GOLDEN HORSESHOE BUSINESS CHALLENGE SET FOR MAY 31

- Entrepreneurs have the chance to win $100,000 in cash -

Rochester, New York, and Waterloo - Wilfrid Laurier University, the University of Waterloo, Conestoga College and the University of Guelph – partners in the LaunchPad $50K Venture Creation Competition - along with economic development and university partners in Buffalo, N.Y., Ithaca, N.Y., and Rochester, N.Y., are pleased to announce the first-ever Golden Horseshoe Business Challenge.
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iCON presents Jim Brickman - Brick Brewing Co. Ltd. “Surviving Global Changes in the Beer Industry”


In 1984, Jim Brickman opened Brick Brewing Co. Ltd., the first craft brewery in Eastern Canada.
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Provincial Election Banter:
Your money fuels Dalton McGuinty's reckless spending Fleet of Brinks trucks full of cash at Queen's Park but no results for taxpayers

QUEEN'S PARK - Progressive Conservative Party Leader John Tory said instead of focusing on priorities and reducing the tax burden, Dalton McGuinty is going on an end of year mad money spending spree.
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Canada's per capita Net Worth reaches $150, 500 - up 2.7% for Fourth quarter 2006 and annual 2006

National net worth reached $4.9 trillion by the end of the fourth quarter, or $150,500 per capita. National net worth expanded by $131 billion in the fourth quarter, up 2.7% and just off the pace set in the third.
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Transcontinental announces its first-quarter results and a dividend increase

MONTREAL - Transcontinental reported first-quarter results that were lower than the same quarter a year ago. The acquisitions made in 2006, higher volume in certain niches and continued efforts to reduce costs partially offset the expected negative impact of the exchange rate, the weakness in the advertising market in certain segments, and the cost of special investments in brand promotion, title launches and digital initiatives in the Media sector.
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Barcoding Makes Cover of Canadian Geographic

The research of University of Guelph Prof. Paul Hebert is the focus of the cover story in the March/April issue of Canadian Geographic magazine.
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Cell Phones as Train and Bus Tickets

German Rail and Vodafone developing new electronic ticket • Pilot project will start in October • Payment system improves customer convenience

Hanover, Germany - Climb on board and off you go! Some day, passengers will be able to board a train or bus without first purchasing a paper ticket from a dispenser or the driver. Instead, they will simply need to push a button on their mobile phone once prior to departure and then again when they reach their destination.
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COM DEV achieves 21% revenue growth in seasonally slow quarter

CAMBRIDGE - COM DEV International Ltd. announced its first quarter financial results for the three-month period ended January 31, 2007.
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IMF Draft Points To Strong World Growth

"Global economic growth is likely to slip to 4.9 percent in 2007 and 2008 from 5.3 percent last year, with US growth slowing to 2.6 percent this year but rebounding in 2008, according to draft International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts obtained by Reuters.
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Conestoga Students Earn Recognition from Ontario Flower Growers

The Ontario Flower Growers Co-operative recently held its 17th annual student floral design competition at its Mississauga headquarters. As has been the case in recent years, the student team from Conestoga*s Retail Florist program did exceedingly well, earning three of the six medals awarded in the competition which also included teams from Algonquin, Mohawk and Seneca colleges.
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Five Email and Document Management Strategies Key to Reducing Litigation Costs, Improving Preparation

New Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Amendments Require New Records Management, Litigation Readiness Strategies

CHICAGO, IL, - Smoking-gun documents and emails have been at the heart of the world's best known corporate legal battles, but the risks of information in litigation have suddenly grown with new U.S. Federal guidelines for e-discovery.
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Ontario Government Strengthening Social Services Agencies Through Investment In Guelph Area

Investments Will Support Community Agencies Serving People In Need

GUELPH - The Ontario government is investing $2.5 million in more than 50 projects in the Guelph area to renovate and upgrade community agencies that provide programs and services to people in need, Guelph-Wellington MPP Liz Sandals announced on behalf of Minister of Community and Social Services Madeleine Meilleur.
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UW hosts high school robot enthusiasts participating in FIRST robotics contest

WATERLOO - The University of Waterloo will host robot enthusiasts from high schools across Ontario next week in the first round of an international robotics competition.
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Outstanding Ontario elementary schools to be recognized at annual awards for excellence - Elementary Schools from Waterloo Region and Area Noticably Absent

