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O o a 4 ‘ THURSDAY. JULY 21, 2016 . waraatoo, ONTARIO a G HST -, monolandmedla ' . ' munâ€"au- o o ' ' Drilling for â€" BUSINESS 1 . . . 4 a. 3 ~ Pwkrng the proven ., the new 011 ; WW“ ~ . . it Page 13 Gounod partners with » ' . ~ . q ~ ‘ , Commumtech on Data Hub ‘ v 5 it Miami/tensor! : f i ,_ A . » ~ ChroniclcSlafl' a}; K . ~ he City of Waterloo has signed a three»year “if if”? A " * _ j 4-1- , I funding agreement with Kitchener-based ‘ , ’ er“: t technology hub Communitech for what 4 ~ A)" A timseinvoivedbopew‘illplaoethisdtyatdieixe- “i_ : -‘ " fromofbigdata ‘ 4, 6? Councillors unanimously approved $600,000 5?- ! â€" it. - in funding to establish the Communitech Data !5 , s. f ‘ ARTS FOCUS Hub inside the former police station on Erb $5 t .. “f" g 1 Street in uptown Waterloo, concluding nearly ; f' a > , I Drayton S It Runs Noyearsofnegotiations. ;, A _ p i ' 4 * ~ gv ‘ in theFamily The funding is broken down to $340,000 in s » ,:_,' ' 21 " ' \ ’ ‘ ' . 2010. $190,000 in 2017 and $150,000 in 2010, (- , , 4,, ‘ ' ‘2 It _ - d\\ production opens with the goal of opening the doors in lanuary ' "33; LY s _'~““ ., .'" ‘ «A \ in August 2017. , _ ; . a A, ,, _ v“; "Data is the new oil,' said Communitech " "F " . i a! 4.4 \\ ‘a i Page 14 CEO lain Klugman in a presentation to council p M‘W’w'" ‘ g 7 Monday night. uotingSOperoent oftheworld's . Jam in uptown ‘ a I <7 xiii d“?! has been created in the P!" “N0 Yell! The annual uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival made its return to Waterloo this past weekend in the city hall park- < :: i,1l.\l1:i:'g ;. through Google searches and wearable tech. ing lot. The band Autorickshaw was one of more than a dozen performers, taking to the stage Saturday after- or â€". m ‘ a u m ”m y , ..v We can either get drowned by all that data. noon, inlcuding Ed Manley (front) on the tabla and John Glowski on the guitar. 5 2 o .. or learn how to turn it into a powerful economic â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" (Ive s 5 3 ' a M b'k kin n din 'ty momma mmmmmmmm ore 1 e par g wa te Cl 0.4mm ; staff, coordinate programrrung and events. and ‘ ‘ cover costs until the 19,000 square-foot building BY buns [scams Street West and University Avenue in the community. 3 can hemmed, Chronic“ 5105 East, and Conestoga Mall. "There are studies that demon- g z- ‘ it will also allow Communitech to secure an / “m Aâ€" The city's project manager for strate how much money cyclists WWW”? l estimated 55 million in funding from groups new survey on the City of active transportation and LRT inte« spend,“ said Freeman. noting that him ‘ already interested in thehuh. Waterloo website proves gration said he was somewhat sur- with cycling packs. a backpack and 5 I 9" 67'6707 l 1 According to a staff report, the goal is cyclists want more parking prisedbythefindings. a basket. shecanfit almostan entire W to emulate the success of the (Zommunitech throughout the city f not first in the ‘l guess so, yes it was (surprisâ€" week of essential groceries for her llub in the Tannery in downtown Kitchener, uptown core. lng). We know people want bike familyon her bike. Attention launched in 2010 with a$500.0()0 grant from the Approximately 450 locations parking at parks. but we realized "I think there’s a shift where Sean Vacuum (Iity of Kitchener lite hub has helped launch were identified by those who com- they can just lie them down on the people like fresh food and they go to Customers dozens of local startups, and employs approx} plated the survey, and while the ground, whereas the commercial the grocery store two times or three mately 800 people majority are in uptown, clusters shopping centres you have to go in times a week." she said. A“ “m" " “Wk"fi Overall. Communitech has supported the emerged at shopping centres and to the building' said lohn Griffins The lack of parking can be a f“ m“"“"""" creation of 2,359 new companies since 2009, plazas acrossthe city. The common misconception deterrent for cyclists to shop at cer- mm “i“h'w' be“ creating 4,176 new jobs Since 2009, Communi» That includes the shopping plaza is that people drive to these desti- lain stores. and the addition of rela- Ml" tech clients have attracted nearly $900 million in at the comet of Columbia Street nations, but these results suggest tively inexpensive bike racks in areas Duffy" vacuum capital investment in Waterloo Region West and Fischer-Mailman Road. more people are looking to take near storefrontscan be a costâ€"effecr m (mmmunngch has also gown since it first the new Waterloo Corporate Cam~ alternative forms of transportaâ€" tive way to encourage cycling com? began, from 30.000 square feet in 2010 to 80,000 pus at Northfield Drive and Weber non, said Coun. Diane Freeman. an pared to new bike lanes and other ll Rn” my km hm" square feet of space today. Street North, the plaza at Bridge active cyclist and cycling advocate infrastructure. 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