ATS closes $110 million rights offering

CAMBRIDGE, ON - ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. announced August 16, 2007 it has completed its Rights Offering, raising gross proceeds of $110 million
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Accellos, Inc. Acquires Maximum Data Solutions, Inc., a Leading Supplier of Data Collection and WMS Solutions

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO Accellos, Inc., a leading provider of logistics, warehouse, 3PL, transportation, and mobile fleet management solutions today announced the acquisition of Maximum Data Solutions, Inc., based in Plymouth, Michigan.
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TapImmune Inc. Announces Agreement With AppTec

FDA Registered Facility to Begin Testing On Company's Novel Cancer Vaccine

VANCOUVER, British Columbia- TapImmune Inc., a biotechnology company specializing in the development of immunotherapeutics for cancer and vaccines for infectious diseases, announced a contractual agreement with AppTec, headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, for the preclinical testing of its lead product.
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Environment Makes ’Quantum Leap’ in Middle East and North Africa

MENA — In the 1990s, concern for the environment was not a top priority in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA).
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Florida inventor going "green" with new technology
By Arlene Satchell

Pompano Beach inventor envisions a future powered by his Cyclone Green Revolution Engine. For more than 35 years, Harry Schoell has built a reputation for design and innovation in the marine industry. The Pompano Beach businessman has had a knack for invention since childhood.
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Strike looms at Carleton University September 5th

OTTAWA - Professional, office, technical and support staff at Carleton University, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), will be in a legal strike or lockout position September 5th, at 12:01 am, after the university failed to make a fair settlement offer during conciliation talks.
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University of Windsor CUPE locals fight administration concession demands - stage set for September strike

WINDSOR - Two locals of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) reached an impasse in bargaining with the University of Windsor yesterday, as the administration continued to demand concessions and failed to move towards fair contract settlements in conciliation talks.
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Canada and Ontario announce agreement to improve and protect the Great Lakes

TORONTO - The Honourable John Baird, Minister of the Environment and the Honourable Laurel Broten, Ontario's Minister of the Environment announced August 16, 2007, the official signing of the Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem.
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American Leaders Question Purposes of Security and Prosperity Partnership meeting with President Bush, P.M. Harper, and President Calderon

News Conference at Bush Summit on August 20: Coalition To Block The North American Union

OTTAWA, CANADA- A coalition of American leaders has been formed to halt the North American Union and to protest the upcoming Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) of North America, being held at Montebello, Canada, with U.S. President George Bush, Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada, and President Felipe Calderon of Mexico.
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New President of 3M Canada Emphasizes Importance of Localized Growth

Home-grown executive Jim McSheffrey leads business in Canada

LONDON, Ont. – Early in 2007, 3M Canada announced the appointment of Jim McSheffrey to lead its business and operations in Canada. As the first home-grown Canadian to lead 3M’s Canadian operations in more than 50 years, Jim McSheffrey considers himself a living example of 3M’s global emphasis on “localization”.
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Wholesale trade down for first time in 4 Years

Wholesale sales grew only slightly in June (+0.2%), as increased sales of "other products" were largely offset by a decrease in the automotive sector. Excluding the automotive sector, sales grew 0.6%.
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Canada Needs Sharper Game in International Trade Arena - C.D. Howe Institute

TORONTO - When nailing down Canada's trade agenda, says an e-brief from the C.D. Howe Institute, Ottawa needs to show more courage and sharper elbows. In "Stuck on a Spoke: Proliferating Bilateral Trade Deals are a Dangerous Game for Canada," William B.P. Robson, President and CEO at the Institute, argues that Canada must take aggressive action to protect itself from losing its privileged trade position with the United States.
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Zarlink Sells its Equity Interest in Mitel Networks

OTTAWA - Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. announced August 16, 2007 that it has sold its Mitel Networks Corporation ('Mitel') shares for US$12.9 million, following the approval of the merger of Mitel and Inter-Tel (Delaware) Incorporated ('Inter-Tel').
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Ontario Power Generation reports 2007 second quarter financial results

