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A local level of participation will be included in a nationwide effort to honour the 100th anniversary of the first Armistice Day. The Wheatley Royal Canadian Legion is in the midst of organizing a special ceremony to be recognized in communities across Canada, dubbed simply “Bells of Peace.� On Sunday, Nov. 11, Legion branches across the country are asking their respective local churches to chime their bells 100 times in recognition of a full century since World War I ended. Bells are scheduled to begin chiming starting at sundown in each involved community, including Leamington, Wheatley and Kingsville. In Wheatley, participating churches will begin ringing their bells at 5:13 p.m. on November 11. Across Canada, churches that do not have functioning bells will broadcast pre-recorded soundtracks. Some of those recordings will have to be reprogrammed, as Bells of Peace organizers ask that bells emit one chime every five seconds for a total duration of eight minutes and 20 seconds. In Leamington, Knox Presbyterian at 58 Erie St. South and Leamington United at 9 John St. have confirmed participation starting at 5:14 p.m. Wheatley Legion Bells of Peace organizers are still waiting on confirmation from Leamington First Baptist at 3 Fox St. and Wheatley Baptist at 47 Talbot St. East. Other churches in either Leamington or Wheatley interested in participating can contact Wheatley Royal Canadian Legion president Bill Robertson at 519-792-3326. In Kingsville, Bells of Peace will be observed at Epworth United Church at 56 Division St. South and Trinity United Church New California at 1005 Road 2 West. Both will begin the chiming of bells at 5 p.m. After bells in both Leamington and Wheatley have chimed 100 times, members of the general public will be invited to gather at the communities’ cenotaphs — in front of the library at 35 Talbot St. West in Wheatley or near the Caldwell First Nation band office at 14 Orange St. in Leamington — for brief acts of remembrance. “Coordinating it has been going steady for the past couple weeks,� explained Robertson. “It’s wonderful to see that something like this is happening nationwide — the east coast will start it, all the way to the west coast.� The Wheatley ceremony will be preceded by a march starting at the Legion building on Erie Street North, starting between 10:30 a.m. and 10:40 a.m. The parade will include about 90 members and band members of the Windsor Regiment. As part of the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, the morning services in both Leamington and Wheatley will welcome those attending to place small, paper Canadian flags at Dieppe Park in Leamington and Coulter Park in Wheatley. Flags will be provided at the cenotaphs by Wheatley Legion representatives. On average, Leamington Remembrance Day services are attended by 400 or more visitors, while 250 to 300 attend the ceremonies in Wheatley. Robertson noted that student attendance may be lower this year because of November 11 falling on a Sunday, but hopes to see large turnouts in both communities.
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Workers with contractor J and J Lepera work through a rain-soaked Friday afternoon on a Leamington municipal revitalization project on Mill Street West between Erie Street South and Fox Street. The portion of the project, which includes new sanitary sewers, began in August and is expected to be completed later this month. (Southpoint Sun Photo)
End in sight for construction projects By Bryan Jessop
LEAMINGTON — Segments of a multi-part project to improve Leamington both above and below the surface are nearing completion. Sewer separation and replacement work on Erie Street South and Mill Street West are both in the last leg of construction while some above ground revitalization is also well underway. The section of Erie Street South between Seacliff Drive and the ferry docking area is one of the areas of urban Leamington targeted for the separation of storm and sanitary sewers, a project that director of community services Rob Sharon explained is taking place to avoid overwhelming the current system in times of prolonged heavy rainfall. Presently, storm and sanitary sewers in the area flow through the same pipe. Once the project is completed, each service will operate via its own pipe — sending sanitary sewage to the municipality’s treatment plant and storm sewer water to the lake. The Erie Street South project was proposed to municipal council in April and approved in mid May. The $4.3 million job went to tender and was awarded to Windsor-based J and J Lepera later that month, with construction getting underway in June. The Erie Street South project also includes work on Conover and Stewart Streets with the same service upgrades to extend to Forest Street. The latter street will also receive asphalt in the spring of next year. Barring any further delays triggered by inclement weather, the section of Erie Street south of Seacliff will be re-opened to motor vehicle traffic about two weeks from now. “There haven’t been any major issues there — just some bad weather,� Sharon explained. “It’s a very big project.� While sewer improvements are being made, sidewalks on both the east and west sides of Erie Street South in the same area are also being redone. Sharon explained that while major infrastructure upgrades take place, minor aesthetic improvements also take place in the same areas. Mill Street Project On the section of Mill Street West between Fox Street and Erie Street South, the installation of a new sewer system is also nearing completion. In that portion of urban Leamington, the current sewers were installed in 1916. (Continued on Page 5)
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