To advertise here, please contact Cathy@villagerpublications.com Bike Rodeo – Sept 20, 10 am – 12 pm: Councillor Peloza and I are teaming up to offer a free bike rodeo to Londoners of all ages on Saturday, September 20th, from 10 am to 12 pm at Earl Nichols Arena. Bring your bikes and helmets and enjoy a variety of cycling activities and training for those learning to bike. Free bike bells (while supplies last), and outreach booths for a variety of groups will be in attendance. Learn more and RSVP by emailing sfranke@london.ca See you around the Village, Skylar Rosel Park Update: City staff undertook community engage- ment over the past few months to see if there was any interest in adding playground amenities to Rosel Park, in response to a request from the community. After two thorough surveys, it was determined the area residents currently prefer to keep the park as grassed open space. However, after a London Free Press article in August, there was an avalanche of submissions of emails, calls, social media messages and a 250+ petition in support of adding play equipment. At this point, it has been decided to add a minimal amount of play equipment for the community for 2026. I thank the residents for their engagement on this idea. Western Fair – September 5 – 14: I look forward to Western Fair every year. I love the rides, the food and the music! Enjoy FREE admission for two hours on opening day (3 to 5 pm) on Friday, September 5! Youth age ten and under, and adults over 65 are free every day. www.westernfair.ca Ward 11 Update from City Hall by Skylar Franke, Ward 11 London City Council 519-661-2489, extension 4011 • sfranke@london.ca I hope you had a great summer and are looking forward to the autumn months. Fall is my favourite season – I can’t get enough of sweaters, autumn foliage and apple picking. For everyone heading back to school – I wish you success in your educational efforts! Thames Pool Relocation Update In response to a July 25, 2023, directive from London City Council, staff brought a report that explores the feasibility of constructing a new indoor pool within the same geographic catchment area as the decommissioned Thames Pool. The Parks & Rec Master Plan emphasizes shifting away from smaller, single-use facilities in favour of flexible, multi-use community hubs. It notes that indoor pools should be co-located with other amenities and provided at a ratio of one per 65,000 residents. The current PRMP identifies gaps in the Northwest and Central areas of the city and recommends future pools in those areas, which are next in line for construction. I am hopeful the future Central area aquatic facility will meet the needs of those who live to the north of Old South. The report uses four key criteria to evaluate feasibility: proximity (within 4 km of Thames Park), city ownership, a minimum size of 2.5 acres, and absence from environmentally sensitive or constrained lands. Six city-owned sites met the criteria: Basil Grover Park, Rowntree Park, Murray Park, Wellington Valley Park, Meredith Park, and Piccadilly Park. However, the only park large enough to have a multi-use facility – which is the direction we are moving towards, instead of single-use facilities – is Basil Grover Park. Despite Basil Grover Park not being in Ward 11 and having traffic concerns, I submitted a motion to direct staff to evaluate the feasibility of a future multi-use facility, including an indoor pool at this park, as part of the spring 2026 update to the Parks & Rec Master Plan. Feel free to submit input on this process. Thames Park Update: There have been multiple rounds of com- munity engagement on the redesign of the Thames Park, and you can see the most recent preferred design at getinvolved.london.ca/ thamespark. Please let me know if you have any further input, as this project will be moving forward to be implemented in 2026.
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The Wind Coming Over the Sea BY EMMA DONOGHUE Due to popular demand, we’ve added extra performances! SEPTEMBER 25 - OCTOBER 5 Presented by Carlyle Peterson Lawyers LLP Co-sponsored by Bi-Ax International Inc.
Playing This Season:
Sir John A: Acts of a Gentrified Ojibway Rebellion | By Drew Hayden Taylor The Wind Coming Over the Sea | By Emma Donoghue Quiet in the Land | By Anne Chislett Powers and Gloria | By Keith Roulston Radio Town: The Doc Cruickshank Story | By Nathan Howe
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