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> Smithville group off on Dominican home-building adventure Pg. 7 >Greenbelt photo winners at GPAG Pg. 2 > Main streets may get facelift help Pg. 5 > Grimsby’s last full serve gas station closes Pg. 6 Thursday, January 25, 2018 Vol. 6 Issue 38

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Ridgeview will relocate close by

Super school to be built at Durham & Hwy.8 By Mike Williscraft NewsNow Niagara West’s new $41 million super high school will be built at Durham Road and Hwy. 8 – the District School Board of Niagara has announced. While the site was announced as a 20-acre parcel at 4670 Durham Road it would be more widely recognized as the Ridgeview Fruit and Garden Market. The property will have accesses to both Durham and Hwy. 8.

The property is located near the border in the Town of Lincoln, just outside of the urban boundary. The decision will be ratified at the Jan. 23 board meeting. The land deal is expected to close in April. “We are very pleased to have found property located centrally to the majority of the student population to be served by the new school,” said Dale Robinson, DSBN Chair. “From the outset of this process, we felt it important to find a location below the escarpment to maxi-

mize accessibility.” While officials and taxpayers in West Lincoln decried the possibility of a location below the escarpment due to transportation time issues, many below the escarpment are not a whole lot happier due to other matters the site location creates. “The location is not central to anything. All students will need to be bussed which will limit opportunities for part-time jobs or volunteer placements to aid in experiencing important life lessons as well as helping small business,” said Grims-

by Mayor Bob Bentley. “How students will get up and down the escarpment from West Lincoln is also a concern if they are planning to use Thirty or Park roads.” Bentley added that declines in enrollment at Grimsby Secondary School were not as simple as parents choosing the newer Blessed Trinity for their children. “The recent rapid decline in enrollment at GSS and subsequent increase in enrollments at BT is not See SCHOOL, Page 3

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Award-winning photos on display Twenty award-winning photographs are on display at Grimsby Public Art Gallery until Feb. 14. The photographs were chosen from 800 submissions made to a contest run by The Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation, Professional Photographers of Canada – Ontario, and the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. The contest celebrates the natural beauty of water in the Greenbelt in the second Greenbelt Photography Contest. The winning photographs were chosen by a jury of professional photographers and creative employees from the three participating organizations and were previously

featured in an exhibition at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinberg, as well as galleries throughout the Greenbelt. Grimsby Public Art Gallery is the final stop for the photo exhibit. The photos capture the beauty of stunning waterfalls, tranquil waterfront moments, icy scenes, and wildlife. The choice of water as the inspiration for the artists was made in celebration of the Province’s decision to grow the Greenbelt to include 21 urban river valleys and 7 coastal wetlands. One of the winning photos is of Fifty Mile Creek in Winona by Tom Stephens. Admission to the gallery is free.

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From Page 1 because the BT school is newer and I’ve heard that from both students and teachers.” Indeed, many teachers, students and parents have complained to NewsNow for years about what they deemed arbitrary decisions which negatively impacted students and the atmosphere at the school. Several articles have chronicled this matter. Another major concern for Bentley and many others is the new location’s proximity to a legal marijuana growop facility at Durham Road and the South Service Road. Lincoln Mayor Sandra Easton does not see the matter in the same light on virtually all fronts. “The facility that seems to be a concern with proximity to the new site is a licensed manufacturing opera-

News Now • Thursday, January 25, 2018 • Page 3 tion and does not dispense or sell product on site. There is not a concern from a public safety or health perspective,” Easton said of the grow-op. “I visited the site in Brantford about a year ago and there was no evidence of any odours whatsoever. We anticipate the same high standards and attention to provincial guidelines with this operation.” As for the location, she could not be happier. “We are delighted that a site within Lincoln has been purchased and it is positioned well to connect our three great communities,” said Easton. “As you know Lincoln has been witness to the benefits of a new school, the merging of school communities and we believe the futures of all west Niagara students will be well served by this new sec-

ondary school and the expanded curriculum it will provide.” Key in the deal for Ridgeview Fruit market and Garden Centre owners Tony and Angie Sgambelluri was the preservation of their long-standing business. “There has been confusion due to the Durham Road address that was given out. Yes the property extends to Durham but, essentially, the school will be built right where Ridgeview currently sits,” said Tony. “For us, in the negotiations, it was important we knew everything we have worked for over the last 24 years will continue on. Ridgeview will still be here.” Tony noted his operation will move just slightly up Hwy. 8, but will continue to operate fully at its current site until April 2019. “It was never an issue of money. We reached an impasse at one point

