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WATER AND SUNSHINE WORK THEIR MAGIC on a field of onions glowing emerlal green at Cactus Country Farm near Ashcroft. Local produce is beginning to turn up at markets and in stores, a welcome treat for area residents. Photograph by Barbara Roden

A second intake of applications for the Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund has been announced, with a deadline of Nov. 19, 2012.

As reported in the “Ashcroft Council Briefs” article in last week’s edition of the Journal, up to $36 million is being made available throughout the province, with a maximum of $250,000 available in each community for “shovel ready” projects.

The grant application deadline was Aug. 2, and it was originally announced that a second intake would only occur if there were funds remaining after the first round of grants had been awarded.

However, the second intake in November will be of assistance to communities worried that the Aug. 2 deadline did not allow enough time to prepare an application. There may be additional intakes after Nov. 19, if there are funds remaining.

Among the projects being considered by the Village of Ashcroft are new safety ladders at the pool, better access for seniors to the second floor of the Village Office, a new furnace in the Community Hall, and a new furnace and air conditioning for the Ashcroft Museum.

Environment Canada not planning to amend Ashcroft listing Environment Canada has no immediate plans to change the listing of its Ashcroft weather observing site, currently registered on the EC website as “Cache Creek”, according to Meteorological Inquiry Specialist Bernard Duguay.

He was responding to a comment by Ashcroft resident Tammy Harrison, who had contacted Environment Canada to suggest that the name be changed to better reflect the weather station’s location.

“I just wanted Ashcroft’s name mentioned [on the website],” Harrison said. “They sometimes show it on Global [TV] during their weather.”

“We were very pleased when a weather observing site was added at Ashcroft [in 2010],” Duguay wrote, “as this helps forecasters to better understand differences between weather at Kamloops and Ashcroft.

“Given the variability of weather in the South Thompson forecast region [which stretches from Kamloops to Spences Bridge], a decision was made to have an addi-

tional city page in the western portion of the forecast region at the junction of Highways 1 and 97.

“Although the city page name remains as Cache Creek, as you note, the observation is listed as coming from Ashcroft. In addition, in the BC Provincial Summary (http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/forecast/canada/ summary_e.html?BC), Ashcroft is listed explicitly.”

The response satisfied Harrison, but the Village of Ashcroft would still like to see the listing changed. Village of Ashcroft Chief Administrative Officer Michelle Allen noted, at the Council meeting on July 23, that Cache Creek was chosen, years ago, by EC as the hub for this region, and that the weather listing was registered under that Village’s name. “It is interesting to note that during that time period the weather that was reported as Cache Creek was actually Kamloops data, and then later on Lillooet information.

“EC policy is that they will not have two locations within a short distance (10 kms or so) of each other,”

said Allen, “so they will not register Ashcroft as a station. The Vancouver office [of Environment Canada] has been lobbying Ottawa to have the location registration changed from Cache Creek to Ashcroft, but have not been successful.”

Allen pointed out that the Ashcroft weather station feeds information directly to various media outlets.

The Ashcroft temperature is now regularly featured on Global TV, with the Village often being noted as the hottest provincial, and even national, spot on a given day in summer.

The Vancouver office of EC suggested that Ashcroft Council send a letter requesting the change, a motion which was carried at the last Council meeting. Members of the public can make their feelings known by visiting the “Contact Us” page of Environment Canada at www. weatheroffice.gc.ca .

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Sidewalk for walking, not sleeping July 27 at 1 am, police received a call from the Cache Creek Husky regarding a male passed out on the sidewalk in front of the building.

Police attended and found several beer cans - some empty, some full on the sidewalk beside the man, who was not a local resident. An ambulance was called, and paramedics determined the man was not in danger and did not need to be hospitalized. He was arrested for being drunk in a public place, and kept in the cell until he had sobered up. When he was arrested, a search revealed a small amount of marijuana on his person. The drugs were seized, and no charges were laid.

Low tech, but effective July 27 at 10:20 pm, police received a complaint about rocks on the road on Hwy. 97C. Police attended, and dealt with the problem by kicking the rocks off the road.

Not considering the consequences July 28 at 5:30 pm, an off-duty Ashcroft RCMP member was shopping at the BC Liquor Store on 3rd Street in Ashcroft. He noticed that another man in the store, a resident of Ashcroft, was under conditions which prohibit him being in a liquor store or other establishment which primarily sells alcohol, and prohibits him purchasing alcohol. The off-duty member confronted the male about the conditions.

In response, the male proceeded to purchase beer and leave the store. The officer returned to the detachment, where he confirmed that the conditions prohibiting the man from being in a liquor store and purchasing alcohol were still in force. Charges against the man have been forwarded.

