History Geography Tweed

Tweed is located in Hastings County which was officially founded in 1792 by proclamation issued by Lt. Gov. John Graves Simcoe dividing Upper Canada into 19 counties. The County has a rich history of farming, forestry and mining dating back to the 1700’s. Tweed is both a municipality and a village. Tweed's about halfway between Ottawa and Toronto.
The Municipality of Tweed is an amalgamated municipality comprising the former Village of Tweed and the former Townships of Hungerford and Elzevir & Grimsthorpe. The Municipality was officially incorporated January 1, 1998 as a lower tier municipality within the County of Hastings two tier governing system.
Approximately 30% of the population resides in the Village of Tweed. The remainder of the Municipality consists of five hamlets Actinolite, Marlbank, Queensborough, Stoco, and Thomasburg and a large rural area which reaches from Wadsworth Lake in the north to Roslin to the south. The residents of these hamlets and the rural area consist of the other 70% of the population. As of 2004, there were approximately 2870 households.

Tweed early 1800s

As of 2004, the total land area was approximately 230,000 acres (930 km²), 30% of which was Crown land. Lakes, rivers and streams account for approximately 4,650 acres (18 km²). There are approximately 600 kilometres of roads throughout the Municipality of Tweed.
The total 2004 property assessment for the Municipality of Tweed was $309,000,000. Tweed's composition was 84% residential, 7% farm, 6% commercial and industrial, and 3% other categories.
Tweed located in Ontario with a population of 5614 according to the 2006 census, which ranks Tweed as number 215 provincially and number 625 nationally in terms of population. Overall the population did not increase or decrease 0.0% from the years 2001-2006. The area of Tweed covers 897.0 km2/square kilometres and has a population density of 6 inhabitants/people per square kilometre.

Tweed is reported as being  home to the world's smallest jail. Lake Stoco, which borders the town of Tweed, is home to a popular and uncommon sport-fish, the muskellunge or Muskie (Esox masquinongy). The Black River joins the Moira River near the Village of Tweed.
The Tweed Forest Fire District was founded by the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests in 1922 as one of 17 districts to help protect Ontario's forests. The headquarters for the district were housed at Hungerford Road in Tweed. It was the central headquarters for 21 fire lookout towers. In 1958 the 100-foot (30 m)-tall Hungerford fire tower was erected beside the station. However, in the 1970s all the towers had been decommissioned as aerial fire fighting techniques were employed. The Hungerford tower was disassembled in 1996 and placed behind the Tweed Heritage Centre. 

Afghanistan-Bound Soldiers
Tweed has been providing Afghanistan-bound soldiers from the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment, Petawawa, with a memorable farewell since Sept. 8 when the main body of the 2,500 troops began passing through the village.
On Monday, Sept. 15 four more busloads of troops made their way through Tweed, first with a stop at Tim Horton's where they were greeted by Tweed Reeve Jo-Anne Albert, MP Daryl Kramp and St. Carthagh’s schoolchildren. They then went into Tweed’s commercial core where they were met by scores of local citizens, legion members and the entire student body of Tweed-Hungerford Senior and SH Connor public schools.
With emotions running high for both the soldiers and the citizens, their meetings have not become easier for all involved, although Albert noted that fewer tears are being shed with more significance being placed on the fact that Tweed is so proud of the troops.
That certainly was evident when the St. Carthagh children met the soldiers in the parking lot of Tim Horton's reciting the chant, “We love our Canadian troops, overseas, in desert boots.” Albert, who initiated the support from Tweed, expected more tears would be shed Sept. 19 when she and her family meet her nephew, Jeffery Bowers, when his troop passes through Tweed. Troops have been treated to $2 gift cards for Tim Horton's, which they can also use in Afghanistan, courtesy of the generosity of the Northbrook Legion which began the initiative, the Tweed Legion, the Bowmanville Legion, the Tweed Ladies Auxiliary, Community Care for Central Hastings, MP Daryl Kramp, Ken Cole Prince Edward-Hastings Liberal party candidate, Bell Canada, and St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Tweed. Private donations have also been made including a $9.90 donation given by Trista Shaw, 10, and her six-year-old brother, Tyler, of Madoc. The siblings raised the money by selling popcorn and lemonade during a recent yard sale. Jeffery Bowers’ family also donated funds.
Kramp, who was joined by his wife, Carol Ann, for the Sept. 15 welcome, said the event was “nothing short of phenomenal,” adding “This is so damn emotional it lets you know that freedom’s not free.”
Kramp gave the troops a thumbs up as their buses rolled away and vowed that if he is re-elected, his first order of business in the House of Commons, would be to commend the passion and support exhibited by the Municipality of Tweed toward the Canadian soldiers. He said the Tweed/Troops initiative would be his topic of choice because the event signifies “what it means to be Canadian.”
Albert received an e-mail on Sept. 16 “To the people of Tweed and surrounding area” from the mother of one of the soldiers who had passed through Tweed Sept. 15.
Sharon Strudwick said her family had first noticed Tweed and its support of the troops when they passed through on their way to Petawawa the weekend before when they said farewell to her son, who is a reservist.
After his troop passed through Tweed, the soldier contacted his family. The e-mail sent to Albert read: “Yesterday morning I received a call from my son, from Trenton, just before he boarded the plane to go overseas and he commented on how the buses of soldiers had stopped at the Tim Horton's in Tweed and received a coupon which they could use at the base overseas, and how the schools and the local people all came out to wish them well. It meant so much to him and I have to admit it definitely brought tears to my eyes.

Monument in Tweed, Ontario to the members
of the Canadian Forces killed in Afghanistan  

The Old Cheese Factory 
The Old Cheese Factory built in the late 1800s operated as a cheese factory until the early 1900's, at which time it closed down and remained vacant until 1960 when the south portion was made into living quarters. The living quarters were utilized by various families and individuals until 1998, at which time the building became vacant until major renovations commenced in February 2004 to create a store.
The building is a historic site with exterior stonework that has never been touched and interior beams that were installed when the building was first built in the late 1800's. The woodwork covering the walls, serving as wainscoting, was removed from the ceiling and walls in the original structure; planed, sanded, stained and reinstated on the walls. The old wheel extending from the beams was at one time attached to the south end of the building utilized to pull cans up to the factory by rope and pulley method.

Tree Seed Crop Forecasting Workshops for
Partner Agencies and Volunteers
Tweed in response to an urgent need to replenish tree's  started a tree workshop. Many places in Ontario now have tree workshops. Trees Ontario is conducting a series of free tree seed workshops, which will help improve seed collection efficiencies, and restore tree seed inventories, across the province of Ontario.
The free tree seed workshop is open to all Trees Ontario partner agencies and volunteers. There are six workshops being offered that run from 9 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. each day, with a light lunch and refreshments provided.

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