Events Calendar 2009
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December 2009
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 www.raymondjames.ca |
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 - Raymond James Ltd. Opens the Market Paul Allison, President and CEO, Raymond James Ltd. (Canada) and Paul Reilly, President, Raymond James Financial joined Tom Kloet CEO, TMX Group to open the market to celebrate the firm’s 9th anniversary serving Canadian investors. Raymond James is a full service investment dealer serving institutional and individual investors, as well as corporate issuers. Raymond James has 100 locations across Canada and manages $13.5 billion in assets. In 2009, Raymond James ranked highest in investor satisfaction among Canada’s investment dealers according to the 2009 J.D. Power & Associates annual survey of brokerage clients. For more information visit www.raymondjames.ca. |
 www.torontoyouth.org |
Monday, December 21, 2009 - Toronto Youth Development Opens the Market David Keaney, Chair and CFO of Mondial Assistance and Brian Keaney, Executive Director, Toronto Youth Development (TYD) joined Peter Conroy, President, Shorcan Brokers Limited to open the market. Since 1995, TYD has provided mentoring and academic and athletic programs to inner city children in Toronto. Toronto Youth Development is a charitable organization and a recipient of funds raised during Shorcan Brokers annual charity day. Each year Shorcan Brokers donate their commissions to designated charities. For more information visit www.torontoyouth.org. |
 www.gmpcapital.com |
Friday, December 18, 2009 - Richardson GMP Limited Opens the Market James Werry, President and Chief Executive Officer Richardson GMP Limited joined Ungad Chadda, Senior Vice-President, Toronto Stock Exchange to open the market to celebrate the creation of Richardson GMP. Richardson GMP is a combination of GMP Capital Inc. (GMP) and James Richardson & Sons Limited both independent wealth management firms. Richardson GMP has 114 Advisory teams in 17 Canadian cities and approximately $11.5 billion assets under administration. For more information visit www.gmpcapital.com. |
 www.hbpetfs.com |
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - Horizons AlphaPro ETFs, BetaPro Management Inc. and Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation Open the Market Howard Atkinson, President, Horizons AlphaPro ETFs and Lewis Bateman, Managing Director, BetaPro Management Inc. joined Glenn Goucher, Senior Vice-President and Chief Clearing Officer, Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation to open the market to mark the start of options trading on Horizons BetaPro NYMEX Natural Gas Bull Plus ETF (HNU) and Horizons BetaPro NYMEX Natural Gas Bear Plus ETF (HND) on Montréal Exchange. The Horizons BetaPro Bull Plus ETFs and Horizons BetaPro Bear Plus ETF are designed to provide daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to double the daily performance, or double the inverse daily performance, respectively, of their specified underlying index or benchmark. The options began trading on December 14 bringing the total number of Horizons BetaPro ETFs with option eligibility to 12. BetaPro is a subsidiary of Jovian Capital Corporation and manages approximately $2.6 billion amongst 38 ETFs. For more information on the Horizons BetaPro ETFs that are option eligible, please visit www.hbpetfs.com. |
 www.nyse.com/technologies |
Monday, December 14, 2009 - NYSE Technologies Opens the Market Stanley Young, CEO, NYSE Technologies, Tom Kloet, CEO, TMX Group, and Eric Sinclair, Senior Vice President, TMX Datalinx, opened trading today on Toronto Stock Exchange in celebration of their data technology and distribution agreement. The TMX Datalinx/NYSE Technologies arrangement delivers innovative and world class data consolidation and connectivity solutions for the Canadian capital markets. Joining in the market opening celebration were TSX participating organizations, data vendors and the Chair of the Information Processor Governance Committee, Peter Jarvis. |
 www.symaxlift.com |
Friday, December 11, 2009 - Symax Lift Opens the Market Sabrina Zhang, President, CEO and Director, Symax Lift (Holding) Co. Ltd. joined Robert Fotheringham, Senior Vice President, Trading, TMX Group to open the market today. Symax Lift is located in the Xishan Economic Development Zone in Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province and is engaged in the development, manufacture, and sales of elevators in China, as well as after-sales services worldwide. Currently, there are 31 Chinese companies listed on TSX Venture Exchange and 16 on Toronto Stock Exchange with a $6.2 billion market cap. Symax Lift (Holding) Co. trades on TSX Venture Exchange under the stock symbol SYL. |
 www.barclays.com |
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 - Barclays Capital Opens the Market Philippe El-Asmar, Managing Director, Global Head of Investor Solutions, Barclays Capital joined Tom Kloet, CEO, TMX Group to open the market today to celebrate the listing of 7 new iPath® Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs): iPath® Optimized Currency Carry ETN (II.U); iPath® EUR/USD Exchange Rate ETN (ERO.U); iPath® GBP/USD Exchange Rate ETN (GBX.U); iPath® JPY/USD Exchange Rate ETN (JYN.U); iPath® S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures™ ETN (VXZ.U); iPath® S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures™ ETN (VXX.U); iPath® CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite IndexSM ETN (BWV.U). iPath® Exchange Traded Notes are investments products that seek to provide investors with access to returns of a market or strategy, less investor fees. The ETNs are issued by Barclays Bank PLC and deliver exposure to exchange rates, futures contracts and various market strategies. Barclays Capital is the fifth largest ETN provider by number of products on TSX. Toronto Stock Exchange currently has 121 Exchange Traded Products listed. |
 www.vectoraerospace.com |
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 - Vector Aerospace Corporation Opens the Market Declan O’Shea, President and CEO, Vector Aerospace Corporation, joined Loui Anastasopoulos, Director, Relationship Management and Product and Services Department, TMX Group, to open the market today. Founded in 1998, Vector Aerospace specializes in aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul, offering an Original Equipment Manufacturer approved portfolio of engines, components, structures and avionics. Vector Aerospace has 13 locations throughout Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Africa and supports commercial, government and defence operators. Vector Aerospace Corporation trades on Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol RNO. |
 www.canadianclub.org |
Monday, December 7, 2009 - Canadian Club of Toronto Opens the Market John Capobianco, President, The Canadian Club of Toronto joined Tom Kloet, CEO, TMX Group to open the market today. Tom Kloet will be speaking at the Canadian Club on December 7, 2009 in Toronto. Mr. Kloet will discuss Canada's unique opportunity to capture a true leadership position in the global economy. From financial services to natural resources, our economy is built on foundations of great strength. Mr. Kloet will explore ideas and approaches to strengthen Canada's economic performance and capital markets. |
 www.southgobi.com |
Friday, December 4, 2009 - SouthGobi Energy Resources Opens the Market Alexander Molyneux, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of SouthGobi Energy Resources joined Loui Anastasopoulos, Director, Relationship Management and Product and Services Department to open the market. SouthGobi Energy Resources is a coal development company focused on exploration and development of its Permian-age metallurgical and thermal coal deposits in Mongolia's South Gobi Region. SouthGobi supplies a wide range of coal products and electricity to markets in Mongolia and China. SouthGobi Energy Resources trades on Toronto Stock Exchange under stock symbol SGQ. |
 www.cenovus.com |
Thursday, December 3, 2009 - Cenovus Energy Opens the Market Brian Ferguson, President and CEO of Cenovus Energy Inc. and Ungad Chadda, Senior Vice President, Toronto Stock Exchange, TMX Group opened the market today. Cenovus Energy is an integrated oil company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. The Cenovus operations include enhanced oil projects and natural gas and crude oil production in Alberta and Saskatchewan. It also has ownership in two refineries in the United States. Cenovus Energy Inc. trades on Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol CVE. |
 www.cibc.com/miracleday |
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - CIBC World Markets Opens the Market Rik Parkhill, Managing Director and Head, Cash Equities, CIBC World Markets joined Robert Fotheringham, Senior Vice President, Trading, TMX Group to open the market to celebrate the 25th anniversary of CIBC Miracle Day. On December 2nd CIBC’s wholesale banking and trading staff and CIBC Wood Gundy Investment Advisors will donate their fees and commissions to children’s charities across Canada. Over $4 million was raised in 2008, thanks to the generosity of CIBC employees and their clients. Since 1984, CIBC Miracle Day has donated over $50 million to children’s charities across Canada. For more information please visit: www.cibc.com/miracleday. |
 www.ventanagold.com |
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - Ventana Gold Corp. Opens the Market Richard Warke, Chair, and Steve Orr, President and CEO, Ventana Gold Corp. joined Robert Fotheringham, Senior Vice President of Trading, TMX Group to open the market today. Ventana Gold Corp. is a Vancouver-based mineral exploration company which holds rights to 4,573 hectares of exploration property in the historic California-Vetas mining district in Columbia, South America. Ventana Gold Corp. trades on Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol VEN. |
November 2009
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Monday, November 30, 2009 - TSX Venture Exchange 10th Anniversary Market Open TSX Venture Exchange is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Canada’s national market for public venture capital. Since its official formation 10 years ago, TSX Venture Exchange has provided organizations with a conduit to public venture capital - helping them secure the funds needed to fuel their growth. Tom Kloet, CEO, TMX Group along with John McCoach, President, TSX Venture Exchange and representatives from Alexis Minerals Corporation (AMC-T) opened the market today. Celebrating its 10th anniversary as a public company, Alexis Minerals was listed as a venture company in 1999 and graduated to Toronto Stock Exchange in 2007. TSX Venture Exchange is recognized globally as a benchmark of excellence for junior public equities and along with Toronto Stock Exchange it forms a first-rate tiered system for the growth of emerging public companies. |
 www.medusamining.com.au |
Friday, November 27, 2009 - Medusa Mining Limited Opens the Market Geoffrey Davis, Managing Director and CEO, Medusa Mining Limited and Ungad Chadda, Senior Vice President, Toronto Stock Exchange opened the market today. Since 2003, Medusa has been producing gold in the Philippines and has completed mergers with local Filipino companies controlling a large segment of the East Mindanao ridge. Medusa is the 23rd Australian company on Toronto Stock Exchange and is the 27th Australian company on Toronto stock exchanges. Medusa Mining Limited trades on Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol MLL. |
 www.nbc.ca |
