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Over the past few days and continuing for the next few weeks, the team has been busy implementing changes to the MIN. These changes are being made as result of direct feedback we have been receiving and also to make help make way for the Service Provider Directory and Classified Ad's which will be coming soon.
Here is a quick overview of some of the changes:
Greetings! The testing of the 50 prototype cases by DM Manufacturing has been going on for quite some time now. Let's see how we got here.
DM Manufacturing set out to create a technologically advanced case for a mobile handset that not only provided unparalleled protection, but also enhancement of its functionality. They went through an initial design phase with various quantitative objectives in mind. DM Manufacturing had their SR&ED consultants visit their office so they could discuss...
The Commercial Vehicle Operator's Registration (CVOR) is a requirement for many trucking/bus fleets. To help our clients better understand the CVOR and what is required of operators, Cowan recently hosted a seminar at our Cambridge office, led by Marc Girard, Health and Safety Consultant/Trainer, Infrastructure Health and Safety Association. Below is a summary of the advice he provided about the CVOR.
What is the CVOR?
The CVOR is a system used to monitor the operator on highway performance.
Who...
Over the past couple of months, the Workforce Planning Board (WPB) has targeted local employers in several key industries in the manufacturing sector to talk specifically at supply and demand for labour. With the impact of the economic downturn still fresh in our minds, we went into these consultations unsure as to what the current demand for labour would be.
We were pleasantly surprised by the number of employers who indicated that they were currently hiring or planned to hire over the next 12...
In conjunction with our community partner the City of Kitchener and in support of the Waterloo Region Manufacturing Innovation Network (MIN), Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC) is facilitating a series of outreach activities designed to assist local manufacturers in the effort to stay connected and competitive, through our efforts to grow this unique online network.
Yes, I am a proud Canadian. Sidney Crosby and his teammates just won Canada our 14th Winter Olympics gold medal - a record for most gold medals in the Winter Games by any country ever. Not bad for a country with only 32 million people and lots of snow and ice!
And of that snow and ice?
As was evident early in the games, the planet is warming, Vancouver was the warmest city to ever host the games. Even Whistler was balmy. Even my backyard. We used to build a backyard rink - not so in the last...
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