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Invest in Durham Region Durham Region's land, location, people, infrastructure and balanced living opportunities make Durham the clear choice for your next investment.

Innovative Businesses are Flying High in Durham Region

Cambridge International Academy is Preparing Durham’s Future Leaders

Medallion Corporation’s New Mixed Use Development is Reshaping Ajax

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Exciting Changes Aren’t Coming to Durham, Transformative Change is Already Here In addition to being one of the fastest growing regions in Canada, Durham Region is the most affordable municipality in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Development charges and taxes are highly competitive and lower land prices make Durham Region attractive for investors and residents alike. For those who are in the business of building their business and their future, Durham is the place to be.

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he Region is comprised of eight municipalities including the Cities of Pickering and Oshawa, Towns of Ajax and Whitby, Municipality of Clarington and the Townships of Scugog, Uxbridge and Brock. Ideally situated just 37 km east of Toronto, Durham enjoys the perfect location. Tapping into major Ontario, North American and global markets is easy.

Durham is home to 663,460 (2016) people and over 12,000 businesses, including 95 foreign owned companies.

They chose Durham because they see a prosperous future here. They also see an entrepreneurial mindset and a support network that continues to help them grow their enterprises.

Business is booming in Durham.

In 2016, the Province announced the sale of over 1,000 acres of land along the Highway 7/407 corridor within the Seaton Community in Central Pickering. This land offering is made up of approximately 269 acres of residential and mixed use commercial lands as well as 800 acres of prestige employment lands. These employment lands are an important step in achieving the longterm target of 35,000 new jobs. Known as the “Innovation Corridor,” the City of Pickering has a clear vision for the development of the employment lands, to support the creation of exciting, high tech jobs in a variety of industry sectors.

The Seaton development will transform the face of Durham Region.

In addition to the Seaton community, four of the country’s top 100 infrastructure projects are in Durham.

Not surprisingly, improvements to Highway 401, the extension of the 407 ETR and the expansion of GO Transit’s Lakeshore East service from Oshawa to Bowmanville will enhance Durham’s accessibility. The decision by Metrolinx to locate its $8.6 million-dollar LEED Gold Certified, 500,000 square feet East Rail Maintenance Facility in Durham, ensures that the Region plays a key role as a GO Transit service and storage hub.

People are drawn to Durham Region and as a result the Region is quickly becoming an internationally recognized leader in research and development, with innovation taking place everywhere.

We have and continue to attract a talented workforce by working closely with our post-secondary institutions – the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), Durham College, Centennial College, Trent University Durham and Queen’s University- to educate and train our world-class

workforce and highly trained technical specialists.

As a welcoming and inclusive community, Durham is geographically and culturally diverse. From its bustling urban centres to the smaller towns and quaint villages that dot the landscape, there is something for everyone. A growing and well-developed tourism sector and a prosperous agricultural community support an impressive local food movement. Durham is creating opportunities at every turn.

It is this collaborative mindset in Durham that has allowed many of these opportunities to be realized. The region-wide economic development

team, known as the Durham Economic Development Partnership (DEDP) works with partners across the Region to deliver seamless and exceptional service to business clients – existing and new.

Looking to build your future?

Durham Region has it all and we welcome you to discover the endless possibilities.

Durham Region… the right choice for a bright future.

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The Trent experience is life-changing, career-boosting, and transformational on every level. Our students tell us it’s all about our supportive, inclusive community that gives them a real voice in shaping their own learning. Our professors say it’s interactive learning at its best – a place where students and faculty engage with and learn from each other. Discover Trent University Durham – GTA for yourself today.

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n Durham Region you can go from Lake Ontario through vibrant downtowns to farmland in 10 to 15 minutes,” explains Roger Bouma, 2017 President of the Durham Region Association of REALTORS®. “You can’t get that anywhere else in the GTA.” With a combined population of nearly 700,000, Durham Region consists of the Cities of Oshawa and Pickering, the Towns of Ajax and Whitby, the Municipality of Clarington and the Townships of Brock, Scugog and Uxbridge.

Characterised by a variety of landscapes, the area is well known for innovative education, stateof-the-art health services, agri-business, tourism, and advanced manufacturing. “We have a proud manufacturing history that will continue to play an important role,” added Bouma, “but the image of Durham is changing and we are undergoing rapid diversification.”

Durham Region is home to technology-rich teaching and learning environments through University of Ontario Institute and Technology

(UOIT), Durham College, Trent University Durham, and Queen’s University Family Medicine Residency Program.

The community has some of Ontario’s largest health and social service offerings such as Lakeridge Health, with over 16 sites including four hospitals and emergency rooms, and one specialty hospital, and Hearth Place Cancer Support Centre, supporting patients and their families dealing with cancer.

Entertainment lovers catch live shows and the Oshawa Generals at the Tribute Communities Centre, while adventure enthusiasts hike, ski, and more. Whatever your shopping needs, Durham

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hits them all within a few kilometres, whether you cruise the newly renovated Oshawa Centre, local shops of the quaint downtowns, or mega super centres.

Ongoing expansion of transportation infrastructure including the Highway 407 East and GO Train services, make our community accessible to the rest of the GTA, and a desirable place to live.

Durham Region is one of the fastest growing areas in the GTA for home sales with the average selling price reaching $665,005 in February 2017, a 37% increase from the same time last year.

Census Canada has projected over half the population of Ontario will live in the GTA by 2025, with a significant portion of that moving to the suburbs. “Durham has long been the best kept secret in the GTA, but it no longer is,” says Bouma. “Buyers may come for better home values, but stay because they fall in love with our great communities,” adding “who can blame them?”

