To the seasons of life
One of many musician that get Merritt BC on their resume.
File Photo KDG
Public and free the recreational department presents music in the park (Central Park tonight). The Doug James Band is on tonight starting at 6:30 and running to 8:30. Look for the Rotary Band Shell.
On this Day July 7th 1954
Elvis makes his radio debut.
Merritt Post Office
Voght and Granite
File Photo: KDG
There may be a postal disruption on Friday as the employer of Canada Postal workers have given 72 hours lockout notice.
Gov’t pension checks are considered essential to an may be handled by management, electronic delivery is not effected.
Editors Note: Canada post owns Purolator Courier: “Purolator Inc. is a Canadian courier that is 91% owned by Canada Post Corporation,[1] 7% owned by Barry Lapointe Holdings Ltd. and 2% by others” Source Wikipedia
Purolator Merritt is at 2040 Voght street ( the above building) and post office…. they are listed in the Yellow pages.
On this Day: July 6th 1990
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is established.
Date line Merritt BC….
The area across from the Royal Bank on Garcia Street is often an area of parking for waiting pairs. Last week there was a senior couple sitting in an immaculate orange 2008 Corvette Sting Ray. ” We got it for our 50th anniversary of marriage” and we are members of the local car classic car club they said. The couple talked about Barry Jackson’s 1958 Stingray with a bit of glee as if they were progressive by having a couple of decades on Jackson in age and having a late model but classic style Ray.
The couple talked of the local show coming toward the end of July here. With a youthful tang, (after all I had asked them if their parents had bought it for them for graduation.
Model T
One of local enthusiast Jack Cross’s dozen model Ts
File Photo KDG
July 26th will see the Classic car show in Merritt once again.
Editors note: The show is on July 24th at Voght Park in Merritt, KDG
On this Day: July 5th 1946
The Bikini swim wear goes on sale in France.
Freedom is still a desire and a risk….
The flag the flies atop the hill entering Merritt from the west off highway 8, it is kept by the ready mix company that owns the land and gravel pit.
File Photo KDG
Friday marks the 149 year of confederation. A vision of a country different from the old world is highlighted by symbols such as the Peace Tower in Ottawa.
A federal state of provinces and territories marked and lively with the rule of law and the rights of its citizens; Canada remains a hope and inspiration to many.
The luxury of generosity has often been displayed by the nation. Security and thankfulness its fuel. May we guard its value and course over the bitterness of strife always.
On this Day: June 29th 1915
The North Saskatchewan river floods giving Edmonton its most severe flooding in its history.
Artist John Yellowlees and fans enjoy opening file photo KDG
The Art walk enjoys the sponsorship of the Chamber, The Arts Council and the City.
The Chamber sponsored art walk is on again. A display of local artisans paintings or art will be placed about town at sponsoring organizations and will run from July 1st through July.
The Chamber office says that passports will be available starting Monday at the Chamber office or the downtown tourist info center on Voght street.
The Art walk is sponsored by the Arts Council, The local Chamber and the city of Merritt.
On this Day: June 28th 1846
The Saxophone is patented .
Canoe quest to north west coast of BC File Photo KDG
The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion approved in May/2016 had conditions, one was ongoing consultations .
The expansion will increase tanker traffic from Vancouver, something unattractive to many and in particular First Nations. Because the expansion is considered by the regulator as in the public interest, consideration must have been given to what this will cost us. Including ascetics and life style. The shirt and caricature above was made for a canoe trip by First Nations people up the coast of BC, and shows an attitude that we understand and appreciate.
Large tankers can only be really be appreciated by sailors, double hulls by engineers, natural beauty by most and the coast of BC best by the indigenous residents. This will cost us as paying for any necessity does. A consuming humanity awaits and a vigilance demands a balance and respect for the costs and commitment of watchers and attitude molders.
On this Day: June 24th 1938
A meteor weighing over 400 metric tons explodes in to pieces in the earths atmosphere, landing at Chicora Pennsylvania.
Ken Hess is the entertainment at the city music in the park. Central Park Merritt. Start time 6 PM.
Ken Hess is a principal in the Merritt Rockin on the River Music Festival, and a country music entertainer from BC’s lower mainland.
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On this Day: June 23rd 1946
The Vancouver Island Earthquake of 1946
Editors note: We advise that you seek local government advice on conditions.
English bull dog is glad for the off leash park.
