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.
Dan Albas MP Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola Photo: KDG
Budget from an opposition side of the house…
An action plan is the same as a budget it just expresses the activity in dollars and cents.
The first action plan of a strongly mandated new government comes down today, expressed in dollars and cents the closing of some offices and the change of direction discussed in the recent election including…..
No room in the Inn,there is a large CP rail crew staying here in Merritt and a large bus pulled up to a local motel and let off a tired looking and soiled work crew on Thursday.
There is no Rail here in Merritt it was taken out decades ago when truck traffic started utilizing the new divided highway , the Coquihalla. After stopping running trains for 2 years the company removed the tracks. A local Building supply on Voght street was one of the first to expand over the right away putting in a large warehouse to solidify the removal. The local Rotary Club made a walking trail and spruced up a bridge at the junction of the Nicola and Coldwater rivers coming into Merritt on Highway 8 from the Fraser canyon.
According to a source the reason the crews are here is because they usually stay in motels in Cache Creek, close to the work, but no rooms were available to suit them. The reason being there is a film production going on at Cache Creek and they are taking the available rooms.
The regional district has a film commission that accommodates productions : http://thompsonnicolamoviemap.com/ the movie map shows a number of productions made in the Area of Cache Creek Ashcroft BC. The dry desert like climate is highlighted on the TNRD commissions web site.
On this day: March 18th 1985
The first episode of Neighbors is broadcast.
Beef cattle get moved about from summer and winter range. Being fed all winter on the ranch then being moved up to higher pastures to graze on what nature provides makes an economy that we all have a stake in ( except Vegans).
Most range access by road is controlled by metal grated cattle guards in this area however it is good to close any barbed wire fence after use if one is still in service.
There are a number of feed lots here in the Merritt area. The lots function all year long, they are used for dairy cattle that are being matured to two years before being moved to the lower mainland for milk production.
Herd laws make farmers liable for loss of stock not kept behind fences, there can be failure in fences, however collisions with livestock are less frequent now.
On this Day: March 17th 2013
The largest meteorite ever observed hitting the moon lands on its backside.
A sign displayed at a new local pre-owned business in the down town of Merritt. Photo KDG
The Nicola Valley Film Society is hosting its last film of its season on Monday the 21st of March. The film will be shown at 7 pm in the local community college lecture theater,4155 Belshaw avenue at the top of the hill in Merritt. Free parking and no food or drinks in the theater.
The UK production Jimmy’s Hall is the film , a sin of building a dance hall for people to come and dance argue and dream is explored. Trailer: https://nicolavalleyfilmsociety.wordpress.com/
Season ticket holders should be there 15 minutes early to make sure of seating. Five dollar admission with a 2 dollar season Membership.
The Nicola Valley Film Society is a non for profit organization run by local volunteers .
On this day: March 16th 1958
Ford’s 50 millionth car, called Thunderbird, is produced.
This is a long way from a gas pump File Photo: KDG
The local Petro Canada station on the corner on Nicola and Voght is offering regular gasoline at 99.9 cents a liter. The price dropped from a $1.02.9 last week and has bridged the psychological barrier of a dollar a liter once again. In earlier weeks it had dropped below 90 cents.
The CBC is reporting that it looked into price increases on long weekends and found something under 20 occurrences which is not unusual for the system of refining. There were other price drops to long weekends.
Canadian Tire suffered a seven figure fine for price fixing between May and November 2007. The combines people usually use real estate zoning to encourage completion in big box stores!
Gas buddy: This service says that the prices are rising and BC is at $1.06.9 with national well under at 92.9.
There is a summer driving season that is about to the college year and summer hours this usually has an effect on prices it will be interesting to see if it is in effect this summer with gluts reflected in bank accounts of producers. (Or did they fix that with grocery prices) Editors Note: We believe that the refiner capacity is more responsible for the lag in gas prices dropping in relation to crude prices. No one wants one in their back yard. This may be good as it prevents dumping to a degree. Politically dumped production harms consumers in the long run and predatory pricing will do in competition that make prices stable.
Sunday morning on the 13th is daylight saving time once again. Clocks change at 2 in the morning.
Daylight saving time (DST) or summer time is the practice of advancing clocks during summer months by one hour so that in the evening daylight is experienced an hour longer, while sacrificing normal sunrise times. Typically, regions with summer time adjust clocks forward one hour close to the start of spring and adjust them backward in the autumn to standard time. [1] source Wikipedia.
An extra hour coming up for Rodders, this one was out trying earlier in the week. Photo KDG
DST was first proposed in 1895 by New Zealander, George Hudson. The global warming and energy crisis have made it more desirable over time.
On this day: March 11th 1932
Booming Ben the last Heath Hen is seen for the last time.
The Tesla roadster started the lifestyle attraction to EVS.
Jason a man about 40 was at the Voght street EV charging station last evening. Driving a 2015 used model of a Nissan Leaf he said it was his first time charging this recent purchase in Chilliwack. On the DC 500 Volt charger said that the charge would cost him 8 dollars.
Jason said that his car only had 3000 miles on it and was a lease back he paid 24,000 dollars for it and was not able to get a incentive payment as it was used. He was happy to have made it to Merritt from Hope on a charge from, saying his expected range is 125 KM an upgrade from the 1st generation Nissan leafs, giving a more comfortable trip over the mountains to Merritt.
He was continuing on to Kamloops were he expected to access another quick DC charger. He expressed happiness that there was money in the globe commitment to increase charging spots. ” It gave me the confidence to make the leap from may fossil fuel burning truck.”
