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English: This is a logo for Teck Cominco.

English: This is a logo for Teck Cominco. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Teck, Highland Valley Mine operation near Logan Lake in BC has been under going an expansion. The mill building was the center of the upgrade as well as three domes that put some operations inside at the huge mine. A source says that the mill will be commissioned in February 2014.

Iron workers at  the project told us that they are in the process of removing the huge amount of scaffolding around the 80 foot tall mill structure.

Today in history: December 20th 1916

Micheal Chartrand , Canadian union leader born. (d 2010)

A thousand dollars

” It pays to use your library” You may win a 1000 dollars if you email  the local public library with a 5 sentence snippet about a positive experience that you had with the local Merritt Library.

The promotion is being facilitated by the “Friends of the library society” FOLmerritt@shaw.ca

You will need to give your name and phone number and current library card and agree to publication to qualify.

The entries must be at least  lines and multiple entries are allowed, they need to be received by November 26th 2013 and an additional entry will win a hundred dollars on content.

Today in history: July 2nd 2002

Steve Fossett fly’s around the world in a balloon.

Library check out.

A partial automated system of check out is coming in to the public library this month.According to sources, holds will be placed on a self and you may look for them and scan them as you go by the regular check out or have a staff member do it for you.

Today in history, sept 12 1983

A Wells Fargo terminal is robbed of 7 million dollars in Hartford Connecticut.