KITCHENER WINS
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Kitchener beat London in Kitchener on Sunday October 28 - Final Score 3-0
- Goal 1 - Battini #26 - in full flight through Mason #1
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Goal 2 - Halischuk #18 - in from behind Mason #1
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Goal 3 - Spaling #11 - in beween the legs of Mason #1
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Friday October 26, 2007
U of G Named Top Research University
Guelph - Once again, the University of Guelph has been ranked Canada's No. 1 comprehensive research university in two surveys released today by an independent national consulting firm.
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College Information Fair for Students, Public at Conestoga
Waterloo Region - Conestoga College will host an Ontario college information fair at the Doon campus in Kitchener on Wednesday, October 31, providing an excellent opportunity for secondary school students and the general public to meet with representatives of 24 colleges and institutes to discuss programs of study, careers, admissions procedures and the valuable role that college education plays in the economic growth and prosperity of the province.
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LeVar Burton shoots first 4K feature with DALSA Origin camera; Post Logic Studios to complete 4K DI
Director of Photography, Kris Krosskove (left), and Director, LeVar Burton with DALSA Origin camera on the set of the film Tempting Hyenas, the first feature length film shot with the Origin camera.
Hollywood, CA— “Tempting Hyenas”, the first feature length film shot with the DALSA Origin 4K digital cinema camera, will undergo a full 4K DI at Post Logic Studios, a leading independent post-production and digital intermediate (DI) service facility.
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Seventeen Ontario Universities on Canada's Top 50 Research Universities List 2007
Toronto, Guelph and Royal Military Named Research Universities of the Year
Toronto - Seventeen Ontario universities are on Canada's Top 50 Research Universities List 2007, released today by Research Infosource Inc. Together these universities took in $2.3 billion in sponsored research income, up 8.9% over last year.
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New UW research chair will probe groundwater to ensure safe, clean drinking water
WATERLOO - A new endowed research chair at the University of Waterloo will investigate ways to protect and restore the quality of groundwater in order to provide a reliable supply of safe and clean drinking water.
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Laurier Day introduces prospective students to university life
WATERLOO — More than 1,000 high school students and their families are expected to visit Wilfrid Laurier University on Nov. 2 for the annual Laurier Day open house.
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Study names top would-be biodiesel producers
By Daniela Hirschfeld
MONTEVIDEO - Colombia, Ghana, Malaysia, Thailand and Uruguay are the top five developing countries likely to attract biodiesel investment because of their strong agricultural industries, relative stability and low debt, says a US study.
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AOL Canada Names Joseph Arcuri as General Manager
TORONTO - AOL Canada Inc. today announced the promotion of Joseph Arcuri to the position of General Manager. Joseph will take over from Jonathan Lister as the head of AOL Canada Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of AOL LLC.
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Study: The soybean, a Canadian agricultural success story
Since successful breeding efforts in the 1970s made it possible to grow soybeans beyond southern Ontario, soybean area has increased eightfold, and this crop has become an economic success for farmers.
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European Biodiesel Board threatens legal action against U.S. biodiesel subsidies
Europe - Earlier we reported about a biodiesel export scheme in the US, the so-called 'B99' subsidy, which allows American producers to dump cheap biodiesel on the EU market, eroding the margins of European manufacturers.
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CAW and AFN Launch Joint Infrastructure Projects
TORONTO - The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has teamed up with the Canadian Auto Workers union (CAW) to launch a series of infrastructure projects as part of the AFN's ongoing Make Poverty History campaign and a CAW commitment to social justice in Canada and abroad.
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Lack of clarity in governance is Canada's greatest security threat
OTTAWA - Canadian security experts believe that the greatest threat to national security and public safety is the lack of clear governance when responding to a threat, according to a Conference Board report.
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Thousands of Canadian Students SWAP Their Lives to Work Abroad For a Year
Recent grads planning a year abroad need to start planning now
TORONTO - Every year the phenomenon of students spending a gap year working abroad grows. And, with tens of thousands of Canadian students trying to find their first 'real' jobs, the choice between working in Sydney or Scarborough is something new graduates should consider!
