Leeds and Grenville

IN THE UNITED COUNTIES OF LEEDS & GRENVILLE, COLLABORATION IS KEY TO GETTING THINGS DONE . Group governance is provided by the Counties Council, which is comprised of the 10 Heads of Council (Mayors) of these 10 member municipalities: MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH GRENVILLE TOWNSHIP OF RIDEAU LAKES TOWNSHIP OF ELIZABETHTOWN- KITLEY TOWNSHIP OF LEEDS AND THE THOUSAND ISLANDS TOWNSHIP OF AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP OF EDWARDSBURGH/ CARDINAL VILLAGE OF MERRICKVILLE– WOLFORD TOWNSHIP OF ATHENS TOWNSHIP OF FRONT OF YONGE VILLAGE OF WESTPORT City of Brockville and towns of Gananoque and Prescott are part of Leeds Grenville census division but independent raw piece of land prior to construction. That entire group of studies was completed on the Johnstown industrial park property over a period of 15 months. Now, when a company wants to move in, all that’s left is for the Township to approve their site plan and issue the building permit. Those two things were done within 222 days of Giant Tiger knocking on the door. Another significant investment is being made by Canadian Rail Equipment Works and Services. They are building a 100-acre rail yard immediately adjacent to the industrial park. When it’s fully complete, it will be a $30-$40 million investment. Six acres of that property has been leased to Greenergy from the U.K. and they are building a fuel distribution station, onsite. The Leeds Grenville economic development department continues to aggressively track down leads and work with prospective investors to bring new business to the area. The United Counties is a member of the Eastern