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	<title>Alberta Venture Magazine, Alberta business, Canadian business, Business Awards, Alberta news, Alberta industry &#187; One of a Kind</title>
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		<title>One of a Kind &#124; The Dynamite Kid</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2010/11/one-of-a-kind-the-dynamite-kid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 06:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How David Metcalfe landed every 10-year-old boy’s dream job <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2010/11/one-of-a-kind-the-dynamite-kid/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>One of a Kind &#124; Sex Sells</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2010/10/one-of-a-kind-sex-sells/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 08:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brenda Kerber’s travelling road show finds a home By Lisa Ricciotti Lotions &#038; Emotions: Brenda Kerber’s female-friendly shop breaks the stereotype about sex stores Photo by Buffy Goodman She’s a social-worker-turned-adult-toy-boutique-owner. Not your usual career path, but then Brenda Kerber, &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2010/10/one-of-a-kind-sex-sells/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Politics of Play &#124; Edmonton based toy designer isn&#8217;t a one toy wonder</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2010/09/the-politics-of-play-edmonton-based-toy-designer-isnt-a-one-toy-wonder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annalise Klingbeil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How Matthew Hiebert's imagination is helping to build better citizens <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2010/09/the-politics-of-play-edmonton-based-toy-designer-isnt-a-one-toy-wonder/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Biologist Beth MacCallum helps local bighorn sheep make the biggest move of their lives</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2010/08/biologist-beth-maccallum-helps-local-bighorn-sheep-make-the-biggest-move-of-their-lives/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 06:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Biologist Beth MacCallum helps local bighorn sheep make the biggest move of their lives by Tricia Radison Here&#8217;s looking at you: Beth MacCallum is surveyed by a bighorn sheep Beth MacCallum doesn’t have to worry about colleagues interrupting her work. &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2010/08/biologist-beth-maccallum-helps-local-bighorn-sheep-make-the-biggest-move-of-their-lives/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Changing the Tune &#124; Profile of Derek Zhi Guang Chiu, Owner of Cantabile Wedding Music</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2010/07/changing-the-tune-profile-of-derek-zhi-guang-chiu-owner-of-cantabile-wedding-music/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Derek Zhi Guang Chiu, owner, Cantabile Wedding Music by Lindsey Norris PIANO MAN: Derek Chiu walks brides down the aisle to his original wedding music. The wedding industry is not for the faint of heart. In addition to demanding clients &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2010/07/changing-the-tune-profile-of-derek-zhi-guang-chiu-owner-of-cantabile-wedding-music/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Indie Inspector</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2010/06/the-indie-inspector/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 07:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mike Lancop, owner, Buyer’s Edge Home Inspection by Anh Chu HARD LOOK: Home inspector Mike Lancop doesn’t sugar-coat his reports With his well-worn outback hat and rugged blue jeans, Mike Lancop has the look of a maverick. He has the &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2010/06/the-indie-inspector/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Water Cure &#124; Lifewater Drilling Brings Water to Haiti</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2010/05/the-water-cure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 07:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Les Babcock, owner, Lifewater Drilling Ltd. by Lindsey Norris WELL INTENTIONED: Semi-retired water well driller Les Babcock plies his trade in Haiti, where fresh drinking water can be scarce Haiti, it is generally presumed, is a desperately poor nation of &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2010/05/the-water-cure/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>There Might Be Blood &#124; Profile of Mark Pavelich, Owner of Maximum Fighting Championship</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2010/04/there-might-be-blood/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mark Pavelich, owner and president, Maximum Fighting Championship by Paul Matwychuk QUALITY CONTROL: Mark Pavelich is reinventing mixed martial arts in the hopes that next time his Maximum Fighting Championship hits the ring, you’ll bring the kids Mark Pavelich comes &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2010/04/there-might-be-blood/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Try to Be Nice</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2010/02/try-to-be-nice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:13:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Terry Pithers, co-owner, Style for Success Inc. by Scott Messenger When Terry Pithers was growing up, a dining faux pas could elicit a wooden spoon to the knuckles from his manner-minded British mum. While he and wife Joanne Blake have &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2010/02/try-to-be-nice/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Arcade Records And Tapes Q&amp;A With Bill O&#8217;Neill</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2010/01/drop-the-needle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 08:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bill O’Neill, owner, Arcade Records and Tapes by Scott Messenger In the age of the iPod, you might expect a business plan focused on selling vinyl long-playing albums to make for some lonely days at the shop – even if &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2010/01/drop-the-needle/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Choice Cuts</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2009/12/choice-cuts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kevin Kent, owner, Knifewear by Colleen Seto Kevin Kent’s addiction began innocently enough with an introduction to a Japanese knife maker in London, England, where Kent was sous chef at the renowned St. John restaurant. He was awed by the &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2009/12/choice-cuts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Corporal Punishment</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2009/11/corporal-punishment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Colin Reid: director and co-owner, Soldiers of Fitness Ltd. by Scott Messenger On my first encounter with Corporal Colin Reid, he made me want to vomit. He does that to people. But that’s what they pay him for. Reid co-owns &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2009/11/corporal-punishment/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sergeant Salesman</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2009/10/sergeant-salesman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Terry Paranych, Realtor and CEO of the Paranych Group of Companies by Lindsey Norris If you live in Edmonton, you probably know the face of Terry Paranych better than your own mother’s. For years, this Realtor’s marketing campaign has been &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2009/10/sergeant-salesman/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Loving Every Minute</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2009/09/loving-every-minute/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:53:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lloyd Fleming: owner, Fleming Cats Ltd. by Michael Mccullough If you’re driving anywhere across a swath of northeastern Alberta, there’s a good chance it’s on a roadway cleared and levelled by Fleming Cats of Lac La Biche. Owner Lloyd Fleming &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2009/09/loving-every-minute/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Green Reaper</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2009/08/the-green-reaper/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 09:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stephanie Jackman: founder