If you live somewhere that has a snowy winter, there is no doubt you are familiar with ‘ice-melts’ or ‘road-salts’ being used to create traction and melt ice build-up. Using an ice melt or salt makes it safer to get around …

Canada’s government sector is increasingly coming under scrutiny for both lagging privacy and security both in legislation and in practice.    In a sign of the times, figures released in February to the House of Commons reveal that the personal information of at least 144,000 Canadians was mishandled by Federal department …

Leading Edge Group is excited to announce the launch of an online Lean for Municipalities White Belt training program. This program provides a basic introduction to Lean thinking and how it can be applied across the municipality. Upon completion, participants will …

What is an SDS? SDS stands for Safety Data Sheet (previously called MSDS • Material Safety Data Sheet) When do you need an SDS? Safety Data Sheets are created for any product that is “classified as a “hazardous product” under WHMIS that …

One of the biggest challenges we see new first-time managers come up against is changing their mindset when they first take on their new role. As an individual contributor, they were mostly concerned about their own performance and success. As …

Scope of work: 44 Hectares, Orthographic Image 3cm, 3m DTM, 1m Contours Purpose: To identify drainage and topography for a new development site in Markham. Conditions and Requirements: Overgrown farm lands had been neglected for several years, creating a very …

How’s this for a sobering thought? According to Statistics Canada’s – Canadian Demographics At a Glance – by the year 2030, deaths are expected to outnumber births in Canada. In addition, Statistics Canada projects that by 2021, one in four …

By Helen Hirsh SpenceContributor I’ve been giving a lot of thought to the significance of how language has framed our views about aging. It occurred to me that much of the problem has to do with the lack of vocabulary …

Canadian UAV Solutions Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) provide a safer and cost effective alternative to many Municipal applications such as: Urban Planning and Corridor mapping, Road, Rail, and utility inspections, Environmental, and Landfill monitoring, Zoning And Bylaw compliance, Natural Disaster assessment, …

Over the last few years I have attended several well-organized conferences and seminars in Canada and the U.S on the nature of work in the future. At each event, I listen carefully for any mention of one of the most …