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Housing Summit, BC

Registrations for April 4thand 5th open now. UBCM

The agenda will include sessions focused on increasing supply; Indigenous housing partnerships; densification & upzoning; tackling homelessness; rural & northern challenges; immigration and housing demand; speculative demand; and expediting development approvals. Full agenda details will be provided in the coming weeks.

UBCM

Location is the Sheraton Vancouver

Wall Center Vancouver, to bring together…

Speck or peck?

File Photo KDG

Happy January 10th 2023

Today in 1901: oil gusher in Texas

January 10th 1901 the Spindletop oil well comes. Spindletop was the first great well of the Texas oil bonanza.

So, we go where we go and go when, we have  gas.
Some that don not, will not and respite will prevail.
Winds of change will make our bed unless we will not sail.
On that breeze complete, with out ease, and before we sneeze.
Let reflect on what was best, and forget the rest, it was a pest.

Adjust to what is it that makes some sense. Nor other does best!

 

Photo Bing: Spindletop Oil

The only data difference that resonates…

The amount of people, roads and vehicles, you have to be a cartoon character to understand. There were 1,600,000,000 in 1900 we just went over 8 billion in 2022.

Most of the world is seeking a lifestyle more in line with the US. The Irony is that oil produced the variance. Anyway if you work at it there are lots more friends available.

TGIF- remembrance Day…

Army cadets File Photo KDG

11, 11, 11.

What is the meaning.?

So, this is a solemn week ending on Friday with the remembrance Day observances.

The armistice was signed before laying down of arms at the 11th day of the 11th month after 11:00 hour.

So, it is on us to remember the sacrifice of people who secured our freedom over time with the military forces. However it shouldn’t be a lecture, it should be just a getting together and agreeing on the sense that sometimes over time things haven’t worked out and force was required. And that we can benefit from observing the slippery slope that brought that into being in the past.

Then taking a sober view of the remembrance knowing that it can incite all kinds of old wounds if the agreement isn’t widespread that it should never happen again.

So good luck with that, as I leave you with a quote from the character Sandra Bullock played in the movie Gravity. When she was in terrible Jeopardy trying to get away from a falling apart space station,she said I know that we all die and with tears she went on to say but I’m going to die right now.

How to live on properly.

To expound on her feeling yes everybody does die, but how they die is important,not leaving baggage, chaos or conflict, but a peace presence of thoughts of you is a noble charge.

All Candidates forum…

The civic election has its voice tonight at the Merritt Civic center, with 18 council and 4 Mayoralty hopefuls as well.

There are four candidates for three school districts 58 trustees.

Advanced voting starts October 5th-12th, the General election on October 15th, and all poll times are 8-8.

There are two pieces of I D needed to confirm residency. Non-resident voters must have owned property for thirty days. Only one vote per NRV.

The Merritt Civic Center is at 1950 Mamette Avenue Merritt BC.

Merritt.ca

Source City of Merritt

The forum begins at 6:PM.

https://www.merrittchamber.com/post/announcing-the-2022-all-candidates-forum

File Photo Susan Roline, former mayor and 2022 council candidate.

The Mayor of Merritt after the official start of the Pacific Forest Rally 2012

The federal Government is offering more than 3 billion dollars in permanent funding for Transit and want to have discussions about its use from stakeholders; this according to the ubcm.

The funding is for the 2026/ 27 year and the consultation is on Wednesday September 28th at 1:00 p.m.. Registration details are in the image below.

Details in image…

New Buses file photo KDG

Good luck..

The Funeral of Elizabeth ll

live event

We’ll meet again, Vera Lynn music 🎶

photo KDG

God save the King

Last day of the 2022 ubcm convention held at Whistler BC.

ubcm inspires the premier, calls for more collaboration.

John Horgan Iame duck premier of British Columbia addresses the ubcm September 16th 2022.

CBC take September 16th speech.

Historical context: May speech..

Happy Respect for Aged day, Japan.

More, click to read:

September 19th 2022, flowers file photo KDG

Thanks for your service and care John Horgan. Welcome to the world of elders.

God Save the King.

Live with minister Farnsworth

Highlights

Lytton fire

Includes structures, 1.7 km out of the Old Town site, resources being deployed.

Summer weather taking hold risk increased.

We will get through this…

The mind of a bee

The little creatures that collect plant nectar and pollinate the plants are not mindless. Bees recognize faces,learn by watching and trying. Have emotions and communication abilities.

London Linnean Society, Lars Chittka.

Canada honey production.

Canada produces 1.77 million metric tons per year..The average profit for a person that keeps a bees is about $600 per hive.

Canada maintained and increased the income from honey in 2020, $208 million dollars.

Piece of the action.

Bees may soon develop the ability to negotiate a better deal and keep more of their production. Tongue in cheek.

2020 honey and the pandemic.

Bee mine, file photo KDG

Alberta leads

The Canadian province of Alberta produces one third of Canada’s honey.

Beekeeper, Keaton Henson

Photo KDG

Apparently beekeepers have communication skills and emotions and can learn.

https://youtu.be/JhBzVaFPYhs

Black hole spin

We like to be know as “welcoming inversions”

Happy Canada Day

Canadian black hole spin

“Think of us as welcoming inversions, eh”

October 1st 1958 NASA open for business...
File Photo KDG

Deepest images captured

https://youtu.be/7izryFlNbD4

https://youtu.be/5iZX90iae2I

I will love you a billion years from now sunshine..

File Photo KDG

Highlights

Health is not issue for the 63 year old 36 year public service veteran.

Spouse and Horgan agree on it being time.

Will use remaining time to pursue federal commitments untill new leader is in place.

Energy level a concern.

https://youtu.be/2L1BCPYkiME,

Editors note:

Parliament is the authority in law making, a premier will always build confidence with it. If it is in danger of loss that would be I’m the case of having to reverse a process such as one on a large announced commitment then the prudent thing to do is what he announced today. Thank you for your service…