Economic Profile - The Town of Petawawa

1111 Victoria St.
Petawawa ON
K8H 2E6
petawawa.ca
SPECIAL POINTS
OF INTEREST:
-There is over 340,377
square feet (37,000 square
metres) of retail/service
space consisting of a food
Economic Profile
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Welcome to Petawawa
store, department store,
home improvement store
and complementary ancillary
retail and service stores
proposed in two large commercial projects within the
Town.
-The National Defense
Department and Canadian
Armed Forces have
announced investments of
more than 302.4 million
dollars in infrastructure for
Garrison Petawawa between
2012 and 2018.
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THIS ISSUE:
Statistical
Information
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National
Defense
Developments
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Tourism
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The Town of Petawawa is nestled on
the western shores of the Ottawa
River, just 160 km west of Ottawa.
With a population of over 16,000,
Petawawa has the largest population
in the County of Renfrew and
population concentration between
Ottawa and North Bay.
The Municipality enjoys a unique
partnership with Garrison Petawawa,
the largest commercial customer
and major economic driver for the
Upper Ottawa Valley. The military
base contributes more than 300
million payroll and 20 million in
maintenance and local purchases.
The immediate catchment area
for the Town of Petawawa
includes roughly 33,000 people within the municipalities of
the Town of
Laurentian Hills, Deep River
and part of Laurentian Valley.
The greater catchment area of
the Ottawa Valley section is
approximately 75,000.
Petawawa is blessed with
excellent road, air and utility
services for all business needs.
The Pembroke and area airport, located in Petawawa is a
modern, fully equipped facility with a
paved 5,000 foot runway that is used
by both private and recreational
aircraft as well as corporate jets.
Garrison Petawawa is growing and
investments in infrastructure and
personnel are projected over the
coming years.
With low tax rates, clean and reliable utilities, the municipality is a
developers prime choice.
Located at the junction of two
unique rivers; the Petawawa and the
Ottawa Rivers, residents and visitors
can enjoy a myriad of water based
recreational activities including
whitewater and flat water paddling, exceptional fishing,
boating and beach lounging. We
are also the gateway to Algonquin Park .
Petawawa boasts a quality of life
that is second to none, with
world class recreational facilities,
modern infrastructure and a
growing commercial, residential
and industrial sector. The Town
is rich in culture and heritage,
abounds in scenic nature and is
steeped with a deep sense of
community pride.
Come visit us and see how truly
Dynamic by Nature we are!
Industrial Park 3
New School
Developments
4
Residential
Growth
5
Traffic Counts
6
Commercial Development Opportunities
There are a number of commercial
properties and developments
available for purchase or lease within
the Town of Petawawa.
The Petawawa Town Centre
Development is a large commercial
development centrally located within
Petawawa. For more information on
this development visit their website at
www.petawawatowncentre.com
Moncions Holdings Inc. developers of
Petawawa Market Mall have an additional development planned with space
available for lease. Contact information for this development is
ymbilton@petawawamarketmall.com
You can also refer to the Municipal
website link for more updated commercial opportunities at http://
www.petawawa.ca/index.php/townhall/economic-development/
commercial-business-developmentopportunities.
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Total estimated population
16,674
Census population 2006
14,651
Census population 2011
15,988
Total population 25 - 64 years
9,474
No certificate, diploma or degree
969
With certificate, diploma or degree
8,505
With high school graduation
certificate
3,184
Trades certificate or diploma
1,301
Dwelling Information
College or equivalent
2,374
Total number of occupied
dwellings
6,499
University
1,646
Average dwelling value (2011)
349,936
With bachelors degree
1,006
Number of dwellings owned
4,119
With above bachelors degree
314
Number of dwellings rented
2,380
Population Projections
Kayaking on the
Petawawa and
Ottawa Rivers; key
tourism resources and
integral
Education
Demographics
Projected population 2018
18,656
Projected population 2023
20,307
Age Structure
Households Income
Combined
quality of place
infrastructure that
highlight why we are
Dynamic by
Nature!
The median age in
Total number of households
6,499
Median household income $
75,569
Average household income $
92,040
Under $10,000
729
$10,000 to $19,999
Total
Male
Female
9,175
7,779
Age 0 - 4
1,420
737
684
Age 5 - 9
1,098
564
535
Age 10 - 14
943
475
468
Age 15 - 19
1,035
560
475
Age 20 - 24
1,762
1,109
653
395
Age 25 - 29
2,087
1,258
829
1,568
868
700
Petawawa is 31
$20,000 to $29,999
637
Age 30 - 34
compared to the
$30,000 to $39,999
1,031
Age 35 - 39
Age 40 - 44
1,181
1,261
615
662
566
598
Ontario median age
$40,000 to $49,999
950
Age 45 - 49
1,285
701
584
Age 50 - 54
864
453
411
Age 55 - 59
635
321
314
Age 60 - 64
593
286
307
Age 65 - 69
413
176
237
Age 70 -74
333
168
165
of 41.
ECONOMIC
$50,000 to $59,999
604
$60,000 to $69,999
514
$70,000 to $79,999
446
$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 household
2.56
PROFILE
Source : http://www.manifolddatamining.com/ 26 June 2013
PETAWAWA
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National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces
CURRENT
PROJECTS
http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/businessinfrastructure/projects-cfb-petawawa.page
Construction of New Hangar for
Chinooks
The new 50,000m2 hangar consists of
five main components including 1st
and 2nd line maintenance bays, CAE
and Boeing training schools, a back
shop and warehouse, and a Department of National Defense Command
Suite. This project is valued at 134.8
million dollars.
