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Ten thousand dollars

Filed under: Social Activism by Kevin Griffiths — Leave a comment
August 7, 2013

For non profits there is a ten thousand dollar prize for a video documenting an effort in community sustainability and environment.

According to the BC Hydro newsletter Calling all champions there is a contest starting August 15th and 10,000 dollars are up for the non-profit that gets selected and goes on to public voting ans is chosen for its video of its efforts in sustainability and the environment.

To view the newsletter and the offer go to:

http://www.bchydro.com/news/conservation/2013/community-champions.html?WT.mc_id=c-13-08_champions

Today in history: August 7th 2007

Barry Bonds hits his 756th home run breaking Hank Aron’s record.

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Development

Filed under: Enterprize, Government Works by Kevin Griffiths — Leave a comment
July 16, 2013

On the west edge of the BC Hydro construction of their new substation and on the crest of a 40 meter hill is an extension of Spring Bank road going south toward town.Full water and sewer lines are being added. The view is of the River Ranch across the Nicola River with its green fields and meandering willow stands. The area was serviced with storm sewers decades ago.

A forestry forest fire training facility that features a simulator is being completed at the local airstrip about one mile away. The facility is scheduled for substantial completion on July 26th and for minister opening on the 1 st of August.

There are 3 twenty man training rooms, a laundry lots of offices and a large reception area, two helipads and a stones throw to the airstrip. There is also 4 residential lots that belong to the forest service. The facility is autonomous to the Regional Forestry Office on the other side of the airstrip and an open field away.The training center does not have living quarters.

The airstrip has a live in security person and houses the search and rescue command van.

Today in history: July 16,1212

Pope innocent the third calls European Knights to a crusade.

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Hydro billing

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January 4, 2012

No one has  reported any thing but some people we talked to were not aware that they did not have to pay for the smart meter that the utility is supplying in British Columbia. This in our view opens the door to  some scurrilous  people that sell things associated with hydro metering or micro waves in general.

Opinion we think that this is a good time to be cautious about any one coming tot your door selling things. caveat emptor has been balanced in Canadian Law by fiduciary responsiblity but if you can’t find them when something goes wrong its mute.

Today in history, January 4 1999

A former wrestler Jessie Ventura becomes Governor of California

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Smart meters

Filed under: Government Works, Politics and Politicians, Technology, Vegtable soup by Kevin Griffiths — 2 Comments
October 17, 2011
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The  provincial hydro authority is going to be installing smart meters around the province. This will give them the ability to better manage power. As well the customer will also be able to do the same .No word on the thought that there will be two rates, one for off-peak and one for on. There was a proposal for an energy project that took water out of our own Nicola Lake and stored it till peak usage time. The marriage is more than obvious and we will be listening for the re-emergence of that project here in the future.

The local library has a meter for you to borrow to test where you are using your power the smart meter will build on that principle.

Today in History, October 17,2010

Mary Mckillop is canonized to be the first Saint of Australia.

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