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ARCHIVED - CEPA 1999 Combined Annual Reports for April 2006 to March 2007 and April 2007 to March 2008
2. Administration of the Act
- 2.1 Administration (Part 1)
- 2.2 Public Participation (Part 2)
- 2.3 Information Gathering, Objectives, Guidelines and Codes of Practice (Part 3)
- 2.4 Pollution Prevention (Part 4)
- 2.5 Controlling Toxic Substances (Part 5)
- 2.6 Animate Products of Biotechnology (Part 6)
- 2.7 Controlling Pollution and Managing Waste (Part 7)
- 2.8 Environmental Emergencies (Part 8)
- 2.9 Government Operations and Federal and Aboriginal Land (Part 9)
This chapter summarizes the results achieved under CEPA 1999 during the reporting periods, and it includes the following mandatory administration-related information.
- Section 2.1.1 highlights the activities of the National Advisory Committee. There were no other committees established as provided for under paragraph 7(1)(a)ofCEPA 1999 during the reporting periods.
- Section 2.1.2 highlights the activities under the Canada'Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem.
- Section 2.1.3 describes the activities under the Canada'Saskatchewan Administrative Agreement during the reporting periods.
- Section 2.1.4 describes the activities under the Canada'Alberta Equivalency Agreement during the reporting periods.
- Section 2.1.5 describes the activities under the Canada'Quebec Administrative Agreement during the reporting periods.
- There were no activities under the international air pollution provisions (Division 6 of Part 7) of CEPA 1999 during the reporting periods.
- There were no activities under the international water pollution provisions (Division 7 of Part 7) of CEPA 1999 during the reporting periods.
2.1 Administration (Part 1)
Part 1 of CEPA 1999 requires the Ministers to establish the National Advisory Committee, composed of one representative for each of the federal Ministers of Environment and Health, representatives from each province and territory, and not more than six representatives of Aboriginal governments from across Canada.
Part 1 allows the Minister of the Environment to negotiate an agreement with a provincial or territorial government, or an Aboriginal people with respect to the administration of the Act. Part 1 also allows for equivalency agreements, which suspend federal regulations in a province or territory that has equivalent regulatory standards.
2.1.1 National Advisory Committee
A study to assess the effectiveness of the National Advisory Committee was conducted in 2006. The assessment included opinions of the committee's members, former members (provincial, territorial and federal) and observers. The draft study, which was validated by the committee members at a workshop held in November 2006, suggested ways to strengthen and enhance the committee that, by most accounts, has worked reasonably well over its initial years of operation.
The majority of the National Advisory Committee agendas for teleconferences and meetings held during the reporting periods focused on the Clean Air Agenda (and its related initiatives), the Chemicals Management Plan, the National Advisory Committee Assessment and the CEPA Parliamentary Review.
2.1.2 Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem
Since 1971, Canada and Ontario have worked together through the Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem. This agreement, renewed in 2002 and again in June 2007, guided the efforts of Canada and Ontario to improve the environmental quality of the Great Lakes Basin and contributed to meeting Canada's obligations under the Canada-U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. The 2007 agreement concludes in 2010. It comprises 13 goals, 37 results and 183 specific commitments in four priority areas:
- designated Areas of Concern in the Great Lakes Basin;
- harmful pollutants;
- lake and basin sustainability; and
- coordination of monitoring, research and information.
The Harmful Pollutants Annex (Annex 2) of the Agreement addresses both past and ongoing sources of pollution in the Great Lakes Basin. Annex 2 takes a substance and/or sector approach to reducing and preventing releases throughout the basin, and seeks to virtually eliminate persistent bioaccumulative toxic substances. Environment Canada's efforts under Annex 2 also support the delivery of Canada's Chemicals Management Plan.
Actions taken on harmful pollutants in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 included federal and provincial regulatory and non-regulatory initiatives to reduce the use, production and release of harmful pollutants. These actions contributed to overall reductions in the past 20 years of:
- over 98% in sources, uses and releases of alkyl-lead;
- 90% in releases of mercury;
- 89% in releases of dioxins and furans;
- 73% in releases of hexachlorobenzene; and
- 52% in releases of benzo(a)pyrene.
In addition, by March 2008, 90% of high-level polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in storage had been destroyed, compared to 1993 levels, and high-level PCBs in service had been reduced by nearly 70% since 1989.
Workshops were held in 2006 and 2008 on harmful pollutants found within the Great Lakes Basin. The workshops, which were each attended by more than 100 participants, provided managers and technical and scientific personnel working on the Ontario side of the Great Lakes with opportunities to:
- share knowledge on existing research and programs, such as the federal Chemicals Management Plan;
- identify priority areas for enhanced collaboration, such as the sound management of chemicals, criteria air contaminants and municipal wastewater effluents;
- explore opportunities and develop actionable work plans for federal-provincial collaboration to implement the deliverables in the Canada'Ontario Agreement; and
- identify opportunities for the development of future agreements.
Air and precipitation monitoring activities continued in order to identify the status and trends of pollutants in the Great Lakes Basin. This work was carried out through the Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network. Data on persistent toxic substances, such as PCBs, benzo(a)pyrene, hexachlorobenzene and DDT, are available to support policy and decision making by the federal government.
2.1.3 Canada-Saskatchewan Administrative Agreement
The Canada-Saskatchewan Administrative Agreement for the Canadian Environmental Protection Act has been in force since September 1994. It is a work-sharing arrangement covering certain provincial legislation and seven CEPA 1999 regulations, including two regulations related to the pulp and paper sector, two regulations on ozone-depleting substances and three regulations on PCBs.
No prosecutions under these regulations were undertaken in 2006-2007 or 2007-2008.
Activities under the agreement from April 1, 2006, to March 31, 2008, include the following:
- Provincial authorities relayed to Environment Canada reports of 19 releases (9 in 2006-2007 and 10 in 2007-2008) of electrical fluids that could have contained PCBs. It was concluded that corrective actions were taken, including the immediate cleanup of the spills and proper disposal of PCBs and contaminated soils. Of the 19 releases reported, one contained PCBs at levels over the federal prescribed limit (50 parts per million), and three contained PCBs at levels over the provincial prescribed limit (5 parts per million).
- The Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment continued to promote the use of the TIP line for environmental offences. Throughout 2006-2007 and 2007-2008, the Ministry received a total of 174 TIP calls related to environmental matters, including 12 (5 in 2006-2007 and 7 in 2007-2008) involving CEPA 1999.
- The only mill subject to the Pulp and Paper Mill Effluent Chlorinated Dioxins and Furans Regulations had been closed and no longer had a continual effluent discharge. Due to rain and runoff, the mill conducted periodic discharges in both 2006-2007 and 2007-2008, which were found to be in compliance.
- Environment Canada conducted eight (seven in 2006-2007 and one in 2007-2008) field inspections under the Ozone-depleting Substances Regulations, 1998. Two investigations were opened for unlawful importation and seven written warnings were issued as a result.
- Environment Canada conducted 12 (eight in 2006-2007 and four in 2007-2008) field inspections under the Storage of PCB Material Regulations, and no violations were detected.
- Environment Canada conducted four field inspections in 2006-2007 and none in 2007-2008 under the PCB Regulations. No violations were detected.
- The Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment conducted five inspections under the provincial PCB Waste StorageRegulations.
2.1.4 Canada-Alberta Equivalency Agreement
In December 1994, the Agreement on the Equivalency of Federal and Alberta Regulations for the Control of Toxic Substances in Alberta came into effect. As a result of the Agreement, the following CEPA 1999 regulations, or parts thereof, are no longer applicable in Alberta:
- Pulp and Paper Mill Effluent Chlorinated Dioxins and Furans Regulations (all sections);
- Pulp and Paper Mill Defoamer and Wood Chip Regulations(sections 4(1), 6(2), 6(3) (b), 7, and 9);
- Secondary Lead Smelter Release Regulations (all sections); and
- Vinyl Chloride Release Regulations, 1992 (all sections).
There are no longer any operating vinyl chloride plants or lead smelters in Alberta and therefore no compliance issues to report under the Vinyl Chloride Release Regulations or the Secondary Lead Smelter Release Regulations.
Alberta Environment indicated that there were no reported violations by the four pulp and paper mills regulated under the pulp and paper regulations between April1 2006 and March 31 2008.
2.1.5 Canada-Quebec Administrative Agreement
The governments of Quebec and Canada have been working under an administrative agreement for the pulp and paper sector since 1994. The fourth agreement expired on March 31, 2007. In 2007-2008, while the governments were negotiating a new agreement (which was not yet signed as of March 31, 2008), they continued to work together within the spirit of the agreement.
Under the agreement, the province acts as a "single window," collecting data from pulp and paper mills under the provincial regulations and under federal regulations under the Fisheries Act and CEPA 1999, and sending this data to Environment Canada. The CEPA 1999 regulations are the Pulp and Paper Mill Effluent Chlorinated Dioxins and Furans Regulations and the Pulp and Paper Mill Defoamer and Wood Chip Regulations. Both levels of government maintain full responsibility for conducting inspections and investigations, and for taking appropriate law enforcement measures to ensure that industry complies with their respective requirements.
2.2 Public Participation (Part 2)
Part 2 of CEPA 1999 outlines public participation requirements under the Act, including the establishment of an environmental registry, whistleblower protection, and the right of an individual to request an investigation and pursue court action.
2.2.1 CEPA Environmental Registry
The CEPA Environmental Registry was launched on Environment Canada's website with the coming into force of sections of the Act on March 31, 2000. Since that time, ongoing efforts have been made to increase the Registry's reliability and user-friendliness. The structure of the Registry continued to evolve during the reporting period, as new documents were added and as improvements were suggested by users. During the 2006'2008 period, the content of the Registry continued to expand in order to serve Canadians better and to encompass thousands of CEPA-related documents and references. It was a primary source of environmental information for public and private sectors, both nationally and internationally, and for university and college curricula.
