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Daffodils blooming in Clinton

(Above) Mary Burrage, Kay Hinkes, Colleen Langton enjjoy their strawberry shortcake at the Clinton Seniors Association’s annual Daffodil Tea. (Below) Alice Crosson and Helene Cade sell daffodils for the Canadian Cancer Society. Blanche Fennell makes a donation.

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Clinton Seniors Association hosted its annual Daffodil Tea on March 12. Part of the proceeds are forwarded to the Canadian Cancer Society.

Over a hundred guests enjoyed strawberry shortcake and an opportunity to buy home baking and fresh daffodils; a welcome sign of Spring!

Jeff Nagel Black Press Medical marijuana home growers have been ordered by the federal government to provide written notification by April 30 that they’ve halted production and destroyed any leftover pot.

Authorized personal grow-ops for approved medical marijuana users become illegal Apr. 1 as their licences expire and the country switches instead to a system of regulated commercial production.

Health Canada said in a statement March 14 it will notify law enforcement of any users who fail to comply with the notification requirement, an apparent shift from past refusals to disclose locations to local authorities on privacy grounds.

The new Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulation allows licensed medical marijuana users – more than 16,000 of them are in B.C. – to buy dried pot only from approved commercial producers via mail order.

Many B.C. municipalities are keen to stamp out medical marijuana home grows, which they say often pose an electrical fire risk to neighbours and may leave mould and other safety hazards behind for future residents.

But most also don’t want to take on the burden of fixing what they see as a problem created by the federal government.

Mission Mayor Ted Adlem doesn’t support sending police in to enforce compliance with the new medical pot law, even in cases where Ottawa discloses users who have failed to send their notification.

“I’m not interested in throwing people in jail for growing marijuana,” Adlem said. “Who’s going to foot the bill to close these people down who have not notified and ceased to operate?

I’m far more in favour of being able to have my fire inspector check the place out for electrical safety.”

He predicts many other B.C. municipalities will also have little interest in making it a policing project.

“I think most mayors are concerned about the cost of doing this. Is it something we really want to be spending our policing budget on?

I don’t think so.”

Sensible BC campaign director Dana Larsen accused the government of reneging on promises of privacy for medical marijuana users.

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causing a disturbance. Poin the shcroft etAchMent lice stopped a white pickbar. He up in the area shortly afterMarch 11 at 12:30 pm agreed wards. The driver, a 21 year to police were called to a dis- not old Ashcroft man, appeared Wendy Coomber turbance on Bancroft St. try to go out of breath and claimed near the Village Office back into an intruder with a flashlight he was fleeing from a group where police located a dis- the bar enter their backyard around of youth who were chasing traught young man wan- and no charges were laid.

12:30 am. The homeowner him. He showed no signs of dering down the street. The shouted at the intruder, who consuming alcohol and was complainants reported that Too drunk to go far March 12 at 8 pm po- hopped back over the fence released. Shortly afterwards, the 23 year old Ashcroft man was acting strangely and re- lice received a report of and ran away. Nothing ap- police received another comacting aggressively to people an intoxicated man caus- peared stolen later that mor- plaint of youths in the same area ringing a doorbell. Powho approached him. He ing a disturbance on the ning. lice made patrols but no was unco-operative with po- bridge in Ashcroft. The callyouth were located. There lice as well, initially. He was er was concerned that the Wires pulled down March 15 at 9 pm po- were no other incidents taken to the hospital for a man might be attempting to mental health examination. jump into the river. The 43 lice received a report that a called in. year old Ashcroft man was southbound truck pulling No charges were laid. located in front of the Safe- a box trailer had knocked Business egged March 17 at 9 am a ty Mart, displaying signs of down several wires in the Nothing stolen March 11 at 5:30 pm a gross intoxication. He tried north end of Cache Creek downtown business made a 68 year old Ashcroft woman to evade police but was eas- in the vicinity of the Chev- report of mischief after their called to report that her fur- ily taken into custody. He ron. BC Hydro and internet front windows were hit by niture had been stolen. Po- was arrested for causing a wires had to be restrung and raw eggs. There were no suslice attended and found that disturbance and lodged in some customers were af- pects and no damage. It was fected. The truck was locat- speculated that it might be no furniture had been taken, cells overnight until sober. ed in Lytton and the driver, a retaliation for recent dealbut the complainant was in 30 year old man from Wash- ings with other tenants in the medical distress. BC Ambu- Arrest warrant March 13 the Ashcroft ington state, was ticketed for building. lance attended and transported the woman to the hospital Detachment was notified driving without reasonable that an arrest warrant was consideration and failing to Sudden death for further examination.

March 17 at 6 pm poissued for Ashcroft resident remain at the scene of an aclice attended a sudden death Brock Ledoux, 28. Ledoux cident.

Time out reported at an apartment March 12 at 2:40 pm po- failed to appear in court to on Government St. in Ashlice attended the Oasis bar answer to a charge of break Full moon antics March 16 at 1 am po- croft. The 72 year old man for a disturbance in the park- and enter from a recent incilice were called to a disturb- was discovered deceased afing lot and located a 39 year dent in Lillooet. ance on the Mesa in Ash- ter a family member came to old Cache Creek man who croft where a group of teens check on him. No foul play had been asked to leave by Intruder in the yard March 14 police received were said to be drinking and was suspected. staff. They called the police complaint when he attempted to re-en- a ter the bar. The man was so- from a resident ber but was shouting and on Brink St. that swearing at an acquaintance they observed After four avalanche fatalities possible. in six days, the Canadian AvaIt’s also critical that all backlanche Centre (CAC) urges backcountry users are equipped with esPolice Telephone #s country users to make cautious and sential safety equipment for avaAshcroft: 250-453-2216 conservative decisions while in lanche terrain, adds Klassen. avalanche terrain.

