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Chi-Cheemaun Car Ferry to Manitoulin Island A 1 hour 45 minutes Parry A Sound
Gig Pt. Boat Rose Is. Harbour FATHOM FIVE LEGEND NATIONAL MARINE PARK Bears Rump Is. Bateau Is. Cove Echo Is. Is. Eagle Flowerpot Cove Is. Points of Interest Transportation Parry Is. N Otter Is. Channel Pt. S Otter Is. e l Airport 10 Provincial Highway C h a n n o r g r e g M a c Tobermory Alpaca Farm 40 County Road Sandy Is. Russel Is. Dunks Pt. Devil Deepest Point in Georgian Bay Is. Dunks Bay Alpine Skiing Overhanging Pt. 170 m (558 ft) Wingfield Pt. Municipal Road Rocky Bay Hay Bay Loon Horse L. Munn Drive Lake Cave Pt. Attraction Little Cove Rd Municipal Road Cyprus Lake Myles Drive Cape Hurd Road McArthur Rd CABOT HEAD No Winter Maintenance (Grey County) NATURE RESERVE BRUCE PENINSULA Beach Cameron NATIONAL PARK Emmett Moore Lymburner Cape Hurd Lake Lake Upper Lake Lake Andrew Georgian Bay Coastal Route Barney Cameron Lake Rd Lower Lake Quenlin Lake Cabot Head Road Bike Park Baptist Lake Warner Bay Road Cyprus Lake Rd Andrew Gillies Lake Harbour Lake Clear Eagle Rd NawashChippewas First Nation of Lake Lindsay Road 45 Ferry ns Bay Hunting Ground 60BGeorge Lake Boat Launch opki Marley H Lake y Ba Emmett Lake Road Lindsay Rd 40 r SaugeenChippewas First Nation of Hopkins Pt. ne 6 ar Hunting Ground 60A Warder Canoe Launch W Pendall Pt. Dorcas Lake Trails Bay Crane Crane Lake Rd
Lake Birch Road Dorcas Bay Road Dyer's Brewery Bay Bruce Trail r ve Dyer's Eagle Pt. Ri Cinema / Drive-In Theatre d R Shouldice Little Eagle r Dyers Bay Road Bay Georgian Bluffs Trail ou Lake B rb B Harbour a East Road H ns McNair Road C nso ap Conservation Area Joh e Britain e Corisande n Ch ra Lake in Georgian Trail Bay C Brinkmans Road N ort h Sh Scugog ore R Lake oad Cape Chin Cross-Country Skiing Terry Pt. Otter Grey County CP Rail Trail BRUCE PENINSULA ad Lake Carter Road Ro e Farmers’ Market NATIONAL PARK v Miller o Otter Lake C s Road Murray Lake Miller y m Tom Thomson Trail Bay Lake m a T LindsayRobbins Road Drive 30 Fishing Location Miller Lake Road
Cape Chin South Road Georgian Deadman Pt. Fish Ladder Geographic Features Northern SMOKEY HEAD- Pine Tree Cherry Hill Road WHITE BLUFF N.R. Harbour Golf Course Waterbody Lindsay Road 20 Ira Lake Road 6 Juno Pt. Ague k e Lake Lindsay Road 5 Horse Experience Pleasant Pt. re 40 Wetland C H Bay i lls Pleasant g IRA LAKE N.R. ver n The Bury Rd Ri R ri o p a Harbour S d Ira Hospital Lake Clarkes Rd National Park Bradley Clarkes Stokes Bay Road es Eastnor Lindsay Harbour Corners ok Information Centre St Isthmus Provincial Park Lion's Head Pt. Bay Bruce Lighthouse Scotch Thistle Pt. Stokes Tamarac Road Hellyer Road Gun Pt. Conservation Land Gauleys Bay Road Bay Everatt Sideroad 29 Garden LION'S Motocross Park y Is. Lion's a HEAD Simon B County Forest Land Stokes Head N.R. y BLACK CREEK Bay e Barrier Is. l Bay PROVINCIAL PARK Cape Croker u Barrow a Ferndale 9 Benjamin's Pt. Museum G North Cove of GREY COUNTY Greenough Pt. Shute Pt. Bay Bay Cork Crown Land Myles 9 Rush Cove Cape Dundas Bay Cemetery Road Barrow Little National Park Burma Road Lake COMMUNITY INDEX Lyal Bay Chippewas Is. West Little Peninsula Scenic Caves Road of Nawash Lake Spry Road Melville Nayaushing Road Lighthouse Road First Nation 27 Parking (Free) Spry Barrow Bay Road Sound Concession 4 C Shaw Road Hopeness Road C A F O The Bury Road y Little Pike a Cape Parking (Paid) Bay Road HOPE BAY B Cape Paulett Pit Road Sideroad 10 e MacGregor Harbour Crocker Aberdeen F-4 Fairmount E-5 Owen Sound E-3/4 FOREST N.R. p o Allan Park G-4 Feversham F-6 Oxenden D-3 6 H Prairie Pt. Provincial Park West Road Hope Bay Road Alsfeldt G-3 Flesherton F-5 Prairie Road Hope Is. P Little Sydney Alvanley E-3 Pike Bay Cameron Road Hope Park Road Bay Racetrack & Slots G Peabody F-3 Rowes Pike Bay Road Bay el ann Annan E-4 Lake Sydney Bay Road Hay Ch Gibraltar E-6 Priceville F-5 Purgatory Pt. Kings Pt. pe Is. Ho Ayton G-4 Glenelg Centre F-4 Proton Station F-5 Scenic Lookout Kings Crescent 9 Pike Kings Pt. Bluff Waughs Road Port Elgin Road Goring E-4 Bay Sutter Road McIver Road Gravelly Bay Road B R Theatre Big Sand Bell Drive Bay Badjeros F-6 Griersville E-5 Daddy Weir Road Purple Valley Road South Pt. y Limberlost Road Ravenna E-5 Pike Pt. a Adamsville Gravelly Cornet Pt. Beckwith B Balaclava D-4 e Bay k Griffith Island H Redwing E-5 i North Pt. Is. P Hardmans Lane Lighthouse Waterfall Balmy Beach D-3 Hampden G-4 Rob Roy F-6 Coronation Street Banks E-6 White Griffith Christian Is. Hanover G-3 Rockford E-4 South Purple Is. Winery Barrhead F-4 Valley Kidd Bay Cloud Heathcote E-5 Rocklyn E-5 Beattie Lake Mar Sideroad Is. Ben Allen E-3 St. Jean Hepworth D-3 Deepwater Pt. U-Pick Farm l S Point Howdenvale Kidd Pt. e Berkeley F-4 Purple Valley Road n Hoath Head E-4 Tyson West Sand n Ghegheto Is. Mar a Scone F-3 Is. Colpoys Bay Big Bay D-3 Red Sky Red Bay Road Berford Cameron Pt. h Holland Centre F-4 Lake Lookout C Lake Shallow Lake E-3 Bay Weirs Road Berford Lake Road y Blantyre E-5 9 n Beament Is. Red Bay Red Bay a Cape Commodore South Holstein G-4 Mud B Big Bay a Silcote D-4 Colpoys Bay i Big Mud t Blue Mountain Village E-6 Fishing Islands McCallum Is. Lake Range Rd Hopeville G-5 Lake Bay s s y i Singhampton F-6 r Beckons Lane 1 Bognor E-4 Crab Cove Huron Road o Skinner's Colpoy's Big Bay p Bluff h Mallory Beach Road C J Slabtown E-5 Indian Pt. l Cape Road Bunessan G-4 o Big Bay SR Isaac Bruce Cole's SR C Wiarton Gleason Jackson E-3 Springmount E-3 Little Lake Lake Rd Gleason Bruce’s Lake Georgian Range Rd C Burke Is. Red Bay Quarry Road Kemble Rock Rd Swinton Park G-5 Caves K Camperdown E-5 Oxenden Bruce's Caves Concession 24 Spirit Rock Conc 24 1 Centre Road Castle Glen E-6 Keady E-3 T Main Station Is. Sideroad 20 Lake Spry Lake Road 13 Charles Keldon G-5 Talisman F-5 Bryant Street Wiarton Keppel 0 5 10 15 Cedarville G-5 Cole's SR Indian Is. Spry International Airport Kemble D-4 Thornbury E-5 Conc 21 Ceylon F-5 Bowes Is. Lake Wiarton Gowan Lake Elm Road Kilsyth E-3 Cranberry Kinch's SR Pyette Pt. Northacres Road KILOMETRES Chatsworth E-4 V Is. Lakeview Avenue Kemble Vail's Pt. Cheeseville F-5 Kimberley F-5 Oliphant Boat Lake Boat Lake Scale Lake Wolseley Conc 20 D Varney G-4 Sauble Falls D Kolapore E-5 Lonely 17 SR 315 Cape Rich 0 2 4 6 8 10 Clarksburg E-5 Victoria Corners E-5 Boat Lake Road Whitefish Is. Is. Mountain Lake Dr d Johnson 6 Bass Harbour Harbour Drive Clavering D-3 L Chiefs Zion Church Road Lake Dawson Road n Mountain Lake
W Parkway Mountain Lake Gravelly Point Bay Concession 17 I MILES Cobble Beach D-4 Peninsula. n Bay Lake Eugenia F-5 R Meadowland Road d u
