June 15th, 2010 - PEACE BRIDGE DUTY FREE HIRES NEW GM
Glenn Mills to guide company’s growth as a luxury shopping experience
Peace Bridge Duty Free, the largest duty free shop in North America, has redesigned itself as a five-diamond luxury shopping destination and hired a new general manager to... > more
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June 07th, 2010 - Chamber Launches GobidNiagara.com
Niagara’s new public procurement portal is now live. With the support of the Canadian government’s Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario and its Community Adjustment Fund, the St. Catharines – Thorold Chamber of C... > more
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May 26th, 2010 - Brock community raises nearly $2.6 million for bursaries
Brock University’s endowment has increased nearly $2.6 million this year to help students with financial needs, thanks to generous donors and an Ontario government program that multiplied donated bursary money raised by the university this year... > more
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May 25th, 2010 - SIFE NIAGARA COLLEGE CLAIMS FIRST-EVER NATIONAL TITLE
Niagara College’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team claimed the 2010 TD SIFE Entrepreneurship Challenge National Championship at the 2010 Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship (ACE) National Exposition, which took place recently in Calgary.... > more
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May 25th, 2010 - NIAGARA COLLEGE CULINARY APPRENTICE WINS GOLD
A Niagara College culinary apprentice captured gold at the Concours International des Jeunes Chefs Rôtisseurs competition for working apprentices in Ontario, which took place recently in Toronto.
Alex Stott, who is apprenticing at the Royal ... > more
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May 17th, 2010 - Canadian Institute of Management Embarks on Hamilton to discuss workplace integration
"Successful integration of a diverse workforce will help drive organizaton productivity, a key factor that is not influenced by a changing dollar value, price of electricity, or higher commodity prices, says Trudy Parsons 2010 Co-Chair of the Ca... > more
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May 17th, 2010 - BLITZ BUILT HOME IN 49 HOURS AND 20 MINUTES!
The Niagara Home Builders Association and the Niagara Construction Association teamed up to build a Habitat home this past weekend. Construction began at 7:32am on Friday May 14th and continued for 49 consecutive hours. A unified team of almost 250 v... > more
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May 12th, 2010 - SEAFOOD GALA GENERATES $275,000 FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES
The Niagara College Foundation’s 21st annual Seafood Gala, held April 23, at the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort in Niagara Falls, generated $275,000 in support of scholarships and bursaries.
Many of Niagara’s business, community and e... > more
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May 07th, 2010 - Chamber Spearheads Mentorship Program For Newly Arrived Immigrants
The St. Catharines – Thorold Chamber of Commerce is launching a new program aimed at addressing Niagara’s labour market. In partnership with Canadian Access for International Professions and Skilled Trades’ (C.A.I.P.S), and with the... > more
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May 03rd, 2010 - The Business Link’s 7th Annual 40 Under Forty Business Achievement Award Winners Announced
The Business Link will be celebrating the achievements of Niagara’s top 40 Under Forty winners May 12, 2010 at the Quality Hotel Parkway Convention Centre in St. Catharines. Jack Peets, Co-host of the 105.7 EZ Rock Morning Show, is the MC for t... > more
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April 29th, 2010 - Submissions for the Niagara Music Awards still open
The 3rd annual Niagara Music Awards are fast approaching. With 28 different categories, every Niagara artist is encouraged to complete a submission and share their talent. With the opportunity to take home an award and be named “the best in Nia... > more
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April 26th, 2010 - Government of Canada supports Brock’s Centre for the Arts
Brock’s Centre for the Arts will be able to present its 2010-11 and 2011-12 Professional Entertainment Series, thanks to an investment by the Government of Canada.
Rick Dykstra, Member of Parliament (St. Catharines), on behalf of the Honoura... > more
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April 23rd, 2010 - Niagara Declared Green Energy Capital of Canada!
At the Niagara Gateway Centre in Grimsby, a group of business people gathered in celebration of Earth Day and unveiled a sign that proclaims Niagara as the green energy capital of Canada.
"It's time for Niagara to claim its rightful place as ... > more
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April 23rd, 2010 - CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY APPEAL - A LICENSE TO CARE!
Today, with urgency, Habitat Niagara extends an appeal to the construction industry for help. The charitable organization has leased new office and retail space in St. Catharines and requires the professional help to complete renovation and construct... > more
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April 15th, 2010 - Top-Ranked Economist David Rosenberg Keynote at Oakville Community Foundation’s 15th Annual Investment Management Meeting on April 27th
David Rosenberg , the top-ranked Canadian economist for seven years running, will provide the keynote address at the Oakville Community Foundation’s annual Investment Management Meeting on Tuesday, April 27th. The former Wall Streeter and curre... > more
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April 14th, 2010 - STUDENTS RANK NIAGARA COLLEGE #1 FOR SIXTH STRAIGHT YEAR
For the sixth straight year, Niagara College has ranked number one in student satisfaction among all Ontario Colleges according to the results of the provincially-mandated Key Performance Indicator (KPI) survey, released today.
