You are presumed to be honest and responsible without evidence to the contrary beyond a reasonable doubt… on the balance of probablilties you are justified by 51 % likelyhood.
The Old Court House on Nicola Avenue , in Merritt. File Photo: KDG
The love to dance studio is offering line dancing on Tuesday nights at 6:30 PM. This small rural communities population is suited to Line Dancing because of its cowboy culture.
Line Dancing has only been offered for Community Rec 12 classes at the local high school as far as we can recall. The desert in had a group of line dancing children at the height of the Merritt Mountain Music Festival. We attended a Hearts and Stroke Society Convention in Kamloops some decades ago and we had instruction and practice in sessions at the convention. We took our new skills out on the town and tried them at a local NC in the evening. Kudos to the business located at the Old Courthouse Gallery, 2000 block Nicola Avenue in Merritt.
A line dance is a choreographed dance with a repeated sequence of steps in which a group of people dance in one or more lines or rows without regard for the gender of the individuals, all facing either each other or in the same direction, and executing the steps at the same time. Unlike in circle dancing, line dancers are not in physical contact with each other. source Wikipedia
Pipe for oil field File:Photo KDG Will they be the bad guy from Paris?
The Paris meetings have recently affirmed that there is will to change , what is different about this international meeting and others is this;usually the bureaucrats have already done the work for agreements or treaties and the elected are there to announce and confer as well as associate with others that have the confidence of the electorate. This time their is a 90 day time limit for conferring with officials after the fact. The cabinet must take their pledges to the ministries in there nations and come up with plans. Here is some of the alternate methods that BC hydro is adopting in response to the markets here already.
Electricity from independent producers must also be clean and renewable. Projects currently generating electricity for B.C. are found throughout the province, and include: ( BC Hydro)
Biomass: electricity is generated either by burning or by converting biomass to a fuel, which is then used to generate power
Run-of-river: the current of a river is used to generate electricity
Solar: energy from the sun’s rays are converted to electricity using photovoltaic cells
Municipal solid waste: combustion or gasification of waste to generate electricity
Waste heat: when heat is generated as a byproduct of other processes, it can be used to generate electricity
Merritt is in the middle of a green energy project now, how this relates to Paris is unknown however it is always desirable for incoming governments to privatize. ( or in this case create new business) . Hydro says they have 100 projects on the go with the above elements.
Editors note: We think the first method of international agreements is preferable to the Paris format. Less surprises over all. That said it was nice to see all those getting along so well in a troubled world. We hope it sticks.
On this day December 4th 1875
Boss Tweed a New York crooked politician escapes prison later recaptured in Spain.
Merritt has a walk of stars walk and a hall of fame. File Photo KDG
The Chamber is completing its silent auction with a live auction at 5 PM tonight at the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame building 2025 Quilchena Avenue. Two of the fourteen trees decorated for the parade on Friday will be sold by the parade committee.
The Hall of Fame is a progression from the activities around the Walk of Stars and the years of country music festivals in Merritt.:
Sarah Molnar works at a recent Rotary event. Her father is a long time member. Photo KDG
The City of Merritt has had a long presence of the Rotary organization. The local business and professionals a s well as others often partner with the city and others to do projects and have their name on tangible legacy’s including a park and a concrete skateboard park. They have a program that goes overseas to address the disease of polio.
The clubs raise monies internally but sometimes go to the public with events such as radio actions and theme fundraisers.
Rotary meets in Merritt at the Brambles bakery in the 2100 block of Quilchena avenue. It is know as a service organization and its motto is Service above Self.
Tonight there will be the annual Christmas parade in Merritt, the parade will start off the Christmas shopping season and will have a midnight madness open shops after the parade.
Merritt BC is a community of 8000 people in the South Central Interior of British Columbia Canada. Its Chamber of Commerce has had a number of themes over the decades including, A lake a day as long as you stay,The Copper Capital of Canada, The Hub of the Coquihalla Highway System and its most recent The Country Music Capital of Canada. It has the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in the 2000 Block of Quilchena avenue and is the bedroom community of the Douglas Lake Cattle Company, it is also the home of NVIT, a local Community College started by its First Nations citizens over 30 years ago. Merritt’s parade will reflect a lot of that flavor.
Community parade as part of the Country Christmas week to help kick off the festive season.
