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Clockwise, from top: Cache Creek’s flood; ongoing health care problems; volunteers helping flood victims; Belkorp fires up its landfill gas plant; Citizens of the Year Kitty Murray and Bill Elliott; and Rolgear is recognized for its innovation by ASTTBC. Lots more inside.

The Journal looks back on 2015.

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2015 IN REVIEW: Health care issues, no rodeo person for The Wellness and Health Action Coalition (WHAC), said his group was hoping to have another doctor in place before Dr. Peedikayil’s resignation took effect.

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The Cache Creek Indoor Market is held the first Saturday of the month over the winter, except for January.

Community Vegetarian Potluck Desert Sands School every 2nd Tuesday of the month 6:00pm. Bring your favourite Vegetarian Dish and join the fellowship.

Jan. 11: Village of Cache Creek Council meeting at 7 pm in the Village Office. Everyone welcome.

Feb. 2: Alzheimer Society of BC - Understanding Dementia workshop 1:00-4:00pm at the Ashcroft HUB, 711 Hill St. (formerly Ashcroft Elementary). Cost: by donation. Preregistration is required, call Tara Hildebrand 1-800-886-6946 or e-mail thildebrand@alzheimerbc.org.

Feb. 6: Seedy Saturday at the Cache Creek Community Hall, 9am to 2 pm. Admission free.

March 1: Alzheimer Society of BC - Understanding Dementia workshop 1:00-4:00pm at the Ashcroft HUB, 711 Hill St. (formerly Ashcroft Elementary). Cost: by donation.

Pre-requisite for this workshop is the “Understanding Dementia workshop”. Pre-registration is required, call Tara Hildebrand 1-800-886-6946 or e-mail thildebrand@ alzheimerbc.org.

JANUARY World War II Veterans Honoured

Clinton veterans Alex Wallner, Red Allison and Ray Swan were presented with special pins by MP Cathy McLeod to mark the 75th anniversary of World War II at a public presentation in the Clinton Legion on Jan. 15.

Anderson seeks PC nomination in new riding

Ashcroft businessman Andy Anderson announced his intention to seek the Conservative candidacy in the new federal riding of Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon.

Anderson did not get the candidacy. Brad Vis was selected as the Conservative Party’s candidate after it was given and then taken away from Liv Grewal. Liberal candidate Jati Sidhu won the riding in the October federal election.

Centennial of CNPR’s Last Spike

A small celebration was held at the Grand Central Station Restaurant on Jan. 23 to mark the 100th anniversary of the Last Spike that completed the Canadian Northern Pacific Railway near Ashcroft.

Ashcroft Terminal and the restaurant hosted CN staff, local CN retirees, politicians and community representatives who observed the occasion with speeches and a light meal.

According to reports of the day, the track laying equipment was as fast as it was fascinating to the townspeople, and the men could lay an entire length in under five minutes.

Ashcroft loses another MD

Health care in Ashcroft was in the news again before January was even over as Dr. Tarang Peedikayil, one of the town’s two doctors, submitted his resignation, effective Apr. 30.

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Gas disaster averted

On Feb. 5 at 4 pm police were called to the Cache Creek Chevron to assist the Fire Dept. with a possible evacuation of the area due to fuel overflow from one of the pumps.

A 27 year old Spanish tourist began filling his vehicle and then headed for a restroom. Before leaving, he jammed a cigarette lighter under the gas pump’s trigger to keep it going. When he returned, the parking lot was abuzz with activity and gasoline was spilling from the nozzle still positioned in the full gas tank. It is suspected that some of the gas went into the nearby storm drain.

The Ministry of Environment was informed of the incident, the man received a tongue lashing from several people on hand, and he had to pay $113 for his “fill up” before continuing on his way to Vancouver.

Ashcroft and Cache Creek Citizens of the Year

The Ashcroft & District Rotary Club held its annual Citizens of the Year Awards and Dinner, with this year’s honours going to Kitty Mur-

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ray from Ashcroft for her volunteer work with the Ashcroft Health Care Auxiliary, and to Bill Elliott from Cache Creek for his volunteer work in the community that included Graffiti Days and nearly four decades on the Cache Creek Fire Dept.

Move means no rodeo this year

The Rodeo Association cancelled this year’s rodeo after being told they could no longer continue on the property owned by Desert Hills Ranch because of insurance concerns.

“It’s not a matter of having enough insurance,” said David Porter of Desert Hills.

“They couldn’t find the proper insurance. Contestants aren’t covered by insurance.”

Rodeos are a very risky event, he said, and property owners are a target for lawsuits.

“It’s not totally dead yet,” said Association president Bob Sidwell.

“We have liability insurance to cover spectators,” said Sidwell. “Contestants have no insurance. They sign a waiver with BCRA to compete.

“In a way I can see their point,” he said, “but we’ve been here 53 years and never had one incident where anyone has sued. We’re still crossing our fingers that something can come up.”

Clinton Citizen of the Year

At its annual volunteer appreciation supper, the Village of Clinton presented Jim and Lois Thompson with 2014 Citizen of the Year. The Thompson have lived in Clinton for 40 years and volunteered for and/or supported just about every group and function in town.

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Biosolids become a regional issue

Although the protests took place just outside Merritt, local governments began discussing the issue of biosolids and the need for local consultation and governance over them.

