Business View Magazine | March 2018

138 piece of available land and hasn’t regretted that decision.It’s nowhome to the Canadian International HockeyAcademy (CIHAcademy)-eastern Canada’s pre- mier hockeyprep school.As for green initiatives,Clar- ence-Rockland does leaf waste collection,all kinds of recycling,and has committedmanybuildings to storm water management.They’re currently in the process of changingmunicipal lighting to LED,whichwill help the environment and bring savings on hydro costs. TheMayor touts the city’s location as“such a positive thing: the forest,the river,accessibility to the Lauren- tians.For shopping,we have big names likeWalmart and lots of unique small retail stores.Our eclecticmix of urban and agricultural is a great environment for raising kids.Wewent in partnershipwith the school board and built a sportsplexwith a pool.TheYMCAis operating that for us.We then built the libraryon that same school board land and added a theater room with 500 seats that retract into thewall.During the day,it’s used as a cafeteria for the school.” Diversity is another exciting communityasset.Along with both English and French schools,Clarence-Rock- land has beenworking for the last two years on twin- ningwith the cityof Boeun in South Korea.Atwin- ning agreement signed by the two communities on January15th,2018 promises to promote cooperation, understanding among their citizens,and encourage exchanges between the two cities.Mayor Desjardins CLARENCE-ROCKLAND, ONTARIO