To the seasons of life
Its good that it is friday….
Next meeting of the Nicola naturalists Thursday, May 23 7 pm at the Merritt Civic Center , Downtown. The meeting is a joint meeting with the Nicola Valley Explorers. “The Majestic Thompson River” with Bernie Fandrich. (Kumsheen Raft Adventures )
Today in history: April 19th 1927
Mae west is given 10 days in jail for your part in the play SEX.
The people at Ardew were informed at 5 o’clock this morning Saturday 13/13 that they were all laid off. The mill was being taken over by Aspen Planners after being acquired by them. The Ardew Mill is old tech without J bar sorter.:*
* Opinion: There will be a net job loss in that sector as Aspen Planners have two mills here before acquiring Ardew. One saw mill one planner mill .
The consolidation sees AP in control of the Weyerhaeuser operation and the Ardew operation , leaving one other lumber producer here; Tolko Industries a private company that also had its start as a family business.
Other small mills include NMV and pine Ideas as specialty lumber manufacturers.
Today in history: April 15th 1923
Insulin becomes generally available for people with diabetes.
The local A and W fast food outlet has a new snack! Chubby Chicken piece in a roll. It has a very tasty sauce.
The restaurant has free coffee refills to 11 am and a special on apple turnovers.
The Chicken piece is attractive and stimulates taste buds in a pleasurable way!
Rates : **** good
Today in History: November 8 1973
The right ear of J. Paul Getty the third is delivered with a ransom note that caused the payment of a 2.9 million dollars ransom.
There was an information public meeting last night at the Civic Center here. Kinder Morgan was displaying the wares of its pipeline Company Trans Mountain Pipeline Company. The operation is in a process to get permits from the NEP The National Energy Board, that’s the regulator that recommends to The Federal Cabinet on energy matters. The open house was about its activities to twin its 61 year old line from Edmonton to Burnaby. An upgrade its dock facility as well.
The purpose of the evening was for discussions and they say that all statements will be in consideration for its final application for permits.
Editors Note:
Trans Mountain has operated out of Merritt one pumping station with no significant trouble in the 60 years of its delivering oil to the major population center of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia.
A timeline was in the publication material showing where they are now and when construction would start. A full year of discussion remains before the application is submitted and then 2 years of scrutiny with it being in the hands of the regulators.
A pair of consultants also had meetings with city officials and the board of Community Futures Development a high risk lender for economic development and an arms length facilitator of the Federal Government.
The company also delivers refined gasoline products to central BC. PP
Today in history: October 31 1997
A British person au pair Louise Woodward is sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of second degree murder the day before by a Massachusetts jury.
English: A Reva i/G-Wiz charging in London, between Covent Garden and the Strand. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
yes try as you might…..
Charging station in use: The charging station to accommodate electric vehicle quick charges was seen to be in use this week, here in Merritt BC
A car with BC Hydro markings was using the single outlet on Voght street.
The out let allows for a 4 hour charge that may get the user up to about 85 kilometers of driving. An overnight charge on regular 120 volt at home will produce the same thing.
The station has been noticeably not in use for the months it has been here.There is talk of other being added soon, this may make it more attractive for use. The stations are GPS enabled for smart billing technologies.
Today in history: September 28,2008
The Falcon 1 is the first private space craft in space.
There is a seminar today at the Merritt Civic Center, its called enterprising non profits . A n employee of the United way in Kamloops said they are discussing ways of finding income for non profits. such as selling memberships, thrift shops gift shops etc.
A van from the Kamloops Widlife Park is the most predominate in the parking lot , it lists a number of corporate sponsors on the side and the united way person said they have a gift shop.
opinion: the Kamloops wildlife park has an advantage as they charge an admission and have something worth seeing and is in demand. Including a scale train that rides through some of the exhibits.
Today in history: September 20, 1920
The founding of the Spanish Legion.
Have a great weekend
The second local paper is stopping publication. The Merritt News started by a disgruntled Merritt Herald reporter 21 years ago. Susan Holmberg passed on now then sold the paper to Glacer Press. the paper has lost money and has no projection to regain profitability, according to sources.
The Merritt News was a community booster and sponsored many things such as International films and had a very welcoming and professional presence in their office.
A recent key long-term employee was draw away by a quasey competitor and the news room had recently unionize according to the production person ” they are going to get us a better severance”
Opinion: The Merritt News will be missed.
Today in history, July 27 2012
The opening of the London Olympic Games is scheduled for this day.
Hey Merit what do you say?
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