Tuesday September 16, 2014 – 10am
Posted Sep 16, 2014 02:18:05 PM.
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10:00- Termites tearing up Kitchener neighbourhood
Stan Stasko, with Safe Guard 24/7 Inc
The city voted to share in the cost of efforts to contain the spread of termites in the Laurentian Hills, spending about $30,000 this coming year, council decided at a meeting last night. But council rejected pleas from the residents to help pay for chemical treatments to private homes. Instead, it directed staff to come up with a program where residents facing big bills from exterminators can take out a loan with the city to cover those costs. The termites appear to be limited to a block surrounded by Greenock and Briargate drives, where termites have been found in 20 of the 23 lots. Seven of those properties have been chemically treated and the remaining 13 homeowners have been ordered to do so or face a fine.
Homeowner Stephen Dewar argued that the whole city has an interest in stopping the termites, and that the residents face heavy bills from exterminators. But council rejected the idea of helping cover the costs of treating owners’ properties, pointing out that homeowners often face unexpected costs, dealing with trees infected with emerald ash borer or infestations of mice, raccoons or squirrels. Tim Myles, the manager of the City of Guelph’s termite control program and a leading expert on termites, had suggested on Sept. 8 that Kitchener take a leadership role in helping to contain what so far is “a very tiny island of termite infestation” in Laurentian Hills.
10:30- The Riskiest Places To Do Work
Craig Townsend, Marketing Director at Regus Canada
Remote workers everywhere pose a threat to their companies when they’re working out of the office. Across the globe, coffee shops are believed to be the most dangerous place to work when it comes to exposing sensitive company information. While coffee shops are popular work destinations for many remote professionals, 59 per cent of respondents say they believe working from them puts them at risk of exposing sensitive data, finds latest Regus survey canvassing over 22,000 respondents in over 100 countries. According to the survey, 64 per cent of Canadians believe the most perilous locations for exposing confidential work information is on a plane while travelling for business. Following flights, Canadians say hotel bars and lounges (57%), coffee shops (55%), airline business lounges (52%) and on-board trains (24%) are risky work spots for remote workers. Canadian respondents believe the following behaviours make company data vulnerable: Business conversations on a mobile phone in a public space (71%), Printed documents lying out in front of you (58%), Reading emails and working on company documents on your laptop (57%), People peering over shoulders at your smartphone screen (29%)
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