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CTV News
28-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
‘Common ground': CTV Atlantic commentator calls for empathy for Alberta
CTV News Atlantic commentator Steve Murphy speaks with Alberta Primetime host Michael Higgins about perceptions of Alberta on a national level.
CBC
21-05-2025
- Business
- CBC
The hell of high water: North Rustico cafe will be on the move to avoid more flooding
Social Sharing The Blue Mussel Café will be moving from its current site in North Rustico after this tourism season because the owners can't face a future that involves risking their livelihood in a flood zone. Christine McQuaid and her husband Steve Murphy own the popular restaurant, which has been at its current location for 12 years. "In 2022, we had Fiona, and it was devastating," McQuaid said of the post-tropical storm that swept over Prince Edward Island after creating havoc on its path north from the Caribbean. "The water came right through here... Everything was ruined," she said. Then last year, the UPEI Climate Lab released an updated interactive mapping tool called CHRIS (for Climate Hazard and Risk Information System) to show users which parts of the province are most at risk from rising seawater and extreme storms. Turns out the Blue Mussel is located in one of them. Luckily, McQuaid and Murphy had insurance at the time, but not everything was covered. And worse was to come. "In 2024, our insurance skyrocketed and then we had no flood coverage with it. And so our broker tried and tried and tried to go place to place to place to find somebody to cover it, and it's just — no one will do it," she said. McQuaid said she doesn't think they're alone in trying to find coverage, especially after a storm like Fiona. 'We do have the potential to lose it at any moment,' owner says as Blue Mussel Café prepares to move 10 minutes ago Duration 2:13 A popular restaurant in the P.E.I. town of North Rustico is leaving the harbour after one last tourism season after their site was officially declared to be in a flood zone. Post-tropical storm Fiona severely damaged the area, and the Blue Mussel Café's owners have decided to move to higher ground. CBC's Sheehan Desjardins has more. "I'm not terribly sure, but I feel like the insurance companies are using that [CHRIS] map as a guideline... and I can understand. Why would they want to insure something that's sitting in a flood zone?" High tide anxiety The couple finally came to the decision they had to move late last year. "Last December and last January, two different days we got a phone call... It was a high tide day and we were told we better come take a look," Murphy said. They drove to the restaurant and pulled into the parking lot. "There was three feet of water, and we sat in the truck with the water going underneath the truck, and [it was] around this close from the water taking on the building again," he said. The first time, Murphy thought the high water was just a "one-off" occurrence. "It happened again in January and we started thinking, you know, 'We gotta do something.'" Moving next to Oyster Bed Bridge On the drive home, Murphy said they spotted a "for sale" sign on a restaurant about 10 minutes away from the Blue Mussel, the former RiverShed restaurant across from Gaudreau's Fine Woodworking. "We drove by Oyster Bed Bridge and we saw this restaurant for sale, and it was high and dry... It was nowhere near the flood zone, and we thought: 'That would make a pretty good Blue Mussel one day.'" Murphy said the new spot is the same size, but with lots of parking, and is a "beautiful spot, right on the water." The couple didn't want to have to leave their current location, and will be still operating out of North Rustico Harbour this summer, but Murphy said they have to take the threat of flooding seriously. Operators discuss how climate change threatens P.E.I.'s tourism industry 10 months ago Duration 2:00 Canada's Tourism Minister Soraya Martinez Ferrada was in P.E.I. this week as part of an effort to help operators prepare for climate change. CBC's Wayne Thibodeau spoke with Martinez Ferrada, as well as Chad Heron, CEO of Cows, and Blue Mussel Cafe owner Steve Murphy about the devastation of post-tropical storm Fiona in 2022 and how it hurt their businesses. "It was a once-in-100-[years] storm when Fiona came through, and it was high, but in December we were this close without even a storm, so I think that once-in-100-years will get closer and closer," he said. "To find out we're in a flood zone — we have to take that seriously." "It's a really hard decision, but I think it'll be one of those things where five years down the road, I'll look back and say, 'OK, it was the right decision,'" McQuaid said. "I'm struggling now with the decision... and I struggled all through the process of making the decision. "I went back and forth in my mind a lot, but I do know sometimes your head has to come before your heart, and yeah, our heart's in this place for sure."
