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Leeds and Grenville Transportation Facilities
One of the Counties' greatest advantages is the quality and variety of transportation facilities available to its industries and residents.
Highway 401 is a major multi-lane controlled access freeway that stretches over 500 miles (800 km) from Windsor (Detroit) to the Ontario-Quebec border. Further networks of well maintained two and four lane Provincial highways and Regional arterial roads provide excellent access to Highway 401 and other major points in Ontario and the U.S.
Leeds and Grenville lies within one day's trucking time of 120 million consumers and 53% of the North American industrial market.
Canadian Border Service Agency - Traffic Office
Prescott-Ogdensburg Bridge
P.O. Box 400, R.R. 3, Prescott, ON K0E 1T0
Web site: www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca |
Tel: 613-925-4225
Fax: 613-925-2899 |
Canadian Border Service Agency - Commercial Office
Prescott-Ogdensburg Bridge
P.O. Box 400, R.R. 3, Prescott, ON K0E 1T0
Web site: www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca |
Tel: 613-925-2933
Fax: 613-925-0190 |
Canadian Border Service Agency
Lansdowne 1000 Islands Bridge
Hill Island, Lansdowne, ON K0E 1L0
Web site: www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca |
Tel: 613-659-2301
Fax: 613-659-2334 |
The United Counties of Leeds & Grenville
Works, Planning Services and Asset Management
458 Laurier Blvd., Brockville, ON K6V 7K5
Mailing Address: 25 Central Ave., Suite 100,
Brockville, ON K6V 4N6
E-mail: info@uclg.on.ca |
Tel: 613-342-9246
Fax: 613-342-3069 |
Urban centres in the Leeds and Grenville area have access to freight and passenger rail services offered by Canadian National Railway (CNR) or Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). The Canadian Pacific Eastern Ontario Depot, located in Smiths Falls, assembles and loads units from all over eastern Ontario and Western Quebec.
The CN freight line extends from Montreal to Detroit along the St. Lawrence River and north shore of Lake Ontario while the CP freight line runs parallel to the CN line, also connecting to Smiths Falls and Ottawa.
CN has partnered with local municipalities integrating safety procedures to improve safety standards and environmental regulations. Their is a strong commitment to railroad safety throughout Leeds and Grenville.
Passenger rail service is provided by VIA Rail operating on the CN Lakeshore line between Toronto-Kingston-Brockville-Montreal, with connections to all points in Canada and the United States.
Canadian National Railway
935 de la Gauchetiere St. West
Montreal, QC H3B 2M9
E-mail: ship@cnworldwide.biz
Website: www.cn.ca |
Tel: 514-946-6439
Fax: 702-995-4260
CN Police Emergency:
1-800-465-9239 |
Canadian Pacific Railway
Gulf Canada Sq., 9th Ave. South West, Suite 401, Calgary, AB T2P 4Z4
Website: www.cpr.ca |
Toll Free: 1-888-333-6370 |
Via Rail Canada Inc. - Brockville Station
141 Perth St., Brockville, ON K6V 5E4
Website: www.viarail.ca |
Toll Free: 1-888-842-7245 |
Via Rail Canada Inc. - Gananoque Station
North Station Rd., Gananoque, ON K7G 2V3
Website: www.viarail.ca |
Toll Free: 1-888-842-7245 |
The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway is an American-Canadian navigational project that provides a waterway and lock system along the St. Lawrence River connecting the Atlantic Ocean with the Great Lakes, and ultimately linking Duluth Minnesota/Superior Harbour. Together with the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence system provides 9,500 miles (15,285 km) of navigable waterways. The Seaway allows deep-draft ocean vessels access to the rich industrial and agricultural regions around the Great Lakes. It is one of the most important domestic and international transportation systems in the world, serving an area that includes nearly one third of the combined Canadian and American populations.
