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	<title>CanadaPrepared.com</title>
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	<description>Beyond Surviving and On To Thriving!</description>
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	<itunes:subtitle>CanadaPrepared.com Podcast - Beyond Surviving and On To Thriving</itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:summary>Beyond Surviving and On To Thriving. This is preparedness living with a Canadian flavour.</itunes:summary>
	<itunes:keywords>preparedness, emergency, disaster, relief, survival, survivalist, canada, self, sufficiency, nova, scotia, new</itunes:keywords>
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		<title>Episode 41 &#8211; Wood &#8211; An Alternative Heating Method?</title>
		<link>http://www.canadaprepared.com/363/episode-41-wood-an-alternative-heating-method/</link>
		<comments>http://www.canadaprepared.com/363/episode-41-wood-an-alternative-heating-method/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:49:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CdnGuy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[cord]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fireplace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rebate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[woodstove]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What has happened that heating with wood is now considered an alternative heating method? Wood is now in the same category as solar panels and wind turbines. Remember when everybody heated with wood? This episode is just a quick chat about our conversion back to wood heating, somethings that we had to consider &#8211; cost, [...]]]></description>
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		<itunes:duration>0:31:33</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>

What has happened that heating with wood is now considered an alternative heating method? Wood is now in the same category as solar panels and wind turbines. Remember when everybody heated with wood? This episode is just a quick chat about our con[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>

What has happened that heating with wood is now considered an alternative heating method? Wood is now in the same category as solar panels and wind turbines. Remember when everybody heated with wood? This episode is just a quick chat about our conversion back to wood heating, somethings that we had to consider &#8211; cost, insurance, installation, efficiency, and placement.
Get thinking about heating with wood, it&#8217;s efficient, cost effective, can get you some rebates, and is the only source of heat known to magically induce hot chocolate drinking and board game playing.
Resources:

Efficiency &#8211; Nova Scotia &#8211; Energy Grants and Rebates
The Woodburner&#8217;s Companion: Practical Ways Of Heating With Wood &#8211; Link to Book on Indigo.ca Website
Heating Fuel Comparison Calculator &#8211; Link to Excel Spreadsheet to Help Compare Heating Fuel Costs
Wood Energy Transfer Technology &#8211; Find a WETT certified specialist near you.

