Print2online CMS 4.0 http://www.cbj.ca/ ©2007 CBJ http://www.cbj.ca/files.php?file= http://www.cbj.ca/ http://www.cbj.ca/features/april_11_features/pdac_2011.html April 11 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 19:13:00 -0600 Topping out at over 27,000 attendees, the PDAC this year was one of the most diverse mining events the world will see in 2011. CBJ was on hand at the Toronto event in March to hear all about the latest up-and-coming exploration regions, theories in mining sustainability, new projects and players in the game, and of course, to attend a few of the most exciting http://www.cbj.ca/features/april_11_features/deloitte_announced_50_best_managed_companies.html April 11 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:50:00 -0600 The winners of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies for 2010 are setting the pace for Canadian business by putting growth back on the agenda. Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies continues to be the mark of excellence for Canadian-owned and managed private companies with revenues over $10 million. Every year, since the launch of the program in 1993, hundreds of entrepreneurial companies have competed for this http://www.cbj.ca/features/april_11_features/the_wikileaks_impact_don_t_shoot_the_messenge.html April 11 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 10:05:00 -0600 American documentary filmmaker Michael Moore believes WikiLeaks has “turned on the spotlight” toward government corruption.Consider this a case study—whether WikiLeaks is an act of patriotism or sensationalism.Julian Assange, a 39-year-old Australian “Internet activist”, founded WikiLeaks in October 2006, with the goal to create more open governments, and purpose to “reveal unethical behaviour in governments and corporations, finding evidence of abuses and failed policies,” acts as http://www.cbj.ca/features/april_11_features/alex_carrick_commodities_and_construction_are_redefining_the_can.html April 11 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:56:00 -0600 We’re all aware of construction activity. It’s visible evidence of dynamic growth in our cities and neighbourhoods.We witness it on our drives to work, school and entertainment. Cranes dot the landscape lifting steel and concrete to erect new office and residential towers. Construction activity is also a source of frustration when roadwork or bridge repairs cause us to be late for an appointment. The same http://www.cbj.ca/features/april_11_features/roy_green_it_s_my_party_and_i_ll_vote_if_i_want_to.html April 11 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:58:00 -0600 More citizenry engagement, less apathyAt the time of this writing Canadians were being subjected to target marketing by federal political parties and their surrogates.No one really wanted a $300 million, possibly $400 million, election campaign, but the default messaging declared going to the polls may just be unavoidable given the miserable, ethically-challenged and value-abusing performance of the other guys (and gals).Voter response? Largely indifference. That http://www.cbj.ca/features/april_11_features/the_days_of_wine_and_chocolate_in_niagara-on-the-lake.html April 11 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:30:00 -0600 By Anna Guy http://www.cbj.ca/features/april_11_features/japan_tsunami_devastates_amidst_fears_of_nuclear_fallout.html April 11 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:51:00 -0600 On March 11, Japan was hit by one of the largest earthquakes in its recorded history triggering a massive tsunami which has devastated its eastern coastline.The earthquake, with an 8.9 magnitude, was centred in the Miyagi prefecture of Japan—about 230 miles northeast of Tokyo. The death toll is still rising tragically into the thousands—with thousands more declared missing. The tsunami caused a 30-foot wall of http://www.cbj.ca/features/april_11_features/exclusive_interview_with_michael_gravelle.html April 11 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 19:08:00 -0600 Economic Growth Plan unveiled http://www.cbj.ca/features/april_11_features/entrepreneur_spotlight_cathy_richards.html April 11 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:53:00 -0600 It’s often said that necessity is the mother of invention. Cathy Richards could not find a protein bar that suited her lifestyle, or tastebuds. Richards, who has Crohn’s, a gastrointestinal disease that effects digestion, could not find a protein bar that she could eat on-the-go that was appetizing and filling. So she made her own.The Simply Bar, named for its natural, simple ingredients (that don’t http://www.cbj.ca/features/april_11_features/open_innovation_social_media_and_the_baby_boomers.html April 11 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 10:00:00 -0600 Clean 15 Series CBJ.ca - The Canadian Business Journal