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Walter’s Falls E-4 n a i North Diagonal n Conn G-5 k Presqu'ile Pt. o Lamlash F-3 n Kilimanjaro Ln Concession B Wareham F-5 a Georgian R Lindenwood Rd S St Vincent-Sydenham Townline Copper Kettle D-3 Leith D-4 Chippewas Land Force Waudby F-4 SAUBLE FALLS Concession 16 Balaclava of Saugeen PROVINCIAL PARK 17 Cobble Craigleith E-6 Lora Bay E-5 Centre DiagonalClavering Beach Central Area
Bluffs 7th Line Waverley Heights E-3 First Nation 28 Sideroad 15 n Sideroad 18 Training Centre Black Pt. Crawford F-4 Louise F-3 Francis Lake Cavell SR Sutton Pt. Welbeck F-4 Conc 14 e Coffin Ridge Hindman SR Winery Cruickshank E-3 Shepherd Cobble M Wiarton D-3 South Diagonal Lake Beach w Sarawak-Keppel Townline Sideroad 30 KEPPEL The Glen C 1 r Silcote e O Irish D Maple Valley F-6 Wodehouse F-5 Spring Creek Road e k Mountain Sauble 170 Lookout Desboro F-3 Markdale F-5 Wolseley D-3 Northern McNab Copperkettle East Linton 25 Sideroad Dunes Stone SchoolSawmill Road Lake R SARAWAK Bayshore Rd Sideroad 27 Dornoch F-4 Sauble Beach iver Ski Trail Ainslie 25 Sideroad Marmion F-3 Woodford E-4 Walker Hepworth Dual Acres Indian Wood Woods 8 Sleigh & Wagon Conc 10 Falls 112 Dromore G-4 Paynter's 22 Sideroad Massie E-4 Municipal Road Shallow Rides Balmy Leith Sydenham-Lakeshore Drive BAYVIEW Carson Bay Beach Leith Church 6th Concession N Sideroad 24 ESCARPMENT Lake Indian 2nd Concession North Duncan E-5 Maxwell F-5 Lake Sideroad 33 N.R. 15 SR Benallen Falls 11th Line Silver Lake Road Meaford Dundalk G-5 McIntyre F-6 Silver Park Hibou Annan 26 Meaford Lake Glendale Farms Durham G-4 Head Sleigh Rides 17A Legacy SR 24 Sideroad 22 Meaford E-5 Conc A Shallow 6 Girl Guide Rd Ridge 15 Lake 10 SR 15 Boucher Pt. 6th Conc N 13 Sideroad 5 Conc 5 Keppel Mooresburg F-3 Gould Christie Beach E Maryville Lake Road 17 12 Beautiful Frenchman Pt. Lake Cruickshank 8th Concession N Allenford Road Conc 5A Wilcox SR Big Joe Park Lora Mount Forest H-4 Woodford 16 Sideroad he East Linton D-3 Maryville Lake a Bay Frenchman Owen 26 d Grandma Mulock F-4 10 Concession 3 Keppel 4th Conc North 26 Edge Hill F-4 Bay Owen Sound 12th Line Lambe's Lora Bay Salem Road Sound r Scenic Billy Bishop ve 14 Mud Ri Elmwood F-3 N Western Road C Line City Regional Airport 13 Sideroad Lora Bay Thornbury Blind Line Lake 17B 7 Sideroad Chippewas Jackson Rd Sideroad 15 18 ST. VINCENT Thornbury Village Epping E-5 7th Line Nenagh G-4 A Line Springmount Cider House of Saugeen 3rd Line Valleyview Road Country Road 7 Sideroad 33rd SR Eugenia F-5 First Nation 29 High Hill Road Town 11 Peasemarsh Neustadt G-3 Elsinore Road 10 Sideroad ScotchSettlement Road Chesley Sheffield Park Black Line Lake Pottawatomi The Blue Mountains- Jones Falls 10th Concession Meaford 12 Euphrasia Townline Lake Fieldside Road Story Book Park Road History Museum CRAIGLEITH
Chesley Lake Rd 7 Onja GahRoadBo Onja Jackson Georgian PROVINCIAL PARK French Bay Road Alvanley 21 Weavers Story Bognor Marsh 4 Sideroad Peaks Nottawasaga Is. Mandawoub Road Mandawoub r SYDENHAM e 18 Creek Falls er 8 SR Allenford v Book Riv Old Mail Rd Clarksburg (Private) McRae Road i Windsong 26 R Park Long Pt. i 4th Concession South Horse & 13 Saugeen First m 5 Inglis Falls Georgian Alpine Ski o Sideroad 12 18 Carriage 7 SR Griersville Clendenan t 3rd Line D a Bay Camperdown Club (Private) © Queen’s Printer for Ontario, 2017 Nation 29 3 w Waverley Rockford Hoath Craigleith a (Private) t 1st Conc t Heights 2nd Conc S Unauthorized reproduction or recording of maps, text, or any other materials from this o Head 4 Sideroad Slabtown 7th Line Concession 13 East Arran P Sideroad 6 Bognor Elsinore Sideroad 12 Kilannan The publication, by photocopying, by electronic storage and retrieval, or by any other means 11th Line 40 Craigleith Ski 21 18 Brewing 2 S Grey Roots d Loree Club (Private) is prohibited without written permission of Grey County. Private lands exist within the Concession 12 East Arrana a Euphrasia-St Vincent Townline Farmer's 21
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National Park boundaries as shown on this map. These lands may be purchased by 10 5 g Pantry Monterra l Archives i 21st Sideroad 6th Line
e Sideroad 9 Kilsyth B S 13 Scandinave Parks Canada on a willing seller, willing buyer basis. While every effort has been made y T & K Ferri CHANTRY ISLAND Sideroad 20 Arran Massie Hills Sideroad 3 d Blue Spa DERBY e Orchards to ensure the accuracy of this map, inaccuracies or changes may occur. Grey County Sideroad 15 Arran Ski Trail 29 MIGRATORY BIRD n Concession 3 Derby 6 10 Heathcote 21st Sideroad Concession 12a Arran h Sunny Valley Rd IWA Spa Veterans Road North Victoria Concession 5 Derby Blantyre Mountain
cannot be held responsible for any variations from the printed information. Please use Denny's a SANCTUARY Sideroad 5 North Arran Concession 10 East Arran Sideroad 6 5th Line
m Walter's Falls Georgian Hills Dam Arran R Beaver River Corners the map information as an approximate guide only and not for legal purposes. Mapping i McGill v Concession 9 Vineyards Concession 7 Marshall's Village 19 Lake e 5 Walter’s Access #3 32 WASAGA BEACH of municipalities surrounding Grey County is for reference only. Local mapping for these r Lake Fairmount Blue Collingwood Lake 40 PROVINCIAL Sideroad 10 South Arran Sideroad 22C Chantry Is. Strathaven Road Falls 11th Line Mountain areas should be consulted for accuracy. The Bruce Trail and other trails are shown for Sideroad 3 Concession 11 Arran 5 Concession 11 18th Sideroad 7th Line PARK Southampton 12 3rd Line C Banks Resort Scenic Caves Sideroad 25 119 3rd L general illustration purposed only. Do not rely on this map as an accurate guide for Lake Tara Holland-Sydenham Townline 10th Line COLLINGWOOD r 4th L r e Nature Sideroad 3 6th Line 26 hiking. Bruce Trail mapping was supplied by the Bruce Trail Conservancy and is used McNab Pt. e iv Adventures North Nottawasaga Conc 10 Concession 8 East Arran iv R Sideroad 3 R Ravenna with permission. The shaded relief effect for the land area was enhanced using two times Miramichi Bay Links SR r Invermay 12th SR Poplar Sideroad Doll SR e 16 19 Nottawasaga SR 36 & 37 vertical exaggeration. The Lake Huron and Georgian Bay depth effect was generated from iv Massie Concession 10 R Concession 2A Massie Road Sideroad 22B Rocklyn Castle Glen Osler Bluff Concession 5A bathymetric contours compiled by the Canadian Hydrographic Service and the US National 3 Concession 6 119 (Private) Nottawa Fairgrounds Rd N 2nd Line Estates The Blue Mountains- Clearview Townline R Chatsworth Euphrasia-Holland Townline Red Geophysical Data Center. This map was produced by Forsefield Inc. for Grey County. Concession 8 Keady i Concession 10 Epping Beaver River 11th Line North Nottawasaga Conc 6 n Sideroad 25 S Arran 16 v e e y Wing The Blue e 40 r The data presented was provided by Grey Sauble