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.
There Is a new table at the parking arena parking lot on Voght Street. The round four seat-er appeared last week and is on a concrete platform under the maple trees that make the area so attractive for the Farmers market in the summer time.
It is also 25 feet from the quick charger and the 90 amp green highway EV charger.
It makes an invitation to bring a lunch to your EV recharge experience in Merritt. the quick charger is 20 minutes the 90 amp about 2 hours for most EVs.
On this Day: June 10th 1925
The first meeting of the New United Church of Canada in Toronto, making Presbyterian, Methodists and Congregationalists one entity for worship.
The May 19th decision of the twining of the trans mountain twinning of a pipeline was not an absolute, now the conditions are demonstrated is the next challenge.
The 157 conditions apply during various stages of the Project’s life cycle, including before construction, during construction and during operation of the pipeline. Conditions are designed to reduce possible risks identified during the application process and ensure the pipeline is planned, built and operated safely. The requirements also ensure Trans Mountain protects the environment and respects the rights of those directly affected by the Project through construction, mitigation and into many years of operations.
The conditions, which would be enforced by the NEB, cover a wide range of topics, including:
•Safety and integrity of the pipeline;
•Emergency preparedness and response;
•Protection of the environment;
•Ongoing consultation with those affected, including Aboriginal communities;
•Socio-economic matters;
•Affirmation of commercial support for the Project prior to construction; and
•Financial responsibility.
Shell Canada giving up expired oil exploration leases in the arctic, is not one of them listed unless you consider it ongoing consultation and expand it to interested parties.
Health and safety of the stakeholders are an ongoing concern . To live up to the adds on environment and economy in balance is not a mean feat. Its a great promise but should we just say lets see…
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Trans Mountain has a great record here.
On this Day: June 9th 1948
The International Council of Archives is established.
The Petro Canada Station here in Merritt received a delivery of gasoline yesterday ending its 2 day lack. Today it is selling regular gasoline at a dollar nineteen a liter.
When we asked a customer fueling his vehicle bearing Saskatchewan plates if he had any trouble greeting gas on his trip from the east he said no. ” didn’t have to carry some in your pockets to get here ” “no”.
At this writing the Chevron station on Dewolf way is selling regular gasoline at $116.9 a liter. http://www.gasbuddy.com/
Gas price, the availability of fuel File Photo KDG
There was no gasoline available at the Petro Canada outlet at the Junction of Highway 5 and 97c.
On Monday there was no word on when there would be any available from their refiner Sun Corp.
The outlet was selling regular gasoline at 119.9 a liter on the weekend.
At 11 am this morning the downtown Petro Canada said they don’t have any idea when they will have fuel and the other Petro Canada off the freeway exit here has none.
The source didn’t know if other such as Shell or Chevron had gas.
Gas buddy is reporting prices but not availability. The postings are calling it temporary.
On this day: June 7th 1909
Mary Pickford starts her cinematic career the tender age of 16.
The City recreation department has a music program in Central Park here in Merritt. Tomorrow evening they are featuring Kenny Hess.Ken is a principle in the Merritt Rockin on the River Music Festival, and is enjoying a full page add for his park appearance in the local newspaper, the Merritt Herald.
The event includes an open house at the for his summer festival at the Canadain Country Music Hall of Fame,2025 Quilchena Avenue in Merritt. The open house is from 4 PM to 5 and the performance is at 6 PM.
The Merritt Rockin on the River Music Festival is on July 28th to 31 2016, at the old Merritt Mountain Music Festival grounds.
Ken Hess is a country music performer from the lower mainland of BC.
The music in the park program continues with through the summer Thursdays ,see Merritt .Ca for details.
On this Day: June 22 1990
Checkpoint Charlie comes down in Berlin.
The country singer Glen Campbell visited Merritt for the Merritt Mountain Music Festival . He left a set of hand prints in a concrete star that was placed in a viewing stone in front of the Merritt News building, on Granite and Voght. The Merritt News moved to the new part of town and left the iconic image in front of the building.
The building has been left mostly empty for a number of years. A sore confusion with the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame being around the corner.
Glen Campbell was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2011 , and now lives in a home. The Walk of Stars that Glen’s star belongs to is on city property.( side walk tour)
Glen Campbell was married four times and has two intervening children.
A star handprint from the walk of stars in Merritt. File Photo KDG
A source says the building is being renovated for a retail operation. The stars are being cleaned and repainted about town at this writing.
