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Accusations fly over delayed test results for fly ash

Chilliwack ProgressB.C. Environment Minister Terry Lake is on

the hot seat at the Fraser Valley Regional Dis-trict after “irregularities” were found in test re-sults of fly ash at the Cache Creek landfill.

Fraser Valley Regional District chair Shar-on Gaetz said the irregularities call into question the accuracy of the reports, and she said there appears to be no plan in place to deal with about 1,800 tonnes of the hazardous material.

“What began as an attempt by Metro Van-couver to cover up the testing irregularities has escalated into an attempt by the ministry and Metro Vancouver to stonewall remedial action and downplay our concerns,” she said in a Tues-day new release.

She said the FVRD has reports that “mis-sing” results of fly ash tests conducted in July and August point to toxic levels that are up to six times higher than those normally allowable.

But Lake recently said the fly ash only ex-ceeded the tolerance level “to a small degree.”

Gaetz also charged there is no plan in place to deal with the fly ash, despite Lake’s assurance that Metro Vancouver would be moving it to a remediation site.

“It has not been excavated or moved, and Wastech, the operators of the landfill, are exam-ining a further 2,500 to 3,000 tonnes that may also be affected,” she said.

Fly ash is a residue produced by incinera-tion.

The FVRD has been at odds with Metro Vancouver over garbage disposal ever since a proposal to build waste-to-energy facilities to incinerate non-recyclable garbage was put on the table.

FVRD officials complained to the minister that the regional district, which would receive the worst of the air emissions, was not being consulted by Metro Vancouver.

Now Gaetz is again charging that Metro Vancouver is still not responding to FVRD en-vironmental concerns - and that Lake is doing nothing about it.

“Frankly, we expected more from the Min-istry of Environment, whose role it is to safe-guard the environment and ensure that their own regulations are enforced,” she said. “Instead, the FVRD is leading the charge.”

Poppy Campaign under way

The Ashcroft Legion began their poppy campaign last week and Legion member Gordon Berdan was busy at the Ashcroft Post Office, handing out poppies and chatting with everyone who paused at his table.(Above) Marijke Stott and (right) Jim White bought fresh new poppies for this year’s Nov. 11 ceremony.

COMING EVENTS

MEMBERS & BONA FIDE GUESTS WELCOME

Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday • 12 pm - 4 pm Thursday - Friday • 12 pm - 11 pm

Saturday • 12 pm - 8 pm Sunday • 12 pm - 6 pm

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

(no meeting July and August)

Euchre, � rst & third Sunday of every month1:00 to 4:00 pm, beginners welcome

Contract Bridge, beginners welcomeEvery Tuesday 1:00 to 4:00 pm

MEAT DRAWEvery Saturday ~ 3:00 pm

Ashcroft Royal Canadian LegionFRI., NOV. 2nd • 6:30 - 8:00 pm

REGULAR & SEAFOODLASAGNA $10.00/plate

Visitors Welcome

Nov. 5: Cache Creek Beauti� cation Society meets at 11:30 am in the Village Of� ce.Nov. 6: U.C.W. meeting at 2 pm in the Zion United Church Hall. All interested ladies most welcome.Nov. 9: Movie Night 7 p.m. at Zion United Church Hall, 401 Bancroft St., Ashcroft. Showing Disney Pixar’s “UP”.Nov. 13: Cache Creek Council meeting at 7 pm in the Village Of� ce. Ashcroft Chamber of Commerce meetings: last Thursday of each month, 6:30 p.m. at the Chamber Of� ce, Village MallEvery Friday: Soups On from 11 am to 1 pm at St. Alban’s Anglican Church in Ashcroft. Soup, buns and dessert by donation.Communities in Bloom monthly meeting, every second Wednesday of the month. For more information call Andrea at (250) 453-9402.

* Legion Crib Tournament last Sunday of the month - Open 10 am starts 11 am sharp - 12 games

* Free Pool Daily

Legion Elections for 2013 Executive will be held at the Mon Nov 19th 7:30 PM meeting.

We encourage all voting members to attend.

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Anglican Church of CanadaREV. DAN HINES OR DEACON LOIS PETTY

St. Alban’s501 Brink St, Ashcroft ~ 250-453-9909

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 10 amKIDZ MONDAY SCHOOL: 3:30 pm

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

401 Bancroft, Ashcroft, BC • 250-453-9511 zuc@coppervalley.bc.ca

United Church of CanadaAlice Watson, CS, Holy Communion

ASHCROFT FALL FAIRANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGTues. Nov. 13, 2012 - 7:00 p.m.

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Guest Speakers:•Don Reed, NASA Recap 2011 and

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Thursdays, 1:00 - 2:15 p.m.Beginning November 1st

Facilitated by Alice Watson, CCCA ten-session course during

November, December and JanuaryThis is an educational program that helps one to

understand anxiety and depression and offers tools for successfully attacking them. Participants have said

that it is an important and helpful course.If you want to attend, please phone Shirley Dobson

to register: 250-453-9202 or email Alice Watsonat alicewatson@hotmail.com and putAnxiety Course in the subject line.

Attacking Anxiety and Depression Course

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Police Telephone #s

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

Crime Stoppers1-800-222-TIPS (8477)

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POLICE REPORTWendy Coomber

Fifth Wheel crashesOct. 23 at 3:30 pm police

attended a single vehicle ac-cident on Hwy 1 a the bot-tom of Oregon Jack Hill where a driver hauling a 5th wheel lost control of his truck and hit the ditch. The driver and lone occupant of the truck, a 69 year old man from Yuma, Arizona, was uninjured but his truck and 5th wheel suffered extensive damage. The driver blamed defective steering for his ac-cident.

Hitchhiker picked upOct. 23 at 11 pm police

assisted a late night hitchhik-er on Hwy 1 east of Cache Creek. The 37 year old Wil-liams Lake woman was standing next to the highway wearing dark clothing and was almost struck by a pass-

ing vehicle. She was given a ride back to Cache Creek where she spent the night in a motel.

