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Notice of Pesticide Use Please be advised of the application of larvicide to the following locations for the control of West Nile Virus Vectors; • Sewage Lagoons • Ditches and Depressions • Catch Basins Between May 15, 2017 and October 1, 2017, municipalities within the Region of Waterloo will be conducting a larviciding program under the authority of the Region ofWaterloo Medical Officer of Health to prevent the development of mosquito larvae into vectors of West Nile Virus. Altosid pellets (methoprene, PCP#21809) orVectoLexWsP pouches (Bacillus sphaericus, PCP #28009) will be placed into catch basins of storm drains within the Region. The granular formulation of the larvicide VectoLex cG (Bacillus sphaericus, PCP # 28008), will be applied to sewage lagoons, where larvae are present. The liquid formulation of the larvicide VectoBac 1200L (Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, PCP #21062) or VectoBac 200G (Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, PCP #18158, granular) will be applied to standing water throughout the Region, where larvae are present. All larvicide will be applied by trained technicians employed by GDG Environnement Ltée following Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change guidelines. Foradditional detailsonexact locationsanddatesof treatments, please call Region of Waterloo Public Health at 519-575-4400 ext. 5147 or G.D.G. Canada at 1-877-227-0552. You can also visit our website at:www.regionofwaterloo.ca/fightthebite THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2017 • WATERLOO CHRONICLE • 21 Continued from page 20 Coordinated e� orts are the key to addressing the chronic challenges of airports across southern Ontario. The current direction through the new network is an important first step in keeping the Waterloo Region airport profitable and meeting the require- ments of local business and personal travellers. ••• Ian McLean is president and CEO of the Greater K-W Chamber of Commerce. Coordinated e� ort needed to boost airports BUSINESS Strengthening the fintech ecosystem in the Toronto- Waterloo Region Innovation Corridor must be an imperative for the country's financial ser- vices sector and governments in order to maintain and grow the region's international mar- ket position, according to a new report from the Toronto Finan- cial Services Alliance released on Monday. The report, "Seizing the Opportunity: Building the Toronto Region into a Global Fintech Leader," is based on pri- mary and secondary research, which included a survey and interviews with executives in the government, financial services and fintech sectors. The research found that the Toronto/Kitchener-Waterloo corridor today benefits from a strong core of � nancial institu- tions, top-tier research facilities at local academic institutions, a strong talent base and relatively low business operating costs compared with other global � n- tech ecosystems. However, the analysis also identified the need to develop a clear, consistently imple- mented, policy-driven Cana- dian � ntech strategy focused on fostering innovation among all participants in the ecosystem to address ongoing challenges. If not addressed, these chal- lenges could risk the region fall- ing behind other international financial centres, according to the report. "We have a strong fintech and � nancial services cluster in this region, and much is being done by industry and govern- ment to build our global lead- ership," said Janet Ecker, presi- dent and CEO of the TFSA. "But the evidence is clear: We are still in the middle of the pack. Other global centres are not standing still, and neither can we. Strengthening the fintech ecosystem will be critical to the continued success of our global � nancial industry." The report sets out six key calls to action to ensure a strong position globally including bet- ter collaboration, improved access to capital, reduced regu- lation, more research, talent cre- ation and raised awareness. Fintech report asks for more support