Riding: Simcoe-North
About The Riding
More cottage than commuter country as it’s the north section of the county and well into the Georgian Bay tourist area.
It includes the city of Orillia, located on the shores of two connected lakes: Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching, famous for its conferences.
Both lakes are part of the Trent-Severn Waterway.
Larger centres are: Penetanguishene and Midland and it has the Severn Sound and Severn River and the townships of Ramara, Oro-Medonte, Tay and Tiny.
The largest employer is Casino Rama. Call centre Tele Tech Canada also employs approximately 850 people.
A monument to Champlain, erected in 1925, commemorates his exploration of the area in the 1600s. Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock had a summer home in Orillia and Gordon Lightfoot grew up there.
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Simcoe North By The Numbers
Population: 121,119
Riding size (km²): 2,184.34
Density (per km²): 55.4
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