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Looking for street appeal Cache Creek Communities in Bloom hosted a Beautiful Front Yard contest earlier this week, inviting judges from Clinton’s Communities in Bloom group. They said it was hard to pick only five residential yards and three businesses, but they did it. (Front, l-r) Noelle MacFarlane and Alice Crosson from Clinton were escorted around town by CiB members (Back, l-r) Michelle Beckett and Carmen Ranta.
Cache Creek administrator gives her notice
The Village of Cache Creek’s Chief Administrative Officer, Leslie Lloyd, has provided notice to Council that she will retire at the end of September. Lloyd Leslie Lloyd, Cache cited personal Creek CAO matters as the reason for her early retirement. “This decision was not easy,” said Lloyd. “I have enjoyed serving the community and Council and working with the staff at the village. I’m proud of how well we work together and what
we have accomplished in the past of couple of years, including completion of the water treatment plant.” Mayor John Ranta joins with Council in wishing her a long, happy and healthy retirement. While Ms. Lloyd’s departure was unexpected, Council recognizes that everyone’s personal circumstances are very different, and appreciates the outstanding service Leslie has provided to the Village during her tenure as Chief Administrative Officer, he said. Council has initiated a search for a suitable replacement through the services of Craven and Associates, a well known executive search organization specializing in local government personnel. Lloyd has provided notice effective Sept. 27, which should enable the
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recruitment process to be substantially complete prior to her departure. Lloyd joined the staff in September 2011, taking over from departing CAO Tom Kadla who went to Lumby. The Village is also looking for a Chief Financial Officer after Lori Pilon left to work for MLA Jackie Tegart as her Constituency Assistant. Pilon began working for the Village in January 2010. Her last day was July 5. She said working for the MLA was an “exciting opportunity and adventure” that she could not pass up. “I look forward to working with the Village of Cache Creek, and other communities in the Fraser-Nicola riding, in my new role and wish Council, staff and the wonderful community of Cache Creek all the best in the future!” she said.
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by Wendy Fraser Bridge River Lillooet News Summer is off to a tragic start in Lillooet after two people died last week in separate incidents. Lillooet RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service are continuing their investigation into a July 3 accident on Hwy 40, which took the life of longtime Lillooet resident Donald Yaremchuk. Read more about this on p. 3. Because his next-of-kin have not been notified, police are withholding the name of a 72-year-old man from Cache Creek who drowned in Seton Lake around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 6. Eyewitnesses saw the drowning victim go into the water, walking into the cold lake until the water was up to his head. “He dove in and there were no obvious signs of distress,” Lillooet RCMP Sgt. Darrell Robinson told the News. He said it was a few minutes before anyone noticed the unaccompanied man had not surfaced. “There was initially some trouble getting to his body, but a couple husky young guys brought him to the surface,” said Robinson. “I’m told people on the scene did try to resuscitate him. An off-duty member of the Lillooet Fire Department was there and he performed CPR immediately.” Robinson said an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of the man’s death. He said the victim drowned in three to four metres of water. Police initially had trouble identifying the man because he had no ID on him and they couldn’t find his vehicle. “We waited until the beach closed and until everyone left and there was still no vehicle at the beach, so we had to keep looking,” said the sergeant. He said an officer searching the area located the man’s vehicle at the monks’ retreat above Seton Lake and was able to make a positive ID at that time. The beach was crowded with swimmers and families enjoying the sunny summer weather. Sgt. Robinson said the incident was “traumatic for the people who were there. We offered the help of Victims Services to people who were on the scene and upset.”
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July 6 at 10:15 pm police were called to a single vehicle collision on Hwy 1 by Juniper Beach between a 2008 Ford Taurus and a deer. The driver, a 32 year old Lytton woman, complained of pain in her arms, neck and chest and was transported to hospital for examination. Her two passengers were not injured.
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July 8 at 1 pm police responded to a two vehicle collision on Hwy 1 near Back Valley Rd. in Cache Creek after a 26 year old Vernon woman fell asleep at the wheel and drove into the car in front of her. The 2005 Honda Civic hit a 2010 Hyundai, causing its driver to lose control. It went into
the ditch and flipped onto its room. The 56 year old driver from North Vancouver was not injured. The Vernon woman was issued a ticket for driving without due care and attention. The Hyundai had to be towed.
New driver, bad driver June 28 at 11:45 pm Traffic Service officers stopped a southbound 2013 GMC Sierra pickup truck on Hwy 1 by Venables Valley Rd. that was travelling at 157 kph in the 100 kph zone. The 21 year old man from Merritt showed signs of intoxication and was taken back to the Detachment for a Breathalyzer test. He provided two samples of 160 and 160. In addition to charges of impaired driving and driving with blood alcohol exceeding .08, he will be charged with driving while prohibited and driving contrary to restrictions on his license as a New Driver not to consume any alcohol while driving. The 21 year old already has three prohibitions and one suspension on his driving record. The pickup, which is registered to a 33 year old Merritt woman, was impounded for a minimum of 30 days.
