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Disaster relief fund committee selected
THE REFURBISHED DUGOUT AND BALL DIAMOND at the Bonaparte were part of a project between Photo by Meghan De Jong three UBC students and Band members. See story on page 5.
Clinton assisted living facility proposal submitted After some four years of preliminary work, the Clinton and District Assisted Living Society is one step closer to its goal of getting an assisted living facility located in Clinton. Chairperson Judy Hampton says that a 160-page report regarding the “Clinton Supportive Seniors Project” was recently submitted to BC Housing, containing full details of the proposed facility. The Society would like to locate the 10–12 unit building on the old Clinton Elementary School playing field, which is Crown Land that is in the care of School District No. 74. The school was closed in June 2010. “We hope that between the three government bodies involved—the Min-
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istry of Education, Crown Lands, and BC Housing—we can reach an agreement,” said Hampton. BC Housing has given no indication as to how long it will be before the Society receives a response. The Society’s original aim was to have an assisted living facility with healthcare services on site, but when that cost was added on to the proposal it made it much more expensive, and meant that it would take longer to be approved. Having healthcare personnel on site is at the top of the list for the future, said Hampton, but the current proposal is for a supportive care facility that would see home care workers called in when needed to adminis-
ter prescriptions and see to residents’ health. Each unit would have a small kitchen area with a fridge and microwave, but the majority of meals would be prepared in a large commercial kitchen on site and served in a communal diningroom. Meals and cleaning would be provided for all residents. “These sorts of projects are desperately needed in small communities,” said Hampton, who added that the facility would be similar to Thompson View Manor in Ashcroft. “Otherwise people have to go to larger centres that they don’t want to be in.”
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The committee which will oversee the distribution of the Disaster Relief Fund in Cache Creek has been selected. The members of the five-person committee were decided on at a special meeting of Cache Creek Council on July 14. They are Danalee Baker; Michelle Beckett; Clayton Cassidy; Wendy Coomber; and Gordon Daily. All of the members except Baker live in Cache Creek, and all five were on a list of “Names to be added for consideration”. Five other members of the public submitted their names individually for consideration. Councillor Wyatt McMurray began the meeting with a motion that the committee be made up of five people, with the members to decide if they would like to appoint an alternate. The committee will have the authority to set its own guidelines, and is tasked with being fair and objective in its assessment of claims. Several of the individuals who put their names forward did not reside in Cache Creek, but Mayor John Ranta stated—and Council agreed—that the majority of the people appointed should be residents of the Village. Staff will contact the appointees to congratulate them and suggest a date for a first meeting, and will write to the other volunteers and thank them for their interest. “It’s going to be a very challenging job for the committee,” said Ranta. The Disaster Relief Fund currently stands at close to $270,000, but Ranta noted that there will be much more need than there is money available. “It will be up to the committee to identify those needs.” Councillor David Dubois asked if Council should set an end date for the process, so that those on the committee know for how long their services will be required. Ranta replied that he did not want to set an arbitrary timeline that might lead to rushed decisions. “The committee will go on until the money runs out.” The Mayor also noted that in his view the five people selected represented a good crosssection of people. Baker is with the United Way, Cassidy is with the Cache Creek Volunteer Fire Department, and Daily is with the Ashcroft and District Lions Club. The Disaster Relief Fund is set to grow, as at least two more fundraising events are planned. See CELEBRATION on p. 2
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