Durham Region, one of Canada’s growing economic communities, is made up of the cities of Oshawa and Pickering; the towns of Ajax and Whitby; the Municipality of Clarington; and the townships of Brock, Scugog and Uxbridge.

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Providing Research, Talent and Pathways to Durham Region The University of Ontario Institute of Technology in Oshawa is only 14 years old but has already cemented its reputation as a leader in research and innovation and a key economic driver.

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he university is a tremendous asset to Durham Region.

We have more than 70 unique research facilities and a flexible intellectual property model that makes it a dynamic resource for industry,” said Jennifer Freeman, director of research services.

“We offer businesses our significant expertise and R&D capacity, along with supplying career-ready graduates to develop their workforce. There’s no question that UOIT enhances the

region’s and the province’s competitive advantage.”

In fact, the university contributes more than $200 million to Ontario’s economy each year and generated almost 1,950 jobs in 2015 alone, two-thirds of them in Durham and Northumberland County. Faculty and students have founded 28 companies employing 240 people in the last three years alone.

While offering a broad range of programs in seven faculties, the university has specialized expertise in digital and information sciences, community health and wellness, energy, and the environment.

Its ACE wind tunnel is a one-ofa-kind facility used by companies large and small for testing and training in automotive, construction and engineering, defence, aerospace, emergency services, apparel, and energy sectors. ACE can replicate weather conditions from blizzard to desert,

producing winds up to 300 km/h, temperatures from –40 C to 60 C, and humidity from 5% to 95%.

UOIT also boasts one of the world’s largest aquatic toxicology labs, the country’s only undergraduate nuclear engineering program and 11 Canada Research Chairs.

Among its CRCs are Dr. Carolyn McGregor, who is deploying a platform called Artemis at the bedsides of premature babies to rapidly analyze data to improve health outcomes, and Dr. Sheldon Williamson, who uses solar power to charge vehicle batteries.

Engineering researchers are also part of a partnership demonstrating the first large-scale microgrid at a Canadian university. Its purpose is to provide critical power to hospitals, military sites and other crucial infrastructure during emergencies.

Established in 2003 to support a growing local economy, UOIT’s

enrolment has grown from 900 to more than 10,000 undergraduates, masters and PhD students today. The university has a strong presence in Oshawa’s downtown and an expanding greenfield campus in the city’s north.

Founding principles of UOIT include work-integrated learning and accelerated pathways for those with college diplomas to earn degrees.

“We provide a unique training ground for employees and entrepreneurs of the future,” said Susan McGovern, Vice-President, External Relations and Advancement.

“That talent is crucial for businesses in our community, along with the access to our faculty who can provide extensive expertise in their fields. We are very deliberate in our applied research and partnerships.”

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Spark Centre is Fueling Innovation Oshawa, Whitby, and Cobourg entrepreneurs, and in fact all Durham Region and Northumberland County residents, have seen the benefits of Spark Centre, one of 18 not-for-profit Regional Innovation Centres (RICs) that form part of the Ontario Network of Entrepreneurs (ONE).

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hrough a variety of different programs, Spark Centre provides advisory services to early stage or growing innovation and technology companies, with executive coaching, functional advisory, co-location, incubation and day to day operational support being just a few of the services available. One client, IFTech (iftechtechnologies.com) who produce the world’s first multi-sensory multidirectional, force feedback suit, ARAIG, even utilized the Spark Centre to prepare for their debut on Dragon’s Den. But they are not alone.

“The Spark Centre has helped us with everything since our inception,”

says student entrepreneurs and founder of Henlen Watches. “As student entrepreneur’s we were yet to be exposed to many aspects of running a business. With the guidance from Spark Centre advisors, we were able to build our company in the right way,” says Kyle George, CEO of Henlen Watches.

“Without the help and encouragement of the Spark Centre, we wouldn’t be where we are today. They have taught us and helped us grow our business in a way that would have been impossible without them.”

The Spark Centre provides many programs to local and regional clients, partners, and members including funding and investment, helping you navigate the grant, private investment, loan or angel funding options; start-up services including your business plan, marketing strategy, and product development to name a few; and, operational support services including organizational scaling, growth, sales, marketing, manufacturing, and distribution.

The Spark Centre has seen 750 clients and spent 12,351 advisory hours working with clients since 2012. Clients have collectively raised $8.32 million and created 116 locally paid jobs in the last five years.

“It is continually inspiring to see these incredible innovative ideas and businesses

developing right in our backyard,” says Sherry Colbourne President & CEO at Spark Centre. “Spark Centre will continually work with funders and stakeholders to ensure Durham Region becomes a globally recognized technology and innovation ecosystem.”

One of the more visible initiatives is Ignite. It begins with a pitch school open to all technology, innovative, or inventive applicants and ends with an extraordinary finale celebrating two Start-ups – Young Entrepreneur and General Entrepreneur, as well as a student category. The goal is to “Ignite” a start-up community in Durham Region by bringing visibility and support to entrepreneurs, ultimately creating jobs and economic wealth that inspires Durham Region by highlighting the local resources available to start-ups.

Spark Centre can show entrepreneurs that Durham has everything they need to successfully start and grow their companies. Other key programs include the: • Community Program – an early-stage workshop series to help entrepreneurs and innovators commercialize their products and ideas by providing them the resources and expertise they need to succeed; • High Potential Program – for more advanced start-ups with intensive

scaling support, assistance with fundraising, hands-on operational support, and much more; and • Thrive Program – an incubation program offering space at The Loft to those accepted to the program to use as their head office, allowing entrepreneurs and start-up businesses to spend money on development and hiring staff rather than rent.

