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By C. Scott Holland The 2013 Leamington and Mersea Historical Society’s winners of the 16th Heritage Award winners were feted last Friday night, Oct. 18, at the Rhine Danube Club. This year’s winners, who all have a high degree of involvement with the community, were applauded and celebrated by those in attendance. Several of Leamington’s politicians attended including Mayor John Paterson. The Cacciavillani family takes the 2013 honors for Historic or Heritage First or Founding Families Award. Floyd Cacciavillani came to Canada in 1948 at the age of 18 and worked on a farm owned by an uncle. Within a few years he became a journeyman stonemason, bricklayer and certified electrician. In 1953 he married his wife Bruna and settled on a farm in Leamington where he built a small greenhouse from discarded materials. His skill at building greenhouses was recognized throughout Essex County and by the mid-1960s he had built many greenhouses for family and friends. During the next 35 years he worked doing sales for Lord and Burnham, a larger boiler and greenhouse manufacturer. Within a decade he had built nearly half the county’s greenhouses. He was also instrumental in starting a farmers’ co-op and marketing board and served on the Leamington District Hospital Board in various committees, as well as serving as its vice-president and president. Mr. Cacciavillani aided many immigrants as an interpreter and helped them fill out forms and applications. His son Cole has carried on the family business since graduating as an industrial engineer in 1978. The family business has grown immensely during the last 60 years, from the Cacciavillani and F.M Farms Ltd. to the CF Group of companies. Cole, like his father, is deeply involved in community affairs, having sat on a number of boards including serving as chairman of the Leamington District Memorial Hospital Board and the LDMH Construction Committee, a member of Leamington’s Economic Development Committee, and Leamington’s Police
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The Dr. Bob and Bess McGirr Heritage or Historic First Family Award was given to the Cacciavillani family. Accepting the award was, left to right, Cole and Floyd Cacciavillani with presenter Robert McGirr Jr.
Pictured from left to right, are Nicole DaSilva, Mayor John Paterson and Caldwell First Nation Chief Louise Hillier with the Udo Renner Investments Heritage or Historic Preservation Award. (Photos by C. Scott Holland)
Services Board. As commercial and residential property owners, the Cacciavillanis have provided employment and inspiration for many people in this area. The Cacciavillani family’s diversity, support of community projects and generosity has certainly made Leamington a better place to live. Floyd Cacciavillani, upon accepting the award, stated, “I was born in war-torn Italy and came here to this new country and this (Leamington) is what I call home!” The award for 2013 Historic Restoration or Preservation laurels goes to Caldwell First Nation Chief Louise Hillier. Via her background, Hillier has learned the Caldwell customs and
language and preserved them along with the band’s history. Since becoming the Caldwell leader nearly a decade ago, she has helped achieve a settlement with the federal government over land claims. She has highly promoted the Caldwell First Nation history when speaking to the public and more recently has been an integral part of local ceremonies celebrating the War of 1812. Upon accepting the award, Chief Hillier simply stated, “We (the Caldwell First Nation) are being good neighbours.” The 2013 Historic or Heritage Contribution Award (Deceased) goes to the late Bruce Crozier. After working at the H.J. Heinz Company as a young man, Bruce
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