:: Barrie News -Barrie one of two best investment regions in Canada ::

More and more experts point to the Barrie area as being a region of Canada most likely to see a prosperous future ahead of it. Here are some stories I read this week in the news that support this prediction.

:: Ontario is best place to invest
Rakshande Italia, National Post
Published: Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Even as Alberta leads Canada's growth, analysts predict that Ontario is the place for long-term investment, with its up-and-coming cities predicted to break real estate records.
"If I were to invest in the country, I'd say Barrie and the Kitchener- Waterloo region would be my two top choices," said Don R. Campbell, president of the Real Estate Investment Network and author of several books.
Mr. Campbell, who has studied Canadian markets for 15 years, said, "There is a short term slowdown in the [Ontario] economy but the fundamentals are strong and investors should invest today so they can benefit from good returns in 2008." click to continue


:: Families flock ever faster to vital cities on the edge
DAWN WALTON , RACHEL DE LAZZER and JAMES RUSK
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:: Growth figures released by nation's number crunchers
Author: Julie DeBruin
Date: Mar 13, 2007

Barrie still has what it takes to bring in new residents, lots of them.
In fact, according to the latest Statistics Canada numbers released Tuesday, the city and its immediate surrounding area are the fastest growing click to continue


:: Canadian census sees cities surging
TENILLE BONOGUORE
Globe and Mail Update

Canadians are officially city folk, with four out of five people living in urban centres.
The first data from the 2006 Census puts Canada's national population at 31.6 million, a rise of 5.4 per cent since the 2001 census.
And most people are living in a metropolis. click to continue