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Contractor set, groundbreaking next for WLMH By Mike Williscraft NewsNow EllisDon Infrastructure Healthcare (EDIH) has been selected as con-

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Health Sciences (HHS) made the announcement Monday, selecting EDIH after extensive evaluations as part of a

process which began in June 2021. Mary Volk, who has been part of WLMH’s board-level manage-

ment team preceding the amalgamation of HHS and WLMH said the community is seeing the results of 25

years of resilience. “So many people have worked so hard for so many years to get our new hospital. It is truly gratifying to see all those efforts finally paying off. We look forward to seeing shovels in the ground very soon with this proven contractor. My sincere thanks to everyone involved,” said Volk, who served a three-year term on the final WLMH board and is in her ninth and final year on the HHS board. IO and HHS will now work to finalize contract details with EDIH. The project is expected to reach financial close soon, which will mean that relevant contracts have been signed and a financing rate has been set. The contract cost will be announced publicly following the financial close with construction scheduled to begin shortly thereafter. It is hoped a groundbreaking could come in midto late-April. While, for many, getting to this point has literally taken decades, in the end, it has come together with remarkWith another piece in the puzzle, the awarding of the construction contract, for WLMH’s rebuild was another major step able speed. forward on Monday. (Design rendering of future WLMH) See GROUNDBREAKING, Page 2

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FROM Page 1 “It was Nov. 28, 2018 when Premier Doug Ford and Minister of Health Christine Elliott, along with Niagara West MPP Sam Oosterhoff committed to build a new WLMH,” noted Tony Joosse, co-chair of the WLMH Action Committee. “While that was the start of our long journey, three-and-a-half years is extremely quick based on other new hospital builds. The process often takes 6-7 years to get to the point where we are now where shovels are getting ready to go into the ground. That is a sight virtually everyone in the community is waiting to see. Joosse said he is hoping to see that happen in mid- to late-April. As far as the build and the contractor go, Kelly Campbell, HHS’s vice-president, corporate services and capital development, says the community is in good hands. “EllisDon is a market leader in the delivery of

important health-care infrastructure projects across Ontario, with a long history of innovation and collaboration working with public partners,” said Campbell. “We are excited for their vision to bring this project to life. As we move forward with our preferred design-build partner, we acknowledge and are grateful for the time and energy that all teams put into their proposals to build the future WLMH.” The bid itself came in higher than the originally budgeted $200 million, something which was not unexpected given escalating costs of raw materials due to COVID and supply chain issues. While the exact projected cost has not been made public, Infrastructure Ontario has adjusted its public notification from a “less than $200 million” project to a “less than $500 million project”. Oosterhoff said, after years of waiting and false starts, he is pleased to see it reach this point.

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“After many years of waiting for previous governments to take steps in the right direction, and with the cancellation of the previously planned project by the Liberals in their 2012 budget, to get from the government’s commitment in 2018 to seeing the builders of our new hospital selected today is lightning speed in terms of building major infrastructure projects such as this,” said Oosterhoff. “This rapid progress could not have happened without many many community leaders and regular citizens advocating for and emphasizing the need for this crucial healthcare project. I am thankful to serve a community that has poured its heart and soul into this new build, and proud to work with a government and Premier Ford, who see the need for new hospitals in communities like ours across Ontario.” Andrew Smith, who chairs the Take It To The Finish fundraising campaign, echoed those sentiments. “We are thrilled with this great news. We wish to thank all those who have participated in bringing us closer to the reality of a new hospital; our donors who have been continuously generous, the leadership of our Foundation board and its staff, campaign members, HHS, Save & Rebuild team, local municipalities and Region,” said Smith. “We have always believed in our community and have full confidence that together we could and can accomplish the local share goal of $50 million. We are so very close.”

Comedy Night in Grimsby rebooted After a successful experiment in Summer 2021, Grimsby’s Downtown Improvement Area board is rebooting its Comedy Night in Grimsby series. Last summer, the series operated in Coronation Park each Wednesday evening in the summer. These were followed up with some specialty themed events for a Ladies Night and Christmas promotion. “People who turned out really appreciated the events both the outdoor events in the summer and the indoor events later in the year. The board had planned to connect all that to a continuation of the summer program in 2022, but COVID shut down January and February plans,” said Mike Williscraft, Grimsby DIA president. For the first time, the event will be hosted in Station 1 Coffeehouse’s 24 Steps Lounge, which is upstairs from the main cafe - free of charge.

