You are presumed to be honest and responsible without evidence to the contrary beyond a reasonable doubt… on the balance of probablilties you are justified by 51 % likelyhood.
Air ambulance sitting at air field .
Health care takes a lot of support from many sources including you keeping your own.
September 13th 2021, marks a new regime in the vaccine card for covid-19 documentation.
Restrictions for those not vaccinated, are increased for those that have the proof I at least one dose will be able to use their card to access some non-essential businesses that others can’t. Listen below.
Hey another private supply mission was scrubbed over weather on Saturday. The 5000 lb pay load will have a window for another try after 3 am EST Sunday the 29th. So it may show up and be docked with another Musk Falcon rocket already docked at the ISS around breakfast time. Any how here is a you tube live view from NASA to enjoy what ever activity is their on Sunday. Regards
Private corporations for space…
The unlimited budget and hundred’s of thousands of workers from the cold war space race is passed and Nasa is developing private contactors for some of its more routine work. Sunday will see another window for a SpaceX corporation Falcon 9 cargo rocket to launch a mission to the ISS.
Three contenders in the US.
Leading the pack of contract hopeful is Elon Musk and his Spacex corporation. ( noted for putting one of his EV cars into orbit) with a man playing the radio in the drivers seat. Sir Richard Branson with Virgin Galactic, is next, then Jeff Bezos of Paypal fame, another billionaire with the itch for space tourism
China, Russia Israel and many other countries are reaching for the stars, They are mostly driven by a need to experience and learn, something that stokes the public interest. Good luck.
BC had 112 new cases on Friday with a weekly average of 89. The daily average is approaching one hundred is significant:
The Merritt BC vaccination facility has moved to a smaller complex, that is the Memorial arena to the smaller civic center. With billions of people in the world not yet vaccinated and the border being opened on August 9th to the US, it is closing in on Vaccination availability.
Issue dropping from first of mind in Canada.
Perhaps Covid-19 will be not be top of mind soon and will go from pandemic to endemic status, so safety may not be out front however unvaccinated people can still pick up a debilitating case of the disease.
Forth serious outbreak of a strain coming from Asia.
From Covid -19 to Sar’s there has been four strains of serious virus driven disease coming from the east in recent history. It should be a priority to address this in respect to world travel and safety as variants are dangerous.
If an election is coming then please do not favor any use of public health in this specific case as a credit to the advertising sponsor. We are all in this together.
The commercialization of space has been a process that mirrored some of the disasters of the governments attempts to get into space for national defense purposes. This utilitarian outreach is something to be considered ,as it is still a pipe dream in some sense .
A View point .. So, The 2010 Olympics in Vancouver saw two experimental hydrogen buses. Powered by hydrogen fuel cells demonstrated for that event. They were put in service. Tags were half a million each. Never seen any for a while. Merritt DC had hydrogen service for fuel-celled powered trucks at the truck. Stop along… Read more: Hydrogen again…
So, here’s a photo of the coffee menu at the local Valley Graze eatery and social hub. The restaurant is located off Nicola avenue with city parking on Garcia it is a cozy and bright place rum by locals with a cowboy demeanor or (Conservative Rural). Genetated bio **Valley Graze** (also known as the Valley… Read more: Valley Graze,Merritt BC
The name “Monday” traces its roots back to ancient astronomy and mythology, deeply tied to the celestial rhythm of our night sky. In Old English, it was written as *Mōandæg*, which translates directly to Photo KDG “Moon’s Day.” This was a translation of the Latin phrase *dies Lunae*, honoring the Roman goddess of the moon,… Read more: Happy Monday
Tourism BC engages The tourist association of BC makes a friend with Tumbler Ridge with a great present of $5,000 in a recovery grant for resilience in that community. Engagement is support with feeling we think. The hands that reach out are the hands that pray thee for success. The presentation was to the Tumbler… Read more: Ring
There is nominations for recognition of any community that completed a project using wood.
