Gore Bay, Ontario

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Gore Bay
Town (single-tier)
Town of Gore Bay
Panorama of Gore Bay and the North Channel.
Panorama of Gore Bay and the North Channel.
Motto(s): 
Pristine, prosperous, proud.
Gore Bay is located in Manitoulin District
Gore Bay
Gore Bay
Coordinates: 45°55′N 82°28′W / 45.917°N 82.467°W / 45.917; -82.467Coordinates: 45°55′N 82°28′W / 45.917°N 82.467°W / 45.917; -82.467
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictManitoulin
Government
 • TypeTown
 • MayorDan Osborne [1]
 • Governing BodyCorporation of the Town of Gore Bay
 • MPCarol Hughes (NDP)
 • MPPMichael Mantha (NDP)
Area
[2]
 • Land5.23 km2 (2.02 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
193.50 m (634.84 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total867
 • Density165.7/km2 (429/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
P0P 1H0
Area code(s)705
Websitewww.gorebay.ca
Gore Bay before the fire [190-?]

Gore Bay became a town on April 7, 1890, on Manitoulin Island in Ontario, Canada. Located on Gore Bay, a bay of Lake Huron's North Channel, it is one of the two incorporated towns of Manitoulin District, of which it is the administrative and government seat. After the Treaty of 1862, Manitoulin Island was open for white settlement. Small towns began to emerge from the wilderness, and hotels were developed to provide lodgings for prospective land purchasers. This led to the formation of the town Gore Bay. The town's name is believed to be referencing the gore-shaped harbour. Other theories for the namesake are probably for Sir Francis Gore (1769-1852), Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada from 1806-1817, or after the steamer Gore (c. 1839 and scrapped 1861[4]), which ran between Sault Ste. Marie and Collingwood from 1860 to 1870.

Boats were regularly travelling from Sault Ste. Marie, Collingwood, and Owen Sound; establishing regular ports of call on Manitoulin Island, specifically Gore Bay, and prospering hotels due to increased traffic. The new hotel industry in Gore Bay welcomed commercial travellers, fishermen, doctors, lumbermen and tourists.

Three hotels served Gore Bay for many years:

  1. The Atlantic Hotel
  2. The Campbell House, located on the harbour
  3. The Ocean House and Pacific Hotel

Community life in Gore Bay has always been closely connected to water, in fact before roads were built water was the only means available for travellers to get to the port of Gore Bay by boat. Boats would arrive and leave town with goods until the late 1950's, meaning the population was also quite low in the town's early years.

Notable People[]

  • Owner of Manitoulin Transport, Doug Smith.
  • Alex Debogorski, Truck driver from Manitoulin transport featured on Ice Road Truckers.
  • Hector McLean, constructor of the Queens Hotel.
  • Ken Mackenzie. former baseball player for the New York Mets
  • National Hockey League player Bobby Burns.
  • Const. Marc Hovingh, OPP officer, a 28-year veteran member, fatally shot and later died from responding to an “unwanted man” on a property in Gore Bay, Ontario.  [5]

Demographics[]

During the summer months, the population and activity of the town flourish as boaters and tourists from around Ontario and the Great Lakes regions flock to the area. The areas surrounding Gore Bay are quickly becoming popular with cottagers and vacationers during the summer months.

hideCanada census – Gore Bay, Ontario community profile
2016 2011
Population: 867 (2.0% from 2011) 850 (-8.0% from 2006)
Land area: 5.23 km2 (2.02 sq mi) 5.27 km2 (2.03 sq mi)
Population density: 165.7/km2 (429/sq mi) 161.4/km2 (418/sq mi)
Median age: 56.1 (M: 53.8, F: 57.9)
Total private dwellings: 447 414
Median household income:
References: 2016[6] 2011[7] earlier[8]

Industrial Development[]

  • Craft brewer is located in Gore Bay.
  • Manitoulin Transport, one of Canada's largest trucking companies.
  • The first Gore Bay Highschool (which went up to grade 13, which wasn't common in Manitoulin district) now houses the Manitoulin Lodge Nursing home, and the only nursing home is located in Gore Bay. There is no longer any high school in Gore Bay; students get bussed to surrounding communities like M'Chigeeng First Nation/West Bay.
  • The Pacific Hotel, also known as the "red onion" had a very popular bar where a shotof whiskey could be had for 5 cents

Tourist Attractions[]

  • Gore Bay Museum - What now houses the Gore Bay Museum used to be the courthouse, a land office and a home for the jailer—with jail cells erected from 1889 when Gore Bay became the judicial seat of Manitoulin Island.
  • East Bluff Lookout
  • The Queens Hotel/Inn
  • All Saints Anglican Church - oldest building in Gore Bay after the town went into flames in 1908.[9]

Climate[]

View from East Bluff Lookout onto Gore Bay.

