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   // Otherwise, point to the window if nothing else and navigate.
   case '': type = 'window';
   default: if (href) eval(type + '.location.href = "' + href + '"');
  }
 }

 // Whatever happens, hide the menus when clicked.
 hideAllBut(0);
}


function getTree(menuNum, itemNum){
 // Array index is the menu number. The contents are null (if that menu is not a parent)
 // or the item number in that menu that is an ancestor (to light it up).
 itemArray = new Array();

 while(1){
  itemArray[menuNum] = itemNum;
  // If we've reached the top of the hierarchy, return.
  if (menuNum == 0) 
		return itemArray;
  itemNum = menu[menuNum][0].parentItem;
  menuNum = menu[menuNum][0].parentMenu;
 }
}

// Pass an array and a boolean to specify colour change, true = over colour.
// N.B: Uses global litNow array which contains items in hierarchy.
function changeCol(isOver){
 // Cycle through array searching for items to change.
 for (count = 0; count < litNow.length; count++){
  // If item number is present, change its colour.
  if (litNow[count]){
   // Nest two WITH's, the last being more specific to allow item hover colours.
   with (menu[count][0]) with (menu[count][litNow[count]]){
    newCol = isOver ? overCol : backCol;

    // Change the colours of the div/layer background.
    if (isNS4) 
			ref.bgColor = newCol;
    else 
			ref.backgroundColor = newCol;
   }
  }
 }
}

function hideAllBut(menuNum){
	// Get array of parent menus (item numbers irrelevant, just pass '1').
	var keepMenus = getTree(menuNum, 1);
	
 	// ...and work through it, hiding menus that are not its ancestors/itself.
 	for (count = 1; count < menu.length; count++)
		if (!keepMenus[count] && menu[count]) 
			//for(i=1;i<menu[count].length; i++)
				menu[count][0].ref.visibility = 'hidden';
			 
	// Dim all the items in litNow array.
 	changeCol(false);
}


// *** MENU CONSTRUCTION FUNCTIONS ***
function Menu(isVert, popInd, x, y, width, pad, overCol, backCol, borderClass, textClass){
 // True or false - a vertical menu?
 this.isVert = isVert;
 // The popout indicator used (if any) for this menu.
 this.popInd = popInd
 // Position and size settings.
 this.x = x;
 this.y = y;
 this.width = width;
 this.pad = pad;
 // Colours of menu and items.
 this.overCol = overCol;
 this.backCol = backCol;
 // The stylesheet class used for item borders and the text within items.
 this.borderClass = borderClass;
 this.textClass = textClass;
 // Parent menu and item numbers, indexed later.
 this.parentMenu = null;
 this.parentItem = null;
 // Reference to the object's style properties (set later).
 this.ref = null;
}

function Item(text, href, type, length, spacing, target){
 this.text = text;
 this.href = href;
 this.type = type;
 this.length = length;
 this.spacing = spacing;
 this.target = target;
 this.parentMenu = null;
 this.parentItem = null;
 // Reference to the object's style properties (set later).
 this.ref = null;
}

function createMenus(){
 if (!isDyn) return;

 // Loop through menus, using properties of menu description object, i.e. x, y, width etc...
 for (currMenu = 0; currMenu < menu.length; currMenu++)
 if (menu[currMenu]) with (menu[currMenu][0]){
  // Variable for holding HTML for items and positions of next item.
  var str = '', itemX = 0, itemY = 0;

  // In NS4, since borders are assigned to the table rather than layer, increase padding.
  if (isNS4) pad++;

  // Remember, items start from 1 in the array (0 is menu object itself, above).
  // Also use properties of each item nested in the other with() for construction.
  for (currItem = 1; currItem < menu[currMenu].length; currItem++) with (menu[currMenu][currItem]){
   var itemID = 'menu' + currMenu + 'item' + currItem;

   // The width and height of the menu item - dependent on orientation!
   // NS6 disagrees with other browsers as to whether borders increase widths, so fix here.
   var shrink = (borderClass && isDOM && !document.all ? 2 : 0)
   var w = (isVert ? width : length) - shrink;
   var h = (isVert ? length : width) - shrink;
	
	 // Create a div or layer text string with appropriate styles/properties.
   if (isDOM || isIE4){
    str += '<div id="' + itemID + '" style="position: absolute; left: ' + itemX +
     '; top: ' + itemY + '; width: ' + w + '; height: ' + h + '; visibility: inherit; ';
    if (backCol) str += 'background: ' + backCol;
    str += '" ';
   }
   if (isNS4){
    str += '<layer id="' + itemID + '" left="' + itemX + '" top="' + itemY + '" width="' + 
     w + '" height="' + h + '" visibility="inherit" ';
    if (backCol) str += 'bgcolor="' + backCol + '" ';
   }
   if (borderClass) str += 'class="' + borderClass + '" ';
   
