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Council mulls dog park request

A portion of Ash-croft’s pool park may be going to the dogs as Council consid-ers a request to turn a portion of it into a dog park.

“At present, Ash-croft is in the min-ority for supplying a place for people with dogs to go and let their dogs just play togeth-er an run and catch balls, etc.,” noted the request from Valerie Freestone.

Kamloops and Williams Lake are among several BC communities with dog parks.

Ashcroft admin-istrator Michelle Allen advised Coun-cil that the Village has received other re-quests in the past for a dog park, and she did some quick checking into the requirements. Allen said they usual-ly have a fence with a double gate, and they require maintenance.

In her letter to Council, Freestone noted that doggie bag dispensers are show-ing up around town. “I have noticed that the streets are much cleaner since these have been installed,” she said. “However, there should also be a garbage bin to dis-pose of these bags along side. After all, who wants to walk all around town carrying a full up poop bag.”

Coun. Helen Kor-

mendy asked if pick-ing up animal waste would be an issue for the public works crew.

Allen replied that animal waste does not fall under municipal waste and is not sup-posed to be going to a landfi ll, but the vol-ume in small towns isn’t enough to worry about, yet.

Coun. Jerry Fid-dick pointed out that there is a doggie bag dispenser in the area where people walk their dogs on the Dunes. He said he has heard complaints that there is nowhere to leave the full bags. “Is it the same prob-lem with pickup?” he wondered. If not, he said, perhaps a con-tainer could be put next to the dispenser.

Council asked staff to do some more research into the idea of a dog park - to look up the costs and pos-sible location, and de-termine how it would it current users of the area.

In her letter, Free-stone said she could not enjoy the pub-lic parks where dogs aren’t allowed. “ ‘Leave your dog at home’, you might say, but like many others, my dog is my only companion and where I go, so does she. Nor would I ever dream of going to a park and leaving my dog be-hind.”

The Working Cowboy RodeoHistoric Hat Creek Ranch held its 5th annual Ranch Rodeo over the weekend. Above: Milk Ranch cowboys rope their heifer; (left) Keely Durrell of Wineglass Ranch almost ropes her; (below) Curtis Brown of Ashcroft Ranch is about to get his.

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Search ongoing for Yashpal Mehay

ASHCROFT RCMP DETACHMENT

POLICE REPORTWendy Coomber

Cash lostJuly 5 around noon po-

lice received a report of lost cash. The complainant ad-vised police that they had made a withdrawal from the RBC ATM and that some-where between the bank and the Post Offi ce, they had lost the envelope con-taining $250 cash. If found, please turn in to the Ashcroft RCMP Detachment.

Marijuana seizedJuly 5 a Traffi c Services offi cer

stopped a 2013 Ford Focus on Hwy 97 north of 59 Mile for speeding. Once stopped, the offi cer noticed the smell of marijuana and subsequently seized three joints and a small bag of mari-juana. The 35 year old White Rock man was issued a speeding ticket.

Gold rings stolen from homeJuly 5 police received a report of

four gold men’s rings stolen from a residence on the Ashcroft Reserve.

The rings, valued at $3,300, were taken while the owner was sleeping. The house was not locked at the time. Any-one having information on the theft is asked to phone RCMP at 453-2216 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

Wallet lostJuly 5 a local man reported that he’d

lost his wallet in Ashcroft, somewhere between the Ashcroft pool and the 700 block of Hwy 97C. The wallet is brown with the images of a giraffe and a tree on it. If found, please return to the Ash-croft RCMP Detachment.

Sober driverJuly 5 at 6 pm police received a re-

port of a possible impaired driver west-bound from the Big Sky gas station on

Hwy 1. The vehicle was located and stopped just outside of Cache Creek. The 33 year old Forest Grove man was sober and there was no sign of open li-quor in his vehicle. He was warned about his driving and allowed to pro-ceed.

Chip truck on fi reJuly 6 at 1 am police were asked to

assist the Cache Creek Fire Dept. with traffi c control on Hwy 1 while the fi re-fi ghters dealt with a wood chip-hauling truck that was on fi re. Traffi c was nar-rowed to one lane only until they could move the truck off the highway. It was suspected that the fi re began in one of the rear wheel wells.

Impaired with child aboardJuly 6 at 4:30 pm a Traffi c Services

offi cer stopped a 2012 Dodge Duran-go in Cache Creek at the main intersec-tion for speeding and wandering over the centre line. The driver, a 39 year old man from Mission, had his four year old daughter in the vehicle with him. He was given a roadside sobriety test, which he Failed. He was issued a 90 day driving suspension and his vehicle was impounded for 30 days.

Late for bedtimeJuly 7 at 10:45 pm Traffi c Services

was conducting a road check on Hwy 12 and Main St. in Lytton. Offi cers stopped a 2012 Ford pickup. The driv-er, a 54 year old Abbotsford man, could not produce a valid Drivers License and was found to be currently under suspen-sion. He was also on probation and in violation of his 10 pm curfew. He was arrested and charged with breaching his probation and for driving while pro-hibited. His vehicle was impounded.

