SOUTH PARRY

NAME: SOUTH PARRY COUNTY: ONTARIO ROADS: 2WD GRID: CLIMATE: Snow in winter BEST TIME TO VISIT: Spring summer or fall

COMMENTS: REMAINS: The newer station was moved onto a private lot and is now a private residence. Only one other home stands in the community.

The Canadian Northern was the first to put the Georgian Bay town of Parry Sound onto a main line. That happened in 1906. But by 1926, the Canadian Northern had acquired another divisional yard close that in Parry Sound. It was decided to close both yards and build one facility near by. That was South Parry. The yard remained a busy and noisy place and witnessed a royal visit in 1939 when King George and Queen Elizabeth overnighted on one of the sidings. Soon modernization took its toll. Dieselization meant larger but fewer trains and smaller crews. The station and bunkhouse were replaced with more modern facilities and most of the yard buildings were removed. Most of the village residents moved out and their homes were demolished. The townsite is largely overgrown and the bunkhouse is boarded up.

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