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'A lot of work to do' for GM, Unifor as 3900 GM workers face strike deadline - CBC.ca + MORE Sep 19th
CBC.ca'A lot of work to do' for GM, Unifor as 3900 GM workers face strike deadlineCBC.caCanada's autoworkers' union Unifor and General Motors Co made little progress resolving the key issue of new investment in contract talks late on Sunday, the union's president said, just .... More »
How to Shop for Title Loans Online: The Complete Guide + MORE Jul 23rd
Car title loans have recently become a popular option for people who need a quick source of cash. Title loans are particularly useful for individuals with a negative credit history who need access to a loan.
What is a car title loan?
A car title loan is a type of short-term loan. It is quite similar.... More »
The circus elephant takes a final bow + MORE Apr 26th
An elephant act at a circus performance on December 19,1958. (Trinity Mirror/Mirrorpix/Alamy Stock Photo)
The dowager ambles toward an early supper, leaving footprints as round as moons. She is a saggy-skinned and cloudy-eyed old girl, born before India was independent, a subject of the British Raj..... More »
Capital investment in Canada's oil and gas industry + MORE Apr 7th
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Toronto and area home sales dip 39.5 per cent in March compared to year prior + MORE Apr 4th
TORONTO _ Canada’s largest real estate board said Greater Toronto Area home sales in March were down 39.5 per cent from a frenzied pace last year, as the market continued to feel the effects of cooling measures introduced at both the provincial and federal levels.
Both sales and price figures .... More »
The Volkswagen emissions scandal: A case study in corporate misbehaviour
– theglobeandmail.com
While it is too early to know where to lay the blame in the VW scandal, corporations must balance shareholders’ desire for rising earnings with looking after other stakeholders and respecting the environment
Drinking water systems imperiled by failing infrastructure, concerns over pollution and supply
– canadianbusiness.com
DES MOINES, Iowa – Deep inside a 70-year-old water-treatment plant, drinking water for Iowa’s capital city is cleansed of harmful nitrates that come from the state’s famously rich farmland.
Without Des Moines Water Works, the central Iowa region of 500,000 people that it serves wouldn’t have a thriving economy. But after decades of ceaseless service, the utility is confronting an array of problems: Water mains are cracking open hundreds of times every year. Rivers that provide its source water are increasingly polluted. And the city doesn’t know how it will afford a $150 million treatment plant at a time when revenues are down and maintenance costs are up.
“We’re reaching the end of the life cycle of some of the most critical assets we’ve got,” said Bill Stowe, CEO and general manager of the utility, where the downtown plant was built long before nitrates that can harm infants became a pressing concern.
Around the country, scores of decaying drinking water systems built around the time of World War II and earlier are in need of replacement…
Without Des Moines Water Works, the central Iowa region of 500,000 people that it serves wouldn’t have a thriving economy. But after decades of ceaseless service, the utility is confronting an array of problems: Water mains are cracking open hundreds of times every year. Rivers that provide its source water are increasingly polluted. And the city doesn’t know how it will afford a $150 million treatment plant at a time when revenues are down and maintenance costs are up.
“We’re reaching the end of the life cycle of some of the most critical assets we’ve got,” said Bill Stowe, CEO and general manager of the utility, where the downtown plant was built long before nitrates that can harm infants became a pressing concern.
Around the country, scores of decaying drinking water systems built around the time of World War II and earlier are in need of replacement…
