On September 6 at approximately 1:30 a.m., Leamington OPP responded to the report of a robbery on Setterington St. in Leamington.
A woman in her early 40s was walking home when approached by two men who assaulted her and took her cellular telephone.
One male is described as white, in his 20s, approximately 5’9” with a stocky build and short light-brown hair. He was wearing a plain white sweatshirt and medium colour blue jeans.
By Pat Bailey
It was a picture perfect afternoon.
It was everything Alicia Good imagined. Good, the pastor at North Leamington United Mennonite Church, watched in awe as children had their faces painted and played games, while families gathered to enjoy the entertainment, hot dogs and popcorn.
It showcased the multicultural spectrum of the local community.
They may not have spoken the same language, but they all understood the universal message – one of peace.
The other male was also white, also in his 20s, approximately 5’5” tall with a thin build. He was believed to be wearing jogging pants and a grey hoodie covering his head.
Anyone with information regarding the persons responsible for this crime should immediately contact the OPP Major Crime Unit at 519-326-2544.
Should you wish to remain anonymous, you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
Sunday’s Peace Picnic at Seacliff Park was the brainchild of the Leamington Ministerial group.
The catalyst for the event was a tragic, violent act – the mass shooting at a mosque in Quebec City in January that left 6 dead and 19 injured.
Ruth Boehm, minister at Faith Mennonite Church, said the ministerial group got together and decided they wanted to do something positive that would include all cultures and religions that call Leamington home – the Caldwell First Nation, the migrant workers and people from the wide variety of religions that are practiced in Leamington.
“We wanted to have a peace party,” said Boehm, “where everyone could come together and celebrate.”
So Sunday afternoon hundreds gathered at Seacliff Park for a couple of hours of ‘peace’, that was sometimes overtaken by the squeals of delight by the children and the sounds of traditional Arabic, Jamaican and other bands playing on stage.
It was music to the ears of Good.
Boehm said virtually every church in Leamington supported the effort through donations of food, water or volunteers painting faces, organizing the children’s games, grilling hot dogs or making popcorn.
“It’s just fantastic,” she said.
Despite the language barriers, she said, it appeared everyone was enjoying the afternoon and celebrating together as a community – a community of peace.
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OPP have arrested an 18-year-old Kingsville man for breaking and entering a Kingsville Historical Park building on Division Rd. S. on or about August 22, 2017. The man was arrested Sept. 1 and charged with break and enter, and mischief under $5,000.
The OPP ask anyone with information regarding this to contact OPP Community Street Crime Unit at 519-326-2544.
By Jolene Perron
Essex County Council was presented an update of its corporate reserve strategy at their Wed. Sept. 6 meeting, but concerns from one member of Council resulted in the matter being deferred until budget deliberations.
One of the recommendations called for the transfer of $2 million from the County’s rate stabilization reserve to the capital reserve and that health benefit reserve residual funds of $193,474 be transferred to the rate stabilization reserve. However, Leamington mayor John Paterson presented a breakdown of finances to Council outlining the seven municipalities’ financial situation, as well as the County of Essex, in response to a report from director of corporate services/treasurer – and now county CAO – Rob Maisonville.
“I would like to compliment Mr. Maisonville on his efforts here but I really am having trouble supporting this reserve policy,” explained Paterson during last Wednesday night’s meeting. “Times have really changed, not just at the County level but at the municipal level as well, and I think it’s time that we really take a good hard look at this strategy of our corporate reserves here.”
Paterson provided a chart that showed each municipality’s debt, the reserves and the tangible capital assets. It showed what each of the seven municipalities owe, what they’ve saved and what they own. It also showed the ratio of reserves to tangible assets, giving a picture of how well each municipality is doing.
“All of this information was gathered from the FIR reports we are required to submit each year,” said Paterson. “If you look at it, you have Amherstburg with a total debt of $39.5 million, total reserves of $18 million and tangible capital assets of $412 million and their ratio is four per cent. The Town of Essex has $19.5 million in debt, $39.7 million in reserves, $261 million in capital access, putting them at 15 per cent, which is really quite good. Kingsville has $18 million in debt, $20 million in reserves, $253 million in capital assets with an eight per cent ratio. Lakeshore has $37.8 million in debt, $34.5 million in reserves, $459 million in assets and an eight per cent ratio. LaSalle has $30 million in debt, $56.7 million in reserves, $347 million in assets for a
16 per cent ratio. Leamington has $34.5 million in debt, $64 million in reserves, $384 million in assets, 17 per cent ratio. Tecumseh has $22 million in debt, $29.8 million in reserves, $333 million in assets and a nine per cent ratio.”
Paterson explained there is an average of 11 per cent each of the municipalities together. He compared it to the County, and according to the 2016 FIR schedules, he said there’s $33 million debt, which is all accounted for by the Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority, and the reserves of $143.7 million, with tangible capital assets of $306 million, for a ratio of 47 per cent.
“The rest of us are averaging 11 per cent, and our County, which we all fund, is sitting at 47 per cent. So I question myself as to why are we creating two classes of municipalities?” said Paterson. “I’m troubled with this because where is the balance in this equation? I would like to be able to explain to the taxpayers as to why it is necessary for the county level of government to be in such great financial position, when we at the town levels struggle to make ends meet? Why are we as the funders of this County willing to continue to feed the County at the expense of our own municipalities?”
Paterson gave credit where credit was due, saying the reserve strategy has served the County well and said he couldn’t argue the concept of saving money for a rainy day but asked to know how much reserve money is enough be-
People concerned about an anti-loitering by-law believed to be focused on migrant workers held an anti-racism rally on Sunday, September 10 in front of the Leamington municipal office.
The rally was organized by OPSEU’s Equity Mobilizing Team and Justicia for Migrant Workers.
“Migrant farm workers contributed an estimated $18 million to the local economy and generate substantial profits for Windsor and Essex County’s multi-billion dollar agricultural industry,” stated event co-organizer Elizabeth Ha.
“Yet members of the Leamington Business Improvement Association continue to lobby the municipal government to pass a by-law targeting the region’s approximately 7,000 migrant workers,” she stated.
Ha says that an increasing number of media reports in the Leamington media painting migrant workers as threatening, along with growing displays of racism across North America, have prompted her group to act.
“We are going to send a strong message to the city’s municipal government that we stand in solidarity with the community’s migrant workers,” she said prior to the rally.
Discussion about an anti-loitering by-law originated from a public meeting July 19 regarding uptown revitalization.
fore they, at the County level, allow the seven municipalities they all represent to gain that same strong financial footing.
“Isn’t it time that we spend our money on things that make life worth living?” said Paterson. “So I believe we need to have a deep discussion on this, and I would suggest we do so during our budget deliberations. I would like to put forth a motion to defer anything on this report until we can have a full discussion during the budget deliberations.”
His motion to defer the decision until the budget deliberations carried.
In his presentation, Maisonville stated the reserve strategy principals include to provide working capital to support cash flow requirements, to stabilize the County levy, to demonstrate financial strength and credit worthiness, to provide for the planned acquisition/replacement of fixed assets, to provide for planned expansion of infrastructure as well as to provide for unanticipated expenditures to address such items as the county’s exposure to risk and liability and to address Corporate automation requirements as well as to protect the County’s investment in physical infrastructure.
I think any of us old enough to remember, can recall exactly where we were 16 years ago when the catastrophe in NYC, Washington and Pennsylvania unfolded.
For me, it started as a regular busy Tuesday morning in the Leamington Post’s production department. Office internet was in its infancy back then. We all had internet on our computers but it was fairly slow compared to today’s standards.
It was a full three years before Facebook would bring the social media world to almost everyone’s fingertips.
Imagine a world without Facebook. It’s like trying to remember a world without colour TV or the telephone.
Anyway, a news item appeared on my email about a plane hitting the World Trade Centre. I brought it to the attention of my co-worker Nick Cervini, who brought up the CNN website just in time to watch a choppy live feed of the second plane hitting the second tower.
The rest of the day seems like a blur at this point.
A couple things do stand out, though.
My mother was in palliative care at the Leamington Hospital at the time. I remember walking into her room at lunch time and she was watching the television. The look on her face said it all.
“What is going on out there?” she asked me.
I told her it was terrible and assured her that we were all accounted for and safe. She was worried about her grandchildren, from the oldest ones who were already in their thirties, to the youngest, who were barely into double digits.
We spoke about what the world was coming to and although she never said it, I could tell she was concerned she was leaving this world not knowing if her loved ones would be safe heading into the future.
My mom was a worry wart more than anyone I ever knew. I guess I come by it honestly, myself.
The events of that day shook her and she took those memories with her when she departed this world exactly
two weeks later.
The second thing that stands out for me is the absolute eerie quiet that fell over the skies that day and into the next.
With all of North America’s flights grounded, the sky was suddenly void of those white contrails left behind by commercial aircraft. The blue sky was exactly that, just blue with the odd cloud floating by.
Having grown up well within the commercial flight era, and living less than fifty miles from Detroit Metro Airport, it had become second nature to look up and see contrails zig-zagging across the Essex County sky.
To have a sky without those just seemed foreign to me. I imagined what it would have been like for my grandparents when they were younger, growing up in a world where electricity and automobiles were new gadgets that not everyone had. No television, computers or air conditioning. And certainly no white streaks across the sky.
In this day and age, terrorism has become an almost daily thought in our heads. It’s become the new normal. Although there were many terrorist acts prior to the 9-11 event, that one changed it for everyone.
Unfortunately, as a measuring stick, we will compare all future attacks to that one, in terms of death toll, impact and absolute horror.
That day changed the way we do almost everything now, some 16 years later. From airport security, to border crossings to attending concerts and shows.
And they say that there will someday be another big one. Let’s just hope it doesn’t come close to measuring up to September 11.
By C. Scott Holland
The coveted Leamington & Mersea Historical Society Heritage Awards have been decided for 2017. It is the 20th year of the awards honouring local citizens for their contributions in maintaining Leamington’s – and the former Mersea Township’s – history and heritage. This year’s recipients will be fêted on Friday, November 3 at the Roma Club.
The second of the award winners is in the category of Heritage/Historic Organizations or Groups and is being bestowed upon one of the most prominent local service clubs, the Leamington Lions Club.
The Lions Club organization dates back to 1914 when it was conceived and founded by Mervin Jones of Chicago. His concept was for “the general good of a community”. By 1917 the club had become international.
No member could join for any reason of financial or personal gain, and on November 25, 1925 a group of seven Leamington men – C.A. Adams, R.M. Selkirk, D. Maynard, Dr. Eede, A. Noble, Clifford Ferguson and G.M. Sawyer – under the auspices of the Windsor Lions Club, applied to form a club in Leamington.
With an initial limit of only 20 members, the local club began operating in 1926. Nearly a decade later, President Bert Dresser summed up how each member felt about the service club: “You get out of Lionism what you put into it, and the more help you give, the greater your satisfaction.”
Many area residents have benefited greatly from the ongoing work done by the Leamington Lions Club. Although one of their biggest mandates is assisting the visually impaired children in the area, the club has also raised thousands of dollars for Erie Shores Hospice, and over the years they have gone above and beyond. Among their initial endeavors was sponsoring a local Scout Troop and Cub Pack and also sponsoring the Boys Scouts Apple Day fundraisers throughout the years. Their largest, single project began on July 7, 1943 when the organization started raising funds for building a modern Leamington
hospital. They managed to raise $150,000 for the facility which opened in 1950.
The Lions Club presented two trophies to LDSS for the Senior and Junior softball leagues. Throughout the next 50 years they held Kenos, Bingos, dances, raffles and draws to help raise money for various causes and projects. One of their most interesting raffles was one for a registered Jersey bull calf in 1949.
They club supplied milk to public schools and would cook beans and wieners for Leamington Minor Baseball and Minor Hockey wind-up banquets. Of course, the children attending them decided the fare was better for food fights and eventually plastic was laid down to provide easier cleanup.
Along the way the Lions Club has assisted the Salvation Army and generously donated money for LDSS scholarships. In 1951 they took on local sponsorship of the Easter Seals campaign and many of us will never forget those yellow Penny Banks into which we put our loose change. The banks were collected once a year. For a number of years the club was also a proponent of supporting the Christmas Seals campaign for tuberculosis. In the 1940s the club also supported the Leamington Jr. Athletic Club.
The Lions Club still makes an annual contribution to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind and is wellknown locally for their pancake breakfast at Leamington Marina which used to be held during the Tomato Festival but is now done during the Hogs For Hospice weekend.
The Leamington-Mersea Historical Society salutes the Leamington Lions Club for 90-plus years of making Leamington a better place in which to reside. They will be honored at the Society’s awards, along with the John Huy family, the Peter Enns family, the late Robert Schmidt and Grant Bowman.
For more info regarding tickets for the awards dinner, sponsorships or donations, contact Leamington & Mersea Historical Society president Paul Bunnett-Jones at pbunnettjones@cogeco.ca or by calling 519-326-1691.
It seems strange to be safely sitting at my friend’s in Arizona as Mark, my husband, continues to hunker down from the tropical storm winds. With mixed emotions, I am relieved to be where I can share great conversations with my supportive friend.
Last week, as the likelihood that Hurricane Irma would effect Little Whale Cay increased, we prepared the island for the worst-case scenario. I have always planned that I would leave the island if time allowed. Mark, on the other hand, has always said that he would stay. AND true to his word, he didn’t sway from his commitment. Commitment to what is my question???
Last Monday, September 4th, Labour Day for many, I was in a funk. For the first time in the 3 years since living on Little Whale, I think I was experiencing the effects of island fever, uncertain whether it was the withdrawal from our time at home or the claustrophobic feeling of being on the island with an impending hurricane. I became an emotional wreck for a long moment. Guiltily, the threat of a hurricane gave me the excuse to book a flight off the island.
By Tuesday afternoon as online warnings increased, my window for escape narrowed. I searched for flights for both Mark and I, since I was certain that as the warnings increased, he would in all reality choose to leave with me. Anxiety increased as I quickly found out that all flights out of Nassau were SOLD OUT! Instead, I secured Tropic Air, the charter service that we routinely come in on from Lauderdale. They verified that they could bring provisions from Lauderdale Wednesday afternoon around four and have me back in Florida just over an hour later.
