Ellen Dunham-Jones fires the starting shot for the next 50 years' big sustainable design project: retrofitting suburbia. To come: Dying malls rehabilitated, dead "big box" stores re-inhabited, parking lots transformed into thriving wetlands.
Leaders are found in almost every stratum of life – in companies, politics, and in social organizations such as families, groups of friends, etc. Leaders are powerful people because they have the ability to sway the attitudes, opinions, and actions of others. Leaders inspire, influence and achieve results.
Statscan - Tourism spending in Canada increased 1.3% in real terms in the first quarter, as outlays by both international visitors to Canada and Canadians were up.
Coffee Company announce Canada's first carbon neutral brew
VANCOUVER - Offsetters and Salt Spring Coffee Company, announced Canada's first carbon neutral coffee, the 400 gram bag of French Roast Nicaragua. Salt Spring Coffee decided to offset this coffee's carbon footprint from the farm to the consumer point of purchase otherwise known as "cradle to gate", as a result of the findings of a lifecycle analysis completed by Offsetters.
Survey Finds Most Executives Still Confident About Business Growth
TORONTO - Nine per cent of chief financial officers (CFOs) interviewed for the Robert Half Financial Hiring Index said they plan to hire full-time accounting and finance employees during the third quarter of 2010, while 9 per cent anticipate staff reductions. The majority of respondents (81 per cent) do not expect to make changes to their personnel levels.
Robust Social Networking from Open Text, Canada's Largest Software Company, Improves Global Synergy Before, During and After Events Held in Canada
Waterloo - For the first time in the history of G-20 Summits, policy makers from around the world were able to collaborate over secure social networking software in advance of and during the G-20 Toronto Summit - and the collaboration continues.
TORONTO - Legal hiring remains a bright spot in a transitional economic environment, as four in 10 (40 per cent) lawyers interviewed for The Robert Half Legal Hiring Index said they plan to add legal jobs in the third quarter. Just 2 per cent of legal organizations plan staff cutbacks, for a net 38 per cent hiring increase in the next three months.
Survey shows strongest forecast in eighteen months
TORONTO - Information technology (IT) recruitment activity is expected to gain momentum in the third quarter, according to the latest Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report.
Author of the report, Professor Sir David King, says growth of bio-based economy could create significant economic growth
Oxford, United Kingdom – Biorefineries have a major role to play in tackling climate change, according to the World Economic Forum report The Future of Industrial Biorefineries launched yesterday.
Vineland Research and Innovation Centre leads the way in harnessing private sector for agricultural innovation
VINELAND - Dr. Jim Brandle, CEO, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre today issued a response to the G20's Communiqué to "Harness the private sector for agricultural innovation" in the International Financial Institutions and Development section.
Kitchener – Ever wonder what it’s like to be an astronaut? The Museum is proud to be giving children and families the chance to find out. On Thursday, July 15th, 2010 Canadian astronaut Bjarni Tryggvason will be visiting The Museum in downtown Kitchener to talk about his experiences in space and to answer questions from the audience great opportunity for any aspiring astronaut curious about space.
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