On this Day: January 20th 2021
The president of the United States # 46 takes office.
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The Nicola Naturalists are having their monthly public presentation this month on March 20th with Barbara Pryce. Titled the role of nature conservatories in the protection of ecosystems the event begins at 7 pm in the NVIT lecture theater.
April’s meeting is on the 17th and is by DR. Bruce Archibald from Simon Fraser University; Fossils of the BC Interior.
The Nicola Naturalists are an NPA, with an elected board headed by Dr. Alan Burger uvic, http://www.nicolanaturalists.ca/2013/12/19/nicola-naturalist-evening-presentations-jan-apr-2014/
Free parking at the NVIT campus , 4155 Belshaw Avenue Merritt BC
Today in history: March 3rd 1875
The first organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal Canada
The city has acquired a new vacuum truck it wasat work at the Nicola Valley Aquatic Center on Tuesday.
A source says that for the last two years a contractor from Kelowna has done that service for the city. Before that the city used a local contractor to carry out things like cleaning out storm sewers .
The operator expressed confidence in its abilities and estimated it to be 500.000 dollars in cost
New vac truck gives the city of Merritt the work of cleaning out storm sewers.
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Today in history: December 19th 1998
The United States president Bill Clinton is impeached by the US Congress.
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.
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The downtown Econo lodge has a new sign and a confirmed source says they are under new ownership. the motel was owned and operated by Saug Shekon who lives in Kelowna now and has been operating the motel as an absentee.
The man who was introduced to me by the desk clerk as the new owner says he is not a franchise ( In town rooms and suites). He says there is only one but possibly more will come from him.The asian looking man with reasonable english says he may even move his home here.
Today in History: January 7, 1999
The US Senate put Bill Clinton on trial for lying.
The forest fighter training facility at Saunders field, is reported to have been vandalised and construction equipment stolen.
The fire fighting school was at Nicola Lake for many years and last year was in Chilliwack. the announcement of a multi million dollar facility at the local airport . was followed by immediate construction activity this fall.
The airport has a live in watchman.
Today in History: December,13,2000
Al Gore concedes the 2000 election in the United States
Yesterday morning I saw a dead eagle in the back of a pick up. It looked frozen but imagistic even in its fallen spread eagle position. By the time I got up to the conservation office to inquire the owner of the truck had already surrendered the bird. A confirmed source said there was no crime suspected or breach of any regulation. “it starved to death” ,” this time of the year is hard on them” on examination “muscle had been consumed”.
There is a right to sustenance and ceremonial use for eagles by first nations.And its been about 7 years since non FN have been able to get permits to harvest. A confirmed source says about its remains “it will probably go to a local first nations person.”
Editors note: Solders fighting in winter with little food have been autopsied and found to have had shrunken organs consumed to keep all warm blooded creatures at body temperature.
Today in History: November 29,1963
The Warren Commission is begun to investigate the assassination of JFK.
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Local Toastmaster Phyllis recieves certificate from President Phil.
The club meets tuesdays at the library.
Today in history , June 21 1957 Canada gets first women Cabinet Minister.
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