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.
The sun west of Merritt, Red from smoke, of the 2017 fire season in the Sothern interior of BC
File Photo KDG
Some smoke from the US west coast fires are about in Merritt , We expect it to clear on Thursday / Friday.
Good fire season in BC
The fire season in Bc was the lowest since 2017 /18 now with shorter days and increased humidity overnight we are better off then our American cousins.
Serious Issue…
Serious issue, as the death toll rises above 30 people in the US and cadaver are out looking for dozens of missing. Stay safe!
Today is Felt Hat Day, stop it , quit feeling your hat! Today you wear a felt hat ( processed hair ). The day is for a stylish hat that makes a statement, ( not frig off).
Historically, men and women wore hats as protection and status symbols, too. This time of year, people traded in the lighter, cooler straw hat for the warmer felt hat. Additionally, etiquette dictated what hats men and women wore and where. For example, good behavior required men (mostly) to learn to don and doff the hat at an early age.
Today it is six months since the WHO declared a pandemic. Since March 11th 2020 the world saw lock down, oil price go to zero, airlines grounding and many demands on liberty.
Global Deaths
The world has about 60 million deaths per annum, the six month tally on Covid19 confirmed deaths stands at about 921,545 world wide this afternoon.
Nothing to add
This to will pass, is the hope we leave with you as you make the awareness permanent to your lifestyle and prepare to move on.
Repurposed bus used for training… Wreakmaster towing course. Photo KDG
Today is Another Look Unlimited Day it is the day after labour day. Instead of throwing out stuff take another look and see if it can be repurposed , recycled or given for use.
The pipeline is currently under expansion and doubling its ability to carry, as well as storage in Burnaby.
Revenues go into the company and the government can take dividends.
The crisis in public health ad stopped oil flow last spring and caused crude price to go below zero . The supplies of crude in the US had been falling at a rate of around 5 million barrels a week during the summer. Light sweet crude prices are just under 40 dollars US today down 4.5 percent.
The province is offering money to local governments for active transportation.
A new Active Transportation Planning program was launched this week. Local governments with populations up to 25,000 can now submit applications. The goal of the program is to support local governments to incorporate or enhance active transportation components of formal planning documents, including research, consultation, and policy development.
Local governments with a population up to 25,000 that meet the grant criteria are eligible for up to $10,000 toward their active transportation planning costs.
The program is funded by the Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure and is administered by UBCM. For more information, contact lgps@ubcm.ca or 250 356-5193
Source UBCM
The program is geared to planning for municipalities.