NEWS

• Pelee Island mayor takes issue with census numbers

  The mayor of Pelee Island has taken issue with the accuracy of the 2011 census and says more people live there than were accounted for.

• Pelee Island?s population drops 40 per cent

  Pelee Island has lost 40 per cent of its permanent residents in five years.

• Pelee Island losing residents

  PELEE ISLAND -- Pelee Island has lost 40 per cent of its permanent residents in five years.

• Eldercollege offers local seniors a chance to experience Pelee Island, Point Pelee, computers and cooking

  Eldercollege?that program of interesting and convenient courses for folks over age 55?successfully launched on its first Semester last September with 30 courses in Windsor, Essex, Kingsville and Leamington.

• Economic engine revs in county towns

  Greenhouse expansions, new subdivisions, a facelift for Leamington?s downtown and a huge addition to the Pelee Island Winery are among the projects to drive Kingsville and Leamington?s economy in the coming year.

• Leamington Honours Windsor Symphony

  There were many great moments last Saturday evening when the Windsor Symphony again entertained residents of our community with another of its super "Classics in the County" series concerts and when in turn, the Municipality of Leamington honored departing WSO Maestro John Morris Russell.

• MTO approves cruise ship berth here

  Leamington has taken another step in becoming a port-of-call for a cruise ship on the Great Lakes. Last week Leamington marina manager Ronan Oliver said that one of the hurdles was recently cleared.

• Raffoul headlines chamber ?Vine and Dine? event

  Local residents will still be able to get a ?taste of Leamington? ? it?ll just be a little sooner this year. On Feb. 29, the Leamington District Chamber of Commerce will host ?Vine and Dine? at the Roma Club from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.

• Meet Lambton's new top cop

  PETROLIA ? Lambton OPP?s new top cop is an approachable man. Communication is key to good policing, says Inspector Scott Janssens who assumed his new duties Jan. 16 at OPP headquarters.[...]

• 100 Years on the Edge of Kilauea

  Perched on the rim of Kïlauea volcano's summit caldera, the Hawaii Volcano Observatory (HVO) has watched over one of the world?s most active eruptors since 1912.