The Loft, Spark Centre’s head office, is located in Downtown Oshawa in Durham Region. It’s an ecosystem where innovative entrepreneurs and partners can collaborate in an open concept co-working space that allows start-up businesses the opportunity to expand their network and connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and business leaders. If you are interested in becoming a client, visit Spark Centre’s website at www.sparkcentre.org and click on Become A Client to set up a meeting.

For more information on Spark Centre, please contact info@sparkcentre.org.

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Learning skills in a college setting, that correspond with real world situations, is what experiential learning is all about and it’s part of most of Durham College’s (DC) 140 market-driven programs. By having the opportunity to practice the skills they are learning in class, DC graduates are able to navigate today’s ever-changing job market with the skills they need to succeed.

PROGRAMS Practical environments like industry-quality labs, machine shops, gardens and greenhouses become the classroom, while field placements, co-op opportunities and exploring how to launch entrepreneurial ideas round out the student experience.

What’s more, DC connects entrepreneurship and experiential learning deep into the college experience.

The college has committed to fostering student entrepreneurs through services like FastStart, which is designed to increase the entrepreneurial skills and awareness of students, while also helping them create solid business plans that take their products and services to market – quickly and successfully.

Ryan Cullen and Ryan Koyanagi are two DC students who are currently working with FastStart advisors to put skills they are learning in their Horticulture – Food and Farming program to good use, as they start their own business, aptly named City of Greens.

This small acre-diversified, agroecological market garden and urban farm enterprise wants to redefine food and farming paradigms, bringing the rural farm into an urban centre. Using bio-intensive methods, innovative techniques and sustainable technologies, City of Greens

DC students graduate with skills that matter for the job market

is striving to provide quality, fresh local vegetables and nutritionally dense food, coupled with a focus on customer service, to help reshape our connections with food and farmers.

They also want to develop partnerships that foster local self-reliance, tackle food security issues and help build food networks. With a goal of becoming a viable sustainable farm hub, City of Greens will offer education and opportunities for aspiring farmers, while connecting with the community through social enterprising and onfarm experiences.

The company is already working with an established farmer in Quebec and landowner in Durham Region.

They will spend the 2017 growing season in Quebec training at a newly established research and production farm, designed based on agroecological and permaculture principles. They will also continue to develop their business model, with the formal launch of production for the company planned for spring 2018.

This story is just one example of the many opportunities DC students have in following their passions and honing the skills they need to succeed, leading to open doors for a fulfilling future.

Durham College offers more than 140 full-time market-driven programs.

Students benefit from hands-on, relevant experiential learning and graduate with the skills to succeed and excel in their career.

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Innovative Businesses are Prospering In the sky, on the ground, and everywhere in between. IFTech Inventing Future Technology Inc.

Cleeve Technology International Cleeve Technology is in growth mode and owner and president Paul Church credits Durham Region for helping making that happen. Cleeve, which specializes in electrical and harness assemblies for the aerospace and defence sectors, expects to see its labour force in Oshawa grow by 60 in the near future.

The company now employs 200 around the world.

The company, founded by Church in 1999, designs, engineers, and manufactures its products in Oshawa.

He says the city is a great location for an aerospace company thanks to access to airports, highways, skilled labour and U.S. markets. It’s also affordable compared to the GTA. Now Cleeve needs to expand by 20,000 square feet, says Church.

Part of the reason is its acquisition of BRIC, an automation specialist also based in Oshawa. BRIC has developed a laser ablation process to remove coatings from aircraft. It cuts much of the necessary labour and cost and all of the aggressive chemicals traditionally used.

Cleeve will demonstrate the technology on an aircraft in Ottawa in May and Church says that will be a “game-changer” for his company. He credits municipal staff with facilitating the backing of a Chinese investor to help bring the technology to market.

He says that’s typical of the local support for business.

“Oshawa and Durham could not have been more supportive to us. When we were looking to expand, planning staff were the first to come out and help us and make sure there were no barriers in the way. The Oshawa Chamber of Commerce has also been a big help.”

Brodie Stanfield and his dad Michael were playing video games in 2007. On the screen, their vehicle exploded in flames but they felt it only in the controller. They kept playing, talking about how great it would be if they could truly feel that explosion.

The result is ARAIG (As Real As It Gets), a shirt and vest that wirelessly delivers surround sound, vibration and muscle stimulation to immerse wearers in their games, movies or training simulations. The environments of virtual worlds – rain, rumbling tanks, flying debris – comes to life.

Brodie, a graduate of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology’s game development and entrepreneurship program and Michael, a fire captain in Toronto, found the resources they needed in Durham to realize their vision.

IFTech partnered with Durham College on the electronics and with UOIT on training applications. They have set up shop in business hub Core 21 and were mentored throughout by the Spark Centre, an incubator and accelerator in Oshawa.

“With the university and the college and the Spark Centre, you can find the expertise and knowledge here.You don’t have to go to Toronto to find that or to find people who are just as driven as you are,” said Brodie. “It’s great to find all of that at home.”

ARAIG has been featured on National Geographic’s Machine Impossible and Brodie and Michael secured a deal on the Dragon’s Den. The exposure of the CBC hit was invaluable, says Brodie, though in the end they accepted a better investment deal elsewhere.

ARAIG will be delivered to crowdfunding supporters and those who pre-order no later than Oct. 31, 2017.

Cleeve Technology International specializes in electrical and harness assemblies for the aerospace and defence sectors

ARAIG (As Real As It Gets), developed a vest that delivers sound, vibration and muscle stimulation for those playing games, watching movies or training simulations

Endras Automotive Group operates BMW, BMW Motorrad, Mini, Infiniti, and Volvo dealerships, along with newly opened dealerships offering Lexus, Land Rover, Jaguar brands.

