1111 Victoria St. Petawawa ON K8H 2E6 petawawa.ca Economic Profile SPECIAL POINTS PETAWAWA 2 0 1 5 / 2 0 1 6 OF INTEREST:

-There is over 340,377 square feet (37,000 square metres) of retail/service space consisting of a food Welcome to Petawawa store, department store, home improvement store The Town of Petawawa is nestled on The Municipality enjoys a unique With low tax rates, clean and relia- and complementary ancillary the western shores of the Ottawa partnership with Garrison Petawawa, ble utilities, the municipality is a retail and service stores River, just 160 km west of Ottawa. the largest commercial customer developers prime choice. proposed in two large com- With a population of over 16,000, and major economic driver for the mercial projects within the Petawawa has the largest population Upper Ottawa Valley. The military Located at the junction of two Town. in the County of Renfrew and base contributes more than 300 unique rivers; the Petawawa and the -The National Defense population concentration between million payroll and 20 million in Ottawa Rivers, residents and visitors Department and Canadian Ottawa and North Bay. maintenance and local purchases. can enjoy a myriad of water based Armed Forces have The immediate catchment area recreational activities including announced investments of for the Town of Petawawa whitewater and flat water pad- dling, exceptional fishing, more than 302.4 million includes roughly 33,000 peo- dollars in infrastructure for ple within the municipalities of boating and beach lounging. We Garrison Petawawa between are also the gateway to Algon- the Town of 2012 and 2018. Laurentian Hills, Deep River quin Park . and part of Laurentian Valley. Petawawa boasts a quality of life The greater catchment area of that is second to none, with I N S I D E the Ottawa Valley section is world class recreational facilities, THIS ISSUE: approximately 75,000. modern infrastructure and a growing commercial, residential Statistical 2 Petawawa is blessed with excellent road, air and utility and industrial sector. The Town Information is rich in culture and heritage, services for all business needs. abounds in scenic nature and is National 3 The Pembroke and area air- steeped with a deep sense of Defense port, located in Petawawa is a Garrison Petawawa is growing and community pride. Developments modern, fully equipped facility with a investments in infrastructure and paved 5,000 foot runway that is used personnel are projected over the Come visit us and see how truly Tourism 3 by both private and recreational coming years. Dynamic by Nature we are! aircraft as well as corporate jets. Industrial Park 3

New School 4 Developments Commercial Development Opportunities Residential 5 Growth There are a number of commercial this development visit their website at properties and developments www.petawawatowncentre.com You can also refer to the Municipal Traffic Counts 6 available for purchase or lease within Moncions Holdings Inc. developers of website link for more updated com- the Town of Petawawa. Petawawa Market Mall have an addi- mercial opportunities at http:// The Petawawa Town Centre tional development planned with space www.petawawa.ca/index.php/town- Development is a large commercial available for lease. Contact infor- hall/economic-development/ development centrally located within mation for this development is commercial-business-development- Petawawa. For more information on [email protected] opportunities. P A G E 2 Demographics Education

Total estimated population 16,674 Total population 25 - 64 years 9,474 Census population 2006 14,651 No certificate, diploma or degree 969 Census population 2011 15,988 With certificate, diploma or degree 8,505 Population Projections Projected population 2018 18,656 With high school graduation 3,184 certificate Projected population 2023 20,307 Trades certificate or diploma 1,301

Dwelling Information College or equivalent 2,374 Total number of occupied 6,499 dwellings University 1,646 Average dwelling value (2011) 349,936 With bachelors degree 1,006 Kayaking on the Number of dwellings owned 4,119 Petawawa and With above bachelors degree 314 Ottawa Rivers; key Number of dwellings rented 2,380 tourism resources and Age Structure integral Households Income quality of place Combined Male Female infrastructure that Total number of households 6,499 Total 9,175 7,779 highlight why we are Age 0 - 4 1,420 737 684 Median household income $ 75,569 Dynamic by Age 5 - 9 1,098 564 535 Nature! Average household income $ 92,040 Age 10 - 14 943 475 468 Age 15 - 19 1,035 560 475 Under $10,000 729 Age 20 - 24 1,762 1,109 653 The median age in $10,000 to $19,999 395 Age 25 - 29 2,087 1,258 829 Age 30 - 34 1,568 868 700 Petawawa is 31 $20,000 to $29,999 637 Age 35 - 39 1,181 615 566 compared to the $30,000 to $39,999 1,031 Age 40 - 44 1,261 662 598

