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Revamped twin towers garner positive comment Height reduced, rooms skyrocket, public access park added & parking requirements to be met By Mike Wiliscraft NewsNow With positive comments, innovative designs and new information aplenty at last week’s public meeting regarding the twin tower development proposal at the Casablanca Inn site, only one thing was missing; the public. With full houses, dozens of comments intense reviews now the norm at such matters of the planning process in Grimsby in recent years, last Thursday’s gathering held virtually on Zoom had none of that as the meeting - which included presentations by Town planning staff and the developer - lasted just over an hour. It has not been unusual for similar meetings to last 2-3 hours.
The meeting included a chunk of downtime as technological issues caused a considerable delay to the meeting start. Once it did, Mayor Jeff Jordan opened the proceedings by outlining its goal. “The basic premise of this open house is to provide the public with an opportunity to provide input on a proposed development application. To ensure a fair process, members of council are to hear public input, but not engage in debate about the merits of the application,” said Jordan. “As we navigate our first virtual open house meeting, we ask all participants for your patience. Each participant has 10 minutes to speak,
only one chance to speak.” The only problem is there were no speakers from the public. “What we found with today’s meeting, and I know this will probably come up from my fellow councillors as well, is that it’s not effective for public engagement. We struggled with technology at the beginning of this meeting. We’ve struggled to try to get the delegations who tried to participate to easily participate. And the people who could not participate by technology are looking for opportunities to have that conversation,” said Coun. Dorothy Bothwell. “I think that when we do our statutory public meeting which – whether it is in the near future as I am expect-
ing this developer is hoping to move quickly – that we structure that in such a way that, with COVID, I am sure we can have walk-in boards either at the Casablanca or at the Peach King Centre for a few hours so people can come in, provide their comments, speak to the applicant and have planning staff there to address their comments, too. Then we can shortly follow that with the statutory public meeting and incorporate the comments that are received. We really really have to get multiple public avenues for the public to participate in this.” Several other members of council agreed with Bothwell’s points See HOTEL, Page 2
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From Page 1 and consultant for the developer The Rosseau Group, Martin Quarcoopome, noted they would have no issue adding a COVID-friendly meeting more conducive to public comment into the process. Quarcoopome noted the many changes and updates through a presentation which included several mock-ups of the proposal’s features, among them: • building heights would now be 12 and 19 storeys, as opposed to the 19 and 22 initially proposed; • residential units would go from 206 to 420; • parking spaces would go from 245 to 909 (it was noted this would rise by 36 additional spaces to meet all bylaw requirements); • retail space would go from 388 sq m to nearly 1,800 sq m; • 1,500 sq m of public access green space would be included, and; • amenity areas would go from 3,159 sq m to 4,219 sq m. “The intent here is to develop that eastern portion with a mix of hotel, conference, retail, restaurant as well as residential uses to reinvigorate the property and see it grow,” said Quarcoopome. “Once Phase 1 is complete, Rosseau will de-
molish the hotel and build Phase 2, which would be the ‘boomerang” building, which is a 12-storey mid-rise building. This building is comprised of retail uses on the inner side, the north side that faces Winston Road. “The south and west sides will have townhouse units that front the streets and have their own private entrances and exits. They will have access to the below-grade parking. Above those are twostorey lofts and other additional apartment units.” The green space added to the plan met with considerable favourable comment. “We decided to incorporate a public open space as part of this development. We thought it was something that was lacking in this part of town. It would benefit existing residents as well as those through this proposal,” said Quarcoopome. Noting the revamped proposal “has dramatically changed to something that is more reasonable”, Bothwell added that the park breaks up the concrete build nicely. “The inner green is a really nice feature to see,” Bothwell said. A key concern for Coun. Dave Sharpe was the maintaining of
An artist’s concept drawing depicts the view from the north showing the proposed park area fronting on Winston Road. the hotel aspect of the property. Walter Basic of Grimsby’s planning department outlined several aspects to the planning process which can guarantee the hotel use will be built into any approved plans for the site. As well, John Mehlenbacher told those on the call his company also wants to see the hotel play a key part in the Town’s future. Saying the current facility is “like a family,” Mehlenbacher added, “We have a long-term plan to want to own the hotel, to run the hotel and the reason we designed it this way is to put the convention space back up into a location within the prop-
erty where you can actually have water views again. That was the biggest draw originally with the Casablanca Hotel for years which we lost with the Branthaven site that is in front of us right now.” “So, not only are we investing in – should all this go through and get approved – the convention space which will live on for many generations to be able to have lots of parties there, but having a convention space, you need hotel space with it as well. Parking was also a major concern for all as it has become a recurring theme in virtually all conversations regarding the Winston Road area. While Quarcoopome
noted a total of 945 would ultimately be built as part of the project, Coun. Reg Freake said they may want to add to that number. “I’d rather see ample or extra, as opposed to just enough,” said Freake, adding on a question about how the number of spots offered in the proposal was arrived at. Quarcoopome noted the increased parking is in large part due to the redesign and better use of space, adding precedent allowed by the previous council set the bar for his estimate. “I will note that this (909 spaces proposed) parking is a deficiency of what the bylaw actually requires,” said Quarcoopome.
