Great Links
We hope you'll find these links helpful and enjoyable!
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Safety Sites
Great Sites for finding information on safety regulations, supplies, etc.-
The Alberta Construction Safety Association offers a lot of great resources and courses.
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Although this is a U.S. Government Site, it is a huge resource for anyone in the health and safety field.
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We are certified to teach under ASC in Forklift & ATV. They also offer a lot of other courses – especially motorcycle training.
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The Red Cross is the world's largest humanitarian organization. Pro Safety is a proud to be associated with the Red Cross as an Authorized Provider. Please contact the Red Cross to donate to people in crisis, or to find out about volunteer opportunities.
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Get the straight goods on Transportation of Dangerous Goods from the horse’s mouth. (sorry – I mean the government department which oversees it).
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Alberta Government Website, where you can download all the OH & S regulations for free! Or you can order them online from the Queen’s printer.
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Running Sites
We are runners & would love to share a few of our favourite sites. If you are stressed, or feeling a little sluggish, we highly recommend running / walking as a great, economical way to de-stress & increase energy. (Disclaimer: Consult your doctor first!)-
If you don’t have a GPS & want to know how far you’ve run w/out driving in your car, THIS SITE is the best! Using Google Earth, you can find your house & start recording: It tells you distance (metric or imperial), show splits, and even calories burned!
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A great race predictor based on your earlier performance.
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A great training pace calculator from Runner's World.
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Everything you wanted to know about running and then some – a lot of great links from this site.
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Enter your distance and time and it will tell you your pace.
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A free online running log – for those of us who are too lazy to write).
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A great video that shamelessly promotes Brooks running shoes, but has a great tune and taps into some of the motivation of why we run.
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Lots of great stuff about running.
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Faith / Social Action Sites
These are sites that we have found helpful or inspiring. Jesus said: “I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.” ( Matthew 25:40, NIV) Please take a minute to check some of these out.-
Interested in exploring faith with absolutely no pressure? The Alpha course is a great place to start (comes complete with free meals or dessert!) Check this site for a course near you.
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Whether you like the military model or not, you will agree that the Sally Ann does a huge amount of good in this world full of hurting and needy people.
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We went to Africa & saw first hand the good work that Compassion is doing. (We'd love to tell you all about our trip!) Please consider sponsoring a child. For less than the cost of a cup of coffee a day you can provide the essentials for a needy child.
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Hopefully the title says it all! Check it out to be challenged (or just to see the great videos from Bono or Nelson Mandela).
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Official website of the “one” campaign, an innovative effort to end world poverty.
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Website of Evangelicals for Social Action, founded by Ron Sider, the author of Rich Christians in a World of Hunger.
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The online home of Sojourner's community, Jim Wallace and Sojourners Magazine.
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Works through the legal systems in developing countries to eilimnate slave labour, sex trade, human trafficing, etc.
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