March 2017 | Business View Magazine

170 171 former Township of Sandwich South. Today, Tecumseh is a mixture of sub- urban, rural, and industrial areas that provides community living with big city access and opportunities. The Town offers its residents attractive neighborhoods, a thriving business and commercial sector, a healthy agricultural region, and a number of recreational activities. Its location with- in the Windsor-Detroit metropolitan area provides a prime transportation network and business landscape that supports local and global industry growth. “We’re at the epicenter of North America,” says Mayor Gary McNamara. “We’re a day’s ride from a hundred-plus million residents between Canada and the United States. So, certainly, we’re well-positioned.” In addition, Tecumseh has worked with its federal and provincial partners on different transportation projects that help residents and products get to and from the border—and throughout Essex County—safely and efficiently. The Town has been the recipient of more than $200 million in transportation improvements to local and international network con- nections. In addition, the provincial gov- Tecumseh, Ontario AT A GLANCE Tecumseh, Ontario WHAT: A town of 25,000 WHERE: On Lake Clair in southwestern Ontario WEBSITE: www.tecumseh.ca We’re at the epicenter of North America. We’re a day’s ride from a hundred-plus million residents between Canada and the United States. So, certainly, we’re well-positioned. Gary McNamara MAYOR