Ontario

Meteor may have crashed near Guelph, Ontario

harminka — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:28:06 -0500

For the second time this year, The University of Western Ontario Meteor Group has captured incredibly rare video footage of a meteor falling to Earth. The team of astronomers suspects the fireball dropped meteorites in a region north of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, that may total as much as a few hundred grams in mass.

Ontario's Liquor Stores Ban Plastic Bags

admin_huliq — Wed, 28 May 2008 19:24:35 -0500

You won’t be given a plastic bag from Ontario liquor stores any more. The Liquor Control Board of Ontario has banned plastic bags at all of its retail stores.

Major Exhibition Features Portrait Busts By Gian Lorenzo Bernini

ruzik_tuzik — Thu, 08 May 2008 01:21:44 -0500

Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680) is widely acknowledged as the greatest Baroque sculptor for his monumental works such as Apollo and Daphne (1622–25) and the Ecstasy of St. Theresa (1647–52). His unparalleled talent as a portrait sculptor transformed the practice and earned him the patronage of the Catholic Church and nobility in 17th- century Rome, as well as important commissions from foreign rulers.

Theatre Ontario Announces Productions For Festival 2008

ruzik_tuzik — Fri, 02 May 2008 03:19:35 -0500

Theatre Ontario is pleased to announce the productions that will be participating in Theatre Ontario Festival 2008 in North Bay.

Ontario Gallery Unveils Top Exhibitions For 2008

ruzik_tuzik — Fri, 02 May 2008 03:08:33 -0500

This year, the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) has assembled an exciting and enlightening program for its visitors, including three major consecutive exhibitions starting in June: The 1930s: The Making of "The New Man", Caught in the Act: The Viewer as Performer, and Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture.

National Gallery Of Canada Celebrates Governor General's Awards Exhibition

ruzik_tuzik — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:42:39 -0500

In collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts, the National Gallery of Canada opens an exhibition today devoted to the eight winners of the 2008 Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts (GGAVMA), which are organized by the Canada Council.

Items Of Ontario Gallery Now Accessible On Internet

ruzik_tuzik — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 05:55:30 -0500

Teachers, students, art historians, researchers, and all art enthusiasts in Canada and throughout the world can now visit CyberMuse, the on-line research and education tool of the National Gallery of Canada, via www.canadianart1930.gallery.ca to access new research. On-line access is now available to more than 8,000 digitally archived images and documents linked to the major exhibition Canadian Painting in the Thirties, which was first presented by the National Gallery Of Canada in 1975.

Ontario Looking To NextGen Jobs

admin_huliq — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:31:26 -0500

Digital Media is the hot sector du jour in Ontario, and for good reason. It is one of those rising sectors that are the great hope to support economic growth in an age of de-industrialization. In case you hadn’t heard, there’s a bit of a government-led gold rush going on.

Tiny pieces of deep time brought to surface

harminka — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:46:51 -0600

Three-billion-year-old zircon microcrystals found in northern Ontario are proving to be a new record of the processes that form continents and their natural resources, including gold and diamonds.

Raytec Metals Options More Iron Ore in Ontario

annawootton — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:39:22 -0600

By Doug Hadfield It may not be the sexiest of metals to investors, but iron is also arguably one of the most important. That was the message of Brian Thurston, President of Raytec Metals Corp. (TSX.V: RAY) in a recent interview with Resourcex.com. The junior exploration company has turned its focus from uranium in the Athabasca Basin to iron ore in Ontario and South America.

Bayfield Strikes Deal with Rainy River Next to Discovery Zone

annawootton — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:23:38 -0600

Earlier this week, Bayfield Ventures [TSXV:BYV] and Rainy River Resources [TSXV: RR] announced that they have entered into an option agreement on Bayfield’s Burns Block property, which easterly adjoins Rainy River’s 17/ODM gold zones.

As Bayfield Waits for Results, the Rainy River Analogy Improves

annawootton — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:57:07 -0600

Bayfield is currently pursuing some promising new opportunities with strong indications of future gains in the highly stable political/geographical area of Northwestern Ontario known as Rainy River.