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A heritage mapmaker from Rideau Lakes has charted a distinguished course and he’s been named the winner of the Bill Thake Memorial Award for 2018. Doug Bond was revealed as the winner of the economic development leadership award Friday during the 10th annual Leeds-Grenville Economic Development Summit in Kemptville.

“You’ve made my dream come true.” Those words sum up the feeling from Le Boat President Cheryl Brown on their expansion into Canada with self-driving boat tours along the Rideau Canal.

The highlight of a special United Counties of Leeds and Grenville Council meeting held on Wednesday, November 14th is: Counties Council adopts new asset management plan.

An Ontario company has chosen Johnstown to become the first North American site of a recycling operation that uses a unique technology to turn plastics into light diesel oil and natural gas. Grant Lawson, president of BBL Energy Inc.

Province of Ontario partners with OBIAA to provide grants to help Ontario’s “main street” businesses go online. Ontario’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) and the Ontario BIA Association (OBIAA) announced today the official launch of Digital Main Street’s exciting Grants Program across Ontario at Shopify’s Ottawa headquarters.

600,000 square foot Johnstown facility equipped with advanced robotics to support rapid expansion    Ottawa, Sept. 27, 2018 /CNW/ - Giant Tiger Stores Limited, the leading Canadian discount retailer, is proud to announce that its state-of-the-art distribution centre in Johnstown, Ontario is now fully operational.

With support of Counties Council, Warden Jones has proclaimed September 9th as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day in Leeds and Grenville.  For more information, please visit www.

Our offices will be closed on Monday, September 3 in observance of Labour Day. Regular office hours will resume on Tuesday, September 4.

Our EarlyON Kemptville Centre will be closed from August 24 to September 6, reopening on September 7 at our new location at 2-40 Campus Drive, Kemptville. Sorry for the inconvenience.