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Teen killed in Hwy 1 crash A 15 year old Vernon boy was killed in a two vehicle accident on Hwy 1 on the Sackum Bridge between Spences Bridge and Lytton.

Traffic Services assisted Lytton RCMP and the Lytton Fire Dept. who responded to the collision between an SUV and a transport truck hauling formaldehyde at approximately 11:30 am on Friday, Feb 21.

Investigators determined that the southbound SUV, driven by the victim’s mother, a 44 year old Vernon woman, was attempting to pass another vehicle on the bridge. She was attempting to pull back into her own lane, but struck a barrier and bounced back into the oncoming lane where the transport truck collided with them. The boy was deceased on the scene; the driver was airlifted to Kamloops hospital with what was thought to be non life-threatening injuries.

The highway was closed in both directions for most of the day as Lytton firefighters tried to douse burning formaldehyde leaking from the truck, which hindered recovery efforts. The highway was open to one lane alternating traffic the following day as the vehicles were removed.

The driver of the truck, a 60 year old man from Kenton, Ohio, was not injured.

The matter is still under investigation.

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Trucks collide on road

Feb. 18 at 10:45 pm police attended a collision between two southbound trucks on Hwy 1 just south of the Red Hills Rest Stop after one truck rear-ended the truck in front that had suddenly slowed down. The first truck slowed after observing another semi truck in the ditch and quickly surmised that he was driving on a very slippery road. The first truck suffered extensive damage to the rear end and the female passenger was treated at the scene for minor injuries. Charges of driving too fast for road conditions are pending against the driver of the second truck, a 59 year old man from Willow River.

Earlier in the evening, a 2004 Peterbuilt semi with a trailer lost control on the icy highway and went into the ditch. The driver and passenger, concerned for their wellbeing on the icy highway, left the truck and walked to the rest area. The 27 year old Surrey driver and his female passenger were both suffering from whiplash and were transported by ambulance to Kamloops hospital.

tended to shcroft etAchMent a report of vehicle tracks in the snow Wendy Coomber leading 2005 GMC Sierra pulling up to an embankment. The report a flat deck drove off road was called in by a passerby across the oncoming lane who did not stop. Police in- and into the ditch. The drivvestigated the scene on Hwy er, a 23 year old Abbots97 C about 2 kms south of ford man, was taken to Ashthe Barnes Lake turnoff. croft hospital complainThey did see fresh vehicle ing of back pain. There was tracks which indicated that no apparent damage to the a vehicle had driven off and truck or trailer, but they were then back on to the road. towed for safety. Road conThere was no vehicle either ditions at the time were nornext to the embankment or at mal and dry, and it is suspected the driver nodded off the bottom. for a moment.

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Plates stolen from truck

Feb. 19 at 3:30 pm police stopped a vehicle on Elm St. in Ashcroft that bore a stolen license plate. An investigation revealed that the truck’s owner, a 28 year old Ashcroft man, was unaware that his own plates had been stolen, and the single current plate used as a replacement.

It had been stolen from a vehicle in Chilliwack. The Ashcroft reported his own plates as stolen.

Broken window

Feb. 23 at 4:30 pm police received a complaint by an Ashcroft homeowner that someone had thrown a stone at their front window and cracked it. A 27 year old male suspect was located. He admitted throwing the stone to try and get the owner’s attention. He said it was an accident and apologized and offered to pay for the damage.

hibited. Her vehicle was impounded.

No keys, no ride

Feb. 24 at 10:30 pm police were called to the Oasis where a 30 year old Princeton man was causing a disturbance in the parking lot.

The man had been drinking in the bar and went to get into his vehicle but became upset and frustrated when he couldn’t find his keys.

He was arrested for causing a disturbance and lodged in cells until sober. His vehicle was towed.

Impaired driving fatalities down

By Tom Fletcher Black Press VICTORIA – Roadside suspensions and vehicle seizures for drivers blowing as low as 0.05 per cent blood alcohol have helped cut B.C. Still driving Boy hit in parking lot drinking and driving deaths Feb. 24 at 12:50 pm, fol- by half, Attorney General Feb. 20 police received a report of a pedestrian be- lowing up on a tip, a Traffic Suzanne Anton said MonNo painting the town Feb. 18 at 11:15 pm po- ing stuck in the parking lot Services officer located and day. lice attended a single vehicle of the OK Stop the day be- stopped a westbound vehicle Government statistics accident in the same area af- fore. A 25 year old Ashcroft on Hwy 1 east of Cache show average fatalities from ter a northbound cube van woman reported that she and Creek by the Brookside drinking and driving have went off the road and tipped her six year old son were Campground. The driver fallen to 54 a year from a into the ditch south of the standing near the gas pumps was found to be a prohibited previous five-year average Venables Valley Rd. The around 3:30 pm when an- driver. In fact, she was just of 112, since the law took efdriver, a 26 year old North other vehicle drove up and returning home from Kam- fect in September 2010. AnVancouver man, was not in- struck the boy, knocking him loops Provincial Court ton said the program is so jured but was concerned that to the ground. The boy was where she had been con- successful that other provhis aerosol paint cargo might uninjured, and the matter is victed of driving while pro- inces are moving in the same hibited on Jan. 10. For that direction. be a hazard to others. There still under investigation. conviction, Rhannon Cubwas no problem with it and The “immediate roadbon, 36, of Ashcroft received side prohibition” program his vehicle was towed to Into the ditch Feb. 22 police attended a $650 fine and another 12 replaced most impaired drivsafety. a single vehicle accident months of driving prohibi- ing charges with adminison Hwy 1 by the Red Hills tion. She is now facing more trative penalties, including a Tracks leading nowhere Feb. 19 at 7 am police at- Rest Stop after a northbound charges of driving while pro- three-day driving ban and a $200 administrative fee for those who blow between 0.05 and 0.08, if the police officer has reason to believe the driver is impaired.

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Cache Creek has new garden club

Whether its vegetables, flowers, herbs or landscaping, check out the new garden club.

The first meeting is Thurs., March 6 in the new Cache Creek Library at 6 pm. We will meet every first Thursday of the month (except for August and December).

Come and meet fellow gardeners and get some great tips and “how to” knowledge about growing flowers, fruits and vegetables in our local climate. Do you have some seeds or plants you would like to exchange? Bring them with you!