Un-paying guest July 29 at 11:50 am, police responded to a call regarding an unwanted guest who had set up a tent just

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north of the Good Knight Inn in Cache Creek, near the creek. When police arrived they found the male, who was from Hope, very confrontational. However, he eventually packed up his tent and said he was leaving the area, and going to Kamloops for a swim. He subsequently departed as promised.

Olympic wrestling enthusiasm starts early?

July 29 at 9:30 pm, police received a report of what the caller described as a fight on the Ashcroft Reserve. Police attended and found several intoxicated males in the residence. Police spoke to all parties, who confirmed that they were taking part in a good-natured wrestling match, not a fight. Two of the men had sustained very minor injuries, but it was determined that it was not necessary to call an ambulance. No charges were laid.

Not abandoned, so nothing police can do

driver, who was from Vancouver, had her vehicle impounded for seven days and was fined for excessive speed.

All’s well that ends well July 31 at 2:30 pm, a woman from Vancouver called at the Ashcroft detachment to report that she had lost her purse while in Cache Creek, at either the Grubstake or the Chevron.

She had gone back and searched both locations, but could not find her purse.

On Aug. 1 a passer-by found the purse, with contents intact, at the side of the road near 16 Mile. The woman was informed that her purse had been found, and picked it up at the detachment.

Phantom deer?

July 31 at 9:40 pm, police received a call from a passer-by to say that a vehicle had hit a deer some 32 km. south of Cache Creek on Hwy. 1. Police patrolled between Cache Creek and Spences Bridge, but could find no trace of either a damaged vehicle or an injured/dead deer.

Senseless vandalism On Aug. 1, a male from Vancouver who was staying at the Sage Hill motel in Cache Creek attended the Ashcroft detachment to report that his vehicle had been vandalized. The windshield wiper blade on the passenger side had been ripped off, and had then been used to scratch the car’s hood. There were no witnesses, and there are no suspects at this time.

July 30 at 9:45 am, Ashcroft RCMP received a report of an abandoned vehicle near the power lines on the hillside just off Hwy. 1 near Walhachin.

The blue van has been there for at least a year, and it is not the first time police have dealt with someone reporting it as abandoned. They have investigated and determined that the vehicle is not stolen, and is on private property, so there is nothing they Police Telephone numbers: can do about it.

No need for speed July 30 at 6:30 pm, RCMP patrolling near Cornwall Rd. and Hwy. 1 near Ashcroft Manor noticed a vehicle driving at 154 km/hr in a marked 100 km/h zone. The female

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Words of wisdom still ring true

by Esther Darlington MacDonald One unusually quiet afternoon in mid-winter, some time around 1962-4, Government Agent George Brodie suddenly left his office on the main floor of the Williams Lake courthouse and walked up to the counter. With arms fastened to the counter, fingers spread, and his large grey eyes a little wider than usual, he addressed us in no uncertain terms.

“I don’t care what you are doing,” he began, pausing for a second, looking a little more severe than usual. “When a person walks into this office, I want you to drop what you are doing, and see to that person.”

Darlene looking up from her desk, where the fines which the RCMP Sergeant had left were spread out before her, occupying her full attention. I was at the typewriter, where I was typing the names of the Highways work crews for payroll. Eddie had just emerged from the safe where some of the files were kept, and Stan, seated at his desk in the corner, had been contemplating the latest land lease agreement.

We took in George’s order with appropriate, if not military, attention. We were all probably wondering what incident or accident had prompted this sudden directive from the chief of chiefs. We might even have been searching our minds desperately, wondering if we had done something wrong, or had not done something we should have done.

Before anyone could work up the nerve to ask, however, George swung around, and all we could see was the back of him as he returned to his office. The office door shut. Quietly.

Now that directive was one I have never forgotten. The government was a business. It still is, for that matter. For George Brodie, the customer was the public, and the public would not wait one nanosecond in a government agency that he directed. It was a lesson learned.

Today, when I enter a business establishment and the clerk or waitress or whomever is busy doing something else, and I wait to be noticed; or if I am told “I’ll be with you in a minute” or some such; or (worse) if I am standing in a business establishment and no one seems to be noticing that I am there, even after I have rung the bell for service, the immortal words of my former boss, government agent George Brodie, ring in my ears.

I can’t help it. That’s the way I was “brought up”, so to speak. And those orders uttered in no uncertain terms, either by my parents, my grandparents, or my bosses, are programmed in a way that I am not able to delete, delete, delete.

That Government Agency - courtrooms upstairs, Highways office across the hall - was one of the busiest business establishments in town.

In those days, all government business excluding Forestry was handled in that one squareframed building whose dimensions were very modest indeed.

