To the seasons of life
Hey those things that protect buildings from run away vehicles have a double life , this one has a let down from the sidewalk giving slope to a miscreant car tire. Be car aware when driving. Watch for idiot traps.
UAE have elections for the first time.
File photo KDG
Coordinated with the Audubon’s annual count the Nicola Naturalists will be out this coming Sunday.
You don’t have to be an expert birder to participate in Christmas Bird Counts. Participants spend all or part of the day in a group covering a specific section of the 22-km diameter count circle. It is a great way to get to know the local winter birds and contribute to the world’s longest-running citizen science project. For more details on the Merritt CBC keep checking this website or contact nicolanaturalists@gmail.com
Source NNS
Last criminal execution in Canada.
BC Hydro is promoting emergency kits for your home this winter. Most authorities say you should have enough to last a number of days. (hopefully with in responders time frame).
BCAA membership gets you 20 percent off on kits. Most big box stores also have the makings of a good kit.
Mike Farnsworth is saying he wants a levy on 911 for cellphones.
UBCM’s support is based in part on an understanding that revenue generated through a CAL would not go to provincial general revenue. Instead, a governance entity would be established to manage revenue distribution. This is generally consistent with past UBCM policy seeking the establishment of an independent body for 911 CAL revenue administration.
Source ubcm
There have been meetings about the levy and the government has sent a MLA to look into high costs of cell use in Canada.
The government is concerned about overall 911 service. If you have a concern don’t call 911 as it is an emergency number. Talk to your MLA.
The Beatles release the white album.
First Nations flu clinics are starting Friday. The major public clinic in Merritt is at the Civic center on Mamette avenue 9:AM to 4PM Monday November 4rth. Bring your care card. There are 3 other listed flu shot clinics in Merritt according to immunize BC:
Remember Herd immunity for t you healthy ones.
Marble Canyon Austrailia starts the countup of 160 consecutive days of 100 degrees Farhenheit temperatures.
The mandatory reporting rules went from a thousand dollars to ten thousand for a minor car accident in response to a UBCM 2017 resolution and the provincial budget in BC.
The provincial government has amended its rules around mandatory police reporting of minor collisions. This move responds to a resolution (B83) endorsed by the UBCM membership at the 2017 convention. The updated Motor Vehicle Act Regulations increase the mandatory reporting threshold for property-damage-only (PDO) collisions from $1,000 to $10,000.
Any one hurt requiring medical attention is not a minor accident.
Editors note: To use insurance you need to report to your agent and you may not have the advantage of a police report for fault. Be careful failing to remain at and accident ( more then 10,000 dollars) or injuries is a serious criminal code offence. On advice leaving your name and phone number may be prudent in any case.
Add note: Premier Horgan of BC was in town today at the Keklui café to meet the public.
The Paris convention on protection of industrial property.
The government is looking for a committee person to deal with railway accidents. they wish to accomplish two things:
There are somewhere around 100 train related deaths per year in Canada. Some crossings are only marked with signs and not lights be aware always but particularly at night.
The call is going out until February 8th 2019.
Japan sends it’s first lunar probe, Hiten…
The Trans Mountain bunch have repaired the trail that they maintain near their Burnaby South oil infrastructure. The reality is often people have to live next to industry and we say thanks to those that are in that sacrifice. We appreciate the fact that they are often the alarm when things are out of control and that they have made a trade off ( we hope with empowered choice) .
A long-time stream keeper and neighbour of the Burnaby Terminal expressed appreciation for Trans Mountain’s trail restoration work and riparian habitat enhancements. Regularly used by the local community, the neighbours noticed and appreciated the trail repairs.
Source Trans Mountain.
Cell phones, hydro power, fuel all need infrastructure and it sometimes comes with a potential cost of enjoyment. However the law maintains the right of quiet enjoyment of private property at the level that owners have when acquiring it. Good luck and thanks to those that can…
The Boston Strangler goes to Jail.
Charity pickup boxes File Photo KDG
Danger.
Eight people have lost their life’s in bins such as these over time in Canada. Designed to stop theft the action can become a trap to people trying to defeat it.
Insulin used for the first time in a human patient.
Since 1988 today has been computer security day. Recommended day for updating malware etc.
.Folies Bergere opens
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New Buses local transit. File Photo KDG
Service from the iconic Greyhounds are a thing of the past in BC today. The routes however have a number of private servers taking them up and for those that are not the province is intervening:
BC Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, Claire Trevena, indicated that the Province is continuing to work with communities and private operators to find new carriers for the remaining 17% of the routes left without service. BC’s independent tribunal, the Passenger Transportation Board, has been actively soliciting applications for new service providers to fill the gap left by Greyhound. In addition to the expected new private service providers, the Province announced earlier this summer, BC Bus North, a publicly funded, base level, interim service to cover the majority of northern BC routes previously covered by Greyhound.
Service between Vancouver and Victoria has been offered by Wilsons Transportation service Bus tickets between some select sailings can be had through BC Ferries.
The Sunshine Coast, Powel River and Bowen Island are all bus serviced by namesake transit. Blue Bus can take you from West Vancouver to Horseshoe Bay.
The province estimates that 83 percent of routes will be taken up by private carriers.
On this Day: November 1st 1968
General, Mature, Restricted and X rated become the film rating used by the American Motion Picture Association.
Moon Photo KDG
October 24th will see the Moon in full and will be called a hunters Moon. Cloudy skies are possible for the 23 and 24th in Merritt however Lethbridge Alberta is clear and cool. Hunting should be good however remember moon light or not it is not legal to use a firearm a 1 hour before sunset and one hour sunrise.
Some creatures can be taken after dark including deer, by bow, local conditions and regulations apply. BC guide
If you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, look for the moon to be bright and full-looking for several nights beginning around October 23 or 24. Around all of these nights, you’ll see a bright round moon in your sky, rising around the time of sunset, highest in the middle of the night. source Earth Sky News
On this Day: October 18th 1954
The first transistor radio is announced.
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