Library

The library for Gordon/Barrie Island residents is in Gore Bay. It's conveniently close for our residents and visitors, and everyone here considers it their library.

Services available include e-books, inter-library loans, public computer terminals, audiobooks, internet access, photocopying, faxing, binding projects, and laminating.

The library is located at 15 Water Street, in the same building as the Gore Bay Town Office.

Phone: 705-282-2221

Email: gorebaylibrary@gorebaycable.com

Website: www.gorebayunionpubliclibrary.ca

NEW HOURS OF OPERATION

OFF-SEASON (Mid-August to June 30)

Monday: 2 – 5pm

Tuesday: 2 – 5pm

Wednesday: Closed

Thursday: 2 – 8pm

Friday: 10 -1pm, 2-5pm

Saturday: 10 – 1pm

Sunday: Closed

SUMMER HOURS

Monday: Closed

Tuesday: 9 – 1pm, 2 – 5pm

Wednesday: 9 – 1pm, 2 – 5pm

Thursday: 9 – 1pm, 2 – 7pm

Friday: 9 – 1pm, 2 – 7pm

Saturday: 9 – 1pm

Sunday: Closed

Past event at the Gore Bay Library over Christmas, 2023.

Ontario Library Service available to all rate payers of the Municipality of Gordon/Barrie Island.

The Librarian at the Gore Bay Union Public Library will assign you a library card number and register you for the use of the Ontario Library Service.

Registration takes only a few minutes and is free. FREE!!!

You can borrow many titles immediately online, download them for offline use and/or send borrowed digital titles to a Kindle device, e-books, audio books, videos. FREE!!!

Visit https://odmc.overdrive.com/ - the Ontario Library Service website to view some of the many resources available.

The Gore Bay Airport is located on Highway 540 near the Barrie Island causeway.

www.gorebayairport.com

Earth Day

Public Health Sudbury & District (PHSD) is promoting that people with private water supplies, both surface water or a well, check and do regular maintenance on their water systems. This means test your drinking water every year.

https://www.facebook.com/PublicHealthSD/posts/4054327857952436

FIRE PERMITS are available at the office any time during the day from 8:30 to 4:30. If you want to have a fire you need one. No exceptions. And they are free.

Check our Fire Protection page for the current Fire Burning Rating.

The Gore Bay Fire Department serves the Municipality of Gordon/Barrie Island and the Town of Gore Bay. The Fire Chief is Mike Addison.

We are proud to support the Manitoulin Northshore Victim Service based in Little Current. Please visit their website at https://www.mnvictimservices.ca/

The golf course is located in the Municipality of Gordon/Barrie Island. This nine-hole course is open from May to October. Also, there is now a driving range to practice your shots before hitting the course. Saving balls takes practice!

Website & Video by Digital Peasant Media

Photography by Sue Priddle & R. Maxwell

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