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Location Advantage
“Barrie is accessible; it’s so close to everything. It doesn’t matter where you live in Barrie, within 10 minutes driving time you are already on the highway.”
— Stella Gan, Liberty Hospitality Corporation
Central Location in the Greater Toronto Region (GTR)
More than 9 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, accounts for nearly 70% of Ontario’s GDP. Located at the northern tip of this area, Barrie is within a one-day trucking distance of more than 131 million North American consumers.
Simcoe County’s Largest City
The City of Barrie is Central Ontario’s growth engine and functions as a regional provider of health, education, retail and business services for all of Simcoe County. Simcoe County population: 446,063 (including Barrie & Orillia).
Access to Major Transportation Hubs |
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| Air |
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The Lake Simcoe Regional Airport (LSRA) is one of Canada’s newest and most sophisticated regional airports.
- 10 minutes outside of Barrie
- Less than 1 hour from Toronto
- Convenient & direct highway access
- $13.7M LSRA expansion completed in 2011
- Customs and cargo handling capability
- Commercial, corporate and recreational aircrafts
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| Road |
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- Hwy 400 runs through Barrie with 5 interchanges
- Connected to 3 major provincial highways (90, 27, 11) along with Hwy 400
- Convenient access to Hwy 401 and Hwy 407 ETR
- Over 131 million consumers witin a one-day trucking or rail distance from the city of Barrie
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| Rail |
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Short-line rail service owned and operated by the City of Barrie.
- Interchanges daily with CP Rail providing connections to major North American cities
- Opportunities to access rail through siding or transloading facility
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| GO Train |
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- Two train stations servicing the Barrie area, Allandale Waterfront GO Station and Barrie South GO Station
- Regular commuter trains servicing the Barrie-Toronto corridor during peak hours
- Summer weekend train service
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| Destination |
Distance from Barrie |
| Vaughan, ON |
67 km |
41 mi |
| Markham / North York |
89 km |
55 mi |
| Toronto |
94 km |
58 mi |
| Brampton / Mississauga |
95 km |
59 mi |
| Montreal, QC |
620 km |
384 mi |
| Buffalo, NY |
236 km |
146 mi |
| Detroit, MI |
437 km |
271 mi |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
589 kms |
365 mi |
| Chicago, IL |
901 km |
559 mi |
| Boston, MA |
961 km |
596 mi |
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