TORONTO - The Fraser Institute will honour teachers, principals, support staff, and volunteers from the top one per cent of Ontario elementary schools at the 2007 Garfield Weston Awards for Excellence in Education, Tuesday, March 20, at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto.
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Conestoga College Names Co-op Students and Employer of the Year

Kitchener - March 19-23 is National Co-op Week, recognizing the value and importance of co-operative education at Canada's colleges and universities, and Conestoga College is marking the occasion by naming the recipients of its Co-op Student of the Year Award, as well as a Co-op Employer of the Year.
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Israeli firm turns seaweed into green fuel by new technology

JERUSALEM - Israeli firm Seambiotic Ltd. announced recently a new technology to produce fuel from seaweed cultivated by carbon dioxide emissions from power plants, local daily Ha'aretz reported on Wednesday.
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Energy demand down in 2005

Canada's demand for energy fell for the first time in three years in 2005, as a result of declining consumption in the nation's industrial and residential sectors.
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SunCom Introduces BlackBerry Pearl

Charlotte, NC and Waterloo, ON - It’s small, smart and stylish. The BlackBerry® Pearl™ is a smartphone with plenty of “wow”, and SunCom Wireless and Research In Motion announced SunCom will now offer the BlackBerry Pearl to its customers.
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Seniors are easy targets for con games and abuse

WATERLOO - Defrauding consumers isn’t new but the stakes are high when the target is a senior. Senior scams can cost older adults their life savings, their homes and sometimes their very lives, as the elderly are often sitting ducks for investment fraud, scams involving lotteries and sweepstakes, and home-improvement schemes.
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Public sector investments to underpin Quebec's expansion, say Scotiabank economists

TORONTO - Capital spending, led by public sector mega-projects, will pace the Quebec economy this year, according to Scotia Economics' latest Provincial Trends report.
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Energy supply and demand 2005

Canada's demand for energy fell for the first time in three years in 2005, as a result of declining consumption in the nation's industrial and residential sectors.
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Manulife Mutual Funds announces increase in distribution targets

TORONTO - Manulife Mutual Funds (a division of Elliott & Page Limited) announced today an increase in the quarterly distributions target from $0.075 to $0.10 per unit for the Elliott & Page Dividend Fund and $0.055 to $0.060 per unit for the Elliott & Page Monthly High Income Fund.
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Comment from a worker to Jean Charest at ABB - The Steelworkers support the Parti Québécois

MONTREAL - A worker at ABB in Varennes took advantage of a visit by Premier Jean Charest to express his dissatisfaction with the Liberal government's policies. In the same breath, he stated his intention to vote for the Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ).
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5 WAYS TO TRANSFORM YOUR BUSINESS BY DEVELOPING ‘CELEBRITY STATUS’ WITH YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE

You are a business leader, you know the competition, you know the other leaders in your market, but you far too often see your clients or customers drawn to others.
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TRAVELOCITY.CA HIGHLIGHTS 10 DELICIOUS DESTINATIONS FOR FOODIES IN 2007

58 PECENT OF ALL U.S. LEISURE TRAVELLERS PICK TRIPS WITH CULINARY INTERESTS IN MIND, TRAVELOCITY.CA NAMES FAVOURITE GOURMET DESTINATIONS

Toronto – No matter what culinary indulgence you are searching for, it’s only a flight away. According to a recent Travel Industry Association of America (TIA) study, 58 percent of all U.S. leisure travellers say they are somewhat/very interested in taking a trip to engage in culinary or wine-related activities in the next year.
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Mondial Energy Wins Prestigious European Award

TORONTO - Mondial Energy Inc. has been named the only winner for Canada of the prestigious European Energy Globe Award. Mondial is being recognized as an innovative renewable energy utility company.
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Thursday March 15, 2007

Monster Employment Index Canada Declines in February: Only cities to post gains for the month were Vancouver and Winnipeg in the West and Kitchener, Ont.

- Index dips six points in February and now sits at 141
- Online demand declines in 10 of 13 cities, six of 10 provinces tracked by Index
- Weaker demand seen for workers in sales and service jobs, manufacturing, financial occupations

MONTREAL - The Monster Employment Index Canada declined by six points in February to end the month at 141 points.
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Manufacturers in January 2007 shipped goods worth an estimated $48.6 billion in January, down 2.1% from the previous month and 2.1% less than in January last year.

