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Sta bear awareThis year, natural forage was good
with our long wet spring, but the dry hotsummer may have reduced the availabil-ity of natural foods.
In Merritt, for example, there wereabout 13 calls to the reporting line re-garding bears as of the end of August,said Emily Lomas, WildSafeBC commu-nity co-ordinator. Compare that to theyear previous, when there were 60 callsin the same time frame.
Now, bears are entering the hyperpha-
gia phase of their yearly cycle, a timewhen they can take in up to 20,000 calo-ries in a single day, to create great storesof fat to make it through their winter hi-
bernation.Garbage, unpicked fruit, bird feeders,
pet food, outdoor freezers, and smalllivestock all become targets for bears.Preventing them from accessing these at-tractants will help to keep the wildlifewild and communities safe.
Aspen Planers shtdown for wood dst
Last week, the Vancouver Sun reported:"WorkSafeBC took the rare step of orderinga BC sawmill to stop work because wooddust had built up to levels it considered tocreate a risk of fire or explosion.
The buildup of wood dust at the AspenPlaners sawmill in Merritt took place de-spite several industry-wide regulatorywarnings and significant public attentionafter 4 workers were killed in explosionslast year at 2 sawmills in northern BC.
WorkSafeBC lifted the order, but told thecompany it must provide a written planthat specifies the steps it will take to ensureit follows the regulations and lays out itsown dust-control program. That plan mustincluded consideration of new equipment.
The Vancouver Sun reported that ofabout 150 sawmills inspected betweenOctober 2012 and May 2013, 20% werecited for wood dust accumulations thatposed a fire or explosion risk.
The rare stop-work order follows therevelation 2 months ago outlined in
WorkSafeBC inspection reports thatsome BC sawmills were still strugglingto properly clean up wood dust.
A WorkSafeBC official said the indus-try needs to get to a point where they aremanaging combustible dust on an equalfooting with other aspects of safety and with plant productivity.
He stressed the agency will not relax its emphasis on combustible dust, and plansto revisit Aspen Planers and other sawmills this fall. Source: Vancouver Sun
CommntFoL 3D prnter demo
The Friends of the Library in partner-ship with the Merritt Library is hosting apresentation on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 5pm atthe Library. No charge to attend, but pleaseregister by calling 378-4737 or drop by.Wnter Celebratons fndraser
Pow wow fundraiser: Sumac GardensRoom 100, Sept. 25, 3:30-7:30pm. IndianTacos $6, drinks $1, 50/50 $2 each/3 for $5.Legon Br. #96 Happenngs
Br. 96 welcomes all members and guests
for Friday night Burgers & Saturday after-noon meat draws awesome choice ofmeats! Anyone interested in forming a Le-gion dart team? Must be a member, but wecan process your member application.
2014 membership dues now being ac-cepted. General meeting Thurs. Sept 26,7pm. Please attend, we are still in needof volunteer bar tenders. FMI 378-5631.Garlc Fest & Ante Tractor Show
Sept. 28 & 29 at Smith Pioneer Park.Live local music, contests, vendors, pan-cake breakfast on Sunday. Cooking con-test will be: appy, entre & dessert with agarlic theme. Come up on stage and singyour best garlic jingle. Old cars, trucks,tractors & stationary engines, garlic ven-dors with a huge selection of garlic prod-ucts and lots of fresh garlic.
SensbleBC pettonSensibleBC canvassers will be collectingpetition signatures, for the petition An Ini-tiative to Amend the Police Act. The initiativedraft bill Sensible Policing Act proposes toamend the police act to no longer useprovincial police resources on the enforce-ment of current laws in relation to simplepossession and use of cannabis by adults.
To sign the petition you must be a regis-tered voter in BC. The Merritt signature tableis at Davis Leathers & More, 2052 QuilchenaAve., Tues 12noon-4pm, Thur 12noon-4pm& Sat 10am-4pm. FMI visit sensiblebc.caFrends of the Lbrar contest
Open to residents of the Merritt areawith a current library card. Entries must bemax. 100 words, describing a positive ex-perience at the Merritt Library. Email yourentry to [email protected], by Nov. 26,with your name, tel. number & librarycard number. A random draw will deter-mine the winner of a $1000, all entries will
be reviewed by an independent panel andthe best one will win a $100 prize.
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