72 | Business World Magazine |
November 2013
William Penn once wrote, “He that does good for good’s sake seeks neither paradise
nor reward, but he is sure of both in the end.”With respect to the good bit of work go-
ing on in one Canadian community, town leaders are seeking to ensure that residents
and businesses alike not only experience a greater quality of life, but more greatly
reap the rewards to be found from living in a community striving to be a Paradise for
everyone.
Located amidst the lush Avalon Peninsu-
la in the Province of Newfoundland and
Labrador, the town of Paradise has histor-
ically serving as a starting point for one
of the oldest annual road races in Canada,
the Tely 10, a ten-mile dash from Paradise
to Mount Pearl and St. Johns which has
been attracting runners to this area since
1922 (that also makes it one of the oldest
annual races in all of North America). Yet
when it comes to the posting of fast times,
in more recent years, Paradise has prov-
en especially speedy in securing distinc-
tion as the fastest growing municipality
