One of 100 Mile's landmarks was dismantled this week, but it will not be destroyed. The water tower between the Red Coach and Tim Horton's will be salvaged and restored by the district sometime in the future.

According to 100 Mile House Mayor Donna Barnett the tower was built in the 1950s and was the first water tower for 100 Mile House's water system in 1952. Water from the nearby Cecil Springs was pumped in to fill the tower.

In order for four local property owners to subdivide their land adjacent to the water tower, an access road needed to be built. Due to the construction, the water tower needed to be dismantled.

"We hoped that we would be able to leave it (the water tower)," said surveyor Nigel Hemmingway. "But at the last minute we had to move it."

"We moved it very gently," added Barnett.

The tower was cut in half horizontally and moved to the side. Katchmar Construction did the work and Hemmingway credited them with doing a great job. "He ended up doing a lot of it as volunteer work," he added.

The landmark will be relocated at a later date. The location has yet to be determined, although Barnett stressed that the tower will stay in town. Barnett has a few ideas of where it could possibly be located but plans will first have to be discussed with her colleagues she said.