NewsNow E-Edition February 10, 2022

> Grimsby heritage in utter disarray, Chair Bothwell turfed Part Deux /Pg 4 > Murder charge laid in Paul Pender’s death Pg 3 > Grimsby approves rescinding firearms bylaw Pg 5 > Letters...we got letters Pg 15 Thursday, February 10, 2022 Vol. 10 Issue 39

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Greenlane/Ontario project approved for 8/9 storeys

By Mike Williscraft NewsNow After a lengthy and thorough debate Homes By DeSantis’ proposed 346-unit condo complex slated for Greenlane Road and Ontario Street was given the greenlight with a 5-4 vote at Lincoln’s Committee of the Whole meeting Monday night.

Several delegations attended the virtual meeting to speak against the project for a host of reasons ranging from mass, to basic design issues to density and traffic concerns.

Many members of council also had significant reservations and wanted further concessions, but the majority agreed with a staff report which gave

its approval to what had been proposed.

The only amendment to the staff report was “to include an additional 82 square metres of dedicated commercial space along the Greenlane Road frontage (amounting to 650 square metres or 7,000 square feet total) with the remainder of the Greenlane

Road ground floor frontage being zoned as flex space where both residential and commercial land-uses are permitted.”

Mayor Sandra Easton and Councillors Paul MacPherson, JD Pachereva, Greg Reimer and Lynn Timmers voted to give their go-ahead. Councillors See GREENLANE, Page 3

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Second degree murder charge in death of Grimsby winemaker Paul Pender A 31-year-old Hamilton man faces a second degree murder charge in the death of Grimsby resident Paul Pender.

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Pender, 54, of Grimsby, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Pender was a wellknown, highly regarded winemaker at Tawse Winery.

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From Page 1 Tony Brunet, Adam Russell, Dianne Rintjema and Mike Mikolic opposed the plan.

CAO Mike Kirkopoulos noted Tuesday the amendment creates “an addition of 1300-plus sq ft of commercial - in addition to the entire frontage on Greenlane remaining being additional commercial flex space.

During delegations, resident Eric Fishleigh called on council to reject the plan because “It does not drive community connectiveness,” asking council to “Be steadfast in our vision.”

During his presentation, the consultant for developer Homes By DeSantis, Matt Johhson, said the design which calls for 346 total units – 141 one-bedroom; 148 one-bedroom-plus den, and; 57 two-bedroom – “introduces a price point that is not really available to residents of Beamsville.”

“I’m confident we have a product that achieves good urban design.”

The design calls for eight storeys on Greenlane, which will comprise roughly two-thirds of the total number of units, with nine storeys going

along Greenlane.

Coun. MacPherson said he liked the plan overall, but he wanted expanded commercial offerings.

Noting he had stated at the public meeting on the project that “we need more commercial”, MacPherson said he still wanted more.

“You are proposing a community on its own here. When you’re talking about, possibly 500 people or more living here, it’s a community, and commercial is absolutely critical to that community,” said MacPherson.

“We’re talking about giving life to the bottom of the building.”

Coun. Rintjema and Coun. Mikolic were of a similar mind in that they believed a scaled back version should have been proposed.

“You used the word ‘modest’. Our Secondary Plan states six storeys with a minimal increase considered by planning staff or council. Knowing this, why was there no consideration in the first place to come up with a plan or design or project that had a minimal ask?” asked Mikolic of the consultant.

Johnson said the Town’s docu-

ments were, in essence, an outline open to interpretation.

“The Secondary Plan is a good guiding document. The policy was crafted with good intentions to go beyond six (storeys) once you check x, y and z. What I think we’ve really demonstrated is we have checked x,y and z,” said Johnson.

When Rintjema asked for an explanation as to why the project could not be scaled back, Johnson said variation would bring problems.

“When you start to peel it back and you say, let’s say not 8, not 7, stick to 6, things start to happen to the plan where the viability for underground parking becomes very questionable,” said Johnson.

Next thing you know you wind up with a plan that scraps the underground parking and replaces it with more surface parking area. It’s decisions like that that can be really detrimental to the overall product and the actual built form.”

Coun. Brunet stepped down from the chair to pose questions, including about the proposed community benefit component. He also commented

that he understood why the developer was pushing the Town’s limits.

“It’s my understanding the $500,000 is minus: a) the public open space; b) the park enhancements whether it be benches, whether it be landscaping, whether it be concrete pavers, and; c) public art.

So let’s just say those components cost the developer $400,000. What comes to the community in terms of a community benefit cheque to our reserve fund?” asked Brunet.

Johnson spoke for several minutes but only offered, “We’re not pushing the envelope. We’re bringing a built form that represents good land use planning.”

Regarding the community benefits, he said, before proceeding with any proposal, it was important to know the design had been agreed to as presented. As well, he added that he did not have cost projections for the various features cited, but “it’s certainly part of the conversation that will carry on as we enter into the agreement itself.”

“I didn’t really get an answer to my question,” noted Brunet.

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Heritage gutted by exodus, chair tossed by council, again Four members of Grimsby Heritage Advisory Committee resigned last week after pattern of abuse, bullying and discrediting became too much.

Kate Sharrow, Mark Radey, Olia Jurychuk and Anne Brabant all resigned after council rejected their concerns to force the committee - which routinely has had five-hour meetings - to

reduce its monthly schedule to quarterly for 2022.

All said there was a long list of reasons for their resignations.

“I came to the conclusion that while the Committee exists on paper, it doesn’t in reality. Key recommendations are completely overturned by Council, and the information flow is designed so that Committee is play-

ing with only half the card deck,” said Jurychuk, after noting staff pressure forced her to change her vote on the change to quarterly, creating a tie vote. Council decided 5-4 to implement quarterly meetings Council reinforced its disregard for the findings of GHAC again on Monday when it voted 5-3 (Coun. Lianne Vardy was absent) to

remove Coun. Dorothy Bothwell as the chair voted in by the board. Coun. John Dunstall offered to accept the position and five councillors voted at council on Monday to make that happen.

Coun. Dave Kadwell made the motion to oust Bothwell.

“I have some grave concerns that the chair voted against that (quarterly meetings),” said Kadwell.

“I don’t have any confidence in the chair right now.

This was the last straw, so if we could vote another chair.”

Councillors Kevin Ritchie, Randy Vaine, Dave Sharpe, Kadwell and Dunstall voted to make Dunstall chair, while Mayor Jeff Jordan and Councillors Reg Freake and Bothwell rejected the notion.

