Science Canada: 08/30/11

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

AUCC calls for investment in granting councils

Association of universities submits pre-budget brief to House of Commons committee.
Aug 17, 2011
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/aucc-calls-for-investment-in-granting-councils.aspx

Low gender balance in high-tech

Canadian women remain under-represented in science and engineering.
Aug 29, 2011
Lorraine Dyke
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1046592--low-gender-balance-in-high-tech

PhD studies in Canada: A dilemma for international students

In Canada, international students working on their PhD are given funding for four years. After that, they are on their own.
Aug 23, 2011
Stephanie Kapusta & Cristina Roadevin
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/phd-studies-in-canada-a-dilemma-for-international-students.aspx

Hudak would end foreign student scholarship program

Aug 23, 2011
Rob O’Flanagan
Guelph Mercury
http://www.guelphmercury.com/news/article/583102--hudak-would-end-foreign-student-scholarship-program

Government of Canada Encourages Youth to Discover Careers in Science and Tech

Aug 17, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-encourages-youth-to-discover-careers-in-science-and-tech-1550887.htm

Racial discrimination in science: A black and white answer

In American science, race affects the chance of getting a grant
Aug 20, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21526320

More children whose parents don't have a degree are completing university: StatsCan

Aug 24, 2011
Alexandra Posadzki
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/more-children-whose-parents-dont-have-a-degree-are-completing-university-statscan/article2140590/

Don’t turn universities into trade schools

Aug 18, 2011
Patrick Keeney
National Post
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2011/08/18/patrick-keeney-don%E2%80%99t-turn-universities-into-trade-schools/

Ivory tower besieged by the new economic reality

Aug 25, 2011
Pete McMartin
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Ivory+tower+besieged+economic+reality/5304949/story.html

The kids go to university, not the parents

Today, parents have an intense and growing preoccupation with the postsecondary education of their children.
Aug 17, 2011
Christine Overall
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/the-kids-go-to-university-not-the-parents.aspx

UW chosen to lead clean-water consortium

Aug 23, 2011
Dianne Wood
Waterloo Record
http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/582959--uw-chosen-to-lead-clean-water-consortium

McGuinty backs new hub for the heart

Premier offers support for expansion of University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Aug 25, 2011
David Reevely
Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/McGuinty+backs+heart/5303571/story.html

High-dollar deals

Life sciences venture capital funding jumps 37% from last quarter but falls short of 2Q 2010 performance
Aug 2011
PricewaterhouseCoopers
https://emarketing.pwc.com/reaction/images/HI/High-dollar-deals_LifeSciencesVentureCapitalFunding.pdf

Mover and Shakers: A Pharma Matters Report

A review of April – June 2011. Published August 2011.
Aug 2011
Thompson Reuters Scientific
http://thomsonreuters.com/content/science/pdf/ls/pharma_matters/movers_shakers-cwp-en_issue16.pdf

Agricultural Progress and Poverty Reduction: Synthesis Report

OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Working Papers No. 49
Aug 10, 2011
Joe Dewbre, Dalila Cervantes-Godoy, Silvia Sorescu
OECD
http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/download/fulltext/5kg6v1vk8zr2.pdf?expires=1313717909&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=427554A3636506F581016FFDA01EB249

Regional Innovation News: Aug 2011

Aug 2011
Toronto Region Research Alliance
http://www.trra.ca/en/About/RINpeople.asp

NDP losing its green allies

Environmentalists are seeing red over the fading green credentials of Ontario’s NDP.
Aug 29, 2011
Martin Regg Cohn
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1046644--cohn-ndp-losing-its-green-allies

Ontario Plugs Into Clean Cars, Creates Over 700 Jobs

Ontario is helping Magna International and Magna E-Car develop the next generation of clean vehicle technologies creating 728 jobs and protecting another 1,337 jobs at Magna's Aurora, Brampton, Concord and St. Thomas plants.
Aug 29, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
http://news.ontario.ca/medt/en/2011/08/ontario-plugs-into-clean-cars-creates-over-700-jobs.html

Government of Canada Supports Earth Rangers to Encourage Youth to Discover Careers in Environmental Science

Aug 29, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-supports-earth-rangers-encourage-youth-discover-careers-environmental-1554655.htm

Minister of State Goodyear Tours NEPTUNE Canada

Aug 29, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-of-state-goodyear-tours-neptune-canada-1554693.htm

Government of Canada Supports Innovation to Prevent Soldier Injuries

Aug 29, 2011
National Research Council Canada-NRC
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-innovation-to-prevent-soldier-injuries-1554745.htm