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Business Conditions Survey: Manufacturing industries
Manufacturers' optimism in the last two quarters waned as they looked ahead to the final three months of 2007. According to the October 2007 Business Conditions Survey, manufacturers indicated heightened dissatisfaction with the level of orders received, while production prospects weakened.
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Open Text Gets Closer to Microsoft Strategy and Development Teams with New Office in Redmond
Opens New Location at Microsoft Partner Solution Center - New Content Services Announced This Week Deepen Microsoft, Open Text Ties
ORLANDO, FL - Open Text(TM) Corporation announced that it is opening a new office in Microsoft's Partner Solution Center in Redmond, Washington, as part of its continued leadership in developing content management applications and services that extend Microsoft technology.
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Royalty Debate Spells Opportunity For Tech Sector
Survey Shows Calgary Tech Companies Serious About Attracting Talent
CALGARY - If the old saying, "luck is when opportunity and preparation meet", then Calgary tech companies must be getting that lucky feeling. According to a survey released by Calgary tech consulting firm Material Insight, years of refining ways to compete for employees in oil and gas rich Calgary has positioned tech companies well to scoop up talent, especially if the expected royalty hikes cause cutbacks and layoffs in the sector.
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Finance Sector Has Vital Role In Global Social And Environmental Challenges
World News - In an editorial published in Australian daily newspaper The Age, UN Environment Program (UNEP) Executive Director, Achim Steiner writes: “It has been 15 years since 28 banks, with $2 trillion in assets, gathered in New York to sign a UN Environment Program commitment to sound environmental management
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Thursday October 25, 2007
Minister Prentice Discusses Research and Innovation With Presidents of Canada's Universities and Colleges
OTTAWA - The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry, met with the presidents of 80 of Canada's universities and degree-granting colleges at the annual meeting of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC).
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UW hosts talk by key executive from India's Tata Group
WATERLOO - The University of Waterloo will host a special presentation next week on India's emerging global trade interests, featuring a senior executive of the Tata Group, one of the India's largest business enterprises.
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RIM Introduces Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones
New software application runs natively on BlackBerry smartphones and provides an unparalleled mobile experience to users of the popular Facebook social utility
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Research In Motion (RIM) launched Facebook® for BlackBerry® Smartphones, an exciting new BlackBerry software application that enables fast, streamlined and optimized mobile access to the popular Facebook social utility using a BlackBerry smartphone. The application leverages the push-based BlackBerry system architecture and Facebook Platform to create an unparalleled mobile experience for Facebook users.
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Frontiers North Presented with Award of Excellence by Nunavut Tourism
IQALUIT, NU - Frontiers North Adventures has been honoured with an Award of Excellence by Nunavut Toursim. The award, which is given to a Nunavut Tourism member based in or outside of the territory, was presented at Nunavut Tourism's 2007 Annual General Meeting held in Iqualuit on October 20.
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Fundamental index investing gains momentum in Canada
FTSE Americas President Jerry Moskowitz to visit Toronto to share
insights on this powerful new strategy
TORONTO - In just two years, fundamental index investing has attracted more than $19 billion globally. Jerry Moskowitz, president of FTSE Americas, believes this is not a short-term phenomenon.
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PwC survey reveals that youthful exuberance is winning the day with private companies in Canada
Toronto —, PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) 2007 Business Insights™ Survey reveals that Canada’s private companies continue to be confident and profitable despite the US economic slow down. And while this is good news, the survey also shows that the fastest growing companies are young, innovative and willing to take risks, painting a worrying picture for any business content with the status quo.
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The Honorable Bob Rae to introduce Laurier’s new master’s program in philosophy
WATERLOO — Are there limits to thinking of humans as purely physical beings? How do thoughts and desires impact the physical world? What are our ethical obligations to other people and societies?
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South Dakota State University to get millions for biofuels research
South Dakota - The federal government will channel nearly $4.4 million annually through South Dakota State University over the next six years to carry out biofuels work for the federal Department of Energy.
