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• Choose Between Some of the Best Eco-Friendly Destinations for Your Vacation

  

  When it comes the time to choose the destination for your next vacation and you have enough finances to afford good options, there will be pretty much to pick... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• International Women’s Day March 8th: Issues & Leadership in the Canadian...

  

  GoGeomatics Canada is focusing on women in the Canadian geomatics community during the month of March.  In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8th... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2013 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Options for Making Your Move More Eco-Friendly

  

  Mountains of cardboard boxes and plastic bubble wrap. Multiple car trips back and forth using immense amounts of fuel. The process of moving your home not only... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• All in the Family Car: 4 Cars Tfor the Eco-Friendly Family

  

  Once your kids are born, perspectives on vehicles change dramatically. Safety, spaciousness, reliability and eco-consciousness take on a new dimension,... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• DMTI Spatial Chosen as Provider of Geospatial Data to the Federal Government

  

  DMTI chosen due to high quality and comprehensiveness of its location-based data DMTI Spatial Inc. (DMTI), Canada’s leading provider of Location Intelligence... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS

• GeoNB – the ‘All Things Geographic’ Place for New Brunswick Data

  

  Last year I featured GeoNB, New Brunswick’s approach to publicly available geographic information for the entire province of New Brunswick [see the previous... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS

• Fish – Fresh Vs Frozen

  

  Certainly a good debate as we have always been trained that fresh is better, but is it better for the environment? modern Modern freezing methods have... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• CARTO 2013 – North by West ‘Preserving the Present as We Journey to the Future’

  

  Event: CARTO 2013 – North by West ‘Preserving the Present as we Journey to the Future’ Date: Tuesday June 11 – Friday June 14, 2013 Location: Edmonton, Alberta... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2013 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS

• Extend the Usefulness of Your Holiday Décor

  

  Holiday decorations make your home feel more festive. However, with so many different holidays occurring within only a few months, keeping up with the décor... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• House Cleaning – Good Way to Go Green

  

  Parting with some of your things will be hard, but it’s better than living in a dirty and cluttered home. The best way to house clean is to have a detailed... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• SEO Mythbusting

  

  Product Description Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a traffic generation technique that involves making your site "more friendly" to Google, thus improving... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2013 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS

• Recycling Employment Opportunities

  

  Go Green!! — Browse Recycling Careers & jobs available …[This page is dynamic and will change from day to day, so bookmark it and check back]// Job Search... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2013 CAREER, ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Industrial Batteries, a Powerful Tool

  Simply put, a battery of any size or shape converts stored chemical energy into electricity on the connection of a circuit. While the classic AA battery is a... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• LED’s in the Spotlight

  

  The generation of energy wasting incandescent lighting is coming to an end and the move towards environmentally friendly options is quickening. Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• MGUG Annual General Meeting and Workshop

  

  Event: 2013 MGUG Annual General Meeting and Workshop Date: Friday, February 22nd, 2013 (10 am to 4 pm) Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Venue: Robert B. Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2013 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS

• Simple Ideas for Green Living

  

  Living green does not have to be hard or complex. In fact, there are many simple things we can all do to live a greener lifestyle. We want to help the planet... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Green Business Initiatives

  

  As the most common reason for greenhouse emissions businesses carry a larger responsibility than your average human being. The collective entity of a corporatio... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• 5 Ways Hand Dryers Are Helping the Environment

  

  Investing in hand dryers represents a significant way to help the environment; this can be understood in a number of ways, but primarily relates to how hand... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Memorial (MUN) GISciences Diploma Program

  

  Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) Location: St. John’s, Newfoundland Program: GISciences Diploma Program  Info:  The diploma program in Geographic... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2013 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS

• New and Improved GeoGratis Website

  

  Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has recently launched a new update to the already innovative GeoGratis website (Note: although it has gone live it is still in... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2013 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS