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WATERIDO WHICH-Madly. December 7, 2011 ' 3 " lllSll ? ITY NE kitchenerltia.com< : : : > ll V 519-571-2828 â€" A golden opportunity i , I I O C O ’ I 0 Mayor 5 mp to China builds important ties to worlds emerging economic power BY PAIGE Dt‘sMoNt) den and Brazil was essential. "It's a wonderful 1. U. Q ll " i (‘Iironielr Sta/7 opportunity to open doors that. by not being . l 3 proactive, we wouldn't benefit from." I ' ayor Brenda Ilalloran couldn‘t be lung said meaningful relationships would M happier with her most recent trip be key in future success as China has an 4 . r to Chongqing. China, approval process for business dealings which . . . ; " l'he largest city in the world wants to slows things down. " k V A t learn from Waterloo," Mailman said. “This is “It's not an ovemight thing." he said. a so good for our economic development and At the same time. in the two years CIT “ i especially for our universities" Inn: and the (iitv of Waterloo has dealt with I In 3009. Waterloo signed a friendship Chongqing, several memorandums of under , ; j agreement with Chongqing. Since that time. standing have been signed between local . ”D it" . ( t Ilalloran said. various delegations from the businesses. (Tl'l Inc. and Chinese businesses 9- p i (it) 's development. municipal and education and organizations ., ’ .7 t ' sectors have come here to investigate new lung said he was hopeful that with the ‘ I 0 ; enterprises. right relationships in play. the region would ‘ 1 , m ,- "‘ '- g? . Halloran left Nov. It) with five other delei see future benefits. ‘ ‘2 ; 3" I; . r r . gates, all on (Ihongqing's dime. and returned Currently. plans were in the works for a I j‘I. $1 ’ z ' 3; .- i .‘ Nov.26. clean technology business to locate in the , "J- j ' ' wt? 1“ . He resentatives front the ,. , ‘on. lung said-Thou he ., ,;. 7 ~ .. . ? boardpoi (artada's Ieehnology [IS a ll’ONdelfill EM not give further dgiails I t I *~ "'3 i n“ 9 * . 3 ’lriangle. University of Water ' due to confidentiality issues. a 7 f _ ' ‘ j loo. Wilfrid laurier University. opportunity to "We need to be on top of ‘ ‘ a: , w j" g 1 . 5 (it) of Waterloo, Christie. 0P9" doors that, by the game." lung said. “I'm Q r; e ' A} ' ., , x ’ i Miller Thomson. (iowlings, H0! bE'lIIg proactive, very pleased with the pro- Y“ "‘3 {a " ’,-’ and Iogikor accompanied . gram." 3. g 2?? I [a {3/ : Ilalloran. ll!" 10011161"! The original reason for the ',_ ' n t .7 , 2 She said there had been benefitfrom." trip was an invite from the ~' . ' a ‘ seteral developments and Chongqing government to "‘ J .» e ; agreements since 2009 and -lohnlung participate in its 201 l G t r-xper'ted more progress to (71“"0f‘77'l’u1 Chongqing International . .._ ; i (Ulllt‘ trom her most recent trip. Garden Expo. at which the City of Waterloo .1”? ‘5 ' “We’ve been seeing agreements," Ilalloran constructed a replica olWaterIoo Park's VittO- " p I 1 said “ I he) were very interested in our high nan Garden. " lhe original intent was to open ' .' t ' l let'h sis tor and in our universities." the garden but we made it into a more sub» ‘ a 2‘ . 1 During the mp, she met with representar stantial opportunity," I'lallomn said. ' . ; 3 ' . 1 . ; . ' lives in t‘tlllt’dlltlll, business and govemment. Two staff members went to Chongqing to “ ”a; * ' ‘ s l t‘\t'[] iotiringthe polit't‘ station. prepare the display â€"- part ola 500-acre park ‘ ' i _, ' . l \ met-ting nitli one asset ‘management that would be permanently maintained by ‘1 L .~ 3 at I 1 group in [itlllltllltll' could prove valuable, Chongqing. ‘. 9_ ~’ ‘ "K , 1’7 . ' l Iltillorrin said " lhey're looking for opportti Following what llalloran called “like a . i: L ' ' l nun-s lot ititesrrnent outside ol(Ihina." rtuni I )lyrnpic ceremony," the Waterloo group ; 1". ' 3 ' j , I l luliii lung. than of the board of(‘anada's toured the park. “The most exciting thing I t' ,t l ”i e ~ - ' . ; lt't hnnlogt [mingle lnr' ((Tl'l Int‘ i, said rela about it was it was full of Children who were we ;‘ ' . '. .. ; tronships llLt‘ the one mth (.hongtpng would sitting there drawtng the gait-ho and drawing ‘ ‘7 “a; 3' e ' . ‘. 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