Overturned pickup truckJuly 8 at 10:30 pm police attended

a single vehicle accident on Hwy 1 at Quartz Rd. after a 20 year old Cache Creek man lost control of his 2012 Chev Silverado as he pulled onto the high-way and hit the ditch, fl ipping his truck over. Police found broken beer bottles inside the cab of the truck, but the driv-er registered only minor alcoholic in-take when given a sobriety test. He was not injured, but the truck was undrive-able and had to be towed. The driver

was issued a $368 tick-et for driving without due care.

ArgumentJuly 11 police re-

ceived a complaint of harassment from two people who had been arguing via text messa-ges for about a month after meeting in a lo-cal bar. The 54 year old Nanaimo man ac-cused the 45 year old Cache Creek woman of owing him money, and both blamed each other for the harassing texts. They were told that theirs was a civil matter, not a criminal one.

Despite efforts by multiple RCMP detachments, a private investigator and even privately funded searches by air, the family of Yashpal Mehay is no clos-er to knowing what happened three years ago when he disappeared.

Mehay, 43, went missing during a routine trip to attend to his Petro Can-ada gas station business in Clinton on July 14, 2009.

He was driving his grey 2004 Maz-da MPV, B.C. licence plate 494 KVK, on a trip he had made to Clinton every other week for the previous three years. Police say there is no indication of any foul play, health issues, addictions, marital problems or criminal affi lia-tions.

“The whole family is very devastat-ed, especially Meetu his wife, my sister, and his two sons Barjesh and Bobby,” says brother-in-law Bhagwant Sandi.

The investigation into Mehay’s whereabouts revealed he had made a purchase at the Costco in Abbotsford and later at the Staples location in Chil-liwack. Video surveillance indicated he was alone and not in any kind of dis-tress.

It is believed Mehay would have traveled from Chilliwack to Clinton via Hwy 1 to Cache Creek, then north on Hwy 97 to Clinton, although investiga-tors say he may have travelled the alter-nate route of Hwy 12 between Lytton and Lillooet and Hwy 99 between Lil-looet and the junction with Hwy 97.

Mehay is described as a 43-year-old South Asian male, approximate-ly 5’7”, 185 lbs, with short black hair, brown eyes, and a black moustache. He was last known to be wearing a striped green and white long-sleeved Amer-ican Eagle shirt and khaki pants.

The Mehay family and the po-lice are asking that anyone with infor-mation regarding his disappearance, no matter how seemingly insignifi -cant, to come forward and contact Cst. Mike Halskov at 604-599-7691 or at-tend your local police station and refer-ence Surrey RCMP fi le number 2009-86044. Alternatively, you can send the Missing Persons Unit an email at Sur-rey_Missing_Persons@rcmp-grc.gc.ca or if you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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TNRD starts work on new library

It’s Christmas time at 2nd Time Around

by Tom FletcherBlack PressVICTORIA – Veteran

B.C. Liberal MLA Murray Coell has added his name to the list of politicians retiring from the B.C. legislature, as the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation renewed its criti-cism of the MLA pension plan.

Coell, MLA for Saanich North and the Islands since 1996, announced Wednes-

day he will not stand for re-election next spring. Surrey-Tynehead MLA Dave Hayer announced the same decision earlier this week, joining Burnaby-Lougheed MLA Harry Bloy, Vancouver-Fras-erview MLA Kash Heed and Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Kevin Krueger in re-tirement from the B.C. Lib-eral caucus effective May 2013.

On the NDP side, New

Westminster MLA Dawn Black and Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows MLA Mike Sather have indicated they will complete their current terms and retire. More retirements are expected in both parties.

Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation B.C. director Jor-dan Bateman used Hayer’s departure as an example of what the CTF calls gold-plat-ed pension payouts available since the MLA plan was re-

instated in 2007. The CTF calcu-lates that Hayer will likely col-lect $47,600 the year he turns 65, increasing to $62,900 a year by the time he is 80 due to infl ation protec-tion.

Coell served in several cab-inet posts, most recently as labour min-ister after the 2009 election. Since pensions are based on an MLA’s highest three earning years, Bateman calculates that Coell’s pension will kick in at $89,000 a year.

The CTF says taxpayers contribute $4

for each dollar paid by pol-iticians. MLAs must serve six years to be eligible. If de-feated before then, they get a 15-month severance.

The return of the pen-sion plan for B.C. MLAs was overshadowed by steep pay increases they voted for themselves in 2007. The B.C. Liberal government adopt-ed the recommendations of an independent committee that increased base pay for a backbench MLA 29 per cent to $98,000, with automatic cost-of-living increases that bring the current base pay to nearly $102,000.

In response to public pressure, the previous MLA pension plan was scrapped by former NDP premier Mike Harcourt in 1996. A group retirement savings plan was set up that matched MLA contributions dollar for dollar, a system the CTF says was fair.

The 2007 return of the indexed, defi ned-benefi t pension was originally op-posed by the NDP, but for-mer leader Carole James re-versed her position and sup-ported it after pressure from caucus members.

The current plan allowed long-serving MLAs to buy back the years they lost when the more modest plan was in place. Most, including Pre-mier Christy Clark, did so, at a cost of more than $20 mil-lion to taxpayers.

Only fi ve months until Christmas! Start your shopping early. Second Time Around will be holding a Christmas in July sale on July 25 from 9-2 at the store.

Val Martin has retired so we are now looking for a volunteer manager for the store. If you are interested in giving back to the communty, and have some sales experience, please talk to Anne at the store on Wednesday from 9 am - 3 pm.

