LOCAL HEADLINES

The Housing Opportunities Committee of South-West Oxford Township met with Kirby Heckford and Dominic Bradley of Tillsonburg Developments and Daniel Segal of Segal Construction in February to discuss affordable housing solutions on the Layton Property west of Highway 19 in Mount Elgin.

A youthful Tillsonburg Gemini girls’ hockey team ran out of steam, not spirit through a 9-3 TVRA South East loss to the home-ice Woodstock CI Red Devils Tuesday, Feb. 4 in Woodstock.

It was a chilly, yet cheerfully bright and sunny winter’s day at the African Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, at Otterville’s northern edge. In the distance, ringing bells signalled the top of the hour, much closer, a red-tailed hawk’s shrill cry announced its presence.

Two area artists are featuring Canadian landscapes in the latest exhibit at the Station Arts Centre.

First introduced in Courtland as a way to boost sales during two of the slowest – and coldest – months of the year, the paczki season continues this year at Courtland Bakery until March 4.

The Tillsonburg Peavey Mart locations will be among the dozens that close as the company seeks creditor protection.

A new art display in the Tillsonburg Town Centre adds an interesting flare to the mall’s centre court.

“Start the Presses!” was the big headline in the Saturday, Feb. 15 online edition of The Paris Independent.

Simply getting to the International Silver Stick finals is a stated annual goal for Ponting Financial Group U12 A South Oxford Storm coach Greg Mitchell.

Registration for soccer is now open for players of all ages.

Theatre Tillsonburg is hard at work preparing for its upcoming production of "Opening Night," a comedy by Canada's own Norm Foster. Directed by Mark Smith and produced by Joe Sheik, it will run from Feb. 13-15 and 20-22 at 7:30 p.m., with matinee performances on Feb. 16 and 23 at 2 p.m.

The Ontario government announced a substantial Risk Management Program increase at a Eden farm last Tuesday.

A new three-year Memorandum of Understanding with the Tillsonburg District Craft Guild to operate the Station Arts Centre was approved by town council at its last meeting.

Tillsonburg council supported an application by Harvest Ave. Inc. to severe a property containing four high-density residential lots into four separate parcels at 1 Simcoe St. The application was to sever three lots and retain one.

The Tillsonburg Thunder split a home-and-home series with the Delhi Flames with the home team being the loser in both cases.

Tillsonburg Mayor Deb Gilvesy hopes that meetings with key provincial ministers at the recent Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) will benefit town residents.

Forensic testing confirmed that dead geese found on Lake Lisgar were victims of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)

Tillsonburg won’t be immune if U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs come into force in the future. Things were down to the wire on Monday before tariffs were to start on Tuesday, when Trump announced a 30-day reprieve on the tariffs in exchange for increased border security.

Tillsonburg trail users in the north end of town and residents on Bobolink Drive will be beneficiaries of a land swap between the town and Performance Communities Realty Inc.

A solution to deal with issues associated with the Library Lane walkway is still at bay.