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This year’s 44th Annual Tubie Festival is going ‘Tubie’ a splash so everyone’s invited to sign up to enter the race and parade to be part of the biggest event ever. 

Tubie Weekend has always been one of the most anticipated weekends of the year in Morrisburg when friends, family and visitors from near and far get together to catch up with each other and have a fantastic time at the parade, the dance and of course the famous Tubie race. 

This year’s event starts Saturday, August 2, with the parade during the day and the Dance from 8-12. 

The race itself will be held Sunday, August 3. 

This year’s organizers, the South Dundas Chamber of Commerce, invites everyone interested in entering a craft for the race and/or a float in the parade to come to a short Information Meeting Thursday, July 10, at 7 p.m. at the McIntosh Country Inn and Conference Centre. 

Past participants, as well as first-timers, are encouraged to come on-board to make Tubie Weekend the biggest splash ever!

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Constable Ronald Pitt, the Morrisburg police officer shot and killed in the line of duty August 24, 1957, will likely be remembered with the dedication of the County Road 31 bridge over Highway 401.

Acting Sgt. Justin McKenna, with the SD&G OPP is overseeing the application to the Ministry of Transportation that allows for the naming of bridges on provincial highways in memory of police officers that have died in the line of duty.

Constable Ronald Pitt was shot by two gunmen as he approached a stolen vehicle in Morrisburg. Pitt never recovered from the injuries and those responsible were never apprehended.

Constable Pitt’s surviving next of kin, son Ronald Jr., who was only seven years old when his father died, lives in Scotland, and has given his blessing to the bridge dedication.

The next step in the application process is municipal approval, which was granted at the April 15, South Dundas council meeting.

The process is a long one and final approval rests with the Minister of Transportation.

Council commended McKenna for pursuing this dedication, saying that this recognition is long overdue and that naming this bridge would be a great way of showing respect for this fallen officer.

McKenna explained that this bridge was selected because, it was where one of the police checkpoints was set up when the crime occurred.

McKenna also asked council to consider a memorial plaque, in recognition of the fallen officer, somewhere near the waterfront, as the crime occurred in the old town, which is now underwater.

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At the May 15th South Dundas council meeting, manager of recreation and facilities Don Lewis presented council with quotations for three tenders: playground equipment for three locations, interior painting at Matilda Hall in Dixon’s Corners, and a roof replacement for the Morrisburg dock washroom.

In his first presentation, he asked that council accept a quotation from Henderson Recreation Equipment Ltd. in the amount of $36,055.87 plus HST for the replacement of playground equipment in Winchester Springs as well as in two locations in Morrisburg: Rowan Drive and Coyle Drive.

Three companies were contacted by phone and all three submitted quotes. Henderson Recreation Equipment Ltd. was the lowest bid, providing free delivery and installation.

 The playground equipment is $1,500 lower than the allotted budget. The money comes from the Parkland Reserve fund.

In his second presentation, which focussed on the painting of the interior of Matilda Hall in Dixon’s Corners, Lewis requested that council accept a quote from Precision Painting Services in the amount of $5,090 plus HST.

Following advertisements in local newspapers and on the township website, five companies submitted quotes for the painting job. Precision Painting Services had the lowest bid. The Matilda Hall project came in approximately $1,000 under budget.

Lewis’ third and final presentation was for a replacement roof on the Morrisburg Dock’s washroom. According to Lewis, the project was advertised in the local papers and on the township’s website.

Out of the four companies that responded, Roof Works was chosen for its low bid in the amount of $3,300 plus HST. This project comes in at eight cents over budget.

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