Ranchers, loggers, businessmen and -women, teenagers (accompanied by a proud parent) after their first driver’s license, peddlers, hunters, fishermen, resort owners, about to be marrieds after a license, doctors, lawyers, and even Indian chiefs were “the public”, and they were all after services provided by the Government Agent. Privately, agents were sometimes referred to as “The Great White Father.” Publicly, they were GAs, Clerks of the Court, Commissioners for taking oaths, Land Commissioners, or simply merchants.

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Ashcroft’s Jessica Mazar helps out at a fundraiser Aug. 4, which raised $1,000 towards her trip to Toronto later this month to compete for the title of Miss Teen Canada Globe 2012. She was selected to represent southern BC at the national level, and is excited - and a little nervous - about what lies ahead.

The top ten finishers in the pageant will have the opportunity to compete in the U.S., but Jessica is focussed on the Miss Teen Canada Globe event. At the moment, Jessica is fundraising to cover the cost of the event, but when she returns to Ashcroft she plans to focus her fundraising efforts on the Gastric Cancer Foundation, in memory of her grandfather, Glenn Ross. Among those sponsoring the Aug. 4 event were Safety Mart, Ashcroft Irly Bird, Ashcroft Bakery, Bob Cave and Deanna Wong, and Central Cafe.

Political theatre over pipeline doesn’t help VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberal government is taking its new hard-line approach to federal environmental hearings on the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline proposal in September.

Environment Minister Terry Lake has filed the BC government’s notice to cross-examine Enbridge, one of the world’s biggest pipeline operators. Lake outlined the “tough questions” BC representatives will ask about spill response capacity on land and sea, tanker escort tugboats, pipe wall thickness, and Enbridge’s sluggish response to a pipeline rupture in Michigan.

That’s all fine, and to be expected after Premier Christy Clark’s high-profile confrontation with Alberta Premier Alison Redford going into the recent premiers’ meeting in Halifax.

Clark’s demands for “world-leading” safety and spill response, as well as meeting the constitutional obligation

rian Dix picked up the theme as he conducted his own belated tour of the proposed route to reiterate his opposition.

There had been earlier hints from Alberta that BC might need further rewards for the risk. But when Clark made the “fair share” demand public, Redford was moved to channel Margaret Thatcher, declaring “The Premier of Alberta is not going to blink on royalties.” The lady’s not for blinking, but neither Tom Fletcher is BC’s Iron Snowbird, as Preston tfletcher@blackpress.ca Manning dubbed Clark this spring.

All this political theatre doesn’t amount to much. I’ll stand by my January prediction that the Enbridge proposal is unlikely to proed oil to reflect B.C.’s risk has been as- ceed, mainly due to the tangled state of aboriginal claims. Wealthy U.S. founsaulted from all sides.

Pipeline opponents seized on dations that view the BC North Coast Clark’s suggestion that a major oil spill as their 500-year eco-experiment will might be tolerable if there was enough Continued on p. 9 money in it for BC. NDP leader Adto consult and accommodate aboriginal groups along the route, are mostly a statement of the obvious. Her call for a “fair share” of proceeds from export-

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BARBARA RODEN

Service, interrupted I once wrote a story called “Back Roads”, about a man who has a hankering to travel some of the roads snaking off from the highways around here. It stemmed in part from my own fascination with back roads, born of many years travelling in southern BC when I was a child.

The irony is that now that I live here, I rarely get to travel any back roads. So a few weeks back, when my husband and I were on a drive through Hat Creek Valley, I persuaded him to return home via Oregon Jack Road, a route I’ve known and loved for close on 40 years.

All was well, until we stopped to walk up to the pictographs near Three Sisters. When we returned to our vehicle, imagine the concern when our trusty Dodge Caravan suddenly and inexplicably refused to start. There was nothing obviously wrong under the hood - I always feel that if there’s no smoke then things can’t be that bad - but the van was as dead as a dodo.

I immediately reached for my Blackberry, but of course there was no service. My nifty piece of potentially life-saving technology had been reduced to an overpriced paperweight.

I quickly ran through the situation in my head. We were 4,000 feet up a mountain with a dead van, on a road with almost no traffic, in the middle of a forest filled with animals that would see us as a nice midday snack. Since the trip had been spur of the moment, no one knew where we were, and it looked as if it was going to start to rain. It was like a scene from a not very imaginative horror film, only without the benefit of anyone around to yell “Cut!”.

I knew there was a house about a quartermile away, so leaving Christopher to attempt to work miracles with the van I set out, trying to remember if it was make yourself big for a cougar and small for a bear, or vice versa. I was busy rehearsing my greeting to Candy and John Truscott, whose house I was heading for - but the speech was unnecessary, as there was no one home except two very zealous guard dogs.

