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Ashcroft businessman makes a confession on social media

ASHCROFT - If closing down a family business isn’t hard enough, telling your whole town why you did it is another challenge entirely. John Douglas took to his Facebook page yesterday to tell his, now former, customers that the Central Cafe in Ashcroft would shut its doors due to poor financial standing. “Everybody knows me...

BROTHEN: How to break the rumour-mill in your small town

The village of Ashcroft recently learned that the Central Cafe, a fixture in the little town, would shut its doors permanently. Most business-owners would just pack up and keep mum on the details, but cafe owner John Douglas took to social media to tell his customers the truth about why he couldn’t run his restaurant...

West Nile cases in Cache Creek to be further investigated by government agency

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association's report of the West Nile Virus present in two horses within the Cache Creek area is currently being verified by the Ministry of Agriculture. Information obtained from the Ministry on Tuesday states officials are following up with veterinarians who have tested the horses' blood for the virus and confirmed positive...

Two infected horses in Interior first signs of West Nile Virus in B.C.

CACHE CREEK – Veterinarians diagnosed two sick horses Monday with West Nile Virus, the first confirmed cases in B.C. Monday afternoon. Dr. John Twidale of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association, confirmed the disease was present in the two horses, one in Cache Creek and the other in Ashcroft. The virus has spread across Canada infecting...

Ashcroft fire engine burns out during last weekend’s blaze

ASHCROFT – The fire which destroyed several buildings near the Ashcroft Manor on July 18 also burnt out the fire department's engine when it overheated at the scene. “It’s just an old girl that worked hard,” Fire Chief Brian Henderson said Tuesday afternoon. He said the crew coming in that night would strip the truck...

Police continue search for evidence after cyclist shooting

SPENCES BRIDGE – Police are searching for evidence relating to the investigation of a shooting which injured a Burnaby cyclist during the Cache Creek 600 cycling marathon. Craig Premack, 59, was shot on the side of the highway near Spences Bridge when he was biking the overnight marathon around 1 a.m. on June 1. The suspect allegedly...

Ashcroft homeless man in stable condition following blast

ASHCROFT – Police say a homeless man injured in an explosion last month is in stable condition. Cecil Macdonald, 71, was involved in the blast after trying to light a cigarette near a leaking propane tank in his tent. He had set up camp near a railway siding owned by Ashcroft Terminal. He was rushed to...

Homeless man from Ashcroft injured in blast, being treated in Vancouver

ASHCROFT – A homeless man is being treated for burns at Vancouver General Hospital after lighting a cigarette near a leaky propane tank around 9:30 a.m. yesterday morning. The 71-year-old was staying in a tent near a railroad siding, owned by Ashcroft Terminal. “He had a propane tank inside the tent that we suspect was...