Endras Automotive Group The construction of the Salem Road interchange at Hwy 401 in 2003 has touched off millions of dollars of private investment year after year in the Salem Business Area in Ajax.

The ever-expanding Endras Automotive Group has been crucial to that growth.

Operating under the Lakeridge Auto Gallery banner, Endras Automotive Group operates BMW, BMW Motorrad, Mini, Infiniti, and Volvo dealerships, along with newly opened dealerships offering Lexus, Land Rover, Jaguar brands on Achilles Road, just east of Salem.

Endras also offers all Chrysler brands at a facility on Bayly Street west of Harwood Avenue.

The family-owned business plans to build a 40,000 square feet OEM-certified collision repair centre on its sprawling Achilles Road dealership campus within the next two years. When that is complete, Endras Automotive Group will employ more than 500 people in Durham.

“Private investment is about creating jobs. The Lakeridge Auto Gallery is quickly becoming one of the largest employers in the Durham Region. We are proud to be here and provide opportunities,” said president Christopher Endras.

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Medallion Corporation’s Vision to be Durham Region’s Largest Urban, Mixed-Use Development

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n ambitious project that will help define Downtown Ajax, Medallion Corporation’s Vision will become a landmark for both residents and visitors. Located at the south-west corner of Bayly Street and Harwood Avenue, the development will animate the downtown area with vibrant public spaces and towers.

Vision will feature the brand new Pat Bayly Square, named after the first mayor of Ajax. The public venue will offer residents and visitors space to socialize, learn, and explore the downtown core.

Once fully completed,Vision will encompass six buildings, ranging from nine to 25-storeys with a total of 1,743 residential units.

“Residential vacancy rates in Durham Region are about 1.7%. Based on our experience, we know that there is a strong demand for new rental units in this area,” said Medallion Corporation Project Manager Aaron Bleeman.

To cater to this demand, the first phase will include two multi-use towers containing 580 residential units. Recently topped-off and with an anticipated occupancy slated for Fall 2017, the first tower is a 25-storey purpose-built rental with 272 units. Adjacent to Pay Bayly Square, it introduces a new type of residential mix to the area that includes one-, two- and three-bedroom rental suites.

Designed by award-winning architects, Page & Steele/IBI Group,Vision will foster interconnectivity between the public square and the residential buildings by emphasizing community. The buildings and Square complement each other and will seamlessly integrate into the surrounding area. Phase One will house a total of 43,000 square feet of office and retail space that will be positioned along Bayly Street and around the Square.

Pat Bayly Square will include transformative amenities such as an ice skating rink that converts into a reflective pool in the summer, an inviting water fountain installation and multifunctional space for public gatherings and celebrations.

Future residents will also have direct access to bike paths, public transportation, and Highway 401. Lake Ontario and the new civic center, a planned venue for cultural celebrations, will be steps away.

The convenient location is expected to draw in families and young professionals to downtown Ajax.

“Vision is expected to create over 200 jobs, approximately 107 spin-off jobs in the downtown core, and approximately 20 jobs will be generated to service the residential component,” added Bleeman.

Oakville-based Lukas Design Interiors created thoughtful spaces supporting the evolving urban lifestyle of Vision’s future residents. Amenities like the theatre room, private dining, games room, fitness room and outdoor roof top terrace create convenient, functional spaces and dedicated areas to socialize with neighbours.

Apartment suites are spacious, embodying a contemporary aesthetic and will offer an abundance of natural light from floor-to-ceiling windows. The suites will have access to outdoor space in the form of a balcony, taking advantage of the views of Downtown Ajax, Pat Bayly Square and Lake Ontario.

“This unprecedented development will act as the gateway to Downtown Ajax. Our vision of an urban, pedestrianoriented, mixed-use vibrant downtown will soon be a reality,” said Town of Ajax Major Steve Parish.

For more information, register at www.rentvision.ca or call 905-239-0107.

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Agricultural Innovation is Driving Growth

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griculture is an “understated economic engine” powering the province, said Nancy Rutherford, Manager, Agriculture and Rural Affairs in Durham Region’s Planning and Economic Development Department.

And it powers Durham, too.

“They are leaders in every way but they don’t talk about it. They are just doing it.”

Agri-food is the leader for goods production in the region and its 1,454 farms contribute more than $273 million to Ontario’s farm production, not including millions in value-added products.

Farming underpins goods movement, distribution, food processing and packaging, machinery and equipment manufacturing, for a start, says Zac Cohoon, a grain and oilseeds farmer in Seagrave and chair of the Durham Agriculture Advisory Council (DAAC).

“A lot of the industry in Ontario is based on what is grown on farms.”

The agriculture sector represents its views to regional council directly through the DAAC. As well, the region made the bold move to institute a dedicated team within economic development to focus on agriculture and to create a five-year agriculture strategy, said Rutherford.

Almost half of Durham’s 622,963 acres are farmland, all of it Class 1 to 3, with a climate moderated by Lake Ontario.

The region’s biggest farm commodities are grains and oilseeds, beef, horticulture, dairy, and poultry and egg.

Rutherford says Durham’s agriculture industry benefits from sitting at the gateway to Toronto, the biggest and fastest growing marketplace in the country. Farmers have diversified their products to tap both local and global markets and invested in technology to maximize efficiency, productivity and quality.

In particular, Durham’s livestock and dairy sectors are known for highquality genetics that are sought globally, says Rutherford. For example, Leading Livestock Genetics is an alliance of dairy cow and goat producers in Durham, Kawartha Lakes and Peterborough that market collectively.

Farmers also work together in the Durham Farm Fresh Marketing Association, a 25-year-old farmgate model that has been adopted by other municipalities, and in Durham Farm Connections, an innovative education initiative that includes a focus on jobs in agriculture and related sciences.

“Farmers in Durham tend to be progressive. There are a lot of good techniques and innovation,” said Cohoon at Twin Erin Farms. He has shifted his family’s operation from livestock to growing corn, soybeans,

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Contributing $273.2 MILLION to Ontario’s total FARM PRODUCTION Home to 1,454

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wheat and specialty beans on 1,200 acres in the Port Perry-Scugog area.

That has meant securing niche markets. The farm’s wheat is used to make North American staple Kraft Dinner, while its azuki beans are used in the cream filling for donuts in Japan.

Sheep producer Ken Lamb also transformed his farming operation, shifting from pigs and cattle in 2010.

He belongs to Trillium Lamb Inc., a cooperative marketing group of Ontario family farmers founded three years ago.

Lamb is among a long list of Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence winners in Durham. Also among the winners is Algoma Orchards in Clarington, which uses high-powered, high-definition cameras to ensure eating apples destined for retailers, including Loblaw, Walmart and Costco, are perfect.

Those with flaws are pressed for fresh apple juice.

Lamb says farming in Durham means ready access to suppliers and to markets and great highways. Just as importantly, the region is known for its support for agriculture.

“At Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance meetings they bring up

Durham and Durham Farm Fresh and the agriculture strategy. Durham does a good job of being good to farmers.”

Durham College W. Galen Weston Centre for Food The innovative W. Galen Weston Centre for Food at Durham College, in Whitby, is focused on the field-tofork concept and features cutting-edge kitchens, classrooms and laboratories, an apple orchard, planting fields, pollinator garden, arboretum, demonstrator gardens, a hoop house and greenhouses.

The facilities grow food for use in the centre’s teaching kitchens, its restaurant Bistro ’67 and in a retail shop selling student creations, The Pantry, and for food science laboratories.

The CFF opened in 2013 and is home to the college’s programs in baking, culinary, hospitality, agriculture, horticulture and event management.

Faculty and students work with local farmers to test new products and techniques and the CFF provides a strong, skilled workforce to the local agriculture and food economy.

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Not Only Smart, We are Growing Too!

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ickering and Oshawa are among a select group of cities from across the globe recognized for creating a more connected, engaged, vibrant and sustainable community by leveraging the power of technology.

The City of Pickering was named one of the world’s Smart21 Communities of 2017 by the Intelligent Community Forum, a New York-based think tank and global network of cities dedicated to using information and communications technology (ICT) to enrich their quality of life.

The City of Oshawa was named one of the world’s Smart21 Communities in 2016.

The recognition acknowledges the investments both cities have made to support sustainable economic growth by fostering a culture of innovation.

“Pickering is one of the fastestgrowing communities in the GTA,” says Mayor David Ryan.

With the Province of Ontario’s recent decision to sell its employment and residential lands in the Seaton area adjacent to Highway 407, the city is set to attract 70,000 new residents and 35,000 new jobs over the next 15 years.

“To attract the high-quality jobs to that area of our municipality, we recognized the need to be innovative in virtually everything we do,” says Mayor Ryan.

Some of Pickering’s smart initiatives include providing accessible and affordable Internet through an ambitious broadband implementation strategy, bridging the digital skills gap by providing free education through the Pickering Public Library Connects program, and developing a downtown

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core that will include an arts centre, an expanded seniors and youth centre, as well as residential and commercial developments.

Oshawa is also harnessing ICT to build a city of the future.

“We are committed to continuing down the smart city path,” says Kyle Benham, director of economic development for Oshawa.

Once reliant on the automotive industry, the City of Oshawa made a dedicated effort to transform its economy after the global recession of 2008. Benham says the city’s commitment to civic innovation and broadband connectivity have played key roles in moving the economy into knowledge-based areas including the health services and education sectors and advanced manufacturing.

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“We predict another 20,000 to 30,000 people will move to Oshawa over the next five years,” says Benham. “Being recognized as a Smart Community signals that we’re able to attract very talented people who are going to be the employees of the future.”

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Commercial and Residential Real Estate in Strong Demand COMMERCIAL “We have a lot of exciting developments happening in Durham Region,” said Sue Duchesnay, DRAR Board of Director and Commercial REALTOR®. “Incentive to invest is continuing to grow as people want to work where they live.”

Available office, industrial, distribution/logistics and retail space, as well as build-to-suit opportunities are supported by stable and competitively priced utilities. The region also benefits from some of the lowest commercial and industrial land costs and lease rates in the GTA; typically, about half the cost of the GTA average. Durham Region boasts the lowest real estate rates in the GTA. There were four notable sales in Q4, which totaled more than $15 million;

1602 Tricont was the largest in terms of both area (227,000 square feet) and dollar value ($13 million). Three of the four GTA East submarkets— Ajax, Pickering, and Whitby—saw their average asking net rental rates increase compared to the previous quarter. The GTA East experienced more than 100,000 square feet of positive absorption in Q4, which was the largest amount this market experienced for all of 2016. The key contributor to this was in Whitby, where 200 Montecorte Street was leased for a multi-year term.

In the second half of 2016, 29 redevelopment land transactions took place in Durham Region. The total dollar value of transactions this quarter was approximately $131.9 million. Of the 29 transactions, 18 land parcels were improved land. Cedar City Development’s purchase on Taunton Road West for $28.5 million was the largest transaction. All three of the top sales in this region were for lowdensity sites purchased by developers.

