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Petition seeking intervention takes off By Tristan Marks NewsNow An online petition seeking a provinceled investigation into administrative issues at the Town of Grimsby was launched last week, clicking by the 1,000 milestone Monday. Grimsby resident Mark Kossek posted the petition after losing “all confidence” in the majority of Grimsby council members and the municipality’s chief administrative officer, Harry Schlange. The petition asks Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Steve Clark, Niagara West MPP Sam Oosterhoff and Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé “to begin an immediate and independent investigation” into the hiring practices and activities of Schlange. It also asks that an

investigation delve into possible conflict of interest regarding Schlange’s relationship to Coun. Dave Kadwell. Kossek said he hopes this action from the community will prompt the provincial officials to research and consider a recall mechanism for municipalities. “If you’v e lost all confidence in your municipal council, there should be recall legislation,” Kossek said. He added that, without the accountability a recall mechanism could offer - a situation such as Grimsby council’s where five councillors regularly control the agenda on key issues - councils have a “four-year fiefdom in front of them.” The petition points to the recent firing of long-time, respected Town employees as

After going live last Wednesday, an online petition created by resident Mark Kossek went by the 1,000 signature milestone just after 2 p.m. on Monday. Kossek said he would have been happy with a couple of hundred signatures, but the response shows how serious current Town of Grimsby issues are for the general public. just the latest in a series of actions taken by Schlange that are “causing significant and potentially irrevocable damage to the Town of Grimsby”. It also notes how “simple administrative tasks have gone wanting while major structural and policy issues have mushroomed up

at every turn” during his tenure. Kossek noted in the petition that former CAO Derik Brandt, who was fired more than two years ago, was still an official signing officer for the municipality as recently as this month. Kossek alleges this issue is all the more

damaging since the group of councillors which has become known as the “Grimsby 5” (G5) and Schlange appear to coordinate their actions away from public’s sight. “There’s no transparency or accountability coming from those guys and they ran on that,” Kossek said of

now-councillors who campaigned on those traits in 2018. “And as for Harry, we didn’t vote for that guy. In his 12-page contract, all but two lines are redacted.” This latter comment refers to an employment contract which was recently released See PETITION, Page 2

Bentley calls biodigester law suit “publicity stunt” By Mike Williscraft NewsNow It has been a long time since anyone heard an iota about the Town of Grimsby’s civil suit filed against former biodigester management, but former mayor Bob Bentley said on the weekend that should change. In a social media discussion with Grimsby resident Ursula Pelissero about the current state of Grimsby council, Pelissero noted problems did not start with the current incar-

nation around the council table. “Town council certainly has its problems, exacerbated by (CAO Harry) Schlange. (But the past town council also had its blemishes, particularly the millions lost due to the Biodigester decision.),” noted Pelissero. Bentley said he was eager to correct the public record. “When the publicity stunt lawsuit is done, you will see the town did not lose any money in that project as the taxpayers did not invest any

so save your uninformed opinion and I will speak publicly once it is over,” said Bentley. While Pelissero said, “I will look forward to that,” Bentley went a step further suggesting a phone conversation so he could enlighten her regarding details of a forensic audit conducted on the biodigester which racked up about $18 million in debt and operating losses before being sold off to recoup some deficit. “Give me a call anytime as the de-

tails of the forensic audit and sale of digester should be public as a town owned facility. A directed snow job from people with an agenda that will definitely cost the town. Ask your reps. They know they have no case and were fooled into launching it by misinformation,” claimed Bentley. The tactic of claiming taxpayers had not lost anything in the biodigester debacle is not new. See LAW SUIT, Page 3

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LAW SUIT From Page 1 The hydro utiity is a town-owned asset, but is an independently run entity which operates under private business guidelines. That is the reason much of the dealings and financial implications of the biodigester went on for so many years unchecked. Research after the 2018 election showed the entire $3.5 million budgeted for the Kemp Road facility’s construction had already been spent before a shovel was in the ground to build it - among a lengthy series of other financial issues. Along the road of its operations, hydro officials sold off its share in a fibre optics company to raise capital to float the ongoing biodigester losses. This other company was also a private entity, now lost as a Town asset, but the sales price about $8.5 million is gone. In the suit filed in July 2019 in Ontario Superior Court by the Town of Grimsby, Niagara Power Inc. (NPI), Grimsby Energy Inc. (GEI), Grimsby Hydro Inc. (GHI), and 1938427 Ontario Inc. (HoldCo. 2), three claims are made citing former mayor Bob Bentley, James Detenbeck and Joe Panetta (the latter

