To the seasons of life
A person that was on a canoe trip to put a point of view across was wearing this T-shirt.
Getting your boat to a marina spot is first come first serve some places.
A yellow light was being repaired at this intersection
Snow receding
Safety activeism
Harvey Keys had another window paid for by a vandal, his business is next to a popular pub.
hitch hiking season pick up is illegal
Registration is open for the Merritt Country Run, the country run is on June 9th,2013 at 8:Am,at Voght park. The run starts and finishes at the park,Main Street and Canford Avenue.
21 KM walk/run (8:am )
Twice around the park track (8:30 am )
5 KM walk / run( (9 am)
10 KM walk/ run (9 am)
Register at www.merrittcountryrun.ca
The 3 months gives people time to get in the shape they want to take part at the level they want.
Certified Routes.
Today in history: February 27,1940
Kamen and Ruben discover carbon 14.
A motorman from Beaver Drilling gave us a conversation last week. He said he is working on a Double Drilling Rig , in the Rocky Mountain Foothills. For natural gas, his state of the art rig is usually involved in oil exploration. The motorman sowed me a key chain model bit and talked about whip-stocking a method of pulling back in a hole and stopping rotation of the String and hydrological turning the bit and controls a horizontally inclined take off. This makes for a managed drilling platform into a field.
Shale gas production has had a dramatic effect on supplies and the industry suffering is setting its hopes on conversions from high carbon use such as coal and oil to clean natural gas. according to the Horn River News in gas suffering Alberta, June 19th 2012, this may take years, and there are concerns it may not be timely for Alberta if major players go elsewhere.
Editors note: There has been a free fall in gas prices since 2009 do to high production,
Today in History: February 25,1919
Oregon puts a penny tax on gasoline becoming the first US state to levy gasoline.
Today in History: February 26th,1993
The world trade center is attacked killing 6 people in an explosion
The northwest coast of British Columbia is a beautiful and near pristine ecology in some places. The Great Bear Rainforest is the subject of interest to a group of canoe sojourners. One spoke yesterday of the trip that they take yearly up the coast to draw attention and interest to the uniqueness of the area. She spoke of the spirit bear.
This years canoe trip is earlier it will be in July instead of August and will once again focus on shared interest in the region among all involved. They will also be stopping at Ketchcan Alaska. The age range of this group of about a dozen is early adult to late 50S and they spend time camping on the way up.
A pictograph on the sources shirt had a north west coast art Tsimshhian figure with tankers in its eyes and tears.
Opinion: Ravaging and excess begins with rational justifications .
Today in History: February 25th,1923
Bread in Berlin rises to 2000 marks.
yes try as you might…..
The Nicola Naturalists had a presentation on invasive species last night. About 60 members and interested listened Steve Maricle to facts including 55 species that have invaded territory and ecology that is not their own in Canada. This includes 6 species of fish in BC, Large mouth bass, small mouth bass,Yellow Perch,Pumpkinspotted,and Goldfish. These fish are transported to lakes and waterways not their own and often have an advantage over the indigenous species.
The speaker said in 1999 they tried offering a 5000 dollar reward to report transportation of these fish and had no response but got a value out of the raising of the profile that the reward engendered.
Today in history: February,22 2011
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strike New Zealand killing 185 in Christ Church
The Nicola Valley film Society is having the film ,The Intouchables ,2011 on March 11. Called a biography, drams and a comedy the film runs 112 minutes. Francois Cluzet ,Omar Sy and Anne Le Ny have the top billing as performers. “sometimes you have to reach into someone elses world to find whats missing in yours”
The film documents the accommodation of a person who is a totally invalid and a care provider from another race.
The film includes a product placement of blackberry phones.
Today in history: February,21 1952
The British government ” sets the people free by abolishing the identity card! Winston Churchill.
We talked to a young man this week who was driving a 16 passenger Van. When asked why not an electric or hybrid he said he researched it and the cost of the battery replacement was prohibitive. We said 5 years and the battery at 2 figures would need to be replaced.
When we talked to a person driving a pick-up that was electric with a 1.6 liter charging motor the fellow said 12 years , the former fellow admitted that 5 years was low-end when asked to comment on that. When asked if there was a residual value to used batteries he was not able to comment.
A charging station is in Merritt and has yet to be seen being used other then by official electric vehicles , the announcement of Tim Hortons and free retail outlets is not a subject on the minds of people here today.
Today in history: February, 20 1942
Phil Esposito Canadian hockey star is born.
The shell station at the top of the hill on Voght street is showing a gasoline price of a dollar and 21.9 cents a liter that s up 10 cents from a week ago down town. An employee from the neighbouring Petro Canada in an interview said she was walking over to check the price of the competitor. implying that was her directed job.
The summer driving season usually sees a spike in retail gas prices. These increases are a little early for the May trough September demand period.
Today in history: February 18,1229
The Holy Roman empire signs a ten-year truce putting the 6th crusade on hold.
Hey Merit what do you say?
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