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Residents bring flood concerns to council By Bryan Jessop
LEAMINGTON – With problems from crumbling breakwalls to dykes on the verge of collapse, residents of southeast rural Leamington have described dire situations for their homes and properties. About 20 citizens concerned with flooding threats to their houses and yards converged upon Leamington council chambers Tuesday, Aug. 13 to describe their situations and hear of council’s plans to rectify the threat of natural disaster in their region. Items addressed on the agenda began with a report pertaining to the maintenance updates for the East Marsh breakwall, which residents described as being in a significant state of disrepair in multiple locations. The breakwall, running parallel to East Beach Road, serves 57 residential lots. Since the submission of an earlier report stating that no more work would be completed on the breakwall until a new assessment schedule is approved by council, three requests have been submitted to have sections of the breakwall repaired in front of residential lots. Gerard Rood of Rood Engineering noted that he hopes the newest report focusing on the breakwall will be presented to council in September of this year. “It’s taking longer than normal because breakwalls are not typical parts of a drainage study,” noted drainage superintendant Lu(Continued on Page 2)
Sub Lieutenant Ryerson Fitzpatrick welcomed Adam Curnutte and younger brother Liam from Amherstburg on board The HMCS Oriole on Saturday, August 17. Visiters to the Tall Ships Festival in Kingsville held August 16-18 were able to climb on board six ships and talk with the crew. (Southpoint Sun Photo)
Tall ships port in Kingsville By Sheila McBrayne
Approximately 10,000 visitors came to Kingsville to see six ships in the 2019 Tall Ships Challenge, including the Iconic Blue Nose II, Empire Sandy, the Cooke Islands Picton Castle, SVT Fair Jeanne, The HMCS Oriole and a Canadian Coast Guard Ship. Visitors to Kingsville dock on August 16-18 had the opportunity to tour the ships, explore the art and vendor markets, savour local foods and libations, and listen to amazing stories and entertainment. Kingsville was the only Canadian host on Lake Erie. Visitors came from Quebec, Colorado and across southwestern Ontario. Tickets for a special Captain’s Dinner on board the Empire Sandy were sold out as well as tickets for the special cruises. “The Hop On, Hop Off cruises were very popular. They absolutely loved the Windsor Symphony Orchestra that played on the Picton Castle. People raved about the dinner sail aways,” said Maggie Durocher, Manager of Parks and
Recreation Programs and Events. “The volume of people was incredible and the whole festival was ran by myself and three Parks and Recreation staff. I think we did okay,” said Durocher. “When you think about it, we threw a festival in a gravel pit,” she joked. Durocher admits she learns something each time. This is the third Tall Ships event she’s been involved in (and the largest). “Of course there are things we’d do differently, but everything worked out and everyone had a great time,” she said. Durocher said some guests were surprised that they had to pay an entrance fee to see the ships at the dock, but said people have to realize there are large costs involved in hosting the Tall Ships. Durocher also stated that representatives from the Tall Ships Festival were impressed with the Kingsville festival and all the community involvement to make it successfull.
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