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Living Life - Patrick Smyth
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A bit about Patrick Smyth. A Global Perspective on the Local. Archive for the ‘Living Life’ Category. The Realization of Hempcrete – Monty Chong-Walden. May 5th, 2016. By Monty Chong-Walden This is not the story of how hempcrete came to be; it definitely was not created in Vancouver. It has been around for hundreds of years, if not thousands. The Hemp plant has been cultivated around the world for centuries (the government of Canada says 10,000 years), as well as lime mortar […]. Posted in Living Life.
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My green doctrine - Patrick Smyth
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A bit about Patrick Smyth. A Global Perspective on the Local. My Green Doctrine – Patrick Smyth. August 6th, 2013. I understand business and environmental concerns can work in a symbiotic relationship. And that is the key to this planet’s future. One of my favorite places on the planet is an island in the Gulf off Vancouver, British Columbia. They needed to survive. But their necessity evolved into what has become a mainstream doctrine in the West. Finally, my summation of the future:.
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Greed for the public sector unions in Canada
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A bit about Patrick Smyth. A Global Perspective on the Local. High times for the public sector unions in Canada. September 2nd, 2014. 8220;Canadian unions are the most privileged in the world. They alone are able to force employees to pay dues in a unionized workplace, then spend those dues in whatever way they choose”. Catherine Swift, Special to Financial Post. August 28, 2014 5:05 PM ET. Government employees make up most of the top 10% of income earners. Government unions have also diverted most of th...
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Benefits of Medical Cannabis - from non-smoker Patrick Smyth
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A bit about Patrick Smyth. A Global Perspective on the Local. How I came to understand the benefits of Medical Cannabis – a story from a non-smoker of weed by Patrick Smyth. August 27th, 2014. I grew up looking at marijuana users as the losers amongst us. Slackers. Hippies. Losers. Those guys with pimplesit had to be the weed that gave it to them, right? My mum even worked as civilian for the RCMP drug division in BC, and it was hammered home. Illegal drugs are bad. When I found myself living in Tamarind...
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I got your message the first time!
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A bit about Patrick Smyth. A Global Perspective on the Local. August 6th, 2013. Rob emails me a document. Rob text messages me, did you get my email. Rob text messages me, are you there? You aren’t answering your texts. Kyle texts me, “Are you awake? Silvio (Rob ’s Partner) texts me, Did you get the email from Rod? Rob phones me, did you get my texts and my email? Silvio phones me, Did Rod get a hold of you? Kyle calls me, “everyone is looking for you”. I should be back just in time for rainy season!
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“Engage!” - Patrick Smyth
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A bit about Patrick Smyth. A Global Perspective on the Local. Archive for the ‘ Engage! BC and the LNG Myth – price of natural gas futures predicted to crash. December 10th, 2014. Back in March 2014 I wrote about BC putting all of its eggs into one basket by pursuing a one track economy with its investment in LNG. Today, BC is in serious trouble. OPEC has pretty much collapsed, and there is a free fall in the price of oil with Morgan Stanley calling for oil […]. November 9th, 2013. Get every new post on ...
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Vaughn Palmer: B.C.’s LNG clock ticks as price in Asia plunges
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A bit about Patrick Smyth. A Global Perspective on the Local. Vaughn Palmer: B.C.’s LNG clock ticks as price in Asia plunges. July 15th, 2014. Vancouver Sun July 15 2014. VICTORIA While Premier Christy Clark touts the promise of a new industry based on the export of liquefied natural gas, news reports continue to raise doubts about her ability to deliver on the multi-billion-dollar results. The Wall Street Journal reached much the same conclusion in a story out of New York. Granted, multi-billion-dollar ...
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Doing Business and Boozing. Never a good mix.
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A bit about Patrick Smyth. A Global Perspective on the Local. Doing Business and Boozing. Never a good mix. November 9th, 2013. The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book, Engage! This rings true today more than ever, yet many people in business choose to ignore it. More importantly, many still don’t recognize that as an executive, manager or even an employee of a company, you are an ambassador for the brand and for the rest of the team. Boozing is just a no no. I had to fly to New York to meet a ...
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Rebagliati looking to expand brand into U.S. marijuana markets - Patrick Smyth
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A bit about Patrick Smyth. A Global Perspective on the Local. Rebagliati looking to expand brand into U.S. marijuana markets. August 23rd, 2013. Rebagliati looking to expand brand into U.S. marijuana markets. Olympian in discussion with marijuana growers in Washington, Colorado to launch product line. Photo by Kelly Hayes. AUGUST 22, 2013. BRANDON BARRETT – Whistler Question. In November, Colorado and Washington became the first U.S. states to legalize the sale and possession of cannabis for recr...With ...
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Bad move - Innergex to start building Upper Lillooet transmission lines - Patrick Smyth Vancouver
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A bit about Patrick Smyth. A Global Perspective on the Local. Bad move – Innergex to start building Upper Lillooet transmission lines. July 23rd, 2013. Renewable energy not all it appears. I have been watching Quebec-based Innergex’s Upper Lillooet Power Project and was shocked to see it is actually going ahead. I am a very “fiscally conservative environmentalist” and I hate these Independent Power Projects (IPPs). Hate. Both fiscally and environmentally. We all are very happy to be able to say that our ...
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