The Township of Drummond/North Elmsley is a mostly rural municipality and is bounded by the UNESCO Site of the Historic Rideau River Waterway to the south and the Mississippi River to the northwest.
It is conveniently located in the heart of Lanark County. The Township includes the hamlets of Port Elmsley, Balderson, Innisville, Wayside, Drummond Centre, Ferguson’s Falls and Rideau Ferry. The southern portion of the municipality features many lakes, rivers and mixed forests while the more western and northern areas feature rolling hills and fertile farmland. The Township is considered the southern gateway to Lanark County’s “Maple Syrup Trail”. For those familiar with the equestrian world, the municipality is home to world champion Ian Millar of Millar Brooke Farm.
Agricultural Forum and Lunch March 26, 2025
On Wednesday, March 26, 2025, Drummond/North Elmsley Township hosted an Agricultural Forum and Lunch at Ferguson’s Falls Community Hall. The event was attended by Council members, staff, and approximately 45 farmers and other agricultural professionals.
The forum provided a valuable learning opportunity for everyone present. The topics covered included farm succession planning by Andrew Leach from Farm Life, municipal drainage by the Township’s drainage superintendent Monica Shade from Shade Group.
Staff shared updates on changes to the 2025 Building Code, agricultural burn permits, and the Township’s new official plan. The forum was a crucial occasion for Council and staff to connect with the agricultural community, understand their challenges, and address their concerns.
Business Retention & Expansion (BR&E) project.
In June of 2018, Lanark County in partnership with Valley Heartland Community Futures Development Corporation launched a year-long Business Retention & Expansion (BR&E) project. The purpose of the BR&E project was to reach out to the business community though surveys and interviews to get a sense of their issues, priorities, and needs to address immediate concerns to develop evidence-based action plans and guide future economic development activities. All Lanark County municipalities were actively involved in the project by recruiting volunteers and businesses.
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