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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The funds will go to the U of G-based <a href="http://g360.uoguelph.ca/home">G360 Centre for Applied Groundwater Research</a>. Led by engineering professor Beth Parker, G360 involves studying groundwater and surface water interaction in fractured sedimentary bedrock, with the goal of ensuring safe and sustainable groundwater drinking supplies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Protecting drinking water from harmful contamination and exploitation is a shared responsibility,” said Parker, who holds a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Industrial Research Chair. “These municipalities are facing significant water demands through residential and industrial growth.”</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More than one million people living in some of southern Ontario’s fastest-growing communities, including Guelph, rely on bedrock aquifers for their water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Southern Wellington County will greatly benefit from this research, as the scientific knowledge of the local groundwater resources and their sustainable management is essential for the development of the region,” Parker said.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Township of Puslinch expressed support for the initiative. “This generous donation from Nestlé Waters Canada will support an important research project that will help us better understand this key resource,” said mayor Dennis Lever.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nestlé’s contribution will be used to enhance G360 research and community outreach, and to develop groundwater-sourced water protection and monitoring initiatives in collaboration with the communities involved.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The funding will mobilize the Southern Wellington County Groundwater Study, which will examine groundwater sustainability issues facing small to moderately-sized suburban communities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“The ultimate goal is improved groundwater resource utilization polices and public awareness of the importance of sustainable source water protection strategies,” Parker said.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Andreanne Simard, natural resources manager for Nestlé Waters Canada, said: “Nestlé strives to add value to the community, not only through its operations. Water sustainability is Nestlé’s NO. 1 priority and we are proud to support this research program that will contribute to the protection of this vital resource.”</span></blockquote>
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ol' dufferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480137823828557838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7552486903412100299.post-25056888506477892282016-08-05T07:12:00.000-07:002016-08-05T07:12:07.113-07:00Warner Bros. Suicide Squad spent over $80 million, boosting Ontario's economy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">TORONTO</span>, Ontario <span class="xn-chron" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">August 5, 2016</span> /Canada NewsWire/</b> - Warner Bros. <i style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Suicide Squad</i> brought excitement to the <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">City of Toronto</span> well before its opening in theatres today: Thousands of fans flocked to downtown to try to catch a glimpse of Deadshot rappelling off the side of a Front Street building, the bat mobile racing up <span class="xn-person" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Yonge Street</span>, or the helicopter crash in the financial district. During the 98 days of filming, and 168 days of pre and post shoot work, the production created 4,707 jobs, spending well over <span class="xn-money" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">$80 million</span> in Ontario. </div>
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To coincide with <i style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Suicide Squad</i>'s release in theatres, an exclusive "behind the scenes" <a href="https://vimeo.com/177291532">video</a> released today celebrates five <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Ontario</span> businesses who contributed to the production. From a sheet metal business to caterers, an electrical and lighting supplier to the company that provides the fasteners and bolts to put it all together—these are just a handful of the people and businesses in <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Ontario</span> who benefit from making movie magic happen. Some of the key local expenditures include:</div>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Over <span class="xn-money" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">$12.5 million</span> on all rentals, including truck and car rentals;</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">More than <span class="xn-money" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">$4.2 million</span> on lumber and construction supplies;</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Close to <span class="xn-money" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">$2 million</span> on catering, bakery goods, and other food items;</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Over <span class="xn-money" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">$2.6 million</span> on location fees; and</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">More than <span class="xn-money" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">$785,000</span> on local wardrobe and dry cleaning services.</li>
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"I am thrilled that blockbuster films such as <i style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Suicide Squad</i> are choosing to film in<span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Ontario</span>, reinforcing our province's reputation as a world class hub for film and TV production. Last year, <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Ontario's</span> film industry had its best year ever and movies like <i style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Suicide Squad </i>are an important part of this growth - generating spending and creating jobs,"<b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;"> said <span class="xn-person" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;"><span itemprop="name" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Eleanor McMahon</span></span>, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport.</b>"Our government is a proud supporter of the creative industries and I am glad to see that this important sector is thriving."</blockquote>
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"Productions like <i style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Suicide Squad</i> are not only an opportunity to showcase <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Ontario's</span>talented cast and crew, but also support thousands of local businesses who play a significant role behind the scenes," <b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">said Wend</b><b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">y Noss, President, Motion Picture Association-Canada.</b> "With <i style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Suicide Squad</i> spending over <span class="xn-money" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">$80 million</span> in the province, it is easy to understand why the film and television industry is a critical part of <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Ontario's</span> economy."</blockquote>
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"<span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Toronto</span> provided the perfect backdrop for some of the high intensity scenes in<i style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Suicide Squad</i>. We had access to top cast, crew and extras, and fantastic small businesses throughout the province that supplied everything a large-scale production like <i style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Suicide Squad</i> requires," <b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">said <span class="xn-person" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;"><span itemprop="name" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Bill Draper</span></span>, President, Worldwide Physical Production, Warner Bros</b>. <b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Pictures</b>. "We are thankful for our partnership with the Government of <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Ontario</span>, the <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">City of Toronto</span>, and all of our local partners who we work with to create world-class entertainment."</blockquote>
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"We have been in business for over 40 years and working with the people in the film and TV industry is a phenomenal experience," <b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">said <span class="xn-person" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;"><span itemprop="name" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Steve Howes</span></span>, President, Demtra Sheet Metal Industries Ltd.</b> "The movie business means a lot of work to us and to a lot of other people, creating a number of off-shoot jobs from truck drivers to rentals to food services and hospitality. It is a feather in my cap to say I've worked on productions like <i style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Suicide Squad</i> and it is an incredibly rewarding experience."</blockquote>
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<b><span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">OTTAWA</span>, Ontario <span class="xn-chron" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">August 4, 2016</span> /Canada NewsWire/ </b>- Hey Ontarians, the RCMP Musical Ride is touring through your province over the next 46 days. Come out and see our 32 world-renowned horses and riders in your communities. To find out where we are going to be, please see our <a href="http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/schedule-and-locations"><b><span style="color: #f07b05;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4;">2016 Musical Ride tour</span></span> </b></a>schedule. </div>
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"We are excited to have the Musical Ride back in <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Southern Ontario</span> this year," says Assistant Commissioner <span class="xn-person" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Jennifer Strachan</span>, Commanding Officer for O Division (<span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Ontario</span>) RCMP. "There are great events planned across the province, including a stop in <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">London</span> at Metroland Media Agriplex in support of the '<a href="http://boh.bethanyshope.org/"><b>Bethanys Hope Foundation</b></a>.' This show is honouring all the first responders that have helped over the last 20 years with the Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD) research program."</div>