The Port of Prescott in Leeds and Grenville is located on the St. Lawrence River, 100 kilometers south of Ottawa and 200 kilometers west of Montreal. It is the largest agricultural port in the area with the only major grain elevator in the eastern Ontario(154,000 metric tones of storage) that handles dry bulk material. With direct access to rail and highways 401 and 416, and the Ogdensburg Bridge to New York State, it is also the only multi-model facility in the eastern Ontario available for public use licensed by the Canadian Grain Commission.
Overall annual tonnage was 517,664 metric tons in 2002. Of that 61,119 was grain, 278,342 was road salt and 178,203 was aggregate. The primary cargoes were grain and road salt inbound, and grain and aggregate outbound.
Port of Prescott
(Division of the Corporation of the Township of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal)
Canadian Coast Guard Department of Fisheries & Oceans
401 King St. West, Prescott, ON K0E 1T0
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1000, Prescott, ON K0E 1T0 |
Base Tel: 613-925-2865
Radio Tel: 613-925-4471
Fax: 613-925-5540 |
| Aids to navigation, search and rescue and pollution control. |
Canadian Coast Guard Station
Hill Island, Lansdowne, ON K0E 1L0 |
Tel: 613-659-3680 |
| Seasonal Coast Guard services from May through to September. |
The Ottawa International Airport, one hour from Brockville, is the busiest airport in Eastern Ontario with over 3 million passengers annually, making it the sixth busiest airport in Canada.
Ottawa International Airport
1000 Airport Pkwy., Ottawa, ON K1V 9B4
Website: www.ottawa-airport.ca |
Tel: 613-248-2100
Fax: 613-248-2068 |
In addition, residents are within a few hours drive from the Dorval and Mirabel Airports near Montreal and Pearson International Airport in Toronto.
Montréal-Pierre Elliot Trudeau International Airport
975 Roméo-Vachon Blvd. North, Suite 317,
Montreal, QC H4Y 1H1
Website: www.admtl.com |
Tel: 514-394-7377
Toll Free: 1-800-465-1213 |
Montréal-Mirabel International Airport
12300 Service A-4 St., Mirabel, QC J7N 1E8
Website: www.admtl.com |
Tel: 514-394-7377
Toll Free: 1-800-465-1213 |
Toronto Pearson International Airport
3111 Convair Dr., Toronto AMF, ON L5P 1B2
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 6031, Toronto, ON L5P 1B2
Website: www.gtaa.com |
Tel: 416-776-3000
Fax: 416-776-7593
Toll Free: 1-866-207-1690 |
The Ogdensburg Airport is only 10 minutes across the Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge. Operated by the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority, the airport handles jet aircraft up to 100 passengers.
Locally the Brockville-1000 Islands Regional Airport is centrally located in the United Counties and strategically positioned between the industrial parks of both the City of Brockville and the Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley. It is managed by Brock Air Services under contract with the City of Brockville, and accommodates light cabin-class and twin engine aircraft. The Airport experiences 10,000 take-offs and landings per year. In addition to a number of light aircraft, which are permanently based at the facility, the Airport is regularly visited by business and charter aircraft, fixed wing air ambulances, as well as aircraft from local flight training schools. As a result of its location midway between Toronto and Montreal, it is a popular fuel stop for military and pipeline patrol helicopters. The runway was recently expanded by 1,000 feet, which increases the economic benefit to the region to as much as $2.5 million. Lengthening the existing runway to 4,500 feet allows the Airport to handle the mid-size, corporate jets operated extensively by Fortune 500 companies. The ability to land corporate jet aircraft is essential to both maintaining and growing the local industry, and to assist in attracting new industry to the region.
Other services of the Airport include: Canada Customs Port of Entry, aircraft refuelling, overnight parking for aircraft/automobiles, voice advisories for inbound and departing aircraft on 123.0 MHz, pilot activated runway and approach landing, dedicated snow removal equipment and a published instrument approach procedure allowing aircraft to descent to 587 feet above ground with a forward visibility of 1-3/4 miles.
