Diverse and Strong

Although rolling fields dominate the County's landscape, our economy encompasses much more than farming. The commercial and industrial base is strong and diversified. Major employers include Essroc, an international cement factory operation that takes advantage of our natural resources and deep-water harbour, and Canada’s largest kayak and canoe manufacturer has relocated to a waterfront factory here.

Food clusters growing
“This whole region is becoming a hot spot for the food industry and production facilities. Our customers love visiting us in the County and rave about the surroundings.”
VP Operations, Midtown Meats

We are home to a significant and expanding food cluster that is growing strong. Wellington Mushroom Farm and Midtown Meats are growing and capitalizing on our low real estate costs and taxes and access to labour and markets. Townline Farms, a large-scale farming and frozen vegetable company, and Grand Bay Fisheries are building their businesses on County agricultural and marine assets. A new arrival is SierraPak, a food processing company packaging private label and national branded soups and broths in environmentally-friendly Tetra Paks. Many of our local operations export goods around the globe, and our emerging wine industry is an exciting addition to the substantial food cluster in the County.

Rock Quarries to Restaurants
"The County has just the right mix of location … genuinely nice people, physical beauty, history and stability - and a wonderful sense of being unspoiled - a freshness. It is truly exhilarating to live here and do business.”
Norah Rogers, owner Waring House Inn, Restaurant & Cookery School & Claramount Inn & Spa.

As well as traditional industries, the economic base includes small and medium size enterprises from manufacturers to IT specialists, machinists to filmmakers, rock quarries to fine restaurants. Services like our microbrewery work flat out to meet demand. Construction, renovation and landscaping businesses are flourishing, as are retail operations from designer clothing and home décor to specialty cycle shops.