Flying Geologists Map Canada's Vast Mineral Frontiers
The Geological Survey of Canada conducts airborne geology to map most of the country, boosting mineral knowledge and future exports. Airborne surveys since 1952 have cut mapping time from centuries to under two decades, enabling rapid, flexible exploration across remote regions and promising wealth for Canada’s economy.
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Canada
Lejp
Nalion
Geological Survey of Canada
Department of Mines and Technical Surveys
Keewatin
Northwest Territories
GSC
Canada’s oldest church and 1962 capital investment split
Answers note Canada’s oldest church dates to 1670 built by a Franciscan member now part of Quebec General Hospital. In 1962 federal spending was 7.8 billion and provincial municipal 6.7 billion. total investment ~9 billion with about 15 percent by both manufacturing and government departments.
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Canada
Hamilton
Ont
Quebec General Hospital
Milk cooling masks unsanitary milking practices says FDA scientist
CDA scientists warn that carelessly produced milk cooled rapidly may pass standard bacterial tests. Ontario imposes preincubation of samples for 18 hours at 55 degrees F to improve detection. Dr. Johns notes bulk cooling spread in Canada reduces counts versus can cooling and may obscure contamination. Ralph Waldo Emerson
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CDA
C. K. Johns
Food Research Institute
Ontario
Johns
Canada
Ottawa budget to run seventh straight deficit
Ottawa will run a deficit for a seventh consecutive year with an estimated rise in federal net debt totaling 3.75 billion dollars. The piece notes rare Canadian coins, highlighting the 1862 ten and twenty dollar Gould struck coins from New Westminster and the 1921 fifty cent piece as the rarest modern coin.
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Ottawa
New Westminster
B.C
Quiz Corner Questions and Answers Summary
Ornithologists study birds. Joseph Lister was famed for introducing antiseptics in surgery. Bauxite contains aluminum. E C A F E stands for Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East. E C L A stands for Economic Commission for Latin America. The Republic of Iceland is in the North Atlantic. Birds derive from the Greek word orn is.
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The
United Nations) Economic Commission For Asia and the
Republic of Iceland
North Atlantic
Ornis
Aluminum
Economic Commission For
Latin America
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