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.
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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.
On this Day: April 13th 1870
New York Metro Museum of art comes into being.
Young people being funny…
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.
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.
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 …
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.
Today is National Bio Diesel March 18th is observed to highlight the reuse of organics in making alternate fuels like Ethanol and Bio Diesel. there is an international observance on August 10th.
There was a time when the world ran on petroleum fuels, or fossil based fuels as they’re called. It’s been a long time since anyone seriously discussed an alternative or produced something that could actually make a difference. That day has finally come in the form of Biodiesel, and Biodiesel Day celebrates the newest form of fuel that allows you to both drive with a clean conscience and surrounded by the amazing smell of French fries!
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Organic fuels have been around since the 19th century and before…
There are limits on bio fuels that cut into food supply! How ever factors like transport and weather can make them moderately relevant.
On this Day: March 18th 1944
Mt Vesuvius erupts killing 29
The Trans mountain expansion has work in the Merritt Area although the scuttle butt is that they will be back up and running in a few of weeks ” Del Smith ” Security. Del says that the crews have been taking safe work place courses at the hotel in Kamloops
Coquihalla Summit and Merritt Stockpile
Merritt area has two projects a stock pile site May 2019 to May 2021 and the Kamloops to Coquihalla summit September 2020 to September 2022.
On this Day: March 5th 1872
Air brake patent.
On this Day: February 25th 1836
Sam colt gets his revolver Patent.
Today is Curling is cool day and if you were born on February 23rd you share your birthday with Nyema, Pope Paul 11, and Jamal Murray.
On this Day: February 23rd 1987
Super Nova 1987a seen.
Three nations landing probes.
China, UAE, and the US are all landing probes on the Red planet this week The UAE beat China to go into orbit on the 9th and at this writing all three landers are in orbit about Mars. The UAE probe is named Hope, China calls theirs Tianwen 1, The US handle is perseverance .
Mars coming back…
One of the goals of the mission is to harvest rocks to be available for a future mission to return to earth with them. Chemical content is valuable to research the possibility of a different atmosphere over time.
Lava tubes…
There is an interest in finding lava tubes on Mars. The ones on earth are made when lava flows harden on the outside leaving a tube like place. The tubes may contain ice protected from the sun and lack of atmosphere.
Good luck
Good luck to all three nations…
On this Day: February 16th 1899
Iceland gets a football club.
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