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The Musical Ride provides the public with an opportunity to experience the heritage and traditions of the RCMP. It also helps raise funds for local charities and initiatives across <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Canada</span>.</div>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">The first recorded public display of the Musical Ride was in <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Regina, Saskatchewan</span>, in 1901.</li>
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"We are looking for big crowds this year and I invite everyone to come out and catch a show and also help raise funds for local charities," adds Assistant Commissioner Strachan, Commanding Officer for "O Division" (<span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Ontario</span>) RCMP.</blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They will address a variety of diseases that are acquired from natural sources, which include wild and domestic animals, contaminated water or food supplies, arthropod vectors and other sources.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The event will be held at the University of Guelph Aug. 7 to 9, and is co-hosted by the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative and U of G’s Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The keynote speaker for the conference, Dr. Nicholas Ogden, will address causes, consequences and how we can respond to the emerging zoonoses in the R.R. Parker Memorial Lecture.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Other speakers include OVC Prof. Sherilee Harper, Department of Population Medicine, and Victoria Edge from the Public Health Agency of Canada. Both will discuss foodborne and waterborne diseases in the Canadian Arctic.</span></div>
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Trying to figure out what to bring with you on a boat can be a daunting task. Discover Boating Canada compiled a list of "nautical needs" that will help make your boating experience more enjoyable.</div>
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Sunglasses protect your peepers and improve visibility and comfort on the water by reducing light intensity. A pair with polarized lenses to help reduce the glare of the sun off the water and provides a better view. Grab a chic pair to combine fashion and functionality.</div>
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Swimwear and towels are a must because there is no better way to cool off. Grab a lush towel and cute swimsuit and you're all set to take the plunge. Make sure it's a zone cleared for swimming, drop your anchor and jump in!</div>
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A camera is a must-have item since sightseeing can't be beat on a boat! Bring a camera or camera phone to capture the beauty of nature or snap some selfies while cruising the waters. Grab a waterproof case that will help protect your phone and your precious memories.</div>
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Happy Captain, happy cruising. The captain has a list of nautical needs to help the trip run smoothly. A pre-departure passenger safety briefing checklist (available at<a href="http://www.discoverboating.ca/" rel="nofollow" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #f07b05; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.discoverboating.ca</a>), charts of where to cruise, radio for weather updates, pleasure craft operators card and proof of ownership of the boat are some must-haves for the captain.</div>
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<b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Music is the soundtrack to our lives</b>. There's nothing better than cruising the waters while listening to your favourite crooner, so make sure that you bring some fun tunes to enjoy while on the boat.</div>
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<b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Find the right footwear.</b> The perfect boat shoe can help make your boating experience more enjoyable. Make sure they have non-marking soles with good grip and no heels.</div>
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<b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">A fan of fishing?</b> You can fish right off your boat! Check out <a href="http://www.discoverboating.ca/" rel="nofollow" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #f07b05; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.DiscoverBoating.ca</a> for tips on what equipment you need to get started in<span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Canada</span>.</div>
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<b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">And finally - one of the most important things to complement these essentials is your nautical wear!</b> Anchors, stripes and boats are popular patterns in summer fashion so put on your boating best and get on the water!</div>
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ol' dufferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480137823828557838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7552486903412100299.post-47595124534320183032016-08-02T11:17:00.001-07:002016-08-02T11:17:11.660-07:00Tawse Winery captures 2016 Canadian Winery of the year award<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">VINELAND, Ontario</span>, <span class="xn-chron" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Aug. 2, 2016</span> /Canada NewsWire/</b> - Tawse Winery is thrilled to announce that it has been named Canadian Winery of the year by WineAlign National Wine Awards of<span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Canada</span>. The annual competition recognizes the best in Canadian wines as well as the top performing wineries in the nation's industry. This exciting honour is not the first for Tawse having been awarded Winery of the Year in three consecutive years; 2010, 2011 and 2012. In all this year, the medal count was 17 including 5 gold and 8 silver.</div>
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"With more than 230 wineries entering the competition it really is overwhelming to be recognized as number one. This success would not be possible without the passion and hard work of our dedicated winery team. We are extremely proud of this achievement and truly believe that this honour belongs not only to us, but to all of those in our industry who work hard each year to raise the bar in Canadian wines," says proprietor Moray Tawse when asked to comment on the announcement.</blockquote>
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This year's accolade comes once again under the watch of the winemaking duo of <span class="xn-person" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Paul Pender</span> and <span class="xn-person" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Rene Van Ede</span>. </div>
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"Our commitment to producing expressive wines really begins in the vineyard. The health of our vines is paramount in every decision that we make. We truly believe that the way we're farming allows us to produce fruit of the highest quality, at the same time giving back to the soil for future harvests," says Pender of the winery's organic and biodynamic farming philosophies.</blockquote>
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For more information and a complete list of the award-winning wines, including where to find them at a store near you, visit <a href="http://www.tawsewinery.ca/"><b>www.tawsewinery.ca</b></a></div>
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<b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">About Tawse Winery</b>: Tawse Winery is an ultra-premium Niagara winery whose portfolio is comprised of the Tawse and Sketches wine brands. Owned and operated by the Tawse family, Tawse wines are sold nationally direct-to-consumer as well as in the LCBO and other provincial liquor jurisdiction stores. <span class="xn-person" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Paul Pender</span> and <span class="xn-person" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Rene Van Ede</span> handcraft all of the wines within the Tawse Winery portfolio.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the first week after Nintendo’s Pokémon Go mobile game was launched, Jackson and his fellow “wildlife identifiers” helped put names to various insects, birds and other animals for players from Europe, Asia and South America, as well as Canada and the United States.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jackson is an entomology student studying stilt-legged flies in the U of G’s insect collection. He says his current work reminds him of the original Pokémon game he played as a child. “I try to catch them all, figure out how they are related to each other, and give those that need it a new name,” he says of the flies he studies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even before the game was released, Jackson saw the possibilities to connect Pokémon fandom with real biology. People playing the game are outdoors exploring their surroundings more than they normally would be, he explains, and that means they’ll naturally run into more insects and animals than they otherwise would. On the U of G campus alone, there are 55 PokéStops and five gyms.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To play, participants have to physically walk around their neighbourhoods to find and collect monsters, and battle other players. The game’s augmented reality projects the cartoon creatures into the real world around players by engaging smartphone cameras. “That means if you see an actual wild animal, it’s easy to snap a photo of it,” Jackson says.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wildlife experts such as Jackson already answer many tweeted questions about animals online. To make the connection with the game, Jackson created the #PokeBlitz hashtag as a rallying point for naturalists to follow and for people to post their photos and questions. The tag is a take-off on BioBlitz where people search for and identify all the wildlife in a particular area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Several media outlets interviewed Jackson soon after he created the hashtag, and it was promoted in a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfTpTDIEZXk" style="border: 0px; color: #1f0909; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">video by ASAP Science</a>, a YouTube channel created by two U of G grads. The publicity has boosted use of the hashtag by both game players and wildlife experts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Will colder weather and back-to-school schedules slow the enthusiasm for Pokémon Go? Jackson says we’ll have to wait and see, but he’s optimistic about the potential for future developments within the game. Meanwhile, he’s excited about the way people are discovering the natural world as they hunt for imaginary creatures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>GUELPH, Ontario Tuesday July 26, 2016 - University of Guelph</b><span style="color: #1f0909; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><b> News Release</b> - </span><span style="color: #1f0909; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;">The federal and provincial governments announced today they will invest $180 million in a broadband network for southwestern Ontario, a digital initiative involving the University of Guelph.