PARRY SOUND | ONTARIO, CANADA (4K) Town Tour

PARRY SOUND | ONTARIO, CANADA (4K) Town Tour: Parry Sound is a town (pop.: 6,879) in Ontario, Canada, located on the eastern shore of the sound after which it is named. Parry Sound is located 160 km (99 mi) south of Sudbury and 225 km (140 mi) north of Toronto. It is a single tier government located in the territorial District of Parry Sound which has no second tier County, Regional or District level of government. Parry Sound is a popular cottage country region for Southern Ontario residents. It also has the world's deepest natural freshwater port.
The Anishinaabeg/Anishinaabek - Ojibway, Odawa, and Potawatomi communities reside in the surrounding District of Parry Sound, which also encompasses the lands of the Wasauksing, Shawanaga, Magnetawan, Dokis, and Henvey Inlet First Nations. The district falls under the Robinson-Huron Treaty.
There was a slight decline in economic activity shortly after World War I with J.R. Booth's construction of a rival town, Depot Harbour on nearby Parry Island, but this setback was overcome through later developments in tourism and commerce, and the accidental destruction by fire of the entire town of Depot Harbour on August 14, 1945.
The body of water that gives the town its name was surveyed and named by Captain (later Admiral) Henry Wolsey Bayfield in the 19th century, in honour of the Arctic explorer Sir William Edward Parry. In 1857, the modern townsite was established near the Ojibwa village of Wasauksing ("shining shore") at the mouth of the Seguin River. The post office was established in 1865. Parry Sound was incorporated as a town in 1887. In the late 19th century, rail service was established, making the town an important depot along the rail lines to Western Canada.
In 1916, a cordite factory was established in the nearby town of Nobel for the Imperial Munitions Board. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, an explosives and munitions factory was also built at Nobel, making Parry Sound an important part of both the First World War and the Second World War effort.
Parry Sound is the birthplace of hockey legend Bobby Orr, the namesake of the local community centre and the town's own Bobby Orr Hall of Fame. In Orr's best-selling autobiography, Orr: My Story, he speaks highly of Parry Sound, the friends and family who resided there and the happy childhood he had living in that part of Canada.[12][13][14]
Canadian actor Don Harron's stage character Charlie Farquharson remains one of the town's most cherished personalities. Former Ontario premier Ernie Eves also called the town home for many years; he was the MPP for the Parry Sound-Muskoka riding from 1981 through 2001.
The town is home to several cultural festivals, including the Festival of the Sound classical music festival, an annual dragonboat race and a buskers' festival which takes place as part of the town's Canada Day festivities. The Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts serves as the principal performance venue during the Festival of the Sound, and also hosts concerts, live theatre and other cultural events throughout the year.

[@trendingwwwandw]

Thanks for introducing Parry Sound Canada
this is a lovely city love the aerial view @5:32 excellent !
L3

[@MindTravelsChannel]

Thanks! It's a quaint, beautiful spot in Ontario that attracts a lot of tourists and cottagers.

[@lindab8259]

Such a beautiful part of Canada. Great music and scenery!

[@MindTravelsChannel]

Thanks very much!

[@ninawang806]

I live in this beautiful town for almost 20 years and I am very proud where I live. Thank you for making this video and make the town looks more beautiful.

[@MindTravelsChannel]

So nice of you! I hear nothing but wonderful things about Parry Sound. It's so beautiful and you're very fortunate to live in such an incredible Canadian town.

[@shivpatel4447]

hello i am coming in december can you plz tell me about parry sound candore college

[@thoth47]

have been coming to this area since i was still in the womb. 40 years later I still come up every year. my final days will be spent up there when the time comes.

[@MindTravelsChannel]

Nice! It's such a beautiful area of Canada and the world.

[@ЛиляТаган-х5у]

Я живу в этом городе . Невероятно красивое место ❤

[@MindTravelsChannel]

Thanks for the comment and visit!

[@StarLakeFarm]

Best place to live

[@MindTravelsChannel]

It is wonderful. So many people love living and visiting Parry Sound.

[@huggy1712]

I’m hoping some day soon to return back to parry sound and live there when I was younger I use to spend most of my summers in parry sound I so miss there

[@dinsmore1994]

Happy to say I was born and raised here, moved away and came back 6 years later with a family time is moving to fast 😢

[@MindTravelsChannel]

Simply a beautiful town and area -- thanks for sharing your story!

[@eranrozenblit8016]

beautiful video. where are the sandy beaches starting at 7:28 and beyond located? is this Killbear?

[@MindTravelsChannel]

Thanks for the comment and visit. Unfortunately, I'm not from Parry Sound and not familiar enough with the area to answer your question. Maybe another viewer knows.

[@ninawang806]

looks like killbear

[@bjdon99]

Bobby Orr’s hometown

[@MindTravelsChannel]

Darn right! Best defenceman ever and arguably best hockey player ever.

[@cyjeren1627]

came here after watching october gale.