What are your favourite small towns in Canada?

[Rollerstud98]

Originally Posted by speedog

Brockville and Penticton are for sure both considerably past the 15,000 mark.

On topic, Wayne, Alberta in the Drumheller/Red Deer River badlands - population well under 100...

Was just going to bring this area up myself!

[MolsonExport]

keremeos, bc is in a striking location

similkameen

I'd have to go with Nelson.,BC

nelsonkootenaylake

[MolsonExport]

closer to home, Bayfield (on Lake Huron) is lovely

gotravelaz

[MolsonExport]

i lived here for about half a year. Lovely setting, but rather too rednecky and elderly.

osoyoostimes

[GeneralLeeTPHLS]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

closer to home, Bayfield (on Lake Huron) is lovely

gotravelaz

By far, I gotta agree with you. The town is really nice, and the beach is beautiful.

[Brizzy82]

I have never been to any small towns East of Kenora, but there's a lot of really neat looking places out there that SSP has introduced me to.

A lot of them look exactly how I picture small town New Hampshire/Vermont/Maine, which I guess could be expected but I think I just pictured the average Cdn small town to look more like rural Manitoba where I grew up.

[PhilippeMtl]

Kamouraska

source:http://fr.canoe.ca/voyages/destinati...17-150623.html

[Franco401]

How hasn't this come up yet? Saint-Andrews-by-the-Sea, NB

[speedog]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

closer to home, Bayfield (on Lake Huron) is lovely

gotravelaz

Holy huge picture!

[Antigonish]

Antigonish, NS


visitantigonish

townofantigonish

stantec

[lio45]

Originally Posted by Brizzy82

A lot of them look exactly how I picture small town New Hampshire/Vermont/Maine, which I guess could be expected but I think I just pictured the average Cdn small town to look more like rural Manitoba where I grew up.

I've been wondering for a while if Canada has any true equivalent to that kind of place; say, Woodstock, VT, for example; really striking for its architectural purity. It's located on my "commute" from Quebec and every time I pass through I think it's likely worthy of a SSP photothread. There's nothing in the town that doesn't look at least a century old.

I'd be curious to hear if anyone knows of such places in Canada...? (I encourage you to check out this streetview, you can explore the streets around the core as well, it's all like this.)

[240glt]

Nelson BC

It gets tossed around over & over, but I lived there for two years in the late 90's and it still draws me back. We try to go for a week every year

My SO won't live there because it's too small & remote but I would live back there in a second. One of the many BC jewels

[kwoldtimer]

Originally Posted by lio45

I've been wondering for a while if Canada has any true equivalent to that kind of place; say, Woodstock, VT, for example; really striking for its architectural purity. It's located on my "commute" from Quebec and every time I pass through I think it's likely worthy of a SSP photothread. There's nothing in the town that doesn't look at least a century old.

I'd be curious to hear if anyone knows of such places in Canada...? (I encourage you to check out this streetview, you can explore the streets around the core as well, it's all like this.)

The two that come to mind for me would be Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON and Lunenburg, NS, although neither would be "pure" in terms of historical style.

[urbandreamer]

I hadn't been to Wellesley, Ontario in over 30 years! Yeah crazy considering how close to Waterloo it is. I bought some tasty (albeit unhealthy) summer sausage at this Mennonite butcher shop:

Nice quiet little town I could easily live in.
https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.47752...8i6656!6m1!1e1
The line up to eat at Schmidtsville Restaurant was the reason I ended up in New Hamburg's Old Country Restaurant instead:

Love this building

Then I loaded up at Ontario's best craft brewery: https://www.bitteschonbrauhaus.com/

Is New Hamburg Waterloo Region's Milton? ie an historic charming town turning into a commuter suburb?
https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.37815...8i6656!6m1!1e1

Apologies re: photo size

[kwoldtimer]

You could make a very nice mini-vacay touring around the towns and villages outside K-W. Especially if you enjoy eating like your heart must be punished!

You're right to be concerned about New Hamburg suburbs, although the worst of it seems to be out on the other side of the highway. In Baden's case, it's too late - the suburban development pretty much ruins the place, istm.

[SignalHillHiker]

Not quite Canada, but close enough for an honourable mention: St-Pierre et Miquelon, France.



Terre Neuve et St-Pierre et Miquelon by R C, on Flickr

Terre Neuve et St-Pierre et Miquelon by R C, on Flickr

Terre Neuve et St-Pierre et Miquelon by R C, on Flickr

Terre Neuve et St-Pierre et Miquelon by R C, on Flickr

Terre Neuve et St-Pierre et Miquelon by R C, on Flickr

[SignalHillHiker]

Grand Bank

Excluding the straight Irish accents of the Southern Shore and Fogo Island, Grand Bank has in my opinion the most attractive in the province. And I'm not alone - at least Marty_McFly agrees. There's just something about it.

Terre Neuve et St-Pierre et Miquelon by R C, on Flickr



Terre Neuve et St-Pierre et Miquelon by R C, on Flickr

Brigus

Brigus has my favourite backstory for its name. It's just "Brickhouse", with the pronunciation (and spelling) degrading over centuries.

Brigus by R C, on Flickr

Brigus by R C, on Flickr

Brigus by R C, on Flickr

[MonkeyRonin]

I love Newfoundland's remote, car-free outports, like Francois:




McCallum


https://www.flickr.com/photos/rgravelle/12151372916


Grey River


http://cruisingonthemaryt.com/curren...-newfoundland/


Grand Bruit (now abandoned)


http://mapio.net/a/13963215/


I'm sure they'd be pretty shit to live in though.

[Architype]

Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin

I love Newfoundland's remote, car-free outports, like Francois:
...
I'm sure they'd be pretty shit to live in though.

I think their days are numbered, Francois' population is listed as only 80 today. I think it also unfortunate that the NL government never seemed to have any plans to link the south coast by road network.

[Loco101]

I really liked Harbour Breton in NL. Interesting history and I like how each section of the town a name. Visited the town in 2012. The area around it should really be a national park! So many bays and rolling hills. Not many visitors actually drive to the Connaigre peninsula. Has anyone on here been there?

https://www.google.ca/maps/@47.48070...7i13312!8i6656

https://www.google.ca/maps/@47.46912...7i13312!8i6656