Southpoint Sun April 16, 2014

LDMH emergency department ranks

#1 in ESC LHIN for ER wait times

LDMH has established itself as the top performer in ER wait times within the ESC LHIN and 19th in Ontario calculated using data from January-December 2013 that compares 74 Ontario hospitals with high volume Emergency Departments (EDs).

“These most recent results represent the dedication of the entire team to deliver compassionate care – close to home,” says Terry Shields, CEO of LDMH.

The ranking measures hospital EDs on five performance indicators for Length of Stay in the Emergency Room (ER) which includes: patients requiring admission into the hospital; patients with minor conditions, who don’t require admission; patients with complex conditions, who don’t require admission; Time to Physician Initial Assessment (how soon a patient sees a physician from the time they register in ED); Time to Inpatient Bed (the length of time patients remain in the Emergency Department once it’s been determined they require admission into hospital).

Dr. Eljaoudi, Chief of Emergency Medicine, points out that “the achievement of these rankings result from a total team effort from everyone in the hospital. This includes interdepartmental continuous improvement of patient flow.”

The Leamington District Memorial Hospital (LDMH) Emergency Department (ED) is part of a regional network in Windsor-Essex County. The LDMH Emergency Program provides a range of services to meet the unscheduled and emergency health care needs for all ages in the South Essex communities.

The LDMH ED provides emergency care for patients who are seriously ill or injured, or who are suffering from a life-threatening condition and who are unable to wait to be seen by their family physician.

LDMH ED sees approximately 600 patients per week with a variety of illnesses, injuries and complaints.

LDMH ED is staffed 24 hours/day 365 days/year with an arrangement of physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and nursing staff. This group of health care professionals is specially trained in delivery of emergency room care.

One-year-old Charlotte Rae Youssef, daughter of Ryanne Johns and Richard Youssef of Leamington enjoyed the Kinsmen Easter Egg Hunt held Saturday, April 12 at Seacliff Park. Hundreds of children ages 12 and under searched for eggs and retrieved treats.

Police deploy spike belt to stop stunt driver

A 21-year-old Essex man is facing numerous charges after failing to stop for police Friday night in Leamington.

At approximately 9:23 p.m., Leamington OPP attempted to stop a 1998 White Subaru on County Road 34 (Talbot Road east of Leamington) for a Highway Traffic Act violation. The vehicle took off at a high rate of speed; however, police did not pursue at this time. A short time later the vehicle was spotted eastbound on Seacliffe Drive in Leamington. A spike belt was deployed and the vehicle was stopped near Seacliffe Drive and Sherk Street.

The driver of the vehicle is facing several charges including two counts of stunt driving and two counts of failing to stop for police. The matter is still under investigation and more charges are pending.

The driver was released and will be appearing in court in Leamington on May 1.

Cougar Robotics competes in the first WindsorEssex Great Lakes Regional Robotics Competition

On April 3-5, the Cardinal Carter Catholic Secondary School’s robotics team, Cougar Robotics, competed against 39 other teams from across Ontario, Quebec and the United States at the first Windsor-Essex Great Lakes Regional Robotics Competition. The event was held at the University of

Windsor.

Under the guidance of teacher Brad Chambers, 12 students from grade 9-12 with an interest in engineering and technology participated in the competition. In order to compete, the team had 6 weeks to design, build and program a robot that would be able to launch a large ball to other robots and through goal posts.

Although the rookie team did not advance into the final rounds, they performed well and found the competition to be a great experience.

Cougar Robotics would like to thank all of the sponsors for their generous donations of time, financial support and services. Thanks to their generosity, Cougar Robotics was able to participate in the competition.

Students are already preparing for next year’s event and are looking for additional sponsors. If you would like to be a sponsor please contact Cougar Robotics at cougarrobotics4932@gmail.com

Cougar Robotics team is comprised of, back row left to right: Bryanna Romanyk, Hannah Iacobelli, Steven Zuccato, Mark Smith, teacher Brad Chambers, Juliano Marujo, Domenique Mastronardi, Liam Mastronardi. Front from left: Costa Liovas, Alex Hamelin, Grant Sutherland. Absent from photo: Curtis Lacount, Chris Lapa.

16th annual Juried Student Art Show

The 16th annual Juried Student Art Show is on display at the Leamington Arts Centre for the month of April. Awards were presented to winners in nine categories. The 126 entries came from four schoolsSandwich Secondary School (Ms. Srdanov, Mrs. Pelaccia, Mrs. Rohrer, Ms. Collin); Cardinal Carter (Mrs. Budd, Ms. DiPonio); Harrow District High School (Ms. Leslie); and Western District High School.

Judges for the Juried Art Show were John Haynes, retired art teacher, SEAA member and past board member; Ken Friesen, retired art teacher, longtime member and past board member of the SEAA; and Danah Beaulieu, owner/artist of Art Indeed Wellness Through Creativity, SEAA member.

The show was sponsored through a $1,000 donation from the Leamington Rotary Club. Prizes were awarded in each category 1st - $25; 2nd - $15; 3rd - $10; and Honourable Mentions.

Acrylic

HM – Melina Svab, Portrait Diptych

3rd – Samantha Dupuis, Black Burrian 2nd – Gabrielle Gaspar, Hysteria 1st – Sarah Szpak, Audrey

Oil

1st – Mia Sorell, Imagine

Watercolour

HM – Charie Canuto, Girl with Red and Blue 3rd – Raegan Dennis, The Joker

2nd – Heather Lee Halls, The Brackish Blue 1st – Katrina Lauzon, Others

Drawing

HM – Steven Zuccato, Linen Cabin

3rd – Daria Aiton, Wonderland

2nd – Victoria Pittao, Memories in Colour

1st – Sarah Hayale, Close Up

Mixed Medium

HM – Emily Ross, Through My Eyes

3rd - Ankar Arkin, Space Man

2nd - Ronan Siddall, You Can’t Look Up an Idea

1st - Samantha Grant, Through Another’s Eyes

Photography

HM – Jenna Hulkonnen, Calm in the Snow Storm

3rd – Emma Litschko, Harmony 2nd – Emma Langlois, Nature’s Beauty 1st – Mirela Miric, The Look

Sculpture

HM – Katrina Lauzon, Inner Working

3rd – Samantha Grant, Cubist Self Portrait

2nd – Emma Litschko, Evolved

1st – Sarah Szpak, Frostbite

Digital

2nd – Gabrielle Gaspar, So Long and Goodbye 1st – Sarah Hayale, Wrath of Smaug

Poetry

HM – Gabrielle Gaspar, Holding On

3rd –Cassandra Simone, Happily Ever After 2nd – William Isaac, Foods I’ve Hated

1st – Sarah Szpak, Action

Future Artist Award, presented by Marg Ross and on the behalf of the late Don Ross

Winner – Raegan Dennis People’s Choice - votes will be tallied at the end of the exhibit. One vote per person.

Prom Project set for May 2

Spring is finally here and so is prom season. Prom Project 2014 is in the organizing stages for this year’s used prom dress exchange program. Once again, gently worn dresses can be dropped off at Willabee’s in Leamington. A $50 credit will be given towards a formal dress at Willabee’s Formal Dress Gallery (one per person), all sizes and lengths.

“We always seem to have a bit of a shortfall on larger sizes, and would appreciate donations in that area. Bring your dresses in until April 30,” said Ursala Tiessen, one of the volunteer organizers.

The dresses will all be $10 each again this year, one per graduate please. There will also be some shoes, purses and accessories available.

This year, the event is one day only – Friday, May 2 from 4 – 9 p.m. It will once again be at the Leamington United Mennonite Church at 789 Oak Street East in Leamington.

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Pictured here from left to right, are Mary DeGoey, President Leamington Rotary Club, Mirela Miric, 1st in photography; Gabrielle Gaspar, 2nd in acrylic, 2nd in digital, and honorable mention in poetry; Ronan Siddall, 2nd in mixed medium; Samantha Grant, 3rd in sculpture; and Marg Ross, presenter of Future Artist Award. (SUN Photo)

EVERYONE –

Out of the pool!

Apparently swimming is a cutthroat sport, even for kids. Thankfully, the kids probably don’t know about that aspect, as it’s the parents who are acting like reality television divas.

The Southpoint Sun is full of interesting stories, some controversial. We report on impaired drivers, frauds, break and enters and the happenings around Leamington Council. But nothing garners more criticism and ridiculous accusations as swimming.

Perhaps because swimming is an individual sport, the results are individual, even in a team setting. There are so many swimmers, at so many levels, and competitions almost every weekend. We cannot possibly follow each one, so like minor hockey, minor baseball, minor soccer, figure skating, and almost every other sport that kids are involved in, we rely on reports submitted to the paper. Keep in mind, we are a weekly, community newspaper – we’re not the National Post with five dedicated sports writers to check every swim meet result across the province. We have one reporter and an editor who cover everything from Council to cops, not to mention cheque presentations, galas, grand openings, hospital happenings, school events and all the unique feature stories in between.

Season of promise ends in collapse... again

For those of us who are diehard Toronto Maple Leaf fans, we tried hard to overcome last year’s playoff collapse and went into this season with renewed optimism.

So, when a parent sends in a report about a weekend hockey game or soccer match, we don’t question the content. Sorry, but we still believe in trusting that a grownup would not fabricate their kid’s accomplishments. Apparently this is what’s happening… In 24 years in the newspaper business, we’ve never seen the kind of petty, finger-pointing antics that have been happening with swim results.

After all, a new hotshot goaltender was between the pipes, displacing the one who carried the team into the playoffs last year.

The defence, at least on paper, appeared to be ready to have a breakout year and the addition of two strong forwards in David Clarkson and David Bolland should have been what the doctor ordered.

Congratulations parents, you have changed our policy. The Southpoint Sun will no longer accept individual swim reports from parents. If you want your swim reports published, please have your coach or other assigned adult send in a summary of all local swimmers.

Bolland has two Stanley Cup rings from his stint with the Blackhawks, so things were looking up, at least until he sustained a serious injury.

The Leafs and Habs were both out to prove the pundits wrong and show last year’s playoff appearances were no fluke.

Well, at least the Habs got to prove it.

The Maple Leafs had their annual swoon, only this time they saved it until the end of the season, dropping 18 of their final 20 games to limp onto the golf course early.

Perhaps there’s a lot to be said for team sports, where we’ve NEVER encountered a problem with someone submitting a write-up that was all about one player. In fact, team sports are usually the opposite, and try to name as many players as possible in the write-up even if they never touched the puck.

To those who seem to know everything about swimming, but wish to remain anonymous and send unsigned emails, we’ve had enough. We have had enough of the finger-pointing and being stuck in the middle of your drama because apparently everyone is lying or embellishing their results.

To say WE lack integrity, well, that’s just insulting to everyone who works here and takes pride in this newspaper. Take a long, a very long look in the mirror and do not cast stones our way.

In the past, they’ve been notorious for hitting that slump around Christmas time and putting themselves so far out of the race that even a decent finish can’t save them.

Nothing changes in Toronto except for the calendar.

As I write this, I’m thinking Randy Carlyle might be out of a job very soon. That type of coach, who, ironically is supposed to be a defensive coach, just doesn’t seem to be able to win in the fishbowl that is Toronto.

Did I say defensive coach? Well, if he is, there certainly didn’t appear to be any defensive system at all. If you call leaving the opposing point-men wide open for minutes at a time while you try to defend your own end, then I guess that’s the system.

“Let’s flood the back end with everyone and take our chances with the shots from the point.”

No, I’m afraid Randy’s days are numbered, or should be.

I wasn’t happy with him last year when I watched a shootout game go to about the 10th shooter and still Mikhail Grabovsky never got to shoot, because he was in Carlyle’s doghouse. I stated then that there’s no room in the game for a coach to hold a grudge and hold a player out just to prove a point, especially when it affects winning or losing a game. Grabo was gone over the summer.

This mink was spotted beside the boardwalk at Point Pelee National Park on April 10. Photo by Randy Holland at www.randysnaturephotography

MARK RIBBLE Rib’s Ramblings

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Oh, to be able to float your day away!

What special experiences of your life would you appreciate reliving and relearning if you were given back a portion of your life?

I had this feeling the other morning as I watched a young boy don his goggles and leap into the shallow end of the pool. He splashed and struggled to stay afloat, but wasn’t in any danger as he was obviously not adverse to getting his face wet and was keeping himself afloat. The swimming instructor in me thought, “He has so much potential!”

Memories flowed into my mind as I realized that learning to swim was by far one of the greatest gifts I was ever given. Ironically, it was in this same pool where I became very comfortable with the water 45 years ago.

I entered the pool to cool off, hoping to do a few laps and thus balancing all the extra food and drinks I’ve equally enjoyed. A group doing aquafit formed a bit of an obstacle course, but fortunately I found just enough of a straightaway for me to swim laps without bothering them. Little did I know that my unique audience was one little boy who apparently studied my every stroke. By the time I was finishing the last length he was moving his arms like a windmill.

I stopped and praised him for his improvement, as his grandmother beamed with pride. She explained that his determination to swim better than his older sister gave him his motivation. I thought, “If a little rivalry makes you strive harder, I say go for it!”

Brendan was a great listener; therefore, he learned the starfish, jelly fish float and the pencil, soon kicking very quickly as well. There is nothing like the look on someone’s face when they suddenly realize the water will actually hold them up. This occurs when they relax and just stop fighting it. Brendan glowed and so did his grandmother. I have no doubt that he dreamt of floating that night and will be down to the pool bright and early the next day.

Some of you may think that learning to swim should not be at the top of my list, as there are so many other valuable learning tools. But “to each his own”. I still remember the look on a couple of my classmate’s faces, as they sat on the sidelines, unable to join in at a pool party. Swimming gave me confidence and fed my natural feelings of competition in a healthy way. I loved racing and truly loved to teach others, of all ages, that they, too, could enjoy the sensation of lying on their backs in the water and floating away all their cares.

Swimming always made me hungry, which brings me to another important lesson I learned years ago. I love food! Perhaps growing up in a large family gave me the ongoing feeling “if I don’t get it, someone else will.” Fortunately,

there was always enough, but I certainly learned to enjoy food. It’s special to appreciate food of all kinds. That is another “learned” gift.

Throughout the years, as we welcomed our children’s friends to our home we invited them to join us at our table. Consequently, we’ve witnessed many reactions to the seemingly unusual foods I prepared. Food preparation is yet another valuable tool that I have learned.

Those youngsters, if they got to know me well, soon learned that at least trying something was a friendly request of mine. Most did so, and on more than one occasion their palates were pleasantly surprised.

Enjoying a variety of foods helps to make you more comfortable in someone else’s home, a new restaurant and better yet, other countries. You don’t have to break the bank to experience different tastes with a plethora of foreign recipes online; international cuisine and groceries are throughout our own community and a Nona or Grandma next door who would love to teach you her skills!

Conversation around a table with good food is the best, and I am certain many families can attest to the fact that many of their best memories took place with a full mouth. It is a known fact that politicians discuss our futures over delicacies worldwide.

Reading, writing and arithmetic are right up with being able to carry a conversation using proper grammar as well. They are all invaluable life lessons. However, I didn’t always appreciate my mother’s subtle corrections, but have to say they still resound in my head today.

My list could go on, but as you can see, I feel learning the basics of life well can only lead to greater things. Take time to think back and appreciate the skills you learned in the past. Hopefully, every day brings at least one new one too! Recalling those experiences make excellent table talk.

“It’s time to move off the couch and get back to the table – because we cannot live without the sound of each other.”