because we needed certain guarantees to allow us time to wind up or move,” said Tony. “At one point they had walked away for a couple of months. At that point, we thought the deal was dead, but they found a way to make things happen and things went quickly from there.” The new secondary school will be built to accommodate over 1,500 students. It will have over 60 classrooms, which will include science, technology, music, and other programs. The school will have gymnasiums and a synthetic turf field and track to support athletic programs and physical activity. “This is an important next step in the process to deliver a new school to serve the west Niagara community,” said Warren Hoshizaki, DSBN director of education. “With the location of the school settled, we

will look to work with community partners to enhance the school as we have done in previous builds.” With the location settled, it does allow the DSBN’s planning process to continue, but that does not mean all is well. As Bentley noted, being a non-central location will prove costly to all three communities to some degree. Grimsby Downtown Improvement Area Board president Mark Wood noted the loss of GSS when residential growth is exploding in the community is the wrong way to go. “In an time of population growth and prosperity in our town, it is sad to see a decision like this. The school was a part of the economic hub that grew up around it. This is an unfortunate decision that will affect residents and business owners alike,” said Wood. Easton said Lincoln

will work closely with Niagara Region officials to overhaul infrastructure in the area to improve several fronts. “Lincoln will be focusing on working with the Niagara Region on completing streets to support safe school active transportation encouraging walking and cycling. In addition, this is an excellent segue into long-needed discussions about the cross-the-escarpment route in order to make passage for West Lincoln students safe and direct as well,” said Easton, adding timing will be perfect for Lincoln’s adjustments to its ULink schedule so students can get to school and back and to their after-school jobs in a timely manner. The purchase is contingent on DSBN receiving Ministry of Education funding. The yet-to-be-named high school is expected to open Fall 2020.

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Legion Br. 393 Smithville - Jan 2018. Events. Tues - Fri Free Pool 2-5 pm. Tues. Cribbage 2-4 pm. Tues. Fun Dart Night 7 pm. Wed. Euchre 2-4 pm. Sun. Shuffleboard 2 pm. Thurs. Jan 25th BINGO 6 pm. Friday 19th Progressive Euchre 7 pm. Sun. 28th Monthly Breakfast (8-Noon) Ice available $2.00 ea. Hall rental available $20./ hour. You do not have to be a legion member to participate everybody welcome. Grimsby Kinette Club -58th annual babysitting course -Running for 6 consecutive Thursdays starting Jan. 25 ending on Feb.25. From 7-8:30pm. Cost $25pp . Open to all area children who are at least 11 years of age as of the start of thecourse. Location: new Fire Station 2, 167 Mountain St., Grimsby. For information or to register call or email Tracy 905-945-9540, tj. normie@gmail.com Catch the Ace Lottery from Royal Canadian Legion Branch 127 Grimsby. New draw starts Thursday, Jan. 18. Tickets on sale 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Draw at 9:00 pm. Everyone welcome - legion membership not required Grand Erie Business Centre Seminar Business Planning. January 26th from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM at Smithville branch of West Lincoln Public Library. Join Experts from Grand Erie Business Centre for a series of small business seminars this winter. $20 + HST per seminar. $50 + HST for all three. Registration required in advance through Grand Erie Business Centre. LEGO @ the Library. January 27th from 10:00AM and 12:00PM at Smithville branch of West Lincoln Public Library. Come and get creative with LEGO at the library! Pond Skate - The West Niagara Agricultural Society invites you to a Free Pond Skate January 27, 2018 from 1-4. Complimentary hot chocolate and home-made cookies will be served in the Richardson Building. West Niagara Agriculture Centre. 7402 Mud Street West, Grassie. Grimsby Garden Club invites you to hear from our guest speaker, Janet Christmas, whose topic will be ‘Healing Herbs from Your Garden’, ideal for gardeners, novice and veteran. Monday, January 29th. Livingstone Activity Centre, 18 Livingstone Av., Grimsby. Coffee and treats, 7 pm. Meeting and Speaker, 7:30 p.m. Everyone welcome! Grimsby Toastmasters welcomes you as

