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Golf course closure

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October 7, 2011
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The local links in town:

The Merritt Golf and Country Club is scheduled to close for the winter on October 23 rd .The Club House  has been open for Christmas shopping in past years in December and for the Annual meeting.

The club is on City property.

A lot of volunteer labor went into the club and some buildings were acquired from the old Craigmont Mines operation. Some of the mine employees and managers were good steady members of the operation.

Today in history:October 7,1977

The adoption of the fourth Soviet Constitution.

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National forest week

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September 26, 2011

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.

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The Clean Bin Project

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September 16, 2011
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The regional district, the local government responsible for garbage dumps is having an information event. The event in the form of a film of 76 minutes with Q and A of 30 minutes will be in Merritt on Sept 28th at the civic center. The civic center is at 1950 Mamette Ave and is booked into the east auditorium. The capacity of the venue is about 250 people. The film is a documentary with many awards they have a web site http://www.cleanbinmovie.com .They cite and independent blog as a reviewer, that is Simon Fraser University a public institution:

http://blogs.sfu.ca/services/volunteer/2011/06/the-clean-bin-project-shows-its-possible-to-live-with-minimum-waste/

The employee of TNRD that was setting out posters said the film documents a couple that live virtual garbage free for  year.The handout has an invitation to bring batteries and cell phones to recycle. The film was made by peg leg films. The film has the honour of the ” the best Canadian Documentary ”  from Projecting Change Film Festival 2010 as well as 6 other awards and notables.

The last film that came through here with the same tone was a film on the Skeena River and oil exploration the film had a propaganda warning. With all the government interest in this film we will looking to see if they solicited other points of view with its benefits and draw backs. That would

No doubt that there is a compelling public interest in garbage and its reduction whether it makes the jump to entertainment and art will be seen:

Upcoming public viewings of the Clean Bin Project.

A lot of social pressure in this and the image of plastic in the ocean is a compelling one . Remember to get a balanced point of view and do what you can with out it making  you a slave to it.

Today in history, Sept 16,1620

The Mayflower starts for the Americas

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Fall coming

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September 7, 2011

Indian Summer, the weather is warm the  days  bright with  happy people feeding on free vitamin D provided by the sun and giving brain chemicals a lubricated  sence of goodness..This location in the south central part of British Columbia is rife with things coming , harvest, October Fest and hunting.. We will look  for big game coming through town on the back of pick up trucks in the next few weeks.  There is a limited entry bow season on moose going now till the 19th in the Kootenay.

Check regulations for details in the various regions and remember there are 152 species nearing  some classification of endangerment, in this province.

http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/wildlife/hunting/resident/

The Americans are getting ready for the republican party’s 2012 presidential candidates debate and looking at what a democratic president may speak to congress about on thursday for another stimulus program. We wonder if they are starting to understand an earlier statement that trying to stimulate an economy with spending is like standing in a bucket and trying to lift your self up by the handle.

Today in history, September 7th,2005

Egypt holds its first multi party elections.

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Due dilligence

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September 2, 2011

A drill was auguring some holes in the parking lot of a local mall on Thursday. The supervising white hat said she was a biologist and they were doing due diligence.The site is close to an excavation the city did to repair sewer lines recently and a test well for the ministry of environment is in the next block.

There was a rail line where the parking lot now is and some light industrial applications at one time . No release on what for, other then due diligence, which could mean a buyer is interested in the property. As malls inventories are coming under scrutiny as Target prepares to come to Canada and  take Zellers stores over. Some mall developers  are noted as saying that closed malls bring more tenants as people tend to shop at all stores rather parking in front of one particular.This mall is a open mall that has a large lot undeveloped since its buildings were removed to make the property a consolidated large lot.

American malls are stated as being over built and Target is considered to be a better competitor for Wall Mart and Canadian Tire then Zellers was.That would be an advantage for the consumer.The industry is a volatile and driven one in  the US. Zoning restrictions and longer development process make for a more stable industry in Canada.

editors note: Speculation can be dangerous , when development comes it gives an increase in property values making  investing lucrative and dangerous. As well many small activities may never develop into a boom.And even press releases are forgotten over time if developments do not come on stream…. Working people are often not able to invest with the information given to them..be wise and be carefull.

Happy Labour Day from Proprietor Review 

Today in history,Sept 2 ,1935

Labour Day hurricane kills over 400 people in Florida.

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Job fair

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August 16, 2011
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A small job fair was held at the campus of NVIT on monday, Teck the mining giant that runs the Highland Valley Copper Mine was there . A representative said they would be hiring around  the middle of December. A training company/ society for people who would work on the hydro site at Revelstoke and Mica also had a booth, as did the Community Futures Society for the first nations of the Thompson Nicola.

A rep from  Western Bio Energy of Richmond BC  for their proposed hydro co-gen plant was giving out information. Fred Scott was saying that when the project is approved for permits it will have a strong contact with hydro that prohibits fuel being used that is not green wood waste ie railway ties. The boiler is only capable of taking 1900 degrees and toxins must be burned at higher temperatures \(legally).

There is one toxic waste facility in the province it is in the lower mainland. This project is strictly green and for hydro co gen to the public utility BC Hydro.The plant would be on the Tolko mill site here in Merritt, the company plans public consultations in the next 5 months to accommodate their permitting process.

The VP of business development Fred M. Scott said that it was not to be confused with a proposal that failed 8 years ago which included medical waste. We say that a proposal of some decades ago that generated a ground swell of protest should not be mitigated by this corporate goodwill to ward green coming from the proposal and BC Hydro.That one was for toxic waste and the interest went to a plant in Swan Hills Alberta after being soundly rejected.That proposal was encouraged by then Mayor H.P.Kroeker and his administration that included an economic development officer that was a former used car sales rep. Kroeker still sits as a counselor here after some years as a justice of the peace and after a failed  Mayoralty  reelection bid.

The job fair was aimed at young people and training opportunities in the resource sector. Nadine Israel, represented BCAMTA as a coach. That organisation is the Aboriginal Mine Training association. www.bcamta.ca

Today in history, August 16 1989

Solar activities interfere with electronics ceasing trading on the TSX.

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