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August 17, 2021

Emergency assistance to keep the health and safety of workers.

Trans Mountain is available to assist in wildfire management in BC.

We have offered the use of our camp communities in Merritt and Clearwater for evacuees and are currently housing evacuees and firefighters working in the area in our Merritt facility. In Kamloops, work was stood down in Kenna Cartwright Park and Pineview Park areas as requested by the City of Kamloops, with team members helping to mitigate fire risk by wetting and cutting grass in areas under active construction for the Expansion Project. Trans Mountain also supported the Robson Valley Fire Service response efforts with a skidder and water tank after a fire ignited in the North Thompson region.
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Merritt BC Camp

The Merritt Camp Community is a self-sufficient site connected to power with on-site water and sewer infrastructure. The camp community will house up to 400 people working on the Trans Mountain Expansion Project and is operated by Civeo through a joint venture partnership with the Lower Nicola Indian Band.

Source TMX today

Serious Presence, Including HDD…

Nicola River File Photo KDG

Still in the Q for crossing ?

Playlist : Leon Bridges…
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On this Day: August 17th 1959

Quake lake is formed in Montana.

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WE are having a heatwave a tropical heatwave…

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August 11, 2021

Take my Breath away, below click.

The sun west of Merritt, Red from smoke,
of the 2017 fire season in the Sothern interior of BC
File Photo KDG

Hey! it’s those 2 lines around planet earth called the tropics where our imaginations have caused us to limit legitimate heat extremes existence. Well between them and the Equator the line in the sand has be drawn, or not?

We are having a heat wave a polar heat wave!

So June 12th 2021 I took 8 photos of a sun dog in the western sky about 40 degrees in the horizon and the dome of the sky. Hexagon ice crystal in the Sirius cloud space cause a 22 degree circle to dog the sun. That Ice was pushed from the artic when warm vortex winds pushed it down from the pole to us.

Summer Solstice.

Summer Solstice was nearing on the 12th and the 23 degree tip of the Northern Hemisphere toward the sun was coming into full, meaning that the sun was closes to are artic pole then it would be in the 2021 summer season. The heat was creating the vortex driving the artic air that gave us a cool spring in front of it, with the Sun Dog ice along for the ride.

50 degrees C June 26th 2021

Our temperature reading comes from Lytton BC and the 26th of June Lytton was the top of a heat dome that took the town out. The heated air from the sun with the earth at its greatest tip was up to bat after delivering the sun dog on the 12th.

Be ready next year.

Be ready for that time period next year, and watch for the winter solstice here as the tip of the sun will be at its most in Antarctica on .that the December 21st (circa).

On this Day: August 12th 1990

Sue is found in South Dakota.

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TGIF-Happy ” Hot enough for you Day”

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July 23, 2021

David Suzuki Foundation ” Hot Enough for you Day”

Today is the Hot enough for you Day, A voice of caution that is needful in your times.

July in Merritt ,gives sunflowers.
File Photo KDG

Sun Dog: June 12th 2021, Merritt BC.

Bryan Adams Please forgive me.

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On this Day: July 23rd 1840:

Act union, the province of Canada comes into being.

Have a great weekend!

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Clean Power 2040, BC Hydro have your say until July 31st…

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July 14, 2021

hydro — File Photo KDG Click for survey 2040

On this Day: July 14th 1881

Billy the kid is shot dead.

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TGIF- Spring Saturday, 5:37 eastern time…

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March 19, 2021

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.)
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On this Day: March 20th 235

Maximus Thraxx is made Roman Emperor.

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The Ides of March… March 15th, Spring Equinox March 20th…

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March 12, 2020

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Urban living: this Marmot takes advantage of a concrete pad for shelter. The ides of March , ground hog day, equinox, makes for a longing for spring. File Photo KDG

No soothsayer required.

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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.

On this Day: March 12th 2003

A global warning comes from the WHO about SARS syndrome.

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Trenchless pipeline…

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January 23, 2020

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.
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On this Day: January 23rd 1846

Tunisian slavery ended.

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Trans Mountain hiring…

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October 10, 2019

4200 workers

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.

Presumed offset

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,

On this Day: October 10th 1957

An atomic accident grips the UK.

Tags: fossil fuel, oil, pipelines, Trans mountain

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Happy International Plastic Bag Free Day, observance…

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July 3, 2019

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.

X single use plastic bag today.

1.5 million dollar recycle recycle.

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.

Loose bags and single use plastic.

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.

On this Day: July 3rd 1935

William the Conqueror becomes the Duke of Normandy.

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TGIF- Christmas bird count

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December 14, 2018

Mallard ducks at Nicola River in Merritt BC
File Photo KDG

Nicola Naturalists

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

On this Day: December 14th 1960

The UNESCO convention against discrimination in education is adopted in Paris:

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Parker Probe

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August 14, 2018

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.