Santa ready for Christmas
Photo KDG
This fellow sported himself into a local restaurant ready for the big day.
On this Day: December 20th 1957
The first flight of the Boeing 707 jet liner production model.
Category: Arts and Culture
Happy Holidays
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Photo: A nativity at the walk of stars exhibit in Merritt for the Black Friday Parade in November. Traditions are a sort of homey activity and we wish you happy holidays over this season. And others!
On this Day: December 16th 1689
Convention Parliament gives body of rights.
Home show before opening doors, Dreams for viewing
File photo KDG
The feeling is awful when you lock keys inside or you wonder if the door is locked at home. There is coming available remote keypad/app/remote house locks.
there is a risk involved those that are early optors as not all situations may have been addressed, however it has been sometime since Telus and hydro have promoted the futuristic. smart homes, while some things may be less then practical it would seem that remote locking and unlocking would be an empowerment.
The lock can be operated remotely by mobile device, by keypad or by old-fashioned key. There’s the ability to set it up to lock automatically a few seconds or minutes after each time it’s closed, and friends or contractors can gain access with their own temporary keypad codes.source BC Hydro.
Before you trust Uber to drive your car perhaps it would be good to be versed in controlling your front entry to your home remotely.
On this Day: December 15th 2009
Boeings 787 Dreamliner take its first public flight.
Broken leg
Cold weather can hurt birds caught behind
File Photo KDG
Sudden onset weather can sometimes catch creatures un aware. This Canada Goose had a broken leg and was struggling to survive.
Frozen rivers and ponds may strand fowl and other birds kudos to those tht keep feeders out for those that are caught by cold weather.
On this Day: December 8th 1813
Beethoven 7th symphony is presented for the first time.
Love to Dance
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Lizette Nel and her dance studio are displaying mood clothing from time to time. This is the latest to adore the foyer of the Old Court House Gallery, the home of The Love to Dance Studio.
The Old Court house Gallery also hosts a Christmas showing of crafty wares.
The show is on until the 23rd of December Thursday’s to Saturday’s 12- 6PM. Director Jackie Stibart.
The Old Court House is at 1840 Nicola Avenue, Merritt and offer a Royal Academy of Dance registered teacher.
On this Day: December 7th 1963
Instant replay makes its debut in organized sports broadcasting.
700 rivers/ creeks on the Trans Mountain, expansion, consultation was made to address them.
KDG
These creatures were crossing the Nicola River off Garcia street this week the day before the Trans Mountain announcement. People feel that the health of the creatures are a Bell Weather or Canary in a coal Mine for the state of the environment.
The area is next to a 5 acre piece of property that was just re zoned back the Agricultural from Single Family Dwelling. Human attitudes toward development are also bell weathers and the fact that a family (Gary Ware’s) wish to have a hobby farm as it was in the past speaks well of them. Especially when properties are under pressure for profitable development in the urban centers of the province.
There is a film tonight in Merritt at the local college about frogs and the reading of damage to the environment by the health of their populations.
The film is called Toad People and is sponsored by the local Nicola Naturalists, http://www.nicolanaturlists.ca . It begins at 7PM at NVIT, Belshaw RD, top of the hill. ” Save BC species: contact outreach@wildernesscommitee.org. Suggested donation 10 dollars.
Everyone’s point of view has weight including industrys.
A demonstrator outside the public meeting for the information of waste dumping in the Sunshine Valley File Photo KDG
On this Day: December 1st 1919
Lady Astor becomes the first women MP in the UK.
Canoe quest to north-west coast of BC
No pipeline through the Great Bear Rainforest, a definitive decision. Success to many.
The Burnaby from Edmonton approved expansion will see one medium tanker a day every day. One tanker a day should be safer then the possibility of collision. Some diligent people will need to secure the confidence of Vancouver people.
One hundred and fifty seven conditions came out of consultations on the approval of Trans Mountain’s expansion and some conditions by the province need to be met.
The Government is probably interested in carbon schemes .(to help pay for the fiduciary duty to people)
Editors note: Bad faith must be avoided!
When permits are let there must be a reasonable expectation of completion for the risk taken. Permits were let and a 63 year operation with a proven track record and a good community record is not valued enough.We lose something in this.
Trans Mountain’s operation effects us all; what did they expect to happen when permiting the original development. What do you expect when hiring someone…. This is Us not Them!
Keep up the scrutiny….
That’s it KDG
On this Day: November 30th 1829
The first Welland Canal opens for a trial after 5 years of construction.
Merritt girl guides involved in Black Friday parade November 2016
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A Christmas parade on Friday saw participation by 51 groups including the local girl guides.
The troop is having a winter coat drive tomorrow from 5-9 PM and will be going door to door collecting them for distribution.
Coats can also be dropped off until December 9th at the Merritt Advocacy Center 2025 Granite Avenue.
The evening was complete with hot chocolate at the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame with the local member of the legislature.
Happy giving back day…
Editors Note: The time for the door to door is 3-8PM on November 30th
On this Day: November 29 1965
Canada launches a space satellite Alouette 11.
File photo KDG
Jackie Tegart the MLA for Fraser Nicola will be at the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame after the parade tonight and is hosting Hot Chocolate.
The Hall of fame is at 2025 Quilchena Avenue Merritt BC.
On this Day: November 25th 2015
Pope Francis makes his first visit to Africa.
In the window of the CPO , the United Way charity, funds many things including shelters.
File Photo KDG
On November 30th the local girl guide troop will be going door to door canvasing for coats. The drive will be from 5-8PM.
Winter coats are dear to some around Christmas;you may also drop them off at the Advocacy Center 2025 Granite Avenue Merritt.
A 2010 single homeless person camp on a traffic island on a freeway,left for winter… File Photo KDG
Children’s coats are posted as going to the Food Bank, adults to the Extreme Weather Shelter.
The drive is from November 21st to December 9th, 2016. The drop off time is 9AM to 4:30 PM Monday to Friday.
On this Day: November 24th 1932
The FBI opens its scientific crime lab.
Merritt has a walk of stars and a hall of fame.
File photo KDG
The City, Chamber, mainstream press and businesses have cooperated once again to have a Christmas week before and after Black Friday the day that starts the Christmas shopping season. Meaning there is no big observance day per say in the way of an advent to the 25th of December and Christmas celebrations.
The big one is on Friday a evening parade with Santa Claus and midnight madness of the downtown shopping area of Merritt. Coming this Friday there is hot chocolate in the Canadian Country Hall of Fame in the 2000 block of Quilchena avenue during and after the parade as well as other interested offerings of escape and diversion.
Any day this week can find some activity marrying the commercial and the spiritual to the countdown to Christmas 2016.
Schedules are published in the Merritt Herald
Editors note: Stay out of unmanageable debt as January can be hell…
On this Day: November 23rd 2015
Blue Horizon’s space craft New Shepard makes a vertical landing after returning from space.
Public library Merritt BC File Photo KDG
Meg Gregory is taking Deborha Merricks position as head of the local regional district library here in Merritt, Deborha’s last day is Thursday, December 8th and that afternoon between three and five there is a meet and greet and goodbye combined with coffee and baking.
Deborha is responsible for 10 libraries in the district now and will be working from Merritt.
On this Day November 18th 1963
The first push button telephone is in service.
Kevin Griffiths
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