General manager Nicki Manley said she is excited to see how the event goes in the newly renovated space. “The cafe will be open downstairs until the show starts, so guests can purchase any coffee or treats and take them upstairs. Then the downstairs will close at 8:15 p.m.,” said Manley. MARCH 30 SHOW STARTS 8 P.M. With the event being first come, first served, she noted the lounge will be open at 7 p.m. “We will have beer and cocktails, along with wine, juice and soda and some treats available upstairs, too,” added Manley. The idea for the comedy night originated from the simple need to give area residents something to do - both to entertain and just to get them out of the house. “We got dozens and dozens of comments about how nice it was to have something to do and people really appreciated the fact the DIA was put-

ting this on free of charge,” said Jeff Jordan, Grimsby mayor and DIA board member, who volunteered as an event host on a couple of occasions last summer. With a mandate to promote the downtown, Williscraft said this kind of event is a great fit. “The outdoor shows, which we will pick up again this summer, will continue to be ‘family friendly’. Anything that gets people downtown is a very good thing, so we wanted to keep the event and its branding going through the winter,” said Williscraft. “We will be running events on the last Wednesday of each month until June, then the weekly summer series will pick up in July.” Williscraft also noted, at its board meeting last week, the DIA unanimously supported any effort to have the Grimsby Farmers’ Market return to Main Street this summer.

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Ice rescue photo captures scene and safety award By Mike Williscraft NewsNow Seeing firefighters in action is not an uncommon occurrence. However what the public does not see are the countless hours of training and effort which put them in a position of creating successful outcomes to potentially tragic circumstances. When conditions allow, area fire departments engage in ice water training exercises. Grimsby photographer Mitchell Brown put in some extra effort to capture such an outing for Lincoln Fire Rescue. The result was an award-winning photo, chosen from about 2,700 submissions. “The winner got a choice of different manikins. Mitchell chose the patient handling mannequin which he presented to the training sector of the Lincoln Fire Department,” said Don Sherren, Lincoln’s chief training officer. “Niagara West Fire cannot thank Mitchell

enough for donating this rescue manikin for us to use during our training sessions for our communities in Lincoln and Grimsby. He has been a huge

(Left) Award-winning photographer Mitchell Brown (on left) accepts his rescue manikin from contest sponsor Alan Gee (right) owner of A.L.G. Safety, along with Lincoln chief training officer Don Sherren.

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McNally expansion measures approved Key bylaw amendments needed for an expansion of McNally House Hospice were approved by Grimsby’s Committee of the Whole on Monday night. A variety of amendments were needed to allow for a 14-parking-spot lot to be constructed on a Lynnwood Avenue lot, which is currently a residential lot, as well as other changes to the hospice’s current lot to create more parking and space for a new 10bed care centre. Currently, the facility has a six-bed capacity.

The issue has not been without controversy as neighbours in the area raised concerns about increased traffic, among other issues. “We’re trying to balance community concerns with neighbourhood concerns,” said Coun. Dave Sharpe. In the end, all measures were approved unanimously. “My heart goes out to residents in the area but there has been a lot of give and take here,” noted Coun. Reg Freake prior to the vote.

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Public Notice Notice of Online Public Engagement Greenlane Improvements with Multi-Use Trail Project Description The project involves widening and reconstructing the rural section of Greenlane from Lincoln Avenue to King Street. This portion of Greenlane has been identified for road improvements and links with the District School Board of Niagara’s new West Niagara Secondary School on King Street. This road improvement will provide community connectivity and promote active transportation.

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Online Public Engagement The Town has arranged for online public engagement to allow residents and interested public members an opportunity to review the preliminary design and provide feedback. Project details and the initial design will be available for review on our public engagement site SpeakUpLincoln.ca beginning March 17, 2022. Public consultation is an integral part of all Town of Lincoln projects, and the community is encouraged to submit comments through Speak Up Lincoln by April 7, 2022.

