Tag Archive: Recreation


New Week New Walk

With weather improving the ability to get out and walk for health and enjoyment is improving along with it Merritt has a sponsored walking trail program that sees a network of walking trails around town and connecting parks. About 5 kilometers of trails connecting parks that can be found at the link below.
Walk briskly for 20 minutes twice a week and stay fit.
http://www.merritt.ca/city-services/public-works/parks
Today in history: March 25th 1807

The slave trade is abolished in the UK by legislation.

TGIF

have a great weekend

have a great weekend

Trans mountain the subsidiary of Kinder Morgan that operates the pipeline from Alberta  to Burnaby has tabled another report in their diligence for permits to twin their line from Edmonton. A source says they will be transmitting some Tar Sand oils through it to  the  southern west coast. Their full report is available at the link below.

editors: note: there is a sence of possible gainfullness coming from first nations young people as recruiters for spin-off jobs visit .

Today in History: March 15,1906

The Rolls Royce company is incorporated.

Jean Kiegerl

Jean a retired teacher  that now is branded as an artist has published a book. Jeans Secret Art Talent Exposed is available at the local public library under her copyright.

The book self published is said to be available to her select friends.

Today in History: January 28,1915

The US Congress creates the United States Coast Guard.

TGIF

Merit of Merritt

It’s good that it is friday….

The Nicola naturalists had their presentation last night and  DR Kerridge told all about bats. He dispelled some beliefs in particular, bats are not blind but prefer sonar for hunting. He kept bats and said they were expensive to keep as he had to buy expensive meal worms and toss them up toward the ceiling.

Some species of bats have been clocked at 90 km an hour.

About 60 people enjoyed the presentations including the local preamble, of slides and stats. the christmas bird count was related of interest were the 13 Great Blue Herons counted.

Some cormets and humming birds were also of interest.

Today in history: January 18,1778

The Sandwich islands are found and named by European Sea Captain James Cook

TGIF- postal rate increase

A source at the post office says that the first class rate for a letter is going up within a week , to 66 cents.

The stamps you buy for first class do not have a price on them so stamps purchased before are honored as at the rate applyed no matter when purchaced.

This may be a sales technique however it does work.

Another source at a private Canada post retail outlet says the increase will be on Monday but isn’t sure of the amount.

have a great weekend

have a great weekend

Today in history: January 11,630

Mohammed leads and army of ten thousand to conquer Meca

TGIF

Merit of Merritt

Its good that it is friday….

Today in History: January 4th 1878
Sofia is emancipated from Ottoman rule.

1903:Topsy a man killing elephant is eletrocuted on film by Thomas Edison

TGIF Salmon return

Have a great weekend!

The Nicola River this morning has returning salmon in it.The river level its self was noticeably managed this year with what seemed to be higher water levels and silt for some time. However today the returning salmon are quite visible  off of Voght street next to The Rotary Park turn coming into Merritt from the North on highway 5A.

A number of species run in the fall we generally expect Sockeye.

There was a city worker hat brought 8 tables into the old chamber office at 2158 B Voght Street for the polling place for the by-election. The city said it had to spend the same for the by election as for the general,$15000.00 however we think that the small office indicates that the general elections accounting may not have taken in regular city workers costs.

Today in history: September 14,2007

The first run  on a British bank in a hundred fifty years  happens in the 2007  financial crisis.

Black top

There are number of  tandem dump trucks here, with drivers staying at the local Econo Lodge. One of the drivers says they are hauling asphalt to Savona  from a plant to the west of Merritt.

The motel is has rooms booked for them through  thursday. So visitors may be under pressure  for the higher rate motels to the north end of town. 

Savona is on the West end of Kamloops lake a small town of less than a thousand people.

Savona Italy was the home of Christopher Columbus according to  a driver who grew up in Venice Alberta.

Today in history,   August 28,1913

Queen Wilhelmina opens the peace palace in the Haque.

Snow

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Image by The U.S. Army via Flickr

Overnight there was about 2 inches of fresh snow dropped on the town of Merritt. Sources say that more like 6 inches were the experience in Diamondvale in the east end. A distance of  about a mile. It is possible to be on the perimeter of a snowfall. Some people were late for work as they had to shovel out driveways and be concerned over some neighbours that were less able to cope. It is all over now. And sun and warmth are coming and we can expect the snow to abate to runoff within days as the highs are all above freezing in the coming week. We enjoy the freshness while it lasts and hope that people would take a moment to enjoy the fleeting beauty of the symbol used for the medal ” “The order of Canada” remembering that fame is fleeting and fortune fickle, in some people’s observation .

Today in history, January 26, 2004

A new constitution is signed for Afghanistan.

No more for you Pontiac

Yesterday crews were at the local General Motors dealer ,Murray GM and they were changing the sign for the lot. No more does it sport Pontiac. Now there are three manufactures offered ,Chevrolet , Buick and GMC.

The free world owes a lot to the freedom of invention that saw people like Buick and ford and others the liberty to develop products and present them on the free market. General Motors corporation in later years consolidated lots of the original inventors in to a huge corporation and of recent interest is the fact that Medical insurance came along with employment. Three million in the retail part alone of that work had quality hospital insurance with there employment. Mobility and freeing of the individuals for time and efficiency came with it and it was a benefit to people in the macro sence. Because technology gave people a better share of a better life. We Cant imagine some one rejecting an ability to have products moved and barriers to travel lessened. But some did and even to extreme as in some religious communities.

We hope that new and better electronics have as much as an effect on quality of life as did the motor vehicle and that those that oppose have an ability to enjoy what they wish to keep without causing progressive people to be seen as threats.

Pontiac ,according to a salesperson is still producing cars but not under the GM umbrella for sales at least here in Merritt. the last dealer franchises for Pontiac’s were to expire October 31 2010.

Today in History, December 15,1892

Born: J Paul Getty American Millionaire

Editors note: many first nations people have told me that naming products like Pontiac and Winnebago their name sakes, is not desirable. As a point of interest neither do they like the term discovered as in Christopher C.

Bears

I took a picture of a pile of bear scat on the sidewalk behind the local A and W off Voght street yesterday Am. the Scat was full of mountain ash berries something not that attractive a meal to bears there are crab apples a block away. A rather large pile, meaning a large bear.

A model bear and long term celebritybear of whistler was shot yesterday because of; as with all bears was too adjusted to humans which can be an eventual tragedy as bears have conditioned actions sometimes called instincts that can  be activated by humans and when the way the humans always lose. A bear can travel  very fast  when they decide to come after something and people have little chance of escaping without some bad results.

Today in History October 25th 1760

George the third the monarch that lost the United States becomes King of England

Fall coming

Indian Summer, the weather is warm the  days  bright with  happy people feeding on free vitamin D provided by the sun and giving brain chemicals a lubricated  sence of goodness..This location in the south central part of British Columbia is rife with things coming , harvest, October Fest and hunting.. We will look  for big game coming through town on the back of pick up trucks in the next few weeks.  There is a limited entry bow season on moose going now till the 19th in the Kootenay.

Check regulations for details in the various regions and remember there are 152 species nearing  some classification of endangerment, in this province.

http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/wildlife/hunting/resident/

The Americans are getting ready for the republican party’s 2012 presidential candidates debate and looking at what a democratic president may speak to congress about on thursday for another stimulus program. We wonder if they are starting to understand an earlier statement that trying to stimulate an economy with spending is like standing in a bucket and trying to lift your self up by the handle.

Today in history, September 7th,2005

Egypt holds its first multi party elections.