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Town hall purge devastates Grimsby staff By Mike Williscraft NewsNow “If you work for the Town of Grimsby, no matter who you are, your job is not safe. You could be the Pope and in charge of a daily prayer and you could be gone tomorrow.” That comment came last week from a Town of Grimsby employee who asked that their name not be used for fear of reprisal and came after the entire, three-person finance department at Grimsby’s town hall was fired last Tuesday. The next day, Grimsby operations manager was also dismissed. All were regarded as valuable, hard-working employees by coworkers past and present as well as some members of Grimsby’s current council and past members of council.
Last week, NewsNow featured an article noting a possible whistleblower policy which had been in a holding pattern for well over a year. It was to go to staff for their input, so has not been implemented as yet. This is relevant because many of those terminated by CAO Harry Schlange were among those who made complaints against Schlange which precipitated a third party investigation in the summer of 2020. After news of the terminations came to light, a special meeting of Grimsby council was convened so an explanation from the CAO would be heard in closed session. When council rose, Coun. Kevin Ritchie had a prewritten motion which was approved in a 5-4 vote with Ritchie, Councilllors Dave Kadwell,
Randy Vaine, Dave Sharpe and John Dunstall voting in favour. Mayor Jeff Jordan, along with Councillors Lianne Vardy, Reg Freake and Dorothy Bothwell opposed. The motion presented by Ritchie read: Whereas in 2019 Council established their priorities before interviewing candidates for the CAO’s position, “And Whereas in 2019 Council committed to a CAO and supported the CAO to review the Organization and make organizational changes, And Whereas in 2020 and 2021 Council continued to support our CAO in these organizational changes, And Whereas these organizational changes are to fulfill council’s
expectations of building a high performance team for our residence and for the community of the Town of Grimsby, And Whereas these organizational changes are Human Resources matter, so Council and the Town of Grimsby will not be providing any further comment, Therefore be it resolved that the update from the Town of Grimsby CAO be received.” Prior to the meeting getting underway, Jordan read a brief statement, “On Tuesday, March 30, a decision by the CAO resulted in the termination of three senior level employees. This was a decision solely by Mr. Schlange. There was no resolution or council support.” Vaine challenged the mayor’s See CONDUCT, Page 2
What a beautiful site! Many thought this day would never come, but Niagara West residents are going to be saying that at several points over the next few years as West Lincoln Memorial Hospital clicks by some long-awaited milestones. To the left is a rendering of the new build’s look, projected to start construction in the Spring 2022. No story in this edition, though! To get all the details, you can listen to NewsNow’s first podcast live at: newsnowniagara.com Thursday at 6 p.m. with HHS director of redevelopment Bart DeVries.
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From Page 1 comment by noting council had given Schlange carte blanche do as he chose when he was hired in Fall 2019. “You started off with a statement saying that the CAO made, uh, he’s legally entitled to under his contract and you’re saying prove it now?” asked Vaine. “No, I’m merely stating a fact, there was no resolution or council support,” Jordan responded. “He doesn’t need it,” Vaine retorted. “His contract that we gave him says he is allowed to do it.” “I didn’t say he needed it or didn’t need it. I was merely getting the facts out,” noted Jordan. After more than an hour in closed session, Ritchie was ready with a prepared and lengthy motion, an oddity for council’s traditional practices. “Is it normal practice for a member of council to bring a motion to receive something that was discussed in closed? Or would the motion just be to receive the information provided in closed?” asked Bothwell. “Yes, I would feel happier to just receive the information in closed. I’m not going to support this motion,” added Jordan. “I would just ask the clerk if it was normal practice to add wording in there that was outside what was discussed in closed session,” Bothwell suggested. Clerk Sarah Kim confirmed the motion was out of the norm for council procedure. “Usually the motion is to receive closed session updates, but if Coun. Ritchie wants a motion to amend, it
