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A River Runs ThroughLocal artist Marina Papais (in yellow) and craftsman Dan Collet (far right) at the installation of one of her murals outside of the Ashcroft Wellness Sudio. Owner Wendy Wiebe (in blue) and welder Chris Holloway (far left) assisted with the beautiful piece, entitled: “A River Runs Through” Historic Ashcroft where Wellness Awaits You. The glass mosaic was installed during the recent Wellness Festival.

The Royal Bank is advising its Cache Creek clients to do their banking in Kamloops until further notice.

“We apologize to our clients for any in-convenience and greatly appreciate your pa-tience,” said Pam Shaw, Regional Vice Presi-dent, BC Interior, RBC Royal Bank. “We are currently working closely with authorities to de-termine when it will be safe to access the branch and we will provide additional information to clients in the coming days.”

Cache Creek Village Administrator Dan Pla-mondon said the Village has had a number of calls from people since a fire on July 28 closed the Royal Bank branch indefinitely.

“The questions,” he said, “are usually when are they going to resume business, are they go-ing to resume business? Will there be interim service with an ATM?”

The company needs a structural engineer to determine the security of the roof before anyone can go back inside, said Plamondon. The rest of the damage appears to be cosmetic.

Plamondon said Village staff has been driv-ing to either Kamloops or Merrit to do the Vil-lage’s banking.

For all immediate banking needs, clients can visit or call our nearest Kamloops branch locat-ed at 1210 Summit Dr., or phone 250-374-8334, said Shaw. Or call 1-800-769-2511 for more in-formation.

The deadline given to the owner of the Oasis Plaza in Cache Creek to board up his “unsightly premises” has come and gone (July 18) without action by the owner.

Although the Village’s bylaw outlines the fines to be levied against a property owner who does not comply, it has been referred to their legal counsel for advice on how to proceed.

Administrator Dan Plamondon said the Vil-lage is proceeding cautiously in order to protect itself and the taxpayer against any legal action the property owner may choose to take.

Plamondon said it’s costing the taxpayer money to consult with lawyers, but the Village is hoping that they will be able to recoup their costs in pursuing this matter.

Surrey North Delta LeaderRegulators have approved an elec-

tricity purchase agreement that will see BC Hydro pay $43 per megawatt-hour for power from Metro’s existing gar-bage incinerator in Burnaby.

Critics had argued Metro’s garbage-fueled electricity can’t count as clean and renewable under provincial law and therefore should be worth much less – closer to the $24 spot price for power exported to the U.S.

The aim of incineration opponents was to blow a hole not just in the rev-enue from the existing plant but also

in the business case for a future new waste-to-energy plant, which Met-ro Vancouver has assumed will earn around $100 per megawatt-hour.

But the utilities commission decid-ed air pollution concerns raised by the Fraser Valley Regional District were “not relevant” in okaying the contract renewal and made no finding on wheth-er the incinerator counts clean, green power.

It concluded the negotiated price between BC Hydro and incinerator operator Covanta Energy appropriate-ly reflects the cost of power generation

plus a reasonable return.The $24 spot market price wasn’t

an appropriate comparison, the com-mission said, because it doesn’t apply to electricity that is firm (incinerator power is always on, unlike wind farms) or guaranteed in large volumes for many years.

BC Hydro said the $43 contract price is well below its long-term cost of building new generating capacity of $85 to $100 per megawatt-hour and still attractive compared to the $51 it would pay for non-clean natural gas-fired power.

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POLICE REPORTWendy Coomber

Unwanted adviceJuly 28 at 2 pm police received a

complaint from a Cache Creek woman who was receiving unwanted texts from her ex boyfriend, the father of her chil-dren. Police determined that the texts were related to the children’s care and advised her that it was a matter for the family court, not the RCMP.

Man taken to hospitalJuly 28 at 4 pm police were asked to

check on the welfare of an 88 year old man in the Ashcroft Apartments Mo-tel. The man was located lying on the floor of the apartment, unable to get up. BCAS was asked to attend and to transport the man to the hospital for an examination.

Fire dutyJuly 28 at 5:30 pm police were

asked to assist the Cache Creek Fire Dept. with traffic control while they and the Ashcroft Fire Dept. were en-gaged with the fire in the Royal Bank of Canada on the highway.

Anything on wheelsJuly 29 police were following up

on a complaint lodged the day before about a man spotted removing a gar-bage can from behind rhe credit union in Ashcroft. He was spotted the follow-ing day in Cache Creek at the Husky, still with the garbage can. He was not located on either occasion. It is suspect-ed he was using the can to collect emp-ties, as he traded a shopping cart for the garbage can.

Gone fishingJuly 29 at 3 pm police received a

complaint of a suspicious vehicle that had been parked near the Walhachin bridge for 48 hours. Police looked at the truck and recreational trailer, but nothing looked suspicious. It did look as though something heavy had been dragged down to the river from the trailer. Two days later the owner, a 54

year old man from West Kelowna, con-tacted police to advise that he had been rafting in the river and left his vehicles parked. Everything was safe.

Disturbingly drunkJuly 29 at 5 pm police received a

complaint from Chevron staff about an intoxicated customer who was agitated and throwing things around. He depart-ed before police arrival, but was locat-ed inside the KAL Tire building. The 37 year old Clinton man was found to be on probation out of Abbotsford, with a condition not to consume alcohol. He was arrested and lodged in cells until sober, at which time he was released on a promise to appear in court to answer to the charge of breaching his proba-bion.

Camping items foundJuly 30 police received an aban-

doned red tote bag and green sleeping bag which were left at the Red Hills pullout on Hwy 1 south of Ashcroft. The bag contains personal items but no identification. The owner should con-tact RCMP at 453-2261 and identify their belongings.

Hit and missJuly 30 at 4 pm a 50 year old Spen-

ces Bridge driver attended the Detach-ment to report that he had just been in an altercation with a pedestrian on Hwy 97C in front of the old fire hall. The man advised that the pedestrian, who had just left the Safety Mart and was carrying two grocery bags, was upset when he drove his hummer around him and hit the passenger side door with one of the bags. The driver stopped and confronted the man. They exchanged bad words and engaged in some shov-

ing before the driver got back into his vehicle and left. The pedestrian continued walking down towards the park and was not located.

