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Biofuel Realities
How to create a future for biofuels
By Jeffrey M. Seisler
Liquid biofuels – ethanol and ‘biodiesel' – have captured the worldwide and European fascination as renewable energy for the transport sector, but the tide seems to be turning now that people are realising the inherent challenges of leaping into a liquid biofuels policy in the absence of adequate consideration of the down-stream results.
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New motor vehicle sales
Alberta and BC Hit Hardest with Decline of New Motor Vehicles
Despite a slight decline in March, sales of new motor vehicles closed the first quarter of 2008 with their strongest gain since 1998.
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Quarterly Results
Wolverine Tube Reports 2008 First Quarter Results
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Wolverine Tube, Inc. reported results for the first quarter 2008. Net income for the first quarter of 2008 was $3.8 million compared to a net loss of $2.2 million in the same period of 2007.
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Environmental
Suffolk Downs Race Course Ordered to Reduce Bacterial Waste in Stormwater
Boston, Mass. – EPA has ordered the Suffolk Downs horse racing track of East Boston to take immediate action to reduce pollutants being discharged to Sales Creek, a tributary to Boston Harbor.
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Construction
Environment Organization Celebrates Award Winning Green Building Designs
2008 Design to Earn the ENERGY STAR Projects Recognized at American Institute of Architects Convention in Boston
Boston, MA - At the American Institute of Architects Convention (AIA) in Boston, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unveiled the newest group of architecture projects to achieve Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR, the government’s mark of superior energy efficiency in building design.
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Stepping In
RENT BANK FUNDING BOOSTED IN WATERLOO REGION
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Climate Change
British professor gives UW talk on climate change and melting glaciers
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Self Service - Buying
North American Consumers Demand More Self-Service Options
Ontario Government Helps Low-Income Tenants
Ontario is helping more low-income renters in Waterloo Region stay in their homes by allocating $108, 565 to the local rent bank.
WATERLOO - A leading glaciologist and winner of Britain's prestigious Queen's Polar Medal will give a public talk next week at the University of Waterloo on how climate change is melting the world's glaciers.
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Tourism
Zoom Airlines offers Paris as a "jumping off point" for European vacations
Direct Flights to Paris from Toronto and Montreal starting at $199
OTTAWA - Whether taking a grand tour of Europe by car, river barge or with a backpack, Paris is a great place to start. And with three flights to Paris per week from Toronto and four per week from Montreal, there's no better and affordable way to get there than with Zoom Airlines.
Study results reflecting increase over last year are symbolic of what lies ahead, says NCR Chairman and CEO Bill Nuti
ORLANDO, Fla. – A growing legion of North American consumers use self-service in their everyday lives, and the latest research from NCR Corporation ) shows an increasing percentage of individuals actually favor businesses that offer “do-it-myself” options.
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Morning Column
The Thief of Time: Complexity
by John L. Mariotti
Time. Nobody has enough of it. Everyone wishes they could have more. It flies by, and once gone, can never be recovered. It is the one truly perishable resource. The workdays fill up and overflow.
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Clean Air
Frank Klees MPP enters power plant debate
North York - Support for taking another look at the best way to meet Northern York Region’s power needs grew yesterday when Newmarket-Aurora MPP Frank Klees called on Energy Minister Gerry Phillips to revive the Northern York Region Working Group.
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Stay Healthy
Healthy eating for healthy blood pressure
Toronto, ON - Dietitians of Canada is one of 12 organizations joining forces on World Hypertension Day (WHD), May 17, 2008 to shine the spotlight on the importance of a healthy blood pressure.
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Transportation Choices
Toyota Prius tops one million global sales
Canadians, too, continue to pick the world's most successful gasoline-
electric hybrid vehicle
TORONTO - More than 10,000 Canadians have picked the award-winning Toyota Prius - the world's best-selling gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle - as their environmentally responsible choice for personal transportation.
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Trade and Exchange
NASDAQ OMX Announces April 2008 Market Performance Statistics for U.S. and Nordic Exchanges
Equity Trading Increased On The NASDAQ Stock Market and Nordic Markets
The NASDAQ Stock Market's Matched Share Volume in NYSE-Listed Stocks
Increased Significantly From Year Ago Period
NEW YORK - The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. announced consolidated market performance statistics for its U.S. and Nordic exchanges for the month of April 2008.
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Milestone
Erich Schultz Collections Endowment marks $100,000 milestone
WATERLOO — Named in honour of Wilfrid Laurier University’s first university librarian, the Erich Schultz Collections Endowment was established in the late 1990s to enhance the library’s permanent collection. During this past academic year the endowment fund reached the $100,000 milestone.
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Investment in Education
Minister of Industry Welcomes Significant Lockheed Martin Investment in Research at Dalhousie University
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA - The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry, today welcomed the news that Lockheed Martin is investing $2 million in Dalhousie University as part of its industrial benefit obligations to Canada. Through this transaction, the company will establish and fund a multidisciplinary program for research into emerging fields of science and technology.
