Wednesday June 22, 2011

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Ted Talks

Bill Ford: A future beyond traffic gridlock

Bill Ford is a car guy -- his great-grandfather was Henry Ford, and he grew up inside the massive Ford Motor Co. So when he worries about cars' impact on the environment, and about our growing global gridlock problem, it's worth a listen. His vision for the future of mobility includes "smart roads,".

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Investment

Provincial government invests $72.6 million in Laurier’s Global Innovation Exchange

Waterloo - The Hon. John Milloy, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, announced June 20 that the provincial government will invest $72.6 million in the Global Innovation Exchange facility at Wilfrid Laurier University’s Waterloo campus. This is the largest single capital investment in the university’s history.

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Homelessness

SHOW Celebrates One Year

New website launched

Waterloo - Supportive Housing of Waterloo, a charitable non-profit organisation operating an apartment building for people who have experienced homelessness in the City celebrated the one year anniversary of the “move-in” to the new building on Erb Street.

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Civic Initiatives

Committee endorses diversity strategy for city

KITCHENER – The planning and strategic initiatives committee endorsed the City of Kitchener Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion. The document formalizes the city’s dedication to the principles of diversity, access, equity and inclusion internally, and also in the programs and services offered to the community.

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Partnership

Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce Promotes Government Bidding with Biddingo.com Partnership

Kitchener– The Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce has partnered with Biddingo.com, the leading online marketplace for government purchasing, to bring government bidding to its members. The Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce’s involvement in the partnership is part of a greater initiative spearheaded by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce to bring Biddingo.com’s service to local Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade members across Ontario.

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Awards

Engineering Technology Association Honours Conestoga Program Developers

Kitchener - Conestoga’s developers of an exam program for Certified Engineering Technologists and Technicians will be recognized for their significant contribution to the profession at a gala awards ceremony to be held in Toronto in October 2011.

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Charity

Annual Golf Tournament to Raise Money for Waterloo Regional Crime Stoppers

St. Jacobs - More than 590 Home Hardware Dealer-Owners, staff, suppliers and friends will be teeing up for charity on Tuesday, June 21st for the Home Hardware Annual Charity Golf Tournament in support of Waterloo Regional Crime Stoppers.

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Health Care

Ontario's government is taking action to ensure Ontarians aren’t being charged extra fees to access health care services that are covered by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan.

Toronto - Ontario is stepping up efforts to investigate potential illegal fees that health care providers charge patients for services that are insured by OHIP. In some cases where multiple complaints have been received, Ontario will immediately expand proactive investigations or spot checks. For example, extra fees charged at medical clinics and fees associated with cataract surgery and colonoscopies will be investigated.

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New Money

U of T’s medical contributions to be featured on new $100 bills

TORONTO – The University of Toronto’s historic contribution to the discovery of insulin for diabetes is one of the high-profile innovations being featured on the new Bank of Canada polymer bank notes being issued this fall. The $100 note will be issued in time for the 90th anniversary of the discovery of insulin by U of T’s renowned researchers Charles Best and Frederick Banting.

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Contest

COPA Awards ENTRY DEADLINE: JUNE 24

Time is running out! Deadline this Friday!

Mississauga - Calling all digital publishers and staff! You have until this Friday, June 24, to submit entries for the third annual Canadian Online Publishing Awards, Canada's premier digital publishing awards event.

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Education

Canada’s First University Program in Political Management Announces Key Faculty Appointments

Ottawa – Students in Carleton University’s Clayton H. Riddell Graduate Program in Political Management – the country’s first rigorous intellectual training ground for political staff, strategists, tacticians and advocates – will be taught by an accomplished team of faculty who combine research and teaching qualifications with political experience at every level, from constituency work to the Prime Minister’s Office, in government and in opposition.

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Mortgages

CMHC Survey Shows Homebuyers Taking the Time to Plan

OTTAWA - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation released its 2011 Mortgage Consumer Survey providing insight into the attitudes and behaviours of Canadian mortgage consumers.

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Education

Federal Government Celebrates Opening of World-Leading Life Sciences Research Institute in Halifax

OTTAWA - On the occasion of the grand opening of Dalhousie University's Life Sciences Research Institute, the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), made a statement congratulating everyone involved in the construction.

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Research

Canada-India Education Summit at Carleton Produces Course for Collaboration

Ottawa - A meeting of minds occurred when over 40 university presidents and vice chancellors from Canada and India came together last week at Carleton University to concentrate on solving the very real problems which present roadblocks to greater collaboration in research and academic programs, more exchange programs and joint supervision of graduate students.

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Job Hunting

WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW CAN HURT YOU

Accountemps Survey: Managers Cite Lack of Knowledge About the Company as Biggest Interview Mistake

TORONTO - Ignorance isn't bliss when it comes to the job hunt, a new Accountemps survey shows. More than one-third (36 per cent) of managers polled said knowing little or nothing about the company is the most common mistake job seekers make during interviews.

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Taxes

The Fraser Institute: Prefilled Personal Income Tax Forms Offer Little Opportunity for Compliance Cost Savings

VANCOUVER - The use of prefilled personal income tax forms does little to reduce the costs of personal income tax compliance in Quebec and California, concludes a new study from the Fraser Institute, Canada's leading public policy think-tank.

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Guest Column

Are You Executive Level Material? 10 Tips to be More Promotable
By Jean Kelley

Any successful executive will tell you that there’s a game in business. If you’re not willing to play the game, you can’t win at it. So while many people aspire to reach the executive level in their company, they won’t. In fact, most people don’t make it past the $80,000 per year income level simply because they don’t play the game.