   // Add mouseover and click handlers and finish div/layer.
   str += 'onMouseOver="popOver(' + currMenu + ',' + currItem + ')" onMouseOut="popOut(' +
     currMenu + ',' + currItem + ')" onClick="popClick(' + currMenu + ',' + currItem + ')">';

   // Add contents of item...
   if (target > 0){
	 	//alert(target+","+currMenu+","+currItem);
    // Set target's parents to this menu item.
    menu[target][0].parentMenu = currMenu;
    menu[target][0].parentItem = currItem;

		
    // Add a popout indicator - before text so it shows up below text in NS4.
    if (popInd){
     if (isNS4) str += '<layer class="' + textClass + '" left="'+ (w - 15) + '" top="' +
      (pad/2 +2) + '">' + popInd + '</layer>';
     else str += '<div class="' + textClass + '" style="position: absolute; left: ' + (w - 15) +
      '; top: ' + (pad/2 +2) + '">' + popInd + '</div>';
    }
   }

	 // For NS4, if a border is assigned, add a spacer to push border out to layer edges.
   // The text layer must completely overlay this table as well for proper click capturing.
   // Add a link both to generate an onClick event and to stop the ugly I-beam text cursor appearing.
   if (isNS4) str += (borderClass ? '<spacer type="block" width="' + (w - 8) + '" height="' +
    (h - 8) + '">' : '') +
    '<layer left="' + pad + '" top="' + (pad/2 +2)+ '" width="' + (w - (2 * pad)) + '" height="' +
    (h - (2 * pad)) + '">'+(currMenu ? '&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;':'') +'<a class="' + textClass + '" href="#" ' +
    'onClick="popClick(' + currMenu + ',' + currItem + '); return false" ' +
    'onMouseOver="status=\'\'; return true;">' + text + '</a></layer>';

   // IE4+/NS6 is an awful lot easier to work with sometimes.
   else str += '<div class="' + textClass + '" style="position: absolute; left: ' + pad +
    '; top: ' + (pad/2 +2) + '; width: ' + (w - (2 * pad)) + '; height: ' + (h - (2 * pad)) +
    '">' + (currMenu ? '&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;':'') +text + '</div>';

   // Finish off item.
   str += (isNS4 ? '</layer>' : '</div>');

   // Move next item position down or across by this item's length and additional spacing.
   // Subtract 1 so borders overlap slightly.
   if (isVert) itemY += length + spacing - 1;
   else itemX += length + spacing - 1;

  // End loop through items and with([menu[currMenu][currItem]).
  }



  // Now, write the menu to the document depending on browser capabilities.
  // N.B: Still using properties of menu[currMenu][0] like 'ref' etc...
  // Insert a div tag to the end of the BODY with menu HTML in place for IE4+.
  if (document.all){
   // Give a small width and height to stop IE4 sizing to full body. Thanks to Jeff Blum
   // for pointing this out. Also, thanks to Paul Maden for helping debug this, apparently
   // the width must be a miniumum of 3 for it to work in IE4.
   document.body.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeEnd', '<div id="menu' + currMenu + 'div" ' +
    'style="position: absolute; width: 3; height: 3; visibility: hidden; z-index: 1000">' +
     str + '</div>');
   ref = getSty('menu' + currMenu + 'div');
  }
  // In NS6+ or other DOM but non-IE browsers, create a new DIV node and add text...
  else if (isDOM){
   var newDiv = document.createElement('div');
   document.body.appendChild(newDiv);
   newDiv.innerHTML = str;
   ref = newDiv.style;
    
   ref.position = 'absolute';
   ref.visibility = 'hidden';
  }
  // In NS4, create a reference to a new layer and write the items to it.
  else if (isNS4){
   ref = new Layer(0);
   ref.document.write(str);
   ref.document.close();
  }

  // Chuck some positions in here. Only really relevant for root menu.
  ref.left = x;
  ref.top = y;
  // Set the default cursor for the menu to be the hand (or 'pointer' if you're the W3C or
  // Mozilla Project and just trying to be difficult :)...
  //alert(ref);
	if (!isNS4) ref.cursor = (document.all ? 'hand' : 'pointer');
  // IE has z-indices assigned already, IE4 doesn't like them done here for some reason.
  if (!document.all) ref.zIndex = 1000;

