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Monday February 28, 2011
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Ted Talks
Ahn Trio: A modern take on piano, violin, cello
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The three Ahn sisters (cellist Maria, pianist Lucia, violinist Angella) breathe new life into the piano trio with their passionate musicmaking. At TEDWomen, they start with the bright and poppy "Skylife," by David Balakrishnan, then play a gorgeous, slinky version of "Oblivion," by Astor Piazzolla. |
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Flooding
River flows will increase, flooding possible as another system aims for the Grand River watershed
Cambridge - A weather system is forecast to move into the Grand River watershed late Sunday bringing with it mild temperatures and the possibility of up to 30 mm of rainfall. The combination of mild temperatures, rainfall amounts, saturated or frozen ground, and existing ice jams in the river are cause for potential flood concerns at this time.
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Competition
Waterloo natives amongst top 25 in Canada's Next Top Ad Execcompetition
Waterloo - Canada’s Next Top Ad Exec competition is heating up with the announcement of the top 25 entries from Canada’s most creative and innovative students.
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Awards
Calling All Employers In Waterloo Region
Canada's Government Honours Dedication to Apprenticeship Training
Waterloo - The search has begun for exceptional Waterloo Region employers who are helping to build tomorrow’s skilled workforce by training new apprentices.
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Conference
Peace activist James Loney to speak at Laurier conference on healing
WATERLOO – A Canadian peace activist held captive by Iraqi insurgents for four months before being rescued in a military operation is the keynote speaker at a two-day conference at Wilfrid Laurier University on understanding violence and healing.
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PSA
Pension Security Town Hall
Waterloo - The Waterloo Regional Labour Council in partnership with the Canadian Labour Congress and the Guelph and District Labour Council would like to invite you to an information session on Pension Security and the CLC plan to protect pensions by increasing CPP benefits.
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Awards
Laurier announces finalists for Outstanding Women of Laurier Award
WATERLOO — Wilfrid Laurier University has announced three finalists for the annual Outstanding Women of Laurier Award. The award will be presented at a luncheon Tuesday, March 8 at the Waterloo Inn Conference Hotel.
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Conference
WRIEN UPDATE
Waterloo - Recent WRIEN activities generated the following information bites for team member information and consideration.
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Union
Superior North Emergency Medical Services Rural and Remote Paramedics vote for strike action!
TORONTO - CAW Local 229 members from 14 remote and rural paramedic stations throughout the district of Thunder Bay voted 100% in favour of strike action. The strike vote took place February 21-23, 2011. The vote overwhelmingly attended sending a very clear message to the Leadership of CAW Local 229.
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GDP
Canadian economic accounts
Statscan - Real gross domestic product rose 0.8% in the fourth quarter, led by exports, following a 0.4% gain in the previous quarter. Final domestic demand advanced 1.2%. On a monthly basis, real GDP by industry increased 0.5% in December.
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International Finance
Canada's balance of international payments
Statscan - Canada's overall current account deficit (on a seasonally adjusted basis) narrowed $5.9 billion to reach $11.0 billion in the fourth quarter, mainly on higher exports of goods as well as lower imports of goods.
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