Town Dock Secondary Plan

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The Town Dock is located at the centre of Penetanguishene’s beautiful and historic harbour. It is currently home to the Tourist Information Centre (TIC), boat slips, boat launch, and staging area for snowmobiles accessing Georgian Bay during the winter months. It is also home to the “World Famous” Dock Lunch – an institution that has been enjoyed by the community and visitors for decades.

The Town Dock lands, as they exist today, are underutilized, and significant investment is required in the near future. A Secondary Plan for the Town Dock can help address these issues by providing a detailed policy framework that identifies opportunities for reinvestment.

The Town Dock Secondary Plan seeks to set the policy framework to maintain and improve the Town Dock, including better connecting it to the Downtown, by planning for a balanced and coordinated approach to directing future change and growth. The Secondary Plan is accompanied by a Master Plan, which illustrates the evolution of the Town Dock lands for years to come.

The Town Dock is located at the centre of Penetanguishene’s beautiful and historic harbour. It is currently home to the Tourist Information Centre (TIC), boat slips, boat launch, and staging area for snowmobiles accessing Georgian Bay during the winter months. It is also home to the “World Famous” Dock Lunch – an institution that has been enjoyed by the community and visitors for decades.

The Town Dock lands, as they exist today, are underutilized, and significant investment is required in the near future. A Secondary Plan for the Town Dock can help address these issues by providing a detailed policy framework that identifies opportunities for reinvestment.

The Town Dock Secondary Plan seeks to set the policy framework to maintain and improve the Town Dock, including better connecting it to the Downtown, by planning for a balanced and coordinated approach to directing future change and growth. The Secondary Plan is accompanied by a Master Plan, which illustrates the evolution of the Town Dock lands for years to come.

  • Project Relaunch and Next Steps

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    On August 13, 2025, The Town's Committee of the Whole will consider a report from staff with the updated Town Dock Secondary Plan and Master Plan, as endorsed by the Town Dock Technical Advisory Committee. View the meeting agenda and staff report here: Town of Penetanguishene - Meeting Information.

    Through this report, it is recommended that additional public consultation be conducted, including a public meeting in October, to obtain public feedback on the revised plans. More information regarding public consultation will be posted on this project page.

    The next steps to finalize the plans are identified in the table below.

  • Project Timeline

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    The Town Dock Secondary Plan project originally kicked off in 2020. Since then, substantial work has been completed to advance the project which is summarized below.

    Background materials referenced below are available to view under the "background documents" sidebar (right) of the project page.


Page last updated: 08 Aug 2025, 09:55 AM