“The technology has changed, and the scope of work has changed, but in our 75 years, one thing remains the same—the importance of and pride in our work,” says David Gardner, Business Manager of the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local 95 Union. The largest and most influential union [...]
Helping the World Grow the Food It Needs By Anna Guy With a long and proud legacy of potash mining in Saskatchewan, Mosaic is committed to the future more than ever. Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, population 3,000, is one of the many small towns that make up the Canadian Prairies. The town was best known [...]
Prepared for Takeoff By Anna Guy Ask anyone, anywhere in the world about Niagara Falls, and they’ll most likely know exactly what you are talking about. Such was the experience of Len O’Connor. While he was working for aviation contractors with the United Nations in Northern Africa, people would ask him where we [...]
Best Community Development of the Year By Anna Guy It’s hard to imagine a better way to celebrate 60 years of home construction and land development than receiving the Best Community Development of the Year Award from the Canadian Home Builders’ Association for 2017. If you’re not in the industry, a little background: [...]
By Anna Guy Canada’s most successful companies—think Royal Bank of Canada, TD Bank, McCain, Sobeys, Folger Rubinoff, Grant Thornton—don’t get there accidentally. Every aspect of their business is designed for maximum efficiency and productivity, including their business environments. That’s where SGH Design Partners steps in. SGH Design Partners is Canada’s leading independent, privately-owned corporate [...]
The voice of Canada's Colleges and Institutes By Anna Guy If you want to know the quickest link between the business community and fostering talent, the answer is through CICan— Colleges and Institutes Canada— the national and international voice of Canada’s publicly supported colleges, institutes, cégeps and polytechnics. Founded in 1973, CICan and [...]
Higher Profit through Supply Chain Control Anna Guy The reality is, today’s business world operates without boundaries, time zones, or holidays. To stay competitive, companies must be able to deliver their products faster, fresher, and in greater volumes than ever before. The most successful companies maintain their competitive edge by unburdening themselves of [...]
Leveling the Playing Field By Anna Guy The fact is, access to capital is critical to building communities, but historically, First Nations governments have not had access to the capital markets or the ability to leverage their own revenue streams. The federal, provincial, and municipal governments have always had these abilities, creating an [...]
Going the Distance for its Clients By Anna Guy Much more than getting from Point A to Point B, T-Lane Nation’s customers know they’ve put their trust—and freight—in good hands. T-Lane T-Lane Nation is an industry-leading national logistics services company. With offices from British Columbia to Nova Scotia, the Alberta-based company addresses its [...]
CARS, COMPUTERS, AND COMMUNICATION By Anna Guy Of all of Steve Wozniak’s ample and celebrated talents, there is a hidden one. He is impervious to hyperbole. Try it: It’s nearly impossible to overstate his contributions to the 20th and 21st centuries as co-founder of Apple Computers; embellish on his genius as a computer [...]