Ikea Canada is giving C$130,000 in furniture and home furnishings to the Salvation Army and Save the Children Canada to assist in flood recovery efforts in Alberta. Save the Children will allocate its portion to the Siksika and Morley ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing, IKEA
In the two months before the holiday season, 18 Wheels of Christmas is rallying to collect donations in support of local food banks. The 11th season of 18 Wheels of Christmas commenced its call for donations on today and runs right up ...
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Representatives from two of Canada's most experienced liquefied natural gas (LNG) truck fleets opened up about their experiences with the technology during a candid conversation at the first annual Natural Gas Vehicle Infrastructure Canada ...
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Arch Biopartners (Arch) has received US patent for its brain tumor cell targeting technology, which protects novel synthetic peptides that target and attach human brain tumor initiating cells (BTICs) and invasive glioma cells (IGCs). The ...
Kenworth is taking its all-new T880 and T680 with 52-inch sleeper on a North America road tour, including six dates in Canada. The tour will visit 34 Kenworth dealerships in the US and Canada before the end of the year, the company ...
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Eight Canadian Freightliner sales reps were among the best in North America, the company revealed in announcing the winners of its annual Leland James Sales Achievement program. The program, founded in 2003, is named after Freightliner ...
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Today, Enmax Corp. placed the final solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on the roof of its head office (Enmax Place), thereby completing, says the company, one of the largest solar installations in Calgary. Covering over 8000 sf, the system will ...
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In the wake of its acquisition of The Brick in March, Leon's Furniture said its sales for the second quarter had essentially tripled over the same period of 2012 while earnings were up by 53%. Leon's reported system-wide sales of C$573.4 ...
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In the wake of its acquisition of The Brick in March, Leon's Furniture said its sales for the second quarter had essentially tripled over the same period of 2012 while earnings were up by 53%. Leon's reported system-wide sales of C$573.4 ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
Calgary, Alberta-based TransCanada said Thursday that it will move forward with the 1.1 million barrel per day (bbl/d) Energy East Pipeline project based on binding, long-term contracts received from producers and refiners. The conclusion ...
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While flood levels have receded, the level of stress on Albertans is on the rise. Distress Centre has seen a 38% increase in calls, and Aspen Family and Community Network Society continues to support the city's vulnerable populations as ...
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German plantmaker SMS Meer has announced that it has received an order from EVRAZ North America for the supply of a heat treatment system for the steelmaker's tubular products plant in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The new heat treatment ...
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Southern Alberta is the ideal place to showcase the towing capabilities of the new 2014 GMC Sierra. Alberta represents an important market to GMC, accounting for a quarter of its Canadian truck sales. The southern reaches of the province ...
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Hood Packaging has announced its intention to shut down its Burlington, Ontario, plastic film plant in Canada. The plant closure, which will affect 65 workers, is expected to take place by 1 October 2013. Its production will be ...
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CALGARY, Alta. - May 28 may have been a significant date in Canadian trucking history. That was when Shell fired a major shot in what many think is a fuel revolution, unveiling to the public the first of its commercial LNG refuelling ...
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