Figure 1 shows the number of visitors to the CEPA Environmental Registry every month during the reporting periods compared to the period April 1, 2005, to March 31, 2006.
In 2006-2007, the Registry (firstname.lastname@example.com) received more than 260 requests for CEPA-related information regarding importing and exporting chemicals, transporting dangerous goods, lab testing, proposed regulations, and the Domestic Substances List. There were three notices of objection (see section 332(2) of the Act) filed in 2006-2007.
In 2007-2008, the Registry received more than 220 requests for CEPA-related information. Many of these requests were for information on Batch 3 and 4 substances identified under the Chemicals Management Plan Challenge. Other requests involved pollution prevention plans, proposed regulations, guidelines, importing chemicals, biotechnology, permits and the Domestic Substances List. There were five notices of objection filed in 2007-2008.
Figure 1. Visitors to the CEPA Environmental Registry, by month, 2005-2006 to 2007-2008
2.2.2 Public Participation
In 2006-2007, there were 28 opportunities posted on the CEPA Environmental Registry for stakeholders and the public to consult, including (but not limited to) regulations, risk management strategies, guidelines, environmental performance agreements and additions to the List of Toxic Substances.
In 2007-2008, there were 55 opportunities posted on the CEPA Environmental Registry for stakeholders and the public to consult. This is double the number usually posted within a given year, which may account for the spike in Figure 1.
2.3 Information Gathering, Objectives, Guidelines and Codes of Practice (Part 3)
Part 3 of CEPA 1999 requires the Minister of the Environment to issue environmental quality objectives and guidelines, and release guidelines and codes of practice. Under this Part, the Minister of Health is also required to issue objectives, guidelines and codes of practice with respect to the elements of the environment that may affect the life and health of the people of Canada. Part 3 also provides for research, information gathering and the creation of inventories. See Chapter 3 of this report for results of research made under Part 3 of the Act.
Three guidelines and one code of practice were issued under the Act during the reporting periods (Table 1).
2.3.1 National Pollutant Release Inventory
The National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) is Canada's legislated, publicly accessible inventory of pollutant releases (to air, water and land), disposals and transfers for recycling. The National Pollutant Release Inventory includes information reported by industrial facilities and comprehensive emission summaries and trends for key air pollutants in Canada. The inventory is an important source of information for identifying, assessing and managing risks to the environment and human health. Public access to the National Pollutant Release Inventory motivates industry to prevent and reduce pollutant releases and improves public understanding about pollution and environmental performance in Canada.
Over 8500 facilities reported to this inventory on their releases and transfers for the 2006 and 2007 calendar years. Reporting was required for more than 350 pollutants, including toxic substances, such as mercury, lead, dioxins and furans; and air pollutants that contribute to smog and acid rain, such as sulphur dioxide, particulate matter and nitrogen oxides. The reported facility-level emissions for 2005 were published in 2006-2007 and those for 2006 in 2007-2008.
2005 National Pollutant Release Inventory data were published in October 2006, and 2006 data were published in November 2007. The data (including facility reports) are publicly available online on Environment Canada's website in various formats, including a searchable query site and downloadable datasets.
2.3.2 Reporting on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
This reporting program lays the foundation for the development of a single domestic mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting system to meet the greenhouse gas reporting needs for all jurisdictions and to minimize the reporting burden for both industry and government. The program's three main objectives are to provide Canadians with timely information on these emissions, to enhance the level of detail in the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory, and to meet provincial and territorial requirements for information on these emissions. The data are collected under three acts: by Environment Canada under the authority of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999), by Statistics Canada under the authority of the Statistics Act, and by Alberta Environment under the Climate Change and Emissions Management Act.
Reports were issued in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008.
Canada's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Program Overview of the Reported 2005 Facility Level GHG Emissions was published in December 2006 and is available online in HTML and PDF.
A total of 336 facilities reported greenhouse gas emissions for the 2005 calendar year, collectively emitting a total of 280 megatonnes carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO2 eq) of these gases. Facilities can voluntarily report their greenhouse gas emissions if they are below the reporting threshold; 26 facilities did so for 2005. Total facility greenhouse gas emissions in 2005 represent just over one third (37%) of Canada's total of these emissions in 2004, as published in the National Inventory Report, 1990-2004: Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in Canada. The data used in this report are current as of November 23, 2006.
Facility Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Program Overview of the Reported 2006 Greenhouse Gas Emissions was published in October 2007 and is available online in HTML and PDF.
A total of 343 facilities reported greenhouse gas emissions for the 2006 calendar year, collectively emitting a total of 273 Mt CO2 eq of these gases. Facilities can voluntarily report their greenhouse gas emissions if they are below the reporting threshold; 44 facilities did so for 2006. Total facility greenhouse gas emissions in 2006 represent just over one third (37%) of Canada's total of these emissions in 2005, as published in the National Inventory Report, 1990-2005: Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in Canada. The data used in this overview report are current as of August 1, 2007.
2.4 Pollution Prevention (Part 4)
Part 4 of the Act provides the authority for the Minister of the Environment to require the preparation and implementation of pollution prevention plans.
Two Pollution Prevention Planning notices were published under the Act during 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 (Table 2).
2.5 Controlling Toxic Substances (Part 5)
Part 5 of the Act includes specific requirements for the assessment and management of substances currently existing in commerce (substances on the Domestic Substances List) or being released to the environment in Canada and substances that are new to Canada.
2.5.1 Existing Substances
Through the Existing Substances Program, Environment Canada and Health Canada jointly identify, prioritize and assess the risks resulting from exposure to existing substances.
In 2006-2007, through the New Substances Program, Environment Canada and Health Canada jointly launched the development of a screening assessment process for the micro-organisms listed on the Domestic Substances List (DSL). Four draft guidelines were developed to support a proposed framework for the screening assessment process: a risk assessment framework guideline, a prioritization guideline for Domestic Substances List living organisms, a guideline for the external review of the draft screening assessment reports and guidance on the mechanisms for sharing information.
The program established a Technical Expert Group (TEG) composed of independent scientific experts from academia, industry, public advocacy groups and other federal government departments to advise on both the process and the scientific basis of screening assessments.
In 2007-2008, a risk assessment process was established and the four guidelines drafted in 2006-2007 were finalized following three meetings with the TEG panel. An annual report highlighting the TEG recommendations and program response was also produced.
22.214.171.124 Categorization Process
CEPA 1999 introduced a requirement for the Government to sort through, or "categorize," the substances on the Domestic Substances List. The Domestic Substances List contains about 23 000 "existing substances," i.e., substances that were in commercial use in the mid 1980s in Canada but had not been assessed for the risks they might pose to the environment or human health.
The categorization process identified substances that:
- were suspected to be inherently toxic to humans or to the environment, and are persistent (take a very long time to break down) and/or bioaccumulative (collect in living organisms and end up in the food chain); or
- present the greatest potential for exposure to Canadians.
Using information from industry and academic research from Canada and other countries, Environment Canada and Health Canada scientists worked with partners in applying a rigorous, systematic approach to the 23 000 chemical substances on the Domestic Substances List.
The Government completed the categorization of the 23 000 substances in September 2006, as required by the Act. A comprehensive collection of information on the categorization of the DSL(including general information, categorization guidance and approach documents, progress reports and spreadsheets of ecological categorization decisions, robust study summaries, and other related documents) is available to the public on CD-ROM. The CEPA Environmental Registry also contains a search engine that can be used to obtain categorization results for a particular substance.
As a result of the categorization process, the Government identified approximately 19 000 substances that need no further action at this time and 4000 chemical substances that need further attention, such as screening assessments, research, or measures to control the use or release of a chemical substance. These 4000 substances are being managed under the Government's Chemicals Management Plan (CMP).
220.127.116.11 Chemicals Management Plan
In December 2006, the Government of Canada announced its Chemicals Management Plan--the Government's response to dealing with the 4000 substances of potential concern identified during the categorization process. The 4000 substances include 200 high-priority substances, 2600 medium-priority substances and 1200 substances of low concern. CEPA 1999 is a key instrument for delivering the goals of the CMP. The plan has the ambitious goal of assessing all of these substances by 2020--a 10-fold increase in the previous rate of assessments. Substances that pose a risk to the environment or human health will be subject to risk management measures.
The Chemicals Management Plan also places an increased focus on potentially toxic substances found in products.
Canada's Chemicals Management Plan includes:
- regulations and enforcement;
- the Challenge to industry and other stakeholders;
- restrictions on reintroduction and new uses of chemicals;
- rapid screening of lower-risk chemical substances;
- accelerated re-evaluation of older pesticides;
- mandatory ingredient labelling of cosmetics;
- regulations to address environmental risks posed by pharmaceuticals and personal care products;
- enhanced management of environmental contaminants in food;
- ecological and health monitoring, surveillance and research; and
- good stewardship of chemical substances.
Through its Challenge under the CMP, the Government will address the 200 highest-priority substances by 2010. These 200 substances have been divided up into a number of smaller groups or "batches" that are being addressed sequentially. Each batch of substances in the Challenge progresses through various information-gathering, screening assessment, management and regulatory stages. Every three months, a batch of 15 to 30 substances is launched, by publishing the names of these substances in the Canada Gazette, Part 1, for a six-month comment and information-gathering period. The substances in each of the first five batches are listed in Appendix C.
Table 3 shows the launch dates of these batches. Table 4 lists the Challenge workshops held during the reporting periods. Table 5 lists the results of draft screening assessments for Batch 1 substances.
A Challenge Advisory Panel of experts and a Stakeholder Advisory Council of industry and non-governmental organization representatives were established. The Panel's mandate is to provide third-party advice on the application of the precautionary principle and weight of evidence during the risk assessment of the Challenge substances. The Council serves as a forum for members to provide advice and other input to the Government on various issues related to the implementation of the CMP.
