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Apportionment up…

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January 31, 2019

The Trans Mountain bunch are saying that apportionment is up to 32%. Apportionment is just a accountants way of say demand to use. However there are now reports that the Alberta government has been visiting their legislation from last year that made company’s limit production.

When a pipeline experiences significant and prolonged apportionment like in the case of the existing Trans Mountain Pipeline, it’s one signal that more capacity is needed. Apportionment can bring with it a discounting of prices as producers compete to sell what they can through the pipeline before having to use another pipeline or other modes of transport to another, less profitable market. It can also mean the buyers at the end of the pipeline are forced to source their shortfall of supply from alternate, less desirable sources.

Trans mountain..

Good to hear that things in Alberta are moving in a better direction.

The Balance predicts that world crude prices will average 61 dollars a Barrel in 2019.

On this Day: January 31st 1911

The first Monte Carlo rally. ( video below is later cars however the 1911 route)

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Arts council show Sound…

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January 30, 2019
Current President of arts bunch retired art teacher Jean Kiegrerl. File Photo KDG

February 1st to March 2nd

The Court House art gallery will host a community art show for February featuring sound. Billed as the creative expression of sound through art mediums some of the items include interactive displays, hand made guitar, singing bowls and glass wave forms.

The court house gallery is at 1840 Nicola Avenue, times are 12 t0 6 PM Thursday through Saturday.

The show features the group Strings Plus.

On this Day: January 30th 1969

The Beatles preform for the last time on the roof of Apple records in London.

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Happy Free Thinkers Day

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January 29, 2019
Think and be wise…

Want to think free do and publish often where ever it strikes you.

Freethinkers Day falls on the birthday of Thomas Paine, a prominent thinker whose work and publications promoting a philosophy of Enlightenment heavily influenced the course of the American and French revolutions.
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Embrace Freethinkers Day by challenging arbitrary authority, questioning the status quo, and constructing logical and reasonable arguments against engrained behaviour.

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/freethinkers-day/

On this Day: January 29th 1980

Rubix cube is introduced by Ideal toy.

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TGIF- eclipse

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January 25, 2019

Sunday saw a total lunar eclipse of the moon high in the sky because of the season. It resulted in a great dark sky. The total eclipse lasted 61 minutes as the moon sat like a washed pearl in a black abyss .

    On this Day: May 26th 2021

    The next total lunar eclipse…

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    Railway safety…

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    January 24, 2019
    Some railway buffs ,June 19th 2010, meet


    Most accidents at night…

    The government is looking for a committee person to deal with railway accidents. they wish to accomplish two things:

    • Stop train traffic collisions
    • To deal with trespassing that leads to injuries.

    Trains still relevant…

    There are somewhere around 100 train related deaths per year in Canada. Some crossings are only marked with signs and not lights be aware always but particularly at night.

    The call is going out until February 8th 2019.

    On this Day: January 24th 1990

    Japan sends it’s first lunar probe, Hiten…

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    New Canada food guide…

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    January 23, 2019
    Healthy eating,..https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/.

    Milk diminished

    The government has replaced the old food guide. The new guide calls for plenty of proteins including plant protein, lots of vegtables, and drink water. Milk is waning, salt is diminished fruits recommended Choose whole grain foods. Farmers markets may be a good place to find things…

    Farmers Market . Merritt File photo KDG

    On this Day: January 23rd 1879

    The Battle of Rorkes drift ends.

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    Theatre Progress…

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    January 22, 2019
    Merritt BC incorporation File :Photo KDG

    Major funding secured…

    The Nicola Valley Community Theater Society has circulated a call to action for there Garcia Street project of a new Community Theater. The Group Including Rich Hodgeson and Dr Margret Carlson. Have been applying for money under the rural community intuitive and the federal fuel tax resource . The group has been successful in securing the funding up to the and including the construction phase. Construction is projected to take a year leaving seating and finishing unfunded as yet.

    NVIT lecture theater at this time…

    Groups like The Nicola Valley Naturalists and the film society use the local community college lecture theater at this time ( shown below when under construction ) . The downtown Garcia St. project will see three similar sized theater making scheduling more available.

    A lecture theater under constuction In Merritt, touted as green certified, File Photo KDG

    The CALL TO ACTION is to be involved, The 8000 + SQ foot facility is to be on the corner of Coutlee and Garcia at the Railway Mall, in Merritt.

    There is still no start date the society has secured the building site and is having discussions on off street parking. PP

    On this Day: January 22nd 1946

    The Central Intelligence group is created.

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    Wolf moon and eclipse coming January 20-21st!

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    January 20, 2019

    Have fun, totality in Pacific time will last 62 minutes here…

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    Moon over Merritt .
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    Visible in North America

    The month of January is shaping up good for sky watchers. One event is a full moon on the 20th – 21st with a lunar eclipse.

    Totality, or total coverage of the moon, will begin at 11:41 p.m. ET on January 20 (4:41 UT on January 21) and will last for 62 minutes. The entire 3.5-hour event—including partial eclipses before and after totality—will be visible from the Americas, Greenland, Iceland, western Europe, and western Africa. Sky-watchers in eastern Europe and eastern Africa will witness only the partial eclipse, while people in most of Asia will not see any part of the sky show.

    Source :National Geographic

    Kamloops start,6:36 PM January 20th,19.6 degrees. Totality begins 8:41 PM, pacific time, altitude 38 degrees.

