Barrie, Ontario is a beautiful and vibrant waterfront community with all the amenities to make it attractive to families, young professionals, and seniors. Nestled at the end of Kempenfelt Bay on Lake Simcoe this city offers lots of activities from water sports, to food festivals, craft fairs, and more. It has a population of roughly 140,000 and is experiencing continued growth.
It’s an ideal location for those who want to be near or work in the big city but not live in it. It’s an hour drive south on highway 400 to get to Toronto, Canada’s largest city, and an hour north to get to the heart of Ontario cottage country.