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Councillor who championed waterfront redevelopment dies at 68
by Alex Gregory
A city councillor who career and decided to
helped spearhead the run for municipal pol-
redevelopment of Mis- itics, becoming the
sissauga’s waterfront Ward 1 Councillor in
and championed many 2010.
local initiatives has Among other accom-
died. plishments, Tovey rep-
Ward 1 Councillor resented the city for
Jim Tovey passed the Great Lakes St.
away suddenly Mon- Lawrence Cities Intiia-
day evening at the age tive, a collaborative ef-
of 68. fort to restore and
The announcement protect the St.
was made early Tues- Lawrence River and
day morning by Mayor Great Lakes.
Bonnie Crombie, who “Jim’s positive im-
expressed shock and pact on our commu-
sadness over his sud- nity and the province
den death. cannot be overstated,”
“Jim led the charge said Charles Sousa,
to protect our water- MPP for Mississauga
front and our water- South, who worked
ways for future with Tovey on several
generations. He was a municipal projects, in-
committed member of cluding the redevelop-
the Mississauga com- ment of the Lakeview
munity his entire life,” waterfront.
she said in a statement “Jim made us all
early Tuesday. dream bigger and work
“Jim, you are forever harder to transform
in our hearts and your industrial lands and
work will live on for revitalize our precious
generations to come.” waterfront into a des-
Born and raised in tination where people
what is now Malton, can work, play and
Tovey moved to Lake- raise a family,” Sousa
view in 1989, and be- said in a statement
came involved with Tuesday afternoon.
numerous community Tovey most recently
initiatives. appeared at the launch
He founded the of a photo exhibit
Lakeview Ratepayers’ showcasing the Lake-
Association and served view waterfront, dur-
as President for many ing which he spoke
years, spearheading about the value of
the fight to remove the community collabora-
Lakeview Coal Gener- tion.
ating Station and cre- Tovey is survived by
ate the Lakeview his wife Lee, his son
Legacy Project, a mas- Daniel and a grand-
ter plan that would see son.
the city’s eastern wa- Flags will be flown at
terfront redeveloped half-mast at all city fa-
with major community cilities.
input. The city has provided
The project, now a book of condolences
known as Inspiration which will be dis-
Lakeview, won two na- played at the Missis-
tional awards for plan- sauga Civic Centre.
ning and led to Tovey Residents are invited
being honored as Mis- to sign the book and
sissauga’s Citizen of share their memories.
the Year in 2009. A public service will
Tovey was also in- also be held this morn-
strumental in convinc- ing at City Hall Coun-
ing the provincial cil Chambers,
government to aban- beginning at 9 a.m.
don plans for a gas Members of the public
power plant in the are invited to attend.
Lakeview area, and for The previously-
mounting a campaign scheduled general
to save the historic committee meeting
Small Arms Building has been pushed to
and convert it into a Jan. 24.
space for collaborative No word has been
art. given on funeral
Staff & File Photos / Additional Photos Courtesy of Sanborg Photos
Tovey followed his arrangements.
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Week of Jan. 17, 2018
Tributes pour in after
sudden passing of
Mississauga
councillor
NEWS Page 5
Scheer to hit
campaign trail
against “bad” Wynne
Government
NEWS Page 5
New President at
Brampton’s MDA
Robotics
Gibson denies “shocking” claim Council votes
NEWS Page 11
in secret to avoid backlash
Alton resident sets
by Marco Patrone
the standard for
Brampton City Councillor Grant Gibson (left) says that it’s a “shock” to hear that the City Council holds in-camera meetings to avoid
Senior Triathletes
scrutiny of controversial decisions. (Submitted Photo)
A Brampton councillor is pushing If council still decides to do it or if legal are discussions in-camera relevant for
back against “accusations” the city is or the clerk says it’s ok and you’re not the public to know,” said the Ward 3 SPORTS Page 13
making decisions in private to avoid comfortable, leave. If you participate, and Ward 4 representative.
