Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal, October 16, 2014

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Full slates for municipal elections Ashcroft and Cache Creek voters will have their choice of candidates for Mayor and Council, while in Clinton it appears the current Mayor and Council will be acclamed. Lytton’s Mayor is unchallenged, but residents will decide who joins her at the Council table.

Most of the Gold Trail trustees are unchallenged, but Ashcroft will vote for one of two candidates running for the same position.

Candidates have until Oct. 17 to withdraw from election without penalty. General Election Day is Nov. 15. The Journal will carry bios of all the candidates in the Oct. 30 issue.

ASHCROFT Mayor (1): Dave Belcham; Jerry Fiddick and Jack Jeyes.

Councillor (4): Jessica Clement; John Kidder; T. Knowles; Doreen Lambert (Incumbent); Al Mertens; Barbara Roden; and Alfie Trill.

Trustee (1): Christopher Roden (Incumbent); and Vicky Trill.

Desert Hills bursting with pumpkins Desert Hills Ranch was busy over the Thanksgiving weekend with activities to thrill and chill everyone, from haunted barns to hayrides and more. Left, Trudy Nugent and Zoe Kenauer give Khiara Archibald a lift so she can feed one of the pregnant climbing goats. Inside, the bins are filled with freshly harvested vegetables and fruit.

CACHE CREEK Mayor (1): Marg Durnin; and John Ranta (Incumbent).

Councillor (4): Lisa Dafoe (Incumbent); Martin Dalsin; David Dubois; Herb Hofer (Incumbent); Jim Lambert; and Wyatt McMurray (Incumbent).

Trustee (1): Carmen Ranta (Incumbent).

CLINTON Mayor (1): James Rivett (Incumbent).

Councillors (4): Diana Guerin (Incumbent); Wayne Marchant (Incumbent); David Park (Incumbent); and Susan Swan (Incumbent).

Trustee (1): Nancy Rempel (Incumbent).

LYTTON Mayor (1): Jessoa Lightfoot (Incumbent).

Councillors (4): Robert Austen (Incumbent); Andrew Fandrich (Incumbent); Dallas Hay; Tiffany Haugen; Hugh Poole; Jan Polderman; and Richard Swan.

Trustee (1): Mavourneen Varcoe Ryan (Incumbent).

TNRD Area E Director: Sally Watson (Incumbent) Area I Director: Steve Rice (Incumbent) Area J Director: Ronaye Elliott (Incumbent) and Ron McGivern.

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ASHCROFT/CACHE CREEK ROTARY CLUB Is Seeking Nominations for

10TH ANNUAL CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARD 2 Awards will be Presented

ONE from Cache Creek & ONE from Ashcroft Submit your choice by Nov. 20th to Ashcroft/Cache Creek Rotary Club PO Box 11, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0 Or via email to kweigel@interiorsavings.com To nominate a worthy citizen please submit a short summary of the work that they have done and please include your name and contact information as well.

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POLICE REPORT Wendy Coomber

Cows on the highway

Oct. 10 at 2:30 am police were notified of a single vehicle collision involving a cow on Hwy 97C about 2 km southeast of Ashcroft, heading towards Logan Lake. The driver, an Osoyoos man in his 60s, advised police that there were several more cows on the road. He also advised that he cow was fatally injured and he dispatched it. The driver was not injured but his vehicle had to be towed.

Bear hit in Cache Creek

Oct. 10 at 6:50 am a 60 year old Lillooet man called to report that he’d stuck a bear in his pickup on Hwy 1 just east of Cache Creek. He was not injured, but said the bear limped away.

His truck had to be towed. The Conservation Officer was notified.

Deer collides with vehicle

Oct. 10 at 7 pm Ashcroft RCMP assisted the Logan Lake Detachment with a single vehicle accident on Hwy 97C near the mine turnoff after a family of four from Okanagan Falls struck a deer with their vehicle. A female passenger in her 40s was transported to the hospital with neck injuries. The deer landed high on the vehicle, causing its own demise and extensive damage to the vehicle, which had to be towed.

Neither the driver nor their sons were injured.

Cache Creek Fire Chief Tom Moe uses the Ashcroft Fire Dept.’s thermal imaging camera while fighting the fire in the Cache Creek Royal Bank back in July.

RBC buys TIC for CCVFD

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The Royal Bank of Canada is springing for a new thermal imaging camera for the Cache Creek Fire Dept. after finding out how useful it was in battle the fire in its Cache Creek branch back in July.

The banking company is paying the full cost of the camera about $13,000.

“If it helps someone else - and it will - prevent the whole structure from being damaged while they look for the fire, then it will be worth it,” said Pam Shaw, Regional Vice President BC Interior “The thermal imager may have saved the Royal Bank building from further damage when fire broke out (on July 28),” said Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta.

Ashcroft’s Fire Dept. assisted the Cache Creek Fire Dept. and brought their thermal imaging camera. It played a huge part in identifying where the hotspots were and helped the firefighters quickly attack the affected area.

“The camera is hugely significant in a small fire department,” said Ranta.

He credits the Village’s administrator Dan Plamondon, who is also on the Fire Dept., for bringing it up with Shaw in conversation.

Ranta added that the bank has its building permits in place now and reconstruction is expected to be completed around the first week of December.

“Before Ashcroft Fire Department showed up, we had smoke coming out of the eaves around the whole building,” recalled Cache Creek Fire Chief Tom Moe, “so it was very hard to determine where the seat of the fire, even after send-

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Minor assault

Oct. 11 at 7 pm police were called to the Nugget Motel in Cache Creek after a reported assault. The complainant said an intoxicated female resident hit him in the back of the head, but he didn’t want to pursue charges as she’d gone back to her room. Both parties are in their mid-50s.

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ing a team into the building. There was just too much smoke.

“Once Ashcroft Fire brought out their camera, we found the hot spot immediately.”

