Tignish Elementary School from grades K–6, followed by Merritt E. Callaghan Intermediate and Westisle Composite High schools for grades 7–12. Government Tignish is within district #27 of PEI's electoral boundaries, which is labeled the Tignish–Palmer Road division. There is a polling station at the Tignish fire hall, and others located elsewhere in Tignish as well as in St. Felix and Palmer Road. The name of the district used to be "Tignish–DeBlois", but was changed to "Tignish–Palmer Road" before the 2007 provincial election with slight boundary changes. As of the 2011 provincial election, Hal Perry is the MLA for the region. Perry left the PCs and joined the Liberals on 3 October 2013. As a Liberal, Perry won re-election in 2015 and 2019. Surrounding communities Nearby smaller localities, considered to be "part of" Tignish due to their proximity, include: Ascension (2 mi NW of Tignish) St. Felix (2 mi S) Harper (2 mi SW) Leoville (3.5 mi SW) Peterville (2.5 mi SW) Nail Pond (3 mi N) Greenmount (3.5 mi S) Skinner's Pond (5 mi NW) St. Peter and St. Paul (3 mi S) Kildare North (4 mi SE) Tignish Shore (2 mi E) Anglo Tignish (2 mi NE) Seacow Pond (5 mi NE) Norway (6 mi NE) Christopher’s Cross (1 mile NE) Mars crater namesake The name "Tignish" has been adopted by the International Astronomical Union for a crater on the surface of Mars. The crater is located at −30.71 degrees south by 86.9 degrees east on the Martian surface. It was officially adopted by the IAU/WGPSN in 1991, and has a diameter of . Climate Tignish experiences a humid continental climate (Koppen: Dfb) with four seasons, with winter being the longest. Summers are very mild to warm due to the Gulf of St Lawrence moderating temperatures during the warmer months. Wintertime is very cold with daily highs often below freezing. See also List of communities in Prince Edward Island St. Simon & St. Jude Church (Tignish) References External links Communities in Prince County, Prince Edward Island Populated places established in 1799 Towns in Prince Edward Island Populated coastal places in Canada