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The week in Pictures 18/6/11

 

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Business licence

The local authorities are asking for more diligence in Business licencing, Licence is required by jurisdiction, and that comes from property. If you do business in a city you at least may be required to get a peddlers licence  tahts a temporary license if you are presenting on public property. If you have property were you meet your customers and advertise you need to have a business licence.

Business licenses are permits issued by government that allow individuals or companies to conduct business within the government’s geographical location It is the authorization to start a business issued by the local government. A single jurisdiction often requires multiple licenses that are issued by multiple government departments and agencies. Business licenses vary between countries, states, and local municipalities. There are often many licenses, registrations and certifications required to conduct a business in a single location. These are not needed for sole proprietorship. (source Wikipedia )

Today in History, June 17,1963

US, Supreme Court 8 to 1 against bible reading and lords prayer in Public School.

Stanley cup

The cup went pro in 1914, after a several years a mature hockey status. The same year that the great war started we presume that able bodied men competed for it as it was awarded every year in both great wars. Neither the Kaiser nor Hitler stopped fighting for the championship game , and the former Governor General of Canada ,Lord Stanley admonition that the park in Vancouver that also bears his name (and we would think his philosophical outlook on the cup), that it’s 1000 acres be enjoyed by all Peoples customs and creeds for all time went on deaf ears.

The cup was not awarded during the 1919 spanish flu epidemic  and in recent time  a players lockout kept it from being awarded. Now thats civil.

 Would have been nice to see it back in the city that has the great park with his name on it.  Although the chauvinism of that time that spilled into so much grief in the great war is best not reenforced.

The series was a great entertainment and lots of fun. Outcomes are never a sure thing in that game.

editors note: trade  Vancouvers goalie would you….

Today in History,

June 16th,1752

Ben Franklin proves lighting is electricity.

Happy one hundreth Merritt

The local live theater society is working on a  hundredth anniversary play written By Jim Bruce, enlivening some of the characters from the start of the City. Including Chinese workers Doctors ,Douglas Lake Cowboys, CPR Conductors and proprietress photographers.

There  will be four performances toward the end of July.

Today in History, June 15th, 1844

Charles Good Year receives a patent for Vulcanization.

Bicycle patrol

The weather is great for bikes now and I talked to an unconfirmed source that said there may be a police bike patrol this summer, and that there was non last summer. A source also said that she had spent a year on a bike patrol and did not feel more at risk or unsafe on that form of policing.

A look at the highway interchange early this AM seeing a few less trucks about a hundred an hour a little different then the Sunday afternoon count of 12o.  Of interest is the seemingly large portion of auto carriers on their way. In the recent months earlier they were not as clearly standing out a ; we had talked to the drivers of some trucks hauling scrap to places like Richmond Steel and it was also seen as busier. Scrap goes to durable good s that are an indicator of economic strength. So it may be a good time for the police to be considering a bike patrol about town to promote green while being available to keep the peace. A full-sized patrol car s a good reminder for trucks on the highway that safety is the main goal at the end of the day.

Last week a driver lost his life in a fiery accident under a overpass on the Freeway.

Today in History,June 13, 2000

Italy pardons the Turkish gunman that attempted to kill Pope John Paul the second.

week in pictures 11/6/11

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Who owns the lake?

A local paper is saying that the Douglas lake cattle company is claiming ownership to  lakes again.

We say that he issue is one of access and fish that the ranch pays for in stocking the lake. The law in Canada was that there can be no private owner ship of property in the riparian area of lakes that they are public access. That included docks and found property for you beachcombers. the government supplies one public access road to most lakes.

On private land you can get a fish pond licence for a small body of water that you construct. yourself if you have the water rights to any source you use or interfere with.

Salmon and mini lakes are developed and a great place to fish and relax. We hope that resolution to this irritant is forthcoming.

Today in History June 9th,1973

Secretariat wins tripe crown in horse racing.

Dyke

The city dyke on Voght Street is very visible and the water only briefly lapped at it earlier this week.

Rain seems not to have effected the river as the dam let a lot go last week when the dyke was tested. A local ready mix supplied the sand  the poly procured from a unknown source . However the paid firemen and forestry fireman did the installation. There was no clear emergency  however some flood warnings were posted in recent weeks. Cool weather with some rain also is contributing to less run off.

Today in history, June 8th, 1992

The first World Ocean Day celebrated.

About twenty fire fighters, are taking an investigation certification course at the local community college today. They will become credible witness’s to court cases involving insurance companies and criminal proceedings involving prosecutions.

The 4 and a half day of training gives the participants a level 2 certification for civil not criminal investigations another 4 1/2 would give them  level one and a credible witness in a criminal proceeding.

One of the participants said he was looking forward to making determinations.

Those  would have to stand in prosecutions and recovery actions for costs with insurance companies. We think that when loss rears its head it is competence and fairness that needs  to prevail.

Today in History, June 7 1099

The first crusade the siege of Jerusalem begins.

Sweep

The Stanley cup finals are down to game 3 in Boston. We are calling for a Vancouver sweep and are looking forward to that possibility.Game three tonight will be an exotic blend of passion and quite resolve as skilled players find their mark and continue the drive to hockey destiny.

Today in History, June 6 1944

D day invasion of Normandy begins.

And Boston did sweep game 3 by 7 goals, maybe motivated by finger biting at least motivated by home town pride.

Slave Lake Aberta

There was a forest fire in Slave Lake Alberta in recent weeks, the fire destroyed a good portion of the town. Yesterday 20 B.C fire fighters on loan to the fire situation there returned here. One said that there is still ongoing hazards there as well as the Fort Murray area.

Fire fighters are regularly loaned to other jurisdictions when hazards are high….

Today in History, June 3,1989

Sky dome is opened in Toronto Canada. Home of the Toronto Blue Jays it is now called Rogers Center.

Light emiting diode

LED technology is tremendously efficient use of electricity, its best application is for items on all the time. the initial cost is high but over time it will pay for its self especially in the application of things on all the time, like exit signs . The entrance sign at the local hospital is being looked at for LED lighting, something the authorities like to promote on the green agenda.The neon ballasts are burnt out at this point and need attention.

Lighting choices: Our comparison chart should help ( bc hydro release)

http://www.bchydro.com/news/unplug_this_blog/2011/lighting_comparison_chart.html?WT.mc_id=c-11-06_lighting

 

Today in History, June 1

Take in a shelter cat month begins as sanctioned by the AMSPCA.