public backlash. you become part of the problem,” Gib- “Some of these councillors use that
“It’s a shock,” said Ward 1 and 5 son said. as a way to get away with certain votes Fire and Ice at
Councillor Grant Gibson, of sugges- The Jan. 10 edition of the Peel and get away with certain things they
tions council holds ‘in-camera’ meet- Weekly News quoted Councillor Mar- would never do publicly but which Alton Mill This
ings to avoid scrutiny of controversial tin Medeiros as saying council is hold- they use in-camera as a means to hide
Weekend!
decisions. ing meetings behind closed doors to their agenda,” he said.
“Any councillor, if uncomfortable at keep politically damaging decisions
all with anything we’re discussing in- from the public. Continued on Pg 4 LIFESTYLE Page 14
camera should challenge it right there. “It’s frustrating for me because there
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Scheer to hit campaign trail against “bad” Wynne Government
by Marco Patrone
Federal Conservative least popular premier kinds of things that
leader Andrew Scheer in the country with the would help grow the
says he’ll join provin- support of just 17 per economy. We would
cial PCs on the cam- cent of those polled. lower taxes, we would
paign trail to help A more recent poll by find new and innova-
defeat the Ontario Lib- Ipsos found 39 per tive ways of delivering
erals. cent of respondents services and the Kath-
“Conservatives al- would vote for Patrick leen Wynne govern-
ways work together at Brown’s PC Party ment would always
different levels to de- while 32 per cent undo that. We would
feat bad govern- would support the Lib- lower taxes, they
ments,” he said erals and 22 per cent would raise taxes.”
following a Missis- would vote NDP. Whether it was lower
sauga Board of Trade Wynne’s recent poli- corporate taxes, or an
event Friday. cies like hiking the easing of regulatory
“When you have a minimum wage and burden, Scheer says
government like we introducing labour the Harper govern-
have here in Ontario friendly entitlements ment was repeatedly
that seems to be doing appear aimed at get- undermined. “Canada
everything it can to ting working class On- needs a strong Ontario
make it harder for tarians to support her and voters will have an
Canadians to prosper instead of the NDP. obvious choice to
and attack the quality Those same policies make in the near fu-
of life for Canadians, have generated heated ture.”
of course federal Con- opposition by business Ontarians are ex-
servatives want to see groups, many of whom pected to head to the
our provincial coun- will be pushing for her polls in June.
terparts be able to suc- defeat.
ceed.” Scheer says it was
Upper-right: Federal PC leader
After languishing in frustrating for the for-
Andrew Scheer speaks with
the polls for months, mer Conservative gov-
Mississauga Board of Trade
Wynne’s approval ernment in Ottawa
president David Wojcik during
numbers have re- which introduced
a luncheon held on Friday,
bounded somewhat. A business friendly
Jan. 12. (Submitted Photo)
survey last September measures.
found her to be the “We would do all
“We’re in shock and disbelief”: Tributes pour in after sudden passing of Councillor
by Alex Gregory
Tributes are pouring in for Mississauga and Lakeview. find, Jim led the charge to pro- Mississauga better. He was a
Mississauga Ward 1 Councillor What a true heart you have tect our waterfront and our champion for our City.”
Jim Tovey, who passed away shared with us,” he said. waterways for future genera- Chief Administrative Officer
suddenly Monday evening at Port Credit BIA Executive tions.” Janice Baker also expressed
the age of 68. Director Ellen Timms said that Local politicians also ex- her gratitude and condolences.
