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The Blue Mountains, 2023

Archive of hometown notes from The Blue Mountains: local places, drinking water, taxes, and construction.

December 2023

Basement air context for The Blue Mountains

How The Blue Mountains sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for The Blue Mountains follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put The Blue Mountains in national context first.

The Blue Mountains recreation facilities keeps The Blue Mountains lively · December 2023

The Blue Mountains recreation facilities is a reason people stay fond of The Blue Mountains.

December 2023 in The Blue Mountains: The Blue Mountains recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

The name The Blue Mountains is tied in local histories to the Blue Mountain, and hence the economy of the town is centred on tou.

More on The Blue Mountains: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

City Score neighbours for The Blue Mountains

How The Blue Mountains compares with nearby cities on City Score.

The Blue Mountains's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

The Blue Mountains recreation facilities in The Blue Mountains · December 2023

The Blue Mountains is resort town in Grey County, Ontario, Canada, located where the Beaver River flows into Nottawasaga Bay. The name

The Blue Mountains recreation facilities still orients The Blue Mountains. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

On OpenStats City Score, The Blue Mountains ranks 46 of 7.

More on The Blue Mountains: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

November 2023

November 2023: property tax in The Blue Mountains

Published residential mill-rate context for The Blue Mountains.

Residential mill rates for The Blue Mountains appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read The Blue Mountains beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

The Blue Mountains recreation facilities, The Blue Mountains · November 2023

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

Walk or drive through The Blue Mountains long enough and The Blue Mountains recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

Agriculture, forestry, tourism, and public-sector jobs still mix on the local tax roll the way many Ontario towns do. On OpenStats City Score, The Blue Mountains ranks 46 of 7. Municipal recreation, parks, trails, and utility pages remain the best live guide to how The Blue Mountains explains itself today.

More on The Blue Mountains: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

The Blue Mountains downtown, The Blue Mountains · November 2023

Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of The Blue Mountains.

The Blue Mountains downtown still orients The Blue Mountains. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of The Blue Mountains.

On OpenStats City Score, The Blue Mountains ranks 46 of 7.

More on The Blue Mountains: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

The Blue Mountains: The name The Blue Mountains is tied in local histories to the Blue · November 2023

The name The Blue Mountains is tied in local histories to the Blue Mountain, and hence the economy of the town is centred on tou.

November 2023 in The Blue Mountains: The Blue Mountains recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

The name The Blue Mountains is tied in local histories to the Blue Mountain, and hence the economy of the town is centred on tou.

More on The Blue Mountains: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2023

October 2023: building permits in The Blue Mountains

Where The Blue Mountains sits in published building-permit figures for October 2023.

Construction intent in The Blue Mountains shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the The Blue Mountains permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

The Blue Mountains recreation facilities, The Blue Mountains · October 2023

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

The Blue Mountains recreation facilities still orients The Blue Mountains. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

On OpenStats City Score, The Blue Mountains ranks 46 of 7.

More on The Blue Mountains: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Why The Blue Mountains downtown still draws people in The Blue Mountains

The Blue Mountains downtown is a reason people stay fond of The Blue Mountains.

October 2023 in The Blue Mountains: The Blue Mountains downtown. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of The Blue Mountains.

The name The Blue Mountains is tied in local histories to the Blue Mountain, and hence the economy of the town is centred on tou.

More on The Blue Mountains: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

What stands out in The Blue Mountains

The Blue Mountains is resort town in Grey County, Ontario, Canada, located where the Beaver River flows into Nottawasaga Bay. The name

Walk or drive through The Blue Mountains long enough and The Blue Mountains recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

The Blue Mountains is resort town in Grey County, Ontario, Canada, located where the Beaver River flows into Nottawasaga Bay. The name traces to the Blue Mountain, and hence the economy of the town is centred on tou.

More on The Blue Mountains: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2023: property tax in The Blue Mountains

Published residential mill-rate context for The Blue Mountains.

