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Smiths Falls: By the numbers

The town of Smiths Falls has undergone tremendous change since Canada's "chocolate capital" lost its Hershey plant. Here's a snapshot.

A snapshot of a community in transition

A green and white water tower with the Smiths Falls name and logo.
Smiths Falls is a community in transition. Here's a look at the town, by the numbers. (Ashley Burke/CBC)

Since the closure of itsHershey plant, the town of Smiths Falls has gone through a rapid transition. But the slump caused by losing a major economic driver has been lessened by the addition of one of the country's biggest cannabis companies: Tweed, under the parent company Canopy Growth.

Here's a quick look at how the town is changing.

CBCin Smiths Falls

That's what the numbers from Statistics Canada say, but what is the town really like?

CBC is in the community of Smiths Falls to find out. Come visit us at our temporary officeat 18 Russell St. in Smiths Falls this weekend.

You can meet some of our CBCreporters during our office hours today from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday (Mar. 3)from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Sunday (Mar.4) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Monday (Mar. 5) from 3 to 6 p.m.

CBCwill also be at the Smiths Falls Bears game Friday night and CBC Ottawa News host Adrian Harewood will be there too, with our live TV newscast at 6 p.m.

Come watchOttawa Morning'sRobyn Bresnahan host the radio show live from Coffee Culture Cafe, starting at 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday.