providing substantial room for community expansion. More significantly, the municipality draws raw water directly from Lake Ontario, ensuring virtually limitless potential for expansion of treated potable water as future needs arise, a critical asset in an era of increasing water scarcity concerns across North America. The town’s electrical infrastructure also represents a major competitive advantage. Its strategic position near major power sources and transmission lines provides access to substantial electrical capacity, particularly valuable for energy-intensive industrial operations. This capability has become increasingly important as manufacturing processes grow more energy-dependent and as Ontario’s overall power grid faces mounting demands. “Our fiber optic internet infrastructure has been expanded throughout the community.This provides ready access to new development seeking high throughput of internet capacity, essential for modern businesses and remote workers alike,” Nobes outlines. These infrastructure investments align with Ontario’s broader economic development strategies that emphasize the need for “investment-ready communities”with pre-built capacity to accommodate growth without delays. By proactively addressing these fundamental systems rather than reacting to 8 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 04 GREATER NAPANEE, ON
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