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BBC, lights on?

lights, camera, any action.

Thanks BC Hydro…

British Columbia hydropower and authority is a crown corporation or more understandably a non-profit enterprise chartered by the government to provide basic electricity to industry and consumers at a not for profit, minimum cost to the residences of British Columbia.

Not for profit means to keep returning retained earnings from year to year to the operation of the entity.

This flies in the face of the free market entrepreneurial driven philosophy that in some people’s minds creates what is called the unseen hand of market capitalism and provides for everyone in a trickle-down regime.

Canada is not a socialist country but it has a deliberately planned mixed economy so that the basics are provided and efficiencies from time to time are directed by government and returned to rate payers.

Although a number of marketing boards have gone by the way entities like BC hydro, the milk marketing board, and others must apply for rate increases and provide any efficiencies towards lower usage fees.

This is often resulting in secure bases for that risk generating entrepreneurial hand to operate and not cause things like critical shortages and loss of resources to wastage with unfettered marketing.

Are they getting carbon credits?

Oh. Canada we regard for you, a worldview that couldn’t make the true north Blue.

Make them show the unseen hand.

They do, show it, all public operations are legally a public interest and must file publicly. Touch wood.

Editors Note: 🎵

Watering a mother tree on the second Sunday of May. Maybe a start. To what though? Carbon credits can be corrupt “Suzanne Simard” Merritt public library presentation in search of the mother tree, April 28th 2023

Respectfully yours

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela (Photo credit: Festival Karsh Ottawa)

With respect to the family, friends , colleagues of Nelson Mandela we offer our condolences to the one who according to US President and guardian of democratic freedom Barack Obama ” has joined the ages”.

A quiet spirit and a pragmatic soul has left us to our own ends we hope that the world will build on his legacy as it is far from perfect and a lesson in starting and allowing others to have a part in liberty. KDG

Today in history: December 10th 1906

Teddy Roosevelt wins the Nobel peace prize, becoming the first American to accomplish it.

Antarticia, the key wildlife paradise

Merritt, British Columbia

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.

TGIF

Merit of Merritt

Its good that it is friday….

Today in History: April 26 ,1994

South Africa holds its first multi racial elections.

Arctic adventure

Northwest Passage routes.

Image via Wikipedia

November 17th at 7 pm will see the Nicola Naturalists have a presentation on some of their members experience with a trip through the Northwest passage last summer.Entitled a top Russia the group led by Alan Burger are obviously including the thought that the worlds largest country shares an interest in the Arctic and the NorthWest Passage.

Alan Burger is a native of South Africa and was a member of the faculty of the Local University of Victoria. they meet monthly usually at the local public Community College NVIT;4155 Belshaw Street, above the Merritt News.

Today in History, Nov 14th 1921

The Communist party of Spain is founded.