“What we did was, we based our required parking for our proposal on the rates that were approved for the neighbouring 10 Windward site. That’s how we came to our number.” Coun. Lianne Vardy also participated in the meeting, while Coun. Randy Vaine and Coun. Dave Kadwell had logged on but did not participate in the conversation. “I appreciate the applicant and their willingness to add another meeting where we can actually get poster boards to look at. I really look forward to that for people who don’t have accessibility to internet, live streaming or just aren’t comfortable on a Zoom platform,” said Jordan.
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‘Secret Lives of Collections’ opens at Gr. Museum Oct. 6 The Grimsby Public Art Gallery (GPAG) and Grimsby Museum are teaming up for a new exhibit that tells the ‘hidden’ tales of Grimsby. The organizations are running a joint exhibition called ‘The Secret Lives of Collections’, made up of select pieces of art and artifacts that tell the story of Grimsby. The exhibit will be the museum’s opening attraction when it opens to the public once again on Oct. 6 and will be there until Nov. 6. The collection has been located at the GPAG for view by ap-
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Niagara Region launches new waste collection app Niagara Region has launched a new waste management app, called Niagara Region Waste, which makes it even easier for residents to obtain current information about waste and recycling collection programs. Residents can download the mobile app for Apple or Android smartphones. In the mobile app, residents can find the garbage/ recycling collection schedule specific to their house address, with the ability to sign up and receive a collection day reminder. As part of signing up for a reminder, they will also receive updates in case of collection changes or delays. The app also features a ‘Where Does it Go?’ search tool, which indicates whether recyclables and waste go into the Green Bin, Blue or Grey Box, garbage or if they must go somewhere else like a Household Hazardous Waste Depot. Those without an Apple or Android smartphone can visit Waste Management online at niagararegion.ca/waste/collection/schedule and search their home address in the ‘Find Your
Collection Day’ tool. Residents can then: •Sign up for a waste collection reminder by email or phone call; •Download their collection schedule into an iCal, Google calendar or Microsoft Outlook calendar; •Print their collection schedule; •Review the “Where Does It Go?” search tool. “It’s now even easier to learn about solid waste management in our community with our improved mobile app, Niagara Region Waste, and online tools. Sign up for collection day reminders so you know when to put out your garbage, recycling, and organics” says Jennifer Mazurek, Waste Management program manager. Staff unveiled the new mobile app, Niagara Region Waste, at the Public Works Committee meeting on Sept. 8. The introduction of the app was part of an update on the status of the Box it. Bin it. Sort it. campaign to raise awareness of waste collection changes starting Oct. 19, when Niagara Region moves to every-other-week garbage collection.
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Town of Lincoln Tree and Shrub sale October 10 Fall is the perfect time to add trees and shrubs to the garden. The Niagara Native Gardening Club and Ontariogreen, in partnership with the Town of Lincoln, are hosting a native tree and shrub sale on Saturday, Oct. 10. With more than a dozen species to choose from, a list of the trees and shrubs is available online at ontariogreen.ca/tree-sale, along with information and intructions. Trees and shrubs are 3-gallon pot sized and
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Town of Lincoln to issue burn permits once again The Town of Lincoln has lifted its suspension on issuing openair fire permits. Residents are now required to obtain a burn permit for open-air fires. While municipal offices were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, residents were allowed to conduct open-air burning without a permit, as long as they followed all other regulations. These permits are now required and are available online at Lincoln.ca. Permits will cost $40 and can be paid for through the new on-
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Beamville’s Riley Michaels releasing new music Music lovers, take note: local musical artist Riley Michaels has a new project on the way. The Beamsvillebased musician’s newest project is a series of four singles, which he will release over time. In fact, the first track, Now I know, is already available on Spotify, YouTube and other popular streaming platforms as of September 18. Michaels said this new wave of music represents a change in his usual rock and blues style. “It’s been a great time to try something new,” he said, explaining that he aimed for a “pop rock” vibe for the new singles. “We pulled inspiration from people like John Mayer, Prince and James Bay.”
