> Remembrance services go virtual, Queen Julianna’s visit recalled /Pgs 10-15 > One dead in Beamsville shooting Pg 4 > NWIC building on its success Pg 6 > Casablanca Inn comes through for CCWN Pg 7 Thursday, November 5, 2020 Vol. 9 Issue 28
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Main East study gets deferred to Dec. 21 By Mike Williscraft NewsNow A heritage conservation district (HCD) study proposed for Grimsby’s Main Street East was deferred with little discussion at Monday’s council meeting. A report with input from planning staff and legal will come back to council on Dec. 21. The proposal – recommended by Grimsby’s Heritage Advisory Committee and supported at the Town’s Committee of The Whole meeting on Oct. 12 - was the subject of
a flyer circulated by Coun. Kevin Ritchie last week which contained a host of inaccurate and misleading statements, according to Grimsby resident Adam Mottershead and a host of other residents as well as many members of town council. Regardless, Monday’s meeting included several delegations which picked up on some of the inaccuracies stated in the flyer, mainly a touted lack of transparency and communication to the public See STUDY, Page 3
No toying around
Toonies for Toys is back for its seventh year. West Lincoln Chamber executive director Denise Potter (Left) and president Rob Woods visited West Lincoln Community Care food bank manager Sharlene Volpatti to promote the campaign. The campaign needs support from the community now more than ever since the West Lincoln Santa Claus parade was cancled for this year. Marks - Photo
1K walk a profile in Grimsby three-year-old’s courage By Mike Williscraft NewsNow “I remember saying to Dave, both of us in tears, Cooper still heavy in my arms… this is going to change our entire lives. I meant for the worse. But almost two years later and we’re starting to realize that may not
exactly be the case.” Such were the words of Stephanie Robertson to her husband, Dave, moments after her newborn son, Cooper, had been diagnosed with TSC (Tuberous Sclerosis Complex) at six weeks old. Since that time, the Grims-
by couple have been doing a bit of a juggling act. They realize there is an important story to tell, but how much. The were determined, however, to ensure some good came from their ordeal. “As Cooper’s parents our only hesitation in creating the Cooper Robertson Cooper Robertson, 3, of Grimsby walked 1 km on Sunday Foundation has been in to raise funds for his Cooper Robertson Foundation, which sharing his story. Is it our supports SickKids TSC (Tuberous Sclerosis Complex) Clinic story to tell? How much do in Toronto. Submitted Photo See COOPER, Page 2