Kevin Surace suggests we rethink basic construction materials -- such as the familiar wallboard -- to reduce the huge carbon footprint generated by the manufacturing and construction of our buildings. He introduces EcoRock, a clean, recyclable and energy-efficient drywall created by his team at Serious Materials.
exactAIS service will significantly enhance global maritime safety and security
OSLO, Norway - COM DEV International Ltd. has established a subsidiary company, exactEarth Ltd., for the purpose of offering advanced space-based Automatic Identification System (AIS-S) data services to competent maritime authorities around the world. exactEarth will launch its first three AIS microsatellites, which are currently under construction in Canada and Europe, and will begin providing its exactAIS(tm) service within the year.
CAMBRIDGE - ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. reported its financial results for the three and 12 months ended March 31, 2009. Annual consolidated revenue increased by 29% to $855.1 million; consolidated earning from operations increased 641% to $66.1 million; and earnings increased to $0.61 per share (basic) and $0.60 per share diluted compared to a loss of $0.33 per share (basic and diluted) a year ago.
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian car maker Fiat SpA was set to close its takeover of Chrysler on Wednesday in an ambitious move to survive and grow out of one of the worst crises in global auto industry.
VANCOUVER - A 'PERFECT STORM' of demographic, individual and financial elements is poised to derail people's retirement plans unless they prepare properly now, a global survey from HSBC Insurance reveals today.
OTTAWA - Premiers are deeply concerned that Buy American rules adopted in the United States are hurting both American and Canadian companies and acting at cross purposes to the economic stimulus they were intended to generate.
MONTREAL - Clinicians from the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) have perfected an operation, which was previously considered too dangerous, to control refractory insular epilepsy, using an innovative microsurgery technique. According to a study published as the feature article in the latest issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery, the new surgical technique is both safe and beneficial for patients.
WINNIPEG - Craig Wireless Systems Ltd. is pleased to announce that its board of directors has appointed Rod Vandenbos as President of the Company, effective immediately.
Toronto – Have you heard of the Riverside District in Toronto? Well, the Queen Street East area wants to make sure that everyone knows about it, as the Riverside District Business Improvement Area (BIA) presents ‘Sounds like the Riverside’ on Thursday, June 25, 2009 from 6:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
What influences Generation Y high school students in their career choices?
TORONTO - Canada's Generation Y high school students believe that jobs in the Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) sector pay well, are easy to find and offer good job security. But according to a recent study of Grade 9 & 10 high school students conducted by the Conference Board of Canada, funded by Bell, for the Canadian Coalition for Tomorrow's ICT Skills (CCICT), these factors have no bearing on whether or not they are attracted to an ICT career.
Guelph - Two University of Guelph graduate students have received a grant from the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to further their research on Facebook and the disclosure of personal information.
Toronto web design firm releases preliminary results of their recent survey, showing that while Web-savvy businesses expect to cut budgets, they still plan to spend more in 2009 on Internet marketing.
Toronto - Economic declines have led to shrinking budgets for businesses of most sizes across many industries throughout the nation. Despite budget cuts, businesses already active on the Web are realizing the value of Internet marketing and plan to increase their promotional efforts and budgets on the Web this year.
Silver Spring, MD - The National Lighting Bureau (NLB) reports that first-quarter 2009 NEMA Lighting Systems Index data reveal a near-13% decline from fourth-quarter 2008 activity, when the Index hit its then-new-all-time low.
Education International is Working Hard to Persuade Governments Around the World of the Need to Invest in Education as a Positive Response to the Global Economic Crisis
BRUSSELS - To that end, EI has launched a new campaign and web site called "Hands up for education: The smart strategy for economic recovery." It aims to assist EI's 400 member organisations in their efforts to ensure that funding for public education is enhanced, not cut, as governments struggle to cope with the impact of the crisis.
TORONTO - Baker & McKenzie has expanded its insolvency and restructuring practice with the addition of a three-partner team to its Toronto office - Chris Besant, Frank Spizzirri and Lydia Salvi, previously with Cassels, Brock & Blackwell.
Kingston - Results of a comprehensive study looking at services provided to gay and bisexual men in the Kingston community suggest that many are satisfied with their quality of life in the city. In fact, most participants had positive coming out experiences and homophobia does not appear to be an issue here.
"Despite signs of recovery, the global economy faces 'dangerous risks,' including protectionism, that could reverse progress, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said Monday [ahead of the International Economic Forum of the Americas]. 'Right now there is a low-grade fever; it isn't full influenza, but we need to keep a close watch because as unemployment numbers go up, politicians are under stress and some of them may turn to protectionism,' Zoellick said in a statement...." [Agence France Presse/Factiva]
MONTREAL - Hydro-Quebec and Ford Motor Company announced today that Hydro-Quebec has joined a North America wide demonstration and research program on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs).
Financial development and free trade critical for riding out the crisis; Improvements to infrastructure, health and education and governance remain the medium-term keys to increased competitiveness
Cape Town, South Africa – African businesses can become far more competitive, but African governments and their international partners will need to improve access to finance, resist pressure to erect trade barriers, upgrade infrastructure, improve healthcare and educational systems, and strengthen institutions.
ST. CATHARINES - CAW members including workers from auto parts supplier Edscha Canada in Niagara Falls, Ontario will hold a rally Wednesday morning outside the office of Niagara Falls MPP Kim Craitor.
OTTAWA - Export Development Canada (EDC) and PROFIT Magazine today reminded Canadian exporting companies that only three weeks remain to submit to their co-sponsored Canada Export Achievement Awards.
Kitchener - The Ministry of Health Promotion has developed a new framework for building healthy communities in Ontario and has launched a new Healthy Communities Fund that replaces the Communities in Action Fund (CIAF) that had been in place for a number of years.
Toronto - The Institute for Canadian Citizenship announces the expansion of its Cultural Access Pass program to galleries and museums in Cambridge, Guelph, Kitchener and Waterloo. Starting June 22, new citizens can attend the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery, The Children’s Museum, Cambridge Galleries, the Homer Watson House & Gallery and theKitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery for free for a full year from the date they are sworn in as Canadians.
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