remax: GM slashing car, truck production!!!
- 12/14/08 10:46 PM
General Motors will suspend much of its North American production in January as it cuts 250,000 vehicles from its first-quarter output. The company's car plants in Oshawa, Ont., will close for January, plus the first week of February. Stew Low, a GM Canada spokesman, said the company's Oshawa truck plant will be down beginning the first week of January and not go back into production until the middle of March. A total of 20 GM plants across the continent will be shut down for all or part of January. A GM spokesperson said normal production for the quarter would be about … (1 comments)
remax: AMAZING COUNTRY HOME MINUTES TO CITY!!
- 12/08/08 10:45 PM
AMAZING COUNTRY HOME MINUTES TO CITY! This amazing family home is the oerfect mix of country living only minutes to the city.Property features include:all new windows,renovated kitchen,seperate living and dining rooms,and a main floor office/study. Large lot and detached garage make this home a must to see. Electric hot water heater, new sub-well pump, insulation throughout. New second floor bathroom,shingles, sheathing,painting, flooring, hedgegrow program home with over 350 trees planted,new amp 200 service, steel roof and many more updates.This home won`t last long @ 225,000 so call Adam today @ 902-629-4997 with any questions or to set up a private viewing.All … (1 comments)
remax: P.E.I. out to restore the reputation of the maligned Malpeque oyster
- 12/08/08 10:26 PM
The provincial government has set December as "Celebration of the Oyster" month, in the wake of media reports calling into question the quality of Malpeque oysters, once considered among the world's best. Last week, the province called together local media to showcase Malpeque oysters - complete with photo ops of Premier Robert Ghiz slurping them off the half shell. While the Malpeque name still carries weight, the oyster's reputation took a hit recently when some prominent names in the oyster industry singled them out for criticism. Seventy per cent of the Malpeque oyster fishery is wild, and that causes some problems … (1 comments)
remax: Atlantic premiers urge federal government to stimulate economy now!!!
- 12/08/08 10:19 PM
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. - Efforts by the federal government to stimulate the country's slumping economy must accelerate programs already announced and invest in projects being started by the provinces, the Atlantic premiers said Monday. "Rather than creating some new national program that may take a year for the dollars to start flowing, there's an opportunity now to be flexible and to dovetail into our existing programs and allow that accelerated investment immediately," said New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham. Prince Edward Island Premier Robert Ghiz, New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham, left, and Nova Scotia Premier Rodney MacDonald, right, share a laugh at the … (1 comments)
remax: Be Safe this winter!!! Canadian Red Cross promotes readiness for anything this winter !
- 12/07/08 10:38 PM
The trees were thick with ice, electric poles were down across the province and hundreds of Islanders were left in the dark and cold, but Barb Mullally didn't blink an eye when she got the call for aid. As a disaster management trainer and co-ordinator, last winter's ice storm was just the kind of emergency event Mullally has been trained to help handle. She put in 14-hour days helping stranded Islanders as Maritime Electric crews worked to restore downed power lines. And with more than 300 damaged utility poles throughout central and western Prince Edward Island, it took the utility seven … (0 comments)
remax: rGas prices drop again
- 12/07/08 10:35 PM
Gas prices continue to plummet on Prince Edward Island.The Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission announced the following petroleum pricing decisions, effective 12:01 a.m., Saturday:- Gasoline prices will decrease by 2.5 cents per litre (cpl); - Furnace and stove oil prices will decrease by 5.0 cpl; - Diesel prices will decrease by 5.0 cpl.There will be no changes to propane pricing at this time. Including taxes, pump prices for regular unleaded gasoline at self-serve outlets will now range from 73.1 cpl to 75.2 cpl. www.adamaffleck.com Adam Affleck Charlottetown Remax Realty
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remax: Armed Forces reaching targets in Atlantic Canada
- 03/05/08 03:25 AM
The Armed Forces should reach its Island targets of 50 full and 75 reserve enlistees, according to Sgt. Matt MacDonald, with Canadian Forces Recruiting in Charlottetown.The Canadian Armed Forces was one of 41 exhibitors at the Booming Trades Expo, hosted by East Prince Youth Development in Summerside.MacDonald went on to say the Afghanistan mission doesn't appear to have hurt recruitment."It's sure not an easy sell, but we're going to hit our numbers this year," said MacDonald."We have had people come in and say what can we do to help?"What's the pay like?A basic private "brought right in off the street," can … (1 comments)
