Uploaded on 2014-12-08 by Lance101

Lake Ontario (S) Financial District (F) People (S,F) Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (S,F) 2. Describe your findings based on the concept of stocks and flows by presenting the necessary information or examples. Toronto sits on the north shore of Lake Ontario, which is one of the five great lakes. Collectively they make up 84% of all surface fresh water in North America and 21% of the earth’s surface fresh water and are the largest surface fresh water system in the world. This is a significant asset and a very large stock that also encompasses a flow. The financial district (Bay St.) is the Canadian equivalent of Wall St. It is home to our stock market and home to our Big 5 banks. Most large financial transaction in Canada passes through this district as a significant flow. Toronto is Canada’s largest city and the 4th largest in North America. A significant number of residents in the outlying metro area commute into the city proper on a daily basis. The stretch of highway 401 that passes through the north end of Toronto is listed as the busiest stretch of highway in North America. These factors make for a significant flow of people through the Metro Toronto area. Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment are the owner/operators of the Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL), The Toronto Raptors (NBA), The Toronto FC (MLS), and The Toronto Marlies (AHL). They own 4 of the 6 major sports teams in the city. They attract over 2 million fans a year collectively which account for a billion dollars per year in cash flow through the city. They are also a significant stock because no major sports team has ever left Toronto and probably never will. 3. Imagine and shortly describe how these stocks and flows could change in the future for the benefit of your area. Lake Ontario is currently used to cool most of the office towers in the financial district due to the fact that it is an extremely deep lake and the water at the bottom of the lake never gets above 3ᵒ C. Cold water is pumped into a central station where heat exchangers distribute the cold water to the individual buildings for independent cooling without the need for electricity. This flow system could be greatly expanded within the city and also utilized by other major cities situated along the Great Lakes basin. ![enter image description here][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14180136395502808.jpg