Tuesday July 29, 2014 – 10am
Posted Jul 29, 2014 02:39:46 PM.
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10:00- Can BlackBerry get its iconic status back?
Today, the company’s feisty chief executive officer, John Chen, doesn’t know whether it can regain that status, though he’s pleased with his turnaround efforts. “I am comfortable with where the company is today, how we managed our technology, our businesses, the margins, the distribution channel or the new products that are coming out,” Mr. Chen told Bloomberg. “Whether it’s going to be good enough to be iconic again, okay that’s something I need to chew on. I don’t know the answer to that question.” Separately, BlackBerry announced it was buying Secusmart, GmbH, a German firm with anti-eavesdropping tools used by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, among others.
10:30- Jim Barry, Director, Municipal Enforcement Services with the City of Waterloo
The City of Waterloo is looking at regulating clothing “donation” boxes. It’s hoped that a proposed business licensing bylaw in the city will solve the problem. Councillors will consider the new bylaw Aug. 11. If approved it would be effective Jan. 1, 2015. Along with requiring some new types of businesses to be licensed, it would also set new fees. Barry said the bylaw brings together several confusing licensing documents. That’s where the clothing bins come in. “We’re making sure that they’re in the right place and not impacting traffic or safety in some way,” Barry said. A permit for each box would be required, along with written permission from the private property owner where the bin would be located. If the bin was not operated by a registered charity, that would have to be posted on the bin. Fees will range from $12.81 up to $2,283. A general business licence costs about $350. The city expects the program will have revenue of about $561,056 by 2019.
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