Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal, August 07, 2014

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A River Runs Through

Local artist Marina Papais (in yellow) and craftsman Dan Collet (far right) at the installation of one of her murals outside of the Ashcroft Wellness Sudio. Owner Wendy Wiebe (in blue) and welder Chris Holloway (far left) assisted with the beautiful piece, entitled: “A River Runs Through” Historic Ashcroft where Wellness Awaits You. The glass mosaic was installed during the recent Wellness Festival.

Incinerator power deal gets B.C.U.C. go ahead Surrey North Delta Leader Regulators have approved an electricity purchase agreement that will see BC Hydro pay $43 per megawatt-hour for power from Metro’s existing garbage incinerator in Burnaby.

Critics had argued Metro’s garbagefueled electricity can’t count as clean and renewable under provincial law and therefore should be worth much less – closer to the $24 spot price for power exported to the U.S. The aim of incineration opponents was to blow a hole not just in the revenue from the existing plant but also

in the business case for a future new waste-to-energy plant, which Metro Vancouver has assumed will earn around $100 per megawatt-hour.

But the utilities commission decided air pollution concerns raised by the Fraser Valley Regional District were “not relevant” in okaying the contract renewal and made no finding on whether the incinerator counts clean, green power.

It concluded the negotiated price between BC Hydro and incinerator operator Covanta Energy appropriately reflects the cost of power generation

plus a reasonable return.

The $24 spot market price wasn’t an appropriate comparison, the commission said, because it doesn’t apply to electricity that is firm (incinerator power is always on, unlike wind farms) or guaranteed in large volumes for many years.

BC Hydro said the $43 contract price is well below its long-term cost of building new generating capacity of $85 to $100 per megawatt-hour and still attractive compared to the $51 it would pay for non-clean natural gasfired power.

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The Royal Bank is advising its Cache Creek clients to do their banking in Kamloops until further notice.

“We apologize to our clients for any inconvenience and greatly appreciate your patience,” said Pam Shaw, Regional Vice President, BC Interior, RBC Royal Bank. “We are currently working closely with authorities to determine when it will be safe to access the branch and we will provide additional information to clients in the coming days.”

Cache Creek Village Administrator Dan Plamondon said the Village has had a number of calls from people since a fire on July 28 closed the Royal Bank branch indefinitely.

“The questions,” he said, “are usually when are they going to resume business, are they going to resume business? Will there be interim service with an ATM?” The company needs a structural engineer to determine the security of the roof before anyone can go back inside, said Plamondon. The rest of the damage appears to be cosmetic.

Plamondon said Village staff has been driving to either Kamloops or Merrit to do the Village’s banking.

For all immediate banking needs, clients can visit or call our nearest Kamloops branch located at 1210 Summit Dr., or phone 250-374-8334, said Shaw. Or call 1-800-769-2511 for more information.

Village awaits legal advice on Oasis The deadline given to the owner of the Oasis Plaza in Cache Creek to board up his “unsightly premises” has come and gone (July 18) without action by the owner.

Although the Village’s bylaw outlines the fines to be levied against a property owner who does not comply, it has been referred to their legal counsel for advice on how to proceed.

Administrator Dan Plamondon said the Village is proceeding cautiously in order to protect itself and the taxpayer against any legal action the property owner may choose to take.

Plamondon said it’s costing the taxpayer money to consult with lawyers, but the Village is hoping that they will be able to recoup their costs in pursuing this matter.

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July 28 at 2 pm police received a complaint from a Cache Creek woman who was receiving unwanted texts from her ex boyfriend, the father of her children. Police determined that the texts were related to the children’s care and advised her that it was a matter for the family court, not the RCMP.

Man taken to hospital

July 28 at 4 pm police were asked to check on the welfare of an 88 year old man in the Ashcroft Apartments Motel. The man was located lying on the floor of the apartment, unable to get up. BCAS was asked to attend and to transport the man to the hospital for an examination.

Fire duty

July 28 at 5:30 pm police were asked to assist the Cache Creek Fire Dept. with traffic control while they and the Ashcroft Fire Dept. were engaged with the fire in the Royal Bank of Canada on the highway.

Anything on wheels

July 29 police were following up on a complaint lodged the day before about a man spotted removing a garbage can from behind rhe credit union in Ashcroft. He was spotted the following day in Cache Creek at the Husky, still with the garbage can. He was not located on either occasion. It is suspected he was using the can to collect empties, as he traded a shopping cart for the garbage can.

Gone fishing

July 29 at 3 pm police received a complaint of a suspicious vehicle that had been parked near the Walhachin bridge for 48 hours. Police looked at the truck and recreational trailer, but nothing looked suspicious. It did look as though something heavy had been dragged down to the river from the trailer. Two days later the owner, a 54

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year old man from West Kelowna, contacted police to advise that he had been rafting in the river and left his vehicles parked. Everything was safe.

Disturbingly drunk

July 29 at 5 pm police received a complaint from Chevron staff about an intoxicated customer who was agitated and throwing things around. He departed before police arrival, but was located inside the KAL Tire building. The 37 year old Clinton man was found to be on probation out of Abbotsford, with a condition not to consume alcohol. He was arrested and lodged in cells until sober, at which time he was released on a promise to appear in court to answer to the charge of breaching his probabion.

Camping items found

ing before the driver got back into his vehicle and left. The pedestrian continued walking down towards the park and was not located.

Street sleeping

July 31 at 6 pm police received two reports of a young man lying near a roadway. The first report was him lying just off the road near the south end of the Ashcroft bridge, using his t-shirt as a pillow. The second report said he was partly up Cornwall Rd., lying on the shoulder. Patrols were made by the RCMP and BC Ambulance but he was not located.

