At the local city council meeting on Tuesday the chair and administrators of the community futures had a delegation. They expounded on the 10 year relationship between them and the City.( they do the city’s economic development.)
They announced that Environment Canada is going to have a weather station here so we will be current on the computers . We presume with our postal code. They also spoke on the pending ILM or Lower Mainland Transmission project 500 KV line. Proclaiming it to be coming. Estimates of the upgrade are about 600 million dollars 543 person years of employment.
My memory of working about the Revel stoke Dam area including the Mica and 5 mile dam site endures me to this.
The Nicola substation less then 10 kilometers from here is a direct feed from that dam and the 5 mile dam just got another turbine generator at a cost of about 1and 1/2 billion.The upgrade was scheduled years ago and it is said they had trouble getting contractors. They are calling for peak construction of the line upgrade to be in 2012/14 with 376 of the person years being expended then. The construction activity should help Merritt. However there is no guarantee for local hires as the contractors hire according to their need and efficiency.
There could be real economic impact in our view or it could be bottled and self contained. Announcements are one thing start dates another .The contractor needs to submit bids and be awarded as yet , so be careful with speculative investment.
These two 500 KV lines below connect Revelstoke dams the lower mainland now, and are part of the Interior Lower Mainland under the BC transmission corporation:
5L81 and 5L82 connect Nicola (NIC) Substation in the South Interior to Ingledow (ING) and Meridian (MDN) substations in the LM.
We will try to find another confirmed source to validate the announcement.
There seems to be a bent here in Merritt for non elected officials making announcements and seeking political input, something that democracy trys to avoid.
Today in History, March 25 1958
Canada’s jet fighter the Avro Arrow makes its first flight.
This de-humidifier is as one source at the site says is for the electronics in the pool office to take moisture out of the air. the pool upgrade is a stimulus program by the federal and provincial governments.
The public pool is down for an upgrade the amount of moisture in the air from leaky pipes made it very difficult to safeguard electronics at the desk and office. The upgrade is being paid for in part by Federal ( every job counts stimulus funding ) government public works programs.
Community College getting new lecture theater and day care. School has first nations emphasis . Sometimes up to 300 odd students two small dorms appeals across Canada.
This sign is marking the public secondary schools system program to give vocational training to students. It mimics the music festivals signage for the “Walk of Stars”. Volunteer workers should always be scrutinized.
Kevin Griffiths
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