Exchange. The more things change... CKCO-TV RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL VISION, 50 YEARS LATER

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1 JULY/AUGUST 2004 $4.95 l MAGAZINE FOR BUSINESS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Exchange The more things change... CKCO-TV RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL VISION, 50 YEARS LATER PLUS: Full Court Press Bringing Talent to the Table Building a Larger Retirement Pool An Academic Battlefield

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Exchange Volume 21, Number 7 JULY/AUGUST 2004 SERVING BUSINESS IN WATERLOO REGION AND GUELPH P.O. Box 41030, Waterloo ON N2K 3K0 Tel: (519) 886-2831 Fax: (519) 886-6409 email: editor@exchangemagazine.

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5 Exchange Volume 21, Number 7 JULY/AUGUST 2004 SERVING BUSINESS IN WATERLOO REGION AND GUELPH P.O. Box 41030, Waterloo ON N2K 3K0 Tel: (519) Fax: (519) editor@exchangemagazine.com DEPARTMENTS 7 PUBLISHER S NOTE 8 BUSINESS MONITOR United Way strategies; Oktoberfest; Community labour profile; Detroit gateway 34 WATERCOOLER CONTENTS MOVER & SHAKER 11 THE MORE THINGS CHANGE BY PAUL KNOWLES CKCO-TV retains it original vision, 50 years later. FEATURES 19 AN ACADEMIC BATTLEFIELD BY JON ROHR 38 MAKING A DIFFERENCE / BY BRIAN HUNSBERGER Full Court Press K-W Lightning Basketball promotes the philosophy that success in life is more important than victory on the court. COLUMNS 22 BUSINESS & THE LAW / BY MELANIE REIST Bonuses and Variable Compensations 23 WEALTH MANAGEMENT / BY DANIEL GIRARD Building a Larger Retirement Pool On the cover (l-r): Past General Managers of CKCO-TV Don Willcox and Bill McGregor and current Vice President and General Manager Dennis Watson. If you haven t explored two-way radio lately HERE S YOUR PASSPORT PassPort gives you the two-way radio solutions you ve been looking for: No long distance charges No more channel changing No charge group calling Flexible coverage areas and low-cost airtime packages including seasonal rates PORT ELGIN KINCARDINE GODERICH STRATFORD LONDON STRATHROY LISTOWEL DURHAM WATERLOO KITCHENER The wide area coverage of TalkSmart Wireless Network SHELBURNE GUELPH CAMBRIDGE AURORA OAKVILLE WOODSTOCK BRANTFORD HAMILTON INGERSOLL TORONTO MRC Systems provides complete sales, service and rentals of two-way radios from Motorola. 24 SALES TALK / BY WAYNE VANWYCK Get More Comfortable 25 TAXWISE / BY TERRY WICHMAN Unknown Exposure may be a Tax Liabilty 27 BUILDING BETTER BOARDS BY JIM BROWN Bringing Talent to the Table 29 LEADERSHIP IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM BY LINDA GREGORIO Getting Past the Drama 31 GROWING THE DISTANCE BY JIM CLEMMER Cultivating Leadership 32 GOOD GOVERNANCE / BY JOHN DINNER The Art and the Science Exchange Publisher/Editor: Jon Rohr Associate Editor: Paul Knowles Feature Writers: Brian Hunsberger, Paul Knowles, Jon Rohr Advertising Sales: Brian Lyon TMR (519) Creative Director: Diane Johnson Art Direction: Laurie Martin Circulation/Office Administration: Leanne Rohr EXCHANGE magazine is a regional business publication published by Exchange Business Communication Inc. President, Jon Rohr. Eight issues per year are distributed to each company in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph, and Fergus as determined by Canada Post Business Postal Walks. Subscriptions are available for $ Send cheque or money order to Exchange, P.O. Box 41030, Waterloo, ON N2K 3K0. Attn: Circulation Department. Back issues are available for $8 per copy. Phone: (519) Fax: (519) ISSN X Copyright, No part of this magazine may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher. MOTOROLA HT1250 LS+ Call MRC Wireless Systems today for complete details. Warranty Centre 20 Alpine Court, Kitchener, ON N2E 2M7 Tel. (519) JULY/AUGUST 2004 l exchangemagazine.com l 5

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