Factory shipments fell for the first time in three months in January as petroleum refiners and manufacturers of transportation equipment, principally automobiles, extended maintenance down-time into the New Year.
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Food services and drinking places popular destinations in 2005

The food services and drinking places industry edged ahead in 2005, as operating revenue reached $38.9 billion, up 4.0% from 2004. While the industry continued to advance, the pace of growth was more moderate than the revised 6.0% gain observed in 2004.
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Ethanol wrong biofuel option say US experts in New Zealand
By Christine Nikiel

New Zealand's focus on ethanol production as a replacement for fossil fuels could be misplaced, visiting US experts say.
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Fine Art Prof Nominated for Prestigious Writing Award

Guelph - University of Guelph fine art professor Gerta Moray was so determined to tell the story of Emily Carr’s relationship with First Nations people and native art that she not only wrote the book but also raised the money to have it published.
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Destruction of Forests In Developing World ‘Out Of Control’

“Progress in forest management in the industrial world is being overwhelmed by accelerating deforestation in the developing world, a global report from the United Nations has revealed.
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Giving energy waste the SLPP: Ontario mines partner to improve energy efficiency and save money
By Bryan Young

Do you have a leaky hot water tap in your home? A drop here, a drop there…it's no big deal, right?
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CPA RELEASES PRIMER ON US CORPORATE POLITICAL SPENDING

Purpose is to provide standard definition of what constitutes political spending

Washington, D.C. - The Center for Political Accountability (CPA) released March 14 a primer on corporate political spending. As the CPA's primer sets forth, corporate political spending takes various forms.
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CAW Meets with Transport Canada Over Rail Safety

OTTAWA - Taking concerns of railway workers to the table, CAW Rail Safety representatives met with the Transport Canada Rail Safety Directorate on March 13 to raise ongoing rail safety issues.
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Warming may cause food, water shortages-UN report
By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent, Reuters

OSLO - Global warming could cause severe food and water shortages for millions of people by 2100 and trigger a melt of polar ice that could keep ocean levels rising for centuries, a draft U.N. report shows.
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Quebecers from all regions invited to debate: Is globalization threatening our culture?

What is Quebec culture becoming in times of Internet and the planet?

MONTREAL - Quebecers from all regions are invited to participate in an unprecedented forum on their culture. Following the success of the meetings on February 2 and 3, with the participation of 850 citizens throughout Quebec, people in great numbers are expected at the next debate on March 16 and 17. The theme will be What is Quebec culture becoming in times of Internet and the planet?
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Millions for social service agencies wasted without investment in staff, CUPE says

TORONTO - Millions of infrastructure dollars announced recently for developmental services agencies will go to waste unless the McGuinty government also invests in the staff who support persons with disabilities, says CUPE Ontario President Sid Ryan.
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Safety-Kleen Captures 'Best Overall Value Award' From AutoNation

PLANO, Texas - Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. was recently awarded the "Best Overall Value Award" from AutoNation, America's largest automotive retailer.
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Kitchener desperately seeking affordable apartments

TORONTO - There are not enough apartments to rent in Kitchener and those that are available are unaffordable for the average worker.
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Housing affordability improved for Ontario, says RBC Economics

TORONTO - As Ontario's housing market continued to cool, affordability improved across all classes in the fourth quarter of 2006, according to a new housing report issued March 15, 2007 by RBC Economics.
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Students receive national, provincial awards during Canada's co-op week

WATERLOO -- In marking national co-operative education week, the University of Waterloo will celebrate the achievements of six top co-op students next Wednesday, including one who has performed innovative work in cancer research.
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Ontario Government Launches Domestic Tourism Campaign

Announces $4.5 Million For Festivals And Events, And Launches Multi-Media Campaign

TORONTO - Ontarians are being encouraged to holiday in Ontario this year by a multi-pronged campaign designed to stimulate the economy and create new jobs, Tourism Minister Jim Bradley announced March 15, 2007.
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CBC set to unplug a million-plus Canadians

VANCOUVER - Plans by CBC to rely more heavily on cable and satellite transmission will disenfranchise Canadians who receive TV over-the-air, according to the media watchdog group Friends of Canadian Broadcasting.
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ONTARIO PRESS COUNCIL UNDERMINES KEY PREMISE OF GLOBE AND MAIL EDITORIAL

