Tuesday July 5, 2011

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Ted Talks

Matt Cutts: Try something new for 30 days

Is there something you've always meant to do, wanted to do, but just ... haven't? Matt Cutts suggests: Try it for 30 days. This short, lighthearted talk offers a neat way to think about setting and achieving goals.

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Donation

$25,000 Donated to Local Museum

WATERLOO REGION - Mennonite Savings and Credit Union is pleased to announce a donation of $25,000 to the new Waterloo Region Museum. In recognition of this significant donation the entrance water feature at the museum will be called the Mennonite Savings and Credit Union Living Waters.

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Environment

Kitchener extends environmental commitment as an Observing Organization with the Regional Carbon Initiative

KITCHENER – The City of Kitchener has joined Sustainable Waterloo’s Regional Carbon Initiative as an Observing Organization, which will serve to enhance its existing efforts to reduce greenhouse gases through lowering carbon emissions.

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Education

Conestoga to Participate in Global Program to Improve Education

Kitchener - Students in the Business Foundations and General Business programs at Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning will soon have access to new tools that will connect them to their colleagues around the world as they build essential skills for business success.

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Construction

Construction on Hydro One's new Bruce to Milton Transmission line reaches mid-point: supporting Ontario's clean energy future

KINCARDINE - Hydro One announced that the Bruce to Milton Transmission Reinforcement Project has passed the mid-point of construction. The new transmission line is expected to be in service by December 2012. Hydro One is building the approximately 180-kilometre, double-circuit 500 kilovolt transmission line on a widened existing corridor, extending from the Bruce Power complex in Kincardine, to Hydro One's Switching Station in Milton.

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Geophysics

Researcher uses geophysics to bring water to African students

Hamilton - It's not often that people associate geophysics with global development, but Madeline Lee, a PhD candidate in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences at McMaster, knows the two go hand-in-hand.

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Environment

Throwing starfish back into the sea: Students make a splash with environmental blogging
by Anqi Shen

Hamilton - A year ago, McMaster students Kyle Empringham and Sujane Kandasamy co-founded The Starfish, an environmental news and blogging site which has since become a hub of activity boasting a growing fan base, a dedicated team, and creative journalism.

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Education

On Track In Education

Ontario's Government Launches 2011 Progress Report

Toronto - Ontario students are ranked among the best in the world, have higher test scores and more than ever are graduating and going on to college, university or an apprenticeship.

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Auto

BEST MONTHLY VEHICLE SALES EVER

First time in Nissan Canada history that sales exceed 10,000 vehicles in a single month

MISSISSAUGA - Nissan Canada Inc. announced record-breaking sales for June with 11,293 vehicles sold, its best monthly sales ever and up 40.2 per cent over June 2010. Nissan also achieved a milestone with its best monthly sales ever with 10,686 units, up 47.4 per cent. Sales of Infiniti vehicles decreased 25 per cent from the prior year, to 607 units.

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Award

Bloomberg researcher named one of Canada’s Rising Stars in Global Health

TORONTO – Grand Challenges Canada has awarded Bloomberg assistant professor LaRon E. Nelson a grant through the Canada Rising Star in Global Health initiative. He is one of only 19 recipients across Canada and will use the award to fund research to help prevent the spread of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Expedition

Carleton Grad Student Joins Team That Will Row to the Magnetic North Pole

Ottawa – How will you spend your summer? Chances are, it won’t be what PhD biology student Richard Webster is doing. He’ll be participating in an expedition rowing to the Magnetic North Pole, the first time this has been attempted.

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Voters Survey

Reasons for not voting in the May 2, 2011 federal election

Statscan - More than one-quarter of the 7.5 million eligible voters who reported they did not cast a ballot in the May 2, 2011 federal election indicated they did not do so because they were not interested in voting. Another 23% said they were too busy to vote.

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Seniors

Vacancy Rate in Seniors' Housing Residences at 10.7 Per Cent

OTTAWA - The vacancy rate for standard spaces in seniors' residences remained relatively stable at 10.7 per cent in 2011, compared to 10.8 per cent in 2010, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Seniors' Housing Report, Canada Highlights edition.