Semi-formal topics to be discussed at upcoming meetings include composting, plant exchange, how to attract helpful insects, weed control and much more! A garden tour will be arranged for the summer as well as other fun activities.

The first meeting will be a meet and greet!

Bring any ideas for topics you may have and any questions or concerns you have about your garden!

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Constantia welcomes the public

HDI Constantia officially opened its new office in Cache Creek last week, in the old library building on Quartz Rd. President Steve Hodgson was on hand to welcome everyone present. Above, Bonaparte elders John Pierro, president Hodgson, Leroy Antoine and Ralph Sandy pose behind one of the models of the drilling site at the old Maggie Mine near 16 Mile. The new office is open to the public on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Family budgets discussed in legislature

By Tom Fletcher Black Press VICTORIA – Opposition politicians called out Premier Christy Clark Thursday on her assurances that the province’s budget would not be balanced by asking more from taxpayers.

“Look, it’s the premier

herself who yesterday said she would not be going out to taxpayers and asking them for more money,” NDP finance critic Mike Farnworth told the legislature.

He estimated fee increases of $900 a year for thousands of B.C. families, including a sixth consecutive

increase in Medical Services Plan fees.

“They’re going to be paying more for MSP. They’re going to pay more for hydro.

They’re going to pay more for ferry trips,” Farnworth said. “They’re going to pay more for car insurance, and if they live south of the Fraser, they’re definitely going to be paying more in tolls [on the Port Mann bridge].”

Finance Minister Mike de Jong replied that the four per cent increase in MSP fees is the latest of a series signalled in the last three B.C. budgets. Premiums, many paid by employers, account for 12 per cent of a health care budget that has grown from $8 billion to $17 billion since 2001, de Jong said.

MSP premiums increase by up to $5.50 a month for Bonaparte elders John Piero and Ralph Sandy drum at the opening of HDI Constantia’s new office in families earnCache Creek last week ing more than

$30,000 a year, effective with the start of a new fiscal year April 1. On the same date, a nine per cent increase in BC Hydro rates takes effect, adding $8 a month to the average residential electricity bill.

De Jong cited assistance for families in the 2014-15 budget, including a $1,200 payment into a Registered Education Savings Plan for children born in 2007 or later. A tax credit of up to $55 a month for children under age six is to take effect in 2015.

The biggest priority for new program spending in this week’s budget is an extra $243 million over three years for Community Living B.C. for services to developmentally disabled adults.

Another $15 million is allocate to the Ministry of Children and Family Development for special needs children.

An extra $15 million over three years is directed to RCMP policing costs and $6 million is allocated for legal aid services.

The budget also directs $29 million to support development of a liquefied natural gas industry in B.C., including attracting investment and providing permits and environmental protection.

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Bad decisions will kill Canada Post What would you do without your Post Office?

We’d have no place to weigh and mail a package. No place to buy postage. No place to sign for special deliveries. No place to hang/read posters. No place to sell raffle tickets. No place to run into friends and exchange news. No place to talk to the post mistress about fabric and show her my latest delivery.

Rural Post Offices are more than just a place to pick up and drop off mail. Whether the federal government thinks it is important or not, the local Post Office is a secondary community hall. It is like no other faciltity in town because everyone goes there - at least one member of every household.

When I lived in Hudson’s Hope, older residents would take recent arrivals up to the Post Office and have them stay there all day so that everyone in town could meet them.

While that may be an outstanding case, the fact remains that picking up your mail at the Post Office is a social occasion. I can’t go into the Post Office without, at the very least, a quick “hello” from whoever else in in there, with a lengthy conversation being at the other end of the spectrum.

Without our Post Office, we’d lose this part of our towns’ social fabric.

The federal govenment has been cutting back Canada Post for years, and has threatened to close municipal Post Offices. Now they’re cutting door to door delivery and replacing it with “Super Mailboxes.”

If they were smart - and no one has ever made that outrageous claim - they would be looking at ways to expand their services and thus their profits.

If people are turning to the internet to send their “letters”, use it. Develop internet services to send letters and parcels. Restructure prices for online businesses to make it more attractive to mail orders out.

There’s no incentive to mail a letter these days when it takes two weeks to go from Toronto to Cache Creek. In the 1970s, I could get a letter to Japan or Finland in two weeks!

Moving to Super Mailboxes is just one more step in the wrong direction.

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WAITING FOR SPRING like the rest of us, this group of Canada Geese look for a warm spot to land

Our music, our mountain... and our weather March coming in like a lion

The communities seem to emerge from winter’s hibernation come March. Not that we were sleeping exactly through those winter months! But when the snow starts to melt in the valley below Cornwall Mountain, and the water starts running in the streets and avenues, plans are already underway to make March’s day calendar pretty well filled.

I am involved in two events. Selecting 16 paintings from my collection for the Rotary Club’s BC Grapes and Hops Annual Wine and Art Show scheduled for Friday, March 7, and the Bernie Fandrich oral and visual presentation based on his book Majestic Thompson River, March 23, I have plenty to do to keep me out of mischief.

Paws ‘N’ Tales

My Gosh we are fortunate to have first rate classical musicians near enough to be able to provide our villages with concerts like Paws ‘N Tales!

Tales from Alice In Wonderland set to music, and some Baroque in Scarlatti, Mozart, and the more romantic Debussy and Grieg, with a couple of contemporary composers at the end, Clifford Crawley and Catherine McMichael. The musicians got a standing ovation at St. Alban’s Hall on Feb. 16.

Pianist Dimiter Terziev has become a well known figure in our area, and of

CAKEWALK CHRONICLES Esther Darlington MacDonald course, in Kamloops, and in Vernon.

I’m sure he felt the warmth and appreciation of his audience in Ashcroft.

I am enjoying his CD The Beginning and End of Classicism. I also enjoy his disc of Chopin Nocturnes, which I purchased at a previous concert in Ashcroft. These are first rate recordings.

Cornwall Mountain

Not Mount Cornwall, if you please.

I don’t know. That mountain that overlooks us all, for sheer grace of form and the movement of the weather, deserves the name we give to other mountains, like Mount Waddington, and Mount Baker. We may not ski on Cornwall, but we have been known to fly off the top of it with wide wings into the wind currents. Down in the valley, looking up, Cornwall is a barometer of the weather coming, the weather going. The mountain marks our territory. We determine when to plant peas, granted a mundane thing. But there is nothing mundane EMAIL:

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about that heart shaped apex that is either naked or cloud covered. And when a full silvery moon hangs over that mountain, and the sky reflects the silver, the total effect is a masterpiece.