doesn’t disclose exactly what was sion meeting,” texted Kadwell. discussed in closed, so that would be Jordan said the firings were wrong. up for council to decide,” said Kim. “I am deeply disappointed in the Prior to the vote, a request for an decision of the CAO to terminate amendment from Sharpe brought three very dedicated senior employabout a source of entertainment for ees of the municipality. These emVaine. ployees went above and beyond to Freake asked if Sharpe had a copy ensure the Town successfully stayed of Ritchie’s moahead of the tion prior to economic imRitchie presentpacts of COing it. VID-19 and in “You’re actrecent weeks ing a little parreceived a anoid,” said shower of acSharpe. colades from “I am a litcouncil and the tle paranoid,” CAO for their Freake shot Coun. Randy Vaine reacts after Coun. Dave hard work on Sharpe tells Coun. Reg Freake he is acting the unanimousback. “You are, but paranoid when he questioned if a motion ly approved you admitted was pre-circulated prior to being read. 2021 budget,” that, but I don’t said Jordan. have a copy of this,” said Sharpe, “In my personal opinion, the deciwhile Vaine rocked in his chair in full sion to release these employees was laughter. not justified.” Freake said after the meeting that Vardy said Ritchie’s motion was pre-written motions have shown up somewhat of an answer to Jordan’s at council meetings with unfortunate opening comment about the disregularity in the current term, partic- missals not having the approval of ularly on hotly disputed items, some council. passed with little debate and, typi“I believe the intent of Coun. cally, in the 5-4 vote to which many Ritchie’s motion was to give cover to have grown accustomed. the actions of the CAO,” said Vardy. After the meeting, all members “I had advised the CAO in writof council were asked to comment ing prior to the terminations that I on their support or opposition to strongly objected to his proposal Ritchie’s motion and the termination and felt it would be damaging to the of key town staff. effective functioning of town opOnly Kadwell responded to mul- erations and would further damage tiple emails and texts from the five staff morale.” who voted in support. Bothwell, too, noted the motion “My only comment is supporting proposed by Ritchie was not only the resolution that was passed in more than it should have been, but open session after the closed ses- was also not accurate as to what
was discussed in closed session. “The resolution prepared by Coun. Ritchie does not accurately reflect the closed session discussion and does not necessarily reflect the thoughts and views of all councillors,” said Bothwell. “I have no concern with the statement that the update be received. As there was no resolution passed in closed session, this motion goes further than required to acknowledge the receipt of information discussed.” Freake echoed sentiments offered by Bothwell that Ritchie’s motion was inaccurate at best. “It was a surprise that a seemingly prewritten resolution citing unopposed administration approval to the CAO was brought forward at the last minute after an intense, special closed-session council meeting appropriately called by Mayor Jordan. The purpose of the meeting was outlined briefly in open session and, although the subject was legally sensitive, it was also clear that it was related to the termination of three senior staff from our finance department,” noted Freake. “There were a number of concerns related to potential legal and financial exposure to the Town as a result of the terminations of these same three senior financial officers all at one time. Each had exemplary track records and two of them were longterm employees. Therefore, the CAO was invited to explain his justification in a closed session. The resolution to receive and endorse the outcome of the closed session didn’t accurately reflect my concerns as an elected representative of the town.”