An integrated approach to collecting and managing information for decision making by linking risk assessment and risk management with research and monitoring activities was developed and implemented. The CMP Monitoring and Surveillance Program was developed to bring together nationally the monitoring of chemicals in multiple environmental media: air, water, sediment, non-human biota (fish and wildlife); as well as the development of source monitoring (wastewater treatment plant effluents and sludge; landfill leachate and biogas). This program complements the human health monitoring conducted by Health Canada. Together these programs generate science-based information essential to identifying risks and informing risk assessment and risk management, and to supporting informed decision making.
The CMPMonitoring and Surveillance Program is driven by priorities emerging from the risk assessment and risk management (RA/RM) process under the CMP. In order to optimize alignment of the CMP monitoring program with emerging priorities, a formal CMP Monitoring and Surveillance Working Group has been established. This Working Group includes representation from RA/RM and research and monitoring experts from both departments. This forum allows RA/RM to work with departmental experts in order to communicate evolving needs and to further refine priorities for monitoring. The Monitoring and Surveillance Working Group oversees the development and refinement of the national, multi-media CMP Monitoring and Surveillance Program by selecting abiotic and biotic indicators, prioritizing emerging CMP chemicals for monitoring, coordinating activities nationally, identifying required resources, and reporting on results.
Research funds under the CMP are available for generating and disseminating the science-based information necessary to identify risks and support risk assessment and risk management processes. These funds are managed collectively through a joint Health Canada/Environment Canada process in a fair, transparent and equitable manner based on priorities. The pool of CMP research funds is to be used by both departments and resides at Health Canada. An interim process was developed for allocating funds in the first year of the CMP (2007-2008). For the remaining years (2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011), a more formal proposal process has been developed and implemented.
188.8.131.52 Risk Assessment
The risk assessment decisions made under the Act that were published in the reporting periods appear in Table 6.
|Type of Assessment
|Meets s.64 Criteria
|Proposed Measure
|Draft Publication
|Final Publication
|148 substances on the Domestic Substances List but no longer in commerce
|Rapid screening
|Significant New Activity notice and no further action
|Perfluorooctane sulfonate and its salts
|Add to Schedule 1 and virtual elimination
|Polybrominated diphenyl ethers that have the molecular formula C12H(10-n)BrnO, in which 4 ≤ n ≤ 10
|Add to Schedule 1
|Releases of radionuclides from nuclear facilities
|No further action*
|2,2'-Methylenebis[6-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-methylphenol) ion
|Screening -- pilot project
|No further action
|Screening -- pilot project
|No further action
|754 substances on the Domestic Substances List
|Rapid screening
|No further action
|Ethylene glycol
|Add to Schedule 1
|Non-pesticidal uses of six substances (trifluralin, atrazine, chlorothalonil, chlorophacinone, methoxychlor and pentachlorophenol)
|Screening -- pilot project
|Significant New Activity notice and no further action
|Organotins (monomethyltins, monobutyltins, monooctyltins, dimethyltins, dibutyltins and dioctyltins)
|PSL1 follow-up
|No further action
|Organotins (tributyltins and tetrabutyltins)
|PSL1 follow-up
|Add to Schedule 1
|Organotins (fluorotriphenylstannane and tetraphenylstannane)
|PSL1 follow-up
|Significant New Activity notice and no further action
|Used crankcase oils
|PSL1 follow-up
|No further action**
(PSL1 = First Priority Substances List; PSL2 = Second Priority Substances List)
* Managed under the Nuclear Safety and Control Act.
** Managed by provinces and territories.
184.108.40.206 Risk Management
Tables 7, 8 and 9 show substances added to Schedule 1 of CEPA 1999, Significant New Activity notices and proposed and final regulations made under the Act during 2006-2007 and 2007-2008.
2.5.2 New Substances
Substances that are not on the Domestic Substances List are considered to be new to Canada. New substances may not be manufactured in, or imported into, Canada, unless the Minister has been notified with certain prescribed information, and the potential risk to the environment and human health has been assessed, or the period for assessing the information has expired.
188.8.131.52 Risk Assessment of New Substances
In 2006-2007, 436 New Substance Notifications were received pursuant to the New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers). In 2007-2008, 437 notifications were received.
Between April 2007 and March 2008, one new nanomaterial notification was received.
New Substance Notifications received for substances that could be used as a nanomaterial for any potential future uses or activities may be subject to a Significant New Activity notice. To date, 14 such Significant New Activity notices have been published.
220.127.116.11 Risk Management of New Substances
Of the total 437 notifications received in the 2007-2008 fiscal year, Environment Canada issued 8 Ministerial Conditions, no prohibitions, and 22 Significant New Activity notices.
The notification for a new nanomaterial was subject to a Significant New Activity notice. Tables 10, 11 and 12 list new substances proposed for addition to Schedule 1 of CEPA 1999, Significant New Activity notices and the Ministerial Conditions made under the Act during 2006-2007 and 2007-2008.
2.6 Animate Products of Biotechnology (Part 6)
The Act establishes an assessment process for living organisms that are new animate products of biotechnology, which mirrors provisions in Part 5 of CEPA 1999 respecting new substances that are chemicals or polymers.
2.6.1 Risk Assessment and Management
In 2006-2007, 14 notifications were received pursuant to the New Substances Notification Regulations (Organisms) for new animate products of biotechnology. Of the 14 notifications received, the Minister of the Environment issued one Significant New Activity notice on yeast on March 17, 2007.
In 2007-2008, 10 notifications were received pursuant to the New Substances Notification Regulations (Organisms) for new animate products of biotechnology. No ministerial actions were taken with respect to these notifications.
2.6.2 Proposed Regulatory Amendments
In June 2007, as part of the New Substances Program's ongoing commitment to regulatory review and amendment of the New Substances Notification Regulations (Organisms), a consultative process was initiated with establishment of a first multi-stakeholder workshop on proposed regulatory amendments to provisions dealing with organisms other than micro-organisms (i.e. "higher" organisms covered by Schedule 5 of the Regulations). Over 60 representatives from academia, industry, other federal and provincial government departments, non-government agencies and public advocacy groups participated in the workshop.
In December 2007, a second multi-stakeholder workshop to further enhance stakeholder input and to better inform the on-going regulatory review and amendment initiative was held. Over 50 participants attended this second workshop.
2.7 Controlling Pollution and Managing Waste (Part 7)
Part 7 of CEPA 1999 provides the Minister with authorities to deal with substances that have the potential to harm the environment or human health.
2.7.1 Regulations
Two regulations were proposed, amendments to four existing regulations were proposed, and two existing regulations were amended under Part 7 during the reporting periods (Table 13).
Table 14 lists two notices of intent published during the reporting period, which indicate the action the Government intends to take to further reduce air pollution
2.7.2 Disposal at Sea
The disposal of waste at sea within Canadian jurisdiction and by Canadian ships in international waters requires a permit issued by the Minister. A permit for disposal at sea will be approved only if it is the environmentally preferable option. Incineration at sea is banned except under emergency situations. CEPA 1999 provides additional controls on disposal at sea, including:
- a prohibition on the export of a substance for disposal in an area of the sea under the jurisdiction of a foreign state or in its internal waters;
- a list of six substances that can be disposed of at sea (Schedule 5 to the Act);
- an assessment framework for reviewing permit applications based on the precautionary principle, which must be followed (Schedule 6 to the Act); and
- a statutory obligation for the Minister of the Environment to monitor selected sites.
22.214.171.124 Disposal at Sea Permits
There were 1870 disposal at sea permits issued and almost 8.1 million tonnes of material permitted to be disposed of during the reporting periods (Table 15), in four regions (Table 16). The number of permits issued has remained relatively stable since 1995. The quantities permitted were lower in 2006-2007 than in 2007-2008, mostly due to a lower need for dredging by several large regulatees. Permits for the disposal of geological matter, mostly excavated till, have increased in these two years due to an increase in construction work in the lower mainland of British Columbia.
|Quantity permitted
|Permits issued
|Dredged material*
|1 627 120
|Geological matter*
|1 627 600
|Fisheries waste
|66 330
|3 361 240
|Dredged material*
|3 329 560
|Geological matter*
|1 345 500
|Fisheries waste
|60 380
|4 736 758
* Dredged material and geological matter were converted to tonnes using an assumed density of 1.3 tonnes per cubic metre.
|Pacific and Yukon
|Prairie and Northern
|Quan-tity permit-ted
|Permits issued
|Quan-tity permit-ted
|Permits issued
|Quan-tity permit-ted
|Permits issued
|Quan-tity permit-ted
|Permits issued
|Dredged material*
|985 400
|80 600
|601 120
|Geological matter*
|1 627 600
|Fish waste
|64 930
|1 050,520
|82 000
|2 228 720
|Dredged material*
|1 235,910
|145 600
|1 948 050
|Geological matter*
|1 345 500
|Fish waste
|59 330
|1 295 240
|146 650
|3 294 668
*Dredged material and geological matter were converted to tonnes using an assumed density of 1.3 tonnes per cubic metre.
188.8.131.52 Monitoring Program
In 2006-2007 and 2007-2008, field monitoring was conducted at a total of 30 ocean disposal sites. Of note:
- An intensive study was conducted on the stability of the Sand Heads disposal site at the mouth of the Fraser River in Vancouver. This site receives a large amount of sand annually from dredging activities in the Fraser River. Conclusions of the study are that the site can remain open, but the timing and rate of disposal activities must be carefully managed to avoid slope failure at the site.
- Bathymetric surveys were conducted at the Charlottetown Harbour disposal site as part of an investigation of site stability and the possible effects of disposal activities on nearby fish habitat and other uses of the sea. Preliminary analysis indicated that the site is stable, suggesting that long-term off-site effects may be minimal.
- Ongoing work continued in sediment transport and contaminant levels at disposal sites in the Magdalen Islands, Quebec.
