Themed village proposed for Port Glasgow

A major residential / commercial / resort complex is being proposed in Port Glasgow by Seaside Waterfronts Inc. The proposed development consists of approximately 35 ha (86 acres) of residential and approximately 3 ha (7.5 acres) of commercial use concentrated in Lot 6, Con XIV and extending into Lot 5, Con XIV.    It would contain a [...]

Businesses, Churches, Community Organizations

Please add missing business, churches, community organizations.
 We define the Wardsville area (both sides of the river from Woodgreen to Cashmere):

 Babcock Community Care Centre

Beattie Haven Inc.
Big Bend Conservation Authority
Big Flag Mini Storage, Newbury  (You can almost see our flag from Wardsville.)
Canada Post office.
Coyote Ridge Riding Centre
CPE Services Ltd.
Creative Designs by Cindy Jones Trudell
Communities in Bloom Committee
Dave’s Café
Ed’s Bait [...]

History: Dr. Charles Duncombe, his loyal friend Charles Tilden and a 12 year old bo

With Wardsville’s adventurous history and that Community Hall sitting sad and quiet, we are dreaming of investors and theatre ideas.  Here’s somebody who is cooking up a fantastic idea that WILL happen.  This is part of a proposal that is floating around.  Fanshawe village upstream is very interested.  Stay tuned…
The story of Dr. Charles Duncombe, [...]

Will boomers like Wardsville?

Where Boomers Want to Retire
 
Check out list of ten ways boomers are different than their parents: 

 

 Small towns are going to re-emerge.There is a reason why small towns loom so large in our imaginations – they are a powerful ideal where everyone knows one another and shares a sense of community. Many boomers are going to [...]

Electricity charges to rise

Pull out the Pocketbook:
In the Feb 27,2008  TFP issue- Editor’s Corner- Marie Williams-Gagnon writes “Families in rural comunities will see their Hyrdo One delivery charges jump as high as 35% over the next 4 years, depending where they live.”

“Pull out the pocket book.” This is an understatment. I am afraid that energy charges and increases are [...]

Off Road Biking in Skunks Misery

Fred Knight says….Frednuary 10, 2008 at 5:08 am Edit
I have found so much pleasure in Skunks Misery on all of my visits. The area is so peaceful and quiet and I love taking a nice relaxing ride through the area on my off road bike. I do not ride there because I want to destroy [...]

All-terrain vehicles: not-so-silent killers

Boys and their toys a deadly combination, doctor says
Katie Rook, National Post
Published: Tuesday July 22, 2008
A University of Alberta researcher is calling for a national injury-reduction strategy as the number of people being killed or injured on ever-popular all-terrain vehicles in the province soars.
The public now accepts as inevitable serious collisions involving young men on [...]

ATVers need to get organized

ATV’s are a fact of life in our mechanized world. The problem is they are sold to people who don’t have any land of their own to ride on. So they go looking for private/public land, but in Southwestern Ontario, the land is becoming so valuable as our population continues to grow exponentially. Not only [...]

Charity Golf Tournament for Beattie Haven & Quad County

Beattie Haven and Quad County are asking for community support by
providing a prize donation or
sponsoring a hole at $100.00 or
bringing a foursome to play. 
Please come and enjoy the day with your friends on our beautiful Wardsville course.
 
Thursday, July 17, 2008 – Beattie Haven Retirement Home and Quad County Support Services Charity [...]

Wardsville Kin Day June 21 from 1100 - 1700

Despite outmigration, rising energy costs, and other issues plaguing rural and small town Canada, our villages and rural neighbourhoods are determined to survive.
So let’s support them and save ourselves some money by being tourists in our own backyard this summer.  Scan the newspapers, brochures, and web-sites for the attractions close by that you’ve never taken [...]