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Ashcroft wary of recycling plan

See RECYCLING on p. 2

Ashcroft Council is proceeding cautiously with a new recycling plan introduced by the BC government.

At the Aug. 26 Council meeting, councillors voted to tell Multi Material BC that it is inter-ested in considering their financial incentives, however it is unable to make a final decision until more information is forthcoming.

“It’s not viable for Ashcroft,” said Mayor Andy Anderson. “There are far too many things out of our control.”

Ashcroft is not the only municipality view-ing the new program with caution.

In 1989 the Socred government introduced amendments to the Waste Management Act which mandated regional districts to develop solid waste management plans by the end of 1995 and to include a recycling component.

The province decided to shift the onus of re-cycling in 2011 from local government to the manufacturing industry. It amended its Recyc-ling Regulation to require companies that sup-ply packing and printed paper (PPP) to take re-sponsibility for providing residents with rea-sonable access to PPP collection services. The Ministry of Environment approved the Pack-aging and Printed Paper (PPP) Stewardship Plan in April 2013. The plan is to be imple-mented by May 2014.

To implement the plan, the MMBC, a not-for-profit agency, was formed. Multi Materi-al BC (MMBC) has a board of directors made up of industry representatives who were tasked to develop and implement a residential steward-ship plan. EPR (Extended Producer Respon-sibility) is meant to provide incentives for prod-uct design and production that emphasizes eas-ier recycling, dismantling and repair, as well as reduced packaging.

MMBC has proposed a financial incentive to encourage municipalities to expand their ser-vice to curbside recycling collection, offering $35 per household.

Ashcroft Administrator Michelle Allen ad-vised Council that the Village spends approxi-mately $80-$100 per household to collect sol-id waste already.

Columbia Institute’s Centre for Civic Gov-ernance released a report in August – Multi-Material BC and Local Governments – that re-viewed the program and its effects on local gov-ernments:

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Back to school driving tips

Penalties part of new plan

For drivers- Every school day, unless otherwise

posted, a 30-km/h speed limit is in effect in School Zones from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

- If a vehicle is stopped in front of you or in the lane next to you, they may be yielding to a pedestrian, so be prepared to stop.

- Always yield to pedestrians – it’s the law.

- Vehicles approaching school buses from both directions must stop for school buses when their lights are flashing.

- Always look for pedestrians when you’re backing up.

For parents and students- Remove your headphones and put away

your phone or other electronic gadgets when crossing the street. Focus on the road so you can see, hear and respond safely.

- Make eye contact with drivers, so you both know you see each other.

- Dress to be seen. Wear bright or light coloured clothing. Use reflective material on clothes or accessories in the dark.

- Look left-right-left around parked vehi-cles. Children should avoid taking shortcuts through parking lots.

B.C. penalties- Speed in School Zone: $196 to $253- Speed in Playground Zone: $196 to $253- Fail to stop for school bus: $167- Fail to yield to pedestrian: $167- Disobey school guard/patrol: $167

“With-out greater

public oversight and ongoing con-sultation, the core imperative for an industry-run organization like MMBC is likely to be cutting costs, rather than cutting the amount of waste products going to landfills or maximizing recycling. Many BC municipalities are concerned that could lead to backsliding in recyc-ling programs, undermining years of public investment and progress in waste reduction,” it stated.

Administrator Allen told coun-cillors that the Village would need to change its curbside collection system as the containers used to collect the PPP are not compatible with the Ashcroft’s new garbage truck.

The MMBC has also indicat-ed that municipalities will have to take the recyclables to a depot of MMBC’s choosing, which will not further than 60 km from the muni-cipality.

Although they will pay a bonus for increased volume and weight of PPP collected, they also charge fines for service failures, such as 1. Overstatement of curbside house-holds in service area ($5,000); 2. Failure to provide a required report on time ($500 per day past dead-line); 3. Delivery of materials with more than three per cent contam-

ination ($5,000 per ticketed load); and 4. Delivery schedule halted or altered due to labour disruption ($5,000 per day).

“Most of these failures could be monitored,” said Allen, “how-ever the three per cent contamina-tion rate is a concern. TNRD does random checks on their (recycling) collection and average between 8-10 per cent contamination.”

“Do we have to go with this as a municipality?” asked Coun. Doreen Lambert.

“No,” replied Anderson, “They can put it out to a private contractor instead, and pay them more.”

“It’s disturbing they’ve been given so much leeway and don’t even have to consult with the Vil-lage,” said Coun. Jerry Fiddick.

At this point, MMBC can change the scope of the work re-quired with no input from the local government, as well as dictate poli-cies and standards and service lev-els. The plan is set up in MMBC’s favour, leaving municipalities with little recourse, said Allen.

She added that the TNRD has indicated that they will not reduce the current level of service regard-ing recycling, however the board had not made a decision on wheth-er or not to sign a contract with MMBC.

Recycling from p. 1

Lytton RCMP officers mingle with the crowds of people over the River Festival weekend.

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A S H C R O F TCouncil Briefs

Terry Fox Run in Ashcroft next week

Ashcroft receives “Green” designation, approves new bench policySome of the participants in last year’s Terry Fox Run in Ashcroft.

Ashcroft Fire Chief Brian Henderson with the Fire Department’s new Fire Rescue Truck. The truck was purchased earlier this year, second hand from the Logan Lake Fire Dept.

From the Ashcroft Council meeting on Aug. 26

Roll Call: Mayor Andy An-derson and councillors Alice Durksen, Jerry Fiddick and Doreen Lambert. Missing: Coun. Helen Kormendy.

Lac-Megantic supportCouncil voted to donate

$250 to the town of Lac-Megan-tic to help them rebuild after the train derailment and fire on July 6 decimated the community, and

to send a letter of sympa-thy and support.

The action was pre-cipitated by a letter from Port McNeill May-or Gerry Furney who issued a challenge to all Can-adian communities to send a let-ter and a donation to Her Wor-ship Mayor Colette Roy-Laro-che of Lac-Megantic “to support one of our colleagues who is faced with some unbelievable challenges.”

Ashcroft goes greenCouncil received a letter

from the Province of BC and the Union of BC Municipalities Green Communities Committee congratulating Ashcroft for the Village’s successful efforts to measure and reduce its corpor-ate Greenhouse Gas emissions for the 2012 reporting year.