“Everyone in the party needs Clinton: 250-459-2221 “We’ve been dealt a pretty an avalanche transceiver, a probe Lytton: 250-455-2225 troublesome snowpack this season and a shovel every day, regardless Crime Stoppers and our terrain choices need to re- of expected conditions. And it’s flect that fact,” says Karl Klassen, equally vital that everyone is fam1-800-222-TIPS (8477) manager of the CAC’s Public Ava- iliar with has practised using this lanche Warning Service. equipment. If an avalanche occurs, Interior Roads “The weak layers we’ve been there is no time to go for help.” tracking for many weeks remain The critical window for find1-800-842-4122 a significant problem and areas ing and extricating a victim is just where you might have felt safe in 10 minutes, when there is an 80 per previous seasons may not be the cent chance of survival. The odds best choices this winter.” drop dramatically after that. At just Two of the recent fatal snow- 35 minutes, there’s a less than 10 mobile accidents occurred in cut- per cent chance of survival. blocks – areas below tree line In addition to the essential Early Season cleared by logging companies, equipment, airbags are recomKlassen notes. mended. But as with any piece of Membership Buy “Often, riding below tree line safety equipment, it’s vital to have of $740.00 has been can be a safer choice in terms of practiced its operation and to enextended to April 17/14 avalanche danger. But with the cur- sure it is tested and in good workrent warm temperatures and wet ing order before going into avaWe would like to welcome back snow at low elevations, that’s not lanche terrain.

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Local leaders share disappointment in mine decision

by Carole Rooney 100 Mile Free Press Prime Minister Stephen Harper slammed Taseko Mines Ltd. and its proposed New Prosperity Gold-Copper Project at a March 3 Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention, calling its environmental report “damning.”

While her own government recently rejected the project, Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod says it is a let-down, as she believes the majority of people in the CaribooChilcotin support the mine project. “[They] saw it as an important economic lifeline, and I know that many are very, very disappointed, and certainly I share their disappointment.

“There were people for and against, but my sense was that it has strong support in the area.”

McLeod says she recognizes the challenges of the Cariboo-Chilcotin – both those shared with rural ridings across the country and also specific economic setbacks, such as the pine beetle devastation.

The federal government is committed to moving projects forward, but resolved to base its decision on the independent New Prosperity Environmental Assessment Panel and its experts, McLeod explains, which determined there would be significant adverse impacts.

In December 2013, Taseko entered into a judicial review to dispute certain panel findings.

Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett says she is “extremely disappointed” the federal environmental review process turned down the proposed gold-copper mine in the CaribooChilcotin a second time.

“I’m very disappointed with the federal government. I feel the federal government has let us down.”

She adds the rejection came despite the initial project being passed by British Columbia’s environmental review, and after $300 million in further mine redesigns by Taseko to meet the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency’s criteria.

“It is not environmentally unfriendly.”

Barnett says she has followed and worked on this project since 1991, and with the pine beetle devastation on the forest industry in the past decade, this was the biggest opportunity the community had.

“New Prosperity meant hundreds of goodpaying jobs. The project meant families could stay together in the Cariboo ... and use their skills in a project that demands bright young tradespeople.”

Now, the local MLA will wait to see what the judicial review finds, and if Taseko decides to resubmit the project.

Barnett says she recently spoke to McLeod, and told the MP the region really needs some help.

“We need stimulus funding; we need something to help us stabilize our economy.”

Barnett didn’t go so far as to call it compensation, but she notes “a lot has been taken away” from the region by Ottawa.

“It’s time the federal government came to these regions and said, ‘OK how can we help?’

So I have had discussions with our MP, and I know she is looking at a couple of things that I am working on with her.”

Barnett says she’s keeping what those might be “under her hat” for the time being.

A sweet Thank You Desert Bell Ringers presented Second Time Around volunteers with cupcakes in the shape of a handbell last Friday, with sincere appreciation of their support. The generous donation from Second Time Around will help with the refurbishing of the set of handbells this summer. L-R: Natsha Grimshire, Carmen Ranta, Ray Shindler, Anne Bonter, Jim Rymer, Lorna Delling, Cheryl Schmitz and Shirlee Johnson.

A Lion-sized Challenge (L-R) Lions Bob Cunningham, Ernie Kristoff, Laurie Rennie, Mavis Putnam, Better at Home coordinator Sandy Williams, Lions Mo Girard, Bob Williams and Ines Lopez. The Ashcroft & District Lions Club strongly believes in promoting services for Seniors within our Community and that is the reason we are involved in Better at Home as the sponsor, as volunteers and Advisory Committee Members. We have recently donated $1,000 to the Ashcroft Cache Creek Better at Home program. This is for relief of some of the startup costs in setting up the office and, more importantly, providing services to our Seniors.

The Lions are issuing a Challenge to all organizations within the Ashcroft - Cache Creek area.

Your Challenge is to help support the Better At Home Program through in-kind donations of volunteer time or cASH. Can you meet or beat our $1,000 donation to a very worthy local cause? Please contact Lion Secretary Vivian Edwards, 250 453-9077. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

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Be prepared before disaster strikes You can’t escape it even in a small town.

Accidents happen everywhere. You can’t prevent an accident, so it’s how you deal with it that matters.

Last week I reported that Ashcroft Council was worried about what was being transported in the dozens of rail cars that roll through town daily.

