Tyne Valley, Prince Edward Island
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Tyne Valley is a Canadian
village in Prince County
, Prince Edward Island
.
Incorporated in 1966, the community is located in the township of Lot 13
at the intersection of Routes 12 and 167.
in England
. At that time, the community’s economy was bustling, with a blacksmith, cheese factory, tannery, tailor, carriage shop, plasterer, shoemaker, grist mills, and saw mills. The area’s shipbuilding history is commemorated in nearby Green Park
Provincial Park. This, in addition to a local theatre group and an annual folk
music festival contribute to keeping Tyne Valley’s cultural life rich and vital.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
village in Prince County
Prince County, Prince Edward Island
Prince County, is located in western Prince Edward Island, Canada. The county's defining geographic feature is Malpeque Bay, a sub-basin of the Gulf of St...
, Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
.
Incorporated in 1966, the community is located in the township of Lot 13
Lot 13, Prince Edward Island
Lot 13 is a township in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is part of Richmond Parish....
at the intersection of Routes 12 and 167.
History
In 1765, the Tyne Valley area was known as “The Landing”, as lumber floated up the Trout River from the shipyards at Bideford and Port Hill. The community was named Tyne Valley in 1868, after the River TyneRiver Tyne
The River Tyne is a river in North East England in Great Britain. It is formed by the confluence of two rivers: the North Tyne and the South Tyne. These two rivers converge at Warden Rock near Hexham in Northumberland at a place dubbed 'The Meeting of the Waters'.The North Tyne rises on the...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. At that time, the community’s economy was bustling, with a blacksmith, cheese factory, tannery, tailor, carriage shop, plasterer, shoemaker, grist mills, and saw mills. The area’s shipbuilding history is commemorated in nearby Green Park
Provincial Park. This, in addition to a local theatre group and an annual folk
music festival contribute to keeping Tyne Valley’s cultural life rich and vital.
Businesses Present
Tyne Valley includes a Credit Union, Charlene's Photography, Karen's Sewing, and Style's hair salon. MacNeill's Store, The Landing pub house and bar, Stewart Memorial Hospital, Tyne Valley Drug Store, Irving gas station, the Community Sports Complex, the fire hall, the post office, the Tyne Valley Public Library, and just past the rink is a store called R&M Used Furniture and Antiques (they are one of the newest businesses established November 2007).Economy
- Agriculture is an important economic activity in and around Tyne Valley. The area has approximately 1.8% of the total number of farms in PEI and represents approximately 1.6% of the total provincial area. Total gross farm receipts in the area were about 1.7% of the provincial total.
- Municipal Tax Rates for Tyne Valley in 1998 are $0.45 per $100 of assessment for commercial properties and $0.35 for non-commercial properties. The annual sewer rates are $60.00.
Residents
- Tyne Valley has a higher than average proportion of people aged 15-24 and of people aged 65 and over, approximately 8% higher in each of these two categories.
- All residents of Tyne Valley indicated in the 1996 Census that their mother tongue was English. 9% of the population know both English and French.
- Many residents of Tyne Valley have ancestry from the British Isles. 68% of the population has some Scottish ancestry. 59% have some English, and 25% have some Irish heritage. 55% indicated Canadian origins.
- Of Tyne Valley’s working age population, 15 years of age and older, 57% have less than Grade 12 education and 43% possess a high school diploma or higher. 6% of the working age population have obtained a university degree. Compared to the province as a whole, Tyne Valley residents have lower levels of education. Provincially, 41% have less than Grade 12 education.
- There are two churches in Tyne Valley, UnitedUnited Church of CanadaThe United Church of Canada is a Protestant Christian denomination in Canada. It is the largest Protestant church and, after the Roman Catholic Church, the second-largest Christian church in Canada...
and Presbyterian. Adjacent EllerslieEllerslie, Prince Edward IslandEllerslie is a small village located in Prince Edward Island, Canada, on Prince County on Lot 12. The village includes the community of Bideford. It holds residence to approximately 470 citizens....
has an Anglican church.
Trivia
- The local fire station is referred to by the locals as The Pig and WhistleThe Pig and WhistleThe Pig and Whistle was a Canadian musical television series aired on the CTV television network from 1967 to 1977. Filmed in Toronto, Ontario but set in a fictional English pub, the show featured an assortment of Canadian, British and Irish performers....
or simply The Pig after the televisionTelevisionTelevision is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
show of the same name. The sign currently depicts a comical pig wearing a fireman's uniformUniformA uniform is a set of standard clothing worn by members of an organization while participating in that organization's activity. Modern uniforms are worn by armed forces and paramilitary organizations such as police, emergency services, security guards, in some workplaces and schools and by inmates...
. The same building houses a bowling alley and other recreation facilities. - The 831 telephone exchangeTelephone exchangeIn the field of telecommunications, a telephone exchange or telephone switch is a system of electronic components that connects telephone calls...
is reputed to be the last in CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
to change to rotary style telephones from the traditional operator assisted dialing systems. - The villageVillageA village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
is considered by many to be the hub communityCommunityThe term community has two distinct meanings:*a group of interacting people, possibly living in close proximity, and often refers to a group that shares some common values, and is attributed with social cohesion within a shared geographical location, generally in social units larger than a household...
in the area. - High School Students in the area attend Westisle Composite High SchoolWestisle Composite High SchoolWestisle Composite High School is a Canadian secondary school in Prince County, Prince Edward Island.Established in 1979, Westisle provides education for 10th to 12th grade students in the western part of the county. The school is administratively part of the Western School Board, and has an...
along with all other communities in West PrinceWest PrinceWest Prince was a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1904.This riding was created in 1892 from parts of Prince County ridings....
. Rivalrys between these communities has been known to flare up on occasion despite the close geographic locations. - One of the island's oldest Masonic lodges exists in the area outside the village known as Port Hill. (Alexandra #5) Named after Queen Alexandra of the United KingdomAlexandra of DenmarkAlexandra of Denmark was the wife of Edward VII of the United Kingdom...
. - Some famous Islanders hailing from, or who have hailed from, the small community include 'Dambuster'Operation ChastiseOperation Chastise was an attack on German dams carried out on 16–17 May 1943 by Royal Air Force No. 617 Squadron, subsequently known as the "Dambusters", using a specially developed "bouncing bomb" invented and developed by Barnes Wallis...
F/OFlying OfficerFlying officer is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence...
Vincent Sanford MacCausland, former Premier Keith Milligan, former Dean of McGill Law, Percy Ellwood Corbett, Member of Parliament Joseph McGuire, Island visual artist Charlene Williams, historic shipbuilder James Yeo, and deceased folk artist Larry Gorman.