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Greater Kitchener - Waterloo Chamber of Commerce host Competitive Advantage Forum for Employers
Kitchener - How are our leading employers enhancing their competitive advantage by employing foreign trained professionals? What are they doing to attract, recruit, hire, integrate and retain foreign trained professionals and how are they doing it?
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14 saluted as Ontario's best in business and export excellence
Linamar Corporation, Guelph wins Business Excellence Award, Desjardins Award for Large Business
TORONTO - Fourteen organizations from across the province have been named the best in business and export excellence in Ontario by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC).
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Canadian Business Lacks Adequate Risk Management in Emerging Markets, Ernst & Young Study Reveals
TORONTO - Business investment in emerging markets continues to boom, but many Canadian companies are failing to manage risk effectively according to a global survey by professional services provider Ernst & Young.
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Voice on the Go(R) Now Available on the Apple(R) iPhone(TM)
TORONTO - Voice on the Go Inc., provider of mobile voice solutions, today announced the availability of Voice on the Go(R) for the Apple(R) iPhone(TM).
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New Canadian technology clusters emerge as 42 companies rank in the 2007 Deloitte Technology Fast 500
Averaging a revenue growth rate of 984% over five years, many of the Canadian winners hail from non-traditional technology hotspots
Toronto — A regionally diverse list of rapidly-growing Canadian technology companies is featured today in the 2007 Deloitte Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the fastest growing North American technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies, based on percentage revenue growth over five years.
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Delegation from China visits city of Guelph
City of Guelph shares community development and customer service practices
Over the past two days the City of Guelph has hosted a delegation from China, which travelled from the county of Shehong in Fushun, as well as staff from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM).
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Wednesday October 24, 2007
Statistics Canada’s mobile health clinic to be deployed in Waterloo region
Hundreds of residents from the Waterloo region will soon begin visiting the mobile clinic in downtown Kitchener to participate in Statistics Canada’s brand new Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS). The CHMS is the most extensive national survey on physical health measures ever conducted in the country.
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Voice on the Go(R) Wins Best Evolution Application and Rookie of the Year at 2007 Handango Champion Awards
TORONTO - Voice on the Go Inc., provider of mobile voice solutions, today announced that Voice on the Go(R) was awarded Best Evolution Application and Rookie of the Year.
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Woodside Avenue Brownfield Redevelopment Project Wins National Award
KITCHENER -- The City is proud to be among a group of partners honoured with a national award for supporting brownfield redevelopment, last Thursday at the 2007 CUI Brownie Awards in Montreal, Que.
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Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement would destroy jobs in all provinces and regions
OTTAWA - If the Canadian federal government proceeds with a free trade agreement with Korea as it has promised to do, the impact on Canadian communities would be disastrous, according to a new study. The study will be released by the Canadian Auto Workers union at the House of Commons Press Gallery on Wednesday.
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Sierra Systems Names Steve Pattison Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Sierra Systems Group Inc., a leading information technology and management consulting services company, has appointed Steve Pattison as senior vice president, marketing and business development.
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Glitnir-'Best Bank' in Iceland: Global Finance magazine ranks Glitnir 'Best Bank'
WASHINGTON, DC and REYKJAVIK, ICELAND - Global Finance, the international financial news magazine with 50,000 subscribers and more than 250,000 readers in over 158 countries, has named Glitnir the 'Best Bank' in Iceland in its 2007 'World's Best Developed Market Banks' awards.
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High voltage engineering lab reopens two years after major fire
WATERLOO - The University of Waterloo's $5-million high voltage engineering laboratory (HVEL), which conducts advanced research and teaching for the power industry, will officially reopen this week, rising from the ashes of a major fire more than two years ago.
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The Honorable Bob Rae to introduce Laurier’s new master’s program in philosophy
WATERLOO — Are there limits to thinking of humans as purely physical beings? How do thoughts and desires impact the physical world? What are our ethical obligations to other people and societies?
