Brick Brewing secures important packaging and representation agreement

WATERLOO - Brick Brewing Co. Limited announced that it has entered into an agreement with Cadbury Beverages Canada Inc. to manufacture, package and represent the popular Motts Caesar alcohol based beverages.
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Ontario businesses believe Canadian dollar should be left to market forces

TORONTO - Businesses in Ontario stop short of recommending governments step in to control the high Canadian dollar, despite the fact that many are feeling the squeeze of the strong currency. That, according to a survey of members by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce.
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Envirostats say Recycling in Canada has improved substantially

Statscan - Access to recycling programs, and their use, have improved substantially in Canada since the mid-1990s, and Canadian households are recycling more waste than ever before, according to a report in the new online publication EnviroStats.
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Manulife Financial pilots technology edge for its distribution partners in Canada

WATERLOO - Manulife Financial is launching the Canadian insurance industry's first New Business Notification feed that meets new national standards for delivery of information to agencies and their advisors dealing with the company.
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Mitsubishi Appoints Kevin C. O'Rourke CRM Manager and David Sherrard as Marklet Analyst

MISSISSAUGA - Kevin C. O'Rourke, a senior marketing manager with more than 14 years experience in the automotive and marine industries, has joined Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada (MMSCAN) as their new manager of Customer Relations Management (CRM).
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Study Reveals Canadian Wireless Prices Lowest in North America - Customers benefit from competitive rates on world stage

OTTAWA - The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) welcomes a new comprehensive report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) that found mobile phone customers in Canada enjoy some of the most competitive wireless prices among the 30 member countries of the OECD.
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Canada's New Government Creates Competition Policy Review Panel

OTTAWA - The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of Industry, and the Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, are pleased to announce the creation of a Competition Policy Review Panel to be chaired by Mr. Lynton Ronald Wilson.
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Canada's 'Global' Union Statement on Competition/Investment Review: Workers Need a Voice to Save Jobs in Resources and Manufacturing, Say Steelworkers

TORONTO - United Steelworkers' (USW) National Director Ken Neumann says Thursday's announcement by Industry Minister Maxime Bernier and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty of a review panel on competition and foreign investment must allow working Canadians to have a voice in the future control of Canadian resources and manufacturing.
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Urbana Corporation Closes Unit Offering for Proceeds of Approximately $75 million

TORONTO - Urbana Corporation is pleased to announce that it completed a closing relating to its previously announced short form prospectus offering (the "Offering") of units ("Units") through Blackmont Capital Inc., as lead agent for a syndicate
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Laurier professor wins Petro-Canada Young Innovator Award


Laurier psychology professor, Dr. Joanne Lee, has been awarded the Petro-Canada Young Innovator Award worth $7,500 to study language development at the initial stage of word learning, before children even start to produce intelligible speech.
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WHAT'S IN A NAME? - Executives Split on Importance of Degrees From Prestigious Universities

TORONTO - The university a new accounting graduate attended can catch an employer's attention, but it may not guarantee a job offer, according to a new survey. Chief financial officers (CFOs) polled recently were closely split regarding how much weight the prestige of a candidate's alma mater should be given in hiring decisions.
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Expedia.ca Joins the List of Fortune 500 Company Clients for arvato

Growth Brings New Jobs to Kitchener’s Downtown

Waterloo Region, July 12, 2007…arvato services today announced an expansion of its facilities at 235 King Street, Kitchener and the creation of new jobs openings at the business contact centre.
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Organizational Changes at Morrison Hershfield Limited

TORONTO - Ron Wilson, P.Eng., CEO of the Morrison Hershfield Group of Companies, announces that effective August 1, 2007, Bruce Miller, P.Eng., is appointed President of Morrison Hershfield Limited, the Canadian operating arm.
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‘New Thinking’ Needed On Climate

World - “The international climate debate needs to embrace a ‘new way of thinking’ to tackle the problem, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged.
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Global Warming: Challenges facing farmers
By Susan Lang

Farmers will be the first to feel the heat from global warming as they grapple with new and aggressive crop pests, summer heat stress and other sobering challenges that could strain family farms to the limit, warns David Wolfe, a Cornell expert on the effects of climate change on agriculture.
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New Housing Price Index for May 2007

New housing prices in Canada increased at their slowest pace in just over a year in May, continuing a trend in deceleration that started in September 2006.
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Comments on passing of "Honest" Ed Mirvish from Toronto Mayor David Miller

