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More projects set for Ontario St. corridor By Tristan Marks NewsNow Beamsville’s core is set to intensify with two major residential developments currently working their way through the municipality’s planning process. An 18-unit townhouse development at the south end of Alexandra Avenue and a 10-storey apartment on the northeast corner of Greenlane and Ontario are being proposed. The townhouse proposal was reviewed at
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Cyclists from across Niagara West came to Grimsby last Wednesday, July 28, to honour the memory of one of their own who was fatally struck by a motorist in Beamsville last week. Event organizer David Winckler leads the procession. For more details, see Page 6.
council’s July 26 Committee of the Whole meeting. The draft plan lays out 18 three-storey units arranged in a way creating a private road connecting Ontario Street to Alexandra. Site specific zoning amendments include shrinking the minimum lot area from 250 sq m to 226 sq m, shrinking the front setback for all units from 6 m to 2.7 m, the rear yard setback to 6.2 m from 7.5 m and the interior See DENSITY, Page 3
Comedy series launches to rave reviews By Tristan Marks NewsNow “It really could not have gone any better.” That was the view of Grimsby Downtown Improvement Area board president and organizer of Comedy Night in Grimsby, Mike Williscraft, after the five-night series kicked off in Coronation Park last Wednesday. A perfect summer evening, lots of laughs and a great turnout were a recipe for success for night one. “Yes, the comedians and the evening itself went very well, but it was the feeling that was behind it all which really seemed to make it work,” said Williscraft. “Every person I spoke to afterwards noted just how nice it was to get out, see people,
have some fun and get back to being a community again.” With a COVID-19 protocol capacity in place of 100 in the park, and social distancing as well for attendees, the crowd
filled out to 94-95 people in place with 12-15 people scattered around the perimeter for a few minutes at a time as they checked things out. “That went as we had
hoped. All understood the situation and certainly look forward to that 100 capacity being lifted, but for now that is what we have and that’s just fine,” said Mayor Jeff Jordan,
who is a Town liaison on the DIA and was in attendance at the first show. This week, Aug. 4, the series continues with its 7 p.m. start. See COMEDY, Page 2
Headliner Roy Daye closed out the first night of Comedy Night in Grimsby. This week, that duty falls to Scott Faulconbridge, who will follow a trio of comedians starting at 7 p.m. Williscraft - Photo