MONTREA – On March 14, an Ontario Press Council (OPC) adjudication found that The Globe and Mail had no proof of the pivotal claim in its editorial entitled “See Hamas for what it is,” published February 15th, 2006.
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U-Haul Names Toronto as Top 2006 Canadian Destination

PHOENIX - U-Haul, celebrating more than 50 years of serving the do-it-yourself household moving industry in Canada, today released results of the 2006 U-Haul National Migration Trend Report titled "Top 25 Canadian Destination Cities." According to moving data reflective of nationwide statistics for calendar year 2006, Toronto was ranked No. 1 for the fifth year in a row, while Calgary, Edmonton and Montreal all held their positions respectively for the third year in a row. Ottawa, Vancouver, London, Victoria, Hamilton and Quebec City rounded out the top 10.
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Biotech industry leaders publish Green Biotech Manifesto and set out policy

European biotech industry leaders announce a Green Biotechnology Manifesto today in Lyon, France at BioVision where industry, politicians and NGOs are gathering to discuss how biotechnologies can meet the Millennium Development Goals and the needs of developing countries.
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Downtown Vancouver BIA Calls for Civil Protests

VANCOUVER - The Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association (DVBIA) is calling for Vancouverites to stand up and be counted among the current silent majority that wants Vancouver to be a City that welcomes peaceful protests, that encourages the civil expression of opinions and that is safe for all citizens to get together to celebrate.
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Canada's New Government invests in renewable energy for new homes

ST. THOMAS - Joe Preston, Member of Parliament for Elgin-Middlesex-London, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources, announced today that the Government will provide funding of $40,000 over two years for a pilot project to incorporate renewable energy in new homes.
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CRTC process "deliberately misguided" on media ownership says CEP

OTTAWA - The Canadian Radio/television and Telecommunications Commission has got its priorities wrong when it comes to concentration of media ownership, says Canada's largest union of media workers.
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Wednesday March 14, 2007

GM Reports Net Loss of $2 Billion on Record Revenue of $207 Billion

- Record revenue of $207 billion in 2006
- 2006 adjusted net income of $2.2 billion - improvement of $5.4 billion
- 2006 reported net loss of $2.0 billion - improvement of $8.4 billion
- Positive fourth quarter net income and operating cash flow
- Year-end cash balance of $26.4 billion

DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. posted net income for 2006, excluding special items, of $2.2 billion, or $3.88 per share fully diluted, compared with a net loss of $3.2 billion, or $5.67 per share, in 2005, marking a $5.4 billion improvement. Including special items, GM had a net loss of $2.0 billion, or $3.50 per share for 2006, compared with a net loss of $10.4 billion, or $18.42 per share in the year-ago period. GM earned record revenue of $207 billion in 2006, compared with $195 billion in 2005.
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Industrial capacity utilization rates drop in Fourth quarter of 2006

Canadian industries reduced their use of production capacity for the fourth consecutive quarter between October and December in 2006 to the lowest level in more than three years.
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University of Guelph Prof Explores Family Values Controversy in New Book

Guelph - As controversies around same-sex marriage and cultural/religious conflicts continue to dominate headlines, a University of Guelph professor examines the debates between traditionalists and progressivists over religion, family and culture in a new book.
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Eagle Ranks 11th on Branham's Top 25 Canadian IT Services!

IT Staffing Company Also Ranks #46 on the Top 250 Canadian Technology Companies

OTTAWA - Eagle is pleased to announce this year's ranking of number 11 on the Branham 300 "Top 25 Canadian IT Services Companies", up from last year's 12th place ranking. The rankings were released in the March/April issue of Backbone Magazine and distributed through the Globe and Mail.
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Accounting Services has large increase in 2005 Ontario Accounts for 45% of Industry business.

The Canadian accounting industry enjoyed a very prosperous year in 2005. Operating revenues climbed to $9.9 billion, a large 13.9% increase over the previous year.
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Blocked Up: How Failings In Transport Hold Back Prosperity For Billions

The bigger cargo flows that stem from globalization make road, rail and port bottlenecks worse, prompting a rethink by governments on investment, writes transport correspondent, Robert Wright of The Financial Times.
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Impact of Fair Trade Coffee Examined in New Book by Trent University
Professor

Book Launch on March 15 to Celebrate Pioneering Work by Assistant Professor Gavin Fridell