Crash investigatedOct. 25 at 7 am police

received a report of a sin-gle vehicle accident on Church Rd. on the Bona-parte Reserve that occurred sometime over night when a vehicle hit the ditch with enough speed to cause exten-sive front end damage. Indi-cations were that the driv-er tried to have the vehicle towed, but was unsuccess-ful. The Registered Owner, a 60 year old Savona man, told police that his vehicle

had been stolen. The mat-ter is still under in-vesti-gation. Anyone witness-ing the

accident or hav-ing any informa-tion about it is asked to phone

police at 453-2216 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

Arrest warrants issuedOct. 26 arrest warrants

have been issued for two Penticton men involved in a crash just east of Cache Creek earlier this year. Jason Lambert, 25, is want-ed for assault causing bodi-ly harm and Trevor Pierre, 36, is wanted for leaving the scene of an accident. Both failed to show up in court recently to answer charges stemming from an incident where a westbound vehicle lost control on Winter roads and tumbled over an em-bankment near Walhachin. A female passenger alleged that she was kicked and punched by another male in the vehicle as she tried to climb up the embankment to the highway. The group was picked up by a passing vehicle and given a ride into Cache Creek. The woman

was left at the Chevron while the rest of the group found another ride and con-tinued north. She was left without her purse and cell phone, which had both been thrown out of the vehicle around Savona by one of the other passengers.

Breaking it inOct. 26 at 11 pm an of-

ficer from the Traffic Ser-vices unit stopped a pick-up truck on Hwy 1 travel-ling at 142 kph in the 90 kph zone. The 28 year old Bur-naby man was issued a ticket for excessive speed and his 2013 Dodge pickup was im-pounded for seven days.

Waiting for a signOct. 27 at 3 pm a 2012

Ford F350 was observed travelling though Cache Creek at a high rate of speed. The vehicle was travelling at 127 kph in the 50 kph zone. The driver, a 51 year old Port Coquitlam man, told po-lice that he thought he was coming right up on the 90 kph zone. He was issued a $483 ticket for excessive speed and his truck was im-pounded for seven days.

Library damaged by hit and run

Ashcroft RCMP received a report of a single building accident on Oct. 30 after staff discovered damage to the back wall of the Ashcroft Library. Some time over the weekend, an unknown vehicle hit the back wall of the library, shoving tables sitting against the wall forward by about six feet. The matter is still under investigation.

Earlier this month, while re-sponding to a fire next to the CN Rail tracks on Evans Rd. in the area known as the Slough, fire-fighters discovered a large amount of used fireworks. The fire crew was unable to access the area with equipment and it was too danger-ous to attack the fire at night with only hand tools.

The fire, which was reported at 8 pm on Oct. 11, was mon-itored overnight and burned down to a smouldering pile. BCFS firefighters at-tended the next mor-ning and along with the Ashcroft Fire Chief conducted an investi-gation into the cause of the fire. While no proof that the fireworks lo-cated were actually the cause of the fire,

the fire was determined to be man caused.

The Ashcroft Fire Department wishes to remind the public that the Possession and Use of Fireworks within the Village of Ashcroft are prohibited by bylaw without a per-mit. Evans Rd. and the Slough area are within the boundaries of the Village. The grasslands are still very dry and carelessness can still result in a grass fire in this area.

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Found on Oct. 30, friendly young male border collie/ golden retriever cross. If you know this dog or would like to add this fellow to your family, please call Animal Control Officer Eddie Aie at 453-9813 or the Ashcroft Village Office at 453-9161.

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IH public flu clinics carry on

Jackie Ross awarded special medal

Cache Creek CiB wants to give it another shot

In light of the recent temporary suspen-sion of Novartis vaccine products (Agriflu and Fluad), Interior Health wishes to advise the public that public flu clinics will continue as scheduled.

Novartis products comprise less than 10 per cent of the vaccine supply in Interior Health. In-terior Health has been using another vaccine product for the majority of this year’s influenza vaccination campaign which is not affected by the suspension. This product will also continue to be available through community vaccine pro-viders such as doctors and pharmacists.

On Oct. 26, Health Canada issued a volun-tary suspension of the use of Novartis influenza vaccines due to the presence of small particles found in the vaccines in Europe. The suspension is a precautionary measure. B.C. has temporari-ly suspended the use of these vaccine products.

IH is holding its annual Flu Clinics in Ash-croft on Oct. 31, Clinton on Nov. 1 and Cache Creek on Nov. 7 at the community halls.

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Cache Creek Commun-ities in Bloom chair Carmen Ranta presented Council with the committee’s 2012 CiB evaluation, its Com-munity Profile booklet and the three-bloom certificate at the Oct. 22 Council meet-ing.

The Village missed re-ceiving four blooms by one and a half percent, she told Council.

Ranta thanks Council for their support, both financial-ly and for the assistance of staff and Public Works who worked hard to keep the town clean and tidy. They also as-sisted with answering ques-tions when the judges were in town, and Public Works superintendent Deb Chanell toured with the judges, along with Ranta,while they were in Cache Creek.

Ranta sum-marized the evaluation for Council, not-ing that the Vil-lage received high marks for the Landscape and Floral Dis-play categories and a special mention for the Gateway Park.

“Spe-cial mention for Gateway Park, a beauti-ful addition to your town,” wrote judges George Mitch-ell and Darlene Kalawsky, “and of course we cannot for-get “Cariboo Sam.”

They also praised the Landfill, which was part of their

tour, saying: “This site is as good as it gets and should be a model for the rest of Can-ada.”

Ranta said the judg-es pointed out many posi-tive aspects of Cache Creek, however, the village earned the lowest marks in the Tidi-ness category.

“This was a bad year for weeds everywhere,” agreed

Ranta, and the judges men-tioned Cache Creek’s weeds in several places throughout the evaluation.

Factoring into their low marks were first impres-sions coming into town, va-cant unmaintained proper-ties downtown, and a few yet prominent untidy residential properties.

The judges also sug-gested that it was time for water conservation: “Water conservation issues should also be addressed and water restrictions be enforced as watering was still going on in the middle of the day.,” they noted, while prais-ing the Village for its care-ful irrigation of public land-scaped areas.

They also suggested more trees and more com-munity involvement in beautifying commercial and residential properties.

Ranta encouraged each councillor to read the 16-page evaluation.

She said coming so close to four blooms in the prov-incial competition made her all the more determined to enter the village again next year and try harder.

Whether they enter again will depend on the Cache Creek Beautification Soci-ety, of which CiB is a sub-committee. The town was also in the 2008 competition.