Alcohol suspected in crash A Clinton area woman remains in hospital care following a single vehicle collision on Hwy 97 near Clinton, at the conclusion of the long weekend. On July 2 at approximately 11:15 pm, the Clinton RCMP received a report of a single motor vehicle collision on Hwy 97 near Valley Road, Clinton. Initial reports indicated that the 26 year old female driver of the Clinton area, was injured and pinned in the vehicle. Highway 97 was closed temporarily following the accident. Local Emergency Services including the BC Ambulance and Clinton Fire Rescue attended the scene and extracted the driver. The driver was taken by Ambu-
lance to the Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops for suspected head and spinal injuries. Police investigation has determined that there were no other passengers. The vehicle described as a Green 1997 Chev Cavalier sedan, was travelling southbound on Hwy 97 when the vehicle entered the ditch. The driver remains in hospital and is described as being stable but in critical condition. The investigation is still ongoing with charges pending. Investigators believe that alcohol consumption was a contributing factor to the collision. The RCMP is asking that if anyone witnessed this accident to please contact the Clinton Detachment at (250)459-2221.
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Lillooet driver killed The Lillooet RCMP and BC Coroners Service are continuing their investigation into a long weekend fatal collision on Hwy 40, which took the life of long time Lillooet resident, Donald Yaremchuk. On July 3 2:20 am Lillooet Detachment was notified of a single vehicle rollover collision approximately 28 km north of Lillooet on Hwy 40. British Columbia Ambulance and Lillooet Fire Rescue members also attended to assist. Donald Yaremchuk, 72, was pronounced deceased at the scene from injuries sustained in the vehicle roll over. He was the lone occupant of the vehicle. The scene examination indicated that the driver was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the accident and was ejected from the vehicle. Investigators have determined that speed played a major factor in this collision. Highway 40 was closed for several hours as the vehicle and debris had completely blocked the roadway. “With several motor vehicle related crashes and fatalities on Lillooet area roads in the past year, the community is mourning the loss of another longtime Lillooet resident,” said Sgt. Darrell Robinson. “Although we live in a rural area with less traffic congestion and volume, residents need to mindful of their driving habits and not rush time during their travels in order to make up distances.”
Plan your Fall Fair entries The Ashcroft & District Fall Fair booklet is out and can be picked up at various businesses in Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Lillooet and surround areas. It’s also available online at www.ashcroftfallfair.ca The booklet contains all of the entry categories and instructions for preparing your entries.
Something for kids of all ages to do at the Ashcroft Wellness Festival There will be something for kids of all ages at the Ashcroft Wellness Festival, July 19-21. The music on stage and in the street is sure to keep them entertained and hopping. Buskers will entertain young and old and several of the music-oriented events will involve participation. School-aged children will be well acquainted with zumba, as the gals who lead the classes in Cache Creek have been to all the schools in the district teaching
and leading students in this fun dance exercise. Paint a face, paint a rock, build a birdhouse, make a kite, paint on canvas, listen to a story or ride on a stagecoach. What to do first? Check out the Kids Zone for all these activities. For school-aged kids, there is a mini triathalon planned. Swim, ride a bike and run, with the emphasis on Try – athalon. If your child doesn’t swim well, they can still enter and use a paddle board. Organ-
izers will need to ensure that if they ride a bicycle that they can manage it well enough and know how to stop. What a great event for the kids – thanks to Wayne Little for all his work on this one. Also, they are looking for parent volunteers to be spotters along the course. If you can help with this call Wayne Little or Vicky Trill. Have you ever wondered how to make sushi or how to take amazing photos of your kids? Well, here is your chance to find out how to do it from the experts. Hiroko Kanamaru will be leading a workshop on how to make sushi and will set up at the Ashcroft Bakery. Kelly Tuohey’s photography workshop named “Momma’s Gonna Snap” will be held at St. Albans Hall. The Japanese culture is well known for the art of paper folding called origami, and also for their brush writing. Learn how to do both and get your name written in beautiful Japanese script courtesy of Aki Kanamaru. Wonder what kind of things you may have in your kitchen that may be used as natural medicines? This workshop is entitled the Kitchen Medicine Chest and will be very informative. The Yummy Mummy workshop will be a great way to find out how to make all kinds of yummy, healthy meals and snacks for the family. Geocaching has become a very family-oriented activity and thanks to all the hard work of Gold Country and their geotourism program in Cache Creek, it has really put our area on the map. Geocaching is very fun, a real modernday treasure hunt, which takes you to many interesting areas and provides healthy activity in the process. Twenty-five new caches have been placed around Ashcroft to coincide with the Wellness Festival and geocachers will have an opportunity to either get the new caches loaded onto their GPS’s Saturday morning or get a printed list of the caches complete with the coordinates. The excitement is really starting to build now and as the word gets out we keep getting more calls from people who want to come to The Ashcroft and District Lions Club recently donated a defibrillator to the Curling Club. This was one demonstrate and be a part of it all. of our projects that was paid for from the proceeds of the 2012 Skip’s Memorial Charity Run. L-R: Hilda Watch for more information and the schedJones, Lions Mavis Putnam, Ines Lopez, Nick Lebedoff, Paul Quesnel, Lions Arlene Lebedoff, Jan ule of events to be published soon. Mazerall, Bob Williams, Dave Wilson and Burt Mazerall. Andrea Walker