Peterborough - Assistant professor Gavin Fridell from the Politics department of Trent University will launch his new book entitled Fair Trade Coffee: The Prospects and Pitfalls of Market-Driven Social Justice on March 15 at 3 p.m. at York University.
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Upcoming Technology Events week 10.2007

March 21st
Communitech Business and Technology Lunch: Doing Business with Postsecondary Institutions
Waterloo Inn-Regent Room
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NDP Promises to End Student Testing - Dismiss student achievement

QUEEN'S PARK - Yesterday NDP Leader Howard Hampton spoke to the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association and pledged to do away with standardized student testing calling them a "deluge of bureaucratic material" and saying it was "most critical" to scrap them.
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Ontario Government Strengthening Social Services Agencies Through Investment In London Area

Investments Will Support Community Agencies Serving People In Need

LONDON - The McGuinty government is investing $2.7 million in more than 280 projects in the London area to renovate and upgrade community agencies that provide programs and services to people in need, London North Centre MPP Deb Matthews announced March 13, 2007 on behalf of Minister of Community and Social Services Madeleine Meilleur.
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CRTC to undertake a review of issues relating to the diversity of voices in Canada

OTTAWA and GATINEAU - The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) will launch a proceeding to review issues relating to the Broadcasting Act's objective of ensuring that the broadcasting system provides Canadians with a diversity of voices.
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Canadian Construction Association Presents Environmental Achievement Award to Maple Reinders Constructors Ltd.

MISSISSAUGA - The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) on March 9th presented the CCA Environmental Achievement Award to Maple Reinders Constructors Ltd. of Mississauga, Ontario for their ground-breaking Hamilton Centralized Compost Facility project. The award was presented as part of the National awards breakfast held during CCA's 89th Annual conference held at the Westin Rio Mar in Puerto Rico.
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Wireless Number Portability Now Available - Canada's wireless industry adds next level of customer choice

OTTAWA - Effective today (March 14, 2007), Canadian customers have the ability to change wireless service providers within the same local calling area and keep their existing phone number. In addition, WNP allows customers to transfer a phone number from a wireline phone to a wireless phone and vice versa.
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Consumers prefer Trucks over Cars in January 2007

Following two strong monthly increases, new motor vehicle sales declined 3.3% in January. However, the 144,136 vehicles sold in January was the second highest sales level in the last 18 months, exceeded only by December 2006.
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Provincial Election Banter:
NDP Promises to End Student Testing - Dismiss student achievement

QUEEN'S PARK - Yesterday NDP Leader Howard Hampton spoke to the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association and pledged to do away with standardized student testing calling them a "deluge of bureaucratic material" and saying it was "most critical" to scrap them.
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Conestoga Posts Province*s Best College Student Loan Default Result

The Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities has just released its year 2006 loan default report for the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP). The data show that Conestoga achieved the lowest student loan default rate of any Ontario public college or institute - 8.4 per cent.
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Draft British Climate Bill To Set 2050 Target

“Britain will publish a climate change bill on Tuesday which will set targets for carbon dioxide emissions cuts and could make the country the first to limit greenhouse gases by law.
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UN Report Predicts Older People To Triple By 2050

“The number of people 60 years of age and older may nearly triple to 2 billion by 2050, accounting for nearly a quarter of the expected 9.2 billion global population, a UN report warned on Tuesday.
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Symantec to Showcase Security Solutions at IT360°

Security and availability leader to be Platinum Sponsor at 2007 Expo and Conference

Toronto - Symantec Corp. joins IT360° Conference & Expo (IT360°) as a Platinum Sponsor with a keynote address, a conference seminar and 800 square feet of exhibit space.
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Breaking Barriers, Managing Growth

London, UK - Travel & Tourism’s leading private sector forum today issued the list of the top priorities and critical issues affecting the industry over the coming decade. This list (in the form of the Global Travel & Tourism Summit programme) is the framework for face to face discussions among private sector leaders, governments and NGOs, representing a wide array of views and conflicting visions from across the world.
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Despite buzz on bees, experts disagree on seriousness of problem
By Jim Downing

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Bees are dying by the billions. Nobody knows why. And the crops they pollinate - California almonds especially - are at risk ... Or at least that's been the buzz.
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Canada's oil and gas sector is slow to take action on their climate change responsibilities

Ethical Funds report evaluates how oil and gas companies are responding to climate change