Two long time volunteers with Special Olympics British Columbia-Prince George were honored recently by the Governor Gener-al of Canada for service to their community and country: Jackie and Thom Ross were awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Med-al award in a ceremony with Cariboo-Prince George M.P. Dick Harris at the Prince George Golf and Curling Clubfor supporters of Special Olympics and their athletic programs in the re-gion..

The Ross’s have contributed to Special Olympics in Prince George for 25 years through coaching, fundraising and coordinating many programs including five- and-ten-pin bowling. They were nominated for the award by their peers and colleagues.

The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal awards consists of a letter of commenda-tion from Governor General David Johnston, an official certificate, a lapel pin and a specially de-signed medal.

Jackie Ross (nee Van Dyke) is formerly of Lytton.

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Jackie Ross (nee Van Dyke)

Cache Creek Communities in Bloom chair Carmen Ranta presents Mayor John Ranta with their CiB certificate.

Getting ready for hockey seasonMembers and family of the minor hockey association met in the Ashcroft Public Works yard last Sunday to fill sandbags. The association uses them as a fundraiser, making them available for sale at most local gas stations. The sand was donated by CRC and the work was organized by Eddie Aie. Sandbags can be purchased from OK Stop, Ashcroft and Clinton Irly (Timbr Mart), Husky, Junction Shell, Petro Can and Chevron in Cache Creek. Funds raised from the sandbags go to help pay for ice times, jerseys and to help send kids to tournaments.

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What makes fraud so alluring?

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lETTErs To ThE EDiTorDear EditorIt saddens me that

there is so much nega-tivity in response to the Wellness brand.

I understand that some people “don’t get it” and that some can only equate wellness with a work-ing hospital or a spa or hot spring or some other physical place. Wellness is all around us in Ash-croft. And yes, you can find many of the same things elsewhere, but we have chosen to promote to the world that we are a place to find wellness.

We have the opportun-ity to define Wellness for Ashcroft. The letter from the Branding Group in the Oct. 18 paper used these words – Outdoor Ad-venture, Relaxation, Art, History, Recreation and Community. Those words describe the wellness found in Ashcroft.

Wellness is in the air

that we breathe, the quiet nights and the sunny skies. It’s the view of the valley from one of the many hiking trails that surround us. Visitors come here to get away from something, to relax, unwind and rejuvenate.

Here is what I feel awaits visitors of Ash-croft:

Rolling hills, winding rivers and blooming cac-tus awaits the naturalist in you.

Hiking trails, fishing and geo-caching awaits the adventurer in you.

Art Shows, music and theatre awaits the artist in you.

The Rodeo, Ranches and riding trails awaits the cowboy in you.

The Gold Rush and museum awaits the histor-ian in you.

The Fall Fair and fresh produce awaits the agri-culturalist in you.

Trains, planes and automobiles awaits the enthusiast in you.

Osprey and eagles awaits the bird watcher in you.

Car Racing and Motorcross awaits the daredevil in you.

Wellness awaits you in Ashcroft.

By defining our Well-ness, we can promote what we have to offer, which is a wonderful thing.

Jessica ClementAshcroft

Are there different neighborhood priorities concerning “unsightly premises” in the Village of Ashcroft?

I think the answer to that question is a decided

affirmative.For example. If a po-

tential real estate buy-er, new to Ashcroft, sees property on an older side of town, that looks like it might be a promising in-vestment, is it simply a toss of the dice that the in-vestment will be protected by Village by-laws? Well, yes. Because enforcement of by-laws might very well have a lot to do with the neighborhood one has chosen to invest in. The old part of town adja-cent to the railroad track could be considered, if it is considered at all by Vil-lage Council, not worthy enough to be looked at as Council might look on other areas of the town. For instance, the Mesa Vista subdivision.

I can recall, not too many years ago, that area of north Ashcroft includ-ing the Battel sub division being labelled, “Dog-patch”. Now, “Dogpatch” today, with its well ap-

WE HOPE THIS HALLOWEEN KEEPS YOU IN STITCHES!

Wellness awaits definition

Ugly properties dog neighbours

See LETTERS on p. 13

“Did we go over this one last week?” asked Sgt. Michel Girondin as I sat in his office, pen poised and ready to start writing during my weekly visit to the RCMP De-tachment.

“Yep,” I replied. “It was in last week’s paper. The one that resembled a notice from the RCMP...”

“No, not that one.”And so the description of yet another in-

ternet fraud reported to the RCMP by the public. After a while, it’s hard not to roll your eyes.

Con artists are as old as the rocks. There will continue to be con artists as long as there are people willing to believe them and fork over their hard-earned cash. The internet is simply their latest medium.

Is it any more credible because it’s in our home?

Snake oil salesmen. Door to door sales-men. Telephone solicitors. Mail scams. Television advertising.

Same wolf, wearing the latest fashion in wool.

And their victims are likely to be conned regardless of which method is presented.

Our hearts go out to the senior who loses their life savings, or the teenager duped into taking out a load they can’t repay. Some of the cons are heartless and cruel and make us angry that such monsters dwell among us to prey on people who just want to help them. Most of the cons out there are just so stupidly transparent that we wonder how anyone can be taken in by them.

I’ve published information on telephone and internet scams in the past. The sad truth is that I just can’t possibly cover the details on each one. There are too many. And even if I did, it’s human nature to ignore things like this until they’re staring us in the face.

All scams have one thing in common: they’re looking for money. In return, they may offer to double your investment or to provide you with a service that, in retro-spect, you really don’t need. Listen to those little voices in your head - the voices that sound like alarm bells ringing.

Just keep in mind that nothing that a stranger offers you is free, despite what you may have learned from television.

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Doc and MD prescribe some healing music at Packing House

The Packing House pre-sents Doc MacLean & Mor-gan Davis. No doubt it will be a night to remember of music and storytelling. Head on down to Spences Bridge for a dose of healin’ music - Delta Blues style on Friday, Nov. 2. Din-ner starts from 5:30 pm - music starts at 7 pm. Call 250 458-2256 to re-serve your table.

