SMITHS FALLS, Ont. — A small eastern Ontario town that was once known as the province's chocolate capital is preparing for the sweet return of Hershey's.
"It's like an old friend coming home after being gone for 15 years," said Smiths Falls Mayor Shawn Pankow.
The legalization of recreational cannabis in 2018 brought on a brief economic high after Canopy Growth Corp. moved in to 1 Hershey Drive. It announced last month that it would sell the 700-square-foot facility back to its original owner for around $53 million. Smiths Falls also saw the rise and fall of steam engine railway transportation. It was chosen as the regional headquarters for the Canadian Pacific Railway's main line in 1885, and the Canadian Northern Railway built a second line through the town in 1912.
On a recent sunny Wednesday, the town's heart of Beckwith Street was busy, with people stopping in at restaurants, cafes and shops.
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