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Season of promise ends in collapse... again SHANNON MATHESON

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He did a similar thing with goalie James Reimer this year in a game against the Red Wings. Reimer, rightfully so, got the hook. He pouted on the bench and Carlyle made it his personal vendetta and Reimer never started again until Jonathan Bernier went down with an injury.

By then the damage had been done and the Leafs were perilously holding on to their playoff spot, which, at one time, seemed a lock. They were only three points out of first place not that long ago, and finished 12th in the conference when the dust settled.

Captain Phaneuf showed the world he’s really not a leader, while the cast of characters that played with him were horribly motivated and ill-prepared for the rigors of a long season.

That, unfortunately, has to fall on the coach and general manager, both of whom could be looking for jobs by summer time.

Dr. Robin R. Meyers, author of Morning Sun on A White Piano

The Birder premiers in Essex County

By Bryan Jessop

Birds of a feather create movies together.

A group of Canadians have joined forces — many from Essex County — to film the feature movie ‘The Birder’, a light-hearted comedy about hard luck, revenge set to a local backdrop.

The movie officially premiered with an April 3 red-carpet showing at Windsor’s Capitol Theatre, followed by appearances Imagine Cinemas’ Lakeshore location. The film will make its way to Imagine Cinemas’ Leamington branch starting Friday, April 18.

The Birder was directed by Windsor born-and-raised Theodore Bezaire, who also has a short films Pria and Tommy and his first feature-length film Things To Do in his repertoire as director. These productions have won a sizeable collection of awards, including Audience Choice Awards from TIFF Kids in Toronto and NBC Universal Comedy Short Cuts Festival in Los Angeles and Platinum Remi (best short comedy) award at Worldfest Houston for Pria and the A&E Filmmakers Award for best film at the NSI Canada Film Festival for Tommy. Things To Do was shown at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, where it was greeted by sold out crowds and rave reviews.

Early on, The Birder has also been subject to positive feedback from both local sources as well as CBC national arts reporter Eli Glasner of The Buzz.

“If it’s successful, it proves that films with local stories can be done in this area,” said Bezaire, a graduate of Windsor’s Brennan High School, the University of Windsor’s communication studies and advanced television and film at Sheridan College. “The response has been really fantastic.

It’s exciting to see the local community embracing the film.”

The creation of The Birder in its entirety has been more than seven years in the making, with actual filming taking place over a course of 18 days in August and September of 2012.

“It’s really been a long road to get here,” Bezaire said. “Things can move quite slowly in filmmaking.”

The Birder was filmed at the Ojibway Nature Centre in Windsor as well as St. Anne Catholic High School, which also served as the project’s production hub. The movie is based largely at the fictional Pelee Region Provincial Park, a localized reference to the real-life birding mecca Point Pelee National Park.

Bezaire wrote or co-wrote all the aforementioned films he directed with the exception of Pria. Writing duties have been shared with fellow Windsorite Mike Stasko. The Birder has a Leamington connection in co-executive producer John Cervini, who operates the family-owned business Lakeside Produce on Highway 77. “We couldn’t have made the film without people like him,” said Bezaire. “He was very helpful and he’s very supportive of the arts.”

The Birder’s executive producer is Roy Collavino while Gerry Lattman served as producer.

The film’s cast includes Tom Cavanagh as the main role of Ron Spencer. Supporting cast members include Mark Rendall (Victoria Day), Fred Willard (Austin Powers, This is Spinal Tap), Graham Greene (Dances With Wolves, The Green Mile), Tommie-Amber Pirie (The Trotsky), Allana Harkin, Cassidy Renee and Jamie Spilchuk.

May in time for the annual birding season.

Screenings of The Birder will be played at Imagine Cinemas Leamington starting Friday, April 18. Follow-up screenings in Leamington will be April 21, 22 and 23. For show times, visit the website http://imaginecinemas.com/southpoint.asp Representatives of the film are hoping to see it return to Leamington in early

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“The film is tracking very well because of the local community,” said Lattman. “With people buying lots of tickets, it affects our ability to bring more to the area. Strong support will let us bring a second, third, fourth and fifth movie here.”

Canadian actor Tom Cavanagh plays Ron Spencer, a downon-his-luck birding enthusiast and high school teacher, in The Birder. The film was shot in various locations throughout Essex County.

MCC canner returns to Leamington

By Bryan Jessop

For the 16th year in a row, Meat Canner Leamington has replied to the question “are you able to assist the world’s hungriest people?” with “yes, we ‘can’.”

The Mennonite Central Committee, with an Ontario head office in Kitchener, has once again brought its meatcanning machine to the H.J. Heinz Tomato Grading Station on Sherk Street. For 2014, the annual stop is taking place from Monday, April 14 to Thursday, April 17, where an estimated 650 volunteers are chipping in to cook, prepare, can and label 30,000 pounds of chicken for impoverished people in locations throughout the world.

For the Leamington stop, volunteers make the trip from Windsor to Dresden and all points between, representing a wide variety of schools, organizations and church groups of virtually every religious denomination in the Essex-Kent area. The amount of chicken and number of volunteers are similar to support generated in recent years, in turn leading to another $70,000 in expenses that organizers have set out to cover.

So far, about $46,000 has been raised for this year’s program.

“We have a ways to go yet,” said Meat Canner Leamington co-chair Marlene Schmidtgall, who leads the local canning effort along with Jake Neufeld.

To make a donation to Meat Canner Leamington’s 2014 campaign, visit the Mennonite Savings Credit Union at 243 Erie St. South Leamington (519-3268601) and simply state that you would like to make a contribution to their Meat Canner Leamington account. Any funds raised this year beyond the $70,000 needed will go toward next year’s project.

This year’s supply of chicken comes from the federally-registered Tender Choice of Stoney Creek, Ont. The preparation process, supervised by licensed supervisors to ensure health standards are met, will provide just under 17,000 cans of chicken to be labeled, boxed and shipped to a storage facility in Winnipeg until a recipient nation is selected. Last year’s Leamington total was sent to the southern African country of Lesotho. About 40 per cent of the country’s 2 million people live below the

international poverty line of $1.25 (U.S.) per day.

From Monday to Wednesday of this week, volunteers are working shifts that range from start times of 6:30 a.m. to end times of 10:30 p.m. — Thursday will likely consist of a half-day schedule.

While some are busy canning, cleaning, cooking, stirring, labeling and packaging, others prepare meals and snacks while Schmidtgall (519-326-7709), Neufeld (519-825-7173) and Gene Forshaw (519326-6058) recruit individuals and groups interested in volunteering.

This year’s mobile canner — which first began operating in the U.S. in 1946, since 1997 in Canada and 1999 in Leamington specifically — has a sum of 36 stops. Prior to its arrival in Leamington, the canner spent April 7-10 in Sterling, Ohio. The final stop will be in Elmira, Ont.

from April 21 to 25.

“A lot of people come back year after year,” said Schmidtgall. “It’s wonderful — the volunteers are

the heart and soul of the entire project. It’s not just one group, it’s a communitywide effort. This is bridge building at its best.”

Set up and preparation for the canner’s stop in Leam-

ington takes place the previous Saturday morning. By about 2 p.m., the system is ready for the process, start to finish.

Meat Canner Leamington is not yet certain if the June,

2014 closure of Leamington’s H.J. Heinz facility will impact its ability to use the grading station as its annual headquarters for 2015 and beyond.

Volunteers wash and label cans in preparation for the delivery of 30,000 pounds of chicken during the annual Meat Canners Leamington project at the Heinz Grading Station Monday, April 14.

(SUN Photos)

Pedro Neufeld and his son Jimmy Neufeld box up filled, washed and labeled cans of chicken at the Heinz Grading Station as part of the Mennonite Central Committee’s annual North American meat canning program, taking place in Leamington Monday, April 14 to Thursday, April 17.

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

Aries, you may need to come up with some new ways to show your affection, as your old ways are starting to fall short. Look to Leo for inspiration.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

Taurus, a few kinks still need to be worked out, but your master plan will soon be in place. Start putting the wheels in motion and your work won't go unrecognized.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21

Gemini, you are great at creating a good time out of nothing at all. Get together with a few friends and let the good times roll. Others may envy this talent.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

You have a rare opportunity to show off your skills this week, Cancer. When your talents are on display, don't worry about hogging that spotlight. Enjoy your time in the limelight.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

Take some time for quiet inspiration, Leo. It is just what you need after a busy week in which your stamina was put to the test. Rest and recharge for a few days.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22

Tasks at work have certainly tried your patience, Virgo. Just when you are settled in, you get pulled in another direction very quickly. Save up those vacation days.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23

It's time to lighten up, Libra. Throw a party, take a trip or hang out with friends. Just be sure to focus on fun and let other concerns fall by the wayside for a little while.

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SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

Scorpio, do your best to get all of your ducks in a row this week. Keep distractions at bay and don't allow social engagements to take precedence over more pressing matters.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

Sagittarius, you will have to remain two steps ahead of everyone else to get a project done this week. Things are moving quite quickly now, so make every minute count.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

A challenge is on the horizon, Capricorn. But remain calm and you will handle every challenge that comes your way. Aries provides some extra help.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

Aquarius, some may call you stubborn, but "dedicated" might be a more appropriate term. Once your mind is set, it is hard to pull you off course, and this week is no different.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20

You have plenty of energy to carry you through to the weekend, Pisces. A big surprise is in store in the coming days.

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Waste site application

Seacliff Energy operates an Anaerobic Digester System to create energy from waste. They have applied to the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) to expand their operation, and the Municipality has been notified by the Ministry as part of its review process.

In the administrative report to Council Apr. 11, Manager of Planning Services Danielle Truax explains, “The notice requests that the Municipality provide comments with respect to the application and confirm whether the property is appropriately zoned for the proposed use as a waste disposal site. The notice also indicates that the Director of the Environmental Approvals Branch has the authority to hold a public hearing regarding the application. Municipalities or the public may request that the Director consider scheduling a hearing with reason.”

The application seeks to widen the variety of wastes that are part of its feedstock, and to increase on-site waste storage from its approved 10 tonnes to 40 tonnes. Since the application raises a number of questions (and concerns) for the municipal planner, Council received the recommendation to make comments and request a public meeting. The original permission for this operation was granted as an accessory use for the primary use of the farm which was a greenhouse operation. It is significant that the operation has expanded over the years to a small-scale industrial operation that appears no longer to be an accessory use, so the zoning may need changing.

Asked by Councillor Hilda MacDonald how the change from 10t to 40t can be characterized as “a small change”, one of the owners explained that they are not running anywhere near capacity and the ability to store more on-site will, in fact, decrease truck traffic (by using larger trucks) and reducing the frequency of unloading.

Disposition of this application rests with the MOE, and Leamington’s Council has approved only the comments and request for a public meeting. It is not a decision to hold a public meeting, since that must be the decision of the Ministry.

For Councillor Rick Atkin, having a public meeting is a key issue and he said he would be “very, very concerned if the Province did not hold a public meeting.”

Municipal Council passed the recommendation eagerly.

Leamington to participate in Communities in Bloom

By Bill Chaplin, Municipal Correspondent

On Monday evening, Apr. 14, Leamington Municipal Council voted to participate in the Communities in Bloom competition. The municipality last participated in 1998, even though it only costs $750 to register in the program.

The Communities in Bloom judges evaluate the effort of people in the community in a number of ways: tidiness, environmental action, heritage conservation, urban forestry, landscape, and floral displays.

Council was told by Ken Clark, this year’s president of the Leamington Horticultural Society, that organization will be provided by volunteers from the Horticultural Society and will then expand with volunteers from other areas of the community.

The idea was also endorsed by Beth Smith, a representative of the Leamington Kiwanis Club, Bill Sherk, founder of the Replant our Streets Program, and Greg Rice who spoke of its potential to increase positivity amongst Leamington ratepayers.

The comment by Councillor Chris Chopchik was, “It is a marvelous program, but it is a ton of work. [The Chamber of Commerce, back in the 1990s] had to hire an extra staff person just to manage the work.” Councillor Rick Atkin asked for and received assurance that one member of Council would act as a liaison, but it would not be a committee of Council. He also wanted the financial commitment of the municipality clarified. He was told that additional funds would be used to purchase plaques to acknowledge local winners and it would be limited to about $500.

TVO in Leamington; Chestnut Park to get “makeover”

TVO airs a show on TVO Kids called “Giver” that engages children and community volunteers to rebuild playgrounds. The production company supplies experts and money to make a documentary of the three days it takes to complete the reconstruction. A local champion, Karen Driedger, submitted an application to the show and, at the end of March, found out that Chestnut Park had been selected as one of the show’s ten project locations out of over 200 proposals.

On Monday evening, Apr. 11, Leamington Municipal Council heard of the idea and agreed with the administrative recommendation to participate by contributing $5,000 toward the reconstruction as well as volunteering public works staff and time to assist with site preparation, health and safety monitoring, and assistance (as needed) in the actual reconstruction.

Council learned that Mrs. Driedger and administration have been canvassing local businesses for their support as well. It is anticipated that the reconstruction will occur in mid-August.

Councillor Hilda MacDonald commented that this feelgood project is a wonderful thing to happen in Leamington.

The matter was passed unanimously.

BILL CHAPLIN Municipal Correspondent

New youth community fund

Essex Power Corporation is providing $10,000 per shareholder on an annual basis “for the purpose of supporting youth projects and programs in the respective shareholder community. The projects must have an element of fitness, education, arts/culture or social responsibility and serve youth, 18 years and younger.”

In order to participate, Leamington Municipal Council must provide a letter of understanding to Essex Power that it will apply and administer the funds as the program requires and report twice yearly.

BANK NOTES

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Your support is needed and will be greatly appreciated in helping us finish the new Bank Theatre facility.

This ad is sponsored by the Wheatley District Optimist Club. We believe in this wonderful community project. It will provide the venue for all the local children that would like to perform on the new Starlight Stage.

COMING TO THE BANK THEATRE

The Sociable Plover - Nothing and nobody will stop Roy Tunt from searching for the Sociable Plover. Not the weather and not the mysterious stranger who joins him in the bird hide. A quirky two-person show with humour, tenderness and charm. May 8, 9, 10 & 11, 2014.

The Last Five Years - An emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. May 23, 24, 25, 30, 31 & June 1, 2014.

Follow The Bank Theatre on Facebook www.facebook.com/TheBankTheatre Email: banktheatre@gmail.com Website: www.banktheatre.com

Re-zoning public meeting

Pursuant to conditional approval of a consent application to attach a vacant hobby farm to a working farm to develop a new greenhouse range, a public meeting has been scheduled by Leamington Municipal Council. The property on Talbot Road East also requires setback relief in order to accommodate the development. A driveway that will be built will be shared with an existing greenhouse to the west, so the side yard setback needs to be reduced.

The only consideration that is of general public interest is a part of the land next to a watercourse that is identified for passive recreational use as a natural area. The municipal planner indicated that the municipality will attempt to acquire an easement over that land for possible future public use.

Councillor Hilda MacDonald was concerned that the open space might cause problems for the owner, but was assured that it would not, and during the site plan process various alternatives would be available and studied. The meeting was scheduled with a unanimous vote.

Fundraising through hair styling

BrieAnna Bento decided she wanted to help her neighbour’s son-in-law Ian Tate raise money to offset expenses incurred as he fights stage four brain cancer. BrieAnna’s neighbours, Bill and Liz Chaplin, are familiar to many in the Leamington area. Because they give so much for their community, BrieAnna decided to give back to them and help their family. BrieAnna is an independent hair stylist at Chez Susie Hair Concepts. Make your appointment with BrieAnna for any Friday in May for a cut or wash and style and all proceeds will be donated to the Tate family. Donations will be accepted – any clients making their own donation will receive 20% off their next colour service with BrieAnna! To arrange for your appointment, contact BrieAnna at Chez Susie Hair Concepts at 20 Erie Street South, 519-326-4407. For more information check out her Facebook Page.