Ontario median age $40,000 to $49,999 950 Age 45 - 49 1,285 701 584 Age 50 - 54 864 453 411 of 41. $50,000 to $59,999 604 Age 55 - 59 635 321 314 $60,000 to $69,999 514 Age 60 - 64 593 286 307 Age 65 - 69 413 176 237 $70,000 to $79,999 446 Age 70 -74 333 168 165 $80,000 to $89,999 775 Age 75 - 79 248 116 133 $90,000 to $99,999 336 Age 80 - 84 148 66 82 Age 85+ 79 41 38 $100,000 and over 82

Average # of persons in house- 2.56 hold

ECONOMIC PROFILE Source : http://www.manifolddatamining.com/ 26 June 2013 PETAWAWA P A G E 3 National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces

CURRENT PROJECTS Equipment Fielding Coordination Centre dation rooms to support the Medium-to-Heavy The Equipment Fielding Coordination Centre Lift Helicopter program. Valued at 38.8 million. http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/business- (EFCC) is a 1222 m2 building with an additional infrastructure/projects-cfb-petawawa.page Additional Projects 3798 m2 of exterior parking space. The EFCC  Upgrade Brindle Rd, Pipeline Rd and Construction of New Hangar for provides 2 Area Support Unit Petawawa with Messer Trail $10.8M Chinooks much needed infrastructure that includes office,  New Running Trail $2M The new 50,000m2 hangar consists of maintenance, storage, training, and parking  RHU Renos 2016/17 $16M five main components including 1st space. Valued at 3.5 million dollars.  TAPV Infrastructure 2016/17 $25M and 2nd line maintenance bays, CAE Medium to Heavy Lift Helicopter Training  Health Care Facility 2017/18 $48M and Boeing training schools, a back Accomodations  Canex Plaza 2016/17 $14M shop and warehouse, and a Depart- The first of the training accommodation facilities  Utilities Upgrades 2016/17 $7.5M ment of National Defense Command will provide 97 rooms of additional accommoda-  Centurion/Montgomery Rd Intersec- Suite. This project is valued at 134.8 tions for Petawawa to alleviate accommodation tion 2016/17 $2M million dollars. shortages at the base. The second accommoda- tions facility will provide 99 additional accommo-

Tourism Strategy In 2012 Petawawa Council adopted a Tourism Working in collaboration with the Parks and Document that outlined a series of strategies that Recreation Department a number of would determine the viability of additional recreational programs and infrastructure tourism development within the Town of have been recently developed for the Petawawa. Over the course of the past few years residents and visitors of the municipality. A the majority of these strategies were realized, state of the art skills and pump bike park , evaluated or are in the process of development. designed by Jay Hoots, the addition of a It has been a very successful process that is a high end splash pad, and a brand new track shared goal of both industry and municipal now round out the myriad of diverse prod- sectors. ucts offered at our Civic Centre Complex. Jubilee Lodge Garrison Petawawa As we move forward in our tourism desti- A completed tourism asset inventory and a nation development our land and water broader tourism destination development plan resources will be our focus and distinction. are now in place and offer the guideline for the We truly are DYNAMIC BY NATURE! Petawawa Industrial Park

The Town of Petawawa currently lots ranging from 1.85 acres to 4.75 has 44 acres (19 ha) of vacant land acres, which can be severed to suit on Industrial Drive (off Black Bay at a price of $10,000 per acre, ser- Road) zoned General Industrial. viced with water and electricity. This Industrial/Business Park is The Industrial land has immediate home to the Town Public Works access to Hwy 17 as well as the Garage, a planning mill, a self- area airport which is located in storage facility, a number of adjacent land. contractors’ offices and other simi- contact Cyndy Phillips at lar uses. The concept plan for the [email protected] or area currently has a number of 613-687-5536 ext. 2017. New School Developments P A G E 4

Area Employers

Canadian Forces Garrison Petawawa 7,033 Garrison & Civilian

Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. Chalk River Laboratories 2,700 Renfrew County District School Board 2,068