  // Now items have been written, loop through them again to set up references.
  for (currItem = 1; currItem < menu[currMenu].length; currItem++){
   itemName = 'menu' + currMenu + 'item' + currItem;
   if (isDOM || isIE4) menu[currMenu][currItem].ref = getSty(itemName);
   if (isNS4){
    menu[currMenu][currItem].ref = ref.document[itemName];
    // Also capture clicks on that item layer's document...
    with (ref.document[itemName]){
     document.captureEvents(Event.CLICK);
     document.onclick = new Function('popClick(' + currMenu + ', ' + currItem + ')');
    }
   }
  }

 // End loop through menus and with (menu[currMenu][0]).
 }

 // Show the root menu now that's all over. Phew!
 menu[0][0].ref.visibility = 'visible';
}


// Syntaxes:    *** START EDITING HERE, READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY! ***
//
// menu[menuNumber][0] = new Menu(Vertical menu? (true/false), 'popout indicator', left, top,
// width, padding, 'hover colour', 'background colour', 'border stylesheet', 'text stylesheet');
//
// Left and Top are measured on-the-fly relative to the top-left corner of its trigger, or
// for the root menu, the top-left corner of the page.
//
// menu[menuNumber][itemNumber] = new Item('Text', 'URL', 'link type', length of menu item,
//  additional spacing to next menu item, number of target menu to popout);
//
// If no target menu (popout) is desired, set it to 0. Likewise, if your site does not use
// frames, pass an empty string as a frame target. The 'colItem' function call in the 'Reopen'
// sample menu is an example constructor, see below in the 'Optional Code' section.
//
// Something that needs explaining - the Vertical Menu setup. You can see most menus below
// are 'true', that is they are vertical, except for the first root menu. The 'length' and
// 'width' of an item depends on its orientation -- length is how long the item runs for in
// the direction of the menu, and width is the lateral dimension of the menu. Just look at
// the examples and tweak the numbers, they'll make sense eventually :).
//
// Something else - the 'link type'. Introduced in v2.0, it was originally the name of a
// target frame. Now, you specify an empty string '' to open the URL in the current window,
// 'js:' to specify a JavaScript function, or a valid reference to a window/frame, e.g.
// 'top.leftFrame' or 'parent.popupWin'. Thanks to Martin J. Cole for suggesting the syntax!

var menu = new Array();
// Default variables passed to most menu constructors (just passed to functions, not
// a global variable - makes things easier to change later in bulk).



	menu[0] = new Array();
	menu[0][0] = new Menu(false, '',  startLeft, startTop, navHeight, 0, mainOver, mainBack, 'itemBorder', 'CommunityNavText');

countMainItem = 0;


	
	
		countMainItem++;
		menu[0][countMainItem] = new Item( '&nbsp;<input name=Image type=Image src=/images/site/arrow.jpg> Labour Market', '', '', mainItemLen[countMainItem], 2, countMainItem);
		menu[countMainItem] = new Array();
		menu[countMainItem][0] = new Menu(true, '', 0, navHeight, 180, 0, defOver, defBack, 'itemBorder', 'CommunityDefText');
		
			var countSubItem = 0;
			
				
				
					countSubItem++;
					menu[countMainItem][countSubItem] = new Item('Population by Age', '/community/Welland/market/popAge.cfm', '', defHeight, 0, 0);			
				
			
				
				
					countSubItem++;
					menu[countMainItem][countSubItem] = new Item('Population by Education', '/Community/Welland/market/popEdu.cfm', '', defHeight, 0, 0);			
				
			
				
				
					countSubItem++;
					menu[countMainItem][countSubItem] = new Item('Labour Force', '/Community/Welland/market/labour.cfm', '', defHeight, 0, 0);			
				
			
				
				
					countSubItem++;
					menu[countMainItem][countSubItem] = new Item('Labour Force by Industry', '/Community/Welland/market/LabIndustry.cfm', '', defHeight, 0, 0);			
				
			
		
	
	
	

	
	
		countMainItem++;
		menu[0][countMainItem] = new Item( '&nbsp;<input name=Image type=Image src=/images/site/arrow.jpg> Business', '', '', mainItemLen[countMainItem], 2, countMainItem);
		menu[countMainItem] = new Array();
		menu[countMainItem][0] = new Menu(true, '', 0, navHeight, 180, 0, defOver, defBack, 'itemBorder', 'CommunityDefText');
		
			var countSubItem = 0;
			
				
				
					countSubItem++;
					menu[countMainItem][countSubItem] = new Item('Financial Institutions', '/Community/Welland/Business/financialIn.cfm', '', defHeight, 0, 0);			
				
