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Grimsby approves site alteration bylaw Commercial fill no longer allowed, Mountain Street truck traffic could be reduced By Mike Williscraft NewsNow Grimsby council has done something its predecessors could not: pass a comprehensive site alteration bylaw which will cap fill-forprofit in town. “It’s been a long road, but we finally got there,” said Mayor Jeff Jordan. Grimsby was able to expedite its process considerably using the Twp. of West Lincoln’s bylaw as a starting point. “We ‘Grimsbyized’ it,” said Bran-
don Wartman, assistant director of public works, at the May 19 meeting. At the request of Coun. Dorothy Bothwell the bylaw - which was largely adopted as a template - was sent for review to the Town’s legal advisors - after debate by those who thought it unnecessary. This moved proved prudent as Wartman noted it came back with several revisions. The heart of the document is the elimination of property owners taking fill for profit. “This is a bit item for the Town of
Grimsby,” who noted she has taken countless calls from residents concerned about the truck traffic on Mountain Road. It was made clear by several members of council there is no issue with any property owner needing to improve their property. They believe this new mechanism will be fair to all. “The only people applying for this will be people wanting to make their land better, and I have no problem with that,” said Coun. Dave Sharpe. “We will not allow commercial fill
operations in the Town of Grimsby.” Wartman confirmed that any property owner wanting to bring in fill will have to complete an application at Town Hall. “They would have to sign for a permit and answer the question on remuneration. If they are accepting money, they would have to falsify that information,” said Wartman. There is a framework to lay charges for non-compliance with fines ranging as high as $10,000 to $20,000 for individuals and corporations respectively.
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Livingston Avenue Extension (RR512) West of Emily Street to Main Street (RR81) The Regional Municipality of Niagara (Niagara Region) has completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA), to address the need for additional east-west transportation system capacity in the west portion of the Town of Grimsby, Ontario. The Study Area is shown on the map below. The key objectives of the EA were to address the long term east-west transportation needs for the Study Area to the year 2041 and address future congestion on the South Service Road east of Industrial Drive. The new GO Transit Station and overall growth between today and 2041 will result in a need to provide one additional travel lane in each direction (east and west) between Main Street West/Oakes Road North and Casablanca Boulevard. The alternatives considered include measures that would broaden the range of travel modes in the Study Area with a goal of reducing the overall demands on the transportation network, shift demands to non-peak times, and encourage the use of other modes of travel such as transit, bicycling and walking, improvements to Main Street West, improvements to the South Service Road, the extension of Livingston Avenue to Main Street West/Oakes Road North, and intersection improvements. To address the identified transportation capacity needs in the west portion of the Town of Grimsby the Region is proposing a phased approach, as follows: • Short Term (by approximately 2021): A combination of Transportation Demand Management (TDM) measures and implementation of roadway operational improvements and additional roadway lanes along the South Service Road, as per the Casablanca Boulevard and GO Station Access EA (March 2018). • Longer Term (by approximately 2031): A combination of TDM measures and the extension of Livingston Avenue west to Oakes Road North once the community/traffic growth requires the additional roadway capacity. Documentation of the development and review of alternatives, the rationale for selecting the preferred alternative, the consultation process undertaken, and measures to minimize potential impacts is provided in the Environmental Study Report (ESR, May 2020), which is available on the Region’s website at: https://www.niagararegion.ca/ projects/livingston-ea/default.aspx. A hardcopy of the ESR will be made available to individuals that cannot access the Region’s website following a request by phone, email or mail to one of the contacts provided below. The ESR is being placed in the public record for a 45-day review period. Interested persons may provide written comments within 45 calendar days from the date of this Notice of May 21, 2020, with the comment period ending on July 6, 2020. If concerns regarding this project cannot be resolved in discussion with the Region, a person or party may request that the Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks
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Lincoln initiates shield program Shield helps youngster Town of Lincoln officials took to the streets last Friday to give out face shields to the business community with a huge response. Paul Di Ianni, Lincoln’s economic development officer, said the shields were very well received. “The response as been huge,” said Di Ianni. “Businesses throughout Lincoln have been calling and emailing non-stop for the face shields.” Town of Grimsby and Grimsby DIA launched a program about two weeks ago and the interest continues to rise there. Twp. of West Lincoln is working to find a way to place an order this week to get shields into their community. “At this point we are providing them free of charge to businesses in Lincoln, as it is part of our economic recovery plan to help businesses reopen and to provide a level of safety and comfort for both employees and customers alike,” said Di Ianni. “On Friday we distributed close to 150 face shields and have placed an additional order for 150 more, which should be arriving Thursday or Friday. Comments and feedback from business owners and operators last Friday was overwhelmingly positive – thankful that
the Town is undertaking this initiative to support our business community.” He added that the business operators like the quality of the product as well. “They are also thankful that the shields are easy to use, comfortable and provide a level of safety that will make employees and customers feel safe to work and shop in Lincoln,” he said. BUY EXTRA SHIELDS NOW Well over 100 calls and pre-orders have come into NewsNow’s office requesting shields in addition to the two provided free of charge to each business. Drew Gall of Wood Workers Unite delivered additional shields earlier this week, so they are now available at a cost of $6.78 per shield - an at-cost price at NewsNow’s office. “The office is open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday so people can drop in any time and pick up as many as they choose. We are preferring cash so we don’t have to run a ton of small transactions through our accounting system but if people want to pay with credit card they are welcome to do so,” said NewsNow publisher Mike Williscraft “Drew Gall and his team at Wood Workers have been great. They’ve essentially given us the shields on consignment and we’ll balance things weekly.”
