Business View Civil & Municipal | Volume 2, Issue 8

151 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 2, ISSUE 8 units have been through the planning stages and are approved for development, and the municipality is working with a number of other developers on adding a variety of residential options, including some apartment rentals and homes suitable for retirees. It has also secured a number of federal and provincial grants that will improve the services available to residents, particularly those outside the urban area of Walkerton. The grants include around $4-million to provide high-speed rural broadband and $20-million for 500 rural natural gas hookups, as well as funding for a bridge rehabilitation project in the hamlet of Chepstow. MUNI C I PAL I TY OF BROCKTON, ONTAR IO The regional soccer park in Walkerton is also getting washrooms and concession stands. “We’re experiencing a real inflow of cash for different infrastructure projects,” says Peabody. “There’s all sorts of money flowing in and we’re putting it to good use. We’re really appreciative of our funding partners and our local MPPs and MP, and we are excited to see those projects being completed.” The municipality is also servicing the remainder of its 157-acre East Ridge Business Park to meet increased demand from developers. The multi- million dollar project will see more than 70 acres of prime industrial land become available Natural Gas expansion announcement at Young Farms with MPP Lisa Thompson, MP Bill Walker and Mayor Chris Peabody to the right of the sign, and the Young family to the left. They are one of our largest agribusinesses, which will benefit from the provision of natural gas to power their grain driers.