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Impact Stories
It's the individuals and businesses that continue to make a difference in the lives and communities in Western Canada. Here are their success stories.
Impact stories from official languages minority communities
The Official Languages Act turns 50 this year, and we're celebrating! Bilingualism is at the heart of being Canadian and it's a huge advantage in international trade. Part of Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)'s mandate is to help official language minority communities thrive across Western Canada. Here are a few stories about how Francophone entrepreneurs that WD supports are helping build Western Canada's economy.
Rebuilding after British Columbia Wildfires
The 2017 and 2018 wildfire seasons were the worst in British Columbia's history. The 2017 fires burned an area twice as large as Prince Edward Island and displaced over 65,000 people. The 2018 fires surpassed this record by burning 2,000 hectares more than the 2017 fires.
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Several government agencies and the Red Cross focused on basic short-term needs for residents, but the record-breaking wildfire seasons also had severe economic impacts.
Small businesses account for 98% of rural British Columbia's economy. They are the pulse of communities across the province. Many rural entrepreneurs in areas hardest hit by the wildfires faced barriers to rebuilding. There were fewer clients. Staff was displaced. Revenues were down. Community Futures Development Association of BC (CFBC) said the wildfires impacted up to 15,000 businesses.
Fortunately, Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) worked closely with CFBC. Together, we created the Wildfire Business Transition Project. This nimble initiative helped reduce the economic impacts of the fires. It gave local small businesses custom support to rebuild in their communities.
WD provided $1.84 million towards the project, which allowed CFBC to work with their network of Community Futures offices to target entrepreneurs who needed the most support.
For some business owners, that meant giving them funds to train new employees and get back into business. For others, the project coached the owners back onto their feet. For still others, it gave access to financing to help rebuild their livelihoods.
To date, the project helped over 2,600 businesses that were victims of the 2017 and 2018 wildfires. That includes 566 women-led enterprises and 487 Indigenous businesses. It also allowed over 2,800 jobs to stay in the community, which helped re-build the local economy.
The risk of wildfire remains a concern for many people in British Columbia after two consecutive record-breaking years. But ventures like the Wildfire Business Transition Project can help. When we work together, small businesses can bounce back from natural disasters to build a strong and prosperous economy.
Churchill Region Economic Development Fund
The past few years have been challenging for the town of Churchill, Manitoba. In 2016, the Port of Churchill closed. Then in 2017, all rail service stopped due to the washout. Many people lost their jobs, and the cost of food and fuel rose significantly.
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Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) developed the Churchill Region Economic Development (CRED) Fund in 2016. The fund's goal is to address the economic instability facing the Churchill region over the past few years.
Local participation comes from third-party delivery of CRED funds through Community Futures Manitoba. An independent management committee ensures that decisions are made by business and community leaders from northern Manitoba.
WD continues to show its commitment to the people of Churchill and the surrounding area. It has been working on the ground in Churchill with community members to identify economic development opportunities.
WD also provided $4.6M million to capitalize the fund when the port closed and rail service decreased. It added another $2.7 million after the rail disruption due to flooding.
CRED has funded a number of projects in Churchill and the surrounding region.
One of those projects is the Churchill Northern Studies Centre Hydroponic Growcer Project, funded with $276,350. This project set up a modular hydroponic growing system. It grows fresh produce using mineral nutrients in water instead of soil. The system uses limited space and creates a new, local source for healthy greens. It also creates new jobs for the people of Churchill and the surrounding area, and can generate new revenue in the community.
Another project the CRED Fund backed, with $243,925, is the Mould and Asbestos Abatement Program. Several vacant buildings in Churchill have asbestos in them. This project trained 10 previous employees of the Port of Churchill in mould and asbestos abatement, giving them new, in-demand skills. The 2 buildings this program cleared were the Churchill Theatre and the former Duke of Marlborough School.
The Government of Canada has been working diligently to provide a long-term economic solution for the Town of Churchill and for northern Manitoba. CRED is just a small piece of the puzzle.
The Churchill Region Economic Development Fund - #WeFundedThat
Photo credit: Trade Winds to Success Training Society - [2019-02-05]
Investing in Indigenous Peoples in Alberta
In 2015, Trade Winds to Success Training Society received $1,069,938 from Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) to support the expansion of pre-apprenticeship training for Indigenous Peoples in Alberta.
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The Society helps Indigenous youth develop their job skills and prepare for careers in a wide range of trades.
With a lifelong passion for carpentry, Alexander Hunter is a proud recent graduate of the pre-apprenticeship program. The training helped him enhance his skills and boost his confidence in contract work in rough carpentry and cabinet making. It also helped him in his own home renovations.
Hunter says he is truly grateful for every aspect of the program. He especially acknowledges program Journeyman, Roland Large, whom Hunter says is wise, patient and intelligent.
Hunter is working on a project in his home community of Saddle Lake Cree Nation. He has his sights set on becoming a journeyman. He knows it will take a great deal of hard work, and the keys to his success will be determination, ambition and confidence.
It is easy to understand why Hunter's wife and 3 step children are proud of his dedication and achievements. He is a shining example of why Trade Winds to Success Training Society developed this program. That is why WD supports the Society and celebrates its adult learners.
Photo credit: MOST Facility - Global Institute for Water Security, University of Saskatchewan - [2019-02-05]
Getting the MOST out of mine reclamation
Returning a mine site to its original state is far more complex than covering it over and planting trees. The design and materials that go into the cover system must ensure that mine wastes are properly sealed off.
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Rain and snowmelt could seep in and carry pollutants into groundwater. Mine owners have to test:
- plant roots
- animal burrows
- freeze-thaw cycles
- stability of the covering slope
Regulators also want to know that the cover design will last for years to come.
In 2015, the University of Saskatchewan's Global Institute for Water Security received $1.8 million from WD through the Western Diversification Program to establish the Mine Overlay Site Testing (MOST) facility in Saskatoon.
MOST measures how water moves through a cover design and how that flow changes over time. The facility builds scale models of cover designs in 4-metre by 2-metre trailers. Sprinklers simulate rainfall and snow melt. Tilting the trailer simulates hill slopes. The contents of the trailers can be repeatedly frozen and thawed, speeding up the passage of the seasons. Instruments trace water flow through the layers of covering materials.
The one-of-a-kind facility makes it possible for researchers working with resource companies to test the designs of covers for closed mines. MOST works in the gap between small-scale lab experiments and complex, large-scale test sites.
According to the Global Institute for Water Security, MOST experiments more accurately predict how a cover system will work compared to conventional lab tests. And MOST does it in a fraction of the time and cost of outdoor experiments in large, outdoor test plots.
Client mining companies and engineering firms use the results of MOST's research to close and reclaim mines. They protect the environment better and potentially save millions of dollars.
