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Safety is number one at the now re-opened Grimsby Benevolent Fund. GBF director and volunteer doorman Bob Paul (right) makes sure customers such as Jennifer Pritchard are suitably sanitized before she can enter the thrift store. For more information on GBF’s new health & safety procedures, turn to Page 5. Marks - Photo

Niagara gets green light for re-opening to Phase 2 By Mike Williscraft NewsNow It was good and long-awaited news for many when Premier Doug Ford announced Monday that Niagara would be among the regions getting the Phase 2 re-opening green light this Friday. The move comes as most businesses attempt to recover from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Most businesses are now permitted to be open with all prescribed social distancing measures in place. For some, like restaurants which are only allowed to open for customers with patio service, not having any capacity for inside service is still stifling. “This progress is due to the hard work of residents in Niagara who have taken the steps necessary to flatten the curve,” said Sam

Oosterhoff, MPP for Niagara West, in a press release. “Although this does not mean the danger of COVID-19 has disappeared and we remain vigilant, it provides hope for families and job creators who have been looking forward to some semblance of normalcy. I will keep listening to families, individuals, municipalities and job creators as we move Niagara into recovery mode from

COVID-19.” The issue of further measures to help the business community was part of an extended debate at Grimsby council on Monday night. The discussion touched on everything from possible short- and long-term closures on Main Street in the core to extended patios for restaurants either using sidewalks See PHASE 2, Page 2

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The New COVID-19 Recovery Rate for Electricity As the COVID-19 situation continues to change, and the Ontario government begins to slowly re-open the economy, new electricity rates are being introduced. Effective June 1, 2020, the Government of Ontario is introducing the new fixed COVID-19 recovery rate of 12.8 cents per kWh to support Ontarians as the economy restarts. Households, farms and small businesses who pay time-of-use (TOU) electricity rates will be charged this fixed rate 24 hours a day, seven days a week until October 31, 2020. This rate will be automatically reflected on TOU customers’ electricity bills for all three TOU periods. Through these difficult and uncertain times Grimsby Power continues to support its customers with flexible payment arrangements, no disconnections for non payment and no late payment fees.

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PHASE 2 From Page 1 or the street with utilization of parking spaces for patios, where possible, also part of the mix. “There is lots of controversy about closing downtown whether it be nights, weekends or permanent. I don’t know what the right answer is,” said Coun. Reg Freake, who also sits on the Grimsby Downtown Improvement Area board, who suggested a study or survey on the topic. “We don’t want anyone suffering. We need to hear from them [businesses] all.” Coun. Randy Vaine said he would “strongly oppose” any move to remove parking spaces from the mix, adding that he is still getting complaints about the traffic and parking issues from when the Grimsby Farmers Market was on Main Street every Thursday in the summer. The market has moved to Peach King Centre this year. “Keep parking open. Keep the street open,” said Vaine. Coun. Dave Kadwell agreed, somewhat, with Vaine, noting, “I’m not excited about closing the street.” Coun. Lianne Vardy said council needs to be prepared to be creative and flexible when it comes to possible solutions. “We may want to try a couple of pilots, to rethink how we want to see Main Street,” said Vardy. “Now is the time to think of that.” CAO Harry Schlange noted a design charette “after recovery and to prepare for the long haul.”

Vaine noted that any moves done which may help some should not be at the expense of others. “Some merchants are strongly opposed to any closure...we cannot give up any parking. It would be a horrible, horrible move,” said Vaine. Coun. Dave Sharpe agreed noting he, too, heard many complaints from residents regarding traffic issues when Main Street was closed. Noting Grimsby’s geographical challenges, he said the town is not in a position to consider an extended closure for Main Street. “We have a small number of East/ West corridors,” said Sharpe, noting both a closure on the South Service Road for Road repairs and a closure of the Elm Street bridge for repairs created significant traffic issues of late, adding that QEW traffic issues also contribute to Main Street’s traffic flow volume. If the street were closed long-term he said, the vast majority of time would be a waste. “You would get to the barricade and ask, ‘Why is this closed’,” said Sharpe of any off-peak times or days with poor weather. “I am not going to support closing Main Street completely.” The matter was referred to the Town’s Emergency Operations Centre for further review. LINCOLN In Lincoln, CAO Mike Kirkopoulos said Lincoln staff is preparing for Phase 2 by working with bars and restaurant owners. Weekly activities and swimming pools will also be open.

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Safety first as GBF doors re-open By Tristan Marks NewsNow ’Safety’ is the watch word at the Grimsby Benevolent Fund (GBF) as the charity organization opens up with limited capacity. Although the thrift store, donation drop-off and food bank are open, GBF has implemented a number of safety precautions for the foreseeable future. The following precautions are in place to mitigate the risk of COVID-19: • GBF hours are limited to 12 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; • The store is limited to 20 customers at a time; • Everyone inside must wear face protection, including customers, volunteers and staff; • Customers must wash their hands and receive a cleaned shopping cart from a sanitation tent set up outside of the front door; • Those eligible for the food bank will be screened for COVID-19, for those have symptoms or came into contact with someone with symptoms, GBF

will schedule a front door drop off; • Donated items must be clean and in sellable condition; • Donations will be quarantined in a container outside of the building for 24 hours, and; • Donations will not be accepted after hours. “At no time will we risk safety,” said GBF executive director Stacy Elia. Elia said that there is much relief all around that the organization is starting to run again. “The team is excited to start up again, and this means a lot to the community, who relies on us,” she said. “We’re very grateful to the volunteers from the community who came back now that we’ve started.” However, Elia added that GBF is looking for more volunteers. Many regulars have not returned out of caution, she said. Elia also said that GBF’s food bank “always” needs new donations from the community to help serve the families who need it.

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No more signs for beach water quality With Phase 2 for Niagara’s COVID-19 re-opening underway, testing of water quality at the region’s beaches will also start this week.The first set of results will be posted on the region’s website on Friday, June 26. These results will only be online as regional officials have made the decision to no longer place “unsafe for swimming” signs at each beach to let visitors know what current water quality at any particular site is. “Niagara Region Public Health staff monitor 18 beaches weekly to assess safety concerns such as algae growth, debris or spills, as well as to collect water samples for bacteria testing,” said Anthony Habjan, acting director, Environmental Health, Niagara Region Public Health. “Providing up-to-date information on the safety of each location will allow residents to make an informed decision to go swimming once beaches reopen.” Beach water quality can frequently depend on the weather and can also be impacted by a large number of swimmers, wind

and high waves, a large number of birds, and heavy rainfall. Entering the water with high bacteria levels can cause eye, ear, nose, throat and skin infections, as well as stomach problems if the water is swallowed. On the matter of having no water quality notice signs at beaches, Habjan said, “The reason for the cancellation of the beach signs was due to the inconsistencies and large lag times of when the beach signs were being changed from open or posted.” “Once we update our website, emails are sent to the municipalities who then have to go and physically change their signs. We noticed that signs would sometimes not be changed for days providing inaccurate information and increase number of complaints by the public.” Having a sign that indicates to check the website will provide the most current and up to date information for the public for informed decisions making. The list of beaches where water is tested by Niagara Region

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A formal Freedom of Information Act request for the investigative report regarding Town of Grimsby’s chief adminstrative officer has been filed. The form was submitted to town hall Friday afternoon, June 12. No response was received by press time Tuesday. Council received the report and supported acting on a series of recommendations at a special meeting June 4. “Clearly there would be some privacy issues relating to the content, but that could be resolved by simply redacting names. The names of who said what is not of concern as far as town staff go, but the conduct of the CAO is relevent to the greater public good of the community,” said NewsNow publisher Mike Williscraft. “If all is inconsequential and minor as some councillors seem to feel, there should be no issue.”

Pride flag flying in West Lincoln After some comments from West Lincoln Mayor Dave Bylsma regarding the township not flying the Pride flag at town hall drew the ire of many, town officials now say the issue is rectified. Bylsma said there was miscommunication as he received the request to raise the flag, but the email was lost in the flow of communications with everything else going on and it was not passed on to township staff. “As Mayor of West Lincoln I absolutely believe every person is worthy of equal protection under the law. I apologize if any individual or group

felt their worth was not recognized by my comments, as I believe that every Canadian should be treated with dignity and respect. This also has been my personal practice,” said Bylsma in a release. “I do apologize for my part in the oversight that failed to pass the communication from Pride Niagara over to the clerk. It is my role to be the voice of council and council will be holding a special council meeting specifically on Pride Niagara’s request for West Lincoln’s involvement in Niagara Pride Week and I, as always, will follow the direction of council.”

Summer solstice event cancelled The 12th annual Summer Solstice, Drumming Down the Sun & Yoga on the Beach is cancelled for 2020. The event, typically been held at Charles Daley Park in Lincoln, was set for Saturday. Any inquiries can be directed to Carla Carlson at 905-562-3746.

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Art in the open air

Lincoln artist Floyd Elzinga shows off one of his iconic metal pine cone sculptures during an outdoor ‘open studio’ event on Saturday. Elzinga said he was happy to have the opportunity to “bring art and beauty back into people’s lives” in such a way after months of social distancing. Marks - Photo

Interesting... So last week on this page it was noted four members of Grimsby council - councillors Dave Kadwell, Dave Sharpe, John Dunstall and Randy Vaine - opted to be no-shows at a council meeting when their amigo #5 Coun. Kevin Ritchie could not attend as he was on vacation. It was also noted councillors Kadwell, Vaine and Sharpe were aware of serious staff concerns before they voted to support a Code of Conduct document which did not include a third-party confidentiality mechanism to protect staff. It also noted Kadwell was on the hiring committee which actually supported another candidate entirely but, when push came to shove, the new CAO became Harry Schlange, a long-time friend of Kadwell. At Monday’s council meeting, the only item Kadwell questioned was a point about him seeking to be added to the hiring committee which did the legwork on the CAO search, saying there is some “serious misinformation” there and he left it with the mayor to follow up. I await that call. M.W.

The only constant will be change We are going to see an ongoing and constant reinvention of things we’ve gotten very used to over the years. Case in point, the revamped and successful drive-thru barbecue in Silverdale last week in support of McNally House. Another is this weekend’s Grimsby Garden Club plant sale this weekend, June 1820 at 472 Woolverton Rd. Call 905-319-9748 to book an appointment. Both of those events had to be recreated at new locations. Virtually everything will either have to adapt or simply remain on hiatus until the coast is clear of COVID-19. There is no way around it. Jordan Lions have tinkered with their very popular wing night program, evolving that into a pick-up only event. While it used to be a highly social, all-youcan-eat wing night, now supporters are asked to place order (call 905-3212645 or email jordanlionsclub@gmail.com) and pick up at their drive-thru. It will be credit card or debit only, no cash. Best of luck to all involved there! On a larger scale, some discussion arose at Grimsby Council Monday night about the downtown core and possibilities which could help support the business community in its attempt to survive the current economic onslaught. One obvious suggestion which draws interest from many is the notion of closing main street off to create a “town square” style area. My own personal view is after hearing from countless residents and virtually all business operators over the years - that dog won’t hunt.

MIKE WILLISCRAFT Before you get into the question of would it achieve its desired goal from a business point of view - develop increased foot traffic in the immediate downtown area - one must consider those who have had major, negative financial impacts on other days when the road was closed just for an afternoon or single day. From a resident point of view, over many years, it’s no contest. There are those who love the market and love when special events are on and the street is closed, but the vast majority detest it and go out of their way to avoid downtown. Even with that, one could get into major upheaval and consider the possible acquisition of the post office property, the redesignation of Elm Street as the major regional thoroughfare and have Main revert to town control....serious and core infrastructure changes which “could” work. As an alternative, I offer the following suggestion, not because I think it is right, but simply to stretch the minds of all involved to consider the possibilities. In my first incarnation as a board member of Grimsby’s Downtown Improvement Area board, I introduced an idea to redevelop Ontario Street - between Main and

the CN tracks - as a Hess Village style (in its hey day) esplanade. There are already many businesses in that stretch and zonings are generally favourable, but rezoning would be the easiest part of any puzzle there. In my mind’s eye, I can see majestic cairns on each end with wrought iron gates in place which would simply need to be swung shut when the stretch is closed for community events. The trick, for ongoing events such as the farmers market, is to borrow slightly from a nuance in Beamsville’s core where Central Avenue is one-way right at King Street. For example, Main Street Grimsby traffic would flow much more smoothly if Ontario was one-way north from Main to the service road. If Grimsby Fire wants one-way to the south to speed fire calls - as opposed to trucks taking John and Robinson to get to Main or using Christie, no problem. Then the southbound lane and town portion of land including sidewalks could be blocked off as a permanent “town square” (but really rectangle) area. This space would always be available for use for any event with no impact to traffic whatsoever, once proper infrastructure was in place. Residents in that area would have some limitation on direction but would always have access and, over time, the area would become more commercial anyways. For my money, polishing the gem that Ontario Street could be, having next to no impact on traffic and developing more useful commercial space in the core is a potential winner for all.

Lincoln releases 2020 plans for summer club, pools, other seasonal programming Summer fun is returning to Lincoln in 2020, with safety being the top priority. The town released its list of summer programming offerings on Monday, many of which have been altered to comply with COVID safety regulations. Notable items in the list are announcements for a new ‘Summer Adventure Club’ which will take the place of regular summer camp programming this year, as well as efforts to prepare outdoor pools for reopening. The new ‘Summer Adventure Club’ will operate weekly out of the Fleming Centre and Jordan Arena. It will offer kids fun and creative physically-distanced sports, games and crafts, with activities held outdoors whenever possible. Premier Doug Ford announced on Monday that Niagara municipalities will be moving into stage two of re-

opening come Friday, which includes procedures for reopening outdoor aquatic facilities. Town staff are working to update outdoor pool programming and modify where required in order to comply with Provincial requirements, with further updates on the way. In addition, the Town announced online programming for children

and youth, including leadership and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) activities. Lincoln has also announced that weekly, themed family-fun kits are available for curbside pick-up. These kits will include supplies and instructions for summer fun at home. For the most current information please visit lincoln.ca/recreation.

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