RESIDENTIAL Record highs continue in Durham housing market with 42.5% increase.

Durham Region Association of REALTORS® (DRAR) President Roger Bouma reported 1,349 residential transactions in March 2017, a 16% increase from the same time last year. March also saw the number of new listings in Durham increase to 1,800, significantly up from 976 new listings the previous month, and higher than the 1,474 new listings in March 2016. “While strong demand continues to drive our market in 2017, it is interesting to finally see inventories increase” stated Bouma, adding “this

increased selection might entice more buyers to look at Durham.”

The average selling price in Durham reached $697,896 last month.

In comparison, the average selling price was $489,755 during the same period last year; a 42.5% increase.

“Homebuyers are recognizing how great the quality of life is in Durham Region,” said Bouma. “Even with this astounding increase in value, Durham continues to offer one of the most affordable housing markets in the regions neighbouring Toronto.”

Homes have continued to sell quickly in an average of 7 days compared to 11 days last year. “There is a high demand to live on the east-end of the GTA,” said Bouma. “Ongoing expansion of

transportation infrastructure make our region both accessible and desirable.”

“In Durham Region you can go from Lake Ontario, through vibrant

downtowns, to farmland in 10 or 15 minutes,” explains Bouma. “You can’t get that anywhere else in the GTA.”

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Durham Ajax Brock Clarington Oshawa Pickering Scugog Uxbridge Whitby

$697,896 $748,563 $533,829 $627,805 $603,689 $818,695 $684,213 $934,147 $762,786

$767,959 $842,187 $560,420 $676,430 $659,351 $938,118 $694,529 $1,086,816 $841,996

SemiDetached $533,056 $665,492 $446,602 $466,289 $670,218 $457,396 $627,667

Condo/ Townhouse $441,827 $498,864 $240,000 $340,500 $343,073 $491,203 $540,800 $485,786

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$376,250 $379,431 $328,758 $315,075 $402,316 $335,000 $457,143

$592,476 $607,000 $548,091 $519,200 $675,000 $550,000 $549,500 $688,907

Attached Row $596,572 $630,950 $428,800 $522,779 $571,791 $615,000 $668,000 $612,739

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Oshawa Airport Supports Businesses and Builds the Community

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he Oshawa Executive Airport is “Supporting Business and Building Community, One Flight at a Time,” but it’s more than a tagline, it’s a significant business offering a variety of services including corporate, medical, police, military, flight training, and recreational flights with a Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) commercial Port of Entry, and is home for two regional Air Cadet flight training programs.

“Collectively the airport and the airport businesses combine to be one of the largest employers in the Region and while creating jobs in aviation and generating GDP is great,” says Stephen Wilcox, Airport Manager. “The primary role of the airport is to support the hundreds of jobs across the Region which the airport does every day with over 5000 corporate flights in 2016.”

As part of Oshawa Executive Airport’s commitment to being a good neighbor, the airport has limited after hours operations, has established a new Airport Community Liaison Committee, and flight training strategies to minimize impacts. These strategies are an integral part of Oshawa Executive Airport’s strategic plan: as one of the top 30 busiest airports in Canada; one of the 5 primary airports serving the Greater Golden Horseshoe Area (GGHA); the only commercial airport located east

of the Don Valley Parkway (DVP); and as a vital component of the Region of Durham and East Greater Toronto Area transportation infrastructure.

Statistically, corporate and medevac traffic has increased by 50 percent in the last five years, with overall movements through the airport forecast to increase a further 60 percent over the next five years. To support this growth over the coming years, the Airport is undertaking a $6M reconstruction of the 4250 foot primary runway later this year.

The two flight training schools located at the airport – Durham Flight Centre and the Oshawa based Canadian Flight Academy (CFA) – have both invested significantly in their growth at Oshawa Executive Airport. This growth addresses what a December 2016 Global News report calls “a looming shortage of aircraft mechanics and pilots in Canada.”

“The aviation industry is predicting a demand for over 600,000 pilots in the next 20 years,” says Stephen Wilcox.

“The airport is pleased to be home to two state of the art private career aviation colleges offering Durham’s youth a chance to obtain their commercial pilots license.”

Oshawa Executive Airport continues to be an important part the social fabric of the Region. To learn more about the broad range of services available visit www.oshawa.ca/airport.

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Durham to See $230 Million in Post-Secondary Infrastructure Investment

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urham Region’s three anchor post-secondary institutions have plans to invest close to $230 million in educational and research facilities aimed at community collaboration in the near future.

Durham College The $40-million Centre for Collaborative Education will serve as an “access point” for students and applied research, bringing together local, Indigenous and global community groups and members of key business sectors, says college president Don Lovisa.

“Our expanded space and services, will enable us to inspire and create more entrepreneurs and help to expand new business ideas, innovation and jobs.”

CFCE, a legacy project for the college’s 50th anniversary this year, is funded by a $22-million contribution from the province, $13-million from the federal government, $1 million from Durham Region and $1 million from the City of Oshawa. It’s expected to be completed in 2018.

“Without the financial support, Durham College couldn’t achieve its goal of creating a new facility where students, employees and the broader community can come together in ways that transcend the traditional concepts of education or expand into new program areas that offer experiential learning opportunities designed to match the labour needs of industry,” said Lovisa.

The 75,000 square feet CFCE will include labs and classrooms for the college’s health and science programs, and entrepreneurial spaces, including the business incubation hub Spark Centre. It will also contain facilities for the college’s Global Class initiative that connects students to higher-education institutions around the world.

