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Current Vacancies
Read on for a little about Travel The Unknown, our current vacancies and how to apply.
Company Profile
Award-winning tour operator and off-the-beaten-track specialists Travel The Unknown arrange small group and tailor-made tours of the highest calibre to a select range of destinations around the world. Established in 2007, the company is run by a small and dedicated team of experienced travel professionals who offer unrivalled personal service, fuelled by a passion to create intelligent and innovative travel ideas for their expanding client base. The company are now looking for a full time senior sales specialist to join the existing sales team to help the company grow to the next level. The role comes with significant personal development and job advancement opportunities as well as the opportunity for overseas travel to build on current knowledge, and forge new paths in travel.
If you are interested in this position, please send a cover letter confirming your availability, and a copy of your CV to: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Operations ExecutiveSalary: £19,000 - £24,000 (depending on experience)
Job Purpose:
As a key member of our small team you will be responsible for a broad range of key tasks within the business including dealing with clients and potential clients by phone and email mostly, pre-trip, during the trip and post-trip, preparation of itineraries and trip documentation, dealing with suppliers in a wide range of countries, maintenance of customer management system, managing group communication (newsletters, social media), and dealing with a variety of situations as they occur. We are looking for a long term employee who is willing and able to grow with the role. The role comes with the opportunity for overseas travel to build on current knowledge, and forge new paths in travel.
Key responsibilities:
- Liaising with suppliers from a range of different countries
- Make flight bookings (knowledge of Galileo is an advantage)
- Helping clients with pre- and post-trip tour arrangements
- Following up with clients post-trip for feedback
- Invoicing and preparation of trip documentation
- Basic account logging and management of payments
- Brochure mailouts and follow ups
- Answering phone calls, responding to emails and being flexible to work on tasks as they arise
- Helping at trade fairs and occasional travel events (speaking with clients, preparation of documents, help setting up, etc)
- Overseas familiarisation trips to expand and develop product knowledge (after completing one year)
- Handling of emergency phone for out of hour calls (on rota basis)
Skills and competencies:
- Impeccable attention to detail
- Strong organisational skills
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal (fluency in English essential)
- Good IT skills - especially working with spreadsheets. (Word/Excel/Gmail/Google Docs/Internet)
- Minimum 1 year's experience in client-facing role
- Knowledge of any of our destinations is an advantage
- Good team player
- Customer focus
- Financial awareness
The office hours are: Mon-Fri, 09:00/09:30 - 17:00/17:30. The office is based in Putney, close to Putney Bridge tube station or 10 min walk from Putney Rail Station.
There is also complimentary access to a good gym.
Copywriting, PR & Social Media InternshipSalary: Expenses Only
This full-time temporary position will involve hands-on experience of working in a small owner-managed travel company and will involve various tasks including:
- writing copy (content) for various projects including website, brochures, trip documents, advertisements and other print design
- preparation of press releases and responding to journalist requests
- researching destinations on the web
- developing and supporting marketing strategy
- sending out of brochure packs
- working with images and video
- following up with clients and potential clients on the phone and by email
- keeping the website and documentation up-to-date
- dealing with suppliers
- working with Social Media and forums
- previous experience in writing copy (content)
- marketing and/or social media marketing experience
- be an excellent communicator in English (both in writing and speech)
- have a good eye for detail
- be able to think for themselves and show initiative
- have a strong interest in travel
- have a willingness to learn new things and adapt to situations
- be punctual and diligent
- be available for at least 8 weeks
Web Developer InternshipThe position will involve hands-on experience of working for a tour operator and will involve various tasks including:
- Web development (front end and back end)
- Amending current website and creating new functionality and content
- Developing back end admin functionality
- Working with frameworks (Laravel/Jelix), Ajax, CSS, Docker, MySQL and Javascript
Our ideal candidate will:
- Have good experience in website development
- An excellent educational background in IT development (min 2 years)
- Have a good eye for detail
- Be able to think for themselves and show initiative
- Have a willingness to learn new things and adapt to situations
- Be punctual and diligent
- Be available for a minimum of 8 weeks
Get in touch
As we are a small company you will get a lot of varied experience and will be expected to help out with a variety of tasks depending on current requirements. If this position sounds like something you would be interested in, please send a cover letter confirming your availability, a copy of your CV and some examples of your writing to email@example.com


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When one of my 2 Sams passed a few years ago and the other aging I could not stand the thought of not having a Samoyed in my life. I also wanted my remaining Samoyed to have a companion. I searched and searched for another and was hoping to find one to rescue.
I decided to put an ad in an online classified "Wanted Samoyed". Yvette answered that ad and called me to tell me about Sams in Korea. She sent me pictures of Sams that might interest me and one caught my eye. "Tanner". After a few delays getting him on a plane to the USA he was finally shipped cargo to Salt Lake City. Tanner arrived a little scared but quickly snapped out of that as soon as I got him home. He has become such a great member of the family. He loves to play with his sister Keeley (another Y-not Save a Sam Rescue that I will talk about in another success story) and give hugs. And I do mean hug, every morning I get my coffee and go downstairs to my office where I will hear Tanner wake up and come running downstairs where he throws his paws around me and gives me a long hug. At night he does the same when I go to bed. When I sit down in the chair with the ottoman he always backs up to my feet and sits down for his back rub. He never licks but loves to give nose bumps. He also loves to watch Avatar and Eight Below. He is very smart and has learned full sentence commands and hand signals.
I love him so much. He is truly my best friend!!
Jeff Morgan-Salt Lake City, UT
We fell in love with Markus (fka Solar) on the Empathy For Life (EFL - Korea) website. We initially contacted Yvette because we saw that she had been coordinating rescues with EFL to the US and wanted to gather some information. She was super helpful and encouraging! She not only helped us understand the adoption process but also let us know what to expect from rescue dogs. After we submitted our application, there was some concern about how Markus would do with other dogs and potentially children. He had been at the shelter for over a year and his only exposure were to other dogs there, so there was a lot of hesitation in bringing him over. Yvette believed in Markus and in us, and she spoke to the rescue shelter for us, going as far as being the guarantor for the adoption. After much discussion, we were finally approved to adopt Markus! Yvette arranged for the flight and we were able to form our family with Markus. Yvette continued to be available for any of our questions and concerns, giving us tips and supporting us through getting Markus settled into his new life. He has come a long way, and has since made lots of friends - doggies and humans alike! He has been such a blessing in our lives and is such a sweet dog. We are so grateful to Yvette for her loving heart!
Masha became a part of the family so quickly and we cannot believe how lucky we are! She is so fun and playful, but also incredibly gentle and patient. She does great with our 2yr old daughter, loves cuddling with our son (and us of course) and she has a great time playing with our cat (the cat likes the attention as well!).
We really can't thank you enough for letting us provide a forever home to this wonderful pup!
I've attached some images of our family, feel free to use them in a post. Thank you again for what you do!
My partner and I were living in Seattle when a friend of mine contacted me to see if I would be interested in fostering. She explained that they're coming from S. Korea, and at first, I was leaning NO, but I started to think about it and decided to foster. I contacted Yvette and asked how I could help. The next thing I know I was picking two beautiful Samoyed's up at the airport. We fostered a beautiful male named Bodhi. Bodhi was frightened of the world when he came to our house, but he was extremely handsome and gentle, so within a week we're in love with him. When the first family came for an onsite visit to see Bodhi and learn more about him, I knew he was our dog. There was no way we could allow Bodhi to go to another home because he was home. I sent an email out to Yvette that day letting her know we wanted to adopt Bodhi ourselves. I'm sure the other family would have given him a beautiful life, but we knew, and Bodhi knew he was already home. Bodhi has certainly given us our challenges. Since he was afraid of everything and everyone he would dash for a door when it opens to escape. Our house was covered in dogie gates and signs up for anyone visiting to be careful when opening the doors. Each day we've had Bodhi he becomes closer and closer to us, and we no longer have dogie gates or signs up. Bodhi now stays when we open a door when told, and I'm not sure who's more excited to see whom when we come home from being out. Bodhi, will jump straight up in the air with excitement and always has the hugest smile on his face to greet us. This makes our entire day!!! Adopting a rescue takes a lot of work but it's worth every minute and energy one puts into it, and the love you receive back is overwhelming.
Bodhi, truly changed our lives for the better,
Richard & Matt Bond
It's been almost a year since we adopted Loki. He's very playful around other dogs and just loves to play! We love him. He is well behaved although the stubborn Jindo comes out sometimes especially when chasing squirrels. He loves going on walks with anyone who will take him outdoors - boy can he run fast! He enjoys going to the dog park to play with other dogs and make new friends.
He has been wonderful with my family and coworkers. His best playmate is my coworker's husky. Loki is still a lover and loves anyone who pets him. I am amazed the dog has fur on his body because he wants to be petted 24/7. This has been a wonderful experience.
Loki has added a great deal of joy to our lives, and I have to thank Danielle and the good folks at www.saveasam.org for helping me rescue young Loki. I will certainly look no further when its time for Loki to have a new friend.
This little Boy Mikey (Now Bodie) was in such horrible condition.
