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Study recommendation approved after appeal Heritage committee overturns Chair Dunstall’s ruling to delay Main Street East study to Nov. By Mike Wiliscraft NewsNow Last Tuesday’s Grimsby Heritage Advisory Committee had it all - many updates on key heritage properties, a bumper turnout of town council members and, oh yes, a successful appeal of a decision by the chair to sit on a proposed “first step” of the long-idle Heritage Conservation District Study Area on Main Street East. The meeting, held on Zoom, included the five members of the committee: Coun. John Dunstall as chair, lay members Olia Jurychuk, Kate Sharrow and Anne Brabant as well as Coun. Dorothy Bothwell and
Mayor Jeff Jordan as ex-officio. Also on the Zoom screen were Councillors Randy Vaine, Dave Kadwell and Kevin Ritchie, with Vaine signing off first to allow Ritchie to tag in so as not to have council form a quorum itself during the meeting. Later, Kadwell signed off and Vaine re-appeared. The meeting was routine until a Notice of Motion arose as the last item listed on the agenda. The motion recommended a longtalked-about heritage study for the Main Street East area take the form of a Conservation District Study (HCD). This was suggested, said
Bothwell, because this format has “more teeth” than the Conservation Heritage Landscape study which was added in a possible direction for the area during budget deliberations in February. Eventually, the motion was passed 4-1 with Dunstall being the only dissenting vote, but not before considerable turmoil and debate. Dunstall intially received Bothwell’s Notice of Motion (NoM) and acknowledged it would be dealt with at the next Heritage Committee meeting. At that point, Bothwell presented a motion to waive the Town’s procedural bylaw - which would re-
quire a two-thirds majority vote - to allow the matter to be dealt with at that meeting. “I find it somewhat irregular that you would want to suspend the rules at this point in time. I think it is somewhat out of order. I think this committee is not experienced at suspending rules. They’re volunteers not a council,” said Dunstall. “I find this very irregular....and I am looking at the clerk to see if this is appropriate at this point in time.” As the clerk was reviewing the Town’s policy, Bothwell explained the circumstances. See HERITAGE, Page 2
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From Page 1 “Chair Dunstall, the reason it is being brought forward on short notice is because I was expecting to see something on the heritage agenda on the Main Street East study, considering it was on the “bring forward” for Q4,” said Bothwell. “Our next meeting is not until the end of November when you’re in the end of Q4 and there has been absolutely no discussion with the Heritage Committee on the Main Street East study. With that gap, I felt it expedient and prudent that we get this moving because it had been committed to in Q4 we’re at the end of Q4.”
Clerk Sarah Kim told Dunstall the Town’s bylaw states rules of procedure can be waived “where it is deemed is necessary to not delay the consideration”. In those instances, a NoM may be considered immediately. “So I turn it over to the chair to determine if you deem that is necessary to not delay the consideration,” said Kim. With that, Dunstall refused to allow the motion, offering a decision to hold over the NoM until the November meeting. That decision did not sit well with committee member Olia Jurychuk, who asked that wording about the delay be read again.
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“We’ve had long meetings before and I, personally, would not mind discussing this,” Jurychuk said. Kim read the motion again, and brought in Antonietta Minichillo, Grimsby’s director of planning, who noted staff are working on a report to highlight the differences between the two study options - the cultural heritage option and the heritage district option. She said staff wanted to seek clarification from council on that. Bothwell noted the motion offered was nonbinding and provided an opinion from the body which was created to give council direction on matters of heritage. Dunstall concluded waiting was the best option. “So, as the chair of this committee, I think it wise to leave this until next meeting. There’s no emergency. November is still part of the fourth quarter. I think at this time there has to be some work done on it. I will have the clerk put this on our next agenda,” said Dunstall. Jurychuk told Dunstall that if everything in heritage was done based on if it was an emergency or not, the committees would would always take a back seat. “I would just like to go on the record. Heritage is never an emergency
when it is being compared against a burning building or a baby screaming in a hospital, right?” said Jurychuk. “Heritage is always at the bottom of the list because there is always something more urgent. The fact of the matter is that we, as a committee, have been trying to advance the now-fiveyear-old Cultural Heritage Landscape (CHL) work that’s been done and actually put some teeth into it.” “We made some progress. Then there was a nice tennis game by council trying to misconstrue words about districts and other types of studies that provide less protection and, frankly, this just seems to be another way to create another gap to not deliver on something that we, as a committee, are mandated to do for the council. I would like to go on record as saying I don’t really understand the need for delaying this and, sure, it is not an emergency when you compare it against the examples I cited before.” At that point, Bothwell noted the decision of the chair could be appealed, which Kim confirmed. In a 4-1 recorded vote, with Dunstall being the only dissenting vote, the decision to delay was overturned and discussion on the motion was allowed.