Michaels said he’ll be looking to release a new song from the four every two months, with the next one, Turn off the Lights, slated for a Nov. 13 release. “We will take a little break during Christmas,” Michaels said. “Then our next release will be in the middle of January. Eventually, all the songs will be released together as a group, available on rileymichaels.com” The singles will still be released and available on music streaming sites like Spotify. Michaels explained that this shift to digital releases is one of the ways he has had to adapt as a musician in the post-COVID world. “The process of making and releasing music has been different. It’s a challenge to release music in a world
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Big Brothers and Big Sisters (BBBS) of North and West Niagara have had to adapt to the new world created by COVID-19. While still committed to offering one-on-one mentorships, BBBS has had to make change. Part of this is the decision to shift their mentoring and schoolbased programs online. “COVID has posed challenges for the
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REGNERUS, Louie (Lieuwe) Born Raard, Fryslan, The Netherlands on April 28, 1934. Died Grimsby, Ontario, Canada on September 24, 2020. Passed away peacefully to his heavenly home in the early hours of Thursday, September 24, 2020 at the age of 86. Beloved husband of Jane Regnerus (nee Westerhuis). Loving father of Andrew (Melinda), Roger (Elma), Marlene, and Lloyd. Cherished Pake of Cassandra (Peter), A.J. (Coriander), Marita (Chris), Amanda (Matt), Quinton, Natasha, and great-grandfather of Violet and Isla. Brother of Ann Van Schepen (the late Pete) and Andy Regnerus (the late Diane). Predeceased by siblings Tinus Regnerus (the late Annie), Bob Regnerus (the late Edith), Sam Regnerus (Alyce), Mary (the late Bill Mantel), George Regnerus (Thea). Dear brother-in-law of Julie and Ben Winter, Joanne and Simon Heeg, and Shirley Westerhuis. Visitation and a Celebration of Louie’s Life were held at Fruitland Christian Reformed Church. Interment Grimsby Mountain Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Louie to Diabetes Canada or Smithville Christian High School would be appreciated. Arrangements entrusted to STONEHOUSE-WHITCOMB FUNERAL HOME, GRIMSBY, 905-945-2755. www.smithsfh.com
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Anne Watson January 31, 1944 October 1, 2017
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Thank you Jack for helping me in the parking lot at the medical associates on Sept 23rd. You were very kind. Male chivalry still exist! I owe you butter tarts. Jackie
It is with mixed feelings that we announce the semi-retirement of our beloved and much appreciated veterinarian, Dr. Michelle Cline After graduating from the Ontario Veterinary College, she moved to England with her husband and practiced veterinary medicine there, caring for a large variety of animals including cats, dogs, rabbits, guinea pigs, horses and cattle. In 1993 she returned to Canada to continue her love of veterinary medicine, working at local small animal practices in the Niagara and Hamilton regions. Over the past 22 years she has been with us at the Grimsby Animal Hospital and many of our patients have been lucky to have experienced her gentle touch and compassionate care.
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As a much loved member of our ‘work family’ we all feel very close to her and will be sad to see her go. Dr. Cline’s great love of animals and her wealth of knowledge has made her a real asset to our team. While she is not completely hanging up her stethoscope at this time, she will be entering ‘semi-retirement’, where she will continue to see patients for several days each month. After spending so many hours dedicated to the care of her patients over her life, we wish her the best in her well-deserved time off . We are sure that she will enjoy being able to pursue her personal interests, which include spending more time with family at their newly acquired cottage, continuing her active involvement in her church, and playing saxophone in the Jimmy Marando Swing and Lincoln Concert bands.
