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LEAMINGTON – This year’s 44th Carrousel of the Nations will include villages representing the distinct cultural makeup of Leamington. The new villages will take place in Leamington on Saturday, June 15 and will include the Caldwell First Nation, Italian, Lebanese and Mexican communities. “We are growing. We’re excited to expand to Leamington with the support of the Municipality of Leamington – CarrouselOnThe42,” said Kathleen Thomas, Executive Director of the Multicultural Council of Windsor and Essex County. Darryl VanOirshot of the Caldwell First Nation welcomed guests to the Caldwell First Nation Community Hall on Thursday, May 16 to announce the new villages coming to Leamington. Tony DiMenna of the Roma Club and Paul Tawil of the Lebanese Club represented their clubs and extended a warm welcome to locals and visitors on June 15 to share their culture through food, dance and music. Alberto Bernal-Acero, Consul with the Mexican Consulate of Leamington, and Deputy Consul Alejandro Noriega Valdez stated that they plan to showcase Mexican culture at its finest at Salsa Caliente Mexican Grill at 275 Erie Street South. Carrousel of the Nations celebrates the diversity and cultural identities of the ethnic groups of Windsor-
Carrousel of the Nations co-chair Aruna Koushik (right), listens as Leamington Mayor Hilda MacDonald speaks at an official launch of CarrouselOnThe42. Leamington will host four new ethnic villages on June 15 as part of Carrousel of the Nations. (Southpoint Sun Photo)
Essex. Carrousel of the Nations engages the city, county, province and international visitors through cultural history, food, music and dance. The event is a coordinated between the Multicultural Council of Windsor and Essex County and individual ethnic communities to educate and entertain visitors, and to celebrate the rich diversity. “We’re so thrilled that this opportunity has come to us… It’s long past due for all of us to share our culture and that we can benefit from the history and experience
of Carrousel of the Nations’ 44 years is amazing,” said Leamington Mayor Hilda MacDonald. “We support you 100 percent and we have so many more cultures to share. Our diversity has always been one of our main features,” she added. The four new Leamington villages will be integrated with the 16 current ones in Windsor and LaSalle. The Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG) is one of the major sponsors of the Leamington villages. “The hard work of generations from around the world
have created the strong greenhouse industry in this area,” said Niki Bennett, Science Coordinator, OGVG.
2019 Leamington Carrousel Villages • Caldwell First Nation Village, 14 Orange Street • Italian Village – Roma Club, 19 Seacliff Drive East • Lebanese Village – Lebanese Club, Highway 77 • Mexican Village – 275 Erie Street South
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