Grimsby, Ontario

8 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 3 harvest year. With that in mind, the Forty Creek Whiskey distillery just finished remodelling its retail store with the addition of a picnic area for the summer of 2022. Although the pandemic hit the region hard, the community came together and restaurants and businesses were able to say afloat and in many cases prosper. In 2019, there were seven empty storefronts downtown but throughout the pandemic they’ve been filled. “We have a good community that has supported restaurants with takeout when they can’t eat in, so it has been a struggle but it’s been a true community effort for people helping other people and shopping local,” says Jordan. Grimsby comes equipped with broadband internet and electric vehicle chargers and the town is working toward its Downtown Reimagined project to enhance streetscapes and make the historic core more friendly. In the future, Jordan is looking forward to the completion of all the beneficial projects and to TOWN OF GR IMSBY , ONTAR IO