Friends and colleagues took she was in “shock and disbe- pressed their gratitude and “It is a shock to all of us,” she
to social media to express their lief” when the news was an- condolences for Tovey’s work said. “Councillor Tovey worked
memories and admiration for nounced, and expressed as a councillor and as a citizen. together with staff to make this
the long-time resident, who admiration for his work in the At Mississauga City Hall, City a more liveable, vibrant
was heralded as a champion of word he affectionately named Mayor Bonnie Crombie said and connected community.”
community causes and spear- “Ward 1-der-ful”. that it was a sad day for Missis- “I truly enjoyed working with
heading many local initiatives. “Jim was a community sauga. Councillor Tovey and loved his
Jim Judge, the former pres- builder whose legacy will live “It was an honour to work passion for his community. He
ident of the Lakeview Ratepay- on through the growth and re- with and learn from Jim for will be deeply missed.”
ers’ Association and a development of the waterfront, the past six years,” she said in Flags will be flown at half-
long-time advocate for the re- in particular the revitalization a statement. mast at all city-owned sites,
development of the waterfront, of Port Credit and the develop- “He was always there in your and a book of condolences will
said that Jim was a tireless ment of the Lakeview Lands,” time of need, ready to lend a be made available for residents
champion of local causes. Timms said. hand and never afraid to roll to sign in City Hall beginning
"We will miss his laugh, his “A more ardent defender of up his sleeves to get the job this morning.
wisdom, and his vision for the Great Lakes you will not done ... Jim Tovey truly made
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Scheer in Washington for “high level” talks to salvage
TOUCH
NAFTA
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264 Lakeshore Rd. E. by Marco Patrone
Mississauga, Ontario Federal Conservative fair to U.S workers.
L5G 1K3 leader Andrew Scheer is In a speech to 230 peo-
in Washington for two ple at a sold-out Missis-
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days of “high level” trade sauga Board of Trade
www.peeldailynews.com talks this week. event, he said his confi-
He is heading up a del- dence in Trudeau was
PUBLISHER egation tasked with put- shaken when the PM
Peter Whitaker ting up a “united voice” botched the signing of
in defense of free trade the Trans-Pacific Part-
[email protected]
against increasing pro- nership.
tectionist sentiment in “Our PM in the very
VP OPERATIONS
the U.S. final hours completely
Carol Ann Nichols
“My hope is I can make no-showed the final sign-
[email protected] a case for free trade with ing portion of those talks.
Canada, talk about how it He’s managed to anger
NEWS/INFO DESK benefits both our coun- some of our closest allies
[email protected] tries, and particularly and friends. How do you
focus around NAFTA,” manage to get Japan and
EDITOR’S DESK: Scheer said. Australia mad at you.”
At a two-day cabinet re- In his trade mission to
[email protected]
treat in London, Foreign Washington, Scheer said
[email protected]
Affairs Minister Chrystia talks wouldn’t be limited
[email protected]
Freeland said there’s al- to elected officials.
ways been a possibility “We’ve got some very
PRODUCTION that Trump could pull high level meetings in
[email protected] the Unites States out of Washington we’ll be dis-
NAFTA. She’s pinning closing in the very near
PEEL DAILY NEWS her hopes on upcoming future. We’re also going
MANAGING EDITOR trade talks in Montreal. outside just elected offi-
Marco Patrone “If there is goodwill on cials. I believe it’s very
all sides we could have a important for Canada to
great outcome,” she said. find allies within the
COLUMNIST
Scheer says he has little United who also want
John Valorzi
faith in Justin Trudeau’s free trade. I’ll be meeting
efforts to save the with people who repre-
DIGITAL MEDIA/WRITER NAFTA deal. U.S. Presi- sent a wide variety of dif-
Alex Gregory dent Donald Trump has ferent sectors in the U.S
Vernon Baney threatened to scrap the economy,” he told re-
agreement with Canada porters. Federal PC leader Andrew Scheer speaks to members of the business community during a luncheon
SPORTS and Mexico calling it un- held by the Mississauga Board of Trade on Friday, Jan. 12. (Submitted Photo)
CONTRIBUTORS
Dave Robinson
Gibson says he’s not targeting Medeiros for electoral defeat
Benedict Rhodes
Brendan Lang
Continued from Pg 1 sonally raised concerns As a result of those criti- agree, doesn’t mean we’re gation for allegedly breaking
about issues discussed be- cisms, Medeiros says he has targeting people. I don’t council confidentiality rules
SENIOR ACCOUNT
The comments drew the hind closed doors. been targeted for defeat in know why he thinks that in an interview with the Peel
MANAGER ire of Gibson, who said, “I’ve stopped a meeting the next municipal election. This latest round of snip- Weekly News last October
Catherine Stryker “pull up your big boy pants twice at the region of Peel Gibson calls the sugges- ing is another indicator of about Brampton’s bid for e-
and speak up, next time.” when things were being tion Medeiros is being tar- the often fractious relation- commerce giant Amazon's
“He [Medeiros] never talked about that shouldn’t geted is “ridiculous.” ship between councillors. HQ2.
