Events Calendar 2008
December 2008
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Thursday, December 11, 2008 - Colossus Minerals Inc. Opens the Market Ari Sussman, CEO & Chairman of Colossus Minerals Inc. opened the market today. Colossus is an emerging mineral exploration and development company focused on high grade precious metals in Brazil. Colossus trades on TSX under the stock symbol CSI. |
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - Crowflight Minerals Inc. Opens the Market Mike Hoffman, President & CEO of Crowflight Minerals Inc. opened the market today. Crowflight Minerals Inc. is a Canadian junior mining company that is bringing the Bucko Lake Nickel Mine near Wabowden, Manitoba into production. The Company is also operating nickel, copper and Platinum Group Mineral (PGM) projects in the Thompson Nickel Belt and Sudbury Basin. Crowflight Minerals Inc. trades on the TSX under the stock symbol CML. |
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008 - TSX Venture Exchange Welcomes New Quebec Issuers TSX Venture Exchange Vice President Louis Doyle welcomed nine Québec companies to the market at a listing ceremony on Tuesday, December 2, 2008. There have been 290 new listings on TSX Venture Exchange in the first ten months of 2008, of which 20 are based in Québec. Mr. Doyle said that, while the economic turmoil and market volatility during recent months have had an impact on the number of new listings, the Capital Pool Company® program still represents a significant portion of the going-public activity in Québec. |
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Friday, December 5, 2008 - TSX Venture Exchange Welcomes New Alberta Issuers TSX Venture President Kevan Cowan and Roy Homyshin, Director welcomed 29 Alberta companies to the market Thursday, November 27, 2008. There have been 290 companies listed on TSX Venture Exchange in the first 10 months of 2008, 42 or 15% of which are based in Alberta. Roy Homyshin said the economic turmoil and market volatility during recent months had an impact on the number of new listings. However, we still anticipate that in 2008 we will reach the same level of Alberta based company listings as in 2007. The 29 Alberta companies began trading on TSX Venture Exchange between May and October of this year. |
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008 - CIBC World Markets and CIBC Wood Gundy Investment Advisors Opens the Market CIBC World Markets sales and trading staff and CIBC Wood Gundy Investment Advisors opened the market today. On December 3rd CIBC staff will donate their fees and commissions to children's charities. This will be the 24th consecutive year that CIBC staff have donated their fees and commissions to children's charities. Since the first Miracle Day in 1984, over $190 million has been raised for children's charities across Canada. For more information please visit: www.cibcwm.com/wm/miracleday/Canada/en/index.html. |
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Monday, December 1, 2008 - Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation Opens the Market Dr. Ben Neel, Research Director for The Campbell Family Cancer Research Institute at The Princess Margaret opened the market today kicking off a special week for their Gift of Stock campaign. This campaign encourages supporters of the hospital to donate stocks and securities, taking advantage of federal legislation passed in 2006 that provides tax advantages for donations of securities. The need for cancer research is critical. Nearly 40 percent of women and 45 percent of men will receive a cancer diagnosis in their lifetime based on current statistics. The Princess Margaret is one of the top 5 cancer research centres in the world. |
November 2008
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Friday, November 28, 2008 - Scouts Canada Opens the Market Members of Scouts Canada opened the market today. Scouts Canada teaches young people ages five to 26 about leadership skills, caring for the environment and living healthy, active lifestyles. Through the Scouting program, girls and boys challenge themselves, make life-long friendships and help to create a better world. Scouts Canada would like to acknowledge Bank of Nova Scotia, Canada Life, CIBC, Royal Bank and TD Canada Trust for their generous support. |
![]() | Thursday, November 27, 2008 - Polo Biology Global Group Corporation Opens the Market Wu, Li (Polo), Chairman and Wu, Qing (Paul), CEO of Polo Biology Global Group Corporation, along with Jie Liu (Miranda), COO of Polo Biology Global Group Corporation opened the market today. Polo Biology Global Group Corporation, through its operating subsidiaries in China, develops, manufactures and distributes health supplements, personal and homecare products across China under the Polo brand. The Company currently distributes its products through Polo Biology, which manages a network of retail outlets operated by its franchisees. Polo Biology Global Group Corporation trades on TSX Venture under the stock symbol PGG. |
![]() | Wednesday, November 26 - TSX Venture Exchange Welcomes New BC Issuers TSX Venture President Kevan Cowan and Sr. Vice President John McCoach welcomed 76 British Columbia companies to the market Monday, November 24, 2008. There have been 290 companies listed on TSX Venture Exchange in the first 10 months of 2008, 145 or 50% of which are based in British Columbia. John McCoach said the Exchange recognizes that the credit crises and economic turmoil during the last few months had an impact on the number of new listings. However, we still consider the number of new listings in 2008 to be somewhat beyond expectations. The 76 B.C. companies began trading on TSX Venture Exchange between May and October of this year. |
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - The Children's Aid Foundation Opens the Market The Children's Aid Foundation opened the market today. The Children's Aid Foundation is a national charity dedicated to improving the lives of abused, neglected and high-risk children and youth in communities across Canada. As a registered charity, the Children's Aid Foundation raises funds to implement programs that give these children and youth the skills and support they need to reach their full potential. For more information please visit www.cafdn.org. |
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Monday, November 24, 2008 - The Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada Opens the Market The Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada along with staff from CIBC World Markets and Stikeman Elliott LLP opened the market today to promote "Movember". The Movember campaign was created by the Movember Foundation; an Australian- based, not for profit, charitable organization that implements the Movember campaign each year across the globe. The Movember campaign creates awareness around men's health issues and raises funds for selected beneficiary partners in each country with a focus on prostate cancer. Movember's beneficiary partner in Canada is the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada. In support of Movember, CIBC World Markets and Stikeman Elliott LLP have created corporate teams of participants known as "Mo Bros" who registered with a clean shaven face at the beginning of Movember and have the remainder of the month to grow and groom their moustache, raising money and awareness along the way. The event culminates at the end of the month where the participants compete for the title of "Man of Movember". Since 2004, Movember has raised over $17 million around the globe. |
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Friday, November 21, 2008 - Phonetime Inc. Opens the Market Wayne Silver, President & CEO, Phonetime Inc. opened the market today. Phonetime Inc. is a supplier of international wholesale long distance services to large and small carriers around the world. Phonetime also provides a wide range of long distance telecommunication products and services to individual consumers and businesses across Canada. Phonetime Inc. trades on the TSX under the stock symbol PHD. |
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Thursday, November 20, 2008 - Alaris Royalty Corp. Opens the Market Stephen King, President and CEO, Alaris Royalty Corp. opened the market today. Alaris Royalty Corp. is a Canadian private equity fund that invests in a diversified range of private companies around the world. Alaris' portfolio of investments consists of the following companies: LifeMark Health, End of the Roll, MEDIchair and Lower Mainland Steel. Alaris Royalty Corp. trades on the TSX under the stock symbol AD. |
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - BGI Canada Limited Opens the Market Rajiv Silgardo, President & CEO, BGI Canada Limited opened the market today to launch four new ETFS: iShares Conservative Core Portfolio Builder Fund, iShares Growth Core Portfolio Builder Fund, iShares Global Completion Portfolio Builder Fund and iShares Alternatives Completion Portfolio Builder Fund. Barclays Canada currently has 29 ETFs listed on the TSX. The 4 new ETFs trade on the TSX under the stock symbols XCR, XGR, XGC and XAL. |
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - TMX Group Honours Remembrance Day Representatives from Veterans Affairs Canada and the Canadian Armed Forces opened the market to mark Remembrance Day. Joining the group was Joseph Ryan, a World War II veteran who was a prisoner at Dieppe. Each year, Canada marks Veterans' Week, November 5 - 11 to honour and remember all the men and women who served Canada in times of war, military conflict and peace. This year, Remembrance Day also marks the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War. More than 650,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders participated in World War I and over 68,000 lost their lives. Lest we forget. |
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Monday, November 10, 2008 - TMX Group Launches Its 2008 United Way Campaign Thomas Kloet, CEO of TMX Group and Susan McIsaac, Chief Development Officer of United Way Toronto opened the market today to launch the TMX Group 2008 United Way campaign. They are joined by staff from the Toronto office. TMX Group supports the United Way in each of the cities where it operates - Vancouver, Calgary, Markham, Toronto and Montreal. This year the United Way Toronto has a goal to raise $110 million. |
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Friday, November 7, 2008 - Certified General Accountants Opens the Market Certified General Accountants opened the market today in celebration of the CGA designation's centenary and coinciding with the Certified General Accountants of Ontario's annual conference in Toronto. The highlight of the conference is the admission to membership of 961 newly-qualified certified general accountants. In an economic and business climate where the status quo is the starting point, CGAs find ways to enable innovation, adaptability and progress through the practice of forward-thinking financial management. |
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Thursday, November 6, 2008 - Corporate Women Directors International and the Institute of Corporate Directors Opens the Market Corporate Women Directors International (CWDI) and the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) opened the market today. CWDI promotes the increased participation of women in corporate boards globally, fosters national and international networks to link women directors, and seeks to hone directors skills in corporate governance. ICD is a member-based organization that represents the Director community in Canada. For more information please visit www.globewomen.org and www.icd.ca. |
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008 - Take Our Kids to Work Opens the Market A group of grade 9 students, hosted by TMX Group opened the market today to celebrate Take Our Kids to WorkTM Day. Hundreds of thousands of Grade nine students across the country are spending the day at work today. Take Our Kids to WorkTM teaches Grade nine students the importance of education, skills development and training while giving them the opportunity to experience the world of work and the variety of career opportunities. |
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Tuesday, November 4, 2008 - Canada's Sports Hall of Fame Opens the Market Canada's Sports Hall of Fame opened the market to celebrate the induction of seven more individuals at a gala dinner on November 5. On hand to open the market was inductee Lennox Lewis, former world heavyweight champion. The mission of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame is to inspire Canadian identity and national pride by telling the compelling stories of the outstanding achievements that make up Canada's sports history. Today, the Sports Hall of Fame honours 489 people representing some 56 sports. |
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Monday, November 3, 2008 - Carbon Disclosure Project Opens the Market The Carbon Disclosure Project opened the market today. The Carbon Disclosure Project Canada 200 report is prepared by the Conference Board of Canada on behalf of 385 Canadian and International Institutional Investors representing in excess of $57 Trillion in assets. The report provides data to investors and celebrates the 15 Canadian Companies who have a leadership position related to the disclosure of carbon emissions. Launch events will be hosted by The Conference Board of Canada in Toronto (Nov. 5), Montreal (Nov. 6), and Vancouver (Nov. 7). The Conference Board of Canada manages the Canadian survey on behalf of the global Carbon Disclosure Project, an independent not-for-profit organization which acts as an intermediary between shareholders and corporations on all climate change related issues, providing primary climate change data from the world's largest corporations, to the global market place. |
October 2008
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Friday, October 31, 2008 - TMXmoney.com and Zoomer Media Opens the Market The TMXmoney.com website team along with members of Zoomer Media and ASPIRIN® 81mg, ZoomerShow major sponsors, opened the market today to mark the first annual ZoomerShow. The ZoomerShow is the first consumer show and lifestyle expo for the growing 45+ demographic. TMXmoney.com is a sponsor and their team will be at the ZoomerShow to answer questions about their new website. Click here for more details on the ZoomerShow. |
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - Hard Creek Nickel Corporation Opens the Market Hard Creek Nickel Corporation opened the market today. Hard Creek Nickel Corporation is developing and exploring its 100% owned Turnagain Nickel Project, located in northwest British Columbia, Canada. The Turnagain property is a new sulphide nickel deposit measured by contained sulphide nickel. Hard Creek Nickel trades on the TSX under the stock symbol HNC. |
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - Canadian Women's Foundation Opens the Market The Canadian Women's Foundation opened the market today with the launch of Canada's first charitable IPO (Immediate Public Opportunity), The Girls Growth Fund. The campaign hopes to raise $1 million by December 31, 2008 for critical initiatives benefiting girls across Canada. From left to right: Tom Kloet, CEO, TMX Group, Christine Ellison, Vice President, TMX Group, Bill Downe, CEO, BMO Financial Group; Margot Franssen, Co-Chair, Canadian Women's Foundation; Emily Arnold, Honorary Chair Girl, Girls Growth Fund; the Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, Board Member, Canadian Women's Foundation; Purdy Crawford, Counsel, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP; and Richard Nesbitt, CEO, CIBC World Markets. |
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Monday, October 20, 2008 - Sandfire Securities Inc. Opens the Market Sandfire Securities Inc. opened the market today in recognition of Sandfire Securities becoming a Participating Organization of Toronto Stock Exchange and a Member of TSX Venture Exchange under trading number 052. Sandfire Securities Inc. focusses on Institutional sales and trading, research, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions. |
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Friday, October 17, 2008 - Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) Opens the Market Vicky J. Sharpe, President & CEO of SDTC opened the market today to recognize the importance of public markets in financing Cleantech and to celebrate the success of Cleantech Investor Day which took place on Thursday, October 16 in the TSX Gallery. SDTC is a non-profit foundation established by the Government of Canada to finance and support the development and demonstration of clean technologies. Cleantech Investor Day provided a forum for private and public companies in the Cleantech sector to present, discuss and network with members of the investment community. |
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - WWF-Canada Opens the Market Pat Koval, Chairman, WWF-Canada along with the WWF Panda opened the market today. WWF-Canada is part of the WWF global network, which operates in more than 100 countries and is the world's largest conservation organization with over five million supporters worldwide. WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature by conserving the world's biological diversity; ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable; and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption. |
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - Plutonic Power Corporation and Arise Technologies Corporation Opens the Market Don McInnes, CEO and Vice Chairman, Plutonic Power Corporation and Bart Tichelman, President and CEO, Arise Technologies Corporation opened the market today to launch TMX Group's Cleantech Week. ARISE Technologies Corporation provides cost-effective solar technology and trades on the TSX under the stock symbol APV. Plutonic Power is a green energy company developing a suite of non-storage (run-of-river) hydroelectric projects in British Columbia and trades on the TSX under the stock symbol PCC. |
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Monday, October 6, 2008 - AuEx Ventures Inc. Opens the Market Ronald Parratt, President and Richard L. Bedell, EVP, AuEx Ventures Inc. opened the market today. AuEx Ventures is a precious metals exploration company that has nineteen exploration projects in Nevada, one project in Spain and five projects in Argentina. The Company controls over 80,000 acres of unpatented mining claims and fee land in Nevada. AuEx Ventures Inc. trades on the TSX under the stock symbol XAU. |
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Thursday, October 2, 2008 - World Energy Solutions Inc. Opens the Market Richard Domaleski, CEO, World Energy Solutions Inc. opened the market today. World Energy operates online exchanges for energy and green commodities. In addition to helping its customers obtain favorable pricing on traditional energy commodities, World Energy is taking an active role in creating the green commodities markets. To date, the company has transacted nearly 1 billion kWh of green power and Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), and its trading platform powers the Regional Green House Gas Initiative's (RGGI) cap and trade program for CO2 emissions. World Energy trades on TSX under the stock symbol XWE. |
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008 - AthletesCAN Opens the Market AthletesCAN and Canada's top high performance athletes opened the market today in celebration of athlete leadership and to kick off the 2008 Mitsubishi Motors AthletesCAN Forum, October 2-5, 2008. Local athletes from the Toronto area joining AthletesCAN included: Jennifer Botterill, Hockey, 2006 Olympic Gold Medalist: Karen Cockburn, Trampoline, 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist; Perdita Felicien, Athletics, 2004 Olympian; Nicole Forrester, Athletics, 2008 Olympian; Priscilla Lopes-Schliep, 2008 Olympic Bronze Medalist; Alexandra Orlando, Rhythmic Gymnastics, 2008 Olympian; Kevin Stittle, Sailing, 2008 Olympian; Claire Carver Dias, Synchronized Swimming, 2000 Olympic Bronze Medalist & Board of Directors President, AthletesCAN; Trevino Betty, Athletics, Board of Directors Vice President, AthletesCAN; and Andrew Nisker, Tennis, Board of Directors, AthletesCAN. AthletesCAN ensures an athlete centered sport system by developing athlete leaders who influence sport policy and, as role models, inspire a strong sport culture. |
September 2008
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - PEER 1 Network Enterprises Inc. Opens the Market Fabio Banducci, CEO and Gary Sherlock, CFO, of PEER 1 Network Enterprises Inc. opened the market today. PEER 1 is an online IT infrastructure provider and offers Internet network supporting scalable managed hosting, dedicated hosting through the ServerBeach brand, and co-location solutions. Since 1999, PEER 1 has grown to include 15 data centers in North America and points-of-presence in Europe. Peer 1 Network Enterprises trades on TSX under the stock symbol PIX. |
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Thursday, September 18, 2008 - Glentel Opens the Market Members of Glentel's management team opened the market today to commemorate two major corporate milestones -Glentel's 45th anniversary in business and the 25th anniversary of the company trading on the TSX under the symbol GLN. Glentel is a multi-carrier retailer of mobile phones and provider of wireless communications solutions across Canada. Glentel is headquartered in Burnaby, British Columbia, and employs 1,400 people. For more information please visit www.glentel.com. |
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008 - MacDougall, MacDougall & MacTier Opens the Market Bart H. MacDougall, Chairman, and Timothy E. Price, President and CEO, of MacDougall, MacDougall & MacTier, Inc. opened the market today to celebrate the firm's 150th anniversary. MacDougall, MacDougall & MacTier is an independent, employee-owned investment firm based in Montreal, servicing investors since 1858. |
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Monday, September 15, 2008 - Schneider Power Inc. Corporation Opens the Market Bernd Schneider, Chairman, and Thomas Schneider, Vice Chairman and President of Schneider Power Inc. opened the market today. Schneider Power Inc. is a renewable energy company with a portfolio in excess of 1,000 MW of clean electricity generation development projects and exploration projects located across two continents, and large land positions on wind and solar power areas in North America. Schneider Power trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the stock symbol SNE. |
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Friday, September 12, 2008 - Timbercreek Mortgage Investment Corporation Opens the Market R. Blair Tamblyn, President & CEO, Timbercreek Mortgage Investment Corporation opened the market today. Timbercreek Mortgage Investment Corporation will be managed by Timbercreek Asset Management Inc. and provide investors with an opportunity to invest indirectly, through holding shares of the fund, in selected mortgage loan investments. Timbercreek Mortgage Investment Corporation trades on the TSX under the stock symbol TMC. |
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Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - Claymore Investments, Inc. Opens the Market Som Seif, CEO, Claymore Investments, Inc. opened the market today to launch Claymore Global Infrastructure ETF and Claymore Global Real Estate ETF. There are now 21 Claymore ETFs on TSX. Claymore also has two other structured products listed on TSX. Claymore Global Infrastructure ETF and Claymore Global Real Estate ETF trade on the TSX under the stock symbols, CIF and CGR respectively. |
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Tuesday, September 9, 2008 - New Dawn Mining Corp. Opens the Market Ian R. Saunders, President & CEO, New Dawn Mining Corp. opened the market today. New Dawn Mining Corp. is engaged in the production of gold and related activities including exploration, development, mining and processing in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). New Dawn Mining Corp. principal assets are; the producing Turk Mine in Zimbabwe, the advanced exploration project Angelus Mine in Zimbabwe, and the advanced exploration project Blue Dot Property mine in South Africa. New Dawn Mining Corp. trades on the TSX under the stock symbol ND. |
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Friday, September 5, 2008 - Northland Resources Inc. Opens the Market Ardent (Buck) Morrow, President, Northland Resources Inc. opened the market today. Northland Resources is an iron ore development company with a projects in Sweden and Finland. The company was previously listed on TSX Venture Exchange. Northland Resources trades on the TSX under the stock symbol NAU. |
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Thursday, September 4, 2008 - Toronto International Film Festival Opens the Market Piers Handling, CEO of the Toronto International Film Festival Group and Co-Director of Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) , and Cameron Bailey, Co-Director of TIFF, open the market today to celebrate the opening day of the thirty-third edition of TIFF. As part of TIFF08, 312 films from 64 countries will screen, including 249 feature-length films, 76 per cent of which are world, international or North American premieres, and 61 of which are feature directorial debuts. |
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008 - World Federation of Exchanges Opens the Market Thomas Krantz, Secretary General of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), opened the market today. WFE is comprised of fifty-six exchanges from all over the world. WFE members together account for nearly all of world stock market capitalisation and most of its exchange-traded futures, options, listed investment funds and bonds. TMX Group will host the 49th World Federation of Exchanges General Assembly and Annual Meeting in Vancouver in October 2009. |
August 2008
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Thursday, August 21, 2008 - National Black MBA Association Opens the Market Damon Knights, President of the NBMBAA Toronto Chapter, Keith Wyche, Board Member of the NBMBAA and President of U.S. Operations for Pitney-Bowes joined NBMBAA members and CIBC Black Employee Network members to open the market today. The NBMBAA Toronto Chapter is the first international chapter of an 8,000 member U.S. based organization. With the support of Canada's top ranked business schools and corporate partners, the Toronto group will work with youth, students, professionals and executives to highlight the transformational impact of graduate level education, and actively promote diversity in executive management across Canada. For more information please visit www.nbmbaa.ca. |
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - Aeroquest International Limited Opens the Market Roy Graydon, CEO and President, Aeroquest International Limited, opened the market today. Aeroquest International Limited is a mining and energy services company providing commercial airborne geophysical surveys for use in mineral and oil and gas exploration. Aeroquest is also developing applications for its proprietary time domain electromagnetic systems in the environmental services and ground water exploration industries. Aeroquest International Limited trades on the TSX under the stock symbol AQL. |
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - Seabridge Gold Inc. Opens the Market James Anthony, Chairman & Rudi Fronk, President and CEO, Seabridge Gold Inc. opened the market today. Seabridge holds a 100% interest in several North American gold resource projects. The Corporation's principal assets are the KSM property in British Columbia, a large undeveloped gold/copper deposit, and the Courageous Lake gold project located in Canada's Northwest Territories. Seabridge Gold Inc. trades on the TSX under the stock symbol SEA. |
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Friday, August 1, 2008 - Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Opens the Market The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and its Run sponsors opened the market today. The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure will take place on Sunday October 5, 2008 connecting more than 170,000 Canadians in 55 communities across the country. The Run raises millions of dollars to fund innovative and relevant breast cancer research, education, and awareness programs in communities across Canada. For more information please visit www.cbcf.org. |
July 2008
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Thursday, July 31, 2008 - Metropolitan Mining Inc. Opens the Market Michael Thomson, President & CEO, Metropolitan Mining Inc. opened the market today. Metropolitan Mining is a junior mining company focused on the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties and is currently focused in Argentina. Metropolitan Mining trades on the TSXV under the stock symbol MNZ. |
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - ZoomerMedia Ltd. Opens the Market Moses Znaimer, President & CEO of ZoomerMedia Ltd. and his team opened the market today to introduce ZoomerMedia Ltd. (ZUM), a multi-media company serving Canada's 14.5 million Zoomers. Earlier this year, Moses announced his New Vision Of Aging For Canada and popularized the term "Zoomer", derived from Boomer With Zip!, to describe the demographic traditionally and previously known as "45+". ZoomerMedia operates a suite of websites and e-newsletters including 50Plus.com and CARP.ca, the site associated with the 350,000 member-strong CARP, Canada's largest organization for Canadians 45+. In addition, ZoomerMedia recently established a Conference and Trade Show Division and publishes CARP Magazine, to be re-launched as ZOOMER this October on newsstands across Canada. ZoomerMedia trades on TSX Venture Exchange under the stock symbol ZUM. |
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - Major League Soccer Opens the Market Don Garber, Commissioner, Major League Soccer, MLS All-Star players Jim Brennan (Toronto FC) and Kenny Cooper (FC Dallas), along with Toronto FC and BMO Field employees opened the market today. Toronto FC and BMO Field are hosting the 2008 Pepsi MLS All-Star Game between the MLS All-Star and West Ham United of the English Premier League on July 24 at 7 pm. |
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - Tennis Canada and Rogers Cup Opens the Market Daniel Nestor, 2008 Wimbledon Doubles Champion and representatives from Tennis Canada and Rogers Cup opened the market today. The Rogers Cup men's event will be held in Toronto from July 19-27, 2008. For more information, please visit www.rogerscupmen.com. |
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Monday, July 21, 2008 - Launch of new TMXmoney.com financial website Today marks the launch of the new TMXmoney.com financial website, designed to help you invest with insight. The new site, at www.tmxmoney.com, includes full Canadian and U.S. quotes, company information, mutual funds and financial content, plus an expanded set of helpful investment tools. Members of the TMXmoney.com website team, along with representatives from the site launch sponsors - including Barclays Global Investors; Davies, Ward, Phillips & Vineberg LLP; Desjardins, Disnat Division; CIBC and TELUS Business Solutions - participated in the market open. For more information including a full list of attendees and sponsors, click here. |
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Monday, July 14, 2008 - Saint Elizabeth Health Care Foundation Opens the Market Sue Williams, Chair, Saint Elizabeth Health Care Foundation opened the market today. A Canadian not for profit community and home based health care organization, Saint Elizabeth Health Care (SEHC) is celebrating its 100th anniversary. SEHC employs nearly 4,000 multidisciplinary staff and delivers 3.3 million home care visits a year. |
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Friday, July 4, 2008 - Canadian Senior Men's National Basketball Team Company Opens the Markets Canada's Senior Men's National Basketball Team opened the market today in celebration of the team's quest to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Team Canada will be flying to Athens, Greece later this month to try and earn a ticket to Beijing at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Before that however, fans can cheer on Team Canada live at the Jack Donohue International Classic taking place at the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario, July 4-5. Tickets are on sale now. |
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Thursday, July 3, 2008 - Russia's Khabarovsk Region Opens the Market Mr. Gennady Pocherevin, Minister of Natural Resources & Mr. Vasily Shikhaley, Minister of Forestry, Khabarovsk Region opened the market today as part of a tour to promote their region to Canada's investment community. The Khabarovsk region of Russia is one of the most resource-rich jurisdictions in Russia. |
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Wednesday, July 2, 2008 - Asia Bio-Chem Company Opens the Markets Zhiping Wang, president and CEO, Asia Bio-Chem Company opened the market today. Asia Bio-Chem, through Changtu Bio, manufactures and sells cornstarch and related products in the Peoples' Republic of China ( the "PRC"). It has a manufacturing facility located in Liaoning Province which produces approximately 270,000 tonnes products annually for the Chinese domestic market . Its customers are industrial, and in a variety of industries including : food manufacturing, paper products, textiles, plastics and synthetic fibres, pharmaceuticals, vitamins, and antibiotics. Asia Bio-Chem trades on the TSXV under the stock symbol ABC. |
June 2008
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Friday, June 27, 2008 - Toronto Argonauts Open the Markets Toronto Argonauts Team Owner David Cynamon, CEO Michael Clemons, COO Brad Watters along with Jason, the team's mascot, members of the Blue Thunder Cheerleading Squad helped open trading today to kick off the 2008 Canadian Football League season. The Argos play in Winnipeg tonight and the home opener is on Thursday, July 3 at Rogers Centre. For more information on tickets, please visit www.argonauts.ca. |
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Thursday, June 26, 2008 - Bloorview Child Ambassadors Open the Markets in Celebration of the 9th Annual Bike for Tykes Event Bloorview Child Ambassadors Robbie, Kylie and Harry opened the markets today in celebration of the 9th Annual Bike for Tykes, which raises funds for Bloorview Kids Rehab, Canada's largest teaching hospital for children with disabilities. For more information please visit www.Bloorview.ca. |
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Wendesday, June 25, 2008 - Marengo Mining Limited Opens the Market Les Emery, Managing Director, Marengo Mining Limited, opened the market today. Marengo Mining, a diversified metals company, has established a strong position in Papua New Guinea (PNG) with the rapidly-developing Yandera Copper-Molybdenum Project. Marengo trades on TSX under the stock symbol MRN. |
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - Hyduke Energy Services Opens the Market Myron Yurko, Chairman & Gordon McCormack, President and CEO, Hyduke Energy Services Inc. opened the market today. Hyduke Energy Services Inc. is an integrated oilfield services company specializing in the manufacture, repair and sale of oilfield equipment and supplies. Their range of products and services include oilfield service rigs, drilling rigs, pump trucks, generator & combination buildings, pneumatic controls, various models of truck mounted cranes, oilfield supplies, drilling tools, engineering services, and machining & fabrication services. Hyduke Energy trades on the TSX under the stock symbol HYD. |
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Friday, June 20, 2008 - TSX Venture 50 Top Companies Open the Market In celebration of the announcement of the 2008 TSX Venture 50, representatives from the top ranked companies were invited to open the market today. The TSX Venture 50 identifies the top 10 companies in each of five major industry sectors, based on a ranking formula that includes revenue, return on investment, market cap growth and trading volume. Top companies include: Mining - Noront Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:NOT), Oil & Gas - Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (TSX:PEG), Technology/Life Sciences - Active Control Technology Inc. (TSX-V:ACT), Cleantech - Zongshen PEM Power Systems Inc. (TSX-V:ZPP) and Diversified Industries - Noveko International Inc. (TSX-V:EKO). To view the 2008 TSX Venture 50 companies click here. |
