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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (AHN) – The federal government of Canada appears to have learned its environmental lessons from the recent deaths of ducks in Alberta’s lakes used as tailings pond by oil sands companies.

On Tuesday, Environment Minister Jim Prentice said Ottawa had rejected the proposed Prosperity mine near Williams Lake in British Columbia. The decision was based on the possible negative impact of the mine on the surroundings, including Fish Lake, which is known for its picturesque scenery.

BC Premier Gordon Campbell had been pushing for the $800 million project because of its potential to boost the province’s coffers. BC Minister of State for Mining Randy Hawes said Ottawa’s decision is not embarrassing, just disappointing.

Hawes said BC would continue to help the operator, Taseko Mines, win the federal government’s okay and to subsequently register the gold-copper project.

On the same day, Prentice gave the go signal for a gold-copper mine project at Mount Milligan, near Prince George.

Prentice explained the different responses by Ottawa to the two projects. He said in a statement, “We believe in balancing resource stewardship with economic development. The Mount Milligan project has been designed in a way that minimizes impacts to the environment, while the significant adverse environmental effects of the Prosperity project cannot be justified as it is currently proposed.”

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San Francisco, CA, United States (AHN) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hinted at a San Francisco forum that Washington is inclined to allow more oil sands from Canada. She made the statement in response to a question from the audience at the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco.

The indication of the potential policy came at a time that TransCanada’s application to extend its Keystone XL pipeline project is still pending. The proposal involves 1,700 miles of pipeline to transport fuel sourced from bitumen from Alberta to Texas, doubling exports to as much as 900,000 barrels per day.

TransCanada’s proposal is under review by the State Department, which is being hounded by lobby groups to reject the project following the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster this year.

Clinton said the department has not yet finished all the analysis on the TransCanada proposal, but said Washington is inclined toward the project because it’s a choice of being dependent on “dirty oil” from Canada or from the Middle East.

Clinton acknowledged tolerating “dirty oil” is a reality that the U.S. government has to face until it has sufficient clean, renewable energy available to meet the growing demand for power.

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Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada (AHN) – A growing number of Nunavut residents are up in arms against a proposed uranium mine near Baker Lake. To show their opposition, they have petitioned the provincial government to conduct a public inquiry into the project.

At least six Nunavut communities have signed the petition asking that the provincial legislature table in summer a public investigation. Instead of a probe, Premier Eva Aariak ordered the holding of public forums later this year to check the public pulse on the issue.

The uranium project was proposed by French firm Areva, which runs several uranium exploration and mining projects in Canada.

The Nunavut Impact Review Board started the regulatory process last spring for the $1.5-billion Kiggavik project in the Thelon Basin, which is home to major caribou herds. There are several other major uranium project applications pending before the board, which needs to balance the impact of uranium mining on the area’s wildlife population.

Areva Resources Canada operates the McClean Lake site in northern Saskatchewan. The firm also is a partner in the McArthur and Cigar Lake mines in the same province. These two deposits are considered the largest high-grade uranium deposits in the world.

Areva claims it deploys ISO 14001-compliant environmental management systems at all of its sites and operations.

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Using Hard Money to Fund a Construction Project You are ready to start construction, but the loan process is slowing you down. You should consider obtaining a hard money loan to get going on your project today. Hard money loans can be obtained quickly and with little upfront cost to you. What are hard money loans and how can I obtain one? Hard money loans are a type of real estate loan that is provided by private investors, through brokers. The collateral for this type of loan is the value of the property. In the case of a construction loan it is the improved value of the property. In order to provide security to the lender, the hard money loan will have higher interest rates than a conventional loan, and will be limited to around 65% of the improved value of the property. The lender will also only lend from the first position, so that in the event of a foreclosure, they are the first party to recover their investment. Hard money loans are short term loans, so you need to have an exit strategy before obtaining one of these loans, such as a plan to sell the property when completed or to refinance the property through traditional institutions.

Although the loan is limited to 65% of the improved value of the property, construction loans will generally cover all of the costs of construction, assuming that costs for construction are less than the value of the property upon completion. If you have a business that is growing at a rapid pace and you are ready to expand by constructing a new building or updating your current building. Obtaining enough capital to obtain traditional financing for this construction can take a while. In this case, it would be worthwhile to pay a higher interest rate for a hard money loan, and be able to start construction within days. Hard money lenders are available all over the country; a web search will turn up many lenders available in your area. Several websites will give you access to multiple lenders. Before approaching a lender, have your plan in place. Have complete details on all of the costs associated with the construction project, an appraisal of the completed property, as well as details on your exit strategy. Provide this information to the lender(s), and you should receive approval within a day or two, and be able to close on the deal within a week.

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Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – First Nations leaders have joined the growing clamor against the extension of the oil sands pipeline project from Alberta into the United States.

Three Canadian aboriginal leaders were in Washington Monday to lobby against the extension because of the negative impact of the oil sands projects on 30 First Nations communities. The delegation is led by Francois Paulette of Smith’s Landing Treaty 8 First Nation.

They are pushing for a stop to the Keystone XL pipeline expansion project and will meet with officials of the State Department, White House environment council, Department of Interior, Canadian embassy and congressional offices as part of their lobby effort.

