Category Archives: Economic sustainability
Health unit ‘reverses and changes’ will impact ratepayers, warns London developer
We opened up City Scope seven days ago by suggesting the ball was in the court of London developer Shmuel Farhi. The comment was in reference to the decision by Elgin St. Thomas Public Health to seek new digs, not … Continue reading
A new home for health unit and it’s not on Farhi property
Over to you Shmuel. Elgin St. Thomas Public Health made it official this week: they are seeking a new home and it won’t be on property at the west end of Talbot Street owned by London developer Shmuel Farhi. As … Continue reading
Sorry, we’re very busy getting our house in order
It’s a gutsy call . . . turning down an opportunity to have St. Thomas profiled on the Oprah Winfrey Network. Mayor Heather Jackson and other city officials turned thumbs down on feelers from Force Four Entertainment in Vancouver requesting … Continue reading
Thoughts on the potential for economic development between St. Thomas and First Nations of Ontario
The following was forwarded to City Scope by St. Thomas resident Bev Walpole and illustrates the “outside-of-the-box” thinking so sorely lacking today. It’s a case of addressing a large-scale national issue with a made-in-St.Thomas solution.Please take a few moments to … Continue reading
Do city officials have the maturity to move forward?
Monday’s announcement this corner of the province is in line to benefit from an $80-million job-generation fund had the City Scope research department scurrying to dust off the archives. Before delving into those findings, we must note one of the … Continue reading
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Should we go or stay, the answer after this time out
We haven’t harangued the brass at Elgin St. Thomas Public Health in some time, but that doesn’t mean they have eluded the City Scope radar. There is a sense the contentious issue of a new home for the organization is … Continue reading
Mayor Heather Jackson-Chapman reports on trade mission to Japan
St. Thomas Economic Development Corporation A Member of the Southwestern Ontario Marketing Alliance (SOMA) SOMA Trade Mission to Japan – November, 2011 The Southwestern Ontario Marketing Alliance (SOMA), www.somasite.com, is a partnership of seven Southwestern Ontario communities grown out of … Continue reading
The kind of fixture we really need at city hall
Let’s put aside, for the time being, the bickering in council chambers and the backroom legerdemain over at the hospital. Instead, we could all draw inspiration from a young gentleman who delivered an impassioned deputation to city council this past … Continue reading
Millions Have Been Invested in Wind Farms, but That Hasn’t Brought Jobs
Posted by Ian: Following Ontario’s $7 billion deal with Samsung, will the province really benefit from the creation of green energy jobs? Not according to a study looking at the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act which found early $2 billion … Continue reading
