I N S I D E : Ashcroft Council Candidate Profiles. Pages 6 -7
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Lytton approved for $20k in funding
HAS ASHCROFT’S HIGH-FLYING MAYOR GONE RETRO? No, Andy Anderson hasn’t turned in
his plane for a more low-tech form of transport. He’s cooling down the hard-working horses who were delighting the crowd with stagecoach rides during the Wellness Festival. Photo by Damian Couture
Summer of adventure for Ashcroft Sea Cadet
Jared Thompson-Fisher has returned home to Ashcroft after spending most of July completing the Basic Drill and Ceremonial Course aboard Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship Quadra, Cadet Summer Training Centre, in Comox, B.C. Jared is an active member of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps “Avenger”. He spent the past three weeks learning how to do various forms of marching drill, such as the Flag drill, the Rifle drill, and his favourite (of course), the Naval Field Gun drill. The Naval Field Gun used in this drill is more than one hundred years old. It was last used in service at the turn of the last century during the Boer War in South Africa. “I loved it! I made friends from across Canada, it was all free, and I even got paid to go!” said the Grade
9 student from Ashcroft Secondary School. “My favourite was practicing the Abandon Ship Drill where we would jump off the jetty into the ocean.” Next year he looks forward to taking the six week Drill and Ceremonial Instructor Course. Royal Canadian Sea Cadets is a national youth program sponsored by the Department of National Defence and the Navy League of Canada. The program is offered to all youth in Canada aged 12-18 and is provided at zero cost to families. High school students receive extra credits for being part of the Sea Cadet program. Adults interested in volunteering with, or youth interested in joining, the Ashcroft corps are encouraged to contact the Commanding Officer of RCSCC Avenger, Lieutenant(N) Darrin Curran, at 347sea@cadets.gc.ca
Lytton is one of 12 central and northern B.C. communities to be approved for up to $20,000 in funding from the Northern Development Initiative Trust. The NDIT’s new Business Façade Improvement Program allows communities to partner with local businesses to improve the look and feel of their commercial business areas. The program supports visual improvements such as façades, signage, murals, architectural features, siding, lighting, and awnings. These improvements are designed to enhance economic viability and vibrancy in the communities. The program will also result in increased assessed values and tax bases as a result of improved properties. “Lytton is already a destination for tourists travelling up the Fraser Canyon every year, and this funding support will help the village partner with local businesses to enhance our community,” said Village of Lytton Mayor Jessoa Lightfoot. Before the Village of Lytton applied to the program, it was required to develop and submit a business façade improvement plan/guidelines to Northern Development. Those guidelines, available from the Village Office, provide direction to local business owners about the eligibility criteria to obtain the grant. Once approved by the Village, a business can receive a grant of up to 50% of the cost of eligible improvements, up to a maximum of $5,000 per building. Businesses interested in partnering with the Village of Lytton on façade improvements must contact the Village Administrator to discuss the proposed project, which should fit with Lytton’s Gold Rush Centre theme. All commercially zoned buildings in downtown Lytton are eligible for grant funding. Commercial properties along the Trans-Canada Highway within municipal limits may also be considered. The grant is only available this year, although the Village will be able to re-apply for the grant in 2014. Jared Thompson-Fisher (far right) is at the ready to fire the century-old Ceremonial Naval Field Gun with his team of Sea Cadets from across Canada. Photo by Lt(N) Carson Stoney
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