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How to become a true Canadian: Learn to skate…
January 20, 2010 – 7:15 am | Comments Off on How to become a true Canadian: Learn to skate…
How to become a true Canadian: Learn to skate…

Does Canada’s citizenship test require that you “ski a black run, gallop a horse, catch a fish, drive a tractor, skate in a hockey match and chop down a cedar?”

Uh, no.

But as Jo …

How to meet Canadian entrepreneurs
January 18, 2010 – 7:15 am | Comments Off on How to meet Canadian entrepreneurs
How to meet Canadian entrepreneurs

Want to meet entrepreneurs and other cool people in your new Canadian community?

Meetup.com is a good place to start. They’ve got entrepreneur groups in many major Canadian cities:

Vancouver Entrepreneurs Meetup Group

Greater …

Update: Dialing while driving in Canada
January 15, 2010 – 7:05 am | Comments Off on Update: Dialing while driving in Canada
Update: Dialing while driving in Canada

Drivers in British Columbia and Saskatchewan are no longer allowed to use hand-held cell phones while driving.

Both provinces enacted new laws — effective January 1, 2010 — that sharply restrict drivers’ use of …

Digital media people to watch in 2010
January 11, 2010 – 7:40 am | Comments Off on Digital media people to watch in 2010
Digital media people to watch in 2010

If you work in digital media, here are three quick guides to the movers and shakers in Canada’s digital media industry (all courtesy of TechVibes.com):

Digital Media People to Watch in Ontario in 2010

Digital …

Get active in Vancouver for 2010
December 30, 2009 – 7:30 am | Comments Off on Get active in Vancouver for 2010
Get active in Vancouver for 2010

Vancouverites have a well-deserved reputation for being active and outdoorsy.

If you’d like to join them but don’t want to go it alone, have a look at the City of Vancouver’s Active Events Calendar.

It …