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Like a Rocket Kylie Isnardy (7), Mackenzie Rampone (2) and Dallon Tomey (12) have their eye on the puck as they race to been Lillooet for possession during their home game last weekend . More minor hockey news on p. 13.

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Almost a year to the day that Cache Creek’s new $2.5 million water treatment upgrade should have been fired up and operating, repairs are finally getting underway to fix two pipes that fractured as the plant was being commissioned a year ago.

No one is admittingthey made a mistake, said Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta.

“We don’t think it was our fault,” he said.

“The construction company didn’t think it was their fault. The construction company (Wildstone Construction and Engineering Ltd.) didn’t think it was their fault.” And neither did the engineers, Stantech Inc. Ranta said the Village has met with Stantech and Wildstone over the past year and finally “worked out a solution to replace the pipes, at significant cost to the Village.”

Ranta wouldn’t quote a figure, citing a non-disclosure agreement among the three parties.

Nor will the Village receive compensation from anyone for a new water treatment plant upgrade that has been sitting idle for the past year awaiting repairs.

The system was ordered by Interior Health in 2005 to filter and treat the town’s drinking water.

The contractor was on site two weeks ago, but brought the wrong size of pipe required for the repairs.

Last February, Ranta stated: “We don’t see it as being a significant challenge to replace the pipes if that’s all that’s required,” he said.

Work on the plant was actually finished in the Summer of 2011, but an undersized pump went unnoticed until the Fall and prevented startup of the plant.

The current repairs are expected to be finished by mid-February, and the plant will be commissioned once more after those are completed.

Council is hoping that the plant will be functioning soon after that.

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tachment, attended a residence on Stage Rd. in Cache Creek and arrested a 28 year old woman for outstanding warrants out of Falkland related to fraud and theft over $5,000. She was lodged in cells overnight and appeared in Kamloops court the following day.

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were notified that Kaley Suter, 26, would be serving out a 15 month conditional sentence at her parents’ home on Back Valley Rd. in Cache Creek. Suter was convicted in Surrey Provincial Court for theft of motor vehicle and possession of stolen property. She was sentenced to 24/7 house arrest for 15 months, followed by probation.

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Jan. 11 at 6 pm police attended a single motor vehicle accident in Thompson River Estates after a 61 year old Surrey man lost control of his 2001 Ford Econoline van on slippery roads and slid through an intersection and hit a power pole, snapping the pole. BC Hydro worked for six hours to secure the pole. The driver was not injured and the van had minimal damage. The driver was lucky to have stopped his

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Andy Anderson, Steve Anderson, Deb Julin, Nicky Julin, and Stan Morison gather around the barbecue in tront of Ashcroft Timbr-Mart after the Santa Madness Parade in December.

Murder/suicide in Hope Just before 2:30 am on Jan. 13, the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment (UFVRD) received a call to attend the 69100 block of Othello Road in Hope as two deceased males were located inside a residence.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has now completed the crime scene examination.

Initial attendance led investigators to believe that this was a double homicide, however, further evaluation by IHIT, UFVRD (Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment) and LMDIFIS (Lower Mainland District Integrated Forensic Identification Section) has confirmed this investigation to be a murder/suicide.

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The deceased males have been identified as 26 year old Alec Lamb and 29 year old Tylor Insley.

The family of both men have been notified.

Investigators continue to investigate the details that led up to the homicide and the motive for this shooting.

“We know that within smaller communities an incident such as this can instill a great deal of fear in the public. IHIT would like to ensure the public that this was not a random attack, but a targeted shooting between two males that were known to each other,” says Sgt. Jennifer Pound, spokesperson for the UFVRD. Submitted

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Delta Port plans concern Council South Delta Leader Delta council has forwarded a Port Metro Vancouver environmental report on the Deltaport third berth expansion, but not without voicing some concerns publicly.

PMV is undergoing an environmental assessment on their $200-million, three-year Deltaport Terminal Road and Rail Improvement Project, which includes road widening and a rail overpass on the Roberts Bank causeway. An additional 20 km of new rail track will also be added between 72nd Street and Deltaport Way. The 51-page report includes information on the scope of the assessment, including public consultations, First Nations engagement, and biophysical analysis of vegetation and wildlife, water resources, marine habitat and environment, and air quality.

Mayor Lois Jackson said she was particularly concerned about the environmental report’s mention that at least 8.33 hectares of land will be removed from the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) to complete the project.

“I continue to be concerned about the ALR approval for any lands that would be removed,” said Mayor Lois Jackson. “It’s one thing to have another terminal and another to encroach into the productive lands in Delta.”

According to the report, compensation discussions will need to take place with farmers, the Agricultural Land Commission, the Delta Farmers Institute, and the Delta Irrigation Enhancement Program.

“We are a farming community and we do have a lot of acres in production here and heaven knows we don’t want to lose one more acre,” said Jackson in a followup interview.

Jackson said she wants to know whether PMV has overriding powers to expropriate lands from the ALR for the national good.

