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Nova Scotia

Lunenburg

UNESCO World Heritage town with colourful waterfront buildings, the Fisheries Museum, and the home port of the Bluenose.

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Quebec

Baie-Saint-Paul

Artistic town known as the birthplace of Cirque du Soleil, filled with galleries, murals, and St. Lawrence views.

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Ontario

Elora

Limestone gorge, artist studios, and Ontario's prettiest main street — 90 minutes from Toronto.

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Yukon

Dawson City

<p data-start="0" data-end="132">Legendary Gold Rush town with preserved frontier streets, wooden boardwalks, and Klondike history.</p>

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Alberta

Canmore

Mountain town at the gateway to Banff — hiking, skiing, and the 1988 Olympic Nordic Centre.

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Ontario

Parry Sound

Gateway to 30,000 Islands — Bobby Orr's hometown on the shore of Georgian Bay.

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British Columbia

Fernie

Legendary powder town in the Elk Valley — skiing, culture, craft beer, and dramatic Rocky Mountain scenery.

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Nova Scotia

Wolfville

University town in the Annapolis Valley with wineries, Acadia campus, and the home of a Father of Confederation.

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PEOPLE of small towns

The people who put small towns on the map

Olympic champions, literary legends, artists, and trailblazers — all from towns you can visit today

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📍 Parry Sound, Ontario

Megan Oldham | Olympic Freestyle Skiing Champion

Parry Sound's newest Olympic champion — gold in big air, bronze in slopestyle, and the whole town showed up to welcome her home.

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📍 Charlemagne, Quebec

Celine Dion | Singer

From Charlemagne QC Hailing from the small town of Charlemagne, Québec, Céline Dion has become one of the all-time greatest singers. Eurovision 1998 Born in…

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📍 Humboldt, Saskatchewan

Andrew Ford | Zootopia Animator

From Humboldt, Saskatchewan Andrew Ford started working for Disney in 2015 when he was hired to do character animation for Zootopia, the Oscar winner for…

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📍 Nackawic, New Brunswick

David Alward | 32nd Premier of New Brunswick

From Nackawic, New Brunswick David Nathan Alward is a Canada’s Consul General in Boston. He served as the 32nd Premier of New Brunswick, 2010 to…

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📍 Ladysmith, British Columbia

Pamela Anderson | Model, Actress

Born in Ladysmith on Canada Day 1967 — she became one of the most recognized Canadians in the world.

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📍 Huntsville, Ontario

Glen Sharpley | Hockey Center

From Huntsville, Ontario Glen Stuart Sharpley was an ice hockey player who played only 286 games in NHL with the Minnesota North Stars and Chicago…

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132K

Annual Visitors

10+3

Provinces & Territories

8,300+

Pages of Content

2016

Established

Canada's coast-to-coast small-town tourism platform.

Trusted By

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University Partners

+ Community Partners

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