Street sleepingJuly 31 at 6 pm police received two

reports of a young man lying near a roadway. The first report was him lying just off the road near the south end of the Ashcroft bridge, using his t-shirt as a pillow. The second report said he was partly up Cornwall Rd., lying on the shoulder. Patrols were made by the RCMP and BC Ambulance but he was not located.

Stolen fruitJuly 31 the owners of the for-

mer Horstings Farm north of Cache Creek reported that approximately 200 pounds of apples had been taken with-out permission from the trees in the or-chard. They believed they had been taken sometime overnight July 29/30. The matter is still under investigation.

Gas and dashAug. 1 at 3:30 pm staff at OK Stop

in Ashcroft reported that a man had left a credit card at the counter and filled his vehicle with $91 worth of gas and then drove away without completing the transaction. The matter is still under in-vestigation.

Impaired drivingAug. 4 at 6 pm police received a

complaint of an erratic driver in the Cache Creek area. The vehicle was lo-cated pulling into the Shell station at the main intersection and the female driver showed signs of impairment. The 38 year old Chetwynd woman blew a Fail on a roadside sobriety de-vice and was issued a 90 day driving prohibition and her 2009 Toyota Cor-olla was impounded. She was given a ride to the bus station.

BC Assessments has engaged a contractor to take photographs of prop-erties in the Cache Creek/Ashcroft area for two or three days beginning Aug. 10.

BC Assessment’s mandate is to en-sure that all properties in B.C. are ac-curately, fairly and equitably assessed for property tax purposes. To keep our information up to date, we periodically take street front and aerial photographs, visit property owners or mail ques-tionnaires to property owners asking a number of questions about their prop-erty, such as number of bedrooms and bathrooms and building dimensions.

This time, instead of appraisers walking slowly from house to house to inspect and photograph properties from the street, we have contracted a private company, Facet Technology, to update street front property photos using digit-al equipment mounted on a mobile van.

BCA’s Property Photo Update In-itiative, and its collection of informa-tion, is authorized under sections 14 and 16 of the Assessment Act.

The project will take in all of the properties listed in the Thompson-Cari-boo region from Merrit to Quesnel, but locally, that will include 280 properties in the Cache Creek area, 1,343 in Ash-

croft and 107 in Lytton.This is the only residential

property photo update initia-tive currently planned for your neighbourhood in 2014.

Magnetic signs on both sides of the van will read: BC Assessment, Property Photo Update Initiative. The van driver will provide information upon request.

Photos will only be taken

from the street (public right of way). The contractor, Facet Technology, is under a contractual obligation not to retain any personal information relat-ed to: Images of people on the prop-erty, Visible signage on a residence that may relate to the identity of a person, or Views of the interior of the residen-tial improvements which are normally enclosed.

The pictures will be used by BC As-sessment in its day-to-day business to provide more accurate residential prop-erty assessments. The photos will also be included with publicly available property information through BC As-sessment’s online e-valueBC system at www.bcassessment.ca .

Property taxes won’t necessar-ily change as a result of this initia-tive. The municipality/regional district where your property is located sets the property tax rates, not BC Assessment. BC Assessment determines the mar-ket value of properties which form the basis of an equitable tax distribution amongst properties.

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BC Assessment taking photos of local residences

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Donation assists with upgrading assisted living kitchensThe Thompson View Manor Society was very pleased to accept a cheque from Teck Highland Valley Copper. The $15,000 cheque will be used to upgrade the kitchens in the suites in the Thompson View Lodge to ensure a safe living area for our residents. The Highland Valley Copper Community Investment Fund is just one of the many ways that this company continues to support the people of our area. From left to right: Board members Reta Robertson, Bruce Walker, Community Relations Supervisor for HVC Marlena Anderson, and Board members Laurie Webster and Harish Natha.

Constantia Resources sponsors Cricket ClubTNRD Area I Director Steve Rice (right) accepts a $1,000 donation from Ramona Holota, Community Relations Manager for Constantia Resources Ltd. for the Blue Sky Cricket Club. The Club plans to have matches in several TNRD towns, including Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Clinton, Spences Bridge and Lytton.

Doctors finish training in Kamloops

Sport BC is bringing the Community Sport Hero Awards, presented by Teck, to Ashcroft on Sept. 10. The awards will honour long-stand-ing community volunteers who have made sig-nificant contributions to sport. Nominations are now being accepted through sportbc.com until Friday, Aug. 8.

“Community sport within British Columbia would not be possible without the dedication of volunteers,” said Sport BC’s President & CEO, Rob Newman. “These awards are a unique and meaningful opportunity to acknowledge indi-viduals who continue to dedicate their time and efforts to sport in our communities.”

To be eligible, nominees for the Commun-ity Sport Hero Awards must meet the following criteria:

Be an individual from the local commun-ity who makes a voluntary contribution to sport through coaching, officiating, boards, adminis-tration, special events, etc;

Be an individual (not an organization or foundation); and

Has been, or continues to be, a dedicated sport volunteer for a minimum of eight years.

This ceremony marks the second stop of 2014 for the traveling awards show, presented this year by Teck.

The Community Sport Hero Awards pre-sented by Teck honours outstanding sport vol-unteers in communities across British Colum-bia. The awards recognize coaches, officials, mentors and administrators who have dedicated themselves to grow and develop amateur sport at the community level.

For more information on the Community Sport Hero Awards presented by Teck, please visit sportbc.com.

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KAMLOOPS - New doc-tors will have the opportunity to complete their entire post-graduate training in Kam-loops with the launch of a new family practice residency site based at Royal Inland Hos-pital and community clinics, Health Minister Terry Lake announced this week.

“Training family practi-tioners here in Kamloops gives them an opportunity to discov-er this great region and they will hopefully return for their practice careers,” said Lake.

