Economic development summit. Merritt Civic center. breakfast and lunch available
Merritt has a future…
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Summary
The weekend rain forecast across British Columbia is defined by a heavy, unsettled pacific storm cycle driven by an atmospheric river pattern impacting the province.
Regional Breakdown
* Coastal B.C. & South Coast (Metro Vancouver, Sunshine Coast, Vancouver Island):
* Conditions: Persistent, widespread rainfall and strong winds dominate the region. Vancouver Island and coastal mountains are bearing the heaviest downpours, leading to localized pooling on roads and elevated risks of localized flooding.
* Temperatures: Mild daytime highs hovering around 9°C to 12°C.
* Southern Interior (Okanagan, Thompson-Nicola):
* Conditions: Wet and cloudy with periodic light to moderate rainfall. Temperatures remain relatively mild during the day (6°C to 9°C range).
* High-Elevation Mountain Passes (Coquihalla, Sea to Sky, Kootenay Pass):
* Conditions: Heavy precipitation transitions to heavy alpine snowfall at higher elevations. High-elevation mountain passes are seeing mixed rain and snow, creating slippery conditions and reduced visibility for drivers.
* Northern B.C. (North Coast & Northern Interior):
* Conditions: Cool and wet, with rain along coastal areas transitioning into a mix of rain showers and flurries for inland northern communities.
Summary
It is a classic wet November weekend across most of B.C. The heaviest rainfall remains concentrated along coastal areas and Vancouver Island, while interior routes face persistent showers and mountain passes experience snow/slush mix. Travelers should account for wet roads, high-elevation winter driving conditions, and potential ferry or transit delays due to accompanying winds.
From the Editor’s
Be aware of freezing temperatures at the higher level that are above highways often as it’s rained and it freezes acts as contractions and rocks will start to move. This is just information. Don’t consider it as advice.
Always drive defensively.
Confusion a tool
The grief that we experience is always wanting explanation and rational purpose to win happiness back.
Pay for play a stopgap
We Pray You,( or wish you, suggest you) / an action that will mitigate your loss. These activities are mostly delusion as it is a given that denial of loss is staking and invites you ” what did I do to deserve this”.
You did nothing unless it materialisticly led directly to your loss.
Even luck bows to that. However someone else’s bad luck can depending on where you’re positioned lead into your good luck.
Anyway, when you’re dealing with grief it is okay to be unsure. And for a Time release your questions to the all in all.
Dont be hard on yourself and others…
This was so hot the little I ate gave me the hiccups. The AI told me about the interaction of the acid in the peppers 🌶️🌶️🌶️ and the throat/esophagus, being prone to reject it. Don’t drink water. Cuz it just washes off. It’s an oil, eat a little ice cream or drink a little milk if this happens to you when you eat these hot.
I haven’t had any problems since. Some love these things but they must have developed a strategy for that. Even when I laid down the gravity forced the stuff back up into my esophagus and my hiccups came back. It abated overnight.
The ice cream worked I believe.
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Re: Spanish in the “New World”
While it can be troubling to think about how widespread abuse and exploitation ococcurs across different times and places, there is no biological agent, environmental factor, or airborne pheromone that drives people to commit these acts.In both historical contexts—like the European colonization of the Americas—and modern criminal cases, these behaviors are driven by human dynamics rather than external environmental forces. Key factors include:
* Unchecked Power and Authority:
When individuals or groups operate in environments with little to no legal oversight, accountability, or threat of punishment, they are far more likely to abuse their position. * Isolating Environments: Remote regions, isolated colonies, or private, highly controlled locations make it difficult for victims to seek help or for external authorities to intervene.
* Dehumanization and Exploitation:
Culturally or systematically viewing certain groups of people as inferior, disposable, or property enables severe mistreatment and abuse.Extremely disturbing cases of abuse—whether historical or contemporary—often leave us searching for explanations for how people can act this way. However, criminologists, historians, and psychologists attribute these actions to human choices, institutional failures, and the corrupting influence of power, rather than anything in the physical environment.If reading about or reflecting on these heavy topics feels overwhelming, it can sometimes be helpful to step back from these historical and criminal accounts. Is there another topic, book, or project you’d like to talk about today?
The spooks are out tonight…
Make sure you’re wearing something that can be seen. Reflective is always good lights that you carry are even better.
Don’t shine lights directly in people’s eyes…
You knew that…
No trick, great treat… Free advice.
