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Ainsworth Lumber Company Ltd.  announced on Friday that it has reached a new four year labour agreement with unionized workers at its mill in 100 Mile House, British Columbia. Members of the Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers Union of Canada (PPWC), Local 9, ratified the agreement today. The previous contract expired June 30th 2009.

The new labour agreement, which involves 125 employees at the 100 Mile House mill, was reached without any work stoppage or production disruption.

With the ratification of this agreement, the company now has new multi-year contracts in place with workers at all of its unionized facilities.  //Marketwire

Aug 14 and 15 saw local racers Curt Morben and Jack Maunu (The BOSS), Scott Clay (RICOCHET) along with Lac La Hache racers Andy Antle (DEFRIBULATOR) and Jim Mead (BOONDOGGLE) head to Heritage Park in Chilliwack for two days of out and out high powered mud racing action. The local racers are all competing in the North West Mud Racing "Amix Salvage" points series. In 38 degree weather the competition was as fierce as the heat they were racing in.

100 Mile House RCMP responded to 92 complaints and calls for service this past week. Some highlights are below.

On August 10, at around 12:30pm 100 Mile House RCMP received a report of a pedestrian-versus-vehicle collision on Highway 97 at Alpine Avenue. Police investigated and it was learned that a Highways worker had been hit by a vehicle and was taken to hospital. The worker had been conducting traffic when he was struck by a silver and gold Toyota pick-up travelling at about 30 kms/hour. The worker sustained only minor injuries. No license plate was ever obtained. Police continue to investigate the incident.

By Helen Williams

Gold Bridge, BC - In the rain shadow of the South Chilcotin Mountains of British Columbia’s Bridge River Valley, Terry Grant and production crew are finished filming two new episodes at Chilcotin Holidays Wilderness Guest Ranch for season six of the Canadian hit outdoor reality show Mantracker.

Two sets of prey, two routes, and a variety of terrain to cover over 16 days kept Mantracker’s Terry Grant and his professional guide sidekick Russell Floyd scouring British Columbia’s wilderness in pursuit of human prey on horseback. Floyd, one of Chilcotin Holidays’ advanced wilderness guides and graduate/instructor of Chilcotin Holidays’ Canadian Wilderness Tourism Training Centre, was a perfect fit to accompany Grant.

(Photo: Mantracker Crew at CH July 2010)