With the uncertainty of exactly where Irma was going to direct her vengeance, I needed to secure a flight out of Lauderdale. Once again I experienced a sickening feeling as every search engine that I plugged in came up with sold out flights to Detroit. Finally, one came available for Friday, September 8 late afternoon. I booked it along with a two-day car rental.
Meanwhile, as the warnings increased and the window of safety decreased, both Mark and I realized that I may be jumping straight into the line of fire of a category 5 hurricane. I was fearful that my flight out of Lauderdale may very well be cancelled and there was nothing to Detroit earlier. Throughout the week, I had been texting back and forth with my friend Liz in Scottsdale, Arizona, sharing with her my guilty need to escape the island for many reasons. She welcomed me to her home and the thought of being in a place that, for the moment, was out of threat of any natural disaster peaked my interests.
My search for another flight brought to light that everyone in the state of Florida and beyond was doing exactly the same as I was. All flights from Lauderdale to Phoenix were also SOLD OUT! A sick feeling overcame me as I tried to decide whether I should stay put on the island where I knew that Mark and I, although likely would be safe, would be causing undue stress to our children, family and friends, or get out of Dodge however I could. On the island, securing of the buildings, tying down of all boats and removal of loose objects continued. Cruz and Engine, along with Mark, worked diligently in the extreme heat of the day. Arthur had flown off on Monday. It was his scheduled time off and for the first time in 50 years he was going to be home with his family in Nassau during a hurricane. The fact he left reconfirmed to me his confidence to Mark. Prior to his departure, he called Mark over, held both of Mark’s shoulders in his firm grip, looked Mark in the eye and said, “Promise me that you will not go out of the safe house at any time during this storm. No matter what you hear.” The love that passed through the two of them in that moment brought tears to all of our eyes.
Plans were made for Harry from Big Whale and Porky and Poppy from Bonds to come over to our cay to ride out the storm with Mark. Engine and Cruz both chose to hire a boat to get them home to their families on Andros. I was relieved that Mark and Charlie wouldn’t be alone. I had planned to take Charlie with me, but when both accommodations and flights would not allow him in, I came to the realization that he would stay on the cay.
A couple of cays down, Matthew and Christina, the island managers, along with Matthew’s parents Luther and Carol, were all making their plans to evacuate. Matthew and Christina each captained a boat and took them over to Florida Wednesday morning. Luther dropped Carol at Little Whale Cay on Wednesday afternoon. She would be joining me on the flight to Lauderdale. Luther would remain one more day on Alders and Frozen, then after he shut down the generators he was going to depart on a flight he had arranged off of Big Whale to Nassau, and from there on to Florida via commercial airline.
Who would have predicted that at that moment we were all flying right into the fray?! I came to the realization that waiting for a flight on Friday from Lauderdale was ridiculous, so again I went online in hopes of changing my car rental to a 5-day one, giving me the option to drive north. Meanwhile, my friend Liz had booked me on an alternate flight out of Destin, Florida, to Phoenix, Arizona. From the time I landed in Florida, I had 24 hours to check in at the airport in the northeast corner of the state.
The plane arrived at approximately 3:45 on Wednesday. Carol and I hugged our husbands tightly and climbed into the spacious caravan with nothing more than our heavy hearts and a piece of luggage. Not more than 5 minutes off the ground, while digging for my book in my back pack, I
noticed that I had both cell phones. I tapped Marek, our pilot, on the shoulder and gave him the turn around sign with my hand. Understanding that we couldn’t leave Mark without a phone, he banked to the left and headed back.
I ran quickly from the plane to our house close by, dropped the phone on the kitchen table, and turned and returned to the plane. Sadly, Charlie must have sensed my closeness and I heard him bark. We returned to the skies without either Luther or Mark knowing any better. Later, I was happy to hear that the two men were sharing a cold beer and thoughts at the shop. I was just as happy to not have to say good-bye again!
Just over an hour later we flew in low from the east over the Florida coastline. Executive airport is on the north end of the city, just on the far side of I-95. I took a picture of the congested northbound freeway. It was at that moment that I decided instead of heading south to my father’s condo I was going to join the many heading north immediately.
At the hangar I took a few moments to regroup. There I activated my U.S. cell phone, connected to Wi-Fi, and updated my friends and family of my most recent plan. Our children were now not only worried about Dad but Mom too, as hurricane Irma swayed further and further west. Just what I was trying to avoid, undo stress on my kids!
I plugged Destin into my map app on my phone and blindly headed north on the Florida turnpike. The traffic was bumper to bumper, but for the most part moving at a steady 60 miles per hour. I spoke too soon, and before I knew it we slowed to below 20 miles per hour. This went on for hours – 5 to be exact! For no rhyme or reason the traffic would continue to surge between those two numbers all evening until finally we were almost at a complete stop. There were no accidents and the bulk of the travellers were well behaved.
Late into the evening my stomach was growling, the car was needing a fill up and I was ready to get off the freeway. Luckily, the gas lineups were nothing near what they had been earlier when I left Lauderdale. I grabbed a quick bite and then squeezed my way into a left turning lane that was backed up from the highway. After many minutes of not progressing, I went straight instead. At first I thought that I would have to u-turn and take a right, but my map recalculated and for miles took me on roads that were off the beaten track but moving freely. I was slightly worried but also relieved to be just going somewhere. Twenty or so minutes of driving lead me to a small line of traffic that must have been recalculated onto the same bypass. We found ourselves converging onto I-95 instead of the Florida turnpike. The traffic flow was steady and moving quickly, so happily I joined in.
After an hour or more of driving north, I contacted my friend Liz, who I knew would still be awake. My concern was that I was not going the direct route to Destin; however, I was moving. At her end she went online and reported to me that I could continue on this route straight towards Jacksonville and then head west on M-10 towards the north eastern tip of Florida. I drove all night until I reached Port St Lucie around three in the morning. There I pulled into a rest stop that was overflowing with others evacuating their homes in the eastern coast. Little did we know at that time, we were headed towards the future path of Irma!
An hour and a half power nap was just what I needed, and believe it or not I awoke refreshed. After using the facilities I returned to the freeway heading towards Jacksonville. It was an impressive city to pass at sun break. The sun lit up the side of the beautiful glass skyscrapers and reflected off the water surrounding them. Another stop for an Egg McMuffin and coffee kept me going.
I hadn’t heard from Mark since I flew off the island and the little news and updates that I heard on the radio didn’t ease my worry about him and his three hurricane roommates. It was an emotional trip that found me tearful many times. A new song released that day by Halle Steinfeld and the Georgia Florida Line picked up my spirits, and for a few minutes I danced along the highway stretching my aching arms and shoulders.
At 10:30 (9:30 Destin time) Thursday morning I drove across the Mid-Bay Bridge. It’s a
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Another record crowd attended this year’s Indy Go-Kart Challenge at the Zap Zone Fun Centre to race for a cure for Huntington Disease. The event, held Sun. Sept. 10, was attended by approximately 200 local residents and raised $14,000, which will assist families coping with the devastating effects of Huntington Disease.
“It is definitely the most packed I’ve ever seen the place” said manager Eric.
Over the sounds of roaring engines, screeching tires and squeals of laughter, Essex County Chapter president Paul Bateman explained: “This event just keeps getting bigger and bigger. We are so thankful for the support we receive from our friends, families and sponsors. The money raised today goes toward finding treatments and hopefully, at some point, a cure for this horrible disease. In the meantime a portion of the funds also assists families by providing professional services for those struggling with the impact of Huntington Disease on their lives.”
Huntington disease (HD) is a hereditary brain disorder with devastating effects on both mind and body. One in 1,000 Canadians are affected by the disease. Every child of a person with HD has a 50% risk of inheriting the disease.
As a result, families can have multiple members suffering at the same time. The symptoms are comparable to having ALS, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and schizophrenia at the same time. Although great strides are being made by researchers, especially in the areas of gene silencing and gene editing, for now HD is incurable and fatal.
For more information contact Paul Bateman, President, Essex County Chapter, Huntington Society of Canada, at 519-322-5924 or thebatemans@sympatico.ca Information is also available by contacting the Huntington Society of Canada at 1-800998-7398 or info@hsc-ca.org
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Hundreds of thousands of people across Canada are expected to participate in the annual Terry Fox Run on Sunday, September 17, a fundraising event taking place in over 700 communities that continue to embody the indomitable spirit of Terry Fox.
“In a year where we have enjoyed celebrating our country’s 150th birthday, it’s been great to hear so many Canadians say that participating in the Terry Fox Run in an important part of the celebration,” said Terry’s older brother Fred Fox.
On Sunday, September 17, hundreds of thousands of Terry Fox supporters, family and friends will participate in a favourite fall tradition to ensure that cancer research continues to make a difference. From coast to coast,
Wednesday, Sept. 20 @ 7 pm
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Saturday, Sept. 23 @ 11 am
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Saturday, Sept. 23 @ 7 pm
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Canadians will be celebrating the power of the human spirit. All are welcome to join the Terry Fox Run at Lakeside Park in Kingsville for a 2km or 5km run starting at 10 a.m. You can pre-register and collect pledges online at terryfox. org or register on race day at 9 a.m. Following the run there will be a barbecue, door prizes, clowns, tattoos, reflexology, massage therapy and DJ Cam. Terry Fox t-shirts ($20) are available at Kingsville Arena until Sept. 15 or at Lakeside Park on race day.
Friday, Sept. 15 @ 7 pm
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Terry Fox was just 18 when he was diagnosed with a cancerous tumour in his right leg. He was in his first year at Simon Fraser University studying kinesiology when he felt the pain in his knee. He had his leg amputated 6 inches above the knee and endured aggressive chemotherapy to eliminate remaining cancer cells. During his treatment he witnessed daily reminders that two-thirds of cancer victims died of the disease. Instead of crushing his spirits, the sight of other patients suffering made him stronger and more compassionate. It was from this strength and compassion that the Marathon of Hope was born.
Sunday, Sept. 17 @ 7 pm
Unmasking the Deception
Are you aware of the Cosmic war between good and evil? How can you discern between truth and lie?
Tuesday, Sept. 19 @ 7 pm
Kingdom like no other Understanding God’s Plan of Salvation as revealed through Israel’s Sanctuary system.
Sunday, Sept. 24 @ 7 pm
The New World Will there be hell forever? Are people really going to heaven? What is eternity about?
Since Terry ran in 1980, Canadians have raised over $750 million for cancer research. This money is invested into projects with the greatest potential impact for patients. One such project is Multiple Myeloma Molecular Monitoring, underway in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and Montreal. A team of researchers will work with more than 250 patients across Canada.
For more information about the Terry Fox Foundation, visit terryfox.org
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two-lane toll bridge that spans 5.8 miles from Niceville to Destin in the Florida Panhandle. The crossing was beautiful and I thought to myself that I hoped Mark and I could return to experience this place together soon. Just the thought of crossing from Niceville to Destin, my destiny, made my weary body smile.
My arrival, although a relief, also had me wondering what I was going to do with myself for 8 hours. Sitting around worrying was going to get me nowhere. I immediately pulled over in a mall parking lot and plugged “Day Spa” into my best friend at that moment, my phone map, and came up with several close by. I called the top one on the list and before I knew it I was headed across the street to the Henderson Inn and Spa.
For $75 I had a wonderful shoulder and neck massage. The masseuse was great and must have felt sorry for me because she continued to my feet and forearms as well. After falling asleep on the massage table, I awoke feeling less stressed and was able to enjoy the use of all the facility, including their wonderful showers, steam room, locker for my bags, towels, soaps, shampoos, etc.
By four that afternoon, I felt refreshed and was ready to continue on to Destin/Fort Walden Beach airport. There I checked in for my flight that evening at 7:20 to find out that there would be up to an hour delay. I sat and enjoyed a glass of wine with a couple that had made the arduous drive from Key West. They were headed to Colorado. People from all parts of Florida were headed out to hunker down with family and friends all over North America. It was truly a mass exodus!
I arrived into the Phoenix airport at one in the morning their time, four in the morning my time. Of course I was happy to finally be with my friend, and we sat up and discussed all that we knew of what was happening back on the island, which wasn’t much. At that time we were hopeful that Irma was passing to the south, but we were also concerned for the people of Florida.
The next day I awoke early to the sounds of Liz’s 13-year-old triplets getting ready for school. I was happy to get up and online to see the newest updates. By that time we were well aware of the devastation left in the Caribbean and frightened for our friend Anita in the British Virgin Islands. We still haven’t been in contact with her, but are aware that her family is working on getting her off the island where she has been living.
Saturday, I finally heard from Mark via the satellite phone. It was good to hear his voice and the fact that, so far, the island and the guys were all safe and left unscathed. However, we were aware that as the storm moved northward they may receive tropical storm force winds.
Mark’s messages and pictures proved that the winds had increased and were sustaining at about 50 miles per hour for most of the day. He admitted that his roommates were a bore and that Charlie our little dog was out of sorts, pooping and peeing randomly in the house, which he never does.
Sunday I was able to speak with Mark again, and he and the guys were eating well enough. As the wind swirled out of the north, the surf ate away at the beach leaving only rock. The far end of the runway also was being beat up on.
Monday morning, another call from the island. The winds had calmed but was now coming from the south. Mark was able to get out for a morning run. Meanwhile, Porky and Poppy loaded their personal items onto their boat for their return to Bonds Cay. After his morning exercise, Mark took Harry across to the north end of Big Whale, where he would make the 7-mile walk back to his home on the other end of the cay.
I sat at the table at Liz’s listening to the lightness in Mark’s voice, but couldn’t help but stare at the image of Hurricane José and its track towards the Bahamas. Could it be true? Was this another threat from Mother Nature for respect?
“It was my first hurricane, so to hear the wind blowing like that and the building creaking back and forth was pretty nerve wracking.”
— Mary Fehr
Brandy Breault, Hearing Instrument Specialist at ListenUP! Canada
Brandy Breault is a Hearing Instrument Specialist from ListenUP! Canada who recognizes the need for more accessible hearing healthcare in Leamington. ListenUP! Canada has a hearing healthcare clinic at 313 Main St. E in Kingsville that is open Monday to Friday from 8:30 - 4:30, but for some in Leamington, this may be a distance to travel. So, every other Monday, Breault drives to the Leamington out clinic at the South Essex Community Council at 215 Talbot Street East to provide free, no obligation hearing tests, a broad selection of brand-name, digital hearing aids and assistive listening devices at affordable prices,tings, cleanings and repairs. These out clinic services
help those who need hearing healthcare, but are unable to travel to the nearest clinic to get the help they need.