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The funding will support the Southwest Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT) network, which aims to provide open-access, high-speed fibre optic network capacity to more than 3.5 million people in 300 rural communities, from the Town of Caledon to the Niagara Region to Grey County.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“It became apparent that the future of Ontario’s rural and remote areas was going to be highly influenced by digital development opportunities or the lack thereof,” said Hambly, School of Environmental Design and Rural Development.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Our work at U of G in areas such as precision agriculture and knowledge mobilization for agri-food innovation are entirely linked to the underlying broadband infrastructure that makes the uptake of new digital technologies possible.”</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hambly, a rural extension expert, heads the <a href="http://www.r2b2project.ca/p/team.html" style="border: 0px; color: #1f0909; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Regional and Rural Broadband (R2B2)</a> research unit. As a member of the SWIFT advisory committee, she works with public-sector organizations, businesses, farmers and residents on providing ultra-high-speed broadband and network infrastructure.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Through R2B2, she works with researchers and universities across Canada on baseline modelling, quantitative data collection and analysis, GIS mapping and outcome assessment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Communities across Canada are seeking ways to measure and monitor their progress in digital development,” Hambly said.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Canada was once a leader in Internet capacity, but about one in five Canadians — most of them in rural areas — still lack basic Internet access, said Hambly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Improved rural infrastructure will yield new economic opportunities and efficiencies, and have educational and social benefits, she said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“The development of connectivity is tremendously important to enabling province-wide innovation that benefits both rural and urban areas.”</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The governments of Canada and Ontario will each contribute up to $90 million through the New Building Canada Fund’s Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component-Small Communities Fund.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In making the announcement today in London, Bob Chiarelli, minister of infrastructure, said bringing critical broadband infrastructure to southwestern Ontario will strengthen the province’s economy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“High-speed internet will connect people and businesses to the resources they need to compete in the global marketplace and strengthen our economy. Equipping people in the province with the tools they need to succeed is one of the ways we’re helping to build Ontario up.”</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The total estimated project cost is $281 million; the remaining funds will come from municipal and private contributions via the Western Ontario Wardens’ Caucus, which initially proposed the SWIFT initiative.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>MARKHAM, Ontario, July 26, 2016 /Canada NewsWire/</b><span style="font-weight: inherit;"> - Saint Elizabeth today announced the official opening of a Hope and Happiness showcase at its corporate office in Markham. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bringing together elements of strategy, storytelling and experiential design, the 2,000-square foot installation was designed and produced in partnership with Central Station, a Toronto-based agency that specializes in bringing brands to life. An accompanying video shows the creation and build out of the space.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"As a not-for-profit charity, we connect with so many people nationally and internationally who want to visit, learn and share ideas with us," said Shirlee Sharkey, CEO of Saint Elizabeth. "With the recent expansion of our corporate office, we wanted to capture – in a surprising and inspiring way – our passion and uniqueness within the healthcare ecosystem."</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The inaugural showcase features some of Saint Elizabeth's most powerful and innovative initiatives, including <a href="http://www.elizz.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #1f0909; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Elizz</a>, Canada's go-to-place for all things caregiving, and the award-winning Hope and Happiness campaign that is inspiring a global movement.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As the finishing touches are put in place, guided tours of the showcase are already being provided to a growing number of health systems, community groups, students, entrepreneurs and others interested in innovating health care.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Earlier this month, nearly 120 staff convened in the new space and online to mark their graduation from the UK's School for Health and Care Radicals, a virtual learning program for change activists, backed by the National Health Service.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"After more than a century of caring, we continue to be inspired by the power of people, and all the ways we can work together to be a catalyst for positive change," said Sharkey.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>MEDONTE, Ontario, July 25, 2016 /Canada NewsWire/</b> - Republic Live announced a second successful year for WayHome Music and Arts Festival with 40,000 fans in attendance. The festival attracted fans from every Canadian province, territory, 32 states in the and eight foreign countries and featured headliners LCD Soundsystem, Arcade Fire and The Killers along with 65 more artists. The music and arts festival presented multiple stages with a variety of late night displays, art installations, unique partner activations and fine international and local cuisine. Set against the backdrop of the lush fields of Burl's Creek Event Grounds this created a complete immersive festival experience for fans.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In two years we have been able to create a festival that been recognized as a world-class event that we can all be proud of," said Ryan Howes, Creative Director, Republic Live. "We really wanted to excite our fans with the on-site experience and their reactions when they first walked into the main entertainment space is exactly what we were hoping to achieve. We are very grateful to all of the artists, industry partners, sponsors, media, staff and volunteers that made this festival experience possible for the thousands of fans that attended WayHome 2016. We've already started the planning process for next year and encourage everyone to save the dates, July 28 – 30, 2017, for another memorable WayHome."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The event saw 35,000 fans camping on-site, others availed of hotel shuttle packages which sold out in early May, and 2,000 fans commuted daily. Despite 2016 being a difficult year for ticket sales for many music festivals in North America, WayHome was fortunate to see an increase in sales across all product offerings from year one to year two. This year the festival introduced a new fan-friendly cashless payment system to streamline the on-site experience. Free water ensured that fans stayed hydrated with over 2 million litres of water being utilized and 40,000 bags of ice supplied to festival goers over the weekend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mason, a behavioural biologist and Canada Research Chair, was recognized for her pioneering research, which has led to a better understanding of the effects of captivity on animals and how their welfare can be improved.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>GUELPH, Ontario Thursday, July 21, 2016 - OVC News Release</b> - <span style="font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;">A new $1.5-million gift to the University of Guelph will allow the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) to provide companion animals with an unprecedented level of care before and after surgery.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: inherit;">The donation from the Angel Gabriel Foundation will go to support OVC Pet Trust’s </span><b><a href="https://ovc.uoguelph.ca/pettrust/news/friends-together-longer" target="_blank">Friends Together for Longer</a> </b><span style="font-weight: inherit;">fundraising campaign, which launched late last year. Specifically, it will help create a sophisticated anesthesia and pain management unit within OVC’s Health Sciences Centre.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“This generous gift will have far-reaching impacts for both pets and pet owners” said Jeff Wichtel, OVC dean.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“The new facilities will help raise the standard of care for pet comfort and safety, with the most advanced anesthesia and medical technology available. It also means our students – the veterinarians of the future — will leave here equipped with the latest knowledge and techniques to help pets live better, healthier lives.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the most recent gift from Stu and Kim Lang’s Angel Gabriel Foundation. The Langs are longtime supporters of OVC and the University, and have contributed to many projects and initiatives over the years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 2012, their foundation donated $1.5 million to equip OVC’s Mona Campbell Centre for Animal Cancer with a linear accelerator. The only one of its kind in veterinary use in Canada, it allows OVC to offer the best in radiation cancer therapy to its patients.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“We are thrilled to support the excellent work being done at the Ontario Veterinary College,” Kim Lang said. She is a longtime board member of Pet Trust, Canada’s first charitable fund dedicated to improving the health and well-being of companion animals, and was recently named chair of its marketing committee.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“We are so pleased to be supporting this important project that will help pets return home faster to their families after complicated surgeries, while advancing veterinary education,” she said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Anesthesia & Pain Management Unit will be named in recognition of this gift.