Tignish, Prince Edward Island
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| Tignish, Prince Edward Island | |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  PEI |
| County | Prince County |
| Parish | North Parish |
| Township | Lot 1 |
| Founded | 1799 |
| Town | 1952 |
| Community | 1983 |
| Government | |
| - Type | Village council |
| - Chairperson | Harley Perry |
| - Vice-Chair | Rita Gagnon |
| - Councillor | Wayne Gavin, Guy Mailette Dwayne Handrahan, Lucy McHugh, Joyce McCallum, |
| - CAO | Karen Gavin-Gaudet |
| Area | |
| - Total | 2.31 km² (0.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| - Total | 990 |
| - Density | 129.3/km² (334.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) |
| - Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) |
| Canadian postal code | C0B 2B0 |
| Area code(s) | 902 |
| Telephone Exchange | 882 |
| NTS Map | 021I16 |
| GNBC Code | BAEGT |
| Website: Tignish.com | |
Tignish is a relatively small fishing community located in western Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is located approximately 50 miles NW of the city of Summerside, and 90 miles NW of Charlottetown[1]. With a town population of 990, plus around 700 in surrounding localities, Tignish is considered by the government to be a "village", which is one level higher than a locality, one level lower than a town, and two levels lower than a city.
Tignish was discovered in the late 1790s by nine founding Acadian families, with future non–Acadian citizens (mostly Irish) arriving in the 1800s and settling mostly in the nearby smaller locality of Anglo–Tignish (whose name literally means "English Tignish"). Most of Tignish citizens today are either of Acadian or Irish heritage.
One of Tignish's most popular and defining structures is the local Catholic church, which was among the first major structures built in Tignish, and was constructed between 1857 and 1860.
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[edit] Community
Fishing is one of the most important aspects of daily life and employment in Tignish, with many local families depending on this venue for income. There are currently three functioning harbors located in the Tignish area: the Tignish harbor, the Skinner's Pond harbor, and the Seacow Pond harbor.
Among the businesses in Tignish include the Tignish Heritage Inn, which was a convent from 1867 through 1991, Eugene's General store, Judy's Take-out, Olive's Quik-Mart, Shirley's restaurant, Tignish Co-op grocery store, hardware store, and gas station, Tignish Cultural Center, Cousin's Diner, Pizza Shack, and much more.
Citizens of Tignish celebrated the bicentennial of Tignish in 1999. Among local festivities were Acadian music, local parties, carnivals, and the creation of a local music CD rich with the voices of Tignish residents. In addition, each summer there is a bluegrass festival that is held in Tignish.
[edit] Accent and dialect
Tignish has one of the most distinctive location–specific accents and original dialects in eastern Canada. It is often etymologically described as a blend of English, French, and Scots/Scottish English, and there are many actual English words that possess a unique alternate definition in Tignish, such as "slack". Some of the time a comma, and the word "too" is added after some terms (i.e. "slack, too") to provide emphasis. While English–speakers in nearby towns such as Alberton and O'Leary have an accent and dialect similar to many other communities across the Maritime provinces, Tignish dialect is often described independent from this dialect, and is sometimes not even comprehensible by non–locals.
[edit] Education
K–12 students in the Tignish area mostly attend Tignish Elementary School from grades K–6, followed by Merritt E. Callaghan Intermediate and Westisle Composite High schools for grades 7–12.
Tignish is within district #27 of PEI's electoral boundaries, which is labeled the Tignish–Palmer Road division. There is a polling station at the Tignish fire hall, and others located elsewhere in Tignish as well as in St. Felix and Palmer Road. The name of the district was formerly "Tignish-DeBlois", but was changed to "Tignish-Palmer Road" during the 2007 provincial election with slight boundary changes. As of the 2007 election, Liberal Neil LeClair has become the new MLA for the region.
[edit] Demographics
Residents of Tignish and surrounding localities are Caucasian (100%). Approximately 99% of locals are Christians, with the remainder being either Hindu, Sikh or non-religious.
Approximately all (98%) of Tignish citizens can speak English, 55% can speak French, and 51% can speak both English and French. A small percentage of locals can speak Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi.
[edit] Surrounding communities
Nearby smaller localities, considered to be "part of" Tignish due to their proximity, include:
- Ascension (2 mi NW of Tignish)
- St. Felix (2 mi S)
- Harper (2 mi SW)
- Leoville (3.5 mi SW)
- Peterville (2.5 mi SW)
- Nail Pond (3 mi N)
- Greenmount (3.5 mi S)
- Skinner's Pond (5 mi NW)
- St. Peter and St. Paul (3 mi S)
- Kildare North (4 mi SE)
- Tignish Shore (2 mi E)
- Anglo Tignish (2 mi NE)
- Seacow Pond (5 mi NE)
- Norway (6 mi NE)
[edit] See also
- List of communities in Prince Edward Island
- St. Simon & St. Jude Church, Tignish
- List of pastors at St. Simon & St. Jude Church
[edit] References
- ^ Government–sponsored `MapGuide` map of PEI. Retrieved on 28 March 2007.
[edit] External links
- Tignish - Official Website
- Government of PEI. Tignish Profile
- Epodunk. Tignish Profile
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