“As a Charter signa-tory who has complet-ed a corporate carbon inventory for the 2012 reporting yer and has demonstrated familiar-

ity with the Community Energy and Emissions Inventory, you have been awarded Level 2 rec-ognition – ‘Measurement’,” stat-ed the letter.

“In recognition of your achievements, the GCC is very pleased to provide you with ‘green communities’ branding

for use on of-ficial web-sites and let-ter heads.”

“Good on us,” re-plied May-or Andy An-derson.

“We’ll take the rec-ognition and celebrate,” said Coun. Alice Durk-sen.

16 Mile Fire Rescue Truck

Coun-cil approved the sale of their surplus 1981 Ford Fire Rescue vehicle to the 16 Mile Society for $300. The Village pur-chased a “new” Res-

cue vehicle from Logan Lake earlier this year. The old Rescue vehicle will be used by the 16 Mile Volunteer Fire Dept.

“That’s a pretty good place for it to go,” stated Mayor An-derson. “I hope they can make some good use out of it.”

Memorial Bench PolicyCouncil approved a new

policy for the Purchase and Placement of Memorial Bench-es in town.

In the past, the Village Pub-lic Works crew built the memor-ial benches and picnic tables and the Village sold them for $250. They were substantial and held up well, but required mainten-ance and the cost to build them was far more than the Village re-ceived in selling them.

In 2012 the Second Time Around committed donat-ed three benches to the Village. They were built in Ontario and made of recycled plastic with a 50 year guarantee against break-age. They can also be placed in locations such as the cemetery were regular irrigation won’t have any impact on them.

However, advised Village Administrator Michelle Allen, having them shipped from On-tario is pricey and she recom-mended that they order six at a time. Even with ordering so many, purchase price would be $1,500 per bench plus GST.

Also in the policy, the pur-chaser will complete a Memorial Bench Purchase Form and sub-mit it to the Village Office; the Village will endeavour to place

Inviting all Ashcroft, Cache Creek and area residents, ages 2 to 92, to join in the 33rd An-nual Terry Fox Run on Sunday, Sept. 15 start-ing at 10 am.

This year’s event will once again begin at the Gazebo in Heritage Place Park. Participants will run along Railway Avenue and on to Evans (“Slough”) Road. You may walk, run or bike for 2, 5 or 10 km - whatever your comfort level.

All levels of participation are encouraged and greatly appreciated by the Terry Fox Or-ganization.

Water will be provided along the route, as well as Post-Run hot dogs, drinks and treats for all the energetic participants back at the park.

Pledge forms are available at Interior Sav-ings Credit Union, Ashcroft Irly Store,

Friendship Auto Service or on-line at www.terryfox.org/

Every dollar you raise is valuable in the fight -- with 84 cents of every dollar going dir-ectly to cancer research.

Help find the cure - bring your family and friends and have a great time for a great cause.

Join us for the 2013 Terry Fox Run.Cam and Deb Tedford

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V I E W P O I N T SThe Editor’s DeskWendy Coomber

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Back to school labour woes

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A HOOD ACCESSORY guaranteed to make passengers think twice

VICTORIA – Another school year dawns in B.C., with the prospect of disruptive labour dis-putes.

First up are 27,000 support staff, in a legal strike position. These are the teacher aides, cus-todians, bus drivers and crossing guards. Most are members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, with a few Teamsters and other lo-cals scattered around the 60 school districts.

Public discussion about these disputes usu-ally focuses on wage increases, which CUPE members in schools haven’t seen for four years. Their current deals expired more than a year ago, after they were subject to the same two-year wage freeze imposed on the rest of government.

The B.C. government moved from the post-recession wage freeze to a system they call “co-operative gains,” where raises must be financed by savings in other areas of the oper-ation. Only two provincial employee groups have yet to do this: school support staff and teachers.

(Education Minister Peter Fassbender confirmed last week that teacher raises will be funded by extra transfers from the provincial treasury as they try to get a long-term deal. But that’s a topic for another day.)

CUPE, the largest union in the country, has a sophisticat-ed media campaign to generate public sympathy. We are re-peatedly reminded not only that the last raise was 2009, but that the “average” pay is a mere $24,000 a year. If that num-ber is accurate, it reflects a large number of part-timers.

Let’s look at a few provisions CUPE doesn’t talk about, on behalf of those self-employed taxpayers who have no paid holidays, no employer pension or benefits and no paid over-time, but are expected to help pay all of the above to govern-ment workers.

The 60 contracts have many variations, but core elements are the same. In the Central Okanagan school district, the starting CUPE wage rate is $17.37 an hour. The top rate is $26.59, or $28.78 for workers who qualify for a “trades ad-justment.”

All contracts have rigid seniority and “bumping” clauses to ensure that new employees absorb any reductions in work-

ing hours. From a tax-payer’s perspective, this leads to the max-imum number of em-ployees making the highest wages.

Overtime in Cen-tral Okanagan is time and a half for the first two hours, and double time after that. Con-tracts also include the provision that un-scheduled overtime is

subject to a four-hour minimum. It’s amazing how often an unexpected hour of work can arise when it’s paid at quad-ruple time.

The Surrey school district contract details how even “spare board” employees are to be enrolled in the munici-pal pension plan, a defined-benefit system most private-sec-tor employees can only dream about.

Then there are paid sick days. The Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation reports that the average B.C. private sector work-er took 7.4 sick days last year. The public sector average was 12.

The Surrey contract details the windfall of unused sick days that must be paid out to employees who retire as early as age 55. The maximum is 150 days, for a lavish perk only available to employees hired before July 1, 1996. Even so, we’ll be paying these bonuses out for years to come.

It goes on and on. Six weeks’ paid vacation after 20 years, with an extra day added for every year after that.

There are many little things, such as a $60 “swimsuit al-lowance” for teacher aides who take part in swimming in-struction.

This is not to devalue the work done by these people. It is to suggest that given the growing gap between public and private employment benefits, finding savings is reasonable.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalNews.com

I read last week where Olds (Alberta) College is requiring all of their students to complete an iPad game in which they open a virtual lemonade stand and gradually build it into a business empire.

Why am I surprised? Technology is spreading further and further into our lives, and most of us just take for granted that everyone is more or less at the same level.

