>Grimsby council approves running CoGen’s one turbine, Pg 2 > Wychopen donates $10K to GBF Pg. 3 >Remembrance Day service details Pg. 12 > Mullins details 2010 dividend history Pg. 8 Thursday, November 9, 2017 Vol. 6 Issue 27
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Up Front Lions host open house
Beamsville Lions will host an open house at their Mountain Street, Beamsville hall next Tuesday, Nov. 14. The session, which starts at 8 p.m., is geared to potential new members Dress is casual, coffee/dessert supplied.
Musical at St. Andrews
Song of The Grand, A Musical runs Saturday, Nov. 11, at St. Andrew’s Church, 156 Main St. W. Grimsby. Dinner is 6 p.m. Tickets $25pp. For more info, call 905-3097798 or 905-9458894.
@10 holds bazaar Nov. 16
The Thursday @10 group will host its annual Christmas bazaar next Thursday, Nov. 16. Arts, crafts, trinkets & treasures, baking & raffles. Have lunch with a friend $5. Livingston Activity Centre, 18 Livingston Ave. Grimsby at 10 am.
Kinettes will test your trivia
Grimsby Kinettes 7th Annual Trivia Night is set for Nov. 18, starting at 7 pm at St. Albans Church in Beamsvile. Teams of up to 8 people, $15pp. Contact Breanne, 289-9696236 to reserve.
Toonie time
West Lincoln Chamber of Commerce has kicked off its annual Toonie Toy Drive in support of West Lincoln Community Care. (L to R) WL Chamber president Rob Wood, WLCC executive director Jody Couture and Chamber office manager Denise Potter were on hand for the launch. Toonie jars - located at businesses throughout West Lincoln and surrounding areas will be collected by Dec. 5. Volunteers will also walk the Smithville Santa Claus Parade route Nov. 25. All funds go to WLCC to help families in need at Christmas. Williscraft - Photo
Draft Grimsby GO site unveiled By Mike Williscraft NewsNow All eyes were on the “prize” Monday night at Grimsby Council as representatives from Metrolinx were on hand to provide an update on the GO system’s Niagara expansion. With the “prize” being Grimsby’s connection and new GO station at
Casablanca/South Service Road intersection, those on hand heard the course charted is “ambitious” but doable. Off the top, Brian Gallaugher, Metrolinx’s director, project planning, noted one of the key goals of the expansion – “The Big Move”, which proposes building more than 1,200 kms of rapid
transit – is having 80 per cent of residents in Niagara Region living within two kms of rapid transit. As part of the 24-Page report - view it in its entirety at: newsnowniagara.com – council got a look at the first draft of a site design for the new GO station land.
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