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May 2006 |
Waterloo Region Community Leaders Extend Support to Military Reservists
WATERLOO - A visionary group of civic leaders and representatives from educational institutions are stepping forward and will publicly endorse their support for Canada's Reserve Force at a formal "Statements of Support" ceremony to be held today, Friday, June 23, at 3 p.m. in the City Council Chambers in Waterloo's City Hall.
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Taiwan Mobile and RIM Announce Plans to Launch BlackBerry in Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan and Waterloo, ON - Taiwan Mobile and Research In Motion (RIM) announced June 22 plans to launch BlackBerry® in Taiwan during the summer.
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EU consumers say GMO food is risk to society - poll
By Jeremy Smith
BRUSSELS - Most Europeans believe that genetically modified (GMO) foods should not be encouraged and see biotech crops as posing a risk to society, a survey requested by the European Commission showed on Thursday.
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Telstra and RIM Announce the New EDGE-enabled BlackBerry 7130g in Australia
Sydney, Australia and Waterloo, ON - Telstra and Research In Motion (RIM) on June 22 announced plans to launch the latest BlackBerry® handset in Australia. Operating on Telstra’s powerful network, the quad-band EDGE-enabled BlackBerry 7130g™
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Lack of Transparency, Accountability at Labour Relations Board Creates "Crisis in Confidence"
EDMONTON - The AFL released a study on June 22, conducted by Dr. Lorne Sossin, Associate Dean of Law at the University of Toronto, examining the conduct of the Alberta Labour Relations Board in the wake of the Bill 27 controversy. Dr. Sossin's report, called The Independent Board and the Legislative Process, assesses the actions of LRB officials during and since Bill 27, and compares Alberta to other jurisdictions in Canada.
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| Consumers less optimistic in May
OTTAWA - Consumer optimism eased in May, especially in Central Canada, according to the Conference Board's monthly Index of Consumer Confidence. With consumers expressing less optimism about their future financial and job prospects in May, the Index fell nearly four points to 120.5, its biggest monthly decline since the start of the year. Despite the setback, the Index still remained roughly equal to the monthly average over the past two years.
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Santa Cruz county bans biotech crops
As expected, county supervisors Tuesday approved a moratorium on growing genetically engineered crops within county lines.The approval puts Santa Cruz County among the ranks of Trinity, Marin and Mendocino counties, which have prohibited the planting and production of such crops.
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State legislatures increasingly attempting to limit Ag biotechnology
USA - In 2005, state legislatures increasingly attempted to preempt, or disallow, local and county initiatives that were mostly aimed at limiting or prohibiting genetically modified seeds and crops, according to a new fact sheet and Web database released by the Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology.
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Railway carloadings April 2006
Business slipped for Canada's railways in April as slightly less freight was loaded than in March. Overall, railways in Canada loaded 24.2 million tonnes of goods, 3.6% less than the month before.
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Torstar Digital Launches Olive Canada Network
TORONTO - Torstar Digital on June 22 announced the launch of Olive Canada Network, an advertising network of premium websites. Olive Canada aggregates top tier online sites, offering media buyers a one-stop solution for powerful reach of a highly engaged Canadian online audience.
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Current economic conditions
Commodity prices dipped in May. Oil retreated from its record high of US $75 a barrel and natural gas prices were only about half of last year's peak. The exceptionally warm winter in the United States put an end to the three-year-long surge in energy prices. This sharply curtailed Canada's export earnings, lowering both the trade surplus and corporate profits.
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U of G Prof Creating Superior Filters to Stop Disease
A University of Guelph professor is developing new filters that, instead of simply relying on small pores to block contaminants, actively remove unwanted components. Chris Hall of the Department of Environmental Biology is making filters from protein-enhanced paper to detect and capture harmful particles. “These filters will have a strong potential to improve Canadians’ health and safety,” he said.
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UW researchers receive CFI support for health-related projects
WATERLOO -- University of Waterloo researchers have received funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to perform work on pressing health issues, such as high blood pressure, osteoporosis and workplace injuries.
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Cyberplex announces proposed private placement
TORONTO - Cyberplex Inc., a North American technology consulting firm, announces that it will be undertaking a proposed private placement to raise up to $3,250,000.
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TOURISM A BIG REASON FOR ONTARIO COUNTY'S SUCCESS
New York's Ontario County has a secret that it wants to share with everyone - it's the top county in the United States! According to a survey published by Progressive Farmer magazine, the county's school system, low crime rate, health care - and a growing tourism industry were among the reasons for its selection.
