Campbellford has a vibrant arts community, and is particularly known for its musical scene. It is home to the Westben Arts Festival Theatre; the Lowdown Blues Band, as well as numerous other local bands and musicians; and the Aron Cinema, which shows both movies and live entertainment. Campbellford District High School's jazz band has been nationally acclaimed with several gold awards over the last ten years. Several high school musicians have also been selected to national all-star bands. The success of the school's program can be attributed to Dave Noble, the TV Ontario Teacher of the Year in 1999.

In addition to the suspension bridge, the town has a number of eclectic tourist attractions, including a 27 ft (8.2 m) high statue of a toonie (the unofficial name for Canada's two-dollar coin, which was designed by local artist Brent Townsend); the Memorial Military Museum; and the annual antique motorbike and car show, held on the first weekend of July. The town is home to a brewery (Church-Key Brewing Company), a chocolate factory (Blommer Chocolate Company, previously World's Finest Chocolate Factory), a styrofoam cup factory (Dart Cup), and eastern Ontario's only remaining rural cheese factory (Empire Cheese). Other notable local businesses include Clarion Boats, a highly specialized wooden boat builder and restoration shop; Eagle Airfield Limited, a builder of airport snow and ice control equipment; and Prototype Research & Development Ltd, which builds replicas of classic cars.

Campbellford became a town in 1906 and its centennial was celebrated in 2006. About 70 years earlier, “the British government gave two brothers, Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Campbell and Major David Campbell, 1800 acres of land to settle in an area named for the Duke of Northumberland’s wife Lady Elizabeth Seymour.” The Trent River (long before it became a canal) meandered through the Campbell property and, not far from the current town centre, the river was shallow enough for crossing. The river crossing came to be known as “Campbell’s Ford.” Years later in 1876 the Village of Campbellford was created and then became a town in 1906.

Campbellford lies approximately midway between Toronto and Ottawa. It can be reached from Highway 401 by exiting at Brighton (Exit 509) and going north on Highway 30. It can be reached from Highway 7 at the Havelock Exit going south (also on Highway 30).

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campbellford,_Ontario – Wikipedia

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http://www.campbellfordbia.ca/ - Official Site