There is a risk from above when snow is wet and thawing….
On this Day: November 24th 1429
Joan of Arc fails to take La Charite in a siege.
Category: Environment
Coffee promotion starting November 20th
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The local Macs is participating in their chains coffee promotion starting today. The promotion is for a week and offers a free small coffee once a day one per customer.
There is an upgrade offer 50cents to a medium and 1 dollar to a large.
On this Day November 20th 1982
The labour union, The General Union of Ecuadoran Workers is founded.
When it comes it can be something to manage
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The Nicola Valley has its first snow fall of the year Sunday and Monday. There was no snow at the city level it could be seen on the mountains to the west.
Most snow removal by individuals is clearance of driveways and walkways. After heavy snowfalls, snow may be removed from roofs to reduce the risk of structural damage due to the weight.
In places with light snow, brooms or other light instruments can be used to brush off snow from walks and other surfaces. In regions with more precipitation, snow is commonly removed with snow shovels, a large lightweight shovel used to push snow and lift it, and snow scoops or sleigh shovels, a large and deep hopper-like implement fitted with a wide handle and designed to scoop up a load of snow and slide it on any slippery surface to another location without lifting. Other tools include snow pushers and shovels with one or more wheels.
Shovelling entails a considerable amount of physical effort and can strain the back and the heart. Each year many senior citizens and middle aged persons die from heart attacks while shovelling snow: source Wikipedia
On this Day: November 3rd 1817
The Bank of Montreal begins business in Montreal Canada.
Deer on Garcia Street Merritt
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There were 10 deer on the lawns of Garcia Street, Tuesday morning. Deer seem to know that there are no firearms to be used in the city.
On this day: October 22 1836
Sam Houston becomes the first president of the Republic of Texas.
Bear deterrent
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Does this work a recent TV show on Alaska showed a fellow that placed spray cans in trees to stop bears ” they get an bang and a taste” He didn’t show one that had been bitten into however a first hand account of a local ranch person relates a bear biting into a spray can and there was ” no deterrent ” turns out it was a can of whipped cream. I wonder why.
The dumpster in the picture had a deer hide and horns in it illegally dumped no bites yet….
Editors note: using ammonia in balloons can blind a bear permanently and make him very dangerous.
On this day: October 21 2013
Smog closes schools in Harbin China.
The Merritt Green Energy project s 40 megawatt electric steam generator is in progress. A worker on site says they are doing the transformer for kicking up voltage to transport. A security person says there is about 1 year left in the plants construction.
A huge bin for the receiving and storage of Hog fuel ( chipped wood waste) is part of the plant construction. The bin, made of vertical steel pipes with planking bolted to the inside is on the north side of the rising generator building..
Electric toys
were a happy result of Edison’s electric
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On this day: October 15th 1878
The Edison Electric Light Company starts operations.
Interesting cars, a lifestyle that appeals, access to cheap fuel ,open roads and some leisure time, when this car was new…
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The local gas price came down a cent a liter this week . Retail gas prices have a range of value including lower efficiency ethanol content. It is good to shop around loyalty programs can also take of cents per liter.
At this writing the British Columbia average is $1.13 a liter, national average is $1.05 and the trend is rising.
https://www.gasbuddy.com/GasPrices/BC
On this day: October 9th 1604
Super Nova 1604 is observed in the Milky way.
Beaver living on the Nicola River, Merritt BC
A creature with an effect on higher habitats. File Photo KDG
The Nicola Naturalist Society is having a presentation on the water levels of ponds in the area . Thursday October 15th in the NVIT (Community College on Belshaw Street at 7 PM. the presentation has to speakers and a point of view that global warming is responsible for low water levels.
Aaron Coelho is an Environmental Consultant, based in Kamloops and Dr. Wendy Gardner is a professor at Thompson Rivers University specializing in grassland ecology, range management and ecosystem restoration. Together they studied the impacts of climate change on surface water in BC’s semi-arid grasslands. The loss of grassland ponds will impact ranching, wildlife and entire ecosystems. This fascinating research is highly relevant to the future of the Merritt area.
The college says no food or drinks in the lecture hall and there is free parking for this event.
On this Day: October 8th 1829
The Stephenson Rocket gets the nod in the Rain-hill Trails
Pole installation and work on Voght street Merritt
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The work continues for the Merritt Green energy and new substation power project. Poles on Voght to transmit power from the substation and generator.
A worker on site says that they are putting pipes in the road to bring three phase power to some business’s for after they move the poles to the other side of the road.
On this day: September 30th 1955
Popular entertainer James Dean dies at 24 in a car crash.
Moon over Merritt 27th September
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There will be others and the skies here cooperated for the event although it was maximum eclipse when we saw it here 7:47 PM.
On this Day: September 29 1966
The Chevrolet Camaro is produced renamed from the Panther.
This land rover is a rebuilt with .
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Land Rovers are iconic to naturalist activity. The British built vehicle also had military application. A source says finding new parts for these in forgotten p0laces were the British military explored the world is a desirable.The vehicle above was made at a land rover business between Merritt and Spence’s bridge a number of years ago.
The 1948 to 1985 iconic style The series 1 was built by Land Rover in Solihull England. They maintain that 70 percent of the all aluminum body vehicles are still in use.
The ” series” version 1948-85 including 1,11,111 were rough riding and the transmission was not that synchronized and required skill in matching engine RPM to shifting. It remains the image most associated with the plains of Africa and deserts of the world.
Editors note this information relys on some personal experience and info from Wikipedia that calls for some more sourcing to be considered fact.
On this day September 22 1888
National Geographic magazine is first published.
The sunset on the day of this writing is going to be at 7:12 and sunrise was 6:42, one half hour to go to equinox when its 12 hours of each. This will happen on the 23rd of September. then the march to the winter solstice begins. and the shortest day begins.
September 18th 2009
The decades run of the daytime soap The Guiding Light ends. The Talk eventually takes over the CBS time slot from long time soaps…
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