I suppose in my day in elementary school, using a video game as a teaching aid would have been the equivalent of our French teach-er hauling out the little black and white TV on a six-foot rolling stand so that we could spend part of the class watching Chez Helene (with Suzie the mouse!) It didn’t do much in the way of teaching me French, because un-fortunately I can’t can’t speak it or translate it, but watching TV in the middle of class was pretty cool.

If nothing else, technology has shown us how far we’ve come and how creative we are as humans.

I remember my grade 1 teacher showing us how to dial a rotary telephone!

Yes, rotary. Rotary telephones - you can see them in antique stores now. You stuck your finger in the hole corresponding to the number you wanted to dial and pushed the dial clockwise in a circular motion. Then it made a cool clicking sound as the dial moved back into place.

In those days, the only telephone in the school was in the principal’s office. Parents called the principal if they wanted to con-tact their children, or vice versa.

Texting? What’s that? All of those books I had taken away from me during class be-cause I was reading something unrelated to the subject being taught at that very mo-ment by the teacher.

And, with all of the back to school news this week, I find there are school districts that encourage their students to bring their own wireless devices to class.

Hmmm, I guess that would be the equivalent of a pen in my days.

It’s no wonder that school libraries are looking deserted these days. It’s not that kids aren’t reading - they’re doing most of it online and in a variety of ways.

Wish I’d had that when I was in school.

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School District No. 74 (Gold Trail)PO Bag 250, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0 Phone: 250 453 9101 FAX: 250 453 2425www.sd74.bc.ca

The Future of Gold Trail Schools and Programs In the spring, the Board of Education met with communities to discuss the future of Gold Trail schools and programs. Community members had an opportunity to provide feedback to the board on their priorities for education in their community. Based on the information provided at the community meetings, feedback received and discussion, district staff developed a report with recommendations. The report, The Future of Gold Trail Schools and Programs, is available on the district website www.sd74.bc.ca, local school or the school district office.

The next steps of the Board of Education are guided by Policy 9.10 “School Closure”. This policy states that the first decision of the Board is to decide whether it will consider or proceed with any further discussions regarding the school closure and reconfiguration recommendations put forward by staff. At the September 17, 2013 Open Board meeting at Ashcroft Secondary School, the Board of Education will vote on whether it will consider the recommendations regarding school reconfiguration and school closure. If the Board approves the motions to consider the recommendations, a consultation process as outlined in Policy 9.10 “School Closure” will be developed.


letters to the editor

sage & sand Pony Club open to new membersIt has been a busy

year for the Sage & Sand Pony Club! We had many new mem-bers this year and we were able to partici-pate in the Santa Pa-rade, the Rodeo Pa-rade, and Quiz. We also had a Pony Club Summer Camp where the riders earned rib-bons in presentation, dressage and inter-mediate hops. It was a fun, action packed time!

The Sage & Sand Pony Club will be tak-ing registrations for the upcoming year. Chil-dren from the ages of 7 and up are welcome to join. For more infor-mation please contact Marcie Down at 250-826-6957 between 5-9 pm or email at [email protected] .

The members participate in the Christmas Parade, Rodeo Parade, and will be preparing for Rally, and Quiz as well as a horse show for next year. Rid-ers can earn badges and ribbons. Mem-bers not only learn to ride, but through a variety of activities and games also

learn how to care for and groom ponies and horses. The focus for all members is loyalty, character and sportsman-ship. Pony Club helps children develop through a love of horses and builds long lasting friendships. This is a won-derful way for children to be active and enjoy the great outdoors.

The club would like to thank Sloan Hammond of Gryphon Hollow Farm for all of her hard work, training and dedication to the Sage & Sand Pony Club. Thank you to all who donated bottles for our bottle drive. We con-tinue to accept donations through the bottle depot. Stay tuned for more up-dates from the club.

District Commissioner Marcie Down

Dear EditorFor as long as I have

known Bill Spelay of Cache Creek, he has proven him-self to be a first rate barber.

I am sure that count-less customers of Bill, who were barbered at Bill’s shop in the Oasis Hotel in Cache Creek for years and years, will agree.

Bill has never cut any-one’s throat with a razor. Hasn’t even nicked a cus-tomer. His technique and manner, born over these many years, - the cuttings, the massages, the so care-ful touches that made Bill a master at his trade, made him one of those people you could entirely depend upon. Trust. Not only to do the job. But excel at it.

Well, apparently the bureaucrats at Interior Health decided that years of practical experience are of no account.

They have required all persons like Bill who volun-teer their services at a very minimal cost to residents of Extended Care, have liabil-

ity insurance. Upon inquiry, Bill was told such insurance would cost over $700.

When persons in Ex-tended Care cannot have the services of those who make life just a little more bear-able. A hair washing, cut-ting, curling, even a perm. When cut-ting a persons hair and trim-ming a mus-tache becomes a liability that only the insur-ance compan-ies will bene-fit from, you have to wonder who our health authorities are working for.

This regu-lation is a peoples’ enjoy-ment killer. No doubt about it. For people who are the most vulnerable.

Some day, the people who make up these rules will find themselves in an extended

care facility. Some day, they, too, will need a hair cut. A shave, a trimming of the mustache. Let us hope for their sakes, that the author-ity health people will have a bigger heart, and a more open mind. Will not impose

such regulations. Which are mean-spirited and utter-ly lacking in any sensitivity whatsoever.

Esther Darlington MacDonald

Ashcroft

Bureaucracy kills enjoyment

(Left) Members of the Sage & Sand Pony Club. Back row, L-R: Vraja-Sundari Benner-Tapia, Emma Gross and Amy Down. Front row, L-R: Gaurangi Benner-Tapia and Kaitlyn Pinkey.

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Council from p. 3

L-R: Lion Darrell Rawclife, Paul Monford, Rob Henderson, Stan Aie, Brian Henderson and Lion Gordon Daily.

Golfers enjoy Lions’ tourney to place the

bench in a mu-tually acceptable location; the Village will place an order once six bench-es have been ordered and paid for; the purchaser can pay the entire price for the bench, shipping and handling fees if they don’t want to wait until six benches have been ordered; and the Village has the sole discretion to determine the supplier and style of bench available through the program.

Tables and Chair PolicyCouncil approved a new policy

for Tables and Chairs for Ashcroft Community Hall and Drylands Arena. It describes which tables stay in the Community Hall, which can be moved between the hall and the arena, and which are to be rented out.