- A study was undertaken at a disposal site off Banks Island in the Northwest Territories that receives muskox waste from a muskox processing operation.
2.7.3 Control of Movement of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material and of Prescribed Non-hazardous Waste for Final Disposal
CEPA 1999 provides the authority to enact regulations governing the export and import of hazardous waste, including hazardous recyclable materials. The Act also enables authorities to make regulations on the export and import of prescribed non-hazardous waste for final disposal. The Act requires exporters of hazardous wastes destined for final disposal to submit export reduction plans; and sets out criteria that the Minister may consider in refusing to issue an export, import, or transit permit if the waste or recyclable material will not be managed in a manner that will protect the environment and human health. The Act also directs the Minister to publish notification requiring information on exports, imports and transits of hazardous waste and hazardous recyclable material are also included in CEPA 1999.
The Export and Import of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations came into force in November 2005. These Regulations set out new notification requirements which are intended to assist in reducing the paper burden for Canadian companies that are subject to regulatory control for the export out of, import into, transit through Canada and Canada-to-Canada transit movements of hazardous waste and hazardous recyclable material. Under the new notification requirements, a single permit application notice may now cover multiple hazardous waste or hazardous recyclable material lines beyond the former limit of three lines per notice. However, in the case of an export or import, the notice must not include both hazardous waste and hazardous recyclable material. For the 2006 calendar year,3 the number of notices submitted and processed fell from 6793 notices in 2005 to 4719 notices. Overall, the number of hazardous waste and hazardous recyclable material lines notified increased in 2006 to 20 511 individual lines compared to the 2005 value of 18 489 notice line items.
For the calendar year running from January 2006 to December 2006, the quantity of hazardous waste and hazardous recyclable material imported into Canada was 408 839 tonnes. This represented a decrease of approximately 14% over the total quantity of 2005 imports, which were 476 416 tonnes. Most of the reduction in the quantities imported into Canada was due to the decline in the import of hazardous wastes destined for disposal operations. During this period, just over 45 800 actual individual shipments of hazardous waste and hazardous recyclable material were reported through the movement documents received.
In the case of exports of hazardous waste and hazardous recyclable material out of Canada, the overall quantities increased in 2006 compared to 2005 figures. In 2005 the total quantities of hazardous waste and hazardous recyclable material exports combined amounted to 327 746 tonnes, which increased to 474 538 tonnes in 2006. Most of this amount is due to a marked increase in the quantity of exported hazardous recyclable materials, which increased from 226 380 tonnes in 2005 to 374 024 tonnes for 2006.
During the 2007 calendar year,4 nearly 4300 notices were processed for proposed imports, exports and transits of hazardous wastes and hazardous recyclable materials, representing more than 17 900 individual waste streams. The waste streams exhibited a range of hazards, including compressed gases, flammability, acute toxicity, corrosivity, dangerous reactivity and environmental hazards. Sources of the hazardous waste included leftovers from various industrial activities such as oil refining, chemicals manufacture and metal processing. During the same period, more than 45 300 individual shipments of hazardous waste and hazardous recyclable material were tracked through manifests and movement documents.
In 2007, the total imported quantity of hazardous wastes and hazardous recyclable materials was 470 136 tonnes, an increase of 61 297 tonnes--or 15%--from 2006. The quantity of materials destined for final disposal increased minimally compared to 2006. The quantity of hazardous recyclable materials destined for recovery operations was 220 377 tonnes in 2007, an increase of about 34% from 2006.
Based on the annual statistics for international transboundary movements in 2007, nearly 99% of Canadian imports came from the United States, with the remainder coming from Europe as hazardous recyclable materials destined for metal recovery operations. Shipments destined for recycling, which reduce reliance on primary resources and benefit Canadian industry, represented nearly 47% of all imports. Used or spent batteries, metal-bearing waste and manufacturing residues made up the majority of imports of hazardous recyclable material into Canada. Other hazardous waste imports included used or spent liquors from metallurgical processes, and residues from oil refining destined for disposal operations.
Imports of hazardous recyclable materials destined for recycling operations were shipped to five provinces, with Quebec and Ontario continuing to receive the vast majority of all imports and British Columbia receiving smaller quantities. The situation is similar for imports of hazardous waste for final disposal, with most destined for Quebec and Ontario and relatively small quantities imported into British Columbia and Alberta.
Canadian exports were 452 396 tonnes in 2007, a decrease of almost 5% from 2006. The quantity of exports shipped for both recycling and final disposal decreased in 2007, with the percentage of exports for recycling dropping slightly--from 79% in 2006 to 78% in 2007. The decrease in exports in 2007 was due to significant decreases in metallurgical processes and mechanical and electrical engineering processes.
In 2007, exports of hazardous recyclable materials originated from eight provinces, with Ontario and Quebec accounting for 77% of all shipments out of Canada. The bulk of these shipments were managed by facilities in the northeastern and central United States. Hazardous wastes or hazardous recyclable materials were not exported in 2007 from Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island or the territories.
3, 4 Export and import quantities set out in Section 2.7.3 of this report represent actual movement values that took place during the 2006 calendar year (from January 1 to December 31, 2006) and the 2007 calendar year (from January 1 to December 31, 2007). These values are consistent with Canada's international reports, which are all based on the calendar year.
Figure 2 shows the trends of imports and exports, and Tables 17 and 18 list the quantities imported and exported from 2001 to 2007.
Figure 2. Imports and exports of hazardous waste and hazardous recyclable material, 2001-2007 (tonnes)
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|189 110
|200 097
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|164 903
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|408 839
|470 136
|Total exports
2.7.4 International Air Pollution
No actions were taken under the international air pollution provisions in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008.
2.7.5 International Water Pollution
No actions were taken under the international water pollution provisions in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008.
2.8 Environmental Emergencies (Part 8)
Part 8 of CEPA 1999 allows for the emergency prevention, preparedness, response and recovery of uncontrolled, unplanned or accidental releases of a substance that poses potential harm to the environment or to human health. Part 8 provides the authority for environmental emergency plans, regulations, guidelines and codes of practice.
Proposed amendments to the Environmental Emergency Regulations were published on June 9, 2007.
The purpose of the proposed amendments was to add to Schedule 1 of the Regulations 33 hazardous substances whose release would pose an unacceptable level of risk, and which consequently require environmental emergency planning. The proposed amendments were also intended to clarify certain provisions of the Regulations.
2.9 Government Operations and Federal and Aboriginal Land (Part 9)
Part 9 of the Act provides the authority to issue regulations, guidelines and codes of practice that apply to departments, boards and agencies of the Government of Canada; federal works and undertakings; federal land; Aboriginal land; persons on that land and other persons insofar as their activities involve that land; and Crown corporations.
Proposed regulations, Storage Tank Systems for Petroleum Products and Allied Petroleum Products Regulations, were published on April 7, 2007.
The purpose of the proposed Regulations was to reduce the risk of contaminating soil and groundwater due to spills and leaks of petroleum products and allied petroleum products from storage tank systems, and to help reduce a number of CEPA toxic substances from entering the environment.
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Chan has achieved perfection once in his career and come close to it on three previous occasions as the Knights have gone 27-2, 27-0 and 28-1 during his first three seasons.
A second perfect campaign is still on the line for Chan and his teammates, who will continue to seek perfection on Friday in the Central Coast Section Team Tournament championship match.
The top-seeded Knights (24-0) will take on No. 2-seeded Bellarmine (18-1) for the section title at Courtside Tennis Club in Los Gatos, starting at 12:30 p.m.
Menlo kept its perfect season intact with a 15-1 victory over No. 5 R.L. Stevenson on Wednesday in a semifinal in Atherton. Bellarmine dispatched No. 6 Saratoga, 11-7, in the other semifinal.
Both teams have earned berths in the CIF NorCal Championships, which will be played at the Natomas Racquet Club near Sacramento starting May 18.
Menlo will be seeking its (unprecedented) 11th section crown against a Bellarmine team the Knights defeated, 7-0, during the regular season. Menlo has not lost to a CCS opponent since 2008, when the Knights fell in the section semifinals. Since then, Menlo has gone 106-3 and won three straight CCS and NorCal titles.
They put themselves in position for another section crown with a dominating effort against RLS.
Playing the new three-singles, three-doubles round-robin format, Menlo swept the opening round, 6-0. When Victor Pham and Vikram Chari won their No. 2 doubles match in the second round, 6-1, it was 10-0 and the match was clinched.
Menlo coach Bill Shine was then able to sub in some of his non-starters, which resulted in the one loss — the Knights' first after blanking Mountain View (18-0) and Los Altos (15-0).
Menlo's top three singles players — Andrew Ball, Richard Pham and Chan — all won twice before sitting out the rest of the warm afternoon.
Boys' golf
West Bay Athletic League rivals Menlo School and Sacred Heart Prep will battle each other at least one more time when both compete in the CCS Championships on Tuesday at Rancho Canada (West Course) in Carmel Valley.
Both teams earned berths after finishing second in the respective CCS regionals this week.
On Tuesday, the Gators shot 377 at the CCS Regional I playoffs while trailing only R.L. Stevenson's 345. On Wednesday, the Knights did the same by shooting 385 to finish second to Palma (377).
Menlo-Atherton (393) and Gunn (405) missed out on Tuesday while Palo Alto (390) failed to advance Wednesday.
Menlo's score established a school record for low round in a CCS regional tournament. Contributing to the record effort was junior Andrew Buchanan, who shot a 3-under 68 to earn medalist honors. Senior Jackson Dean and freshman Ethan Wong each shot 78 while James Huber had 80 and Will Petit an 81.
Palo Alto's Sam Neithammer shot a 1-over 72 to qualify for the CCS individual tourney.
The Knox brothers, Kevin and Bradley, paced Sacred Heart Prep to its impressive showing as each shot 2-over 73. Andrew Vetter added a 74, Taylor Oliver shot 78 and Zach Lamb capped the scoring with a 79.
