Working for you

Wellington County offers a modest cost of living, temperate climate, excellent schools, short commute times and an abundance of housing option within its charming communities. 

The primary objective for any economic development strategic plan is to improve the livability and quality of life of a community or region through sustained economic growth, This in turn fosters the creation of high quality jobs attracts investment and increases wealth and opportunity for area residents.

With that goal in mind Wellington County Economic Development is working on the following initiatives:

• Tourism Strategy - in progress
  
  • Cycling Tourism - in progress
• Our Food Future Project
• Business Retention and Expansion (BR+E)
• Attainable Housing
• RIDE WELLᴼᴹ (County Rural Transit Programme)
• Internet in Wellington County
• Signage Strategy
• Community Improvement Programme (CIP)
• Downtown Destination Development
• Taste Real Local Food Programme
• Experience Wellington
• Live and Work Wellington
• Talent Attraction
• Investment Attraction
• Newsletters
• Takeout Food Map

Past Projects:

• Welcoming and Inclusion Assessment Survey (closed)
• Tourism Adaptation and Recovery Programme (closed)
• BR+E Business Recovery Survey (closed)
• Festivals and Events COVID-19 Survey (closed)
• Keep Well Emergency Business Sustainability Fund (closed)
• Impacts of COVID-19 Business Survey Part 1 and Part 2 (closed)
• Attainable Housing Survey (closed)
• Wellington County Agricultural Producers Survey (closed)
• Roger Brooks International Community Assessment