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Port Colborne, Ontario
Approx. Pop. 18,766

Housing Types
Townhouses average $105,000
Condos average $75,000
Semis average $68,000
Single family residential average $106,912
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Important Numbers
Port Colborne City Hall: (905)835-2900
Port Colborne Chamber of Commerce: (905)834-9765
Port Colborne Library: (905)834-6512
Sherkson Shores: (905)894-4403
Sugar Loaf Marina: (905)835-6644

Located in Niagara County. Situated on the Lake Erie shoreline in the southern portion of the Niagara Peninsula, Port Colborne is just twenty minutes from the United States, Buffalo (Peace Bridge). Port Colborne is approximately 1 hour to the Buffalo Airport and 90 minutes to Toronto Pearson Airport. The City is situated on an important highway and rail route. There is easy access to the Queen Elizabeth Way and 400 series highways that link Port Colborne to the rest of the Golden Horseshoe, Canada's most populated and wealthiest region. Port Colborne has long established cultural and economic links with the neighbouring states of New York and Pennsylvania. As a busy port on the canal system, seaway trade has also had considerable influence on the city's international diversity. Sherkston Shores is one of Port Colborne's best summer playgrounds. Sherkston Shores, 4.8 kilometers east of downtown Port Colborne, is comprised of three beaches on Lake Erie. In total, the resort has over 4 kilometers of clean sandy beaches and 750 acres of parkland. Incorporated into the resort is a 27 acre inland quarry suitable for swimming and skin diving. The resort is one of North America's largest campgrounds with 5,000 serviced and unserviced sites. Sites include luxury park model homes with rental or ownership options. The resort's beaches and other amenities are also open for day use.

Frequently called 'Niagara's best kept secret', Port Colborne's people are its real strength. The community has an abundance of resourceful, innovative residents who cultural and business creativity extends well beyond the community's municipal boundaries. As our slogan says, Port Colborne offers the 'best of all worlds'. Port Colborne's cosmopolitan flavour has a significant influence on cultural activities. From International Day celebrations through to Showboat Theatre, the Sugarloaf Marina and the Roselawn Cultural Arts Centre, Port Colborne has an active calendar of cultural events year round. Port Colborne's multi-million dollar lakeshore marina and parkland development exemplifies the city's initiative in staying at the leading edge of progress.

The city has increasingly turned its attention to effectively utilizing the city's waterfront and canal corridor location, taking advantage of Southern Ontario's tourism industry. For many years, the waterfront has been a recreational focal point in Port Colborne. It is used extensively for boating, sailing, water skiing, swimming and fishing. Gravelly Bay and surrounding sport fishing areas near Port Colborne, contain over a dozen species of sport fish. Special derbies are held in June and the annual bass, pike and walleye derby in August. Ice fishing is also popular in the winter months. The Sugarloaf Harbour Marina is a joint public/private sector development. It includes a 900 slip marina, up-graded park facilities and a marina centre with restaurant. A section of the Welland Canal passes through Port Colborne offering a unique attraction to tourists. It is the only municipality where an active, operating canal passes through the city centre. One can watch ships passing through the canal while enjoying a meal or shopping. Living in Port Colborne is rewarding, whether you are raising a family or retiring you'll truly enjoy it.

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