Canpotex Potash Terminal Project - Public Comments Invited and Federal Funding Available

Aug 29, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2011/29/c6886.html

Environmental group blasts Keystone pipeline

Aug 27, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/27/cgy-keystone-pipeline-opposition.html

Climate science: Seasons of discontent

El Niño, a worldwide fluctuation in the climate, may provoke civil war as well as inclement weather
Aug 27, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21526787

N.B. scientists tag endangered monarch butterflies

Aug 27, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/27/nb-monarch-butterflies-saint-john.html

U of M prof loses round in PhD fight

He has no standing in matter, judge says
Aug 26, 2011
Jason Bell
Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/u-of-m-prof-loses-round-in-phd-fight-128450718.html

Futuristic 'airships' planned for North

Yellowknife, British companies sign tentative deal for aircraft that can land almost anywhere
Aug 26, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/26/nwt-discovery-airship.html

Environmental groups pan caribou recovery plan

Aug 26, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/26/edmonton-caribou-draft-plan.html

Obesity deterrents by governments called for

Aug 26, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/26/obesity-rates-projections-tax-junk-food.html

Vaccines largely safe, U.S. review says

Aug 26, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/26/vaccine-safety-report.html

Vitamin A could save 600,000 kids' lives a year

Aug 26, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/26/vitamin-a-supplements-children.html

NRC Wind Research and Expertise

Projects at the National Research Council Canada that measure how hurricane winds affect Canada and the United States
Aug 26, 2011
National Research Council Canada-NRC
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/nrc-wind-research-and-expertise-1554210.htm

Release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement by the U.S. State Department

Aug 26, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/statement-honourable-joe-oliver-pc-mp-minister-natural-resources-following-release-final-1554308.htm

The Government of Canada Fosters the Competitiveness and Profitability of the Horticulture Sector

Aug 26, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-fosters-competitiveness-profitability-horticulture-sector-1554148.htm

Privy Council blocked scientist’s access to media, Cohen probe told

Aug 25, 2011
SUNNY DHILLON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/privy-council-blocked-scientists-access-to-media-cohen-probe-told/article2142621/

In for the long haul with nuclear

We need the nuclear fleet to help keep the lights on.
Aug 25, 2011
Michal Moore
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1045151--in-for-the-long-haul-with-nuclear

Ontario urged to learn from Japanese crisis before building power plants

Aug 25, 2011
MARK BROWNLEE
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/panel-approves-ontarios-darlington-nuclear-plants/article2141756/

Anti-cervical cancer vaccinations lag in U.S.

Aug 25, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/25/hpv-cervical-cancer-vaccination.html

Harper adds $60M to Arctic health program

Aug 25, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/25/pol-harper-yellowknife.html

Dengue-resistant mosquitoes could stop spread

Aug 25, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/25/dengue-mosquitoes.html

Message to McGuinty: Most green-job schemes have been miserable failures

Aug 25, 2011
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/message-to-mcguinty-most-green-job-schemes-have-been-miserable-failures/article2140859/

Government of Canada Invests in Gedex Inc. to Help Canadian Resource Industry Compete Globally

Aug 25, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-invests-gedex-inc-help-canadian-resource-industry-compete-globally-1553737.htm

Ontario, Ottawa investing in research, jobs to fuel green future of cars

Aug 24, 2011
Greg Keenan
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/ontario-ottawa-investing-in-research-jobs-to-fuel-green-future-of-cars/article2139439/

DFO scientist says she may have the ‘smoking gun’ that killed Fraser River sockeye

Aug 24, 2011
SUNNY DHILLON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/dfo-scientist-says-she-may-have-the-smoking-gun-that-killed-fraser-river-sockeye/article2140605/

Climate cycles blamed for driving civil conflicts

Aug 24, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/24/environment-climate-civil-conflicts.html

Complications recorded in 5 MS vein patients

Aug 24, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/24/multiple-sclerosis-calgary-ccsvi-complications.html

Keep pets out of plane cabins, CMA says

Aug 24, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/24/pets-cargo-planes-cma.html

Scientist says fish farms may not affect wild salmon

Aug 24, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/24/environment-salmon-cohen-commission-kristi-miller.html

CMA slams Ottawa’s reluctance to stop asbestos exports to developing countries

Aug 24, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/andre-picard/cma-slams-ottawas-reluctance-to-stop-asbestos-exports-to-developing-countries/article2141043/

Do Canadians have what it takes to transform medicare?

