Business View Civil and Municipal | January 2021

158 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL JANUARY 2021 Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario, is presently eyeing its own partnership with private developers and property owners for a GO train station that could come to Beamsville, as Metrolinx embarks on a GO expansion into Niagara. GO expansion into Niagara and the ability to usher Greater Toronto Area travelers into Lincoln would be a key component to supporting their tourism strategy and contribute to economic development by giving workers greater flexibility for commuting in and out of Lincoln. “Lincoln is one of four locations identified in that plan, along with Grimsby, St. Catharines, and Niagara Falls,” says Mike Kirkopoulos, Chief Administrative Officer. “As a result of the change in government, the transit-oriented communities model really moved forward. Our private sector company, Court Holdings Ltd., owns 38 acres around our proposed GO station, and they’ve been in conversation with the region, the Town, and the provincial government about YOUR LOCAL UTILITY YOUR LOCAL UTILITY YOUR LOCAL UTILITY PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE ASSISTING LOCAL BUSINESSES WITH ENERGY SAVINGS DELIVERING SAFE AND RELIABLE ELECTRICITY NIAGARA PENINSULA ENERGY Your Local Utility Supporting Our Communities With All Their Energy Needs YOUR LOCAL UTILIT Y