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October 6, 2015

The federal election is coming on Monday , October 19th, 2015. It is from 7 am to 7 pm and the local polling stations in the Nicola Valley (here) are the Merritt Civic Center and the Lower Nicola Community Hall.

The advanced polls are :

  • Friday, October 9th- noon to 8pm
  • Saturday, October 10th-noon to 8pm
  • Sunday, October 11-noon to 8pm
  • Monday, October 12-noon to 8pm

There is a mail in ballot opportunity if you are not in the riding on any of these days, you can vote by special ballot, to obtain the ballot contact the returning officer. The ballot must reach the riding by 7PM on October 13th 2015 .

Disclaimer: this information comes from published material from Elections Canada distributed by E. Salmon-De- Friedberg, please refer to a second source for certainty in this important event.

elections canada.gc.ca

On this Day: October 6th 2007
A human powered complete navigation of the globe is done by Jason Lewis.

Have a great weekend!

Have a great weekend!

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Graphics for the sage…

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October 5, 2015
Enhancing the image of the city photo KDG

Enhancing the image of the city
photo KDG

Taylor, Jordan and Brett are installing graphic sheets to nine hydro/ utility/ transforming boxes to make the city more appealing.   A city works foreman said that the cost wasn’t that much and they are resistant to vandal writing or tagging…
The men are from Premier Graphics of Richmond.
On this day: October 5th 1665
The University of Kiel is established.

Utilities box with new graphics Photo KDG

Utilities box with new graphics
Photo KDG

https://www.uni-kiel.de/index-e.shtml

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TGIF- Destroyed home

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October 2, 2015

A home was destroyed on Midday Valley road on Friday according, to some at 8PM. A couple of people from the neighbouring industrial project were the ones to report it ( source). A person cleaning up on Wednesday said that there remains about 15,000 dollars clean up costs.

The home was in view of the security recording cameras at the nearby storage facility, it was closed at the time.

On this Day: October 2nd 1452

Richard 111 of England is born.

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Gliders

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October 1, 2015

Glider activity Merritt BC Photo KDG

Glider activity Merritt BC
Photo KDG


There have been a couple of days this week when gliders were seen in the skies above Merritt. Gliders are mostly used for recreational purposes,however they can be used for military as well as commercial activities in hostile places.

Learning to soar is one of the least expensive ways to learn to fly. The gliders are club-owned and are simple to maintain, compared to powered aircraft. Because fuel is only consumed during the launch, the cost of flying a glider is much lower per-hour than flying a motorized aircraft. Training costs are kept low because our instructors are unpaid volunteers who simply enjoy the rewards of introducing new people to the joy of soaring. At a gliding club, everyone pitches in to hel

source:http://www.sac.ca/website/index.php/fr/home-all/learning-to-soar

On this day: October 1st 1908

The Ford Model T is marketed for $825 dollars USD

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Poles

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September 30, 2015
Pole installation and work on Voght street Merritt Photo KDG

Pole installation and work on Voght street Merritt
Photo KDG

The work continues for the Merritt Green energy and new substation power project. Poles on Voght to transmit power from the substation and generator.
A worker on site says that they are putting pipes in the road to bring three phase power to some business’s for after they move the poles to the other side of the road.

On this day: September 30th 1955
Popular entertainer James Dean dies at 24 in a car crash.

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Super moon

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September 29, 2015

 

Moon over Merritt 27th September Photo kdg

Moon over Merritt 27th September
Photo KDG

 

There will be others and the skies here cooperated for the event although it was maximum eclipse when we saw it here 7:47 PM.

On this Day: September 29 1966

The Chevrolet Camaro is produced renamed from the Panther.

 

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TGIF-Eclipse

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September 25, 2015
Moon rising file photo KDG

Moon rising
File photo: KDG

The total lunar eclipse this weekend coincides with the end of the….. nomination period for the federal election. Elections Canada will publish all registered candidates on Sept 30th.

Update:

In the US, Canada, and Central and South America, this rare Total Lunar Eclipse of a Supermoon will begin on the evening of September 27, 2015. In Europe, South/East Asia, Africa, the Arctic, and in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans it starts after midnight on September 28, 2015.

Also called a Blood Moon this eclipse will last for about 1 hour and 12 minutes.

Is this Total Lunar Eclipse visible in Kamloops? source: http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2015-september-28

 

On this Day: September 25th 1890

The  US, Sequoia National park is established.

 

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Journalism

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September 24, 2015
Art displayed at the Baillie house File Photo. KDG

Art displayed at the Baillie House,art follows life then who,what,where, when and why.
File Photo. KDG

The press is a 20th century phenomenon in its present form. Oral communications and book publishing flourished for antiquity and through the middle ages but only since modern constitutions guaranteed a free press has it been so proactive and investigative. In times when things published were usually the dictates of authorities  a separate press and library system ensures democracy.

Pre World War 1 press ribbon...

Edwardian Era press ribbon at the Baillie House
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On this Day: September 24th 1968
Sixty Minutes debuts on CBS

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Dress for success

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September 23, 2015
Dress's for formal events File Photo KDG

Dress’s for formal events
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Fund raiser File photo KDG

Fund raiser
File photo KDG

Sometimes having an expensive dress for a grad or occasion is a barrier for young people. These file photos shows a group that made dresses for those that had trouble.
They also had a fun night to raise money for the project. It was at the Merritt Desert Inn, here in town and it was successful. No word if the activity continued.
The Merritt Desert Inn is On Voght street in Merritt and the Proprietor Melba White is a Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, as a supporter of country music including local festivals. The Hall of Fame is on the 2000 block of Quilchena Avenue here in Merritt. It is open during summer months and some long weekends displaying the inductees plaques and a 2 hr video panel of activities including a young looking
On this Day: September 23rd 1908
The University of Alberta is founded.

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Land Rover.

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September 22, 2015

This land rover is a rebuilt with . Photo KDG

This land rover is a rebuilt with .
Photo KDG


Land Rovers are iconic to naturalist activity. The British built vehicle also had military application. A source says finding new parts for these in forgotten p0laces were the British military explored the world is a desirable.The vehicle above was made at a land rover business between Merritt and Spence’s bridge a number of years ago.
The 1948 to 1985 iconic style The series 1 was built by Land Rover in Solihull England. They maintain that 70 percent of the all aluminum body vehicles are still in use.
The ” series” version 1948-85 including 1,11,111 were rough riding and the transmission was not that synchronized and required skill in matching engine RPM to shifting. It remains the image most associated with the plains of Africa and deserts of the world.
Editors note this information relys on some personal experience and info from Wikipedia that calls for some more sourcing to be considered fact.

On this day September 22 1888

National Geographic magazine is first published.

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TGIF- 30 minutes to go

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September 18, 2015

The sunset on the day of this writing is going to be at 7:12 and sunrise was 6:42, one half hour to go to equinox when its 12 hours of each. This will happen on the 23rd of September. then the march to the winter solstice begins. and the shortest day begins.

September 18th 2009

The decades run of the daytime soap The Guiding Light ends. The Talk eventually takes over the CBS time slot from long time soaps…

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Film society AGM

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September 17, 2015
Osprey

Osprey in flight
File photo KDG

The Nicola Valley Film Society has its AGM on October 6th,6:30 PM  at the local public library. Its film season starts Monday at the lecture theater at the local community college. It features Pride as its first of the six films to be shown this season.

Film schedule

 

On this day: September 17th 1987

The Pope visits an Aids infected boy in San Francisco.

 

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