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Ombudsman-raised issue goes back to IC By Mike Williscraft NewsNow Deuces were wild at Monday night’s Grimsby council meeting called to review Ombudsman Ontario office reports deferred from April 18’s meeting. There were two reports on the table. There were two sides to the debate on each item with two distinctly differing views from the same councillors on issues with similar transparency and accountability themes. The debate lasted just over two hours. Among several moves, council voted to send one matter to the Town’s Integrity Commissioner and, on another issue, a written update from the Town’s banking institution will be requested to clear up issues when a threeweek gap in having an authorized signing authority occurred after director of finance Steven Gruninger was terminated by current CAO Harry Schlange. One report on the agenda was penned by Ombudsman Paul Dubé, dealing with five different concerns filed
with his office after a 5-4 council vote in support of the move. The topics stemmed from changes made with staff in early 2019 just after council was installed following the 2018 municipal election. Issues include: • Administrative issues at February 2019 meeting at which council opted to terminate then-CAO Derik Brandt; • During the period when the Town had no CAO, the clerk at that time, Hazel Soady Easton was offered a retirement package without council’s approval; • an allegation of a conflict of interest regarding the hiring of a lawyer, and; • concerns about billings from an external lawyer and a breach of the Town’s Code of Conduct. Dubé’s report noted none of the issues he reviewed required further investigation or review. He noted the matters he researched were nothing more than administrative matters. He suggested some procedural reviews and OMBUDSMAN, Page 4
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Dylan Pilot, 7, and brother Tyler, 10, teamed up to make a presentation to West Lincoln Twp. council last week suggesting the municipality create a Citizen and Youth Citizen of The Year award. The efforts further their goals of badges with their 1st Beamsville Scouting group. See Page 6 for details. Williscraft - Photo
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WLMH groundbreaking Saturday By Mike Williscraft NewsNow The “unsinkable” West Lincoln Memorial Hospital will record a day in its history this Saturday dreamed of for decades and one many thought would never happen – the official groundbreaking of the new rebuild. While details are being ironed out and final details are being processed, the Ministry of Health has
notified Hamilton Health Sciences it can proceed with the groundbreaking ceremony. Plans call for an invite-only crowd of about 100 to be on hand at WLMH Saturday from 10 a.m.-Noon. Aaron Levo, vice-president, communications, said the event is being planned to minimize the impact to the ongoing operation of the hospital. EllisDon Infrastructure Health-
care was awarded the construction contract in late March. When the project was first set in motion in the mid-1990s the newbuild budget was about $48 million. When the current process was started by the Ford government, the budget was projected at $180 million. It bumped up to $200-plus million at one point and, with COVID issues, the dust settled at about $278 million in total.
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(L To R) Brian Gauthier, Roger Vaughan, Tom Merritt, M. Andrew (Drew) Gauthier, John Ganann, Marni Gauthier.
