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Exchange Magazine 2005 Issues
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November December 2005
October 2005
September 2005
July August 2005
June 2005
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CEO CONFIDENCE IMPROVES, THE CONFERENCE BOARD REPORTS
Chief executives’ confidence, which had declined to 50 in the third quarter, improved to 56 in the final quarter of 2005, The Conference Board reports in its latest survey of CEOs.
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Volunteers Needed for Junior Achievement Programs in Waterloo Region
Waterloo – Junior Achievement of the Waterloo Region is seeking volunteers to help deliver its many successful programs to students throughout the area. In 2005, over 600 volunteers delivered JA programs to almost 11,100 students, from Grade 3 to 12.
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Hanlon Creek Business Park proposal has processes in place to protect environmental features
In response to the announcement of the possible discovery of at least 10 different species of old growth trees within the Hanlon Creek Business Park, the City of Guelph already has in place numerous processes to protect environmental features, including trees and natural areas.
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Execulink Group Inc. Increases Offer to Acquire People's Communications Inc.
THEDFORD ON - Execulink Group Inc. announced that it has increased its offer to acquire People's Communications Inc. of Forest, Ontario. Execulink is offering $57 cash per share for a total transaction price of approximately $24.3 million.
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Great West Gold, Inc. , Corporate Update - Company Confirms Details of Its Restructuring
NEW YORK- Great West Gold, Inc. has been inundated with requests from shareholders regarding its Stock Dividends and future prospects. This announcement is being made to clarify the transactions and to answer all of the numerous shareholder enquiries of late.
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Brown Shoe Company Awards Point-of-Sale Technology and Service Contracts to NCR
ATLANTA – NCR Corporation announced that Brown Shoe Company, Inc. has signed an order to equip all of its stores with NCR point-of-sale (POS) systems running on Microsoft’s Windows® Embedded for Point of Service software platform. NCR and Brown Shoe also have signed a five-year maintenance contract.
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CCISAP Hires SAP SD/MM Trainer
Milwaukee, WI - CCISAP today announced the recent hire of Casey Kuszewski, a Senior SD/MM Consultant. He is the latest addition to CCISAP s quickly expanding team of permanent experienced SAP Trainers and Consultants.
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CCWIPP: Pension Plan Trustees Correct Regulatory Errors In Response To FSCO Examination
TORONTO - Following a lengthy examination, the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) found no evidence to support anonymous allegations that trustees or plan officials of the Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan (CCWIPP) benefited personally or received improper payments from the plan.
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| US, Australia Pledge Millions Of Dollars To Promote Fight Against Global Warming
The United States and Australia on Thursday pledged a combined $127 million to an Asia-Pacific plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by promoting renewable energy sources and cleaner ways to use coal, reports The Associated Press.
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Thursday January 12, 2006 |
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Perimeter Institute on Liberal Election Statement
WATERLOO - Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics welcomes today's support from the Liberal Party of Canada regarding a past funding proposal but, at the same time, feels strongly that the investment of science and research opportunities in Canada is fundamentally a non-partisan issue.
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Canadian international merchandise trade - November 2005
Canada's merchandise exports fell for the first time in nine months in November as record energy prices cooled off. However, if energy products were excluded, exports would have risen slightly, boosted by increased shipments of automobiles and metal ores.
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DALSA Receives Major Camera Contracts for Flat Panel Display Inspection
Waterloo - DALSA Corporation , announcedthat it has received contracts totaling CDN $1.3 million from Next Instrument, a leading Korean supplier of flat panel display inspection equipment. Under the terms of the contracts DALSA will provide the customer with its latest generation electronic cameras, which are designed to image at very high speeds under low light conditions.
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Magna announces outlook for 2006 and 2007
AURORA - Magna International Inc. announced today its financial outlook for 2006 and an updated outlook for 2007 average dollar content per vehicle. All amounts are in U.S. dollars.
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The Fraser Institute: New Study Recommends $60 Billion in Federal and Provincial Tax Relief to Spark Canada's Productivity
VANCOUVER - A new study, released today by The Fraser Institute, recommends a five-year, $60 billion plan for federal and provincial business tax relief to spur investment and improve Canada's productivity.
