2015 Township of Morley Community Investment Readiness Assessment 577 Eleventh Avenue, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 2R5 Prepared By: Tel: 807-346-7000 Ken Boshcoff & Cari Kruzel Fax: 807-346-7001 www.crupi.biz CONTENTS CONTACTS I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................... II STUDY OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................................................... II WHAT IS ASSET MAPPING? ......................................................................................................................... II ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF ASSET MAPS ....................................................................................... III METHODOLOGY ...................................................................................................................................... III THE CHALLENGES..................................................................................................................................... IV SECTION 1.0: INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 1 1.1 MISSION STATEMENT ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 VISION STATEMENT ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 APPROACH .................................................................................................................................. 1 SECTION 2.0: ABOUT THE TOWN OF MORLEY ...................................................................................... 2 2.1 LOCATION ................................................................................................................................... 2 2.2 HISTORY ..................................................................................................................................... 5 SECTION 3.0: MUNICIPAL SERVICES .................................................................................................... 6 3.1 RECREATION DIVISION .................................................................................................................... 6 3.2 PUBLIC WORKS ............................................................................................................................. 7 3.3 FIRE PROTECTION .......................................................................................................................... 7 3.4 COMMUNITY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR (CEMC) ........................................................... 7 3.5 WATER & SEWER .......................................................................................................................... 7 3.6 LANDFILL SITE .............................................................................................................................. 7 3.7 POLICING .................................................................................................................................... 8 3.8 HOSPITALS/MEDICAL FACILITIES ....................................................................................................... 8 3.8.1 Emo Health Centre ............................................................................................................ 8 3.8.2 Rainy River Health Centre.................................................................................................. 9 3.8.3 La Verendrye Hospital-Riverside Health Care Facilities ...................................................... 9 3.8.4 Health Unit ....................................................................................................................... 9 3.8.5 Telemedicine ................................................................................................................... 10 3.9 HOME FOR THE AGED ................................................................................................................... 10 3.10 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING ................................................................................................................. 10 3.11 AMBULANCE SERVICES ................................................................................................................. 11 3.12 BANKS & CREDIT UNIONS ............................................................................................................. 11 3.13 STRATTON TOY LIBRARY AND RESOURCE CENTRE ................................................................................ 11 3.14 POST OFFICE .............................................................................................................................. 11 3.15 COMMUNICATIONS & TECHNOLOGY ................................................................................................ 12 SECTION 4.0: COMMUNITY ASSETS .............................................................................................. 13 4.1 PLACES OF WORSHIP & CEMETERIES ................................................................................................ 13 4.2 EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES .............................................................................................................. 13 4.3 LEISURE .................................................................................................................................... 14 4.4 HISTORICAL ............................................................................................................................... 15 4.5 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................................................ 15 4.6 CLUBS ...................................................................................................................................... 16 4.7 MAJOR EVENTS .......................................................................................................................... 16 4.8 BUSINESSES ............................................................................................................................... 16 4.9 SERVICES IN NEARBY COMMUNITIES ................................................................................................ 17 4.10 CHILD CARE ............................................................................................................................... 17 4.11 ACCOMMODATIONS ..................................................................................................................... 18 4.12 CAMPGROUNDS/LODGES .............................................................................................................. 18 SECTION 5.0: ECONOMIC BASE & AGRICULTURE ........................................................................... 19 SECTION 6.0: LAND INVENTORY ................................................................................................... 20 6.1 AGRICULTURE ............................................................................................................................. 20 6.2 RESIDENTIAL .............................................................................................................................. 20 6.3 COMMERCIAL ............................................................................................................................. 21 6.4 INDUSTRIAL ............................................................................................................................... 21 6.5 VACANT COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ........................................................................................... 21 6.6 VACANT MUNICIPAL LOTS ............................................................................................................. 22 6.7 PROPERTIES FOR SALE IN THE TOWNSHIP OF MORLEY .......................................................................... 24 6.8 ZONING .................................................................................................................................... 24 6.9 REGISTERED PROPERTIES ............................................................................................................... 24 6.10 CURRENTLY VACANT REGISTERED PROPERTIES ................................................................................... 24 SECTION 7.0: PROXIMITY TO MAJOR MARKETS ............................................................................ 25 7.1. DISTANCE TO MAJOR MARKETS ...................................................................................................... 25 7.2 TRANSPORTATION ....................................................................................................................... 26 7.3 PORTS ON LAKE SUPERIOR ............................................................................................................. 27 8.0 ENERGY/UTILITY/TAX RATES .......................................................................................... 28 8.1 ENERGY MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................................ 28 8.2 HYDRO RATES ............................................................................................................................ 29 8.3 NATURAL GAS RATES ................................................................................................................... 30 8.3.1 Telecommunications ......................................................................................................