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Wednesday, June 20, 2018
By Mike Thibodeau The municipality has selected a temporary home for the Leamington Library during its reconstruction. Town councillors recently approved the former Hakim Optical building at 230 Erie St. South as a temporary location. Council was told that a 12-month lease arrangement has been undertaken with the property owners beginning June 1. The only concern came from Councillor John Jacobs who wondered what would happen if the project took longer. “We feel we have enough of a cushion with four extra months,” said Paul Barnable, director of community development. He said the building “is accessible” and its 2,600 square feet will meet the library’s needs. The reconstruction of the library is scheduled to begin in July and take about eight months to complete. Total cost of the lease is $39,000 with another $18,000 in added costs of which $9,000 will be covered by the library board. The libraries are operated by the county but the municipalities are responsible for the buildings. Total cost to the town for the effort is estimated at $59,000 but those monies will come from the Collins estate, a financial legacy given to the library 20 years ago. Leamington’s original library, a Carnegie building, was torn down in the 1960s and replaced by its present one-story structure. An open house was held about a month ago to display the architect’s drawings of the library’s renovations.
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RCMP Musical Ride part of 170th Leamington Fair
With some help from her father Zsolt Mezei, Bianca Mezei pets the horse Greg — ridden by RCMP officer Heather Manning of Newfoundland — following the Royal Canadian Musical Ride at the Leamington Fairgrounds Saturday, June 16 as part of the 170th annual Leamington Fair. The fair offered a wide assortment of rides, games, attractions, events and displays including two performances from the RCMP Musical Ride. (Sun-Journal Photo)
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Pelee Islander II arrives in Kingsville from Chile
The new Pelee Islander II arrives at the docks of the Pelee Island Ferry Service in Kingsville Friday, June 15. Construction of the vessel was completed in May of this year in Chile, from which point it travelled to the St. Lawrence Seaway and arrived in Montreal for customs inspection. It arrived at the Pelee Island ferry terminal earlier on Friday and was scheduled to make its first appearance in Leamington on Monday, June 18. The PI2 has a deadweight of 500 tonnes and a length and breadth of 67m by 15m (220 ft. by 49 ft.), making it slightly larger than the Jiimaan. The PI2 can carry 399 passengers and 34 cars with no tractor trailers or four tractor trailers and 16 cars. For information on the departure and arrival schedules for the Pelee Islander II and Jiimaan, visit www.ontarioferries.com/en/mv-jiimann-mvpelee-islander
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