Stolen fruit

July 31 the owners of the former Horstings Farm north of Cache Creek reported that approximately 200 pounds of apples had been taken without permission from the trees in the orchard. They believed they had been taken sometime overnight July 29/30.

The matter is still under investigation.

July 30 police received an abandoned red tote bag and green sleeping bag which were left at the Red Hills pullout on Hwy 1 south of Ashcroft.

The bag contains personal items but no identification. The owner should contact RCMP at 453-2261 and identify their belongings.

Aug. 1 at 3:30 pm staff at OK Stop in Ashcroft reported that a man had left a credit card at the counter and filled his vehicle with $91 worth of gas and then drove away without completing the transaction. The matter is still under investigation.

Hit and miss

Impaired driving

July 30 at 4 pm a 50 year old Spences Bridge driver attended the Detachment to report that he had just been in an altercation with a pedestrian on Hwy 97C in front of the old fire hall. The man advised that the pedestrian, who had just left the Safety Mart and was carrying two grocery bags, was upset when he drove his hummer around him and hit the passenger side door with one of the bags. The driver stopped and confronted the man. They exchanged bad words and engaged in some shov-

Gas and dash

Aug. 4 at 6 pm police received a complaint of an erratic driver in the Cache Creek area. The vehicle was located pulling into the Shell station at the main intersection and the female driver showed signs of impairment.

The 38 year old Chetwynd woman blew a Fail on a roadside sobriety device and was issued a 90 day driving prohibition and her 2009 Toyota Corolla was impounded. She was given a ride to the bus station.

BC Assessment taking photos of local residences BC Assessments has engaged a contractor to take photographs of properties in the Cache Creek/Ashcroft area for two or three days beginning Aug. 10.

BC Assessment’s mandate is to ensure that all properties in B.C. are accurately, fairly and equitably assessed for property tax purposes. To keep our information up to date, we periodically take street front and aerial photographs, visit property owners or mail questionnaires to property owners asking a number of questions about their property, such as number of bedrooms and bathrooms and building dimensions.

This time, instead of appraisers walking slowly from house to house to Desert Hills Ranch loyalty members inspect and photograph properties from will receive one FREE PEPPER when you present your card at checkout the street, we have contracted a private company, Facet Technology, to update RT HILLS RAN street front property photos using digitE CH al equipment mounted on a mobile van.

ES D BCA’s Property Photo Update Initiative, and its collection of information, is authorized under sections 14 and 16 of the Assessment Act. ASHCROFT, B.C. The project will take in all of the Open 7 Days a week • 9:30am - 5:30pm properties listed in the Thompson-CariFor more information please visit our website at www.deserthillsranch.com boo region from Merrit to Quesnel, but or phone us at 1-250-453-9878 locally, that will include 280 properties in the Cache Creek area, 1,343 in Ashcroft and 107 in Lytton.

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from the street (public right of way).

The contractor, Facet Technology, is under a contractual obligation not to retain any personal information related to: Images of people on the property, Visible signage on a residence that may relate to the identity of a person, or Views of the interior of the residential improvements which are normally enclosed.

The pictures will be used by BC Assessment in its day-to-day business to provide more accurate residential property assessments. The photos will also be included with publicly available property information through BC Assessment’s online e-valueBC system at www.bcassessment.ca .

Property taxes won’t necessarily change as a result of this initiative. The municipality/regional district where your property is located sets the property tax rates, not BC Assessment.

BC Assessment determines the market value of properties which form the basis of an equitable tax distribution amongst properties.

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Sport Hero noms close this Friday Sport BC is bringing the Community Sport Hero Awards, presented by Teck, to Ashcroft on Sept. 10. The awards will honour long-standing community volunteers who have made significant contributions to sport. Nominations are now being accepted through sportbc.com until Friday, Aug. 8.

“Community sport within British Columbia would not be possible without the dedication of volunteers,” said Sport BC’s President & CEO, Rob Newman. “These awards are a unique and meaningful opportunity to acknowledge individuals who continue to dedicate their time and efforts to sport in our communities.”

To be eligible, nominees for the Community Sport Hero Awards must meet the following criteria: Be an individual from the local community who makes a voluntary contribution to sport through coaching, officiating, boards, administration, special events, etc; Be an individual (not an organization or foundation); and Has been, or continues to be, a dedicated sport volunteer for a minimum of eight years.

This ceremony marks the second stop of 2014 for the traveling awards show, presented this year by Teck.

The Community Sport Hero Awards presented by Teck honours outstanding sport volunteers in communities across British Columbia. The awards recognize coaches, officials, mentors and administrators who have dedicated themselves to grow and develop amateur sport at the community level.

For more information on the Community Sport Hero Awards presented by Teck, please visit sportbc.com.

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Donation assists with upgrading assisted living kitchens The Thompson View Manor Society was very pleased to accept a cheque from Teck Highland Valley Copper. The $15,000 cheque will be used to upgrade the kitchens in the suites in the Thompson View Lodge to ensure a safe living area for our residents. The Highland Valley Copper Community Investment Fund is just one of the many ways that this company continues to support the people of our area. From left to right: Board members Reta Robertson, Bruce Walker, Community Relations Supervisor for HVC Marlena Anderson, and Board members Laurie Webster and Harish Natha.

Constantia Resources sponsors Cricket Club TNRD Area I Director Steve Rice (right) accepts a $1,000 donation from Ramona Holota, Community Relations Manager for Constantia Resources Ltd. for the Blue Sky Cricket Club. The Club plans to have matches in several TNRD towns, including Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Clinton, Spences Bridge and Lytton.

Doctors finish training in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - New doctors will have the opportunity to complete their entire postgraduate training in Kamloops with the launch of a new family practice residency site based at Royal Inland Hospital and community clinics, Health Minister Terry Lake announced this week.