two were part of the management team) as defendants. The claims, in part, allege Bentley, Detenbeck and Panetta were negligent, breached their duty of care and breached their fiduciary duty through their dealings regarding a “failed waste-to-energy project”. Town of Grimsby, HoldCo. 2 and Grimsby Energy Inc. claim $18 million in damages from the trio. Parts of that claim include: • Grimsby Hydro Inc. seeks $7 million in damages from Detenbeck, and; • Niagara Power Inc. seeks $3 million in damages from the trio. With the lawsuit still pending, Mayor Jeff Jordan would not comment on Bentley’s claim or apparent interest in discussing the forensic audit. “Given this is an ongoing case involving Bentley, I would consider all information regarding this case to be confidential,” said Jordan. “Gary Graham is the counsel on the case so it may be beneficial to contact him directly. I don’t feel comfortable speaking about an open litigation involving the town of Grimsby.” A follow up email to Graham was not replied to by NewsNow’s press deadline.

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Lincoln council gets update on Beamsville truck bypass study By Tristan Marks NewsNow Town of Lincoln staff presented Council with a report of short-term and long-term bypass routes for keeping transport truck traffic out of downtown Beamsville. The report, which Council received at Monday’s Committee of the Whole meeting, indicates that a future Regional Route connecting Park Rd. to Bartlett Ave. in Grimsby will serve as a truck bypass route allowing Lincoln to prohibit truck traffic down Mountain Rd. in Beamsville. However, the report also notes that Beamsville residents “cannot wait” for this major Regional project to go through the entire process of planning and

building to completion before the Town finally takes action on this issue. With that in mind, the report also suggests the short term solution of directing trucks to turn East from Mountain Rd. on to King St. and then North on to Bartlett St. before turning West again to reach the QEW on ramp. It also recommends that the Mountain Rd.King St. intersection receive improvements to make turns to and from the right easier. CAO Mike Kirkopoulos said after the meeting that staff are “making this a high priority” to return to Council with recommendations on implementing these improvements by July or August. “We are also going

to look at any phased/ staged opportunities to get trucks using the bypass, prior to all the upgrades in place first,” said Kirkopoulos. “Once we know the scope of the upgrades we can then move to detailed design as part of the 2022 budget progress.” “Trucks coming down Mountain and right on King, then left on Bartlett is preferable to them going left on King and right on Ontario,” said Paul Di Ianni, Lincoln’s economic development advisor, of the current route under consideration. “At the end of the day, this is a great step in getting trucks out of downtown and will let businesses in the core flourish, better for businesses and customers.”

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HIGHLIGHTS OF ONTARIO’S PLAN TO DEFEAT COVID-19:

HIGHLIGHTS OF ONTARIO’S PLAN TO SUPPORT WORKERS AND FAMILIES:

• Ontario has made more than $1 billion available for the province’s vaccination rollout plan. The province is also making it safer to re-engage with workplaces, businesses and communities with $2.3 billion for testing and contact tracing.

• To help workers, the province is proposing a new Ontario Jobs Training Tax Credit for 2021. It would provide up to $2,000 per recipient for 50 percent of eligible training expenses, for a total of an estimated $260 million in support to about 230,000 people in 2021.

• To ensure every person who requires care in a hospital can access a bed, Ontario is investing an additional $5.1 billion to support hospitals since the pandemic began, creating more than 3,100 additional hospital beds.

• To help parents, the province is providing a third round of payments to support parents through the Ontario COVID-19 Child Benefit, totalling $1.8 billion since last March. The payment will be doubled to $400 per child and $500 for each child with special needs. The province is also supporting parents with a proposed 20 percent enhancement of the CARE tax credit for 2021.

• Local budget measures include funding for the West Lincoln Memorial Hospital Redevelopment, which is expected to start construction in 2021-22, and New South Niagara Hospital, which will begin procurement in 2021-22.

HIGHLIGHTS OF ONTARIO’S PLAN TO FIX LONG-TERM CARE: • Ontario is investing an additional $933 million over four years, for a total of $2.6 billion, to support building 30,000 new long-term care beds. • Local budget measures include the creation of new and upgraded long-term care beds through projects including Royal Rose Place, which will build 64 new beds in Welland, as well as previously announced projects, including Shalom Manor in Grimsby. • To ensure loved ones receive the best quality care in Canada, Ontario is investing $4.9 billion over four years to increase the average direct daily care to four hours a day in long-term care and hiring more than 27,000 new positions, including personal support workers (PSWs) and nurses.

