There’s an old adage that “when white folks catch a cold, black folks get pneumonia.” The COVID-19 epidemic has made it deadly clear. Throughout North America, wherever data is tracked, people of African heritage have higher coronavirus infection rates, higher death rates of COVID-19, and are carrying an inequitable burden […]
Month: October 2020
Harrow United Church: 32nd Annual Turkey Supper Is Saturday Nov. 7
Harrow United Church is hosting our 32nd Annual Turkey Supper this year. Needless to say, there are many volunteers that make this a success. It has been difficult for us to create a successful event while conforming to all COVID-19 regulations but we are ready. Normally we serve more than […]
Kids in Motocross: Yay or Nay?
Ivan VanGoethem #50 of Chatham, Remi Gorry #515 of Courtright, Kody Gontarde #7 of Ruthven, Darien Rice #219 of Sarnia. Photo by Tiffany Gorry The citizens of Kingsville and the surrounding area are very lucky to have access to recreational centers, soccer fields, ice rinks, baseball diamonds, theaters and so […]
Main Street West at Mill Creek Under Reconstruction
Town of Kingsville News Update: October 21, 2020 Main Street West is currently under reconstruction. To this point, the road has remained passable from both directions for local traffic accessing their homes or businesses within the construction corridor. Starting Monday, the bridge at Mill Creek will be exposed for maintenance […]
Josh and Kristy Take The Family Goose-hunting at Migration Festival
We’re Josh and Kristy Damm. We participated in the Migration Fest last weekend with our five children. Our family browsed through the vendors at the Carnegie. We loved the pancake mix. And we enjoyed the pumpkins and the photo op at the Unico Community Center. But four of our children, […]
Happy 65th Wedding Anniversary John and Carole Repko
John Repko and Carole King met in the spring of 1954. She was working at the Hi-Y, selling 10 cent pop, at her parent’s dance hall. He was there with a family friend. Within the year, John courted Carole and became engaged at Christmas. They married on October 22, 1955 […]
Pandemic Causes Treble in Windsor-Essex
Photo of Brett Humber by Joey Acott In early March of this year, Canada went into a protective lockdown as a response to the COVID-19 virus. This work stoppage affected many sectors, some drastically, notably the entertainment industry. Kingsville’s own, Brett Humber, owner and operator of Sound Foundry Studios had […]
Registered for Public Skating? Programs Start Monday, Oct. 26
Weekday Public Skating programs will begin at the Kingsville Arena Complex on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. Available programs will include Shinny, Adult Skate, Parent and Tot, and Home School Skate. For all Shinny programs a maximum of 10 players will be allowed on the ice at one time. For Adult, […]
Pelee Island Ferry to Operate from Leamington Till End of Season
The Kingsville harbour won’t be used by the Pelee Island Ferry Service for the rest of the autumn. According to an October 19 public notice from https://www.ontarioferries.com, “A combination of wind, water action and vessel movements in Kingsville over the weekend have changed the contour of the Kingsville harbour entry […]
Pet of the Week: Meet Brian
Hi, my name is Brian! I used to live outside you see. There were some people who were trying to catch me, but I was too quick for them. Then one day I let my guard down and they caught me. Ever since then I have been hanging around these […]