Category: Government Works
November 15th 2019 10 am – 5PM
The work BC bunch are having a community based work fair on November 15th at the Nicola Valley Technology Institute, Top of the hill on Beltway avenue in Merritt. The program has 35 employers with booths including Trans Mountain pipeline , Corrections BC and Domtar.
Featured Speakers, Colin Angus of Angus Adventures
Featured speakers include National and Canadian Geographic noted sailor and adventurer Colin Angus.
Do what you love workshop
First up is a seminar on finding your desired occupation.
Procurement workshop
A procurement workshop on provincial government opportunities .
All free and overseen by Work BC including food.
On this Day: November 8th 392
Rome becomes a Christian State.
BC hydro has advice on getting a level two charger for your stall or parking place at a condo .Start with permission.
If you’re a condo or apartment resident (or group of residents) looking to install EV charging stations in your building, it can be difficult to know where to start. Luckily, you can now you get up to five hours of free advice and planning assistance from an expert in EV charging and equipment.
On this Day: November 6th 1850
Hawaii gets it s first fire engine.
Three talks in November
Peter Clark from Kingvale south of Merritt BC Ca and the former pumping station manger home of Trans mountains only permanent employee here is giving three talks at the Public Library in Merritt.
Other library programs available.
Come and see programs for all ages as well as public borrowing of media items and lots of others.
Editors Note: Peters Clarks image is available at
The friends of the Library sell book bags. File Photo: KDG
On this Day: October 29th 1967
The worlds fair in Montreal closes.
Trans Mountain hiring since 19/9/30
The expansion project that will see a twin pipe set up between Edmonton Alberta and Burnaby BC has hired 2,200 people since September 30th.
As of September 30, Trans Mountain and our contractors have hired more than 2,200 people for the Project, with a focus on Indigenous, local and regional workers. This includes heavy equipment operators, trades people, environment and safety roles, engineers and construction managers.
Carbon offset.
A Petro-Canada Station on Voght street was doing the final connections to its two EV car chargers on Thursday. The Live by the Leaf project is connecting an EV charging line across Canada for quick chargers.
Editors Note: EV charging is not a reliable mass transportation system at this point. There are about 1 million electric vehicles in North America.(40 models now in Canada.)
Preparing for EVS: Charge it
The future is electric. This mantra has been repeated by policy and transportation think tanks, national governments and automakers alike. With projections that today’s five million electric vehicles (EVs) could grow to as many as 250 million in just 10 years, and that by 2040, more than half of passenger vehicle sales will be EVs, tomorrow’s fuelling infrastructure will be electrical grids.
Source Charlotte Argue Fleet Electrification Geo Tab
The entry of a major player line Petro Canada may be more then a carbon offset and cause some growth in EV usage.
On this Day: October 25th 1861
The Toronto Stock Exchange is opened.
File Photo KDG
On this Day: October 9th 1874
Good to have a post office , hey Amazon.
The Universal Postal Union is created.
The Mayors Gala for the Arts attracted most living former mayors of Merritt to the jazz themed event on Saturday: The only living former Mayor of Merritt not in attendance was Neil Menard , Neil had a conflict for the event is well according to accounts.
The Gala presented a 18 piece big band, Michael Perkins and the Play More Junction Big Band. The Gala had lead up events including a Garlic festival, Fall fair photographic contest..
An immediate Tax receipt was available for sponsorships and admission. The sponsor was the Nicola Valley Community Arts Council…
Arts Council has history of gala success…
Mayors attending
- Jim Rabbit 1972
- Bob Baird
- David Laird
- Clara Norgaard
- Susan Roline
- Current Linda Brown
On this Day: October 1st 1992
Cartoon net work launched…
According to the UBCM Hydro has applied to its regulator to have new rates for electrification of vehicles.
The British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) is currently reviewing BC Hydro’s Fleet Electrification Application, which seeks approval of new rates for two new services with the goal of encouraging fleet electrification. This application may be of interest to local governments with EV fleets
source UBCM
Petro Canada has a vision for a ” live like a leaf ” charging station service across Canada.
On this Day: September 19th 1970
The first Glastonbury festival is hosted by Michael Eavis.
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.
The Trans Mountain Pipeline people are saying that they are hiring up to 600 people for the expansion in the Kamloops Merritt area.
Sureus Murphy 5A section contractor.
The contractor for 5A portion of the expansion Sureus Murphy says it is planning to hire up to 600 people on there section of the work. Locals and indigenous are welcome.
TMX says construction of their section is expected to last somewhere between 30 and 34 months, peaking for a six-month stretch in the middle.
“When we’re fully ramped up we’ll have over 600 people working on our section of the pipeline,” she says. “We really do intend to hire as many local and Indigenous employees as possible.”
Heather Eddy TMX Today
On this Day: July 24th 1987
91 year old climbs mount Fuji.
Funding available to August 15th 2019 application date.
The BC government is taking applications for the 6th intake of the Rural Dividend program.
The sixth intake of the BC Rural Dividend Program is open. The Province is providing up to $25 million a year to assist rural communities, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, with a population of 25,000 or less to strengthen and diversify their local economies. It was developed to recognize both the contribution rural communities have made to B.C.’s economy, and the unique challenges they face to diversify beyond natural resources. The application deadline is August 15, 2019.
Source UBCM
The local Community Theater project have acquired funding from this program according to Rich Hodgson, member. The program is administrated by Forests Lands Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development of BC.
On this Day: July 17th 1984
The age of drinking goes to 21 in the US.
Kevin Griffiths
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