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Regional collaboration needed to solve Ontario’s challenges, forum hears

Regional collaboration among universities, governments and industry is essential to helping solve shared challenges across the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area (GTHA), business leaders and university researchers said at a forum in Hamilton on October 3, 2019. “It takes persistence and leadership to move past some of those barriers to get large institutions to make partnerships …

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Benefits of off-peak delivery clear: Roorda shares preliminary analysis of Peel pilot data

Early analysis of data collected during the Off-Peak Delivery (OPD) pilot project of the Region of Peel was shared with Peel Regional Council on September 12, 2019 by University of Toronto Professor Matthew Roorda, Chair of the Smart Freight Centre. Delivery data from 14 store locations of three participating retailers were analyzed by Roorda and …

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The Smart Freight Centre Launch: A collaborative network aimed at improving goods movement in the GTHA

Government dignitaries from all levels gathered on April 18, 2018 at the launch event of the Smart Freight Centre, a centre of excellence for goods movement. The Smart Freight Centre has been established as a five-year collaborative network with the Region of Peel, McMaster University, University of Toronto, and York University. It will work on …

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McMaster partners with Peel to launch Smart Freight Centre

Senior government and academic officials gathered Thursday at Brampton’s Embassy Grand Convention Centre for the launch of the Smart Freight Centre. The centre will be a one-stop shop for addressing some of the most pressing transportation and logistics issues facing Canada’s busiest commercial and residential hub. For example: How do municipalities deal with increased traffic as …

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York U supports new GTHA Smart Freight Centre with funding and research space

Government dignitaries from all levels gathered April 12 at the launch event of the Smart Freight Centre, a centre of excellence for goods movement. The Smart Freight Centre has been established as a five-year collaborative network with the Region of Peel, McMaster University, the University of Toronto and York University. It will work on regionally significant goods movement …

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New Smart Freight Centre aims to improve goods movement, support sustainable growth across GTHA

BRAMPTON, ON. (Apr. 18, 2019) – Government dignitaries from all levels gathered today at the launch event of the Smart Freight Centre, a centre of excellence for goods movement. The Smart Freight Centre has been established as a five-year collaborative network with the Region of Peel, McMaster University, University of Toronto, and York University. It …

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U of T and partners to improve flow of goods, traffic with new Smart Freight Centre

Leading experts from the University of Toronto, McMaster University and York University are working together to improve –and future-proof – how goods are delivered across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area through a newly established Smart Freight Centre. From delivering stock to stores or packages to individual homes, the demand for freight transportation continues to …

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Peel Region Off-Peak Delivery Pilot Update

Brampton, ON – Following the launch of the Off-Peak Delivery (OPD) pilot project, the Region of Peel has been working with the participants to develop individual business plans for delivering goods during off-peak hours. Region of Peel’s Off-Peak Delivery (OPD) pilot project is in participation with LCBO, Loblaw Companies Limited, and Walmart Canada Corp. Deloitte …

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