Civil Municipal - June 2024

years ago when a push to sell the remaining lots began. “They went very quickly,” he recounts. “In six months, we entertained offers, and we had sold out the other half of the business park.” To further enhance economic development in the township, Elizabethtown-Kitley is part of the St. Lawrence Corridor Economic Development Commission, a collaborative group of six municipalities along the St. Lawrence River. This region benefits from shared infrastructure, including easy access to the river, the 401 corridor, and two main east-to-west CN rail lines. “We cooperate to try and bring businesses of scale to the region,” explains Mayor Burrow. “One of the success stories in recent years has been Leclerc Foods. They’re the largest cookie producer in Canada, still privately held. And we have another big fish that’s working its way through the pipe right now and is just about to come to fruition.” 47 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 05, ISSUE 06 EL IZABETHTOWN-KI TLEY, ON