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“Now-toxic environment” - Former Mayor Bob Bentley By Mike Williscraft NewsNow The fallout and reaction from another four staff members being dismissed from the Town of Grimsby last week was magnified by a disturbing pattern which goes back to early 2020, says Grimsby’s fomer mayor. The Town’s former CAO Derik Brandt and director of planning Michael Seaman were similar in thinking to former mayor Bob Bentley, who noted his
comments were “just my opinion after working in that environment with many of these same employees for 24 years.” “It is unbelievable how disconnected this group (on council) is from reality and the efforts of people that made Grimsby such a desirable place to work,” said Bentley. “Their hard work and dedication to the town has made Grimsby the once proud place it used to be and disre-
garding that employee commitment while backing someone with a Trump-like track record for removing anyone who dared challenge him is shameful and disgusting.” Grimsby CAO Harry Schlange, who was hired in Fall 2019, has terminated many staff members and filled vacancies with people who have worked with him during his stints in Fort Erie, Niagara Region and Brampton. “I would expect other
dedicated staff to be leaving this now-toxic environment soon as well, which would be very disappointing,” added Bentley. “This was not about employee performance at all as our staff were exceptional.” This was a point confirmed by former CAO Brandt who was dismissed from the Town in early 2019. Brandt said Schlange’s clearing out of the entire three-member finance department
at town hall is a loss of quality employees and a great deal of knowledge important to continuity with town functions. “I don’t know the organizational changes the Town has in mind, and I wish them luck, but I do know that when I was there having these three on the team made a huge, positive difference,” said Brandt. Former director of planning Michael Seaman, who left the Town
for another position in early 2019, said the two more senior finance department staffers - director of finance Steven Gruninger and manager of accounting Noreen Broome were leaders at town hall. “Steven and Norene were two of the most dedicated municipal employees I’ve ever worked with, and I’ve worked all over the Golden Horseshoe,” said Seaman. “They are truly good See MORALE, Page 3
MORALE FROM PAGE 1 people and I along with those who know them feel very upset about how they have been treated.” Since Schlange was hired, the entire landscape of staffing at town hall has changed drastically. In the last 18 months, many senior staff have either been terminated or left the Town’s employ, including Fire Chief Mike Cain, fired; director of public works Bob LeRoux took a package to retire; human resources director Kat Bohar who quit last month, and; operations manager Richard Sparham, who was terminated by Schlange last Wednesday, one day after the finance department was cleared out. While other staff have been terminated by Schlange since he took control at town hall, many women have quit during his brief tenure. Three women from the planning department, two from the clerk’s office and another who worked as a cashier in the finance depart-
News Now • Thursday, April 8, 2021 • Page 3 ment all have departed. In the three years previous to Schlange’s arrival, no women from town hall left the Town of Grimsby and only one male left who accepted a management position elsewhere in Niagara. Seaman said Grimsby was a very desirable place for anyone to work and, because of that, they were willing to make concessions on pay just to get a job. “Prior to the present term, people stayed at Grimsby be-
cause they were treated with respect and kindness. People stayed, even for far less compensation than they could receive elsewhere because the staff environment was so positive,” said Seaman. “It really showed through in times when one of our staff might have experienced significant hardship, loss or illness. Everyone pitched in in every way they could - cooking meals or raising money for the family experiencing duress for example. Noreen
and Stephen often took the lead in that kind of initiative.” Aside from expertise, history and knowledge of the community, Seaman said the town lost a great deal last week. “Their dedication to the team and to the community of Grimsby was second to none. It really saddens me to see what has happened, and realize how the corporate knowledge base of decades and positive work culture appears to have been lost.”
Local groundwork being set for “recall” law New citizens groups - virtual, physical and social media - have all been organized in Grimsby over the last month with a common goal at the heart of their discussion - new recall legislation for municipal polticians. The timing could be right given the announcement by Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs Steve Clark last month that he was initiating a consultation regarding the strengthening of the codes of conduct. “Our government is currently consulting with the municipal sector on how to ensure that municipal staff and officials are supported and respected in the workplace, and will carefully review the feedback received. It’s critical that everyone feels safe and re-
spected in the workplace, and that they know there are accountability measures in place for members who violate codes of conduct,” was the comment received when NewsNow asked Clark’s office for comment on Grimsby’s situation. It was noted, the Minister of Municipal Affairs is not considering introducing a recall mechanism, “at this time”. However the Association of Municipalities of Ontario has included “removal from office by a member of the Judiciary on the recommendation of an Integrity Commissioner where a report has found serious and/or repeated breaches of Codes of Conduct” as one of the measures it would support.
Bentley, who also witnessed Schlange’s business practices at Niagara Region, said the CAO’s pattern of management is unmistakable - and not in a good way. “That pattern has shown itself previously at the Region,” noted Bentley. “Unfortunately council members cannot be recalled for block voting - 5-4 - and releasing the CAO prior to his contract ending would add an additional large severance to an already strained municipal budget.” As to any solution to the ongoing issues, Bentley was left scratching his head. “(It’s) Very disappointing indeed and I have had hundreds of people stop me around town asking what the heck is going on at Town Hall. I don’t have an answer that can be printed but hopefully the next ballot box will correct this mess,” said Bentley, adding what has transpired with the Town “deeply concerns me and is going to have a major negative effect on Grimsby for years to come.”
