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Voluntourism Travelers’ Donations Raise Funds for a New Haven for Children Threatened by Homelessness and Poverty in Cuzco, Peru

Planeterra’s “Project Cuzco Kids” Will Provide Volunteer Opportunities for Adventure Tour Participants Exploring Peru's Machu Picchu and Sacred Valley. - December 03, 2009 - Planeterra Foundation

Karen Jerome & Team Recognized Awarded Performance Recognition Award in 2009

Karen Jerome and her team at Padgett Business Services in Kanata have once again received an award for outstanding service. At a recent Canadian conference held for Padgett franchise owners, Karen was awarded several growth awards including Most Successful Business Owner in her peer group. The... - December 03, 2009 - Padgett Business Services

Canadian Entrepreneur Launches New Website That Could Re-Define the Meaning of ‘Girls Night Out’

Girlfriend Social is a networking site that is designed for women to socially meet new girl friends. Its objective is to bridge the gap between social media and real life, and cover a need that is mostly unattended in the current social scene. There are networking sites that let people meet just anybody, sites that let people date each other, sites for business purposes… but this one aims for a niche that is still unoccupied, Female Friendships. - December 03, 2009 - Girlfriend Social

Act First Safety Introduces Free Forklift Operator Training Guide and Re-Evaluation Manual

Act First Safety introduced a free guide titled “Performing Lift Truck Practical Skills Evaluations” to assist employers in understanding the training intervals for lift truck operators. Years after the introduction of the current Canadian Standards Association (CSA) B335-04, Safety... - December 03, 2009 - Act First Safety

DailyWebTV.com is Launching in York Region

Following the success in Halton, Hamilton and Peel, Metroland Media Group Ltd. is to launch DailyWebTV in the York Region areas of Richmond Hill, Newmarket, Aurora and more. - December 03, 2009 - Metroland Media Group

Morningstar Homes Selects Lasso Enterprise CRM for Marketing & Sales Objectives

Lasso Data Systems, a leader in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software for the residential new home building industry, has announced that Morningstar Homes Ltd. has selected Lasso Enterprise CRM as their sales and marketing software for their new home communities throughout... - December 02, 2009 - Lasso Data Systems

Blenz Coffee Joins the Campaign to Support the Make-A-Wish Foundation BC & Yukon

During the month of December, a month focused on gifts and giving, Blenz Coffee servers will be asking each of their customers, “Would you like to donate $2.00 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation today?” - December 02, 2009 - Blenz The Canadian Coffee Company Ltd.

Karen Jerome, CMA Prepares for the Upcoming Tax Season

Karen Jerome, of Padgett Business Services serving the Ottawa west area, and Julia Longpre recently attended a Tax Seminar in Toronto, ON. This three-day educational seminar, sponsored by Padgett Business Services corporate headquarters, is designed to prepare franchise owners for the upcoming tax... - December 02, 2009 - Padgett Business Services

Simutech Multimedia Software Named 2009 Product of the Year Finalist

The Troubleshooting Skills Series V4 software has been named as a Finalist in the Productivity and Training Software category of the 2009 Product of the Year awards, presented by Plant Engineering magazine. - December 02, 2009 - Simutech Multimedia Inc.

Replicon Co-CEO Named One of Canada's Most Powerful Women, Successively

Women's Executive Network honors Lakshmi Raj for her leadership, vision, and continued success in helping businesses optimize their operations with web-based time & expense tracking solutions. - December 01, 2009 - Replicon Inc

Blenz Coffee Launches BlenzGiftCards.com

Blenz Coffee launches an online portal for their customers to enjoy one-stop shopping for customizable, personalizable gifts of delight and convenience to fit any budget - one size truly fits all. - December 01, 2009 - Blenz The Canadian Coffee Company Ltd.

SimplyCast Raises Bar with Version 5.0 of Email Marketing Solution

Compelling new release with powerful new features to provide highly efficient and effortless management of email marketing campaigns. - November 30, 2009 - SimplyCast

The Lakes at Chaparral is Bringing New Meaning to Resort Style Living at an Affordable Price

A new planned residential development will offer future buyers looking for a waterfront lot in the Okanagan the opportunity to become members of the development team. As a member of the team the purchase price of the lot is reduced dramatically since team members participate in developer profits. The planned resort also will be the first to offer smaller detached homes from 600 square feet to 1800 square feet believing that smaller is greener and more affordable. - November 30, 2009 - Lakes at Chaparral Resort

Good E-Reader – Launching Their New Website for Electronic Readers Such as the Barnes and Noble Nook and Kindle DX

E-Readers are a new and emerging "must have" accessory that is sweeping the market by storm. - November 30, 2009 - GoodEreaders

Nurse Next Door Named #1 Employer in BC

Home care franchise system takes top spot at annual awards gala - November 29, 2009 - Nurse Next Door Home Care Services

