Five years ago, Roz Savage quit her high-powered London job to become an ocean rower. She's crossed the Atlantic solo, and just started the third leg of a Pacific solo row, the first for a woman. Why does she do it? Hear her reasons, both deeply personal and urgently activist.
Company co-founder and President, Walter Hachborn also announced his retirement. Hachborn will remain as President Emeritus.
St. Jacobs – Home Hardware Stores Limited announced two significant appointments at its annual Shareholders meeting on April 16th. Paul Straus, Vice-President and CEO, was appointed President and CEO and Terry Davis, Home Hardware’s Vice-President Administration and Strategic Planning, was appointed Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer.
Statscan - In 2009, real gross domestic product (GDP) fell in every province and territory except Prince Edward Island and Yukon. Nationally, real GDP declined 2.9% in 2009, following a 0.6% increase in 2008.
Waterloo - This week, Research in Motion launched the BlackBerry Bold 9650, essentially a CDMA/EVDO version of the 3G BlackBerry Bold 9700. But there are a few subtle differences between the two devices, aside from cellular networks, that are worth noting.
Free neighbourhood tours are returning to Waterloo Region this year
Kitchener - On May 1 and 2, thousands of Canadians will take to the streets as part of the fourth annual Jane’s Walk, a series of free neighbourhood walking tours that explore our collective history, architecture, planning and personalities.
On Sunday The Whip Boxing & Fitness had great pleasure in participating with The Canadiian Cancer Society in The Great Ride and Stride. Kitchener's own former professional World Boxing Champion Fitz "The Whip" Vanderpool and North American Boxing Champion Syd "The Jewel" Vanderpool were in attendance to sign autographs and take photo's ,with donations going to The Cancer Society.
Take a businessman who keeps a terrible employee because he feels sorry for her. He hasn't the heart to fire her because her life is a wreck, her mother is an alcoholic, her husband's in jail – whatever - and so he enables her self-destructive behavior and lifestyle by keeping her on.
TORONTO - The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, announced repayable investments of nearly $1.1 million in two research and development (R&D) projects being undertaken by Integran Technologies Inc. These investments are being made through the Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative (SADI).
New products focus on ensuring pedagogically-sound courses and programs that will transform education, training and networked learning experiences
Kitchener-Waterloo – Desire2Learn Incorporated announced the release of Desire2Learn® Learning Suite 9.0. The release includes major innovations that will enable clients to improve the experience for their learners, instructors and administrators and will have considerable influence on teaching and learning.
Waterloo – The Accelerator Centre, an award-winning and world-renowned centre for the cultivation of technology entrepreneurship is proud to announce the graduation of Karos Health. Karos marks the fourth company to successfully launch from the AC since September of 2009, and the sixth in the history of the facility.
ORLANDO, FLORIDA - BlackBerry Partners Fund launched the third annual BlackBerry Partners Fund(TM) Developer Challenge. This year, the Challenge will focus on "Super Apps" and asks developers to showcase applications that take advantage of the BlackBerry(R) Application Platform's unique capabilities.
U.S. Employee Confidence Declined 4.7% since the Fourth Quarter 2009
WAYNE, Pa.— Kenexa announced the results of its employee confidence study, a quarterly measure of worker opinions and a component of the forthcoming Kenexa Composite. Employee confidence has been correlated to multiple economic and business performance outcomes at the individual, organizational, industry and country levels as well as linked to consumer confidence in the U.S.
One week left to be part of the conversation about Kitchener’s future
KITCHENER – There is still time to be part of the conversation about the future of the City of Kitchener. There is one week left in the city’s Who-are-you-Kitchener? (WAYK) community consultation – feedback is being accepted until Wednesday, May 5.
Increases quarterly dividend 20% to $0.06 per common share
Waterloo - DALSA Corporation reported revenue from continuing operations of $49.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, and net income from continuing operations of $3.7 million or $0.20 per share, diluted. The Company also declared a 20% increase to the quarterly dividend from $0.05 to $0.06 per share.
VANCOUVER - Preparing and filing personal income tax returns costs Canadians between $4 billion and $6 billion, according to a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, Canada's leading public policy think-tank.
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