He suffered from Distemper, Mange, Pneumonia and extreme weight loss. It was due to these great Woman that our beautiful boy survived. They stored him with 3 other Samoyeds and 1 Chow in the basement of a Pet Shop to hide them in China. They were not sure Bodie could travel since he was almost near death. Yet Sonya, Yvette and Danielle did not give up on this happy sweet boy. They were determined to give this Boy a wonderful life in the US.
When our Bodie arrived in the US, Yvette made sure Bodie was healthy and Happy. Bodie got his teeth done, his mange treated, and his weight up. Most importantly, he was given such love by Yvette, Russ and their granddaughter, Bridgee. Thank you! Because if this, Bodie started to blossom.
Bodie is one of the sweetest dogs I have ever owned. He is so gentle and happy. He loves his comfortable Dog beds, being by your side just watching TV, and playing with our 3 Samoyeds. Yvette even gave us some of Bodie's toys, bed and oils to help him through thunderstorms. He is afraid of loud noises, but is okay when you wrap your arms around him and show him love. He is a big fluffy teddy bear! His eyes are so stunning. Beautiful inside and out!
Thank you Yvette for our beautiful Bodie Bear. Bella, Skya and Pasha have their new little brother and couldn't be happier. He loves to play tug a war with Pasha and looks up to his big Sister Skya. He loves to watch our Bella chase squirrels. He even loves our cat cuddles! Gentle sweet wonderful boy! He is a gift from God.
Yvette, Sonya, and Danielle saved our little Boy. For this we are eternally grateful!
-Maureen and Ann Battle, Bella, Skya, Bodie and Pasha
We adopted Adalind (FKA Lindy Loo) a year ago and just celebrated her birthday (her official adoption date!). When she first came to us, she had had a bad skin condition and had her hair shaved in various spots; she was sweet but timid and wasn't quite sure what playing was. A year later, she is the silliest little girl who loves hopping around at the park, saying hello to other dogs, and taking herself on walks. She makes the funniest growling noises like Chewbacca and spends her day napping and plotting with her Samoyed sister, Ella -- they are two peas in a pod. Adalind is the sweetest girl and has brought so much joy to our lives. She is well loved by everyone in our family! We get many requests to bring her over and have surprise visits at home (that are really for her, not for us).
We had a great experience working with Yvette and Y-Not Save A Sam Rescue. Thank you for helping us find our Adalind!
-Thuy Vi & Daniel
Baymax, AKA Wyatt was a search months or longer in the making. I moved to Idaho from Colorado to take a job. I knew I had just finished having a house built and knew that, after years of absence, I wanted another Samoyed, I had a Samoyed growing up and he passed away two weeks after I completed my master degree. Life up to this point had not afforded me the luxury of replacing my first dog, but at long last, I was able to begin the search. I reach out to breeders, searched shelters, and asked lots of questions from many people. Finally, I had heard about Y-not and Yvette.
I checked out her website, skeptical because my hopes had been dashed so many times before. But I saw some wonderful rescues, and amazing stories. A rescue seemed like the best thing to do. I wanted to give a dog a forever home. My grandmother fostered and I was familiar with the pro and con of adopting a rescue. Still, I decided to look further into it and contacted Yvette. I was so lucky to be able to get the paperwork filled out and drive to Logan to meet Wyatt, now Baymax. He had quite a story coming from S, Korea. But it wasn't over yet. It was just beginning. Beginning to get better.
Baymax is a happy, very happy, loving dog. He gets along with everyone he meets. He loves car rides, going to the D-O-G P-A-R-K, pets, belly rubs, children, other dogs, and is chew toys. Yvette gave him a red dinosaur toy on the day I picked Baymax up and drove him home. He was so well behaved in the car. Even though it was a four+ hour drive home back to Caldwell.
Baymax adjusted quickly.
Baymax is very well trained, He knows "sit" "balalala" (shake) and hugs. He's always in character. He won't leave until you tell him you are satisfied with your level of care.
Baymax has gotten used to a walk every morning with breakfast, a doggy dental treat, and a walk in the evening with dinner, followed by the night night walk. He gets to cuddle in bed as part of the go night night routine and has his own bed full of toys where he can pick and chew whatever he wants. Although he still prefers a good book.
Baymax used to be able to go to work with me and would sit under my desk at work. But he is also happy laying at home on the floor. He also loves going to the neighbors house and playing with their cats. They are just small friends with strange barks.
Baymax travels well with me a lot. I have to travel a lot with work across the country. Baymax has been in hotels from Washington to Florida and has quite a following wherever he goes. People want to pet the fluffy cloud.
He loves a regular trip to the doggy spa to get his nails clipped and a good blow out, but his favorite thing to do is simply spend a few hours running around the dogs park or driving down the road with his head out the window. He thoroughly loved the long car rides driving across country going to Florida. He also loves going and getting a pubachino at Starbucks or a pup cup at Freddy's.
Today, Baymax has settled in with me in Orlando. Baymax loves mornings on the balcony, walks, and has discovered the fun of going to the beach, (although he doesn't much care for the salt water in his eyes). He hasn't made it to Disney World yet, but he plans to go for an event Disney is hosting to help raise money for the local animal shelter in November.
To be honest, Baymax may have a magical life now filled with travels and adventures, and I do love this dog. But, as so many others have said, this dog's story is as much a story of rescuing his human as it is a human rescuing a dog.
Baymax has a forever home here, with me, and although the locale has changed, Baymax will always be with me.
The first time I ever set eyes on Samoyeds in a sled dog race, I knew it was the breed I wanted someday. Well the time came 15+ years later when I decided I was ready to take on the responsibility of caring for a dog. As I realized it was time, I obsessively Google searched for Samoyed rescues and there never seemed to be any dogs available. I finally stumbled upon SaveaSam.org, read all of the incredible success stories, proceeded to find Save A Sam on Facebook and communicated with Yvette. She encouraged me to apply. It's become history ever since.
Yvette worked her magic to make sure Kimba (AKA Jacob) was in great hands the entire way from S. Korea to Las Vegas to Utah and finally to me in Colorado. I was nervous to learn upon his arrival in the US that Kimba's fur was so severely matted he had to be completely shaven. Otherwise, Kimba was super healthy, happy and well taken care of. With or without his full body hair, he gained so much love and attention from nearly every passerby! I didn't know a dog could draw so much loving attention.
I must say thanks to Yvette and everyone else involved in the process! I've been blessed with the most amazing dog for me! Kimba is such a gem. He's a sweet soul who is incredibly gentle, loving and playful with all dogs and people. He's thriving and becoming more confident, loyal and loving every day. His curiosity, playfulness, puppy gallop and light hearted behavior bring a smile and excitement to me every moment. Kimba is exploring life, meeting every dog, chasing every bunny, gallivanting on the endless trails and visiting every possible dog park. His coat is growing in fast and he's now the softest puppy I've ever felt.
As a first time dog owner, Yvette sent us off with everything we needed to keep Kimba happy on the rest of the adventure back to Colorado and beyond. She helped make the transition easy and is eager to provide guidance when I have questions about what's best for their breed. I highly recommend Yvette and SaveaSam.org to anyone wanting to bring the best breed and the best dog friend into their family.
- Wendy Scipione
We had just lost our 15 1/2 year old "Princess" (Sammie/Chow) less than 13 months before....and our kids began we on us for another member of the family....Despite not being fully ready...I put on those "parent shoes" and logged online coming across Y-Not Save a Sam Rescue. We inquired and since we are in California, we spoke with Danielle who honestly went above and beyond to make the process as smooth as possible! When meeting Spirit, you can tell the love, passion and dedication that Y-Not Save a Sam puts towards their rescues! Spirit has fit right into our family, and is the perfect match! He is enjoying his daily walks, car trips, multiple treats and soaking up all the love he gets!
We are so grateful for Danielle and Yvette with Y-Not Save a Sam Rescue. They are both WONDERFUL to work with and are both Saints!! Thank you from our hearts for helping to create a lifetime of memories!!
Koda (Ramsey) came to live with us from South Korea in September 2017 . He was a very skinny gentle boy with sad dull eyes. He was extremely food motivated, liked to hoard toys and had scared our four year old female Samoyed Jaeda. After an adjustment period in which he excavated the flower beds, shredded a few pillows, and dug a few craters, he has become a well-adjusted member of our family. Koda is a very gentle with young children and elderly adults. He is a happy, confident boy who has learned to share and play with his older sister Jaeda. He is still very good motivated, loves his walks and looks for cuddle time. Koda and Jaeda have become best friends and are very protective of one another. Koda has enriched our lives more than I could have imagined. He is a kind, loving boy who just needed a chance.
Thank you Yvette and Danielle. Deanna and Shaun from Elko Nevada
Kimmi was owner surrendered in South Korea in the fall of 2016, about the time that I was saying goodbye to my last Sammy, Charlie who died at 14. Fortunately for everyone, Kimmi was placed in the care of Y-Not Save A Sam rescue and was waiting for a home. Knowing that no home is complete without a dog (especially a Sam) and that I was probably in for a long wait to get a rescue, I contacted Yvette, who I knew from Facebook was rescuing Samoyeds from South Korea and asked about getting on a waiting list. I filled out the application and Yvette contacted me about Kimmi. I saw pictures and fell in love and 3 weeks later was driving up to JFK with my best friend to pick her up and spent the trip home with Kimmi curled up in my lap asleep. What a sweetheart she is! She is happy, loving, affectionate, intelligent, beautiful and always mischievous. On her first morning in America she had mastered sit, down and come in English and decided that she needed a new name (she was called Mia when I got her).