We left Jason at a 97 % charge level with 12 minutes left to go in the 20 minute charge “It gos into trickle mode for the last bit so as not to be hard on the Battery. Jason also expressed confidence in the value of the warranty in the battery and ” I also have an extended one”.
Jason continued on with his female companion saying he also has BCAA. Jason seemed to be a well organized person. He expressed the hope and dream that one day Tesla cars would have an arrangement with Uber and driver less cars would be available on demand for a monthly fee similar to Net Flix.
He said that there is a book out on the life of Tesla motors driver Elon Musk, ” a reporter did it through interviews with a final approval before publication by Musk”.
Editors Note: there are many books on Musk available on Amazon, and !ndgo.
On this day: March 10th 1977
Rings on Uranus are observed.
A move to the right shows level of water tables. File Photo KDG
Wayne a local artisan said of the snow that fell on Monday. ” need the water” . The sign shows the trend last summer as water levels brought a fishing ban on local rivers.
The TNRD is offering pre-ordered rain barrels 1/2 price. The 55 gallon white barrels must be paid for before hand for April 30th pickup. The barrels will be available for P/U at the Green living event, Sandman center 300 Lorne street, order deadline April 15th. : http://enviroworld.ca/kamloops
On this day: March 8th 2014
A Boeing 777 flight 370 disappears off the coast of Malaysia.
A new Tesla S going to a home in Williams Lake BC File Photo KDG
Tesla Model S not in announced green incentives.
Brock, a man charging up his Red Tesla EV at the Voght street charger said he and the Tesla community were upset that the green subsidy was not on his type of car. The Tesla he drives is considered a luxury car and is not in the 70 thousand dollar range cap for the recently announced incentive for EV’s and hybrids.”they have to meet the commitment from Paris he said and luxury cars being left out is not helping.”
He also said because his car type attracts the luxury sales tax of 10 percent PST the province still would be ahead if they included the Tesla S series in the program.
Brock is says he is an engineer and lives in Kamloops, he sometimes does work for the City of Merritt.
There is slightly less then 12 million dollars committed to the Globe Green plan by the BC government in Paris. The money is to go to clean energy vehicles and promoting clean air and water.
You are now allowed to drive in HOV lanes in electric vehicles without passengers.
There are estimated to be less then 4000 Electric Vehicles in BC .
Because electric vehicles don’t consume gasoline or directly produce greenhouse gas emissions, there is strong government support for their development, production and sale—including, in some provinces, financial incentives for consumers. In Ontario, for example, consumers are eligible for up to $8500 in rebates when purchasing certain BEVs or PHEVs, although HEVs are not eligible. In British Columbia, rebates of up to $5000 are available for certain electric vehicles. And at least one province – Ontario – also has an incentive program for those who install a home charging system. The federal government does not offer consumer incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles.Source BCAA
Live smart BC has info on charging stations as well.
On this Day: March 4th 1913
The United States Department of Labor is formed.
Well away from crime scene to keep from contamination of evidence. File photo KDG
A news person waits for info and pictures in the public interest, at an alleged murder in Merritt. Voght park in Merritt saw evidence collecting people in full white coveralls scrutinizing the scene. RCMP constable Collin Brant( a former editor at the Merritt Herald) was on the John Collet Memorial Bridge, in his maroon un-marked car on the other side of the park keeping people out of the marked off area.
The 20 year old victim in this 2002 crime lay off one of the tracks used for school track meets and trace evidence of hundreds of people lay all about. This crime was solved however many are cold and details of the crime are kept secret for interviews and investigation for years.
The fewer that know the details the better making the chances of finding the guilty party who also knows the exact details.
Chief justice of the BC Court, Thomas Crabtree and entourage were in Merritt on Tuesday and met with local First Nations elders and had a public conversation with students and those interested in aboriginal engagement with the court. Topics that came up were restorative justice and culture.
Bigger pools of people making for a bigger circle of those that might pollute a serious crime investigation with numbers of people! Leaving their trace evidence and muddling of details.
In our view restorative justice may have some value for those already convicted of lessor crimes but the involvement of the unprofessional and those not in the justice system is can be counter productive.
The justice heads the Student Journalism Education Program for the court and there was little interest coming up at the meeting, publication bands and restraints of criminal evidence collection by journalists and the public is important to not polluting the case however it remains that anything in public view can be openly commented on even to the end of being a case public.
The disposition of evidence remains on the professionals….
Investigation should be an exact science as liberty is really all free people have and needs to be safeguarded. Debacles with chains of custody and information are intolerable.PP
A vehicle used by plain clothes Mounties at a 2002 murder. File Photo KDG
On this Day: March 3rd 2005
An around the world airplane navigation is accomplished by Steve Fossett, the trip was solo and nonstop.
Notice of an application of herbicide,applicator said it included mosquito resolve. File Photo: KDG
File Photo: KDG
There is an advertised opportunity for input into mosquito /nuisance control coming up.
Lower Nicola:
Place Lower Nicola Hall,382 Aberdeen Road
Day: March 7th 2016
Time 6:30 to 8:30, presentation 7:00 to 7:30
Place: Nicola Lake Area, Quilchena Hotel highway 5A
Day: March 8th 2016
Time 6:30 to 8:30 Presentation 7:00 to 7:30
The open house and presentation is hosted by the TNRD Thompson Nicola Regional District.
File Photo: KDG
Helicopters doing work can be an overhead hazard, applying spray from above. File photo KDG
On this Day: March 2nd 1995
Researchers at Fermi Lab discover the Top Quark.
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