Category: -Photography


Slow no wake…

More traffic coming

Be in a safe parade
File Photo KDG

Every one on board for a national interest : ( safety and good judgement at all times ) and everywhere!

Construction in the the Burrard inlet…

  • A construction safety zone has been declared in a portion of eastern Burrard Inlet and Notices to Shipping have been issued by the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG). Additional notices have been distributed to Indigenous groups, local area residents, marinas, port users, pilots, industry stakeholders and others.
  • A floating construction safety boom around the immediate construction site is there to assist in ensuring the safety of boaters in the area; it is demarcated by navigation buoys carrying appropriate day and night markers. Please do not anchor your vessel near the buoys to avoid entangling your anchor with the buoy chains.
  • Boaters and other vessels will be able to navigate safely past the work area. Large commercial vessels navigating the area will continue to follow the well-established vessel movement practices under pilotage.
  • On-water safety vessels will provide guidance and assistance as required and they can be contacted via VHF radio Channels 09 and 16.
  • Trans Mountain will continue to regularly communicate and update all marine waterway users, including boaters, commercial fishers and Indigenous groups on construction activities in the construction area. Communication will include meetings or workshops with key user groups, mail-outs, local advertising and on-water and onshore signage.

For recreational users, a Transport Canada Safe Boating Guide provides valuable information and the VFPA has a Port Information Guide. Enquiries regarding recreational boating safety near the Westridge Marine Terminal in Burnaby can be directed to info@transmountain.com or 1.866.514.6700.

Source: Trans Mountain today

On this D ay: May 27th 2017

7 Andrew Sheer take over leading the Canadian Conservative party.

Weather for Total Eclipse May 26th 2021

File Photo KDG

Merritt and Kamloops

Full eclipse start 4:11 AM Cloud cover 60 % chance of rain

Maximum Eclipse 4:18. 42 AM Cloud cover, 60% chance of rain.

End of eclipse 4: 25.54 AM Cloud cover 60% chance of rain.

Post time Update:

Update: the chance of overnight rain Wednesday has dropped to 30% from 60 % as of post time.

Update: Position of moon Wednesday morning 4:14 AM during eclipse.

The Moon will be six degrees above the Horizon 225 degrees South West. The light has broken at this rime and viewing will also be contingent on cloud for the Kamloops area..

The weather for Wednesday is now mainly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain.

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May 26th 2021, eclipse

Live feed

Starts with the shading coming to about 15 minute total at 4:11 AM PST (Set Reminder)

Nasa live feed

What’s Nasa up to?

Good luck…

Art Follows Life, Honey; fun event…

Anyone Keeping Bees Must Be Registered, BC Government. More click on photo.

A science and an art. There is a online registration form click on the photo below.

Hay bale , agriculture a big part of the economy.
The hay needs bees to make it. File photo KDG

On this Day: May 20th 2019

International prototype Kilogram obsolete.

Camp sites are all over the province and hydro asks that Covid-19 restrictions be observed. In particular travel restrictions…

Click on charger picture to see map of hydro rec areas…

Green EV charger. Level 2 may qualify for a hydro subsidy to own at your home. File Photo KDG

Butterflies and Moths…

Butterflies are watched and data collected File Photo KDG

The last item under Interesting things in he right hand menu bar on the blog home page has a butterflies and moths link to log sightings. data collected is used for conservation purposes. If you take in a campsite this year why not take a picture of butterflies , moths and caterpillars and register them once you open an account. There are many identified on the website already and adding yours will enhance data collection.

The power utility has camp sites in BC and unlike the the the dam visitor sites the rec sites are open this spring and summer (avoid weekends) as they are busy then.

First come first serve no reservations are taken.

Hydro rec sites are first come first serve.

On this Day: May 13th 1861

The Great Comet of 1861 is found.

Born in Florence Italy

A nurse and social activist, she practiced what she preached as she lived to 90 years passing August 13th 1910 .Having lived near the start of 2 centuries Florence Nightingales name became closely identified with being a nurse

( angel of the battlefield.)