On the other hand, Kimmi should have probably been named Houdini as she is an amazing escape artist, looked for any weaknesses in the fence and when they were fixed she figured out how to open the gates which now have locks on them. Fortunately she stayed close to home when she got out and was very easy to find. I strongly suspect that she started her life as an apartment diva who was used to puppy pads because it took a while to convince her that she was supposed to go outside not inside on the mats. A year and a quarter to be exact. The first time she stepped in the snow, she turned the tightest circle to go back inside but soon learned about the joy of jumping and running in the cold wet stuff. She is an incredible herder as I found out at the dog park as she attempts to move the other dogs to where she wants them to go but didn't work so well with the skunk she met this summer. Strangers aren't strangers but friends she hasn't met yet so she's not a watchdog but I wasn't looking for one anyways. I am forever grateful to Yvette and Y Not Save A Sam for finding me my best girl.
Hi I'm Bear (like a Teddy Bear). I was surrendered to Yvette by my owners who were hiding me in an apartment that I wasn't supposed to be in. My previous owners just showed up with me in an ill-fitting crate and asked if Yvette would take me. I'm not white or fluffy and I'm not even sure how old I am, but regardless Yvette didn't want me to be dumped somewhere, so she took me into the herd. I was with her and the Sammy's for about 2 weeks before my new family saw pictures of me. Yvette sent me on a sleepover and I never came back. At first I was a little timid and didn't really play with any toys. Now that I have been with my forever family for a few months, I will chase a ball and return it sometimes, chew the squeaker out of my toys, and gnaw on a good chew stick. I love to lay on the couch with my humans and get my belly rubbed. I rarely bark except to protect the yard from Deer that come to eat the apples. The youngest members of the family love to take me on walks and love when I chase them around the yard.
I came to my family with a few issues, but being that I am such a good boy we are figuring them out. I'm trying to teach my new mom my language, but she seems to be a slow learner. Thankfully there is always Yvette to fall back on with any questions on my weird behavior. I am adjusting well and love my new home without a kennel that is too small. If Yvette hadn't been willing to take me in and give me a chance, I don't know where I would have ended up. Thanks Yvette (and family) for taking me in and seeing that I found a new home with a forever family (even if they are a bit crazy).
We are grateful to Yvette for the tireless work she does on behalf of dogs halfway across the world and in her own neighborhood. She can't save them all, but she would if she could.
"Dogs have a way of finding people who need them and filing an emptiness we didn't know we had"
Before Jace, I had a one girl wolfpack, Diva. She always loved playing with bigger dogs at the park, and I really wanted her to have a brother.
When I first saw Jace come up on the Y Not Save a Sam rescue page, I instantly had a yearning for this precious boy. He was going to come with a lot of hardship.
His fur was matted, his back leg was infected and was going to need to be removed. But watching him day after day, seeing his personality and how sweet he was, I just knew I wanted him in my family. I talked to his foster Mom, and Yvette over months, checking in on him, hoping that I could make him Diva's brother.
I finally got the call from Yvette, Jace was cleared to fly to Chicago, and he would be joining my family! It was a long drive home, but it gave us a great chance to get to know each other.
Then the true test came...meeting Diva. I put Jace in the back yard and brought her around the front of the house to meet him through the fence. She sniffed him, she wagged her tail in excitement and confusion. She didn't bark at him one time. I let her in the back yard and she did what I never saw coming...she flopped on her back and pawed at him like she wanted to play. It was as if she knew, he was there to be the brother that she always wanted.
We had a welcome party for Jace, friends brought their dogs, and people friends brought gifts (toys, treats, blankets) for him. We opened each present and he sniffed all of them.
We were standing in a circle, and Jace was in the middle. The most awe inspiring thing happened. He started talking, looking around the circle at everyone, almost as if he was saying thank you, thank you everyone for being my new friends. People were speechless, people started to cry. It was this moment that he knew he was home.
It has been a long process, strengthening Jace's single back leg, but the best therapy for him was his energetic sister Diva, Diva would get down on the floor to his level and play. She would play bark, she would let him steal the toy, she would play tug of war...all things that amazed me. She is so gentle with him. She would run around him in the back yard and let him chase her. She would flop on her back and let him get on top of her.
Jace and Diva, now brother and sister for 7 months make up the Lynch Wolfpack. Jace is still making progress. He can go up the back steps all by himself. He runs down the stairs in the house every morning.
He is so strong now, challenging Diva in real tug of war battles with their ropes. Jace can run...he can run in the park! The two goons go on many adventures, whether it be Bark at the Park, helping watch an RV while I managed a 2 day music festival, or going on mini road trips, these two are incredible. Jace's personality took a while to come out. He was very quiet. He would just watch everything I do. He gives the most kisses...he likes to talk, and is very sassy.
Jace loves to watch TV. Sometimes Jace will leave a bite of food for Diva in his bowl. Everybody loves the Lynch Wolfpack, two bumbling siblings who are the brightest parts of my day.
Let me introduce you to a new love in my life. He has gorgeous Amber eyes, a muscular build, playful personality and a gentle "Seoul."
This guy strutted into our hearts in April of this year and our lives in May. He is a hairy little beast and looks like a giant snowball flying around my house, but in his calm moments, he flips on his back and awaits a tummy rub or just a nice snuggle.
His past (or morel like what I think his past might have been like) doesn't seem to impact him or perhaps it shaped him more than I know. But this gentle giant (okay, unless he sees a squirrel, then he is an all-out train running off its track, regardless of what I say or do) has fit right into our home and become our little love.
"Tate" was listed on a site called "Y-Not Save a Sam" and it was when I googled "Samoyeds," that I happened upon this site and promptly reached out to Yvette about Tate's picture.
We had been looking for a Samoyed for a couple of months. We have had 2 previous Samoyeds, but it had been 12 years since we had a dog and we really wanted a rescue, not a puppy.
So, in reading through her site I couldn't believe it, not only were they rescued, but they were rescued from South Korea!!! (and China, but Tate is a Korean) We have 2 kiddos from S. Korea, so we really felt like this was a match made in heaven.
Luckily for us, Tate was still available and we were able to make a match! Tate flew to us and Yvette did as well, so we could meet her and our new pup at the same time! She brought everything he possibly needed…including love!
What an amazing human she is… and what an amazing pup Tate is! Yvette thank you for your organization and all that you do for these dogs and thank you from Tate…we are all grateful to have "each" other!
Bourbon (FNA Jason/Popcorn)
A new chapter of our lives started when we had to relocated to the US for work. With the start of our new chapter it was also time to increase size our family :) Some hoped for a baby (mom) but no we wanted a dog. We met a beautiful Samoyed on the farmers market and fell in love. At that moment we knew that we wanted a Samoyed after a lot of research we found the breed to fit our family perfect. Now the challenge started where do we get a Samoyed?
We preferred rescue but if not possible, a puppy would be great, however there were no Samoyed available in the whole Oregon. After a lot of online checking we do found a lot of Samoyed's in California, unfortunately all the place who had one did not do out of state adoptions. The only thing now we could do was keep an eye on the breeders in Oregon and hope they get a nest.
However during ongoing attempt one of the volunteers from SRSC (SoCal Samoyed Rescue) Gary gave us a spark of hope because he referred us to Yvette from Y-Not Save a Sam. This turned out to be our jackpot :)
We quickly filled in the adoption forms and then the waiting started, we were not sure when new rescue would come over and how much people are in front of us.
Within two weeks we got a message from Yvette that two puppies (Jett, Jason) would come over from S-Korea to LA and if we were interested. Suddenly we became the most happy people on the earth, we said Yes and agreed on all the terms. We booked our flight from Portland to San Jose.
First few weeks Jason stayed with Heather, Heather you are an Angel!, and got a new name -> Popcorn. He had an amazing time with Heather and got so much love!
When it was time for him to meet us, he was driven by Danielle from LA to San Jose, Danielle you are an Angel!, where we were going to meet up. Danielle and Heather you two make Yvettes Angels ;)
It was love at first sight! We knew he was going to be it :) That night we stayed in the hotel in San Jose and the next day we started our 2 day road trip back up to Portland area. Half way we went to crater lake and we found out that Popcorn now named Bourbon loves snow. When he sees snow he becomes the happiest dog on earth! And family photo of us at crate lake.
After a week we knew for sure we are keeping him :) He was doing super good and love to meet and play with all other dogs :) Even though he was white he sometimes wanted to be brown, love digging in the dirt face first. He grew up very quickly and seemed not to look like a Samoyed so to settle our curiosity we did a DNA test at the vet.
The results were pretty interesting, Bourbon was 50% Jindo, 25% Samoyed and 25% Akita :) This seems to be a golden mix as he became a beautiful, cool looking guy! (the girls [dog and human] love him).
Even though he looks like an Artic fox he has an amazing behavior. He is very calm (here and there a bit shy), curious, relaxed boy! We couldn't wish for anything else, he made our Ying and Yang.
We can't thank Yvette and her Angeles, Heather and Danielle enough!
They gave us with the best thing that could happen to us!"
BENTLeY AND LUCKY
We met a woman at the local dog park who had a beautiful Sammy. We asked where her dog came from and she told us about Y-Not Save a Sam. We immediately went to the website and applied to be a foster, hoping that we would meet a dog we would eventually want to adopt. Yvette called us one day asking us to meet her at LAX and that's when we got to take home our amazing dog Bentley, who was a home run for us.
Bentley (formerly Indy) was found at a shelter in Korea on July 4th, 2017. When he arrived, our family was so excited to have him here that we immediately took him to all our favorite spots in town to show him around his new home. We didn't realize how underweight and weak he was until he fell asleep in the car and couldn't get out at our last stop. His coat was so tangled that all the groomers recommended shaving him but we refused, spending days working out the knots in his coat. Ben patiently sat there and observed everything with a calm and friendly demeanor. He was so polite, refusing to jump on furniture and not barking. He was a bit on the shy side and unsure of loud noises.
Now, Ben is fully grown, healthy floofball that loves his treats. He naps a lot but when he's awake, he prances around like a show dog. Everyone he walks by insists on loving on him and it's obvious from Ben's face that all he wants to do is make people happy. We get a lot of joy from seeing the joy he brings to others. He always accepts adoration and pets, even rolling over for a belly rub from complete strangers. He loves playing with his squeaky toys and is good at going to the store and picking out a toy to take home. He loves fetching balls at the baseball fields, chasing squirrels at the dog park and running around the dog beach. He has even started jumping up on the couch to cuddle and lets out a low, tiny "awoo" when he's welcoming someone to the house.
Bentley is one of the friendliest, calmest, and happiest dogs we've ever had. It's so easy to take him out in public because he's so calm and gentle. We love to tell everyone that we got him from Y-Not-Save a Sam. He's a great example of an amazing dog you can get through rescue!
Lucky is our second Sammy adoption from Y-Not Save a Sam. Our other Sammy, Bentley, is a happy, calm, boy and we wanted a buddy for him. We applied to foster one of the dogs coming in from South Korea and we were very fortunate to get to take Lucky home with us.
Lucky was named by Anthony, the amazing kid of another Sammy owner and enthusiast. Anthony fundraised for Y-Not Save a Sam for his birthday and as a thanks, he got to name the dog that would eventually be ours! Anthony and his family met us at LAX to welcome Lucky and we will never forget watching Lucky and Anthony bond by shaking hands over and over again.
Lucky is the yin to Ben's yang - Ben is polite and reserved whereas Lucky lets it all hang out with no shame. It isn't rare for him to let out long, loud snores during his nap. His tongue is CONSTANTLY hanging out while he walks around with his big Sammy smile. He likes to put his paws on Momma Karen's shoulders and cha cha with her. He will dump his mushy tennis ball in your lap for a never-ending game of catch. There are endless laughs when he tries to chase the water spraying out of a hose. He's always up for a good time, happy to play along with any game and amuse everyone with his goofy antics. He's also very loyal and will stay by your side. He is the epitome of love and seems to be grateful everyday to be a part of "our pack". He is the happiest dog we have ever met - full of energy, curious, playful, and above all, very loving!
Lucky is a joy to have around because he is such a giant, fluffy goofball. He and Bentley are now the best of friends. The two boys have very different personalities but they compliment each other. They love being together and they love being in our home. We are thankful everyday for being given the opportunity to have Lucky as part of our family. His loving personality is the perfect addition to our home.
maggie (FNA Violet)
After losing our two Samoyeds, Ally in 2016 and Quincy in 2017 our decision was not to get another pet.
Our friends in St George called us and told us about this little girl who was a couple years old and needed a new home. Of course Yvette starting sending pictures of this Samoyed to us and there was no way we could try to refuse to adopt her.
On January 31st this beautiful little girl came flying in with Yvette to Chicago O'Hare and as soon as Yvette walked her out of the jet way we both fell in love with her.
As many of you may have read on Yvette's Facebook page Maggie was one of the 13 dogs rescued from a breeder in Wisconsin, none of the dogs were socialized or even knew how to play with toys.
Yvette choose to give her to be fostered by Jeremy and Saya, with their patience and guidance they have brought her a long way socializing her with other dogs and showing her not to be afraid of people.
She has been with us almost a year and she finally realizes that this is her forever home, and we are blessed to have her in our lives. She now enjoys long walks, going for long car rides and chasing those nasty squirrels taunting her and playing with the neighborhood dogs.
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Flavorful Roasted Tomato Soup Recipe/
The most delicious way to use up spare tomatoes! This Roasted Tomato Soup is bold, flavorful and comforting. You will never want to make another tomato soup again! Great for entertaining or family dinner.
You had to know those savory Roasted Tomatoes from last week had to go into something delicious. OHMYGOODNESS is this Roasted Tomato Soup delicious. It turned out better than I ever could have dreamed (and trust me, I've been dreaming about food aaaah lot lately). When it comes to tomato soup, I am picky. There is one restaurant here in the Cities that makes tomato soup to my liking and every other version I've tried could use improvement, in my opinion. I took creating a truly delicious tomato soup very seriously. I poured my heart into this recipe. Now I want a steaming bowl of this it sitting in front of me every night of my life.
This soup is hearty, bold, flavorful, comforting and packed with just the perfect amounts of both savory and sweet. I prefer a chunkier version of tomato soup so I don't blend mine, but you can puree half or more of the mixture to create a creamier soup.
There's also this Tomato Basil Soup that's quite yummy. Check it out! For other uses for Roasted Tomatoes, replace the tomatoes in my Chili and Pasta Sauce recipes with them. Enjoy! And THANK YOU for reading!
Roasted tomatoes make this soup super comforting and delicious!
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 28-oz. can crushed tomatoes
- 32-oz. container chicken broth
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 white dinner rolls, halved
- 4 tablespoons butter
- Shaved Parmesan cheese and extra basil for topping
- Roast tomatoes and garlic and let cool. Remove and discard the skins from the large tomato pieces.
- Melt the butter in a Dutch oven or large heavy-duty skillet over medium heat. Add onion, salt and pepper and cook (stirring occasionally) for 3-5 minutes, or until onion is soft and fragrant. Add the crushed tomatoes, chicken broth, basil, oregano, sugar and cooled roasted tomatoes.
- Bring mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce to medium-low and simmer uncovered (stirring often) for 45 minutes. For a chunky soup, serve immediately. For a thinner soup, let cool and add half (or more) of soup to a blender and puree until desired consistency is reached. Add back to the Dutch oven and heat over medium until soup is hot.
- Spread 1 tablespoon of butter over the inside of each half roll. Arrange rolls butter-side-up on a baking sheet and place under a broiler for 3 minutes, or until edges are crispy and butter is melted. Keep a close eye to prevent burning!
- Ladle the soup into bowls and top each with a broiled roll half, Parmesan and basil.


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Bilingual Storytimes and More at the Library
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There's a new face walking around the Forest Avenue Library. The bilingual storytimes are back on the schedule, and Lesvia Juarez is the new bilingual storyteller. "Les," as she likes to be called, has previously worked as the childcare director at St. Anthony's school and as part of Lutheran Services of Iowa's HOPES program, which helped serve parents and children from pregnancy to age 5.
Les was born in El Salvador. She moved with her family to Des Moines at the turn of the century, when she was nine years old. "The first year, I didn't know what snow was," says Les. "It was so cold, I started crying." She got acclimated to the climate, and eventually went on to graduate from Lincoln High School on the city's South Side. "I grew up on the South Side, going to the South Side Library," she says. "We moved here before Walmart was there (on SE 14th.)" She says it's been wonderful to watch the growth of the Latino community in Des Moines in the past two decades.
Lesvia Juarez
She's very excited about the opportunity to bring more of the Latino culture to the library, as well as explore the differences between the cultures of different Latin American countries. "I was born in El Salvador, but my husband is Mexican. My sister is married to someone from Honduras." She says her storytimes will incorporate fun and games from across Latin America.
Most importantly, Les wants to make the bilingual storytime program accessible for the entire family. She's choosing books and activities that can appeal to a broad age range. She plans on telling stories in English and Spanish, but the program is meant for anyone, including people that are not English or Spanish-native speakers. Les says that when young children constantly hear songs and stories in a different language, they're more likely to understand the language as a whole.
"At St. Anthony's, we had a Spanish immersion program," she says. "You had these little kids, five years old, and they came in and learned a new language. They grasp it really fast. By the time they're in fifth grade, they're fluent in English and Spanish."
Celebrating El Día de los Niños, aka the Day of the Child
Les' bilingual storytime is one of several bilingual program offerings at our Des Moines Public Library locations. The East Side Library also offers bilingual storytime, and regularly holds bilingual crafts and activities, with Library Assistant Marlú Abarca giving instruction in both English and Spanish. In the past, children have designed a terrarium for Earth Day, celebrated El Día de los Niños, and held a glow-in-the-dark fiesta.