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Mayor Easton’s Children’s Christmas Card Drawing Contest What does Christmas in Lincoln mean to you? This year, Lincoln turns 50 years old! Join in the fun by submitting a drawing for Mayor Easton’s Christmas card by Oct. 9. The winning entry will receive a recreation prize pack! For more information and to download the submission form, visit lincoln.ca/christmascard
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Friends (L-R) Shawn and Sean are the reason the Elizabeth Street Pumphouse has its new wooden bench. The two braved the Lake Ontario waters in August to rescue the bench, which found itself near rocks at the mouth of The Forty Creek. A Grimsby resident witnessed the boys’ feat and got a plaque placed on the bench to commemorate their story. Marks - Photo
Look behind COVID numbers It is flu season and COVID positive tests are going up, but they should be. No, not because of the season. Not because school is back in, but will be a cause for more cases as well. The main cause is and should be the sheer amount of testing. The Province has ramped up testing dramatically to try to stay ahead of the virus long-term. For months, testing was consistently in the 20,000-plus range. In recent weeks, that skyrocketed to over 40,000 on a regular basis. Monday this week, with 38,400 tests done, 554 new cases were reported province-wide with about 470 of those in four hotspots. Monday’s record 700 positives came from 41,000-plus tests done. Simply, more testing and higher counts will help all in the long run. Ontario could go full Trump, reduce tests and say “look numbers, are down. What’s the problem?” But that would be idiocy. Stay the course, Premier Ford. Tell the unions to chill out. Life and the province must march on with proper protocols, mask wearing and social distancing. We’ll get there. M.W.
Casablanca project positive, but beware It was a warm and fuzzy meeting for the Casablanca Inn open house last week when nary a member of the public wound up being part of the question and answer process. The project is massive. In the past, it drew capacity crowds and tons of comments. Unlike many projects which have rolled through and over the Town, in some respects, The Rosseau Group has adjusted to wants and needs of town staff and the community with relative ease. I say “ease” but to pull back and completely reinvent their approach was not easy, and it was undoubtedly costly, but given the general feel of last week’s Zoom discussion, it was worth every penny. For me, there were two key things. Consultant Martin Quarcoopome noted for those on the call that, while deficient on the face of the proposal at the meeting, the developer will up the parking count of 909 by 36 additional spots. Yes, it was odd to see a developer offer to do this with next-to-no objection. Then the penny dropped. “What we did was, we based our required parking for our proposal on the rates that were approved for the neighbouring 10 Windward site. That’s how we came to our number,” explained Quarcoopome. Ah, good ol’ “previous council”....raising their collective ugly heads once again. Yes, as do I, you likely despise hearing that either as a crutch when something is currently amiss or as an excuse when something bad is about to happen. There are times when it is 100 per cent attributable to the more than development friendly posture taken with virtually
MIKE WILLISCRAFT every project which came to town. At the time I noted the precedents set by underservicing parking at all the Winston Road projects would come back to haunt both the business and residential sectors in that area. The area is still far from built out and we hear regular horror stories of cars parked where they should not be and residents parking in commercial spots to get off the roads. It will only get worse. The Casablanca project has many positives, but some dangerous potholes await council and the community. To use any other development in the area as a baseline is simply folly. None of them are up to snuff when it comes to parking standards, so why would you measure yourself to inadequate parking levels. With such a great project, and it really will be super cool and exciting to see, why set yourself up for failure? Please, please, please Mr. Quarcoopome and Mr. Mehlenbacher (the man behind The Rosseau Group) take a look at what you REALLY need and get that done. I bet if you put in an extra 100 you could sell them for $15,000 or $20,000 each to people in other complexes who have no place to park. The second key aspect, for
which it is noted there were many ways to guarantee its preservation, is the maintaining of the hotel on the site. Council should note the hotel was an approved nonconforming use for the land on which it sits. At the time, Grimsby - and the whole west end - was desperate for overnight accommodations at the time. It made sense to not only allow the use, but encourage it. Same thing goes now. It was noted COVID impacts have been nasty to the hotel industry. Absolutely! It could be easy for the hotel to show up in plans then, when approved, the whole thing gets converted to condos and the Town ends up a big loser, again. So, there are ways for council to protect this key resource for the town and they need to en garde. For issues with that project, those are the keys for me. It is crazy to think all of downtown has about 1,100 parking spaces - with a only a small portion of those being on public property - and this development alone will have at least 945....gives one some perspective of its scope. ******* You will note a fundraiser for Niagara West food banks is promoted in this edition as we work with the good folks at Eggspectation to give a helping hand at a time when need is increased. Saturday, Oct. 10 will be the kick-off of the first of three pancake breakfasts with proceeds going to Grimsby Benevolent Fund. All COVID protocols and social distancing will be adhered to, so drop by and help if you can. A grand opening ceremony will be part of the launch event at 10 a.m. See you there.
