Category: News
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Kingsville residents dig deep to support Ukraine relief efforts
KINGSVILLE — Laura Lucier, organizer of Tuesday’s Ukraine fundraiser, was hoping 300 people would attend the humanitarian aid event. In the end, 650 showed up at the Grovedale Arts and Culture Centre to have a pasta dinner and make donations to help the war-torn country. “The 300 meals that we prepared to serve were pretty…
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Kingsville lifts ban on off-site migrant farm worker housing
KINGSVILLE — The Town of Kingsville has temporarily lifted a ban on migrant farm workers living in rural and urban homes, capping the number of workers who can stay in those accommodations at four. “If council’s direction is to continue with a complete ban on all off-site worker housing, the risk is that potentially hundreds…
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Good soil, cheaper land prices prompt agri-research company to sink roots in Harrow area
HARROW — The largest fruit tree nursery in Canada is looking to expand its footprint in Essex County. Upper Canada Growers has already acquired 1,000 acres of farmland in the Harrow area and is looking to double that figure with more farm purchases. The Ridge Road company moved to Essex County six years ago from…
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Kingsville mayor appointed executive director of Jack Miner foundation
KINGSVILLE — Kingsville Mayor Nelson Santos has been appointed the new executive director of the Jack Miner Migratory Bird Sanctuary Foundation. The announcement was made Monday, which coincides with Jack Miner’s birthday and the start of Canada’s National Wildlife Week. “What the sanctuary needs right now is a strong leader and someone who is passionate…
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Rigs from five Kingsville, Leamington-area trucking firms take part in Ottawa blockade
At least five Kingsville-Leamington area trucking companies have vehicles participating in the Parliament Hill blockade, according to an Ottawa website set up to identify firms taking part in the protest. “Our mission is to document and shame every business that is identified as being involved in the 2022 Truckers Convoy occupation of Ottawa,” the website…
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It’s been a slice: OG Pizza honoured for keeping volunteer firefighters fed
COTTAM — When the Kingsville Fire Department fights a fire, conducts a training session or holds a school fire safety contest, there are often a large number of pizzas — hold the anchovies — that arrive unordered. On Monday the department paid recognition to the suppliers of those pizzas — OG Pizza in Kingsville and…
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Beach accessibility, Cottam trail paving remain on town’s to-do list, councillor says
KINGSVILLE — Near of the end of the town’s final budget deliberation last week, Coun. Larry Patterson took the unusual step of explaining to the public why two projects would not be funded in 2022. He wanted Kingsville seniors with accessibility issues to know the proposals — one to pave the 1.1-km path surrounding Ridgeview…
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Town staff gets ‘more boots on the ground’ as Kingsville council approves eight new hires
KINGSVILLE — Kingsville council received a clear message from its department heads and town administration that more staff is needed to deal with town’s growth and the increasing demand for municipal services. During budget deliberations Wednesday council reviewed the hiring of 10 new staff positions and approved eight. Some of the new hires will be…
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Secrecy surrounds fate of $3.85-million Kissner lawsuit
The lawsuit launched against former fire chief Bob Kissner and the Town of Kingsville by one of Kissner’s sexual abuse victims was dismissed by consent earlier this month but each side of the legal dispute is refusing to say if a financial settlement was reached. “No comment,” said London lawyer Rob Talach, when asked if…
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Kingsville sees record number of housing starts in 2021
LEAMINGTON — Mayor Nelson Santos said Friday residential development in Kingsville is growing at a record pace and will continue at a steady clip for the next 20 years. He told the Leamington Chamber of Commerce at its annual Mayor’s Breakfast meeting that the west end of Kingsville alone will see more than 1,900 homes…
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Kingsville residents dig deep to support Ukraine relief efforts
KINGSVILLE — Laura Lucier, organizer of Tuesday’s Ukraine fundraiser, was hoping 300 people would attend the humanitarian aid event. In the end, 650 showed up at the Grovedale Arts and Culture Centre to have a pasta dinner and make donations to help the war-torn country. “The 300 meals that we prepared to serve were pretty…
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Kingsville lifts ban on off-site migrant farm worker housing
KINGSVILLE — The Town of Kingsville has temporarily lifted a ban on migrant farm workers living in rural and urban homes, capping the number of workers who can stay in those accommodations at four. “If council’s direction is to continue with a complete ban on all off-site worker housing, the risk is that potentially hundreds…
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Good soil, cheaper land prices prompt agri-research company to sink roots in Harrow area
HARROW — The largest fruit tree nursery in Canada is looking to expand its footprint in Essex County. Upper Canada Growers has already acquired 1,000 acres of farmland in the Harrow area and is looking to double that figure with more farm purchases. The Ridge Road company moved to Essex County six years ago from…
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Kingsville mayor appointed executive director of Jack Miner foundation
KINGSVILLE — Kingsville Mayor Nelson Santos has been appointed the new executive director of the Jack Miner Migratory Bird Sanctuary Foundation. The announcement was made Monday, which coincides with Jack Miner’s birthday and the start of Canada’s National Wildlife Week. “What the sanctuary needs right now is a strong leader and someone who is passionate…
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Rigs from five Kingsville, Leamington-area trucking firms take part in Ottawa blockade
At least five Kingsville-Leamington area trucking companies have vehicles participating in the Parliament Hill blockade, according to an Ottawa website set up to identify firms taking part in the protest. “Our mission is to document and shame every business that is identified as being involved in the 2022 Truckers Convoy occupation of Ottawa,” the website…
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It’s been a slice: OG Pizza honoured for keeping volunteer firefighters fed
COTTAM — When the Kingsville Fire Department fights a fire, conducts a training session or holds a school fire safety contest, there are often a large number of pizzas — hold the anchovies — that arrive unordered. On Monday the department paid recognition to the suppliers of those pizzas — OG Pizza in Kingsville and…
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Beach accessibility, Cottam trail paving remain on town’s to-do list, councillor says
KINGSVILLE — Near of the end of the town’s final budget deliberation last week, Coun. Larry Patterson took the unusual step of explaining to the public why two projects would not be funded in 2022. He wanted Kingsville seniors with accessibility issues to know the proposals — one to pave the 1.1-km path surrounding Ridgeview…
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Town staff gets ‘more boots on the ground’ as Kingsville council approves eight new hires
KINGSVILLE — Kingsville council received a clear message from its department heads and town administration that more staff is needed to deal with town’s growth and the increasing demand for municipal services. During budget deliberations Wednesday council reviewed the hiring of 10 new staff positions and approved eight. Some of the new hires will be…
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Secrecy surrounds fate of $3.85-million Kissner lawsuit
The lawsuit launched against former fire chief Bob Kissner and the Town of Kingsville by one of Kissner’s sexual abuse victims was dismissed by consent earlier this month but each side of the legal dispute is refusing to say if a financial settlement was reached. “No comment,” said London lawyer Rob Talach, when asked if…
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Kingsville sees record number of housing starts in 2021
LEAMINGTON — Mayor Nelson Santos said Friday residential development in Kingsville is growing at a record pace and will continue at a steady clip for the next 20 years. He told the Leamington Chamber of Commerce at its annual Mayor’s Breakfast meeting that the west end of Kingsville alone will see more than 1,900 homes…
