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The 16th Annual Antiquefest is set for this weekend, July 19 and 20 in the Morrisburg Plaza.

This is the second time the long-running event has been held at the plaza venue. 

Although the antique trade has taken a bit of a hit in these tough economic times, the Morrisburg BIA, organizers of this year’s event, have been able to grow the show for the upcoming 2014 edition.

Grace McDonough, BIA coordinator says that they expect to have about a 20 vendors participating, which is more than last year.

The dealers will be under 13 tents that will fill the mall courtyard and a portion of the parking lot. 

“There will be a little of everything,” said McDonough who has antique vendors bringing in furniture, primitives, glassware, jewellery, artwork and collectables.

Admission is free and the show goes on, rain or shine. 

“The fact that the dealers are willing to invest in participating in this show tells me that we have a good show here,” said McDonough. 

Antiquefest takes place in the Morrisburg Plaza, Saturday July 19 from 10-5 and Sunday, July 20, 10-4.

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While South Dundas council was interested in expanding the area leased from the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, which owns the parkland at Iroquois Point – the landowners were not.

Earlier this month, when council was looking at some minor changes to a land lease they hold with the SLMC, the idea of leasing all of the parkland was suggested.

The thinking, for council was to eliminate a level of bureaucracy for those wanting to use the parkland for events. 

The SLMC was not interested in the proposal.

Instead the only changes will be to identify the Municipality of South Dundas, rather than the former Matilda Township, as the leaseholder. South Dundas will hold the lease only on the picnic shelter, band shell and monument areas of the Iroquois point parkland.

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