Coboconk, Ontario

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Coboconk is a small village in south-central Ontario, Canada. It is home to the smallest jail in Canada. Coboconk is located in the city of Kawartha Lakes on the former border of Bexley and Somerville township, at the junction of Highway 48 and Highway 35. It is also on the northern tip of Balsam Lake, and the southern-most point of the Gull River drainage system, a major system for controlling the Trent-Severn Waterway.

Population: At last known time (before the Kawartha Lakes amalgamation), 800

[edit] Landmarks

  • Canada's smallest jail on North Water St.
  • Balsam Lake Provincial Park

[edit] Trivia

The town was featured in the news [1] after the scandal with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation involving 80-year old Bob Edmonds.

[edit] References

  1. ^ CBC News:The Fifth Estate, episode Luck of the Draw, aired 2006/10/29
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