FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 16, 2006

ESRI Canada Limited bolsters presence in Northern Ontario

Toronto, ON - ESRI Canada Limited, the leading geographic information system (GIS) software provider in Canada, is increasing its presence in Northern Ontario with the opening of a new Sudbury office. We are also pleased to announce that Shawn Croisier has joined the company as the Account Manager for Northern Ontario.  Shawn brings a strong GIS/IT background having worked in the public and private sectors for the past 9 years. After graduating from  Sir Sanford Fleming College, Shawn worked for an ESRI Canada Limited Business Partner in the municipal emergency services sector where he built and grew a successful services business for them. Intrigued with municipal government, Shawn then joined the City of Kingston and coordinated an award winning enterprise GIS implementation. This large initiative was as a result of the City's Strategic Technology Study which provided a 5 year plan to guide the City's GIS technology investment, technical infrastructure, organization requirements and return on investment. Shawn was instrumental in managing the study and securing $600,000 of funding from the Province and private sector partners.

"ESRI Canada Limited has long recognized the importance of being close to our customers. We are pleased to announce that in early 2007, ESRI Canada Limited will be opening an office in the City of Greater Sudbury," said Patrick Sun, District Manager, Toronto. "The new Sudbury Office will be responsible for managing the sales and services activities for the Region across Northern Ontario."

Shawn, who was born and raised in Northern Ontario, said he looks forward to returning home early next year to service ESRI Canada Limited's Northern Ontario clients from the Sudbury Office. Until then, Shawn will be based out of the Toronto Office.

About ESRI Canada:
Established in 1984, ESRI Canada is a Canadian owned company specializing in geographic information systems (GIS) solutions. We distribute the world's leading GIS software solutions from ESRI Inc., Miner and Miner, and Azteca. In order to provide organizations with complete industry-specific solutions we have established an extensive business partner program that includes more than 125 Canadian organizations. ESRI Canada also provides professional services including consulting, training, technical support, and enterprise GIS implementation. We are leaders in providing world-class enterprise GIS solutions for many industries including local government, utilities, public safety and defence, business demographics, education, natural resources, and transportation. ESRI Canada has thirteen regional offices across the country, with headquarters in Toronto, Ontario. For more information, please visit http://www.esricanada.com/ or call 1-800-447-9778.

Media Contacts:
Heather Adams
Communications Specialist
ESRI Canada
T: 416-386-6463
E: hadams@esricanada.com
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