“I basically offer the same hearing healthcare services provided at any other clinic location,” says Breault. “People may not have a driver’s license. A clinic may be too far for people to travel outside of Leamington. People may not be well enough to travel and it may be easier for loved ones to bring them to a clinic closer to home.”
While completing her Speech and Language Sciences degree at Brock University, Breault took some audiology courses that sparked her interest in the
pursue a career in audiology and obtained her Hearing Instrument Specialist diploma from Conestoga College. Breault started her student placement with ListenUP! Canada in 2014 and has been with the company ever since – helping clients treat their hearing loss and reconnect with the world around them.
Breault will be at the out clinic on Tuesday, July 4 th & Monday, July 17 th from 8:30-4:30. To book an appointment, please call 1-888-364-5419.
By Bryan Jessop
The winds of change have affected Mary Fehr in more ways than one. After living in Sarasota, Fla. for the past year and a half, the born and raised Leamington resident became one of millions living in American’s Sunshine State forced to take cover preceding the arrival of Hurricane Irma. Fehr describes herself as one of the luckiest Floridians to emerge from the wake of the devastating storm, which forced the evacuation of more than six million of its residents.
Fehr left her one-bedroom apartment situated in a condo along I-75 — the same national highway that runs north through Michigan before ending at Sault Ste. Marie — to take shelter in a gym owned by a friend at 9 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 10. She returned home at 10 a.m. the next day to find that her third floor apartment had been spared the damage and destruction inflicted upon several other structures along and near the state’s Gulf Coast.
“I was really lucky. There are a lot of people here dealing with a lot more than I am,” Fehr said. “I even had hydro back this morning (Monday, Sept. 11). There were screens torn off from the other side of the road, but because of the way my apartment is situated, nothing really happened here. Most of what I saw were a lot of fallen trees and fences.”
Fehr’s apartment stands about 20 minutes east of Florida’s west coast, where Hurricane Irma caused significantly more destruction. Sarasota, a small city of about 57,000 residents, lies about 80 km south of Tampa Bay. Fehr explained that ‘Zone A’ — located immediately south of her residence — was informed to evacuate while people living in her part of the state were issued a ‘voluntary evacuation’ notice. The most recent report Fehr heard as of Monday morning indicated that the storm caused three deaths in Florida, none of which occurred in Sarasota or surrounding Manatee County.
The small gym where Fehr and others stayed during the peak hours of Irma’s presence in the area is a concrete structure built to stringent Florida code standards and is also equipped with hurricane-resistant windows. A group of four adults including Fehr — along with a toddler and two dogs — watched the storm from the gym’s windows until winds intensified to the point where they relocated to the building’s lobby to ensure their safety. Residents of the area received a variety of updates for their region as the storm progressed. While some reports indicated that Irma arrived in Sarasota as a Category 1 storm — signifying wind speeds of 119 to 153 km/hr or 74 to 95 mph — others told of wind speeds in the area reaching 177 km/hr or 110 mph, a level teetering between Category 2 and 3.
With memories of 1992’s Hurricane Andrew fresh in the minds of many neighbours, Fehr noted that tension in the region began mounting by Wednesday, Sept. 6 and that the preparation process was actually the scariest part of the experience.
“For a couple days, it was impossible to find gas,” she explained. “I was finally able to fill up on Friday. I went to a grocery store before it started and found one or two cans on the shelf.”
While taking refuge in the gym, Irma peaked in Sarasota between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. Sunday morning. Although evacuation of the region wasn’t mandatory, an indoor curfew of 3 p.m. had been imposed on Sunday.
“It was crazy,” Fehr said. “It was my first hurricane, so to hear the wind blowing like that and the building creaking back and forth was pretty nerve wracking.”
The Leamington resident garnered national attention in Canada in 2015 when she and friend Sarah French biked from Victoria, B.C. to St. John’s Nfld. in a campaign dubbed “Bike To Grow” — a fundraiser and awareness initiative established through the Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) in support of women farming in the African
nation of Ghana. Fehr, 27, is a portfolio manager for JMX Brands, selling Amish furniture lines such as Dutch Crafters online. She explained that had the friend’s gym not been available, her place of employment is also well equipped to withstand hurricane weather.
Fehr noted that although her home escaped the worst of the damage, neighbours are not yet breathing sighs of relief.
“Everybody’s got their eye on Hurricane Jose,” she explained. “We thought it was heading toward the east coast, but now it’s supposed to hit the west coast instead. It shouldn’t be as bad (as Irma), but we’re watching it very closely.”
Fehr was the recipient of several calls and messages from family and friends living in Canada who were concerned for her safety. On Monday morning, she was able to post a status update on Facebook to alleviate the fears of loved ones.
Paul Arthur Gagnon
February 20, 1958 – September 10, 2017
Paul Arthur Gagnon passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family.
Beloved husband of Karen Ives. Loving father of Jessica Fraumeni (Jim), Jeremy Gagnon (Tiffani), Wendy Ives-Tiessen (Jason), Jeff Ives (Lauren). Proud Papa of Grayson, Travis, Lydia, Wyatt, Grace and Lillian. Beloved son of Doreen (late Arthur). Brother of Yvonne (Corny) Spitse, Yvette Cousineau (late Dan), Larry Gagnon (Debby). Also survived by many nieces and nephews.
At Paul’s request, cremation has taken place and a private family service will be held at a later date. Arrangements entrusted to Simple Choice Cremation Centre (519-254-2585).
Online condolences and cherished memories may be shared with family at www.simplechoicecremation.ca
During the Labour Day long weekend, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers throughout the province set their sights on speeding and all other forms of aggressive driving. The four causal factors for injury and/or death on OPP patrolled roadways are speeding, distracted driving, aggressive driving and the failure to wear and properly wear a seat belt.
Essex County OPP officers had a significant presence on local provincial highways and county roadways, leading all of West Region in enforcement statistics over the long weekend. The results of their efforts are as follows:
• 154 speeding charges
• 3 stunt driving charges
• 2 seatbelt charges
• 8 distracted driving charges
• 11 hazardous moving violations
• 32 other Highway Traffic Act charges
• 5 Liquor Licence Act charges
• 9 Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act charges
• 1 other Criminal Code Driving offence
• 4 Warn Range suspensions
• 10 marine offences
• 1 Controlled Drug and Substances Act offence.
It is noteworthy to mention that there were no arrests for impaired driving in Essex County during the
long weekend, but as stated above, 4 “warn range” drivers licence suspensions were levied.
The goal of the OPP is that enforcement action against these motorists now will change their driving behaviour and prevent a catastrophe in the future – for them and other motorists.
Sarah Drummond
Sarah Grace Drummond (nee Johnston), 81 years, passed away on Monday, September 4, 2017 at Erie Shores Hospice.
Beloved wife of the late Lyle Drummond (2006).
Dear mother of Timothy Franklin and stepmother of Royce Drummond (Linda), Kenneth Drummond (late Jeanne Marie), Joe Drummond (Nancy), and Carollyn Drummond.
Loving grandmother of several grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.
With respect for Sarah’s wishes, cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation or funeral service.
Sarah’s family wishes to thank the doctors, nurses and staff at Windsor Regional Cancer Centre, Erie Shores HealthCare and Erie Shores Hospice for their care.
Memorial donations may be made by cheque to Erie Shores Hospice by contacting the Reid Funeral Home, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519-326-2631).
Friends may share memories and make memorial donations at www.reidfuneralhome.ca
The Two Creeks Annual Tree Dedication and Memorial Service for people who wish to remember loved ones or friends with a living memorial is this Sunday, September 17 at 2 p.m. at Two Creeks Conservation Area, 21638 Kent Rd. 1, just north of Wheatley.
What is more representative than a tree? And in this case, you are also promoting conservation. The land is used for trees, which in turn provide us with life by producing oxygen.
Two Creeks is situated in beautiful surroundings and the Memorial Grove offers an opportunity for those who wish to plant a new tree or take advantage of adopting a mature tree of their choice. In both cases, a plaque is placed in remembrance of your loved one.
Caroline Kreps
Caroline ‘Carol’ Kreps, 96 years, passed away suddenly on Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Erie Shores HealthCare.
Loving wife of the late William (2000) and good friend and companion of the late Howard Mickelson (2011). Beloved mother of Katherine Walsh (Bob) and Carol Larabee (Rance). Dearest grandmother of Bill Davie (Julie), Allan Davie, Jeff Davie (Melanie), Todd Phibbs (Joan), Karen Driedger (Dennis), great-grandmother of 10 and greatgreat-grandmother of 3. Dear sister of Andy Miinch (Cecile) and predeceased by William’s siblings. Also survived by several nieces and nephews.
Carol was a hard worker and together with her husband Bill they owned and operated Carol’s Lunch in Blytheswood for many years. Carol loved her family and friends and she will be greatly missed.
The family would like to thank the staff at Erie Glen Retirement Home and Erie Shores HealthCare for their exceptional care.
At Carol’s request, cremation has taken place.
Family and friends are invited to the Flamingo Restaurant at Erie Shores Golf Club, 304 Robson Road, Leamington, on Friday, September 15, 2017 from 3-5 p.m. for a time of sharing memories and celebrating Carol’s life.
If you wish to donate in Carol’s memory, the family has asked that donations be made to the Salvation Army - Leamington.
Arrangements entrusted to the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519326-2631).
www.reidfuneralhome.ca
Rev. Derek Parry will read the names of those who are being remembered at the tree dedication, and also share some thoughts that will give comfort and meaning to the service. Music will be provided by David and Sharon Light. All are welcome to attend.
Municipality of Leamington administration has recommended that Intelivote Systems Inc. be awarded the contract for the provision of internet and telephone election services in the amount of $45,470 (including HST). This quote was the result of combining with Tecumseh and LaSalle in issuing a request for proposals.
By Catherine Riediger
September is here and fall preparations are ahead of us. The Leamington Horticultural Society members hope everyone enjoyed the 90 plus planters and flowerbeds the Society planted throughout Leamington. The planters featuring various red and white flowers with the Flower of the Year, Cannova Bronze Scarlet Canna, taking centre stage were a perfect combination to commemorate Canada’s 150th anniversary.
planted a Red Maple in Dieppe Park near the cenotaph as a dedication for the 70th Anniversary of the end of WWII.
No. 89, 2015: Leamington Br. 84 of the Royal Canadian Legion planted a Red Maple in Dieppe Park near the cenotaph as a dedication for the 70th Anniversary of the end of WWII.
Saturday, September 30,
14 Mill Street East, Leamington, Ontario, N8H 1R7 519-322-2251
10 ERIE STREET SOUTH P.O. BOX 434 LEAMINGTON, ON N8H 3W5 519-326-8805
DALE’S FRIDAY COFFEE HOUSE
September 22
Doors open at 6:30 and music starts at 7:00 pm. Come and join us for an evening of acoustic music. This is a freewill event with monies benefiting our Community.
The Bank Theatre Proudly Presents THE BIG REVEAL
October 14
Featuring special guest TINA MORGAN: OLDER & BOLDER – A BROADWAY REVIEW - $60 per person - Ticket price includes light appetizers and beverage tastings from our sponsors. Beer and wine available for purchase. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Show starts at 7:00 p.m. Tickets available advance only at Counter Effects in Leamington or online at http://thebanktheatrebigreveal.bpt.me
Dale’s Friday Coffee House Oct. 27, Nov. 24, Dec. 22 Knox Presbyterian Church, 58 Erie St. S., Leamington. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Music at 7:00 p.m. Free-will event.
DAZZLING DUOS AND TRIOS
October 1
A classical concert featuring a variety of duets and trios for 2 flutes, piano and organ, culminating in an abridged version of the well loved “Mennonite Piano Concerto” by Victor Davies. Performing artists are Helen Brown, Linda Regehr, Natalie Dorion and Jonathan Bayley. Sunday, October 1 at 3:00 at Knox Presbyterian Church, 58 Erie St. S., Leamington. $15 or $10 for groups of 10 seniors or more. Tickets available online at http:/dazzlingduostrios. bpt.me, Wharram’s Jewellers and Counter Effects in Leamington or at the door if not sold out.
The last update was April so this update will cover the highlights of the last four months starting with a very interesting tour of A.M.A. Plastics on May 8 and the successful annual plant sale held on May 13.
The guest speaker in May was Robert Davies from ERCA on the topic of Propagating Carolinian Trees. After hearing all that goes into the propagation process, I am even more upset when I see trees being cut down rather than saved, replaced or moved to another location.
With this thought in mind, this is the one of the best times of the year to plant trees. The Society’s “Replant Our Streets” program is one of the ways to do this. To date, 105 trees have been planted through this program by various residents, organizations and the municipality. Each tree is assigned a number.
No. 86, 2004: The Municipality of Leamington planted an Oak tree on the west side of Erie St. S., 1st tree south of Russell St., to acknowledge the success of this program.
No. 87, 2013: The Leamington Horticultural Society planted a Glenleven Linden in Rick Atkin Park dedicated to Cam McKay as a thank-you for his support and assistance to the Society.
No 88, 2015: The Leamington Horticultural Society
If you are interested in planting a tree under this program or want more information about it, you can contact Joan McDonald at 519-326-8122.
June 21st was the Annual LHS Picnic. Owners of the Peanut Centre Nursery, Steve and Kathy DeGoey, once again hosted the picnic in their lovely backyard. Everyone was in a party mood, the weather was perfect and the food was tasty and plentiful. The grand finale was the presentation by Marg Ross of the 2017 Scholarship Award to Leamington District Secondary School Grade 12 student Noah Weber. Noah graduated with the distinction of a Specialist High Skills Major in Environmental Science and will be attending Ridgetown College where he will further his education in agriculture. The Society wishes him all the very best in his future endeavours.
Also in June, the Society took on the task of sponsoring and the members planting one of the remaining front entrance gardens at the Hospice Erie Shores Campus. The flowers were provided by Anna’s Flowers.
FREE RECOVERY PROGRAMS at South Shore Health Centre, 15 John St., Leamington: Mondays at 6:30 p.m. Westover Recovery Support; Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Women Only Recovery Support; Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. Guided Meditation Group; Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. SMART; Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. Recovery Support in Low German and Spanish; Fridays at 6:30 p.m. CA Group. Individual family and friends education and support to create a recovery plan call 519-990-2530 for an appointment.
WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE? ACCESS COUNTY COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES at is seeking dedicated volunteers for their Youth Mentor Program. Applications being accepted until September 15. For more information contact Wanda Rodrigues, Project Manager - The Bridge at 519-324-0990 ext. 33, email wrodrigues@accesscounty.ca or apply online at www.accesscounty.ca
BICENTENNIAL BRANCH UELAC SEPTEMBER LUNCHEON MEETING, Saturday, September 16 at 12:00 p.m. sharp, Church of the Ephiphany, 96 Main St. W., Kingsville. RSVP by Sept. 9 at info. bicentennial@uelac.org or 519-995-3529.
THE 16TH ANNUAL FIESTAS PATRIAS CELEBRATION will take place at the Roma Club of Leamington, 19 Seacliff Drive East, Leamington, Sunday September 17 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. It is a free, family friendly event for everyone.
ESSEX COUNTY ORCHID SOCIETY MEETS Sunday, September 17 at St. Stephen’s Church Hall, 5280 Howard Ave., Windsor, just south of roundabout. Doors open at 1:00 p.m. and meeting starts at 1:30. Topic: What’s Wrong With My Orchid Leaves? Free admission. Go to www.essxcountyorchidsociety.webs.com for more info.
FOOD & FELLOWSHIP SUPPER, Monday, September 18 from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Leamington United Church, 9 John St., welcomes those who are alone or experiencing hardships to come for supper. No charge.
LEAMINGTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY MEETS Wednesday, September 20 at 7:30 p.m., Leamington United Church, 9 John St. Speaker: Herbal Cleaning Divas Lynn Imeson and Sandy Ellener. All are welcome for an evening of horticultural fellowship. For more info call Peter Scorrar 519-326-8529.
AUTUMNFEST BAZAAR hosted by Visitation Parish CWL, Saturday, September 30 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Visitation Church Parish Hall, 5407 Comber Side Road, Comber. Homemade baked goods (low sugar and gluten free available), crafts, penny sale, raffles, kids books, lunch café, free coffee and tea. Proceeds go towards the parish, the community, local schools and other charitable agencies.
THE ONTARIO PURPLE MARTIN ASSOCIATION will hold its final meeting of the year on Saturday, September 30 at Orchard View Golf Course, 1357 County Road 34, Ruthven at 9:00 a.m. The public is welcome. Please bring the stats fo your colony at this time.
Please call Paul at 519-738-3476 for further info.
JOIN LIFE CHAIN - Sunday, October 1 from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. in Leamington (at Erie & Talbot), Kingsville (Main & Division), Essex (Talbot at Centre), Harrow (King at Queen), Belle River (Notre Dame at Dupuis), Amherstburg (Sandwich at Pickering), Tecumseh (Lesperance & Tecumseh E.), Windsor (Tecumseh E. in front of Metropolitan Hospital). Inquires: Right to Life 519-325-0929 or 519-969-7555.
FUNG LOY KOK TAOIST TAI CHI OPEN HOUSE EVENTS (3) at St. John’s Anglican Church, 60 Erie St. N., Leamington: Tuesday, October 3 from 9:30-10:15 a.m.; Wednesday, October 4 from 6:30-7:15 p.m.; Thursday, October 5 from 9:00-9:45 a.m. Demonstrations will show how to improve circulation and balance, increase strength and reduce stress. Visitors will learn how to focus on the wellbeing of the body and mind. For more info and to view a demo visit www.taoist.org, or call 519-255-9744 or email windsor@ taoist.org
The months of July and August provided some much needed down time outside of the maintenance of planters and flowerbeds as well as the Communities in Bloom Judges Tour and Reception July 18-20. Charlie Wright will be attending the National Symposium held in Ottawa on September 1316. Members are all keeping their fingers crossed that Leamington maintains its 5-Bloom status as well as any special mentions in any of the six categories. The September general meeting is on the 20th and guest speakers are the Herbal Cleaning Divas, Lynn Imeson and Sandy Ellenor. Society members would love to have you join them for an evening of horticultural fellowship.
LEAMINGTON BLOOD DONOR CLINIC at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex, Wednesday, October 4, 1:00 p.m.7:00 p.m. New donors & walk-ins welcome! To book an appointment or for additional information, please contact us at 1 888 2 DONATE (1-888-236-6283) / www.blood.ca / GiveBlood App .
RUMMAGE SALE - Leamington United Church, 9 John Street. Friday, October 13 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and Saturday, October 14 from 9:00 a.m. to noon.
IF YOU WANT TO DRINK, THAT’S YOUR BUSINESS If you want to stop, we can help. Call Alcoholics Anonymous: 519-9991234.
SUN COUNTY LYME AWARENESS SUPPORT GROUP - Learn and share about Lyme disease. Monthly meetings held last Wednesday of every month (except July and August) at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens at 6:30 p.m. Meetings resume in September. Everyone welcome!
THE SALVATION ARMY LEAMINGTON CC YOUTH DROP-IN CENTRE open every Tuesdsay, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the church, 88 Setterington St. The centre provides a safe supervised location and use of our computer lab, movies, videogames or table tennis etc. For more info contact us at 519-326-4901.
MOODS DISORDER GROUP MEETS the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Leamington District Memorial Hospital, 1st Floor. Info: Nancy at 519-971-4050 or nrkolah@sympatico.ca
SOUTHWEST OUTDOORS CLUB MEETS the second Tuesday of every month (except August) in the upstairs hall of the Wheatley Legion starting at 7:00 p.m.
Ken Reder of Amherstburg writes: “In October 2010, I purchased a well-picked-over donor car in Michigan: a 1934 Buick Series 50 sedan. There was no body, no doors, drive train, or much else. There was the frame and front sheet metal. The fenders were from another car. This was what I was looking for. My other hobby is woodworking so it was natural the next build had to be a Woodie.
“Before getting into this project, I decided to build a matching teardrop trailer with the same wood panels and trim as the car. The fenders and wheels would be painted to match. Another thought was, all the mistakes and learning would be done on the trailer before starting the car. That worked only to a limited extent!
“I purchased a rubber torsion axle to start on the trailer and then welded two inch square tubing together to build the floor. For the rest of the framework, one-inch square was used. The wooden corner caps that go up and over the top are 16 feet long with no splices. Seven thin strips make up the cap, all glued together. Inside the teardrop there are a total of 16 raised panel doors. There were a few butternut trees on our property and that is the wood I used for the doors.
“I had collected over one hundred Woodie pictures from the internet and a few from car shows. This gave us some ideas of what we would like the finished car to look like.
“I welded the body and doors together with square tubing (like the teardrop was built). Before the soft roof was installed on the car, I cut out the roof from a tradesman van.
This was fitted and sealed on the car. I like doing this as it eliminates any chance of a roof leak or the roof ballooning from driving with the windows open.
“Next, an engine and transmission were purchased from a 2006 GMC truck that had 52,000 kilometres on it. The rear end is a nine inch Ford.
“All dimensional wood was cut from our property and dried on site in a twenty foot long drier. Walnut was used for the panels and ash with a golden oak stain for the trim. Many hours were spent in the woodworking shop forming and fitting all the necessary pieces. For a finish, Epifanes varnish was chosen as it is used on boats for its strong ultraviolet protection. The exterior wood pieces each received nine coats.
“My wife Gail chose a dark green hot hues colour for the metal and imitation ostrich for the upholstery. She also chose the license plate: KNOTY 34.
“JH Restoration in Windsor, Ontario, did a great job on metal work, paint, carpet and upholstery.
“The car is reliable and very comfortable. In June 2016, we drove it to a car show in St. Paul, Minnesota with no problems.”
I’m always looking for more stories. Email billtsherk@sympatico.ca or write Bill Sherk, 25 John St., P.O. Box 255, Leamington, ON N8H 3W2.
In a report to Leamington Council on Sept. 11, the Manager of Information Technology, David DelCiancio, recommended purchase of a new IP Security Camera system for the Municipal Building from Security One in the amount of $24,994 (plus applicable taxes).
It is proposed that the equipment will be paid for out of the IT Reserve Fund and that the existing surplus camera equipment be disposed of at the discretion of the CAO.
Whenever there is a consent application to sever a surplus farm dwelling and rezone it, Leamington Municipal Council has insisted that the approval — both the consent and the rezoning — come directly to Council in order to smooth the process and render decisions that are consistent.
Such was the case Monday, Sept. 11 when Council considered an application to sever a surplus lot on Mersea Road 6. What was unusual about it was that the residual land in the application was to be rezoned from agricultural to “EP” which stands for environmentally protected lands; in this case, lands that are subject to reforestation efforts.
Although this is rare, it is what the owners want: “As a result of a request by the owners, Administration is also recommending that the resulting farm parcel be rezoned from A3 to Environmental Protection (EP) to ensure that the existing woodlot and natural heritage restoration efforts are protected and maintained for future generations. These lands have been in the Goron family for many years.”
The Gorons were thanked for their environmental sensitivity and the matter was passed by Council.
By Jan Watson
With 5 wins each, Arnold Seili and Richard Howe –Terry Jackson and Larry Evoy led the 15 players who shot Fun Darts on August 31 at Wheatley Legion. Also tied, with 3 wins, were Julie Reid and Dawn Lorondeau –Gerry Hucko and Debbie Seili – Bonnie Evoy, Rosemary Duquette and Tim Moore. Mary Robinson, Tom Lorondeau and Jim McClellan won 2 games. Julie and Bonnie were the lady doublers.
Everyone is welcome to join the Fun Darts players on Friday evenings. Play starts at 7:30 p.m.
There were 4 two-time winners at the Meat Draws on September 2. The draws also included 3 Fish Fest T-shirts. Winning twice were Marion Banyai, June Epplett, Mark Howe and Bill Derbyshire. The other winners were Murray Loop, Donna Corlett, Tom Howe, Jan Watson, Sue Symons and Jane Pursel. Diane Echaut won the 50/50 draw.
The remains of Gordon L. Liddle, FL/LT RCAF in World War II, will be interred at Erie Cemetery this Sat. Sept 16 at noon. The Wheatley Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion will conduct a graveside service at this time and invite Branch members to attend.
Next week, September 17-23, is Legion Week. Plan to attend any or all of the activities the Branch has planned.
On Sunday the Ladies Auxiliary will serve breakfast from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
Grade 8 students from Wheatley Area and East Mersea public schools will visit the Branch for a tour on Tuesday and Wednesday. They will visit with veterans and members, and be treated to lunch before they return to school. Also on Wednesday a General Meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m.
On Thursday a Wine and Cheese Appreciation Night will start at 7 p.m.
On Friday a Poor Boys Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Chicken stew, wieners ’n beans and more will be available for a donation.
By Bob McLean
On Tuesday, September 5 there were 59 Talbot Trail senior golfers who tested their golfing skills on a somewhat cool, damp day. The highlight of the day was Dutchy’s masterful 34 which included 4 birdies and 2 bogeys. A repeat winner on the closest to the pin was Bob Scott whose fantastic shot ended up a mere 4 feet from the hole. Don Willan drained a spectacular 25-footer on #2 to win the long putt.
In the 50-69y division, three players tied for first place with their excellent 42s. The players were Mike Getty, Terry Scratch and Dave Omstead. Jamie Arquette played very well and he earned a 43. David Alexander fired a solid 47. Four players who merited fine 49s were Randy Zeray, John Blood, Bob Hatt and John Liddell. Other noteworthy results came from Herb Reid, David Tonks, Scoop Epplett, Garry Benninger and Dave Croley.
In the 70-79y division, as mentioned above, was captured by Jim. Second place went to Joe Vertel and Al Matthews who produced excellent 40s. Vic Reynaert and Bill Ward continued their superb play by earning excellent 41 and 42 scores respectively. Don Willan, Rick Thompson and Bob McLean achieved solid 43s. Very satisfying 44s were fired by Paul Harrison, Bob Scott and Kevin Jordan. Ray la Pierre, Gary Honey, Tom Sasso and MikeWright shot gratifying 45s. Patch and Dave Dent produced noteworthy 46s. Steadily improving George Toews achieved a very commendable 47. Fine 48s were scored by Al Zanuttini, and Paul Brown. Nifty 50 results were achieved by Eugene Abbruzzese, Mac Hyatt and Ken Bachmeier. Satisfying results were earned by Gord Chadwick, Richard Humber, Bob Lee, Jerry Paine, Martin Girash and Ron Steingart.
The 80-85y division also played very well. Both Bob Freure and Tom Hyatt led the way with their excellent 44s. Fred Takaki came in with an inspiring 47. Fine 49s were achieved by Bill Edwards and Pete Daudlin. Other commendable results were produced by Neil Adamson, Carl Robinson, Walter Balsam, Ed Woelk and Gerry Becigneul.
Then on Saturday, help wind up Legion Week by coming to the Meat Draws at 3 p.m., then staying to enjoy entertainment by Allen James from 5 to 9 p.m. while enjoying a feast of fresh Lake Erie yellow perch from 5 to 7 p.m. Fish Fry tickets available at the Branch (519-8254161). of 51 and 52 respectively. Murray Cascadden and Hal Wigle also earned very satisfying results. League members thank Patch and George Toews for sharing their jokes at last week’s scramble. Members missed Scotty, but you kept everyone very entertained!
The league’s Super Seniors achieved very praiseworthy scores. John Popelas had a one-shot advantage over Orville Ellwood to take top spot. Both players shot terrific scores
The Municipality of Leamington currently has a need for 55km of new sidewalks to fill in the gaps in its network of sidewalks. It is recommended by administration that Dillon Consulting of Windsor be hired at a cost of approximately $20,000 to generate a priority list of what sidewalks should be paved, in what order, as funds become available.
The report from administration was quite detailed, therefore the recommended was needed since it would form a basis for decision-making on sidewalk issues.
Leamington Half Century Centre, Sept. 4: North/South - 1st Helen Predye and Nina Towle, 2nd Sally Bell and Bob Bell, 3rd Joyce Bear and Marilyn Robbins. East/West - 1st Jim Perkes and Roger Cote, 2nd George Hildebrandt and Henry Hildebrandt, 3rd Dorothy McGregor and Marie Ellwood. Bridge games are played each Monday at 12:45 p.m. Members and new members are welcome.
