t there, and the friendly chirp of the hummingbird is part of the summer scene.

However, this week the inces-sant and loud honking and caw-ing of the raven family following the young out of the nest and on the wing draws attention to the fact that some bird sounds are not par-ticularly pleasant to the ear. Eagles, ravens, and even the great blue her-on all make calls that are more stri-dent than pleasant, yet the call of the osprey is quite striking and thrilling.

Earlier, the Clark’s nutcracker young had fledged and I was im-pressed with how very quiet they were with the young; even when the young ones were sitting on a branch calling for food.

Birdsong can be beautiful; but some birds can’t hold a tune

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Apt/Condo for Rent

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.

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Convenient DowntownLocation across from

Beautiful Heritage Park715 Railway Avenue,

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Ashcroft celebrates Canada Day with a party at the park for all

A TRADITIONAL WELCOME was provided to all those at Ashcroft’s Canada Day by Johnnie Pierro and Diane Sandy (above). Before the ceremony, children were invited to decorate their bikes—and themselves—under beautiful blue skies. Cake (from Ashcroft Bakery) and hot dogs, ice cream, and water (courtesy of the Lions) made sure no one went hungry or thirsty, and plenty of people cooled down afterward during the free swim at the pool. Photos by Christopher Roden

Documents

Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal, July 03, 2014