11 YEARS AGO (2014): Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod was the guest speaker for a Jan. 15 luncheon hosted by the South Cariboo Chamber of Commerce. The proposed New Prosperity Gold-Copper project was on the minds of several members in attendance. McLeod told the chamber that the issue rested with federal Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq, who was going to make her decision at the end of February 2014. McLeod said she had always been supportive of the opportunity and economic benefits of Taseko Mine's gold-copper project in the Cariboo-Chilcotin. However, a recent report that said Natural Resources Canada used the wrong design in its analysis, leading to incorrect information, had disturbed the MP.
22 YEARS AGO (2003): The PSO Eagles boy's basketball team had proved once again they were a force to be reckoned with on the court. Coached by Chris Drouillard, the team had joined eight other squads in a two-day tournament held in Barriere between Jan. 17 and 18. The Eagles had defeated Ashcroft 76-44 and then destroyed the home team Barriere squad 89-51. This earned them a place in the championship round against Kelowna Christian School, which had been ranked as one of the top five in B.C. However, their luck had stopped there: they had lost to Kelowna 71-53. This sent the PSO Eagles boy's team home with a second-place tournament standing, with PSO Eagle Lance McAllister being named tournament all-star.
33 YEARS AGO (1992): Ballet North of Edmonton, which had been brought in by the Children's Festival committee, performed a rendition of the age-old famous Pas de Quatre (steps of four) in 100 Mile Junior Secondary School's gymnasium. They also performed Whirlwind, which was set to the music of Philip Glass, as well as a neo-classical Pas de Deux by Kristen Graham and Kevin Hogan, and concluding with Indigo, which was described as a jazz number full of fun with music by Dizzy Gillespie and others. The troupe received praise from those in attendance and signed several autographs following their performance.
44 YEARS AGO (1981): A tragedy struck 108 Mile Ranch, when 17-year-old Brent Colin Henry of Lac La Hache lost his life in a traffic fatality on the hill just south of the north entrance to 108 Mile Ranch. Those who had been seriously injured in the accident that involved two vehicles were transferred to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops where one of them had been listed in stable condition with broken ribs, chest injuries and a removed spleen. The other injured individual had been in serious condition, however, her vitals were stable. The accident took place around 3:30 p.m. on road conditions that police described as icy.
