Business View Civil and Municipal | March 2021

176 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL MARCH 2021 www.sorensenelectric.ca 902-895-5020 333 Industrial Avenue, Unit 3 Truro, Nova Scotia B2N 6V6 Looking to save money on your power bill? We can help you with solar and generator installation. County is 50,000 people. Within the town of Truro itself, which is the urban hub to Colchester County, you are looking at close to 13,000 people. We were primarily built on the railroad, but we still also have a strong agricultural base, as well as a very strong academic base with what used to be the Teachers College, now the Nova Scotia Community College, A\and just across the river we have Dalhousie University’s Agricultural Campus which serves people from right across the country and around the world who study in the field of agriculture and food production for the future.” A gem of the community, Stanfield’s is a company almost as old as the town itself and is well known throughout Canada and even North America for its quality undergarments, especially ‘Long Johns’. “We actually have a pretty diversified economy,” chimes in Truro CAO, Mike Dolter, “and a large industrial park, which we are just now looking at expanding because there is no more space. Because of our location, we are an attractive place to set up shop and there are always people looking. Last year we had a carpet manufacturer shut down permanently and that left a 400,000-foot building was left vacant. It resulted in the loss of quite a few jobs, so we were quite concerned. But then, this fall, we were fortunate to have a local company, Asante Logistics Group, purchase and move into the facility and they’re providing full-service freight and logistic services across Canada, and even internationally.” It was a testament to Truro’s strong economy that when a major employer disappeared, they were replaced in a very short period of time. The town strives to take the steps necessary to support business and create an environment where companies are able to flourish. Dolter notes, “Some of our businesses have gone online, and some have just rolled with the changes. Stanfield’s is a good example, they picked up a $20 million contract to provide PPE during COVID and they kind of retooled and started working with another local company, Intertape