MRC Les Moulins:

Development and business attraction outlook

June 2015

• A mission dedicated to business attraction, business expansion and business start-up in Terrebonne and Mascouche in order to sustain investment and job creation.

MRC Les Moulins populationEvolution and outlook

• As a development pole of Greater Montreal and focal point of the region of Lanaudière, the MRC Les Moulins is benefiting from an irresistible boom. It contributes to business competitiveness with its first rate access roads, recent infrastructure and a vast qualified labour pool.

Highway access

• MRC Les Moulins, in the heart of Montreal north shore;

• Direct access - highways 640, 40, 25 et 19;

• Near highways 440, 15 et 13.

Intersection of highmay 640 and highway 25

Economic activities

• 564 businesses in 8 industrial parks providing 12 000 jobs;

• Diversified industrial structure with a strong base in metal products, plastic and machinery equipment;

• 45 000 jobs (all activities).

Section of the Terrebonne 640 East-side Industrial Park

Industrial employment growth

Employment (all activities) growth

Main areas for development:Terrebonne 640 West-Side Industrial Park

• Addition of two millions s.f. of industrial land in 2013;

• Availability of new spaces for immediate occupancy.

Main areas for development:Terrebonne 640 South-Side Industrial Park

• Launching of the 7th industrial park in 2013;• Located in the neighbourhood of Urbanova,

a major new-urbanism residential district;• Location of Sobeys distribution center, a

160 millions $ investment;• Sites ready to build.

Main areas for development:Mascouche multifunctional hub

• Development and remodeling of a major district at the crossroad of two highways;

• Connected to the Montreal area transit train network (Mascouche station);

• Development of a business park in front of the 640 highway.

Site of the future Mascouche business park

Main areas for development:Terrebonne Lachenaie-East Industrial Park

• Development of a new major industrial park;

• Located on the north side of highway 640 between highway 25 et highway 40;

• Two electrical sub-stations on the site;• Development modalities and occupancy

schedule to be communicated.

Main areas for development:The East Civic Pole

• Integrated development with high density dwellings, office spaces, school and municipal services;

• Near a major hospital and a transit train station.

Main areas for development:Commercial districts

• New phase for the Mascouche Power Center;

• Revitalization of the Terrebonne main streets;

• New commercial districts in planning in Terrebonne.

Specific strengths • Competitive implantation and operating costs; • Quality of life and easy homeownership for young

families;• Growth of labor force;• Flexibility and availability of industrial and office

spaces;• School and college offering industrial trades;• Connectivity (optic fiber network);• Availability and quality of power supply (electricity).

Trade school, college and sport center

Strategic directions

• Advanced manufacturing (aerospace, transportation equipment, machinery, etc.);

• T.I.;• Green tech;• Business services.

Recent investment selection• Sobeys distribution center;• Complexe Enviro Progressive;• Systèmes d’emballage Nelmar;• Groupe ADF;• Automatex;• Écolait;• Acier SBB;• Investments among international branch plants;• Centre corporatif Montoni (SBMS Euroverre et Mécano);• Xpertdoc Technologies (CNÉ).

SOBEYS

Nelmar

ADF Group

SBB

AUTOMATEX

MÉCANO INDUSTRIE

ÉCOLAIT

TERGEL

CLEAVER BROOKS

SBMS

CNÉ

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