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52nd Annual Migration Festival Sees Hundreds Migrate to Kingsville

Honkin’ Round Town Kingsville Bike Tour The 52nd annual Kingsville Migration Festival was a huge success, bringing in hundreds to enjoy all Kingsville has to offer. The Festival is a celebration of migration, heritage, nature conservation, and Jack Miner. The four-day festival, from October 14 to October 17, included a wide range […]

COVID-19 Ontario News

Enhanced COVID-19 Vaccine Certificate and Verification App Available October 15

Enhanced COVID-19 Vaccine Certificate with QR Code and Verify Ontario App Available for Download Starting October 15 Ontario Making it Easier and More Convenient to Show Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination TORONTO — In advance of October 22, the Ontario government is making the enhanced vaccine certificate with official QR code […]

Nature and Outdoors Ontario News

Forests Ontario Plants 2.8 Million Trees This Planting Season

34 million trees planted across Ontario through the 50 Million Tree Program since 2008 Not-for-profit charity Forests Ontario facilitated the planting of 2.8 million trees through its 50 Million Tree Program (50 MTP) this planting season. These efforts created approximately 1,400 ha of new forest, contributing to the total 17,100 […]

Books Lifestyle

Kingsville Writer Gord Grisenthwaite Shortlisted for Governor General’s Literary Awards

Founded in 1936, the Governor General’s Literary Awards are among Canada’s oldest and most prestigious prizes.   Kingsville writer Gord Grisenthwaite received some wonderful news October 14, 2021 when he learned that his novel “Home Waltz” has been shortlisted in the fiction category for the prestigious Governor General’s Literary Awards for 2021. […]

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Celebrating Stories of Ontarians: Barbara Reid, Member of the Order of Ontario

You don’t need the name on the cover to identify a book by Barbara Reid. It isn’t just that the children’s author and illustrator has such a distinctively vibrant visual style; it’s also the wonderfully unusual medium she uses: plasticine. A competition Reid entered in the late 1970s, while she […]

Announcements Obituary

Hettie Wynants (March 9, 1949 – October 11, 2021)

Hettie Wynants **THE FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED STARTING AT 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 16, 2021,BY REGISTERING WITH THE FOLLOWING LINK: https://event.forgetmenotceremonies.com/ceremony?c=1d58d371-7d08-4db1-9070-4c131b5fb542 Passed away peacefully at home surrounded by the love of her family on October 11, 2021. Loving wife and best friend of 36 years to Rick Wynants. Loving […]

Health

Common Sense Health: Reversing Pre-Diabetes with Glycemic Control

The most important thing readers should have learned from last week’s column is that pre-diabetes is reversible. And fancy pharmaceuticals aren’t to thank. Rather, it’s glycemic control, achieved naturally, by managing blood sugar with the help of concentrated brown seaweed. But what’s glycemic control? And what’s so special about brown […]

Town & County News

Kingsville Accepting Community Grant Applications Until October 31

The Town of Kingsville is still accepting applications for the Kingsville Community Grant Fund until October 31, 2021. This fund provides financial assistance to organizations that benefit the general public.  To be eligible, organizations must be a: Registered charitable organization Registered not-for-profit organization Volunteer group Eligible funding categories include: Social and community services Seniors or […]

COVID-19 Ontario News

Ontario Cautiously Lifting Capacity Limits in Select Settings

Public Health and Health Care Indicators Stable or Improving as Vaccination Rates Increase TORONTO — With public health and health care indicators remaining stable or improving, the government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is cautiously lifting capacity limits in select indoor and outdoor settings where proof […]

Community Photography

Heritage Advisory Committee’s October Photo Contest Makes History a Snap

The Town of Kingsville’s Heritage Advisory Committee invites you to ‘Make History a Snap!’ with the Heritage Photo Contest from now through October 31, 2021. Celebrate Kingsville’s rich history and help our Committee build a library of images highlighting our Town’s stunning architecture, properties and historic sites. “We are excited […]