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Construction is underway on the Software and Informatics Research Centre (SIRC) at the university’s growing north Oshawa campus location. The 129,000 square feet facility will cluster the university’s expertise in health and business analytics, IT security, networking, gaming, and software engineering.

It will house specialized labs in mechatronics/robotics and electronics, a makerspace lab featuring 3D printers, and soldering and electronics stations. The $33.5-million project will be funded by a $11.8-million federal contribution, $1.2 million from the province and the university’s capital reserves.

UOIT has also received $26.9 million in federal funding towards the realization of the $100-million Centre for Advanced Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CARIE), a regional commercialization, innovation and convergence hub.

“SIRC and CARIE will amplify UOIT’s existing strengths in digital and information sciences, along with advanced manufacturing. We see each

facility becoming places where researchers and students will interact with industry and community partners to solve realworld problems,” said Susan McGovern, vice-president, external relations and advancement.

The 129,000 square feet (12,000 square metre) facility is planned around modular wet labs and a suite of fabrication and technology support resources.

“UOIT plays a big role in Durham’s growth and prosperity. Our region is becoming one of Ontario’s key innovation hubs, and we’re proud to be part of that,” said McGovern.

Trent University Durham–GTA Trent University has its sights on expanding its Durham campus, with

preliminary plans calling for more than 1,500 students, along with a $38-million academics building and an $18-million student residence.

“Trent University Durham–GTA has experienced significant growth at its Oshawa campus. It has always been the plan to develop our DurhamGTA campus, with an aim to expand our academic space and integrate a residence facility. A mixed-use residence and academic building will create a living-learning model that fosters a supportive community for continued student success,” said Joe Muldoon, head of Trent University Durham–GTA. Trent views its Durham campus as complementary but independent of its Peterborough site, says Trent president Leo Groarke.

“We see our Durham campus as our connection to the Toronto region. It offers students a unique opportunity to be part of a close-knit community where students have unparalleled access to their professors. We are growing our Durham presence in a way that maintains this ideal, at the same time that it makes a unique set of programs available to students.”

Trent Durham offerings are centred in humanities and social sciences. New programs include a six-year arts and law dual degree with Swansea University in the U.K, communications and critical thinking, and child and youth studies, along with agreements with some Toronto colleges to allow seamless transfer to Trent Durham.

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Cambridge International Academy Offers Diversity and Higher Learning for All

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s a parent, you’ve witnessed dynamic changes in global culture during your lifetime, and the stability and creativity that Canadian educators provide for local and international students. Cambridge International Academy is that twentyfirst century school, registered with the Ministry of Education and subject to inspection, catering to local and international students from grades 7 to 12.

“Our goal is to be an inclusive private school that caters to students from various cultural backgrounds who come together to enhance their school experience and to receive the greatest opportunity to learn,” says Sandra Arff, Principal, Cambridge International Academy, adding that “diversity in the classroom teaches students to be respectful of different opinions and become receptive to multiple perspectives on given issues which add value to their learning.”

Cambridge International Academy’s primary objective is to assure that your child experiences a positive and productive school environment: to self-actualize and grow academically, emotionally, and morally; find and encourage each student’s abilities and hidden talents; and, assist students to become independent thinkers able to work effectively with others and be inspired by a life-long curiosity. This is achieved through:

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• Innovative and interactive instruction methods, consisting of co-operative learning, mastery learning, direct instruction, and inquiry learning that best suit the learning profile of students and the classroom environment; and • Professional and dedicated staff to help students with their educational growth and overall well-being.

Parents have noticed the difference.

Sue Indrigo says “Julianna is excelling at Cambridge. When she joined, they reviewed her learning style and interests

• High School Credit Courses and the staff developed a plan that will set her up for success at college or university. The teachers are very supportive and we work together as a team. I’m very pleased and Julianna is getting good grades and having fun at the same time.” Shazia Ishrat and Farrukh Siddiqi add, “We have seen various changes in Rida during this short period of time; her studying habits have improved, she is positive with her work challenges, and is very keen to work hard.”

Ajax and Durham Region students and parents are encouraged to contact Cambridge International Academy at 905-426-4254 or email Sandra Arff at principal@cciaedu.com.

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Atlantic Lifts, Located in Whitby and Montreal, is Lifting R&D to New Heights Servicing the aircraft, automotive, transportation, food and manufacturing industries for 30 Years.

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tlantic Lifts owner Elwood Ellis figures his company’s custombuilt elevators lift about 10 million pounds a day – everything from Canada’s mail to pallets of hockey sticks to luxury cars.

The Whitby company is among only a few in Canada to engineer and build elevators from the ground up. All the components – platforms, hydraulic cylinders, doors, limit switches to make for soft landings –­ are cut, welded and assembled in-house.

The units are found in retail outlets including Canadian Tire, Sobeys, Shoppers Drug Mart, Loblaws, in multisector manufacturing plants, including General Motors, Honda, Magna, Maple Leaf and Mobis.

Six Atlantic lifts at Pearson Airport handle thousands of suitcases a day

and another nine elevators at Cara Operations deliver meals to the airport’s planes.

There are 43 freight elevators at the massive Ontario Food Terminal in Toronto and Atlantic built 41 of them.

An elevator in the Whitby Gerdau steel mill lifts giant electrodes to the top of a vat to melt scrap into steel.

Ellis founded Atlantic Elevating Devices and sold it to a U.S. company in 1987. He bought the elevator division back and launched Atlantic Lifts in 1991.

Many of Atlantic Lifts’ employees have been with the company since its earliest days and there is little turnover, says Ellis.

“That type of dedication and loyalty is hard to find these days. We are very family oriented. We don’t just have 25 employees, we feel we have 25 families invested here.”