You can’t prevent every accident, but you can minimize any unexpected disaster by anticipating problems and being prepared.

Avoiding anything that might cause a disaster is, unfortunately, impractical. We would have to rip out our highways to prevent trucks hauling hazardous material.

We would have to ban air flight because a jet crashing in the middle of town could be quite detrimental to local business. Ban all industry and businesses that use any type of toxic chemical...

I remember, years ago when I was a teenager living in Windsor, one of the big paint stores caught fire and hundreds of people in surrounding neighbourhoods were evacuated because of the toxic fumes.

Fast forward to 1991, Taylor, BC was evacuated when a pocket of methane caught fire during testing at a natural gas processing facility - in the centre of town. It caused a series of explosions and seriously compromised the big processing plant just a short walk away as the pipeline lays, Westcoast Energy.

At a community meeting a few days later between residents and company officials who answered questions, some of the residents were irate to find out that the natural gas industry posed any sort of threat to the town, even though everywhere you look are warning signs for the high pressure gas lines running under the town.

However, the evacuation was about as smooth as it gets because town officials were prepared. No one demanded that the industry leave town. And people became more interested in the municipal emergency preparedness group afterwards.

We can lobby the government to force safety compliance on companies and industries, but until then, we need to be prepared and know what to do in case of emergency.

THE SETTING SUN CASTS LONG SHADOWS over Historic Hat Creek Ranch VICTORIA – Canada’s sleek, imported green propaganda machine rolled into the capital last week for a couple of days of meetings.

You wouldn’t have heard about it, because they didn’t stage any protests or press conferences. Instead they met quietly with selected reporters as well as politicians from both sides of the aisle. They didn’t invite me for some reason, but from what I can gather, it was a friendly networking session.

When I speak of our U.S.-directed environmental movement, many people still don’t know what I mean. They see the sign-waving on TV and assume it’s all spontaneous, driven by passionate volunteers. Nuke the Whales for Jesus, as we used to joke in the 1970s.

It’s an industry now, and as with our automotive industry, Canada is a branch plant of the U.S. The Victoria event was an annual conference called Organizing for Change, sponsored by Tides Canada.

Thanks mainly to the work of B.C. researcher Vivian Krause, this offshoot of the U.S. Tides Foundation now at least identifies itself while it pulls B.C.’s political strings.

Organizing for Change currently includes Ecojustice, Greenpeace, Sierra Club B.C., ForestEthics Advocacy, ForestEthics Solutions, Georgia Strait Alliance, Dogwood Initiative, Pembina Institute, West Coast Environmental Law, Wildsight and Seattle-based Conservation Northwest.

Professional protesters are mainly just taking credit for the 2012 buy-back of Shell’s coalbed gas licences around the headwaters of the Nass, Skeena and Stikine Rivers. Tahltan Central Council declared that territory theirs in 1910, Tom Fletcher and having pros roll in with slogans tfletcher@blackpress.ca and graphics wasn’t exactly crucial to the outcome.

Their greatest marketing success so far is the Great Bear Rainforest, which is continually portrayed as being in peril from huntTides is itself a front for wealthy charitable foundations based mostly in ing, logging and of course, oil and gas Seattle and California, funded by bil- development.

One of the documents Krause unlionaires who see “saving” B.C. as their earthed is a 2008 plan entitled “Tar personal eco-project.

Their hired activists met with En- Sands Campaign Strategy 2.1” that vironment Minister Mary Polak to dis- has proven remarkably prophetic. As cuss her just-introduced Water Sustain- Greenpeace, Sierra and ForestEthics ability Act. This was to demand heavy were negotiating the 2007 Great Bear fees and choking regulations on water land use plan, other network members used for “fracking,” that nefarious gas were preparing to “raise the negatives” drilling technology so demonized in and market Alberta as a unique threat to fake documentaries and celebrity pro- planetary integrity.

As I mentioned after the protesttests.

Tides no longer attempts to hide its er-staged Neil Young concert tour, it’s strategy of targeting energy develop- amazing how American oil and gas inment in B.C. and Alberta. Its tactics terests and Alaska oil tankers remain are well known, too. Environmentalists invisible to this sophisticated network.

NDP environment critic Spencer need high-profile wins, and the economic pain is best inflicted outside of Chandra Herbert met with the green the U.S., the biggest polluter in world machine too. He wants all of B.C.’s groundwater mapped and measured history.

Organizing for Change’s stated pri- deep into the Earth’s crust. That should orities for the year are the “last stand of take a while. the Great Bear Rainforest,” the “Sacred Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter Headwaters” and the Water Sustainaand columnist for Black Press. bility Act.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Stop filming Forget crude, go and pitch in natural Dear Editor Ashcroft council’s concern over dangerous cargo rolling through the community is no surprise, considering the Harper Government’s plan B to move Alberta bitumen by rail across Northern BC and already through the Fraser Canyon.

Is Steven Harper using Transportation Minister Lisa Raitt’s initiative to improve rail safety as extortion for more pipeline construction?

We already have over 8,000 km of rail line that is in terrible need of upgrade in order to haul dangerous cargo safely. Unfortunately, there’s not much we can do about it, seeing that we sold the railways off.

Now, we are in a terrible pickle, being put in a rude and evil situation of having to move the dirtiest crude in the world across the most pristine regions of earth, using rail lines that have a history of spilling toxic chemicals into our lakes and rivers, not to mention the latest rail disasters.