In July, the family practice residency site in Kamloops accepted its first six resident physicians: Drs. Paul Dickin-son, Harpreet Ghuman, Quinn Hamilton, Robert McKeough, Elizabeth Montgomery and Brittany Weaver.

These doctors will com-plete two years of postgrad-uate medical training to meet the requirements of the Col-lege of Family Physicians of Canada. They will have the op-portunity to work with a range of physicians and health pro-fessionals to master their tech-nical skills, while developing strong roots in the community.

“The new family practice

residency site in Kamloops will allow for more of our stu-dents to continue their training in the Interior and inevitably support the long-term recruit-ment and retention of phys-icians in our communities,” said Dr. Allan Jones, UBC’s faculty of medicine regional associate dean (Interior).

The expansion of the family practice residency pro-gram is part of a combined ef-fort by the provincial govern-ment, health authorities, UBC faculty of medicine, and com-munities to support the recruit-ment and retention of phys-icians.

“It’s important to be train-ing doctors throughout the province of B.C.,” said Dr. Selena Lawrie, site director of the family medicine resi-dency program in Kamloops. “The residency program not only helps to meet the needs of under-resourced communities, but sites, like Kamloops, pro-vide an ideal training ground for young doctors.”

Over the past several years, UBC’s postgraduate training programs have continued to steadily grow, with over 1,400 medical residents presently en-

gaged in 67 different postgrad-uate programs offered at more than 100 clinical training sites in every area of the province. This year, nearly half the resi-dencies - a record number - are designated for family medi-cine, where the need is great.

Expansion of UBC’s med-ical school to the B.C. Inter-ior has helped increase the an-nual enrolment of new medic-al undergraduates provincially to 288 - more than double the number of spaces from 10 years ago.

Medical students entering the Southern Medical Pro-gram, which began operation in September 2011, com-plete two years of undergradu-ate academic training at UBC Okanagan and the newly built, clinical teaching campus at Kelowna General Hospital. They transition to area hospi-tals and clinics for their third and fourth year.

UBC’s family practice resi-dency training program is a two-year program that pre-pares new doctors with the skills and experience they need to become licensed family physicians.

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V I E W P O I N T SThe Editor’s DeskWENDY COOMBER

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

STACKS OF CLAY POTS cleaned and put away for next year

My, aren’t we a society that is just total-ly terrified of the mighty germ! Darn that Louis Pasteur with his germ theory of dis-ease anyway! (We can thank him for pre-venting microbiological contamination of beer, but he’s also responsible for pasteur-ized milk.) And Joseph Lister who doused everything in carbolic acid and became known as the Father of Antiseptic Surgery.

Last week a news article caught my eye that suggested we replace shaking hands with “fist bumps” - where two people brief-ly press the top of their closed fists togeth-er - to reduce the spread of germs between two people. Apparently it gets a thumbs up from President Barak Obama and the Dalai Lama.

“Mysophobia” was a term was coined by Dr. William Alexander Hammond in 1879 when describing a case of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) exhibited in re-peatedly washing one’s hands. (Hammond was a military physician during the Civil War and the eleventh Surgeon General of the United States Army, 1862-1864.)

Now, I realize that the world has seen some awful outbreaks of germ-related epi-demics in the past. In those cases, however, widespread sanitation was an issue. It went far beyond hand to hand contact.

The appearance of antiseptic chem-icals added to everything on the grocery store shelf, hand sanitizers everywhere, and air fresheners to saturate everything that doesn’t come in a box or a bag, is just an-other marketing strategy by companies like Proctor and Gamble (who, incidently, sup-plied the Union army with soap and candles during the Civil War and introduced Ivory soap in 1879). They make billions of dol-lars each year from our enthusiastic use of these products, and I’ll bet they still shake hands in the boardroom.

Fist bumps might seem funny at first, but a closed fist is usually the first sign that a fight is about to start. How about head bumps? Cats and dogs seem okay with it. Or maybe we can just bow to each other and eliminate touching altogether.

Or maybe we can just continue to share a few microbes and carry on our daily lives without worrying what the germs are up to.

Dear EditorRe: “Tragedy could happen

here” (Letters, July 8)Our Conservative Government

has always made public safety and the health and well-being of Can-adian families a top priority.That’s why we’ve taken action to increase the safety of Canada’s railways.

Following the tragic accident last summer we invested over $100 million in our rail safety system. We passed tougher monetary and legal penalties for railways that break the law; and required railways to carry extra insurance so that they remain accountable.

Authorities have since laid 47 charges of criminal negligence against a train engineer, the rail company, and two others relat-ed to the July 2013 Lac-Mégantic tragedy. As we have always said, clearly the rules were not followed.

This spring Transport Minis-ter Lisa Raitt announced measures to make our already strong regula-tions even stronger including: re-moving the least crash resistant cars from dangerous goods service; toughening standards for cars trans-porting crude oil; requiring Emer-

gency Response Assistance Plans; creating a task force to bring muni-cipalities, first responders and ship-pers together to strengthen emer-gency response; and reducing speeds for trains carrying danger-ous goods.

While Canada maintains one of the safest rail systems in the world, our Government understands that even one accident is too many. That is why our Government will con-tinue to work to make our railways safer.

Mark Strahl, MPChilliwack-Fraser Canyon

Dear EditorIn retrospect I did not say any-

thing - but should have - when the Cache Creek town council decided to build the Great White Elephant by the swimming pool, thus remov-ing our tennis courts, our basketball courts and skating rink that were used by the people of Cache Creek. I have seen it used once a year, ex-cept when our park is under water,

for Graffiti Days. A cheap portable one could have done the job and saved the taxpayers thousands of dollars.

I feel sorry for the individ-uals whose view was destroyed and property value was decreased. Could it have been built at the other end of the park with a hill behind not in front of houses if it really needed to be built in the first place?

Maybe move it there and use the cement pad for those tennis courts, basketball courts and a win-ter skating rink. There surely must be a matching grant out there for that, maybe it is a Fixing Mistakes Grant.

