Trail Growth starts with revitalization Trail is benefiting from the influence of new residents by WHITNEY BLACK
ATTRACTIVE IN MANY WAYS: The city of Trail is currently experiencing a lot of growth; people looking for a different pace of life are flocking to the community. —photo by Brian Findlow
With the vast majority of its workforce retiring at an accelerating pace, Trail is now seeing an influx of younger, highly skilled immigrants coming into the city.
The new residents are having an influence on the cultural face of the community too.
“There is certainly some attention being paid to the cultural development of the town,” said Marten Kruysse, economic development director for Trail. “The Arlington Hotel has got some things going on. The Cafe Americano was just established and has now tranformed into sort of an entertainment cafe. It is all very neat.”
Along with the cultural development, there has been work started on beautification of the city.
“Aesthetics was something that really needed to be addressed,” said Kruysse. “It’s not something that is on everyone’s tongue, but these are things that are really important and they reflect the very high standard of environmental integrity in the area now.”
According to Kruysse, the arrival of younger people to the city is contributing to Trail’s revitalization in a number of ways.
“They are bringing high skills with them and money and a kind of urban demand,” said Kruysse. “They are demanding that the community have services that are kind of big-city services, and Trail is in a position to provide a lot of them.”
There has also been an influx of people coming from the big cities to Trail for the lifestlye and bringing their businesses with them. And, there have been a greater number of people wanting to retire there too.
“People are relocating and making their contributions,” Kruysse said.
Key Trail contacts
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