Conservation, Saugeen Conservation, g r e Access #2 Nottawasaga SR 33 & 34 Concession 7A e u p Goring 12th SR v a Arkwright Sideroad 22A 19 4th Line i Grand River Conservation Authority, Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority, Bruce Port Elgin S 17 S R y Trail Conservancy, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Land Information Ontario, Beaver Valley Petun tt Beaver Valley SR 13B re Sideroad 1 Sideroad 19 Lowlands P Burgoyne Sideroad 5 S Arran Mountains Bruce County, and the Grey County GIS department. Supplied under Licence by members Blind Line Concession 4 Arran Orchard & The Roost 124 Sideroad 16C 9th SR Gibraltar of the Ontario Geospatial Data Exchange. Please consult with the MNRF Midhurst District 10 40 10 Sideroad Mud EUPHRASIA 7 Cidery Wine Company Highest Point office regarding all activity regulations on Crown Land. Contact the office by phone at Grey-Bruce Line 3 Lake 6th SR on Bruce Trail r Nottawasaga SR 27 & 28 e Fox Ridge Road Duncan 540 m (1772 ft) 705-725-7500 or via email at [email protected] BRUCE COUNTY Sideroad 2 v 17 Sideroad 3 Sideroad 16B a Kolapore 20 Sideroad 4th Line MacGregor Pt. Concession 6 B Line Concession 2 Arran e Nottawasaga SR 30 & 31 Stayner B 13 Sideroad 10D Pretty River Rd Conc 8 East Robson Lake Sideroad 16A Metcalfe Dey's 3rd SR NOTTAWASAGA Beaverdale Sideroad 13A Beaver River DUNCAN Rock 2 Pond Conc 4 Concession 6 10 Sideroad Access #1 ESCARPMENT LOOKOUT N.R. MACGREGOR POINT 10 SR 30 Sideroad Bog PRETTY RIVER VALLEY 6th Line 91 PROVINCIAL PARK 33 Sideroad 3 Sideroad 4B Duncan N.R. Kolapore PROVINCIAL PARK Springs Elderslie Arran Desboro Robson Road Sideroad 10B Lake 6th Sideroad Sideroad 20 N Elderslie 6 Concession 2 Music Hall Sideroad 4A Holland 3rd Line A Road 57D Saugeen 3 Sideroad 15 N Elderslie Williams Kolapore Uplands
10th Line SIMCOE Walker SR 12 Wilderness Ski Trails Duntroon Sideroad 10 N Elderslie Lake Centre 60 Sideroad Talisman Sideroad 7B Osprey Bruce Saugeen Townline Conc 2 Desboro 3rd SR Museum Road 67B Dobbinton Sideroad 5 Sideroad 10A Nottawasaga SR 21 & 22 ShoresBlind Line 40 Marmion 10 Wodehouse Old Baldy 7th Line S Dunblane Rob Roy Conc 2B 31 a Sideroad 5 Chatsworth Rd 24 40 Chatsworth 50 Sideroad N COUNTYFairgrounds Road South u Williscroft 40 Kimberley 4th Line A g East Back Line 9th Line Sideroad 13 & 14 e Minkes Lake Robson Rd Mud Nottawasaga SR 18 & 19 e Williamsford Sideroad 7A 10th Concession 31 Concession 8 Brucedale North n Concession 10 Elderslie Lake Bruce McCullough Lake Rd Berkeley 35 Sideroad Feversham Edward Lake Sideroad 18 & 19 Negro Creek Rd HOLLAND Road 63 Salem Conc 3B Gorge Concession 12 Sideroad 6 Beaver Valley DEVIL'S GLEN Scott Pt. SULLIVAN Concession 4 50 Sideroad S Ski Club 12th Concession B Davidson's PROVINCIAL y S Road 55 124 Nottawasaga SR 15 & 16 60 Sideroad ck Sideroad 4A au Lake PARK Bruce Saugeen Townline o ge 8th Concession B Saugeen Concession 6 Motopark e Sideroad 5 Elderslie R n Glen Huron Arran-Elderslie McCullough Lime Kiln Road 30 2 er Bluffs 10 Veterans Road South Riv Baie du Concession 12 Sideroad 28 & 29 Salisbury Sideroad 7 Lake Walker R Singhampton Peabody i Macpherson Pt. v Doré Lake 70 Sideroad e Road 45 Concession 8 Elderslie 30 r Brewster's Lake 33 13 Lake 10th ConcessionRoad 41B Clearview Conc 2C Black's 3 Osprey-Artemesia Townline Gillies 60 Sideroad Lake Eugenia Feversham Creemore Sideroad 25 Elderslie Concession 10 Sideroad 20 S Elderslie 80 Sideroad Cheeseville R Sideroad 8 d Nottawasaga Nottawasaga SR 12 & 13 Concession 6 21 i Hill Mooresburg Harrison Lake Markdale 35 Sideroad v Lake a e Sideroad 15 S Elderslie Sideroad 9B 12th Concession A M Bluffs Douglas Pt. r Eugenia Concession 6 Elderslie Eugenia er 4 Kinghurst East Back Line iv Sideroad J 1 Lockerby Management Unit 32 Falls 8th Concession R 4th Concession B Farrell Drive Concession 8 Glen Cumming Road Sideroad 9A Mountain Lake Glenelg-Holland Townline Bells McIntyre INVERHURON r Traverston Road Lake Eugenia Paisley ive Road 110 OSPREY Mary Street R Baseline Lake Road 63 PROVINCIAL PARK Dutch Line Bell's Lake Road Markdale Access #1 aver Nottawasaga SR 10 & 9 Underwood Kinghurst Dornoch Concession 2 Eugenia Be 9 Nottawasaga SR 6 & 7 11 25 Maxwell Road 57B Litt Saug Falls 124 F le Sa ee 10 Barrhead Eugenia F ub 20 n Scone 25 Road 55 3rd Concession le 20th Sideroad NDR Bells Road 120 Gunn Pt. Rive North Sideroad 3 Townsend Lake Hogg's Dunedin r Lake West Back Line Falls Grey HighlandsRoad 49 Sideroad 15 3rd Sideroad WGR 12 Inverhuron Concession 22 Chesley Bentinck-Sullivan Townline 10 4 Nottawasaga SR 3 & 4 Townsend Lake 30 Sideroad 23 Concession 2 Elderslie Welbeck Road 132 Road 41A Bay Sideroad 10 North Concession 14 NDR Greenock Elderslie Sideroad 6 Centre Line B 4th Concession B Road 67A Mulock Road Inverhuron 19 30th Sideroad NDR Sideroad 23 & 24 South Baseline North Welbeck Road Waudby Farden East Back Line Concession 8 35 Sideroad Sideroad 25 Vesta Lake Road 130 McBeath Welbeck Glenelg Road 23 Mulmur Nottawasaga TL 3rd Line East Tiverton 20 1 Louise Lake Sawmill Sideroad 40 Kickin' Back NOISY Concession 14 Louise Alpaca Ranch Maple McRae Pt. Sideroad 30 Brant Elderslie Concession 12 NDR 12 2 RIVER N.R. Church Rd South Valley Concession 2 Crawford Baptist Glenelg Irish Road 140 3rd Concession 9th Sideroad WGR Concession 8 Sideroad 10 Grey Badjeros 9 Sideroad 30 Nordic Lake Museum Flesherton East Back Line Tobermory Centre Road Ellengowan Concession 14 West Baseline Ski Trails River Prince Of Wales Rd Greenock Brant Lake Baseline South The Ferns Sideroad 5 Greenock Concession 12 McCormick South Line C Concession 18 Concession 10 NDR Concession 6 Baseline ARTEMESIA Lake Osprey Wetlands Melancthon Nottawasaga TL 2nd Line West 3 er Ceylon Centre Line A Wareham 10th Sideroad NDR 3 Sideroad 5 Brant Concession 2 WGR v 4th Concession A Sideroad 30 Kincardine Concession 16 Elmwood Ri 5th Sideroad NDR Road 160 Concession 8 NDR Artemesia-Glenelg Townline GLENELG 3rd Line 30th Sideroad NDR geen 21 15 McLean Sau South Line B 1st Line East 10 4th Line Concession 10 Brant McDonald Lake Edge Hill Concession 4 Sideroad 5 North Concession 11 r Glenelg Centre Wilcox Road 170 8th Line Northeast 5th Line Glammis Bog e Lake n er Melancthon-Osprey Townline v e iv 2nd Concession Honeywood Stoney Island i ge R Lake West Back Line Sideroad 10 Concession 14 R Eden Mulock u Concession 6 NDR Sa 10 20 WestConcession 2 Grey Redickville Grove Road 180 Pinkerton Lamlash 4 Durham Road B 9 Concession 8 Sideroad 30 North n 6th Line Northeast Habermehl 18th SR WGR e Camp Oliver Road North Line Concession 7 Concession 9 BENTINCK ge Sideroad 25 North Lake au Gamble Road 19 Aberdeen S Road 190 Mulmur Melancthon Townline Mulmur 15 Roc Glammis Sideroad 20 ky Sideroad 220 23 Solway Concession 4 NDR South