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Book Explores Questions of Government Scandal, Ethics
A book co-authored by a University of Guelph political scientist that looks at public opinion of government scandal, corruption and ethics has been reissued to coincide with the upcoming federal election.
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Third quarter 2005 - Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey
Powered largely by a 22.3% increase in the price of gasoline, the share of retail spending on automotive fuels, oils and additives reached a historical peak in the third quarter of 2005.
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Mary Thompson of UW's statistics and actuarial science department, spoke on: survey errors
When health researchers rely on information from surveys, several kinds of errors can make their data less than reliable, says Mary Thompson of UW's statistics and actuarial science department, spoke on the subject yesterday.
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Hollinger International Sells Substantially All Remaining Canadian Assets for US$104 Million
NEW YORK - Hollinger International Inc.and its Canadian affiliate, Hollinger Canadian Publishing Holdings Co., have entered into an agreement to sell substantially all of their remaining Canadian assets,
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INCREASED CONCERN ABOUT HIV/AIDS SPREADING THROUGHOUT THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY
Geneva, Switzerland – Concern over the growing threat of HIV/AIDS is rising in the global business’ community, according to an extensive survey just released by the World Economic Forum. Nearly half (46%) of the business leaders surveyed in the report released today by the Forum’s Global Health Initiative say they expect the disease to impact their operations over the next five years.
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| New Board of Advisors for human resources firm - Additions strengthen Pivotal's growth prospects
Mississauga - Pivotal Integrated HR Solutions ("Pivotal"), announce the creation of a new Board of Advisors to counsel Pivotal's management on strategies and opportunities in the human resources solutions market and to provide input and critique on the Company's activities.
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Headlines from marketnews.ca
Verbatim Unveils New Store 'n' Go Drives; Accessories
At the 2006 CES, which took place January 5-8, Verbatim Corp. unveiled several new products, including an 8GB Store ‘n’ Go USB HD drive; a pair of Store ‘n’ Go U3 Smart Drives (in 2 and 4GB capacities); a new Mini DVD+R Double-Layer (DL) disc;
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Steelworkers on the verge of strike against TD Canada Trust, with full support of international union
PITTSBURGH, PA and SUDBURY, ON- United Steelworkers' International President and Sudbury native Leo Gerard said Wednesday that the successful negotiation of a first contract for 114 workers at TD-Canada Trust branches in Sudbury is important for the Steelworkers' union, so important that Gerard has said the union supports its members all the way
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How Europe's Drug Industry Lost Its Mojo
Submitted By Grace-Marie Turner
As seniors sign up for the US new Medicare prescription drug benefit - which just began at the start of this year - many are complaining they're confused by all the choices.
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| Britain Admits G8 Failures In World Poverty Fight
British finance Minister Gordon Brown admitted Wednesday that Britain's Group of Eight (G8) presidency had failed to meet its global poverty objectives, but vowed to keep up the battle, reports Agence France Presse.
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World's Big Polluters To Fund Clean Energy Projects
Six of the world's biggest polluters, led by the United States, will create a multi-million dollar fund to encourage mining and power industries to develop and use cleaner energy technologies to combat climate change, reports Reuters.
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The Most Desired Skills In New Senior-Level Execs Are; Ability To Motivate, Engage & Communicate With Workers
Toronto — When choosing new senior-level executives and selecting employees to groom for future upper management positions, companies will be looking to fix two big problems that have weighed them down in recent years.
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Wednesday January 11, 2006 |
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| New Housing Price Index for November 2005
The New Housing Price Index rose 0.5% in November, down slightly from October's increase of 0.7%. On a 12-month basis, prices were up 5.5% compared to 5.4% the previous month. St-Catharines–Niagara and Kitchener (+1.1% each), Edmonton (+0.8%) and Québec (+0.7%) posted significant gains.
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$1,000,000 Challenge Gift from Hallman Foundation Launches Waterloo Project
A challenge gift of one million dollars from the Lyle S. Hallman Foundation will allow Conestoga College to move forward with the first phase of a major project in Waterloo, to enhance and increase technical skills education.