“Training family practitioners here in Kamloops gives them an opportunity to discover this great region and they will hopefully return for their practice careers,” said Lake.

In July, the family practice residency site in Kamloops accepted its first six resident physicians: Drs. Paul Dickinson, Harpreet Ghuman, Quinn Hamilton, Robert McKeough, Elizabeth Montgomery and Brittany Weaver.

These doctors will complete two years of postgraduate medical training to meet the requirements of the College of Family Physicians of Canada. They will have the opportunity to work with a range of physicians and health professionals to master their technical skills, while developing strong roots in the community.

“The new family practice

residency site in Kamloops will allow for more of our students to continue their training in the Interior and inevitably support the long-term recruitment and retention of physicians in our communities,” said Dr. Allan Jones, UBC’s faculty of medicine regional associate dean (Interior).

The expansion of the family practice residency program is part of a combined effort by the provincial government, health authorities, UBC faculty of medicine, and communities to support the recruitment and retention of physicians.

“It’s important to be training doctors throughout the province of B.C.,” said Dr. Selena Lawrie, site director of the family medicine residency program in Kamloops.

“The residency program not only helps to meet the needs of under-resourced communities, but sites, like Kamloops, provide an ideal training ground for young doctors.”

Over the past several years, UBC’s postgraduate training programs have continued to steadily grow, with over 1,400 medical residents presently en-

gaged in 67 different postgraduate programs offered at more than 100 clinical training sites in every area of the province.

This year, nearly half the residencies - a record number - are designated for family medicine, where the need is great.

Expansion of UBC’s medical school to the B.C. Interior has helped increase the annual enrolment of new medical undergraduates provincially to 288 - more than double the number of spaces from 10 years ago.

Medical students entering the Southern Medical Program, which began operation in September 2011, complete two years of undergraduate academic training at UBC Okanagan and the newly built, clinical teaching campus at Kelowna General Hospital.

They transition to area hospitals and clinics for their third and fourth year.

UBC’s family practice residency training program is a two-year program that prepares new doctors with the skills and experience they need to become licensed family physicians.

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The germaphobes are taking over My, aren’t we a society that is just totally terrified of the mighty germ! Darn that Louis Pasteur with his germ theory of disease anyway! (We can thank him for preventing microbiological contamination of beer, but he’s also responsible for pasteurized milk.) And Joseph Lister who doused everything in carbolic acid and became known as the Father of Antiseptic Surgery.

Last week a news article caught my eye that suggested we replace shaking hands with “fist bumps” - where two people briefly press the top of their closed fists together - to reduce the spread of germs between two people. Apparently it gets a thumbs up from President Barak Obama and the Dalai Lama.

“Mysophobia” was a term was coined

by Dr. William Alexander Hammond in 1879 when describing a case of obsessivecompulsive disorder (OCD) exhibited in repeatedly washing one’s hands. (Hammond was a military physician during the Civil War and the eleventh Surgeon General of the United States Army, 1862-1864.)

Now, I realize that the world has seen some awful outbreaks of germ-related epidemics in the past. In those cases, however, widespread sanitation was an issue. It went far beyond hand to hand contact.

The appearance of antiseptic chemicals added to everything on the grocery store shelf, hand sanitizers everywhere, and air fresheners to saturate everything that doesn’t come in a box or a bag, is just another marketing strategy by companies like Proctor and Gamble (who, incidently, supplied the Union army with soap and candles during the Civil War and introduced Ivory soap in 1879). They make billions of dollars each year from our enthusiastic use of these products, and I’ll bet they still shake hands in the boardroom.

Fist bumps might seem funny at first, but a closed fist is usually the first sign that a fight is about to start. How about head bumps? Cats and dogs seem okay with it.

Or maybe we can just bow to each other and eliminate touching altogether.

Or maybe we can just continue to share a few microbes and carry on our daily lives without worrying what the germs are up to.

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Federal rules are making trains safer Dear Editor Re: “Tragedy could happen here” (Letters, July 8) Our Conservative Government has always made public safety and the health and well-being of Canadian families a top priority.That’s why we’ve taken action to increase the safety of Canada’s railways.

Following the tragic accident last summer we invested over $100 million in our rail safety system. We passed tougher monetary and legal penalties for railways that break the law; and required railways to carry extra insurance so that they remain accountable.

Authorities have since laid 47 charges of criminal negligence against a train engineer, the rail company, and two others related to the July 2013 Lac-Mégantic tragedy. As we have always said, clearly the rules were not followed.

This spring Transport Minister Lisa Raitt announced measures to make our already strong regulations even stronger including: removing the least crash resistant cars from dangerous goods service; toughening standards for cars transporting crude oil; requiring Emer-

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR gency Response Assistance Plans; creating a task force to bring municipalities, first responders and shippers together to strengthen emergency response; and reducing speeds for trains carrying dangerous goods.

While Canada maintains one of the safest rail systems in the world, our Government understands that even one accident is too many. That is why our Government will continue to work to make our railways safer.

Mark Strahl, MP Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon

Village shortcuts wastes tax dollars Dear Editor In retrospect I did not say anything - but should have - when the Cache Creek town council decided to build the Great White Elephant by the swimming pool, thus removing our tennis courts, our basketball courts and skating rink that were used by the people of Cache Creek.

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for Graffiti Days. A cheap portable one could have done the job and saved the taxpayers thousands of dollars.

I feel sorry for the individuals whose view was destroyed and property value was decreased.

Could it have been built at the other end of the park with a hill behind not in front of houses if it really needed to be built in the first place?

Maybe move it there and use the cement pad for those tennis courts, basketball courts and a winter skating rink. There surely must be a matching grant out there for that, maybe it is a Fixing Mistakes Grant.

