The provincial government has approved an expansion of the counties-owned Maple View Lodge that will triple the number of long-term-care beds at the home near Athens.
The addition of 132 beds to the 60-bed facility was announced by Health Minister Christine Elliott on Friday.
Leeds and Grenville Warden Pat Sayeau said the announcement is good news for the counties, which have been lobbying for an expansion of the long-term-care facility for more than four years. ...
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Project to create 100 new local jobs
As the baby boomer population ages, communities across Canada are seeing a growing need for more retirement and long-term care facilities.
In North Grenville, there are a number of new developments in the works to meet this need. A recent announcement from the province declares that Bayfield Manor nursing home in Kemptville will receive 94 new long-term care beds, which will more than double the facility’s capacity.  Read...
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Shell Canada is investing $16 million to expand its Brockville plant in 2019.
Plant manager Kelly McKinnon told the Leeds and Grenville economic development department that Shell Canada Products will use the money to install the next generation, state-of-the-art equipment at the plant located at 250 Laurier Blvd.
The new equipment will allow the company to increase production and efficiency, McKinnon said.  Read the full story .

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Gates are often used to keep people out, but Parks Canada prefers to invite you in! Gates are often the first interaction a boater has with each lock site; the eager anticipation of approaching the lock; watching for the little whirlpool on the water as the gate first begins to open, and entering the lock chamber that leads to a world of adventure only the boater can design. For these reasons, a fresh gate is part of the unique and picturesque experience visitors have come to...
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“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 expansion of the boat rental company was three years in the making.
Speaking at the 10th annual Leeds-Grenville Economic Development Summit Friday, Brown said 16 boats in the first year along the Rideau have already translated into Canada making up two per cent...
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