Last month we gave grants to The Fall Fair and the Curling Club.

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A small but appreciative crowd gathered in Cache Creek on July 12 to watch the ceremonial groundbreaking for the new library.

Work on the building, to be situated beside the Royal Bank on Hwy 1, should begin within two weeks. The library is scheduled to open in the Spring of 2013.

The project is being funded by the TNRD, and chairman Randy Murray is excited about it. “The building will be customized for the com-munity,” he said, “accommodating a variety of non-traditional uses.”

Kevin Ryan of Blue Green Architecture Inc., who designed the building, stressed that librar-ies are “the heart of a community” and must be “inviting and comfortable”. He added that the new building will contain a variety of spaces, including a large area for web-based activities, a children’s space, and a quiet area for more trad-itional usage.

The current Cache Creek library is in a leased building that was not designed as a library. With the construction of libraries in Cache Creek and Logan Lake, the TNRD will own all the library buildings in the region, supporting sustainabil-ity and stability in the various communities.

Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta, left, TNRD Chair Randy Murray, architect Kevin Ryan of BlueGreen Architecture Ltd. and builder Brian Hall of Silver Spur Construction Ltd. break ground at the location of the new library in Cache Creek.

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Get a job!(L-R) Sarah Cunningham (from Get Youth Working), Tracey Knihnitski (WorkBC Case Manager), Brenda Antoine (WorkBC Case Manager) and Athena Green (Get Youth Working) at the Ashcroft WorkBC Centre.Green and Cunningham told staff that the Get Youth Working prgram had been extended to March 31, 2013 and enhanced to encourage more employers to hire unemployed youth, aged 15-29.

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VICTORIA – Shortly after word came of the death of B.C. historian and polit-ician Bill Barlee, my wife searched through her seem-ingly endless trove of B.C. books and produced half a dozen of his original self-published quarterlies, known as Canada West magazine.

The earliest one is Winter 1970, where the publisher’s note advises that subscrip-tion rates were increasing 20 cents per year to $2.95. Subscrip-tions were up to more than 1,600 and counter sales were increasing, but costs were also up and Barlee refused to ac-cept either display advertising or U.S. subscriptions.

The only colour pages in the issue are high-quality prints of four majes-tic paintings commissioned for the magazine. Irvine Adams’ scenes of sacred aboriginal sites in the Okanag-an-Similkameen include The Gateway to Inkameep, where Barlee remarks: “Today that stream which once teemed with redfi sh no longer surrenders its once-valued harvest and the perimeter of the desert is gradually being eroded by man’s questionable progress.”

With the typography of Old West wanted posters, Barlee provided tightly sourced accounts of B.C.’s legends.

“Lost gold mine at Pitt Lake” ana-

lyzes and adds to earlier accounts that begin with an aboriginal miner known as Slumach, who would periodically arrive in New Westminster to squander a small fortune in gold, then disappear up the remote tidal lake. Slumach was hanged for murder in 1891 and in the next 70 years, 11 more men would die trying to fi nd his secret. A scientist as well as a storyteller, Barlee conclud-ed that the area’s geology is wrong and the fabled gold-laden creek “probably does not exist.”

A passion for prospecting runs through the magazines, and hints at Barlee’s aversion to treasure-seeking Americans. They overran B.C. in his-toric waves to take gold, and according to Nelson Star reporter Greg Nesteroff, Barlee believed they continued to loot Canadian heritage sites.

Nesteroff was inspired by Barlee’s work, and traced his lonely mission to

restore the ghost town of Sandon, “the mining capital of the Silvery Slocan.”

Barlee bought a surviving block of buildings in an effort to make Sandon another Barkerville, but heavy snow collapsed them. As tourism minister, Barlee found money to build replicas, and construction began on three.

But Barlee lost his Penticton seat to Bill Barisoff in the 1996 election, and today only half-built shells remain.

Barlee’s 1972 Canada West pro-fi le of the boomtown of Hedley would resonate in his career as an NDP MLA and cabinet minister in the 1990s. Hed-ley’s Nickel Plate and Mascot mines produced fortunes in gold, silver and copper before they played out, and Barlee led the fi ght to preserve their history.

Today you can tour the Mascot mine, a proud historical site with a spectacular climb up the rock face that serves as the Grouse Grind of the B.C. desert.

Barlee didn’t lack courage, quitting a teaching career in Trail and Penticton in 1969 to start his magazine. On sub-scription fees and a few classifi ed ads, he built a life’s work that allowed him to walk the boardwalks of history and the halls of power.

Tom Fletcher is legislative repor-ter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com

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I love tomatoes, but it wasn’t always so.

Reading Esther Darlington MacDon-

ald’s article this week on the old tomato

cannery reminded me how important agri-

culture is to our towns, and to the entire

country.

Isn’t it interesting that a a time in our

country’s history when drought was caus-

ing farms to fail, that Ashcroft could keep

itself - and others - going by growing toma-

toes?

Unlike most of the tomatoes you buy in

stores these days, I bet those Ashcoft toma-

toes were spectacular!

Doesn’t locally-grown food always

taste better? Is that because it isn’t forced

in greenhouses or fl ooded by pesticides and

herbicides and fertilizer? Or is it because

it’s made up of the same earth, sunshine

and fresh air that we love so much?

I grew up in a very fertile part of the

country. Lots of rain, lots of heat. I’d never

seen an irrigation pipe before visiting BC.

