The local native friendship society is having an elders lunch open to the public today.
Age and ability both go into determining whom is an elder in the bands estimation.
Today in history: October 3,1932
Iraq gets independence form Great Britain
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English: A Reva i/G-Wiz charging in London, between Covent Garden and the Strand. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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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
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There are three more benches going in on Voght going up the hill and in front of the RCMP building.
A source with in the city says that council voted recently to install them.The benches are an attractive design with steel wagon wheels for protection and hand rails at each end. The first prototype was build locally and complement the bus shelters about town.
However the first bench installed after this vote is without the wheels and has a stenciled relief of Merritt Inc 1911. the city incorporated to undertake an electricity generation scheme that after supplying power caused the towns insolvency by a relief act of the provincial legislature.
A councilor H. Kroeker was a former building supply owner and a recent emphasis on trades in the high school and college seems to indicate a bent toward the construction of unwanted housing. A home was build for a private owner on Garcia Street using the high schools students and equipment a couple of years ago and they placed a beam and rock center to mark the completion of the trades and transition project.
Today in history: September 25,303
On a trip to preach the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens France.
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Have a great weekend, and visit merit and malice and rate them
Alan Burger and the Naturalists presented their AGM. Last evening at the local college room 001,financial statements ,and newsletters as well as reports all clear and concise.:Opinion
The society bought two Kyac boots last year and acquired 3 GPS mapping units. They accounted for the work and cost of their amphibian mapping count and after adjourning the business meeting went to a members picture contest, where 29 blind slides were shown as each member in the voting bar had three votes to pick a winner. And the winner was Jack Madrigas with a capture of a Great Grey Owl.Jack is the secretary and his wife the treasurer.
The society added two directors to bring the count to 7 and they will decide the executive roles at the first directors meeting. The group have a website.
http://www.nicolanaturalists.ca/
The next event is October the 10th at NVIT. The provincial naturalist president will be showing at the lecture theater.
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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.
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The longest running British Columbia Junior Hockey League team has begun its 40th year in Merritt.
The team had a couple of camps over the summer with about 50 young men trying out for the team roster.
The team is coached by a local product Luke Pierce. they have a website with schedules.
http://www.merrittcentennials.com/leagues/front_pageCents.cfm?clientID=3359&leagueID=8957
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Education, Awareness and Change
The regulation of gaming in BC brought funding for abuse. A representative was here on the weekend showing the program. Roxanne L’Esperance says tha about 60 thousand people are negatively effected by Gaming , from low to high degree.
Her program offers help for the prevention of problems including:
Education and information for students in grades 5-12.
Training for student leadership programs and peer helpers.
Information sessions for parent groups,ESL classes,college classes,community groups, and treatment programs.
Drama projects and awareness booths for the older adults populations.
Training for community professionals.
Awareness initiatives and information booths for community groups and college or university campuses.
culturally sensitive gambling awareness programs for Aboriginal,asian, South Asian and other populations.
Other programs are available by request.
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The Brambles bakery has in the last few months become licensed. The new provision in the province to bring your own wine to a meal then must apply.
If you call before 11 am in the morning you can place a group order for lunch as well.
Liquor is regulated by the province here in Canada.
This locally owned and operated business for lunch or a evening meal catered in a meeting room rates : excellent.*****
2151 Quilchena Avenue Merritt BC
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There are number of tandem dump trucks here, with drivers staying at the local Econo Lodge. One of the drivers says they are hauling asphalt to Savona from a plant to the west of Merritt.
The motel is has rooms booked for them through thursday. So visitors may be under pressure for the higher rate motels to the north end of town.
Savona is on the West end of Kamloops lake a small town of less than a thousand people.
Savona Italy was the home of Christopher Columbus according to a driver who grew up in Venice Alberta.
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Have a great weekend
Health and Wellness fair: on September 15th there is a fair at the Baillie house on Voght Street. The fair will have energy, healers artisan producers of health and wellness products, and a table from the British Columbia program for gambling addictions.
Today in History, August 24,1814
The British invade Washington and burn several buildings including the Whitehouse.
The Travel Lodge on Voght street is under renovation. The area that housed Lads restaurant untill a mildew problem in the basement forced them out is now being made into a combination Japanese and Western cuisine dinning facility.
The young Japanese proprietor says he expects to be running in a month. and its style is Fusion.
On Garcia street there is another pair of young Asian men renovating a portion of a building for a Mongolian restaurant. No Building permits are readily seen in the demolition phase of both projects.
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The Ambassador Society had its contest on the weekend. Mike Hume , president had 13 candidates for 3 positions as provincial ambassadors.
The positions were filled by young people from Trail;Carley Henniger,
Kamloops; Acacia Schmietenknop,and Castlegar; Mariah Morris.
Twenty thousand dollars worth of bursaries and tuition were also given out for excelling in a number of categories including public speaking, fund raising , talent , knowledge and friendship.
One of the retiring youth ambassadors was Sarah Simon from Merritt , after enjoying a year the 3 outgoing had an escorted walk about the Civic Center as a recorded farewell speech was played to an attentive audience. The darkened walk with formal evening wear created a mood of style and grace. Then the women placed crowns on the heads of those succeeding them and took a seat with all the competitors.
This year there were no young men in the contest something not the usual practice for the Society.
Tables displaying produce and pictures from the communities represented were about the Merritt Civic center and enjoyed at intermission time. the event ended with a late social supper, at the Civic Center.
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