Canadian Light Source Inc. (CLSI).(INDUSTRIAL Briefs)
Rafik Loutfy has been elected chair of the board of directors of
Canadian Light Source Inc. (CLSI), Canada's national synchrotron
research . . .
Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE).(INDUSTRIAL Briefs)
The Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) elected John Leggat as
president of the . . .
Genome Prairie.(INDUSTRIAL Briefs)
Genome Prairie announced the appointment of Wilf Keller as the new
president and CEO of the . . .
BioSyntech, Inc.(INDUSTRIAL Briefs)
BioSyntech, Inc. is pleased to announce that Michel Lagueux, Karen
Hong, Eric W. Linsley and Winston Black have been appointed to the board
of directors. Michel Lagueux has been appointed chair of . . .
AbitibiBowater Canada Inc.(INDUSTRIAL Briefs)
The following individuals have been appointed sole officers of
AbitibiBowater Canada Inc.: David J. Paterson as president; Alain
Grandmont as vice-president; William G. Harvey as vice-president . . .
Biophage Pharma announced the appointment of Luc Dubois and
Jocelyn R. Pelchat.(INDUSTRIAL Briefs)
Biophage Pharma announced the appointment of Luc Dubois and Jocelyn
R. Pelchat to its board of . . .
Catalyst Paper.(INDUSTRIAL Briefs)
Catalyst Paper is pleased to announce the appointment of William
(Bill) Dickson to its board of . . .
Lignol Energy Corporation.(INDUSTRIAL Briefs)
Lignol Energy Corporation announced that Jeff Charpentier,
vice-president, finance and corporate secretary, has been appointed
chief financial officer of the . . .
Biophage Pharma.(INDUSTRIAL Briefs)
Biophage Pharma announced that Robert Burr has resigned as member
of the company board of . . .
Professional Engineers Ontario.(INDUSTRIAL Briefs)
J. David Adams has been appointed president of Professional
Engineers . . .
Pest Management Regulator finds 2,4-D can be used
safely.(REGULATORY NEWS)(Pest Management Regulatory Agency)(Brief
article)
Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA)
concluded its re-evaluation of the popular herbicide
2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D). The agency concluded that the
herbicide can be . . .
Canada--dig deep for Arctic development.(NEWS/NOUVELLES)
Canada lags behind in efforts to find, develop and produce
hydrocarbons from the Arctic, says an Alberta-based expert. Dave Russum,
vice-president of geoscience with AJM Petroleum Consultants, . . .
Canada's largest conservation
commitment.(NEWS/NOUVELLES)
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ForestEthics applauds the Ontario government's July 14, 2008,
commitment to legislate protection of 50 percent (or 22.5 million
hectares) of Ontario's vast Northern Boreal . . .
AkzoNobel paints come to Canada.(NEWS/NOUVELLES)
AkzoNobel has signed an agreement to sell its Para[R] and Crown
Diamond[R] decorative paint brands in Canada to General Paint Corp. The
sale is in line with the commitment package which was agreed . . .
Edmonton pioneers waste [right arrow]
biofuel.(NEWS/NOUVELLES)
Edmonton will be home to the world's first industrial scale
facility to produce biofuels from municipal solid waste. The city has
signed a 25-year agreement with Canada's largest ethanol . . .
PPI builds U.S. biofuels facility.(NEWS/NOUVELLES)
One of North America's leading biofuels and food biotechnology
companies, Performance Plants Inc. (PPI) of Kingston, ON, has
established an American research centre to develop specialized . . .
Engineering contact lenses.(NEWS/NOUVELLES)
Chemical engineering researchers at McMaster University have shown
that a common fluid found in our bodies can be used as a natural
moisturizing agent in contact lenses. This is a step up from the . . .
Clarification.(NEWS/NOUVELLES)(Correction notice)
Our sincere apologies to W. G. Forbes, FCIC, whose name was
mistakenly omitted from the 2005 list of CIC 50-Year Members. ACCN is
pleased to include him in this year's list on p. . . .
Longue vie aux moteurs d'avions.(NEWS/NOUVELLES)
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Un des meilleurs moyens de reduire le cout d'entretien des
avions commerciaux et militaires consiste a creer de meilleurs
revetements pour les pieces de moteurs. Un . . .
Nuclear power for Jordan?(NEWS/NOUVELLES)
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) and SNC-Lavalin are pleased
to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the
Jordan Atomic Energy Commission in Amman, Jordan. The . . .
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