This view is of the highlands off Hyway 5 A in Merritt , less than 2 decades ago they came out of crown lands and into the city, should be a significant increase in the ability to expand the tax civic tax base. The tax base was quite heavily dependent on heavy industry such as a large sawmill in the city limits. this cosmopolitan mis of malls and light industry and service is a great boon for the lifestyle of the city.
There is a lot of land between this and the sky that is low-grade agricultural and some rezoning attempts to make smaller plots with restrictive covenants for hobby farms more or less failed recently. However the website sign is still visible in the style of “hollywood”.
Today in history, April 8 1946
Last meeting of the failed League of Nations.


This Shepard is loose in Voght Park showing her pup the ropes, the May long weekend and sometimes later bring a significant dog show to the Park covered by the Canine Review and a large camping contingent. I wonder if the dog who lives across the street remembers and is transferring something to her pup.
Barns like this are ready for their most productive season , spring.


The owner of the junk yard that’s being developed into a wood pellet plant once said he was a million aire but it was in his piles of wreaks. His son now runs the business and I wonder if he has an appreciation for all aluminium classic parts like this Land rover ,romantically tied to the plains of Serengeti and other frontiers.
The local optometrist is updating his building to comply with the downtown theme. This after having two competing outlets for eyewear open down the street.
The grad of 2007 seemed more flush then 2008 as the coins in the entrance of the local highschool show.