County of Renfrew 850

Pembroke Regional Hospital 750

HGS Outbound Call Centre 700

The Town of Petawawa proactively sought the Town of Petawawa have created Lil Troopers Valour is a 126,000 square foot joint partnership of both school boards and in South day care located adjacent to the school on two levels which services a bold move donated land adjacent to the St. Francis of Assisi school. This brand new 1,460 students – 860 elementary, Town Civic Centre for the construction of two learning facility is licensed for 30 toddlers, 24 and 600 secondary. Both schools are new school facilities. preschool children and can operate a before located within the heart of the Town and after school program. and jointly share the Civic Centre In September, 2012 the newly constructed infrastructure such as ball fields, Catholic school, at 22 Leeder Rd., St. Francis The new Renfrew County District Public soccer fields, ice facilities and the of Assisi, opened its 26,000 square-foot School opened its doors in January 2015. It is brand new track facility. Long term school to its 210-member student body. This also located in the rotunda area at 19 Leeder transportation savings will also be school replaces the one that was Rd., across from the newly built Catholic realized by these school develop- previously located on Garrison Petawawa. school. The Kindergarden to Grade 12 ments through joint facilitation. school, named Valour, replaces General Lake As part of this development, the Petawawa and Pinecrest elementary and General Panet Military Families Resource Centre in conjunc- High Schools, all located on Garrison tion with the County of Renfrew and the Petawawa and deemed too costly to retrofit.

Our Snow Country snowmobile network maintains more than 2400 km’s of groomed Live trails. Petawawa is ideally location along the TOPS A trail stretching from Arnprior to Northern Ontario and around Algonquin Park (RAP Tour) Play Work

kayak, raft or SUP. Pristine beaches and a The town of Petawawa has extensive trail variety of camping facilities are available with- systems along the Petawawa and Ottawa in the municipality and throughout Renfrew Rivers, roughly 40kms of paths total offer- County. If fishing is more your speed we ing a variety of four season usage options. come fully stocked with catfish, trout, perch, Our water resources provide a never end- bass, walleye, pike and pickerel. Our forested ing supply of adventure whether you canoe resources and access to Algonquin park offer great hunting and exploration opportunities. P A G E 5

Residential Growth Projections

Vacant Residential Lots in Approved Subdivision Plans # lots (total) # lots (vacant) Briarwood (Oak St) 45 singles 10 singles Highland Park (Phase 4 Stage 1) 23 singles 0 Laurentian Highlands (Phase 1 Stage 1) 44 singles 4 singles Laurentian Highlands ( Phase 1 Stage 2) 39 singles 12 singles Laurentian Highlands ( Phase 2 A) 73 singles, 42 Townhomes 47 singles, 18 townhomes Limestone Trail 175 singles 0 Petawawa Town Centre 78 townhomes 16 townhomes Renfrew Street 36 townhomes, 24 apartments 0 The Forest 90 singles 0 Victoria St 12 singles 0 Highland Park (Phase 4 Stage 2) 19 singles 0 Total 681 110 Draft Approved Subdivisions Highland Park (Phase 5) 45 singles Laurentian Highlands (Phase 2 B) 58 singles 54 townhomes Laurentian Highlands (Phase 2 C) 37 singles 50 townhomes Radtke Estates (Marquis Homes) 343 singles 38 semi-detached Shamess 14 singles Total 639 Draft Subdivision Plans Portage Rd 98 singles 27 townhomes Traffic Count Data P A G E 6 Highway Accesses

Hwy 417 4+ lanes 99 Km from Community

Hwy 17 2+ lanes 1 Km from Community

Hwy 148 2+ lanes 17 Km from Community

Hwy 41 2+ lanes 17 Km from Community

Hwy 401 4+ lanes 229 Km from Community

I 90 4+ lanes 444 Km from Community

Boarder Crossings

Prescott, ON / Ogdensburg, NY 232 Km

Cornwall, ON / Massena, NY 280 Km

Ivy Lea, ON / Alexandria Bay, NY 301 Km

Distance to Major Centres

Ottawa, ON 162 Km

Montreal, QC 361 Km

Toronto, ON 396 Km

North Bay, ON 197 Km

Sudbury, ON 325 Km

Boston, MA 814 Km

Buffalo, NY 560 Km

New York, NY 838 Km

Cyndy Phillips Economic Development Officer

Town of Petawawa 1111 Victoria St. Petawawa K8H 2E6 (p) 613-687-5536 ext 2017 (f) 613-687-5973 www.petawawa.ca

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