Passport milestone

Like everyone else, even the township gets hit with unexpected costs now and again.

On October 4th, Don Lewis, Manager of Recreation, informed the South Dundas council that three of their roof top units for two of their buildings had been red-tagged by the gas company, meaning that the gas won’t be turned on until the heaters are replaced or fixed.

The Morrisburg Justice Building has two roof top units needing immediate attention. One, almost 20 years old, will be completely replaced. The other, only ten years old, will require only the heat exchanger to be replaced.

The remaining roof top unit in question is also close to 20 years old and can be found in Iroquois at the Civic Centre. This unit will be completely replaced.

A tender invitation is being advertised in this week’s papers.

In terms of financing the repairs, Treasurer Shannon Geraghty told council that there “are some potential items we’ve saved on this year” as well as “savings we could pull from.”

As Mayor Steven Byvelds pointed out, “things break unexpectedly.” He said that he agreed with Geraghty, “we should find savings out of the existing budget.”

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Lloya and Dwayne Sprague, owners of the Morrisburg Home Hardware, donated generously to the Morrisburg and District Lions Club charity, the Angel Tree Fund. The charity received a load full of toys, which promise to make Santa’s job a little easier this year. The Spragues, who officially took over ownership of the Morrisburg Home Hardware location on July 18th, don’t plan to include toys in their store inventory. As reported in August, the Spragues intend to offer products the existing stores don’t offer already. Without a toy section, Lloya said the pet section can be expanded. According to the Spragues, Don Lewis, South Dundas Manager of Recreation, was instrumental in the donation. He suggested the Sprague’s consider donating the toys in the store’s inventory to the Angel Tree Fund. Thinking that was a great idea, the Spragues wholeheartedly agreed. On December 15th, Wayne Domanko, representative for the Angel Tree Fund, arrived at the store to thank owners and staff. 

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Ten years ago, Kris and Manu Sahota bought the Loyalist Hotel in Morrisburg with hopes and dreams of a bright future for their family.

Now, a decade later, the dream has come to an end. The Sahotas have sold the hotel and will hand over the keys to an unknown buyer at the end of May.

According to Kris Sahota, a numbered company bought the hotel “as is” and their identity and plans were not revealed at the time of the sale.

He revealed that there were several contributing factors in the decision to sell the hotel, including a recent car accident which has left him less able to handle the physical requirements of running a hotel this size.

Sahota also confirmed that he has no plans to purchase or start another business in the area. 

In fact, the family of five  is considering the possibility of selling their home in Morrisburg and leaving the area altogether in pursuit of a new dream elsewhere.

As for the future of the Loyalist Hotel, all that can be confirmed at this point is that the new owner will take possession of the building on June 1st.

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