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - Horizons BetaPro Opens the Market Howard Atkinson, President, Horizons BetaPro ETF's and Adam Felesky, President, BetaPro Management Inc, along with others from the BetaPro team opened the market today to celebrate the listing of 4 new ETF's: Horizons BetaPro S&P 500® Bull Plus ETF (HSU), Horizons BetaPro S&P 500® Bear Plus ETF (HSD), Horizons BetaPro NASDAQ-100® Bull Plus ETF (HQU), Horizons BetaPro NASDAQ-100® Bear Plus ETF (HQD). BetaPro Management has 18 other ETFs listed on TSX. |
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Thursday, June 12, 2008 - Canadian Bloods Services Opens the Market Representatives from many of Canada's most prominent businesses including IBM Canada; RBC; CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company; TD Bank Financial Group; Cassels, Brock & Blackwell; Stikeman Elliott; Ace INA; and Knightstone Capital joined National Blood Donor Week co-sponsor Hon. Navdeep Bains of Mississauga-Brampton South to help Canadian Blood Services open the market today. These leading Canadian companies put patients first by supporting their employees to take time from work and donate blood through Canadian Blood Services' Partners for Life Program. |
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008 - Ontario Minister of Research and Innovation John Wilkinson and Minister of Finance Dwight Duncan Opens the Market Ontario Minister of Research and Innovation John Wilkinson and Minister of Finance Dwight Duncan were joined by other partners in the new Ontario Venture Capital Fund to open the market today. The Minister announced that the new, $205 million venture fund was open for business. The fund will be managed by TD Capital. For more information go to www.ontario.ca/innovation-news. |
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - PC Gold Inc. Opens the Market PC Gold Inc. executives opened the market today. PC Gold, a mineral exploration and development company was incorporated for the purpose of acquiring the Pickle Crow Property, the Company's sole property. The Pickle Crow Property is located north of Thunder Bay, Ontario. PC Gold Inc, trades on TSX under the stock symbol PKL. |
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Monday, June 9, 2008 - Nautilus Minerals Inc. Opens the Market Geoff Loudon, Chairman and Stephen Rogers, President & CEO, Nautilus Minerals Inc. opened the market today. Nautilus is the first company to commercially explore the ocean floor for gold and copper seafloor massive sulphide deposits. The Company's main focus is the Solwara 1 Project, which is located in the territorial waters of Papua New Guinea in the western Pacific Ocean. Nautilus Minerals Inc. trades on the TSX under the stock symbol NUS. |
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Friday, June 6, 2008 - TeraGo Inc. Opens the Market Bryan Boyd, CEO of TeraGo Inc., opened the market today. TeraGo Networks provides Wireless Broadband Services to businesses in Canada, which include High Speed Internet, Data Networking, and Internet Redundancy using Fixed Wireless Technology. They also own and operate National Wireless Network. TeraGo Inc. trades on TSX under the stock symbol TGO. |
May 2008
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Friday, May 30, 2008 - WesternOne Equity Income Fund Opens the Market Darren Latoski, CEO of WesternOne Equity Income Fund, opened the market today. WesternOne Equity seeks to acquire predominantly equipment and infrastructure related businesses located primary in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. WesternOne trades on TSX under the stock symbol WEQ.UN, WEQ.DB. |
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Thursday, May 29, 2008 - Sprott Asset Management Opens the Market Eric Sprott, President and CEO, Sprott Inc. opened the market today. Sprott Asset Management Inc. is an independent asset management company dedicated to achieving superior returns for clients over the long term. They have a history of offering investment management services to high net worth individuals and institutions for over 26 years. Sprott Inc. trades on the TSX under the stock symbol SII. |
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - Melco China Resorts Opens the Market Mr. Lawrence Ho, Chairman of Melco China Resorts (MCR) opened the market today. MCR, an associate of Melco International Development Limited, is China's single largest ski resort developer and operator with five premier destination resort properties. MCR is committed to developing the five properties and transforming them into world- class, four seasons luxury mountain resorts with excellent real estate investment opportunities. MCR trades on the TSXV under the stock symbols MCG and MCG.WT. |
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - Velocity Minerals Opens the Market Gerald Diakow, President & CEO, Velocity Minerals Ltd. opened the market today. Velocity Minerals is developing two principal BC-based properties, Mt. Haskin and Cassiar Moly. It would like to acquire and develop other significant or advanced molybdenum properties. Velocity Minerals trades on TSX under the stock symbol VLC. |
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Monday, May 26, 2008 - Reena Foundation Opens the Market Frank Wilson, Chair, Reena Foundation and Gary Sim, President, Reena Foundation opened the market today in celebration of the 2008 Reena Tribute Dinner honouring Tony & Elizabeth Comper. Tony & Elizabeth Comper will also help launch the 2008 Reena Foundation Campaign which plans to raise $1 million in support of the Reena Foundation, the second largest provider of services to people with developmental disabilities in the Greater Toronto Area. Reena was founded in 1973 on the principle that people with developmental disabilities have the right to live in the community with dignity. For more information, please visit http://www.reenafoundation.org. |
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Friday, May 23, 2008 - The Coast to Coast Against Cancer Foundation Opens the Market Andy Brooks and representatives for The Coast to Coast Against Cancer Foundation (CTCACF) opened the market today. CTCAF is organizing the first annual Sears National Kids Cancer Ride. The ride is one of the world's longest charity cycling events benefiting childhood cancer research, survivorship and support, and takes place this summer, starting June 2, 2008 in Vancouver and ending 19-days later on June 20, 2008 in Halifax. It is expected to raise more than $1.5 million for pediatric oncology centres across Canada. |
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008 - Delta Uranium Opens the Market Wayne Isaacs, President & CEO, Delta Uranium Inc., opened the market today. Delta Uranium explores uranium properties in the Kenora and Timmins regions of Ontario, Canada. The Company recently completed the acquisition of its Kenora uranium property and holds interest in additional uranium and gold properties in Ontario. Delta Uranium trades on TSX under DUR. |
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Thursday, May 8, 2008 - Pethealth Opens the Market Mark Warren, President & CEO of Pethealth Inc. opened the market today. Pethealth is the second largest provider of pet insurance to pet owners in North America and is a provider of pet related database management services to the North American companion animal industry. The company also offers a range of products and services for veterinarians, shelters and pet owners through a number of wholly owned subsidiaries. Pethealth trades on TSX under the stock symbol PTZ. |
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - Colombia Vice President Francisco Santos Calderon Opens the Market His Excellency Francisco Santos Calderon opened the market today. His Excellency Francisco Santos Calderon is in Toronto this week promoting Canadian Investments in Colombia. For more information please visit http://www.proexport.com.co. |
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Monday, May 5, 2008 - Golden Predator Mines Opens the Market William Sheriff, President and CEO, Golden Predator Mines Inc. opened the market today. Golden Predator Mines Inc. has acquired a portfolio of gold and tungsten exploration and development properties in the western United States and Canada which provides an unparalleled asset base for this new company. Golden Predator Mines Inc. trades on the TSX under the stock symbol GP. |
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Friday, May 2, 2008 - Barrick Gold Corporation Opens the Market Jamie Sokalsky, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Barrick Gold Corporation, opened the market today to celebrate Barrick's 25th anniversary. Founded in 1983, Barrick Gold has 27 operating mines and 20,000 employees worldwide. Barrick shares are traded on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges. |
