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Bounce back continues on Main St. By Joanne McDonald NewsNow Initial efforts to restore some level of normalcy to downtown commerce in Grimsby have gone well, says Mayor Jeff Jordan. Jordan, one of town council’s liaison members of the Grimsby Downtown Improvement Area (DIA) Board, said comments received from visitors and downtown merchants have been extremely positive since the move was made last month to realign the north side pedestrian walkway. “The work that went into those changes in a very short amount of time has all been worth it. From everything I have heard, foot traffic is up, restaurant patios and stores are busy and it all looks great,” said Jordan. His comment was supported by DIA president Mike Williscraft, who added that many retailers See SHOP, Page 3
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Dave Craig of Trillium Greenhouses got busy with installation of more than 120 flower boxes along Grimsby’s Main Street early last Thursday morning. While the flowers were ready days earlier, the key was help from Zwart Systems in Beamsville who fabricated the specially sized metal brackets to allow for installation on the cement barricades along Main Street’s north side. Williscraft - Photo
Time: a critical factor in seeking help for a stroke Retired NRP Constable Dave Dawson grateful to Hamilton Health Sciences
By Joanne McDonald NewsNow Retired NRP Constable Dave Dawson got a second chance at life, a miracle thanks to the medical staff at Hamilton Health Sciences. But there was likely some good karma too, as the well-known and respected officer, through his years of community policing, gave many others a second chance at having a life. Dawson, 66, suffered a massive stroke May 19, 2019. Time was on his side that day, but just barely, and he shares his personal story to caution others to never wait, never ignore the signs, and never hesitate to call
911 at the first ing where the “...There is about a four- clot lodged in sign that something is wrong. his brain, one hour window after “Time is brain” that doesn’t symptoms start to receive happen very ofand if a clot has caused the medication that can help ten. stroke, there is He had a about a four- reopen the blocked arteries,” warning that hour window Dave Dawson day, a transient after symptoms ischemic attack start to receive medication that can (TIA), a temporary period of symphelp reopen the blocked arteries, re- toms similar to those of a stroke. duce the severity of a stroke and re“I was home in the morning. Evverse some stroke effects. erything went weird, my vision, I was Today, except for some ‘stroke fa- dizzy and I just thought I needed tigue’ Dawson is back in fine form. something to eat.” It’s a story of success and considerHe went out, came home and by
3 p.m., talking to his mother, his speech was garbled and he couldn’t get the words out. “My vision was like looking through a kaleidoscope. I broke out in a massive sweat and the room went white.” He doesn’t recall how long before he fell back on the couch and hit his head, a fall that likely saved his life as it was enough to dislodge the clot that was blocking the flow of blood to his brain. Regaining consciousness, gasping for air, home alone and unable to see through his fractured vision, he called his wife Brenda. See STROKE, Page 5