    West of the Behive Cluster

    The eclipse will take place in the Cancer Constellation, a little west of…

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    TGIF- Thanks to all near infrastructure…

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    January 18, 2019
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    Green energy project has address. File Photo KDG

    The Trans Mountain bunch have repaired the trail that they maintain near their Burnaby South oil infrastructure. The reality is often people have to live next to industry and we say thanks to those that are in that sacrifice. We appreciate the fact that they are often the alarm when things are out of control and that they have made a trade off ( we hope with empowered choice) .

    A long-time stream keeper and neighbour of the Burnaby Terminal expressed appreciation for Trans Mountain’s trail restoration work and riparian habitat enhancements. Regularly used by the local community,  the neighbours noticed and appreciated the trail repairs.

    Source Trans Mountain.
    An installation of a cell phone transponder.

    File Photo KDG

    Cell phones, hydro power, fuel all need infrastructure and it sometimes comes with a potential cost of enjoyment. However the law maintains the right of quiet enjoyment of private property at the level that owners have when acquiring it. Good luck and thanks to those that can…

    On this Day: January 18th 1967

    The Boston Strangler goes to Jail.

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    Forestry changes call.

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    January 17, 2019
    • Nicola river, bank stabilation,
      Rip Rap installed at Central Park File Photo KDG

    Multi year implementation of forest practices…

    Changes beginning in early 2019. The government expects to make changes over several years. They are looking for several outcomes:

    1. Improved relations with first Nations
    2. Restoration of public Social contract.
    3. Provide certainty in log supply.
    4. Give land managers a better ability to promote natural resources.
    5. Provide range planning and streamlining.

    Community Economic Development Committee

    Local governments are encouraged to take note of the committee’s policy page at UBCM and make recommendations.

    Walter Archacan at 75, retired FN fire boss .File Photo KDG

    Forestry is a big thing with the first nations people of Merritt And the Nicola Valley. Some families have been involved for generations.

    On this Day: January 17th 2007

    The Doomsday clock moves to 5 minutes of midnight.

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    How many super moons in 2019?

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    January 16, 2019
    Moon rising File photo KDG

    A moon coming to within 90 percent of its closest approach or 364,740 Kilometers of earth is super moon according to a 1979 definition.The next one is next week On January 21st. The year 2019 will see 3 more, August 1st and 3oth, and September 28th!

    January’s moon a blood moon.

    Next weeks moon is to be a blood moon where the shadow of the earth gets on the moon when all lined up with the sun and makes an eclipse.

    Farmers Almanac take:

    Totality will last a bit longer than average: 1 hour and 2 minutes. The eclipse will actually begin when the Moon enters the faint outer portion (called the penumbra) of the Earth’s shadow about an hour before it begins moving into the umbra. The penumbra, however, is all but invisible to the eye until the Moon becomes deeply immersed in it. Sharp-eyed viewers may get their first glimpse of the penumbra as a faint “smudge” on the left part of the Moon’s disk about a half hour after it first enters the penumbral shadow.

    Source Farmers Almanac, Joe Rao

    On this Day: January 16th 1964

    Hello Dolly opens on Broadway to begin a run to nearly 3000 performances.

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    Love to Dance Academy…

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    January 15, 2019
    File Photo KDG

    The Love to Dance Academy has opened at another location from the Olde Court House Gallery . They have moved to a new store front location in down town Merritt. The new localtion is across from the Coldwater Hotel, 1976 Quilchena avenue just down from Carrie Ware and Company Chartered Accountants. They are a few doors down from the orthadontist, Dr Dan Degasso.


    Lizette the company principal says it is now their only location.


    About the Love to Dance Academy
    LIZETTE NEL, Program Director
    RAD Ballet, Merritt Dancing Divas and Line Dance Instructor
    Lizette is a registered ballet teacher of the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) since 1969.

    Lizette has 35 years teaching experience at her own ballet schools in Pretoria and other areas in Gauteng, South Africa, where her students excelled in ballet exams and won many trophies, bursaries and medals in dance competitions and championships.
     
    While living in South Africa she was a lecturer at the University of Pretoria, teaching dance in the Movement Science department.  Lizette was also a freelance teacher for examiners’ on tour.
    Lizette was a Badge Test examiner for the National Society of Dance Teachers (NSDT) and an adjudicator for various dance festivals, dance competitions and dance championships.   She was also the organiser and chairperson of the Eisteddfod of the Performing Arts in Pretoria for many years, (an annual 3 week, 3000 entrants event), and served on the RAD regional panel – Northern Gauteng, RSA.
    Before relocating to Canada, Lizette was involved with most big ballet/dance companies in an effort to assist with survival through advertising, publications and promotions.
    Lizette has been teaching dance in Merritt since 2012. She loves teaching and believes that dance and movement to music is therapy and the best exercise for body, spirit and soul. Through dance she aims to help each individual reach his or her full potential, no matter what the abilities and challenges may be. Under her directorship the Love To Dance Academy has grown from a small dance studio with 12 ballet students to a dance academy where students of all ages can attend classes in a variety of dance styles, do dance exams and medal tests, participate in dance festivals and dance competitions and have various performance opportunities.

    Source Love to Dance.

    On this Day: January 15th 1965

    The Who releases their first album I Can’t Explain.

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