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It will offer much needed space that is required for modern equipment and specialist teams to provide advanced surgery preparation, administration of anesthesia and pain medications as well as post-operative monitoring and care, which can be vital for pets that are at a higher risk of developing complications .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">OVC treats more than 2,000 dogs, cats and other pets each year. About 90 per cent suffer from serious illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, liver failure or orthopedic issues, and 50 per cent require surgery or minimally invasive procedures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nearly 75 per cent of OVC’s companion animal patients undergo anesthesia, as the majority of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures require the pet to be sedated or anesthetized for their own safety, comfort and stress relief.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Pet owners are referred to us by their veterinarians for advanced diagnostic and surgical procedures for their pets that are not readily available elsewhere,” Wichtel said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This story of third-generation apple entrepreneurs started in 1939 when Eric and Marion Chudleigh began apple farming in Dixie, ON. Eric imported a new experimental apple rootstock from England and started propagating trees that were size controlled by the rootstock.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the farm in Milton, ON, purchased in 1955, he started a new compact fruit tree orchard. Sadly, he died before he could finish planting all of the trees he had planned for the farm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His then 17 year-old son, Tom, decided to finish what his father started and planted trees in his spare time throughout high school and while attending the Ontario Agricultural College. After graduating with his BSc(Agr) in 1963, Tom returned to the farm to work as a commercial apple grower.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“We started having people come to the orchard to pick their own apples in 1967, which was really radical at the time,” explains Tom. Most farmers couldn’t understand the business proposition of having “folks come to climb on your trees”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But Tom and his wife, Carol, saw an opportunity. “From essentially the first few weeks we knew it was a success,” explains Tom. “People were coming out to pick apples and we discovered after two years that it wasn’t the storage of apples that they were interested in; they were interested in a new activity for a weekend adventure. Apples were the hook.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The farm entertainment business grew steadily and today it welcomes people every day from July to October.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dean Chudleigh followed in his father’s footsteps and graduated with BSc(Agr) in 1986. He then returned home to explore a side business his Mom had developed from a value-added feature to the farm in the seventies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the farm, Carol had begun baking pies and selling small slices on a napkin for 25 cents. By the 1980s they sold pies on the farm and in several GTA restaurants.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“I took what Mom and Dad started and said ‘Let’s see if we can make a run for this’,” Dean shares.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dean’s brother, Scott, joined him in 1990, and their hard work paid off in an unexpected way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“One day, a President’s Choice employee visiting the farm mentioned that the company was looking for an apple crisp,” Dean says.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This apple crisp product began a long-time relationship with President’s Choice, which has brought us well-loved President’s Choice products such as the Chocolate Molten Lava Cakes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These cakes are a perfect example of Dean’s theory that for every 1,000 successes, there were 10,000 failures. Creating an upscale chocolate dessert for their freezer was a giant learning curve for Chudleigh's, whose expertise had been centered around fruit. New ingredients, equipment, mixing and baking techniques for large volumes brought new challenges. Dean, Scott and their team were perfecting the recipe up until the day they needed to go into production to meet the order deadline.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“You go from elated you got the order, to how the heck are you going to make it,” Dean laughs. “We have hundreds of stories like that. For every success there are ten failures or things that didn’t work out as well as you’d hoped.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another example of this is their work with Red Lobster. By the early 1990s the Chudleigh’s had been pitching ideas to the restaurant chain for years, trying to get their pies on the menu. Finally the restaurant dropped the news that they’d never consider putting pie on the menu because the pies weren’t pre-portioned.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Instead of giving up on the opportunity, Dean and Scott decided to find a solution. They tried different ideas to portion their pies, but were unable to create an efficient and cost-effective single serve solution. Instead they developed an “Apple Crostada” as a shared dessert, which Red Lobster put on the menu.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Still puzzled with the demand for a single serve apple pie, Scott and his wife, Mary, came up with a concept called an Apple Blossom®. This single serve dessert was a perfect fit for everyone - families and restaurants - and it began to sell well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“For the next five years it felt like we didn’t eat or sleep,” shares Dean. “We needed to make hay while the sun was shining. We were hiring, learning, making mistakes, hiring, learning and making more mistakes.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But these born and bred entrepreneurs knew it was all part of the process. “Our grandfather was always exploring new growing science. Our Dad was an entrepreneur in marketing entertainment farming. Scott and I learned that every day is new opportunity,” reflects Dean.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today Chudleigh’s Ltd. makes 120 frozen desserts and serve 15 private label brands, which they ship across Canada, the US, New Zealand, Australia, Norway and soon Dubai. In fact, 70 percent of their products are exported outside of Canada. The bakery employs 250 people and the farm employs 100 people seasonally.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dean’s ever-evolving role is now one that he defines as ambassador and interpreter. “Really I spent very little time as a guy making pies, maybe five years, and then moved on to other roles. My brother has championed the sales and marketing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“I turned into an engineer to build our facility. I was buying and selling commercial property for our plant. I needed to figure out distribution routes for our product to get from California to Florida to Texas. Now Scott and I have hired people to do those things better than we ever could,” he shares.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“We spend our time outside of the business searching for innovative ideas to bring back to the business and interpreting what the rest of the world wants for their next dessert product.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“We’re going to maintain the world of the private label, but we are going back to our branding attempt from over 30 years ago,” says Dean.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“We spent the last year doing really thorough research throughout North America on what the brand means to people. People are looking for a brand that means something and our packaging will tell our story,” explains Dean.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">GUELPH, Ontario Tuesday July 20, 2016 - NEWS IN BRIEF - A University of Guelph staffer has been elected president of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">He said he hopes to implement a strategic plan during his two-year term that will include reaching out to more countries, especially those in the developing world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">“Agricultural journalism is fundamental to advancing agriculture in any country, as it helps mobilize information,” said Roberts, previously IFAJ secretary-general and vice-president.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“Here at Guelph, we have a goal to extend knowledge about agriculture and food to various audiences, including consumers, farmers, media and decision-makers. I’ve specialized in communicating about research. In agriculture and all fields, research is key to helping solve problems and address opportunities.”</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>TORONTO, Ontario July 18, 2016 Canada NewsWire</b> - Canadians across the country are about to go wild this summer through 21 newly awarded <a href="http://www.wwf.ca/gowild" style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; color: #1f0909; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Go Wild Community Grants presented by TELUS</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The national program, now in its third-round of recipients, helps thousands of Canadians connect to nature with grants of $1,000 to $7,000. By investing in projects that protect, restore and celebrate nature, Go Wild is empowering communities to keep nature top of mind and take a leadership role in conserving the natural environment around them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">WWF-Canada received more than 255 innovative and inspiring proposals from community groups, individuals, schools and nonprofits from coast to coast to coast. The high level of interest in the grants demonstrates an eagerness on the part of Canadians to bring to life our connection to nature and make our actions count.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more details on the projects selected visit <a href="http://www.wwf.ca/gowild" style="border: 0px; color: #1f0909; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">wwf.ca/gowild</a>, and <a href="http://blog.wwf.ca/?s=go+wild&search=go" style="border: 0px; color: #1f0909; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">visit our blog to learn more about past Go Wild projects</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Projects will be implemented this summer and run until the fall, with the fourth round of grants opening in August, 2016. The Go Wild grants support a project's program including staff, equipment, materials, field and supplies costs, documentation and communications costs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Too often we miss the signs that nature needs our help, and as a result we forget that solutions are within our grasp. That's why WWF-Canada is proud to support the 21 recipients of the Go Wild Community Grants for their leadership in turning ideas into meaningful action for the environment. Projects will help thousands of Canadians nurture an understanding of how our actions impact wildlife and ensure nature thrives in their own communities."</span></div>
