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Merritt has had a lot of interest in cold cases for years after the disappearance of a local young person many years ago. We have no other info other then the retweet below.
On this Day: September 27th 1998
Google is born.
Category: Public health
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An innocuous model is
innocuous at a local library
not so much in the wild.
Source MPL
The local government bunch at the UBCM is having an emphasis on oil transportation by rail.
Representatives from the federal Fund for Railway Accidents Involving Designated Goods will be attending the 2019 UBCM Convention, and are seeking to provide information about the Fund to communities located near a railway.
Following the 2013 derailment in Lac-Mégantic, the federal government strengthened the liability and compensation regime for rail accidents involving crude oil. This led to the Fund for Railway Accidents Involving Designated Goods being established in 2016, under the Canada Transportation Act. The compensation regime is based on the principle that federally regulated railways carrying crude oil are strictly liable for damages
Source UBCM
Your still dead or maimed no matter who is responsible.
For the local government guys and gals visit booth 903 at the convention.
Jannie Bedard Gullimette is the name listed as a contact for communications.
On this Day: September 12th 2007
Joseph Estrada is convicted of Plunder.
On this Day: August 15th 2013
Olinguito confirmed as a species by the Smithsonian.
The Trans Mountain bunch arte saying that construction may start again in September. Our dream is that it would be all done in 4 months no more trouble and our crossroad community would not be disturbed by a large workforce.
Speaking to CTV News Edmonton last week, Trans Mountain’s President and CEO, Ian Anderson, updated the current status of the Project, saying “We’ve got about a third of the pipe now stockpiled in locations between the Lower Mainland and Edmonton.” Hiring is also a priority, with the goal of hiring as many local and Indigenous workers as possible. “We’ll probably start out with somewhere in the 1,000 to 1,200 people, I would guess, growing to a peak of 5,000 or 6,000,” Anderson said.
Trans mountain
On this Day: July 5th 2018
The EU single market copyright directive vote held back.
Application deadline July 2nd 2019
The provinces is recognising the efforts of those successful in energy and climate activities.
Is your community implementing actions related to active transportation, electric vehicles, building energy retrofits, energy efficient new buildings, renewable or district energy, organics diversion, or climate change adaptation? Receive recognition for your work by applying for a 2019 Climate & Energy Action Award. Awards are offered in 3 categories: community planning and development, corporate operations, and climate change adaptation.
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A 44 mega watt green energy ” sustainable generator built in Merritt and online a redemption from the past when a coal fired one sat here.
The Climate & Energy Action Awards are co-sponsored by the Community Energy Association, Province of BC, FortisBC, BC Hydro, Union of BC Municipalities, and Real Estate Foundation of BC. Contact at CEA website.UBCM
On this Day: May 29th 2015
The one world observatory opens.
Workers of the world, have a good day, we appreciate that there is profit in all labour and a clear mind and a healthy body after a good shift is desirable and profitable.
New fire hydrant File Photo KDG 
Exercise water valves 
Rodeo weekend in Merritt File Photo KDG 
EV reserved parking Photo KDG 
lacrosse rink nearing completion. Photo KDG 
Some one hung thier hat after the local team was out of contention. Photo: KDG 
Service from Middleton Petro File Photo KDG 
Hydro worker on atruck 
A happy job Stewart talks to us at the start of the 3rd 500 KV line near Merritt. Photo KDG 
Potholes on Voght street being repaired as they come up 
Artic spa contractors ” The hot tubs will be ready in October” 
clean gas clean gas pump File photo KDG 
Painter Baillie house 
Fire men cleaning skate park 
Beard be gone R.Mcdonald 
One of many musician that get Merritt BC on their resume. File Photo KDG 
60,000 liters gasoline delivery ….file Photo KDG 
Sap about to run 
Power pole crew 
Black Smith
On this Day: May 1st 1927
The Union Labour life Insurance company is founded by the American Federation of Labour.
The Nicola Valley has its share of mysteries the most recent is the disappearance of a local ranch manager at the historic Nicola Ranch.
Ben Tyner’s Horse comes back…
Fact is that his horse came back and the search is no longer a rescue, this after 7 days of search. The 32-year-old cowboy’s disappearance has caused the Mounties to deploy major crimes investigation units without a word on the public safety status.
