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Campbell progresses in hockey family legacy JEFF TRIBE Post Correspondent
Florida Panthers Assistant GM and threetime Stanley Cup winner Gregory Campbell strode forward to shake hands, still looking in the kind of game shape he maintained through an 800-game NHL career. As we sat down to chat however, he admitted being reminded of a 41-year-old body while skating at sister Lauren’s Colin Campbell Hockey School in Tillsonburg, as well as gaining additional respect for the tenacity of its founder. “I was out on the ice this morning for three hours,” Gregory smiled. “He (his father Colin) did it for 30 years.” The business of hockey is never far from an
NHL front office’s member seeking the rarified air of a Stanley Cup three-peat. However, warming up at a shaded table outside an iconic Canadian coffee shop, Gregory paused to reflect on his own career progression in what might be considered the Campbell family business. Hockey runs deeply through the clan, a connection underlined through a school founded in the early 1970s and still running strong July 21 through 25 this year in the arena that now bears his father’s name. “The enthusiasm the kids have at this camp is amazing,” said Gregory, crediting his sister’s organizational ability for bringing participants together quickly through a positive and constructive experience. “Lauren does a great job off the ice.” CONTINUED TO PAGE 14
Construction underway on Kinsmen Bridge replacement JEFF HELSDON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The town’s largest construction project of the year was expected to be underway this week with the start of the replacement of the Kinsmen Bridge. An assessment of the existing bridge in 2019 deemed it needed to be replaced in the next few years. The bridge, which connects Hickory Hills
and other subdivisions on the west end of town to the downtown via the Veterans’ Walkway, sees between 250 and 500 people per day cross it. The existing structure was built in 1888 as part of the Great Western Railway connecting Tillsonburg Junction to Brantford. Council approved the bid for $3.25 million from Lancoa Contracting of Caledon East, which was a considerable savings from the $4.69 million budget. CONTINUED TO PAGE 2
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Florida Panthers Assistant GM Gregory Campbell shares a very welcome guest’s visit with his sons Noah and Finn. Being able to share unique NHL-related experiences with his sons as his father Colin did with he and his family, has been a welcome perk of Gregory’s demanding job with Florida. Story starts on top left.
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