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<b><span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">GUELPH, Ontario</span>, <span class="xn-chron" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">July 18, 2016</span> /Canada NewsWire</b> - On <span class="xn-chron" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Saturday July 30</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 10.5px; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">th</span>, it's Food Day Canada <b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">-</b>a chance for all Canadians to join in one massive celebration in praise of our farmers and fishers; our chefs and researchers, and, above all, our home cooks.<b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;"> </b>In celebration of <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Canada's</span> 149<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 10.5px; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">th</span> Year, Food Day Canada is launching <i style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Shop Like a Canadian</i> – a free online grocery list with 149 ingredients that we produce in <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Canada</span>.</div>
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Seeing a growing gap in knowledge about what foods are actually cultivated and processed in <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Canada</span>, and confusing "Made in" versus "Product of" labels, inspired <span class="xn-person" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Anita Stewart</span>, Food Day Canada Founder and Food Laureate of the <span class="xn-org" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">University of Guelph</span>, to curate a list of 149 truly "Product of <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Canada</span>" foods. It's a fun and personal shout out to <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Canada's</span> producers.</div>
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"For years I've cajoled and coached people to <i style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Cook Like a Canadian</i>, now it's time to<i style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Shop Like a Canadian</i>," said <span class="xn-person" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Anita Stewart</span>. "This list is a start to knowing where your food comes from and how to find it so you can celebrate every last tasty morsel grown in <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Canada</span>. After all, Canada IS food and the world is richer for it!"</blockquote>
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Making the list, some well-known foods like flour (of all sorts) and tons of dairy products. But there are also dozens of local contributions like <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Montreal</span>-made couscous, <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Taber</span>-refined sugar, and cider vinegar produced in the owners' orchards. There's VQA wine and craft beers from coast to coast and award winning cheeses from small <i style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">fromageries</i> all across the nation. </div>
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"Because the United Nations declared 2016 the International Year of Pulses, the list has an array of pulse crops from beans and lentils to chickpeas and peas. They're extremely healthy, good for the planet, and guess what…Canada's the largest producer of lentils and peas on earth." She quips, "Eating them is culinary nationalism at its best."</blockquote>
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To further honour Canadian foods, Food Day Canada has partnered with more than 250 restaurants.</div>
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"Our Food Day Canada chefs understand that local ingredients are fundamental to our dynamic food culture. They are <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Canada's</span> real brand advocates. On <span class="xn-chron" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Saturday, July 30</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 10.5px; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">th</span>, they will be creating their own hyper-local menus, with ingredients often so specific to their region that they cannot be replicated even a few dozen miles away," said Stewart.</blockquote>
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On <span class="xn-chron" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">July 30</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 10.5px; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">th</span>, the Call to Action is aimed at all Canadians with an invitation to join the party, share their local foods stories and show each other what's on the menu all across the land.</div>
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"The harvest is in and the abundance of the Canadian culinary landscape is evident everywhere," added Stewart.</blockquote>
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<b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">About Food Day Canada</b>Founded by <span class="xn-person" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Anita Stewart</span> in 2003, Food Day Canada has become known as a special day mid-summer for Canadians to share their food and their stories with each other while leading other nations in cultural diversity, food ethics, magnificent flavours … and fun! The first Food Day Canada launched the World's Longest Barbecue in response to the BSE crisis that devastated <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Canada's</span> cattle industry.</div>
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This Food Day Canada, <span class="xn-person" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Anita Stewart</span> will travel from <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">St. John's, Newfoundland</span> to<span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Tofino, BC</span>, to present the first two Food Day Canada/All-Clad Canada Awards to chefs in those communities.</div>
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Special thanks to Food Day Canada partners – the <span class="xn-org" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">University of Guelph</span>, Pulse Canada, All-Clad Canada, Dairy Farmers of <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Canada</span>, KitchenAid Canada, Taste and Travel Magazine, and, the chef community of <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Canada</span>. For more information, visit <b><a href="http://fooddaycanada.ca/" rel="nofollow" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #f07b05; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">FoodDayCanada.ca</a> <a href="http://facebook.com/foodday" rel="nofollow" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #f07b05; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">facebook.com/foodday</a> </b>and <b><a href="https://twitter.com/fooddaycanada" rel="nofollow" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #f07b05; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">@fooddaycanada</a>.</b><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;"></span></span></div>
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<b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Spicy Black Bean Burgers </b><b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">By <span class="xn-person" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;"><span itemprop="name" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Anita Stewart</span></span>, Food Day Canada Founder</b></div>
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This year the world is celebrating pulses…those amazing, protein-packed, easy to cook legumes that are so at home in Canada. Here's a recipe that you can use at any time of the year.</div>
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The 'burger' mixture can be prepared a day ahead of time and cooked either for full size burger buns but we love them as sliders. Top them with lentil sprouts (to carry on the same colour theme, we sprout beluga lentils), a bit of good locally made mustard (<span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Canada</span> grows the finest mustard seed on earth), some green salsa and a pungent garlic mayonnaise (aioli) Or, if you get ambitious, make your own ketchup (see recipe below).</div>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">1 - 2 garlic cloves, chopped</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">½ tsp (2 mL) ancho chili powder</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">¼ tsp (1 mL) smoked sweet paprika</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">1 small dried chili, crushed or ½ tsp chili flakes</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">½ tsp (2.5 mL) salt</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">1/3 cup (75 mL) finely crushed lentil or tortilla chips</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">2 tbsps (30mL) whole wheat flour</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Canola or olive oil, as needed for frying</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Whole wheat burger buns, as needed</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Sprouted beluga lentils, as needed</li>
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Dry the cooked beans on a kitchen towel or several layers of paper towels to remove the excess moisture. Let stand for about 10 minutes.<br style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;" />Combine the egg, green onion, garlic, spices and salt in a food processor. Pulse until coarsely chopped. Measure in crushed lentil chips. Pulse a few more times till the lentil chips look as though they are dissolving into the mixture. Measure in the black beans and flour. Pulse, scrapping down the sides from time to time, till the mixture is coarsely chopped. With a spatula, transfer to a bowl, cover and refrigerate for 30 to 60 minutes or till firm. <br style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;" />Heat a non-stick skillet over medium heat and swirl in enough oil to lightly cover the bottom of the pan. Saute the mixture 2 tbsps (30 mL) at a time till golden brown on both sides. Keep warm till serving. <br style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;" />Makes about 6 – 8 burgers.</div>
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NOTE: To cook black turtle beans, cover them deeply with cold water and salt lightly. Let stand overnight at room temperature. Drain and transfer to saucepan. Cover well with water (no salt this time), bring to a boil and simmer 25 – 30 minutes or until tender. If you need to add water during this cooking process, use hot or boiling water and it will maintain the colour of the beans. </div>