Doc MacLean and Morgan Davis are pleased to report that Canada’s sev-enth annual biggest little blues tour - The National Steel Blues Emergency Tour - is now almost sold out. The pair started their tour in September and will bring their blues ‘medicine’ coast to coast, answering over 60 calls to nine provinces. The semi-acoustic, songs and stories in the round event will con-duct its operations in venues Large and Small, Grand and Humble. “We make house calls”, says MacLean. People who like this kind of thing are going to like it a lot! Do you have a Blues Emer-gency in Your Town? Don’t wait... call now for an appointment… before it’s too late! Feeling good already? Don’t forget this years blues booster shot! Doc MacLean and Morgan Davis (MD) your 2012 Blues Prescription.

An afternoon of Strings includes a violin, a viola, and a cello Nov. 4

Winding Rivers Arts & Perform-ance Society hosts another fabulous Dessert Concert in downtown Ashcroft. Mark your calendars for a matinee with Infinitus - 2 pm on Sunday, Nov. 4 at St Albans Hall - 501 Brink St. You can purchase your advance tickets at the Ashcroft Bakery, Natures Gifts or at our new location, the Ashcroft Liquor store. There will be tickets available at the door as well for slightly more. For more information or to reserve via phone, please call 250 453-9100.

Infinitus is a string trio known for their unique sound and upbeat perform-ance style. With programs that feature polished Classical works and original Jazz, Latin and Hip-Hop arrangements/compositions, audiences can expect a fun and interactive concert experience! It’s amazing the musical concoctions these three award-winning musicians can cook up with just a violin, viola, cello and some vocalizations.

In the Fall of 2008, Infinitus was formed, as a dynamic trio, with John “Adidam” Littlejohn on Violin, and twins Alex and Anthony Cheung on Cello and Viola, respectively. The members hold degrees from the Uni-versity of Michigan and the Peabody Conservatory and have won numerous awards at the local, national, and inter-national level.

When deciding on the name of the group, Anthony sat down with a Lat-in dictionary. After a 3-hour search, he settled on the name “Infinitus” – (pro-nounced in-FIN-uh-tus) the Latin root for the word “Infinity”. This name now personifies the group, as they strive to remove all musical and technical bar-

riers often associated with stringed in-struments.

The group has been broadcast on OMNI/CityTV, Canadian Broadcast-ing Corporation (CBC), and Nation-al Public Radio (NPR), and are co-dir-ectors of the Vancouver Chamber Play-ers. They are on faculty at the Saint James Music Academy, the Thrive City String Acad-emy, the Thrive City String Boot Camp, and the Vancou-ver Academy of Music. In-finitus is dedicated to qual-ity outreach and often per-forms for schools, nursing homes, hospitals, Native re-serves, fundraisers, and cor-rectional facilities. Since 2006, they have performed over 500 outreach concerts throughout North America.

Infinitus will also be per-forming in Lillooet on Satur-day, Nov. 3 at 7:30 pm, pre-sented by the good folks at Lil-looet Music. Tickets can be purchased in advance from Created by Design and KC Health in Lillooet. For more information call, 250 256-0614.

WRAP’s local play production coming along..sets, props and costumes

The sets are done! WRAP would like to thank Royden Josephson, Jo Petty, Jim Dun-can, Barb Davidge and Jim Noseworthy for getting the sets up and running and beauti-fully painted. An addition-al “shout out” to our local fire department for allowing us to paint the sets in their hall - not many places in town that have 10-foot ceilings.

Our local actors are totally off book (that means no script..in layman’s terms) and tak-ing direction beautifully from director Mavourneen Varcoe-Ryan.

The play, A Midsummer Nights Midterm, is set in three worlds: The teenage students telling us the story through their homework assignment in current time, that of the mor-tals and that of the immor-tals (Theseus and Hippolita ruling the former and Ober-on and Titania ruling the lat-ter). The conflict begins when Puck, Oberon’s fairy assistant of sorts, mistakes his master’s orders.

Here’s where it gets confusing...there are four mortal lovers: Hermia, Helena, Demetrius, and Lysander. You see Hermia loves Lysander. Lysander loves Hermia. Helena love Demetrius. Demetrius loves Hermia. Hermia is be-trothed to Demetrius by the will of her father, and will be punished by death or life in a convent if she refuses. So, she and Lysander decide to elope. Upon hearing the news, Helena decides to in-form Demetrius of their departure in an attempt to win his love. She follows him into the woods and despite his ur-ging, will not leave him alone. Oberon sees this behavior and commands Puck to use a magical flower called ‘love-in

From Blues to strings to comedy this month

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to anoint Demetrius’ eyes so that he will return Helena’s love upon waking and see-ing her.

Unfortunately, Puck con-fuses the lovers, and anoints Lysander’s eyes, who wakes and sees Helena. Lysan-der abandons Hermia in the woods to pursue Hel-

ena. Meanwhile, Titania and Oberon (the fairy rulers) are fighting over the possession of a changeling boy. Ober-on uses the aforementioned flower to make Titania fall in love with a donkey. When she does so, he takes the boy from her and eventually re-leases her from the spell. Upon realizing Puck’s mis-take, Oberon orders Puck

to set things right. He does so....and the play ends in a three-way wedding: The-seus to Hippolita, Hermia to Lysander, and Helena to De-metrius.

Totally confused? You may think that the Shake-speare dialogue might be a stretch for some audiences, but hark! fear not, as the story has a built in ‘Coles

Notes’ factor with a clear and often hilarious lines brought to us by the teen-age students who are also on stage, helping us, the audience understand the drama as it un-folds.

The pro-duction of Midsummer Nights Mid-term runs Nov. 15-17 with three evening performances beginning at 7 pm and a mati-nee on the Sat-urday at 2 pm

at the Ashcroft Community Hall. Entrance is pay-what-you-can. A big thank you to Literacy Now for their con-tribution to the production. If you would like to be in-volved backstage send us an email to windingriversarts@gmail.com or phone 250 453-9100.

Book Release for GeoTourism Field Guide

The moment has finally arrived! On behalf of Gold Country, you are all invited to attend the book release of the Gold Country GeoTour-ism Field Guide Volume II on Nov. 17 at 10 am, down-stairs in the Cache Creek Community Hall.

They will be holding a geocaching event where cachers can come to mingle and discuss their latest ex-periences caching in Gold Country.

Come and meet the writ-ers of the stories, artists and photographers, funders and installers! The video of The First to Find at The Ovens site will be shown and there will be refreshments served and prizes to be won.