Gratitude

Oprah, as everyone knows, is one of the world’s wealthiest women. Grew up in poverty. Suffered the brunt of Southern racism.

Oprah once devoted a whole show on Gratitude. Not surprising, it is a quality that seems strangely lacking today. We complain, we criticize, we harp on old wrongs and wounds that don’t seem to heal. That’s what they call “human nature”, I guess. And there is nothing wrong in speaking out about injustice, perceived or otherwise. But gratitude, that age old word meaning a feeling from the heart, put simply, is an emotion that encompasses family, friends, community, and the land and the air that provides for us all.

Last Christmas, I pondered gratitude with my granddaughter, Ayisha. I wondered aloud, “Why some people, many people, really, lack gratitude?”

Her reply: “Because they are thinking about what they do not have.”

That’s a pretty basic statement. But the more I thought about it, it made sense.

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and all are in very good shape. We have a lot of crafts what are available at any time the Centre is open.

We have some used chairs and a few tables at a good price, so those can be had when we are open also.

A letter was sent to the Lions and president Nick Lebedoff thanking them for taking on the Better at Home program. We thank you Shop online and your group for your foresight. We are in the process of getting our Spring Bazaar planning into place. Tickets are available around town 1-877-471-8697 and at the Safety Mart. Please help us with our fundraising and buy some.

Our Sunshine sent our nine cards to members, either sick at home or otherwise under the weather. Hope you are all better now.

Shop online Dates to remember include the Clinton Tea on March 12.

Ashcroft Councillor Doreen Lambert spoke on Heritage Day, March 23 and an event tak1-877-420-1116 ing place in the community hall from 2-3 pm where Bernie Fandrich, author of MajesThompson Cariboo tic Thompson River, Minor Hockey Association will talk about interesting and little known facts about the river.

Birthdays for February: Flo Berry, Joyce Thursday March 13 • 6:00 PM Freeman, Georgette Ashcroft Elementary School Evans, Ken Lukes, All TCMHA Parents/ Guardians Orest Maksymiw, Isaare encouraged to attend bel McGrath, Bill Munro, Kathy Morris, Loreen Martin, Stan Saari and Joyce West.

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Better At Homes program manager Sandy Williams about to cut the cake to welcome everyone to the new office in Ashcroft last month.

Fun never stops at Seniors Centre Hello to all from the Ashcroft-Cache Creek also have other ways to keep us stimulated, such Seniors Association! We are fortunate to have as reading, knitting, crochet and jigsaw puzzles. such a lovely facility in which to hold our day to We have a fine library at the Seniors Centre to borrow from. Our coffee pot goes on at 2 pm day activities. and there is tea and goodies every day that we We have such fun are open. Please come with our games and out and see what we camaraderie from day have to offer. to day.

Ashcroft-Cache Creek Seniors All reports were Our carpet bowlread at our monthly ing is a fine time to get Muriel Scallon meeting on Feb. 20, some exercise and chat with each other. Bridge is a good way to keep your brain engaged. We

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Fall Fair spotlights the dairy cow

The Fall Fair committee is excited to announce that the theme for this year’s Ashcroft & District Fall Fair is “Dairy: Udderly aMOOzing!” We will be showcasing the dairy industry, so mark your calendars for Sunday, Sept. 14 and start planning your entries.

Are you interested in helping plan this years fair? Or even just helping out during the Fair?

Call Jessica at 250 457-7128 for more information on ways that you can volunteer, or just come to one of our meetings. We meet the third Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm at the Community Futures Office in Ashcroft.

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Enjoying the moment of each new day Which brings me to the Zion United Church Friendship Tea held on Feb. 11. It is a free, annual event. The Friendship Tea is an appreciation for the support and good will of our communities. It is a gesture of gratitude. It is a fun and casual event that you don’t have to dress up for. Nevertheless, Anita Ladoski, who designed our costumes for the play, Midsummer Mid Term, brought a boxful of crazy but wonderful hats for our table ladies to wear. The church ladies waited on everyone “hand and foot”. Or should I say, “head and hand?” Anyway, it made for a happy time. And, I am grateful.

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Two inches of snow

In the state of Georgia in the U.S.A., two inches of snow fell recently. The resulting chaos was unbelievable! Traffic stopped, slid, smashed, overturned. Up here in Canada, one broadcaster marvelled that two inches of snow could create such disaster. In Hawaii, where palm trees sway and sandy beaches, turquoise coloured seas, attract millions every year seeking to escape the rigors of winter, for even a couple of weeks, snow fell. The National Post cartoonist depicted the image of palm trees and falling snow in a recent issue. I guess, for those people in Georgia, snow was not a joke. For Hawaiians, - they are still shaking their heads in disbelief.

Val Carey (centre) chats with creative friends at last year’s annual Walhachin’s Womens Day, which she and Colleen Bick organize every year. This year’s event is planned for Sat., March 8 in the Walhachin community hall.

March 4 - Zion UCW meets in Church Hall, 401 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft at 1:15 PM (note change of time for this month The day is a only). A warm and friendly welcome awaits all women. celebration of March 4 - Shrove Tuesday/Pancake Supper in Zion United women’s creativity.

Church Hall, 401 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft, beginning at 5:30

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PM. Meal by donation. Co-hosted by St. Alban’s Anglican Church and Zion United Church. Menu: pancakes, sausages, syrups, applesauce, and other assorted toppings, tea and coffee. Come and bring a friend!

March 5 - Ash Wednesday Service at Zion United, 401 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft at 7 PM with Rev. A. Watson leading. St. Alban’s Anglican and Zion United are jointly offering this service. All are welcome.

March 8 - Join us for World Day of Prayer, 11:00 am at St. Alban’s Anglican Church, 501 Brink Street, Ashcroft. Note service is Saturday morning. Women of Egypt prepared the service. Guest speaker: David Durksen who has visited Egypt.

Lunch to follow.

March 10 - 68th Bean Supper provided by Zion UCW and Friends. Two sittings; 5 and 6 PM. Tickets at door. A hearty home cooked meal at Zion United Church Hall; 401 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft. Everyone welcome.

March 29 - Ducks Unlimited Banquet and Auction, Cache Creek Community Hall. Doors open at 6:00pm, country buffet dinner at 7:00. Live and silent auctions, raffles, games, and door prizes. For tickets call Vivian (250-457-0430) or Sandy (250-457-9560).

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Chinese New Year

Daughter Nadine tells me that Chinese New Year in Maui is a big event. “Feeding the Lion” is part of the festivity. I received a picture of great granddaughter, Lauren trying to feed the lion. Even from the back, she looked pretty nervous. The “lion” was a huge paper, feather and felt creation that opens a wide jaw. Orange, red, yellow, tower over the little ones. Pretty intimidating for a 4 year old. I was born in the Chinese year of the Horse. Hey! The analysis of character is pretty dead on.

E mails

Going on the internet, learning all the ins and outs of cyber communication, in other words, being dragged into the 21st century, was not the simplest thing I ever did. Like so many seniors who depended on the telephone, and pen and paper, it took a little effort to adapt. But the effort has paid off tenfold. For years now, I have been able to communicate with distant relatives.

To exchange pictures. It really is not difficult.

It’s a mere mogul to jump over. And once you do, the freedom is wonderful! Not to mention the knowledge, boundless, and crucial. At least it is for anyone needing to research a subject.

You’ll find it all on the Internet.

Val Carey of Walhachin

We recently learned that Val was a passenger in a vehicle in an accident near Juniper Beach turn off and suffered serious injuries. She was rushed to RIH, and has been in and out of ICU. I called her good friend and fellow organizer of events in Walhachin Hall, Colleen Bick. Colleen tells me that Val had not been well since September. She is, of this date, in an induced coma. A moment of silence was made at the Paws ‘N’ Tales concert to send thoughts of healing for Val. Val has been a tremendous organizer. Putting that hamlet on the map with events that celebrated the history of the area, events that attracted many from other towns and cities, was something that gave Val and the rest of us, a lot of enjoyment and information. Val was always looking for talent, people who could provide the history and the colour of the area to the public. International Womens’ Day for instance, is Val’s gift to the area. This event celebrates the achievements of women in a number of venues, in the arts and in the crafts. Val is an Activist with a capital A. She’s in Kamloops marching for Peace. She is anywhere that the performance arts flourish. Never misses a show, a concert. She heralds the arts, like no one else I can think of. And her tastes were eclectic..everything from bluegrass and rock to a performance of classical music like the one we enjoyed recently.

In summary

I interviewed a pioneer of Walhachin some years ago whose name was Mrs. Reid. She had reached the age of 100. I was asked by her daughters to interview and take a picture. She had operated the post office in Walhachin for years, and her husband had once worked on the Anglesey Estate. Mrs Reid’s mind was still lively, and I knew she had lived a lot of history. I interviewed Mrs. Reid all right, took a nice picture of the group. But when I asked Mrs. Reid about the past, she told me in no uncertain terms: “I do not think of the past. I think about today.”

Here she was, a happy, smiling lady, still mentally alert and clearly enjoying “the moment”. Just glad to be alive.

It’s that ability to be grateful. Again.

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Hearts and angels were out in force on Valentines Day Over the past two years, a group of the stretcher by himself. The Less than a half hour later, we over 20 Seniors has been meeting reguparamedics told us: “Good job!” brought Nick’s car and things to the hoslarly at the Cache Creek Hall to workWhen they left with Nick, we all pital for his wife, Arlene, who insisted out. In the name of functional fitness sat down in a circle on the gym that I see Nick right away. When I enand fun, the Seniors have not only been floor to just settle down and talk tered the Emergency Room, I couldn’t increasing their health, they have also about what we had just experi- believe my eyes. Nick was sitting up, Vicky Trill become connected at the heart, like a enced. I felt like throwing up, smiling. With a little laugh he said, family. On this last Valentine’s day, Frisome wanted to cry, some were “Sorry for the scare.” trills@telus.net day, Feb. 14, that heart connection was thankful for the power of prayMore than 20 of the Sr. Fit Family put to the test when one of the family er and Al was happy that he was were together again for another workout members’ heart stopped. able to use the years of on the job on the following Monday. We marvelled Nick Lebedoff has been a dedicatFirst Aid training he’d received. I at what happened and how we worked away and the AED said, “continue comed, hard working member of the Sr. Fit called Nick’s wife to let her know about together as a team, and we are so thankpressions” so Al did and shortly after, Family for over a year. None of us could Nick’s apparent heart attack, but that he ful for the beautiful miracle on Valenwe heard a few breath sounds. Again, have known that inside his fit body, his was semi-conscious and on his way in tines Day! the AED told us to “stand clear, analyzheart was a ticking time bomb. the ambulance to the Ashcroft Hospital. ing.” This time however, Nick came to the Valentine’s “Olymit only wanted us to conpic Games Day” with his Team Cantinue compressions. The ada t-shirt, ready to move and have fun five of us continued, with doing some “Olympic events.” He and the AED occasionally askThe Royal Canadian Legion #113 Sage & Sand Pony Club his four team members began on the 301 Brink St., Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0 ing us to stand clear while District Commissioner: Marcie Down “luge” (little floor scooters with wheels) Phone: 250-453-2423 Fax # 250-453-9625 mleedown@yahoo.ca. it analyzed. I don’t rememwhere they scooted through the course ber how many times this South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry Society mimicking the luge. There was a lot of Ashcroft-Cache Creek Rotary Club happened, but at some point 601 Bancroft St. Box 603, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0 Contact Person: Karin Magnuson Phone 250-457-6629 laughter as over 20 Seniors were having 250-453-9656 Ken Klassen took over fun at their various “events.” compressions for Al and afDesert Spokes Cycle Society Someone said, “You should take a Ashcroft and District Fall Fair ter maybe 15 minutes from Phone 250-457-9348 Contact Person: Janna 250-457-6614 picture!” and I went to retrieve my camthe beginning, we noticed Contact Person: Jessica 250-457-7128 era. As I did, I heard someone shout. I Nick breathing more and Ashcroft Curling Club Phone 250-453-2341 turned to look and what I saw made the Ashcroft Soup’s On moving. He was alive! We laughter stop. Nick, who had just been St. Alban’s Anglican Church Hall, 501 Brink Street stopped compressions and Tel: 250-453-9909 or 250-453-2053 - All Welcome Ashcroft & District Rodeo Association smiling and laughing, was face down on encouraged him to breath.