The camera will be used for quickly finding the seat of a fire before it spreads, said Moe. It will also be used to find any firefighters or victims that may be trapped inside a building. It can be used to determine the effectiveness of our firefighting efforts, without physically having to be close enough to actually see. It will also be used for salvage and overhaul after the fire to detect any hot spots.

“I think it will definitely change the way we fight fires,” he said.

“We will not be so quick to send firefighters into smoke filled buildings, as we can now determine the most effective point of entry. It should also decrease the amount of water we use, as we can get the water right on the fire now.”

A thermal imaging camera (colloquially known as a TIC) is a type of thermographic camera used in firefighting. By rendering infrared radiation as visible light, such cameras allow firefighters to see areas of heat through smoke, darkness, or heat-permeable barriers.

Since thermal imaging cameras can “see” through darkness or smoke, they allow firefighters to quickly find the seat of a structure fire, or see the heat signature of visually obscured victims. They can be used to search for victims outdoors on a cool night, spot smoldering fires inside a wall, or detect overheating electrical wiring.

Thermal imaging cameras were credited with saving multiple lives per year through victim identification and removal from low visibility conditions as early as 1999.

“This camera will be an invaluable addition to our firefighting tool box,” said Moe. “It will help us be more efficient, and allow us a greater margin of safety.”

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Ways to support our small businesses October is Small Business Month in Canada, and Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Clinton, Lytton, Spences Bridge and the surround areas are full of small businesses.

Community Futures is dedicated to helping small businesses succeed through loans, counselling and workshops, and CFDC Sun Country (www.cfsun.ca) is no different.

“The most important thing for small businesses is staying on top of their financials,” says Sun Country manager Deb Arnott. “That has to be the number one issue for small businesses from day to day to year end.”

Sun Country is promoting two live webinars on Oct. 27 through Small Business BC (www.smallbusinessbc.ca) on Business Finance. While there isn’t a large cost to take part, Sun Country is offering to assist with 50 per cent. The business owner can sit at home and take part or come into the Sun Country office in Ashcroft and use the computers, says Arnott.

“I believe most small business owners have the technology,” she says. “The challenge is having the time to learn it all.” She adds that the client can phone Small Business BC ahead of time and they’ll walk them through it.

The webinars topics are Understanding Financial Statements and Financial Analysis.

Sun Country is also holding an Open House on Oct. 16 in their office on Railway Ave. “My perception of small business in our region is they need to get back to their core,” Arnott says. “That usually means revisiting their business plan. A business plan goes from global to day to day operations, and there may be global issues affecting their business.”

As customers, we can support small businesses by spending time with the owners, says Arnott. People will go into Kamloops instead of asking local owners to bring something in for them, she says. Businesses can’t carry everything, but they should be able to bring in special orders overnight, and businesses owners need to communicate this to their customers, She says more networking with other local small business owners can help all of them come up with better ways of doing business.

A helping hand for Minor Soccer Constantia Resources recently donated $1,000 towards a new shed to house the Soccer Association equipment and supplies in Ashcroft. Constantia representative Ramona Holota presents the cheque to Soccer rep Tom Watson.

Beautification Society plans winter activities The Cache Creek Beautification Society is looking ahead to Autumn and Winter now that the leaves are changing colour and the flowers are all but finished.

The group held its final Cache Creek Market of the year last Saturday, and pronounced it the best year they’ve had since it begun in 2011. The Market is held every Saturday from May to mid-October at the main intersection on the property

next to Chums Restaurant. It accepts both Farmers Market and Flea Market tables and averaged a dozen tables each week, with 17 vendors attending one week. Organizers are planning to improve its services to vendors next year.

The Cache Creek Communities in Bloom group, one of the Society’s subcommittees, had a hiccup after entering the competition in the Spring and moved into

the Community Showcase category, which didn’t require the same time commitment as the full-blown competition. The CiB group was able to earn a respectable four blooms in the provincial competition.

In partnership with the Village of Cache Creek, the Society held its first annual Volunteer Appreciation afternoon on Oct. 5 in the community hall, inviting almost 150 Cache Creek residents who volunteer their time to a variety of groups and events.

Some of the volunteer groups honoured were the Cache Creek Elementary School Parents Advisory Committee, the Beautification Society, the Fire Dept., Scouts, Ashcroft/Cache Creek Rotary, Minor Soccer, the Cache Creek Rec Society, Second Time Around and the Graffiti Days Committee.

The Cache Creek Garden Nicole and Andrew Tatum and Laura and John Martin were some of the many Cache Creek volunteers recognized at a Club, another Volunteer Appreciation event in the Cache Creek Community Hall last week. Seated behind them are Christine and Bill Elliott, of the Society’s Gordon Dafoe, Gary and Meghan Winslow, Tom Moe, David Dubois and Carmen Ranta. The event was the first annual sub-committees, Volunteer Appreciation, hosted by the Cache Creek Beautification Society and the Village of Cache Creek. Attendees were held a Yard and given Certificates of Appreciation and treated to pie and coffee.

Garden Appreciation that was held jointly with the Volunteer Appreciation.

The Garden Club gave out Certificates of Appreciation to about 20 business and residential properties who had received nominations for their flowers and landscaping.

The Garden Club is also offering a workshop on Dec. 14 for making Christmas table centres. It will be from 2-4 pm at the Pentecostal Church. Look for posters with more details.

The Club meets the first Thursday of every month at 6 pm in the Cache Creek Library.

Last week the Society met with Brad Bushill from the Ministry of Transportation to discuss the possible removal of old and redundant signs in the downtown core of the Village. Bushill was receptive to the group’s suggestions and said their requests were well in line with many of the Ministry’s new plans.

The Society is now making plans for its third annual Winter Lights Appreciation/ Community Singalong on Dec. 18. The Desert Bells Hand Bell Society has already committed to playing.

The second annual Seedy Sunday will be held Feb. 1, and organizers are planning a bigger and better event for local gardeners. More details to come.

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Living large in the land of tomatoes As summer fades into memory, it’s time to take stock of what’s around us.

This past Saturday, I tried to make a dent in the abundance of tomatoes from my garden by my first ever attempt at canning.