Thompson View Lodge hosts art show and tea

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Art has come alive at the Thompson View Lodge. The residents, with the assistance of local artist, Royden Josephson, have been either learning to paint or honing their skills, and they were very proud to display their work on Oct. 26.

The “Meet the Masters” Tea held in the dining room of the Thompson View Lodge was very well attended and had visitors ad-miring the paintings and talking to the proud artists. A big thank you to the Lodge employ-ees who prepared wonderful baked treats which were served with tea and coffee to all.

We also wish to thank the Lodge tenants who participated in the 2012 Tenant Experi-ence Survey which provides management and board directors with a resident evaluation of programs that are in place at the Lodge.

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Living WellWithout strength training in your daily routine, your muscle mass will continue to decline.

An inactive person loses half a pound of muscle every year after age 20. After age 60, that rate of loss doubles. With regular strength train-ing those muscles can stay tough, and muscles can be rebuilt.

I’m not talking about looking like Arnold Schwarzenegger’s training partner - just using differ-ent exercises to build muscle mass. This can be attained in different ways: with weights, resistance bands and/or your own body weight. There are many options out there. Finding the one that works best for you will be the fun part.

Some of the many bene-fits of strength training in-clude: 1. It builds muscle, making you look and feel better; 2. It burns fat by in-creasing your metabol-ism; 3. It increases your en-durance, bone density and strengthens your joints; 4. It lessens your chances of being injured; 5. It will im-prove your mood, allowing you to handle stress better; and 6. It will help you sleep better.

I typically get into a fair-ly intense strength training regime during the off sea-son to build muscle mass that I will lose while biking and running in the race sea-son. These strength training sessions will make my mus-cles stronger so I can stay in-jury free.

I normally combine weights with squats for my legs and back, and build-ing stronger shoulders and chest. Jump squats and pylo-

metrics are great for build-ing the smaller stabilizer muscles to get that explo-sive power. Planks are great for keeping your core tight. Finally, using the resistance bands with high reps are great to finish off.

Your routine can include body weight exercises such pushups, crunches, dips, pull ups and lunges. Crossfit-type group workouts are very popular. Resistance bands and TRX-type training work well for many people. Free weights have been the work-out of choice for decades for a good reason - with disci-pline, you can have a great workout.

Make sure you work dif-ferent parts of the body on alternating days. For ex-ample you would do leg exercises on Monday, then arms on Tues-day. This will give that body part some time to heal and get stronger. You don’t get stronger when you’re working out - you get stronger once your muscles repair them-selves.

In order to build and strengthen mus-

cles, they must work harder than they normally do with resist-ance. So, for ex-ample, lift a dumbell

10 times for 10 repetitions, and do this three times for three sets with a 60-second rest between each before moving to the next exercise. Increasing the repetitions with a lighter weight will al-low you to gain more lean muscle mass. Fewer repeti-tions with more weight will cause you to gain the bulky muscle mass.

As you become more used to the workout, your muscles won’t be working as hard anymore. Therefore, you will need to either in-crease the weight or increase the repetitions.

How often should you strength train? I would rec-ommend about half an hour per day two or three times a week when starting out.

Some people respond

well to getting up early to start their day with a work-out, while others like to fin-ish their day off with a work-out. That’s up to you to de-cide.

Slight soreness is very common while the muscles repair themselves, but if you feel pain, I’d recommend that you stop and find out what you’ve done wrong.

Prior to any strength training exercises, make sure you warm up by doing a few minutes of light jogging, jumping rope, or jumping jacks. Stretching after your workout will also help with the tightness and soreness you will feel in your muscles as well.

Make sure you stay hy-drated during your work-out with water or a sports drink, and immediately after the workout, a protein shake will help feed those muscles that are craving fuel.

Staying disciplined and motivated to continue with your workouts will be hard, but the end results will have you looking and feeling great.

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Riley King and Austin Rampone were the lucky stu-dents chosen as Ashcroft Fire Chiefs for the day last week.

Chief Brian Henderson and Lt. Meghan Henderson spoke to the primary students about Fire Safety as part of Fire Pre-vention Week.

The children were shown

videos and engaged in discus-sions about safety and the im-portance of not playing with fire.

They were instructed about the importance of hav-ing smoke alarms in the home, and how their families should make a plan to have two ways out of every room in the home.

Riley and Austin were each presented with a Honorary Fire Chief for a day certificate, and a smoke alarm for their rooms. After a tour of the fire hall, they each received an Ashcroft Fire Rescue cap. At the end of the day both were driven home in the fire engine.

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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.

November 2012 - Week 1Aries, you may have to put a little more effort into your relationship to really reap the rewards. It doesn’t matter if you just met or have been together for years. Amp up your efforts.

Capricorn, get together with Leo and develop a plan that will get your finances in order. Until you sit down and view everything in black and white, things will be in flux.

Aquarius, although work may be giving you headaches, stick with it for the time being because there could be some major changes on the horizon that work to your advantage.

Pisces, spend the early part of the week really buckling down to get things done and the latter part can be enjoyed any way you want.

There is turmoil in your financial sector, Taurus. But all it takes is some discipline and budgeting and you can be right back on track in no time at all.

It’s time to get creative, Gemini. Maybe you are planning a party that can use an interesting theme or thinking ahead to holiday shopping. Think outside of the box.

Cancer, embrace your childish side and let loose. Sometimes it can feel great to shake off responsibility for the time being and just act like a kid with no worries.

Libra, the choices you are making may temporarily sever a few of your relationships. While this may hurt now, there’s a good chance you will mend fences in the long run.

Scorpio, no matter how hard you try, it is not in the stars for you to make a fortune on any get-rich-quick scheme. Focus your energy on different ideas.

Sagittarius, although you may be anxious about some presentation you need to make, it is necessary for advancement at your job. It will be over before you know it.

Leo, err on the side of caution this week; otherwise you may see too much money flying out of your wallet. Get into a saving mode instead of a spending one for the time being.

Virgo, now is not the time to make any big changes that could rock the boat. Enjoy the solid foundation that you have built for a few more weeks.

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Years ago, when I � rst started writing “On a Brighter Note,” a fellow columnist and I were discussing some of the hateful emails he received from people who didn’t like what he wrote. At the time, I couldn’t imagine getting some of the malicious attacks he did and I told him I was glad I wouldn’t have to deal with that since I was writing a positive slice-of-life column and not the kind of controversial articles he penned. He laughed and said it didn’t matter.

