Thinking outside the box To this day, the EIC team continues to invest heavily in the property, adding new access roads, power infrastructure, utility infrastructure, shipping and receiving facilities, as well as fiber optic internet. According to Jack, the mission remains the same as ever – “to strive to create a space that enables innovation, jobcreation, and diversification so that this property can continue being a vital piece of the local economy.” To further that mission, the EIC has also experimented with other uses for the property. For example, last year they took a street-facing section of the original wood building – originally constructed in the 1930s and 40s – and converted into a farmer’s market around Christmas time. That experiment was successful, so this year they upgraded the space to roughly 20,000 square feet and they opened a permanent farmer’s market. “That’s been running Saturday,” Jack explains. “It’s been filling up This is an image inside Mitchell’s Soup Production Floor. The yellow floor not only brings life to the building, it also hides stains from the spice they use in some of the soups! THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA
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