Business View Civil and Municipal | Volume 2, Issue 10

56 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 2, ISSUE 10 MALAHIDE TOWNSHIP, ONTARIO A perfect place for business L ooking for the ideal spot to slow down, unwind, and just get away from it all? Then look no further than beautiful Malahide Township in southwestern Ontario. Only a 45-minute drive southeast of London, the rural area is full of charming villages, quaint retail shops, shimmering beaches, and scenic walking trails. Known for its agricultural industry, residents and visitors can pick produce straight from the fields or buy it fresh from a roadside vendor. Malahide’s rich history officially goes back to 1810, when it was named after Ireland’s Malahide Castle, the birthplace of Colonel Thomas Talbot, the Land Grant Administrator. In 1998, the current municipality amalgamated from the original Township of Malahide, the former Township of South Dorchester, and the former village of Springfield. Today, Malahide maintains its rural roots while also encouraging new businesses to succeed. “We’re an agricultural centre with an overall population of around 10,000, but we have three small urban centers,” explains Township Mayor Dave Mennill. “There’s Springfield with about 600 people, Copenhagen with about 200, and Port Bruce with roughly 900 in the summer and 150 in the winter. For the last 50 or 60 years, Malahide has been a conglomerate of immigrant societies. Initially, it was the