Wasaga Beach:
Wasaga’s 14 kilometres of pristine white sand beaches along the southern end of Georgian Bay makes this the longest freshwater beach in the world. Just 2 hours to Toronto, 35 minutes to Barrie and 30 minutes to Blue Mountain, it’s grown almost 500% in the past 45 years to 20,000 full-time residents plus 16,000 seasonal and part-time residents.
For over 100 years, The Beach (as it’s been affectionately known) has been one of Ontario’s vacation spots and with virtually every home within walking distance from the lake, Wasaga is a mosaic of young families and older downsizers who love it’s more relaxed pace and character. With four 55 Plus Adult Lifestyle communities, one Affordable Family community and several 3-Season communities, it’s ideally suited to those who value living in community with others, like themselves.
As the availability of quality healthcare is always a factor, it’s just 15 minutes from Collingwood’s 70 bed General and Marine Hospital and 40 minutes to Barrie’s RVH (Royal Victoria Hospital) providing exceptional care and specialty services including cancer care, stroke services, orthopedics, intensive care, mental health and interventional radiology.
For those seeking a blend of community living on a wonderful freshwater beach with good infrastructure and ever-expanding local shopping and community services, Wasaga Beach may be the ideal place whether for a month, a season or your next home. You owe it yourself to check out all it has to offer when considering your “what’s next” for you.
Clearview:
Clearview Township includes the communities of Avening, Batteaux, Brentwood, Cashtown Corners, Creemore, Dunedin, Duntroon, Glen Huron, Maple Valley, New Lowell, Nottawa, Pretty River Valley, Smithdale, Stayner, Sunnidale, Sunnidale Corners and Websterville
Clearview’s early growth was expedited by the building of the Toronto to Collingwood Railway in the mid-19th century. It’s fertile soils and moderate climate has spawned a strong agricultural base with Stayner as the major town centre in the municipality. While Clearview’s proximity to Georgian Bay makes it vulnerable to winter’s Lake Effect snow and blizzards, it’s rural and residential communities are a delightful, quiet and laid-back setting to live and raise a family.