remax: Ontario to ban smoking in cars carrying children
- 03/05/08 03:15 AM
The Ontario government plans to introduce legislation this spring to ban smoking in cars where young children are present. Premier Dalton McGuinty announced in Toronto on Wednesday that the new law will be brought in for the spring session of the legislature, which is scheduled to begin March 17. Premier Dalton McGuinty says that a child breathing second-hand smoke in a car for an hour receives exposure equivalent to smoking a pack of cigarettes.(CBC) "We know that this is harmful to children," McGuinty said. "We need to do everything we can to keep our children safe and healthy." Children exposed to second-hand smoke are … (3 comments)
remax: Ask.com lays off 40, plans makeover as women's site
- 03/05/08 03:13 AM
In a dramatic about-face, Ask.com is abandoning its effort to outshine internet search leader Google Inc. and will instead focus on a narrower market consisting of married women looking for help managing their lives. As part of the new direction outlined Tuesday, Ask will lay off about 40 employees, or eight per cent of its workforce. With the shift, the Oakland, Calif.-based company will return to its roots by concentrating on finding answers to basic questions about recipes, hobbies and children's homework. The decision to cater to married women primarily living in the southern and midwestern United States comes after Ask spent years trying … (0 comments)
remax: OPEC won't boost production!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
- 03/05/08 03:11 AM
Oil prices shot back above $100 US a barrel Wednesday as OPEC said it won't boost production and U.S. crude supplies showed a surprise drop. In morning trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the price of light, sweet crude for April delivery was up $3.78 at $103.30 US a barrel. Cartel president Chakib Khelil of Algeria said the world's oil market is being affected by "the mismanagement of the U.S. economy." "If the prices are high, definitely they are not due to a lack of crude. They are due to what's happening in the U.S.," Khelil said at a meeting of oil ministers in … (1 comments)
remax: Transcontinental wins Rogers magazine work formerly done by Quebecor World
- 03/05/08 03:10 AM
Transcontinental Inc. (TSX:TCL.B) has won a long-term contract to print all the magazines of Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX:RCI.B), Canada's largest magazine publisher. The work, valued at $210 million over the six-year agreement, was previously done by Quebecor World Inc. (TSX:IQW). Rogers has more than 70 magazine titles, including Chatelaine, Maclean's, L'actualite, and Canadian Business. The contract takes effect on Feb. 1, 2009, "at which time Transcontinental will become the most important catalogue and magazine printer in Canada," the Montreal-based printing and media company stated Friday. The magazines will be produced on the Transcontinental network across Canada, including its RBW Graphics facility … (0 comments)
remax: Nortel cutting 2,100 jobs, transferring 1,000 after Q4 loss of US$844M
- 03/05/08 03:08 AM
Nortel Networks (TSX:NT) is cutting 2,100 more jobs and transferring 1,000 after posting a fourth-quarter loss of US$844 million.It's just the latest staff cut at the Toronto-based telecommunications network company, which has slashed tens of thousands of jobs since the dot-com balloon broke and has endured a major accounting scandal.Under its restructuring plan, Nortel said it will reduce its global workforce by about 2,100 and move about 1,000 "to higher-growth and lower-cost geographies."The plan also includes the sale of certain real estate assets.Those actions are expected to result in annual savings of about US$300 million, with total charges of about $275 … (0 comments)
remax: Oil briefly tops $103 a barrel for 1st time as US dollar weakness draws investors
- 03/05/08 03:07 AM
Oil prices briefly surpassed US$103 a barrel for the first time Friday as persistent weakness in the U.S. dollar and the prospect of lower interest rates attracted fresh money to the oil market.Light, sweet crude for April delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange jumped to a new trading record of $103.05 a barrel in electronic trading before slipping back to $102.02 a barrel, down 57 cents, by midday in Europe.On Thursday, the contract jumped $2.95 to a record settlement price of $102.59 a barrel.Prices were supported by comments Thursday from Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, who said the American economy … (0 comments)
remax: Island NEWS! Renovations to Prince County Hospital ER move forward !
