{"id":335,"date":"2022-11-29T17:30:38","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T17:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edo.simcoe.ca\/?page_id=335"},"modified":"2023-01-31T16:21:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T16:21:34","slug":"quality-of-life","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edo.simcoe.ca\/why-simcoe-county\/quality-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Quality of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\r\n<section id=\"SubpageBanner\" >\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edo.simcoe.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/skiing.jpg\" alt=\"Quality of Life Background Image\" class=\"bannerbg\" width=\"100%\">\r\n        <div class=\"banneroverlay\"><\/div>\r\n       \r\n         <div class=\"row\">\r\n                <div class=\"bannercontent\">\r\n                    <div class=\"simcoebreadcrumb\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/edo.simcoe.ca\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"blobbreak yellow\"><div class=\"smallline\"><\/div><div class=\"largeline\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n                    <h1>Quality of Life<\/h1>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edo.simcoe.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/aoda-child-theme\/img\/subpagebannerrounds.png\" width=\"348\" height=\"106\" alt=\"Three yellow rounds\" class=\"bannerrounds\">\r\n         <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"sectorabout\" >\r\n <div class=\"bglargetext\"><\/div>\r\n         <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"leftside\">\r\n                <div class=\"bannercontent\">\r\n                                     <h3>Best Place to Live<\/h3>                     <div class=\"textarea\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simcoe County is Ontario\u2019s premier tourism destination. Visitors and residents alike can enjoy breathtaking views, vibrant arts and cultural community, walking trails, a multitude of recreational facilities, parks, marinas, shopping and dining, and a variety of entertainment ranging from a world class show at a casino, snowmobiling, skydiving and horse racing to lounging on the beach, boating and skiing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simcoe County has a wide range of housing options for everyone \u2013 from rental properties, starter homes, to single family dwellings and resort living by the water.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among 415 communities across Canada, 14 out of 16 member municipalities in Simcoe County, along with the Cities of Barrie and Orillia, were all placed in the Top 150 Canada\u2019s Best Places to Live in 2018!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"rightside\">\r\n            <div class=\"imgborder\">\r\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edo.simcoe.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/aoda-child-theme\/img\/toprightrounds.png\" class=\"yellowroundstop\" width=\"304\" height=\"106\" alt=\"Top Sector yellow round\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edo.simcoe.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/hiking-2.jpg\" class=\"image\" alt=\"Simcoe County Innovation Image\" \/>\r\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edo.simcoe.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/aoda-child-theme\/img\/bottomleftround.png\" class=\"yellowroundsbottom\" width=\"75\" height=\"45\" alt=\"Bottom Sector yellow round\">\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns padding40 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<script id=\"cr-init__b54375a5a24061cc\" src=\"https:\/\/starling.crowdriff.com\/js\/crowdriff.js\" async=\"\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section id=\"JoinUs\">\r\n         <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-12\">\r\n                <div class=\"bannercontent\">\r\n                                    <span class=\"tagline\">Deloitte, FDI Research and Value Propositions, 2017<\/span>\r\n                    <span class=\"blobbreak blue\"><span class=\"smallline\"><\/span><span class=\"largeline\"><\/span><\/span>\r\n                    <h3>For Greater Opportunity<\/h3>\r\n                    <div class=\"text\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe County\u2019s competitive residential real estate prices, high quality of life and locational attributes are an advantage for attracting the highest quality talent.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n                                                        <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"BlockColumns  sitecontainer justifycenter bgcontain\" style=\" \">\r\n    <div class=\"bgoverlay overlayfalse\"><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"bglargetext\"><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"blockpadding tpzeropixels bpzeropixels\">\r\n                            <div class=\"BlockHeader row\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"tagline\">Quick Facts<\/span>\r\n                        <div class=\"blobbreak\"><div class=\"smallline\"><\/div><div class=\"largeline\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n                                                        <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"row\">\r\n\r\n                                                    <div class=\"col col-lg-12 tpfourtypixels \">\r\n                                <ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simcoe County is home to Wasaga Beach, the world\u2019s longest freshwater beach<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bee keeping has been an important part of Simcoe County\u2019s economy for over 150 years.\u00a0 Canada\u2019s first commercial bee keeper, David A Jones, was a postmaster and storekeeper in Clarksville, a small community in south Simcoe County. In 1875, the town was renamed Bee Town in his honour in 1875 and the spelling was later changed to Beeton.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">The Trent Severn Waterway National Historic Site, connects Lake Ontario to Georgian Bay, and forms the northeastern border of the County.\u00a0 Lock 45 connects the Severn River to Georgian Bay and is known as the Northern Gateway and is located at Port Severn, in Simcoe County<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                            <\/div>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"BlockAccordion fullwidth  bgcontain\" style=\" \">\r\n    <div class=\"bglargetext\"><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"blockpadding tpzeropixels bpzeropixels\">\r\n            <div class=\"BlockHeader row\">\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                <div class=\"row\">\r\n\r\n                                                    <button class=\"accordion\">Housing Options for All<\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"panel\">\r\n                                <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simcoe County has a wide range of attainable housing options for everyone \u2013 rental properties, starter homes, single-family dwellings, multi-generational homes, cottages and resort-living by the water.<\/span><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\r\n                                                    <button class=\"accordion\">Health Care Services<\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"panel\">\r\n                                <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Citizens and permanent residents in Ontario can access universal health-care services under the Ontario Health Insurance Plan. \u00a0 Simcoe County is home to 5 hospitals and 19 urgent care clinics.<\/span><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\r\n                                                    <button class=\"accordion\">Key Attractions<\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"panel\">\r\n                                <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With more than 9 million visitors spending more than $1-billion a year, there are a number of reasons this region has been identified as a premier four-season destination in Ontario.<\/span><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n<script>\r\nvar acc = document.getElementsByClassName(\"accordion\");\r\nvar i;\r\n\r\nfor (i = 0; i < acc.length; i++) {\r\n  acc[i].addEventListener(\"click\", function() {\r\n    this.classList.toggle(\"active\");\r\n    var panel = this.nextElementSibling;\r\n    if (panel.style.maxHeight) {\r\n      panel.style.maxHeight = null;\r\n    } else {\r\n      panel.style.maxHeight = panel.scrollHeight + \"px\";\r\n    } \r\n  });\r\n}\r\n<\/script>\r\n\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section 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