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Lack Of Water In Cities Growing Concern At UN World Urban Forum
“While economics, demographics and finance are critical to cities, water pipes and toilets became a dominant topic at the World Urban Forum in Vancouver Canada,” reports Agence France Press.
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You have a right to be heard
The Ontario Environment Minister Laurel Broten has been advancing some very interesting logic about why you cannot have any say in the McGuinty government’s plan to put the coal phase-out on permanent hold and increase the use of nuclear power.
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Canada's Boomers hit 60
TORONTO - They've had a massive effect on the values, culture and commerce of the past half-century and now the first wave of Baby Boomers is turning 60. In a special report this Saturday, The Globe and Mail checks up on these Canadians and asks how they've thrived, where they've failed, and what their plans are for the next 20 or 30 years.
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'Did I Just Say That?' - Survey Reveals Biggest Job Search Mishaps
TORONTO - While everyone makes mistakes, one of the most unfortunate times to do so is when applying for a job. OfficeTeam recently asked office professionals to recount the biggest job search blunders they had heard of or witnessed firsthand.
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Thursday, June 22, 2006
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Leadership pipeline not fully flowing in Canadian organizations
OTTAWA - Canadian organizations do not have the bench strength they need to replace their current senior executives who are nearing retirement, according to the inaugural Conference Board of Canada survey on human resources (HR) metrics.
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Canada's Economic Growth Expected to Outperform U.S. in 2007, Says RBC Economics
Expects Canadian Dollar to Weaken
TORONTO - Canada's economic growth is expected to accelerate to 3.3 per cent in 2006, from 2.9 per cent in 2005 before slowing to a 2.9 per cent pace in 2007, according to the latest economic forecast from RBC Financial Group.
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GEAC dismisses Bt cotton affecting sheep
HYDERABAD - The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC), under the ministry of environment and forests, has finally brushed aside recent allegations made by Centre for Sustainable Agriculture (CSA), an NGO, that mortality in sheep flocks was affected after grazing on Bt cotton fields in Warangal district, Andhra Pradesh.
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Ontarians To Get Relief From Electricity Costs
Ontario Home Electricity Relief Program Will Provide $100 Million For Low-Income Ontarians
TORONTO - The Ontario government passed legislation that will provide $100 million in assistance to low-income Ontarians to help them with rising electricity costs, Finance Minister Greg Sorbara said June 22.
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CFI Invests $1.3 Million in U of G Research
The University of Guelph will soon be home to some research “firsts” in Ontario and Canada, thanks to more than $1.3 million in funding announced today by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI).
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Promise Kept as McGuinty Government Enacts New Public Accounting Standards Move would enable CMAs, CGAs to practice alongside CAs if high standards met
TORONTO - The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario today commended Attorney General Michael Bryant and his Parliamentary Assistant, MPP David Zimmer (Willowdale), for ensuring the public interest remains protected while expanding access to the province's public accounting profession.
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Laurier professor awarded prestigious research chair at New York University
Waterloo - Laurier English professor Dr. Tamas Dobozy has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright Visiting Research Chair at New York University.
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How the survival of vital food sources can be ensured
Fred Pearce - The Last Generation
The future of humanity could lie in a large room to be hewn out of a frozen mountain just 1,000km from the North Pole over the next few months.
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UW-led research team looks at impact of child-care choices on children's development
WATERLOO -- Research does not support the argument that children are better off in family home settings than in child-care centres, says the Centre for Canadian Knowledge Mobilisation (CCKM) in a report on what studies indicate about the impact of child-care choices on children's early development.
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No "fiscal balancing" on the backs of communities, says CUPE
OTTAWA - Federal, provincial and territorial governments must listen to municipalities and not rebalance public finances by downloading more onto their backs, says Canada's largest union. "Giving municipalities more work to do without giving them the right tools is not an option," said Paul Moist, national president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).
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Sound Developments to Distribute StarTech
Specialty A/V distributor Sound Developments Ltd. will be offering StarTech.com s line of A/V and IT accessories to its customer base, which includes consumer electronics retailers, wholesalers, and custom installers.
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Arrests of Suspected Terrorists provokes immigration policy backlash in Canada ?
by Jack Jedwab, Executive Director, Association for Canadian Studies
There is no doubt that the arrests of 17 suspected terrorists in Toronto would have some impact on Canadian public opinion. Such issues as Public Security, Immigration and Multiculturalism have been the object of considerable scrutiny over the past two weeks.
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Cerwin-Vega Debuts 8-Model CLS Speaker Series
Cerwin-Vega has debuted its CLS Series, consisting of eight speaker models: three towers, one dual 15 tower, a bookshelf, centre channel, and 12 and 15 powered subs.
