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Wednesday December 23, 2009

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Ted Talks

Steven Cowley: Fusion is energy's future

Physicist Steven Cowley is certain that nuclear fusion is the only truly sustainable solution to the fuel crisis. He explains why fusion will work -- and details the projects that he and many others have devoted their lives to, working against the clock to create a new source of energy.

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Appointment

Laurier appoints public-policy professional to lead government relations

WATERLOO – Wilfrid Laurier University has appointed Brian Rosborough, an experienced leader in government relations and public policy, to the role of director of government relations.

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Venture Financing

Accelerator Centre Client DossierView Closes $750K Financing Round

Waterloo – The Accelerator Centre (AC), an award-winning and world-renowned centre for the cultivation of technology entrepreneurship, announced yesterday that its client DossierView has closed a $750,000 financing round with First Leaside Visions II Limited Partnership.

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2009 Auto Restructuring

CANADIAN AUTO INDUSTRY PROFITABLE AS EARLY AS 2010

Ottawa — After an unprecedented year of upheaval, a return to profitability is on the horizon for Canada’s automotive sector, according to the Conference Board of Canada’s Canadian Industrial Outlook: Canada’s Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Industry – Autumn 2009.

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Venture Financing

Accelerator Centre Client Tyromer Closes $750K Financing Round

Waterloo – The Accelerator Centre (AC) announced yesterday that one of its newest clients, emerging green technology leader Tyromer Inc., has closed a $750,000 investment from First Leaside Visions II Limited Partnership.

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Deal Maker

COM DEV Wins Contract on Commercial Broadband Satellite

CAMBRIDGE - COM DEV International Ltd. announced that it has won a contract valued at approximately CDN$7 million to provide waveguide and coaxial switches for a commercial broadband communication satellite. COM DEV expects to complete work on the contract by the summer of 2010 at its facility in Cambridge, Ontario.

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Labour

The number of people receiving Employment Insurance benefits edges down in October

Statscan - The number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits edged down 0.5% to 809,600 in October 2009.

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Guest Column

Boost Productivity and Collaboration with Enterprise Micro-Blogging
By Yoshi Maisami and Michael Bleigh

Most business people are accustomed to using e-mail and instant messaging at work. While those communication methods are indeed useful, they have their limitations. That's why more and more companies are turning to enterprise micro-blogging as an additional internal communication option.

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Letter to the Editor

Hope for a Climate Change Solution in the Wake of Copenhagen -- If Governments Can’t, People Can
by David Gershon

David Gershon is the author of Low Carbon Diet: A 30 Day Program to Lose 5,000 Pounds, and recently published, Social Change 2.0: A Blueprint for Reinventing Our World. He is CEO of Empowerment Institute and founder of the Cool Community movement.

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Drinking and Driving

Are Canadians changing their drinking and driving habits?: Poll

OTTAWA - A new poll by the Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) reveals that Canadians may be changing their habits regarding driving after drinking.

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Recognition

RDM Corporation Wins KPMG Excellence in Technology Award

WATERLOO - RDM Corporation announced yesterday that it was recently recognized at the 2009 Waterloo Region Business Achievement Awards.

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Water

Great Lakes Legacy Act Ottawa River cleanup underway

CHICAGO - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Ottawa River Group and the state of Ohio began construction on phase one of a $49 million cleanup of the Ottawa River and Sibley Creek in Toledo, Ohio, on Dec. 19.

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Air Quallity

EPA Adopts Strong Standards for Large Ships to Curb Air Pollution

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a rule setting tough engine and fuel standards for large U.S.- flagged ships, a major milestone in the agency’s coordinated strategy to slash harmful marine diesel emissions. The regulation harmonizes with international standards and will lead to significant air quality improvements throughout the country.

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Monitoring Levels

Darlington Nuclear Station water release update - No. 3 Normal levels of tritium continue in evening samples

TORONTO - Water sampling at local water treatment facilities, this evening, continue to indicate normal levels of tritium following an inadvertent release of water containing hydrazine and extremely low amounts of tritium at the Darlington Nuclear Station yesterday.


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