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Originally Posted by oldcoote
Simply put, you need to encourage people to visit.
95% of Torontonians think Hamilton is the armpit of Ontario for two reasons:
1. The view from the Skyway
2. Someone told them it is.
The fact is the vast majority have never even been to Hamilton. I know this because I was one of them. I am a Toronto refugee who discovered Hamilton because a few of my University buddies grew up here. It didn't take long for me and my wife to realize the beauty of the city, but the reaction we got from our Toronto friends was completely over the top.
So how do you solve the problem? Invite friends for a hike along the rail trail or through the RBG. Take them down to the waterfront. Go check out a waterfall. Show them the cost of real estate.
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This is why I was motivated to do the work that I have done on Hamilton over on wikipedia. Along with the many articles that are there now on Hamilton which include an overview of the city, Its history, the economy and the streets of Hamilton I thought it was also important to include over 500 images of our city because as the Chinese say, "A picture is worth a thousand words". I'm not a professional photographre by any stretch of the imagination but I did my best to capture the best of what I think we have to offer here in town. In addition to this when I uploaded my images online onto wikipedia I intentionally uploaded them without adding any copyrights to them because I want as many people to feel free to use them on any web site they have where they are promoting Hamilton. I think wikipedia is a good way to send out the message on Hamilton especially when you consider that it is the 9th most visited web site on the entire internet and they get over 300-million page hits a day which gave our city unbelievable exposure when it was the featured article there on February 29th of this year. I hope that someone or some company takes a look at the data base we have there on Hamilton over on wikipedia from places like Dubai, Middle East, Japan, Asia or wherever and if I can help to increase their curiosity to the point of wanting to take a trip here to Hamilton to look around to see if we are a great place to move or start a business here then I would be thrilled about that. My only concern is once it gets to that point they might get turned off by all the red tape and beaurocracy we have here in Hamilton.
I think the business community is finally on the right track when they formed and organized this city's very first Economic Summit. I come across people all the time in this town who tell me that when they decide on doing something they just simply do it and leave out the city because if they were to include the city they would be held back and slowed down and they feel that they can get a hell of a lot more done and get farther if they leave the city out of the equation.
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