HIGHLIGHTS OF ONTARIO’S PLAN TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH: • To help the thousands of people struggling with mental health and addictions issues, Ontario is providing additional funding of $175 million in 2021–22 as part of a historic investment of $3.8 billion over 10 years, to provide more and better care for everyone who needs it.

• To help seniors, Ontario is introducing the Seniors’ Home Safety Tax Credit for 2021. This new credit will provide an estimated $30 million in support for about 27,000 seniors and people who live with senior relatives.

HIGHLIGHTS OF ONTARIO’S PLAN TO SUPPORT JOBS: • To help small businesses most affected by the challenges of COVID-19, the province is providing a second round of Ontario Small Business Support Grant payments. Approximately 120,000 small businesses will automatically benefit from an additional $1.7 billion in relief through this second round of support through grants between $10,000 and $20,000 – bringing the estimated total support through this grant to $3.4 billion. • To support Ontario’s tourism, hospitality and culture industries, the province is investing an additional $400 million over the next three years in new initiatives to support these sectors. This builds on previously announced investments of $225 million, bringing the total to more than $625 million since the pandemic began. • To connect homes, businesses and communities to essential broadband, Ontario is investing $2.8 billion, bringing the province’s total investment to nearly $4 billion over six years beginning 2019–20.

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Daniel Vandersteen, owner of a condo at 125 Livingston Ave. in Grimsby was one of eight residents who had their vehicle towed away overnight Sunday costing him $350 to retrieve Monday morning. Williscraft - Photo

No notice, no effective date concerns condo owners after towing policy proves costly By Mike Williscraft NewsNow While condo residents in Grimsby’s Winston Road have been noting ongoing parking problem in that area, their crosstown cohorts at 125 Livingston Ave. woke up Monday to a different parking issue. Notices were circulated to some of the facility’s mailboxes on Saturday, noting vehicles using the site’s visitor parking without a permit may be ticketed or towed. The towing started the very next night at 2 a.m. and eight vehicles were removed from the site, said condo owner David Vandersteen. “I am livid,” said Vandersteen. “I can handle it but there are many people in the complex who can’t afford it. My neighbour said they were doing it at 2 a.m., under cover of darkness, with a policy posted two days before.” Vandersteen noted the policy is not new. In fact, there is mention of it in the condo agreement. What he takes issue with is the lack of no notice of this new enforcement and that some residents didn’t receive any notice at all. “There has been no issue with the parking lot at all. It was never even full,” said Vandersteen, noting he did get a new parking pass to put in his windshield with the notice he re-

ceived, however, with the stay home order in effect he was not going out, so he did not take it out to his car. “This policy is solving a problem that does not exist.” The notice circulated by Wilson Blanchard Management cites, “In an effort to serve your community better, your Board of Directors has implemented a system to control and manage the visitor parking here at 125 Livingston Avenue.” Emails to the president of the condo association went unanswered prior to press deadline. Vandersteen noted each unit has an assigned parking space and gets a pass to allow parking in a visitor spot. The notice also noted appropriate signage would be erected in the parking area, which it was, days before the first cars got towed. Vandersteen said there is no issue with the policy, but said it was rolled out completely wrong and was highly disrespectful to property owners and tenants, especially in a time with lockdown in place, when anyone could have needed their vehicle for emergency purposes or a host of other reasons. “Even the number on the parking lot sign is wrong, it’s a corporate number. They had to give me the number for A Action Towing in Hamilton.,” said Vandersteen.

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Rose Cottage adapts to face the pandemic such as Visiting Volunteer, Caregiver Relief and Bereavement programs have continued through “tele-visits” and zoom meetings. The tele-visits program provides the opportunity for our volunteers to continue to connect with clients, lending an “ear” in the home to both client and caregiver and provide ability for our volunteer to do a wellness check. The organization has had to adapt its programs and services to be able to continue to provide the essential services for clients. This includes assisting clients to learn virtual technology with funding from the United Way Emergency Fund. “Our organization has successfully adapted to a virtual world and now offers one-to one training and education to clients, volunteers and the general public online,” Cain said. Throughout the past year Rose Cottage has also continued to

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