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Leo, two-and-a-half, and mom Casey before he went into hospital Friday morning. that was identified by his improved. parents and confirmed “We were very hapby a specialist. This is py to work with Mike to the first procedure and make this happen,” said hopefully it will resolve WWU owner Drew Gall. the issue,” said Burgoyne. “We were not sure we “This will make a stress- could get it done in time, ful time easier for him but it all work out.” and his mom (Burgoyne’s Regular face shields daughter, Casey). are now available for Burgoyne updated purchase at NewsNow’s 1 Sunday that the proce- Mountain St. office. Cost dure went well and hope- is $6.78 per shield, HST fully Leo’s hearing will be included.
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Lincoln approves motion to confirm funding formula for WLMH rebuild By Tristan Marks NewsNow The Town of Lincoln confirmed that it will be paying its part in the effort to bring the West Lincoln Memorial Hospital rebuild to fruition. Lincoln council voted unanimously to pass a motion at Monday’s special electronic meeting which confirmed the Town’s financial commitment - with Grimsby and West Lincoln - for its share of WLMH rebuild costs. All three municipalities will continue to pursue possible funding support from Niagara Region as Phase 2 of the process includes confirmation of support from Niagara West municipalities, Region and WLMH Foundation. This funding from West Niagara municipalities will cover 10 per cent of the new hospital’s construction cost, along with 100 per cent of all furniture, fixtures and equipment. The other 90 per cent of the construction cost will
be covered by the Province of Ontario. The estimated that the total local contribution to be shared among West Niagara will come in at about $60 million. The electronic meeting was accompanied by delegates representing many of the project’s stakeholders, who voiced their organization’s support for the hospital rebuild. Andrew Smith, chair of the West Lincoln Memorial Hospital Community Advisory Committee thanked everyone present including Lincoln Mayor Sandra Easton, Niagara West MPP Sam Oosterhoff, and Save & Rebuild West Lincoln Memorial Hospital Committee vice-chair Tony Joosse for their ongoing commitment towards making the project a reality. “I’ve been involved with the new hospital project for 17 years and this is the most support we’ve seen at the grassroots level,” said Smith. “If all our ducks are
lined up, I think this is the time that we can get this done.” Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) vicepresident of communications and public affairs Aaron Levo acknowledged the need to get the rebuild done “quickly and expeditiously”. “We did have this challenge with the pandemic that we’re facing now, but I’m happy to say that we’re still on time for our plan to rebuild the hospital,” said Levo. Oosterhoff thanked Lincoln for its determination and unity, noting that all of West Niagara’s municipalities, “have been unanimous on this since day one.” “Our government’s commitment is to work with you and to work with the HHS team to make this a reality as soon as possible,” said Oosterhoff. “My commitment is to work with you to get this across the finish line.” However, Lincoln Mayor Sandra Easton
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Bigs/Littles connected virtually, support needed By Tristan Marks NewsNow Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of North and West Niagara is still offering mentorship services during COVID-19, services which CEO Dale Davis said are now more important than ever. To comply with regulations from various levels of government and to maintain a high standard of safety for mentors and mentees, BBBS has ported over to ‘virtual mentorship’ during this time. Big siblings and their littles plan for virtual activities, using social media, videos calls and other platforms. All the while, case workers from BBBS stay in touch with various pairings to keep up to date with them and their situations.
