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Candidates field questions Last week’s All Candidates Forum in Ashcroft brought out a record 135 people who came to hear what Ashcroft’s candidates for Mayor, Council and School Board had to say on a variety of issues. Questions were written down ahead of time and read by moderator Ron Hood and they touched on many issues relevant to Ashcroft, including the burning bylaw, the Opera House, home schooling, the new K-12 school and the state of the hospital, but underlying those were the questions that asked the candidates how they would reverse the declining population that leads to a loss of services and under use of facilities.
Creepy and cute The Cache Creek Rec Commission’s annual Hallowe’en costume judging brought out the usual assortment of monsters, princesses and super heroes for hot dogs and drinks.
Councillor candidate Barbara Roden told the crowd that “the only say to get young people and families is to have jobs for them. It’s all a great big circle.” She said some of the current grad students plan to pursue a career in medicine and seek employment in Ashcroft. Cultural activities can attract people to town, said candidate John Kidder, but also the changing nature of employment and better technical infrastructure lets people work from home via their computer for companies located around the world. Candidate Al Mertens said increasing accessibility around town was key to preventing an older population from having to move away. The community bus is a good way to increase mobility, but let downs on street corners and ramps should be part of a plan for the town and not left to chance. The Wellness brand, the source of heated debates in the past, seems to have cooled down, judging by the candidates’ responses to a Wellness vs. historical question. History is part of our wellness,” said candidate Jessical Clement. “To incorporate all of that into one sign should be our goal.” Candidate and incumbent councillor Doreen Lambert, once a strong opponent of the brand, agreed with Clement that the two could be combined. The bylaw that banned all burning in Ashcroft may be reviewed, as candidates Alf Trill and Barbara Roden both agreed that limited burning would be acceptable to them. Trill said he was “in favour of burning a little bit of yard waste or a burning barrel for hot dogs... That would be great if we could allow it again.” Roden said she didn’t see the hard in having backyard firepits that people could sit around and would revisit the issue. See FORUM on p. 3
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