“As a local mayor however I have to ask the question, what if they’re after 800 acres rather than eight—or whatever the number may be— the principle is still there in terms of their ability to take some of the best farmland we have in B.C. and convert it to additional trackage.”

Jackson said a 2008 study commissioned by David Emerson, then federal Minister of Trade, recommended a system of inland terminals in places like Ashcroft to reduce the need for truck traffic and port congestion in Metro Vancouver.

Local Tsawwassen environmentalist Susan Jones argued that Ashcroft Terminals is a viable option in a November 2012 article published on thecanadian.org. She pointed out it is a crossover area for CP and CN railways and has the industrial lands and infrastructure to accommodate the traffic.

The report indicates PMV will need to work with Delta on suitable compensation for lost agricultural lands. Jackson said PMV has historically provided good compensation on other projects in terms of cash or amenities.

Mitigation plans are also included in the report from Environment Canada and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans which focus on minimizing noise levels during construction and reducing impacts to wildlife.

Coun. Robert Campbell expressed concern there was no mention in the report of the environmental impacts of Westshore Terminal’s coal dust.

Westshore currently uses a spray to keep coal wet enough that the dust won’t blow away onto adjacent public lands. But Jackson said Monday the current coal dust mitigation measures aren’t good enough.

Hitting the trails At 3 pm on Jan. 12, a snowmobile group and a vehicle group from the Loon Lake community attended a fundraiser for the LLVFD at the Dusty Rose Pub in 70 Mile House. hirty persons attended the event with proceeds supporting the valuable volunteer work of our local fire department. Despite the minus 15 temperatures, everyone stayed warm and the snow on the ski doo trails was excellent.

Pretty as a postcard While most local residents are bumping up the thermostat to keep warm and counting down the days until Spring, few can deny that a fresh blanket of snow makes the greenery scenery look pretty - or at least, picturesque. Reg Conn Centennial Park in Clinton has more than its share of snow-covered trees and trails.

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You’ll never know unless you try One of the best things you can do for your children is to teach them to think for themselves and encourage them to make a difference in the world.

We need to banish the idea that just because we live in a small town, just because our children may not have access to the same opportunities as children have in the cities, that our children cannot accomplish as much.

Accomplishment and leadership come from within. It’s up to us as parents, teachers or role models to recognize it and look for ways to fine tune it.

Children naturally look to adults for love, guidance and encouragement. If that isn’t forthcoming, then they turn elsewhere.

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The program enhances Fellows’ leadership skills, broadens their understanding of Canada and its policy choices, and builds an exceptional network of leaders for our future. Visit www.actioncanada.ca for details on the 2013/14 Call for Nominations.

The nomination deadline is Feb. 8, 2013.

Late last year I was invited to be one of the Career Day presenters at the high school. I advised those who were listening to me to take on any volunteer jobs that would teach them new skills. There are many volunteer roles out that that teach you skills that one day you may have to dig into your wallet and pay for.

While leadership skills may sound boring to some, they can be applied to many different jobs that, if not well-paying, will hopefully be deeply satisfying. You’ll never know what you’re capable of until you try.

No one said it would be easy to get ahead in life. You have to work at it, and keep on working. It’s a lifelong competition to get and hold on to the job you want.

We do it because some things are worth the trouble.

It can be an arduous task to meet the requirements of a program like this, but if accepted, it’s like a whole new world opening up. And that’s worth it.

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Idle No More broader than given credit for Dear Editor Tom Fletcher says that one of the claims “repeated in media coverage” as the reason behind Chief Teresa Spence’s hunger strike, the Idle No More protests across the country, and the meetings of chiefs and politicians is that the federal government is moving to allow the sale of reserve lands (BC Views, The Journal, Jan. 10, 2013). The only place this particular media addict sees this claim singled out is by Mr. Fletcher and his conservative media confrères Tom Flanagan (Mr. Harper’s mentor at the University of Alberta) in the Globe and Mail and Mark Milke (Fraser Institute) in the Vancouver Sun. The catch-all “omnibus” Bill C-45, contains a number of amendments

lETTErs To ThE EDiTor to existing legislation, including the Fisheries Act, the Navigable Waters Act and others. These amendments, like many others initiated by this wrongheaded government, are all about getting the feds out of the business of environmental management.

Mr. Harper believes that the best government is the smallest government, so he is simply vacating jurisdiction in many critical areas.

But the federal government must, by law, consult with First Nations before taking actions that affect treaty rights or unresolved issues of title and rights where treaties do not exist. And the federal government did not consult with anyone, nor allow debate or any public process at all on this vast sweeping legislation. And that, as Mr. Fletcher must surely know, is the set of issues, much larger than

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Dear Editor I see we are having regular opinion pieces these days from Tom Fletcher of Black Press.

Unfortunately, like many strongly-held opinions, they are based on reducing the discussion to one dimension only and conveniently ignoring the big picture. He takes serious issue with environmental organizations receiving big bucks from wealthy US foundations and using these funds to lobby against resource

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Personally I’m not sure how much of an issue this really is. It’s a small world and if environmental organizations get funding from others of like mind around the world, then more power to them (BC Views, The Journal, Jan. 3, 2013).

