rooms, in addition to numerous large cor-
porate greenhouses and manufacturing
companies, help stabilize this backbone by
hiring locals.
“It’s not about going after large invest-
ments. For us, our stability and growth is
going to come from what’s already here,”
Lassaline-Berglund said, stating that rough-
ly 70 per cent of the community’s growth
will come from successful businesses that
are already established in Leamington.
Even though Leamington is home to large
corporate entities, it houses many com-
munity-minded entrepreneurs, which is
why Leamington is an ideal place to start a
business. Leamington’s business owners
are very much available to the community,
whether it be to offer feedback to startups
or assess the feasibility of a new business.
It also helps that property prices, whether
it be commercial, industrial or residential,
are quite inexpensive compared to city lo-
cations.
Up until now, the municipality has let tour-
ism take its own course and visitors came
voluntarily, drawn by the area’s beauty. The
national park, for instance, draws 240,000
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