OTTAWA – The head of a Quebec construction firm says he paid a lobbyist to win a contract on Parliament Hill — and he says it worked.
Paul Sauve, head of L.M. Sauve, alleges he paid businessman Gilles Varin $140,000 to help him get a contract to restore the stonework on Parliament Hill's West Block.
Sauve said he was discouraged after having lost a 1994 bid to restore the Peace Tower.
“We had no choice this time around but to try something different,” he told a Commons committee investigating his allegation.
Sauve says he'd like to think he won the contract because of the company's reputation and qualifications, but adds, “I tend to believe it is a combination of that, but more importantly because of the fact that we hired a lobbyist.”
Paul Sauve, head of L.M. Sauve, alleges he paid businessman Gilles Varin $140,000 to help him get a contract to restore the stonework on Parliament Hill's West Block.
Sauve said he was discouraged after having lost a 1994 bid to restore the Peace Tower.
“We had no choice this time around but to try something different,” he told a Commons committee investigating his allegation.
Sauve says he'd like to think he won the contract because of the company's reputation and qualifications, but adds, “I tend to believe it is a combination of that, but more importantly because of the fact that we hired a lobbyist.”
Amdocs to acquire Bridgewater for $214m The Canadian company provides subscriber management and network control solutions for mobile and convergent service providers. 19 June 11 08:54, Hillel Koren Amdocs Ltd. (NYSE: DOX) has signed an agreement to acquire Canadian company Bridgewater Systems (TSX: BWC) for C$211 million ($215 million). Amdocs, managed by CEO Eli Gelman, will pay C$8.20 per share, a 30% premium over Bridgewater's closing price Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and the deal is due to be closed within 90 days. The boards of directors of both companies have unanimously approved the transaction. Bridgewater provides policy, subscriber management and network control solutions for mobile and convergent service providers. With the acquisition, Amdocs plans to expand its Customer Experience Systems (CES) portfolio with more sophisticated data experience management capabilities. The aim of the acquisition is to enable service providers to support virtually any pricing strategy for data services, based on the combination of advanced customer models together with network level information. Amdocs group president Brian Shepherd said, "This acquisition would build on Amdocs' leadership in delivering innovative solutions that change market paradigms. It is a continuation of our strategy to support service providers as they seek to transform their businesses in anticipation of new market opportunities like 4G and machine-to-machine, and in response to clear threats, such as the data explosion." Bridgewater president and CEO Ed Ogonek said, "As the market leader in customer experience systems, Amdocs has an excellent reputation for delivering tangible value to service providers worldwide. The combination of Bridgewater's policy and subscriber data management portfolio with Amdocs CES portfolio will create a unique offering that would further extend Amdocs industry leadership, and deliver innovative solutions for service providers as they seek to transform their networks, improve customer loyalty and monetize their data services." Amdocs does not expect a material impact from the acquisition of Bridgewater, if completed, on fiscal year 2011 or fiscal year 2012 non-GAAP earnings per share. After the announcement of the acquisition on Friday, Amdocs share price fell 1.85% on the New York Stock Exchange to $28.67, giving a market cap of $5.32 billion. In after-hours trading the share rose 0.45% to $28.80. Published by Globes, Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on June 19, 2011 © Copyright of Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd. 2011
The opening of ATCO Structures and Logistics in Anchorage, Alaska is said to mark the return of the company to Alaska.
Alaska Business Monthly, May 2010 by GAIL WEST Summary: The article presents a brief company profile of the Alberta Trailer Company (ATCO) Ltd. Initially established in 1947 as Alberta Trailer Hire which was in the business of creating modular offices and housing, the company later diversified and was named ATCO Ltd. It consists of companies that provide utilities, such as gas, electric and water, energy, structures and technologies. The opening of ATCO Structures and Logistics in Anchorage, Alaska is said to mark the return of the company to Alaska. Excerpt from Article: BUILDING ALASKA SPECIAL SECTION ATCO Opens Anchorage Office Alaska presence key te company growth. BY GAIL WEST C ementing Alaska as a focalpoint for company growth,ATCO Structures and Logis- tics opened a branch office in Anchor- age in October 2009. People familiar with resource extraction in the state will remember ATCO's long history of providing company housing - more than 50 years on the trans-Alaska oil pipehne, for the U.S. Post Office and for operations and camps for mine and offshore drilling sites. During the 70s and '80s, the company had an office in Alaska, and Boris Rassin, executive vice president of business development for ATCO Structures and Logistics, said the ATCO brand has been strong over the years. "We have had a long commitment to Alaska," Rassin asid. "When we opened this branch, it was like coming home. I saw lots of units while 1 was in Alaska, and they're still in use from the 70s." According to Rassin, ATCO started business in 1947 as Alberta Trailer Hire. Its mission was to create offices and housing through modular construction. "It was a regional business; but from that background, it grew and diversified in different directions," he said. Today, ATCO Ltd., with more than 7,700 employees and approximately $9…
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our current federal and provincial ministers administration's non-existent level of Give-a-damn,
Expect life altering Hell. It will be a pain your ass and your heart for a lifetime and lifetime of heirs of estate FRAUD due to identity fraud.
Passing of Bill S-4 Ottawa, October 27, 2009
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Oil and Gas Activities Act General Regulation - New LTSA Fees
The Oil and Gas Activities Act and supporting regulation, the Oil and Gas Activities Act General Regulation have been brought into force effective October 4, 2010.
Sections 24 and 25 of the new regulations address the requirement to survey pipelines and well sites, related to oil and gas activity, within specified time frames. Section 26 of the new regulations provides a mechanism to apply for an extension to the time frames stated in sections 24 and 25.
