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Eric Bunnell's People: The future of the Elgin County Railway Museum

Museum officials are hosting upcoming information sessions to share updates and ideas about the site's future

The Elgin County Railway Museum, which shuttered last month over concerns about the structural safety of its century-plus building, said to be North America’s oldest remaining railway shops, has scheduled a series of information sessions to answer questions from the public and members.

“Between March 4 and March 12, we will be hosting four communication opportunities designed to provide updates, answer questions, and share ideas about the future of the museum,” museum officials posted to social media.

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The first is a live question-and-answer session for the public skedded for 6 p.m. on March 4 on the museum’s Facebook page, and to continue “until all questions are answered.”

(The museum asks that complicated queries for which research may be necessary be submitted in advance. Several already have been.)

The following week, an informal open house is calendared for 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on March 10 at the Canada Southern railway station for the public to view design concepts for the museum’s future.

And after a members-only meeting March 11 to update them on the museum’s current status, there is to be a public session at 6 p.m. that day for same.

“We value the input and support of our community and members,” museum officials posted. “These sessions are an important part of ensuring open dialogue as we continue to move forward.”

An eclectic performance

Sandy Kazubowski-Houston says the Canadian-made Casavant organ at Central United Church is among his favourites.

“I love the organ here,” Sandy says. “It’s fun to play.”

He was speaking briefly on Wednesday before he sat at the instrument’s console to offer the first of a 2026 series of midweek recitals through Lent at the church. The long-running series is a St. Thomas tradition begun at now-closed Trinity Anglican Church and moved just pre-COVID to Central.

Sandy, the music director at Knox........

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