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Thursday, May 1, 2008 - Market Opening to Celebrate TMX Group Inc. Michael Ptasznik and Rik Parkhill, Interim Co-CEOs of TMX Group along with Luc Bertrand, CEO of Montreal Exchange Inc. and Chairs Wayne Fox and Jean Turmel today open the market to celebrate the closing of the business combination that will create TMX Group Inc. TMX Group will list, trade, clear and offer market data for both cash and derivatives markets across multiple asset classes. The stock symbol remains X on Toronto Stock Exchange. |
April 2008
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - Volta Resources Opens the Market Kevin Bullock, President & CEO, Volta Resources Inc. opened the market today. Volta Resources Inc. was created following a 50/50 merger of two West African explorers, Birim Goldfields Inc. and Goldcrest Resources Ltd. The newly formed Company remains Canadian-based with its head office in Toronto, Ontario and operations offices in Accra, Ghana and Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Volta Resources trades on the TSX under the stock symbol VTR. |
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Thursday, April 24, 2008 - E*TRADE Canada Securities Opens the Market Duncan Hannay, President, E*TRADE Canada Securities Corp. opened the market today. E*TRADE Canada is a wholly-owned subsidiary of E*TRADE FINANCIAL, offering trading and investing solutions to the value-driven Canadian consumer. As a customer advocate, E*TRADE Canada challenges the old ways of doing business to deliver the most compelling combination of price, product, execution and service. For more information, please visit www.canada.etrade.com. |
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008 - Richard Ivey School of Business Opens the Market Entrepreneurs from across Canada opened Toronto Stock Exchange on April 23, 2008 to celebrate the launch of the 2008 Quantum Shift program. Each spring, a group of 40 entrepreneurs take part in the Quantum Shift program at the Richard Ivey School of Business. Bill Thomas, Deputy CEO, KPMG Canada and Carol Stephenson, Dean at Ivey were joined by John Stackhouse, Editor, Report on Business, Globe and Mail, David Morton, Senior Vice President, TD Bank Financial Group, Norine Bevan, CEO, Summerlee Group of Companies and Charlie MacLean, President and CEO, All Stick Label. |
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008 - Davie Yards Opens the Market Steinar Kulen, CEO of Davie Yards Inc., opened the market today. Davie Yards owns and operates the Davie Shipyard which is the largest in Canada. The company's primary focus is on building complex and technologically advanced vessels for the offshore oil exploration and production services sector. Davie Yards trades on TSX under the stock symbols DAV and DAV.WT. |
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Thursday, April 17, 2008 - Thomson Reuters Opens the Market David Thomson, Chairman, Thomson Reuters opened Toronto Stock Exchange on April 17, 2008 to celebrate the first day of trading of Thomson Reuters. Joining David Thomson (Left to right) were Rik Parkhill, Interim Co-Chief Executive Officer, TMX Group; Peter Thomson, Board Member, Thomson Reuters and; W. Geoffrey Beattie, Deputy Chairman, Thomson Reuters; and Michael Ptasznik, Interim Co-Chief Executive Officer, TMX Group. |
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - Blue Note Mining Opens the Market Peter Watson, Chairman of the Board and Michael Judson, President and CEO, Blue Note Mining Inc. opened the market today. Blue Note Mining is a Canadian mining company headquartered in Montreal with operations in Bathurst, New Brunswick. The company's first asset acquisition is of the Caribou and Restigouche lead-zinc mines located near Bathurst, New Brunswick. Blue Note Mining trades on the TSX under the stock symbol BN. |
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Monday, April 14, 2008 - Mineral Deposits Limited Opens the Market Nicholas Limb, Executive Chairman, Mineral Deposits Limited opened the market today. Mineral Deposits Limited has more than 60 years of experience in mineral sands dredging operations on the eastern seaboard of Australia producing premium zircon and rutile products. Their current business is focused on the development of its two principal assets into mining operations, the Sabodala Gold Project and the significant Grande Côte Zircon Project in Senegal, west Africa. Mineral Deposits Limited trades on the TSX under the stock symbol MDM. |
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Thursday, April 10, 2008 - PricewaterhouseCoopers Opens the Market PricewaterhouseCoopers, winners of Frontier College's 2008 SCRABBLE® Corporate Challenge opened the market today. Forty teams from the financial and professional industries competed in SCRABBLE® in support of Frontier College's literacy programs for children, youth and adults across the country. Through a network of thousands of volunteers, Frontier College is helping people to realize their potential and seize the opportunities that come their way. For more information please visit www.frontiercollege.ca. |
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Wednesday, April 9, 2008 - Vimy Foundation Opens the Market Christopher Sweeney, Vimy Foundation Director and Chairman of ZSA Legal Recruitment and Erl Kish, Vice President, Dominion Command of the Royal Canadian Legion opened the market today in honour of the anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, one of the most famous battles in Canadian history. For more information please visit www.vimyfoundation.ca. |
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Tuesday, April 8, 2008 - InStorage REIT Opens the Market James Tadeson, CEO of InStorage REIT opened the market. InStorage REIT is an unincorporated open-ended real estate investment trust that invests primarily in self-storage properties throughout Canada. The REIT is the largest owner operator of self-storage facilities in Canada with 52 self-storage properties located in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Quebec. InStorage REIT trades on TSX under the stock symbol IS.UN. |
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Monday, April 7, 2008 - Art Gallery of Ontario Opens the Market Massive Party Committee Members opened the market today lead by Co-Chairs Carolyn Lawrence and Som Seif. On Thursday, April 10th at MUZIK, Exhibition Place, more than 1,600 guests will attend the 4th annual Massive Party, in support of the Art Gallery of Ontario's exhibitions and education programming. For ticket information, please visit: www.ago.net. |
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Thursday, April 3, 2008 - Nord Resources Corporation Opens the Market John Perry, President & CEO of Nord Resources Corporation opened the market. Nord Resources explores, develops, and operates mineral properties. The company's primary asset is the Johnson Camp Mine located near Tucson, Arizona. Nord Resources trades on TSX under the stock symbol NRD. |
March 2008
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Friday, March 28, 2008 - Homeland Energy Group Opens the Market Stephen Coates, President and CEO, Homeland Energy Group, opened the market today. Homeland owns three coal projects in South Africa and exploration properties in the provinces of Mpumalanga and Kwa-Zulu Natal. The company is a shareholder in Homeland Uranium Inc., a Canadian uranium exploration and development focused on projects in Niger and the United States. Homeland trades on TSX under stock symbol HEG. |
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Thursday, March 27, 2008 - Avalon Ventures Opens the Market Donald Bubar, President and CEO, Avalon Ventures Ltd. opened the market today. Avalon Ventures Ltd. is a Canadian junior mineral exploration and development company with a primary focus on the rare metals and minerals that are in increasing demand for environmentally-beneficial high technology applications. These include lithium, tantalum, cesium, beryllium, indium, gallium, rare earth elements ("REE") such as neodymium and terbium and rare minerals such as calcium feldspar. Avalon Ventures trades on the TSX under the stock symbol AVL. |
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008 - Protox Therapeutics Opens the Market Fahar Merchant, President & CEO, Protox Therapeutics Inc, opened the market today. Protox Therapeutics uses genetic engineering to transform naturally occuring proteins into novel targeted therapeutics for the treatment of various cancers and other proliferative diseases. Protox Therapeutics trades on TSX under the stock symbol PRX. |
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Thursday, March 20, 2008 - General Moly Opens the Market Bruce D. Hansen, Chief Executive Officer, General Moly, Inc. opened the market today. General Moly, Inc. is a U.S. based molybdenum mineral development, exploration and mining company. General Moly trades on the TSX under the stock symbol GMO. |
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - Mawson Resources Opens the Market Michael Hudson, CEO of Mawson Resources Limited, opened the market today. Mawson Resources holds uranium resources in the nuclear energy reliant countries of Spain, Sweden and Finland. Mawson Resources trades on TSX under the stock symbol MAW. |