Dunstall used his position as chair to recognize Ritchie to address the committee although he did not signal in any visible way that he wanted to speak. As he spoke, Minichillo nodded throughout. “Sitting here listening, our planner saying there are two differences between a Heritage Culture Study and a Heritage Culture District and the motion that I am hearing now is for a Heritage Cultural District. I don’t know how this committee has authorization to direct staff to work concurrently until it goes to the council,” said Ritchie. “No committee has, even individual councillors have, the ability to direct staff to work on something unless it is provided by council. So I am very curious as to how this is playing out. This committee, in my opinion, does not have the authorization, one, to determine that it is a Heritage Culture District and, two, to direct staff.” After the initial ruling was overturned, Bothwell explained the motion. The initiative is one of the key priorities that the Heritage Committee had determined was very important and opting for a Heritage Conservation District is best “because that is going to give it the greatest and most protection
which is currently under siege.” “The planning director has stated we need to make it a priority for areas we need to protect. This motion gives us the ability to not only better put in those protections but it also allows us to develop the guidelines and structure we need for this very important area,” said Bothwell. “CHLs don’t provide the amount of protection that a HCD does. This motion is only a recommendation at this point. It is not saying we’re defining anything and setting all the terms. It’s just recommending to the committee of the Whole that the draft be considered, to designate the Main Street East Conservation District Study in accordance with Section 40.1 and that the draft bylaw be circulated to staff – the intention is that staff look at it for comments – to be considered while concurrently COTW can consider it. This motion is only being put forward to take action on something this council has decided is a strategic priority and is important to it and is in the budget. It has been delayed now for almost a year.” The motion was approved 4-1 with Dunstall being the only dissenting vote.
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Public Notice Notice of Study Commencement Prudhomme Creek Erosion and Flood Control Works and Rittenhouse Road Stormwater Outlet Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Schedule ‘B’) The Study:
There is an existing flood hazard and erosion issues associated with Prudhomme Creek in the area of Rittenhouse Road. The existing culvert that conveys flows from Prudhomme Creek under Rittenhouse Road is not large enough to accommodate existing flows. The Town of Lincoln has initiated this study to determine the best option for addressing existing flooding and erosion issues associated with Prudhomme Creek and to determine the best option for accommodating stormwater flows from Rittenhouse Road to Prudhomme Creek.
The Process: In order to assess options for flooding, erosion and stormwater management in the area of Prudhomme Creek and Rittenhouse Road, a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Schedule ‘B’) is being commenced. This study is being conducted as part of the design process in accordance with Section A.2.9 of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment, which is approved under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. A key component of the study is consultation with interested stakeholders including the public, landowners and regulatory agencies. This notice is being sent to you to solicit that feedback. We are interested in hearing any comments or concerns that you may have about this study. A Public Information Centre (PIC) will be scheduled at a later date to review the options for erosion control and to gather feedback from the public.