Well, this was a blow, and no mistake. I tried to calculate how long a walk it was to the next house that was likely to be occupied. A very long way indeed (“And don’t forget about the bears and cougars!” whispered a cheerful voice in my head) was as far as I got, before the welcome sound of an approaching vehicle caught my ear. I ran towards the road, determined to flag the car down - but what to my wondering eyes should appear but Christopher in our once again trusty Caravan, firing on all cylinders.

In “Back Roads” the narrator finds something a lot worse than he bargained for down one particular road. My own story had a much happier ending; but it’s a reminder that while modern technology can be wonderful, it has its limits. And by the way, you make yourself big for both bears and cougars, although if the bear makes physical contact, make yourself small and play dead. At least I’ll know for the future.

CORNWALL MOUNTAIN, LOOKING EAST OVER THREE SISTERS RANCH. It’s not a spot where you want your vehicle to break down.

Photograph by Barbara Roden

Kindness of strangers

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor, In July my husband and I were on our holidays and stopped at Cache Creek. We noticed a problem with our camper not charging. We were directed to Kal Tire to see if they could help. The three young fellows working there were very helpful, checking everything that could be causing the problem. It turned out nothing was seriously wrong, just a wire in the wrong place. Thank you very much, guys, for your professional help.

Carl and Del Augustine Hope, BC

Few signs of wellness in Village Dear Editor, I live in Victoria, BC and regularly drive to Kamloops via Hwy. 1 to visit my daughter.

When recently driving through I could not help but notice your "Wellness Awaits You" signs with the col-

oured graffiti beneath. The signs are distracting and prominent to any wary motorist. Seeing these signs, I decided to detour into Ashcroft to investigate and look for a spa or a gym or something similar to treat my daughter and myself to.

I could find none of the facilities, only a pub and some garbage bins painted with the blobs. Perhaps someone could write to inform me where all the "wellness" facilities are in your Village.

I would like to know exactly what "wellness awaits you" means and what the blobs represent. Surely any advertising or promotion that requires explanation is a waste of money.

As well as being a misrepresentation, I expect that this project cost the unsuspecting taxpayers of Ashcroft dearly. I noticed that it had been applied to your recycle depot and am wondering if there is a subliminal message here.

On leaving Ashcroft for Kamloops, I noted the sign in the driveway of your local hospital stating that the emergency department was closed! Hardly a harbinger of wellness.

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I find your "wellness awaits you" signs misleading, and a false representation of what you have to offer. I am considering writing to the Province newspaper regarding this matter so that other motorists and tourists are not lured down into Ashcroft to have their time wasted.

By the way, what happened to the old "Historic Ashcroft"?

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Dog park would be good for people too Dear Editor, I am writing in support of the idea of establishing a dog park in Ashcroft. I have gone door knocking in the past for different reasons, and it is amazing how many people in town have dogs.

I live across from the park on Government St. and there seems to be a lot of area that isn’t used which would be wonderful for our four-legged friends.

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First Nations music and art celebrated in Spences Bridge Summer music series offers impressive talent

Foot-stomping jigs and reels at Music in the Park

Here are a few more upcoming highlights at the Summer Music Series being held at The Packing House in Spences Bridge and Lytton’s Kumsheen River Rafting Resort.

Winding Rivers Arts & Performance Society presents another Music in the Park. Under the gazebo this week, on Wed. Aug. 15, is Cod Gone Wild, so get your Celtic groove on! The group, based in the Okanagan Valley, specializes in MariNadine time folk music Davenport with a modern twist.

The result is a rich creativecurrent@ and transparent entelus.net semble sound that brings fire to some An appreciative audience basks in the late evening sunshne while enjoying a great foot-stomping summer concert in the Music in the Park series. Photograph by Nadine Davenport The edgy and beautiful Danielle Sav- jigs, reels, and ceilidh party age and the Miscreant from Penticton are music. thing unique in British Columbia and dog or an iced tea down at the park and The Cods have melded veteran musi- Canada, while promoting the culture, enjoy an evening of great music with coming for two performances on Aug. 10-11. Danielle’s songs reflect her inter- cians from diverse musical backgrounds heritage, and music that he grew up lis- your friends and family. The music starts est in variety. Many modes of living, ex- such as folk, rock, jazz, and funk, to cre- tening to, and performing since he was at 7 pm, and pass the hat donations are enposure to many locations and persons, ate a modern Celtic sound with driving five. couraged. The park washrooms are open and even morphing ideals have become a rhythms and tight vocal harmonies.

With the musical team of Anjuli Ot- until 9 pm.

