Tag Archive: Merritt British Columbia


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The Nicola Valley community Arts Council is having a show that runs from August 11th to September 11th 2022 and it features the curator Jano and the poster artist Kim in their presentations for publicity for their show since a paired up in May 2017.

There are more than 50 posters along with supporting art for your enjoyment at the gallery location corner of Nicola and Voght in Merritt British Columbia.

Enjoy

Walk of stars, Merritt BC
File Photo KDG
Rocking on the River Concert July 28th -31 2022

Covid-19 update July 8th 2022

Highlights

100 percent BC healthcare workers have the full first series of vaccinations.

Over one million people short booster.

Gearing up for fall

Canada Covid 19 info…

Air ambulance sitting at air field . Health care takes a lot of support from many sources including you keeping your own. File photo KDG

Safe place, Ruth Ann…


File Photo KDG

Have a great weekend.

Music, Art, Nature

The escape from urban pressure begins the Merritt this weekend with the Bass Coast concert on the Valley.

Starts Friday Nine AM, July 8th 2022.

Reviews…

The press box at the entrance to the music festival grounds now used by many organizers in Merritt
KDG

No heat in showers.

Due to supply issues only ❄️ showers this year.

Bass Coast is “a near perfect confluence of people and music”

Coldwater River Merritt BC January 27
Local river 27/1/11 File Photo KDG

Stay safe you guys.

Coldwater river hits back.

This July will see the return of rocking on the river in Merritt BC. The events will bring people back to a little bit closer to normal as the world goes on.l we look forward to this event and somebody might say live, love laugh with others recently overcoming severe trials.

Push back on the flooding that made all of Merritt be under evacuation order last November…

Four day camping on the grounds, four days out of the city. Four days away from the glue of the tube and the sticky world of woe. Good luck.

https://rockinriverfest.com/

🎵🎶 Music fest back File photo KDG

Tim McGraw, Saturday July 30th…

Always stay humble and kind…

File Photo KDG

The Nicola naturalist Society is having its monthly meeting on May 19th 2022. The meeting is at 7:00 p.m. in the Nicola Valley institute of technology lecture theater. Free parking, no food or drinking the theater.

Micheal Ebenal to speak on the Kingdom of Fungi

LOCAL BIRDERS
NICOLA VALLEY NATURALISTS

Booster booster who’s the rooster.

Bev Veale Reminiscences, NVCAC, Art Gallery…

Bev Veale is on at the art gallery in Merritt to May 1st, 2022.

History in the making….

Drive-through is open, click…

Got through winter what’s next ?
File photo KDG

They call themselves a burger family.

Teen burgers are on for $3.99, limited time offer.

Renovations to include neon signs that say breakfast all day and a cappuccino machine.source.

Rail travel…

Canada railway heritage .

Canada exists today because railways were used to bridge this large country including ethnic and cultural divides.

Merritt public library

The public library in Merritt British Columbia 1691 Garcia Street it’s on the location of the former CPR station for Merritt. The facility boasts at scale model size of reproduction of the CPR route that came through Merritt from the Fraser canyon bringing resources the world in an unprecedented way because of the convenience of rail shipping.

Model train set in local library had a car stuck in a tunnel! Trains are a big part of our heritage! File photo KDG

CPR Doctor

Dr JJ Gillis, a graduate of McGill University pre world war I and also a CPR doctor passed in 1965 has a heritage House with his name on it on the corner of Garcia and Merritt avenue. His brother’s house, Austin Gillis occupies the other corner Garcia and Nicola and also bears I heritage status

Rail,airplane,commercial truck.

Rail l is thought by some to be on its way out. The efficiencies of air and truck delivery methods we’re gaining on the popularity of raiil.

On this Day: February 16th 1881

The Canadian Parliament creates the Canadian Pacific railway company.

Gordon Lightfoot railway music

Model train set in local library had a car stuck in a tunnel! Trains are a big part of our heritage! File photo KDG

Snow Moon, February 16th 2022

moon rising 5/6/12

The February full moon on Wednesday will be snow, Moon. At 11: 57 EST the February moon will be full it will appear as full for 5 days divided at the mark of full staus, and is the second last full moon, of the winter of 2022.

The full moon of March will be 3 days before the spring equinox.

Earth between Sun and Moon

The reason for the designation of a snow Moon is because the Earth will be directly between the Sun and the Moon.

Born this Day: Valentine’s Day for lovers.

On this Day:

Songs for lovers,.

Moon at three quarter August Merritt BC Photo KDG

Christmas bird count 2021.

Merritt Nicola Naturalists

The local Merritt Naturalists are going out to count birds this Saturday, December 18th, 2021. The club has a 22 KM, circle area for their count. Data is submitted to the continent corresponding count, conducted by the Audubon’s.

You can contact the local club to report a bird sighting or interest at nicolanaturalists@gmail.com.

ird count

Mallard ducks at Nicola River in Merritt BC File Photo KDG

On this Day: Decenber 16th 1907

The Great White Fleet begins its trip around the world on the high seas.

Flooding update, Merritt BC,December 9th 2021…

Highlights

Extraordinary Effort

Quotation: Rob Fleming remarkable progress on Coquihalla, Highway may be open to commercial traffic early in open January 2022.