The people have voted and, unfortunately, 100 Mile House was not a winner in the Kraft Hockey Goes On contest.
Local minor hockey volunteer Dustin Price, representing 100 Mile & District Minor Hockey Association (OMDMHA), was a finalist in the contest's Pacific Region, where a single cash prize of $100,000 and four $20,000 prizes were up for grabs. Online voting, March 23-24 drew nearly 450,000 votes in the region, and determined the winners. Results were announced April 3.
Curt Thorne of Golden was the $100,000 prize winner and $20,000 prizes were awarded to Revelstoke, Trail, Gibsons and Vanderhoof.
A total of five regions, covering all of Canada were involved in the contest, with identical prizes given away in each. Major prize winners in the remaining four regions were Central Butte, Sask., West region; Goderich, Ont., Ontario region; Amqui, Que., Quebec region; and Bonavista, N.L., Atlantic region.
Nearly three million votes in total were cast across the country.
Members of OMDMHA rallied in the Save-On-Foods parking lot on March 23 and did their best to draw people's attention to the contest, and encourage them to vote.