TORONTO – Telus and The Globe and Mail announced the launch of The Challenge, the third annual contest inviting Canadian small and medium-sized business owners to present their biggest business challenge for the opportunity to win a $100,000 grant from Telus. Entrepreneurs across Canada are invited to submit entries at Globeandmail.com/thechallenge and will be judged by a panel that includes entrepreneurs and business experts.
“Supporting small business growth in Canada is a key priority for Telus. This contest brings together a community of entrepreneurs to talk about their biggest pain points and…
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VANCOUVER – Telus says board approval of its two-for-one stock split of its common shares will enhance its trading liquidity and improve share affordability. The move will double the number of shares outstanding to approximately $653.6 million, but cut each one’s price in half.
“This two-for-one stock split builds on Telus’ excellent track record in respect of shareholder friendly initiatives. Notably, it will enhance our share trading liquidity and improve the affordability of our shares for retail investors,” said Darren Entwistle, president and CEO, Telus, in a release.
On April 16, 2013, Telus shareholders will…
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WOODSTOCK, ON and SAINT JOHN, NB – Telus said today that its 4G LTE network is now available to its customers in Woodstock, ON. The announcement follows on the heels of yesterday’s 4G LTE network launch for Telus customers in Saint John, NB.
With launches in these two cities, Telus has expanded its presence in both Ontario and the Atlantic provinces. Recently, Telus launched its 4G LTE service in other southwestern Ontario regions including Windsor, Leamington and Brantford. Recent additions in the Atlantic regions include St. John’s, Moncton, Charlottetown and Halifax. The company’s 4G LTE service…
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TORONTO – Most Canadian security leaders believe that a security breach is inevitable and lack confidence in their organizations' ability to detect the breach and mitigate possible damage. That’s one of the key findings of a study released by Telus and Rotman School of Management at The University of Toronto. In its fifth annual study of Canadian IT security, which took a qualitative approach for the first time, the research team interviewed security leaders from across the country in a variety of industries to capture personalized insight about the security issues that keep them up at…
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VANCOUVER – Telus has found a novel solution to efficiently rid itself of hot air. It’s teaming up with a BC utility distribution company to recycle the heat from its group of office towers distribute heating and cooling for its million-square-foot office and residential towers.
FortisBC will operate a regulated utility within the $750 million Telus “Garden” development that will help reduce carbon dioxide emissions by one million kilograms a year by capturing and re-distributing low-grade heat throughout the company’s office and residential towers, commercial spaces and amenities.
Created in partnership with Fortis…
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VANCOUVER – Telus President and CEO Darren Entwistle has exercised 303,183 common share options, re-investing the after-tax proceeds to purchase 122,475 Telus common shares. Entwistle now holds 668,830 Telus common shares. Entwistle previously declared he is taking his 2013 cash salary compensation in Telus shares for the fourth straight year.
Earlier this month, when Telus released its fourth quarter financial results, Entwistle noted the company's strong free cash flow and 2013 targeted growth in EBITDA and EPS support Telus' shareholder dividend growth model. This is a three-year plan to increase share dividends by approximately 10% a…
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MONTRÉAL – Telus Health is buying electronic medical record (EMR) provider MD Practice Software, bringing the total number of physicians using EMR solutions to 9,000 across Canada. By adding the company’s PS Suite EMR, Telus says it’s positioned to “unleash the full potential of EMRs" as it becomes Canada's largest electronic medical record provider.
Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed with the transaction expected to close on March 4, 2013. MD Practice Software is a member of the MD Physician…
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Squamish, B.C. – Telus announced today it has invested $4.5 million to bring Optik TV and high speed Internet to more Squamish residences.
Also, for the next six months the company will contribute $25 on behalf of every new Optik TV customer in Squamish (to a maximum of $30,000) to support the Squamish Trails Society in their improvements to the Golf Course and Spawning Channel trails. These improvements will encourage safer outdoor activities and travel to school and work for area residents.
“The re-surfacing of these frequently-used trails has been a priority for a number of years. We are grateful that,…
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TORONTO – Telus customers can now report network problems with a mobile app that allows them to provide real time, on-the-go feedback about wireless service on its network. Telus says customers can influence its future network build plans and when it makes enhancements by submitting feedback and reports through the Telus Network Experience (TNE) application. The app also provides users with updates on resolutions and network improvements through a news section.
The TNE app allows customers to easily report network issues such as: dropped calls, failed call attempts, no service, poor voice quality or slow…
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WHISTLER, BC – Telus is contributing $25 on behalf of every new Optik TV customer in Whistler to support Zero Ceiling over the next six months. The local adventure-based program empowers at-risk youth and young adults to develop life skills and achieve personal growth.
“Working with our local youth every day, I see first-hand the very real, positive impact our organization has on youth-in-need,” said Kasi Lubin, Executive Director, Zero Ceiling Society of Canada. “Without funding from companies like Telus, the future of our youth may look very different. We could not be more grateful to…
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