1). Canada citizenship test (online)
http://www.yourlibrary.ca/citizenship/index.cfm
2). Ontario Canada driving test sample tests - G/G1/G2 licence
http://www.apnatoronto.com/ontario-g1-practice-test.html
3). Home improvement and repair site
http://www.hometips.com/
Friday, August 29, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Maple Leaf product recall for 220 lines of products
Maple Leaf expands recall to 220 products
Product recall list: http://www.mapleleaf.ca/pdf/BartorRdProductRecallList.pdf
Company expanded list a precautionary measure and says Listeria has not been found in products beyond ones recalled earlier this month.
As a massive recall of an additional 220 Maple Leaf Foods products continues across the country (click here for complete list of recalled products), Canadian consumers are being urged to check their kitchens and return any packages to retailers marked 97B, the "establishment" number that identifies the north Toronto plant where it was produced.
Hundreds of thousands of kilograms of ready-to-eat meats supplied to grocery stores, fast-food outlets such as McDonald’s and Mr. Sub, hospitals, retirement and nursing homes were recalled last week. This weekend, the company announced the expanded recall after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Public Health Agency of Canada concluded that the strain of Listeria bacteria, which is linked to the illness and death of several consumers, matches the Listeria strain identified in some Maple Leaf food products.
The move is a precautionary measure as there is no evidence of Listeria contamination in product beyond the production lines originally under investigation, McCain said.
"We expect this additional recall to be implemented swiftly," CEO and president Michael McCain told a news conference this afternoon at Maple Leaf’s Toronto headquarters.
The company estimates the recall will cost its bottom line $20 million before taxes.
Four deaths have been blamed on the listeriosis outbreak out of 21 confirmed cases. Of the 21 confirmed cases, 16 are in Ontario, three are in British Columbia, one is in Saskatchewan and one is in Quebec. An additional 30 suspected cases are being probed to confirm if they are related to the outbreak. Since a person infected with listeriosis can take up to 70 days to show symptoms, public health officials expect the number of cases to continue growing over the next few weeks.
Maple Leaf Foods' Bartor Rd. processing plant remained closed this weekend for a massive sanitization operation. It was supposed to reopen tomorrow but that’s been pushed ahead to Tuesday.
McCain said Maple Leaf is also convening a team of world experts on listeria to review the company’s sanitization processes and to advise it on ways it could reduce the risks posed by listeria.
McCain said, however, it’s unlikely that the source of the contamination linked to the outbreak will ever be known because the bacteria is “so pervasive.”
“Listeria is commonly found in our environment,” said McCain. ``There’s a large, relatively meaningful percentage of the population that walk around as carriers of listeria. It exists in our environment, in your environment.”
He said recalls related to listeria aren’t rare, though the Maple Leaf Foods recall is unique in its magnitude.
Product recall list: http://www.mapleleaf.ca/pdf/BartorRdProductRecallList.pdf
http://healthzone.ca/health/article/484765
Product recall list: http://www.mapleleaf.ca/pdf/BartorRdProductRecallList.pdf
Company expanded list a precautionary measure and says Listeria has not been found in products beyond ones recalled earlier this month.
As a massive recall of an additional 220 Maple Leaf Foods products continues across the country (click here for complete list of recalled products), Canadian consumers are being urged to check their kitchens and return any packages to retailers marked 97B, the "establishment" number that identifies the north Toronto plant where it was produced.
Hundreds of thousands of kilograms of ready-to-eat meats supplied to grocery stores, fast-food outlets such as McDonald’s and Mr. Sub, hospitals, retirement and nursing homes were recalled last week. This weekend, the company announced the expanded recall after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Public Health Agency of Canada concluded that the strain of Listeria bacteria, which is linked to the illness and death of several consumers, matches the Listeria strain identified in some Maple Leaf food products.
The move is a precautionary measure as there is no evidence of Listeria contamination in product beyond the production lines originally under investigation, McCain said.
"We expect this additional recall to be implemented swiftly," CEO and president Michael McCain told a news conference this afternoon at Maple Leaf’s Toronto headquarters.
The company estimates the recall will cost its bottom line $20 million before taxes.
Four deaths have been blamed on the listeriosis outbreak out of 21 confirmed cases. Of the 21 confirmed cases, 16 are in Ontario, three are in British Columbia, one is in Saskatchewan and one is in Quebec. An additional 30 suspected cases are being probed to confirm if they are related to the outbreak. Since a person infected with listeriosis can take up to 70 days to show symptoms, public health officials expect the number of cases to continue growing over the next few weeks.
Maple Leaf Foods' Bartor Rd. processing plant remained closed this weekend for a massive sanitization operation. It was supposed to reopen tomorrow but that’s been pushed ahead to Tuesday.
McCain said Maple Leaf is also convening a team of world experts on listeria to review the company’s sanitization processes and to advise it on ways it could reduce the risks posed by listeria.
McCain said, however, it’s unlikely that the source of the contamination linked to the outbreak will ever be known because the bacteria is “so pervasive.”
