Wardsville is a village settlement on the Thames River in the Municipality of Southwest Middlesex in southwestern Ontario. We are located half way between Toronto and Detroit city at the centre of four counties: Elgin, Middlesex, Lambton and Kent.
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Wardsville is surrounded by beautiful river country, the largest Carolinian Remnant in Canada,
(lovingly called Skunk’s Misery) a 50-year-old 27-hole golf course, fertile farmland, and the Big Bend Conservation area. Located on Longwoods Road, a path that eventually becamse the King’s Highway #2, Wardsville has always been a place where people could find food, lodging, and hospitality. Mr. Ward, the original innkeeper, played a part in the Battle of the Longwoods in 1813, – a couple miles east.
Mary Simpson and Denise Corneil, October 31, 2007
On November 28, 2007, a meeting was held to start the process of community building and strategic planning for Wardsville and area. Over 70 people attended, from all walks of life. This answered the first question: “Is there life left in Wardsville (or is it a bedroom community)? The second question was “What assets and gifts does Wardsville and area have to work with?”
This community building process is a collaborative work-in-progress. We rely on readers to furnish facts, new ideas and accurate information.
We are in the early phase of enquiry and brainstorming. All ideas are good ones, the zanier the better. It’s easier to tame a wild idea down than it is to make a mediocre idea brilliant.
Please post your comments. Better still, get your own blog and become a contributor. This is our virtual community.
Mary Simpson, 519 318 1074