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		<title>Pestworld &#8211; BC Recertifiaction Credits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The NPMA will be hosting PestWorld this year (October 20-23) in Hawaii.  If you are attending from BC you will be eligible for recertification credits for nearly all sessions offered.
To get credits you will need to complete an NPMA credit form and submit it to the SPMA when you return.
A full list of credits available [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://spmabc.com/?p=366</link>
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		<title>Cryonite Registered In Canada</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The CPMA has worked in conjunction with the PMRA to identify the needs for our industry in terms of new products.  Much of this focus has been on tools to battle bed bugs, and as of yesterday, PCOs now have one more tool in the box; Cryonite.
Cryonite is registered under PCP# 29573 
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		<link>http://spmabc.com/?p=365</link>
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		<title>NPMA FREE WEBINAR &#8211; Bed Bug Liability Issues</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bed  Bug Liability Issues
Presented by Dan Gerber,  Esq., Rumberger, Kirk and Caldwell
 July 14,  2010
 10:00 a.m. &#8211;  11:00 a.m. (PST)
Bed bug service can be a new lucrative area of added service.  But, as with any other business venture, liability and litigation issues must factor into your planning.  PMP&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://spmabc.com/?p=361</link>
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		<title>NPMA FREE WEBINAR &#8211; &#8220;IT&#8217;S TIME TO TWEET&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[RE-ENERGIZE YOUR SOCIAL  NETWORKING STRATEGY WITH &#8220;IT&#8217;S TIME TO TWEET&#8221; 
It&#8217;s Time to Tweet 
 Presented by Professional Pest Management  Alliance
June 30, 2010
1:00 p.m. &#8211; 2:00 p.m. (ET)

Thousands of businesses have set up  Twitter accounts because they wanted to &#8220;check that off the social media to do  box&#8221; but the overwhelming [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://spmabc.com/?p=359</link>
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		<title>NPMA Hosts FREE Webinar &#8211; Flies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WEBINAR &#8211; Establishing  a Profitable Insect Control Program for Flies
Wednesday, June 23, 2010  1:00 PM &#8211; 2:30 PM EDT







Flies are of  concern as they can serve as both nuisance pests as well as pests of  medical importance.  This session will investigate the importance of  flies as public health and nuisance pests [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://spmabc.com/?p=356</link>
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		<title>Training Session &#8211; June 9th</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The SPMA of BC will be hosting a training seminar on June 9th that features Sean McCann (PhD student from Simon Fraser University).  He will discuss Bees, Wasps, and Look A Likes.
Lower Mainland Training / Meeting &#8211; Wed. June 9th, 2010
Date: Wednesday June 9th, 2010
Time: 7:00pm
Place &#8211; NEW LOCATION !!!: Hilton Metrotown (Burnaby) &#8211; 6083 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://spmabc.com/?p=352</link>
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		<title>FREE Ant Webinar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Joe Barile, field development and technical service  representative for Bayer Environmental  Science, will be presenting a Webinar on April 30, at  2 p.m. Barile will present research data, trends and tips  relating to the management of ants and other pests.
REGISTER HERE.
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		<link>http://spmabc.com/?p=344</link>
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		<title>Cosmetic Use of Pesticides in British Columbia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cosmetic Use of Pesticides in British Columbia
Currently British Columbia requires companies applying pesticides to use the pesticides as part of an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program. In IPM programs, all available information and treatment methods are considered in order to prevent and manage pest populations effectively, economically and in an environmentally sound manner.
In the August [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://spmabc.com/?p=340</link>
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		<title>Backlog Of Licences</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Environment has a backlog of pesticide user and vendor licence applications.
If your licence expires April 1 and you have already applied for your new licence, you may continue to use or sell pesticides until the end of April. If you have not received your new licence by the end of April, please [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://spmabc.com/?p=336</link>
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		<title>2010 Training Dates Set</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2010 SPMA of BC training dates are now set.  We are in the process of selecting topics and booking speakers.  As we have more information we will post it here.  Please take a moment to mark these dates in your calendars.
LOWER  MAINLAND
Lower Mainland Training / Meeting &#8211; Wed. Apr. 21st
Date: Wednesday April 21st, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://spmabc.com/?p=328</link>
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