While downtown Arnprior continues to operate at near-capacity as far as available store frontage, looking at 2023, some of that is a case of musical chairs.
That’s Marketing and Economic Development Officer Lindsay Wilson, who delivered her annual Economic Development Review to Council at its municipal meeting March 25th.
Wilson says that when a downtown storefront location becomes available, an information package is prepared for those potentially interested in occupancy.
The Marketing and Economic Development Officer says the upkeep of an inventory of location availability is important.
What the Town does well, it can also do better.
The survey will help determine what categories of businesses are not currently represented in the community, but that shoppers would like to see.
Consultants Fotenn and Shore-Tanner & Associates will do the work on behalf of the Town.
Wilson says the consultants will be collating two separate response streams.
The study will collect input from businesses and shoppers of Arnprior online.
Residents/shoppers please complete the shopper survey here.
https://qualtricsxmc536zp76m.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5it738S2KGEgdbU
Businesses please complete the business survey here.
https://qualtricsxmc536zp76m.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_508ZaFV3QECv35I
The Town also encourages you to register your business for free, if you haven’t already, by completing a business registration form at
https://directory.arnprior.ca/Entries/PreRegister to ensure you do not miss communication on this study and future opportunities to participate.
The Town encourages you to take 5 minutes and complete these short surveys to provide your opinion and valuable feedback on Arnprior’s current economy and how improvements can be made.
By Rick Stow
