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Mitch Campsall held on to his seat as mayor of the District of 100 Mile House by a narrow margin in the Nov. 15 local elections. He received a total of 295 votes at the polls, beating out his competitor, Maureen Pinkney (at 285), by just 10 votes. The race for District councillor seats saw all four incumbents retaining their seats at the council table. Leading the pack was Dave Mingo, with 425 votes, the most obtained by any candidate in the election, followed by Ralph Fossum (386) and Bill Hadden (385) and Spence Henderson (307). The three new councillor candidates, who were unsuccessful in their bid to make it to the council table, were Rita Giesbrecht (231), John McCarvill (176) and Peter Reid (143). Campsall says he is “very happy” to be re-elected along with the four incumbent councillors. “We can continue on with getting prepared for 2018, when the timber supply becomes an issue.” He adds the “reality” is the mayor and councillors have to get on with what they were already doing. However, Campsall will also be looking into potential changes stemming from what he and others on council heard when canvassing doorto-door during election campaign. “They were pretty blunt out there ... and I was quite happy that they were ... because you start to hear exactly how they feel. And, we got that message.” Maureen Pinkney thanks voters District of 100 Mile House 2014 mayoral candidate Maureen Pinkney lost the Nov. 15 local election by just 10 votes. Pinkney said she would have enjoyed being the local community’s representative. “I would like to congratulate all of the incumbents on their re-election, and I would like to thank all of you who did get to the polls and cast your vote for me. “Of course, I am very disappointed in the loss. I put my hat into the ring to win, not just to stir the pot. I truly believed that our [council] needed some new energy and ideas, more progressive planning into our future, and just the change that comes with a new person’s experience [when] assets they have are brought to the table.” As of press time, Pinkney was undecided if she will ask for a recount, but said she is currently investigating that option. “I truly would have had [the] open door, open meeting, interactive style of governing that we should have.”
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100 Mile House Fire-Rescue, Watch Lake-North Green Lake Volunteer Fire Department and Lone Butt Fire Department combined forces to battle a stubborn house fire on Watch Lake Road on Nov. 15. Fortunately, the sleeping homeowners were woken up by a passer-by and they got out of their home safely.
Fire claims Watch Lake Road residence
Ken Alexander Free Press
While they may have lost their home, two Watch Lake Road residents were fortunate they weren’t physically injured or worse on Saturday morning – thanks to the quick actions of a passing Good Samaritan. A man, who was driving on Watch Lake Road, noticed smoke billowing from the attached
garage and called 9-1-1, says 100 Mile House Fire-Rescue chief Darrell Blades. Then he pounded on the front door and woke the couple up and got them out of the house, he adds. Blades notes the home had working smoke alarms, but because the fire was outside the home at the time, they didn’t go off until the garage door was opened.
Lone Butte Fire Department received the call-out at 8:09 a.m. on Nov. 15 and attended with five firefighters and a tender. Blades notes that when they arrived, the fire was already in the roof. According to witnesses, the fire chief says it appears the fire started in the attached garage and worked its way along its Continued on A3