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Suncor Energy Foundation further invests in Wood Buffalo Community Foundation
FORT MCMURRAY, ALBERTA–(Sept. 27, 2017) – The Suncor Energy Foundation (SEF) today announced a $1 million investment, as a founding partner of the recently established Wood Buffalo Community Foundation (WBCF). The investment will help the WBCF continue their collaborative work with donors, grant committees and local charities to strengthen the community and enhance quality of life […]
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Not the time for tax overhaul – Lethbridge Herald
September 28, 2017. I do not doubt that the use of Canadian controlled private corporations, “CCPCs,” is on the rise, to the tune of 300 per cent as you state, nor refute the untampered 37.2 per cent difference between personal and business tax, or the eight-fold increase in CCPC use since the 1970s for that […]
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Five stories in the news for today, Sept. 27 – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 27, 2017 Five stories in the news for Wednesday, Sept. 27 ___ BOMBARDIER HIT HARD IN BOEING DISPUTE Bombardier’s hopes for breaking into the U.S. market has taken a massive blow, with the U.S. Department of Commerce announcing a hefty 219 per cent duty on its CSeries jets. The department says government […]
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Registration Now Open! AFN National Housing and Infrastructure Forum & Tradeshow October 30-November 1, 2017
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! AFN National Housing and Infrastructure Forum & Tradeshow October 30 – November 1, 2017 Greetings, Please be advised that registration is now open for the Assembly of First Nations National Housing and Infrastructure Forum and Tradeshow: Moving Towards First Nations Care and Control of Housing & Infrastructure will be taking place October […]
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ATB and Boyle Street Community Services serving Edmonton’s most vulnerable with first-in-Alberta biometric identification, first-in-Canada approach
September 25, 2017 Edmonton— A new partnership between ATB Financial and Boyle Street Community Services is providing better banking access through a unique community agency called Four Directions Financial. It uses biometric identification technology to make banking more accessible—a first for Alberta, and first in Canada to deploy this approach for the underbanked. Four Directions Financial was born when […]
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Pengrowth Comments on Trading Activity
CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Sept. 25, 2017) – Pengrowth Energy Corporation (TSX:PGF)(NYSE:PGH) is issuing this press release in response to a request by the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) to comment on the recent significant increase in our share price and higher trading volumes. Pengrowth confirms that it is not aware of any material undisclosed information related […]
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Black Diamond Cygnus Awarded 2017 Aboriginal-Industry Business Partnership Award
September 22, 2017 We are honoured and proud to announce that Black Diamond Cygnus, our partnership with West Moberly First Nations, has won the Business Partnership of the Year – Aboriginal-Industry Partnership award at the 2017 BC Aboriginal Business Awards. To view the criteria for the award, visit the BC Achievement Foundation website. The award will […]
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Six stories in the news for today, Sept. 26 – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 26, 2017 Six stories in the news for Tuesday, Sept. 26 ___ LABOUR STANDARDS TAKE SPOTLIGHT AT NAFTA TALKS Labour standards are on the agenda today and tomorrow at the third round of NAFTA negotiations in Ottawa. Canada wants to see enforceable, progressive labour standards in a new trade pact and an […]
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Oilsands will be around for another century, says Suncor CEO – Calgary Herald
September 25, 2017 Despite unwavering environmental and Indigenous opposition to oilsands expansion, Suncor Energy chief executive Steve Williams predicts the sprawling resource will still produce heavy oil 100 years from now, pointing to bite-sized projects as the next wave of growth. Williams said in an interview that Suncor is gradually “exploding the myth” that the […]
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Three stories in the news for today, Sept. 25 – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 25, 2017 Three stories in the news for Monday, Sept. 25 ___ UN COUNCIL TO DISCUSS ANTI-BLACK RACISM IN CANADA The UN Human Rights Council is set to discuss a report on issues affecting African-Canadians that makes recommendations to Ottawa, including that it apologize for slavery and consider reparations for historical injustices. […]
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