Aug 24, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/andre-picard/do-canadians-have-what-it-takes-to-transform-medicare/article2141042/

Government of Canada Investing to Keep Bee Industry Buzzing

Aug 24, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-investing-to-keep-bee-industry-buzzing-1553327.htm

Government of Canada Invests in McMaster University's Automotive Resource Centre

Aug 24, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-invests-in-mcmaster-universitys-automotive-resource-centre-1553220.htm

Health Canada Reminds Canadians About the Risks of Drinking Raw Milk

Aug 24, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/health-canada-reminds-canadians-about-the-risks-of-drinking-raw-milk-1553361.htm

Fisheries and Oceans researcher Kristi Miller still not talking

Aug 23, 2011
SUNNY DHILLON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/fisheries-and-oceans-researcher-kristi-miller-still-not-talking/article2139668/

Health officials baffled by E.coli spread in southwestern Ontario

Aug 23, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/health-officials-baffled-by-ecoli-spread-in-southwestern-ontario/article2139292/

When even Dr. Optimism is losing faith in medicare, it’s time to fix it

Aug 23, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/andre-picard/when-even-dr-optimism-is-losing-faith-in-medicare-its-time-to-fix-it/article2139537/

One-quarter of hospitalized psychiatric patients restrained

Aug 23, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/one-quarter-of-hospitalized-psychiatric-patients-restrained/article2139013/

Government of Canada Invests in Clean Water Technology

Aug 23, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-invests-in-clean-water-technology-1552653.htm

Nearly one in four mental health inpatients in Ontario experiences some form of restraint or seclusion

People admitted to a general hospital far more likely to experience a control intervention than those admitted to a psychiatric hospital
Aug 23, 2011
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2011/23/c5641.html

Joint Review Panel Submits Environmental Assessment Report For Proposed Lower Churchill Hydroelectric Generation Project

Aug 23, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2011/23/c5618.html

Layton tells people with cancer not to lose hope

Aug 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/22/layton-cancer.html

Hidden cost of cuts to Environment Canada

There are very real consequences when the environment is not properly watched.
Aug 22, 2011
Thomas J. Duck
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1043380--hidden-cost-of-cuts-to-environment-canada

Use closed containment for fish farms, ex-Canuck tells Cohen inquiry

Aug 22, 2011
SUNNY DHILLON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/use-closed-containment-for-fish-farms-ex-canuck-tells-cohen-inquiry/article2138210/

Sea lice linked to wild salmon mortality

Aug 22, 2011
Emily Chung
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/22/technology-sea-lice-salmon.html

Salmon inquiry focuses on fish farms and disease

Aug 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/22/bc-cohen-commission-salmon.html

Taking Sasquatch from the tabloids to the science journals

Aug 22, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/mark-hume/taking-sasquatch-from-the-tabloids-to-the-science-journals/article2138013/

Caribou populations back from the brink

Aug 22, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/22/environment-caribou-comeback-decline.html

'Oldest' fossils reveal life 3.4 billion years ago

Sulphur-eating bacteria lived in hot, oxygen-poor early ocean
Aug 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/22/science-oldest-fossils-bacteria-sulphur.html

Ottawa wants accountability from provinces in new health deal: health minister

Aug 22, 2011
Sue BaileY
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-wants-accountability-from-provinces-in-new-health-deal-health-minister/article2137164/

Ottawa seeks one national health accord, not separate pacts

Aug 22, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/ottawa-seeks-one-national-health-accord-not-separate-pacts/article2137794/

More health-care accountability sought, poll says

Aug 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/19/health-care-accountable-cma-poll.html

Chemo drug shortage may start impacting patients

Aug 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/22/nb-drug-shortage-625.html

Ontario cancer clinical trials get $12.6 M

Aug 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/22/cancer-ontario-clinical-trials.html

Ontario Institute for Cancer Research announces $12.6 million to support high impact clinical trials in Ontario

Aug 22, 2011
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2011/22/c5118.html

Government of Canada Supports Innovation in Southern Ontario

Aug 22, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-innovation-in-southern-ontario-1552089.htm

Government of Canada Investment Fires up Business for Flax Producers

Funding for Manitoba Company is Delivering a New Product to Market
Aug 22, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-investment-fires-up-business-for-flax-producers-1552161.htm

Canadians want health charter to guarantee quality and timeliness

Aug 21, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/canadians-want-health-charter-to-guarantee-quality-and-timeliness/article2136635/

Canadians want health charter to guarantee quality and timeliness

Aug 21, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/canadians-want-health-charter-to-guarantee-quality-and-timeliness/article2136635/

It’s not just kids who suffer from ADHD

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults has not received the same level of recognition. Many in the medical community still associate the disorder only with children – even though almost two-thirds of patients never outgrow their symptoms.
Aug 21, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/its-not-just-kids-who-suffer-from-adhd/article2136537/

