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Rated IMPORTANCE of: (out of 7) ~ 4 = Neutral. Workforce Planning Availability of skilled labour Availability of training Quality of training Labour colts costs Transportation & Accessibility Availability of transportation Transportation costs Public transit Access to customers 5.7 Access to suppliers Municipal Services Availability of land/buildings Land/building costs Availability of electricity Availability of water/sewer Availability of telecommunications 5.9 General Community Support from the t municipality 5.8 Local permit process Local tax rates 5.7 Local development charges Community amenities 5.4 (e.g. arts, recreation, culture) 5.3 4.8 5.0 5.5 4.5 4.9 3.7 5.0 4.5 4.9 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.5 Rated Ratod SATISFACTION with: (out of 7) ~ 4 = Neutral. Workforce Planning Availability of skilled labour 4.1 Availability of training 4.3 Quality of training 4.4 Labour costs 4.3 Transportation & Accessibility Availability of transportation 4.2 Transportation costs 4.2 Public transit 3.6 3.8 Access to customers 4.7 Access to suppliers 4.7 Municipal Services Availability of land/buildings 4.2 Land/building Landlbuilding costs 4.0 Availability of electricity electrictty 5.4 Availability of water/sewer 5.3 Availability of telecommunications 5.1 General Community Support from the municipality 4.7 Local permit process 4.7 Local tax rates 4.7 Local development charges 4.6 Community amenities 4.7 48 Millier MlIIler Dickinson Blais: Blais; Stony Plain Economic Development Oevelopment Strategy & Action Plan
(e.g. arts, recreation, culture) Reasons for ranking dissatisfaction (1, 2, or 3): Lack of available labour force; need more training available Insufficient population base for skilled IT Lois Lots are too big for starter businesses. Difficult to find space to expand out of 'home-based'.. Local permitting process is very confusing. Insufficient parking downtown Labour costs are very expensive. Difficult to pay WeB and Benefits coverage. North Business park roads require complete rework. North Business park servicing needs improvement. Too many failures, needs repairs badly. North business park telecommunications is inadequate. Will never suffice for IT businesses. Need public transportation tolfrom to/from EDM Taxes are high compared to region. Poor internet connections and it's expensive. Need local suppliers for materials and services Too many signage rules and fees - either pay the money or loose access to customers. Municipality preaches "Shop Local", but procures its services from Edmonton. Need some kind of Public transit. Taxesjust went up a considerable amount in one year. Everyone should be on the same system to determine taxes. As far as I know, there is NO local training available for the work-force. Transportation costs are too high with the price of fuel. Finding somewhere to take children on a field trip in Stony Plain is difficult, No public transit is available - to get anywhere in Stony Plain, you must drive or hire a taxi - way too expensive. There is NO community amenities that support the Arts, recreation other than the Multicultural centre. There is nothing for music. Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree Stony Plain has an attractive and welcoming image for tourists and visitors. 0% 2% 72% 26% Stony Plain needs to be more aggressive in promoting itself to visitors and tourists. 0% 20% 61% 20% 49 Millier Oickinson Dickinson Blais: Stony Plain Economic Development Strategy Slralegy & Action Plan
Page 2 and 3: Contents 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARy ......
Page 4 and 5: • Competitive advantages form the
Page 6 and 7: 2. Improve Investment Readiness Dir
Page 8 and 9: life and tying new residents and bu
Page 10 and 11: Developing an understanding of Ston
Page 12 and 13: 3 Role of Economic Development and
Page 14 and 15: FIGURE 1; 1: SUMMARY OF THREE GUIDI
Page 16 and 17: 4 Stony Plain Economic Profile & Co
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Page 20 and 21: • • • • • industrial land
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Page 24 and 25: diploma, while 12% have a universit
Page 26 and 27: l ' Finally, from a longer-term per
Page 28 and 29: FIGURE 13: PLACE OF RESIDENCE FOR T
Page 30 and 31: 5 Identifying Strategic Priorities
Page 32 and 33: 5.2 SWOT Analysis FIGURE 14: SWOT S
Page 34 and 35: itself as the regional leader. •
Page 36 and 37: 6 Recommendations & Action Plan Sto
Page 38 and 39: 1. Business Engagement Program Dire
Page 40 and 41: ObJeclive Objective Project DesCrip
Page 42 and 43: 4. Downtown Improvement Directive:
Page 44 and 45: 6. Building on Cultural Assets Dire
Page 46 and 47: 7 Conclusion The above analysis and
Page 50 and 51: How Satisfied are you with each of
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