It seems that if there is a matching grant for it our council feels they must apply for it and spend the other 50 per cent of the taxpayers money making it happen even if it is something has not been properly researched or is something that is not needed. Were there not trails built along the river that had not been approved by fisheries that had to be relocated again at the expense of the taxpayers of Cache Creek because of lack of proper research?

Our new water system is another case in point. Who in their right minds pays out all the engineers

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and builders of a water treatment facility before it is working properly without a holdback? Well, ours did!

That information came to me directly from a town official. Then after a year or more of finger pointing, who ate the cost of a new pump and repairs? I do believe it was the Taxpayers of Cache Creek again that paid the price, but I could be wrong.

In the July 24 edition of The Journal I couldn’t help but shaking my head again at the “Woodchip Woes at the Playground” article.

Again, obviously no research had been done by whomever awarded the playground project. Like, maybe, phone the school district to see what they have at all their playgrounds (it is pea gravel?).

Wood chips decay and compact making them dangerous on top of the slivers they give. However a dump truck full of chips is much cheaper than pea gravel and increases the profit margin significantly. Again, why was this not properly researched and put into the bid? The contractor saying that is what they do for the majority of their instillations and us swallowing it shows me we were duped. I have never in 40 years around playgrounds seen one that was wood chips. Maybe someone could have even phoned parks in Kamloops to see what they used before tendering the contract.

As usual it appears there was no holdback again. The mayor feels that a long investigation would be a waste of time. A little investigation in preparation of the playground renovation and the bid would have saved the Taxpayers $10,000, but no big deal - just take it out of surplus because investigation would be a waste of time and might embarrass whomever dropped the ball big time again.

All I can say is unbelievable!!!

Bernt Fuglestveit Cache Creek

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Taxpayers get the bill for political payoffs

ing to the Public Accounts released on July 15 for 2013-2014, our fiscally responsible provincial government has increased the provincial debt by $5 billion in the last year, to a record high total of $60.9 billion.

When you add contractual obligations, such as IPPs, that climbs to over $100 billion. When the Liberals took over government in 2001, provincial debt stood at $30 billion.

These are the same people promising us a debt-free BC! It’s not easy being a nay-sayer in a climate where such activities can have the CRA knocking on your door, but we, the taxpayers, need to let our governments know that we no longer believe the fairy-tales they tell us about their plans for our resources.

Natural resources belong to the citizens of Canada and should not be given away cheaply to friends of government at our expense.

Jim Ryan Spences Bridge

Dear Editor Just following up on some recent items that speak to why we should give some credence to socalled alarmists who question our gung-ho attitude to resource development.

The first item was an opinion piece in the Vancouver Sun on July 24 where we find out that our government has been lying to us about BC Hydro rates. Until now, we were told that the 19 per cent rate increase was purely due to upgrading ancient infrastructure, but lo and behold, they now admit that it is also due to the exorbitant deals given to their friends in the IPP industry.

The alarmists raised this issue consistently over several election cycles and were dismissed as cranks. The environmentalists who said we should conserve energy instead of developing new sources were also dismissed as cranks. Personally I’d far rather spend my money upgrading my home insulation than paying increased hydro rates to line the pockets of 8-9: Desert Daze music festival in Spences Bridge. See Liberal-friendly developers. Aug. www.desertdaze.ca for schedule and other information.

Another interesting item Aug. 13: Music in the Park with Willy Blizzard and special is a Government of Canada guest Jennifer Ferguson. Music begins at 6:30 in Heritage Park.

By donation. website about remediation Aug. 14: Craft Night at the Cache Creek Library. 5:30 - 6:30pm. efforts to clean up after the Giant Gold Mine in Yellow- Get crazy with your creative side.

Aug 16: 9:00am to 3:00pm Safari Club Thompson River knife. You can find it at Chapter is sponsoring a FREE kids day at Barns Lake for https://www.aadnc-aandc. kids from 10 - 17. Please preregister with Ken Brown at 250.453.9415 gc.ca/eng/1100100027364/ Aug. 18: Cache Creek Council meeting at 7 pm in the Village 1100100027365 .Who’s Office. Everyone welcome. paying for this? You and Aug. 18-22: Kids Arts Camp, 9:30 to 2:30 daily, Ashcroft. me, the Canadian taxpaySponsored by Winding Rivers Arts and Performance Society.

Kindergarten to grade 12 welcome. Call (250) 453-0036 or ers. Once again, we get to e-mail windingriversarts@gmail.com. pay for the clean-up after Ashcroft - Cache Creek Seniors’ Group meets on the third the party is over. Just as we Thursday of the month at 1:00pm at the Seniors’ Centre, will when the oil and gas is Village Office, Ashcroft.

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A few practised folk will be able to find fault with July weather at Loon Lake, but for me it is the summer I looked forward to all winter. The cool, green mornings are so fresh and the chirpy greetings from the hummingbirds always make me smile. The sun and heat encourage growth in plants and laziness in people. Reading, relaxing, card games and other less vigorous pursuits in the heat of the day are followed by chores in the cool evening such as harvesting the bounty from the garden and mowing the grass. A tour out on the water in the evening is also a good way to enjoy Loon Lake at this time of the year.

By mid month people began to turn their thinking toward the hazards of wildfires, and the incidents at Ashcroft Manor and other nearby places reinforced the reality of the danger. The Cariboo Fire Centre has issued an open fire ban which includes a ban on fireworks, however the campfire ban that was issued on July 16 was withdrawn a week later. By the time this paper is out perhaps it will be back in place again – so do watch and listen for information.

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with around 45 residents present and the primary TNRD service provided at much information was exchanged, Loon Lake Road at this time. leavTV service ing resiYou may dents with have missed the a desire for notice in the more meetBarbara Hendricks paper about the ings with Clinton and DisTNRD staff trict TV Society and more closing. In fact, you may have missed information.