Residential mill rates for The Blue Mountains appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read The Blue Mountains beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

September 2023

The Blue Mountains: Agriculture, forestry, tourism, and public-sector

Agriculture, forestry, tourism, and public-sector jobs still mix on the local tax roll the way many Ontario towns do. On OpenStats City

September 2023 in The Blue Mountains: The Blue Mountains recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

The name The Blue Mountains is tied in local histories to the Blue Mountain, and hence the economy of the town is centred on tou.

More on The Blue Mountains: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

From groundwater to the tap in The Blue Mountains

The Blue Mountains draws municipal drinking water from groundwater, treated at The Blue Mountains Water Treatment Plant.

Ask where The Blue Mountains drinking water begins and the answer is groundwater, then The Blue Mountains Water Treatment Plant. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.

From municipal open data or regional estimate (verify locally).

See the The Blue Mountains water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

The Blue Mountains recreation facilities, The Blue Mountains · September 2023

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

The Blue Mountains recreation facilities still orients The Blue Mountains. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

On OpenStats City Score, The Blue Mountains ranks 46 of 7.

More on The Blue Mountains: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

The Blue Mountains on the hazard board

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to The Blue Mountains.

The Blue Mountains appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

August 2023

A lesser-known corner of The Blue Mountains

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

Walk or drive through The Blue Mountains long enough and The Blue Mountains recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

Agriculture, forestry, tourism, and public-sector jobs still mix on the local tax roll the way many Ontario towns do. On OpenStats City Score, The Blue Mountains ranks 46 of 7. Municipal recreation, parks, trails, and utility pages remain the best live guide to how The Blue Mountains explains itself today.

More on The Blue Mountains: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

The Blue Mountains broadband availability

Advertised broadband availability for The Blue Mountains.

Broadband rows for The Blue Mountains come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the The Blue Mountains internet page.

What still surprises about The Blue Mountains

The name The Blue Mountains is tied in local histories to the Blue Mountain, and hence the economy of the town is centred on tou.

August 2023 in The Blue Mountains: The Blue Mountains recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

The name The Blue Mountains is tied in local histories to the Blue Mountain, and hence the economy of the town is centred on tou.

More on The Blue Mountains: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

The Blue Mountains on the radon map

How The Blue Mountains sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for The Blue Mountains follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put The Blue Mountains in national context first.

July 2023

A bright spot in The Blue Mountains

The Blue Mountains recreation facilities is a reason people stay fond of The Blue Mountains.

The Blue Mountains recreation facilities still orients The Blue Mountains. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

On OpenStats City Score, The Blue Mountains ranks 46 of 7.

More on The Blue Mountains: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

How The Blue Mountains compares nearby

How The Blue Mountains compares with nearby cities on City Score.

The Blue Mountains's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Worth knowing in The Blue Mountains: The Blue Mountains recreation and parks programming is published

The Blue Mountains is resort town in Grey County, Ontario, Canada, located where the Beaver River flows into Nottawasaga Bay. The name

Walk or drive through The Blue Mountains long enough and The Blue Mountains recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

The Blue Mountains is resort town in Grey County, Ontario, Canada, located where the Beaver River flows into Nottawasaga Bay. The name traces to the Blue Mountain, and hence the economy of the town is centred on tou.

More on The Blue Mountains: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

July 2023: property tax in The Blue Mountains

Published residential mill-rate context for The Blue Mountains.

Residential mill rates for The Blue Mountains appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read The Blue Mountains beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

The Blue Mountains: The name The Blue Mountains is tied in local histories to the Blue

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

July 2023 in The Blue Mountains: The Blue Mountains recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

The name The Blue Mountains is tied in local histories to the Blue Mountain, and hence the economy of the town is centred on tou.

More on The Blue Mountains: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2023

Landmark: The Blue Mountains downtown

Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of The Blue Mountains.

Walk or drive through The Blue Mountains long enough and The Blue Mountains downtown comes up. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of The Blue Mountains.

