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Ottawa In Space:

Councillor Maria McRae http://blog.nicholaskellett.com/2013/11/30/ottawa-in-space-councillor-

maria-mcrae/

Councillor Maria McRae

City of Ottawa Councillor

Twitter: @CouncillorMcRae

Self-avowed “Space Geek”

Spoke at the Canadian Space Summit 2013, on the benefits of building space businesses in Ottawa.

Led the city of Ottawa in expressing its appreciation of Astronaut Chris Hadfield and the Expedition 34/35 crew)

Why Ottawa?

Ottawa is Canada’s National Capital

World class quality of life and educated population

#1 Global City: Martin Prosperity Index

Less than 2 hour flight to Montreal, Toronto, Boston, NYC, Washington, Detroit, and Chicago = 200 million people.

Industries such as engineering, Aeronautical, IT, communications, intelligence solutions, aviation, and defense

64% of population has post-secondary education

130 national embassies located here

Over $4.7 B of investment capital in Ottawa technology companies in last 10 years

Knowledge Capital

> 1900 knowledge-based companies and 44 research labs

#1 most affordable city in world (Mercer)

#3 most sustainable city and #1 best city to live (Money Magazine)

Major academic institutions include

University of Ottawa

Carleton University

La Cite Collegiale

Algonquin College,

University of Quebec in Outaouais.

OCIMAE is the Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.

University of Ottawa and Carleton University produce over 2500 graduates per year specialized in aerospace and security

12,800 persons enrolled currently; 450+ faculty

Private Sector

Over 70 companies are directly involved in civil aircraft and space technologies in Ottawa

Examples include

ComDev

Gladstone Aerospace

Raytheon

Lockheed Martin.

14000+ employees at companies engaged in aviation industry

The Ottawa Advantage

Proximity to Fed government and labs

Within 2 hour flight to 200M+ consumers.

High concentration of scientists and engineers

Over 2500 new graduates a year

300 business / 14,000 employees = $46 B GDP.

Big city amenities, small city feel. Clean safe and friendly. Outdoor playground. Many cultural attactions and festivals.

#1 Best City to Live In (Money Sense, 2012)

Ottawa In Space: Councillor Maria McRae

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http://blog.nicholaskellett.com/2013/11/30/ottawa-in-space-councillor-maria-mcrae/

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