It seems that if there is a match-ing grant for it our council feels they must apply for it and spend the other 50 per cent of the taxpayers money making it happen even if it is something has not been proper-ly researched or is something that is not needed. Were there not trails built along the river that had not been approved by fisheries that had to be relocated again at the expense of the taxpayers of Cache Creek be-cause of lack of proper research?

Our new water system is another case in point. Who in their right minds pays out all the engineers

Federal rules are making trains safer

Village shortcuts wastes tax dollars

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and builders of a water treatment fa-cility before it is working properly without a holdback? Well, ours did! That information came to me dir-ectly from a town official. Then af-ter a year or more of finger point-ing, who ate the cost of a new pump and repairs? I do believe it was the Taxpayers of Cache Creek again that paid the price, but I could be wrong.

In the July 24 edition of The Journal I couldn’t help but shaking my head again at the “Woodchip Woes at the Playground” article. Again, obviously no research had been done by whomever award-ed the playground project. Like, maybe, phone the school district to see what they have at all their play-grounds (it is pea gravel?).

Wood chips decay and com-pact making them dangerous on top of the slivers they give. How-ever a dump truck full of chips is much cheaper than pea gravel and increases the profit margin signifi-cantly. Again, why was this not properly researched and put into the bid? The contractor saying that is what they do for the majority of their instillations and us swallowing it shows me we were duped. I have never in 40 years around play-grounds seen one that was wood chips. Maybe someone could have even phoned parks in Kamloops to see what they used before tendering the contract.

As usual it appears there was no holdback again. The mayor feels that a long investigation would be a waste of time. A little investigation in preparation of the playground renovation and the bid would have saved the Taxpayers $10,000, but no big deal - just take it out of sur-plus because investigation would be a waste of time and might embar-rass whomever dropped the ball big time again.

All I can say is unbelievable!!!Bernt Fuglestveit

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Dear EditorJust following up on some re-

cent items that speak to why we should give some credence to so-called alarmists who question our gung-ho attitude to resource de-velopment.

The first item was an opin-ion piece in the Vancouver Sun on July 24 where we find out that our government has been lying to us about BC Hydro rates. Until now, we were told that the 19 per cent rate increase was purely due to up-grading ancient infrastructure, but lo and behold, they now admit that it is also due to the exorbitant deals given to their friends in the IPP in-dustry.

The alarmists raised this issue consistently over several elec-tion cycles and were dismissed as cranks. The environmentalists who said we should conserve energy in-stead of developing new sources were also dismissed as cranks. Personally I’d far rather spend my money up-grading my home insulation than paying increased hydro rates to line the pockets of Liberal-friendly developers.

Another interesting item is a Government of Canada website about remediation efforts to clean up after the Giant Gold Mine in Yellow-knife. You can find it at https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100027364/ 1100100027365 .Who’s paying for this? You and me, the Canadian taxpay-ers. Once again, we get to pay for the clean-up after the party is over. Just as we will when the oil and gas is all gone.

And this just in. Accord-

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TNRD information meetings well receivedThe long, hot summer by the lake

A few practised folk will be able to find fault with July weather at Loon Lake, but for me it is the summer I looked forward to all winter. The cool, green mornings are so fresh and the chirpy greetings from the humming-birds always make me smile. The sun and heat encourage growth in plants and laziness in people. Reading, relax-ing, card games and other less vigor-ous pursuits in the heat of the day are followed by chores in the cool evening such as harvesting the bounty from the garden and mowing the grass. A tour out on the water in the evening is also a good way to enjoy Loon Lake at this time of the year.

By mid month people began to turn their thinking toward the hazards of wildfires, and the incidents at Ash-croft Manor and other nearby places re-inforced the reality of the danger. The Cariboo Fire Centre has issued an open fire ban which includes a ban on fire-works, however the campfire ban that was issued on July 16 was withdrawn a week later. By the time this paper is out perhaps it will be back in place again – so do watch and listen for information.

Water, emergencies and garbage On July 30 TNRD Director Sally

Watson hosted several information meetings for the community; one dealt with issues of water quality and other

concerns for those resi-dents who are hooked up to the Loon Lake water system while the second meeting ad-dressed emer-gency man-agement and other issues of concern to Loon Lake residents.

The meet-ings were well attended

with around 45 residents present and much information was exchanged, leav-ing resi-dents with a desire for more meet-ings with TNRD staff and more information.

TNRD staff, including Ron Storie, Director of Community Services, were in attendance with information and an-swered questions on many different issues relating to a possible emergency as well as other issues such as the re-quest for a “share shack” at the trans-fer station, the concern about water lev-els in Loon Lake, the withdrawal of the campfire ban, the closing of the Clinton and District TV Society as well as com-ments on the budget.

The openness of the TNRD staff and their willingness to engage in con-versations with residents resulted in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere where people began to open up and ask more questions. While some resi-dents are still unclear about which ser-vice falls under which jurisdiction, it is only with information and discussion that they will become better informed and discussions can move on to another level. Director Sally Watson has indi-cated that she plans to continue to hold these kinds of “Town Hall” meetings at Loon Lake at frequent intervals and I urge everyone to come out and join in the talks, it is our local government and everyone’s point of view counts.

The highlight of the meeting for me and many others was the statement from the Director of Environmental Services, Peter Hughes, that the Loon Lake Transfer Station will NOT be closed. He said that now that they have completed the mandate of the Board to close the requisite number of transfer stations, they will start to look at levels of service and improvements, as fund-ing permits. There was a lively discus-sion around our transfer station show-ing just how very much it means to all residents. In the minds of most this is

the primary TNRD service provided at Loon Lake Road at this time.

TV serviceYou may

have missed the notice in the paper about the Clinton and Dis-trict TV Society

closing. In fact, you may have missed knowing that there was a Clinton and District TV Society except for one little line item on your property tax bill. With the closing of the Society that line item will also disappear.

