employer. Retaining them was a huge win for us, and it highlights again the need for an Economic Development department. There is also a bit of a “realtor” aspect to the role of the Economic Development Commissioner. We own industrial land in the Molnar Industrial Park, which is key to attracting business. These are municipally owned assets that we can leverage, hopefully at a profit, to attract new business. As an aside, one of the hurdles we face to growth is the lack of industrial land. We are actively working toward fixing this. Commercial businesses, stores, and restaurants are also vital to the economy and, in most cases, impact citizens directly. One of Heather’s roles is to attract and retain new commercial endeavours. In this role, she works with both the Strathroy Business Improvement Association (BIA) and the Chamber of Commerce. On top of this important role, Heather also oversees our Community Transit – Inter Community Transit operation. 190 Wortley Rd. Martial Arts and Wellness Programs in the Heart of Wortley Village
Mayor’s Message In Strathroy-Caradoc, we are very fortunate to have many industries and businesses, both large and small. Some of these are long-time fixtures, Gray Ridge Eggs, Burnbrae Farms, Meridian Lightweight Technologies, for example. Others are new, such as Norbec in the Molnar Industrial Park. Both keeping those industries and attracting new ones fall under the mandate of our Economic Development Commissioner, Heather Lalonde. Heather joined us in December of 2022 and has a wealth of experience. We are very fortunate to have Heather. From my limited viewpoint, I see the job of Economic Development to be threefold – retention, attraction, and promotion – not just for industry but any commercial endeavour, including stores or restaurants. They all fall under Economic Development. Retention of the current industry is a vital part of Heather’s role. As we have seen lately, the competition amongst municipalities to attract new business is intense. The industrial tax base, along with the accompanying employment, is key to the health of a community. Locally, we saw most recently that Burnbrae chose to remain in Strathroy and build a new plant in the Molnar Industrial Park. I am quite certain that other areas would have loved to attract this stable
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