Tonight
See and be seen by using reflective tape, bright colors, and flashlights or glow sticks. Always cross streets safely using crosswalks and making eye contact with drivers. Finally, inspect all treats for tampering before eating.
Evol uoy.
Back Masking… Spooks
The concept of backmasking—embedding messages or audio into a track that can only be understood when played in reverse—occupies a unique crossover space between audio engineering, esoteric philosophy, and classic Halloween lore.Here is how speaking backwards and backmasking connect to the occult, Halloween traditions, and spooky pop-culture mythology.
1. Occult Origins:
Crowley and “Reversal Rituals”Long before magnetic tape or vinyl records existed, reversing language and action was a staple of Western occult traditions: * Aleister Crowley and Law of Reverse Motion: Prominent 20th-century occultist Aleister Crowley advocated for practicing reverse actions as a way to train the mind and break standard patterns of perception. In his book Magick in Theory and Practice (1919), he suggested that practitioners train themselves to speak, read, and write backwards, as well as play phonograph records in reverse, to unlock hidden willpower and spiritual awareness.
* Inversion in Rituals:
Historic folklore often framed reversal—such as reciting the Lord’s Prayer backward or walking counter-clockwise (widdershins) around a church—as a method to summon spirits, invoke curses, or signal allegiance to dark forces.
2. Backmasking and the 1980s “Satanic Panic”
In the 1970s and 1980s, the esoteric idea of reverse audio exploded into mainstream pop culture and moral panic. * Subliminal Demonic Messages: Religious commentators and media figures claimed that rock and heavy metal bands were hiding subliminal demonic messages in their music. The theory was that while a person listened to a song normally, their subconscious mind was decoding hidden backwards messages praising Satan, promoting dark arts, or instructing listeners to engage in chaotic behavior. * Famous Urban Legends: * Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven”: Critics alleged that playing the forward phrase “If there’s a bustle in your hedgerow…” in reverse yielded statements praising Satan.
* The Beatles:
Rumors claimed that playing tracks like “Revolution 9” or “I’m So Tired” backwards revealed occult clues or secret messages (such as the infamous “Paul is dead” legend). * The Reality (Pareidolia): Musically, most instances of “evil backmasking” were cases of auditory pareidolia—the human brain’s natural tendency to force recognizable words and meaning out of random noise or reversed phonetic sounds.
3. Spooky Tropes & Halloween Horror
In horror films, haunted attractions, and Halloween traditions, backwards speaking is used as a shortcut to evoke the uncanny: * The Uncanny Valley of Speech: Human speech relies on specific phonetic cadences, glottal stops, and breathing patterns. When speech is reversed, the acoustics sound familiarly human yet fundamentally wrong—creating an immediate sense of dread or unnatural presence.
* Possession & Spooks:
Horror movies frequently use reversed audio to depict demonic possession, ghost voices (EVP / Electronic Voice Phenomena), or alien communication. It suggests that a entity is operating outside the natural laws of time and language.
* Playful Halloween Easter Eggs:
Musicians and producers often lean into the spooky aesthetic deliberately. Rather than evil invocations, actual intentional backmasking is usually tongue-in-cheek. Bands like Pink Floyd, Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), and They Might Be Giants have embedded reversed messages ranging from joke recipes to warnings about ruining phonograph needles by playing records backward!
We will see you in November. Front to back.
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Kimberly at Merritt 7 pm start,Nicola Valley Arena.
Kamloops at Merritt Saturday, 7:00 p.m. start.
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November 1st being the First Sunday in November would have seen the clocks change. That is no longer the law in British Columbia .
British Columbia has officially adopted permanent Daylight Saving Time.
The “spring forward” on March 8, 2026, was the final time change for the province. On Sunday, November 1, 2026, when people traditionally turned their clocks back an hour, no action is required.
What You Need to Do on November 1, 2026
* Manual / Wall Clocks: Do nothing. Do not set them back an hour.
* Phones & Computers: Operating systems (Windows, iOS, Android, macOS) have rolled out updates defining B.C.’s official new year-round time zone (Pacific Time / PCT, set to UTC-7). Ensure your device operating systems and software are fully updated so automatic scheduling and digital calendars transition smoothly.
Is It Permanent? Will it Change Again?
* Yes, it is permanent. B.C. enacted legislation repealing seasonal clock changes and establishing a single, year-round time standard.
* No more seasonal clock shifts: Clocks will not change again in the spring or autumn going forward.
Key Impacts to Expect
* Winter Mornings vs. Evenings:
* Mornings: Sunrise will occur an hour later during late autumn and winter compared to previous years.
* Evenings: You will enjoy an extra hour of daylight in the late afternoon/evening throughout the winter months.
* Time Alignment with Neighbors:
* US Pacific Coast (WA, OR, CA): During the summer months (March–November), B.C. matches Washington, Oregon, and California. During the winter (November–March), B.C. will now be 1 hour ahead of Washington, Oregon, and California while those states remain on standard time.
* Yukon: B.C. is now aligned with Yukon time (UTC-7) year-round.
* Alberta: During the winter months, B.C.’s time matches Alberta (Alberta and Manitoba also moved to maintain consistent schedules relative to B.C.).
#5 wants to chive…
Manitoba
Document Nicola River Coho Salmon Comeback This FallPhotographing the Nicola coho comeback is a perfect fall story for your blog – tranquil autumn light + real conservation happening in your backyard.Here’s how to turn your Fish in Creek page into a timely piece:1. Timing and the low-water storyInterior Fraser coho are on the Nicola from October to December. This is the tricky part: in low-water years they stack up at the mouth of the Nicola where it meets the Thompson and can’t move up until we get rain or a pulse release from Nicola Lake.For photos, that gives you two distinct looks:Low-flow congregation spots: The gravel bars below Spences Bridge and around the Nicola-Coldwater confluence near Merritt. You can safely shoot from the bank as fish hold in deeper pools waiting to move.The climb: After the first fall rains or dam release, check the clear water of Skuhun Creek mouth – about 15 min down Highway 8. That’s where the restoration story is.Don’t wade in low water. When flows are at 40-50 year lows, every disturbance matters and your photos actually show the stress better from above.2. Ethical distances – what to actually doBC guidance is simple and good for your blog to state clearly:Never enter the wetted area – no wading into redds or spawning channels. At places like Skuhun, amateur photographers are explicitly not permitted in the river to record spawning.Use focal length, not feet. 200-400mm from the bank, tripod low. For salmon, stay at least 10m back from visible redds and never cast a shadow over them.Watch for stress: If a coho stops digging, darts away, or shows its pale belly – you are too close. Back off.Wildlife around the run: Parks Canada baseline is 30m for non-predators, 100m for bears/wolves. Your tranquil bear patio scenes are the exception – during a salmon run, a bear on a carcass needs that full 100m. Use a long lens and avoid crowding.3. Skuhun Creek – your conservation hookThis is the timely angle:After the extreme flooding in November 2021, the mouth of Skuhun was cut off with a drop that fish couldn’t pass. Skuhun is one of the most pristine tributaries of the Nicola, with about 10km of cool, clean upstream habitat for Chinook, coho and steelhead.DFO’s Restoration team, Scw’exmx Tribal Council, Shackan Indian Band, the Province and Pacific Salmon Foundation rebuilt fish passage in spring 2024, in time for last year’s run. The second piece is bank stabilization – hauling in large rock and planting willows and cottonwoods to keep the Nicola from washing out the mouth of Skuhun again and to give fish resting water.All three species are stocks of concern in our area – so the fact they can access it again matters.How to blog it:Before/after structure: Your existing Fish in Creek page as “historical baseline” → 2021 flood cut-off → 2024 restoration → fall 2026 return. Embed DFO’s short Merritt video.Show, don’t tell low water: Shoot the same gravel bar at the same focal length – wide shot of exposed cobble with a tight shot of coho holding. Add water temperature context if you carry a thermometer.Credit stewardship: Lead with Scw’exmx and Shackan leadership. That frame you liked – pit houses and cultural sites eroding at High Bank – is part of the same project.Close with action: Link to Pacific Salmon Foundation and DFO’s Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative. Ask readers to stay on trails and keep dogs out of creeks Oct-Dec.Want help drafting the blog post outline with photo captions and SEO tags for kevingriffiths.ca?
On the spiritual side of things:
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So there’s been a color paste around the valley. Some of the green is gone and now it’s Autumn for sure.
The chemical signal went down through the trees from the leaves, turning off the carbon dioxide to the leaves, and is now going into the trunk and being turned into sugars to be preserved over the winter.
JS Lewis, Satire and roll reversal.
The trick to the truth is there is no trick. The truth is evaded but remains unchanged, and that my friend is the truth…
Hello
Kevin Griffiths
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