New Owners at Merritt Funeral Home For more than 100 years Merritt Funeral Home has served and supported local families within the community. New owners, M. Andrew (Drew) Gauthier, Funeral Director and wife Jessica will continue to proudly serve the community as the new owners of Merritt Funeral Home. The Gauthier family & staff wish Laurie Merritt the best in her retirement. Tom Merritt, Funeral Director will continue at the funeral home, but is starting his journey toward retirement. The Gauthier family, with help from our compassionate and knowledgeable staff, is honoured to continue to serve our community at Merritt Funeral Home. We thank you for your trust in us. M. Andrew (Drew) & Jessica Gauthier
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Peach Kings back home Friday, Game 4 After dropping Game 1 of their next playoff series to New Hamburg Firebirds 3-1, Grimsby Peach Kings bounced back to take Game 2 by the same 3-1 score on the road. Game 2 went Tuesday night,
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FROM PAGE 1 education sessions on varied topics. “This happened very early in 2019. We’ve since moved on. We’ve since hired another CAO. We’ve since, sort of, gotten our house in order. So, What’s the point of this?” asked Coun. Lianne Vardy. “The Ombudsman did not find any criminal wrongdoing. He said we collectively made some mistakes in procedure. That’s a far cry from some sort of malfeasance.” On the matter of the clerk being offered a package, Coun. Kevin Ritchie said it would be “awesome” to be able to go to your boss and get a six-month package to stay home when you had already stated an intention to retire in a month, but Vardy noted that was one of the items cited in the report for which there is no evidence to back up the allegation. “It is my understanding, she (the clerk) went to human resources and human resources felt it was a reasonable request and human resources would have been the right person to go to,” said Vardy. As proof, Ritchie read from an email which was part of a package of hard-copy emails which he found had been
dropped off in the mailbox at his residence. Ritchie did not identify who the author of the email was or for whom it was intended. He also did not say he had confirmed they were authentic. Later, Ritchie read out personal emails for Jordan and Coun. Reg Freake, but did not identify what email or document he was claiming to which they were attached. Regardless, he read from a document which outlined a “bridge” proposal and pay details with an ending, “...I propose this offer to you with the approval from Mayor (Jeff) Jordan.” “Did you approve this package?” Ritchie asked Jordan. “Not that I know of,” Jordan answered. “I haven’t seen those emails. I have not been offered to see them. I don’t know even if they are real.” Ritchie claimed he offered them to anyone at the last meeting, adding he agreed with Dunstall’s contention “this is a report that has several recommendations in it, several. I think we should be following those recommendations.” Coun. Reg Freake, noting he agreed with Vardy’s contention that the matters were minor, three years old and were all decisions which
were a direction council intended to go, said, “I don’t know what some councillors in this room want from this. Do you want to go back and rehire the clerk? Do you want to go back and rehire the CAO?” As well, Freake added, “I don’t see any recommendations in the Ombudsman report. It says ‘suggests’. It mentions words like ‘alleged’. It mentions words like ‘found no evidence’. You must be reading a different Ombudsman report.” “At the end of the day, three years ago, we were new at this council - two months into this council. Yes, we did things wrong...We’ve come a long way since then. We’ve had the training that has been mentioned in this report.
..We’re trying to change history here.” Shortly after, a recess was called to allow the clerk to photocopy the documents Ritchie had, as many councillors had not seen them. MOTIONS MADE A motion to file a complaint with the Integrity Commissioner to investigate the relationship between council and “the lawyers” with respect to a conflict of interest was voted down after Coun. Dave Sharpe made it clear he not did believe there was a conflict. “I don’t believe that is a conflict of interest. I think I understand how a conflicts work and I’m cautious to send the Integrity Commissioner on a three-year-old goose chase for something that I am not sure is a
conflict,” said Sharpe. “I don’t believe there is a conflict of interest. That may not be a popular opinion (among some members of council), but I think it’s a factual opinion.” The motion to call for an IC investigation was approved 5-4 with Jordan casting the deciding vote in favour of reviewing the conflict of interest claim. Others in favour were Ritchie, Dunstall, Coun. Randy Vaine and Coun. Dave Kadwell. LAW SOCIETY COMPLAINT
A motion to file a complaint with the Law Society of Ontario regarding “the conduct of the lawyer mentioned in the Ombudsman report” was approved 5-4 with Ritchie, Vaine, Kadwell, Sharpe and Dunstall voting in favour.
Again, Vardy noted some simple procedural errors were made but contended the outcomes wished by council were all completed. “The decisions that we took would have been the same,” said Vardy. “Why are we doing this. Why are we wasting time doing this. We fixed whatever problem, procedural problem. What is the true motivation behind it.” Sharpe and Dunstall claimed the Town got incomplete or incorrect advice noting they would support the motion. STAFF/COUNCIL POLICY Ritchie made a motion to have staff “review and strengthen” the Town’s staff/council policy. This motion was approved unanimously.