We had run out of storage space. There were tomatoes in the vegetable crispers, tomatoes in bowls, tomatoes in bags, tomatoes in the microwave and more tomatoes on the counter. I didn’t mention the bag of green tomatoes on the deck.

I’ve never eaten so many raw tomatoes in my life! And let me tell you, they were and are - absolutely delicious! I could possibly live on tomatoes, the vegetable (well, fruit actually) equivalent of turkey in terms of versatility.

It is a blessing that we can grow so much food here. Besides tomatoes, my hot peppers (jalepeno, cayenne and halapeno), carrots, green beans, black beans and turnips provided an awesome amount of food for my family and neighbours.

Just in the news this week was the warning that an extended drought (30 months) in California will result in increased vegetable costs next Spring - especially lettuce and broccoli. I’m going to miss my broccoli, because I can’t get it to grow worth the time and effort I put into it, but I was going to give lettuce a try next year.

I know there are places on this earth where foodcrops won’t grow. I know there are plenty of kids growing up in the middle of huge cities who have never tasted a tomato fresh from the soil.

Complain all you want about the lack of this and that in our small towns, about the bears and marmots, dogs running loose, the occasional funky smell in the air and lack of cell service now and then, but we really do have it where it counts.

I am forever thankful that I see people I know everywhere around town. I am thankful that I have my own cozy little mortgagefree house with room in my yard to grow food. I am thankful for my Tool Man and my Rusty and Ginger. I am thankful that I live in this part of British Columbia, where the air is fresh, the sky is usually blue, and the beauty all around us never ceases to fill me with inspiration and awe.

BARNES AND WILLARD LAKES have a calming effect on visitors

Jumbo BC: a town without residents

by Troy Sebastian Projects coordinator Ktunaxa Nation Council CRANBROOK, BC/ Troy Media/ - Amid the succulent smells of turkey and spice this Thanksgiving weekend, another season draws near.

In every municipality in British Columbia, lawn signs are popping up like plywood pumpkin patches.

Door knocking has begun in earnest and no baby is safe from obligatory photo ops.

Handshakes and promises the currency of democracy reign once more.

Every town in the province is gearing up for municipal elections a month from now, except for one the Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality.

The reason is simple: Jumbo is a town without residents.

Jumbo is heavy on bravado and weak on substance. The project is sold as a 6,000-bed resort at the foot of a receding glacier that promises year-round skiing.

Yet it is relying on taxpayer dollars to keep afloat. What Jumbo does have is the limitless support of the province

in every request imaginable.

During the past five years, the province has: Extended the Environmental Assessment Certificate (2009) Approved the project (2012) Amended the Local Government Act to allow the creation of Jumbo municipality (2012) Established Jumbo Glacier Resort Municipality with appointed mayor and council (2013) Provided $260,000 in funding. The municipality’s five-year financial plan relies solely on taxpayer dollars, asking for $1 million from the province through to 2018.

Yet the province has very little to show for its support.

The developer is under significant pressure to demonstrate it has “substantially started” the project.

Otherwise its Environmental Assessment Certificate will soon expire. That is why a bridge and a shack are quickly being thrown together in the Jumbo Valley.

Years of government time, money and effort in

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support of this project have resulted in a taxpayer-funded bridge to nowhere.

When it comes to Jumbo, the red flags are plentiful. For starters, the East Kootenay region is awash in ski resorts that are rarely at full capacity.

The closest municipality, the District of Invermere, has been officially opposed to the project for years.

At the recent Union of British Columbia Municipalities, Invermere Mayor Gerry Taft put forward a motion to oppose provincial funding for towns without residents. It was adopted unanimously.

The Ktunaxa Nation is opposed to the project as the ski resort would be located in a sacred area known as Qat’muk. Jumbo is also critical grizzly bear habitat. The NDP are opposed, as are the Greens. Heck, Hockey Hall of Famer Scott Niedermayer and Olympic Gold medalist Beckie Scott are opposed.

Olympians, Indians and grizzly bears - oh my!

And yet, the never-ending saga of the Jumbo Glacier Ski resort continues to

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push the boundaries of expectation, common sense and straight-forward believability.

The province has an opportunity to put this sad cliché where it belongs: in the dustbin of loony B.C. ideas with the likes of Fantasy Gardens, Fast Ferries and the myth of Cascadia.

Should Jumbo Glacier Resorts by found to be in violation of its obligation to substantially start its project

by October 12, the province will finally be in line with realities that are impossible to ignore. No one wants it. It does not make sense. It is a costly mess.

However, should the province continue its support for Jumbo, it will embrace a level of absurdity usually reserved for governments of global ridicule.

Often, democracies beset with allegations of corruption and graft are known as ‘banana republics.’ It is an unfortunate term that usually refers to countries in the developing world. Bananas do not grow in Jumbo.

The continuing saga of the Jumbo Glacier Resort See JUMBO on p. 11

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GED help is available but time is limited Dear Editor It has been announced “The Ministry of Education will discontinue the GED® program at the end of 2014. GED® testing sessions will no longer be offered after November 2014. Candidates who have not passed all five tests must complete them by Nov. 14 or 15, 2014 if they wish to qualify for the B.C. Secondary School Equivalency certificate.”

In our area, those people who wish to complete the requirements for their GED must write their tests Oct 17/18 or Nov. 14/15, 2014 at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) in Kamloops. They can be contacted at 250828-5471.

If you are 18 years or older, and wish to obtain your Adult Basic Education or your Adult Graduation, there are options for you to take courses online in a variety of Adult Learning and Continuing Education Centres and post-secondary institutions.

If you need more information or help, please feel free to see me at the Employment Center in Ashcroft

COMMUNITY on Wednesday afternoons from 1-3 p.m. I can give you a variety of options to help you meet your goal of obtaining your education.

Ann Belcham Literacy Outreach Coordinator Bridging to Literacy

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Fletcher predictable in his UBCM criticisms Dear Editor Once again, like clockwork, Tom Fletcher takes exception to the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM). This year, his exception leans towards all the local opposition to Pipelines and Oil Production (“Oil a slippery slope for cities, The Journal, Oct. 9, 2014).