TORONTO - "It is a truly sad day in the city of Toronto. Today we mourn the loss of Mr. Toronto, Ed Mirvish; a man who can only be described as a local hero.
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Canadian international merchandise trade declines in May 2007

Statscan - Canadian merchandise imports and exports declined in May for the second consecutive month after both reached record levels in March. The nation's trade balance with the world remained relatively unchanged at $5.9 billion, as imports and exports fell by nearly the same value.
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Open Text Announces Office Business Application for Customer Information Management

Lets Users Access and Manage Documents from ERP Systems Using Microsoft Office

Solution Leverages Open Text's Strategic Relationships, Proven Integration Experience with Solutions from Microsoft and SAP

DENVER - Open Text(TM) Corp. announced an Office Business Application (OBA) for accessing and managing customer information. One of the first OBAs built upon the 2007 Microsoft Office system to be commercially available, Open Text's Livelink ECM.
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UW study dispels common myth about models and eating disorders

WATERLOO - A University of Waterloo student has produced a study that challenges the myth that the risk of developing disordered eating habits is higher among models than non-models.
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Spain ‘Leads The Way’ In Handling Illegal Migration, Says UN Official

Addressing the opening session of the first Global Forum on Migration and Development in Brussels, “Peter Sutherland, the UN Secretary General's Special Representative for Migration, called Tuesday for the European Union to establish a common immigration policy and described Spain as ‘leading the way’ in addressing illegal immigration through talks with North African countries.
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Live poetry? Why not?

CTC pioneers new-school tourism marketing and leads Canada Brand with new visual ID

This isn’t any ordinary marketing campaign. The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) brought our new Brand visual identity to life, quite literally, with two live poetry performances marking Canada’s 140th birthday.
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THE HAZELTON HOTEL TO HOST VIP SCREENINGS DURING THE TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Toronto – The Hazelton Hotel is delighted to announce that they will host Special Private and VIP Screenings for Guests and Delegates of the 32nd Toronto International Film Festival, September 6-15, 2007.
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Ontario Government Supporting Green Research At Trent University

Better Water And Air Quality Means A Healthier Ontario

PETERBOROUGH - The Ontario government is helping to protect the environment by supporting two green research initiatives at Trent University, announced Minister of the Environment Laurel Broten on behalf of Premier and Minister of Research and Innovation Dalton McGuinty.
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The Vatican to Become World's First Carbon Neutral Sovereign State

Planktos/KlimaFa's New Vatican Climate Forest Initiative to Fully Green the Holy See

SAN FRANCISCO - By agreement with the Vatican, Planktos/KlimaFa is now pleased and honored to announce that the Holy See plans to become the first entirely carbon neutral sovereign state, and it has chosen KlimaFa ecorestoration offsets to achieve this historic goal
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July 12, 2007 - Current economic conditions Ontario slows

Statscan - Output levelled off in April 2007, after three consecutive gains, hampered in part by labour disputes. Employment growth resumed in June, after a two-month pause, as gains in services outweighed more losses in manufacturing.
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CEO Confidence Declines, The Conference Board Reports

North America - The Conference Board Measure of CEO Confidence, which had improved to 53 in the first quarter of 2007, fell to 45 in the second quarter. A reading of more than 50 points reflects more positive than negative responses.
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Ontario Municipal Internship Program Now Underway

Talented new university graduates begin Internship in local government management

MISSISSAUGA - The seven participants for this year's Ontario Municipal Internship Program have now begun their year-long management-level placements with their host municipalities (Greater Napanee, Hastings County, Marathon, Newmarket, Oliver Paipoonge, Thunder Bay, and Waterloo).
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Loonie's flight to take a bite out of Canada's economic growth

OTTAWA - The high-flying dollar is expected to diminish Canada's economic growth over the remainder of this year, according to the Conference Board's Canadian Outlook - Summer 2007.
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Manulife Investments announces brand strategy for its lineup of mutual funds

TORONTO - Manulife Investments announced today that it is integrating its brand strategy to more effectively leverage the Manulife name for its mutual fund product lineup.
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Groups unite to empower politicians to secure pensions and halt white-collar crime

COLLINGWOOD - Fourteen organizations from across Canada announced that they have formed the Common Front for Retirement Security (CFRS). They include: CARP, Canada's Association for the Fifty Plus, Investor Protection Association, Royal Canadian Legion and several prominent seniors/pensioners groups. Collectively they represent 2 million members.
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China's Trade Surplus Hits Record High

“China's swelling monthly trade surplus hit a new high in June of $26.9 billion, an 85.5 percent increase on the same month last year, as local exporters continued to leverage low costs to capture new overseas markets.
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Bio-diesel production begins in Ghana