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Street names connect to heritage of town There’s quite a bit of interest in the names of Grimsby streets. A reader this week asked about the name of Viking Drive which might seem a little out of place in Grimsby. There are real connections. John and Eldrid Frostad came to Grimsby in the early 1950s. John had emigrated from Norway to North Dakota where Eldrid joined him as a “mail order” bride. They later moved to Saskatchewan. When their son, George, came to Grimsby and purchased a farm on

A Small Drop of Ink By Dorothy Turcotte the north side of the QEW John and Eldrid joined him here. In those days, the highway had many commercial stops along its border. Frostads added another – the Viking Restaurant and BA gas station, located where Lakemount Worship Centre is today. It was an easy pull-off for travellers on the highway. When the QEW was widened and the north service road was added, the

dynamics changed. The Viking was cut off from traffic and was closed. George sold his farm for development, thus creating Viking Drive and Viking Court. There is also Eldrid Court, named for his mother. I remember Frostad Court, too, although it is no longer listed as a street in Grimsby. You may also have wondered about a little cluster of street names beginning with the letter “E” – Elmer Street, Emily Street and Erna Street. Elmer and Emily

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This exhibition runs until Spring. Another exhibit open is “Unmasking Influenza” - a travelling exhibit from Ingenium — Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation. Featuring original artifacts, photographs and text relating to the Spanish flu. This exhibit is very interesting, thought provoking and perhaps unsettling for some given the contemporary perspective we now have. With that said, we encourage visitors to experience this part of history in a way that could not have been possible pre-COVID-19. This project has been made possible, in part, by the Government of Canada.Call the museum, 905-945-5292 to confirm hours of operation.

News Now • Thursday, March 10, 2022 • Page 9 Town of Grimsby Planning Department

You are invited to a Public Open House An application has been received by the Town of Grimsby for a Zoning By-law Amendment for the lands known as 174 Main Street East. The proposed development would re-adapt an existing, vacant singledetached dwelling to be used as office space for the West Lincoln Memorial Hospital Foundation. The proposal would maintain the existing parking on the site, which consists of one space in the front yard and two spaces within an existing detached garage on site. No additional site modifications or alterations are proposed. The plan (right) shows the location of the affected lands. The purpose and effect of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is to allow the “West Lincoln Memorial Hospital Foundation office” use as an additional permitted use at 174 Main Street East, within the MainStreet (MS.15) Zone.

Site Concept Plan The Town of Grimsby will be hosting a Public Open House to explain the proposed development. An open house meeting is typically held shortly after the Town receives a development application, at the beginning of the review process. Town Staff have not reviewed the application yet, and are still awaiting comments and analysis from other departments and agencies, as well as comments from the public. Therefore, there have been no decisions made about the proposed development yet. The purpose of the open house meeting is for Town Staff and the applicant to: inform you about the proposed development; inform you about planning process to follow; answer your questions; and hear your comments. The open house meeting will be held as follows: Date: March 28, 2022 Time: 6:00 p.m Location: via Zoom If you wish to appear as a delegation at the meeting, please register with jmartin@grimsby.ca no later than noon on March 25th, 2022. Note only those individuals that register will be given the zoom link. If you do not wish to speak, our meetings will be livestreamed at https://www.grimsby.ca/livestream/.

Additional information regarding the applications, including appeal rights, is available on the Town’s website at www.grimsby.ca/currentplanningapplications, at Town Hall during normal business hours (8:30 to 4:30), or you may contact: Town of Grimsby, Planning Department 160 Livingston Avenue, Grimsby, Ontario L3M 0J5 Telephone: (905) 945-9634, Fax: (905) 945-5010, Email: planning@grimsby.ca

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Long-time heritage advocate and volunteer Bill Thompson has been honoured with the Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award for Lifetime Achievement. Thompson received the award at the virtual presentation on Thursday, Feb. 24. He has been very active at Nelles Manor Museum as a board member, treasurer and all round volunteer - a board he has been a part of since the beginning of the Museum in 2016. Thompson is also a member of the Events Committee and supports the Nelles Manor Museum in a variety of ways, including: • tour guide • fundraising • gardening and property maintenance • event assistance, and • materials distribution. “Bill has brought his extensive experience

