Category: Government Works


The Merritt memorial arena now the site of public health vaccinations is offering first shots to walk-ins. Second shots at this time are offered by appointment.

Be good in the name of children

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Sample attitude of public health officials across Atlantic Canada.

The road ahead is now clear but there are no shortcuts if you want to see New Brunswick reach that green level as quickly as possible please go out and get yourself vaccinated and encourage your family and friends to do the same thank you very much good afternoon .It is important that we don’t lose sight of our objective we know that there’s been some differences and and how we’re rolling out and moving forward in the end and of getting beyond covid we also know that we’re all very tired of this and no one’s any more tired of of than I am but this isn’t a time to lose control or lose patience or cause disruptions to friend and neighbors this is a time that we exercise restraint we keep moving in a direction that’s getting us back to life as normal and we do so in our respective areas that are providing the best health care needs and opportunities we are on the cusp here of getting back to green (normal) and will work through the issues within Atlantic region and I’m confident that we will be able to do so I’m going to be meeting with my with my colleagues our view hasn’t changed we are very comfortable with the recommendations of public health we’re very comfortable with the capabilities in our respective provinces the border between Atlanta provinces and we will make all of this work. It was a path to Green.

There are some very precise requirements to meet in order to go to the next phase it’s take it took a phase approach of easing the covid-19 restrictions it’s based on recommendations of public health and it was approved by the Covington committee
A New Brunswick official on the concept of Atlantic Bubble.

Source CBC broadcast 6/23/21

On this Day: June 23rd 1681

William Penn friendship agreement.

The BC Government has released a paper outlining the response to climate change actions.

The Province has released BC’s draft Climate Preparedness and Adaptation Strategy designed to strengthen BC’s capacity to anticipate and respond to the impacts from climate change.  The draft strategy highlights the Province’s current actions and outlines a suite of proposed actions for 2022-25 as well as six guiding principles. Actions fall under four key pathways that work to strengthen BC’s foundations, enhance community climate resilience, foster resilience of species and ecosystems, and advance a climate-ready economy and infrastructure. 

UBCM

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A new brood of ducklings
at high water 2017 File Photo KDG

On this Day: June 17th 2017

Sixty-four dead and hundreds injured in a series of wild fires in central Portugal.

Electric Bikes Health Citizens

Map, click for challenge register, two weeks left…

City map on shop of Voght Street.
File photo: KDG

Rating: 5 out of 5.

On this Day: June 16th 1884

Switch back railway, Roller Coaster ride opens.

Something over 400 new cases and just braking double digit new deaths over 3 days…

Don’t gamble with your health, mitigate all the risks that you can.

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On this Day: June 7th 1800

David Thompson reaches the mouth of the Saskatchewan River in Manitoba.

Filing of Census today…

If you filled out your census form online with your 16 digit number as a username put in your basic information and were prompted to either go on or make a password and finish it later then today Tuesday the 18th of May 2021 your form will automatically file if you never went back to it. When this happens you will have by making your presence in your city town or rural area secured funding for many things including policing hospitals etc until the next census.

The post office the most active agent in the census process thank you for filing your census.

Your census data is based on where you lived on May 11th 2021… File today but file…

On This day: May 18th 1291

The fall of acre ends the crusader presence in the holy land.

TGIF- Tax Filing Day…

Today is the day to have filed your 2020 income taxes.

On this Day: April 30th 1897

At the Royal institutional society in London a finding of a sub atomic particle 1800 times smaller then a proton is announced.

Attracting new business risk takers…

Welcome BC

Today, April 29th 2021, online info session info 10:30 AM 12 noon. Ministry of Municipal affairs…

Click on truck for info!

Long time local business started with and energy File Photo KDG

New people to the province may have the inclinations for business to the fill skills gap…

On this Day: April 29th 1826

James Dunlop from his home in Wales observes a new galaxy: Centaurus A.

TGIF-BC budget presentation…

Heads up for the place we live…

Pandemic, environment social issues stronger BC accounted for.

A returning Salmon rises out of the water at the
Nicola river Hyway 8 train bridge walking trail,
Merritt BC August 12th/16 Photo KDG

Nine on nearly 100 billion borrowed in continuing state of emergency

The budget has a number of provisions for he displacement of people to the longest state of emergency in our history.

On this Day: April 23rd 1947

Last president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

Click to find out if this is a bike or a LS M alternate transportation

The provincial budget in BC has tax break to buy electric bikes.

Must be able to disengage motor and use pedals

To not be a motor vehicle in BC you must be able to pedal the bike after stop the motor, other wise it needs a number plate under the motor vehicle regulations.

Ebike Regulations In British Columbia Haseeb 2021-03-17T22:51:20+00:00. . . Electric bicycles must not have an electric motor that is more powerful than 500 watts and the bike should not travel faster than 32.km/h. They also must have fully operable pedals which means the engine must disengage.

Electric bikes range in price from two to five thousand dollars, PST relief can help in triple digits.

On this Day: April 22 1970

First Earth Day is observed.

Expansion means scrutiny of 60 year old pipeline.

Click for schedule Pipe for oil field File: Photo KDG

Trans mountain is gearing up for increased activity after spring break up is done.

Work will commence in a series of phased activities along the pipeline right-of-way. This could include; surveying, flagging and staking the right-of-way, mobilization of crews and equipment, preparing the right-of-way, clearing and grading, delivery and staging of pipe, trenching, welding, lowering of pipe, backfilling and restoration of the right-of-way.

On this Day: March 30th 1959

The Dali Lama flees s to India.

The Trans Mountain expansion project is hiring 35 students for the coming summer.

Pipe for oil field File:Photo KDG

Aboriginal Women’ online M.R of C…

Trans mountain highlighted their support for international women’s day with a article on their Oct 20th 2020 course on women in management.

n October 2020, Trans Mountain launched a Project Management Extension Certificate program for Indigenous women from communities along the pipeline corridor.

“This one-year virtual program – offered through Mount Royal University in Calgary – was created as a result of high interest expressed by women who were keen on developing their project management skills to support their current careers and advance their knowledge. The program provides transferrable skills training that can be implemented in diverse areas such as new construction, environmental remediation, infrastructure projects, and more. Participants also have the valuable opportunity to work with a mentor to support their career development and networking circles.”

Resilience, Strength and Friendship…

The resolve it takes to build a productive life is demonstrated by commitment to your self to achieve…

The barriers to life must be turned into challenges if you are to feel good about your self. Build bridges not walls

On this Day: March 16th 1968

Gm makes its 100 millionth car.

Happy National Grammar Day…

Bright Red Book exchange 33 locations File Photo KDG

On this Day: March 4th 2020

Dare Devil Nick Wallenda walks a Volcano in Nigaragua.