our guest to our next meeting Monday, January 29th . We meet at Grimsby Secondary School, 5 Boulton Ave. from 7 pm – 8:45 pm. Come and learn about developing your communication and leadership skills. www.grimsbytoastmasters.org Knitting Circle. Jan. 30th from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM at Caistorville branch of West Lincoln Public Library and January 31st from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM at Smithville branch of West Lincoln Public Library. Do you knit or crochet? Want to learn? Join us for an afternoon of knitting, crochet or needlework in the library. Beginners welcome! Caistorville Book Club. January 31st from 6:30PM to 7:30PM at Caistorville branch of West Lincoln Public Library. All welcome to attend. Meetings are held on the last Wednesday of every month. The January book will be A Day with a Perfect Stranger by David Gregory. Connect Hearing Tests. January 31st from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM at Wellandport branch of West Lincoln Public Library. Hearing loss negatively impacts one’s quality of life. Sign up for a complimentary hearing screening onsite with specialists from Connect Hearing. Free. Book your 10 minute time slot. Grimsby Photo Group Meeting: Wed. Jan. 31, 7-9 PM. at Grimsby Town Hall Council Chamber (160 Livingston Avenue, Grimsby). “Underwater Photography” from Joanna Suan. A short dive into underwater photography as local amateur photographer Joanna Suan shares a few of her images from warm, cold, fresh, and salt water locations”. All skill levels welcome from phone, tablet and DSLR users are welcome. Visit: https://www.facebook.com/GrimsbyPhotoGroup/ Rose Cottage Visiting Volunteers Drop In - Feb 1/18 1:30 -3 pm @ Mountainview Church - 290 Main St. E., Grimsby. Provides an opportunity for individuals concerned about cognitive change & dementia to learn about brain health & dementia, to ask questions, & to become familiar with community resources and supports. Individuals living with dementia, care partners, family and friends are all welcome to attend. Chuck A Puck Fundraiser for Rose Cottage Visiting Volunteers. We have tickets for sale for the Niagara Ice Dogs vs The Sault St. Marie Greyhounds hockey game

February 8th@ 7 pm for $20 (reg. $22) each. During the game, fans can buy a puck to throw onto the ice – closest to the target wins a prize. If you would like tickets, please contact the office at info.rcvv@ gmail.com or (905)309-5071. West Lincoln Memorial Auxiliary Annual Lasagne Dinner. Feb. 9 at Mountainview Christian Reformed Church. Call the Auxiliary office for tickets. (905) 945-2253, ext. 391. Tickets $20pp, Limited number so call early. All proceeds go to purchase medical equipment for West Lincoln Memorial Hospital. Woven Heart Valentine Craft - Saturday, February 10th:—a perfect quality time project for a parent or grandparent and child! 10 am to noon, cost is $25 per twosome. Singles welcome also! Please contact the Erland Lee Museum (552 Ridge Road, Stoney Creek) to pre-register since there is limited space. Call 905-662-2691 or erlandleehome@fwio.on.ca to register. Call for Entries! Grimsby’s 13th Annual Heritage Art Competition: Who is Your Grimsby? Who were the personalities that has helped shaped your Grimsby. Pick up a form at the Grimsby Public Art Gallery or on line www.grimsby.ca/Art-Gallery Deadline for submissions: Friday February 9, 2018 by 5 pm Grimsby Seniors Club Valentine’s Luncheon Tuesday February 13th,2018 12:00 noon with music by Now & Then lunch served by The Best Little Menu Tickets $15.00 members $20:00 non-members. Tickets available at the Livingston Activity Centre 905-309-2075 INDIAN SUMMER, Shelley Niro. Jan 20-March 11 during regular hours at the Grimsby Public Art Gallery Opening Reception Sun. Jan. 21 2-4pm, Please call/email GPAG: 905-945-3246/gpag@grimsby.ca Lincoln Mom to Mom spring sale. April 14, 2018 from 9 am to noon. Takes place at Great Lakes Christian High School in Beamsville. Free admission and parking. Cash only. Tables start at $25. For inquires email momtomomsalelincoln@yahoo. com. Facebook: https://www.facebook. com/lincolnmomtomom/. Niagara Princess Party is on May 5, 2018. There are two seatings available. The first is at 10 to 12 and the second is from 1-3. Tickets are $20 each. A light meal is included