Canadian Navigation Technology makes waves on a global level
Over 600 naval vessels across the globe rely on tactical navigation software from British Columbia's OSI Maritime Inc.
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In 1979, OSI's small team of engineers and computer scientists began creating navigation software for commercial ships.
Now, OSI has over 110 employees. It is transforming how navigation works at sea. OSI is the only Canadian firm that makes complex software integral to a ship's navigation.
Based in Burnaby, British Columbia, OSI makes integrated "application systems" software for:
- warships
- submarines
- maritime security
The firm is using WD funding to upgrade its Electronic Chart Precise Integrated Navigation System (ECPINS) to meet North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) standards.
OSI is also using the funds to bring the ECPINS to market. It has offices on 4 continents, and supplies technology to 20 NATO-allied navies around the world.
The firm's Integrated Navigation & Tactical System (INTS) has an innovative design that can adapt to the most demanding military environments. Based on ECPINS, INTS is fully scalable and fits both old and new warships. This helps the ships function well in tough situations.
OSI's most recent contract is with Damen Shipyards and the South African Navy. It will supply 3 Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels MMIPVs) with:
- Tactical Asset Control (T-ACT) System
- Integrated Mission Management System (IMMS)
Through sensors and data links, these OSI systems will give the South African Navy a tactical advantage. They will help Damen Shipyards' vessels curb illegal trafficking and fishing.
Innovative projects like these not only make our seas more secure, they help BC SMEs succeed on the world stage. By supporting home-grown talent and innovation such as OSI, WD helps Canadians participate and thrive in the economy.
Photo credit: Intelligent Wellhead Systems - [2019-02-05]
Solving high pressure risk through intelligent innovation
The aptly named, Intelligent Wellhead Systems (IWS) knows a lot about working under pressure in the energy sector.
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Founders Mitch Carlson (CEO) and Brad Martin (CTO) spent almost 20 years working in high-pressure snubbing operations, where pipe, tubing and special equipment is inserted into gas and oil wells under pressure.
Their first-hand knowledge of the stress and dangers of live well intervention inspired them to create a new tool to increase efficiency and improve safety.
In 2016, Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) invested $1.1 million to IWS through the Western Innovation (WINN) Initiative. The funds helped Mitch and Brad commercialize their inVision System.
This System allows pressure control operators to see inside the wellhead and other pressurized components in real time. They can inspect pressurized systems without the need to create pressure compromising entry points. It works much like an MRI that helps healthcare professionals to see inside the human body.
This technology boosts efficiency and saves oil companies millions of dollars in non-productive rig time at both on- and off-shore live wells. It reduces the carbon footprint of oil and gas operations by enabling quicker work-over and completion times. That means less time burning diesel engines to perform such tasks. At the same time, it makes many daily tasks much safer.
IWS built 10 inVision Systems for 3 market sectors across the globe:
- Offshore
- Plug & Perf Land
- Critical Well Middle East/North Africa
Working with major oil field service companies, IWS is deploying this system in the Gulf of Mexico, Saudi Arabia, the U.S. and Canada.
Thanks in part to WD funding, and through industry support, IWS found new uses for its technology in sub-sea and onshore hydraulic fracturing.
WD is proud of how IWS helps oil and gas companies prevent life-threatening accidents, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and make operations more efficient.
Semios precision technology helps growers respond to crop threats
There's an old saying that goes: "If you ate today, thank a farmer."
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We often forget the important role that agriculture plays in our communities. Having fresh food at our fingertips helps keep us healthy and active.
But what if growers can't keep up with the demand for fresh produce?
Luckily, farmers and engineers are working together to keep fresh produce on our shelves. They are finding innovative solutions to challenges from climate change, harmful pesticides, and crop disease.
Semios BIO Technologies Inc. (Semios) is at the leading edge of agricultural innovation. This trailblazing BC-based agritech company is reducing toxic chemical use in tree fruit and nut crop orchards.
In 2016, Semios got a $500,000 investment from Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD). Those funds helped cherry orchardists increase their crop value. Semios combines big data and machine learning to deal with four pain points that growers face:
- frost
- pests
- disease
- irrigation
This helps growers maximize resources and increase harvests each year.
Semios' proprietary sensors can monitor aspects like weather, temperature, humidity and mildew. The system sends farmers text messages or email alerts for:
- frost
- insect invasion
- fire blight (a common fruit tree disease)
The Semios system also dispenses pheromone-based biopesticides into the air. This is a well-known clean alternative to pesticides in orchards.
This crop monitoring and management system reduces spoilage caused by pests and poor irrigation. It also reduces soil contamination from pesticide use. As a result, more produce makes it to market.
Semios was recognized for its precision agricultural technology at the 2018 BC Export Awards. The company took home the prize for top clean technology exporter.
Semios is helping growers across North America assess and respond to crop threats in real time.
By 2019, Semios expects the new technology to boost domestic sales by $5 million and international sales by $1 million. That means each dollar from WD's investment will generate $20 in sales. Now that's a fruitful investment!
Karina LeBlanc's Field of Dreams
Sport has always been a passion for Canadian Olympic soccer star Karina Leblanc. Now she has a sports field in her very own town of Maple Ridge, BC. There, she can share this passion with the next generation of Canadian athletes.
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In May 2018, the City of Maple Ridge officially opened Karina Leblanc Field at Merkley Park in honour of Canada's longest standing national soccer player.
With $500,000 in funding from the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program, the City of Maple Ridge invested $2.5 million in this all-weather field with:
- improved parking
- upgraded pathways
- new play structures
- fencing and backstops
- upgraded field lighting
- a new drainage system
The park also features a new piece of public art called "Field of Dreams". It represents the history of Maple Ridge, including Leblanc's rise to sports excellence.
Karina began her athletic career on the field that carries her name. Now she has 5 FIFA World Cups and 2 Olympic Games under her belt, including a bronze medal in London 2012.
Karina moved to Maple Ridge from Dominica at the age of 8. It was sport that helped a once shy and sometimes bullied young girl gain the self-confidence and passion that drove her to pursue her dreams.
Sport also helped Karina inspire others through her work as a UNICEF ambassador and in her post-athletic career as a motivational speaker through her Karina Leblanc Foundation.
Just before the ribbon cutting to open the field, Karina ran a leadership session for 20 youth mentors at her alma mater Maple Ridge Secondary School. Following the grand opening, these young women helped Karina run a free sports clinic for young soccer players from Maple Ridge.
The Karina LeBlanc Field is more than an economic investment. It is an investment in the quality of life for all residents of Maple Ridge. It serves as a reminder of what people can achieve through hard work and determination.
