News that Amazon will open a second corporate office in Vancouver is good news for Langford -- according to Mayor Stew Young.
Young says while it's not the highly sought-after second headquarters several North American cities are competing for, including Langford, the fact Amazon is looking north is a good sign:
"I think it's good news for BC, good news for Canada actually because they had 750 jobs announced for Calgary 2 weeks ago, now 1-thousand in BC today for Vancouver. It shows that they are receptive and open for business for Amazon to come here."
Young says for Amazon to choose a BC location for an infusion of 1-thousand jobs ahead of its big decision bodes well for his community and others in Canada vying for the company's "HQ2".
Amazon expects to invest over $5 billion in construction of their second headquarters and create 50,000 high-paying jobs.