...Description of Conflict The transit conflict in Ottawa began in early 2008 when the contract between OC Transpo, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 279, and the city of Ottawa expired and negotiations began for a new contract. Negotiations were ongoing between the mentioned parties throughout the entire year and culminated into a strike that lasted from Dec 10, 2008 until January 29, 2009. Although this issue has been resolved, for residents, this is an issue that still resonates a feeling of disgust and underlying transit issues in the city. Sources of this conflict are incompatible goals and differentiation between the City of Ottawa and the union members and employees of OC Transpo. The main issue’s of work scheduling highlighted the goals of the City of Ottawa and OC Transpo employees were on a collision course. The conflict escalation cycle became very heated during Dec 1, 2008 when seven days of negotiations were taking place. Emotions of both parties including the residents of the city ran high and were very tense during the negotiations prior to the strike. The issue was manifesting into a full out conflict and perceptions of both sides, particularly the OC Transpo employees as being very aggressive and un-compromising. As the perceptions of the City of Ottawa as wanting more authority and not understanding the goals and work life of the OC Transpo employees grew, the conflict kept on escalating. Also, at the same time, the residents and the City of Ottawa’s...
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...Q3 2014 | INVESTMENT Colliers International Canada Cap Rate Report New construction Across North America, High Tech firms are migrating to downtown, centrilized regions rather than suburban areas. Historically, technology firms across North America have tended to locate outside of the downtown core, particularly to more suburban regions. This stemmed from less expensive rental rates, lower taxes, large parcels of space, free parking and an industry that had an endless supply of workers more willing to commute. The 1990s saw the creation of technology regions, such as Silicon Valley (California), the Kanata North Business Park (Ontario) and Discovery Parks (British Columbia). As technology has changed, the space requirements and talent working within the industry have evolved. In more recent years, technology companies, particularly web design, program design and e-commerce firms that rely less on hardware and more on software, have begun to move from suburban office parks to established downtowns or up and coming urban neighbourhoods. Although this trend is at quite different stages in various cities across North America, there are a few patterns that are consistently present. Most importantly, a shift has occurred in which the majority of business is conducted through the web, so space needs now focus predominantly on employees and company branding. Many high-tech firms are striving for stimulating, accessible spaces which promote creativity, inspiration...
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...How to Park Anywhere in Ottawa for Less than a Buck a Day Tired of ridiculous parking fees? Need to stretch you’re budget further? Can’t find an ideal parking spot? Read on. There’s a little known loophole in Ottawa Municipal Bylaws. Here is what the legislation says: (from website) (insert translation: In Ontario, drivers can renew their license either annually or bi-annually, but first must settle any outstanding tickets. Since the city caps the delinquent fine at $400, a driver can theoretically rack up unlimited tickets for no extra cost. Let me explain the loophole. Although it’s true that the city can issue an infinite number of parking tickets, the city defers collection of overdue and outstanding tickets to Service Ontario. As shown above, Service Ontario implements a per delinquent cap set at $400 every two years. Theoretically, a driver can accumulate an unlimited number of parking tickets and only pay the maximum fine. Unlimited tickets for $400 every two years? More like $400 for a two year parking pass. Seriously, you can park in any eligible parking space any time you want for $400 every two years. I call this the Ultimate V.I.P Parking Plan tm. This program obviously excludes: handicap and emergency services parking, plus no-parking and toe-away zones. However, the rest of the city might as well be your own fucking driveway. Let’s look at how much money you’ll save. Below are the accumulated parking fees over two years for the largest parking...
