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Canada's long-delayed defense white paper is due for release in June. It will call for a more active military role and a maritime strategy reliant on ten new nuclear-powered attack submarines and six more Lockheed P-3C antisubmarine patrol aircraft. The white paper will also direct upgrading of military transport aircraft. It is the first white paper issued since 1971.

Informs about introduction of latest forms of paper by Canadian paper industry for the improvement of performance in printing and other paper works in business environment. Measurement of several characteristics of paper in relation to business needs.

Reports that Union Carbide Chemicals and Plastics Co. has agreed to use Wei T'o Associates Inc. preservation technology. Outlook for the use of the technology to preserve books, documents, maps, works of art, and other paper-based materials; Use of nonflammable materials by the system which fill paper with a nontoxic magnesium carbonate complex to neutralize acids and prevent further acid development; Use of the Wei T'o process to preserve documents such as the U.S. Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution; Treatment of books by the National Archives of Canada and the National Library of Canada with the system.

Reports on Metro Toronto's provision of processing and marketing services of recyclable materials collected by its area municipalities in Ontario with arrangements with Quno, a deinking paper mill and CRInc. for the operation of materials recovery facilities. Quno's renegotiation of its contract with prices reflecting monthly market prices for newspapers; Base price per metric ton of newspapers under the new contract.

Reports on a March 2001 agreement between Pacifica Papers and Norske Skog Canada Ltd. (NSC) to merge under the latter's name. Operation of both companies on Vancouver Island, British Columbia; Transformation of NSC into the North America's third-largest groundwood paper maker; Amount of paper to be contributed by Pacifica's Powell River and Port Alberni mills.

Reports the improvements of the Kruger Inc. newsprint and coated-paper mill in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec.

Reports the involvement of two teachers in the paper recycling program of Lethbridge, Alberta. Gathering of recyclable paper and cardboard from school buildings; Replacement of bus chairs with large bins on wheels; Attempt to educate students about recycling.

Predicts growth in Canada's pulp and paper sector for 1999, according to Canada Pulp and Paper Association. Projected increase in shipments of products; Estimated earnings of pulp and paper industry in 1998; Prediction on supplies and shipments of pulp and paper to offshore markets.

The article provides information on the ten biggest merger & acquisition (M&A) deals in Canada from January 2007 to January 2008. Russia's OJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel took over LionOre Mining International Ltd. for $6.5 billion on June 27, 2007. Abitbi-Consolidated Inc. and Bowater Inc. have merged in order to compete better in the market for paper products. Canetic Resources Trust was acquired by Penn West Energy Trust in a $5.5 billion stock and debt transaction.

Reports the filing of lawsuit by the Cerberus subsidiary against Pacifica Papers Inc. in British Columbia Supreme Court. Rejection of the application of New York-based Cerberus to appeal the May 8 interim order; Allegations of the subsidiary; Votation of shareholders on Norske Skog deal.

Focuses on Kruger Inc.'s modernization project at its paper mill in Bromptonville, Quebec Province. Project cost and objectives.

When Innovative Steam Technologies takes on a project, employees generate hundreds of drawings and documents associated with the job. Of course, storing and tracking these paper and electronic files cost time and money. To help, the company, based in Cambridge, Ontario, recently purchased an electronic document management system and in the process, reduced the work associated with dealing with these documents by 30 percent, said Glenda Martin-Barnes, the company's process coordinator. The new document management system finds, manages and tracks revisions of AutoCAD drawing files.

Reports on the recycling project launched by Jasper National Park in Alberta. Results of a study characterizing waste samples in the park; Major components in the waste stream; Description of how the park dealt with cardboard and food wastes; Graph illustrating kilograms of waste generated per National Park visitor.

Reports on the relocation of the Vancouver Sun and Province newspapers in Canada. Where papers are relocating to.

Recounts the events that led to the takeover of the University of British Columbia's newspaper `The Ubyssey' by the student government. History of the controversies of the paper; Impact of the sexual content of the 1993 Valentine's Day issue; Political implications; Defenses of each party involved in the closing of the paper.

Focuses on the speech delivered by Canada's cartoonist Lynn Johnston at the American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors convention held in Vancouver, British Columbia. Inspiration for the characters in her cartoons; Johnston's belief that comic strips help preserve a nation's history and at the same attract young newspaper readers.

Reports on Quebecor Inc.'s agreement to spin off to Torstar Corp. four of Sun Media's Ontario broadsheets. Amount that Torstar agreed to pay for the newspapers; Canada's largest newspaper group; Plan by the two companies to work together on future deals.

