“I spent my childhood watching my Grandparents give to the community: my Grandfather was Mayor and my Grandmother volunteered in many ways to make the community better.”
lot of people.
business community that we are in this together, we believe in you, and we want to invest in your success. It wasn’t any one program but a series of thoughtful and strategic initia- tives that got us here. We’re focused. The Waterfront Symposium is certainly an example of your collective focus on Council. JG: It is. The Waterfront Symposium is about taking a step back and checking-in with the community about the future
Residential rentals in the downtown are at an all-time high with young professionals, couples, and retirees all wanting to live where they can take advantage of the town’s ameni- ties and enjoy town life. JG: It really does look better.We didn’t go downtown and say Fix up your building! But instead we said Let’s spruce- up Main Street together! It was all part of signalling to the
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SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE • NOVEMBER 2017
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