The Vanderhoof desert

And Friday for real

December 01, 2023

It was around noon Tuesday that I said, “well, at least it’s almost the weekend.” At last that is actually true. It’s a short newsletter today.

That said, I enjoyed last week’s experiment where people shared what was going on in the comments. Let’s do it again today, and be sure to read the comments to see some of the cool stuff going on. Also, tell me where I can buy indoor Christmas lights.

I do want to direct your attention to Ted Clarke’s piece in the Citizen on the drought. I’ve definitely known there is a drought but he really drives it home:

Vanderhoof has had just 211 millimetres of moisture in the past 365 days - the driest year-long period ever recorded. Typically the city gets 465 mm of annual precipitation.

For perspective, any area on earth that typically gets 250 mm or less of moisture is considered a desert.

There’s a lot more detail in there.

Quick news:

At least Powder King has snow. It’s their opening weekend.
c, if we ever need it.
Prince George sees 10 more toxic drug deaths in October.
Nearly 300 displaced Ukrainians helped in northern BC by Share Hope.
Duchess Park advances to provincial volleyball semifinal.
Prince George RCMP hosting Cram-A-Cruiser event for charity.
Horse therapy program in need.

For today’s song, enjoy some Turkish pyschedlic folk:

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