Arlene and Metroland Media Partner to Support Canadian Entrepreneurs
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – May 24, 2013) – Arlene Dickinson Enterprises (ADE) and Metroland Media Group (Metroland) are very pleased to announce that they have formed a partnership to help support Canadian entrepreneurs. This new partnership will identify compelling Canadian products and businesses to invest in and grow. Arlene Dickinson is recognized as one of Canada’s [...]
West Shore Beach Club celebrates exciting launch of two new model homes In Orillia Beachfront Community
Mayor Michael Burkett to Share in Celebration on Saturday (Orillia, ON) May 22, 2013 – Summerhill Homes is excited to announce the unveiling of two new model homes on the site of West Shore Beach Club, an outstanding new Beachfront community located on the gentle shores of Lake Couchiching. An exclusive year-round gated community of [...]
Ontario’s housing affordability levels stay the course: RBC Economics
TORONTO, May 23, 2013 /CNW/ – By and large, developments in Ontario’s housing market in the first quarter of 2013 were a continuation of recent trends, according to the latest Housing Trends and Affordability Report, issued today by RBC Economics Research. “During the first quarter of this year, Ontario’s housing market continued its transition from [...]
New Survey Finds 54 Percent of Canadians Admit to Playing Hooky From Work: Feeling Burned or Stressed Out Cited as Key Reason
MISSISSAUGA, ON, May 15, 2013 /CNW/ – A new survey titled “Sick or Tired?” found that 54 per cent of employed Canadians readily admit that they have called into work sick when they actually were not sick. And of those who said that they have faked being under the weather to avoid working, the majority [...]
Canadian home sales rise in April
OTTAWA, May 15, 2013 /CNW/ – According to statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national home sales edged up slightly on a month-over-month basis in April 2013. Activity has generally held to within short reach of current levels for the past nine months. Highlights: National home sales rose 0.6% from March [...]
He says, she says: gender gap persists in attitudes toward women’s advancement in the workplace
OTTAWA, May 15, 2013 /CNW/ – Attitudes about advancing women into senior management roles are still polarized along gender lines. Men in senior executive positions appear to be the least concerned about increasing the number of women in the top ranks of organizations. Yet the stagnating advancement of women to senior positions in recent decades [...]
Canada’s Largest Retail Union Applauds Loblaw Decision to Sign Bangladesh Accord
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – May 14, 2013) – Canada’s largest retail union, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW Canada), is applauding Loblaw Companies Limited today for committing to sign the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh. “The Accord is an important part of a growing international movement to establish real health and safety [...]
Consumers’ Confidence & Spending Disconnect
Douglas Jones, Partner and Senior Vice President, BDO Canada Lim: Nik Nanos recently reported on the CBC’s Power & Politics the results of a poll of 1,000 Canadians that asked about consumer confidence in the economy. The poll showed that Canadians are losing confidence in the economy, while Americans’ confidence is on the rise. What’s [...]
Majority of Ontarian Homeowners don’t think about insurance before they renovate
- TD Insurance survey shows Ontario homeowners don’t have all the facts on home renovations – TORONTO, April 29, 2013 /CNW/ – You have hired a contractor, approved the plans and ordered new appliances – but are you really ‘reno ready’? Research from TD Insurance has found the majority of Ontario homeowners are not considering [...]
Dear younger self: look before you leap into home ownership
Significant renovations, small down payments and no home inspection are among the top mistakes homebuyers make: RBC Poll TORONTO, April 29, 2013 /CNW/ – The majority (60 per cent) of Canadian homeowners admit they made at least one mistake when they bought a home, according to the 20th Annual RBC Home Ownership Poll. Asked to [...]
