A piece of Canada\u2019s military history is set to be paraded through downtown Leamington early next week<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt’s very, wow, I can’t believe this is happening,\u201d said 12-year-old air cadet Mathis Quiring<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two buildings, which have been on the grounds of the former Leamington District Secondary School (LDSS) since 1943, will be moving soon<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI’ve been in this location for the past six years,\u201d said fellow cadet Samantha Staines. \u201cIt’s been an amazing time here, but I’m also excited for a new start.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The buildings were training facilities during the Second World War. They were originally at Windsor Airport, then moved to LDSS in 1943. When the program broke away from the school system in 1958, the buildings were relocated to the back of the property as the 535 Air Cadet Squadron took ownership<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey were used to train pilots,\u201d explained Quiring<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Staines is happy the move is being made, and told CTV News Windsor, \u201cFor the air cadets to continue to use these it’s an amazing thing to keep our history around.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The move required blocks from the foundation to be knocked out, and two beams were inserted underneath the buildings as they were hoisted. Skates were then put on and the move to trailers was made<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grossi Construction is leading the move, which will make its way down Talbot and Erie streets<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey’re literally going to move cars,\u201d said Jonathan Azzopardi, chair of the Leamington Squadron Sponsorship Committee. \u201cOPP have to shut down the main roads. It’s gonna make its big turn through the downtown which means we gotta move wires and we gotta move traffic lights.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The buildings are being delivered to their new home at the fairgrounds on property provided by the local agricultural society. Moving the 80-year-old buildings and setting them up at their new home is expected to cost about $450,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt would be cheaper to build new buildings. It really would be but you can’t put a price on our history right, and our history needs to be preserved,\u201d said Azzopardi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Staines and the rest of the 535 Air Cadet Squadron is fundraising to help preserve that history<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe want to keep the history. We want to be able to continue to use these buildings so that cadets after us can continue to know the history of what happened here in Windsor-Essex,\u201d explained Staines.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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