Wiarton
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Wiarton (/ˈwaɪərtən/) is a community in the town of South Bruce Peninsula, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. It is located at the western end of Colpoys Bay, an inlet off Georgian Bay, on the Bruce Peninsula.
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Coordinates: 44°44′37″N 81°08′27″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
County | Bruce |
Municipality | South Bruce Peninsula |
Settled | 1866 |
Incorporated | 1880 (village) |
Incorporated | 1894 (town) |
Amalgamated | 1999 |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 1,989 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
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Wiarton is notable for the Wiarton Willie Festival, in February each year (starting in 1956), when national and international media cover Wiarton Willie and his Groundhog Day prediction.[2] In the summer, Wiarton hosts the Bruce Peninsula Multisport Race.