Economic Development in the Madawaska Valley

The Madawaska Valley is nestled beside the beautiful Algonquin Park and shares much of the majesty of its neighbour. Local employers use the wilderness, in one form or another, to create a livelihood second to none in Eastern Ontario.

Barry's Bay, Combermere, Wilno: each a unique community, with facilities and festivities that form the basis of rural living. Residents enjoy the comforts of small-town living along with the security of excellent health & education services, and first-class amenities that would make a larger centre blush.

Our commercial areas are continuously growing; from fabulous restaurants and taverns, to fully-serviced grocery chains and hardware stores to a growing forest-based manufacturing sector, we are the Valley that’s on top of it all.

News

• Tourism opportunities still exist to attract scores of visitors travelling annually to Algonquin Park
• Downtown commercial opportunities expanding with new full-service restaurants & drive-thrus being planned for early 2010
• Excellent available highway commercial property and opportunities still available
• Waterfront commercial properties available for those with the next great idea
• Municipal water & sewer available
• High speed DSL available in Barry’s Bay & Combermere
• Energy opportunities available with sawmill residue
• Over $2,000,000 in new investment / expansion since 2005 and growing, including the expansion of our area's post-secondary institution, Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy, with a 2009 enrolment approaching 100 students