While M-A missed out on a trip to the finals, the Bears got Travis Anderson (72), Matt Tinyo (75) and Max Culhane (75) into the individual portion of the CCS Championships.
Boys' lacrosse
Menlo pulled off a big 8-6 victory over regular-season champion Sacred Heart Prep in the SCVAL playoff semifinals Wednesday on the Gators' field.
The Knights (12-10) built a 5-1 halftime lead against the Gators (13-5), who were missing at least two key players to injury, including starting goalie Austin Appleton. Sean Mayle filled in and made 10 saves, but it wasn't enough as Menlo held off SHP in the second half.
Nick Schultz scored three times and added two assists for the defending champion Knights while Ryan Grzeja also had a hat trick plus one assist. Wiley Osborne had one goal and one assist and Shuhei Kanata won 12 of 17 face-offs. Goalie Luc McNally made seven saves.
The victory moves Menlo into the SCVAL playoff championship game on Saturday night at Gunn High against No. 2 seed Menlo-Atherton. Game time is 7 p.m. The Bears (17-4) eliminated Palo Alto, 12-9, as Nick Schlein scored five goals and added an assist and Duncan McGinnis contributed two goals and one assist. Kotaro Kihira, Pierce Osgood, PJ Titterton and Trent Benedick all scored.
Girls' lacrosse
Palo Alto saw its season come to an end in a 20-9 loss to regular-season champ St. Francis in the SCVAL playoff semifinals on Wednesday night in Mountain View.
The Vikings (5-15), who won five straight matches to reach the playoffs after having to forfeit six league matches and 11 victories overall, received devastating news earlier in the day when former Paly player Emily Benatar, a freshman at Washington University in St. Louis, passed away.
Palo Alto put itself in a hole immediately against St. Francis when junior Nina Kelty fouled out of the match following two yellow cards.
Track and field
It's back to work for the Palo Alto boys, who sprinted to the SCVAL De Anza Division title last week. Next up will be Friday's SCVAL Qualifier at Santa Clara High, bringing together the top qualifiers from the El Camino and De Anza Division finals.
The Vikings' goal will be to get all their top athletes qualified for next week's CCS semifinals, May 19 at Gilroy High.
The Paly boys scored 193 points and easily dominated the league-meet field with its display of speed. The Vikings scored 98 points in six events from the 400 on down, including both hurdles races. Los Altos finished second with 83 points.
Paly junior E.J. Floreal led the way by anchoring the 400 relay team to victory in a meet record of 42.42, then winning the 100 in a meet-record 10.70 as he led a 1-2-3-4 finish. He topped those performances by leading another 1-2-3-4 Paly finish in the 200 with a school and meet record of 21.16, the No. 2 time in the state before the weekend.
The time also ties Floreal for No. 9 all-time in CCS history and is the fastest CCS time ever run in a league meet.
Floreal had the state's fastest time until Khalfani Muhammad, a junior at Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks), ran a state-leading 21.12 later in the day for the No. 5 time in the nation.
"Everything ran according to form, and more," said Fung, who boys' team won eight events while setting itself up for a run at the CCS title in two weeks.
The Vikings added 62 points in the field events with Victor Du taking the long jump at 21-5 1/2 and fellow junior Grant Shorin winning the triple jump (41-9 1/2) with Du second at 41-9. The two also added 14 points in the high jump while senior Tory Prati came up with a personal best of 48-1 1/2 while taking second in the shot put. He added a third place in the discus, throwing 130-8.
In the girls' meet, Palo Alto finished second with 79 points with Mountain View winning the championship with 149 points. Gunn was third with 72 points.
Paly won the opening 400 relay in a season best of 49.50, the No. 5 time in the CCS this season. Torrie Nielsen, who later finished second in the 100 in 12.73, teamed with Pippa Raffel, Lydia Guo and Anna Dukovic for the victory.
Raffel added a victory in the long jump with a personal best of 17-10 1/2.
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ALISO VIEJO – Flames were contained to the garage in a fire at a two-story home early Tuesday morning, fire officials said.
A family of four and their dog were alerted to the flames by a smoke detector and got out of the house at Sandbridge unharmed, said Capt. Marc Stone of the Orange County Fire Authority.
The fire caused about $105,000 in damage, he said.
The fire was reported before 2 a.m. Tuesday.
Though the garage and a vehicle inside were heavily damaged, the flames did not spread to the rest of the home, Stone said.
"(Firefighters) did a good job of keeping the fire to the garage," he said.
Firefighters battled the fire for about 45 minutes, Stone said. The flames were fed by the fuel in a vehicle in the garage.
The flames caused about $60,000 worth of damage to the home and $45,000 to its contents, officials said.
Fire investigators believe the flames may have been caused by an electrical problem.
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SANDY, Utah – Real Salt Lake will officially begin its 10th season on Friday, with players reporting to Salt Lake City for entrance physicals. The Claret-and-Cobalt will begin preseason training under new Head Coach Jeff Cassar on Saturday, when the team will head to Grande Sports World – the home of the Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy – just outside of Casa Grande, Ariz. for its first preseason training camp.
The Claret-and-Cobalt will train at Grande Sports World from Jan. 25-Feb. 1. Attached is a PDF copy of Real Salt Lake's roster for the team's upcoming preseason trip to Casa Grande, Ariz. In addition to the players listed on the attached roster, RSL-Arizona Academy players will also spend time training with the Claret-and-Cobalt first-team in Casa Grande.
After returning briefly to Salt Lake City, RSL will head on Feb. 4 to Southern California for its second leg of preseason training. The team will train at the University of California-Irvine in Irvine, Calif. from Feb. 4-13 and play in two matches – one against UC-Irvine on Feb. 8 at 3:00 p.m. MT at Anteater Stadium and a second against MLS Western Conference foe Chivas USA on Feb. 13 at 12:00 p.m. MT at StubHub Center.
Following its trip to Irvine, the team will head back to Utah for a weekend before returning to Arizona on Feb. 17 for a two-week stint in Tucson to participate in the FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup preseason tournament. This will be Real Salt Lake's third-consecutive year in the round-robin competition, which will feature fellow MLS clubs Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, Colorado Rapids and New England Revolution, along with USL Premier Development League club FC Tucson.
The FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup will begin on Wednesday, Feb. 19 and will conclude with the Championship and consolation matches on Saturday, March 1. A full schedule and ticketing information for all of the 2014 MLS Preseason games in Tucson can be found at www.FCTucson.com.
Following the FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup, RSL will return to Utah to begin preparations for its MLS season opener on Saturday, March 8 at LA Galaxy. Following the opener at the Galaxy, RSL will travel up the California coast to take on San Jose Earthquakes at Buck Shaw Stadium on Saturday, March 15. The Claret-and-Cobalt will open its 2014 home schedule on Saturday, March 22, when it will host the Galaxy at 2:00 p.m. MT at Rio Tinto Stadium in a nationally televised game on NBC Sports Network. Click here for Real Salt Lake's full 2014 MLS regular season schedule.
Real Salt Lake 2014 Preseason Key Dates/Schedule (subject to change)
All times MT
Preseason Opens – Salt Lake City
Jan. 24 – Entrance physicals in Salt Lake City
Preseason Training Trip No. 1 – Casa Grande, Ariz.
Jan. 25 – Travel to Casa Grande, Ariz.
Jan. 25-Feb. 1 – Training at Grande Sports World in Casa Grande, Ariz.
Feb. 1 – Return to Utah
Preseason Training Trip No. 2 – Irvine, Calif.
Feb. 4 – Travel to Irvine, Calif.
Feb. 4-7 – Training at the University of California-Irvine in Irvine, Calif.
Feb. 8 – UC-Irvine vs. Real Salt Lake – Anteater Stadium – 3:00 p.m.
Feb. 9-12 – Training at the University of California-Irvine in Irvine, Calif.
Feb. 13 – Chivas USA vs. Real Salt Lake – StubHub Center – 12:00 p.m.
Feb. 14 – Return to Utah
Preseason Training Trip No. 3 – FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup
Feb. 17 – Travel to Tucson
Feb. 18 – Training at Kino Sports Complex
Feb. 19 – Real Salt Lake vs. New England Revolution - North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex – 6:00 p.m.
Feb. 20-21 – Training at Kino Sports Complex
Feb. 22 – Real Salt Lake vs. Chicago Fire – North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex – 3:30 p.m.
Feb. 23-25 – Training at Kino Sports Complex
Feb. 26 – Real Salt Lake vs. FC Tucson – North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex – 6:00 p.m.
Feb. 27-28 – Training at Kino Sports Complex
March 1 – Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium
5th Place vs. 6th Place – 2:30 p.m
3rd Place vs. 4th Place – 5:00 p.m.
1st Place vs. 2nd Place – 7:30 p.m.
2014 MLS Regular Season Opener
Real Salt Lake at LA Galaxy – Saturday, March 8 - StubHub Center – 8:30 p.m.
2014 RSL Home Opener
Real Salt Lake v. LA Galaxy – Saturday, March 22 - Rio Tinto Stadium – 2:00 p.m. (NBCSN)


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As flags are flown at half staff, friends and community members mourn the loss of Sanger City Council member Robert "Rusty" Patton, who died in a Fort Worth hospital Friday night from accident-related injuries.
The accident occurred in Young County, two and a half miles east of Graham, as Patton traveled eastbound in his 2008 Chevrolet pickup on U.S. Highway 380.
"The driver [Patton] struck a 2006 Dodge pickup — also traveling eastbound — from behind as the Dodge slowed to make a left turn, said Tom Fulton, a Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman.
The speed limit for the road is 70 mph, said Fulton, but he was unsure of the cause or whether speed was a factor.
The accident left Patton seriously injured, and he was transported to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth. The driver of the Dodge was uninjured but a passenger in that truck was treated for injuries and released, according to DPS reports.