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Ontario Government Raises Minimum Wage - Increase Helps Lowest Paid And Most Vulnerable Workers
TORONTO The Ontario government is raising the minimum
wage on February 1, 2006, for the third time since taking office, Labour
Minister Steve Peters announced January 11.
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SOM Designs 'Skyscraper for a New Age' Sustainable building is finalist in international competition
CHICAGO -- Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has designed a 69-story corporate headquarters that can produce more energy than it consumes and promises to set new standards for sustainable architecture, the Chicago- based firm announced today.
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Copeman Healthcare announces opening of three new private clinics in Ontario
TORONTO,- Don Copeman, Founder and President of Copeman Healthcare Inc., held a media conference today to announce the opening of three new private clinics in Ontario. The clinics will be located in Ottawa, Toronto and London, and will open in the summer of 2006.
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Building permits for November 2005
The value of building permits issued by municipalities in November fell below the $5.0-billion mark for the first time since July as both the housing and non-residential sectors posted declines. Building contractors took out $4.9 billion in permits, down 5.7% from October.
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Third quarter 2005 National tourism indicators
Tourism activity edged up 0.3% in the third quarter of 2005, the ninth consecutive increase. However, this was a marked slowdown from previous quarters. Tourism spending grew 1.0% in the second quarter of 2005 and has averaged 1.5% over the previous eight quarters.
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| AUCC Releases Responses From Parties on Higher Education
In December, the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) sent each of the four main political parties a survey requesting their views on critical issues facing higher education and research.
Responses to the survey, which contained questions about policies for post-secondary investments in the areas of capacity and quality; affordability; outreach and support; international education; and graduate studies and research, were released this week.
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Financial innovator dies
A former Londoner who went from the front counter to the head of the boardroom table and helped change the Canadian financial services industry has died. Arthur H. Mingay, who died Monday, played a key role in introducing the first Johnny Cash bank machines in the early 1980s as head of Canada Trust, longtime colleague Jack Speake said.
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FactSet Research Systems Inc. Announces Wireless FactSet Access
NORWALK, Conn.--FactSet Research Systems Inc., a major supplier of computer-based financial and economic data to the investment community, announced that FactSet market intelligence tools are available through the BlackBerry(R) wireless platform from Research In Motion .
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New house prices up 0.5%; starts up as well; building permits drop 5.7%
OTTAWA (CP) - The price of new housing rose 0.5 per cent in November in Canada on a "steady" market that saw higher building material and labour costs, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.
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Salmon That Grow Up Fast
Elliot Entis doesn't much like to think of himself as a pioneer. And aside from a single framed photo of a salmon hanging on the wall, Entis' tiny office in Waltham, Mass., offers barely a hint of what has been a labor of love since 1992. His company, Aqua Bounty Technologies, has created a breed of salmon that grows twice as fast as normal farmed salmon, because they carry part of the genetic code of another type of fish, the ocean pout.
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| 2006 Federal Election ? Federal Parties Present Diverse Tax Policy Choices
Canada's next general election will be held on January 23, 2006. In terms of tax policy, the results of this election could make a big difference to the pocketbooks of individuals and businesses in Canada. And the possibility of another minority government means that the policy initiatives of more than one federal party could be advanced in some form through negotiated compromises or a coalition government.
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| The New China Authorities Call On Burgeoning Middle Class To Help Out The Country's Poor
China, the greatest economic success story of the 21st century so far, is calling on its growing middle class to share more of its good fortune with the needy. The government has made an appeal for charity amid rising criticism that the spirit of philanthropy is developing a lot less quickly than the urge to accumulate wealth, as the country becomes richer but more divided, reports The Guardian (UK).
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Magenn Power Announces First Distributor of its 'Floating Wind Generators'
OTTAWA - Magenn Power Inc. announced a distribution agreement with Krystal Planet Corporation to market the Magenn Air Rotor System (MARS), an airborne tethered wind generator. This innovative new product will deliver up to 4 kW (kilowatts) of power at a cost per kWh (kilowatt-hour) potentially much lower than conventional wind turbines mounted on towers.
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Tuesday January 10, 2006 |
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University of Guelph Names Dean of New College
Prof. Chris McKenna, associate vice-president (research), has been appointed interim dean of the new College of Management and Economics (CME). His three-year term begins immediately, and the new college will officially open May 2006.