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Dynamic duo run “double marathon” for cancer research in one day Imagine running a 42 km (26 miles) marathon, and when you finish it, run another - no stopping. Then imagine this was done not on a flat, well-paved road, but actually on the Bruce Trail. That is what former Grimsby resident, Meredith Parker, and her friend, Heather Grieve, completed on Sunday. In one day, they ran the entire Niagara Section of the Bruce Trail from Grimsby to Queenston, a projected distance of about 80 kilometres. For those unfamiliar with the trail, it follows a blazed path through forests, up and down the escarpment, over rocks and roots, traversing stony stream beds, sometimes perilously close to the edge of 50-metre gorges, with hidden hazards of stumps, crevices, and animals. Parker and Grieve began their trek from the base of Mountain Street at 6:15 a.m. with headlamps and flashlights. It would be more than an hour before they viewed a brilliant sunrise. Their lights flashed in the eyes of racoons, possum, and even an occasional deer. Their first stop for a brief 10-minute
rest came as they reached the top of Ball’s Falls, after 26 km, at 10:30 a.m.. There, they met up with Meredith’s father, Grimsby resident Greg Parker, in his role as support crew, with supplies of nutritional foods and fluids, and change of clothing. Next was a 24-km run to the Morningstar Mills in Short Hills Provincial Park where they met up with Greg again, at 3:15 p.m.. They filled up on a fast feast of potatoes, granola bars, electrolyte drinks, and salty treats, and moved on to the next leg. At 6:15 p.m. they met up with Greg at Glendale Road, completing their third leg of 14 km, where the Bruce Trail briefly emerges off the escarpment to enable hikers to cross under Hwy. 406 before re-entering the forest trail. Leaving Glendale Road at 6:30 p.m., they expected the final 19 km would have them reach Queenston by 9:15 p.m. Unfortunately, for reasons unknown to them, the Bruce Trail route had recently been re-directed, adding an extra 5 km. They reached their final destination in Queenston, at a monument marking the southern end of the Trail, at 10:30
Heather Grieve, left, and Meredith Parker, ran the equivalent of two marathons on Sunday to raise money for cancer research. p.m. In all, their GPS marked 85 km in cer Centre over nearly three years, their one-day run. including 33 chemotherapy immunoFor Meredith, there was more to therapy transfusions. this than just a challenge. With the With only one more scheduled to Scotiabank Toronto Marathon supcomplete his treatment regime, Greg porting the Princess Margaret Cancer says, “I’ll get to ring the bell!” For Meredith and Heather, who Foundation going virtual this year, her have run many full marathons over inclination was to run the full marathon, the half marathon, the 10km and the years in Toronto, Boston, Miami, the 5km run all in one day. It ended up Chicago, Los Angeles, and other locations, this was their greatest being about six kilometres longer. As well, Meredith’s goal was to raise challenge. Thanksgiving Monday allowed them a full day of rest and at least $1,500 for the cause toward the cure of cancer, as her father, Greg, recuperation, before returning to their weekday jobs, and more weekhas been undergoing cancer treatend training for the next adventure. ments at the Princess Margaret Can-
Public Notice Hixon Zone 2 Pumping Station Upgrades The pumping station needs to be shut down to allow for the next portion of piping and electrical modifications. During this time, impacted residents will experience a significant decrease in water pressures and may find that they do not have water coming out of faucets on the second floor of their homes. We ask that residents fill tubs and other containers in advance to avoid any additional inconvenience.