Red Cross Order of Merit

After a full life including an order of Merit from the Royal Order of the Red Cross, Florence’s death at home surprised many. Heart failure was her end and was not poetic but a reality.

1917 diploma from NVGH
, Nurse training File Photo KDG

Government money available for nursing training…

At least one college in BC is saying that nurse training is a priority, Click above!

On this Day: May 12th 1926

The first airship flight over the North pole.

Hard work tough emotional transference has its one reward moments.

TGIF- Tax Filing Day…

Today is the day to have filed your 2020 income taxes.

On this Day: April 30th 1897

At the Royal institutional society in London a finding of a sub atomic particle 1800 times smaller then a proton is announced.

Art show for high school grads…

On this Day: April 14th 2003

Human Genome project is done.

Third Wave Stay Put asked for…

The British Columbia health authorities are calling the Covid-19 weekly results as being a third wave ,meaning that surgeries and other health concerns are at risk.

Click on photo for graphs OUCH File Photo KDG

On this Day: April 13th 1870

New York Metro Museum of art comes into being.

Young people being funny…

Innocent fun is healthy for all File Photo KDG

Today is National “She’s funny that way day”, observed on March 31st it is thought of as a world event, they are funny that way!

On this Day: March 31st 1889

The Eiffel tower is opened to the public

Expansion means scrutiny of 60 year old pipeline.

Click for schedule Pipe for oil field File: Photo KDG

Trans mountain is gearing up for increased activity after spring break up is done.

Work will commence in a series of phased activities along the pipeline right-of-way. This could include; surveying, flagging and staking the right-of-way, mobilization of crews and equipment, preparing the right-of-way, clearing and grading, delivery and staging of pipe, trenching, welding, lowering of pipe, backfilling and restoration of the right-of-way.

On this Day: March 30th 1959

The Dali Lama flees s to India.

Click for Gas buddy.

Broken sign no contract…. File Photo KDG

The price of gas here has dropped below $1.30.9 a liter to $1.23.9 at Super Save in Merritt.. The price war may be signaling a tension maybe coming from independent company’s out of Alberta. Monday saw big gas company’s keeping to the $1.#0 price.

CP offer to buy Railway through USA to Mexico may excite Alberta producers.

A multi billion dollar sale to CP to buy railways to service North America is announced and may be pleasing or liberating Alberta oil and pipeline politics. The offer needs to get regulators approval.

Kansas City Southern

The offer is to Kansas City Southern for 25 B USD

On this Day: March 24th 1961

Quebec gets board of French language.

Is that a decoy or for real, firearms not for passions or play …

Deer is where you find them, but are they in season, no firearms in municipal boundaries, etc file photo File photo KDG

More records for ranges, professionals protected against breach of privilege

The province of BC has legislated new firearms laws. the purpose is to prevent harm to people,

Key provisions, including some that may be of interest to local governments, include the following:

  • Penalizing the drivers of vehicles used to transport illegal firearms, including authorization for peace officers to impound vehicles;
  • Prohibiting individuals from using, carrying or storing low-velocity or imitation firearms in a manner that causes a public disturbance;
  • Prohibiting individuals from possessing low-velocity or imitation firearms if they are already prohibited from possessing firearms or other specified weapons/substances;
  • Prohibiting the discharge of a low-velocity or imitation firearm by minors in an area where the discharge of a firearm or imitation firearm is prohibited;
  • Prohibiting individuals from possessing firearms (real and imitation) in designated locations (e.g. schools, places of worship, hospitals);
  • Prohibiting the sale of low-velocity or imitation firearms to youth – although youth may still use these items and participate in events such as airsoft sports;
  • Liability protection for professionals that breach client confidentiality by reporting risks of firearms violence to police; and,
  • Additional records keeping requirements for shooting ranges.

Federal government C21 by back

The liberal government has also introduced a buy back part to their C21 legislation before parliament now.

On this Day: March 23rd 1848

Otago province of New Zealand founded.