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Crunching snow, dancing birds and internet No retreat from the cold

Cold enough for you this winter? Canadians talk about the weather a lot and this winter has been no exception. The storms and power outages in Toronto and Atlantic Canada around Christmas time and early January prompted some people living on the west coast to flaunt their palm trees and golfing dates on social media and suggest that smart Canadians choose to live in lower mainland BC. Well, after the cold that has covered most of BC in early February, I wonder just how many of those much bragged about palms and other tender plants in the Vancouver area will be anything other than brown compost come spring.

Minus 10 Celsius is a bit rough on palm trees. On Feb. 6 the thermometer measured -28 degrees C at my house.

It would not have broken any records if records had been kept, but it was cold enough to freeze the nose hairs. February 21 marks the 125th consecutive day with snow on the ground in my yard – it has been a long winter.

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226 athletes from the Thompson - Okanagan competed at the 2014 BC Winter Games bringing home 65 medals.

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The sounds of winter

What has intrigued me this winter has been the sound of the ice and snow. At -24 C the snow was making very audible, squealing protests as I walked on the packed snow paths. At -28 the sound became considerably louder – and the tires of a vehicle slowly moving over the driveway made so much noise that it drown out voices speaking at regular pitch.

Noisy snow, imagine it

From Loon Lake Road Barbara Hendricks squealing because it is being walked on. And yet – when the snow first fell in November- what was remarkable at that time was the silencing effect of the snow. So why does snow sometimes create that great white quiet and other times snow is so noisy that you can’t hear yourself think?

Scientists say it has to do with the differing characteristics of the snow at different temperatures and times.

Light fluffy snow falling at temperatures around -5 C accumulates with a lot of air pockets in between the flakes and thus acts as a silencer blanket as the snow reduces vibration and sound transmission. Walking on snow in these temperatures is quite quiet as there is still a very thin film of water that serves as a lubricant between the snow crystals. When it gets much colder and the snow has been around for some time so the air pockets have been reduced, then snow gets noisy as any pressure on it, like a person walking, is actually breaking up the ice crystals and the bonds between the ice grains – thus the crunch, knirk, scrunch and squeak when walking.

I found the following comment on the web “Snow squeaks ‘cause of frigits.” I never thought breaking up ice crystals could be so noisy. Isn’t nature fascinating?

Mating dance doesn’t impress

Mid month brought the Great Backyard Bird Count. During my observation period I was greeted by a male ruffed grouse in full display – and he was very impressive, however the hen just kept pecking away at the food and wasn’t so interested in all the fuss and preening. It seemed somewhat early for any spring courtship displays but it was Valentine’s Day so maybe he was just showing off. Large flocks of pine siskins are feeding on the bumper crop of cones in the spruce tree tops and they must be finding lots there because they are not interested in the bird feeders. I can also hear the Pine Grosbeaks up in the tree tops. The year’s first male redwing blackbird arrived in time for the count, arriving on the 17th.

What’s my name?

As of Feb. 20, 12,340 Canadians had submitted counts to the GBBC re-

cording 234 different species of birds – a record number from Canada.

Submitting the results of my count this year was an exercise in frustration. As I had entered my numbers last year I was asked at the website to sign in using the user name and password I used last year – and of course I could not remember it and couldn’t find it in the papers from last year.

This whole computer security is really getting to be quite troublesome.

The experts suggest you make a unique user name and password for every site to reduce the likelihood of a serious invasion of your computer - but how in the world can they expect ordinary people to keep track of all of them when just about every site demands that you sign in? I can remember those I use frequently but not one I used once last year.

The information from the count helps scientists improve the knowledge about bird locations and estimated number of the population.

Rural mobile services

On the TNRD front, the board has written a letter to the federal government requesting that there be improved mobile communication possibilities in the rural areas in connection with their recent $5.27 billion auction of wireless spectrum.

In principle it is a good move – we need better communication services, and they could have asked for better landline services at the same time.

Don’t hold your breath for that however. The major communication providers are already getting millions of dollars of government subsidies to service rural and northern areas and they have certainly not used the money to improve services. This past month landline phones along Loon Lake Road were working on and off- it seems almost like some kind of game was being played – now it’s working…now it’s not.

The new wireless spectrum owner in BC is Vidèotron, owned by Quebecor and there is a big question whether they will develop a system in BC or just hold onto the license and eventually sell it to someone else; whatever happens you can be sure it won’t be at a reasonable price for rural users.

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Putting a stop to bullying on Pink Shirt Day… Kerry Vital / Black Press Names such as Amanda Todd and Rehtaeh Parsons are sadly well-known to many Canadians. Both teens committed suicide after years of bullying at the hands of classmates.

On Feb. 26, Canadians will recognize Pink Shirt Day, a day devoted to preventing bullying and helping children and teens who are being victimized.

For some people, bullying hits very close to home. Tad Milmine, now an RCMP constable, is one of them.

As a child, Milmine was bullied relentlessly by classmates and locked in the basement by his stepmother every

day for 12 years. His father, an alcoholic, never tried to help him, even when Milmine’s stepmother verbally abused him.

“I always held out hope that one day an adult would see that I was in the basement and perhaps ‘rescue’ or ‘save’ me,” he says. “No one ever came.”

At 17, Milmine ran away from home and cut all ties with his father and stepmother. Still, he struggled with being extremely introverted and emotional. While he had dreamed of being a police officer for much of his life, he didn’t feel confident enough to act on that

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www.ash-cache-journal.com A9 dream. At 33, he finally felt able another male student bullied for to take that step and do what he wearing a pink shirt, decided to loved after encouragement from gather their friends and all wear an officer he met while playing pink to school. CKNW AM 980 was baseball. inspired by their action, and since “I never acted on my dream 2007 has raised over $650,000 because I truly believed it was for anti-bullying programs in B.C. just a dream,” he says. “I thought through the sale of their pink that dreams weren’t meant to be shirts. You can purchase your own achieved.” shirt at London Drugs or online.

Milmine was moved by the 2011 This year’s campaign is being suicide of Ontario teen Jamie presented by Coast Capital SavTad Milmine Hubley, who killed himself after ings, with Black Press as a media years of bullying for being gay and a figure partner. skater, to start Bullying Ends Here, a website For more information about Pink Shirt Day, that tells Hubley’s story as well as his own. visit www.pinkshirtday.ca. Milmine’s website Milmine has travelled all over Canada and the can be found at www.bullyingendshere.ca.

