Other People’s Recycled News
27 Apr
April 20 – 26
Retail sales edge higher in February
Canadian retail sales rose unexpectedly in February, led by home supplies, and food and beverage stores. Sales were up 0.2% during the month to $33.7-billion, Statistics Canada said Thursday.
Atop a Toronto Hotel, more Urban Beekeeping
Last summer the Fairmont Royal York hotel installed a three-hive apiary 14 stories up above the streets of Toronto. Affectionately named the Honey Moon Suite, The Royal Sweet and The V.I.Bee Suite, the three hives are home to as many queens and their accompanying entourage of more than 10,000 other bees, each of whom forages for nectar in the hotel’s decade-old rooftop herb garden and on nearby Toronto Island.
Lock in historic 1% loan rate now
Canada Revenue Agency recently caused excitement in the tax community when it set the prescribed interest rate for family income-splitting loans at a historic low of 1%.
Key to survival is ‘mass customization’
As Canada’s manufacturing sector buckles under the pressures of recession, a contingent of young entrepreneurs at the helm of their own manufacturing businesses is thriving.
Andy Buyting has been in the retail industry since he was six years old. Today, he applies his entrepreneurial know-how to Green Village Home & Garden, one of Canada's most successful specialty garden stores. Green Village Home & Garden is currently expanding into multiple locations throughout eastern Canada.
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I love the blog about urban beekeeping. It is surprising to know that a hotel installed a three-hive apiary which is 14 stories up above the streets. Beekeeping is really “in” these days.
I think this kind of innovation will become more popular, especially as local businesses recognize the value of giving back to their local community. (And creating good PR
Thanks for the comment!