Day: 26 January 2023

Private facilities bring much needed competition to health care system

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Private facilities bring much needed competition to health care system
The competition will pressure governments to improve the public system Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s proposal to use private health centres to alleviate long wait lists has faced opposition from many quarters. It may seem counterintuitive, but Ford’s plan will actually ease the shortages of doctors and nurses. It was B.C.’s NDP government of the early 1990s that adopted the bizarre... Read More

Gowest Gold arranges $25 million offering for Ontario mine

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Gowest Gold arranges $25 million offering for Ontario mine
TORONTO – Gowest Gold Ltd. said Thursday it has arranged a $25 million offering with investors and will use the proceeds for continued development of the Bradshaw Deposit. Bradshaw is located on Gowest’s Frankfield property, which is part of the company’s North Timmins gold project in northern Ontario. Development will include the planned restart of mining operations at Bradshaw,... Read More

The risks and rewards of offshoring your IT functions

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The risks and rewards of offshoring your IT functions
When is it appropriate and when will it be counter-productive? Many organizations have reaped significant or huge benefits from offshoring parts of their IT function. This offshoring success creates the question of when offshoring is appropriate and when it will be disappointing or even counter-productive. IT functions suitable for offshoring Successful IT offshoring examples include: Help desk. Data center operations.... Read More