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Volume 1, Issue 38
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 sun@mnsi.net
Southeast Leamington land use remains the same
Weekend Weather Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
H 14º L 7º
As reported from Environment Canada www.weatheroffice.gc.ca Harrow AAFC
The Unholzer family of Woodslee travels every year to Thiessen’s Pick Your Own Apples farm, located just east of Leamington on Highway #3, to enjoy the day of picking apples and testing the product. Pictured here, from left to right, are Robert, Patrick and Natalie Unholzer. (SUN Photo)
Fall fun at Thiessen Pick Your Own Apples Taking Steps Against Breast Cancer Pages 18 & 19
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Kyle and Alyssa Jones of Amherstburg were enjoying a good oldfashioned straw fight at Thiessen Pick Your Own Apples farm. Besides picking apples, there is a variety of children’s activities to keep the whole family entertained. (SUN Photos)
Leamington in motion program honoured Page 13
LEAMINGTON AREA
By Bill Chaplin, Municipal Correspondent After an hour of debate and a clause-by-clause scrutiny of their motion, Leamington council has decided to endorse the existing land use designations in the southeast Leamington flood-prone area and direct its efforts toward infrastructure improvements that will permit it to continue. The difficulties posed by this part of the municipality have dogged town council essentially for their entire four-year term, finally coming to a head late last spring with the completion of a number of studies that described the status quo as “unsustainable”. After the public meeting held October 4th to receive comments on a summary report prepared for council by John Tofflemire, P.Eng., the municipality’s director of community services, a notice of motion was put before council to support the existing land use designations in that area. Monday night was the night to debate and then vote on that motion. The original motion to be considered was simply to “adopt Option 1” as contained in Mr. Tofflemire’s June 25th report. Several amendments were proposed and supported expanding the original to a much more lengthy position statement. In essence, the result is that Leamington Council has (Continued on Page 5)
In support of the Canadian Cancer Society
NOVEMBER 17, 2010 11 AM - 1:30 PM Portuguese Club
217 Talbot St. (behind Jose’s) Tickets: $8 in advance, $10 at the door ar,
s, salad b ferent soupessert if d 0 3 r ve o &d coffee, tea
Available at Century 21 (Leamington & Kingsville locations), United Communities Credit Union (Leamington & Kingsville Location)