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Public Input Request
CRTC launches consultation on broadcasting in new media for future hearing
OTTAWA - The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) launched a consultation on broadcasting in the new media environment for a public hearing to be held in early 2009. The Commission is asking for public input on the scope of such a proceeding.
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Quarterly Results
ARISE Technologies Reports 2008 First-Quarter Results
- Company continues to make excellent progress in executing its
strategic plans to become a global leader in solar technology
- Milestones including completion of new PV cell production plant in
Germany; securing silicon wafer supply; signing two major, long-term
agreements for PV cell sales; and putting its Silicon Feedstock Mini
Pilot Plant into operation
- R&D investment rises to $1.5 million in the quarter as company focuses on advancing its PV cell technology and high-purity silicon manufacturing process
- net loss for the 2008 first quarter was $5.38 million, compared with a net loss $1.32 million in the 2007 first quarter
WATERLOO - ARISE Technologies Corporation, which is dedicated to becoming a leader in high-performance, cost-effective solar technology, reported its financial results for the 2008 first quarter ended March 31, 2008.
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Entrepreneurship
Hi-tech Business Leaders Meet in Toronto to Address How to Improve Canada's Culture of Entrepreneurship
"From Entrepreneur to Titan: Can Canadian Entrepreneurs Grow Technology
Start-ups to Domestic Multinationals?"
TORONTO - On May 21st in Toronto, the Research Money Conference brings together leading tech entrepreneurs and executives from Canada and the U.S. to share their experiences and perceptions on Canada's entrepreneurial culture, and explore ways to improve Canada's performance in knowledge-based commerce.
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Disaster Relief
Air China Allocated Large Aircrafts for Disaster Relief
9 Flights Carrying Relief Troops to Sichuan
BEIJING - Air China adjusted capacity timely according to the relief situation and allocated wide-body aircrafts as its best to evacuate stranded passengers in Sichuan province. On May 15, 28 flights departed from Chengdu and other 9 other flights were especially arranged for disaster relief.
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Global Communication
Global Newswires Help Communicate Aid Efforts in Wake of Asia's Natural Disasters
CSRwire, PR Newswire, Marketwire Offer Free News Release Distribution
SPRINGFIELD, MA - When a natural disaster strikes, it's hard to know the best way for your business to contribute if you are a newswire service.
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Fraud and Fine
GST Fraud Results in Heavy Fine for Richmond Hill Company
NEWMARKET - The Brant Group Ltd., of Richmond Hill, was found guilty on two counts of GST fraud in Ontario Court of Justice in Newmarket on May 13, 2008. The company was fined $150,000.
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Better Deal on Deals
OMEGA ATS, Its Connect for Faster Trading, Greater Liquidity
TORONTO - OMEGA ATS and Integrated Transaction Systems Limited ("ITS") announced the completion of connectivity. As a result, customers of ITS' Smart Order Routers can now benefit from the fast, anonymous and low-cost transactions available through OMEGA ATS, while also creating a greater liquidity pool for all OMEGA ATS users.
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Transportation Infrastructure Needed
World Bank eyes slower 2008 Latin American growth
"The World Bank is forecasting slower economic growth for Latin America in 2008 due to higher food and fuel costs, but stressed the region is ready to weather a global slowdown, a senior official said on Wednesday.
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Great Lakes - Air Quality
Michigan Sugar settles Clean Air Act permit violations
Chicago, Ill. - Michigan Sugar, a grower-owned sugar cooperative located in Bay City, Mich., will use pollution reduction measures valued at more than $13 million at its processing facility to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department announced May 15, 2008.
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Quest for the Cup
LEONA DOMBROWSKY MPP BELLEVILLE DONS RANGERS JERSEY
WATERLOO REGION – Leona Dombrowsky, MPP Prince Edward-Hastings, will grudgingly wear a Kitchener Rangers jersey after Question Period today in Legislature after the Rangers took the OHL championship.
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Appointment
Genuity Capital Markets is proud to announce the addition of Deepak Chopra to its research team
TORONTO - Genuity Capital Markets is proud to announce the addition of Deepak Chopra to its research team. His appointment as Technology analyst demonstrates Genuity's commitment to the Technology sector.
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Recognizing Excellence
Prime Minister's Awards Celebrate Educators 'Helping to Shape the Leaders of Tomorrow'
Kenneth Bruce, Guelph CollegiateVocational Institute recognized for "Innovative teaching for everyone, from those with exceptional gifts to those facing exceptional challenges"
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the recipients of the 2007/2008 Prime Minister's Awards for Teaching Excellence and Excellence in Early Childhood Education.
