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! Happy New Year everyone, Most of you will be aware that I completed my term as Warden of Middlesex County in December. It was a year of visiting neighbouring communities and attending events and celebrations and it gave me an opportunity to meet residents from every corner of the County. I enjoyed and was grateful for this opportunity as it allowed me to see first-hand how others are implementing change, innovating and improving life in their communities. 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, Speaking of change and improving things in communities – Council passed the 2025 Budget at the final council meeting in December and I’d like to highlight some of the projects staff will be undertaking in the year ahead. Although we always welcome Community Services projects in our communities, those completed with the support of local service clubs generate additional excitement. The Ilderton & District Lions are contributing to the cost of the new Timberwalk playground, and the 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, 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! Aina 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!
Aina DeViet, Mayor 519.666.0190 x 5234 deviet@middlesexcentre.ca www.middlesexcentre.ca Aina DeViet, Mayor 519.666.0190 x 5234 deviet@middlesexcentre.ca www.middlesexcentre.ca Aina DeViet, Mayor 519.666.0190 x 5234 deviet@middlesexcentre.ca www.middlesexcentre.ca
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To advertise here, please contact Tami@villagerpublications.com Please contact Tami@villagerpublications.com for more information regarding any of our local community magazines. Visit our website at villagerpublications.com to read them all. YOUR DECEMBER 2024 VILLAGER PUBLICATIONS LINEUP Ilderton and Area Villager July-August 2022 • Page 5 Public Works and Engineering (PWE) undertakes many capital projects annually. Typically, these are large-budget projects that include road and bridge repairs and infrastructure for water and wastewater services. Some specific projects for 2025 include mechanical improvements to the Ilderton Sewage Pump Station and the repairs to the bridge on Vanneck near Sunningdale Road. In an effort to provide complete transparency for our ratepayers, staff worked hard to present all of the data residents need to understand the allocations of their tax dollars. I’ve highlighted just a small part of the information you can access in the 2025 Budget. Please take time to review all of the details and numbers that are available on the MXC webpage (middlesexcentre. ca/budget) and do not hesitate to follow up for answers to your specific questions. Until next time, Aina Poplar Hill Lions raised more than two-thirds of the cost of a wheelchair-accessible swing for Poplar Hill Park! The dedication and hard work of our local service clubs make a significant impact on our communities. Facility Services is also undertaking significant capital projects, starting with upgrades to the Ilderton Arena (more than $3.5M) that will see a new refrigeration system, upgraded boards and glass to improve player safety, and renovations and accessibility improvements to the lobby and dressing rooms. The Komoka Community Centre is getting a new accessible washroom. The Coldstream Community Centre is seeing a number of improvements as part of the municipal office renovation. In conjunction with that work, the kitchen in Coldstream will be updated with refreshed counters, cupboards, ceiling, walls and doors and new commercial- grade appliances. Aina To advertise here, please contact Tami@villagerpublications.com Ilderton and Area Villager July-August 2022 • Page 5
Issue #78 Jan/Feb 2025 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
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