11 YEARS AGO (2014): The Vancouver Canucks organization sent members of the 1994 Stanley Cup finals squad to spend a day in Green Lake with a couple of hockey players who had been playing every Christmas holiday in the area for several years. The Canucks alumni included goaltender Kirk McLean, Cliff Ronni, Dave Babych and Geoff Courtenall, who were reportedly "pleasantly surprised to see the quality of the set-up." The game had begun with the playing of the national anthem and continued into the wee hours of the morning. The alumni had all seemed to be having a great time, and for the regulars of Green Lake it had been a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
22 YEARS AGO (2003): Local 100 Mile House archers landed several wins at the Williams Lake indoor shoot held on Feb. 2 - where Marcel Baur had come up on top with a first-place finish, with Dan Real taking third place. The recurve competition saw Ross Curry landing in first place with Steve Silveria landing in third, while Denise Swift took home top honours as the ladies recurve/longbow champ, with Debbie Smith right behind in second place. Younger competitors also had impressive results: Dereck Johnson landed third at the youth unlimited event, while Jim Malm came up in second place at the barebow/traditional event. All were members of the Bighorn Bow Hunters Club.
33 YEARS AGO (1992): A series of geotechnical tests led to restrictions on load that went into effect, which Hans Penner, the then district technician with the Ministry of Highways said were the "earliest the restrictions have ever been put on" and had been due to warm weather. Side roads were restricted to 100 per cent of legal axle loading, with all highways and roads also being restricted to 100 per cent. Highways that were affected included Highway 97 as well as the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 24. According to highways spokesperson Rae Anne Kurucz, load restrictions were needed to protect the public's safety as well as their $12 billion investment in the road system.
44 YEARS AGO (1981): Five Indigenous men, who were then from the Alkali Lake area were being charged for the possession of rainbow trout during a closed season. The incident occurred on May 4, 1980 in Gustafsen Creek. A part of the defence's argument was that the Indigenous peoples (referred as the Shuswap peoples in the 1981 Free Press article) had traditionally been fishing for rainbow trout at Gustafsen in April and May for generations. Arthur Dick, who was one of the defendants in the trial, had been questioned about the use of sustenance permits. Dick replied that he never applied for such because hunting and fishing were a part of the way of life, and had said that Indigenous peoples hunt by the season, not all-year round. A decision on the matter was not expected until the summer of 1981.