			
				
				
					countSubItem++;
					menu[countMainItem][countSubItem] = new Item('Municipal Finances', '/Community/Welland/Business/municipalFinances.cfm', '', defHeight, 0, 0);			
				
			
				
				
					countSubItem++;
					menu[countMainItem][countSubItem] = new Item('ICI Real Estate', '/Community/Welland/Business/realEstate.cfm', '', defHeight, 0, 0);			
				
			
				
				
					countSubItem++;
					menu[countMainItem][countSubItem] = new Item('Potential Brownfield Sites', '/community/Welland/brownfields/brownfields.cfm', '', defHeight, 0, 0);			
				
			
				
				
					countSubItem++;
					menu[countMainItem][countSubItem] = new Item('Industrial Parks', '/Community/Welland/Business/industrialParks.cfm', '', defHeight, 0, 0);			
				
			
				
				
					countSubItem++;
					menu[countMainItem][countSubItem] = new Item('Property Taxes', '/Community/Welland/Business/PropertyTaxes.cfm', '', defHeight, 0, 0);			
				
			
				
				
					countSubItem++;
					menu[countMainItem][countSubItem] = new Item('Research & Development', '/Community/Welland/Business/RandD.cfm', '', defHeight, 0, 0);			
				
			
				
				
					countSubItem++;
					menu[countMainItem][countSubItem] = new Item('Major Private Employers', '/Community/Welland/Business/privateEmployers.cfm', '', defHeight, 0, 0);			
				
			
				
				
					countSubItem++;
					menu[countMainItem][countSubItem] = new Item('Major Public Employers', '/Community/Welland/Business/publicEmployers.cfm', '', defHeight, 0, 0);			
				
			
		
	
	
	

	
	
		countMainItem++;
		menu[0][countMainItem] = new Item( '&nbsp;<input name=Image type=Image src=/images/site/arrow.jpg> Transportation & Infrastructure', '', '', mainItemLen[countMainItem], 2, countMainItem);
		menu[countMainItem] = new Array();
		menu[countMainItem][0] = new Menu(true, '', 0, navHeight, 180, 0, defOver, defBack, 'itemBorder', 'CommunityDefText');
		
			var countSubItem = 0;
			
				
				
					countSubItem++;
					menu[countMainItem][countSubItem] = new Item('Distance to Markets', '/Community/Welland/transport/market.cfm', '', defHeight, 0, 0);			
				
			
				
				
					countSubItem++;
					menu[countMainItem][countSubItem] = new Item('Highways & Ports', '/Community/Welland/transport/port.cfm', '', defHeight, 0, 0);			
				
			
				
				
					countSubItem++;
					menu[countMainItem][countSubItem] = new Item('Airports', '/Community/Welland/transport/airport.cfm', '', defHeight, 0, 0);			
				
			
				
				
					countSubItem++;
					menu[countMainItem][countSubItem] = new Item('Railway & Intermodal', '/Community/Welland/transport/railway.cfm', '', defHeight, 0, 0);			
				
			
				
				
					countSubItem++;
					menu[countMainItem][countSubItem] = new Item('Communication Infrastructure', '/Community/Welland/transport/communication.cfm', '', defHeight, 0, 0);			
				
			
				
				
					countSubItem++;
					menu[countMainItem][countSubItem] = new Item('Utilities - Gas/Electric', '/Community/Welland/transport/gas.cfm', '', defHeight, 0, 0);			
				
			
				
				
					countSubItem++;
					menu[countMainItem][countSubItem] = new Item('Utilities - Water/Sewage', '/Community/Welland/transport/water.cfm', '', defHeight, 0, 0);			
				
			
		
	
	
	

	
	
		countMainItem++;
		menu[0][countMainItem] = new Item( '&nbsp;<input name=Image type=Image src=/images/site/arrow.jpg> Quality of Life', '', '', mainItemLen[countMainItem], 2, countMainItem);
		menu[countMainItem] = new Array();
		menu[countMainItem][0] = new Menu(true, '', 0, navHeight, 180, 0, defOver, defBack, 'itemBorder', 'CommunityDefText');
		
			var countSubItem = 0;
			
				
				
					countSubItem++;
					menu[countMainItem][countSubItem] = new Item('Schools', '/community/Welland/quality/school.cfm', '', defHeight, 0, 0);			
				
			
				
				
					countSubItem++;
					menu[countMainItem][countSubItem] = new Item('Culture & Health', '/community/Welland/quality/health.cfm', '', defHeight, 0, 0);			
				
			
				
				
					countSubItem++;
					menu[countMainItem][countSubItem] = new Item('Recreation', '/community/Welland/quality/recreation.cfm', '', defHeight, 0, 0);			
				