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Buy Local
100 Mile Diet Made Easy in Waterloo Region
Waterloo Region - Eating locally is an increasingly popular trend. A new word—locavore—has been added to the dictionary to describe people who make an effort to consume local food products and an entertaining book—The 100 Mile Diet—has inspired many to consider geography when shopping for food.
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Housing Market
Guelph's housing markets to stay strong
TORONTO - The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its Spring Housing Market Outlook report for the Kitchener-Guelph Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) today. While new home starts will increase slightly in 2008, existing home sales will ease. Resale home prices will continue to increase, but at a slower pace.
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Expectations - Buy Me!
95% of emerging Canadian software companies expect to be acquired
Toronto — After five years, Canadian emerging software company CEOs are still facing the same challenges. According to the annual PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Report on Emerging Canadian Software Companies: The CEO Perspective CEOs continue to view growing revenues with quality customers as their biggest issue as well as establishing effective sales channel partnerships and building a reputation and brand.
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Teamster Leader Back from the Dead
Teamster Leaders Lay Track for Rail Safety Solutions
Back from the Dead Jimmy Hoffa Calls on Ottawa and Washington to Help Ensure Public Safety
OTTAWA - With train accidents in Canada and the United States on the rise, Teamster leaders from all rail divisions in both countries will meet this week to look for rail safety solutions and open a public debate on the issue.
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Consumer Prosumer
Hilco Consumer Capital, L.P. and GB Brands, LLC win stalking horse bid for The Sharper Image
TORONTO - A joint venture led by Hilco Consumer Capital, L.P. ("HCC") and GB Brands, LLC ("GBB"), in partnership with Windsong Brands, LLC and Crystal Capital, announced May 14, 2008 that it was approved as the stalking horse bidder for certain assets of The Sharper Image Corporation.
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US Credit Woes
Could the US Congress Cripple the Credit Card Industry?
Proposed Price Controls Could Threaten Consumers and Small Banks
Washington, D.C. —This morning, the U.S. House Judiciary Antitrust Task Force will consider a bill that could have a major impact on the credit card industry. The task force is scheduled to hold a hearing on the Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008 (H.R. 5546), introduced two months ago by House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) and Rep. Chris Cannon (R-UT).
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Energy
Hydro One announces first quarter net income
TORONTO - Hydro One Inc. today released its first quarter results with net income of $157 million and revenues of $1,222 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008.
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Environment - Results
New EPA Report Shows Environmental Achievements of Performance Track
Washington, D.C. - May 14, 2008) EPA released its 6th Annual Progress Report for the National Environmental Performance Track (Performance Track) program showing that since its inception in 2000, members have collectively saved enough energy to power 46,000 homes for one year, enough greenhouse gases to offset the annual emissions of 57,000 cars, and prevented solid waste equivalent to that produced by 553,000 households yearly.
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US Disclosure
Washington Post: Companies beginning to disclose trade association payments
Trade association political spending remains one of the hidden areas of American politics. That secrecy is beginning to be lifted as a growing number companies are agreeing to disclose their payments to associations that are used for political purposes.
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Laying it Down
FieldTurf Manufacturing Plant Sets World Record for Synthetic Turf Production in One Week
DALTON, Ga., - FieldTurf Tarkett has recently set a world record for the amount of synthetic turf produced in one week. The equivalent of 3 full sized fields per day over 7 days, 1.6 million square feet of FieldTurf was produced by FieldTurf's manufacturing plant in Dalton, GA during a one week span in April.
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Healthy Choices
Prof Discovers Why Students Choose Junk Food
It will come as no surprise that a new study has found most high school students are eating junk food for lunch at school.
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Controversial Consensus
Food Distribution to Take Place in New Location at City Hall
KITCHENER - The City of Kitchener, Food Not Bombs and the Kitchener Downtown Business Association (KDBA) are joining together to help build a strong and vibrant downtown community through cooperative initiatives, including moving the free food distribution to a new location on City Hall's Civic Square.
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CBET Success Story
Public invited to official product launch of local innovative on-farm technology
NEWTON – Jasmin Hofer, a soon-to-be graduate of the University of Waterloo is ready to unveil, her company Energrow Inc.'s eco-friendly and cost-reducing farm technology on Saturday, May 17, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at its facility in Newton, Ontario.
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Tourism 2008
Tourisme Montreal invests $20 million in innovative new marketing strategies and cutting-edge technologies in 2008
MONTREAL - Tourisme Montreal today announced major investments of $20 million in tourism markets outside Quebec as part of a new integrated approach to marketing Montreal as a world class destination.
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Appointment
Globalstar, Inc. Announces Appointment of Thomas M. Colby as Chief Operating Officer
MILPITAS, Calif. - Globalstar, Inc., a leading provider of mobile satellite voice and data services to businesses, government and individuals, announced the appointment of Thomas M. Colby, 47, as Chief Operating Officer effective May 19, 2008.