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Academic Upgrading Program Now Available Evenings in Stratford
Conestoga College has recently received additional funding from the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities to expand its academic upgrading classes at the Stratford campus, 130 Youngs St.
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New Open Text Business Solutions Give Customers Using SAP(R) Applications 360-Degree Views of Data, Business Documents
Open Text(TM) Corp., a global leader in enterprise content management (ECM), today announced new business solutions that give companies using SAP(R) applications a 360-degree view of supplier and employee information, including document and email content, in the context of SAP solutions.
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Even Flow Distribution Joins Sangoma Partner Community As a Result of Recent South African Certification
TORONTO - Sangoma Technologies Corporation, a leading provider of connectivity hardware and software products including VoIP, TDM voice, WANs and Internet infrastructure, announced the addition of a new distributor in the South African market for its award-winning Advanced Flexible Telecommunications Series of hardware.
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Nationwide Contest Launches to Acknowledge Children for their Athletic Achievements: "Mazda Legends in the Making"
TORONTO - Mazda and Rogers Consumer Publishing are excited to announce a heartwarming new contest, the Mazda Legends in the Making contest.
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Revenue Minister O'Connor Announces New Online Service Additions to the Canada Revenue Agency's My Business Account
OTTAWA - Gordon O'Connor, Minister of National Revenue, announced the addition of several new features to the Canada Revenue Agency's (CRA) My Business Account suite of electronic services for businesses.
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Annual Report Finds Salaries Rise as Competition for Skilled
Professionals Persists
TORONTO - Starting salaries for accounting and finance professionals are expected to increase an average of 5.5 per cent in Canada in the coming year, according to the just-released 2008 Salary Guide from Robert Half International.
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Canadians Willing to Fund More to National Parks, Researcher Finds
Canadians are willing to pay more out of their own pockets to preserve national parks, a new study by a University of Guelph researcher has revealed.
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City Councillor earns international recognition for work to protect pollinators
Guelph City Councillor Vicki Beard is among only five from Canada, the United States and Mexico to be recognized by the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC) with the 2007 Pollinator Advocate Award.
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Tuesday October 23, 2007
Conestoga College Receives $100,000 Donation from TD Bank Financial Group to Support Health Care Education
Waterloo Region - A $100,000 donation to Kitchener-based Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning from TD Bank Financial Group will allow the college to offer new student bursaries, an annual award to recognize outstanding effort on the part of clinical training facilities, contribute to creation of the Conestoga Centre for Interprofessional Learning for Health Care and annual faculty events to showcase innovation in health care education.
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Rotary is Seeking Outstanding Young Professionals for a one month exchange to South Africa
Kitchener - Rotary is looking for young professionals who are between 25 and 40 and who how have demonstrated leadership in their community. We are looking for people who have worked in their vocation for at least two years and who are interested in learning about their profession in another country and who are not related to a Rotarian.
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Mayor to be Roasted to support Centre’s Community Ticket Program
Kitchener – On Saturday January 19, 2008 KPMG and the Centre In The Square will present the First Annual Celebrity Roast in support of the Centre’s Community Ticket Program. At this inaugural event the Mayor of Kitchener, Carl Zehr will be figuratively put on the spit and roasted in support of this important program.
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Rapid Customer Adoption Drives Growth for Descartes' Global Logistics Network
Latest Version of Standards Based Network and Value-Added
Applications Gaining Traction With Organizations in Multiple
Modes of Transport Unveiled at CSCMP
PHILADELPHIA - CSCMP Annual Conference -- Descartes Systems Group announced that its Descartes Global Logistics Network (GLN) continues to capture the attention of many logistics-intensive organizations around the world.
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Total Retail Sales Increased 0.7% in August To An Estimated $34.5 Billion
After two consecutive decreases in June and July, total retail sales increased 0.7% in August to an estimated $34.5 billion. Although sales in all eight retail trade sectors were up, sales by new car dealers (+3.0%) led the way.