			
				
				
					countSubItem++;
					menu[countMainItem][countSubItem] = new Item('Media', '/community/Welland/quality/media.cfm', '', defHeight, 0, 0);			
				
			
				
				
					countSubItem++;
					menu[countMainItem][countSubItem] = new Item('Housing Prices', '/community/Welland/quality/house.cfm', '', defHeight, 0, 0);			
				
			
		
	
	
	

	
	
		countMainItem++;
		menu[0][countMainItem] = new Item( '&nbsp;<input name=Image type=Image src=/images/site/arrow.jpg> Economic Development', '', '', mainItemLen[countMainItem], 2, countMainItem);
		menu[countMainItem] = new Array();
		menu[countMainItem][0] = new Menu(true, '', 0, navHeight, 180, 0, defOver, defBack, 'itemBorder', 'CommunityDefText');
		
			var countSubItem = 0;
			
				
				
					countSubItem++;
					menu[countMainItem][countSubItem] = new Item('Contact Information', '/Community/Welland/Economic/Contact.cfm', '', defHeight, 0, 0);			
				
			
				
				
					countSubItem++;
					menu[countMainItem][countSubItem] = new Item('Economic Development Strategies', '/Community/Welland/Economic/DevStrat.cfm', '', defHeight, 0, 0);			
				
			
		
	
	
	


// Here, we handle the onLoad and onResize events. If you are combining this script with
// other scripts that use these events, shift these declarations to the BODY tag.
window.onload = createMenus;
window.onresize = resizeHandler;


// *** OPTIONAL CODE FROM HERE DOWN ***

// This handles the window resize bug in NS4, and optionally centres your menus. I suggest
// leaving this here as otherwise when you resize NS4 horizontally menus are hidden.

var popOldWidth = window.innerWidth;
function resizeHandler()
{
 // If no menus have been created, nothing to do here...
 if (!menu[0][0].ref) return;
 
 if (isNS4 && popOldWidth != window.innerWidth) location.reload()

 // Uncomment these next lines to *** CENTRE/RIGHT ALIGN YOUR MENU ***
 // You must also uncomment the resizeHandler() call at the end of createMenus() above.
 // Edit this expression to anything you want -- note the menu width is hard-coded :).

 //var winWidth = (document.all ? document.body.clientWidth : window.innerWidth)
 //menu[0][0].ref.left = (winWidth / 2) - 100;
 
 // You can extend this code any way you want. Each menu or item has a 'ref' property that
 // is a reference to its style object, so you can move/resize pretty much anything. Go crazy!
}


// Optional 'coloured item' object you can add to your menu array. Delete this if you aren't
// using it, it's not necessary.

// You can alter most constructors, shifting properties between the default Menu() and Item()
// constructors, this is just an example. I built simple polymorphism into the menus beginning
// with v2.1 by nesting with()'s, just make sure everything gets included at least once
// somewhere. If in doubt, the script uses item properties over menu properties as they're more
// specific. Good luck!
function colItem(text, href, type, length, spacing, overCol, backCol, target){
 this.text = text;
 this.href = href;
 this.type = type;
 this.length = length;
 this.spacing = spacing;
 this.overCol = overCol;
 this.backCol = backCol;
 // If you want, add borderClass and textClass in here too. Make sure to add them as
 // parameter to this function above! You can add most parameters of the 'menu' object
 // used in writing menus to the document, such as popout indicators if you want.
 // Alternatively, it could be simpler to just use a bit of JS: menu[x][y].popInd = '...';
 // before creating the menus.
 this.target = target;
 this.ref = null;
}


// This is just the moving command for the example.   *** DELETE ME ***
//moveRoot = new Function('with(menu[0][0].ref) left = ((parseInt(left) < 100) ? 100 : 5);');
// End Hide -->
</script>



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				<td colspan="2" class="sectionHeading" align="left">Services for Business</td>
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						Site Location: help in finding suitable sites for new business/industry
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						Research statistical information related to Welland and surrounding area
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						Venture Niagara
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						Club 2000 (Francophone)
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							<td class="columnHeading" width="60%" align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;Is there an Economic Plan?:&nbsp;&nbsp;YES</td>
							<td class="columnHeading" align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;November, 2004</td>
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						To support existing business/industry.
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						Devote the necessary resources to grow and nurture innovative industry clusters ie: transportation equipment & linked industries and communications & financial services.
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						To target and attract new industry ( ie: auto parts manufacturers).
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						To promote sports tourism and recreational industries.
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						To foster better relationships with upper tier government.
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