Cod Gone Wild was born when New- ter (fiddle, vocals), Chad “Rhino� Carter part of the music that emerges from her in Please note that because of booking many genres. It creates a soundscape that foundlander and lead singer/guitarist An- (drums, vocals), and Roy Kawano (bass), schedules, the last two Music in the Park ebbs and flows between goofy and note- drew Mercer made the move to British the vision has become a reality and has concerts fall on the third and fifth Wedworthy, dance-able and sit-able, subtle Columbia in 2009. With him he brought evolved into something unique. nesdays of the month. So don’t miss Cod a passion for traditional Irish/Newfoundand reveling.

Bring your favourite lawn chair or See CURRENT on p. 6 The series continues with Ryan Mc- land music and a vision to create some- blanket. Grab a bag of popcorn or a hot Allister on Aug. 17-18, and Allen and Alexander on Aug. 24-25. For reservations at The Packing House phone (250) 458-2256, and for Kumsheen phone (250) 455-2296 or 1-800-663-6667.

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"VH Cache Creek Council meeting at 7 pm in Council Chambers.

Voices of the Valley Music and Art Festival, presented by the Cooks Ferry Indian Band, is a First Nations in Spences Bridge. It runs on Sat. Aug. 11 from 11 am to 10 pm, and is located where the Nicola and Thompson Rivers meet. The festival will feature the music stylings of Skookum Soundsystem, Blackout Artists, Niska Napoleon, Gitwaalk Jeremy, and more.

"VH Ashcroft Lions 4th Annual Charity Golf Tournament at the Semlin Valley Golf Course. Contact: Henry 457-9692, Darrell 457-5353 or register at the Pro Shop

Come and enjoy a free movie under the stars!

Interior Savings’ Moonlight Movie Tour presents a unique movie-viewing experience. Everyone is invited to come to the Ashcroft pool park field on Elm Street at Government on Tues. Aug. 14 for an outdoor screening of The Lorax.

The movie starts at dusk, but come early and bring a chair or blanket to get the best seat - under the stars!

The film is an adaption of Dr. Seuss’s classic tale about the balance of an ecosystem being upended by the overharvesting of a natural resource. The 2012 CGI film features the voices of Hollywood stars Zac Efron, Taylor Swift, and Danny DeVito in telling the Suess story. The event is free to attend; however, guests are being asked for a small donation, which will be given to the Thompson Cariboo Minor Hockey Association. The event is sponsored by Interior Savings Credit Union and Fresh Air Cinema.

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Desert Daze promises music, fun CURRENT from p. 5

Gone Wild on Aug. 15 and the final concert with local band Mudville on Aug. 29.

Mudville has to be the hardest working rehearsal band around, and will provide a great end to a wonderful summer of music.

WRAP Society unwraps its fall 2012 and spring 2013 musical and theatre season The lineup for the 2012-13 season is starting to take shape, as Winding Rivers Arts & Performance Society begins its third season of concerts at St. Albans church hall in downtown Ashcroft.

Audiences can look forward to five dessert concerts this season, and there’s an opportunity to buy all five shows as a package deal for cost savings. Come visit the WRAP Society table at the Ashcroft Fall Fair on Sept. 9 to buy season tickets.

The WRAP Society is excited about the musical lineup so far. It includes the return of Juno Award-winner Steve

Dawson and a quartet of violin virtuosos, Infinitus.

Also confirmed is Cousin Harley, performing on Sept. 13. Paul Pigat heads up this Vancouver-based rockabilly trio. Cousin Harley is Paul’s alter ego, one with a rockabilly heart and sleek hobo vibes. The flavour is introspective country blues with a slight touch of cabaret that will dig deep into your soul. It’s the first show of the season, and not to be missed!

In March you can look forward to the Vancouver-based sextet Company B Jazz Band. They are a vintage vocal harmony swing band in the style of the Andrews and Boswell Sisters, performing renditions of classics from the 1920s through the 1950s.

Loaded with personality, the harmonies of the female vocal trio are well-complemented by an instrumental trio of clarinet/sax, guitar, and upright bass. In January and February step out of the winter blues and participate in a comedy improv weekend workshop, followed by four Wednesday night performances of improv and stand-up comedy.

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WRAPS will also be holding a Halloween dance with a live band, and producing a community play in November; auditions will be in mid-September. Check out www.windingriversarts. ca for info on all the upcoming artists and their music. A full 2012-13 season lineup and show dates for the coming weeks will be in the Creative Current article on the WRAPS website.

Desert Daze sure to shine bright The town of Spences Bridge, on the dry sagebrush-filled land along the Thompson River between Lytton and Cache Creek, will host its third annual Desert Daze Music Festival Aug. 1719. It’s a family friendly event that celebrates live folk-rock music and the best of local fruit and vegetables.

The event schedule includes workshops in drumming, yoga, slide guitar, and songwriting; a pickling workshop; apple bobbing and seed spitting contests; a beer garden; a kids’ zone; and local vendors. The festivities kick off at 5 pm on Friday and continue through Saturday and Sunday, with events on both those days starting at 11 am and continuing through the day.