Kingsville Bridge Club, Sept. 6: 1st Chris Brennan and Bill Chaplin, 2nd Nancy Murphy and George Hildebrandt, 3rd Bob Lee and Henry Hildebrandt, 4th Joyce Bear and Frank Duransky. Bridge is every Wednesday at the Lions Hall in Kingsville, 7 p.m.
Harrow Bridge Club, Sept. 7: North/South - 1st Teri Ford and Pat DeNapoli, 2nd Marie Ellwood and Vi Major, 3rd Nancy Murphy and Frank Duransky. East/West - 1st Penny Stuart and Lorna Malott, 2nd Moira Escott and Mary Strachan, 3rd John McGregor and Dorothy McGregor. Bridge is on Thursday at Harrowood, 7 p.m.
The following are the results for the Erie Shores senior men’s league for the past two weeks of golf.
Sept. 6: The draw winners for the round were Ed Krahn and Don Noels. Closest to the pin on #3 was Bob Sutherland and on #16 it was Tom Miehl. The longest putt on #2 was made by Matt Dick and on #12 by Ron Koop.
In a game of Stapleford where you get 4 points for a bird, 2 points for a par and 1 point for a boggie, the winning team was Fred Klassen, Matt Dick, Henry Hildebrandt and Pat Amicone. In second were Tim Dobson, Earl Dunmore, Larry Lucier and Kevin Shaften. Third place went to the team of Bill Conn, Frank Dick, Ed Krahn and Gary McRae. Fourth place was held by Wayne Quinn, Neil Reimer, Natan Caratanasov and Don Chalcraft.
Matt Dick had low round of the day at 77, followed by Kevin Shaften at 79.
Matt Dick also led all golfers with 3 birds at #2, #6 and #14. Two players managed 2 each: Kevin Shaften #3 and #12, and Ron Tremblay #6 and #12. Gary Alderson birdied #1, Tom Miehl #2 and Larry Lucier #3. Three players had a bird on #9: Fred Klassen, Bob Sutherland and Mike Wright. Ed Krahn birdied #10 and Richard Leslie #14. Heinz Kosempel rounded off the birds with one on #16.
Sept. 11: It was another beautiful day for golf and 62 senior members enjoyed the day and fellowship. Draw winners were Willy Patkau and Willy Krahn. Closest to the pin on #3 was Tom Miehl and on #16 Ken Luxford made the shot. Both players also made their birdie putts. The longest putt on #9 was made by Dan McQueen and on #18 by Keith Brown. In a game of high/low, the winning team with a score of 134 was Ron Tiessen, Garth Dennerley and Ian McIver. In second place at 139 were Bob Park, Mike Hanson, Richard Leslie and Kevin Shaften. In third place, also at 139 but placed by retrogression, was the team of Gary Alderson, Guy McIntyre, Stefan Kowal and John St. James. In fourth place at 141 were Matt Dinchik, Frank Dick, Francis Garant and Keith Brown.
At a get-together to celebrate the end of the baseball season, the Leamington Midget Lakers surprised longtime sponsor Howard Forsyth with a painting to acknowledge his support, dedication, friendship and generosity. The painting by local artist Marilyn Busko shows the team celebrating on the mound with Forsyth and his dog Wylie looking on. Busko worked along with coach Chris Lamotte to create the keepsake for Forsyth. She worked off a number of photos taken over the past year. Forsyth’s company has sponsored this group of ballplayers for six years. Forsyth who is owner/operator of Howie’s Custom Coating, also received individual handwritten ‘thank you’ cards from every player. (Submitted photo)
Bob Park was low player for the day with a round of 80. He was followed closely by Henry Hildebrandt and Ed Schachoskoy at 81.
Two players managed 2 birds for their round. They were Ron Tremblay on #4 and #10, and Les Young on #1 and #2. Keith Brown also had a bird on #2. Tom Miehl had one on #3 and Stefan Kowal birdied #6. Bill Stackpoole and Mike Wright had birds on #9. Henry Hildebrandt and Ron Koop birdied # 10, Norm Beattie #11, Richard Leslie #12, and Ken Luxford finished off the birds with his on #16.
If you have not yet done so, please sign up for next week’s round on Monday, September 18 at 9 a.m.
Leamington’s Manager of Information Technology, David DelCiancio, has proposed that Municipal Council replace its aging phone system to one supplied by Applied Computer Solutions of Windsor at a cost of approximately $74,464 (plus applicable taxes).
This is over the $65,000 that was budgeted for the changeover, but the Information Technology Reserve has more than enough to absorb the excess cost.
In his report at the Sept. 11 meeting of Council, Mr. DelCiancio points out that the surplus equipment “has a net book value of $27,352 at July 1, 2017 [but] no proceeds on disposal are anticipated”, and that the equipment will be donated as surplus computer equipment to public agencies on a first come, first served and ‘as is’ basis at the discretion of the Chief Administrative Officer. It turns out that outmoded computer equipment may have a ‘book value’, but unless it is supported by software and hardware it is valueless. Council was in agreement with the proposal.
“With respect to County Wide Active Transportation System (CWATS) infrastructure, the CWATS study sets out specific procedures for the approval and construction of infrastructure initiatives. Annually, municipalities in Essex County must submit complete applications to the Active Transportation Committee for funding consideration. The CWATS committee then recommends projects to County Council as part of the County budget process.”
That is the introduction to a report that specifies the recommended projects that Leamington should apply for this year. Some are applications for design funding so that construction can begin in subsequent years, some are to design changes to existing facilities as upgrades, but the lion’s share of the application is once again to get proper bike lanes along County Road 20.
By Bryan Jessop
Not many players know what a busy season of baseball is quite like Leamington’s Hannah Chacko.
The local 15-year-old UMEI student wrapped up her Ontario Baseball Association campaign one week after competing with the Under 21 Baseball Ontario provincial team, which captured gold in this summer’s 21U Baseball Canada Women’s Invitational Championships. Chacko played in two of six games with Team Ontario en route to earning the 2017 national title against opponents including Quebec, British Columbia, Nova Scotia and Manitoba. Hannah, donning the same #13 she wears with the Leamington Lakers travel bantam squad, was the youngest of the 13 players on the U21 Ontario hardball group. The roster included two other 15-year-olds, two 16-year-olds, three 17-year-olds, two at the age of 18, two 19-year-olds and one at the maximum age of 21. Chacko and Jessica MacPherson of Essex were the two players hailing from Essex County.
The tournament took place August 24-27 in Stonewall, Manitoba, a town of 4,600 located 25 km north of Winnipeg. The community’s Fines Field hosted all round robin and playoff games, which for Ontario, began with a 15-5 win over hosting Manitoba. Chacko served as a pinch hitter for the opener, earning a walk in her only at bat. She went on to cross the plate safely later that inning.
Ontario defeated Nova Scotia 5-4 later that day and played its only Friday game in an 8-4 victory over Quebec. The two favoured teams were tied 3-3 going into the seventh and final inning. On Saturday, Aug. 26, Chacko played third base in a 3-2 win over British Columbia, where she struck out twice and connected for a single to establish a batting average of .333.
Team Ontario had an easier time of fourth-seeded British Columbia the second time around in the semifinals later that same day, advancing to the gold medal match with an 11-1 victory. The win set up a rematch between Ontario and Quebec in what ended as a 16-14 slugfest victory for Chacko’s team. Bronze went to Nova Scotia in a 6-5 win over British Columbia.
“In my opinion, she played really well as a rookie with this team,” said Hannah’s father Sam Chacko. “The rookies didn’t play in all the games, but she certainly contributed. When she played, she played well. Like in any other sport, you’ve got to earn your stripes.”
Starting in July, Hannah made eight weekend trips to Toronto to practice with both her U21 and U16 teams, both of which she earned a spot on the rosters for the first time this season. The U16 Ontario team played its national tournament earlier in August, finishing round robin with a 3-3 record and failing to qualify for the medal rounds.
With one more year of eligibility for the younger team and six more with the women’s squad, Chacko plans to try out for both teams again in 2018.
“Hopefully, she’ll be a regular on the (U21) team in upcoming years,” Sam noted. “She enjoyed the experience very much. There were a few games where they fell behind by a couple runs before battling back — it’s a good experience to face that kind of adversity.”
As busy as 2017 was for Chacko, 2018 could potentially be busier still. Hannah will represent the midget Lakers in Leamington next season and also plans to try out for a new girls’ developmental team based in the GTA for 2018. The team will be formed as an all-girls Under 16/major bantam entry competing in a league made up of boys’ teams. Sam explained that the team’s objective will be to expose more girls to competitive hardball and promote the growth of the sport.
The simple fact of the matter is that cheating in sports is something that happens virtually all the time. There’d be no reason to administer penalties, free throws, free kicks and the like otherwise. Sometimes, however, the tactics go beyond what the rulebooks are prepared for to dish out as consequences. The use of performance enhancing drugs usually comes to mind, but it doesn’t stop there. Now more so than ever, technology is playing a role in bending the rules. Last week, Major League Baseball discovered that the Boston Red Sox had been stealing pitching signs against the Yankees. Specifically, the Sox have been accused of using cameras and other electronic devices to view customary signals that the catcher was sending to his pitcher during a three-game August series between the rival American League squads. With the regular season in the home stretch and the AL East up for grabs between the two teams, the timing couldn’t have been worse… or better, depending on who you’re rooting for.
When approached by the league after it received a video from Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, the Red Sox admitted that the accusations were true. Apparently, video replay personnel transmitted messages to the Apple watch of a Boston trainer, who in turn shared the information with batters in the dugout who were waiting for their turns at the plate.
Punishment, from what I’ve read, isn’t expected to be all that harsh. A fine from the league and brief suspensions to those involved. To be honest, I’m surprised the video replay staff involved in this scandal aren’t losing their jobs. I’m not sure if these people are recording play for the league or a television network, but either way, they SHOULD be trustworthy enough not to get involved in such shenanigans.
The whole thing has quite the cloak and dagger atmosphere about it, like something you’d see in the movies. When I first heard about the incident, I assumed that the trainer was communicating the signs he’d received on his watch directly to the batter through a microphone placed in his helmet. Now THAT would have been a scene straight from an original episode of Dragnet.
Why would I suspect something quite so clandestine? Admittedly, I must not know the game of baseball as well as I had until very recently assumed. I still can’t help but wonder what good it does to report to UPCOMING batters what exactly the opposing pitcher has been dishing out. For one, players, coaches, managers and spectators should be able to see with their own eyes what kind of pitches — fastballs, curveballs, breaking balls, etc. — are being delivered most consistently, right? I had always assumed (perhaps erroneously) that a batter knew what kind of pitch had just been delivered his way, at least by the time the catcher could toss the ball back to the mound. From there, if he strikes or fields out, he can just tell the next batter what’s being thrown while on his way back to the dugout… right?
The rain on September 5 once again prevented those that need to ride an opportunity to play their weekly game. Forty-eight Erie Shores Proggers attempted to match the difficulty of the wet and windy conditions. Where the ball landed was where it stayed. There was no roll forward. If anything, the ball bounced backwards. In the team game, Team D surpassed all the others by a wide margin. The $10 winners included Joe Verhoeven, Pete Andary, Matt Dick, Ron Tremblay, Bob Park, Frank Gow, Gary Alderson, Dan McQueen, Tim Tiessen, Ed Schachowskoy, Wayne Gillett and Claudio Sabelli. Six skins were awarded, each valued at $12. Winners were Gary McRae, Tom Miehl, Dan McQueen, Mel Davey, Brett Madden and Ron Tremblay.
There were few plus scores. Dan McQueen topped everybody with a +5, good for $20. $8 was handed out to Frank Gow, Ken Steingart, and Wayne Gillett for their +4s.
I had the good fortune of playing with Mel Davey, Tim Tiessen and Fred Klassen. Mel was able to get his points and would have been much better had his putter behaved.
Tim had a ton of points to get. It is hard enough on a good day to get what you need. On this day, Tim struggled with his draw swing. The clubs all felt like crowbars.
Wheatley,
There are no rules in Major League Baseball against sign stealing using nothing but the good ol’ fashioned human eye. If a runner at second base has eyesight good enough to spot the catcher’s suggestions, all the power to him.
Shortly after word got out about Boston’s sign stealing scheme, pro sports fans were quick to remind one another of the New England Patriots’ Spygate and Deflategate. By now, Boston has been branded the world capital of unscrupulous professional sports teams. Hmmm, I’ve often suspected that suspensions dealt to Bruins players for reckless and hazardous play are often strangely lenient. I don’t follow the NBA close enough to keep tabs on the Celtics, but all eyes must be on Beantown’s basketball team by now.
Miraculous Fred Klassen wasn’t so miraculous. Good thing Fred is a tree lover because he spent the better part of the day in them. He hit the trunks dead on, sending the ball backwards and sideways. Fred did keep his cool. There was no gnashing of teeth or club throwing. There may have been some private words spoken to himself. All in all, it was a fun day but a tough one. There are only a couple more weeks before the Proggers grand finale at the end of the month. Get your money in to ensure that you get to play. Next Tuesday is the cutoff.
Seriously though, there’s an old adage explaining that when you point a finger in accusation, there are three more pointing back at you. The Yankees have been far from perfect little angels in the wide world of cheating.
Pitcher Michael Pineda has been reprimanded twice now for using foreign substances to load the ball (yup, getting Major League “you load the ball with SNOT?!” flashbacks as I type this paragraph). In one instance, he applied pine tar to his neck in a game against —
you guessed it — Boston. He was issued a 10-game suspension, which seems stern until you realize he was only scheduled to start in ONE of those following games. The Yankees of course are also on the not-so-short list of teams with players found guilty of taking PEDs.
What’s funny is that the Red Sox have accused the Yankees of resorting to the same form of sign stealing. Boston won two of the three mid-August games against the NYY, which in the long run, could easily end up deciding on which of the two teams takes the AL East and which has to scramble in hopes of landing a wild card spot. As of the day the incident was revealed to the public, Boston held a 2.5 game lead over their Big Apple adversaries.
