Fourth-year real estate and housing student Sergio Morales is preparing for a winter semester that will prove to be anything but typical. While many senior students are focusing on completing their courses and searching for job opportunities, Sergio is looking forward to starting his first term in public office as councillor of Barrie’s Ward 9.
A food safety report examining 17 developed countries was released today by the Conference Board of Canada and the Food Institute at the University of Guelph. Authored by marketing professor Sylvain Charlebois and Jean-Charles Le Vallée, the report looks at data in 10 areas including food-borne-illness rates, food recalls and dietary consumption studies.
Entrepreneurship at the University of Guelph recently received a huge boost from the provincial government with a $400,000 grant from the On-Campus Entrepreneurship Activities (OCEA) program. This funding will help to expand the Centre for Business and Social Entrepreneurship (CBaSE) and its support of U of G students in their entrepreneurial endeavours.
Buying a home is an expensive investment, but those in Canada who bought 10 years ago have made a wise decision. People think about housing prices going up, but Prof. Paul Anglin reminds us that sometimes, prices fall. Read Buying a house or condo in Canada? Here are five things to consider
The Centre for Business and Social Entrepreneurship (CBaSE) recently celebrated its fifth anniversary, and the addition of a new team member, Student Enterprise Program Manager and two-time University of Guelph alumna Amy Faria. Since graduating with her M.Sc. in Marketing and Consumer Studies, Faria has spent time teaching, traveling and volunteering internationally.
A recent report from the Fraser Institute co-authored by economics professor Ross McKitrick is calling Ontario's wind and solar power investments into question. According to the report released October 30, Ontario's rising energy prices are the result of these investments, which account for just four per cent of the province's energy needs, but are responsible for 20 per cent of all energy costs.
Two College of Business and Economics professors recently contributed to the ”State of Homelessness in Canada” report released Wednesday by the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness and the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness. Real Estate and Housing professor Jane Londerville and Economics professor Marion Steele developed and analyzed policies needed to produce sufficient affordable rental housing in Canada to end homelessness. Read the full media release.
According to this article from the Toronto Star, there's a whole world of pumpkin spiced products that are unavailable in Canada. From Oreos to marshmallows to yogurt, pumpkin spice loving Canadians have to cross the border to take full advantage of this fall flavour craze. Professor Sylvain Charlebois explains that pumpkin spice "doesn't appeal to everyone".
Photo caption: Brittany and JC accept first place in the case competition.