In 2007 the Village purchased a

number of six-foot long tables and folding chairs which can only be used in the hall and the arena by user groups and their use is included in the facility rental fee; in 2013 the Village purchased 12 six-foot round tables with a storage rack, and they can be used only in the hall; many years ago the Rodeo Association donated the use of approximately 40 tables with chairs to the Village, and they are rented out to individuals or groups for use within the community – the Village collects the rental fee and an-nually forwards the fees to the Rodeo Association for the replacement of damaged tables.

Next meetingSept. 9 at 4:30 pm in the Village

Office.

The big winners of the Ashcroft and District Lions Club fifth annual golf tournament were Paul Monford, Rob Henderson, Stan Aie and Brian Hender-son.

Men’s KP - Bill Perry, Mens Accur-ate Drive - Robert Simpson, Ladies KP - Mavis Putnam, and Ladies Accurate Drive - Bev Campbell.

Forty players turned out, the day was sunny, everyone had a good time and the Lions thank everyone who played, all of the generous merchants and the Golf Course staff.

Thanks also to Lions Burt and Jan Mazerall and their friends Bob and Shar-on Brady for bar-b-quing. The dinner was delicious. See you all at next year’s tournament!!!

Vivian Edwards

Table and chair policy passed

On the corner of Railway and 5th • 250-453-2281

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P.O. Box 1060403 Railway Avenue

Ashcroft, B.C.V0K 1A0

Tel: (250) 453-2553Fax: (250) 453-2404

Email: [email protected]: peoplesdrugmart.com

FREESmoking Cessation Aids Available

** some restrictions apply **

Dave’s Golf ClubRe-gripping & Repairs

Shoe Re-spikingCall Dave Johnson

250.457.9503 • Cell 250.457.1052

Foster Families NeededHelp abandoned,

neglected & abused animals!

Bond Lake RoadHwy 20 392-2179

ASHCROFT EARLY LEARNINGRegister Now for 2013/2014 School Year

Where: Ashcroft Elementary School

When: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,

Thursday, Friday 9:00 - 11:30 (3-5 year olds)

18-36 Month Old Program

Tuesday & Thursday afternoons 12:30 - 2:30pm

SPACE LIMITEDLicenced Quality Program

Contact Caroline Paulos 453-9647

Program Phone 457-1642

Tanya Sabyan 453-2317 or 457-3813


The BC Senior Games are but just a memory now, but what mem-ories those who participated have! Competitors all remarked on how well run the games were, the love-ly venues and most of all the cama-raderie between the athletes. And though the competitive spirit was

there, it never overshadowed the friendliness among competitors nor the fun that all were having.

Congratulations to all the ath-letes who represented our zone and particularly our small rural com-munities; you did us proud!

The Walker rink at the BC Senior Games. Above, l-r: Bruce Walker, lead, Colin Williams, third, and Ina Gory, second. Right: Andrea Walker, skip.

Senior Games medal winners. Back: Myron Erickson, Frank Mireau and John Farmer. Front: Linda Holland, Arlene Lebedoff and Loraine Shwaluk. Below: Muriel Scallon.

Senior athletes all return as winners

For news items or events, call Wendy at 250-453-2261 for or email her at

[email protected]

250-457-6464Cache Creek

Have agreat

Fall Fairweekend!

Good luck to all the participants in this years Ashcroft& District Fall Fair

310 Railway Avenue

Ashcroft250-453-9999

Considering a career in agriculture?Check out thecourses at TRU

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Railway Avenue, Ashcroft 250-453-9343

Good luck to all the Fall Fair participants - you are all champs!

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Wishing all the participantsbest of luck at the Fall Fair

128 -4th Street, Ashcroft 250-453-2261

Proud supportersof the Ashcroft

& DistrictFall Fair

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years Fall Fair!

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210 Railway Ave, Ashcroft 250-453-2553

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Thompson Valley Funeral Home

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Come out and see what the Fall Fair

is all about!

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Automotive Care Centre250-457-6698 • 250-457-6655

Have fun and enjoy Ashcroft

& District’s 2013 Fall Fair! NOEL H. MURRAY

Certified Professional Bookkeeper

Cache Creek, B.C. Telephone/Fax: [email protected]

Come out andsupport your

Fall Fair!

Ashcroft Royal Canadian Legion

250-453-2423 ~ Branch 113 - 300 Brink St.

The Ashcroft & District Fall Fair

has something for everyone! Ashcroft’s River Inn

Ashcroft on the River!UNDER THE BRIDGE

Right beside the river ~First left over the bridge

Check out the fun atthe Ashcroft & District

Fall Fair!

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Ashcroft IrlyBuilding Centre

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On the corner of Railway & 5th, Ashcroft 250-453-9334

Get down to theFall Fair for a

fun-filled weekend!

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Make sure tovisit the Ashcroft

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AshcroftDental Clinic

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It’s Fall Fair weekend!

Good luck to all participants.

Ashcroft & District Fall FairSunday, Sept. 8th - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ~ Drylands Arena

Blue Jeans and Country ScenesAdmission: Adults $5.00 • Students $3.00

Children under 5 - FREEEntries will be accepted Friday Sept. 6, 3-7pm

and Saturday Sept. 7 from 9am-noonFor more info and booklets:

ashcroftfallfair.net

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Fiddlers 10:30 am to 11:30 am Clown 11:45 am to 12:15 pm Back Door Slam 12:30 pm to 1:30 pmClown 1:45 pm to 2:15 pm

Back Door Slam2:30 pm to 3:30 pm

Desert Inn

(250) 457-6226 www.desertinn.caCache Creek, BC.

Have fun at the Fair!

Wendy Coomber photos

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250-457-6464Cache Creek

Have agreat

Fall Fairweekend!

Good luck to all the participants in this years Ashcroft& District Fall Fair

310 Railway Avenue

Ashcroft250-453-9999

Considering a career in agriculture?Check out thecourses at TRU

S afety Martf o o d s

Railway Avenue, Ashcroft 250-453-9343

Good luck to all the Fall Fair participants - you are all champs!

1002 Trans Canada Hwy, Cache Creek 250-457-9644

Wishing all the participantsbest of luck at the Fall Fair

128 -4th Street, Ashcroft 250-453-2261

Proud supportersof the Ashcroft

& DistrictFall Fair

250-453-9411Highland Valley Road, Ashcroft

ARROW MINING SERVICES LTD.