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Expect disaster and plan for it Unexpected disasters seem to be a way of life for us these days. The stakes get higher as we cram more people and technology into smaller spaces. We hadn’t gotten over the flooding in Calgary and southern Alberta before we’re reeling from news of a train derailment in Lac-Mégantic with a devastating fire that has claimed several lives, to a commercial jet bursting into flames in San Francisco, and now unprecedented flooding in Toronto. You may at this point be thanking your lucky stars that you live here, but I’m sure you weren’t saying that when the wildfire at Spatsum Creek was threatening to blow into Ashcroft earlier this year. Yes, we have our own brand of disasters here, with the potential for many more. If we don’t have railways running through our communities, then we have highways. And maybe airports or air strips. The good people in Lac-Mégantic have unfortunately discovered this week that disasters can arrive from afar, and change your life within minutes. You can’t be prepared for everything and reports are beginning to reveal that the derailment in Lac-Mégantic could probably have been avoided with a little more careful attention to detail - but planning and preparation will make getting through a disaster a bit easier. Some people will never “get it”, while others never leave home without a “grab and go” bag in the backseat of their car. If you want more information on how you can prepare for emergencies, go noodle around the Provincial Emergency Preparedness website: http://embc.gov.bc.ca/em/index.html It has tips and phone numbers and other information that will get you started. Most communities in BC these days have done at least one assessment of real and potential hazards facing them and have devised a plan, including an evacuation plan, to deal with them. You may think it’s all a waste of time until you find yourself waist deep in the swamp, or up the creek without a paddle. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of sanity.
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More work experience, less education needed VANCOUVER /Troy Media/ Why are there so many unemployed youth? Why do so many graduates of colleges, institutes and universities as well as high schools fail to find work? It is very easy to predict who will never really get successfully established in a good job or career – those who reach the age of 25 without ever having had any kind of paid work. Parents who tell kids it is more important to study and to play than to take parttime work during the school term and who say that there is no need for a summer job are seriously harming their children’s long term career prospects. I needed to hire an economist. Since I could only pay entry level wages the position was only open to someone young and fresh out of school. All the applicants had degrees indicating that they knew economics. The one who got the job had something more. He had helped finance his education by working summers in a restaurant kitchen. This meant that he not only knew economics, but that he could meet deadlines, get along with others under pressure and ‘stand the heat’. He had work experience, and from that start in a restaurant kitchen he got his first job in his chosen field and went on to build a successful career. Immigrants to Canada know how necessary work experience is. In their
case it is the lack of Canadian work experience that often stands between them and gainful employment, leaving them in the catch-22 of no-experience-means-no-job and no-job-meansno-experience. Many immigrants free themselves from this dilemma by taking any work they can get in any occupation and at any pay level to get a foot in the door. Others create their own jobs, generating work for others in the process, by starting a business. Young people are facing the same dilemma of no-experience-meansno-job and no-job-means-no-experience. However, their reaction to an unsuccessful job search is different. Many assume that the ticket to getting a job is ever more education, so they head back to school. By doing so, they often make two serious mistakes. First, they do little or no research into what has been happening to recent graduates of the programs they enter. How many of them got jobs? What jobs did they get? Where are they located? are questions almost never asked by incoming students. Even more rarely are they answered. Eventually, of course, the new higher level graduates find themselves back in the same jobless position they were before – with one big difference. Unless they have very rich and generous parents, they are now thousands of dol-
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lars deeper in debt thanks to the student loans needed to finance the additional education. They not only lack work experience. They lack basic financial literacy. (Editor’s Note: Read our series on Generation Squeeze) This is not their fault. Just as no one ever told them how vital work experience is, no one told them the basic facts of financial literacy even though it can be taught in one sentence. Spend less than you make. To put it more poetically, if your outgo exceeds your income, your upkeep will be your downfall. Now new entrants to the labour market are even more constrained if they are to avoid going into debt. The solution is to put work first. As soon as you can and as young as you can, get any kind of work, make some money even if it is not much, and get a reference saying at least that you do show up for work and stay until the job is finished. At first, it might only be babysitting. However, if you are hired as a babysitter someone must think you are responsible enough to be entrusted with children. Never say ‘how is working in a restaurant going to help me be a better doctor or engineer?’ All work experience is valuable. Get some. Troy Media BC’s Business columnist Roslyn Kunin is a consulting economist and speaker and can be reached at www.rkunin.com Subscribe to The Journal 1 Year Subscription: $44.10 (GST included) Senior Rate: $37.80 (GST included) Out of area subscriptions pay a $17.85 mailing surcharge The Journal is a politically independent community newspaper. All material contained in this publication is protected by copyright. Reproduction is expressly prohibited by the rights holder. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund (CPF) for our publishing activities.