Why is that so different from oil companies receiving support and funding from foreign governments and organizations to exploit Canadian resources? His arguments and the tribalism they promote serve only to divide the world into two camps, long-haired, hippy, enviro types and sensible people like him who want jobs and revenues. This serves no useful purpose in figuring out what is best for Canadian citizens today, much less the legacy we will leave for our children and grandchildren.

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Lessons we’ve learned from Idle No More

by Mike Robinson Syndicated Columnist Troy Media

VANCOUVER, BC/ Troy Media/ - As someone who has worked closely with First Nations, Metis and Inuit for over 40 years, it is dispiriting to see the current media and public reaction to chief Theresa Spence’s fast and the Idle No More movement.

Once again we are headed down the predictable road of dreadful audit results, broad misspending allegations, and economic determinism of all things worth doing. Absolutely, I have worked with aboriginal groups who misspent money, favoured one clan over another, and pursued ridiculous economic development projects over fearful cliffs; but I’ve also worked with communities, political and economic development organizations that fared well and better.

So, lesson number one is: let’s all stop generalizing from some instances to all aboriginal people.

Lesson number two: let’s try and bring some historic perspective to the issues at hand. The patronizing, colonizing and paternalizing actions of the various levels of government, corporations and religious organizations since contact have created predictable outcomes. They are not unique to Canada. For five summers I worked in western Siberia with the Russian Sami, and they have faced the same crap, with the same results. Their response: “Look, we have lived through the 70 bad years of Communism; at least give us 70 years to recover what we lost.”

Lesson number three: let’s try and view the current state of affairs through what I think of as ‘Scottish intellectual eyes.’ The first Scots who emigrated to Canada were products of an interdisciplinary educational heritage. They utilized an interdisciplinary perspective in pioneering the fur trade that enabled them to paddle their own canoes, learn Cree, marry into aboriginal society, initiate trade routes, and keep the books of account. They also mastered dealing with their English and French bosses and grand seigneurs who

velopment paradigm. If the barely made it out of Toron- hausted the resources of market is allowed to contheir own homelands? to and Montreal for vacatinue to operate as if growth Lesson number four: tions, let alone work. is a given, as if climate A Scot would never cri- let’s go forward together change is not a reality, as if tique an entire society from as Canadians, and have the resources are infinite, we Idle No More constructive only an economic perspecare collectively doomed. argument about our comtive. Nor should we today. mon future, framed on fact, There is no second earth.

Instead we should ask why We cannot escape to the so many remote and isolat- and premised on a willingTerra Incognita this time ness to treat each other as ed aboriginal communities around. Our only hope is to citizens. Let us start with are surrounded by remote embrace the environmental the knowledge that top and isolated mines, well wisdom of those few who sites, power generation sys- down paternalism didn’t still live close to the land, as work. Let us admit that top tems, pipelines, seaports, we all did for several mildown federal welfare poliand refineries that at best lion years before the advent cies do not create sustainoffer token employment. of sedentary agriculture in able local economies. Let We hear way too much of the Tigris and Euphrates us admit that Treaty-based ‘economic benefits agreevalleys a mere 14,000 years ments,’ and way too little of resource ownership is betago. ter than ‘economic beneequity participation, menIn this cause let us be fits agreements’ with extoring First Nations’ citIdle No More. ternal owners of resourizens as board members, ces. Let us try and create and real beneficial ownerTroy Media syndicated publicly traded corporaship. Economic tokenism columnist Mike Robinson tions that have aboriginal doesn’t work, especially has lived half of his life in resource owners sitting as when it involves resources Alberta and half in B.C. In being extracted by outsiders board members with other Calgary he worked for eight investors. from Treaty lands or tribal years in the oil patch, 14 in Lesson number five: let homelands.

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No reporting on the real energy issues been around for over 60 years and so it has. But, there’s a huge difference between the simple vertical fracking at smaller depths using volumes of water in the thousands of litres of those days and today’s fracking which injects millions of litres of water far underground at astronomical pressure. Most things when done moderately tend to be relaLetters from p. 4

tively benign but when the scale is ramped up by a factor of thousands, the picture gets a lot more complicated. Where is the discussion on diverting huge amounts of water from Williston Lake for use in fracking when apparently we have a shortage of water and are apparently not self-supporting in electricity?

It doesn’t make sense to me, but we’re not going to get any help from Mr. Fletcher or the

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media in general on that discussion.

We don’t get much discussion either on the financial sense of investing billions in LNG production in a world that is experiencing an incredible glut of shale gas. China itself has huge amounts of shale gas. Are export and revenue projections based on today’s prices, yesterday’s prices or some future projections? Remember, this is a market where prices have already fallen by two thirds over the last five years. Will there be a market for us in the future and how much will it have to be subsidized by the Canadian taxpayer in the form of increased energy prices in Canada? We’re all very familiar with the boom and bust cycles of resource extraction. Does the rosy picture presented to us on our daily dose of TV commercials take this into account?

Mr. Fletcher apparently doesn’t think that is worth discussion.

