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Middlesex County Information
- Past News
February 11, 2010
Rural Connections Update
Equipment installation is underway and it is expected that WiMax
service in Middlesex County will be available in April. At
that time potential subscribers will be able to enter their
phone number and address into the
Rural Connections
Middlesex
interactive website and initiate installation.
There will be more detailed information on the rollout of this
broadband service to Middlesex County available in March.
December
4, 2009
Joanne Vanderheyden is Middlesex County's New Warden
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The
Corporation of the County of
Middlesex is pleased to announce
that Councillor Joanne Vanderheyden
was elected Warden of the County
of Middlesex for 2010 at the
Inaugural session of Council on
December 3, 2009.
Read
more...
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November 7, 2009
Important Information regarding the current status about H1N1
Middlesex County is committed
in providing the most up-to-date information regarding the
status of H1N1.
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October 13, 2009
Electronics Recycling Drop-off Locations
Unwanted electronics are piling up in landfills. This doesn’t make sense because most of the parts – steel, glass, copper, aluminum, plastics and precious metals – can be recovered and reused to make new products which cuts down on the amount of waste that is produced.
The "Do What You Can" website is designed to help you find places to drop-off household hazardous and special wastes and unwanted electronics that can’t be put in your Blue Box and should not go in the garbage.
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Thanks for doing what you can to deal
with waste responsibly!
www.dowhatyoucan.ca
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October 2, 2009
Strathmere Lodge
Administrator Larry Hills
Retires
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Mr. Hills has been employed at Strathmere Lodge since October, 1985 and has held the position of Administrator since May, 1987.
Mr. Hills most recently has seen the completion and move to the County’s new 160 bed facility.
Mr. Hills has successfully guided Strathmere Lodge to be one of the most efficiently run and desirable Homes in the area.
The County, and its employees will miss Mr. Hills and wish him the best in his retirement.
Past Warden Bannister is thanking Larry for his years of service while Larry's wife Martha looks on. |
September 26, 2009
Lucan Biddulph 1st
Annual Trade Show
Lucan
Biddulph held its first
annual Trade Show with 57
businesses entering displays
at the Lucan Memorial
Community Centre. Pauline
Hoffman of Just in Time
Solutions organized the
event along with the
Lucan-Biddulph Economic
Development Committee.
Congratulations on a very
successful event.
Sept 2009
Warden's Charity Golf
Tournament Cheques Presented
On Wednesday, July 15th the annual Warden's golf Tournament was held at Tamarack Ridge Golf club. Over $7500 was raised and the proceeds were donated to two great local charities.
VON - Dorchester Senior Support Services
Provides a variety of support services to seniors and adults with disabilities to help them remain independent in their own homes for as long as possible.
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Stevenson Children's Camp
This camp is for children ages 7 - 10 whose families are experiencing difficult financial circumstances that would prevent their child from attending summer camp.
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New Dorchester
Bridge Class Environmental
Assessment Information
Boards from Public
Information Centre 1, July
21, 2009.
NEW DORCHESTER BRIDGE, CLASS
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT -
Record of Comments Form
July 2009
Community Schools Alliance
website launched
The Community Schools Alliance believes that a better system is needed to address the educational facility needs in Ontario's communities.
Click the logo to find out more |
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June 2009
Canada-Ontario
Partnership Creates Jobs,
Stimulates Economy in
Lambton-Kent-Middlesex
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Special thanks to the
Provincial and Federal
governments for their
support with the
rehabilitation of County
Road 81 north of Parkhill
for a total of $476,096
each.
Residents
of Lambton-Kent-Middlesex
will benefit from federal
and provincial
infrastructure funding to
replace water mains, sewer
lines, waterlines, upgrade
roads, sewage treatment
facilities and rehabilitate
arenas and community
centres, announced today by
MP Bev Shipley and MPP Maria
Van Bommel These projects
are just some examples of
both governments' commitment
to stimulating the Ontario
economy through the creation
of jobs in our communities.
These
projects will: improve
transportation efficiency,
support a healthier
environment and enhance
local facilities and
services and create local
jobs.
"Under
the leadership of Prime
Minister Stephen Harper, our
Government is getting
shovels in the ground and
flowing money faster to
stimulate the economy and
create jobs for Ontarians,"
said Shipley "Thanks to the
strong relationship between
our two governments, we can
work together to help
Ontario communities and the
economy thrive immediately
and in the future."
"Under
the leadership of Premier
Dalton McGuinty, Ontario is
leading the way," said Van
Bommel. "We are creating
jobs and the decisions
announced today will soon
lead to improved
transportation and enhanced
facilities and services in
our community. Our
governments are working
together to modernize
infrastructure - creating a
competitive advantage that
attracts business and
strengthens our economy
today and into the future."
The
governments of Canada and
Ontario will each invest
more than $28 million in the
projects. The municipalities
will contribute the balance
of the total eligible
project cost of up to $84
million eligible costs.
