Category: Fauna


Under the influence

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March 14, 2011

Crumpled tickets are often found on Voght street, and often for intoxicated in a public place the allegation carries with it a one hundred and fifteen dollar fine.That can be disputed with in 30 days. Two tickets  neatly typed by the arresting officer except for the details of the offender show 34 tickets  spread issued from the same book in a one calendar day cycle. If you are from Missouri you may wonder why the tickets are found close together and within sight of the Police office. It could be that the people that are issued them are repeaters and talk, to each other.  We believe that if these tickets are not resolved by the people that throw them out, then they wind up in collections and the people are harassed into paying them.

It would seem that a reasonable course of action would be to have a designated driver to take you home as the system is ready and eager to embrace even small malfeasance.

Bye the bye if you are drunk in pubic there is no charge if there is a responsible person with you to take charge and especially a privileged person like a blood relative.

Today in history, March 14, 1943

The Krakow ghetto is exterminated by the Nazis.

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Continuing education

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March 11, 2011

A contractor called Valhalla safety is providing a H2S seminar in Merritt on Sunday there are many locals here that go to work in the oil fields of Alberta.

A n explosion in a gas well in Robb’s  Alberta is not related to the seminar other than the 11 injured workers would have taken similar training.

Hydrogen sulfide gas is a deadly heavier than air gas that is expelled in drilling oil wells.

Today in History, March 11,2006

Michelle Bachelet becomes the first female president of Chile

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Invasive weeds

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March 7, 2011

The north east slope of the Nicola Valley in Merritt is getting some warm sun in the afternoons and snow is absent in large patches , at the middle foot about 2400 ft above sea level . Green invasive weeds are seen  today getting the jump on the natural grasses still dead. Bear Berry and Dalmatian ,Toad flax both seem to be asserting themselves for spring.

Bear berry also called Kinnikinnick  it is native to Oregon and when here is somewhat invasive.The plant is gathered in summer for teas ecetera and has many folklore type uses and remedial properties.

Linaria dalmatica or Toad Flax is native to  South Eastern Europe and western Asia and is considered a weed here. However they are hard at it this week in being green before others are green.

Today in History, March 7th,1986

Divers find the crew cabin of the Challenger space craft.

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Ultrasound

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March 3, 2011

There is a very dedicated hospital auxiliary here in Merritt and they raised  a considerable sum for an ultra sound machine for our local 8 bed hospital. The regional hospital authority took it last year and in the midst of a provincial controversy about two technicians that were responsible for misdiagnosis in a Vancouver Hospital and their ultra sound equipment.

The local ultrasound is now being returned to The Nicola Valley Hospital . And  by the by Kamloops has “Canada’s first and only dynamic upright MRI Scanner”, as a quote before you come clinic. We hope that there were  no politics involved. And  we think that the option from Welcome Back MRI and Pain Management  1 hr away in Kamloops  will be utilized ; as not medically necessary  treatment, as well as Workman’s Compensation, police, fireman, and soldiers are legally able to use it. And maybe some lawyers that want a  second option/opinion.

Today in history, March 3,1992

Bosnia is established as a nation.

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Provincal Ambassadors

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February 18, 2011

A former local resident and now a member of the Lytton Town ship a small community about an hour from here in the Fraser Canyon Mike Hume, was at the local toastmaster club last Tuesday Mike, the president of the Provincial Ambassador Society has put on the competition here at the local civic center for several years . The local toastmaster club has put on speech craft for local ambassador hopefuls and Mike was encouraging two more competitors to become short-term members of the local club to gain some experience in public speaking. Mike’s father Keith still lives just out-of-town in Lower Nicola and has a great bird hobby that includes  some exotic species. Both Mike and his dad were one time proprietors of a local pet store and a going concern before taking up a social work postilion with the Lytton First Nations.

Today in History, February 18,1929

The first Academy awards are  awarded.

