Journalist Misha Glenny spent several years in a courageous investigation of organized crime networks worldwide, which have grown to an estimated 15% of the global economy. From the Russian mafia, to giant drug cartels, his sources include not just intelligence and law enforcement officials but criminal insiders. ____________________ Global New Deal
Waterloo – More than 200 global economic thinkers from around the world will gather at The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) for its annual international conference.
GUELPH - The Co-operators and Skyline announced they have reached a conditional agreement that would result in 150 Co-operators employees moving into the historic Gummer Building in the heart of downtown Guelph. They would occupy more than 75 per cent of the office tower once it is rebuilt following a devastating fire in 2007.
WATERLOO – Students hoping to become doctors, occupational therapists, dentists or health researchers began their first day of classes in Wilfrid Laurier University’s new honours health sciences BSc program.
Waterloo – If you’re like the majority of us in this community, you’re always on the go. A typical day has you working eight to 10 hours, running yourself or your kids to hockey, piano, dance lessons or whatever else you’ve gotten yourself involved in, plus you’ve got to find the time to pick up the groceries and the dry cleaning you’ve been putting off for the last two weeks.
OTTAWA — The University of Ottawa is organizing this coming Thursday, September 17, 2009, a discussion featuring an expert panel on the issues, responses and challenges associated with the H1N1 flu pandemic.
Survey shows young workers fear losing promotion opportunities as older workers delay retirement
MONTREAL/TORONTO - As the Canadian economy shows tentative signs of recovery, the effects of the financial crisis linger in older workers' RSPs - and in younger workers' anxieties. A new survey of 18-to-25-year-old Canadians shows that 70 per cent are concerned about losing leadership opportunities as their older colleagues delay retirement.
Hamilton — The smell of recent death or injury that repels living relatives of insects has been identified as a truly ancient signal that functions to avoid disease or predators, biologists have discovered.
The University of Guelph has been chosen to house a new "virtual centre" for leading Canadian scientists in poultry behaviour and welfare.
Guelph - U of G was among seven schools in Canada vying to house the new centre, which is a joint initiative of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), the Poultry Industry Council and the Canadian Poultry Research Council. Officials from each agency will sit on an advisory committee to develop the cluster and provide advice on research strategies.
GUELPH - BIOREM Inc. announced today that it has been awarded an advanced biofiltration project valued at $3.4 million. Under the terms of the agreement, Biorem will supply a biofiltration system ("the System") to remove volatile organic compounds ("VOC") and odorous emissions at a municipal organics processing facility located in Southern Ontario.
Statscan - Canadian industries lowered their rate of capacity utilization by 2.8 percentage points to 67.4% in the second quarter, a much smaller decline than the decrease of 5.2 percentage points in the first quarter. However, industrial capacity use still reached its lowest level since the start of the data series in 1987.
TORONTO - Physicists at the University of Toronto have discovered that changes in the Earth's ozone layer due to climate change will reduce the amount of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in northern high latitude regions such as Siberia, Scandinavia and northern Canada. Other regions of the Earth, such as the tropics and Antarctica, will instead face increasing levels of UV radiation.
The truth is clear: the majority of salespeople don't take follow up seriously. After talking with a prospect they leave one follow up voicemail or send one e-mail, and that's it. A small minority will take it a step further and call or e-mail one additional time, but hearing that someone followed up three, four, five, six, or even seven times is rare.
WINNIPEG - Craig Wireless Systems Ltd. officially announced that, following the Industry Canada decision to award a Broadband Radio Service License to its subsidiary, Craig Wireless British Columbia Inc., it is commencing construction of a new 802.16e WiMAX-enabled 4G network in Vancouver, British Columbia.
TORONTO – Wilfrid Laurier University is expanding its presence in the heart of Toronto’s financial district with a highly visible office on the main floor of the prestigious Exchange Tower building at King and York streets.
LONDON - The average price of a hotel room around the world fell by 17% in the first six months of 2009, according to the latest Hotel Price Index. ____________________ Letter to the Editor
Erie, PA - As the G-20 summit prepares to descend upon Pittsburgh, the city has been thrust into the spotlight and is being highlighted for its “commitment to employing new and green technology to further economic recovery and development”. It has been and is being denoted as the city that got it right, where pollution has been eroded, the rivers cleaned and the jobs in industry have thoroughly been replaced.
WATERLOO – A lawyer with a degree in business administration from Wilfrid Laurier University has been appointed chair of the university’s board of governors.
Toronto - Ralph Nader, renowned American consumer advocate and former U.S. presidential candidate, will present a lecture entitled, "Publicly Funded Healthcare and Its Preservation in Canada," at the Great Hall, Hart House at the University of Toronto on Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 7 pm.
When compared with shoppers around the world, Canadians more concerned with finding sales staff to help locate products and a quick checkout
MISSISSAUGA – Canadians are adjusting to the economic uncertainty by comparison shopping on the internet and searching out efficient retailers who can save them time and money, according to a global survey of the shopping behaviour of consumers in 16 countries.
TORONTO - Workplace training and development doesn’t help immigrants get ahead in their careers, even though it benefits other employees, according to a study led by a York University professor.
Waterloo - The investments come from the Investment Accelerator Fund, part of Ontario’s Innovation Agenda, a $3.2-billion strategy to make Ontario one of the best places in the world to turn new knowledge and new ideas into new businesses and jobs.
TORONTO – RBC announced the implementation of ISO 20022 payment initiation (pain) standards, providing corporate clients with the ability to send and receive messages in an XML-based format. RBC is the first Canadian financial institution to implement the ISO 20022 standard.
Waterloo Region - Twenty-one public and Catholic secondary schools in Waterloo Region have received exciting news to begin the school year… over the next seven years secondary school music programs will receive a total of $235,600 from the CKKW-FM Canadian Talent Development Program to purchase much needed musical instruments and sheet music.
Awards given to three distinctive individuals and client teams
Toronto — PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Canada is proud to announce the recipients of the firm’s inaugural 2009 CEO Award for Southwest Ontario. The CEO Award is given out in three categories: People, Client and Team, recognizing two individuals and one team that stand out and have achieved outstanding results for PwC and its clients.
Landscape Ontario tells us what is going to be big next year in home landscape design
Kitchener - Think it’s too early to start thinking about next summer? The people at Landscape Ontario don’t think so. With the days growing shorter and chilly autumn nights upon us, Landscape Ontario has turned its attention to next year’s sunny summer season.
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