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The Kingsville Military Museum is hoping to expand their building in the near future and appeared at Kingsville’s October 7 council meeting to thank them for their continued support. Kingsville Council has granted $10,000 per year for the past five years to Kingsville Historical Park Inc., a non-profit organization that runs the museum. Board chair Dave Marsh was joined by Bob Lynch and Tim Dobson, who all spoke from the heart on what the museum means to them and also to the community at large. “Kingsville has been, and still is, a destination for tourists,” said Bob Lynch. “With your support, Kingsville Military Museum has been a destination. I want to remind people how important the museum is to this community.” The museum, located directly behind Kingsville Legion Branch 188, houses numerous displays of artifacts from all wars featuring Canadian troops, including many personal items of local soldiers, sailors and fliers. According to a letter sent to council by volunteer administrator Bonnie Monminie, the planned expansion will include room for more displays, which means more cabinets, as well as plans to expand on the contribution of Blacks, Indigenous and women to the war effort. The delegation appeared before council with a request for them to continue the yearly grants for the museum as council prepares for upcoming budget deliberations for 2025. “We appreciate everything that you do. I thank everybody involved and thank all the volunteers who are part of it,” said Mayor Dennis Rogers. “We love seeing the great things that happen there.”
HALLOWEEN KICKS OFF IN WHEATLEY
The annual Wheatley Provincial Park Thanksgiving weekend Halloween in the Park event took place on Saturday, October 11 with hundreds of trick-or-treaters descending upon the park to gather as many treats as they could. A little rain set in to dampen things a bit, but it didn’t negate the creativity and work put in by campers who decorated their sites with scary items, such as these tall monsters looking to pounce on unsuspecting visitors. SUN photo
Kingsville honours former Deputy Mayor
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By Mark Ribble Former Kingsville Deputy Mayor Gord Queen appeared at the October 7 council meeting to receive some well-deserved accolades after recently announcing that he was stepping away from public service to spend more time with his family. Mr. Queen had been a school board GORD QUEEN trustee for many - CANADA DAY 2022 -
years before being elected to council, encompassing the past 30 years of his life. He was most recently Deputy Mayor under Nelson Santos and briefly took over as interim mayor when Santos resigned three years ago. Current Kingsville Mayor Dennis Rogers presented Mr. Queen with a certificate, after telling him how much the community appreciated his service. “On behalf of the Town of Kingsville, council and its residents, I want to thank you for your 24 years of exemplary service on council and the various volunteer capacities that you took,” said Rogers. “You did it with grace, you did it with honour.”
Rogers acknowledged the hard work that Queen put in over the years. “Gord, we appreciate everything that you’ve done, every moment that you put your blood, sweat and tears into,” he said. “No one is going to hold it against you that you want to take a step back to spend more time with those beautiful grandbabies. Thank you Gord, for everything that you’ve done.” Queen was moved by the gesture. “I would like to express my thanks to the mayor, the council and particularly the staff,” he said. “Because when I was on council, we were all guided by a number of great people. Thank you for the recognition.”
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