Border Bond: Manitoba, North Dakota govs. collaborate on truck driver vaccine initiative
Bismarck, North Dakota — In an act of cross-border-collaboration, the governments of Manitoba and the U.S. state of North Dakota announced on Tuesday the Essential Worker Cross-Border Vaccination Initiative, to help protect those essential supply chain workers who travel across the border every day. “As Manitoba faces the third wave of the pandemic and the […]
Short end of the Longshore: Mfg. groups calling for intervention amid strike planned for Port of Montreal
Toronto, Ontario — With the labour disputes at the Port of Montreal coming to a head, leading the longshoremen to announce a partial strike for April 13, Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME) is calling on the federal government to intervene to ensure service continuity at the port. A shutdown at this, one of the country’s […]
Sci-Fi Stocks: Former GM exec aids in merger with German VTOL developer
Toronto, Ontario — Officially making his way onto the U.N.’s list of auto execs that may also be mad scientists, the former head of operations for General Motors in North America, Barry Engle and his company Qell Acquisitions Corp. have entered into a deal with a German aviation startup that is aiming to circle in […]
Waste Not: Hamilton, Ont. fuels first renewable natural gas city bus with Enbridge deal
Hamilton, Ontario — What’s that smell? The smell of progress. The City of Hamilton and Enbridge Gas are pleased to announce the first renewable natural gas (RNG) fuelled bus in Ontario is bound for the Steel City’s streets. Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger announced on Thursday that the city had managed to fuel the province’s first […]
Valspar launches VIM line for commercial and fleet
Masillon, Ohio — December 5, 2015 — Valspar has developed a new line designed for those whose business takes them to big rigs, buses and other fleet vehicles. Valspar Industrial Mix (VIM) is specially designed for the demands of the commercial, transportation and light industrial refinish markets. According to a statement from Valspar, VIM is […]