To the seasons of life
Electronic books are now being tried at the local library on Garcia street. One reader that has about the same capacity as an I pod is available on cue. A source says that it costs about 200 dollars and can down load a number of books on a license; that needs to be renewed. At this point there are a couple of free books on it and a cue of 2.
Today in History, March 31, 1959
14th Dali Lama seeks asylum in India.
There are two realty outlets here Century 21, and Royal Le page. There is also a do it your self assist, office ,where for about 500 dollars they will help you with advertising. This with a presence that simulates a sales office.
The announcement of major construction coming by at some uncertain time in the future . Has not given any sense of excitement.
The government used these projects in the past to crate certainty for the economy we hope that there will not be unusual delay in the letting of the work to qualified contractor.
And no reply from email inquires to local agents.
Today in History, March 29,1971
Lt Calley convicted of premeditated murder for a massacre at My Lai Vietnam
The survey people were out early on Sunday morning at 8 am two crew members had a base line on the 2200 block of Granite Avenue , across from the Spirit Square.
The boss came by and he told me they needed a base line for corners and the City was having them survey right in the door jams of the buildings on the north side of the street. The 14 satellites that he expected to get will not be available in the cover of the jams.
The area has been talked about as a home for the Canadian Country Hall of Fame.
Today in History, March 23,1996
Taiwan holds first direct presidential elections.
I counted the large truck traffic on one of the exchanges off the four lane divided highway on Sunday. Counting in 5 minute block’s over an hour it seemed to average about 10 or 120 an hour. We think that is a moderate amount of truck traffic and very safe flow to large trucks on the freeway.
Pay attention to possible signs that a truck may be along haul truck as they may not be as well rested relaxed and scheduled as short haul trucks clues are numbers of license plates and sleepers on the tucks.
Today in History, March 22,1923
Foster Hewitt broadcasts the first radio ice hockey game.
A fellow that has driven logging truck for 45 years was parking his truck next to his beautiful home on the college heights here today. The proprietor of Blue Spruce Logging say he has a permit from the city to do so. His neighbors supported him in his bid to get a permit. And he says he does not do repairs and is sensitive to noisy start ups. He has a shop also in the industrial area of town.
He says that his fuel bill is ten thousand dollars a month and he pays 26 Cents a liter in municipal taxes. He estimates there are 70 tucks working here in town for the sawmills. And a big part of his expenses go to consumer taxes. The HST he says he gets back except for the amount over expenses.something he implies helps his business.
He also says that the scuttle but is that this towns mills are selling more to the off shore Asian market now.
The resourse industry has always been a cash cow to pay for services the government offers.
Today in History, March 21,1963
Alcatraz United States penitentiary on an island closes.
Large trucks are a concern when driving, a smashed haul truck behind a tow truck yesterday was a reminder of the force and kinetic energy involved when things go wrong between trucks and others. Drivers have a class one license to run these things and are considered professional drivers. Have medical requirements to pass to keep their license and are very concerned about their driving record as it is a livelihood.
A source tells me that 2 months ago a haul truck tangled with a 50 foot trailer at the Coldwater interchange here, much damage was done and fortunately the accident was survivable. It’s a great loss of time and effort and a real upset to life’s. We recommend that you keep to the divided freeways and when using the routes that are not remember to keep vigilant and stop to do your tourist browsing where it is safe to do so. Keep your holiday safe and memorable without calamity.
Today in History, March 16,1968
General Motors produces its 100 millionth vehicle.
Mineral exploration trenching
After the discovery of the rich ore body at Craigmont’s claims in the late 1950’s there was much prospecting and exploration in the area around Merritt. Trenching soil sampling , line cutting were all methods to find sign of mineralization. All through 1960s and into 1980s exploration activity thrived here. Many public-ally traded company’s sought capital to go about the risky business of exploration. Some gave good returns others wall papered dens with split stock certificates and NPL share certificates ( No personal Liability). The government gave 3 year taxation holidays for profits from mines going into production.And eventually flow through shares came along to give tax write offs guaranteed to investors in the risky business.
The scars and memories are all here. And the legacy of success as well livelihoods that were more than subsistence was the hallmark of the happy times of production mining.
Today in History, March 8th,1817
The New York stock exchange is founded.
Shirley Reynolds , Jean Kieglerl ,and Wendy Eecout are calling themselves Prism as a group for a month-long showing at the Old Court House Gallery. The handle is an anachronism for “painting really inspires something magical” The group has ambitions to be noticed provincially and as members of the Valley Visual Artists, the show endorsed by the Nicola Valley Arts Council, which is a member of the provincial arts council umbrella.That is a good ambition and they have the background to do it. (one is a retired arts teacher). Their style runs from impressionism to realism and some abstraction.
The show reception is at 4:00 PM today and the gallery is open and maned with a curator Fridays and Saturdays 10 am to 4 PM
Today in History, March 4, 2002
Canada bans human cloning.
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