Rather than demonizing environmental groups, just think for a minute what the world would be like without them. For starters we’d probably have no whales although I’m not sure how many people would care about that. Acidrain would have killed off vast areas of the planet for agriculture and forestry. Back then those environmentalists were ridiculed by all kinds

of industry, government and newspaper types. Logging to the very edge of salmonbearing creeks would have eliminated most if not all of our salmon stocks. Five years ago or more, environmental groups tried to draw attention to the bitumen pollution of northern waterways but Industry and governments and opinion-piece writers wrote them off as alarmists.

The federal government recently admitted that actually the environmentalists were right all along. I’m sorry, but why should I trust the aforementioned industry, governments and writers like Mr. Fletcher to present me with the truth when their sorry record is one of lies and obfuscation?

I suppose the Ashcroft Journal, as part of Black Press, is forced to carry these pieces. It would sure be nice if the writers were able to present us with a mature discussion points instead of child-like he said, she said controversy. If you cannot contribute meaningfully as an opinion writer then you should just stay out of the debate. Or better still, become a gossip columnist!

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Looking out for seniors living in isolation Dear Editor The Community Resource Society (CRS) is wondering if there is a need in the community for a “Good Morning” program here in Ashcroft. A Senior contact pro-

gram, “Good Morning” is for seniors who are living alone and do not have a regular caregiver, friend or relative checking in on them on a daily basis.

To qualify for the Good Morning program, you would be a senior living on your own and have no regular caregiver. If you answer “yes” to the above statements, then the “Good Morning” program might be of benefit to you.

If this program were to be created due to need in Ashcroft, the senior would receive a brief and friendly telephone call to ensure the senior is okay. If there was no answer, the senior would be called back at least three times within the hour. If there were still no answer, one of the senior’s emergency contacts would be called. The calls would be made by volunteers who have taken the volunteer workshop and have agreed to confidentiality as to who is being called as well as any information they may learn about the senior.

Again, this letter is an attempt to find out if there is a need for this program. If you think you would benefit from participating in such a program, please phone Shirley Dobson at 453-9202 or Alice Watson at 453-9997. This would give us numbers that would indicate whether or not to continue with the planning for the “Good Morning” program.

We would appreciate a phone call if you would benefit from the program or know someone who would.

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Music and comedy to brighten up the Winter Potluck Fiesta & Dance with Locarno Jan 18

Creative Cow Concerts presents a Mexican Latin Fiesta Potluck & Dance with Vancouver-based band Locarno.

Don’t miss a community celebration with food and dancing at Ashcroft’s St Albans Hall (501 Brink St.) on Fri., Jan. 18. This has been changed to an all ages no alcohol event, everyone welcome. For more info call Andrea and Nadine at (250) 453-9100.

Locarno is led by Tom Landa of the Vancouver-based music group The Paperboys. With Locarno, Landa draws on his Mexican roots to create a compelling sound. This seven-piece ensemble (fiddle, trumpet, trombone, drums, guitar, bass and vocals) blends Son Jarocho, Salsa, and broader traditions of South America to make irresistible Latin-Canadian music.

Bring something to share with a Mexican theme for the Potluck Mexican feast that starts at 5:30 pm with music at 7:30 pm. Tickets at the door with a suggested donation for Adults and Seniors and Kids and Teens FREE! Complimentary (non-alcoholic) Sangria! Plus, for the kids – we’ll have a piñata!

This is a performance to make your heart sing and your toes dance. Ole!

Improv Theatre and Comedy Nights

Last weekend over 30 participants came to two very successful Theatre and Comedy Improv workshops facilitated by two local talents, actress and director Mavourneen Varcoe-Ryan and stand up comedian Tracey Knihnitski.

Now comes the chance for those same daring folks to try out what they learned at a Live local performance, presented by Winding Rivers Arts and Performance Society.

Come and support our local talent for four nights of exciting and fun Improv Theatre and Comedy on Wednesdays at Shelley’s Place (301 3rd St.) in

CREATIVE CURRENT Nadine Davenport creativecurrent@ telus.net Ashcroft from 7-9 pm on Jan. 16, 30 and Feb. 6 and 20. Free admission, kids, teens and adults welcome. For more info (250) 453-9100 www.windingriversarts.ca

Lillooet Music presents Annie Lou

halls, blue-collar fashions, and the deep snows and silences of a Canadian winter. www.lillooetmusic.com

Cache Creek Family Movie Night us back!

The Village of Cache Creek presents a Family Movie Night featuring the animated film, Ice Age: Continental Drift. Bring the entire family for a night of great entertainment at the Cache Creek Community Hall on Saturday, Jan. 26. Doors open at 6:30 pm, Movie starts at 7 pm. A special animated short film will also be shown before the feature.

Popcorn and goodies purchased at the concession support the Cache Creek Elementary School’s Parent Advisory Council. No outside food or drinks, please. Children must be supervised and remain seated and quiet during the movie please.