“You put yourself out there and some people are going to spew hatred your way,” he said. “I don’t care if you’re writing about sunshine and moonbeams, there are freaks who will hate

you because you’re too damn happy.”

Honestly, I thought he was wrong. He was a cynical, edgy journalist who fearlessly stoked the � res over hot topics and did so knowing the responses he’d receive. And while I loved his topics and writing style, my approach was the polar opposite. No one would be taking time out to object to anything I had to share.

Turns out I was the

one who was wrong.Initially I was

astonished by some of the venomous emails that were anonymously sent to me. I wasn’t used to attracting such hostility. But John was right, you put yourself out there and you’re going to get some of that no matter what.

I had to decide to accept that fact and learn not to let it upset me, or stop doing what I was doing altogether.

As a woman in my forties who was able to grow a thick skin rather quickly, the decision was easy.

But how can we expect a kid who isn’t even making a choice to put themselves out there have that same reaction to cyberbullies? Especially when the attacks are so much worse?

Amanda Todd was a beautiful 15-year-old girl from Port Coquitlam, BC who recently committed suicide due to the relentless and horri� c cyberbullying she was subjected to for years. Last week I posted a comment on Facebook that stated I hoped the police would be successful in tracking down her cyberbullies and that their acts would one day be

considered a criminal offense.

Within minutes a woman posted her own video under mine with the message that we shouldn’t be bullying the bullies because that only feeds into the problem and doesn’t prevent it. I have to respectfully disagree.

People should be held responsible for spewing hatred over the internet in the same way they would be held responsible for doing so in person. I am not sure how to actually enforce this idea, but in a

perfect world, it would happen.

The internet has been a gift to us in so many ways it’s remarkable. But it has also had an extremely negative impact on humanity and it has taken bullying to a frightening new level. The ability to anonymously comment in a vicious or harmful way has given people free license to say whatever horrendous thing they want without consequence. It has sparked a dangerous trend of insensitivity

and I wish the people who were doing it would stop

and think for a second before hitting that send button.

It’s very likely that these bullies are deeply troubled and may have been a victim of bullying themselves, but it’s important to remember the power of words and their ability to torment and destroy.

To the cyberbullies: If you can’t stand by your words by attaching your own name, you aren’t just being a bully, but a pathetic coward as well.

To the victims: Don’t let your tormentors win. Expose their attacks and stay strong – you have way more supporters than you can imagine.

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What silence sounds likeSome weeks ago now those

residents of Loon Lake living above the canyon experienced several days when the electri-city was shut off at 9 am to allow improvements on the line and to permit Ministry of Transport workers to carry out the prom-ised scaling of rock cliffs above the road through the canyon.

Without looking at a clock

I could always tell when it was 9 am because all of a sudden it was so quiet in the house; all the little sounds of small electronic devices stopped and there was silence. It was wonderful, as si-lence is some-thing rarely ex-perienced these days - even here in the country as we get more and more little elec-tronic helpers and appliances that plug in.

Fortunat-ely none of the neighbours felt the need to start up a generator. I dug out the old model phone that will ring even when the power

is off so I still felt connected to the outside if there was a need for it.

Rocks carefully removedThe scaling work was a big

task. One large column of rock overhanging the road in the can-yon has been removed as a re-sult of a lot of careful work with workers hanging from wires up

above the road. Gone are the days of pla-

cing some sticks of dynamite in a rock and then seeing what happed when the big bang is over and the dust settles. I re-member that approach from the 50’s and hearing the boom and watching the dust.

In 1932 when the road was first built through the canyon by Karl and Otto Wohlleben and their sons, they could hard-ly afford dynamite and much of the rock was broken using hand methods and helped by horse power. Understandably only the rock that blocked passage for a team of horses and a wagon were removed at that time.

The work this year was care-fully done and makes for a much safer section of road through the canyon. There will still be rocks on the road there as the sheep do continue to visit the area.

Quietly creatingThis month I had the pleas-

ure of participating in an intro-ductory course in fusion glass making with Roz Stanton here at Loon Lake. Roz is an inter-national known artist and her work with glass and metals is widely admired.

The course ran for a week and it was a real treat, partly be-cause the course was offered here at Loon Lake and

because Roz is such a good in-structor. By the end of the weeks work I had made a dish that looks quite attractive. The ses-sions were sufficient to give an initial understanding to the char-acteristics of the glass materials we were working with and for the process of glass fusion.

Roz will be offering more courses next Spring and Sum-mer here at Loon Lake so watch for announcements,

October 20 brought Loon Lake Road our first significant snowfall and the snow looked very attractive on the yellow leaves of the trees. This is quite late for seeing snow on the hills as we have enjoyed an extreme-ly warm and sunny autumn up to now.

I still have late vegetables to collect from the garden which is now showing the effects of low light and short days.

River’s future at riskThe attractive natural qual-

ities of Loon Lake Road and the Bonaparte River valley could be negatively affected in the future

with the proposed changes at the federal government level where the Navigable Waters Protec-tion Act is being replaced with a Navigation Protection Act in Bill C-45.

This new act will pro-tect only 150 rivers and lakes across Canada (100 in Ontario, 24 in BC). All bodies of water NOT listed, including our Loon Lake and the Bonaparte River, will no longer be protected and could be subject to all sorts of intrusions including crossing by pipelines, power lines, mining activity and other environment-ally destructive activities with-out any consultation with the public or any review process and ignoring traditional uses.

The scenic and natural val-ues that we cherish at Loon Lake Road as well as use of water for agricultural purposes could be threatened. Will this valley still be a desirable place to live in the years to come when legislative tools to protect our natural water are removed?

Transfer Station hoursJust a reminder that the

Loon Lake Road transfer station switches to winter hours on Nov 1 with open days on Sunday and Wednesday from 9 am to 5 pm, until March.

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Bonaparte future at risk as new Bill C-45 removes protection

Highway crews scale the rock faces along Loon Lake Road to carry out scaling. Photo by Ann Janssens

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Clinton Fall Craft SaleThe people who took advan-

tage of the fourth annual Clin-ton Fall Craft Sale were not dis-appointed. They were able to find unique gift items for all ages.