Karina LeBlanc Field - #WeFundedThat
Reduce, reuse… rethink recycling
That last glob of yogurt left in the container costs recycling programs millions of dollars each year.
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Many people don't know that misplacing items in the wrong recycling stream can cause several problems. A spoonful of peanut butter left over in the jar could soil a tonne of paper when people put items in the wrong recycling stream. And this could send these "recyclable" goods to the dump.
The amount of plastic being recycled has risen in the past decade. This is due to changing lifestyles, new types of packaging and the sheer convenience of plastic. It has led to higher recycling rates, but with more room for error, leaving municipalities to cope with the challenges.
Telling the public and giving them recycling tips can help reduce the problem. But a more reliable way to improve recycling success rates is through innovation.
If only there were durable materials that were also biodegradable.
A western Canadian company may have the solution. WINN-funded good natured Products Inc. aims to be the North America's leader in plant-based products and packaging. It already has over 120 customers in the United States and Canada.
good natured® makes over 100 types of plant-based packaging. The company's goal is to disrupt the wasteful behemoth of the plastic packaging industry.
The company also makes a range of durable home and business products like desk accessories, waste bins and totes. It uses the highest possible percentage of renewable, plant-based materials with no BPA s, phthalates or other chemicals of concern.
good natured® uses the ASTM D6400 standard to test how well its plant-based materials can compost. Its food packaging will break down in a commercial compost facility within 180 days. Of 500 billion pounds of plastic produced each year, only 8% gets recycled. That makes compostable plastic exciting.
Plant-based packaging from good natured® has another benefit. It doesn't leach hazardous chemicals into the soil or water! Traditional, petroleum-based plastics cannot make this claim.
good natured® is challenging the status quo.
Coupled with newfound regulatory pressures and policies against single use plastic products and trends that move towards sustainable practices, the innovative products from good natured® will only increase in popularity.
"Our products are sustainable, green, good for your health and the earth," says Sadaf Sabet, Product Development Manager, "We're very proud of it!"
Biodegradable packaging - #WeFundedThat
Photo Credit: Women Building Futures [2018-09-04]
Women Building Futures - You got this!
The pursuit of inclusive participation in the economy requires a change in perspectives and a change in traditional ways of thinking. This belief prompted a small group of women to set up Women Building Futures (WBF) in 1998.
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WBF's goal is to prepare women for careers in industries in which, historically, they have been under-represented. Through skilled trades training and mentorship, WBF works with industry to create programs and career opportunities to help women achieve financial security that can transform their futures.
WD has been a proud supporter of WBF since 2005. During that time, WD has funded 6 projects for a total investment of approximately $5.5 million. WD funding has helped WBF:
- expand programs
- develop curriculum
- retrofit warehouse space for its facility
- deliver programs in new ways, such as online and with virtual reality tools
With support from WD and others, WBF gives women a new path to economic freedom. But taking that path requires courage, determination, hard work and a leap of faith.
That means going for your goal even in the face of fear. Take, for example, Cora-Lee. She's the voice behind WBF's award-winning "You Got This" marketing campaign, which encourages women to consider a career in the trades. Cora-Lee says becoming a pipefitter is a major source of pride because it means she didn't back down from challenges. Her red seal ticket gave Cora-Lee independence, a sense of self-worth, and the ability to create a bright future for herself and her 2 daughters.
That sense of accomplishment can be heard in many WBF stories. Helena is proud to be called tough and courageous when she tells people she is a professional Class 1 truck driver.
Karlayne, a second-year apprentice millwright,can't wait to see an eager apprentice look up to her one day.
Kristen, a graduate of WBF's Journeywoman Start Class, is now a first-year electrician. She loves building things and working with her hands.
These stories are a small sample from the thousands of women who have participated in WBF programs. Their stories are part of why WD is so proud to work with WBF in our mutual goal of inclusive participation in Western Canada's economy. WBF continues to place women in the workforce at a rate of 90%. That suggests WBF hit the nail on the head when it set out to empower women to build their futures through careers in the trades. The rest, as they say, is "herstory".
Skills training for women - #WeFundedThat
Photo Credit: Serious Labs [2018-09-04]
Serious things happening at Serious Labs
Mention mandatory training to your staff and you can expect groans and eye rolling. But an Alberta company has found a way to make this unpopular task both effective and enjoyable.
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Serious Labs makes training fun, while still taking worker and worksite safety seriously. The company makes interactive and engaging courses using simulation and virtual reality. Serious Labs began by working with United Rentals (UR), the world's largest equipment rental company. Together, they created many award winning courses for UR's United Academy.
In 2014, Serious Labs' creative approach sparked the interest of Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD). The company received approximately $1 million in Western Innovation (WINN) Initiative funding to develop 7 interactive courses on:
- worker safety
- worksite safety
- safe use of equipment
The funds also helped create a cutting-edge digital platform to manage courses. Employers and employees can both use it to store, track and share their training.
The approach Serious Labs took is getting noticed. In August 2017, it announced an investment of $5 million USD in Series A equity funding from UR and Brick and Mortar Ventures. These funds will help it create more heavy industry courses. These will boost worker skills, and make them safer and more productive.
Serious Labs is also now leveraging the power of virtual reality.
Digital safety training - #WeFundedThat
Saskatoon Trades and Skills Centre – creating inclusive and responsive opportunities
Vulnerable, inner city youth lack the training, experience and, in a lot of cases, confidence to secure good jobs that can lead to careers in the skilled trades. At the same time, employers in many industries find it difficult to hire young tradespeople.
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Established in 2007, the Saskatoon Trades and Skills Centre (STSC) is an innovative solution to this problem. The STSC equips vulnerable youth and adults with the skills they need to enter the workforce, while responding to the needs of local industry. It is an initiative of the Saskatoon Public School Division, Saskatoon Tribal Council, Government of Saskatchewan and other partners.
The STSC works with local businesses to offer courses they identify as being in greatest demand. Courses aim to give learners the initial experience that can lead to an entry-level position and on to apprenticeship or other skilled training. The STSC offers a range of programs, such as:
- retail
- carpentry and bricklaying
- heavy equipment operation
- hospitality and food services
Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) provided over $3.6 million to the STSC to:
- build the centre's learning lab
- build another building
- buy equipment for the centre's heavy equipment operator program
The learning lab has classrooms and work areas big enough for construction projects up to the size of small houses.
Students train in their chosen field, as well as for any other qualifications they need to work on a job site, such as health and safety courses. After the formal courses, learners work with a local employer for hands-on training and potentially employment at the end of the work term.
The STSC pays students throughout their program and work placement. They get support and mentoring from career coaches and Elders. The STSC works with learners to help them overcome any other barriers to employment, from providing daycare to helping obtain a driver's license.
