Business View Magazine | November 2019

253 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2019 highways roads and parking lots bridges, structures and pile driving canals marine and environmental wind turbines hydro generation radioactive waste remediation subdivisions sewers and watermains industrial and commercial design-build and engineering C O N S T R U C T I O N www.rankinconstruction.ca GR IMSBY , ONTAR IO to build carousels, a motion picture theater, and a “Figure 8” roller coaster. Canada Steamship Lines bought the park in 1916, but its popularity fell after fires consumed many of its wooden buildings. From the 1920s to the 1950s, park attractions gradually closed and developers bought up land to build cottages. Today, Grimsby Beach is still a place where the town’s residents and visitors can boat, fish, walk, and admire the sunset. Going forward, Jordan says that the Grimsby Economic Development Committee is working to attract more businesses to the community, especially institutional or tech businesses that can take advantage of several nearby colleges and universities. “My vision is to expand Grimsby, but do it the right way, so it’s much more of long- term plan than short-term thinking,” he says in conclusion. “It’s a unique place to live because even though we’re growing in population, we’ve still been able to maintain our small-town character. We have a relatively rural atmosphere but with all the amenities of city living with greenspace right at our doorstep. I want Grimsby to utilize its full potential and do the best we can to be cutting edge, to be thinking far ahead in infrastructure and building techniques, so we can be proud for the next multiple generations.”