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...Local Events in Lethbridge Lethbridge is one of the most affordable cities to call home in all of Western Canada. This hidden gem of a city is the perfect blend of small town charm and big city living. The wide range of events that take place in the city throughout the year only add to the allure of Lethbridge. Here is a brief list of some of the city’s biggest events that you won’t want to miss. Canada Day The biggest celebration in the city of Lethbridge is Canada Day. This special day is celebrated annually with festivities at Henderson Lake Park, Galt Gardens and various locations throughout the city. Henderson Lake Park features an all-day venue of Canada Day fun, including live music from various local and provincial musicians, a youth stage and a kid’s zone. Other highlights of Canada Day at Henderson Lake Park are community-based activities such as Active Living Lethbridge and the grand firework finale to cap off an exciting Canada Day. This family-oriented day is a Lethbridge favourite and an event that you do not want to miss. Galt Gardens celebrates Canada Day by offering a pancake breakfast as well as a show and shine. The show and shine is a showcase of many of Lethbridge’s vintage cars and is a family friendly event. Show your Canada Day spirit and come out and enjoy all that Galt Gardens has to offer. Family Day Unplugged Unfortunately, by graduation, the average Lethbridge teenager will have spent more time watching screens than being in the classroom...
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...affecting themselves and their friends. Run over a course of three years, Headspace advertises with 10 posters and 3 television commercials. These advertisements are presented in the form of animation, depicting various mental health issues, ultimately they show that young people can beat mental illness and let them know that headspace is a place for them to seek help. They cover six everyday issues that young Australians struggle with; depression, stress, anxiety, drugs, relationship problems and fitting in. The We’ve got your back campaign arms people with the skills to identify and guide themselves on how to deal with these issues and urges them to seek external help where appropriate. Ottawa Charter: The Ottawa Charter was created at an international conference for health promotion in Ottawa on the 21st of November 1986. Created as a response to growing expectations for a new public health movement around the world, its action is to achieve health for all by the year 2000 and beyond. This charter encourages the need for people to gain increased control over their health and the importance for the improvement of ones health. It states that health is not just the responsibility of the health sector; rather that it goes beyond healthy life-styles and...
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...SAINT PAUL UNIVERSITY QUEZON CITY Midterm (Creative): First Semester SY 2014-2015 PSALM, Paulinian Spirituality Advocacy and Mission (Marvin R. Nicolas) Objectives: 1. To have a deeper understanding of the Paulinian Spirituality thru Commitment/Declaration. 2. Thru Commitment/Declaration poster students will be able to manifest their own understanding of Paulinian Spirituality Advocacy Life and Mission. That Commitment/Declaration poster the Paulinian student will be… 3. ADVOCATES OF SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION 3.1 Advocates of Social Transformation: Good stewards of creation /Promote the dignity of the human person. 5. MORALITY 5.2 A discerning attitude: critical thinking and upright moral judgment. I. Mechanics: 1. Students will make their Commitment/Declaration poster on a short bond paper size paper.(printed or hand made) 2. The Commitment/Declaration poster should possess the following. a. A Commitment/ Declaration statement compose of not less than 7 sentences containing the ideals and values of a Paulinian student regarding certain topics (choose only one). 1. Leadership 2. Faith/Prayer 3. Sense of Nationalism 4. Social Awareness 5. Advocacies of the Congregation Prolife Disaster Preparedness Peace and Justice Environment Commitment/Declaration must contain a suitable biblical verse or an apt church teaching. b. The Commitment/Declaration statement should be followed by 10 doable and practical statements that will serve as...
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...Page numbers appear in upper right corner Short title at left margin in caps Use the Header/Footer feature to insert the short title and page # at the top of every page. Use the words Running head on first page only (use header function of Different First Page) The title of the paper and subsequent information is centered on the page and double spaced Notice that the font is Times New Roman, 12 point size Learning Autobiography (LAB # 1): Formal and Informal Educational Experiences Student’s Name Date LAS 30012 Writing and Critical Thinking in the Liberal Arts Ottawa University (Notice the next page number appears with short title) Title of Paper (Notice that the title of the paper is repeated here--centered, with the main words capitalized) Most of the papers you write at the college level should begin with an introduction. The introduction is much like a movie preview, in that it gives the reader a glimpse into what your paper is about, its purpose, and how it is organized. Instead of simply listing the things you will discuss in the paper, think creatively about how you could engage the reader and motivate him or her to want to read what you have written. The introduction section for both Learning Autobiographies should be one-quarter to one-half page in length. Formal Educational Experiences (Notice that the main headings of the paper are centered, boldface, and main words are capitalized. Also note that the heading...
