7 YEARS AGO (2018): Christina Mary put on a show at the Parkside Art Gallery called Spirit Calling. Originally from Haida Gwaii, she moved to Horsefly in the 1990s and showcased clay sculptures between 1997 and 2001, before starting a family and focusing on home life. After her son started adult life, she went back into making art. Two of her favourite pieces in the show were Creation Dreams and The Seer - the latter of which had been a black and white charcoal painting printed on aluminium. Creation Dreams, on the other hand, was her favourite because of the colouring and texture of the work.
11 YEARS AGO (2014): The vision of a museum in 100 Mile House had been hampered by a lack of available volunteers to fundraise for the project. Thanks to the efforts of MLA Donna Barnett $50,000 had been given to the District of 100 Mile House in a one-time provincial grant - but Mayor Mitch Campsall said that a new community group was needed to take on the operational aspects of getting The Lodge repaired and safe for public use. The previous group who had been managing the project, the 100 Mile & District Historical Society, had to pull out due to obligations operating the 108 Heritage Site. A Sept. 7 referendum also had made the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) a partner in making decisions on certain District facilities - including The Lodge.
15 YEARS AGO (2010): The man who was revealed to be the one who would light the Olympic cauldron in 100 Mile House was Gabe Bergen, a resident of 108 Mile Ranch who was a World Cup gold medallist and who had narrowly missed out on qualifying for a berth in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and who was a prospect for the upcoming 2012 London Olympics. Bergen said that he was honoured to be carrying the torch through 100 Mile House. Bergen also says that he hoped the experience of carrying the torch for 2010 athletes would evolve into a scenario where he saw someone carry the torch for the games he would be participating in.
22 YEARS AGO (2003): Rolf Pfeiffer, who had been the organizer of an anti-gun control rally that had taken place in Kamloops (and who was a resident of the South Cariboo), called the proposed Bill C-68, which would establish a national gun registry, was nothing more than a $1 billion boondoggle that would strip Canadians of their rights. He said that the legislation would turn Canada into a police state. Around 250 people had braved the chilly temperatures to listen to six speakers on the bill, including Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys MP Betty Hinton. Pfeiffer said that a future rally in 100 Mile House would be easier to organize because it is his own backyard, as well as it being cheaper. Pfeiffer said that further protest would show Canadians were not in favour of the legislation.