Ashcroft Council, at the Feb. 23 meeting, passed a resolution calling on the province to form a committee that included local politicians to examine and make recommendations for

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2015 IN REVIEW: Flood of the century hits Cache Creek changes to the provincial biosolid review process, and changes to the content in the Organic Matter Recycling Regulation and Agricultural Land Commission Act that govern the biosolid regulatory process in BC. “Biosolids are being moved from the Okanagan to Fraser Nicola without consultation,” said Ashcroft Mayor Jack Jeyes, who also sits as a TNRD Director.

A group of activists set up a road blockade on Hwy 8, 10 km west of Merritt earlier this month to prevent trucks from bringing more biosolids to the Sunshine Valley facility. They were concerned about contamination of their drinking water.

MARCH Family use area and dog park proposed

Ashcroft residents Monty Downs, Vivian Edwards and Kitty Murray asked Council to turn a portion of the pool park into a fenced area for families and dogs at a March 23 committee meeting.

“We would like an opportunity to demonstrate that people and pets can recreate together without conflict,” Monty Downs told Council.

The group said they would look for grant money to cover the facilities they wanted for the new area if Council approved letting them use the land.

Council created a select committee a few weeks later to look into the dog park issue. The committee eventually recommended that the Village look into setting up a dog park.

APRIL Going to the Dogs

MLA Jackie Tegart surprised the Village of Clinton Council on April 17 with a $20,000 cheque for a Dog Park and sani-dump on one of the brownfields in Clinton. Council had been working on plans for this for some time and Suncor had approved the use of three lots that they own. The Village had applied for a grant to help with construction.

The plans call for a fenced dog park with trails, shrubs, benches, etc. and a sani-dump outside the fence on Village right-of-way.

Ashcroft plans 2.5% tax hike

Ashcroft Council announced plans for a tax increase of 2.5 per cent this year for residential properties, which was lower than anticipated.

Coun. Alf Trill asked about the large increase in user fees planned for in the fourth year (2018) of the five-year plan.

Administrator Michelle Allen said the increased figures represent costs associated with the new water treatment plant once it’s in operation.

Cache Creek taxes going up 4%

Cache Creek Council gave the first three readings to Tax Rates Bylaw 777 at its Apr. 27 meeting. The rates anticipate a four per cent increase in residential taxes this year, and 2.3 per cent thereafter.

The Village is still anticipating over half a million dollars in revenue from the Landfill for the next two years. The bylaw needs one more reading to adopt this year’s $4,439,939 budget.

ER hours reduced again

Interior Health advised residents that the Ashcroft Hospital and Health Centre Emergency Department would be reducing its hours due to a lack of phys-

Major cleanup Cleanup after the flood in Cache Creek took days of effort by heavy equipment, much of it donated by surrounding towns and contractors. ician availability.

Ashcroft Mayor Jack Jeyes said the international licensing program is being streamlined and Ashcroft was hoping to receive two doctors from the program this coming Winter.

Maclean Crescent under budget

The Village is still waiting for the new street lights on Maclean Cres. to be turned on, but the paving is finished and under budget.

The contract was awarded to Bree Contracting last Fall for $435,745. The project was started last year but had to be suspended for the winter.

MAY Dignitaries dress up for Clinton Ball

Old bridge comes down Demolition and removal of Spences Bridge’s old bridge (1930) over the Thompson River began in January after protests, rallies and petitions by local residents failed to sway the decision by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure who deemed the old bridge to be a safety hazard. The old bridge provided a short cut through town to houses, businesses and facilities on the other side of the river. The only way across the river now is the Hwy 1 bridge that was built in the 1960s.

It connects to Hwy 8 at the south end of town.

The 148th Clinton Ball was held Saturday, May 16 even as tickets were being sold for the 150th Ball in 2017.

The theme for the 2015 Annual Ball was Camels in the Cariboo, a tribute to the failed attempt to use camels as pack animals during the gold rush in the 1860s.

Camel pictures and cut-outs and original artwork by the Clinton elementary students who wrote and illustrated a book about the camels decorated the walls of the hall.

Mayor Jim Rivett welcomed the dignitaries, that included MP Cathy McLeod and her husband Gord; MLA Jackie Tegart (Fraser Nicola); MLA Eric Foster (Vernon-Monashee) and his wife; Mayor Rivett’s wife Christine; TNRD Area E Director Sally Watson and Ken; Cache Creek Mayor John Mayor John Ranta and his wife, Carmen Ranta, chair of School District 74 board of education; Ashcroft Mayor Jack Jeyes; Ashcroft Coun. Doreen Lambert; 100 Mile House Coun. Bill Hadden and Clinton councillors Diana Guerin and husband Chris, Susan Swan and husband Greg and Wayne Marchant and friend Lily.

Water Treatment Plant Grand Opening

The Village of Clinton hosted the Grand Opening of their new Water Treatment Plant on May 20.

Completed and operational since De-

cember of 2014, the new treatment plant eliminated the need for community wide boil water alerts that had become the norm in Clinton.

Funded entirely by a $2.45 million contribution from the federal Gas Tax Fund, the plant enables the Village to provide clean and clear potable water to 1,500 residents and businesses.