In its first decade, the STSC has served over 2500 students with employment rates for graduates over 85%. They include a high proportion of people from backgrounds where getting into trades has been a challenge. Last year, close to half of the STSC's students identified as Indigenous, with another quarter being new Canadians.
STSC has made great impacts for both its students and the local economy. Here's to many more years of success.
Skills training - #WeFundedThat
Photo Credit: Solido Design Automation Inc. [2018-09-04]
Solido Design Automation bought by German conglomerate
Saskatchewan based Western Innovation (WINN) Initiative recipient, Solido Design Automation Inc, is a world leader in microchip design and characterization software powered by proprietary machine learning technology – a form of artificial intelligence.
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Solido's software helps engineers optimize chip designs in ways that are faster than working on designs using other manual or automated approaches.
Solido has hired, either directly or indirectly, 46 engineers, computer scientists and mathematicians in Saskatoon. This is thanks in part to 2 loans worth over $3 million through the WINN Initiative. The loans, in 2014 and 2017, helped it bring to market machine-learning software used to design electronic chips.
In November 2017, Deloitte's Technology Fast 500TM ranked Solido 425th among the 500 fastest growing technology companies in North America. From 2013 to 2016, Solido grew 185%. Since 2009, Solido has been growing by between 50% and 70% per year.
Siemens AG, Europe's largest industrial manufacturing company, announced in November 2017 that it had bought Solido. Speculated as one of the largest technology deals in Saskatchewan history, this transaction will enable Solido to continue to draw on the talent of the University of Saskatchewan's engineering and computer scienceprograms at Innovation Place.
Exciting times are ahead at Solido with further research and development in other areas of automating electronic chip design.
Machine-learning software - #WeFundedThat
Photo Credit: Women's Enterprise Centre of Manitoba [2018-09-04]
SHEday 2018
On January 26, 2018, over 1,500 people – mostly women – shared stories of leadership, business and career development. They gathered in the heart of Winnipeg at the SHEday conference, presented by the Women's Enterprise Centre of Manitoba (WEC). The previous year, over 1,100 people took part.
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SHEday stands for Share, Hear, Empower. The one-day, annual conference sprouted from a desire to provide services to female business professionals and a venue for them to network. Marina R. James, current CEO of Winnipeg REALTORS, and Mary Jane Loustel,former National Aboriginal Program Executive at IBM, founded the event.
From this initiative, the women created SHEACCELERATOR Inc. This incubator of programs, events and services is designed to accelerate the success and inclusion of women in business. SHEday inspired the accelerator to advance policy frameworks in:
- gender equality
- poverty reduction
- affordable housing
- healthy neighbourhoods
- social and financial inclusion
- Indigenous economic development
This helps others learn from the event.
Some of the speakers were:
- Maralee Caruso, anchor of CTV News Winnipeg
- Adriana de Luca and Michelle Lalonde, founders of Tiber River Naturals
- Norva Riddell, Vice President, Sales, of True North Sports and Entertainment
SHEday is gaining momentum and shows no signs of stopping, all thanks to Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)'s contributions to the WEC.
WD launched the WEC in 1994 to help women entrepreneurs start or expand their businesses. It provides them with mentorship and easier access to capital. It also helps them develop experience, expertise and credit histories for their new ventures. Ultimately, the goal was to increase the number and strength of women entrepreneurs – and it was successful. WD provides the WEC with $975,000 yearly to promote and assist women entrepreneurs.
Since the WEC's opening in 1994, it has:
- loaned over $25M
- reviewed 3,000 business plans
- delivered over 2,000 workshops
- trained over 25,000 participants
- leveraged over $26M with other financial sources
- helped create over 2,000 full-time job equivalents
SHEday - #WeFundedThat
Photo Credit: Vision Quest Conferences Inc. [2018-09-04]
Vision Quest
The 2018 Vision Quest Conference benefitted from $20,000 of Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) funding. WD granted the funds through its Western Diversification Program.
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Vision Quest events are formed through partnerships with 5 primarily Indigenous-based Community Futures Development Corporations:
- Kitayan CFDC
- Southeast CFDC
- Cedar Lake CFDC
- North Central CFDC
- Dakota Ojibway CFDC
These gatherings promote Indigenous business, community and economic development.
In 2018, Vision Quest marked its 22nd annual conference and trade show: "From Vision to Reality". The event took place from May 15 to 17 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It hosted about 1,000 people and showed 90 exhibits at its trade show.
The conference features the Dragon's Quest Business Plan Competition. Finalists make a live pitch to a panel of business professionals. Participants can compete in 2 categories -Rural and Urban (City of Winnipeg). This year, the Urban winner was Matt Nobess for Indigenous Vitality Sports Camp. The Rural winner was Dakota Sipie for Sipie Mobile Wash. The winners are announced at the Gala Banquet.
Video credit: Vision Quest Conferences Inc.
One of the keynote speakers of this year's conference was Earl Lambert, a Cree/Métis motivational speaker, life coach and storyteller. He is also CEO and President of PROUD TO BE Apparel. The clothing line inspires people to stand strong and be proud of who they are. The other keynote speaker was Andrea Menard, a Métis actress and singer/songwriter. She has appeared in the Netflix series Blackstone and has had roles on shows such as Supernatural.
WD has funded 10 of the past 22 Vision Quest conferences. The 2018 event was a resounding success, and proudly displayed the strength of Manitoba's Indigenous business community.
Vision Quest: Dare to Dream Conference - #WeFundedThat
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Ohhhh remember baby Alden from last year who loved to stare into your soul with intense, prolonged eye contact? He turned ONE during this session (happy birthday, Alden!) and now stares into your soul slightly less (disappointing but age-appropriate). Now when he looks at you, it's quickly followed by a clever little smirk like he knows everything about you from previous soul-stealing baby sessions and is definitely going to use it against you in the future. His smile is hilarious and almost looks like he's incredibly proud of himself… the type of smile that happens right before you'd get a big head nod and he'd open his mouth and say, "Hey bro," except he's a baby. It's incredible. I'd be confident too if I knew how to successfully fish for cats at the age of twelve months. Also, his parents are Kathy and Andrew, whom we love, so obviously this helps to bolster his self-esteem. He's cute and charming. We did a lot of activities and so by the time we busted out the adorable water table that Alden's parents bought him for his birthday, he was way tired, and I can say with hands-down certainty that Kathy was the person who enjoyed that table the most (this may have happened even if Alden wasn't wiped out… Kathy really loved that table). We're so glad we were there to document this little future-cat-lover (and hopefully extremely good secret-keeper) turn one.
