Hello everyone, L et’s start with a Public Service reminder! To ensure your name appears on the voter’s list in order to be registered to vote in the upcoming municipal elections, please visit the Municipal website or go to www.vo terlookup.ca. The Delaware Legion #598 celebrated its 60th anniversary and recognized several members with Lifetime Memberships on May 28th. The Legion supports veterans with funds raised from Friday lunches, meat draws, and other events. They regularly host musicians, so if you enjoy live music check the Legion’s Facebook page to get information on upcoming performances! On June 11th, the 132nd Poplar Hill Picnic – a fun-filled day including games, races, baseball games, lipsync contest and much more kicked off at noon. Let’s not forget the food – the Women’s Institute pies as well as the Poplar Hill & District Lions Chicken BBQ dinner never fail to satisfy! Hello everyone, 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! The Komoka Kilworth Optimists marked their 50th anniversary, on June 25th with a program including games, face painting, as well as live music and food. The Optimists focus on community activities and fund raisers that benefit kids and their list of accomplishments over the past half century is extensive! It’s been 40 years since the first Del-Ko-Brydge Canada Day event was held! Since 1982, the parade, festivities and fireworks display have rotated between the three communities and this year, it was Delaware’s turn to host all the fun. In the other corner of Middlesex Centre, the Bryanston-Birr Optimist Club started Canada Day celebrations with the Firemen’s Breakfast and hosted a family-focused day including fireworks at dark. Looking forward now, mark your calendars for two events celebrating our “rural roots”! The Tri-County Heritage Club hosts their 44th annual tractor show July 8th – 10th at the Ilderton Fair Grounds, and the Ilderton Fair, which has been a great family event since 1851 runs September 30th – October 2nd . I’ll hope to see you there! Congratulations to all the groups who’ve supported the “community” of MXC and who’ve been making it special for decades and more. All of these long standing events have “someone” in common – YOU – and you know who YOU are! Thank-you to each of you who has worked and contributed to the success of the groups; your dedication and efforts are appreciated and do not go unnoticed! Enjoy the summer, make memories and stay safe,
Aina DeViet, Mayor 519.666.0190 x 5234 deviet@middlesexcentre.ca www.middlesexcentre.ca
Komoka-Kilworth Delaware Villager Issue #74 Sept 2024 Black Eyed Susans Ethan’s Garden in Komoka Photo courtesy of Joe Fonseca Your local community connector. The 100% locally owned and produced 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 by Tami Martin unless noted otherwise. Graphic Artist: Jon Botten 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. We’d love to hear from you. Cover photo and article suggestions welcome. Contact Tami at Tami@villagerpublications.com
Aina 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. Work on the 2025 municipal budget is underway and some of you will have already participated by completing the budget survey, which just closed on August 25th. If you would like to learn about the results, you can 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, Aina
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