Louise Fresco argues that a smart approach to large-scale, industrial farming and food production will feed our planet's incoming population of nine billion. Only foods like (the scorned) supermarket white bread, she says, will nourish on a global scale.
Innovative Agreement ensures collaboration on consumer marketing, trade, research, public relations and business development partnerships.
VANCOUVER - From tracking polar bears in a tundra buggy, gazing at magical Northern Lights from the comfort of a heated teepee, or cruising into the heart of Inuit communities - Canada's North offers sophisticated travellers some of the most extraordinary experiences on earth.
BRAMPTON - MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., a provider of essential information solutions, announced that when the space shuttle Atlantis lifts off from Kennedy Space Center this afternoon, robotic technology development by MDA will play a central role in the safety and success of this final and historic servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy is expected to begin growing in the second half of this year, while the jobless rate is expected to peak in the first quarter of 2010, according to a survey of top forecasters released on Sunday.
Statscan - Despite this increase, overall employment has fallen by 321,000 since the peak in October 2008. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 8.0% in April, remaining at its highest level in seven years, with the growth in employment coinciding with an increase in the labour force.
Online social networking and social media marketing are the hottest new tools in the business promotion armamentarium. These tools are not only extremely effective for "growing the brand," but for advancing the reputations and careers of executives, owners and managers alike. Customers love the ability to interact directly and personally with these businesspeople.
Waterloo, Ont. – Community Support Connections – Meals on Wheels and More will host their annual Drive to Deliver Golf Tournament Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at Rebel Creek Golf Course. It is the fifth year for this fundraiser, which raises money to enable local seniors and adults with disabilities to live in their own homes.
Guelph - Researchers at the University of Guelph's Ontario Agricultural College have found a giant ragweed biotype that is showing resistance to the popular herbicide glyphosate. The plants are able to survive glyphosate use rates that kill normal susceptible weeds.
Ontario is helping to increase tourism at the province's most iconic theatre festival.
TORONTO - The province is investing $552,688 in the Stratford Shakespeare Festival to enhance its marketing efforts and expand its theatrical offerings. Ontario is helping attract tourists during challenging economic times by providing the festival:
Region of Waterloo - The Regional Municipality of Waterloo will receive 6 new police officers as part of Ontario's share of the federal Police Officers Recruitment Fund that will put up to 329 new police officers in Ontario communities. For the Waterloo Regional Police Service, this represents $420,000 each year for the duration of the five-year plan.
Guelph - Therapy dogs visiting hospitals and nursing homes may be able to transmit diseases to people even if the animals themselves are germ-free, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Guelph's Ontario Veterinary College.
Kitchener - Shawn Good, Manager Branch Operations at Kitchener-based Mennonite Savings and Credit Union (MSCU), was recognized with the National Young Leaders Award at a ceremony held Wednesday May 6 in Halifax.
· WRIEN’s Investment Work group met last week to discuss year 4 and beyond funding challenges and opportunities. Work will continue to identify both public and private funding sources to allow WRIEN to continue its work
Waterloo - CIGI's Nuclear Energy Futures Project is engaged in a three-year undertaking to examine the purported worldwide revival of nuclear energy and its implications for global governance.
TORONTO – Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released preliminary housing starts data for the Kitchener Census Metropolitan Area (CMA). Construction began on 126 homes in April, down from the 252 units started in the same month last year.
Waterloo Region - GO Transit bus service is coming to Kitchener-Waterloo this year. GO commuters will benefit from a $2.5 million investment in four park and ride lots along the Highway 401 corridor. The first GO Transit park and ride facility will be constructed at the Highway 25 and Highway 401 interchange. This will be the first of four park and ride lots planned for GO Bus service to Waterloo Region. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2009.
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