Bank details to shed light on signing authority issues A hiccup in Town of Grimsby procedures which left no signing authority after CAO Harry Schlange cleaned house terminating finance department staff will be further investigated after Grimsby council approved a Coun. Dorothy Bothwell motion to have the municipality’s bank provide timeline details in writing. The issue focuses on a stretch from March 31-April 26, 2021 after director of finance Steven Gruninger and two of his coworkers were terminated by Schlange. For a time, the Town did not have sufficient signing authori-
ties, so Schlange directed staff to attend the bank and set themselves up as signing authorities, a move not approved by council. As well, contravening the Municipal Act, the Town had no treasurer from March 31, 2021 to April 5, 2021 - which set off other issues. Coun. Lianne Vardy noted it is was odd councillors who had major issues with what was determined to be minor infractions regarding Mayor Jeff Jordan, spoke against Bothwell’s motion to get details on a more serious matter. “Why is it when a procedural error is made by the mayor it’s
an egregious error and we want to file a (complaint)...yet you defend, certain councillors defend our CAO for what is probably more egregious than what our mayor did,” said Vardy. After Schlange raised concern about the language, Vardy withdrew the term “egregious”, changing it out for “procedural error”. Councillors Kevin Ritchie and John Dunstall voted against the motion to seek a bank update. Councillors Vardy, Dave Kadwell, Dave Sharpe, Randy Vaine, Reg Freake and Dorothy Bothwell as well as Mayor Jeff Jordan voted in favour.
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After 100 years of service,
Merritt Funeral Home changes family hands In a way, the retirement of Tom and Laurie Merritt has been a century in the making. With the sale of Merritt Funeral Homes to Drew Gauthier and his wife, Jessica, Tom and Laurie will start their transition to retirement. “Retirement was not an easy decision but we are ready now,” said Tom. “After serving the community for 35 years and having to be available to the community with no break, it is time to travel a little and rest and relax.” The funeral home has held a high position of esteem in Smithville since it was opened in 1921 by Ernest Merritt, who purchased what was Hick’s Funeral Home at the time. After a fire in 1926, Ernest moved his business from downtown Smithville to the present location. Over the century, the home changed to the charge of Clarence, Ernest’s cousin, in 1944. Gove Merritt, Clarence’s son, worked along with him and received his funeral director’s license in 1949. Clarence and Gove continued to operate the funeral home until Clarence’s death in 1963. Tom started operating the funeral home along with his father, Gove, until Gove’s death in 2000. Over that span, a great deal has changed with
Tom Merritt, left, and Drew Gauthier. the funeral industry and the community which Merritt Funeral Home serves as well. The job of a funeral director actually evolved from cabinet makers. They would be the ones in the community that would be asked to make the coffins due to their woodworking skills.
As time went on and the design of homes changed and doorways narrowed, it was harder and harder to have the wakes in the family home so that is how funeral parlours came about. For new owners, Drew and Jessica, they are very happy to get back to Niagara and be able to serve a small, tight-knit community. “I was born and raised in Fort Erie. After graduating as a funeral director, I worked in Toronto and Bobcaygeon,” said Drew. “I needed to be closer to home for my father’s health issues, so I put the word out in Niagara and that’s how I found Merritt’s.” “Jessica and I live in Smithville, right here at the funeral home. We love being back in a small town.” While the future is set for both the Merritts and the Gauthiers, there will be a transition period for the funeral home. While Laurie has started her retirement, Tom will remain to help with ensuring the changeover is smooth. Once all is ironed out with the business, Drew said he and Jessica are looking forward to being active members of the community. “Once we are settled in, we both do enjoy volunteering in the community,” noted Drew.
