8 YEARS AGO (2016): Then-ombudsperson of British Columbia Jay Chalke visited 100 Mile House as part of a tour he made three times a year to select communities across the province. Residents had the chance to meet with Chalke's staff at the local Service BC building - and were able to discuss any experiences they may have had with unfair treatment by a provincial agency or any other public body. Chalke stated that he was pleased to have been able to come to the South Cariboo and spread the word about administrative fairness. In his presentation, he outlined many of the types of complaints the public agencies his office investigated - and the help it could provide with resolving public service injustices suffered by BC citizens.
11 YEARS AGO (2013): Lac La Hache Elementary School students had travelled by bus for five days to Drumheller, Alta., in late June. Along the way they made stops in the Enchanted Forest in Revelstoke, Reptile World and the Calgary Zoo, before they arrived in Drumheller for their main destination: the Royal Tyrell Museum. Originally, the elementary school students were supposed to camp out in Drumheller, but due to a tornado warning, they ended up renting a local community hall for the night - according to Bev Fry, a school Parents Advisory Council member. Fry described the museum as "awesome."
15 YEARS AGO (2009): The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 260's mural, which is located at the 100 Mile Community Hall, was dedicated, with veterans Ernie Sampson and Gordon Thorsteinson being guests of honour for the ceremony. The scene depicted the part each had played in the Second World War, with the mural having been painted by Williams Lake area artist Dwayne Davis and local artist Neil Pinkett. Thorsteinson had been a Leading Air Craftsmen with the Royal Canadian Airforce and had served in England from 1943 to 1945 - while Sampson was a cook with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1939 to 1945. Thorsteinson stated that he was proud and happy to be a part of the mural.
22 YEARS AGO (2002): Neil Seedhouse, with his wife Pam Martin, who were then-members of the Society of Creative Anachronisms (SCA), created a medieval war on the 230 acres they owned in Clinton, BC. The first Clinton War had attracted 76 people who enjoyed dressing in medieval garb and learning the customs of the time. Accounts of the 2002 gathering had attracted between 1,600 to over 2,000 people. The site was home to what was an ever-expanding number of biffies - which participants had taken great pride in decorating, with bathhouses with heated water - a children's playground, bridges and a stove-oven bakehouse for bread, cinnamon buns and scones.