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Marketing
Business Cards The Currency of the Canadian Entrepreneur
Toronto - According to Statistics Canada, entrepreneurship has risen 1.8 per cent over the last 12 months (March 2008). In this competitive world, small-business owners are juicing the senses of their 3 ” x 2” first impressions to stand out in the corporate Canadian crowd.
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Client Education
Get Ready for the SEC XBRL Mandate With Bowne
Comprehensive Program Includes Expanded XBRL Client Education Initiative, Services and Technology
NEW YORK, NY - Bowne & Co., Inc. announced the next phase of its client education series on XBRL(R) (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) in response to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) mandate.
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Multiple Award Winner
WELLINGTON BREWERY CELEBRATES MULTIPLE AWARD WINS AT THE ONTARIO BREWING AWARDS
GUELPH – A blind taste test in Canada’s most competitive beer market has voted three of Wellington Breweries beers as medal winners at the 5th annual Ontario Brewing Awards.
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Smart Decisions
Manulife launches innovative service for sponsors to communicate with members who need to choose retirement savings investments
KITCHENER - Manulife Financial has introduced a new Plan Default Letter Service (PDLS), the first of its kind in Canada, to make it easy for sponsors of group retirement savings plans to alert their members to make an active choice with their investments.
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Recognizing Innovative Thinking
Globalstar Inventor Honored by Mobile Satellite Users
Association
Bob Wiedeman Conceived of Globalstar's Unique Version of Low-
Earth-Orbit Satellite Telephony
MILPITAS, Calif. -- Globalstar, Inc., announced that its former Vice President of Engineering, Robert (Bob) Wiedeman has been honored by the Mobile Satellite Users Association (MSUA) as a satellite industry pioneer for his role as the primary inventor of the Globalstar satellite system.
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Award Winner
The New Quarterly reaches for the top
St. Jerome’s University’s resident literary magazine, The New Quarterly, is riding high this awards season. It has two stories (in a field of ten) short-listed for the National Magazine Award for Fiction: West coast writer Annabel Lyon’s novella-length “Palaces” and Newfoundland writer Kathleen Winter’s “You Can Keep One Thing.”
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Global Economy
Productivity Surge Boosts Growth and Living Standards in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union
Study urges countries to further cut red tape and barriers to entrepreneurs
BRUSSELS — Big gains in the productivity of workers in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union during the past decade have helped boost growth and living standards, but more must be done to eliminate red tape and barriers to enable firms to become more productive in a rapidly globalizing world, says a new World Bank report.
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Dealing with Weeds
Prof Discovers Secret to Reducing Dandelion Population
Guelph - If you think spring is the best time to try and rid your lawn of those dreaded dandelions, you're about six months too late.
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Survey of Manufacturing
Manufacturers Give Back Recent Gains
Manufacturers gave back some of their recent gains in March as factory sales retreated 1.6% to $49.0 billion.
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Less Bribery Less Corruption
Canada is winning the global fight against fraud
Companies around the world still say corruption is on the rise
TORONTO - Canadian companies are experiencing less bribery and corruption than their global counterparts, says Ernst & Young. These and other findings were revealed today in Ernst & Young's Corruption or compliance - weighing the costs: 10th global fraud survey.
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Human Resources
Lawyers Say Networking Most Effective Way to Find a Job
Use of Staffing or Placement Firms Second Most Popular Method,
Survey Shows
TORONTO - The old adage, "It's not what you know but who you know," may hold true when it comes to landing a job in the legal profession, a new survey shows. Nearly half (48 per cent) of lawyers interviewed feel networking is the most effective way to find work in the legal field.
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Morning Column
Become a Sales Superstar - 10 Critical Areas to Master
Becoming a sales superstar is ALL about the choices you make as a
salesperson. There is good and bad news to this statement. First the bad,
what got you here today will not necessarily make you a sales superstar
tomorrow. Now for the good news, you can be a sales superstar if you start
making choices today - like a sales superstar.
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Book Review
JIM CHAMPY SHOWS COMPANIES HOW TO GET SMART, STAY SMART, AND OUTSMART THE COMPETITION in OUTSMART!
The author of the international bestseller REENGINEERING THE CORPORATION teaches new ways to compete and achieve extraordinary growth.
Is your ambition large enough?
How will your business adapt to what tomorrow will bring?
Can you widen your lens, find what’s truly valuable, and
organize for ideas?
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Retail Recognition
NCR Honoured as One of the Best 20 Companies Worldwide in Retail and Consumer Goods Outsourcing; Also Among Top New Winners for 2008
First-time entering yields positive result for NCR Managed Services
DAYTON, Ohio – NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is among the elite companies worldwide named to the 2008 Global Outsourcing 100 by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP).
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Human Resource
Identification of executive talent takes new importance
TORONTO - North American companies are examining new and unconventional strategies to identify corporate talent in the early stages of employee careers.