TransCanada, which runs the $1.2 billion pipeline system, started on June 30 the commercial operation of the first phase of the Keystone Pipeline System, which is focused on the conversion of a natural gas pipeline to a crude oil pipeline and construction of a bullet line that would link Alberta to its market hubs in the U.S. Midwest.

The second phase would extend the project from Steel City, NE, to Cushing, OK, using 36-inch pipelines and covering 2,673 kilometers (1,661 miles).

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Using Hard Money to Fund a Construction Project You are ready to start construction, but the loan process is slowing you down. You should consider obtaining a hard money loan to get going on your project today. Hard money loans can be obtained quickly and with little upfront cost to you. What are hard money loans and how can I obtain one? Hard money loans are a type of real estate loan that is provided by private investors, through brokers. The collateral for this type of loan is the value of the property. In the case of a construction loan it is the improved value of the property. In order to provide security to the lender, the hard money loan will have higher interest rates than a conventional loan, and will be limited to around 65% of the improved value of the property. The lender will also only lend from the first position, so that in the event of a foreclosure, they are the first party to recover their investment. Hard money loans are short term loans, so you need to have an exit strategy before obtaining one of these loans, such as a plan to sell the property when completed or to refinance the property through traditional institutions. Although the loan is limited to 65% of the improved value of the property, construction loans will generally cover all of the costs of construction, assuming that costs for construction are less than the value of the property upon completion. If you have a business that is growing at a rapid pace and you are ready to expand by constructing a new building or updating your current building.

Obtaining enough capital to obtain traditional financing for this construction can take a while. In this case, it would be worthwhile to pay a higher interest rate for a hard money loan, and be able to start construction within days. Hard money lenders are available all over the country; a web search will turn up many lenders available in your area. Several websites will give you access to multiple lenders. Before approaching a lender, have your plan in place. Have complete details on all of the costs associated with the construction project, an appraisal of the completed property, as well as details on your exit strategy. Provide this information to the lender(s), and you should receive approval within a day or two, and be able to close on the deal within a week.

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada (AHN) – Metrolinx Chief Executive Officer Bruce McCuaig rejected on Thursday proposals from Toronto mayor candidates to improve the city’s transportation problem. McCuaig said the Big Move plan has been endorsed by municipal councils and Ontario, and the next move is to deliver the project.

The $50-billion project will transform Toronto’s transit system in the next 25 years. Components of the project include construction of the Union Station-Pearson Airport air-rail link, expansion and improvement of GO Transit and development and investment strategy.

Unless the city’s transit system is modernized, residents will have to battle traffic going to their work daily. The cost of the gridlock to residents of the Greater Toronto Area is estimated at $6 billion yearly and may escalate to $15 billion.

McCuaig disclosed Metrolinx has 10 major projects lined up, but the provincial agency is focusing on five. These are:

• the Sheppard light rail transit line scheduled for completion by 2014
• the York VIVA Rapid Way targeted to be completed by 2020
• the Englington light rail transit line set to start tunneling in 2011
• the Scarborough rapid transit renewal which will start 2015
• the Finch light rail transit line to begin in 2015 and be completed in 2019.

The Metrolinx CEO discussed the status of the transport projects at a Board of Trade event, partly to address the proposals from the five mayoral candidates in Toronto.

Rod Ford, Rocco Rossi and Sarah Thomson have proposed shifting financial resources already committed to Transit City to their own transit solutions focused on building subways. George Smitherman is in favor of following Metrolinx’s plans, except for minor changes. Only Joe Pantalone favored following the original plans of Transit City.

However, updated plans have delayed parts of the project and $4 billion in funding as Ontario grapples with a record-high budget deficit.

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Using Hard Money to Fund a Construction Project You are ready to start construction, but the loan process is slowing you down. You should consider obtaining a hard money loan to get going on your project today. Hard money loans can be obtained quickly and with little upfront cost to you. What are hard money loans and how can I obtain one? Hard money loans are a type of real estate loan that is provided by private investors, through brokers. The collateral for this type of loan is the value of the property. In the case of a construction loan it is the improved value of the property. In order to provide security to the lender, the hard money loan will have higher interest rates than a conventional loan, and will be limited to around 65% of the improved value of the property. The lender will also only lend from the first position, so that in the event of a foreclosure, they are the first party to recover their investment. Hard money loans are short term loans, so you need to have an exit strategy before obtaining one of these loans, such as a plan to sell the property when completed or to refinance the property through traditional institutions.

Although the loan is limited to 65% of the improved value of the property, construction loans will generally cover all of the costs of construction, assuming that costs for construction are less than the value of the property upon completion. If you have a business that is growing at a rapid pace and you are ready to expand by constructing a new building or updating your current building. Obtaining enough capital to obtain traditional financing for this construction can take a while. In this case, it would be worthwhile to pay a higher interest rate for a hard money loan, and be able to start construction within days. Hard money lenders are available all over the country; a web search will turn up many lenders available in your area. Several websites will give you access to multiple lenders. Before approaching a lender, have your plan in place. Have complete details on all of the costs associated with the construction project, an appraisal of the completed property, as well as details on your exit strategy. Provide this information to the lender(s), and you should receive approval within a day or two, and be able to close on the deal within a week.

