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By J.P. Antonacci, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Hamilton Spectator Leave it to the legion to stop a war \u2014 or at least, a skirmish over court time between Caledonia\u2019s tennis and pickleball players. \u201cThey were having some trouble at Kin Park,\u201d said Ron Winegard from the Royal Canadian Legion Caledonia Branch 154. \u201cThe pickleball players and the tennis players were having some arguments.\u201d As \u00a0racquet-toting residents jostled for space on the two tennis courts in \u00a0Kinsmen Park, the need for more pickleball courts in Caledonia came up \u00a0at seemingly every community meeting. Winegard, a Caledonia \u00a0businessperson with a long track record of fundraising for recreational \u00a0facilities, approached legion past president Brian Haggith in the spring \u00a0of 2024 about collecting donations to build a four-court pickleball \u00a0complex in McKinnon Park… <\/p>\n

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By J.P. Antonacci, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Hamilton Spectator Leave it to the legion to stop a war \u2014 or at least, a skirmish over court time between Caledonia\u2019s tennis and pickleball players. \u201cThey were having some trouble at Kin Park,\u201d said Ron Winegard from the Royal Canadian Legion Caledonia Branch 154. \u201cThe pickleball players and the tennis players were having some arguments.\u201d As \u00a0racquet-toting residents jostled for space on the two tennis courts in \u00a0Kinsmen Park, the need for more pickleball courts in Caledonia came up \u00a0at seemingly every community meeting. Winegard, a Caledonia \u00a0businessperson with a long track record of fundraising for recreational \u00a0facilities, approached legion past president Brian Haggith in the spring \u00a0of 2024 about collecting donations to build a four-court pickleball \u00a0complex in McKinnon Park... <\/p>\n

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