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Healthy planet shopping tips.
Read more: Healthy planet shopping tips.Yesterday was Earth Day, and while we spend most days thinking of ways to keep ourselves healthy, it’s a good time to think about how we can keep our planet healthy. Healthier by Nature has a good Earth Day article complete with tips on small-footprint shopping tips, including: Go reusable, Choose items with little or…
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The rise of the recreational vehicle.
Read more: The rise of the recreational vehicle.Millennials are a rapidly growing segment of the RV population – one that offers RV makers a great opportunity in the Canadian market. The RV lifestyle has been on the rise thanks to an overall resurgence in camping in general. The 2019 North American Camping Report indicates that the percentage of campers who camped three…
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Investment trends in Canada’s poultry sector.
Read more: Investment trends in Canada’s poultry sector.Key investment trends (with enriched housing systems for poultry operations) are changing the supplier landscape in Canada. The food industry is committed to sourcing 100 per cent cage-free eggs by 2025, and Canadian egg farms have made a commitment to transition. The growth of poultry housing systems comes from increased new building construction and new…
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Sidewalk Toronto: potential opportunities in waterfront development.
Read more: Sidewalk Toronto: potential opportunities in waterfront development.Firms may have an opportunity to be involved in the engineering, construction and information and communications technology (ICT) areas in this major redevelopment of the Toronto waterfront area. In 2017, Waterfront Toronto issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) that identified the need for “new and innovative partnerships, funding and investment models” in an era of…
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More about toiletries with plastic microbeads.
Read more: More about toiletries with plastic microbeads.Toiletries containing plastic microbeads are now illegal for sale in Canada. The law came into effect on July 1, 2019. This follows a ban on manufacture and import of these products that came into force on July 1, 2018. Natural health products and non-prescription drugs that contained microbeads were exempt from the 2018 rule, but…
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Climate change adaptation: mitigating floods and other weather disasters.
Read more: Climate change adaptation: mitigating floods and other weather disasters.As governments at a national, provincial and municipal level recognize the growing need for adapting infrastructure to combat the effects of climate change, monies will be spent on both basic infrastructure projects and adopting new green technologies. Climate change and extreme weather events threaten existing infrastructure across the country, impacting its effectiveness, lifespan, cost, maintenance,…
