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Guelph, Ontario Is a Leader In Canada's Technology Triangle
City of Guelph is Growing
A reader recently asked about the meat packing business in Ontario related to the permanent, part-time, seasonal, and teen employment options available.
While investigating the meat packing business around the province, I was impressed with the total business scene and lifestyle available in this city, Guelph.
Guelph is on my short list of Ontario cites to explore closely in person as soon as possible!
Guelph (pronounced gwelf ), Ontario has a reported population at 120,000+ in 2014, up from 118,000 in 2010. It is an interesting city about 61km or 38 miles west of Toronto, close enough to be considered a suburb of the Greater Toronto Area and certainly a neighbor that is growing in celebrity, new business, and increasing jobs.
In 2008, Canadian Business Online named Guelph one of the Best Places to Live In Canada and it has remained so. A low crime rate, very clean environment, and higher standard of living that other cities netted Guelph its ongoing rating as a top city for living in the nation.
Progress In the 2010s
A local company, Biorem Inc., reported in June 2010 that it had increased business substantially with new accounts. This enterprise is an air pollution cleanup company. It reported accepting two new accounts for Smell Control Systems that added up to a total of $2,300,000 in new revenue.
Research In Motion® (RIM), developer of the Blackberry® smartphone is approximately 17 miles to the east of Guelph and the company offering the largest numbers of job listings within the Guelph market area (see information below).
Guelph's Innovation District -- on June 30, 2010 the provincial government and the City of Guelph signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to boost the local economy and create jobs through developments in the Guelph Innovation District.
Her Worship Karen Farbridge, Mayor of Guelph points out the advantages of this to 5000 residents with up to 10,000 jobs within a greener economy, as indicated in the material at the embedded link. This is a most progressive plan that will increase the quality of life for increasing numbers of visitors and residents over the next decade to 2020.
Guelph Triangle, Home of the RIM Blackberry
Historical Contexts
In Flanders Field
The John McCrae House (b. 1858 and doctor, soldier, and author of In Flanders Fields, commemorating a 1915 battlefield) is a member of the Guelph Museums group and holds an annual reenactment of a skirmish occurring at this site earlier, during the War of 1812. The history of the Guelph area goes very well with the work of another, British, author of that war's history, Graham Sclater, who has written Hatred is the Key concerning the fates of 10,000 Americans held in UK's Dartmoor Depot prison.
Summer afternoon teas and evening piping concerts are also held at the installation.
Unique Railroad History
Guelph was the first city in the province and the nation to have its own federally chartered railroad system. it is still the only community in Canada to have a federally chartered rail line. This is the Guelph Junction Railway and its 24 miles of track.
Advancing Technology
Guelph is known as Canada's Technology Triangle, with the help of its colleges and universities in the market area. This designation is comparable in name, function, and results to the Research Triangle in the US Carolinas.
The University of Guelph is a respected facility that offers free lectures by such celebrity writers, directors, and filmmakers such as the well known Arctic educator, John Houston. Ongoing critical research at the university includes cancer breakthroughs, environmental conservation, and sustainability of clean groundwater. University contact information:
50 Stone Road East; Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1; Canada; Phone 519-824-4120
Downtown Guelph
The Downtown area of this city is a redeveloped and changing landscape of culture, arts, and interesting dining establishments. A Friday noon concert agenda is held in warmer seasons, and various celebrations fine a perfect venue downtown. Street performers participate in a benefit for children affected by war in an event known as Busking for Change [http://audioblood.com/warchild/bfcguelph.html has offered a link to the event in the past] . Street performing is fascinating personally, since we have little of it in my town.
An innovation downtown is the incorporating of a non-profit called 10 Carden Street, located across the way form the City Hall building. Its goal is to provide a community traffic and activity hub for non-profit groups, for-profit businesses, and individuals that seek shared, affordable space.
Just about any type of product or service is available in Downtown Guelph and transportation is excellent, including the rail system, a Greyhound Bus service, taxis, and delivery vehicles as well as walkable sidewalks and pathways.
In order to increase the local economy, a downtown pilot program called Open for Business is underway downtown. It consists, since 2008, of training small business owners in how to effectively survive disasters and reopen with the minimum of obstacles and delay. Guelph is the very first city in all of Canada to initiate this program, unique in North America.
