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As part of its plan to protect rural Ontario, the Provincial Government is investing $136,377 to support economic growth and long-term prosperity in Lambton-Kent-Middlesex. The funding is through the Rural…
Written By Olena Riznyk AILSA CRAIG – For years, Summer Van Deuren talked about opening a coffee shop. Like many parents, she kept telling herself she would do it when…
Written By Allan Mayhew, Mayor of Southwest Middlesex Summer is one of the busiest and most exciting times of the year in Southwest Middlesex. Across our communities, volunteers, organizations, businesses,…
Written By Olena Riznyk STRATHROY - Visitors can dance, play games, listen to old radio jingles and press buttons as they explore Strathroy’s history at the Museum of Strathroy-Caradoc’s newest…
Written By David Gomez WEST ELGIN — Residents had the opportunity to see firsthand how their drinking water is produced as the Tri-County Water Treatment Plant opened its doors to…
Written By David Gomez MOUNT BRYDGES – Hundreds of residents lined the streets of Mount Brydges on Canada Day as the Del-Ko-Brydge celebration returned with a full day of community…
Written By Olena Riznyk AILSA CRAIG – Around 70 children spent Saturday morning fishing with their families along the Ausable River during the annual Ailsa Craig Lions Family Fishing Day.Hosted…
Written By Olena Riznyk NORTH MIDDLESEX – Some residents in North Middlesex have noticed lower water bills this year, even though water and wastewater rates increased at the beginning of…
Written By Alan Good It’s said that, as you get older you loose three things; strength, friends…I forget the third. Last weekend I turned fifty—for the twenty-third time. I also…
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - With gas prices reduced somewhat but still high, travel for some may provide a challenge. But to others, respite could be as close as…
Written By Carol Small, Middlesex Centre Archives Boundary Communities of Lobo and Delaware Townships Kilworth, the oldest community in Middlesex County, straddled both Lobo and Delaware Townships on the Thames…
Written By Brad Harness Mark and his wife Julie spent two hours racking their brains to come up with a list of three men in town that they knew were…
Written By Mary Nunn, Strathroy Working Artist, Educator & Mentor Red is a primary colour; its compliment is green, a mixture of the other two primary colours, yellow and blue.…
Written By John Caverhill Hay cutting started around the last week in June just as the summer holidays began. The term ‘holidays’ was definitely euphemistic because some of the hardest…
Written By Jan Sims MIDDLESEX CENTRE - Middlesex Centre has a new policy impacting recycling for industrial, commercial and institutional properties.The ICI’s as they’re known, have been covered under the…
Written By Jeffrey Reed I was only 18 years old–the same age as many of the Junior Boys competitors–when I covered my first Junior Tyson Tour event in 1980. I…
Written By Jan Sims KOMOKA - Call it Komoka proud. Komoka native Jacob Vandeven was recently drafted by the Boston Bruins—a highly impressive feat for the King’s player to be…
Written By David Gomez GLENCOE – Families gathered at the Glencoe Fairgrounds on July 1 to celebrate Canada Day with an afternoon and evening of community activities, entertainment and traditional…
Written By Olena Riznyk NORTH MIDDLESEX – Middlesex County Director of Planning and Development Durk Vanderwerff and County Forester Mark Brown presented an update on the County’s Woodlands Conservation By-law…
Written By David Gomez STRATHROY — Families spread out lawn chairs and picnic blankets across the Gemini Sportsplex grounds on the evening of June 30 as Strathroy-Caradoc’s volunteer-run Canada Day…
Press Release from the Municipality of Lucan Biddulph On June 23, the Township of Lucan Biddulph celebrated the official groundbreaking of the Lucan Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion and Upgrade Project,…
Written By Jan Sims BRYANSTON - Canada Day ended with a bang in Bryanston. The annual fireworks display capped off a day of celebration.It began early, with a Firefighters Breakfast…
Written By Jan Sims MIDDLESEX CENTRE - A new animal control bylaw is set to take effect in Middlesex Centre. At its July 3rd meeting, council voted in favour of…
Written By David Gomez ADELAIDE METCALFE - Council is moving toward a targeted update of its Community Improvement Plan (CIP), with proposed changes aimed at encouraging industrial investment near Highway…
I am often asked, “Did you ever imagine the market would turn into THIS?” If I’m honest with them, my answer is yes. For some reason, from the beginning, the…
Written By David Gomez GLENCOE – Historic farmhouses that have disappeared from the rural landscape—and those that still remain—were the focus of a June 20 presentation at the Glencoe &…
Tuesday, June 9, 2026: Laura McCallum 18 pts Paul Giles 12 pts Howard van der Hooft High Score Alva Lovell Low score Friday, June 12, 2026: Carolann Huston 18 pts…