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Competing in a Global Environment
"Closing the Net on Cross-Border Anticompetitive Activity"-Competition Bureau Signs Cooperation Arrangement With Competition Agencies in Brazil
OTTAWA - The Competition Bureau signed a Cooperation Agreement today in Brazil with Brazil's three competition agencies: The Council for Economic Defense, the Secretariat of Economic Law of the Ministry of Justice, and the Secretariat for Economic Monitoring of the Ministry of Finance of the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil.
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Awards Gala
National Magazine Awards Foundation Announces tickets on sale for the awards gala on June 6, Adam Sternbergh to host this year's awards gala
TORONTO - The Canadian magazine industry will gather in Toronto on June 6, 2008 to celebrate the 31st annual National Magazine Awards. Tickets are now on sale at www.magazine-awards.com.
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Retail Recognition
Cadillac Fairview to Award $50,000 to New Best-In-Class Retailer at 11th Annual ARC Awards
TORONTO - Since 1997, Cadillac Fairview - one of North America's largest real estate companies - has honoured the most exciting and innovative new retailers in Canada with the ARC Award for Achievement in New Retail Concepts.
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Nomination Request
Nominations for Laurier Outstanding Business Leader Award are now being accepted
The School of Business & Economics will present its 21st Annual Laurier Outstanding Business Leader Award in the Fall of 2008. We are currently seeking candidates for this award.
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Quarterly Results
Electrohome announces second quarter results
Kitchener - Electrohome's business is that of a holding company with a 26% interest in Mechdyne Corporation which is the largest international company operating exclusively in the advanced visualization marketplace.
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One Month Away!
Ride Your Motorcycle into the History Books!
PORT DOVER, ON - Friday, June 13th, 2008 is the day that PD13 in Port Dover will be making Guinness World Record(TM) history.
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Quarterly Results
OPNET Announces Results for Fourth Quarter of Fiscal 2008
Revenue of $27 Million
Deferred Revenue of $30.5 Million
Earnings Per Share of Negative $0.01
BETHESDA, Md., - OPNET Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of solutions for managing networks and applications, today announced that quarterly revenue for the fourth fiscal quarter, ended March 31, 2008, was $27 million, compared to $24.4 million for the same quarter in the prior fiscal year.
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Tourism
Wasaga Beach is open for business
Ontario Government Taking Action To Support Local Tourist Industry
TORONTO - Ontario will help Wasaga Beach attract vacationers to its beachfront this summer.
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Automated Teller
NCR’s New SelfServ ATM Family Certified for Operation with Leading Switch and Network Providers
Self-healing ATM’s enhanced manageability factors into faster certification turnaround
DAYTON, Ohio – NCR Corporation has completed certification testing for its new NCR SelfServ™ family of automated teller machines (ATMs) with strategic switch partners ACI Worldwide, Inc., Postilion, a division of S1 Corporation, and Fidelity National Information Systems (NYSE: FIS), formerly eFunds Corporation.
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Surgical Innovation
Canadian Surgical Device Saves Lives and Limbs on Iraq's Front Lines
Canica's ABRA(R) Dynamic Wound Closure System earns high marks from combat surgeons
BAGHDAD, IRAQ and ALMONTE, ONTARIO - Results of an independent clinical study conducted by U.S. Army combat-support surgeons in Baghdad show that a new medical device used to close a type of surgical wound more quickly is saving lives and limbs of soldiers and civilians.
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Quarterly Reports
Russel Metals Reports First Quarter 2008 Net Earnings of $0.46 per Share
TORONTO - Russel Metals Inc. reported first quarter net earnings of $29 million or $0.46 per share. Consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2008 were $712 million, an increase from the first quarter of 2007 revenues of $684 million and from $598 million reported in the fourth quarter of 2007.
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Food and Farming
America's Largest Corporate Dairy Processor Muscles Its Way into
Organics
Clout-Heavy Dean Foods Kills USDA Investigation of Their Horizon Label
CORNUCOPIA, WI: After a three-and-a-half year battle with Dean Foods regarding the legality of milk it labels as Horizon Organic, the country's most aggressive organic industry watchdog filed additional legal actions yesterday. Dean, the nation's largest dairy processor, with nearly $12 billion in sales and controlling 50 different milk brands, has obtained a large percentage of its organic milk supply from giant factory farms milking thousands of cows each.
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Global Recognition
Waterloo ends its reign as the 2007 Intelligent Community of the Year
Waterloo – At the end of this week, Waterloo Mayor Brenda Halloran will be in New York congratulating the 2008 Intelligent Community of the Year and marking the completion of the Waterloo’s year at the top.