U.S. speaking to students and encouraging them to contact him if they need help. In the presentations, he shares his own story and that of Hubley, and tells the students that he understands what it’s like to be an outcast, and that he too is gay, just like Hubley. He shares this information to point out that he is no different than the people listening to him in the audience.

“I never let my sexuality stand in the way of living out a dream,” Milmine says. “I never let The website and smartphone app Ask.fm is a socialnetworking site where people can ask other users the negativity while growing up stand in my questions. It’s extremely popular with pre-teens and way.” teens, but recently it has become well-known for Milmine’s presentations are done on his own facilitating cyber-bullying instead. It has been refertime and with his own money. enced in several suicide cases around the world as “I always wanted to ‘help’ people and today I part of the bullying the victim experienced that led to am lucky enough to be in that position,” says their suicide.

Milmine. “Youth need to know that nobody The biggest issue with Ask.fm is that questions can can help them if they don’t speak up. You be submitted anonymously, and content is not monihave to share, have to ask for help. Give tored, so abuse of the service can be rampant with no us a chance to help.” repercussions to the user. Even if someone is blocked, Sixty-four per cent of Canadian that person can still view profiles and see other interactions, and privacy settings cannot be increased as children have been bullied at they can on Facebook and Twitter. According to RCMP school at some point, accordConst. Tad Milmine, the Latvia-based website also ing to the Pink Shirt Day sends daily spam with messages suggesting users campaign, and 40 per cent kill themselves and calling them ugly, among others, of Canadian employees are with no name attached. bullied at the workplace Parents are urged to monitor all social media accounts on a weekly basis. and talk to their children about their online activities in “Pink Shirt Day gets an effort to prevent cyberbullying, and remember that people talking,” the terms of service of Facebook, Twitter and Ask.fm Milmine says. require users to be at least 13.

“People are talking about it leading up to it, Join the cause and and on the buy a pink shirt at day itself. You’re going to talk about why pinkshirtday.ca you’re wearing a pink shirt or at London Drugs that day, and youth are reminded of the resources available to them.”

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Toxic fish

Ice fishing is a popular activity right now with Loon Lake Road residents and those fish sure taste good.

I saw a government ad recently which just floored me. It was a fish on a weigh scale and the ad read: “Trimming fat off fish cuts down on dangerous toxins. A Government of Canada tip on how to keep your family healthy and safe.”

The audacity of it - the government cuts all research programmes and environmental regulations and monitoring, won’t let research scientists speak freely and has destroyed research documents from past years... It has reduced or eliminated means that would contribute toward keeping water clean and reducing the amount of toxins that accumulate in fish and then it spends money advertising to people that the government of Canada is keeping them safe and healthy by telling them to cut the fat off the fish!!!

They should be making sure our water is free of pollutants and that fish are safe to eat. And who is checking and reporting on radiation in fish from the northern Pacific these days?

We all have heard about ongoing federal government ads for programmes that don’t exist or were stopped years ago.

Now they are spending huge sums of money to tell us we can just cut the toxins off before eating fish and in that way they are keeping us safe and healthy. I know where I’d like to see some fat eliminated.

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Golden Country presents

... Past, Present & Beyond Death on the Range - Pt. IV: The investigation What had started out Clinger was supposedly as a fairly routine, if disrobbed. The policeman tressing, case – one parthoped to find someone ner robbing another in the who had seen the pair dead of night and then distogether, and could conappearing into the BC infirm or disprove some terior – turned into someof Clinger’s story. His thing much more tragic, investigation eventualand mysterious, when the ly took him to the ranch body of the supposed thief of Napoleon Pigeon, was discovered with a the closest neighbour bullet through the back of to Smith and Clinger his head. What was more, at their pre-emption at GOLDEN COUNTRY Thomas Burton Smith Springhouse Prairie; and had clearly been dead for it was here that he learnBARBARA RODEN several days when he was ed something interesting. found, throwing the story Pigeon told the told by his partner, Albert “Chubby” Clinger, into policeman that he had received a letter from Smith considerable doubt. After Smith’s body had been in which the pre-emptor had said he was leaving the found in the bush near Dog Creek, District Chief of country, and possibly going to Europe, which tied in Police Frank Aiken promptly arrested Clinger in con- with the story Clinger had told of Smith wanting to nection with the death; but he knew that was merely go to Romania to visit his son. As he was departing in the start of what promised to be a long and difficult such a hurry, Smith wrote, there would be no time for investigation. a personal goodbye, for which he was sorry. Pigeon, When Clinger was told that his partner had been however, told Aiken he thought it was odd that Smith found murdered, his response was that someone should write to him at all, since the men never saw must have caught up with him. Who that someone much of one another, despite their proximity. was, however, remained a mystery. On Feb. 15, 1915 Aiken took the letter as evidence, and headan autopsy was performed on the body of Smith by ed back to Clinton. Why would Smith write a letter Dr. Fort of Walhachin, and Dr. Sanson, the coroner, of goodbye to a man he barely knew? The more he held an inquest. The jury viewed the body, but the in- thought about the case, the more he kept circling back quest was held over pending further developments. to money as the root of it all. Albert Clinger claimed With Clinger in prison, and the clock ticking, Frank that Smith had robbed him; but what sort of money Aiken got to work. had Thomas Burton Smith had at his disposal? If the Clinger had said that his partner had robbed him man had had money of his own, there would seem litof several hundred dollars while the two men had tle need for him to rob his partner. There was only been camped overnight on the road from Dog Creek one way to find this out; so Frank Aiken found himto Ashcroft. However, no money had been found on self heading back to the cabin at Springhouse Prairie Smith’s body when he was discovered. This proved that Smith had shared with his partner. nothing other than that whoever had killed Smith had It did not take long to find that Smith had an acrelieved him of whatever valuables the dead man had count with the Bank of British North America in possessed. Clinger, when arrested, had been carrying Ashcroft; there were several returned cheques from $100, considerably less than the sum of which he had that bank in the cabin, written and signed by Smith. supposedly been robbed. On the other hand, he had Aiken took these as evidence, in part because they had more than a week to dispose of the cash, so this provided a sample of Smith’s handwriting and sigproved nothing. Aiken would have to cast his net fur- nature. With these in hand he returned to Clinton and ther afield. phoned Chief Constable Colin Cameron in Ashcroft, To that end, he headed out towards Dog Creek, asking him to check what funds were in Smith’s acwhere the pair had made camp on the night when count and whether there were any recent cancelled

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Within an hour Cameron reported back. There was approximately $1,000 in Smith’s account, and several cancelled cheques. Aiken asked what the date was on the last cancelled cheque Smith had issued from his account. The answer was Feb. 11.