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - National Bank Financial Group Opens the Market Louis Vachon, President and CEO, National Bank Financial Group, opened the market today to celebrate the National Bank's 150th anniversary and its 30th year of listing on Toronto Stock Exchange. National Bank of Canada is an integrated group which provides comprehensive financial services to consumers, small and medium-sized enterprises and large corporations in its core market, while offering specialized services to its clients elsewhere in the world. National Bank offers a full array of banking services, including retail, corporate and investment banking. It is an active player on international capital markets and, through its subsidiaries, is involved in securities brokerage, insurance and wealth management as well as mutual fund and retirement plan management. National Bank has close to $135 billion in assets and, together with its subsidiaries, employs 17,772 people. The Bank’s securities are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (NA:TSX). |
 www.opportunitychina.com |
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - Opportunity China Conference Opens the Market Ungad Chadda, Senior Vice President, Toronto Stock Exchange; Lawrence Chamberlain, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, Equicom Group and companies participating in the inaugural Opportunity China Conference opened the market today. The conference provides China-based and China-focused public issuers an opportunity to showcase their companies to professional investors interested in Canadian-listed, Chinese companies. The Opportunity China Conference is being held today in the TMX Broadcast Centre. For more information visit www.opportunitychina.com. |
 www.interactivedata.com |
Monday, November 23, 2009 - Interactive Data Corporation and Datalinx Open the Market Raymond D’Arcy, President and CEO, Interactive Data Corporation; Eric Sinclair, Senior Vice President, Datalinx and Tom Kloet, CEO, TMX Group, opened the market today to celebrate its agreement with TMX Datalinx to provide its clients with broad access to TMX Datalinx's suite of market data products including the CDF, TMX's Information Processor suite of Canadian marketplace consolidated data feed products (the service awarded by the CSA) and core TSX and TSX Venture equities and Montreal Exchange derivatives, the only options and futures marketplace data in Canada. |
 www.hbpetfs.com |
Friday, November 20, 2009 - Horizons AlphaPro Seasonal Rotation ETF Opens the Market Howard Atkinson, CEO and Ken McCord, President, AlphaPro Management Inc; Brooke Thackray and Don Vialoux, Research Analysts for JovInvestment and Robert Fotheringham, Senior Vice President, Trading TMX Group opened the market today to celebrate the listing of Horizons AlphaPro Seasonal Rotation ETF (HAC). Horizons AlphaPro Seasonal Rotation ETF was designed to provide exposure to a strategy of investing in markets or sectors that typically rally in different parts of the year. Don Vialoux and Brooke Thackray will provide technical analysis to capitalize on seasonal patterns. AlphaPro is a subsidiary of BetaPro Management Inc. the largest ETF provider on TSX by number of ETFs. BetaPro is a subsidiary of Jovian. |
 www.claymoreinvestments.ca |
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - Claymore Investments Opens the Market Jeffrey Logan, Vice President, Claymore Investments Inc. and Robert Fotheringham, Senior Vice President, Trading, TMX Group opened the market today to celebrate the listing of Claymore Advantaged Canadian Bond ETF (CAB). The Claymore Advantaged Canadian Bond ETF has the investment objective of replicating, the performance of the DLUX Capped Bond Index, net of expenses. Claymore currently has 24 ETFs and 3 structured products listed on Toronto Stock Exchange. |
 ca.movember.com www.prostatecancer.ca |
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 – Prostate Cancer Canada Opens the Market with CIBC and Stikeman Elliott LLP in Support of Movember Ted Nash, Managing Director, Head, Strategic Merchant Banking, CIBC; Steve Jones, President and CEO, Prostate Cancer Canada and Robert Fotheringham, Senior Vice President, Trading, TMX Group opened the market today in support of Movember. During Movember, the month formerly known as November, men (Mo Bros) from around the world are donating their faces in support of men’s health, specifically prostate cancer. In Canada, the money raised through the Movember campaign supports the important work of Prostate Cancer Canada. On hand to help open the market were “Mo Bros” and “Mo Sistas” from Prostate Cancer Canada, CIBC (Team CIBC Mo’sale Banking) and Stikeman Elliott LLP (Team Stikeman Staches). Learn more about Movember at ca.movember.com. |
 www.chinawindpowerinternational.com |
Friday, November 13, 2009 - China Wind Power International Corp. Opens the Market Jun Liu, CEO and Chairman of the Board, China Wind Power International Corp. and Robert Fotheringham, Senior Vice President, Trading, TMX Group, opened the market today. China Wind Power is a Toronto-based company which indirectly holds the exclusive rights for wind energy development in Du Mon County, Heilongjiang Province, China. China Wind Power is presently constructing its first two wind farms, with construction of the first 49MW wind farm over 50% completed. China Wind Power is the sixth Chinese company to list on TSX Venture Exchange in 2009. There are currently 47 Chinese listings on Toronto stock exchanges. China Wind Power International Corp. trades on TSX Venture Exchange under the stock symbol CNW. |
 www.crocgold.com |
Thursday, November 12, 2009 - Crocodile Gold Corp. Opens the Market Mike Hoffman, President and CEO, Crocodile Gold Corp. joined Ungad Chadda, Senior Vice President, Toronto Stock Exchange to open the market today. Crocodile Gold, a Toronto-based Canadian company, completed the acquisition of a number of past producing gold assets in the Northern Territory of Australia. Crocodile Gold tenements cover over 3,500 square kilometres. The assets are held through Crocodile Gold Australia Pty Ltd., a subsidiary of Crocodile Gold Corp. Crocodile Gold trades on Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol CRK. |
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - TMX Group Honours Remembrance Day Representatives from Veterans Affairs Canada and National Defence, the Canadian Forces and Tom Kloet, CEO, TMX Group opened the market to mark Remembrance Day. Senator Nicole Eaton was joined by Second World Veteran Jan de Vries. Each year, Canada marks Veterans' Week, November 5-11 to honour and remember all the men and women who served Canada in times of war, military conflict and peace. This year, Remembrance Day also marks the 65th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy; the 65th anniversary of Italian Campaign and the 65th anniversary of the Liberation of Belgium. The brave Canadians who served in these Second World War campaigns answered their nation’s call during its time of greatest need. They left their homes and families to defend the values we hold dear: freedom, democracy and the rule of law. Lest we forget. |
 www.thememoryproject.com |
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - Historica-Dominion Institute Opens the Market Veterans from the Second World War and onwards and Robert Fotheringham, Senior Vice President, Trading TMX Group opened the market on Tuesday November 10, 2009 to raise awareness of the Historica-Dominion Institute’s The Memory Project Speakers’ Bureau and The Memory Project: Stories of the Second World War initiatives. The Memory Project is a speakers’ bureau of 1,500 veteran volunteers who have shared their stories of service and sacrifice, while the Stories of the Second World War archive project is creating a record of Canada’s involvement in the Second World War by offering veterans the opportunity to archive their wartime experiences at www.thememoryproject.com. |
 www.bringiton.ca www.catawit.ca |
Monday, November 9, 2009 - CATA Women in Technology Open the Market Joanne Stanley, Co-Founder and Executive Director of CATA Women in Technology Forum (CATA WIT) and Janis Koyanagi, Director, Business Development & Strategy, International, Toronto Stock Exchange, opened the market today. CATA WIT is a network designed to boost women’s participation and advancement in the technology sector through mentoring, networking, professional development and advocacy. Founded in 2003, CATA WIT has recently launched an initiative to promote best practices for technology companies and a website designed to support young women aged 16-25 considering a career in the Advanced Technology Sectors. For more information visit www.bringiton.ca or www.catawit.ca. |
 www.cga-ontario.org |
Friday, November 6, 2009 - Certified General Accountants of Ontario Opens the Market Representatives from The Certified General Accountants of Ontario (CGA Ontario) and Robert Fotheringham, Senior Vice President, Trading, TMX Group opened the market today. CGA Ontario is a self-governing body that grants the exclusive rights to the CGA designation, and controls the professional standards, conduct and discipline of its members in Ontario. The CGA designation will be granted to 956 newly accredited Certified General Accountants on November 7 at the official admission to membership ceremony. There are more than 19,000 CGAs and approximately 8,000 students in Ontario. For more information visit www.cga-ontario.org. |
 www.thelearningpartnership.ca |
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - Take Our Kids to Work Day Opens the Market Tom Kloet, CEO, TMX Group, joined Grade 9 students to open the market today as part of Take Our Kids to Work Day, the annual national program which supports career development by helping students connect school, the work world and their futures. Since 1994, the program has expanded across the country, and to date, more than 1.5 million students and 75,000 workplaces have participated. TMX Group has participated in Take Our Kids to Work Day for the past several years. |
 www.sportshall.ca |
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 - Canada's Sports Hall of Fame Opens the Market Canada's Sports Hall of Fame along with Tom Kloet, CEO, TMX Group opened the market to celebrate the induction of seven more individuals at a gala dinner on November 3 at the Fairmont Royal York hotel. On hand to open the market was inductee Warren Moon, football quarterback legend and a member of five Grey Cup championship teams with the Edmonton Eskimos. The mission of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame is to inspire Canadian identity and national pride by telling the compelling stories of the outstanding achievements that make up Canada's sports history. Today, the Sports Hall of Fame honours 499 people representing some 56 sports. |
October 2009
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 www.marret.ca |
Friday, October 30, 2009 - Marret Asset Management Inc. Opens the Market Barry Allan, President & CEO of Marret Asset Management Inc. and Robert Fotheringham, Senior Vice President, Trading, TMX Group opened the market today to celebrate the listing of Marret Investment Grade Bond Fund. The Fund provides exposure to a portfolio of North American Investment Grade Bonds. Marret Asset is a credit fixed income manager that advises on high yield corporate debt assets for institutional and mutual fund clients as well as offering investment grade corporate debt and government bond mandates. Marret Asset currently has two structured products listed on Toronto Stock Exchange. Marret Investment Grade Bond Fund trades on Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol MIG.UN. |
 www.b-line.ca |
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - B-Line Technical Services Inc. Opens the Market Frank Evestaff, President and CEO; Robert Champagne, CTO; Adam Salim, Director, Business Development of B-Line Technical Services Inc. along with Eric Sinclair, Senior Vice-President, TMX Datalinx, opened the market today to celebrate TMX Datalinx's recent Co-Location expansion announcement. TMX's Co-Location Service provides the opportunity for TMX clients to optimize trading opportunities, achieve faster execution and maximize trading profits through low-latency trading and data access from within the TMX data centre. B-Line Technical Services Inc. provides technical support services to global trading clients co-locating their infrastructure in TMX Group's data centre. |
 www.ccbnational.net |
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - The Canadian Council of the Blind Opens the Market The Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB) opened the market today. Jim Tokos, CCB Vice-President for Ontario presented its new cookbook Kitchens of the World™ to Tom Kloet, CEO, TMX Group and the Canadian Paralympic Foundation to thank them for their support for visually impaired curling at the local level in Canada. The book is designed to assist all charities and non-profit organizations to raise funds, not just the blind and visually impaired. For more information regarding Canadian Council of the Blind initiatives or to order the cookbook visit the CCB web site at www.ccbnational.net. |
 www.bmoetfs.com |
Monday, October 26, 2009 - BMO Financial Group Opens the Market Gilles Ouellette, President and CEO, BMO Private Client Group and Rajiv Silgardo, Managing Director and Head of BMO ETFs will open the market on Monday October 26, 2009 to celebrate the listing of nine new Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs): BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Oil & Gas Index ETF (ZEO); BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Global Base Metals Hedged to CAD Index ETF (ZMT) ; BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Banks Index ETF (ZEB); BMO Short Provincial Bond Index ETF (ZPS); BMO Short Federal Bond Index ETF (ZFS) ; BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF (ZCS); BMO International Equity Hedged to CAD Index ETF (ZDM); BMO Emerging Markets Equity Index ETF (ZEM) and BMO High Yield US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD ETF(ZHY). BMO is the only Canadian bank to offer ETFs and currently has 13 listed on Toronto Stock Exchange. For more information on BMO ETFs please visit: www.bmoetfs.com. |
 www.corporateknights.ca |
Friday, October 23, 2009 - Corporate Knights Opens the Market The CEOs of the companies on the Corporate Knights’ Cleantech 10 list and Next 10 Emerging Cleantech Leaders opened the market today. Joining the group were Vicky Sharpe, President and CEO, Sustainable Development and Technology Canada and Toby Heaps, Editor-in-Chief, Corporate Knights (CK) Magazine. Founded in 2002, Corporate Knights is an independent Canadian-based media company focused on prompting and reinforcing sustainable development in Canada. The Cleantech 10 and Next 10 represent Canada's best publicly and privately held companies in the Cleantech realm. For more information visit www.corporateknights.ca. |
 www.cdsinnovations.ca |
Monday, October 19, 2009 - CDS Innovations Inc. Opens the Market Ian Gilhooley, President and CEO, CDS Innovations Inc., Tom Kloet, CEO, TMX Group and Eric Sinclair, Senior Vice President, TMX Datalinx opened the market today to celebrate CDS Innovation’s partnership with TMX Datalinx to distribute their corporate data information. CDS Innovations Inc. is a national repository for corporate information and source for information about Canadian securities. Products include Canadian corporate reference data, corporate actions and regulatory filings. For more information visit www.tmx.com/regulatory_depository. |
 www.hapetfs.com |
Friday, October 16, 2009 - AlphaPro Management Inc. Opens the Market Adam Felesky, Chairman, AlphaPro Management Inc., Dennis Gartman, The Gartman Letter and Peter Jarvis, Executive Director, Toronto CFA Society will open the market on Friday October 16, 2009. Horizons AlphaPro Gartman Fund has been created to provide investors with the opportunity for capital appreciation through exposure to the investment strategies of The Gartman Letter, L.C. founded by Dennis Gartman. The Fund uses equity securities, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds to provide the Fund with long and short exposure to multiple asset classes which may include but are not limited to global equities, commodities, fixed income and currencies. AlphaPro is a subsidiary of BetaPro Management. Horizons AlphaPro Gartman Fund trades on Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol HAG.UN. |
 library.utm.utoronto.ca/LKCFLC |
Friday, October 9, 2009 - University of Toronto Opens the Market Professor Ian Orchard, vice president and principal of the University of Toronto opened the market today to celebrate the Li Koon Chun Finance Learning Centre’s first year anniversary. The Learning Centre is located in the Hazel McCallion Academic Learning Centre on the U of T Mississauga campus grounds. The finance learning centre offers students a practical learning environment that replicates a trading floor, with “real-world” financial hardware and software and live market data feeds from the global financial community, allowing students to run market data simulations and financial analyses. For more information visit library.utm.utoronto.ca/LKCFLC. |
 www.conferenceboard.ca |
Thursday, October 8, 2009 - The Carbon Disclosure Project Opens the Market The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) 2009-Canada 200 Climate Disclosure Leaders and representatives from CDP opened the market today to launch the 2009 CDP Canada 200 report. The report is prepared annually by The Conference Board of Canada based on questionnaire responses received from close to 100 of Canada's largest companies on behalf of 475 large institutional investors, with $55 trillion in assets. Through an Information Request sent annually to 3,700 large-cap companies across the globe, which includes the 200 largest companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the CDP provides investors, policy makers and businesses with information on companies’ strategies, actions to date, climate change governance arrangements, and best practices on meeting the challenge of climate change. Simultaneous launch events are being hosted by the Conference Board of Canada on October 8, 2009 in Toronto, Montreal and Calgary. For more information visit www.conferenceboard.ca. |
 en.fast50.ca |
Monday, October 5, 2009 - Deloitte's Technology Green 15 Opens the Market Recipients of Deloitte's Technology Green 15 award opened the market today. This award recognizes Canadian GreenTech companies that promote a more efficient use and re-use of the earth's resources in industrial production and consumption. GreenTech products are designed to reduce or eliminate environmental impacts and improve operational performance, productivity, or efficiency while reducing costs, inputs, energy consumption, waste, or pollution. The Technology Green 15 award is part of Deloitte Technology Fast 50 awards program, which is a ranking of Canada's 50 fastest-growing technology companies based on percentage revenue growth over five years. For a complete list of award recipients visit en.fast50.ca. |
 www.tmx.com/china |
Friday, October 2, 2009 - TMX Group China Roadshow Opens the Market Mme. Zhu Taoying, Consul General, People’s Republic of China opened the market today to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and kick-off of the TMX - Canadian Public Equity Markets China Roadshow. Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange and Roadshow sponsors, Lang Michener LLP; Davis LLP; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP; Scotia Capital Inc.; Greenrock Group of Companies; PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP; and MSCM LLP will visit Beijing, Xi'an and Suzhou. China is the second largest international listing resource on Toronto Stock Exchanges with 65 listed companies and a total market cap of $6.4 billion. For more information visit www.tmx.com/china. |
 www.soundofmusictoronto.ca |
Thursday, October 1, 2009 - The Sound of Music Opens the Market Actress, Elicia MacKenzie, who plays Maria von Trapp in the Toronto production of The Sound of Music, opened the market today. Ms. MacKenzie was joined by the von Trapp children cast members Alexandra Abitol, Camden Angelis, Sarah Carmosino, Robbie Graham-Kuntz, Shawn Molko and Madison Scott. The Sound of Music is a musical by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse. Currently playing at the Princess of Wales Theatre the North American revival of the musical is presented by Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Ian and David Mirvish. The Toronto production of The Sound of Music is the recipient of three 2009 Dora awards. For more information visit www.soundofmusictoronto.ca. |
September 2009
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 cadc.m-x.ca |
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - Canadian Annual Derivatives Conference Opens the Market Christine W. Chan, Executive Director of Corporate Banking, J.P. Morgan, a sponsor of the Canadian Annual Derivatives Conference (CADC), opened the market today to celebrate the tenth Anniversary Edition of CADC. Presented by the Montreal Exchange, the conference is a thought-leadership event on Canadian options and futures markets. Panel discussions and presentations will cover topics including, Interest Rate Markets; Energy, Index and ETF derivatives; Algorithmic Trading; Buy-Side Adoption of Derivatives; Carbon Markets; Developments in Clearing and Settlement and the Regulatory landscape. Ms. Chan was joined by sponsors from Standard and Poor's, Penson Financial Services Canada, Belzberg Technologies Inc., BMO Capital Markets and Newedge Canada Inc. CADC will be held at the Fairmont Mont-Tremblant on October 29th and 30th. For more information visit cadc.m-x.ca. |
 www.thesocietytoronto.com |
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - The Society Global Opens the Market Ashleigh Dempster and Amanda Blakley, Co-Founders of The Society Global along with sponsors Dan Levy and Jessi Cruickshank from MTV; and Paul Sine from Timex opened the market today to raise awareness of their upcoming charity event "The Boobyball" in support of ReThink Breast Cancer. Since the inaugural event in 2002, the Boobyball has raised close to a million dollars for the breast cancer cause and helped cultivate new supporters to take up the fight against breast cancer. The mission of "The Boobyball" is "To Inspire a new generation of young philanthropists to get involved and create a future without breast cancer." For more information visit www.thesocietytoronto.com. |
 www.kidsnowcanada.org |
Monday, September 28, 2009 - kids.now and The Power of 10 Project Partners Open the Market Janet King, President and Founder of charity kids.now, along with kids.now program participants and representatives from Jays Care Foundation, State Farm, and TD Bank Financial Group, opened the market today to celebrate kids.now’s 10th anniversary. Created in 1999 kids.now is a national charity for youth development which coaches kids to make positive choices to help them reach their full potential. In honor of their 10th anniversary the charity has issued a financial challenge, "The Power of 10 Project", to corporate Canada to help create 100 new kids.now programs, and reach its goal of helping 10,000 kids build life-success skills by the end of 2009. For more information, visit www.kidsnowcanada.org. |
 https://clearingcanada.fidelity.com |
Friday, September 25, 2009 - Fidelity Group Opens the Market National Financial's Richard N. Hart III, Senior Vice President; William Dolan, Senior Vice President and James Hanley, Vice President joined Rick Ness, Acting CEO, Fidelity Clearing Canada ULC to celebrate the launch of Fidelity Clearing Canada. Located in Toronto, Fidelity Clearing Canada ULC will provide securities trading, clearing and custody to Canadian brokerage firms and the Canadian brokerage arms of U.S. firms. National Financial provides an array of services for brokers and investors to grow their business and clearing services through National Financial Services LLC (NFS). National Financial Services LLC (NFS) and Fidelity Clearing Canada ULC are part of Fidelity Investments, an international provider of financial services and investment resources. For more information visit https://clearingcanada.fidelity.com. |
 www.manulife.com |
