Friday, July 27, 2012
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Great News for Cambridge Area
CAMBRIDGE – Toyota is expanding production of the Lexus RX sport utility vehicle in Cambridge, a move that will result in about 400 new jobs.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada will increase Lexus production by 30,000 vehicles, to 104,000 a year, starting in early 2014, the company announced Tuesday.
“For almost nine years now, Canada has had the only Lexus production outside of Japan,” company chair Ray Tanguay said in a news release. “New jobs, along with new technology, is great news for Canada.”
The new jobs will bring the company’s employment in Cambridge and Woodstock to 7,300, and increase it annual production of vehicles to 500,000 units.
Toyota also makes the Corolla and Matrix in Cambridge, and the RAV4 in Woodstock.
Half of the additional Lexus vehicles Toyota will produce in Cambridge will be the RX450h, the hybrid electric version of the vehicle.
“This is a big and ambitious project with new technology, exacting standards and tight timelines,” said Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada president Brian Krinock. “Our team members have demonstrated time and time again that they thrive on these kinds of challenges.”
Risk, fear and worry
They're not the same.
Risk is all around us. When we encounter potential points of failure, we're face to face with risk. And nothing courts risk more than art, the desire to do something for the first time--to make a difference.
Fear is a natural reaction to risk. While risk is real and external, fear exists only in our imagination. Fear is the workout we give ourselves imagining what will happen if things don't work out.
And worry? Worry is the hard work of actively (and mentally) working against the fear. Worry is our effort to imagine every possible way to avoid the outcome that is causing us fear, and failing that, to survive the thing that we fear if it comes to fruition.
If you've persuaded yourself that risk is sufficient cause for fear, and that fear is sufficient cause for worry, you're in for some long nights and soon you'll abandon your art out of exhaustion. On the other hand, you can choose to see the three as completely separate phenomena, and realize that it's possible to have risk (a good thing) without delibilitating fear or its best friend, obsessive worry.
Separate first, eliminate false causation, then go ahead and do your best work.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Mortgage Rates avaialable through Re/Max Real Estate Centre
RATES: Current as of July 17th, 2012
5 YEAR: 3.09%
4 YEAR: 2.99%
3 YEAR: 2.69%
10 YEAR: 3.89%
VARIABLE RATE: 2.85%
SECURED LINE OF CREDIT: prime + 0.50%
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Re/Max helping our communities again
Yard Sale for the Cure Raises Over $150,000 in Donations
Thanks to the incredible efforts of our many agents, brokers, managers, support staff and volunteers; the total funds raised in Ontario and Atlantic Canada for the 2012 Yard Sale for the Cure have far exceeded expectations. With the 44 offices that participated, our grand total has increased by more than 40 per cent over last year. Since 2006 RE/MAX has raised close to $850,000 through Yard Sale for the Cure alone.
Through the combination of hard work, determination and incredible enthusiasm; RE/MAX has made this 7th year a tremendously successful event. Some offices doubled their fundraising totals from last year!
There was certainly no shortage of creativity all around the region this year just a few shared mentions, congratulations to Leslie Bullock, RE/MAX Garden City who incorporated a bra decorating contest this year. Congratulations to Natalie Gagnon, Communications Coordinator RE/MAX Promotions for her decorating skills which won the full support award. If you haven’t had the pleasure yet, take a look at the masterpieces displayed in the photo gallery below. Also congratulations to RE/MAX Centre City, Cambridge for pulling off Flash Mob. Their video can be found in the video gallery below.
By reaching out to your communities and gathering support, donations, and valuable volunteers; many of you have made yard sale a community tradition that many look forward to.
Congratulations to all who participated and thank you again for your incredible support!
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR TOP 10 OFFICES: WOW!
| RE/MAX Garden City Realty Inc., Brokerage | Burlington | $30,000.00 |
| RE/MAX Garden City Realty Inc., Brokerage | St. Catharine’s | $22,355.00 |
| RE/MAX Erie Shores Realty Inc., Brokerage | Simcoe | $13,000.00 |
| RE/MAX Premier Inc., Brokerage | Vaughan | $8,508.42 |
| RE/MAX Georgian Bay Realty Ltd., Brokerage | Midland | $8,437.00 |
| RE/MAX North Country Realty Inc., Brokerage | Huntsville | $7,000.00 |
| RE/MAX Rouge River Realty Ltd., Brokerage | Ajax | $7,000.00 |
| RE/MAX Sold Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage | Waterloo | $6,700.00 |
| RE/MAX of Wasaga Beach Inc., Brokerage | Wasaga Beach | $5,200.00 |
| RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc., Brokerage | Orangeville | $3,736.22 |
WHO PARTICIPATED
| Ontario Offices | City |
| RE/MAX a-b Realty Ltd., Brokerage | Woodstock |
| RE/MAX Action Inc. | Richmond Hill |
| RE/MAX Alliance Ltd., Brokerage | Merrickville |
| RE/MAX Country Classics Ltd., Brokerage | Barry's Bay |
| RE/MAX Country Classics Ltd., Brokerage | Bancroft |
| RE/MAX Erie Shores Realty Inc., Brokerage | Simcoe |
| RE/MAX Finest Realty Inc., Brokerage | Napanee |
| RE/MAX Garden City Realty Inc., Brokerage | St. Catharines |
| RE/MAX Garden City Realty Inc., Brokerage | Burlington |
| RE/MAX Georgian Bay Realty Ltd., Brokerage | Midland |
| RE/MAX Hallmark Realty Ltd., Brokerage | Richmond Hill |
| RE/MAX Hallmark Realty Ltd., Brokerage | Toronto |
| RE/MAX Hallmark Realty Ltd., Brokerage | Toronto |
| RE/MAX Hallmark Realty Ltd., Brokerage | Toronto |
| RE/MAX Hallmark Realty Ltd., Brokerage | Toronto |
| RE/MAX Hallmark Realty Ltd., Brokerage | Port Carling |
| RE/MAX Blue Springs Realty (Halton) Inc., Brokerage | Rockwood |
| RE/MAX Hallmark Realty Ltd., Brokerage | Toronto |
| RE/MAX Hallmark Realty Ltd., Brokerage | Toronto |
| RE/MAX Midwestern Realty Inc., Brokerage | Listowel |
| RE/MAX North Country Realty Inc., Brokerage | Huntsville |
| RE/MAX of Wasaga Beach Inc., Brokerage | Wasaga Beach |
| RE/MAX Orillia Ralty (1996) Ltd., Brokerage | Orillia |
| RE/MAX Pembroke Reatly Inc., Brokerage | Petawawa |
| RE/MAX Premier Inc., Brokerage | Vaughan |
| RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc., Brokerage | Orangeville |
| RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc., Brokerage | Cambridge |
| RE/MAX Riverview Realty Ltd., Brokerage | Gananoque |
| RE/MAX Riviera 2000 Realty Inc. | Rockland |
| RE/MAX Rouge River Realty Ltd., Brokerage | Ajax |
| RE/MAX Sold Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage | Waterloo |
| RE/MAX West Realty Inc., Brokerage | Toronto |
| RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc., Brokerage | Kitchener |
| RE/MAX West Realty Inc., Brokerage | Bolton |
| RE/MAX Vision Realty Inc., Brokerage | Scarborough |
| RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc., Brokerage | Georgetown |
