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Rally cars

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September 28, 2011

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The Pacific Forest Rally is through Merritt again September 30th and October 1; this week .Numbers of rally cars will be about and tearing up at least the pit stop area with noise and excitement. The rally comes here often and has numbers of sponsers and a following. Their site is : www.pacificforestrally.com

Today in History: Sept 28, 551

BC Confucius the Chinese philosopher is born

Rally Car Driver Awesomely takes on the Universal Studio Backlot (geektyrant.com)

Tags: Auto Racing, Events, Ken Block, Motorsports, Organizations, Rally, Sports, Tour de Corse

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Indigenous summer

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Fall Golf : file photo KDG

The weather is great here in Merritt and the colour of fall makes a visual feast.

The Nicola Valley Golf and Country Club makes allowances for weather to being open during the declining fall. There are many glorious days to golf each fall .

Indian summer is a period of unseasonably warm, dry weather that sometimes occurs in autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. The US National Weather Service defines this as weather conditions that are sunny and clear with above normal temperatures, occurring late-September to mid-November. It is usually described as occurring after a killing frost. source Wikipedia

On this Day: September 28th 1924

The first around the world flight accomplished. See more

Editors Note: The local Naturalists club is having there AGM tonight at & NVIT lecture theater, top of the hill Belshaw avenue in Merritt., After golf you could have a good feeling of natural community by supporting their Club; or go to their Site local naturalists take out a membership. Meetings are most times the 3rd Thursdays during the fall, winter and spring. KDG

Tags: AGM, Aircraft records, Golf, naturlists

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Footprints

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September 27, 2011

There is an organic foods delivery service here at 11326 Voght Street. www.footprintsharvest.com register on line for locals to get a week free bin service of Organic produce. they deliver Wed and Thurs 10-6 ” for our environmental stewardship and community involvement” they seem ideal driven and had a table at the last health fair at the Baillie house.

They have a phone number 250-315-4743

Today in history, September 27, 1937

Balinese Tiger declared extinct.

Tags: Business, Carbon footprint, Food, Food and Related Products, Grocery store, Organic, Organic food, Shopping

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National forest week

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September 26, 2011

National Forest Week was last week and I attended one function that of the film night hosted by Jerry Canuel. The 2 films last Thursday evening were A working Forest: its future with fire and wildlife 64 minutes. The film was moderated by Chuck Leavell the legendary Rolling Stones rock artist . The film shows family owned woodlands in American Society.The second film was Goodwood: 44 minutes a view of a Honduras livelihood coming from making chairs out of select trees and not from marginal agriculture . Both films were viewpoint well away from the Canadian system of forest resource development.

The film gave a perspective of what other world experience is and how some things compare such as value added and management by fire.Both items have some place in the dynamic of the peripheral forestry efforts here. Jerry Canuel the host of the film night works for mainstream mills and said there method is clear cutting .

Today in history, Sept 26 ,2000

Anti globalization protest by 20,000 people go violent concerning the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Prague.

Tags: Canada, Chuck Leavell, Forestry, Honduras, Prague, Rolling Stones, United States, World Bank

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Week in pictures

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September 24, 2011

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Pit house

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September 23, 2011

House of honour, the local high school and district 58 have opened a construction project of a pit house. A provincial park here has some excavations at Nicola lake that were once used as winter homes by first nations people’s. The concret impression serves to be a historical reminder and seconds as a stand alone classroom. Thats creative as some jurisdictions are struggling with portables.

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Today in history, September 23,1905

Sweden and Norway sign the Karlstad treaty dissolving the union between them, peacefully..

Tags: Government, Oslo, Sweden, Travel and Tourism, Union between Sweden and Norway

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Rain

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September 22, 2011

The most pleasant autumn rain made the dust behave this early morning. We have the best of the best here in this area. The leaves are just starting to turn in town with yellows as there was a heavy dew 3 days ago. The pleasant weather is a lack of traumatic weather such as hurricanes and such makes a place that we rightfully take for granted. One slight earthquake in my living memory was not felt and was deep in the earth giving those that watch those events thee only clue to the quake.

Today in history, Sept 22th, 1967

The dead sea scrolls are available to the public at the Huntington library.

Tags: Dead Sea Scroll, Dead Sea Scrolls, Huntington

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Water lines, Merritt

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September 21, 2011

Public works; the city is doing a water and sewer line replacement on Chapman Street north of Nicola by the Civic Center, and going right on first avenue to Voght. There is also according to a source two alleys getting sewer lines because the service from old subdivided lots goes through the alleys. Meaning that they can’t get the home owners to pay for their part going to lines put in the street.

