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992 towns, remarkable people, and hidden gems from coast to coast
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We’ve mapped 992 small communities across Canada. The last eight, we’d like to choose with you — tell us which town belongs on the map, and why it’s worth the trip.

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Canada’s tourism is supported by provincial and regional organizations across 13 provinces and territories. 1000towns complements their work by connecting travellers with small communities coast to coast — the towns that don’t have their own marketing budgets but deserve to be found.

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Weekly column · every Monday

Castor’s Letters

“I travel small Canadian towns. The kind most people drive past. I send a letter every Monday about what I notice.”

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

Ron Joyce | Tim Hortons Co-Founder
📍 Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia
Ron Joyce | Tim Hortons Co-Founder
From: Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia Ronald V. Joyce is best known as the entrepreneur who, in 1964, invested in the first Tim Hortons donut shop in…
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Jean Claude Roy | Artist
📍 St. Philip’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
Jean Claude Roy | Artist
From St. Philip’s, Newfoundland Jean Claude Roy is an “expressionist-colourist”; he is passionately drawn to the landscape, both physical and human. Born in 1948 in…
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Mike Babcock | Hockey Coach
📍 Manitouwadge, Ontario
Mike Babcock | Hockey Coach
From Manitouwadge, Ontario Michael “Mike” Babcock Jr. is a Stanley Cup and Olympic Gold Medal Winning Hockey Coach. Born in 1963 in Manitouwadge, Ontario Mike…
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Sir William Osler | Father of Modern Medicine
📍 Bond Head, Ontario
Sir William Osler | Father of Modern Medicine
From Bond Head, Ontario Sir William Osler was a physician and one of the four founding professors of Johns Hopkins Hospital. Born in 1849 in…
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Jim Balsillie | RIM CEO
📍 Seaforth, Ontario
Jim Balsillie | RIM CEO
From Seaforth, Ontario James Laurence “Jim” Balsillie is a businessman, philanthropist and former co-CEO of the Research In Motion (RIM, ‘BlackBerry’). Born in 1961 in…
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William Wallace Gibson | Airplane Inventor
📍 Balgonie, Saskatchewan
William Wallace Gibson | Airplane Inventor
From Balgonie SK William Wallace Gibson created the first Canadian-built airplane. Born in 1876 at Dalmellington, Scotland. Resided in Balgonie, Saskatchewan Died in 1965 in…
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Latest from small-town Canada

Curated guides, hidden gems, and stories from the towns that make this country extraordinary

🌷 Summer 2026 picks
Fall INTERACTIVE MAP Summer
Stratford & Mennonite Country guide
Stratford & Mennonite Country guide
An interactive map of Stratford & Mennonite Country, Ontario — Mennonite markets, artisan cheese, and the Stratford Festival — two days west of the city.
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INTERACTIVE MAP Summer
Kananaskis Country Guide
Kananaskis Country Guide
An interactive map of the Kananaskis Country — A slow weekend drive through Canada’s quietest Rockies, ending at the highest paved road in the country.
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INTERACTIVE MAP
Bow Valley Parkway Guide
Bow Valley Parkway Guide
An interactive map of the Bow Valley Parkway — 48 km from Banff to Lake Louise, every stop pinned: waterfalls, wildlife, and Castle Mountain.
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INTERACTIVE MAP Summer
Smith-Dorrien Trail Guide
Smith-Dorrien Trail Guide
An interactive map of the Smith-Dorrien Trail — Canmore to the Kananaskis Lakes: Seventy kilometres of gravel road through the Spray Valley — the quiet…
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All-season
Top 10 Towns with Postcard Views
Top 10 Towns with Postcard Views
Plan your first spring drive to a town that looks like it belongs on a postcard.
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All-season
Top 10 Towns with Delightful Cafes
Top 10 Towns with Delightful Cafes
A small-town café, a quiet main street, and nowhere you need to be. That's a spring weekend.
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