Flash flood causes devastation

Hail fell from the sky on May 23 between 4-6 pm while water coursed down the surrounding hillsides and then streets, etching new pathways and leaving a path of muddy destruction in Cache Creek.

The flooding was caused by an estimated 30 to 40 millimetres of rain that fell on Cache Creek in less than one hour.

The force of the water moved at least three residences off of their foundations, caused the evacuation of one trailer park and put several homes under evacuation alert. One hundred and twenty-six residents registered with local Emergency Social Services, representing 60 impacted homes.

Several other homes, the school, a motel and at least two restaurants reported water and mud damage, mostly to basements.

Storm-caused torrents severely undercut a large part of Stage Rd., a portion of the bridge crossing Hwy 1 by the Husky, and several private properties.

The downpour rolled off the hillsides and gathered mud and debris, flowing into dry creekbeds and then onto Stage Rd. where it flowed like another river, spreading mud and debris along its path all the way down to to Hwy 1. Cache creek overflowed because of the debris buildup, sending eight inches of mud into the nearby firehall and covering that section of Quartz Rd. On Old Cariboo Rd., the mud and rock came down off the hills lining the road and pushed trailers and out buildings in the Riverside trailer park away from their foundations.

The next day, Mayor John Ranta issued a state of emergency for the Village, followed by an Evacuation Alert and also an Evacuation Order for four different sites within the Village.

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Heading into 2016 with a smile We approach 2016 with some cautious optimism for our communities. It’s only a gut feeling at this point, but our population decline in all things seems to be steadying off, poised for a slight rise. And business inquiries are also on the rise.

The Ashcroft Terminal is slowly expanding, and Cache Creek is looking forward to a new future in landfilling once the Operational Certificate is granted for the Extension. We’ve been through a lot in recent years - it’s time for some positive news!

Last year in this column, I wrote: “There’s something about the bad that brings us closer together, though. Go figure.” And well the people in Cache Creek know how that works when family, neighbours, neighbouring communities and complete strangers came to help them dig out from the mud and muck of the flood!

I am eternally grateful to those of you who have submitted articles for print this year. I rely on my regular, unpaid contributors like Loon Lake columnist Barbara Hendricks and Spences Bridge columnist Mavourneen Varcoe-Ryan, entertainment columnist Nadine Davenport and fitness columnists Vicky Trill and Wayne Little to be there for me - and you - with their interesting columns full of community news and ways to keep us on our toes and active.

Andrea Walker, Phyllis Gray, Joyce West, Zee Chevalier, Esther Lang and Alice Durksen keep us up to date on their groups, and their activities; Maria Russell Martin keeps the tennis news coming, and Diana Hoggard is our “go to” for minor hockey.

And thank you to everyone who has agreed to let me interview them in the past year, or who hasn’t tried to run away from my camera as soon as I pull it out!!!

We also appreciate the time given us by the Ashcroft RCMP: once a week they review their files for us. Thank you also to the staff at the Village Offices for all of the help they provide whenever I need it - and even times when I unexpectedly don’t need it.

There are so many more who I could list, but there’s only room for one more you, our reader. We appreciate you more than you could imagine. So please accept our best wishes to you for a safe, happy and healthy 2016.

THE SMELL OF FRESH PINE when it’s still on the pine tree (for a complete list of Fraser Nicola 2015 achievements visit my website www.jackietegart.ca).

Transportation is an issue in our rural areas and this past year the Ministry Jackie Tegart of Transportation has comMLA, Fraser Nicola pleted significant portions of the 2015/2016 Road Improvement Program valued at over $44M in Fraser Nicola. Road improveAs one year ends and another begins, it’s important to take a look back ments in our area included resurfaat what we have accomplished in the cing portions of Highway 1, 97C and past and what we hope to achieve in 97, as well as resurfacing Evans Road, a portion of Loon Lake Road, and inthe future.

For the Ashcroft/Cache Creek/ stallation of sidewalk bump outs at the Clinton area it was a busy 2015 with crosswalks on Highway 97 in Clinton.

On the health front, while I’m so some major road improvements along the Highway 1, 97C and 97 corridors, proud of the collaborative work with funding for a Health Shuttle, support WHAC and IHA that made the Health for the devastating flood in Cache Shuttle possible, it is only an interim Creek, and more than $743,000 from measure until residents of Ashcroft the Small Community Grant Program receive the services of two foreign

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trained doctors in February. A Health Services meeting was held in late November which provided residents with an update on initiatives underway to improve local health services and to introduce the new doctors Debra Obu and Amgad Zake.

This year, I was also pleased to be able to announce substantial funding contributions for local infrastructure projects in Ashcroft, Logan Lake, and Cache Creek. The province also supported our local arts and culture community with contributions to Winding Rivers for the production of My Fair Lady, Gold Country for their geocaching event, the Fall Fair and PAC. Together we have accomplished much this past year. I am honored to represent you in Victoria, and thank you for the work you do for your communities.

I am looking forward to 2016 and wish you all a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!

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2015 IN REVIEW: Flood damage tallied, landfill gas plant ready Flooding closes highways

Water and debris from the unexpected flash flood in Cache Creek on May 23 flooded highways 1 and 97.

Area creeks broke their banks and diverted from their normal path onto sloping streets, creating rivers of water, mud

and debris flowing through several areas of the Village.