These activities are open for all families. Whether you primarily speak English, Spanish, or another language, our bilingual programs are designed to involve and engage all families. Best of all - these programs are free!
The Glow-in-the-Dark Fiesta!
Upcoming bilingual programs
Bilingual Storytime at Forest Avenue Library
Saturdays (beginning May 11), 10:15 AM
Thursdays (beginning May 16), 6:30 PM
Bilingual Storytime at East Side Library
Tuesdays, 6:00 PM (no storytime on May 7)
Bilingual Crafts and Programs at East Side Library
Pressed Flowers/Flores prensadas - Thursday, May 9, 4:00 PM
Mother's Day Serenade/Serenada de día de las Madres - Saturday, May 11, 2:00 PM
DIY Bird Feeder/HUM Comedero de Pájaros - Thursday, May 16, 4:00 PM
Rosie's Ocean Slime/Slime del Mar de Rosie - Thursday, May 23, 4:00 PM
Other Bilingual Activities
Bilingual Paleta Party - Friday, May 31, 4:00 PM, Central Library
Beginning on Monday, July 1, the Des Moines Public Library will have new, expanded hours at all branches. Go to our New Hours page for more information.


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Saturday Movie - The Devil Wears Prada
If you love clothes, fashion magazines, or simply girl movies, then most likely you have seen this movie already. Maybe, even more than once. I know, I have. However, just the other day on my train back from Manchester I decided to watch it again, and I was amazed by how quick my trip seemed to be. A woman sitting next to me even patted me on my shoulder and said "Is that The Devils Wears Prada you're watching? I love that movie". Since, this movie is based on a book that is loosely based on a woman who worked as Anna Wintour's assistant at Vogue, and Patricia Field is the costume designer, no wonder that the fashion in it is amazing! From Andy's (played by Anne Hathaway) transformation, to the whole of Miranda's (Meryl Streep) wardrobe, everything is just so on point! And the make-up! Can we please stop for a second and appreciate the makeup. I mean, Miranda's porcelain skin and that soft silver smokey eye, or Emily's green eyeshadow, or Andy's classic, almost Parisian like eyeliner plus natural red lips - I mean...incredible! Anyways, less talking more watching! And before that, here are just a couple of my favorite fashion moments from the movie. That's all.


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Peals – Walking Field
"Rich in textural layering, immediately engaging yet hypnotically serene."
— Pitchfork
Thrill Jockey Records, 2013
LP / CD / digital / streaming
Peals is a band led by William Cashion (Future Islands) and Bruce Willen (Double Dagger), members of two of Baltimore's most dynamic live bands. Formed in early 2012, the duo have turned inward for their debut Walking Field, crafting a meditative and exploratory headphone panorama of the highest order. From the first moment, they set aside the basses of their high-profile post-punk outfits for acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, tambourines, toy pianos, and other sonic tools in pursuit of a stripped-down, warm living-room atmosphere.


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Do you ever fantasize about eating better, but worry about pleasing the family? Do you fear you are going to turn into a short order cook, with tons of cooking, cleaning and planning for multiple meals?
Well, it can be much easier than you think and you will be doing your family a favor in the long run.
It is taken me many years to realize that what you put in your mouth is much more important than how much you work out. With that being said, it is far more crucial to eat right and be consistent for a healthy well being. Now I'm an adult, I make food choices for myself. However, that doesn't mean my family welcomed this lifestyle change immediately.
Honestly, I'm the cook in this household! They will have to adjust!
I started by making small changes and in secret, the moment you share "healthy swaps" it grosses them out. Little by little, I introduced them to healthier, more nutrient dense carb options. (I.e. Brown rice, potatoes, yams and winter squashes) they quickly learned how to adapt and appreciate the colorful plate presented to them.
Don't get me wrong, my family is used to whole-grain foods and veggies, so this was an easy transition. You may have a couple of picky eaters in your house, eventually they will give in, it can be done. We are all creatures of habit, but there is no reason why change cannot be made, unless allergies play a role in your family.
So may I suggest, the next time you're at the grocery store, look around the produce aisle and be adventurous. Look for some vegetables that you haven't made in a while. Make the food selection colorful, (variety of colors on one plate) and make the presentation beautiful. You will be surprised how fast the meal is eaten depending on how it is presented.
Happy Cooking! XOXO Jennifer Colon
Author: Jennifer Colon
Jennifer Colon is a 44 yr old wife & mother of two teenagers. After being an educator for 15+ yrs she decided to retire early, raise her children and Focus on her health. Certified in fitness & Nutrition, Jenn seeks adventure and fitness challenges that push her to the next level. Her goal in life is to inspire others to take care of themselves and promote self love!


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Love can't be described.
It has no shape, it has no form.
Love is not an object.
Love does not conform.
Love enters our lives
The moment we are born.
From the cradle to the grave,
Love's in everyone.
Love burns like a candle
That sometimes flickers but never dies.
Love may be invisible,
Although it's right before your eyes,
Love can leave you empty,
Love can make you whole.
Love can make or break you,
Love is in your soul.
Love is in your heart,
Love is in your mind.
Love doesn't discriminate,
Love is always blind.
Love is universal,
It encompasses the globe.
No matter where you are,
Love has a language all its own.
Love is all around you.
There's plenty of love to spare.
You cannot see or touch it,
But love is everywhere.
Love's the greatest power,
And yet it is so small.
Love's a gift from God
To be shared amongst us all.
Poem About The Power Of Love
Love is everything the poem says and so much more. It's constantly putting those you love before yourself and anything else. Throughout your life you'll forget many things, but never the...
A Gift From God
Published: October 2014
Love can't be described.


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This week I answer questions about a HoloLens 2 (and rumors), Windows Mixed Reality and Andromeda, as well as whether or not it's a good idea to use the Lumia 950 mostly as a camera.
Audience questions for Episode 41
- Do you think Microsoft will have some kind of unique mixed reality capabilities built in Andromeda device so that it can be positioned as a differentiator in the market? - Sneh M
- Are there any rumors on the next iteration of HoloLens? - Ian B.
- I use my Lumia 950 primarily as a camera that does social media, texting, web browsing etc. Instead of upgrading the phone is buying a good dedicated camera a better option? - Matthew E
- Build 2018 is still not sold out ... is it a sign of a lack of interest in Microsoft by developers? - Pankaj_jswl
Thanks to everyone for the questions!
Email me!
Don't use Twitter? After much feedback, we are happy to announce you can forward your questions to firstname.lastname@example.com to submit your requests!
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Logic knows how to make a statement.
On Monday night, the Everybody rapper hit the VMA stage to perform his new single "One Day" featuring Ryan Tedder. The rapper stepped out rocking a black T-shirt that read: "F*ck the Wall"—a slogan that went well with the record's pro-immigration message.
Logic and Tedder were joined by a dozens of families affected by the Trump administration's controversial immigrant policies. The group donned tees with the words, "We are all human beings" across the chest.
You can check out the performance, as well as Twitter reactions, below.
Logic was also up for "Best Collaboration and "Video With a Message" at the 2018 VMAs.


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(Consolidated up to 89/2013)
Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act
Table of Contents
1 Interpretation
2 Applicant
3 Requirements of application
4 Completed application
5 Review of application
6 Purposes and scope of review
7 Referral committee
8 Circulation of proposed decision
9 Security
10 Notice of cancellation or suspension
11 Transfer of approval
12 Coming into force
1 In this Regulation,
(a) "Act" means the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act;
(b) "application" means an application
(i) for an approval or registration,
(ii) to change the activity that is the subject of an approval, or
(iii) to amend a term or condition of, add a term or condition to or delete a term or condition from an approval;
(c) "complete application" means an application, including additional information submitted under section 66(2) of the Act, that, in the Director's opinion, is sufficiently complete to enable the Director to commence a review of the application under this Regulation;
(d) "Director", in respect of an application, means the person who has been designated by Ministerial order as the Director for the purposes of the activity to which the application relates;
(e) "referral committee" means
(i) a committee established by the Director under section 10(2) of the Act, or
(ii) the Conservation and Reclamation Review Committee.
AR 113/93 s1;216/96;251/2001
2 An application must be made and signed by
(a) the person who will be primarily responsible for carrying on the activity, in the case of an application referred to in section 1(b)(i), or
(b) the approval holder, in the case of an application referred to in section 1(b)(ii) or (iii),
or by an agent of such a person.