In place of the free over the air TV, a Local Television Satellite Solution has been set in place whereby residents of Loon Lake can apply, through Shaw, for a satellite dish, receiver and instal-lation free of charge which will allow them to view several local stations in-cluding Global BC, CBC west and Knowledge Network with no monthly subscription fees. To be eligible for this the resident must not have been sub-scribed to a satellite or cable service in the past 90 days.

While there is no charge for the TV usage, Shaw will charge for repairs af-ter the first 90 days. When the satellite dish or receiver stops working you will have to pay for any new equipment.

For further information call 1-866-782-7345. Applications close at the end of November 2014. This could be a good solution for many summer home owners who do not want a long term agreement with a service provider.

Preparing for an emergencyThe discussion of emergency man-

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In short – I am not prepared; but by the end of this week I will be much closer to being prepared. I have been

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Secrets and bounty from Cornwall Mountainby Esther Darlington MacDonaldI have heard some stories over the

years about experiences that people have had on Cornwall Mountain. You know, - that mountain that sits above us all, that is the barometer that tells us how the weather is going up there and the possibility of it coming closer to our little village wedged on either side of the Thompson River, far below...

The mountain that was once a solid, graceful form of dark green. The form is still there, but the dark green was de-stroyed in a monumental forest fire that took the whole north flank of the moun-tain some years ago.

People will tell you about their ex-periences riding horseback up and along the descending slopes. The wild-life that abounds, the wild flowers that grow in abundance in the late Spring. The panorama of mountain and val-ley, gorges and cliff faces of limestone with the ancient etching of figures and symbols on them. People will mention the magic of entering a meadow tucked away off the road and into the trees, where silence only beckons the strong of heart. Someone once wrote that the silence of the wilderness is the loneliest silence of all.

People will tell you how they went about discovering the mountain’s loft-ier retreats, where they built their lean-to’s and sheds, their houses, their greenhouses, their animal pens.

I have heard stories that seemed more akin to myths. And perhaps they were myths. But nevertheless, ones that contained more than a breath of the truth in them. The woman with her long fair hair blowing in the wind, for example, riding naked on a white horse up to the summit - a latter day Lady Godiva whose own adventure left an indelible memory on the persons who saw her move through the trees.

We spent one Thanksgiving week-end up on Cornwall with a couple whose greenhouses were kept heat-ed through the winter by wood stoves that had to be fed all through the night as well as the day. Their library stocked with books from floor to ceiling. Their kitchen with the original wood cook stove from Chow’s kitchen behind Wing Chong Tai’s general store.

Shirley made her own jams, jellies, catsup and mince meat. The aromas from that kitchen wafting through the screen door and into the trees and along the road for a good stretch. Their kiosk on Railway Ave. every spring held bed-ding plants that people flocked to buy.

Their turkeys graced the tables of Ash-croftians for several seasons. And then, they were no more. They’d ful-filled their dream and went on to other dreams somewhere else.

The mountain had not conquered them exactly. They had created their own world up there for as long as they wished to build it. And when they tired of maintaining it, they left. I would like to believe they left without regret. Looking back on that period of whole-some life on Cornwall Mountain, grate-ful for all the pleasure it had provid-ed, despite the hard work, or maybe, grateful for that work which is growing things that people need and appreciate.

And I have heard the story of a na-tive lad whose duty it was each evening was to bring the cattle back from their meadow feeding grounds. As the sun was setting and the shadows of night began to close in around him, he admit-ted he was reminded of the ghost stor-ies told to him by his elders who knew all the mysteries that the mountain re-vealed. And as he walked down the nar-row dirt road and the darkness over-came him, his heart beat faster, and he longed for the lights in the window of his home in the trees.

Stories told around the woodstove before bedtime, or around the camp fire at night, when the stars above and the moon shone down on them all gath-ered around. Stories that remain with you for a lifetime. The stories that grandparents tell to their grandchildren before bed-time at night. Whether they happened here on Cornwall Mountain, or in England, in a midland meadow.

We camped at the top of Cornwall Mountain, pitching our tent in a meadow where a carpet of wild flowers, white, blue, pink, yellow, spread across the green meadow. In the morning, we awakened to the lowing of cattle. They were very close. Too close for com-fort. We hastily collapsed the tent and left.

At the top of the mountain, we watched men jump off the ridge in their winged gliders, utterly confident. Plunging off into the blue, confident that the wind currents would take them where they wanted to go, to land. In some mead-ow east of Cornwall Mountain, a good 20 miles from where

they started. even further. We watched them with something akin to envy. To be so unafraid. To be so certain that the currents of cool and warm wind would carry them safely along. We watched them not with our hearts in our mouths (as their mothers might have done), but with incredulous wonder.

People will tell you about driv-ing the narrow road over the top of the mountain, up and up, and finally, over and down, down, the other side of the mountain which eventually brings you out of the trees and into Upper Hat Creek Valley. They will tell you that the road is not a place to gaze around you on. It is a road that makes you con-centrate every foot of the way. And you may ask yourself, why am I driving this road on this mountain well beyond habitation by anyone but the odd deer or even a moose? Why am I choosing to not look down on the gulleys below that drop a good 200 feet and end in a green meadow where wildlife undoubt-edly roam? Well, you do it for the ad-venture. For the joy of coming down and out into the broad stretch of range land laid up against the limestone mountain ridge. And you keep on driv-ing through that isolated valley until you find yourself on the highway that leads back to the towns.

