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By Deanna Bertrand Half a dozen fire trucks — from ladder trucks to rescue, pumper and even a fire boat — were showcased at the annual Kingsville Fire Fest held Saturday morning, September 10 in Cottam. The event was scaled down this year from last year’s downtown Kingsville event, which saw the four corners filled with old and new fire trucks from across Southwestern Ontario and Michigan. Chief John Quennell said they just didn’t
engine at the annual Fire Fest held Saturday in Cottam. SUN photo by Deanna Bertrand
get the same interest this year from the antique truck owners and decided to move the event to Ridgeview Park in Cottam — next door to Kingsville’s North Fire Station. Last year, the vintage fire trucks started off with a parade from the Cottam park into downtown Kingsville. This year however, the trucks from Kingsville and Essex stations remained stationary in the parking lot. Following a meet and greet and pancake breakfast, children of all ages were able to ex-
plore the fire equipment and learn of its uses, along with gaining fire safety and prevention knowledge and colouring materials. The Chief noted that with the upcoming Fire Safety and Prevention Week in October, he hopes to get back to doing more fire safety and prevention with area children and youth groups around the fire halls. He said that with the pandemic, a lot of the fire prevention had moved to online learning. Another photo from the Fire Fest is on page 7.
Municipal candidates introduced in this week’s paper
Leamington’s Municipal Election candidates were asked to respond to a short questionnaire sent out over the past weeks, which limited them to 300 words, including a bio of themselves, what they believe makes them the right person for the job and what
they feel are the biggest issues facing Leamington for the forseeable future. The Southpoint Sun took great care in presenting these candidate outlines in their purest form, completely unedited. We trust that these candi-
date features will help voters make an informed decision, knowing where the candidates stand on certain issues. The election coverage is located on pages 12-15 in this edition of the Southpoint Sun. Next week, Kingsville’s Mayoral, Deputy Mayor and
Council candidates will be introduced to our readers. On September 21, Chatham-Kent Ward 1 and Pelee Island will be featured. Leamington, Kingsville and Pelee Island will be using mail-in voting only. If you do not receive your
mail-in ballot soon, please contact your local municipality to make sure you are on the voters list. Chatham-Kent will be using a combination of mail-in, internet and in-person voting for this election. Election Day is October 24.