Well done Bundy, Scott, Troy and everyone else involved in supporting the Ontario Amateur Softball Association offering its pre-season Springboard Program Lockwood Field, Westport today. The clinics offered fun skills and drills to players in two age groups: 8 to 12 and 13 to 16. The younger group had approx 28 players this morning and there looked to be around 60 involved this afternoon. Players were doing drills to learn and practice the basic fundamentals of the game of fastball: Catching and Fielding, Throwing, Hitting. There is also a pitching session taught by Softball Ontario’s CANpitch instructors. Yes, right here in your Village. What a great event!
On Friday, May 17, the Honourable Monte McNaughton, Minister of Infrastructure for the province, announced a $71 million financial commitment by the Provincial Government to improve cell coverage in Eastern Ontario. The Eastern Ontario Wardens Caucus has made this its highest priority for the past two years. Special thank you to our own MPP Steve Clark, whose support for this project has remained strong.
Our group of volunteers first want to give a big shout out to the students of Rideau Vista Public School and St Edward’s School for the stellar job they did picking up garbage and raking leaves a couple of weeks ago. When the Village Clean Up volunteers met this morning, we all commented on how clean the village was due to the efforts of the students.
So we went back home and got our brooms (and a couple of garden leaf blowers) and hit the sidewalks to remove as much of the remaining sand before the street cleaners sweep through this coming week.
Thank you volunteers – this has become an annual get together for us and I hope that it continues for years to come. Special thanks to Mr Tim Richards, who lives in North Carolina and summers here, who joined the work crew.
FINALLY … It is warm enough to get rakes and brooms out to give our village a spring cleaning. If you have some free time tomorrow morning, please join us at Town Hall at 9:00 where you will be given a safety vest, garbage bags and work assignment. Oh right! there will be coffee and doughnuts at Town Hall as well. The morning wraps up by noon with pizza at the Spring. Please bring your rakes, brooms, gloves and wear a hat.
Join us for Dream Big Westport – Part 2! Lots of planning has taken place since we met in March. Opportunities have been identified, partnerships formed and people are drawing on their passion for Westport to Dream Big! Come and cheer for your colleagues as they provide updates on their initiatives and events. You will have the opportunity to share what you have been thinking as well. I will provide an update on the grant application for Bedford St as well as the progress on illegal connections to the sewer system.
Breakfast is available at 8:00 from the Cove. $10 pp
Business meeting begins at 8:30.
Hope to see you there … bring your neighbour and friends.
Robin, The Mayor 
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