Davis said things are business as usual for the most part. “In many ways it’s the same as what we’ve always been doing, but we’ve shifted, if you can image, to an online format,” she said. The organization is still starting new mentorships during this time, and helping kids on their wait list find matches with mentors. These ‘virtual mentorships’ work the same as a regular one, they are purely online for the time being. Davis said eventually mentorships will continue in person, but not before they get approval from Public Health and the nationwide BBBS Canada administration. She said this service
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Maplecrest Retirement Village’s Charity Bottle drive racked in a bumper crop of donated empty cans and bottles - so many the bus meant to transport them was full by the end of the first day. The drive was originally set to run both Thursday, May 21 and Friday, May 22. However, the first day was so successful that the volunteers ran out of room to store all the donations cancelled the second day. The bottle drive collected $2,100 worth of empty cans and bottles. Money raised
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Peacefully, on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, with the sun rising on his face, in his 68th year. Surrounded by the love of his three children Erin (George), Thomas Jr (Stacy) and Kirstyn. Grandfather to Sydney, Jaxson, Micaela and Quinn. He is survived by his siblings Clyde Carruthers (Rose), Bonnie Vadacchino (Vince), Dave Smith (Barb) along with many nieces and nephews. Tom loved music, being outdoors, traveling Ontario on his motorcycle and he especially loved spending time with his four grandchildren. He was a dedicated coach with Grimsby Minor Hockey and Grimsby Baseball and enjoyed tending to his flower and vegetable gardens. Tom proudly served 35 years with Canada Border Services Agency, beginning his career at Queenston, clearing ships in Port Colborne, then in Hamilton at Bay Street as a Trade Compliance Officer. He was known for his calm demeanour and supportive attitude at work and in life. His family would like to send big hugs to the nursing staff at West Lincoln Memorial Hospital- their empathic phone calls and genuine concern was not unnoticed and will always be remembered. Small town hospital appreciation. Private family services and interment at Grimsby Mountain Cemetery have taken place. Arrangements entrusted to STONEHOUSE-WHITCOMB FUNERAL HOME, GRIMSBY, 905-945-2755. www.smithsfh.com
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The family of Suzanne (Sue) Lawson, nee Thompson, are sad to announce her passing in St. Petersburg, Florida on May 13, 2020 in her 72nd year after a short illness. Predeceased by her husband, Wayne (2015) and her father, Walter (2009), she leaves her mother, Isobel; brothers Bill (Wendy) and David (Joanne); and her nieces Emily and Victoria; and nephews Graeme and Christopher. Growing up in Grimsby Ontario, Canada, she graduated from the Mack School of Nursing in St. Catharines, Ontario in 1969, and commenced a 40year nursing career, first serving at St. Joseph’s in Hamilton, Ontario, followed by several hospitals and clinics in the St. Pete’s/Tampa area including many years at Blood 1 which took her to hospitals throughout the area. She was a kind and generous person with a dry sense of humour who loved being a nurse. Sue was the kind of nurse we all want to have in our time of need.The family wishes to express their gratitude for the kind care and friendship of her neighbours and friends in Florida and Canada. Heartfelt thanks to the staff of St. Anthony’s Hospital in St. Petersburg for their compassionate care in Sue’s final days. Due to current health restrictions no service will be held at this time. Interment has taken place at Bay Pines National Cemetery in St. Petersburg, Florida alongside her husband Wayne. A celebration of Sue’s life will be held in St. Petersburg at a later date.
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After a brief but bravely fought battle with cancer, it is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of Larry on Friday, May 22, 2020 at home, surrounded by his loving family. Much loved husband of Nancy (53 years) and beloved father of Sheryl Fisker, Barb McDonald (Marcus), and Patricia Speranzini. Cherished Grandpa to Kyle, Eric, Tyler, Ashley and Tara. Also survived by sisters, Linda Gibson (Don), Deb Farr, and brother Rick Mundell. Pre-deceased by brothers Don Speranzini and Bob Mundell (Marg), and brother-in-law Doug Farr. Brother-in-law to Ron McIntyre (Kathy) and Jim McIntyre (Linda). Larry was a long time Stelco employee and passionate about the game of golf and his Toronto Maple Leafs. He will be remembered for his quick wit and dry sense of humour. Cremation has taken place and a private inurnment will follow. If so desired, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be greatly appreciated. Online condolences ...www.smithsfh.com
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Dolson, Jane Elizabeth
YELLOW, Ernest
May 26, 1930 - May 25, 2020
Passed away peacefully at Albright Manor, in his 90th year. Beloved husband of Frances (nee Tait) for over 65 years. Loved father of John Yellow (Colleen), Mary Dancer (Jeff) and the late Geoff Yellow (late Nancy). Cherished grandfather of Heather (Dustin), Dave (Shelby), Brett (Sylvia), Rob (Alyssa), Matthew and Jordan and great-grandfather of five great-grandchildren. Ernie was a long time employee of Stelco and enjoyed many years singing with the Grimsby Knights of Harmony. Private family cremation with interment at St. Andrew’s Churchyard Cemetery. If desired, memorial contributions to the Alzheimer Society 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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May 7, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Chelmsford, Ontario at age of 67. Wife of Roland Mirron. Daughter of the late Dr. Ernest & Mrs. June Dolson. Sister of Catherine Easson (Murray) and Leslie MacPherson (Paul). Aunt to Meredith Easson and Brian Easson (Julie), Kendra MacPherson and Ellen MacPherson. Great-Aunt to Leigha and Aubrey. Step-Mother to Roland Mirron Jr. (Carol) and Sean Mirron (Dana). Grandmother to Ethan, Robin and London. Cremation has taken place. Private family service at a later date.