It is true that these issues are outside the mandate of Municipal jurisdiction and under the Federal control of the National Energy Board (NEB) and the Conservative Harper Government.

Tom Fletcher, a well known supporter of these projects, believes that BC MLA Andrew Weaver, alone can provide all the opposition needed to

The night will celebrate the release of Tom’s new book ‘Spirit Talker - The Legend of Nakosis’ in the first set - and in the second, Tom will share his great gift of music and songs.

Come an enjoy songs and stories that will open your heart on Saturday Oct. 18. Doors at 6:30pm - shows starts at 7:30pm.

Tickets at the door or in advance. Drop by UniTea to buy your ticket or phone (250) 453-9345 to reserve.

Spirit Talker - The Legend of Nakosis is ‘set amid the verdant and primordial wilds of pre-contact era North America ‘Spirit Talker - The Legend of Nakosis’, tells

CREATIVE CURRENT Nadine Davenport creativecurrent@ telus.net the fantastical story of one young man’s induction into the mystique and magical world of the Shaman.

Tom Coles is a Shamanic/ Buddhist practitioner and self-described explorer of creative expression.

This has led him to pursue a variety of artistic vocations including tattoo artist, singer/songwriter, artist blacksmith and writer.

He lives with his wife, Sandy, See CURRENT on p. 6

PUBLIC NOTICE Construction of the Cache Creek Landfill Extension begins this fall.

Users of the area should expect construction activities and stay alert for new signage.

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but fail too, because their own personal agendas are better represented by the economy, rather than the health of our Nation, our children’s future, and our environment.

Maybe, Tom Fletcher, should stick to his jurisdiction, as a journalist, instead of a paid fiction writer.

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combat the NEB, even though it’s outside his jurisdiction as well.

Though Andrew Weaver is doing a miraculous job alongside Federal Green Party leader, Elizabeth May, the two of them alone are kept buried by the propaganda, and the literally, hundreds of millions of dollars of large multi-national oil companies, and paid journalists, like Tom Fletcher.

ASHCROFT COUNCIL How dare local politicians √ Responsible stand for clean air, water, and peoples health. How dare local √ Informed politicians stand against the 61 √ Objective million tons of greenhouse gas produced from the oil sands? √ Open-minded How dare local politicians stand against the 185 billion liters of Questions? clean water used in Bitumen Concerns?

Contact me at production? So what if Kinder nebuly@telus.net Morgan’s 60 year old pipeline or leaks like a sieve, and is joking(250) 453-2045 ly referred to as the “great soaker hose”, by its own employees?

Let’s give all our local politicians a big pat on the back for VOTE ON NOVEMBER 15th standing outside their realm, ADVANCE VOTING NOVEMBER 5, 12, 13 and doing the job that our FedAuthorized by Barbara Roden, Financial Agent, (250) 453-2045 eral politicians are suppose to,

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A DISPOSITION OF CROWN LAND UNDER THE LAND ACT Take notice that British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority from Vancouver, BC, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Thompson Okanagan, for a Statutory Right of Way for overhead and electric distribution line purposes situated on Provincial Crown Land located over Block F, Section 18, Township 21, Range 24, West of the 6th Meridian, Kamloops Division Yale District.

The Lands File for this application is 3412921.

Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Senior Land Officer, Thompson Okanagan, MFLNRO, at 441 Columbia Street, Kamloops, BC V2C 2T3.

Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to November 6, 2014. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at http://arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations’ Office in Thompson Okanagan.

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Denise Tapia offers Bellydance The sounds of Christmas The Cache Creek BeautifiClasses for Adults and Kids. Classes for Kids: ages 8 and up Tues- cation Society and the Village of days, Thursdays 4:15-5:15 and for Cache Creek are hosting the third Adults: Tuesdays 5:15-6:30. Room annual Winter Lights Appreci204 (music room) Ashcroft Ele- ation/Christmas Singalong on Thurs., Dec. 18 in the Cache Creek mentary, starting Tues., Oct. 14.

These are beginner classes. No Community Hall.

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Enjoy Christmas www.spca.bc.ca snacks while you listen to the night of music. The evening wraps up with a public singalong, so dust off those vocal chords.

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Certificates will also be handed out to Cache Creek residents nominated for their Christmas lights.

There will be more information on the music and the Christmas Lights in the next few weeks.

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Oct. 19: “The Way We Were: Ashcroft and Area in 1914” is a chance to explore the events of 1914, and see what life was like here 100 years ago. 2:00 - 4:00 pm at the Community Hall on Bancroft St. in Ashcroft. Admission free; refreshments will be served .

Oct. 29: The Ashcroft Chamber of Commerce is hosting an All Candidates Forum for Ashcroft candidates in the Nov. 15 Local Government Elections. The Forum will take place at the high school, starting at 7 pm.

Oct. 31: - Steak & Lobster Dinner at the Ashcroft Legion.

Limited tickets available up until October 15. Contact the Legion at 250-453-2423 for prices and availability.

Nov. 7: Third annual Ashcroft Wellness and Music Festival fundraising dinner and auction at the Community Hall in Ashcroft. Doors open at 5:00; dinner at 6:00. Tickets $10 per person, $25 per family; available at Ashcroft Bakery and Sun Country Community Futures.

Every Friday: Soups On from 11 am to 1 pm at St. Alban’s Anglican Church in Ashcroft. Soup, buns and dessert by donation.

Ashcroft - Cache Creek Seniors’ Group business meeting the third Thursday of the month at 1:00pm at the Seniors’ Centre, Village Office, Ashcroft.

Every Wednesday: Adult badminton in the Cache Creek Community Hall, 8-10 pm. Bring a pair of gym shoes, a racquet and $3. For more information call Rick 250-457-9644 (wk) or 250-457-2370 (hm).

