iaink

Are you sure you meant Prince Edward County and not Prince Edward Island?


The county, other than farmers is mostly retirees who cashed in Toronto property to move to a larger place and a slower pace of life.

Its rural, but only 2h from Toronto, maybe 3 to Ottawa, and 4 or so to Montreal.

Wine is the most recent big thing there, but its been antiquey/ arty for a while. Agriculture I guess is the real foundation of the economy, but its starting to come onto the GTA radar as a vacation destination other than the "Near North"

I know a guy who lives in Picton and hes happy enough, but he worked in Belleville which is a 45 min drive. Hes recently retired.

The problem with the county is other than opening a seasonal B&B or a winery (which wont make any money anyway), what do you plan to do for money. Its basically a retirement community for those who have cashed in eleswhere.

iaink

It gets a fair amount of lake effect snow in the winter so snowier than where we are. Certainly the south side anyway. Nothing like a mountainous region though obviously.

Cycling and Canoeing are going to be seasonal activities except for the very hardy.

iaink

Not sure how you would get from Kingston to the county by public transit? Belleville or Trenton will get you onto Via Rail and off to a big city if you can afford the fares anyway...

Beside, werent those chickens from carrying place, thats not really the county proper


If we plan going to a show or something in Toronto in the evening then we will stay overnight, but shopping and that is a day trip. Ive made it from belleville to the Toronto Exhibition Place in 2 hrs before, but granted, by some miracle I didnt run into hardly any traffic, and didnt have to find a parking spot once there.

deltadeliquent

My husband and I are basically retired. He has a nice pension from Tesco.
He is also doing some consulting. So money is not a problem.
Ad yes, I mean county, not island. I've had it with islands.
Except for Britian. I'd love to go home.

I lived in Colorado once too. Liked the snow, at least until feb.

motormatic

I would disagree that the county is basically a retirement community. It's true that there is a significantly older population and there are definitely lots of retirees who have cashed in on GTA property and moved here, but there are also quite a few people like me - younger, creative types who could not afford property in Toronto and have moved here to start businesses and careers. If you find the right people it's a great community with plenty more to do than might meet the eye.

motormatic

We're sort of an island though

Oink

Can you not go home?

iaink

Three years sounds about right and people here are largely the same, chatty, friendly enough but to be fair its like anywhere else, the existing community isnt looking for new friends. However, if you find some people with common interests then there is more chance of things clicking.

deltadeliquent

Husband wants to be that pioneer type. Too many people in Britain for him.
And the US healthcare system is too expensive and very messed up. I'd the Canda over the US any day...

iaink

Just checking...

The county is basically an island, there are three bridges,other than that its water all around There is a ferry and everything

iaink

Well, on the county there is a good chance you will have to get by without electricity at least some of the time. Today being a case in point...

iaink

The point was though that good local sources of income are hard to come by, people accept that Belleville or Trenton or Kingston are the "local" economic centers, even though thats an hour each way. The county is to its credit trying to create a good environment for young start ups, but it really needs to succeed to prevent everyone under the age of 30 having to head elsewhere for want of decent local opportunities. Im not arguing its not a good community though, this part of the world doesnt lack for that.

dbd33

You'd drive to Kingston.

Carrying Place does ring a bell, it was a swampy place and I had to cross a bridge to reach it.

On edit:

"Performance Poultry is located in Prince Edward County ..."

http://www.performancepoultry.com/index.php

iaink

I edited... Why drive an hour the wrong way?

Swampy place across a bridge? Maybe it was the county proper afterall

ultrarunner

I know right....some people I tell ya