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by Esther Darlington MacDonald Way back in 1962, which in retrospect seems a hundred years ago, the town of Williams Lake lay in the northern tip of the San Jose Valley in relative lazy isolation. The sawmill industry was alive and well. Clouds of pinkish wood smoke filled the air from burners in and around the town within a radius of at least 20 or more miles in every direction. The surrounding hills, green and empty of habitation, topped by forests of pine and other trees, embraced the town and We will be the five mile long lake on the town’s closed Thursday perimeter. Beyond the town lay many July 11th until miles of forest, grazing land, and small Friday August 2nd lakes. The numerous ranches in the area We are going to start the transition from flowers to produce so please bear with us were far flung and scarcely neighwhile our crops are getting ready. bours. But on the weekends, Williams We will be opening 9:00 am Aug. 2nd Lake became a hub of activity as the and will be open 7 days a week. rural people came to shop, do busiWe would like to extend a big thank to all ness, and treat themselves to meals and our customers for coming to our new retail. drinks at the several hotels. There was We look forward to seeing you a Drive Inn movie theater, the hockey in the produce season. arena, and a hospital located on a bench Open 7 days a week 9:00am to 5:30 pm. above the lake. The hospital then was IL L S H a low, wooden building, painted white R T AN ER with green trim. And there was a medS C E H D ical clinic. The distances between the town and the ranches were formidable. In the dead of winter, trips to and fro on ASHCROFT, B.C. the dirt roads could be fraught with For more information please visit our website at www.deserthillsranch.com hazards as ice and snow took hold and or phone us at 1-250-453-9878 maintenance could be intermittent. So it was practical to have rural children live in town through the week or longer. Native Responsive, Reliable, Professional. children did not attend the schools in The Industry Leader through Customer Choice town. They were obliged to attend the nearest residential school. That school near
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Williams Lake, was St. Joseph’s Mission. Established in the latter part of the 20th century by the Oblate Order, the Mission had a long history from the region’s earliest years of settlement. The segregation of school children well up until the late 1960’s in that area of the Cariboo was never questioned. It was just considered a fact of life. The word, segregation, was not used to describe the situation. But people were aware that St. Joseph’s Mission school did not provide an education beyond primary school. The school was staffed at that time, by the sisters of St. Anne. And it is a fair guess to write, that most, if not all, were ignorant of the history of the area and its people, native Indian and non native. When we arrived in Williams Lake in early spring of 1962, the native population of the area was not only clearly visible, but one could say, they were the dominant residents. Old women in mocassins and scarfed heads, sometimes leaning on a cane, were shooed off the steps of the town’s only ladies ready to wear and gift shop, where they had come to rest and take a breather from the walk up the steep incline above Mackenzie Avenue. Drinking in the downtown avenues, particularly around the bank and courthouse, was an experience that out of town visitors from the big cities found nothing short of a culture shock. There were several large reserve communities in the area from Quesnel to 100 Mile House. Most of the children from these native communities were living at St. Joseph’s Residential School. Older girls from the Mission could be seen on a Saturday afternoon, having a milkshake in the corner cafe at Mackenzie and Borland. And at the Drive Inn movie theatre, the van driven by Father O’Connor, who was director of St. Joseph’s Mission, could be seen driving in, the van crowded with girls in their late teens, some of whom were employed at the Mission as kitchen help. One evening, parked alongside the van, we joshed with Father O’Connor about his van full of “girls”, and he laughed