Admission is by donation at the door.

winter’s night”. Add together his smooth Travis-style picking, his accomplished 12 string guitar picking, and his 40 plus years of touring experience and the result is a smooth, sweet, and versatile performer. Drawing his inspiration from country and folk legends like Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Merle Travis and The Carter Family, Steven Palmer presents a joyous blending of ‘original and traditional’ Country/Folk, Gospel, Blues, and Ragtime.

tango afro psychedelic soul, the harmonic and toe-tapping tunes of Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra will no doubt be cause for an entertaining evening.

The show starts at 7:30 pm and the house location is at 3820 Barnes Lake Rd, just past IG Machine. Call Nadine or Andrea at (250) 453-9100 to reserve your seat. Hope to some new faces at this very enjoyable community event. Coffee, tea and sweets provided.

House Concert with Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra

Lillooet Music Society preTequila sents string band ‘Annie Lou’ on Mockingbird OrJan. 24 at the Lillooet Masonic chestra will be Lodge (251 Taylor Rd.). Doors returning to the open at 7 pm, show at 7:30 pm.

Ashcroft area Tickets available at or phone for a House ConAnnie Lou is built around the cert on Tues., original song writing of Anne Feb. 12, hosted Louise Genest, who lived in the

by Creative Cow Yukon woods for 20 years. Now House Concerts relocated to the balmier shores in Barnes Lake of Vancouver Island, Genest car(just 12 minutes ries the spirit of an old storyteller from downtown inside her, and this voice, mixed Ashcroft).

Steven Palmer at the with the stringband sounds of Call it folk Packing House fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin The Packing House in Spen- call it fusion, call and upright bass, traces a jources Bridge hosts another great it gypsy roots ney through days gone by to the Dinner Show with singerhere and now. songwriter Steven Palmer Genest founded Annie Lou on Sun., Jan. 27. Dinner after finding herself drawn to old starts at 5:30 pm with the time mountain and traditional show to follow. Call the country music. “This music has Packing House at 250-458a profound edge to it - there in 2256 for reservations. the voices and in the playing is Depending on who you the lament we all carry as people Jan. 22 Cache Creek Elementary • 6-8 pm ask, Steven Palmer’s voice trying to get by in this beautiful, is like “a cool shady tree terrible world,” she says.

Jan. 24 Ashcroft High School • 6-8 pm on a hot summer’s day” or Beautifully crafted songs “a warm blanket on a cold Jan. 29 Cache Creek Elementary • 6-8 pm range from rousing Jan. 31 Ashcroft High School • 6-8 pm and boisterous to 250-457-6237 Last Chance Registration January 31 gentle and poignant, Official Community Plan (OCP) and map a A BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND MEDICAL CARD YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND homescape MUST BE PRESENTED FOR We want to know what you think, so come out and of hardEACH PLAYER REGISTERED give your input on the future of your community! drinking The Village of Cache Creek will be hosting an “Open grandmas, *Uniform deposit & medical number mandatory at registration House” to relay the status and contents of the rural dance-

Ashcroft Legion #113 will be holding

Honours & Awards Night Friday, January 25, 2013 in conjunction with Installations of Officers and

Robbie Burns Dinner & Dance Dinner 6:00 p.m.

Installation & Awards 8:00 p.m.

Dance the night away We look forward to seeing you on this night Everyone welcome!

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David Boote, MCIP RPP, Planning Consultant will be on hand to answer questions and receive any of your concerns and comments.

Monday, January 28, 2013 Open House: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Cache Creek Community Hall - Basement 1270 Stage Rd, Cache Creek Input from this Open House will be considered by Council as it begins the bylaw reading process, which will also include a statutory Public Hearing on the final version of the OCP. A copy of the draft OCP is available at the Village of Cache Creek office or on the website at www. cachecreek.com For further information call the Village Office at 250-457-6237, or contact David Boote at dboote@ shaw.ca

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Rockets Team Manager Diana Hoggard, head Coach Lewis Kinvig and Fischer Pelley and Cimarone Minnabarriet accept the 3rd Place award for their float (left) from George Cooke.

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(Above) On Saturday, the Legion’s George Cooke (left) and Ashcroft Chamber’s Willow Anderson (holding the certificate) presented the Rodeo Association and Rodeo Parade with a 1st Place award for their float in last December’s Santa Madness Parade.

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Abiding by the five second rule

My parents took me out of town to visit my dad’s aunts and uncles when I was a year old. They were eager to meet the newest member of the family and my folks were excited to introduce me.

Wanting to make a good impression, my mom dressed me in a frilly outfit and put barrettes in my sparse

wisps of hair. With my happy eyes and winning smile, I was an instant hit.

Sitting in the fancy living room, my relatives proudly watched me toddle around, cooing over everything I did.

My young parents beamed with pride at their perfect baby girl. And then, I did the unthinkable.

ON A BRIGHTER NOTE LORI WELBOURNE loriwelbourne.com With all eyes on me, I found a dead fly, picked it up, inspected it closely, and promptly ate it.

“Ewww,” they collectively groaned as my mother flew across the room trying to retrieve it from my mouth.

But her reflexes just weren’t fast enough.

That fly was long gone.

45 years later, I still hear about that moment. My dad thinks of it as a funny “first impression” kind of story. I consider it a good tale to tell when one of my friends freaks out because their kid sips out of another kid’s straw, or someone dares to double dip at the buffet.