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From the Town of Lincoln Street Sweeping Annual street sweeping is currently underway. Please help make this process more efficient in urban areas by: • Minimizing street parking where possible. Please use your driveways and garages. • Do not sweep your driveway and sidewalk debris onto the road
• Do not sweep the gutter or edge of road material into a pile • Remove hockey and basketball nets from the edge of the road
If you have any questions regarding this program, please call 905-563-8205 or visit lincoln.ca.
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From the Town of Lincoln Notice of Proposed Revisions: Draft Public Nuisance By-law
Proposed Lands Uses for Various Municipally Owned Properties
The Town of Lincoln have made final revisions to the draft Public Nuisance By-law. The revisions provide the application of the by-law regulations to a wide range of situations, while maintaining the integrity of the by-law. The revisions include changes to the sections related to Lighting and Odour:
The Town is considering the sale of several parcels of municipally owned land. Prior to any potential sale, community members are invited to participate in the online surveys for each of the following properties, on the Town’s public engagement site at speakuplincoln.ca. Your comments regarding the proposed land uses for each parcel are welcome.
• Sections 5-15 | Lighting: The general purpose of this section of this By-law is to prohibit and regulate Light Trespass Nuisances from one property to another. • Sections 16-18 | Obnoxious Odours: The general purpose of this Obnoxious Odour Nuisance section of this By-law is to prohibit the emitting of obnoxious odours from one property to another, to reduce unwanted obnoxious odour and spill, and to prohibit and regulate odour nuisances.
Background The draft By-law was originally brought forward to council in July 2020, and a public information session was held virtually on January 27, 2021. From this public consultation and upon further review, revisions have been made to the sections directly related to Odour and Lighting. The draft Public Nuisance By-law is scheduled to be brought back to Council for recommendation on April 12, 2021. If you are interested in reviewing the draft Public Nuisance By-law, please visit the Town of Lincoln’s website at lincoln.ca/bylawissues
The properties will require amendments to the Town’s planning documents to permit the lands to be used for the intended land uses. The properties under consideration include the following: Proposed Land Use
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*Public meeting to take place during Committee of the Whole meeting.
Maps of each of the parcels are posted on speakuplincoln.ca. The Town is not accepting any offers to purchase at this time. Should any of the parcels proceed to sale, the sale of the parcels will proceed in accordance with the provisions of By-law No. 07-87.
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Notice Passing Of Municipal-Wide Development Charges By-Law TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Grimsby passed municipal-wide Development Charges By-law No. 2021-15 on the 22nd day of March, 2021 under Section 2 (1) of the Development Charges Act, 1997, S.O., 1997 c. 27, as amended; AND TAKE NOTICE that any person or organization may appeal to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal under section 14 of the Act, in respect of the Development Charges By-law, by filing with the Clerk of the Corporation of the Town of Grimsby on or before the 1st day May, 2021 a notice of appeal setting out the objection to the By-law and the reasons supporting the objection. The schedule of development charges imposed by the By-law, which came into effect on March 22, 2021, is as follows:
CALCULATED 2021 DEVELOPMENT CHARGE RATES Service/ Class of Service Town-Wide Services related to a Highway Public Works Fire Protection Services Parks & Recreation Services Library Services Growth Studies Total Town-Wide Urban Services Stormwater Drainage & Control Services Wastewater Services Water Services Total Urban Services Grand Total Town-Wide Area Grand Total Urban Area
Single and Semi-Detached Dwelling
Multiples
$4,155 $185 $1,018 $6,809 $1,695 $1,632 $15,494
$2,635 $117 $692 $4,630 $1,153 $1,110 $10,337
$1,293
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$1,611 $72 $646 $4,318 $1,075 $1,035 $8,757
$2,826 $126 $395 $2,640 $657 $633 $7,277
$1,468 $65 $360 $2,406 $599 $577 $5,475
$1.25 $0.06 $0.29 $0.31 $0.08 $0.47 $2.46
$2.65 $0.11 $0.65 $0.67 $0.17 $1.00 $5.24
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$272 $341 $1,492 $10,337
$254 $318 $1,392 $8,757
$155 $195 $851 $7,277
$141 $177 $775 $5,475
$0.12 $0.15 $0.42 $2.46
$0.25 $0.31 $0.89 $5.24
$17,689
$11,829
$10,149
$8,128
$6,250
$2.88
$6.13
PARKING DEVELOPMENT CHARGES Service / Class of Service
Single and Multiples Semi-Detached Dwelling Parking Services $43 $29 Total Town-Wide Parking Services $43 $29 Note: Parking Service to continue until September 18, 2022
Residential Apartments Apartments (2 Bedrooms (Bachelor and or more) 1 Bedroom) $25 $17 $25 $17
Special Care/Special Dwelling Units $0 $0
TOTAL DEVELOPMENT CHARGES INCLUDING PARKING Service / Class of Service Grand Total Rural Area (With Parking) Grand Total Urban Area (With Parking)
Non-Residential
Apartments – (Bachelor and 1 Bedroom)
Single and Semi-Detached Dwelling $15,537 $17,732
$10,366
Residential Apartments Apartments (2 Bedrooms (Bachelor and or more) 1 Bedroom) $8,782 $7,294
$11,858
$10,174
Multiples
$8,145
Special Care/Special Dwelling Units $5,475 $6,250
Non-Industrial (per SF of Gross Floor Area)
Non-Residential Industrial (per Non-Industrial (per SF of Gross SF of Gross Floor Floor Area) Area) $0.01 $0.02 $0.01 $0.02
Non-Residential Industrial (per Non-Industrial SF of Gross (per SF of Gross Floor Area) Floor Area) $2.47 $5.26 $2.89
$6.15
No key map has been provided as the By-law applies to all lands located with the Corporation of the Town of Grimsby. A copy of the complete By-law is available for examination at the Corporation of the Town of Grimsby offices, 160 Livingston Avenue, Grimsby, ON L3M 4G3 during regular business hours (weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) excluding statutory holidays. Also available in electronic format for accessibility purposes and the Town’s website at www.grimsby.ca
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By Tristan Marks NewsNow The Vineland of the future might become an important urban hub for the Town of Lincoln in the future. Council passed a motion at last week’s meeting that directed staff to undergo an “envisioning exercise” IS to create DeSMILE YOUanR Urban sign “Master Plan for Vineland, and then report back with it at a future Committee of the Whole meeting. This motion was first introduced by Coun. Paul MacPherson through Notice of Motion at Lincoln’s March 22 Committee of the Whole Meeting. The goal, as he stated in the latter meeting, is to have staff envision possibilities for future development and come up with an urban master plan that “fits for downtown Vineland.” “I know our residents and merchants want a more vibrant place to see people out of their cars walking, shopping and meeting together,” MacPherson said. He added that this envisioning exercise would be similar to one undertaken earlier for Ontario St. via a motion presented by Mayor Sandra Easton. As the motion reads, this Master Plan will, “establish a guiding vision for the anticipated growth and intensification along the downtown portion of King Street along with the Victoria Avenue Corridor, including within the Vineland Central Business District. This main artery requires long term strategy plans to not only consider future growth and a range of land uses, but also
to develop a cohesive and attractive streetscape identity that welcomes visitors and appeals to local residents.” MacPherson said that plan ought to lay out expectations for several aspects of future development, including connectivity M toY the rest BUS INEof SSLincoln, ” public greenspaces, the requirement for buried hydro wires, and “sidewalks wide enough to accommodate cafe patios.” Council passed the motion with a unanimous vote, and most councillors embraced it immediately during discussion. Coun. Greg Reimer in particular highlighted two points from the motion that he agreed would be especially key moving forward: WHEREAS the Regional Municipality of Niagara is currently undertaking a detailed design for the redevelopment of King Street in Vineland, currently scheduled to be started in 2023; and WHEREAS opportunities to redevelop enhance the urban area of Vineland, including the downtown to accommodate private sector investment with vibrant commercial and residential development is desired. In regard to the first point, Reimer said that the Region’s upgrades to King St. will make it a “major connecting route” from Vineland to the rest of the Niagara Peninsula, not just the Town of Lincoln. “I see in the future that it will see a lot of traffic down Victoria, also,” Reimer added. He also said that accommodating private investment would be
key to achieving Vineland’s potential. “The support and importance we give to the private sector, I think, is the key to success both initially and long-term,” said Reimer. Coun. Lynn Timmers voiced her concern that Coun. MacPherson approached her and fellow Ward 4 Coun. Greg Reimer after originally tabling his notice of motion. She said she appreciated that he reached out, as Vineland was split between Wards 3 and 4, but said, “we would appreciate being approached beforehand.” As a sign of cooperation, Coun. Mike Mikolic offered to remove his name from seconding the motion so that Coun. Timmers could second it instead. She agreed, resulting in a Councillor from both Ward 3 and Ward 4 putting a name to the motion. Coun. Tony Brunet originally questioned the need for an Urban Master Plan, noting it may be easier for Council to request regular updates from the CAO regarding the Region’s road construction plan and then base development off of that. “I’m not one to put out a motion just because,” Brunet said. “What is this motion really doing?” CAO Mike Kirkopoulos said that the plan is there to help attract developers by showing them that council is committed to seeing Vineland developed and will provide answers for developer inquiries to the specific direction the Town wants to take. Brunet also request-
ed that the envisioning process includes “the whole community” for feedback, something the CAO said would be possible through various methods including the Town’s new public input site, speakuplincoln.ca. Coun. JD Pachereva noted that the Town had already approved a secondary plan for Vineland “in an earlier term”. “How is this envisioning exercise different from that secondary plan?” Pachereva asked. Director of planning and economic development Matt Bruder said that while the envisioning process would include “a significant part” of the information already gathered by the secondary plan, “this will take it a little bit farther too.” Bruder explained that, in addition to envisioning development, an Urban Master Plan would consider Vineland’s connectivity to the rest of Lincoln and also consider topics such as active transport. Bruder clarified the difference further after the meeting. The key difference, he said, was that the secondary plan spoke more to land uses, zoning and “imminent development”. By contrast, the Master Plan will help guide private developers interested in Vineland over a long timeframe and across the area. “It gives the developer a bit better of a guideline to make sure their proposals match what council wants for the area,” Bruder said. “This will hopefully expedite any future development process.”
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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Study Commencement and Public Information Centre #1 2021 Water and Wastewater Master Servicing Plan Update Niagara is expected to gain 214,000 new residents and 81,000 new jobs by 2051. We need to plan now to make sure we have the water and wastewater infrastructure we need to support this growth, including water/wastewater pipes, pumping stations and water/wastewater treatment plants. The update will be coordinated with other Regional Plans including: • Development Charges Background Study and By-law • Transportation Master Plan Refresh • Regional Official Plan - 2051 Population and Employment Forecasts
In 2016, Niagara Region completed a Water and Wastewater Master Servicing Plan that charted infrastructure needs to the year 2041, while maintaining levels of service. This 2021 update to the plan will incorporate recent knowledge and current priorities to ensure we can accommodate further growth expected by 2051 and beyond, as per the amended Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The study follows the master planning process as established by the Municipal Engineer’s Association Class Environmental Assessment process for Master Plans, which is an approved Ontario Environmental Assessment process. The Master Servicing Plan Update will satisfy phases 1 and 2 of the Class Environmental Assessment process including developing and evaluating alternative servicing strategies for the Region’s systems and facilities. Public and stakeholder input will be sought throughout the process and a Master Servicing Plan Update Report will be prepared and filed for public review. Public feedback is important. Information about the project will be available on Niagara Region’s website as
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A Small Drop of Ink By Dorothy Turcotte Evergreen, and the distributors and retailers in places like Canada. These huge ships pollute the oceans and the atmosphere. They do not provide massive numbers of jobs, though, as a very small crew is required to operate the ship. So why so BIG? The prosperity of the 20th century has persuaded big business that it should become even bigger so that the guys at the top can make even more money. I will not weep for them when the governments here, next door and elsewhere raise taxes on the wealthiest. Speaking of big, last week for the first
time in a year I rode along the QEW past the Casablanca exit. I was horrified by the ugly development that had sprung up there. I did weep for Grimsby and its lovely waterfront which has been permanently defaced. It is all the sadder when you consider the travesty that is being considered on Main Street East. Let’s hope the majority rules in that issue. Taller buildings, more businesses, new condos are not going to do anything for Grimsby. We don’t aspire to be a city. What they will do is make a lot of money for men who will never live here, and would not choose to live in one of these buildings in any case. No bigger is not necessarily better.
