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.

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.

Happy British Columbia day weekend from:

The Proprietor Review

On this day: July 31th 1970

Black Tot Day, rum rations stop in the Royal Navy