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<b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Homemade Ketchup</b>One of the mother sauces, ketchup has roots in many cultures and it was always home made. I've streamlined this by draining and pureeing canned tomatoes. You'll need 2 – 28oz/796 mL tins of whole canned tomatoes. Break them apart with your hands, removing seeds if you wish. Transfer them to a colander, let drain over a bowl; reserve the juice for another use and puree the tomatoes. </div>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">½ cup (75 mL) cider vinegar</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">1 tbsp (15 mL) pickling spice</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">1 star anise</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">3 – 4 whole allspice</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">1 cinnamon stick, broken into chunks</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">1 tsp (5 mL) red pepper flakes</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">½ cup (125 mL) well packed brown sugar</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Salt, to taste</li>
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In a heavy saucepan combine the puree and cider vinegar. Tie all the spices together in cheesecloth to make a small spice bag. Add to the mixture. Place over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered for 10 – 12 minutes or till beginning to really thicken. Add the sugar, return to a simmer and continue to cook till thick. Remove spice bag; taste and add salt as needed, stirring well.<br style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;" />Transfer into clean glass jars. Refrigerate till serving. <br style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;" />Makes about 3 cups (750 mL).</div>
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<b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Honey-Tarragon Salad Dressing for Fresh Greens</b></div>
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This is my go-to dressing for summery greens. Use your imagination and add fresh summer fruit like blueberries or sliced strawberries, petals from a few favourite edible flowers…we love tulips, nasturtiums and begonia blossoms! </div>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">2 tsps (10 mL) grainy mustard</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">1 clove garlic, minced</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">A handful of chives</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">1 tbsp (15 mL) liquid honey, preferably local</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">½ tsp (2 mL) salt</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">½ tsp (2 mL) freshly ground black pepper</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">¼ cup (60 mL) chopped, fresh tarragon</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">1 ½ cups (375 mL) canola or sunflower oil.</li>
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Whisk all the ingredients together or combine in a food processor adding oil at the last minute in a constant stream.<br style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;" />Makes about 2 cups (500 mL) dressing.</div>
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<b>SOURCE Food Day Canada</b></div>
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The 138th Canadian National Exhibition happens this year from <b>August 19th to September 5th in Toronto</b> </div>
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The CNE's Farm features interactive exhibits showcasing trends in urban agriculture while at the same tune providing an opportunity to meet approximately <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">140 farm yard animals</strong> ranging from piglets to cows, sheep, goats & more!</div>
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Guests can be a farmer for a day, picking apples off a tree, digging for potatoes, milking a cow and collecting eggs from the chickens. </div>
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There will also be daily demonstrations of <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">sheep sheering </strong>(1 & 3 pm) and <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">cow milking </strong>(12 & 4:30 pm). </div>
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During the fair, elements of the CNE's interactive horse program, <b>HorseCapades</b>, will move into the Farm. </div>
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<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />If you see what you think may be a sick, injured or abandoned animal, don’t remove it from its natural habitat. It may not need assistance and you could do more harm trying to help.</div>
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Some species leave their offspring alone temporarily, especially during the day. For example, deer and cottontail rabbits spend much of the day away from their well-camouflaged offspring to minimize the chance of predators finding them. </div>
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To determine if a young animal has been abandoned, check it periodically for 24 to 48 hours to see if it is still around. Keep your distance. Keep cats and dogs away from the area. The adult animal may not return if it is noisy or if predators or people are close by.</div>
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Contact your local Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry office to learn more about what you can do to help:</div>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Visit <a href="http://ontario.ca/mnrfoffices"><b>ontario.ca/mnrfoffices</b></a> to contact your local district office</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Call the Natural Resources Information Centre at 1-800-667-1940 from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">View the rescue a sick, injured or abandoned wild animal webpage</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">View a list of wildlife rehabilitators who have agreed to have their contact information included on the ministry’s website.</li>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Unusual or uneven loss of fur or feathers</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Substantial hair loss or with visible winter ticks</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Difficult or raspy breathing or sneezing</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">A dangling leg or wing</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Closed eyes and head tucked under wing</li>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">You cannot keep wildlife in captivity without approval from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. However, a person may temporarily possess a wild animal for up to 24 hours to transport it to a wildlife rehabilitator or veterinarian.</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Contact a wildlife rehabilitator who can help you assess the situation and provide advice on what to do. </li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">In rare circumstances, immediate and specialized care is necessary to help an animal. If specialized care is needed for a wild animal, take it to a wildlife rehabilitator or a veterinarian within 24 hours.</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Take care in handling any wild animal. If you must handle the animal, follow the instructions provided by the wildlife rehabilitator on how to minimize risk of injury to yourself and to the animal. </li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Wear protective clothing and equipment, such as leather gloves, to avoid bites or scratches, and wash hands after handling the animal.</li>
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It is important to recognize that many volunteer-operated wildlife rehabilitation organizations have limited capacity to accept animals, especially in the spring.</div>
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To report dead animals, including birds or bats, contact the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative at <a href="http://www.cwhc-rcsf.ca/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #1665a8;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">www.cwhc-rcsf.ca/</span></span> </b></a>by email at <b>on-nu@cwhc-rcsf.ca</b> or by calling 1-866-673-4781.</div>
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If you suspect there is a public health risk from a sick wild animal, such as rabies, or you or your pet had contact with a suspected rabid animal, contact your local <a href="http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/common/system/services/phu/locations.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1665a8;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b>Public Health Unit</b></span></span> </a>immediately. </div>
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Symptoms of rabies and several other diseases in animals can include tremors, aggressive behaviour, partial paralysis, convulsions, and loss of fear of humans.</div>
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For information on wildlife in captivity, click <a href="http://ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/keep-wild-animals-captivity" target="_blank"><b>here </b></a></div>
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ol' dufferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480137823828557838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7552486903412100299.post-26166398469477281192016-07-17T06:54:00.001-07:002016-07-17T06:54:57.711-07:00Canada Celebrates The Inscription Of A New UNESCO World Heritage Site<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><i style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Mistaken Point </i><i style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">named <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;"><span itemprop="geo" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/address" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;"><span itemprop="addressLocality" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Canada's</span></span></span> 18<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 10.5px; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">th</span> World Heritage Site</i> </b></div>
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<b><span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">OTTAWA</span>, Ontario <span class="xn-chron" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">July 17, 2016</span> /Canada NewsWire/ </b>- Mistaken Point in <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Newfoundland</span> and <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Labrador</span> has been inscribed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage List. Minister of the Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, <span class="xn-person" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Catherine McKenna</span>, took the opportunity to welcome this heritage treasure into <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Canada's</span> list of 18 World Heritage Sites that represent some of humanity's most outstanding achievements and nature's most inspiring creations.</div>
