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Leamington Transit is changing its hours of operation and its route in an attempt by Leamington Council to improve the service to residents. Starting almost immediately, the bus will run through lunch hour, so there will no longer be an hour interruption in service. In an extensive report to Council at the Oct. 3 meeting, the following major route changes were recommended: • Eliminate the huge loop along the Bevel Line and Robson Road, limiting the route to no farther east than Cherry Lane in the south end of town. • Eliminate Erie Street between Oak and Pulford, travelling along Sherk to Oak instead. • Eliminate the Carter and Ellison loop, travelling along Oak to Sherk instead. The idea behind the changes is to move from a loop of the town to a route that will travel back and forth along the same roads to and from any given destination. The two extremes of the route, with the small exception of a loop to the Fraser Road and Talbot Street intersection, are Cherry Lane and Robson Road in the south, and the hospital in the north. In the 2012 budget, sufficient funds will be included to start routes earlier and run later. Administration suggested that Council hire a consultant if it wishes to consider offering service to the National Park or to Wheatley, since it appears that these would have very limited use.
Leamington Deputy-Mayor Charlie Wright congratulates the 2011 Leamington Citizen of the Year Josephine “Jo” Evans at the annual Volunteer Recognition Reception held Tuesday, September 27. This was a special presentation for Charlie who was the very first recipient of the award in 1989. (SUN Photo)
Leamington Citizen of the Year - Jo Evans Br Sheila McBrayne
Josephine Evans was named as the 2011 Citizen of the Year and the Leamington Goodfellows won the Service to Community Award at the 2011 Volunteer Recognition Reception presented by the Municipality of Leamington. Leamington Deputy-Mayor Charlie Wright, who was also the first recipient of the Citizen of the Year Award in 1989, was the Master of Ceremonies for the evening and took great pride in presenting the award to Evans. “I guess it’s come full circle in some ways… I certainly understand the meaning and importance of receiving the award; it’s quite an honour and I was so happy to be able to present it to Jo,” said Wright after the ceremony. The Citizen of the Year Award is bestowed upon an individual who lives in Leamington and who has committed their time and effort for the betterment of Leamington. Jo Evans was this year’s fitting recipient. Jo has spent a lifetime helping people despite her own health challenges, having overcome breast cancer, congestive heart failure and Dystonia, a neurological movement disorder that has affected her eyes. She is an active volunteer at St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church and at the Critical Care Unit
of Leamington District Memorial Hospital. She helps the Lions Club with Special Olympics; convenes the kettle campaign for the Salvation Army at local grocery stores; organizes blood donation days at the Portuguese Club for the Red Cross; and canvasses for Dystonia, the Kidney Foundation, Heart & Stroke Foundation and cancer organizations. Wright described one of Evans’ proudest achievements as her involvement in the Leamington Junior Girls Athletic Club, which ran for 20 years (1948 – 1968). This club allowed hundreds of local girls to play basketball and learn gymnastics at the old high school. Evans was the 1988 Woman Athlete of the Year for Leamington and was named in 1996 as the Windsor Star Hearts That Light the Way Volunteer Award. During her professional years as a successful banker, and now in her retirement years, she understands how important giving back to the community is. “I usually talk too much, but I’m speechless,” said a very surprised Jo Evans. “I’m definitely honoured… that’s it,” added Evans. The 2011 Service to the Community Award, which is presented to an organization or deserving group of
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