TORONTO - Ontario Power Generation Inc. reported its financial and operating results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2007. Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2007 was $125 million compared to net income of $143 million for the same period in 2006. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, net income was $296 million compared to $342 million for the same period last year.
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Transcontinental launches custom publishing agency

MONTREAL - Transcontinental Media today announced the launch of Transcontinental Custom Communications, a joint venture with UK agency Seven Squared to provide custom publishing services to clients in Canada and the U.S.
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PRIVATE EQUITY BUYOUTS CONTINUE TO SET NEW RECORDS IN Q2 2007

Canadian Market Activity Already Exceeds Full Year 2006

TORONTO: Investment by private equity buyout firms into Canadian companies continued its record setting pace during the second quarter of 2007, according to the industry’s quarterly statistical report released today by the CVCA and research partner Thomson Financial.
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TNS Smart Network Inc.'s Portfolio of 3rd party ATM's is more than double the size of the largest Canadian bank ATM Portfolio

TORONTO - TNS Smart Network Inc., Canada's largest ATM processor, announced that it has exceeded 10,000 3rd Party ATMs installed on its network and expects to reach a new plateau of 11,000 ATMs by the end of 2007.
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Shared Leadership
By: Voss W. Graham

If you look at the most successful teams in any sport, you will find a common bond within the team. Sometimes, it is called chemistry - as if just the right mix of chemicals has created a special new formula. Other times, it is postulated that there was strong leadership provided by key players and everyone else responded favorably to their lead or "charisma."
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NPD: Sales of In Car Navigation Devices Skyrocketing in Canada

According to The NPD Group, just over 105,000 In-Vehicle GPS Navigation Devices were sold in the first 6 months of 2007, “almost surpassing the 106,000 units sold in all of 2006.”
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WeatherBug launches first major national network in Canada

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA - An extensive network of hundreds of weather-monitoring stations is about to spring up across Western Canada.
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LUSH Workers Bare Their Behinds to Save the Planet on August 18, 2007

National Anti-Packaging Campaign Urges Customers to Buy "NAKED" Goods

VANCOUVER - Stripping down to their skivvies and for the boldest even their birthday suits, employees of LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics will lead a cheeky protest on Saturday, August 18th at 12pm outside their store to urge shoppers to go 'naked' by purchasing goods that don't have any packaging.
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Hair transplants up by 42 per cent over two years in Canada

The Country's Top Cosmetic Procedure for Men is now a $76 Million Profession

TORONTO - Hair transplantation is the top cosmetic procedure for men, worth $76 million in Canada. New figures released today by the Canadian Hair Transplant Centre and the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) show this procedure has grown by 42 per cent in Canada over the past two years alone.
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Converting methane into clean energy

LYNCHBURG, VA. - Alternate Energy Holdings, Inc (AEHI), announced it is forming a cooperative arrangement with local Idaho dairy farmers for the co-production of methane at the company's future Idaho Energy Complex (IEC).
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OMEGA ATS, Canada's Newest Alternative Trading System, Announces Launch Date

TORONTO - Perimeter Financial Corp., MarLar Group and Swift Trade Inc. are pleased to announce the launch of an alternative trading system, OMEGA ATS, in the fourth quarter of 2007.
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Women Helping Women: How Mentoring Can Help Your Business
By Nancy D. O'Reilly, PhD.

