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Theatre Tillsonburg wins three awards from WODL JEFF HELSDON
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Theatre Tillsonburg came home from the Western Ontario Drama League with three awards from 11 nominations for its production of Ken Ludwig’s ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. Directed by the husband-and-wife team of Mike Jull and Jennifer Anger-Jull, the show was presented last fall at Theatre Tillsonburg. The production told the story of why Santa missed a house on Christmas Eve from the perspective of a mouse, an elf and a young girl. It was produced by Jennifer Arthur- Lackenbauer. The Western Ontario Drama League (WODL) encompasses all of Southwestern Ontario and supports community theatre through the area. As part of its mandate, an adjudicator can attend shows, selecting productions for awards as part of its annual festival. In the awards, Tillsonburg was up against productions from larger cities, such as Burlington, London and Windsor. The Tillsonburg winners were: • Tori Bremner as Emily received the Theatre Kent Award for Most Promising Newcomer. • Angela Carvalho as Calliope & Brittania Sneed received the London Community Players Award for Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role • Joe Sheik received the Special Adjudicator’s Award for Pre-Show and Intermission Musical Selections. “It was a thrill to be part of such a high quality team of artists that worked together to create such a fantastic show for our community that was recognized with 11 nominations at every level of performance,” Sheik said. “I was honoured to be one of the three nominees to bring an award back to Tillsonburg, and to our theatre.” CONTINUED TO PAGE 6
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WALK FOR ALZHEIMER’S A SUCCESS
About 70 people participated in Saturday’s IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s in Tillsonburg, raising $15,000. The annual event was held in Memorial Park. For story, see page 26.
Report raises flags about town's future water capacity JEFF HELSDON Editor
To put it simply, Tillsonburg’s future water capacity after the next 15 years is all allocated. But it’s not that simple. Oxford County’s Director of Public Works, Melissa Abercrombie, and Don Ford, Senior Manager of Water and Wastewater Services, presented council with a review of the town’s water capacity at the May 25 meeting. To start, Abercrombie explained the five-year building
permit average is trending higher than what was accounted for in the 2024 Water and Wastewater Master Plan. Another part of the equation is that the county updated its growth forecasts and land needs analysis in March 2026. As part of that review, Tillsonburg council requested that more land be set aside for industrial and commercial use, which could increase demand if an industry with high water use opened. Ford explained the technical background, noting that the town’s dynamic water supply capacity accounts for wells that are offline and planned to be brought back into service. CONTINUED TO PAGE 2
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