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To the seasons of life
Mud racing car leaving after a sanctioned event.
Photo KDG
There was mud racing in a 200 foot mud bog south-west of Merritt, on the Music festival grounds. The event was sanctioned by the , North West Mud Racing Association.: http://www.merritt.ca/events/north-west-mud-racing-association
Today in history: July 2 1962
The first Wal-Mart store opens in the United States.
The Nicola Valley will be having a music festival this summer in August ,on the 21,22 ,23rd and 24th at the old Merritt Mountain Music festival grounds. There is a veterans preference and they say you don’t need to have a motor cycle to come. The site shows the controversial pastime of sitting in the river cooling off with more then just the river water.
The bus of the organizer has been seen about Merritt many times in the last weeks.
Photo KDG
Today in history: June 23 1958
The Dutch Reform Church accepts women ministers.
Today in history: June 24th 1918
The first airmail service in Canada begins, Montreal to Toronto
There is an art show going on at the Old Court House Gallery here in Merritt, British Columbia. Robots is the brain child of two young men one an artist and the other a manager. Critick: Large oil on canvas renderings show impressionist near abstraction views of life. The less then perfect paint applications give the message of a passive on compliance to uniformity. The form lends to giving expression to those that may question the why and will of a manufactured existence.
The Court House Gallery is at 1840 Nicola Avenue the Joel Reid’s Robots show runs to June 28th with an artist reception on June 26th.
The shows closing reception was held on June 27th, Catherine OBourne, John Yellowknees, and others were in attendance and the artist Joel Ried was there to introduce the works a 48×48 painting titled face value sold for just over a thousand dollars. The work was in acrylic and was not displayed in the premier wall spot. Joel said that 10 years ago he was called an emerging artist and says he still is. He calls his style expressionism.
Today in History: June 19th 1970
The patent coöperation treaty is signed.
The city is trying out a new way of marking cross-walks, the main work was completed in a timely fashion and as a right of spring by painting contractors, but this week the works foreman and a worker were using a torch to bond cross walk bars on the cross-walks across the way from MacDonald’s of Voght Street. They tried one application last year and it is still serviceable this spring. ” the stop line is very well preserved” ” we are not early opters they have been used elswhere” works foreman.
Cross-walks are by far the safest way to cross a street, however using groups and high-visability clothing is another way to increase your chances of not getting injured. There is no substitute to eye contact with drivers and awareness. Watch for some pickup trucks that have metal pieces between side windows and the back window, especially if they California stop. A person was killed here off Nicola avenue wearing dark clothing and relying on the cross walk to be safe after dark.
Not all pedestrians are licensed drivers to rely on there actions may be folly, and right away is cold comfort to permanent chronic pain.
Today in History: June 18th 1983
Sally Ride becomes the first American women in space.
Nissan Leaf
At 500 volt 120 amp charging station
Photo KDG
The 500 volt 120 amp DC charger is getting use on Voght street, the owner of this car stopped the charge at 86 percent as he said that’s” better for the battery”. He had charged up in Hope about an hour to the west of Merritt. The approximate 1/2 hour charging stop, was on his way to Salmon Arm, ” I also use the 2 hour charger at my home”
One year ago, electric vehicle drivers in British Columbia would have been hard pressed to find a public charging station to top up their battery. Today, they have access to nearly 500 electric vehicle charging stations located throughout the province: source : One year ago, electric vehicle drivers in British Columbia would have been hard pressed to find a public charging station to top up their battery. Today, they have access to nearly 500 electric vehicle charging stations located throughout the province. source: http://blog.wwf.ca/blog/2013/11/14/charging-bc/
Charging stations have a number of capacities needing more or less time and attention:
New Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
UVic’s two new electric vehicle charging stations come into operation the week of April 2nd. These level 2 (240 volt), 60 amp stations from Sun Country Highway are available for use by the campus community and guests 24/7 outside the Campus Security Building in parking lot #2. They are located in metered parking spaces for a fee of $1.50 per hour (a $.25 premium over our regular parking rates) for a maximum of 2 hours. Funding for these stations has been provided by the BC government’s Community Charging Infrastructure Project, an incentive program that has funded over 500 electric vehicle charging stations across BC. Find out more about the program at the Plug In BC website.
Also note that the province recently announced an extension of the its Clean Energy Vehicle Incentive Program which provides BC residents with up to $5,000 off the pre-tax sticker price of qualifying new battery electric cars. source: http://www.uvic.ca/sustainability/home/news/current/EV%20Charging%20Stations.php
Editors note: The quotes above are dated. However this week sees the arrival of the BMW version of electric vehicle to the Vancouver market. The E1 is being sold as a mid range EV. The Province paper is reporting that it is a carbon fiber body usually only available at ” bank account breaking prices.” The BMW website is promoting a turbo charge cord as a quick and easy way to charge an EV. The cord has an adapter that can access 120 and 240 volt house wiring, Electric ranges and dryers have a 240 volt capacity, the 240 volt system depending on the amperage can increase charging conveinece by bringing time down to about 2 hours. It appears that the cord can be brought on trips where access to friends outlets may be available. There is no free power from private homes and they are metered in the normal way. The charging net work of public access remains free to users.
Access to some charging stations may require a key fob, particularly in the US, some universities are adding 25 cents an hour to the parking fee for charge stations. Key fobs are available at a monthly rate on AV sites and a visit rate.
Sun Country, EV
Photo KDG
Sun Country Electric Hyway is the business that is most seen in operations in Canada. The roadster seen is a discontinued Telsa model, its production was taken over by the Tesla model S with a range up to near 500 kilometers. A jaguar model Ev up to near 1.5 million is coming in the fall of 2015. the sun country website lists numbers of EV models from numbers of companies: https://suncountryhighway.ca/evfinder/
Sun country has an EV with a 1.5 liter gasoline charging engine that can be driven for hundreds of KMs and the vehicle used to run electric tools.
The Tesla model S has been involved in a couple of fires, the all aluminum body is flammable at high heat.
Watch out for proprietary adapters especially on Tesla roadsters, The Sun Country network 30 to 90 amp chargers are only accessible with an adapter, not free, for some Tesla products.
For the record, there were 187,500 “highway vehicle fires” in the US in 2011 (the last year for which data is available), according to the National Fire Prevention Association. But there was a fire yesterday that is starting to catch some attention, and we’re pretty sure you all know why. Electric vehicle fires – whether they be in China or the US, started while moving or stopped – often become comment fodder, even when we learn after the fact that the electric part of the powertrain has nothing to do with with the blaze. source:http://green.autoblog.com/2013/10/02/tesla-model-s-fire/
Today in history: June 17th 1994
OJ Simpson is arrested for the alleged murder of his ex-wife and boyfriend, after a slow speed chase.
There has been a town meeting called for the 8th of July at the Merritt, Public library. Between 6 and 7 pM discussion will be on the future of the library and the way you want it to be. Ebooks, computers, children’s programing?
Cheese, crackers….. Cinnamon buns.
Today in history June 12th 1939
The baseball hall of fame opens in Coopers town,.New York
1GR8EV
Photo: KDG
There was a new white Tesla motor car at the charging station, sitting unattended recharging from the 90 amp charger sporting a personalized British Columbia licence plate with the message that the car was “one great electric vehicle”. The car was backed in showing her lines and neat and clean as a whistle. The car’s plate demonstrating the on front view that provides a clear and clean shot for photo collectors such as toll booths. At one time there was photo radar in the province but it was nipped in the bud by a mandate that premier Gordon Campbell’s liberal government sought and won.
Tech giant the late Steve Jobs never had any licence plates on his Mercedes car to do that he had to buy a new one every six months because California law allowed 6 months before registration was required.
Technology is here to stay however we still have the privilege of looking a police officer in the eye when getting a speeding ticket.
Today in history: June 10th 1947
Saab motor cars produces its first car.
Voght park, the site of many events including fire practice and the Merritt Country Run
This coming Sunday is the running of the Country run here in Merritt. The annual event is organized as a non-profit to raise moneys to help young people who may be barred from participation in life by a lack of financial support. The event is structured as a non competitive fun day however a serious non professional effort is not ruled out. some runners in earlier years have also competed in Marathons of a more competitive nature and leading to the Boston type marathon. A half marathon is available to those that may try. A running group has met weekly for conditioning in training for the event.
The non competitive fun and inclusive demeanor still applies and we caution that exertion should be reasonable to your physical conditioning level and never rule out a talk to your doctor about a run that may push your level of strength. half marathon, 10k walk/run 5k run/walk are available for registration. At this writing there are 83 people participating. Beside business and school teams.
The run includes an event t-shirt ,rates at a 10 dollars for twice around the track – Through 105 dollars for a family.
Registration closes on Friday June 6th at 6:00 PM: http://merrittcountryrun.ca
Editors note: There is a history of this sort of effort to support activities like minor hockey participation here in Merritt, including volunteers running the hockey concession and proceeds going to keep fees down .As well as the fireman fill the boot campaign.
Today in history: June 2rd 1982
Born: Canadian Actor Jewel Staite
Today in history: June 3rd 2013
At least 120 people die in China at a poultry plant fire.
The 2010 Tesla sport car that was brought into Canada as a first by John Henderson was here getting a EV charge on the weekend. The bright orange car with black bold lettering covering the sides was at the charging station on Voght, near the Merritt City hall. And in the parking lot used by the Farmers market on Saturdays ( watch EV users as Saturday may be hard to have access to the chargers), there are others on Mamet. The roadster was delivered to Canada May 13th 2010. The 2700 lb car has a maximum range 350, 288 HP.
The sports car is not in production and went out to make way for the model S, ( $75,000) the model S has four ranges and battery options and is a family style sedan. The car needs to be preordered.
Other manufacturers include Chevy Volt, Toyota Leaf, Sun country auto PU that have been seen passing through and using the charging stations here.
Source information posted on the car being offered for sale.
The 500 Amp DC quick charger may not always be available here , there are adapter issues with the Tesla S, however the 90 amp and 30 amp chargers at the city public parking lot are without complaint.
Today in history: May 28th 2011
Malta votes on the issue of divorce.
The season changes little from the time of Shakespeare , temperatures are closing to near 30 degrees, standing at 24 degrees of Celsius officially now and buds of trees are bursting out into leaf all about this bottom valley land of the Nicola valley that Merritt occupies.
With a cooling trend in the forecast for Sunday after 3 days of probable rain the long weekend maybe a mix of pleasure and restraint, however it comes out, live through it by driving safely.: http://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-49_metric_e.html
Growth, Coldwater hotel dome and flag
FILE Photo KDG
Today in history: May 15th 1935
The Moscow Metro is opened to the public.
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