To the seasons of life
Enhancing the image of the city
photo KDG
Taylor, Jordan and Brett are installing graphic sheets to nine hydro/ utility/ transforming boxes to make the city more appealing. A city works foreman said that the cost wasn’t that much and they are resistant to vandal writing or tagging…
The men are from Premier Graphics of Richmond.
On this day: October 5th 1665
The University of Kiel is established.
Utilities box with new graphics
Photo KDG
A local is giving his photo tour of Vietnam and the flora and fauna that he photographed.
Bob Scafe is a Naturalist Society director and one of our club’s keenest photographers. Bob and his wife Bev recently traveled through Vietnam and Cambodia and will share their experiences with the local people, wildlife and places that they visited. Something tropical and exotic – this will be fascinating.
The Nicola naturalists meet at the local community college NVIT, the west top of Belshaw avenue in Merritt. They say all welcome, membership or donation requested. No food or drink in the lecture theater start time is 7:PM
On this Day: May 12th 2008
Four hundred emigrants are detained for identity theft and document fraud in Post Ville Iowa.
Nest gone
Photo KDG
On this Day: April 22 1977
Fiber optic cable is used for the first time in telephone transmission:
Tom Sullivan (left) and Alan Burger ready for his presentation
Doctor Tom Sullivan presented at the Nicola Naturalists last week on the work he has done with wood debris from logging operations.The University of BC professor and resident of the interior Town of Summerland said that piles of wood waste can be habitat for weasels and small forest animals. The slide show gave images of wood debris used to in strategies to connect habitat to mandatory patch’s of left forest in clear-cut operations. He had brochures available taken from his published works in scientific journals.
Tom noted it is best used to do these piles in remote logged areas as human access lends its self to them being set on fire.
There was a class of natural resource teck students from the First Nations run community college NVIT in the audience and were introduced to the gathering by Nicola Naturalists President Alan Burger. They were said to be possible beneficiaries of the 600 dollar scholarship award just created by the group.
Pious Chong was also recognised by Burger for his award of “The best artist in Singapore” by the President of Singapore.
DR. Sullivan works through the Applied Mammal Research Institute In Summerland as well as UBC : http://www.appliedmammal.com
Today in history: November 25 th 1940
The De Havilland Mosquito Bomber has its first flight.
Wooded pallets for moving beer are made from oak.
Photo KDG
Sources says that pallets can cost about 85 dollars a piece and that one supplier of brew in kegs may have a thousand of them. That’s near 6 figures in capital. the one for moving beer kegs are made of Oak. Oak is cut in the province of Quebec here in Canada.
Toxic to some:
The leaves and acorns of the oak tree are poisonous to cattle, horses, sheep, and goats in large amounts due to the toxin tannic acid, and cause kidney damage and gastroenteritis. Additionally, once livestock have a taste for the leaves and acorns, they may seek them out.[clarification needed] Symptoms of poisoning include lack of appetite, depression, constipation, diarrhea (which may contain blood), blood in urine, and colic. The exception to livestock and oak toxicity is the domestic pig, which may be fed entirely on acorns in the right conditions, and has traditionally been pastured in oak woodlands (such as the Spanish dehesa and the English system of pannage) for hundreds of years.
Acorns are also edible to humans in processed form, after leaching of the tannins. source Wikipedia
Oak is used because of it’s strength and the prestige of its name, often in furniture and trim in expensive buildings. Pallets can be a valuable source of recyclable material.
Make a Relationship with Local Business People You Deal With on a Regular Basis Over the years, I’ve chatted up more than my share of produce department managers. Yes, part of this friendliness was totally self-serving. I was looking for empty cardboard boxes for a household move, and then in later years, to move the kids to college. The same approach can work for pallets. If you are looking for a specific type of pallet, and you are a valued customer, good things can happen. You should understand, however, that some reusable pallets have to go back to suppliers. These may be rental pallets that are the property of those companies, or other reusable pallets that must be returned. Many shop operators, however, have pallets they will happily give away if it is not too much of a hassle to segregate them for you./p> source:http://recycling.about.com/od/Scrap_Theft/a/Five-Great-Places-To-Find-Free-Or-Low-Cost-Pallets.htm
Today in history: November 13th 1986
Kevin Bridges Scottish comedian and actor born.
The local naturalists are starting their fall/winter program on Thursday the 18th, they will have their member photo night and annual meeting at 7 PM in room 0001.
President Alan Burger, a PHD and artic explorer is the president at this time, and will present a brief AGM. The group has monthly meetings with guest speakers open to the public with a request for membership or donation.
Today in history: September 18th 1906
A typoon kills ten thousand people in Hong Kong.
Salmon, Photo: KDG
Returning salmon, look for spawning opportunity, Photo KDG
Returning salmon, look for spawning opportunity, Photo KDG[/caption]Salmon are seen in the Coldwater River, some dead after spawning some still looking for the right bit of gravel bed that was the water temperature from the time the fish were fry here. Water temperature is all important for the navigation of returning salmon.
