Hamilton Spectator:Travelling the Red Hill Valley (Nov 16, 2007) http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/282651 QUOTE HIKING QEW pedestrian bridgeThis missing link will let north-east city residents enjoy the waterfront in their back yards, and it will tie the valley trail to waterfront...

The Hanilton Spectator:The Rubber Finally Meets the Road (Nov 16, 2007) http://thespec.com/News/Local/article/282655 It has taken 54 years and $241 million, but at last the Red Hill Valley Parkway will open tomorrow morning. Moments of adventure driving down the parkway QUOTE As you begin your...

Statistics Canada:Machinery and equipment price indexes (Nov 16, 2007) http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/071116/d071116b.htm QUOTE The Machinery and Equipment Price Index (MEPI) stood at 86.8 (1997=100) in the third quarter, down 3.2% from the second quarter. The import component index fell...

Globe and Mail:B.C.`s booming building sector (Nov 16, 2007) http://www.reportonbusiness.com/servlet/st...lumnsBlogs/home QUOTE British Columbia is booming, if you consider broad statistics, but there are two economies in this province. One is the construction-fuelled domestic boom, with condo...

Globe and Mail:High costs trim forecast for oil sands production (Nov 15, 2007) http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...ory/energy/home QUOTE Output from Alberta`s oil sands will grow more slowly than was predicted last year as spiralling costs deter investment in the vast but difficult...

Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA):Some home buyers will benefit from new tax measures (Oct 30, 2007) http://www.crea.ca/public/news_stats/pdfs/...cstateoct07.pdf QUOTE The tax changes outlined in the federal government’s economic statement are one step in helping Canadians buy a new home...

CanWest:Record housing resales in October (Nov 15, 2007) http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national...3e2&k=40052 QUOTE Canada`s housing market rebounded from three months of declines in October, as resales climbed to their highest level ever, the Canadian Real Estate Association reported...

Globe and Mail:McGuinty`s crowing about jobs is for the birds (Nov 15, 2007) http://www.reportonbusiness.com/servlet/st...lumnsBlogs/home QUOTE Sometimes it`s hard to know which Dalton McGuinty will show up: the pauper, or the gloater? Ontario`s economy is in a tough spot, what with the high...

QUOTE (BobbyD @ Nov 14 2007, 07:39 PM) Does any one know who the major employers are in Barrie? I know that Honda is going to create many jobs in Aliston but I wanted to get a handle on the top 10 employers in the Barrie and if possible an employee head count. Hi BobbyD, Here it comes...

QUOTE (dwb @ Nov 14 2007, 03:13 PM) Anyone interested in investing in London Ontario? We always seem to miss out on the REIN top 10 Ontario Towns to Invest in. London is consistently honorably mentioned farm-team worthy but never top 10 material. However, I`ve compiled extensive data and...