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Leamington Tomato Festival and Chamber join forces The Leamington District Chamber of Commerce and the Leamington Tomato Festival Association are pleased to announce that for 2012 the two entities will be working together in a joint collaboration for the 2012 year. “I’m excited by this opportunity,” said Sally McDonald, General Manager of the Leamington District Chamber of Commerce. “It allows both organizations to work together, reducing individual costs for such things as rent and utilities, but also making use of each other’s strengths and area of expertise. We can work together on events like the golf tournament – allowing our supporters to only be involved in one event versus two, making it better for our sponsors as well.” “We see this as an excellent opportunity for these two signature community not-for-profit organizations to develop positive synergies from their respective core activities, to further strengthen and improve each group’s roles and capacities in the town, while continuing to promote Leamington as a great place to live and work,” said Dave Campbell, Tomato Festival Chairperson. Both organizations will remain separate entities, with separate Boards of Directors, and the collaborations will work towards reducing costs, increasing efficiencies and strengthening both non-profits. The Tomato Fest moved their office into the Leamington District Chamber of Commerce’s facility at 21 Talbot St. E. on January 10th. The phone number remains the same, 519-3262878.
Leamington Boxing Academy members Kate Hillman, left, and Kenny Friesen are pictured here sparring in the ring at Leamington Fitness. (SUN Photo)
Leamington Boxing Academy moves to Leamington Fitness By Sheila McBrayne
Leamington’s Boxing Academy is now under the umbrella of Leamington Fitness on Talbot Street East. Longtime Boxing Academy Head Coach Don Courtemanche has trained some of the best boxers in the area, including four Ontario Provincial Champions in the past five years, and now he has teamed up with Leamington Fitness to provide a complete fitness package for competitive and non-competitive boxers. Aleks Krndija, owner of Leamington Fitness, said he and Courtemanche began talking this summer while at the gym about the Boxing Academy and decided that it would be a great collaboration for the two businesses. The Leamington Boxing Academy moved across the street from its previous second floor location in December to its newly dedicated 10,000 square feet of space at Leamington Fitness. A new doorway in the back of the gym allows access into a secondary part of the building, which is the boxing area. “This is phase I of the expansion, with phase II utilizing the upstairs… there’s lots of room,” said Aleks. The building at 88 Talbot Street East was the former location of Gabriele Furniture and Canadian Tire prior to
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that. Gym members will be able to use the bags and some equipment, but the boxing classes, whether for fun or for competition, will be $12 per month extra on a gym membership or $5 per drop-in session. The fundamental difference in the workout for competitors versus fitness training is the contact element of the training. Those looking to compete will register with Boxing Ontario to acquire a boxing license and will train full contact once that license is granted. “It’s an excellent form of physical fitness, whether it’s for fun or for competition,” said Aleks. Those joining for the fitness aspect are not allowed to step in the ring, as only licenced boxers are allowed in the ring. The boxing ring is Olympic size and actually came from the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics. Boxing classes are held Monday to Thursday, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There are four certified boxing coaches who rotate throughout the week. “A lot of people are intimidated, but it’s no different than any other martial arts… We have members from 9 years to (Continued on Page 13)
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