Just before the holiday weekend, the city of Toronto and the unions representing striking city workers finally came to terms on an agreement that will see the city's garbage picked up for the first time in nearly seven weeks. In…
Today saw the end of yet another successful and joyous Caribana. "De Caribana Lime" that took place today at Ontario Place saw 7,000 revellers participate in the last available opportunity to "jump up" offered by Toronto's annual Caribbean festival. This…
It looks as if business is supposed to pick up around Toronto. And, by business, we mean garbage. Since June 22nd, city workers represented by CUPE Local 79 and Local 416 have been on strike, forcing Torontotonians to put up…
It's that time of year again in Toronto! The glorious costumes, music, food and people of the Caribbean are celebrated this weekend with the arrival of the annual Caribana parade. While various events have been taking place throughout the city…
Apparently, making premature declarations about the resolving of major matters seems to be the popular thing to do as of late. Late last week, The Bank of Canada went on record by saying the recession was over, only for that…
Last week, The Bank of Canada caused quite a stir with the declaration that the recession was, in fact, over. Numerous visitors to websites belonging to Toronto newspapers who published the news exclaimed both their disbelief and frustration with the…
Ask Torontonians how their summers are going so far and many of them will respond, "it stinks!" Literally, in some parts of the city. While the moderate warmth and sunshine are contributing factors to the less than stellar season, the…
Yesterday, The Bank of Canada made headlines by declaring that the recession was indeed "over". The Synergy Merchant Services Blog joined Toronto newspapers and television broadcasters in reporting on this astonishing piece of news. As written by Julian Beltrame of…
There has been a lot of talk about the global recession recently...and not just on the Synergy Merchant Services Blog. But just as soon as the recession has begun, it seems that it has ended! It has, at least, according…
Yesterday, the Synergy Merchant Services Blog explored a number of ideas that consumers may utilize to battle the current recession. But what about the numerous businesses throughout Canada who have also had to endure setbacks due to the struggling economy?…