www.WeeklyVoice.com COMMUNITY Friday, December 22, 2017 | A-15 MISSISSAUGA: The launch of the Life Sciences Consortium on Monday is an important opportu- nity for the City of Mississaugas Economic Development Ofice (EDO) to work closely with busi- ness leaders from this industry and to hear their ideas, strategies and solutions to strengthen Mis- sissaugas competitive advantage in the Life Sciences industry, Mayor Bonnie Crombie has said. In March, we launched the City’s new ive-year Life Scienc- es Cluster Strategy, Mayor Bon- nie Crombie said. The Strategy contains a series of objectives, with the irst goal calling on us to Create Opportunities for Life Sciences Partnerships and Lead- ership, Mayor Crombie added. To achieve and exceed the goals detailed in our Strategy, we have created this Consortium of thought leaders to guide our ac- tions and ensure that ideas trans- late into results. The Consortium will meet quarterly throughout the year. The following executive pro- fessionals have agreed to serve as members: Having an oficial strategy in place gives local clus- ter stakeholders the opportunity to align their priorities and activi- ties, Mayor Crombie said, adding that which in turn, will help us be successful in achieving our strategic vision. Mississaugas Life Sciences Sector is ranked as the second largest by employment in Canada, home to 490 companies employ- ing over 23,0000 people. Missis- sauga is one of the few Canadian municipalities to participate each year at the Biotechnology Inno- vation Organization (BIO) Inter- national Convention - one of the largest global events for the bio- technology industry. Trillium Health Partners oper- ates two of its three hospitals in the City including Credit Valley Hospital and Mississauga Hospi- tal. Mississauga is one hour from Canadas largest health network. In 2016, the number of Life Sciences companies grew by 14% as new companies chose Mississauga as the destination to compete, commercialize and lead the competition. Mayor Crombie added Last year, we announced that Brazil- ian-based pharmaceutical giant BioLab - chose Mississauga for its new research and development centre. I irst met corporate lead- ers from BioLab in 2015 during an EDO investment mission to South America. In October, Bio- Lab opened this new state-of-the- art facility. Its a $56 million dol- lar investment that will create 40 new high-value added jobs. Region of Peel Police are re- minding the public of the dangers of warming up your vehicle while leaving it unattended. On Friday December 15, 2017 there were a number of warm-up car thefts reported to Peel Re- gional Police. This type of car thefts occurs more often through- out the Region of Peel during the cold weather season. It takes less than a minute for a thief to steal a vehicle when it is left unattended. Peel Regional Police recom- mend that you never leave your vehicle running and unattended even in your driveway. Anyone with information per- taining to any theft of a vehicle may call Peel Regional Police at (905) 453-3311. Information may also be left anonymously by calling Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or by visiting www.peelcrimestoppers. ca, or sending a text message to CRIMES (274637) with the word PEEL and then your tip. BRAMPTON: Investigators from the 22 Division Criminal In- vestigation Bureau have arrested three males in relation to an inci- dent of assault involving weapons that occurred in Brampton. On Sunday December 10, 2017, at approximately 10:30 p.m., Peel Regional Police were called to a plaza in the area of Steeles Avenue West and McLaughlin Road in the City of Brampton with regards to an assault in the parking lot. A 19 year-old male victim suf- fered minor injuries was beaten with bats and was treated at a lo- cal hospital. A number of bystanders re- corded the incident and posted the video on social media. The vid- eos garnered media attention - ul- timately assisting police in identi- fying people involved. The arrested are all from Brampton: Gurpreet Singh, a 20 year-old male; Karanbir Singh, a 22 year-old male and; Harbir Singh, a 22 year-old male. All three accused are now in custody and scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice, Brampton, on January 17, 2018. Life Sciences Consortium Launched 3 Arrested In Brampton Assault Case Peel Police Warn Of Potential Vehicle Warm-Up Thefts