Enjoy theFall Fair!

Good luck to all the participants in this

years Fall Fair!

250-453-2225Golden Country Real Estate Services

210 Railway Ave, Ashcroft 250-453-2553

Have awonderful timeat the Fall Fair!

See you allat the

Ashcroft& DistrictFall Fair!

Friendship AutoService Ltd.

250-453-9308 603 Railway Ave., Ashcroft

Thompson Valley Funeral Home

Bill Perry 250-453-9802 or 1-800-295-5138

Come out and see what the Fall Fair

is all about!

AUTOMOTIVEYour Complete

Automotive Care Centre250-457-6698 • 250-457-6655

Have fun and enjoy Ashcroft

& District’s 2013 Fall Fair! NOEL H. MURRAY

Certified Professional Bookkeeper

Cache Creek, B.C. Telephone/Fax: [email protected]

Come out andsupport your

Fall Fair!

Ashcroft Royal Canadian Legion

250-453-2423 ~ Branch 113 - 300 Brink St.

The Ashcroft & District Fall Fair

has something for everyone! Ashcroft’s River Inn

Ashcroft on the River!UNDER THE BRIDGE

Right beside the river ~First left over the bridge

Check out the fun atthe Ashcroft & District

Fall Fair!

250-453-9124

250-453-2281

Ashcroft IrlyBuilding Centre

The Sourceand


On the corner of Railway & 5th, Ashcroft 250-453-9334

Get down to theFall Fair for a

fun-filled weekend!

Highway 97, Cache Creek

Make sure tovisit the Ashcroft

& District Fall Fair!

110 B Railway Ave. Ashcroft 1-888-900-9880

See you at the Fair!

Ashcroft RealtyINDEPENDENTLY OWNED & OPERATED BROKERAGE

Helping you is what we do

411 Brink St., Ashcroft

AshcroftDental Clinic

250-453-9147

It’s Fall Fair weekend!

Good luck to all participants.

Ashcroft & District Fall FairSunday, Sept. 8th - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ~ Drylands Arena

Blue Jeans and Country ScenesAdmission: Adults $5.00 • Students $3.00

Children under 5 - FREEEntries will be accepted Friday Sept. 6, 3-7pm

and Saturday Sept. 7 from 9am-noonFor more info and booklets:

ashcroftfallfair.net

EntERtAinmEntlinE-up • mAin StAgE

Fiddlers 10:30 am to 11:30 am Clown 11:45 am to 12:15 pm Back Door Slam 12:30 pm to 1:30 pmClown 1:45 pm to 2:15 pm

Back Door Slam2:30 pm to 3:30 pm

Desert Inn

(250) 457-6226 www.desertinn.caCache Creek, BC.

Have fun at the Fair!

Wendy Coomber photos

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Looking for something different this fall?

There are lots of things to doin our community!

Volunteer with one of many service clubs, or take a course or get fit!

250-453-2261

If you want to advertise your service club, community group, sports group,

etc., give us a call to find out how.

Sign-Up!Announcing Ashcroft and District Curling Club AGM

September 18, 2013at 7:30 pm

Yes folks it is time to dust off the brooms and shoes and come on out

for some fun and good company. The executive have committed to advancing the sport of curling in

Ashcroft and would like to see the return of the Grand Old Game to its

former glory here in Ashcroft.

Come on out to the meeting

and help to plan another great year of

curling.Hope to see you all there.

ChurCh DireCtory

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 ChurchChrist Centered People Centered

1551 Stage Rd. Cache Creek B.C.Phone 250-457-6463Pastor David Murphy

Worship and Sermon commences at 10 a.m.Everyone welcome

ZION UNITEDSunday Worship 10:50 am

401 Bancroft, Ashcroft, BC • 250-453-9511 [email protected] • http://ashcroftunited.ca

United Church of CanadaPastor Alice Watson, DM


Hot time in the CaribooThe August long weekend was nota-

ble for two small wildfires that were start-ed by lightning and quickly attended by the Wildfire Management staff with sev-eral water bombers and helicopters.

Over 100 fires were started that week-end in the Cariboo fire region alone – so one can be sure that staff of the Wildfire branch did not have any time for relaxa-tion.

A change in seasonsSights and sounds in my garden tell

me that summer has peaked and a new season about to begin. Red tomatoes on the vine, lettuce in flower, young rob-ins everywhere and Clark’s nutcrackers practising their choral works are prom-inent features these days. Also, bears are leaving their telltale signs on the road and the deer are changing the colour of their

coats. It is time to pick all your tree fruit if you don’t want bears in your trees.

Squirrels are falling cones which thud to the ground making a great deal of noise when the cone hits a vehicle or metal roof. Night time low temperatures of 5C degrees also indi-cate that it will soon be time to say fare-well to the more tender flowers and gar-den produce.

It has been a good summer, hot and dry, at Loon Lake Road; fishing has been good, the weather cooperative for the most, and people have had time to relax with family and friends.

Dogs and livestockNeighbours and dogs are once again

in the news and under discussion. This time it is the provincial court judge’s rul-ing that a rancher on the Bonaparte Pla-

teau, who shot a dog that was chas-ing her cattle, was guilty under the criminal code of unlawfully killing an animal.

Times have changed and it is for the better that animal welfare is given greater priority and owners who abuse or neglect their animals can be charged. This case how-ever is problematic. The dog was chasing the cattle but had moved on when the rancher shot the dog - about the time required to go to the house and get a rifle.

The judge ruled that the dog was not acting maliciously when it was chasing and barking at the cat-tle in a pen as there was no proof that the dog had bit or caused in-jury to the cattle.

So now ranchers need to be able to read the mind of the attacking animal. Do they need to evaluate if it is just playing and having fun at the expense of the cattle and calves or if is it after blood and wants to make a meal of one of them? If it

is just having fun the rancher should let it be?

The BC Cattleman’s Association is asking the BC Government to amend the livestock act to clarify when and under what circumstances a rancher can protect their livestock from dogs that are harass-ing their animals. This is a good thing to ask for.

Under the Livestock Act “a person may kill a dog if the person finds the dog (a) running at large, and (b) attacking or viciously pursuing livestock.”

