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George Gilvesy added to Oxford ag hall of fame JEFF HELSDON Editor
Tillsonburg-area resident George Gilvesy has been named as the 2025 Agriculture Hall of Fame recipient by the Oxford County Federation of Agriculture. The Agricultural Hall of Fame Award honours an individual who demonstrates outstanding leadership and an unwavering dedication to strengthening the rural community and the broader agricultural industry. Gilvesy was shocked to be named to the Oxford County Agricultural Hall of Fame. “I was really surprised,” he said. “So much of my work, especially the last 20 years, was outside of the county. It’s interesting folks in the county recognized what I contributed to broader agriculture.” He paid heed to others who have contributed to agriculture in Oxford, saying, “Oxford County has had a long history of farm leadership, and to be associated with those folks is quite humbling.” Gilvesy has spent over 46 years elevating Canadian agriculture on the global stage across a variety of roles with agricultural groups. As a tobacco grower, his initial involvement was with the Ontario FlueCured Tobacco Growers’ Marketing Board. He was elected to the board as a director in fall 1986. “Originally, it was things weren’t looking good in the tobacco industry in the mid-1980s. I felt the only way to deal with it productively was to get involved,” he said of his original reason for becoming a director. CONTINUED TO PAGE 6
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ONE STEP CLOSER
The Participark Trail reopening on May 12 brought completion of the Kinsmen Bridge one step closer. Crews from Lancoa Contracting, the contractor undertaking the work, were securing the grate to the bridge last week, but work still remains on Veteran’s Memorial Trail that is expected to take until later into June. In the meantime, the public is reminded the bridge and adjacent trail are closed.
Gooding named Citizen of the Year JEFF HELSDON Editor
Tillsonburg’s 2026 Citizen of the Year Scott Gooding is carrying on a family tradition by volunteering. While most people don’t have a Citizen of the Year in their immediate family, Gooding has several. His mother was Citizen of the Year in Delhi, as were his two nieces.
His sister-in-law, Lynne DePlancke, was Citizen of the Year in Norwich. “The original trendsetter as far as volunteering was my mother,” he said. “She was involved in her church, the hospital in Simcoe, and all kinds of things.” He was also quick to point out that his wife Kathy is a committed volunteer and was president of the Tillsonburg Figure Skating Club. CONTINUED TO PAGE 2
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