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Why should York University be
interested in Community of Stouffville?
York Uis receiving expressions of interest from
nine York Region municipalities
York U will look for alignments with its
institutional vision / mission / strategic plan
Distinct advantages of Whitchurch-Stouffville?
(DRAFT: Part of presentation at Town Council
Meeting, Tues, March 18, 2014)
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York University: Mission Statement
The pursuit, preservation, and dissemination ofknowledge.
We test the boundaries and structures of knowledge.
We cultivate the critical intellect.
We are dynamic, metropolitan and multi-cultural. We value diversity.
We are open to the world: we explore globalconcerns
We are a community committed to academic freedom,
social justice, accessible education, Innovation is our tradition.Tentanda Via: The way must
be tried
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pursuit, preservation & dissemination
ofknowledge
In transition to a knowledge-based economy(with York Region and Province)
Teva Canada (Pharmaceuticals)
Strategic Information Technology Ltd.
Bit-Zone Internet Group
major state-of-the-art library expansion (2015)
major Museumexpansion (completed) embodied by residents: E.g., 40% of W-S
women have some univ. training (prov. avg.: 35%)
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multicultural, value diversity, global
Pop. growth: 78% growth since 2006 (highest in YorkRegion from across the globe)
E.g, Gr. 6 students who first learnt a language otherthan English (EQAO 2012-13):
Wendat Village P.S.: 45%
Oscar Peterson P.S.: 50%
York Region DSB avg: 42%
Active Multicultural Association W-S Vision:Ont.s most welcoming Town
Home to two large NGOs: CBM, Emmanuel Intl
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dynamic, metropolitan
Latcham Art Gallery Stouffville Sculpture Walk
Nineteen-on-the-Park Centre for Arts andEntertainment: Where culture meets community
GTAs originalmetropolis: 16thc. Wendat Villagewas Canadas ancient New York City (HuffingtonPost), the largest, most complex cosmopolitanvillage of its time (R. Williamson)
Vision: Ontsmost vibrant town (as we grow >re-inventing town renaissance, i.e., re-birth/-discovery of past; unique sense of place/ identity)
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committed to social justice
Earliest settlers: pioneers of Cdn conscientiousobjection; descendants of first Americanabolitionists (Quakers/ Mennonites)
(today) Stouffville Peace Festival
2013: Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish (3x Nobel Prize nominee),Dr. Gerry Caplan (York Research Fellow)
CBM Canada: working world-wide with peoplewith disabilities
Large(-est?) contributor to Canada FoodgrainsBank (responding to global hunger)
York U Strategic Plan: a strong sense of socialresponsibility set us apart
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cultivate the critical intellect
1830s:a centre "of Radical opinion," one of the"hotbeds of revolution." Here Wllm. Lyon
Mackenzie set forth his plan for the Upper Canada
Rebellion of 1837-38
Ludwig Wideman (Stouffville/Ringwood) chaired
meetings; casualty at Montgomerys Tavern skirmish (>
impt. factor for establishment of responsible govt)
Frank Underhill (b. in Stouffville), founder of theCo-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF); co-
author of Regina Manifesto (1933)
Today: TEDX Stouffville (ideas worth spreading)
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classic university town?
Like a medieval town, Community ofStouffville encircled by wall: the Greenbelt
Walk Score: 77 - most errands can be
accomplished on foot (only York Regionmunicipality scoring over 50)
In transition re-defining ourselves as we fill-
in, and with enough flexibility in the core tobecome a classic university town
Tentanda Via: The way must be tried
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Provincial criteria for successful appl.where population growth is strongest
where postsecondary access is limitedcreation of new facilities larger than 70,000 sq. ft.
minimally 1,000 students in the short-term.
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Accessibility for N.E. York
Region & beyond
NB: a Markham
location cannot
achieve this level of
access for NE YorkRegion municipalities--
with weakest post-
secondary access in
Region.
A W-Stouffville
proposal would
strengthen York Us
pitch to province
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Location vis--vis Milton & Barrie
(strong WLU / Laurentian U. bids)
NB: E.Gwillimbury, Newmarket,
Aurora on same GO-line as York
U. (their bids would notsufficiently address access) and
Barrie
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Province: small is perfect! (e.g., UofW
Stratford Campus)
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Prime Location: Western Approach?
(Main St. & Hwy 48 area, looking S-E)
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Transformative
potential for Main
Street (west)Economic Impact
(see Stratford,
Brantford )
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Why should W-S show interest in York U?
Economic benefits of satellite campus: attractmoney, jobs, diversify tax-base
Social benefits: quality of life; arts & culture
Risk of investment (debt); risk of no bid?
Need to diversify tax-base: loss of small
businesses; 88.4% of our unweighted
assessment is residential W-S Strategic economic plan: knowledge-
based economy