PANA - A community- based organisation in the eastern region of Ghana has announced that it has started the production of bio- diesel in Ghana from palm kernel oil.
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Staying Put - Executive Survey Finds Most CFOs Have Not Identified a Successor

TORONTO - Few financial executives know who will fill their shoes one day, but most have no plans for leaving, a new survey shows. The majority (72 per cent) of chief financial officers (CFOs) polled said they have not identified a successor for their positions. Sixty-three per cent of respondents cited no plans to leave their present companies in the near future as the primary reason.
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Survey: About One-Third of Companies Ineffective at Rewarding Good Performance

TORONTO - Workers who feel their good work often goes unnoticed may have a case. More than one-third (35 per cent) of professionals polled recently said businesses are ineffective at rewarding their employees' strong performance. Thirty per cent of managers surveyed agreed.
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Maplesoft gains a significant customer in China

Shanghai Jiatong University licenses Maple for key research groups

Waterloo - Maplesoft™, the leading provider of high-performance software tools for engineering, science, and mathematics, has announced a large-scale customer win in China.
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Introduction Of 'Energy Use Efficiency' Index To Be Proposed

“The Japanese government has decided to propose introducing an ‘energy use efficiency’ index as a new international framework to tackle global warming before next year's Group of Eight summit in Toyako, Hokkaido, government sources said Monday.
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Talent Solutions: The Canadian Business Hall of Fame and Knightsbridge Human Capital Solutions Tame the Talent Crisis

- Unique partnership links the past, present and future of Canadian business to bridge gaps in workforce productivity, skills and leadership -

TORONTO - The Canadian Business Hall of Fame (BHF) today announces a five-year strategic national partnership with Knightsbridge Human Capital Solutions. Knightsbridge is Title Sponsor of the annual Canadian Business Hall of Fame Gala and exclusively manages the Laureate nomination and selection process.
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TeraGo Networks Launches New Service in Kitchener-Waterloo Region

National broadband service provider brings broadband data networking solutions to burgeoning business markets in Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo

TORONTO - TeraGo Networks Inc., a leading national broadband service provider, has introduced its VLAN service to Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo to help meet the growing communication needs of local businesses.
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UN Chief To Open Migration, Development Forum

“United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon will open an international forum in Brussels Tuesday aimed at improving the way migration and development policies interact.
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Plant could reopen in August: Steelworkers reach tentative agreement with possible buyer for Hamilton Specialty Bar

HAMILTON - Members of the United Steelworkers' (USW) Local 4752 will meet next Tuesday (July 17) to review details of an agreement reached with US firms Woodside Capital and Pinnacle Steel, which could lead to the reopening of Hamilton Specialty Bar as early as August.
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G4techTV Canada to air hit British comedy "The IT Crowd"

TORONTO - G4techTV Canada is pleased to announce the addition of "The IT Crowd," the International Emmy-nominated British comedy series to its summer line up.
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Direct Digital Solutions Inc. Signs Exclusive Contract for In-House Digital Signage Network at the University of Montreal

The flat screen media network will deliver over 4 million highly targeted impressions annually.

MONTREAL - Direct Digital Solutions Inc. (leaders in end-to-end digital signage systems) announced the signing of an exclusive digital advertising contract with the University of Montreal (Canada's second largest University & one of the largest French-language Universities in the world).
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EU aid to help developing countries jump on biofuel bandwagon
By Caitlin Roman

The European Union plans to give money to help developing countries grow energy crops rich nations want to use for transport fuel, the EU aid chief said Friday.
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Dollar's Rise Putting Communities, Regions at Risk, says Forest Products Industry

OTTAWA - Reacting to the Bank of Canada's decision today to increase its overnight interest rate, the head of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) called on the Bank to more fully consider broad economic and regional factors, including the rapid rise of the Canadian dollar, in its decision making.
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Krug Receives GREENGUARD Certification for Jordan

Kitchener – Krug is excited to announce that Jordan Healthcare Seating products are now GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certified® by the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI).
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Wilfrid Laurier University appoints new registrar

WATERLOO – Wilfrid Laurier University’s Board of Governors has approved the appointment of Ray Darling as the university’s new registrar. His five-year term begins August 1.
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Households Engage In Many Practices That Have Negative Effects On The Environment according to the Environment Survey 2006

Statscan - Canadian households have responded to a number of environmental concerns, but still engage in many practices that can have a negative impact on the environment, according to new data from the Households and the Environment Survey.
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77% of the world's online youth would rather live without TV than live without the Internet

