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The 2.5 km tree-lined roadway from the Visitors Centre to the tip of Point Pelee National Park was a busy spot on Saturday afternoon with many locals and visitors alike taking in the scenic views and a walk, bike ride and even some rollerblading to the tip.The monarch migration is currently on and the fall provides the perfect backdrop to enjoy the trails at the southernmost piece of mainland Canada. Photo by Deanna Bertrand
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LEAMINGTON — Ontario’s Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Ernie Hardeman, visited Leamington on Friday, September 18 to announce funding for the municipality through the Rural Economic Development program (RED). Hardeman met with Leamington CAO Peter Neufeld and Mayor Hilda MacDonald as well as Chatham-Kent-Leamington MPP Rick Nicholls to make the announcement at Shotton Parkette in uptown Leamington. As part of the $1 million RED program, Leamington will receive $250,000 to help with capital improvements to enhance the uptown core. This accounts for about 30 per cent of
the estimated costs of the projects. Leamington has earmarked the funds as $160,000 to John Street Centennial Park, $9,000 to finish up Shotton Parkette, $73,729 for Erie and Talbot streetscapes, and $7,270 to the Mill Parkette beside Main-West Furniture as well as the alley behind it. All projects, except for the Erie Talbot Streetscapes, are currently under construction, with the RFP for that project currently under review. Mayor MacDonald thanked the minister for making the trip to Leamington and allotting those funds. “This project — the reinvention of the uptown, has been near and dear to my heart and those of council,” she said.
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Ontario’s Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Ernie Hardeman, is backed by Chatham-Kent-Leamington MPP Rick Nicholls in making his announcement in uptown Leamington on Friday, September 18. Sun photo
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