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Car Crash

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February 17, 2011

A home off Nicola avenue’s, 1800 block in Merritt was struck by a car at about 2:30 am Saturday morning, the septuagenarian  women said that the police were there almost immediately and said the driver had been drinking.The elderly couples grandson was visiting from Alberta and asleep on the couch when the crash happened. No injury’s reported by the owner. And she had confidence in the car insurance as she had a file number from the attending police. Tire marks across the lawn  were littered with lens pieces and she said her concrete step saved here from more damage.

The couple spend many years as an agent for the Vancouver Sun and maintain a great garden at this home.

Today in History, February 17, 1753

Sweden , February 18th becomes March 1 as they convert to the Gregorian calendar.

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Road Kill

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February 15, 2011

Deer are particularly bad to hit with a car as sometimes the height is about right to roll the deer up the hood of the car and the body fits the windshield about right. Serious damage can occur as well as injury.The city workers were on the Voght street right of way yesterday morning  removing a small to medium-sized mule deer from the ditch. With  out ceremony its body was placed in the bucket of a back hoe to be taken to city land above  current cemetery for burial. The worker in charge said they are no longer to put them in the local landfill.

He also said its the first one he has had to deal with but there are many deer about in the night. We assume speeds are not enough to catch deer by surprise ,as out on the highway. The freeway is fenced both sides with high fences against deer and moose and some underpasses are provided for them however that may not always prevent an animal that can cover a lot of distance in a night from coming  on the highway near a town and continuing well into the freeway. Be where, of speeds at night that may over drive your headlights.

Today in History, February, 15 1971

The decimalization of British coinage  on decimal day is done.

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Bush pilots

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February 11, 2011

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Loss of life can never be totally rationalized.

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Clean Fire Hydrants

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February 2, 2011


The city ran and add to hire CUPE workers last week in on of the local weekly’s they were to fix potholes and keep up these things . Most all the fire hydrants were gone through and painted up starting after a local hotel burned down. The fire was reported as arson. In the middle of a labor dispute and some one had opened  a number of these about town diminishing the pressure to fight the fire.

The tag says no not connect without permit;2000 dollar fine, we think it’s not intended for arsonists but the responsible public.

The crime is yet unsolved.

Today in History, February 2 1901

Queen Victoria’s Funeral

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Bug killing bird,merritt

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January 31, 2011

In yellow pine Merritt, woodpecker.

This bird is significant as the mountain he is living on was one the was logged for bug killed trees.

Today in History, January 31 1995

US loans Mexico 20 billion dollars to stabilize it economy

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CBC FM upgrade

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January 28, 2011

FM radio

Source says a Contractor for the Canadian Broadcast Corporation is upgrading the FM broadcaster here and in a hundred other  communities. An employee says he is happy they got the work.” It  isn’t our regular job”; says a man on site.

The  current receiver is a wire antenna between two poles about 100 feet from this upgrade.

The closest CBC FM presence to here is Kelowna 88.9 Radio one you can listen to FM radio one on your computer, our local private FM station is Q 101.

Found property

A bicycle is said to be waiting to be picked up by the bylaw officer from the downtown policing station. Found property is kept 3 months then disposed of , by crown assets disposal in the past some bikes were given to non profits  for fund-raising. To have an insurance claim a bike needs to be stolen and a file given from the police. Most bikes found are under the 500 dollar deductible limit for insurance some bikes are really expensive. We think that it is a burden on police resources to be chasing these things. So keep your bike out of sight and out of mind.

Remember there is a six month limitation period on petty crimes and you always run a chance of being called as a witness to a prosecution in that period.

In general attention should be paid to terms of coverage of policies still loss prevention helps us all.

River ice

Ice melt on Coldwater River is fast a furious. Open earlier this year then last.

Today in history January 28, 2011

President Regan, lifts oil controls to end the 1979 shortage and creates the 1980 oil market glut.

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foot prints

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January 7, 2011

Today in History, January 7,1980

Federal loans approved to bail out Chrysler Corporation at 1.5 billion.

Some one in the night gently placed foot prints on this store window. Will watch for further action.

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