Business View Civil and Municipal | September 2022

86 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 9 adds, “The Highway 1 corridor has 25-30,000 vehicles a day. We want to take advantage of that and expand our commercial/industrial base. It’s an excellent opportunity to partner with the residential developments in the south.” Hoping to complete the design phase of the Dunmore Junction development in the fall, the project will be completed in three phases, with lots on the market by fall of 2023. Currently, Cypress County is home to a large number of home-based businesses, many of them located in the rural residential areas. Implying that these are not traditional work-from-home situations, Aaserud explains that many of them are businesses with an unattached building, used by builders, developers, and welders to name a few. Citing a new agro centre, a tractor repair company, and a large riding arena as some of the newest commercial growth in the county, Aaserud maintains that business attraction is an area of focus. She states, “Cypress County is open for business. Of course, we need to Possibilities is currently working on the Eagle Ridge subdivision on the southern side of Dunmore, which is one of the larger communities in Cypress County. With large country lots, only minutes away from urban amenities, this development is a desirable location within the county. Currently in the planning stages is Dunmore Junction, a 220-acre mixed use development on land purchased by Cypress County. Aaserud relays, “On the south side, where the developer Wilde Possibilities is, it’s going to be an extension of that residential-type development. Moving to the north there will be a commercial and industrial type of development.” This land sits at the intersection of the Highway 1 and Township Road 120 corridor. Aaserud We never stop innovating because the future won’t wait . WE ARE EVERYTHING ENERGY . Proud partners with the Blood Tribe on the Cypress Wind Project, Cypress County, AB. www.cypresswind.ca GET TO KNOW US.