Business View Civil and Municipal | Volume 2, Issue 10

63 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 2, ISSUE 10 S outhwestern Ontario is home to the friendly town of Plympton-Wyoming. Conveniently located 60 minutes from the City of London and only 15-minutes from Sarnia, travelling is easy via King’s Highway 402. Plympton-Wyoming offers gorgeous landscapes as well as sandy beaches along the shoreline of Lake Huron. Always renowned for its rich farmland and prosperous agricultural industry, the area is abundant with fruit orchards, sugar shacks, and roadside farm stands. The town was officially created in 2001, when the Township of Plympton and the formerly independent Village of Wyoming amalgamated. Two decades later, it’s a diverse town blending both rural and urban lifestyles with a wide range of amenities and services. Mayor Lonny Napper shares, “I have lived in the area almost 80 years, so we’ve got a lot of history. People are friendly. In December 2010, we had a big snowstorm, and 1,500 motorists were stranded along Highway 402. Residents opened their homes and just brought people in. If somebody here gets down on hard times, everyone’s there to help them. It’s a great place to raise your children.” Carolyn Tripp, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), has a slightly different perspective, having arrived in the area five years ago. “There are beautiful shorelines along Lake Huron most people aren’t even aware of. The sunsets are second to none. As the Mayor said, it’s a community that takes care of one another. I couldn’t believe how friendly everyone was when I first arrived. I never felt that same warmth in other larger urban areas.” Tripp is just one of many discovering the benefits of living in Plympton-Wyoming. Over the past few years, the town’s population has rapidly increased to around 9,000 and it’s expected the Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census will put the number closer to 10,000. “Our growing population includes families with Town of PLYMPTON- WHEREGOODTHINGSAREGROWING