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Piracy
Study Finds Canadian Software Piracy Rates Largely Unchanged in Five Years
BSA Urges Stronger Copyright Legislation To Reduce Impact of Piracy on
Canadian Economy
TORONTO - The Business Software Alliance (BSA) announced that Canada's PC software piracy rate decreased one percentage point from 34 per cent to 33 per cent in 2007.
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High Expectations
Insurance study reveals global desire for 'personal' rather than 'cash' legacy
- Leaving knowledge and a perspective on life is more important than
leaving money and material wealth
- Pragmatic pre-retirement generations (40-60 years) have high
expectations of later life but remain largely ill-prepared - the
'Ill-Prepared Generation'
- Enforced savings seen as the way to fund longer retirement years
VANCOUVER - PRE (40-60 years) AND POST (60-69 years) RETIREMENT GENERATIONS across the world would prefer to leave their perspective on life rather than money or property to their heirs, according to a new global survey published today by HSBC Insurance.
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Innovation
Ontario Government Plugs Into Ontario Technology Companies
Two companies to receive $1 million for commercialization under new program that supports innovation
TORONTO - Two exciting Ontario technology start-up companies will be announced as the first recipients of the Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF) by John Wilkinson, Minister of Research and Innovation and Mark Romoff, President and CEO of the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE).
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Competition - Energy
Competition Bureau Reaches Consent Agreement with Superior Plus to Divest Propane Assets in Newfoundland
OTTAWA - The Competition Bureau announced that it has reached a Consent Agreement with Superior Plus L.P. (Superior), resolving the Bureau's competition concerns arising out of Superior's proposed acquisition of certain assets of Irving Oil Limited and Irving Oil Marketing Limited (Irving).
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CO2 Trading
European Commission Backs Kyoto CO2 Trading Reform
"The European Commission says it is standing by a call to overhaul U.N.-led carbon trading rules to make it more difficult for developing nations to earn offsets credits from cutting greennhouse gas emissions.
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Education
Guelph student wins CIHR Canadian National Brain Bee Championship
Guelph - On Saturday May 10, Isdin Oke from Centennial CVI high school in Guelph, won the CIHR Canadian National Brain Bee at McMaster University in Hamilton. He was awarded $1,500, a trophy and a summer internship in a neuroscience laboratory.
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Engine of the Year
Subaru 2.5-litre turbo engine is International Engine of the Year
MISSISSAUGA - Subaru's 2.5-litre Boxer turbo engine has been named the 2008 International Engine of the Year award in the 2.0-litre to 2.5-litre category. It's the second time in three years Subaru has won the prestigious award (the previous win was in 2006).
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Agriculture
Global Food Crisis: Causes, Consequences, Solutions?
CIGI public lecture to explore growing global issue
Waterloo – On May 13, the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) will present “The Global Food Crisis: Causes, Consequences, Solutions?,” a sold-out free public lecture by global food expert Jennifer Clapp.
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Education
Laurier honours three professors with teaching awards
Waterloo - Three members of the Laurier community are being recognized with peer-nominated awards for their outstanding commitment to teaching.
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Celebrating our Veterans
Kitchener welcomes the arrival of the Memorial Cup on May 15
KITCHENER - For the third time in their history, the Kitchener Rangers are hosting the prestigious Memorial Cup tournament and the City of Kitchener is ready to join them in welcoming the historic hardware on May 15.
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Health Care
Evidence of Reverse Brain Drain Mounting: CAMH appoints new VP of Research
TORONTO - The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is pleased and honoured to welcome Bruce Pollock MD, PhD, FRCP to the hospital's senior leadership team as the Vice President of Research.
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Education our Future
Inspiring Ontario's Next Great Discoveries
Ontario Government Building Opportunities For Future Generations
TORONTO - Ontario is providing students with more opportunities to explore science and technology ideas and prepare for the jobs of the future.
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Human Resources
Seven Ways Not To Get Hired
Career Expert Highlights Job Search Pitfalls New Graduates Should Avoid
TORONTO - Those looking for their first jobs out of university or college also must look out for potential career pitfalls. According to Max Messmer, chairman of Accountemps and author of Job Hunting For Dummies(R), 2nd Edition (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.), competition for jobs has intensified, making it even more important for entry-level professionals to put their best foot forward.
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Immigration
Canada's immigrant labour market 2007
Employment among immigrants aged 25 to 54, that is, core working age, increased 2.1% in 2007, thanks in large part to gains among immigrants in Quebec. Despite this increase, the employment rate gap between immigrants and the Canadian born widened.
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Energy
Celebrating success and forging ahead on renewable energy
TORONTO - The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) is building on the success of existing renewable energy programs by outlining today its next steps toward doubling the province's supply of green electricity.
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Agriculture
AgraQuest Inc. Names Marcus Meadows-Smith CEO
Meadows-Smith to Lead Crop Protection Firm Through Next Phase of Global Growth
DAVIS, CA - AgraQuest Inc., a leading provider of effective and safe pest management products inspired by nature, announced today that Marcus Meadows-Smith has been named as the company's Chief Executive Officer.