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MARTIN (Kean), Sylvia Surrounded by her family at the West Lincoln Memorial Hospital on Thursday, October 8, 2020. Predeceased by her exhusband Ted and grandson Joshua Martin. Loving mother of Cathee Lloyd, Joe Martin (Colleen), Kelly Haggar (Craig), Jim Martin (Shari-Lee), Theresa Phieffer and Tammy Squires (Bob). Loved grandmother of Sean, Roy, Laurie, Tracey, Julie, Christine, Colleen, Kyle, Kristen, Logan, Joe, Matt, Carley and Michael. Great grandmother of 8. Sylvia was a retired employee of the Canadian Blood Services and a proud member of the St. Joseph’s Parish and the Catholic Women’s League. Sylvia will be sadly missed by her extended family and friends. A private family visitation will be held with cremation to follow. A public funeral mass will be celebrated at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, 135 Livingston Avenue, Grimsby on Saturday, October 17, 2020 at 11a.m. In accordance with provincial regulations, there is a limit to the number of visitors who may attend at one time. Please RSVP in advance at www.smithsfh.com or by calling the funeral home. Special thank you to the caring staff at West Lincoln Memorial Hospital and the service co-ordinators from the local LHIN. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Sylvia to the March of Dimes or a charity of your choice would be appreciated. Arrangements entrusted to STONEHOUSE-WHITCOMB FUNERAL HOME, GRIMSBY, 905-945-2755. www.smithsfh.com
YANYK, Kelly Anne On Friday, October 9th, 2020, Kelly Yanyk, mother, daughter and sister, passed away peacefully at McNally House Hospice at the age of 62 surrounded by family. Kelly will be forever remembered and loved by her son Scott, her mother Peg and her sisters and brother Teresa (Brian), Cathy (Robin) and Charles. Kelly will also be remembered as a fun and witty aunt by her nieces, nephews and extended family. Her bright smile will be missed by her dear friends and colleagues. She loved to bird watch and had a true passion for animals. Special thanks to the staff, nurses and dedicated volunteers at both Juravinski hospital and especially McNally House. A private family Celebration of Life to be held. If desired donations in Kelly memory can be made to Juravinski Cancer Centre, McNally House Hospice in Grimsby or your favourite Animal Shelter would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences can be expressed through Canadian Cremation Services at www.canadiancremation.com
Passed away at West Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Grimsby, on Monday, October 12, 2020 at the age of 68. Beloved wife of Waheed. Predeceased by her parents Kazimierz and Maria Jasik, her brother Witold Jasik and by her sister Joanna Bilski. Dearly missed by her brother-in law Grzegorz Bilski and family. Aleksandra will be sadly missed by many friends and her extended Rabbani family. Visitation at STONEHOUSE-WHITCOMB FUNERAL HOME, 11 Mountain Street, GRIMSBY (905-945-2755) on Sunday, October 18, 2020 from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, 135 Livingston Avenue, Grimsby on Monday, October 19, 2020, at 11 a.m. Interment to follow at Grimsby Mountain Cemetery. In accordance with provincial regulations, there is a limit to the number of visitors who may attend at one time. Please RSVP in advance at www.smithsfh.com or by calling the funeral home. Masks will be required and COVID restrictions will be in place. If desired, memorial contributions to a charity of your choice would be sincerely appreciated by the family.
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These days, we are spellbound by news. Every morning there are new statistics about Covid-19, new forest fires and hurricanes, new tweets from the president of the USA. At times it seems that we are being ruled by “the news”. And so we should be. These are important issues, and we need to know about them. Going news-free is just a copout from life. While we need to learn all we can about national and international news, local news is even more vital to our daily existence. The weekly newspaper is our lifeline to what’s going on in Grimsby. Otherwise, how would we know what’s happening at Town Hall, the Peach King Centre, the schools and churches
A Small Drop of Ink By Dorothy Turcotte in our town? How else would Grimsby show pride for its athletes or discover what is new on Main Street? Local daily newspapers don’t cover communities like Grimsby, unless we have a massive fire or some other calamity such as head lice in the schools. Radio and television stations don’t give us a look, either. So we have to resort to social media, and to my favourite, the local newspaper. I love to think back to 1885 when James and Isabelle Livingston came to Grimsby with cash to buy a farm. James stopped in at the newly opened newspaper office to ask for direc-
tions, and came out again to find himself a partner in this new venture. I have often wondered what Isabelle had to say about that! But for the people of Grimsby, what a boon that new newspaper must have been! At last, a forum for all the news of the surrounding area, plus recipes and health tips, and advertisements from surrounding villages. Before long, that newspaper was an eagerly anticipated part of community life, and the newspaper office itself became a hub for information and socializing. For 135 years, news has been important to the folks of Grimsby, and it still is! It seems that some big media companies would like to get rid of weeklies. I hope they don’t.
