People who think that the startup climate in Canada might need some help, well I think this announcement should suggest otherwise:
Today we are announcing that we have taken an initial round of financing to expand StartupNorth, launch new startup focused projects and to further expand our blog-related publishing business. Most of you are aware of our first addition to the SUN network: wirelessnorth.ca Source: StartupNorth » Blog Archive » We are funded! StartupNorth takes a $3.2 million series A financing
Congrats to Jevon and David.  Now, given the hints that they’ve purchased some blog networks and have cool things in the …read more

From the sounds of it the Founders & Funders dinner was a success.  David Crow, in true social media fashion, gives an honest appraisal of the even.  I like what he got into at the end of the post–the role of community ambassadors:
Attending StartupCampMontreal started me thinking about the experience of social networking events. It ties into previous posts, Value to the audience, about what is the goal of these events. Then how do you design the event experience to facilitate the goals. Thinking about Founders & Funders, the goal was a social evening that connected entrepreneurs and funders …read more