Ya'll know these guys so they don't really need any introduction, but we will say that meet a lot of people on this job, but Jo, Brad, Laurel, and Sam are some of our favorites. They've kept in touch with us and invite us to their lake house and cook us dinner and let us play with their french bulldog and send us text messages when Carrie Fisher dies. We love them, and they are near and dear to our hearts. We photographed them last year with Frank, their newly adopted French Bulldog who has become, perhaps, the most babied and spoiled of the family and is possibly the favorite child (I know Laurel and Sam won't be offended by this statement but will likely agree with me, so I feel like it's fine to put that out there). They LOVE him, and how could you not, given that face!? And lucky for Frank, he was adopted into a family who took their adoption of him seriously, and so they are doing everything they can to get Frank back on a path to health and wellness after some pretty devastating news. Frank was diagnosed with Granulomatous Meningoencephalitis. Essentially, it's an autoimmune disease brought on by a bad reaction to a vaccination. He's had seizures and pneumonia, as well as other significant reactions to the disease and the drugs used to treat it. Currently, he is doing quite well on chemo and is a very strong, brave little pup. He is on the upswing and his family is taking great care of him in conjuncture with the NC State Veterinary Hospital Neurology Team.
So this year – we did their family pictures at the arboretum, but Frank was recovering at this current juncture from a recent hospital stay, so he was only able to join us for half of the pictures. He has since made significant strides and we are so happy for him! He is still sporting his veterinary hospital haircut in these pictures but also sporting a cool French t-shirt to represent his heritage. We're so glad that Frank has this wonderful family in his life, and WE'RE so happy to have this wonderful family in OUR lives. Sam and Laurel remain two of our most favorite children, and they just keep getting funnier and more amazing as they get older. Probably because they have some pretty great parents whom we adore. Happy to photograph this family once again!
My notes going into this session said: "Elaine is good at finding four-leaf clovers, hates zombies. Henry = possible lead singer of Journey cover band? Charlotte likes to sing." Turns out that Charlotte DOES like to sing and dance, and she prefers both of those things to be done to Hall & Oates and/or the Beastie Boys. I've never seen anyone dance so dramatically around a living room to "She's Gone" besides myself. In a rainbow tutu nonetheless! John Oates would be so proud. We had a lot of activities to do on our roster, so unfortunately we did not get to hear her sing "Sabotage," but maybe in the future (one can dream!). Charlotte is an outrageously smiley adorable small child who I want to scoop up and pat on the head.
Her parents are equally as adorable by themselves and together, but I cannot scoop either one of them up because they're taller than me. Elaine did not spot a four-leaf clover during our shoot, but to be fair, we did not have her look for any. She was kept safe from any and all zombies. Henry, it turns out, was not a lead singer of a Journey cover band, but instead pretended he was for many years, just subtly and occasionally and vaguely enough to fool everyone around him. This went on for long enough that by the time people found out, they liked Henry despite the fact that he was never in a Journey cover band, and he got away with it. I'm taking notes on this plan of deception. Together, all three of these humans are really, really great and make a terrific marching band.


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I've recently became aware that certain preachers are saying that the Zohar predicts Messiah will come in the year 5773, which corresponds to the year 2012. According to these preachers, if a messiah figure does come in 2012 it will be a false messiah, perhaps even the anti-chirst, which will lead to many jewish people accepting a false messiah. Has anyone else heard of this? If so, what is your input?
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"the Zohar predicts Messiah will come in the year 5773"
Does it ?
That sounds like it would be an interesting read.
in what manner, and by whom?
thanks ahead.
every jewish and christian authority i have ever known of ancient times speaks of the return at year 6000, so i am skeptical of people's claim abou what the Zohar says
According to this guy, the Zohar says messiah will come in 5773 (2012).
The following guy is Tom Horn, and he says some really interesting stuff. He talks about the great seal of the U.S. and how it is linked with the year 2012. He talks about various ancient cultures and how the return of their god, for some reason, seems to coincide with the year 2012. Whats interesting is that he talks about how the Zohar predicts the messiah will come in the year 2012. We may not agree with every thing he says, but it does make you wonder.
There is something which happens in 2012: the sabbath year, followed in 2013 the year of Jubilee, which opens the first seal.
The number 5773 never appears in the Zohar unless some claims it is encoded.
do a google search end times chronology nazarenespace, and you should find it.
"i have used Revelation of John to know exactly when the seals will open and when the trumpets and bowls will as well."
We're allowed to guess/interpret, but not be arrogant/stupid.
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I have calculated quite conclusively what year we are in using the best manuscripts. I used the reckoning of Jubilees, which agrees with the Samaritan for the preflood patriarchs, and the Masoretic for the postflood patriarchs, and that gives the year Israel entered Israel as the year 2450, which is the last year of the 50th Jubilee, which is the Jubilee of Jubilees. Testament of Moses also teaches us they entered the promised land the 50th Jubilee. Then, i used the dating in masoetic of how many years passed between Soomon's temple and the exodus. I then took all the years of the kings of judah and teir reigns, cooroborating them with Israel's years. after that i added 70 years for the exile. then i added 483 years from Daniel's prophecy, and that was the year Messiah died, which i date to 36 CE. i also date His birth to 12 BCE, on the basis of Josephus and Irenaeus and the Gospel of John. After this, i then came upon essentially proof of my dating, with the Damascus Document teaching the teacher came 390 years after Israel recovered from Nebuchdnezzar. After the second temple was finally built, 390 years later, is the year 12 BCE the year I had previously concluded that Messiah would be born. please see this link before i delete in a couple days: http://nazarenespace.com/profiles/blogs/the-end-times-revealed-acco...
i have used Revelation of John to know exactly when the seals will open and when the trumpets and bowls will as well.
1450 50
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do a google search end times chronology nazarenespace, and you should find it.
one of two answers, grouch: either Messiah is referring to the actual day and the actual hour (of which i do not know) or he is saying no one during that time knew when He would return since it hadn't been revealed yet. Keep in mind some manuscripts do not say "nor the Son" also.
no the Scripture says we do not know the day or hour. not the date. you are making an assumption.
the other Scriptures which were rejected from the Bible tell us when the return will be, so I trust them over forced traditionalist interpretations of Scripture especially modern ones.
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As he approached the finish line on the Morro Bay High School track Wednesday, Santa Maria sophomore Yair Torres raised his arms skyward in triumph.
Torres was about to become the inaugural Ocean League boys varsity individual cross country champion, and his team was about to become the inaugural Ocean League boys varsity team champ.
Torres pulled away from runner-up Sergio Jaracuaro of Pioneer Valley to win the three-mile race in 17 minutes, 19.40 seconds to Jaracuaro's 17:44.20. Runners ran mostly on campus, along with a rugged stretch on the sandy beach behind the high school.