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Windows Livens Up Messenger
Microsoft has revamped MSN Messenger, its popular online instanting messaging service, with the launch of Windows Live Messenger, which adds features like free synchronized audio and video PC-to-PC calling, PC-to-phone calling with specially-designed, compatible cordless phones; and one-click access to e-mail, blogs, search, and other Windows Live services.
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Senate To Consider Bill on the Future of the Internet - Online Innovation, Consumer Choice at Risk
Washington, D.C., —Proponents of putting the federal government in charge of regulating Internet traffic are expected make their move today June 22, when a key Senate committee considers a major new telecommunications reform bill. Advocates of so-called “net neutrality” regulations will likely attempt to amend the Consumer's Choice and Broadband Deployment Act to include provisions that will slow broadband deployment and limit consumer choice.
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Canadian Entertainment and Media Market Maturing at a Steady Pace
TORONTO - Following a period of rapid growth driven by the early adoption of new technology, the Canadian entertainment and media market (E&M) is entering a more mature phase. According to PricewaterhouseCoopers' (PwC) Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2006-2010, the overall Canadian industry is expected to expand at a steady 5.9% compound annual rate (CAGR) to $41 billion in 2010.
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Toyota Canada Establishes Motor Skills Rehabilitation Clinic with Providence Healthcare
TORONTO - Toyota Canada Inc. and the Providence Healthcare Foundation today broke ground on the Toyota Canada Motor Skills Clinic, a new rehabilitation facility in the Greater Toronto Area to help people regain motor skills lost due to illness or injury. The clinic was made possible by a $300,000 donation from Toyota Canada.
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GARDINER MUSEUM’S SPECTACULAR NEW HOME INSPIRES WITH EXPANDED VISITOR OFFERINGS AND A BREATHTAKING FIRST EXHIBITION
TORONTO, Ontario— The newly renovated and expanded Gardiner Museum opens its doors to the public on June 23, 2006 following the most significant redevelopments in the institution’s history. Located in Toronto, Ontario, the Gardiner is one of the world’s pre-eminent ceramic art museums, devoted to the collection, exhibition and interpretation of this unique art form.
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NEBS PAYweb.ca partners with TruCa$h to launch new Payroll Debit Card Program
Midland, Ontario – NEBS PAYweb.ca is partnering with DCR
Strategies Inc., a licensee of TruCa$h, to introduce a
Payroll Debit Card. A flexible alternative to direct
deposit or cheque writing, our payroll debit card keeps NEBS
PAYweb.ca on the leading edge of payroll technology.
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Woodstock Hydro Services Inc. Announces New Conservation Campaign
Woodstock - Woodstock Hydro believes in the need for conservation strategies and has consistently brought innovative technologies to Woodstock residents through such programs as the Pay-As-You-Go hydro program. This program, which has been in Woodstock since 1989, has seen homeowners who use the system use 15-20% less energy than traditional customers.
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LAND OF THE GIANTS - GOLDMAN SACHS LEADS ALPHA MAGAZINE’S RANKING OF THE WORLD’S 100 BIGGEST HEDGE FUND MANAGEMENT FIRMS
New York –Goldman Sachs Asset Management, with $21 billion in single-manager hedge funds, tops the 2006 Hedge Fund 100, Alpha magazine’s exclusive ranking of the world’s 100 biggest hedge fund management firms. New York-based Goldman Sachs, which has seen its hedge fund assets jump by more than 85 percent each of the past two years, narrowly edges out No. 2 Bridgewater Associates and No. 3 D.E. Shaw Group.
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J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Edward Jones Ranks Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Full-Service Investors in Canada
Care and Attention from the Investment Advisor/Team is Key in Satisfying Customers
TORONTO - Edward Jones ranks highest in customer satisfaction with full-service investors, with top ratings from customers in five of six drivers that determine overall satisfaction, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Canadian Full Service Investor Satisfaction Study(SM) released June 21.
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Open Text to Introduce Life Sciences Solutions at DIA Conference
PHILADELPHIA, PA, - On June 21, at the 42nd Annual Drug Information Association (DIA) Meeting, Open Text Corporation , a leading provider of enterprise content management (ECM) software, announced that it is extending its use of Microsoft technology to encompass Open Text's solutions for Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences. By integrating with the Microsoft platform, Open Text helps companies protect technology investments, and make enterprise content and compliance accessible to all company employees.
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Wednesday June 21, 2006
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City of Waterloo looks for creative input on future growth
Waterloo – The City of Waterloo is changing like never before. Slower growth rates. Changing demographics. Intensification. These are just some of the trends that will have an impact on the Official Plan Review process and on the future of Waterloo.
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Mayor David Miller names panel to review salary recommendations for Toronto politicians
TORONTO - Mayor David Miller today announced the three-member panel that will review an independent consultant's recommendations of salaries for Members of Council. Former Newfoundland Premier and Federal MP Brian Tobin, who now lives in Toronto, is chairing the panel.
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Kerry Long elected president of Grand River Conservation Foundation
Rockwood - Kerry Long of Kitchener was elected president of the Grand River Conservation Foundation at the foundation' s annual meeting held Wednesday in Rockwood. Long, who has been a foundation board member since 2001, has lived in Kitchener for 28 years and is a financial consultant with the Scotia Private Client Group. He is a conservationist who enjoys hiking and canoeing, and is involved in many areas of local philanthropic work.
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Leading indicators May 2006
The composite index grew 0.3% in May after increasing 0.4% in April. The rises in the index have ranged from 0.3% to 0.5% over most of the last two years. The sources of growth narrowed significantly, as only 6 of the 10 components expanded, the fewest since March 2005. Consumer and business spending lifted the overall index.
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U of G Earns High Marks in New Maclean's Survey
University of Guelph graduates continue to give their alma mater high marks when it comes to the quality of the undergraduate experience, a new survey by Maclean’s reveals. Guelph was No. 1 among comprehensive universities in seven of the eight categories that make up the magazine’s new University Graduate Survey, which was published Tuesday. In the remaining category, U of G placed second.
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Dupont, BP join to produce biofuels
DOVER - Chemical maker DuPont said Tuesday it will begin marketing biofuels for the transportation sector next year through a partnership with oil company BP PLC. The companies said a collaboration they began in 2003 has advanced to the point where they plan to introduce butanol made from sugar beets as a gasoline blending component in the United Kingdom.
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Luxury homes sales surge in residential markets across the country, says RE/MAX
MISSISSAUGA - Affluent Canadians are fuelling unprecedented demand for luxury homes from Halifax to Vancouver this year, according to a report released today by RE/MAX. "Million dollar home sales are climbing at a rate never before seen in major centres across the country," says Michael Polzler, Executive Vice President and Regional Director, RE/MAX Ontario-Atlantic Canada. "The Canadian love affair with residential real estate is far from over. If the market continues at this pace, existing sales records for all types of real estate, including upscale properties, will be shattered by year end."
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Employer pension plans (trusteed pension funds) Fourth quarter 2005
The value of retirement savings held in trusteed pension funds approached $800 billion in the final months of 2005. Funds have increased in value for six straight quarters since the low of $652.2 billion observed in the second quarter of 2004. They accumulated $799.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2005, a 2.9% rise over the previous three months. Since 1995, fund assets have more than doubled in value, while in the last five years, they have grown more than 30%.
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Citizen-led Projects Will Form Basis of Strategic Plan for a Healthy Kitchener
KITCHENER -Tonight, City Council heard the results of two citizen-led projects that put the City of Kitchener at the forefront of Canadian municipalities in engaging residents to plan for the future. The results will be used to create a new long-term strategy for developing healthy public policy and programs for the future.
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Internal communications agency participates in local CreateAThon
CAMBRIDGE, ON – Punch Integrated Communications invites non-profit organizations to submit applications for its first annual CreateAThon®, scheduled for September 14, 2006. CreateAThon is a 24-hour blitz during which Punch provides marketing and creative services to non-profit organizations on a pro-bono basis.
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Ten Candidates On List To Fill Vacant Trustee Seats In Kitchener And Cambridge / North Dumfries
Kitchener – Ten candidates have qualified to fill two vacant seats on the Catholic school system’s Board of Trustees, representing the City of Kitchener and the City of Cambridge / Township of North Dumfries. Two additional applicants did not meet the registration requirements prescribed by provincial legislation and Board policies. The current Trustee term runs until November, 2006.
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Consumer Price Index May 2006
Consumer prices advanced 2.8% on average between May 2005 and May 2006, a substantial gain from the 2.4% change of April. The Consumer Price Index (CPI), excluding the eight volatile components identified by the Bank of Canada for monetary policy, recorded its strongest 12-month increase since December 2003, jumping from 1.6% in April to 2.0% in May this year.
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North Bay, Ontario Resident To Be The First-Ever Fan Honoured In The Hockey Hall Of Fame
Canadians Choose Mike Brideau To Be The "Lay's(R) Greatest Canadian Hockey Fan"
TORONTO- Lay's(R) and the Hockey Hall of Fame are pleased to announce that Mike Brideau of North Bay, Ontario has been chosen by Canadians to be the first-ever fan to be honoured in the Hockey Hall of Fame as the "Lay's(R) Greatest Canadian Hockey Fan"
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Retail trade April 2006
Retail sales surged to a record high for the second straight month in April, in part due to a near-record price hike for gasoline. Retailers sold $32.8 billion worth of goods and services, up 1.7% from March, identical to the increase the month before. These back-to-back gains were the strongest monthly advances since a 1.8% increase recorded in March 2004.