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Grimsby: Is your councillor working for you? Part Two Dear Editor, Having given permission to NewsNow to publish my private email of last week to the mayor and council, regarding planning staff’s proposal to hold a PUBLIC Zoom meeting with regards to a submission for the redevelopment of the Casablanca Inn/hotel property on Windward Drive, I should like to respond to the email comments that were also published in NewsNow (Sept. 17), from Councillors Vardy, Ritchie and Vaine. First and foremost is my belief that a Zoom meeting is hardly the most appropriate way to deal with what will be one of the most complex redevelopment proposals that our historic 230-year-old town will ever recieve. We can and must do better than this. Unless you have actually looked at the proposal, (available online), you will not be aware that it is a lengthy 174-page submission that threatens to deliver a giant hammer blow with its demands to our determining the future growth suitable for our town. In the present hotel parking lot, the proposal envisions a 29-storey building which will incorporate the ‘new’ hotel as a feature. The current hotel will then be torn down and a 15-storey building will take its place. Somewhere underground there will be parking for 900-plus cars. “RIGHT!” as “Old Weird
LETTER Harold” used to say. Just to remind you, their first attempt consisted of an awkwardly twisted building that was supposed to evoke the waves of the lake, which was soundly rejected in an open public meeting. RIGHT! It will be virtually impossible to fully appreciate on a computer monitor any changes from the feedback of the second Open House - as related to the scope and scale of the project other than to realize that it is still far too large and too dense for the diminutive size of the site. Instead, such a project is more suitable to the Hamilton/Stoney Creek or St. Catharines high density development areas, or perhaps the vacant Prudhomme’s development site in Lincoln. As previously mentioned at many other development meetings, Grimsby has already done its density duty. Permitting this proposal, as presented, it also becomes “another brick in the wall” blocking off our historic vista of Lake Ontario. We will surely have to change our Town’s motto of “Friendly by Nature” to “Nature No More,” and remove the pictures of unspoiled Lake Ontario vistas from our brochures and websites, as they will be replaced with a concrete condo jungle.
Take a pair of binoculars down to the Winston Road “Boardwalk” and you can see for yourself what we will become, if you focus across the lake on the Oakville Lake Ontario shoreline - now a massive wall of concrete condos. This planning proposal, it appears, will also come with a ready made ammendment for council to approve so that the developer can just get on with the job. We all saw how effective that sort of attempt was with Mr. DeSantis’ Main Street proposal. This is serious stuff. Other residents of our town need to be talking to their councillors and providing feedback on this and any other development proposal that comes forward. We have an approved Town Plan. We need to be asking: Why are developers allowed to come into Grimsby and tell us what changes we are going to have to make to that plan - so their dream proposal can come to fruition at our expense - allowing them to walk away with a wheelbarrow full of cash? Niagara-onthe-Lake manages its development, why can’t we? How did a building site with a 12-storey height limit, (the RoseHaven development), ever get approval for 21-storeys by our planning staff, and what did we (the Town), get for that gift of an extra nine storeys? Where in all of the recent
development – or over development, (Winston Road area), has there ever been any attempt to require ANY provision for gearedto-income units suitable for some of our residents? An interesting thought might be to request from any new construction that exceeds our Official Plan that the Town request one unit from each floor – the proceeds from which shall be delivered to the Town for the construction of geared-to-income units elsewhere in town. Such a tit-for-tat exchange might cause said developers to give pause to their over ambitious plans. What transpires with this proposal for 5 Windward will also have a future impact on how we will be able to deal with the looming, larger proposal by Losani for the old truck stop site. Why is our new planning and development person not tasked with directing their attention to addressing the longstanding lack of commercial and light industrial development that would provide much needed jobs for our unemployed? Large residential projects are still standing unfilled. Perhaps our growth needs to be slowed down a bit until some infrastructure can be supplied to deal with our present circumstances, especially traffic concerns. I repeat, this stuff is seri-
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ous! There are many questions which still need to be asked. Secondly, I wish to address the responses to my email that were published adjacent to mine. I want to thank Coun. Vardy for her support of my request. I have appreciated her positive participation on our present council, along with the mayor and Councillors Bothwell and Freake. As to our former “Defender of all things Grimsby” in the person of Coun. Kadwell, I and many others are mystified by his behaviour. I consider him a friend. As a councillor he certainly knows how to look after issues that a resident – not even from his ward - might bring forward. On many recent issues however, it seems he has inexplicably given up that characteristic role and I really miss that! As to Coun. Vaine, you have demanded an apology, so here it is. I apologize to the citizens of Grimsby for so actively supporting your run for council; that I was not able to discern the real “you” that we have seen emerging or read about repeatedly in your actions on council postbiodigester. Where is the “Councillor of Change” that I and others were promised? While we may be residents of the same geographical ward, you no longer have my support. PS: I’m still waiting for
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WE SUPPORT OUR LOCAL
FARMERS !!
