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LOCAL HEADLINES


Baldwin Ladies host fashion show fundraiser for Community Living Tillsonburg
A fundraising fashion show for seniors by seniors? The Baldwin Ladies Luncheon pulled it off beautifully as part of the 70th anniversary celebration for Community Living Tillsonburg (CLT).
Laurel Beechey
May 28




Frank Kempf named Citizen of the Year
On any given day, thousands of Tillsonburg residents walk, ride or drive by Lake Lisgar. The town’s only lake draws people in the way many bodies of water do, but its allure to one man turned into a symbiotic relationship that benefitted the lake in many ways.

Jeff Helsdon
May 28


Town council likely closer to selecting town hall site
Decision on town hall site went to close council

Jeff Helsdon
May 27


Local cartoonist featured at Station Arts gallery
A local cartoonist will be featured in the Station Arts Centre gallery for the next month.

Jeff Helsdon
May 14


Canadian Index of Wellbeing Survey opens to Oxford County residents
Oxford County residents can address their concerns affecting their mental health and wellbeing in a survey from now until mid-June.

Emily Stewart
May 14


Council to look at former Peavey building for town hall
A new option has been thrown into the mix of potential sites for Tillsonburg’s new town hall.

Jeff Helsdon
May 14


Job fair doesn’t see spike in attendance
There were no huge jumps in the number of people attending the Job Fair + on May 1, which is likely a sign there haven’t been any spikes in unemployment.

Jeff Helsdon
May 14


Gemini boys’ soccer team looking to close out regular season on a high note
The Tillsonburg Gemini boys’ soccer gameplan took a bit of a kick with an early penalty against them.

Jeff Tribe
May 14


Tillsonburg Gemini baseball squad ‘walk up’ to 5-0 TVRA record
It wasn’t anything an official scorer would have recorded as an error.

Jeff Tribe
May 14


Brownsville Annual Public and Continuation School reunion planned for June 18
The Brownsville Annual Public and Continuation School reunion will be held on June 18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m at the Brownsville Community Centre. There will be a potluck lunch and a $5 cost at the door to help cover costs. Attendees are asked to bring historical pictures with them.
Debbie Kasman
May 14


Broadway Cinemas closing permanently
Tillsonburg is about to become a town without a movie theatre.

Jeff Helsdon
May 14


Asparagus season off and running at Koteles Farms Ltd
Koteles and Richie Johnson zoomed up on a side-by-side, Koteles’ phone taking over where the machine’s silenced motor left off.

Jeff Tribe
May 14




Opposition mounts to wind turbine project planned for area
There is growing opposition to a proposed wind turbine project, the Cedar Flats Wind Project, that could see up to 34 turbines in the area from Verschoyle south to almost Corinth and then west past Highway 73.
Debbie Kasman
May 14


Town undertaking a large valve replacement job
A drain critical to lowering the water level in Lake Lisgar is being replaced.

Jeff Helsdon
May 14


Port Burwell Writer’s Festival on Victoria Day weekend
There are many Tillsonburg connections to the inaugural Port Burwell Writers’ Festival planned for the Victoria Day weekend.

Jeff Helsdon
May 14


Taste of Summer event on May 31
It’s time for local residents to prepare their taste buds, bouncing shoes, shopping boots, and fun sensors while getting the groove on for Taste of Summer.

Jeff Helsdon
May 14


New book highlights little-known facts about Tillsonburg
Did you know Tillsonburg had a brewery many years ago? Or what is unique about the bricks manufactured in the Tillsonburg Brick Yard?

Jeff Helsdon
May 14


Hospital announces opening of 12-bed Transitional Care Unit
A new 12-bed Transitional Care Unit has opened at Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital (TDMH).

Jeff Helsdon
May 14
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