Southwestern Ontario

[north 42]

Leamington and Kingsville are enjoying healthy growth and investment, like much of Essex County now. Windsor and Essex County are on a roll!

http://windsorstar.com/news/local-ne...-to-year-ahead

[haljackey]

The CBC had a piece about Windsor's boom after job losses were announced at CAMI assembly in Ingersoll.

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[north 42]

^^ Lol, you can really hear the local hybrid Ontario/Michigan accent that many have in our city when listening to Tony Ferria at the end of the peice, rather nasal.

It is scary though that Trump's actions could potentially harm our city's current boom, hopefully he will realize the integrated nature of the auto industry in the US and Canada and leave it alone.

[ScreamingViking]

Originally Posted by north 42

^^ Lol, you can really hear the local hybrid Ontario/Michigan accent that many have in our city when listening to Tony Ferria at the end of the peice, rather nasal.

It is scary though that Trump's actions could potentially harm our city's current boom, hopefully he will realize the integrated nature of the auto industry in the US and Canada and leave it alone.

I get that, about the accent. It's so much more pronounced in MI (even among Detroit newscasters) but it's definitely there in Windsor.

I hope the same thing re: Trump's rhetoric so far. He can bluster on about killing free trade deals (like NAFTA) that have been supposedly detrimental to American jobs, but it's been more than two decades and the economies of the three countries have adapted and moved toward maximizing efficiencies, and become co-dependent in many industries. This is especially true for the Can-U.S. auto industry.

[Loco101]

Originally Posted by north 42

^^ Lol, you can really hear the local hybrid Ontario/Michigan accent that many have in our city when listening to Tony Ferria at the end of the peice, rather nasal.

It is scary though that Trump's actions could potentially harm our city's current boom, hopefully he will realize the integrated nature of the auto industry in the US and Canada and leave it alone.

He has an American accent for sure. Tony Feria is a professor at the University of Windsor. And it appears as though he was raised in the U.S.. Here is his bio:

Dr. A. J. Faria
Tony FariaDr. A. J. Faria, Co-Director
Office of Automotive and Vehicle Research
Professor Emeritus
Department of Marketing
Odette School of Business
University of Windsor


Dr. A. J. Faria has a Ph.D. in Marketing (1972) from Michigan State University. Dr. Faria has worked in industry for Chrysler Corporation, the Sunshine Biscuit Company, Davidson Bros. (Wholesaling) Inc. and the Tulsa Oil Company. Faria has taught at Michigan State University, Wayne State University, Georgia Southern University, Lawrence Technological University and is currently Professor Emeritus after serving as Chairman of the Department of Marketing in the Odette School of Business for over twenty-five years. Dr. Faria currently serves as Co-Director of the Office of Automotive and Vehicle Research in the Odette School of Business at the University of Windsor. Dr. Faria has served as a consultant to over 70 corporations, numerous government departments, and has authored reports for the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association of Canada for over twenty years. Tony has worked on Economic Development Studies for over a dozen municipal governments across Ontario (several of which have won awards for excellence in research) and consistently is engaged in numerous automotive consulting projects (often under government grants) for automotive trade associations and automotive parts companies. These studies generally encompass the development of marketing strategies for auto industry expansion and expansion into new industries. Dr. Faria has authored ten textbooks (one of which is the second biggest selling marketing text in Canada), ten chapters in other texts, and over 200 journal articles and conference papers and has won twelve Conference Best Paper Awards. Tony Faria gives numerous automotive industry talks and does over 300 media interviews each year on the automotive industry. In addition, Tony was the recipient of the Senior Researcher of the Year Award from the Odette School of Business in 2004, the Excellence in Research Award from the University of Windsor in 2006, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Business Simulation and Experiential Learning in 2007, and the Kevin Doyle Media Services Award in 2009.
http://www1.uwindsor.ca/odette/oavrc...6/dr-a-j-faria

[north 42]

New apartment building going up in Tecumseh

http://windsorite.ca/2017/02/new-apa...-for-tecumseh/

[north 42]

Housing prices in Chatham-Kent are up 10% over last year, this despite a falling population in the last census. Looks like things are changing, with low unemployment and a strong housing market. Hopefully next census it starts to grow again!

http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/2017/...owth-in-region

[north 42]

Construction has started again on the DT Chatham condo developement.

http://windsor.ctvnews.ca/photo-gall...tion-1.3313146

[Blitz]

Good news for job numbers last month in London as well. Housing prices are currently rising at record rates in Windsor. Chatham and London are not far behind. We're on a roll.

[north 42]

Originally Posted by Blitz

Good news for job numbers last month in London as well. Housing prices are currently rising at record rates in Windsor. Chatham and London are not far behind. We're on a roll.

Yeah, great news for the region. It's nice to see Chatham doing well also!

[north 42]

Speaking of Chatham, I just saw that their average home price has gone up 30% over the past year to $196,000 in March. (those are Toronto sized increases) That's pretty darn impressive considering how much the city has struggled over the past decade!

It looks like all the cities in the extreme SW part of Ontario are doing really well economically now. Though, I'm not sure how Sarnia's economy is doing, I would assume it is also seeing good times.

[north 42]

Is Kingsville becoming Essex County's version of Niagara on the Lake?

http://www.windsorontarionews.com/wi...kgrounder.html

[north 42]

New condo for Kingsville soon to be the towns tallest and only condo tower.

http://windsorstar.com/news/local-ne...llest-building

[north 42]

Unemployment rate down to 5.9% in Chatham-Kent, as more people employed in the area.

http://blackburnnews.com/chatham/cha...t-is-up-in-ck/

[north 42]

Boardwalk luxury condos in DT Chatham should open sometime in the spring!

http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/2017/...says-developer

[ssiguy]

It's great to see SWO doing well after years of struggling. Chatham is a lovely little city and a hidden gem and enjoys a mild climate with only 80cm of snow per year. It also has the benefit of being just an hour from both Windsor and London.

[Dengler Avenue]

Originally Posted by ssiguy

It's great to see SWO doing well after years of struggling. Chatham is a lovely little city and a hidden gem and enjoys a mild climate with only 80cm of snow per year. It also has the benefit of being just an hour from both Windsor and London.

Then make the city big enough that MTO has to add another lane both directions on the 401. Then it will also be forced to put up concrete barriers, restoring people's faith in provincial highways. Next thing you know, we are gonna be the only province in North America that has a continuous 6-lane freeway for 474 km.

[Marshsparrow]

Originally Posted by north 42

Boardwalk luxury condos in DT Chatham should open sometime in the spring!

http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/2017/...says-developer

SLOWEST construction project ever - crooks

[north 42]

Nice new waterfront Ann’s marina condo development Proposed for Tecumseh!

http://windsorite.ca/2018/02/new-con...cumseh-marina/

[Loco101]

Extreme SW Ontario has a lot of potential for growth in population due to people retiring there. I know a lot of people from the Northeast who have moved down there and many who are considering living there.

I think I mentioned it on here before that the towns South of Windsor have the most potential due to climate and the fact it isn't crowded and expensive. Very affordable housing and excellent services available. You are still in Canada and don't have to change provinces. So no issues with receiving Old Age Security and health coverage with your Ontario health card.

I was just talking with a senior Timmins couple who bought a house in Amherstburg, sold their house in Timmins but are keeping their cottage which is near Timmins as they will come back up at times. They love the fact that the Detroit airport is so close and they can get cheap flights to Arizona to visit friends.