The municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc has just finished up the next installment into their partnership with Mbizana South Africa as our visitors have now gone home and next steps continue on. Strathroy-Caradoc and Mbizana are part of an exclusive program which links international municipalities together and the sides occasionally visit one another. CAO Greg McClinchey says this partnership does not and has not cost the taxpayer anything.
The group from South Africa travelled to neighboring businesses and the outdoor farm show as well as some other places throughout the week. McClinchey says this is a beneficial partnership because both municipalities learn efficiencies from each other and then take that information and apply it to their homestead. There is no date set yet for Strathroy-Caradoc representatives to travel back to South Africa.