Thursday, September 24, 2009 - Manulife Financial Corporation Opens the Market Donald Guloien, President and CEO and Gail Cook-Bennett, Chair of the Board, Manulife Financial Corporation, opened the market today to mark Manulife’s 10 years of being listed on Toronto Stock Exchange. Manulife is a Canadian-based financial services group serving customers in 22 countries and territories worldwide. Manulife Financial offers clients a range of financial protection products and wealth management services. Manulife Financial trades on Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol MFC. |
 www.bmocm.com/equitythrougheducation |
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - BMO Capital Markets Opens the Market Mike Miller, Head of Equity Products, BMO Capital Markets, Toronto FC Captain Jim Brennan and scholar recipients opened the market today to launch the fifth annual Equity Through Education charitable trading day. All North American institutional equity trading commissions earned by BMO Capital Markets will go to nine organizations that support education and diversity. Since the launch of Equity Through Education, a total of $6.6-million has been raised to support more than 2,000 individuals through scholarships, bursaries, mentoring programs and job search strategy forums. For more information about Equity Through Education visit www.bmocm.com/equitythrougheducation. |
 www.wlu.ca |
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 - Wilfrid Laurier University Opens the Market Dr. Max Blouw, President and Vice Chancellor, Wilfrid Laurier University and Ginny Dybenko, Dean, School of Business and Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU) opened the market today to celebrate the official opening of WLU’s new Toronto office. The office, located in Toronto’s financial district, will provide a base of support for a variety of initiatives including WLU's MBA weekend program, co-op education and alumni relations programs. Currently nearly 45 per cent of Laurier students come from the Greater Toronto Area. For more information visit www.wlu.ca. |
 jacobsecurities.com |
Monday, September 21, 2009 - Jacob Securities Opens the Market Sasha Jacob, President and CEO, Jacob Securities Inc. opened the market today to celebrate Jacob Securities Inc. acceptance as a Toronto Stock Exchange Participating Organization and TSX Venture Exchange Member. Jacob Securities is an independent investment bank providing underwriting and financial advisory services to companies in the renewable power, infrastructure and energy sectors. The firm, which is headquartered in Toronto, primarily services small to mid-cap issuers in North America and around the world. Jacob Securities' trading number on Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange is 110. |
 www.canadacompany.ca |
Friday, September 18, 2009 - Canada Company Scholarship Fund Opens the Market Blake Goldring, Chairman of Canada Company and Chairman and CEO of AGF Management Limited and Gerry McCaughey, President and CEO of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, along with Canada Company Scholarship recipients opened the market today. Canada Company annually awards post-secondary education scholarships to children of Canadian military personnel who have died while on duty. Canada Company, created in 2006, brings community leaders from across Canada together to support Canadian soldiers and their families. The Canada Company Scholarship Fund was created in 2008 to supplement benefits available to the children who have had a parent die while on duty. For more information visit www.canadacompany.ca. |
 www.mineafrica.com |
Thursday, September 17, 2009 - Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business Opens the Market Mark Bristow, CEO, Randgold Resources opened the market today to kickoff the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business Annual Indaba Dinner and MineAfrica's Investing in African Mining Seminar in Toronto. The African continent is a major producer of more than 60 of the world's most important metals and minerals. Currently, Toronto stock exchanges have 140 listed companies with 700 properties throughout Africa. For more information visit www.mineafrica.com. |
 www.tiff.net |
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 - Toronto International Film Festival Opens the Market Piers Handling, CEO and Cameron Bailey, Co-Director of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) opened the market today to celebrate the 34th edition of TIFF. Also, joining them were Lisa Ray and Don McKellar, actors from the Canadian film, Cooking with Stella. The ten day Festival runs from September 10 to September 19, 2009 and will feature 336 films from 64 countries, including 271 feature-length films, 72 percent are world, international or North American premieres and 71 are feature directorial debuts. TIFF is a not-for-profit cultural organization whose mission is to lead the world in creative and cultural discovery through the moving image. For more information on the Toronto International Film Festival visit www.tiff.net. |
 chapters.acg.org/toronto |
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 - Association for Corporate Growth Opens the Market Dan Amadori, President, Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) opened the market today to announce the ACG Toronto Capital Connection Event, a private equity showcase. ACG is a global association for professionals involved in corporate growth, development, mergers and acquisitions. ACG has over 12,000 members in 54 chapters in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information about ACG visit chapters.acg.org/toronto. |
 www.alegrohealth.com |
Monday, September 14, 2009 - Centric Health Corporation Opens the Market Brenda Rasmussen, President & CEO of Centric Health Corporation, opened the market today. Centric Health is a healthcare company that provides solutions for patients and healthcare professionals. Centric Health's current key divisions include disability and rehabilitation management, physiotherapy and surgical/hospital services. Centric Health Corporation trades on Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol CHH. |
 www.magmaenergycorp.com |
Thursday, September 10, 2009 - Magma Energy Opens the Market Dr. Frank Monastero, President, Magma Energy (US) Corp. and Ross Beaty, Chairman and CEO, Magma Energy opened the market today. Magma Energy Corp. is a geothermal power company which explores, develops and operates geothermal energy projects globally. Magma Energy owns an operating geothermal plant in Nevada called the Soda Lake Operation and a portfolio of exploration and development projects throughout the western United States, Chile, Argentina and Peru. Magma Energy trades on Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol MXY. |
August 2009
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009 - BetaPro Management Inc. Opens the Market Adam Felesky, CEO, BetaPro Management Inc. opened the market today to mark the change in name of four ETFs to reflect the new underlying indexes. There will be no change to the stock symbols of the Funds. Effective August 25th, Horizons BetaPro DJ-AIG Agricultural Grains Bull Plus ETF will change to Horizons BetaPro S&P Agribusiness North America Bull Plus ETF (HAU); Horizons BetaPro DJ-AIG Agricultural Grains Bear Plus ETF will change to Horizons BetaPro S&P Agribusiness North America Bear Plus ETF (HAD); Horizons BetaPro S&P/TSX Global Mining Bull Plus ETF will change to Horizons BetaPro S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Bull Plus ETF (HMU); Horizons BetaPro S&P/TSX Global Mining Bear Plus ETF will change to Horizons BetaPro S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Bear Plus ETF (HMD). Horizons BetaPro ETFs are managed by BetaPro Management Inc. a subsidiary of Jovian Capital Corporation. BetaPro Management currently has 39 ETFs listed on Toronto Stock Exchange and is the largest ETF provider by number on the Exchange. |
 www.torontobuskerfest.com |
Monday, August 24, 2009 - Scotiabank BuskerFest Festival Opens the Market Geoff Bobb, Scotiabank BuskerFest Festival Producer and Executive Director, Epilepsy Toronto; Robin Hibberd, Executive V.P. Personal Lending & Banking, Scotiabank and Frank Switzer, V.P. of Public Relations, Scotiabank opened the market today to celebrate The Toronto International BuskerFest’s 10th anniversary. This year over 100 buskers from around the world will display their talents throughout the St. Lawrence Market district from August 27th to 30th in support of Epilepsy Toronto. Last year’s event attracted over 1 million spectators. Admission is by donation and the annual festival has raised over half a million dollars for Epilepsy Toronto, so far. For more information on Scotiabank Buskerfest visit www.torontobuskerfest.com. |
 www.sunlife.ca |
Friday, August 21, 2009 - Sun Life Financial Opens the Market Kelly Murumets, President & CEO of ParticipACTION and Steve Kee, Assistant Vice President Communications with Sun Life Financial opened the market today. Get Inspired. Get Moving. is the theme of ParticipACTION’s current national campaign in support of active, healthy living. A key component of this national campaign is the ParticipACTION Sun Life - Inspire the nation, a 30 stop tour rallying Canadians from coast to coast to be more physically active where they live, work and play. The tour stops in Toronto at the Canadian National Exhibition and wraps up next Thursday in Waterloo, Ontario. For details visit sunlife.ca, participaction.com or follow campaign updates on Facebook and Twitter. |
 www.jadeswim4life.com |
Thursday, August 20, 2009 - Jade Scognamillo Opens the Market Jade Scognamillo opened the market today to celebrate her historic swim across Lake Ontario. On August 1, 2009, 15-year-old Jade became the youngest person to swim across Lake Ontario, finishing her 52 km journey in 19 hours 59 minutes and 49 seconds. Her swim raised over $35,000 for the Hospital for Sick Children. Jade also holds the world record as the youngest and fastest solo swimmer to cross Lake Erie - a feat which she accomplished last year. To learn more about Jade, visit www.jadeswim4life.com. |
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009 - Options Now Trading on Claymore Natural Gas Commodity ETF Som Seif, President & CEO, Claymore Investments, Inc. opened the market today to celebrate the start of options trading on Claymore Natural Gas Commodity ETF (symbol GAS) on Montréal Exchange (MX). GAS options listed on July 29, 2009, are supported by three market makers: Timber Hill LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC and TD Securities. The underlying ETF has been designed to track the performance of the benchmark NGX Canadian Natural Gas Index. The ETF provides non-leveraged exposure to the Alberta natural gas market, by investing in physical natural gas forward contracts. Montréal Exchange currently has 24 options on ETFs. Earlier this year, the Exchange implemented a joint cross-asset class Exchange Traded Fund market maker rebate program. At the end of June 09, MX Average Daily Volume YTD 09 vs. Average Daily Volume YTD 08 on ETF options increased by 203%. The launch of options on Claymore Natural Gas Commodity ETF brings together three TMX lines of business — Montréal Exchange, Toronto Stock Exchange and Natural Gas Exchange. |
 www.suncor.com |
Tuesday, August 4, 2009 - Suncor Energy Inc. Opens the Market Boris Jackman, Executive Vice President, Refining and Marketing, Suncor Energy Inc. opened the market today to celebrate the successful close of the merger between Suncor Energy and Petro-Canada. Mr. Jackman is joined by employees Julieta Montojo and Brad Palmer from the legacy organizations. |
July 2009
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 www.goldenminerals.com |
Thursday, July 30, 2009 - Golden Minerals Company Opens the Market Jeffrey Clevenger, CEO of Golden Minerals Company, opened the market today. Golden Minerals Company, a US mining company based in Golden, Colorado, is primarily engaged in exploration projects and providing mine management services. The company has exploration projects in Argentina, Peru and Mexico and operates the San Cristobal mine in Bolivia for Sumitomo Corporation under a Management Services Agreement. Golden Minerals trades on Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol AUM. |
