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Invest North Fraser an economic initiative of Maple Ridge, Mission & Pitt Meadows Maple Ridge: Sandy Blue, Manager Strategic Economic Initiatives Mission: Stacey Crawford, Economic Development Officer Pitt Meadows: Lori Graham, Economic Development coordinator Invest North Fraser January 21, 2014 : Provincial Nominee Program Seminar

North Fraser communities: centrally located, accessible, awesome!

about Invest North Fraser (INF) INF is an economic initiative of Maple Ridge, Mission & Pitt Meadows – 3 of BCs fastest growing communities Regional Statistics CurrentProjected 2040 Size Commercial land Industrial land Agricultural land 590 sq. kms 480 hectares 1,120 hectares 11,800 hectares Population Current labour force Median household income Median age 139,800 58,000 $72, ,000 Jobs47,00089,000

easy access:

great outdoors: Access to hiking, biking, boating, fishing all within minutes from work or home

Why North Fraser? location / access affordable / available land growing population welcoming communities Fantastic lifestyle access talent quality of life strong business community educated labour force

top investment places: 2010 – 2015 ‘Top Canadian Investment Cities’ includes only 2 BC communities No. 4 - Surrey No. 5 - Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Top BC Investment Towns & “the place to live for lifestyle” – 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013 No. 1 – Surrey No. 2 – Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Top 25 Communities for Business in Western Canada – 2012 Mission

vision “The ultimate aim of The BC Jobs Plan is to create a climate that encourages a robust economy in which the private sector can thrive” Honourable Christy Clark, Premier of BC North Fraser communities forecast doubling of population and jobs by 2040 Through the BC Jobs Plan pilot we have identified job creation projects in key sectors including the North Fraser Business Innovation Accelerator Maple Ridge goal is to double the number of businesses to 6,000 over the next 10 years

Priority investment attraction sectors Natural Resource Sectors: Forestry & Agrifoods Knowledge based sectors: Technology, clean tech & green economy Film, digital, new media, animation & gaming Tourism Infrastructure sectors: International education Transportation & aerospace

How we help priority sectors grow: True North Fraser Product / Program BusinessSTART Product / Program North Fraser Education Task Force & Education Forum Product / Initiative / Event Business Innovation Accelerator Product / Initiative Our Invest North Fraser economic partnership is helping build awareness of the significant investment opportunity in our region. Like a corporation - to achieve our long term strategic goals we develop & market products & services to meet the needs of our target clients. Examples: True North Fraser helps Agriculture &Tourism sector companies & prospects build capacity BusinessSTART helps entrepreneurs start or grow their companies The ‘corporation’

Building our Ag & Tourism capacity

Pitt Meadows: YPK International Business & Education Park: Goal: attracting aerospace businesses and increasing international education program offerings. Agri-food Distribution Hub: Goal: attracting primary & value- added investment; expanding regional producer business opportunities Manufacturing: Goal: encouraging clean industrial investment on 100+ acres of land near multi-modal transportation connections.

Mission: Downtown Mission: Goal: historic downtown- development / revitalization Waterfront Development: Goal: Redevelop 150 acres of Fraser River waterfront Tourism / recreational Corridor: Goal: more cohesive, effective regional tourism approach Mission Interpretive Forest: Goal: expand & enhance regional tourism, forestry & natural resource industries

Maple Ridge: Centre of Excellence & Innovation : Goal: establish multi-institutional post secondary (industry, education, government & business)  Working Farm School Kwantlen Polytechnic  Business Innovation Accelerator BCTIA Centre4Growth  Green Building Technologies Douglas College Maple Ridge Town Centre Investment Incentive attracting private investment (40+ projects / $140 Million commercial and multi-family residential development )

Together North Fraser partners are making significant progress toward achieving the goals of the BC Jobs Plan / North Fraser Pilot community projects. We welcome your interest in our communities. Track our progress online: