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The Headland: A Sneak Peek

Submitted by Jennifer on March 22, 2010 – 8:06 pmNo Comment

The following blog post first appeared on March 22, 2010, at http://princeedwardcounty.biz, the blog for the economic development office of Prince Edward County. Yes, that’s me in the photo, taking videos of the speakers. The resulting videos can be seen at the YouTube channel for the EDO. The photo is by Caitlin den Boer, then an employee at the EDO.

The Headland is a former municipal building in downtown Picton that will soon open as a creative hub for workers in the field of digital media. Dave and Stacey Hatch of WhistleStop Productions recently bought the building at 6 Ross Street, formed a non-profit corporation called The Headland and will soon be renting space there to themselves as well as up to eight other tenants.

WhistleStop plans to start operating from The Headland in early April. On Friday, March 19, we got a sneak peek.

The County’s economic development officer, Dan Taylor, says he thinks of The Headland as an idea factory. “It used to be that we thought of factories as turning out widgets,” he says. “This factory will be turning out ideas.”

I might add that The Headland is an outstanding symbol of what we’re hearing them call Prince Edward County’s creative rural economy.

On Friday, I learned three important things about The Headland. Number one: WhistleStop Productions, which has operated with minimal staff for the decade or so they’ve been based in a repurposed church in Bloomfield, will now be able to move into The Headland and double its workforce to eight people. Number two: the sneak peak showed me it’s an inspiring space that just begs to be filled with producers, editors, cameras and sound booths. Number three: there’s an anonymous investor who’ll directly bring up to 40 new full time digital media jobs to the County if they move into The Headland as a tenant. I’ll keep my ear to the ground on that front.

The Headland is still accepting applications from interested parties. To apply, contact Dave or Stacey at WhistleStop Productions via phone at 613-393-5357 or email at whistle@intranet.ca.