Despite outmigration, rising energy costs, and other issues plaguing rural and small town Canada, our villages and rural neighbourhoods are determined to survive.
So let’s support them and save ourselves some money by being tourists in our own backyard this summer. Scan the newspapers, brochures, and web-sites for the attractions close by that you’ve never taken the time to visit. Invite your friends and family from the city; then haul them off to a celebration near by.
This weekend, it’s Wardsville Kin Day on June 21, 2008 and they are bringing back the Old Fashioned Strawberry Social. Catch Dave’s Cafe open mike JAM session on Main Street. Cheer on the potato sack races. Watch Greg Simpson’s Weird and Wacky Science Show at 2:00 p.m. At 3:00 p.m., there is a Kids Talent Show hosted by Tony Bycraft and “Healing Tones” that will support literacy reading kits for third world countries. Or just go golfing.
The details can be googled at Wardsville Kin Day or your can turn up sometime between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Our American friends are not crossing over to visit, so we have to stay home, relax, and take their place. Every weekend, take a holiday and enjoy beautiful southwestern Ontario. By the way, those of you who love to entertain and have a great big house with extra bedrooms, think about the B&B business. We need some more accommodations for our out-of-town guests.
Mary Simpson
Board Member, Community Futures Development Corporation of Middlesex County
Denise Corneil
Facilitator, Your Wardsville project.
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