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BY MONICA DOBIE
WILDLIFE conservationists and beer makers in Canada have combined their efforts to produce a brew called SOS beer where a portion of the sales’ proceeds goes toward species and habitat protection.

A Quebec micro-brewery launched the project two years ago, and has just recently expanded it to neighbouring Ontario; it has designed labels for the bottles depicting endangered species of the two regions.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
ASK most people what they do with maple syrup and the majority will reply they use it to drizzle over pancakes in the morning. Maple syrup producers in Quebec, the world’s leading producer of the sweet treat, are trying to change that.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has banned on the EU of jelly mini-cups containing the food additive konjac (E 425), which take time to dissolve and have lead to the deaths of several American and Canadian children through choking.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
CANADIAN consultancies Wardrop Engineering and Micon International are to offer joint advice on metallurgical projects, from initial resource estimation, feasibility studies and operational analysis, to site closure. Micon’s specialisms include ore reserve estimation, metallurgical design, mineral property valuation and monitoring of project development for international banking syndicates.…

BY MONICA DOBIE, in Montreal
CANADIAN casual clothing retailer Au Coton Inc has announced that it is insolvent and will be restructured under bankruptcy legislation, owing creditors more than CAN$23 million.

It is not yet confirmed how many of the 140 stores across the country will be affected.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A DATABASE providing information about workplace smoking issues has been set up by the International Labour Organisation. It includes descriptions of relevant legislation, journal articles, books, government documents, reports, kits, case law, training materials, and analysis, including notes on productivity costs caused by tobacco usage.…

BY MONICA DOBIE, in Montreal
CANADIAN brewers Molson and Labatt are currently embroiled in a legal battle over the right to use the term ‘export’ in brands sold in the key market of in Ontario.

Molson is asking the province’s Court of Appeal to grant an injunction that would prohibit Labatt from selling or advertising Oland Export Ale, a brand produced from Oland, its Halifax, Nova Scotia, based subsidiary.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
CANADIAN casual clothing retailer Au Coton Inc has announced that it is insolvent and will be restructured under bankruptcy legislation, owing creditors more than CAN$23 million. Larger discounters like Walmart and competitive US chains like Gap and Old Navy have affected Au Coton’s competitiveness.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
BEER drinkers in Canada can now order their own personalised bottles, with their own picture or original design appearing on the label.

The Labatt Brewing Company has begun a marketing campaign which sells a case of 12 “vanity beer” bottles for CAN$45.95 plus 13 dollars for delivery.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has announced a ban on the sale in the EU of jelly mini-cups containing the food additive konjac (E 425), which take time to dissolve and have lead to the deaths of several American and Canadian children through choking.…