Photo: Ken Mayer




Technorati Tags: cord, energy, fireplace, heat, rebate, wood, woodstove

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		<itunes:keywords>cord, energy, fireplace, heat, rebate, wood, woodstove</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Guy McDowell</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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		<item>
		<title>Happy Thanksgiving!</title>
		<link>http://www.canadaprepared.com/358/happy-thanksgiving/</link>
		<comments>http://www.canadaprepared.com/358/happy-thanksgiving/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 23:39:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CdnGuy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.canadaprepared.com/?p=358</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From my family to yours, I wish you a happy, healthy, Thanksgiving with your family and friends. Days are definitely getting shorter and the nights getting longer&#8230;and colder. How are you doing on your fall preparations? Got some fruits and veggies canned? Cleaned out the flue on the wood stove? Put up enough wood for [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Mental Health First Aid Certification</title>
		<link>http://www.canadaprepared.com/350/mental-health-first-aid-certification/</link>
		<comments>http://www.canadaprepared.com/350/mental-health-first-aid-certification/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 23:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CdnGuy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Preparedness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental illness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[psychosis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schizophrenia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suicide]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.canadaprepared.com/?p=350</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There's a relatively new development in mental health called the Mental Health First Aid course. 1 in 3 Canadians will experience a mental health crisis in their life. Will you be able to help?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.canadaprepared.com/350/mental-health-first-aid-certification/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Episode 40 &#8211; Video &#8211; Cottages as Bug Out Locations with Peter Gray</title>
		<link>http://www.canadaprepared.com/340/episode-40-video-cottages-as-bug-out-locations-with-peter-gray/</link>
		<comments>http://www.canadaprepared.com/340/episode-40-video-cottages-as-bug-out-locations-with-peter-gray/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 19:37:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CdnGuy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bug Out Locations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BOL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bug]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cottage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[location]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preparedness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[survival]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.canadaprepared.com/?p=340</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Our good friend, Peter Gray, shares his thoughts on utilizing the family cottage as a bug out location. He addresses the some of the pro's and con's, looks at his reasons for utilizing an electric chainsaw over a gas powered or battery powered one.  Thank you Peter for sharing part of your world with us.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.canadaprepared.com/340/episode-40-video-cottages-as-bug-out-locations-with-peter-gray/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<itunes:duration>0:12:15</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>Our good friend, Peter Gray, shares his thoughts on utilizing the family cottage as a bug out location. He addresses the some of the pro's and con's, looks at his reasons for utilizing an electric chainsaw over a gas powered or battery powered one. [...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Our good friend, Peter Gray, shares his thoughts on utilizing the family cottage as a bug out location. He addresses the some of the pro's and con's, looks at his reasons for utilizing an electric chainsaw over a gas powered or battery powered one.  Thank you Peter for sharing part of your world with us.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>BOL, bug, canada, cottage, lake, location, out, preparedness, survival</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Guy McDowell</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
		<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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		<title>Episode 39 &#8211; Chickens! On Parliament Hill and in Your Backyard!</title>
		<link>http://www.canadaprepared.com/332/episode-39-chickens-on-parliament-hill-and-in-your-backyard/</link>
		<comments>http://www.canadaprepared.com/332/episode-39-chickens-on-parliament-hill-and-in-your-backyard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 03:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CdnGuy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[back yard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chicken]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free range]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[paddock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prepared]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[questions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.canadaprepared.com/?p=332</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I didn&#8217;t have a title for this podcast when I started it, but near the end I realized there was a theme &#8211; chickens. Things that sit in a coop and cluck all day. Fortunately for us preparedness types, the feathery kind are productive! The suited kind &#8211; not so much! Today I ask you [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<itunes:duration>0:25:44</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>
I didn&#8217;t have a title for this podcast when I started it, but near the end I realized there was a theme &#8211; chickens. Things that sit in a coop and cluck all day. Fortunately for us preparedness types, the feathery kind are productive! Th[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>
I didn&#8217;t have a title for this podcast when I started it, but near the end I realized there was a theme &#8211; chickens. Things that sit in a coop and cluck all day. Fortunately for us preparedness types, the feathery kind are productive! The suited kind &#8211; not so much!
Today I ask you to ask some questions about the person and the party that you are going to vote for on election day. Voting on emotion isn&#8217;t really what Canada or you deserve. Ask yourself these questions and answer them honestly. I hope they get you thinking of other questions to ask.
We head to the forum to see what the hot topic is and talk about the discussion. Seems lately chickens are on everyone&#8217;s minds. What&#8217;s the best way to raise chickens? How much space do chickens need? Coops? Paddocks? Free range? Let&#8217;s talk about it.

BackyardChickens.com
CanadaPrepared.com Chicken Forum
NDP
Conservative Party of Canada
Liberal Party
Green Party





Technorati Tags: back yard, canada, chicken, coops, election, free range, paddock, politics, prepared, questions

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		<itunes:keywords>Uncategorized</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Guy McDowell</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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		<title>Episode 38 &#8211; Preparing to Sell Your Home, Even If You&#8217;re NOT Selling</title>
		<link>http://www.canadaprepared.com/325/episode-38-preparing-to-sell-your-home-even-if-youre-not-selling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.canadaprepared.com/325/episode-38-preparing-to-sell-your-home-even-if-youre-not-selling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 06:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CdnGuy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[checklist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cleaning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clutter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[for sale by owner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home for sale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[house]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preparedness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relocating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[selling home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[staging]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.canadaprepared.com/?p=325</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Seems like an odd thing to say. Yet the things we should do to prepare our home to sell are the things that we should do even if we NEVER plan on selling. Why? Because you deserve to have a home that is clean, organized and in good repair just as much as someone who [...]]]></description>
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		<itunes:duration>0:35:33</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>
Seems like an odd thing to say. Yet the things we should do to prepare our home to sell are the things that we should do even if we NEVER plan on selling. Why? Because you deserve to have a home that is clean, organized and in good repair just as m[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>
Seems like an odd thing to say. Yet the things we should do to prepare our home to sell are the things that we should do even if we NEVER plan on selling. Why? Because you deserve to have a home that is clean, organized and in good repair just as much as someone who is looking to buy your home. I&#8217;d say even more so!
I also look at an option to going the traditional real estate agent route for selling your home. It&#8217;s based solely on personal experience and you might find it interesting. Check the link below for a FREE BOOK on selling your home yourself.

