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 …

  With the cold weather here and only getting colder, it is important to remember some safety tips around the workplace for the changing seasons. Below we outline some of the increased risks that come with the winter weather, how …

Have you ever been involved in an IT project that was difficult and resulted in a less than optimal outcome? I still joke about being a survivor of a large-scale IT implementation project. That was more than ten years ago …

Shortly after the Province let the air out of the tires of the Regional Government Review convoy, it announced another round of funding as part of the new “Municipal Modernization Program” (MMP). Small and rural municipalities across Ontario now have …