Are we taking all these environmental risks to supply our own energy needs? No, they want to triple the tanker traffic with even larger ships to supply the energy needs of Asia so they in turn can supply Kris Gunderson us with non-essential cheap Delta consumer goods, produced on the backs of child and slave labor, and with Letters to the Editor absolutely no respect for the environment.

Deadline Friday at 3 pm. All letters must be So instead of designed by the author. Email: editorial@ veloping our own accjournal.ca or Drop off: 130-4th manufacturing indusStreet, Ashcroft or Fax to: 250-453-9625. try, we give that away

Dear Editor What has society come too?

I was recently involved with a rescue of a man trapped in a burning vehicle. (Driver rescued from burning vehicle: The Journal, March 6, 2014.)

Upon arriving on the scene, the first image I remember is a person standing on the shoulder with their tablet filming the three or four people trying to get the trapped driver from a burning wreck.

This wasn’t the only person, as I noticed a few more after the rescue when I returned to my vehicle.

Do you really want to film this? I have had a tough enough time emotionally, and we got him out! I can’t imagine how I would have felt if we’d failed or if we were five minutes later and the victim was trapped in a fully engulfed car.

I don’t want to shame anybody but give your head a shake! Do you really want to film a person as they burn to death?

I must say there were a lot of good people on the scene that day, doing what they could. Tip of the hat to those who helped - you are all great people. Hopefully if you are ever in need, there will be people like you there to help.

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COMMUNITY because we cannot compete with that kind of labor. This is an absolute sham of an Energy Policy, we are delivering subsidized raw energy, to our manufacturing competition, so in turn they can out compete us in every field of manufacturing.

If we took the high road and developed an energy policy that first leans toward self-sufficiency, we could rebuild the important sectors of our manufacturing industry by offering cleaner, more dependable, and less expensive energy.

This represents a great opportunity for the Province, but not without challenges. Most of these will come from other competing jurisdictions, who as well, have new undeveloped reserves of cleaner energy. The challenge will be to create new markets by introducing conversion technology for already existing internal combustion engines, as well as other gasoline and diesel burning apparatus to Natural Gas, will be the key to creating the market, that will be needed to keep the price at a competitive and sustainable rate.

To convert every vehicle, would be a massive financial opportunity, as well as cut our carbon footprint significantly.

Gas is more abundant, cleaner, cheaper, and we can develop our own resource, instead of sucking out every last nickel of crude out of the Tar Sands. Let’s save the oil for manufacturing and burn Natural Gas. Let’s forget about rail and pipelining crude, it’s time to convert to Natural Gas. This is what Premier Clark campaigned on last spring.

This is what won her the Provincial election, this is what British Columbians want. This is what we should do.

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Bloom with Jo Petty are holding a The night will begin with a banner painting session on March short selection of springtime tunes, 18 and 19 from 6-9 pm. Call 250played on wooden recorders by 453-9402 to register. Children Carmen Ranta and Wendy Coombunder 8 must be accompanied by an adult. CiB would like to thank er. The choir will take over with United Way for funding on this some popular songs of today and yesterday,. Then solo performgreat community project! ances by the ever talented, CarSee CURRENT on p. 6

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men Ranta on saxophone and Dimiter Terziev on piano. There will also be a must-see special performance by a “Cup Group”.

The Sage Sound Singers would like to thank Conductor, Carmen Ranta, Musical Director Michelle Reid and Pianist Dimiter Terziev for their commitment and passion to our musical community.

The Performance starts at 7 pm with doors at 6:30 pm. Admission by donation. Stayed tuned for more information and look for posters around town.

Comedy Duo Kenny Shaw & Brian Temple at the River Inn

The River Inn Pub presents the Comedy Duo of Kenny Shaw & Brian Temple on March 29. The play is a combination of Country Comedy and Sixties Music Tributes for Baby Boomers. An unexpected compatibility of harmony, musical preferences and humour.

You’ll never remember the harmony duos of the Baby Boomer generation the same way again. They are a high-powered comedy duo aimed directly at the funny bone of baby boomer audiences. Their musical tributes, unpredictable and zany antics, and high calibre musicality are gut achingly funny.

Kenny has received the BC Country Music Association’s “Entertainer of the Year Award” for four consecutive years, Brian is a multi-instrumentalist equally at home playing percussion, bass, or guitar and they both enjoy performing: parodies, skits, and hits by the harmony duos of the fifties and sixties.

This fast paced comedy/music show

Some of the artwork at last year’s show.

has a barrage of one-liners, musical impressions, sound effects and honey smooth musical tributes to the great duos of the Baby Boomer era, such as The Everly Brothers, Peter and Gordon, Sonny and Cher and more.

Kenny Shaw is known for being outrageously funny and continuously is being asked to “sing more”. So he has buddied up with long time friend and multi-talented Brian Temple who is highly respected in music circles for being a precision vocalist. Brian’s career has taken him throughout the North Western United States with show bands, and on to Vancouver’s nightclub circuit. Kenny Shaw and Brian Temple are one dynamite entertainment package. For more info call (250) 453-9124.

A Sunday afternoon school of folk with Ken Whiteley

Winding Rivers Arts & Performance Society hosts another fabulous Dessert Concert in downtown Ashcroft. Mark your calendars for their concert featuring folk legend NOTICE OF INTENT Ken Whiteley. It’s a matinee at performance at 3 pm on SunRE: LIQUOR CONTROL AND LICENSING ACT day, April 6. Tickets are now APPLICATION FOR A LIQUOR PRIMARY (LP Club) AMENDMENT available at; Natures Gifts, the Ashcroft Bakery and the Jade An amendment application has been received by the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 194 located at 310 Lebourdais Avenue in Clinton to make renovations to the main floor of the establishment.