Happy 60th Anniversary
Onalee & Herman Seabrook June 4, 2020 Love & Happiness Always,
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Jane Civiero made good use of Monday’s sunny weather to get some gardening done. She made some new additions to her front-lawn garden at her Grimsby home. Marks - Photo
Charities will need reinvent fundraising So as you will have seen, we have a couple of stories in this week’s edition regarding two groups, - Big Brother Big Sisters and Rose Cottage Visiting Volunteers. BBBS is figuring out how to connect Bigs and Littles virtually, which is a good start in this bizarro world we find ourselves in, but hopefully that can evolve (safely) into that one-on-one time which is so vital to that program’s success. Then we have a bottle drive in support of Rose Cottage, performed by the good folks at Maplecrest Village. In that instance, instead of doing a pick-up for bottles, they created a drop off depot to centralize things. Good thinking! Fewer volunteers needed and reduced exposure around the community. In upcoming months, you will see any events or fundraisers which don’t get cancelled adapted and tweaked to make them safer while achieving their goal of keeping our valued organizations running. Best of luck to all with that goal. M.W.
Full credit is due to Grimsby council Without question, the best thing Grimsby has done since they swore their oath to serve the community in December 2018 is their approval of a site alteration bylaw on May 18. Yes, it was great to get the good ol’ bioheadache sold off, but impact of commercial filling of property in south Grimsby was having a devastating effect on property owners in the areas which were taking hundreds of loads of fill from whoknow-where every day. I have hammered on Grimsby council for many blunders and child-like behaviour - yes, some of which was still evident at the same meeting with more silly “point of order” shouting - but, due to timing, that silliness gets a pass. The fill bylaw should have been put in place 20 years ago when issues first arose, but it was all ignored. When the current major circumstances materialized starting on Kemp Road with absolutely massive quantities of fill not only ruining the land on which tons of earth, concrete and steel refuse was dumped, but the huge mountain resulting mountain undoubtedly will impact neighbours. The dirt, grime, noise, dump truck drivers urinating on the lawns of property owners, the whole gamut of crap those people have had to deal could have been curtailed if the previous council reacted. They did modify the site alteration bylaw but those changes really had not teeth and did nothing to stem the tide. At the same time, West Lincoln was having serious issues with fill as well. They went through a lengthy process of public meetings, legal input and council debate two
MIKE WILLISCRAFT times over to get their bylaw in place. Several times over many months ink was burned in this space urging Grimsby officials to simply pick up the phone and talk to the neighbours to the south, just as this current administration has done. And it may be possible that they did call, but there certainly was no visible impact. Approving the new bylaw, which leaves no option for profiting from taking fill, is a best-case scenario for the town as a whole. With West Lincoln’s bylaw in place and finally Grimsby getting up to speed, I would not be shocked if the number of dump trucks rumbling up and down Mountain Street in Grimsby is reduced by half, it not two-thirds. If they happen to be making their way beyond the border of West Lincoln to the south or east, running through Grimsby’s downtown would not longer be an efficient route for them, so two massive birds could be taken out with one stone. That is good work any day and for a group which has laboured mightily with even the most simple tasks, getting a big one executed should be considered a welcomed sight by all. ****** So let’s talk face shields and this relaxing of provincial
guidelines for a second. For sport, we’ll mix in a little media chatter. First, of course the incidence numbers will go up. Restrictions have been lessoned people are out and about more. Even when things were locked down there still were COVID-19 cases popping up. Not to sound like a ghoul, but we cannot stay shuttered in our homes for a year. The question ultimately is, is the incidence rate of new cases “manageable” for the health care system? We all need to adhere to social distancing guidelines and best practices still, but only a vaccine can pave the way to eradication. Part of best practices, these face shields we were able to introduce a couple of week ago have really taken off. Lincoln launched a shield program Friday and West Lincoln may not be far behind, so glad to see it has all been so well received. Many businesses have asked for extra shields in Grimsby in addition to the two they can get for free thanks for the Town of Grimsby and the DIA as well as manufacturer Wood Workers Unite. Starting this week, we have received the extra supply to start selling shields for $6.78 (HST included). We are telling people cash is preferred so we don’t have to run a ton of transactions through the business - as we are not retailers - but as with this whole mess we are in “do what ya gotta do” mode. Anyone can pay be etransfer as well, or credit card if needed. Of course receipts will be issued for all. And a big shout out to Drew Gall and his team for getting a prototype child shield ready in one week. That was amazing!
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