Heritage resignations come for a litany of reasons Comments from Olia Jurychuk (Regarding the Main St. East Heritage Conservation District): It’s difficult to reconcile the accordion playing of staff with respect to the study boundary. When Committee recommended the initial Robinson St. to Beamsville border boundary to council, it was met with vehement and adamant opposition by staff, indicating that the area was too large. For the same staff to turn about-face and instruct the Consultant to pull downtown into the study boundary, without any justification or explanation given, despite repeated questioning from the public, begs the question, does that blind faith “trust the professionals” still apply?

Given the pattern of behaviors, the tone from the top, and the chain of events, the only explanation that makes sense is that it seems there are players that are still sorely upset with the Secondary Plan having been reversed by this council and are willing to do anything to force it on this neighborhood, even if that means derailing the HCD study, and wasting taxpayers’ dollars in the process.

Reducing meeting frequency from monthly to quarterly: “Workload” that has become so burdensome, was selfcreated. On the subject of workload, I will also point out that on at least two occasions, and as recently as the January 2021 meeting, I had floated the idea of outsourcing the property designations, to free up some of the workload from staff, by budgeting for it.

That never took flight for reasons unknown. If workload is the real concern, staffing is the solution, not reduced work and transparency.

Comments from Mark Radey I moved to Grimsby six years ago to settle into the wonderful community of Grimsby Beach as my retirement haven. I have been an avid history buff all my life. I enjoy reading and understanding the history of our world. I am a proud Canadian who has spent many hours reading about the history of our great country.

Frankly, I was surprised at the sheer amount of pre-reading provided mere days before the meetings where we were expected to ‘advise’. In my business career, we produced ‘draft documents’ repeatedly to stakeholders. This was not always the case in dealing with the town planners. We would suddenly be presented with recommendations made by staff and asked to agree/disagree.

For me, having to approve proposals that would likely be produced at LPAT hearings saying that ‘GHAC support this proposal’ was disingenuous. I supported all the heritage side of proposals, but I felt like I was being backed into a corner of a no-win situation. The final straw for me was watching the committee elect our Chair and Vice-Chair (the first time), only to have a group of councillors decide that they didn’t agree with our decision and attempted to overrule the vote. It is my opinion that this council does not appear to be interested in anything anyone has to say except themselves and their own agenda regarding heritage. This is sad and I don’t think it likely that a lot of people would volunteer their time and effort to be treated in such a manner.

That is one way to have a core group steering their own agenda. Eliminate anyone who objects.

Comments from Anne Brabant I joined the Grimsby Heritage Advisory Committee under the last Town Council. I am a big believer in volunteerism. I am on the Advisory Board at the Grimsby Museum, and Chair of Parent Council at my son’s school, Nelles. My husband coaches house league hockey and is a Rotarian and a member of the Community Fund.

I thought by joining the GHAC I would be able to give something back and put my Bachelor’s Degree in History to good use.

I understand that we were only advising council on heritage matters.

They are the elected officials, and we were simply giving them input on different issues. They have called us self-important, ridiculed us and mockingly referred to us as a bunch of soccer moms. That was when there were only women on the committee, of course not including Coun. Dunstall.

With the exceptions of Councillors Freake, Vardy, Bothwell and Mayor Jordan, this town council has ignored our input, and treated us with distain.

They do not want us to even elect our own Chair, or decide how many meetings we should have. Our last Heritage meeting was pretty awful. It was over 4.5 hours long and included the committee being berated by staff.

A few days later council overturned our decision to not do focus groups and continue on as we are. With less than a year left in our term, the planning staff wanted to lower the number of meetings we would be having so that we could work in small groups instead of as one committee. Focus groups would have wasted even more of our time. It has turned into one of my worst experiences ever.

Comments from Kate Sharrow Over the last three years, I felt honoured to represent my community in preserving our heritage as the Town embraces responsible growth.

I also had a particular interest because I knew we were close to advancing a 2016 Town proposed Heritage Preservation Study for Grimsby Beach. Although I had hoped to participate in an effective teambuilding atmosphere, I continually felt that we were not supported by staff transparency. It was akin to a chess game where I waded through incomplete information and anticipated surprise moves.

At the same time, some council members publicly ridiculed our efforts and created an intimidating environment. It made no sense to me because we are merely a volunteer advisory committee aiming to offer our unique insight to the council. They always have the final vote, not us!

It continually felt that they were trying to shut down our voice. I believe this was the goal in the recent restructuring of Grimsby Heritage Committee meetings to be “as needed” with a suggestion of quarterly meetings.

The Town of Grimsby has experienced significant growth over the past decade. Still, our Town’s growth is limited by the natural boundaries of Lake Ontario and the Niagara Escarpment. This has placed significant pressure on our historical communities as developers and real estate agents have purchased many of our heritage properties for redevelopment.

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Grimsby disarms firearms bylaw

By Mike Williscraft NewsNow Despite three different variations of a watered down version of Grimsby’s firearms bylaw pitched by Coun. Dave Sharpe, Grimsby Council eventually stuck to a staff report calling for rescinding of amendments which allowed hunting on Lake Ontario near the shore.

Clerk Sarah Kim presented a detailed report reviewing the firearms bylaw matter, but some members of council were still looking to maintain some discharge capabilities in town.

“This report tried to incorporate the two resolutions passed at the last committee of the whole minutes. The report provides for all the information and decisions that were presented and made to council in this matter,” said clerk Sarah Kim. “We are recommending that we revert back to the 20-62 Bylaw which prohibits the discharge of firearms and bows in Grimsby and also to extend the prohibition on waters as attached in the draft bylaw. We will also be doing further public consultation on this matter at a future date for further review.”

Several delegations spoke against the issue of hunting in town, including Judy Bullis, who lives along the lakeshore.

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Jessie Little of Welland, who hosts group hunting excursions outlined a series of safety measures which he and those he knows adhere to on a daily basis.

Noting he regularly goes far out onto the lake for water hunting, he said the idea kids on shore could be in peril was “craziness”.

However, he did say he understood concerns and would follow any guideline for distancing from shore the town would consider.

Speaking to the recommendation, Sharpe brought a motion to allow bow hunting to remain in Grimsby’s “west end”. As well, he wanted hunting to be permitted above the mountain noting two-thirds of the town is rural.

“So we say no paint ball guns. If you own a barn on the mountain you can’t go out to your barn and shoot a paint ball gun? People have kids who may shoot a paintball gun or a pellet gun.

This is something that should be allowed,” said Sharpe.

As Sharpe spoke to his motion, which Coun. Randy Vaine also spoke in favour of, he altered it at two different points during a 50-minute discussion eventually withdrawing it in favour of the initial motion in the report to revert back to the previous bylaw.

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Public Notice Notice of Electronic Public Meeting Comprehensive Zoning By-law Review Project

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Committee of the Whole meetings and all public meetings will be held using electronic video conference and in-person delegations will not be permitted. Anyone in the community can apply to address the Committee.

Electronic delegations will be done by video conference via the internet or telephone only and written submissions will form part of the public record.

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Handouts and other presentation material prepared by delegations cannot be displayed during the meeting. However, handouts, presentations and written correspondence can still be provided as detailed below.

Written Submission As an alternative to addressing the Committee by video conference via the internet or by telephone, written correspondence can be submitted to the Planning and Development Department by Friday prior to the meeting by email at mcocchiara@lincoln.ca. Any written correspondence will be shared with Committee members and staff. Please note, written correspondence will also be included on the agenda which will be published on the Town’s website and will form part of the public record.

You will be able to watch the meeting on the Town of Lincoln’s YouTube channel.

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TAKE NOTICE that Council for The Town of Lincoln will be holding an electronic Public Meeting under Section 34 of the Planning Act to consider a new Zoning By-law for the Town of Lincoln. The purpose of the electronic Public Meeting is to provide the public with an opportunity to understand and comment on the proposed Zoning By-law which relates to all lands within the Town.

Purpose of the Comprehensive Zoning By-law Review Project A Zoning By-law is prepared under the requirements of Section 34 of the Planning Act. The Zoning By-law regulates the types of land uses and the character, height, location, size and massing of buildings for all lands in the study area. The Zoning By-law is the Town’s primary tool to regulate the use of all land in the Town. The new Comprehensive Zoning By-law will replace Zoning By-Law No.93-14-Z1 and implement the policies of the Town’s Official Plan and provide updated zoning and development standards that reflect policy and regulatory initiatives at the provincial and Town level. The Town is seeking input and feedback on the proposed Final Draft Zoning By-law.

Have Your Say Input on the proposed draft Zoning By-law is welcome and encouraged. There will be no public forum during the public meeting. To speak at the public meeting you must fill out the online delegation request at https://lincoln.ca/council/councilstanding-committees/appear-delegation by 12 p.m. on the Friday prior to the meeting. Instructions on how to participate electronically in the public meeting for the application will be provided by email or telephone.

You can provide input by speaking at the public meeting or by making a written submission to the Town. Please note that unless you do one of the above now, you may not be able to appeal the decision later. For more information about preserving your appeal rights contact Monika Cocchiara, Manager of Planning & Development, mcocchiara@lincoln.ca or (905) 563-2799 ext 270.

More Information For further information or for a copy of the draft Zoning By-law, please contact, please contact Monika Cocchiara, Manager of Planning & Development, mcocchiara@lincoln.ca or (905) 563-2799 ext 270 during regular office hours Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or visit SpeakUpLincoln.ca and search the project page or scan this QR code.

A copy of the staff report will be available to the public on the website https://lincoln.ca/council-agendas-minutes (View Council and Committee Calendar, Committee of the Whole, Agenda) prior to the meeting date or from the Planning & Development Department.

Section 34 of the Planning Act Legal Notice Requirements If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town before the new Comprehensive Zoning By-law is adopted, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Town to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town before before the new Comprehensive Zoning By-law is adopted, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal, unless in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the new Comprehensive Zoning By-law, you must make a written request to the Town Clerk and such request must include the name and address to which such notice should be sent.

Matt Bruder Director of Planning & Development mbruder@lincoln.ca

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Coaches key for Kovasevic

By Mike Williscraft NewsNow While Johnny Kovasevic was never a bluechip prospect, he never let that get in the way of a little hard work.

Persistence, an undying love of the game, and two key coaches at crucial times kept him on a hockey career path which culminated in his dream being realized Jan. 27 when he made it to “the show”.

That day, after playing the last three seasons with the Manitoba Moose, Kovasevic got a call for which he had waited virtually all his life.

“I got a call from my AHL (American Hockey League) coach telling me I got called up,” recalled Johnny.

“He said he was not sure what the situation was because you can get called up and still not play. You go on the taxi squad. I didn’t play the first week, but the second week I got in three games.”

The coaching staff also gave Johnny a huge courtesy, one his parents - Novica and Angie - certainly appreciated.

“They don’t usually tell you if you’re playing until game day, but they told me a day ahead. I texted my parents right away.”

His father, Novica, was working at home and Angie soon arrived home from her work at Juravinski Hospital.

“As soon as he said he could get three tickets, we were on the next plane,” said Novica, noting he, Angie and

Johnny’s brother all got to Winnipeg to see him play his first NHL game.

“It was unbelievable.

It didn’t seem real. For me, it was very emotional when he first stepped out onto the ice,” recalled Angie.

While taking to the ice for an NHL game was the realization of a dream, while it seemed like a whirlwind at the time, it took years of persistence, hard work and focus.

After getting his start with the hockey school Bob Richmond ran for Grimsby Minor Hockey Association for decades, Johnny worked hard at every level with a constant goal to improve.

“They had good, medium and bad skaters in the hockey school. I was put in medium, but my friends were in good.

I was pretty jealous,” Johnny remembers.

“I was never the best player on my team. I just kept working at it.”

Working his way up to Midget AAA, he got

Johnny is a proud graduate of Coach Bob’s (Richmond) hockey school and Grimsby Minor Hockey.

cut by the St. Catharines Falcons. Fate then stepped into Johnny’s life in the form of Niagara Falls Rivermen U16 coach Les Wolf.

“Coach Wolf helped me a lot. I was a skinny, lanky, 6’2” kid who needed to improve my technique and speed,” says Johnny.

“He was a great coach and set me on my way.”

Setbacks still arose.

The summer after he played for the Rivermen, he was a 12th Round pick in the OHL draft to the Niagara Ice Dogs, but Johnny did not stick with the club.

At 16, after discussion with his parents, Johnny decided to move to Toronto to attend The Hill Academy, prep school which focuses on hockey.

“I was not in favour of it. Obviously, I am very happy for him now, but it was very hard to let your 16 year old move away from home,” said Angie.

“But he was always older than his age,” adds Novica, “He was very responsible and worked hard. We made sure he knew he could come home any time.”

However, with Johnny betting on himself, he delivered, springboarding his time at The Hill to a spot with Ottawa Jr. Senators where he played a full season and part of the next before finding himself with the Hawkesbury Hawks.

While he only played 30 games in Hawkesbury, Johnny says his coach, Rick Dorval, al-

The Park School posse, aka “The Fantastic Four” as they dubbed themselves (L to R) Daniel Scotland, James Waring, Johnathan Kovasevic and Christian Scotland. Nightly road hockey and/or mini sticks were the routine. bleeds...it was a pretty pre-game thoughts. lowed him to prosper.

