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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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When a door closed behind Kate Cook, she was quick to open two new ones.
Her fledging company Wags, Whiskers and Wings Pet Supplies now has two locations in Leeds Grenville villages — her hometown of Westport, and more recently Merrickville.
"It's been a whirlwind and has felt crazy at times," Kate said. "But it's exciting as I've always wanted to open a business."
The shops offer unique doggie snack bars, a selection of dog treats you can mix and match...
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Parks Canada announced Monday at the Fort Henry Discovery Centre that four heritage sites, including Fort Henry in Kingston, are to share $12.191 million in funding for infrastructure projects.
Other projects receiving funding are Fort Wellington in Prescott, Laurier House in Ottawa and Sir John Johnson House in the village of Williamstown, 25 kilometres northeast of Cornwall.
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