Proud to Be Canadian!

I usually discuss Real Estate topics in my blog but, in this, my last post of 2009, I would like to mention one of the most exciting things I have ever done. On Tuesday December 15th 2009, I was honoured to have carried the Olympic Torch through part of downtown Trenton.

With 18 other runners, I started at CFB Trenton and ran my 300 metre leg not far from my Royal LePage office. The streets were lined with children chanting "Go Canada Go", as well as other onlookers of all ages who were beaming and wildly waving Canada flags. It was estimated that the crowd totalled 3,000 people; amazing for a town with a population of 16,000.

The size of the crowd, the excitement, and the children who wanted their pictures taken with a 'torch bearer' was truly thrilling and an event I will never forget. Go Canada Go!

Still Riding the Trenton Real Estate Roller Coaster!

The Trenton Real Estate roller coaster ride continues! One minute things are looking up with the announcement of CFB Trenton’s upcoming multi-million dollar infrastructure expenditures and then we learn of yet another series of layoffs at Invar, a manufacturing company just north of Trenton.

In June 2010, 134 Invar employees will lose their jobs. When combined with the job losses at General Mills in 2007 and Pepsico in 2008, a total of 850 positions will have gone by the wayside over the past three years … a considerable number for a town of our size.

While the expansion at the Base is excellent news, we have to keep in mind that it isn’t bringing any permanent jobs to the area right away. However, the influx of 500 – 600 military families in 2011 should provide a greater demand for homes and should help re-energize the local economy!