Business Wire
06-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Epicor Expands AI to Accelerate Productivity at Scale for Supply Chain Industries
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Epicor, a global leader in industry-specific enterprise software designed to promote business growth, today announced at its Epicor Insights 2025 user conference, the general availability of its latest agentic AI capabilities of Epicor Prism and predictive ML of Epicor Grow AI. Purpose-built to accelerate the supply chain industries, Epicor AI covers more than 200 use cases across multiple business functions, helping customers enhance performance, navigate disruption, and unlock efficiencies. Epicor Prism is also now available for integration with Epicor Industry ERP Cloud, including Epicor Prophet 21 and Epicor Kinetic. 'Today's announcement is a major step forward that delivers on Epicor's vision to build a collaborative supply chain network using industry-specific AI agents. Customers that use Epicor AI have a real competitive advantage, improving overall business performance, productivity, and efficiencies,' said Steve Murphy, CEO, Epicor. 'As customers navigate and overcome disruption from external factors such as tariffs, supply chain constraints, and economic pressures, Epicor is empowering them with data to spark actionable insights.' Epicor Prism simplifies how connected workforces access and converse with ERP data to discover insights and automate bulk actions, using a natural chat interface to save time and make informed decisions. These agents cover over 10 critical supply chain processes, ensuring comprehensive support for various business functions such as finance, production, customer service, and operations. Examples of how Epicor Prism is transforming customer operations include: Fast-track employee onboarding – Get quick retrieval of resources from digital learning platform, Epicor Learning, via the Epicor Prism Knowledge Agent, which serves up information in an easy-to-understand manner. 'Instead of searching through documents, employees can use Epicor Knowledge Agent to get instant guidance, saving up to 50 minutes per question and fostering a more self-sufficient workforce,' said Erica Breaux, Contracts Manager with New Wave Design. 'Using Prism Knowledge Agent saves our company support team members up to 55 minutes per question when assisting employees with training and support," said Devon Ellis, IT Manager at Cascade Engineering Technologies. Increase employee responsiveness – Accelerate decisions, expertly track quotes and extract important information, such as pricing and terms, and then reformat the data to help easily compare, suggest a reply, or provide other next steps. 'One of the most important metrics for us is on-time delivery. I really think Epicor Prism can increase our responsiveness to customers and get a typical eight-week delivery time down to four weeks. There's probably opportunity for 20% gain in the operation,' said Andy Young, VP Systems and Processes at Olympus Group. Enhance decision making with rapid visual analysis – Analyze lists, charts, metrics, and orders with ease. Epicor AI agents collaborate to serve up suggested parts, suppliers, costs and delivery schedules, cutting down communication by up to 40%, according to early results. 'Epicor has a rich offering of learning and help which our IT personnel use to support our team. Prism saves our IT personnel up to 3-4 hours per week answering questions from our team members,' said Jason Bassett, IT Manager at Madsen's Custom Cabinets. Streamline information retrieval – Find information in document databases fast with the Epicor ECM agent that can surface specifics from enterprise content management (ECM) documents in seconds, such as contracts with a specific condition. "ECM allows us to store our unique instructions and problem-solving guides so they can be referenced by anyone in the company. The ECM Agent for Prism acts as a trouble shooting agent saving us 5 to 10 minutes each time we need to research our documents," said Andy Young, VP Systems and Processes at Olympus Group. Epicor Grow AI, now generally available, provides a predictive AI modeling engine that runs on the enterprise-grade Grow Data Platform, fusing ERP, and legacy and third-party data to deliver accurate, actionable insights. The Grow Data Platform processes large volumes of data using interactive pipelines and visual cues that indicate data quality, eliminating scalability barriers and dramatically improving organizational readiness for adopting high-value AI. For example, Grow AI Item Advisor learns what items are often sold together to recommend related items to add-on during the order process. These recommendations appear directly with the ERP order entry screen to boost sales and improve customer experience. Business users configure the purpose-built data pipelines to connect data sources, normalize the data itself, and produce useful recommendations with a high likelihood to sell. 'These benefits highlight how those who utilize AI capabilities can set themselves apart. Customers and prospects seek advanced AI solutions tailored to the unique challenges of the supply chain industries, maximizing value through actionable insights,' said R 'Ray" Wang, Founder, Chairman and Principal Analyst of Silicon Valley based Constellation Research Inc. 'Not only will businesses see their productivity, decision-making, and efficiency greatly improve, but they will also have the data to navigate and overcome supply chain pressures.' For more information, please visit our website. About Epicor Epicor Software Corporation equips hard-working businesses with enterprise solutions that keep the world turning. For more than 50 years, Epicor customers in the automotive, building supply, distribution, manufacturing, and retail industries have trusted Epicor to help them do business better. Innovative Epicor solution sets are carefully curated to fit customer needs and built to flexibly respond to their fast-changing reality. With deep industry knowledge and experience, Epicor accelerates its customers' ambitions, whether to grow and transform, or simply become more productive and effective. Visit for more information. Epicor and the Epicor logo are trademarks of Epicor Software Corporation, registered in the United States and other countries. Other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners. The product and service offerings depicted in this document are produced by Epicor Software Corporation. 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The Guardian
14-02-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Labor scrapes through to claim victory in Werribee byelection despite big swing against it
The Victorian Labor party is claiming a narrow victory in the Werribee byelection, with its former stronghold now held on a slim margin. At last count and after preferences, the Labor candidate, John Lister, received 50.71% of the two-party preferred vote, compared with the Liberal party's Steve Murphy on 49.29%. That followed a 16.5% slump in Labor's primary vote. Labor has held Werribee, in Melbourne's west, since 1979, and the byelection was held after the resignation of former treasurer Tim Pallas. Sign up for Guardian Australia's breaking news email The party claimed the win on social media on Friday, congratulating Lister and describing him as the new Labor member. 'John has served Werribee as a teacher and a CFA volunteer – now, he'll represent the community he loves in Victoria's parliament,' Victorian Labor said. The byelection was the first electoral test for the premier, Jacinta Allan, after she took over the top job from Daniel Andrews. The deputy premier, Ben Carroll, said previously the party had heard voters 'loud and clear' over the slump in support. Commentators have speculated whether the result could translate to a shift to the right in Victoria at the next federal election, which must be held by 17 May. The vote in Werribee was held on the same day as a byelection in the inner eastern suburb of Prahran, which Liberal candidate Rachel Westaway won. The seat had been held by the Greens since 2014, with the vote prompted by the resignation of Sam Hibbins. The Greens said they were hurt by lost preferences after Labor chose not to run a candidate and by absentee votes not being allowed.