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The current capacity for the main floor is 50 patrons and the current capacity for the basement level is Ken Whiteley is one of 60 patrons. The occupant load for the main floor will now be 100 persons. There have been no changes Canada’s most respected requested for the basement level and will remain at a capacity of 60 patrons. “roots” musicians. Drawing on Residents and owners of businesses located within a 0.5 mile (0.8 km) radius of the proposed site may his incredibly rich background comment on this proposal by in blues, gospel and folk styles, 1) Writing to: this seven time Juno award THE GENERAL MANAGER nominee is always a wonderful C/O Licensing Analyst LIQUOR CONTROL AND LICENSING BRANCH addition to any festival or conPO BOX 9292 cert series.

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Ashcroft Art Show’s 47th year!

Don’t miss the 47th Annual Ashcroft Fine Art Show & Sale presented by the Ashcroft Arts Club from April 25-27 at St Albans Hall, 501 Brink St., where art lovers will gather to get a taste of what local Artists have to offer. Opening Night is Friday, April 25 (Adults only) from 6-9 pm. This year, there are many great artists exhibiting pieces including sculptures, photographs and paintings in water colour, acrylic and oil paint. Admission is by donation.

Enjoy beautiful paintings and drawings by many local talented Artists. Saturday to Tuesday from noon to 5 pm all ages. The show also gives the artists a chance to showcase their work and meet with other artists and people from the community. Choose your favourites. Support local Artists from the area. Refreshments will be served. Local Artists paintings, photography and exhibits can also be purchased. Should you become the proud owner of one of these works of art you must pick it up at the close of the show on Tuesday.

Handbell Concert coming up in Cache Creek

Coming up on May 4 is a Spring Concert from the Desert Bells Handbell Choir. They will be performing in the Cache Creek Pentecostal Church.

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Proposed fees blindside miners, prospectors a “done deal” members are trying to work closely with government to make recommendations.

So far Wittner has taken his concerns to Cariboo North MLA Coralle Oakes and he has a meeting scheduled with Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett next Friday.

“I’m also attempting to talk to some of the Williams Lake prospector and mining equipment local mayors about the manufacturer Eric Brigden. Photo: Monica Lamb-Yorski economic impact, but I haven’t been able to meet

by Monica Lamb-Yorski with any of them yet,” Wittner said.

Williams Lake Tribune Williams Lake prospector and Mining permit fees being proposed by the provincial government will ser- mining equipment manufacturer Eric iously impact prospectors and small Bridgen said the discussion paper scale placer miners, said Cariboo Min- blindsided everybody.

“A lot of people were under the ing Association (CMA) president Riconfusion that if we pay the permit fees chard Wittner.

In a draft discussion paper on then we wouldn’t be putting up any Mines Act fees released by the ministry bonding, but this is just a fee for proof energy and mines last month, miners cessing the paper work, we’ll still be would be required to make an applica- nailed for the bonding.”

Bonding can cost anywhere betion for a Notice of Work (NOW).

For small scale placer and mineral/ tween $3,000 and $10,000.

On March 9, more than 40 people coal exploration activities with a total surface disturbance of under one hec- attending a meeting in Quesnel hosted by the CMA and 100 per cent of them tare, the proposed fee is $2,000.

The cost goes up to $4,000 for up voted in favour of not accepting the to three hectares and up to $6,000 for fees.

“Now we’re writing letters,” Bridgmore than three hectares.

Because the new fee structure is not en said.

Energy and mines minister Bill

Bennett said March 12 he doesn’t want to charge fees, but his ministry has to generate revenue.

Presently miners don’t pay permit fees to government, while people in forestry and oil and gas do, he added. Bennett said he is hoping the bulk of the revenue will come from mines at the top of the spectrum.

In fact the proposed major mine permit fee is $300,000.

“The grassroots guys on the ground, poking around, are the ones who make discoveries so we have to make sure we don’t create policy that’s going to discourage them,” he added.

Fees would help recover 60 per cent of the costs for corporate administrative services, inspector analysis of permit applications, technical reviews, referral costs and First Nations consultation.

Permitting fees will directly support “timely” processing of permit applications and sustaining the enhanced level of service provided to the industry, but will not directly increase the number of inspections, Bennett said.

In 2013 mines inspectors conducted a total of 1196 mine visits and the number of mine visits conducted annually by inspectors has nearly doubled since 2005, he added.

Comments on the discussion paper will be accepted until March 31. It is anticipated the fees will be in place for the fall of 2014.

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was very well attended and enjoyed by all those who took the time to take in a game or two.

The results were: First – the Quesnel Team from Ashcroft; Second, the Warren team from Lillooet; Third was the team that called itself ‘Clinton’ and Fourth was the Dougherty Team, also from Clinton.

There were three more Captain Karl Hansen (left) and Fire Chief Wayne Walch (right) present teams but I haven’t been Ned Horsley with his 10-year pin and a mug. able to find out where they placed. Suffice it to say that Hockey all the players played hard Tournament and had fun and that’s what Captain Karl Hansen (left) and Chief Wayne Walch (right) present Deputy Winners it’s all about!

