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Province antes $16 million for Peach King expansion By Mike Williscraft NewsNow It may have come as a surprise to many, but last Thursday’s announcement of a $16 million grant for the expansion of Grimsby’s Peach King Centre was the result of many months of planning and effort. The total cost of the project will be about $22 million, with Grimsby paying $5.84 million towards the total. Kinga Surma, Ontario’s minister of infrastructure, came to town with a truck load of cash to announce the project. “I think it is a very key,
very important investment especially coming out of COVID - to give something back to the people, so they can exercise and be healthy. It’s also good for mental health,” said Surma during a podcast recorded at NewsNow’s office. Among the upgrades and added amenities which will be part of the project are: • Full-sized gym • In-door walking track • Multi-use space • Fitness Centre • Youth Centre • EarlyON Centre • Rooftop outdoor recreation space
Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure Kinga Surma with Niagara West MPP Sam Oosterhoff - was at Grimsby’s Peach King Centre last Thursday to announce her government’s $16 million in support for a major expasion at the facility. Williscraft - Photo
• Culture area • Dressing room improvements • Parking lot upgrades At Monday’s council meeting Mayor Jeff Jordan noted the project will cover off nine of 10 recommendations which were included in the Town’s recreation Master Plan. For Sarah Sweeney, Grimsby’s director of parks, recreation and culture, seeing life breathed into the project meant a great deal. “It was a bit of an overwhelming day for me that I actually found quite emotional. I have been advocating for this type of project for quite some time, and the potential I see just gets me so excited,” said Sweeney. For Niagara West MPP Sam Oosterhoff, he’s glad to see grants flowing into the area. “Coming into this area, we haven’t seen the amount of investment that was needed, especially as we’ve seen huge growth in our population in West Niagara,” said Oosterhoff during NewsNow’s podcast. Sweeney noted there is still a great deal of work to do in terms of nailing down design, adding the public will be kept up to date at all turns.
Portrait of a Manor
Linda and Barry Coutts pose in period-appropriate wear in front of Nelles Manor Museum’s two newest residents – portraits of Mary Sumner Nelles and Peter Ball - Robert Nelles’ wife and nephew respectively. The portraits are on the wall and waiting for visitors to arrive once the museum reopens on July 31 for guests. Marks - Photo
Dunstall rehashes deleting agenda items By Mike Williscraft NewsNow After an intense debate and subsequent approval of a motion at Grimsby’s June 21 committee of the whole meeting, Coun. John Dunstall pushed again Monday night to keep the bar to delete agenda items at a simple majority. The matter first arose when Dunstall moved to delete five items from an agenda, including a public delegation presentation from a taxpayer. The move set off a lengthy discussion with the motives of some coun-
cillors being called into question. In the end, council voted 6-2 to adjust the procedural bylaw to require a two-thirds majority vote to delete agenda items. Monday night, Dunstall noted he was absent from that council session and he wanted to take another run at the topic. “A majority vote would be adequate and having a two-thirds majority on having an item deleted from an agenda is like it is a reconsideration. Anything that’s reconsidered needs See VOTE, Page 2