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LETHBRIDGE, AB, Jan. 14, 2013 /CNW/ - Jim Hillyer, Member of Parliament for Lethbridge, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health and Member of Parliament for Nunavut, announced funding for a project to provide a culturally enriched preschool readiness program for urban Aboriginal children between three and five years of age living in Lethbridge. "The Government of Canada's Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities program is proven to improve...
TORONTO, July 12, 2012 /CNW/ - The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) will present the annual FPAC/AFN Aboriginal Forest Products Business Leadership Award at the Assembly of First Nations Annual General Meeting in Toronto, Ontario on Tuesday, July 17(th). The award celebrates a First Nations business leader for his or her success in the forest products industry. The winner must exemplify superior business leadership, exceptional...
TORONTO, July 12, 2012 /CNW/ - The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) will present the annual FPAC/AFN Aboriginal Forest Products Business Leadership Award at the Assembly of First Nations Annual General Meeting in Toronto, Ontario on Tuesday, July 17(th). The award celebrates a First Nations business leader for his or her success in the forest products industry. The winner must exemplify superior business leadership, exceptional...
TORONTO, July 5, 2012 /CNW/ - Aboriginals living in Canadian cities report high rates of happiness based on their income, education, and network of personal relationships, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In "Breaking the Stereotype: Why Urban Aboriginals Score Highly on 'Happiness' Measures," authors Dominique Gross and John Richards examine why, on average, urban Aboriginals are as "happy" as other Canadians and recommend policies to help more...
Alcoa (NYSE:AA) today announced the release of its 2007 Corporate Sustainability Highlights, which details the company's global environmental, social and economic performance and shows how sustainability is integrated into all aspects of our business. The report is available on line in the Sustainability section of alcoa.com at http://www.alcoa.com/sustainability. "Sustainability remains a key focus at Alcoa. It drives best practices throughout our company and deepens our stakeholder...
Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that Alcoa Chairman Alain Belda was elected to the IBM board of directors, effective July 29, 2008. Alain Belda is chairman of Alcoa. Mr. Belda has a long, distinguished career at Alcoa joining the company nearly 40 years ago in its Brazilian affiliate, Alcoa Aluminio. He was elected a vice president of Alcoa in 1982, executive vice president in 1994, vice chairman in 1995, and president and chief operating officer with responsibility for all of Alcoa's...
The IBM (NYSE: IBM) board of directors today elected Alain J. P. Belda to the board, effective July 29, 2008. Mr. Belda, 65, is chairman of Alcoa Inc. Samuel J. Palmisano, IBM chairman, president and chief executive officer, said: "Alain is an exceptional business leader with a broad and deep understanding of the global marketplace, and his experience and knowledge will be an asset to IBM. We are delighted that Alain will be joining the IBM board." Mr. Belda's career with Alcoa began in...
Alcoa Chairman Alain Belda joined 99 global business leaders last week in calling for the Group of 8 (G8) leaders to take the lead on climate change and to commit to halving emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050. The set of policy recommendations were given to Japan Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, in advance of the G8 summit scheduled for July 7-9 in Hokkaido, Japan. The executives also requested that a successor treaty to the Kyoto Protocol...