Kamloops and 100 Mile House Search and Rescue were activated as there were initial reports of people being swept away in the flood, but those reports were unfounded.

Traffic was halted and the highways were closed for over an hour until it stopped raining and the three to four inches of water on the roads dissipated.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: Proposed Amendments to Bylaw No. 737, Official Community Plan and Bylaw No. 738, Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw.

The Public Hearing will consider amendments to Bylaw 737 and 738 for the following properties: Lands popularly known as “Ashcroft Terminal” Properties: L 1 PL KAS3394 SEC 34 TP 20 R 24 W6M L 2 PL KAS3394 SEC 34 TP 20 R 24 W6M L 3 PL KAS3394 SEC 34 TP 20 R 24 W6M L 5 PL KAS3394 SEC 34 TP 20 R 24 W6M L 8 PL KAS3394 SEC 34 TP 20 R 24 W6M L 4 PL KAS3394 SEC 34 TP 20 R 24 W6M L 7 PL KAS3394 SEC 34 TP 20 R 24 W6M L 6 PL KAS3394 SEC 34 TP 20 R 24 W6M Encompassed by this map:

• The proposal would realign the Agricultural Land Use (Schedule “B”) of Bylaw No. 737 (Official Community Plan) to match ‘Agricultural Land Commission” boundaries within the above properties.

• The proposal would also realign the Agricultural-1 Zone (A-1) (Schedule “B”) of Bylaw No. 738 (Ashcroft Zoning) to match ‘Agricultural Land Commission” boundaries within the above properties.

• The proposal would also add a Section 12.3 ‘Living Quarters’ to Bylaw No. 738 with the following wording: “In an M2 (Industrial 2) Zone, a dwelling unit in conjunction with a permitted industrial use for the accommodation of the owner, operator, employee or caretaker of the establishment is permitted. The dwelling unit must be manufactured housing on a permanent foundation and must meet Canadian Standards Association (CSA) A277 and Z240 standards. Dwelling units may not exceed 275m2 and no more than two (2) dwelling units will be permitted on each parcel.”

The Public Hearing will consider amendments to Bylaw 738 for the following properties: School District No. 74 “Gold Trail” Property: 400 Hollis Road, L A PL 27011 DL 378

Clark sees damage

Premier Christy Clark, along with MLA Jackie Tegart, visited Cache Creek on May 26, looking at the worst hit areas of Saturday’s flood and talking to residents.

“Unbelievable is the only work I can think of,” said Clark. “It’s a desert community. People don’t expect to see these huge events.

They are justifiably shocked.”

She announced that her government would be extending Emergency Social Services support for those residents affected by the flood.

“I’m really concerned about the community as a whole, and the safety of everyone,” said Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart. “But the support systems on the ground are impressive, and the community is rallying around to make sure that

those who need help get it.”

Tegart added that disaster finance designation is critical for those without insurance, to help cover essentials.

Help from Ashcroft

The Ashcroft Volunteer Fire Department was one of the first emergency services to arrive in Cache Creek after receiving a request for mutual aid. Ten members responded to the 6pm call, and remained in Cache Creek until nearly 11pm.

“It was a trying time for the residents,” said Ashcroft Fire Chief Josh White, “but the way in which everyone responded was exemplary, considering the scope of the emergency and how spread out we all were.”

Piles of mud and debris washed from the Cache Creek that flows alongside the Cache Creek Fire Hall blocked the doors, making it impossible to get the Village’s emergency vehicles out.

Ashcroft CAO Michelle Allen said that the Village of Ashcroft provided two dump trucks and a backhoe, along with a three-man crew, to assist in the cleanup on Monday and Tuesday. “The offer still stands of any help that we can provide,” she added.

Town cleans up, assesses damage

The evacuation order for the Riverside Trailer Park and most other areas of town was lifted on May 28 after a slope analysis on Valleyview Drive and along Old Cariboo Road confirmed that all of the debris on the hills had been washed away in the leaving only bedrock Come today for flood, behind. a better tomorrow!

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JUNE Town facing large shorfall after flood

Mayor John Ranta said the repairs to Stage Road will cost approximately $1 million and Old Cariboo Road, about $350,000. The Village is also paying contractors to clean, sweep and repair as needed. He estimated that it would cost the Village $1.9 million altogether to repair its infrastructure.

“Recoverable costs will fall short by 20 percent,” he said, noting that disaster as-

sistance only covers up to 80 per cent, “or $400,000. We’ve told them that represents more than one year’s residential tax charges, so it will set us back a bit.”

Two weeks later, Council revised that figure to $3 million, with the Village being liable for $600,000 of that. The Village engaged Nor-ex Engineering to assist with a disaster recovery plan, which included identifying the damage and applying for funding.

Flood repairs costly for residents

BlackPress4Good and the United Way launched flood relief campaigns, while donations also came from individuals, groups and businesses. Fundraisers were also held by local individuals and groups, and from neighbouring communities as far away as Barkerville.

By the end of the year, approximately $265,00 had been donated to help the residents affected by the flood.

Seventy-seven homes were affected, many needing new hot water tanks and furnaces.