LIFESTYLE EDITOR once challenged anything have. I stopped the meeting “Just because we don’t Medeiros is under investi-
Alex Gregory we were doing in camera, and the chair agreed with
that I recall,” Gibson said. me and clerk and they
There is an investigator stopped the discussion from
CONTRIBUTORS
looking into claims a meet- going on.”
Heather Doyle ing was held in-camera that Gibson is not alone in his
should’ve been open to the concerns. Long-time Coun-
public. cillor John Sprovieri told
“Let the investigator de- Peel Weekly news, “I believe
cide whether it was proper there has been cases where
or not proper. That’s the there are things done in-
means for any council mem- camera that should be in
ber to do. Don’t come out open council,” he said.
six months later, or a year Medeiros, a first-term
later or a week later and councillor, is seeking re-
make accusations. That’s all election. He has been an
they are, accusations and outspoken critic of some
they’re unfounded if you council decisions including
didn’t bring it up in the first raising politicians’ salaries
place.” and the rejection of the LRT
Gibson says he has per- route.
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Minimum wage hike will play big role in
election campaign
nesses more time to adjust. that were taken away by Andrea Horwath will cer- help, more mental health goodies for Ontarians
Polls show about six in 10 some franchises to counter tainly be pressed on these spending and accountable ahead of the election while
Ontarians back the mini- the Jan. 1 wage hike to $14 affordability issues during government. the NDP will likely con-
mum wage hike so such an hour. the campaign. The Tories have also tinue to hammer away at
anti-Tory attack ads could The spring election cam- To me, Brown's in the promised to scrap the Lib- hospital overcrowding and
Four years ago in the
resonate with some voters. paign will be fought over a best position to get the cor- erals' cap and trade climate promise to reverse the sell-
2014 Ontario election cam-
But the government's lot of issues - not just the ner office on the second change policies and replace off of Hydro One.
paign, Kathleen Wynne's
minimum wage policy minimum wage. floor at Queen's Park on them with Ottawa's carbon The key to the election is
Liberals painted the
could also backfire on Voters want the three June 7 and oust the Liber- tax, yet offset the pocket- the strength of the NDP
provincial PCs as an anti-
Wynne's Liberals if Brown main parties to outline spe- als after nearly 15 years in book impact on Ontarians vote. If Horwath manages
labour party and rode sup-
can persuade Ontarians cific policies on the econ- power. with cuts to personal in- to lure enough progressives
port from unions and
during the campaign that a omy, taxes and the The Tories have led the come taxes. away from the left-leaning
progressives to defy the
rapid minimum wage hike ballooning $313-billion polls for most of the last The PCs also plan to run Liberals, Brown would be
odds and win a surprise
will make life more unaf- debt, soaring hydro rates, two years and have looked a deficit in their first year - in a good position to be-
majority government.
fordable for everyone as financial accountability like a legit government in delaying any spending aus- come the next premier.
