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October 25, 2016

Fish trap Coldwater river Merritt BC photo KDG

Fish trap Coldwater river
Merritt BC
photo KDG
The local fisheries authority with the first nations are doing a Coho study on returning Salmon on the Coldwater river, I’m Merritt. The study will keep this trap up to December and harvest ships from returning hatchery Cohos, count and release wild fish, then walk the river and survey dead fish expired after spawning.
Rob on the site says that some of the fish he processed are in the 70 centimeter range. Coho are also known as Silver Salmon and don’t have the black lips of Chinook.

The trap will be stored at the authorities warehouse after the study

On this Day: October 25th 1995

Seven students are killed when a train strikes a bus in Spruce Fox Grove. Il.

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TGIF- Walks

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October 21, 2016

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New walk on Nicola Avenue from the bridge area of the highway 8 entrance to Merritt and the historic meat market store at the junction of 97c and 5A .

Under the walks new waterlines were laid and pressure tested to 200 psi on a time pressure loss scale. ” 185 psi at the end of the time was within aceptable limits, but it remained at 200 for the test” ( to the corner of Chapman and Nicola at least )

A new waterline under the sidewalk gave an economy to the repave as it saved digging up the exsisting lines under it. No word on the economy of future repairs.

A neighbour says that the meat market building was sold to Koreans as an investment in recent months.

 

On this Day : October 21st 1879

The first practical light bulb is developed.

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Clean and smart Nicola Avenue, Merritt

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October 20, 2016
Paving Nicola Ave Merritt BC Photo KDG

Paving Nicola Ave
Merritt BC
Photo KDG

Paving is about a third done on the Nicola avenue redo in Merritt. Curbing is also well under way as well as new sidewalks to replace the ones taken out to for new water lines for the City.
A crew of quality control from the concrete supplier were testing batch’s on site on the 19th, ” MPH 32 desired strength” a worker said.

On this Day: October 2oth 1781
The patent of toleration is given by the Hapsburgs.

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Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame

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October 19, 2016
Hall of fame stars File Photo: KDG

Hall of Fame stars
File Photo: KDG

The CCMHF is open Wednesdays through Saturdays. Dan the clerk at he facility was surprised when he heard the museum was to be closed after the Thanksgiving weekend and has taken on the job of manning the exhibits for the three days a week. The hall was usually open only on special days. The hours are 10-4 weekdays ,1-4 Saturday.

There is an app and a code for smart phones at all celebrities displays.

Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees: 2025 Quilchena Avenue Merritt BC. Not an exhaustive list.

  • Ian Tyson : 1989
  • Tommy Hunter: 1984
  • Gordie Tap: 1990
  • Don Messer: 1985
  • Orval Prophet: 1984
  • Hank Snow: 1985
  • Colleen Peterson: 2000
  • Walt Grealis OC 1999
  • The Rythm Pals : 1991 :Mike Ferbey, Jack Jensen and Marc Ward
  • Dick Damron: 1994
  • Don Grashey:1989
  • Gene Mclellan: 1995
  • Frank Jones: 1993
  • Sylvia Tyson: 2003
  • Ronnie Profit: 1999
  • Art Snider: 2002
  • Gary Buck: 2001
  • Anne Murray: 2002
  • Gordon Lightfoot: 2001
  • J. Edward Preston: 2003
  • Stan Klees: 1995

http://www.ccmhalloffame.com/

On this Day: October 19th  1950

The invasion of Tibet, by the Chinese PLA.

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Can Am buggy

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October 18, 2016
23 thousand dollars photo KDG

23 thousand dollars
photo KDG

This rig gave a pipeline supervisor an option to transverse a recent maintenance job here to the natural gas line. The line built in the 195os takes gas to the lower mainland through the Coqihalla .

The supervisor said that he had replaced three valves for his part and had a week to go to complete the job. Surerus  Pipeline  the contractor  is from fort St John. He will be returning to work in Ft.St.John.