Landfill gas use becomes reality

Wastech celebrated the official opening of its Landfill Gas Utilization Plant at the Cache Creek Landfill on June 15, an initiative that will generate electricity at a rate of 4.8 megawatts – enough to power more than 2500 typical households. The project traps gas that is naturally generated from the landfilling process, and sells it to BC Hydro.

Representatives from Wastech and its parent company Belkorp Environmental Services Inc. were joined by MLA Jackie Tegart, Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta and representatives of Finning and its contractors who built the plant.

Tegart and Ranta joined Stuart Belkin, Chairman & CEO of Belkorp Industries Inc. in cutting the ribbon.

JULY Farewell Reception for Dr. Wood

Clinton said farewell to Dr. Douglas Wood, whose last day at the Clinton and District Health and Wellness Centre was July 13.

Clinton assisted living facility proposal submitted

After 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 74. The school was closed in June 2010.

Council unhappy with new school name

Ashcroft Council has lent its weight to the group opposing the new name for Ashcroft’s K-12 school.

The school board decided to change the name from Ashcroft Secondary

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2015 IN REVIEW: $5 million for water plant, fire truck funding the remaining $2,862,678. The total cost of the project is expected to be just over $8.5 million.

AUGUST Walhachin Hall gets makeover

A two-year renovation project on the Walhachin Soldiers Memorial Hall has replaced windows and kitchen appliances, made the hall wheelchair-accessible and added a deck with a pizza oven for outdoor events.

The project used about $100,000 of TNRD and NDIT funds.

The new sign on the highway two years ago was the beginning of it, says TNRD Director Steve Rice. “It’s going to give Walhachin a whole new lease on life.”

Disaster Financial Assistance Premier Christy Clark announces Cache Creek’s eligibility for provincial assistance after the flash flood in May. School to Desert Sands Community School over the summer to reflect the addition of the elementary grades.

Ashcroft Council agreed to write to both the Gold Trail Board of Education and the Minister of Education, stating its “disappointment and displeasure with the Board’s choice of name for the only remaining school in our community.”

“The issue to me is the school is an integral part of this village, said Coun. Al Mertens.

The public was asked to choose from among five names, none of which had Ashcroft in them, he said. Ashcroft Community school was added near the end of the voting. “I think Council has a say because it affects our Village.”

The school board stated in November that the name would not be changed.

Cornwall lookout under threat

BC Parks announced plans to dismantle the historic fire lookout at the top of Cornwall Mountain in the fall of 2015, unless an organization or group of volunteers interested in maintaining the struc-

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Built in the late 1950s, the Cornwall fire lookout station was regularly used each summer until the early 1990s, after which it was only used if there was a fire risk in the area. By 1999 it was the only Forest Service Lookout Tower in the Kamloops Fire District that was still active, if only intermittently. The last time the lookout was used was during the 2003 wildfire in the Cornwall Hills.

$5.7 million announced for new plant

Ashcroft’s new Water Treatment Plant got a $5.7 million boost on July 31 when MLA Jackie Tegart, on the behalf of the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, announced that the Village’s grant application had been accepted under the New Building Canada Fund’s Small Communities Fund.

Under the infrastructure grant fund, the provincial and federal governments both contribute a third of the the project’s costs, leaving the Village to come up with

Ashcroft to borrow $500,000 for new fire truck

Council agreed to the alternate approval process, whereby eligible voters register their disapproval of the process by signing an Elector Response Form if they are opposed to the Village borrowing the money.

One hundred and forty-eight or more voters opposed to the borrowing had to register by a certain date in order to take the question to a public referendum. Less than a third of the required votes were cast.

The truck will take up to 12 months to outfit from the time it’s ordered until it’s delivered.

Administrator Michelle Allen said staff spoke to various suppliers “and we expect that the cost of the truck will be around $390,000 US or $450,000 [Canadian funds].

However, with the fluctuation in the exchange rate we are seeking approval for $500,000 Cdn.”

Constantia moving ahead to Phase 2

Constantia HDI announced that it would be moving ahead to Phase

2 of its drilling project this year by looking for workers, suppliers and contractors.

The exploration company has new property in the 16 Mile area to take core samples from, plus it plans to do more testing on the property it already holds.

Battle of Birds soars high in Lytton

Lytton’s River Festival-goers got an exceptional treat on Sept. 6 when Kevin Loring and his Savage Society premiered Songs of the Land Phase 2, Battle of the Birds.

The story is beautifully told through narration, song and deed. When the community tries and fails to make Eagle see the error of his ways, it is the young Red Hawk who finally teaches him humility.

Chastised, Eagle dons a white head and bows to his wife after the rest of the birds are restored by Red Hawk’s medicine.

The performance included an award winning cast as well as community members, and included Sam Bob, Renae Morriseau, Sandy Scofield, Ron Dean Harris and Loring, who is is an award winning

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The magic of Christmas

I remember what Christmas felt like when I was a little girl: it felt magical. This was in large part because of the big, jolly guy in the bright red suit.

You know the fella - Santa Claus. He was as old as my grandparents, maybe even older.

And while I loved my grandparents with all my heart, this mythical man I saw once a year had a significant impact on my childhood as well.

