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On this Day: July 25th 1965
Bob Dylan goes electric…
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The Trans Mountain Pipeline people are saying that they are hiring up to 600 people for the expansion in the Kamloops Merritt area.
Sureus Murphy 5A section contractor.
The contractor for 5A portion of the expansion Sureus Murphy says it is planning to hire up to 600 people on there section of the work. Locals and indigenous are welcome.
TMX says construction of their section is expected to last somewhere between 30 and 34 months, peaking for a six-month stretch in the middle.
“When we’re fully ramped up we’ll have over 600 people working on our section of the pipeline,” she says. “We really do intend to hire as many local and Indigenous employees as possible.”
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On this Day: July 24th 1987
91 year old climbs mount Fuji.
Summer Meteor Season you sky watchers.
Someone say you should shower more often, maybe they meant Meteor shower. The Earth is intersecting rocky and ice debris fields at times of the year including the Delta Aquariids in late July. In early August there will be Perseids to be seen…
Moon free skies…
There is an advantage to darker skies when viewing meteors as well as being in an area free of ground light pollution. Merritt has a number of excellent places to view night skies.
Good luck
On this Day: July 23rd 1995
Hale Bopp Comet is discovered.
Merritt is having its 2000 block of Quilchena avenue as a summer street market for the 2nd year. The market includes street music artisan products and hobby displays . The Market runs all summer . Two hours and a bit of real enjoyment staring at six.
On this Day: July 19th 1983
A CT 3D scan of a human head is published.
Culture while important bows to a commitment to not relive the insanity of the old world in the new. File photo KDG 
Jingle dancers
On this Day: July 18th 2013
Detroit files for bankruptcy.
Funding available to August 15th 2019 application date.
The BC government is taking applications for the 6th intake of the Rural Dividend program.
The sixth intake of the BC Rural Dividend Program is open. The Province is providing up to $25 million a year to assist rural communities, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, with a population of 25,000 or less to strengthen and diversify their local economies. It was developed to recognize both the contribution rural communities have made to B.C.’s economy, and the unique challenges they face to diversify beyond natural resources. The application deadline is August 15, 2019.
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The local Community Theater project have acquired funding from this program according to Rich Hodgson, member. The program is administrated by Forests Lands Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development of BC.
On this Day: July 17th 1984
The age of drinking goes to 21 in the US.
Full moon tonight at 21:38 UTC
Buck moon
The moon will be full at 2:38 PDT today and it will be a buck moon. A buck moon is based on the fact that male deer begin to regrow their antlers in July. this was observed by North American Indians.
Last partial lunar eclipse of the year. Half Blood Moon.
The last lunar eclipse of 2019 will begin at 11:43 PM PTD and last until 5:17 PDT . it is on Apollo 11 day and it will be a half blood moon.
Eclipse not viewable in North America.
The partial lunar eclipse will be able to be seen from Africa, South America, Europe and Australia, streaming available. Vancouver can look forward to enjoying a brilliant full moon for the next few days.
Black moon
July 31st will see a second new moon this month. A second new moon is called a black moon.
On this Day: July 16th 2004
Millennium Park is opened in Chicago
The Merritt public library is hosting a book published writer on the 16th. The 2012 National Geographic Adventurer of the year Jennifer Pharr Davis will present at 6 PM, Merritt public library, 1691 Garcia St Merritt BC Ca.
On this Day: July 12th 1776
Captain Cooks Third voyage begins.
A car like this may be suitable for a passenger directed drivers certification.
September 16th new regs will be employed for passenger directed rides. Some that are in the municipal control will be under the province, Passenger Transportation Board. Licenceing applications to start on September 3rd 2019.
Passenger directed licence
One of the licenceing options under the Transportation Services network in BC is a passenger directed driver, it has three requirements before September 3rd opening.
- A commercial class 4 drivers licence.
- A criminal records check.
- A suitable vehicle
Good luck!
On this Day: July 11th 1914
Babe Ruth begins his pro ball career.
The local arts council here in Merritt BC is having a Chair walk this summer. Formally the art walk the change sees 16 painted chairs by 17 local artists in a walk about town. Proceeds to arts councils works.
Runs to August 7th
Look for the map and form at one of the 15 Merritt business’s, place a bid on a chair to be your own local art treasure.
On this Day: July 10th 1978
ABC World News Tonight premiers.
2019 First Nation language issues.
The number of indigenous people in Canada according to the 2016 census is one million six hundred seventy three thousand, seven hundred eight five. There are 977,230 with a single First Nation identity. Both groups are up around 40 percent since the last reporting. They are rapidly becoming a big part of the makeup of modern Canada. The issue of mother tongues and language is important to them and is at the center of the schools that they are increasingly running. Hence a full year of observance of the issue.
On this Day: July 9th 1755
The Braddock expedition is defeated.
The Trans Mountain bunch arte saying that construction may start again in September. Our dream is that it would be all done in 4 months no more trouble and our crossroad community would not be disturbed by a large workforce.
Speaking to CTV News Edmonton last week, Trans Mountain’s President and CEO, Ian Anderson, updated the current status of the Project, saying “We’ve got about a third of the pipe now stockpiled in locations between the Lower Mainland and Edmonton.” Hiring is also a priority, with the goal of hiring as many local and Indigenous workers as possible. “We’ll probably start out with somewhere in the 1,000 to 1,200 people, I would guess, growing to a peak of 5,000 or 6,000,” Anderson said.
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On this Day: July 5th 2018
The EU single market copyright directive vote held back.
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