March 1, 2019

We hope that everyone weathered the weather and the power outages this past week. Team Fergmeijer fared just fine and didn’t get too cold. Finally all those years of getting coal in our stockings at Christmas is paying off! It could have been much worse - last time Team Fergmeijer was at the mall, the power went out, and we were stuck on escalator for four hours!

Seriously though, hats off to the Hydro crews who worked around the clock to get power restored to the island after this week’s blizzard. 

Happy 29th birthday goes out to Sandi H. We hope you get to rest up on your big day before you have to gear up for a heck of a busy spring and summer season. 

Billings Town Council has recently established a Rebranding Committee. As self-appointed, unofficial, ex-officio members, Team Fergmeijer is launching a new contest to help rebrand the township: a limerick will do the trick! Submit a limerick praising the virtues of our community to kagawong@live.ca to have your ode to the village published right here in this very column.

The results are in for February’s euchre tournament as reported by the organizers: first place, Brad Parkinson & Bill Traynor with Mike & Susan Arbour coming in a close second. Karen Noble & Myra Duncanson were third, and Chris Bigras & Dorothy Antoine / Jim Lanktree & Fred Pickard tying for fourth. Most Loners went to Brad Parkinson & Bill Traynor, while low score went to Donna Vanhorne & Eva. The door prize was won by Myra Duncanson. Brad Parkinson & Bill Traynor generously donated back their winnings. 

Speaking of competitions, believe it or not, the sandhill crane competition is a mere month away. Who will be the first to hear the melodious coo of the first sandhill cranes to return to Kagawong? We’re just estimating that timeline for launching the competition. The way the weather’s been this winter, we’re not convinced that any crane in their right mind will be coming out any time soon.

The next Museum Committee Meeting will be held on Monday March 4, at 7pm, at St.John's Anglican Church Hall. Members of the public are welcome.

We had a friend who was in the pharmacy to get the flu vaccine when the power went out. She didn’t call ahead and wasn’t sure she’d be able to get the needle. It ended up being a shot in the dark.

Council for the Township of Billings passed an updated by-law to regulate the parking of motor vehicles on, and the obstruction of, municipal roads on February 19, 2019. Please note the following restrictions are now in effect:

No overnight parking (10:00 p.m. – 8:00 a.m.) on any township road or right-of-way from October 1-April 30;

No daytime parking on any township road or right-of-way when it is obvious that the road has not yet been plowed;

No obstructing township roads at any time with any object or material (e.g., snow pushed into or across the road from a driveway)

Failure to follow these regulations may lead to your vehicle being towed, cost-recovery for township expenses and a $200.00 fine.

Next week, don’t forget to march forth and celebrate the only day of the year that is also a verb! Have a great week!