About Northern Bruce Peninsula
The Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula, amalgamated in 1999, is home to the communities of Lion's Head and Tobermory, Dyers Bay, Miller Lake, Stokes Bay, Pike Bay, Ferndale and Barrow Bay to name a few. Contained with Municipal boundaries is the Bruce Peninsula National Park, Fathom Five National Marine Park, the Bruce Trail, Cabot Head and Lion's Head Nature Reserves, two First Nations Hunting Reserves and the Lindsay Forest Tract. The waters of both Georgian Bay and Lake Huron bless our shores. King's Highway 6 directs travellers to the Bruce Peninsula from southwestern Ontario centres. Northern Bruce Peninsula is celebrated as a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve--an internationally designated protected area.
| Dark Sky Community |
| NBP was proclaimed as a Dark Sky Community on August 23, 2004 with a mission to preserve and protect the night time environment and our heritage of dark skies through quality outdoor lighting and goals intended to stop the adverse effects of light pollution, raise awareness about light pollution and to educate about the values of quality outdoor lighting. |
| History |
History books
NOTE: history books available for sale at the Municipal Office |
| Natural Environment |
| The Bruce Peninsula is the largest remaining intact natural habitat in southern Ontario with more than 19% of protected land and acts as an important flyway for migrating birds. The peninsula possesses diverse and unique ecosystems including globally rare alvar and cliff ecosystems, an extensive array of flora including 44 species of orchids, 50 species of ferns and several endemic species, the oldest trees in eastern North American, some over 1,000 years old plus a wide range of fauna including black bears, fishers, barred owls and massasauga rattle snakes. |
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