Intellectual property: Patent medicine

Why America’s patent system needs to be reformed, and how to do it
Aug 20, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21526370

Dozens arrested outside White House in Keystone pipeline protests

Aug 20, 2011
Lee-Anne Goodman
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/americas/dozens-arrested-outside-white-house-in-keystone-pipeline-protests/article2136225/

Cancer rates downstream from oilsands to be probed

Aug 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/19/edm-cancer-oilsands-fort-chipewyan-study.html

Ottawa set to reveal new coal-plant regulations

Consultations set to begin on tougher greenhouse gas limits - for new plants only
Aug 19, 2011
Max Paris
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/19/pol-coal-ghg-emissions-regulations.html

West Coast fish to be tested for Fukushima radiation

Aug 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/19/bc-salmon-radiation-testing.html

Yukon to test for radiation in caribou herd

Aug 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/19/yukon-radiation-test.html

Global warming pushes species north

Aug 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/19/ns-animals-moving-north.html

Environmentalists prepare massive White House protest against Alberta oil sands

Aug 19, 2011
Lee-Anne Goodman
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/prairies/environmentalists-prepare-massive-white-house-protest-against-alberta-oil-sands/article2135860/

Calgary addicts no longer given crack pipes

Aug 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/19/calgary-crack-pipes-street-health.html

Government of Canada Supports Community Jobs and Growth

New funding for leading-edge research to foster innovation at Centennial College
Aug 19, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-community-jobs-and-growth-1551706.htm

Government of Canada Supports Innovation in The Greater Toronto Area

Aug 19, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-innovation-in-the-greater-toronto-area-1551686.htm

On Track To Provide Better Health For All Ontarians

More than 7,000 doctors, who care for 6.5 million Ontarians, now manage their patients' health information with an electronic medical record.
Aug 19, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2011/08/on-track-to-provide-better-health-for-all-ontarians.html

Harper Government Announces Agreement to Provide Loan Guarantee for Lower Churchill River Clean Energy Projects

Aug 19, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-announces-agreement-provide-loan-guarantee-lower-churchill-river-clean-1551574.htm

Scientists urge Harper to balance Arctic strategy and act quickly

Aug 18, 2011
Mike De Souza
Postmedia News
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/technology/Scientists+urge+Harper+balance+Arctic+strategy+quickly/5270900/story.html

Cohen inquiry points to flawed response to oil spills

Aug 18, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/mark-hume/cohen-inquiry-points-to-flawed-response-to-oil-spills/article2134485/

Choose ethics over asbestos exports, MDs tell physician-turned-Tory MP

Aug 18, 2011
Andy Blatchford
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/choose-ethics-over-asbestos-exports-mds-tell-physician-turned-tory-mp/article2134228/

Mosquitoes become resistant to bed-net insecticide

Aug 18, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/18/malaria-mosquito-insecticide-resistance.html

Health Canada warns of potential chemo drug shortage

Aug 18, 2011
CARLY WEEKS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/health-canada-warns-of-potential-chemo-drug-shortage/article2133739/

Chemo drug shortages possible, hospitals warned

Aug 18, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/18/chemotherapy-drug-shortages-health-canada.html

Aerospace gets $300K marketing boost from Ottawa

Aug 18, 2011
Laura Payton
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/18/pol-aerospace-cash.html

C. difficile concerns prompt hospital hiring

Aug 18, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/18/ottawa-cdifficile-hospital-hiring.html

Brain-destroying amoeba in U.S. water kills 3

Aug 18, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/18/amoeba-deaths.html

Space weather forecasts get a boost

Aug 18, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/18/science-solar-storms.html

Potato Rot Nematode Confirmed in Ontario

Aug 18, 2011
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/potato-rot-nematode-confirmed-in-ontario-1551309.htm

Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador Invest in Farming Sector

Aug 18, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/canada-and-newfoundland-and-labrador-invest-in-farming-sector-1551287.htm

Sisson Project (Tungsten and Molybdenum Mine)

Public Comments Invited and Federal Funding Available
Aug 18, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2011/18/c4614.html

Toxic algae may be killing salmon, probe told

Aug 17, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/mark-hume/toxic-algae-may-be-killing-salmon-probe-told/article2133150/

Powering homes with poo from the zoo

Aug 17, 2011
May Jeong
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/business-categories/sustainability/powering-homes-with-toronto-zoos-poo/article2131509/

Bioenergy plant fires up UNBC

How much is 64,000 gigajoules of energy?
Aug 17, 2011
Léo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/bioenergy-plant-fires-up-unbc.aspx