Merle's Fire Protection Services Ltd established November 2017. After seeing a need for better customer service and work quality we started this company for all types of residential fire extinguisher needs as well as businesses. We offer sales & service of fire extinguishers,and can install and sell kitchen fire suppression and anything else a person or company may need. We are fully licensed and certified through the government of Newfoundland & Labrador and can offer on site or in shop recertification of fire extinguishers, from Stored Pressure and CO2 all the way up to wheeled units. All businesses will get a detailed report of locations etc of fire extinguisher on site and the assurance that the job will be done right and on time for years to come. Drop In or give us a call!
108 Mile Ranch (historically known as 108 Mile House) is a residential community situated in the heart of the South Cariboo region of British Columbia, surrounded by rolling hills, ranches, thousands of lakes and a wide range of recreational activities. Historically, en route to the great Cariboo Gold Rush, a few of the travellers settled here, carving out a place that would withstand the changes in time. For recent history, read The Grand Scheme of the Ranch.
Williams Lake is named in honor of Secwepemc chief William. The story of Williams Lake began in 1860 during the Cariboo Gold Rush when Gold Commissioner Philip Henry Nind and Constable William Pinchbeck arrived from Victoria to organize a local government and maintain law and order.At the time, two pack trails led to the goldfields, one from the Douglas Road and another trail through the Fraser Canyon. Both met at Williams Lake, which made it a good choice for settlers and merchants. By 1861, Commissioner Nind had built a government house and had requested the funds to build a jail. With the center of local government being at Williams Lake, the miners and businessmen all had to travel there to conduct their business and soon the town had a post office, a courthouse, a roadhouse and the jail that Nind had requested.Williams Lake later became a hub for forestry, mining and transportation with the construction of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, later BC Rail and now CN Rail.Williams Lake hosts the annual Williams Lake Stampede, which takes place over the Canada Day long weekend.