and responded with some good natured remark. It seemed all quite innocent, and perfectly natural. Father O’Connor was a tall, well built, handsome man. Dark hair, light complexioned, clean shaven. Father was sociable, open, and welcoming when visitors came to the Mission. And soon after our arrival in Williams Lake, we visited St. Joe’s, as it was affectionately called, and spent many a weekend getting to know the kids. Jack, my ex-husband, entertained them with his magic, and we decided to stage Guys and Dolls with the older kids. I had the Mission carpenter build the sets, and painted them right inside the quarters used by the priests and brothers. Father Kelly, coming into the rec room and seeing me painting the sets, quipped, “And what are you doing here, desecrating the cloisters?” Sometimes, I visited the younger children, tots, really, in their recreation area supervised by one of the sisters. They were so young... so vulnerable. And appreciated the affection and the story telling. But little hugs and story telling seemed so inadequate. All those little kids. In that great big room, the black robed sister reading at one end. At one point, we were given a tour of St. Joseph’s Mission. I will never forget the rows of white cots in that long room. The walls painted a weak green color. The only decorative touch, a cross above the wide door frame. Everything was very clean. Very tidy. Very institutional. Not a vestige of “lived in” about it. And the long dining room of tables, likewise in rows, the tables covered with oil cloth, the whole atmosphere rather dingy, the corners dark, the walls of concrete painted that sickly green color. And the washroom with its concrete sink where the children washed and brushed their teeth with baking soda. I wondered then, how these children, torn from their homes in the pristine wilderness areas many miles away from their homes and families See ST. JOE’S on p. 10
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Area well represented in rodeo events Bull Riding 1. Shaun Greenhough, Penticton (82) 2. Lane Cork, Quesnel (81)
Results of the Ashcroft Rodeo, June 15-16. Photos by Wendy Coomber
Bareback 1. Jared Marshall, Prince George (72) 2. Justin Zimmerlee, Williams Lake (66) Saddle Bronc 1. Ryland DeRose, Kamloops (77) 2. Devin Richter, Omak, WA (76) 3. Joe Roberson, Kamloops (76) Tie Down Roping 1. Cohord Mason, Kamloops (10.9) 2. Riley Isnardy, Cache Creek (12.0) 3. Derek Mobbs, Merritt (15.8) 4. Troy Gerard, Savona (16.3) 5. Levi Hughes, Chilliwack (16.3) 6. Marty Maurice, Williams Lake (16.9)
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Steer Wrestling 1. Cole Scott, Kamloops (4.0) 2. Cory Mitton, Nanaimo (5.4) 3. Cohord Mason, Kamloops (8.8) 4. John Davies, Victoria (14.9) Breakaway Roping 1. Ellis Smith, Williams Lake (2.6) 2. Allison Everitt, 150 Mile House (3.3) 3. Charlie Soffel, Vanderhoof (3.4) 4. Taylor Wharry, Langley (3.4) 5. Rika Wieth, Lone Butte (3.7) 6. Morgan Fosbery, Merritt (3.9) Ladies Barrel Racing 1. Laura James (14.953) 2. Julie Leggett (15.042) 3. Tracey Morris (15.066) 4. Sarah Gerard, Savona (15.316) 5. Claire Myers (15.389) 6. Ginelle Talarico, Cache Creek (15.413) 7. Monica Oram, Logan Lake (15.473) 8. Colleen Duggan, Cache Creek (15.616)
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Jr. Barrel Racing 1. Brett Wills, Quesnel (15.490) 2. Mariah Mannering, Quesnel (15.513) 3. Savanah Watson, Quesnel (15.622) 4. Rikki Laviolette, 150 Mile House (15.678 5. Taylor Cherry, Quesnel (15.725) 6. Lane Wills, Quesnel (15.739) Pee Wee Barrel Racing 1. Elly Farmer, Savona (16.104) 2. Brianne Billy, Williams Lake (16.875) 3. Dyson Le Neve, Quesnel (18.178) 4. Vanessa Caverlyt, Penticton (18.303) Jr. Steer Riding 1. Jackson Scott, Kamloops (71) 2. Kyle Bell, Houston (71) 3. Isaih Elkins, Quesnel (71) 4. Rikki Laviolette, Williams Lake (70) 5. Dustin Spiers, Quesnel (70) 6. Kraig Loring, Clinton (70)
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Team Roping 1. Clayton Freemantle, Surrey & Tim Pellam, Langley (6.5) 2. Chad Evenson, Pritchard & Carey Isnardy, Cache Creek (6.5) 3. Russell Glassford & Steve Lloyd, Quesnel (6.9) 4. Aaron Palmer, Knutsford & Archie Williams, Cache Creek (7.1) 5. Allison Everett, 150 Mile House & Ty Lytton, 108 Mile Ranch (8.3) 6. Nick Teixeira, Kamloops & Josh Cahill, Savona (8.4) 7. Cash Isnardy & Carey Isnardy, Cache Creek (8.7) 8. Jody Goe & John Hancock, Quesnel (9.5)
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Family, friends and Facebook
My cartoonist Jim Hunt says that trying to log off Facebook is like trying to put down a bag of chips. “Okay, just one more post…” If you’re not on Facebook you won’t be able to relate. And if you’re just a passive user, his sentiment will also have little meaning to you. But for someone like me, who uses it quite fre-
quently, Jim’s words ring true. Nevertheless, I certainly wouldn’t want to discourage anyone from signing on to the social media site. Least of all my father, grandmother and inlaws. I’ve been trying to get them to join for years now, and their response has always been the same: no thank you. “Why not?” I’ll ask.
