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On the ninetieth anniversary of Jaroslava Blažková’s birth, the paper reflects on her life, prose, journalism and literature for children and youth. Her work was characterised by an expressive style, irony and an effort to break free of conventions and stereotypes, through which she stood out from previous generations of authors. Her publishing debut – the short-story collection Nylon Moon (Nylonový mesiac, 1961) – expressed signs of feminism and emancipation which were rare at that time. In the 1960s, Jaroslava Blažková became one of the best-known Slovak authors but in the unfavourable social and political situation after 1968, she decided to emigrate to Canada. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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.

An interview with Special Libraries Association (SLA) member, Sarah Shujah is presented. When asked about what inspired her to write her paper on Library Hackfest she said that the topic would help in computer science, engineering librarians, and integration of information literacy. Shujah spoke about her interest in libraries from childhood and how she realized her long term goal of becoming a librarian. She discussed about her plans for 2015 and her interests in information literacy.

An interview with Melanie Browne, manager of information services at Maple Leaf Foods in Toronto, Canada, is presented. When asked about her decision to write a contributed paper on "Communicating Value through Strategic Alignment," she states that libraries are facing a challenge due to questioning the need for information professionals. It is her opinion that it is important for the Special Libraries Association (SLA) to publish peer-reviewd journals as it would bring respect for librarians.

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.

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 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 reports that the government of Canada has launched the Pulp and Paper Green Transformation to subsidize the greening of the pulp and paper industry in the country. In connection to this, the National Resources Council is giving 0.16 Canadian dollars for every liter of the biomass by-product black liquor that the pulp and paper industry burns. It is stated that the accumulated funds will have to be invested in improving environmental performances of the industry within three years.

The article discusses the outlook of the chemical industry in Canada in 2009. The author believes that Canadian producers are not eager about the beginning of 2009 because of an unhappy ending in 2008. The paper provides information about chemical prices, international trade performance, supply and demand, production capacity and production efficiency in the country.

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.

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.

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 reports on the challenges facing Canadian chemical manufacturers and distributors in 2006, including several rail strikes, flooding in British Columbia, and tougher environmental and transportation regulations. Several specialty chemical end-markets have been hit especially hard in the last few years including the automotive, pulp and paper, pharma, and water treatment industries, chemical companies say.

The article reports on the agreement entered by Analytical Spectral Devices Inc., Paprican, and the Pulp and Paper Research Industry of Canada. The agreement was made to develop the industry's first application of near-infrared technology, which will be used to measure pulp brightness and lignin content. Paprican director of contracts, patents and licensing Chris Kanters discloses that the goal is to simplify an expensive, labor-intensive chemical testing procedure.

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.

The article reports on the invention of an erasable paper that fades printed text within 16 to 24 hours when exposed to a specific wavelength of light, developed by a research team at Xerox Research Centre in Canada and Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) in California. Eric Shrader, PARC area manager of industrial ink-jet systems, noted that the experimental printing technology will reduce paper use, but its commercial availability would take a long way.

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.

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 reports that sodium chlorate producers are seeking price increases in the U.S. and Canada for the third quarter of 2006. Akzo Nobel's Eka Chemicals led the increase, which was followed by Canexus and Kemira in the U.S. Demand in the two countries is expected to firm in the coming months as pulp mills resume production, producers say, but demand in the medium to long term could shrink as continued cost pressures could prompt pulp mill shutdowns.

The article reports that Canada has restricted the imports of four fluorochemicals used to impart stain or grease-resistance to paper, fabrics, and other materials. The Environment Canada and Health Canada issued the advisory to prevent the further increase of perfluorocarboxylic acids comprising nine or more carbons in the environment.

The article reports on the sales performance of specialty retailers in the U.S. and Canada during the fourth quarter of 2005. An increase in the sales at Best Buy was reported. Retail stores had an 11% increased while comparable stores had a 5.6% gain. Meanwhile, Future Shop, Best Buy and Geek Squad outlets in Canada posted a 20% gain while comparable stores reported a 6.6% increase. Based on product category, Best Buy said consumer electronics generated 47% of sales volume in December. While home office products represented 26% of the volume. Entertainment software represented 23% while appliances took a 4% share.

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.

Discusses the trade deficit of specialty chemical feedstock and product imports in Canada in 2004. Plans of companies to close their plants due to weak global economy; Reason behind the restructuring of the paper chemicals operations of Akzo Nobel's Eka Chemicals unit; Information on the New Substance Notification regulation of the Environment Canada organization.

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.

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.

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.

Presents comments on the condominium project for the Unity 2 of Montreal's Paper Hill area in Quebec by Atelier Big City. Uses of the courtyard; Ecological features of Unity 2; Design of the corridor.

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.

Focuses on efforts of the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) to conduct a study and to recommend to the government an approach for the long-term management of Canada's used nuclear fuel. Foundations of all activities at NWMO; Commissioning of Canadian international experts to prepare background papers describing the different waste management options; Evaluation of management approaches; Challenges facing the organization.

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.

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.

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 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.

Focuses on the biofiltration technique developed by researchers from the University of Toronto in Ontario that uses bacteria to eat odorous sulfur pollutants from paper mills. Materials used.

Reports the business competition among the newspapers industry in Toronto, Ontario. Launch of various free commuter paper; Merger of GTA Today and Metro; Number of copies distributed daily.

Discusses the consequences of Hollinger Inc. chairman Conard Black's decision to renounce his Canadian citizenship. Criteria for considering a newspaper Canadian; Impact of Black's decision on the qualification of the 'National Post' as a Canadian-owned newspaper; Possibility of transfer of Black's stake in the paper to his wife Barbara Amiel.

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.

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

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.

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 the installation of a Venturi scrubber to the facility of Domtar Papers in Ontario. Principles used in eliminating plume and reducing particulate discharge from a recovery boiler; Advantages of the Venturi designed by AirPol Inc.; Impact of the corrosiveness and stickiness of particles in the recovery boiler on the efficacy of the scrubber.

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.

Reports the planned divestiture of the United States and Canada community papers of Hollinger Inc. Reason for the move; Shares of the company; Bidders for the newspaper holdings of Hollinger.

Focuses on the construction of the cogeneration plant of the paper company Domtar Inc. in Montreal, Quebec. Investments of the company for its cogeneration project; Facilities used in operations; Team appointed for the cogeneration project.

Focuses on the decision of Nova Scotia's Supreme Court against the newspaper `Canadian Press,' which has a negative impact on press freedom in Canada. Criticisms against the court's decision to forbid the paper from publishing stories about the tentative conclusions of a federal investigation into a fatal ship collision.

Focuses on a complaint filed by Michael Baldasaro against the newspaper `Hamilton Spectator,' for ruining his reputation after he applied for establishing a nude beach in Canada. Allegations that the paper published stories of his involvement in drug trafficking.

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.

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