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Canadian Company Launches Sailcloth Accessory Line - Force 8 Products a Natural Fit for Sailing and Yachting Markets
HALIFAX - Force 8 Sails Inc., a Nova Scotia based manufacturer of high quality sailcloth goods, today announced the launch of its accessory line made exclusively from new sailcloth and nautical fabrics.
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Study: Home ownership among young Canadians - 2006
According to a new study, in 2006, young adults in rural and small towns were more likely to be homeowners than young adults in Canada's three largest metropolitan areas.
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Natural gas sales August 2007
Cooler than normal temperatures in most of the Western Provinces led to an increase in natural gas sales in the residential sector in August 2007.
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Berkshire disappointed MFDA rejects proposed settlement; No Impact on Manulife
VANCOUVER - Berkshire Investment Group Inc. expressed disappointment today that a hearing panel of the Pacific Regional Council of the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada ("MFDA") has rejected a settlement agreement between the MFDA Staff and Berkshire arising from its failure to supervise the activities of Ian Gregory Thow
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UOIT to announce details of first spinoff company
OSHAWA, Ont. – Demonstrating once again that research work on campus is making a difference in the lives of Durham residents, the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) will announce details on Monday, October 29 about a product developed by a UOIT professor that has led to the university’s first-ever spinoff company, Hoper Inc.
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Open Text Announces Announces Three New Services To Define Content Flows in Organizations
Waterloo - Open Text announced three produscts that together create the next-generation content management framework that takes a unique, repository-agnostic approach to ECM, eliminating the content and process silos created by different systems by decoupling the user experience from the underlying information repository.
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BioMinds LifeSciences announces the release of PathoOligoDBTM, a free data bank of validated qPCR oligos and related resources for pathogen detection.
Hyderabad, India - BioMinds LifeSciences Pvt Ltd., Hyderabad, India, announced the release of one of its pioneering products for researchers working on pathogen detection using qPCR in laboratories around the globe. PathoOligoDB(TM) is an extensive and carefully curated database containing a wide array of information on pathogen detection using the widely applied qPCR technique.
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Led Zeppelin Digital Box Set Available for Pre-Order Exclusively on the iTunes Store
Legendary Group’s Entire Discography Offered for Just $99
CUPERTINO, California—Apple® announced that a special digital box set containing Led Zeppelin’s entire discography, “The Complete Led Zeppelin,” is now available for pre-order exclusively on the iTunes® Store. “The Complete Led Zeppelin” is a 165-track collection of all 13 of the legendary group’s albums, including the new career-spanning “Mothership” retrospective, for only $99.
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Canadians get an "F" grade on Mackenzie Financial's Great Canadian Tax Test
TORONTO - When it comes to tax knowledge, Canadians just aren't making the grade. On a recent Mackenzie Financial Great Canadian Tax Test conducted for Mackenzie by Leger Marketing, the average Canadian was only able to answer 3 out of 10 questions correctly.
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U.S. Government Partners with Disney to Welcome International Visitors
Multimedia "Portraits of America" to be Featured in International Arrivals Areas, U.S. Embassies and Other Venues to Welcome Visitors to the United States
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of State in partnership with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts premiered "Welcome: Portraits of America," a multi-media initiative to welcome international visitors to the United States.
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Woodside Avenue Brownfield Redevelopment Project Wins National Award
KITCHENER - The City is proud to be among a group of partners honoured with a national award for supporting brownfield redevelopment, last Thursday at the 2007 CUI Brownie Awards in Montreal, Que.
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Greenspan: Debt Level, Not Financing Source, Matters Most
“International policymakers should focus less on the threat of an abrupt reversal in current account deficits and more on levels of debt and leverage in the financial system, former US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan said Sunday…in a speech to officials on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meetings. …”
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World Experts Convene to Discuss Energy and the Environment
Participants from over 25 countries to attend CIGI’s 3rd annual conference
Waterloo – Over 200 leading experts and policymakers from around the world will convene in Waterloo, Canada, on October 26 and 27, to discuss energy and the environment at a conference hosted by the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI).
