This is a tough time for parents, children, teachers, and anyone connected to the education system. Because there’s a day of reckoning looming and it seems like there isn’t enough solid information available to help parents with the important decisions they’re facing. No longer is it an easily made assumption […]
Month: August 2020
Over the Lake: Pelee Island, A Community Supported by the Arts
The arts are being profoundly affected by COVID-19. Live performers, musicians and artisans have seen their live shows cancelled, and retail or gallery spaces close. While some sectors of the economy slowly re-open, artists will continue to struggle with uncertain futures. Pelee Island is fortunate to have had some prominent […]
VetWrap: Why It May Be Difficult to Get in to See Your Vet Right Now
I recently watched a YouTube video by Dr. Tannetje Crocker demonstrating what it’s like to be working in veterinary medicine today. In the video, she used the simple child’s toy Connect 4 — in which each piece fits into its designated open slot — to show how vet clinics schedule […]
Pet of the Week: Goomba
Goomba 4 years old Goomba is a very friendly and affectionate boy. He always comes running for pets and specifically loves to have his chin scratched. Goomba also loves to cuddle and lounge around on the sofa with you. To get your attention he likes to headbutt, and if that […]
Common Sense Health — Hepatitis C Is Silent Like the Fog
It’s a shame when you are slowly dying from a disease you don’t know you have. To boot, what a tragedy if there is a cure. Yet this ignorance is a reality for many aging boomers who don’t know that they are infected with the hepatitis C virus. Anyone can […]
Ontario to Assist Kingsville and All Municipalities with COVID Costs
Premier Doug Ford announced on August 12, 2020 that Ontario will be allocating $1.6 billion in phase 1 emergency funding under the Safe Restart Agreement with the federal government. The goal is to help municipalities offset operational costs and assist municipal transit systems. Funding will be allocated to all 444 […]
Off the Shelf: More Than Books
Hello Kingsville! We are so excited to be able to join the Kingsville Times online! The last several months have been a challenge for us all. Our hope is that the Essex County Library can help by offering quality reading material, streaming TV shows, movies, documentaries and so much more. […]
Bygone Days – Bath House and Pavilion at Lakeside Park
Here’s a beautiful black and white photo of the bath house at Kingsville’s Lakeside Park. You can see the pavilion up above to the left in the background. The date of the photo unknown. Photo courtesy of the Kingsville Archives.
Kingsville Legion Bursary Opportunity
The Legion, Branch 188 Kingsville invites students who graduated from high school in June 2020 to apply for its 2019-2020 bursaries. If your parent is a member of Branch 188, you can apply for a $500 bursary. If a family member has served in the Canadian Armed Forces, there are […]
Urban Poling Has Come to Kingsville
You may have seen people out walking on the street, with a pole in each hand. They look like they’re using ski poles, but they’re not schussing down the slopes. It’s more like cross-country skiing without the snow. Or the skis. This activity goes by a few names. It’s been […]