Business View Civil and Municipal | Volume 2, Issue 10

35 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 2, ISSUE 10 Labs, a cannabis extraction company, opened a facility in Aylmer, setting up in a 2000-square- meter former tobacco plant. “They just added 50 new employees in the last year,” Grozelle reports. “They started off small, with two employees, and they are continuing to grow. They do a lot of the processing for a number of other cannabis companies that are actual growers.” Another community employer, Aylmer Home Hardware, recently opened in a new location, expanding its square footage. With the purchase of 65 acres of industrial land, the town is working to develop a new business park, listing the park for sale in hopes of enticing a large anchor tenant. “That would allow us to develop the park around that specific tenant, so that when we’re planning the roads, we don’t have a road running in the middle of where they want their parcel of land,” says Grozelle, who adds that there has been a lot of interest, not only from local companies, but also from www.cbre.ca TOP TALENT. INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. Team MacDougall specializes in Investment and Land transactions in the Southwestern Ontario market. Recently partnering with the Town of Aylmer, our Team has built on our track record of success to provide real client advantage. CBRE is a global leader in commercial real estate services, providing unparalleled local market insight, integrated services and proven expertise. For more information, please contact: Kevin MacDougall** +1 519 286 2013 Sean MacDougall* +1 519 286 2022 AYLMER , ONTAR IO those outside of the county, including the U.S. A second commercial park with some land still available was waiting for the removal of a highway bypass hold until recently. Grozelle shares, “We are very fortunate that the province has removed that and now we’re able to look at those lands and develop a plan to further develop that park to full completion. There is a big project that we’re looking at now.” Working with Erth Corp., the community of Aylmer has recently installed two new EV chargers, with the possibility of adding more. In other green initiatives, the town is currently looking at grant opportunities which would