& 432 Highland Rd. E., Stoney Creek
Fall into these great
(Highland & Tapleytown Rd.)
FALL SPECIALS
Hours: Mon/Tues/Wed. 7 am-6 pm Thurs: 7 am-6 pm • Fri. 7 am-6 pm Sat: 7 am-6 pm • Closed Sun
PRODUCE: BUY FRESH, BUY LOCAL wE HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF LOCAL PRODUCE AND FRUIT FROM OUR LOCAL FARMERS
STRAWBERRIES ............................... $4.99qt LOCALLY GROWN
HONEY CRISP APPLES.....................$1.79lb LOCALLY GROWN
FRESH BNLS SKINLESS
CHICkEN BREAST
3
$ 89
ASS’T APPLES 5 lb bag ..................$5.99ea LOCALLY GROWN
ASS’T SqUASH................................................ 99 LOCALLY GROWN
¢
lb
4.99ea LEEKS ............................................................... 2.79ea CAULIFLOwER .................................... $2.99ea SLICED CARROTS 1 kg. .............. $2.99ea WINTERMIX 1 kg. .............................. $3.99ea LOCALLY GROWN
BASKET PEARS 2 L. ........................ LOCALLY GROWN
$
$
LOCALLY GROWN
/lb
8.57 KG.
FRENCH BREAD ..................................... $3.29ea DELI:
HIGHLANDS
DELI CORNED BEEF 100 gram .................. $2.64 SALERNO
PROVOLONE CHEESE 100 gram ................... $2.46 SAN DANIELLE
PROSCIUTTO 100 gram ............................ $2.68 FISH:
FROZEN
EASY PEEL RAW SHRIMP 400 gram bag FROZEN
$
9.99ea 5.99ea
$
VEAL PARMIGIANNI ON A BUN .. $7.99ea SATURDAY ONLY:
PORkETTA ON A BUN APPLE BUTTER, COLESLAw, POP OR wATER .............. $7.99ea
FROZEN
BABY ROAST POTATOES 5 lb. . $8.49ea
thanksgiving will soon be here!!
BLACk FOREST HAM $ 99
please order your turducken, fresh turkey, butter ball turkey, pork crownroast, fresh lamb, CUT FROM CANADA GR AA OR HIGHER HIGHLANDS NATURALLY SMOKED goat, bbq pig, spiral sliced PRIME GERMAN SAUSAGE ham or prime rib roast
RIB ROAST
22.03 kg.
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$ 99
lb.
$ PEAMEAL BACON CHUB 7.70 kg ... HIGHLANDS UNCOOKED CURED BNLS PORKLOIN ROLLED IN CORNMEAL .
905-662-8396
FROZEN
POPPY SEED WALNUT STRUDEL .......... $5.49ea
THURSDAY ONLY:
SLICED RHUBARB 1 kg. ........................ $4.49ea
lb
CORN MUFFINS Pkg of 6 ........................ $4.99ea
CAFE
FROZEN
4
STORE BAKED
CHICkEN SCNITzEL ON A BUN wITH COLESLAw .............................................$5.99ea
FROZEN
11.00 kg. .
BAKERY:
COD FILLET 400 gram. ...........................
FROZEN
HIGHLANDS NATURALLY SMOKED MINI
BAC AVA IL
11.00 kg.
3.49
MANY MORE IN-STORE SPECIALS
Specials effective Thursday, October 1 - Wednesday, October 7, 2020
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$ 99 lb.
lb.
OLIEBOLLEN
AND APPLE FRITTERS
EVERY SATURDAY FROM 11-3 PM
www.highlandcountrymarkets.com