John Paterson

ORC Approves Four Leamington Dates

September 11, 2013

On Wednesday, September 11, the Ontario Racing Commission issued a Notice to the Industry stating that the Director of the ORC has approved the Lakeshore Horse Racing Association for a non-extended me...

Essex Backs Lakeshore Raceway

February 21, 2013

On Wednesday night, Essex County council voted to support the Lakeshore Raceway project and will help the track's battle for funding left in limbo by the closure of Windsor Raceway.

Leamington Announcement Expected

January 15, 2013

It has been reported that a press conference has been planned for this week in regard to the plans for the racetrack at the Leamington Fair.

Leamington Mayor Backing Proposal

September 10, 2012

Leamington Mayor John Paterson has let his excitement be known in regard to the possibility of the Leamington Fairgrounds playing host to an increased amount of live race dates in the future.

Essex, Mayors Against Liberal Stance

To nobody's surprise, more politicians are coming out and publicly stating that the Ontario Liberals' idea of tinkering with the overly-successful slots-at-racetracks program is a very bad one