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August • Week 2ARIES - Aries, you may have to make a few minor changes to your original plan, but other than those minor adjustments there is nothing standing in your way this week.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Home improvement projects continue to pile up, Taurus. Use this week as an opportunity to get everything in motion and on the path to completion.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 A few more tweaks and your master plan will be complete, Gemini. Now you just need a few able-bodied volunteers to work with you through some of the hard labor.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, a late-summer trip makes the perfect � nale to a few good weeks of recreation. A little adventure is in your future, so make the most of this opportunity.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, once you have your mind made up, it is extremely dif� cult to sway your opinion. Others will try this week to get you onto their side. But you’re just not feeling it.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, whether you have been lucky or unlucky in love as of late, this is the week for some romantic surprises. Your entire perspective could be turned on its head.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 A small disappointment has you out of whack, Libra. Don’t let it get to you for too long. Family members will help pull you out of a brief funk and get you on your feet.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, you may be ready to make some really big changes. Forge ahead with the plans you have created, and you will be glad for having done so.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Financial issues come to the forefront of a relationship, Sagittarius. Keep arguments from escalating by being open and honest about all purchases. Things can be worked out together.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Few things can wipe away the smile on your face this week, Capricorn. You are in an eternally good mood, and your positivity is intoxicating to others around you.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, you will have an enormous sense of accomplishment when you � nish a task you thought above your skill level. Always believe in yourself.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 There is little room for things other than work this week, Pisces. Now is not the time to take on new chores. Save them for later.

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A reminder to drive safeI was pulled over

for suspected drunk driving last Friday night. Luckily I wasn’t drunk. I had just exited off

the highway around 11 p.m. on my way home from the gas station with milk, pancake mix and syrup and was less than five minutes from my house when I saw the flashing lights behind me.I pulled over and ac-

cidentally drove up on the curb. I then sat there, waiting for the police officer to come to my window, hop-ing whomever it was would be in a forgiving mood. “I’m sorry,” I said

when he approached. “Was I driving too fast?” “Yes you were,” he re-

plied. “You were driv-ing erratically and you didn’t have your lights on either.”

I excitedly told him I had a new vehicle and the lights that came on automatically from the inside made it seem like they were on out-side as well. I then tried to explain my bad driving.“Have you had any-

thing to drink to-

night?” he asked shin-ing a flashlight in my face and seemingly sniffing my breath. “No,” I said quickly. “Are you sure about

that?” he asked. As I thought about it I re-called all the times I’ve heard that you should just say no to that question no matter what the truth is. “Well,” I replied

pausing, trying to remember the exact

events of my busy eve-ning. “There was this one drink. But that was a long time ago.” “Based on what I’ve

seen I’m going to need you to get out of the vehicle,” he said after a few more questions. He asked me to get rid of my gum and take a sobriety test. I sud-denly felt stressed. I knew I only drank

one Mike’s Hard Lem-onade at my friend’s pool party, and that was over two hours earlier, but I worried because I hadn’t eaten anything all night. Standing on the side

of the road with him and another officer we waited for a third cop to show up with the breathalyzer. As we waited I talked. And the more I talked the

more drunk I seemed. Even to myself. “Have you ever taken

a sobriety test before?” Constable Arpink asked. “Yes,” I answered

enthusiastically. And then I stupidly told him how hammered I got pounding back drink after drink and blowing into the breath-taking device for a CTV News story years ago when the lower alcohol level laws were first imple-mented. I could tell I wasn’t making much sense. Especially since I’d just told them I never drink.“Are you sure you

only had one?” he asked. “People some-times lie to us. If you’ve consumed anything in the last 15 minutes you need to tell us be-

cause it could affect the results of your test.” “It was definitely

over two hours ago I had that one drink,” I said trying to sound like a normal person. “Let’s do this thing.” After the breathalyz-

er finally arrived and I blew into it, Constable Arpink looked at the results with a surprised expression.“What did I blow?”

I asked like an hyper little kid wanting to know the results of their grade two math exam.“You’re fine,” he re-

plied with a sideways smirk. “You can get back in your vehicle and wait.” As I sat there I felt

incredibly grate-ful that I hadn’t had more than one drink

and then gotten be-hind the wheel like I would have done when I was younger. I also thought about how much I didn’t want to get a fine for speed-ing or driving with my lights off, but I was okay with whatever my penalty would be. Fortunately for me, I

got off with a written warning. Immensely relieved, I promised to turn my lights on, do the speed limit and drive my potentially fatal four thousand pound beast a lot more responsibly. I couldn’t promise

not to seem drunk though. I’m too old to be changing my per-sonality now.Lori Welbourne is a

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Funky Flowerpots After seeing the success of Clinton’s Funky

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As of the deadline of July 12 the District of Lillooet had 24 entries and the Village of Clin-ton had 38! Several more entries and photos have been received in Clinton since that dead-line and there are several visible throughout the community that did not enter. There were a few late entries in Lillooet as well. The tally as of July 25 was Lillooet 27 and Clinton 44 so it is safe to say that Clinton won!

As I told Margaret Hohner, M.Ed., Com-munications and Grant Writing Consultant, NEDI Committee and District of Lillooet - both communities are winners in that it brought out the competitive spirit and pride in their com-munity for both Clinton and Lillooet residents.

Visitors to both communities are enjoying the creations and it gets people talking about our communities.

Congratulations to everyone who took part. There were so many creative entries that it was impossible to choose one winner. You are all winners. Well done!

Photos of Lillooet’s entries are available for viewing on the District of Lillooet website and the Clinton entries can be seen on the Village’s Facebook page at Village of Clinton Chatter. The photos of the Clinton entries will be printed and displayed at the next Clinton CiB event, the Fall Craft Sale on Oct. 25.

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STRIKING A BALANCE

(l-r) Chris Johnstone, Val Bissat and Gail Pearsey tour the Community Garden (with Yvette May just visible through the lattice fence) while the national Communities in Bloom judges (Pearsey and Steve Preston) were in Clinton back in July. The results of the competition will be announced at the CiB conference in Charlottetown, PEI Sept. 17-20.

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Much to think about in emergency preparationmuch better pre-pared for a situ-

ation whereby I would need to stay in for some weeks without outside sup-plies. In the 110 years of permanent settlement along Loon Lake Road there has never been any need to evacuate people. On the other hand, there have been numerous instances of the resi-dents being cut off from “outside” either by heavy snows and ice or more frequently by flooding, resulting in the road being washed out. The last big washout was in 1991 when Hi-Hium flooded and took out the road in

the canyon. For weeks residents had to stay put or use the forest service roads out to the 70 Mile. During my school days, the school year often ended the first week in June for Loon Lake stu-dents when the road or bridges were washed out and no school bus could run. In those days pretty well everyone who lived here only went out for sup-plies once or twice a month so it really was no emergency.