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There are so many elephants in the room with Grimsby council, one cannot figure out if they are trying to run the municipal or compete with African Lion Safari. First and foremost, my NewsNow is owned & operated by 1602207 Ontario Ltd. heart goes out to those people who lost their jobs last Office Location week as the apparent witch hunt continues for anyone 1 Mountain Street, who dare challenge the great Grimsby, ON, L3M 3J6 and powerful Oz - that would Ph: 289-235-9500 Ph: 289-235-7848 be CAO Harry Schlange for those who are not following NewsNow is published EVERY Thursday closely on their “which town delivered to homes in West Niagara & Winona, 26,529. employee gets it next” bingo cards. There is absolutely no way to tell who is fired next. When a man of the quality of director of finance Steven Gruninger is cast out, every single person in the town employ is on the table for termination Great environment to work in, eh? The shock of Schlange firing an entire finance department, populated by a team - held up by the same town council which rolled over to allow for the firings - which A fishful Good Friday drew rave reviews for their The Beamsville Legion offered a traditional fish and chips efforts during preparation of dinner for take out on Good Friday. Tammy Bachur (Right) the recent town budget just a was one of the volunteers giving customers like Sue Zuzek couple of weeks ago. their delicious beer-battered feast. Marks - Photo And I must clarify, it was only the spineless five who did the rolling. The Grimsby The idea of doing a podcast has been pushing its way to the Five set an all-time low alforefront for about a year. lowing the cleansing of town Now, its time has come, good reader....soon to be viewer. staff last week not only by As of this Thursday, April 8, you will be able to go to: not putting halt to the CAO’s newsnowniagara.com planned actions, but ensuring click on “Podcasts” and you will find a library of interesting - with the undying devotion discussion on all things Niagara West. of Coun. Kevin Ritchie - that If you go now, it’s blank. That is because NewsNow’s very a motion got approved to first one will be filed and live on the site at 6 p.m. that day. show “council” not only From that day forward, we hope to have a new - at least received Schlange’s report in weekly podcast up and viewable each Thursday by 6 p.m. a special meeting of council The name for the podcast, “The Hot Seat” - the reason for but put their “support” bewhich I will explain at the start of our first episode and will hind it - a 5-4 vote, of course. highlight in next week’s paper, too. Of course, none of the The endeavour has been in a holding pattern for months, five would respond to rewaiting for the right time. The release of new renderings for the West Lincoln Memorial Hospital was targeted for the inau- peated emails and texts to gural show, and they are out. So. Bart DeVries, HHS’s director explain their actions, save of redevelopment, will be our first guest. It is hoped you tune for one text from Coun. Dave Kadwell, which really did not in and enjoy the program. M.W.