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Si vous souhaitez postuler pour l’un des postes de syndic scolaire décrits cidessous, vous devez remplir le formulaire prescrit disponible au bureau du greffier de la municipalité concernée.Les déclarations de candidature doivent être signées par le candidat et déposées en personne ou par un mandataire pendant les heures normales de bureau entre le lundi 2 mai 2022 et le jeudi 18 août 2022 ou entre 9 h et 14 h. le vendredi 19 août 2022 (jour des nominations). Les frais de candidature pour le poste de maire de 200$ et autre candidature de 100$. Pour plus d’informations sur le processus de nomination, veuillez contacter le directeur du scrutin approprié. Conseil Scolaire Viamonde (French Public School) - Combined Areas
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If you don’t have some dancing shoes, you still have time to get some before May 14’s Spring Swing, which starts at 7:30 p.m. The fundraising event - in support of Grimsby Historical Society - is part of the Grimsby centennial celebrations. It will feature the Toronto All-Star Big Band which covers many classics from Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and many more.
“Our organizing committee has been working on this for months and it’s going to be something special,” said event chair Ruth Kelly. Tickets for the “black tie inspired” event are $150 for VIP, which include: complementary coat check, refreshments, individual charcuterie boards, Swing era photo booth, silent auction preview/ bidding, guest speaker, Toronto Allstar Big Band, Meet
& Greet and jazz duo live music. The VIP reception precedes the event - 6:30-7:30 p.m. General admission tickets are $100 and include: refreshments, door prizes, silent auction bid opportunities, Swing era photo booth and event memento. To book tickets, email: springswinggrimsby@gmail.com The event will be hosted at Woolverton Hall, 19 Elm St, Grimsby.
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From green plants to gold pendants, St. Helen Church will be the place to shop for Mom this weekend. The Mother’s Day Plant and Craft Show is Saturday, May 7, at the church hall. “The hall will be half plants and half craft show,” said organizer Rebecca Williams. The show lineup includes a good mix of local and unique artisans. Just one example will be the gold pendants called Move Mountains that feature a mountain design with a mustard seed to remind the wearer to have faith. Breakfast will be available with BBQ back bacon on a bun. The event runs from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. St. Helen Church is located at 4106 Mountain St., Beamsville.
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Grimsby’s zeppelin hero By Wayne Mullins For NewsNow At a 2018 Heritage fair I found an early WW1 pilot photo mixed in with postcards. It was labeled “WJ Tempest, Grimsby, Ont”. He was unknown to local historians. Two years of research uncovered one of England’s war heroes
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The Township of West Lincoln is located at the westerly end of the Niagara Peninsula in the Regional Municipality of Niagara. The largest urban area, the Town of Smithville, is located halfway between the City of Hamilton and the City of St. Catharines. With a population over 16,300, West Lincoln is a mix of a rural and urban setting in a unique local economy that blends residential, industrial, commercial and agricultural properties. Known as a thriving community that offers an excellent way of life, facilitates opportunities, and has a strong sense of community, the Township prides itself in providing responsive and friendly customer experiences. Reporting to the Deputy Treasurer, the Accounts Payable & Tax Clerk is a key member of the Finance Department. This role is responsible for processing and maintaining accounts payable and property tax account clerical changes. This position will also assist with general cashier duties for all revenues and respond to inquiries regarding property taxes and other financial areas at the front counter, by telephone and by email. In addition, the Accounts Payable & Tax Clerk provides overall administrative support to the Finance Department, and assists with other duties and special projects, as assigned. A detailed description can be found on our website at www.westlincoln.ca/en/township-office/jobs.aspx JOB SPECIFICATIONS: • At least 1 year post secondary education in Accounting, Bookkeeping, or Business Administration and Microsoft Office or an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered • Minimum 2 years of related experience in a financial environment • Minimum 1 year of experience performing accounts payable processing activities • Experience with a municipal financial software system is an asset • Experience with a municipal taxation system is an asset • Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize high-importance tasks along with weekly occurring activities • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, with emphasis on Excel and Word • Working knowledge of governmental accounting procedures and laws relating to taxation and assessment • Strong analytical and attention to detail abilities are essential • Excellent diplomacy and customer service skills This is a permanent, full-time (35 hours per week) unionized position with an hourly rate of $27.05 to $27.30 per hour and will include a comprehensive benefits package. All new hires must comply with the Township’s COVID-19 Vaccination Policy.