A picture taken of Ashcroft, exactly 100 years ago. Readers may notice that the bridge is a different design and located further to the east, and that there is no development on the benc above the downtown. Zion United Church can be seen in the lower portion of the right side of the photograph

Ashcroft looks back 100 years Time travel is an impossibility; but anyone who’s interested in finding out what life was like in Ashcroft a century ago can take a virtual trip back in time on Oct. 19. “The Way We Were: Ashcroft and Area in 1914” is a look back at the people, places, and events that shaped our community.

The two-hour event, taking place at the Community Hall on Bancroft St., will tell the story of our area in presentations, skits, and songs. How did people dress in 1914? What did they do? What entertainment was available to them?

What was on their minds? What was happening in Ashcroft, and beyond, that affected their lives and helped create the town we know today?

Kathy Paulos, Curator of the Ashcroft Museum, will discuss what was happening here in 1914, what the town looked like, and how it was changing. Colleen Bick, from the Walhachin Museum, will talk about fashions of the time, and the profound changes that Walhachin underwent in 1914. Councillor Helen Kormendy will discuss the effect the outbreak of World War I had on our commun-

ity. And members of the Winding Rivers Arts and Performance Society will present a series of skits that will allow the audience to eavesdrop on the conversations of Ashcroft residents in 1914, as they discuss the events—large and small— going on around them. Taken from stories in the Ashcroft Journal, these skits show that what concerned people 100 years ago are many of the same things we still talk about today (commenting on bad roads, and complaining about burning within village limits, are definitely not new).

There will also be songs, giving the audience a chance to sing along with period favourites such as “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary”, “Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag”, and of course “The Maple Leaf Forever”. Period-appropriate refreshments will be served, and there is no admission charge.

So on Sunday, Oct. 19 come down to the Ashcroft Community Hall at 2 pm and celebrate “The Way We Were”. It’s the closest thing to time travel you can experience!

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Ashcroft Ashcroft Community Hall 409 Bancroft Street Thursday, November 6 9:30 am - 3 pm No appointment necessary

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The Atoms team with Coach Mike Rampone and Guest Coach Robin Deitch duringtheir recent Skills Development weekend. The TMCHA is offering a program this year sponsored by Bauer called The First Shift for children 6-10 who have never played hockey but are interested. For a fee, they are fitted with their own Bauer hockey equipment and given 12 sessions teaching basic skating and fundamental hockey skills through play. The sessions will be on Friday evenings and begin Oct. 24.

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“LNG in BC is a once in a lifetime opportunity to grow our economy, create jobs and provide a bright future for all British Columbians,” Peace River South MLA Mike Bernier said. “I am looking forward to meeting with businesses from Merritt and throughout FraserNicola to inform them how they can be a crucial part in LNG project supply chains.”

The information session will take place on Oct. 16 at the Ashcroft Community Hall from 7-8:30 pm where local businesses in the region will hear first-hand the benefit of registering in the program, the key features of the program and how to pursue LNG procurement opportunities.

“I am looking forward to host my colleague, Mike Bernier, to make his presentation to businesses right here in my constituency,” Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart said. “When this session is complete, businesses who participated will have the necessary information to have a head-start in planning their operations for this exciting opportunity.”

For more information on the LNG-Buy BC program please visit http://engage.gov.bc.ca/ lnginbc/lng-buy-bc-program .

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Residents dance for National Seniors Day National Seniors Day is an occasion for all Canadians to appreciate and celebrate seniors.

October 1st was designated as National Seniors Day by the Government of Canada in 2011 to “Celebrate the Continuing Contribution of Canada’s Seniors”. (The United Nations has also designated October 1 as the Day for Older Adults.)

A recent poll by the Bank of Montreal found that while British Columbian seniors expect to live longer than Canadians in all other provinces - 33 per cent in B.C. anticipate reaching 100 - they also expect to spend $5,800 a year on health care costs, second only to Ontario.

“By 2030, one in four British Columbians will be a senior, including me,” said Premier Christy Clark as she spoke to the Canadian Association of Retired Persons’ Okanagan chapter at Sparkling Hill Resort on National Seniors Day. British Columbia also celebrates B.C. Seniors Week in early June and holds Intergenerational Day on June 1.

MLA Jackie Tegart dropped in to help Thompson View Lodge residents celebrate National Seniors Day, chatting with Marion Reeder and Myra Critchley who participated in the Lodge’s Dance-athon (left).

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A light bulb moment

The power went out last week for nine hours and at first it was a drag.

“I can’t pick up milk and bread now,” I said to my 14-year-old son as we were driving home from his basketball game in Kelowna and noticed West Kelowna - where we live - was curiously in the dark.

“My download won’t work,” Sam said, more concerned about getting a video game on his computer than not having cereal or sandwiches the next day.

When we arrived home at 7:45 p.m. the electricity had been out for over an hour and the activity on the streets was busier than usual.

“It’s an apocalypse!” one little boy yelled,

ON A BRIGHTER NOTE LORI WELBOURNE loriwelbourne.com running down the road with his big sister happily chasing after him.

With all the houses unlit, many people were walking around with flashlights enjoying the clear sky and twinkling stars.

My husband was away fishing, but my 11-yearold daughter Daisy was at her friend’s house in Peachland. When I arrived to pick her up, the neighborhood there

was alive as well with families outside in the gorgeous night.

“I had to take a poop in the dark,” Daisy announced excitedly when she got in the truck.

“Luckily Niya and Carol had candles so it was less scary.”

When she entered our house she could see that we had them too and became immediately concerned.

“This is dangerous,” she observed, looking

at all the tea lights her brother and I had flickering.

“No it’s not,” Sam said. “It looks cool in here.”

It was 8:30 p.m. by then and I was feeling incredibly tired. I suggested a little snack and an early bedtime, but the kids didn’t go for it.

“Let’s play charades,” Sam said.

“Yeah!” Daisy agreed.

As exhausted as I felt, there was no way I was going to turn down the opportunity for some old school fun.