TNRD staff, including Ron Storie, knowing that there was a Clinton and Director of Community Services, were District TV Society except for one little in attendance with information and an- line item on your property tax bill. With swered questions on many different the closing of the Society that line item issues relating to a possible emergency will also disappear.

In place of the free over the air TV, a as well as other issues such as the request for a “share shack” at the trans- Local Television Satellite Solution has fer station, the concern about water lev- been set in place whereby residents of els in Loon Lake, the withdrawal of the Loon Lake can apply, through Shaw, campfire ban, the closing of the Clinton for a satellite dish, receiver and instaland District TV Society as well as com- lation free of charge which will allow them to view several local stations inments on the budget.

The openness of the TNRD staff cluding Global BC, CBC west and and their willingness to engage in con- Knowledge Network with no monthly versations with residents resulted in subscription fees. To be eligible for this a relaxed and friendly atmosphere the resident must not have been subwhere people began to open up and scribed to a satellite or cable service in ask more questions. While some resi- the past 90 days.

While there is no charge for the TV dents are still unclear about which service falls under which jurisdiction, it is usage, Shaw will charge for repairs afonly with information and discussion ter the first 90 days. When the satellite that they will become better informed dish or receiver stops working you will and discussions can move on to another have to pay for any new equipment.

For further information call 1-866level. Director Sally Watson has indicated that she plans to continue to hold 782-7345. Applications close at the these kinds of “Town Hall” meetings at end of November 2014. This could be a Loon Lake at frequent intervals and I good solution for many summer home urge everyone to come out and join in owners who do not want a long term the talks, it is our local government and agreement with a service provider. everyone’s point of view counts.

The highlight of the meeting for Preparing for an emergency The discussion of emergency manme and many others was the statement from the Director of Environmental agement at the meeting on July 30 was Services, Peter Hughes, that the Loon a good start as it gave us a better idea in Lake Transfer Station will NOT be very broad terms of what to expect in closed. He said that now that they have case of an emergency requiring evacuacompleted the mandate of the Board to tion. It led me to consider just how well close the requisite number of transfer prepared I am in case there is a threat stations, they will start to look at levels that results in an evacuation order.

In short – I am not prepared; but of service and improvements, as funding permits. There was a lively discus- by the end of this week I will be much sion around our transfer station show- closer to being prepared. I have been ing just how very much it means to all See LOON LAKE on p. 10 residents. In the minds of most this is

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by Esther Darlington MacDonald I have heard some stories over the years about experiences that people have had on Cornwall Mountain. You know, - that mountain that sits above us all, that is the barometer that tells us how the weather is going up there and the possibility of it coming closer to our little village wedged on either side of the Thompson River, far below...

The mountain that was once a solid, graceful form of dark green. The form is still there, but the dark green was destroyed in a monumental forest fire that took the whole north flank of the mountain some years ago.

People will tell you about their experiences riding horseback up and along the descending slopes. The wildlife that abounds, the wild flowers that grow in abundance in the late Spring.

The panorama of mountain and valley, gorges and cliff faces of limestone with the ancient etching of figures and symbols on them. People will mention the magic of entering a meadow tucked away off the road and into the trees, where silence only beckons the strong of heart. Someone once wrote that the silence of the wilderness is the loneliest silence of all.

People will tell you how they went about discovering the mountain’s loftier retreats, where they built their lean-to’s and sheds, their houses, their greenhouses, their animal pens.

I have heard stories that seemed more akin to myths. And perhaps they were myths. But nevertheless, ones that contained more than a breath of the truth in them. The woman with her long fair hair blowing in the wind, for example, riding naked on a white horse up to the summit - a latter day Lady Godiva whose own adventure left an indelible memory on the persons who saw her move through the trees.

We spent one Thanksgiving weekend up on Cornwall with a couple whose greenhouses were kept heated through the winter by wood stoves that had to be fed all through the night as well as the day. Their library stocked with books from floor to ceiling. Their kitchen with the original wood cook stove from Chow’s kitchen behind Wing Chong Tai’s general store.

Shirley made her own jams, jellies, catsup and mince meat. The aromas from that kitchen wafting through the screen door and into the trees and along the road for a good stretch. Their kiosk on Railway Ave. every spring held bedding plants that people flocked to buy.

