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Pedestrian hit and killed on highway A 45 year old Fraser Lake man was the victim of a fatal accident on Hwy 1 in Cache Creek on Saturday morning. At 5:15 am on Apr. 11, RCMP were called to the scene on the east side of town near the entrance to the golf course and just beyond where the speed limit changes to 100 kph. The man appeared to have been hitchhiking and was in the eastbound driving lane when he was struck and killed by an eastbound Ford F350 driven by a 51 year old Lone Butte man. It is speculated that he died on impact. The matter is still under investigation and the victim’s name has not been released. An accident reconstructionist was brought in to look at the scene and RCMP are waiting for his report, and also that of the Coroner’s office.
Council agrees to look into dog park Ashcroft Council voted to put together a Select Committee of Council to investigate the proposal for a new family use area and dog park and determine the overall costs. Council made the decision at its Apr. 13 meeting after checking with other communities to see how their dog parks or mixed use facilities were doing. Forming the public committee “doesn’t commit council to anything,” said Ashcroft Mayor Jack Jeyes. It only means that the Village is going to look into it, he said. “Council appreciates the presentation (made to Council to March 23) but was concerned about where it was proposed,” he said. “We’ve already lost a baseball field to soccer and only have one left. Jeyes said there are other issues that need to be studied. He added that all of the municipalities contacted advised against putting a hard surfaced track in a dog park. Administrator Michelle Allen told councillors that a Select Committee of Council would first establish terms of reference regarding how they would operate and what they would investigate, and then they can look at different options and what the costs would be.
Masters of the High Seas First place team cadets Casey Kent and Ian Curran (standing) were in high spirits despite gusting winds and cold temperatures during practice races for the National Qualifying Regatta in Victoria earlier this month. Read more on page 3.
Ashcroft votes against Evans Rd. walking trail Ashcroft Council voted down the notion of a paved walking track along Evans Road at the Apr. 13 meeting, at the same time acknowledging that the road is barely wide enough for the trucks currently using it. “There are a numb number of things that need to happen in order to have a proper walkway,” said Mayor Jack Jeyes, who is also a retired Ministry of Transportation manager. There is no consistent shoulder width, he pointed out. “People think there’s enough room but it’s actually quite narrow.” Fencing would need to line the river side of the walkway and between that and the cement barricades, there would barely be enough room to walk: in some places there would be no room
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to walk. “The costing for something like this is beyond us to build it the way the Village would be required to build it,” he said. “We expect a road that there will be trucks on,” said Coun. Alf Trill. “We want it to be an industrial road but I look at it and I see a road leading to a farm. We want a road worthy of industry. “I think we’re doing it an injustice if we just pave what’s there,” said Trill. “My concern is, is the road wide enough for traffic?” If it’s wide enough for traffic, he said, the pedestrians would take care of themselves. Parts of the land next to the road just drop off suddenly several metres leav-
ing nothing for a walkway, said Coun. Barbara Roden. So, to build a pathway would require engineered drawings and fees. “It is somewhat inadequate as an industrial road,” said Coun. Al Mertens, “yet we’re going to have it resurfaced (this summer), leaving us with the same substandard road. Where does that leave the village?” “It was built to the standards of the day,” said Mayor Jeyes. They are still the standards. Will the asphalt last for 40 years? Probably not.” He said the resurfacing does not count as making improvements to the road, and it can still be altered at a later date if the money becomes available Coun. Roden said the resurfacing will help traffic avoid the potholes.
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