New Paradigm Global Survey shows the global power of connected youth

BOSTON - A comprehensive survey in 12 countries of more than 7,600 young people between the ages of 16 - 29 shows that 77% of today's online youth would sooner live without television than live without the Internet.
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The City of Biotechnology and Human Health of Metropolitan Montreal signs two cooperative agreements with Spain

LAVAL, QC - Robert A. Dubé, president and CEO of the City of Biotechnology and Human Health of Metropolitan Montreal, announced earlier today that cooperative agreements have been signed with two of Spain's top scientific parks specializing in biotechnology, namely the Barcelona Science Park (University of Barcelona) and the Madrid Science Park (Community of Madrid).
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Rate Hike Will Cost More Manufacturing Jobs, says CAW President and United Steel Workers National Director

TORONTO - After much speculation, Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge's announced today the Bank's decision to raise the country's overnight lending rate by .25% - a move that could see the loonie continue its historic rise against the U.S. dollar.
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KITCHENER SINGLE-DETACHED NEW CONSTRUCTION NUMBERS CONTINUE WEAK IN JUNE

TORONTO - The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released Kitchener’s preliminary housing starts data for the month of June today. Construction began on a total of 234 homes in the Kitchener Census Metropolitan Area (CMA), a decrease of 28 per cent from the 323 units started in the same month last year.
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MULTIPLES PULL ONTARIO HOME STARTS LOWER IN JUNE

Toronto - Ontario home starts moved lower in June. The Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) of urban* starts dipped to 56,400 units, down from 70,000 unit starts registered in May.
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OmniGlobe Networks and Naskapi Imuun Partner to Provide Canada's First Rural Satellite-Cellular Service

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA - OmniGlobe Networks, Inc. and Naskapi Imuun Inc. announce a partnership to deliver Canada's first nation-wide satellite-cellular communications service to First Nation communities.
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Guelph - High-profile corporate scandals have led to a majority of Canadian companies establishing ethical codes of conduct in an effort to restore investor confidence and business trust.
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Another milestone for Canada's new Government in implementing the Federal Accountability Act

New Conflict of Interest Act Comes Into Force

OTTAWA - The Honourable Vic Toews, President of the Treasury Board, announced another key milestone in the implementation of the Federal Accountability Act with the coming into force today, July 9, 2007, of the Conflict of Interest Act.
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Hy-Drive Set to Trade Green Credits

As investment banks like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have rapidly expanded their carbon businesses

TORONTO - Hy-Drive Technologies Ltd. is now in a position to facilitate the trading of Greenhouse Gas Credits.
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Canadians' Confidence Holds Strong

WINNIPEG - The latest Decima-Investors Group Index of Canadian Consumer Confidence shows Canadian consumers' confidence rose slightly through the second quarter of the year, while declining significantly in the US for the second quarter in a row.
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UW launches bachelor of knowledge integration for 'outstanding generalists'

WATERLOO - Outstanding students with broad interests stand to benefit from a new University of Waterloo program where they will practise integrating knowledge from the humanities with the sciences.
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Canadians Buy Cars From U.S. In Record Numbers

TORONTO - With the Canadian dollar hovering around the 94 cent mark, Canadians are buying up cars from the United States in record numbers. Last year, Canadians imported 112,826 vehicles from the United States, an increase of 55 per cent from the previous year.
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Ontario Health Quality Council appoints new CEO

TORONTO - On behalf of the Ontario Quality Health Council (OHQC), Ray Hession, Chair, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Ben Chan to the position of CEO, effective November 1, 2007.
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US, IFC Create Fund For Latin American Infrastructure

“The US and the International Finance Corp. (IFC) have created a new program to encourage more private investment in infrastructure in Latin America, US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Friday.
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APEC Trade Ministers Agree On New Strategy To Boost Trade

“Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ministers responsible for trade have reached an agreement on a new Trade Facilitation Action Plan to reduce trade transactions costs in the Asia-Pacific region by 5 percent by 2010, Australian Trade Minister Warren Truss announced in Cairns Thursday.
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Rogers Media to Acquire Vancouver's 'Channel M' From Multivan Broadcast Corporation

TORONTO - Rogers Media and Multivan Broadcast Corporation ("Multivan") today announced an agreement under which Rogers Broadcasting, a Rogers Media subsidiary, will acquire Vancouver based multicultural television station Channel M.
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ATS files final prospectus for $110 million rights offering