Corporate America spends millions of dollars each year to make the workplace more efficient and productive. Finding and retaining talented and experienced workers is key to reducing turnover and high operational costs. Mentoring new employees and helping them become successful on the job is one way to reduce turnover. Women can truly benefit from a female mentor who has knowledge and experience and can show them "the ropes."The mentor can be a guide, a role model and a good advisor.
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CEMC Forecasts 48% Household Penetration of HD-Capable TVs by Year’s End

Canada - The Consumer Electronics Marketers of Canada (CEMC) is forecasting that there will be 6.1 million high-definition capable units in Canadian homes by the end of 2007;
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New Survey Indicates Majority Plan to Postpone Retirement

TORONTO - For many workers, retirement won't mean an end to their careers. Only one in three workers (34 per cent) polled said they plan to quit work entirely once they're ready to retire from full-time employment, according to a just-released survey.
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Housing starts cooling in 2007 and 2008

OTTAWA - Housing starts will moderate in 2007, reaching 220,000 units, a decrease of 3.2 per cent from 2006, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's (CMHC) third quarter Housing Market Outlook, Canada Edition report.
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Waterloo Region Teacher Wins ETFO Award For Local Website

TORONTO - The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) on August 14, 2007 honoured a Waterloo Region teacher for maintaining the local's website www.etfo-wr.on.ca as a valuable resource centre for teachers.
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Liberals bow to CUPE pressure with school funding announcement - Pre-election hype is a start but doesn't meet education need

TORONTO - Premier Dalton McGuinty's school board funding announcement today is his government's response to direct CUPE pressure, but the details are more about the October 10 election than they are about meeting the needs of the education system, says Sid Ryan, Ontario President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).
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ONTARIO GOVERNMENT STRENGTHENS SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA

$309 million over next two years puts boards and schools in Waterloo Region on solid ground

WATERLOO REGION — The McGuinty government is strengthening public education and improving the funding formula by investing an additional $309 million in public funding over the next two years, Kitchener Centre MPP John Milloy announced August 14, 2007.
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New motor vehicle sales a little dippy in June 2007

New motor vehicle sales dipped slightly for a second consecutive month in June, but remained roughly in line with April's and May's high levels.
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Thanks, But No Thanks

Survey Shows Thank-You Notes Influence Hiring Decisions, But Only One out of Five Candidates Send Them

TORONTO - Your mother told you to do it, and now a new survey shows she was right: Sending a thank-you note not only displays impeccable manners but also may give job hopefuls an edge over other applicants.
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B. Braun Melsungen AG Selects Open Text's Livelink ECM for 11,000 Users of SAP(R) Applications

Major International Medical Equipment Supplier Plans Large-Scale Deployment of Open Text for Compliant Archiving of SAP Data and Documents

MUNICH - Open Text(TM) Corp. announced that international medical equipment and services provider B. Braun Melsungen AG has selected Open Text to help it meet compliance and governance requirements and will implement Livelink ECM - Document Management for use with SAP(R) solutions company-wide.
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John Lennon Solo Catalog Debuts on iTunes Store

CUPERTINO, California —Apple® announced the debut of the John Lennon solo catalog on the iTunes® Store. Sixteen of Lennon's solo works from EMI Music are available for the first time on iTunes starting August 14, 2007, with the “Lennon Legend” and “Acoustic” collections making their worldwide digital debuts.
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Canadian listings on AIM continue steady pace with technology companies leading the way

TORONTO - The number of Canadian Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange (LSE), continued their steady pace in the second quarter of 2007, according to the Canadian AIM IPO survey released from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
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Dressing for success, baby-boomer style

50+ job-seekers need to keep their appearance as up-to-date as their skills

TORONTO - Older job-seekers looking to re-enter the workforce know they often have to work harder to convince potential employers that their skills are up-to-date, and the first step is taking a good look in the mirror.
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Ontario Government Invests In Green Industry

New Bioindustrial Innovation Centre Expected To Attract $1 Billion

SARNIA, ON - The Ontario Government is helping Sarnia-Lambton's petrochemical industry develop environmentally friendly alternatives to fossil fuels by supporting a new Bioindustrial Innovation Centre, Minister of Culture Caroline Di Cocco announced August 14, 2007
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Manufacturers Continue to be Challenged in June 2007

Statscan - Manufacturing shipments tumbled in June 2007, falling 1.8% to $48.6 billion. This was the largest decrease since January and the third consecutive monthly decline.
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Domestic travel increased in Second quarter 2006 over 2005

A domestic visit is one that originates and occurs within Canada, is less than 365 days in duration, ends during the reference period, and is outside the respondent's "usual" environment.