The Cattleman’s Assoc wants defin-itions of the words attack, pursue and vi-cious to assist ranchers to determine how to handle future incidents.

In my opinion, a dog owner who does not have their dog under control when off their property should be heavily fined, even if it is just “playing” at chasing cat-tle with no “malicious” intent. The word of the rancher that the dog was chasing livestock should be sufficient without having to produce proof of cuts and bites to the animals.

This decision is a city bred decision that has no place in rural agricultural life. Otherwise what can we expect next – maybe when a bear kills a calf, the bear shouldn’t be shot because it was hungry and it was just doing what bears do.

Noxious knapweedOn road trips along Loon Lake Road

and other service roads this month, one could see the telltale purple blossoms of the spotted knapweed everywhere. It has taken over the roadside in many places and invaded open spaces and meadows adjacent to the roads. It is sad to see that this weed is quickly pushing out the na-tive plants.

This weed is classified as a provincial

noxious weed and the B.C. Weed Control Act states that it is the duty of all land oc-cupiers to control this and all other desig-nated noxious plants.

It is unfortunate that this message hasn’t got through to the provincial gov-ernment and its departments, such as the Ministry of Transport. Some of us pull every knapweed we see on our property only to have a new seeding drift in from the roadside or the neighbour’s field. If we all make an effort we can continue to enjoy the beauty of our native plants and keep these pests under control.

It appears that the TNRD’s biologic-al controls do not work and they seem to have given up on doing anything about this and other noxious weeds.

Putting up the harvestIt is seed saving time as well as har-

vesting and processing food for win-ter use. Pickling, dehydrating and other modern and traditions preserving meth-ods are all in use here, however I am find-ing I am tending to go back more to the tradition recipes and methods. The mod-ern chefs and cookbook writers have some good ideas but there are also cen-turies of experience in the older recipes and methods.

Vacuum sealers are mixed in with pickling crocks and drying racks to en-sure that all the work of planting, grow-ing and harvesting can be savoured dur-ing the coming winter months.

Shift into FallLabour Day weekend means back

to school, school buses and a new sea-son of chores and recreational activities. This fall will mark the 60th year that the school bus has run on Loon Lake Road.

Many of our sunny weather residents will be thinking of packing up and mi-grating to their winter quarters in the next month or so.

Thanks everyone for a good summer and a safe journey to all.

Livestock and domestic dogs, bad weeds and a good harvestFrom Loon Lake Road

Barbara Hendricks

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

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

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

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

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

Ashcroft & District Rodeo AssociationPhone: 250-457-9390

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

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

Desert Bells Handbell ChoirCarmen Ranta 250-457-9119

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

Cache Creek Communities in Bloom Committee Carmen Ranta 250-457-9119

Cache Creek Beautification Society(and Farmers Market) Judy Davison 250-457-6693

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ashcroft-Cache Creek Rotary ClubContact Person: Denise Fiddick Phone 250-453-9547

Desert Spokes Cycle SocietyPhone 250-457-9348

Ashcroft Curling Club Phone 250-453-2341

Ducks Unlimited CanadaAshcroft/Cache Creek Volunteer ChapterPhone 250-374-8307 Ashcroft Volunteer Fire Department

Phone 250-453-2233

Cache Creek Volunteer Fire DepartmentPhone 250-457-9967

Bridging to LiteracyContact Person: Ann Belcham 250-453-9417

Ashcroft Royal Purple Phone 250-457-9122

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

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

Winding Rivers Arts and Performance SocietyContact Person: Nadine 450.453.9100

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

Soccer AssociationContact: Sandi Harry Phone 250-457-9366

Minor Hockey AssociationContact: Lewis Kinvig Phone 457-7489 or [email protected] or [email protected]

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

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

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

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

Ashcroft Hospice ProgramShirley 250-453-9202 or Marijke 250-453-0050

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

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Fetch a Friend from the SPCA today!

spca.bc.ca


Most Creative People list includes Ashcroft grad

Formerly of Ashcroft, Gary Chow was recently honoured in a list of 100 Most Creative People of 2013 by Fast Company. Chow and co-worker Bob Matthews at AT&T were ranked 30 out of 100.

In 2010, AT&T engineers Chow and Matthews were tasked with preparing wireless coverage for an upcoming 2011 popular Cal-ifornia music festival where over 100,000 people would by vying for wireless space on their cell phones. Together, they came up with the idea of a multi-beam antenna. Al-though some were skeptical, Chow and Matthews developed and test-ed the antenna in several large venues until they were confident of its success.

The array debuted at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2011 and increased peak capacity from 1 gigabyte per hour to 22 and also increased inter-net access speed.

It worked so well, said Chow, that AT&T’s largest competitors

were taking notice of their “strange looking antennas”.

Today, their groundbreaking work to design the world’s first multi-beam antenna is standard in the world of wireless networks and copied by others in the industry. Some network teams even use the technology in the permanent net-work to cover high capacity areas like popular parks.

A Radio Access Network (RAN) Engineer generally works for a wireless carrier, such as AT&T, Sprint, or Verizon. They deal with the air interface part of the network, so their responsibil-ities could involve finding tow-er locations and having cell sites built, designing the frequency plan, selecting antennas and downtilts, and finally optimizing the network.

Gary Chow graduated from Ashcroft Secondary School in 1980 and is now a RAN engineer with AT&T Mobility in Los Angel-es.

Ashcroft’s Wayne Little completes Ironman Whistler 2013. Little completed his first Ironman in 10:32:20, placing 40th in his age group, and 221 out of 2,171 athletes. He swam 3.8 km, biked 150 km and ran 42 km to complete the event.

Gary Chow presents data for a multi-beam antenna.