In my research on getting pre-pared I found a Government of Can-ada website which is very informative with loads of useful information and

checklist on getting prepared, build-ing a basic emergency kit (www.get-prepared.gc.ca/cnt/kts/bsc-kt-eng.aspx ), preparing for emergencies with pets, and an information sheet “How to pre-pare for a wildfire” ( www.getpre-pared.gc.ca/cnt/hzd/wldfrs-bfr-eng.aspx) among other emergency situa-tions. There are also many other use-ful hints on this site, such as to move your propane barbeque away from the house, close all vents and windows and take down flammable awnings, shades and screens before you evacuate in the case of a wildfire.

There is much very useful informa-tion on this site, more than can be in-cluded here. As a group, the people of Loon Lake and our local government should try to work together to have the information on this website printed and made available to every resident and visitor, as many local residents do not have the internet connection to allow them to access this information on line.

“Rest is not idleness, and to be sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” - John Lubbock, British Statesman (1834-1913)

Thank you to everyone who helped to make the July 1 Yard Sale/Book and Bake Sale such a success; those who set up, including Psalm 23 fellows, our hard working members who attended to sales and to everyone who turned out to support us on one of the hottest days of the year.

Donna Walch won the jar of cookies while Terry Rickett and Diane Moulton were the lucky winners of the Peel ‘n’ Pay Raffle. Congratulations!

A few seniors spent part of sev-eral days readying the Seniors Cen-tre for the installation of new flooring throughout. You know who you are....your help was very much appreciat-ed. Thank you also to the fellows from

Psalm 23 for moving the large, heavy pieces, such as the stove, fridge, etc. before and after the installation. Hats off to you guys for your great help!

When a date and time is set, a call will go out to the Clinton Association members to replace everything where it belongs.

Cards and Games are played every Monday at the Seniors Centre - 217 Smith Ave. at 1 pm. It is suggested, however, that regular players check with one another about getting togeth-er during the summer.

Regular General meetings are held on the third Thursday of every month at the Seniors Centre. Members enjoy a soup/sandwich/cake lunch and that is followed by the meeting. Next meet-ing is Sept. 18 and lunch will be Pot-luck. Come and join us! Membership fees are $15 annually. Only three fund raisers are held each year - the Daffo-dil Tea in March, the Yard Sale on July 1 and the Marketplace on the first Sat-urday of November.

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Mountain with my friend Margot and her daughter Jennifer. Margot made her own bread which she baked in cof-fee tins. I sat and sketched. I explored. I fished in the pond made by the beavers.

Archaeologists camped on the site and studied the area, rich in history of the migration of the indigenous people. The great Thompson River yielded up its salmon, and the Mountain yielded up its game. And the people came and went. Spent their winters in that valley we call Upper Hat Creek.

The Mountain told its story for generations to study. The Mountain is still the living, breathing breath of the Thompson River corridor. When you look up, you will see it in all its trans-formations.

Keeper of storiesCornwall from p. 7

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NOTICE to RESIDENTS of LOON LAKE AREA

DISCONTINUANCE of OVER THE AIR FREE TELEVISION

The Clinton and District TV Society has been re-broadcasting free over the air ( OTA) analog television signals of Global, CFJC, CBC, and Knowledge Network on channels 7, 8, 10, and 12 in your area since 1982. This community service will be discontinued effective no later than August 31, 2014.If you have relied on this free service for your television and wish to continue receiving these local television signals you may be eligible for free satellite service under the “Local Television Satellite Solution” program provide by Shaw Direct.Under the LTSS program Shaw will provide free of charge a satellite dish, receiver and installation, (there may be a travel cost for the in-staller) to provide your local television channels. To be eligible you must not have been subscribed to a cable or satellite service within 90 days. The LTSS program is open for application until November 30, 2014 and will be a free service for 5 years.Phone 1-866-782-7345 to apply and ask for local tv service under “Local Television Satellite Solution” programFor further information see:http://www.elwoa.com/uploads/2/3/2/5/23258980/shaw direct itss3.pdf(substitute Loon Lake for Elliot Lake)http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2012/lb12112a.htm(a further extension was granted to Nov 2014)or contact John White at 250-459-2680, 250-377-5848 or [email protected]

Announcements

InformationAL-ANON ASHCROFT: Does someone’s drinking bother you? Meets Tuesdays, 8:00pm at St. Alban’s Church, 501 Brink. Val 250.453.9206

If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, that’s ours. PH 250.457.0786

PersonalsMEET SINGLES right now! No paid operators, just real peo-ple like you. Browse greetings, exchange messages and con-nect live. Try it free. Call now: 1-800-712-9851.

Travel

TimeshareCANCEL YOUR Timeshare- No Risk Program, Stop Mort-gage & Maintenance Pay-ments Today. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Free Consul-tation. Call Us Now. We Can Help! 1-888-356-5248.

TravelFOUNTAIN OF Youth RV Re-sort offers more Winter Vaca-tion for Less money. Hot min-eral springs, events, activities, fi tness, entertainment. Web: foyspa.com or 888-800-0772.

Employment

Business Opportunities

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION is an in-demand career in Canada! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get the online train-ing you need from an employ-er-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-888-528-0809 to start training for your work-at-home career to-day!