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along with a meet and greet with 15 princesses. Facebook: https//www.facebook. com/princesspartyniagara/. GROUPS & CLUBS Fill Your Frame Art Challenge! - The GPAG & McNally House Hospice invite the community to fill a frame in response to the theme of Death: Something to Talk About. Register at the art gallery. Submission due by March 1, 2018. Free. Please call/email GPAG: 905-945-3246/gpag@grimsby.ca Kids Can Cope at the Grimsby Public Art Gallery: Creative Expressions of Grief: 3 weeks of free art therapy for children grieving the loss of a loved one. This program is in coordination with McNally House. Contact the Bereavement Clinician Jennifer Jowlarbar 905-309-4013 x 32. Art Class Registration for Kids, Teens, Adult Winter Programs has begun. A wide range of programs offered weekdays and weekends. Please call/email GPAG for details: 905-945-3246/gpag@grimsby.ca The Canadian Federation of University Women’s Grimsby Club. $1500.00 University scholarship. The scholarship is open to female students who have graduated from a publicly funded high school in Grimsby or Beamsville & are currently enrolled at a Canadian University in second year or higher. Interested students should check online at https://sites.google.com/site/ cfuwgrimsby & follow the Scholarship link to view the application form. Application submissions should be directed to: scholarshipsgrimsby@gmail.com. The deadline for appl. is Mar. 1, 2018. Applicants will receive confirmation of their submission Bingo, Bingo - starting at the Grimsby Seniors Club 18 Livingston Avenue, Wed. evenings at 7 pm. All are welcome. For more information please call 905-309-2075. Grimsby Quilters’ Guild - No matter what your quilting skill level is, from beginner to expert, or the type of quilting you are interested in, the Grimsby Quilters’ Guild is for you. Meetings include a guest speaker, members sharing quilt treasures, community outreach projects, raffles, & much more. The Grimsby Quilters’ Guild meetings are held on the third Thurs. of the month at the Livingston Activity Centre from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Everyone is welcome.

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New program to benefit downtowns With ongoing efforts to enhance facades and Grimsby’s streetscape as well as Lincoln’s focus to overhaul downtown Beamsville a new provincial economic develoment program comes as welcome news. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs says it will be helping rural communities attract investment and tourism, create jobs and enhance regional economic growth by supporting the revitalization of downtown and main streets across the province with the new program unveiled at the Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference in Toronto. “Any financial assistance with programs which can offset infrastructure investments are always a win-win,” said Lincoln CAO Mike Kirkopoulos. “We will have to see how and where this program can possibly assist us. We have a lot to do, and help is always appreciated.” The motivation for the program is to help municipalities enhance and revitalize their downtown and main streets through improvements such as the installation of pedestrian crosswalks or landscaping. Municipalities can also direct funding to local businesses to improve the appearance of their storefronts by installing lighting or new signage. The program includes a funding formula to adjustment for municipalities which have fewer than 25,000 residents.

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Grimsby’s only full-serve gas station closed

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Third times a charm for Dominican housing team Fundraising is not easy with so many important and vital causes to support. It may have taken a while, but members of Smithville United Church have raised the money they need and tomorrow (Friday) they will head off to the Dominican Republic to build a family a new home. “It takes a lot of work for our little church to raise $8,000 to build a house but when we meet the family we are sponsoring we know it is all worth it.,” said contingent member Brenda Walker. The impact of seeing the living situation in the Dominican is something not forgotten by anyone who has experienced it, she added. “The slums are something that leave a life-long impression so if we can give one family a better life then we feel fulfilled,” said Walker. “This is our third trip to the Dominican Republic with an organization called The Samari-

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A class action on behalf of students of the Ernest C. Drury School for the Deaf (“Drury”), the Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf (“Whitney”), and the Robarts School for the Deaf (“Robarts”) and their predecessors (collectively, the “Schools”), has now settled.

If you attended Drury at any time between September 1, 1963 and August 23, 2016, Whitney between September 1, 1938 and August 23, 2016, or Robarts between September 1, 1973 and August 23, 2016, the proposed class action settlement will impact you.

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The Province of Ontario and the plaintiff have agreed to settle for a $15 million settlement fund. The settlement includes legal fees, disbursements and applicable taxes, which will be deducted from the total settlement amount.

There will be a court hearing on April 30, 2018 at the Superior Court in Toronto to decide whether the settlement of the lawsuit and lawyer’s fees should be approved. There is no money available now. If the court decides after April 30, 2018 that the settlement should be approved and you are part of the lawsuit, you can then make a claim.

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