My parents grew their own vegetables

every year. We had friends who were farm-

ers. Fruit stands dotted every mile along

Hwy 2 and all of the rural routes during the

growing season.

Fresh corn on the cob, a dollar a dozen.

In those days, we bought corn by the gar-

bage bag for family gatherings. There were

so many tomatoes and cucumbers, they

were practically giving them away.

Leamington was not far from where we

lived was known for its big H.J. Heinz can-

nery. Since 1908, Leamington has called it-

self The Tomato Capital of Canada. They

even have a giant tomato-shaped visitor

information centre. And if you’re in the

neighbourhood on Aug. 17-19, you can at-

tend the 29th annual Leamington Tomato

Festival!

Whether it’s for personal consumption

or for shipping overseas, the food that we

produce keeps us alive. It also gives both

residents and visitors an immediate identifi -

cation with the area. And it doesn’t have to

be just tomatoes.

When I think about barren countries

where drought is perpetual, I give thanks

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by Esther Darlington MacDonald

The whole town smelled of spicy catsup. The sound of the cannery’s whistle could be heard as far as Cache Creek, 10 miles away. The village on the Thompson River was geared to the single endeavor. Canning thousands of tons of tomatoes brought by wagons or trucked in from the farms from all dir-ections.

Everybody who could work, worked.

Yet, these were hard times. The Dirty Thirties. But all the locals found work at the can-nery. And scores of others who came up, some of them, prob-ably, with their last dollar in their pockets, from as far away as Vancouver.

Ashcroft’s economy boomed for several months, from early summer to late fall, while other towns across Can-ada wallowed in the slough of the Depression. No euphem-isms for this one, like “down-turn”. Just plain old ugly, De-pression.

And where was Ashcroft, pray tell? A village of less than a thousand then, buried on a trench in the heart of the Thompson River corridor, so far from the beaten track that it wasn’t even on some road maps.

But Ashcroft had always played a vital role in the hist-ory of the Cariboo. From the mid 1880s, the town had been hewn whole cloth from a land-scape that was about as bare and unlikely a stepping stone into anywhere. The ice age had scraped the volcanic over-lay into a series of mesas, and the melting of the glaciers had scored the territory with a net-work of runnels of sand and gravel, the forms of which have been shaped by wind and weather for too many genera-tions to count.

The village sprang up and grew. The CPR rail track cut right through the grid of the eight streets and avenues, be-

came a transportation hub. Barns and stables stood along-side cottages, two church-es, saloons and hotels. Horse drawn stage coaches and freight wagons plied the steep slopes and plodded through the long vistas of meadowland, forest, passing virgin lakes and streams, scarcely touched by humans. As far as Barkerville, and then, by river boat, to Fort George. Then a fl eet of Stude-baker touring vehicles called the IT stage.

When the horse drawn era ended, the sawmill and lum-ber industry became the main-stay of the village and envir-ons. And Ashcroft’s busy can-nery provided work night and day through the 1920s, 30s, 40s and well into the 50s.

Girls could make $18 a week, peeling tomatoes six days a week. Peeling piece work. If you peeled fast, you made the dollars. You stood on your feet for 10 to 12 hours a day. Peelers in white aprons, white caps. And if you came from out of town, as many of them did, you slept in the dormitory down on Railway Ave., and you ate there too.

The late Kitty Key of Ash-croft and her husband Harry, both British born, cooked for the cannery cafeteria.

“They put me to work peel-ing tomatoes at fi rst,” Kitty told the writer, “but I wasn’t any good at it. I wasn’t quick enough.”

So Kitty and Harry started the canteen, or cafeteria, which provided three square meals a day, sandwiches, baked goods and beverages. Kitty did all the cooking and baking. Re-markably, a life of that kind of toil seemed to demonstrate the old adage that “Hard work never killed anybody.” Both lived long lives in the village, and were much loved

by all.The cannery warehouse

was located just across the street from the cannery. Cans and bottles jostled along on the overhead conveyor belt from cannery to warehouse, a hop skip and jump from the rail track. It was a block-long wooden structure, fl anked by wide wooden platforms. The cans and bottles were crated and shipped.

Much of it went by truck, and some of the truckers were remembered by the late Bill Baker of Cache Creek, whose father had pioneered the Loon Lake area. Bill worked as a warehouse man all through the 30s. He recalls pioneer team-sters, Phil Parke, Tom Stewart, Henry Leong, and Cliff Walk-er, to name just a few.

The Chinese hauled their tomatoes to the cannery from North Ashcroft by horse and wagon. Truckers, pack-ers, peelers, the employment agency in Vancouver sent them up by the hundreds, where they had a pretty certain chance of fi nding a job. At least for those summer and fall months.

The cannery buildings had been owned by the BX Ex-press company, but the build-ings had been abandoned after horse drawn transportation ended. Then, a man named Willis West stepped into the picture, saw a golden oppor-tunity. Bought the buildings, and opened the cannery. The year was 1925. And a new era of prosperity bloomed for the town.

The tomatoes were sorted at revolving tables where they were placed in large bowls.

Tomato cannery kept Ashcroft alive

Discount deadline for Fall Fair tables(Above): Esther Darlington-MacDonald staffs a vendor’s

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sell their goods. There is a discount if you book by Aug. 15. For more information or to get a vendor application visit

our website www.ashcroftfallfair.net or get an application

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Drylands Arena in Ashcroft.