Gore Bay experiences a humid continental climate (Dfb). The highest temperature ever recorded in Gore Bay was 37.8 °C (100 °F) on 13 July 1936.[10] The coldest temperature ever recorded was −38.9 °C (−38 °F) on 15 February 1943.[11]

hideClimate data for Gore Bay-Manitoulin Airport, 1981−2010 normals, extremes 1915−present[a]
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 9.4
(48.9) 		10.6
(51.1) 		22.2
(72.0) 		27.5
(81.5) 		30.6
(87.1) 		33.9
(93.0) 		37.8
(100.0) 		35.6
(96.1) 		34.4
(93.9) 		26.7
(80.1) 		20.0
(68.0) 		15.0
(59.0) 		37.8
(100.0)
Average high °C (°F) −4.6
(23.7) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		1.2
(34.2) 		9.5
(49.1) 		16.2
(61.2) 		21.1
(70.0) 		24.8
(76.6) 		23.6
(74.5) 		18.2
(64.8) 		11.4
(52.5) 		4.9
(40.8) 		−1.3
(29.7) 		10.1
(50.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −9.5
(14.9) 		−8.3
(17.1) 		−3.7
(25.3) 		4.5
(40.1) 		10.8
(51.4) 		15.7
(60.3) 		19.5
(67.1) 		18.8
(65.8) 		14.0
(57.2) 		7.8
(46.0) 		1.7
(35.1) 		−5.0
(23.0) 		5.5
(41.9)
Average low °C (°F) −14.3
(6.3) 		−13.2
(8.2) 		−8.6
(16.5) 		−0.5
(31.1) 		5.3
(41.5) 		10.2
(50.4) 		14.2
(57.6) 		13.9
(57.0) 		9.7
(49.5) 		4.1
(39.4) 		−1.6
(29.1) 		−8.7
(16.3) 		0.9
(33.6)
Record low °C (°F) −37.5
(−35.5) 		−38.9
(−38.0) 		−32.3
(−26.1) 		−23.3
(−9.9) 		−7.8
(18.0) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		1.1
(34.0) 		0.0
(32.0) 		−3.9
(25.0) 		−9.4
(15.1) 		−26.1
(−15.0) 		−36.1
(−33.0) 		−38.9
(−38.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 45.1
(1.78) 		29.8
(1.17) 		63.5
(2.50) 		67.1
(2.64) 		61.2
(2.41) 		64.7
(2.55) 		47.7
(1.88) 		65.1
(2.56) 		88.1
(3.47) 		107.3
(4.22) 		97.2
(3.83) 		70.5
(2.78) 		804.1
(31.66)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 10.5
(0.41) 		4.1
(0.16) 		41.7
(1.64) 		56.7
(2.23) 		61.1
(2.41) 		64.7
(2.55) 		47.7
(1.88) 		65.1
(2.56) 		88.1
(3.47) 		105.8
(4.17) 		71.8
(2.83) 		28.6
(1.13) 		645.9
(25.43)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 69.7
(27.4) 		47.0
(18.5) 		33.2
(13.1) 		14.0
(5.5) 		0.2
(0.1) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		2.0
(0.8) 		31.5
(12.4) 		80.2
(31.6) 		277.8
(109.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 17.7 12.1 11.1 12.7 11.7 11.7 9.0 11.1 13.3 14.6 15.9 17.8 158.8
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 2.8 2.2 6.2 10.7 11.8 11.9 9.0 11.2 13.4 14.9 11.4 5.2 110.5
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 17.7 11.9 7.7 3.9 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 7.0 15.9 64.9
Source: Environment Canada[3][12][13][14][15]

Transportation[]

The amount of water surrounding Manitoulin district rules three main ways of accessing Gore Bay’s township.

  1. Highway 540A and Highway 540B are the main roads in the township.
  2. Gore Bay-Manitoulin Airport is located in the town and one of two airports on Manitoulin Island. The airport is a general aviation facility.
  3. Ferry service aboard the Chi-Chi Maun[16] from Tobermory in Southern Ontario is available from late May through October.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "2018 Municipal Election". Town of Gore Bay. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Gore Bay census profile". 2016 Census of Population. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Gore Bay A". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment Canada. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  4. ^ https://www.nemoha.org/2902355/data
  5. ^ "Const. Marc Hovingh, OPP officer shot in line of duty, remembered as kind, gentle man". Global News. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  6. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  7. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  8. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 17 February 2012.
  9. ^ "History & Heritage – Town of Gore Bay". Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Daily Data Report for July 1936". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Daily Data Report for February 1943". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Gore Bay". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  13. ^ "Daily Data Report for March 2003". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  14. ^ "Gore Bay AWOS". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  15. ^ "Gore Bay Climate". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  16. ^ "Home". Owen Sound Transportation Company. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  1. ^ Extreme high and low temperatures in the table below were recorded at Gore Bay from October 1915 to October 1983 and at Gore Bay Airport from November 1983 to present.

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