In 2010, the Spences Bridge Community Club members and volunteers saw an opportunity to put on a festival to attract visitors, support local talent, and celebrate rural life. Three years later the festival is alive and well, hosting an array of musicians including The Boom Booms, Emily Spiller, The Johnson Brothers, Linda McRae, Gary Comeau and the Voodoo Allstars, Maria in the Shower, and The River and The Road.

Local performers from Ashcroft include Mudville, John Kidder, and Nadine Davenport.

Held at the Spences Bridge schoolgrounds, just off the Trans-Canada Highway, Desert Daze offers visitors the promise of hot weather, enjoyable music, crafts, displays, games, and local produce , with watermelons, honeydews, tomatoes, apples and other produce available on-site.

If you would like to volunteer for the festival be sure to contact the festival organizers soon. For more information on the Third Annual Desert Daze Festival, visit www.desertdaze.ca .

(above) John Hough of musical group Willy Blizzard plays at last year’s Desert Daze festival in Spences Bridge, while a vendo’r’s stall (below) displays local fruits, vegetables, and crafts.

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New roof for Clinton seniors’ centre Seniors are enjoying a well-deserved respite from meetings and activities, which have adjourned for the summer. The next regular general meeting is on Thurs. Sept. 20, following a

ROCKIN’ & TALKIN’ Clinton Seniors Association Zee Chevalier potluck lunch. Come and join the group! Fees are $15.00 annually.

The July 1 yard, book, and bake sale was a great success. Thank you to everyone who helped in any way, and to all those who supported the event. Roy Fletcher won the Cookie Guessing Game, and Marlie Paul won the Peel ‘n’ Pay Raffle cash prize. Congratulations, winners!

A booklet entitled The Child’s Right to Love is now available at the library. It has been published by the Canadian Grandparents Rights As-

sociation, and is for people who want to know more about Family law in BC; understanding laws that apply to children and families; parental alienation and child/elder abuse; and where to get help.

Thanks to a generous grant from the Govt. of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program, the Seniors’ Centre now has a new roof. Rigid insulation was mechanically fastened over the existing roof and PVC vinyl was installed over that, providing a permanent, watertight, insulated blanket over the entire roof. It is ULC approved, fire-, wind-, chemical-, and UV-resistant, and carries a 15 year warranty.

The installation was done the week of June 24 by Intercapital Roofing, based in Kelowna, which offers free estimates and seniors’ discounts. The company can be reached at 1-800665-0858.

Happy Birthday to Gene Chevalier on August 5. “No matter how old or experienced you are you can always learn from a child.� (author unknown)

COOL, CLEAR WATER. One of the many lakes around Clinton looks like a good spot to beat the heat during the dog days of summer.

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Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Clinton, and Lytton are four of the communities encouraging visitors to recycle, through the Thompson-Nicola Regional District’s 2012 Seasonal Resident and Visitor Recycling Pilot Project.

A free Glad Blue Bag recycling pack, meant to give those who are vacationing an opportunity to recycle, is now available to anyone wanting to help the environment. “When people go on vacation, they typically have to put their recycling practices on hold while they are away from home,� said Martin Dickson, TNRD environmental health services technologist. “We wanted to give them the opportunity and get people recycling in the first place when they are out.�

The sample packs, which include a Glad Blue Bag and information about what and where to recycle, allow people to drop off their recycling at transfer stations. An entry form that comes with the recycling pack can be submitted at TNRD recycling stations for the chance at a Coleman camping starter kit, Dickson said.

The packs are available at the Village Offices in Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Clinton, and Lytton. They can also be obtained from the Information Centre in Ashcroft and from the Museum in Clinton.

Village of Clinton Office Assistant June Bourgo said that the packs are proving popular with campers, as well as with seasonal visitors staying in area cottages and cabins.

“Every time we fill a square metre of a landfill with garbage, that’s reducing its lifetime,� Dickson said. “If we can’t keep garbage out, which is what would typically happen if people are out in the TNRD and creating garbage, then our landfills are going to fill up that much quicker. “By offering this recycling pilot to seasonal residents and visitors, the expectation is that the lifespan of landfills is extended and tax dollars are not as impacted by the region’s transient population,� the TNRD stated in a release. “It also helps create a more sustainable and environmentally responsible waste management system — now and for generations to come.�

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A prize that lasts a lifetime ON A BRIGHTER NOTE LORI WELBOURNE loriwelbourne.com

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emories are made and stars are born at the Olympics, and even someone who’s been a star since birth can shine bright enough to leave a lasting impression. The Queen of England proved that recently when she officially became a Bond Girl with her dramatic entrance at the opening ceremony of the London Summer Olympic Games, joining the excited spectators in the coliseum. The Queen herself, however, didn’t look all that excited.