 www.hapetfs.com |
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 - Horizons AlphaPro Opens the Market Howard Atkinson, President, Horizons AlphaPro ETFs, Sylvain Brosseau, President and François Bourdon, Vice President, Fiera Capital Inc. opened the market today to celebrate the listing of Horizons AlphaPro Fiera Tactical Bond Fund. Horizons AlphaPro Fiera Tactical Bond Fund is designed to provide exposure to a strategy of seeking to optimize tactical asset allocation among fixed income asset classes. Montreal-based Fiera Capital Inc. will run the fund using a tactical asset allocation strategy to buy and sell from among 80 bond ETFs traded in North America. These ETFs invest in everything from government treasury securities to corporate bonds and high yield debt. Horizons AlphaPro Fiera Tactical Bond Fund trades on Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol HAF.UN. |
 www.youthunlimitedgta.ca |
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - GMP Capital Opens the Market GMP Capital Inc., along with camp participants from Youth Unlimited - Jane & Finch, opened the market today. GMP Capital supports Youth Unlimited, a faith-based registered charity dedicated to helping every young person develop wholistically, both personally and spiritually, by providing caring people to whom they can turn. For more information about Youth Unlimted GTA go to www.youthunlimitedgta.ca. |
 www.nazararhhouse.com |
Monday, July 27, 2009 - Nazareth House Opens the Market Sister June Dwyer, Executive Director of Nazareth House opened the market today to celebrate more than $100,000 in donations from TMX Group, CIBC Children’s Foundation, TD Securities, TD Securities Underwriting Hope Fund, Bay St. Children’s Foundation and RBC Foundation. Since 1985, Nazareth House has provided safe, healthy and affordable housing to women and infants who are fleeing from domestic abuse, or recovering from mental health and substance abuse issues. “Fight for Independence” an annual charity event in support of Nazareth House sees bankers step into the boxing ring to compete against one another will be held September 24, 2009 at the Steam Whistle Brewery. For more information go to www.nazararhhouse.com. |
 www.capitalpowercorp.com |
Friday, July 24, 2009 - Capital Power Opens the Market Brian Vaasjo, President and CEO of Capital Power Corporation opened the market today. Capital Power and its subsidiaries develop, acquire and optimize power generation from a wide range of energy sources. Headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Capital Power has interests in 31 facilities in Canada and the U.S. totaling approximately 3,300 megawatts of generation capacity. Capital Power Corporation trades on Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol CPX. |
 www.opp100.ca |
Monday, July 20, 2009 - Ontario Provincial Police Opens the Market Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Julian Fantino opened the market today to celebrate the OPP’s 100th anniversary. This significant milestone provides a unique opportunity to celebrate the history of the OPP and to link with the communities it serves. The centenary year includes reflections of a long history of policing as well as a glimpse forward into the next century of policing in the province. The 100th anniversary is an opportunity to learn about the OPP and how it has served generations of Ontarians. More information is available at www.opp100.ca. |
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Friday, July 17, 2009 - Gene Simmons Opens the Market Gene Simmons, co-founder of the rock band, KISS and star of the reality show "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" opened the market today. |
 www.tmxmoney.com www.50plus.com |
Thursday, July 16, 2009 - ZoomerMedia Limited Opens the Market Moses Znaimer, CEO, ZoomerMedia Limited, opened the market today in celebration of the launch of the new "Zoomer Life" section on www.TMXmoney.com. The content for Zoomer Life is provided by www.50plus.com, an online portal in Canada for Zoomers (age 45-plus). The new Zoomer Life section is designed to provide access to current information on money, health, lifestyle and travel, and can be accessed by visiting the "Features" tab on TMXmoney.com. |
 www.claymoreinvestments.ca/etf |
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - Claymore Silver Bullion Trust Opens the Market Jeffrey Logan, Vice President, Claymore Investments Inc. opened the market today to launch Claymore Silver Bullion Trust. Claymore Silver BullionTrust replicates the performance of the price of silver, less fees and expenses. Claymore currently has 23 ETF's and 4 structured products listed on Toronto Stock Exchange. Claymore Silver Bullion Trust trades on Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol SVR.UN. |
 www.shad.ca |
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 - Shad Valley International Program Corporation Opens the Market Students in the Shad Valley International Program opened the market today to celebrate the program's 12th year at McMaster University. Sponsored by DeGroote School of Business, MacShad is a four week summer leadership program for Canada's top students in grades 10-12, with a focus on science, technology and entrepreneurship. Offered at 10 Canadian universities, Shad Valley is a not-for-profit organization and a registered charity. Since the program was launched in 1981, the program has a network of close to 11,000 alumni, including 21 Rhodes Scholars. For more information, visit www.shad.ca. |
 www.caribanafestival.com |
Tuesday, July 7, 2009 - Scotiabank Caribana Festival Opens the Market Joe Halstead, CEO of the Scotiabank Caribana Festival Management Committee opened the market on Tuesday July 7, 2009 to launch the start of the Carnival season in Toronto. In its 42nd year the Scotiabank Caribana Festival has become a major international event and the largest cultural event of its kind in North America. Mr. Halstead was joined by sponsors and partners including John Doig, Senior Vice President Marketing, Scotiabank; Matthew Garrow, Director, Corporate Affairs CP24 and CTV; Kinman Lee, Toronto Sun Publisher and CEO; Alan Vernon, Sway Magazine and Lee Petrie, Greater Toronto Airport Authority. Also in attendance were Masquerade Band Leaders, Jamaal Magloire, Toronto Revellers, Louis Saldenah, Mas-K Club and Nip Davis, Nip Davis & SCSC. The festival begins July 14 and runs until August 3rd. Over 1.3 million spectators and costumed participants are expected to attend Parade Day on August 1 along Toronto's Lakeshore Boulevard. For more information on the Scotiabank Caribana Festival, visit www.caribanafestival.com. |
June 2009
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - Horizons BetaPro ETFs Opens the Market Howard Atkinson, President, Horizons BetaPro ETFs and Lewis Bateman, Managing Director, Horizons BetaPro ETFs, opened the market today to celebrate the listing of two new Exchange Traded Funds: Horizons BetaPro COMEX Silver Bull Plus ETF (HZU) and Horizons BetaPro COMEX Silver Bear Plus ETF (HZD). Each ETF is designed to provide daily investment results, before fees and expenses that correspond to double the daily performance, or double the inverse daily performance, respectively, of their specified underlying index or benchmark. Horizons BetaPro ETFs are managed by BetaPro Management Inc. a subsidiary of Jovian Capital Corporation. BetaPro Management currently has 39 ETFs listed on Toronto Stock Exchange and is the largest ETF provider by number on the Exchange. |
 www.farocean.com |
Monday, June 29, 2009 - Liuyang Fireworks Ltd. Opens the Market Mingyue Hu, Chairman, Liuyang Fireworks Ltd. opened the market today. Liuyang Fireworks Ltd. was founded in 2009, through a sino-foreign joint venture formed by Far Ocean Fireworks Ltd., Liuyang Far Ocean Fireworks Manufacturing & Displaying Co. Ltd., Liuyang Far Ocean Printing Co. Ltd. and East Asia Industrial Limited. Liuyang Fireworks is the first overseas listing for the Chinese Fireworks industry and is also the first listing on TMX equity exchanges from Hunan Province, China. Liuyang Fireworks Ltd. trades on TSX Venture Exchange under the stock symbol FWK. |
 http://ca.ishares.com |
Friday, June 26, 2009 - BGI Canada Limited Opens the Market Oliver McMahon, Director of Product Management, BGI Canada Limited opened the market today to launch two new ETFs: iShares CDN MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (XWD) and iShares CDN MSCI World Index Fund (XEM). Barclays Canada currently has 31 ETFs listed on Toronto Stock Exchange and is the largest ETF provider on the Exchange by market capitalization and 2nd largest by number of funds. |
 www.hbpetfs.com |
Thursday, June 25, 2009 - Horizons BetaPro ETFs Opens the Market Howard Atkinson, President, Horizons BetaPro ETFs and Adam Felesky, CEO, JovFunds and BetaPro Management Inc, opened the market today to celebrate the listing of four new Exchange Traded Funds: Horizons BetaPro COMEX Gold ETF (HUG); Horizons BetaPro COMEX Silver ETF (HUZ); Horizons BetaPro Winter-Term NYMEX Crude Oil ETF (HUC); Horizons BetaPro Winter-Term NYMEX Natural Gas ETF (HUN). Each ETF is designed to provide daily investment results, before fees and expenses that correspond to one times the daily performance of its specified underlying index or benchmark. Horizons BetaPro ETFs are managed by BetaPro Management Inc., a subsidiary of Jovian Capital Corporation. BetaPro Management is the largest provider of ETFs on Toronto Stock Exchange. |
 www.sja.ca |
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - St. John Ambulance Opens the Market Rob White, Chair of St. John Ambulance Council for Ontario opened the market today to celebrate the organization's 125th anniversary in Ontario. Each year, St. John Ambulance trains over 140,000 people in Ontario in first aid and other health care related courses. A charitable, non denominational, humanitarian organization, proceeds from St. John Ambulance first aid and product sales directly support these community services programs. For more information on St. John Ambulance, visit www.sja.ca. |
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Friday, June 19, 2009 - National Aboriginal Day Opens the Market Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine opened the market today in honour of National Aboriginal Day on June 21. In 1996, the federal government officially declared June 21 National Aboriginal Day as a special day to celebrate the unique heritage, cultures and contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Metis people in Canada. On June 21 Canadians may participate in the many National Aboriginal Day events taking place across the country. |
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TSX Venture Exchange Welcomes New Alberta Issuers TSX Venture Sr. Vice President John McCoach and Roy Homyshin, Director, welcomed 20 Alberta companies to the market Thursday, June 11, 2009. The 20 Alberta companies began trading on TSX Venture Exchange between November of 2008 and April of this year. There have been 68 companies listed on TSX Venture Exchange in the first five months of 2009, 14 or 21% of which are based in Alberta. John McCoach said "the Exchange recognizes that the economic turmoil and market volatility since last summer has had an impact on the number of new listings; however, we have definitely seen increased activity in the last few months in the number of new listings and financings." |
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TSX Venture Exchange Welcomes New BC Issuers TSX Venture Sr. Vice President John McCoach and Roy Homyshin, Director, welcomed 41 British Columbia companies to the market Wednesday, June 10, 2009. The 41 B.C. companies began trading on TSX Venture Exchange between November of 2008 and April of this year. There have been 68 companies listed on TSX Venture Exchange in the first five months of 2009, 27 or 40% of which are based in British Columbia. John McCoach said "the Exchange recognizes that the economic turmoil and market volatility since last summer has had an impact on the number of new listings; however, we have definitely seen increased activity in the last few months in the number of new listings and financings." |
