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View of devastation from Bedford

View of the Spryfield fire from the Bedford waterfront at about 7:10 p.m.

View of Thursday's massive blaze from the Bedford waterfront around 7:10 p.m.

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Investment fraud

Investment fraud

Fraudulent investment promoters often use aggressive marketing tools to reach consumers.

Slick promotional materials with fine-print risk disclosures fully setting forth the investment’s profit potential and risks seek to impress potential investors.

Many advance fee fraud schemes include ponzi schemes posing as investments, and the West African fraud letter which often comes by way of spam email.

One or more of the following items characterize the questionable scheme:

-Confidentiality agreements which you are asked to sign to ensure you will not speak to “anyone” in particular industry regulators, about this “exclusive plan”.

-Your personal contact information including banking information...

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1920 Era Homes Getting a New, Insulated Life

1920 Era Homes Getting a New, Insulated Life

A local firm is taking the green route to sealing and insulating the rock wall and irregular concrete foundations that have been the bane of most of the area’s heritage homes for decades.

Enviro Foam Insulation has a spray foam made of recycled plastic bottles and soy bean oil that fills every nook and cranny of the city’s persistently damp and cold basements.

“The biggest drawback to buying or investing money into older homes is the leaky basements,” says Lloyd Schmidt of Enviro Foam Insulation, who started the franchise in 2008. “When they originally put these homes up the quality of the foundations was not what it is today and before that they used stone.”...

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Triple ‘A’ Run/Walk for Allergies, Asthma and Anaphylaxis

Triple ‘A’ Run/Walk for Allergies, Asthma and Anaphylaxis

Did you know that more than 12 million Canadians currently suffer from allergies, asthma and anaphylaxis?

On May 30, we invite you to participate in Bedford’s 2010 Triple ‘A’ Run/Walk, which raises funds for research and education.

The event includes a 10km/5km run/walk and 2km family scamper.

What : AAIA Triple “A” Run/Walk, organized by the Allergy/Asthma Information Association.
Includes: 5 km & 10 km Run/Walk & 2 km Family Scamper
Proceeds to support Allergy, Asthma & Anaphylaxis research and education.

When : Sunday, May 30, 2010
10 km Walk starts at 9:30 a.m.
5 km Run/Walk and 10 km Run start at 10 a.m.
2 km Family Scamper starts at 10 a.m.

Where : DeWolfe Park, Bedford

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