How to Choose a Tankless Water Heater

 On-demand water heaters differ from tank water heaters by only heating water when necessary and being more compact than their traditional counterparts. To determine the ideal tankless water heater size for your home, add up all of your desired gallons per minute of flow from faucets and showerheads - this

Fighter jets for dummies, and Canadian governments

 Thinking of buying fighter jets? Here’s what you need to ask the salesperson before you decide. Is it interoperable? NATO and NORAD forces must be inter-operational, and therefore, so must their equipment. Like computers, military hardware is only useful if it can exchange data, effectively and reliably with other gear

Dangerous Cargo

 The average number of rail accidents per year in Canada has changed very little over the years. While it’s fair to say that rail transportation is extremely safe, the number of those accidents which have involved dangerous cargo has risen. The new king of that cargo, crude oil, has had

The Next Generation of Website Development: QuickSilk

 Have you ever tried to build a blog or a website for yourself or your company? At first the sites you’ve always heard of for “easy” website building seem like a good idea. But after 30 minutes of clicking around, you begin to understand the limitations and realize there is

IBEW PROFILE: Rick Wallace

 Rick Wallace is a construction and maintenance coordinator with Hydro Ottawa. Over the last 34 years, Wallace has been working in a career he loves and cannot imagine doing anything else. He says the best part about his job is being able to work outside with a great team that

Mazda’s CX-5 is Top of its Class for Smaller SUVs

 Like millions of Canadians, I am a fan of smaller compact SUVs. What I look for in a SUV is a combination of fuel-efficient power matched with performance that provides comfort smooth handling and a maintenance regimen that is not going to cost me hundreds of dollars every time I

The Chaos that is the RCMP

 I have read in various media reports that the RCMP officers in Moncton who responded to the call of an individual walking down a street brandishing a firearm were only equipped with pistols and shotguns. I was very shocked and dismayed to read these reports because in 2009 I was

Grill Maintenance

 Ribs, burgers, sausages, veggies—it seems this summer your grill is working on overdrive. We don’t blame you! A delicious meal, hot off the grill is the perfect way to celebrate summer. But while we are treating ourselves, we can’t forget to take good care of our barbeque too! As we

Bike Repair-DIY Style

 No amount of rain, sleet or snow will keep Ottawa pedal pushers off their bicycles. But now with spring weather officially here and summer creeping around the corner, more people than ever are hopping on their two-wheelers to get around the city. Ottawa supports the cycle culture with bike lanes,