Statscan - The visits made by Canadian travellers in Canada totalled 49.4 million during the second quarter of 2006
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USDA Cracking Down on “Organic” Factory Farms

North America Largest Dairy Likely to Lose Certification

CORNUCOPIA, WI: The Cornucopia Institute has learned that the USDA appears about to revoke the organic certification of the nation's largest industrial dairy operator, Aurora Organic Dairy, with corporate headquarters in Boulder, Colorado.
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Canadian-Australian Agencies Strengthen Cooperation

OTTAWA - The Canadian Competition Bureau and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)on August 14, 2007 announced the conclusion of successful bilateral talks aimed at strengthening co-operation between the agencies.
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Kitchener City Council Approves New Working Group for Victoria Park Issues

KITCHENER - The City's Community Services Committee just recently approved the creation of a staff/citizens working group to look at issues affecting Victoria Park and to give neighbourhood residents a new venue to express park-related ideas and concerns to staff.
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Fourth Annual Kiss My Tiara

Hamilton -Adele Alfano announced August 13, 2007 that plans are underway for the 4th annual Kiss My Tiara. If laughter is the shortest distance between two people, reports Alfano, Then we have a joyous evening filled with connections.
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Blame It on Biofuels
By Barrett Sheridan

Cornflake makers and socialists alike are pointing to green fuel for high food prices. Are they right?
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Money isn't everything: Attitudes of young workforce changing

Survey indicates high pay is less important to today's recent graduates than it was in the past

TORONTO - When launching their careers, only 16 per cent of today's under-30 workforce believe salary is the most important factor in a job. This is down significantly from the 25 per cent of workers over 40 who say salary was their primary consideration when they started out.
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Kitchener's Fleet Operations to Reach Higher Environmental Standard

KITCHENER - City Council has raised the ''green'' bar yet again by supporting the introduction of an environmental management system for the City's fleet operation.
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Teachers Bring Message to Liberals on Closing The Funding Gap: "Let's Get It Done!"

TORONTO - With the provincial election and the next round of bargaining on the horizon, the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) will face some daunting challenges, outgoing ETFO President Emily Noble said today. Foremost of these challenges is the $711 gap in funding between an elementary and secondary student, she said.
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Farm-Based Weather Network to Revolutionize Weather Monitoring in Canada

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA- An innovative new weather network is sprouting from the Prairie soil.
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HopeSpring Cancer Support Centre Announces 6th Annual Tour for Hope

Waterloo - HopeSpring Cancer Support Centre has announced that the 6’th Annual HO HO HO Tour for Hope in support of the Centre will take place on Saturday, November 10, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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HRPAO launches HRwrx, a new online exam preparation course for National Knowledge Exam candidates

TORONTO - The Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario (HRPAO) has made passing the National Knowledge Exam(TM) (NKE) a lot easier by launching HRwrx(TM), a new online exam preparation course for NKE candidates available only from HRPAO.
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Asia's Labor Force To Grow By 200 Million, Says ILO

“Asia's economies face the challenge of finding jobs for an extra 200 million workers between now and 2015, according to a new International Labor Organization (ILO) report out Monday.
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Sweden PM Urges Pressure On US, China Over Climate

“Sweden's Prime Minister, Fredrik Reinfeldt, called on Monday for more pressure on the US, China and India to commit to action to tackle global warming.
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U of G Research Nabs Provincial Support

Guelph - The Ontario government is investing nearly $1.6 million in 10 leading-edge research projects at the University of Guelph.
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U.S. BioEnergy earnings rise with ethanol output
By Matt Daily

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ethanol maker U.S. BioEnergy (USBE.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday second-quarter earnings rose as it ramped up production of the corn-based fuel.
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Lexus of Canada introduces its flagship hybrid vehicle, the LS 600h L with XM Satellite Radio as a standard feature