“After the game, I did cool experience,” says “He had a lot of contake time to reflect. I Johnny. fidence in me and my had worked my whole For a kid who grew career went to another up in Grimsby with level. He allowed me to life for that moment, a signed Jason Spemake plays and take on now it had come true. zza jersey on his wall a bigger role. I could be Part of me was really glad, a little relieved. A to be playing against myself,” says Johnny. bigger part of me wants the Blues’ 2019 Conn His improved play to be a full-time NHL Smythe Trophy winner drew the eyes of a player. It is very motiRyan O’Reilly and the scout from Merrimack vating. You really don’t Flyers’ Claude Giroux, College in Maryland, know what it’s like until it was an out of body eventually earning you are there. experience.

Johnny a full ride And when it was his “As a ‘D’ man, playing scholarship, which he turn to play in an NHL against those guys was converted into a civil game, it was an atmoamazing, but you can’t engineering degree. sphere one could never give them too much re“Going into college, I spect or you find yourthought that was what I have foreseen a couple self watching them,” wanted to work at after of years ago.

“There were 260 fans says Johnny, who notes hockey. I still had my if he gets a chance to goal to play in the NHL, in the stands due to COVID restrictions,” play the Maple Leafs but I needed a realistic notes Johnny. and Spezza it would be back-up plan,” says But that atmosphere a “full circle moment”.

Johnny. he wanted to experiAfter his three game, From Merrimack, ence was larger than life the NHL’s all-start break he caught on with the with road stops in St. hit and he was disMoose and kept on Louis and Philadelphia patched to the Moose. grinding. The payoff on the dance card.

For kid who share his came Jan. 27.

“St. Louis was amazdream, Johnny offers “I got to play some some advice: “At 14 evpre-season games with ing, sold out, playing pretty much the same ery kids wants to be the the Jets, but my first team they won the best in Ontario. There game was another lev(Stanley) Cup with. I can only be one ‘best’. el. I was really excited, You’ve got to know but I kept it under con- sat on the bench looking at all the people all your strengths and keep trol. I had a job to do,” the way up to the nose working.” recalls Johnny of his

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Public Notice Notice of Electronic Public Meeting Proposed Amendment to the Zoning By-law

one of the above now, you may not be able to appeal the decision later. For more information about preserving your appeal rights contact Joshua Warkentin, Senior Planner, jwarkentin@lincoln.ca or (905) 563-2799 ext 503.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Open Houses and Committee of the Whole meetings will be held using electronic video conference and in-person delegations will not be permitted. The Town has implemented electronic public meetings for Zoning By-law Amendment applications. Anyone in the community can apply to address the Committee on any application.

Handouts and other presentation material prepared by delegations cannot be displayed during the meeting. However, handouts, presentations and written correspondence can still be provided as detailed below.

Electronic delegations will be done by video conference via the internet or telephone only and written submissions will form part of the public record.

As an alternative to addressing the Committee by video conference via the internet or by telephone, written correspondence can be submitted to the Planning and Development Department by Friday prior to the public meeting by email at jwarkentin@lincoln.ca. Any written correspondence will be shared with Committee members and staff. Please note, written correspondence will also be included on the agenda which will be published on the Town’s website and will form part of the public record.

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You will be able to watch the meeting on the Town of Lincoln’s YouTube channel.

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More Information

A Zoning By-law Amendment application has been submitted by Upper Canada Consultants on behalf of Coles Florist Inc. for the property located at 4766 Bartlett Road North. The property is approximately 3.8 hectares (9.4 acres) in size and is located north of the QEW and North Service Road, west of Bartlett Road, and south of Lister Road.

For further information, please contact Joshua Warkentin, Senior Planner, jwarkentin@lincoln.ca or (905) 563-2799 ext. 503 during regular office hours Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The subject lands are presently vacant and have been not used for crop growing activities for a number of years.

A copy of the staff report will be available to the public on the website https://lincoln.ca/councilagendas-minutes (View Council and Committee Calendar, Committee of the Whole, Agenda) prior to the public meeting date or from the Planning & Development Department.

The proposed development involves the construction of a 363 sq.m. garden centre, 7,729 sq.m. of greenhouses for the cultivation of saleable plant materials, office space for the agricultural operations, a surface parking lot with 56 parking spaces and infrastructure to support the garden centre and crop growing activities (e.g. private septic service, stormwater management pond etc.). The primary access for the garden centre and greenhouse will be from North Service Road.

The property is currently designated as Specialty Agricultural in the Town’s Official Plan and is zoned Agricultural (A) in the Town’s Zoning By-laws. Presently, the garden centres are not listed as a permitted land uses within the A zoning regulations. The Zoning By-law Amendment application seeks to make a site specific zoning designation to add garden centres as a permitted land use on the subject lands.

A copy of the preliminary site plan can be found at the Town’s website: SpeakUpLincoln.ca

Have Your Say Input on the proposed amendment is welcome and encouraged. There will be no public forum during the open house or the public meeting. To speak at the open house you must apply in writing to planningpublicmeetings@lincoln.ca or call 905-563-2799 Ext. 241. To speak at the public meeting you must fill out the online delegation request at https://lincoln.ca/council/council-standing-committees/appeardelegation by 12 p.m. on the Friday prior to the public meeting. Instructions on how to participate electronically in the open house and/or public meeting will be provided by email.

You can provide input by attending the open house, speaking at the public meeting, and/or by making a written submission to the Town. Please note that unless you do

Section 34 & 37 of the Planning Act Legal Notice Requirements If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at an open house, public meeting or make written submissions to the Town before the proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment is adopted, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Town to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town before the proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment is adopted, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal, unless in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment, you must make a written request to the Town Clerk and such request must include the name and address to which such notice should be sent.

Matt Bruder Director of Planning & Development mbruder@lincoln.ca

This notice was first issued on January 31, 2022.

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CIVIC RECOGNITION

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SANDI WARD

Sandi Ward is the founder and leader of Newcomers and Neighbours of Grimsby & Area. The social club offers a warm welcome to both newcomer and the established residents of Grimsby and Area and to promote opportunities to develop lasting friendship.

LAURA GRAHAM

Laura Graham spent over 100 hours volunteering for the Grimsby Public Library, the Grimsby Museum, and Grimsby Historical Society to scan copies of the Grimsby Independent newspaper. Laura contributed to preserving a vital historical document that would be useful for anyone doing historical or genealogical research

ROB FALCONER

Rob was instrumental in the rebirth of the Grimsby Lions Club back in 2013.

His tireless efforts and commitment, working with other supporting Lions in our District, facilitated the current Grimsby & District Lions Club to grow and flourish in the Grimsby community and beyond.

RON MAURO

Gillian Mauro and her father Ron volunteered their time to bring an international wheelchair tennis tournament to Grimsby. A year in the making, 27 athletes descended on Grimsby showing the precision and skill that goes into the sport and giving wheelchair tennis the attention it deserves.

