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Business owners are upbeat about the future of Leeds and Grenville with 40 per cent saying they would be expanding during the next 18 months. Those expansion plans are forecast to create 349 new jobs and increase commercial and industrial floor space by 139,390 square feet, according to a Business Expansion and Retention study of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville.

A second cannabis company is setting up shop in North Grenville. Era Cannabis plans on building a 10,000 square foot facility on Townline Road in Kemptville.

The provincial government is contributing more than half a million dollars to a Brockville manufacturer’s ongoing expansion. Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes MPP Steve Clark on Friday announced Canarm Ltd.

Brockville General Hospital will receive $5.5 million more this year as part of a provincial government boost to funding for small and medium-sized hospitals.

The Leeds Grenville Economic Development Office, in partnership with Steve Clark, M.P.

All United Counties of Leeds and Grenvllle offices will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on October 14, 2019

The Port of Johnstown will be abuzz with activity during the next several months as 12 ships arrive carrying turbine components for a wind energy project. Pat Sayeau, mayor of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal Township, which owns the port, called the cargo “a very big deal.

Sunlight poured through the bay doors of Prescott’s new 14,000-square-foot firehall Sunday afternoon, lighting the way for a stream of visitors eager to view the facility. The firehall officially went into service last fall, but the public viewing was delayed to complete finishing touches and to accommodate busy summer schedules, said Fire Chief Barry Moorhouse.

When Kendra Lorimer broke her wrist while cross-country skiing in March, she did not expect the result to become an economic development talking point. But on Friday, the city’s economic development coordinator was recounting her experience at Brockville General Hospital to highlight the city’s strong showing in a recent nationwide health-care survey.

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