and president, REAP by Lindsey Norris It’s funny the things we take for granted. Some people won’t walk an extra few feet to put a water bottle in the recycling instead of the trash. Others will quit &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2009/08/the-green-reaper/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ten Years and Clucking</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2009/07/ten-years-and-clucking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How Chickwagon helped feminize the Calgary Stampede by Stephanie Sparks Chuckwagon racing is one of a few old-school Wild West events still attracting spectators throughout Alberta. It continues to be a highlight of the yearly Calgary Stampede and, surprisingly, a &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2009/07/ten-years-and-clucking/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>To Brie or Not to Brie</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2009/06/to-brie-or-not-to-brie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:05:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Janice Beaton: owner, Janice Beaton Fine Cheese by Scott Messenger Janice Beaton won’t say it outright, but visit her Mount Royal or Kensington cheese boutiques or Farm, the new restaurant she co-owns, and you’ll sense that she sees something sacred &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2009/06/to-brie-or-not-to-brie/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dad Knows Best</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2009/05/dad-knows-best/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 10:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Darren Weeks: Founder and CEO, Fast Track Group by Lindsey Norris On stage, Darren Weeks is a little scary. Not in a physical way; the man dresses like a model in an Armani catalogue. No, he’s scary because he’ll tell &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2009/05/dad-knows-best/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Original Multi-tasker</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2009/04/the-original-multi-tasker/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:51:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stan Reynolds: car dealership pioneer by Tracy Hyatt When northern Albertans hear the name Wetaskiwin, most can’t help but recall the “Cars Cost Less in Wetaskiwin” jingle. Stan Reynolds, 85, knows that tune very well. He also knows why people &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2009/04/the-original-multi-tasker/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dallas North</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2009/03/dallas-north/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tom Cox and Jordy Randall, executive producers of Wild Roses by Scott Messenger At a champagne-drenched party during the first episode of Wild Roses, which ran in January on CBC Television, a passing comment between revellers sums up the dramatic &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2009/03/dallas-north/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Soup’s On!</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2009/02/soup%e2%80%99s-on/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carmie Nearing: owner and chef, Spoon Fed Soup by Colleen Seto Growing up with nine siblings in Cape Breton, N.S., Carmie Nearing quickly learned how to be resourceful and creative in the kitchen. And after a detour from cooking to &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2009/02/soup%e2%80%99s-on/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Physician Finder</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2009/01/the-physician-finder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trudy Carrels: founder, Global Physician Placement by Jane Harris When her preschool daughter got sick in 1999, Trudy Carrels’ road trips ended. For 15 years, she’d travelled as a management, marketing and recruitment consultant. But with a local doctor shortage &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2009/01/the-physician-finder/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Let Him Eat Cake</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2008/12/let-him-eat-cake/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Seto</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bob Beeson: president and co-founder, the Cheesecake Cafe <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2008/12/let-him-eat-cake/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Say It Like You Mean It</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2008/11/say-it-like-you-mean-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sharon Edwards: president, Edwards Communications by Colleen Biondi Back when she was an on-air radio personality, Calgary-based Sharon Edwards grilled some very smart people on some very big ideas. But whether they were writers or academics, politicians or executives, invariably &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2008/11/say-it-like-you-mean-it/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Busy Body</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2008/10/busy-body/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Margot Micallef: chair and CEO, Vista Broadcast Group Inc. By Colleen Seto A woman’s work is never done. This could not be truer for Margot Micallef. She runs two companies: Vista Broadcast Group Inc., a company that owns and operates &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2008/10/busy-body/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The High Cost of the Free Market</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2008/09/the-high-cost-of-the-free-market/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gunnar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Construction]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ravi Natt: chair, Wood Buffalo Housing and Development By Colleen Seto Having arrived in Canada in 1972 as a refugee from Uganda, Ravi Natt acutely understands the importance of meeting basic needs. Fittingly, she has spent the last seven years &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2008/09/the-high-cost-of-the-free-market/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Price of Ice</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2008/07/the-price-of-ice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Seto</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jerry Antoniuk: owner, Polar Ice Express Who would have thought that ice – something anyone can make in the freezer – would be the cause of an all-out business war? Certainly not Jerry Antoniuk, owner of Edmonton-based Polar Ice Express, &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2008/07/the-price-of-ice/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tomorrow’s Agriculture</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2008/06/tomorrow%e2%80%99s-agriculture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Seto</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What began as a TV series in Manitoba featuring innovation in the new economy has since evolved into a Calgary-based company that fosters innovation in the knowledge-based industries – agriculture and food, environment, life sciences and information technology. Dennis McKnight: &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2008/06/tomorrow%e2%80%99s-agriculture/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Classrooms without Borders</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2008/05/classrooms-without-borders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 18:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Hyatt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine attending school in real time without leaving your house or collaborating face-to-face with people on the other side of the world. Elluminate Inc. makes this and much more possible. More than 800 institutions across North America use the Calgary-based &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2008/05/classrooms-without-borders/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The King of Bling</title>
		<link>http://albertaventure.com/2008/04/the-king-of-bling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You don’t get much gutsier than Gerry Gilroy. For starters, he trained alongside Canadian boxer George Chuvalo back in the ’60s in Toronto. Gilroy was unstoppable in the ring. Light on his feet, he never got knocked out. And he &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2008/04/the-king-of-bling/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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