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Canadians Slow Behind US But Personal Health and Team Productivity Programs Growing in Popularity
According to a recent worldwide survey by Watson Wyatt, less than one-quarter of Canadian multinationals have a strategy to improve the health and productivity of their workers. Despite the finding, personal awareness on the effects of stress on productivity, work engagement, and health is actually quite high amongst Canadians. The result: a fast expanding industry of stress-reduction services from yoga studios to systematized personal management programs.
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Agriculture value added account 2005
The value of agricultural production rose only slightly in 2005 as a strong decline in the value of inventory change offset rising sales of agricultural products and higher program payments. Sales of agricultural products edged up 3.1% to $38.5 billion. This level was slightly below the previous five-year average for the period between 2000 and 2004.
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66% of Canadians Say Insurance "Difficult to Understand"
GUELPH, ON - According to a recent study conducted for The
Co-operators, 66 per cent of Canadians find insurance "difficult to understand," and 63 per cent are "unsure how premiums are calculated." Yet understanding insurance basics is very important, as virtually every Canadian family has insurance of some sort.
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David VS. Goliath: Independent Computer Consultants Innovate to Compete With Big Consulting Firms
NEWARK, NJ -- If you think that a tiny consulting firm can't compete with a giant consulting firm, think again. The results of a study released at the 29th Annual Independent Computer Consultants Association National Conference shows that even the smallest independent computer consulting firms are innovating to respond to the global economy by relying upon a variety of relationships with external service providers, other consultants, and sub-contractors to increase the range and sophistication of services that they offer.
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Balance sheet of the agricultural sector At December 31, 2005
Farm sector equity in Canada increased 2.9% in 2005 to $191.2 billion, as assets rose more rapidly than liabilities. The value of farm real estate continued the steady growth started in 1988. It advanced 2.2% in 2005 and was an important contributor to the increase in assets.
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Funds raising capital through innovative structured products in Grant Thornton’s SecuritiesAdviser
CHICAGO, –The world of fund-linked structured products, which has had an increasingly significant impact on the alternative investment space, is explored in Grant Thornton LLP’s most recent edition of SecuritiesAdviser, a quarterly newsletter that covers trends in the securities and commodities industry.
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Farm business cash flows 2005
Cash income for Canadian farm businesses held relatively steady in 2005 in the wake of higher revenues from cattle and calves accompanied by declining receipts from crops and hogs. Cash income for the year amounted to $8.4 billion. This stability followed substantial annual fluctuations recorded over the previous five years.
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THE CROSSROADS OF CONFLICT: A Journey into the Heart of Dispute Resolution,
by Kenneth Cloke, distinguished mediator, arbitrator, consultant and trainer.
CALGARY - Janis Publications Inc. announces the book launch of THE CROSSROADS OF CONFLICT: A Journey into the Heart of Dispute Resolution. Written by Kenneth Cloke of Santa Monica, California, this book reasons that all conflicts are "crossroads" and catalysts for learning, evolution, growth, and wisdom. It shows how to locate the root sources of conflict and remove the barriers to reconciliation, collaboration, and community.
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The USA Conference Board Help-Wanted Online Data Series™ Increases in May
USA - New online job ads increased in May to 2,354,500, according to The Conference Board Help-Wanted OnLine Data Series™. The May level was 91,800, or 4 percent above the previous month and followed a sharp decline in April.
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BASF expands R&D programme
By Paul Spackman
BASF plant Science and the Australia-based Molecular Plant Breeding Cooperative Research Centre (MPBCRC) have announced the expansion of their joint research program.
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ESCALATING CRISIS IN ONTARIO'S BOREAL FOREST – Where's McGuinty?
Toronto – Environmentalists, human rights groups and First Nations from Northern Ontario brought a unified message to Queens Park on June 20, asking for no more logging and mining in the Northern boreal forest without the prior informed consent of Aboriginal communities and without the identification and protection of ecological and cultural values through credible land use planning before logging and mining goes forward.
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Wells Fargo Financial Canada Launches 40-Year Mortgage Nationwide for Canadian Consumers
MISSISSAUGA - Lender is leading the way in removing barriers to homeownership Wells Fargo Financial Corporation Canada announced today it is introducing a 40-year mortgage that will be available nationwide through its 165-store network across Canada and through registered mortgage brokers and their agents.
