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The Journal Thursday, February 7, 2013
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The Park that never was - for long by Esther Darlington MacDonald Well, to be more specific. It was a park, but for so brief a time most people have probably forgotten it. Ashcroft’s first public swimming pool was situated at the head of Tingley Street. It was a small park, grassed and dominated by a tall tree. The only thing left of the park today is the tree. Because when the new bridge was built, the park had to be destroyed. The new roads connecting Tingley Street to access to the bridge now cover most of what was what everyone called, “The Pool Park”. While I was on council, I suggested that the park be given a name, and because I had been researching the life of Ashcroft and district’s first permanent medical doctor, Dr. George Sanson, I recommended that our dear little park that had served the community for so many years, be named, Sanson Park. Outlining Dr. Sanson’s long residence in Ashcroft and in Clinton, with his clinics there and at Lillooet, Council agreed that giving the park a name at last, Sanson’s name could not be more appropriate. A ceremony was arranged to be held in the park. Dr. Sanson’s elderly son, Campbell Sanson, together with several relatives of the good doctor from various areas of the province, attended the ceremony. A sign was erected. A luncheon was held in the park. Campbell was pleased and proud to have his father’s 30 year long service to the community recognized. Unfortunately, the building of the new bridge not very long after, required that the park be partially covered over by the bridge. The pool had been a chronic problem. The proximity of the railroad was the chief cause of fractures inside the pool. It had become increasingly expensive to operate the pool given the conFamily Literacy Week ended with free public skating at the stant need of repairs. And Sanson Park was Drylands Arena. Pictured above are Ashlene Ranahan and no more. Brendan Minabarriet with their daughters Piper and Addi In the Fall of 1997, for their first time on the ice. It was a successful week of the journal of the B.C. activities. Thank you to the Village of Ashcroft, Village of Historical Federation, Cache Creek, Bonaparte Indian Band, Cache Creek Library, B.C. Historical News, featured a lengthy artiCooks Ferry Band and Nicole Archibald and Krystal Kettle cle by the writer, simfor providing us locations and time. The winner of the Kobo ply titled, Dr. George ereader was Beth Dafoe and the Chapters gift certificate was Sanson. With a picVida Ferris. ture of Sanson with Ann Belcham Central Hotel owner,
George Ward, after a good day’s hunt with some friends: Three rows of ducks were hung between the hunters. Sanson’s lengthy dedicated service to the three South Cariboo communities of Ashcroft, Clinton and Lillooet, was on record at last. His life and times are in the local Museum archives and in the Provincial Museum in Victoria, manuscript division. But we are still calling a new public swimming pool facility and parkland in Ashcroft, See SANSON on p. 6
St. Alban’s Anglican and Zion United churches will be hosting Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper at St. Alban’s on February 12th at 5:30 p.m. Come join us for pancakes, sausages and eggs, foods that traditionally aren’t allowed during the season of Lent. Supper by donation, proceeds to be given to the food bank.
Wednesday February 13th join us at St. Alban’s at 7:00 p.m. for Ash Wednesday service This marks the beginning of the Lenten season. At this service the opportunity will be given to be marked with ashes and the next 40 days are a good time to think about life and death, as well reflect on life’s choices and possible life directions.
Come for the food, come for the reflection, come for both February 12th at 5:30 p.m. and February 13th at 7:00 p.m.
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