over the past decade, with ongoing efforts to attract more businesses. Long term, the hope is to bring in commercial and retail businesses that would benefit from the proximity to the highway although Godin admits that bringing the essential infrastructure does pose some financial challenges. “We did evaluate the potential of bringing water and sewer services. It’s very difficult to be doing it on our own,” he asserts.“So, with help from the province or federal, that’s one of the other projects that we’re looking at.” INVESTING IN CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE Infrastructure development is pivotal to Russell Township’s growth strategy, and Bourgon conveys that the forward-thinking investments of a decade ago are the reason for the rapid growth the municipality 299 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 05, ISSUE 08 RUSSELL, ON
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