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008 - Fletcher Nickel Opens the Market Frank Smeenk, CEO of Fletcher Nickel Inc, opened the market today. Fletcher Nickel explores and develops nickel in the Porcupine Mining Division of northern Ontario. Fletcher Nickel trades on TSX under the stock symbol FL. |
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - BetaPro Management Opens the Market Howard Atkinson, President and Adam Felesky, CEO, BetaPro Management Inc., opened the market today to celebrate the listing of 2 new ETFs - Horizons BetaPro DJ-AIGSM Agricultural Grains Bull Plus ETF (HAU) and Horizons BetaPro DJ-AIGSM Agricultural Grains Bear Plus ETF (HAD). BetaPro has sixteen other ETFs currently listed on TSX. |
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Friday, March 7, 2008 - Rockwell Diamonds Opens the Market Dr. John Bristow, President & CEO of Rockwell Diamonds Inc. opened the market today. Rockwell Diamonds is a diamond mining and development company. The company has three alluvial diamond operations in South Africa. Rockwell Diamonds trades on TSX under the stock symbol RDI. |
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Thursday, March 6, 2008 - First Majestic Silver Corp. Opens the Market Keith Neumeyer President & CEO First Majestic Silver Corp., opened the market today. First Majestic Silver says it is committed to building a senior Silver producing mining company based on what they are calling an aggressive development and acquisition plan focused on Mexico. The Company presently owns or operates three silver mines in Mexico. First Majestic Silver Corp. trades on the TSX under the stock symbols FR and FR.WT. |
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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 - Quest Uranium Corporation Opens the Market Peter Cashin, President & CEO, Quest Uranium Corporation opened the market today. Quest Uranium is a Uranium exploration player focused on the identification and discovery of World-class Uranium deposit opportunities throughout North America. Quest Uranium is currently advancing several projects in Canada's Premier Uranium exploration areas: the George River belt of northeastern Québec, the Kenora area of northwestern Ontario and the Plaster Rock area of northeastern New Brunswick. Quest Uranium trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the stock symbol QUC. |
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Tuesday, March 4, 2008 - Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada Opens the Market Patricia Dillon, President, Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) opened the market today. PDAC is a national not-for-profit organization that supports the mineral exploration and development sector of the Canadian mineral industry. PDAC exists to protect and promote the interests of the Canadian mineral exploration sector. With 5,000 members, including 700 corporate members and a large contingent of volunteers, the association encourages the highest standards of technical, environmental, safety and social practices in Canada and internationally. |
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Monday, March 3, 2008 - Jinshan Gold Mines Opens the Market Jay Chmelauskas, President & CEO of Jinshan Gold Mines opened the market today. Jinshan is a Canadian mining company focused on the start of commercial production at the CSH Gold Mine in China. Jinshan trades on the TSX under the stock symbol JIN. |
February 2008
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Friday, February 29, 2008 - BRC DiamondCore Opens the Market Dr. Michiel de Wit, President , and Theo Botoulas, CEO of BRC DiamondCore Ltd. opened the market today. BRC DiamondCore is an African-focused diamond explorer active in South Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. BRC DiamondCore has a broad spectrum of projects ranging from advance stage trail mining operations through grass-roots exploration. BRC DiamondCore trades on TSX under the stock symbol BCD. |
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Thursday, February 28, 2008 - Witwatersrand Consolidated Gold Resources Limited Opens the Market Dr. Marc Watchorn, CEO, Witwatersrand Consolidated Gold Resources Limited opened the market today. Wits Gold is a South African gold and uranium exploration company with one of the largest gold and uranium resources available to a single company. The Company is listed on the JSE Limited under the symbol WGR and also has a Level 1 American Depository Receipt (ADR) programme backed by the Bank of New York. Wits Gold trades on the TSX under the stock symbol WGR. |
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008 - Sterling Mining Company Opens the Market Raymond De Motte, President, Sterling Mining Company opened the market today. Sterling Mining operates the Sunshine Mine, which began initial production in December 2007, and related exploration lands in the Silver Valley of northern Idaho. Sterling Mining also holds several silver properties in Mexico, including the Barones Tailings Project in the Zacatecas Silver District. Sterling Mining trades on the TSX under the stock symbol SMQ. |
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008 - Aberdeen International Inc. Opens the Market George Faught, President & CEO, Aberdeen International Inc. opened the market today. Aberdeen is focused on small cap companies in the resource sector. Aberdeen will seek to acquire significant equity participation in pre-IPO and/or early stage public resource companies with undeveloped or undervalued high-quality resources. Aberdeen trades on the TSX under the stock symbols AAB and AAB.WT. |
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Monday February 25, 2008 - Thomas Weisel Partners Group Opens the Market Lionel Conacher, President, Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. opened the market today.Thomas Weisel Partners Group is an investment bank, founded in 1998, focused principally on the growth sectors of the economy. Thomas Weisel Partners is headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices in Baltimore, Boston, Calgary, Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Montreal, New York, Portland, Silicon Valley, Toronto, London, Mumbai and Zurich. Thomas Weisel Partners Group trades on the TSX under the stock symbol TWP. |
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Friday, February 22, 2008 - 2008 Rotman International Trading Competition Opens the Market Business students participating in the 2008 Rotman International Trading Competition opened the market today. The Rotman International Trading Competition (RITC) at the Rotman School, University of Toronto, is a 2 ½ day invitational event providing undergraduate and graduate business students from universities across the globe with the opportunity to utilize classroom knowledge in a dynamic trading environment. The 2008 competition marks the fifth anniversary of the RITC. |
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham Opens the Market New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham and Business New Brunswick Minister Greg Byrne opened the market today to officially kick off a three-year plan to attract new investments to the province. Premier Graham and his government have committed to make New Brunswick self-sufficient by 2026. |
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - Gran Tierra Energy Opens the Market Dana Coffield, President and CEO, Gran Tierra Energy opened the market today. Gran Tierra Energy Inc. is an international oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in Calgary. It currently holds interests in producing and prospective properties in Colombia, Argentina and Peru. Gran Tierra trades on the TSX under the stock symbol GTE. |
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - Junior Achievement of Central Ontario Opens the Market Jeff Good, President & CEO, Junior Achievement (JA) of Central Ontario, opened the market today. JA of Central Ontario and Toronto Stock Exchange are proud to host the 7th Annual Stock Market Challenge which raises funds for the delivery of Junior Achievement's Grade 7 'Dollars with Sense' program. Representatives of other sponsors including Capital One, Rogers Communications Inc, CIBC, KPMG, Scotia Capital and Thomson Financial joined JA to kick off the event. For more information, please visit www.jacentralontario.org. |
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Friday, February 8, 2008 - IR Magazine Opens the Market Neil Stewart, Executive Editor of IR Magazine, along with winners and nominees of the IR Magazine Canada Awards 2008, opened the market today. TSX congratulates all recipients and nominees. |
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Thursday, February 7, 2008 - Sentry Select Global Real Estate Fund Opens the Market John Driscoll, Founding Chairman, President & CEO, Sentry Select Capital Corp., opened the market today to launch Sentry Select Global Real Estate Fund. Sentry Select is a Canadian wealth management company that manages over $8 billion in gross assets. With 31 reporting issuers Sentry Select is the leading manager and/or advisor to entities listed on the TSX. Sentry Select Global Real Estate Fund is the 34th Sentry Select fund to list on TSX, trading under the symbols GRE.UN and GRE.WT. As of December 31, 2007, Sentry Select has the most funds listed on TSX of all the fund families. |
