The mill complex continued to grow for at least the next half century, and by 1870 it included 145 different saws and created over 35 million board feet of lumber per year.

[9] Timber and pulp-and-paper industries have been supplanted by textiles, synthetic fibres, metal extrusions, steel, glass and plastics.

[10] New developments today are happening due to baby boomers from Ottawa, Montreal and area purchasing some of the many new condos in town.

[19] Hawkesbury is located within the Glengarry—Prescott—Russell provincial electoral district, which is represented by MPP Stéphane Sarrazin (Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario).

Hawkesbury is located within the Glengarry—Prescott—Russell federal electoral district, which is represented by MP Francis Drouin (Liberal Party of Canada).

The town is served by two small airports: The closest VIA Rail station with direct service to Ottawa and Montreal is located in Alexandria about 40 km south of Hawkesbury.

Le Régional is a bilingual independent newspaper that covers the Prescott-Russell region and the municipalities of Grenville and Grenville-sur-la-Rouge in Québec.

Le Carillon, a French-language newspaper, and its bilingual supplement The Tribune Express that cover Hawkesbury and the Prescott-Russell region and are published by the Edition André Paquette Group.