ON A BRIGHTER NOTE LORI WELBOURNE loriwelbourne.com “It’s a great way to stay connected with your friends and family.” But they would rather reach out the old-fashioned way, by telephone or email. Selfishly, I want them on Facebook so they’ll be able to communicate with their grandchildren more regularly, and exchange pictures and notes. I’ve explained how simple it is to use, and that you can easily choose your degree of privacy based on your individual settings. But so far I’ve been completely unsuccessful at convincing them to try it. My art of persuasion isn’t completely hopeless though. I have managed to encourage some die-hard Facebook opposers to give it a whirl, and
most have enjoyed the benefits and stuck with it. One of those people was my good friend Steve, who’s been a radio personality for decades, and should have opened an account years ago, but never did. “Everyone bugs me to join,” he groaned when I mentioned it. “I just can’t. I know I should, but I’m not into it at all.” Understanding his aversion, since I initially felt the same, I did what one of my friends did for me years ago and refused to take no for an answer. I set him up with a profile picture, and made some friend suggestions to get him started. After that he was off like a little kid on his first bike,
July 2013 • Week 3 ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, work to strengthen a relationship with a coworker or acquaintance. Developing this relationship now will bear fruit down the road. TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, take some time for quiet contemplation this week. You have a lot of things on your mind and need to work through them before you can focus on other things. GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you may find yourself on a spending spree and it may be difficult to know when to put your credit cards away. Bring a friend along to help you reign in your spending. CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, with so many big decisions looming on the horizon, you may be thinking of running away from it all. But all of your problems will still be waiting for you when you get back. LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, people have been coming at you from all angles and you’re ready for a break. Retreat to a quiet place sometime this week and pamper yourself. VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 A change of scenery breathes new life into your daily routine, Virgo. Although it may be temporary, you will embrace the opportunities to recharge for a while. LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, a new job may give you a new perspective on life. Make the most of this new perspective and apply it to both the personal and professional parts of your life. SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, sometimes people just do not get your sense of humor, so don’t be upset if a joke doesn’t garner the laughs you anticipated. Your closest companions will still share a laugh. SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, you will host a house full of guests this week. This role suits you well, so don’t worry as the party draws closer and the pressure begins to mount. CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, the final countdown until big changes are in store has begun. Are you ready for all of the things you still have to get done? If not, get busy and enlist a few helpers. AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, you are often supportive of those around you and they appreciate that support. Continue to be a valued friend and confidante, and you’ll be happy you did. PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, you may have to ask for some help this week. Accept this support and recognize it’s necessary to get the job done.
zooming down the street with a scared but excited look on his face. Steve traveled to Vancouver with his family immediately after joining, and soon experienced firsthand the advantages of signing up when he sat down at a restaurant called Smoke’s Poutine, and posted a picture of himself with the restaurant’s name behind him. “Within a minute of me posting that I got a call from my former boss telling me I was only a block away from his station and to pop by for a visit,” he said. “If it hadn’t been for Facebook, that wouldn’t have happened and I wouldn’t have seen my buddy Drex at his new
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station.” Like me, Steve’s going to use this particular social media site in an open all-inclusive kind of way, as it will be helpful to him and his career. And, like me, all sorts of opportunities will present themselves to him in the future that otherwise wouldn’t. Not wanting to dissuade the more private people like some of my family members, who would be more comfortable keeping their privacy settings tight and their friendship lists exclusive, I will reiterate that both private and public accounts can have tremendous benefits. “I only like to include my inner circle,” my friend Kari said, explaining why she
wouldn’t accept friend requests from anyone outside of that. “I want to connect with the people I’m close to, but not the rest of the world.” And that’s exactly how I picture my father, grandmother and in-laws enjoying it. I can’t imagine them becoming addicted, but I can see them ultimately being happy they joined. I know I sure am. If you want to friendship request Steve and welcome him to Facebook, his name on there is Stuntman Stuntman. Not that he’s hiding, but it proves you can if you want to. Lori Welbourne in a syndicated columnist. She can be reached at LoriWelbourne.com
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Interested Parties get ready for more Prosperity Mine hearings by Carole Rooney 100 Mile Free Press Several individuals in the South Cariboo who hold Interested Party (IP) status for the proposed New Prosperity Mine project are honing their presentations with the public hearing process set to begin in Williams Lake on July 22. IP Al Roberts says he will attend the hearing to show his support of the project and relay his concerns about economic health, wealth and future of 100 Mile House to the federal review panel. “I am absolutely 100 per cent in support of the mine and, therefore, the future of this whole area. This is the only economic ‘bright light’ that’s coming up.” After 32 years in local business, Roberts explains he has witnessed a declining economy. He notes anyone can see the “reality” of the pine-beetle devastation to forestry, and the schools closing, as families move away. Roberts says he hopes the mine will bring families and youth back into the community because the four-day shift “will work” for people who live as far away from the mine as Bridge Lake. “I know where we were yesterday, I know where we are right now, and I am deeply concerned if we don’t get this [mine] where we are going to be tomorrow – and it’s not going to be good.” IP Patricia Spencer says she opposes the mine and will address the panel on behalf of the Friends of Fish Lake organization. “Many of us enjoy going to Fish Lake (Teztan Biny) for fishing, camping, canoeing and other recreational activities. We enjoy the quiet setting, abundance of life and the spectacular mountain views. “It is our belief that Taseko’s mining plan will not save Fish Lake. The pro-