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VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED in the Wheatley area for South Essex Community Council's Friendly Visitors program for seniors and persons with disabilities. Commitment is 1 hour per week. If you are interested in volunteering or know of someone who could benefit from these services, call SECC at 519-326-8629.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16Leamington Horticultural Society will meet 7:30 p.m., Leamington United Church. Topic: Ask the Expert. Richard Bergen of Bergen Landscape Design will share his expertise with patio planning and living walls. Society members and Richard look forward to your gardening questions and concerns. For info contact Ken Clark 519325-0769.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16 - Voices of Youth in Community Meeting in the Heinz Arena meeting room at the Leamington Recreation Complex. Meetings are 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. All youth ages 14-24 are welcome to join. For more information contact Wanda 519-733-8983 ext. 22 or email wrodrigues@accesscounty.ca.

SATURDAY, APRIL 19 - The Ont. Purple Martin Assoc. will meet 9:00 a.m., at Orchard View Golf Course, 1357 County Rd. 34 (old Hwy 3), Ruthven. All are welcome. Call Paul 519-738-3476 for more details.

WEDNESDAYS UNTIL APRIL 23DivorceCare, a free weekly support group for those who are divorced or separated, Wednesday evenings, Jan. 29 until Apr. 23, 7:30 p.m., Calvary Baptist Church, 475 Bevel Line Rd., Leamington.

For more info call 519-326-0876.

THURSDAY, APRIL 24 - The Pelee Past Questers will meet 7:00 p.m., at the Leamington Mersea Historical Museum, 121 Essex Rd. 14, where they will be taking a tour. Questers is an organization for the study of antiques, preservation and restoration or artifacts, existing memorials, historical buildings, landmarks and education. Drop-ins encouraged. For info call Jackie at 519-326-1316.

FRIDAY, APRIL 25 & SATURDAY, APRIL 26 - Rummage Sale at Epworth United Church, Kingsville. Friday, April 23, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Satudray, April 16, 9:00 a.m.11:00 a.m. Only on Saturday - $2 Bag.

SATURDAY, APRIL 26 - VOYC is hosting the Mayors Community Ewaste Collection Challenge10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., at the ACCESS parking lot, 23 Mill St. W., Kingsville. Proceeds support Computers for Kids and the Voices of Youth in Community Program. For a list of acceptable e-waste items visit www.accesscounty.ca or www.cfkcanada.org.

THE LEAMINGTON & MERSEA HISTORICAL SOCIETY will hold their monthly meeting 10:30 am on Saturday, April 26 at the Leamington Half Century Club, Talbot St. W., Leamington. Everyone welcome.

MONDAY, APRIL 28 - A free community dinner will be provided at Knox Presbyterian Church, Leamington, at 5:00 p.m. for anyone in need of food and fellowship.

THURSDAY, MAY 1 - WINDSORESSEX SENIOR GAMESinvites you

to 2014 Lunch and Learnat Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens at 12:00 noon. Tickets $17, include broasted chicken lunch buffet and informative gardening tips from pros like Joe Colasanti and St. Clair College Horticulture Technician Jay Terryberry. Deadline for tickets is April 24. Call Paulette at 519-9743709 or email pkupnicki02@cogeco.ca.

SUNDAY, MAY 4 - Silent Walk & Vigil, Meet at Leamington District Secondary School, 125 Talbot St. W., at 3:15 p.m. Walk to Leamington District Memorial Hospital to express concern for abortion. Rain or shine. Leamington Area Right to Life 519325-0929.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 - Voices of Youth in Community Meeting in the Heinz Arena meeting room at the Leamington Recreation Complex. Meetings are 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. All youth ages 14-24 are welcome to join. For more information contact Wanda 519-733-8983 ext. 22 or email wrodrigues@accesscounty.ca.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 - Shooters Photography Club meets from 7:00 - 10:00 p.m., Willow Room in food court at Colasanti's Tropical Gardens, 1550 Rd. 3E, Ruthven. Please use west parking. Visit facebook.com for meeting and club into. For info contact George at gschiefer@cogeco.ca

FRIDAY, MAY 9 & SATURDAY, MAY 10 - 9:00 am to 12 noon. Rummage Sale at First Baptist Church, 3 Fox St, Leamington. Lots of toys, good used clothing, small household items, books, home decor and more!

In last week’s story about Show the Love II, it was stated that the concert was to take place at Leamington Arena when in fact, it will be held at Leamington Marina.

The “ Show the Love II” is at the Leamington Marina and not the Leamington Arena as written in the article.

Watch the Southpoint Sun for more details closer to the event.

Nicholas H. Wiebe

OBITUARY

Louis Lawrence Harris Jr.

Louis Lawrence Harris Jr., 74 years, entered into rest peacefully on Monday, April 14, 2014 at Hospice Residence after a courageous fight.

Nicholas H. Wiebe, 91 years, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Saturday, April 12, 2014. Beloved husband of the late Irene (1998). Dear father of Roger and Judy Butler (Dale). Loving grandfather of Ryan Butler (Sulienne), Carly Butler Verheyen (Adam). Dear brother of Rudy Wiebe (Pat). Predeceased by a sister, Mary Wiebe, and two brothers, Danny and Ernie.

Nick was a life member of Leamington Br. 84 Royal Canadian Legion, Veteran of WW II, serving in the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment, a dedicated employee at Canada Post for over 30 years, and a member of Knox Presbyterian Church, Leamington.

Visiting was at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington, on Tuesday from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.

Funeral Service to celebrate Nick’s life was held from the funeral home on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. with Rev. Thomas J. Kay officiating. Interment Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made by cheque to Knox Presbyterian Church or Leamington Hospital Foundation.

Friends may send condolences or make a charitable contribution online at www.reidfuneralhome.ca

Letter to the editor

Fond memories of

Leamington’s

In the March 19th issue of the Southpoint Sun the article by Scott Holland on Leamington’s 1974 Centennial celebrations brought back many fond memories of the participation of the Multicultural Community throughout the year.

As the chairman of the Multicultural Committee, it was very uplifting and satisfying to see all of the groups work so well together in presenting the culture and traditions of their homeland and sharing them with their Leamington neighbours. The several concerts that the Multicultural Committee presented brought out the song, the dance and the national costume of each homeland.

Many of the groups participated in the Centennial Parade. If my memory

Centennial

serves me well, the Lebanese Community walked off with the trophy for the “Best Float” in the parade. It was a very busy year for everyone. The first major event of Leamington’s Centennial actually took place on January 6, 1974 at Leamington’s Roma Club. Most Ukrainians celebrate Christmas Eve on January 6 which is based on the old Julian Calendar. So it was on that night over 500 people gathered to feast on 12 traditional Lenten dishes including pickled herring, borsch (beet soup), varenyky (both potato and sauerkraut, known to many as perogies), kutya made from ground nut meats and honey, and other non-meat dishes. When the ladies were preparing the 10 kegs of herring for the meal, one

Mon - Fri 8:30 - 5 Sat 8:30 - 4

Meeting to discuss increased hydro rates

Loving father of Karen (Rudy Komsic), Jill (Doug Pearce). Proud and loving Papa of Jacqueline, Olivia and Michael Komsic. Caring companion of June Grannis, her children Lorie and Julie, and her grandchildren Jacob and William. Dear brother of the late Joanne Burman (the late Robert), Tom Harris (Julie) and special uncle of Debbie Heiss (Ned) and Sharon Burman. Former husband and friend of the late Susan (Galipeau) (2001).

Lou was a longtime Leamington businessman (Erie Appliances, Thirteen Russell Steak House, Land Developer) who loved Pelee Island, boating, flying and enjoying life!

The family wishes to thank everyone on the 8th Floor at Windsor Regional Hospital Ouellette Campus and Hospice of Windsor-Essex County.

Visiting at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519-326-2631) on Wednesday from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.

Memorial Service to celebrate Lou’s life held at the funeral home on Thursday, April 17, 2014 at 11 a.m. with Fr. Patrick Beneteau officiating.

Memorial donations may be made by cheque to Leamington Hospital Foundation (Hospice). Friends may share memories at www.reidfuneralhome.ca

“If you ask me what I came to do in the world... I will answer, I am here to live out loud.” – Emile Zola

asked, “Who is going to eat all of this herring?” At the meal the guests were asking for more.

During the planning stages another lady said that we should cook some turkeys as some people might not know what a ‘Lenten’ meal was. As chair of the Ukrainian Centennial Committee I replied, “If our guests do not know what a Lenten meal is, they will know by the time that we are finished.”

It was a very successful evening with the proceeds used to furnish a room on the 2nd Floor of the East Wing of Leamington District Memorial Hospital.

It gives me a great deal of satisfaction that I had the opportunity to work with Mayor Ralph Nicol, Centennial Chairman Jim Reid

On Tuesday, April 22 at 11 a.m. at the Leamington Howard Johnson there will be a meeting for interested parties to find out more about projected hydro increases.

Rick Nicholls office has requested Essex Power Lines, Hydro One and Enwin to attend as well.

For more information or to register for this meeting , contact Denise Gaffan at Howard Johnston, 519-325-0260.

and the Multicultural Community during the year-long celebrations.

– Eugene Barna, Leamington

Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - Page 13

Players and volunteers with the Sun County Minor Lacrosse Association lead a downtown Kingsville parade with a giant Canadian flag Saturday, April 12.

Paralympic sledge hockey bronze medalist Corbin Watson waves to a crowd during a parade in Kingsville Saturday, April 12. The parade took place in honour of 2014 Olympic Winter Games women’s hockey gold medalist Meghan Agosta and Watson.

Meghan Agosta (left) shows her gold meal won as part of Canada’s women’s hockey team during the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. Agosta was featured in a parade in honour of her gold-medal performance and the bronze medal earned by Paralympic sledge hockey player Corbin Watson.

The Erie North Shore Juvenile Storm march eastward on Main Street during a Saturday, April 12 parade in Kingsville. The parade took place in honour of 2014 Olympic Winter Games women’s hockey gold medalist Meghan Agosta and Paralympic sledge hockey bronze medalist Corbin Watson. The eldest Storm team was a finalist in this season’s International Silver Stick tournament, hosted by Mooretown.

Senior Games to host Lunch & Learn

By popular demand, another Windsor-Essex County Senior Games Lunch and Learn event will be held at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens in Ruthven on Thursday, May 1 at 12noon.

A delicious luncheon buffet will be followed by a lecture given by Joe Colasanti, owner and operator of Colasanti’s Tropical Garden, who will once again share information about his best “easy care” indoor plants.

The second expert to speak will be Jay Terryberry, St. Clair College Horticulture Technician, who will answer the questions “Is it spring yet?” and “What should the gardener do at this time and what can they do over the next few years based on the weather we receive?”

Ticket deadline is April 24. For information contact Paulette Kupnicki (519-974-3709 or 519-995-3709, pkupnicki02@cogeco.ca), Blaise Gillis (519-735-4879, bgillis3@cogeco. ca) or visit www.seniorgames-windsoressex.com

The traditional lily

BILL PLUMB

In the back yard...

As Easter approaches, lilies become more common in our homes as potted plants or in fresh cut flower bouquets. Easter cactus, daisies and violets are great alternatives to help decorate your home.

By Ash Wednesday your lily should have developed buds approximately 3 inches in length. If they are smaller, place the plant in a warmer room and use a mild fertilizer to promote growth.

As the flower matures, remove the yellow anthers with a Kleenex. This will also prolong the life of the flower.

Easter lilies prefer moderately moist and well drained soil.

If the plant has decorative foil wrapping, poke holes in the bottom of the pot to allow drainage.

After the plant has completed blooming, cut away the flower and place in a sunny window.

Once the frost has passed, you can plant your lily outside in a well drained area in new soil.

The Churches of Leamington and District Welcome You

ANGLICAN

St. John The Evangelist

60 Erie St. N., Leamington 519-326-3111

Sunday Worship Services

8:30 & 10:30 am

St. Mary’s Church East West Road, Pelee Island

1st & 3rd Sundays from June to September at 10 am

Calvary Church

North Shore Road, Pelee Island

1st & 3rd Sundays from October to May at 10 am

BAPTIST

Calvary Baptist Church 475 Bevel Line Road, Leamington 519-326-0876

Sunday Worship 10:30 am

First Baptist Church 3 Fox Street, Leamington 519-326-4372

Sunday Worship 10:45 am Heritage Baptist Church 555 Talbot St. W., Wheatley 519-300-1400 Pastor Francisco Penner Sunday 11 am & 7 pm, Wed 7 pm

Wheatley Baptist Church 47 Talbot St. E.., Wheatley 519-825-7433 Pastor Richard Smith Sunday School 9:00 am Worship 10:30 am

CONGREGATIONALIST

Faith Everlasting Congregational Church 589 Hwy 77, Leamington 519-322-2994 Sunday Worship 11 am

220 Erie St. N., Leamington 519-322-1644

Saturday Services: Bible Study 9:30 am Worship 11:00 am

LUTHERAN

St. Paul’s LutheranEvangelical Church

311 Sherk Street, Leamington 519-326-3966

Sunday Worship Services 10:30 am (Eng) MENNONITE

Faith Mennonite Church

269 Sherk Street, Leamington 519-326-6391

Sunday Worship Services 10:50 am (Summer 10 am)

Leamington Evangelical Mennonite Mission Church 1408 Deer Run Rd, Leamington 519-326-9734

Sunday Worship Services 9:15 am (German), 10:45 am (English)

Leamington Evangelical Mennonite Church 108 Mersea Rd 3, Leamington 519-322-9915

Sunday Worship 10:30 am

Leamington United Mennonite Church 78 Oak Street East, Leamington 519-326-2727

Sunday Worship 9:45 am

Summer Worship Services 9:30 am (German), 10:15 am (English)

Meadow Brook Fellowship 219 Talbot Street East, Leamington 519-326-3605

1 Sunday Worship Service at 10:30 am

North Leamington United Mennonite Church 625 Mersea Rd 6, Leamington 519-326-7928

Sunday Worship 10:00 am

South Point Community Church 55A Talbot St. W., Leamington 519-322-1858

Sunday Gatherings 10 am

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

Iglesia La Buena Semilla 269 Sherk Street, Leamington 519-733-0342

Sunday Worship 6:30 pm

Leamington District Memorial Hospital 194 Talbot St. W., Leamington 519-326-2373, Chaplain’s Office ext. 4443

PENTECOSTAL

FGT Family Church

285 Talbot St. E., Leamington Free bus rides available 519-322-2316

Services Sunday 9:15 am, 11 am

Leamington Christian Centre 98 Elliott Street, Leamington 519-322-1504

Sunday Worship Services 10:30 am

English/Spanish 6:30 pm

Templo Christiano De Leamington

39 Talbot St. E., Leamington 519-325-9654

Sunday Worship Services 3 pm

Mount Zion Full TabernacleGospel

6 Mill Street, Leamington 519-252-0031

Sunday Worship 7:30 pm

United Pentecostal Church

312 Erie St. St., Leamington 519-326-7056

Sunday Worship Services 11 am

PRESBYTERIAN

Knox Presbyterian Church

58 Erie St. S., Leamington 519-326-4541 pccweb.ca/knoxknotes

Sunday Worship Services 11 am

ROMAN CATHOLIC

St. Michael’s Parish

29 Elliott Street, Leamington 519-326-2643

Sunday Masses: 7:30 am.(English)

10:30 am (English/Children’s Liturgy) 10:30 am (OLBS, Wheatley, English)

3 pm (Spanish), 7 pm (Youth)

St. Joseph’s Church

310 Sherk Street, Leamington 519-326-2643

Saturday Mass: 5 pm (English)

Sunday Masses: 9 am (Italian, English) Noon (Portuguese, English)

St. Anthony’s Parish (Maronite Rite)

280 Talbot Street East, Leamington 519-322-2282

Sunday Masses 9:30 & 11 am (Lebanese, English)

SALVATION ARMY

The Salvation Army Citadel 88 Setterington Street

Leamington 519-326-4901

Sunday Worship 10:30 am

UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA

Leamington United Church 9 John Street, Leamington 519-326-9461

Sunday Worship Services 10:30 am

Mersea United Church 1301 Mersea Road 8, Wheatley 519-825-4157

Sunday Worship Services 9:30 am

Unitarian Universalist Church of Olinda 2953 Olinda Sideroad, Ruthven 519-326-4352

Sunday Service 10:30 am

As the foliage dies back, cut the stem off at the ground level and the bulb will start growing again, possibly blooming in the late summer, but most likely you will have to wait until next June or July.

Perennial lilies planted in the garden also give a mixture of bright colours by planting in groups among other perennials for added color in mid summer. Some summer favourites include the fragrant oriental lily which is also very easy to grow and thrives in well drained soil and in full sun or partial shade.

If shade is your only option, purple beauty toad lilies are recommended. This lily is star-shaped and has a deep, plum-purple flower and blooms in late summer. This flower looks more like an orchid than the traditional lily but adds a unique texture to any garden.

The Casa Blanca lily is a longtime favorite among florists – especially for weddings –with long white petals and rose-pink stripes. Always remove the orange stamens as soon as the flower opens if you want to prevent staining on clothing or rugs.

As a cut flower, just one stem is enough to make a centerpiece or bouquet. Each bulb will produce more and more flowers every year, producing more stems. Plant lilies in large numbers and in random patterns. This will allow the bulbs to multiply and spread over time. This will also allow the planting to look natural, as if they were native to the area.

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Starter Company program will aid young entrepreneurs

The next generation of entrepreneurs will be aided by the new Starter Company program just launched by the provincial government. Giving young people the skills they need in today’s global economy is essential to Ontario’s future success. Offering entrepreneurial training and support will help give young people the leg up they need to get their business off the ground, be self-sufficient and create the jobs of tomorrow.

The Starter Company program provides youth with training, business skills development, mentoring from local business leaders and capital to start, grow or buy a small business. The program will support 18- to 29-year-old entrepreneurs by partnering them with experts to help develop the skills needed to launch successful businesses.

Local young entrepreneurs need only contact the Small Business Enterprise Centres in Chatham (445 Grand Ave. East) or Essex (39 Maidstone Ave. East). Starter Company is one of several programs included in the province’s $45-million Youth Entrepreneurship Fund.

VOYC up to the ‘Challenge’

By Bryan Jessop

The second Mayors’ Community E-Waste Collection Challenge is 50 per cent complete.

For the second time since 2012, Kingsville and Leamington are going head to head in a competition to determine which of the neighbouring municipalities can collect the most electronic waste, including computers, CD/DVD players, televisions, desktop printers and copiers, cell phones, answering machines, typewriters, projectors and video recorders. Voices of Youth in Community — an ACCESS program — has teamed up with Computers For Kids, a project originated to refurbish used computers as affordable options for youths to use in school.

“It’s also a great way to keep these computers out of landfills,” said VOYC coordinator Wanda Rodrigues. “There’s been a lot of good support and feedback to the program, which is fantastic.”

This year’s Leamington portion of the Challenge was held at the south end of the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex parking lot, where more than a dozen VOYC members, volunteers and mentors gathered to accept e-waste donations from residents dropping off unused and unwanted electronic items. The collection was taken Saturday, April 12 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., piled up in bins dropped off by Computers For Kids that were later hauled away on trailers.

The discarded items collected are sold at a specific monetary rate per pound with proceeds split 50/50 between VOYC and Computers For Kids. Last year, Leamington and Kingsville combined raised $1,300 to be split between the two groups.

“We’re more than happy to help support another nonprofit group and help out our communities at the same time,” said Rodrigues. “It’s a good way to show people that these kids are here to make a positive difference.”

In 2012, Leamington collected 13,306 pounds of e-waste, less than 500 pounds shy of Kingsville’s 13,770 pounds.

Hire a student: employer incentives offered

Hire a summer student and get a $2 per hour incentive, says Mike Ferguson, president of the Chatham-Kent-Essex provincial Liberal association.

This year, students can visit ontario.ca/readysetwork to access an easyto-use assessment tool that can help them: find a job through Employment Ontario partners; strengthen their résumé writing skills; or apply for funding to start their own summer companies.

Summer jobs provide students with an important introduction to the workplace, while helping them develop their talents and abilities.

The province is investing more than $78 million in 2014 to connect young workers to jobs or launch their own summer businesses. Over 970,000 students have found summer jobs and accessed job services since 2004.

of the Leamington

Saturday, April

April 26 in

This year’s Leamington total was not made available by press deadline.

This year, Kingsville’s collection of e-waste will take place at the ACCESS office at 23 Mill St. West, Kingsville Saturday, April 26, also from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. At the same time, ACCESS will also conduct a block party of sorts in an effort to spread the community’s awareness of its programs, services and projects. These will include Bike Safety, Bikesmart, Community Garden and several others.

andOUR LADY OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH

HOLY THURSDAY (April 17)

St. Michael's Church 7:00 pm

Followed by Adoration until Midnight & Special Retreat for Young People

GOOD FRIDAY (April 18)

Day of Fast and Abstinence

Blessed Sacrament3:00 pm - English

St. Michael's3:00 pm - English 7:00 pm - Spanish

St. Joseph’s10:30 am - Children’s 3:00 pm - English 6:00 pm - Portuguese

HOLY SATURDAY (April 19)

St. Michael's Church - 8:00 pm - EASTER VIGIL followed by a reception & welcome to new Catholics EASTER SUNDAY (April 20)

St. Michael’s7:30 am - English 10:30 am - English 3:00 pm - Spanish 7:00 pm - English

St. Joseph’s9:00 am - Italian/English 10:30 am - English 12 NOON - Portuguese

Blessed Sacrament10:30 am - English

APRIL 17 - 7:00 pm

Maundy Thursday - Holy Eucharist and stripping of the Altar

April 18 - 12:00 pm

Good Friday - Meditation of the Cross

April 19 - 7:00 pm

Easter Eve - Great Vigil of Easter

April 20

The Sunday of the Resurrection: Easter Day 8:30 am - Holy Eucharist 10:30 am - Holy Eucharist 4:00 pm - Easter Dinner for those who are alone or will go without. Call to register at 519-326-3111. No charge. Meals delivered to shut-ins and rides provided.

Voices of Youth in Community coordinator Wanda Rodrigues (second from right) and VOYC youth volunteers and mentors display some of the donated electronic devices for the second Mayors E-Waste Challenge. The items were dropped off at the south end

Kinsmen Recreation Complex parking lot on

12. The same program will take place Saturday,

Kingsville. In 2012, Kingsville won the head-to-head challenge against Leamington by a margin of 464 pounds.

Agosta returns to her roots

By Bryan Jessop

Three-time Olympic women’s hockey gold medalist Meghan Agosta was given a celebrity’s welcome for a return visit to her former high school, Cardinal Carter. A rally in the school’s gymnasium greeted the Ruthven born-and-raised Olympian in the form of a talk show featuring numerous other “celebrities,” including students portraying the likes of Ellen Degeneres, Danica Patrick, Zayn of One Direction, Lady Gaga, Zach Galifianakis and several others. During the tribute, the school made a presentation of $800 for the Meghan Agosta Foundation, an organization Agosta created to help underprivileged youths from across Canada play ice hockey.

The original contribution was $500, collected during Olympic Spirit Day where the school’s students and staff gathered in the gymnasium to watch Agosta and her team storm back for a 3-2 overtime gold medal victory against the United States. Following the event, however, staff members pooled their resources to contribute another $300 for the foundation.

During the visit, again with nearly the entire student population gathered in the gym, Agosta described her experiences in Sochi, Russia while witnessing and taking part in a few unique activities organized in her honour.

“We went through so much adversity, with players getting cut, our coach resigning a month-and-a-half before the Olympic games — they pushed us out of our comfort zone,” Agosta explained. “With five minutes left, I looked up at the clock and wondered ‘how the heck are we going to do this’?” — a reference to Canada trailing the U.S. 2-0 in the dying minutes of the gold medal contest.

“I wake up every single morning and I still can’t believe

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Three-time Olympic gold medalist Meghan Agosta poses with “celebrities” following a Cardinal Carter version of the talk show Ellen in the school’s gymnasium Friday, April 12.

Team Canada Olympic women’s hockey player Meghan Agosta — fifth from left — poses for photos with the Cardinal Carter girls hockey team and her three Olympic gold medals following a rally at the school’s gymnasium Friday, April 12.

Agosta returns to her roots

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how we pulled that off,” she continued. “I’m pretty proud of myself and my teammates.”

The series of events during the rally included a cake-cutting ceremony, a putting contest between Agosta and Cardinal Carter’s OFSSA golfer Devan Schulert, a few brief dance lessons offered by the stand-in line-up of celebrities and the official unveiling, signing and retirement of Agosta’s #2 Cardinal Carter hockey jersey. The number will no longer be used by either boys or girls Cougar hockey teams.

During the event, Agosta discussed topics such as pastimes, superstitions, experiences as an aspiring player growing up in Ruthven and her intention to again represent the Canadian women’s hockey team for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in South Korea.

“South Korea is definitely on my mind,” Agosta said. “I still have a lot more to give and to represent Canada is such an honour. I guess time will tell and we’ll see what happens.”

“Andy” presents a cheque of $500 to Team Canada Olympic gold medalist Meghan Agosta for the Meghan Agosta Foundation during a rally at the Cardinal Carter gymnasium Friday, April 12. The school actually raised $800 for the foundation, established to give underprivileged children in Canada the chance to play organized hockey.

Team Canada gold medalist Meghan Agosta accepts a rose from “Zayn” of One Direction as “Ellen” looks on during a rally at the Cardinal Carter gymnasium Friday, April 12.

2002 Chrysler Prowler an instant classic!

In a daring move by the Chrysler Corporation in 1997, the Plymouth Prowler hit the pavement, looking for all the world like a reinvented ’32 Ford hot rod roadster, from where it drew its inspiration. With motorcyclestyle front fenders which turn with the wheels and a 1940 Mercury-inspired grille, the Prowler was an instant classic with its retro look and lively performance.

Available at first only in purple, other colours were later added. The Plymouth version of the Prowler was discontinued in 2000, after which it became known as the Chrysler Prowler, which was discontinued after 2002, making it an instant and highly collectible classic.

Ron Derkson of Leamington has the only Prowler in town. “My first car at age 20 was a chocolate brown 1961 Pontiac Parisienne convertible with a white top. And now, 50 years later, it looks like my second and last convertible is the 2002 Chrysler Prowler. I purchased it recently from a retired NASA Engineer from Huntsville, Alabama. In mint shape with only 11,600 miles, he only had the top down once! Now with its new owner, the top will come down even in winter if conditions allow, as we did this Christmas with family from the U.S. and Canada.

“It really is a fun car, particularly with the top down. It features a 253 hp 3.5 litre V6 engine with 9:9 compression ratio, overhead cam with four valves per cylinder, light alu-

minum frame, fibreglass body, and sits on 20-inch rear wheels and 17-inch front wheels. The front fenders sit above the wheels and turn with the wheels, which gives it a ‘Prowler’ look – and thus the name. All the instruments on the dash have a neat trademark oval design, which is painted the same colour as the exterior, in this case a dazzling yellow!”

Who would have thought when the first young hot rodder long ago replaced the front fenders of his ’32 Ford roadster with motorcycle fenders that one of the Big Three would bring out a similar car over 60 years later!

The other two of the Big Three have also brought out retro-cars. Ford revived the two-seater Thunderbird for a few brief years recently and GM brought out the SSR roadster pickup. And let’s not overlook the PT Cruiser from Chrysler. But none of these vehicles match the excitement stirred up by the Prowler. You owe it to yourself to drive one – or at least go for a ride in one. I’ll be asking Ron to take me for a spin around town as soon as the weather warms up…

OPP packing groceries for annual Cop Camp

On Thursday, April 17, Essex County OPP officers, civilian employees and volunteers will be packing groceries to help support the 20th Annual Essex County OPP Cop Camp.

In Leamington, OPP officers and civilians will be packing groceries at the Real Canadian Superstore from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Zehrs in Tecumseh and Kingsville, Foodland in Essex, and Valu-Mart in Belle River are the other locations.

The Essex County OPP Cop Camp exists solely by the generous contributions and donations from the public. Help support the annual OPP Cop Camp by donating whatever you can when you check out at the grocery store on Thursday. While you are there, enter your name into a draw for a chance to win a gift basket.

Cop Camp is an annual event, in its 20th year, involving 90 students from elementary schools across Essex County (Essex, Kingsville, Lakeshore, Leamington, Harrow and Tecumseh) who attend and benefit from a week of directed and supervised activities. Students are taught the importance of teamwork along with other positive life skills. They will be given guidance by police officers, civilians, auxiliary members and other caring, trained volunteers. These youths are recent graduates of the VIP program (Values, Influences and Peers) and are selected by their individual schools to attend the Camp at no cost to themselves.

Recycling reconsideration

At the April 14 Council meeting, Leamington Council decided to support the letter from the Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority to establish mandatory recycling in all municipal buildings (which is already done) and at all events held under the auspices of the municipality.

This matter was raised for reconsideration at the last Council meeting and it was generally acknowledged that Council previously had acted too quickly in merely receiving and filing the correspondence.

The matter was passed with no discussion and no dissent.

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Ron Derkson of Leamington with his newly purchased 2002 Chrysler Prowler photographed in Huntsville, Alabama.

Jump rope team

With members from all over Essex County, the Essex Energizers jump rope team travelled to Hamilton Apr. 5-6 to compete in the 2014 Ontario Rope Skipping Provincial Competition.

Arriving at the Sherwood High School gymnasium early Saturday morning, these athletes prepared for all of their team events where they competed in groups of 4-5 members, according to age. After a full day of competition consisting of several team speed, power, double Dutch, and freestyle routines, the athletes were exhausted but smiling. During the award ceremony, it became apparent that the entire roster of Essex Energiz-

Tiessen, Megan Biscan, Kylie Cioci, Caitlyne

ers teams placed in the top five for the province of Ontario, all qualifying to compete at Nationals.

In the 8-9 year division, the Essex Energizers’ team “Girls” (Ella Hauser, Peyton Gendreau, Melissa Letkeman and Hannah Moncur) placed first overall, bringing home provincial gold medals and lots of red ribbons!

The youngest team in the 10-11 year division, the EEST’s “Sugar Rush” (Larissa Cioci, Reagan Farough, Alexia Fast, Olivia Friest and Hollee Thrift) earned silver medals for their second place overall finish.

Teammates in that same division, the “Krazy Kangaroos” (Keyara Froese, Maddie Landry, Madison Letkeman and Milayah Thiessen) came out on top earning provincial gold medals.

Competing in the intimidating 12-14 year division, being the largest age category with the most competitors, the Essex Energizers’ team “Those People” (Megan Biscan, Kylie Cioci, Emma DeRyk and Hanna Schroeder) came away

with an impressive fifth place overall finish.

Also in the 12-14 year category, the EEST’s “Girls on Fire” (Shelby Bekaan, Avery Bruce, Nikolina Malic, Skyler Nephew and Daniella Thiessen) left the gym with gold medals for their first place finish.

In the 15-17 year open division, the Essex Energizers’ team “We Run Laps” (Emily Bateman, Payton Hall, Grace Jubenville and Chad LeCoure) placed third overall, earning themselves provincial bronze medals.

Last but not least, the Essex Energizers’ coaches, aka the “Wolfpack” (Jocelyn Cooper, Lindsay George, Lucas Martin, Lauren Sulpher and Melissa Thorton), competed in the 18+ open division and came away with silver medals for their second place overall finish. A special thank you to assistant coaches Lauren Tiessen and Caitlyne Bekaan for assisting the athletes in preparation for the competition.

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Essex Energizers jump rope team is comprised of members from all over Essex County. Front row, left to right: Maddie Landry, Hannah Moncur, Hollee Thrift, Peyton Gendreau, Ella Hauser, Reagan Farough, Milayah Thiessen. Middle row: Jocelyn Cooper, Madison Letkeman, Olivia Friest, Keyara Froese, Hanna Schroeder, Melissa Letkeman, Emma DeRyk, Larissa Cioci, Alexia Fast, Skyler Nephew, (crouching) Melissa Thorton. Back row: Lauren Sulpher, Vicki VanGent, Emily Bateman, Chad LeCoure, Lucas Martin, Shelby Bekaan, Grace Jubenville, Payton Hall, Avery Bruce, Nikolina Malic, (partially hidden) Lauren

Bekaan, Daniella Thiessen, Lindsay George, Emma Teskey. (Submitted photo)

Lasers “Blast” in Blenheim

The Leamington Lasers swim team competed in their last regular season meet in Blenheim on April 13 at the Gables Reese Rotary Pool. Laser swimmers went headto-head with host team Blenheim Blast, Wallaceburg Marlins and local competitors Windsor-Essex Swim Team. Although a comparatively small contingent, the Lasers were on fire, shaving time and handily taking heats in each event. Highlights include:

7 & Under: Rylee Gillett (7) - 2nd 25 free, 2nd 25 back, 2nd 25 breast, 2nd 25 fly.

8-9 Years: Lucas Moavro (8) - 3rd 25 back; Lucas Omstead, Lucas Moavro, Rylee Gillett, Carter Matthews3rd freestyle relay.

10-11 Years: Matteo Corlett (11) - 2nd 50 fly, 3rd 50 back, 3rd 100 free; Gabriel Berard (11) - 1st 50 back, 2nd 100 free; Emma Tiessen (10) - 3rd 50 back; Matteo Corlett, Emma Tiessen, Sydnnie Parker, Gabriel Berard - 3rd 200 freestyle relay.

12-13 Years: Scott Plancke (13) - 1st 50 free, 3rd 100 IM, 3rd 100 free; Felix Nunes (12) - 1st 50 fly, 2nd 50 free, 3rd 100 back, 3rd 100 breast; Vladi Jidkov (13) - 1st 200 IM; Stephen Bosse (13) - 2nd 50 fly; Emily Bunda (13) - 1st 200 IM, 3rd 100 breast; Brooke Hillman (12)2nd 50 fly, 3rd 50 free.

14 & Over: Scott Plancke (13) - 1st 50 fly; Sebastien Nunes (16) - 1st 200 IM, 2nd 50 free; Thomas Evans (15) - 2nd 100 IM, 2nd 100 free, 3rd 50 free, 3rd 100 breast; Cole Tofflemire (15) - 2nd 100 breast, 3rd 100 free, 3rd 100 IM; Rachel Gray (15) - 1st 100 back, 2nd 100 free, 3rd 50 fly; Kendra Bosse (15) - 3rd 100 IM.

Open: Sebastien Nunes (16) - 3rd 100 free, 3rd 50 fly; Vladi Jidkov (13) - 2nd 100 back, 3rd 100 breast; Vladi Jidkov (back), Sebastien Nunes (breast), Scott Plancke (fly), Emily Bunda (free) 2nd 200 medley relay.

The Lasers finish up their short-course season at home at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex as part of the S.E.A.L Championships to be held on April 26-27 when all the southwestern Ontario teams in this division face off against each other.

Exercise in futility: 2014

If my two-year-old son had a better understanding of what meteorologists have been saying as of late, he’d probably hate them. The forecast for this past weekend has called for so much rain that we’d be wondering if we should build biblicalsized arks — if we took weather forecasts seriously. As a typical two-yearold, my son loves jumping in puddles (muddy or not) when he, my wife and I go for post-dinner walks.

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Jessop’s

Journal

“Puddles, where are you?,” he shouts out when the search becomes desperate.

When we reach a storm drain in our travels, he’ll stop and look down at the stagnant water visible far below through the grates as if it were taunting him.

Adults feel the same way when the forecast calls for a bright, warm, sunny weekend and we get cold, windy, cloudy and wet Saturdays and Sundays instead.

In my annual effort to empathize with these wizards of weather, I’ll now make my NHL Stanley Cup playoff predictions.

Eastern Conference

Boston vs Detroit: On paper, Boston should breeze through this one in four straight games, like a sort of warmup for the conference semifinals. The Bruins have a staggering +85 goal differential — the best in the 30-team league — while the Wings are at -8, making them the only playoff team with more goals against than goals for. Then there’s the fact that they’re 24 points behind Beantown. The top three +/- players are all Bruins. I’m guessing that Rask will be up to the task, but it should be interesting to see whether or not Datsyuk will be slippery enough to stay beyond the lengthy arm’s reach of Chara. Regardless, Boston does have some formidable firepower and they play a tough physical game that seems to come in handy in the playoffs. Boston in six.

Pittsburgh vs Columbus: Crosby’s healthy, but Malkin is

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still tending to a foot injury and Kunitz hasn’t been all that dangerous as of late. Still, the Blue Jackets aren’t exactly a team bursting at the seams with playoff experience. The Pens have lost a grand total of nine games at home in regulation over the course of the season and Fleury is a respectable goalie — when he’s on his game. Pittsburgh in five.

Tampa Bay vs Montreal:

Oh boy, here we go. The Habs have nobody in the Top 40 in regular season points, but not putting all their chips on one player is nothing new for Montreal. Both teams are wellrounded offensively and the goalie battle between Price and Bishop is another coin toss. The Canadiens have a pretty respectable defensive core, but mediocre offense — as displayed in a 2-0 loss to the lowly Islanders in their next-tolast regular season contest. Stamkos is healthy again, so that’ll throw a fly or two in Montreal’s playoff ointment. Going to make the mistake of going with my heart as the tiebreaker on this one. Montreal in seven.

New York Rangers vs Philadelphia: Unlike their local Junior ‘B’ namesakes, I’ve never liked the Philadelphia Flyers. Then again, I’ve never liked the Rangers either, although their fans aren’t nearly as obnoxious. Philly’s a great team to watch if you like high-scoring games — good offense, not-so-good defense. Quite the contrary with the Rangers, so who knows what to expect from this one, aside from an inordinate percentage of Flyers fans acting like imbeciles. I hate saying goaltending could make the difference, but with this one, well... goaltending could make the difference (Lundqvist has been solid). New York in six.

Western Conference

Anaheim vs Dallas: It was great to see the Stars nab that last wildcard spot for two reasons — one, as a tribute to sidelined teammate Rich Peverly, and two, to make financial woes for the Phoenix Coyotes even worse (their “fans” screamed and cried to keep the team from relocating and then when they got their way, nobody showed up to their games). Anyway, Getzlaf and Perry against Seguin and Benn should be a good offensive matchup. The bottom line will be Anaheim’s stellar offense against Dallas’s suspect blue line. Anaheim in five.

Colorado vs Minnesota: Both teams have been playing well as of late, and there’s nothing like late regular-season momentum to get the playoffs started. Like Montreal, the Wild have to go way down the league’s scoring chart to find their top point getter — Jason Pominville, in 54th with 57 points. The Avs are one of those teams that could still be dangerous even with their top two scorers out of commission. Only two teams in the West have less productive offense than Minnesota — Vancouver and the hapless Oilers. Oh, and the Wild just took a 7-3 drubbing at the hands of also-ran Nashville, which puts a bit of a crimp in the momentum thing. Colorado in four.

St. Louis vs Chicago: Seriously, does this series HAVE to take place? Yeah, the Blues have home-ice advantage, but they are one seriously horrible playoff team. Choking is a franchise tradition of sorts, regardless of how well they do in the regular season. This time around, the team seems to think the playoffs started already, so they’ve lost their last six in a row. They’re about to make it 10. I wonder if an avid NHL fan from Saskatoon, perhaps one with a working knowledge of the dark arts, became so embittered by false hopes of the Blues moving to his home province in the 1980s that he placed a curse on the team. The CBC could make a pretty good sitcom series of it. They could call it Hex and the City. Chicago in four. San Jose vs Los Angeles: This should make up for the St. Loseit/Chicago series. The deadly offense of the Sharks combined with the league’s best defense in the Kings has all the makings of a real doozie. For the Sharks, Pavelski and Thornton are no average Joes (pun absolutely and shamelessly intended). Kopitar has a jawdropping +34 rating for LA, who also has a standup puck stopper in Quick. The Kings, quite simply, are a team that knows how to cool off a set of red-hot forwards. Los Angeles in seven.

Henderson, Wall drafted

Two players with ties to Leamington have been selected in the 2014 Ontario Hockey League’s Priority Draft. Both players — Eric Henderson and Tyler Wall — played the 2013-14 season with the ‘AAA’ Sun County Panthers minor midget team. Henderson, a left winger, also played a handful of games with the Leamington Flyers as an affiliate player.

Henderson, from Kingsville, played five regular-season games with the Flyers, collecting four goals and two assists for a sum of six points. All four goals were scored during a Feb. 22 game in Lambton Shores to wrap up the regular season. Assists were earned during a Feb. 13 contest against Strathroy and a Feb. 20 home game against Lambton Shores. He played 12 Western Conference playoff games with the Flyers, scoring three goals — including a game winner — while adding three assists for six points. As a Panther, Henderson scored 17 goals and added 11 assists for 28 points in 32 games. In the playoffs, he added seven goals and eight assists for 15 points in nine games.

Henderson was selected in the third round of the Satur-

Leamington Flyers affiliate player Eric Henderson shakes hands with Chatham players following Game 5 of the GOJHL Western Conference final at Heinz Arena Thursday, April 3.

day, April 5 draft — 54th overall — by the London Knights. At 6’ 1”, the forward weighs in at 170 pounds. He was born April 23, 1998.

Wall backstopped the Panthers for 17 regular season games for a total of 765 minutes between the pipes. He officially earned eight wins, took four losses and allowed 39 goals for a 2.29 goals against average. His 435 saves made for a save percentage of .918. He took to the crease for four playoff games, tabulating 190 minutes for zero wins, two losses, 13 goals against and a goals against average of 3.08. He stopped 125 shots for a save percentage of .906.

Wall, a Leamington resident, was picked in the seventh round — 137th overall — by the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. The 5’ 11”, 179 pound netminder was born Jan. 14, 1998.

Preparing For Baseball Season

Emily Clark (right) receives fielding instructions from

on Friday evening, Apr.

girls attended the two-hour clinic, participating in a number of drills in preparation for the upcoming baseball season.

Sharks home game nights changing

By Bryan Jessop

The Monday blahs are now a thing of the past for Sharks fans.

Starting with the 2014-15 season, Wheatley’s Junior ‘C’ hockey team will no longer designate Mondays as its regular home-game night of the week. Instead, the club will play the majority of its 20 regular season home games on Saturdays. The time of opening faceoffs is also changing — from 7:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Sharks general manager Kevin Fisher has had his sights set on Saturdays for home games for a few years, but with two other Great Lakes teams already scheduled to play at home those nights, chose not to pursue the idea. However, when the Kingsville Comets moved to Amherstburg and dropped Saturdays in favour of Sundays, Fisher elected to follow through with the plan.

The Sharks’ ownership decided to forge ahead with the idea in December of last year. Although seeking permission from the league was not necessary, Fisher met with representatives of the Mooretown Flags — the Great Lakes loop’s other Saturday team — to work out a schedule for head-to-head games between the two squads.

“Mondays are a tough night to market and we need to drive up our attendance,” Fisher explained.

Through the 2013-14 regular season, the fourth-place Sharks drew a total of 4,758 spectators for an average of 237 per game, one more than the eighth-place Dresden Kings. The Sharks average crept up to an average of 311 per game for the playoffs.

Planning for the move to Saturdays has been done in conjunction with the Southpoint Minor Hockey Association, which Fisher explained is 100 per cent behind the move. The two groups are hoping to have Capitals teams from the older divisions play immediately prior to and following the Junior C group — possibly minor bantams before and major midgets afterwards. Sharks games may also occasionally include mini games of mite Timbit players during one of the two intermissions.

“It’s a win-win for the Sharks and minor hockey,” Fisher said. “We want to entertain and that’s what the change is about. We’ll be introducing a new demographic, with younger fans not having to worry about school the next day.”

With the Flags to appear

in Wheatley three times for the 2014-15 campaign, at least one exception to the Saturday night home schedule will likely be required for the Sharks. Fisher explained that this could include a Sunday matinee match at Wheatley Area Arena.

Despite the scheduling alteration, the Sharks and Flags will not be the only teams in the league to share the same night of the week for home games. The Belle River Canadiens, Dresden Kings and Alvinston Flyers play the majority of their home ice contests on Fridays while the Amherstburg Admirals and Blenheim Blades host games on Sundays. The Essex 73’s host on Tuesdays while the Wallaceburg Lakers greet guest teams on Wednesdays. Mondays will join Thursdays as non-game nights in the league.

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Sharks declare annual award winners

By Bryan Jessop

The off-ice portion of the 2013-14 season has officially come to an end for the Wheatley Sharks.

The local Great Lakes Junior ‘C’ team held its annual awards banquet at the Talbot Trail Golf Course Saturday, April 5 as a means of thanking behind-the-scenes supporters and announcing this year’s recipients of the seven team awards. Following the dinner, award selections were declared as follows:

• Most Improved Player — Thomas Virban;

• 3D (Dedication, Drive and Desire) — Scott Florence;

• Coach’s Creed — Jimmy Ciacelli;

• Rookie of the Year — Cale Phibbs;

• Defenseman of the Year — Mike Reid;

• Playoff MVP — Conner MacKinnon; and

• Most Valuable Player — Jon Woelk.

All awards are selected by the team’s coaching staff. The Coach’s Creed award is granted to the player who best exemplifies the head coach’s — Ken Galerno’s —work ethic.

The positives outweighed the negatives for the Sharks’ 2013-14 season, despite the fact that the team wound up icing a younger, more inexperienced roster than initially expected. The team finished the regular season in fourth with a 22-16-1-1 record and 46 points — seven points separated second from seventh while three points separated second from fifth.

“For the most part, it was a successful season,” said Sharks general manager Kevin Fisher. “The only downfall was that we didn’t perform to our expectations in the final stretch. We should have held on to second place, but we went two and eight for the last 10 games and settled for fourth.”

The Sharks eliminated fifth-place Alvinston four games to two in the league quarterfinals, but were swept 4-0 in the semis by the repeating championship Essex 73’s, who have

recently advanced to the Schmalz Cup title series against Lakefield.

“We could have won that series as easily as we lost it,” said Fisher. “It was a four-game sweep, but all the games were decided by a single goal except one. It felt more like a seven-game series. I was impressed by how youth stepped up to play big roles for the team.”

For 2014-15, the Sharks expect to fill five holes in the team’s roster. Woelk and Brett Babkirk were the only two players lost to graduating-age status, but Fisher explained that Virban and Phibbs are likely candidates to move up to Junior ‘B’ — which may be reclassified as Junior ‘A’ pending OHA approval — next season. Eric Rivard, a Tilbury native, may relocate for school.

The two-day spring camp for the Sharks will take place in Leamington Saturday, June 28 and Sunday, June 29. The main camp, also to be held at Unico Arena, will kick

off Aug. 7 starting with two sessions per week. The annual Blue/White rookie game will take place either early or about mid-way through the camp. After a Labour Day weekend break, the team will return to the ice for pre-season camp at Wheatley Area Arena.

The 2014-15 season will include little in the way of changes for the Great Lakes Junior ‘C’ league, with the possible exception of either increased insurance costs or the elimination of half-visor masks in favour of full cages. The decision will likely be made during the OHA’s annual general meeting June 18-19.

The other change for the Sharks will be the introduction of a new assistant coach. The team will likely interview four candidates on its list this week.

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Pictured here from left to right, with their awards are, Cale Phibbs, Rookie of the Year; Jimmy Ciacelli, Coach’s Creed; Jon Woelk, MVP; Thomas Virban, Most Improved; Conner MacKinnon, Playoff MVP and Scott Florence, 3-D Award. Absent was Mike Reid, Defenceman of the Year.

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LDSS dominates county badminton tournaments!

smashing! Both the

Secondary School (LDSS)

Championships hosted at the Frank T. Sherk Complex on April 8 and 10. Three-quarters of both the senior and junior teams will move on to WECSSAA,

on April 15 and 17.

Jump rope team shines

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early on Sunday for a day of Master’s events (competing individually in speed, power and freestyle events). Again, several of the Essex Energizers athletes earned top five finishes for the province.

In the 8-9 year division, Hannah Moncur placed 4th overall and Reagan Farough earned the gold medal for finishing first in this category.

In the 10-11 year division, Madison Letkeman earned a 5th overall and teammate Maddie Landry brought home a bronze medal for her third place finish.

Shelby Bekaan came in fifth overall in the 12-14 year division.

Chad LeCoure came away with a provincial gold medal for his first place finish in the 15-17 year male division.

Coach Lucas Martin also earned held a gold medal spot for finishing on top in the 18+ male division.

Also qualifying to compete in the masters events at Nationals (must have finished in the top 8 for Ontario) are Ella Hauser, Melissa Letkeman, Peyton Gendreau, Keyara Froese and Energizers head coach Vicki VanGent.

With the finale of the 2014 ORSO Provincial competition came the group routines consisting of 8 or more members performing a single routine. The Essex Energizers gave three outstanding performances, one in each of the categories of Novice, Junior and Open, and earned the top honors clear across the board with a gold medal finish for each of the three teams!

An honorable mention goes to Reagan Farough for breaking a Provincial record at this year’s competition in the twominute speed event for the 8-9 year category. Also, a huge congratulations to coach Emma Teskey for being selected, and winning, the Ontario Rope Skipping Organization Scholarship Award at this year’s Provincials.

The Essex Energizers are predicting a very busy spring as they are taking part in an Annual Spring Showcase, assisting the Heart & Stroke campaign with school demo shows, hosting the Countywide Competition for the GECDSB, and preparing for the Rope Skipping Canada’s Nationals competition, which will take the team to Abbotsford, B.C., in May.

Rhine Danube bowling scores

The following are the Rhine Danube bowling league results from March 30.

Games Over 200: R. Dickau 213, M. Dickau 207, D. Tetzlaff 205, J. Popa 213, O. Wolf 209, H. Kosempel 209, G. Garnham 206-203, F. Fittler 203-200, S. Garnham 227-256, S. Leclair 226, J. Valade 224, C. Kosempel 205-207, J. Paliwoda 207, A. Smith 212, T. Schaafsma 218.

Series Over 550: M. Dickau 566, H. Kosempel 561, G. Garnham 568, F. Fittler 561, S. Leclair 556, J. Valade 558, D. Dalimonte 578, S. Garnham 648, C. Kosempel 601.

Standings: Fittler Farms 69, Taki’s 62, Rhine Danube 55, Weil’s 45, Dickau’s 45, Unico 39.

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LDSS Senior Badminton team, back row left to right: Bobbie Hansen (coach), Lauryn Medbury, Melissa Phan, Jorden Fehr, Kevin Bui, Brandon Turnbull, Matt Warkentin, Jaclyn Woelk, Frank Driedger, Monitha Leng, Agatha Driedger, Alyson Skidmore, Richard Medbury (coach), Krystal Lee, Kevin Coggans. Front row: Cale Phibbs, DJ Wales, Jerell Penales.

LDSS Junior Badminton team, back row left to right: Bobbie Hansen (coach), Josh Bluhm, Daniel Warkentin, Nick Jraige, Parker Garrod, Jason Zhao, Richard Medbury (coach). Middle row: Abby Gualtieri, Trella Garcia, Tiffany Schroeder, Taylor Ward, Dany Meng, Chelsey Youssef, Mo Bakaa, Jacob Driedger, Cameron Adams. Front: Jordyn Clark, Madisyn Clark.

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badminton teams won the team titles at the Essex County High School Badminton

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GOJHL applies for status upgrade

By Bryan Jessop

The Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League is hoping to bring its ‘A’ game to the 2014-15 season and beyond. If an application sent to the Ontario Hockey Association is approved, the Leamington Flyers will carry the distinction of being the last team to win the Western Conference championship as a ‘B’ title. The league is requesting a move up to Junior ‘A’ status, which if approved, would place it in the same category as the primarily GTA-based Ontario Junior Hockey League.

Representatives of the GOJHL — created in 2007 via a merger of the Western Ontario Hockey League, Mid-Western Junior Hockey League and Golden Horseshoe Junior Hockey League — decided during a March 22 meeting in Woodstock to file for a move up to Junior ‘A’ status. The application was officially sent March 28.

The application was created and sent by a transition team made up of six GOJHL representatives — two from each conference. For the Western Conference, transition team members include Leamington Flyers co-owner and president Abe Fehr and St. Thomas Stars co-owner Joe Daniels. The transition team and the rest of the league was hoping to have a response from the OHA board of directors by Friday, April 11, but instead had to wait for a later date — likely Wednesday, April 16, the day following the most recent OHA board meeting.

While moving up to the ‘A’ level would include perks such as permission to carry an unlimited number of ‘import’ players on their rosters, the 27 GOJHL teams voted

unanimously in favour of submitting the application with a different main incentive. With equal league status as the OJHL, GOJHL teams believe they would lose fewer players in search of a higher level of competition.

“We want to retain quality players who are being told they should play at a higher level,” said Fehr. “We feel that we can get to the talent level of the OJHL, if we’re not there already.”

Late in the 2013-14 regular season, the Flyers lost leading scorer Kyle Shaw to the Ottawa-area’s Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL), which operates outside the OHA’s jurisdiction. Other GOJHL teams have experienced more frequent losses, mostly to OJHL squads who need only pay $1,500 per player up to three players during off-season transactions. Only when an OJHL team is taking more than three players from one team or when they claim players during the season can a lower-level ‘source’ team negotiate for further compensation.

The Midwestern Conference’s Cambridge Winterhawks haven’t been as fortunate as most Western Conference teams, having recently lost three players to the OJHL. The Winterhawks, who lost a 2012-13 interlock game 3-2 to the Flyers, considered a move to the OJHL for 2013-14, but the plan did not come to fruition.

The move up to the next level, Fehr noted, could also attract higher-calibre rookies, many of whom would no longer have such a lengthy journey from home to play Junior ‘A’ hockey. The ascension to Junior ‘A’ may also garner more attention toward GOJHL players from scouts.

If the application is approved, the GOJHL playoffs will remain unchanged and the 27 teams will continue to vie for the Sutherland Cup, only as an ‘A’ level championship instead of a ‘B’ title. The league will have to undergo a threeyear waiting period before it can decide on whether or not it’s championship team will compete for the national RBC Cup.

The main obstacle in the way for approval is an existing OHA agreement that the OJHL shall operate as their only Junior ‘A’ league. As part of the association’s ‘Tomorrow’s Game’ strategy, the OJHL was whittled down from 37 teams in 2008-09 down to the current 22 — a plan implemented to reduce the ‘water down’ effect on the league’s talent pool. Moving the GOJHL to the next upward level would increase the number of Junior ‘A’ teams under the OHA umbrella to

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“It might be a bit of a struggle, but it could still be negotiated,” said Fehr in reference to the agreement between the OHA and OJHL.

Fehr explained that the watered-down effect on the talent pool wouldn’t likely reappear, as the OJHL and GOJHL mostly represent different geographical regions. Fehr also noted that the GOJHL would be more than happy to continue operating as three conferences of nine teams each as opposed to being involved in a future merger with OJHL squads.

“The three conferences want to support themselves as best we can,” he said. “We’d like to keep the 27 teams we’ve got now.”

Fehr didn’t speculate as to what might happen in Buffalo, which currently has one team in the OJHL and another in the GOJHL — the only example of direct overlap between the two leagues.

Colin Moore hoists the Bill Weir Championship Trophy for the Flyers’ 2013-14 GOJHL Western Conference title won Thursday, April

against the Chatham Maroons.

championship

the last as a Junior ‘B’ title for the Western Conference, as the GOJHL has applied to become a Junior ‘A’ loop.

(SUN file photo)

Volunteers needed for 2014 Ontario Summer Games

750 volunteers needed, age 14 or older

Windsor will be the official host for the 2014 Ontario Summer Games.

The Ontario Summer Games are the largest biennial multi-sport games held in the province and will take place for the first time in Windsor from August 7-10.

The Games Organizing Committee is looking for interested, responsible volunteers to assist with games-related duties that include hospitality, Opening Ceremonies, sport technical, food services, support services, transportation and residence operations.

The Ontario Summer Games competition venues and athletes villages will be located throughout the city and help is needed to welcome the 3200 young athletes between 12 and 20 years of age, coaches, managers and officials as well as their family members and supporters from across the province.

The Windsor 2014 Ontario Summer Games will feature 21 sporting events to be held at 16 venues. The three-day event will include an Opening Ceremonies and sport competitions which the public is encouraged to attend free of charge.

Required are 750 volunteers, 14 years of age or older, and all volunteers are asked to commit to a minimum 6-hour shift during the event. Attendance at a training session is mandatory. Accreditation, training, orientation and recognition will be offered to participating volunteers.

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To register, visit www.ontariosummergames.ca. The volunteer button is at the top of the home page. Just click and fill in the form and click submit. An email will immediately appear confirming your registration and will provide a link to the waiver form to fill out and return to the Ontario Summer Games office or bring to your training session.

Golden Years mini golf

Fifty golfers managed a modest 71 aces on the Apr. 10th outing at Colasanti’s.

Leading the way with 5 was Bill Ward, followed closely by Tom Hyatt with 4. Dropping 3 each were Madeline Butler, Fran Clifford, Laurie Hylton, Marie Lasi, Bill Mayville, Art Sweet, John Vlodarchyk and Bryon Walker. Managing 2 each were Jim Allan, Pete Daudlin, Tom Dewhurst, Ethel Ferguson, Nancy Hill, Al Rutter, Barry Sweet, Rose Taylor, Shirley Thiessen, Ernie Vandenberg, Mary Anne Vickery, Doug Vickery and Gerrit Vriesen. Rounding out the ace parade with 1 each were Cheryl Allan, Herb Ascott, Eleanor Brook, Ken Brook, Dorothy Cascadden, Cathy Dewhurst, Murray Hartford, Tony Hudwagner, Mavis Rutter, Morley Scratch, Bill Taylor and Steve Vigh.

Low score for 9 holes was captured by Bill Ward with an excellent 15, followed closely by Art Sweet with 16, and Tom Hyatt (3), Laurie Hylton, Bill Ward and Doug Vickery with 17.

Carding 35 for 18 holes were Tom Hyatt, Bill Ward and Art Sweet. Bill Mayville, Bill Ward and Doug Vickery each sported a 36, with Laurie Hylton recording a 37.

A strong 71 for 36 holes was notched by Tom Hyatt and Bill Ward, followed by Bill Mayville and Doug Vickery with 74, and Iggy Arner and Art Sweet with 76.

Capturing first place with 232 was Team 8 (Frank Lasi, Al Stockwell, Bill Ward). Second place, with 241, was corralled by Team 4 (Laurie Hylton, Iggy Arner, Cheryl Allan), and third place went to Team 3 with 244 (Bill Mayville, Jim Allan, Eva Kah).

Play continues at 9:30 a.m. every Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens.

Body Kneads had a very successful seaon in the Leamington Women’s Hockey League. The team placed first in regular season, first in playoff round-robin and won the final championship game 2-1 over Stingers. Pictured here are team members, in back, from left, Christina Kish, Jessica Schroeder, Nicole Jackson, Katie Clubb and Shelley Beleutz. Front row: Brittany Yott, Amber Taylor, Jordan Chapman, Laura Schauer, Brea Lambe and Connie Palazzi Absent was Monica Dudley and Cris Schultz. (SUN Photo)

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The Leamington Flyers came up just short in their first-ever Sutherland Cup playoff game.

Falcons lead Flyers 2-1

By bryan jessop

The provincial semifinal series against the St. Catharines Falcons began with a 3-2 loss for the Flyers at Heinz Arena in front of about 1,100 spectators Thursday, April 10. The Falcons earned the semifinal berth as the wild card team after Leamington’s April 3 win against Chatham assured St. Catharines the best winning percentage among the three GOJHL conference finalists.

The Flyers charged from the gates with heavy offensive pressure against their guests, although Falcons goalie Knick Dawe performed well to keep the match scoreless for the first 11 minutes. Nathan Opblinger opened the scoring after a Mitch Amante shot was slowed down by Dawe with enough momentum to squeak through and slowly roll towards the goal line. Uncovered, Opblinger helped the disc along by quickly slamming it over the goal line. Daniel Robertson also drew an assist.

Leamington outshot the 2012 Sutherland Cup champs 21-9 over the first 20 minutes, including a clear, shorthanded breakaway shot for Chris Scott that was foiled by Dawe.

slowly to the right of the Leamington net.

The Flyers outshot their guests 43-32 and went one for two on the power play while St. Catharines went zero for one.

“We’ve just got to capitalize,” explained Flyers coach Tony Piroski. “We had some really good scoring chances that we didn’t finish.”

Despite the loss and 1-0 deficit in the series, Piroski was not about to hit the panic button.

“It’s going to be a good series,” he said. “They’ve got a lot of depth up front, their defense is average and their goalie is very good. I know we can play with them.”

The first intermission offered enough time for the Falcons’ defense to catch their breath, as the guests mostly interrupted the momentum built up through the first frame by Leamington. St. Catharines scoring leader and former Chatham Maroon Brennan Feasey tied the game with a slap shot from just inside the Flyers blueline one second after a Blaine Bechard minor penalty expired.

The guests took the lead four minutes later when Tyler Jackson took advantage of a rare Flyers defensive lapse to slide toward the Leamington net and flip the puck over a sprawling Trevor Wheaton.

St. Catharines finished the period with a 13-10 shots advantage.

Tommy Barszcz caught Wheaton out of position to send the game winner into the Flyers’ net 46 seconds into the third. Leamington’s power play came to life 5:12 into the final frame when Alex Seguin fired an ice-level slap shot from the point that raced untouched into the back of the Falcons’ net. Opblinger and Amante assisted.

The Flyers’ forwards pushed for an equalizer but couldn’t fool Dawe for a third time. Barszcz appeared to have the game put away with 1:07 remaining on a power play awarded for a delay of game infraction — all delay of game penalties committed in the final two minutes of regulation result in an automatic penalty shot.