Decades of ordinary town-building followed: recreation centres, county fairs, and service jobs tied to the wider region. Walk the older blocks and you can still spot seams between eras.

More on The Blue Mountains: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

The Blue Mountains recreation facilities still surprises

On OpenStats City Score, The Blue Mountains ranks 46 of 7.

The Blue Mountains recreation facilities still orients The Blue Mountains. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

On OpenStats City Score, The Blue Mountains ranks 46 of 7.

More on The Blue Mountains: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2023: building permits in The Blue Mountains

Where The Blue Mountains sits in published building-permit figures for June 2023.

Construction intent in The Blue Mountains shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the The Blue Mountains permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

A named place in The Blue Mountains

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

Walk or drive through The Blue Mountains long enough and The Blue Mountains recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

Agriculture, forestry, tourism, and public-sector jobs still mix on the local tax roll the way many Ontario towns do. On OpenStats City Score, The Blue Mountains ranks 46 of 7. Municipal recreation, parks, trails, and utility pages remain the best live guide to how The Blue Mountains explains itself today.

More on The Blue Mountains: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2023

The Blue Mountains downtown keeps The Blue Mountains lively

The Blue Mountains downtown is a reason people stay fond of The Blue Mountains.

The Blue Mountains downtown still orients The Blue Mountains. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of The Blue Mountains.

On OpenStats City Score, The Blue Mountains ranks 46 of 7.

More on The Blue Mountains: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

The Blue Mountains: The Blue Mountains is resort town in Grey County,

The Blue Mountains is resort town in Grey County, Ontario, Canada, located where the Beaver River flows into Nottawasaga Bay. The name

May 2023 in The Blue Mountains: The Blue Mountains recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

The name The Blue Mountains is tied in local histories to the Blue Mountain, and hence the economy of the town is centred on tou.

More on The Blue Mountains: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2023: property tax in The Blue Mountains

Published residential mill-rate context for The Blue Mountains.

Residential mill rates for The Blue Mountains appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read The Blue Mountains beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Worth knowing in The Blue Mountains: On OpenStats City Score, The Blue Mountains ranks 46 of 7.

Agriculture, forestry, tourism, and public-sector jobs still mix on the local tax roll the way many Ontario towns do. On OpenStats City

The Blue Mountains recreation facilities still orients The Blue Mountains. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

On OpenStats City Score, The Blue Mountains ranks 46 of 7.

More on The Blue Mountains: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

The Blue Mountains water via The Blue Mountains Water Treatment Plant

The Blue Mountains draws municipal drinking water from groundwater, treated at The Blue Mountains Water Treatment Plant.

May 2023 is a good week to revisit The Blue Mountains's source: groundwater. Treatment at The Blue Mountains Water Treatment Plant sits between the intake and the tap.

From municipal open data or regional estimate (verify locally).

See the The Blue Mountains water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

April 2023

Landmark: The Blue Mountains recreation facilities

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

Walk or drive through The Blue Mountains long enough and The Blue Mountains recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

The Blue Mountains is resort town in Grey County, Ontario, Canada, located where the Beaver River flows into Nottawasaga Bay. The name traces to the Blue Mountain, and hence the economy of the town is centred on tou.

More on The Blue Mountains: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near The Blue Mountains

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to The Blue Mountains.

The Blue Mountains appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Still finding The Blue Mountains recreation facilities

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

April 2023 in The Blue Mountains: The Blue Mountains recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

The name The Blue Mountains is tied in local histories to the Blue Mountain, and hence the economy of the town is centred on tou.

More on The Blue Mountains: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in The Blue Mountains

Advertised broadband availability for The Blue Mountains.

Broadband rows for The Blue Mountains come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the The Blue Mountains internet page.

March 2023

The Blue Mountains: On OpenStats City Score, The Blue Mountains ranks 46 of 7.

On OpenStats City Score, The Blue Mountains ranks 46 of 7.

