Greg Yetman wrote:
FYI...finally!
*OTTAWA* *- *Experts and other users of digital topographic data* *will
no longer have to pay to use digital versions of government maps and
data. The Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources, today
announced that as of April 1, 2007, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
began making its electronic topographic mapping data available to all
users free of charge over the Internet.
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full text at:
http://www.news.gc.ca/cfmx/view/en/index.jsp?articleid=290039
<http://www.news.gc.ca/cfmx/view/en/index.jsp?articleid=290039>
Greg,
Just for reference, I don't think you need to give the political level
of "Canada's New Government" credit for this. I think it had more to do
with the progressive folks in this part of the beurocracy that have been
working this issue for a number of years.
Frankly, to my mind the current Conservative government isn't really all that
new. It is just the Progressive Conservative government of 20 years ago
with the Progressive removed - though it took the party 10 years in the
wilderness to reform themselves without their progressive element.
Sorry, that "New" business is just getting under my skin. /me steps away
from the microphone.
Best regards,
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