Point Edward, Ontario

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official_name = Village of Point Edward
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motto = Progressively independent since 1878.


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subdivision_type1 = Province
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subdivision_name = Canada
subdivision_name1 = Ontario
subdivision_name2 = Lambton
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Dick Kirkland
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leader_name2 = Pat Davidson (CPC)
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leader_name3 = Bob Bailey (OPC)
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established_date = 1878
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website = [http://www.villageofpointedward.com/ Village of Point Edward]
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Point Edward is a village in the Canadian province of Ontario. Adjacent to the city of Sarnia in Lambton County, Point Edward sits opposite Port Huron, Michigan at the mouth of the St. Clair River. In the Canada 2006 Census, the population of Point Edward was 2,019, a decline of 3.9 per cent from its 2001 population of 2,101.

In the summer of 2003, Point Edward celebrated its 125^th anniversary.

Municipal government

The current mayor of Point Edward is Dick Kirkland. Roger Gallaway, who represented Sarnia—Lambton in the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2006, was also a mayor of Point Edward prior to entering federal politics.

Economy

Most businesses in Point Edward are independently owned. The only franchises located in the village are hotels and the OLG Casino.

Schools

Point Edward is home to Bridgeview Public School. It was opened in the late 1940s to house the growing number of children in the village. The previous school was located where Optimist Park currently is. Bridgeview houses grades from junior kindergarten to Grade 8. It also has one of the best outfitted classroom facilities for special needs students in Southwestern Ontario. The Lambton Kent District School Board has closed a number of elementary schools due to low capacity, although Bridgeview remains open because of the highly valued special needs facilities.

Transportation

Highway 402 in Point Edward is under a heavy expansion, which will cause traffic detours along Front St. for the next couple of years.

Blue Water Bridge Canada, which maintains the Blue Water Bridge and customs has been an aggressive entity in Point Edward. They have bought and closed several houses along St. Clair and Alexandra Ave. The Bridge Authority owns and maintains a great deal of land in Point Edward although there is no room left for them to expand.

Parks

* Waterfront Park
* Veterans Memorial Park
* Simpson Street Park
* Elks Park
* Optimist Park
* Helena Street Park
* Hillier Park
* McCrae Park
* Tennis Courts

Notable residents

During the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Brad Boston, a citizen of Point Edward, was present on the Canadian sailing team, which finished 13^th overall.

Hockey players George "Duke" Harris and Peter Mara and politician William Guthrie were also born in Point Edward.

References

External links

* [http://www.villageofpointedward.com/ Village of Point Edward]