Brockville - 1000 Islands Regional Airport
4620 Airport Rd., R.R. 4, Brockville, ON K6V 5T4
Website: www.brockvilleairport.com |
Tel: 613-342-4511
Fax: 613-342-4588 |
Smiths Falls/Montague Airport A commercial airport with two main runways: a 1,219.2 m x 22.9m ( 4,000´ x 75´) paved runway and a 623 m grass runway. It is operated by the Smiths Falls Flying Club and has a dedicated commercial hangar area. Broadcast to Smiths Falls traffic on 122.7 MHz
The Rideau Lakes Aerodrome, located on the west end of Upper Rideau Lake is owned by the township and operated by the Rideau Lakes Flying Club. It was registered by Transport Canada in 2001 and is listed in the Canadian Flight supplement as CRL2.
| Utility Services & Contacts |
Electrical power is produced by Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and sold at wholesale rates to the Public Utilities Commissions of the Area Municipalities, which then distributes it to urban consumers at retail rates.
Cardinal Power of Canada
170 Henry St., Cardinal, ON K0E 1E0
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 70, Cardinal, ON K0E 1E0 |
Tel: 613-657-1400
Fax: 613-657-1402 |
Eastern Ontario Power Inc.
5 King St. East, Gananoque, ON K7G 1E7
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 548, Gananoque, ON K7G 1E7
Website: www.fortisontario.com |
Tel: 613-382-2118
Fax: 613-382-3385
Toll Free: 1-800-278-5394 |
Granite Power Corporation
R.R. 3, Elgin, ON K0G 1E0 |
Tel: 613-359-5412 |
Hydro One Brockville Operations Centre
26 Front Ave. West, Brockville, ON K6V 4J1
Website: www.hydroone.com |
Tel: 613-345-5944
Fax: 613-345-3760
Toll Free: 1-888-664-9376 |
Rideau St. Lawrence Distribution Inc.
985 Industrial Rd., Prescott, ON K0E 1T0
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 699, Prescott, ON K0E 1T0
E-mail: rslutilities@ripnet.com
Website: www.eda-on.ca |
Tel: 613-925-3851
Fax: 613-925-0303
Toll Free: 1-866-381-1841 |
Rideau St. Lawrence Utility
30 Bedford St., Westport, ON K0G 1X0
E-mail: village@rideau.net |
Tel: 613-273-2654
Fax: 613-273-3460 |
Costs of electrical power in Ontario are low by international standards and special rates are available for large industrial users.
| Residential Rates & Thresholds By Season |
| (for a residential consumer using 1,250 kWh/month) |
| April 1, 2005 |
750 kWh @ 5.0¢ per kWh |
500 kWh @ 5.8¢ per kWh |
| November 1, 2005 |
1,000 kWh @ 5.0¢ per kWh |
250 kWh @ 5.8¢ per kWh |
| May 1, 2006 |
600 kWh @ tbd |
650 kWh @ tbd |
| *the average residential consumer uses under 1,000 kWh of electricity per month |
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| Non-Residential Consumers Eligible for the Price Plan |
| All Seasons |
750 kWh @ 5.0¢ per kWh |
kWh @ 5.8¢ per kWh |
| *Ontario Energy Board electricity prices for Ontario effective April 1, 2005 |
Ministry of Energy
Website: www.energy.gov.on.ca
Provides information on ways to manage your energy costs. |
Toll Free: 1-888-668-4636 |
Ontario Energy Board
2300 Yonge St., Toronto, ON M4P 1E4
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2319, Toronto, ON M4P 1E4
E-mail: info@oeb.gov.on.ca
Website: www.oeb.gov.on.ca
Regulates Ontario´s electricity and natural gas sectors. |
Toll Free: 1-877-632-2727 |
Natural gas, originating in western Canada and transported via Trans Canada Pipe Lines Limited, is in plentiful supply and is distributed to homes and industries in the region by Enbridge Consumers Gas.
Enbridge Pipelines Inc.
1335 Jordan St., Cardinal, ON K0E 1E0 |
Tel: 613-657-3436 |
Oil and gasoline supplies also originate in western Canada, and are piped by Shell Canada Limited and B.P. Canada to the Region or are delivered by Great Lakes tankers from the Imperial Oil refinery at Sarnia, on Lake Huron.
