The Tire Industry Association (TIA) is reminding members that the voting period for the 2013 TIA board election ends on Sept. 1, 2013. TIA members with voting rights are encouraged to vote. The elections will place six individuals onto ...
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Ontario's Veridian Connections (Veridian) says its vice-president of operations, Mark Turney, has been appointed to the Infrastructure Health & Safety Association's (IHSA) board of directors. "Establishing a culture of safety, where ...
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With support from the Province of Ontario, Ryerson University's Centre for Urban Energy will build a smart grid laboratory, which will serve as a hub for researchers and will provide a collaborative facility for testing and demonstrating ...
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According to the annual BMO Back to School Survey released, retailers should expect to see a boost from back-to-school shopping this year as Canadians plan to spend more on school materials compared to last year. According to the survey, ...
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The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) says it has been assured by the Ministry of Transportation that no LCV-approved interchanges in Ontario will be modified in such a way that they will no longer allow LCV traffic following ...
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The Canadian Trucking Alliance, the Ontario Trucking Association, Verisk Crime Analytics Canada and CargoNet will present the official launch of their "Project Momentum" agenda Thursday, Sept. 5, at the Burford Community Centre in Burford, ...
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With support from the Eastern Ontario Development Fund (EODF), wire and cable player Domtech is investing in "innovative technology and equipment" to produce new products and expand its existing electrical wire and cable product lines. ...
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When the province of Ontario gave the green light to the first of its long combination vehicles (LCVs) in 2009, it did so under the condition that truckers and shippers would have to pay for the engineering studies needed to prove ...
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Furniture West and the Canadian Home Furnishings Alliance, two of this country's three regional associations of furniture and bedding manufacturers, importers and associate members, are merging effective immediately. The new organization ...
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POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada – which, through subsidiary OPEL Defense Integrated Systems (ODIS Inc) of Storrs, CT, USA, has developed the proprietary planar-optoelectronic technology (POET) platform for monolithic ...
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Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario-based Essar Steel Algoma, a producer of flat rolled and plate steel products, reported Tuesday an EBITDA loss of $8.4 million for the three month period ending June 30, 2013, compared to EBITDA of $64.2 million for ...
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Housing starts in Canada were trending at 187,416 units in July compared to 182,142 in June, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The trend is a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual ...
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August 12, 2013 - The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has granted a five-year, single-site operating licence for Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG’s) Pickering nuclear station, valid from September 2013 until August ...
If you've been feeling a bit chipper lately and looking forward to the rest of the year, don't be alarmed: you may just be part of the 67 percent of Ontario truckers who are feeling optimistic about the trucking biz. According to the ...
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Statistics Canada reported Wednesday that contractors took out building permits worth $6.6 billion in June, down 10.3 percent from May and the first decrease in six months. Despite this decline, the total value of building permits continued ...
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