I didn’t start out loving him. As a baby and a toddler I was terrified to go anywhere near him and there are pictures to prove it. But he was an effective role model during my formative years, despite our somewhat

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It wasn’t just at Christmas that I thought of him. For some reason I had it in my head that Santa and God were best friends and were watching me throughout the year, keeping tabs on whether I’d been bad or good. I imagined they had a tally sheet with two columns: naughty and nice, and they would

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One year when Christmas rolled around I wondered if I’d get any presents at all. I was a good kid and usually did what I was told, but sometimes I messed up. What if I got extra points under the naughty heading for that time I scared my younger cousin by pouring a bucket of cold water over him?

Or what about the day I dropped my younger brother on his head?

I agonized over my crimes and expected to get nothing except a lump of coal in my stocking.

Ironically, I had no idea what a lump of coal even was, I just knew I didn’t want one. What a nice surprise to get

real presents instead.

Could it be that the good things I did and nice thoughts I had outweighed the bad?

Questioning my parents, they told me that it was okay to make mistakes, it just wasn’t okay to not always try my best. So I tried to get more check marks under the “nice” column after that. It was important that Santa and his best friend were proud of me.

Getting to play with my cousins added to the enchantment of Christmas. Even though they didn’t live far from us, we didn’t spend a ton of time with them except on special occasions.

And every Christmas afternoon we’d get to see them and spend the rest of the day and night playing.

We would excitedly tell each other all about our eventful mornings and what Santa brought. We’d play games, eat goodies and listen to our little cousin tell joke after smutty joke. Even at the kids’ table with the grownups nearby,

David would continue to make us giggle uncontrollably with his off-colour humour that was far beyond his years.

Now that I’m a mother, I feel fortunate to have experienced the magic of Christmas through the eyes of my own children. I found it interesting how delighted our kids got about the exact same

things that I did: Santa Claus and playing with their cousins primarily.

Now that they’re 12 and 15 we don’t visit Santa at all anymore, but hanging out with their cousins is their biggest holiday perk. Spending time with great grandma, grandparents, aunts and uncles is a wonderful blessing as well.

My mother will sure

be missed though. As will my grandparents who are no longer with us, and our dog who’s been missing since March. Loving memories of the departed, combined with new memories of the living will be our cherished gift.

Lori Welbourne is a syndicated columnist.

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2015 IN REVIEW: Farewell to old friends TNRD questions landfill readiness

The regional district was questioning whether it should have an alternative to the Cache Creek landfill in place at the end of the year because the Extension still does not have an Operating Certificate from the province. And without an Operating Certificate, the landfill can’t operate.

The TNRD informed Cache Creek that it needed a viable alternative in case the Extension isn’t ready to go when the current landfill closes. That means transfer stations and a half a million dollar bill to put that alternative in place.

The province has since indicated that negotiations for the Operating Certificate are moving forward.

Nancy Duchaine (Eliza Doolittle), Gerald Young (Freddy Eynsford-Hill) and Meladee Sytnick (Mrs. Higgins) starred in WRAPS’ successful production of My Fair Lady, presented in HUBS’ new old facility.

SEPTEMBER Ashcroft reconsiders eliminating Seniors Discount

About 15 residents attended the Sept. 14 Ashcroft Council meeting, most of them visibly unhappy with Council’s intention to raise utility costs and eliminate the seniors 25 per cent discount that had been offered to them for decades.

By the end of the meeting, Council had passed first readings of the new bylaws that would enact the rate changes, but it agreed to reduce the seniors discount rather than eliminate it altogether.

HUB society signs lease on old school

The HUB Society and School District 74 reached an agreement over the use of the old Ashcroft Elementary School as a community centre and HUB was given keys.

The HUB Society is a group made up of local volunteers who want to see the building kept in use by the community. The elementary school was closed by School District 74 at the end of June.

The group’s mandate is to keep the doors of the building open, to provide accessible, affordable space for clubs, groups and small entrepreneurs and support programming or events that build social connectedness through opportunities in wellness, recreation and the arts.

Sandra Lynn Ebert It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our daughter Sandra Lynn on December 6th 2015.

Born March 24th 1966 in the Lady Minto Hospital in Ashcroft, she spent her childhood living at Loon Lake, helping operate the family resort.

She is lovingly remembered by her Mom Joyce, Dad Ken, three brothers Ron, Steve, and Pat, and her many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews.

By request, there will be no formal service at this time.

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actor, playwright and artistic director of the Savage Society. Amy Charlie and Charon Spinks narrated.

Actor, writer, playwright and director, Loring was born and raised in Lytton and recently won the Governor General’s Award for his play, Where the Blood Mixes.

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Cache Creek mourns the passing of Ben Roy

Cache Creek and area was shocked and saddened to learn of the sudden death of businessman and former mayor Ben Roy, 70, on Sept. 17.

Roy was a ceaseless promoter of Cache Creek for nearly 50 years.

He served as mayor, alderman, fire chief, and was the driving force behind many groups including Gold Country, Graffiti Days and the Chamber of Commerce. He was instrumental in establishing the local radio station, CFMA, and was honoured with a BC Community Achievement Award in 2008, and a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012.

OCTOBER Enrolment decline slowing in Gold Trail

Gold Trail enrolment figures are still dropping but the good news is they haven’t dropped by much.

