Canada 
Yukon: Input requested for the seniors’ healthy aging strategy(0)
Whitehorse YK–Seniors, elders and those planning to retire in Yukon can participate in an Aging Well Expo to help government gather information to design a strategy that will meet the needs of Yukon seniors in the future.
“The expo will bring people together to help us develop a long-term strategy that will support our seniors today [...]
Canada: Let children play, grow and farm safely
Ottawa ON–Growing up on a farm can be a wonderful experience for children, however without proper supervision it can result in tragedy.
Between 1990 and 2004, 209 children under fifteen years old were killed on Canadian farms; and from 1990 to 2000 an additional 1,886 children were hospitalized for farm-related injuries reports the Canadian Agricultural Injury [...]
Prince Edward Island: Enhanced 911 service for cell phone users available
Charlottetown PEI–Enhanced 911 services, launched Canada-wide this week, can now provide the approximate location of a person placing an emergency 911 call on a cell phone, says Doug Currie, Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Public Safety.
Throughout the past six months, testing has been carried out across Prince Edward Island on technologies and systems which [...]
Manitoba: New ice-cutting gear, advanced technologies in ice measurement combined to tackle conditions on Red River
Winnipeg MB–Manitoba’s ice-jam prevention efforts will be improved this year with the addition of two ice-cutting machines, more powerful ice cutters and the use of new technology for measuring ice thickness, Water Stewardship Minister Christine Melnick announced today.
Ice cutting on the Red River will start in the second week of February. The budget this year [...]
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