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...Published: September 20th, 2017 The article “Record Number of West Nile Cases Reported, says Ottawa Public Health”, by Joanne Laucius, discusses the increased number of West Nile cases in Ottawa since it the first case was discovered in 2001, in Canada (Laucius 2017). Due to the high temperatures the past couple weeks, public health is stating that there is still a risk from mosquitos carrying West Nile Virus (Laucius, 2017). The focus of the article is to educate the public on how to prevent the transmission of West Nile from mosquitoes. Public Health is trying to achieve this by educating the public on how to prevent mosquito bites. The article discusses how West Nile virus relates to epidemiology as it discusses the importance of primary...
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...Heaven Lee Anthropology 246 Professor Seda October 29th,2015 The film, “Black Robe” was adapted from the novel with the same title, written by Brian Moore and directed by Bruce Beresford in 1991. He does a wonderful job in capturing the cultural differences between the Jesuits and the Algonquin Indians. The movie is an accurate and realistic of the clash between two cultures. His work in film follows the central theme of cultures in conflicts. Other movies that he directed were, “Driving Miss Daisy”, “Tender Mercies”, “Fringe Dweller” and etc.. The film, “Black Robe” is set in New France in 1634, when Samuel de Champlain, founder of the settlement sends French Jesuit, Father Laforge a non jesuit, Daniel along with their Algonquin allies on a mission to convert the Native in the Huron village. Samuel Champlain sends them on this mission because the Natives are “savages” and “uncivilized” that need to be converted. An experienced traveler, Chamina leads the group through their mission, however his dream about Father Laforge killing him is what makes his perception change on the mission and Catholicism. Mishaps and problems arise because of the religious and cultural differences between Father Laforge and the Algonquins. As the movie continues the viewer is abruptly introduced to another native culture when Father Laforge, Daniel and the Algonquins are taken into captivity by the Iroquois to be then saved by a heroin and Chomina daughter, Annucka. Furthermore, the...
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...The Ottawa Hospital, or L'Hôpital d'Ottawa, is a non-profit, public university teaching hospital in Ottawa, Canada. The hospital is made up of the former Grace Hospital, Riverside Hospital, Ottawa General Hospital and Ottawa Civic Hospital. The Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus, was established in 1845. It is a modern 456 bed teaching hospital. Now a day, it is a 1,195-bed academic health sciences centre affiliated with the University of Ottawa, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Ottawa Hospital is also one of two trauma centres in Eastern Ontario and southern Quebec. The other is Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario which is for children only. The employment contract is between the Ottawa Hospital and the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Hospital. According to the review and research about this agreement, the principle and legal concepts that learned from BUSI 2601 class, it provides the important issues that might be happened when signing an employment contract. The most important step of signing employment contract is to read the contract carefully and review the contract with a lawyer to make sure yourself understand everything in the contract that you are going to sign. The basic legal step, concepts and terminology, ethical issues of signing a contract will be talked in detail at first. The explanation of the employment contract by describe the clauses of the contract will also be talked. There will be the legal...
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...Date: October 5, 2015 To: Jim Watson, Mayor, City of Ottawa From: ..., Director of Planning, City of Ottawa Subject: Strategy to Promote Green Construction in Ottawa As per your request for a proposal for a new initiative related to sustainability, I am planning to deliver a presentation to the employees of the City of Ottawa’s Environment and Energy Department on the topic of promoting green construction policies in Ottawa. After conducting detailed research into Ottawa’s energy usage and environment, I came to the conclusion that the new initiative should emphasize green construction in general and passive solar buildings in particular. The memo set out below provides an overview of the advantages of green construction, an explanation of passive solar buildings, and information about the encouragement of passive solar buildings in Ottawa. Advantages of Green Construction According to the Canadian Environment Report, buildings are collectively the largest consumer of energy in Ottawa, ahead of transportation, and they are also the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions (Government of Canada, 2014). The growth of our communities has a major impact on our natural environment. The design, construction, and operation of the buildings in which we live and work have a significant impact on our natural resources. The common objective of all forms of green construction is the reduction of the overall impact...