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The Government of <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Canada</span> congratulates those involved in the nomination of Mistaken Point – a provincial ecological reserve and globally important fossil site located on <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Newfoundland's</span> Avalon Peninsula. The Government of <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Newfoundland</span> and<span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Labrador</span> worked tirelessly with local communities and academic experts on the nomination of this site, which illustrates the earliest stages in the emergence of biological complexity on our planet.</div>
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World Heritage Sites are exceptional places around the world that are considered to have Outstanding Universal Value. The World Heritage Committee's decision to inscribe Mistaken Point on the prestigious World Heritage List will ensure that it is protected for the benefit of all humanity. The decision was made at the World Heritage Committee annual meeting in <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Istanbul, Turkey</span>.</div>
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As we near the 150th anniversary of Confederation in 2017, the Government of<span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Canada</span> invites visitors to experience and learn more about <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Canada's</span> natural and cultural heritage, including the country's 18 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.</div>
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"I am delighted that Mistaken Point is now part of <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Canada's</span> family of UNESCO World Heritage sites. This site has received the highest recognition of protected heritage places in the world. Congratulations to all those involved with the inscription of Mistaken Point. Canadians can be more proud to be home to 18 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including this new addition of great significance."</div>
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<i style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">The Honourable Catherine McKenna</i><i style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada</i></div>
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"Our province's natural heritage is recognized today on the international stage. The success of this inscription is the result of countless hours of hard work by the many staff and volunteers who are dedicated to the protection and preservation of the fossils at Mistaken Point. They are to be congratulated for their work."</div>
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<i style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">The Honourable Perry Trimper</i><i style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Minister of Environment and Conservation, Province of <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;"><span itemprop="geo" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/address" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;"><span itemprop="addressLocality" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Newfoundland</span></span></span> and <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;"><span itemprop="geo" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/address" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;"><span itemprop="addressLocality" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Labrador</span></span></span></i></div>
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<b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Quick Facts</b></div>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Mistaken Point is a globally-significant fossil site that contains 580 to 560 million years old fossils that are the first record of large, complex, multicellular, animal-like organisms – i.e. "when life got big" – a pivotal event in the evolution of life on Earth.</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">The Government of <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Newfoundland</span> and <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Labrador</span> partnered with the Mistaken Point Ambassadors Inc. to nominate the site for this international recognition.</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Parks <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Canada</span> manages one of the finest and most extensive systems of protected natural and cultural heritage areas in the world. The agency is the Government of <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Canada's</span> representative for the UNESCO World Heritage Convention. Twelve of <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Canada's</span> 18 World Heritage Sites are areas managed in part or in whole by Parks Canada.</li>
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<b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Backgrounder</b>Mistaken Point is an Ediacaran fossil site located on the southern tip of<span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Newfoundland's</span> Avalon Peninsula. The vast majority of the nominated property falls entirely within Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve, a provincial protected area managed by Parks and Natural Areas Division (PNAD) of the <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Newfoundland</span> and Labrador Department of Environment and Conservation.</div>
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The fossils found at Mistaken Point date to the Middle Edicaran Period (580 to 560 million years ago) and represent the first appearance in the fossil record of large, complex, multicellular, animal-like organisms – i.e. "when life got big" – a pivotal event in the evolution of life on Earth.</div>
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<b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/list" target="_blank">UNESCO</a></b></div>
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<b><span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">TORONTO</span>, Ontario <span class="xn-chron" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">July 15, 2016</span> /Canada News Wire</b> - Restaurant owners are bracing for higher prices for cheese, yogurt, ice cream and butter with today's news that industrial milk prices will rise by another 2.76% on <span class="xn-chron" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Sept. 1</span>. This is the second price increase in seven months and comes on top of a 2.2% increase that took effect <span class="xn-chron" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Feb. 1, 2016</span>.</div>
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"Continually jacking up prices for restaurant owners and consumers is not a long-term solution when Canadians are already paying among the highest prices in the world for dairy products," says <span class="xn-person" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Pierre Cadieux</span>, Restaurants Canada's Vice President Federal/<span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Quebec</span>. "Cheese is being priced off the menu and another price increase is only going to further drive down demand."</blockquote>
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Representing an industry that buys <span class="xn-money" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">$2.7 billion</span> worth of dairy products a year, Restaurants Canada is pushing for long-term solutions to the problems created by<span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Canada's</span> outdated supply management system.</div>
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"We understand concerns around producer margins, but we need solutions that will increase volumes rather than always increasing prices," says Cadieux. "Today's announcement is yet another indicator that the current system is not working for producers or end users."</blockquote>
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The increase was announced late this afternoon by the Canadian Dairy Commission.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The Collections of Jim McGoldrick (Fergus), Dorothy Hadfield (Ariss), Elaine and Gerry Boyes (Belwood), Kyle Bosomworth (Alma) and Art and Janette Freeman (Arthur)</span></h3>
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"Nothing runs like a Deere" is one of the most recognizable slogans out there and stands true for many Wellington County residents who love and collect all things John Deere. </div>
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<strong>Meet seven collectors from all across the County and share their personal passion of all things John Deere.</strong></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 13.0667px;"><b>TORONTO, Ontario February 15, 2016 Canada News Wire </b>- Manulife's Investor Sentiment Index has dropped to +16, the lowest point since the financial crisis when the index hit +11; the all-time high was +34 reached in 2006. Along with eroding investor sentiment is the feeling among Canadians that they are in a worse financial position than they were two years ago (26 per cent).</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 13.0667px;">Canadians are increasingly viewing housing as a less attractive investment having dropped three points in the last year. The two largest drops were in British Columbia(13 point decrease since November 2014) and Ontario (decreased six points in the same time period). Canadians are also less likely to prioritize investing in their home in the near future (falling five per cent in the last six months). </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 13.0667px;">"Canadian investors are facing a long list of uncertainties, including tremendous volatility in both oil prices and the value of the Canadian dollar. The outlook should become more clear over the course of 2016," said Frances Donald, Senior Economist, Manulife Asset Management. "What is most interesting from the survey is the ongoing decline in the Canadian appetite to invest in their own home." </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 13.0667px;">In the last six months, Canadian investors lost confidence in mutual funds (down eight points), ETFs (down seven points), and balanced mutual funds (down seven points, the lowest it's been since 2011). Fixed income stayed the same (+3 on the index).</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 13.0667px;">Investors in Ontario and the Atlantic provinces were the most optimistic ranking +20 on the index. Quebec ranked lowest at +9 and Alberta ranked second lowest at +14 (dropping five points since May 2015 and 11 points since November 2014).