Line A Sideroad 20 Sideroad 30 N 30th Sideroad SDR Dunadel Pearl Wilmer Priceville Southgate SRD 15 Proton Concession 5 Armow Trout Cargill Road Lake Highland Station Horton Pt. r Cargill Mulock Road e Ponds 4 Glen Southgate Road 26 Allan Park Road Moss Lake Collie D's SR North Line e t Concession 6 East Durham Bunessan Sideroad 20 tangor a ene R er w P iv s Westfall's North Bester Lake e Lake Southgate Road 24 Sideroad 240 River Road Sideroad 50 e Sideroad 10 South Lake Dundalk 2nd Line East T Rosalind Southgate SR 57 Southgate SR 71 124 1 Concession 10 Greenock Concession 6 West Saugeen River South Line Southgate Road 26 Little Theatre 1st Line East Kincardine Concession 4 East Brant Access #1 Southgate Road 22 21 Baseline Doerr SR 4 McGowan Saugeen Southgate SR 47 28 Durham Falls 14 Brockton Baseline Buck’s Sideroad 250 4th Line Northeast River Southgate SR 19 Saugeen Schmidt Access #3 Crossing Allan Park Conc 2 WGR Dundalk Millarton Sideroad 30 Lake Municipal Southgate Road 24 Sideroad 15 Greenock Swamp & Dunkeld River Road Pen Sideroad 15 North Concession 2 Ndr East Airport 22 Hanover Saugeen River 9 10 eta Wetland Complex Access #2 ngo Hanover 2nd Line Northeast Horning's re Greenock Brant Paramount Theatre Sideroad 20 Chepstow Road Chepstow 3 Drive-In Southgate Road 26 Swinton Ida Street Mills Cunningham Southgate SR 07 Huron Kincardine West Kingarf Sideroad 5 S Maple Hill P&H Theatre 6 23 Rive Lake Centre Allan Allan Park Park Southgate Road 22 r Gordon Wilder Lake Corbetton 17 2nd Line West 21 Concession 6 4 28 Concession 2 SDR Park Bervie Sideroad Lake Saugeen River Varney Wilder Lake Rd Homestead SR 270 r Normanby-Bentinck e Hanover Beat Townline Resort Southgate SR 21 South Line Concession 4 East Greenock Riv Access #4 MacLean's ty Southgate Road 24 North Baseline Raceway Varney 19 Bervie Melancthon Mulmur Melancthon Townline BOYNE VALLEY Sideroad 30 South Ales Concession 18 r Southgate SR 19 Sideroad 250 2 & Slots Full Throttle e v PROVINCIAL Durham Road Motor Speedway i 9 2nd Line Southwest SR 280 3rd Line Walkerton Southgate SR 15 Sulphur R Concession 8 20 Hampden 4th Line PARK Kincardine Kinloss Spring Concession 18 Sideroad 30 South n Sideroad 30 9 Saugee Hopeville Southgate SR 13 Sideroad 5 Concession 2 Sideroad 260 R Maplewood Road Southgate Road 22 Dromore Carlsruhe 3 i Southgate SR 41 Huron Kincardine East Sideroad 20 North ve Southgate SR 39 Sideroad 25 r Bushell Street Concession 16 Baseline Southgate SR 07 Pine River 7 Sideroad 15 North Concession 17 Concession 2 WGR n Sideroad 270 e Southgate Melancthon Townline Sideroad 25 Greenock e Southgate SR 03 9 n g e Concession 16 Southgate SR 61 ge Road 21 u Riverview 4th Line Southwest u a Southgate SR 57 Pine Sideroad 20 North Concession 12 Carrick Brant West Sa 10 S PROTON Kinloss Moscow Sideroad 5th Line Lurgan 6 Tower Road Concession 14 9 Southgate SR 55 G R Riversdale Southgate SR 49 G iver Southline Ave Concession 14 8 89 Culross Greenock East Concession 12 East y Silver tt Southgate Road 12 7th Line Southwest a Hurontario Street Lake e 17 Concession 10 Guest Ave Neustadt 9 B Sideroad 30 Hayes Lake Avenue Sideroad 5b S 14 Point o Sideroad 10b u NORMANBY Concession 12 t Southgate Rd 14 Shelburne 3 Sideroad 25 Baseline Clark South Baseline Ripley Clam Lake h 8th Line Southwest Sideroad 30 Concession 6 East Neustadt Formosa Concession 10 East Springs Sideroad 20 Holstein Southgate Road 10 1 EGREMONT Mono Amaranth Townline Concession 14 West Brewery Concession 12 Road 35 Dam Southgate Sideroad 25 Statters Lake Avenue Southgate Road 12 10 Sa 4th Line Kinlough ugeen Ayton Sideroad 25 North Concession 12 Schaefer Rd 9 Mount ConcessionHuron-Kinloss 4 12 SVCA Southgate SR 19 6th Line Salem 6E Forest Holstein 11 6 Sideroad 32 Sideroad 20b Administration Southgate Road 08 Sideroad 30 7th Line Sideroad 30 North Normanby Road 9 8th Line 12 Amberley Paxton Street Sideroad 1b Centre Deemerton 4 Concession 2 WGR Nenagh Southgate Road 10 9th Line McGlinn 109 10th Line Concession 10 R Mildmay Southgate SR 55 Westford i Lake v Southgate SR 11 7 e Southgate SR 49 r Keldon n Sideroad 25 Southgate SR 47 tee Concession 8 West Concession 6 East Concession 8 Road 49 Cedarville h Sideroad 10 South ig Mil Southgate SR 07 89 E e B Line Southgate Road 08 R Concession C Sideroad 10 86 iver Sideroad 5 Holyrood 10 Sideroad 20 Laurier Line SR 30 Baseline Sideroad 20 South Burt Street Concession 8 Sideroad 5 Southgate SR 57 Sideroad 15 Sideroad 25 Sideroad 10 3 East West Luther Townline Blind Line Walkers Line Kinloss Culross 6E Huron Kinloss Concession 6 Letter Breen Rd 14 Concession 2 SR 35 Sideroad 27 & 28 South Bruce Sideroad 13 18 Mile Line DUFFERIN Concession D Concession Road 12 & 13 Sideroad 24 & 25 Grey Ox Avenue Kairshea Avenue T Ambleside e Sideroad 5 South Alsfeldt e Sideroad 21 & 22 Rive Sideroad 7 s SR 40 Southgate Rd 04 r w r a ive Road 63 Saugeen te R 9 r Teeswater Field Road th Camilla Ski Road Conn 28 Given Road ou Sideroad 20 COUNTY Concession 4 S County Road 16 6 Road North 6 Minto-Normanby Townline Baseline Lockart Street Creek Road 1 Sideroad 5a 89 2nd Line Road 71 Sideroad 15 12 SR 50 16th Line Kintail Line Hardwood Hills 12 Line Concession Road 2 South Kinloss Avenue Concession Road 4 North 15 25 Concession Road 6 North Sideroad 20 Amaranth East Luther Townline Button Street Huron Bruce Road Zion Road Sideroad 1a 2 Mount Concession 2 McIntosh Line Clifford Forest Sideroad 2 East Sideroad 15 Sideroad 25 South Pike Lake Amaranth 10 Kintail 4 Belmore Gorrie Line 30 Sideroad 2 West Luther Marsh Wildlife Concession Road 8 & 9 Forest Line Lakelet Lucknow 14th Line 10 Line Management Area Purvis Margaret Street Paradise Lake Street Lakelet Lake Kings Road Kingsbridge Line Belfast Road Langside Street Lake 1 Road North Sideroad 3 East Laurel Huron Bruce Road 12th Line Pike Lake Rd Grand 11 Kerrys Line Wolfe Street 3 Road North Sideroad 3 West 10 6th Line Howick Turnberry Road Howick Minto Line 86 Ayton Road 89 Sideroad 5 East Luther Lake 12 7th Line Mud Lake Line North Concession Road 6 & 7 Division Line Jeffray Line Fordwich Line Malcolm Line 8th Line Gilmour Line Glenannon Road 13th Line 8 Line Big Is. Kingsbridge 14 9th Line Whitechurch Street 10th Line 10th Line
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Develop Grey focuses on our settlement areas including towns, cities, villages, and areas along the shoreline or ski hills. In order to preserve the natural elements of our county, we try to focus much of our growth into our settlement areas. To remain competitive in a global marketplace we need to ensure that we create a great place for businesses to start, grow, and prosper. We want our settlement areas, and our rural areas, to be places where people enjoy living, working, playing and visiting.
Each municipality in Grey differs in terms of economy, geography, population density, culture and society. Grey’s population is spread out over a large area which can present challenges for all kinds of servicing. Efficient use of infrastructure and development is important for future planning of the County.
The County currently has several Settlement Area designations where growth is directed in order to protect our farmland and use existing infrastructure. These designations include:
1. Settlement Areas 2. Inland Lakes and Shoreline Areas 3. Recreational Resort Areas 4. Escarpment Recreation Areas
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The settlement area designation is applied to the County’s existing urban centres, towns, villages and most hamlets. It is further divided into five subtypes to distinguish between these centres:
1. Primary Settlement Areas – larger settlements with full municipal servicing, and a wide range of uses, services and amenities are intended to be the primary target for residential and non-residential growth.
2. Secondary Settlement Areas – Towns, Villages and larger Hamlets which generally have significant populations and a wide range of uses and amenities. These areas accommodate limited residential growth and new community facilities and employment uses. Some of these settlements may have partial municipal servicing.
3. Tertiary Settlement Areas – generally smaller hamlets in which development will be limited due to external, physical or policy constraints.
4. Inland Lakes and Shoreline Designation – applies to areas of concentrated development around inland lakes and the Georgian Bay Shoreline.
5. Recreational Resort Area – applies to areas within the Town of The Blue Mountains and the Municipality of Grey Highlands which exhibit a mix of seasonal and permanent residential and recreational growth on full municipal services. While this development is fully serviced, it does not contain the same range of uses as a traditional urban centre or Primary Settlement Area and is focused on a recreational component as its basis for development.
6. Escarpment Recreation Area – applies to the Escarpment Recreation Areas of the Niagara Escarpment Plan. The Escarpment Recreation Area designation, in addition to the designated Settlement Areas, will generally be the focus of growth within the County.
Settlement areas in Grey County are the focus of urban growth and are meant to encourage appropriate development in all municipalities. We define appropriate development as development that does not negatively impact our natural resources and is compatible with surrounding land uses.
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Because the County has a vast geography, including nine different municipalities, the County Official Plan provides general policies within the settlement areas. Within the current Official Plan, the County generally defers detailed development standards within Settlement Areas to local official plans and/or secondary plans.
Based on the comments received, we’ve broken this topic into four sub-theme areas:
1. Economic Development 2. Employment 3. Downtowns 4. Growth
Using the talents of university students and consultants, we have completed a number of background studies that touch on some of these sub-theme areas. The Province has also recently updated some of their guidelines, which will be useful in creating new County Official Plan policies. Key documents to consider under Develop Grey are the:
1. Provincial Policy Statement 2014 2. Planning Act Changes 2015 3. 2016 Grey County Census Profile 4. Grey County Tourism Destination Development Action Plan 2016 5. Community Foundation Grey Bruce Vital Signs 2016 6. Grey County Development Charges Background Study 2016 7. Updated Development Charges New By-laws and Rates 8. Grey County’s Corporate Strategic Plan 9. Grey County’s Growth Management Study 10. Grey County’s Economic Development Strategy 11. Grey County Age Friendly Planning 12. Grey County On-Farm Business Study 2015 13. Grey County Local Agri-Food Strategy 2017 14. Guidelines on Permitted Uses in Ontario’s Prime Agricultural Areas 2016 15. Employer One Survey Local Lens on Grey County Fact Sheet 16. Understanding the Skills Gap in Grey County Fact Sheet 17. Healthy Communities Toolkit 18. Spruce the Bruce
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Even though economic development is intertwined in all of the Recolour Grey themes, it is more of a focus for Develop Grey. Economic development is a diverse and important topic that encompasses many different elements and this needs to be carried forward throughout the County Official Plan review process.
In previous years, the County has struggled with the Official Plan and creating policies that support economic development because the Official Plan itself cannot force development or create job opportunities. The Official Pan can however, have a positive attitude towards sustainable development and ensure there are sufficient lands available for development opportunities. Development within the above mentioned settlement areas are as important to the residents of Grey as it would be to any larger urban municipality. As long as land use compatibility is maintained and natural resources and the environment are protected, development consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement is to be promoted and encouraged in all municipalities.
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Figure 1 provides a visual from 2016 on the make-up of Grey County’s industries.
Figure 1: Business Industries June 2016 (Source Grey Community Profile / Business Register)
These industries can be broken into six key sectors (see figure 2). Though the 2015 report did not show a strong leader; the new census revealed the Agricultural industry has increased within the last year. A further in-depth analysis of Agriculture has been completed within the Cultivate Grey Discussion Paper.
These two figures can help guide Official Plan policies to ensure readily available lands are vacant or can be developed to ensure the continued success of industries, and encourage new industries in the area.
Figure 2 Business Sectors
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Grey County has a diverse economy with strengths in several sectors including manufacturing, agriculture and tourism. Tourism is a broad, multi-sector industry based around the attraction of people to a specific area. Tourism is a major contributor to the County’s economy, however this topic is discussed further within the Natural Grey Discussion Paper.
Over the past decade, the County experienced limited population growth and a small decline in employment opportunities (Hemson, 2015). Combined with the aging population, out-migration of youth and the loss of local employment opportunities, the County’s long-term economic health is affected (Hemson, 2015). That said, the migration of older adults to the area creates opportunities for growth in Grey’s recreation and retirement-oriented sectors (Hemson, 2015). Most recently and since the Growth Management Study and the 2016 Census have been completed, further growth within the area has been experienced.
With this in mind, Grey County has adopted a Corporate Strategic Plan that involves being economically ready. The goal is to enhance Grey County’s economy by becoming investment ready and promoting Grey’s exceptional economic assets and opportunities.
As previously mentioned the County Official Plan cannot create more employment opportunities or ensure more industries move to the area. We can however ensure we are investment ready and ready for growth. Therefore, we are hoping to adopt policies and programs that will help support business retention and expansion and the continuation of development in small business among the key sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing and tourism.
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Throughout the Recolour Grey consultation process we heard from many people that we need to attract more businesses and industries to the area. This was also somewhat seen with the Growth Management Study completed by Hemson Consulting. Within the Growth Management Study it was noted there may be a lack of shovel-ready employment lands in some municipalities. In this case, the County is hopeful to create policies that will promote development of shovel-ready employment lands. This will mean working with local municipalities and other stakeholders, such as the County’s and the Municipalities’ Economic Development Departments, to ensure we have the appropriate spaces for potential business opportunities.
Throughout the public consultation process, we heard that there is a lack of employment opportunities within the County. However, there are more employment opportunities available than what is realized.
Moving forward, it will be important that the Economic Development Department is involved in showcasing the opportunities in the area available for youth. Sometimes the perception that there are no jobs or opportunities doesn’t match reality. In fact, employers are actively looking for both skilled and entry level workers. The County’s economic development staff are reporting some area manufacturers are purchasing machines to automate processes because of the lack of available employees. Other businesses, particularly in the tourism sector, are changing their business models to reduce the need for staff. Recent employment statistics for the agricultural sector also showed a decline. We spoke with some area farmers to learn more and their answer is simple – they can’t find enough employees so they are automating.
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Unemployment in the Federal Region 580 was at 4.5% in May 2017, compared to 6.1% for the province. It’s one of the lowest unemployment rates in Ontario and consistently moves between just 3 to 6%. The Four County Labour Market Board continues researching this issue and time and time again the number one issue facing employers is lack of skilled employees. This will be discussed further within this discussion paper.
Comments from the public and from the consultant of the Growth Management Study can be offset by the County’s Economic Development Strategy and the goal to provide open and transparent communication, real collaboration and true partnerships. Grey County, together with municipal and community partners, will be fully engaged and will work together to continually create a positive environment where businesses and investors have the information, resources and support needed to succeed.
The County’s Economic Development Strategy, Made in Grey is another document that needs to be considered when updating the County’s Official Plan. This strategy builds upon the County’s core strengths. The main focus of the document is primarily on the premise that people and process will lead to economic development success. The Economic Development Strategy and the County Official Plan can work together to ensure that all policies and plans target specific activities where the County can have the biggest impact on creating a business-friendly and investment-ready environment. Furthermore, the Economic Development Strategy is meant to promote the infrastructure, shovel-ready employment lands, buildings and transportation networks. They are key components to ensuring that Grey County and its municipal partners have the physical assets ready to allow existing businesses to prosper and to make the County an attractive community for private and public sector investment.
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Other discussions within the Economic Development Strategy included On-farm Diversified Uses that are becoming increasingly prominent, especially within the Southern portions of the County. Agriculture, farms and local food (including farm and non-farm related industrial and commercial activities) are important components to the County’s economy. Supporting these types of business activities is an important step to growing and sustaining Grey’s overall economy. It will be important to work closely with our Economic Development staff and to consider the Local Agri-Food Strategy 2017 moving forward.