Guelph Ongoing Attractions
- Downtown Guelph
Hockey, Saturday Farmers Market, Museums, and a historic shopping district make this downtown a place to take your time.
- Grand River Conservation Authority
The Grand River Conservation Authority manages water and other natural resources on behalf of 38 municipalities and 900,000 residents in the Grand River watershed in Ontario Canada.
- Guelph Jazz Festival
The Guelph Jazz Festival features creative improvised music in a community setting: September 8-12, 2010.
- Guelph Museums
Includes the John McCrae House (author of "In Flanders Fields") and the National Historic Event reenactment of a skirmish of the War of 1812.
- Hillside Festival, annually
- Stone Road Mall
Shopping Guelph Ontario - Stone Road Mall is the largest enclosed shopping centre in Guelph and Wellington County.
Top High Demand Jobs
- Engineers, all fields - At least 1,400 jobs listed out of 8,400 available in August 2014.
- Machine Operators, Millwrights, Welders, Forklift Operators
- Real Estate Sales Professionals
- Sales Associates - Nearly 25% of jobs listed are in sales and store management.
- Store Managers
- Administrative Assistants
- Project Managers
- Software Developers
- Registered Nurses and Travel Nurses
- Program Managers
Fast growing employers include Randstad, Randstad Canada, Canadian Armed Forces, Shoppers Drug Mart, Ziprecruiter.com, Nethireinc, Linamar, and Loblaw Companies.
Additional Major Job Listers
- Sykes Home Powered By Alpine Access
- Grand River Hospital
- University Of Waterloo
- Halliwell Consulting - Mfg. engineers and millwrights.
- Allstaff
- Itech Group - Robotics
- Desire2learn
- Linamar
- Maxsys
- Elby Professional Recruitment
Number One Job Lister, BlackBerry Limited (formerly Research In Motion)
Founded in 1984, Research In Motion Limited® (RIM) has been a leading company in instant, accessible Mobile Communications across the globe. Its history is a successful one of developing innovative wireless application technologies.
RIM offers a long line of award-winning products, services, and technologies is used by well known companies like BlackBerry® (with the historic smartphone launch in 1999).
The RIM Wireless Handheld™ product line, software development tools, and software/hardware licensing agreements are widely distributed.
The company operates offices in major cities in North America (Ontario Province and US State of Texas), Africa, the Asia Pacific (Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore), and Europe (several sites in the UK).
Career positions available with Research In Motion® company are located at the following site: Blackberry in Canada.
Local Jobs with RIM/Blackberry
RIM's highest-demand job titles:
- Software Developers
- Security Researchers/Diogital Forensics
- Project Managers
- System Architects
- Software Architects
- Hardware Engineering Designers
- Financial Analysts
- Test Software Developers
University of Guelph Arboretum
Higher Education
- University of Guelf. 50 Stone Road East Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1
Canada
Colleges in Guelph, Ontario
- Conestoga College Institute Of Technology & Advanced Learning
- Laurel College Guelph - 30 Edinburgh Rd N, Guelph, ON N1H 7J1, Canada.
Phone +1 519-836-9751
Career Colleges
- Academy Of Learning Career & Business College
- Aviation International (Canada ) Inc at Guelph Air Park RR #2 Skyway Drive , Guelph; Ontario, Canada N1H 6H8
Guelph Sports Teams and Recreation Clubs
- The Guelph Curling Club
The Guelph Curling Club. Curl for fitness and fun. Join us and share the passion of curling
- Guelph Minor Football Association powered by GOALLINE.ca
- Guelph Minor Hockey Association - Home : Powered by RAMP Interactive
Guelph Minor Hockey Association developed by RAMP Interactive. RAMP Interactive delivers Customized Online Sports Administration Software that creates effortless communication across Sport's Governing Bodies, Associations, Clubs, Leagues, Teams, Even
- Guelph Royals Intercounty Baseball League | Home Page
- Guelph Soccer
- Guelph Storm
Includes live game day coverage, audio and video clips, exclusive stories, game tickets, stats, standings, schedules and features. Incluant la couverture en direct des matchs, des clips audio et vidéo nouvelles exclusives, billets, statistiques, clas
- Royal City Roller Girls
We are the Royal City Roller Girls (RCRG), Guelph’s first Roller Derby League.
This content is accurate and true to the best of the author’s knowledge and is not meant to substitute for formal and individualized advice from a qualified professional.
© 2010 Patty Inglish MS
