The final instalment of your 2024 property tax as well as water bills are due Nov. 29. 

As the Canada Post strike continues, we would like to remind residents that you are still responsible for paying your bills on time, even if you do not receive them by mail. 

If you need your balance owing, please contact Middlesex Centre Customer Service by phone: 1-(519) 666-0190, or email: customerservice@middlesexcentre.ca.

To avoid future billing delays, consider signing up for e-billing or pre-authorized payments.

Thanks to the generosity of many local businesses and community organizations, we are pleased to offer free public skating at the Ilderton Arena and Komoka Wellness Centre this fall and winter.

You can find a list of sponsored public skating dates on our website or watch for weekly updates on social media.

Please note: All participants must wear skates and a CSA approved helmet.

Join us for an evening of FREE, FESTIVE, FAMILY FUN at the Komoka Wellness Centre on Friday, Dec. 6, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

• Public Skating (helmets required; starting at 6:00 pm)
• Scavenger Hunt
• Tree Lighting
• Crafts & Games
• Visit from Santa
• FREE hot chocolate, popcorn and cookies 

We'll be collecting non-perishable food items for Ailsa Craig & Area Food Bank (our local food bank) at this event. Donations can be dropped off at the Komoka Wellness Centre ahead of the event from now until Dec. 6.

Holiday Hoopla is hosted by the Municipality of Middlesex Centre, the YMCA of Southwestern Ontario, the Middlesex County Library, Security Concepts, the Optimist Club of Komoka-Kilworth and the Komoka-Kilworth Business Association.

Does your organization have a great idea for a community project in Middlesex Centre? You may be eligible for funding support under Middlesex Centre’s Council Grants Program or the Delaware Hydro Reserve Fund. Applications are due Nov. 30.

As we move into the winter season, please note:

• Tennis and pickleball court nets will be removed the last week of November. Courts are closed for the winter.

• The back parking lot of Douglas B. Weldon Park is closed for the winter. The front lot is available from 5:00 am to 8:30 pm. 

• The paved portion of the Ilderton Rail Trail from Junction Park to the fire hall will be cleared again this winter. (It will be cleared after roads and sidewalks, which have priority.)

• Walking trails in Komoka Park are not maintained in the winter.

• When the snow arrives, Middlesex Centre offers tobogganing hills at Caverhill, Deerhaven Optimist, Delaware Lions, Douglas B. Weldon, and Westbrook parks. Be sure to review the tobogganing safety tips before heading out!

• Playground equipment should not be used if wet or snow/ice covered. 

• As Timberwalk Park is currently under construction, please stay out of the fenced area around the new playground. 

Find your Fun with Middlesex Centre Recreation Programs!

In addition to ever-popular programs for pickleball, yoga, and youth indoor soccer, we have exciting new programs coming in 2025. Join us for tai chi, Pilates, quilting, landscape painting, Tech-Know (using your computers and electronic devices), crafts & games workshops, and more.

Learn more on the municipal website or by calling the Komoka Wellness Centre. Registration for winter and spring programs starts on Dec. 3 at 7:00 am.

When emergencies happen, the on-call, professional firefighters of Middlesex Centre are ready to respond at any moment.

Help our firefighters get to their emergency calls quickly and safely.

Our firefighters flash green lights in the front of their personal vehicles when they are responding to an emergency.

If you “see green” pull over if it is safe to do so and let our firefighters pass.

Council considered two financial items of note at their Nov. 20 meeting:

Fees By-law Update - Council approved the 2025 Fees and Charges By-law, which outlines the fees for a number of municipal services not covered by taxes.

Utility Rate Changes - Council approved changes to water, wastewater and stormwater rates for the coming year. For 2025, water rates will increase by 2% and wastewater rates will increase by 4%. Stormwater rates will increase by 3%. For an average household with all three services, this amounts to an increase of $3.38 per month before any variable rate charges.

Middlesex Centre's Draft 2025 Municipal Budget is now available for review. 

The draft budget will be presented to Council for information at their meeting on Nov. 27, and will be considered for adoption at the Dec. 18 council meeting. You can find the draft budget, council presentation and more information on the Budget 2025 webpage.

Feeling in a festive mood? Community organizations across Middlesex Centre are offering fun and charitable holiday events!