Kevin O'Leary (BES '77), of the hit TV shows Dragons' Den and Shark Tank, returns to Ottawa to the scene of a life-changing moment.
David M. Petroff (BMath '78) has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Breakwater Resources Ltd.
Rev. Janet Sinclair (BSc '71, Biology & Psychology) is featured in the Orangeville Banner.
The Canadian House of Commons declared August 23 of each year Black Ribbon Day, a Day of Remembrance. This day was founded by Markus Hess (BASc '79, Mechanical Engineering) and is now a national holiday in Lithuania.
Recipients of the Women's Executive Network's prestigious 2009 Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards include: Dr. Sheila Fraser (Honourary LLD '05); Dr. Louise Fréchette (Honourary LLD '04); Denise Donlon (Honourary LLD '07); Dr.
2004 Engineering grads David Au Yeung, Matthew Cheung, David Meyer, and Wehuns Tan have launched an online shopping mall, Wishabi.ca, that allows Canadian shoppers to compare prices, warranties and customers service for thousands of US and Canadian products.
The City of Waterloo presented its highest civic honour to Tim Jackson (BA '92, Chartered Accountancy Studies) for his contributions to quality of life in the region.
Mate Prgin (BASc '00, Systems Design) and David P. Kruis (BES '94, Geography) were guest speakers at an Entrepreneurship Week seminar at the Davis Centre on the innovation process.
Rob Theodosiou (BES '99, Geography) has opened the City of Waterloo's first Cora franchise.
Janice Menezes (BMath '86), received Lockheed Martin Corporation's highest honour, the NOVA award, for helping Lockheed Martin Canada win new business, including a contract with the Canadian Navy.