The date on which Thomas Burton Smith’s body had been found.

By which time the man had been dead for a week.

Aiken asked if there was any possibility of a mistake. Cameron replied that there was not. He was calling from the British North America Bank in Ashcroft, and he had the cancelled cheque, for $57, in his hand as he spoke. It was signed by Thomas Burton Smith . . . but a week after he had died.

Aiken told Cameron to let him have the cheque, as it would undoubtedly prove valuable. When he had it in his hands a few days later, he laid it out beside the other pieces he had assembled. These included the cancelled cheques he had found in the cabin at Springhouse Prairie which were undoubtedly in Thomas Burton Smith’s handwriting; the letter to Napoleon Pigeon, which was supposedly from Smith; and a sample of Albert Clinger’s handwriting, obtained from a letter which was in the file of the local government agent. When laid side by side, and carefully compared, the evidence was overwhelming. The letter to Pigeon, and the cheque for $57 drawn a week after Smith had died, were in the same handwriting; but they were not the handwriting of Thomas Burton Smith.

They were in the handwriting of Albert Clinger.

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A more accepting generation

I picked my 13-yearold son up from middle school on Valentine’s Day, and among the young teens walking home, I noticed two girls were smiling and holding hands.

“They’re gay,” Sam said when I asked about them. “They’re dating.”

“Do kids pick on them?” I asked.

“I don’t think so,” he replied. “Why would they?”

Wow. Things have really changed since I was in the eighth grade.

I explained that back in the old days, when I was in school, if kids were gay they’d do everything they could to hide it, for fear of being ostracized by

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TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, you should be able to accomplish your objectives this week, in spite of some early distractions. Things will right themselves before long.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, concern about those closest to you might be foremost on your mind this week. Shift that focus to your own life and responsibilities for the time being.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Your professional life takes precedence this week, Cancer. Allow yourself ample time to tackle all the things on your plate at the office, and you will be glad you did.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Use the power you have carefully, Leo. Sometimes it surprises even you just how great an impact you can make and the wide-sweeping consequences of some of your actions.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, uncertainty about your priorities arises over the next few days. Take time to think things through, but don’t be idle for too long. Do your best to stay motivated.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Long-term career goals are on your mind, Libra. Make time to develop a plan that can make those goals a reality. Consult with colleagues for advice or guidance.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, there is always room for compromise, even when compromise seems unlikely. Don’t be too quick to assume there is no room to work out an agreement.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Your focus is at an all-time high this week, Sagittarius. Now is a good time to establish clear objectives at the workplace or for important personal matters.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Friends and family bring you a sense of well-being, Capricorn. Surround yourself with plenty of people in the days to come. Open your heart, and you will get much in return.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, coworkers turn out to be a source of much-needed support when you receive some unexpected news. Thank them for their support and kind gestures.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, expect others to seek your help in the coming days. Do your best to help, and those around you will greatly appreciate it.

their peers or possibly shunned by their families.

“That’s stupid,” he said. “They can’t help who they’re attracted to.”

I wasn’t surprised he felt that way since that’s the type of thing I would say, but to witness the other kids not seeming to care about the two girls comfortable and brave enough to be themselves had me feeling elated.

What if it had been two homosexual boys walking hand in hand, though?

“I’ve never seen that,” Sam said later when I asked. “They probably wouldn’t because they’d get bullied.”

“Why?” I asked.

“I don’t know,” he shrugged. “Most of us like girls. Maybe it scares some guys when someone’s different.”

“Why wouldn’t lesbians scare them?” I asked.

He wasn’t sure, but his guess was that they could relate to liking girls and weren’t threatened or turned off by the idea of them being together.

“Lesbians might get picked on too,” he

ON A BRIGHTER NOTE LORI WELBOURNE loriwelbourne.com said. “But probably not as much.”

Interesting theory.

For other reasons as well, there definitely seems to be a higher level of acceptance in our society for homosexual females as opposed to males.

That’s why I found it surprising a couple hours later to see Ellen Page, the beautiful Oscar-nominated Canadian actress making headlines for coming out of the closet.

Why was she even in the closet in the first place?

In an emotional eight-minute speech at a human rights youth conference for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or questioning) the 26-year-old described how she had been affected by the

crushing standards of Hollywood, and that she was “tired of hiding and lying by omission.“ Her spirit, mental health and relationships had suffered due to her fear of coming out, and she now felt a social and personal responsibility to go public.

She said she had learned that the beauty, the joy and even

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the pain of love “is the most incredible gift to give and to receive as a human being, and that we deserve to experience love fully, equally, without shame and without compromise.”

I couldn’t agree more.

We only get to live our life once, and we should be able to live it authentically, without the judgment of others impeding our happiness.

I understand how difficult that can be, especially for young people with all their pressures to fit in and be like everyone else.

But it’s when we’re able to embrace our individuality and gain the courage to be ourselves that we have a better chance at a fulfilling and wonderful

life. And that applies to anyone, not just the youth, and not just the LGBTQ community.

“This world would be a whole lot better if we just made an effort to be less horrible to one another,” Ellen Page said to a cheering audience. Sounds easy, doesn’t it? It is if you’re nice.

Live and let live.

When we’re old and on our deathbeds, we’ll be happy that we did.

Thankfully, the younger generations seem to be embracing this way of thinking, and will hopefully continue to become more accepting of other people’s differences.

Lori Welbourne is a syndicated columnist.

She can be contacted at LoriWelbourne.com

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Enjoy Spring but be wary of fraud and scams “The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day He created Spring.” -Bern Williams March is the month that heralds Daylight Saving Time (on the 9th) and the first day of Spring (on the 20th). It is also a turning from the cold temperatures and snow of winter to the brightness of the beautiful yellow Spring daffodil.

March 5 this year is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. St. Peter’s Parish will once again host a Pancake Breakfast the day before, March 4, Shrove Tuesday from 11 am until 1 pm in the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #194 basement. Pancakes, sausages and scrambled eggs - $5.

Good deal!

Traditionally the Irish celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on March 17 which is also the start of Spring Break this year. Some lucky grandparents may be expecting a visit from their children and grandchildren during the holiday week.

Clinton Seniors Association members are working to bring a touch of Spring to Clinton with the annual Daffodil Tea on March 12.