Crews have been staying in the downtown In Town Motel from  the green energy project, the pipeline maintenance ,railway upgrade and other projects. win_20161017_17_40_56_pro

The motel is owned by 5 partners, Chin, one of them enjoys the diversity of Merritt. Chin has recently redecorated his 44 rooms

On this Day: October 18th   1979

Home satellite earth stations are deregulated from federal licensing in the US.

 

 

 

 

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TGIF- Hydrant

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October 14, 2016
New fire hydrant Photo KDG

New fire hydrant
Photo KDG

A new hydrant is placed at the corner of Garcia in Merritt. A supervisor says as they were making a local serial number into the cap that they are recorded for capacity (flow) then colour coded. This one will “probably be blue capped and red bodied as a high volume hydrant.”
Merritt takes a lot of pride in readiness including foam products carried in trucks.

On this Day: October 14th 2014
A snow storm in the mountains near Nepal kills 43 people.

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Motor cops

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October 13, 2016
A member of the Abbotsford police force Photo KDG

A member of the Abbotsford police force
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Motor cops stopped at the Chevron Station in Merritt after doing escort duty to a royal visit in September 2016. The group came from Kelowna and were continuing to the lower mainland.

Motor cops are a bit of theater in our view however they are not actors, tickets still bite.

On this Day: October 13th 1911
Prince Arthur becomes the first Governor General of Canada.

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October 20th Nicola Naturlists Society, Ants, Dr. Rob Higgins, TRU

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October 12, 2016

The local Naturlists will be featuring a presentation on ants on the 20th of October. The event is at the local college lecture theater on Belshaw Avenue, top of the hill, in Merritt.

Ants are one of the most successful groups of animals on the planet. About 15,000 species have been described and they contribute more biomass to most ecosystems than any other animal group. Dr. Rob Higgins is an entomologist at Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops – a keen naturalist and an enthusiastic speaker. He will describe this diversity of ants and the ecological roles that ants play in British Columbia. He will also talk about new arrivals – the fire ants – that are overshadowing our native species.

No food or drinks allowed in lecture theater.

On this Day: October 12th 1810

Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria hosts the first Oktoberfest for his marriage to Princess Therese Von Sachen -Hiltburghausen.

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Refit

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pavenment machine takes up top of old pavement Photo: KDG

Pavement machine takes up top of old pavement
Photo: KDG

Equipment being used on the Nicola Valley upgrade in Merritt. October 2016

On this Day: October 11th  1138

Aleppo Syria is struck by a large earthquake.

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King Fisher

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October 11, 2016
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Kingfisher
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Kingfisher birds were happily working the local river down town Merritt. They are ” responsible for missing salmon populations” source ” tongue in cheek”

On this Day: October 11th 1952
A British report is published saying children under 15 die by accident more often in the home than any other place, mostly from burns and scalding.

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TGIF-Bin

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October 7, 2016

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A huge bin made from pipe driven into the ground forms a bin for green wood waste at the new sustainable 40 mergawatt steam powered electric generator in Merritt BC. the plant is planned to begin operations in December.

The next door neighbour Tolko industries  is  permanently closing its modern high production mill on December 16th displacing 200 workers. Tolko produced 1 million board feet of lumber a day.

The new plant will have 25  permanent workers for its 30 year life span. Tolko is said to be a supplier of chips for fuel…

On this Day: October 7th 1996

The Fox News Channel begins broadcast.

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Purification Loop

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October 6, 2016
Pipe being placed Voght park Merritt BC Photo KDG

Pipe being placed
Voght park Merritt BC
Photo KDG

Contractors are busy with installing a water line loop for a new purification process in Voght park, Merritt BC. The loop is yards from the Coldwater River. The construction includes a small building and is near a walking trail that is on the border of the park and the river. Two poles in the area have an antenna for receiving the CBC and it includes other infrastructure including a well.

 

 

On this Day: October 6th 1876
The American Library Association is created.

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