The Nicola Valley has access to many good fishing lakes and the Chamber theme has been a lake a day as long as you stay .Chataway, Tiner ,Bobs, Gwen , Lilly , Marquart, Ludbum and Antler are all lakes with personality and style.
Many lakes are Forest service maintained and have docks for tying boats to.
Today in history, May 31, 1962
Adolf Eichmann is hanged in Israel
June 21 is Aboriginal day in Canada not a paid stat holiday but a national observance just the same. this year they have changed the venue from Monck Provincial Park to Rotary park here in Merritt. The Monck Park location has been the same for many years and is of interest to the local first nations as there are remains of round houses at near a sandy beach there.
The planned events stat at 11.00. And there is usually some colorful costumes as well las speakers to view and listen to.
Today in history, May 30, 1859
Westminster’s Big Ben Clock rang for the first time.
There is a poster in the window of the Baillie house inviting participation in a moms and stroller walking exercise. Meeting at rotary park 1:00 March through June for an hour of pushing strollers with others.
The ad is not gender neutral, June 1st is also the start of bicycle month in BC’s lower mainland.
Health and the environment should be the concern for the best interest of people. Opinion: we applaud all efforts to these ends and especially when they are inclusive.
Today in History, May 29th,1999
The space shuttle Discovery completes is first docking with the International Space Station.
The weekend saw the Communities in Bloom committee and the Baillie House had a succesful art in the garden and community artisan works showing in Merritt. The Nicola Valley Heritage Society , The Baillie House ,recorded 350 visitors on Saturday in their part of the event.
The weather was exceptional mid twenty celsius with calm and clear sky’s. The Baillie House reported selling out of hard ice cream except vanilla.
George Armstrong a descendant of GB Armstrong a principal in early 20th century pioneer enterprises in the Nicola Valley was in attendance.
Today in history May 28 585 BC
A solar eclipse occurs as predicted by a Greek philosopher and scientist ;making for a cardinal date in calculating time. The battle of eclipse ends in a truce.
Its good that it is friday….
The Country Music Festival run by Active Mountain Entertainment, Claude Levere has been cancelled do t0 low ticket sales about a month and a half before the event.
Today in History: May 25, 2011
The last Oprah show is broadcast.
A local councilor,Norm Brigdan has resigned his seat and is moving to Vancouver Island to take a new job. The course for filling the seat is that there is not an unreasonable delay. The election is 80 days after the appointment of a returning officer. The talk is for a September election.
Today in History: May 24, 1962
Mercury space project sees an man orbit the earth in a space vehicle.
There is a photo copy of a speeding ticket displayed in a building in the commercial district of downtown. One hundred and ninety six dollars for 100 k in a 70 k zone ; note says: right at the change and asks the question are the police officers pirates. There is also a note on a boarded broken window saying I pay 7800 dollars a year taxes the city pays 2.1 million for police and this is all I get ,talk to the Mayor.
Editors note : Merritt British Columbia has a population of about 8000 and pays 70 percent of the costs of the federal officers contracted to supply municipal policing. In March the RCMP renewed a 20 year contract to supply municipal policing to the province. Right after signing an agreement the force hit municipalities for a substantial raise.
Today in History: May 23,1873
The Parliament of Canada creates the North West Mounted Police, later to become The RCMP
The old timers in the Nicola Valley say not to plant your gardens untill all the snow is gone from the local Iron Mountain. or the long weekend in May. Only one event has fully occurred as of today.
Today in History: May 22, 1980
The video game Pac -Man is released.
Today in History, May,18 1995
Shawn Nelson , 35 goes on a rampage in San Diego in a tank.
Literacy Merritt has a number of book selves about the town. Books on the honour system can be taken and returned with little control. There is one in Brambles Bakery and one at the CPO office on the 2000 block of Quilchena.
A source says there are about a dozen locations where used books of all kinds are available to take read enjoy.
Today in History, May 17th 1970
Thor Heyerdahl sets sail from Morocco in a papyrus boat The RA 11
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