UPS says it will expand its Canadian network by opening its own operations in Atlantic Canada next April, creating about 250 jobs. The package delivery giant said it will begin pickup and delivery services in Moncton and Halifax, replacing its current agent. UPS says it will add other cities to the network later in 2012. The expansion involves a multimillion-dollar investment from the company based in Mississauga which is part of the UPS, a global package delivery company based in Atlanta, Ga.

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Aluminerie Alouette on Quebec’s Lower North Shore is pushing ahead with a $2-billion expansion of the facility after clinching a low-cost electricity deal with the province. Quebec Premier Jean Charest announced the agreement in which Hydro-Québec is to provide the Alouette consortium with a 500-megawatt block of power. Alouette, North America’s biggest aluminum smelter, is 40% owned by Rio Tinto Alcan; the balance is held by Investissement Québec and four other investors; Hydro Aluminium Canada, Aluminium Austria Metall Québec and Marubeni America Corporation.

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L’Aluminerie Alouette a annoncé s’être entendue avec Québec pour l’octroi d’un nouveau bloc d’énergie, un accord qui permettra l’expansion de la plus grande aluminerie en Amérique du Nord. Le nouveau bloc d’énergie est une condition importante à la troisième phase de l’expansion, laquelle représenterait un investissement de plus de deux milliards de dollars sur 15 ans et entraînerait la création de 1500 emplois dans la province. Alouette est une coentreprise détenue à 40% par Rio Tinto Alcan. Ses autres actionnaires comprennent Investissement Québec, Hydro Aluminium Canada, Aluminium Austria Metall Québec et Marubeni America Corporation.

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Aluminerie Alouette on Quebec’s Lower North Shore is pushing ahead with a $2-billion expansion of the facility after clinching a low-cost electricity deal with the province. Quebec Premier Jean Charest announced the agreement in which Hydro-Québec is to provide the Alouette consortium with a 500-megawatt block of power. Alouette, North America’s biggest aluminum smelter, is 40% owned by Rio Tinto Alcan; the balance is held by Investissement Québec and four other investors; Hydro Aluminium Canada, Aluminium Austria Metall Québec and Marubeni America Corporation.

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