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4th July 2013

EY Announces Entrepreneur Of The Year 2013 Finalists

Ernst & YoungEY is proud to announce the 2013 Entrepreneur Of The Year finalists today. The announcement marks 20 years of shining the spotlight on leading entrepreneurs revving the job creation engine across Canada and around the world. The theme of job creation was very clear at EY’s World Entrepreneur Of The Year (WEOY) awards held in Monaco last month. Together, the 47 companies gathered at the event represented a remarkable 59,000 jobs created in the last three years alone. Read the rest of this entry »

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4th July 2013

MasterCard Canada Calling All Developers to Master the Code

mastercard canadaMasterCard celebrated 40 years in Canada yesterday by announcing the corporation’s partnership with MaRS Discovery District to open a new networking space for entrepreneurs and announcing MasterCard N>XT, the first payment network developer challenge with Rogers and CIBC as co-sponsors, to be held at the MaRS Center. Read the rest of this entry »

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2nd July 2013

PyCon 2014 Call For Proposals

pycon 2014On the heels of yet another sold out success in PyCon 2013, the conference organizers are happy to announce the new website and Call for Proposals for PyCon 2014. The new site is now live and accepting talk, tutorial, and poster proposals for the April 9-17 2014 conference taking place in Montréal. The first time north of the border brings a change to the call: lightning talk proposals are now being accepted in advance. PyCon’s first trip into Canada, not to be confused with PyCon Canada, ventures into Quebec for a great week at the Palais des congrès de Montréal, in the Old Montréal area. Unlike years past, the conference center isn’t tied to a specific hotel, so the organizers have currently worked out group rates with the Hyatt Regency and Westin hotels in Montréal. Read the rest of this entry »

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2nd July 2013

Emily Carr University Announces Shortlist Proponents For New Campus At Great Northern Way

Emily Carr University

The Emily Carr University of Art + Design Campus Redevelopment Project reached a critical milestone today with the announcement of the three proponents shortlisted following the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to design, build, finance and maintain the new state-of-the-art campus at Great Northern Way. Eight national and international proponent teams responded to the RFQ. Following evaluation, three teams were shortlisted (team constituents listed in attached backgrounder): Read the rest of this entry »

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17th June 2013

Kelsey Ramsden To Share Playful Insights In Kelowna

mini-orbyKelsey Ramsden, President of Belvedere Place Developments and Founder of Spark Play, will be in Kelowna on Thursday June 2oth and Friday, June 21st, 2013 to share her insights and random thoughts at two very different events hosted by TEDx and BDC.  Named the #1  Female Business Woman of 2012 by Profit and Chatelaine’s W100 list, Kelsey is coming to Kelowna, a community she loves and who she helped build over the last decade, to encourage Business Owners and Business leaders to play again. Read the rest of this entry »

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12th June 2013

Banff World Media Festival Draws to a Close, Caps-off Highly Successful Year

Banff World Media FestivalThe Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) came to a close today, culminating in four days of cutting-edge sessions, V.I.P. interviews, star-studded award ceremonies and a thriving business market, together with many of the world’s leaders from the evolving media landscape. The Festival took place in beautiful Banff from June 9-12th, and we have lots of pictures and video to share with you once we get back in the office to edit them. Read the rest of this entry »

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3rd June 2013

Samsung Canada And GALAXY S 4 Reward Homegrown Talent With The Experience Of A Lifetime

Samsung CanadaSamsung Canada is giving Canadians the opportunity to show their talent and win an experience of infinite possibilities. Inspired by the GALAXY S 4’s features, the Infinite Possibilities contest recognizes the immense talent that Canadians have to offer and will help three lucky individuals on their road to success. To enter the contest, Canadians need to demonstrate whatever their gift or passion is, and Samsung Canada will pick the biggest and brightest stars from across the nation and build once-in-a-lifetime experiences around their talent. Entry deadline is July 10 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

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3rd June 2013

2013 SOCAN Songwriting Prize Nominees Announced

socanThe Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada has announced the five finalists for its eighth annual SOCAN Songwriting Prize (formerly the SOCAN ECHO Songwriting Prize) in English, and the nominees once again reflect the breadth and depth of Canada’s rich songwriting talent. Read the rest of this entry »

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31st May 2013

Women In View On TV Report Shows Scarcity Of Women Creating Content For Canadian Television

women In viewCanadian women are significantly underrepresented in key creative and content-creating roles in Canada’s TV production industry. This means the stories and values communicated through the influential and far-reaching medium of television are badly skewed, according to a report released today by non-profit organization Women in View. In its report Women in View on TV 2013, the organization examined 21 Canadian live action television series, which, in 2010-2011, received a total of $99.1 million in public funding by the government’s Canada Media Fund. Productions examined include Being Erica, Flashpoint, The Listener, Rookie Blue, Republic of Doyle, The Borgias, Heartland, Murdoch Mysteries, Hiccups, Lost Girl, and Little Mosque on the Prairie. Read the rest of this entry »

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29th May 2013

Spin Master And Canadian Youth Business Foundation Celebrate Innovation Fund Recipient Achievements

Canadian Youth Business Foundationspin masterSpin Master Ltd. and The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) honoured Canada’s leading young entrepreneurs last night as recipients of the Spin Master Innovation Fund to celebrate innovation, entrepreneurship and the guidance and support they received on their path to business success. For the third consecutive year, CYBF and innovative children’s toy and entertainment company Spin Master Ltd. teamed up for the Spin Master Innovation Fund, which provides young entrepreneurs with $50,000 in start-up financing, a hand-matched mentor from CYBF’s industry-leading mentorship program and a trip to Toronto to attend a two-day Innovation Workshop, with exclusive access to industry experts and senior Spin Master executives. Last year’s Fund culminated with last night’s networking celebration, held at Toronto’s The Spoke Club, honouring their tremendous achievements as innovative young entrepreneurs. Read the rest of this entry »

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