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Slowing economic growth to squeeze Ontario's finances

Ottawa,ON - Slowing economic growth in the years to come will prevent Ontario from balancing its provincial budget until 2021-22, based on a Conference Board of Canada analysis. And to achieve a balanced budget by 2022, the Ontario government...
Feb 2, 2012 8:47AM


AIT acquires second Quebec distributor

Chicoutimi, QC - Applied Industrial Technologies has acquired the business of Solutions Industrielles Chicoutimi. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. Also in the same week, AIT acquired Spécialités Industrielles Harvey of Quebec...
Feb 2, 2012 8:37AM


Consolidation in distribution continues as AIT acquires Spécialités Industrielles Harvey

Quebec City, QC - Applied Industrial Technologies, Cleveland, OH, today acquired the business of Spécialités Industrielles Harvey, headquartered in Quebec City, QC. Terms of the sale were not disclosed.
Feb 1, 2012 9:18AM


Is work leaving you breathless?

Hamilton, ON - He never smoked, was in good physical shape, and had been healthy for most of his life. So when the coughing and wheezing began, and then worsened, Michel knew something was very wrong. His doctor questioned him about the years...
Feb 1, 2012 8:43AM


Manufacturing output rose in November for third month in a row

Ottawa, ON - Real gross domestic product edged down 0.1% in November 2011, following no growth in October and monthly increases from June to September, reports Statistics Canada in its latest survey of Gross Domestic Product by Industry .
Feb 1, 2012 8:33AM


Welding student awarded scholarship by industry supplier

Mississauga, ON - ESAB Group Canada recently declared the winner of the 2012 ESAB Canada Post-Secondary Scholarship Award as Tim Colpitts, a second-year student in the Welding Engineering Technology Program at Northern College in Kirkland Lake,...
Feb 1, 2012 5:51AM


February safety blitz in Ontario to target muscle and skeletal injuries

Toronto, ON -- Hazards involving manual materials handling that can lead to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) will be the focus of a month-long blitz in February 2012 at workplaces across Ontario.
Jan 31, 2012 4:16PM


Apprenticeship community to address skills shortages at June conference

Ottawa - Shortages in the skilled trades are already having an impact on Canadian employers, creating an early warning for the demographic crunch expected in the next decade. Construction, mining, energy, manufacturing and service sectors all...
Jan 31, 2012 5:38AM


Nominations open for apprenticeship training awards

Toronto - A search has been launched for Ontario employers that are helping to build the province's skilled workforce by training new apprentices.
Jan 30, 2012 7:44PM


Early registration up 50% for annual mining industry event

Toronto - Early registration numbers are up almost 50% from 2011 for the upcoming Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada's (PDAC) convention, taking place in Toronto, March 4-7, 2012. The surge in early registration reflects both the...
Jan 30, 2012 11:26AM


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