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TSN and Intel Team-Up to Bring the Montreal Grand Prix to Living Rooms Around the World
TORONTO – Grand Prix racing fans have reason to rev up their engines. TSN and Intel Corporation today announced that TSN will be given exclusive access to the Intel-sponsored BMW Sauber F1 Team during the Montreal Grand Prix, June 23-25, 2006.
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Clearwater Seafoods Limited Partnership to Supply Retailer Whole Foods Market with Innovative 'Consumer-Friendly' Lobster Products
BEDFORD, NS - Whole Foods Market has recently announced they intend to focus their sales of lobster produce lines on humanely produced raw and cooked frozen lobster products and that Clearwater Seafoods Limited Partnership ("Clearwater") is the only supplier that meets their strict procurement criteria.
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Intuitive Search Capabilities and Structured Results: Only on YellowPages.ca
MONTREAL, QUEBEC - Next generation technology consolidates Yellow Pages Group's leadership position in local search Yellow Pages Group (YPG) has developed a unique online search platform, which allows users of YellowPages.ca(TM) to obtain structured results with unstructured queries.
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Communitech events June 21:
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Tuesday June 20, 2006
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DALSA Semiconductor Delivers World’s First 100+ Million Pixel CCD Image Sensor Chip to Semiconductor Technologies Associates (STA)
DALSA Semiconductor, a division of DALSA Corporation, an international high performance semiconductor and electronics company, announced today that it has successfully fabricated and delivered the world’s highest resolution image sensor chip to its customer, Semiconductor Technology Associates ('STA') of San Juan Capistrano, California. The CCD device, which measures approximately four inches by four inches, has a total resolution of over 111 million pixels (10,560 pixels x 10,560 pixels at 9µm). It is the world’s first imager to break the 100 million pixel barrier.
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Travel between Canada and other countries April 2006
Canadian residents continued to travel abroad in April as they set a third consecutive monthly record for trips to overseas countries. Although overall travel to Canada increased, the number of trips from overseas countries fell for the third time this year.
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Wholesale trade April 2006
Wholesale sales remained essentially unchanged in April (+0.1%) after posting strong growth in March (+1.2%). Wholesalers sold $41.6 billion worth of goods and services in April. Increased sales of consumer goods were offset by decreased capital spending. Total wholesale sales have generally been rising since April 2003.
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June 20 Economic Headlines
We have the hottest economy in Canada
Ottawa Citizen,
Office vacancy rate stalls
Toronto Star
Hottest office market is in Calgary
Globe and Mail
Ottawa eclipses Calgary in economic momentum
Canada.com
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Father Research Makes Headlines
Research headed by U of G family relations professor Kerry Daly on the complex challenges facing fathers was featured in national news reports over the weekend.
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Canada's international transactions in securities April 2006
Non-residents invested $3.9 billion in Canadian securities in April, led by a record purchase of outstanding Canadian shares. This was outpaced by Canadian acquisitions of $4.7 billion of foreign securities, split almost equally between bonds and equities.
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Retail Council of Canada Establishes Alberta Office
EDMONTON - The growing national stature of Alberta's booming retail sector and the challenges of staffing in a hyper-competitive labour market have prompted Retail Council of Canada (RCC) to establish a permanent office in Alberta.
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| Industry looks to Finnish Presidency to take the lead on important biotech issues
EuropaBio welcomes the initiative of the Austrian and Finnish Presidencies to bring together industry, the EU institutions, and Member States to discuss the EU’s Life Sciences and Biotechnology Strategy and policy issues at a Round Table that opens tomorrow in Helsinki.
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Proximus and RIM launch the UMTS-enabled BlackBerry 8707v in Belgium
Belgium and Waterloo, ON - Proximus and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the launch of the BlackBerry® 8707v™ for corporate and individual users in Belgium.
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Environment is focus as Canada Day celebrated at UW
WATERLOO, - What's red and white and green all over? Canada Day at the University of Waterloo. This 22nd annual celebration, to be held at Columbia Lake on July 1, will focus on respecting the environment, says Natai Shelsen, administrative co-ordinator for the celebrations and a UW student in speech communication, as well as peace and conflict studies. "Although red and white are the official colours on Canada Day, this year we want people to 'think green.' "
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Create Your Own Personal Sanctuary: Easy Tips to Design a Bedroom Retreat
WALTHAM, Mass. -- As the space in which we sleep -- and start and end our days -- the bedroom is easily the most personal room in our homes. For too many people, the bedroom is functional space, often the last room in the house to be decorated.
