To the seasons of life
The flag the flies atop the hill entering Merritt from the west hyway 8, it is kept by the ready mix company that owns the land and gravel pit. File Photo KDG
Its not always a long weekend but this year it is, Canada’s 151st is yours to enjoy.
On this Day: June 29th 1915
The North Saskatchewan river floods causing Edmonton’s worst flood in their history.
One of the Starbucks branding of coffee products. file photo KDG
The renovation that is touted to include more washrooms at the Merritt BC Starbucks is now said to be the 13th of July up from the 1st.
The Starbucks is now serving from a trailer at it same location, off highway 5 and Voght street.
On this Day: June 26th 1483
Richard the third is made King of England.
Nissan Leaf, gets Dc quick charge in Merritt Sunday July 13th/14 Photo KDG
There are at least a dozen and a half electric vehicles out there adding to consumers choice for enjoyment of the tremendous liberty of a personal motor car. Ranges vary and mixes of full EV to charging engines give a wide preference field for any one that can afford to get into an electric vehicle.
There are also 1000 public chargers and a number of quick chargers ( DC 30 minute ). There are enough quick chargers to go from Vancouver through Golden to Canmore Alberta and have use of them in nine communities. Range and planning around chargers still remain a challenge amongst users.
BC Hydro info page: Range
EVs remain a novelty at this time quick chargers may have line up challenges because of increased interest.
On this Day; June 12th 1939
Three strip technicolor is used for the first time. The film is used in Paramount pictures Dr. Cyclops.
File Photo KDG
On until June 30th the Brambles Bakery hosts Ron Robbie. The show is titled Imagined Landscapes and they say:
This collection of carefully selected pieces by artist and teacher, BYRON ROBBIE carries us to beautiful internal places. Cerebral yet organic, Byron combines nature with symbols into paintings that encourage contemplation.
Brambles Bakery is at 2151 Quilchena Avenue Merritt BC.
On this Day: June 7th 1800
David Thompson finds the mouth of the Saskatchewan river.
broken sign no contract…. Photo KDG
Seven gas stations in the are selling regular gasoline at $1.29.9 per liter 4 cents per liter over the low price in the province, In Grand Forks. One station Extra Foods is retailing regular gasoline at $1.31.9 per lite. Extra foods is in the mall area of the down off Spring Bank road, off Voght on the way to highway 5 to Kamloops.
Gas buddy is predicting lower prices coming. However lets hope for a moderate hurricane season in the gulf of Mexico.
On this Day: June 5th 1882
Storm and floods strike Bombay India leaving 100,000, dead.
The big bike was in Merritt this week raising awareness to the Heart health.
Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC and Yukon, Big Bike drive. File Photo KDG
On this Day: June 1st 1988
The intermediate range nuclear weapons limitation treaty signed in
1987 comes into effect.
Art
The local arts council is sponsoring a retreat to the local Corbett lake.
Get your paint box ready for these dates:
Wed. June 13, Tues. July 10,
Tues. Aug 7, Tues. Aug 14,
Tues. Sept 11, Tues. Sept 18, Tues. Sept 25,
Tues. Oct 9, and Tues. Oct. 16 with on-site Art Show.
The Nicola Valley Community Arts Council is a non profit that promotes the arts in the community they are part of the BC arts council organization with local autonomy.
On this Day: May 22 1964
The Great Society project is launched in the United States.
The sun west of Merritt, Red from smoke, of the 2017 fire season in the Sothern interior of BC File Photo KDG
Today the Province restricted open fires size under 1200 meters in altitude. This is a normal restriction.
Effective at noon on May 15, 2018, the size of open fires will be restricted at elevations below 1,200 metres throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect the public.
Anyone conducting Category 2 or Category 3 burns in those areas must extinguish their fires by the deadline. This prohibition will remain in effect until Oct. 15, 2018, or until further notice.
Their are no camp fire or forest use restrictions in effect at this writing. A camp fire or cooking fire is 1/2 by 1/2 meter in size. There are no restrictions on stoves or a like.
