April 2017 | Business View Magazine

106 107 Mount Pearl, Newfoundland mercial.That kind of change goes on forever.” Planned infrastructure projects include several million dollars being spent this year on Com- monwealth Ave. and Donovan Park upgrades, regular street maintenance and sidewalk work. Also on tap: when the Summit Center was built, the community swimming pool was closed. Now the challenge is how to repurpose this large, two-story building. Turn it over to the public sector (they’ve had offers) or redevelop it as a community center? Long-term investment in the community continues to be high, and creative solutions are in the works. Mayor Simms says it best, “We want people who live in ‘the Pearl’ to feel they are in a spe- cial place.Where snow clearing is better, parks are better, municipal services are better – we do things innovatively and, more important, cost-effectively. Which is why Mount Pearlers don’t want to leave. Logistically speaking, we are a couple of miles inland from the seacoast, but we certainly share and enjoy the St. John’s Harbor, just 10 or 15 minutes away. Same with the International Airport.Mount Pearl is in the center of the region and the peninsula.All roads lead to Mount Pearl!