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15 · OAKVILLE BEAVER Thursday, August 20, 2009 OAKVILLE OUTLOOK Message from the Mayor All of us on Oakville's Council recognize that a strong local economy is crucial to achieving our goal of creating the most livable Town in Canada. That's why we support local business and work hard to attract and keep top employers here with our brand new Ten Year Economic Development Strategy Council unanimously adopted this summer. I like to quote what I call Maxwell's Hammer: if you cannot count it or measure it, you cannot know what you are talking about. Maxwell was a famous physicist, but the same concept applies to business and government. That's why after becoming Mayor I launched the Mayor's Quarterly Composite Leading Indicator of the Economic Health of Oakville, which is now showing the same signs of economic recovery we are seeing from numerous external economic indicators. As well, Oakville is now putting shovels in the ground for $120+ million of stimulus funding. Just as two years ago Ford was building new models, Ford is now building an exciting new model, the Eco-boost equipped Lincoln MKT, in addition to the 3 cars already in production. Oakville's economy also has very promising prospects including increases in new prime quality office space. Our new Official Plan provides for the first time clear and strong protection of our remaining employment lands. We are also finishing our transition of the Town to Performance-Based, Program-Based financial management ("PB2"), joining leading corporations and governments outside of Canada in the use of value/results oriented fiscal planning and management. When we complete the transition and training in 2010, Oakville will be the first government at any level in Canada to be operating with PB2. PB2's main benefit is the identification, measurement and management of efficiencies and productivity. Oakville Council is proud of their record of achievement this term. Council's unanimously adopted 4 year strategic work plan and our ability to stick to our plan mean that by 2010 every election commitment will have been delivered and Oakville will still have the fifth lowest property tax rate of the 26 GTA communities. Sincerely, Table of Contents OAKVILLE ­ A GREAT PLACE TO WORK, PLAY AND LIVE ARTS, CULTURE AND RECREATION OAKVILLE'S LABOUR FORCE LIVING IN OAKVILLE BLINK COMMUNICATIONS BUSINESS PROFILE PAGE 16 PAGE 17 PAGE 18 PAGE 19 PAGE 19 The Oakville Beaver Publisher · Neil OLIVER General Manager DAVID HARVEY · Director of Advertising DANIEL BAIRD Special Features Editor KELLY MENCFELD · cover design SEMA QURAISHI Photography CHANTAL AYOTTE, BARRIE ERSKINE, LIESA KOORTMANN, KAREN NEWMAN, REG VERTOLLI Advertising Sales ZEPURE BAKMAZIAN, LISA CAPUTI, ERIC DAMAS, BILL DODGE, RON DODORICO, SHARON HOLDEN, JAMESON ROSSBOROUGH, SHAWNA SALVO, ROB MARINI, SUZANNE TRICKEY, JEAN WRIGLEY Creative Department CATHERINE DORSEY, ASHLEY GIORGIONE, LIZ GRAINGER, SUSAN HALL, MANI MAHDAVIAN, JAIME SOELBERG, LINDA WEIR, DIANA WELCH Production MARK DILLS, director MANUEL GARCIA, production manager SONIA HOLDER, asst. production manager OUTLOOK is an annual feature produced by the Oakville Beaver and Halton Business Times. The Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Road, Oakville L6K 3S4 Tel: (905)-845-3824 Web: www.oakvillebeaver.com Mayor Rob Burton, Town of Oakville BRAND NEW 2009 DODGE GRANDCARAVAN WE BUILD CHAMPIONS GET $7,200 # 1 Canada's UP TO Selling Minivan Consumer Cash Discount + 0% APR Purchase Financing for 36 months! * DORVAL DRIVE KERR ST. TRAFALGAR QEW OVER 60 GRAND CARAVAN AND TOWN & COUNTRY'S AVAILABLE! 175 WYECROFT RD. OAKVILLE 905.845.6653 BETWEEN KERR & DORVAL WYECROFT RD. SPEERS RD. YOUR FRIEND IN THE BUSINESS! · www.lockwoodchrysler.com * OAC. See dealer for full details Celebrating 25 years in Oakville