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In 1960, former Vancouver Sun reporter Carol Shaw moved from Vancouver to 100 Mile House and realized the community needed a newspaper. In 1965, the 100 Mile Herald , run by Shaw, and the South Cariboo Advertiser , owned by Steve Smele, was purchased by Herald House Publications Ltd. The new paper carried the masthead 100 Mile News Herald . Two years later, it became the 100 Mile Free Press.
Kelly Sinoski

In 1960, former Vancouver Sun reporter Carol Shaw moved from Vancouver to 100 Mile House and realized the community needed a newspaper. In 1965, the 100 Mile Herald , run by Shaw, and the South Cariboo Advertiser , owned by Steve Smele, was purchased by Herald House Publications Ltd. The new paper carried the masthead 100 Mile News Herald . Two years later, it became the 100 Mile Free Press.

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