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Live Nasa space walk…

October 1st 1958 NASA open for business...
Number of space walks to 1999 click File Photo KDG

Spacewalk today July 21st 2020.

The ISS has a number of live feeds on you tube that can be seen at any time the you tube below is available here.

Todays space walk is to finish a series of power station work.s The walk is projected to be 7 hrs from a 11:35 EDT start time.

The record for space walks is 16 for a total of 82, 22 hours held by Anatoly Solsyev.

On this Day: July 21st 2008

First President of Nepal.

TGIF- The Bee Show

The local arts council is hosting bee show at the Olde Court house gallery in Merritt. The Gallery is at 1840 Nicola avenue and the show runs from today to August 22.

On this Day: July 17th 1955

Disneyland opens.

Happy National Stress Awareness Day…

Dr. and Mrs Edmonds Court house gallery show: Internet Identify. Art has healing effects. File photo KDG Photo KDG

Today is National Stress Awareness Day it is moved forward because of Covid 19. Don”t worry ABOUT THE MOVE YOU CAN BE aware of stress at any time.

Some the most stressfull jobs are Airline pilot, Surgeon, Photo Journalist ( especilialy when takeing pictures of DRs.)

On this Day: July 16th 1999

JFK junior killed in a private plane crash.

Be aware:

Coronavirus can result in severe illness for some people in our communities. Those that are more at risk of developing severe complications from COVID-19 are people who:

Have comprimised immune issues

Elderly

Medical condition

There can be a comfort element to your attention for these people.

OUCH File photo KDG

On this Day: July 15th 2006

Twitter launched.

https://www.transmountain.com/jobs?utm_source=Trans+Mountain+Updates&utm_campaign=c1f6311cf3-TMT_02_6_2020_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f287e4f791-c1f6311cf3-30685129&utm_source=Trans+Mountain+Updates&utm_campaign=d21427ded0-TMT_06_11_2020_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f287e4f791-d21427ded0-30685129&utm_source=Trans+Mountain+Updates&utm_campaign=8c236b940e-TMT_07_09_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f287e4f791-8c236b940e-24068793

Over 4900 working on expansion project…

Pipe for oil field File:Photo KDG

The trans Mountain project is employing nearly 5000 people according to thier today newsletter.

On this Day: July 14th 1799

Rosetta stone found by French troops in Eygpt.

TGIF-Happy Don’t Step on a Bee Day…

Rough irrigation no bees no hey file photo…

Since 2017

National bee day since 2017 on July 10th ( that’s not the only day not to step lively about bees. )

On this Day: July 10 th 1553

Lady Jane takes the throne of England.

Comet neowise

October 1st 1958 NASA open for business...
File Photo KDG

There is a new comet coming to view in the evenings and morning. Comet C2020F3 was found March 27th. Visibility was strained by its relation to the sun, However viewing will get better right up to the 22nd if the comet survives. Comets are mostly ice and sometimes break up. Look to the northwest horizon at dusk, enhance with binoculars.

On this Day: July 9th 1816

Argentinian independence

BC considering auxiliary police.

The BC government is considering an auxiliary police option.

Following the recent decision by RCMP National Headquarters to terminate its previous Auxiliary Program on April 1, 2020, B.C. is evaluating options for the continued delivery of auxiliary policing services across the province.  Options under consideration are consistent with a recent motion made by the UBCM Executive. 

File Photo KDG click for info on convention

The current option available for potential interim implementation is Tier 3, under the new Auxiliary Program, which is different from the previously implemented program due to new training and uniform requirements.

Editors note: Auxiliaries have been used in BC before with various levels of success and training with different level’s of success They are a consideration and should not be used to effect the replacement of regular police.

Some times known as reserve police or special constables they are unarmed and volunteers.

On this Day: July 8th 1874

The Mounties begin the march west.

Buck Moon…

Moon Waneing Antlers paradeing …

On this Day: July 7th 1978

Solomon Island Independence.

TGIF-Happy International Plastic Bag Free day…

Grocery stores here are giving free plastic bags because of the virus thing. But you can still keep them out of the environment.

Plastic bag sare a nusance to weed wackers File Photo KDG

On this Day: July 3rd 1913

Confederate reunion. of 1913

Transit forum…

Get used to it …

The UBCM is hosting a forum on transit. June 16th a forum was held on the state of transit in the world of CORVID 19. Coming out of the meeting was a further medd lding of minds do use thw 14B dollars allocated to provinces and territories to restate transit.

In follow up to the Forum, UBCM, in collaboration with the TransLink’s Mayors’ Council and BC Transit communities, offered to support a collective advocacy effort to provincial and federal government. With the latter announcing $14 billion to assist provinces and territories with restart plans, transit was identified as an area for potential funding. While funding details and allocations are still being worked out between the two orders of government, UBCM sees this a potential opportunity for transit communities.

UBCM

The Federal government is expected to do a fiscal update on July 6th, Monday. It may be that there is little alternative to the present government at this time with oppositions in flux. The present government had a budget on March 19th 2019. It projected a 20 billion dollar budget deficit. The expendaures were projected at 355.8 Billion.

On this Day: July 2nd 1898

First steam engine gets patent.

Canada 135…

The flag the flies atop the hill entering Merritt from the west highway 8, it is kept by the ready-mix company that owns the land and gravel pit. File Photo KDG

On this Day: June 30th 1960

Belgian Congo gets its independence.