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Canada's Top 100 Corporate R&D Spenders List 2007 R&D Spending in Ontario-based Companies Down -4.3%
Toronto - Thirty-nine Ontario-based firms made Canada's Top 100 Corporate R&D Spenders List 2007, released today by Research Infosource Inc. Together these firms reported R&D expenditures of $6.1 billion in Fiscal 2006, down from $6.4 billion in 2005 - a year-over-year drop of -4.3%.
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Kuehne + Nagel Extends Descartes' Global Logistics Network to
Connect to Delivery Carriers
PHILADELPHIA - CSCMP Annual Conference -- Descartes Systems Group, a global on-demand software-as-a-service (SaaS) logistics solutions provider, announced that Kuehne + Nagel has extended its relationship with Descartes to include connectivity to its pick-up and delivery truck carriers in North America.
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Polar Air Cargo Selects Descartes Logistics Solutions to Optimize Carrier Management and Ensure Compliance With Cargo 2000 Initiative
PHILADELPHIA - CSCMP Annual Conference -- Descartes Systems Group , announced that Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc. (Polar), a global air cargo carrier, has selected Descartes' Transportation Manager to automate the selection, execution and auditing of for-hire carriers across its network.
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UN Needs Parliamentary Assembly to Spur Reform
Canada and Canadians have made substantial contributions to the founding and development of the United Nations. Today, at this critical time, the push for democratization and UN reform cry out for Canada's leadership and support.
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GORE MUTUAL CELEBRATES LOCAL CHAIRITIES
Cambridge - Gore Mutual Insurance Company is pleased to celebrate the worthwhile efforts of local charitable organizations by hosting a reception and cheque presentation on Friday, October 26th, 2007 10:00 a.m.
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The Conference Board Names Gail Fosler President Fosler Takes on Expanded Role
USA - The Conference Board announced October 22, 2007 that, effective immediately, Gail D. Fosler has been named President of the 91-year-old global research and business membership organization.
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Bearskin Airlines adds additional service to help students get home for the holidays!
Waterloo Region – Bearskin Airlines announced today the addition of a 4th flight daily on select dates during the holiday season to accommodate anticipated demand from students and leisure guests. This announcement comes on the heels of the successful launch of service between Waterloo Region and Ottawa.
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Base Salaries for Administrative Professionals To Grow in 2008
Those With Industry Knowledge and Advanced Skills in Greatest Demand
TORONTO - Starting salaries for administrative professionals across the country are expected to rise an average of 4.3?per?cent in 2008, according to the just-released 2008 Salary Guide.
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U of G Researcher Funded to Investigate Ontario Bee Loss
Guelph - A University of Guelph researcher has received nearly $278,000 to investigate the role parasites played in the severe loss of Ontario's honeybees last winter.
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Canada needs to close transportation gaps to seize historic opportunity
VANCOUVER - Canada has a historic opportunity to become the gateway of choice for goods entering and leaving North America, but it will miss this chance unless governments and industry work to address shortcomings in the country's transportation network, according to a Conference Board publication released October 23.
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Monday October 22, 2007
World's Best Job Posting -
Being a Condom Tester is a Hard Job
Durex(R) is Looking for Qualified Canadians to Fill the Position - are you up for it?
TORONTO - Canadians like to leave work at the office, but being a condom tester is one job you will want to take home and straight to the bedroom. Durex is looking for a few lucky Canadians to do, quite possibly, the world's best job -- testing their products.
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2008 Legal Salary Guide
Starting Salaries for Lawyers and Other Legal Professionals Projected to
Increase
TORONTO - Average starting salaries for legal professionals in Canada are projected to rise 4.3 per cent, according to the just-released Legal 2008 Salary Guide. The largest increases in base compensation are expected for lawyers with 10 to 12 or more years of experience and first year associates at large law firms.
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TORONTO FORUM FOR GLOBAL CITIES UNVEILS PROGRAM AND ANNOUNCES SPEAKERS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE CONFERENCE
TORONTO, ON – The Toronto Forum for Global Cities welcomes an impressive roster of highly accomplished business and political leaders from Canada, the United States, England and Europe.