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Good wage for peelingTOMATO from p. 5 Then the tomatoes were

taken to another table, where they were peeled. The peels were put in other bowls, and the residue hauled to the dump. The dump was a gorge just above the town, up Highland Valley way.

Girls were paid 30 cents an hour. Warehouse men were paid 35 cents an hour. Only about one-third of the peelers were local. The rest came from “outside”.

The whole area for miles around was geared to growing produce for the cannery. Even local ranches started growing tomatoes. But the big-gest producers were the Chinese, who rented the land around Walhachin and Ashcroft.

There was scarcely a good patch of soil that wasn’t leased by the industrious Chinese mer-chant-farmers. They used indentured labor. Paying the fare of Chinese, housing and feed-ing them. Today, the practice would be con-sidered little more than a form of slavery. Single men worked long hours in the fi elds. But locals worked for the Chinese too.

A vestige of this part of the town’s history re-mained even up until recent times, when Wong paid workers that harvested his tomato fi elds $10 a day right up until well into the 1970s.

The semi desert dry belt of the area with its long warm nights was ideal for growing pro-duce. Potatoes, tomatoes, pumpkin. And the ar-ea’s potatoes became as famous as the Idaho potato. Spud City, as Ashcroft was called, pro-duced potatoes for the CPR and CNR railroads for years.

Today, Ashcroft’s mesas have once again been transformed into verdant and productive produce fi elds. Those of us who remember the cracked earth and sage covered mesas before farming was resumed can’t fail to be impressed and heartened by the energy and determination that has created anew, an industry that, hopeful-ly, will fl ourish for generations to come.

Photos by Wendy Coomber

A Rodeo Parade to rememberSome of the winning fl oats. Clockwise, Above: Best Overall Float - Interior Savings; Best Club non-profi t - Mill Girl Follies

from Clinton; Best Novelty - Stallard McConnell’s Trundle

Barrow; and always a crowd pleaser, members of the Golden

Spike Can Can Dancers from Port

Moody.

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WE’LL BE IN CACHE CREEK, EXCHANGING THE OLD BC HYDRO METER ON YOUR HOME WITH A NEW SMART METER.

For 50 years, BC Hydro has been providing clean, reliable electricity to you. Today we are planning for the next 50 years by investing in new projects, upgrading existing facilities and working with you to conserve energy through Power Smart.

BC Hydro is upgrading homes and businesses with new smart meters. Moving to a more efficient, modernized grid will help us meet the growing demand for electricity while continuing to deliver safe, reliable power throughout the province.

Here’s what you can expect:

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THE CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF ASHCROFT

Notice of Public Hearing

Zoning Bylaw Amendment

The public is hereby notified that Council for the Village of Ashcroft is preparing a Zoning bylaw amendment. The purpose of the amendment is to establish guidelines and regulations regarding the placement and use of cargo containers within the Village limits.

The Public Hearing will be held in the Council Chambers of the Village Office at 601 Bancroft Street on Monday, July 23, 2012 from 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm. Written and oral presentations will be accepted during this public hearing. Copies of the proposed amendment are available from the Village Office during regular business hours.

Michelle Allen,Chief Administrative Officer

I would like to say Thank You to thefirst lady who tried to help me at the

Safety Mart where I fell and also Lynnwho had the ambulance called for me.

Also all my friends and family for their good wishes and help in my recovery. I am doing well

and hope to be back to good health soon.My sincere thanks to the ambulance attendants

and the hospital doctors and nurses.

Thank you all - Nita Cassidy

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Carmen Pozzobon of Savona, 5th place Ladies Barrel Racing

Colleen Duggan of Cache Creek, 3rd place Ladies Barrel Racing

Tosha Seitz of Savona, 2nd place Junior Barrel Racing

Troy Gerard of Savona, 4th place Breakaway Roping

Archie Williams of Cache Creek, 1st place Breakaway Roping

Cash Isnardy of Cache Creek, 3rd place Tie Down Roping

Rodeo Queen Ginelle Talarico and Rodeo Princess Harley Antoine in the Rodeo Parade

Carey and Riley Isnardy of Cache Creek, 7th place Team Roping

Riley Isnardy, 1st place Steer Wrestling

Lincoln Kennedy, 3rd place Steer Wrestling

In the money at this year’s

Ashcroft Rodeo

BC SPCA WARNS ABOUT “HOT DOGS”With summer here, the BC SPCA is reminding the public about the

hazards of leaving dogs unattended in parked cars. Hundreds of dogs die needlessly in this way each year. In minutes the temperature in a parked car can reach well over thirty-eight degrees Celsius. Dogs

can withstand these temperatures for only about ten minutes before suffering irreparable brain damage or death. For more information,

visit the BC SPCA website at www.spca.bc.ca. www.spca.bc.ca

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If I had a million dollars

My husband came home last week and asked if I’d bought a lottery

ticket. My initial reaction was to tell him no because I never remember to buy lottery tickets.“Why do you ask?” I inquired.“A million dollar ticket was sold

here,” he said. Ah, isn’t that nice, I thought, I hope the winner was a nice, poor person.About five minutes later I

remembered the cashier at the gas station asking me if I wanted to buy a lottery ticket. For the life of me I couldn’t remember when that had happened, or if I’d even said yes. I imagined I must have because I rarely say no and I reached for my purse.

