October 2017

You could be on the sofa watching old episodes of “Seinfeld.” You could be having a family dinner with your extended cousins (twice removed). You could be playing backgammon with your spouse. Then, out of nowhere, your plumbing starts acting up, causing a headache.

Whether your kitchen sinking is flooded or your toilet isn’t flushing, a plumbing emergency can be a real drag on your household affairs. This is especially true if you have a teenager…

Although many plumbers in your neighbourhood offer 24/7 service, sometimes you can’t wait an hour or two because it’s getting worse by the minute. It is up to you to fix your plumbing issues, even if you don’t have any plumbing experience. So, grab your tools, your plunger and your DIY hat, and get ready to fix your toilet. Here are five plumbing emergency tips that you can try out:

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Looking for the right retirement home can be a daunting and stressful task, but it doesn’t have to be. People often interchangeably refer to nursing homes and retirement facilities as the same thing, but they couldn’t be farther from the truth. A retirement home provides the same level of independence as any other living arrangement, with the added benefit of additional onsite facilities being available.

While researching the homes available to you, it’s important to keep your personal needs in mind as you determine whether or not a home is suitable for you. Let’s go over a few of the most important facilities to keep in mind while looking for your perfect home.

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Immigrating to another country can be an overwhelming and terrifying endeavour. You are relocating to a new land with a different language and culture, unique from your own.

After a few years of dealing with attorneys, filling in extensive paperwork, going through the interview process and paying an exorbitant amount of money, you have finally immigrated to Canada. So, first off, congratulations – we hope you will be happy in the Great White North.

For the tens of thousands that immigrate to Canada, it can be hard at first. However, with the right game plan, you can integrate into society without any significant hiccups. Before you know it, you’ll be a Canadian who loves poutine, hockey and Tim Hortons coffee.

Here are five tips to successfully integrate in Canada when you immigrate:

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Mobile forms are great tools that your team can use to collect data, and to perform their work more efficiently. However, before you can enjoy the benefits of using mobile forms, you need to create them. Here are 8 inherent qualities of a great forms app that will let you create and manage your mobile forms.

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The influx of power tools into the market has been positive, allowing people to complete home renovations with ease and save a significant amount of time. However, traditional hand tools have survived the test of time, proving to be useful even with the arrival of power tools that are able to replace them in some instances.
There are many power tools out there. It is beneficial to have many different tools to be able to tackle any job you need to, but there are certain ones that a household must have to be able to complete simple repairs and renovations.

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The most important thing to know about a Public Relations agency right out of the starting gate is that they are not the same as an advertising agency. An advertising agency will take out ads in newspapers, blow their clients up on billboards, or come up with a tagline for you or your company.

PR agencies, on the other hand, will promote their clients by making them the most appealing in the public eyes, coach their clients on how to best deal with media relations, how to expand their personal networks, etc.

A PR representation knows that it’s not enough to keep putting their client’s face out there as many times as possible, it takes understanding how the public is swayed by a company or a person and how to put your best face forward. It’s also a lot more affordable than blindly throwing ads in local papers here and there. Here are a few ways a PR agency can accelerate your career:

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