PETER ZWART

Peter Zwart has contributed significantly to the quality of life in our community through his involvement in numerous volunteer positions including: Grimsby Men's PROBUS Club, Mountainview Christian Reformed Church, Grimsby Senior's Club and Shalom Manor.

GILLIAN MAURO

Gillian Mauro and her father Ron volunteered their time to bring an international wheelchair tennis tournament to Grimsby. A year in the making, 27 athletes descended on Grimsby showing the precision and skill that goes into the sport and giving wheelchair tennis the attention it deserves.

MIKE RILSTONE

Mike is a local videographer and photographer who was recently nominated by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television for a 2021 Award for Best Photography, Lifestyle or Reality/Competition. Mike received this nomination for his work on the TV program “Making it Home with Kortney and Dave.”

STEPHANIE HUSBAND

While her dedication to the Skating Club as the President has long been known in Grimsby, Stephanie went the extra mile to keep children on the Ice during COVID-19.

As a scheduler, screener, organizer, etc.

Stephanie put in countless extra volunteer hours to ensure local skaters had the chance to participate and play in 2020.

LIZA FULLER

Liza Fuller won Canada’s Backyard Contest in Communities in Bloom in 2018 highlighting Grimsby. She is also an active member of the Grimsby Garden Club, including coordinating the Earth Day Tree and Shrub Sale in 2021. Liza is also crossing the milestone of over 30 years of exceptional service to the Grimsby Town Youth Soccer Club.

SHELLEY TROCKI

Shelley Trocki has been instrumental in building Pickleball in Grimsby, advocating for the sport and organizing local residents to give them an opportunity to play. Shelley singlehandedly spearheaded a group of over 80 residents to facilitate outdoor play on Grimsby's Outdoor Rink.

JANE FRANKS

Jane was one who spearheaded the newly formed Grimsby Lions Club in 2013. Her efforts include supporting numerous BBQ and Festival events, the annual Dog Guide walk for the community and volunteering with two local Retirement homes in Grimsby. Jane also served as Chair of the Childhood Cancer fundraiser for the Club.

BARB WRIGHT

Barb is a founding member of Thursday at Ten, a local community programming group started in 1976.

Over forty-plus years, she has rarely missed a Committee Meeting. She is also a cherished volunteer at the GBF, McNally House and Trinity United Church and is loved and admired by many people for her community work.

50 QUILTERS GUILD GRIMSBY BEACH COMMUNITY GARDEN GRIMSBY GARDEN CLUB TIM SCHOLMAN

Tim is constantly donating his time and energy to organize community volunteers at various events such as Family Day at the Peach King Centre, The Santa Claus Parade, and serving as a board member for Happening in Grimsby. If anyone has community spirit it is Tim.

SIMON DUONG

Simon is an active member of the Grimsby community and volunteers tirelessly for the benefit of Grimsby residents. He is President of: Grimsby Minor hockey, West Niagara Minor hockey, Niagara District Hockey League, Grimsby Peach Kings, Chairman of Happening in Grimsby.

JOHN THORNTON

Len has donated his time as a spokesperson of the Alzheimer Society Niagara Region. Len also volunteers his time to lead a Men's Support and Social group for caregivers. His knowledge and personal expertise has benefited other men caregivers who participate in various programs.

JIM HOWDEN

Jim Howden has dedicated numerous volunteer hours to special projects, events, and initiatives that have contributed positively to the Grimsby community and continues to do so.

This includes: Volunteer Director: Grimsby Energy Inc, Past President, Grimsby Rotary Club, and many others.

IAN BINGHAM

Ian has volunteered in numerous capacities to support Grimsby and Niagara residents, including: Sitting on the Board of Directors for Community Care of West Niagara, Raising money for the SPCA through National Cupcake Day 2020 and 2021, along with several other initiatives

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Community Care gets $25k boost Community Care of West Niagara was informed of the good news that it would be one of the recipients of the AgriSpirit Fund.

This funding is made possible through Farm Credit Canada.

The FCC AgriSpirit Fund supports community improvement projects that enhance the lives of residents or contribute to sustainability in communities.

Examples include equipment purchase and installation, energy efficient building improvements and repairs, and the purchase of rescue and fire equipment.

The Farm Credit Canada AgriSpirit Fund awarded between $5,000 and $25,000 to its various recipients and over the past 16 years has supported 1,263 projects, an investment of more than $15 million.

Community Care of West Niagara is grateful to be awarded $25,000 to support its efforts in

reducing energy use by making improvements to the building’s electrical safety and energy efficiency.

The upgrades to the CCWN Beamsville office will support sustainability within the community, taking into consideration the factors that may affect how services can be offered and adequately equipping the agency with the resources it needs to continue meaningful service delivery.

With an increase in clients due to COVID-19, our services are in need now more than ever before.

The upgrades to the building will permit CCWN to continue to be inclusive to all residents.

Our community hub responds to at least 4,500 visits/requests for help from our most vulnerable each year.

This funding provides the opportunity to ensure that not only

our clients, but all who visit, volunteer and contribute, are navigating in a building that is up to date around safety and energy efficiency.

These efforts will aid in the continuation of CCWN’s vision of “Growing Our Community Beyond Hunger”.

CCWN is a registered charitable non-profit organization that has been serving the communities of Lincoln and surrounding area since 1967.

It exists to provide essential services and support to families and individuals in Lincoln who are facing economic hardship.

Its goal is to bridge the journey of the community’s vulnerable as they strive to restore balance and self-sufficiency.

CCWN is the only food bank in Lincoln that is a direct member of Feed Ontario and Affiliate member of Food Banks Canada.

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Public Notice Notice of Online Public Engagement Aberdeen Road and Hillside Drive Road Improvements Ashby Drive to King Street (Regional Road 81) Project Description The Town of Lincoln has completed a preliminary design study for road improvements on Hillside Drive and Aberdeen Road between Ashby Drive and King Street (Regional Road 81). Through the design study process, various project elements have been assessed, including existing road and pavement conditions, road geometrics, street lighting, potential slope stabilization needs, minor drainage improvements and the inclusion of active transportation infrastructure.

Online Public Engagement The Town has arranged for online public engagement to allow residents and interested members of the public an opportunity to review the preliminary design and provide feedback. Project details and the preliminary design will be made available for review on our public engagement site SpeakUpLincoln.ca beginning February 15, 2022.

Public consultation is an integral part of all Town of Lincoln projects, and the community is encouraged to submit comments through Speak Up Lincoln by March 8, 2022.

After careful consideration of all these elements, the Town is proposing the following improvements be implemented on Hillside Drive and Aberdeen Road within the project limits: • Full road reconstruction including a new asphalt surface • Minor road alignment adjustments and a new all-way stop condition at the Hillside Drive and Aberdeen Road intersection • Ditching and drainage improvements, including a curb and gutter system on one side • Construction of a new sidewalk on the north side of Hillside Drive and the west side of Aberdeen Road This notice was first issued on February 10, 2022.