At first we played the game the way I did as a kid - just trying to act out movie, TV, book or song titles as we thought of them. But after my son couldn’t figure out how to act out the TV show “Orange is the New Black”

and my daughter got stumped on the song “All About that Bass” I decided to grab the board game Guesstures from downstairs to help us out.

Part of it was missing, but we still had the cards labeled easy or hard. Each contained two words. We decided to take turns trying to act out as many cards as we could in twominute increments and whoever got through the most cards won.

With all the crazy theatrics I can’t re-

member the last time I laughed so long or so hard.

None of us had a clue who won the game, but after an hour of hysterical fun I’d have to say we all did.

“I’m glad the electricity went out,” Daisy said just before going to sleep. “We should have a no-power-hour every night and live like you did in the olden days.”

She obviously thinks I’m more ancient than I am. But my brother and I did play a lot more board games

when we were younger and I regret not doing more of that with Sam and Daisy.

“That’s a brilliant idea,” I said, anxious to connect with them over some old fashioned fun.

“Next time can we play Monopoly?” my daughter asked. “I’m in the mood to spend money.”

Excellent, because I’m in the mood not to spend any.

Lori Welbourne is a syndicated columnist.

She can be contacted at LoriWelbourne.com

October • Week 3 ARIES - Aries, you begin the week with enthusiasm, but excitement begins to wane quite quickly. Find a way to rally your energy levels so you can complete tasks TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Rein in your emotions as much as possible this week, Taurus. You will feel passionate about a project in the coming days, but you still must remain calm as you tackle the tasks at hand.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, commitments at work may keep you from your plans, even if you have had a special event on the calendar for some time. This obligation is unavoidable.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Expect to have some serious feelings about love and romance this week, Cancer. You are empowered by the sweet feelings and what they mean for your future.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, you are quite adept at maintaining a stoic outer appearance, but inside your emotions are churning.

Find a healthy release and you will be glad you did.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, test the waters before you share a secret. This way you can get an idea of how a small group of people will react before you spread the word.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, use your natural gift for diplomacy to resolve a conflict at work. It is easy to find common ground and steer the conversation toward a reasonable resolution.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, grab some friends’attention as you attempt to garner support for a coming project. Once you have the floor, make the most of this opportunity.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, everything in your life seems to be in order. Now might be a great time to schedule some well-deserved rest and relaxtion with loved ones.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, listen to your sixth sense as it guides you in a particular direction. Your instincts rarely steer you wrong. Resist the urge to follow what everyone else is doing.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 The first step toward change at work is to take the initiative, Aquarius. Once you make the decision to forge ahead, everything will fall nicely into place.

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Bonaparte Watershed Stewardship Society chair, Al Midgley (middle) with Pacific Salmon Foundation director Bruce Bell (left) and Jean Bell.

BWSS hosts PSF visit Director Bruce Bell from the Pacific Salmon Foundation and his wife, Jean, were recently in Cache Creek to view some of the Bonaparte Watershed Stewardship Society’s projects. They were accompanied by Al Midgley, chair of the BWSS. The Foundation has supported the BWSS in many of the 100 plus projects over the Society’s 14 year

history and today was a chance for a small look into the activity created by their funding assistance the Bonaparte River Stewardship Sustainability Plan and its broad spectrum approach to sustaining a broad based fish habitat for the future. A healthy fish habitat means a healthier habitat for man and beast also.

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The only people who could truly give thanks for this debacle are the mayor and council of Jumbo who are not encumbered with the weight of democratic accountability. Nor are they required to exJumbo from p. 4

press their gratitude for the largesse they enjoy at the expense of the citizens of British Columbia.

It is time for B.C. Premier Christy Clark to stop the Jumbo Glacier Resort gravy train and bring accountability and sanity to the situation once and for all.

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They can’t be from around here Not to alarm anyone, but Desert Hills Ranch can be one scary place to visit!

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The story of the ghost of the Chinese Cook

by Esther Darlington MacDonald The last group of tourists had gone and we tour guides sat having coffee and a breather before leaving ourselves.

It had been a long day. A half dozen tour busses had driven in from early morning until late afternoon. It was my responsbility to see to the closure of Hat Creek House.

“Come on guys, let’s get out of here.”

No quarrel from anyone there. They left and I took the mugs to the kitchen. I was anxious to leave myself. I’d noticed dark clouds gathering in the north and they were moving fast up the valley. I hadn’t bothered to bring a jacket that morning.

The day had looked so promisingly sunny when I left home.

It was my job to see that all the doors

and windows were locked at the end of the day. This was sometimes a lonely business, after the hustle and bustle of the day. A historic, cavernous building like Hat Creek House, one of the few remaining stopping places on the Old Cariboo Road, is bound to feel a little spooky when it’s empty of people. As I went about checking things, the House became quite dark. We had minimal lighting and in the kitchen, a single 40 watt bulb hung from the ceiling. I’m generally not bothered by creaking floor boards. There are quite a few of them here. The few stories that petered down from God knows where about the ranch gave us a laugh when we heard about them. Murder and mayhem had never had any historical fact here.

I had to go upstairs to check the inventory in the rooms. We weren’t too bothered by pilfering since we put wooden gates up as barricades to the rooms. But theft did happen now and then, that’s why we liked to keep the groups together, not let any one wander away. The tour of the House and ranch always included visiting the outbuildings and barns. The wash house, a weathered, wood panelled building about 20 feet long was of particular interest. The laundry, done by native women, had been done here. A water pump, enamel tubs, wooden troughs and wash boards told the story at a glance.

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had brought the usual winds. Gusts hit the house as I entered the passage to upstairs from the kitchen. The side door from the kitchen rattled. The stairwell was almost completely dark.

It was narrow and steep. I stopped to catch my breath at the top and looked down the long hall. The uncurtained windows of the rooms on either side shed little light. For some reason, I moved the barricade aside from the room at the top of the hall, the room we called, the Chinese Cook’s bedroom. I’d been working on this room for a few weeks, trying to get artifacts for it without much luck. But I found a patchwork quilt in the Thrift Shop and an old pillow.

