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130 131 it to receive revenue to offset the hydro costs incurred in running the operation. The facility is also fostering a great deal of commercial and residential development along the corridor where it’s located. Five hundred new homes are slated to be built in the area in the next few years. With respect to infrastructure, much of the work is done at the local municipal level. However, the County has an engineer and a county roads system which intersects with the municipalities on critical assets such as main bridges. Middle- sex County is definitely engaged as a partner in that type of process to ensure everything that’s needed is available to go forward. Several of the County’s small urban centers,municipalities with a population around 20,000, have significant down- town areas.The largest center, Strathroy, has had a downtown improvement program running for over ten years that invests in the facades of private busi- nesses through what Ontario calls a CIP (Commu- nity Improvement Plan). It’s a formalized plan that showcases the investments a municipality is going to make each year in partnership with private investors. www.quadro.net sales@quadro.net 1.800.265.4983 The world in your hands, power at your fingertips. MIDDLESEX COUNTY, ONTARIO The predominately rural municipality of North Middlesex had a unique situation back in 2013. At that time, the county had an influx of invest- ment into wind turbines, and North Middlesex established a Community Vibrancy Agreement with the turbine company, whereby they re- ceived amenity fees up to $250,000 a year from the operations. Those funds are being invested by the municipality in the local hospital, com- munity development fund programs, façade pro- grams, an endowment fund, and operating and capital projects. Ultimate benefits are achieved by combining private investments and environmen- tal sustainability for the community good. Finn declares “the future is very bright for Middlesex County.We’re having record-breaking results with respect to building permits. One municipality saw an eight percent growth in pop- ulation over the last census period.We’re seeing a real continuance of residential and commercial development, as well as industrial interest in our community. The message I want to give is that we’re here to help every step of the way. Our motto is: ‘Invest in Middlesex County, we appreci- ate your business.’We thank people for investing in the County, and we know their business will increase in value by choosing to locate here.” THE MOST DYNAMIC, PRIVATELY OWNED RAIL DISTRIBUTION FACILITY IN CANADA TO ANYWHERE IN THE US, CANADA AND MEXICO www.hcllogistics.ca Direct rail lines into our 430,000 sq. ft. facility 350 lb. indoors overhead crane capacity CN/CP/GWRR accessible facility Warehousing and distribution Transloading capabilities Railcar storage Our transloading services are most effective when shipping in and out of a 160km radius around London, Ontario, Canada. PREFERRED VENDORS n Quadro www.quadro.net Quadro Communications Co-operative Inc. was estab- lished in November 1994, and is one of several independent communications companies in Southwestern Ontario and has proudly served the rural community for over 90 years. Once a small telephone company, today Quadro is a leading rural provider of Telephone, Internet, TV ,Mobility, Computer Repair and IT Solution services. In 2016 Quadro announced their completed overbuild of its legacy copper network to a 100 percent fibre-to-the-home network, in its original serving area, the first of its kind in Canada. Quadro was recently honored with the title Smart Rural Community by NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, which cited Quadro’s advanced communications services and collaboration with local leaders in the communities it serves as some of the keys to its success. n HCL Logistics www.hcllogistics.ca