As Barszcz approached the net, Wheaton charged and dove forward with a poke check attempt. The Falcons’ forward and the puck both managed to elude Wheaton, giving the shooter a wide-open net to bring the score to 4-2. Barszcz however mishandled the shot, which slid

Jacob McGhee returned to the blue line after sitting out Game 5 of the Western Conference final series while fellow defenseman Ryan Muzzin remained sidelined by a first-period injury suffered during the Bill Weir Trophy-clinching game one week earlier. Muzzin returned Sunday for Game 3.

“When it comes to a player’s well-being, we always err on the safe side,” Piroski said.

Game 2 brought the teams to St. Catharines Saturday, April 12. Once again, the Falcons came out on top by a 3-2 score, although overtime was required to determine a winner. David Dalby opened the scoring late in the first for the Flyers in a shorthanded effort with an assist going to Opblinger. Daniel Robertson made it 2-0 with the only tally of the second frame with assists credited to Dylan Seguin and Tony Spidalieri.

Aaron Taylor and Feasey spurred the Falcons’ comeback with markers less than two minutes apart in the third, forcing overtime. Kyle Woodhouse gave his team the 2-0 series lead after 18 extra minutes of action.

In a virtual must-win situation for the Flyers, Game 3 brought the

two clubs back to Heinz Arena Sunday, April 13. Dillan Walker put the Falcons on the board after about five minutes of play in the opening frame, although Amante replied with just over three minutes remaining. Assists came from Opblinger and defenseman Ryan Muzzin. Cale Allen and Chris Scott came up with the next two goals 26 seconds apart in the second period, where Alex Friesen and Dylan Seguin provided feeds. Barszcz brough St. Catharines to within a goal on the power play with 15 seconds remaining.

Amante provided the insurance marker — the only goal of the third period — after precisely four minutes of play, assisted by Dalby.

Leamington’s penalty kill made the difference, fending off nine of 10 Falcons’ power plays. The Flyers were zero for five on the man advantage. Leamington outshot its guests 35-28.

The Falcons and Flyers headed back to the Jack Gatecliffe Rink Tuesday, April 15. Game 5 will be played at Heinz Arena Thursday, April 17 at 7:10 p.m. with Game 6 — if necessary — Saturday, April 19 in St. Catharines and Game 7 Monday, April 21 in Leamington at 7:10 p.m.

In the other semifinal series, Caledonia leads the Waterloo Siskins three games to one.

The Flyers’ Mitchell Amante is surrounded by St. Catharines players as he carries the puck into their zone during Game 1 of the Sutherland Cup semifinals Thursday, April 10 at Heinz Arena. The Flyers lost 3-2 in regulation. (Sun photo)

Nathan Opblinger of the Flyers keeps the puck beyond the reach of St. Catharines’ Mitch Bursey deep in the Falcons’ zone during Game 1 of the Sutherland Cup semifinals at Heinz Arena Thursday, April 10. Opblinger scored once and added an assist in Leamington’s 3-2 loss. (Sun photo)

Leamington’s Mitchell Amante reaches for a rolling puck as it approaches the corner of the Falcons’ zone during Game 1 of the Sutherland Cup semifinals at Heinz Arena Thursday, April 10. The Flyers lost 3-2. (Sun photo)

The Lions’ Kyle Dama moves the ball around an Essex defender during the first half of the WECSSAA Tier II senior boys soccer opener at LDSS Wednesday, April 9. The visiting Red Raiders won 2-1 on a pair of goals by Dean Oozeer. Yo Kaw Say scored Leamington’s lone goal. All three goals were scored in the second half. The Lions played their first road game Monday, April 14 at Sandwich, where they lost by a final score of 3-2. Shevon Ricke scored both Leamington goals.

Above: Cardinal Carter goalkeeper Christopher Dias knocks the ball away from gathering players during the first half of the WECSSAA Tier I senior boys soccer season opener in Kingsville Thursday, April 10. After a scoreless first half, Austin Bento struck twice to give the Cougars a 2-0 victory. Dias earned the shutout. Cardinal Carter’s home opener will be played Wednesday, April 16 at 4 p.m. against Riverside.

Above:

Right: Ku Htoo Eh of the Lions is challenged by an Essex player for control of a bouncing ball during the 2014 WECSSAA senior boys soccer Tier II season opener at LDSS Wednesday, April 9.

Left: Noah Santos of the Lions sends the ball to a teammate (unseen) before an opposing Essex player can intercept during the WECSSAA Tier II senior boys soccer season opener at LDSS Wednesday, April 9. (SUN Photos by Bryan Jessop)

Velocity Volleyball hosts tournament

By Bryan Jessop

A trio of Velocity Volleyball’s club teams had a significantly shorter trip to take part in their most recent tournament.

The first annual Velocity Volleyball Tournament was hosted by the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex Saturday, April 12 and featured guest teams from Chatham, Sarnia, London and Cambridge. The three host teams included two 12U teams — one dubbed the Rage — and the 13U Rebels. All eight teams took part in a single age division spanning from 11U to 13U girls, co-ed and boys.

“We’ve been really excited to bring a club volleyball tournament to Leamington,” said Velocity Volleyball club administrator Mariel Konrad, who organized the event along with husband and Velocity Volleyball club director Jim Konard. “We’ve got a good turnout for our first year. There were other teams who wanted to be here, but couldn’t because of other commitments.”

The Konrads, backed by about 30 volunteers who helped make the tournament possible, hope to see future editions of the competition scheduled over two days, divided into various age groups.

Velocity Volleyball teams, made up of players from across Windsor, Leamington and the rest of Essex County, have played recent tournaments in Cambridge, London and other Southwestern Ontario communities as well as in Michigan.

The first annual local tourney split the eight teams into two pools of four with a pair of matches against each round robin opponent. The top two from each pool proceeded to the Gold Medal side of playoffs while the bottom two from each side met on the Silver Medal side. The Velocity Rage (12U) finished first in Pool A, followed by London LVC (13U), the Cambridge Scorpions (12U) and Velocity’s other 12U team. Pool B was led by the Velocity Rebels (13U), Sarnia Twin Bridges (12U), Chatham Ballhawks (13U) and Cambridge Scorpions (11U).

The Rebels and LVC teams split the first two playoff matches, forcing a 15-point tiebreaker, won 15-12 by LVC. The Rage took two straight against Twin Bridges in the other Gold Medal semifinal. LVC proceeded to capture gold by defeating the rage in the final.

The Rebels and Twin Bridges went head-to-head for bronze, won by the Sarnia team two matches to one.

The Chatham team stormed to the Silver title by defeating Velocity 12U and the 11U Scorpions. The 11U Scorpions earned a spot in the final with a 2-1 win over their 12U rivals. In the Silver side’s bronze medal game, Velocity defeated the 12U Scorpions 2-1.

“The kids love it,” said Mariel, who explained Velocity Volleyball also hopes to attract Michigan teams to future tournaments. “It’s great to bring this kind of excitement to the kids. The whole thing is a lot of work and effort, but it’s worth it.”

County Bridge Results

Leamington Half Century Centre, Mon. Apr. 7: North/South1st Ed Sabga and Frank Duransky, 2nd Derek Parry and Al Morrison, 3rd Marilyn Robbins and Joyce Moran. East/ West - 1st Don Franks and Bob Branton, 2nd Roy Trowell and Rose Pigeon, 3rd Dave Derbyshire and Mame Nicholson. Games are played each Monday at 12:45 p.m. Members and new members welcome.

Kingsville Bridge Club, Wed. Apr. 9: North/South - 1st Roger Cote and Frank Duransky, 2nd Bill Chaplin and Chris Brennan, 3rd Jack Warmenhoven and Bob Branton. East/West - 1stTeri Ford and Pat DeNapoli, 2nd Bob Lee and Henry Hildebrandt, 3rd Mame Nicholson and Don Franks. Bridge is every Wednesday at the Lions Hall in Kingsville. Start time 7 p.m. For further info call 519-738-4939.

The Velocity 13U Rebels take on the Chatham Ballhawks during round robin pool play of the first annual Velocity Volleyball tournament, hosted by the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex Saturday, April 12. The Rebels placed first in their pool, but lost in the first round of playoffs in the gold division to the LVC 13U team of London.

Sun County 14U Black wins silver at provincial championships

Ontario Volleyball Association (OVA) held their 14U Provincial Championships April 4-6 at RIM Park in Waterloo. Three 14U teams from South County (SC) Volleyball Club began their quest for gold. All 93 girls teams competing in the 14U Division were ranked within three divisions, and the three South County teams from Windsor and Essex County earned a Division 1 ranking.

SC Bandits Teal team, coached by Bernie Diesbourg, was ranked 5th in Ontario, while Tom McNorton’s SC White team was ranked 12th going in, with both teams in Div. 1 - Tier 1. These teams ended their successful seasons early on Sunday with White getting knocked out in the first round of play-offs and having a 2-5 win-loss record for the weekend.

Team Teal lost out in the quarter-final round with a 4-4 record for the weekend.

South County Black was ranked 24th and were placed in Division 1 - Tier 2. This team is composed of Grade 8 girls within Windsor and Essex County, and is coached by Cathy Debergh, a Kingsville resident.

South County Team Black began Provincial play on Friday and came out with a 1-2 record for the day.

Day 2 proved to be a great day as they won all 3 matches that they competed in. Teams were then re-pooled, and re-ranked before the beginning of the final day.

Play on day 3 saw SC Black matched up against Burlington Blaze and they won in two straight sets.

Quarter-final action was against Peterborough Thunder, and again South County Black came out on top with a 2-0 win.

Semi-final action was against Leaside from Toronto, who was originally ranked 13th overall from Tier 1. Scores for this exciting match were 25-23, 10-25 and 15-13. With South County taking the win, it put team Black into the championship game! Beating Leaside proved that the original rankings were inaccurate, and solidified to the team that they could be competitive with any opponent.

The Division 1 - Tier 2 championship game started late Sunday afternoon. LVC Fire Intensity from London was originally ranked 32, last in Tier 2, was re-ranked to 18th versus South County Black re-ranked 25th. Final scores of the match — 17-25 and 22-25 — don’t reflect how intense the final match was.

South County 14U Black won the silver medal in Division 1 - Tier 2 OVA Provincial Championships. The team won 7 matches out of 10 at Provincials, ending their successful season with a 17-13 OVA winning record. The coaches and players would like to thank all the parents for their support over the season.

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VACATION/TRAVEL

SEE THE WILD HORSES OF SABLE ISLAND A once-in-a-lifetime trip aboard a fabulous ship Offered this year only June 2014

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14 Front St. S. Mississauga (TICO # 04001400)

WANTED

WANTED: OLD TUBE AUDIO EQUIPMENT. 40 years or older. Amplifiers, Stereo, Recording and Theatre Sound Equipment. Hammond organs. Any condition, no floor model consoles. Call Toll-Free 1-800-947-0393 / 519-8532157. AUTOS FOR SALE

100% AUTO FINANCING

The South County 14U Black team is coached by Cathy Debergh, along with her three assistant coaches Amanda Everaert, Jordy Tytgat and Christine Belcher. They won a silver medal in Division 1 - Tier 2 at the OVA Provincial Championships at RIM Park in Waterloo on April 6. Team members are, front left to right: Alyssa Tytgat, Hannah Nicholson, Maddie Pearce, Jenna Pellerito. Back row: Assistant coach Dr. Amanda Everaert, Ally Kozak, Kayleigh Debergh, Ana Lozo, Sara Galipeau, Emma Wood, Maddie Borland, coach Cathy Debergh.

SOUTHPOINT SUN

Spacious Rooms & Suites Available

Each includes private bath. Personal one-on-one care for when you need an extra helping hand. Fun filled activities as well! Please come for a tour ask for Trudy or Sheila. 21205 PIER RD. WHEATLEY 519-825-4694

HOUSE FOR SALE

HOUSE FOR SALE- 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 car garage, stair-lift to developed basement and 2nd kitchen. Upgrades throughout. Leamington Hospital area. No agents. Asking $162,000. Further information call 519-329-3807. ap9-30

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• beautiful lobby

• underground parking

• outdoor balconies

APARTMENTS

laundry

• FREE utilities and window coverings

• Fully secured and 24-7 onsite management. Ask us about our limited time “New Tenant” incentives. www.ska-apartmentrentals.com Call Mike or Kevin 519-326-8819

NOW! FIORE TOWER 2 bdrm apartment and penthouse available in Leamington. Located near shopping. Util incl, on-site mgmt, secure building, laundry, elevator, party room. Call 519-326-4622 to inquire.

WAREHOUSE

2500 SQ. FT. industrial/ commercial/warehouse space in Ruthven. Call 1-800-265-2397 or email paulh@wwp.on.ca. ap9-30

ESTATE SALE

ESTATE SALE - 24 Rickway Drive Leamington. April 19 & 20 from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Many brand new items, toys, Christmas, dishware, knick knacks and more. ap9-16

HUGE ESTATE GARAGE and yard sale. April 25, 26, 27, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. All items. Furniture, dishes, cutlery, misc. items, too many to mention. All quality and expensive. Must be sold. 44 Cheyenne Court. ap16-23

SALE AT 28 MELROSE

AVE. Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. In house sale of furniture. Bedroom suite, box spring and mattress, small TV, love seat, 3 pc. living room set, china hutch, dining room table, desk, end tables, coffee tables, 2 bar stools, many knick knacks, clothing, vacuum cleanersElectrolux and Dirt Devil, hundreds of books and 33 1/2 record albums. ap16-23

LARGE TABLE AND 4 chairs, entertainment unit, a cabinet, dresser, piano, ladders and tools, 519-3222004. mr19-may21

1 BEDROOM HOME for rent. Clean, new central air and flooring. No pets. $500 a month plus utilities. Call 519-326-8525. ap9-16

HOUSE FOR RENT - 144 Talbot St. E. $750 per month. 519-326-5810. ap9-16 TWO COTTAGES FOR rent. 1 bedroom $500 + utilities. 2 bedroom $550 + utilities. Call Jim at 519-791-4319. ap16 2 BEDROOM APT. and 3 bedroom semi,

CARTOP CARRIERS AND bicycle racks, like new, fits VW. $650 value, asking $325. Call 519-326-7881. ap16-30

WEDDING GOWN FOR sale

- size 10. Paid $1700, selling for $300. Call 519-324-0783. ap9-jun11

INCOME TAX PREPARATION - 20 years experience. $30 per return, includes efiling. Deanna, 519-326-2770. ap9-16

LARRY’S HOME REPAIRSRenovations, drywall, painting, decks power washed and sealed. 30 years experience. 519-326-2770. ap9-16

GRASS CUTTING ANDyard clean up. Book now and call 226-787-7416. Homehelp House and Garden Maintenance. ap16-23

HANDYMAN FOR ALL repairs and home improvements. Free estimates. 519962-9252 or 519-566-1471. ja8-tf

CGF BOOKKEEPING CELEBRATES10 years in business! On or off site services. Competitive rates. Corrine G. Ferreira, 519-733-3749, corrine@cgfbookkeeping.com ap16-jn18

INDOOR/OUTDOOR CARPENTRY - renovations and repairs, windows (full warranty), doors, painting, flooring, basements, drywall, kitchens, bathrooms, decks, fences sheds and roofing. Free estimates. 35 years experience. Our installation is as good as or better than window and door companies at 1/2 the price. We install windows and doors year round (senior discount). Call for a quote, Bill, 519-5668408. ap2-30

519-326-8559. ja15-tf

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(up to 10 weeks)

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SALES/DATA ENTRY/ACCOUNTING

We’veGotAGoodThingGrowing!

AZ / DZ / G DRIVERS

Required for spring season. Full-time / part-time positions available. Border-crossing experience an asset. Retirees welcome!

Apply with resume & abstract to: 263 Talbot St.W. Leamington, ON N8H 4H3 Fax: 519-322-2916

E-mail: cf@cfgroups.com G r e e n h o u s e s

Orangeline Farm Sales Limited has opportunities for Produce Grading/Packing staff. This is a full-time day shift position.

It is vital that you have a positive attitude, great energy, excellent attendance and punctuality.

Additional Important Key Attributes:

• Self- motivation

• Attention to detail

• Flexibility with working hours (Days Only but includes some Saturdays)

• Own transportation

• Excellent multi-tasking skills under pressure

• Ability to lift up 20 lb. boxes

• Ability to work as a team or independently

• Work in cold and hot environment

If you possess these attributes, please send your resume to hr@orangelinefarms.com Only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

Orangeline Farm Sales Limited, in Leamington, Ontario is a sales organization that focuses on high quality healthy greenhouse products and an opportunity exists for a well organized career minded person in the position of:

Scope: This person will be responsible for leveraging their superior interpersonal, sales, and negotiation skills to build the business with targeted new and existing customers, while exceeding budgeted sales and profitability.

Skills:

• Strong professional communication

• Good listening skills with the ability to interpret the customer’s needs

• Ability to close sales negotiations

• Self-motivated and results oriented

• Keen analytical skills with the ability to make sound decisions and problem solve while multitasking

• Innovative solution development and problem solving/creative thinking

• Positive attitude

• Personal accountability and strong business ethics

Qualifications:

• Proficiency with Microsoft office

• Previous sales experience in produce or perishable markets would be considered an asset

• Social media skills

• Logistics experience

If you have initiative and drive and want to be part of a dynamic team, please forward your resume and salary expectations in confidence to Human Resources by April 31th, 2014.

Human Resources by April 25, 2014 hr@orangelinefarms.com

Full-time position available immediately at Leamington based company. Wage commensurate with experience. Experience with Health & Safety (WSPS) an asset.

Please email resume to: jobs_for_you@outlook.com by April 30, 2014

SERVICE TECHNICIAN

Full time / Permanent Labels and Label Machinery

Job Role Outline: You would be working in our service center and on customer's location providing installation and maintenance services on Label applicators, conveyors, thermal printers, print engines and accessories. Including vision and scanning systems, both PC and PLC driven. You would be working with label generation software and its integration with new or existing systems and networks.

Location: Leamington/Kingsville and surrounding territory.

Ideal Candidate: You should have excellent computer skills, electronics and electrical experience, as well as capable use of required tools. A clean driving record is a must as well as free border crossing. Communication skills, as well as excellent customer service skills are required as you will be working directly with our customers on a regular basis.

Required Qualifications & Experience: Electronic technical training, electrical training and PLC training would be an asset.

Salary: Based on experience, education and qualification.

Package Details: On top of a competitive salary, we offer a benefits package, service bonuses and overtime pay (as prescribed by the Province of Ontario), valid expenses and mileage reimbursement as required. Email resume to: a.rawlings@madleyglobal.com

Armstrong Top Pack Ltd. is hiring 50 permanent, full time vegetable packers for its Leamington location to start as soon as possible. The wage rate is $10.25 for 44.0 hours per week.

You should be able to lift up to 50 lbs. on a repetitive basis and be able to sort and pack fruits and vegetable in a fast paced environment.

No education or experience is required.

Apply in person from 9:00 to 5:00 at 500 County Road 18, Leamington, N8H3V5 or by email jobs@toppack.ca

TOMATO FARMER LOOK-

ING for worker familiar with all tomato machinery and able to weld. Call after 6:00 p.m. 519-326-8410.

ap2-16

PART TIME BANQUET servers and bartenders needed. Fax resume to 519326-4473 or apply in person at Roma Club, Leamington. ap16

Seasonal Full Time, Weekends Position for Class D license

Position for Class AZ license Retirees welcome.

Apply In Person with Resume and Abstract. Mon thru Fri 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

BUSY RV & MARINE dealer looking for RV Tech and Boat Mechanic. Contact 519-326-1156 or fax resume to 519-326-6567. oc16-tf

Now Hiring

Looking for an energetic, customer service oriented person who can work part time seasonally through the months of May - November (weekdays and weekends). Email resume to sunrisefarmgirls@gmail.com

Our greenhouse vegetable packing company located in Kingsville requires the following:

HELP WANTED FOR an elderly man. PSW, home care person, or Red Cross First Aid qualified. Call 519322-2409. ap16-23 Orangeline Farms Limited is a vegetable greenhouse that

LOGISTICS ASSOCIATE

Responsibilities:

• Schedule delivery appointments Assist Coordinator in planning, building and scheduling loads

Experience and skills:

• The ability to develop, implement and execute weekly labour plan

• Develop and interpret daily production reports

• Closely monitor quality of work

• Manage corrective actions

• Demonstrate effective communication skills with all levels of the company

• Maintain labour sourcing program

• Develop and adhere to labour budget

Additional Requirements:

• Knowledge of greenhouse operations, computer literacy and command of the Spanish language would be considered assets

If you have initiative and drive and want to be part of a dynamic management team, please forward your resume and salary expectations in confidence to:

• Monitoring daily carrier updates; communicate these updates to the freight and sales team

• Entering freight charges

• Completing and distributing carrier confirmations

• Working closely with the logistics, sales and shipping teams; answer phone and email inquires, deal with logistic issues, etc., as they arise

Qualifications:

• Post secondary education in logistics or 2 years of work experience

• Excellent organizational skills

• A proactive thinker, neat, accurate and detail orientated

• Ability to work in a fast pace environment

• Experienced in the FAMOUS software would be considered an asset

Please forward your resume, stating your position of interest, as soon as possible by email to: careers@muccifarms.com.

Greenhouse Production Coordinator

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Seasonal Resort

Staff, Holiday Harbour, Wheatley Ontario

We currently have seasonal opportunities available for student employment on our team for grounds staff, store clerks, office assistants and maintenance roles who are hospitality focused and energetic to work.

Please apply online at: https://home.eease.com/recruit/?id=8937801

For more information visit: http://www.killamleisureliving.com/holidayharbour/ We thank you for your interest in our company and all qualified applicants will be considered; however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted. Please no phone calls.

COMING UP

SPAGHETTI DINNER at Wheatley Legion to benefit

Darlene Pursel & Ian Tate. Saturday, April 26. Dinner at 5:30. All ages, 50/50 draw, raffles. Tickets $10, available at Wheatley Legion, Lesson Lounge, Bill & Karen Robertson, Justin & Heather Latam, The Party Store in Wheatley and at the door. Limited seats available. Live entertainment provided by Homegrown XI. Guitar raffle sponsored by Lesson Lounge. ap2-23

LEAMINGTON SHOPPERS

DRUG Mart Is having their annual, "Cutest Baby Photo Contest" once again! Enter a 4x6 photo of your child (ages 0-2 and 2-4) today for your chance to win wonderful prizes and a baby photo shoot! Contest runs from April 12th to Thursday May 8th! Winner will be revealed at our Mother's Day eventin store - at noon on Saturday May 10th! It is a $10 donation to enter and all proceeds go to the Shoppers Drug Mart Dragon Boat for the Cure team! ap16-ma7

1ST ANNUAL

SOUTHSHORE Spring Sprint 5k Run, Walk, Wheel & Kids 1k Saturday, May 31st at Leamington Marina. For more info and to register go to www.southshorecs.ca. $35 early registration and tshirt guarantee. mr19-may28

WINDSOR - ESSEX SENIOR GAMESinvites you to 2014 Lunch and Learnat Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens Thursday, May 1st at 12 noon. Tickets $17, include broasted chicken lunch buffet and informative gardening tips from pros like Joe Colasanti and St. Clair College Horticulture Technician Jay Terryberry. Deadline for tickets is April 24. Call Paulette at 519-9743709 or email pkupnicki02@cogeco.ca. ap9-16

SPRING BINGO - SUNDAY, April 27 at the Lions Community Hall, 23 Mill Street West, Kingsville. Proceeds of the bingo will benefit the Kingsville Food Bank, Leamington Hospital Foundation and the Lions Foundation of Canada for dog guides for the blind. Doors will open at 12:30 p.m. Bingo starts at 2:00 p.m. This will be a cash bingo with Spring themed door prizes. You must be 18 years of age to attend and play. No children allowed. In the spirit of giving, attendees are asked to bring a non-perishable food item for the Kingsville Food Bank. ap16-23

The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington

Notice of Unpaid Parking Fines

TAKE NOTICE that the Municipality of Leamington will be submitting all unpaid parking fines to the Defaulted Fine Control Centre (Ministry of the Attorney General) on May 1st, 2014.

After May 1st, 2014, any person who has unpaid parking fines will have to pay those fines plus added administrative fees before they will be allowed to renew or purchase vehicle licence plates.

For more information, please call 519-326-5761, Extension 1113.

Brian R. Sweet, Director of Corporate Services Email: clerks@leamington.ca

TAKE NOTICE that the

519-326-5761 Email: clerks@leamington.ca

SOUTHPOINT SUN

NOTICE NOTICE

Municipality of Leamington

Pelee Drive / Bevel Line Sanitary Sewage Collection System Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Notice of Completion

The Municipality of Leamington has completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Study of the proposed sanitary sewage collection system along Pelee Drive, from Bevel Line Road at Seacliff Drive E to the entrance of Point Pelee National Park at Mersea Road E.

The EA study followed the requirements for a Schedule “B” Municipal Class EA project under the Municipal Class EA (October 2000, as amended in 2007 and 2011).

Based on the study, Alternative 2, Conventional Gravity Collection System, is the recommended sanitary sewage collection strategy. The recommended servicing strategy consists of a series of gravity sewers and pumping stations being constructed within the municipal road allowances throughout the service area. This solution meets the Municipality’s long-term servicing needs and provides an immediate and long-term environmentally sustainable solution for existing and future land uses.

The Municipal Class EA process is documented in an Environmental Study Report (ESR). A copy of the ESR is available for a 30 calendar day review period from April 17 to May 16, 2014, at the following locations:

Municipality of Leamington

111 Erie Street North

Leamington, ON N8H 2Z9

Tel: 519-326-5761

Hours: Mon – Fri 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex

249 Sherk Street

Leamington, ON N8H 4X7

Tel: 519-322-2337

Hours: Mon – Fri 6:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Fri 6:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m Sat 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Sun 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Essex County Library – Leamington Branch

1 John Street

Leamington, ON N8H 1H1

Tel: 519-226-946-1529 ext 220

Hours: Mon – Thu 10:00 – 8:00 p.m. Fri 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Sat 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sun 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Oct. - May)

Municipality of Leamington website www.leamington.ca

Please provide written comments to the Municipal Clerk within the 30 calendar day review period. If concerns regarding this project cannot be resolved in discussion with the Municipality, a person may request that the Minister of the Environment make an order for the project to comply with Part II of the EA Act (referred to as a Part II Order), which addresses individual EAs. Requests must be received by the Minister at the address below by May 16, 2014. A copy of the request must also be sent to the Municipal Clerk. If no request is received by May 16, 2014, the project will proceed to detailed design and construction as outlined in the ESR. For more info, visit www.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/class-environmental-assessments-part-ii-order.

Brian R. Sweet, B.A., LL.B

Director of Corporate Services, Corporate Counsel & Municipal Clerk

Municipality of Leamington 111 Erie Street North Leamington, Ontario, N8H 2Z9

Email: clerks@leamington.ca

If you require further information, please contact:

Joe Dattilo, P. Eng., Project Engineer

Municipality of Leamington

Tel: 519-326-5761 ext 1303

Email: jdattilo@leamington.ca

Director, Environmental Approvals Branch Ministry of the Environment, Ontario 2 St. Clair Avenue West, Floor 12A Toronto, Ontario, M4V 1L5

Fax: 416-314-8452

Email: EAASIBgen@ontario.ca

Robert Molliconi, P.Eng., Project Manager Dillon Consulting Limited

Tel: 519-948-5000 ext 3341

Email: rmolliconi@dillon.ca

Notice issued April 16, 2014.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

In the estate of Karoline Chark, Pensioner, Deceased, All persons having claims as creditors against the estate of the above mentioned, late of the Municipality of Leamington, in the County of Essex, who died at the said Municipality of Leamington, on August 09, 2013, are required to file proof of same with the undersigned on or before June 17, 2014.

After that date the Public Guardian and Trustee will proceed to distribute the estate, having regard only to the claims of which s/he then shall have had notice.

Anyone having knowledge of a Will or next-of-kin of the above mentioned is also requested to contact the undersigned. Dated at Toronto on April 01, 2014.

PUBLIC GUARDIAN AND TRUSTEE, ESTATE TRUSTEE 595 BAY STREET, SUITE 800 TORONTO, ONTARIO M5G 2M6

File: 817840-011

Municipality of Leamington

Short and Long Term Transportation Action Plan Update

Environmental Assessment

Notice of Completion

The Municipality of Leamington has completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Study of the Short and Long Term Transportation Action Plans.

The EA study followed Phases 1 and 2 of the Municipal Class EA project under the Municipal Class EA (October 2000, as amended in 2007 and 2011).

The Short and Long Term Transportation Action Plans will empower the Municipality with a tool that reflects existing traffic pa tterns, predicts future traffic patterns, and recommends solutions to existing and future transportation needs. Needs could include bi ke lanes, traffic signal timings, intersection improvements, parking, new road, revised speed limits, and other transportation rel ated issues.

Copies of the Plans are available for a 30 calendar day review period from April 17 to May 16, 2014, at the following locations:

Municipality of Leamington 111 Erie Street North

Leamington, ON N8H 2Z9

Tel: 519-326-5761

Hours: Mon – Fri 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex 249 Sherk Street Leamington, ON N8H 4X7

Tel: 519-322-2337

Hours: Mon – Fri 6:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. Fri 6:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m Sat 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Sun 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Essex County Library – Leamington Branch 1 John Street

Leamington, ON N8H 1H1 Tel: 519-226-946-1529 ext 220

Municipality of Leamington website www.leamington.ca

Please provide written comments to the Municipal Clerk within the 30 calendar day review period. If concerns regarding this project cannot be resolved in discussion with the Municipality, a person may request that the Minister of the Environment make an order for the project to comply with Part II of the EA Act (referred to as a Part II Order), which addresses individual EAs. Requests must be received by the Minister at the address below by May 16, 2014. A copy of the request must also be sent to the Municipal Clerk. If no request is received by May 16, 2014, the plans are deemed complete and will form the basis for future Municipality of Leamington planning and transportation network improvements and policies.

For more info, visit www.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/class-environmental-assessments-part-ii-order.

Brian R. Sweet, B.A., LL.B

Director of Corporate Services, Corporate Counsel & Municipal Clerk Municipality of Leamington 111 Erie Street North Leamington, Ontario, N8H 2Z9 Email: clerks@leamington.ca

If you require further information, please contact:

John Pilmer, Engineering Technologist Municipality of Leamington

Tel: 519-326-5761 ext 1304

Email: jpilmer@leamington.ca

Director, Environmental Approvals Branch Ministry of the Environment, Ontario 2 St. Clair Avenue West, Floor 12A Toronto, Ontario, M4V 1L5 Fax: 416-314-8452

Email: EAASIBgen@ontario.ca

MUNICIPALITY OF LEAMINGTON

MUNICIPALITY OF LEAMINGTON