In his home of Namibia, John Kasaona is working on an innovative way to protect endangered animal species: giving nearby villagers (including former poachers) responsibility for caring for the animals. And it's working.
KITCHENER – The development and technical services committee showed its support for the creation and implementation of strategies relating to energy and water conservation last night by endorsing the Kitchener Energy and Water Efficiency for Land and Buildings Community Improvement Plan.
WATERLOO - The University of Waterloo's Centre for Sight Enhancement will hold a public event next week to help people suffering from age-related macular degeneration - the leading cause of vision loss in older Canadians.
Kitchener - Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning announced June 7 that it has received approval from Ontario's Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities to offer a bachelor's degree in Public Relations, the first such degree in Ontario and only the third in the country. The program begins at Conestoga's Doon campus in Kitchener in the fall of 2011.
OTTAWA - The seasonally adjusted annual rate(1) of housing starts was 189,100 units in May, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), down from a revised 201,800 units in April.
HAMILTON - One of the world's leading experts in solar cell technology will be the inaugural speaker at a new sustainability lecture on Monday, June 14 at 2:30 p.m. in the Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery, room 1309, McMaster University. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Grab your blackberry and check your appointments, while your at it, see if any of your clients have posted anything worthwhile on Facebook, tweet your new prospect, check your e-mail for any new appointment requests and then go grab lunch - what a day! More and more sales professionals are relying on technology to drive sales and increase market share; unfortunately that is the first step to staying mediocre.
Guelph - A new teaching and learning centre that will set an international standard for companion animal education and care opened yesterday at the University of Guelph's Ontario Veterinary College (OVC).
Sun Life Financial to donate $15,000 to charities on Griffith's behalf
WATERLOO - Sun Life Financial will honour advisor Rob Griffith's recent induction into the Company's prestigious Hall of Fame with a charitable donation of $15,000 on Mr. Griffith's behalf.
TORONTO - Ontario preliminary Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) of home starts across urban(i) centres edged lower in May. An estimated 61,900 residential housing units broke ground, down from a revised 63,600 units in April.
TORONTO - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released May preliminary housing starts data for the Kitchener Census Metropolitan Area(1) (CMA) yesterday. Construction began on 214 homes, slightly down from the 218 units started in the same month last year.
Waterloo Region – How will changing demographics impact housing demand and availability in the future? What services or amenities will be required to meet future lifestyle needs? These questions and others will be explored at a housing forum organized by the Region of Waterloo and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).
With all the recent layoffs and the unemployment rate hovering around the double-digit mark, those who are still employed face a tough dilemma. On the one hand, they're grateful for their job, but on the other hand, their workload may have become too much for one person to bear.
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