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CPRS 2009 Conference – Day 1

By Lesley | Published: June 8, 2009

Today marked the first day of the CPRS 2009 National Conference, On The Edge. It was also my first day volunteering for the event as a MC assistant, to Joanna Wyatt and Shafiq Jamal. Among the volunteers were Erin Raimondo (live blogger), Alicia Bernbaum (speaker host), Michael Gelboff (live blogger), Ashley Letts (live blogger), Alyssa [...]

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Richmond Gives Green Light to Electric Cars

By Lesley | Published: May 28, 2009

Today, Richmond City Councilors voted 6 to 3 in favour of allowing the ZENN, an electric car that tops out at 40km/h (that’s just under 25 miles per hour) to roam Richmond streets. I was automatically reminded of a “driving too slow” ticket my mother received when she first arrived in Canada nearly 30 years [...]

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