Archive 1997-2016
By Jason Brooks
John Waring is much like a man sitting at home with a winning lottery ticket.
But it’s a swimsuit, not the lotto, that could make his fortune.
In the office of his business, Bolte Engineering, located upstairs in his suburban Orleans home, he’s waiting for a call.
By Jojo Ruba
Gamblers will not be able to play the odds at charity casinos after March 30, when temporary charity casinos will be closed by the province. Permanent casinos were expected to open late last year but the province, the city and the casino operators are slowing the process, leaving charities at risk.
By Jen Ross
At the first general meeting for the new Sparks Street Mall merchants’ management board, merchants complained about old problems, but most hailed the new board as a refreshing change in leadership.
“The thing I’ve noticed about this meeting is that there is a lot of flexibility,” commented Jack Cook, owner of Canada’s Four Corners. “Over the years, I’ve attended many mall meetings and the opinions (of the board) have always been very fixed. But this board is encouraging me that something good will happen.”
The Business Beat
By Jason Brown
Experts have been calling the startling merger plan of the Bank of Montreal and Royal Bank of Canada as a dare to Finance Minister Paul Martin. I say the plan is a virtual coup d’état.
By ambushing Martin with their idea of a megabank in the fashion they did, the two banks have taken decision- making powers away from our elected officials. Or at least, that was their aim, and it’s a dangerous precedent.