Equipment Fielding Coordination Centre
The Equipment Fielding Coordination Centre
(EFCC) is a 1222 m2 building with an additional
3798 m2 of exterior parking space. The EFCC
provides 2 Area Support Unit Petawawa with
much needed infrastructure that includes office,
maintenance, storage, training, and parking
space. Valued at 3.5 million dollars.
Medium to Heavy Lift Helicopter Training
Accomodations
The first of the training accommodation facilities
will provide 97 rooms of additional accommodations for Petawawa to alleviate accommodation
shortages at the base. The second accommodations facility will provide 99 additional accommo-
dation rooms to support the Medium-to-Heavy
Lift Helicopter program. Valued at 38.8 million.
Additional Projects
 Upgrade Brindle Rd, Pipeline Rd and
Messer Trail $10.8M
 New Running Trail $2M
 RHU Renos 2016/17 $16M
 TAPV Infrastructure 2016/17 $25M
 Health Care Facility 2017/18 $48M
 Canex Plaza 2016/17 $14M
 Utilities Upgrades 2016/17 $7.5M
 Centurion/Montgomery Rd Intersection 2016/17 $2M
Tourism Strategy
In 2012 Petawawa Council adopted a Tourism
Document that outlined a series of strategies that
would determine the viability of additional
tourism development within the Town of
Petawawa. Over the course of the past few years
the majority of these strategies were realized,
evaluated or are in the process of development.
It has been a very successful process that is a
shared goal of both industry and municipal
sectors.
A completed tourism asset inventory and a
broader tourism destination development plan
are now in place and offer the guideline for the
Working in collaboration with the Parks and
Recreation Department a number of
recreational programs and infrastructure
have been recently developed for the
residents and visitors of the municipality. A
state of the art skills and pump bike park ,
designed by Jay Hoots, the addition of a
high end splash pad, and a brand new track
now round out the myriad of diverse products offered at our Civic Centre Complex.
As we move forward in our tourism destination development our land and water
resources will be our focus and distinction.
We truly are DYNAMIC BY NATURE!
Petawawa Industrial Park
The Town of Petawawa currently
has 44 acres (19 ha) of vacant land
on Industrial Drive (off Black Bay
Road) zoned General Industrial.
This Industrial/Business Park is
home to the Town Public Works
Garage, a planning mill, a selfstorage facility, a number of
contractors’ offices and other similar uses. The concept plan for the
area currently has a number of
lots ranging from 1.85 acres to 4.75
acres, which can be severed to suit
at a price of $10,000 per acre, serviced with water and electricity.
The Industrial land has immediate
access to Hwy 17 as well as the
area airport which is located in
adjacent land.
contact Cyndy Phillips at
cphillips@petawawa.ca or
613-687-5536 ext. 2017.
Jubilee Lodge Garrison Petawawa
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New School Developments
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Area Employers
Canadian Forces Garrison Petawawa
7,033
Garrison & Civilian
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.
Chalk River Laboratories
Renfrew County District School Board
The Town of Petawawa proactively sought the
joint partnership of both school boards and in
a bold move donated land adjacent to the
Town Civic Centre for the construction of two
new school facilities.
In September, 2012 the newly constructed
Catholic school, at 22 Leeder Rd., St. Francis
of Assisi, opened its 26,000 square-foot
school to its 210-member student body. This
school replaces the one that was
previously located on Garrison Petawawa.
As part of this development, the Petawawa
Military Families Resource Centre in conjunction with the County of Renfrew and the
Town of Petawawa have created Lil Troopers
South day care located adjacent to the
St. Francis of Assisi school. This brand new
learning facility is licensed for 30 toddlers, 24
preschool children and can operate a before
and after school program.
The new Renfrew County District Public
School opened its doors in January 2015. It is
also located in the rotunda area at 19 Leeder
Rd., across from the newly built Catholic
school. The Kindergarden to Grade 12
school, named Valour, replaces General Lake
and Pinecrest elementary and General Panet
High Schools, all located on Garrison
Petawawa and deemed too costly to retrofit.
Live
2,068
County of Renfrew
850
Pembroke Regional Hospital
750
HGS Outbound Call Centre
700
Valour is a 126,000 square foot
school on two levels which services
1,460 students – 860 elementary,
and 600 secondary. Both schools are
located within the heart of the Town
and jointly share the Civic Centre
infrastructure such as ball fields,
soccer fields, ice facilities and the
brand new track facility. Long term
transportation savings will also be
realized by these school developments through joint facilitation.
Our Snow Country snowmobile network
maintains more than 2400 km’s of groomed
trails. Petawawa is ideally location along the
TOPS A trail stretching from Arnprior to
Northern Ontario and around Algonquin Park
(RAP Tour)
Work
The town of Petawawa has extensive trail
systems along the Petawawa and Ottawa
Rivers, roughly 40kms of paths total offering a variety of four season usage options.
Our water resources provide a never ending supply of adventure whether you canoe
2,700
kayak, raft or SUP. Pristine beaches and a
variety of camping facilities are available within the municipality and throughout Renfrew
County. If fishing is more your speed we
come fully stocked with catfish, trout, perch,
bass, walleye, pike and pickerel. Our forested
resources and access to Algonquin park offer
great hunting and exploration opportunities.
Play
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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
681
Total
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
110
5
Traffic Count Data
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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
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