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(Dec 26, 1927 - March 2, 2022) It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mom, Geordie Cope. Predeceased by her loving husband of 63 years, John Arthur Creswell Cope (Art). Our mother was an amazing person, giving so much to her five daughters; Cyndi (Don), PJ (Bill), Georgann (Cam), KC (Jarvis) and Johnna (Kevin), her 12 grandchildren: Alyssa, Jeff, Jenna-Lee (Anthony), Connor (Kiki), Rebecca (Matthew), Nicole (Chris), John/Billy (Kate), Cody, Ally, Sydney, Owen (Rachel), and Mark (Gillian), and her 7 great grandchildren: Will, Jon-Luc, Elisabeth, Olivia, Ryan, Celia and Isabella. Rise and shine!, was one of her usual sayings, along with: Let’s get crackin! Deeeeee licious! Wonderful! Put a smile on that face! These are some of the ‘Geordiesms’ and how she would share her exuberant positive attitude. For the grandchildren, there were ‘Nanaisms’: Nana’s Noodles (ramen), Nana Cake, Nana’s Ducky Bread (Wonderbread) and at Christmas Nana’s Nuts and Bolts and Peanut Brittle. She made food special just by putting her name in front of it. After foot surgery, she asked all the grandchildren to call her Nana Nine Toes (you can guess what happened). Geordie was a master knitter, and her knitting is art. When we were in school, we could say: Mom, can I have a green sweater by Friday? And we would have one. Everyone in the family has a pair of Nana Socks, and all the grandchildren and great grandchildren have beautiful blankets, sweaters, hats and mittens. These keepsakes all bear the tag: “It’s a Geordie”. She hosted many holiday gatherings well into her 80s, a major effort for our family of 26. She loved it! Geordie and Art also hosted an Annual Tree Trimming Party for grandchildren and great grandchildren, no adults allowed! As well, she always welcomed friends and family to their home, and her house was full of love and laughter. She loved her bling, and adorned herself with sparkle and shine. The Christmas Bell Necklace was a favourite. The beach house was a highlight of our lives, and we know many of you reading this have fond memories of the times we all spent together at 7 Cope Lane. There was an open invitation: Everyone welcome, just bring your own food and drinks! Please join us in remembering Geordie with a story or a memory in the comments. A life well-lived! She will be missed by us all. And we invite you to all remember Geordie’s favourite saying: “Every day is an adventure” and take her words to heart. The family would like to thank the staff at Albright Manor for their enduring sense of empathy and humour. The care and compassion she received there has been exceptional. It brought us all peace of mind to know she was in such good hands. If desired, memorial contributions to McNally House Hospice would be sincerely appreciated by the family. Arrangements entrusted to STONEHOUSE-WHITCOMB FUNERAL HOME, GRIMSBY, 905-945-2755. www.smithsfh.com

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Time is now to pay attention to parking Yes, good reader, there was a Grimsby council meeting Monday, but little was of consequence, save for the approval of the McNally House Hospice expansion proposal. Congratulations to all involved. That was not an easy, if not uncomfortable process as everyone wants the best for that facility, but its spot in an old, established neighbourhood certainly created challenges in getting it done. Monday’s affair was, maybe, the quietest meeting in the last year. For the first 45 minutes it seemed like a different tone was in the air. Then I noticed Coun. Kevin Ritchie was not on the virtual meeting...vacation time. Well, that explains it. Later, though, he did pop up from Hawaii, so not sure if video problems kept dropping him out but, regardless, it was a borderline “normal” meeting. There was just one dust up when Coun. Randy Vaine - who truly has a knack for speaking for 5-6 minutes and saying absolutely nothing went off, but after first warnings to Vaine and Coun. Reg Freake by Mayor Jeff Jordan all calmed down. That skirmish kicked up when Vaine fired off some thinly veiled shots at the Grimsby Downtown Improvement Area board, noting he has heard from downtown businesses that they don’t think they are being well represented by the DIA. Changing hats, as president of the DIA, I consider the source of that comment and am quite confident I will sleep well at night. This is the same Vaine who resigned from the DIA when the work started in this term. This is the guy who just resigned his position as a mem-