"It's my first league championship, and I'm very excited," Torres said afterward.
"It was fun to run with Sergio. He pushed me."
Santa Maria scored 28 points. Pioneer Valley was a solid second with 48. The Saints repeated as league champs, though they were in a different league this year.
Santa Maria won the Los Padres League title in 2017. The Saints, along with most of the other area programs, including Pioneer Valley, moved from the CIF Southern Section to the Central Section earlier this year.
"Did we finish in the top three and make (the CIF Central Section Championship)?" an anxious Templeton runner asked a teammate as he looked at the results.
He needn't have worried. Under Central Section guidelines, any varsity team that wants to compete in the Central Section Championships can run there. (As it was, Templeton finished third in the six-team field with 95 points, a finish that would have gotten the Eagles into the Southern Section prelims. Templeton was another team that moved to the Central Section).
Morro Bay dominated the varsity girls' race and won the team championship with 21 points. Santa Maria was a strong second at 57, the Saints' girls' best team finish at a league finals.
Morro Bay sophomore Adrienne Frere passed Ashley Hurdle of Templeton in the last 200 to win the varsity girls race in 22:19.40 to Hurdle's 22:19.60.
"Oh, yeah, my kick has been good this year," said Frere. "I've really been working on it.
"It's very exciting to win the league championship."
Six Morro Bay runners finished in the top 10. Mackenzie Webb of Orcutt Academy finished third in 22:42.20. Arelise Dempsey and Peyton Schemmer of Morro Bay finished fourth and fifth, in 23:02.50 and 23:12.60 respectively.
All of the first eight runners in the boys' varsity race were from Santa Maria or Pioneer Valley, and all of Santa Maria's five scoring runners were in the top seven.
Santa Maria's Jedric Callado (17:48.40), Luis Diaz (18:05.00) and Efrain Gutierrez (18:22.60) finished third, fourth and fifth respectively.
Avery Francisco of Pioneer Valley finished sixth, Dennis Tello of Santa Maria was seventh, and Noel Santiago of Santa Maria was eighth.
Templeton's girls finished third with 61 points. Pioneer Valley, Orcutt Academy and Mission Prep did not score.
Ariel Heu, in 19th, was the top Pioneer Valley finisher.
The Templeton boys scored 95 points. Orcutt Academy (112), Mission Prep (127) and Morro Bay (132) trailed the third-place Eagles.
Kaiden Bennett, in 18th place, was the top Orcutt Academy finisher.
"Our guys got everything they wanted to out of this meet," said Santa Maria coach Brian Wallace, who is also the school's athletic director.
"Any time you win a league championship, it feels good. I like the position our team is in before the Central Section meet."
Santa Maria's boys are in Division 2. Santa Maria's girls are in Division 3. The Central Section Meet is set for next Thursday at Woodward Park in Fresno.
The state meet is scheduled for Nov. 24 at Woodward Park.
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The Santa Maria junior varsity girls and boys each scored commanding wins. The girls scored a perfect 15 points. The boys scored 17 points.
Santa Maria runners took the junior varsity races. Amy Perez won the girls race in 24:35.10. Chris Cervantes won the boys race in 18:51.90.
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Damien Gavilan led a 1-2-3 finish for Paso Robles at the Fairbanks Course outside San Luis Obispo, and the Bearcats took the inaugural Mountain League Final.
Paso Robles is in its first year in the Central Section.
Gavilan won in 15 minutes, 57 seconds over the 5K course. Devin Diaz of Nipomo finished sixth and Joseph Domingues Jr. of St. Joseph finished seventh.
Cooper Limon led Arroyo Grande with a ninth-place finish. Fabricio De La Cruz, in 23rd, was the first Righetti runner to finish.
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Righetti 11, Fresno Clovis North 10
FRESNO — The No. 3 Warriors (21-11) scored a stunning Central Section Division 1 semifinal win over the No. 2 Broncos (23-8) at Clovis North.
Jaden Green scored the last of his four goals with three seconds left to give the Warriors the win. Green brought Righetti to a 10-all tie with 1:23 left.
Righetti trailed 9-7 when the fourth quarter started and was down 9-6 at one point in the third.
The Warriors will play top seed Clovis Buchanan at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Fresno State for the Division 1 championship.
Wednesday, "Trey Watkins came up big on both ends of the pool, scoring three goals and defending the other team's top player," Righetti co-coach Kyle Shaffer said in a text.
"Layne Porter drew four ejections to help us on the power play. Lastly, Tanner Scott was a wall when we needed him late."
Scott, the Warriors' goalkeeper, made 13 saves.
Kai Karamitsos scored two goals for the Warriors. Porter and Ryan Lucas scored a goal each.
Clovis North beat Righetti 11-9 in the Steve Pal Tournament earlier in the year.
Girls water polo
Arroyo Grande 10, Clovis North 6
Haley Bartenetti made 11 saves, and five Eagles scored as the top seed moved into the Division 1 final in their first year in the Central Section with a semifinal win at Arroyo Grande.
The Eagles won several sectional championships when they played in the Southern Section.
Sam Hazel and Sam Vitt popped in three goals apiece for the Eagles. Abby Bartenetti scored two. Hannah Bloom and Caitie Sandberg put in a goal apiece.
Arroyo Grande will play for the Division 1 championship at 4:30 p.m. Saturday. The site is tentatively the Eagles' pool.


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Microsoft's E3 conference showcased a whopping 60 games, including the upcoming Halo: Infinite, the Ori & The Blind Forest sequel, and a whole bunch of Gears Of War content (including Gears Pop!, which is surely one of the most anticipated games of this year).
One game that stood out among the slew of new game announcements was a first-person horror game that turned out to be set in the world of The Blair Witch Project. It's a pretty out there property to base a game on in 2019, but it did feature one interesting aspect in particular: a dog companion named Bullet. That can't possibly be good.
The game itself kind of looks reminiscent of other survival horror games like Outlast 1 & 2, especially since one of the key mechanics of this game seems to involve carrying around a camera, and panting heavily while running through a creepy forest. There also seems to be all manner of ghosts and boogeymen scattered about the woods. The game is being developed by Bloober Team, the creators of games like Layers Of Fear 1 & 2, and Observer, so this type of game is well within their wheelhouse.
The Blair Witch series hasn't really had a lot going for it in quite a while. Everyone remembers the first movie since it was a crazy success story, but every sequel afterward has mostly been a critical and financial bomb. However, making a game set in that world isn't the worst idea, as many horror games have taken inspiration from The Blair Witch Project, so why not cut out the middleman and just build a game around it?
But all this talk is secondary to one of the cruel facts about this game: That dog is probably about to get super dead.
