

Given the limited financial and staff resources DSI, more accurate tracking of these families need careful monitoring (as opposed to those who are more diligent in cleaning their water) is expected to help the organization better allocate its resources. Previously this task was done using paper forms which was time consuming and error prone.

The health of employees then answered a questionnaire on-device and sends the information back to the DSI headquarters via SMS. Just the phone reads the tag of the bucket and the administration of the visits, they are measuring the amount of chlorine in the water and key it into the handset. On each bucket has an RFID tag is read during the regular visits of community-based health workers NFC-equipped Nokia 6212 phones.

His bill was passed quickly by the House of Commons but was stalled by the Senate, which returned the bill to the Commons with the recommendation that the holiday be renamed The National Holiday of Canada, an amendment that effectively killed the bill.Īpproximately 35,000 households in Haiti have received 'clean water' buckets - comprises a chlorine solution and an RFID tag of five liters bucket for handling and storage of water - the charity Deep Springs International (DSI). In 1946, Philéas Côté, a Quebec member of the House of Commons, introduced a private member's bill to rename Dominion Day as Canada Day. No official celebrations were therefore held until 1917-the golden anniversary of Confederation-and then none again for a further decade. The holiday was initially not dominant in the national calendar up to the early 20th century, Canadians thought themselves to be primarily British, being thus less interested in celebrating distinctly Canadian forms of patriotism. However, the holiday was not established statutorily until 1879, when it was designated as Dominion Day, in reference to the designation of the country as a Dominion in the British North America Act. On June 20, 1868, Governor General the Viscount Monck issued a royal proclamation asking for Canadians to celebrate the anniversary of the confederation. Call ahead to restaurants, stores and tourist attractions to confirm Canada Day hours. Schools, banks, government offices and many other stores and businesses are closed on July 1st. Get the complete Canada Day Checklist, including lyrics to O Canada in French and English. Typically, Canada Day celebrations include parades, fireworks, barbecues and other get-togethers.