Parade starts at the Civic Center goes down Chapman Street to Quilchena Avenue, down Quilchena Avenue to Charters Street, down Charters Street to Coutlee Avenue, down Coutlee Avenue to Garcia Street where the parade ends.
Culture Day at Baillie House Constable T Dunsmore File photo KDG
CFJC News is reporting that there was a standoff in Merritt this afternoon. According to CFJC in an interview with Merritt’s Constable Tracy Dunsmore two men were taken into custody from the proximity of Funks Road Runner Motel on the east end of Merritt leaving town. A weapon is said to be being searched for. A stolen car is alleged to be at the center of the trouble.
Editors Note: This is a rare occurrence in this town and is not our normal expectation.
On this Day: November 26th 1476
Vlad the Impale r ( Dracula) defeats Basarab Laiota and becomes the ruler of Wallachia for the 3rd time.
Today in History November 26th 1789
Thanksgiving made an national observance in the US by the Congress.
The Merritt public library is having a finish the sentence contest. Patrons of the 1691 Garcia street facility can take out three books pile them in a staggered row to make a continuous sentence from the combined titles.
The contestants are then to take a picture of the pile of books and submit it to the library for posting and a vote. There is a prize of a large chocolate basket. Entries are due December 1st.
On this Day: November 25th 1999
The United nations makes an international observance of women’s suffrage.
The local Macs is participating in their chains coffee promotion starting today. The promotion is for a week and offers a free small coffee once a day one per customer.
There is an upgrade offer 50cents to a medium and 1 dollar to a large.
On this Day November 20th 1982
The labour union, The General Union of Ecuadoran Workers is founded.
Cold conditions can still result in Black ice: File photo KDG
The highways system makes winter tires required from October 1st to March 31st , this is to even be on some roads ( high altitude subject to changing conditions). These roads are posted with signs and there is a fine no matter what the present conditions are as you travel . The fine:($121.00) for unmarked proper tires of 3.5 mm of tread.
VICTORIA – With winter quickly approaching, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure would like to remind motorists that beginning today, Oct. 1, 2014, winter tires are required on many highways throughout the province.
Signs are posted on each of the designated highways to advise motorists where winter tires are required. These are generally located approaching high mountain passes and interior highways where conditions can change from rain to snow very quickly.
As a result of the technical analysis completed during the Rural Highway Safety and Speed Review, winter tires have been defined as those labelled with either the winter mountain/snowflake symbol or the mud and snow (M+S) designation. Winter tires must also be in good condition with a minimum tread depth of 3.5 mm.
There is also a new time frame that winter tires are required on the high mountain passes. The new time frame is October 1 to March 31 (it previously was October 1 to April 30).
The ministry encourages drivers to always drive to the road conditions and choose the best tires possible. Tires with the winter mountain/snowflake symbol provide the best level of traction and safety in severe snow and ice conditions. Source BC govt.
So what about where it is not posted as required at all times? In our opinion from time and experience if you are driving in your small town and have an accident and conditions contribute to it then you will be held responsible perhaps as seriously as not having used required care and attention.
This can make you at fault and hurt severely. Here’s the rule accidents happen for a reason and someone will apply it to any use of a motor vehicle, to a fault. You may have good all season radials and they work, however over night lows are going below -8 Celsius this week and next and our subjective experience tells us that snow is solid as compact and black ice can be a problem. These conditions are different then slushy watery snow.
All these weather conditions are a challenge to be addressed, good luck and be aware… Watch and beeeeeee winter smart….
On this Day: November 19th 1847
The second Canadian rail line, is opened, the Montreal to La-chine line.
This bird was at the Merritt public library first week of November 2015. A little different then the flickers usually about here. Sometimes its like a roll of the dice to see a bird…
On this Day: November 18th 1883
American and Canadian railways create 5 time zones ending the confusion of hundreds of different local start times.
A sign displayed at a new local pre-owned business in the down town of Merritt. Photo KDG
Our conflict is between us and our conscience, guard it and find peace. Avoid the error of relying on others and supreme direction as well as anything that leads to delusion. The scale is, do unto other as you would have it done to you…
Republic or empire is as current in our personal experience as it always was. Rome and the East never ends,because it is in all of us to be responsible for…
Life does not have a Hollywood ending for most of us but to die hating anything is absolute failure.
Kevin Griffiths
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