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2021 Dog Licences Are On Sale November 2nd, 2020 Until April 1st, 2021 you can purchase your licence at: q www.grimsby.ca go to the “On-Line Registration” tab q For in person purchase, please contact Town Hall at 905-945-9634. Please note that during COVID, Town Hall may be closed to the public. q Ruffin’s Pet Centre (63 Main St. W, Grimsby) Cash Only q Mail (include dogs information with your cheque to: Town of Grimsby, 160 Livingston Avenue, Grimsby, ON (L3M 4G3) or drop off in the mail slot at Town Hall. *Look for your early renewal $5 off coupon valid until January 29th included with your water bill. The Town of Grimsby has adopted a zero tolerance policy for dog’s that are not licenced. You will be charged, $100 under Section 21.9(a) of the Provincial Offences Act, Town of Grimsby By-law 10-06. After April 1st, 2021, renewing your dog’s licence will cost $77.00. Please be a responsible pet owner- Licence your dog!
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Director of operations Sanjeev Rohailla used the opportunity of his first local fundraising event to tie in his Eggspectation Restaurant-Cafe-Bar grand opening on Saturday. Participating in the ribbon cutting were: (L to R) Grimby Councillors Dave Kadwell and Dorothy Bothwell, Mayor Jeff Jordan, Sanjeev Rohailla, Niagara West Tourism Association president Brian Purdy and restaurant manager Melanie Dornan. Williscraft - Photo
Eggspectation officially opens doors After months of renovation, Eggspectation has finally opened its doors to customers. The ribbon cutting came Saturday as part of its inaugural Pancake Breakfast fundraiser - the first in a series of three events. This one raised funds for Grimsby Benevolent Fund. The new eatery, located at Grims-
by Gateway, is the latest location of the very popular chain known for a creative menu and first-rate service. “We are very happy to be part of Niagara West. We welcome the opportunity to showing our customers what we have to offer as well as our hospitality,” said Eggspectation operations manager Sanjeev Rohailla.
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Giant Tiger Grimsby owner Andy Daniels (right) presented WLMH Action Committee co-chair Tony Joosse with a cheque for $1,100 last Friday, gathered from the retail store’s ‘Round-up at the Register’ campaign from August to September. All the proceeds from this donation will go to help fund the hospital rebuild project. Marks - Photo
Reality check It is rare, a handful of times in a year, when any ink on this page is used to review or highlight any topic which does not have a direct Niagara West angle to it. To say it is important for all of us to step back - just after Thanksgiving - and be truly thankful we do not live in the United States of America today. The U.S. has had some glory days. The current term of 45 not being among them. There is no reason to get into any of it. We have all seen countless occurrences on many fronts - whether it be policy, personal demeanor, handling of major files, inability to tell the truth, and more. This is not to say Canada and our local municipalities are not without issues, but I don’t think anyone would trade baggage straight up. Let’s hope the U.S. gets the change it so desperately needs and a peaceful transition of power results. Nobody wants to think about what may happen if things go the other way on either an election result or 45 simply decides not to vacate. The whole ordeal reminds one of watching the last Quebec referendum play out - lots at stake, no vote for Ontarians. M.W.
