London 'Future is exciting'; Southwold Township mayor expects population to double in next decade Officials expect the population in Southwold Township to double from 5,000 to 10,000 in the next decade (Brent Lale/CTV News London) Share A small township southwest of London, Ont. is transforming. Southwold Township has experienced 10 per cent growth in the past couple of years, and officials project the population to double in the next decade.
“We're just under 5,000 [people], maybe just at 5,000,” said Grant Jones, Southwold mayor. “So [in] ten years maybe 10,000”. A big contributor to that growth is big business, like the new Amazon facility in Talbotville.
“We're trying to get industrial growth, and for industrial growth, you need residential growth to bring the businesses,” said Jones. With prosperity and expansion comes the need for new services. The township has broke ground on a new fire hall in Talbotville, which will include a new entrance off Highway 3.
Representatives from Southwold Township, Southwold Fire Dept. and Baribeau Construction do a ceremonial ground breaking for a new fire hall in Talbotville, Ont. on Saturday July 6, 2024 (Source: Brent Lale/CTV London) “We currently have a two-bay fire hall with three apparatus in it,” said Chief Jeff MacArthur of the Southwold Fire Department.
“The new hall will feature a drive through based on capacity for six apparatus for future growth. It will have a training room, office space and proper washroo.