The 2008 Lexus LS 460 will also be offered with XM Satellite as an exclusive factory-installed feature

TORONTO - XM Canada, the country's premier satellite radio company, today announced that XM Satellite Radio will be available as a standard feature in the luxury flagship hybrid Lexus LS 600h L.
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City of Oshawa short-listed for prestigious international award

OSHAWA - The City of Oshawa has been short-listed for the prestigious UN-endorsed International Awards for Liveable Communities.
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Machinery and Equipment Sector Brings Down Canadian international merchandise trade in June 2007

Canada's merchandise exports declined for the third straight month in June in the wake of the largest drop in the machinery and equipment sector in 15 months.
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Ontario Government Wins Major Provincial Planning Awards

New Award Category Recognizes Importance of Growth Plan And Greenbelt

TORONTO - The Ontario government's Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe and the Greenbelt Plan have earned two new planning awards from the Ontario Professional Planners Institute.
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Court rules in favour of City City not in breach of agreement with SUBBOR

Guelph - The Ontario Superior Court of Justice today ruled in favour of the City of Guelph in the legal action with the Super Blue Box Recycling Corp. (SUBBOR).
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ONTARIO GOVERNMENT BOOSTING TOP RESEARCH - NEW FUNDING

Waterloo Region – Talented researchers and leading research are getting a boost from the Ontario government through the $1.3 million announcement of new research funding, John Milloy, MPP, Kitchener Centre announced August 13, 2007.
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Biofuel Boom Threatens Gummy Bears

A rise in crop prices is threatening to jack up prices on gummy bears and other sweets. Meanwhile, the food and beverage industry in Germany is lobbying for government subsidies for biofuel crops to be eliminated.
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Canada Revenue Agency: Beware of Tax Shelter Gifting Arrangements

OTTAWA - In support of the new Taxpayer Bill of Rights, Carol Skelton, Minister of National Revenue, is urging Canadian taxpayers to be wary of promotions of tax shelter gifting arrangements promising huge tax savings. Many of these arrangements are currently being aggressively promoted.
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VIA Rail Rolls into Top Spot For Agent's Choice Awards

Good Service and Knowledgeable Staff Score High

MONTREAL - VIA Rail Canada has been awarded the First Place for passenger rail services in the eighth annual Agent's Choice Awards. Returning to the number one spot after a one-year lapse is testament to the company's ongoing commitment to customer focus and innovation. More than 4000 travel agents participated in the voting that recognizes the very best in 19 categories from rail operators to tour operators.
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Mexicans Getting Left Behind

“As Mexico's newly staffed Finance Ministry begins to chart the country's economic course, it carries some heavy baggage: years of weak growth, apparently entrenched poverty and highly skewed market concentration.
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Explosive Discovery On Genetically Engineered Tobacco Plant

ScienceDaily - Tobacco may be bad for human health, but a new study reports that a genetically engineered tobacco plant may be very good for the environment. It shows promise for cleaning up soil contaminated with TNT, a widely used military explosive.
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Canada's New Government announces independent expert panel on federal laboratories

OTTAWA - The Honourable Vic Toews, President of the Treasury Board, today announced the creation of an independent panel of experts to provide advice on transferring federal non-regulatory laboratories, including a range of different management options. With this announcement, the government is delivering on its Budget 2007 commitment.
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Foreign Aid And The Skeptics: Bono Heckled

“Almost nobody has campaigned so energetically for the poor in Africa as Bono, but when Bono spoke at a conference in Africa recently, he was heckled. Several Africans scolded him for demanding more foreign aid, saying that's not what Africa needs. A handful of recent books and studies suggest that aid is sometimes oversold
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CAW-TCA Unveils New Policy on Protecting the Environment and Canadian Jobs

ST. JOHN'S - The 1,000 delegates to the CAW Joint Council meeting in St. John's unanimously endorsed a discussion paper that fully commits the CAW to the fight against climate change, while also strengthening Canada's auto industry and other crucial domestic sectors.
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Indonesia’s Supermarket Boom Offers New Opportunity for Traditional Markets & Farmers

World News - Modern retailing and supermarkets are booming in Indonesia, growing at 20 percent a year since the lifting of restrictions in 1998. In fact, they now account for 30 percent of the food retail business.
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Liberal Candidate John Milloy officially open his Kitchener Centre campaign office.

