On this Day: May 3rd 1867
The Hudson Bay Company gives up all claim to Vancouver Island.
Category: Vegtable soup
The Provincial Government has opened the nominations for the 2019 Community excellence awards.
The Community Excellence Awards recognize and celebrate UBCM members that have implemented projects or programs that demonstrate excellence in meeting the purposes of local government in BC. The awards are designed to profile promising practices and to encourage local governments to learn from the success of other members in order to implement changes in their own communities.
Talk to a local government guy today.
Source UBCM
On this Day: May 2nd 1519
Leonardo Da Vinci dies at 67.
Long time Merritt BC server, now a café owner with employee’s,Linda… File Photo KDG
Gratuities for workers to be under employment standards…
The BC Government has made a commitment to strengthen worker’s rights in respect to the tips you give your server after a meal out. Tips have not been on the check in BC like other place like France, However electronic billing has come to be a big part of the collection and sharing of tips. Sharing tips with the cooking staff and the house is a current practice now in some places. The Government is working on this along with four other issues.
better protect children and youth from dangerous work;
make it easier for workers to get help when they feel their rights have been violated;
provide more job protection to people dealing with difficult personal circumstances; and
ensure people are paid the wages they are owed — and that those that violate the law do not have an unfair economic advantage…
On this Day: April 30th 1993
CERN declares world wide web protocols to be free.
Since 1995 this day is observed to bring attention to publishing.
Visit your Library after work today…
On this Day: April 23rd 2005
Me at the Zoo is published by You Tube.
Buried with him, (our anger and failing), Waiting for resurrection to happiness and success.
On this Day: April 19th 1987
The Simpsons first short appears on TV.
There is a series of webinars starting April 22nd 2019 , they are to promote the current attention given to the renewal of coastal forests.
Source UBCM
Starting the week of April 22, these regionally focused webinars will provide for a two-way dialogue amongst local and provincial government representatives. Invitations to the upcoming webinar-based engagement sessions will be sent to local elected officials and senior level staff from coastal communities.
Coastal forest first cousin to tanker traffic.
There are many stakeholders in resources and environment, good luck to all people of good faith.
On this Day: April 17th 1982
The proclamation of the Constitution of Canada by the head of state.
Petro Canada 2 cents more down town.
Twenty- Five percent of Alberta’s 2.5 million qualified voters voted in the advanced pole. When the poles close at 8 PM tonite lets hope that their will be a better climate for all going forward. Good Luck!
BC gas price average $1.52.77 and rising.
On this Day: April 17th 1951
The peak district becomes a UK National Park.
Kept in the dark and feed crap…
Are you kept in the dark and fed crap,Then today may be your day.
Are you poison and is your community clingy…
IS THE ONLY STEAK YOU SEE IS MISTAKE…
Today may be your redemption, its your day to associate up…
On this Day: April 16th 2012
No book wins the Pulitzer prize for fiction.
This may not be our situation this spring…
The April 1st measurement of the snow pack shows 66 percent of normal in the Nicola Region, 79 percent elsewhere.
There is a 10 day variance in conditions from year to year as to the 1st April measurement date. Meaning that run off dates starts and finishes can be 10 days different from year to year. However the amount is what is significant to watch. Water content in snow can be different as well.
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/air-land-water/water/water-science-data/water-data-tools/snow-survey-data/about-snow-surveys
Snow is difficult to measure because it is subject to drifting, melting and natural compaction. Any point measurement may be quite different from a reading taken only a few metres away. Thus, to measure the quantity of snow in an area, a systematic method for measuring snow has been developed and this is generally referred to as a “snow survey”. Snow survey measurements have been made in British Columbia since 1935.
On this Day: April 9th 1967
The first Boeing 737 jet is flown.
Digging can get you a surprise if you hit some infrastructure!
Editors note: Calling is year round not just April.
On this Day: April 5th 1958
The Ripple Rock is destroyed.
Gas price, the availability of fuel File Photo KDG
The BC government is getting some millions from the Feds from gas tax.
Source UBCM
The Government of Canada announced a one-time doubling of Gas Tax transfer nationally as part of the 2019 federal Budget. The $2.2 billion transfer will result in a one-time payment of $278.6 million for British Columbia to support local government infrastructure and capacity building priorities.
Local governments in British Columbia will see a bonus payment of Community Works funds (~$109 million) that will effectively double the 2018 allocation. Portions of this one time transfer will also be allocated to the Greater Vancouver Regional Fund (~$138 million) and the Strategic Priorities Fund (~$ 30.7 million) as per the federal Gas Tax program delivery model.
Although a transfer schedule has not been confirmed by Canada, it is expected that the first payment will align with the next scheduled Community Works Fund payment in July 2019.
Enjoy the election vote your conscience .
On this Day: April 4th 1923
Warner Brother pictures opens for business.
April 3rd is the day to look for your rainbow, your pot of gold may be hope!
There are people that see rainbows as an artistic masterpiece in the sky, to others it is a sign of hope and to many a sign of promise.
It can be all three; beauty, hope and promise. (Jill Magnus)
On this Day: April 3nd 1973
First hand held mobile phone call to Bell Labs.
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