Reports that Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. and the Communications, Energy & Paperworkers Union of Canada have agreed to terms ending a five-month-old strike. Resumption of newsprint deliveries; Provisions of the six-year contract entered into by the union; Difficulties in negotiations.

Discusses `Toronto Star' newspaper's purchase of an equity interest in the parent company of Sing Tao Daily, a Chinese newspaper printed in Canada. Terms under agreement; Chinese readers' interest in Canadian news reporting.

Reports that Southam, Canada's number 1 newspaper, could launch its new national newspaper by the spring of 1997. Reasons for Southam's creation of another newspaper.

Reports on the decrease of West Coast newsprint supplies because of the strikes in four papermills in British Columbia. Decrease in production of newsprint bought by western American newspaper; Closure of Fletcher Challenge Mills and MacMillan Bloedel mill.

The article overviews several companies which manufacture Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI)-certified foodservice and bags products in U.S. and Canada. It provides profiles of companies producing compostable products, and examines how their products fit to the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and sustainable packaging practices. These companies include Coca-Cola Co., Wal-Mart Canada Corp. and International Paper Co.

The article features Purdy Crawford, a counsel for Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, and his efforts to rescue the Canadian securities market that had seized up amid international panic about the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis. It notes the objections raised by investors against the plan Crawford introduced to rescue the market for nonbank-issued asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP). Top banking officials in Canada say that Crawford deserves the biggest share of credit for containing the crisis in the ABCP market.

The article discusses the competition between the U.S. and Canada over the price of lumber. The trade war between the two countries has resulted in 26 cases, all paper-intensive. A tentative agreement that would divide $5 billion in customs duties may not be approved by Canadian lumber producers. It provides a historical background on the lumber wars which started in 1982.

The article focuses on the 38th Conference of the Comité Maritime International (CMI) that took place in Vancouver Canada between May 30, 2004 and June 4, 2004. The Legal Committee of the IMO is looking forward to receiving no less than four major reports on topics in its work programme which were debated at Vancouver. The website contains an impressive collection of working papers written in preparation for the Conference, and this will no doubt provide a valuable source of research materials for some time to come. The 2003 CMI Year Book was published just before the Conference and issued to each delegate on arrival.

Current technologies in advanced forms will shape the future air traffic management system and are likely to include the artificial satellite Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) as a radar substitute in sparsely populated and developing regions of the world. This was one of many messages taken from the 11-day 11th Air Navigation Conference sponsored by the International Civil Aviation Organization in Montreal, Quebec that concluded on October 3. One technical paper from Australia described ADS-B operational trials in that country and its plans to install 20 ADS-B ground stations across non-radar areas for coverage at and above FL300.

The article discusses the organics recycling program in Canada, which is designed to divert 70 percent of waste from disposal by 2016, from 45 percent. The said program will start on April 2, 2007 and it will involve the residents in the Region of Peel - Caledon, Brampton, and Mississauga, Ontario in setting out kitchen waste and soiled paper at the curbside for weekly collection. It has been noted that between February and March, 2007, almost 285,000 Peel households received 12-gallon green bins which were manufactured by Norseman Plastics Ltd., mainly for organic materials. Accordingly, this project is the largest simultaneous rollout of an organics recycling program in Canada to date.

Discusses ultrawideband (UWB) technology testing. Procedures used for testing such technology; Developments in testing standards for ultrawideband devices; Technical considerations with UWB discussed in the report "Consultation Paper on the Introduction of Wireless Systems Using Ultrawideband Technology" published by Industry Canada.

The article reports on a paper, Unbridling Canada, issued by the Canadian Airports Council, which asks Transport Canada for observer status at negotiations. It indicates the administration's willingness to pursue U.S.-style Open Skies agreements, while encouraging competition and expanded international services. The council criticizes what it calls the government's preoccupation with the interests of airlines at the expense of communities and other stakeholders.

Presents information on seminars to be covered at the 1994 Information Canada conference on September 27 to 30 in Toronto, Canada. Tools for Navigating the Internet; New Realities of Online Searching; Manager's Guide to publishing on CD-ROM; Site Licensing and Copyright in the Electronic Arena; Lifelong Learning in the Information Age; From Paper to Electronic: Market and Applications.

Describes the Canadian Department of Natural Resources' on-site and off-site composting scheme for managing its cafeteria's food residuals. Installation of the composting unit; Amount of food residuals generated; Amendments to facilitate composting; Project costs; Lessons from composting. INSET: What comes after paper and packaging?..

Reports on the need of financial resources to establish and maintain special support for service to aging according to Dalhousie Occasional Paper #34 'Urban Public library Service to the Aging,' by Vancouver, British Columbia-based school professor Lois Bewley and librarian Sylvia Crooks. Departure from the traditional mission of library programs.

