Growth in the area in the last four years has created opportunities for commercial development.

• Atomic Energy of Canada’s Chalk River Labs (CRL) has gone from 1,800 employees to over 2,600 in the last four years
• Over 500 CRL employees are now working in the downtown core of Deep River
• Base Petawawa, our second largest employer, is growing dramatically
• Two new subdivisions are approved for development
• A 2006 market study suggested that the area can support up to 100,000 square feet additional retail and commercial space