“Listeria is commonly found in our environment,” said McCain. ``There’s a large, relatively meaningful percentage of the population that walk around as carriers of listeria. It exists in our environment, in your environment.”
He said recalls related to listeria aren’t rare, though the Maple Leaf Foods recall is unique in its magnitude.
Product recall list: http://www.mapleleaf.ca/pdf/BartorRdProductRecallList.pdf
http://healthzone.ca/health/article/484765
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Jet airways
The following are the links at which an Indian couple have penned down their experience about the airline incident (Jet airways) in which their 5 month old son died in-flight en route to India from Toronto.
The 2nd link is the petition to request an investigation into the matter. If you support the investigation, please do sign the petition. Thanks.
Here are the links:
http://www.adityamohan.com/
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/JetAirways_229/?e
The 2nd link is the petition to request an investigation into the matter. If you support the investigation, please do sign the petition. Thanks.
Here are the links:
http://www.adityamohan.com/
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/JetAirways_229/?e
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Olympics Medals table (Friday, 15 August 2008)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/medals_table/default.stm
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze TOTAL
1 China 22 8 5 35
2 USA 13 10 17 40
3 Germany 8 2 3 13
4 South Korea 6 7 3 16
5 Italy 6 4 3 13
6 Australia 5 6 7 18
7 Japan 5 3 3 11
8 Russia 3 8 4 15
9 France 2 7 6 15
10 Great Britain 2 2 3 7
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze TOTAL
1 China 22 8 5 35
2 USA 13 10 17 40
3 Germany 8 2 3 13
4 South Korea 6 7 3 16
5 Italy 6 4 3 13
6 Australia 5 6 7 18
7 Japan 5 3 3 11
8 Russia 3 8 4 15
9 France 2 7 6 15
10 Great Britain 2 2 3 7
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Sunnybrook Park, Toronto
Sunnybrook Park, Toronto
Address: 1102 Leslie Street, North York, Ontario
Park characteristics:
Park Type: Valley picnic park with sports facilities
Parking: Yes
Washrooms: Yes
Area: 147.1 acres
Sports facilities: Cricket/Football / Rugby / Soccer Fields
Trails: Yes
Special Features
Central Don Riding Stables + riding trails Sports field complex with 2 rugby, 3 cricket, 4 field hockey, and 3 soccer pitches.
Public phones at sports pavilion and at licensed restaurant
Cross-country skiing (casual use only)
Vita Parcours exercise trail
Metro Toronto Police Force mounted unit
Toronto Field Naturalists' visitor information centre at log cabin Thomas H. Thomson Nature Trail
Burke Brook Forest (E.S.A.#64) and Glendon Forest (E.S.A.#65)
Consist of mature and mixed forests with Sugar Maple and Eastern Hemlock
Entrances and Public Transit
Vehicles can enter Sunnybrook Park west off Leslie Street through Wilket Creek Park. The park is a pleasant fifteen minute walk from the Leslie 51, Eglinton East 34, and Lawrence East 54 bus stops.
Address: 1102 Leslie Street, North York, Ontario
Park characteristics:
Park Type: Valley picnic park with sports facilities
Parking: Yes
Washrooms: Yes
Area: 147.1 acres
Sports facilities: Cricket/Football / Rugby / Soccer Fields
Trails: Yes
Special Features
Central Don Riding Stables + riding trails Sports field complex with 2 rugby, 3 cricket, 4 field hockey, and 3 soccer pitches.
Public phones at sports pavilion and at licensed restaurant
Cross-country skiing (casual use only)
Vita Parcours exercise trail
Metro Toronto Police Force mounted unit
Toronto Field Naturalists' visitor information centre at log cabin Thomas H. Thomson Nature Trail
Burke Brook Forest (E.S.A.#64) and Glendon Forest (E.S.A.#65)
Consist of mature and mixed forests with Sugar Maple and Eastern Hemlock
Entrances and Public Transit
Vehicles can enter Sunnybrook Park west off Leslie Street through Wilket Creek Park. The park is a pleasant fifteen minute walk from the Leslie 51, Eglinton East 34, and Lawrence East 54 bus stops.
Movies Under the Stars (Downsview park, Toronto)
Movies Under the Stars at Downsview park in Toronto
- Free & bring a blanket or chair and watch a free movie.
- Movies start at dusk (approximately at 9:00 PM)
- Address: 35 Carl Hall Road, Downsview Park
Movie list for the remaining movies (2008)
Friday nights — July & August
August 15 - Shrek the Third
August 22 - Surf’s Up
August 29 - Horton Hears a Who
- Free & bring a blanket or chair and watch a free movie.
- Movies start at dusk (approximately at 9:00 PM)
- Address: 35 Carl Hall Road, Downsview Park
Movie list for the remaining movies (2008)
Friday nights — July & August
August 15 - Shrek the Third
August 22 - Surf’s Up
August 29 - Horton Hears a Who
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