"The accident occurred at 1:31 p.m. and Patton died at the hospital around 7:45 p.m. Friday night," Fulton said.
Sanger Mayor Thomas Muir requested all city flags to be flown at half staff to honor Patton, 66, who was serving his fourth term on the City Council.
"It's just a shocker," Muir said in a phone interview Saturday. "Any time an accident of any kind happens, it's unexpected and puts a shock to everyone connected. He was a longtime friend and good servant to the community."
Patton, a retired teacher and Navy veteran, served as a consultant in career and technology education. He was a 1974 graduate of what was then North Texas State University.
He was a lifelong resident of Sanger and gave back to his community in many ways. In addition to serving on the City Council, he spent several years on the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Sanger Alumni Association Board.
Friends and city officials said Patton was very active in the Lions Club and routinely volunteered to serve the community in any way he could.
"Rusty was a great person with a huge heart," Sanger City Manager Mike Brice said. "He helped anyone who needed it and was always there with a smile and a kind word. Our hearts and prayers go out to his family and friends in their time of grief."
Muir said the City Council meeting will go on Monday evening as planned.
"There will be a time to pause and reflect with prayer but it will be brief, just like Rusty would have wanted it," the mayor said. "As a good friend, I know he was all about taking care of business."
Coker Funeral Home is handling funeral arrangements, and messages for the family may be left at www.cokerfuneralhome.com.
"Sanger has lost one of its greatest supporters and promoters and individually we have all lost a good friend," Brice noted in an e-mail statement.
"Rusty will be sorely missed," Muir said.
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Had my buddy cancelle this last night due to Christmas Eve family get together.
Left Port Canaveral by myself at 8:00am Christmas Eve in my 21' Proline WA
Started out at Reef 8A, catching some Bonitta's, in Hopes of a BIG KING!
After the Bonitta's stripped 1/2 dozen of my Bali-Hoo, they were fun to catch, I headed out to the 20 mile weather Buoy
By the time I got out their, wind had picked up, really overcast, sea's were about 3'-4'
I switched all the skirts over to Black & Red, Black/Purple/Red etc for Wahoo
Picked up the speed to 10- 12 knott's and Santa Dropped by and gave me this present!!
Took 30 minutes to land, all most spooled my Shimano Tyrnos 30 Reel with 40lb Power Pro High Viz Mono !
This BIG BOY hit the scale at 68.2 lbs !
Once I got the fish along side the boat, I had no help, had to gaf him, drag him over the side, I fell backwards cause of the roll on the boat side to side, and was exhausted after getting this big boy in the boat!
What a way to end 2012 and Merry Christmas !!
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Giants falter in 10th after Lincecum's gem
ST. PETERSBURG -- Tim Lincecum's pitching led the Giants during Saturday night's game. They'd also be wise to heed the simple advice he issued following their 2-1, 10-inning loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.
"You want to touch on those positives," Lincecum said, referring to the redeeming aspects of the Giants' performance, "and use them as a springboard. I use that term a lot, but I think it's necessary in this case."Full Game Coverage
ST. PETERSBURG -- Tim Lincecum's pitching led the Giants during Saturday night's game. They'd also be wise to heed the simple advice he issued following their 2-1, 10-inning loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.
"You want to touch on those positives," Lincecum said, referring to the redeeming aspects of the Giants' performance, "and use them as a springboard. I use that term a lot, but I think it's necessary in this case."Full Game Coverage
Clinging to optimism was necessary after Wil Myers' bases-loaded single broke a 10th-inning tie and ended the Giants' three-game winning streak.
It was necessary after San Francisco's first through sixth hitters went 1-for-24 off Rays ace David Price and closer Fernando Rodney.
And it was necessary after the Giants squandered the scoring opportunities they generated by going 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position.
By contrast, the Rays seized their opportunity in the 10th. Jean Machi (2-1), the Giants' fifth reliever, walked Desmond Jennings to open the inning with the score even at 1. Jennings stole second base as shortstop Brandon Crawford couldn't hold onto catcher Buster Posey's low throw. That prompted an intentional walk to Ben Zobrist. Machi proceeded to issue a four-pitch walk to Evan Longoria, who was mired in an 0-for-17 slump.
That loaded the bases for Myers, the heralded 22-year-old rookie, who belted Machi's 0-1 pitch to the left-field warning track with the outfield playing shallow to cut off a runner at home plate.
San Francisco thus wasted another strong effort by Lincecum, though that's not news. He has received two runs of support or fewer in 14 of his 22 starts, representing the worst backing on the Giants' staff. Undaunted, Lincecum matched Price through seven innings while surrendering one run and six hits. This was only the second confrontation in Rays history involving Cy Young Award-winning pitchers, and it didn't disappoint.
Continuing his resurgence, Lincecum has worked at least seven innings in four of his last five outings. Before that stretch, he lasted seven innings just once in five starts.
Lincecum struck out five, including All-Star third baseman Longoria three times. Except for the third inning, when Tampa Bay scored its only run off him, Lincecum allowed just one runner past first base. Posey helped in that regard during the fourth inning by backing up first base and throwing to second to retire Myers, who had beaten out an infield hit and was trying to advance on second baseman Joaquin Arias' awry throw.
"I think I've kind of stuck to my game plan and my pitch plan with my catcher," Lincecum said, explaining his success. "That's kind of alleviating any kind of stress or would-be pressure. Taking that kind of know-how to the field is going to give me a little bit more of a mental edge when I pitch."
The Giants gave Lincecum a modest 1-0 lead in the third inning. Jeff Francoeur, who went 3-for-4, singled leading off, broke for second base while Arias grounded out and scored on Crawford's single up the middle. That interrupted a 1-for-25 skid against left-handers for Crawford, the lone left-handed hitter in the Giants' lineup against the left-handed Price.
Tampa Bay pulled even in its half of the third. Jose Molina walked leading off and moved to second base on a wild pitch. Kelly Johnson tapped a grounder to first baseman Brett Pill, who fielded the ball as Lincecum ran to cover the bag. Pill opted to try to tag Johnson but found Lincecum blocking his path. Johnson reached base safely, leaving runners at the corners. Lincecum induced Jennings' popup, but Molina scored on Zobrist's fielder's-choice grounder.
"We just got kind of tangled up over there," Lincecum said of his all-too-close encounter with Pill. "I can see that he wanted to cover first on his own and I was just kind of in the way of that."
Giants manager Bruce Bochy wasn't critical about what transpired, but he wasn't happy, either.
"That cheap run hurt, no question," he said.
The Giants mounted little offense against Price, cheap or otherwise. He lasted nine innings and surrendered five hits, including only one in the final four innings. He walked none and has issued just one free pass in 57 1/3 innings spanning seven starts since returning from a strained triceps.
"When he first came up he was a straight fastball guy," Francoeur said. "As good as he was, now he's throwing cutters, changeups, curveballs. He's developed into an elite pitcher. We knew it wasn't going to be a night when we scored seven or eight runs."
Taking a cue from Lincecum, Francoeur remained upbeat.
"We have a chance to get two out of three [by winning Sunday] and make this a 4-2 road trip," he said. "You can't complain about that, especially against the Rays and in Philadelphia, a tough place to play. If we can [finish] 4-2, we'll feel good about ourselves getting on the plane."
Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com.


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Future iPads might get Surface-style keyboard covers, hint insiders
30 Comments
1. shahulvm (Posts: 124; Member since: 01 Apr 2012)
in Simple Terms...."Shameless Copying"
In Technical Terms..."They make best use of technology available"
2. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)
No, in Simple Terms.... "Apple will sue Microsoft and claim that it's part of their paper napkin patent!"
16. Caralho (Posts: 119; Member since: 18 Jun 2012)
So much for innovation... Sue the thieves and give them a dose of their own medicine!!!
24. brrunopt (Posts: 742; Member since: 15 Aug 2013)
and every apple fanboy will claim how innovative it is, that Apple version was "done right" and that now that apple is doing it keyboards make sense in tablets...
29. stealthd (unregistered)
That's not Simple Terms, that's biased terms. iPad accessory makers had keyboard covers and cases long before the Surface came out. Apple wouldn't be "Shamelessly Copying" here anymore than Microsoft did.
3. jb_prince (Posts: 7; Member since: 16 Aug 2013)
NO! Microsoft will SUE Apple for copying...
7. xfire99 (Posts: 1034; Member since: 14 Mar 2012)
Nah, Apple will sue Microsoft and claim as theirs own innovation. We all know Apples tactics, u see something u like, claim it as u own and sue the hell out of the company. Only downside, Microsoft is also US company and ways wont go as Apple want. :)
27. ˇಠ_ಠˇ (Posts: 40; Member since: 29 Aug 2012)
Definitely a total innovation. I have never seen anything like that before. #sarcasm
4. chunky1x (Posts: 270; Member since: 28 Mar 2010)
Not only they copied the blue screen of death from Windows, now they are ripping off those crappy Surface covers too. Whats next, paid online multiplayer from the Xbox?
6. sri_tech (Posts: 188; Member since: 21 May 2013)
Even the most hardcore Microsoft haters did not call surface covers crappy.
30. stealthd (unregistered)
Except that they are crappy. They're glorified touch keyboards. Using one isn't really an improvement over just typing on a touch screen. The only benefit is you don't have an on-screen keyboard taking up screen real estate. And you get that benefit at the cost of having to put the surface on a desk, since the one position kickstand doesn't support the tablet on a lap (unlike pretty much every iPad keyboard case). It's one step forward one step back, zero net benefit.
5. PhoneCritic (Posts: 1201; Member since: 05 Oct 2011)
Everyone copies from everyone else in this field, which is why I believe Apple should stop these silly patent disputes. If true this would make Apple a seriously hypocritical- to say that others are violating its design concepts when it would be violating Microsoft design. I hope they don't By the way does anyone know if Microsoft holds a patent on this design or any other company?
