The legendary design team Charles and Ray Eames made films, houses and classic midcentury modern furniture. Eames Demetrios, their grandson, shows rarely seen films and archival footage in a lively, loving tribute to their creative process.
KITCHENER - BMX and Free-Ride cyclists are encouraged to switch into high gear and celebrate the opening of a new bike park, located at Kitchener's McLennan Park. The bike park is the first of its kind in southern Ontario.
Kitchener - The Contemporary Art Forum Kitchener & Area is pleased to announce an important collaboration with the University of Waterloo’s Critical Media Lab, now in the PUC Building at 191 King Street West in Kitchener.
KITCHENER-WATERLOO – A total of 722 homes sold in Kitchener-Waterloo and area in June, a 1.3 percent increase over June 2008, and the second best month on record for residential property sales through the MLS® System of the Kitchener-Waterloo Real Estate Board (KWREB). Overall June sales activity was up in all categories except multi-family and land sales.
Waterloo - The City of Waterloo has applied for government funding to improve the condition of some of its existing trails, which have become rundown over the years.
Government of Canada recognizes Ross Video Limited as a Canadian Innovation Leader
IROQUOIS - Mr. Guy Lauzon, Member of Parliament for Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), recognized Iroquois-based Ross Video Limited as a Canadian Innovation Leader for developing a wide range of innovative products for use in broadcast, distribution, live event and production applications, linking research to commercialization, jobs and economic growth.
Ontarians Plant Close to 3 Million Trees Across the Province
TORONTO - Close to 3 million trees have been planted across southern Ontario this spring; including more than 2 million trees planted as part of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources' 50 Million Tree Program, Trees Ontario has announced.
KITCHENER - Visual artists region-wide and further afield are invited to submit applications to be considered for the Rotunda Gallery's monthly exhibits for 2010.
Guelph - The University of Guelph's business program has vaulted into the top 10 for integrating corporate social responsibility into the school experience, according to rankings by Corporate Knights magazine.
WATERLOO - At the annual meeting of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA) held in Halifax, Nova Scotia on June 25-26, Robert (Bob) Howard, was named President for 2009-2010. Howard, currently Assistant Vice-President, Financial Management Actuarial with Sun Life Financial in Waterloo, Ontario, has more than 38 years in the industry and has been an active volunteer for the CIA.
"The G8 nations should not presume a global economic recovery is near, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said in a letter to G8 host Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi obtained by Reuters on Monday.
OTTAWA - Bell is extremely disappointed with yesterday's announcement of two new television subsidies by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) that will see millions of dollars flow from consumers to broadcasting corporations.
PubMed Central repository will open new pathway to Canadian health research
Ottawa – Accelerating the development of discoveries and innovations and facilitating their adoption through free and open access to research findings. This is the aim of an important new initiative that will provide researchers and knowledge users free access to a vast digital archive of published health research at their desktop and connect them to an emerging international network of digital archives anchored in the United States.
OTTAWA-GATINEAU - The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today announced that the Local Programming Improvement Fund will have over $100 million to distribute during the 2009-2010 broadcast year. The fund was created in October 2008 to support local television programming in markets with a population of less than 1 million.
Kingston - Researchers studying eye movement in brain function, urinary incontinence, malignant melanoma and chemotherapy for lung cancer are among 13 Queen’s University projects receiving $8 million this year from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
"International agencies are set to urge an increase in assistance for trade by developing countries at a conference beginning on Monday, amid fears that aid will be eroded by the economic crisis.
Singapore and Hong Kong SAR are the most open to international trade and investment, Canada 6th, United States comes in 16th, People’s Republic of China 49th
Geneva, Switzerland - East Asian economies – Singapore and Hong Kong SAR – occupy the top two positions in the Enabling Trade Index ranking, followed by Switzerland, Denmark and Sweden, according to The Global Enabling Trade Report 2009, released today by the World Economic Forum. Canada, Norway, Finland, Austria and the Netherlands complete the top-10 list.
"The G8 countries will this week announce a 'food security initiative' at their summit, committing more than $12 billion for agricultural development over the next three years, in a move that signals a further shift from food aid to long-term investments in farming in the developing world.
OTTAWA - The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, issued the following statement after a meeting with Fiat Executive Vice President of Business Development Ferruccio Luppi early July 6 in Turin, Italy:
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TORONTO - Members of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union (Local 87-M) ratified five-year contracts for Editorial, Advertising Sales, Circulation and Maintenance workers at The Globe and Mail. Eighty-five percent of the votes cast were in favour of the new agreements.
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