Ellis’s daughter Angie McGovern has worked at Atlantic for 20 years. She handles finance and administration, while her dad looks after manufacturing, installation and service.

Elwood Ellis founder of Atlantic lifts with Angie McGovern who is head of finance and administration.

Atlantic Lifts designed and built a huge lift for Pratt and Whitney. At 24 feet wide and 45 feet long and using 48 hydraulic cylinders, this lift is capable of carrying a 90,000-pound jet engine up to the roof of a hangar where it’s bracketed to the ceiling and tested.

The company has earned a reputation for quality, reliability and innovation that grows by word of mouth, says Ellis.

Custom freight elevators are the bread and butter but a growing segment for Atlantic is in automobile elevators and display lifts for luxury car dealerships.

One display lift in a Ferrari dealership in Vancouver stacks four sports cars.

A recent project was a new Lexus dealership in Ajax that showcases its vehicles in a glass-fronted showroom right next to Highway 401.

“It was nice to be part of it.

Everybody sees it,” said Ellis.

Two of the biggest, most challenging jobs were for a Lexus dealership in Kuwait and for a Pratt and Whitney aircraft engine plant in Montreal.

The Lexus lift – at the world’s biggest Lexus dealership – is used to deliver cars to new owners in a very dramatic way.

It rises out of the ground to a third floor 50 feet above where the vehicle is driven off and handed over.

Atlantic had to build a 2,400 square feet building behind its shop with a roof that could be removed by a crane in order to test the towering lift.

“It was a game-changer in terms of research and development and what we realized we were capable of doing,” said McGovern.

“When we’re given an opportunity to come up with a design for a unique situation, everyone at Atlantic is really excited about making it happen.”

The Pratt and Whitney lift, at 24 feet wide and 45 feet long and using 48

The Lexus lift – at the world’s largest Lexus dealership – is used to deliver cars to new owners in a very dramatic way hydraulic cylinders, is capable of carrying a 90,000-pound jet engine up to the roof of a hangar where it’s bracketed to the ceiling and tested.

In addition to Atlantic’s Whitby headquarters, the company has an office in Montreal and is now opening one in Vancouver. It maintains a 24/7 service department for about 350 elevators in Ontario and some in Quebec.

“Our location in Durham is ideal because we have direct access to both the 401 and 407, which allows our technicians to better serve our customers.”

Most of the company’s employees live in Durham and McGovern says the company expects to grow its affiliation with Durham College and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.

“We can be a great training ground for many students.”

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Purdue Pharma (Canada): Innovating in Durham Since 1990

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urdue Pharma (Canada) is a research-based pharmaceutical company which employs more than 400 people across Canada. We’re a leader in the research, development and commercialization of medicines for the treatment of pain and central nervous system disorders (ADHD), as well as an over-the-counter portfolio. We’re one of only a few pharmaceutical companies that still has a fully integrated research & development, drug development and manufacturing operation here in Canada. We’re a member of Innovative Medicines Canada (IMC). And since 1990, we’ve been proud to call The City

of Pickering and Durham Region our home.

At Purdue Pharma (Canada) we embrace our Mission of developing and providing innovative medicines for patients and health care professionals and of supporting quality education for the safe use of our products. And we embrace our commitment to corporate citizenship and community service.

Each year we contribute funding to a wide range of community organizations across Canada, including: health and science education programs, disease awareness initiatives and community agencies as well as the scientific & academic communities. We are proud to support organizations like The Centre for ADHD Awareness Canada, the Partnership for Drug Free Kids, Station Gallery in Whitby and The University of Ontario Institute of Technology in Oshawa, to name a few. We’re also proud of our employees’ generous

contributions of time and funding to the United Way. Over the last 25 years, we have contributed over $1.3 million.

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ess than an hour’s drive from Toronto, there is plenty of urban buzz and small-town charm waiting to be explored. Whether you’re planning a family adventure, weekend escape, or visiting for the first time, we welcome you to experience Durham Region, brimming with star attractions, diverse creativity and experiences year-round.

Seasoned chefs are serving up their finest food in a wide variety of welcoming restaurants throughout Durham Region.

Enjoy a luxurious fine dining experience, explore our diverse bistro and café culture, or immerse yourself in one of our many multicultural food festivals which include

food trucks, live entertainment and so much more.

Excite your palette with the rich and refreshing flavours of Durham Region’s wineries. Each winery has something delicious to offer, including the best apple cider around! Your taste buds will be bursting with joy from the very first sip. If craft beer is more your style, then you’ll enjoy exploring Durham Region’s quality local brews! Durham is proudly home to several local craft breweries dedicated to producing new and enticing flavours.

Steps away from Durham’s urban centres are incredible farms that are known for producing fresh, tasty and abundant

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It’s even more satisfying to be able to pick those local flavours with your own hands, while creating lifelong, farm-tofork memories with your family and supporting local farmers. We are known for our pumpkin patches and great variety of apples. There is no shortage of fun to be had when they become ripe for the picking!

More than 350 kilometres of recreational trails intertwine throughout Durham Region. During the summer, you can walk, jog, hike, cycle, in-line skate

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or even ride them on horseback. The Township of Uxbridge, located within Durham Region, reigns proud as the Trails Capital of Canada.

From a vast collection of conservation areas to picturesque rural countryside, greenery abounds in Durham Region.

Find your way to the green at the end of a fairway at one of Durham Region’s world-class golf destinations. Get swinging on a unique course winding through an apple orchard, or test your skills at a PGAinspired course For more information on what to see and do in Durham Region, visit www. durhamtourism.ca or call 1-800-413-0017.

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