He was joined by the Hon. Jim Bradley, Minister of Tourism, held Saturday August 11, 2007 4:00pm - 5:00pm. The office is located at 1546 King Street East, Kitchener.
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Hydro One announces second quarter net income

Increased expenditures within our distribution work program to maintain system reliability and the impact of a 2006 Ontario Energy Board (OEB) decision on our distribution-related pension expenditures kept net Income lower in quarter.

TORONTO - Hydro One Inc. released its second quarter results with net income of $242 million and revenues of $2,398 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007.
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City of Waterloo Council supports CIGY development of the Balsillie School of Fellowship on Former Seagram Lands.

In a formal notice the City of Waterloo has publicly announce that a 3.5 acre parcel of land could be leased for up to 144 years. Public notice follows:
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Zoellick Charts Bank’s New Direction

“Robert Zoellick, the new President of the World Bank, …laid out his views on what role his institution should play in helping create tomorrow’s economic success stories and why it was vital that rich countries such as Japan should continue to contribute.
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Elementary Teachers Meet at ETFO Annual Meeting in Toronto August 13-16

TORONTO - More than five hundred public elementary school teachers are meeting in Toronto until August 16. Delegates (and alternates) to the 2007 Annual Meeting of the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) will elect a new president and other provincial executive members
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Magna announces pricing for substantial issuer bid

AURORA - Magna International Inc. announced the pricing of the substantial issuer bid (the "Offer") which it previously disclosed in its Management Information Circular/Proxy Statement dated July 25, 2007.
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Newfoundland Premier Urges CAW Delegates To Vote Anyone But Harper

ST. JOHN'S - Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams today urged the 1000 delegates from the across the country to the CAW Joint Council meeting to vote ABC - Anyone But Conservative - in the upcoming federal election.
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CAW members ratify agreement with VIA Rail

ST. JOHN'S - The more than 2,600 CAW members working at VIA Rail have overwhelmingly ratified the new collective agreement by 82 per cent overall.
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Toyota donates hybrid SUV to support campus safety at Laurier

WATERLOO — Wilfrid Laurier University’s Community Safety & Security department is the proud owner of a new 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid, thanks to a donation from Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC) in Cambridge.
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Youth Ask Store Owners to Take Down their “Power Walls of Tobacco”

Waterloo Region - Armed with more than 1,000 youth signatures and handfuls of brochures, local youth have been going store to store over the past month to get tobacco retailers to take down their tobacco power wall displays.
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Patent Filings Rise In East Asia, US And Europe As Poor Countries Lag: UN Report

“Inventors are filing more patents than ever before, with Japan and the US receiving almost half of the 1.66 million registrations annually, a UN report said Friday.
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Mobilkom A1 Introduces the New BlackBerry Curve 8310 to Austria

Free six month trial of the BlackBerry Curve 8310 from Mobilkom A1

Austria - Mobilkom A1 is today introducing the new BlackBerry® Curve™ 8310 smartphone to Austria.
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BP Headed for Greener Pastures
By Jack Uldrich

On August 9, 2007, BP Alternative Energy, a subsidiary of London-based oil giant BP, announced two separate and unrelated deals which, when taken together, highlight the company's growing commitment to renewable energy.
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More New Wind Power to Meet Growing Demand for Bullfrog Power(TM)

Bullfrog and Sky Generation announce development of wind farm

TORONTO - Bullfrog Power, a leading Canadian provider of 100 per cent green electricity, in partnership with Sky Generation, developer of the Ferndale wind farm, today announced the development of a new Ontario wind farm that will service the growing demand for clean, renewable power.
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