The Wealthy Home Seller &#8211; Free Book!
PropertyGuys Red Deer &#8211; Twitter Page
CanadaPrepared.com &#8211; On the Facebook





Technorati Tags: checklist, cleaning, clutter, for sale by owner, home, home for sale, house, moving, preparedness, relocating, selling home, staging

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		<itunes:keywords>Uncategorized</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Guy McDowell</itunes:author>
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		<title>Episode 37 &#8211; Life&#8217;s Most Stressful Events &#8211; Marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.canadaprepared.com/315/episode-37-lifes-most-stressful-events-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.canadaprepared.com/315/episode-37-lifes-most-stressful-events-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 03:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CdnGuy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Preparedness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[careers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[couples]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[finances]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.canadaprepared.com/?p=315</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On the list of Life&#8217;s Most Stressful Events, marriage comes in with a score of 50. 100 being the most stressful which is the death of a spouse. Let&#8217;s assume they mean the process of getting married is stressful, because I don&#8217;t think marriage is a constant stress, half as stressful as your spouse dying. [...]]]></description>
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		<itunes:duration>0:42:03</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>
On the list of Life&#8217;s Most Stressful Events, marriage comes in with a score of 50. 100 being the most stressful which is the death of a spouse. Let&#8217;s assume they mean the process of getting married is stressful, because I don&#8217;t th[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Today, I present some questions to ask of yourself and your future spouse about what you marriage might look like. Look at all the facets of married life - children, family, finances, careers and the possibility of what might end your marriage. Ask each other the &#34;What if&#039;s&#34;.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>preparedness, emergency, disaster, relief, survival, survivalist, canada, self, sufficiency, nova, scotia, new</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Guy McDowell</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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		<title>Episode 36 – Life’s Most Stressful Events – Passing of a Family Member and Major Injury or Illness</title>
		<link>http://www.canadaprepared.com/310/episode-33-%e2%80%93-life%e2%80%99s-most-stressful-events-%e2%80%93-passing-of-a-family-member-and-major-injury-or-illness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.canadaprepared.com/310/episode-33-%e2%80%93-life%e2%80%99s-most-stressful-events-%e2%80%93-passing-of-a-family-member-and-major-injury-or-illness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 03:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CdnGuy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Preparedness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CBT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[death]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[illness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[injury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preparedness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[therapy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.canadaprepared.com/?p=310</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This episode covers 2 more of life's most stressful events. Is anyone ever really prepared for these things to happen? Probably not, but even some degree of preparation can help you dramatically. Sometimes even just thinking about these things and recognizing that they do happen, can be some comfort. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.canadaprepared.com/310/episode-33-%e2%80%93-life%e2%80%99s-most-stressful-events-%e2%80%93-passing-of-a-family-member-and-major-injury-or-illness/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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			<enclosure url="http://www.canadaprepared.com/podpress_trac/feed/310/0/Episode-36-CanadaPreparedPodcast.mp3" length="42644265" type="audio/mpeg" />
		<itunes:duration>0:59:14</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>This episode covers 2 more of life's most stressful events. Is anyone ever really prepared for these things to happen? Probably not, but even some degree of preparation can help you dramatically. Sometimes even just thinking about these things and r[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>This episode covers 2 more of life's most stressful events. Is anyone ever really prepared for these things to happen? Probably not, but even some degree of preparation can help you dramatically. Sometimes even just thinking about these things and recognizing that they do happen, can be some comfort.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>preparedness, emergency, disaster, relief, survival, survivalist, canada, self, sufficiency, nova, scotia, new</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Guy McDowell</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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		<title>Episode 35 &#8211; Micro Hydro Electricity Intro</title>
		<link>http://www.canadaprepared.com/301/episode-35-micro-hydro-electricity-intro/</link>
		<comments>http://www.canadaprepared.com/301/episode-35-micro-hydro-electricity-intro/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 03:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CdnGuy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microhydro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electricity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hydro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[off the grid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[offgrid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[power]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.canadaprepared.com/?p=301</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of our CanadaPrepared.com friends, Paul Cobham of SurvivalSchoolCanada.com, has put together a talk on micro hydroelectricity. Microhydro, as some call it, is perhaps the most consistent and reliable way to produce electricity for your home. It&#8217;s also a lot simpler than you might think! All you need is a good stream that doesn&#8217;t freeze [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<itunes:duration>0:23:02</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>
One of our CanadaPrepared.com friends, Paul Cobham of SurvivalSchoolCanada.com, has put together a talk on micro hydroelectricity. Microhydro, as some call it, is perhaps the most consistent and reliable way to produce electricity for your home. It[...]</itunes:subtitle>
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One of our CanadaPrepared.com friends, Paul Cobham of SurvivalSchoolCanada.com, has put together a talk on micro hydroelectricity. Microhydro, as some call it, is perhaps the most consistent and reliable way to produce electricity for your home. It&#8217;s also a lot simpler than you might think! All you need is a good stream that doesn&#8217;t freeze up or dry out, a drop in elevation and the necessary equipment. Once installed, maintenance is on par with solar or wind, but the production is much more consistent.
Coupling this technology with solar or wind would definitely make for the ideal off-grid situation.
Keep in mind that you will need to talk with your local natural resources office for regulations and advice. Paul, a long time instructor of outdoors survival, speaks very well about this topic. I know you&#8217;ll enjoy it!