The opportunity to cheat, like it or not, is available in virtually every form of athletic competition. When I was a kid, the most controversial scheme was to be in possession of
GEORGE LOPEZ
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a hockey stick with an illegal curve. It could be altered from factory specifications quite easily by waving a Bic lighter back and forth over the ‘inside’ of the blade a few times. We were always told that to determine whether or not the curve was legal, we simply had to try rolling a quarter under it with the stick lying flat on the floor. If the coin made it through, the stick was illegal. I assume officials had more legitimate methods of testing a stick after a coach made his suspicions known. It was always a tense moment, as it meant the accused was getting two minutes for using an illegal stick or the accuser was getting two for delay of game. Anyway, if the MLB wants to put an end to sign stealing, it had better start handing out bigger penalties. The same goes for any league trying to curb any immoral or dangerous habits.
By Bryan Jessop
Over the course of a weekend, the Leamington Flyers demonstrated how to both protect a lead and overcome a deficit.
The Flyers emerged from the 2017-18 Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League’s traditional season-opening Showcase Weekend in Brantford with a 2-0-0-0 record, establishing itself as the only Western Conference team to come home with four points. The first of two games proved the far less dramatic of the two, a 6-1 win over the Golden Horseshoe’s Ancaster Avalanche Friday, Sept. 7. Two days later, Leamington bounced back after trailing 3-0 late in the second period for a 4-3 overtime victory against the Midwest’s Waterloo Siskins.
The Flyers’ opener was officially registered as the first GOJHL regular season game of the 2017-18 campaign. Cody Schneider, acquired a few days earlier from the Strathroy Rockets, started the scoring after taking a feed from veteran forward Zach Guilbeault with about seven-and-a-half minutes remaining in the first. Rookie Andrew Thoms struck 13 seconds later for the game winner after being set up by former Lakeshore Canadien Jake Nimmo and LaSalle Viper trade Maddux Rychel. The season’s first power play tally came courtesy of Jaydon Fetter 14 seconds prior to the first buzzer with assists offered by Kade McKibbin and Kenny Styles.
Styles, a Trenton, Mich. resident, made it 4-0 on a power play marker seven seconds into the second frame with Guilbeault assisting. After nearly 28 minutes of darkness from the goal judges’ lights, Dylan Weston expanded Leamington’s lead to 5-0 with helpers coming from Blake Bain and Josh Pope-Ferguson. Sixteen-year-old newcomer Stephane Crevier benefited from a setup by former Essex 73 Dalton Langlois and Schneider at the third’s midway point for the final Flyer goal.
With just over five minutes remaining, Liam Van Loon foiled Noah Hedrick’s shutout bid. Hedrick blocked 27 of 28 while the Flyers went two for six on the man advantage compared to Ancaster’s zero for six. Leamington built a 34-28 shots on net advantage.
“It was a much closer game than 6-1,” noted Flyers head coach Tony Piroski. “They actually had more scoring chances than us in the first half, but Noah made some big saves to keep us in there. We had really good goaltending for that game and the rest of the guys picked things up in the second half.”
“It’ll take a little bit of time to figure everything out, but we’ve got a good group of players. I think we’ll do well.”
— Tony Piroski
A Sunday, Sept. 10 afternoon match against the Siskins proved a significantly tougher way to earn two points, as the Midwest Conference squad peppered Flyers’ goalie Connor Meyerink with 44 shots while Leamington directed 26 at Caleb Chappelle. Courtesy of Alex Lycett, Sam Cherry and Drayton Duckett, the Siskins opened up a 3-0 lead before the second period was three minutes old. Lycett’s power play goal was the only scoresheet addition of the opening 20 minutes while Cherry and Duckett scored 55 seconds apart early in the middle stanza. With his team shorthanded, Blake Bain put Leamington on the board with 53 seconds left on the second period clock.
Special teams continued to fuel the Flyers’ successful comeback attempt, as Guilbeault and Schneider brought the score to 3-3 with goals on the same Waterloo double minor penalty. Griffin Robinson assisted on Guilbeault’s tally while Thoms and Pope-Ferguson set up Schneider’s equalizer.
Robinson collected his third point of the day with the game-winning marker 1:56 into extra minutes. The Flyers went two for six on the power play while Waterloo was one for seven.
“For being this early in the season with a lot of new players, this one was a character builder,” Piroski explained. “To come back like that and win it in overtime means more than just two points in the standings.”
Western teams splitting their two games included Komoka, Strathroy, Sarnia, St. Thomas and the two-time defending conference champion London Nationals. St. Marys lost
Cody Schneider of the Rockets tries to tie up the Flyers’ Blake Bain as he takes possession of the puck deep in Strathroy territory during the second period of a Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016 GOJHL game at Highbury Canco Arena. Bain and Schneider, teammates in Leamington this season, each collected three points during the 2017-18 Showcase Weekend in Brantford to help the Flyers return home with a 2-0-0-0 record. The Flyers official home opener will be at 7:10 p.m. at Highbury Canco Arena Thursday, Sept. 14 against the LaSalle Vipers.
one and came home with the weekend’s only tie while the LaSalle Vipers and Chatham Maroons left Wayne Gretzky Arena empty handed at 0-2-0-0.
Guilbeault, who joined the Flyers as a rookie in 2014-15, is the only player who has been with the team since prior to the 2016-17 season. He is one of nine players — along with goalies Meyerink and Hedrick, forwards Pope-Ferguson, Robinson and Bain and defensemen Parker Jacques, Kade McKibbin and Jaydon Fetter — who represented the team last season.
“It’ll take a little bit of time to figure everything out, but we’ve got a good group of players. I think we’ll do well,” Piroski said.
All current Flyers except Michigan’s Styles and Nathan Skulley hail from Windsor-Essex County. Leamington’s own Rory DiNiro, who played Tier II A hockey in Aurora last year, is one of the team’s most recent additions. The lineup as presented during the Showcase Weekend will continue as is heading into games against fellow Western Conference teams, although Piroski noted that alterations are at least possible following the trickle-down effect of tryouts within Ontario Hockey League camps.
Leamington’s official home opener will take place Thursday, Sept. 14 at Highbury Canco Arena with a 7:10 p.m. start against the LaSalle Vipers. LaSalle dropped its Showcase games 6-4 to Ancaster and 5-2 to the Listowel Cyclones, but Piroski expects tough opposition from his team’s cross county rivals as the season progresses.
“It (the Flyers’ home opener) should be a good game,” he stated. “I saw a few minutes of their first game and they had a few bounces that didn’t go their way. They’ll be a good team again this year.”
On September 5, the Erie Shores ladies 18-hole league welcomed 17 ladies to play “3 hidden holes”.
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Passed away in Langley, B.C. July 17, 2017.
She loved her husband Marty, Her girls Jodi and Brandy, Her grandkids Austin, Bryia, Jessi, Caitlynne, Shelby, Samantha and Caleb, Her fur babies.
Remember a life lived to the fullest. Feel free to bring photos and share memories.
Please join us Saturday, September 23 from 1 to 4 pm, Seacliff Park at the Pavilion.
We sincerely thank our relatives, friends and neighbours for their expressions of sympathy given to us on the death of our beloved Nancy.
To the entire community who supported us with donations of rides, food, flowers, cards, prayers and charitable contributions, and to ALL who attended and assisted in the celebration of Nancy’s life – we will always be grateful to you.
A special thank you to Nancy’s “work family” at Red Sun for your support, to the staff and volunteers at Erie Shores Hospice for their compassionate care to our entire family, to Reid Funeral Home for their very kind and professional assistance, and to St. Michael’s Church for a truly beautiful mass and tribute to our Dear Nancy.
Sincerely, Enns/Duarte Families
We wish to express our appreciation to all who turned out in support of our fundraiser/yard sale.
We are pleased to announce we collected $1500 toward up-dating our audio/video system.
Ann Brady of Tilbury was absolutely ecstatic to learn she had won the draw for the beautiful painted glass picture of birds.
Thank you again for your generosity and we invite you to join us Saturdays at 11 am for our Seventh Day Adventist church service and fellowship.
Sincerely, Anita
February 15, 1923July 10, 2017. An internment of the cremated remains of Gordon L. Liddle will take place at the Erie Cemetery in Romney Township on Saturday, September 16, 2017 at Noon.
Members of the Wheatley Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion will attend.
Our parents, Gladys and Frank Lodhar, our guides, our strength, our example, our supporters and cheerleaders celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary on Sept. 2, 2017.
We are proud of the lives they live, the opportunities provided for us and the example of what love means in sickness and in health, for better for worse, for richer for poorer. They were married in Trinidad and subsequently migrated to Canada settling in Leamington. All their professional lives were spent in the Essex County area. Gladys retired from CIBC as an Account Manager. Frank retired as a School Principal from the public school system. They currently reside in Brampton and continue to serve the community.
We will always love you mom and dad/grammy and papa. You have our best wishes for continued long, healthy and happy lives together. Congratulations! Cathryn, Gordon, Sebastian and Loreen.
The winners in each flight, with the lowest gross score for holes 4, 8 and 15 were Annie Pump (A), Brenda Ruiter (B), Jo-Anne Smith (C) and Paula Hudders (D). Chip-ins were made by Muriel Davey on #5 and Marianne Wisternoff on #4. Congratulations, ladies!
The Golden Years mini golf league kicked off their 22nd season on September 7 with 35 golfers dropping 51 aces. League members welcomed their newest ‘recruits’ in Diane Ware and Lorraine Fox.
Leading the ace parade with 4 was Lloyd Honey, followed closely with 3 each by Tom Dewhurst, Bill Mayville and Barry Sweet. Sinking 2 each were Jim Allan, Eunice Cascadden, Dorothy Cascadden, Pete Daudlin, Gary Honey, Julia Kos, Bob Martin, Eileen McIntosh, John Murphy, Al Rutter, Rose Taylor, Bill Taylor, Gerrit Vriesen and Linda Walsh. Chipping in with 1 each were Mary Binder, Murray Cascadden, Laurie Hylton, Betty McManus, Bob McWilliam, Barb Murphy, Faith Reidy, Gail Turk, Ernie Vandenberg and John Vlodarchyk.
Low score for 9 holes went to Lloyd Honey with 15. Carding 17 were Pete Daudlin, Tom Dewhurst, Barry Sweet, Jim Allan and Bill Mayville. Notching 18 were Dorothy Cascadden, Eileen McIntosh, Mary Binder, Pete Daudlin, Eunice Cascadden, Murray Cascadden, Bob McWilliam, Linda Walsh, Ernie Vandenberg and John Murphy.
Best score over 18 holes went to Lloyd Honey with 35. Bill Mayville and John Murphy each scored 37. Contributing 38 were Eva Kah, Pete Daudlin, Cathy Dewhurst, Murray Cascadden, Barry Sweet and Gary Honey.
A score of 77 over 36 holes was shared by Lloyd Honey, Pete Daudlin and Cathy Dewhurst with Barry Sweet carding a 78.
First place bragging rights with a 234 went to Team 3 (Lloyd Honey, Mary Binder, Pete Daudlin). Nailing down second place with 241 was Team 4 (Eunice Cascadden, Mike Binder, Cathy Dewhurst ). Third and final spot went to Team Queens with a 245 (Colleen Pearse, John Murphy, The Phantom ).
The Reid Funeral Home Atom Majors hit the ice this past weekend to kick off the 2017-2018 Bluewater hockey season.
Members of this season’s roster are Holdyn Baily, Landon Bradley, Nicholas Brophey, Liam Brown, Andrew Demant, Owen Deneau, Dayne Di Milo, Tyler Franklin, Caidon Fuller, Kaleb Jardim, Tomas Kniaziew, Logan Lefaive, Zack Liebrock, Nicholas Mastromatteo, Liam Ouellette, Mateo Pereira and Colton Selwood.
The coaching staff is comprised of head coach Randy Liebrock, assistant coaches Steve Bradley and Brandon Fuller, and trainer Jamie Lefaive.
It was a busy weekend to start off the season as the Caps faced the Essex Ravens at their home opener at Highbury Canco rink on Sept. 8. The Southpoint Capitals came out and battled hard. Tomas Kniaziew and Andrew Demant split the duties between the pipes. The game was filed with endto-end action where Zack Liebrock opened up the season with his first goal to put Southpoint on the board. The Caps weren’t done yet as Colton Selwood scored a beauty and Dayne Di Milo helped with two goals of his own. The Caps fell short on Friday but it was nothing short of a great effort by all.
Saturday came quickly as they took to the road for their first road trip. The team travelled to Amherstburg to face the Stars. Andrew Demant got the call between the pipes where his efforts kept the team in the game. The Caps wasted no time letting the Stars know they were in the building. Dayne Di Milo opened it up 15 seconds in to put them on the board first with assists from Landon Bradley and Liam Ouellette. Nicholas Brophey wasn’t far behind with a goal, assisted by Colton Selwood. The Capitals showed a lot heart as they pulled away from Amherstburg to prepare for the Riverside Rangers on Sunday night.
On Sunday, Sept. 10 the team travelled to the WFCU to face the Riverside Rangers. Riverside opened up the scoring but that was short lived as Nicholas Brophey let the Rangers know the Caps where not backing down with a great shot from just outside the circle. Holdyn Bailey and Mateo Pereira assisted on the goal.
The Rangers kept coming as Tomas Kniaziew was nothing short of spectacular to keep this game within reach. Mateo Pereira responded for the Capitals with a goal from just inside the crease.
The Reid Funeral Home Atom Majors will travel to Richmond Hill this weekend to participate in the Richmond Hill Early Bird Tournament.
In their second match of the season, the Southpoint Capitals Peewee AE team won their second straight game 8-2 versus the Junior Spitfires at the Adie Knox Arena in Windsor on Sunday, September 10.
The combined major and minor players continued to work well together, moving the puck quickly and hitting the open man for effective rushes to the net, resulting in a number of excellent scoring opportunities and goals. Defensively, the Capitals smothered the opposition turning away potential rushes and second chances.
Despite early opportunities through strong forechecking and aggressive puck pursuit, it was the Windsor Junior Spitfires who opened up the scoring in the first period, putting in an awkward bouncing rebound, but Southpoint came storming right back. Less than 40 seconds later, Cole Vaillancourt opened the scoring for the Capitals, stealing the puck in the neutral zone and never looking back. A minute and a half later, Ben Omar made it 2-1 for the Capitals off an assist by Noah George. Southpoint goal keeper Hunter Enns made a great save on a last second charge by Windsor to end the first period.