“We’re all going to eat a pound of dirt before we die,” my father-in-law likes to say. I tend to agree with him.

Growing up as a girly girl, I can’t say I was mucking around in mud puddles as much as my little brother, but I was never too bothered by random germs. I’m still not.

“What are you so worried about?” I asked my girlfriend last week, when she pushed away her full plate of food after a mutual friend took one of her fries.

“Nothing,” she said.

“I don’t like it when people touch my food.”

“But he didn’t,” I reasoned. “He said

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hi, helped himself to one fry and left. He didn’t even dip it in your ketchup.”

“It grosses me out,” she said. “Who knows where his hands have been.”

Notorious for her ‘germ-a-phobia’ and her ironic frequency for catching colds, I thought she might benefit from my epic story of survival after eating that fly.

Goodness knows where its hands had been.

I also thought she might lighten up if she knew about all the wads of pre-chewed

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gum I’d found and chomped on in my childhood, yet lived to talk about. Or if I shared the five second rule my family abided by that would allow us to eat anything that hit the floor briefly.

“I never get sick,” I said, as if I’d been presenting scientific proof to her. “I think a few germs here and there can help our immune system.”

She disagreed and exchanged her plate of food for a new one.

After the server returned with her replacement meal, a baby at the next

table dropped his soother on the floor.

Similar to my family watching me at that age, my friend looked on in horror at what happened next.

The boy’s mother picked the soother up from the floor, cleaned it off in her own mouth and gave it back to her son.

My friend may never eat again, but I’ll still be working on my allotted pound of dirt.

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She can be contacted at LoriWelbourne. com

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United Church Women prepare for Bean Supper Nine ladies answered the roll call at our Jan. 8 meeting. Past President Reta Robertson welcomed everyone and chaired the meeting in the absence of president Lynn Lancaster.

Joyce Freeman lead the devotional fro “Program Ready” by Dorothy MacNeill. The program title was Epiphany Embers. We were reminded of the visit of the Maji to see the baby Jesus. The scripture reading was from John 1:1-9. Jesus is the true light shining in a dark world. We need to let his light shine through us to be shared with others. Joyce closed with prayer.

The agenda was approved after some additions were made.

Old business was attended to and we evaluated the Bazaar, noting that it was very successful due to the wonderful support of the community. So, a big thank you goes out to all who attended

United in Spirit United Church Women Phyllis Gray the event. We held a discussion on how to improve it for next year.

Zion United will host the World Day of Prayer to be held March 1 at 7 pm. Watch for a notice in Coming Events in The Journal.

All the reports were handed out or given verbally and it was noted that our new Sunshine Lady Dorothy Pears, with Reta assisting, was very busy these past couple of months. The soup label project now supports The Canadian Bible Society in their distribution of Bibles to prisoners. Thank you to all who save and give Reta these Campbell soup labels for this

Adult only Valentines dance What better way to extend Valentines Day than to purchase a gift that keeps on giving? The “Getaway” packages to be auctioned provide a variety of lovely couples’ weekends including overnight accommodation, horseback rides, meals, concerts, massages and esthetic services and more.

Tickets are limited so don’t delay in picking yours up. They can be purchased at the Ashcroft Bakery or Sun Country Futures.

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Fun and games for Family Literacy Week

Bridging to Literacy is excited as it plans for annual Family Literacy Week starting on Jan. 28, 2013. There are activities in Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Cooks Ferry Band and the Bonaparte, begining with an activity night at the Bonaparte Band and ending with free public skating at the arena in Ashcroft. Each night there will be a draw and everyone’s name goes in for the grand prize on Saturday. All of these activities are free to attend.

Monday, Jan. 28 – Games Night at Bonaparte Indian Band Hall, 6-8 pm.

Tuesday, Jan. 29 – Family Games Night at Cache Creek Community Hall, 7-9 pm.

Wednesday, Jan. 30 – ZUMBA Fitness with Krystal and Nicole at Cache Creek Elementary, 7-9 pm.

Thursday, Jan. 31 – Story Time and Crafts Cache Creek Library, 6-7 pm.

Badminton with Cooks Ferry Indian Band (Spences Bridge), 6 pm.

Friday, Feb. 1 – Story Time at Ashcroft Library, 6-7 pm.

Saturday, Feb. 2 – Free Public Skating at Ashcroft Arena, 2:15–3:45 pm.

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Beans Roasted Rite Coffee Company Would like to thank the Freemasons of Zarthan Lodge #105 for their work in our community and hosting and thanking the crew members from the CPR Holiday Train crew for their work for our community and communities across Canada at Brunch on December 17th.

We would also like to thank the Central Café, Chris Under the Bridge, the Ashcroft Bakery, Safety Mart Foods, and St. Alban’s Anglican Church for donating the elements to make a wonderful meal to allow us to “break bread” together.

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What are you and your sweetheart doing for Valentines Day? The Ashcroft Wellness Committee is pleased to host a Valentines Dance and Fundraiser on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 14.