Kelly Morrison…
Kelly Morrison went missing from Stump lake ranch October 22nd 2013 and his whereabouts remains a mystery. Dean Kelly Morrison was employed at the ranch north of the Nicola Ranch and had been let go. He had car troubles and had called a tow truck then went missing. The family still maintains a 3000 dollar reward for info with posters about including the window of Merritt printing. Morrison had been a volunteer in the last election attempt of Harry Lali . The campaign failed to elect Lali. There is no indication that it had anything to do with his disappearance other then contributing to a sense of failure.
Missing First Nations and the municipal election cycle.
Garry Handlen has been in the system for the murder and disappearance of local FN girls in the last two election cycles for municipalities both cycles the family has expressed gratitude for the justice given in the case going back to 1978. Closure for these types of situations seems to be elusive and life consuming. We recommend that every one have a good attitude toward personal safety and avoid situations that could cause preventable grief to the community. ( Even the Trudeau family could have avoided this by Shasa not being out alone and presumably drowning on November 13th 1994 , never being found.)
On this Day: February 12th 1994
The Scream is stolen from an art museum, in Norway.
Auxiliaries tagged volunteer.
The UBCM is reporting that they want the Mounties to change the uniform that the auxiliaries wear. ” to relect the autority of the position” which would include removing the tag Volunteer.
Source UBCM
UBCM’s primary concern is the RCMP decision to prominently display the word “volunteer” on the uniform, and how it does not accurately reflect the authority held by Auxiliaries. A more professional uniform may also help reverse a trend that has seen a number of Auxiliaries leave the RCMP in recent years, coinciding with changes that have limited the scope of the Auxiliary Program.
No changes to take immediate effect, Cops
The Mounties are not going to immediately implement and change including the volunteer tagging .The National Occupational Health and Safety Committee has reinforced the keeping of the tag. The direction is ackowleged and a recommened consultation periiod of 18 months after some sort of implementaion is talked about.
On this Day: December 27th 1932
Radio city music hall opens as the show plae of America.
Once a year some newsmaker selected.
Time selects a person of the year every year and makes no judgement on good or bad but how did they effect the world. This year a group of detained journalists have made the pick with the slain member Jamel Khasshoggi’s image being featured . Khasshoggi’s the first newsmaker Time has used that was dead at the time of selection.
On this Day: December 12th 2015
The Paris accord is adopted by the UN framework on climate change.
broken sign no contract….Photo KDG 
Nissan Leaf, gets DC quick charge in Merritt Sunday July 13th/14Photo KDG 
Service from Middleton Petro File Photo KDG clean gas clean gas pump 
Green EV charger. Photo KDG 
The true north strong and free…Photo KDG: 60,000 liters gasoline delivery ….file Photo KDG 
Crows at local gas bar !! File Photo KDG
After many weeks of $1.40.9er liter the price of regular gasoline has dropped two cents per liter. The CBC has been reporting that Canadian crude price is low, 13 dollars a barrel low,and the Alberta government is concerned. Some oil officials are calling it an emergency as West Texas settlement prices are dropping as well.
Cushing Oklahoma is the contract settlement point for contracts and has been for 30 years. Grades and content makes a big difference in crude prices.
West Texas has been a benchmark price for settlement prices but lately has been discounting prices of entities such as OPEC Basket.
Western Canada Select dropped below 20 dollars a barrel last month and commentators are saying that Saskatchewan can not continue to rely on " quirky" pricing for budgets.
It seems that the people of Alberta may have demonstrated collective wisdom in their no vote for the 2026 Olympics last week.
The future market for benchmark oil in December is $56.77 at this writing.
We are not protected from tariffs on artificial price controls from the
Americans in the free trade agreement. It seems we need to tough it out in this market.
On this Day: November 16th 1945
Unesco is founded.
1950 Merritt Avenue center
Flu clinic tomorrow at the Merritt Civic Center. The clinic is free to numbers of people including those over 65 and others at risk or those that have frequent contacts with risk, including visitors to health faculties.
You can also chose to be part of the herd immunity if you are young and healthy by having a shot at a number of drug stores.
Be safe play safe be wise and don’t make anyone cry…
On this Day: November 6th 1947
Meet the press makes its debut.
File Photo KDG
International film:
The Nicola Valley film society is having its November Film titled The Children Act on November 19th at the NVIT lecture theatre top of the Hill Belshaw avenue in Merritt.
The Society is in its 14th year presenting TIFF international independent films in Merritt, Cathy Star president.
Medical consent is the issue in the film.
On this Day: November 2nd 1984
The first women executed in the US since 1962
Kevin Griffiths
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