The second period saw the Southpoint Capitals continue to dominate the neutral zone and continue to score. Carson Stomp opened the scoring in the second off a great pass from Omar. Hunter Kristensen got one by the Spitfires net minder in the 8th minute of play. Vaillancourt scored his second goal assisted by Lucas Penner. Carson Murracas scored seconds later, assisted by Nash Poisson, making it 6-1 for the Capitals. Great defensive and aggressive playing led by Ryan Goyeau, Owen Jeffrey, Ben Recker, Denver Poulin, Owen Matthews and Carter Murracas kept the Windsor Spitfires off the scoring sheet. Capitals net-minder Enns once again came up with a big save in the dying seconds of the second period.
In a physical, chippy third period of play, frustration and over-aggressiveness resulted in a number of penalties, but the Capitals kept their composure and focus and were able to tack on a couple more scores. Vaillancourt completed his hattrick. Kyle MacMillan scored in the 10th minute of the third to round off the scoring for the Capitals. The Jr. Spitfires were able to get one back, resulting in a 8-2 final score.
Congratulations goes out to the entire coaching staff. In a very short period of time the Southpoint Capitals Peewee AE team looks like a team focussed and ready to take on more challenges ahead. Great start, boys!
Because of lightning warnings, periods of rain and blustery conditions on Sept. 7, only 64 players managed to finish their rounds this past week in the Leamington Canadian Tire Men’s Thursday Night League at Erie Shores Golf Club. Still leading the way with 262 points, the Bush Wackers continue to have a 4-point lead over the Duffers and Bluffers who remain in second place with 258 points. That’s 23 points better than third place holders, the Sons of Pitches, who have 235.
The other three teams have little chance of moving up the ladder as they battle it out just to stay out of last place. Primo’s in fourth spot with 219, while Weapons of Grass Destruction are hanging onto fifth place with 213. That gives them a 10-point advantage over the Killer Tomatoes who are sitting at the bottom of the heap with 203 points.
Leading the way in individual gross scoring was Brian Humphreys and Mike Ferreira who both managed to shoot 1 under par rounds of 35 on the backside, which was two better than the 1 over par score of 37 shot by Scott Wilkinson. In the low net category, Dennis McDonald was on top with a net 5 under par 31. Finishing tied for second with 4 under par net 32s were Larry Stull, Derrick Hutchins and Gary McRae.
In the skins competition, only 7 players managed to finish in the money. Raoul Morin was the only winner in the gross flight of 3 or less, picking up a birdie 3 on the 14th hole.
In the gross flight of 4 to 6, Ken Cobby had a par 4 skin on the 18th, while Joe Moavro made a birdie 3 skin on 17 and Claudio Sabelli had a birdie 3 skin on the 14th. Also making skins in the net 7 and over flight, Brian Plumb made a net eagle 3 on the 15th, while Paul Bunnett-Jones had a net eagle 2 on the 17th
To keep up on all of the league’s results and see who the team matches feature, go onto the Erie Shores website at www.erieshoresgolf.com and click on the “Canadian Tire Men’s League Official Page”, hit “Statistics” and drop down to “2017”.
with 40 players though, we should have strong numbers.”
make for an interesting season of LDSS football.
The Leamington District Secondary School senior football team began readying itself for the 2017 WECSSAA campaign with its first practice Wednesday, Sept. 6. The initial gathering included a head count of 41 players with a contingent of Grade 9 and 10 students large enough to make this year’s senior team mostly of junior age.
“I’ve never had this many kids show up on the first day since I’ve been coaching,” said return head coach Jason Primeau, who’ll lead the team from the sidelines for the fifth consecutive year. “Usually, we start with an average of 30 players.”
The Lions hope to see at least two or three more players from previous seasons rejoin the lineup before the season starts. Following a league meeting on Wednesday, it was decided that WECSSAA senior football would again be made up of two more competitive divisions with two crossover games for each team and a third developmental group that will include LDSS, General Amherst, Riverside, Lajeunesse and Tecumseh Vista Academy. This year, the developmental division — a collection of Tier II 2A schools — will send its playoff champion into the Tier I 2A group of seven entries for reseeding while the other four teams will be eliminated from further contention.
By Bryan Jessop
is one of the essential programs at Cardinal Carter Catholic Secondary School, with much of the addition and subtraction taking place on the gridiron this year.
der. In 2011 and 2012, he coached the Cardinal Carter junior team along with Mark Renaud to the WECSSAA Tier 1 finals where they lost to the Herman Green Griffins.
Church, again serving as the University of Windsor Lancers’ offensive line coach, is unable to commit regularly to the Cougars’ football program because of a schedule adjustment.
as linebacker and Alex Jones as running back. None of the present Cougars are signed up to minor football with the Essex Ravens, although George hopes to see that change in upcoming days and weeks.
Primeau first joined the Lions as an assistant coach with Greg Wood at the helm and for this year, will be joined by Eric Chamberlain — father of former Lions Dylan and Matt Chamberlain — as assistant coach.
Key return players for 2017 will include brothers Bryce and Gage Gabriel. Previously, Bryce has played quarterback, wide receiver and running back while Gage has taken positions on both the offensive and defensive lines as well as occasional duties as linebacker. Based on previous seasons, Primeau expects to lose a few players to other commitments while at the same time picking up new additions. Typically, about 25 players remain on the roster at the end of the season.
As the kickoff to the 2017 WECSSAA season approaches, the Cougars football program currently does not have plans to field a senior team. The junior team will forge ahead as scheduled with a significant change on the sidelines. Longstanding head coach Chris Church will be unable to take on the lead role with the Cougars football team this year, instead handing the torch to Andrew George.
“We want to carry on the Cardinal Carter tradition — a lot of talent has come out of this school.”
— Andrew George
Lancers practices have been moved two hours earlier than in previous years, leaving him to serve a behind-the-scenes roll with Cardinal Carter football alongside George.
As many WECSSAA football teams have done in previous years, the junior Cougars will be sending several of its more experienced players onto the field in both offensive and defensive roles.
“There’ll be a lot of two-way players — receivers will be defensive backs,” said George, noting that the same strategy was used in 2005 when he, Kyle Quinlan and the rest of the Cougars stormed their way to a Wilson Division championship.
Before the 2017 campaign begins, George hopes to see WECSSAA adopt a two-tier junior football system in contrast to the one-level system of two divisions that has been used in previous years.
This year’s junior team began practicing a week before the start of the 2017-18 school year and presently is made up of 25 players — 15 Grade 10s and 10 Grade 9s. With a maximum of only 13 Grade 11 and 12 players attending earlier practices, it was decided to put the senior football program on hold. With OFSAA legislation, each team must dress a minimum of 24 players per game in order to avoid being handed a forfeit loss. George explained that while he hopes to see more players recruited to the junior team before the 2017 season begins, he’s pleased with the level of dedication offered by players who’ve been with the group since late August.
The duo will have 15 of last season’s players returning to the gridiron, but only eight who are of senior age. Primeau noted that three or four of this year’s rookies have played minor football while the rest are new to the sport. Although as much as 70 per cent of the roster has no previous experience with organized football, Primeau explained that it’s still too early to even speculate on how the Lions will fare in their division.
“It sounds like a lot of other teams are in the same boat as us,” he noted. “Our team had a meeting on Tuesday (Sept. 5) and it was up in the air at first for whether or not we’d have a team this year. By starting
“There’s a lot of teaching to do in the first couple weeks and getting them back into shape,” Primeau said. “It’s a challenge. We have to start at Square One again with the kids like every year, with blocking, tackling and footwork.”
The regular season will begin Thursday, Sept. 14 for the Lions at Tecumseh Vista Academy. The home opener will take place Thursday, Oct. 5 against Riverside starting at 3 p.m.
Last year, Leamington finished with a record of two wins and four losses in the 2A Tier II division with 103 points for and 180 against for a ranking of fifth among seven teams. Those opponents included Cardinal Carter, which will not be fielding a senior team for 2017.
A Cardinal Carter graduate returning to Leamington as a supply teacher with the Windsor Essex Catholic District School Board, George comes back to the school equipped with an extensive coaching background. As well as being an assistant coach with the minor football Essex Ravens, George was the defensive coordinator of the Ontario Varsity Football League’s junior Kingston Grenadiers for two years and was an assistant coach with the Thousand Island Secondary School Pirates that emerged as 2015 2A OFSAA finalists in the National Capital Bowl spanning from Peterborough to the Ontario-Quebec bor-
“The commitment level is good right now,” he noted. “The juniors are usually better able to commit than seniors because most of them don’t have jobs yet.”
The new head coach explained that the junior team’s offensive and defensive lines are among their current strengths, as well as a high level of overall athleticism. With about half the roster new to football, he described inexperience as one of the top issues to address. Key players in the lineup will be Erick Tavares as receiver and linebacker, Noah Anscombe
“When you’re from a smaller school up against teams like Herman, a lot of players get discouraged and then it gets tough to fill a roster,” George said. “We want to carry on the Cardinal Carter tradition — a lot of talent has come out of this school. Right now, my goal is for the kids to have fun and learn as much about the game as possible.
Last season’s junior Cougars finished with a record of two wins and four losses for sixth out of nine teams in the Miller Division, scoring 107 points while allowing 178. The schedule for the 2017 season is expected to be complete at some point this week.
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TALBOT SQUARE PLAZA, 114 Talbot Street East, Leamington, for lease. 3175 square feet, zoned commercial. Presently run as a catering business. Kitchen equipment - some for sale. Available for other uses - if less space is needed, we will divide to suit your needs. Call 519-326-2208. au2-tf
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• Steady day shift 50-60+ hours per week
• Monday - Saturday
• Working in the greenhouse and/or the warehouse
• Harvesting, pruning and picking the vegetables
• Current wage is $11.43/hour
• Wage as of Oct. 1st $11.60/hour
• No experience and/or education needed If interested please forward resume to: careers@muccifarms.com
RESPONSIBILITIES:
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• Checking quality of harvested produce
• Other duties as assigned
WORK CONDITIONS:
• Fast-paced environment, repetitive tasks, standing for extended periods
• Bend, crouching, kneeling, hand-eye coordination, attention to detail
• Working at heights, hot environment
WAGE AND HOURS:
• 40 plus hours a week including Saturdays
• Wage: 11.43/hour, seasonal, full time No Education Required. No Experience Required. Please forward your resume by email to: hr@orangelinefarms.com (627 County Rd. 14, R.R. # 5, Leamington, ON N8H 3V8)
• Job duties include plant crop, harvest crop, crop maintenance, greenhouse cleanup, other farm duties as assigned, clean work area, check product for quality assurance, transplant crops, vegetable propagation, sort, pack and stack produce.
• Job requires standing, bending, kneeling for long periods of time, repetitive tasks, working under hot, humid conditions in greenhouse.
• Salary: $11.60 per hour, minimum 45 hours/week including weekends and holidays. Permanent full time job. No experience or education required. Email resume to: hr@sunritegreenhouses.com Fax: 519-733-5290
1102 Mersea Road 5, Leamington, ON N8H 3V6 HELP
MONDAY TO SUNDAY, 40+ HOURS PER WEEK WAGE $11.43 /HOUR 100+ VACANCIES
JOB DUTIES INCLUDE CLEANING AND SANITIZING PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING AREAS, BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY AUGUST 19/17 AND OCTOBER 15/17.
SEND RESUME By Mail: Sun-Brite Foods Inc. Human Resource
is looking to hire for the following position:
Job Duties:
Transplant seedlings, plant crop, harvest crop, crop maintenance, sort, pack and stack produce, clean work area, check products for quality assurance, greenhouse clean up, other farm duties as assigned. Job is physically demanding, hot and humid during summer months. No experience or education required.
Salary: $11.60/ hour, minimum 40 hours/week including weekends
Worker MUCCI FARMS INC. Greenhouse Workers & General Labourers
is looking to hire for the following position:
Job Responsibilities
• Part time - Full time basis
• Transport migrant farm workers from home to work, to bank and to and from appointments
• Pickup and drop off migrant workers at locations in Leamington or in Essex County to board buses
• Other responsibilities as assigned
Qualifications:
• B License, Driver’s Abstract (clean driving records)
• Reliable, organized, flexible
• Handle weight up to 30 lbs
• Able to communicate in English
• Completion of High School
• Permanent Position requiring early mornings, evenings, and weekend availability
Salary:
• Experience an asset
• $17.00 to $20.00 per hour
Interested applicants forward resume to: (E) kent @delfrescoproduce.com (F) 519-733-5290
is looking to hire for the following position:
Job Responsibilities
• Drop off and pickup produce from various locations, warehouses in the area
• Must be able to operate forklifts, pallet jacks
• Load and unload produce
Qualifications:
• DZ License, CVOR, Driver’s Abstract valid driver’s license with clean record
• Completion of high school
• Organized, flexible, good oral/written skills, must be able to work independantly or as part of a team
• Driver will perform pre-trip, enroute and post trip inspections, bill of ladings, handling weights of up to 50 lbs required
Salary:
• $17.00 to $20.00 per hour
• Full time hours vary per season
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• Steady day shift 50-60+ hours per week
• Monday - Saturday
• Working in warm temperatures
• Harvesting, pruning and picking the vegetables
• Current wage is $11.43/hour
• Wage as of Oct. 1st $11.60/hour
• No experience and/or education needed If interested please forward resume to: careers@muccifarms.com
Employees will be required to carry out all job tasks
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Greenhouse Workers & General Labourers
• Steady day shift 50-60+ hours per week
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• Working in the greenhouse and/or the warehouse
• Harvesting, pruning and picking the strawberries
• Current wage is $11.43/hour
• Wage as of Oct. 1st $11.60/hour
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GREENHOUSE FARM
LABOURERWANTEDWages $11.43/hour.
Minimum 48 hours, MondaySaturday. Must be able to maintain attendance, vital for harvesting. Repetitive tasks, handling heavy crates - 40 lbs., working in hot conditions. No experience and no education required. Send resume to: Ingratta Farms, 341 Morse Road, Leamington, ON N8H 3V5 or fax 519-326-1082. jl26-oc11
DINIRO FARMS INC, 725 Mersea Rd. 5 Leamington, is looking for 10 permanent fulltime Greenhouse Workers. No experience necessary. $11.60/hr, 40-48hrs/wk including Saturdays and/or Sundays. Start ASAP. Duties include: hand harvesting, tying, clipping, deleafing, cleaning, packing. Repetitive tasks, physically demanding, standing for extended periods in a hot environment. Own transportation, rural area. Email resume: dinirofarms@wavedirect.net
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Wage: $11.40 per hour
Full Time Employment
40+ Hours a Week
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Barrie (Bilingual-1) Brampton (3) Cornwall (1) Dryden (1)
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At the request of the Attorney General and in accordance with the Justices of the Peace Act, the Justices of the Peace Appointments Advisory Committee invites applications for vacant Justice of the Peace positions in the Province of Ontario.