“She looks mad,” my 11-yearold son said when the cameras

showed her without a smile in the audience several times.

“Give her a break, Sam,” my nine-year-old daughter replied.

“She’s old and she just jumped out of a plane, didn’t she?”

While the Queen’s acting debut will stand out as a highlight for me, I know there will be many more to enjoy as well.

The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat is always on full display when the world comes together to present the best of the best. My first memory of falling in love with the spectacular event was back in 1976 when I first laid eyes on

a 14-year-old girl named Nadia Comaneci.

I remember being in the living room of my house, sitting crosslegged on the floor, watching our old black and white TV after my mom had called me in to see the women’s gymnastics.

I was immediately amazed, not just at their beauty and skill, but at their pint-sized proportions.

Some of them – Nadia in particular – didn’t look much older than me.

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I hadn’t seen or heard of her before, but I would soon never forget her when she became the first gymnast to score a perfect ten and instantly became an international superstar. For years my friends and I would pretend to be Nadia, re-enacting her sheer brilliance in our imaginations.

I was nine years old at the time – the same age my daughter Daisy is now. A budding tumbler herself, it’s not surprising that her favourite competitions to watch are the gymnastics, even with the men and their “gross hairy armpits.”

“Seriously,” she said covering her eyes more than once when different athletes reached

for the rings. “That is not attractive!”

Yet soon enough they wowed her with their power and precision and she’d just sit in awe with the rest of us.

What’s breathtaking about all of the Olympic athletes that manage to make it to this level of greatness is what we will never see: their grueling journeys in getting there.

Whether they’ve come from the ghetto or royalty, their passion, perseverance and unwavering will to win is inspiring and motivating to Olympian hopefuls, as well as to the millions of people like me.

“As simple as it sounds,” Mary Lou Retton, another Olympic superstar once said, “We all must try to be the best person we can: by making the best choices, by making the most of the talents we’ve been given.”

I have no doubts that Queen Elizabeth, and my daughter Daisy Elizabeth, would agree.

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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.

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Don’t take a holiday from saving energy Going out of town? Unplug and save!

Planning a vacation this summer, or even a small getaway trip over a weekend?

While on vacation, be smart with your power and cut down on electricity use and costs.

Here is an energy-efficient vacation check list: Lights: Turn them off. Set up some energy-efficient lamps on timers for security, and use photo sensors or motion detectors for outdoor lights.

Refrigerator and freezer: Consider emptying your fridge and freezer completely and then unplugging them if you’ll be away over an extended period of time. For shorter trips, try filling old containers with water to improve your fridge’s efficiency. Having an empty fridge or freezer requires more energy to cool the empty spaces.

TVs and stereos: Unplug all TVs, stereos, and all related components, except your set top box/VCR if you plan to record shows while you are away.

Consider using an ENERGY STAR® set top box.

Water heater: Set electric heaters to the lowest temperature. For gas water heaters, you can use the vacation setting.

Air conditioners and ceiling fans: Make sure to turn off air conditioners and ceiling fans. To minimize heat entering your home, draw your blinds and close other window coverings.

Appliances with clocks: Anything with a clock – for example microwave ovens or coffee machines - uses electricity, so don’t forget to unplug these appliances to diminish “phantom” load.

Other electronics and de-

vices: Many electronics still draw power even when they are in an off state. Unplug all nonessential devices, like phone chargers. An average Canadian household wastes $43 a year due to standby power.

If you are travelling in the Hudson’s Hope, Mission, or Revelstoke areas, drop by one of BC Hydro’s visitor centres at the Peace Canyon Dam, W.A.C. Bennett Dam, Stave Falls, and Revelstoke Dam to say hello and to learn how electricity is generated.

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Decision on pipeline can’t wait Continued from p. 3

be happy to help fund a decade of legal challenges, while continuing the media-spinning and protest support they are doing now.

Even if some way can be found to levy a BC tax on revenues from the Northern Gateway pipeline, it’s no solution. For one thing, it would confer an advantage to the Trans-Mountain pipeline that has been shipping Alberta oil to Burnaby and the U.S. for more than 60 years.

The competing expansion proposal by Trans-Mountain’s current owner, Kinder Morgan, shows the inconsistency of opposition to pipelines. Does anyone really believe that a new pipeline built to the highest standards ever would be too dangerous, while a 60-year-old pipeline is acceptable?

Protesters have an easy target in Kinder Morgan. With a tenfold increase to 25 tankers a month proposed to sail under the Lions Gate bridge, a heavy oil spill from

Second Narrows to Stanley Park would be catastrophic to Vancouver’s environment and economy.