Technorati Tags: electricity, hydro, Microhydro, off the grid, offgrid, power

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		<title>Unexpected Preparedness Lessons &#8211; Vacuum Storage Bags</title>
		<link>http://www.canadaprepared.com/290/unexpected-preparedness-lessons-vacuum-storage-bags/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are times when you do something for one reason that turn out to be great for a preparedness reason. Vacuum bags for packing clothes is one of those things!]]></description>
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		<title>Episode 34 &#8211; Our BOL, Naturopathy, Airline Travel, and Keeping Tabs on Government</title>
		<link>http://www.canadaprepared.com/269/episode-34-our-bol-naturopathy-airline-travel-and-keeping-tabs-on-government/</link>
		<comments>http://www.canadaprepared.com/269/episode-34-our-bol-naturopathy-airline-travel-and-keeping-tabs-on-government/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 19:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bit of a mixed bag of topics in this podcast. I had a work trip, so I was on the road again and finally had some time to talk about a few things that have been important in my modern survivalist life: our new BOL in Nova Scotia, Naturopathy treatment, Airline Travel and Security and [...]]]></description>
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		<itunes:duration>0:32:41</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>Bit of a mixed bag of topics in this podcast. I had a work trip, so I was on the road again and finally had some time to talk about a few things that have been important in my modern survivalist life: our new BOL in Nova Scotia, Naturopathy treatmen[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Bit of a mixed bag of topics in this podcast. I had a work trip, so I was on the road again and finally had some time to talk about a few things that have been important in my modern survivalist life: our new BOL in Nova Scotia, Naturopathy treatment, Airline Travel and Security and Keeping Tabs on Government by taking a look at the bills passing through the House of Commons and the Senate.
There&#8217;s a break in the middle of the recording. I got a phone call, so I had to pull over. The train of thought only gets slightly derailed, but then I get back on topic. Hope to have more for you in the New Year!
Show Resources:

Dr. Joanne Day, Naturopathic Doctor
Bills in House of Commons and Senate
Real Estate in Canada &#8211; MLS.ca





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		<title>Episode 33 – Life’s Most Stressful Events – Divorce</title>
		<link>http://www.canadaprepared.com/258/episode-33-%e2%80%93-life%e2%80%99s-most-stressful-events-%e2%80%93-divorce/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 04:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CdnGuy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Almost half of marriages in Canada end in divorce. Almost all of those divorces have the same thing cited as a reas0n - "I'm not happy anymore." With people using that kind of rationale, it's easy to see why divorces happen so often and how the situation can become utterly disastrous.]]></description>
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		<itunes:duration>0:30:39</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>Almost half of marriages in Canada end in divorce. Almost all of those divorces have the same thing cited as a reas0n - "I'm not happy anymore." With people using that kind of rationale, it's easy to see why divorces happen so often and how the situ[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Almost half of marriages in Canada end in divorce. Almost all of those divorces have the same thing cited as a reas0n - "I'm not happy anymore." With people using that kind of rationale, it's easy to see why divorces happen so often and how the situation can become utterly disastrous.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Episode 32 &#8211; Life&#8217;s Most Stressful Events &#8211; Death of a Spouse</title>
		<link>http://www.canadaprepared.com/252/episode-32-lifes-most-stressful-events-death-of-a-spouse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.canadaprepared.com/252/episode-32-lifes-most-stressful-events-death-of-a-spouse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CdnGuy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These events are the ones that are most likely to happen in your life. They are also the ones that are most likely cause an incredible amount of grief for you and your family. Yet we know that these things are almost inevitable, so we can plan for them and make them less stressful for [...]]]></description>
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		<itunes:duration>0:40:35</itunes:duration>
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These events are the ones that are most likely to happen in your life. They are also the ones that are most likely cause an incredible amount of grief for you and your family. Yet we know that these things are almost inevitable, so we can plan for [...]</itunes:subtitle>
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These events are the ones that are most likely to happen in your life. They are also the ones that are most likely cause an incredible amount of grief for you and your family. Yet we know that these things are almost inevitable, so we can plan for them and make them less stressful for ourselves. Once we have planned for them, they don&#8217;t have to loom in the back of our mind, like a gargoyle waiting to pounce. We can concern ourselves with more enjoyable things.
By preparing, we can dramatically improve the quality of our lives today and in the event that these common life events happen. Today, we talk about being prepared for the passing of a spouse or of ourselves &#8211; to ease the burden of our grieving spouse and family by making sure you have wills in place and up to date. This is just an overview to get you thinking.
Resources:

 What are trusts and how could they benefit you?
Living Wills FAQ &#8211; CBC In-Depth
Dying without a Will (Dying Intestate) &#8211; RBC Insurance





Technorati Tags: canada, death, event, life, prepared, spouse, stress

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		<title>Episode 31 &#8211; Save Money Slicing and Saving Sandwich Meats</title>
		<link>http://www.canadaprepared.com/245/episode-31-save-money-slicing-and-saving-sandwich-meats/</link>
		<comments>http://www.canadaprepared.com/245/episode-31-save-money-slicing-and-saving-sandwich-meats/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CdnGuy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food Production]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Using our $5 garage sale meat slicer and our FoodSaver vaccuum sealer, we&#8217;ve packaged about 20 pounds (or 10 kilograms) of sandwich meats and saved at least $60 in grocery bills. I wouldn&#8217;t recommend the Rival folding meat slicer we have, but for $5 bucks, it&#8217;ll do. If you add the logic of food prices [...]]]></description>
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		<itunes:duration>0:09:33</itunes:duration>
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Using our $5 garage sale meat slicer and our FoodSaver vaccuum sealer, we&#8217;ve packaged about 20 pounds (or 10 kilograms) of sandwich meats and saved at least $60 in grocery bills.
I wouldn&#8217;t recommend the Rival folding meat slicer we hav[...]</itunes:subtitle>
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Using our $5 garage sale meat slicer and our FoodSaver vaccuum sealer, we&#8217;ve packaged about 20 pounds (or 10 kilograms) of sandwich meats and saved at least $60 in grocery bills.
I wouldn&#8217;t recommend the Rival folding meat slicer we have, but for $5 bucks, it&#8217;ll do.
If you add the logic of food prices constantly going up, then it could be even higher savings in the long run. Just think &#8211; if bologna goes up from $3.49 for 500 grams to $3.99 for 500 grams, I&#8217;ve just saved on the future expense of 50 cents per package PLUS what I saved by buying it bulk and parting it up. Why wouldn&#8217;t you do this?
Of course, we&#8217;ve now got sandwich meat for pretty much the rest of the year. Should the household income go down, we can make bread cheaply and still have good sandwiches for lunches. Better today, better tomorrow.
Links:

FoodSaver Canada
VacSealers.com &#8211; FoodSaver style bags in Canada
Average Canadian Food Prices for 2009





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		<title>Basic Electricity Storage in a Battery Array</title>
		<link>http://www.canadaprepared.com/237/basic-electricity-storage-in-a-battery-array/</link>
		<comments>http://www.canadaprepared.com/237/basic-electricity-storage-in-a-battery-array/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 16:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CdnGuy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Talks about making a basic electricity storage system recently. It's a great, affordable idea that can be really helpful in a pinch.  The other great part of this project is that it familiarizes you with almost all the basics of a 12 volt power system. Free PDF wiring diagram.]]></description>
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