Posted on Thursday, May 15, 2014 10:45 AM
A new miniature railway station is now an integral part of the Sleepy Hollow Railway at the Fair Grounds Recreation Complex.
The miniature station, modelled after the former Great Western Railway station house in Strathroy, serves as a home for the engine and rail cars that operate on the miniature railway. The station also features a ticket window and loading platform to allow children and families to board the miniature train.
The Sleepy Hollow railway was relocated from Alexandra Park,...
Posted on Monday, May 12, 2014 12:15 PM
The Sleepy Hollow Railway was relocated to the Fair Grounds Recreation Complex with the helping hands of the Optimist Club of Caradoc. The miniature railway had been located at Alexandra Park.
Through April and May, Optimist members helped Sleepy Hollow volunteer coordinator Alvan McCauley with the laying of track in anticipation of the televised construction event coordinated by ‘Giver’, a television program dedicated to the revitalization of playground spaces that is developed by...
Posted on Monday, May 12, 2014 09:00 AM
Over 250 trees were planted on Monday, May 5 in Alexandra Park, thanks to the efforts of volunteers and the generosity of several tree donors.
Members of the Strathroy-Caradoc Lions Club, staff of Entegrus Powerlines Inc. and municipal staff from various departments helped to plant a mix of Maple, Hickory, Oak, American Beech and other tree varieties along the Sydenham River and in naturalized areas throughout the park.
The trees were donated by former Strathroy-Caradoc resident John Stuart, who currently...
Posted on Thursday, May 08, 2014 11:15 AM
Six projects to improve the storefronts of commercial buildings in Strathroy-Caradoc have been approved by council as part of the Municipality’s Community Improvement Plan.
Under the program, the municipality contributes a maximum of 50% of eligible costs for façade and structural improvements to buildings in defined community improvement areas located in Strathroy, Mount Brydges and Melbourne. This year, six such projects will go ahead. The municipality will contribute a total of $35,000 for the...
Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2014 09:15 AM
Strathroy-Caradoc Council will allow Sunday hunting in the rural part of the municipality.
Council made the decision at its May 5 meeting after receiving no objections to the move from rural Caradoc landowners.
In late April, representatives of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters appeared before council asking that in-season Sunday gun hunting be allowed in the former Caradoc Township. Sunday hunting is currently allowed in 158 municipalities across southern Ontario, including North Middlesex,...
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