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The Department of National Defence (DND) has awarded the contract to operate the Naval Engineering Test Establishment (NETE), headquartered in Montreal, to Weir Canada. |
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Case Studies
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The town of Markham, Ont., is one of the fastest growing communities in Canada, leading to many infrastructure changes and new demands being placed on the municipality. When the opportunity to add another office building became available and deficiencies in size, natural light, collaborative space and other elements were recognized within the current office environment, the town saw an opportunity to remedy these issues, while also tackling a number of operational goals. |
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The minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), Christian Paradis, is considering a proposal by the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA) to create technology test beds in the public sector to encourage information technology (IT) development for government productivity. |
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Via Rail Canada is using a professionally managed e-mail filtering service to provide maintenance-free security and eliminate the large quantity of spam it receives on a daily basis. |
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Nighttime transit users at McMaster University in Hamilton will no longer be left in the dark, as new flexible solar technology, developed by a group of research engineers at the university, has been installed to power lighting at a campus bus shelter. |
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A Hydrogen Assisted Renewable Power System (HARP) project, backed by Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), a not-for-profit corporation created by the federal government, is being undertaken to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the town of Bella Coola, B.C. |
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calendar of events
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July 27-31, 2009
GeoWeb Conference
Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue
Vancouver, B.C.
Visit www.geowebconference.org.
August 14-16, 2009
CAPB Conference
Canadian Association of Police Boards (CAPB)
Sydney, N.S.
Visit www.capb.ca.
August 23-26, 2009
IPAC Conference
The Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC)
Fredericton, N.B.
Visit www.ipac.ca.
September 9-11, 2009
CCNC Conference
Creative City Network of Canada (CCNC)
Fredericton, N.B.
Visit www.creativecity.ca.
September 10-11, 2009
ESRI Regional User Conference—Regina
Delta Hotel, Regina, Sask.
Visit www.esricanada.com.
September 15, 2009
Security Canada Atlantic
Canadian Security Association
Holiday Inn Halifax Harbourview, Dartmouth, N.S.
Visit www.securitycanadaexpo.com. For all events click here
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RECOGNITION AND MILESTONES
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The Smart Card Alliance has honoured HID Global with a 2009 Technology Award for its collaboration with Dell on smart card readers for notebook computers. |
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