Tankers have made that trip safely for nearly 100 years, but the congested modern shipping lane offers more threat of collision, and clearing Burrard Inlet for near-daily tanker transits would disrupt the rest of BC’s shipping trade.

An Angus Reid poll last week showed as many as half of respondents remain open-minded about the costs and benefits of new oil pipelines across BC. Unlike BC politicians, they seem interested in learning more before making up their minds.

Dix and the NDP ran to the front of the anti-pipeline parade early, as they did with the carbon tax and other issues. Clark began the Northern Gateway discussion with a principled position to wait for the result of the federal review, but that’s apparently out the window with an election looming.

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

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Long-ago lesson still resonates in the computer age job, and the job fitted George like like a fine kid glove. Later, George became the head of all government agencies in When the courts were in session, the province.

George Brodie donned his black robes I learned so much from the man, as I and swirled in and out of the office have learned from all the “bosses� I had like a giant bat out of hell. Mild in ap- over the years. In academe, in business, pearance, and quietly spoken, George in government, these men and women nevertheless represented the dignity taught me a lot. and bearing of his many offices with all They taught me to listen. I was a litthe decorum of regency. tle tardy with that skill, more’s the pity.

He was a man who clearly loved his I was more than thirty before I learned to press the think button in my brain, stop, wait, and Dennis William Peters actually listen, hear the words May 1, 1951 – Aug 1, 2012 spoken, and (believe it or not) think about what was being After a valiant battle with said. cancer, Dennis passed away Computers have changed peacefully at Kelowna Hospice House. everything. We can’t get along Born in Vancouver and raised in without them. Whether in proAbbotsford, Dennis lived his life ducing newspapers (nationals to the fullest. He loved music, or weeklies), in every sphere being part of the Abbotsford of education and academia, or Concert Band for many years, in business (where laptops for playing with cars, travelling, ďŹ shing and telling stories. Family and friends were travelling business people have Continued from p. 3

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important to Dennis, and Christmas was his favorite holiday – he would have the tree up for months if he could.

While some thought him gruff, those who knew him saw the soft and generous heart underneath.

Dennis is survived by his wife of 39 years, Susan (Sue), son Michael (Natalie), daughter Alana, sisters Lynda (Dave), Judy, Bonnie (Ceejay), brother Bob (Linda), numerous nieces and nephews, and many good and wonderful friends.

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become a necessity), communication has become the media and the message.

In those old days in the 1960s, government business was conducted one to one, and how we met that “one� whether with body language or orally would become (and has become) one of the most important assets we can have.

How we meet the public today really hasn’t changed that much from yesteryear. When the atmosphere in a place of business is friendly and congenial, it is bound to succeed. George Brodie knew that. And whether or not it was some incident in George’s past that prompted him to approach us that day in the Government Agency in Williams Lake, with that severe expression on his usually congenial face, and remind us just who was the most important person in that office, even when we were at our busiest, the axiom George set before us has not been forgotten by me. Or, I suspect, by anyone else who was in the office that day.

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Ashcroft Mayor Andy Anderson (left) and local artist Esther Darlington are shown with the painting “Girls in White Hats, Ashcroft”, which the artist has donated to the Village. The 16” x 20” oil on canvas is one of a series of five paintings depicting the girls, and will hang in the Village office.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the estate of GARY CAMPBELL ALSO KNOWN AS GARY NEIL CAMPBELL deceased, retired, late of Box 1002, Cache Creek, British Columbia, are required to send full particulars of such claims to the undersigned Executrix care of FULTON & COMPANY LLP, Barristers and Solicitors, 300 – 350 Lansdowne Street, Kamloops, British Columbia, V2C 1Y1, on or before the 19 day of September, 2012, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to claims of which the Executrix then has notice.

BEATRICE PATTERSON EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF GARY CAMPBELL ALSO KNOWN AS GARY NEIL CAMPBELL, DECEASED

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Local competitors do well at Quesnel rodeo The scorching heat didn’t hurt local competitors at the 46th annual Quesnel Rodeo, held on the weekend of July 21, with participants from Cache Creek and Savona coming away with honours.

From Savona, Troy Gerard took first place in junior breakaway roping, and Elly Farmer placed first in peewee barrel racing. In junior barrel racing, Tosha Seits took second place, and Joleen Seitz placed third in ladies barrel racing.

Cache Creek competitors who placed high were Cash Isnardy, who was third in tie down roping; Riley Isnardy, who tied for third place in steer wrestling; and Brandon Daniel, who was the only person to place in bull riding.

In team roping, the duo of Aron Isnardy (Savona) and Archie Williams (Cache Creek) placed third.

Riley Isnardy is seen in action in the photograph on the right, steer wrestling at the Kispiox Rodeo earlier this year.

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