Business View Civil and Municipal | Volume 2, Issue 10

36 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 2, ISSUE 10 installation of high-speed fiber. Century buildings and views of beautiful Catfish Creek make for a scenic and welcoming downtown. Throughout the pandemic the Town of Aylmer, and the Aylmer BIA have promoted ‘Shop local’ campaigns encouraging residents to support small business. To protect and restore the beauty and character of the downtown, a community improvement program has been introduced, offering businesses in the area funding to update building facades and do other upgrades. The program, which was announced in August, is being promoted through social media with the hope of drawing more applicants. Participation in the ElgIncentives Program also offers eligible businesses grant opportunities for building upgrades, signage, energy efficiency retrofitting, and other improvements. According to Grozelle, “We have had a lot of investment but we’re looking to invest more. Simplify. Organize. Automate. Since 2002, our mission has been to help organizations like yours manage information. We’ll help you improve organizational effectiveness, save space, time, money and trees, but we’ll also significantly improve your overall customer experience. We are now the leading provider of electronic records management and business process automation in Canada. +1 (866) 692-4448 | thinkdox.com implemented by allow the addition of some renewable energy components at the East Elgin Community Complex. Broadband connectivity upgrades are also on the agenda, as Grozelle explains, “Elgin County is doing an overall review of connectivity, and our community wasn’t eligible for the last round of funding for fiber installations because our internet speeds were too high. We are reviewing now and, hopefully, the outcome is that our internet speeds aren’t high enough and that we could be eligible for more fiber installation.” Up until 2018 the community relied on Eastlink as the sole internet provider, but with the addition of BoxNet, Grozelle is hoping that the competition will spur options like the