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22227 Loyalist Parkway
Quinte West, Ontario
17 Stonegate Crescent
Quinte West, Ontario
4 Larissa Park Drive
Quinte West, Ontario
39 Reid Street
Quinte West, Ontario
16 Mitchell Drive
Quinte West, Ontario
58 Kidd Avenue
Quinte West, Ontario
93 Ambrosia Terrace
Quinte West, Ontario
381 Montrose Road
Quinte West, Ontario
A - 25 Metcalfe Street
Quinte West, Ontario
102 Crown Street
Quinte West, Ontario
2656 County Road 40
Quinte West, Ontario
1280 Jamieson Road
Quinte West, Ontario
65 Crews Crescent
Quinte West, Ontario
36 Alfred Street
Quinte West, Ontario
38 Stanley Street
Quinte West, Ontario
Communities
In addition to Trenton and Frankford, the district of Quinte West, also includes the communities of Barcovan Beach, Batawa, Bayside, Carrying Place, Chatterton, German’s Landing, Glen Miller, Glen Ross, Halloway, Johnstown, Lovett, Madoc Junction, Maple View, Mount Zion, Oak Lake, River Valley, Roseland Acres, Spencers Landing, Stockdale, Tuftsville, Twelve O’Clock Point, Wallbridge and Wooler.
Frankford was first settled by Europeans in the 1820s when settler Abel Scott built a grist mill along the Trent River. The settlement went under a number of names, including Scott’s Mills, Cold Creek and Manchester. The settlement was named Frankford after Sir Francis Bond Head, the Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada. Frankford was incorporated as a village in 1920.
Economy
Quinte West is an electoral riding, home to 8 Wing Trenton, the Canadian Armed Forces‘ primary air transportation hub. It is the area’s biggest employer. 8 Wing/CFB Trenton is the largest air base in the Royal Canadian Air Force and supports Canadian Armed Forces operations around the world. Airfield services include snow removal, crash response and rescue services, 24-hour air traffic control, and a paved runway of over 10,000 feet which can accommodate a wide range of aircraft. There is a Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) office located on site.
In May 2010, Trenton formally welcomed Toronto-based Metro Paper Industries Tissue Group set up a manufacturing facility of converted paper products at Quinte West. Earlier, this facility was operated by Pepsi Quaker Oats which was subsequently shut down.
Trenton is also home to Nestle Canada Inc., Electro Cables Inc., Globamed Inc., Canadian Blast Freezers, Trenton Cold Storage Group, Deca Cables Inc., Domtech Inc., Drossbach North America, Fracan Ltd., L3 Communications Spar Aerospace Ltd., L3 Communications- CMRO, Norampac Inc., Quality Custom Blending, Research Casting International, SAB Group, Saputo Foods, and Quinn & Quinn Inc., just to name a few.
Education
The Public school system is served by the Hastings & Prince Edward District School Board (HPEDSB), which classifies Bayside Secondary School (Quinte West) and Bayside Public School in Belleville, but they are actually geographically located in Bayside, which is a borough of Quinte West.
Public secondary schools:
- Trenton High School
- Bayside Secondary School (Trenton) French Immersion School
- École Secondaire Marc Garneau (CEPEO)
Catholic secondary school:
- St. Paul Catholic Secondary School
Public elementary schools:
- Bayside Public School
- Frankford Public School
- Murray Centennial Public School
- North Trenton Public School
- Prince Charles Public School
- Trent River Public School
- V.P. Carswell Elementary School
Catholic elementary school:
- St. Mary Catholic School
- St. Peter Catholic School
- Sacred Heart Catholic School
French Catholic elementary school:
- École élémentaire catholique L’ENVOL
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