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Following the Golden Rule, Lori Lostracco and her son Zack, 8, were out shovelling neighbours’ driveways Saturday in Grimsby. McDonald - Photo
Ridge Road collision leads to murder charge A Stoney Creek woman faces first degree and attempted murder charges after a Ridge Road accident on Sunday night proved fatal. Niagara Regional Police were called to Ridge Road, between Hysert and Alway roads about 8:40 p.m. When they arrived, they located an 82-year-old female without vital signs along with a 79-year-old male with injuries.
The female was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced deceased while the male was transported to an out-of-town hospital for treatment of his injuries. Initial investigation has revealed their vehicle was allegedly intentionally struck by another vehicle, with the impact propelling the vehicle into a ditch. Police arrested the other
driver at the scene of the collision with the homicide unit taking carriage of the investigation. The people involved were not known to each other. Sonya Sekhon of Stoney Creek has been charged in the incident. Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact detectives at (905) 688-4111, dial option #3, extension 1009103.
By Mike Williscraft For NewsNow The piper has arrived and it is time for Niagara Region to pay up, That is the view of Grimsby Mayor Jeff Jordan who said the Region’s limitations on reducing its nowapproved 7.58 per cent 2023 tax hike were due to the prior council’s deferring major projects. “We are playing catch up at the Region because of all the deferred projects from 2014-18,” said Jordan. “The council of the day kept taxes low by pushing necessary infrastructure improvements down the pipeline.” Key projects on the schedule for 2023 include: • Casablanca Boulevard improvements; • Water plant improvements, and; • Main Street East construction. For Lincoln, Reg. Coun. Rob Foster is very happy to see the long-awaited King Street reconstruction
make it to the 2023 schedule. Other Lincoln work includes: • Hwy. 81, Vineland Trail to 23rd Street, design and preconstruction this year ($1.8 million), construction in 2024 ($15million); • Hwy. 8 (King Street) construction Durham Road to Lincoln Avenue, total package of $7.7 million; • Escarpment crossing environmental assessment, $500,000; • Hwy. 8 retaining wall rehab, Brookside to 20 Mile Creek 2025, $4 million • Hwy. 8, 20 mile arch, design and preconstruction this year, construction 2024, $5 million • Ontario Street and Victoria Avenue ductile iron watermain replacement, this year and 2024, $16.8 million and $2.6 million respectively • Pumping station upgrades required for Jordan. “That’s $30 million coming into Lincoln in See REGION, Page 3