31. stealthd (unregistered)
When is the last time you actually heard about a new lawsuit Apple started? Seems like it's been over a year. All we've been hearing lately is updates on the coming Samsun damages trial, which isn't anything new.
8. funchumm1206 (Posts: 52; Member since: 04 Mar 2013)
"cannot innovate anymore my @$$"- Schiller
If they will really rip off surface covers.
9. rawbow (Posts: 428; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)
As long as the implementation is different from the surface covers, not that microsoft didn't nail it with their product. Apple should think on better usage for that keyboard.
10. Adrian38 (Posts: 142; Member since: 05 Nov 2012)
Another fine example of Apple's innovation...
11. greathero1 (Posts: 582; Member since: 13 Jun 2008)
It would definitely be a welcomed addition because I have purchased 2 different keyboards and had to take both of them back because working with them was just too irritating. If they do decide to release them, hopefully they offer some manly colors as well and don't go in the direction of the iPhone 5C colors.
12. good2great (Posts: 1042; Member since: 22 Feb 2012)
this would be cool... they would have to attach some sort of kickstand to the back tho.
17. tedkord (Posts: 15731; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
I'm sure they've already come up with that original idea for innovation.
18. tedkord (Posts: 15731; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
I'm sure they've already come up with that original idea for innovation.
13. willard12 (unregistered)
Adding a keyboard would be like combining a microwave and a refrigerator. ...or something like that , according to Tim Cook.
14. verbalize (Posts: 145; Member since: 03 May 2013)
All of you sound like a bunch of little 12 year old girls. Sorry but keyboards with computers have been around for 30 years. Get over it! Get a life!
15. willard12 (unregistered)
You're right. It sure does look like the CEO of Apple has gotten over it.
"Cook elaborated that converging the iPad with a laptop would result in tradeoffs, ones Apple isn't willing to make. "We are not going to that party, but others might from a defensive point of view."
19. tedkord (Posts: 15731; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
So have tablets.
21. Sauce (unregistered)
We don't even know if these are true yet or what they will look like. Keyboard covers with bluetooth have been around since the beginning, yet you baboons are ranting based on an article headline. Le sigh.
25. woodshop20 (Posts: 459; Member since: 14 Sep 2013)
Yeah, and rounded edge rectangular phones have also been around since the beginning, yet Apple is not hesitant to sue.
22. 7thspaceman (Posts: 1587; Member since: 14 Feb 2011)
Microsoft's CEO Mr Ballmer stated publically that the ipad would get Microsoft Office To
use Microsoft office correctly folks you need a good keyboard. it is interesting that part of the MS Surface technology has spilled over to the Ipad. HMM look for an Ipad with a built in kickstand coming soon
23. volcano (Posts: 348; Member since: 25 Jan 2013)
First they copied windowsphone then copied nokia lumia then copy surface and apple call it innovation /facepalm
26. rusticguy (Posts: 2828; Member since: 11 Aug 2012)
Not surprised as Apple best at copying others!
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Toyota Prius Navigation System Questions
Does anyone know where I can purchase an update DVD for my Nav system? I asked at the dealership and was told $400!! I have a 2005 which I just purchased and it has never been updated. I am hoping I can purchase the DVD elsewhere for a lot less.
pathstar1 Posts: 1,015It's a propitiatory system done for Toyota, so the only place to get the disk is from a dealer. Do phone around different dealers. You may find one who will give you a break as there is a large markup on these parts.
The other option is to get one on eBay, but it would probably be an illegal copy.
Your choice.
south4 Posts: 32My 2007 Prius Navigation system has only been correct 2 times in the past year of use! I have been to the dealership 3x and they shrug their shoulders, but I paid $2000 extra for this system and have gotten NOTHING for it. I live in the southeast . Has anyone else had these problems or do I have a lemon?
( P.S., one of the 2 places it was correct about was the Toyota dealership)
My 2008 Prius Touring Factory Nav System CANNOT Recognize my home street address?
Our Dealership AND a Senior Toyota Field Tech both have tried to input my home street address, BUT my system WILL NOT Recognize it?
The subdivision is 15 years old, and the streets were all platted and mapped out at inception.
County Road Maps, and Even the Telephone Book Maps Both SHOW OUR STREET?
Toyota Customer Care Answer So Far Was:
"We have contacted the Navigation System Manufacturer and as soon as an update disc is available we will contact you"
According to the NAVTEQ web site that could take longer than 2 years before my address is actually shown?
Anyone Else Having This Kind Of A Disappointment and Problems With The
Factory Nav System?
A supervisor just contacted me today, and had the audacity to tell me "while it is unfortunate you are experiencing difficulties with your Factory Navigation System, (yeah like it doesn't know my home street address, so it can't give me turn by turn directions anywhere) Toyota WILL NOT Make Update Discs available to you FREE. Update discs are 'customer pay' items".
Well Know, So What Do You All Think of That, So much for Toyota Quality & Customer Care?
It is obvious to me that the money I paid for this Navigation System, WAS A COMPLETE WASTE, AS TOYOTA HAS NO INTENTION OF GIVING ME EVEN ONE LOUSY UPDATE DISC!
So if you are gonna get a Prius DON'T BOTHER GETTING THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM!
It is interesting to also note that while my wife was at Office Depot, she input our home street address into both a Tom Tom, and a Magellon Nav. System and both accepted the address and gave her turn by turn navigation to our home, with no problem at all.
Do yourselves a favor and Save Money, BUY THE AFTERMARKET NAVIGATION SYSTEMS!
I genuinely feel "just so violated" of being ripped off by Toyota!
So, as they say, and it surely rings true in this instance with Toyota,
:mad: "BUYER BEWARE"
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Well actually NO I just do not believe Toyota Customer Care? Really Cares At All!
Here is a quote from a customer care? supervisor about my Continuing Input Problems with my 2008 Prius Touring Factory Navigation System 2/6/08
"Good Day Robert This is Juleesa Cabrera From Toyota Customer Care in Torrance calling.
We are well aware that you are experiencing continuous problems with your factory navigation system in as much as you cannot input your home street address.
Plus you are unable to access turn by turn navigation to or from destinations or back home.
Toyota does not presently, nor do we expect to have at any time soon, any solution to this.
You will need to PURCHASE update discs from the manufacturer when they come available.
Toyota WILL NOT Supply you with any update discs FREE as they are considered "customer pay items".
She goes on to say, "We have contacted the manufacturer and learned that because your home is located in a 'rural area' it is more as likely NOT mapped accurately this version. Again, as updated discs become available you will need to purchase them from Toyota."
Well I have news for you Toyota. This subdivision has been here for 15 years, the streets were all mapped and platted at the time of it's inception. County Road Maps as well as the Telephone Book Maps BOTH SHOW MY STREET. This is a
Brand New Toyota Factory Navigation System with the NEW 7.1 Navteq Disc.
This System Should Have NO PROBLEM WITH HOME ADDRESS INPUT!
So, according to Toyota Customer Care? If you are having difficulties and problems with your Factory Navigation System, well that's too bad for you. They Are Not Going To Help!
We paid for an expensive Navigation System that cannot even find home street addresses, nor give you turn by turn navigation to and from ANYWHERE?
I believe if we would all band together, contact Toyota Corporate 1-800-331-4331 and send written complaints to them at the; Toyota Customer Care Dept WC 10 19001 South Western Avenue, Torrance,CA. 90501. direct your complaints to both the Supervisor of Customer Care, Ms. Lorraine Smelcer, and Toyota USA President Mr. Jim Lentz then also send written complaints to; www.Consumeraffairs.com as well as sending an email to; firstname.lastname@example.com to DEMAND Toyota Resolve These Factory Navigation Systems Input Problems.
Just so all you folks out there know, 70 other people that I found so far, are complaining about continuing Problems and Difficulties with Toyota Factory Navigation Systems. Want to take a look? Just 2 websites are:
http://www.greenhybrid.com/discuss/f...ory-nav-15220/ after you read those 6 pages of complaints, go to
http://priuschat.com/forums/audio-el...tml#post556155 for 6 more!
We all paid BIG to have these Navigation Systems and they sure should work properly!
As a Sidenote about this; My wife was at Office Depot and input our home address into a cheap Tom Tom, and a Magellon Aftermarket Navigation System. Both systems accepted input of our home address and gave my wife exact turn by turn navigation directly back to our home. Moral of this stroy obviously is; Save Your Money and Buy Aftermarket Nav. Systems.
If one cannot utilize the system input of home street address, you are also unable to utilize turn by turn navigation features. Those are two of the most important reasons I paid dearly for to have the Factory Navigation System.
This Navigation System is veritibly USELESS in it's present state. Toyota Needs To Hear This From All With Complaints!
My question back to Toyota is; Why am I being penalized for YOUR SYSTEMS PROBLEMS and INACCURACIES?
If the information on these discs is NOT ACCURATE, Toyota Needs to Find A Better Disc Manufacturer.
Either I get update discs FREE or I want a refund on the Faulty Nav. System, as it cannot resolve these problems by itself! :mad:
Sorry you having such problems with your NAV system, particularly that it does not recognize your home address. I would also find that frustrating. Instead of contacting Toyota, I would see if I could work with the salesperson you got the car from to see if they will provide you with a free update when it comes available.
However, your other statement that the NAV system will not "give you turn by turn navigation to and from ANYWHERE?" does not seem correct unless the NAV system is completely broken (in which case, should be under warranty). That is, the NAV system does not need your home address to give you turn-by-turn directions to anywhere (except your home). The system uses GPS to locate your car and gives turn by turn based on the location of your car, not your home address.
Secondly, there is a simple solution to your problem. All you have to do is park your car in your driveway and use the NAV systems "mark this location" function. You can then use the memory of that location to find your house in the future from another location. Another option: you do not have to enter a specific address. You could just enter your street name (I'm assuming the system can find this) and mark this as your home.
