Business View Magazine | December 2020

286 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2020 place they’d choose to stop and visit, maybe even stay long-term.” One thing the COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated has been the opportunities in Orillia for those looking to relocate. “The quality of life here, it really is second to none,” says Clarke. “Years ago, young people couldn’t wait to get out of high school and move away for post- secondary, or to find a job. That has all changed in the last ten or 15 years. There’s even data, pre- COVID, suggesting that millennials are making decisions about where to live based more on quality of life than on the actual job. The job is still important, but it’s not the number one criterion.” From an employment perspective, Orillia has a proud industrial heritage, with many past foundries and factories that produced products that served the diverse needs of national defense, mining and the automotive sector. However, the modern-day city has moved to www.kropfindustrial.com • info@kropfindustrial.com • 888.480.3777 We are Ontario’s leading supplier of floating docks, fishing piers, and other floating structures. THANK YOU FOR PARTNERING WITH