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ll' WM 1 Hill) (MMKJL ' Wednesday lama” 10. to“ Hybrid cars and cutting commute times in Waterloo Region n my last column, I mentioned an vehicles tobemanufacturedinCanada. cal for maintaining an advan- ‘ wort announcement by Prime Minister Harp- The goverrunent funding will create an tage over foreign competitors. The impact of gridlock on er that the Automotive Innovation Fund, additional 400 local jobs, and as Harper Auto manufacturing is no local economies is significant a major program for driving research and noted the positions are high-quality and exception. A study released by the Toronto development in the industry, would be high-paying, the type that communities Harper concluded his Board of Trade in 2011 indicat extended for an additional five years, across North America are actively seeking remarks with the observation ed that the chronic underfund: last Wednesday, it was announced that As i previously noted. assistance from that the rebound of the dome» ‘ ing of infrastructure in this one of the first recipients of the renewed Canadian governments is beneficial for tic auto sector is one of this 5 Greater Toronto Area is costing fund is the Toyota plant in Cambridge, domestic manufacturers and suppliers to country's biggest economic , l $6billion annually. where Ottawa and Queen's Park are each compete with other North American juris: success stories of the past five 4 The Board of Trade claims contributing $16.9 million for a new assem- dictions offering huge incentives. This posi- years. Heavy applause accom- K E .- the discussion has to move bly line for Lexus sport utility vehicles (ion was emphasized by both the prime panied that observation. “a beyond simply road tolls and More significantly, as the auto industry minister and Toyota Canada Chair Ray Tan- ‘ is into the overall cost of neglectâ€" transitions to more fuel- eficient products. guay. Woo-mammalian ' ing congestion and related 15.000 hybrid versions will be produced As we have seen in all sectors of the On the same momingas the it issues annually â€" the first hybrid gas-electric economy, investments in innovation iscriti- prime minister and Premier ._. ,.-_a_.... A subsequent study com- Dalton McGuintywereinCam- pleted for Metroiinx. the , _ bridge, Kitchener Mayor Carl provincial agency responsible fixer“; ,; , Zehr and Coun. Berry for transportation planning in i w: Vrbanovic were at the GO train the GTA and Hamilton, esti» station. around 7 a.m.. in mated that congestion will cost minus 20 degree temperatures. They were them $15 billion by 203i -â€" the same year it part of the “cut my commute” campaign is projected that the population of Waterloo - sponsored by the Federation of Canadian Region will reach 730.000. Municipalities More economic activity in Waterloo The campaign hopes to secure stable Region will increase our population base infrastructure funding from the Feds to cut and require’s infrastructure to meet the 3 down on gridlock in major urban centres demand. - locally, efforts have focused on restoring And. as we have seen in the GTA. starting s a : VIA service to Waterloo Region. Vrbanovic construction after the people arrive just H O L l S r l ‘ ~.-' also noted the importance ofGO rail service does not work - . into the region on weekday mornings to C 4. local businesses F l N A N I A L ; Last year, an estimated 15,000 people - commuted daily from the GTA, twice the m level of 2006. More importantly, there are Ian McLean isprcsidentand CEO more people coming into Waterloo Region of the Greater Kâ€"W than local residents going the other way to Chamber of Commerce I; ext". {3}; if} if} it 7(‘ ‘ _ :, V .‘ a . g « , . . 4 "a? \‘}t‘_f ‘* - . fik,§r sr\ XX; ,1 L': ' "~ it; ' $3511", ' _j l, , “fl " ‘ is, ~ t .;~ <n.r ,. 3g“ §%§J- r, ' “i, t . r t, .: We: “a i ' , _ f ‘.« 7: ‘:.. SW ' 3-5?" iris-3“: use ,, aka-1 ‘ “*.’~;:: 3 - . 3: figs; 11 “Ii-ft an, was“; ‘~ at» its win“? - , it - . t - fzz’fv‘: ' “x 4; a i" “(E ; ufii‘k ' rt 4 a g ~iw '*,‘z,f‘i¢;’~r: ’£»*mi.h%~aw * , ~ ,: ‘ 5:71; eff?” f. ;; sitar” fish "..‘A'..,' 0 v , :. ' v- . ' was w " . : ’ ‘ if. M E AC H N I if, GROUP fwf“ l 0m : To book your appointment with McEachnie Group please contact us: Telephone 519-886-2360 ext 232 0 Email: russell,mceachmefitnvestorsgtoup (om Visit our websute at www.russmceathnie,com Mum “and.“ mmmummw new Willem but: ”uamlzaldnyh his!” new" , _ , ‘ , mmmnuaadm ,mmuwmnn so : : ‘ . l I , lurk Madman Wrw .‘ prod-m ”when. programme“ "was It 'ltrltle|mfioleFn\anddCorwm,lnmm(-rw and‘ mums“ IGMmeikfidslirensedbmmbstdhqmvpum.WMdeanazmlmmuonMuM