Nominations are open for the 2021 Community Recognition Awards, sponsored by Wood WORKS! BC. These are the 16th annual awards, and are open to any local government that has completed a community project using wood within the last three years.
The awards will be presented to communities that have been leaders and advocates for wood. This may be demonstrated through the specification of wood in a community project and/or through visionary initiatives that work toward building a community culture of wood.
The deadline for applications is July 31, 2021. More information on the awards and how to apply is available on the Wood WORKS! BC Source UBCM
Culture the art of people.
A artisan impression of a comedy icon made from wood.. File photo KDG
On this Day: July 9th 1540
Anne of Cleves gets her marriage to the English King annulled.
The public health people are quite pleased in the way immunizations is going and are suggesting that the variances that they are they are familiar with are within their scope of good health public health measures going forward through the summer and into the fall.
The union of British Columbia municipalities is the organization between the government and municipalities in British Columbia. They say they are excited about having a convention this year. After an all-digital one in 2020 this year’s convention is about optimism and how problems can be presented as an opportunity rather than a problem.
The forum for local government.
Your representatives at the municipal level are able to bring resolutions to the floor of the ubcm so it is also your opportunity to approach your local officials about the possibility of activity on or off the floor at the convention. A resolution passed could eventually make it through to provincial legislation. The effect of being grassroots democracy.
Good good luck to all those who take the time and give their ideas for this public good. Don’t worry about giving up your idea it just makes room for another one. Thoughtful public interest we’ll see the theme to be realized and that public good will come back to you in a tangible way.
Anticipating speakers and networking through a quality virtual convention..
Information on registration will be found at ubcm.ca after July 5th.
The time tested and published Roberts Rules requiring presence at quorum and voting is still our best practice view. Giving every one opportunity to vote is very important as well. Remote or absent should be handled with extreme care. PP
The Merritt memorial arena now the site of public health vaccinations is offering first shots to walk-ins. Second shots at this time are offered by appointment.
Sample attitude of public health officials across Atlantic Canada.
The road ahead is now clear but there are no shortcuts if you want to see New Brunswick reach that green level as quickly as possible please go out and get yourself vaccinated and encourage your family and friends to do the same thank you very much good afternoon .It is important that we don’t lose sight of our objective we know that there’s been some differences and and how we’re rolling out and moving forward in the end and of getting beyond covid we also know that we’re all very tired of this and no one’s any more tired of of than I am but this isn’t a time to lose control or lose patience or cause disruptions to friend and neighbors this is a time that we exercise restraint we keep moving in a direction that’s getting us back to life as normal and we do so in our respective areas that are providing the best health care needs and opportunities we are on the cusp here of getting back to green (normal) and will work through the issues within Atlantic region and I’m confident that we will be able to do so I’m going to be meeting with my with my colleagues our view hasn’t changed we are very comfortable with the recommendations of public health we’re very comfortable with the capabilities in our respective provinces the border between Atlanta provinces and we will make all of this work. It was a path to Green.
There are some very precise requirements to meet in order to go to the next phase it’s take it took a phase approach of easing the covid-19 restrictions it’s based on recommendations of public health and it was approved by the Covington committee A New Brunswick official on the concept of Atlantic Bubble.
The BC Government has released a paper outlining the response to climate change actions.
The Province has released BC’s draft Climate Preparedness and Adaptation Strategy designed to strengthen BC’s capacity to anticipate and respond to the impacts from climate change. The draft strategy highlights the Province’s current actions and outlines a suite of proposed actions for 2022-25 as well as six guiding principles. Actions fall under four key pathways that work to strengthen BC’s foundations, enhance community climate resilience, foster resilience of species and ecosystems, and advance a climate-ready economy and infrastructure.
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A new brood of ducklings at high water 2017 File Photo KDG
On this Day: June 17th 2017
Sixty-four dead and hundreds injured in a series of wild fires in central Portugal.