Economic Development News

Canadian Culture in Durham Region: Insights for International Companies

From cheering on local hockey teams and celebrating multicultural festivals to exploring scenic waterfront trails, enjoying global cuisine, and embracing winter sports, companies choose to invest in Durham Region as much for its diverse Canadian lifestyle as for its strong economic opportunities.

Located just east of Toronto, Durham embodies many of the qualities Canada is celebrated for around the world — a high quality of life, four-season recreation, access to nature, and a welcoming spirit.

Deep Roots & Robotics: How West Port Dairy Co. is Growing the Future of Dairy Farming

Family photos by: Justyne Edgell, Justyne Edgell Photo Co.

On the edge of north Durham, where rolling fields meet the quiet curves of the Oak Ridges Moraine, sits West Port Dairy Co., a farm where five generations have worked the land, each adding their own imprint and moving the farm forward.

Typical of modern dairy farms today, a walk through the dairy barn or calf barn at West Port Dairy Co. reveals robotic milking systems, a modern milk house with high-tech milk cooling systems and software...

Nordstrong’s Cannington Plant Makes Heavy Work Look Easy

Tucked into the rural landscape of Cannington in north Durham, Nordstrong Equipment Limited is quietly shaping industries across North America.

You may not spot their name on store shelves or city billboards, but if you’ve ever eaten packaged food, walked on concrete, or seen a train packed with industrial materials, chances are Nordstrong’s equipment helped move the ingredients and parts behind the scenes.

“If you need to move bulk material, we build the equipment that makes it happen,” says...

Inside Tetra Tech’s Clean Energy Expansion

California-based Tetra Tech didn’t arrive in Durham Region by accident; it came for the proximity to market, talent, and momentum: but stayed because all three are accelerating.

As Director of Engineering for Tetra Tech’s Canadian Nuclear Unit (CNU), Mark Browne sums it up plainly: “We chose a while back to focus a lot of our efforts here in Ontario, because of the nuclear industry that is just exploding here right now.”

From their Canadian home-base in Pickering, Tetra Tech serves utilities like...

A Letter to My Former Self: Mike

Leaving the city wasn’t just a change of scenery—it was an invitation into a vibrant close-knit community with unexpected opportunity. In this “Letter To My Former Self,” Michael Cascone looks back on taking the leap to north Durham and how that decision created space for a more present family life, renewed career purpose, and a quiet sense of belonging that reshaped what success looked like.

Dear Mike,

You’re probably reading this from your downtown office, somewhere between your afternoon coffee...