Reports on the success of the `Montreal Gazette,' in competing for online business. Background on the paper's readership; Factors considered in deciding to go multimedia; Success in featuring a page about the referendum; Plans for a transaction model; Ways for marketing the paper online.

Reports on the expansion program of manufacturers of newsprint in Ontario. Spruce Falls Inc.'s additional production capacity for pulp; Rainy River Forest Products Inc.'s production of high-gloss groundwood paper.

Editorial. Focuses on the dispute between the U.S. and Canada over softwood lumber imported from Canada. Contents of discussion paper on ways to settle the issue presented by the U.S. Department of Commerce; Response of Canadian firms to the discussion paper; Different approaches of U.S. and Canadian firms for the issue.

Reports that the U.S. Department of Commerce has presented a proposal to end the country's dispute over softwood lumber imported from Canada. Contents of discussion paper presented by the Department; Reasons for the dispute; Criticism of the discussion paper by Canadian firms.

Relates how Andrew McCredie, editor of the community paper, the 'North Shore Outlook' in North Vancouver, British Columbia, caught its rival 'North Shore News' which he suspected of plagiarizing his paper's sports listings and results.

The article discusses window displays at the Type Books independent bookstore located on Queen Street West in Toronto, Ontario. Topics include bookseller and artist Kalpna Patel's use of paper and fabric to create three-dimensional forms for the displays that change every six weeks, Patel's inspiration from Toronto's Allan Gardens Conservatory for a cactus garden themed display, and an increase in sales of the books featured in the displays.

The article offers information on the national specification standard for compostable plastics in Canada. It mentions that the said standard is on the consultation stage and it will be reviewed by the Standards Council of Canada. Meanwhile, the BNQ 9011-911: Compostable Plastic Bags—Certification Program is the current standard used in the country. Moreover, the ISO standard for composting plastics is also mentioned.

The article reports that investors who hold three percent of Canadian asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) notes objected to the legal protection that the ABCP restructuring plan gives to third parties, and tried to block the plan, but on August 18, 2008, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that the plan is fair and legal. It is said that the plan provides for releases of third parties in the context of an insolvency proceeding.

Focuses on the nominations submitted by engineering societies for the 1990 to 1999 engineering accomplishments that have had the greatest impact on society, at the 2000 North American Power Symposium in Ontario. Overview of the most important nomination selected; List of the final four papers submitted; Importance of the nominations.

Reports on the resignation of four of Vancouver, British Columbia-based Kenaf Industries' directors. Shortage of working capital; Enron Capital & Trade Resources Corp.'s plan to provide the company with no further funding.

Reports on the funds received by the French-language daily `Le Devior' from various organizations in Canada to help the paper in its financial crisis. Amount provided by Quebec Federation of Labor, Desjardins credit union and private investors; Le Devior's request to readers to subscribe, advertise and become shareholders in the paper.

Reports on the class-action lawsuit filed against `Gazette,' newspaper publisher Southam Inc. by freelance journalists in Canada for violating their electronic copyright on Southam's free-for use Infomart database. Number of violations cited by the plaintiffs; Failure of the company to pay the authors for articles published in the paper.

Explains how the University of New Brunswick library personnel have adapted the concept of Pathfinder from paper to the medium of the web. The Pathfinder perl script; Enhancements; Evaluating the benefits. INSET: Resources for building virtual Pathfinders.

Describes a pilot organic waste diversion project initiated by quick service restaurants in Canada. Creation of the Quick Service Restaurant Council in 1991 to meet Canadian federal and provincial government goals; Design of a source separation program to divert food and paper streams; Training of restaurant employees about organic waste diversion. INSET: Vermicomposting food bank residuals..

The article provides information about the report by auditing and professional service firm PricewaterhouseCoopers regarding the newspaper industry worldwide. It revealed a 38 percent decline in advertising revenue of U.S. and Canadian papers since 2005, and an estimated additional 16 percent fall in the next three years. It also showed a 0.5 percent growth in 2009 revenues of newspapers in the Latin American region which it attributed to low broadband penetration.

Deals with labor issues that affect the newsprint industry in Canada as of July 2004. Reason behind labor disputes against newsprint producer Abitibi; Information on other labor disputes against Abitibi in 1997.

Editorial. Discusses the ideas revealed by the U.S. Senate Committee about proposed government regulation of the Canadian press as of May 2003. Pledge of U.S. Senator Joan Fraser to examine the quality and diversity of news and information Canadians need and deserve; Restriction of chain publishers from establishing a single editorial policy for all their papers; Impact of the holdings of Hollinger and Thomson Corp. on Canadian liberty.