Economic Development and Diversification Strategy

Elliot Lake, Ontario

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The City of Elliot Lake Economic Development and Diversification Strategy ("Elliot Lake! Practical Solutions for Practical Realities") is a 10-year strategy, created in 2012. ## Purpose To update the previous strategy from 1994. The current document has new strategies for meeting today's challenges. ## Method The Elliot Lake Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC) retained the consulting services of urbanMetrics and BrookMcIlroy to prepare the strategy. The EDAC did so on behalf of the City. ## Initial focus The consultants initially focused on: * Exploring the possibilities of diversifying our existing business environment * Preparing and implementing a monitoring plan ## Updated focus After the collapse of the Algo Centre Mall, the consultants updated the focus to include: * Preparing a Retail Market Demand and Impact Analysis * Revitalizing the commercial heart of Elliot Lake * Providing professional planning advice for the redevelopment of our downtown area ## Input The strategy includes input from more than 500 community stakeholders. It was developed over an eight-month period. ## Results The result of this work is the Economic Development and Diversification Strategy. ## Version française Stratégie de diversification et de développement économique pour Elliot Lake (Elliot Lake! Solutions pratiques pour des réalités pratiques). Contact Us Subscribe to this Page