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With the de- velopment of the Port Mann Bridge project, the supply chain communi- ty is connected with a hub of its own.“We have extensive indus- trial lands in the middle of Vancou- ver, on a confluence of major transit routes,” says Mayor Stewart.“When you talk to businesses that have located there, they want that logistics hub; they want to be in the middle of Metro Vancou- ver, so they can serve the metropolitan region as effectively as possible.” Outside of the incredible growth within the municipal- ity, lies another hidden resource that may be the most exciting of all.“Our largest export is the English language”, explains Stewart. “We have the largest international education pro- gram in Canada.” This means that outside of the growth of the internal community, and the attraction for local COQUITLAM, BRITISH COLUMBIA 44375 Yale Road Chilliwack, BC V2R 4H2 604-792-9228 www.steeltec.net CWB Certified to CSA Standard W47.1 and W47.2 DIVISION 2 Structural & architectural Fabrication in Mild Steel, aluMinuM & StainleSS Steel ARCHITECTURAL FISH Town Centre Park, Coquitlam, B.C. KITSUMKALUM HEALTH CENTRE STRUCTURAL Terrace, B.C. SIMoN FRASER UNIvERSITy KIoSKS Burnaby, B.C. See more of our work online at www.steeltec.net/our-work At Steeltec we take pride in approaching each project with the creativity of an artist and the functionality of an engineer. Our team’s goal is to fabricate a product, tailored to your exact needs and specifications. “We chose Coquitlam for our second lo- cation because, quite frankly, this is not a bedroom community anymore,” says Darryl Bosa, the founder of CMPNY, a firm that offers co-working spaces for the modern entrepre- neur.“The City of Coquitlam has taken large strides in building a community that promotes business development and complements the start-up community. From their many initia- tives, such as the foresight to invest in QNet, Coquitlam is a desired place to live and work. We are glad we could be a part of it.” One of these initiatives, a state-of-the-art fiber ring, is a testament to the embrace of the tech community, as existing and new business- es now have access to Canada’s most compet- itive broadband services through QNet.“This is lightning fast internet access,” states QNet’s General Manager,Danny Bandiera.“It doesn’t bog down with multiple users, it’s competi- tively priced–this is what users can expect by tapping into QNet.” The bottom line: if the city can give these opportunities to a young entrepreneur as easily as it can to a small business about to double in size, the economy will grow and jobs will follow. The infrastructure in Coquitlamwas not limited to just the Evergreen Extension. Out of a $4 Billion investment, the city also bene- fited from the development of the Port Mann Bridge, a massive, ten-lane, cable-stayed bridge that opened in 2012- currently the 2nd longest cable-stayed bridge in North America.