To the seasons of life
The local art community is having an art walk through July with over 20 stations art is positioned about this small community and available for enjoyment or buy. One of the locations is at the Merritt Desert Inn and a very attractive guide was produced showing the walk. You may also join the tour by a foot print in the window and an Art Walk number. The number of the down town tourist info center in their window is 22.
Artists include Bev Veale, Dianne Kernan and twenty others.
Today in history: July 3rd 1994
Forty six people are killed in traffic accidents in Texas making it the worst day in its history.
” It pays to use your library” You may win a 1000 dollars if you email the local public library with a 5 sentence snippet about a positive experience that you had with the local Merritt Library.
The promotion is being facilitated by the “Friends of the library society” FOLmerritt@shaw.ca
You will need to give your name and phone number and current library card and agree to publication to qualify.
The entries must be at least lines and multiple entries are allowed, they need to be received by November 26th 2013 and an additional entry will win a hundred dollars on content.
Today in history: July 2nd 2002
Steve Fossett fly’s around the world in a balloon.
Today in History: June 28th 1894
Labour day becomes and official United States holiday.
Some electric vehicle buffs were at the Voght street charge station and told us that there is another recent addition to the grid here in Merritt BC, Ca. This one is up the hill in the new area of highway development and about the big box stores.
Sun country sells chargers and accessories from home to commercial. They range from 25 amp to 90 amp. A source says that the 10 minute chargers in Texas can hurt the battery in your car if used regularly.
There seems to be a preference for the 90 amp charger on Voght street here in Merritt.
An adapter to the proprietary Sun country charger was in use here this week at the Vought street charger by a Sun Country rep ” its proprietary like apple” he said.
Today in History: June 26th 1974
The first UPC code is scanned on a package of Wrigleys Gum
There is an adult summer reading program at the local library this summer. Read up to 9 books and submit a review online at www.tnrdlib.ca and each review will be an entry to win a Kobo Aura reader.
Register online at http://www.tnrdlib.ca
Today in history: June 25th 1982
Greece stops headshaving of military recruits.
There were some members of the international union IBEW at a local watering hole last night . They are here to do the 500 KV line to the lower mainland.
Doug Giles the job Stuart and representative for the BC local 258 and his entourage said there is 4 yrs of construction work in the line Merritt to the lower mainland.
One of the party said they were looking for common sence in their operations.
CLAC The Christian labours of Canada is the other union involved in the line construction.
Today in history: June 20th 1837
Queen Victoria succeeds to the throne of Great Britain.
A few local non construction jobs here for the hydro 3rd 500 KV line. A local security firm has the job of security for the new substation site west of the local hydro yard. A person who said that she got a job with Robin Hood security and that she got certification online and is awaiting a certificate. She said she must also take the hydro security program as well as a condition of hire.
Another source says that there will be road construction as well. He says a one way road will connect Spring-bank road, a subdivison to the south of Extra foods with Vought street by passing the hill west of the RCMP station.
The substation is said to be planned for completion in two years.
June 19, 1970
The Patent Cooperation treaty is signed.
There is a report that a spearhead was found at the site of the new Hydro substation work West of the BC hydro yard off Voght street. The source said that there were also campfires with animal bones found in some of the gulleys leading down to the Nicola River. He said they were carbon dated and cane from antiquity.
There are historical pithouse remains at Monck Provincial park a few kilometers up the Nicola river on Nicola lake. the park system maintains them as an interest point.
Work was still in progress yesterday at the site. The new substation will increase the capacity and availability of power to business in Merritt. It is said to be a two-year project.
Today in history: June 18,1935
Police in Vancouver British Columbia clash with Striking longshoremen with 60 injuries and 24 arrests.
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