However, the holders were shocked in the opening minute when Andy Waterworth put Ards ahead.
The UUP's Mike Nesbitt proposed an economic corridor between Belfast and the Ards Peninsula.
Earlier, a 44-year-old man appeared at Ards Magistrates' Court accused of assisting offenders over the killing.
The Swifts had led through Michael Ward's 12th-minute goal but Ards equalised through a Jason Hill penalty.
On Tuesday, a father and his two sons appeared before Ards Magistrates Court accused of Mr Strickland's murder.
Ards went into the lead on 50 minutes through Andrew Waterworth but they then had Raymond Campbell sent-off.
It was a penalty which brought the Ards equaliser on 43 minutes, Hill netting after a foul on Waterworth.
Ards went into the lead when Hill's header was saved by Gavin Cushley and Waterworth pounced to shoot in.
Ards, however, shocked the Blues again with a replica of their opening goal with Knox the supplier and Waterworth firing home.
He was released under the Good Friday Agreement and these days is a leader of the UDA in north Down and Ards.
Although the project was only available in Castlereagh, Mr McCabrey said other councils such as Armagh, Lisburn, Newtownabbey and Ards had shown interest.
Some local people living on the Ards Peninsula even believe they can get a better signal from transmitters on the Isle of Man.
Ards were able to pinch a second goal again through Waterworth.
The highest proportions of people who neither belong to, nor have been brought up in a religion are in North Down (12%), Carrickfergus (10%) and Ards (9.4%).
He passed away from ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome) in December 2000, ironically a condition for which one of my new companies appears to have a promising therapy.
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It was a disappointing end for Ards who had come into the game with their confidence boosted by getting their first win of the campaign six days earlier.
Newtownabbey, Ards, and Castlereagh all get a number two ranking.
The council areas showing the highest percentage increase over the year to February 2013 were Larne, 24.8%, probably reflecting the lay-offs at FG Wilson, Magherafelt, 16.1%, and Ards, 11.3%.
David Scullion scored twice as Coleraine beat Glebe Rangers 5-2, Samuel Devine grabbed a brace in Ards' 3-1 success over Moyola Park and Mark Miskimmin notched a double in Glenavon's 5-2 win against Portstewart.
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