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Arlene Dickinson: Promoting the entrepreneurial economy
(Image: Christopher Wahl) Few people have reaped the successes of running their own business quite like Arlene Dickinson. The marketing mogul joined Venture Communications in 1988, becoming its sole owner in 1998. Under her… Continue Reading
Refrigeration – A Canadian assist at the Olympics
Refrigeration – Canadians and ice seem to go hand-in-hand, so it may not come as a big surprise that the Olympic sliding centre, where the bobsleigh, luge and skeleton competitions are taking place during the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia,… Continue Reading
Hydronics – Installation methods and spacing
There are numerous methods of how to physically install tubing in a radiant slab, and various spacing configurations and tube depths that can be used, and there are reasons and ramifications with every choice made on the jobsite which, for… Continue Reading
Cryoseisms, ice quakes and homes
It’s been a long cold couple of weeks for some Canadians, as the aftermath of ice storms and subsequent freezing over left many without utilities for far longer than anticipated, and freezing temperatures made getting around difficult.For… Continue Reading
Industry News
ASHRAE looking for papers for 2015 Winter Conference
ASHRAE has announced a call for papers for its 2015 Winter Conference taking place from Jan. 24 to 28 in Chicago, Ill.“With the conference being held in the big city of Chicago, the technical program itself is going big with a focus on big projects,… Continue Reading
Novacap buys majority stake in The Master Group
The Master Group has announced that it has signed a transaction involving the sale of 65 per cent of the company to Novacap, a Quebec-based private equity investment firm. The transaction is expected to take effect in the near future, with The… Continue Reading
CIPH celebrates 20 years of support for Habitat for Humanity Canada
On Tuesday, March 18, CIPH will celebrate two decades of supporting Habitat for Humanity Canada with a pair of events: a ground breaking ceremony for the latest build site, and the 11th CIPH Gala Evening in support of Habitat for Humanity Canada.The… Continue Reading
HRAI’s GTA Chapter hosts heated affair
Approximately 55 people filled the Fontana Gardens Banquet Halls in Vaughan, Ont. on Feb. 25 for the first HRAI GTA Chapter meeting of 2014. Attendees were treated to presentations by Jess-Don Dunford’s Jeff House, HRAI Skilltech Academy… Continue Reading
Master Group acquires Eastern Refrigeration Supply
The Master Group has announced an agreement to purchase all distribution assets of Eastern Refrigeration Supply Co. Ltd.The deal will include the Markham, Ont.-based company’s headquarters, distribution centre and Markham branch.… Continue Reading
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