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A source at the ministry says that there are sensors in the pavement at the street lights on highway 8 Nicola Avenue here in Merritt. The sensors will change the red light to green but you must be behind the painted stop line stopped to activate it, and not past it waiting to turn. He said that some lights have cameras that do the same thing but you can also be out of the field of view for them to work.
Some old street lights are on arbitrary timers as well.
Today in history: May 31, 1927
The first of 15 million Ford Model T‘s comes off the assembly line.
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Its good that it is Friday….
Scott Woods and his band are offering two hours of fiddle entertainment including harmony, step dancing, trick fiddling and hum our.
Saturday June 8th at the Merritt Civic Center,at 7:PM.
Today in history: May 30, 1832
The Rideau Canal opens in Ontario Canada.
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This morning there is about three hundred people in the front field of Merritt Secondary School. Starting with a Grand procession a colorful procession of First Nations people are advancing about the field in the direction of a white teepee tent on the eastern side of the field. Flags , feathers and scarlet coated Mounties are followed up by children of first nations decent.
A young women getting into a jingle dancers dress to take part said it is a first annual and is linked to the school district.
The high school also has a pit house reconstruction at the rear of the school.
The Powwow goes to 1 PM today.
Today in history: May 29th 1954
The first of the annual bilderburg conferences.
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A source says that there are 24 haulage jobs posted at the Highland Valley copper mine. The multiple hundred ton trucks are driven off road in the mining pits and the source says that they are an entry level position.
In the past
haulage jobs were posted for bid by seniority by mill labourers the source that works there said they are both entry level jobs. This is not confirmed.
The website shows one haulage job advertised the source may not be current or the jobs are posted internally.
http://www.infomine.com/careers/jobs/job914836/pit.utility.haul.truck.driver.aspx
Highland Valley copper is undergoing a major upgrade two buses are currently picking up iron workers from the parking lot behind the Merritt Desert Inn on Voght street daily.
Today in History: May 28th 1937
The German auto manufacturer Volkswagen is established.
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Encorp the recycle facility is moving according to a source. The facility that recycles beverage containers and that belonged to the George Hale Family is moving from its site next to the Aspen planners, planner mill is moving to the corner of Blair and Garcia.
George Hale and Ruby Hale and family ran the Sunday School program at a local church here for many years. They have passed on now. their consistency will be missed here.
The new site was a brick and block yard that was not in use an it received a limited occupation permit by the new owners of the Encorp facility.
Today in history: May 24,1218
The 5th Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt.
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The Vancouver paper is reporting a cougar problem in that city in the lower mainland. When we asked local cougar hunter Kim Robinson this morning about it he replied that some times young cougars will go to populated areas because of pressure by large mature cats that have defined territories in the surrounding hills. He said a one and a half-year old cougar will be sure of his danger from big mature cats that mark trees and post but not sure if they are in danger from humans. He also estimated that a big cat will kill 50 deer year and sometimes areas get depleted of that kind of food supply and they move. Large cougars will kill and eat smaller rivals according to Robinson
Pets and possibly small children may be in danger from cougars that have moved into the area.
Kim Robertson is noted to have claimed 250 lifetime big cat kills. A says they are in no danger for numbers.
Today in history: May 23,1958
Explorer one ceases to transmit.
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Today and tomorrow in Ashcroft BC is the second annual Plein Air Paint Out. Artist registration cost 20 dollars and there is three hundred dollar in prizes.
The event has an artist choice award ,wet painting sale and a BBQ and potluck dinner nights. Billets are available. FMI ashcroftpleinair@gmail.com
Plein air is French for out door air, and natural light painting.
Today in history: May 22, 1826
The HMS Beagle departs for its first voyage.
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On Monday the Victoria day holiday a mother Mallard duck was on Nicola Avenue ( highway 8) followed by nine new ducklings. We followed them as they ducked into the Murray GM lot and then out on Voght but on the sidewalk. After a block and a half they found a large bush in the A and W restaurant lot. The ducklings liked it and they lingered there, this after having a brief and close inspection by a large Raven. We went for some bread and when we got back a women from Ashcroft said that they had gone north on Merritt avenue. Since that was the direction of the Nicola river and it was within a block we got the sence that they would make it to a more comfortable and suitable environment.
A source says that they were probably chased from their nest on the river about 4 blocks west on Nicola avenue by a dog.
editors note: There is an off leash park behind the recycle facility by Voght park and since that area is connected by walking trails along the Coldwater and Nicola River it is best it be used rather than having dogs off leash on the walking trails at this time when duckling and goslings are vulnerable.
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Its good that it is friday….
Again this year the local School District is having a contest for students to add value to a piece of lumber.
Sponsored in part by The national forest week committee, Ardew wood products ,Home Hardware Building center and Community futures development.
Items will be judged for acknowledgement of creativity, ingenuity, and uniqueness.
Today in History: May 17, 1805
Mohammad Ali becomes the Wali of Egypt.
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