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| Canada Positioned to Become a Sustainable Energy Superpower
MONT TREMBLANT, QC, - Making Canada a sustainable energy superpower was the main objective of key energy decision makers who gathered in Mont Tremblant, Quebec at the Executive Energy Forum on Monday, June 19. According to delegates at the Forum, Canada has the potential to lead in key technology developments throughout the whole energy supply chain and sell energy, services and technology to the world.
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Study finds family businesses are more profitable.
A study published in the current issue of Family Business Review is one of the first to investigate the competitiveness and stability of family businesses. Author Jim Lee finds that family firms tend to experience higher employment and revenue growth over time and are overall more profitable than nonfamily businesses.
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Biotechnology continues to play significant role in reshaping world agriculture
Biotechnology is among key forces reshaping world agriculture, enabling increased crop yields and productivity despite limited available land, and leading to better quality and lower priced food products for consumers.
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Descartes Helps Largest Cargo Carrying Airline in Ukraine Meet Canadian Customs' New Electronic Filing Requirements
WATERLOO - Customs compliance technology offered by logistics network and software-applications specialist The Descartes Systems Group Inc. will help AeroSvit Ukrainian International Airlines meet the terms of Canada Border Services Agency's Advance Commercial Information, or ACI, program in effect starting June 26.
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Statement by the Prime Minister of Japan on The Redeployment of Ground Self-defense Force Troops From Samawah
TOKYO - The Japanese Government decided June 19 that it will redeploy the Ground Self-defense Force (GSDF) troops that have been engaged in humanitarian and reconstruction activities in Samawah, Iraq since the beginning of 2003, based on the Special Measures Law for Humanitarian and Reconstruction Assistance for Iraq, judging that the objective of the GSDF's activities was now fulfilled.
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"Save culture, Save Lives," First Nations youth tell Ontario Minister of Children and Youth Services in meeting and report on suicide, marking June 21st, National Aboriginal Day.
TORONTO - On the tenth anniversary of National Aboriginal Day, youth representatives from the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Decade Youth Council will be meeting with the Hon. Mary Anne Chambers, Ontario's Minister of Children and Youth Services, to present their own report on the suicide epidemic in the 49 NAN communities in northwestern Ontario.
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Stand Up! Stand Out! Stand Proud!
Celebrating a Decade of PRIDE in Hamilton
Presented by The Imperial Court of Hamilton-Wentworth
Statement from Hamilton Pride Festival Inc. regarding clash between Pride Parade Participants and Portuguese World Cup Fans
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Premier McGuinty visits Victor to celebrate construction of Ontario's first diamond mine
TIMMINS, ON - Jim Gowans, President and CEO of De Beers Canada, hosted Premier Dalton McGuinty and his colleagues Ministers Bartolucci, Ramsey and Bentley at the Victor Project today at an official ground breaking event to celebrate the construction of Ontario's first diamond mine.
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Canadian Action Party Stands with Small Parties to Challenge Unfair Political Financing Rule
Cooperation between the Canadian Action Party, The Christian Heritage Party, The Marijuana Party of Canada, The Communist Party, The Green Party and The Progressive Canadian Party, could lead to more equitable financing rules for federal parties.
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Pending Cabinet approval of the expansion of Dufferin Aggregates Milton Quarry - the largest operating quarry in Canada
Recent research shows that under-utilized recycled sources of aggregate can supply five times the proposed volume of aggregate expected to be stripped from the Dufferin Quarry.
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Canada-US Border Issues-An Open Letter to US Business
Canadian business organizations that have been working together on Canada-US Border Issues sent an “Open Letter to US Business” via their US counterpart organizations.
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Punch attracts attention at the NRF Loss Prevention Conference with its new look
CAMBRIDGE – Punch Integrated Communications Inc., recently launched their new marketing campaign “Flip the Switch” at the 2006 National Retail Federation Loss Prevention Conference and Exhibition.
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CIOs anticipate increased technology hiring in third quarter
TORONTO - Chief information officers (CIOs) expect an uptick in information technology (IT) hiring in the third quarter of 2006, according to the Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report.
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Wolf Medical Systems Previews Industry Leading Electronic Medical Record Software Across Ontario
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-Wolf to visit eight Ontario cities and participate in the Transition Support Program Information Sessions sponsored by OntarioMD. Wolf Medical Systems announced its participation at eight healthcare technology events across Ontario from June 23 to June 29, 2006.
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Monday June 19, 2006
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Ontario Health Minister George Smitherman opens the new Bloorview Kids Rehab: a one-of-a-kind facility for kids with disabilities
TORONTO - The Honourable George Smitherman officially opens the new Bloorview Kids Rehabon June 19 - an extraordinary $101-million facility that breaks the institutional mould of North American children's hospitals.