In the trailer, your character runs after the dog as it takes off into the forest, probably leading you on a wild goose chase that gets you involved with a whole bunch of supernatural mumbo jumbo. From there, a bunch of scenarios are likely to occur, and most of them aren't good for you, or your canine friend.
First, your dog might just get outright killed by The Blair Witch, or one of it's possessed lackeys. This could happen right at the start, or later on. Your dog might even be the driving force that makes you go deeper into the story of the game, kind of like the frog in Blaster Master. You might either spend the majority of the game chasing after it, or it may die right away, making you swear revenge on the being that killed it, which will probably end being a really stupid idea.
You can pet the dog in Blair Witch (2019) pic.twitter.com/MmXCB0WX9v— Can You Pet the Dog? (@CanYouPetTheDog) June 10, 2019
There's also a chance that much like the characters who all seem to go crazy and stare at a corner of the wall for some reason in The Blair Witch series, maybe you'll end up possessed and kill the doggo yourself. That would be pretty dang traumatic, but also pretty on point for a horror game.
Then, there's the saddest possibility of all: What if your dog has betrayed you? What if somehow, The Blair Witch has turned your faithful companion against you, either by magic, or the promise of better head scratches than you can provide? This could lead to you having to put down your now evil pupper yourself, like some kind of satanic take on Old Yeller.
It's sad to say, but there's just no way that your dog makes it out of this game unscathed. Dogs are pretty much the most lovable animals on the planet, which makes them perfect emotional cannon fodder in a horror game. It's the kind of shocking moment that will elicit a response no matter what, so there's a pretty good chance that it's going to happen.
We'll find out surprisingly soon what the fate of this very good boy will be, as The Blair Witch's trailer promises the game will release on August 30th of this year on Xbox One and PC. Just remember that most Blair Witch movies, as well as most games made by Bloober Team, don't tend to have happy endings. So, if you're the kind of person who goes on Does The Dog Die before watching a movie, this game may not be for you.
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For the next couple of weeks, there will a container in your homeroom. This is to collect money for the Change for Change – Water Campaign that the Mustangs Making a Difference group is doing.
The campaign will run from March 20 – March 31, and will culminate in a danceathon for the grade 7s and 8s on March 31. In addition to collecting change and having a danceathon, we will be selling a variety of Rafiki bracelets in main hall at lunch for the duration of the campaign. The money raised from all of this will go toward providing clean water to people in the countries with the greatest need.
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Hortus conclusus - Latin for enclosed, or walled, garden.
Gardens were surrounded by enclosures as far back as ancient times. These walls were designed to keep out enemies, whether humans or animals. During the Medieval period, enclosed gardens took on symbolic meanings and were referred to as the hortus conclusus. Seen as examples of paradise on earth in both Christian and Islamic traditions, enclosed gardens were safe havens where only beneficial plants were cultivated.
Artists used the symbolism of an enclosed garden to portray love and religious ideals. In both Persian and Christian cultures during this time, the enclosed garden represented domesticity, refinement and femininity. The maiden is placed within the garden. Her suitor is outside the walls in the rugged, wild, masculine landscape. The Virgin Mary and the Christ Child were often placed by artists of the Catholic tradition within the hortus conclusus.
I learned about the hortus conclusus in an art history course, The History of Landscape Architecture and Garden Design, at Southern Connecticut State University. The history of the hortus conclusus resonated with me for several reasons.
First, I have an enclosed garden designed to keep out enemies - deer and woodchucks. This garden contains raised beds, placed in orderly rows, as was often designed in Medieval monastery gardens. Our larger garden, the whole of our property, is surrounded by an imaginary enclosure - boundary lines. This acre of land is our personal piece of earthly paradise.
Secondly, the relationship between the garden and the spiritual lessons it provides speaks volumes to me. I am most connected to God when I am in my garden.
Thirdly, the feminine, domesticated symbolism of the hortus conclusus is appealing. A child of the 1960s, a teen in the 1970s and a young woman in the 1980s, growing up in metropolitan New York, it was drilled into my head by the prevailing culture that a woman must prove she is equal to a man. This culture stripped away femininity from women. I was ashamed to be a "girly-girl" who didn't know how to throw a ball or dig a hole to plant a tree when studying horticulture at SUNY Farmingdale. I was embarrassed to admit that I liked the old fashioned look of embroidered and lace tablecloths and dresser scarves that I grew up with. I made my way through those early years often feeling alone as an old-fashioned, feminine woman. Then in the late 1980s I discovered Victoria Magazine. Through the pages of romantic photos I saw that I was not alone in my love for flowers, lace, tea in pretty china, embroidery and other dainty, feminine things. I read about English cottage gardens, French potagers, poets, authors and artists of centuries past who found delight in the natural world as well as modern women who incorporated these styles and sensibilities in their lives. The decade of the 1990s was one of affirming my feminity and embracing the simple, joyful, fulfilling life of raising a family, creating a home and garden just as my mother and grandmother did before me. As my children grew, life seemed to get more complicated with all the options available in every manner for life today. My garden, my hortus conclusus, has been and continues to be my refuge.
So here you have a little information about me and the reasoning for naming this blog what I did.
Welcome to the Enclosed Garden of Susan Ernst. Literal as well as figurative, this blog explores the physical gardens which I cultivate, the spiritual garden within, and the intellectual garden of horticultural knowledge gathered through decades of study, observation and practice. Come and sit with me for a while. Let us together marvel at the delicate, intricate beauty of a flower.
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Powershop is now the world's first full-service mobile energy retailer, allowing customers to buy electricity, manage consumption and access invoices through their smartphones.
Only six months after launch, 14,000 customers – more than a quarter of the firm's residential base - have downloaded and used the Powershop application ('app'). Powershop expects that within nine to 12 months, mobile will be the primary purchasing channel of about 58 per cent of its customers.
The app allows customers to buy power anywhere, get reliable cost estimates, reduce power costs, track daily usage and refer friends and family.
Mobile users are saving at least 20 per cent more than non-mobile customers, shaving about $80,000 off customers' bills during the past six months. They are also more likely to serve themselves online and are better advocates for the company.
The mobile app has generated almost 800 successful sign-ups, which has boosted the company's margins by more than $57,000. Lower overheads mean the gross cost-to-serve a mobile customer is about 18 per cent less than that for non-mobile users, the company says.
Powershop launched in 2009 as the world's first online shop for power and now services around 55,000 households and businesses from Auckland to Southland.
In the past year, Powershop has seen an 11 per cent growth in revenue and a 9 per cent increase in active customers. The company now holds a 3 per cent market share, up from 2.6 per cent in March 2013.
For the past five years, Powershop has been the only retailer to offer customers regular discounted specials and allows customers to purchase power as it suits them.