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MIKE WILLISCRAFT make any sense to me, but it was what he sent, so I wanted to include it in the story. I know people are sick of hearing about the clown show but, tell me, what story which you have seen regarding the Grimsby Five do you think should never have seen the light of day. The ones with the needless Integrity Commissioner complaints? The one last summer where they ignored legal advice to force the mayor to reinstate the CAO after he was put on leave pending a third party investigation? And speaking of that, Grimsby Five, have you looked up to recognize who has been on the hit list of staff booted out the door? You may want to go back to the exhaustive third-party investigation and see the roster of those who complained about Schlange in the first place. My guess is, if you want to speak to any of them, you will have to call their home phone since they are no longer at the Town. And look at the number of employees who simply moved on, quit from a town hall which hardly ever happened. A long list of female employees, odd, no? It is truly remarkable what these five can ignore and it has gotten so outrageous, so far beyond what people can
comprehend, serious questions about the “why?” of it are arising. Sure, they make an egregious error in hiring a man who has had significant issues at Niagara Region and City of Brampton prior to arriving in Grimsby. But he got the endorsement of Kadwell, so that seemed good enough for the other four. Speculation runs rampant, and we may never know the true reason but two things are accurate: • when staff were concerned for their jobs after the complaints in 2020 and the Grimsby Five backed the CAO, it was a turning point which emboldened the CAO AND tied The Five to the CAO to the point they would all go down with the ship together if it came to that, and; • The damage being done will take 10-15 years for the Town to recover from. I really appreciate the time former staff took to give me some comment this week as well as former Mayor Bob Bentley. My issues with Bob always revolved around one issue, other than that he was a very good mayor....maybe a little too aggressive on the development end of things, but he knew right from wrong. The Grimsby Five certainly do not. If they did, they would send the CAO packing with his nodoubt handsome severance package. It would be the best $500,000 (just guessing) of taxpayers’ money council could spend. They would see immediate savings in not having to pay out packages to good employees. In the spirit of goodwill, an offer: if the Grimsby Five vote to release the third-party investigation I will never publish the moniker “Grimsby Five” again. Since they believe it exonerated their man, what do they have to hide?
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Lack of DSBN response, little info irks resident Dear Editor, Everyone should know how fortunate we are to have a local paper to reveal what is happening in our community. The issue of the new high school is just one example. The District School Board of Niagara put out some information last month to try and say everything is great, but will not answer other pertinent questions. After not receiving replies from my trustee or the superintendent to whom I was directed I emailed the Chair of the Board asking why my questions were not receiving a response.
Her reply was: “I have been assured you have received the answers already.” Did she mean that my answers were in the newspaper article? No one from the Board had contacted me up to that time. The next day superintendent McGregor sent a lengthy email. In it, I am told that they “...did not seek extra taxpayer dollars to cover this cost.” But using the DSBN’s proceeds of disposition funds is still the taxpayers’ money not the Board’s. Also we should be pleased that this site has been made into a valuable prop-
erty thanks to the management of the DSBN. One is left to do research and then to draw some conclusions. I have reviewed all the posted agendas and minutes for Board meetings and the Finance Committee that are on the DSBN website from the fall of 2019 when the problem was said to have arisen. There is no mention of the soil remediation problem or the related costs in any of it. No evidence of how the extra cost was approved. No motions of the Board to deal with the situation. Where is the motion
to the Ministry for approval to use $12 million from its proceeds of disposition funds? If the trustees were told, then it could have been done in closed session. If so, then discussions in closed sessions are confidential so that they could not talk publicly about it, but minutes have no reference of this. It is also possible the Board may have used a Committee of the Whole session. According to “Bourinot’s Rules of Order” (Parliamentary procedures used by the DSBN), “After the Committee of the
Whole has finished its deliberations, it reports its findings and formal action is taken by the assembly.” It appears that every regular meeting of the Board has a period of time in Committee of the Whole and later in the meeting a motion is passed to ratify anything done in that private session. There is no reporting. Any motions passed in Committee of the Whole are supposed to be brought forward to open Board to be voted on and recorded in public record. Most people are aware that the cost of
building materials has greatly increased. I know a local builder has over the last months raised the cost of a new home three times. Ms. Sweeney stated that “... the build remains unchanged from original plans.” One of my questions is still, “Has the Administration brought forward revised cost estimates for the build?” This is one of several yes or no questions which have not answered. Silence appears to be the Board’s approach on several issues. Robert Thompson Vineland
Easter Bunny delivers just what doctor ordered Dear Editor, I would like to express my gratitude to the Easter Bunny!
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All copacetic at Smithville vaccine clinic Dear Editor, We went to the Niagara Health Covid Vaccination Clinic at West Lincoln Community Centre on April 1. What a pleasant experience! There was a sign saying to wait in the car until five minutes before your appointment time. There was no crowded line up outside in the cold, just a doorman to
guide us into the building. Once inside we were greeted, shown where to register and then shown to the gym to receive our vaccinations. What a smooth, well organized operation. Niagara Health is to be congratulated. Nice people, very efficient and friendly. All questions were answered at any time in the process.
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