Wednesday-Night

The eve of the UNFCCC COP13 in Bali, should serve as a fitting conclusion to the Unisfera Conference on Business & Sustainable Development. In light of Canada’s role in the outcome of the Commonwealth Conference (and the concurrent Australian election results), along with the release of Maude Barlow’s book “Blue Covenant: The Global Water […]

$4B Montreal budget targets roads, water pipes
November 28, 2007
(CBC News ) Montreal promises not to raise property taxes but some may end up paying out more next year under the city’s new $3.97 billion budget, released Wednesday.
Property tax rates won’t go up but property values in some areas will rise under the city’s valuation […]

No Limits, a wonderful story of the Wurtele twins, pioneers on the Canadian ski scene. Conceived by Wednesday Nighter Ron Walker as a gift to his dear friends Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele, and written by Byron Rempel, the book is launched on November 7, 2007. The glowing review by Wednesday Nighter William Weintraub says […]

November 26, 2007
We are delighted to confirm that Robert has returned safely from his two-month tour (in the military sense of the word) in Afghanistan and we are honoured that he has invited us, along with The Suburban, to publish this summary of his thoughts on the experience. We believe that these […]

22 November 2007
A lighter look at the subprime mortgage mess
For those who are still confused by the ABCP/subprime mortgage crisis, we are delighted that the National Post’s Jonathan Chevreau has enthusiastically joined the Long Johns fan club, writing enthusiastically about the humour and noting that “the answers are honest, insightful and screamingly funny”.
November 28, 2007
Quebec’s […]

The rich, famous and influential prepare to hear the secret to climate-safe energy
By Andy McSmith
24 November 2007
A discovery that could give the world access to vast quantities of energy with minimal damage to the climate will be shown off for the first time at a glittering gathering of the famous, rich and influential next Friday […]

November 27, 2007
David Kilgour  had advised that the complete unedited version of the documentary is posted on YouTube , however it appears there was a copyright claim against Youtube so they took it down.

November 20
Interesting Canadian Press piece for tomorrow’s papers re Beyond the Red Wall production. I watched […]

November 23, 2007
Facing mounting pressure from students and faculty, Bishop’s University principal Robert Poupart stepped down yesterday, a year and a half before the end of his term.
Bishop’s has been struggling with falling enrolment and a deficit that could reach $10 million this year. The reasons for Poupart’s departure were not given, but he had […]

Pierre Obendrauf, CanWest News Service
Tullio Cedraschi, head of the Canadian National Railway’s pension fund, in his CN office in Montreal. His strategy has always been to invest with a long-term horizon in a basket of good, solid companies. …

What a delight to read Sean Silcoff’s profile of our friend Tullio, and to see in […]

Canada initiates a new era in conservation
OTTAWA, Nov. 22 /CNW/ - Yesterday’s interim land withdrawal announcement by the Government of Canada and several First Nations - protecting more than 10 million hectares in the Northwest Territories - was one of the most significant land decisions in Canadian history, and the Canadian Boreal Initiative (CBI) hopes […]