Business View Civil and Municipal | March 2021

170 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL MARCH 2021 the Fire and Police Stations. We are currently partnering with Nova Scotia Power who is in the process of constructing a large solar farm out in our industrial park area. This is a pretty green province, but we see ourselves as one of the greenest communities.” Some large employers are utilizing the industrial park already. Gordon Food Services has its Atlantic distribution center there, Emmerson Packaging is on-site, as well as IMP Aerostructures that manufacture aircraft components. “There is room for expansion,” says Porter, “and we are working on that. We have a commercial development bylaw as well, which offers any business that’s expanding with a minimum of $25,000 investment, a tax rebate for 10 years. Essentially they can defer up to 50 percent of their taxes and that is a significant incentive.” “Amherst is constantly improving,” says Kogon,