AUGUST 2026 residential, and there’s no letup. Contractors are telling me they’re booked into next year for new builds. Small contractors doing renovations have oodles of work.” Gander’s planning and public works department, which has grown from a three-person operation 25 years ago to a team of roughly 10 today, is working diligently to match the pace. Justin partly credits all the recent homebuilding activity to the diligence and hard work of that team, and even more to the passion and dedication of the local construction community, which has grown alongside the town. “I’ve been blessed with a construction community here that’s been very innovative and able to roll with the punches,” he says. “It’s not that we turn a blind eye to regulation or code, it’s that we always try to work through things together. We have some really fine contractors, and consulting companies here that have been involved since the 1960s. Everyone seems to work within our own little microcosm.” That collaborative spirit, combined with available land, growing economic drivers, and a community that is deeply liveable, has put Gander in an enviably position for a community in Atlantic Canada. According to Justin, they are excited to take advantage of that opportunity and continue to build to new and greater heights. “We’ve been able to overcome many of the challenges and issues that used to get in the way of development, because now the need is there and the want is there,” he concludes. “I firmly believe we’re going to continue to do that. I believe the sky is the limit and I’m excited to see what happens next.”
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