A place to stay ÔÇö for 50 yearsPhilippe Gadbois of Atlific Hotels & Resorts tells Ruari McCallion about new ideas after the firmÔÇÖs 50 years in the hotel business in Canada. ItÔÇÖs just coming up to half a century since Holiday Inn awarded its first franchises in Canada. One of the two companies selected was Atlific Hotels & Resorts, founded in 1959 and based in Montreal.

Nothing but upside When Compton Petroleum learned of cutting-edge technology that could increase safety, protect the environment and save money, the company moved quickly, as Keith Regan explains. When John Kendrick, manager of environmental, health and safety at Compton Petroleum Corporation learned of a new infrared camera technology that could help pinpoint gas leaks, he began to do his homework and prepare a case for laying out the capital expenditure to acquire the technology. ÔÇ£I put together a PowerPoint presentation with maybe 20 slides or so,ÔÇ

Nothing but upside When Compton Petroleum learned of cutting-edge technology that could increase safety, protect the environment and save money, the company moved quickly, as Keith Regan explains. When John Kendrick, manager of environmental, health and safety at Compton Petroleum Corporation learned of a new infrared camera technology that could help pinpoint gas leaks, he began to do his homework and prepare a case for laying out the capital expenditure to acquire the technology. ÔÇ£I put together a PowerPoint presentation with maybe 20 slides or so,ÔÇ

Official openingsAfter writing last year about De BeersÔÇÖ progress towards its first diamond mine in Canada, Martin Ashcroft finally has the opportunity to cover not one, but two official openings. A long and winding road reached a milestone in July with the historic official opening of two new diamond mines in Canada. On Friday 25 July, De Beers Canada cut the ribbon on its Snap Lake mine, located 220-kilometres northeast of Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories.

A reputation for innovationKeith Regan learns how North American Development GroupÔÇÖs comfort level with more complex projects has helped it add some innovative developments to its portfolio. North American Development Group (NADG) has been in the business of developing retail centers for more than 30 years and over that time has had a hand in developing, redeveloping or acquiring some 17 million square feet of retail and related space.

The winning formulaThe oil and gas production business is enjoying good times on the back of high demand, but Pure Energy is investing in the future as well. Ruari McCallion takes a closer look. Time, money and energy sounds like something Albert Einstein would have developed a formula to describe. Superficially simple, like E = MC2, behind it would be calculations and theories that would make your brain hurt. There is, however, a purer simplicity about the relationship between time (T), money ($) and energy (E): TE = $.

Vancouver Island UniverrsityWith a new mission and a higher profile, Vancouver Island University is in the midst of its first major campus master planning initiative in decades, and Keith Regan reports that sustainability is included in every facet of that plan. In the spring of 2008, the British Columbia provincial government introduced legislation that will change the institution long known as Malaspina University College into a fully chartered university known as Vancouver Island University.

University of VictoriaPushing the envelope on sustainability comes naturally at the University of Victoria, Sarah Webb explains to Gary Toushek. "When you see how beautiful our campus here is, beside the ocean, with gardens and open spaces and aesthetically pleasing green buildings, any student interested in sustainability issues instinctively wants to apply those aspects to life at home and in the community at large, and it can be a rewarding experience.ÔÇØ Sarah WebbÔÇÖs energy and enthusiasm reverberates through the phone line as she describes the wid

High-end US jeweler Tiffany & Co. reported a higher-than-expected profit and raised its full-year forecast, while Zale Corp reported a loss caused by price markdowns.   Tiffany & Co. doubled its second-quarter net profit to $80 million, compared with $40 million a year earlier.  Sales increased 11 percent to $734 million due to strong growth in the Asian-Pacific and European regions.