 www.capp.ca |
Monday, June 15, 2009 - Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers Opens the Market Brad Herald, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), opened the market today in celebration of the kick off of CAPP's 20th Annual Oil and Gas Investment Symposium in Calgary. Attendees at the Calgary Symposium joined in the market open via a real time video link. CAPP represents 130 companies that produce more than 90 percent of Canada's natural gas and crude oil. CAPP also has 150 associate members that provide a wide range of services that support the upstream crude and natural gas industry. Together, these members and associate members are an important part of a $120 billion per year national industry. |
 www.jdrf.ca/ride |
Friday, June 12, 2009 - Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Canada Opens the Market Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Canada (JDRF) opened the market today to salute the 21st annual Toronto Ride for Diabetes Research campaign. The 2009 Toronto Ride takes place on September 25 at Nathan Phillips Square. 1, 500 corporate teams will participate helping JDRF to reach their fundraising goal of $2.5-million in Toronto. The aim of the Toronto Ride is to assist in raising funds to help find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Type 1 diabetes affects the lives of 240, 000 Canadians. To learn more about the Toronto Ride visit www.jdrf.ca/ride. |
 www.edmonton.com |
Thursday, June 11, 2009 - Edmonton Economic Development Corporation Opens the Market Ron Gilbertson, President & CEO, Edmonton Economic Development Corporation (EEDC) opened the market today. The EEDC delegation, made up of Edmonton's banking and finance community is visiting Toronto to raise the profile of Edmonton's financial service sector, and to create awareness in investment and career opportunities in the region. EEDC is a not-for-profit company owned by the City of Edmonton and partnered with the University of Alberta. Its mission is to promote the economic growth and development of Edmonton. To learn more about EEDC visit www.edmonton.com. |
 www.blood.ca |
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 - Canadian Blood Services Opens the Market Canadian Blood Services and 11-year-old Jeremy Pirotta opened the market today to launch National Blood Donor Week, June 8-14 2009. Jeremy Pirotta opened the market in memory of his brother Stephen, who received many units of blood while battling leukemia. Canadian Blood Services is a not-for-profit charitable organization that manages the supply of blood and blood products, oversees the OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network, and provides national leadership for organ and tissue donation and transplantation. TD employees have pledged to donate 2,000 units of blood this year in Stephen Pirotta's memory. To learn more about blood donation visit www.blood.ca or www.thankyourdonor.ca. |
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TSX Venture Exchange Celebrates New Listings Last week at the TMX Broadcast Centre Gallery, TSX Venture companies from Ontario and advisors from the local professional investment community were invited to a reception celebrating new listings. One of the objectives of TSX Venture Exchange is to ensure emerging companies have access to public venture capital in order to continue growing their core business. Year to date, May 2009, there have been 68 new listings on TSX Venture Exchange. |
 www.bloorview.ca |
Monday, June 8, 2009 - Bloorview Kids and Bike for Tykes Opens the Market Bloorview Child Ambassador Claire and her mother, Susan opened the market today to celebrate the 10th Annual Bike for Tykes. On Wednesday, June 24, over 100 teams will spin on stationary bikes to raise money to help create a world of possibility for children with disabilities. Funds raised from the Bikes for Tykes event will support Bloorview's highest priority needs for children with disabilities and their families. Bloorview Kid's Rehab is Canada's largest teaching hospital for children with disabilities. For more information please visit www.bloorview.ca. |
 www.futureaces.org |
Friday, June 5, 2009 - Herbert H. Carnegie Future Aces Foundation Opens the Market Dr. Herbert Carnegie and his daughter Bernice Carnegie, founders of the Herbert H. Carnegie Future Aces Foundation, along with Scholarship Recipients, Board Members and ACES Gala Award Winners opened the market today. A non-profit, registered charitable organization founded in 1987, Future Aces enriches the lives of 100,000 students annually through empowerment assemblies, character and ethics workshops, leadership conferences and scholarships. Last month another $21,000 in scholarships was awarded to youth demonstrating exemplary citizenship behaviour. To learn more about Future Aces go to www.futureaces.org. |
 www.searsnationalkidscancerride.com |
Thursday, June 4, 2009 - Sears National Kids Cancer Ride Opens the Market The Coast to Coast Against Cancer Foundation opened the market today to launch the second annual Sears National Kids Cancer Ride. The 7,000 kilometer ride hopes to raise $2 million to be used to improve the lives of children living with and beyond childhood cancer. Organized by the volunteer-based foundation Coast to Coast Against Cancer, and with the generous support of corporate sponsors, the Event returns 100% of funds raised from donations back to the childhood cancer charities supported by the Sears National Kids Cancer Ride. |
May 2009
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Thursday, May 28, 2009 - Claymore Gold Bullion Trust Opens the Market Som Seif, CEO, Claymore Investments Inc. opened the market today to launch Claymore Gold Bullion Trust. Claymore Gold Bullion Trust replicates the performance of the price of gold bullion, less the Fund's expenses and fees, by investing the net proceeds of the Offering in holdings of physical gold bullion. Claymore currently has 23 ETFs and 3 structured products listed on Toronto Stock Exchange. Claymore Gold Bullion Trust trades on Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol CGL.UN. |
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009 - CRS Electronics Opens the Market Scott Riesebosch, President of CRS Electronics opened the market today. CRS Electronics, the operating subsidiary of Podium Capital Corporation, develops, manufactures and sells exterior warning lighting on school buses utilizing light-emitting-diode (LED) technology, child safety systems for school buses, contract manufacturing of LED light boards and LED-based space lighting products. Podium Capital Corporation is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and trades under the stock symbol LED. |
 www.edwardjones.com/en_CA/index.html |
Friday, May 22, 2009 - Edward Jones Opens the Market Gary Reamey, Principal, Edward Jones, opened the market today to celebrate Edward Jones becoming a trading Participating Organization of Toronto Stock Exchange. In 1922 Edward D. Jones Sr. founded the financial-services firm that bears his name. In 1994, Edward Jones opened its first Canadian branch and also became a Seat holder of the Toronto Stock Exchange. Today, Edward Jones has grown with more than 600 advisors and over 1,700 associates in Canada. Edward Jones' trading number on Toronto Stock Exchange is 056. |
 www.kidshelpphone.ca |
Thursday, May 21, 2009 - Kids Help Phone Opens the Market Jerry Patava, Chair of the Board, Kids Help Phone along with representatives from founding sponsors Bell Canada, BMO Financial Group, Nestle Canada and Parmalat opened the market today to celebrate Kids Help Phone’s 20th anniversary. Kids Help Phone provides young people from five to 20 access to confidential, anonymous phone and web counselling 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. |
 www.onenightlive.ca |
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - The Canadian Tenors Opens the Market The Canadian Tenors, performers at Sunnybrook’s One Night Live™ along with NICU Graduates Amanda, Samantha and JakeWolfe opened the market today. The Wolfe triplets were born at Sunnybrook and spent several weeks in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Now 14 years of age, they actively honour their connection to Sunnybrook by supporting the NICU through various fundraising initiatives. One Night Live™, presented by Sun Life Financial, hits the Air Canada Centre stage tomorrow night. The concert features Sting, Sheryl Crow, The Canadian Tenors and is hosted by Sex and the City’s Chris Noth. All proceeds will benefit the Women & Babies Program at Sunnybrook. Tickets are still available at www.onenightlive.ca. |
 www.bluejays.com |
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - Toronto Blue Jays Opens the Market Toronto Blue Jays Manager Cito Gaston and shortstop John McDonald along with Rogers Communications, Vice Chairman, Phil Lind and executives from the organization opened the market today. Proudly Canadian, the Blue Jays this season are celebrating their 20th anniversary in Rogers Centre and will host a Back to Back World Series Championship Reunion this season, August 6-8. Tonight the Blue Jays begin a seven game homestand at Rogers Centre with a three games series against the New York Yankees. (www.bluejays.com) |
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Monday, May 4, 2009 - TMXmoney.com Opens the Market TMXmoney.com celebrates the launch of a new ETF portal. TMX staff involved in the portal production and Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) providers opened the market today. The portal provides in-depth information on ETFs, including basic education, trading strategies and resources for investors and stakeholders. There are currently 90 Exchange Traded Products (ETFs and Exchange Traded Notes) listed on Toronto Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit TMXmoney.com. |
April 2009
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Monday, April 27, 2009 - Boyuan Construction Group Inc. Opens the Market Shou Cailiang, Chairman of Boyuan Construction Group Inc. opened the market today. Boyuan Construction Group is based in Jiaxing City, China and constructs residential and commercial buildings, municipal infrastructure and engineering projects. Boyuan has completed more than 120 projects for private and public sector clients. Boyuan's current projects include residential, industrial and mixed-use developments, including a five-star hotel and a project at the Qingshan Nuclear Plant in China. Boyuan focuses on construction projects in the Yangtze River Delta and the city of Sanya on Hainan Island. Boyuan Construction Group Inc. trades on TSX Venture Exchange under the stock symbol BOY. |
 www.pmi.org |
Thursday, April 23, 2009 - Project Management Institute Opens the Market The Board of Directors of Project Management Institute (PMI) - Southern Ontario Chapter and Mark Langley, PMI's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer opened the market today to kick off the first Canadian Project Management Week and the publication of The Globe and Mail and PMI Canada Chapters Report on Project Management. Founded in 1969, PMI is a not-for-profit professional association with more than 265,000 in 170 countries. Its primary goal is to advance the practice, science and profession of project management. PMI-Southern Ontario Chapter is the second largest PMI chapter in the world with over 4,000 members in various industries. |
 www.deansknight.com |
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - Deans Knight Income Corporation Opens the Market Wayne Deans, Executive Chairman; Craig Langdon, CEO; Dillon Cameron, Chief Investment Officer; and Mark Myles, CFO of Deans Knight Income Corporation opened the market today. Deans Knight Income Corporation focuses on investing in corporate bonds with the investment objective to maximize the total return and to provide shareholders with monthly dividends targeted to payout a minimum of 75% of earnings annually. The portfolio is managed by Deans Knight Capital Management Ltd., a British Columbia-based investment firm. Deans Knight Income Corporation trades on Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol DNC. |