The Merritt news eventually ceased publishing with its parent The Kamloops Daily News.
There is a Tanya Tucker mural on the north side of the building being renovated. The mural was done by Michael Loughery and signed by Tanya Tucker in 2006.
On this Day: June 3rd 1937
The Duke of Winsor marries an American divorcee, Wallis Simpson.
An emphasis on some sort of fire awareness. The board is back to its pointer reading low risk today. File photo: KDG
The downtown fire station has a hazard board out side that shows current risk for the area. It is currently at low, “it was at extreme but we have had some rain” says the fire captain while crew were washing an engine that just came back from a call yesterday AM.
The spring has been exemplary here for us in the south central part of BC. The river run off saturation peaked at 30 percent just the limit that sandbagging is considered. We had two days of dead grass on the surrounding hills before rain and natural greening occurred leaving the valley here in Merritt exquisite in tone and esthetic. The Spruce Bud Worm problem abated some years ago and the local hills lost its red streaks.
The lower mainland is experiencing floods at this writing from run off.
High tides of 15 feet with lows of 5 feet today in New West Minister are graduating down to 15 foot highs and 1 ft lows by Saturday. Tide levels are not much of a concern for us here in the interior.
“The periodic rise and fall of the water along ocean coasts is a phenomenon familiar to all of us. Even those who have never been to the seashore have heard enough about the tides to know that they follow a rhythmic daily pattern. We also know that the tide has a profound effect on navigation and harbor” construction. Source:http://www.tides.gc.ca/eng/info/tides
On this day June 1st 1967
The song Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band is released.
The Historic Baillie house had another stay over to engage the said ghost on the 21st of May. A documentary crew doing a series on alledged haunting in BC adds its name to the list of recent investigations held at the 2201 Vought Street site. BC Spirits had a recording session in 2008 and a reporter from the local newspaper the Merritt Herald spend a night alone a few years ago. All parties were seeking communication with haunting spirits.
Crying , and muffled speech by a number of entities as well as exploding light bulbs . A picture of an apparition was published by BC Spirits in a 2008 report.
We took this picture of a tree in the yard and when opened in the pixel program on our laptop it seemed to show a face. The tree died then came back to life the following year.
The white space at the Baillie house…..shows a ghostly face. Photo KDG
Realtor Tom McDonough who lived in the house with his family for four years believes a number of the Edwardian houses in the downtown area of Merritt are haunted. Tom now lives in Vancouver.
Sandy Curnow, manager of the historical site said that the May 21st investigation was ” the strongest of the 13 documented: By the film crew .
More to come;
Editors note: believing and communicating about apparitions may effect your credibility.
On this Day May 31st 1669
Saying that he has poor eyesight Samuel Pepys records his last diary entry.
There is a artist reception tonight at the Brambles Bakery on Quilchena Avenue Cinderella Trent will be featured as well as Silva Rosenfelder Schechtel. Titled Fractured Light the showing ,is of mosaics, paintings and quilts.
The show is at 7 PM and is hosted for treats.
Ms Trent has also been a contributor to the Arts Council showings at the Nicola Avenue, Court House Gallery.
On this day: May 27th 1958
The F4 Phantom jet is put in service.
Gas price, the availability of fuel File Photo KDG
From a individuals point of view Gasoline prices em to have benefited from laborer trouble in France and the Forest fires of Alberta. Crude at 50 dollars didn’t effect prices here over the long weekend but stayed static at 109.9 a liter.
At this writing gas prices are trending up so an effort on conservation is in order.
Glad to see crude prices going up because of domestic interruptions instead of conflict, lets pray and hope this trend continues…
On this Day: May 26th 2012
A cannibal attack occurs on the a causeway in Florida.
Next week the head of State, Elizabeth the Second, will have the anniversary of her coronation. Her reign started on February 6th 1952 with the death of her father and her becoming the monarch regent.
The queen is 44th on the list of long reigns the longest being, Sobuza 11 of Swaziland with 82 years 252 days.
She remains the longest reigning British Monarch at 64 years 109 days.
There are 191 monarchs with verified reigns over 50 years and Pepi the 11 of Egypt tops the list of disputed or unverifiable reigns at 94 years 2278 BC-2184 BC.
Happy Anniversary.
On this day: May 25th 1977
Star Wars is released in theaters.
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