Ontario Premier Doug Ford will be attending a spaghetti supper in Mildmay Wednesday to thank people in the area for their support.

Pat Jilesen, a Paisley-area farmer who is president of the Huron-Bruce Progressive Conservative Riding Association, said the return visit came about because of the huge welcome Ford experienced at a campaign stop in Mildmay last April.

Hundreds showed up at that campaign rally, which preceded the Ford government’s win last June. That election pushed the governing Liberals to third place, took away its official party status and elevated the New Democratic Party to the Official Opposition.

“At that Mildmay rally he made a promise to the region that he would be back, after seeing all the support he had received from the folks in the area and the great turnout at that time,” Jilesen said.

“So as (Huron-Bruce MPP) Lisa (Thompson) told me: Promise made, promise kept,” Jilesen said, using the often-repeated catch phrase of Ford’s government.

The supper isn’t a fundraiser, he said; they’re just recovering their costs. Almost all of the $25 tickets are sold. It’s a public event and you don’t have to be a PC member to attend, Jilesen said.

About 200 people are anticipated to attend the dinner at the Mildmay Carrick Complex community hall. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and dinner is at 6:30 p.m. The event is scheduled to end at 8 p.m.

For tickets, contact Jilesen at pat_jilesen@yahoo.com