Top Touring Tips

From ‘The Big Canoe’ Schedule to Bank ATMs & Gas

(keep in mind that Southampton/Port Elgin & Owen Sound have most everything)
 

• Banks: 24-hour ATM machines are available in the following bank branches: Royal Bank in Tobermory, Lion’s Head, Wiarton, Sauble Beach and the TD Bank in Wiarton.
   

• Gas Stations: Gas is generally not available north of Owen Sound or Southampton after 10:00 pm in the summer, and 9:00 pm in other seasons. Gas stations are located in Tobermory and along Hwy. 6 and in Ferndale, Wiarton, Hepworth, Sauble Beach, Shallow Lake, Allenford & Springmount.
   

• Public Libraries: Tobermory, Lion’s Head, Wiarton, Hepworth, Sauble Beach. 

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• We have emergency 9-1-1 service. Use it for police, fire, accident, medical emergencies, etc.

 

• Wildlife on the road can be a hazard! Exercise caution especially when driving at dusk or dawn.

 

• Know where you are at all times. If you don’t have a GPS, plot your progress on the map. We give you that advice for two reasons: because it will increase your enjoyment (and help you find your way back to places you would like to revisit), and because emergencies can erupt any time, any place.

 

• Family Travelling Tip. Train your children to do the navigating and map-plotting. It will help them learn to understand and appreciate the countryside – and hopefully result in fewer, “Are we there yets?” 

 

Tourism Information Centres

SOMETIMES GOOGLE JUST DOESN’T CUT IT. GO TALK TO A TOURISM PROFESSIONAL.

 

• Tobermory: in the Community Centre on Highway 6, 519.596.2452

• Ferndale: 2928 Highway 6, north of Ferndale crossroads, 519.793.4734

• Wiarton: 402 William Street, Suite 2, Wiarton. Next to Wiarton Willie 519.534.4545

• Springmount: in the Owen Sound Transportation building, 519.376.6601

• Southampton: right downtown, 519-797.2215

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Tobermory Parking

Northern Bruce peninsula has commenced a paid parking program for Tobermory. The Map below outlines the Paid Parking limits and “Pay & Display” locations.

 

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