You are presumed to be honest and responsible without evidence to the contrary beyond a reasonable doubt… on the balance of probablilties you are justified by 51 % likelyhood.
The provinces is recognising the efforts of those successful in energy and climate activities.
Is your community implementing actions related to active transportation, electric vehicles, building energy retrofits, energy efficient new buildings, renewable or district energy, organics diversion, or climate change adaptation? Receive recognition for your work by applying for a 2019 Climate & Energy Action Award. Awards are offered in 3 categories: community planning and development, corporate operations, and climate change adaptation.
Source UBSM
A 44 mega watt green energy ” sustainable generator built in Merritt and online a redemption from the past when a coal fired one sat here.
The Climate & Energy Action Awards are co-sponsored by the Community Energy Association, Province of BC, FortisBC, BC Hydro, Union of BC Municipalities, and Real Estate Foundation of BC. Contact at CEA website.UBCM
The local fall fair building brings the farming community together at the end of summer every year and the original loggers sports venue
KDG file photo.
June 22 and 23 2019 there is a Logger Sports Boot camp in Merritt. The training is open to anyone and is a lead into the annual loggers sport show that goes on here in September. Logging sports training is available in a number of events.
Instruction in:
Log rolling
Choker setting
Axe throwing
Tree Climbing
Two person buck saw
Powersaw
Registration 50 dollars a day a person
A team of four can register for a 100 dollars a day for the two day event. Laughing logger, re Merritt Chamber of Commerce.
A sign displayed at a local pre owned shop in the down town of Merritt.
File Photo KDG
100 years of Canadian films
Next Wednesday is National Film Day. Events include 100 years of Canadian films, 1000 events coast to coast, and Reel Canada presents, and more. ( click on image above).
Snow and Sass
Eleven films that define our relation ship to snow and personality.
Merritt Public Library Reel Canada
The Merritt public library is having Corner Gas the movie at 3:30 PM ands Indian Horse at 6 PM.
The current government wants to reduce poverty by 25 percent and child poverty by 50 percent by 2024.
The plan also incorporates previously announced policies or investments made since July 2017 that address affordability, access to education and training, inclusive employment opportunities, social inclusion, and supports for family, children and youth.
Source UBCM
The government also wants to address bus passes for the disabled as well as other things. Productivity is not mentioned in this context. Nor is dependency or self determination. Opportunity suffers some what as well!
The Nicola Valley Community Garden Society is having a presentation on March 19th 2019, 6 30 to 7:30 a Earth Walkers 2090 Granite Ave in Merritt. The talk is on caring for houseplants and tropical plants. The presentation will be followed by a meeting of the Garden Society.
The Trans Mountain court ordered final reconsideration report is out tomorrow. This comes in the light of contracts to move 150,000 barrels a day that the Alberta Government entered into with CN and CP Rail. The scope is the twinning of the existing 60 year old pipeline and its increase of tanker traffic out of Burnaby.
Burnaby South By election Monday.
A By-election is also being held on Monday for the federal riding most effected by the expansion. The CBC is reporting a massive advance pole interest this week. The by-election may elect the current NDP leader but a loss would not stop him from running in the election next fall.
Gas price, the availability of fuel
File Photo KDG
Pipeline in effect nationalised
Alberta is putting taxpayer money into rail and pipeline as well as billions spent by the federal government acquiring the existing trans mountain line. This is all peripheral to the efforts of the governments to re-examine the regulatory approval process ( NEB). With all the government activity it seems that they are far from a process that gives permitting any kind of guarantee of production.
Pipe for oil field
File:Photo KDG
Model train set in local library had a car stuck in a tunnel! Trains are a big part of our heritage! File photo KDG
Keep emotions cool…
The amount of effect this issue has on all of us is enormous. Stay cool keep on keeping on with peace and understanding…
The Nicola Valley Community Arts Council is having a concert in Merritt at the Civic Center 1950 Merritt avenue at 7:30 PM. Tickets are 25 dollars,20 for students, available @ nicolavalleyartscouncil.com
The artists reception is on at the Court House Gallery in Merritt is on tonight. The Art of Sound is the community art show a goes for the month of February to March 2nd.
Current President of arts bunch retired art teacher Jean Kiegrerl. File Photo KDG
February 1st to March 2nd
The Court House art gallery will host a community art show for February featuring sound. Billed as the creative expression of sound through art mediums some of the items include interactive displays, hand made guitar, singing bowls and glass wave forms.
The court house gallery is at 1840 Nicola Avenue, times are 12 t0 6 PM Thursday through Saturday.
The show features the group Strings Plus.
On this Day: January 30th 1969
The Beatles preform for the last time on the roof of Apple records in London.
The Trans Mountain bunch have repaired the trail that they maintain near their Burnaby South oil infrastructure. The reality is often people have to live next to industry and we say thanks to those that are in that sacrifice. We appreciate the fact that they are often the alarm when things are out of control and that they have made a trade off ( we hope with empowered choice) .
A long-time stream keeper and neighbour of the Burnaby Terminal expressed appreciation for Trans Mountain’s trail restoration work and riparian habitat enhancements. Regularly used by the local community, the neighbours noticed and appreciated the trail repairs.
Source Trans Mountain.
An installation of a cell phone transponder.
File Photo KDG
Cell phones, hydro power, fuel all need infrastructure and it sometimes comes with a potential cost of enjoyment. However the law maintains the right of quiet enjoyment of private property at the level that owners have when acquiring it. Good luck and thanks to those that can…
The Love to Dance Academy has opened at another location from the Olde Court House Gallery . They have moved to a new store front location in down town Merritt. The new localtion is across from the Coldwater Hotel, 1976 Quilchena avenue just down from Carrie Ware and Company Chartered Accountants. They are a few doors down from the orthadontist, Dr Dan Degasso.
Lizette the company principal says it is now their only location.
About the Love to Dance Academy LIZETTE NEL, Program Director RAD Ballet, Merritt Dancing Divas and Line Dance Instructor Lizette is a registered ballet teacher of the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) since 1969.
Lizette has 35 years teaching experience at her own ballet schools in Pretoria and other areas in Gauteng, South Africa, where her students excelled in ballet exams and won many trophies, bursaries and medals in dance competitions and championships.
While living in South Africa she was a lecturer at the University of Pretoria, teaching dance in the Movement Science department. Lizette was also a freelance teacher for examiners’ on tour. Lizette was a Badge Test examiner for the National Society of Dance Teachers (NSDT) and an adjudicator for various dance festivals, dance competitions and dance championships. She was also the organiser and chairperson of the Eisteddfod of the Performing Arts in Pretoria for many years, (an annual 3 week, 3000 entrants event), and served on the RAD regional panel – Northern Gauteng, RSA. Before relocating to Canada, Lizette was involved with most big ballet/dance companies in an effort to assist with survival through advertising, publications and promotions. Lizette has been teaching dance in Merritt since 2012. She loves teaching and believes that dance and movement to music is therapy and the best exercise for body, spirit and soul. Through dance she aims to help each individual reach his or her full potential, no matter what the abilities and challenges may be. Under her directorship the Love To Dance Academy has grown from a small dance studio with 12 ballet students to a dance academy where students of all ages can attend classes in a variety of dance styles, do dance exams and medal tests, participate in dance festivals and dance competitions and have various performance opportunities.
Source Love to Dance.
On this Day: January 15th 1965
The Who releases their first album I Can’t Explain.
Kevin Griffiths
percypaschal
The Proprietor Review 