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development of the aerospace industry
on PEI due to its ability to customize
training programs to meet the needs of
new and existing tenants.”
“
On the training side, Holland
College’s work is very important to
this industry,” McCarvill adds. The
Corporation is looking to increase
aerospace presence at the Park, and
has noted several benefits to tenancy.
The Park offers competitive and flex-
ible lease rates to tenants, low opera-
tional costs, Summerside Airport, a
private Transport Canada registered
airport, hangar facilities and other
commercial space for repair and over-
haul, aircraft modification, and re-
search and development activities, a
non-unionized business environment,
a reliable, trainable workforce, low
employee turnover rate, a professional
property management team, a high
quality of life and low cost of living.
TENANCY
These benefits apply to each and
every tenant that resides at Slemon
Park, and Gaudet credits the Corpora-
tion’s success (and resulting success of
Slemon Park’s tenants) partly to the or-
ganization’s ability to work with gov-
ernment partners. “We have a fantastic
and very positive working relationship
with our government partners—both
provincial and federal—and we work
with them on new opportunities and
initiatives,” Gaudet explains. “We
all have the same objectives, to bring
more jobs and economic development
to the Summerside area, and to PEI.”
The Slemon Park team under-
stands how critical it is for PEI to be
on the map for potential investors and
new business. “The island culture is
one that people inherently know that
they have to work well together, and
that creates a very productive culture.
We want to draw new business in,” the
company says.
McCarvill notes that the organiza-
tion has developed a very functional
property management philosophy,
foundational support for the aerospace
industry, and adds that Slemon Park
“
provides not just a simple landlord-
tenant relationship, but a landlord-
tenant
plus
relationship.” Evidence of
a great working team, and facility is in
the success of Slemon Park residents.
For instance, Vector Aerospace, a com-
pany that began with less than 50 com-
panies and now has over 400.
“
We really offer a complete facili-
ties solution,” McCarvill concludes. As
a leader in so many important sectors
of the economy, Slemon Park is sure to
showcase innovation in PEI for many
decades to come.
“
Slemon Park provides not just a simple landlord-tenant
relationship, but a landlord-tenant plus relationship.”
