‘Events like this are additionally an effective way to be taught from one another whereas selling our superb group and serving to our revolutionary companies increase on a world entrance,’ mayor says
Richmond Hill hosted 12 municipal officers from numerous areas of Nigeria on the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts in the present day.
The delegation was a part of town’s continued plan to assist growth and development throughout Richmond Hill, based on a Metropolis of Richmond Hill information launch.
“Any alternative to welcome delegations to our nice metropolis is a win-win. We’re lucky to have the ability to provide an in-depth take a look at how municipal authorities in our nation works, whereas gaining an understanding of municipal authorities overseas,” Richmond Hill Mayor David West stated.
Key areas of dialogue included metropolis infrastructure, planning processes, legislative companies and financial growth. Highlights included studying about Richmond Hill’s innovation ecosystem and the Centre for Native Innovation and Collaboration.
Quite a few Richmond Hill companies additionally joined the workshop displays, together with Visible Defence and Aecometric. Each corporations have labored carefully with purchasers in Africa to export services and products, and shared their success tales.
“Events like this are additionally an effective way to be taught from one another whereas selling our superb group and serving to our revolutionary companies increase on a world entrance,” West stated.
Richmond Hill is residence to greater than 5,180 companies, a part of Canada’s largest expertise cluster and boasts one among Canada’s most educated workforces, town said.