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...number of old people and high death rate. We also used the fair share calculations and areas with at least 170 deaths per funeral on average every year as part of the metrics 2.0 RECOMMENDATIONS 2.1 Fair Share Analysis Based on the fair share calculations, which is total market divided by the number of funeral homes in the market. The four potential locations would be St Catharines with the highest fair market share of 9.87%; Kingston with 8.51%; Hamilton with 7.84%; London with 7.19% and Cambridge with 6.36%. We would highly suggest that the organization should consider St Catharine’s and Kingston as potential locations of the funeral home. 2.2 Annual number of deaths The five areas with the highest number of annual deaths are: Ottawa-Gatineau with 8,157.50 deaths, Hamilton with 5,943.50 deaths, St Catharines with 3,997.35, London with 3,584.93 deaths and Kitchener-Waterloo with 1,909.62 deaths. We would also recommend that the...
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...Ally Wallack Period 4 US history Journal entry 1. (birth until 1763) Pontiac also known as Obwandiyag was born around 1720, but people are unsure of his real date of birth. Although little is known about Pontiac’s youth, it is believed he was born along the Maumee River in Ohio, along to an Ottawa father and a Chippewa mother. although his parents came from 2 tribes he was still considered part of the Ottawa tribe. Ottawa babies were not named until a few months old, giving parents time to come up with their names, which are important and meaningful to them. The exact meaning of his name has not been determined, but some people referred to him as Obwandiyag (this was mainly the British colonists). As a young boy he was taught many skills to to help him to hunt and survive like any other Native American man would need to know. Many of their tools were probably influenced by the French traders, while their old tools were replaced with more powerful weapons, that made life much easier for them. In addition to learning how to survive, he was also taught the traditions of his tribe to be able to fit in. Education was traditionally taught by their Ottawa family, so they could decide how and what they wanted to teach their children, or teach them nothing at all....
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...Kovessy is a reporter for the Ottawa Business Journal. He brings up a very interesting difference between Canadian logistics and those of the United States. In 2007 Federal Government statistics showed that Canadian supply-chain management and logistic costs were 12-30% higher than in the US (Kovessy, 2008). The stated reasons for such a drastic difference in cost was because of generally smaller markets and major Canadian cities being further apart than US cities, therefore higher transportation costs. Regardless in order for Canadian companies to continue to be prosperous they need to minimize their costs in order to not only compete globally but also locally. Bob Gauthier, president of Seaway Express, says the best way to do so is for transportation companies to move their operations from major cities to more rural low cost towns. Traditional logistics theories believe that if the end consumer is in a major city, the distribution should be in the same city but in fact that is no longer true. Bob Peters, a senior officer in Cornwall's economic development department says “shipping and warehousing firms have realized they can reduce labour and real estate costs while avoiding traffic congestion by moving to lower cost centres in eastern Ontario.” The example used is a supply-chain management warehouse in a town just outside of Ottawa called Cornwall. The warehouse distributes to over 90 Wal-Mart locations in places such as Kanata and Ottawa. As a result transportation...
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...BEYOND THE COFFEE CUP A Quantitative Study on Planet Coffee Measuring Customer Satisfaction, Brand Response, and Brand Relationship ADV2103 Market Research and Brand Insights Bashar Sulaiman Hadeel Sakkijha Henrique Esper Jsajm Quino Olabode Bode-George December 8, 2015 Brand Management Program Algonquin College of Applied Arts & Technology Ottawa, Ontario Table of Contents Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................ 3 Background of the Study ................................................................................................................ 4 The Brand Equity Problem & Research Purpose ............................................................................ 5 Research Target (Sampling Plan) ................................................................................................... 7 Research Methodology &Approach ............................................................................................... 7 Secondary Research Summary ....................................................................................................... 8 Primary Research Findings ........................................................................................................... 10 Customer Satisfaction ............................................................................................................... 12 Brand Response & Relationships...
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