Inside my wallet was the lottery ticket I had in fact bought. I bet I’m the winner, I said to myself, immediately imagining what I would do with the money.In those brief ‘I wonder if’

moments I really understood the appeal of gambling. The idea that a large unexpected chunk of money could alleviate some financial burdens and make life so much easier in the blink of an eye was a fun fantasy to participate in.By the time I reached the store

to check the ticket, I had pictured myself hiring a housekeeper, a dog walker, a bookkeeper, a nanny and a couple of assistants to help me with my business.

I’d also helped some friends and family, paid off my mortgage and debts, and was sitting on the beach in Hawaii drinking a Mai Tai, watching my kids frolic joyfully in the surf.“Not a winner,” the clerk said

gruffly, slapping the ticket on the counter and crushing my dreams.I wanted to ask him if he was

sure and to try it again, but I knew the outcome would be the same and he wouldn’t be pleased with my request.“Can we buy one of those?”

my nine-year-old daughter Daisy asked, pointing at the scratch tickets under the glass. “Sure,” I said dejectedly, buying

two and handing them over to her to play. Using a penny to uncover the X’s and O’s, she won nothing on one and $2 on the other.With her $2 winnings I bought

another two for her and the same thing happened again.“We have to go,” I explained to

her after buying two more tickets. “Bring these with you and you can check them in the car.”

Excitedly she scratched them as we were pulling out of the parking lot. “Nothing?” she exclaimed as she finished scratching the second ticket. “How could I get nothing on both of them? That’s so unfair!”“That’s gambling for you,” I

explained. “Winning is possible, but it’s much more likely you won’t win than you will.”“Can we stop at the corner store

for some more?” she pleaded. “Please Mom? Please?”I looked back at her and could

see the potentially dangerous gambler’s glint in her young eyes and remembered hearing once that one of the healthiest ways to gamble was with a spade and a package of garden seeds.“Why don’t we pick up some

daisy seeds and plant those instead?” I suggested.“Okay!” she said with

excitement. “But I’ll water them, okay? You’ll forget.”I’d be willing to wager she’s

right about that. Lori Welbourne is a syndicated

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You don’t like to pitch a fit, but if you want to be heard, that’s what you’re going to have to do. Make your stance known, Capricorn. Only then will you get the action you seek.

Attention, Aquarius. Someone close to you has something to say, and they need you to listen. A home improvement project turns out better than expected.

It’s a tall order, Pisces, but it’s not impossible. Gather your supplies and the troops and get crackin’. A report receives glowing reviews just in time.

Please, Aries. You are a go-getter, but sometimes you go too far. Keep that in mind this week as you work with others to get a project off the ground.

Stop dragging your feet, Taurus. You know what needs to be done, so do it. The sooner you finish, the sooner you can move on to something you really want to do.

Pragmatic Gemini. You’re always looking to get things done well in the shortest time possible, but sometimes just won’t work. Patience is key.

Clarify, Cancer. Make certain you are understood on all accounts this week. Leave nothing to chance. A friend drops by with an unusual request.

Bickering rarely solves anything, so put a stop to the madness the first chance you get, Leo. You will get nothing done if you don’t.

A loved one has a meltdown, and you’re left to pick up the pieces. You can do it, Virgo, and you will do it well. A new do lifts spirits in more ways than one.

Clam up, Libra, and you will regret it. Prepare to present your idea and watch the sparks fly. The to-do list nears completion with an addition.

A change in attitude picks up the pace, and the team finishes well ahead of schedule. Bravo, Scorpio. Your efforts won’t go unnoticed.

What’s that, Sagittarius? Your pleas are falling on deaf ears? Perhaps it’s your method of presentation. Be bold, and you’ll get what you seek.

July 2012 - Week 3A vacation could be in the works in the next few weeks, Aries. Because tasks can seem to sneak up on you, get the planning started early and work up an itinerary.

Although you want to be everything to everyone, there’s only so much of you to go around, Capricorn. Don’t spread yourself too thinly because it can take quite a while to recuperate after.

Aquarius, you are ready to dabble in something that you and you alone enjoy. Figure out what you need to get started and begin building around your speci�c interest or hobby.

With so many friends seeking your attention, Pisces, you just may be the star of a particular social event that may come up this week.

Take some time to look through your checkbook or online bills history, Taurus. You may have a few unexpected expenses on the horizon and you’ll need to some extra cash.

Loss is not something easily overcome, Gemini. If you’ve lost someone you love due to relocation or illness, surround yourself with a good support team until you rebound a bit.

Never say never, Cancer, because you may look foolish when you eventually do the things you said you never would. Instead, be open to all possibilities and opportunities.

Libra, you may have your heart set on making a change, but you have not quite narrowed down what that change will be. Sit down and work on some ideas this week.

The only way you will know if your ideas have merit is to stick you neck out and take a chance once in a while, Scorpio. You just may be surprised at the feedback.

There’s not much else you can do with regard to a tenuous relationship, Sagittarius. So it’s best if you just cut your losses and move on. You’ll make new friends easily.

Great ideas often arrive with little effort, Leo. It’s turning those ideas into a working project that can often take a lot of energy. However, Gemini, you’re up for the challenge.

For the most part you’re insistent on doing things yourself and taking the dif�cult route, Virgo. Try to let go a little this week and let someone else handle things for a change.

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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 250-453-2352

Second Time Around201 Railway Ave., Ashcroft BC Val Martin 250-457-3080

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 Martin

Phone 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

Royal Canadian Sea CadetContact Person: SLt. Curran 250-453-2082

Patty Newman, Navy League President 250-457-9575

Email: admin@347avenger.ca

Sage & Sand Pony ClubDistrict Commissioner: Sandy Agatiello

sageandsandspc@hotmail.com

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 Chapter

Phone 250-374-8307Ashcroft Volunteer Fire DepartmentPhone 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: Jessica 250.453.2352 or

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: Lisa Tegart

Phone 250-453-9881 Email: lisamteg@hotmail.com

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

Soups OnSt. Alban’s Anglican Church Hall, 501 Brink Street

Tel: 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 Howard

Phone 250-453-9907 e-mail: dangre@telus.net

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

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

A wuzzle is a saying/phrase that is made up of a display of words, in an interesting way. The object is to try to figure out the well-known saying, person, place, or thing that each wuzzle is meant to represent. Answers below.

ANSWERS: 1. Low Back Pain 2. Shaking All Over 3. Short End of the Stick 4. Head Over Heels in Love5. Count Down 6. Apple Turnover 7.In Between Jobs 8. Multiple Personalities 9. What’s Up?

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Replace negative thoughtsCan you remem-

ber a time when some-one said something to you that still rings in your ears? Perhaps you don’t have to think back very far, and you’re hearing those words over and over again in your mind.

I remember the words of an elemen-tary school teacher, who told me “You run like an elephant!” I can’t remember her name, and it doesn’t matter who she was, but oh! how those words have stuck in my mind.

I remember that day clearly. I was running around the block with my class, trying my best to run well, and those few words defl at-ed me.

I’ve never thought of myself as a good runner. In fact, I’d say that I don’t run or jog as well as most people. My brain, though, is start-ing to catch up with my body, and this weekend I will compete in an Olympic distance triathlon. I have completed two other shorter dis-tance triathlons, and completed many 10 km races and three half-marathons. I’m starting to think that maybe running like an ele-phant isn’t such a bad thing after all! Although running is not my best sport, I am starting to believe that I’m doing well at it.

There has been a lot of re-

search on the mental aspects in-volved in sport. Some say that 80 per cent of your performance is in your mental training, with just 20 per cent being the physical train-ing. When our mind is fi lled with negative thoughts, and especially with thoughts that are untrue, we fail to excel and don’t reach our po-tential. When we fi ll our mind with positive, truthful thoughts . . . wow! The heights we reach, as what we thought was impossible, becomes possible!

Try this little experiment. First, thread a foot or so of thread through a needle. Then place your elbow on a table with your fi st up, and hold the thread so that the needle hangs down above the table. Next, con-centrate and think about the needle moving forward and back (don’t move your hand, just think about it moving), and watch. Then try thinking about it moving side to side, and watch again. Finally, try thinking about the needle moving

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in a circle, and watch it.What happened?

Did the needle move in the directions you thought about?

The reason it did is that when you con-centrated your mind on that thought, that message was sent to your nerves down through your arm, hand, and fi ngers. Al-though you didn’t physically move your hand, the messages in your nerves sent a sig-nal to your muscles; enough to move the nee-dle!

If a one-time thought is powerful enough to move a needle, how much more will those thoughts we constantly have swimming around in our mind control our performance, movement, and each choice and decision?

So, how do we train the mind? Surround yourself with people, music, reading, en-vironments, etc. that promote the truth in love. Filling your mind with thoughts like these will help you get started and help you keep going. “. . . I am fearfully and wonder-fully made . . .” (Psalm 139); “Exercising will make me healthier, stronger, and more fi t”; “I remember where I started, realize where I am now, and see how far I’ve come!”

Although we don’t have control over every environment in which we fi nd our-selves, we do have many opportunities to fi ll our minds with positive truth.

Today, take hold of one of those negative thoughts in your mind and throw it out. Re-place it with the truth about that matter. If the negative thought resurfaces, quote the truth again. For example, throw out “You run like an elephant!” and replace it with “You are healthy, fi t, and a triathlete!”

Train your mind to be positiveLIVING from p. 9

Manor receives donation from LegionThe Legion Poppy Fund recently gave a $1,000 donation to the Thompson View Manor Society. The money will be

used for landscaping projects and the refurbishment of the Thompson View Manor Sign. Back, L-R: Legion Director Jim

Gyoba, Thompson View Manor Society Chair Shirley Dobson

and Director Laurie Webster. Front: Poppy Fund Chairman Flo Berry and TVMS General Manager Renita Campbell.

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AppliancesFREEZER, stand up, Frigi-daire, white, 32” X 60”, H.D. commercial freezer, runs great,$300.Call 250-523-9762.

