10 YEARS AGO (2015): A hockey game part of the Hockey Against Bullying festivities between junior hockey players from the Prince George Cougars and the 100 Mile House Wranglers was subjected to a boycott from local parents. This was over the lack of ice time for house league teams during the four-hour event at the South Cariboo Rec Centre. Denise Balbirnie, one of the organizers of the event, stated that comments on social media had alerted the 100 Mile House and District Minor Hockey Association representatives that parents had been upset with the format of the event, which she said was ironic considering the message behind it. Most of the interactions between the Wranglers and the Cougars ended up taking place off the ice.
20 YEARS AGO (2005): Stakeholders in the then-future skatepark in 100 Mile House had been upset over being excluded from the process of selecting the location. On Mar. 9 then-mayor Donna Barnett was set to announce the details to the Skatepark Committee and the 100 Mile Youth and Recreation Society. The society's president, Tammy Fuller, said her committee had no say in the location. Fuller had said that Barnett told her not to have another skatepark meeting until they had found another location after one by Save-On-Foods had fallen through. According to Fuller, Barnett told her not to tell her about a new location until the skatepark was finalized. Barnett stated that she thought the communication between her and Fuller was good.
30 YEARS AGO (1995): The simplymastery had profiled Colin Wosk who lost 103 pounds during a four-month weight loss program at The Hills near the 108 Mile Ranch. The Vancouver area resident went to the health and guest ranch where he adjusted to a low-fat nutrition program and a rigorous exercise schedule. For Wosk, his goal of losing 100 pounds was a lifelong dream that had finally come true, with his weight problem starting back when he was five years old.
40 YEARS AGO (1985): According to B.C. Rail spokesman Barrie Wall, the number of visitors who were arriving in 100 Mile House had jumped by around 33 per cent in 1984. Around 1,373 passengers disembarked at Exeter Station throughout the year. The rise was credited to increased promotion by BCR and the Cariboo Tourist Association. Wall had been surprised by the surge of passengers. At the time the BCR was not only promoting trips to the Cariboo by submitting travel articles to publications in the United States of America. They were also partnered with the 108 Hills, a local resort.
