Business View Civil and Municipal | September 2022

88 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 9 the Welcome Centre. If people don’t stop in Walsh, the next visitor information centre that they have is in Medicine Hat and we’ve lost them,” says Aaserud. Hamilton adds, “Since we took over last year our visitor numbers have doubled for the Visitor Centre. It’s an effective way to bring people in and show them what is in Cypress County.” Sharing his thoughts on what the future holds for Cypress County, Hamilton offers, “We recognize the value of agriculture industry. So, we’d like to see some more of that in the county, and some more irrigation, possibly. There have been quite a few industries around, potato manufacturer plants and things like that, and we feel that we have the lands and enough irrigation here that we could possibly take something like that on if we got the chance. That’s one of the things we are looking forward to in the future.” As a final thought, Hamilton adds, “Cypress County is a hidden gem in this province. If you want to discover opportunity, you need to come down to PREFERRED VENDORS/ PARTNERS n EDF Renewables www.edf-re.com n White Fox Group Ltd. www.whitefox.site Cypress County. The opportunities for your family, and for your business, are endless. We see a very bright, viable, and sustainable future with many wonderful things to happen.”