CAMBRIDGE - ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. today announced that it has filed a final short form prospectus in relation to its previously announced $110 million rights offering (the "Rights Offering"). The Rights Offering provides existing common shareholders with rights (the "Rights") exercisable to subscribe for additional common shares in ATS.
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Ontario Government Supporting Tourism In Midland, Ontario Place

Huronia Historical Parks Receives $1 Million For Capital Repairs

Ontario Place Receives $2.5 Million For Capital Repairs

MIDLAND/TORONTO - The McGuinty government is supporting tourism in Midland and Toronto with an investment of more than $1 million to keep the Huronia Historical Parks attractions in good condition, an investment of more than $2.5 million to keep Ontario Place in good condition said Tourism Minister Jim Bradley Sunday.
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Business Software Alliance to Reward Individuals Up To $1 Million for Qualified
Reports of Copyright Infringement

Robert J. Scott, Managing Partner, Scott & Scott LLP, Issues Response Statement:

USA - Last week, the Business Software Alliance (BSA) announced that it will temporarily increase its rewards incentive from $200,000 to $1 million from July to October 2007.
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Canada's new government launches world's first Air Quality Health Index Program

TORONTO - The Honourable John Baird, Minister of the Environment and the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, announced an investment of $30 million to establish the world's first National Air Quality Health Index and to expand the Air Quality Forecast Program to support this new initiative.
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Housing starts decrease in Canada in June 2007

OTTAWA - The seasonally adjusted annual rate(1) of housing starts was 225,500 units in June, down from 235,200 units in May, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).
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Big business bets on 'bio-refineries' for nation's fuel needs

Innovation in biotech: It's not just about drug development anymore.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -As the world gets hungrier for alternative fuels, industrial energy giants are scrambling to form partnerships with niche biotech companies.
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Ontario Government Moving Forward On New Hospital In Oakville

$15 Million Grant To Include Funds For Milton Site

OAKVILLE - The Ontario government is bringing Halton-area residents one step closer to a new hospital by providing Halton Healthcare Corporation with $12.5 million to plan for a new structure in Oakville, as well as $2.5 million to plan for renovations and provide services at the Milton site, Health and Long-Term Care Minister George Smitherman announced July 9.
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U of G Researcher Plays Role in Provincial Child Care Initiative

Guelph - Providing access to training, setting professional standards and increasing wages for early childhood education workers are essential to improving Ontario’s early learning and child care system, according to an advisory panel chaired by U of G Prof. Donna Lero.
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Zoellick Backs World Bank's Role

“The World Bank's new boss, Robert Zoellick, has told the BBC that the organization still has a vital role.

Responding to suggestions in the US that its work should be taken over by the private sector, he said many countries relied upon its expertise.
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XM-Sirius Merger Should Go Forward

Regulators Need to Let Private Initiative Flourish

Washington, D.C. —The proposed merger of satellite radio companies XM and Sirius should be cleared by the Federal Communications Commission, according to regulatory comments filed yesterday by the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
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Americans Burdened by Government’s “10,000 Commandments”

Washington, D.C. —A new Competitive Enterprise Institute report on federal regulation finds that the cost of federal regulations on consumers topped $1 trillion last year, nearly 10 percent of U.S. gross domestic product.
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New Survey Points to Productivity Gains When Friends Work Together

TORONTO - Gathering with the gang after work can be fun - and a new survey suggests it may also benefit on-the-job performance. Fifty-seven per cent of executives polled said that office productivity improves when co-workers are friends outside of the office.
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CANADIAN WORKSPACE SOLUTIONS COMPANY APPOINTS A NEW PRESIDENT AND CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF SUCCESS

Following her parents footsteps, Marcia Mayhew takes the helm of workspace design.

Toronto - Following its mandate of creative intuition and innovative design, Mayhew, Canadaâ s leader in workspace solutions, celebrates its silver anniversary with the appointment of Marcia Mayhew as President.
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Further manufacturing job loss casts shadow over summer

TORONTO - National employment statistics for June released by Statistics Canada present the most troubling picture yet for the Canadian manufacturing sector.
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Support growing for striking TD-Canada Trust employees

SUDBURY - United Steelworkers' (USW) Ontario/Atlantic Director Wayne Fraser said Monday that support is growing for the more than 100 members of USW Local 2020 on strike at several TD-Canada Trust branches.
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Steelworkers Vote to Accept New Contract with Cameco Corporation

PORT HOPE - The 226 members of the United Steelworkers' (USW) Local 13173 have ratified a three-year contract with Cameco Corporation.
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