Municipality of Leamington sign.  (Ricardo Veneza)Municipality of Leamington sign. (Ricardo Veneza)
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Water Run-Off Fills Leamington Ditches

Ditches are high and front yards filling with water in southern Leamington.

The ditches and dykes are controlled by a series of pumps, but Director of Community Services Rob Sharon says one of them broke down. "We have one that needed repair, so we brought a pump in to take care of that problem. We had a plugged tile drain as well that is causing problems."

Excavators started working in the area earlier this week to clear the problem.

Sharon says heavy snow in February with no melting during the winter has caused a lot of water runoff from area farm fields.

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Owen Sound Library session gets cyclists ready to roll

Dust off those handlebars and pump up those tires because cycling season is officially upon us! If your trusty two-wheeler is looking a bit more "rusty" than "ready," the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library has just the thing to get you back on the road safely.