It is with deep sadness, that we announce the sudden passing of Don on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at the age of 84. Thirty years retired from Dofasco where he worked in the Payroll office, played baseball at the recreation park and time-kept hockey games for many years. He was an avid sports and Nascar fan. He had recently sold his home in Grimsby where he lived for 50 years. His new retirement life was at Maplecrest Village in Grimsby. He will be greatly missed by his 5 children, Wendy (Steve), Shari (Garfield), Deanna (Tony), Trent (Krista), Crystal (Mark). Loving grandfather and great-grandfather of Joe (Wendy), Marianne (Ian), Alex, Josh, Summer, Maddie, Ty, Brad, Matthew, Brooke, Hunter, and Jack. Survived by his brother, Ken (Wendy) and their children Ken (Katharine) and Chris (Julie). Pre-deceased by his parents Arthur and Margery, and his sister Shirley (Harold). Don will be fondly remembered by extended family and friends. Visitation at STONEHOUSE-WHITCOMB FUNERAL HOME, 11 Mountain Street, GRIMSBY (905945-2755) on Thursday from 4-7 p.m. where the Funeral Service will take place on Friday, April 29, 2022 at 1 p.m. Interment to follow at Grimsby Mountain Cemetery. If desired, memorial donations to the Heart and Stroke foundation would be sincerely appreciated.. www.smithsfh.com
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Joanne Scime, Clerk Township of West Lincoln 318 Canborough Street, P.O. Box 400, Smithville, ON L0R 2A0 Fax – 905-957-3219 Email - jscime@westlincoln.ca (Subject Line: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE & TAX CLERK) A full job description can be found on the Township’s website: http://www.westlincoln.ca We thank all those applicants who apply and advise that acknowledgement will only be forwarded to those applicants who are invited for an interview. Personal information collected will be used in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for the purpose of candidate selection. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, if you require this document or any additional documents in an alternative format, please contact our office at 905-957-3346. Please know that should you require any special accommodations in order to apply for a position or interview for a position with the Township of West Lincoln, we will endeavor to make such accommodations.
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RYAN, Robert Norman ‘Bob’ 1944-2022
Peacefully at The Loyalist Retirement Residence, St. Catharines on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at the age of 77. Beloved husband of the late Yvonne (nee Pelletier). Loving father of Robb and his wife Melanie of Grimsby. Cherished and proud grandfather of Cadence and Amelia. He will be fondly remembered for his generosity, compassion for animals, and for his love of books and music. He will be dearly missed. As per Bob’s wishes, cremation has taken place with a private family interment at Hillside Cemetery, Pelham. If desired, donations made in Bob’s memory to Lincoln County Humane Society would be sincerely appreciated by the family. “I believe that it is on The Other Side, between what we call ‘lifetimes’, that we really are our most alive.” -Sylvia Browne Arrangements entrusted to STONEHOUSEWHITCOMB FUNERAL HOME, GRIMSBY, 905-945-2755. www.smithsfh.com
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A day many thought would never arrive comes this Saturday As the clock has ticked toward what is coming Saturday, I have been thinking about a lot of people I have dealt with in the community over the last two-and-a-half decades. So many residents have put soooo much into resuscitating and sustaining West Lincoln Memorial Hospital; there are literally too many to mention and it would be a disservice to leave someone out. Those people know who they are while others, who hoped to see Saturday’s now-planned groundbreaking ceremony for the rebuild but have passed away, should also be remembered for all they did. Images of fully distraught community members when the plug was pulled on WLMH in late 1996; the “we’re mad as hell and we’re not going to take it anymore” atmosphere of the February 1997 rally at Grimsby Secondary School, and; the second rally in early May 2012 with much the same feel. Those are just three major milestones in a journey which has had hundreds of smaller, but still very significant highlights/lowlights in the storied journey of OUR hospital. You will see more on this in next week’s edition as key information was rolling out just as we were going to press, but it is very important to note capacity controls at WLMH prevent the large scale, down and dirty celebration which the occasion absolutely deserves. COVID protocols and a need to minimize impacts on the day-to-day operations at WLMH necessitate keeping the crowd down to 100 - and it could be lowered to only 50 invited guests for the groundbreaking. As the paper was going out the figurative door, WLMH Foundation board chair Kevin Antonides confirmed a larger scale celebration is in the works for late May when the weather is nice and it can be staged outdoors. That is great news, because milestone deserves a party. Even the community’s staunchest skeptics can now believe and see this new hospital will happen. Let me say that again, this new hospital will be built and it formally starts this Saturday. Long live WLMH! M.W.
