Category: Fire and Flood


Dandy lions and bees. So does everybody know that Google is said to have rented goats and got service from both ends on its lawns at it’s headquarters. That begs the question what other nuisance is employed against the grain of some people’s sensibility.

When coming to the environment one must be careful there is something in it to offend everyone and often it does.

So Bees…

There are literally hundreds of these little creatures that we call bees. Some are pollinators extraordinary which when it comes to some flowering weeds might put them on the wrong side of you. Manicured lawns often do better with lots of watering that seems weeds take advantage of it when there isn’t this much watering.

New environmentally friendly communication boxes..

Utilities box with new graphics Photo KDG

Water table level as of end of July/16 File photo KDG

Source: Gardening Know How, dandelions

Painted lawns

Before we go silly with this there are good reasons for this endeavor as it relates to the environment.

One being :

Reflection

In the absence of naturally occurring coloration a substitute for light colors such as white over dark colors such as black will decrease the absorption of heat and promote the reflection of light and heat back towards space.This is a good thing especially in times when the white reflective pools covered in snow and ice are diminishing and showing dark ground that would love to absorb any heat that was available. As well painted panoramas of live trees may have a calming effect on some people as they walk about or drive about. You could test this theory by painting some relief of weedy ground maybe ad a goat. Some how this idea lacks comfort in my viewpoint. So that leaves the actual property Care at home that would have less of a permanence and be comforting in the fact that it can be managed and it’s not forever.

Firesafe courses

The province of British Columbia how often puts on fire safe courses and I know from experience that they’re easily questioned and open the discussions on what’s the best way to make your property fire safe and at the same time not inconveniencing the present ability of the property.

Window of opportunity

The time in the spring that dandelions are a nuisance is only compounded by the fact that they spread seeds however you can spread your seeds you can put them in a pile on the dry out nicely in the window pick them up and send them away and if you get big black plastic bags to deal with them they’re out of your control by for part of the time that they go to the landfill perhaps try a black polyethylene sheet a black polyethylene sheet glued out on the ground to absorb heat, place the dandelions and Weeds on it and just get an idea of how quickly they can be dried out in a way that makes disposal in a local burial pit practical.

A villain in puberty…

So in one sense we view this photo as a good thing.

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A curb to sidewalk concrete entrance is poured, with feeling slots for the blind. Photo KDG

Being blind to the fact this youngster could be nefarious conductor of heat you might say more everywhere please.No no weeds under concrete!

Yes, and this conductor doesn’t have an orchestra. It only conducts heat and cold and it’s up to you on how you employ it which it will choose to do. So you could plan it’s they so it wouldn’t be lost and lonely and it could be productive preserving heat for when you need it and conducting the cool 😎 when most beneficial to you. That’s also your value to begin it is like contractors city planners and more. The way you put these things out and the way you plant around them can be as planned as you want it to be.

Dandelions you be the judge..

So back to our main topic those dandelions, round up the cost of not buying toxic poisons and make a donation at your local outlet that offers these things or to organizations like mind it to you in your rebirth has a environmentally astute liver.

Happy Earth Month 2022

Stay safe ❤️

Earth month is coming to an end for 2022. The great Northern boreal forest of Canada stands as a refuge of Hope as it gradually inches northward in response to global warming. Is this worthy of our attention, you bet!

Trees made this province what it is, opinion File Photo KDG

On this Day: April 28th 1973

The dark side of the Moon by Pink Floyd starts a a record destroying number one recording event on the pop charts.

Moon …

Moon rising 5/6/12 File Photo KDG

Millions for agricultural flooding situation.

Global News that 228 million dollars came available in BC from the province to assist flood affected farmers.

Agricultural GDP

File Photo KDG

Canada produced 140 billion dollars worth of agriculture in 2020, nearing 8 percent of the total economic output of the country.

Normal operating pressure

The current transmountain pipeline from Alberta is back to normal operating pressure after an engineering review.

The pipeline was proactively shut down on Dec 5th and had a 21 day period of observance. Transmountain credits it’s people for a seamless restart.

Catcher for an instrument that X-rays internal pipe.
File photo KDG

On this Day: January 25th 1891

Oriental Telephone Company formed.

Emily Haines

Born January 25th 1974, Canadian singer and musician.

File Photo KDG

Flood and blood…

There were 1,068 deaths due to flash floods in the US in the 18 years from 2008 to 2020. The worst year was 2015 with 176 and the the lowest was 2012 with 29.

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Creeks are inoxious looking.

These are the images you may have in your mind they can give a unsafe appreciation of a flash floods power…

Nicola river, bank stabilation,

On this Day: December 14th, or any other day…

Flash floods can come at any time a weather front and a barrier to the windward side even another front can dump enough water to cause a flash flood.

Highlights

Zero tolerance or bad driving on Highway 3.

Disaster Releif and climate resilience.

BC residence people covered.

More…

2017 runoff pre dike, Garcia St…

We meet again…

Friday March 12th saw road closure on Garcia St Photo KDG

Flood Hawaii

Another Perspective

Editors note: never predict the weather, only if you’re getting paid by a big entity.

Flooding update, Merritt BC,December 9th 2021…

Highlights

Extraordinary Effort

Quotation: Rob Fleming remarkable progress on Coquihalla, Highway may be open to commercial traffic early in open January 2022.

Highlights

Return to cold weather brings stability highways Minister Rob Fleming.

“those are the farmers I know, strength and resilience. ” Agriculture minister,Lana Popham.

BC Mix

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Highlights

Supply chain road priorities.

Divers operate to the level of current conditions.

Flood watches in effect locations.

Nooksack river ,Whatcom county, Washington, state, not a expected to breach.

Meteorological, indicates drying trend into the weekend.

More…

BC- Flood update, November 27th,2021

Highlights

Weather forecasts to get better closer to events.

Next 9 to 10 days challenging rain wise.

Student stress relief, NVIT,

One hundred twenty soldiers at Abbotsford.

Six and a half thousand evacuees.

A coalition of businesses, donated.

The regional food links the better.

Red cross to administer 2000 dollars evacuation relief.

Travel restrictions.

Trade corridors in the interior and north.

Essential travel order extended on highway #1.

Rail back online today and tomorrow.

Preventable accidents, active construction sites reminder.

More…

Highlights

Highway 8 destroyed.

200 repair sites in the Interior.

Agriculture meeting of cattlemen association

Highway 1 opened.

Milk supply, sufficient

Hurt in the heart of farmers, respect space.

Incredible workers from Philipines.

Business risk programs, cost for farmers to get back into production.

Test of resilience of farmer weather coming.

River forecast,

Saturday and tuesday storms