 www.hapetfs.com |
Thursday, April 16, 2009 - AlphaPro Management Inc. Opens the Market Adam Felesky, CEO, JovFunds and AlphaPro Management Inc. and Howard Atkinson, President, AlphaPro Management Inc., opened the market today to celebrate the listing of Horizons AlphaPro Gartman Fund. Horizons AlphaPro Gartman Fund has been created to provide investors with the opportunity for capital appreciation through exposure to the investment strategies of The Gartman Letter, L.C., founded by Dennis Gartman, who is also author and editor of the daily publication The Gartman LetterTM. AlphaPro is a subsidiary of Jovian Capital Corporation. Horizons AlphaPro Gartman Fund trades on Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol HAG.UN. |
 www.claymoreinvestments.ca |
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - Claymore Investments Inc. Opens the Market Som Seif, CEO, Claymore Investments Inc. opened the market today to launch Claymore Broad Emerging Markets ETF. There are now 23 Claymore ETFs as well as two other structured products listed on Toronto Stock Exchange. Claymore Broad Emerging Markets ETF trades on Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol CWO. |
 www.frontiercollege.ca |
Wednesday, April 8, 2009 - CNW Group Opens the Market CNW Group, winners of Frontier College's 2009 SCRABBLE® Corporate Challenge opened the market today. Sponsored by TMX Group, 40 teams from the financial and professional industries competed in SCRABBLE® in support of Frontier College’s literacy programs for children, youth and adults across the country. Through a network of thousands of volunteers, Frontier College is helping people to realize their potential and seize the opportunities that come their way. For more information please visit www.frontiercollege.ca. |
 http://www.tdwaterhouse.ca |
Monday, April 6, 2009 - TD Waterhouse Canada Opens the Market Bill Hatanaka, Group Head, Global Wealth Management and Chairman and CEO, TD Waterhouse Canada; John See, President, TD Waterhouse Discount Brokerage; and Patricia Lovett-Reid, Senior Vice President, TD Waterhouse opened the market today to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of TD Waterhouse Discount Brokerage. |
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Friday, April 3, 2009 - Lonestar Capital Corp. Opens the Market Steve Vella, COO, Lonestar Capital Corp. opened the market today. Lonestar Capital, a former capital pool company (CPC), consolidates solar integrators across the U.S. The Company began in California with the acquisition of Acro Electric, Inc. in February, 2009. Acro Electric is now called Acro Energy Technologies and is a full service electrical contractor specializing in Solar Energy. Lonestar Capital Corp. is listed on TSX Venture Exchange and trades under the stock symbol LON. |
 www.canaccord.com |
Thursday, April 2, 2009 - Canaccord Capital Corporation Opens the Market Canaccord Capital Corporation opened the market today. Bill McIlroy, Senior Vice President - Compliance, represented Canaccord, a Participating Organization of TMX equity exchanges. He will be retiring after more than 50 years in the investment industry. Canaccord is a full service investment dealer in Canada with capital markets operations also in the United Kingdom and the United States. The company has been listed on Toronto Stock Exchange since 2004 under the stock symbol CCI. |
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009 - Community Living Ontario Opens the Market Representatives from Community Living Ontario and member associations opened the market today to celebrate Community Living Day at the Legislature and the closure of Ontario's three remaining institutions for people who have an intellectual disability. For 60 years, Community Living Associations, parents, families, and other community partners have continued to build strong and supportive communities and to advocate for the closure of institutions, so that people could belong and contribute as regular citizens and lead meaningful lives in society. A province-wide federation, Community Living Ontario and member associations provide direct support and services to people who have an intellectual disability, help communities build the capacity to support people, and advocate for social change toward the full inclusion of all people in community. |
March 2009
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 www.bbpa.org |
Monday, March 30, 2009 - Black Business & Professional Association Opens the Market Howard Wright, Interim-President of the Black Business & Professional Association (BBPA), along with winners of the BBPA Harry Jerome Awards, opened the market today. The 27th Annual Awards will take place on April 25 to celebrate outstanding achievements in the areas of Academics, Athletics, Leadership, Young Entrepreneur, Business, Professional Excellence, Technology & Innovation, Arts, Media, Entertainment, Community Services and Health Sciences. For more information about the BBPA Harry Jerome Awards visit www.bbpa.org. |
 www.wwf.ca |
Friday, March 27, 2009 - World Wildlife Fund Canada Opens the Market World Wildlife Fund Canada (WWF-Canada) opened the market today to mark Earth Hour. Earth Hour is a global WWF climate change initiative. Individuals, businesses, governments and communities are invited to turn out their lights for one hour on Saturday March 28, 2009 at 8:30 PM to show their support for action on climate change. The event began in Sydney in 2007, and has since grown into a global movement with a goal of reaching one billion people in 1,000 cities in 2009. WWF-Canada is part of WWF - the global conservation organization. Founded in 1967, WWF-Canada has become one of the country's leading conservation organizations, enjoying the support of more than 100,000 Canadians. For more information about WWF-Canada, go to www.wwf.ca. |
 www.ago.net |
Thursday, March 26, 2009 - Art Gallery of Ontario Opens the Market Som Seif and Gillian Hewitt, Co-Chairs of the Art Gallery of Ontario's Massive Party Committee opened the market today. The Massive Party is the AGO's annual fundraiser in support of exhibition and education programming. On April 2, the AGO will welcome back more than 1,600 guests for its first major fundraising event on-site since the opening of the Gehry-designed building. For more information about the Massive Party 2009, go to www.ago.net. |
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009 - Medifocus Inc. Opens the Market Dr. Augustine Y. Cheung, President & CEO, Medifocus Inc. opened the market today. Medifocus develops cancer treatments that use focused heat to kill cancer cells. The company is currently commercializing proven proprietary technology that can reduce or eradicate tumors using intensely focused microwave heat, based on a technology platform that originated at MIT. In locally advanced breast cancer large tumors are generally treated first with chemotherapy and then by radical surgery if they do not respond to chemotherapy. Medifocus' technology can enhance the effects of chemotherapy by shrinking the large tumors so that a lumpectomy becomes an option rather than a mastectomy. Medifocus Inc. trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the stock symbol MFS. |
 www.mfs.com |
Monday, March 23, 2009 - MFS Investment Management Opens the Market John Reilly, Senior Vice President, Marketing/Communications, MFS Investment Management, joined by Sun Life Financial executives, opened the market today to commemorate the company's 85th anniversary. A member of the Sun Life Financial group of companies, MFS Investment Management is the oldest mutual fund company in the United States. A part of Sun Life since 1982, MFS is a global asset management company that currently oversees more than 5 million investor accounts and has six research offices in key markets around the world. Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol SLF. |
 www.hbpetfs.com |
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 - BetaPro Management Inc. Opens the Market Howard Atkinson, President, BetaPro Management Inc. and Adam Felesky, CEO, JovFunds and BetaPro Management Inc., opened the market today to celebrate the listing of 4 new Horizons BetaPro Inverse ETFs: Horizons BetaPro S&P/TSX 60 Inverse ETF (HIX); Horizons BetaPro S&P/TSX Financials Inverse ETF (HIF); Horizons BetaPro S&P/TSX Energy Inverse ETF (HIE); and Horizons BetaPro S&P/TSX Global Gold Inverse ETF (HIG). The inverse ETFs are designed to provide daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to one times the inverse of their specified underlying index or benchmark. BetaPro Management manages the Horizons BetaPro ETFs. A subsidiary of Jovian Capital Corporation, BetaPro Management is the largest ETF provider on TSX by ETFs. |
 www.copsandkids.ca |
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - The ProAction Cops & Kids Fund Opens the Market The ProAction Cops & Kids Board of Directors and Deputy Chief Jane Dick of the Toronto Police Service opened the market today to launch the ProAction Cops & Kids Initial Public Opportunity. ProAction, a private funder of police-initiated programs for at-risk youth, is offering "shares" in the charity at $100 each and aims to raise $150,000 in donations. Funds raised will benefit programs designed and run by Toronto police officers that create positive relationships between police and youth. Shares are available for purchase at http://www.copsandkids.ca/index.php/donate/ipo. |
 www.sprottresource.com |
Friday, March 6, 2009 - Sprott Resource Corp. Opens the Market Kevin Bambrough, President and CEO, Sprott Resource Corp. opened the market today. Sprott Resource Corp. is a Canadian-based business which invests in natural resources. Sprott Consulting Limited Partnership (SCLP) provides day-to-day business management for Sprott Resource as well as other management and administrative services. Sprott Resource is currently invested in Stonegate Agricom Ltd., a company which is exploring and developing a phosphate deposit in Peru and Waseco Energy Ltd., a private oil and gas company exploring on the border of central Alberta and Saskatchewan. Sprott Resource Corp. trades on Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol SCP. |
 www.phxcoal.com |
Thursday, March 5, 2009 - Phoenix Coal Inc. Opens the Market David A. Wiley, President & Chief Executive Officer, Phoenix Coal Inc. opened the market today. Phoenix Coal Inc. is an integrated mining company producing high sulphur, low chlorine, bituminous coal from the Illinois Basin. Phoenix Coal currently operates four surface coal mining operations in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky and a barge loading facility on the Green River. The Company's executive offices are located in Louisville, KY and its operational headquarters are in Madisonville, Kentucky. Phoenix Coal Inc. trades on Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol PHC. |
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009 - Latin American Mining Delegates Open the Market Delegates from Latin American countries opened the market today. Latin America continues to play a leading role in the mining sector. Currently TMX stock exchanges have listed issuers with over 1,700 mining properties in Latin America. |
 www.pdac.ca |
Tuesday, March 3, 2009 - Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada Opens the Market Jon Baird, President, Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) opened the market today. PDAC is a national not-for-profit organization that supports the mineral exploration and development sector of the Canadian mineral industry. PDAC exists to protect and promote the interests of the Canadian mineral exploration sector. With 6,000 members, including 700 corporate members and a large contingent of volunteers, the association, encourages the highest standards of technical, environment, safety and social practices in Canada and internationally. PDAC is holding its annual Mining Investment Show, March 1-4 in Toronto. |
