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Manitoulin Island is the largest fresh water island in the world at 2,766 km2, and has a permanent population of 12,600. Visitors flock to the area every summer to enjoy its natural beauty and water activities. The island service centre is Gore Bay, a community of almost 900 people. It is the judicial centre of the island and one of its commercial and professional centres. It has an airport, museums, library, curling club, arena and several service clubs and organizations. Residents and visitors access the island via a swing bridge year-round, or with the daily passenger-vehicle ferry from Tobermory between late May and early October. There are two incorporated communities (Gore Bay and Little Current) and six Anishinabee First Nation communities on Manitoulin Island.

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Community Information

Population

Population

850

language

Language

English 89%
French 2%

transportation

Transportation

Highway 540
Gore Bay – Manitoulin Airport
The Gore Bay Marina

average-household-price

Average House Price

$229,000

Working & Doing Business

industries

Industries

Trades, Transport and Equipment Operators
Sales and Service
Business, Finance and Administrative
Natural and Applied Sciences

major-employers

Major Employers

Manitoulin Transport
Manitoulin Lodge
Valumart
Gore Bay Child Care Centre

business-services

Business Services

Central Manitoulin Chamber of Commerce

average-household-income

Average Household Income

$27,379

Learning

childcare

Childcare

Gore Bay Child Care Centre

primary-school

Primary Schools

Central Manitoulin Public School

secondary-school

Secondary Schools

Manitoulin Secondary School

post-secondary-schools

Post Secondary Education

Cambrian College—Sudbury
Collège Boréal—Sudbury
Laurentian University--Sudbury

Health and Social Services

hospital

Hospital

The Gore Bay Medical Centre

fire-department

Fire Department

Joint Fire Department Gore Bay-Gordon Barrie Island

ontario-provincial-police

Police

Ontario Provincial Police

health-services

Health Services

Manitoulin Health Centre—two island hospital sites

Recreation & Activities

library

Library

Gore Bay Union Public Library

ice-rink

Ice Rink

Gore Bay Memorial Arena

camping

Camping

hockey

Hockey

Manitoulin Minor Hockey Association

Shopping and Entertainment

restaurants

Restaurants

events

Events

Harbour Days
Christmas Parade
Summer Theatre

attractions

Attractions

Gore Bay & Western Manitoulin Museum and Cultural Centre William

attractions

Attractions

Purvis Marina Museum

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Contact Us

Timmins and District Multicultural Centre
119 Pine Street South, Suite 10
Timmins, ON P4N 2K3
705-269-8622
www.timminsmulticultural.ca

North Bay & District Multicultural Centre
100 Main Street East
North Bay, ON P1B 1A8
705-495-8931
www.nbdmc.ca

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