COVID-19

WECHU: Dr. Nesathurai Issues Instructions for Businesses and Organizations

Issue Date: October 4th, 2021 To: All Employers, Business Owners and Operators and Person(s) Responsible for organized gatherings in the region of Windsor-Essex, served by the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit. Issued by: Dr. Shanker Nesathurai, Acting Medical Officer of Health, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit Given the disproportionate burden of COVID-19 […]

Town & County News

Planning Items for Consideration at October 12 Council Meeting

At the October 12, 2021 Council meeting, Council will consider the following applications: 9 Pulford Street: A zoning by-law amendment to add “owner-occupied professional office” as an additional permitted use on the property. ZBA/19/21 1172 County Road 20: A zoning by-law amendment to change current zoning to ‘site-specific rural commercial’ to […]

COVID-19 Ontario News

Ontario Recommends Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Ages 18-24

TORONTO — Today, Dr. Kieran Moore, Chief Medical Officer of Health, issued the following statement on COVID-19 vaccines for individuals aged 18-24 years old: “Health Canada authorized COVID-19 vaccines are safe, effective and significantly reduce the risk of infection and serious illness, including hospitalization. Out of an abundance of caution, […]

Organizations

Support a Superhero With a Limited Edition 2022 Puppy Calendar

Support a Superhero! Looking for a meaningful Christmas gift? Time is running out to purchase this Limited Edition 2022 Puppy Calendar. Your purchase helps support Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides and Kingsville Lions Club. Contact Kingsville Lions to arrange payment and delivery within Windsor/Essex County. Website: Kingsville Lions Club […]

Town & County News

Teaching Our Children About Reconciliation, Kindness and Inclusion

The Government of Canada recently passed legislation to make tomorrow, September 30, a federal statutory holiday. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation provides an opportunity to recognize and commemorate the tragic history and ongoing legacy of residential schools. Tomorrow and every day it is important to honour survivors, their […]

COVID-19

More Instructions from Health Unit for Sport and Recreation Facilities

Health Unit Issues Additional Instructions for Organized Sport and Recreation Facilities With the provincial vaccine verification system now in effect, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is enhancing these measures in all indoor recreational and fitness facilities to include those 12-17 years old. The fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in […]

COVID-19

Update: Ages 12-17 Need Proof of Vaccination at Town Facilities as of October 1

**Health Unit Issues Additional Instructions for Organized Sport and Recreation Facilities** As of September 22, 2021, in compliance with provincial law, patrons may only enter Town of Kingsville facilities upon providing identification and proof of COVID-19 vaccination (two doses plus 14 days). In keeping with the provincial mandate to mitigate […]

COVID-19 Ontario News

Ontario Cautiously Easing Capacity Limits in Select Settings September 25

Effective September 25, with public health and health care indicators stable and proof of vaccination now in effect, Ontario is cautiously easing capacity limits for select indoor settings where proof of vaccination is required and certain outdoor settings, including: – meeting and event spaces, such as banquet halls and conference/convention […]

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Celebrating stories of Ontarians: Adeena Niazi, Member of the Order of Ontario

Nine years after she had moved to Canada as a refugee, Adeena Niazi had herself smuggled back into Afghanistan. It was 1997, and the Taliban had banned girls’ education; the former lecturer at Kabul University was determined to help. She set up underground home-based schools for girls, funding them with […]

Arts

Art Scoop: The Great Migration Paint Out & Migration Sensation

Written by Layne van Loo, Rose Marie Roach, Catherine Johnson and Candace Anderson It’s fall in Essex County! Come and paint outdoors, En Plein Air, or come and experience Kingsville’s Annual Migration Festival. Enjoy Kingsville’s restaurants, wineries, Victorian charm, lakefront parks and Kingsville’s newest Art Gallery, the Carnegie Arts & […]