File Photo KDG
Lots of on luck to the Brits on their decision on Thursday. It seems odd to us that our parental nation is trying to make a decision on independence.
Referendum on EU membership on Thursday is their decision and theirs alone.
Is that turn about Fair play?
On this Day: June 21st 2009
Greenland assumes self rule.
The longest day in for the Northern Hemisphere will be Monday. June 20th 2016 will be tip the return to shorter days at 22:34:00 UTC. That’s 3:44 PM Pacific time for us in BC. No clocks to put back or ahead.
The solstice will be accompanied/ followed with a full moon.
Moon at three quarter August Merritt BC
Photo KDG
On this Day: June 17th 1461
OJ Simpson is arrested for the alleged murder of his wife.
The downtown historical society run tourist info center enjoys the employ of summer students every summer. The facility is equipped with maps and trail guides as well as offering free coffee or tea.
Supporting young people with summer jobs while studies are in abeyance is a Canadian tradition.
The manager and staff can point out the local stuff and help with gasoline ,car issues as well as give a tour a turn of the 20th century residence.
Two summer students,
at the Edwardian era historic house: The Baillie House
File Photo KDG
On this Day: June 16th 1891
John Abbot becomes the Prime Minister of Canada.
OSPREY AND CHICKS ,JULY 2010
File Photo KDG
The 138 KV power line is in to the new wood waste generator, coming down Voght Street from the new upgraded substation behind the court house it goes across Central Park’s western boundary with the gated community known as Sherwood park ( after the developer Ron Sherwood a long time city councilor that developed it and is now retired to Victoria.). It crosses the highway up the hill from Norgaards Ready Mix,after coming across the Nicola Valley Golf and Country Clubs fairway. Down the hill and past the Osprey nest on the highway 8 entrance to town, where it continues across the then Nicola River to twin steel poles leading across the old John Collet Ranch/ Jon Peachy Buffalo Ranch. Onward to cross the Midday Valley Road to the 40 Mega Watt plant,still under construction.
The highlight of the line were the ropes left strung, for some weeks from the pole that supports the Osprey nest to a pole across the Nicola River. It was taunting to see the Osprey return then build a new nest on the cleared off platform while attached by ropes to the power line. The Hydro crews eventually came and placed a new pole 10 feet away from the nest and towering 15 feet above it.
The activity did not seem to put any stress on the birds who still continue their normal fishing and mating activity.( it will be interesting to watch when the line is energized although the birds will make nests on the top of regular power poles with seeming immunity to any kind of harm.) There are about a half dozen of the birds in area) ,only a single pair occupy the nest.
Nest gone
File Photo KDG
The operation was supervised by a biologist working with the Lower Nicola Indian Band.
Ospreys returned from where they go in the winter
File Photo KDG
On this day: June 15th 1934
The Smokey Mountain national park is established.
A crane drives piles at the start of a 200 million dollar cogen facility in Merritt BC File Photo KDG
The Merritt Green energy project, is now constructing the stack. The construction consortium that are building the 40 Mega watt facility have a height variance of 45 meters in place. It now is starting to be present on the North side of the main building and is visible front he center of town.
Jack Madrigals a local retired man with plant experienced reminded us that the thermal generator in Kamloops a hundred kilometers north of Merritt needed to get another permit to raise their stack to accommodate population. The generator provided and provides electricity for the Kamloops Pulp mill. The operation never exported power off the property.
The Green energy project takes the wood chips from three local mills and produces power to the grid. Wood chips have been going to the Kamloops mill in Kamloops by Arrow trucks made specially for elevated dumping. The Merritt project is constructing the same truck lifting and dumping. According to Len an employee on site.
The Kamloops pulp mill is now operated by Domtar limited, who celebrated 50 years of operation in Kamloops.
The operation began in 1965, when a new and innovative concept for utilizing waste materials from regional sawmilling operations was developed. Sawmill residuals or waste in the form of sawdust and wood chips would be used to make pulp, thereby providing not only economic development in the region, but also addressing a significant environmental challenge facing sawmills of the day. A group of innovative entrepreneurs saw this opportunity and set to constructing a pulp mill in Kamloops.
The Kamloops Pulp mill get wood fiber from 22 interior mills. No word if the Merritt supply effects them however transportation over local use is a Green prerogative.
On this Day: June 14th 2002
An asteroid comes within 75000 miles of earth.
Hey Merit what do you say?
Kevin Griffiths
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