Toronto hotel association says G20 summit will be economic boom for city
The president of the Greater Toronto Hotel Association says the G20 summit will be an economic boon for the city. Terry Mundel says the event next June will mean up to $17 million in hotel room revenue alone, and that doesn’t count food, beverages and entertainment. He estimates there will be 40,000 to 50,000 “hotel […]
Toronto confirmed as G20 summit destination
Prime Minister Stephen Harper confirmed today that Toronto will host the G20 summit on June 26 and 27, 2010. He made the announcement in South Korea, which will host a second G20 summit in Seoul, in November. The initial plan was to hold the Group of Eight summit in Huntsville, Ont., and the second, larger […]
TV's Stephen Colbert coming to Vancouver Olympics
VANCOUVER – Stephen Colbert, who has been critical of Canada and the access U.S. athletes are being given to the Olympic speedskating oval, is coming to the Vancouver Winter Games. Colbert is coming to the Vancouver Winter Games and has accepted the City of Richmond’s offer to be the Olympic Oval Ombudsman. He made the […]
Everyone's a winner
Toronto and the Golden Horseshoe didn’t just win a sporting event when it was named host city for the 2015 Pan Am Games. It will change the landscape of 16 municipalities from Niagara Falls to Minden to Oshawa. The Games will have a cultural as much as a sporting impact and it’s an economic booster […]
CSIS to heighten security for Olympics
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service will “augment” its B.C. resources substantially during the 2010 Olympics, B.C. office operations manager Alan Budde said this week. CSIS employs about 2,600 people across Canada and in foreign offices and, while Budde wouldn’t say how many of those employees would have a presence in Vancouver or Whistler during the […]
Deal nears to recognize foreign credentials of immigrants
The federal government and the provinces are unveiling a major agreement on Monday to help foreign-trained professionals get their credentials recognized in Canada. By next December, the federal and provincial governments will have a system in place to start recognizing international credentials in eight occupations, including architects, […]