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Thousands of jobs, hundreds of millions in economic impact tied to port
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – Some big numbers have been sailing into the port of Toledo and it means more jobs and money pumped into the region.
A new study shows an increase of nearly 900 jobs and more than $235 million in additional economic activity compared to a 2018 study. The study was based on the 2022 shipping season. It shows the port helps support thousands of jobs and nearly $1 billion in annual economic activity. Multi-million dollar investments are being made to help make sure those big numbers keep flowing in.
Water is big business. The Maumee River and Lake Erie play a huge role in our region’s economic success. 2022 was a very good year for the port of Toledo.
“Annually we handle about 12 million tons of cargo and about 500-600 vessels call on the port each season,” Joe Cappel, the VP of Business Development with the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority said.
Those numbers add up to thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions in economic impact.
“There are about 8,000 jobs dependent on the activities at the facilities like the one we are at today and that generates more than 900 million annually in economic impact,” Cappel said.
A lot of different cargo moves in and out of Toledo, like grain, coal, iron ore, road salt and aluminum.
“We are one of the most cargo-diverse ports on all the great lakes. We handle a little bit of everything,” Cappel said.
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St. Catharines goes to bat for Hoverlink
The City of St. Catharines team advocated for a proposed cross-lake passenger hovercraft during sit downs with provincial ministers at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference this week.
Mayor Mat Siscoe said provincial officials were already enthusiastic about Hoverlink Ontario Inc.’s plan to create a rapid transit link between St. Catharines and Toronto when St. Catharines broached the subject.
“That was probably my biggest take home from the meeting with the Minister of Infrastructure. They’re very enthusiastic about the project and they see it as a very viable way to get people off of the highway,” Siscoe said.
“I am very cautiously optimistic that it’s moving forward.”
The mayor and other city officials met with Associate Minister of Transportation Stan Cho and Minister of Infrastructure Kinga Surma during the conference in London and discussed what the city can do to help make the transit link happen.
Hoverlink Ontario Inc. announced plans in September 2022 to launch a high-speed, eco-friendly, year-round hovercraft service for passengers across Lake Ontario. The St. Catharines to Toronto trip would take an estimated 30 minutes over the lake, avoiding the 130-km trip on the busy QEW.
In June, Hovercraft Chief Executive Officer Chris Morgan told the Standard the company had received all of its approvals to operate the service on the Niagara side of the lake in St. Catharines’ Port Weller.
But the company is now waiting for approvals for a landing site on the Toronto side of the lake and has been in talks with Infrastructure Ontario about locating the site at Ontario Place.
Siscoe said St. Catharines tried to impress upon the ministers how important the project is and that the city is willing to advocate or help in any way.
“I think it can be an important part of the transportation puzzle, getting people into the GTA and back,” Siscoe said.
“But beyond that, there are a lot of tourism opportunities, there’s a lot of employment opportunities and we want to see that.”
He added everything Hoverlink has put forward makes it appear the service will be a very affordable option for residents.
“If that’s the case, we want to try and help them get up and running as quickly as possible.”
Siscoe said he’s been very clear to anybody who’s looking to build a link from St. Catharines to Toronto – one that doesn’t involve driving a car on the highway — that the city will be there to support them too.
Hoverlink’s plan, which required permissions from federal Fisheries and Oceans and St. Lawrence Seaway Management, will see a terminal built at the Welland Canal entrance to the city on unused land north of Sunset Beach and south of the Coast Guard station.