If it worked once, why not
businesses pass on higher and the need for more waiting, though Brown and terity - and pay $1 billion If Wynne carves those
try the same tactic again for
labour costs by raising health care spending. Wynne are neck and neck off Ontario's massive debt, voters away from the NDP
the looming election this
prices. It's too early to say in the latest opinion sur- which is becoming more with a strong campaign she
spring -- this time over the
The same polls that show whether events or politi- veys. expensive to finance as in- might be able to form a mi-
minimum wage.
strong support for a mini- cians' flubs will dominate That suggests that Wynne terest rates rise. nority government and stay
There's no doubt Wynne
mum wage hike also sug- the campaign, but I believe may not be personally pop- Brown also aims to keep in power.
will make her government's
gest Ontarians are divided the rising cost of living and ular but Liberal policies the government's free-drug Let's see how it plays out.
minimum wage boost that
about potentially paying the impact of government and a strong economy are plan for people under 25 The attack ads have already
is so reviled by small busi-
more for groceries and policies on the affordability winning over progressive that went into effect New begun.
ness a key part of her bid
other goods and services to of day-to-day life for aver- voters in the province. Year's Day and will go
for re-election in the June 7
help businesses cope with age Ontarians could be a Brown is trying to fight along with the first hike in
vote.
the impact of rising labour sleeper ballot box question. off the Liberals with a Peo- the minimum wage that
The attack ads will paint John Valorzi is a veteran
costs. People grumble all the ple's Guarantee policy plat- rose more than 20 per cent
PC Leader Patrick Brown journalist and former business
Specifically, respondents time about electricity costs, form that is politically to $14 Jan. 1.
as a foe of the working man editor at the Canadian Press.
are split on support for rising property taxes, in- centrist and promises pop- The Liberals are almost
because he wants to delay [email protected]
paying more at Tim Hor- creasing food prices and ular policies like tax cuts, certain to counter with a
the move to a $15 an hour
tons to restore workers’ stagnant wages, so Brown, hydro bill reductions of an- spring budget in April that
minimum wage by three
paid benefits and breaks Wynne and NDP Leader other 12 per cent, child care could offer lots of financial
years to give small busi-
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“Bully” Wynne rammed through minimum wage hike Caledon fire chief urges
awareness after spate of
with little regard for business, says Board of Trade
by Marco Patrone house fires in region
Mississauga's Board of don’t believe, ever in history and the hike went into effect by price increases so how are Caledon Fire & Emer- practice fire prevention
Trade is pushing back against has been raised without the Jan. 1 as part of sweeping they any further ahead.”
gency Services will hold- strategies in order to
the Wynne government's use business community raising a labour reforms. The wage is The Board is calling for
of the term “bully” to describe fuss or concerns,” Flynn said. set to go up to $15 next year. more government measures ing public meetings this protect themselves and
business opposition to On- “For some businesses to take Flynn has suggested busi- aimed at helping business deal weekend to reassure the their families.
tario’s minimum wage hike. it out on their workers, how- nesses raise their prices to deal with added costs arising from public after a rash of Fire safety profession-
“How is what the premier ever, is completely unaccept- with higher labour costs; Bill 148. property fires in the vil- als will be on hand Sat-
did any less being a bully?” able and it’s simply wrong. It’s something Wojcik believes The government has re-
lage and other districts urday from 10 a.m. - 12
said David Wojcik, CEO of the the act of bullies that has no would defeat the purpose of duced the corporate tax rate by
Mississauga Board of Trade.” place in this province.” the wage increase. 1 per cent but Wojcik says, in the Halton area. p.m. at several stores
“They didn’t listen to busi- Businesses appealed to the “It’s an irresponsible com- “that won’t help businesses The move follows a throughout the village to
ness. They made no conces- Liberal government for more ment. If we take what the min- that aren’t making any money house fire that happened answer any and all fire
sions to anything we were time to enact the increase from ister has said and put it into because of these sweeping Friday morning on safety related questions,
proposing which was very rea- $11.60 to $14 so companies practice, and all these compa- changes.”