VANCOUVER - Canada's oil and gas companies have failed to take action to mitigate their greenhouse gas emissions, with only two Canadian companies responding appropriately to the risks presented by climate change, according to The Ethical Funds Company.
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Strong housing market continues to fuel demand for flexible mortgage options

GMAC Residential Funding of Canada and Mortgage Intelligence answer demand with new mortgage features

TORONTO - National home sales increased in almost every province during the month of January, fuelling continued demand for flexible mortgage options that make buying a home easier for Canadians. In an ongoing effort to meet the needs of today's mortgage consumer Mortgage Intelligence Inc., a GMAC Company, is now offering Canadians the option of an extended 40-year amortization with zero down payment on its i secure(R) mortgage.
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Tuesday March 13, 2006

UPBEAT HIRING CLIMATE EXPECTED FOR KITCHENER/CAMBRIDGE AREA

Kitchener – Kitchener and Cambridge area employers expect a steady hiring pace for the second quarter of 2007, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey released March 13.
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Higher levels of immigration drive Population and dwelling counts - first release from the 2006 Census

Statistics Canada begins to paint a statistical portrait of Canadians with the release of the first data from the 2006 Census, covering population and dwelling counts. A detailed analysis of growth rates, demographic trends and geographic distribution of the population is available
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Majority of Canadian private companies aiming to improve productivity

Toronto — Over 84% of Canadian private companies are attempting to improve their productivity and include it as part of their business strategy.
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Ethanol-driven feed costs cut U.S. meat output: USDA
By Charles Abbott

WASHINGTON - High feed costs, created by the explosive growth of the fuel ethanol industry, will lower U.S. beef and broiler chicken output this year by a quarter billion lbs from earlier forecasts, the U.S. government said on Friday.
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Manpower Employment Outlook Survey Predicts a Steady Hiring Climate in Canada for the Second Quarter of 2007

Toronto – Canadian employers expect a steady hiring climate for the April to June period of 2007 according to the latest results of the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey released March 13, 2007, is the most extensive, forward-looking employment survey in the world.
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Antiques Shop leaps into 21st century

Green SPOT Antiques, a large antiques retailer/wholesaler in Cambridge, Ontario has leapt into the 21st century with a bang.

Cambridge - Applying marketing savvy, internet technology, delivery logistics, and a solid retailing concept Green Spot Antiques a division of TwoJJs, sells nationwide and worldwide using their company website, Ebay, phone and email.
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Global Pay Gap For Managers Closes

“The pay gap between professional staff and managers employed in emerging economies in Asia and Eastern and Central Europe and those working in the developed world is narrowing rapidly after taking into account inflation, according to a study to be released March 12, 2007.
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USW Announces Launch of Global Web Site for ExxonMobil Workers

BEAUMONT, TEXAS - The USW announced March 12, 2007 it has launched a multilingual web site that will allow workers at ExxonMobil sites around the world to communicate easily and make it easier to combine their efforts on issues of common concern.
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Saïd Business School, University of Oxford and BT to establish world’s first research centre for Major Programme Management

United Kingdom - BT and the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford are to establish the world’s first research centre for Major Programme Management.
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The Weather Network Selects DMTI Spatial to Drive Improved Travel Intelligence to Consumers

MARKHAM - DMTI Spatial, a leading provider of location intelligence solutions, has been selected by The Weather Network to support the development and implementation of its enriched national traffic and transportation product. Using DMTI's CanMap(R) Route Logistics and Enhanced Points of Interest products, consumers visiting
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Alan Shepard to Become Provost at Ryerson

Alan Shepard, the University of Guelph’s associate vice-president (academic), has been appointed provost and vice-president academic at Ryerson University. The appointment is effective July 1.
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Canada's New Government invests in carbon capture research - Delivering real results on greenhouse gas reductions

CALGARY - The Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources, along with partners from Innoventures Canada (I-CAN), today announced funding for a project related to the initial development of the I-CAN Centre for the Conversion of Carbon Dioxide (CO2), at the Economic Club in Calgary.
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Increased financial hiring anticipated in second quarter

TORONTO - Chief financial officers (CFOs) expect increased hiring activity in the second quarter, according to the Robert Half Financial Hiring Index. Seventeen per cent of executives polled anticipate bringing in full-time employees and 3 per cent plan reductions in personnel.
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Top 10 Tax-Filing Tips

