Edmonton Unlimited has announced the appointment of Tom Viinikka as its CEO, while startup hub Genesis is parting ways with president and CEO Michelle Simms.
As World Energy GH2 clears another hurdle in its plan to build Canada's first wind-to-hydrogen project on Newfoundland's west coast, a non-profit environmental group says they still have serious doubts about the proposal. Nick Mercer, co-chair of Enviro Watch N.L., said his group was "gravely concerned" about the news on Tuesday, which saw the provincial government greenlight the project with some conditions. "We're quite disappointed with the decision that was made yesterday. I mean, we don't have to look far back in Newfoundland and Labrador's history with how large-scale quote-unquote renewable energy projects can go deeply off the rails," Mercer said Wednesday.
Signage for Memorial University in St. John’s is shown on Monday, January 30, 2023. (Paul Daly/The Canadian Press)A new cut to to the tuition offset grant to Memorial University will be a tougher burden for people enrolled in courses, student leaders say.The Newfoundland and Labrador budget included $298 million to be allocated to MUN for its core operating grant, $70 million for the Faculty of Medicine, and the continuation of three satellite sites from the Faculty of Nursing.Memorial Universit