So the City of Ottawa has agreed that they would release some of their data to the public, allowing the public to have a better idea of what is in their city and how it operates. Right off the bat, as soon as it was agreed upon, the flip was switched at their site and [...]
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Last evening’s distraction was another great Case Study Jam. I met lots of tweeters, saw many I hadn’t seen for a while and started following a few new ones. The 4th of the Jams, Joe Boughner did a great job of MCing as usual and much fun was had. This is not so much a [...]
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I have now lived in three different cities for over a year in Canada and what always surprises me is the cost of things. I know and expect that climate will change between cities, as the further away B is from A, the less B has to do with A. So I knew that Regina [...]
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Particularly, knowing your geography and the area of interest matters. When I made the move from Saskatchewan to Ontario, my daily area of interest changed. I was no longer interested in the bus routes that would take me from downtown Regina to the Southland mall, nor was I all that interested in the No 1 [...]
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