To the seasons of life
Its good that it is friday….
Phil Smith a retired supervisor at the local Ministry of Forests was chatting about the Enbridge project today. 700 creeks to cross in his estimation makes for an environmentally challenging project if it is ever approved.
Today in history: October 12,1962
The Russian premier has a shoe pounding incident at the UN General Assembly.
The Pacific Forest Rally is happening here this weekend. Rally cars are about and the roads in the back country will full of activity here. The rally has a pit stop in the center of town off from the Garcia Street Mall. The organizers are using a paved parking lot as they did last year with the Canadian Tire lot up on the hill. The rally used the unpaved Railyard malls yet undeveloped corner in previous years resulting in a lot of raised dust and rock.
Today in history: October 11,1976
Gerald Ford makes George Washington General of the Armies of America ; posthumously.
The local public library is talking about another Zombie walk this year. The Halloween season brings a dress up appetite to all the excentrics and not so excentric in the world. When asked if the local Librarian had enough brains left to host another Zombie walk this year she motioned in the affirmative.
Today in history: October 10th,1973
The United States Vice President Agnew resigns after being charged with Income Tax Evasion.
This term may not be politically correct but we surely do have it, the days are glorious and bright and calm.
For a definition:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_summer
Today in history: October 9th,1824
Slavery is ended in Costa Rica.
Today in history: October 8th,1932
The Indian Government establishes an Air Force.
Have a great weekend.
The provincial government has sent out letters to former PST registrants advising that the new PST is to be implemented on April 13 2013.
They are offering help and a outline registration for business who wish to have a representative help them.
The HST will be gone because of a referendum inititive.
Today in history: October 5 1944
The Royal Canadian Air force shoot down the first German Jet Fighter over Europe.
There is a couple of people on Voght Street with signs against the Smart Meters that Hydro is installing. One a women about 45 is saying her motivation is because of burying a relative with many brain tumors in the head area around the ear , she says that her relation used cell phones with regularity.
In the 10 odd minutes we talked to her there were no honks from passing traffic.
Today in history: October 4 1957
The Arrow Jet Fighter’s rolled out in ceremony at the Avro plant in Ontario Canada.
The local community college NVIT has a new machine for making student cards that includes a chip. significant information can be put on the card as well the card has the ability to be the door lock at the Dorms.
Today in history: October 2,1950
Peanuts a cartoon is first published by C .M. Shultz
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