Learn how the Government of
Canada is
investing in Ontario
infrastructure
February 2009
Middlesex County receives build
Canada funding for the
Dorchester Bridge from Federal Government and Province of
Ontario
On Friday, February 13, 2009
Middlesex County Warden Jim Maudsley joined MP Joe
Preston and MPP Steve Peters for a Build Canada Fund
announcement of $2,270,400 in federal funding and
$2,270,400 in provincial funding for Middlesex County's
Dorchester Bridge Project
Find out more (PDF)
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January 2009
Jim Maudsley - 2009 Warden of Middlesex County
The
Council of the County
of
Middlesex
is pleased to announce
the
 election
of Councillor Jim Maudsley as the
2009 Middlesex County Warden.
Warden Maudsley has made Thames Centre his home
for the past 35 years with his wife Linda. Jim
and Linda will celebrate their 40th
wedding anniversary later this year with their
two children and two grandchildren.
Recently, Jim
retired from a successful career in the civil
heavy construction industry to devote more time
to his hobbies; hockey, baseball and auto
racing. Despite his recent retirement, Jim
remains active in the heavy construction
industry as a honourary member of the London
Heavy Construction Association. Jim served as
President of this association three different
times over the past four decades. Currently, Jim
is a Director for the Ontario Sewer and
Watermain Construction Association.
He has also been appointed to the Source Water
Protection Committee for the Thames Sydenham
region.
Warden Maudsley entered municipal politics as a
Councillor for the
Township
of
North Dorchester
in 1985 and served for three terms. Jim was
elected as the last Deputy Reeve for North Dorchester
in 1997. In 2006, Jim was elected as the Mayor
of the amalgamated
municipality
of
Thames Centre.
In addition to his local government involvement,
Warden Maudsley has also served as a member of
County Council for two terms.
Fall 2008
Government of Ontario is investing in municipal
infrastructure
For some time,
municipalities in Ontario have expressed
their concern with the municipal
infrastructure deficit. In response to this
need, the Province of Ontario recently
announced two new infrastructure support
programs.
The first
program is called the Municipal
Infrastructure Initiative. This funding
initiative provided
$450-million to help communities to provide
safer local roads and bridges, cleaner,
safer water, better waste management
systems, upgraded sports, recreation and
community centres.
The
second initiative was the Province of
Ontario’s Road and Bridges Program. As the
name suggests, this $400-million program is
designed to improve the Roads and Bridges in
Ontario’s communities.
At a recent
event,
Middlesex County
Warden Albert
Bannister received a cheque from
Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP Maria Van Bommel
in the amount of
$4,423,234
that represents Middlesex County’s share of
these two important infrastructure funding
initiatives. As he accepted the cheque,
Warden Bannister commented “these
funding programs recognize the need for
investment in municipal infrastructure.
Through this funding support, the Government
of Ontario is investing in municipal
infrastructure today in an effort to support
an improved quality of life for all
Ontarians and the future prosperity of our
communities and our province."
The first
Middlesex County project that will be funded
from these provincial funds is a
$600,000
project to sand blast and re-coat the
Ausable River Bridge this fall.
July
2008
Ambulance Off-Load Delays
For some time, the
Council of the County of Middlesex has
been increasingly concerned with the
negative impact that ambulance off-load
delays are having on the residents of
Middlesex-London.
The County of Middlesex
is the land ambulance service provider
for London and Middlesex County and the
off-load delay challenge has negatively
impacted upon our ability to provide
timely ambulance service during periods
when several ambulances have been
required to wait for extended periods of
time before emergency department staff
are able to accept the patients.
To address the province’s
off-load delay challenge, the provincial
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
recently agreed to provide the County of
Middlesex with a one-time funding
increase to assist in the hiring of
dedicated emergency room nurses. We are
committed to work with the London Health
Sciences Centre to make this additional
staffing operational as soon as
possible. When the additional
staffing is operational, it will allow
our ambulances to efficiently off-load
patients to the hospital and return to
service at the earliest opportunity.
Middlesex County Council
is very pleased with the Province’s
decision to fund this important interim
measure to address the off-load delay
challenge. In the coming months, County
Council will be working with the
province to more permanently address the
province’s off-load challenge
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June 2008
Middlesex County
Budget
Earlier this year, Middlesex County Council
passed the 2008 Middlesex County budget. The
2008 budget represents the fourth straight year
that county council has kept the budget at a 0%
increase. As a result of 1.6% growth in the
county over the past year, county council was
able to actually reduce the Middlesex County tax
rate by 1.6% for 2008.
At the final budget meeting, Warden Bannister
thanked County Council and staff for all of
their hard work to achieve the budgetary results
in ‘08. As well, Warden Bannister commended the
Middlesex County team for their hard work to
achieve significant tax relief for Middlesex
County residents over the past ten years as he
noted that tax rates in the County of Middlesex
have decreased by 38.6% over the past ten years.
For more
information in regard to the 2008 budget and the
county tax rates
click here.
May 2008
Largest Owner, Manager and
Developer of Retirement Residences in
Canada comes to Strathroy-Caradoc.
During the
February 12, 2008 County Council meeting ,
Warden Albert Bannister accepted a cheque and
thanked Chartwell Seniors Housing REIT for their
commitment to the community.
“This clearly is
a win-win for Middlesex County. We were able to
sell a property that was no longer of use to the
county of Middlesex and in return, we were able
to secure a first-class residence that will
serve the residents of Middlesex County well for
many years to come.”
Find out more
(PDF)
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