A crew member says they will be working till about the end of October.

Today in history,Sept 21 ,2001

A tribute to heros raises 200 million dollars for survivors of the 911 attacks.

Tags: Alley, History, Points of Light Institute, Sanitary sewer, September 11 2001

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Local pool

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September 20, 2011

The local pool has been down for maintenance for September including a approximate 50 ,ooo.oo insert shell for the hot tub.A source says that they are tentatively open on the 3rd of October but are relying on contractors. the pool is and excellent facility employing 10 part time life guards and as well as the administration staff. It has a well equipped work out room and is well maintained . Pretty good for a small community of Merritt . It is a public facility in the City proper but has funding from the Regional district as is the library here in town.

Today in history, Sept 20th, 1967

RMS Queen Elizebeth II is launched and operated by the Canard line.

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North West Passage

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September 19, 2011

Catherine Shewchuck the spouse of freelance author Murphy Shewchuck , said that she had recently returned from a sea trip through the North West Passage. “no ice”‘ and she was not ordering a drink. August is a month that has the least amount of sea ice and we are not surprised at the passing. Her tone and demeanor communicated an easy passing different from the second war passage of the St Rock and its 5 RCMP members that got through. A member of a service club that I was involved with had a father who was one of the police officers on that voyage and told of hardship and the perseverance employed by the crew of the St Rock.

Catherine is a member of the Nicola Naturalist Society who’s president is Alan Burger a University of Victoria Alumni and a person keen on the global warming perspective. A responsible perspective and one we hold credible; we have another witness now of its effect. And hardship on some fauna .

We enjoy the longer growing season and think that the Arctic in its present state is a good opportunity to document and explore and think it should be enjoyed now as long as the window stays open. Watching the adapting process is a useful and dynamic thing. Musk Ox farms in Alaska?

Today in history Sept. 19,1995

International talk like a pirate day created by John Par and Mark Summers. In Albany Oregon.

Tags: Arctic, Environment, Global warming, Northern Sea Route, Northwest Passage, Polar ice packs, Russia, Sea ice

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The Clean Bin Project

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September 16, 2011

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The regional district, the local government responsible for garbage dumps is having an information event. The event in the form of a film of 76 minutes with Q and A of 30 minutes will be in Merritt on Sept 28th at the civic center. The civic center is at 1950 Mamette Ave and is booked into the east auditorium. The capacity of the venue is about 250 people. The film is a documentary with many awards they have a web site http://www.cleanbinmovie.com .They cite and independent blog as a reviewer, that is Simon Fraser University a public institution:

http://blogs.sfu.ca/services/volunteer/2011/06/the-clean-bin-project-shows-its-possible-to-live-with-minimum-waste/

The employee of TNRD that was setting out posters said the film documents a couple that live virtual garbage free for year.The handout has an invitation to bring batteries and cell phones to recycle. The film was made by peg leg films. The film has the honour of the ” the best Canadian Documentary ” from Projecting Change Film Festival 2010 as well as 6 other awards and notables.

The last film that came through here with the same tone was a film on the Skeena River and oil exploration the film had a propaganda warning. With all the government interest in this film we will looking to see if they solicited other points of view with its benefits and draw backs. That would

No doubt that there is a compelling public interest in garbage and its reduction whether it makes the jump to entertainment and art will be seen:

Upcoming public viewings of the Clean Bin Project.

Sept 13. West Van, BC
Sept 17. Inuvik, NT
Sept 18. Powell River, BC
Sept 19. Gibsons, BC
Sept 24. Kamloops, BC
Sept 25. New Westminster, BC
Sept 25. Sackville, NB
Sept 26 Chase, BC
Sept 27. Clearwater, BC
Sept 28. Merritt, BC
Sept 29. Clinton, BC
Oct 8. Somerville, MA.
Oct 8. Bend, OR.
Oct 9. Bend OR.
Oct 11-16. Toronto, ON.
Oct 13-16. Tofino, BC.
Admission by donation.

A lot of social pressure in this and the image of plastic in the ocean is a compelling one . Remember to get a balanced point of view and do what you can with out it making you a slave to it.

Today in history, Sept 16,1620

The Mayflower starts for the Americas

Tags: Arts, California, Canada, Film festival, Movies, Simon Fraser University, Skeena River, United States

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Robert Sterling

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September 14, 2011

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Robert Sterling is being honored at the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology today. The school native run and a public institution is governed in part by the 5 major and 2 minor Bands here.The school library is being dedicated to his memory and as a similar ceremony for the chief visionary Gordon F. Antoine remembrance and citation is a public event with the public invited.

Today in history Sept 14,1917

Russia proclaimed a republic