Although the number of visitors to the sale was down this year, most vendors were happy with how the day turned out.

Personally, I was able to get a good start on my Christmas shopping, especially for family members in Ontario. They will be getting items from my neck of the woods. It is much more

personal than go-ing out and buy-ing something in a big box store. They can get those things any-where.

The Christmas Pledge

I received a message on Fa-cebook that I want to pass along. It is a Christmas Pledge and it goes like this: “This Christmas I pledge to Shop local; Spend lo-cal; Eat local; Enjoy local and support the local businesses that

support me and my community.”

If we all take this pledge we can help our lo-cal business-es and our com-munities. Every dollar that you spent local-ly benefits your community. Think about that before heading

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Clinton Economic Development AGM

The Clinton & District Eco-nomic Development Soci-ety Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 6 at 6:30 p.m. in the Clinton Memor-ial Hall.

Guest speakers include Vic-toria Weller of the TNRD Film Commission. She will update on film activities in the area and op-portunities in the film industry.

Also attending is Donnie Reid of NASA to give an up-date on the explorations of the microbialites during the MARSLIFE Project in Kelly Lake last year and what the fu-ture may hold for the program.

Everyone is welcome to at-tend.

Seniors Association Market Place

The Clinton Seniors Asso-ciation will hold their Annual Market Place (formerly known as the Seniors Flea Market) at the Clinton Me-morial Hall on Nov. 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

In addition to used items there promises to be lots of new

goods, baking, crafts, Christmas ornaments and more.

The Seniors Association in-vites you to come and check out the wares and enjoy lunch while you shop.

The Loon Lake Community, Recreational and Agricultural Society held its Annual Gener-al Meeting on Oct. 18.

We are very pleased to announce the fol-lowing Table Officers and Directors for the year 2012/13, who have been elected from a record amount of returned ballots: President Frank Borri, Vice President Ray Pullen, Secre-tary Faye Morrison, Treasurer Cathie Johnstone and Directors Anita Donovan, Sandra Dowd-ing, Louise Hansen, Laurie Ladosky and Lyn-ette Monsos.

A large Calendar of Events was decided on starting with a Halloween Pot Luck/ Trick or Treating / Fireworks (the later depending on the fire danger rating), Community Christmas Din-ner, Firemen’s Fund Raiser at the Dusty Rose Pub in January, and the annual Winterfest. The Winterfest date has been moved to take place on the ‘Family Day’ weekend in February.

If you would like any information on the Loon Lake events, please visit our community page website http://sites.google.com/site/loon-lakecommunitywebsite/home or call any of the above elected people.

Faye Morrison

Loon Lake Society elects executive

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STRIKING A BALANCE

Craft sales offer unique gifts from Clinton

Shopping and visiting at the annual Clinton Fall Craft Sale

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Ways to put a shine on your resume and make it stand outThe Basics: Formatting

Like any good brand, your resume needs to be eye-catch-ing and effective. Choose a pro-fessional font, such as Arial or Times New Roman, and ensure the font size is legible, general-ly 10-12 point, except for your name and headings which can be larger and bolded. Most hir-ing managers prefer bullet points rather than paragraphs, although ensure you keep your sections lined up and consistent through-out the document. Be cognizant of the length - 1-2 pages for less experienced and non manage-ment roles and three pages for senior-level applications. Also, proof read, proof read, proof read. Surveys have shown that as many as three out of four hiring managers will discard a resume with as few as two typos.

Reverse chronological or functional?

Most hiring managers prefer a reverse chronological format - listing the most recent job first with previous jobs following. This gives them a more fluid ac-count of your career progression and typically highlights the most pertinent skills in greatest detail. This may not be the right format, however, if you have any breaks or gaps in employment or if you

have a fragmented background with many jobs, professions or industries worked in a short time period. In this case, a function-al resume - summarizing key areas of experience - may be a better solution. Another op-tion, however, is using a reverse chronological resume and clos-ing the gaps or fragments in em-ployment. For instance, if you did temporary work or educa-tion between permanent roles, list this information. Likewise, if you performed the same job function with several compan-ies in a short time period, group this information together. For in-stance: Administrative Assistant, Company A, Company B, Com-pany C 2007-2009.

How much is enough?When looking at levels of

experience, how much should be included on a resume? For older job seekers who fear age discrimination, you don’t need to include your full career sum-mary. While situations differ based on the number of jobs held, think of including either the last 3-4 jobs or 15 years of experience, whichever is less. For those lacking experience, it is acceptable to include volun-tary, unpaid or relevant educa-tional involvement on your re-

sume. If you were a committee member of a student club or vol-unteered for a non-profit organ-ization, extract those duties and indicate why that experience is relevant in your career progres-sion.

What’s too personal?As marketing techniques

vary by country and culture, so do resumes. What may be ex-pected in some countries is not required in North America, gen-erally because it can lead to dis-crimination. You do not need to reference your marital status, age, children, ethnicity or re-ligion. Also, don’t include a photo. While you may be trying to convey your level of profes-sionalism, instead include a link to your Linkedin page or similar where you can include a profes-sional headshot which, through this medium, is an acceptable and even expected practice.

List accomplishments, not just duties

Companies are looking to make an investment in employ-ees, in fact, aside from real es-tate, labour is the highest cost to a company. You therefore need to prove your return on invest-ment. Instead of simply listing your performed duties, try using

CAR statements that outline the Challenge, your Actions, and the Result. Most hiring managers know what the basic duties in-clude for most roles. To stand out, you need to demonstrate that you are a valuable employ-ee who goes above and beyond.

Use keywords to get noticedMany companies, particu-

larly those that are large or are household names receive hun-dreds, if not thousands of re-sumes, and therefore use a re-cruitment program to sort appli-cations. They do so by scanning your resume for keywords that match the requirements for the role. Review a few job postings that interest you and pay atten-tion to certain keywords that stand out. Ensure you include these throughout your resume and cover letter, keeping in mind that they should appear at least three times, preferably near the top.

Power-upReduced, improved, acceler-

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What are your priorities?You’ve identified your CAR

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Target specific opportunitiesJust as it is important to cus-

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pointed homes and consider-

able financial investment made by property owners, can scarcely fit that epithet.

Why was this section of the village considered less desirable than others in years past? Well, nearness to the rodeo grounds, and the multi family dwelling probably had something to do with the label.