TORONTO - Now that the tax season is in full swing, personal tax returns are top of mind. Allow these top 10 practical tax-filing tips to guide you through this process. Some of these tips will save you time, some will save you stress, and most important, many will even save you money.
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The pursuit of sustainability - accounting's crucial role in environmental sustainability the focus of March 2007 issue of CMA Management

TORONTO - The broad effects of climate change hit Canadians hard this winter, and industry has started to sit up and take serious notice of the issue.
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Sharp Healthcare Boosts Productivity with Open Text Enterprise Information Management Solution

Open Text Vista Plus(R) Suite Enables Major Medical Network to Retire its Legacy Clinical and Financial Systems for New Electronic Report and Output Management Solution

CHICAGO - Open Text(TM) Corporation announced that Sharp Healthcare, a major medical network in San Diego, has successfully deployed Vista Plus(R) Suite, Open Text's enterprise information management solution.
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CIOs project active hiring in second quarter

TORONTO - Nineteen per cent of chief information officers (CIOs) interviewed for the Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report plan to add full-time information technology (IT) staff in the second quarter, while 2 per cent anticipate personnel reductions. The net 17 per cent hiring increase is the second highest since the first quarter of 2005.
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Water Available Per Person In Arab World Will Be Cut In Half By 2050

“The amount of available water per person in the countries of the Arab world and Iran will diminish progressively until falling by 2050 to 50 percent of present levels, according to a report presented Sunday by the World Bank in Cairo.
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ISYS Canada wins Nortel 2006 Advantage Partner Top Growth Award - ISYS CANADA GROWS 108%

TORONTO - At the annual Nortel Executive Partner Forum 2007 in San Diego, CA, ISYS Canada Inc., was awarded the Nortel 2006 Advantage Partner Top Growth Award.
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Geosign(R) Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

GUELPH, ON - Geosign, a leading Internet media company focused on online publishing and targeted search March 13, 2007 announced Brandon Nussey will join the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) later this month.
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Biotech crops reduce emissions of greenhouse gas CO2

NEW YORK - Genetically Modified crops increase farm output, improve farmers' income and significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study.
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Canadian Journalism Foundation Tenth Annual Awards Gala - Canadian Journalism Awards presented on June 6th, 2007

TORONTO - The Canadian Journalism Foundation invites you to join them in celebrating a decade of recognizing journalistic excellence at its Tenth Annual Awards Gala on June 6, 2007 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto.
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Majority of Canadians support $10.00 an hour minimum wage

OTTAWA - A recent national poll found that three in four Canadians think the minimum wage should be increased to at least $10.00 an hour. "The average minimum wage in Canada is currently less than $7.60, which would put a single individual who works full time under the poverty line," said Canadian Union of Public Employees - CUPE, National President Paul Moist.
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Monday March 12, 2007

Don Tapscott as Opening Keynote Speaker at IT360°

Toronto - IT360° Conference & Expo, Canada’s only comprehensive information technology event dedicated to providing business professionals complete IT solutions, announces industry leader, Don Tapscott, as the event’s opening Keynote Address. As one of the world’s leading authorities on business strategy and co-author of the NYT best seller Wikinomics: How mass Collaboration Changes Everything
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McGuinty Government Nominates Jean Augustine As First-Ever Fairness Commissioner

Commissioner Will Ensure Newcomers' Credentials Are Assessed Fairly And Openly

QUEEN'S PARK - Jean Augustine has been nominated as Ontario's first-ever Fairness Commissioner to work with regulatory bodies to ensure that the credentials of internationally trained professionals are evaluated fairly and transparently, Ontario Citizenship and Immigration Minister Mike Colle announced March 12.
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Calgary and Edmonton elementary schools garner highest rankings in Fraser Institute annual report card

CALGARY - Elementary schools in Alberta's two major cities dominate the top spots in the Report Card on Alberta's Elementary Schools: 2007 Edition, released by independent research organization The Fraser Institute.
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Labour productivity increases and growth slows - spinning wheels?