More Information For more information on the project or if you would like to be added to the study mailing list, please contact: • Jemma Lynch, Project Manager – Capital Projects, Town of Lincoln at JLynch@lincoln.ca or 905-563-2799 ext. 264 • Michael Murray P.Eng., Senior Project Manager, CIMA at murray@cima.ca or 289-288-0287 ext. 6836

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

Downtown Reimagined Public Visioning Session

A public visioning session has been scheduled to receive input on the Town of Grimsby’s Downtown Reimagined project. The public visioning session offers the opportunity to provide comments and ideas to help shape the vision for downtown Grimsby’s public realm (e.g. streets, lanes, sidewalks, parks). In support of efforts of our public health partners. In support of efforts of our public health partners and the Province to stop the spread of Covid-19, the meeting will be held using electronic video conference technology.

Date: Wednesday, February 16th Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Location: via Zoom If you wish to participate in the meeting, please register with Jhenell Martin at jmartin@grimsby.ca no later than noon on February 11th, 2022. Note only those individuals that register will be given the zoom link. The visioning session will be recorded and uploaded to the Town’s website.

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If all just speak the truth, we’ll be fine: Turcotte I’m officially calling for an international moratorium on all forms of fake news.

If fake news does not stop instantly, now, today, I will be calling for the dismantling of all forms of social media.

This dangerous form of perfidy has poisoned our entire world, and it has to stop. Instigated and encouraged by one evil man for his own purposes, it has thrown all of society into a bottomless abyss.

I became fully aware of the dangers last weekend when CBCNN and other major television providers showed clips of people climbing on the sacred War Memorial in Ottawa, and one person “joyously” dancing on what seemed to be the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

This, plus the swastikas on our maple leaf flag, outraged Canadians.

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Almost at once people were posting messages that showed that they believed this person,

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Passed away at her home, on Friday, February 4, 2022, at the age of 67. Loved mother of Danielle Walsh (Justin) and Brent Crouse (Lia). Cherished grandmother of Aubree, Kyla, Ethan and Alina. Dear daughter of Louise and the late Frank McLaughlin and sister of Kim Armstrong (Carson), Richard McLaughlin, Robert McLaughlin (Rose), Kathy Blades (Carl) and the late Randy McLaughlin. Gloria was a loving aunt and great aunt to many nieces and nephews.

Cremation has taken place. If desired, memorial contributions to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be sincerely appreciated by the family.

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BARLOW, Dave

Peacefully at home on February 5, 2022 in his 76th year Dave left us.

Lovingly devoted husband to Pat (nee Burgess) for 52 years.

Dave will live in the memories of his children Jayson (Maria), and Amanda (Dave) Sisson, he will forever be missed more than words could ever describe.

Loving Papa to Chantelle and Natasha Barlow and their mother Nancy.

His memory will always be cherished by his sister Louise (the late Brian) Forrest, and his brother in law Jim Burgess and sister in law Cheryl Burgess.

He will be missed by his nieces Leslie, Marie, Janice and the late Leigh Anne as well as many friends.

In lieu of flowers donations in Dave’s memory can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or Alzheimer’s Society.

In honouring Dave’s wishes cremation has taken place. Please share your condolences, memories and photos at www.pleasantviewcemetery.ca.

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Passed away suddenly, on Friday, February 4, 2022, at the age of 57. Cherished husband and best friend of Trish Haynes for 27 years. Loved father of Shane Leboeuf and Alexis Fleming, stepfather of Kevin McDonnell, and Papa of Ali and Karlie. Dear son of Judy Leboeuf and Bill Leboeuf (Maureen) and son-in-law of Jackie and the late Garry Haynes. Brother-in-law of Brian Haynes (Debbie) and Theresa Haynes (Ted). Greg will also be sadly missed by his aunts, uncles and cousins from Montreal and by many friends especially Gary Hildreth. Greg was a 17-year employee with Losani Homes. Special thanks to the first responders, staff at WLMH and our dear friend Patti for all of your care. Cremation has taken place. A Memorial Gathering will take place at STONEHOUSE-WHITCOMB FUNERAL HOME, 11 Mountain Street, GRIMSBY (905945-2755) on Friday, February 11, 2022, from 5-8 p.m. Due to current attendance restrictions, please RSVP to book a time slot for the gathering at www.smithsfh.com or by calling the Funeral Home. A celebration of Greg’s life will be held in the future. If desired, memorial contributions to the West Lincoln Memorial Hospital Foundation would be appreciated. www.smithsfh.com

TOPP, Jean Marie

31 Jan 1935 - 03 Feb 2022

It is with sorrow that we announce the passing of our mother Jean Marie Topp nee (Inglis) just three days after her 87th birthday.

Jean was born 31 Jan 1935 in Smithville ON, she was the eldest daughter of Anna and William Inglis and grew up with her sisters Betty (Howard) James and Wilma (Ken) Lounsbury.

After completing her schooling, she went to work for Bell as a telephone operate. She met Hugh Aubrey Topp and they were married in Sep 1953.

They later moved to a farm in Beamsville and raised their seven children Barbara, Cindy, Lee, Cathy, Jim, John, and Kim. She had a love for gardening and later in life went to work in the local greenhouses. After the passing of her husband in 2000 she remained on her own until an accident and health issues forced her into care. We would like to thank the staff of the United Mennonite Home in Vineland for the care they provided in the last years of her life.

She leaves behind her seven children, 13 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren and 2 great great-grandchildren but has now rejoined Aubrey, the love of her life, her circle of life is now complete.

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PHILIP, Rose

Sunrise May 9th 1931Sunset February 2nd 2022

Rose passed away peacefully on February 2nd at home, in her 91st year, surrounded by her family. She was a beloved mother to Esther Brooks (Bart), Ruth Parliament (Jeffrey), M.A King (Michael), and Nellie Groenenberg. She was a proud and cherished Oma to ten grandchildren: Ryan (Karley), Barrett (Kassandra), Michael (Mel); Adam (Nicole) and Hannah (Gavin); Madeline and Grayson; Emma (Hippolyte), Rachel (Justin) and Frank. She was a great Oma to Ila, Gabrielle and Palmer, known as ‘Oma with glasses’.

Rose actively volunteered for associations and causes she was passionate about. Local theatres, Ballet companies, choirs, Hospices in Hamilton, and ‘McNally House’ here in Grimsby.

Rose was an educator to the core, always seeking new knowledge and learning. With a successful career as a primary and secondary public school teacher, ESL English teacher to new immigrants, post secondary professor teaching Dutch at Fanshawe College and after retirement became a Therapeutic Touch Practitioner and Educator.

