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\ durhamregIon.com THE CANADIAN STATESMAN ♦ October 11,2006 ♦ Page A9 GTMA markets Durham Region internationally BY ERIN HATFIELD Staff Writer DURHAM -- Recent activities of the Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance (GTMA) prove the benefits of the organization, organization, Dr. Bernadette Schell says. Dr. Schell, the GTMA board member representing Durham Region, and Karen Campbell, also of the GTMA, attended a Region's finance and administration meeting last month to give committee members an overview of recent GTMA activities. They included the 2006/2007 International Marketing Plan, raising international awareness through the GTMA's mission to India and attracting attracting international delegations. "The world is connected to the Greater Greater Toronto Area though the GTMA," Dr. Schell said. "For the fees that are being paid, the Region gets a lot for their money." The GTMA is a public-private partnership partnership representing 29 municipalities and regions in the Greater Toronto Toronto Area, the governments of Ontario and Canada, several not-for-profit organizations, and a broad cross section of private-sector corporations. Following the municipal municipal election in November, Durham council will decide whether to enter into a multiyear multiyear service agreement with the GTMA in 2007. Some councillors argued the Region is getting little or no return on the investment of $100,000 per year. Dr. Schell said there is huge benefit Pat Olive to be gained from the Region's membership membership in the GTMA and that can be seen through Oshawa making the short list of a Dutch gaming company looking looking to relocate. The company toured Oshawa and is considering considering basing at least part of it's operation out of the city because of the proximity to the University of Ontario Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT). The university has a game development entrepreneurship entrepreneurship degree, which Dr. Schell said graduates the kind of people the company wants in its industry. Meanwhile, the Region's own international marketing campaign, initiated initiated by the economic development and tourism department, has been working iilSSSl WALKING ON A CLOUD Clarington Centre Bowmanville Saturday October 14,2006 • 905-697-1393 Thanks to New Balance, Rohode, Clarks, Mephisto, Rockport, A shoe to fit all. Bill!! IS! Now with R88 content feeds £ o 0 ■ jjljll 0 " INK 01 <l> . L E (0 r V 3 ■o away since April. Since being given the go ahead for a nine-month pilot project of sorts, Pat Olive, the commissioner of economic development and tourism, said the project project has been going well. "We arc getting a lot of exposure," Mr. Olive said. The Region's international marketing program has been focused on delegation delegation and foreign trade in it's mission to expand Durham's business influence in foreign countries and attract investment. investment. There are a lot of incoming foreign delegations and the Region's international international marketing program has been working closely with them, including some from Sweden, Ireland, Poland, Germany and China. •notice. U'J'Jundjp) Me UWkm Co#v*Mvhtiy Credit Union • 322 King Street VI., Oshawa • Five Points Mall, 285 Taunton Road E,, Oshawa • 221 King Street E., Bowmanville Tel: 905-728-5187 • Toll Free: 1-800-268-8771 • www.awcoi.com Don't let our name fool you we are open to everyone All the dough goes to a great cause. Smile Cookies are back. Which means a double-sized chocolate chip cookie for you, and the entire proceeds from each cookie donated to Rouge Valley Health System and Big Brother Big Sisters of Durham Region. The funds will directly impact the lives of children throughout Durham Region by providing life-saving medical equipment and valuable mentoring programs. ffitiffottoM. Together With You, Making Good Things Happen. Ontario is working today to prepare Ontario's workforce for tomorrow. Ontario's Youth Science and Technology Outreach Program (YSTOP) is one way Ontario is encouraging the next generation of innovators all across the province. Investing in research and innovation helps keep Ontario globally competitive. And that works for all of us. To find out more about YSTOP and Ontario's other Research and Innovation programs, please visit www.ontario.ca/worksformo F J iilcl for by tho Government of Ontario r*> Ontario