Under Mayor David Miller (2003-2010) Torontonians were upset over the Mayor’s tax grab through the significant increase in parking fees and parking tickets. What made it worse is that the City also made it more costly to fight a ticket than to pay for it. In order to fight a…
Trade Winds Ventures Completes Preliminary Metallurgical Study on Block A
Vancouver, BC, May 2, 2011 – Trade Winds Ventures Inc. (TSX-V: TWD, FSE: TVR) (“Trade Winds”) is pleased announce the results of a metallurgical study by SGS Minerals Services (“SGS”) on the Block A Joint Venture project (50% Trade Winds / 50% Detour Gold), located adjacent to Detour Gold’s Detour…
Investing In Speculative Stocks
If you are new to speculative investing, you might want to read ‘Investing Basics’ under ‘Investing’ as part of our the website’s ‘Money’ tab. Speculative investing is based on the willingness to accept high risks in the hope of significant financial gain. Theoretically, the return on investment is a trade-off…
6.1G/T GOLD OVER 6.7M (0.18oz/ton gold over 22.0 ft) ON EAST-WEST PROPERTY
Val-d’Or, Quebec, April 28, 2011 – Knick Exploration Inc. (TSX-V: KNX) (“Knick Exploration” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce that drill hole EW-11-30 on the Raven Gold Zone returned 6.1g/t gold over 6.7m (0.18oz/ton gold over 22.0 ft), down hole intercept from 73.60 to 80.30m. The 6.1g/t over 6.7m…
Trelawney Files Resource Report for the Cote Lake Gold Deposit
April 25, 2011 – Toronto, Ontario – Trelawney Mining and Exploration Inc. (the “Company” or “Trelawney”) (TSXV: TRR, Frankfurt: RTW ) announces that it has filed the report entitled: “Technical Report on the Cote Lake Deposit, Chester Property, Ontario, Canada” with regulatory authorities. The report dated April 21, 2011, was…
Helena Guergis and Rahim Jaffer Story
The Helena Guergis and Rahim Jaffer scandal that broke out over a year ago had grabbed everyone’s attention, including my own. Then after a few months it was no longer top of mind and people had stopped talking about it, including myself. With this week’s launch by Guergis of an…
Real Estate Indications Show Drop In Prices
Yesterday I wrote a blog about how I had seen the price of a condominium unit at 12 Yonge Street drop by 7.5% over the last two months. This morning I read in the Globe and Mail’s Real Estate section that real estate prices have dropped much more than that…
Great Panther Silver Reports First Quarter Production; Silver Increases By 15%, Gold Up By 45% From Q1 2010
GREAT PANTHER SILVER LIMITED (TSX: GPR; NYSE Amex: GPL; the “Company”) is pleased to report first quarter (“Q1”), production at its two wholly-owned Mexican silver mining operations, Guanajuato and Topia. The mines produced 410,640 ounces of silver, 2,310 ounces of gold, 241 tonnes of lead, and 345 tonnes of zinc.…
Real Estate Prices Dropping In Toronto
Despite what the headlines have been saying about Toronto prices staying firm, the evidence shows that prices for condominiums in the downtown core have already started a steep decline. Two months ago a two bedroom condominium (NO DEN) at 12 Yonge Street was selling for $450,000. Today I saw a two…
Obituary: John B. (Baptiste) Thibaudeau
A longtime resident of St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada passed restfully at the St. Thomas – Elgin General Hospital on April 12, 2011. John began life on October 15, 1928 in Chesley, near Glenelg and Artemesia Townships, Grey County, Ontario, whre the Thibaudeau family first homesteaded. John spent his childhood and…