Gananoque Fuels Rosen Fuels (1987) Ltd.
194 King St. East, Gananoque, ON K7G 2T7
E-mail: rosen@rosenfuels.com
Website: www.rosenfuels.com |
Tel: 613-382-8333
Fax: 613-546-0333
Toll Free: 1-800-267-7856 |
Harper Fuels
R.R. 2, Gananoque, ON K7G 2V4
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Tel: 613-382-4525
Fax: 613-382-1476
Toll Free: 1-800-465-8676 |
MacEwen Petroleum Inc.
25 Henry St., Athens, ON K0E 1B0
Website: www.macewenpetrol.com |
Tel: 613-924-2006
Fax: 613-924-1639 |
MacEwen Petroleum Inc.
200 Park St., Brockville, ON K6V 2H5
Website: www.macewenpetrol.com |
Tel: 613-345-2100 |
Powell Fuels
(Division of MacEwen Petroleum Inc.)
15 Tophmar Dr., Kemptville, ON K0G 1J0
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 219, Kemptville, ON K0G 1J0 |
Tel: 613-258-3343
Fax: 613-258-5484
Toll Free: 1-800-267-1653 |
Thompson & Sons Fuels
R.R. 5, Kemptville, ON K0G 1J0 |
Tel: 613-258-2333
Fax: 613-258-3332 |
Ultramar Home Energy
4504 South Ave., Units 11 & 12,
Elizabethtown, ON K6T 1A8
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 789, Brockville, ON K6V 5W1
Website: www.ultramar.ca |
Tel: 613-342-4446
Fax: 613-342-3740
Toll Free: 1-866-816-4447 |
Ultramar Ltd.
230 King St., Gananoque, ON K7G 2T7
Website: www.ultramar.ca |
Tel: 613-382-1683 |
Ultramar Ltd.
31 Church St., Maitland, ON K0E 1P0
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 196, Maitland, ON K0E 1P0
Website: www.ultramar.ca |
Tel: 613-348-3265
Fax: 613-348-3714
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W.O. Stinson & Son Ltd.
2947 County Rd. 43, Kemptville, ON K0G 1J0
E-mail: info@stinson.com
Website: www.wostinson.com |
Tel: 613-258-1826
Fax: 613-258-0239
Toll Free: 1-800-267-9714 |
W.O. Stinson & Son Ltd.
2955 County Rd. 43, Kemptville, ON K0G 1J0
E-mail: info@stinson.com
Website: www.wostinson.com |
Tel: 613-258-1851
Fax: 613-258-0239
Toll Free: 1-800-267-9714 |
| Water & Sanitary Sewer Services |
Groundwater is the major source of potable water for residents. Of the population of 96,606, close to 67 percent of the residents are serviced by groundwater. Ninety-two percent of these residents are supplied from non-municipal private systems and the Ministry of the Environments records indicate that there are approximately 21,000 water wells in the County.
In the separated municipalities of Brockville, Gananoque and Prescott, both municipal piped water and waste water treatment plants serve residents.
Brockville's water supply comes from the St. Lawrence River. The City's single filtration plant filtrates, chlorinates and fluoridates the water before it is delivered to businesses and residents in the City. Sewage in the City is treated by a single pollution control centre which has a daily capacity of 21.8 million litres.
Cardinal Waste Water & Water Filtration Plant
4000 John St., Cardinal, ON K0E 1E0
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 400, Cardinal, ON K0E 1E0
Website: www.edwardsburghcardinal.com |
Tel: 613-657-3765
Fax: 613-657-3182 |
City of Brockville - Water Department
1 King St. West, Brockville, ON K6V 7A5
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 5000, Brockville, ON k6V 7A5
E-mail: info@brockville.com
Website: www.brockville.com |
Tel: 613-342-8772
Fax: 613-342-8780 |
Gananoque Public Works Department
110 Kate St., Gananoque, ON K7G 2M7
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 221, Gananoque, ON K7G 2M7
Website: www.townofgananoque.ca |
Tel: 613-382-4360
Fax: 613-382-4022 | |
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