"From a personal point of view I love being close to Toronto. A majority of my clients are in the Toronto area, so I can have a great quality of life and yet meet clients south or north. We're at the centre of the universe here. Our industry works with technology so we don't need to be in big centres with high rents. We can be right here, with a great quality of life and lower operating costs."
Denis Galbraith, Wellington West Capital Inc.

Central Location in the Greater Toronto Region (GTR)

More than 8.4 million people, representing one quarter of Canada's population, live within a 100-mile radius of Barrie. The southern portion of this area, known as the Greater Golden Horseshoe (GGH), accounts for nearly 70% of Ontario's GDP (Places to Grow Background Paper, 2008). Located at the northern tip of the Greater Toronto Region (GTR), Barrie is within a one-day trucking distance of more than 131 million North American consumers.

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Destination	Distance from Barrie		Destination	Distance from Barrie
Chicago, IL	901 kms	559	New York, NY	839 kms	520 mi
Cincinnati, OH	877 kms	544 mi	Rochester, NY	347 kms	215 mi
Cleveland, OH	545 kms	338 mi	Syracuse, NY	469 kms	291 mi
Boston, MA	961 kms	596 mi	Philadelphia, PA	847 kms	525 mi
Detroit, MI	437 kms	271 mi	Pittsburgh, PA	589 kms	365 mi
Washington, D.C.	880 kms	546 mi	Montreal, QC	620 kms	384 mi
Buffalo, NY	236 kms	146 mi	Quebec City, QC	872 kms	541 mi

Destination	Distance from Barrie		Destination	Distance from Barrie
Toronto, ON	109 kms	68 mi	Hamilton, ON	145 kms	90 mi
London, ON	240 kms	150 mi	Niagara Falls, ON	200 kms	125 mi
North Bay, ON	200 kms	155 mi	Ottawa, ON	430 kms	260 mi
Sault Ste. Marie, ON	595 kms	355 mi	Sudbury, ON	300 kms	185 mi