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.
The local Nicola Naturalists are having a botanist to speak and present on the 19th of March at the NVIT lecture theater in Merritt. Dan Durall is from the University of the Okanagan.
Ever wondered about local mushrooms – whether they are edible or poisonous, and what roles they play in the local ecosystems? Dr. Durall is a mycologist (fungus specialist) with many years of experience studying fungi in the BC interior. He is especially interested in fungi found in our forests, understanding their role in carbon and nutrient cycling as well as the effect of forest practices on fungal populations and communities.
All Welcome: membership or donation requested. Program starts at 7 PM no food or drink in the lecture theater.
On this Day: March 12th 1961
The first winter assent of the north face of Elger mount.
The 10 thousand items, used and withdrawn, from the TNRD system is in progress , at the Merritt Library, at 1691 Garcia Street Merritt. The proceeds go to children’s programs and it promotes the mandate of literacy by making available.
The sale runs from the 3rd to the 14th and new boxes are opened every day. Pocket books go for a dollar and hard covers for two.
The library has an overhead railway given by the museum and the model railway club. It can be run by request, usually about once a day.
On this day: March 6th 1965
The Premier of Australia, Tom Playford, loses office after 27 years.
A happy job stewart talks to us at the start of the 3rd 500 KV line near Merritt. Photo KDG
You may be miffed that the BC government takes a dividend from hydro when its supposed to be a non profit and delivering power at a rate that reflects your equal standing as a citizen in British Columbia now that dividend may be more attractive when a low snow pack creates less generating capsity then in other year. Putting pressure on that dividend against a reasonable rate. Is it a tax? It is against the mixed economy concept that is supposed to undergird our free system of profit driven business. Here’s what hydro is saying about the snow pack:
Lower-level snowpack is way below normal in many areas across province
No snow on the North Shore mountains. Mount Washington closed to skiing for the season. A record high temperature of 14°C at Vancouver airport a month after Christmas. What’s going on here? And what does it mean to 2015 water levels in B.C., including BC Hydro’s reservoirs? To answer those questions, and to take a deeper dive into the effects of climate change, we sat down with BC Hydro meteorologist Tim Ashman, author of a popular in-house weather blog that goes out to more than 1,000 BC Hydro employees. A member of BC Hydro’s hydrology and technical services team, Ashman agrees that this has been a weird winter in B.C. “It’s been unusual in B.C. and in much of Western North America,” he says. “It’s been warm quite consistently, pretty much all winter, with only a couple exceptions.” What makes the winter of 2014-2015 so unusual is just how warm and wet it has been compared to other so-called El Nino years. We had one in 2009-2010 during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, but that winter was largely dry. Not this time around, because this El Nino year is different. “All of our storm cycles have been warm,” he says. “And that’s had a significant effect on our snowpacks. We’ve had to deal with water runoff instead of storage into the snowpack. At elevations where we’re generally storing snow at this time of year, we’ve seen runoff.” That runoff was significant enough that BC Hydro was forced to spill water at several dams, notably in the Campbell River system. Meanwhile, a rainy October in the north recharged ground water and increased streamflows into BC Hydro’s largest reservoir, Williston, in what amounted to an unusual, but welcome, pre-winter influx of water heading into the peak season for electricity demand.
Maybe rain will come maybe taxs will go up. What ever comes we still have a lot of good people and an enduring community to increase our quality of life come what may. You may take this serous enough to do that solar project you have put off. On this day: March 5th 1975 The first meeting of the home brew computer club.
The outdoor lacrosse rink on Voght Street west of the RCMP station is also getting basketball hoops beside the freshly poured bases for the overhead lighting are bases for poles to hold up a number of cross rink basketball courts.
A source says that the locally formed lacrosse association will have responsiblity and operation of the facility when completed. They had volunteer work bees in some of the work in construction.
The rink is on city property next to the golf course that operates as a non-profit as well.
On this Day: March 4th 1913
The United States Department of Labour is formed.