I have been using Toyota's NAV system for over one year (using both 6.1 and 7.1)and I find that it works great! I am very happy with the system. It has a much nicer display than Honda, Garmin or Tom Tom and you don't have to worry about people breaking in to steal like you do with the portables.
Anyway, I do understand your frustration, and would try to work with the dealer on this to get a free copy or just use the alternatie approaches I described above.
Thanks for your reponse "rockville". Actually that's what I meant was it cannot give us the turn by turn back to our home. We have moved the pointer to our exact location while parked in the driveway. Marked it as "home" and now can use turn by turn to other locations. Apparantly if you don't have home set you can't use that?
We get turn by turn back to our general area, BUT navigation stops at the beginning of our subdivision. The we get the dreaded message" turn by turn navigation is NOT available in this area, please use line of sight to your destination".
I will take your suggestion of going to the dealer/salesman about the problem.
They may just give me an update disc if I become enough of a pain in the a..
Below is some info I lifted off another Prius Chat Forum that might be useful to you (maybe even help you vent some frustration!). It won't help with the 7.1 version, but if you submit your info now, it may be available for future releases:
To be honest, Toyota puts the DVD together using maps provided by Navteq. My road was built in 1998, and my house was in the wrong place, the street has been completely wrong for 9 years. I thought over the years they would correct it. I came to find out that Navteq does try to correct new places each year, and try to update new roads, business, etc, but they rely a lot on users sending them information or showing that the information they have is incorrect. After finding out about their website, I submitted in April 06 the problems in my area and they corrected in their new map updates. Navteq updates their maps, then offers them to each company.
Should Toyota explain what has been updated on their disk? Yes!! Somewhere they should have in writing what has been updated. They should also lower their price for the update. But because we bought the Navigation system, we are stuck. We have no choice, either pay for the update or stay with what we have. I saw on the history channel how Mapping companies actually get their information, and it is not a perfect science. The best way to find out what is in the new update is to go to the Toyota dealership, ask if you can try out a car that has the new update and enter a few addresses. If you have already bought from that dealership, and you talk to the person you dealt with, the should be able to arrange it.
By the way, here is the website for you to report what missing in your area to Navteq.
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1. Does the GPS icon appear at the top left hand corner of the map display?
2. Does the icon show the vehicle in the correct location?
3. When inputting an address have you selected the correct Search Area. For example, I live in California so it must be set to US2. This can be changed by touching the map icon after pressing the DEST button.
4. When inputting an address input the numerical address first. Then touch STREET and input the base name only... no prefix or suffix. For example, North Main Street should be inputted as MAIN. Touch list at the bottom to find the Main that matches the address you are seeking. Lastly, select the appropriate city. If you input the incorrect city it wont find the address.
Thanks to you all for the info. I will try to input the street again, using your tips.
I did mark home by moving the pointer to where our street should be.
Turn by turn is useable now, so until I get someone to cough up with an update disc, this is as good as it's gonna get. Too bad it doesn't have a "learn" function.
Whereby you could actually 'teach" the system locations.
I have reported the "missing street" to Navteq, and got an email back from them advising they will post the change. It just is not possible to know when.
Other posts I have read say it could be up to 2 years or so before it happens.
Regards, Robert
Is there a fuse or something I can remove to shut down my navigation system? I dont want it to send a GPS signal anymore
I have not purchased a Prius yet... although I was planning on getting a Package #6 version as my wife is a Realtor.
From what I have been reading 7.1 seems to be the highest number I have seen mentioned. If Toyota only buys the updates from Navteq every two years that would make it more difficult for anyone living in an area that is either not covered or is changing rapidly (at least like Las Vegas was a year ago before the crash).
Is $400 the "normal" charge for this update disc or is the price negotiable?
I'm Not really sure, I don't even know what version I have. I just liked the technology so I paid cash for my car.
I actually saved $3,000 by paying cash for it.
I have a question for you Nav experts :-)
Is there a way to set the defaults so that it will automatically allow the freeways to be used for navigation.... the system seems to default to NOT using the freeways and I have to go in and change that each time I set up a destination.
Strangely enough when I was leaving Reno for Las Vegas Quick 1 tried to route me back to HWY 5 in Northern California, down to Los Angeles and then up to Las Vegas rather than the MUCH SHORTER route though Fallon and down Hwy 95??? I felt this was really strange!!
valleygirl2 Posts: 1I just purchased a 2008 Toyota Prius with the navigation system. We have used the Garmin GPS in our older cars for a few years and love it but we don't love all the wires going all over the car.
I also wanted the leather seats that came with the car with the navigation system so that's another reason we ended up with the navigation system.
Well I'm one of those people whose home address can not be found in the Toyota navigation system. I have lived in my neighborhood for 20 years.
Not only can't it find my home, once at my home it can't seem to map to other locations because it doesn't know where it is. (A lost GPS, how ironic)
I now have my good old Garmin hooked up because it has served me so well; wires and all.
The Toyota navigation system is real disappointment. I went to the NAVTEQ site (provider of mapping info for Toyota) and reported the problem. Interestingly enough when I put in my home address on their site they have it mapped.
I know I have a learning curve on the new system, but the Garmin seems like it was so much simpler to learn.
When I was having trouble finding my home address, I couldn't find the screen I was getting anywhere in the manual. I had to figure out what was going on by myself.
What good is a GPS system that can't find long term addresses? My Garmin only has trouble with newer areas and I can update it via a USB port on my computer FREE.
If you see any Toyota or Lexus owners parked on the side of the road in a newer car looking confused and you have a Garmin GPS I advice you to stop and help them get where they are trying to go!!
Let's hope that the updates for the Toyota systems get better and cheaper. At this point if you're only decision factor of buying a Toyota is the navigation system consider this info carefully. Other than that I LOVE the car.
gagrice San DiegoPosts: 31,179The Toyota navigation system is real disappointment.
I fully agree. The Nav in our $51k Sequoia Limited is inferior to other systems. I have complained to the dealer and gotten the so sorry we cannot help you from them. It is a $2000 wasted add-on in my opinion. My complaint is missing stores and poor routing. The database for businesses is very poorly designed. You may have 10 different lists for the same name. Several people have told me how much better the Garmin portable unit are. And they are a fraction of the price. I will not waste the money on an update. Who needs more lousy information?
larryhav Posts: 1Does anyone know if you can use the DVD from the Prius navigation system in the Lexus 2004 ES330 Navigation system?
joannabob Posts: 1Westchester Toyota's Parts Department (Yonkers, NY) gave me a price of $1,000 for a new GPS disk for my '05 Prius. I laughed. Long and loud.
prusa Posts: 43My windshield glass had to be replaced and the Toyota Parts Department gave me a price of $1,000.00. I laughed, too. The total cost at a glass replacement store near by was $185.00 including the installment. I drive a 2008 Touring PK6 and should of have bought a PKG 4. The navigation system was a waste of money. I sometimes need to go to map quest to get a second opinion for locating addresses. Leather well... it was my first car with leather seats.
fseaver Posts: 13The Garmin works just fine for me. I have it right on my 2008 Prius dash.She does have a nice voice
I just finished a 1650 mile trip. A significant portion of that was in rainy darkness on roads which the GPS system selected rather than the ones I normally would have chosen.
I was not able to have the map display showing when it was rainy and dark because it only has a bright Daytime display. The instruction manual says it should automatically switch to Night mode when the headlights go on. It does not. The software says that if I want to have running lights on during the day I can select that option from a software button on the display screen. That button does not exist.
I called Toyota national help number while I was out of town but all the highest level help they could give was to say I read the manual correctly and they would forward a case number to my dealership for when I got home.; I got home and was told "come back tomorrow" as early as you can because this will take our highest level tech to sort out. So I have to get up at 7 AM Saturday and take my car in to see what happens.
Anyone else note the absence of a Nighttime Screen on version 7.1?
P.S. What is with the habit it has of making you go in circles? Some roads I have traveled for 50 years and it wants to divert blocks out of the way and back again when the highway signs through small downtown areas take you straight ahead and Always Have.
Do you have your instrument panel lights turned up to maximum?
That will cause the screen to remain in the daytime mode.
I accidently set my nav. screen to day mode, which is memorized in the system, I'm having a tough time getting back to nightmode. Does anyone one out there knows how to do that.
Much appreciated.
Day mode is can be set by having your headlights on and having the dash lights turned all the way up to maximum. It is intended for driving with the lights on in the day. If you turn your dashboard light intensity down it assumes you are driving at night and switches to night mode.
If you have the dash light thumbwheel turned all the way up and clicked into maximum it removes the "daylight mode" from your screen options when using the navigation controls.
That's the only problem.
Thanks, you're absolutely right.
noboundaries Posts: 1Have you tried changing your area/region? Which state do you live in?
When you press the DEST (Destination) button, you'll see a United States map on the right with the label "Search Area". Make sure that your region is highlighted.
If not, touch the "Change" area on the screen. Touch the region you live in, one of "US1" through "US10" and "CAN". Touch the "OK" area and the Destination screen will display again.
Now, try looking for your home address.
I've had this problem when I first got my Prius. It's a little annoying compared to the more annoying "feature" where they decided we cannot operate the GPS while in motion (except through voice which has limited capabilities).
Note: If you are looking for areas beyond the region you are in, you would need to change it first as described above, then enter the address or POI again.
Cheers! ^_^
How do I get this updated and how much does it cost?
One of my keys has quit working. I think it needs a batter. Can that be changed and do I do that at the dealer or can I do it myself?
Toyota just released the new V9.1 DVD map disc. I picked up mine for $199! I bought one 2 years ago for $265.
I also got the part numbers for all of the Prius years:
Toyota Part # Part # disc Year
justlooking9 Posts: 21I can see where having the map change to a split screen automatically when you're not sure where you're going, but most of the time it's just annoying. Can this auto change behavior be disabled, how?


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