Ridgetown is a small educational community in Chatham-Kent, home to the University of Guelph's Ridgetown Campus specializing in agricultural studies. The village sits on a natural ridge overlooking the surrounding farmland and features heritage homes, established residential streets, and an agricultural college campus.
Ridgetown's location on a ridge in southwestern Chatham-Kent provides some elevation above surrounding farmland but also exposes homes to stronger winter winds, with temperatures regularly dropping below -15C.
Ridgetown's elevated ridge position means homes catch more wind than surrounding lowland communities. Many heritage properties and older homes have windows that are decades past their effective life. Triple-pane replacements provide essential wind protection and energy efficiency for this exposed small-town setting.
the University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus and the Ridge Heritage Museum
Our home on Main Street in Ridgetown was always drafty in winter. Panes installed triple-pane windows and the wind simply doesn't get through anymore. For a small town, the quality and service were everything we could have asked for. — Evelyn G., Main Street