WOMEN'S DAY EVENT PAGE
5
GEMINI SPORTS PAGE
10
Tillsonburg POST
FEBRUARY 26, 2026
FREE
VOLUME 2 • ISSUE 21
$
Find our weekly flyer at
cowardpharmacy.ca 519-842-4081
PHARMACY
165 Broadway, Tillsonburg
Part of Tillsonburg’s Independent Spirit Since 1874
STORE HOURS: MONDAY TO FRIDAY 9AM TO 9PM SATURDAY 9AM TO 5:30PM SUNDAY 12PM TO 4PM
10
ANY OIL CHANGE OUR PRODUCTS 0 0 USING
OFF
Expires March 26/26 Bring in this coupon
127 Simcoe St, Tillsonburg 14 MINUTE OIL CHANGE, OIL RUSTPROOFING
519-842-5230
Shop Hours: Mon - Fri: 8 am to 5 pm & Sat: 8 am to 4 pm
Tillsonburg sends off Team King to Montana's Brier JEFF HELSDON Editor
People were shoulder to shoulder in Tillsonburg Curling Club to send Team King off to the Montana’s Brier this week in St. John’s, NL. The event will be the first time the Tillsonburg Curling Club name will be represented at the Brier, which is the men’s national curling championship. With skip Jayden King being from the local club, the town’s name will be seen across the nation by curling fans viewing the event on television. King and team vice Dylan Niepage, second Owen Henry, and lead Victor Pietrangelo won the Ontario Tankard to represent the province. The club hosted a send-off event on Saturday afternoon that included speeches and fun games against local competitors. King thanked his neighbours, Nora and Les Peter, for getting him into curling. “When I was at their home before I knew what curling was, they had Scotties (Tournament of Hearts) on in their house, and they brought me here,” he recounted. Playing at the Montana’s Brier is not something he dreamt of. “Eleven-year-old me would have never imagined being here today,” he said. “It’s the dream of every curler, but we’re not going alone; we’re bringing all of you.” King gave credit to all those who supported him through the years, the volunteers who made sacrifices for the team, and thanked the curling club for the use of the ice for practices. “Curling is often seen as an individual sport, but success is never individual,” he said. “Today is proof of that.” CONTINUED TO PAGE 12
PANCAKE BREAKFAST
(JEFF HELSDON PHOTO)
Volunteers at the Salvation Army were busy flipping pancakes for a free pancake breakfast last Tuesday. The event was such as success it will be offered weekly. Left to right are: volunteer Carol Wiebe, co-op student Claudia Bednar, and volunteer Sally Ann Leckie. Story below.
Shrove Tuesday breakfast leads to ongoing event at The Hub JEFF HELSDON Editor
What started as Shrove Tuesday breakfast will turn into a regular event for the Salvation Army’s Hub. Planned to coincide with what many term “Pancake Tuesday”, the event is part of a tradition in the Christian church to endulge before fasting begins for Lent on Ash Wednesday. The Salvation Army decided to hold a free pancake breakfast for the occasion. “It’s open to anyone who’s struggling in today’s world
where groceries are so expensive,” said Major Denise Walker of Salvation Army in Tillsonburg. An excess of donations of pancake batter donated at Christmas also added to the decision. “This is a way to use it and let people enjoy it,” she said. The turnout reached the point that all of the chairs in the Hub were full and more had to be brought in. “They’ve had such a good response, they want to do it every Tuesday,” Walker said. The event was promoted by volunteers going into the community on Friday and handing out CONTINUED TO PAGE 2
We Are Helping Your Friends & Family
519-544-HOME • wiltshirerealty.ca 67B Tillson Ave., Tillsonburg
** Broker of Record
Bryan Wiltshire** 519-318-0736
Cam Hughes* 519-852-5431
Amanda Wiltshire* 519-777-8801
Craig Todt* 519-550-5212
* Sales Rep.
Brianne Guralski* 519-983-7885
Melissa McDonald* 519-688-6916