According to historical records, Emily Carr came to the 100 Mile House area to visit friends in 1904 and the image of her on horseback is based on a photograph taken while she was here. She learned to ride a horse here in the Cariboo.
The mural, on Parkside Art Gallery’s front wall at 401 Cedar Ave., was donated by the Cariboo Artists’ Guild, with supplies provided by the 100 Mile House Mural Society. Artists included Dianne Clowes, Sheryl Fremlin, Grace Mills-Hodgins, Estella Erickson, Olaug Jaenicke, Carol O’Grady-Micklash, Mona Apps and Yoka L’oiseau.
