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Our 8th Anniversary!

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Now our 8th Anniversary! Since 2004, we keep growing. Thank you to all who have supported us. It has been a pleasure to be a part of the community. This past year has brought new lines, new products from new suppliers, and the opening of sunwardhobbies.ca Now with the start of our 9th year, we … Read more

Australia Pays Sunward a Visit

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Well, actually, one Australian and not the whole country. We had the pleasure of having Blake Nikolic of Australian Rocketry Pty Ltd and his mate Robert Winchcomb over for a visit and a dinner. Robert is originally from Australia and is now in Montreal – flying rockets! All of us at Sunward had a good … Read more

Motor Sales transferred to sunwardhobbies.ca

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Sunward will now remove the sale of rocket motors from the main site www.sunward1.com It has been to difficult to offer competitive shipping to the US and as a result the sale of rocket motors will now be done at our new site www.sunwardhobbies.ca Shipping will be to most Canadian addresses with pricing in Canadian … Read more

Sunward Achieves Better Business Bureau Accreditation

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We are please to announce Sunward Group Limited is now a Better Business Bureau Accredited company. This includes www.sunwardhobbies.ca and www.sunward1.com Sunward obtained the Accredited standing after showing the company meets all BBB standards . sunwardhobbies.ca is the hobby retail division of Sunward Group Limited serving the Canadian market. As all divisions and websites of … Read more

Final Comments for Proposed Regulations

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Final comments have been sent and now available for viewing. Thanks to Mary Roberts of Estes-Cox Corporation for their submission.  Mary Roberts has been also most helpful in getting motor manufacturers together. Also to Greg Dietlein on behalf of CAR-ACF Canadian Association of Rocketry  – L’Association Canadienne De Fuséologie for their submission. French translation was … Read more

One Day For Comments for Regulations Deadline

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Another reminder comments must be received by Natural Resources Canada by May 31, 2012 – tomorrow. A thanks to other for sharing their concerns.  These include: John Campbell of Ottawa Rocketry Group Mr. L.H. Kunin of Udisco of Montreal Bill Krosney of Manitoba Rocketry Club The proposed regulations are available at: https://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2012/2012-03-17/html/reg1-eng.html Explosive Regulation, 2012 … Read more

Deadline Approaches on Proposed New Regulations

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A reminder comments are only open for a 75 day period on the proposed update to the Explosives Act. Rocketeers in Canada are encouraged to voice their opinion and concerns by May 31, 2012 to Natural Resources Canada. We would like to thanks Trip Barber of the National Association of Rocketry who has sent in … Read more

Sunward Responds to Canada’s Proposed Rocketry Regulations

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Natural Resources Canada published a proposed update to the Explosives Act and Regulation in the Canada Gazette 1 on March 17, 2012.  The original legislation is outdated as it was written before 1920. Public comment and feedback is invited and is available for 75 days after the publication date.  After the comments are received and … Read more