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l WWW-mm LION-Ia The heat is on to do something about Highway 7 n March, i wrote about persistent and headquarters on March 23. 2007. A media in the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Another immediately on both projects. A study in I highly frustrating local effort; to receive release from that date notes the provincial project which the Ontario business sector 2007 claimed the Mid-Pen would create a financial commitment from Queen's government is moving forward with plans strongly supports is the Midâ€"Peninsula Cor. 170,011) new jobs and $9 billion in income Park on a new Highway 7 between Kitchen- for a new four-lane hidtway to reduce con- ridor. a proposal that has been debated in for Hamilton and Niagara alone â€" a serious er and Guelph. gestion. improve safety and accommodate the Niagara Region and Queens Park for as economicimpsct. in the last five months. this issue has "or growth. Guelph-Wellington MPP Liz Sandals long as Highway 7 has. The Mid-Pen. as it is Highway 7 is not exclusively a business gone away. in fact, based on noted the project will improve frequently referred to, would connect High- issue but a major community issue. it is a recent media and public ‘ I safety for more than 21,000 waydOMothePeaceBrldgeinibttErie. localandprovincialissue. interest. me demand for 5 .1 , \ y \‘x L drivers between Kitchener and Businesses and Niagara-area municipali- Most importantly, construction has to action has probably now \l \l l l '3‘ 1 Guelphdaily. ties.whohavebeen|ong~standingsupport- startimmediately. reached its highest level of ‘ } Five years later the condi- ers. View the route as a viable alternative to intensity in 40mm 3 (ions have worsened. yet there avoid increuingconpsdon on theQEw. - Any major public policy 5 has been no action from the The delays in Highway 7 and the Mid-Pen Ian McLean r‘spresidentand CEO dechion on infrastructure or .1 province on moving the high- are similar and so are the arguments sur~ of the Greater Kitchenerâ€"WW other significant expendi- ‘ way forward as promised. rounding the importance'ofmoving forward OinmberofCommeme titres of taxpayer money will Second. this is a provincial generate controversy. The ‘ Mittens issue beyond Waterloo debate last year with rapid Region and Wellington County. transit is an example. Howev- fire two aforementioned com- er. as our Chamber noted in munities are major population submissions to the Region on a ,- and economic growth centres ' that issue, decisions need to within the Greater Golden be made now to ensure Horseshoe. the geographic area future is not restrict- stretching from Peterborough 3 awmm .03.-..3...” SUZUKI or KW EXCLUSIVE First. the new highway is not only an are familiar With the Ontario Government e ‘ important issue for Waterloo Region and prediction that by 2031 our population will GudthVelflngton businesses, it is . public increase to 729.000. For the entire Horse- safety issue that impacts all residents in shoe. the population Wm expand from 3-4 Mmmm millionin2006toli.5millionin2031. AUTHORIZED FACTORY CLEARANCE A: recent reports have indicated, seven Locally and provincislly, the infrastruc- peopiediedandzaspeoplewueinjumdon turerequirementsformadatransit.water- 7' v 1 1r 1 1 . v .3: me7betweenmm2m9,m mainasdioolsandhospitalstomeetpopu- / of statistics released on collisions reveals lation requirements are significant and - . 3 that injuries occur on average every three necessitate investments now to ensure more ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ weeks, encompassing 51 milisions annually scrim problems are avoided in the future. ~ . translating to one every sixdays. While some have argued that local and \\ SUZUKI P Over the past few months, frequent refer. provincial issues are separate and unique. ‘ V _ . f” . a. . ences have been made to an announcement Mentallytheyare not ‘ ‘ by former Ontario Transportation Minister Highway 7 is one vital link in a trans- k Donna Cansfield at the Region of Waterloo Donation strategy for the western am with- -‘ ‘ 1.9mm”: v..~,lwni v w nil An easy way to protect memories ' comm.“ from PC! 12 be able to fit that in between soccer practice ‘1 and work and whatever else the kids need to cataloguing. as well as photograph preserva» do, tion, to make sure those mementoes aren't “It definitely helps to have someone else lost. to make sure nothing gets missed." _ ‘We all feel like it's never going to happen For a free. n0<obligation quote email her to us.“ said l)embitsky. at chantelleambchomeinventoryxom or ”Most of us have a lot of stuff to go visit Dembitsky's website at through. and the average person is going to www.mbchomeinventorycom. 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