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Locally-made eco-friendly products on A Morning News Ottawa

April 22 by Melissact

Earth Day is definitely one of my favourite holidays of the year. I think it also has to do with the fact that when April 22nd rolls around it also means that  warmer days are upon us… well except maybe this year. Nevertheless, it’s a day where I like to take stock of what I’m [...]

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7 ways I use social media to promote made in Canada and made in USA

February 28 by Melissact

I’m sometimes asked how, or what I use to promote made in Canada and made in USA products and the companies that make and sell them via my personal brand, In Country with Melissact & Friends. I thought I’d put a few down here… Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google Alerts, Fancy, StumbleUpon and Delicious.

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T-shirts with a cause and locally made

February 18 by Melissact

When I was younger, I was all about band t-shirts and graphic skate t-shirts. Today, it’s mostly blank t-shirts and ones supporting causes, where proceeds go to charities I respect. What kind of t-shirts do you wear? What causes do you actively support (other than the Locally-made cause ;) Do you feel like you do enough to affect change in your world?

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BT Winnipeg: Making the best of winter indoors with some made in Canada products

Making the best of winter using Made in Canada products with BT Winnipeg

November 21 by Melissact

From the moment I landed in Winnipeg, until I left, it snowed. And not just a light dusting. By the time I went to bed (around 11PM) and then left the hotel to make my way to the CityTV studio for my BT Winnipeg show (on Twitter), a block away (around 6AM), there was over [...]

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