Garden River 14Ontario

Garden River 14 is graded a D for health

Across the region, 46% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Ontario as a whole reaches 51%. 17% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, above Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 77.9, women 80.4 and men 75.6 (2022/2024). What sets Garden River 14 apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 8.9 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

Commuters in Garden River 14 have a short way to work, 20 min on average, less than in Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

By car: that was how 94% of commuters travelled at the census.

Garden River 14 faces fewer hazards than 88% of Canadian towns

Health Canada’s survey found radon above the guideline in 8.6% of homes, higher than both Ontario’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). Seismic risk runs low: $0.004 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030.

Results around Garden River 14 lean low: 2 of 3 schools in the lower two fifths in Ontario

Elementary school is 8 km away at the nearest, above both Ontario’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). Its elementary schools are small, 188 students on average, against 365 in Ontario. Within 3 km of Garden River 14 are 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, teaching 1,080 students.

Summers stay cool in Garden River 14: July afternoons reach 24.2°C, below Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

October is the wettest month, with 111 mm of rain and snow on average. Snowfall adds up to 325 cm a year, higher than both Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). January nights in Garden River 14 drop to −14.5°C on average. Between the last spring frost, 28 May, and the first in autumn, 29 September, lie 123 days.

More of Garden River 14’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 93%

Visible minorities make up 0.9% of the population, below Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.

Garden River 14 in November: highs near 5°C, lows near −3°C

Normal highs peak at 24°C in July; nights bottom out at −15°C in February. By December, a normal day reaches −1°C and a night falls to −9°C. About 44 cm of snow falls in a normal November. In November, the normal is 89 mm of rain and snow.

Terry Sheehan (Liberal Party of Canada) represents Garden River 14 in Ottawa as MP for Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma

Garden River public library lends 0.7 items per person served, fewer than all but a few of Ontario’s town libraries

Garden River public library serves 1,356 people.

Goulais River Provincial Park is 14 km from Garden River 14

Of the land within 10 km, 5.4% has protected status, higher than both Ontario’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). Biggest among them: Echo River Hardwoods Conservation Reserve, 10,236 ha, 1.8 km off. For a swim, Sand Beach is the nearest of 5 beaches within 5 km. No national park lies within 100 km.