Category: Arts and Culture


Lumber for plainning

The Ardew mill site has some activity on it this week .Lumber cut at its new owners Aspen Planners Ltd is being piled for planning at the site. A source says that although the Ardew milling operation was not automated they had a good planner.

Aspen planners cut lumber for their mill on Quilchena Avenue and plane it at the old Weyerhaeuser mill site which they also own and use exclusively for planning.

modernization and consolidation of operations have dramatically reduced the amount of workers employed here at local mills.

The old Ardew site remains bare of logs. ardew wood products was a family operation that employed about 60 people.

Today in History: June 4, 1975

California gives farm workers collective bargaining rights.

The week in pictures 6/1/13

Stop line

A source at the ministry says that there are sensors in the pavement at the street lights on highway 8 Nicola Avenue here in Merritt. The sensors will change the red light to green but you must be behind the painted stop line stopped to activate it, and not past it waiting to turn. He said that some lights have cameras that do the same thing but you can also be out of the field of view for them to work.

Some old street lights are on arbitrary timers as well.

Today in history: May 31, 1927

The first  of 15 million Ford Model T‘s comes off the assembly line.

Merit of Merritt

Its good that it is Friday….

24 haulage jobs

A source says that there are 24 haulage jobs posted at the Highland Valley copper mine. The multiple hundred ton trucks are driven off road in the mining pits and the source says that they are an entry level position.

In the past

haulage jobs were posted for bid by seniority by mill labourers the source that works there said they are both entry level jobs. This is not confirmed.

The website shows one haulage job advertised the source may not be current or the jobs are posted internally.

http://www.infomine.com/careers/jobs/job914836/pit.utility.haul.truck.driver.aspx

Highland Valley copper is undergoing a major upgrade two buses are currently picking up iron workers from the parking lot behind the Merritt Desert Inn on Voght street daily.

Today in History: May 28th 1937

The German auto manufacturer Volkswagen is established.

The week in pictures 5/26/13

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The week in pictures 5/18/13

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Today in History: May 18, 1995

Shawn Nelson 35, goes on a tank rampage in San Diego.

June 21

Aboriginal Day is coming next month and the posters and preparations are under way. June 21st at Rotary Park, here in Merritt will see dancers and traditional dress for 5 hours; 11 am to $ PM .The day is a national observance but not a statutory holiday.

A source say’s that Aboriginals in Australia were once under the Flora and Fauna act. If you wish to enquire call  about supporting the aboriginal people and healing by attending in Merritt and acknowledging their contributions to Canada and the world. Call Amy @ 250 -378- 5107

Today in History: May 15th  1960

The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 4

Today in history: May 11, 1997

A computer, Deep Blue defeats a champion chess player Garry Kasparov!

TGIF- free disposal day

MaliceThere will be a free disposal day on May 11th at the Merritt Civic Center Parking lot . Hours are from 9 am till 3 pm, 2250 Voght street.”hazardous household waste” Items could include Car Batteries, Paint,propane bottles, fluorescent light bulbs, PCI ballasts,Antifreeze, Mercury and mercury containing items ie thermometers,Pesticides, Herbicides,CFL compact flourescent bulbs, Motor oil, Oil filters,and plastic containers, Adhesives, Aerosol,Gasoline,Kerosene,Corrosive toxic liquids,Grease and Tar.

Unsure call The Regional district at 1-877-377-8673

Today in history: May 10, 2005

A hand grenade is tossed at US President George Bush in Georgia but fails to explode.

GM dealer donates

The local Chevy dealer has given all their parts books to the local public library. On Wednesday two of the  GM staff were piling up parts and repair manuals for  the GM products.  A source at the library said ” I am not official but I think that there is a constituency here for these” and ” you need to be intelligent to be mechanical”

A full pick up truck load of manuals were delivered , the GM staff members willing posed for a picture.  A source in the parts department said “all our service manuals are on computer and we have a whole room full of books  we want to clean up”

Today in history: May 9, 1927

The Australian Parliament convenes in Canberra.

National Film Board Canada

The national film board in Canada has been around for decades and has been mandated to the arts and culture of Canada. They have many shorts that are available as well as features that document and dramatize Canadian culture and content. A source said that  he worked for them once in the animation of shorts , he said that 60,000 drawings would be made to produce a 5 minute animated short. The drawings all slightly different were then filmed as they were dropped into view one at a time to give a sence of movement.

We are thankful for the wonderful enjoyment that comes from technology and computer animation ,however the NFB has an arcade of short animations that mirror Canadian attitudes and aspirations over time.

Canadians have a high standard for the welfare of pets, to rid a person of an unwanted pet is no mean feat in Canada here is a 1988 NFB award winning short that is being promoted on their website.

The Cat Came Back by Cordell Barker, National Film Board of Canada

Today in history: May 8.1912

Paramount pictures is founded.

New accountant

The chartered accounting firm that has been a mainstay of local business here in Merritt has a new owner, but same location. The 1900 block  Quilchena avenue, upstairs office was for decades, Best ,Reimer and Maclean. It was sold to Alistair Murdock from Victoria , Murdoch has operated the business for about ten years and gained the confidence of the community, he is  a two term and sitting  city councillor.  Murdoch has sold the firm to Carrie Ware and company. Carrie  said the Alistair is going into semi retirement , and has bought a company in Kamloops, a community of about 80,000 an hours drive from here.

No word on whether Murdoch will serve out his term on council.

Today in history: May 6th 1954

Roger Bannister breaks the 4 minute mile .