posed mine will also impact the entire boo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett, ter the mine closes? Who is responsible Fish Creek Watershed ... and it poses a who campaigned on her support of the to keep it working? real threat to the nearby salmon-bearing mine, shows local people are in favour “The lake will never be saved in that Taseko River.” the project. regard. You are always going to have She notes the panel’s job is to deter“She won by 2,900 votes, and that’s the tailings pile, it’s going to be leachmine the environmental impacts of the the first time in [recent] history that a ing in ... you’d have to be attempting to project and to make sure that First Na- candidate has won by more than 300 run the lake as an aquarium for the next tions have been consulted and accom- votes in the Cariboo. That speaks vol- 150 years.” modated. umes.” He adds the mine would bring eco“Many people support this proposed IP Gary Young says he is undecided nomic benefit to Williams Lake, but he mine because of the purported econom- if the mine is a good idea, but he’ll ad- is skeptical it will do the same for 100 ic benefits, and we would also support dress the panel to ensure it understands Mile House with the commute for the economic development that is truly sus- the impacts – as he sees them – of re- four-day on, four-day off shifts. tainable over the long term and that circulating the water in Fish Lake. “[Taskeo Mines Ltd.] changed doesn’t create another boom-and-bust “If the pumping thing actually works Gibraltar Mine to a four-day shift, and cycle for our region. for 20 years, what’s going to happen af- they did lose some workers.” “However, this mine has many inherent problems and, therefore, many risks, including legal, enThe Royal Canadian Legion #113 Sage & Sand Pony Club vironmental and economic 301 Brink St., Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0 District Commissioner: Marcie Down risks.” Phone: 250-453-2423 Fax # 250-453-9625 sageandsandspc@hotmail.com Mine supporter and IP South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry Society Len Doucette will speak at Ashcroft-Cache Creek Rotary Club 601 Bancroft St. Box 603, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0 Contact Person: Denise Fiddick Phone 250-453-9547 the hearing and says it is 250-453-9656 “great” that process is imDesert Spokes Cycle Society Ashcroft and District Fall Fair minent after a long wait, Phone 250-457-9348 Contact Person: Janna 250-457-6614 although “disappointing” Contact Person: Jessica 250-457-7128 none will be held in 100 Ashcroft Curling Club Phone 250-453-2341 Mile House. Soups On St. Alban’s Anglican Church Hall, 501 Brink Street “I’ll be talking about Tel: 250-453-9909 or 250-453-2053 - All Welcome Ashcroft & District Rodeo Association the socioeconomics of 100 Phone: 250-457-9390 Mile House and the region Ducks Unlimited Canada Ashcroft/Cache Creek Volunteer Chapter in general. How, when we Ashcroft Volunteer Fire Department Phone 250-374-8307 had the Hendrix Lake [Boss Phone 250-453-2233 Mountain] mine here, the Ashcroft and Masonic Lodge town was developing and Zarthan Lodge No#105 Cache Creek Volunteer Fire Department Contact Person: Fred Dewick Phone 250-453-2415 growing until the mine shut Phone 250-457-9967 down.” Ashcroft & District Tennis Association South Cariboo Sportsmen Assc. #3366 He will outline the loContact Person: Maria Russell Martin Attn: Marian Pitt, Box 341, Ashcroft BC V0K 1A0 cal population decline over Phone 250-453-9391 the past decade, the closing Soccer Association Ashcroft & District Lions Club storefronts and the lack of Contact: Sandi Harry Phone 250-457-9366 Contact Person: Lion Vivian Phone 250-453-9077 jobs, Doucette adds. He says the recent landMinor Hockey Association Ashcroft-Cache Creek Seniors Assc. slide election win of CariContact: Lewis Kinvig Phone 457-7489 or 299-3229 601 Bancroft St., Ashcroft, BC Phone 250-453-9762
New Prosperity Mine public hearing process set to begin 100 Mile Free Press The federal review panel for the proposed New Prosperity GoldCopper Mine project has announced the public hearing process will begin in Williams Lake on July 22. However, schedules provided to all those with Interested Party status reveal no hearings are scheduled in 100 Mile House. Anyone may register in advance to present to the panel, although priority will be given to the Interested Parties. For the General and Community sessions, participants may make an oral presentation or file a written submission, or both. At the Topic-Specific sessions, oral presentations must be accompanied by a written submission. Participants who wish to make an oral presentation to the panel at any of the hearing sessions are asked to register with the panel secretariat, as well as file any written submissions, at least seven days in advance of the hearing they plan to make a presentation. Registration and submission date for General hearing sessions beginning the week of July 22 is July 15; for Topic-Specific hearings beginning July 26, it is July 19; and for Community hearings beginning Aug. 6, it is July 30. The Closing Remarks session will begin the week of Aug. 19, with registration/submission dates to be announced. For more information on how to register, visit the website at www. ceaa-acee.gc.ca/050/document-eng.cfm?document=90289, where the schedule of subsequent public hearings will be posted shortly.
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by Andrea Klassen Kamloops This Week A B.C. Liberal election victory has the natural-gas industry smiling. Greg Staple, director of marketing and business development at Spectra Energy, told the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce he’s expecting the Liberals to go “pedal to the metal” on its liquid natural-gas plans following their May election win. Staple was at a chamber luncheon on June 21, to paint a rosy picture of the effects the natural-gas industry will have on the province, should the government’s plans to export shale gas to the Asian market pay off. “It’s the future of the gas business in this province,” he said.