And one of our visitors donated a water pitcher and bowl. I’d sewn up a little cotton duck for the windows. No floor covering though, just the bare boards.

I entered the room and looked out out of the window, lifting the curtain. The room faced the orchard. In the half light, the tree trunks were black. The trees hadn’t been pruned for a few years.Eerily, the branches fingered the low dark clouds. I let the curtain fall.

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Not all things that go bump in the night leave fresh bread behind Suddenly, I heard a footstep in the stairwell. I turned, eyes fastened at the darkness. Was it Frank, the manager?

Maybe he’d forgotten something, though he seldom came up stairs. The footsteps stopped halfway up. I stopped breathing.

Just stood there, waiting, terrified. Please God, let it be Frank.

He stood at the top of the stairs, looked squarely at me. A Chinese man, square built, hatless, could have been any age.

“Please,” he spoke softly, “I sorry. I did not know any one was here.”

I just stood there, mute, heart in my mouth.

“I come to see,” he said, then moved into the room. Then he said, “Don’t be afraid. I just come to see.”

I stood, motionless in front of the window, rooted. He walked the few steps to the bed. Looked down at it for a moment.

Then turned and looked at me. Sat down on the edge of the bed. The bed springs whimpered a little.

“You make it very nice,” he said so softly that I almost couldn’t hear him.

A little smile creased his full, well fleshed face. The face, unwrinkled, except for a deep crease across his forehead just above his eyebrows. The eyebrows almost invisible. Just a brush of grey. He was clean shaven, except for two whisps of grey hair on either side of his mouth.

“Thank you,” I croaked. But I was suddenly no longer afraid.It was crazy.

Here was a Chinese man sitting on the edge of the bed, talking to me as if he’d known me for years. And here I was, talking to him.

“Is the room how you looked when you lived here?” I asked.

Again, the little smile. He shook his head, eyed the water pitcher and bowl.

Shook his head again.

“I wash in wash house,” he said.

And I could see him, as he was maybe 50 years ago, a young man, going to the wash house to wash his face, his arms,

his hands. Drying himself on the towel. That was the last thing I expected. left.”

Walking back to the House and entering He told me to go home, forget what “Is this some kind of joke?” he asked. the kitchen to build the fire in the wood- I thought I saw and spoke to. Get a good He stood there, looking at the loaves stove, beginning to make breakfast for the night’s sleep. Take a pill if you have to. for a full minute, guests upstairs.

Get over it, he said.

“What shall I do with the bread?” I The room had become quite dark.

But needless to say, I didn’t sleep. In asked, realizing what a silly question it Still, he remained. And I stood there, the morning, I left early. was. looking at him. It was all so real. Too real.

When I entered the front door of the Frank laughed a short laugh. “Take His large hands fingered the quilt. A dark House, the odor of freshly baked bread ‘em home for God’s sake. Eat them.” shadow of a man, yet I could see him. I permeated. But something told me the “I don’t eat bread baked by a ghost!” knew I would remember those details as place was empty.

“Then sell them in the gift shop. Make long as I lived. Suddenly, I said, I went into the kitchen. Two loaves a little sign. Say the bread was baked by “I have to go.” A rush of panic re- of bread sat on the work table. The stove the ghost of the Chinese cook.” turned. was still warm.

Then he left, calling behind him, And I did. Flying down the back When Frank arrived, two hours later, “That should spark some interest.” stairs, through the kitchen and the dining I told him, “Come see what our visitor room, and through the front door. Not waiting to make sure it was locked. And as I ran down the road to the parking lot, I asked myself, The Royal Canadian Legion #113 Sage & Sand Pony Club how could I lock the door?

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by Alex Butler and Jeff Nagel Abbotsford will keep its garbage out of Metro Vancouver incinerators after council voted Monday to terminate its agreement to use the Metro-owned Matsqui Transfer Station.

Since 1988, the city has had an agreement where Metro owns and

operates the local transfer station and trucks the garbage to the Cache Creek Landfill. The deal saw Abbotsford send garbage to Metro and pay the tipping fees it has set – but the agreement ends with the competed filling of the Cache Creek landfill annex, expected by the end of 2016.

Metro is planning to expand incineration in 2018, and increase tipping fees by about If you are a local, non-profit group, post 50 per cent over the next three years. your events on The Journal’s online Abbotsford has planned COMMUNITY CALENDAR for years to find an alternative It’s free! Go to to avoid the increase in fees www.ash-cache-journal.com/calendar/ and keep local garbage out of incinerators, which the city submit/ has long opposed. and fill in the blanks.

Council also voted to award the new contract to First Class Waste Services, for a two-year term with options to renew, starting late next year.

South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry First Class owns and operates a certified transfer station in Abbotsford.

A report from staff says October 21, 2014 at 6pm the change to First Class will “Come Meet the Board result in up to $87,000 lower annual costs than the city Members” currently pays and will avoid an annual cost increase of up Light snacks provided to $302,000 based on Metro’s plans to increase rates.

Council praised the plan, Edgar, Winifred Dorothy with Coun. John Smith saying it will stop Abbotsford’s garLongtime resident of 16 Mile, passed away peacefully bage from being “burned and on Thursday, October 2, 2014 in Kamloops at the age blown back at us,” while savof 85 years. Winifred will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her sons Steven Edward (Dee) Edgar, ing money for the city.

William Bruce (Christine) Edgar, and Michael Charles Edgar While Metro’s recycling as well as by her grandchildren and great grandchildren. rate is climbing, it remains She is also survived by her sister Ellain Andres and her about 10 per cent short of a tarbrother-in-law Art Edgar. get of 70 per cent, a key asAs requested, there will be no formal services at this time.

Donations in memory of Winifred may be made to the sumption Metro has made in BCSPCA 1211 8th Street Kamloops, B.C V2B 2Y3 estimating it must build a new waste-to-energy plant capable of handling 370,000 tonnes per year of garbage that will no

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longer head to the Cache Creek landfill.

