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Owen Sound unit is our warewashing and waste equipment manufacturing facility and it provides employment for 200 people.
The city of Owen Sound is located in Canada, on the southern shores of Georgian Bay, in a valley below the sheer rock cliffs of the Niagara Escarpment. With its affordable lifestyle, many attractions and reasonable real estate prices, Owen Sound offers big city amenities in a small-town atmosphere and attracts both businesses and families.
Local Landmarks and Attractions
The local area is famous from spectacular bay, harbor, rivers, an extensive parks system, and tree-covered hillsides with a wide variety of flora and fauna and magnificent waterfalls. To learn more about natural attractions of the area, please follow the links below:
 Niagara Escarpment
Bruce Trail
Owen Sound Waterfalls
Harrison Park
Owen Sound is also known from its art abundance and it is a home of various museums and festivals including:
Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery
Billy Bishop Heritage Museum
Snowblast Carnival
Festival of Northern Lights
Celtic Festival
Music and Craft Summerfolk Festival
Fishing Festival Salmon Spectacular
Recreation
Owen Sound operates two arenas, and numerous soccer and baseball complexes. It is a perfect place for boating and fishing, snowmobile activities and cross-country skiing during the wintertime.
School System
Owen Sound has a very good education system, which includes private and public elementary and secondary schools and a Georgian College campus.
Housing Information
Owen Sound and area has a broad range of affordable and available housing. The prices vary between $100,000 to $200,000 for houses and $425-$700 for apartment rents, depending on the size and the location. Real estate value of properties in the city tend to be much less than in urban areas to the south of the city.
To learn more about Owen Sound, please visit City of Owen Sound's web page
*Information obtained from Owen Sound City web page
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