Education/Trade Schools

APARTMENT/CONDOMANAGER TRAINING

• Certifi ed Home Study

Course• Jobs

RegisteredAcross Canada• Gov. Certifi ed

www.RMTI.ca / 604.681.5456 or 1.800.665.8339

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIP-MENT OPERATOR SCHOOL.NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options.SignUp online! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

Help WantedAn Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-(780)723-5051.Ashcroft: Bartender and Night Person positions available. NO exp necessary, we will train. Drop resumes off at the River Inn, ask for Anita or email: [email protected]

Employment

Medical/DentalFull time Certifi ed Dental As-sistant required for team orien-tated family dental practice. Awesome wage and benefi ts package. Apply by resume to: 121 N. 1st Avenue, Williams Lake, BC V2G 1Y7, Fax: (250)398-8633 or by E-mail:[email protected] Visit our website: www.cariboodentalclinic.com

Trades, TechnicalHEAVY Duty Mechanic - Good Mechanical Aptitude - Welding an asset - Rate negotiable - Benefi ts after 3 mths - Travel required - Email or fax resume to [email protected] or Fax 604-485-6380STRATHCONA COUNTY, Al-berta requires a full-time Li-censed Heavy Duty or Auto-motive Technician with thorough knowledge of heavy equipment, including vehicle and bus repair. Competitive compensation and work-life balance in Alberta’s energy and agricultural heartland. Vis-it www.strathcona.ca/careers

Services

Financial ServicesARE YOU $10K Or More In Debt? DebtGo can help re-duce a signifi cant portion of your debt load. Call now and see if you qualify. 1-800-351-1783.GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.

1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is not an issue. 1.800.587.2161.UNFILED TAX Returns? Un-reported Income? Avoid Prosecution and Penalties. Call a Tax Attorney First! 1-855-668-8089. (Mon-Fri 9-6 ET)

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

Merchandise for Sale

AuctionsONLINE AUCTION - Salmon Arm: Equipment & Recreation Event! Modifi ed snowmobile, boat, sled trailer, Suzuki bike, gang edger for planks - more! www.mcdougallauction.com Phone Mike: 1-250-833-1400, 1-800-263-4193 DL#319916.

Misc. for Sale

Ashcroft: Pick Up Truck Tool Box: Blk: $50.00 Boat Trailer: $50.00 Pls Call 250.457.7281

A- STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS

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

sizes in stock. SPECIAL

Trades are welcome.40’ Containers under $2500! DMG 40’ containers under

$2,000 each.Also JD 544 &644 wheel

Loaders Wanted to buy 300 size

hydraulic excavator Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108

Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Merchandise for Sale

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

KILL BED Bugs & Their Eggs! Buy Harris Bed Bug Killer Complete Treatment Program or Kit. Available: Hardware Stores, Buy Online:homedepot.com

KILL ROACHES! Buy Harris Roach Tablets. Eliminate bugs- guaranteed. No mess, odorless, long lasting. Available at Ace Hardware & The Home Depot.

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

Misc. WantedCollector Buying Coin Collec-tions, Native Art, Estates,Gold, Silver + 778-281-0030

FIREARMS. All types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer. 1-866-960-0045. www.dollars4guns.com.

Real Estate

Acreage for SaleFOR Sale By Owner. 12 acres of off grid deeded, 4hrs from Vancouver, 20mins from ser-vices, 600’ Oregon Jack Creek frontage, 1200’ Hat Creek Rd frontage. Perfect for getaway cabin or RV lot. South facing limestone cliffs for privacy. $125,000. For info & pics call 250.453.9382 or lve msg at 250.453.9380

Legal Notices

Real Estate

Houses For Sale3.5 Acres of Country Living. 4bdrms, 3bthrms, Pool, out bldgs, room for all the toys. $549,000 PH: 250.982.8255

Real EstateONLINE AUCTION: 60 acre idyllic Mountain Ranch with buildings located on Foghorn Creek, Clearwater, British Co-lumbia. View at www.mcdou-gallauction.com. Call Mike: 1-250-833-1400 or 1-800-263-4193. DL#319916.

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent

ASHCROFTHillside Manor

Best Apartmentsin the area!

1500 Government Street

Renovated 1 & 2 bedroomVIEW SUITES

Available immediatelyClean, quiet &

well maintained.Air conditioning

Rent includes heat, hot water & cable TV

(valued at over $100/month)

Walking distance to hospital and schools.

Please give our Resident Manager

Bill Manton a chance to impress you.

250-457-0433

Seniors Discount available.

Cottages / CabinsAshcroft: 1 Bdrm Cabin for single n/s n/p. F/S $600/mo util incl Call: 250-453-9983

Homes for Rent16 Mile : 1 bdrm hse, N/S Ref & D/D req. 500/mo. + util. 250-457-992116 MILE: 2 bdrm hse, N/S, D/D .&ref. req. Avail Sept. 1 $700/mo. 250-457-9921

Legal Notices

Rentals

Motels,Hotels

Convenient DowntownLocation across from

Beautiful Heritage Park715 Railway Avenue,

Ashcroft1 & 2 Bdrm Apts.Mature Persons

Includes heat & hot waterMOTEL UNITS

All units have fullKitchenettes,

air conditioning,Cable TV and

Internet accessNightly - Weekly - Monthly

On-site Manager250-453-9129

Ashcroft Apartment

& Motel

Transportation

Auto Financing

Transportation

Auto Financing

Boats1995 2300 Classic Malibu Sunbridge $20,500 includes trailer. Full load. Immaculate. 830hrs. For details & photos call: (1)250.826.4332 or e-mail: [email protected]

Your community. Your classifi eds.

250.453.2261

fax 250.453.9625 email [email protected]

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INDEX IN BRIEFFamily Announcements

Community AnnouncementsEmployment

Business ServicesPets & Livestock

Merchandise for SaleReal Estate

RentalsAutomotive

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bcclassifieds.comcannot be responsible for errors after the first day of publication of any advertisement. Notice of errors after the first day of publication any advertisement. Notice or errors on the first day should immediately be called to the attention on the classified department to be corrected for the following edition.

bcclassifieds.comreserves the right to revise, edit, classify or reject any advertisement and to retain any answers directed to the bcclassified.com Box Replay Service and to repay the customer the sum paid for the advertisement and box rental.

DISCRIMINATORYLEGISLATION

Advertisers are reminded that Provincial legislation forbids the publication of any advertisement which discriminates against any person because of race, religion, sex, colour, nationality, ancestry or place of origin, or age, unless the condition is justified by a bona fide requirement for the work involved.

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