Ontario’s Solar Energy Industry Creating Jobs

By On December 5, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Ontario is quickly becoming a global leader in the clean energy economy, while building a clean, modern and reliable electricity system for our children and grandchildren.

Speaking to more than 5,000 delegates from across Canada and around the world at the annual Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA) conference today, Energy Minister Chris Bentley reinforced our [...]

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UofT CGEN Group awarded Gates Foundation grant

By On July 20, 2011 · Leave a Comment

TORONTO— From Wednesday’s Globe and Mail, Published Tuesday, Jul. 19, 2011 8:30AM EDT Article by KIM MACKRAEL

The project sounds simple enough: design a new toilet for use in developing countries, where access to running water, electricity and sewage is limited.

But the details are daunting. The human waste needs to be processed and sanitized, and it [...]

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Japan Takes Ontario’s Solar Program to WTO Panel

By On June 1, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Tokyo, June 1 (Jiji Press)–Japan has filed a complaint with a World Trade Organization dispute settlement panel against an allegedly unfair solar power promotion program introduced by the provincial government of Ontario, Canada, the Japanese government said Wednesday.

Under the program, the Ontario government purchases electricity produced by solar power and other renewable energy only [...]

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Regulations Announcement Favourable for PharmaTrust

By On March 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Please see below the resulting coverage from Friday’s announcement concerning the passage of the regulations enabling remote dispensing in Ontario.
 
The Globe and Mail – Press ‘D1’ for amoxicillinhttps://secure.globeadvisor.com/servlet/ArticleNews/story/gam/20110323/SRTECHSMBPHARMAATL
The Toronto Star – Ontario Rolling out ATM-like Drug Machines
http://www.thestar.com/news/article/956708–ontario-rolling-out-atm-like-drug-machines
 
Metro Montreal – Des distributrices de [...]

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Red flags on green energy

By On February 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment

February 17, 2011- Toronto, ON.  This is an interesting article on the environmental effects of green energy by Dr. Jatin Nathwani from the University of Waterloo. 

At this point, there should be no debate that a transition to a sustainable electricity system is a necessary development for Ontario.  However, this is likely where any [...]

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Canada picks up pace in patents

By On January 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Ottawa and Toronto — From Tuesday’s Globe and Mail
Published Monday, Jan. 17, 2011
BARRIE McKENNA, RICHARD BLACKWELL

Canada is winning patents at a record pace, as companies push to innovate despite sluggish research and development spending in the wake of the recession.

U.S. patent authorities issued a record 5,223 patents to Canadian [...]

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