Category: Sources
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Statistics Canada
I took a short-term contract with Statistics Canada working on the national census that is carried out every 5 years. I thought I’d do my part by syndicating on of their videos that they produce to educate Canadians on what the census data is used for. I gotta say that the back-drop for the video…
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Getting Paid On Time
In case you haven’t heard, there’s a slump in the oil prices around my neck of the woods. Alberta, Canada that is. Frankly I haven’t a clue what the prices are doing around the world. It’s been quite a while since I was working directly in the oil patch. My go-to source was “The DOB”,…
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Alberta First Nations and Law
I thought I’d do my part for a friend who is putting together a lecture for the benefit of anyone interested in law, first nations studies, and Alberta Heritage. Ruth Gorman is the person-of-interest in this lecture. A book about her work with First Nations has been published: Behind the Man: John Laurie, Ruth Gorman,…
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Dull Tools Are Dangerous
I’m quite a fan of having sharp tools. They get dull too quickly, which I tried to solve by not using them. This only made work go very slowly. The next thing I tried was developing a way to sharpen dull tools quickly, at the job-site. My favorite is the diamond plates from princessauto.com. They…
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The Wife Suggested This Article
I was bouncing ideas off my wife about what the topic of my next blog post. She interrupted me and said “how about balancing work and personal projects??” I got the hint right away. If you look at the chart above, you’ll notice that at the bottom there is a project called “Home Laundry Area”. …
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Tools to Love and Tools to Kill For
Killer tools. They’re out there waiting for a user to take hold of them and go berserk on a renovation job. Drills with more torque than the car you drive; Reciprocating saws that dim all the lights in the house when used. Tools to love Chisels with beechwood handles made in Japan by ancient Samaria…