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Business World Magazine |
June - July 2016
palities the size of Caledon don’t even have a
dedicated team in place.
Moving forward, the Town of Caledon is ex-
cited to continue developing the Whitebelt to
excel not only residentially, commercially and
educationally, but environmentally as well. The
town council is also planning on establishing
“industrial villages” – such as a freight truck-
ing community – which would be strategically
dispersed throughout Caledon to negate the
inconvenience of industrial activity for other
residents.
“We’re putting an 80-year plan in place to
ensure that all future developments coincide
with our vision,” explains Mayor Thompson.
“That way when developers come to town,
they won’t just be building what they want, but
rather what’s best for the community.”
The Town of Caledon is doing its part to
help attract the right developers by favorably
rezoning lands and putting the infrastructure
in place to make land acquisition more ap-
pealing. At the moment, Caledon has three
properties that are “shovel-ready” for suitable
partners. The town is also engaging in com-
munity consultation for a new recreation cen-
tre in Mayfield West and is looking to provide
a new hospital and greater post-secondary op-
portunities for residents in the near future.
“So there’s a lot of creative planning hap-
pening on our end, but every step of the way
our 75,000 citizens have an opportunity to
have their say, be engaged, and take a role in
what their future is going to look like,” Mayor
Thompson concludes.