September 2013 • Week 1ARIES - Aries, you may not like scheduling too many things in advance, but sometimes it pays to plan and let others know your schedule so their minds are at ease.TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 You may experience a financial windfall this week, Taurus. It may be a good time to ask for a raise or to play the lottery. Luck is on your side in the coming days.GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, expand your horizons and your path to success will be illuminated. Creativity will bring new opportunities and people into your life this week.CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Share your optimism and enthusiasm with others, Cancer. You may prove unable to contain your happiness, so don’t be surprised if those around you pick up that vibe.LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, expect your social life to take off this week. Things pick up with your friends, and romance might be right around the corner. Enjoy the ride.VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you might think you can do no wrong at work, but scale back on risky decisions. Right now you have achieved financial stability, and you don’t want to risk that.LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, your heart is set on a lofty goal, but you recognize all the hard work necessary to make that goal a reality. Give it your best shot, and you will be glad you did.SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, you may convince yourself that now is not the time to spend money on something that will make you feel good, but there is no reason to let fear get in the way of happiness.SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 A friend or partner could open up a window of opportunity for you, Sagittarius. Make the most of this opportunity, and success will soon follow.CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Don’t be too hard on yourself if you don’t get much done this week, Capricorn. There are many enticing distractions, and you can afford to devote some time to trivial pursuits.AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, this week may allow you to have your cake and eat it, too. Friends may be envious of your luck, so be sure to share some of your good fortune with those around you.PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, devote ample time to your personal life this week. A few things need sorting out, so don’t hesitate to put other matters on the back burner.

Pixelated pair goes global

LORIWELBOURNEloriwelbourne.com

ON A BRIGHTER

NOTE

Last week I posted a video on YouTube en-titled “Can I go topless here?” That video was � rst reported on lo-cally, then provincially, nationally, and inter-nationally until it � -nally went viral on the internet. In my wildest dreams, I never imag-ined that would hap-pen to me.

For the last four and a half years I’ve been writing this column, and I’ve produced about 200 videos for the internet. As I re-call, none of them even cracked 1000 hits on YouTube. So, when my buddy Bruce Davis, a head honcho at Patti-son Broadcast, recently advised me on promot-ing my new talk radio show with this: “You just need a video to go

viral,” I thought to my-self, “Yeah, like that’s ever going to happen.”

First of all, I hadn’t done a video in over a year, and I really had no intention of doing another one for a good long while. But when I con� rmed the timing of a phone interview with Mayor Walter Gray, and found out that his assistant as-sumed I was coming with my camera guy, I thought maybe I should.

Part of me really didn’t want to though. It’s not that I don’t like doing videos, I do. I love them. It’s like storytelling, but with a more expen-sive pen. The problem was, I couldn’t afford that pen, and given my track record, my prior

investment with that had never paid off.

Lucky for me, this one did. Big time.

Who knew all I need-ed to do was sit across from the Mayor of Kelowna with a pixilat-ed bare chest to get the attention of the me-dia all over the world? Heck, if I’d known that I, would have done it four years ago.

Of course, I’m quite glad that I didn’t. These

years of being a strug-gling artist just trying to get my work in front of as many eyes as possible have been an amazing learning expe-rience and an emotion-al roller coaster. I gave up a respectable well-paying job to dedicate myself to a vision, and I had no idea if I’d ever be able to make a living at it. I still don’t know for sure, but I suspect a few extra doors might

open for me now.This last week has

been surreal and I’ll share two moments in particular that I will never forget.

One was the night I was on the computer in the middle of the night, many of my Facebook friends still up with me, posting YouTube numbers and telling me whenever they noticed another news site running with my story. I was in tears several times with the overwhelming feeling of support from people who have been encour-aging me for years.

The second was when the hits surpassed the � rst million on day � ve. I broke down in tears the way a long-time singer/songwriter

might after hearing their � rst hit on the ra-dio.

My husband and children were camp-ing as this was unfold-ing, texting me their excitement and glee. They’ve been by my side through this whole journey, and have as much invested as I do. I doubt I could have had the perseverance without their support, and that of the friends, family and fans that have been so wonderful along the way.

I realize not everyone shares my view that a woman should be able to exercise her consti-tutional right to bare her chest anywhere a man can bare his with-out cruel judgment. And I also understand

there are millions of people who believe a decay of society would happen as a result. I do not.

Australia and many countries in Europe where chests are just chests regardless of gender, age or physical esthetics have proved the exact opposite.

I believe North Amer-ica is headed in that direction, and it’s noth-ing to fear. Thank you for believing in that too, Walter Gray. And thank you for believing in me.

More on this subject can be found on my talk radio website On-TheRocksTalk.com

Lori Welbourne is a syndicated columnist. She can be found at LoriWelbourne.com

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Summer music concludes, curling club meetsFinal Music in the Park

At least for this year! The final and best attended Music in the Park event in Clinton was held on Saturday, Aug. 31.

Barney Bentall and his band played to an apprecia-tive crowd in Reg Conn Cen-tennial Park. As Mother Na-ture dimmed the house lights all eyes were on the lighted stage in the bandshell as tune after tune kept toes tapping.

The beer garden was an enjoyable addition to this final musical event and the Clinton Literacy group kept the hot dogs and coffee coming in the conces-sion. As well Dora Billy was kept busy making her famous bannock.

What a great finish to the Music in the Park events for the 150/50 celebra-tions! If the enthusiasm for these events is anything to go by I wouldn’t be sur-prised to see more in years to come.

Special thanks to David Arlen Park for doing all the legwork to put on these events, everything from booking the

musicians, renting, setting up and man-ning the sound equipment and lighting to performing to open the events. A job well done!

Annual Art ShowThe Clinton Art and Culture Soci-

ety is gearing up for the Eighth Annual Art and Artisan Show Oct. 4-6.

The theme this year is “Clinton Heritage 50/150”. All area artists and artisans are invited to submit their work. This is an open-entry show for all mediums.

Entries must be submitted by Sept. 16! For more information contact Art & Culture Society, PO Box 466, Clin-ton, BC V0K 1K0 or email: clintonar-

[email protected] . You can also phone Sandy Reed at 250-457-9560 for information.

Clinton on TVOn March 1, Canadian Pickers,

Sheldon Smithers and Scott Cozens and the film crew invaded the Clinton Emporium for the entire day.

The episode they filmed will be broadcast on Canadian Pickers on Monday, Sept. 9 at 8 p.m. on the His-tory Channel.

Tune in to see what they found in Clinton.

Clinton Curling ClubThe Clinton Curling Club Annual

General Meeting is scheduled for Tues-day, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. in the lounge at the Curling Rink.

There was no curling last winter due to the lack of sufficient numbers of curlers. If you want to see curling con-tinue plan to attend this meeting. Tell your friends. New curlers and experi-enced ones are all welcome.

Susan Swan459-2224 or [email protected]

STRIKING A BALANCE

Barney Bentall and his band at Clintinon’s last Music in the Park concert of the year.