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Book Review
JWT Worldwide Releases Top Confucian Consumer Sightings Understanding and Embracing China's Different Worldview Is Main Theme of Billions: Selling to the New Chinese Consumer, by JWT's Tom Doctoroff
NEW YORK - In China, brands used inside the home are local and cheap, whereas brands used outside the home are foreign and expensive; a powerful woman decorates her $1,000 mobile phone with Hello Kitty stickers; and the smartest guy in the class is the coolest guy in the class.
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ATS Systems lines up skilled workers, new order that has it poised to grow
Gazette-Times business editor
Business was slow at ATS Systems Oregon, the Corvallis outpost he manages for ATS Automation Tooling Systems, a Canadian maker of factory automation equipment. He wasn’t looking at layoffs yet, but “we were pretty taxed.”
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Can tobacco plant stub out terror threat?
Christopher Hall and his colleagues at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, have equipped tobacco plants with an extra gene to make antibody fragments against botulinum A
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New Course Examines Responses to Disaster
The Department of Philosophy at University of Guelph is offering a new course designed to explore the ethical and political nature of disaster response. The tsumani that devastated parts of Southeast Asia just over a year ago and hurricane Katrina are among the disasters to be examined.
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Competition Bureau Investigation Leads to Record Fine in Domestic Conspiracy -- Fine Paper Merchants Sentenced to pay $37.5 Million; Key Personnel to be Removed
OTTAWA - The Competition Bureau announced that Cascades Fine Papers Group Inc., Domtar Inc. and Unisource Canada, Inc. each pleaded guilty in the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto to two counts of conspiring to lessen competition unduly contrary to section 45 of the Competition Act.
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Pulling RFID out of the Freezer - Ship2save deploys RFID solution for Atlas Cold Storage
Montreal, Ship2Save has provided Atlas Cold Storage with a RFID system specifically developed to enable this premier Cold Storage Third Party Logistics provider to offer RFID services to its customers across North America.
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Laurier appoints ‘serial entrepreneur’ to new position
WATERLOO – A self-described ‘serial entrepreneur’ is returning to Laurier as the first entrepreneur-in-residence at the Schlegel Centre for Entrepreneurship. Richard Wagner is volunteering in this position within the school of business and economics at Wilfrid Laurier University.
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Audio Lunchbox Launches MP3 Subscription Program
Offers Users Legal Downloads For as Low as 20 Cents Per Song. Audio Lunchbox's new subscription program allows customers to purchase points redeemable for downloads throughout the entire Audio Lunchbox catalog. Monthly programs are $9.99 for 40 points and $24.99 for 125 points. Yearly programs are $100 for 30 points per month with 120 anytime points and $250 for 80 points per month and 250 anytime points. With single tracks as low as 1 point and entire albums as low as 10 points, the Audio Lunchbox customer can purchase tracks as low as 20 cents each.
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Accenture to Sponsor World Travel & Tourism Council’s Tourism Satellite Accounting Research
London – Accenture will become the global sponsor of the World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) Tourism Satellite Accounting (TSA) research for a three-year term.
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Acura RDX Prototype Highlights Model to Launch in Canada
TORONTO - Acura unveiled the all-new RDX Prototype SUV at a North American International Auto Show press conference in Detroit. Combining sport utility functionality with sports sedan handling and performance, the RDX Prototype features an innovative turbocharged engine and Acura's exclusive Super Handling All-Wheel Drive(TM) (SH-AWD(TM)) system.
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Mercedes-Benz Canada recognizes Victoria Star Motors in Kitchener and eight additional Star Dealers for 2006
TORONTO - In recognition for their exceptional performance and overall contribution to the success of Mercedes-Benz Canada's achievements this past year, nine Mercedes-Benz Canada dealers have earned the highly sought Mercedes-Benz Star Dealer award and designation for 2006.
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Public Information Centre re. proposed Region of Waterloo Museum
Public invited to comment on Region's Museum Feasibility Study
The Region of Waterloo is inviting the public to three Public Information Centres to provide comments and suggestions on a recommendation from the Regional Museum Feasibility Study to build a combined Regional Museum and Visitor Orientation Centre at Doon Heritage Crossroads.