AR 113/93 s2;216/96
Requirements of application
3(1) An application must be made to the Director and must be accompanied by the following information relative to the activity, the change to the activity or the proposed amendment, addition or deletion of the term or condition:
(a) the name and address of the applicant;
(b) the location, capacity and size of the activity to which the application relates;
(c) the nature of the activity, the change to the activity or the amendment, addition or deletion, as the case may be;
(d) where the applicant requires an approval from the Alberta Energy Regulator or the Natural Resources Conservation Board in relation to the activity, the date of the written decision in respect of the application;
(e) an indication of whether an environmental impact assessment report has been required;
(f) copies of existing approvals or registrations that were issued to the applicant in respect of the activity under this Act or a predecessor of this Act;
(g) the proposed or actual dates for construction commencement, construction completion and commencement of operation;
(h) a list of substances, the sources of the substances and the amount of each substance that will be released into the environment as a result of the activity, the change to the activity or the amendment, addition or deletion, as the case may be, the method by which the substances will be released and the steps taken to reduce the amount of the substances released;
(i) a summary of the environmental monitoring information gathered during the previous approval or registration period;
(j) a summary of the performance of substance release control systems used for the activity during the previous approval or registration period;
(k) the justification for the release of substances into the environment as a result of the activity, the change to the activity or the amendment, addition or deletion, as the case may be;
(l) the measures that will be implemented to minimize the amount of waste produced, including a list of the wastes that will or may be produced, the quantities and the method of final disposition of them;
(m) any impact, including surface disturbance, that may or will result from the activity, the change to the activity or the amendment, addition or deletion, as the case may be;
(n) confirmation that any emergency response plans that are required to be filed with the local authority of the municipality in which the activity is or is to be carried on or with Alberta Public Safety Services have been so filed;
(o) confirmation that there are contingency plans in place to deal with any unforeseen sudden or gradual releases of substances to the environment;
(p) the conservation and reclamation plan for the activity;
(q) a description of the public consultation undertaken or proposed by the applicant;
(r) information required under any other regulation under the Act to be submitted as part of or in support of the application;
(s) any other information required by the Director, including information that is addressed in a standard, code of practice or guideline in respect of the activity that is published or adopted by the Department.
(2) The Director may waive any of the requirements of subsection (1)(a) to (q) if the Director is satisfied that a requirement is not relevant to a particular application or that it is appropriate for other reasons to waive the requirement.
AR 113/93 s3;216/96;89/2013
Completed application
4(1) The Director shall not review an application for the purpose of making a decision until it is a complete application.
(2) Where the application is not complete, the Director shall notify the applicant in writing and request the information necessary to make the application complete.
(3) Where the information is not supplied by the applicant within a reasonable time, the Director may reject the application and shall forthwith advise the applicant in writing of that fact.
Review of application
5(1) During the review of an application the Director may request oral information or additional written information from
(a) an applicant or an agent of the applicant,
(b) a person who is directly affected by the application,
(c) a local authority, the Government, a Government agency or the Government of Canada or an agency or department of that Government, and
(d) any other source the Director considers appropriate.
(2) Before making a decision in respect of an application, the Director may require the applicant to hold meetings in the area where the activity or the proposed activity is or will be carried on in order that the public may obtain information from the applicant respecting the application.
Purposes and scope of review
6(1) The review of an application shall be conducted to determine whether the impact on the environment of the activity, the change to the activity or the amendment, addition or deletion of a term or condition of an approval is in accordance with the Act and the regulations made under the Act.
(2) A review may address the following matters, without limitation:
(a) proposed methods of minimizing the generation, use and release of substances and any available alternative technologies;
(b) design plans and specifications for the activity, the change to the activity or the amendment, addition or deletion of a term or condition of an approval;
(c) site suitability, including soils, air and water quality, groundwater conditions, site drainage, water supply quantity and wastewater disposal alternatives;
(d) the proposed monitoring programs to determine emissions and their effect on the environment;
(e) proposed methods of management of the storage, treatment and disposal of substances;
(f) the adequacy of the quality and quantity of the potable water used in or produced by the activity to which the application relates;
(g) proposed plans to complete the conservation and reclamation required in connection with the activity;
(h) the past performance of the applicant in ensuring environmental protection in respect of the activity.
Referral committee
7(1) Where an application is referred to a referral committee for review, the committee shall make its recommendation to the Director within 90 days of receiving the complete application.
(2) A recommendation made by a referral committee must be
(a) in writing, and
(b) signed by the chair of the committee.
Circulation of proposed decision
8 Where the Director is considering a decision to
(a) issue an approval,
(b) make an amendment, addition or deletion pursuant to an application under section 70(1)(a) of the Act, or
(c) make an amendment, addition or deletion pursuant to section 70(3)(a) of the Act,
the Director may before making a final decision, circulate the proposed decision or particulars of it for comment among the applicant or approval holder, the persons who have filed statements of concern in accordance with section 73 of the Act and any other persons the Director considers appropriate.
AR 113/93 s8;244/93;251/2001
9 Where pursuant to a regulation under the Act, security or insurance is required in respect of an activity, the Director may not issue an approval or registration in respect of the activity until satisfied that the security or insurance has been provided.
AR 113/93 s9; 216/96
Notice of cancellation or suspension
10 Where the Director cancels or suspends an approval or registration, the Director shall publish notice of the cancellation or suspension in one or more issues of a newspaper that has daily or weekly circulation in the area in which the activity that is the subject of the decision has been carried on.
AR 113/93 s10;216/96
Transfer of approval
11(1) No transfer, sale, lease, assignment or other disposition of an approval or registration is valid without the prior written consent of the Director.
(2) Except where the Director prescribes otherwise under section 75(2) of the Act, the transferor must comply with the terms and conditions of the approval or registration until the approval or registration is transferred.
(3) Where, pursuant to a regulation under the Act, security or insurance is required in respect of an activity, the Director may not approve a transfer, sale, lease, assignment or other disposition of the approval or registration in respect of the activity until he is satisfied that the security or insurance has been provided by the transferee.
AR 113/93 s11;216/96;251/2001
Coming into force
12 This Regulation comes into force on September 1, 1993.


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Northern Ireland is poised to play an important part in the future of UK marine energy, according to Energy and Climate Change minister Greg Barker, the BBC reported
Mr Barker is in NI to discuss the potential for harnessing sea energy.
On Wednesday 5 March, a major conference is being held in Belfast to press the case for developing UK wave and tidal energy resources to their fullest potential.
On Tuesday, the minister visited Strangford to see the most advanced marine tidal turbine in UK waters.
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What is the Cincy Ivy Club?
How does the Cincy Ivy Club aim to bring alumni together?
Why is the Cincy Ivy Club important?
Currently, we have about 350 area alumni on our mailing list. We have several representatives from local alumni clubs involved in planning events and fostering coordination with their respective clubs.
We invite all area alumni from Ivy League schools to become involved. Please contact our Cincy Ivy Club President if interested.


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Does Your Family Have an Evacuation Plan? How to Get Started
No one ever wants to think about the possibility of having to evacuate from their home, but in the face of a civil or natural disaster, it sometimes becomes necessary. Having an evacuation plan in place can help keep you and your family safe no matter what happens. If you don't already have your evacuation plan set up, here are a few ideas to help you get started.
Know Your Local Evacuation Routes
Your first step should be to learn your local evacuation routes. Even if your city or town doesn't face natural disasters regularly, chances are good they have a set evacuation route on the books. If you've lived or visited somewhere like Florida that frequently experiences hurricanes, you've probably seen evacuation route signs on the sides of highways.
If you can't find any information about your city's evacuation route, start planning your own. Look up the best routes in and out of the city and plan accordingly. Take into account which roads might be affected by the disaster and which will likely be clogged with other evacuees.
At this time, you also want to set up a rally point. Make it somewhere you and your family members know about and where you'll know to meet up if you get separated and communication is impossible. This could be a restaurant you like, a trail marker or a rest stop off a specific exit. Just have a place that you all know to go in case you're unable to communicate with each other.
Be Prepared
The next step is to have all of your supplies prepped and ready to go well before you need to evacuate. Having food and water supplies at home is ideal, but you may not be able to move or carry all of them if you have to evacuate quickly or on short notice. For an evacuation kit, you will need:
· Food: At least three days' worth of non-perishable foods for each person in your family.
· Water: At least a three-day supply of water. Each person needs an average of one gallon of water each day.
· First aid kit: Be sure to include any prescription medication and children's meds if you have children traveling with you.
· Radio: Keep track of changing conditions with a battery or crank-powered radio.
· Phone chargers: If you're evacuating, keep car chargers with you or in your car at all times.
· Cash: If power is out or infrastructure is failing, you may not be able to use debit or credit cards or ATMs. Keep cash on your person at all times.
· Important documents: Keep your documents easily accessible so they can easily be grabbed as you evacuate. Or, keep copies of all your important documents in your emergency kit.
If you are traveling with pets, you will need supplies for them as well.
Know Your Emergencies
Take the time to learn about the emergencies you might face in your area that could require evacuation.
Whatever type of storm you're expecting, it's worth your while to know the difference between a "watch" and a "warning" — but to prepare yourself for the worst in both cases. A warning means a disaster is possible — but a warning means it might already be too late to prepare.


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14th Green Building Festival Returns
October 8 2019 at the Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre
Full Delegate Pass only $275
5.5 continuing education hours included
Building in a Changed Climate
The building industry has more challenges to meet than ever before - and according to climate science, we have 12 years to cut carbon emissions in half.
How do we simultaneously design for the extremes of a changed climate and build in a way to reverse those changes? Will ever more complex technology help us meet the challenge? We've seen some very sophisticated green buildings perform poorly, and some simple structures perform exceptionally well.
The 2019 Green Building Festival will look at both simple and complex strategies, techniques and technologies to inspire the building community in reaching the goal of zero carbon.
