To the seasons of life
Today is the last day to avoid Aa five percent tax penalty on the July 1st tax, cycle.
The city office closed at 3PM today however the drop on the building will be pick up in the early morning and all payments considered on September 30th.
The Berlin Airlift ends.
June 22 and 23 2019 there is a Logger Sports Boot camp in Merritt. The training is open to anyone and is a lead into the annual loggers sport show that goes on here in September. Logging sports training is available in a number of events.
A team of four can register for a 100 dollars a day for the two day event. Laughing logger, re Merritt Chamber of Commerce.
Contact: clangil@hotmail.com
Volks Wagon founded.
At 6 pm Alan Burger will launch a birders presentation at the Merritt Library. Alan is the current president of the Nicola Naturalists Society as well as BC Nature. The presentation is called Budding Birder Backpacks, using binoculars.guidebooks and information on birds The presentation was produced in most by the activities around the his evolvement in the naturalists club in the BC South Central Interior City of Merritt .
Apollo 14 mission gets on the moon.
Philosopher Fredrich Nietzsche has a breakdown.
Kurt Christopherson he only returned councillor File photo KDG
Mayor: Linda L Brown , 51.2 percent of vote
Council: Adam Etchart, 75.9 %
Tony J Luck, 61.1%
Kurt J Christopherson, 57.3%
Travis G Fehr, 56.9 %
Mike S Bhangu, 48.2 %
Melvina L White 37.7 %
On this Day: October 22 1976
Red dye 4 is banned in foods.
Merritt BC experienced a quick run off beginning in the 1st week of May. High water and dry conditions see a high forest fire hazard in the local woods at this writing.
The holiday weekend saw a break in the river levels giving some relief to sand bagging efforts.
On this Day: May 25th 1977
Star wars is released in theaters.
Saturday will be the last day for the Form Figure Faces , February showing at the Court House Gallery in Merritt.
The Gallery will be open Saturday March 3rd noon -6 PM.
On this Day: March 2nd 1995
Yahoo is incorporated.
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The Baillie is having its annual spring yard sale in the historic property located at 2202 Voght in Merritt. The property is run by the local historical society and they show the 1913 Edwardian home after the sale items are removed May 1st to September 30th yearly.
On this Day: February 2nd 1901
Queen Victoria’s funeral.
Where are you living…
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Today you are counted at the where you are domiciled. It makes a difference for local federal funding for hospitals etc.
Fill out the form or go online and enter the code from the form. There is a long and a short form most people get the short one.
On this Day: May 10th 1824
The National gallery in London opens to the public.
Merritt BC incorporation
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The City of Merritt is Incorporated on this April 1 1911,a going concern.
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pow wow at 1915 drill hall
Merritt BC was incorporated in 1911, business followed
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On this day: April 1st 1960
Dr. Martens releases his model 1460 boots, the first of his line.
Well away from crime scene to keep from contamination of evidence. File photo KDG
A news person waits for info and pictures in the public interest, at an alleged murder in Merritt. Voght park in Merritt saw evidence collecting people in full white coveralls scrutinizing the scene. RCMP constable Collin Brant( a former editor at the Merritt Herald) was on the John Collet Memorial Bridge, in his maroon un-marked car on the other side of the park keeping people out of the marked off area.
The 20 year old victim in this 2002 crime lay off one of the tracks used for school track meets and trace evidence of hundreds of people lay all about. This crime was solved however many are cold and details of the crime are kept secret for interviews and investigation for years.
The fewer that know the details the better making the chances of finding the guilty party who also knows the exact details.
Chief justice of the BC Court, Thomas Crabtree and entourage were in Merritt on Tuesday and met with local First Nations elders and had a public conversation with students and those interested in aboriginal engagement with the court. Topics that came up were restorative justice and culture.
Bigger pools of people making for a bigger circle of those that might pollute a serious crime investigation with numbers of people! Leaving their trace evidence and muddling of details.
In our view restorative justice may have some value for those already convicted of lessor crimes but the involvement of the unprofessional and those not in the justice system is can be counter productive.
The justice heads the Student Journalism Education Program for the court and there was little interest coming up at the meeting, publication bands and restraints of criminal evidence collection by journalists and the public is important to not polluting the case however it remains that anything in public view can be openly commented on even to the end of being a case public.
The disposition of evidence remains on the professionals….
Investigation should be an exact science as liberty is really all free people have and needs to be safeguarded. Debacles with chains of custody and information are intolerable.PP
A vehicle used by plain clothes Mounties at a 2002 murder.
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On this Day: March 3rd 2005
An around the world airplane navigation is accomplished by Steve Fossett, the trip was solo and nonstop.
Merritt BC incorporation
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The local public library in Merritt is having a night to launch a digitization project done by Murphy Shewchuck and Tom Edwards at the local museum and archives. The pair used a digital camera to photograph and archive the hard copies of a local newspaper the Merritt Herald. The evening begins a 6PM refreshments are provided by the library a sign up sheet is at the front counter, 1691 Garcia street in Merritt.
A sources says that the record goes back to 1906 and that it will be available at the public library as it as at his writing at the Museum. The record predates the incorporation of the city.
The Merritt Herald is an award winning paper at the national level. A source at the Herald said it was done with permission.
Editors note: the event is from 4 PM to 6PM refreshments are available according to Anne Pang the person in charge of the event.
On this day: January 27th 1909
The young left is formed in Norway.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Liberals_of_Norway
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