2 - Southpoint Sun
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
The solution to COVID-19 is
in your hands. • Wear a face covering. • Keep 2m apart from anyone outside of your household. • Limit your close contact to your household only. • Wash your hands often.
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Santa and Mrs. Claus at last year’s Kingsville Santa Claus Parade.
Kingsville’s reverse Santa Claus Parade this weekend KINGSVILLE — The Town of Kingsville is partnering with Ernie’s TV to present this weekend’s Reverse Santa Claus Parade, produced by the Windsor Parade Corporation. The parade kicks off Saturday, November 21 at 6 pm and will wrap up at 9 pm. According to Maggie Durocher, the Kingsville parade is the first of three reverse parades being put on by the parade corporation. “It will be kind of like driving through and looking at Christmas lights,” she said. “It will be very entertaining for the family.” Durocher expects 30-35 participants will be stationed along the parade route, which runs along Main Street from Spruce to Division, then south on Division to Herrington. Spectators will drive by the floats to view them. Watch for inflatables, pipe bands, horses, fire trucks and many newly renovated floats, including, of course, the big float with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Durocher says they are taking every COVID precaution. “This is the safest and most entertaining option we can find,” she said. They have worked very closely with the health unit and local officials to follow every guideline to keep spectators safe and entertained.
Yard waste collection continues in Wheatley
WHEATLEY — Chatham-Kent Council, at their meeting on November 9, voted down a recommendation by administration to discontinue yard waste pickup in the municipality. Before the 1988 amalgamation that brought Wheatley under the Chatham-Kent umbrella, residents had yard waste pickup service provided. The same went for other small communities like Erieau, Tilbury and Bothwell. Administration wanted to end the service and have the tax levy reduced so that residents were not paying for a service they would no longer receive. Councillor Mark Authier spoke up at the meeting, saying, “I’m so frustrated right now. I can’t believe that we’re bringing this up. People are paying for it. It’s not costing Chatham-Kent money.” Councillor Trevor Thompson also spoke out against the idea, citing frustration among taxpayers who never asked for the service to be discontinued. Councillor Melissa Harrigan agreed with her colleagues. “It’s important that we engage with the community around this,” she said. “I cannot support the motion.” In the end, council voted overwhelmingly against the recommendation and Wheatley’s yard waste pickup will continue.
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