The Municipality of Leamington is seeking interested citizens to serve on its committees during the upcoming new term of Council (2018-2022). Serving on a municipal committee is a way to be involved and to help make a difference in your community. Committee members provide advice to Council on different issues and help contribute to the development of policies, programs and initiatives that improve your community.

A full list of committees and Terms of Reference for each committee are available on the 

Municipality’s website www.leamington.ca/committees. Application forms are available on the 

Municipality’s website www.leamington.ca/committees or at the Municipal Office located at 111 Erie 

Street North, Leamington. For more information, please contact the Clerk’s Office at 519-326-5761 

or email at clerks@leamington.ca

The application deadline for Committees is Friday, December 21, 2018.

Join the Chatham-Kent Workforce Planning Board December 7th as they present a FREE holiday double feature Movie Night at the Capitol Theatre! 

Come get cozy with family and friends, and celebrate the season with some beloved holiday classics, and complimentary FREE popcorn too!

How The Grinch Stole Christmas - 6:15pm
A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville, in the original animated 1966 classic.

Home Alone - 7:00pm
An eight-year-old troublemaker must protect his house from a pair of burglars when he is accidentally left home alone by his family during Christmas vacation.

If you would like to learn more about the Chatham-Kent Workforce Planning Board, please visit their website here: CKworkforcedev.com

The WSO will perform Handel’s Messiah, a Holiday tradition, in Leamington on Saturday, December 8th and in Tecumseh on Sunday, December 9th.

 Featuring the energy of the WSO and WSO Chorus, led by Conductor Peter Wiebe and Chorus Master Bruce Kotowich, Handel’s Messiah is sure to captivate audiences. 

Joining the WSO and WSOC are four extraordinary soloists: Simone McIntosh (Soprano), Marjorie Maltais (Alto), Jean-Philippe Lazure (Tenor), and Bruce Kotowich (Bass), who will transport listeners with their perfectly blended voices.

December 8th – Leamington United Mennonite Church, Leamington

December 9th – St. Anne’s Church, Tecumseh

Concerts begin at 7:30 pm. 

This Holiday tradition routinely sells out.  Tickets are limited.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.windsorsymphony.com

In person at the box office (121 University Ave. W)

Or by phone, call (519) 973 – 1238

Tecumseh Council approved the 2019 Business Plan and Budget Timetable at their regular meeting on Tuesday, July 24, 2018.

The Draft 2019 Budget will be received by Tecumseh Council at their regular meeting to be held on Tuesday, December 11, 2018.

Deliberation and review of the Draft 2019 Budget will take place by Tecumseh Council on the following date:

Tuesday, January 15, 2019 commencing at 5:00 pm

The Draft 2019 Budget will be available on the Town’s website on December 12, 2018. Questions or inquiries on the Draft 2019 Budget can be directed to the following at 519-735-2184:

Luc Gagnon, Director Financial Services & Treasurer, Ext 119 lgagnon@tecumseh.ca;

or Tom Kitsos, Deputy Treasurer & Tax Collector, Ext 125 tkitsos@tecumseh.ca

Approval of the 2019 Budget is scheduled to be considered by Tecumseh Council at their regular meeting to be held on Tuesday, January 22, 2019.

The City of Windsor is restarting the Storefront Cannabis survey following new funding information supplied by the province.

In the original survey, released on Friday, the opt out information indicated funding would be capped at $10,000 dollars. New information from the province is that Windsor will receive a first payment from the Ontario Cannabis Legalization Implementation Fund (the “Fund”) in January 2019 in the amount of $253,279 regardless of whether we opt-in or opt-out.  This funding is based on 2018 MPAC household numbers.  If we opt out by January 22, 2019, however, the second payment from the Fund will be capped at $5,000.  If we don’t opt-out the second payment will be based on household numbers and will not be capped at $5,000. 

www.surveymonkey.com/r/StoreFrontCannabisSalesCoW120318

Previous results of the storefront cannabis survey will be deleted and the new results will be compiled between now and January 4, 2019. The information will be shared with Windsor City Council to aid in their decision ahead of the province’s January 22, 2019 “opt out” deadline.

Background:

·         On October 17, 2018 Cannabis was legalized in Canada by the federal government, thereby allowing consumers 19 years of age or older to purchase recreational cannabis through an online retail platform.  In Ontario, the Ontario Cannabis store operates the online platform.

·         On April 1, 2019, Ontario will allow licensed private sector retailers to sell recreational cannabis from storefronts in communities across the province. Municipalities have two options: to opt out of allowing retail storefront sales entirely or to allow retail storefront sales.