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Monday, March 2, 2009 - African Mining Delegates Opens the Market Leading African mining countries and African delegations opened the market today to kickoff the Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business 10th Annual Mining Breakfast and Mine Africa's 7th Annual seminar series during Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Mining Investment Show. The African continent is a major producer of more than 60 of the world's most important metals and minerals.Currently, TMX stock exchanges has 167 listed companies with 723 properties exploring throughout Africa. |
February 2009
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 www.criticalcontrol.com |
Friday, February 27, 2009 - CriticalControl Solutions Corp. Opens the Market Alykhan Mamdani, President & CEO, CriticalControl Solutions Corp. opened the market today. CriticalControl is a technology information control company that builds, implements and manages critical business process solutions in two main industries: government and energy. CriticalControl enables its clients to increase operational performance through the better control of critical business information. CriticalControl Solutions Corp. trades on Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol CCZ. |
 www.secondharvest.ca |
Thursday, February 26, 2009 - Second Harvest Opens the Market Stephen Faul, Executive Director of Second Harvest, opened the market today to launch their 2009 Lunch Money Day campaign, presented by the Mackenzie Financial Charitable Foundation. Second Harvest is asking Torontonians to pack their lunch for one day and donate the money they would have spent to Second Harvest instead. Over 200 businesses and schools in the Greater Toronto Area have committed to run Lunch Money Day campaigns. Every day Second Harvest picks up donated, high quality fresh food, which would otherwise have gone to waste, and delivers that food to approximately 250 social service programs across the GTA. Second Harvest currently provides enough food for over 15,000 meals a day. For more information go to www.secondharvest.ca. |
 www.claymoreinvestments.ca/etf |
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 - Claymore 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond ETF Opens the Market Som Seif, CEO, Claymore Investments Inc. opened the market today to launch Claymore 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond ETF. Claymore now has a total of 22 ETFs as well as two other structured products listed on Toronto Stock Exchange. Claymore 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond ETF trades on Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol CBO. |
 http://www.redknee.com |
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - Redknee Solutions Inc. Opens the Market Lucas Skoczkowski, CEO, Redknee Solutions Inc. opened the market today. Redknee is a global provider of communication software products, solutions and services. Redknee's solutions enable operators to monetize the value of each subscriber transaction while personalizing the subscriber experience to meet mainstream and individual market segment requirements. Redknee's revenue generating solutions provide advanced convergent billing, rating, charging and policy for voice, messaging and next generation data services, as well as customer care and mobile money solutions. Redknee Solutions Inc. is listed on Toronto Stock Exchange and trades under the stock symbol RKN. |
 http://www.CASMchallenge.com |
Monday, February 23, 2009 - Canadian Air & Space Museum Opens the Market Wayne Barrett, Chairman of the Board for the Canadian Air & Space Museum, opened the market today to celebrate Canada's Centennial of Powered Flight. The Canadian Air & Space Museum, formerly the Toronto Aerospace Museum, launched the Museum's rebranding and capital campaign on February 20, 2009 with a media event attended by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, David Onley and the aerospace community; a proclamation of "Aerospace Day" from the City of Toronto; a collectors coin presentation by the Royal Canadian Mint; and a special message of congratulations from Hollywood actor, Harrison Ford. For more information about the Canadian Air and Space Museum, please visit www.CASMchallenge.com. |
 http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca |
Friday, February 20, 2009 - Rotman School of Management Opens the Market Professor Tom McCurdy, Rotman School of Management along with business students participating in the 2009 Rotman International Trading Competition opened the market today. The Rotman International Trading Competition (RITC) at the Rotman School, University of Toronto, is a 2 ½ day invitational event providing undergraduate and graduate business students from universities across the globe with the opportunity to utilize classroom knowledge in a dynamic trading environment. The 2009 competition marks the sixth anniversary of the RITC. |
 http://www.cleantechnologyreport.ca |
Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - CleanTech Go To Market Report Opens the Market George Ross, Deputy Minister, Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation, opened the market today to celebrate the release of The 2009 OCETA SDTC Cleantech Growth & Go-to-Market Report. This first ever study found that Ontario's clean technology industry is poised for growth, and is comprised of companies that manufacture, develop and sell competitive products. Strategic recommendations are provided on key measures to enhance Ontario's clean technology industry. The Report was prepared by OCETA and The Russell-Mitchell Group, in collaboration with Sustainable Development Technology Canada and the Ontario Government. TMX Group Inc. was a sponsor of the Report. For more information, please visit www.cleantechnologyreport.ca. |
 http://www.canadianathletesnow.ca |
Friday, February 13, 2009 - Canadian Athletes Now Fund and Canadian Olympic Athletes Market Open Jane Roos, Executive Director of Canadian Athletes Now Fund, Tom Kloet, TMX Group CEO and Canadian Olympic athletes opened the market today to salute one year to the opening of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Athletes included: 1998 Silver and 2002 Gold Olympic Medalist Women's Hockey, Jayna Hefford; 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist Men's Rowing, Brian Price and 2000 Olympian Beach Volleyball player, Conrad Leinemann. |
 http://www.jacentralontario.org |
Thursday, February 12, 2009 - Junior Achievement Opens the Market Jeff Good, President & CEO, Junior Achievement (JA) of Central Ontario and Ali Alwani, JA student, opened the market today. JA of Central Ontario and TMX Group are proud to host the 8th Annual Stock Market Challenge which raises funds for the delivery of Junior Achievement's Grade 7 program, Dollars with Sense. Joining JA to kick off the event included representatives from the following sponsors: Capital One, Colliers International, BMO InvestorLine, Clearing and Depository Services Inc. (CDS), CIBC, iShares, KPMG LLP, Scotiabank, Thomson Reuters and Vale Inco. For more information, please visit www.jacentralontario.org. |
 http://dbfunds.db.com |
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - Powershares DB Exchange Traded Notes Open the Market Kevin Rich, Managing Director and Martin Kremenstein, Vice-President of Global Markets Investment Products Group, Deutsche Bank opened the market today to celebrate the launch of 6 new Exchange Traded Notes (ETN) - Powershares DB Gold Double Long ETN (DGU), Powershares DB Gold Double Short ETN (DGJ), Powershares DB Agriculture Double Long ETN (DAA), Powershares DB Agriculture Double Short ETN (DAD), Powershares DB Crude Oil Double Long ETN (DOU) and Powershares DB Crude Oil Double Short ETN (DOE). Powershares DB ETNs trades on TSX under stock symbols DAA, DAD, DOU, DOE, DGU and DGJ. |
 http://www.irmagazinecanada.com |
Friday, February 6, 2009 - IR Magazine Opens the Market Neil Stewart, executive editor of IR magazine along with winners and nominees of the IR Magazine Canada Awards 2009, opened the market today. TSX congratulates all recipients and nominees. For the full list of this year’s winners please visit www.irmagazinecanada.com. |
 http://www.corby.ca |
Tuesday, February 3, 2009 - Corby Distilleries Limited Opens the Market On Tuesday, February 3, 2009, Con Constandis, CEO of Corby Distilleries Limited, opened the market to commemorate 40 years of trading on Toronto Stock Exchange. Corby Distilleries is a leading Canadian manufacturer and marketer of spirits and imported wines. Eight of the 25 top-selling spirit brands in Canada and 16 of the top 50 are owned or represented by Corby. Additionally, with volume of approximately 900,000 cases, the company is a leading importer of wines. Corby trades under the stock symbols CDL.A and CDL.B. |
January 2009
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 http://www.shorcan.com |
Thursday, January 22, 2009 - Shorcan Brokers Limited Opens the Market Peter Conroy, President, Shorcan Brokers Limited opened the market today in celebration of Shorcan's 11th Annual Charity Day. Shorcan Brokers Limited, will donate the day’s revenue to designated charities. Last year the event raised more than $500,000. To date, Shorcan’s Annual Charity Day has raised more than $3.2 million for numerous charities. For more information, please visit www.shorcan.com. |
 http://www.smokefreeride.ca |
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 - Ontario Lung Association Opens the Market Kelly Munoz, Chair-Elect of the Board of the Ontario Lung Association opened trading on Toronto Stock Exchange today. Wednesday, January 21st, Weedless Wednesday, marks the beginning of smoke-free rides for children in Ontario under the age of 16. The OLA recently launched its Campaign for a Smoke-free Ride, in partnership with the provincial government. The campaign provides parents across the province who smoke tips and support on how to give their kids a smoke-free ride. For more information and tips to go smoke-free in your car, visit www.smokefreeride.ca or call 1-888-344-LUNG (5864). |
 http://www.leons.ca |
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - Leon's Furniture Limited Opens the Market On Wednesday, January 14, 2009, Mr. Tom Leon, Chairman Emeritus, Mr. Mark Leon, Chairman of the Board and Mr. Terry Leon, President and CEO of Leon’s Furniture Limited, will open trading on Toronto Stock Exchange in celebration of its 100th year in business. 2009 also marks the company's 40th year of trading on TSX. Leon's Furniture Limited trades on TSX under the stock symbol LNF. |
 http://www.oromin.com |
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - Oromin Explorations Ltd. Opens the Market Chet Idziszek, President, Oromin Explorations Ltd. opened the market today. Oromin Explorations Ltd. is focused on exploring the Sabodala gold concession in Senegal, West Africa and the Santa Rosa Dome oil prospect in Argentina. Oromin Explorations Ltd trades on TSX under the stock symbol OLE. |
 http://www.hbpetfs.com |
Wednesday, January 7, 2009 - AlphaPro Management Opens the Market Howard Atkinson, President, Horizons BetaPro ETFs and Adam Felesky, CEO, JovFunds and BetaPro Management Inc, along with representatives from Jovian Capital Corporation and JovInvestment Management Inc. opened the market today to celebrate the listing of Horizons AlphaPro Managed S&P/TSX 60 (R) ETF. Horizons AlphaPro Managed S&P/TSX 60 (R) ETF is an open-end mutual fund trust which invests primarily in large capitalization equity, income trust and equity-related securities that are constituents of the S&P/TSX 60 Index (R) or similar Canadian indexes. BetaPro Management Inc. currently manages $1.5 billion amongst 28 ETFs. It is the second largest ETF provider on TSX by number of ETFs. Horizons AlphaPro Managed S&P/TSX 60 (R) ETF trades on TSX under the stock symbol HAX. |
