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Grimsby gets tough on truck traffic By Mike Williscraft NewsNow After the issue of dumping in Grimsby’s rural areas went largely ignored by Grimsby town council, that inaction was reversed Monday night when a comprehensive bylaw was approved. A lengthy series of measures to reduce impacts of truck traffic and site alterations was part of the package of changes introduced by Coun. Dorothy Bothwell, chair of the Planning Committee. “This represents a good grasp of some new tools to reduce truck traffic and the nuisance to neighbours.This is not the end,” said Bothwell, who added a public liaison committee may be created. “We will continue to look for improvements. This is a really good step going forward.” Included in the list of measures implemented: • Increased fill placement setbacks from three metres to 10 metres from side and rear lot lines; • Maximum side slopes of fill to 5 to 1; • Create a “Large-scale Site Alteration” classification with its own speSee DUMP, Page 5
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Comic book fun at Grimsby Public Library
Comic Book characters came to life Saturday as local youngsters dressed as their alter-egos during during Meridian Comic Book Day at the Grimsby Public Library on April 13. Here, Clementine Smith draws with her dad, Nathan, at the button-making table. The event celebrated the ongoing impact of comic books on pop culture. Marks - Photo
Don’t look back...
Municipal reform might be gaining on you By Mike Williscraft For NewsNow With about 50 in Beamsville and 35 in Fonthill, the only two public meetings scheduled of any kind regarding regional government reform drew lack lustre attention last week. Niagara West MPP Sam Oosterhoff hosted the two sessions - Friday afternoon
and early Saturday morning. In January, Municipal Affair Minister Steven Clark announced the appointment of Ken Seiling and Michael Fenn to oversee a review of 82 municipalities in Ontario. No open houses or public meetings have been planned as part of the input gathering process. Instead, the only manner in which the public
can have input is by going to a government website. Seiling and Fenn are making rounds to the municipalities under the microscope to speak with elected officials and key stakeholders, but not the public in general. “I wanted to hear what ideas people had,” said Oosterhoff of his reasoning to host the meetings.
“I heard everything from having 12 municipalities and no Region to scrap all and go to one Niagara. What I can say is nothing has been predetermined.” Former long-time Lincoln mayor Ray Konkle, who attended Friday’s meeting, does not share that optimism. “Sam denied that Ford has See REFORM, Page 2