The Paris Independent
26
December 30, 2023
YEAR IN REVIEW - 2023
Photo by Michelle Malvaso
SEPTEMBER
of off-grid street lighting.
pedestrian exit off Terrace Hill Street.
**Demolition begins on the 75- **After five days of beautiful year-old Paris Lawn Bowling weather, lots of thrills, excitement **Significant reconstruction on a Clubhouse to make way for a brand and plenty of smiles, the Paris block of downtown businesses new, net-zero building at an Agricultural Society sent a thank begins as Northern Rudder estimated cost of $1.3 to $1.6 you to everyone who attended the Holdings Inc, owners of 5, 7, 9 and million. The existing Clubhouse 166th Paris Fair and HUGE thank 11 Grand River Street North, built in 1948 but was eventually you to all volunteers. Debuting this undertakes an extensive renovation turned over to the Town of Paris for year, the country show spanned two to the old buildings. The $1 when membership dwindled, and nights instead of one. Tim Hicks’ redevelopment project is anticipated the lawn bowling club could no performance on Saturday night was to be completed in 12 to 15 months, longer afford the upkeep in 1986. a clear crowd pleaser. He drew one with a target completion date in the Plans for the new clubhouse were of the largest crowds in recent fall or early winter of 2024. unveiled last fall. The new multi- history. And a local baby won the **Presidents of Paris, Burford, St. use community centre will be home Paris Fair Baby Contest on Monday, George and Ayr Minor Hockey to the Lawn Bowling Club, Paris September 4th. Hunter Struthers was centres announced in late August Seniors Club and open to additional named Grand Champion Baby. that they are in initial talks to programming/activities. Kylie Vanderhoek was crowned the combine their rep programs to form 2023 Paris Fair Ambassador **The County of Brant, in the Brant Waterloo Minor Hockey collaboration with Brant Municipal **The Brant Community Association. This new centre, not Enterprises, announces that it has Healthcare System (BCHS) proposed until the 2024/2025 replaced a number of streetlights in announces that construction has season, will give kids the chance to the Highland Estates neighbourhood begun on the Brantford General play the highest caliber of hockey with new off-grid street lighting. In Hospital Emergency Department available within their region. Each a September issued media release, it (ED). This project, anticipated to membership held a vote and it was stated with the completion of this last approximately three years, will announced in November that the project, the County of Brant is take place in the current ED and plan was supported. poised to become a trailblazing will include considerable works on Continued on page 27 municipality, boasting one of the exterior of the facility adjacent Canada's most extensive networks to the EMS entry/exit and ED
