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Tillsonburg POST
NOVEMBER 6, 2025
VOLUME 2 • ISSUE 8
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Several activities planned for Remembrance Day JEFF HELSDON Editor
Outside of the ceremony on Remembrance Day, there are several options for those wishing to further their act of remembrance. Prior to the start of the service at the cenotaph in front of the Tillsonburg Town Centre at 10:45, the silent walk will start at Veteran’s Memorial Walkway at the west end of Bridge Street at 10:#0 a.m. Participants will walk down Bridge Street to the cenotaph prior to the arrival of the Legion colour party. The night before, two members of the local Royal Canadian Air Cadets will start their silent vigil, standing next to the cenotaph until 8 a.m. on Nov. 11. The cadets take shifts standing, heads bowed as an honour guard. At the Station Arts Centre, the Tillsonburg Military History Club will have a display about the Blitz of Britain. It will have artifacts showing the challenges British citizens faced during bombing. Part of the display will also celebrate the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The display will be in place the entire week of Remembrance Day and there is no admission charge. Annandale National Historic Site’s ongoing military gallery on the second floor is also a source of information about local military heritage.
A SIGN OF WINTER
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It’s a sure sign of winter coming when Kinsmen Club volunteers complete the annual ritual of removing the fountain from Lake Lisgar. Kin Just Matheson, a professional diver, disconnected the fountain at the bottom of the lake while club volunteers topside were assisted by Ivor Mann of 3E Power Services to remove the fountain from the water. It takes 50 hours for Kinsmen members to install, remove and maintain the fountain each year.
Tillsonburg Rotary Club celebrates 75th anniversary JEFF HELSDON Editor
Members and past members of the Tillsonburg Rotary Club came from near and far to celebrate the club's 75th anniversary since its establishment in Tillsonburg. On June 9, 1950, 19 charter members gathered to start a local chapter of the growing organization of Rotary International, which was started by Paul Harris in 1905. “The vision was to unite for good and improve life and community,” said John Gilvesy, past-president, past district governor, and emcee for the evening.
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Fast-forward 75 years, and Rotary has made a difference in Tillsonburg. Several structures bear the Rotary name through club members' efforts to fundraise for their construction – the clock tower and a part of the community centre are two prominent examples – but Rotary has also made a difference in people's lives. On an international scale, Rotary has pushed for the eradication of polio, providing funding for polio vaccines worldwide. Locally, Rotary has helped seniors stay in their homes alone with its phone check program. “You have changed lives simply because you believe every human being deserves health and dignity,” said Rotary District Governor Susanne Zbinden. CONTINUED TO PAGE 2
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