Kingsville’s growth brings challenges for fire service, new chief says
December 18, 2022
News
- Open Streets cut back to five days this summer as council mulls event’s future Town to seek feedback from businesses, visitors and nearby residentsby Rob HornbergerKINGSVILLE — Kingsville council has voted to reduce the number of days set aside for Open Streets this year. Instead of the seven days proposed…
- The Mettawas Restaurant Train Wreck: It’s big, messy and an award winnerby Rob HornbergerKINGSVILLE — The lowly sandwich has come a long way since the 4th Earl of Sandwich, hungry and not wanting to leave the gaming tables,…
- Fraud artists exploit seniors’ isolation, generosity with ‘grandparent’ scamby Rob HornbergerKINGSVILLE — As frauds go, it’s one of the “lowest of the low.” A person posing as a police officer or court official calls a…
- Burglary spree suspect a ‘person of interest’ in local electronics store B&Eby Rob HornbergerKINGSVILLE — Ontario Provincial Police believe a Windsor man recently charged with a string of break-ins in Essex County may be connected to a break-in…
Business
- The Mettawas Restaurant Train Wreck: It’s big, messy and an award winnerby Rob Hornberger
- New office building evokes downtown Harrow’s Victorian pastby Rob Hornberger
- Growth on tap as Kingsville Brewery expands production capacity, seeks foothold in U.S.by Rob Hornberger
Arts & Culture
- From Harrow church choir to pop sensationby Rob HornbergerBig Town Boy was a big-time pop hit in the early 1960s and it was sung by Harrow small-town girl Shirley Matthews. Matthews had performed…
- Kingsville Highland Games expected to draw large crowds after two-year COVID hiatusby Rob HornbergerKINGSVILLE — The skirl of bagpipes returns to Lakeside Park this Saturday with the long-awaited return of the Kingsville Highland Games. As a result of…
- Historian Michael Bliss wrote about Kingsville and how the town shaped his lifeby Rob HornbergerIt was 1955, a Sunday, and Kingsville doctor Quartus Bliss was playing scrabble with his 14-year-old son, Michael. His office doorbell rang. At the door…
Lifestyles
- Born tinkerer crafts e-scooters from old bicycles, steel tubingby Rob Hornberger
- Kingsville Cycling Website Steers Riders To Local Trails, Attractionsby Rob Hornberger
- Armed with a shovel, Cottam retiree helps keep outdoor skating tradition aliveby Rob Hornberger
Opinions & Analysis
- Was Ricky Bobby right? Talladega Nights ponders the nature of Godby Darrow WoodsHave you seen the movie Talladega Nights? It has a dinner scene in which the stock car driver Ricky Bobby, played by Will Ferrell, says…
- On Remembrance Day, the story of an impromptu WW1 truce offers inspiration and hopeby Darrow WoodsA friend visited last weekend bearing gifts, which is always nice. Even nicer when it’s beer. They brought a can of Storyteller Lager because they…
- Effort to house Ukrainian refugees puts the Golden Rule into practiceby Darrow WoodsI was honoured to be asked by the Essex Fun Fest planning committee to lead a non-denominational worship service at 8:30 am on Sunday, July…