At his carpet company, Ray Anderson has increased sales and doubled profits while turning the traditional "take / make / waste" industrial system on its head. In a gentle, understated way, he shares a powerful vision for sustainable commerce.
Waterloo – Dejero Labs, a Waterloo, Ontario based start-up, introduced its plans for the launch of an innovative solution for television broadcasters at Discovery 09 Conference sponsored by the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Inc. This solution allows the capture of ‘real-time’ video feeds from live news breaking events without the use of traditional satellite or microwave trucks.
Innovative Project Restores Native Tree Diversity in Toronto
TORONTO - The City of Toronto has partnered with Trees Ontario in an innovative project in gene conservation to plant native trees in their original neighbourhoods. The Tree Seed Diversity project will bring three year-old red and black oak seedlings back to their urban roots in the city's parks and ravines. The new seedlings will be planted this month in eight parks including L'Amoreaux Park, Glen Stewart Park and Kew Gardens in east Toronto.
HELSINKI - World renowned virologist Professor Albert Osterhaus told participants at Europe’s largest conference on infectious diseases that the outbreak of influenza A H1N1 is without question the most important event of the past 40 years in human influenza. And he stressed that the current H1N1 threat is a serious one.
Stratford - is helping people in Perth County get the education they need to compete and succeed in today’s knowledge economy, John Wilkinson, MPP, Perth-Wellington announced today at the opening of a new HYPERLINK "http://www.elearnnetwork.ca/" elearnnetwork distance education centre at Conestoga College in Stratford.
WATERLOO – Entries are being sought for the 19th annual Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction. The $10,000 award recognizes and encourages a Canadian writer who has published a first or second book with a Canadian locale and/or significance, and is the only award of its kind for this genre offered in Canada.
Statscan - With this decrease, manufacturing sales have fallen almost 25% from their peak reached in July 2008, with most of the drop occurring between November 2008 and January 2009. Durable goods industries such as aerospace parts and products, motor vehicle parts, and primary metal products were behind most of the losses in March.
WATERLOO- RDM Corporation announced today that its Notice of Intention to make a Normal Course Issuer Bid (the "Bid") has been accepted by the Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSX").
Middle East leaders call on new US administration to push progress on Palestinian-Israeli conflict
Dead Sea, Jordan – Middle East leaders have called on the new US administration to push progress on resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which they said lies at the heart of instability in the region. At a World Economic Forum on the Middle East plenary session examining regional security, Amre Moussa, Secretary-General, League of Arab States, Cairo, said: “The situation in this region is unstable and dangerous and [President Obama] should properly address the Arab-Israeli conflict and, in particular, the Palestinian issue.
Ottawa – On the 25th anniversary of Gordon Sinclair’s passing in 1984, the Gordon Sinclair Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of Gillian Carr, who is about to graduate from Carleton University’s Bachelor of Journalism program, as the winner of the 2009 Gordon Sinclair Fellowship. One of the legacies of Sinclair’s career is the Foundation that bears his name and which has helped educate a generation of young journalists.
Guelph - Creating environmentally friendly plants that will boost corn production and identifying and discovering new species are the goals of two cutting-edge genomics projects at the University of Guelph that have received $3.2 million in provincial funding.
New Maps Unveiled at Elmira Farmers’ Market May 23
Waterloo Region - Asparagus is ready! Another sure sign of spring in Waterloo Region is the launch of Foodlink’s Buy Local! Buy Fresh! campaign. Each year Foodlink engages the community in an exploration of available local food and creates a connection to our farm roots through a variety of exciting projects and events.
TORONTO - York University professor Scott Menary will explain the science behind the new movie Angels & Demons, including his work on an experiment to produce and store a sample of antimatter, during a public lecture at York University on Thursday, May 21.
Dead Sea – “There is an extremism premium that is being paid across the planet and we all believe this is a moment of opportunity, and the question is whether we’re going to seize it,” said John F. Kerry, Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, and Senator from Massachusetts (Democrat), USA
Cambridge - The Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition invites you to attend our publication launch from 9:00 A.M.—Noon on Friday, June 19th 2009. The event will be held at the Cambridge City Hall (Bowman Room), 50 Dickson Street, Cambridge.
Canadians choose Toyota as both Most Trusted Passenger Car Manufacturer and SUV Manufacturer
TORONTO- Trust. It's something Toyota Canada works very hard to earn from its customers. That's why Toyota is proud to be voted Canada's Most Trusted Brand in two categories - Passenger Car Manufacturer and SUV Manufacturer - in a national study commissioned by Reader's Digest.
Kingston - Queen's Physics professor Art McDonald is one of three Canadians elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, the national academy of science of the UK and the Commonwealth.
Majority confident Balsillie can bring the team to Canada
TORONTO - The bid for a seventh Canadian NHL franchise continues to gather momentum, with a new survey showing overwhelming support across Canada for the proposal to re-locate the Phoenix Coyotes to Hamilton.
World News - "The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) met Saturday to help guide crisis-hit Eastern Europe towards recovery and prevent a reversal of two decades of major economic reforms....
Kitchener - Conestoga Graphic Design Sweep Design Awards Second year students in Conestoga’s Graphic Design program took first, second, and third places in a national design competition sponsored by the Canadian Millennium Excellence Award.
TORONTO - Senior level chartered accountants in Canada expect fewer university and/or college graduates to be hired this year according to the most recent CICA/RBC Business Monitor (Q1 2009).
Calgary - The College & Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CARNA) has sent a letter to Calgary's Mayor and aldermen urging them not to renege on the Calgary pesticide bylaw process deadline of this October.
PHILADELPHIA and LONDON - The Healthcare and Science business of Thomson Reuters announced yesterday the results of a study assessing influential research in bioterrorism from 1999 to 2008. The findings appear in the May/June issue of Science Watch (www.sciencewatch.com) and are based on more than 12,000 bioterrorism-related papers published in Thomson Reuters-indexed journals during this time period.
New LRT creates jobs, increases commuter convenience and integrates Markham, Scarborough and North York
MARKHAM - The new Sheppard East LRT, “is good news for Markham, Scarborough and North York and an excellent example of government partnership on critical infrastructure programs,” said Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti.
OTTAWA - The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, today announced the reappointment of Mr. William J. Vancise as the Chairman of the Copyright Board of Canada for a five year term.
World News - "China's foreign direct investment dropped 22.5 percent from a year earlier in April, marking the seventh month of decline as corporations cut spending amid the global economic crisis, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MoC) said Friday...." [Kyodo (Japan)/Factiva]
TORONTO - Vertex Business Services, the leader in Customer Management Services for Utilities in North America, announces the appointment of Dan Sullivan as Managing Director, North America Utilities and a member of the Vertex Management Board, and Stephen Wilkes as Senior Vice President, Client Applications Services.
World News - "UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for decisive action to reduce the growing impact of climate change as he launched on Sunday [in Bahrain] a global assessment of ways to minimize the risks from natural disasters....
* Leaders closed the World Economic Forum on the Middle East with a commitment to show leadership for change and development
* Morocco will host the 2010 World Economic Forum on the Middle East from 22 to 24 October
Dead Sea, Jordan – Leaders from business, government and civil society closed the World Economic Forum on the Middle East with a commitment to show leadership for change and development in the region.
HONOLULU - In a move that stands to create jobs, boost local economies, improve aging water and wastewater infrastructure and protect human health and the environment, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $4,037,000 to American Samoa.
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