The figures won’t be official until Oct. 16, said Lynda Minnabarriet, S.D. 74 Secretary-Treasurer, but what they show as of Oct. 1 is 1,114.5 FTE (Full Time Equivalent). Last year there were 1,118 students enroled.

Minnabarriet said in recent years, enrolment has been down by as much as 30-50 students, so they’re happy with these numbers.

Former editor Barry Tait passes away

Barry Tait, editor of The Journal from 1988 to 2002 and TNRD director for Area I from 20032011, passed away on Oct. 10, just a few days after his 76th birthday.

He was awarded the Medal of Bravery in 2000 by Governor General Adrienne Clarkson for rescuing a neighbour’s 11 year old son from a burning house.

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Members keep Semlin Valley open

Golf at Semlin Valley Golf Course will continue for another season, much to the members’ relief.

Twenty-six members met on Nov. 23 to choose an executive, pay their memberships early, and look forward to the coming year.

Lillooet and bus provide doctor care

Local residents without a doctor were invited to take the community bus to Lillooet to see one of their two future doctors who are currently enrolled in a practice-ready assessment program.

“This is not an ideal situation,” says WHAC member David Durksen, “however it does give us an opportunity to get some of the 800 without a doctor access to one util February.”

Doctors Debra Obu and Amgad Zake are expected to finish the program and be in Ashcroft by February.

DECEMBER Reprieve likely for Cornwall lookout

The Four Wheel Drive Association of BC announced that it is negotiationing with BC Parks to take over the Cornwall lookout, which was decommissioned ear-

lier this year and scheduled for destruction.

They should know by this spring if negotiations were successful.

“One of our members in the area read about the fate of that lookout tower (in The Journal),” said Kim Reeves, president of the association.

The group already has partnership agreements with the province for the Nahatlatch Fire Tower and the Mt. Lavina Fire Lookout Tower. Reeves says it fits right into his association’s mandate.

MV turns back to landfills for now

Despite turning their backs on land-

fills in 2009, Metro Vancouver (MV) is reconsidering. There doesn’t seem to be enough garbage to keep an incinerator going.

“It’s a good news story not only for people of the Lower Mainland,” said Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta, “but also for the potential of landfilling in Cache Creek.”

“There has been no indication from them that they are interested,” he adds.

The Cache Creek Landfill was to close next year on Dec. 20 when the agreement among MV, Wastech and the Village came to an end, but that has been extended to Dec. 31, 2016.

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Please mail, hand deliver, fax, or e-mail current resume with cover letter and references to the following address: Xaxli’p Attention: Chief Darrell Bob Sr. PO Box: 1330 Lillooet, BC V0K 1V0 E-mail: chief@xaxlip.ca Fax: 250-256-7892 Resumes will be received until 3:00pm January 22, 2016

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The Gold Trail School District invites applications for the above noted position. The successful applicant will possess: r %urrent inter provincial trades certiƂcate in the *8#% Ƃeld.

Please refer to the District website, www.sd74.bc.ca for details.

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t Reporting to and receiving direction from Chief and Council t Has a minimum of 3 to 5 years administrative experience with an aboriginal organization t Have excellent knowledge and implementation of AANDC, FNHA, and other agencies, programs, and services t Facilitate the development and implementation of plans to include strategic, capital, financial, program, and economic development t Provide effective leadership and teambuilding through employee supervision and development t Develop and/or assist in proposals for funding t Identify and provide for the needs of the community and membership

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XAXLI’P ADMINISTRATOR Xaxli’p is a St’at’imc community located in the beautiful Fountain Valley, 15km east of Lillooet with great community and economic development potential. The successful candidate requires a postsecondary education in Business, Administration, or Commerce. The successful candidate must have senior management experience with general program and services of an Aboriginal Organization, and will be responsible for the following:

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SubOit applications with an up to date resume and references to:

The District of Houston is looking for a detail-oriented professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment to assume the role of Corporate Services Officer.

Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer, the Corporate Services Officer is responsible for corporate administration as stated under Section 148 of the Community Charter. The successful candidate will be a highly motivated professional with excellent written and verbal communication skills, have a working knowledge of local government legislation and procedures along with education and experience relative to this position. An ability to maintain positive relations with the public, coworkers, various committees, Council and senior levels of government is essential.

As a dynamic, self-motivated individual this position will be a key member of the senior management team committed to achieving the goals and objectives as set by Mayor and Council.

Public communication and open government transparency are important to the District and the Corporate Services Officer will be responsible for producing and overseeing all communications including print publications.

You will have a good understanding of parliamentary procedures, and BC Municipal Legislation including the Community Charter, Local Government Act, Freedom of Information & Protection of Privacy Act and Robert’s Rules of Order. The position is also responsible for Civic and School Board Elections and the Board of Variance.

The successful candidate will have an undergraduate degree in public administration, a certificate in Local Government Administration or a minimum of five (5) years experience at the corporate officer level.

This position offers a competitive compensation and benefits package. Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit a letter of interest, detailed resume, and references by 4:00 pm on Friday, January 29, 2016 to: Attn: Michael D. Glavin, CAO, District of Houston 3367 – 12th , PO Box 370, Houston, BC V0J 1Z0 cao@houston.ca The District of Houston requires all positions undergo a Criminal Record Check.