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Health Care
Canadian Workforce Increasingly Concerned About Developing Chronic Diseases
- Survey Reveals Significant Information Gaps On Preventive Health Measures -
LAVAL, QUEBEC - Growing concerns about developing chronic diseases, increasing illness from workplace-related stress, and knowledge gaps about health risks are challenging both Canadian employees and employers.
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Air Quality
EPA reaches agreement with TES Filer City power plant
Chicago, Ill. - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has reached an agreement with TES Filer City Station LP on alleged clean-air violations at the company's 60-megawatt cogeneration power plant at 700 Mee St., Filer City, Mich.
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Appointment
Daniel F. Muzyka Appointed to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
OTTAWA - The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), announced the appointment of Dr. Daniel F. Muzyka as a member of the Council.
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Health and Education
$4-million research chairs will enhance health and care of seniors
KITCHENER, ON - The University of Waterloo and Conestoga College are announcing a $4-million donation to establish five research chairs dedicated to enhancing the health and care of seniors in Ontario and across Canada.
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Taxing Canadians
Canadian business tax system complex and costly, study finds
Companies pay or collect 49 different taxes, more than twice as many as in the U.K.
Toronto — Canada’s business tax system is complex and costly, challenging the country’s ability to compete internationally, a new study by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) shows.
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Appointment
Nurun Names Steve Carbone President of North America
Direct and interactive agency leader to drive company's vision in Canada and the United States
MONTREAL, QUEBEC - Nurun Inc , announced that Steve Carbone has joined the agency as its president of North America.
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Social Responsibility in Action
Attawapiskat evacuees arrive in Waterloo Region
Waterloo Region – Evacuees from the flood-threatened Attawapiskat area of James Bay have begun to arrive in Waterloo Region. Approximately 118 evacuees have already been transported to University of Waterloo residences. More are expected on Tuesday.
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Biofuel - Switch Grass
State of oil independence
By Robert Swift
HARRISBURG — A year ago, a state official laid out a vision of farming “biomass plantations” on abandoned coal lands as a way to wean Pennsylvania off oil dependence.
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Immigration - Skilled Jobs
More Job Programs For Newcomers
Ontario Government Helping Newcomers Find Employment
TORONTO - Ontario is helping 3,000 skilled newcomers get opportunities to land jobs that match their qualifications and experience.
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Cheque Conversion Deal
RDM Corporation Announces Deal with BluePay Processing
BluePay Processing, a Leading Independent Sales Organization (ISO), will
resell the RDM Image and Transaction Management System (ITMS) suite of
electronic check conversion software products
WATERLOO - RDM Corporation, a leading developer of specialized software and hardware products for electronic payment processing, announced that it has teamed with BluePay Processing to resell RDM's electronic check conversion software and hardware products.
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Bold and Beautiful
RIM Introduces the BlackBerry Bold 9000 Smartphone
Top of the line BlackBerry smartphone features premium design and unprecedented performance; perfect for business professionals and power users.
Waterloo, ON - For customers seeking a smartphone that makes a bold statement, Research In Motion (RIM)today introduced the admirable BlackBerry® Bold™ smartphone.
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Venture Capital
RIM, RBC and Thomson Reuters Joining Forces to Create a Leading Fund for Investment in Mobile Applications and Services
Canadian Organizations to Unite through the BlackBerry Partners Fund to
Advance the International Mobile Industry
TORONTO - BlackBerry(R) Partners Fund LP today announced that Research In Motion (RIM), RBC, and Thomson Reuters, along with several private Canadian investors, are joining together through the BlackBerry Partners Fund LP to form a $150 million venture capital fund that will invest in the best emerging mobile applications and services.
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Union Ratified Agreement
Steelworkers ratify agreement with DB Ontario/ABF Quebec
HAWKESBURY, ON - United Steelworkers (USW) Ontario/Atlantic Director Wayne Fraser has announced that a first collective agreement has been ratified by employees of DB Ontario/ABF Quebec, a warehouse distributor for the Jean Coutu chain of pharmacies.
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Canadian Newspaper Awards
Winners announced for 2007 National Newspaper Awards
TORONTO - The Globe and Mail walked off with six of the 21 awards at the 59th National Newspaper Awards gala on May 9 in Toronto.
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Aquisition
COM DEV completes acquisition of Passive Microwave Devices Product Line from L-3 Communications
Company increases 2008 revenue guidance
EL SEGUNDO, CA - COM DEV USA, LLC, a subsidiary of COM DEV International Ltd., announced that it has closed its previously announced US$12.2 million acquisition of the Passive Microwave Devices product line from L-3 Communications.
