“From the first settlers who came to our shores, from the first American Indian families who befriended them, men and women have worked together to build this nation. Too often
PORT STANLEY, ONT. One look at the beach in Port Stanley, Ont. and you wouldn t know it is against the provincial Reopening Ontario Act (ROA) to sit down and soak up the sun. I m fully aware that there are hundreds of people on the beach, says Sally Martyn, mayor of Central Elgin. The beaches are open for recreation but not for sitting and sunbathing picnicking. For their own safety and based on previous interactions with beach-goers, bylaw officers have been told not to enforce the ROA. It s not fair to the bylaw officers to try and enforce that, says Martyn. They can educate people and they will continue to do so.
LONDON, ONT The sun is shining on a spring afternoon but the outdoor patio is empty. We never thought it would come to this, says Sean Cross, general manager of Kelsey s Roadhouse on Wonderland Road in London, Ont. We went to some expense taking time to build a new surround for the patio. We did improvements to our inner patio as well and built a stage for live music that we had booked starting next weekend. So there s a bunch of musicians that were depending on us to help them as well and we were looking forward to working with them too.