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Hot off the desk of Bellmedia’s PR department: Time to saddle up, sci-fi fans, ’cause InnerSpace is comin’ ’round the Rockies for a double dose of fandom at the first ever Fan Expo Vancouver  and Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo. Read the rest of this entry »

Author, director and actor William B. Davis will be reading excerpts from his new memoir Where There’s Smoke…Memoirs of a Cigarette Smoking Man and having a Q & A session at Nightwatch Video in Vancouver this Friday evening. Copies of his books will be available for purchase, as well as personally autographed photographs. Light refreshments will be served. Read the rest of this entry »

The winners of the C2-MTL contest launched in February by the Claudine and Stephen Bronfman Family Foundation have been announced. The 25 emerging entrepreneurs will get to attend C2-MTL, the new international business conference to be held in Montreal from May 22 to 25, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

Helium Digital, a Canadian company specializing in trend forward accessories for digital devices, has announced the availability of new accessories for the new iPad. The iPad accessory lineup joins the company’s current assortment this September 12-13 at the 2012 Canadian Wireless Trade Show inside the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto. Read the rest of this entry »

On Wednesday, May 2, 2012, the Women in Leadership Foundation (WIL) will host its 7^th Annual BC Women in Business Luncheon at the Fairmont Pacific Rim in Vancouver, BC. The event will celebrate and honour female role models in business with all proceeds supporting the WIL Mentorship Program. Read the rest of this entry »

On Thursday, April 19 the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) and TELUS will announce a milestone campaign to make a difference for young entrepreneurs as they launch new businesses across Canada. Join CYBF, TELUS, and small business owners at the event to unveil a significant donation to support youth entrepreneurship in Canada and a cheque presentation that will help a promising young entrepreneur launch a new business. Read the rest of this entry »

Today’s digital landscape continues to introduce new, cross-platform ways to consume information, facilitate e-commerce, and market our products. The need to understand how these dynamic new channels can help organizations stay current, drive business and engage with consumers and citizens is more urgent now than ever before. Read the rest of this entry »

British Columbia ranks first overall for its eGovernment initiatives, specifically the provision of online services and information and online engagement of citizens, a Stratford Institute study released today reveals. In this first-ever national evaluation of provincial governments’ online presence (PDF) commissioned by the Stratford Institute and prepared by Vancouver firm Brainmaven Research, Alberta takes second place, and Ontario ranks third overall. Read the rest of this entry »

The Montréal Science Centre is proud to host the world premiere of Star Wars™ Identities: The Exhibition from April 19 to September 16, 2012. Produced by X3 Productions and made possible by Lucasfilm Ltd., the exhibition is a sensational event that explores the amazing nature of human identity through the magic of the Star Wars™universe and its legendary characters. The city of Montréal and the Montréal Science Centre are thrilled to be the first destination of the exhibition’s 12-city world tour. Read the rest of this entry »

The Banff World Media Festival today proudly announced that Paul Lee, President of ABC Entertainment Group, will be the CBC/Radio-Canada Opening Keynote Speaker at this year’s Festival being held in June at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. The head of all creative and business operations for ABC Studios and Times Square Studios, as well as all development, programming, marketing and scheduling operations for ABC Entertainment, Paul Lee will deliver his Keynote Address on Monday, June 11, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »