Council Communications by Debbie Heffernan
for everyone! More than 350 committed volunteers operate the fair through a variety of committees – but there’s always room for more: many hands make light work! If you wish to join this wonderful community group, please check out their website www. ildertonfair.ca for further information. The 2nd annual Women of Inspiration conference is coming up September 14th. This forum is put on by Middlesex County Mayors, and Councillors. Don’t miss out – a worthwhile opportunity to network and learn! For tickets check out thejeancollective.ca. Remember to shop local and DRIVE SAFELY! See you at the Fair!
July 15th and 16th, 2024: The days we had torrential rainfall in our area! Who can forget?? Several streets were temporally inundated with water almost knee high; sump pumps were overwhelmed to the point they couldn’t keep up and many
basements suffered damages. Believe it or not, our municipal infrastructure functioned well under these extreme conditions with the water dissipating on the streets as they should, once runoff worked its’ way down via the underground storm sewer system or by surface overland flow routes. In rural areas, more than fifteen road closures occurred, mostly in the north-west areas of the municipality, sports fields were closed, acres and acres of crops were lost, and tons of gravel were needed to make several roads passable. Not something we want to see again, anytime soon! Thank you to all municipal staff! Moving on to our famous annual event: The Ilderton Fair’s 173rd edition is coming up on Friday, September 27th, opening at 5:00 pm. The parade begins Saturday, September 28th on Main Street (Ilderton Road) at 11:00 am and on Sunday, September 29th there are more games, food booths and rides. There are competitions in Homecraft, Juniors, Photography, Art, Grain, and Livestock including horse shows, and 4-H as well as special events such as the Tractor Pull, Reptilian Trailer, Ag Awareness, FMX Edge Freestyle Motocross and Demolition Derby: something
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