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Wednesday, February 6, 2008 - Claymore Natural Gas Commodity ETF Opens the Market Som Seif, CEO, Claymore Investments, Inc., opened the market today to launch Claymore Natural Gas Commodity ETF. The Claymore Natural Gas Commodity ETF will be the 17th Claymore ETF to list on TSX. There are currently 54 ETFs listed on TSX. Claymore also has 3 other structured products listed on TSX. Claymore Natural Gas Commodity ETF trades on the TSX under the stock symbol GAS. |
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Tuesday, February 5, 2008 - Lydian International Ltd. Opens the Market Timothy Coughlin, President & CEO, Lydian International Ltd. opened the market today. Lydian International is a British mineral exploration and development company specialising in international emerging environments. Currently the Lydian is focused on Eastern Europe, primarily in the Balkan and Caucasus regions, developing advanced precious and base metal assets. Lydian International Ltd. is listed on the TSX under the symbol LYD. |
January 2008
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Thursday, January 31, 2008 - Claymore Investments Opens the Market Som Seif, CEO, Claymore Investments, Inc., opened the market today to launch Claymore 1-5 Yr Laddered Government Bond ETF. The Claymore 1-5 Yr Laddered Government Bond ETF will be the 16th Claymore ETF to list on TSX. There are currently 53 ETFs listed on TSX. Claymore also has 3 other structured products listed on TSX. Claymore 1-5 Yr Laddered Government Bond ETF trades on the TSX under the stock symbols CLF and CLF.A. |
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - ARISE Technologies Corp. Opens the Market Ian MacLellan, President & CEO, ARISE Technologies Corporation, opened the market today. ARISE is a Canadian-based public solar technology company, whose goal is to help solar energy become a cost-effective, mainstream energy solution. ARISE currently has three distinct operations focusing on, (i) the development and commercialization of photovoltaic ("PV") cell technology, (ii) the development of a PV silicon processing technology and (iii) PV systems. The ARISE team includes strategic partners and advisors from around the world. ARISE is listed on TSX under the symbol APV. |
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - Silver Bear Resources Opens the Market Randall Oliphant, President, CEO and Director of Silver Bear Resources, opened the market today. Silver Bear Resources is a resource company engaged in the exploration of prospective silver and other precious metal properties in Russia. Silver Bear's principal asset is its 100%-owned Mangazeisky silver project located in the Republic of Sakha, Yakutia, in the Russian Federation. Silver Bear Resources trades on the TSX under the symbol SBR. |
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Monday, January 28, 2008 - Hampton Securities Opens the Market Michael B. Deeb, Chairman & Peter M. Deeb, President, Hampton Securities Limited, opened the market today in celebration of their 10th anniversary as a firm. Hampton Securities main lines of business include: Global private client wealth management, Global institutional agency trading and Specialist/market making for over 100 securities listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Hampton Securities has offices in Toronto, Montreal, Geneva and Hong Kong. For more information, please visit www.hamptonsecurities.com. |
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Friday, January 25, 2008 - Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Opens the Market John Kearney, Chairman and CEO of Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Limited, opened the market today. Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Limited is a Toronto, Canada based public company whose primary focus is to develop its direct iron ore deposits on properties in which it holds interests located in the Labrador Trough, in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, near Schefferville, Québec. Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Limited trades on the TSX under the symbol LIR, LIR.WT. |
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Thursday, January 24, 2008 - Shorcan Opens the Market James Magee, President & CEO, Shorcan Brokers Limited, opened the market today in celebration of Shocan's 10th Annual Charity Day. Shorcan Brokers Limited, donate commissions to designated charities and last year the overall event raised more than $530,000. To date, Shorcan Charity Day has raised more than $2 million for a number of charities. For more information, please visit www.shorcan.com. |
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Wednesday, January 23, 2008 - Claymore Global Monthly Yield Hog ETF Opens the Market Som Seif, CEO, Claymore Investments, Inc., opened the market today to launch Claymore Global Monthly Yield Hog ETF. The Claymore Global Monthly Yield Hog ETF will be the 15th Claymore ETF to list on TSX. There are currently 52 ETFs listed on TSX. Claymore also has 3 other structured products listed on TSX. Claymore Global Monthly Yield Hog ETF trades on the TSX under the stock symbols CYH and CYH.A. |
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Friday, January 18, 2008 - GLG Life Tech Corporation Opens the Market Brian Palmieri, CEO and Dr. Luke Zhang Chairman and President, GLG Life Tech Corporation opened the market today. GLG Life Tech specializes in growing, refining, and producing high grade stevia, a natural, zero-calorie sweetener. With fully integrated stevia operations, GLG now controls over 80% of the high quality stevia production in China. GLG Life Tech Corporation is also engaged in the distribution of nutritional products in China and holds exclusive agreements with Weider Global Nutrition and Shandong Yong He Tang Health Products Chain Stores Ltd., whose franchise network includes over 1,200 locations. GLG Life Tech trades on the TSX under the symbol GLG. |
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - Horizons BetaPro Opens the Market Howard Atkinson, President, Horizons BetaPro ETF's and Adam Felesky, President, BetaPro Management Inc, along with others from the BetaPro team opened the market today to celebrate the listing of 4 new ETF's: Horizons BetaPro NYMEX Crude Oil Bear Plus ETF, (HOD), Horizons BetaPro NYMEX Crude Oil Bull Plus ETF (HOU), Horizons BetaPro NYMEX Natural Bear Plus ETF (HND), Horizons BetaPro NYMEX Natural Gas Bull Plus (HNU). BetaPro Management has 8 other ETFs listed on TSX. |
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - MTS Allstream Opens the Market Pierre Blouin, CEO of MTS Allstream Inc., opened the market today in celebration of MTS' 100th anniversary. MTS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. MTS Allstream is a national communications provider delivering products and services to consumers in Manitoba and to businesses across the country. MTS has been listed on TSX since January 7, 1997. It trades under the stock symbol MBT. |
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Monday, January 14, 2008 - San Anton Resource Opens the Market Gregory Bowes, President and CEO, San Anton Resource Corporation opened the market today. San Anton Resource is a new exploration and development company that commenced trading December 12, 2006 on the Toronto Stock Exchange, accompanied by a $17.25 million financing. The Company's principal asset is a 51% interest in the San Anton Property in Mexico (Goldcorp 49%), which hosts the near-surface Cerro del Gallo gold-silver-copper deposit. San Anton trades on the TSX under the symbol SNN. |
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 - Claymore Global Agriculture ETF Opens the Market Som Seif, CEO, Claymore Investments, Inc. opened the market today to launch Claymore Global Agriculture ETF. This ETF will provide investment results that correspond to the performance of the MFC Global Agriculture Index. The Claymore Global Agriculture ETF will be the 14th Claymore ETF to list on TSX. Claymore also has 3 other structured products listed on TSX. Claymore Global Agriculture ETF trades on TSX under the symbol, COW, COW.A. |
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Wednesday, January 9, 2008 - EXFO Opens the Market Germain Lamonde, President & CEO, EXFO, opened the market today. EXFO is a test and measurement company in the global telecommunications industry, especially in the portable test market segment. The Telecom Division, which represents more than 80% of the company's business, offers a full suite of test solutions and monitoring systems to network service providers, cable TV operators, telecom system vendors and component manufacturers in approximately 70 countries. EXFO trades on TSX under the stock symbol EXF. |
































































































































