Bring a shovel and plant a tree with the Kingston Area Geocachers!
by Roxanne Laverty on Apr 19, 2012 |
 Event: Cache In, Tree In - Kingston 2012 Date: May 5th, 2012 - 9am-12pm Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada Description: Geocachers, local volunteers and the general public are invited plant trees.
What: Potted tree stock in and along the northern area of ...
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Tags: Kingston, Ontario, Canada, geocache, geocaching, tree, plant, cache, 2012, May, volunteer, Lemoine, conservation, shovel |
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Visit the Mid-Canada Boat Show This March
by Roxanne Laverty on Feb 22, 2012 |
 This year's Mid-Canada Boat Show, also known as the Winnipeg Boat Show, will take place March 1-4, 2012. Advertised as the largest boating, fishing, camping, and cottage industry show in Central Canada, the Mid-Canada Boat Show attendees will find everything for their summer adventures under one ...
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Tags: Winnipeg, Ontario, Manitoba, Canada, Mid-Canada Boat Show, boating, cottage, camping, fishing, central, sale, event, weekend, free |
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Big Brother and the Animal Kingdom
by Roxanne Laverty on Nov 29, 2011 |
 A research group from the University of Calgary has taken animal tracking technology to the next level. Along with monitoring GPS position, the new tracking devices have built-in cameras programmed to take snapshots at predetermined intervals.
To test these new trackers, researchers have attached collars to ...
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Tags: Garmin, SPOT, GPS, tracking, tracker, grizzly, bear, Calgary, Ontario, Lotek, University, Innovate, Rockies, collar |
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Video of the Week: Comparing Garmin Topo Canada and Backroad GPS Maps
by Rebecca Pearson on Oct 26, 2011 |
Our GPS City Video of the Week compares two types of topographical mapping: Garmin Topo Canada and Backroad GPS maps. Both display land elevation contour lines and descriptive details like trails, lakes, and geographical points. However, despite ...
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Tags: Video of the Week, YouTube, video, Garmin, topo, Canada, Backroad, mapping, Alberta, Ontario, British Columbia, Manitoba, topographical |
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Satellite Causes Phone and Internet Disruptions in Northern Canada
by Roxanne Laverty on Oct 7, 2011 |
 Thousands of residents in Northern Canada, namely Nunavut, Yukon and the Northwest Territories, are without internet and telephone service because of a disruption with a TeleSat satellite. TeleSat has temporarily lost contact with the Anik F2 communications satellite. The lost satellite left 37 communities with ...
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Tags: Anik F2, Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut, Canada, US, rural, Northern, TeleSat, Ottawa, Ontario, satellite, phone, internet, disruption |
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Garmin's Canadian Inland Lakes Coverage Extended
by Roxanne Laverty on May 4, 2011 |
 Over the past few years, Garmin has begun releasing provincial lake
coverage for Canada. Until recently, only the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan,
Ontario and the territory of Yukon were available. However, Garmin's latest addition covers the lakes of Nova Scotia. Also, the company announced ...
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Tags: Canada, Inland, lakes, Garmin, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Yukon, province, territory |
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Friday Feature: Frazer Hill Geocache
by Rebecca Pearson on Apr 8, 2011 |
 Following yesterday's list of Six Geocaching Essentials, today's Friday Feature brings us on a real-life geocaching adventure. Read as Dean and his son trek around Ontario's McGregor Bay and Lake Huron in search of the Frazer Hill Geocache.
"Last summer we decided to do ...
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Tags: Friday Feature, GPS City Gallery, free, geocache, Frazer Hill, McGregor Bay, Ontario, outdoor, GPS |
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Friday Feature: How to Keep Your Laptop from Falling in Your Lap
by Rebecca Pearson on Apr 1, 2011 |
 Today's Friday Feature was submitted only a few days ago to our GPS City Gallery. It started with one of our customers, Michael, stating, "Everyone said I should, so I did." What was Michael talking about? Read his story below to find out.
Michael, ...
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Tags: vehicle, mount, Fujitsu Lifebook, U810, tablet, PC, Friday Feature, GPS City Gallery, Ontario, travel, map, driving, RAM Mount |
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Geocaching Event: Caroling Flash Mob - Newmarket.
by Roxanne Laverty on Dec 10, 2010 |
What is it? flash mob (FLASH mawb) n. A large group of people who gather in a
usually predetermined location, perform some brief action, and then
quickly disperse.
Date: Friday December 10th, 2010
Time: 7:00 pm to 7:15 pm
Where: N 44° 02.964 W 079° 27.322
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Tags: geocaching, event, December, Canada, Newmarket, Ontario, 2010 |
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Geocaching Event: An informal call to Port
by Fingers Crossed on Dec 10, 2010 |
An informal get together.
When: 6:00pm, December 10, 2010 Where: Marina's Restaurant - N 44° 44.485 W 079° 48.816 Who: Geocaching fans in the area
Since our last little event was such a hit, we thought we'd have
another one!
A simple gathering, nothing fancy, no prizes, ...
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Tags: geocaching, event, December, Canada, Ontario, 2010 |
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