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Dec 02, 2011
Tina Thompson | Health and Safety Product-1st place winner $15,000
Tina’s Vancouver, B.C.-based business, MUG Solutions, has developed a new product that is designed to prevent hypodermic needles and syringes from being discarded into city manholes. In many inner cities across the world, the practice of putting used syringes down manholes is common and it has become a major safety hazard to utility workers.
John Lewis | Recycling Facilitator- 2nd place winner $10,000
John...
Mar 17, 2011
TIMMINS, ON: The Timmins Economic Development Corporation (TEDC) is soliciting public opinion regarding the programs and services that are available to Aboriginal people in the Timmins-region. The survey is now available at www.timminsedc.com. The responses will help determine service-gaps, as well as possible ways to address them.
According to Statistics Canada, the Aboriginal community represents the fastest growing segment of the population in both Timmins and northeastern Ontario. TEDC...
Nov 11, 2010
Interviews with George Halfe, CEO of Goodfish Lake Development Corporation and TWCC's CEO Alan D. Park and Grand Chief Morris Shannacappo.
Goodfish Lake Development Corporation. Topics include his nomination at CANDO's 17th Annual Conference, under the Economic Developer of the Year in the Aboriginal Private Sector Business category, which was recently held in Niagara Falls. Listen for a lot more information on the products and services they provide, as well as, the hard work completed over...
Oct 14, 2010
"The CRTOC will encourage employers and the Aboriginal community to work together to develop a competent contaminates sites workforce for the future. The skills and knowledge acquired by the Aboriginal participants will be transferable to other sectors of the economy when the contaminated sites activities have been completed. It is a win-win situation for all partners"
~ Grant Trump, President and Chief Executive Officer, ECO Canada
About our Training Fund:
ECO is administering the...
Oct 04, 2010
WINNIPEG, MN – Tribal Wi-Chi-Way-Win Capital Corporation is very pleased to announce it has won a competition at the 17th annual national conference and annual general meeting of the Council for the Advancement of Native Development Officers in Niagara Falls, Ont.
TWCC was named the CANDO Economic Developer of the Year Award in the Aboriginal Private Sector Category after a vote by delegates.
As a finalist in the competition, TWCC was required to make a 20-minute presentation to...