Snake oil continues to be sold... There were zero surprises at Monday’s special council meeting - called to deal with findings submitted in two letters from the office of Ombudsman Ontario which were tabled at the April 18 regular Grimsby council meeting. I expected more from the Grimsby Five, really, something to justify two plus hours of discussion on matters which could/should have taken 15-20 minutes in last week’s meeting. Off the top, it is important to note, every person around the table has acknowledged inside and out that some errors were made in process - not in direction or intent - as the Ombudsman report also noted. That does not mean council should brush issues aside and disregard the whole thing, but the horse died two years ago. I think you can stop flogging it now, fellas. The Ombudsman noted he saw some smoke, investigated, but found no fire. He made no recommendations, but did note some simple processes which could be reviewed and some education on processes council/staff relations could also be in order. Some administrative motions could have been passed to deal with the matter, done, time to move on. By no, hold the phone. It’s an election year, and what self-important, antagonistic councillor would walk away from an opportunity to drag out a three-year-old issue even further. Not our Five, no sir/ma’am. Now, Coun. Dave Sharpe needs to be commended for standing up to his posse by noting the claimed conflict of interest - which never existed in the first place but sounded great piled on the rest of
MIKE WILLISCRAFT the flaming pile of doo-doo generated by the haters of Mayor Jeff Jordan - just was not there. Despite Sharpe breaking away from his usual voting group of Ritchie, Vaine, Kadwell and Dunstall, a motion to send an inquiry to the Integrity Commissioner to review the claim of conflict was approved when Jordan himself voted in favour. No doubt, and who can blame him given the antics he’s faced, he wants to have a document in place to limit what will assuredly be some stellar election campaign grandstanding. There were so many odd little things, things that just don’t happen, that again, I implore you good reader, to go the town site to watch the recordings yourself. Yes, it is two hours of your life you won’t get back (boy, I’ve burned a lot of time this term) but if you have any doubt or questions, you need to see these things for yourselves. At the top of the oddity pile was Coun. John Dunstall. He read a lengthy introduction clearly penned by someone else or with a ton of support as none of the language
in there were phrases he has ever uttered. It almost seemed as though a CAO wrote the document, given the formal tone and turn of phrase present throughout. Dunstall said more words in that presentation than he has at council in this calendar year. Similarly, Coun. Dave Kadwell attempted to read comments with which he was clearly not comfortable. This was easy to tell as he struggled to even get some of the words out, so highly unlikely he wrote his either. Again, I wonder who the puppet master is behind these players? The sad part in the farce is time and time again it is the taxpayer who loses. Look at the issues with the other Ombudsman report; hopelessly poor planning went into the execution of terminating former director of finance Steven Gruninger and two others in the finance department. The knee-jerk move left the town without a treasurer, Bothwell noted, - a breach of the Municipal Act - and insufficient signing authorities for a lengthy period from March 31 to April 26, 2021. It was clear this should be thoroughly investigated, yet, taxpayers get out-of-town homeowner Randy Vaine actually commending the CAO for quick thinking in a tight spot. Hilarious if not so sad. Vaine, like others in The Five often do, ignore the reality that their boy fudged the dismissal, caused the issue with the terminations and contravened what had been approved by council by sending staff down to the bank to be made signing authorities. You can’t make this stuff up!
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