Tecumseh
Tecumseh is a town in Essex County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is on Lake St. Clair east of Windsor and had a population of 23,229 in the 2016. It is part of the Windsor census metropolitan area, and is a part of the Windsor-Essex County region along with Amherstburg, Kingsville, Lakeshore, LaSalle and Leamington.
Tecumseh enjoys long summers and mild winters. Originally a small Franco-Ontarian settlement, Tecumseh now offers many restaurants, shopping areas, medical facilities, as well as industrial and commercial enterprises.
Food processing is a major industry in Tecumseh, as Bonduelle owns a food processing plant near the heart of the town. The plant originally was Green Giant 1931 (Fine Foods of Canada) and Pillsbury Company. Green Giant sold in the late 1990s to Family Tradition Foods. Family Traditions sold the food processing plant to Carrière Foods in 2006. Carrière Foods was then purchased in 2007 by Bonduelle.
Tecumseh is surrounded by Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River. Detroit is easily accessible to Tecumseh residents by the Ambassador Bridge or the Detroit–Windsor Tunnel, both of which are located within the neighbouring municipality of Windsor.
n 1999, as part of a reorganization of Essex County, Tecumseh was merged with the Village of St. Clair Beach, and the Township of Sandwich South into the Town of Tecumseh. In 2003, the City of Windsor annexed approximately 23 square kilometres (8.9 sq mi) from the Town of Tecumseh. Now considered to be a bedroom community of Windsor, Tecumseh is often cited as an example of urban sprawl; new subdivisions have developed on some of Canada’s most valuable agricultural land beginning in the late 1980s.
Schools
French Catholic Schools:
École élémentaire catholique Saint-Antoine – 1317 Lesperance Road, Tecumseh, Ontario
École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Marguerite d’Youville – 13025 St Thomas Street, Tecumseh, Ontario
École secondaire catholique l’Essor – 13605 St.Gregory’s Road, Tecumseh, Ontario
French Immersion Catholic School:
St. André French Immersion Catholic Elementary School – 13765 St. Gregory Road, Tecumseh, Ontario
French Immersion Public School:
Tecumseh Vista Academy/Académie – 11665 Shields Street, Tecumseh, Ontario
English Public Schools:
A. V. Graham Public Elementary School – 815 Brenda Cr, Tecumseh, Ontario
D. M. Eagle Public Elementary School – 14194 Tecumseh Rd. Tecumseh, Ontario
English Catholic Schools:
St. Pius X Catholic Elementary School – 644 Lacasse Boulevard, Tecumseh, Ontario
Saint Peter Catholic Elementary School – 2451 St Alphonse Rd, Tecumseh, Ontario
St. Mary’s Catholic Elementary School – 12048 County Rd 34, Maidstone, Ontario
Private Schools:
Académie Ste-Cécile International School – 12021 Tecumseh Rd. East, Tecumseh, Ontario
Lakeview Montessori School – 13797 Riverside Drive, Tecumseh, Ontario
Tecumseh Transit is the municipal bus service, operated by First Student Canada, which commenced on December 21, 2009. A connection has been made to Transit Windsor services at Tecumseh Mall. The Tecumseh Transit service covers 30 kilometres and 43 stops, and operates using two buses.
- Tecumseh hosts many special events throughout the year.
- Art of Eating Festival
- Christmas in Tecumseh (Taking place on November 23rd, 2018)
- Tecumseh Corn Festival
- It is also home to the Tecumseh Historical Museum, run by the Tecumseh Historical Society.
The Tecumseh Corn Festival has been recognized as one of the Top 50 Festivals in Ontario by Festivals and Events Ontario, which is quite an honour considering over 3000 festivals taking place in Ontario each year.
Tecumseh offers beautiful green space for citizens to enjoy with over 40 parks throughout the municipality, including Lacasse Park, Green Acres Park, and Lakewood Park. The Town maintains 200 acres of parkland within the municipality. The Town is also home to the membership-exclusive 18 hole golf course owned by Beach Grove Golf and Country Club.
