10 YEARS AGO (2015): Jodie Matlock of 100 Mile House had been exceeding expectations in recovering from a serious brain injury that she had suffered in the summer of 2014. After her family fought tooth and nail to convince doctors of the Royal Inland Hospital of Kamloops not to place her in long-term care, she was accepted into the Connect brain injury rehabilitation program in Winfield - where she had been making progress despite her injuries. Her recovery was stated as being because of a family connection, which had made her neurons synapse or connect together.
20 YEARS AGO (2005): Court services in 100 Mile House had been reduced to closed circuit only and staff were instructed by the head office in Prince George that they could not help the public unless they were in court that day. This change was announced in a notice posted on the front of the 100 Mile House Provincial Court building and told the public they could do any document filling, fine payment or inquiries through the Williams Lake Provincial Court. Bob Girvin, who had been the Williams Lake registrar, said that the notice was posted without approval from staff management.
30 YEARS AGO (1995): One of the topics discussed at the Peter Skene Ogden Secondary School's Parent Advisory Committee was whether or not there should be all-girl classes for science and math. Rick Bigland (the then-PAC president) and Ken Boscoe had been instrumental in providing some information based on some information from reports in the United States and Canada. Boscoe claimed that girls do not go into science because they are with the more passive-aggressive boys. Then vice president Jeff McClellan said he would look into the problem, but noted that there was concern about socialization.
40 YEARS AGO (1985): A new BC Rail station opened on Exeter Road, which came after several minor construction delays. Bill Lukoni, who was then Terminal Supervisor, had been giving tours for rail customers and BCR's Williams Lake employees at the station. The station contained a lunchroom and locker facilities for the switching crew, which the prior trailer station never had. In addition, there was a new electric signal which could be operated from a switch panel in the station's new control room - before there was an old manually-operated semaphore traffic signal which had indicated whether or not the track was clear or not. To Lukoni, it was a major improvement in the station. BCR had employed four yardmen and four switch crewmen in 100 Mile House.
