Business View Civil and Municipal | Volume 2, Issue 10

81 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 2, ISSUE 10 need to attract younger families for balanced growth. Soever reports that the Ontario Provincial Police are having difficulty attracting new recruits because they can’t afford homes in the area and he doesn’t believe young doctors, nurses, pharmacists, or hospitality industry workers can afford to make the move either, with the housing prices the way they are. He notes, “The Attainable Housing Corporation has been really working hard on design criteria and permitting, and we hope to have some shovels in the ground in the next year or so. At least for their first unit. The other thing that we’re looking at right now as part of our official plan review is what can we do to encourage more people to build attainable units.” The major employers in the town are Blue Mountain Resort and Village area where unique tourism-based businesses abound, and there are also two industrial facilities – Breaker Technology, an ASTEC Brand, which fabricates mining equipment and Masaba Canada, which makes conveyor belts. The town is busy working on a transportation master plan, while also recently buying a few parcels of land and constructing paid parking lots with free passes for residents. Shawn Everitt, The Town of The Blue Mountains Chief Administrative Officer says, “We are committed to ensuring both residents and tourists have the opportunity to enjoy all of outdoor wonders and the shops, wineries, restaurants, and more. We are blessed with so many natural amenities such as our trails and open spaces… but we are seeing A client focused practical approach to consulting engineering SERVING CENTRAL & SOUTHERN ONTARIO 519.400.6701 www.wtinfrastructure.ca • MUNICIPAL • INFRASTRUCTURE RENEWAL • BUILDING SCIENCES THE TOWN OF THE BLUE MOUNTA INS , ONTAR IO Courtesy of MASABA Canada