Staple said the gas industry is headed into a “major renaissance,” with nearly a dozen major gas projects in the planning stages, each with billion-dollar price tags. He said estimates the industry could be worth $20 billion provincially and create 800 new jobs may also be on the conservative side. “I don’t think anyone’s got it figured out yet, the number of skilled trades and services and resources we’ll need to get this done,” Staple said, suggesting northern B.C.’s shale-gas deposits could become the next Fort McMurray. Spectra has a proposal in the works to build a new 850-km pipeline of its
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Marchant, Sharon Marie “Nee Welsh” 1951 - 2013
Sharon left us on July 1st, 2013 for her next big adventure. She died peacefully at home with her mother and husband at her side. Her zest for life, enthusiasm, caring and intelligence touched all who knew her. She devoted her life to her family, her pets and her gardens. Sharon is survived by her daughters Correana (Will) and Martina, son Derek, granddaughters Ocean and Christina, grandsons Kyle and Bryan, great grandson River, mother Rita and loving husband Wayne. She was also a special mother, mentor, friend and grandmother to her combined families. She is predeceased by her father Bill and her son Bradley. A Celebration of Sharon’s Life will be held at the Clinton Community Hall at 2:00 pm, Saturday July 13th, 2013. A special thank you to Candice Thomson, Meghan Nairn and the Ashcroft Home Support team. Schoening Funeral Services 250-374-1454 www.schoeningfuneralservice.com
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St. Joe’s gone but not forgotten for months, even years at a time, coped with the dramatic changes in their lives. From a rural life where hunting and fishing was a way of life, where family members, young and old, lived in the same village for generations too far back to count. I had visited several reserves, particularly Soda Creek and Sugar Cane, and had made friends of a couple of families there. I was made aware of life on these reserves. Life before the residential schools, and the life after. Alcoholism with all the intendent social ills, was coped with, somehow. Often, it was the elder matrons of the bands who served as the pivots around which the fragments of the families revolved. Children who had a home to come home to during the summer months, left the residential school, and enjoyed the freedom to pick berries, help with the fishing on the Fraser River, chop wood, and do the chores required for the cabin type life of the reserves in those days. “My sons raised horses and sold them to the white man,” one elder woman told me. Wild horse herds provided the means and the work to get them required great skill. But homes without children young children - were mere empty cabins. Homes without heart, mind and soul... And where were the parents of those children? In the bars and partying for days on end. And were those residential schools, those institutions, empty too, of heart, mind and soul? Institutions like orphanages and residential schools are not places that foster good memories. The very nature of such institutions defies the qualities that make children feel secure, happy. They never could be homes. They never were. On a few occasions during our visits, we were invited to have dinners with the priests and brothers in their dining room, separate from the main dining room where the children ate. Above the room, a St. Joe’s from p. 6
row of heavily metal screened windows caught my attention. Small children at the screens, watching us eat. Fine meals. Roast chicken, roast beef. The food served in the dining room for the children was quite different. The children watched as we ate. A little unnerving that experience. On another occasion, we were invited to have coffee with the staff and Oblate brothers in the kitchen, adjacent to the dining room. We talked about our spiritual journeys, our goals and hopes. The talk was an easy exchange. Once, the subject of the children being taken away from their homes was raised. I sensed a defensive response. And wondered, was learning to use a flush toilet, learning how to brush your teeth, learning how to read and write, without the love and support, without the language of your people, how could an institution supply those needs so vital to every child? Years later, the scandals that came out of St. Joseph’s Mission became series of shocks. One brother was convicted of molesting children, and received a jail sentence. I met another, who had been employed as a “disciplinarian” (yes, that is what they were called), quite by chance on Granville Street in Vancouver. He had become a prostitute, heavily made up to look like a woman. I scarcely recognized him, when he came up to me, and greeted me like a long lost friend. And, finally, the saddest shock of all. Father O’Connor, now a Bishop of the Diocese, charged with having an affair with a native girl at the Mission, an affair that had resulted in the birth of an infant baby. St. Joseph’s long history terminated with the complete dismantling of that forbidding grey edifice in the middle of that valley of pastoral beauty. But the memories of the families of that district will take generations to mend. The institution’s history has become a tainted legacy.
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The first of four ‘music in the park’ events was held on Saturday, July 6 in Reg Conn Centennial Park in Clinton. There was a good crowd on Susan Swan hand to listen to the music of L&A 459-2224 or 2325 McKay of Williams Lake (she’s countrysquire@ formerly from Clinton), Lynn & bcwireless.com Lloyd (of Clinton and Clearwater respectively) and Arlen Park of Clinton. stage at 8 p.m. The weather co-operated although Bring your own chairs (and blankets if the mosquitoes were a bother until the you wish) and come and enjoy the show. sun went down and it cooled off conThis is a family event and it is FREE of siderably. Those who hadn’t thought to charge! bring a jacket found it cold. Some people Funky planned ahead and Flowerpot even brought blanContest kets to wrap in so they This is a were totally prepared reminder to to enjoy the show. those who The music was have yet to terrific. Who knew send in their there was such great photos of talent in the immeditheir funky ate area? We need to flowerpot. hear more from all of The these performers. judging will The next Music in be done the Park is scheduled when the for July 20 with Dus- This ‘funky flowerpot’ appeared overnight one National tin Bentall and Ken- night in late June in front of the Village Office CiB judges del Carson taking the in Clinton. It is a Funky Flowerpot example.
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