The point is, why are some areas of the Village not considered valuable enough to enforce bylaws that deal specifically with Unsightly Premises?

Our area villages have been em-barked on projects that are meant to enhance and at-tract. Communities in Bloom for example. But we all know that there are areas of our villages that have lots with mud filled holes, roads without walk-ways. All the evidence of neglect to which tourists must be all too aware of. What is the good to have some of the main avenue areas flanked with flowers and trees, when just beyond, a few feet away, lies a quagmire which no self respect-ing person would en-ter?

Tingley Street is named after one of our most distinguished pi-oneers. Steve Ting-ley, of BX fame, who bought the Hat Creek Ranch stopping house and improved its in-terior with wall paper from France, and provided nourish-ing meals in the din-ing room to travel-lers, barns and livery stables for horses. Descendents of the family are still around.

Why are some Ashcroft neighbor-hoods allowed to be-come weed infested jungles, scrap yards for every kind of metal object, - condi-tions that would not be tolerated for one nano second by dwell-ers of other neighbor-hoods?

The question is, are our Councils will-ing to see their villa-ges as a whole, instead of a series of parts, differentiated only by priorities?

Esther Darlington MacDonald

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Flowers to junk

John Pierro, a member of the Bonaparte Indian Band, talks about his relatives who served in World War II, including his father John Jules. Pierro was one of many speakers at the Heritage Committee’s presentation last weekend, organized by Kathy Paulos (seated) and Helen Kormendy.

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NOTICE TO ELECTORS OF THE VILLAGE OF CACHE CREEK

OF AN ALTERNATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS FOR A PROPOSED EXTENSION OF BOUNDARIES

Notice Is Hereby Given That under section 86 (Alternative Approval Process) of the Community Charter and section 20 of the Local Government Act, the Council of the Village of Cache Creek intends to petition the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development requesting the extension of the area of the municipality to include the following described lands:

- Boston Flats Mobile Home Park, 1080 Hwy 97C Lot B, Plan 21950, Section 7, Township 21, Range 24, Meridian W6, Kamloops Division of Yale Land District, & Section 8 - Vacant Lands, 1202 Hwy 97C Lot A, Plan 21950, District Lot 377, Section 7,Township 21, Range 24, Meridian W6, Kamloops Division of Yale Land District, Except Plan 36130

And Further Take Notice That the municipality may proceed with the boundary extension request unless at least ten percent of municipal electors indicate that a referendum must be held by submitting a signed Elector Response Form to Cache Creek Village Offi ce no later that 4:30 p.m. on December 3, 2012. Elector Response Forms must be in the form established by the Village of Cache Creek, and only those persons who qualify as electors of the municipality are entitled to sign Elector Response Forms.

Resident Elector - You are entitled to submit an Elector Response From as a resident elector if you are age 18 or older on the day of submission, are a Canadian citizen, have lived in B.C. for at least six months, and have been a resident of the Village of Cache Creek for the past 30 days or more.

Non-Resident Elector – You are entitled to submit an Elector Response Form as a non-resident property elector if you are age 18 or older on the day of submission, are a Canadian citizen, have lived in B.C. for at least six months, have owned and held registered title to a property in the Village of Cache Creek for the past 30 days or more, and do not qualify as a resident elector.

NOTE: Only one non-resident property elector may submit an Elector Response Form per property, regardless of how many owners there may be.

If less than ten percent (90) of municipal electors submit an Elector Response Form, the boundary extension request will be deemed to have the approval of the electors and the proposal may proceed to the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development for consideration. For the purpose of conducting the alternative approval opportunity, the number of electors is calculated as 895.

Elector Response Forms are available from Village of Cache Creek offi ce at 1389 Quartz Road between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Mondays to Fridays. Telephone (250) 457-6237 or email admin@cachecreek.info .

And That this is the fi rst of two publications of this notice in a newspaper.

VILLAGE OF CACHE CREEKLori PilonChief Financial Offi cer/Deputy Corporate Clerk

Village of Cache Creek250-457-6237

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERSRe: The estate of ELVA OGDEN, ELVA M. OGDEN, ELVA MARIE OGDEN, Deceased, August 11, 2012. Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Elva Ogden are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executor, Carol Meda, Box 70, Willow River, B.C. V0J 3C0 on or before December 13, 2012, after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice.

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Inukshuk Trail, which transverses the base of the hills above the Mesa Vista subdiv-ision, is a picturesque and well-used trail by lo-cals. Whether using it for their regular morning walk or for part of a longer hike, the trail offers beautiful scenery, rolling inclines and over 320 inukshuks. Ranging from small piles to large towering ones, the inukshuks all have a person-ality of their own depending on who built them.

Three areas on the trail were a little diffi-cult to walk as they passed through small gul-ley washes. Thank you to a generous donation of treated wood from Andy, Steve and Willow at Ashcroft Irly Bird, small foot bridges were made and installed making the trail more user-friendly.

If you haven’t experienced some of our lo-cal trails you should put it on your “to do” list, as there are some truly lovely hikes around our Village. The clean air and excellent scenery are well worth it.

Andrea Walker

Inukshuk Trail washouts repaired

Black PressBC Hydro is getting close to the end

of its installation of 1.7 million wireless electricity meters, but the “smart grid” won’t be functional until next spring.

Until then, meters will still be read manually or consumption estimat-ed for billing purposes. And for one more winter storm season, people will still have to call BC Hydro to report a power outage, before the grid begins automatic metering and reporting of electrical failures.

Cindy Verschoor, BC Hydro’s com-

munications manager for the smart me-ter program, said some of the old me-ters remain in locations around the province, either because they are in-accessible or because owners have re-fused new ones.

Manual meter readings will be checked against automatic readings during the testing phase, to verify ac-curacy. Verschoor said there have been six meters replaced due to inaccurate readings or other defects, but generally the new meters are more accurate.

“All of our meters have to be cer-

tified by Measurement Canada, which is a consumer protection agency, just like the pump at the gas station and the scale at the grocery store,” she said.

While BC Hydro owns the meter, the base and connections are part of the owner’s electrical system and can be placed anywhere. Verschoor said very few customers have opted to have the meter located away from their home. Those who refuse for whatever reason have their installation placed “on hold” while their concerns are addressed by BC Hydro.

Smart meter installation nearly finished