To the seasons of life
Its good that it is friday….
There is an every job counts Canada action plan program going on at the Merritt Civic center. The kitchen is being upgrades with new stuff including convection ovens and a walk in freezer. Ste 1 is complete including stainless steel preparation tables and the next stage will include organized serving carts.
The civic center is available for functions and a food safe certificate is required for public but not private functions.
Today in history: July 19,64
On the west edge of the BC Hydro construction of their new substation and on the crest of a 40 meter hill is an extension of Spring Bank road going south toward town.Full water and sewer lines are being added. The view is of the River Ranch across the Nicola River with its green fields and meandering willow stands. The area was serviced with storm sewers decades ago.
A forestry forest fire training facility that features a simulator is being completed at the local airstrip about one mile away. The facility is scheduled for substantial completion on July 26th and for minister opening on the 1 st of August.
There are 3 twenty man training rooms, a laundry lots of offices and a large reception area, two helipads and a stones throw to the airstrip. There is also 4 residential lots that belong to the forest service. The facility is autonomous to the Regional Forestry Office on the other side of the airstrip and an open field away.The training center does not have living quarters.
The airstrip has a live in security person and houses the search and rescue command van.
Today in history: July 16,1212
Pope innocent the third calls European Knights to a crusade.
A CN service truck driver was asked how fast he used his white service truck on the the train tracks when he lowered the train wheels and followed the tracks ” twenty-five Kilometers and hour he said . He also said that he is in contact with the dispatcher when on the tracks. However he is in GPS control on the highway ” If we go over 110 kilometers an hour it is sent by satellite to the office and we are sent home.’
Today in history: July 9 1922
Johnny Weissmuller breaks the minute barrier in the 100 meter freestyle swim and the world record at 58.6 seconds.
Some electric vehicle buffs were at the Voght street charge station and told us that there is another recent addition to the grid here in Merritt BC, Ca. This one is up the hill in the new area of highway development and about the big box stores.
Sun country sells chargers and accessories from home to commercial. They range from 25 amp to 90 amp. A source says that the 10 minute chargers in Texas can hurt the battery in your car if used regularly.
There seems to be a preference for the 90 amp charger on Voght street here in Merritt.
An adapter to the proprietary Sun country charger was in use here this week at the Vought street charger by a Sun Country rep ” its proprietary like apple” he said.
Today in History: June 26th 1974
The first UPC code is scanned on a package of Wrigleys Gum
The Ardew mill site has some activity on it this week .Lumber cut at its new owners Aspen Planners Ltd is being piled for planning at the site. A source says that although the Ardew milling operation was not automated they had a good planner.
Aspen planners cut lumber for their mill on Quilchena Avenue and plane it at the old Weyerhaeuser mill site which they also own and use exclusively for planning.
modernization and consolidation of operations have dramatically reduced the amount of workers employed here at local mills.
The old Ardew site remains bare of logs. ardew wood products was a family operation that employed about 60 people.
Today in History: June 4, 1975
California gives farm workers collective bargaining rights.
There is another charging station here in Merritt for electric cars its located behind the Civic center off the sidewalk on a residential faced street.With no over head pole and power coming from an underground service connection the unit looks neat and tight.
All four of the charging stations are within a block of each other and a person who used the one in the parking arena parking lot was pleased that the farmers market was going on at the same time as: ” there will be people around and we can leave it to charge while we go golfing”.Another user said he enjoyed use of the indoor public pool that is within a block of the charger while he waited the 2 hrs for a full charge. There are two chargers in the City Hall proper parking lot as well.
Chargers can be located on a smart phone app.
Today in History: June 3 ,1979
A blowout in the southern gulf of Mexico causes 3 million barrels of oil to be spilled into the waters, this was the second worst oil spill ever recorded.
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.
Its good that it is Friday….
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.
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.
Two more charging stations are being installed here in Merritt, The 240 volt chargers are from Sun Country similar to the one across the street installed last year .http://suncountryhighway.ca/
A 2 year apprentice being supervised by Chip Hub the owner of the electrical contacting company said he believes there is an app for your smart phone available to find charging stations.
The City Hall here is on Voght street of Mammet avenue close to where highway 5A and highway 8 meet on Nicola Avenue in Merritt.
If they are available to the public not doing business with the City during business hours may be an issue.
Today in history May 13th 1958
The trade mark velcro is registered.
The chartered accounting firm that has been a mainstay of local business here in Merritt has a new owner, but same location. The 1900 block Quilchena avenue, upstairs office was for decades, Best ,Reimer and Maclean. It was sold to Alistair Murdock from Victoria , Murdoch has operated the business for about ten years and gained the confidence of the community, he is a two term and sitting city councillor. Murdoch has sold the firm to Carrie Ware and company. Carrie said the Alistair is going into semi retirement , and has bought a company in Kamloops, a community of about 80,000 an hours drive from here.
No word on whether Murdoch will serve out his term on council.
Today in history: May 6th 1954
Roger Bannister breaks the 4 minute mile .
The penny is out of production here , and the last few months a rounding of formula is in effect; to the nearest nickel. When we offered to pay the 3 cents of the dollar 98 for a large coffee at McDonald’s Sunday we were pleasantly given a nickel back. Pennies are not about as they were . And the approximately 2 that would have been made for every Canadian this year is obvious by their absence. However outlets still honour them and an unconfirmed source said that they were able to put a one cent debit transaction through at a local big box that had an add a penny take a penny counter dish at one time.
A counter person agreed that the demise of the penny needs to overcome a lot of poetry and folklore to be complete:
A penny saved is a penny earned.
Put a penny in your shoe for luck
Don’t give a wallet or purse without a cent in it as a gift.
And of course in all respect to the British homeland, Margret Thatcher’s pennies don’t come from heaven they have to be earned here.
Today in History: April 29,2011
The Royal Wedding of William and Kate.
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