Overall, 83.1 perce... > more
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April 14th, 2010 - Ontario government announces $26.2 million for Brock’s downtown fine arts complex
Brock University’s planned fine arts campus in downtown St. Catharines is now clear to proceed, after the Government of Ontario today announced $26.2 million in funding for the major project.
St. Catharines MPP Jim Bradley announced the fund... > more
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April 05th, 2010 - Brock joins forces with AAFC to create research network for grape and wine industry
Brock University’s grape and wine research institute has signed an agreement with Agriculture and Agri-food Canada (AAFC) to increase research efforts that will strengthen Canada’s grape growers and wineries.
A memorandum of understan... > more
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March 29th, 2010 - What about the job creators? Ontario Budget shuts out small business
Last year, in the midst of the worst economic downturn in recent memory, Ontario’s small- and medium-sized businesses continued to do what they do best - create jobs. In what the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is calling a c... > more
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March 29th, 2010 - Status quo Budget short on details: Ontario Chamber
The Burlington Chamber of Commerce and the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) give the 2010 Provincial Budget high marks for holding firm on tax reforms announced a year ago, but low marks for failing to adequately address the mid to long-term afforda... > more
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March 29th, 2010 - Canadian Digital Media Network adds Niagara Organization nGen to Growing Network
The Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN) announced today that the Niagara Interactive Media Generator (nGen) has joined the CDMN network. The CDMN is working to connect organizations such as nGen in a nationwide network to collaborate and share digi... > more
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March 17th, 2010 - NIAGARA COLLEGE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM EARNS NATIONAL ACCREDITATION
A Niagara College construction technology program has gained national accreditation, a first for the College.
The Canadian Technology Accreditation Board (CTAB) has granted national accreditation status to Niagara College’s Construction Engi... > more
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March 12th, 2010 - A Practical Approach to Creating a Workplace Violence and Harassment Prevention Program
Join HR Off-Site and Symmetries for breakfast and a workshop!
A Practical Approach to Creating a Workplace Violence and Harassment Prevention Program
Date: April 9, 2010 @ 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Location: White Oaks Conference Resort and Sp... > more
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February 26th, 2010 - Katelyn Haney donates her hair to Wigs for Kids
This is our beautiful little girl Katelyn. Katelyn is 3 ½ years old and she, along with her brother Jaxon is the light of our lives. Unfortunately Katelyn was born with an extremely rare genetic disorder called Tetrasomy 18p. Children with thi... > more
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February 11th, 2010 - NEDC Receives Prestigious Provincial Marketing Award for the Niagara Original Brand
2009 was a banner year for NEDC’s marketing programs, having just received a provincial marketing award to go along with the two national marketing awards it won previously.
On Thursday, February 4, 2010, at a formal gala event in Toronto ho... > more
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February 05th, 2010 - Hamilton Health Sciences receives largest rebate in Ontario for energy-efficient upgrades
Horizon Utilities Corporation today presented Hamilton Health Sciences with a rebate cheque for $639,138, the largest Electricity Retrofit Incentive Program (ERIP) cheque ever presented in the province of Ontario. Hamilton Health Sciences received th... > more
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February 01st, 2010 - NIAGARA COLLEGE'S WINE VISITOR + EDUCATION CENTRE WINS ARCHITECTURE AWARD
Niagara College’s Wine Visitor + Education Centre (WVEC) has received the 2009 Niagara Community Design Architecture Award.
Designed by Emilio Raimondo of Raimondo and Associates Architects, Inc. of Niagara Falls, the WVEC was officially ope... > more
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January 20th, 2010 - NIAGARA COLLEGE ANNOUNCES NEW ENDOWED RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP
Niagara College announced a new research scholarship today that will support innovative projects in agriculture .
The Craig Award is a new scholarship founded by Jon and Lynn Ogryzlo in memory of their late son, Craig Persia Ogryzlo. The award wil... > more
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January 20th, 2010 - Chamber Secures Federal Investment for Regional Public Procurement Portal
(St. Catharines) – As Canada’s Economic Action Plan continues to be implemented across the country, St. Catharines M.P. Rick Dykstra announced further funding support under the Southern Ontario Development Program's Community Adjustment F... > more
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January 18th, 2010 - Pioneer Petroleums Rallies Customers Around Relief For Haiti
In response to the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated Haiti on January 12th, Pioneer Petroleums is giving customers an opportunity to help the people of Haiti. Customers will be invited to donate cash or Pioneer Bonus Bucks to the Pioneer Relie... > more
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