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There is a narrow canyon ascending to the south from the old Middlesbourgh town site at Merritt.The Sandstone was probably eroded by a long since dried up spring but the narrow walls give a shaded relief to the animal trails in it. Making it a pleasant hike. The canyon and trails surface on a field that once was home to an industrial coal operation before the 1st World War. Some bits of it remain including some few broken bricks. The bricks are related in a sence to the bricks used to build the local armory finished in 1915. The 18 inch double, sand, filled walls of the building on Coldwater avenue’s 1800 block are according to Archie Rutz , an Elk member , who own the building, as coming from there.
Some dirt tracks lead up to the secluded entrance of the gully that is at about 50.09910 and 120.8026. There is also a 4 min google maps route available: Garcia Street to 1295 Midday Valley road.
In 1910 there was also a railway for logging with a 6 percent grade in the area that went into the Lilly lake area and hooked up to the Kettle valley line. It is now a bike trail that goes to the Coquihalla area through Brodie and Brookmere.
Kenny Hess, concert stalwart, is said to be a push to bring back country music to the Merritt Mountain /Cold water river site the last weekend in July. http://kennyhess.com/
On this day: July 23 1840
The Province of Canada is created by the Act of Union.
The Coldwater river in Merritt is low and exposing the river rocks. We hope that’s not what the Rock-in river music festival meant. The festival hosted in part By Kenny Hess will have a performance on the Coldwater river the last weekend in July. https://rockinriverfest.com/
There are still many pools in the river that are pleasant at this writing.
The Cold water river, Merritt BC mid July/15 Photo KDG
On this Day: July 21 356 BC
The Temple of Diana at Ephesus is destroyed by arson. (The temple was destroyed four times in its history.)
Pipeline politics are on again! Has any one ever asked the question why is oil not refined at sea and taken by tankers off rigs to retailers. Maybe the technologies are non existing. Why not? Can water also be desalinated on off shore rigs cleaned up and taken away? Possibly but the politics of oil is the politics of wealth and seems to be very guarded.
Locally hearing by January the recommendations a possible decision 0n if we will have a twinned line come through Merritt still makes us conflicted between knowing it is someone’s necessary evil and some else’s path way to wealth . We at this blog (royal we) hope that what ever the NEBs report is that it mitigates and distributes the benefits closer to ordinary Canadians birth expectations and rights….Here’s what the responsible operator of the 60 year trans mountain line says of the countdown to decision.
It’s been nearly two years since the head of Kinder Morgan and the company behind the Trans Mountain Pipeline project addressed the local business community about the project, and it was at a time when any formal decision to proceed was a couple years away.
On Tuesday, Kinder Morgan president Ian Anderson was back in Coquitlam speaking to the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce to provide an update on the billion-dollar pipeline project.
He said the National Energy Board is expected to issue its recommendations to the federal government in January, which in turn has another 90 days to accept or reject the project.
In the meantime, he said the energy company still has a lot of work to do on the design of the project, the emergency response plans, and dialogue with First Nations communities.
Kinder Morgan is proposing to expand the 1,550-kilometre pipeline that carries oil from Edmonton to Burnaby.
The proposed pipeline route in Coquitlam would run east of the Port Mann Bridge through the Fraser River, hitting land near United Boulevard.
The line would follow the road west past the Eaglequest Golf complex before meeting up with the Lougheed Highway corridor to Burnaby.
The cities of Coquitlam and Port Moody along with the Village of Belcarra have been given intervener status, which allows the municipalities to ask questions and receive answers through the NEB process.
Anderson, who last spoke to the chamber in the fall of 2013, said the company has listened to some of the local concerns about the project, noting Trans Mountain originally intended to use the Colony Farm area as a work site, but opted not to after hearing from the community.
He also said the company has heard from businesses along United Boulevard about the disruptions from years of construction in the area, and are trying to mitigate the impacts from any pipeline construction.
The balance of the worlds wealth is important, and the use of income needs to be in responsible hands, lets not squander that or make the world worse but wealthier . The way these things are done is as important as doing it. PP
Editors note: The decision remains in the hands of the people of Canada through responsible elected and the rule of law.
On this day: July 17th 1955
Disney land is dedicated in California
The Anglican Church building in Merritt at the corner of Granite and Chapman Street. Photo KDG
The Anglican and United churchs have combined the Sunday service for the summer months through September the churchs are basically on the same block and a schedule is posted on the Anglican Church door. looking across the street from this building and a little up you can see the United Churchs side door and the walk around to the front.
On this day: July 10th 1978 ABC World News Tonight begins on ABC.
The local legion at 1940 Quilchena avenue is hosting hamburgers starting at 4:30 PM on Saturday the 27th of June, for public information of their activities concluding Legion week.
They have various fundraising activities and community involvement and invite the public to have burgers on them and ask questions.
On this day: June 26th 1977
This roadside pond was drained because of its proximity to the green energy project. Photo KDG
Midday Valley road was the scene of a drainage project recently. The spring feed pond was piped to the north and into a field near the Coldwater river leaving the bulrushes in the drying mud.The road is next to the Merritt Green energy project and diverts the water to a new area to the North.
There are several springs that make their way down the slope from the hills and mountains to the south of Merritt and the coastal mountains.
The diversion was made with large diameter pipe accessible by fauna.
On this day: June 25th 1982
Greece makes shaving heads for military recruits against policy.
The Royal Canadian Legion is having an emphasis for their service this week. Branch 96 here in Merritt is located in the 1900 block of Quilchena Avenue and has a hall upstairs and a social club down, its members often have meat raffles and other activities to support itself.
The Legion was chartered to help veterans make adjustments to civilian life especially after combat experience. It is now open to most anyone but keeps its themes. https://www.google.ca/search?q=cnadain+legion&gws_rd=cr&ei=–iKVfJoksSiBIakpKgK
On this day: June 24th 2004
Capital punishment is declared unconstitutional in New York
Sunday saw a national observance of Aboriginal Day. The 21 is not a legal holiday but an endorsed observance. Government funding underwrites the activities but other then salaried employees that may take it in there is no Statuary holiday pay involved. The Truth and reconciliation commission recommended that it be a legal holiday. However it effects less then 4 percent of the population and is not enough to justify a holiday. However friendship between our peoples, even as it flows to mutual citizenship remain.
On this day: June 23rd 1683
William Pen signs a friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape Indians in Pennsylvania
The retail price of gas has remained stable here with 7 of the 8 outlets offering it at $1.23.9 cents a liter. All but is also the truck stop who offers at $128.9 reporting 20 hours ago instead of the others at 4 hrs. ago. The Husky station also has a compressed hydrogen( LNG Liquefied Natural Gas) outlet in the large lot behind the gasoline service.
Merritt is a small community in the South Central part of BC , and is in the center of the Coquihalla highway system connecting the cities of Kamloops, Kelowna and Princeton with the lower mainland and Vancouver. http://www.bcgasprices.com/index.aspx?area=Merritt&dl=Y&fuel=A&intro=Y
On this day: June 19th 1961
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