Chief John Engelhart with his 25-year pin, a picture, mug and letters of The final congratulations. hockey tourna- Daffodil Tea Susan Swan ment of the seaThe Clinton Seniors 459-2224 or 2325 son that was Association hosted a very countrysquire@ played in Clin- successful Daffodil Tea on bcwireless.com ton on the week- Wednesday, March 12. A Chief Wayne Walch and Captain ity as a fire fighter. The men and end of March 8-9 total of 94 people attended Karl Hansen presented Engel- women who fill this capacity in the event and another 43 hart with a framed picture, mug our communities deserve our take-out orders were deliv- and 25-year pin. Messages of thanks for giving so freely of ered to businesses and shut- congratulations their time to keep us ins around town. were received and our properties This was the first time from Cathy Mcsafe. they had potted daffodils Leod, MP; Jackas well as cut ones for sale. ie Tegart MLA Clinton Seniors The potted ones sold out and Clinton VFD The Clinton Senquickly. The bake table was member Bernice iors Association will also totally sold out. hold their regular genWeihs-Torheiden It was a lovely kick-off who could not ateral meeting followto spring and part of the ing a noon lunch at the tend.

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Alice Crosson with a If you are a senior presented with a bunch of cut daffodils Balancing the budget protects our economy and keeps Fire Fighters Honoured who is new to Clinton 10-year pin for at the Daffodil Tea. it strong. Economic Action Plan 2014* includes proposed Deputy Chief John and you would like his service and investments in things that matter to Canadians like: Engelhart was surprised dedication to the Clinton VFD. to get together with others sen• Enhanced broadband internet service for rural with a dinner and awards to Mayor Rivett thanked both men iors to plan activities and events and Northern Canadians honour the 25 years he has for their continued service to then you are welcome to drop in.

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High above the world on Pimainus Lakes

by Esther Darlington MacDonald There’s a string of lakes up there in the Highland Valley above Spences Bridge, above Ashcroft, above just about everything resembling habitation, that was for some of us a generation ago, the place to be when you wanted to get away from civilization and taste the silence.

Of course, there was fishing. The three small lakes were as likely a place to angle for trout as any in the Cariboo.

Not large trout. But they filled the pan, and were as fresh tasting as Pavilion Lake’s. We stayed at Pimainus Fishing Camp owned by Jack and the late Reta Kirkpatrick. Son Bob was often around to help as well. Eventually, Bob took the operation over.

This resort held several cabins, and the Kirkpatricks stayed in the lodge, a handsome log building facing the first lake, the largest in the string. We sometimes rented a cabin, or we brought our tent trailer up and camped. We also rented a log cabin a mile or so from the lower lake. It had been built by Forestry for the staff overseeing the ridge way back in the 20’s and 30’s. Jack bought the cabin which was as comfortable and as rustic as any one liking the life would wish for.

In those days, the trip up to Pimainus Lakes was a formidable climb for our aging Chevy 4x4. And God help you if a logging truck came around one of those blind corners. You had to back up, if there wasn’t an opening you could tuck yourself into.

Sometimes, we would encounter Spences Bridge rancher, Mary

Curnow. In those days, she was on a salty flavor of an evening. horse, checking her cattle ranging on In the evening, wood smoke filters the ridge. That round cherry cheeked through the camp. Food takes on a flatanned face under the cowboy hat was vor more intense, along with appetite. always a sight for sore eyes. She’d And as every angler will tell you, there wave and we’d stop and have a few is nothing tastier than fresh trout fried words with her. in a little salt over a camp fire. You get There is nothing like spending an up at sunrise and push the boat into the extended period on a mountain top lake, and jump in and paddle off. Even that entertains every kind of weather. if you get skunked that day, it is still one If the weather is just too bad, you hun- of life’s greatest pleasures to contemker down and wait for it to pass. Or you plate the sky, the lake and the light that go up to the Lodge and have a have a changes with every shift of the clouds. mug of coffee and some good, just You can build your own dreams on about everything kind of, talk. Or you a lake like that. Poetize, paint, philosowork a crossword puzzle and periodic- phize. And wonder about the mysteries ally look out of the cabin window and that Nature, inspires. And at night, you watch the wind blow every which way. are close enough to the stars to reach But when the weather’s good, you can out and touch them. At least with your explore the lakes’ boundaries and mar- eyes. vel at the variety of flora and fauna. There is no air fresher, cleaner smelling. You breathe it in deeply. It is as purer air as you are ever likely to breathe.

On those warm afternoons, you can walk through the woods, filled with grass and wild flowers, and wash March 23 - Come out and hear a talk by Bernie Fandrich, your hair in a little pool hid- founder of Kumsheen Rafting and author of British Majestic Thompson River, at the Ashcroft den behind the grassy rump of Columbia’s Community Hall from 2:00 - 4:00pm. There’s no charge a boulder left by the Ice Age, for this event, sponsored by the Village of Ashcroft. and you can sit by the weir 24 - The next Cache Creek Council meeting will watching the lake rippling be- March be held at 4:30 pm in the Cache Creek Village Office. yond. And when you bring your catch into the camp after March 25 - 16 Milers: Informative meeting to update on progress and make future plans for the a long session out on the lake, residents community. 7:00pm at Hat Creek Ranch. you can clean and fillet it. We smoked some of the trout and March 25 - “E-Book” 10:00 - 11:30 am. Ashcroft Library. took it back to Ashcroft and March 29 - Ducks Unlimited Banquet and Auction, enjoyed munching that smoky, Cache Creek Community Hall. Doors open at 6:00pm,

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Goodbye winter, hello spring

I love the four seasons, and the one I look forward to the most is spring. With all its wonderful qualities, my anticipation of it intensifies since it directly follows winter. Yes, the snow is beautiful, but being cold isn’t my thing.

Thursday, March 20 is the first official day, and I’m looking forward to the fresh start. My husband laughs when I say stuff like that, because I’m constantly seeing fresh starts.