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CAW Agrees
CAW's Hargrove Applauds Decision to Block MDA's Sale
TORONTO - CAW President Buzz Hargrove says today's decision to block the sale of MDA (MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates) to US armaments manufacturer ATK (Alliant Techsystems Inc) is an important milestone for Canada's space industry.
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Manufacturing
Manufacturing Jobs Slipping Away at an Alarming Rate, CAW says
TORONTO - "The latest job outlook survey for Canada highlights the growing severity of the manufacturing job crisis," CAW President Buzz Hargrove says.
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Morning Column
Five Speed Bumps that Halt Your Company's Profits…and How to Eliminate Them
By Jay Arthur
If you want to be competitive in today's marketplace, you have to do one
main thing: Serve customers ten times faster than you do now. "What?" you
may be thinking. "How is that possible? I'm already too busy and
overworked."
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Climate Change
Climate change and biofuels to cause further hunger in Africa say IIASA experts
LAXENBURG, Austria - International food prices have risen at unprecedented rates due to below-normal harvests, growing cereal imports, and increasing use of crop land for biofuels. And climate change will seriously affect many poor and food insecure countries.
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Nuclear Appointment
New President — Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
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Retail
Home Hardware Gardening Guru Mark Cullen Sets Off On Second Annual Cross-Country Tour
Canada's best-known green thumb offers top five trends in
Canadian gardening for 2008
ST. JACOBS - This spring garden enthusiasts from across the country will have the chance to see Canada's favorite gardening expert and television personality, Mark Cullen, as he delivers helpful lawn and gardening tips, tricks and techniques.
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New Housing Price Index
Year-over-year growth in new housing prices slowed for a second consecutive month in March
This deceleration continues a downward trend that started in September 2006, due mainly to the softening market in Alberta.
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Energy
Brazil: sugarcane bioenergy bypasses hydroelectric power as primary energy source
Biopact - According to preliminary data from Brazil’s annual National Energy Balance report produced by EPE (Empresa de Pesquisa Energética), sugarcane ethanol and bagasse used for bioenergy became Brazil’s second largest primary source of energy in 2007, bypassing the contribution of hydroelectric power.
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Mobile Venture Fund
RIM, RBC and Thomson Reuters to Anchor a $150 Million BlackBerry Partners Fund Focused on Investing in Mobile Applications and Services
New fund to mark "mobile" as the new frontier
TORONTO - Research In Motion (RIM), RBC and Thomson Reuters, today announced plans to launch the BlackBerry(R) Partners Fund, a US$150 million venture capital fund, to invest in mobile applications and services for the BlackBerry(R) platform and other mobile platforms. The Fund is to be co-managed by JLA Ventures and RBC Venture Partners.
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Energy
WestJet Introduces Fuel Surcharge
Price of oil has almost doubled in last 12 months
CALGARY, ALBERTA-- WestJet announced the introduction of a fuel surcharge of $20, $30 and $45 on all short, medium and long-haul flights effective Tuesday, May 13, 2008.
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Letter to the Editor - Biodegradability
Reference previous post
You are correct
Dear Sir. You are correct I had not heard or seen this website before although I have seen the presentations by many of your members. –thank you for pointing it out.
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Letter to the Editor - Biodegradability
Reference previous post
Interested in seeing the information
Hello Scott thanks for your response. I would certainly be interested in seeing the information you have as would many other people in the industry.
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Water
San Francisco to pilot cutting edge early-warning contaminant monitoring, detection systems
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced an $8 million grant awarded to San Francisco to help the city develop and evaluate a drinking water contamination warning system for its drinking water supply.
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Morning Column
Five Steps to Break Free from Bad Habits that Sabotage Your Success
By Tamara Vaughn
As much as you don't like to admit it, you are the only one who has
authority over your behaviors and actions. Only you can take responsibility
for yourself. That's not something most people like doing, because it's a
lot easier to let someone else be responsible.
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Immigration
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA ANNOUNCES FUNDING TO HELP NEWCOMERS SETTLE IN KITCHENER-WATERLOO
KITCHENER –Harold Albrecht, Member of Parliament for Kitchener-Conestoga, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, on May 9, 2008, announced new funding to help five organizations deliver settlement services to an estimated 1,200 immigrants in Kitchener-Waterloo.
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Retirement
Take control now: advice from Canadian retirees to those next in line
First TD Waterhouse Canadians and Retirement survey reveals state of retirement in Canada
- More than half (54%) of retirees say it's important to start saving early and make it a priority
- 59% urge pre-retirees to take the time now to understand what they want from retirement
- Majority (53%) advise pre-retirees to pay off debt before they retire
- Close to two-thirds recommend pre-retirees take care of physical and emotional health
TORONTO - Start saving early, make saving a priority and pay off debts before you stop working, or you may not live your retirement dreams. This is the top advice from Canadian retirees in TD Waterhouse's first Canadians and Retirement survey, a national survey of retired people.
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