A pioneer in research on play, Dr. Stuart Brown says humor, games, roughhousing, flirtation and fantasy are more than just fun. Plenty of play in childhood makes for happy, smart adults -- and keeping it up can make us smarter at any age.
CAMBRIDGE - COM DEV International Ltd. today announced it has been awarded a number of contracts and authorizations to proceed (ATPs) for work on a large European commercial satellite program. COM DEV will provide space electronics and passive microwave equipment including multiplexers, switches and power combining networks.
Guelph - Physiotherapists working with patients recovering from a stroke may soon be able to enlist a robotic helper developed by scientists at the University of Guelph and tested with human patients at Hamilton Health Sciences.
TORONTO - Despite rising record numbers of unemployed in Canada, a poll by The Economic Club of Canada/POLLARA Strategic Research shows concern amongst Canadians about pending individual job losses is actually dropping.
Few respondents support placing a levy on Internet Service Providers to replace lost revenue.
TORONTO – While music industry executives huddle to come up with digital media strategies during this week’s Canadian Music Week conference, a recent survey by Angus Reid Strategies indicates that they may face significant headwinds in public opinion.
OTTAWA - The Society of Management Accountants of Canada (CMA Canada) and the UK-based Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) are pleased to introduce the graduates of the CMA/CPFA Dual Designation Program.
Earth - "The world's population will hit 7 billion early in 2012 and top 9 billion in 2050, with the vast majority of the increase coming in the developing countries of Asia and Africa, according to a UN estimate. UN Population Division Director Hania Zlotnik said that 'there have been no big changes' from the previous estimate in 2006...."
Kitchener - Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning and the Ontario Masonry Training Centre (OMTC) are co-operating to offer a new skills program called Masonry Fundamentals, starting April 27 at the OMTC, located at 360 Superior Blvd. in Mississauga.
TORONTO - The Government of Ontario ratified a tentative agreement yesterday with its Correctional Bargaining Unit. The contract will give workers a base pay increase of 7.75 per cent over four years.
London - Paul Davenport, President of The University of Western Ontario announced today that a one year salary freeze will be put into effect for Western’s senior administration including Vice-Presidents, Vice-Provosts, Deans and University Librarian, and Associate Vice-Presidents. The total number of employees covered by the one year freeze is twenty-six.
Pat Button brings nearly two decades experience at critical juncture in convergence of consumer electronics
MISSISSAUGA - LG Electronics Canada announced the appointment of Pat Button to the position of Vice President of Sales & Marketing for the Mobile Communications Group. With extensive experience at Bell Canada, Samsung and Sony, Mr. Button is a significant strategic hire for LG at a time when the convergence of consumer electronics is rapidly changing the industry landscape.
Price Guarantees for Large and Small Renewable Energy Projects will Create Jobs
TORONTO - Ontario is poised to introduce new electricity pricing to encourage the development of renewable energy from a diverse range of producers including homeowners, community-based groups and larger scale commercial generators.
Kitchener - The new economy will survive and thrive on skills - the kind of practical, career-related skills taught at a college. College offers reasonable tuition, hands-on practice, project-based learning, instruction from professional practitioners, small class sizes and excellent employment prospects.
Kingston - Queen’s Mathematics and Statistics professor David Thomson is among nine outstanding Canadian scientists and scholars to be named a new Killam Research Fellow for 2009.
Boston, Mass. – The State of Connecticut has been named one of only three states making EPA’s top 50 list of national Green Power Partners, ranking 33rd on that list. This year, Connecticut will be purchasing more than 98 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power, which is enough green power to meet 17 percent of the state’s purchased electricity use.
Toronto — Strong M&A growth in wind and solar power sector is adding to renewable energy deal momentum, according to a new analysis of deal making in the industry from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The study shows that solar overtook hydro as the second largest renewables deal category after wind, accounting for 20% of total renewables deals.
Or, to put it another way, “in which direction is the pendulum swinging now?” For approximately 5 to 6 months we’ve been witness to the most unprecedented market melt down in recent history and I emphasize recent.
Kitchener - Chicopee reopened yetserday, Thursday March 12 for skiing and snowboarding. The rain of the past weekend saturated the slopes and the snow. The hills have recovered with the cold weather and the hard work of the Operations team.
Globe - "The global economy is on track for its worst recession since the 1930s with output likely to shrink by 1-2 percent this year, World Bank President Robert Zoellick told the Daily Mail newspaper. Central and eastern European countries were particularly vulnerable, he said, urging rich nations to do more to fill the financing gap left by an exodus of capital from the developing world...."
OTTAWA - The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of National Revenue and Minister of State (Agriculture), accepted the first interim report from Mr. J. Paul Dube, Canada's Taxpayers' Ombudsman in Ottawa.
WATERLOO - At a University of Waterloo public talk next week, an American expert will make a plea for more leisure time in order to improve the quality of life during a weakened economy.
Nearly four-in-five say levy would be inappropriate and/or unnecessary and end up being passed on to consumers.
TORONTO - On the heels of the new media hearings recently conducted by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), a new survey from Angus Reid Strategies indicates that a proposed levy on Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to support the development of Canadian TV programming would be a tough sell to online consumers.
USA - "The US raised the stakes in its drive for an aggressive response to the global financial crisis Wednesday, calling for a tripling of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) firepower and bigger fiscal stimulus measures worldwide.
TORONTO - Hydro One Brampton announced it had received the 2008 Local Distribution Company (LDC) Performance Excellence Award. The award was presented to Hydro One Brampton in an awards ceremony at the Electricity Distributors Association (EDA) Annual General Meeting in Toronto earlier this week.
OTTAWA - A unique venture was launched at the Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport today that will provide international visitors with a sneak peak at some great Canadian travel experiences.
OSHAWA/PORT HOPE - A breakfast hosted by the United Steelworkers (USW) to celebrate International Women's Day is being held Saturday, March 14, in Port Hope at the Carpenters' Hall, 459 Croft Street.
Ottawa, ON – This past February, the towns of Collingwood and Markham, Ontario joined the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and over a dozen other cities and towns in passing resolutions endorsing the Heritage Canada Foundation’s Landmarks, Not Landfill campaign which calls upon the federal government to establish financial incentives to encourage private sector investment in the rehabilitation of historic properties.
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