- 03/05/08 03:03 AM
SUMMERSIDE - Renovations to improve security and work flow in the triage area of the Emergency Department at the Prince County Hospital (PCH) are moving to the next phase of development. Security incidents are becoming more prevalent in health care settings across the country, a trend that is now starting to occur in health care facilities on Prince Edward Island. "The safety and security of health care staff and patients are top priorities for the Department of Health," says Health Minister, Doug Currie. "Security issues were recently brought forward by staff and physicians at the Prince County Hospital. The renovations planned for … (0 comments)
remax: Snow, freezing rain blast eastern Canada
- 03/05/08 03:00 AM
Another round of winter weather is taking aim at eastern Canada Wednesday as snow, high winds and freezing rain sweep across Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada. Plows are out on the major highways across southern Ontario, which has reported close to 20 centimetres of snow in Windsor. Toronto has reported roughly 13 centimetres. Ontario Provincial Police are warning drivers to adjust to road conditions, but say they expect to deal with anywhere from 400 to 800 accidents throughout the province because of the storm. A number of school districts have cancelled classes for the day. The storm also delayed the return of the body of Canadian … (0 comments)
remax: Judge orders Aliant to pay woman for cutting off telephone service
- 02/10/08 11:21 PM
Aliant disconnected telephone service to Deborah J. Hawkes in 2003 because her bill was past due but five years later it is Aliant that must do the paying up to her.Now known as Deborah Kelly, she went to court numerous times in the ensuing years, representing herself with arguments and documents that were unorthodox and often irrelevant but her case cut quite a swath through Aliant policy and practices dealing with overdue accounts.P.E.I. Supreme Court Justice Ben Taylor recently wrote the local decision on her case.Kelly, he says, lived outside of Montague at the time. Her income was mostly child support … (4 comments)
remax: Housing starts to decline
- 02/07/08 11:43 PM
Housing starts will decline slightly in 2008 for Atlantic Canada after a surge of activity was recorded in the second half of 2007 but the recent trend in activity is forecast to support a greater level of activity in 2008 than had previously been expected. The strongest market for growth in 2008 will be Newfoundland-Labrador. Labour market conditions still remain tight. The price of existing homes continues to close the gap with new home prices, but there is still a good selection of inventory available in the existing market. "This should result in a small decline in single starts in 2008, … (0 comments)
remax: Banning the butt: Global anti-smoking efforts
- 02/07/08 11:35 PM
Day by day, smoking is becoming a thing of the past in Canada. The number of smokers declines every year, going hand in hand with an increase in efforts by government and health activists to tighten up restrictions on the sale and use of tobacco. Smoking has been banned from most offices for some time, but the bans are now extending to bars, restaurants and other public places. Some cities have banned smoking outright, shutting down separate smoking rooms altogether. The point is stop smoking people.....Live longer, stop wasting money....and 1000 other reasons... Adam Affleck BBA www.adamaffleck.com www.atlanticrealtysolutions.com Charlottetown Remax Realty … (1 comments)
remax: Change in the air at ECMA 2008
- 02/07/08 11:30 PM
Change is constant at the East Coast Music Awards, Festival and Conference.The four-day celebration of East Coast music changes from year to year, from city to city and from province to province. Each one has its own distinct flavour and personality. And each has its own legacy.Change has certainly been a talking point for ECMA 2008 here in Fredericton. A number of things set this year apart.First and foremost, the ECMAs have reached a milestone, 20 years of focusing one big spotlight on the singers, songwriters and musicians who create our music and the many other industry professionals who help them … (0 comments)
remax: Sessional English teachers at UPEI worry about jobs
- 02/07/08 11:27 PM
The sessional teachers of English 101 at UPEI are worried they are going to be out of a job in the fall.On Wednesday night, the non-tenured part-time instructors of English 101 held a meeting to discuss the university's plan to discontinue their course and offer a new course in its place.The UPEI Senate approved the new course in principle on Feb. 1. It's called University 151: World Issues and will be administered through the faculty of education. Catherine Mullally has been a sessional teacher of English 101 for the last 25 years. She said if this new course is adopted she … (0 comments)
General Motors will suspend much of its North American production in January as it cuts 250,000 vehicles from its first-quarter output.;)
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