Heart Lake Road. The including the Bolton
sonable. So for the minister to could have more time to adapt nies affected by the minimum He favours a rebate program
refer to business, as being a to the higher costs. wage raise their prices, the that would be a “dollar for dol- area was closed from Home Depot Store
bully is hypocritical,” he told The Wynne government re- wage increase that Ontarians lar offset to help decrease the The Grange Side Rd to (12760 Hwy 50), Bolton
Peel Weekly News. jected the recommendation got is going to be gobbled up burden.” Charleston Sideroad Home Hardware Store
Since going into effect, On- while 40 firefighters bat- (12833 Hwy 50) and the
tario’s minimum wage in-
tled a blaze in a large Bolton Canadian Tire
crease has sparked a
government investigation into home. Store (99 McEwan Dr E,
alleged targeting of workers by Fire Chief Darryl Bai- from 1 – 3 p.m.).
employers grappling with ley says that “enough is Residents wishing to
higher payroll costs. enough.” learn more about various
Labour Minister Kevin
“Over the past two fire initiatives can also
Flynn says most companies
are complying with the new weeks, there have been contact the Caledon Fire
$14 an hour minimum wage, multiple fires here in & Emergency Services
but claims some are taking Caledon and across the department by visiting
their frustration out on work- Province,” he said in a www.caledon.ca/fire,
ers.
statement Tuesday after- calling [phone]
Both Flynn and Premier
Kathleen Wynne have de- noon, and urged resi- or email
scribed such businesses as dents to have a home [email protected].
guilty of being “bullies.” escape plan ready and
“The minimum wage, I
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Mississauga fund buys rival to form largest RESP provider in Canada
by John Valorzi
A Mississauga financial RESPs help Canadians dian students and this is
company has bought one save for college and uni- our single focus."
of its rivals to create versity. An RESP is a tax Scott McIndless, chair
Canada's largest provider shelter, designed to ben- of Heritage Education
of registered education efit post-secondary stu- Funds. said only half of
savings plans. dents. Canadians have an edu-
Knowledge First Finan- "We are very pleased to cation savings plan so "a
cial and Heritage Educa- bring together these two strong national presence
tion Funds closed a deal strong, long-standing is an important strategy
to acquire Heritage Edu- RESP financial institu- to raise awareness of the
cation Funds. The two tions," says George Hop- benefits of an RESP."
companies will create the kinson, president and Hopkinson will con-
largest RESP provider in CEO of Knowledge First. tinue as president and
Canada with $6.2 billion "We believe the com- CEO and will lead the in-
in assets under manage- bined size and scale of tegration of the two busi-
ment and 1,600 sales these two organizations nesses. Jason Maguire,
agents. will enable us to meet a the current president and
Knowledge First, based growing need for "RESP CEO of Heritage, will join
on Burnhamthorpe Rd. specialists who are dedi- Knowledge First as man-
W., is owned by a not- cated to helping families aging director.
for-profit Foundation. maximize their education The acquisition closed
Toronto-based Heritage savings. RESPs make a Jan. 2.
is privately held. huge difference to Cana-
Morguard buys Ottawa industrial property and hikes stake in REIT unit
the Morguard Real Estate Business Centre do not its stake in the REIT,
Investment Trust, a real come up often, and we are Morguard bought nearly
estate unit that owns 49 delighted to add this ex- 1.3 million units of the
retail, office and indus- ceptional property to our trust for an average price
trial properties across portfolio as part of our of $14.13 each on the
Canada. sustainable growth plan." Toronto Stock Exchange.
