Carey Fredericks

1 week ago | printaction.com | Carey Fredericks

Two well-dressed athletes leaned against the lobby wall of a swank L.A. hotel. It was December 6, 1949, and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran then, was enjoying a swim in the hotel’s pool, unaware of the athletes’ insistence on meeting him. Those two young men were no ordinary jocks. Glenn Davis, a West Point U.S. army football star, had just won the 1948 Heisman trophy, and Bob Mathias would soon be a two-time Olympic Decathlon gold medallist at the 1948 and 1952 games.

1 week ago | automationmag.com | Carey Fredericks

The old adage, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” certainly applies to manufacturing. Legacy systems, including older PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers), SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems, and non-networked machinery have long been the backbone of industrial operations. However, as manufacturing continues to evolve, and as companies see the benefits of leveraging data, legacy systems start to show their shortcomings.

1 week ago | glasscanadamag.com | Carey Fredericks

May 5, 2025  By Glass Canada Magazine High-profile wildfires doing substantial property damage to urban areas in B.C. and Alberta have spurred NRCan to look at creating Canadian building standards for wildfire resistance. The consultation process has just begun, but it seems likely that some day soon we may see new codes requiring resistant windows, doors and other components in wildfire-prone areas.

1 week ago | blueline.ca | Carey Fredericks

The traditional policing model in Canada, with its focus on patrol, rapid response to service calls, and investigations, cast the police as the community’s professional defence against crime and disorder. At the same time, citizens are seen as “relatively passive recipients” of these services, as criminologist George Kelling put it in his 1988 paper, “Police and Communities: The Quiet Revolution”.

2 weeks ago | printaction.com | Carey Fredericks

It’s the age of uncertainty with fractured relations between governments in North America. Tariffs, lack of clarity on how much and when have created significant concern. While the specifics may not be clear without significant research, it is good to be prepared. The biggest issue will be the impact to the economy, not only due to tariffs, but also due to the uncertainty.