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Gore BayIsland Living at its Finest
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.
Community Information

Population
850

Language
English 89%
French 2%

Transportation
Highway 540
Gore Bay – Manitoulin Airport
The Gore Bay Marina

Average House Price
$229,000
Working & Doing Business

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

Major Employers
Manitoulin Transport
Manitoulin Lodge
Valumart
Gore Bay Child Care Centre

Business Services
Central Manitoulin Chamber of Commerce

Average Household Income
$27,379
Learning

Childcare
Gore Bay Child Care Centre

Primary Schools
Central Manitoulin Public School

Secondary Schools
Manitoulin Secondary School

Post Secondary Education
Cambrian College—Sudbury
Collège Boréal—Sudbury
Laurentian University--Sudbury
Health and Social Services

Hospital
The Gore Bay Medical Centre

Fire Department
Joint Fire Department Gore Bay-Gordon Barrie Island

Police
Ontario Provincial Police

Health Services
Manitoulin Health Centre—two island hospital sites
Recreation & Activities

Library
Gore Bay Union Public Library

Ice Rink
Gore Bay Memorial Arena

Camping

Hockey
Manitoulin Minor Hockey Association
Shopping and Entertainment

Restaurants

Events
Harbour Days
Christmas Parade
Summer Theatre

Attractions
Gore Bay & Western Manitoulin Museum and Cultural Centre William