A Justice of the Peace is an independent judicial officer who presides in court over various proceedings under federal and provincial statutes. Applicants must meet minimum qualifications as set out in the Justices of the Peace Act.
The Justices of the Peace Appointments Advisory Committee reviews and evaluates applications and classifies candidates as “Not Qualified”, “Qualified” or “Highly Qualified”. Classifications are reported to the Attorney General, who recommends candidates for Order-in-Council appointments to the Ontario Court of Justice.
In addition to reflecting the diversity of Ontario’s population, applicants should also display the fundamental skills and abilities, personal characteristics and community awareness attributes set out in the Committee’s General Selection Criteria.
Bilingual positions require a high degree of proficiency in English as well as a superior level of oral and written proficiency in French. As First Nations people comprise a large percentage of the population in the areas being serviced by the court in Timmins*, we especially encourage people of Indigenous heritage and people with an in-depth understanding of Indigenous communities and the issues affecting those communities to apply for this vacancy.
For detailed information about the vacancies noted above, minimum qualifications and the General Selection Criteria, the required application form, and the Committee’s process, please visit the website of the Justices of the Peace Appointments Advisory Committee at www.ontariocourts.ca/ocj/jpaac.
Applications for current vacancies must be submitted on the current prescribed application form and received by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 11, 2017. Applications received after this date WILL NOT be considered.
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RIDGE FARMS,369 TALBOT ST. W. LEAMINGTON. Greenhouse worker 14 positions available. Job duties include such crop as work, winding , pruning, harvesting, checking quality of harvested produce, ability to distinguish between colours, working with sprayer, clipping ,suckering, lowering, deleafing, grading and transplant crops, sort, pack and stack produce, detect disease in crop, greenhouse clean-up and other duties as assigned. Job requires standing bending, kneeling for long periods of time, and working under hot, dusty, humid conditions. Fast-pace environment, work under pressure, repetitive tasks, handling heavy loads, physically demanding, attention to detail, hand-eye co-ordination, ability to distinguish between colours. Sitting, combination of sitting, standing & walking, standing for extended periods, walking, bending, crouching, kneeling. Location - rural area, working at heights in dusty, hot and humid conditions. No education or experienced required. Salary - 11.60 per hour, minimum 45 hours /week including weekends and holiday. Permanent full time seasonal position. Beginning January 1, 2018. Please forward your resume by email to ridgefarms@sympatico.ca se13-27
Paint Line-Assemblers
$13.50/hour + bonus
Goes up to $15.50 per hour Day Shift
Union Shop Benefits Harrow Non-ticketed
MIG Welders needed
$15.50/hour
Goes up to $16.85/hr Steady days
Union shop Benefits Harrow
Apply w/ resume to Elaine elaine@personnelbyelsie.com
PERSONNEL by Elsie 5923 Tecumseh Rd East Windsor
9 AM - 3 PM
Walk ins are welcome!
Duties include Crop Work, Picking, Winding, etc. Fast paced environment, repetitive tasks, handling heavy boxes, bending, kneeling, attention to detail. Must have own transportation.
WEST POINTE GREENHOUSES LTD., 404 ROAD 3, LEAMINGTON catch the sun everyweek online at www.southpointsun.ca
Please send resume to: employment@wpgreenhouses.ca
MUCCI PAC LTD.
General Labourers & Produce Packers
• All three shifts, 44-48+ hours per week
• Monday - Saturday
• Working in cool temperatures
• Packing, grading, weighing
• Current wage is $11.43/hour
• Wage as of Oct. 1st $11.60/hour
• No experience and/or education needed If interested please forward resume to: careers@muccifarms.com
Nature Fresh Farms is continuously looking to fill 15 permanent full time (40 hours per week or more) positions for General Labour at $11.43/hour; starting immediately.
Job Description: Variation of greenhouse and warehouse duties, including but not limited to packing, planting, string tying, pruning, de leafing, twisting, clipping, picking, sorting, picking, crop clean out, bio control and machine operating.
You will have the potential to earn piece rate if production level is high in some areas, however will earn no less than minimum wage. Please note climates can be very warm and hours will vary, must be available Monday-Saturday.
Uniforms can be a requirement (in some areas) and will be provided by the company. Weekly cleaning costs will apply to employee which varies between $7.00-10.00 depending on the style. Safety shoes are mandatory.
Experience is an asset, however if the candidate shows commitment and potential we are willing to train.
Please apply by phone: 519-326-8603, fax: 519-326-6356, in person at: 634 Mersea Road 7 or submit your resume via indeed submission.
Recruiters, please don’t respond to this advertisement.
Drainage Services 111 Erie Street North Leamington, ON N8H 2Z9 lmarentette@leamington.ca 519-326-5761 ext. 1309
The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington intends to control weeds along all municipal rural roadsides within the Municipality of Leamington.
The Municipality will be treating rural roadside ditches using:
1. VisionMAX Silviculture Herbicide containing the active ingredient Glyphosate present as potassium salt, registered as PCP No. 27736 under the Pesticide Control Products Act (Canada).
2. MSO Concentrate with Leci-Tech containing the active ingredient Methylated seed oil of soybean, registered as PCP No. 28385 under the Pesticide Control Products Act (Canada).
This public notice is for applications commencing September 21, 2017, weather permitting, and ending October 30, 2017. Weed control will be undertaken by DeAngelo’s Brothers Corporation on behalf of the Municipality of Leamington.
For more information please contact:
Lu-Ann Marentette Drainage Superintendent 111 Erie Street North Leamington, Ontario N8H 2Z9 519-326-5761 extension 1309 Collect calls will be accepted.
Parcel 1 -PT S1/2 LT 2, CON 10, LEAMINGTON (PIN 75085-0070) 50 ACRES more or less; Parcel 2 -PT LT 13, CON 7, LEAMINGTON (PIN 75091-0227) 73.649 ACRES more or less; Parcel 3 -PT W ½ LT 11, CON 8, LEAMINGTON (PIN 75087-0106) 46.722 ACRES more or less; Parcel 4 -LT 35-49 PL 363; PT LT 6, CON 11, LEAMINGTON (PIN 75085-0055) 144 ACRES more or less.
SEALED TENDERS TO PURCHASE a parcel will be received by SAWATZKYBALZER LAW FIRM, 5 Russell St., Leamington, ON N8H 1T7 until 4:30 pm EDT October 5, 2017.
TERMS OF TENDER ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1. There shall be one sealed tender for each parcel, which shall be for the entirety of each parcel. No single tender shall include more than one parcel. 2. Each tender shall be in writing and in a sealed envelope, plainly marked “MAGDALENA FARMS TENDER”, indicating the parcel related to the Tender and shall be submitted with a certified cheque payable to SAWATZKYBALZER, IN TRUST, in an amount equal to 5 % of the Tender price. 3. If the Tender is accepted, the certified cheque shall become a non-refundable deposit and the successful Tenderer shall be required to complete an Agreement covering the usual conditions of sale. If the Tenderer fails to complete the purchase of the property, the Vendor shall retain the deposit as liquidated damages. On October 6, 2017, unsuccessful Tenderers will have their certified cheques returned to them by regular mail. 4. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by certified cheque or bank draft on January 2, 2018 (the Closing Date). 5. Vacant possession will be provided on the Closing Date. 6. Purchaser will pay the 2018 taxes; Vendor will pay the property taxes to December 31, 2017 which will be the adjustment date. 7. The Purchaser will pay the applicable Goods and Services Tax or provide an acceptable undertaking to self-assess. 8. Time is to be of the essence in submission of Tender and closing of sale. 9. Highest or any Tender will not necessarily be accepted. 10. The Purchasers rely entirely on their own knowledge and inspection of the property independent of any representations made by or on behalf of the owners. 11. Purchasers will accept title subject to any outstanding encumbrances registered at the time of Tender and will rely entirely on their own investigation of title prior to submitting Tender.
For further particulars and inspection contact Suzanne Balzer, SawatzkyBalzer, 5 Russell St. Leamington, ON N8H 1T7, phone 519-322-2341.
2021 Division Road North Kingsville, Ontario N9Y 2Y9
519-733-2305
www.kingsville.ca kingsvilleworks@kingsville.ca
that the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Kingsville will
Report dated June 17, 2016 for the repair and improvement of the Esseltine Drain (RC Spencer Associates Inc. Project Reference No. 14-425); and to provisionally adopt proposed By-law 93-2017 of The Corporation of the Town of Kingsville, as follows:
Lou Zarlenga, P. Eng., Senior Engineer, Drainage Specialist, RC Spencer Associates Inc. and Ken Vegh, Town of Kingsville Drainage Superintendent will be in attendance.
at Kingsville, Ontario this 4th day of September, 2017.
Jennifer Astrologo, Director of Corporate Services/Clerk The Corporation of the Town of Kingsville 2021 Division Road North Kingsville, ON N9Y 2Y9 www.kingsville.ca
By Bryan Jessop
With the preseason wrapped up and the regular season a few short days away, the Wheatley Omstead Sharks are two agonizing selections away from having a roster prepared for 2017-18.
A lineup mixed with return veterans and rookie hopefuls completed the Sharks’ exhibition schedule with a record of two wins and one loss, capped by a 9-2 home ice victory over the Blenheim Blades Monday, Sept. 11. The win avenged a 6-3 loss in Blenheim four days earlier and spoiled the Blades’ would-be perfect record prior to the launch of the regular season. The first period favoured the Blades on the shot counter but the Sharks on the scoreboard, starting with a Delaney MacDonald tally on his team’s first shot of the game. During a rush, MacDonald took a pass from Kyle Gagnon and from the right side of Blades’ netminder Eric Stewardson, sent a waist-high wrist shot into the far side of the goal after 46 seconds of play. Cameron Cronheimer made it 2-0 about two minutes later, taking a pass from a falling Matt Carvalho and from inside the crease, took hold of his own rebound and tapped it over the line. Sophomore Jake Pickersgill was also credited with an assist. With just under five minutes remaining in the first frame, Anthony Ciampa buried Wheatley’s first power play goal on a blast from the point that found the top right corner of Stewardson’s net. Drew Denomey set up the goal.
At the other end of the rink, the Sharks’ defense was mostly effective in shutting down shooting and skating lanes for goalie Dylan Zelko, who has been signed as Wheatley’s second goaltender behind Daniel Tonietto. Blenheim registered a modest 14-13 shots advantage after 20 minutes.
The home team’s offence continued to dominate in the second, where another five goals were added to Wheatley’s side of the scoreboard. Gagnon deflected a Ben Nichols wrist shot from the right side of the Blades’ net at the doorstep for a 4-0 lead, followed by Carter Mastronardi goal earned after taking a few pokes at a loose puck. Ryan Zsebok drew an assist.
The scoring parade continued during a power play when Alex Mosher blasted a knee-high slap shot from the point to send Stewardson to the bench in favour of Chris Duwolf. The goal was assisted by Ciampa and MacDonald and reached its mark after the puck was deflected to the ice and bounced back up to hit the mesh waist high.
Tonietto took over in net for Wheatley for the third period, where Blenheim’s offence began showing signs of life. John Montgomery squeezed the puck between the right post and Tonietto’s right side to put his team on the board after an even five minutes of play. Lucas Fancy put the Blades’ power play to use 5:08 later by one-timing a cross-crease pass into the open left side of the net to bring the score to 8-2. The Sharks finished the scoring when Boyle one-timed a point blank shot on a pass from behind the net by Cam Pickersgill. Ciampa drew his second assist and third point of the night on the marker.
The Sharks outshot Blenheim 50-46 and went three for six on the power play while their guests were one for two.
“We’ve got some tough decisions to make from here,” said Sharks head coach Dave Wiper. “We’ve got to let go of four guys who deserve to be here. This time last year, we had three or four positions to fill. Now, everybody we’re looking at can play at this level. Everyone who starts the season with us knows they can be replaced in an instant. We didn’t have that luxury last year.”
The Sharks coaching staff of Wiper, Josh Carnevale, goalie coach Marc Tremblay and
newcomers Brett Oliphant and former Blades head coach Ken Shine released two players following the 9-2 win over Blenheim. The final two cuts came following the team’s Wednesday, Sept. 13 practice, reaching the 22-player maximum required for the start of the regular season.
“Now that I’ve seen the club we’re dealing with, finishing in the top four is not out of reach for us at all,” said Wiper. “A couple years ago, it was tough to get players. The kind of depth we’ve got now is a real credit to the staff we’ve got here. We’re already seeing the results. It’s huge, and the kids are feeding off of it.”
Wheatley’s exhibition schedule began Friday, Sept. 1 at the Atlas Tube Centre in Lakeshore against the Canadiens. The Sharks posted a 5-2 win with goals by Tyler Chittle and Colton Candido in the first, and Carter Mastronardi netting two in the third — including an empty netter. Candido struck for his second of the night in the final period. The Canadiens outshot the Sharks 38-26 with Zelko and Tyler Dillon sharing duties in the Wheatley net. Dillon stopped each of 19 shots while Zelko steered aside 17 of 19.
On Thursday, Sept. 7, the Sharks visited the Blenheim Blades, where they were handed a 6-3 loss. Mitch Lantin put Wheatley on the board during a man advantage after Wheatley fell behind 3-0. MacDonald pulled the Sharks to within one with the game’s first even strength goal before the Blades replied with two more for a 5-2 Blenheim lead. Mastronardi got one back for the Sharks 33 seconds later to complete scoring in the second period. Blenheim answered back with its fourth power play marker of the game in the final stanza. The Blades outshot Wheatley 26-22, with Tonietto stopping 13 of 16 for the Sharks while Zelko blocked seven of 10.
The Sharks’ regular season will kick off Friday, Sept. 15 with a 7 p.m. start in Lakeshore. Wheatley’s home opener will take place Monday, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. versus Blenheim.
