Month: March 2017

U.S.-only the rule for some Irving navy contract jobs | The Chronicle Herald

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A subcontractor for Irving Shipbuilding is hiring engineers and specialists in Halifax for work on Canada’s next fleet of warships, but there’s a catch — some applicants must be U.S. citizens. Gibbs & Cox is a U.S. naval architecture and engineering firm that has been retained by Irving to support engineering and design on the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) and Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) Programs. The company’s website is currently advertising about 20 jobs, some co-based in both Halifax and Arlington, Va., where Gibbs & Cox is headquartered,…

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All major U.S. wireless providers now offer unlimited data deals, leaving Canada far behind – Business – CBC News

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All major U.S. wireless providers now offer unlimited data deals, leaving Canada far behind – Business – CBC News The U.S. is in the midst of an unlimited data revolution. Its five largest cellular providers — AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile and U.S. Cellular — all now offer phone plans with unlimited wireless data. Prices range from $50 to $90 US a month, and there are some caveats. For example, you might not get high-definition video streaming. Also, data speeds can slow down after burning through 22 to 28 GB — still, that’s a lot of data. Meanwhile,…

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CBRM meeting agenda may rile residents

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CBRM meeting agenda may rile residents SYDNEY, N.S. – Two issues that have been known to rile up residents of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality — council compensation and heavy garbage pickup — will be on the agenda for today’s general committee meeting. The issue paper prepared for the meeting by Gordie MacDougall, the CBRM’s director of human resources, outlines three possible scenarios for compensation for council to consider — maintaining the status quo; maintaining the current salary including one-third non-taxable but removing the $140 weekly travel allowance and allowing…

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Microsoft Windows is beating Apple – Business Insider

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Microsoft Windows is beating Apple – Business Insider For decades, Microsoft Windows users were locked in a seemingly eternal debate with fans of Apple’s Macs over who had the superior platform — a conflict spurred by the very public rivalry between Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. Around the mid-aughts, things settled into kind of a stable duopoly, as Apple found its niche as the maker of premium hardware for the culture-conscious, and Windows PCs earned a rep as the computer of the mainstream, especially for gamers and office workers. Apple…

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Ottawa takes another step toward free trade agreement with China – National | Globalnews.ca

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Ottawa takes another step toward free trade agreement with China – National | Globalnews.ca The federal government has taken another step toward a free-trade agreement with China, officially launching three months of consultations that will help it determine “how to best proceed” with the possible deal. The latest issue of the Canada Gazette announced a consultation process that will run until June 2, 2017. The document notes that China is Canada’s second-largest trading partner after the United States, and that any trade agreement signed with the economic colossus (China had a GDP…

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Telecoms made $37 million last year charging to unlock cellphones – Business – CBC News

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Telecoms made $37 million last year charging to unlock cellphones – Business – CBC News Canadian telecoms made a total of $37.7 million last year by charging customers to unlock their cellphones. That’s a whopping 75 per cent jump in this source of revenue compared to 2014. Telecoms often order locked phones from manufacturers that are programmed to work only with their service. Then they charge a fee — typically $50 — to unlock the phone if a customer wants to switch providers. The charge is unpopular with consumers. It…

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It All Starts Here…

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This has been a long time in the making. I originally envisioned it as a tech-centric blog, but the more I delved into the creation of this site, the more I realized there’s more to it than the tech. This blog will start simple and hopefully evolve in complexity with the expanding readership that it touches.  I look forward to interacting with you and incorporating your input as we embark on this fantastic knowledge sharing journey.

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