AuctionsRESTAURANT EQUIPMENT AUCTION (New & Used) Wed, July 18th @ 6:00pm, preview same day 9-6, 3953 Hwy 97 N, Kelowna, 1-800-556-5945www.KwikAuctions.com

FurnitureALL NEW Queen MATTRESS SET Still in Original Plastic! Must Sell. $150 - CALL: 604-484-0379

Heavy Duty Machinery

A- STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS /

Bridges / EquipmentWheel loaders JD 644E & 544A / 63’ & 90’ Stiff boom 5th wheel crane trucks/Excavators EX200-5 & 892D-LC / Small forklifts / F350 C/C “Cabs”20’40’45’53’ New/ Used/ Damaged /Containers Semi Trailers for Hiway & Storage-Call 24 Hrs 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Medical SuppliesAshcroft: Scooter CTM 740 for sale: 2 ys old. $1800.00 Please call 250.453.9737

Misc. for SaleAshcroft: Moving Sale. Lg Oak Ent Centre, Electronic Organ, Treadmill, Loveseat, Call 250.453.0023FOR RESTLESS or Cramping Legs. A fast acting remedy since 1981, sleep at night, proven for 31 years. Mon-Fri 8-4 EST 1-800-765-8660.www.allcalm.comHOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/news-paper?STEEL BUILDING, Huge clearance sale! 20x24 $4,658. 25x28 $5,295. 30x40 $7,790. 32x54 $10,600. 40x58 $14,895. 47x78 $19,838. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422.www.pioneersteel.ca.

Misc. WantedI Buy Old Coins & Collections Olympic, Gold Silver Coins etcCall Chad 250-863-3082 Local

Real Estate

Other Areas20 ACRES- Only $99/mo. $0 Down, Owner Financing, NO CREDIT CHECKS! Near El Paso, Texas, Beautiful Moun-tain Views! Money Back Guar-antee! Free Color Brochure. 1-800-755-8953.www.sunsetranches.com

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentAshcroft: 1 bdrm view aptmt on Mesa avail. immed.; freshly painted, newer appl; $500 + util. 250-457-0018 or 778-999-3414.Cache Creek, 1&2 bdrm apts in Canyon Heights or Ponde-rosa. Pls Call 250-457-0035Riverbend Seniors Community - Kamloops (55+) 2bdr. suite $1800/mo., river view, spa-cious, wheelchair friendly, many extras. Emailcatherine_steele@hotmail.com 1(604)408-1023 Vancouver

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Apt/Condo for Rent

Clean, Affordable,Convenient Downtown Location across from

Beautiful Heritage Park715 Railway Avenue, Ashcroft

Apartments Available NOW!

2 Bedroom • 1 BedroomBachelor

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

ASHCROFTHillside Manor

Best Apartmentsin the area!

1500 Government Street

Renovated 1 & 2 bedroomVIEW SUITES

Available immediatelyClean, quiet &

well maintained.Air conditioning

Rent includes heat, hotwater & cable TV

(valued at over $100/month)

Walking distance to hospital.Close to schools & shopping

Please give our Resident Manager

Dan Laurie a chance to impress you.

250-457-0433

Senior Discounts &other Discounts/Move In Incentives now available.

Homes for Rent16 MILE: 2 bdrm house avail. N/S. 250-457-99211 BEDROOM house w. fridge/stove. N/S. $450/mo. 250-453-9983.

Rentals

Homes for RentASHCROFT: 4 bed, 2.5 bath executive heritage hse w. 2 lots, garage, greenhouse. N/S. $1400 per mo. 250-453-9373

Transportation

Antiques / Classics

Transportation

Auto Financing

DreamCatcher Auto Loans“0” Down, Bankruptcy OK -

Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals1-800-910-6402

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Cars - Sports & Imports

ATTENTION COLLECTORS1980 CAMARO, only 50,000 K on punched 305 eng. 3 spd. Needs some body work. For more info. $2800 OBO. 1-250-523-9762. (Logan Lake)

Trucks & Vans

Ashcroft: 99 Ford Taurus Full Load, New Transmission, 4 new snow tires, great shape, clean and well main-tained. Asking $2300.00 Pls call 250.453.0069

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Labour Day Weekend

A 12 www.ash-cache-journal.com Tuesday, July 17, 2012 The JournalCOMMUNITY

The Canadian Motorcycle Drag Racing Associa-tion, brought to you

by Parts Canada and Drag Specialties, re-turns to Ashcroft’s Eagle Motorplex on

July 21-22 for the Sturgis North Nitro Nationals.

Held in conjunc-tion with the Sturgis North Rally which brings together thou-sands of motorcycle enthusiasts to enjoy live bands, vendors midway, charity rides and the incredible scenery of the Rocky Mountains, this is an event you do not want to miss.

Drag Racing will feature all classes and makes of bikes in-cluding the Scream-in’ Eagle Top Fuel and V-Rod Destroy-er series. The action starts off with the free Trev Deeley Drag Ra-cing School at 9 am on Saturday morning and wraps up with the fi nals on Sunday after-noon.

For additional in-formation please con-tact: info@cmdra.com or call 1.877.580.9008

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Motorcycle drags in Ashcroft

We got us a convoyThe Western Command Military Vehicle Historical Society is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Alaska Highway by arranging a convoy of old military vehicles

to drive from Vancouver to Fairbanks, Alaska and back down again, following the

Alaska (Alcan) Highway from Dawson Creek, BC to Delta Junction, Alaska. The convoy stops in Ashcroft on Sat., July 28 and the vehicles will be on display to the public from noon to 3 pm in the Legion parking lot. They will be at the Clinton

Legion later the same day, from 5-7 pm, and in Lytton on Aug. 19 from 10-11 am.