There were also several comments that mentioned Grey County should become a ‘Foodie Community’. This sort of branding is perceived to boost tourism in the area, and the local economy. In order to examine policies that will support the Local Food movement, the County must use the Provincial Policy Statement (PPS) and the Guideline on Permitted Uses in Ontario’s Prime Agricultural Areas for ways in which to support this type of economy. On-farm Diversified Uses and details about a ‘foodie community’ have been further explored within the Cultivate Grey Discussion Paper. Other new types of development and entrepreneurial operations are also popping up all over the County. This is expected to keep increasing with the promotion and establishment of fibre optics throughout the whole County with the implementation of SouthWestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT) Network. Broadband (SWIFT) is further discussed within the Move Grey Discussion Paper.
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Another key topic we heard from the community is the importance of addressing issues such as youth employment and skills development. This topic is covered within the County’s Strategic Plan and although the County’s Official Plan cannot force this to occur, we can help create policies that will encourage youth retention and skills development. It will be important to continue working closely with county and municipal economic development officers, and local businesses and schools, to create an action plan and implementation plan to address the priority recommendations of the 2014 Skills Gap Report and EmployerOne Survey (2015, 2016, 2017).
The aging population, out-migration of youth and loss of local industries are affecting long-term growth and economic prospects in the County. However, this does provide an opportunity for growth in the recreation and retirement-oriented markets.
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SUB-THEME: DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
Throughout our public engagement sessions, reducing or waiving development charges and fees was brought up as a way the County could help promote development. For example, reducing or waiving development charges for a developer who is building affordable homes could help increase affordable housing in our community. The County has recently completed a Development Charges Study. From this study it was determined that the County needs to continue levying development charges to fund capital projects throughout Grey. The concept is that growth should pay for growth related costs (ie. subdivision developments should pay for their own road extensions) so that these costs are not paid through property taxes.
The most significant change in the County’s development charge rates is that the residential charge is no longer to be levied based on the size (gross floor area) of the unit. Under the new rate structure, the different rates apply according to the type of residential development (single and semi-detached, rows and other multiples and apartments). However, in order to assist with providing more affordable housing in Grey County, the new development charges “additional dwelling” clauses have been revised in the by-laws to clarify that additional units can be added either within or attached to an existing dwelling without a development charge.
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Grey County is a family of nine distinctive municipalities. Grey has a stable resident population of more than 93,000 (2016) and a workforce of 52,600 people. As previously mentioned, Grey County has a diverse economy with strengths in several sectors including agriculture, manufacturing, health care and tourism. The Corporation of the County of Grey employs around 930 people (although constantly changing) and is dedicated to managed, sustainable growth while also offering agricultural and rural simplicity and big city activities.
The majority of employment is directed towards settlement areas where there are full services; however, in recent years more employment opportunities have opened up within our Rural and Agricultural designations with small scale on-farm businesses, agri-tourism and diversified farm uses. Other designations that have employment opportunities are the Space Extensive Industrial and Space Extensive Commercial designations.
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The permitted uses within the Space Extensive Industrial Designation include:
• Fuel Distribution • Agricultural bulk sales establishments • Warehousing • Transport terminal • Dry manufacturing plant, including assembly, repair and storage • Equipment sales and rental • Public garage or body shop • Farm machinery sales and service • Agricultural produce or livestock terminal • Feed mill or grain elevator • Sawmill and • Wholesaling
The permitted uses within the Space Extensive Commercial Designation include: • Building supply outlet • Horticultural nurseries • Automobile sales and services • Recreational vehicle sales and services
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County planning staff have difficulty with planning for these areas, especially within the area of the Sunset Strip in Owen Sound and north of Mount Forest along Highway 6. These areas are not necessarily settlement areas and/or rural, therefore they become hard to plan. Generally within these areas there is limited servicing and only dry uses are permitted. County staff will have to consider the one-off space extensive commercial and industrial designations, which aren’t as much of a concern; however the same policies apply to the designation throughout the County.
Currently the Space Extensive Commercial designation on the west end of the City of Owen Sound is based on the Urban Area designation of the Niagara Escarpment Plan. The objective of the Urban Area designation is to minimize the impact and further encroachment of urban growth on the Escarpment environment. This creates another obstacle when planning for these lands.
It will be important to consider the future use of these lands while moving forward in the Recolour Grey process, and the current permitted uses. Now is the opportunity to create policies that work for these lands throughout the County, or look at the current permitted uses in the area, and what has been permitted recently to determine a new designation for the areas along the Sunset Strip and the area north of Mount Forest.
During our public engagement sessions there were concerns raised about the availability of employment opportunities and attracting employers to the area. This theme goes hand in hand with economic development.
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As illustrated in Table 1, the community’s labour participation and employment rate are both lower than Ontario figures. The unemployment rate is also lower than the province.
CHARACTERISTICS GREY COUNTY ONTARIO Total population 15 years and over by 81885 11536559 labour force activity In the labour force 52860 7647348 Employed 49407 7079476 Unemployed 3453 567872 Not in the labour force 29025 3889211 Participation rate 64.55 66.29 Employment rate 60.34 61.37 Unemployment rate 6.53 7.43
Table 1: Labour Participation (Source: McSweeney & Associates from Manifold Data Mining Inc. Superdemographics 2015)
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With the recent census some of these statistics may have changed. For example, as of May, 2017 the unemployment rate was 4.5% and the employment rate was 63.1%. With demographics constantly changing within the County it will be important to monitor and strive to increase the employment rate and retain valuable workers.
The largest percentage of resident labour force (by industry) in Grey County is employed in the healthcare and social assistance industry which accounts for 13.0% of the labour force. According to the EmployerOne Survey in 2017, Grey County’s workforce includes 18% seasonal or contract workers, 57% full-time, 15% under the age of 25 and 22% over the age of 55.
Within Grey County it was reported that 33% of employers thought the availability of qualified workers was excellent-good and 67% were fair-poor. This determines that there is a skills shortage within the area. The top three reasons why positions were hard to fill includes not enough applicants, lack of qualifications (education level/credentials) and lack of motivation, attitude or interpersonal abilities. Therefore, to ensure employers are satisfied with the employment field it will be important to ensure that the appropriate education and training is available for employees in all sectors. This can happen through employer/employee training, school programs or community hubs. For example, LaunchPad in Hanover has provided training to youth in numerous topics including culinary, robotics and construction. Residents of the County mentioned they would like to see more places like LaunchPad to promote further education and more hands on experience not only to our youth, but to the population as a whole.
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Employment and employment areas are also supposed to be protected and promoted through the Provincial Policy Statement (PPS). For example, section 1.3.1 of the PPS states,
Planning authorities shall promote economic development and competiveness by: a. Providing for an appropriate mix and range of employment and institutional uses to meet long-term needs b. Providing opportunities for diversified economic base, including maintaining a range and choice of suitable sites for employment uses which support a wide range of economic activities and ancillary uses, and take into account the needs of existing and future businesses c. Encouraging compact, mixed-use development that incorporates compatible employment uses to support liveable and resilient communities d. Ensuring the necessary infrastructure is provided to support current and projected needs
The County Official Plan will continue to support the need for employment lands to be protected and the requirement for comprehensive reviews when employment lands are proposed to be taken out of the equation.
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The Growth Management Study that was completed by Hemson Consulting Inc. in 2015 stated that while Grey continued to add residents and households over the two Census periods since 2011, employment in the County has been more variable. Between the years 2001 and 2006 the County added roughly 3,400 jobs, growing in total Place of Work employment by 9%. Then, the job base in Grey declined, with the County losing 900 jobs between 2006 and 2011. Similar declines in employment had occurred in many other Ontario communities, especially in those areas outside of major urban centres, due to the recent recession and the general decline in the Province’s manufacturing base. Since 2011 however, employment in Ontario has been on the rise. It is very likely that total employment in Grey has now exceeded the previous 2006 peak levels. Please see Figure 3 for an update on the employment rate within Grey County (%).
Figure 3 Employment Rate (%) Source: Labour Force Survey
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Another aspect of the local economy and employment base in Grey that may not be fully captured by Statistics Canada are some on-farm businesses in the rural and agricultural area, largely related to the local Mennonite/Amish Communities. Primarily concentrated in the rural areas of Grey Highlands and Southgate, these businesses, include a range of on-farm commercial activities, most notable for wood and metal works facilities and, to a lesser extent, for agricultural sales and agri-tourism operations, kennels, landscaping and nursery operations and recreational facilities. These operations have been further discussed in the Cultivate Grey discussion paper. The extent to which these businesses are contributing to local employment is not fully known but they are understood to be offsetting recent job losses in the County. It is anecdotally known that expansion of Mennonite/Amish operations in recent years have resulted in the hiring of area residents external to the Mennonite/Amish Communities.
The Growth Management Study anticipated that employment will remain relatively stable in comparison to growth in housing and population. A total of Place Work employment in Grey is expected to grow over 1,400 jobs (3%) between 2016 and 2036.
