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TGIF- Coldwater hotel

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August 16, 2013
Merit

Have a great weekend.

The Coldwater Hotel  on the corner of Quilchena and Voght is the hotel that has seen most of the post contact history of the city of Merritt. The Hotel was established in 1908 nad is now under a new owner John Allison a D jay and MC has ” Proprietor” on his business card. The hotels tagline is: The finest taste of history in Merritt.

The Hotel is in need of a paint job however in holds the confidence of many in the restaurant and pub. Recently I talked to a traveler enjoying a steak in the Pub . He and his wife had been around the world in a MG sports car .

Today in History: August 16th 1954

The first issue of sports illustrated is published.

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The week in pictures 8/10/13

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August 12, 2013

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One cent a liter

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August 8, 2013

The price of gasoline has dropped another cent after the BC day long weekend. Petro Can / 711 at he junction of highway 8 and 5A is selling gasoline for $1.36.9  a liter down one cent. The last drop was after the long weekend in July.

The summer driving season usually lasts from May to September. The 5 electric charge stations at least 4 of them are confirmed to be free of charge for recharge .

Merritt BC is in the center of 4 major highways going into the interior of the province and is about an hour drive to significant community’s as Kelowna and Kamloops.

Today in history: August 8th 1963

The great train robbery in England gets 15 robbers more than 2.6 million in bank notes.

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Weather change

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August 1, 2013

Cooler weather struck today here after a long period of hot, dry days the humidity and cloud ceiling has dropped. Yesterday Vancouver was going for their first rain free month but it was projected to rain there at early evening to spoil the record. According to the globe and mail the record  is established and July was a rain free month in Vancouver. Just under the wire as the forecast is for rain on friday.   The globe is saying that there was 411 hours of sunshine a record that goes back to when they started recording in 1937.

Today in history: August 1, 1831

A new London Bridge opens.

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Classic Cars

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July 29, 2013

The central park area of town saw a classic car show on Sunday. The admission to show your car and a chance for some recognition was 10 dollars. One hundred and forty-five entries showed their cars and trucks. Model T trucks, cars from the  1950s  and a mix of original restored and hot rods  filled the field as well as tables of parts and vintage signage.

The event was the 19th annual and there was representations to the drive in meet from Kamloops,Dog River Saskatchewan,Tappan BC, Courtney BC, any others.

The local crime stoppers had a booth selling 5 dollar tickets on a new Ford mustang GTO.

Today in history: July 29, 1996

The child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act is stuck down by a US Federal Court as being to broad.

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Engagement

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July 25, 2013

Harry Lali  the unsuccessful incumbant in the May provincial election still has his sign up at his constituency office on Granite Avenue and Garcia street here in Merritt.  He moved out of his office some weeks ago however his name and MLA Fraser Nicola still remain on the outside of the building.

Harry spent many years in the legislature representing our riding, he was a cabinet minister in Glen Clarks NDP  government. His time and tenure was part of an era here in Merritt that saw great things and many close connections to Canadian governments and world dynamics.

It is to early to say if the era is ended here for us however we see the world as being different and closer. People growing up in the engagement era  that Harry had some dealings with are different then the  people in the news in the 20th century a very violent and chaotic time.

At some point some one will have to take the sins down. We are confident that the change in the personality of the world through engagement will remain.

Today in history: July 25, 1917

Sir Robert Borden introduces an income tax in Canada lowest rate 4 percent highest rate is 25 percent. It is to be a temporary measure.

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Chevy volt

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July 22, 2013

On the weekend it was noted by us that a Chevy volt was at the free recharge station at the city hall in Merritt. This is the first one of that GM line that we have noticed here using the Facility. In an interview with the local GM dealer  last year they had said that they were not going to handle the volt here as the licensing and training were prohibitive for this market.

There are no electric cars on the sales lot at the GM dealer here in Merritt however they have information on them.

Today in history: July 22,1099

Godfrey of Bouillon is elected first defender of the church of the holy sepulcher in  The Kingdom of Jerusalem

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July 23

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July 12, 2013

Today in history July 23,1632

Three hundred colonists leave for New France from Dieppe.

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TGIF

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Merit of Merritt

Its good that it is friday….

Around the world in an MGB. We talked to Peter Buckingham and his co driver Kerith Buckingham in the local Coldwater hotel last night. Their  around the world MGB was parked outside as if to rest from its 2010 23000 KM 17 country trip.  Peter said they had started the trip by shipping the car to Beijing China. Peter had also done a bicycle trip in Mainland China in 1982, making for a good start point for the 2010 trip. The trip included northern Iran and 4 -6 thousand year old ruins in the cradle area of the world. He also shipped his car to Melbourne Australia for that part of his trip and its KM tally.

Peter is now capping it off with a trip across Canada west to east and estimates that before he is completely finished he will tally 40 thousand KM.

We hoped that he would not run into( tongue in cheek) John DesBourgh on his  bike trip for MS east , however a friendly road side interaction would be nice.

Today in history: July 12th 1809

Alexander Hamilton dies from wounds received in a duel..

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Acupunctureist

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July 11, 2013

There is aman practicing acupuncture here in Merritt. In the 2000 block of Granite avenue in a shared venue with Doctor Collen Gage the  local chiropractor the oriental gentleman shares two rooms in the clinic.

Mary a local , has used the service is satisfied and says that her extended health plan as a retired teacher covers 70 percent of the treatment costs.

The practices sandwich board lists Nicola Valley Chiropractic phone number.

acupuncture was in the public view in recent months as one practitioner had billed MSP over a million dollars in one year for alternate medicine. The US veterans affairs has substituted acupuncture for some pain drug therapy for veterans with chronic pain.

The practice had a booth at a local health and wellness fair last year here, gambling addiction counselling and holistic food therapy shared the venue.

Editors note: Chronic pain is often the result of soft tissue injuries, a liability that is often suspect in at fault accidents.

Today in history: July 11 1776

Captain James Cook starts his third sea voyage

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The week in pictures 6/29/13

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June 29, 2013
Cooking hamburgers for hockey File photo KDG
long time legion member in the spirit File Photo KDG
alternate transportation
mud bogs this weekend
Motor cycles tour through often…. Photo KDG
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Vancouver to St Johns

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June 27, 2013

John  Desborough is riding his bike across Canada for  MS. He does not have the disease but has friends that do and wants to carry out his trip in 40 days. Yesterday his support person checked him on by GPS and he was at Stump lake about half the way between Merritt and Kamloops on highway John has 40 days of Vacation time and is looking forward to the challenge of completing the run and Every Freaking Inch of the distance across the nation.

Editors Note: The 7500 Kilometer trip is 75 hours by car nonstop . By bike he will have to average  about 180 kilometers a day.

https://www.facebook.com/RaisingFundForMsSocietyOfCanadaEfiBikeChallenge?fref=ts

Today in History: June 27th 1759

General James Wolf begins the siege of Quebec

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