GBF19 programming features:
- An office building in snowy Austria that regulates comfort and temperature all without a mechanical system
- A movable building envelope that uses Phase Change Materials to collect and release thermal energy
- Active House versus Passive House projects and approaches
- 3D printed concrete forms that minimize waste
- Integrated mechanical and envelope strategies for new and existing buildings
- Innovative technologies that can reduce and possibly eliminate CO2 in concrete production, and more …
A full delegate pass costs only $275 and includes all speakers, meals, networking reception and 5.5 hours of continuing education credits.
Date: October 8 2019, 8 am – 7 pm
Location: Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre, 525 Bay Street, Toronto ON M5G 2L2 CANADA
Cost: Full Delegate Pass only $275
Pass includes: Action packed full day of inspiring speakers and expert programming, meals, networking reception, 5.5 continuing education hours certificate for GBCI, OAA, OALA, OPPI and PEO
New in 2019: Announcing the Green Building Festival Student Poster Competition
Attention Graduate Students at Ontario Colleges and Universities:
Does your research address ways of building more sustainably in either simple or complex ways?
If your answer is YES – we want to hear from you!
Read more …
Teresa Coady
FRAIC, Architect AIBC, AIA, LEED Fellow
Simplicity: Rebuilding the Planet through the 12 Principles of Conscious Construction
Teresa Coady is a professional consultant and strategic business advisor, currently completing her first book, 'Rebuilding the Planet, The 12 Principles of Conscious Construction' for distribution Spring 2020 by Random House. She advises the Architectural institute of British Columbia and the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia with respect to Advanced Code Knowledge, Regulatory and Building Codes Committees, and Certified Professional Programs. She is currently a member of the NRC Technical Committee for Wildland Urban Interface Wildfire Guidelines.
Ms. Coady is internationally recognized for her innovative thinking and her leadership in sustainability and works closely with various agencies to create new policies and practices to benefit society. She is a past board member UNEP SBCI, and is VP of iiSBE, a member of UNEP GlobalABC and the only Architect to serve on the British Columbia Provincial Government's Climate Action Team (CAT).
Ms. Coady was most recently the Chief Operating Officer, COO, of Kasian, an international design firm. Prior to her role at Kasian, Ms. Coady was the president and CEO of Bunting Coady B+H. Ms. Coady is a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and a LEED Fellow of the USGBC.
An award-winning female entrepreneur, Ms. Coady has over 50 publications, numerous television and video appearances, and is actively involved as a mentor for emerging businesses and as a professional lecturer.
Presentation Outline
It is time for our industry to act. Buildings and development patterns today undermine our physical, mental and emotional health. Buildings and development patterns also destroy habitat and migration paths through change in land use, resource extraction, pollution and emissions, and through the degradation of water sources and wetlands. Our industry is in the midst of a massive shift from the industrial to the digital age. This has real, and positive, implications for the future well-being of all species on Earth.
In this session you will learn how and why to:
- Design for life, not machines
- Protect all waters and wetlands, discharge nothing to the oceans
- Restore and protect all forests, keep cities green
- Restore and protect eco-corridors, abandon the paved grid
- Use solar first
- Embrace distributed energy systems first
- Limit manmade CO2 emissions to 22GT, discharge no toxins or pollutants to the atmosphere
- Regulate EMFs Mandate EPDs Build only what is needed, design to human scale
- Design for speech music and dance, eliminate noise pollution, restore natural sounds
- Restore natural connections
- Measure happiness first
- Balance financial, production, social, human and environmental capital
Adam Cohen
Certified Passivhaus Consultant; Architect, LEED AP, NAHB Green Professional, Edmund Hillary Fellow as a Global Impact Entrepreneur
Passiv for the Masses: Tunneling through the cost barrier through innovative design and production methods
As an active builder, architect and high-performance building expert, Adam Cohen is a leading North American Passivhaus practitioner whose innovative work on market rate delivery of commercial high-performance building has made his expertise sought-after for projects across North America. His work's impact has recently been recognized with the award of the Edmund Hillary Fellowship as a Global Impact Entrepreneur. The Edmund Hillary Foundation fosters humankind's creative potential from Aotearoa New Zealand, by supporting a community of impact entrepreneurs, investors and changemakers to build meaningful solutions to global problems.
As a recognized North American leader in both the Passivhaus and Integrated Project Delivery movements he has presented technical papers at both national and international conferences. His leadership in commercial Passivhaus design and IPD has made him a sought-after speaker, consultant and teacher of advanced courses in market rate delivery ultra-low energy design.
He served as Vice-Chair of the Passive House Institute US technical committee for 5 years and co-authored and taught the Passive House Institute US's builder training curriculum. Adam is a current board member of Yestermorrow Design/Build School and Passive Buildings Canada.
Presentation Outline
For many building teams, it is an almost impossible challenge to simultaneously deliver high performance, cost efficient buildings while maintaining high customer satisfaction and profitability. It is not uncommon for high performance commercial buildings to cost 10% - 20% more to build than conventional buildings. Cost efficient high performance buildings rely on holistic analysis and implementation of design, construction and testing to produce consistent results.
This presentation will explain the history and basics of Passiv design principles. It also examines integrated project delivery methods essential within the design and construction team taking joint responsibility for decisions and actions from schematic design through project construction, commissioning and monitoring. Built examples and areas for capturing money typically left on the table in conventional design-bid-build project delivery situations will also be discussed.
Dr. Brent Constantz Ph.D.
Founder, Chief Scientist, and Chief Executive Officer, Blue Planet Ltd
Carbon negative concrete sounds impossible. It's on the way.
Brent Constantz is a serial Silicon Valley entrepreneur and the inventor on over 100 issued US patents, with more currently pending.
He was a Consulting Associate Professor teaching biomineralization, carbonate sedimentology, mineralization of bone, and The Role of Cement in Fracture Management at Stanford University. In the 1980s Constantz discovered the basic process used by corals to form their skeletons in his doctoral studies. He used this to develop modern biological bone cements, which are found in most orthopedic surgery operating rooms performing orthopaedic surgery globally. In 2007, he launched his efforts to address climate change by creating a sequestered CO2 cement for use in concrete that sequesters carbon dioxide using a method that is scalable and economically and technically sustainable. In 2012 he launch Blue Planet to make sequestered CO2 aggregate for concrete.
A Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Constantz has been awarded many grants from governments, has testified before both the US Senate and the House of Representative about solutions to Climate Change, has won a number of awards and honors, and regularly contributes to philanthropic causes.
Presentation Outline
Blue Planet Ltd mimics the way coral uses carbon to build itself. The process combines captured CO2 and recycled concrete or slag aggregate to create synthetic limestone and sand. These carbonate rocks eliminate quarried limestone. Carbon is diverted from the atmosphere and stored permanently in concrete, the single most widely used solid material in the world.
It gets better. 55 billion tons of rock is mined every year worldwide for buildings and roads and 70% of it is limestone containing 22 billion tons of CO2. More than half of this CO2 could be consumed by replacing mined aggregate with synthetic limestone. After water, aggregate is the most transported material on Earth. The transportation and product delivery infrastructure for delivering carbon sequestered aggregate is already in place in every country and at every site in the world that is producing concrete, asphalt and road base thus avoiding CO2 related to mining and transportation. Additionally, when CO2 is captured from cement plants, the Portland cement component of concrete can be made carbon-neutral, eliminating the need to reduce Portland cement content in concrete.
Creating aggregate from CO2 is one of the few highly impactful, globally sustainable means to significantly address climate change, since a new infrastructure is not required. Beyond this, no retrofit of existing concrete plants is necessary. The funding to purchase aggregates is already in-place globally, and mainly part of a government procurement process, creating credit-worthy off-takers, and allowing governments to use their procurement power to mitigate CO2 and drive the transformation from mining.
Benjamin Dillenburger
Principal Investigator, Swiss National Competence Centre of Research in Digital Fabrication (NCCR DFAB); Assistant Professor for Digital Building Technologies, Institute of Technology In Architecture (ITA), Department of Architecture, ETH Zurich
Digital Pathways to Sustainable Buildings
Benjamin Dillenburger is an architect who explores computational design methods and digital fabrication to broaden the design freedom for architecture and to develop performative building solutions. Recent works include the design of two full-scale 3D printed rooms for the FRAC Centre, Orleans and the permanent collection of Centre Pompidou, Paris. Benjamin Dillenburger holds a PhD degree from the ETH Zurich, and is Assistant Professor for Digital Building Technologies (DBT) at the Institute of Technology in Architecture at ETH Zurich after having taught as Assistant Professor at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture at the University of Toronto. He is Principal Investigator of the Swiss National Competence Centre of Research in Digital Fabrication (NCCR DFAB).
Presentation Outline
With dramatically increasing urbanization worldwide and limited resources, we need new ways to plan and build buildings more efficiently. Digitalization and automation, which is still in its infancy in architecture and the construction industry, must play a key role here.
Discover how the combination of computer-aided design methods and digital manufacturing processes such as large-format 3D printing can allow us to create a more sustainable and rich built environment in the future.
