Category: Arts and Culture


Trees planted…

These trees didn’t grow.. Voght park, Merritt BC
File photo.

Carbon planet

All that is planted does not grow. However look at this from TD Bank.

Continuing to grow and enhance green spaces for everyone to enjoy.
Supporting the transition to a low carbon economy – with a CAD $100 billion target in low-carbon lending, financing, asset management and other programs by 2030.

Vibrant Planet

Carbon neutral bank

TD claims carbon neutral since 2010 in its operations. One of its mission statements is to ” develop colleagues and act with resect” Something that seems missing in the present social political climate.

Trying not failure

Even though the trees above failed to take effort always leaves a legacy of knowledge!

Canadian Chartered banks excellent.

The chartered bank system in Canada was in the forefront of the survival of the world banking system in the collapse of many large investment banks at the start of the great recession in the decade after the millennium turning. Lets hope they can be as productive in the carbon conflict.

Good luck.

Ethiopa Plants 350 million trees.

Ethiopians planted more than 350,000 trees in just 12 hours on Monday, the country’s minister of innovation and technology announced on Twitter. The mass-tree planting not only helps the environment, it sets a world record, the Associated Press reported.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed created the initiative to help restore Ethiopia’s landscape, which experts say is being eroded by deforestation and climate change, the AP reported.

CBS News

They had help from UN and government but its a good start.

On this Day: August 13th 1913

The first production of UK stainless steel.

BC hydro sleep at night in the heat…

The summer nights heat got you tugging comfort against air conditioning costs? Have a concern for carbon?Hydro says you can sleep in cooler by doing some things:

  • Cotton sheets, they breath.
  • Take sheets out and put them in your fridge for a while.
  • Take a cool shower.
  • Make sure your hydrated.
  • Take your mattress downstairs.

We would ceiling fans may be forcing warm air down (setting left over from the winter), don’t use or change setting. Cold water bottles or cold compress may be good to take to bed with you.

On this Day: August 8th 1991

Warsaw radio tower collapse.

New boxes ,a lot of plastic file photo

Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day.

August 7th is PPP day, while aimed at plastic lids that are hard to open it is also for shrink wrap overuse .Good luck!

On this Day: August 7th 1981

The Washington Star ceases publication.

TGIF- Rockin on the River,Merritt…

Music fest File Photo KDG

Rockin on the River, August 1st-4th 2019

The Rockin on the River weekend is coming again. Twenty three acts starting with Brett Kissel and finishing with Josh David!

On this Day: July 26th 1951

Alice in Wonderland is premiered.

File: Photo: KDG

Merritt is having its 2000 block of Quilchena avenue as a summer street market for the 2nd year. The market includes street music artisan products and hobby displays . The Market runs all summer . Two hours and a bit of real enjoyment staring at six.

On this Day: July 19th 1983

A CT 3D scan of a human head is published.

Happy International Nelson Mandela Day…

On this Day: July 18th 2013

Detroit files for bankruptcy.

Ride hailing regs, passenger directed rides…

Nisson leaf at the 70 amp charger at city hall. File Photo KDG
A car like this may be suitable for a passenger directed drivers certification.

September 16th new regs will be employed for passenger directed rides. Some that are in the municipal control will be under the province, Passenger Transportation Board. Licenceing applications to start on September 3rd 2019.

Passenger directed licence

One of the licenceing options under the Transportation Services network in BC is a passenger directed driver, it has three requirements before September 3rd opening.

  • A commercial class 4 drivers licence.
  • A criminal records check.
  • A suitable vehicle

Good luck!

On this Day: July 11th 1914

Babe Ruth begins his pro ball career.

The local arts council here in Merritt BC is having a Chair walk this summer. Formally the art walk the change sees 16 painted chairs by 17 local artists in a walk about town. Proceeds to arts councils works.

Runs to August 7th

Look for the map and form at one of the 15 Merritt business’s, place a bid on a chair to be your own local art treasure.

On this Day: July 10th 1978

ABC World News Tonight premiers.

TGIF-Happy World Music Day

Cecilia Dick leads her piano students in a recital at the Merritt Public Library File Photo KDG

On this Day: June 21st 1919

The Winnipeg General Strike, two deaths.

Second annual summers night market…

Quick up tents are a great builder of functions. File Photo KDG

June 28th 2019 downtown Merritt.

The local business people will be having another run at an outdoor market again this summer. Friday evenings ” overwhelming demand” will see the 6PM to 9PM quick up tents with local wears available with color and taste.

2018 Friday night market…

Here’s a you tube from last years market:

On this Day: June 18th 1873

Susan B. Anthony fined 100 dollars for trying to vote.

TGIF- How the west was one…Faye Gustafson.

The Olde Court House Gallery has painter Faye Gustafson this month. Merritt BC is now her home, and is also teaching face drawing skills. Her show goes to June 22nd.

On this Day: June 7th 1938

The Douglas DC-4 e is tested.

Happy National Cheese Day…

June 4th national cheese day.

Cheese is a staple commodity in the world. Cow milk production alone is over 500 million metric tons annually. Cheese is made from milk from a number of sources including goats, Lamas, Yaks and many other. However most non artisan cheese comes form dairy cows milk.

Artisan Cheese making at home.

Many cultural and traditional functions are observed at home and made better by food including cheese.

Since cheese-making is a process that predates the written word, nobody really knows exactly when cheese was invented. While historians believe that humans began domesticating milk producing about 10,000 years ago, all that’s really known about early cheese-making is that cheese was made in Egypt and Greece for thousands of years. Some historians believe that cheese-making may have been discovered accidentally when sheep herders stored milk in the stomach of an animal. This would have caused the enzyme found in the stomach of ruminant animals to coagulate the milk. The milk would have then separated into curds and whey. However, this is currently only a theory.

Source National Calendar

Still starts in the fields…

Grass lands producing grass for cattle are in demand for feed lots and dairy cows They feed for winter as well. for meat producers. Photo KDG ( some believe that protein from soya is a better alternative to grass going through meat.)

On this Day: June 4th 1970

Tonga gets independence.