In this edition:
- Will the Bank of Canada hike rates again? This week will decide
- City of Niagara Falls launches new open data hub
- Indigenous Health Services and Reconciliation team unveils artwork
- Stocks slip, tech drags to start last week of June trading: Stock market news today
- Algoma fuels domestic product tanker business with $127-million newbuild investment in partnership with Irving Oil
- Vineland Growers Co-op doubles space for $100-million sales operation
Will the Bank of Canada hike rates again? This week will decide
Anyone worried about interest rates, economic growth and jobs numbers is bracing for a busy and consequential week. Canadians will be hit by a tsunami of economic data over the next 10 days.
The latest inflation numbers, data on how much stuff Canada’s economy is cranking out and a key reading on the mood of consumers won’t just tell us how the economy has performed through the first half of the year, they’ll set policy decisions that will dictate how the rest of the year will unfold.
“I would say it’s very important,” said RBC economist Carrie Freestone.
City of Niagara Falls launches new open data hub
Following nearly a decade of successfully providing Open Data access through the City’s website, a new and enhanced Open Data Hub is being launched where members of the public can discover and use items like spatial data that can be used to make maps, applications (apps) for visualizing the information, tabular data, reports, and live data feeds. For application developers, the data can also be accessed through an Application Programming Interface (API). Applying the Open Government philosophy, new data will be added as they become available.
Indigenous Health Services and Reconciliation team unveils artwork
As part of Niagara Health’s continued efforts towards promoting a culturally safe environment, Indigenous artwork was unveiled on Monday, June 26 during an event at the St. Catharines hospital. The original artwork will hang in the St. Catharines Emergency Department (ED) with reproductions at the other hospital sites.
The piece, by Indigenous artist Delbert (JayR) Jonathan, incorporates a depiction of Turtle Island with the medicine wheel in the centre. The medicine wheel is a symbol recognizable to many nations and portrays the importance of balance among mental, emotional, physical and spiritual health.
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Stocks slip, tech drags to start last week of June trading: Stock market news today
Stocks slipped to start the new week Monday as tech stocks fell and investors considered what the weekend’s short-lived challenge to Vladimir Putin by armed mercenaries in Russia means for markets.
The S&P 500 (^GSPC) was down around 0.4%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was roughly flat. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) led the way down, dropping over 1%.
Algoma fuels domestic product tanker business with $127-million newbuild investment in partnership with Irving Oil
Algoma Central Corporation (“Algoma”) (TSX: ALC), today announced it has placed an order with Hyundai Mipo Shipyard in South Korea to build two 37,000 DWT ice class product tanker vessels for a total investment of $127 million CAD. These new ships will be entered on long-term time charters to Irving Oil under Canadian flag, servicing the energy company’s refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick, with deliveries to ports in Atlantic Canada and the US East Coast.
Vineland Growers Co-op doubles space for $100-million sales operation
Vineland Growers Co-operative had a big problem.
The farmer-owned wholesaler and distributor, which packs and sends Niagara fruit to grocery stores across Canada, had become too successful for the Jordan Road location it called home for more than 100 years.
“We had rapid growth. We’d basically outgrown all of our facilities,” said co-op president Mike Ecker at the grand opening of Vineland Growers new Fourth Avenue facility in Jordan Thursday.
In the past six years, the co-op has more than doubled its sales, jumping from $45 million to hitting the $100-million mark for the first time in 2022.
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Focus on Small Business
Cybersecurity for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses — How to Conduct a Comprehensive Risk Assessment
In today’s digital landscape, cybersecurity has become a critical concern for businesses of all sizes. However, for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), the stakes are even higher. Startups often face numerous challenges, with limited budgets being one of the most significant hurdles.
Nevertheless, ignoring cybersecurity risks can have devastating consequences. In this article, we will delve into the importance of cybersecurity for startups, the challenges they face and the significance of conducting a comprehensive risk assessment.
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