Location:

Eastern Ontario on the shores of the Bay of Quinte; 1.5 hours east of Toronto and 2.5 hours west of Ottawa along Hwy 401

Market (500 mile radius):

50 million people

Regional Land Area:

494.15 sq km

Labour Force:

100,000 (within a 45-minute commute)

Top 20 Employers:

Nestle Canada Inc. Food Service
Trenton Cold Storage Group
Globalmed Inc.
Erb Transport Ltd.
R.R. Donnelley
Norampac Inc. Trenton
Sonoco Ltd.
Saputo Foods Ltd.
Deca Cables Inc.
Tyco Thermal Controls
Domtech Inc.
Electro Cables Inc.
Canadian Blast Freezers
Pepsico Quaker Oats Co. of Canada Ltd. -      Frozen Food Division
Mirmil Products of 1022403 Ont. Ltd.
Fracan Ltd.
L3 Communications MAS
Choice Reefer Systems
Drossbach North America
Metro Paper Industries

Total Private Dwellings:

18,236 (2011)

Housing Completions (2008):

153 single family dwellings;125-unit retirement residence

Climate:

Winter, December to March, Avg. temperature: -4ºC

Spring, April to June, Avg. temperature: 13ºC

Summer, July to August, Avg. temperature: 21ºC

Fall/Autumn, September to November, Avg. temperature: 9ºC

Days with minimum temperature > 0ºC:

210 days