Located in Prescott-Russell County in Eastern Ontario, Hawkesbury is known for its timber and pulp-and-paper industries but today a wide variety of industries operate within Hawkesbury. Hawkesbury’s location almost in the middle between Montreal and Ottawa makes it a prime location for any company that operates between the two cities. With a population of around 10,500 there is a labor pool to draw from as well as from the surrounding communities including Ottawa and Montreal.