Close to home... far from ordinary!

Will you be discovering our quiet back roads, fresh air and endless opportunities to explore our great outdoors? Or maybe you’ll come across one of our heritage sites or local art studios.

Just a few hours from major Ontario cities, Georgian Bluffs is a collection of communities stretching north from Chatsworth to just south of Wiarton.
Copper Kettle, Cobble Beach, Slough of Despond, Big Bay, Oxenden, Balmy Beach… these are just some of the names that paint a picture of the Georgian Bluffs canvas along the Georgian Bay Coastal Route.

Hear the waterfalls roar in the spring as winter snow melts , feel the cool breeze off Georgian Bay on a hot summer's night, smell the crisp fall winds and taste the cold winter air as snowflakes drift down.

So come and experience the Bluffs. We're as close as this weekend!

The Townships of Derby, Keppel and Sarawak amalgamated on January 1st, 2001 to become the Township of Georgian Bluffs.

The Township borders  the Township of Chatsworth , the Municipality of Arran-Elderslie, Town of South Bruce Peninsula, and the City of Owen Sound , while the Georgian Bay shoreline forms the Township's northerly limits.

The Township of Georgian Bluffs is located in northwest Grey County occupying just over 600 square kilometers of land area.  The Township sits between the Village of Chatsworth and the Town of Wiarton east of Highway 6 and the Grey Bruce Line.  Georgian Bluffs represents about 13% of the total land area of Grey County.

According to the County Official Plan there are 14 settlement areas occupying 1,144 hectares of land, which represents less than 2% of the total land area of Georgian Bluffs.

The Township is primarily rural with a diverse base of agricultural lands as well as many natural areas, active and passive recreation lands.  There are also some locations with urban, commercial and industrial development.  Settlement areas include Rockford, Kilsyth, Springmount, Jackson, Keady (north ½) Townplot of Brooke, Balmy Beach, East Linton, Kemble, Big Bay, Oxenden, Clavering (east ½), Shallow Lake and Cruickshank. 

Several areas in the Township have access to municipal water and/or have access by agreement to the Township sewage lagoon.

The Township has a population of approximately 11,500 people with total households of 5,100.

Services

The Township of Georgian Bluffs provides many services to area residents, including waste management, water, road maintenance, policing and fire.

Township Information

Office Hours – Mon to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Office Location – 177964 Grey Road 18
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Mailing Address:  R. R. # 3, Owen Sound, Ontario.  N4K 5N5
How to Reach Us:
Administration – 519-376-2729
Fax – 519-372-1620
Email – office@georgianbluffs.on.ca
Website – www.georgianbluffs.on.ca

If you wish to make a presentation to Council, you should contact the Township Clerk, bhoffman@georgianbluffs.on.ca  at least one week before the scheduled meeting.  There is also time set aside at every Council meeting for questions from the public.