This report is part of The Monieson Centre’s Knowledge Impact in Society (KIS) Project, a three‐year

endeavour to connect academic knowledge with economic development needs in Eastern Ontario. The

report is a summary of information collected at a 3‐hour workshop in Napanee, ON. Fourteen

community leaders and business people from Lennox & Addington County gave feedback on their

community’s economic development needs and research questions. This information, along with similar

information gathered in 14 other communities in Eastern Ontario, will guide the research pursued over

the course of the KIS project.

The workshop was hosted by Craig Desjardins, Executive Director, Prince Edward/Lennox & Addington

Community Futures Development Corporation. Dr. Yolande Chan, Director, The Monieson Centre, and

Jeff Dixon, Project Coordinator, The Monieson Centre, introduced the KIS project and Erik Lockhart,

Associate Director, Queen’s Executive Decision Centre, facilitated the workshop. The KIS project is

funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. For more information, visit

www.easternontarioknowledge.ca.