Enjoy the coming long weekend: Specifics are available at, fire area the area includes ,Kamloops, Penticton, Merritt, Lillooet, and Vernon.
On this Day: May 15th 1928
Plane Crazy opens starring Mickey Mouse.
Alan Burger and a speaker discuss a presentation, Nicola Naturalists, Merritt BC ,Ca File Photo KDG
The Nicola Naturalists will have their May meeting on Thursday May 17th at the local campus of NVIT. The presentation starts at 7PM, free parking, no food or drink in the lecture theater. All welcome, donation or membership requested.
Philip Gyug will speak on range management in the Merritt area.
We all love our grasslands but few of us know how they are managed and monitored. Philip Gyug is a graduate from UBC Okanagan with a degree in Earth and Environmental Science. In Merritt he works as a Range Agrologist for the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development. He works with range licence holders to promote sound management practices, monitor range health, and provide science-based decisions to achieve good range management plans.
Merritt is a great open range area with traditional cooperative use of land in a tenured system of licencing and ownership working to give maximum benefit to all stake holders that comply with published protocols.
On this Day: May 9th 1992
A coal mine gas explosion kills 26 workers in Nova Scotia Canada.
ice conditions can change quickly File photo: KDG
May 7th and 9th will see a the CRTC for the emergency alert system for smart phones. These apps have been available since April 6th 2018.
This is in concert to the National Emergency Preparedness Week May 7th to 12th.
As of April 6, 2018, Canadians with most LTE devices will get those same warnings on their smartphones, in a form similar to text messages. Wireless public alerts have been tested by emergency agencies, and are mandatory across the country.
You may want to pay attention and consider with care, they have said that they have remedied false alerts such as a recent missile alert in Hawaii.
Alerts will sound, unless your device is muted or turned off, for events like natural disasters, extreme weather and terrorist attacks. The shrill, siren-like alarm tone is the same one that currently accompanies emergency broadcasts on radio and television.
Tests run on different days for different provinces.
On this Day: May 2nd 1991
Born South Korean singer actor Jeong Jinwoon. ( 2AM )
RCMP at Merritt restaurant, a member of the musical ride. File photo KDG
The famed musical ride is purported to be coming to the Merritt Rodeo grounds in August. It was last here in the summer of 1988. The demonstration of lancers, riding horses set to music is a popular exibit at many summer events. The season starts for the ride on May 15th with the commissioners inspection.
The Schedule for Merritt says August 7th 2018, a local source says Rotary has sponsored it and tickets are available through them soon.
Every spring, the RCMP Commissioner visits the Musical Ride stables in Ottawa, Ontario to inspect the Musical Ride before the start of their summer tour. The 32 horses and riders of the Musical Ride line up in rows and the Commissioner passes by each rider and horse to ensure they meet the regimental standard of dress and deportment. The Commissioner then watches the first official performance of the season and sees first-hand that the Musical Ride is ready to represent the RCMP and Canada during their annual tour.
Over the course of the 2018 tour, the Musical Ride will perform in approximately 40 communities in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. Musical Ride performances are a Canadian tradition which helps raise funds for local charities and community initiatives across Canada.
On this Day: April 27th 1967
Expo 67 opens in Montreal Quebec.
Bev Veale File Photo KDG
This years theme of world intellectual property day is,is women’s input into creative innovation., The World organization promotes the creation of intellectual property;
Every day women come up with game-changing inventions and life-enhancing creations that transform lives and advance human understanding from astrophysics to nanotechnology and from medicine to artificial intelligence and robotics.
And in the creative sphere, whether in the movies, animation, music, fashion, design, sculpture, dance, literature, art and more, women are re-imagining culture, testing the limits of artistry and creative expression, drawing us into new worlds of experience and understanding.
The important and inspiring contributions of countless women around the globe are powering change in our world. Their “can do” attitude is an inspiration to us all. And their remarkable achievements are an invaluable legacy for young girls today with aspirations to become the inventors and creators of tomorrow.
On this Day: April 26th 1970
World intellectual property convention, organization, is established.
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