To the seasons of life
Hi my love!
Will the forest echo with laughter?
Bee mine…. File Photo KDG
Today is world nature conservation day.! It is a declaration of the United Nations assembly and observed by it’s members.
The purpose is to have people commit to preserving plants and animals from going extinct. “Every individual” needs to do this to ensure natures survival, in the view of the organization.
On this Day: July 28th 1996
Kennewick man is found.
Today is the Hot enough for you Day, A voice of caution that is needful in your times.
Act union, the province of Canada comes into being.
Billy the kid is shot dead.
The spring equinox happens on the 20th at 5:37 EDT. The day and night will be the same in the Northern hemisphere as the world enters astronomical spring.
In the Northern Hemisphere, the March equinox (aka spring equinox or vernal equinox) occurs when the Sun crosses the equator line, heading north. This event marks the start of spring in the northern half of the globe. After this date, the Northern Hemisphere begins to be tilted more toward the Sun, resulting in increasing daylight hours and warming temperatures. (In the Southern Hemisphere, it’s the opposite: the March equinox marks the start of autumn, as the Southern Hemisphere begins to be tilted away from the Sun.)
Farmers almanac
Maximus Thraxx is made Roman Emperor.
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The Equinox will be on March 19th in the Kamloops Merritt area. The summer solstice will follow in circa 100 days on June 20tth 2020.
A global warning comes from the WHO about SARS syndrome.
The Trans Mountain pipeline people are using horizontal drilling as well as other methods to cause less disturbance in the laying of the extension of its pipeline to the Coast of BC.
The project is said to emplyee 2200 people and is building on 60 some years of reputation operating the existing line.
We will use trenchless construction techniques, where appropriate, to minimize disruptions. This may be used where the pipeline crosses roads and railways, for select watercourse crossings, and places with restricted workspace such as in some urban areas. Multiple trenchless construction techniques are employed with the selected methodology based on geotechnical conditions, available working space, and length of the trenchless crossing.
There is an antimated display on Trans mountains site for viewing and comment. The company included water courses in the employment of horizontal methods.
Trans Mountain today
Tunisian slavery ended.
The expansion project is following up on its notification to its contractors to gear up for the expansion that it issued in August. Fully expecting to get approvals on remaining permits and authorities they expect to be hiring about 4200 people in a phased project timeline.
Trans Mountain remains committed to prioritizing and maximizing Indigenous, local and regional hiring to the greatest extent possible. Hiring by prime contractors is underway, with approximately 4,200 workers expected to be employed in various communities along the corridor in the fourth quarter of 2019.
Source Trans Mountain news.
A broken sign was a distraction a few years ago, the station has recently installed quick chargers ( yet to be opened).
Petro Canada has installed quick chargers a the local outlet of Belshaw avenue in Merritt and is committed to a national highway of chargers,
An atomic accident grips the UK.
Using any plastic bags for the 24 hrs of the observance whoa, hold up there may be sanctions. No its just to draw attention. No one is watching, however it is the 10th year and they are looking for input for better and more lasting ways to deal with the single use plastic issue.
About 1500 tons of waste is in process to of being burnt in Burnaby at this writing. The waste is being returned to Canada from the Philippines after being rejected as recyclable. Its seems out of sight is no longer out of mind. The million and a half could surely been spent more wisely.
The greatest problem for the environment is the loose single use plastic that gets in the environment and smothers coral, kills birds and reeks havoc on soil dynamics.
Happy International Plastic Bag Free Day!Capture plastic before it captures us.
William the Conqueror becomes the Duke of Normandy.
The Nicola Naturalists Society conducts a Christmas bird count every year here in the Nicola Valley. This years effort is on Sunday December 16th 2018. The 2017 results are on their site: http://www.nicolanaturalists.ca/2018/02/22/merritt-christmas-bird-count-december-2017/
You don’t have to be an expert birder to participate in Christmas Bird Counts. Participants spend all or part of the day in a group covering a specific section of the 22-km diameter count circle. It is a great way to get to know the local winter birds and contribute to the world’s longest-running citizen science project. For more details on the Merritt CBC keep checking this website or contact nicolanaturalists@gmail.com
Source Nicola Naturalists Society
The UNESCO convention against discrimination in education is adopted in Paris:
The sun west of Merritt, Red from smoke, of the 2017 fire season in the Sothern interior of BC File Photo KDG
Nasa launched a probe to go into the atmosphere of the sun this week. The Parker probe is named after the scientist that first came up with the idea of solar winds. The probe is expected to go within 6.4 million KM of the sun and take data readings from instruments behind a new heat shield. Space weather will be the main focus of the 7 year mission.
On this Day: August 14th 1975
The Rocky Horror Picture show opens.
broken sign no contract…. Photo KDG
Seven gas stations in the are selling regular gasoline at $1.29.9 per liter 4 cents per liter over the low price in the province, In Grand Forks. One station Extra Foods is retailing regular gasoline at $1.31.9 per lite. Extra foods is in the mall area of the down off Spring Bank road, off Voght on the way to highway 5 to Kamloops.
Gas buddy is predicting lower prices coming. However lets hope for a moderate hurricane season in the gulf of Mexico.
On this Day: June 5th 1882
Storm and floods strike Bombay India leaving 100,000, dead.
Moon rising File photo KDG
The spring equinox is coming on Tuesday next week. Twelve hrs of light against 12 hrs of dark in the northern hemisphere will start the march to the 23 degree tilt of the summer solstice in June.
March 20th 2018, 9:15 pacific time in British Columbia is the crossover.
Astronomically speaking, the first day of spring is marked by the spring equinox, which falls on March 19, 20, or 21 every year. The equinox happens at the same moment worldwide, though our clock times reflect a different time zone. And, as mentioned above, this date only signals spring’s beginning in the Northern Hemisphere; it announces fall’s arrival in the Southern Hemisphere. Source Old Farmers Almanac.
On this Day: March 16th 2014
Crimea has a referendum to succeed from Ukraine.
Hey Merit what do you say?
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