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GO Transit To Expand Parking Lots
TORONTO, The Ontario government is adding 700 parking spaces at GO stations in Bradford, Markham and Aurora to make room for more commuters, Transportation Minister Donna Cansfield announced June 18.
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Sales by commodity for the group of large retailers (monthly)
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Electronic, commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance services 2004
Businesses that repair and maintain electronic, commercial and industrial machinery and equipment earned operating revenues of $5.9 billion in 2004, an increase of 8.0% from 2003. About 85% of the growth in operating revenues occurred in Alberta, in large part due to increased oil producing activity in the province.
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US business groups battle over biotech, taxes
By Mike Sunnucks
Some of the Valley's most prominent business leaders are being criticized by a few of their private-sector brethren and conservatives for coming out against sweeping income tax cuts and backing an incentive fund aimed at attracting biotechnology to the state.
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Taking constitutionality of NAFTA to a higher court
TORONTO - The Council of Canadians, Canadian Union of Postal Workers and Charter Committee on Poverty are taking the constitutionality of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to a higher court with their appeal before the Court of Appeal for Ontario. This appeal will be heard on June 19, 20 and 21.
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Guelph Alumni Association Honours Four
The University of Guelph’s Alumni Association will present its 2006 awards June 24 during Alumni Weekend.
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Wilfrid Laurier Waterloo campus construction update
Construction is now well under way at Laurier now that Willison Field and the surrounding parking lots have been demolished to make way for the improved Alumni Field. Construction on the Doctor Alvin Woods Building (DAWB) will also begin shortly as a general contractor has been appointed and a building permit has been granted by the city of Waterloo.
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The Canadian Public Relations Society elects Colleen Killingsworth, APR as President for a second term 2006-2007
TORONTO - The Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS) today announced the election of its Board of Directors for the 2006-2007 term. With more than 1,600 members in 16 member societies across Canada, CPRS is a not-for-profit professional society dedicated to the practice of public relations. It serves Canadians through the establishment and maintenance of high professional, educational and ethical standards in public relations.
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One in two Europeans believe biotech will improve quality of life; Majority oppose GM
Fifty two percent of those polled in the latest Eurobarometer survey on biotechnology, published June 19, indicated a belief that biotechnology will improve their quality of life.
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BTV-Business Television's CEO CLIPS Streaming on Yahoo!Canada Finance
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- BTV-Business Television's CEO CLIPS, two-minute video profiles on publicly trading companies, recently began streaming on Yahoo! Canada Finance.
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June 19 Greater Chamber of Commerce Inside this Issue . . . . .
1. Yellow Pages Group Recognizes and Rewards Two Chamber Members!
2. Enhanced Member Advantage Program
3. New Member Welcome - June 20, 2006
4. Speed Mentoring - June 21, 2006
5. Provincial Issues Forum - June 23, 2006
6. Canada/U.S. Customs Seminar - June 23, 2006
7. Regional Issues Forum - June 29, 2006
8. Business After 5 - KidsAbility Foundation - July 11, 2006
9. Chamber Corporate Challenge - September 16, 2006
10. Chamber After 5 - regional business tradeshow - September 19, 2006
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Cost of Winter Vacations Increasing due to Fuel Surcharges
Toronto - Due to a Fuel surcharge being levied by a Canadian Tour Operator effective June 20th; winter vacations for Canadian consumers will be rise by a $100 per person.
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WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM ON EAST ASIA SETS REGIONAL PRIORITIES
Tokyo – Participants at the World Economic Forum on East Asia, which closed June 16, have identified top priorities for the region. They are:
-to create or assign regional institutions to discuss energy, security and environmental issues;
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New Claims Guarantee Provides Consumers Clarity on Insurance Coverage
GUELPH- To address the uncertainty many Canadians feel about reporting claims to their insurance company, The Co-operators launched an innovative Claims Guarantee on June 16.
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City of Guelph CPRS Don Rennie Memorial Award recipient for 2006
TORONTO - Tara Sprigg, Senior Communications Advisor with the City of Guelph's Environment & Transportation Group has received Don Rennie Memorial Award for Excellence in Government Public Relations for the second year in a row. The 2006 award was presented during the Canadian Public Relations Society's (CPRS) Annual Conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario this week.
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Yellow Pages Group Recognizes Straight Street Event Services as Part of the Make It Real Program
Montréal – Yellow Pages Group on June 14 announced the recipients of the Make It Real program, a new national initiative that recognizes and rewards Canadian small businesses that are dedicated to improving the communities they serve.
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