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Flo Healthcare Offers Most Comprehensive Line of Wireless Mobile Workstations Leading Wireless Mobile Workstation Company to Demonstrate New Vitals Cart During HIMSS
ATLANTA- Flo Healthcare, a leading provider of wireless mobile workstations, announced today that it will demonstrate the most comprehensive and robust line of wireless mobile workstations available at the 2006 HIMSS Conference and Exposition in San Diego.
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Birks & Mayors Inc. Celebrates 17% Increase in Holiday Sales
MONTREAL and SUNRISE, Fla.-Birks & Mayors Inc. announced net sales increased 17% during the 2005 holiday season (October 30, 2005 through December 24, 2005). The Company reported net sales of $90.1 million for the period, a 17% increase over last year's holiday sales of $77.2 million.
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Registration for New Kindergarten Students In 2006 Runs February 1 to February 28, 2006
Kitchener – Kindergarten registration for the 2006-2007 school year kicks off February 1, 2006 in Waterloo Region’s 47 Catholic elementary schools -- providing the Region’s youngest citizens with a chance to benefit from a tradition of education excellence dating back 170 years.
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| Ministers Pin Hopes On Davos Gathering To Kick-Start Reform
Trade ministers from 25 countries will seek to use the annual gathering of the World Economic Forum in Davos later this month to give a new year kick-start to global liberalization talks following last month's inconclusive meeting in Hong Kong
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| World's Top Polluters To Fight Climate Change
Six of the world's top polluters meet in Sydney this week to promote clean energy technology as a way to tackle climate change without sacrificing economic growth, reports Reuters
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| World Bank Says Rights Crackdown Hits Investor Confidence In Cambodia
The worst political crackdown in years is shaking investor confidence in impoverished Cambodia, where foreign money largely drives both the government and the economy, the World Bank said Monday, reports Agence France Presse
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| Bird Flu Reports Multiply In Turkey, Faster Than Expected
A flurry of new reports of avian influenza in humans and animals emerged Sunday from various parts of Turkey, and international health officials said they had come to believe that the disease had been simmering in the eastern part of the country for months, even though it was reported there only in late December
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| GRAND RIVER CREDIT UNION PAYS MEMBERS A DIVIDEND OF $215,000
Waterloo - The Board of Directors of Grand River Credit Union (GRCU) has announced the payment of a patronage dividend of $215,000 for the 2005 fiscal year. The $215,000 was shared among 8,786 Members on December 29th, 2005; the amount paid was a minimum of $2.00 to a maximum of $200, based on the volume of business the Members have with GRCU.
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Monday January 9, 2006 |
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Study: The population pattern in Canada's watersheds
From 1981 to 2001 70% of Canada's population resides in either very highly urban or highly urban watersheds and over six million individuals occupy just one watershed covering the greater Toronto area, the Golden Horseshoe and the Niagara Peninsula, according to a new study.
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Statistics Canada says Rail transportation increases in 2004
In 2004, railway operating revenues increased at their fastest pace in five years as carriers profited from the favourable economic climate, and especially from gains in exports and imports.
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Labour Force Survey for December 2005
In December, there was little overall change in employment as an increase of 36,000 full-time jobs was offset by part-time losses of 38,000. The unemployment rate edged up 0.1 percentage points to 6.5% as more people entered the labour market in search of work.
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Siemens VDO Appoints David Royce Director of Corporate Strategy
AUBURN HILLS -Detroit- Siemens VDO has appointed David Royce to Director of the company's North American Corporate Strategy department effective October 2005. He is responsible for identifying, assessing and realizing business opportunities that will advance the company towards the leading position in the North American market, which includes strategy implementation; technology planning; mergers and acquisitions; industry, market and competitive research; and, coordination of strategic projects.
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Canadian Wireless Software Development Company Now Part of Google
Searchenginewatch - With so much attention on Google's new video service and the Google Pack today, little atttention to the fact that Google has acquired Reqwireless based in Waterloo, Ontario.