“The first of the new year, new month, new week, new moon,” he said. “Everything’s a fresh start with you.”

Not everything. But I’ll admit to resetting

ON A BRIGHTER NOTE LORI WELBOURNE loriwelbourne.com my start button quite frequently, and the first day of my favourite season provides an excellent reason to push it again.

Everything becomes so alive at this time of year. The sun shines longer, the flowers begin to bloom, the birds start to chirp and people seem to smile more than ever.

“They’re happy because they’re not

March • Week 4 ARIES - A difficult challenge lies ahead, Aries. Save up your energy for the next few days, and keep socializing to a minimum for the time being.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 The path you have been taking seems more stable, Taurus. This is a good way to go for a while. You will find others are looking to you more for advice. It’s a role you enjoy.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, a string of bad luck is not as bad as it seems. Like most things, this, too, shall pass. Keep your chin up, and hang out with friends to keep your mind busy.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 A great opportunity presents itself this week, Cancer. Focus your energy on making the most of this opportunity, and you will be glad for having done so.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, speak a little louder to ensure your voice is heard on an important issue this week. Your input is valuable, and those around you will be glad you spoke up.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, a new career opportunity is coming your way soon. Make the most of this opportunity if change is something you feel you need at this point in your career.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Extra spending leaves you a little light in the wallet, Libra. Look for ways to generate some extra income or curtail your spending in the months ahead.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, a bumpy road will soon give way to greener pastures. Ride out this rough patch with a smile on your face, and it will pass quickly without wreaking any significant havoc.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, a relationship is blossoming and you’re not sure in which direction it should be going. Trust your gut instincts, and things will work out fine.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 You are tougher than others suspect, Capricorn, and you will prove your mettle with a difficult task that requires all of your focus and energy to master. Others will be impressed..

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Things are changing, but it’s for the best, Aquarius. Instead of going against the tide, let the waves take you where you need to go. Surprises are in store.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Think about moving in a new direction, Pisces. Change can be a good thing, and you will benefit from embracing change this time.

too hot and they’re not too cold,” my ten-year-old daughter explained. “It’s the perfect amount of degrees in the spring.”

Well, it’s definitely the ideal temperature in my opinion, and the warmer weather inspires me to get outside. Even something as simple as a walk by the lake can be a glorious time to

breathe in the fresh air and recharge my energy level.

“Are you setting any new season’s resolutions?” my friend asked me during a recent hike. New season’s resolutions? I’ve never heard of such a thing. But, sure. Why not? I’m always up for a little self review, and an organized date to clarify my goals is right up my alley. Especially after the challenging winter I just had.

Benefitting from the outdoors will be one of my intentions. Being an obsessive workaholic, I haven’t always been very good at living in the moment. Connecting with nature

can help with that.

Doing things I enjoy and spending time with people I love can help with that as well.

One of those people I love is my dad, yet spending time with him is difficult since we live a four hour drive from one another. Becoming more like him will continue to be one of my other goals, though. A natural optimist, his warm, colourful personality and sunny disposition actually reminds me of spring.

He would probably laugh at that com-

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parison and make a joke about being no spring chicken, but he’s almost 67 and still acts like a big happy kid who’s just thrilled to be alive every day.

He’s a firm believer that happiness doesn’t come from having the best of everything, but making the best of everything we have, and for that reason, and others, he’s always been a fantastic role model. The older I become, the more I recognize that.

I can’t say I’m naturally like he is, but he’s one of the rea-

sons I’ve been writing this column and discovering different ways to be more positive over the last five years.

Life can get messy, dark and painful at times, there’s just no escaping that.

But as the old proverb says: “No matter how long the winter - spring is sure to follow.”

And, now, here it comes, bringing all the joys of the season with it.

Lori Welbourne is a syndicated columnist.

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Massive sockeye run forecast for Fraser River

by Jeff Nagel Surrey North Delta Leader Another huge sockeye salmon run is forecast to return to the Fraser River this summer, potentially even bigger than the modern record of 30 million that unexpectedly came back in 2010.

The fish that are now on their homeward migration back to B.C. waters are the spawn of that massive run four years ago, which was the best in a century.

Pre-season estimates of this summer’s run size from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans range from a low of 7.3 million to a high of 72.5 million, with the more probable mid-range forecast set at 23 million.

Until the salmon begin appearing off Vancouver Island, however, there’s little way to know with certainty what proportion of fry that went out to sea survived and thrived in the marine environment.

Much depends on ocean conditions, such as water temperature and the amount of food and predators they encountered.

It’s been theorized that ironrich ash from the eruption of an Alaskan volcano in 2008 caused a plankton bloom that increased the food supply, contributing to the 2010 sockeye run.

No volcano fertilized the North Pacific waters since then, but salmon watchers are waiting to see if a rogue geoengineering project had any similar effect.

A Haida-led team controversially dumped 200 tonnes of iron dust in the ocean in 2011 with the aim of trapping atmospheric carbon and boosting salmon returns.

A 10,000-square-kilometre plankton bloom was later detected by satellites.

Commercial harvesters, sport fishing operators and aboriginal fishermen, meanwhile, are all buzzing with anticipation over the potential run.

But processors caution a huge record run could overwhelm fish packing plants that were pressed to their limit in 2010.

“It was a large challenge and I’m not sure we could have handled very much more fish,” recalled Rob Morley, vice-president of production and corporate development at Canadian Fishing Co. (Canfisco).

He noted the range of 2014 estimates is broad and salmon forecasting is notoriously inexact.

But Morley said other signs coming in point to a very good year for sockeye all along the coast, including runs to Barkley Sound and the Skeena River.