I’ve been assured of a better delivery date for the cut flowers and potted daffodils (new to us this year), so hopefully the blooms will be very fresh. Part of the proceeds of the event will go to the Canadian Cancer Society. Mark your calendars for March 12, 1-3 pm in Clinton

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ly smile or word.

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pricey problems with your house that need to be fixed immediately. Some may come with phoney testing equipment. Once you give them a hefty cash downpayment for the repairs, you will never see or hear from them again;. Some travel in pairs and while one has you distracted about the “problem”, the other is searching your home for valuables or personal information, etc.

Don’t worry about being impolite. If a telephone call makes you uneasy or anxious, hang up right away.

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by Tom Fletcher Black Press B.C. teachers will vote on another mandate to strike March 4-6, B.C. Teachers’ Federation president Jim Iker said Tuesday.

“Unreasonable proposals” from the province’s negotiating team include wage increases lower than what other public sector unions have received, and a continued refusal to put class size and special needs support limits back into the contract, Iker told a news conference in Vancouver.

Education Minister Peter Fassbender said wage negotiations “have to start somewhere” and after a year of bargaining, the BCTF has yet to present a wage demand. He declined to provide specifics of the government offer, but said classroom conditions are on the negotiating table.

“Clearly we’re at the table with class size and composition,” Fassbender said. “Our negotiators presented a package of proposals. We are still waiting to see the full proposal, including the wages, from the BCTF.” Iker confirmed the union has not yet made a wage proposal, after a year of negotiations to replace a contract that expired in June 2013. The union described the government’s offer as a 0.5 per cent increase on ratification, not retroactive to the past year, making three years with no increase.

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ou’ve likely heard it - You should regularly contribute to a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) to prepare for retirement. Perhaps you do.

However, out of almost 93 per cent of Canadian tax filers who were eligible to contribute to an RRSP for the 2010 tax year, only 26 per cent made contributions.

It’s important to contribute to an RRSP and there are many options available. An RRSP is a retirement plan registered with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) into which you or your spouse contributes.

These contributions, up to your personal limit, are deductible from your income. As well, any growth in an RRSP is exempt from tax while your money remains inside the plan.

Hockey coach Mike Rampone gives his players some advice as they play a practice game in the Ashcroft Arena over the weekend.

Understanding your RRSP options These are incentives the CRA uses to help ensure Canadians take an active role in preparing for their retirement.

What happens if you need to access an RRSP before retirement? An RRSP can be completely cashed out before retirement and the proceeds paid to you. You may also take partial withdrawals without terminating the plan. However, either of these scenarios will result in the withdrawals being taxed at your marginal tax rate in that same calendar year.

When you withdraw money, you’ll have that much less saved for retirement. It’s best not to touch your RRSP until you retire. RRSPs are available from financial institutions, including banks, trust companies, mutualfund companies, life insurance companies and stock brokerages.

Options are available, such as GICs, stocks, bonds, annuities, mutual funds and segregatedfund contracts. Specifically, mutual funds and segregated fund contracts can provide important advantages when accumulating wealth for retirement, especially when held in RRSPs. Let’s look at the options of holding mutual funds and segregated fund contracts as part of an RRSP in more detail. When you invest in mutual funds, your money is pooled together with other investors’ money. You own units, which represent your portion of the holdings in the fund. Mutual funds invest in a broad range of securities and are typically managed by a team of investment professionals.

Mutual funds range from being

conservative to aggressive, offering levels of growth potential and associated risk, so it’s important to understand the characteristics of the mutual funds in which you invest.

Your investment in a mutual fund can grow: • When the fund earns income, such as dividends on stocks and interest on bonds.

• When the fund’s securities experience market growth.

When you’re diversified by investing in a large number of assets, as is the case when you invest in mutual funds, a loss in any particular investment can potentially be minimized by gains in others. Investors purchase mutual funds because they do not have the time or the expertise to manage their own portfolios. Portfolio fund managers make all of the decisions and do the monitoring for you.

Most companies offer pre-authorized chequing plans so money can be invested automatically on a monthly basis.

Managers buy and sell large volumes of securities at a time; therefore, you have the opportunity to access a fully diversified portfolio at a significantly lower cost, versus constructing your own portfolio, security by security. A segregated fund is a pool of assets held by a life insurance company, but the pool or fund is “segregated,” or kept separate from the general assets of the insurer. You invest in a segregated fund through the purchase of a segregated- fund contract. It offers investment management and growth potential, just as mutual funds do, but there are also protective guarantees pro-

vided by the insurer.

There are many types of segregated fund contracts that vary in complexity and features, but all offer death benefit and maturity guarantees. You don’t necessarily have to cash out an RRSP immediately upon retirement.

Rather, the CRA has mandated RRSPs must mature before the end of the year in which you turn age 71. At this time, you can take a lump-sum payment, on which you would have to pay tax at your marginal rate.

However, a better alternative is to convert the RRSP to a registered retirement income fund (RRIF) or a registered annuity, either of which provides you with a series of payments over time and is therefore more tax efficient. RRSPs and RRIFs can provide creditor protection, except to contributions made in the last 12 months. This means that, in the event of bankruptcy, these assets are protected, ensuring retirement savings remain intact.

If there is a named beneficiary other than the estate, RRSP and RRIF assets are not subject to many of the delays, fees and other costs often associated with estate settlement. Instead, the assets can pass privately and directly to the named beneficiaries. Many other options are also available. Speak to your advisor about the RRSP choices that could work best for you and your unique situation. A spousal RRSP is a plan opened in your spouse’s name to which you make contributions.

The advantage of a spousal RRSP is it can provide you with opportunities to split income

with your spouse before and after retirement to generate tax savings. Tax savings can be realized when the spouse who is in a lower tax bracket takes income from the spousal plan. The net effect is, collectively, you and

your spouse could pay less tax than you would have if only the spouse in the higher-tax bracket had taken income.

Contributed by David Page of D.W Page

Wealth Management Ltd. Manulife Securities Investment Services Inc.

Like many Canadians, Robin and Susan faced a lot of hurdles when it came to saving for their retirement. But by working with a financial advisor, they were able to develop a plan that helped them retire without worry. Now, they are living a retirement that allows them to fulfill their dream of travelling the world.

Robin and Susan – and their passports – have never been happier.

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DAVID PAGE, CFP, CDFA, CPCA

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