Today in history,September 30,1990
The Dali Lama unveils the international tribute to human rights in Canada.
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The peg leg production film Clean Bin played last night here in Merritt about 60 people watched and then asked questions of the stars. The Contractor working for the regional district had a box to recycle batteries and cell phones as well. The film was admission by donation. and the question arose why it was poorly attended the producer said that there was a disconnect with the CBC at this showing and said that their preference is two showings per community.
Some powerful imagery was presented in the film including albatross chicks from Midway Island in the pacific apparently dead with plastic waste in their stomachs.
The issue of the Cache Creek land fill came up in the film and on the phone witha regional district offical said that that was not his mandate however lasndfill costs run about 100 dollars a ton. And to presnt alternatives was a concern of the District.
Our view is that the films attempt to show a concern for reuse and recycle gave a good sence of a relief of the social pressure that sometimes keeps people using and consuming new products and plastic wrapping.
Live smart and make some choices against extra packaging and you will please the producers of this film.
Today in history,September 29,1964
The Argentinian Comic strip Mafalda is run for the first time
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The Pacific Forest Rally is through Merritt again September 30th and October 1; this week .Numbers of rally cars will be about and tearing up at least the pit stop area with noise and excitement. The rally comes here often and has numbers of sponsers and a following. Their site is : www.pacificforestrally.com
Today in History: Sept 28, 551
BC Confucius the Chinese philosopher is born
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The weather is great here in Merritt and the colour of fall makes a visual feast.
The Nicola Valley Golf and Country Club makes allowances for weather to being open during the declining fall. There are many glorious days to golf each fall .
Indian summer is a period of unseasonably warm, dry weather that sometimes occurs in autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. The US National Weather Service defines this as weather conditions that are sunny and clear with above normal temperatures, occurring late-September to mid-November. It is usually described as occurring after a killing frost. source Wikipedia
On this Day: September 28th 1924
The first around the world flight accomplished. See more
Editors Note: The local Naturalists club is having there AGM tonight at & NVIT lecture theater, top of the hill Belshaw avenue in Merritt., After golf you could have a good feeling of natural community by supporting their Club; or go to their Site local naturalists take out a membership. Meetings are most times the 3rd Thursdays during the fall, winter and spring. KDG
National Forest Week was last week and I attended one function that of the film night hosted by Jerry Canuel. The 2 films last Thursday evening were A working Forest: its future with fire and wildlife 64 minutes. The film was moderated by Chuck Leavell the legendary Rolling Stones rock artist . The film shows family owned woodlands in American Society.The second film was Goodwood: 44 minutes a view of a Honduras livelihood coming from making chairs out of select trees and not from marginal agriculture . Both films were viewpoint well away from the Canadian system of forest resource development.
The film gave a perspective of what other world experience is and how some things compare such as value added and management by fire.Both items have some place in the dynamic of the peripheral forestry efforts here. Jerry Canuel the host of the film night works for mainstream mills and said there method is clear cutting .
Today in history, Sept 26 ,2000
Anti globalization protest by 20,000 people go violent concerning the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Prague.
House of honour, the local high school and district 58 have opened a construction project of a pit house. A provincial park here has some excavations at Nicola lake that were once used as winter homes by first nations people’s. The concret impression serves to be a historical reminder and seconds as a stand alone classroom. Thats creative as some jurisdictions are struggling with portables.
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Today in history, September 23,1905
Sweden and Norway sign the Karlstad treaty dissolving the union between them, peacefully..
The most pleasant autumn rain made the dust behave this early morning. We have the best of the best here in this area. The leaves are just starting to turn in town with yellows as there was a heavy dew 3 days ago. The pleasant weather is a lack of traumatic weather such as hurricanes and such makes a place that we rightfully take for granted. One slight earthquake in my living memory was not felt and was deep in the earth giving those that watch those events thee only clue to the quake.
Today in history, Sept 22th, 1967
The dead sea scrolls are available to the public at the Huntington library.
Public works; the city is doing a water and sewer line replacement on Chapman Street north of Nicola by the Civic Center, and going right on first avenue to Voght. There is also according to a source two alleys getting sewer lines because the service from old subdivided lots goes through the alleys. Meaning that they can’t get the home owners to pay for their part going to lines put in the street.
A crew member says they will be working till about the end of October.
Today in history,Sept 21 ,2001
A tribute to heros raises 200 million dollars for survivors of the 911 attacks.
The local pool has been down for maintenance for September including a approximate 50 ,ooo.oo insert shell for the hot tub.A source says that they are tentatively open on the 3rd of October but are relying on contractors. the pool is and excellent facility employing 10 part time life guards and as well as the administration staff. It has a well equipped work out room and is well maintained . Pretty good for a small community of Merritt . It is a public facility in the City proper but has funding from the Regional district as is the library here in town.
Today in history, Sept 20th, 1967
RMS Queen Elizebeth II is launched and operated by the Canard line.
Catherine Shewchuck the spouse of freelance author Murphy Shewchuck , said that she had recently returned from a sea trip through the North West Passage. “no ice”‘ and she was not ordering a drink. August is a month that has the least amount of sea ice and we are not surprised at the passing. Her tone and demeanor communicated an easy passing different from the second war passage of the St Rock and its 5 RCMP members that got through. A member of a service club that I was involved with had a father who was one of the police officers on that voyage and told of hardship and the perseverance employed by the crew of the St Rock.
Catherine is a member of the Nicola Naturalist Society who’s president is Alan Burger a University of Victoria Alumni and a person keen on the global warming perspective. A responsible perspective and one we hold credible; we have another witness now of its effect. And hardship on some fauna .
We enjoy the longer growing season and think that the Arctic in its present state is a good opportunity to document and explore and think it should be enjoyed now as long as the window stays open. Watching the adapting process is a useful and dynamic thing. Musk Ox farms in Alaska?
Today in history Sept. 19,1995
International talk like a pirate day created by John Par and Mark Summers. In Albany Oregon.
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