Village Gamer

There are only a couple of weeks left to get your nominations in for the 3rd Annual Canadian Video Game Awards.  The organizers are delighted to announce that this year’s show will be held on April 21st in conjunction with Fan Expo Vancouver at the Vancouver Convention Centre.  Read the rest of this entry »

Belden Inc., an American-based provider of signal transmission solutions for mission-critical applications, has announced that it currently intends to allow its offer to acquire Canadian company RuggedCom Inc. for C$22.00 per share to expire on February 9, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

The strategic shift that Groupe Média TFO began nearly a year ago continues today with the launch of its new website. This launch is an integral part of TFO’s rebranding on the air, on the Web, and on all the other media platforms on which it delivers content. Read the rest of this entry »

Astral Media Inc. has announced that its Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, Claude Gagnon, has advised the Company of his decision to leave the organization today, January 31, 2012 with the intent to retire, after a distinguished career of over 20 years at Astral. Read the rest of this entry »

Payfirma has announced the availability of the next version of its mobile payment app. The updated app brings a host of new features that make accepting credit cards on iPhones and iPads faster and easier than ever before. The app also boasts a sleeker design that doubles the speed to make transactions. Read the rest of this entry »

BMO Financial Group donated $500,000 to Science World’s Bridging the Science Gap capital campaign at a ceremony yesterday during the BMO Power of Blue Day. The donation will go towards the naming of the new “Our World: BMO Sustainability Gallery”, which explores how everyday choices concerning electricity, water consumption and waste can affect the world and impact the future. Read the rest of this entry »

Intertainment Media Inc. is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Ortsbo Inc, in partnership with Variety, have wrapped up its coverage of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and has produced a microsite with The Variety Studio video interviews and Live & Global programming complete with Ortsbo’s proprietary Language Captioning System, providing real-time subtitling in the user’s selected language.  Read the rest of this entry »

Every seven seconds in Canada, a child is bullied. This alarming statistic fuels the passion behind CKNW’s 5^th annual anti-bullying campaign Pink Shirt Day – Bullying Stops Here! On Wednesday, February 29th, 2012, CKNW are encouraging British Columbians to show their support by wearing pink to symbolize bullying will not be tolerated. Read the rest of this entry »

As CFO and COO of FuseTalk, Tom is responsible for all aspects of the company’s financial, operating and administrative activities including M&A, financing, performance measurement, financial and board reporting, human resources, the company’s day-to-day operating activities, including revenue and sales growth; expense, cost and margin control; and monthly, quarterly and annual financial goal management. Tom’s experience includes strategic financial facilitation, M&A, financial and business planning, systems development and implementation, process engineering, and financial management. Read the rest of this entry »

The city of Halifax recently launched a pilot program to aide patients suffering from Alzheimer’s’ disease and other forms of dementia. According to Laipac Technology, the company issuing the service, the program is the first of its kind to launch in Canada and is a joint effort between Halifax Regional Police and the Alzheimer’s Society of Nova Scotia. Read the rest of this entry »