5 YEARS AGO (2019): More than 100 motorcyclists were in 100 Mile House for the Gold Wing Road Riders Association rally that was held between July 25 to 28. Kevin Bramhoff, then district director for the Gold Wing Road Riders Association's North West Coast District, stated that the "weekend went very well" and that the highlight was the parade through town and how at the time, receptive members of the community were to the riders over the three-day rally. Bramhoff stated that the drill team demonstration was a big hit and that the rally had brought a significant amount of money to the town.
10 YEARS AGO (2014): During the 100 Mile House men's fastball league championship, Marc Dufour, with Jake's Pub Old Buds, played the hero by scoring a hit off Canim Lake pitcher Kevin Neufeld into right field, which had brought home the tying and winning runs, as well as capped off a six-run comeback by Jake's Pub Old Buds against Canim Lake - leading to them winning the game 9-8. Canim Lake had been up 8-3, and before the choke, they had huddled together in the field, trying to relax and steady themselves.
25 YEARS AGO (1999): The BC Supreme Court had ruled against the incumbent NDP provincial government, stating that in 1992, the government had breached the terms of a timber harvesting contract with Prince George based company Carrier Lumber, by concealing evidence, manipulating forest industry administrative practices and sacrificing the lumber company to "make peace with Chilcotin-area natives." The ruling was handed down by then-Justice Glenn Parrett on July 29. David Zirnhelt, Cariboo MLA and Minister of Forests, said he was not to blame for this, while Liberal opposition leader Gordon Campbell called for his resignation.
50 YEARS AGO (1974): Village of 100 Mile House Mayor Ross Marks stated that he found it "incredible" that the Board of Variance could not fill anyone from 100 Mile House. This came after a Lac La Hache woman by the name of Freida L. Woehler was appointed to the board. Marks stated that he had nothing against Woehler personally, just that "it was unlikely she knew much about the village" and that "furthermore the village would have to pay her costs every time she came to town to attend the meeting." Alderman Chuck Shaw-MacLaren called the move "absolutely ridiculous." "What's going on down there? That's a 16-mile differential." Shaw-MacLaren stated.