Further, the Growth Management Study noted there appears to be a significant amount of designated industrial land within the County. This land can accommodate employ- ment-related growth, which will be the focus for traditional types of employment such as manufacturing and other industrial uses. It was also noted that marketability and timing of development will be affected by factors such as shovel-readiness and location. This is an opportunity for Grey County and local municipalities to work together on creating shovel-ready employment lands.
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SUB-THEME: BROWNFIELDS
Throughout the public consultation process, it was mentioned that the County Official Plan needs to further support brownfield redevelopment. Brownfield sites are undeveloped or previously developed properties that may be contaminated. They are usually, but not exclusively, former industrial or commercial properties that may be underused, derelict or vacant. Currently, the County Official Plan states brownfield redevelopment should be considered to promote intensification within Primary Settlement Areas and Secondary Settlement Areas. Brownfield redevelopment can also be considered in Community Improvement Areas if they are identified by the local municipalities.
The County will continue to foster policies that promote the redevelopment of brownfields; however, it will remain the opportunity for local municipalities to consider and foster redevelopment. Some local municipalities have already started the process of redeveloping brownfields, for example, the current proposed development on the waterfront within the City of Owen Sound.
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Over 50% of Grey County residents have a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree. The percentage of people with a College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma is slightly higher than the Ontario average.
CHARACTERISTIC GREY COUNTY GREY % Total population 25 to 64 years by 47467 highest certificate, diploma or degree No certificate, diploma or degree 7000 14.7 Certificate, diploma or degree 40497 85.3 High school certificate or equivalent 14224 29.9 Postsecondary certificate, diploma, or 26274 55.3 degree Apprenticeship or trades certificate or 5235 11.0 diploma College, CEGEP or other non-university 12435 23.2 certificate or diploma University certificate, diploma or degree 8604 18.1 University certificate or diploma below 1242 2.6 bachelor level University certificate or degree 7361 15.5 Bachelor’s degree 4708 9.9 University certificate or diploma above 2654 5.6 bachelor level
Table 2: Education Attainment, 2015 (source: McSweeny & Associates from Manifold Data Mining Inc. Superdemogra[hocs 2015).
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SUB-THEME: EDUCATION
The public would like more opportunities to get a post-secondary education locally and for Georgian College to partner with a University to offer a broader range of post-secondary education. Though this cannot be achieved specifically through our Official Plan review, opportunities can be discussed through economic development.
In the Age Friendly Study completed by students from the University of Guelph, it was noted the County is experiencing a large out-migration of people in their 20-30’s due to education and employment purposes. It will be important for Grey County to showcase the opportunities that are available within the area to attract this age group back when starting their careers. Showcasing opportunities will help attract this age group back and help fill the local labour shortage.
A current goal within the County Official Plan, as outlined in Section 1.5.8, is to “strengthen the role of Grey County as a desirable place to work, live, and visit by encouraging the provision of affordable, diverse and accessible housing and by promoting the provision of adequate social, recreational, cultural, health and educational services.” This goal can be strengthened by also promoting youth employment strategies.
Rural school closures was a topic that was brought up throughout the Recolour Grey process. It will be important for the County and local municipalities to ensure there are enough schools to support our communities. It will be important to continue working with schoolboards within Grey and to look at opportunities to create community hubs either within existing schools, new schools or schools that are designated to close.
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Throughout our public consultation we have heard comments about the need for downtown revitalization, more downtown living opportunities and for more affordable places to live and shop.
Currently within our Official Plan, Section 6.16 speaks to Community Improvement. Local municipal councils under the Planning Act may choose to designate Community Improvement Areas. A current objective under this topic is enhancing retail and downtown commercial areas in municipalities. Community Improvement Plans remain the responsibility of the local municipalities and some municipalities have completed studies on the topic. We are currently seeing some revitalization within our downtown cores. The County should continue to support Community Improvement Plans and downtown revitalization in the County Official Plan.
Because the majority of our downtown areas are within Primary Settlement Areas, detailed development standards of these areas comes from the direction of the local municipalities. Still, the County recognizes the importance and the economic vitality of the downtown core. We should continue to promote growth and revitalization within these areas.
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As an example from a neighbouring County, Bruce County has initiated “Spruce the Bruce”. This initiative supports community efforts to simplify long-term downtown revitalization plans, bringing together stakeholders to build community capacity and assist with strategic policy and capital investment. The program gives communities the resources to develop strategies and implementation tools necessary to maintain and grow healthy commercial areas with the County and various partners. This initiative is something Grey County and our local municipalities should consider to encourage downtown revitalization across the County.
The County should continue to encourage intensification and brownfield redevelopment which can include residential development over retail and commercial. This will become more important as the County continues to grow. This can be accomplished through the County Official Plan; however, it will have to filter to local municipalities as it would need to be included in their Official Plan and Zoning By-laws. Other topics, such as affordable housing are discussed in the Live Grey Discussion Paper.
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The County heard different comments about growth and development. Some residents were hoping to see growth and change and other residents told us they love the County the way it is and don’t want to see anything change. When we dove deeper into these comments we discovered it was more about residents wanting protection of the area’s natural beauty and farm land to minimize the chance of urban sprawl. Currently, the majority of growth within the County is directed to our settlement areas to use the infrastructure that is already in place and protect our farmland.
The nine local municipalities of Grey County include a range of primary, secondary, and tertiary settlement areas and significant rural and agricultural lands. Each municipality is responsible for planning for growth and change at the local municipal level. This includes directing forecast growth to their designated planning areas through their own Official Plans. The distribution of growth in Grey County must be consistent with direction in the Provincial Policy Statement. Most growth should be directed to settlement areas, firstly to primary settlement areas which are those with the broadest range of land uses and full municipal water and wastewater services and next to secondary and tertiary settlement areas, which are more residentially oriented and have partial or private services. For some Grey municipalities, limits have been placed on growth by the rural and privately serviced nature of the community, while most future development will be directed to serviced settlement areas. It will be important to update intensification targets based on the recommendations from the 2015 Growth Management Study.
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The Growth Management Study needs to be considered in the Official Plan review. This Study uses current statistics and trends to predict what the County’s residential growth and employment will look like 25 years from now. This study is valuable for ensuring lands are designated to meet the County’s long-term needs. The forecast scenarios were prepared based on varying assumptions about future levels of in-migration.
According to the 2016 Census Data, the County has grown by 1.4% from 2011 to 2016.
PERCENTAGE MUNICIPALITY 2011 2016 CHANGE 2011 TO 2016 Chatsworth 6,437 6,630 3.0 Georgian Bluffs 10,404 10,479 0.7 Grey Highlands 9,520 9,804 3.0 Hanover 7,490 7,688 2.6 Meaford 11,100 10,991 -1.0 Owen Sound 21,688 21,341 -1.6 Southgate 7,190 7,354 2.3 The Blue Mountains 6,453 7,025 8.9 West Grey 12,286 12,518 1.9 Grey County 92,568 93,830 1.4
Table 3 Census 2016 Comparison to Census 2011
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Growth in the County has been unevenly distributed among the municipalities in Grey. Some municipal populations declined between 2011 and 2016 and others grew. It will be important to update the County’s recent growth from the 2016 Census and to monitor the growth activity being experienced in Grey in terms of population, employment and land availability.
During the most recent slower growth periods, the County’s population continued to age. This trend was present across Ontario, particularly outside of major urban centres. The aging demographic trend is expected to continue. It will have important implications for planning in Grey.
When looking at the Historical Age Structure of Grey County , there is a pronounced reduction in the number of people in their 20’s and 30’s relative to those older and younger. This is likely the result of the combined effect of the “baby bust” generation and the continued out-migration of young adults pursing education or employment opportunities. Over the long-term, the aging of the baby boom “bulge” in the population and the continued out-migration of young adults will combine to rapidly increase the median age of Grey residents. This is something the County needs to consider planning for.
Another population trend to consider is the number of new Canadians entering the Country. Currently, most new Canadians are choosing to live in larger urban areas and not rural Ontario. However, this trend is shifting and therefore attracting new Canadians is an opportunity for growth within the County of Grey.
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When considering population growth, the County must consider the vacant land base. The Growth Management Study noted the County has over 1,000 hectares of vacant residentially-designated lands in Grey’s designated settlement areas. The bulk of these lands are contained within Primary Settlement Areas. There is also a substantial supply of vacant lands under the Inland Lakes and Shoreline designation, Recreational Resort designation and the Escarpment Recreation designation. It is anticipated these lands will accommodate growth in residential and commercial uses, particularly related to seasonal units and recreational uses.
