MEDIA ADVISORY - TORONTO MAYORALTY CANDIDATES TO ADDRESS DEVELOPMENT AND
BUILDING INDUSTRY

TORONTO, Sept. 10 /CNW/ - The Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) will host a session with Toronto's leading mayoral candidates (Rob Ford, Joe Pantalone, Rocco Rossi, George Smitherman and Sarah Thompson) on September 13.

The candidates will discuss their views and policies as related to the building and development industry in Toronto, as well as give guests the opportunity to engage in the debate on critical industry issues and city building policies.

    
    When:  Monday, September 13, 2010
           8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (Debate begins at 9 a.m.)

    Who:   Rob Ford, Joe Pantalone, Rocco Rossi, George Smitherman and Sarah
           Thompson

    What:  The candidates' views and policies on Toronto's most influential
           industry

    Where: On the Park
           Centennial Ballroom
           1095 Leslie Street
           Toronto, ON
    

The residential construction industry is essential to the City's long-term prosperity, with an estimated 13,773 new housing starts expected in 2010. These homes will bring Toronto 72,000 construction-related jobs and $3.7-billion in wages, making the building industry the largest employer in the city.

With more than 1,300 members, BILD, formed through the merger of the Greater Toronto Home Builders' Association and Urban Development Institute/Ontario, is the voice of the land development, home building and professional renovation industry in the Greater Toronto Area. BILD is proudly affiliated with the Ontario and Canadian Home Builders' Associations.

To obtain media registration for this event, please contact Andrei Zaretski, Manager of Communications, at 416-391-3450 or 416-843-4898 or [email protected]

For further information: Andrei Zaretski, Manager, Communications, 416-391-3450 or 416-843-4898, [email protected]; Stephen Dupuis, President, Chief Executive Officer, 416-391-3453 or 416-948-8654, [email protected]