Fourth quarter 2006 and annual 2006

Productivity in Canadian businesses increased 0.3% between October and December, after a weak performance over the two preceding quarters.
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Finalists announced for 2006 National Newspaper Awards

TORONTO - The Globe and Mail leads all newspapers in Canada with 13 finalists in the 58th National Newspaper Awards competition. The Toronto Star and Montreal's La Presse have seven nominations each, followed by the Ottawa Citizen with four.
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Trow Named One of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies

BRAMPTON - Trow Associates Inc. is proud to announce that it has triumphed over thousands of other applicants and been awarded a 2006 Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies award. This prestigious national award is sponsored by Deloitte, CIBC Commercial Banking, National Post and Queen's School of Business.
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Canadian Chemical Producers' Association: Alberta Climate Change Plan "Noble but Flawed"

OTTAWA - Alberta's plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is the right idea that penalizes the wrong companies.
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Fincentric Corporation: Innovative Tool Allows National Bank of Arkansas to Look for Gold Within Customer Base

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA- National Bank of Arkansas selects Fincentric Leadbuilder, bank lead generation software, to drive customer awareness of bank offerings and referrals through the frontline.
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Canadians Feel Pressure to Stay Young on the Job

Monster.ca poll finds most Canadians feel some workplace bias concerning age, and almost half would consider cosmetic surgery to advance a career

TORONTO - The vast majority of Canadians say they believe that a bias related to age exists in their workplace, according to a new poll. And nearly half also believe that plastic surgery or cosmetic dental work would definitely help them advance their careers.
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Two new lines of business for RV enthusiasts along with valuable partnerships granting discounts - La Capitale General Insurance targets the watercraft and caravan/motorhome market as a stand-alone line of business

QUEBEC - La Capitale General Insurance continues its pursuit within the recreational vehicle insurance field with its RV Solutions Insurance(TM) product, by enhancing its scope to now include watercraft and caravan/motorhome insurance (all types) as a stand-alone insurance product.
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Canadian health care system shows little improvement despite extra $36 billion in federal transfers since 1997

VANCOUVER - The federal government has provided provinces with an extra $36 billion in transfers for health care since 1997, yet Canada's health care system is in worse shape now than it was 10 years ago, according to a new report from independent research organization The Fraser Institute.
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Colour makes the "Red Hot" BlackBerry Pearl

Waterloo, ON - Research In Motion (RIM) today launched the new red BlackBerry® Pearl™, featuring a stylish new color for the award-winning smartphone. The BlackBerry Pearl is now available from AT&T (NYSE: T) with a beautiful, dark red finish for the first time.
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Biofuels boom raises tough questions
By Matt Crenson

America is drunk on ethanol. Farmers in the Midwest are sending billions of bushels of corn to refineries that turn it into billions of gallons of fuel. Automakers in Detroit have already built millions of cars, trucks and SUVs that can run on it, and are committed to making millions more.
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T.E.C. (The Executive Committee) Ltd.: CEOs and Business Leaders' Confidence Plummets, Growth Impaired by Lack of Skilled Labour

CALGARY, ALBERTA - CEOs and business leaders have projected little to moderate change in the overall economic conditions for the next 12 months.
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Teacher workload squeezes learning

TORONTO - New research into what elementary teachers do during a typical workweek sheds light on the many components of a teacher's day, especially the teaching related work that takes place in addition to classroom teaching.
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CAW Local 1285 Members Vote In Favour Of New DaimlerChrysler Agreement

BRAMPTON - CAW Local 1285 members who work at DaimlerChrysler's Brampton, Ontario car assembly plant voted overwhelmingly to an agreement today that helps secure new work at the facility.
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Commercial Software Price Index for January 2007

The Commercial Software Price Index (CSPI) is a monthly series measuring the change in the purchase price of pre-packaged software typically bought by businesses and governments.
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FUN Technologies: WorldWinner Extends Partnership With EA to Provide Cash Tournaments on Pogo.com

Expanded Partnership Includes Promotional Opportunities for Pogo.com

TORONTO - FUN Technologies Inc. announced that its WorldWinner subsidiary has renewed its exclusive agreement with Electronic Arts Inc. to provide cash tournaments on Pogo.com(TM).
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International Women day protestors demand $10 per hour minumum wage now

29th Annual Toronto International Women's Day March & Rally - March 10, 2007

TORONTO - On, Saturday, March 10, thousands of women, men and children poured into the streets of Toronto's downtown and marched and celebrated International Women's Day (IWD) to call attention to the plight of unfair minimum wages in Ontario and throughout Canada;
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Market Forces Failing Canada?

93% of Canadians who are downloading movies, are doing so illegally, compared with 79% of US downloaders.

TORONTO - Canadian consumers are being forced to download movies illegally by the shortage of legal download services in Canada.
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