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Business
O’Leary offers a developed business downtown and main street while still affording plenty of room for further growth.
Residents
O’Leary is characterized by quiet, leafy, tree-lined streets and the friendliness & welcome of its residents.
Visitors
Welcome to the Town of O’Leary at the western end of PEI. We have a number of yearly attractions including the Potato Museum and the Blossom Festival.
West Point Lighthouse
A must-visit destination for 2011, the renewed West Point attraction boasts many updates to ensure your visit is one to remember. Topping the list of enhancements for this year are:
- The Lighthouse Museum, with new displays among an extensive collection of lighthouse artifacts
- The renovated and expanded Inn with new furnishings and fixtures, featuring a walk-out deck with every room that overlooks the Northumberland Strait
- Enhanced dining experience with local products and seafood while overlooking the West Point harbour
- A 1,500m boardwalk along the dunes and interpretive trails meandering though this unique environment
- The re-appointed Light-keeper’s suite, restored to its former elegance.
And then, of course, there is the beautiful beach with lifeguards, the Cedar Dunes Provincial Park, the West Point Craft Shop and the expanded marina all waiting here for you.
Canadian Potato Museum
The museum is surrounded by fertile potato growing fields where the humble potato has played an important role in the economy for many years. The museum depicts an interesting display of the potato industry, and houses a large collection of farm implements and machinery related to the growing and harvesting of potatoes. In fact, this museum contains the largest exhibit of potato artifacts in the world! In 1999 a major expansion was constructed to accommodate the Potato Hall of Fame, the extraordinary national Amazing Potato Exhibit, and incorporates the Community Museum. The building now covers over 7000 square feet and is air conditioned for your comfort. Big Potato.
The 14 foot fibreglass Russet Burbank potato, stands on the front lawn of the world’s only potato museum. It’s a big potato and quite unique. This project is representative of potato growing and shipping in our Community and was realized through fund raising efforts by the local potato industry and other interested
Community Inclusions
Community Inclusions is a nonprofit organization in West Prince that provides support to adults aged ( 18-65 ) with intellectual disabilities. Services range from residential, employment, supportive, recreational, and include the following divisions. The Tignish Training Centre, Tignish Group Home, Alberton House, Maple House Centre and O’Leary Administrative Offices and Apartments. For further information call 902-726-3144, visit their Web Site: www.communityinclusions.com or like their page on Facebook, Community Inclusions Ltd.
HOCKEY. A Right of Passage.
Hockey is a right of passage in O’Leary. It is assumed that if you have kids that they will play hockey. The arena is a meeting place for young and old . It is a place to tell stories of bygone days. Where players like James Smallman , Elton Ellis, Glen Rodgerson, Sylvain Mayer , and Mickey Callaghan are revered for their hockey playing exploits and volunteers such as Thelma Sweet, Alton Rayner, and Dr. George Dewar are remembered for their never wavering support. We remember the great senior Maroon teams, the Philadelphia Flyers training camp , Hockeyville , and more importantly when we look back at these events and others a big smile radiates across our face. This is what hockey is in O’Leary.
