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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.
Old box Kodak Camera
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Your photo device is a lot more convenient then this old timer. Must have been a big distracted driving fine when this model was popular.
Actually the process is the same except instead of a silver nitrate process there is a electronic sensor to capture light as its filtered through a lens.
On this Day October 14th 1882
The University of Punjab is founded in what becomes western Punjab from India proper.
On this Day October 14th 1882
The University of Punjab is founded in what becomes western Punjab from India proper.
Glider activity Merritt BC
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Learning to soar is one of the least expensive ways to learn to fly. The gliders are club-owned and are simple to maintain, compared to powered aircraft. Because fuel is only consumed during the launch, the cost of flying a glider is much lower per-hour than flying a motorized aircraft. Training costs are kept low because our instructors are unpaid volunteers who simply enjoy the rewards of introducing new people to the joy of soaring. At a gliding club, everyone pitches in to hel
source:http://www.sac.ca/website/index.php/fr/home-all/learning-to-soar
On this day: October 1st 1908
The Ford Model T is marketed for $825 dollars USD
Moon over Merritt 27th September
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There will be others and the skies here cooperated for the event although it was maximum eclipse when we saw it here 7:47 PM.
On this Day: September 29 1966
The Chevrolet Camaro is produced renamed from the Panther.
Waiting patiently! The 2010 Olympics saw the runners for the flame come through Merritt. File Photo: KDG
The 2010 winter saw Olympic success and our community had a part in the event. Toronto has to decide if they will submit a bid after a proven record of the Pan Am games. Volunteers make Canadian Olympics unique to a degree. Lots of luck to those involved and possible future involvement. Here’s looking at 2024, and is Toronto interested in 2028.It would be Canada’s forth Olympic Venue.
Toronto had interest in bidding for the 2020 or 2024 Summer Olympics, especially after their successful bid for the 2015 Pan Am Games. However on 20 January 2014, it was revealed that Toronto would not be pursuing a 2024 Summer Olympics bid due to bidding costs and a “next to no” chance of being awarded the games competing against a strong European and United States bid. Instead, mayor Rob Ford and deputy mayor Norm Kelly suggested that 2028 could be a feasible opportunity for Toronto depending on who is awarded the 2024 Summer games.[32] Toronto previously bid for the 1996 and 2008 games, but lost out to Atlanta and Beijing respectively. source Wikipedia
On this day: September 10th 1960
A sub-Saharan athlete, Abebe Bikala wins a gold medal in running at the Rome Olympics, he does it barefooted.
Carpets being cleaned of glass after an alleged break in
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Vandalism at the Merritt Public library on the weekend caused a delayed opening on Tuesday. The library that is normally open at 10 Pm every Tuesday morning stayed closed for most of the morning to accommodate a clean up of broken glass and removal of remaining glass in the window frame on the north side of the building. The Vandalism also resulted in a theft with the front door of a video player being broken open and electronic games taken. A source says that the electronics were recovered.
A source with a glass company attending the scene said calls to the library are down since they removed landscape rocks from the property. “we must have been here about 8 times in the past.” The library was built in the 1990s taking the area of the out of service train station, and moving from a building in the 2000 block of Granite avenue.
The library just received new carpet a few months ago.
Update: Electronics taken, a play station 3 and an I pad for children’s use are said to be in the hands of the Mounties, the I pad was said to have been found outside the building and the play station in custody is presumed to have left the property. The I pad is talked about having had blood on it.
On this day: September 9th AD
The battle of Teutoburg forest sees Arminius engage the 17th,18th,and19th Roman legion to their complete destruction.
This business a family run survived the first few critical years and more.
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Get some success, savor it enshrine it and use it but never rely on failure to go on. Brambles bakery is a successful bakery coffee lunch spot and does is popular in the shadow of two big box retail operations involved in our small town. They build on success including other family success.
On this Day: September 4rth 1998
Google is founded by university students,Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
The Anglican Church building in Merritt at the corner of Granite and Chapman Street.
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On this day: July 10th 1978
ABC World News Tonight begins on ABC.
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