St. Albans Hall will provide an intimate setting for this adult-only event that will include appies and dessert, a cash bar, music and dancing and opportunities to bid on several “Wellness/Getaway” packages.

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We then broke for refreshments and conversation. New Business was then brought up and we were asked to bring three Valentines each for the residents of Garden Oasis to use.

We are planning our Friendship Tea for Feb. 7 at 2 pm and a funny skit is in the works. So watch for a reminder in The Journal.

Our Annual Bean Supper will be held March 11 with two sittings – 5-6 pm and 6-7 pm. Watch for posters with more information and a notice in The Journal.

Zion United Church members will be hosting “Soups On” Jan. 25 in the Anglican Hall.

Feb. 3 is the date for our next United Church Women’s meeting, 2 pm in Zion church hall. Any interested ladies are invited to join us or just come as a visitor. You will be most welcome.

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The widow Lee Yee: Chinese pioneer ranching families

by Esther Darlington MacDonald This is the story of a diminutive Chinese widow who founded a ranch in the wilds of Upper Hat Creek in the early part of the 1900’s.

We do not usually associate the Chinese with ranching. Better known as farmers, Chinese farmed from the areas around Spences Bridge to as far as Walhachin. But “widow”, in an effort short of desperation, learned of the prime range land in the Upper Hat Creek belt bor-

dered by the limestone wooded mountains, and decided to take her family into the isolated territory, miles away from the nearest towns of Ashcroft and Clinton.

The widow was Lee Yee. She was married to Kwan Yip when she was 14, born in Victoria, in 1875. After the death of her husband in Cache Creek, Lee had seven children to feed, cloth and shelter. And the store that she and her late husband had operated in Cache Creek had been a hard enough life. They had la-

boured for 26 years at the log store.

Lee grew huge quantities of potatoes and other vegetables which she traded to Kelly Douglas and Malkin’s for other goods.

The barter system was alive and well apparently, in those early days before mechanized transport, when schools were oneroomed and made of logs and teachers came and went like the stage coaches and freight wagons along the Cariboo Road.

When Kwan Yip died in 1901, Lee Yee labored on at the

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store for some months after his death, but soon realized that she could not make enough. Her neighbour Joe Duck (aka Tong Sing), who owned a ranch in the upper reaches of Hat Creek, suggested to the widow that she would find good range land near his ranch. There was a homestead there, empty now. The land was there for the taking. Duck himself owned a store in Cache Creek and the two families knew each other well.

It is difficult to imagine the struggle Lee had to embark on an enterprise she had no knowledge of. Yet, life at Cache Creek, trying to eke out a living at the store, had become impossible. Still, she had grown sons, now well into their teens. Perhaps they had encouraged their mother, insisting that they could learn to ranch as their Cache Creek neighbours did. In fact, in later life, one of the sons acknowledged that neighbouring ranchers in Cache Creek had been kind and generous to the family. They undoubtedly offered advice to the young men and their mother. And Joe Duck as well, was there to advise them of how to get started with a herd.

Soon, the lads became excellent cowboys, and expertly herded stock as far north as Hazelton in later years. There was always a market for good beef in the north.

Yes, life unfolded for widow Lee and her family, and we can only imagine the beginning, when with horse and wagon, all their worldly goods packed around them, Lee and her family left Cache Creek for the valley shared by wildlife and few other human beings. Though native Indian families had lived there centuries before, had fished and hunted and wintered in this wide stretch of range with its clumps of aspen and poplar, the vast empty vista must have spread before Lee Yee’s eyes like another foreign land into which she had once again to venture with little certainty that she could survive, let alone, thrive in it.

Into a rough homestead, five miles from the Duck ranch, the family began their new life. Industrious and determined to make a go of it, and, at the same time, desiring to see her children educated, Lee Yee became one of those unsung heroines that our early history is full of.

She joins the countless women of the Cariboo whose lives filled with child bearing, all the domestic and farming and ranching chores that she shared with her husband. Many of those women died in child birth at an early age. Our graveyards are full of tombstones that testify to the hard lives those early women

lived, often without benefit of medical help, and not even a midwife. Birth control was not an option. Many women, including my own grandmother, who had eight children in 12 years, was typical of the early 20th century life for most women.

Lee had nine children altogether. Seven by Kwan Yip, and two by Joe Duck. Four of the children, Ernie, Jack, Arthur and May, operated the ranch for some time. They ran 600 head of cattle, feeding them through the winter months, and not relying on the cattle to find their own feed. In February, when meat supplies in the Lower Mainland were running short, Lee’s sons found a willing market for their cattle.

In 1912, Lee became ill. Her son Arthur took her to Vancouver. She was diagnosed with tuberculosis. Lee died the following year. Arthur remained in Vancouver after his mother’s death. He cared and raised the two children born from Joe Duck whom had accompanied him from Hat Creek. Because he knew how important the children’s education was to his mother, Arthur worked in Vancouver to provide for them.

Eventually, Ernie, Jack and May left the ranch at Upper Hat Creek, and the ranch was sold.