We wish to express our appreciation to all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position and advise that only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted

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Thursday, December 31, 2015 The Journal

Golden Country presents

... Past, Present & Beyond The Year That Was - 1915 It’s hardly surprising that the pre- ing all three “last spikes” in the coundominant news story in Ashcroft and try. Alas, the CNoPR’s success was area in 1915 was short-lived; by 1918 from the frontlines it was unable to reof the battlefield. The pay its loans, and was war that was suptaken over by the Canposed to have ended adian government (a

by Christmas 1914 fate that also befell the was still raging by Grand Trunk Norththe end of 1915, and ern), eventually beGeorge Christie of coming the Canadian Walhachin wrote National we know tohome to say that day. Still, the addi“From what I have tion of a second railseen the path to vicway to Ashcroft meant tory must be a long that “When you hear GOLDEN COUNTRY and costly one.” a locomotive whistle Christie had been blow now you cannot BARBARA RODEN reported as killed tell whether it is CPR in May of 1915, but or a CNR train that is The Journal ran a subsequent piece going by.” Train whistles; as much a noting that he had been injured, not bother in 1915 as they are today. killed. It was not the only instance of Journal editor R.D. Cumming incorrect information regarding serv- noted that “about 75%” of the paper’s ing soldiers being reported; but before subscribers were from one to eight we pass judgement, bear in mind that years in arrears with their renewals. communication was, in those days, “This is a deplorable condition,” he a good deal less immediate, and con- wrote, saying that more than 500 nosiderably more difficult, than it is to- tices had been sent out, “which cost us day. Even now, with 24-hour live news $10 in postage.” He anticipated a “very services and the world at our fingertips liberal” response, adding that a onevia the Internet, erroneous information year subscription cost $2. continues to circulate after any major In February the laundry at the north event. end of Railway operated by Wah Lee Some of the local men at the front was lost to fire. By the time the volunwrote to The Journal about their ex- teer firefighters arrived “flames were periences, detailing their experiences. shooting out of the windows and roof,” While many of the letters make for but the conditions were favourable, harrowing reading, there were occa- and the blaze was extinguished before sionally lighter notes. W.T. Bond noted damage could be done to other buildthat he was “keeping guard over a sand ings. Still, The Journal warned that dune in Egypt,” adding that “Ashcroft “patrons of the Wah Lee Laundry are is nothing to it for heat.” short their week’s washing.”

The last spike on the Canadian The state of the roads in the area Northern Pacific Railway was laid near was, then as now, a topic for much Basque, south of Ashcroft, on Jan. 23. discussion. Road gangs were hard at It was the third trans-continental line work, filling in the numerous potholes; across Canada, following the Canadian so much so that The Journal was able Pacific and the Grand Trunk Northern, to report that many of the local roads and gave B.C. the honour of possess- were “beginning to assume the appear-

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ance of real auto roads.”

J.G. Collins and his son Bert made headlines for discovering a nest of rattlesnakes at Rattlesnake Hill in Cache Creek. There were some 100 snakes in the nest, most of which Collins and his son killed, and the A view of Cache Creek taken in 1867 from Rattlesnake Hill.

Despite their efforts in 1915, J.G. Collins and his son Bert did next day they not eradicate rattlesnakes from the area. ignited several sticks of dynachairs, a bedstead and springs, a roll of mite in the area, which caused a mini- blankets, a heater, two washtubs and ature earthquake that it was thought water pails, an axe, a grindstone, and a would eradicate the snakes from that cooking outfit. area for all time. A few of the snakes Book clubs are a modern phenomwere kept for display purposes, and enon, but their mix of the literary and one of the specimens shown was so the social have their roots in the literlarge that the crowd scattered when it ary societies of the past. In the fall of was revealed.

1915 Ashcroft residents formed a LitThe Glossy Group, operating the erary Society, and it was noted in The copper mine at Highland Valley (“27 Journal that a similar society had been miles from Ashcroft on the Highland formed some 26 years earlier, in 1889.

Valley–Merritt wagon road, and easily The Ashcroft Social and Literary Soreached from here by auto”), reported ciety would meet once a week at the that they were having great success. Methodist Church; initiation fees were Some 22 men were busy at the site do- 50 cents for gentlemen and 25 cents for ing developmental work, and a 26-foot- ladies and children. Following the indeep shaft was producing “some very itial meeting “a short program was renvaluable assay near the bottom,” sink- dered by a few of the members, which ing through “a body of solid ore four was appreciated by all.” feet in thickness.” The owners reported And finally: the fact that the exthat the property looked “very promis- isting post office in Ashcroft had reing”. Copper, it was noted, was valued ceived, in December 1915, a sign for at $28 per ton. the proposed new post office was taken In July 1915 notice was given that as an indication that the new building the goods and chattels of the Estate of “is looming up in the environs of a fuBurton Smith, deceased, would be sold ture horizon. . . . This is a good sign by public auction. Albert “Chubby” that something is about to happen.”

Clinger, Smith’s former partner, stood This hope was, however, slightly precharged with murder; he was found mature: the new post office, promised guilty in the fall of 1915, and hung in since 1913 and announced in 1914, Kamloops on Dec. 23. Among Smith’s would not be built until 1917 (it is now effects were a table, a sideboard, three the site of the Ashcroft Museum).