MIKE WILLISCRAFT ber of the Grimsby Library Board. He must find that long commute to the town he used to live in a bother. Regarding the DIA, though, there has been a lot going on - unusually so - over this term. COVID has complicated everything, chewing up and spitting out some. Other businesses continue to hang on. Yes, there are some that are in a good spot and great for them. Somebody needs to survive and keep on truckin’! Of late, downtown parking has been a super hot topic. Everyone has an opinion and there is a ton of politics playing into it when the interests of the Town, developers and downtown merchants all get thrown into the pot. Since this term of the board started, we’ve been pushing the need for a focused parking plan for the future. Things looked good for the Town to be ahead of the game for once when $100,000 went into the 2021 budget for a parking study. Unfortunately, it never happened, but it does seem to be on the agenda for 2022, so there’s that. The issue with parking is a future issue, not a today issue, but if attention is not paid now, appropriate space

for consumers to park will be washed away in a heart beat. Yes, it was a concern with Century Condo. Yes, it was a concern with The Woolverton. Yes, it will be a concern when other properties like the old Home Hardware building and Teddy’s sites are redeveloped. It is the erosion of the parking complement we have that will cause a problem. This was recognized by the board and the entire downtown business community when we did our own visioning exercise in January 2020. Maximizing Main Street parking, while adding 48 diagonal parking spots down Ontario Street, were part of the draft. None of that has been considered in the Town’s Downtown Reimagined which is pushing a no-parking-on-Main by all indications. It’s no mystery to those paying attention logic has not entered into much of the decision-making at town hall in Grimsby and that won’t change any time soon. We can only do what we can do, after that, c’est la vie. It should be pointed out, director of public works, Brandon Wartman, and his team have been right on the bit in getting very stylish patios planned which will be tailored for the Main Street restaurants this summer; maximizing parking and access for neighbouring retail. Their efforts will be appreciated by all when in place. Another item which came up at our board meeting last week was the possibility of the Farmers’ Market returning to Main. The DIA would love to have them back and I think the community would, too. It would be a positive sign of turning the COVID page and we need more of that.

“Is this the council you want?”: reader Dear Editor, With just a little over eight months before we hold elections for the members of council for Grimsby, I encourage fellow residents to view the last 10 minutes of the Feb. 22 Committee of the Whole town meeting. Watch how Coun. Vardy was verbally accosted by three members of council, one of whom is accusing Coun. Vardy of unwanted sexual advances while on a business trip to Ottawa. Watch for Coun. Vardy’s facial reaction (which was the same reaction I had watching this display of grossly inappropriate adolescent behaviour by three of the council members) and the continued verbal assault on her by these council members. Since Coun. Sharpe has made very clear that any resident challenging his council decisions needs to have clear facts, here are the facts:

Letters 1) With the restructuring of Grimsby’s Wards for the upcoming Oct. 24 Municipal election, Councillor Sharpe will find himself up against Councillor Vardy for re-election in Ward 2; 2) The local media (both print and social) is full of stories that the residents of Grimsby are fed up with the antics of five of the council members who always vote in lock step, and; 3) Note that our latest director of planning, building and bylaw enforcement has abandoned her job for greener pastures in Caledon—a very short tenure of 19 months. One can only draw a singular conclusion on why this malicious attack is being made against Coun. Vardy. If the sexual harassment is true, then Councillor Sharpe, you must

file a report against Coun. Vardy. If you do not file, it will become quite clear as to what truly transpired at the Feb. 22 council meeting and what did not transpire in Ottawa as you boldly accuse at this meeting. Coun. Vardy has proven herself to be one of the few of the current council (Coun. Bothwell and Coun. Freake are the other two) that is actually doing the job for which they were elected. She has and will continue to be supported by her Ward 2 constituents throughout the remainder of her current term AND throughout her next beginning in January 2023. But watch the video of the meeting and ask yourself “Is this the council you want for our town for another four years?” I believe we deserve significantly better representation. Deb Roberts, Grismby

Grimsby council needs to reassess its commitment Dear Editor, As a resident of Grimsby since 1988, I have regrettably witnessed a growing deterioration of our local “governance” to this day. I place the term governance in quotes sim-

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