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Investment & Intergovernmental Relations
2017-2021 FINANCIAL PLAN
2016 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Worked in partnership with Simon Fraser
University (“SFU”) to formally incorpo-
rate Innovation Boulevard as an equal
partnership between the City and SFU,
including joint commitment of close to
$1M of funding over 3 years;
Recruited Dr. Peter Payne as President
and CEO of the Health Tech Innovation
Foundation;
Helped attract $45 million in grant
funding, new companies and the
creation of 17,000 square feet of
embedded lab space over the next 3
years. Three new health technology
products have also been taken to market;
In partnership with SFU and the
Province, hosted the national
Applications for 3D and Additive
Manufacturing conference that brought
together over 200 researchers, industrial
designers and 3D printer manufacturing
companies to discuss the future of
additive manufacturing in Canada;
Partnered with Kwantlen Polytechnic
University (“KPU”) to design a vision to
unlock its 70 acres of light industrial land
to establish an industrial park for
advanced manufacturing and clean
technology businesses;
Assisted with the establishment of the
Fleetwood Business Improvement
Association;
Established regular roundtable sessions
with MPs & MLAs including participation
by Mayor & Council and Senior
Management;
Recruited Skydance Studios to Surrey.
Skydance will bring $100 million a year
for the next 8 years in production
spending to Surrey and the Region and
create over 400 new jobs in Surrey;
Hosted the 2
nd
annual Greater Vancouver
Clean Technology Expo & Championship
that saw over 500 participants witness
32 clean technology companies compete
for a $10,000 prize. This was ultimately
won by Surrey-based company Stem
Shock. The event brought North
America’s largest clean technology angel
investor network,
Element 8
, to Surrey to
meet with over 40 clean technology
companies and organizations over
2 days;
Won the inaugural Union of BC
Municipalities (“UBCM”) Leadership &
Innovation Award in Agriculture for the
BioPod Initiative;
Awarded the 2
nd
highest granting
amount in BC for 2016 through the
Invest Canada, Community Initiatives
fund to create Surrey’s first Foreign
Direct Investment Strategy;
Secured federal, provincial and partner-
ship funding to conduct Surrey’s first
Labour Market Insight Study on the
Advanced Manufacturing & Innovation
Economy;
ECONOMIC PROSPERITY & LIVELIHOODS
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