5 YEARS AGO (2020): Then 150 Mile House Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) chief Stan McCarthy had received emergency support after Borland Creek began to overflow only eight feet away from his house. He shut off his natural gas line and joked about his real estate going to Williams Lake, remarking he'd have to start paying taxes in Williams Lake as well. Around 100 sandbags had been placed on his property with help from 150 Mile firefighters Shar and JJ Bast, who had to use a four-wheeler to get there and help him shovel. Several properties that had also been flooded were in the same boat because bridges were underwater, and they were on the wrong side of the creek.
10 YEARS AGO (2015): 100 Mile House Wranglers head coach Dale Hladun had been on a mission to turn 100 Mile House into a Hockeyville of the North. Around 70 skaters, many from northern British Columbia, hit the ice for a three-day camp from April 17-19. In attendance were scouts from the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). Hladun had his eye on potential talent to fill the 2015-16 roster, with players, including vets, taking the opportunity to showcase their skills. Hladun had planned on adding size and skill to the Wranglers' roster and was open to hosting a Junior A tournament in 100 Mile House.
15 YEARS AGO (2010): Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Charlie Wyse was leading a local effort to oppose the proposed Harmonized Sales Tax (HST). Wyse and members of his team were circulating a petition within the riding, which had already attracted hundreds of signatures. The group had needed 2,068 signatures from the riding, however, organizers wanted 3,000 as a buffer. Wyse said they were swamped with people who wanted to sign the petition. Ken Stanley, who served as the 100 Mile House area captain, said his group was going to be campaigning in Save-On-Foods. One problem the group had run into was that half the people they met had already signed the petition.
20 YEARS AGO (2005): Forest Grove residents had been hoping that a proposal to open a traditional school in September would gain a significant amount of district support. Months of research and communication with other schools led to a proposal to School District 27 (SD27) trustees asking them to consider a school in Forest Grove. Kerry Tunnacliffe, one of the delegation members and a parent in Forest Grove, had said that the proposal seemed to be well-received by most of the trustees, and that they would be discussing it in a closed meeting.
