To the seasons of life
Grab your cocktail glass and raise your pinkies: It’s time to toast to National Liqueur Day. Sipped straight or mixed into a cocktail, liqueurs can add richness, sweetness, and warmth to nearly any cocktail hour.
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Marie Antoinette loses her head
The hunt is on this fall for game in BC. The season can change in season and be lawful so check for updates online. We are in Region 3 BC here in Merritt.
Wayne Gretzky shattered the NHL scoring record.
The expansion project is following up on its notification to its contractors to gear up for the expansion that it issued in August. Fully expecting to get approvals on remaining permits and authorities they expect to be hiring about 4200 people in a phased project timeline.
Trans Mountain remains committed to prioritizing and maximizing Indigenous, local and regional hiring to the greatest extent possible. Hiring by prime contractors is underway, with approximately 4,200 workers expected to be employed in various communities along the corridor in the fourth quarter of 2019.
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A broken sign was a distraction a few years ago, the station has recently installed quick chargers ( yet to be opened).
Petro Canada has installed quick chargers a the local outlet of Belshaw avenue in Merritt and is committed to a national highway of chargers,
An atomic accident grips the UK.
Good to have a post office , hey Amazon.
The Universal Postal Union is created.
The Chinese rover carried a biosphere with a number of plants to try to grow on the Lunar surface. Initial reports said that the experiment failed, however it is being reported that they briefly grew cotton before the plants froze. The activity was in January 2019 and a mission from Israel and India since have had limited results and failed landings since.
The death tolls hits 900 from Hurricane Matthew.
The registration cards are out this week for the federal election. A card with your address, name and polling places should be in this weeks mail. A 1-800 number is also included as is the address of an elections Canada office. You must also be able to prove your Identity and address to vote. Visit elections, ca to find out what ID is required they say!
The free software foundation is organized.
Three days to hang and to stay the fray.
Six months past the last true count.
Yet to see why a story of whoa, or a happy blow.
Years of slide to an end unclear, why the pry to undear.
Free but not, as blood still calls to many and few.
The price of wrath still abides, causing stow.
Now let go the dear is dear...
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OJ Simpson acquitted.
UN General assembly voted to make October 2nd an observance called international day of non-violence in 2007.
October 2nd is the birthday of famed Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi used non violence assembly that got independence from Britain. The responsible attitude helped with other sectarian problems as well.
Journalist Jami Khashoggi is last seen alive.
The Mayors Gala for the Arts attracted most living former mayors of Merritt to the jazz themed event on Saturday: The only living former Mayor of Merritt not in attendance was Neil Menard , Neil had a conflict for the event is well according to accounts.
The Gala presented a 18 piece big band, Michael Perkins and the Play More Junction Big Band. The Gala had lead up events including a Garlic festival, Fall fair photographic contest..
An immediate Tax receipt was available for sponsorships and admission. The sponsor was the Nicola Valley Community Arts Council…
Cartoon net work launched…
Merritt has had a lot of interest in cold cases for years after the disappearance of a local young person many years ago. We have no other info other then the retweet below.
Google is born.
A convoy of logging trucks from the Prince George area have traveled to the UBCM general meeting. The convention is being held at the Vancouver Trade and convention center until the 27th.
There have been two dozen mill closures in the province in recent times effecting ” thousands of jobs”. The hundreds of trucks are pressing the local governments for support in the industry.
Sugar rationing in the UK ends.
Hey Merit what do you say?
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