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Why should Amazon care about where the Ebola vaccine was created? Because it's symbolic of how Winnipeg solves problems and succeeds. And it's symbolic of how Amazon will thrive when it selects Winnipeg for its second corporate headquarters. We are smart. We collaborate. We cooperate. We care. We have a global perspective. Winnipeg has been a centre of commerce for more than 6,000 years, and while we have enjoyed great leaps forward during that time, we are reaching a zenith as a major centre of commerce and innovation. Amazon will prosper here like our virology lab has. The seeds of the Ebola vaccine were planted here more than 30 years ago. Our city leaders came together to clear the way for the National Virology Lab (the only Level Four Bio Security facility in Canada). Winnipeg is now home to some of the world's leading virology experts. This critical mass was possible because of the talent that existed beforehand, but also because the governments, universities and private enterprise collaborated to make it happen. Winnipeg born Dr. Frank Plummer led the team that created the Ebola vaccine. A world-renowned HIV researcher first, Dr. Plummer is typical of the kind of world-leader you'll find here: humble, amazingly intelligent, truly collaborative and transformative. BRIDGING THE L AST MILE FOR EVERY RESTAURANT EVERY WHERE Joshua Simair is a Winnipeg leader of a different kind. As the co-founder of Skip the Dishes, Josh led a team determined to radically improve restaurant delivery service. His vision was to give customers better choice and better service, while also giving a delivery service to every restaurant who wanted one. The restaurant industry didn't even know it needed Skip the Dishes. Now thousands of restaurants depend on it as a more efficient home delivery option while millions of consumers enjoy the convenience of a good curry or bento box or poutine at home. Likewise, Chris Bond founded Thinkbox Software (an Amazon company) in Winnipeg, which provides creative tools and software for many different kinds of projects including the world's largest feature films. Backed by a team of talented software developers and visual effects experts, Thinkbox technology has gone on to be used in engineering and medical industries to create, visualize and modify datasets as large as city streets and as small as microscopic cells. But you know about Thinkbox already. SHORTENING YOUR FIRST AND L AST MILE We can help you make your first mile (into the office every morning) amazing and the last mile (to your customers) as effortless as possible. Imagine the new Amazon Canadian headquarters in a dynamic downtown campus. Thousands of your employees in leafy neighbourhoods that let them get into the office with an average commute time of just 20 minutes. Cycling to work will be popular with miles of dedicated bike lanes leading into the core from around the city. Transit offers clean, low-stress ways into the core every day too, including on the city's expanding rapid transit system. WE ARE SMART. WE COLLABORATE. WE COOPERATE. WE CARE. WE HAVE A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE. A M A Z O N P R O P O S A L 19