The local GM Dealer at the corner of Voght and Nicola is having a refresh. A source says there will be a new entrance and new cladding. The car business is one of the and Murray GM group and has always been a GM dealership it was formerly Dafoe motors and before that Al McDougal motors.
Last day for all weather shelter at 1937 Quilchena Ave. The all weather shelter in Merritt is open daily through January and February, come March 1st it will only be open when temperatures are below Zero Celsius.
We hope not to see you there…..
new parking policy at hall Photo KDG
On this day: February 27th 1986
Television coverage is allowed as trial in the US Senate.
On Monday March 9th,2015 at the NVIT Lecture Theatre in Merritt The film society will show Calvary. The film starts at 7PM and parking is free. 2 dollar membership and 5 dollar admission.
No food or drink in the lecture theater. ” a serious inquiry into faith”
On this day: February 26th 2013
Nineteen people are killed in the crash of a balloon near Luxor Egypt.
February is heart month canvassers are out for honorary Chair Adrian Clarkson, who wants us together to make more survivors from heart disease.
Want to be part of the Heart and Stroke Foundations ” Make more survivors campaign”?:
Go to my personal canvass page at: http://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=1110530&supId=419385915 or go to the heartandstroke.ca website.
On this day: February 25th 1991
The Warsaw pact is proclaimed disbanded.
The local community college NVIT is in the middle of an expansion here in Merritt. Something over a million and a half dollars is being spent on leveling some ground and adding another trades trailer to the ones, they already have.
The existing trades trailers that include welding and metal work equipment for training and pre apprentice qualification were funded by Teck Corporation. The funding from the additions is coming from Western Economic Diversification , the federal government entity created to fill the hole left by the Crow rate when it was abolished. The Crow rate made freight( railway) rates more equal for western consumers of goods coming out of the industrial heartland of Eastern Canada.
Western Economic Diversification also funds The Community Futures program that assists small business with start-up and loans. They have a reasonable record with flower shops, motels, art supply and support for cultural events such as music festivals here in Merritt.
Opinion: With deference to the constraints of the Free Trade Agreements that regulate subsidies we think that (industrial )there remains a value to east west equity. There is value to large production lines effecting the price of consumer goods coming from North South transportation lines.
On this Day:February 24th 1996
February 24th is a leap day for the last time in the EU and the Roman Church.
February 29, also known as the leap day of the Gregorian calendar, is a date that occurs in most years that are divisible by 4, such as 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020. Years that are divisible by 100, but not by 400, do not contain a leap day; thus 1700, 1800, and 1900 did not contain a leap day while 1600 and 2000 did. Years containing a leap day are called leap years. February 29 is the 60th day of the Gregorian calendar in such a year, with 306 days remaining until the end of the year. For the Chinese calendar, this day itself in February will only occur in years of the monkey, dragon and rat.
Appledorn tulips breaking soil in Merritt February 17th /15 Photo KDG
The earth needs to warm up to germinate plants, for this various plants need differing amounts of degree days. the lower mainland and Victoria are reporting plant germination. We have seen some activity in sheltered area around warmed soil from buildings. Spring is still far off.
On this Day: February 20th 1965
Ranger 8 photographs the moon for landing spots then crashes .
The local drill hall in Merritt is a hundred years old this month. February 1915 saw the building turned over to the owners the Federal Government.
Located at 1701 Coldwater avenue it has been the home of the Rocky Mountain Rangers for most of its existence, the Trudeau government sold it to the Elks in the 1960s for a dollar and that organization sponsored the 950 Merritt Cadet Corp for some years. The Reserve unit a mortar platoon support company was wound down at that time and later the Cadets moved across the street to a youth facility.
When built the City of Merritt just incorporated in 1911 would have been about 600 people, the armory would have involved a large percentage of the population.
They are having an open house at the old armoury on February 21st, this Saturday. The Lt Governor Judy Guichon a Valley native will be in attendance.
On this Day: February 19th 1986
Canadian Hockey Player and Montreal Canadians draftee, from Alberta Kyle Chipchura is born.
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