To the seasons of life
Watch out for steel carriers as steel can slide on severe breaking at times or in accidents.
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Urban living: this Marmot takes advantage of a concrete pad for shelter.
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The heat of the week makes for creative lodging for some creatures.
On this day: July 14th 1881
Billy the Kid is shot dead by Pat Garrett.
The Anglican Church building in Merritt at the corner of Granite and Chapman Street.
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On this day: July 10th 1978
ABC World News Tonight begins on ABC.
Smoke filled the skies around Merritt on Monday and Tuesday, there were fires around Cache Creek and the Pemberton area sending smoke this way
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On this day: July 09 1993
Canada divides its Northwest Territory in two, creating Nunavut and making NWT and Yukon the three territories in Canada’s north region.
Some hay growers are saying that crops are ahead.
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However price and the availability of water is a concern for second crops here; according to small producers.
On this day: July 8th 1874
The Mounties begin their march west in Canada.
A move of the marker shows level of water tables.
There is a sign on  Voght Street, here in Merritt for water table information. The sign moved its pointer this week , perhaps for the first time in its young life but not the first time that levels have been low here
There is an 80 percent chace of rain on July 20th: http://www.theweathernetwork.com/14-day-weather-trend/canada/british-columbia/merritt Smoke is cooling temperatures here today.
On this day: July 7th 1985
Wimbledon tennis tournament is won by Boris Becker at 17 years of age.
Have a great weekend,
The forecast for the next week is over 30 degree Celsius weather .
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/canada/british-columbia/merritt
On this Day: July 3rd 1644
The last pair of Great auks is killed.
The great auk was an important part of many Native American cultures, both as a food source and as a symbolic item. Many Maritime Archaic people were buried with great auk bones, and one was buried covered in over 200 auk beaks, which are assumed to have been part of a cloak made of their skins. Early European explorers to the Americas used the auk as a convenient food source or as fishing bait, reducing its numbers. The bird’s down was in high demand in Europe, a factor which largely eliminated the European populations by the mid-16th century. Scientists soon began to realize that the great auk was disappearing and it became the beneficiary of many early environmental laws, but this proved not to be enough. Its growing rarity increased interest from European museums and private collectors in obtaining skins and eggs of the bird. On 3 July 1844, the last two confirmed specimens were killed on Eldey, off the coast of Iceland, which also eliminated the last known breeding attempt. There are unconfirmed later reports of roaming individuals being seen or caught. A record of a bird in 1852 is considered by some to be the last sighting of the species. The great auk is mentioned in a number of novels and the scientific journal of the American Ornithologists’ Union is named The Auk in honour of this bird.
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We tried the cold drink for a dollar offered at Mc Ds today, and for the whole summer YOU can have a cold type iced drink for a dollar. We tried a mcafe carmel iced coffe small or large for a dollar and 5 cents roued off Tax. The server said we had an option to have a large for a dollar and 3 quarters plus taxes. But no pressure added. The drink had about one third ice but hit the spot that a cold drink will do on a warm summers day. http://www.mcdonalds.ca/ca/en/promotions.html
Rates: for price and quality four stars.
On this this Day: July 2nd 2002 Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly around the world, solo and nonstop in a balloon.
Tourists come through Merritt on many forms of transportation, BC to Quebec trip on a bike….
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Driven in part by eco footprint a couple starts life a little different.
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A young couple were on their way home to north central BC on Monday they had just bought a new home. The home was off the grid on a wheeled Vin numbered tow trailer. For $50,000.00 the two hundred odd square foot home included a sleeping loft The home was meant to be parked off the grid. A Japanese stand up bath tub and a shower were the only thing in the small second room in the rear of the home. The appeal is no taxes and its paid for. The area of the province they live in probably still supports squatting, however acquiring land would certainly lead to an attractive future. The couple said they just want to be free and not trapped by debt.
The unit was built in the Untied States , ordered and paid for 2 years ago when the dollar was at par. They took it complete except for finishing paint as ” we are not sure of the colour we want yet.”
Editors note: staying with the program can lead to success but taking risk can add a flavor to life that is unique. Both are acceptable and considered rights in Canada. The ability to arrange your life to your advantage may cause someone else difficulty as well as your self. Forest cutting rights as well as road usage and private land are a restraint and if you were to do something like build a tree house you may be surprised. Permission while not always required is still desirable.
On this day: June 30th 1953
The Chevy Corvette goes into production.
This roadside pond was drained because of its proximity to the green energy project.
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Midday Valley road was the scene of a drainage project recently. The spring feed pond was piped to the north and into a field near the Coldwater river leaving the bulrushes in the drying mud.The road is next to the Merritt Green energy project and diverts the water to a new area to the North.
There are several springs that make their way down the slope from the hills and mountains to the south of Merritt and the coastal mountains.
The diversion was made with large diameter pipe accessible by fauna.
On this day: June 25th 1982
Greece makes shaving heads for military recruits against policy.
Hey Merit what do you say?
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