Rose was an avid reader of all genres of books, she also kept her mind sharp with crosswords, word search puzzles, playing board or card games, where you could see her competitive spirit.

She was a wise and thoughtful mother, friend and Oma, she knew what to say and would say it. Whether you wanted to hear it or not, such a gift! Rose touched many lives and will be greatly missed by her family and many friends.

Rose/Oma/Mom was powerful, wise and a passionate writer. Here is a page from her writings in 2005.

‘I woke up from a dream…everything was violet/purple Absolutely everything appeared.

Was there a message?

Did it say; soul, souls, spirits?

I was calm waking up, just amazed and centered.

Where to go from here?

It will show in the future……I suppose.

Violet, purple everywhere’.

Thank you to Dr. Ysselstein, Dr. Marshall, and her Palliative Care Team, St. Elizabeth Healthcare, West Lincoln Memorial Hospital, and Orchardview Guardian Drugs in Grimsby, for all of their excellent care and support.

If desired, memorial donations to The McNally House Hospice or a charity of your choice would be sincerely appreciated by the family.

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It is with heavy hearts and deep sadness that we announce the passing of our dearly loved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother at WLMH in Grimsby on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 in her 95th year. Jane was born in Molkwerum (Friesland), Netherlands and immigrated to Canada with her parents and 9 siblings in 1939. Jane was trained as a nurse and received her diploma in 1947, she worked as a nurse until she married in 1952. After retiring from the family business, mom renewed her nursing license and volunteered for a number of years in palliative care. Jane is now reunited with her loving husband Eric (1996) and cherished daughter Sharon (2007) and will be deeply missed by her children Adrienne & Peter Boersma, Sarina & Daniel Labonté, Bernie & Nancy Slothouber, Richard and Veronica Slothouber and Eric Jr. Slothouber. She is survived by 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews from around the world. She leaves behind her sisters - Joan Tigchelaar and Helen Winter and brother and sister-in-law Stephen & Marie Elgersma. Special thanks to WLMH nurses, Dr I. Moore and Family Health Team at Smithville Medical Centre, Alzheimer Society of Niagara, Shalom Gardens and for many thoughts and prayers from friends and family.

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Ag societies get needed financial boost The Ontario government is providing $1 million to support the province’s agricultural and horticultural societies who continue to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The funds are to help them continue to operate and support their important efforts to educate people about the value and significance of agriculture in the province.

“Local agricultural events like the West Niagara Fair and Wainfleet Fall Fair are seasonal highlights for many farm families across Niagara,” said Sam Oosterhoff, MPP for Niagara West.

“This additional funding for local agricultural and horticultural societies is an important step to seeing a return to our festive fall fairs and horticultural events across the region.”

The funding with flow through the Agricultural and Horticultural Support and Recovery Funding Initiative and builds on previous investments of more than $7 million to assist these organizations during the pandemic.

This initiative features two funding streams: Base Support Funding will be issued to all eligible Agricultural and Horticultural Societies through funding payments of $1,000 as a means of supporting their continued incorporation and activities.

Hardship Funding for eligible Agricultural Societies will provide additional support which will be based on reported gate revenues from 2019.

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PTSD from 5-4 votes PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) was brought up a few times in a meeting this week.

If anyone happened to take in Lincoln’s Committee of The Whole and saw a 5-4 vote on the contentious Greenlane/Ontario Street development you may very well have had a cold shiver run down your spine from all the bitter and twisted 5-4 votes you may have read about occurring next door in Grimsby.

In Lincoln, there was a ton of debate. Lots of questions arose; some answered, some dodged by the consultant.

Delegations hammered away. Some merits were recognized, enhancement sought or suggested, while other trashed the massive proposal for a variety of reasons.

When Lincoln’s elected officials took over the discussion to pose their questions and relate the community’s concerns they had heard in recent weeks, it was a “normal”, cordial, professional debate.

As a reporter, it was a pleasure to cover.

There wasn’t one cymbal clanging monkey to be found.

Did everyone agree? Of course not!

Should the proposal have been approved pretty much as presented? Now that is another matter. In one part it will be 50 per cent higher than the allowable six storeys, coming in at nine. That is not a minor overage.

What Lincoln residents have to remember - and it is not fun - the Province wants high-density housing and pretty much do not care how that is achieved. The other matter for that project is it is on a major transportation corridor with commercial as a desirable draw. It will stick out and it will look massive, but there really is not a better place for it to go.

The problem will be when that precedent gets applied on other properties where it does not fit as well. Then the development rubber will hit the road.

Speaking for Grimsby residents, thank your lucky stars you have a council which acts in a transparent manner and in the residents’ best interests. Grimsby is 256 days from the Oct. 24 municipal election when there are big dreams of having a nice, normal meeting once again. M.W.

Clear the way for the S.S. Titanic, er, Grimsby Over the last year, I have been trying to step back and assess how many years it will take the Town of Grimsby to recover from the antics of The Grimsby Five and the administration they protect.

Generally, I would have said 10 years.

Why 10?

Purely dealing with the purge aspect of good staff people - many of whom were turfed while others could read the tea leaves and either moved or took early retirement –the brain drain will take 10 years to overcome.

And that is if replacement and all the brand new positions created in this expensive staffing model are Cracker Jacks at their job.

We can see already, that ain’t happenin’.

The heritage file is a train wreck of epic proportions.

The five and staff have done literally everything possible to absolutely and unequivocally decimate anyone who has shown a genuine interest in preserving heritage in town.

Every one of the five detest Coun. Dorothy Bothwell because she is very bright and is willing to work very hard at what she does. She can talk circles around anyone - including staff most times - and they can’t take that heat.

So, they opt to cut her off at the legs, malign her efforts and discredit all the good things she is trying to do.

To delete her as Chair of Grimsby Heritage Advisory Committee in favour of a guy in Coun. John Dunstall who is in a perpetual state of being ill-prepared – and that’s if he shows up – is laughable.

As you will see by the comments offered by the four volunteers who quit GHAC

MIKE WILLISCRAFT last week, the water runs very deep and very wide when one looks to assess the problems with the planning department and its handling of the heritage file.

A significantly heavier workload was instigated by the director of planning, then they sat back and said they had too much to do to run GHAC in its traditional manner - taking a body that was requiring five hours to work through their material for monthly meetings, now they will only have three more meetings in 2022.

What annoyed The Five the most over many months was they were put in a position to have to overturn items to get what they wanted.

Case in point, the setback issue for the Losani property on Main East. The boys sold any traditional heritage look down the river for that entrance to town when they voted to overturn GHAC’s recommendation to keep proper setbacks from the sidewalk in that stretch to enhance visibility of the old Burgess house at Nelles and Main East.