A higher target of 80 per cent diversion by 2020 would reduce but not eliminate the need for a potential second incinerator, according to Metro.

A broadened ban on the dumping of organics takes effect Jan. 1, extending mandatory food waste pickup to major business generators such as restaurants, grocers and other food handlers.

But a Metro report warns all of the region’s disposal bans will “become ineffective” if the provincial government doesn’t approve Bylaw 280. The wasteflow bylaw would outlaw commercial haulers from sending garbage out of the region – usually first to Abbotsford and then south to U.S. landfills – thereby evading Metro’s higher tipping fees and its disposal bans.

The bylaw was passed by Metro’s board a year ago and is awaiting Environment Minister Mary Polak’s decision, amid intense lobbying from haulers who oppose it.

Critics claim the regulation aims to justify a new incinerator by penning up garbage in the region to feed it, but Metro officials insist the bylaw is essential or its waste services will be underfunded.

Metro now estimates 100,000 tonnes of garbage – about 20 per cent of all commercially collected waste – will exit the region via Abbotsford this year, twice as much as did in 2012.

The regional district is expected to increase its tipping fee by $1 to $109 per tonne next year.

In contrast, haulers can dump in Abbotsford for an estimated $70 a tonne, according to Metro.

The lost tipping fees are also beginning to add up – they’re expected to total $11 million in lost revenue for Metro this year.

If Bylaw 280 isn’t approved, Metro forecasts a $6-million deficit in its waste management budget next year.

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May 19, 1928 to September 17, 2014 Peter died in Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops at age 86 from complications following a stroke suffered seven months ago. Peter was born in Glidden, Saskatchewan, moved to Black Creek, BC at an early age, and later in life resided in Lillooet, BC and Ashcroft, BC. Peter married his childhood sweetheart Margaret Friesen in 1949 at Black Creek, and they proudly celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary earlier this year.

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5

31 MPG HIGHWAY

9.0 L/100 KM HWY | 12.6 L/100 KM CITYź

YEARS/160,000 KM POWERTRAIN WARRANTY ^^

5

YEARS/160,000 KM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE ^^

1500 4WD 1LT DOUBLE CAB SHOWN

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OFFERS END OCTOBER 31ST 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, October 1 to October 31, 2014. 0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by TD Auto Finance Services, Scotiabank® or RBC Royal Bank for 84 months on select new or demonstrator 2014 Chevrolet/GMC/Buick vehicles, excluding Corvette; special finance rate not compatible with certain cash credits on Silverado (1500 & HD), Equinox, Malibu, Sonic, Cruze, Trax, Orlando, Sierra (1500 & HD), Terrain, Verano and Encore. 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. 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. †¥$8,000 is a combined credit consisting of a $4,000 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive), $1,000 Fall bonus for Truck Owners (tax inclusive), and a $3,000 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) for 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Double Cab/ GMC Sierra 1500 Double Cab, which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $3,000 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model and cash credit excludes 2014 Silverado 1500 Double Cab 2WD 1WT/ GMC Sierra 1500 Double Cab 2WD 1SA. ††Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer car 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, 2015 model year Chevrolet/GMC/Buick car, SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between October 1 to October 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/GMC/Buick. Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any Pontiac/Saturn/SAAB/Hummer/Oldsmobile model year 1999 or newer car 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, 2015 model year Chevrolet/GMC/Buick car, SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between October 1 to October 31, 2014. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $1500 credit available on all eligible Chevrolet/GMC/Buick 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 or 2015 model year Chevrolet/GMC light or heavy duty pickup; delivered in Canada between, October 1 to October 31, 2014. 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. 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. >$3,500 is a combined credit consisting of a $1,000 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive) and a $2,500 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) for 2014 Chevrolet Cruze LTZ, which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $2,500 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discount varies by model and excludes 2014 Cruze LS 1SA. <>$3,000 is a manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) on all 2014 Equinox/Terrain which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $3,000 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. ¥$2,500 is a combined credit consisting of a $1,000 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive), and a $1,500 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) for 2014 Verano (excluding 1SB), which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $1,500 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model and cash credit excludes 2014 Verano 1SB. ¥*$2,000 is a manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) on 2014 Encore (Leather and Premium models) which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $2,000 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. †*U.S. Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are a part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). †Insurance Institute for Highway Safety awarded 2014 Equinox the 2014 Top Safety Pick Plus Award when equipped with available forward collision alert. ^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. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ‡* The GMC Terrain received the lowest number of problems per 100 vehicles among compact SUVs, and the Buick Encore received the lowest number of problems per 100 vehicles among small SUVs in a tie in the proprietary J.D. Power 2013-2014 Initial Quality StudiesSM. 2014 study based on responses from 86,118 new-vehicle owners, measuring 239 models and measures opinions after 90 days of ownership. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of owners surveyed in February-May 2014. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com. ~Visit onstar.ca for coverage map, details and system limitations. Services vary by model and conditions. OnStar acts as a link to existing emergency service providers. After complimentary trial period, an active OnStar service plan is required. WThe Automotive Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) comprises professional journalists, writers and photographers specializing in cars and trucks. They provide unbiased opinions of new vehicles to help consumers make better purchases that are right for them. For more information visit www.ajac.ca. ‡¥2014 Sierra 1500 with the available 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 engine equipped with a 6-speed automatic transmission has a fuelconsumption rating of 13.0L/100km city and 8.7L/100 km hwy 2WD and 13.3L/100 km city and 9.0L/100 km hwy 4WD. Fuel consumption based on GM testing in accordance with approved Transport Canada test methods. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. Competitive fuel consumption ratings based on Natural Resources Canada’s 2013 Fuel Consumption Guide for WardsAuto.com 2013 Large Pickup segment and latest available information at the time of posting. *¥When equipped with available 6.2L EcoTec3 V8 engine. Comparison based on wardsauto.com 2013 Large Light-Duty Pickup segment and latest competitive data available. Excludes other GM vehicles. >Comparison based on wardsauto.com 2013 Large Pickup segment and latest competitive data available. Excludes other GM vehicles.

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