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Business World Magazine |
June - July 2016
A BRIGHT FUTURE
for Caledon.”
However, the proposed high speed network
wouldn’t just benefit future investors, as every
business, institution and citizen in Caledon
would also have access to the network. Mayor
Thompson says that staying ahead of the tech-
nological curve will help several of Caledon’s
local businesses thrive – particularly within
the agricultural industry, which is becoming in-
creasingly automated. It would also increase
the viability of working remotely from Caledon
and help keep up with the continued digitiza-
tion of the education system.
“My goal is to have Caledon wired as an in-
telligent municipality within ten years, from one
end to the other,” he affirms. “If we want our
businesses to thrive, if we want to keep busi-
nesses here, we need to be able to offer that
degree of connectivity to them.”
The Town of Caledon’s forward-thinking
doesn’t just apply to economics, as environ-
mental sustainability is also a major priority for
the growing community. Caledon is one of the
provincial leaders in best agricultural practices
such as soil restoration and erosion control,
and the town has the necessary infrastructure