Having that new build up by the sidewalk will stand out like a sore thumb and

then some. Think about it.

No other building is set near the sidewalk until you get downtown. Now why do you think that is? Because that is a downtown core planning principle.

Go back 20 years and even a touch more when Dave VanSickle and Kees VanLeeuwen owned the site where Century Condos will go downtown. I saw at least a half-dozen versions of beautiful drawings for that site, but none flew with planning.

Why, pray tell?

They wanted enough setback to provide parking out front with a nice parkette.

The sketches were great, but planning held its ground, correctly, and said any build needs to be at the curb, parking in the back.

Conversely, in residential stretches not only don’t you see but you don’t want to see big structures built out to the sidewalk. It breaks the character and dominates the streetscape in a most ugly manner.

Well, now that The Five have flipped that one, that’s what you’re going to get on Main East. With four quality people gone from GHAC and Dunstall at the helm, the SS Titanic, er, Grimsby, will be heading straight for the nearest planning iceberg.

In that instance, it is permanent. It is something the town will never recover from - and there will be more...like 262 Main and the historic Nixon Hall site...see ya!

I think with a little energy and forethought, The Five can move the needle this year. I think Vegas will put the Over/Under on years to recover at a solid 15, noting there will be no coming back from many of painful choices.

News Now • Thursday, February 10, 2022 • Page 19

Columnist Turcotte “has got it right”, says reader Dear Editor, I give full credit to the editor of NewsNow for inviting a range of views on the current behaviours in our midst, disruptive and disgusting as they may be.

To cite just one example of this behaviour, where else on earth do health care workers require safety escorts to their workplace, a workplace dedicated to the saving of lives?

In a democratic soci-

ety such as ours, even a lunatic fringe is accorded the same freedoms that the rest of us enjoy.

Unfortunately, for a small percentage of Canadian truckers, their misguided agenda has been hijacked by this same fringe. The fringe has been exposed as being largely represented by

racist and extremist elements from south of our border with their own agenda.

Among the “Opinions” expressed in this edition, one has to question whether coorganizer Harold Jonker, is orchestrating the demonstrations while blinkered in some bunker. His descriptions of the behaviour of his supporters is entirely at odds with what we witness in the media daily.

Then we have the Niagara West Conser-

to see both sides of the story. However, the last paragraph of Dorothy Turcotte’s “A little drop of ink” on Page 8 crossed the hate speech line.

Was this not proofed before sending it to print? Regarding protesters (in quotations as to insinuate that they were not), Ms. Turcotte stated that Canadians who wave an upside-down flag

in protest should be stripped of their citizenship and banished from the country.

If that’s not inciting hate against a group of taxpaying citizens who earned their right to peacefully protest, what is? Why stop there Dorothy? Why not say the protesters should be sent to the gas chambers while you’re at it?

There were hun-

Letters

vative MP casting the aspersions expected of political opposition while accusing the government of divisiveness.

Perhaps this stems from his own experience as a member of the most divided political party in Canada.

One could conclude that under such circumstances his politically motivated opinions lack credibility.

The Liberal MP recounts the events much as the public has

been witnessing them.

However, his concluding comment that “what we can’t allow is for ignorance to rule the day” rings hollow.

We have witnessed politicians at all levels of government who have taken no action to stop this despicable and often times unlawful behaviour.

It’s time for them to act firmly and put an end to this misguided bulls--t.

Contributor Dorothy Turcotte has got it

right, as have the vast majority of Canadians.

In order to protect themselves and their fellow citizens they have listened to our top scientists and medical professionals and followed their recommendations.

The only solution coming from antivaxxers, is to take no precautions whatsoever and thereby lay claim to their own selfish notion of “personal freedom”.

Al Eppich, Grimsby

Turcotte crossed hate speech line: writer Dear Editor, The issued Feb. 3, 2022 NewsNow newspaper contained four opinion pieces regarding the ongoing protest in Ottawa.

Two of the articles were positive and two were negative toward the protest, mostly clinging on to the handful of bad imagery that has been the focal point distraction from the real issue.

That’s all fine, great

dreds of First Nations and Indigenous protesters, many of which held signs that would be offensive to someone who has a preconceived liberal bias.

What right does Dorothy have as a white person, to have a platform to tell Indigenous Canadians their citizenship should be taken away from them?

It’s a slippery slope to print such hate-

filled rhetoric. Imagine the local media picked up on these opinions and continued to print them.

Say for instance, Joe Doe finds morbidly obese people repulsive and feels they put a huge strain on the health care system, do we print their views when they say they should all be forced to work in labour camps until their BMI is satis-

factory?

Some people, especially those with a track record of hate speech, shouldn’t be given a megaphone to broadcast their message.

Isn’t that what the anti-freedom opposition is against in the first place?

Perhaps the column should be renamed “A little drop of hate”.

Thanks for listening.

Duncan Storey, Grimsby

“Inaccurate and inflammatory” article by MP an eyeopener: reader Dear Editor, They walk among us in Niagara West! I read with incredulity the opinions submitted by Harold Jonker and Dean Allison in last week’s NewsNow. Perhaps the column

by Jonker shouldn’t have come as a big surprise – amongst other things, he is, as I now know, the organizer of the Niagara truckers’ “Freedom Convoy” that is still tormenting Ottawa. But the inaccurate and inflamma-

tory opinion piece from West Niagara’s elected MP sure was an eyeopener! Clearly it is he who engages in “reck-

less and dangerously divisive rhetoric and fearmongering,” not our Prime Minister. For anyone who missed Al-

lison’s opinion piece I encourage you to look it up online, or visit the NewsNow office for a copy. Thankfully the

fact-based perspective submitted by MP Vance Badawey is compelling in its straightforward yet pointed com-

parisons between the “Mandate Freedom” gang and the rest of us.

Diane Love, Grimsby

Balance, fair comment on hot topic appreciated Dear Editor, Week in, week out, I really don’t know how you do it.

It might be that the dumpster fire that is the Grimsby 5 and town council there has seasoned you well, but your coverage of the truck convoy was well-played.

Balance with comment from “both sides” capped with your insightful analysis was simply a pleasure to see here in our own community where other media seem to miss the mark.

It was clear the true trucker message got

lost in a fog of hangers on, which is unfortunate as there are is-

sues there which the government needs to deal with. Great job all

around. Thanks!

Jeremy Corbin Beamsville

Editorial “was bang on”: Janssen Dear Editor, Thank you very much for allowing both sides of the debate of the truckers’ convoy.

The main stream media has been

so bias; almost a propaganda machine, and it was so refreshing and hopeful to see fairness!!

Your editorial was bang on!!

Wilma Janssen, Jordan Station

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