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20 Reasons To Live In The Bay Of Quinte

The Bay of Quinte Region is Canada’s Best Kept Secret. Stretching along the 401 from Brighton to Napanee, north to Hastings County and south to Prince Edward County, it’s a region of varied geography and cultural traditions, with the shores of the Bay tying everything together. That’s why we’re sharing our top 20 reasons the Bay of Quinte Region is an amazing place to build your life. 1. Who needs the city? Now that High-Speed Internet, the rails, and 401 connect you ...

Brothers in Building

By Jim Barber Jonathon and Isaac Van Huizen are proof that not only can brothers work together, contrary to what conventional wisdom might say, but they can create a thriving and successful business enterprise together. For the past seven years the dynamic Stirling duo has elevated Van Huizen Homes Ltd. into a client-centred company that is building some of the most unique homes in the Bay of Quinte Region. Although they now work as a committed team, the Van ...

Bay of Quinte named Top Canadian Retirement Destination

The Bay of Quinte Region has been named a top 7 Canadian retirement destination by the Globe and Mail. (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/retirement-rrsps/readers-pick-seven-great-places-for-retirement/article21352041/) **UPDATE – Read the FULL version online here:  http://bit.ly/retireinquinte The national segment, which will be published in the Globe and Mail in the week to come, lists readers picks for retirement regions and Bay of Quinte joins Crystal Beach, Sechelt, Nanaimo, Straford, Sarnia, and Brockville as picks as regions in which to retire. “The designation speaks to what we ...

Family building business thrives in its unique niche

Part of our highlight of Bay of Quinte Home Builders and Realtors over the next several months.  Find a HOME in the Bay of Quinte Region here:  www.bayofquinte.ca/living By Jim Barber For 35 years, W.R. Bosiak Construction has specialized in high-quality custom home construction and renovation projects throughout the Bay of Quinte Region. With more than 100 complete homes created from initial consultation through to final building, and more than 1,000 renovations, additions and accessory building projects, W.R. Bosiak ...

Family Business Built on Sustainability, Customization

Part of our highlight of Bay of Quinte Home Builders and Realtors over the next several months.  Find a HOME in the Bay of Quinte Region here:  www.bayofquinte.ca/living By Jim Barber A family owned and operated business, Gordon Tobey Developments has been designing and building unique, environmentally responsible homes in the Brighton and Trenton area for nearly 40 years. At the core of the philosophy of the company started by an experienced engineer, Gordon Tobey, in 1976 is a ...

Bay of Quinte is Quality, Affordable

By Jim Barber For Lesley Smith, as a place to raise a child, build a career and live an enviable, affordable and active lifestyle, there really is no place like home. She and husband Jamie had good jobs and lived in the large, vibrant, culturally rich metropolis of Ottawa and seemed to be living the dream. But it also turned out to the be the expensive, congested, and overly busy city of Ottawa, and once the couple had their ...

Bay of Quinte a Great Market for Renters

  In many parts of Ontario, particularly in the booming sprawl that comprises the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and it’s contiguous markets in southern Ontario, the opportunity to purchase a home, especially a new home, is becoming more and more difficult for many folks. This means more individuals, couples and families are looking to rent homes – sometimes for extended periods of time. They are choosing to rent either because they can’t now and probably won’t in the foreseeable ...

Hilden Homes a BOQ Industry Leader for nearly 3 Decades

Part of our highlight of Bay of Quinte Home Builders and Realtors over the next several months.  Find a HOME in the Bay of Quinte Region here:  www.bayofquinte.ca/living By Jim Barber Building homes is truly in Eric DenOuden’s blood. Coming from a family adept at the craft of construction, home building and working with wood in general, over three decades he has built his Belleville-based company, Hilden Homes, into one of the largest and most vibrant home building enterprise ...

New homes becoming a Real Draw for Bay of Quinte Region

By Jim Barber – Bay of Quinte Living   One thing that is undeniable about the new home market in the Bay of Quinte Region is that the majority of the buyers are coming from outside the area. These folks are looking for the unique combination of great lifestyle, open spaces, variety of home options and affordability. Within the region, families are usually looking to upgrade their starter homes into something larger, or downsize into a retirement-lifestyle home. While ...

Bay of Quinte Region is an alliance of interdependent communities, bound together by a common history, shared economy, and the water that surrounds and defines us. We hope to welcome you soon.

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Bay of Quinte Region is an alliance of interdependent communities, bound together by a common history, shared economy, and the water that surrounds and defines us. We hope to welcome you soon.