The Kwan spread as it was known, found a ready buyer in Henry Parke. Henry Parke and his wife Isabella raised their family there. Four generations of the Parke family have associated with the ranch. Henry Parke had immigrated from County Sligo in Ireland. He was the nephew of pioneer rancher, Philip Parke, founder of the Bonaparte Ranch.

Alan Parke eventually took over the Bonaparte Ranch at Cache Creek, and Gordon Parke ranched at Upper Hat Creek.

Gordon acted as President of the B.C. Cattlemens’ Association for some time.

And to think it all began with one diminutive little Chinese widow in Upper Hat Creek, with the help of rancher Joe Duck and Lee Kwan’s capable sons.

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... Past, Present & Beyond Gold at Scottie Creek, Part 1 - The BX Stage August 1890, stage made its way up the and in Carihill. Where the road widboo country the ened Bill had stopped to cattlemen were give the horses a breathcalling it the drier, setting the handbrake est, hottest sumand taking a swig of water mer in 50 years. while he waited. The only Inside Foster’s sound was wind through General Store in the trees and the chirr Ashcroft, James of crickets, and Bill was Haddock fanned starting to think about himself with moving out when he heard the edge of his the unmistakable sound of apron and tried a rifle being cocked, and a GOLDEN COUNTRY not to think about low, gruff voice bark out BARBARA RODEN the heat. He re“Put up your hands.” arranged a stack Bill, who was unof ladies’ handkerchiefs (“Newly ar- armed, did as he was told, then turned rived, trimmed with finest French slowly to get a look at the man who lace”) inside one of the display cases, had stepped up close to the stage. He tidied some shoelaces, surveyed the was a shortish man, as far as Bill could dust which coated the counter, and tell, and squat. He was wearing a plaid sighed. It would be a long day. shirt, and a slouch hat pulled down The rumble of wheels was heard in low over his forehead. The rest of his the street, and he glanced up through face was covered by a red bandana into the window. A stagecoach, painted in which eyeholes had been cut. The man the bright red and yellow of the BX gestured towards the seat.

Express, trundled past, and James rec“I know you’ve got a strongbox ognized Emile LaForst on the driver’s down there, and maybe a bag or two as seat. James admired the BX stage driv- well. Now toss them all down, and be ers, although he wouldn’t have want- quick about it.” ed to trade places with any of them, no Bill reached for the treasure bag matter how dull Foster’s Store might and dropped it over the side, where it be. Not after what had happened a landed with a dull thud in the dirt. It month or so earlier. was securely fastened and knotted Bill Parker had been driving, head- with a length of rope, which the man ed south on what was set to be a fast picked at for a moment before giving run from 100 Mile House to Ashcroft. up. “What’s in it?” he asked, looking No passengers, and his only cargo was up at Bill. a treasure bag with a few sacks of gold The driver thought quickly. “Just dust, and the stage-safe, containing papers,” he said. “Waybills, notes of gold nuggets and bars, tucked in a lading, some company documents, a compartment under the seat. Bill was few letters. Nothing of any value. But one of the best drivers in Steve Ting- if you’re found with them, you’ll be in ley’s fleet, cool and level-headed; and a heap of trouble, and no mistake.” he’d needed every ounce of that levelThe man gave the bag a kick. headedness at Four Mile Hill near “All right,” he said, his voice grudgBridge Creek. ing. “But that strongbox has more’n The six-horse team was sweat- just waybills in it, I’ll wager. Pass that ing and straining in its traces as the down.”

“Give me the bag back,” said Bill, keeping his voice steady. “Might as well hang on to that, if you’re not going to take it.”

The man stooped and passed the bag up to Bill, who prayed the bandit wouldn’t wonder why a bag containing only papers was so heavy. “Now get me that box, and be quick about it.”

Bill turned and tugged the safe from its compartment. It was more strongbox than safe, about 18 inches square, and purposely built with no handles, so it would be difficult for someone to steal. Bill noticed that the man had trouble handling it, after it was passed down, and that he had to drag it the short distance to the edge of the road.

“Now you move those horses, and keep them moving,” the bandit warned, and Bill whipped up his team without a second urging, He risked one backward glance, and saw the bandit disappearing into the bushes, the safe obviously making for an awkward load.

Bill had reported the robbery as soon as possible, and when word

reached Joe Burr, who was in charge of the Provincial Police detachment in Ashcroft, he’d dispatched a posse in search of the bandit. By the time they reached Four Mile Hill, however, there were no traces - of the robber, the strongbox, or the gold - to be found. Popular wisdom held that the man would be found quickly, for it was thought impossible for anyone to make his way out of the rugged, isolated region without being noticed. In this instance, however, popular wisdom was wrong, for several weeks went by and there was no sign of him, and gradually the affair died down.

James shook his head, trying to think how he’d feel if he were confronted by an armed bandit. He was shaken out of his reverie by the sound of the bell, and looked up. A short, squat man James had never seen before stood blinking in the doorway. After a moment he approached the counter, and pulled a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket.

“Here’s a list of things I need to buy,” he barked, his voice low and gruff. “I’ve got gold to pay with. Be quick about it.”

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