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Frendship funding…

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February 7, 2019

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C2C funding is available for local governments to build relationships with neighbouring FN groups.

C2C- Community to Community Forum…

Funding permitting, the application deadlines for 2019/20 are:
March 15, 2019. For events between April 1, 2019 and March 31, 2020
September 13, 2019.  For events between September 30, 2019 and March 31, 2020
December 6, 2019. For events between January 1 and March 31, 2020
The C2C program is administered by the UBCM and the First Nations Summit.  In most years since 1999, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing and Indigenous Services Canada have provided funding. In this time, nearly 630 C2C Forums have been held across the province.

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On this Day: February 7th 1940

Walt Disney’s Pinocchio premiers .

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Transit

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February 6, 2019

Nicola Valley Film Society presents:

Transit February 11th 2019

NVFS

On February 11th 2019 the local international film buffs will present Transit at the NVIT lecture theater here in Merritt BC. The film is for members, a 2 dollar membership available) and admission is 5 dollars. Free parking no food or drinks in the theater. NVIT is at the top of the hill Belshaw avenue turn off Voght ( 5A, 5) north end of town.

On this Day February 6th 1919

The American Legion is formed.

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Presentation launch, Alan Burger

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February 5, 2019

February 19th 2019, Merritt Library

At 6 pm Alan Burger will launch a birders presentation at the Merritt Library. Alan is the current president of the Nicola Naturalists Society as well as BC Nature. The presentation is called Budding Birder Backpacks, using binoculars.guidebooks and information on birds The presentation was produced in most by the activities around the his evolvement in the naturalists club in the BC South Central Interior City of Merritt .

  • Merritt Public Library 1691 Garcia St File Photo KDG

On this Day: February 5th 1971

Apollo 14 mission gets on the moon.

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TGIF- artists reception

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February 1, 2019
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The artists reception is on at the Court House Gallery in Merritt is on tonight. The Art of Sound is the community art show a goes for the month of February to March 2nd.

On this Day: February 1st 2013

The Shard opens in the EU

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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.

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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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