Their turkeys graced the tables of Ash- they started. even further. We watched croftians for several seasons. And them with something akin to envy. To then, they were no more. They’d ful- be so unafraid. To be so certain that the filled their dream and went on to other currents of cool and warm wind would dreams somewhere else. carry them safely along. We watched The mountain had not conquered them not with our hearts in our mouths them exactly. They had created their (as their mothers might have done), but own world up there for as long as they with incredulous wonder. wished to build it. And when they tired People will tell you about drivof maintaining it, they left. I would ing the narrow road over the top of the like to believe they left without regret. mountain, up and up, and finally, over Looking back on that period of whole- and down, down, the other side of the some life on Cornwall Mountain, grate- mountain which eventually brings you ful for all the pleasure it had provid- out of the trees and into Upper Hat ed, despite the hard work, or maybe, Creek Valley. They will tell you that grateful for that work which is growing the road is not a place to gaze around things that people need and appreciate. you on. It is a road that makes you conAnd I have heard the story of a na- centrate every foot of the way. And you tive lad whose duty it was each evening may ask yourself, why am I driving was to bring the cattle back from their this road on this mountain well beyond meadow feeding grounds. As the sun habitation by anyone but the odd deer was setting and the shadows of night or even a moose? Why am I choosing began to close in around him, he admit- to not look down on the gulleys below ted he was reminded of the ghost stor- that drop a good 200 feet and end in a ies told to him by his elders who knew green meadow where wildlife undoubtall the mysteries that the mountain re- edly roam? Well, you do it for the advealed. And as he walked down the nar- venture. For the joy of coming down row dirt road and the darkness over- and out into the broad stretch of range came him, his heart beat faster, and he land laid up against the limestone longed for the lights in the window of mountain ridge. And you keep on drivhis home in the trees. ing through that isolated valley until Stories told around the woodstove you find yourself on the highway that before bedtime, or around the camp leads back to the towns. fire at night, when the stars above and It was my pleasure years ago, to the moon shone down on them all gathered around. Stories that remain with See CORNWALL on p. 10 you for a lifetime. The stories that grandparents tell to their grandchildren before bedtime at night. Whether they ZION UNITED happened here on Cornwall Sunday Worship 10:50 am Mountain, or in England, in a 401 Bancroft, Ashcroft, BC • 250-453-9511 midland meadow. zuc@coppervalley.bc.ca • http://ashcroftunited.ca We camped at the top of Cornwall Mountain, pitching United Church of Canada our tent in a meadow where a Lay Leader Reta Robertson carpet of wild flowers, white, blue, pink, yellow, spread SUNDAY WORSHIP: 10 am across the green meadow. In KIDZ MONDAY SCHOOL: 3:30 pm the morning, we awakened to the lowing of cattle. They were St. Alban’s 501 Brink St, Ashcroft ~ 250-453-9909 very close. Too close for comfort. We hastily collapsed the Anglican Church of Canada tent and left.

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A reminder to drive safe

I was pulled over for suspected drunk driving last Friday night. Luckily I wasn’t drunk.

I had just exited off the highway around 11 p.m. on my way home from the gas station with milk, pancake mix and syrup and was less than five minutes from my house when I saw the flashing lights behind me.

I pulled over and accidentally drove up on the curb. I then sat there, waiting for the police officer to come to my window, hoping whomever it was would be in a forgiving mood.

“I’m sorry,” I said when he approached.

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ON A BRIGHTER NOTE LORI WELBOURNE loriwelbourne.com plied. “You were driving erratically and you didn’t have your lights on either.”

I excitedly told him I had a new vehicle and the lights that came on automatically from the inside made it seem like they were on outside as well. I then tried to explain my bad driving.

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night?” he asked shining a flashlight in my face and seemingly sniffing my breath.

“No,” I said quickly.

“Are you sure about that?” he asked. As I thought about it I recalled all the times I’ve heard that you should just say no to that question no matter what the truth is.

“Well,” I replied pausing, trying to remember the exact

events of my busy evening. “There was this one drink. But that was a long time ago.”

“Based on what I’ve seen I’m going to need you to get out of the vehicle,” he said after a few more questions.

He asked me to get rid of my gum and take a sobriety test. I suddenly felt stressed.

I knew I only drank one Mike’s Hard Lemonade at my friend’s pool party, and that was over two hours earlier, but I worried because I hadn’t eaten anything all night.

Standing on the side of the road with him and another officer we waited for a third cop to show up with the breathalyzer. As we waited I talked. And the more I talked the

more drunk I seemed.

Even to myself.

“Have you ever taken a sobriety test before?”

Constable Arpink asked.

“Yes,” I answered enthusiastically. And then I stupidly told him how hammered I got pounding back drink after drink and blowing into the breath-taking device for a CTV News story years ago when the lower alcohol level laws were first implemented. I could tell I wasn’t making much sense. Especially since I’d just told them I never drink.

“Are you sure you only had one?” he asked. “People sometimes lie to us. If you’ve consumed anything in the last 15 minutes you need to tell us be-

cause it could affect the results of your test.”

“It was definitely over two hours ago I had that one drink,” I said trying to sound like a normal person.

“Let’s do this thing.”

After the breathalyzer finally arrived and I blew into it, Constable Arpink looked at the results with a surprised expression.

“What did I blow?”

I asked like an hyper little kid wanting to know the results of their grade two math exam.

“You’re fine,” he replied with a sideways smirk. “You can get back in your vehicle and wait.”

As I sat there I felt incredibly grateful that I hadn’t had more than one drink

and then gotten behind the wheel like I would have done when I was younger. I also thought about how much I didn’t want to get a fine for speeding or driving with my lights off, but I was okay with whatever my penalty would be.

Fortunately for me, I got off with a written warning. Immensely relieved, I promised to turn my lights on, do the speed limit and drive my potentially fatal four thousand pound beast a lot more responsibly.

I couldn’t promise not to seem drunk though. I’m too old to be changing my personality now.

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After seeing the success of Clinton’s Funky Flowerpot Contest last year, the District of Lillooet challenged the Village of Clinton to a Funky Flowerpot Contest this year. The challenge was to see which community could encourage resident to create and plant the most Funky Flowerpots.

As of the deadline of July 12 the District of Lillooet had 24 entries and the Village of Clinton had 38! Several more entries and photos have been received in Clinton since that deadline and there are several visible throughout the community that did not enter. There were a few late entries in Lillooet as well. The tally as of July 25 was Lillooet 27 and Clinton 44 so it is safe to say that Clinton won!

As I told Margaret Hohner, M.Ed., Communications and Grant Writing Consultant, NEDI Committee and District of Lillooet - both communities are winners in that it brought out the competitive spirit and pride in their community for both Clinton and Lillooet residents.

Visitors to both communities are enjoying the creations and it gets people talking about our communities.

Congratulations to everyone who took part.

There were so many creative entries that it was impossible to choose one winner. You are all winners. Well done!

Photos of Lillooet’s entries are available for viewing on the District of Lillooet website and the Clinton entries can be seen on the Village’s Facebook page at Village of Clinton Chatter.