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Steelworkers ratify coast forest agreement
Close vote signals need for industry to listen to its workforce
BURNABY, BC - Members in five locals of the United Steelworkers (USW) have voted 51 per cent in favour of an agreement reached last week with Forest Industrial Relations (FIR).
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Bradfield Travel & Cruises is merged into Vision 2000 Travel Group
TORONTO - Vision 2000 Travel Management Inc. is pleased to announce that Bradfield Travel & Cruises is now a part of Vision 2000 Travel Group effective September 1, 2007. This addition to Vision 2000 Travel Group - Ontario solidifies their presence throughout Southern Ontario.
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“America, the World and The World Series”
Waterloo - The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and the Canadian Institute of International Affairs (CIIA) Waterloo Branch are hosting “America, the World and The World Series,” a free public lecture by Dr. Thomas W. Zeiler on Monday, October 22nd, 2007.
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Who Will Take the Lead in Low-Carbon Dieting?
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The Globe —Developing countries are on track to become, eventually, the biggest contributors to global warming and climate change, but they won’t modify their rapidly growing carbon appetite unless developed nations show more will in curbing their own.
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More Foster Families Needed in Ontario
TORONTO - During Foster Family Week, the Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies (OACAS) and its member agencies recognize families who give of their time and themselves by nurturing and fostering vulnerable children and youth.
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Many US Consumers are Failing to Protect their Priceless Information - Education and New Storage Solutions can Help
New Poll Sponsored by Seagate(R) Finds Consumers Are Taking Unnecessary Risks With Their Digital Assets
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. - A worldwide consumer survey of adult computer users sponsored by Seagate Technology (NYSE: STX) finds that the US population is well behind the rest of the world when it comes to taking the proper steps to back up their digital files.
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Wilfrid Laurier University to hold installation ceremony for new president
Fall convocation to take place the following day
WATERLOO — Dr. Max Blouw will be installed as the president of Wilfrid Laurier University during a ceremony Thursday Oct. 25, the day before the university’s fall Convocation.
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U of G Community Asked to Comment on World Bank Report
As a leading centre of Canadian research on agriculture and development, the University of Guelph has been approached by the World Bank to provide feedback on its 2008 World Development Report (WDR).
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Manulife Financial wins five best-of-show awards for Canadian communications
WATERLOO - Manulife Financial's Canadian Division has been honoured with five best-of-show awards in the annual Insurance & Financial Communicators Association (IFCA) competitions held earlier this month in Dallas, Texas.
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Kitchener Company Gets Love From Hollywood
Kitchener, ON – Elisabeth Hasselbeck, co-host of ABC’s The View and expectant mother, is having a live-to-air baby shower and Kitchener resident Tricia Mumby’s business Mabel’s Labels is poised to be a star attraction.
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Globalstar Announces Successful Launch of Four Satellites
Final First-Generation Satellites Will Augment the Current
Constellation and Transition to the Globalstar Second-
Generation Satellite Constellation
MILPITAS, Calif., - Globalstar, Inc., a leading provider of mobile satellite voice and data services to businesses, government, and individuals today announced that four Globalstar satellites were successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, using the Soyuz launch vehicle.
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Canada leads in new heart valve replacement surgery
QUEBEC CITY - Canada is the world leader in a new surgical technique that is transforming the lives of patients too sick to undergo conventional treatment to replace diseased aortic valves.
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Two-thirds of Montrealers support carbon tax to fund cycling infrastructure
MONTREAL - Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) today released the results of a survey, showing that an overwhelming majority of Montrealers (82%) believe that using bikes to commute to work can be an effective way to reduce greenhouse gases and fight climate change.
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CMHC Releases Comprehensive Report on Housing in Canada
OTTAWA - Building greener homes in higher-density neighbourhoods near public transit, rather than in sprawling suburbs, is key to reducing the housing sector's impact on the environment and lowering greenhouse gas emissions, according to the 2007 Canadian Housing Observer released today by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).
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