SmartTradeFX a New FX Brokerage

SmartTradeFX has been beta testing its latest platform the SmartTrader V1.0 and will be launching the live version on December 1st 2009. - November 28, 2009 - SmartTradeFX

New Job Search Engine Helps Vancouver Residents to Avoid Long Commutes

Vicinity Jobs – Canada’s first network of community-centric vertical job search engines – announced today the launch of a new Vicinity Jobs web site serving the Vancouver area communities. - November 28, 2009 - IT-Challenger Consulting Group

PhotographyCorner.com Announces Contest Corner Challenge #70: Shopping

Contest Corner Challenge #70: Shopping is the Latest Contest Challenge at www.PhotographyCorner.com, which asks photographers to photograph “shopping.” - November 28, 2009 - PhotographyCorner.com

Kesavah BellyDance in Prince George BC Launches a New Blog entitled “Yalla Nir’os Ya Banat”

Kesavah BellyDance in Prince George BC has launched a new blog titled "Yalla Nir’os Ya Banat" where dancers can find helpful belly dancing tips, belly dance events, as well as to keep up to date with belly dance classes, notices, and updates. - November 28, 2009 - Kesavah BellyDance

ZOLD Launches Limited Edition Origaudio’s Fold N’ Play Recycled Speakers

The first-of-its-kind recycled, self-powered, portable speakers. - November 28, 2009 - ZOLD

Pivotal Payments Among Finalists for Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies of 2009

Canada’s fastest growing payment processing provider is recognized in the country’s leading business awards program - November 28, 2009 - Pivotal Payments

Successful Vancouver Real Estate Investor Will Match ShareSociety.ca Contributions

Dario Lorenzo, a successful Vancouver real estate investor has decided to match all charity donations his blog subscribers make to sharesociety.ca. Share Society delivers food hampers to low income families in the lower mainland. Dario Lorenzo has made contributions to this particular cause for over 15 years now. Dario encourages his students and subscribers to contribute to this worthy cause. - November 27, 2009 - DarioLorenzo.com

PhotographyCorner.com Announces the Winner of Contest Corner Challenge #69: Packaging

Christi Battrick of Westbank, British Columbia is the Latest Contest Corner Challenge Winner at www.PhotographyCorner.com, Winning Contest Corner Challenge #69: Packaging. - November 27, 2009 - PhotographyCorner.com

Mezzi Establishing Itself as a Leader in the Briefcase Industry

Founded in 1995, Mezzi has been manufacturing quality aluminum briefcases and other cases for nearly 15 years. The initial demand was so high, that more designs were soon introduced. What started as a modest line of briefcases, quickly turned into a full line of aluminum cases for various uses. - November 27, 2009 - Mezzi

Camouflage Software Inc. Advances Data Masking with the Release of Camouflage® 3.6

Camouflage Software Inc. Releases Camouflage® 3.6 - November 27, 2009 - Camouflage Software Inc.

Kesavah BellyDance in Prince George BC Starts New Classes for All Belly Dance Levels

Kesavah BellyDance in Prince George BC is starting new classes for all Belly Dance levels in January 2010. - November 26, 2009 - Kesavah BellyDance

Sunglasses Records Artist CoatesTwice Showcases ‘Supernova’ in Montreal

Chris Quotes (aka Puffy Coates) and DJ Sauce will be showcasing 'Supernova,’ the CoatesTwice debut album on Sunglasses Records Friday, November 27 at Les 3 Minots, 3812 Blvd. St. Laurent, Montreal. - November 26, 2009 - Sunglasses Records

Pianist & Composer Martin Mayer Partners with Canadian Cancer Society in Memory of Czech Superstar Karel Černoch

On the heels of a successful concert tour in Asia this fall, Canada’s Martin Mayer is on to his next project without a stop. The Vancouver-based pianist and composer is partnering with the Canadian Cancer Society for a yearlong fundraising campaign, in memory of his close friend and mentor,... - November 26, 2009 - Canadian Pianist & Composer Martin Mayer

3 Hilarious New iPhone Applications Released by Liberty Mobile - the Name Game

Liberty Mobile Inc has released a unique iPhone app called The Name Game which is available in 3 different editions: Stage Name Edition, Rock Star Edition, and Gangsta Name Edition. - November 26, 2009 - liberty mobile inc

Anti-Bullying Week 2009: Changing Lives One Beat at a Time

An afternoon of Rock music, heartrending stories and messages of hope kicked Anti-Bullying Week off at Columbia International College. Nearly 600 hundred students spent lunch time attending Think Day. The motivational multimedia presentation featured live music from Winnipeg band Hundredfold,... - November 25, 2009 - Columbia International College

PRSource Launches Press Release Website for Logistics Industry

PRSource announces the launch of a new website to distribute press releases and communicate directly with Transportation and Logistics Companies. - November 25, 2009 - PRSource

