A very happy new year to Kagawongians near and far! We hope 2024 brings you all health and happiness. One of our resolutions this year is to cure our crippling fear of New Year’s and get over our Auld Langxiety.
The township has a vacant seat on council and they are looking to appoint a new councillor. The public is invited to apply for the position between January 10th and 31st. Full application details can be found on the township website, but here are the basic requirements: interested parties must be 18 years old, a Canadian citizen, a resident of Billings Township (or owner/tenant of land in the township). If you are looking to get involved and make a difference, contact the town office (705-282-2611) for more information.
We were extremely saddened to hear of Barb Erskine’s passing just before Christmas. You may have crossed paths with Barb as she served on town council, or while she was volunteering within the community as a member of the Library board and the recreation committee. Or perhaps you bid on one of her amazing cakes at a local silent auction. Maybe you played pickup hockey with her, or danced along with her at Zumba. Many raised a Split Rail pint with her. She impacted many with her kindness, and was a relentless advocate for underserved populations. She will be missed. Friends are invited to gather at the Kagawong Park Centre Saturday, January 13th at 11am for a memorial service for Barb, followed by a luncheon.
The next township council meeting is January 16th, 2024 and will be virtual. The Old Mill Road water system improvements and cost reclaim plan will be on the agenda. Full agenda package and virtual meeting connection details can be found at billingstwp.ca/council-meetings/2024-council-agendas-and-minutes/
Happy 29th birthday wishes go out to Harrison N and John F. In honour of your very special day, we went all out and came up with a Birthday Haiku for you:
For your birthday, friend,
We wrote this haiku for you.
Worst present ever.
The weather might be getting colder, but you can get your artistic side all fired up with free online workshops with Manitoulin Island artist and art instructor Helen Siksek (in collaboration with 4elements Living Arts). The series of four online winter workshops are designed to guide you from thinking about art to communicating in a visual language, to creating art of your own. The first workshop is this Saturday (January 13) 2pm - 4pm and will be an introduction to land art with a slide presentation, brainstorming, creative activities and community chat. Contact Helen at helen@4elementslivingarts.org for more information and to register.
Feeling a bit scattered in the new year? The library can help you find piece of mind at its annual PUZZLE SWAP! Saturday January 27th, celebrate National Puzzle Month by bringing the jigsaw puzzles of your past to trade for the jigsaw puzzles of your future! This free event is a great fit for newbies as well as puzzle aficionados who like to live on the edge. Mingle with other like-minded puzzle lovers and piece together which puzzle you want to take home with you. We really hope you can fit this into your busy schedule (we know you jig saw what we did there).
Remember that time that person turned 29 years old? Or the time the township celebrated that special event? Want to see if Team Fergmeijer ever doubles up on their puns? Catch up on old times with the complete archive of Team Fergmeijer columns, all the way back to 2015! Check out http://teamfergmeijer.blogspot.com to get your fill of puns and haiku.
We are proud to share that even this early in the new year, we have already accomplished two-thirds of our New Year’s resolution to “drink more water!” So far, we’ve managed the “drink more” part. Have a great week!
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