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Town of the Blue Mountains

Includes Clarksburg & Thornbury

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ABOUT TOWN OF BLUE MOUNTAINS

The Town of the Blue Mountains is nestled between Georgian Bay and the Niagara Escarpment and is comprised the town of Thornbury and the village of Clarksburg.

Thornbury features a wine bar, cheese gallery and a coffee bar known for its award winning beans. Clarksburg is the hidden gateway between the picturesque back roads of Beaver Valley, the slopes of The Blue Mountains and shores of Georgian Bay. This riverside village has a weekly farmer’s market and a Thanksgiving Apple Harvest festival.

The economy in the Blue Mountains is centered on tourism, with many ski resorts and beautiful beaches.

The Town of The Blue Mountains offers big city amenities packaged into a small, vibrant, and welcoming community.  Perfectly situated between the Collingwood General and Marine Hospital and the Meaford General Hospital (part of Grey Bruce Health Services), the Blue Mountains is the perfect choice for your next rotation.

HIGHLIGHTS

The Blue Mountains offer many opportunities for skiing, and snowshoeing in the winter and biking, hiking, and golfing in the summer. Thornbury has Little River Beach, a great place to relax and swim. in the spring and fall you may see fish attempting to climb the ladder to their spawning grounds in the Beaver River.

HEALTHCARE

The Town of the Blue Mountains is served by the Collingwood General and Marine Hospital and Meaford, General Hospital (part of Grey Bruce Health Services). The Meaford General Hospital is a well-equipped hospital with 24/7 emergency care, day surgery, 15 inpatient beds, inpatient and outpatient lab, diagnostic imaging, and ambulatory care clinics. The hospital has approximately 10, 000 ED visits annually. 

North East Grey Health Clinics has Family Physicians facilities in both Thornbury and Meaford each with four medical offices and a physiotherapy clinic.

Hamilton: 224km

London: 244km

Sudbury: 342km

Kingston: 412km

Ottawa: 560km

Toronto: 171km

Population: 6,453

Median Age: 54.2

About The Rural Ontario Medical Program (ROMP)

The Rural Ontario Medical Program (ROMP) places medical students & residents into core and elective rotations in rural regions across Ontario.
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