Another first during the past year is Powershop's savings guarantee. If after 12 months a customer hasn't saved money compared with their previous retailer, Powershop credits them the difference.
Customer engagement
The company's primary acquisition channels are word-of-mouth. In the past 12 months it switched its social media channels from customer service platforms to social engagement platforms.
As a result of the 'Facebook Friend Get Friend' campaign, the average number of customers referred were up 175 per cent and reduced Powershop's customer acquisition costs by an estimated $17,000.
Powershop have consistently ranked No 1 in Consumer NZ customer satisfaction surveys for 2011, 2012 and 2013, with a rating of 93 per cent in 2013. Powershop says customers using the mobile app are 60 per cent less likely to switch to a different retailer. It believes that engaged happy customers are more likely to save and stay with the company.
The bespoke technology developed for the app means the intellectual property for the platform remains in New Zealand.
In November 2013, Powershop became the first New Zealand electricity retailer to launch in Australia. It now has about 10,000 customers across Victoria – almost half of whom are using the mobile platform.
Powershop estimates the platform reduces cost-to-serve by 15 to 20 per cent compared with legacy retail systems. It has had inquiries from other international markets and is now looking at other export opportunities for the platform.
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January 31, 2019
The Friends of the Martinsburg Community Library met Tuesday evening, Jan. 15, at the Martinsburg Community Library.
The Friends voted to give $3,500 from their treasury to the library.
The net profit for the candy/pretzel sale was $2,584. Next year's sale will be in December.
Janet Garman reported that a new quilt is almost finished. The quilt will be displayed at the library and will be raffled off as a fundraiser for the library.
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These cuts have already affected patients, including cancer patients requiring blood tests. Councillor Donnelly's source in the hospital directly contradicts claims by the HSE that the cuts are due to holidays. Donnelly told An Phoblacht:
"I have received information in confidence from a source in the hospital that states that the real reason for the closures was to save money on heating and lighting. Staff were redeployed throughout the hospital into wards and the consultants were still paid. One consultant was so angry with the unacceptable effect on her patients that she decided to hold her outpatients clinic in a ward!"
"The cutbacks in the Outpatients Department affect up to 1,000 patients per week. This year alone, up to 4,000 patients will be affected by the closure of the Outpatients Department. With regard to the Day Ward, up to 900 patients will be affected by this drastic cutback in services. These are not just numbers but real people with severe pain and anxieties. The Minister for Health is directly responsible for the pain and anxiety borne out by these patients. She cannot continuously hide behind the HSE.
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A new report highlights the EU's track record in Development. Europe is a very big, and very good, aid donor. But is that enough?
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Some facts and figures on the EU's development cooperation budget. And why EU leaders should protect this budget, as they sit down to negotiate a new EU budget for 2014-2020.
Live Aid, Dead Aid and Smart Aid
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any civil action, suit, or proceeding to which the Assistance Board is a party shall be deemed to arise under the laws of the United States, and the United States District Court for the District of Columbia shall have exclusive jurisdiction over such. The Assistance Board may, without bond or security, remove any such action, suit, or proceeding from a State court to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
1988—Subsec. (a)(12). Pub. L. 100–399, § 201(a), substituted "(within the meaning of section 1813 of this title)" for "(as defined in section 1813(b) of this title)".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–399, § 201(b), substituted "exclusive" for "original".
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Indigenous Women's Exchange: Guatemala and Nicaragua
For a few days in June, a group of 39 women gathered together in a community on the North Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua. MADRE organized this exchange to convene women from our Indigenous partner organizations, MUIXIL from Guatemala and Wangki Tangni from Nicaragua. We are one of the few organizations creating meaningful transnational opportunities for grassroots women leaders to address shared issues, learn from their peers and develop coordinated strategies for social change.
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When designing the new Montalbano's website, we wanted to create something that was simple to use while highlighting one of the restaurant's best features, their food. Montalbano's excels when it comes to making Cajun food, and they have established quite a name for themselves in the catering business as well. This website was created with the help of Alaina Hebert, Anna Abrahams, Kyla Veal, and Nakia Thomas. When we began working on this project we quickly agreed that viewer convenience and accessibility would play the biggest role in the overall theme of this website.
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Over the years, Montalbano's Seafood has solidified their reputation for high-quality seafood. By the time Randy Montalbano Sr. opened the restaurant in 2006 with his son, Randy Montalbano Jr., Randy Sr. already had over 25 years of experience from working alongside his father serving in the wholesale food industry. To add to their lengthy list of experience, after graduating college from Southeastern Louisiana, Randy Jr. owned his own crawfish catering company, so when the two came together it was magic. The father and son duo currently work with both of their wives, Darleen and Emily Montalbano to run the company. For a place filled with tasty traditions, superior seafood, and Cajun catering, Montalbano's is the place to be. To read more about Montalbano's Seafood and Catering, click below to visit their website.


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It has officially began the first operational Cygnus mission for cargo transport of supplies to the International Space Station.
After the success of the demonstration mission of the past September, this mission represents the first "fully loaded". In the hold of the pressurized cargo module (PCM), developed by Thales Alenia Space in Italy by Orbital Sciences Corporation, there are about a ton and a half of supplies (food, water , scientific experiments , instrumentation , etc.) for astronauts.
It will be indeed the "tenants" of the orbital outpost to welcome Cygnus on the ISS on 12th of January. The cargo module - with the help of the robotic arm of the ISS - will be dropped from the service module that has accompanied in orbit 400 km above the Earth and will be docked to the station. In particular, the PCM will be hooked to the port of Node 2, another form permanent outpost in orbit developed by Thales Alenia Space. After the necessary checks, the "hatch" will be opened and transfer operation will start. Since that time, the PCM, as all the modules developed by Thales Alenia Space for the ISS, due to its pressure becomes a viable environment for the astronauts that can move and work within it without any problems.
The company, a joint venture between Thales ( 67%) and Finmeccanica ( 33%), will supply to Orbital Sciences another 7 pressurized modules designed for cargo transport aimed for the International Space Station, for a total of nine units, as required by the contract CRS (Commercial Resupply service), signed by Orbital with NASA as part of the marketing of the service to transport cargo.
The loading capacity of the PCM vary depending on the configuration of the module: the one currently en route to the ISS, as the next two, it is the "standard" version, capable of carrying up to 2000 kg of cargo. Another 5 units are being developed in the "enhanced" configuration, with a transport capacity increased up to 2700 kg.
Tutti i moduli PCM sono sviluppati nel sito di Torino di Thales Alenia Space, con il contributo anche di team operanti a L'Aquila per alcune strumentazioni.
All PCM modules are developed on the site of Thales Alenia Space in Turin, with the help of team working in L'Aquila for some instruments.