Joe Sbrocchi, OGVC general manager, told Hortidaily, an industry publication, that the two municipal bylaws were “regrettable” and “ill-conceived.” He said farmers would have no choice but to challenge the bylaws in court or make an appeal before an Ontario Ministry of Food and Rural Affairs tribunal. In an interview with the Observer, Sbrocchi stuck…

HARROW — The Harrow Community Pantry has come up with a novel way of removing any stigma attached to using a food bank. First, don’t call it a food bank and secondly, make the pantry located at the Harrow arena open to everyone. If a mother needs milk to make formula and the grocery store…

KINGSVILLE — Kingsville council has passed a revised official plan, one which promotes the creation of more affordable housing and also encourages further population growth in the downtown core. The plan incorporates existing policies which allow homeowners to create rental space within an existing home and permits construction of separate secondary dwellings on residential properties.…

A group of local small business owners is urging the town to hire a tourism promotion officer. The group, represented by Heather Brown, co-owner of The Main, Dennis Rogers, co-owner of Green Heart Kitchens and Jennifer Flynn, general manager of the Grove Hotel, told town council there is a need for a centralized body to…

KINGSVILLE — The Kingsville Fire Department has given bravery awards to three firefighters who were involved in the rescue of a trio of American boaters earlier this summer. In a ceremony streamed Monday from the fire hall, awards were presented to south station captain Jeremy McHardy, his twin brother Jeffrey McHardy and Matthew Stewart. Last…

LEAMINGTON — Leamington council passed a light abatement bylaw Tuesday, but stopped short of an earlier proposal calling on greenhouse operators to achieve 100 per cent light containment. The new bylaw calls for 90 per cent abatement, a move that came after the town received legal advice that it may have difficulty defending a court…

KINGSVILLE — Kingsville’s Migration Hall needed a fallback position when one of its longest and most-successful fundraising events — the Christmas House Tour — was cancelled this year because of COVID-19. Each year the Migration Hall fundraising effort would attract 1,000 people to Kingsville, raising between $17,000 and $20,000. The funds raised were used for…

KINGSVILLE — A report commissioned after two senior Kingsville Fire Department officers took leaves of absence earlier this year has made sweeping recommendations to town council on improving staff morale, increasing fire inspections and preparing for future expansion of fire services. Chief Chuck Parsons and Deputy Chief Jeff Dean went on paid leave in mid-September…

Lauryn Bodde was working her first night shift as a bartender at Hamilton’s Bar in Leenaun, Ireland. With little bar experience, working in a new country, Bodde was looking forward to a quiet night serving a few locals — a nice, uncomplicated slide into a new role. Then one tour bus rolled in, then other.…

LEAMINGTON — Leamington council decided Tuesday it needs more feedback from residents and the greenhouse industry before it passes a proposed bylaw restricting light pollution. The proposed bylaw is tougher than the one passed Monday by Kingsville council and demands shutting off grow lights if compliance is not met. Kingsville council passed a nuisance bylaw…