To the seasons of life
A local bakery has advice for walk ins, sign boards are popular but have some concerns have good insurance for windy days.
Life is short
Good advice if you can do it (enjoy it while you can).
Photo KDG
On this day August 21st 1897
The Oldsmobile car company is founded
Box car off Midday Valley road.
file Photo KDG
The area now occupied by the 270 million dollar Merritt Green energy project had this lone box car sitting on it until construction.
Landed immigrants, labourers were once employed to load these things with dimensional lumber by hand. Automation dramatically changed the dynamics of this industry from a few decades ago.
We are on a course that does not allow for going back to that…
On this Day August 20th 1866
United States President Andrew Johnson declares the Civil War over.
Motor cycles tour through Merritt often….File photo KDG
Merritt has three freeway options going by as well as a number of undivided highways with corners and easy pull off at lakes and rivers. These routes are sometimes preferred by groups of motorcycle enthusiasts.
A group of international firemen were coming into town on highway 8 from the Fraser canyon on the weekend enjoying the alternate route. They were planning on continuing to Kamloops on 5A and stopping at the historic Quilchena Hotel on Nicola lake.
Watch out for deer they can be devastating to a MC.
On this Day: August 19th 1989
Radio Caroline an offshore (pirate) radio station is raided by interested governments.
Dan Albas no longer MP for Merritt since August election writ dropped.
Photo: KDG
The 2015 election sees a boundary change that brings Merritt in with West Kelowna and Dan Albas home town of Penticton a different riding.
As of today there are no candidates registered or confirmed with elections Canada for our new riding (Central Okanagan Nicola.) Nomination ends September 28th with a list of candidates coming September 30th for the October 19th vote.
On this Day: August 13th 2010
A refuge ship carrying hundreds of Tamil refugees docks at Canadian Forces navel Base Esquimalt on Vancouver Island.
EV reserved parking
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On this day: August 12th 30 BC
Cleopatra the seventh makes an Asp of her self ending her life.
Nissan leaf at the 70 amp charger at city hall.
Photo KDG
A Nissan Leaf is seen to be taking a charge at one of the two 70 amp chargers at the city hall. The car was being transferred from a car dealer in the US to Alberta under a 30 day temporary operation permit.
At this writing the 500 amp DC charger across the street is sporting a Greenlot id. the ID is 33013 and a phone number 855-900-7584.: http://greenlots.com/about/ Green lots has a mobile app for access to info and
The organization says that subscription based charging was discouraging people. It appears that they are mapping for the local BC Hydro 500 amp charger. :http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/west-coasts-green-highway-gets-a-boost-with-more-charging-stations-for-electric-cars/article15153747/
There are six public chargers here in Merritt. There are an estimated 700 EVs in the province. PP
On this day: August 6th 2012
Nasa’s Curiosity Rover lands on Mars
The press is saying that there will be an election call on the weekend making a possible 77 day writ period leading up to the vote. The fixed election date on October 19th.That will be the longest election in Canada’s history a full month longer then the last one. This will, in our view ,give time for a lot of public transportation and public engagement of individual candidates. A lot of work and a challenges to keep parties on message, and responsive to voters.
There are some significant topics to discuss in energy, international involvement, domestic oil concerns, Senate etc. A town hall,style election is most likely the best way to accommodate these things. The stump should be low and the mandate charged with input.
One person one vote needs to be reinforced, as well as responsiveness after decades of international strife and engagements in huge issues a home-coming call would be refreshing.
On this day: July 31th 1970
Black Tot Day, rum rations stop in the Royal Navy
Neary half a century on this car is not out of place in shows or on the street.
Photo KDG
The Nicola Valley cruisers had a car show for their classic cars on the past weekend. This Chevy product was part of it. Sam Roline said his grandmother purchased it from the local GM Dealer in 1966. The new car was inherited by Sam in 1988 and was a source of pride for him in the cruisers show.
Sam Roline is the partner to two term Mayor Susan Roline an other person with deep roots in the Nicola Valley and the interior of British Columbia.
The Nicola Valley cruisers president is Jack Cross. http://www.merritt.ca/events/nicola-valley-cruisers-show-and-shine-car-show
On this day: July 30th 1966
Wembley England sees England defeat West Germany for the 1966 FIFA world cup.
An Irish flag fly’s over the Merritt Green Energy project.
Photo KDG
An Irish Flag flys over the Merritt Green Energy Project. Two main structures, culverts, and ditching about the project is underway with crews from Acres Construction who travel from Kamloops in a 15 passenger van daily. Canada’s national flag is seen slightly higher on the ascending buildings.The project is reported to be in the 270K range and will result in a 40 Megawatt steam generator. The green wood waste burning plant is going into the provincial power grid.
EN:Skill and professionalism may replace luck but a bit of Irish can’t hurt.
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The Merritt Green Energy Project is the second biomass plant project being developed in British Columbia by Dalkia and Fengate. In November 2013, they announced the financial close on the $235
million, 40 MW Fort St. James Green Energy Project, which is expected to begin operations next year.
Fengate Financial have arranged the financing for the project : FMI see the press release at: http://www.fengatecapital.com/news/pdf/MerrittGELPNewsReleaseJuly25_2013.pdf
The project also has an agreement with the Lower Nicola Indian Band for impact issues.
On this day: July 29th 1973
The Greeks vote out the Monarchy.
Moisture on Hamilton hill
A week before the site of a fire
Photo: KDG
The weekend saw moisture come to the valley including dew point drop. The mountain was the site of chemical water bombing on a fire recently.
On this Day: July 28th 1996
Kennewick man is found on the banks of a river in Kennewick Washington.
Windy Canyon
Merritt BC
Photo KDG
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.
On this day: July 24th 1793
France passes first copyright law.
Hey Merit what do you say?
Kevin Griffiths
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