Message from the Mayor Hello, everyone. I hope the summer provided you with opportunities to relax, take a break, and do some of your favourite things. Now that autumn is on the way, your new schedules and activities are falling nicely into place! Speaking of activities, I’d like to highlight two dates you may want to add to your September calendar! First, the Middlesex Women’s Leadership Conference is coming up on Saturday, September 14th, and like last year, it will feature a “lineup of speakers and engaging activities designed to empower, connect, and inspire.” More information is available on the website at www.thejeancollective.ca/2024-conferences. Second, the annual Ilderton Fall Fair starts Friday, September 27th, at the Ilderton Fairgrounds (www.ildertonfair.ca). There are activities for everyone in your family, including exhibits, competitions, displays, rides, food, and the parade on Saturday morning! Work on the 2025 municipal budget is underway and some of you will have already participated by completing the budget survey,
Aina DeViet, Mayor 519.666.0190 x 5234 deviet@middlesexcentre.ca www.middlesexcentre.ca
Sunrise over farmland in Ilderton. Photo by Sun Up Sun Down Photography. Ilderton and Area Villager Issue #38 September 2024 Your local community connector The 100% locally owned and produced Ilderton and Area Villager is published ten times a year with thousands delivered free to area residences, set out at local venues, and posted online at www.villagerpublications.com Publisher: Barb Botten P.O. Box 134, Lambeth Station Ontario N6P 1P9 Barb@villagerpublications.com 519-282-7262 Managing Editor & Advertising: Tami Martin Tami@villagerpublications.com 519-851-0961 All articles written by Tami Martin unless otherwise noted. Graphic Artist: Cathy Wood Copyright @ 2015 Villager Publications. All rights reserved. This magazine or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the Publisher. Information presented has been compiled from sources believed to be accurate at the time of printing however the Publisher assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions.
which just closed on August 25th. If you would like to learn about the results, you can watch the presentation to Council (September 18th meeting) or review the results online on the 2025 budget web page towards the end of the month (www.middlesexcentre.ca/budget2025). Later in the fall, that page is where you will be able to view the draft budget, including proposed capital projects and purchases. Construction work at the municipal office continues! Everything is on track to move staff from their temporary locations across the municipality back to Coldstream in the new year. We look forward to holding 2025 Council meetings in the newly renovated building. Once everything is unpacked and organized, we will give members of the public a chance to drop in and see the changes – so stay tuned for details! Enjoy the colours of the coming season, Announcing the Ilderton and Area Villager Holiday Season Cookbook! Ilderton and area residents are invited to share their favourite holiday season recipes in our new community cookbook. Available free at select local shops this December, while quantities last, the keepsake cookbook will feature recipes from your local friends and neighbours. To participate, send in your recipe (in a Word document), with separate high-resolution photo(s) no later than October 20 to tami@villagerpublications.com. Please include your address (for verification purposes, not to be published) and name as you would like it to appear with your recipe. Space is limited – it might not be possible for all recipes received to be included. Aina
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