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Manulife-Sinochem receives CIRC approval for Sichuan Provincial Branch License
SHANGHAI, China - Manulife-Sinochem Life Insurance Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Canadian-based Manulife Financial, the world's fourth largest life insurance company, has received initial approval from the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) for a Sichuan Provincial Branch license that permits a Branch operation to commence operation in the Provincial capital of Chengdu.
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NEW CLASS OF YOUNG GLOBAL LEADERS TO BE ANNOUNCED
Geneva, Switzerland 9 January 2006 – The Forum of Young Global Leaders announces the names of its new class of Young Global Leaders today.
The 2006 Young Global Leaders (YGLs) include nearly 200 heads of business, government, academic disciplines and civic organizations under the age of 40 brought together under the Forum’s mission to shape the future by providing talented and global-minded men and women a platform for collective brainstorming and entrepreneurship in the global public interest.
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Woodstock Receives Gold Medal for the Biggest Big Deal:
Business Facilities Magazine found that most corporate expansion and relocation projects can be grouped squarely into the categories of big, bigger, and enormous. After reviewing deals from across North America, the Woodstock Toyota plant was selected as the gold medal award winner in the largest category ($500 million+ USD) for the magazines 13th annual Economic Development Awards.
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2006 Business Excellence Awards Gala and celebrating 120 years of local service - February 23, 2006
Celebrate excellence and entrepreneurial spirit in our community at the 8th Annual Business Excellence Awards Gala, along with the 120th Anniversary of the Chamber of Commerce at this Black & White Affair!
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Junior Achievement is Looking for Volunteers
Junior Achievement (JA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing business education to youth who will one day become the future work force of our country.
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Book Review
Ten New Year's Shmooze-olutions for Business Leaders
Oak Brook, IL -A new year is upon us. Time to think about your most important business relationships and to set some goals for 2006. In fact, according to sales consultant Richard Abraham, you should make this year the year of the "relationship."
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Book Review
Building an Emotional Bank Account with Your Employees: Eight Ways Leaders Can Save for a Rainy Day
Leaders, do your employees say communication could be better? Would they like more input into corporate decisions? Do they wish their contributions were more appreciated? If so, consider focusing more attention on what Quint Studer, CEO of Studer Group, calls "building an emotional bank account" with your employees. Not only is it the right thing to do, it's good insurance for the future. Eventually, your employees will feel let down--so you must ensure there's enough emotional capital in the account for that metaphorical rainy day.
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CTV Named No. 1 in Viewer Satisfaction According to Industry Report for 2005
TORONTO - The final accolade for CTV's historic 2005 year has arrived on the heels of a newly released industry wide qualitative study of television. In an industry first, CTV has been named Canada's No. 1 television service in 2005 when it comes to viewer satisfaction.
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NCR Completes Acquisition of Tidel’s ATM Business
DAYTON, Ohio – NCR Corporation and Tidel Technologies, Inc., announced the completion of NCR’s acquisition of Tidel’s automated teller machine (ATM) assets on Thursday, as approved by a majority of the stockholders of Tidel.
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Bangladesh's pharmaceutical sector is set to reap benefits
The Associated Press notes that Bangladesh's pharmaceutical sector is set to reap benefits from a WTO provision effective this year, an industry insider said Thursday. Bangladesh is among 50 so-called least developed countries, or LDCs, that are getting the benefits to produce and sell drugs locally
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| WHO Calls For Vigilance After Bird Flu Deaths In Turkey
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday called on European countries to step up their vigilance against bird flu after Turkey announced that two teens from the same family died from the disease, reports Agence France Presse.
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CCISAP posts explosive growth for 2005
Milwaukee, WI - CCISAP boasts a revenue increase of over four hundred percent for its 2005 fiscal year. The firm s heightened revenue comes from both new contracts sold and on-going clientele education and training. The company s growth was also organic, increasing staff in the sales, marketing, and customer service departments by three-fold over the past year.
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Windsor wins, even if St. Louis builds
By GREG KEENAN
From Friday's Globe and Mail
German and global automotive rivals DaimlerChrysler AG and Volkswagen AG will launch their first major joint venture by collaborating to develop a North American minivan that could be built at Daimler's assembly plant in Windsor, Ont.
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