UNIT CAPACITY UNIT CAPACITY VACANT RESIDENTIAL MUNICIPALITY (at density of 20 Units (at density of 25 units (net hectares) per net hectare) per net hectare) Blue Mountains 158.8 3,176 n/a Chatsworth 80.4 n/a n/a Georgian Bluffs 253.2 5,063 n/a Grey Highlands 240.1 4,802 n/a Hanover 66.7 n/a 1,666 Meaford 136.6 2,732 n/a Owen Sound 110.6 n/a 2,765 Southgate 41.9 837 n/a West Grey 51.9 1,039 n/a Grey County 1,140.1 17,648 4,432
Table 4: Vacant Residential Land Supply Capacity by Local Municipality Grey County, 2014 (Hemson Consulting Ltd. Based on Municipal data provided). The densities listed in table 4 are based on the current Official Plan density targets for primary settlement areas.
Based on the vacant residential supply and the density assumptions applied, there appears to be significant unit capacity in each of Grey’s local municipalities. There may also be additional residential development capacity for some municipalities in Grey that is not captured here, for example, in mixed use designated areas where the ultimate balance of residential, commercial and industrial uses is yet to be determined. Furthermore, the capacity analysis only considers vacant designated residential lands. Additional unit capacity through intensification within existing built up areas would add to the County’s overall unit potential. Conversely, the extent servicing capacity may limit growth for some Grey communities and could reduce the unit potential.
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When taking into consideration a range of planning policy, historic growth and recent development trends and land supply and servicing capacities, changes to settlement area boundaries are not being proposed at this time. The study did not find the need to expand the boundaries because there is sufficient land use supply. However, Grey County can consider expanding settlement area boundaries if a future comprehensive review shows a need.
According to the Growth Management Study, it is likely the growth in seasonal recreational units will occur mostly in line with historic trends to the extent that the land supply for these types of units is available, in particular along shorelines where demand is highest. This type of development will be a combination of low density residential on private or partial services within the Inland Lakes and Shoreline and Escarpment Recreation designations and low to medium density development on full services in the Recreation Resort designation. Taken together, these designations comprise a vacant designated supply of over 1,000 net hectares within the County. Planning for growth in the County must take into account the effects of these units which do not add to the permanent population base but do require municipal services and contribute to the local economy.
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CENSUS COMPARISON:
A review of the 2008 Growth Management Study indicates that the original forecasts over-estimated the levels of population and housing growth that would occur in Grey over the 2006 to 2011 period and under-estimated the County’s 2011 employment. It is important to do a comparison between the projected 2016 population and the results from the 2016 Census.
Forecast Forecast Forecast Forecast Forecast Forecast Scenario Scenario Scenario YEAR Scenario Scenario Scenario Growth Growth Growth Low Reference High Low Reference High 2011 92,600 92,600 92,600 2016 93,400 94,700 95,500 800 2,100 2,900 2021 94,600 97,200 98,800 1,200 2,500 3,300 2026 96,300 100,100 103,500 1,700 2,900 4,700 2031 97,800 103,000 108,800 1,500 2,900 5,300 2036 98,600 105,400 113,400 800 2,400 4,600 2041 98,800 107,100 117,500 200 1,700 4,100
Table 5: Forecast Census Population for the County 2011-2014 by Hemson Consulting Ltd.
POPULATION AND DWELLINGS TOTAL Population 2016 93,830 Population 2011 92,568 Population % change, 2011-2016 1.4 Totally Private Dwellings 47,560 Population density per square Km 20.8 Land area in square Km 4,513.50
Table 6: Statistics Canada Population for Grey County (Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.)
The projected population by Hemson is very similar to the actual population in 2016. At this time the County is not considering any settlement area boundary expansion until there is a demonstrated need. We are seeing a recent increase in growth since the 2016 Census was released and we will monitor this growth activity to determine how quickly these developments will build out to determine if sufficient lands will still exist for certain settlement areas.
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A number of factors related to Develop Grey are within the control of the County and member municipalities through our official plans and zoning by-laws. Our Plan will need to:
• Map Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Settlement Areas, as well as Inland Lakes and Shoreline, and the Recreation Resort Area. • Provide detailed policies on permitted uses within these areas, which are consistent with the PPS. • Promote lot creation in these areas to provide for intensification where it is appropriate. • Promote land use patterns and densities which provide for an efficient use of land and resources. • Support on-farm businesses and diversification within rural and agricultural areas. • Continue to support local food and recreation/tourism initiatives. • Balance the need for rural growth, with the desire to maintain healthy settlement areas. • Continue to direct development to settlement areas where there are full municipal services. • Support infrastructure development which is helpful to economic development within the County. • Remain open to new technologies for economic and employment purposes. • Continue to support Community Improvement areas and revitalization opportunities. • Provide planning policies that promote an Age Friendly community.
However there are also many factors which are out of the control of County planning, including:
• Market / commodity / land prices • Changes in technology • Major economic and employment changes • Out-migration and the retention of the youth demographic • Prices of shops and resort accommodations • Affordability of goods in local shops • Rural school closures
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1. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
• Ensure planning policies are supportive of economic development. • Continue to have policies that support on-farm businesses and diversified uses. • Remain open to new technologies and new ideas. • Continue supporting infrastructure development and the implementation of broadband throughout the County. • Continue to work with local municipalities and existing and new industries to resolve location issues and servicing issues. • Continue promoting the expansion of opportunities for commercial and industrial uses related to specialty crop production and other farming operations as a major contributing factor to the health and prosperity of the social and economic base of the County. • Promote the natural aspects of the County and encourage the preservation of existing recreational and tourism related activities and land use. • Have supporting policies to promote agri-tourism and policies that promote the importance of the local food system. • Ensure there is sufficient land designated and available to accommodate an appropriate range and mix of employment opportunities. • Promote shovel-ready lands. • Ensure there is adequate servicing for both residential and economic development activities. • Identify any ‘roadblocks’ in existing policies which are causing lengthy administrative processes for new or expanding businesses.
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2. EMPLOYMENT
• It was recommended in the Growth Management Study that the County should continue to monitor on-farm small scale industrial and commercial uses to ensure that the level and pace of this type of development does not compromise Provincial, County or local municipal objectives for rural and agricultural areas. At the same time, recognition should be given to the role these types of businesses have and may continue to play in the local economy, in particular during times of economic downturn. • The County should promote and assist the establishment of finished or refined products from all of the County’s physical natural resources including mineral aggregate, fossil fuels, metalliferous minerals, non-aggregate minerals, agriculture, forests or water to continue to create more jobs and reduce transportation impacts. • Promote the creation of employment opportunities within settlement areas and encourage on-farm job creation. • Continue to identify, coordinate and allocate employment projections for the lower tier municipalities. • Consider the conversion of employment areas (i.e. manufacturing uses) for other uses (i.e. major retail uses) with the completion of a Comprehensive Review. • Review the County’s Space Extensive Commercial and Industrial policies as they relate to the Sunset Strip, the business park north of Mount Forest, and the one-off developments across the countryside. • Continue to support the redevelopment of brownfields. • Continue to require adequate buffering between commercial/industrial uses and any residential, open space, recreational and institutional use.
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3. DOWNTOWNS
• Continue to support downtown revitalization projects. • Continue to implement and support policies on Community Improvement Areas, i.e. policies to enhance retail and downtown commercial areas within municipalities. • Continue to support intensification of downtown areas. • Encourage adding housing above commercial uses in and near downtowns. • The County may consider policies to retain traditional downtowns and retain healthy communities. • The County may consider policies to promote urban forests and small scale urban agriculture. • Look into policies that make sure downtown areas are the focus for business, administration and cultural activities and remains a primary gathering place. • Facilitate vehicular and pedestrian movement in the downtown core through improvements to roads, parking areas and pedestrian paths. • Promote the protection of heritage buildings. • Encourage initiatives which attempt to improve the economic viability of the downtown area.
4. GROWTH
• Revise Tables 1, 2 and 3 of the Official Plan to incorporate the updated Growth Management Study forecasts and local allocations of population, housing and employment growth to 2036 and the extended planning horizon to the same. • At this time, there is no identified need to expand urban boundaries to accommodate the growth outlook for housing or employment at a County or local municipal level. The County should continue to monitor and maintain an updated land budget going forward to ensure an adequate supply over the long term. • Consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, housing growth should be directed to designated settlement areas, in particular where full urban services are planned or available. It was recommended in the Growth Management Study that the County remove Table 4 from the Official Plan and the specific growth targets for settlement area housing growth and replace with a policy worded at directing growth to settlement areas, recognizing that some minimal growth will continue to occur in the rural area. • In reviewing updates to municipal official plans, specific land supply needs by land use types could be investigated and tracked further. • Continue to consider settlement area boundary expansions via comprehensive reviews. • Incorporate policies to ensure the County grows in an age friendly manner.
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WHAT’S NEXT?
This Develop Grey paper will be presented to County Council. Staff will then prepare draft policies to address the items highlighted above, taking into account Council’s feedback, and the community conversations we’ve had to date. We will then have further conversations with the community in the summer and fall of 2017 to see if these policies address the needs of the community now and into the future. Following this, we will then bring the complete Official Plan document for Council to consider.
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