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Tourism businesses and sites of the 1000 Islands Rideau Canal Waterways Self-Guided Driving Adventures gathered at ArBru Solar Brewery in the Township of Front of Yonge to unveil the 2025 promotional brochure and marketing campaign.
Now featuring over 65 participating locations, the initiative invites both visitors and locals to explore the region’s themed Adventures at their own pace: Gardens, Foodie Shops, Fresh Baked and Cafes. Corinna Smith-Gatcke, Warden of the...
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REDI in Leeds Grenville
BROCKVILLE – The Leeds and Grenville Economic Development Office hosted over 65 attendees, inclusive of employers, business support agencies and new immigrants for a workshop that informed featured the Regional Economic Development through Immigration (REDI) pilot program at the Brockville Country Club on Tuesday, March 18, 2025.
Steve Clark, MPP for Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes and Corinna Smith-Gatcke, Warden for...
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With over 45 participating tour locations, you can easily experience the region’s three tourism themed Adventures – Gardens, Foodie Shops and Fresh Baked.
For the first time, representatives of the three Adventures and officials gathered at Hall’s Apple Market, in the Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley, to unveil the new promotional brochure and marketing campaign. 
The new Adventures brochure, for the 1000 Islands Rideau Canal Waterways, features...
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Just over 67% of businesses in Leeds Grenville have experienced growth over the last couple of years. The 2024 Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes Business Survey Report has been released by the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville -Economic Development Office.
With a regional 8% response rate, 363 businesses from all 13 municipalities completed the survey, which has resulted in reports for the region and each municipality. All survey results are available...
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Atop Rock Dunder, Leeds Grenville Small Business Centre’s 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Wendy Banks shares her secret to success. As the mastermind behind a healthier food system, born from five generations in the agricultural sector, Banks innovated Wendy’s Country Market to connect food, consumers and restaurants across South Eastern Ontario. Operating near Morton, she shares that owning a business in Rideau Lakes means not compromising on the aspects of...
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