“We’ve seen very good returns of three-year-old fish this past summer,” he said, referring to sockeye that come back a year early and are called immature jacks.

Strong coho returns also suggest good ocean survival for sockeye.

Morley said processors hope In 2010 the Adams River shallowswere full of a strong run can be verified soon spawning sockeye. enough for fishery managers to approve early and steady openings, rather than a later, more compressed window.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING “If we are, in fact, seeing a lot The Village of Clinton will hold a Public Hearing in the Municipal of fish and get started sooner, it will Council Chambers, located at 1423 Cariboo Highway in help everybody handle more fish.”

Clinton, on Wednesday March 26th, 2014 at 6:30 pm to consider Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 509, 2014 . The Sto:lo Tribal Council fisheries purpose of the Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 509 is to amend advisor Ernie Crey warned against the Village of Clinton Zoning Bylaw No. 439, 2007.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 509: allowing intensive commercial (1) Section 13 I-1 Light Industrial and Section 14 I-2 Heavy fishing too soon this summer withIndustrial, Definitions is amended to add the following: “Medical Marihuana Grow Operation” means the cultivation, out solid justification. growth, processing, storage or distribution of marihuana for “Everyone’s getting excited,” medical purposes as lawfully permitted and authorized under the he said. “It’s great the forecast is Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations. looking that good. But we can’t “Research and Development Laboratory” means a laboratory forget that we’ve had three inquirand associated offices for the development and or testing mechanical devices, materials and non-biohazard products. ies into failures of Fraser sockeye salmon runs. Things can go terribly (2) Section 15 Public Use is amended to change the following: wrong and people can be very disa. That lot A Plan KAP LLD Clinton Townsite PID 002-940-540 (commonly known as the Clinton Museum property) zoning be appointed.” changed from C-1 Commercial to P-1 Public Use. If errors are made and manb. That lot 1, Plan KAP19385 District Lot 1060 LLD, Except Plan KAP58096 PID 009-620-222, (commonly known as agers decide mid-season they’ve the Thompson-Nicola Regional District Eco Depot) zoning be allowed too much fishing, Crey changed from I-1 to P-1 adding Regional Government recycling/ said, the only place to compensate transfer station/eco-depot to Section 15.1 Permitted use. and ensure enough salmon spawn The Village of Clinton wishes to regulate the location of the is to then curtail the aboriginal Medical Marihuana operations within the Village of Clinton; the zoning amendment conforms to the Village of Clinton Official catch upriver.

Community Plan (OCP); “It’s hard to be definitive about the Village of Clinton Zoning Bylaw No. 439, 2007 requires some number changes to Sections 13 & 14 of the bylaw; salmon. We only know enough to the zoning for two publicly operated facilities are not zoned know that we don’t know enough.” according to their current use therefore the Village of Clinton The commercial sockeye fishrequires the Museum and Eco-depot properties to be re-zoned.

The proposed Bylaw may be inspected during normal business ing was allowed last year, when hours in the Municipal Office, 1423 Cariboo Highway until 4:30 about four million salmon returned pm March 26, 2014. If you deem your interests to be affected by this bylaw, please submit your comments in writing or attend the to the Fraser, after a shutdown in Public Hearing and you will be given an opportunity to be heard.

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If you require information regarding this bylaw, please contact DFO officials say Fraser sockthe Village office at 250-459-2261 Tom Dall, CAO eye appear to be gradually rebuilding since the disastrous 2009 run This is defined as gradual lessening or decline in compassion because when of an overexposure to bad news or difficult experiences. Persons with just 1.6 compassion fatigue are developing a “thick skin,” getting less patient and million empathetic. lt’s actually a form of trauma. Practice self-care, give yourself sockeye a break, and perhaps even find a friend or family member who could help returned, you.

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This position is a union position (CUPE Local 900), would run from the beginning of May to Labour Day and would be for 40 hours per week at $18.23 per hour. This position will be of interest to anyone with a love of the outdoors.

As the successful candidate will be working in public facilities he/she should be comfortable dealing with people and be prepared to answer general questions regarding the village and the surrounding area. Applicants must also hold a valid Class 5 Drivers Licence.

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This position is designed for a student who will be returning to a post-secondary institution in the fall.

The Village is an equal opportunity employer and this position is open to both male and female applicants.

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Thursday, March 20, 2014 The Journal

The BC Government is proposing to offload the province’s world-class recycling programs, run by local municipalities, to an association led by big multi-national corporations.

The idea is that we’ll get a better, more efficient program that costs taxpayers less.

Currently, BC homeowners only pay, on average, $35 a year for curbside recycling. Under the proposed regime, you’ll pay more. Every time you bring home a pizza, buy toilet paper,

Unfortunately, what we’ll really end up with is anyone’s guess.

How much more? Well, nobody’s saying.

The association isn’t guaranteeing that we’ll get a better program, or even one as good as the current Blue Box program already in place. Since the association is led by big businesses outside of BC, many of whom are not even headquartered in Canada, one could presume that profits will come before environmental stewardship. They usually do. They also won’t guarantee that there won’t be any job cuts here in BC.

Here’s the only thing anyone does know: we already have a Blue Box program that works, is efficient, managed locally and puts the BC environment first. So why is the BC government flipping a coin, bringing in a questionable recycling program that some of our local elected officials are already calling a “scam?”

And how is this supposed to make things better for BC?

or pretty much anything else that comes in a package, businesses will be passing their increased costs on to you.

It’s time to contact Premier Clark and ask her.

What’s going on here?

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