On the industrial prop- In the Ottawa region, Morguard, controlled by
erty deal, Morguard Morguard owns and Sahi, has extensive retail,
chairman and CEO Rai manages 4.8 million office, industrial and
Sahi says the acquisition square feet of property, hotel holdings owned di-
increases the property which allows the com- rectly, or through its in-
company's footprint in pany to become more ef- vestment in Morguard
Ottawa, which has been ficient and cut operating REIT. Together the com-
one of the strongest and costs. pany's property portfolio
most consistent real es- The lack of developable has a vale of $22 billion.
tate markets in Canada. industrial land and build- The Mississauga com-
"With an in-demand lo- ing restrictions because of pany, based on City Cen-
cation and market-lead- local greenbelt rules has tre Dr. near the Square
One of Mississauga's vestment trust. square feet on 15.5 acres ing features, the Capital greatly limited the One shopping centre, also
biggest property owners Morguard Corp. has just east of the capital East Business Centre is amount of new supply in has a controlling stake in
is paying nearly $61 mil- paid $42.5 million to buy city's downtown core. the best multi-tenant in- the market, making Capi- Temple Hotels, which op-
lion to acquire a new Ot- Capital East Business In another move, the dustrial facility in the Ot- tal East Business Centre a erates 29 hotels across the
tawa industrial property Centre, a two-building in- company paid $18.3 mil- tawa region," said Sahi. highly sought after prop- country, including 13 in
and raise its stake in the dustrial property in Ot- lion to raise its ownership "Acquisition opportuni- erty. Alberta.
company's real estate in- tawa, with 243,000 stake to 55.9 per cent in ties like the Capital East Meanwhile, in raising
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Mike Greenley appointed new group president of Brampton space
robotics company MDA
by John Valorzi
Defence and security in- companies in Canada and and impact to global cus- deep domain experience, level of innovation and tech- in space robotics, satellite
dustry executive Mike internationally." tomer missions reaches far combined with capabilities nology investment in antennas and subsystems,
Greenley is the new presi- "As a Canadian, Mike's beyond its borders." from Maxar's portfolio, will Canada and an expansion of surveillance and intelli-
dent of space robotics leadership will continue to "I'm confident that our enable us to unleash a new our exports from Canada to gence systems and other
maker MDA and will run reinforce MDA's ongoing world markets." technology.
the company out of its commitment as a partner to Greenley holds a Master Last month, MDA signed
Brampton head office. the Government of Canada, of Science degree from the key contracts worth nearly
MDA's U.S. parent, Maxar our commercial customers, University of Waterloo. He $54 million to work on cut-
Technologies, chose Green- and our employees in is a former chairman of the ting-edge technology used
ley as group president of the Canada." board of the Canadian Asso- in the International Space
Canadian company and all Most recently, Greenley ciation of Defence and Secu- Station
its business units and 1,900 was sector president of L-3 rity Industries and has held The high-tech company
employees across Canada. Wescam, a Burlington- other senior advisory posi- on Airport Rd. near
Greenley will be based at based maker of security sys- tions. Williams Parkway is one of
MDA's Brampton robotics tems for defence, homeland Maxar Technologies, for- the Flower City's biggest
division office north of security and law enforce- merly MacDonald, Det- private employers, with 400
Pearson International Air- ment agencies. twiler and Associates, is a workers in the Peel city.
port but he will also run the From 2013 to 2016, San Francisco-based maker Its predecessor company,
company's surveillance and Greenley was vice-president of advanced space technol- Spar Aerospace, developed
intelligence units in Rich- and general manager of ogy, including satellites, the iconic Canadarm and
mond, B.C., Ottawa and CAE Canada, a maker of Earth imagery, geospatial other robotic technologies
Halifax and its satellite sub- flight simulators and other data and analytics. used on the Space Shuttle
systems operations in Mon- aerospace technology. The company has more missions and on the Inter-
treal. From 2008 to 2013, he than 6,500 employees in 20 national Space Station,
He took over his new post was a senior executive with locations and produces where Canadian robots op-
Monday. General Dynamics Canada, space technology under the erate the station and resup-
Howard Lance, MDA's a defence industry contrac- SSL, MDA, DigitalGlobe, ply astronauts on board.
CEO, noted Greenley's "out- tor. and Radiant Solutions The Brampton company
standing track record and In a statement, Greenley brands. also develops robots used to
over 20 years of experience called MDA "a pioneer of Maxar's MDA unit is an handle radioactive material
leading profitable growth the Canadian space technol- iconic company founded in used in the nuclear power
for aerospace and defence ogy industry whose prestige MDA’s new president, Mike Greenley. (Submitted Photo) 1969 and is a global leader industry.
Mississauga drug companies get approvals and strike deals to sell new drugs
Mississauga drugmakers Inc. has won Health Canada acne treatment in Mexico. abetes injection will give cose lowering and weight the newer global drug de-
have got approval from gov- approval to market the The three companies are patients who suffer from loss is a welcome addition velopers who call Peel Re-
ernment authorities to sell company's Dysport Thera- all headquartered in Missis- the chronic disease more to our treatment options." gion home for their
new drugs in Canada and peutic drug to treat lower sauga and form part of the treatment options. Novo Nordisk Canada Canadian subsidiaries.
one company has struck a limb problems in pediatric city's growing life sciences "Many of our patients employs about 280 people At Cipher, the Missis-
licensing deal to expand its patients two years of age sector, which hosts about with type 2 diabetes are at its head office in Missis- sauga-based maker of acne
sales in Mexico. and older who suffer from 430 companies - including overweight and have ele- sauga and operations across and skin care drugs says it
Novo Nordisk says Health cerebral palsy. global multinationals like vated blood sugar levels de- Canada. The company is an hopes to expand its success-
Canada has approved its And in another develop- Abbott Laboratories, Merck spite lifestyle changes and affiliate of Novo Nordisk ful markets for the
Ozempic drug as another ment, Cipher Pharmaceuti- Frosst and GSK - and current therapies," says Dr. A/S, a Danish global health- isotretinoin drug in Canada
treatment for adults with cals Inc. has struck a 22,000 employees. Lawrence Leiter, professor care company with 41,700 and the U.S. to Mexico with
type 2 diabetes who do not distribution and supply li- Novo Nordisk, based on of medicine at the Univer- employees in 77 countries. its latest licensing deal.
respond to current sugar censing agreement with Skymark Ave. in northern sity of Toronto. At Ipsen Biopharmaceuti- "Our isotretinoin product
control methods. Italmex Pharma to allow Mississauga, says the "The availability of a cals Canada the drug devel- has been a highly successful
Meanwhile, Ipsen Bio- the Mexican drug producer Health Canada approval of once-weekly injectable as- oper owned by a French franchise for Cipher in the
pharmaceuticals Canada to sell Cipher's isotretinoin its once-weekly Ozempic di- sociated with effective glu- multinational says tests U.S. and Canada, and we
with its Dysport drug look forward to bringing it
helped patients with cere- to Mexico through our part-
bral palsy become more nership with Italmex, which
mobile. is a well-established spe-
"With the Health Canada cialty pharma company
approval of Dysport Thera- with a strong presence and
peutic, children with cere- track record in dermatol-
bral palsy and their parents ogy," said Robert Tessarolo,
can look forward to another Cipher's president and
therapy which improves CEO.
stiffness and movement "This agreement is consis-
that are hallmarks of cere- tent with our strategy to
bral palsy," says Janice monetize our existing li-
Bushfield, executive direc- censing portfolio in other
tor of the Cerebral Palsy As- regions."
sociation in Alberta. The company. based on
"It is wonderful news for Argentia Road in north-
this community since when western Mississauga, is a
it comes to medication and specialty pharmaceutical
cerebral palsy, one size does company that makes popu-
not fit all." lar acne treatment medi-
Ipsen Canada opened its cines Epuris and Absorica.
Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic drug has been approved as treatment for adults with Type 2 diabetes. (Submitted Photo) head office two years ago on It has a workforce of about
Spectrum Way in eastern 80 employees.
Mississauga and is one of
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