The Beat Spring 2020 Volume 5, Issue1

Economic Development in Orléans:
Residents of Orléans may be pleased to know that our
community is named in one of the top five priorities
of the Capital 2020 Task Force as you can see in this
information from the capital2020.ca website:
• Over the last decade, every part of the National
Capital Region has sustained growth in population,
employment and diversity, except for the east end
community of Orléans.
• While Orléans has the highest concentration of
bilingual and educated citizens in Ottawa, there are
less than 50 federal jobs here compared to 13,100
in Kanata. Orleans is entirely absent on the map
of federal employment campuses in Ottawa and
Gatineau.
• Without a federal employment campus in this
community, we will witness the new light rail transit
bring empty cars into Orléans, except at rush hour in
the early evening.
• Orléans exports most of its workforce every day.
During peak hours, it sees an 80 per cent surge out
of the area, with 20 per cent coming in to work in
Orléans.
• The federal government is building new employment
campuses. It makes perfect sense to come to finally
come to Orléans.
This is one of the primary reasons the Heart of Orléans
BIA is a founding member of the Capital 2020 Task Force
and plays a large role in its development.
You may be asking yourself what is the Capital 2020
Task Force? The Task Force aims to be a catalyst for
economic development that revitalizes the Ottawa-
Gatineau region and guarantees a robust environment for
education, employment, and innovation in all sectors that
promote a thriving, dynamic urban environment.
At the Heart of Orléans BIA, we believe that economic
development in Orléans is part of the overall growth
and health of the City of Ottawa. With Ottawa having
surpassed a population of one million people, the
Capital 2020 Task Force brings the collective support of
voluntary business and community leaders - from east to
west, north to south - to foster transformational change
in our Nation’s Capital, on both sides of the Ottawa River.
We feel strongly
we need to be
part of that and
are pleased our
board’s Vice
Chair is sitting
at the table.
The leadership committee is comprised of a group
of dedicated volunteer leaders with the skills
and experience to assist in the development of
the vision and the growth of the City of Ottawa.
Led by Chair Doug McLarty of MNP and Special
Advisor Maureen Murphy of, Maureen Murphy and
Associates, it has six committee Chairs. In addition
to Doug Feltmate, Principal, PFS Inc and and
Vice-Chair, Heart of Orléans BIA, the committee
includes:
• Ali Torabi, Architect, Ed Brunet
• Shawn Hamilton, CBRE, Senior Vice President
• Brian McIntomny, Mann Lawyers
• Ross Meredith, General Manager, Westin Hotel,
Chair of Ottawa Tourism Board
• Kathryn Hendrick, VP Communications, GBA
In addition, members of the Task Force represent
community leadership across the City of Ottawa,
including:
• John Bednarek, ED, Sales Growth Operations,
MindBridge AI
• Chris Bockstael, ONELIFE Wealth Management
• John Bourke, President, Ottawa Building and
Trades Council
• Don Butler, Senior Reporter, Ottawa Citizen
(retired)
• Raymond Brunet, President, ED Brunet
Construction
• Rob Cameron, VP, Strategic Transformation,
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