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by: Hard Money Bankers, LLC www.hardmoneybankers.com

Using Hard Money to Fund a Construction Project You are ready to start construction, but the loan process is slowing you down. You should consider obtaining a hard money loan to get going on your project today. Hard money loans can be obtained quickly and with little upfront cost to you. What are hard money loans and how can I obtain one? Hard money loans are a type of real estate loan that is provided by private investors, through brokers. The collateral for this type of loan is the value of the property. In the case of a construction loan it is the improved value of the property. In order to provide security to the lender, the hard money loan will have higher interest rates than a conventional loan, and will be limited to around 65% of the improved value of the property. The lender will also only lend from the first position, so that in the event of a foreclosure, they are the first party to recover their investment. Hard money loans are short term loans, so you need to have an exit strategy before obtaining one of these loans, such as a plan to sell the property when completed or to refinance the property through traditional institutions.

Although the loan is limited to 65% of the improved value of the property, construction loans will generally cover all of the costs of construction, assuming that costs for construction are less than the value of the property upon completion. If you have a business that is growing at a rapid pace and you are ready to expand by constructing a new building or updating your current building. Obtaining enough capital to obtain traditional financing for this construction can take a while. In this case, it would be worthwhile to pay a higher interest rate for a hard money loan, and be able to start construction within days. Hard money lenders are available all over the country; a web search will turn up many lenders available in your area. Several websites will give you access to multiple lenders. Before approaching a lender, have your plan in place. Have complete details on all of the costs associated with the construction project, an appraisal of the completed property, as well as details on your exit strategy. Provide this information to the lender(s), and you should receive approval within a day or two, and be able to close on the deal within a week.

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When you decide to buy a property in France you may have many reasons for doing such a purchase. It could be a dream home to move the whole family to or maybe a holiday home for personal use or even for renting out for holidays there are lots of things to take into consideration.How to find the property you really dream of! They often say there’s no harm in dreaming especially when your dreams have the possibility of coming true. You can find many good English speaking estate agents on the internet who have many properties for sale. But I would like to tell you that there is an interesting way out, which will allow you not to pay any agents fees. You can for example go straight into the local Notaire`s office and you will normally find that there is a property sale board which offers properties for sale directly from the owners. Moreover you may find as we did that the same property is on sale in an estate agents window for a much higher price that in the Notaries` office, hence well worth a look.

Agencies do charge much for their work but frankly speaking we don`t think they do a lot of the paperwork etc. on your behalf. It is up to you to decide what kind of service to use. You can use an agent if you are a first time buyer, the choice is yours, we did just that for our first property purchase in Brittany.

Important advice and tips on choosing the right property in the right area

If you have made the decision to either move to France or at least buy a holiday home, it is wise to think about the right area for your future “castle” Should you look for an area which will gives you easy access to the UK, this might be very convenient if you have to return on a regular basis. So for people in this category it is advisable to look at the Airport and Ferry port distances from the place you want to buy.

You can still find many bargains in France and it is possible that you look for and find a great renovation project with a few acres of land and this could be ideal for you. But keep in mind that sometimes the first impressions unfortunately, are often hiding something, so research is a must.

A few acres of land, that sounds great, and brings to mind ideas of getting a few animals, horses, sheep, and chickens. Who knows you could even dig your own lake and fill it with fish and offer fishing holidays or if you have barns to convert to gites or holiday homes, maybe even a part of your home could be used as bed and breakfast.

So what`s it really like to take on a building or refurbishment project in France

We have been there and done it all and although it sounds fantastic it is not all plain sailing by any means. A property can be advertised as “livable with fishing lake”but frankly speaking it can be far from this, but you learn from your mistakes. When we were searching for a property to buy in Brittany we viewed properties all day with a property agent (not an estate agent). That day we didn` choose anything so we looked and kept looking and on the second day of house hunting in Brittany. At last fortune smiled upon us and we saw the last property of the day. That was it we saw it and said we wanted it, a bit rash you may think but we had made up our minds. A Bretagne Longere with out-buildings and a large unused part of the house and to top it off seven hectares of land all around the property.

Many different ideas occur and all sorts of thoughts start racing through your heads. You want to remake almost everything, this you will put here, and that thing should be moved there and on that place your wish is to create your own fishing lake and with over 10 acres what could be easier.

You buy the property and move there to do some work to create your dream. Now you have to find a well known registered builder or tradesman who can provide good references. When we bought the desired property found a great French registered English builder and a French electrician who speaks perfect English after getting several quotes for the work to be done we eventually chose and the works started.

Remember that employing anyone in France who is not registered is actually illegal and you do it would be liable to fines or worse if you get caught employing people on “the black”. In addition it is always best advice to check the persons or companies insurance certificate; we did and never looked back as the work was finished to a high quality and on time.

We present registered tradesmen covering generally if not all of the trades to be able to get a excellent building project carried out. If you decide to buy a France property as a project we also list lots of Estate agents all across France and France Notaires to do the legal side of things for you.

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