The Blue Mountains recreation facilities still orients The Blue Mountains. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

On OpenStats City Score, The Blue Mountains ranks 46 of 7.

More on The Blue Mountains: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around The Blue Mountains

How The Blue Mountains sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for The Blue Mountains follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put The Blue Mountains in national context first.

Why The Blue Mountains recreation facilities still draws people in The Blue Mountains

The Blue Mountains recreation facilities is a reason people stay fond of The Blue Mountains.

Walk or drive through The Blue Mountains long enough and The Blue Mountains recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

Agriculture, forestry, tourism, and public-sector jobs still mix on the local tax roll the way many Ontario towns do. On OpenStats City Score, The Blue Mountains ranks 46 of 7. Municipal recreation, parks, trails, and utility pages remain the best live guide to how The Blue Mountains explains itself today.

More on The Blue Mountains: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

The Blue Mountains beside its neighbours

How The Blue Mountains compares with nearby cities on City Score.

The Blue Mountains's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

February 2023

Worth knowing in The Blue Mountains: The name The Blue Mountains is tied in local histories to the Blue

The Blue Mountains is resort town in Grey County, Ontario, Canada, located where the Beaver River flows into Nottawasaga Bay. The name

February 2023 in The Blue Mountains: The Blue Mountains recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

The name The Blue Mountains is tied in local histories to the Blue Mountain, and hence the economy of the town is centred on tou.

More on The Blue Mountains: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

February 2023: property tax in The Blue Mountains

Published residential mill-rate context for The Blue Mountains.

Residential mill rates for The Blue Mountains appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read The Blue Mountains beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

The Blue Mountains recreation facilities, The Blue Mountains

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

The Blue Mountains recreation facilities still orients The Blue Mountains. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

On OpenStats City Score, The Blue Mountains ranks 46 of 7.

More on The Blue Mountains: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

The Blue Mountains downtown, The Blue Mountains

Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of The Blue Mountains.

February 2023 in The Blue Mountains: The Blue Mountains downtown. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of The Blue Mountains.

The name The Blue Mountains is tied in local histories to the Blue Mountain, and hence the economy of the town is centred on tou.

More on The Blue Mountains: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2023

The Blue Mountains: The Blue Mountains recreation and parks programming is published

The Blue Mountains recreation and parks programming is published on the municipal website for residents and visitors.

Walk or drive through The Blue Mountains long enough and The Blue Mountains recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

The Blue Mountains is resort town in Grey County, Ontario, Canada, located where the Beaver River flows into Nottawasaga Bay. The name traces to the Blue Mountain, and hence the economy of the town is centred on tou.

More on The Blue Mountains: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2023: building permits in The Blue Mountains

Where The Blue Mountains sits in published building-permit figures for January 2023.

Building-permit value for The Blue Mountains comes from Statistics Canada when a direct-tier row exists. Quiet months often follow busy ones.

Open the The Blue Mountains permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

The Blue Mountains recreation facilities keeps The Blue Mountains lively

The Blue Mountains recreation facilities is a reason people stay fond of The Blue Mountains.

January 2023 in The Blue Mountains: The Blue Mountains recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

The name The Blue Mountains is tied in local histories to the Blue Mountain, and hence the economy of the town is centred on tou.

More on The Blue Mountains: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

The Blue Mountains and groundwater

The Blue Mountains draws municipal drinking water from groundwater, treated at The Blue Mountains Water Treatment Plant.

Ask where The Blue Mountains drinking water begins and the answer is groundwater, then The Blue Mountains Water Treatment Plant. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.

From municipal open data or regional estimate (verify locally).

See the The Blue Mountains water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

The Blue Mountains recreation facilities in The Blue Mountains

The Blue Mountains is resort town in Grey County, Ontario, Canada, located where the Beaver River flows into Nottawasaga Bay. The name

The Blue Mountains recreation facilities still orients The Blue Mountains. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in The Blue Mountains.

On OpenStats City Score, The Blue Mountains ranks 46 of 7.

More on The Blue Mountains: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.