Replicon Co-Founder Ranked #6 Among Canada's Top Women Entrepreneurs

Lakshmi Raj honored on PROFIT magazine's W100 for Replicon's market-leading timesheet & expense management software - November 24, 2009 - Replicon Inc

Wiarton Willie is at It Again; Wiarton Willie Limerick Contest 2010

Colpoy Creek Books of Wiarton is again sponsoring the Wiarton Willie Groundhog Day Limerick Contest in 2010. Last year’s contest successfully drew entries from across Canada. Here is your first invitation to join the fun in their 2010 event. - November 24, 2009 - Colpoy Creek Books

Derivative Valuation and Risk Management Technology Provider Moves Into North America and Europe

Resolution Financial Software, a provider of risk management and valuation tools for financial derivatives, announced today the opening of a new office for its customers in North America and Europe. Dr. Greg Anderson, Chief Financial Engineer, Resolution Financial Software "With the market... - November 24, 2009 - Resolution Financial Software

Networking Upgrade - Free Webinar by MicroAge

This webinar is designed for organizations with a mobile workforce and/or branch and remote locations, this webinar will be of special interest to network managers, IT directors and business owners. - November 22, 2009 - Hartco

Elite AMBT Presents a Botox® Training Seminar for Health Care Professionals

Elite AMBT offers a comprehensive, two-day course for Botox® cosmetic and injectable derma filler. Elite AMBT (Aesthetic Medical and Business Training) has designed a Botox® training seminar that teaches medical professionals the procedures and practices for treating patients with... - November 22, 2009 - Elite Aesthetic, Medical & Business Training

This Holiday Season Get Some Guilt Free Revenge with MFit

Personal training studio, Momentum Fitness will be holding it's annual “Train the Trainer” charitable event Saturday December 19th, 2009. MFit's members will get to exact some much anticipated revenge on their trainers in the name of charity. - November 22, 2009 - Momentum Fitness

The Happy Bride Updates Bridal Services Listings with No Priority Placement Policy

The Happy Bride recently updated their method of listing businesses on TheHappyBride.com’s listing pages. The new update features a no-priority policy which assures that bridal service listings are equally distributed and categorized properly according to location. A spokesperson for The... - November 22, 2009 - The Happy Bride

Go Green InStages Introduces the Go Compostable Green Event Tableware Kit

Organizing a Green Event is Now Easier with the Go Compostable Green Tableware Kit. Environmentally friendly tableware products for your next company meeting, party, school function or holiday event. - November 21, 2009 - Go Green InStages

Canadian Web Host, Cirrus Tech, Launches New VPS Hosting Service for Small and Medium-Size Businesses

Cirrus Tech aims to attract SMBs looking to simplify their web services without compromising performance or features. - November 21, 2009 - Cirrus Tech Ltd.

Chaordix Parent Company Cambrian House Continues to Strengthen Its Board

Cambrian House is further strengthening its board with the addition of James Schwinn, Founder of Aixecar Incorporated. James contributes more than 20 years of experience in international structured finance and capital markets. His financial expertise and broad experience serving global enterprises... - November 21, 2009 - Chaordix Inc.

Indications of a Double-Dip Recession Seen at Valcor - The Business Debt Restructuring & Mediation Services Firm. Small Business Cash Flow Problems at Historic Levels.

The Economy is in Double-Dip Recession! The Economy is Improving! The Economy is Flat! The Economy is... Both the Bulls & Bears are out. The good news is that many of us have learned how to determine what is "spin" and what is fact. Unfortunately, most of what we are seeing in the daily headlines is spin. Politically motivated is the primary reason, but ulterior motives certainly are prevalent. - November 21, 2009 - Valcor Arbitration Services

A Place for Finding the ‘Benefits’ of Things That Matters...

A site that tells the benefits of things, actions and ideas, you come across everyday. - November 20, 2009 - Benefit Of

NephSystem Low Cost N200 Enterprise PDA

NephSystem has released a low cost N200 Enterprise PDA, it is designed to help keep your action-packed life in balance, N200 handheld PDAs make an excellent - and affordable - companion to other handheld devices. - November 20, 2009 - NephSystem Technologies

NorthStar Utilities Solutions Continues Expansion in the State of Washington with Selection by Douglas County PUd

NorthStar Utilities Solutions, a division of Harris Computer Systems, announced today that Douglas County Public Utility District No. 1, located in East Wenatchee, WA, has chosen NorthStar CIS for providing it's customers superior customer relations management and utility billing. - November 20, 2009 - NorthStar Utilities Solutions

PlanIT Search Expands ERP Solutions with Support from JD Edwards Software

PlanIT Search recently partnered with JD Edwards software to provide clients with an extensive range of ERP Solutions. With the ERP implementation and ERP customization services provided through PlanIT Search every company can improve the daily and long-term operations of their business. The... - November 20, 2009 - PlanIT Search