For information about the resulting changes to the fee schedule refer to Circular Letter #449. Information pertaining to the Oil and Gas Activities Act and the Oil and Gas Activities Act General Regulation can be found on the Oil and Gas Commission website.
Posted Sun, 03 Oct 2010 23:55:00
Sections 24 and 25 of the new regulations address the requirement to survey pipelines and well sites, related to oil and gas activity, within specified time frames. Section 26 of the new regulations provides a mechanism to apply for an extension to the time frames stated in sections 24 and 25.
For information about the resulting changes to the fee schedule refer to Circular Letter #449. Information pertaining to the Oil and Gas Activities Act and the Oil and Gas Activities Act General Regulation can be found on the Oil and Gas Commission website.
Posted Sun, 03 Oct 2010 23:55:00
The Mission of the Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia (LTSA) is to create confidence by delivering assured land title and land survey systems essential to the property market and economic foundation of British Columbia.
Executive Team The LTSA executive team is based in Victoria, Vancouver and New Westminster and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Godfrey Archbold.
Assured Title
Under the Torrens system, legal title to land can only be changed by the act of registration on a public register, and the issuance of a certificate of indefeasible title. A title that is indefeasible cannot be defeated, revoked or made void. The person who has legal title to land has a right, good against the world, to the land.
Registration vests title in the land and certifies the indefeasibility of the title. A registered title includes the name of the owner and a listing of any mortgages, agreements for sale, leases, easements, covenants, rights-of-way or other registered charges which may pertain to the title. There are a limited number of exceptions to the principle of indefeasibility which are set out in the
Greg Pedersen, MS, CA, CPA (Oregon)
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
With more than 20 years of financial management experience, primarily in the technology sector, Greg has worked with organizations in Vancouver, London and San Francisco. Before joining the Authority at its inception, Greg served as the Chief Financial Officer of Trapezo, Inc. raising over $16 million to launch the company. Prior to Trapezo, he was controller of Scientific Learning Corporation, part of the team that took the company public on the NASDAQ exchange. Previous accounting and financial management positions include tenures at QuadraMed, Macromedia and Price Waterhouse.
Greg holds degrees in Economics, Business Administration and Taxation, is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
CONFLICT
Leslie Hildebrandt, LL.B.
Vice President and Corporate Counsel
Leslie Hildebrandt oversees the corporate, legal and regulatory affairs of the LTSA. Prior to joining the LTSA at its inception in 2005, Leslie acted as Chief Advisor for the Province of British Columbia in establishing the legislative and governance basis for the LTSA. She has over 18 years of regulatory reform and land administration experience, particularly in the areas of:
Vice President and Corporate Counsel
Leslie Hildebrandt oversees the corporate, legal and regulatory affairs of the LTSA. Prior to joining the LTSA at its inception in 2005, Leslie acted as Chief Advisor for the Province of British Columbia in establishing the legislative and governance basis for the LTSA. She has over 18 years of regulatory reform and land administration experience, particularly in the areas of:
- Environmental assessment
- Property assessment
- Environmental protection
Mike Thomson, BCLS
Surveyor General
Mike Thomson is the Surveyor General and Boundary Commissioner of BC. The primary function of the Surveyor General is to maintain the quality of the land survey structure of the province. This includes working with land survey professionals to establish survey standards, approving legal survey plans of public and certain private lands, and addressing property boundary issues. Mike is also a member of the Board of Management of the Association of BC Land Surveyors, appointed as the government's representative as prescribed by statute.
Prior to joining the LTSA in September 2007, Mike was the City Surveyor for the City of Vancouver. Mike previously spent 10 years in private practice as a BC land surveyor in the province's Lower Mainland.
Mike received his commission as a BC land surveyor in 1983. Mike was born, raised and educated in BC and earned a Diploma of Technology from BCIT in Land Surveying in 1979.
Surveyor General
Mike Thomson is the Surveyor General and Boundary Commissioner of BC. The primary function of the Surveyor General is to maintain the quality of the land survey structure of the province. This includes working with land survey professionals to establish survey standards, approving legal survey plans of public and certain private lands, and addressing property boundary issues. Mike is also a member of the Board of Management of the Association of BC Land Surveyors, appointed as the government's representative as prescribed by statute.
Prior to joining the LTSA in September 2007, Mike was the City Surveyor for the City of Vancouver. Mike previously spent 10 years in private practice as a BC land surveyor in the province's Lower Mainland.
Mike received his commission as a BC land surveyor in 1983. Mike was born, raised and educated in BC and earned a Diploma of Technology from BCIT in Land Surveying in 1979.
almost 2 decades
That is about how long it took for everything to clear off my credit when this happened to a group of us at work.
anti-terrorism measure being imposed -Department of Homeland Security
She said that there is nothing in the new Secure Flight policy —an anti-terrorism measure being imposed on all airlines flying over the U.S. — that precludes the Department of Homeland Security from sharing passenger names, birth dates, and genders, passport information and travel itineraries with immigration and law enforcement authorities at home and abroad.
Read more: http://www.nationalpost.com/news/Privacy+commissioner+wants+limits+sharing+data+travellers/3850056/story.html#ixzz15fujqp6V
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She said that there is nothing in the new Secure Flight policy —an anti-terrorism measure being imposed on all airlines flying over the U.S. -- that precludes the Department of Homeland Security from sharing passenger names, birth dates, and genders, passport information and travel itineraries with immigration and law enforcement authorities at home and abroad.
