increment grant. A“Support Local” initiative has also been introduced to support the smaller enterprises who play a part in the welcoming charm of the community. The mayor elaborates, “It is tied in with small business week, where councillors, the CAO, and our communications director all get out there and kind of shake hands with our business owners. We keep in touch, see how they’re feeling about their business in Thames Centre, and how, in certain cases, the municipality can better support them. That’s been a very successful part of our business outreach.” Smaller businesses are spread across the villages of Thorndale with its defined main street area, and 103 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 04 THAMES CENTRE, ON
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