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17 August 2005 Fuming Canada won't talk softwood The following article is excerpted from the 17 August 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Canadian government, angered by Washington's dismissal of Ottawa's NAFTA victory last week, is suspending high-level softwood negotiations scheduled for next…

17 August 2005 Why would we want more free-trade deals? The following is extracted from an article by Danielle Goldfarb , senior policy analyst at the CD Howe Institute, and printed in the 17 August 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The U.S. refusal last week to abide by a NAFTA panel ruling to…

17 August 2005 The Latest on the CSCB National Conference Although the CSCB conference program is full of talented speakers who will deliver timely information of immense interest and value to our delegates, we know that everyone needs to have some fun too. And that’s why we’re very pleased to…

17 August 2005 Maintenance Schedule for EICS (both Web and EDI) On the weekend of 20-21 August 2005, EICS will close at 24:00 EST on Friday August 19 and will resume at 04:00 EST Monday August 22 as usual. Questions or problems can be directed to the following EICS help desk locations: EICS.SCEI…

17 August 2005 Intermodal Terminal Hours - Labour Day, Monday, September 5, 2005 (Canada & U.S.) Canadian Terminals: HALIFAX (HIT) GATE: NORMAL HOURS MONCTON GATE: NORMAL HOURS MONTREAL (TASCHE) GATE: NORMAL HOURS BRAMPTON (BIT) GATE: NORMAL HOURS MISC (Empty Impex yard) GATE: open 24 hrs WINNIPEG…

17 August 2005 Vancouver Gateway Super-Port? The following article is excerpted, with permission, from Vol. 116, No. 15, of “Tradeweek”, from I.E.Canada. Every year, top port officials take part in the annual meeting and conference of the Association of Canadian Port Authorities (ACPA) to review…

16 August 2005 Goodale warns U.S. on lumber The following article is excerpted from the 16 August 2005 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Finance Minister Ralph Goodale yesterday accused the American government of being protectionist and vowed that Canada is going to get even over the ongoing softwood…

16 August 2005 Textured Filament Yarns of Nylon or Polyester, Request No. TR-2004-001 NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF INVESTIGATION Notice is hereby given that the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) is satisfied that the request received from Tricots Liesse (1983) Inc. (the requester) of…

16 August 2005 Government Calls Off 22 August Softwood Talks The following news release was issued by ITC on 16 August. International Trade Minister Jim Peterson today issued the following statement on the Canada-U.S. softwood lumber negotiations: “Following consultations with provincial governments…

16 August 2005 Export ABCs: Full Cost Recovery The following article is excerpted from the “Customs Update” segment of the 15 August 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. On August 5, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce Neal Burnham sent a communique to all District Export Council members…

16 August 2005 EICS Bulletin, 16 August 2005 The following message is from EICS Operations. This is to advise you that you must complete the change detailed below by Sunday, 21 August 2005, or you will not be able to connect to EICS on Monday the 22nd of August. Questions or problems can be directed…

16 August 2005 Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s Latest Economic Update The following is extracted from the most recent economic update from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Manufacturing shipments in June rebounded from a somewhat disappointing May. Shipments rose 0.5% in June from May, the second…

15 August 2005 Appeal No. AP-2004-013 Diversco Supply Inc. IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on January 24, 2005, under subsection 67(1) of the Customs Act, R.S.C. 1985 (2d Supp.), c. 1; AND IN THE MATTER OF a decision of the Commissioner of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency dated May 3, 2004…

15 August 2005 EICS I-Box (Practice Environment) Unavailable Members are advised that the EICS I-Box (Instructional Environment) will be unavailable until further notice. Questions or problems can be directed to the following EICS help desk locations by e-mail at [email protected] or by…

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15 August 2005 Bad border crossing is an ordeal The following article is excerpted from the 15 August 2005 edition of the “Toronto Star”. It is reprinted from an editorial from the “St. Catherine’s Standard”. To use a tired cliché, perception is nine-tenths of reality. But that's exactly what the…

15 August 2005 Update on Walker Road/CPR Construction Project in Windsor, Ontario The following is extracted from a news release posted by Transport Canada on their web site on 12 August 2005. It is found at http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/nat/2005/05-ot001e.htm. The City of Windsor is moving…

12 August 2005 Scheduled Maintenance Outage Weekend of 13-14 August 2005 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit. The ECU advises that, as per schedule, there will be an planned outage of our EDI systems this weekend (as usual: a short outage Saturday morning affecting certain…

12 August 2005 EICS I-Box Unavailable on 12 August 2005 Members are advised that the EICS I-Box (Instructional Environment) will not be available today between 8:30 am and 16:00 est due to continued communication testing.