AREA INFORMATION

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Scugog Profile

Land Area: 474.63 Square km
Population: 21,439

The Township of Scugog is located 65 kilometres northeast of Toronto, on the shores of Lake Scugog, and provides the closest access point to the Trent Severn Waterway in the Greater Toronto Area. It combines the benefits of proximity to a large metropolitan area with the heritage and values of a small community.

Main industries include agriculture, tourism, and light manufacturing. There is an excellent network of Regional Roads and Provincial Highways. The Township has access to GO Transit and Durham Region Transit, including Accessible Transit.

Education needs are met with both elementary and secondary schools. The Lakeridge Health Corporation operates a 24 bed hospital, complete with helicopter pad.

Port Perry is the primary urban centre in the Township. Victorian-era buildings make shopping and fine dining a pleasure. Scugog boasts a wide variety of parks, beaches and sport fields as well as the Trans-Canada and Oak Ridges Moraine Trails and the Nonquon Wildlife Preserve.

The Scugog Community Recreation Centre offers a twin-pad arena, a skateboard park, beach volleyball courts, ball diamonds, soccer pitches and a Community Centre. Other recreational facilities include the Blackstock Arena, Community Halls and two Fairgrounds. Cartwright Fields, found in Nestleton offers additional sports fields, trails and gardens.

Culture abounds in Scugog with an enthusiastic Arts Council and Performing Arts Centre, as well as an active Museum Village that, along with the First Nations of Scugog Island, preserves local heritage. Throughout the year volunteer groups host numerous activities and events including concerts; craft shows; antique fairs; dragon boat racing, rowing regattas; classic car shows; agricultural fairs and festivals.

Industry	# Employed
Agriculture and other resource based	780
Construction	995
Manufacturing	1,550
Wholesale Trade	550
Retail Trade	1,445
Finance and Real Estate	655
Health Care and Social Services	985
Educational Services	1,000
Business Services	1,935
Other Services	2,160

(2006 Stats Canada)