Ontario shifting responsibility for Blue Box program to manufacturers

Government says moving the recycling program to producers would save municipalities more than $125 million annually. →

• August 16, 2019

  Testy exchange between Quebec immigration minister and UN rep

  Jolin-Barrette denies saying refugees were a burden as province moves to reduce the number of newcomers. →

• August 16, 2019

  Premier’s lawyer on defensive as Muskrat Falls inquiry wraps hearings

  Supreme Court Justice Richard LeBlanc is looking into cost and schedule overruns of the $12.7-billion dam on the Lower Churchill River. →

• August 16, 2019

  Usimax gets $800,000 REGI funding for CNC machinery

  Quebec manufacturer makes a wide range of speed reducers and specialized gears. →

• August 16, 2019

  OSC approves management cease trade order at CannTrust Holdings

  Cannabis company waiting on timing and impact of Health Canada's decisions regarding non-compliance with regulatory requirements. →

• August 16, 2019

  Shift reductions coming to Tolko plants in BC as market remains volatile

  More than 700 workers will be affected by the curtailments Aug. 17 to Sept. 2 at the Armstrong and Lumby plants. →

• August 15, 2019

  Critical injury results in $50,000 fine for Kitchener manufacturer

  Worker was pinned between two rollers while a printing machine was operating. →

• August 15, 2019

  Why PMO wanted former Supreme Court judges to advise on SNC-Lavalin

  Ethics commissioner concludes Trudeau violated ethics law by improperly pressuring former attorney general to halt criminal prosecution. →

Features

Sweet success: BioNeutra wins with three-in-one VitaFiber

by Carolyn Cooper Recent growth is backed by almost 30 years of ground-breaking research.→

Make better decisions: Liberate information from job silos

by Hugh Alley Explain linkages when teaching a process to learners. →

Riding the white water: Kayaking and leadership lessons learned

by Richard Kunst How the sport parallels manufacturing and leadership.→

Business Intelligence

Canadian manufacturers exercising extreme caution in adopting technology

by Dale Kehler, SYSPRO Canada Sponsored Content provided by PLANT partners: Looking for proof they work and will provide a return on investment. While it’s universally agreed that changes ushered in by Industry 4.0 initiatives will be beneficial to the manufacturing sector, for a variety…→

Eight signs your accounting software is holding you back

by Dale Kehler Sponsored Content provided by PLANT partners: Consider how an upgraded system could better enable your company’s growth and expansion As a growing manufacturer, your accounting software package may have served its purpose in years gone by, but in the light…→

Amhil North America takes charge of its energy costs

by Enel X Sponsored Content provided by PLANT partners: Inside an Ontario manufacturer’s energy storage project Near the entrance to Amhil North America’s plastics manufacturing plant in Mississauga, Ont., sits a new piece of equipment that may be hard for visitors to overlook…→

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