</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 13.0667px;">Investors in Ontario (+20 points), Atlantic Provinces (+18 points), and British Columbia (+10 points) prefer cash. Albertans are focusing on their homes and then cash for investment purposes. While Investors in Quebec (-5 points) believe that now is a bad time for cash.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 13.0667px;">Almost half (48 per cent) of Canadians believe that interest rates will stay the same for the next 12 months. While 77 per cent of Canadians say interest rates will not have an impact on their investment strategy.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 13.0667px;">"The Bank of Canada has been suggesting that interest rates are on hold or may even fall further over the coming year," said Donald. "Yet, interestingly, 40 per cent of Canadian investors still expect interest rates to rise, highlighting the ongoing uncertainty around the interest rate outlook."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 13.0667px;">In a new line of survey questions, 82 per cent of Canadians used an online channel to manage their finances. And affluent investors are more likely to go online to access financial services and look after their finances (94 per cent). Desktop and laptop are still the most common tools to manage finances online (90 per cent of Canadians on average); however Canadians are more likely to use a smartphone to deposit funds to their accounts (36 per cent). Just under half of Canadians (47 per cent) still feel it is unsafe to bank on their smartphones.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 13.0667px;">The most common online financial activity for investors is checking the performance of their investments, 75 per cent doing so at least once a month or 34 per cent doing so weekly.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 13.0667px;">Now in its 16th year, the Manulife Investor Sentiment Index is a semi-annual measure of investors' views on a range of asset classes, and savings and investment vehicles, as well as their confidence in these areas. The general population data is representative of all Canadians and is based on an online survey of 1,001 respondents who were at least 25 years old. Data from affluent respondents was compiled from an online survey of 1,251 respondents who were household financial decision-makers 25 years and older, with a household income of at least $75,000, and investable assets of at least $100,000. The survey was conducted in December 2015 by Environics Research. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 13.0667px;">Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group providing forward-thinking solutions to help people with their big financial decisions. We operate as John Hancock in the United States, and Manulife elsewhere. We provide financial advice, insurance and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2015, we had approximately 34,000 employees, 63,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving 20 million customers. At the end of December 2015, we had $935 billion (US$676 billion) in assets under management and administration, and in the previous 12 months we made more than $24.6 billion in benefits, interest and other payments to our customers. Our principal operations are in Asia, Canada and the United States where we have served customers for more than 100 years. With our global headquarters inToronto, Canada, we trade as 'MFC' on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges and under '945' in Hong Kong. Follow Manulife on Twitter @ManulifeNews or visit www.manulife.com or www.johnhancock.com.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17.8182px;">To understand that system and its evolution, a new educational program recently became available in Canada. Entitled "Pharmaceutical Supply Chain: A Comprehensive Introduction," the three-day course at the Schulich Executive Education Centre at York University, Toronto, maps out the regulations and realities that are unique to pharmaceutical distribution in Canada. Instructors bring decades of personal experience, representing distributors, pharmaceutical manufacturers and pharmacies.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17.8182px;">The degree of regulation in this country has created "one of the best pharmaceutical distribution systems in the world," notes Johnston. As such, people in the industry need to keep pace with constant change. "Regulations are increasingly intense and need to be adapted, in part because pharmaceutical products, such as biologic drugs, are more complicated. Even a tiny mistake can destroy a $25,000 medication."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17.8182px;">"This course addresses a need that the pharmaceutical industry has had for quite some time," says Mark Thomas, program director for supply chain at Schulich. "It's for anyone in health care, or serving health care."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17.8182px;">It's also good for business. "Organizations are more productive when everybody is speaking the same language and has a common understanding of how things work," says Thomas.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17.8182px;">Dan Lang, national manager of quality assurance and regulatory affairs at Matrix Logistics in Moncton, New Brunswick, agrees. "I see the value of this course for senior managers, or people stepping into this industry, to understand the intricacies imposed in pharmacy distribution, and to understand why certain decisions are made."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17.8182px;">At Auro Pharma Inc. in Woodbridge, Ontario, supply chain executive Arif Ahmad was able to take his learnings one step further. "I came away with ideas for inventory management, and we've since improved service levels. The content was practical and hands on."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17.8182px;">More details on the course, scheduled for March and November this year, can be found at <a href="http://.http%3B//www.schulich.yorku.ca" target="_blank"><b>http;//www.schulich.yorku.ca</b></a> A second three-day module, which delves deeper into supply-chain operations, is also under development and expected to be available before the end of the year.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 20.3636px;"><b>CALGARY, Alberta - February 11, 2016 Canada News Wire - The explosion of electronic communication has caused Canada Post's lettermail volumes to plummet, with no relief in sight. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 20.3636px;"><b>E commerce parcel deliveries are on the rise, but not nearly at the rate necessary to offset the decline in lettermail, and there are many competing private courier companies.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 20.3636px;"><b>Meanwhile, Canada Post's plan to end the remnants of door-to-door home delivery has halted in light of the new Liberal government's promise to maintain the service. The extraordinary disruption that electronic media has caused to the model of state-owned postal services, with their mandate to provide universal delivery, is dire.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 20.3636px;"><b>In a report released today by The School of Public Policy and author Philippe De Donder, there are viable solutions to help Canada Post succeed. They include:</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 20.3636px;"><b>- One size does not fit all - charge varying rates (capped at a maximum) based on the type of sender, volume and how far the letter has to go.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 20.3636px;"><b>- Outsource certain upstream operations, like sorting facilities, to further reduce infrastructure and labour costs.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 20.3636px;"><b>- Introduce competition in the collection, transport and sorting of mail.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 20.3636px;"><b>- Charging for delivery to your door.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 20.3636px;"><b>Is immediate privatization the answer? Not necessarily. According to the report </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 20.3636px;"><b>"The burden of universal service obligations in a country as expansive and minimally populated as Canada is, could make it difficult for the government to realize appropriate value in selling Canada Post. But if the Liberal government intends to help Canada Post endure in this environment, it should allow the corporation to introduce some basic elements of competition and market-based reform." </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 20.3636px;"><b>The paper can be downloaded at </b></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20.3636px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.policyschool.ucalgary.ca/?q=research">http://www.policyschool.ucalgary.ca/?q=research</a></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 20.3636px;"><b>SOURCE The School of Public Policy - University of Calgary </b></span></span></div>
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<span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">TORONTO</span>, <span class="xn-chron" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Feb. 8, 2016</span> /CNW/ - TVO's flagship current affairs program <b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">The Agenda with <span class="xn-person" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;"><span itemprop="name" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Steve Paikin</span></span></i></b> is coming to <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Guelph</span> as part of TVO On The Road. Members of the public can register for <b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">free</b> tickets to be part of the audience at the recording of two programs that take an in-depth look at issues affecting the region. The first program, <i style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;"><span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;"><span itemprop="geo" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/address" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;"><span itemprop="addressLocality" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Ontario's</span></span></span> Food Sustainability</i>, focuses on <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Ontario's</span> food security and is related to TVO's Food Chain narrative theme which looks at the how, where and why of food. The second program, <i style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">What Ontario Can Learn From Guelph</i>, examines how <span class="xn-location" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Place" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Guelph</span> has become a leader in employment and jobs growth in the country. The program is part of TVO's The Next Ontario narrative theme looking at the forces shaping the future of the province.</div>
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<span class="prnews_span" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">Recording two programs of <i style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;">The Agenda with Steve Paikin</i></span></div>
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