50 YEARS AGO:
Clearwater Improvement District elected its first board— Bill Mattenley, Jessie Gamble, Bill Messenger, Jack Foote and Art Young.
John Harwood was elected president at the first meeting of the Birch Island Teachers’ Association.
45 YEARS AGO:
The DHMH board discussed hospital expansion.
In her monthly report Mrs. Rice noted 60 admissions for a total of 205 patient days.
There were also 310 outpatients days.
Bill Mattenley informed the hospital board that Clearwater Lions Club was considering establishing an old folks home.
40 YEARS AGO:
The Hospital Auxiliary annual Klondike Night in the Sportsplex was followed by a big dance with music by Yellowhead Express.
The North Thompson Overture Concert Association was formed with the aim of bringing internationally acclaimed musical artists to Clearwater.
35 YEARS AGO:
The Times announced that it had a new correspondent from Blue River – Becca Beaton.
Insects had taken their toll of the current years tree seed crop in the Kamloops Forest Region. Silviculturist, Rita Eremko noted cone collection was less than half of what was needed for the annual region planting of 18.5 million trees.
The Blackpool Fireballs won the first place trophy at the Avola Fog Duckers tournament; Avola Fog Duckers took second place and third place went to the Midnight Cats.
30 YEARS AGO:
A young couple from Austria fell about 50 feet when they tried to get a better look of the Clearwater River.
Even though he had suffered a broken leg and arm, the man managed to climb back to the road to summon help.
The woman recovered consciousness by the time rescuers arrived.
Carla Broswick was the overall grand champion winner in a 4-H Horse Showmanship at the Winter Fair in Kamloops.
25 YEARS AGO:
RCMP Cst. Mike Savage collected several handfuls of marijuana from beside Old North Thompson Highway within sight of the police station.
Apparently someone had dropped the plant from a passing vehicle. “It was obviously an unsecured load,” he said.
An all-Candidates’ Forum was held at CSS Pit.
Vying for the Kamloops Riding seat in the House of Commons were NDP MP Nelson Riis, Progressive Conservative Frank Coldicott, and Libertarian Randall Edge.
The Canadian flag that flew from the Peace Tower above the Parliament Building in Ottawa found a new home at the Clearwater Secondary School.
The flag, an XXXL was first seen in Clearwater as a backdrop to the Clearwater Canada Games at Capostinsky Park.
20 YEARS AGO:
A total of 16 teams ran and cycled from Clearwater Lake to Clearwater in the Wilderness Gateway Relay.
The route included a crossing of the Clearwater River.
CSS high jumper and volleyball player Jeremy Meehan, and wrestler Jay Pickering were on a list of 99 top high school athletes in a Vancouver newspaper.
Construction began on a 45-meter long bridge across First Canyon.
The structure would replace a Bailey bridge erected after a washout the previous summer.
15 YEARS AGO:
Movie stars Lesley Ann Warren, Peter Coyote, Lucas Black and Mia Maestro were in Clearwater to shoot the film Deepwater.
Several local residents were employed in the production.
B.C. Hydro was removing its remaining diesel generating units from the North Thompson.
A total of 10 generators, ranging in size from 500 kilowatts to two megawatts, had been brought in after the McLure Fire cut service.
10 YEARS AGO:
Mayor Harwood announced he was planning on running for a third term as School District 73 trustee for Clearwater Blue River.
The provincial government announced it would help Clearwater to get Wells Gray Park designated as a United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage Site.
5 YEARS AGO:
A decision by BC Coroners Service to centralize its body collection service to Kamloops was creating controversy.
“BCCS has not received any complaints concerning the service quality, delayed response times or other issues,” said a spokesperson.
Clearwater and District Chamber of Commerce discussed to development projects with possible important ramifications.
Dr. Bob Mackenzie presented his ideas on developing the former planer mill site on the Flats. Ron Rotzetter and Candus Graffunder gave an update on the proposed Bearview Shopping Center.
Local residents hiked Gattling Gorge and the Rim Trail in Wells Gray Park as part of the Go Outdoors.
hiking series sponsored by District of Clearwater.
1 YEAR AGO:
Residents of Upper Clearwater formed their own volunteer wildfire crew.
“We live in fear of fire every year but this summer was something else,” said Steve Murray, one of the organizers.
