To the seasons of life
Its good that it is friday….
Next meeting of the Nicola naturalists Thursday, May 23 7 pm at the Merritt Civic Center , Downtown. The meeting is a joint meeting with the Nicola Valley Explorers. “The Majestic Thompson River” with Bernie Fandrich. (Kumsheen Raft Adventures )
Today in history: April 19th 1927
Mae west is given 10 days in jail for your part in the play SEX.
The people at Ardew were informed at 5 o’clock this morning Saturday 13/13 that they were all laid off. The mill was being taken over by Aspen Planners after being acquired by them. The Ardew Mill is old tech without J bar sorter.:*
* Opinion: There will be a net job loss in that sector as Aspen Planners have two mills here before acquiring Ardew. One saw mill one planner mill .
The consolidation sees AP in control of the Weyerhaeuser operation and the Ardew operation , leaving one other lumber producer here; Tolko Industries a private company that also had its start as a family business.
Other small mills include NMV and pine Ideas as specialty lumber manufacturers.
Today in history: April 15th 1923
Insulin becomes generally available for people with diabetes.
English: Union Flag, Flag of the United Kingdom (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Its good that it is friday….
Today in History: April, 12 1606
The Union flag is adopted in the UK.
Our editoral view on the need to break winter and sympathy to those in England that have not survived it. ( old and sick)
This morning there was heavy frost on the ground, after snow on the weekend that did not stick.
Crocus , tulips and daffodils are seen in yards that have sheltered areas and warmth of soil conditions.
A consultation with Henry a participant at the farmers market and a serious friend of the with in a hundred miles thought said that he planted 80 odd romaine lettuce in side this week in anticipation of planting outside. He said they are frost hardy and lots of green vegetables are, common wisdom for less frost hardy plants is the end of May. Henry intends to have produce at the farmers market when it opens May 18th.
Today in History: April 10th, 1710
The statute of Anne, the first law regulating copyright in the UK is made.
The hill side to the south-west in Merritt is green. It’s the one that’s visible just under some large condos that Claude Lelievre of Merritt Mountain Entertainment built and were abandoned some years ago. The warmth coming from underground workings that burned for many years is still apparent. The developer Claude Lelievre was said to be making a pond or lake behind the area when he lost all the water to underground workings. The hill-side also had billowed a small column of smoke. The smoke has not been seen for years and the story of the water loss was talked about as its cause.
The area is shown on the Active Mountain Resort http://www.freespiritmedia.com/AMRNew/realestateintro.html‘s web page . However the abnormal greening is only apparent in early spring when the surrounding area has not germinated yet.
The Web page has not updated its calender of activities since 2005.
There are unconfirmed reports of new owners and development plans.
Today in History: April 8th 1954
Thirty seven people die as a Canadian Air force trainer collides with an airliner over Moosejaw Sask.
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