The photos of the Clinton entries will be printed and displayed at the next Clinton CiB event, the Fall Craft Sale on Oct. 25.

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Much to think about in emergency preparation much better prepared for a situation whereby I would need to stay in for some weeks without outside supplies. In the 110 years of permanent settlement along Loon Lake Road there has never been any need to evacuate people. On the other hand, there have been numerous instances of the residents being cut off from “outside” either by heavy snows and ice or more frequently by flooding, resulting in the road being washed out. The last big washout was in 1991 when HiHium flooded and took out the road in Loon Lake from p. 6

the canyon. For weeks residents had to stay put or use the forest service roads out to the 70 Mile. During my school days, the school year often ended the first week in June for Loon Lake students when the road or bridges were washed out and no school bus could run. In those days pretty well everyone who lived here only went out for supplies once or twice a month so it really was no emergency.

In my research on getting prepared I found a Government of Canada website which is very informative with loads of useful information and

Club looking for new members ROCKIN’ & TALKIN’ Clinton Seniors Association Zee Chevalier “Rest is not idleness, and to be sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” - John Lubbock, British Statesman (1834-1913) Thank you to everyone who helped to make the July 1 Yard Sale/Book and Bake Sale such a success; those who set up, including Psalm 23 fellows, our hard working members who attended to sales and to everyone who turned out to support us on one of the hottest days of the year.

Donna Walch won the jar of cookies while Terry Rickett and Diane Moulton were the lucky winners of the Peel ‘n’ Pay Raffle. Congratulations!

A few seniors spent part of several days readying the Seniors Centre for the installation of new flooring throughout. You know who you are.... your help was very much appreciated. Thank you also to the fellows from

Psalm 23 for moving the large, heavy pieces, such as the stove, fridge, etc. before and after the installation. Hats off to you guys for your great help!

When a date and time is set, a call will go out to the Clinton Association members to replace everything where it belongs.

Cards and Games are played every Monday at the Seniors Centre - 217 Smith Ave. at 1 pm. It is suggested, however, that regular players check with one another about getting together during the summer.

Regular General meetings are held on the third Thursday of every month at the Seniors Centre. Members enjoy a soup/sandwich/cake lunch and that is followed by the meeting. Next meeting is Sept. 18 and lunch will be Potluck. Come and join us! Membership fees are $15 annually. Only three fund raisers are held each year - the Daffodil Tea in March, the Yard Sale on July 1 and the Marketplace on the first Saturday of November.

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checklist on getting prepared, building a basic emergency kit (www.getprepared.gc.ca/cnt/kts/bsc-kt-eng.aspx ), preparing for emergencies with pets, and an information sheet “How to prepare for a wildfire” ( www.getprepared.gc.ca/cnt/hzd/wldfrs-bfr-eng. aspx) among other emergency situations. There are also many other useful hints on this site, such as to move your propane barbeque away from the house, close all vents and windows and take down flammable awnings, shades and screens before you evacuate in the case of a wildfire.

There is much very useful information on this site, more than can be included here. As a group, the people of Loon Lake and our local government should try to work together to have the information on this website printed and made available to every resident and visitor, as many local residents do not have the internet connection to allow them to access this information on line.

Keeper of stories spend week ends on Cornwall Mountain with my friend Margot and her daughter Jennifer. Margot made her own bread which she baked in coffee tins. I sat and sketched. I explored. I fished in the pond made by the beavers.

Archaeologists camped on the site and studied the area, rich in history of the migration of the indigenous people.

The great Thompson River yielded up its salmon, and the Mountain yielded up its game. And the people came and went. Spent their winters in that valley we call Upper Hat Creek.

The Mountain told its story for generations to study. The Mountain is still the living, breathing breath of the Thompson River corridor. When you look up, you will see it in all its transformations.

Cornwall from p. 7

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Ashcroft: Bartender and Night Person positions available. NO exp necessary, we will train.

Drop resumes off at the River Inn, ask for Anita or email: ashcroftriverinn@gmail.com

Employment

Trades, Technical

Merchandise for Sale

Real Estate

Rentals

Transportation

Misc. for Sale

Houses For Sale

Motels,Hotels

Auto Financing

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

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Services

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UNFILED TAX Returns? Unreported Income?

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Call a Tax Attorney First! 1855-668-8089. (Mon-Fri 9-6 ET)

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Merchandise for Sale

Auctions ONLINE AUCTION - Salmon Arm: Equipment & Recreation Event! Modified snowmobile, boat, sled trailer, Suzuki bike, gang edger for planks - more! www.mcdougallauction.com Phone Mike: 1-250-833-1400, 1-800-263-4193 DL#319916.

Misc. for Sale Ashcroft: Pick Up Truck Tool Box: Blk: $50.00 Boat Trailer: $50.00 Pls Call 250.457.7281 A- STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’ 53’ and insulated containers all sizes in stock.

SPECIAL Trades are welcome.

40’ Containers under $2500!

DMG 40’ containers under $2,000 each.

Also JD 544 &644 wheel Loaders Wanted to buy 300 size hydraulic excavator Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

STEEL BUILDINGS/Metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

If you see a wildfire, report it to

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Misc. Wanted Collector Buying Coin Collections, Native Art, Estates, Gold, Silver + 778-281-0030 FIREARMS. All types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation.

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Real Estate Acreage for Sale FOR Sale By Owner. 12 acres of off grid deeded, 4hrs from Vancouver, 20mins from services, 600’ Oregon Jack Creek frontage, 1200’ Hat Creek Rd frontage. Perfect for getaway cabin or RV lot. South facing limestone cliffs for privacy. $125,000. For info & pics call 250.453.9382 or lve msg at 250.453.9380

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Real Estate ONLINE AUCTION: 60 acre idyllic Mountain Ranch with buildings located on Foghorn Creek, Clearwater, British Columbia. View at www.mcdougallauction.com. Call Mike: 1250-833-1400 or 1-800-2634193. DL#319916.

