14 - Southpoint Sun
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Nominations are open for Fabulous Garden Awards 2022
By Catherine Riediger The Fabulous Garden Award – originally known as the Fabulous Garden Display – was an initiative of Communities in Bloom. Unfortunately, Communities in Bloom was dissolved this year but the award will continue under the Landscape and Tree Committee, a sub-committee of the Leamington Horticultural Society. Members of the committee observe gardens throughout the Municipality of Leamington and those meeting the criteria
– balance, curb appeal, variety, visual impact, planning and integration – are nominated and judged by the committee. The winning residents are presented with a sign which is placed on their front lawn in recognition that their front yard garden has met the criteria. Also, they receive a congratulatory letter and, after signing a photography release form, their picture is taken with the sign and their garden which is then published in the Southpoint Sun. Two winners are selected during each of the
months of June, July and August. This award has been given out annually since 2016, only missing one year because of Covid-19. The committee would very much like members of the community to participate in this contest by nominating their garden, a neighbour’s or a friend’s. The first judging of gardens will be on June 13, so if you would like to nominate someone for this award, nominations will be accepted until June 10. Nominations can be e-mailed to lhsfabulous-
garden@gmail.com or by calling 519-326-4841. If on June 13 you see a couple of cars full of people peering out the window at your home, do not be alarmed. It just means that you have a fabulous garden and the Leamington Horticultural Society is looking at it as a candidate for this award. Good luck and get those nominations in!
Winners of the Fabulous Garden Award will be presented with a sign for their front yard, right.
Over 1 million voters have cast their ballots already in Ontario Preliminary figures indicate that 1,066,545 voters cast their ballot at advance polls during 10 days of advance voting in this year’s Ontario General Election. This represents 9.92 per cent of eligible voters in Ontario. In comparison, in 2018 during five days of advance voting at advance polls, 698,609 voters, or 6.8 per cent of eligible
voters, chose to cast their ballot. Voters are encouraged to check the location of their election day poll before they go to vote by entering their postal code in Voter Information Service on elections.on.ca, by downloading the Elections Ontario app or by consulting their voter information card.
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A grand opening celebration was held on Friday, May 27 at the new Apple Self Storage facility on Talbot Street West, within the Leamington Medical Village. The event hosted local dignitaries with a tour of the facility promoting all its features. On hand for the ribbon cutting were, from left, Michael Naoum, Apple VP of Operations, Reiner Neumann, Chad Robinson, Leamington Chamber of Commerce President, Wendy Parsons, Leamington Chamber of Commerce Manager, Stephen Neumann, Hilda MacDonald, Mayor of Leamington, Dave Epp, MP Chatham-Kent Leamington, and Kara SelSales Representative reu, Manager of the Leamington location. Apple Self Storage has 24/7 security monitoring, temperature controlled storage and covSee me ered loading and unloading. first! Photo submitted
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