Harbours
Oakville’s extensive Lake Ontario shoreline includes three harbours: Bronte Harbour on Bronte Creek, Bronte Outer Harbour on the Lake, and Oakville Harbour on Sixteen Mile Creek near the downtown core.
Oakville Harbour
Oakville Harbour
Bronte Outer Harbour
Bronte Outer Harbour
Bronte Inner Harbour
Bronte Inner HarbourHarbour and water safety
The Town of Oakville is reminding residents to be safe around swimming pools, lakes, rivers and other bodies of water. Enjoy water safely by learning how to swim, swimming with a friend, wearing a lifejacket, ensuring children are supervised around water and being responsible by not engaging in risky behaviour.
Harbours staff provide haul-out services, mast stepping and unstepping. Operating, maintenance and capital improvements are funded from fees charged to boaters. For more information and a breakdown of service rates, visit the Harbour Service Rates page.
Oakville offers a variety of angling opportunities. Please look for ‘No Fishing’ signs, posted in areas where fishing is not permitted.
Fishing is permitted
- On Sixteen Mile Creek (provided it is not off a bridge or roadway) a minimum of 50 metres upstream of the last upstream dock in the Oakville Harbour.
- On Bronte Creek north of the Rebecca Street bridge, at Petro Canada Park and other creek access points.
- On both sides of the west pier at Bronte Harbour
Fishing is not permitted at any of the following locations
- Beaches: Bronte Beach, Coronation Park Beach, South Shell Park
- Harbours: For safety, fishing is not permitted in Oakville or Bronte harbours between May 15 and October 15, when the harbours are busy with boat and pedestrian traffic.
- Piers at Oakville Harbour and Bronte Harbour (with exception of the Bronte West Pier)
- Shoreline: Bronte Creek south of Rebecca Street Bridge, Busby Park, Hillmer Park, Edgemere Park, Erchless Estates, Riverview Park, Tannery Park, Dingle, and all Storm Water Management Ponds.
Harbours By-law 2012-007 has been approved by Town Council. To view this by-law and any amendments to the by-law please visit our by-law search page and enter 2012-007 in the search field.