Black bears are also being seen near the water of the two rivers that meet in our Nicola Avenue, with piles of scat about town it makes for a caution that needs to be respected.
Today in history: September 16th 1987
The Montreal accord is signed for the protection of the ozone layer:
A fish dropped by bears when feeding. file photo KDG
A lady reported that bears have been about and one took a piece out of her iron gate. Helen a resident of the north end of Garcia street says that a big black bear is about and a mother with two cubs.
Its been said that when bears are feeding on meat they are more dangerous to people then when eating berries and grubs, regardless care should be taken the regional district has a bear aware program.
Bears On The Prowl Before Hibernation
Thompson-Nicola Regional District
tnrd.ca
For Immediate Release (November 19/12): The Bear Aware program and the Thompson-
Nicola Regional District would like to remind everyone to ensure their community stays free of
bear attractants this month as bears make final preparations for hibernation. Bears aim to gain
two to five pounds per day during this period, so they are on the lookout for any easy meals.
Surveys conducted in the last two weeks revealed that
garbage bins, barbecues, and yard waste are the top three bear
attractants in many neighbourhoods. Compost, bird seed, and
outdoor fridges make up the rest of the items noted in the surveys.
Bears have recently been sighted throughout the TNRD
and reports indicate that garbage left outside was the attractant
in most cases. Help your neighbourhood be Bear Aware this
year and next by following these simple steps:
• Store garbage inside or in a bear-proof container until disposal. Do not put garbage
outside the night before pick-up.
• Do not place bird feeders outside until Dec. 1.
• Keep barbecues clean and free of residual food and grease.
• Feed pets inside and store pet food indoors.
• Mix compost regularly or treat with lime to reduce odour.
• Pick any remaining fruit and share with friends if you have too much to handle.
The Bear Aware program would also like to extend a warm welcome to two new
enthusiastic volunteers in Clearwater.
To view bear sightings in your area, check out the new Bear Aware interactive online map
at http://www.bearaware.bc.ca that locates bears and identifies attractants. For more on bears sightings,
go to http://www.facebook.com/BearAwareBC.
The Bear Aware program is sponsored by the TNRD and the Ministry of Environment.
Please report sightings or conflicts with bears to the Conservation Officer Service’s RAPP hotline
at 1.877.952.7277.
Bears and humans cannot coexist at some point there will be an action taken.
Today in history September 11 1941:
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The sun the source of all energy Photo: KDG
The current monarch of Great Britain just celebrated her 88th birthday, that was the official birthday it is celebrated some months apart from her actual one. Elizabeth the second was born on April 22 1926. She was crowned in 1952 on February 6th. Her ancestor Victoria was monarch for 67 years, she has served 62 years and 4 months to this time making her 93 years old to reach the record of Victoria. She has caught up to George the 3rd who reigned 3 months short of 60 years to take the second longest crowned monarch in Great Britain.
The Crown of Great Britain has not got power in Canada any longer, neither do her ministers, the legal governing authority is the Parliament of Canada, however we are not representative government as the Americans are. Referendums and other actions are not binding on Parliament however the parliament can only last 5 years without a general election by the people. The Queen is still technically the commander in chief of our armed forces through the Governor General, this is ceremonial and not functional as the Chief of the defence staff, usually a military officer, is accountable to the Cabinet for this, which can make decisions according to the laws parliament arms them with.
The whole thing is dependant on people who vote in or out members of parliament. Private business is subject to laws of parliament which include permits and regulations that they seek to have as advantageous as possible to their interests. The invisible hand of market capitalism is less invisible in Canada then in the US.
The public interest is something more directly valued then the trickle down sentiment in the US and the recent letting of permission by the Federal Cabinet for a pipeline in British Columbia has many demands above simple economics here. The 209 conditions are as potent now as they were before the approval. As are the 5 conditions of the province.
A birth right extends to all Canadians with residual benefit to her commonwealth historical links as a trickling effect. We value our resources and expect the spending of them to be responsible and as sustainable as possible. An as the implementation of their use comes about, that they would not be dispersed as a drunken resource binge. That public safety and enjoyment of aesthetics will be as important as wealth creation.
So to those that historically braved the seas and risked life and limb for the future peace and prosperity of nations, such as David Thompson,and Simon Fraser ,we say, good day!
Editors Note: lots of luck and good fortune to the federal MPs in British Columbia
Today in history: June 20th 1837
Queen Victoria becomes monarch of Great Britain.
The local fish and game club is having a banquet on March 8th ,2014. The club calls this a big event and is looking for help to organize and present it.
The Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club has events such as trap shoots, it has a junior firearms program and ice fishing derby, they are involved in the Core firearms safety program in the schools having 21 grads this year according to the December newsletter.
B.J. Moore is in charge of the Archery program and is promising 3D archery this spring.
They can be contacted through their communications person: Othmar.Vohringer@yahoo.ca
Today in history: February 4th 2004
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