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent ASHCROFT Hillside Manor Best Apartments in the area!

1500 Government Street Renovated 1 & 2 bedroom VIEW SUITES Available immediately Clean, quiet & well maintained.

Air conditioning

Ashcroft Apartment & Motel

Convenient Downtown Location across from Beautiful Heritage Park 715 Railway Avenue, Ashcroft 1 & 2 Bdrm Apts.

Mature Persons Includes heat & hot water MOTEL UNITS All units have full Kitchenettes, air conditioning, Cable TV and Internet access Nightly - Weekly - Monthly

On-site Manager 250-453-9129

Transportation

Auto Financing

Rent includes heat, hot water & cable TV (valued at over $100/month) Walking distance to hospital and schools.

Please give our Resident Manager Bill Manton a chance to impress you.

250-457-0433 Seniors Discount available.

Boats

Cottages / Cabins Ashcroft: 1 Bdrm Cabin for single n/s n/p. F/S $600/mo util incl Call: 250-453-9983

Homes for Rent 16 Mile : 1 bdrm hse, N/S Ref & D/D req. 500/mo. + util.

250-457-9921 16 MILE: 2 bdrm hse, N/S, D/D .&ref. req. Avail Sept. 1 $700/mo.

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Legal Notices

Clinton and District TV Society NOTICE to RESIDENTS of LOON LAKE AREA DISCONTINUANCE of OVER THE AIR FREE TELEVISION The Clinton and District TV Society has been re-broadcasting free over the air ( OTA) analog television signals of Global, CFJC, CBC, and Knowledge Network on channels 7, 8, 10, and 12 in your area since 1982.

This community service will be discontinued effective no later than August 31, 2014.

If you have relied on this free service for your television and wish to continue receiving these local television signals you may be eligible for free satellite service under the “Local Television Satellite Solution” program provide by Shaw Direct.

Under the LTSS program Shaw will provide free of charge a satellite dish, receiver and installation, (there may be a travel cost for the installer) to provide your local television channels. To be eligible you must not have been subscribed to a cable or satellite service within 90 days. The LTSS program is open for application until November 30, 2014 and will be a free service for 5 years.

Phone 1-866-782-7345 to apply and ask for local tv service under “Local Television Satellite Solution” program For further information see: http://www.elwoa.com/uploads/2/3/2/5/23258980/shaw direct itss3.pdf (substitute Loon Lake for Elliot Lake) http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2012/lb12112a.htm (a further extension was granted to Nov 2014) or contact John White at 250-459-2680, 250-377-5848 or clintontvsociety@gmail.com

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1995 2300 Classic Malibu Sunbridge $20,500 includes trailer. Full load. Immaculate.

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84 UP TO

PURCHASE FINANCING

MONTHS*

ON ALL 2014s

SUMMER BONUS †† RECEIVE UP TO $1,500 ELIGIBLE OWNERS

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2014 SONIC

2014 TRAVERSE

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2014 SILVERADO 1500

2014 SILVERADO HD

2014 CAMARO

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COME IN TODAY FOR THE BEST SELECTION. ALL 2014s COME WITH CHEVROLET COMPLETE CARE:

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YEARS/40,000 KM COMPLIMENTARY OIL CHANGES^

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YEARS/160,000 KM POWERTRAIN WARRANTY ^^

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YEARS/160,000 KM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE ^^

Chevrolet.ca ON NOW AT YOUR BC CHEVROLET DEALERS. BCChevroletDealers.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada. * Offer available to qualified retail customers in Canada for vehicles delivered between August 1 and September 30, 2014. 0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by TD Auto Finance Services, Scotiabank® or RBC Royal Bank for 84 months on all new or demonstrator 2014 Chevrolet vehicles, excluding Corvette. Participating lenders are subject to change. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $20,000 at 0% APR, the monthly payment is $238.10 for 84 months. Cost of borrowing is $0, total obligation is $20,000. Offer is unconditionally interest-free. Freight and air tax ($100, if applicable) included. License, insurance, registration, PPSA, applicable taxes and dealer fees not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Dealer trade may be required. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ® Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. †† Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer vehicle that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2013/2014 model year Chevrolet vehicle and 2015MY Chevrolet Silverado HD, Suburban, Tahoe, Traverse delivered in Canada between August 1, 2014 and August 31, 2014. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $750 credit available on all eligible Chevrolet vehicles. Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer pick-up truck that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive): $1,000 credit available towards the retail purchase, cash purchase or lease of one eligible 2013/2014/2015 model year Chevrolet light or heavy duty pickup delivered in Canada between August 1, 2014 and August 31, 2014. Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any Pontiac/Saturn/SAAB/Hummer/Oldsmobile model year 1999 or newer vehicle or Chevrolet Cobalt or HHR that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2013/2014 model year Chevrolet vehicle and 2015MY Chevrolet Silverado HD, Suburban, Tahoe, Traverse delivered in Canada between August 1, 2014 and August 31, 2014. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $1,500 credit available on eligible Chevrolet vehicles. Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Limited (GMCL) to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited by law. See your GMCL dealer for details. GMCL reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice. ^ Whichever comes first. Limit of four ACDelco Lube-Oil-Filter services in total. Fluid top-offs, inspections, tire rotations, wheel alignments and balancing, etc., are not covered. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ^^ Whichever comes first. See dealer for details.

Call Smith Chevrolet Cadillac at 250-372-2551, or visit us at 950 Notre Dame Drive, Kamloops. [License #11184]