Gary Van Osch & Barb Urbach, Crocodile Productions, invited the community to come to their new home to see what they have done to the old Wardsville Community Hall. They purchased the hall in June 2010 during the Bicentennial Weekend celebrations. AT 8:30 the lights went down for the film show. Filmakers are the perfect owners [...]
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Open house at old Wardsville Community Hall
Posted in Cultural, Industry, tagged Cheetah Power Surge, Crocodile Productions, film company, Old Wardsville Community Hall on November 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Wardsville Celebrates 200 years on Father’s Day weekend
Posted in Bicentennial, Community Identity, Cultural, Industry, tagged bicentennial, George Ward, War of 1812 on June 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Two hundred years is a special birthday and Wardsville is planning a very special party to honour its past, its founders, and its artists. Everyone is invited Friday evening to eat Crossroads sausage and hear the Dykehoppers’ big band sound. Before settling in to listen to the music under the tent and the stars, families are requested to [...]
Housing design must tune in to Zoomer’s Wants & Needs
Posted in Housing, Industry, tagged community planning on October 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When Jack Pong went looking for a retirement facility for his mother six years ago, he was “appalled” at the selection. The facilities were cold, institutional and boring, he recalls. So, the Toronto developer has decided to do what comes naturally – he’s building one. In partnership with St. Paul’s L’Amoreaux Seniors’ Centre, Mr. Pong’s [...]
What will drive Wardsville’s economy in the future?
Posted in Cultural, Industry, tagged advertising, economic development on September 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What is the economic generator that will drive our local rural economy in the future? Agriculture, for sure. Manufacturing? Health care? Tourism? The more diversified the economy, the stronger it is. Some argue that culture is an important economic engine. Creativity and entrepreneurism are the infrastructure. People. The guy who explains this well is Richard [...]
Lutchin property zoning
Posted in Business, Industry, tagged community planning, economic development, residential zoning on September 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
by Marie Williams-Gagnon, Transcript and Free Press, August 2009 Southwest Middlesex council considered, at its June 24 planning meeting, an application for permission to establish a welding and fabrication business in an existing building, formerly known as Dave Lutchin Tire, on lands zoned for future residential purposes. The lands on Hagerty Rd., north of Longwoods [...]