Dietmar Eberle
Partner, Baumschlager Eberle Architects
Cold, snow and no HVAC: How Baumschlager Eberle Architekten's new head office is an inspiring call to action
Austrian architect Dietmar Eberle is the winner of over 150 national and international competitions, and has been a teacher in several universities in North America and Europe. Since 1999 he has been Professor at the ETH Zurich and was the Dean of the School of Architecture between 2003-2005. He has also been head of the Center of Housing and Sustainable Urban Development at the ETH Zurich. The architectural practice Baumschlager Eberle is a network of international offices run by Dietmar Eberle together with eleven partners. The offices, located at twelve sites in eight different countries in Europe and Asia, have completed well over 400 buildings.
Presentation Outline
The world is becoming ever more complex, not least for building owners and users. Many buildings vie to outdo one another with ever more technically sophisticated ways to save energy, rendering the human beings within them no more than disruptive elements being regulated and even limited by building mechanical services.
2226 is an alternative model which is elegantly simple. Developed using the elemental means of architecture, 2226 buildings are constructed with the focus back on occupants: 22°- 26° C is precisely the range human beings experience as a pleasant room temperature. Without wasting energy on heating, ventilation or cooling, 2226 buildings like the architect's office building in Lustenau, Austria bring investors, building owners and users back to their comfort zone, with top quality and little technology.
Anton Falkeis
Co-Founder, falkeis|architects.vienna, falkeis|architects.vaduz, and falkeis2architects.building innovation lab
Building Innovation for an Architecture in Motion: A movable building envelope that uses Phase Change Materials to collect and release thermal energy
He started his academic career as a guest researcher at the University of Tokyo Japan, has been teaching and lecturing internationally and was Guest-Professor at Nanjing University of Art China. He is Full Professor at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, where he was Vice-Dean of the School of Architecture, founding Head of Department Social Design and Dean of the Institute Arts and Society. Currently he is Head of Special Topics in Architecture Design. He is visiting critic at ETH Zürich and a frequent speaker at international conferences. Anton Falkeis is JSPS fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
Presentation Outline
Today's cities are responsible for 75% of the world's energy consumption and are emitting 80% of man made carbon dioxide. Over the last decades, urban agglomerations have been very successful in absorbing population growth and drawing in rural population. They are home to more than 50% of the world's population. Acknowledging these facts and facing the process of rapid urbanization, demands for new strategies reducing CO2 emissions and energy consumption.
The lecture will mainly focus on the development and realization of the first 'Active Energy Building' as one possible answer to these urgent questions.
Applied trans-disciplinary research is foundation for the architectural work of falkeis2architects and includes acoustical phenomena, building integrated energy production and sustainable structures as well as 'biological approaches' to building, structural and urban design, and the social impact of technological innovations. The lecture will briefly feature some of these research activities.
Based on intense research the Active Energy Building successfully implements a building integrated energy production system. PV-tracking systems and PCM-climate wings, part of a moving building envelope, harvest solar and interstellar radiation producing solar power and controlling the building climate.
The Active Energy Building also provides high capacity to adapt to changing spatial requirements, achieved by a most effective load bearing structure.
The project aims at delivering a contribution to improve urban living conditions and energy demands and is a built example for decentralized urban energy production.
Erik Janssen, M.A.Sc., CMVP
Analyst, Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program, Education and Training, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority TCRA
Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP) Heat Pump Research Findings
For the past six years, Erik has been an Analyst with the Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP) of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority where he has been a scientific lead on pilot projects evaluating the performance of emerging low-carbon technologies – focusing primarily on photovoltaics and heat pumps.
Prior to STEP, Erik worked in industry for Ecologix Heating Technologies, a small-scale manufacturer of innovative cold-climate heat pumps. He is a Certified Measurement and Verification Professional (CMVP) and holds a Master's of Applied Science in Engineering Physics, a Swedish Magisterexamen in Solar Energy Engineering, and a Bachelor's Degree in Physics..
Presentation Outline
The Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP) of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) recently piloted two emerging low-carbon heating and cooling technologies. In the first pilot, performance measurements of a natural gas driven heat pump (GHP) were used to estimate the savings of energy, cost, and carbon, in different applications.
The study found that installing the GHP in a preheat capacity for a conventional DHW boiler (i.e. additional system complexity) could result in significant savings and a reasonable payback. In the second pilot, measurement and verification of ductless multi-split air-source heat pump retrofits suggested that the best cost-performance is likely achieved with a simpler variant of ductless heat pump technology.
This mini-presentation will detail key findings from each project and direct delegates to additional resources where they can learn more..
Shaun M Joffe
Executive Director, Sustainability & Building Sciences, Great Gulf Group of Companies
Multiple Perspectives on the Active House Standard
An executive with more than 15 years of experience in the building industry ranging from Site Management to Global Building Initiatives including the First Certified Active House in the World.
Shaun Joffe, Executive Director, Sustainability & Building Sciences, leads a high performing team to implement new building standards for one of North America's premier real estate organizations, the Great Gulf Group of Companies. He is responsible for creating and constantly improving the Great Gulf sustainability corporate and product development programs.
He focused on Economics and Philosophy when studying at the University of Guelph and studied Real Estate and Project Management at the University of Toronto. He is committed to the community and has contributed as a board member to the Jay Care Foundation, The House, CJPAC and served on numerous committees including the Crohn's and Colitis Society. He currently sits on the OHBA/BILD technical committee with the mandate to review Ontario building codes.
Presentation Outline
Representing the international Active House Alliance, Russell Ibbotson and Shaun Joffe will introduce the audience to the Active House Specification.
With building codes taking the lead on the energy efficiency requirements, industry leaders can focus on improving experience of daily indoor life. There is growing evidence that we can design and build buildings better for people and that factors around comfort can be measured. If you can measure it, you can improve it.
Explore the benefits of the Active House Specification through case studies and gain an understanding of why Active House is gaining momentum worldwide.
Marianne Touchie
Assistant Professor, Departments of Civil & Mineral Engineering and Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto
Simple solutions creating complex problems: overcladding in post-war apartment buildings
Marianne Touchie is an Assistant Professor jointly appointed in the Departments of Civil & Mineral Engineering and Mechanical & Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto. Prior to joining the U of T faculty in 2016, she was the Building Research Manager at the Toronto Atmospheric Fund and a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on improving the energy performance and indoor environmental quality of existing buildings to make them more comfortable, healthy and sustainable through comprehensive retrofits.
Most recently, Dr. Touchie and her colleagues have been studying the interaction between energy performance and indoor environmental quality in Toronto's aging multi-unit residential buildings including a number of buildings used for social housing.
Dr. Touchie teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in both Civil and Mechanical Engineering including Building Science and HVAC Fundamentals. She is also the Vice President of the Building Science Specialist Board and the Vice Chair of the Technical Committee on Physiology and Human Environment at ASHRAE.
Presentation Outline
Single-glazed windows, no thermal insulation, significant air leakage, pressurized corridor ventilation systems, hydronic baseboard heating – all characteristics common to hundreds of post-war apartment buildings in our region. Overcladding and window replacement retrofits are becoming more common as a way to address these issues and improve envelope thermal performance and thermal comfort. However, by only considering envelope improvements, existing challenges with the building HVAC systems become even more problematic.
By examining both local and international studies, we'll see how important it is to consider alternative ventilation strategies when undertaking an overcladding retrofit and explore the consequences of not doing so.
RYERSON STUDENT RESEARCH: Arbour – Connecting building science with design
Dima Ahmad
A mid-level architecture student just graduated with a bachelor's degree, Dima has studied in the Architectural Science Program at Ryerson University. As a reflection of her interest and devotion in technicality and design, she has chosen to major in Building Science during the fourth and final year of her undergraduate studies. During her four years of study, she has built a great experience in designing projects of different scales: from small street installations to real life housing projects. Her interest in architecture has helped her to further educate and expand her knowledge as part of her learning experience.
Jessica Feng
Jessica is a recent graduate of the Bachelor of Architectural Science program at Ryerson University. She majored in the architecture stream in her fourth year and enrolled in a joint studio course with students in the building science stream. The studio course provided Jessica with the opportunity to explore methods of achieving low carbon and net zero design and directed Arbor, the urban cabin project, to be very focused on sustainability and the impact of design on the surrounding context.
RYERSON STUDENT RESEARCH: Getaway Cabin – Connecting building science with design
Stephen Jones
Stephen recently graduated from Ryerson's Architecture Science Cooperative Program with a specialization in Architectural Design. His acquired knowledge of building systems and architectural technology in his years at Ryerson University and Humber College has developed his passion for creating pieces of architecture that are both energy efficient and well-designed. Stephen has a keen interest in the integration of new sustainable technologies in residential projects as well as creating a connection between a building and its surrounding landscape. He believes that the future of architecture is a balance between beautifully detailed spaces and resilient buildings.
Alexander Moroz
Alex is a recent graduate of Ryerson's Architectural Science program. He completed a specialization in Building Science. Throughout his years in the Ryerson architectural program, Alex has had a passion for designing and developing residential architecture at a variety of scales. In completing his specialization in Building Science, his ambitions have morphed into an interest in optimizing energy performance as well as researching up-and-coming green building technology. Other interests include the exploration of off-grid, Net-Zero buildings, prefabricated homes as well as new affordable housing models.
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