Heritage follows proper course There was an interesting set of bookends at last Tuesday’s Heritage Committee meeting. The Zoom meeting started with members of the committee introducing themselves, except chair John Dunstall - he of the overthrow the committee-elected chair to get the position fame - moved on not allowing Coun. Dorothy Bothwell to introduce herself as part of the committee. Of course the oversight was corrected once Bothwell injected, but it was typically telling and a foreshadowing of a lack of consideration. At the end of the agenda, a little occurrence which I am sure Grimsby 5 Commanderin-Chief Kevin Ritchie will be sure to remedy with another procedural bylaw change occurred. Simply, Bothwell introduced a motion to have the committee recommend initiating the process for that already council-approved Main Street East Conservation District Study. “This motion is only a recommendation at this point. It is not saying we’re defining anything and setting all the terms. It’s just recommending to the committee of the Whole that the draft be considered, to designate the Main Street East Conservation District Study in accordance with Section 40.1 and that the draft bylaw be circulated to staff – the intention is that staff look at it for comments – to be considered while concurrently COTW can consider it,” noted Bothwell. Now, that comment only came after Bothwell was forced to issue an appeal of committee chair Dunstall’s decision to quash the Town’s proper procedures and not allow a motion to waive procedure and allow Bothwell’s Notice of Motion (NoM) on
MIKE WILLISCRAFT the matter to be dealt with at that meeting. Normally a NoM would come back at the next meeting. Bothwell correctly noted the study was planned for Q4 and has been parked since being approved by council in the budget process since March. The Heritage Committee does not have another meeting until late November, cutting things very close. Adding to the fun were the watchful eyes of other Grimsby 5 card carriers Councillors Dave Kadwell, Randy Vaine as well as Ritchie also sat in on the fun. I’ve never seen an advisory committee meeting with so many members of council present but, then again, something was going to be done - the heritage study motion - which The 5 have dragged their heels on consistently. While the vast majority of this council campaigned on the need to marry the need for preserving heritage with current planning and development guidelines, much or all of that sentiment has been thrown out the door by some. Bothwell’s rather innocuous motion at a committee meeting is not desired by The 5 for several reasons. First, it takes away some level of control they enjoy at every council meeting. At Heritage, council had six rep-
resentatives on the screen. Only Dunstall, Bothwell and Mayor Jeff Jordan are on the committee and were on the screen. Kadwell and Ritchie both were recognized by the chair and spoke at length during the proceedings, while Vaine also chimed in because he could not miss an opportunity to take a shot at Bothwell. Funny these guys cannot make a special meeting for a critical matter council had to deal with in the past but they can all find time for an advisory committee meeting on a Tuesday in October. But I digress.... To cap this, Bothwell was playing by the rules and it was clear Dunstall et al were not happy about it. Ritchie went so far as to say the committee - which was hand-picked to advise on matters of heritage - did not have “authorization” to make a recommendation that the Main Street East study should be for a Heritage Culture District. He also seems terrified that someone may ask staff to do anything... ever. The fact this process could play out - a recommendation coming to council The 5 really don’t want to see - will force them to overturn an incoming recommendation, which they likely don’t want to do. That is why the new and rocky Committee of The Whole process is perfect for this group. They control every aspect of what comes and goes from the council table and - to a smaller extent - who gets to comment and for how long on how council is conducting its business. Bothwell was right. The Heritage Committee was right. Dunstall and Ritchie on the wrong end of both what the process would allow and trying to control the heritage committee from providing insight into a heritage matter.
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Motion needed to avoid heritage “gap” Dear Editor, The events of the past two years at Council and various committee meetings have been the stuff of a bad novel. Last week’s meeting of the Heritage Grimsby Advisory Committee (HGAC) was yet another chapter of this developing saga. Save for the usual high level of preparedness of Coun. Bothwell, Chairman of the HGAC, Coun. Dunstall, would have succeeded in again thwarting the budget approved “study” of Main Street East. By denying Ms. Bothwell’s motion to recommend to council, now known as the
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Failure to adopt this motion will result in a serious gap in the protection of the Town’s heritage which will be immediately exploited under the new intensification mandate set by the Province. The HGAC’s recommendation of this interim bylaw is not designed to stop responsible development. Its intent is to allow time for a much needed evaluation and documentation of the heritage features of Main Street East, and recommend stronger development policies afforded under the Ontario Heritage Act. We have now reached a critical pivot point in the future de-
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Council should adopt Aloha Spirit: reader Dear Editor, What if our town council and every town council adopted the “Aloha Spirit” Statute passed in 1986 in Hawaii? It is a progressive code of conduct. Here’s a short summary. Kindness to be expressed with
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