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AREA SUPERVISORASHCROFT MINING DIVISION

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Our dynamic company is looking for someone interested in a career in Operations Management to join our team as Area Supervisor for our Mining Division in Ashcroft, BC.

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Please send resume in confi dence to: Lisa Savage, Director of People Systems, 400 -970 McMaster Place, Kamloops, BC. V2C 6K2 Fax: (250) 314-1750, email: [email protected]

We are an equal opportunity employer. Aboriginal Canadians are encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to those with a post secondary degree or diploma in a related fi eld.

Announcements

Coming EventsGROW MARIJUANA com-mercially. Canadian Commer-cial Production Licensing Con-vention October 26th & 27th. Toronto Airport, Marriott Hotel. www.greenlineacademy.com. Tickets 1-855-860-8611 or 250-870-1882.

InformationAL-ANON ASHCROFT: Does someone’s drinking bother you? Meets Tuesdays, 8:00pm at St. Alban’s Church, 501 Brink. Tracey 250-457-3368.

AL-ANON: Does someone’s drinking bother you? Meeting Wed at 8:00pm at the Cache Creek Elementary Sch Library. Contact: Val 250.457.1117

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Education/Trade Schools

Curriculum AssistantWe are an established private college seeking a F/T Curriculum Assistant in Kamloops. The candidate must have at least 2 years experience in the fi eld and must be familiar with curriculum development concepts and have experience in MS Offi ce. Moodle or another LMS is considered an asset. Deadline for applications is Sept 15.

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Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services

Servers req’d F/T for Heart-land Family Restaurant $10.25/hr. Greet guests, present menus. Take orders. Serve and present bills to guests and accept payments Please contact: Emmanouel : h e a r t l a n d 4 7 1 @ y a h o o . c a Cache Creek, BC

Trades, TechnicalGUARANTEED JOB Place-ment: General laborers and tradesmen for oil and gas in-dustry. Call 24hr Free Re-corded Message. For Informa-tion 1-800-972-0209.

WRANGLER RENTALS LTD. is now recruiting Excavator Operators. Rig experience an asset. Camp jobs, day rates, health benefi ts & steady work rain or shine. Contact Monika 780-980-1331 or email re-sume:[email protected].

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Pets & Livestock

Feed & HayAshcroft: Premium Ashcroft HAY. Low or High Alfalfa, Barn stored. $7.00 bale Please call 250.457.7322

PetsASHCROFT: 8-wk-old beauti-ful, adorable Dobie/Rottie pup-pies. Tails docked, dew claws removed, de-wormed, fi rst shots, ready for new homes. $500 ea. Call 250-453-2551

Merchandise for Sale

Heavy Duty Machinery

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Community AnnouncementsEmployment

Business ServicesPets & Livestock

Merchandise for SaleReal Estate

RentalsAutomotive

Legals

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THE VILLAGE OF LYTTONNotice of Intention to Amend the

Council Procedure Bylaw

Council is considering an amendment to the Council Procedure Bylaw, which would have the effect of allowing Council members to participate in meetings by electronic or other means. The amendment bylaw (No. 569-1, 2013) is scheduled for adoption on September 9, 2013.

Bylaw 569-1, 2013 may be viewed at the Village website, www.lytton.ca

Mark Anthony BrennanCorporate Officer

Paul Toporowski Prec - Cell 250-371-2868Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.Topper.bc.ca

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Lots

Merchandise for Sale

Misc. for SaleSTEEL BUILDINGS, Metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

Misc. WantedGenuine Coin Collector BuyerCollections, Olympic Gold &Silver Coins etc 778-281-0030

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent

Clean, Affordable,Convenient Downtown Location across from

Beautiful Heritage Park715 Railway Avenue, Ashcroft

Available NOW!One bedroom unfurnished

apartment, available immediately to older mature

persons. $495 per month includes heat and hot water.

Ref. req.Motel Units:

*All units have full kitchenettes, air conditioning, cable TV and Internet accessNightly • Weekly • Monthly

On-Site ManagersContact 250-457-0235

250-453-9129

Ashcroft Apartment

& Motel

CLINTON: 1 BR $450, Bachelor $400 clean, bright, quiet, parking and laundry included. OWNER [email protected] 604-853-3410, Mgr. 250-459-2667

New paint, fl oors & fi xtures! 1 lrg bdrm, 1 bath., great view, laundry, AC, NS, 1 sm pet OK. Utl incl. $650/mth. Avail Sept 1 or 15. call: [email protected]

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentASHCROFT

Hillside ManorBest Apartments

in 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.

Lots

FIND EVERYTHING YOUNEED IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

Rentals

Cottages / CabinsAshcroft: 1 Bdrm Cabin for single n/s person. F/S $450.00 Please call: 250-453-9983

Homes for Rent16 MILE: 2 bdrm hse, N/S, damage dep. & ref. req. $700/mo. 250-457-9921

Suites, Lower

ASHCROFT: Beauti-ful, bright furnished Suite. Perfect for sin-gle person. N/S N/P Ref & D/D Req. $600/mo util incl. Avl Imm. Call 250.453.2324

TownhousesAshcroft: Villa Frontera Adult Townhome-Riverside Unit. 2 bdrm, 2bthrm, dbl garage. Available immediately. $900 per month. References man-datory. Call 250.453.2225

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Above: Drummers Marshall Gonzales, Terry Deneault and Darrel Draney, all councillors from the Skeetchestn Indian Band, sang a welcome song. Below: Jo Petty provided rock painting outside for the “children”.

Above: MLA Jackie Tegart cuts through a ribbon of “red tape” to open her new constituency office in Ashcroft, with (l-r) Cache Creek Coun. Lisa Dafoe, Skeetchestn Indian Band Chief Ron Ignace,

Ashcroft Coun. Alice Durksen, TNRD Area I Director Steven Rice, Clinton Coun. Wayne Marchant, Ashcroft Mayor Andy Anderson, Princeton Coun. Kim Maynard and Ashcroft Indian Band Coun. Earl Blain. Below: Chief Ron Ignace (centre) emcee’d the event for MLA Tegart (right). Left: Constituency Assistant Lori Pilon. Office hours are 11-4, Mon., Wed. & Fri.

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Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal, September 05, 2013