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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 22/12/2008 (6405 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
This morning’s opening numbers:
S&P/TSX 13,378.81 Dow Jones 11,370.69
Nasdaq 2,310.53 Canadian dollar 98.08 US
Business events scheduled this week:
TODAY: In Ottawa, Statistics Canada releases October’s payroll employment, earnings and hours as well as the 2007 survey of household spending. Also in Ottawa, the Conference Board of Canada announces results of its Index of Consumer Confidence — December 2008 survey.
TUESDAY: In Toronto, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is scheduled to meet with the newly formed council of economic advisers for a pre-budget consultation.
WEDNESDAY: In Ottawa, Statistics Canada releases October gross domestic product by industry.
THURSDAY: No business events scheduled; markets closed for Christmas Day.
FRIDAY: No business events scheduled; markets closed in Canada for Boxing Day holiday.
COMING SOON
Jan. 6: Society for Technical Communication, Manitoba Chapter, meeting with speakers on GoogleChrome, 5:45 p.m., Place Louis Riel, 190 Smith St. Register: Joanne Kusiak, 943-3474, ext. 3343 or meetingcoordinator@stcmanitoba.org by noon, Jan. 2. Fee: $5 non-members.
Jan. 5 & 6: JRS Packaged Instruction two-day course Oil Field Safety Training with Jerry Salzsauler, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Viscount Gort, 1670 Portage Ave. Register: Jerry, 261-5177 or jrspackinstruc@mts.net. Fee: $400.
Jan. 7: Metro Club presents Bob Upton, U.V. Associates, noon, Hotel Fort Garry. Information: Frank Hay, 779-0111.
Jan. 15: Frontier Centre for Public Policy lunch on Polar Bears: A Disappearing Species? with Mitch Taylor, noon-1:30 p.m., Winnipeg Convention Centre, 375 York Ave. Information: Erin Hartness, 977-5050.
Jan. 20: Sandler Training executive briefing Selling in a Recession Obsession, 2-4 p.m., St. Boniface Golf Club, 100 Youville. Register: 668-2803, karyl.campbell@sandler.com or www.bta.sandler.com. Free.
Jan. 22: Women’s Canadian Club luncheon Sacred Refuge with Diane Gillis, noon, Winnipeg Convention Centre. Reservations: 237-0829.
Jan. 30: Frontier Centre for Public Policy lunch on Offended by Truth: Speaking Frankly about Canadian Aboriginal Policy with Frances Widdowson, noon-1:30 p.m., Winnipeg Convention Centre, 375 York Ave. Information: Erin Hartness, 977-5050.
Feb. 11: Women’s Canadian Club luncheon Cargo Transportation Demand in Northern Canada: Potential LTA Applications with Dr. Barry E. Prentice, noon, Winnipeg Convention Centre. Reservations: 237-0829.
Feb. 19: PRAXIS Conflict Consulting presents Building Better Board Bylaws and Board Member Handbooks with Priti Shah, PRAXIS Conflict Consulting, 1-4 p.m., Best Western Charterhouse Hotel, 330 York Ave. Register: 477-5985 or pritisha@mts.net.
Feb. 20: PRAXIS Conflict Consulting presents Legal Duties & Liabilities of Boards: What Every Board Member Should Know with Priti Shah, PRAXIS Conflict Consulting, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Best Western Charterhouse Hotel, 330 York Ave. Register: 477-5985 or pritisha@mts.net.
March 19: Women’s Canadian Club luncheon The HIV/AIDS Epidemic – “Forecasting the Next Decade” with Dr. Allan Ronald, noon, Winnipeg Convention Centre. Reservations: 237-0829.
April 23: Women’s Canadian Club luncheon Relations Between the Police and the Community with Police Chief Keith McKaskill, noon, Winnipeg Convention Centre. Reservations: 237-0829.
April 23: PRAXIS Conflict Consulting presents Building Better Board Bylaws and Board Member Handbooks with Priti Shah, PRAXIS Conflict Consulting, 1-4 p.m., Best Western Charterhouse Hotel, 330 York Ave. Register: 477-5985 or pritisha@mts.net.
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