To the seasons of life
Its good that it is friday….
The winner of the Merritt Library 1000 dollar draw was a child; Ms Latremouille won the draw and an adult Louise Brown won the 100 dollar prize based on content.
Today in History: December 6th 2008
The Greek riots break out resulting in the police killing of a 15 year old boy.
Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The Petro Canada at the junction of highway 5 , 97c and eight is showing a drop in price by a cent to $1.26 a liter.
Editors note:There is a summer driving season that puts pressure on fuel prices. Winter road conditions may put serious downward pressure on demand and use of highways.
Today in history: November 22 1987
A pirate dressed as Max Headroom hijacks two Chicago television stations.
Dr.Eugene Atleo speaks to staff members and interested public at the NVIT lecture theater, Wednesday November 20th. Re- member
Last evening the School NVIT had a speaker from the lower mainland, of BC. Dr. Eugene Richard Atleo,a chief of the Abbotsford first nations band and the father Shawn Atleo of the Grand chief of the national expression of first nations.
Dr. Atleo is a hereditary chief of the Ahousaht First Nation and was the first to earn a doctorate among First Nations people. Dr. Atleo’s main message is that the cooperative life is sustainable and that dominate life is not. He took ownership of the cooperative life style as being Aboriginal and traditional.
Today in history: November 21st 1953
The Piltdown Man Skull is declared a hoax the the British Natural Museum.
Merritt, British Columbia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Alan Burger the president of the local Nicola naturalist Society is presenting at the Thursday meeting of the Society.
Alan is from South Africa and was a teacher at the University of Victoria in British Columbia he is now a Merritt resident.
Burger regularly works as a lecturer naturalist on Eco tourism ships in both polar caps.
The presentation is on Thursday, November 21 at 7:00 PM in the NVIT lecture theater, no food or drinks there is free parking, and membership or donation requested.
Today in History: November 19th 1863
Abraham Lincoln delivers his Gettysburg Address calling for the preservation of the equality of man under law.
A patrol car used by the RCMP
Photo KDG
Dean Morrison has been unaccounted for since October 22. Dean in his forties , a father of 3 was involved in the campaign leading to the defeat of incumbent MLA Harry Lali in the last provincial election as a campaign worker. Was a former editor of the local newspaper and recently employed at the Stump Lake Ranch. A source says that the RCMP have finished the investigation without leads to where or what state he is in.
His family has a history of going missing and his mother is reported by the Kamloops daily news as feeling that he is still alive.
Today in history: November 15th 1889
Brazil becomes a republic.
500 volt 120 amp quick charger
There is a new quick charger at the Arena parking lot on Voght street. The 500 volt 120 amp charger was put in place by Hub electric last week and the worker thought it would be in service this week.
Today in history: November 12th 1927
Joseph Stalin takes control of the Soviet Union as Leon Trotsky is kicked out of the Communist party
Its good that it is friday….
The price of gasoline has dropped once again as the Petro Canada station at the junction of 5A, 97C and highway 8 is selling regular gas at $1.27.9 down one cent a liter from last week.
A motorist was queried about his use of the premium grade gasoline at a shell outlet this week ” My new taurus requires it” ” I don’t get the power or mileage with the lower grades.” The man said, he also related experience in the trucking industry in the US.
Today in History: November 8th 1895
An experiment with electricity leads to the discovery of X rays
Sharon McIvor
The local community college has a speakers series, its first event of the season last night featured a local member of their faculty, Sharon McIvor. Sharon has an activist’s bent to her career. She is A lawyer but generally refuses income from her place on the bar. Does not like to practice criminal law,she has however a couple of presidents to her credit including O’Connor vrs Canada were she got on going revisions to the way victims statements are reviewed in sexual assault cases and the McIvor amendment to the Indian act that brought 46,000 grand children of the Indian women that lost their status over time through marriage. The women were restored in the 1980s by legislation but their grandchildren were not at that time.
Sharon voiced concerns on poverty oppression and missing or murdered women. she has a voice at the UN through a couple of committees .Sharon also voiced concerns about the relationship of First Nations with the Police. she also said that if it were proportional to population there would be about 19,000 missing or murdered non aboriginal women.
She feels that the way government is addressing issues is by providing money for training to groups, personal safety is the one she took ownership of for her people. She alluded to it being something but seemed less than satisfied.
Sharon McIvor says she was born in the Nicola Valley and can trace her mother’s side as always being here.
Today in History: November 5 1943
The World War Two bombing of the Vatican
Simon Fraser University has a presence here today at the local community college. Their theme is Engaging the world and are specifically presenting to Academic criminology prospects for degrees.
SFU has a distinction of having won the world pipe band contests in Scotland. The school is named after the Explorer Simon Fraser who was the first to make it to the Pacific ocean by Land. He also relied on the most major river in British Columbia that bears his name today. The Fraser River empties into the Pacific ocean at Vancouver
Jack Lee, Pipe Sergeant of the multiple World Champion Simon Fraser University Pipe Band warming up prior to the band’s performance at the 2005 Bellingham Highland Games. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in History: November 4 2008
The United States elects its first Black American President.
The Nicola Valley Film Society is presenting The Reluctant Fundamentalist on Monday January 20th at the NVIT lecture theater. Films start at 7:30, theres free parking , no food in the lecture theater. Addmission is 5 dollars with a 2 dollar season membership.
Today in history: October 29th 1983
A half a million people demonstrate against the cruse missile in the Hague.
Sculls
There was a trailer in Merritt this morning filled with rowing boats the trailer was marked Edmonton rowing club.
Not of lot of water around Edmonton it must be a challenge to find rowing venues there?
Today in History: October 28th 1017
Henry III Holy Roman emperor is born.
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