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Grimsby, Lincoln Fire to share a new coordinator By Tristan Marks NewsNow Lincoln council approved entering into an agreement to share the services of an emergency management coordinator Monday night. With this new agreement, Lincoln and Grimsby will share costs of the coordinator and related emergency preparedness and business continuity programs. Joining the program was turned down by West Lincoln and Wainfleet, but Wainfleet may reconsider its position, said Lincoln Fire Chief Greg Hudson. Much of council’s discussion revolved around how to imple-
Happening berries!
Field fresh berries will be on their way to Main Street Grimsby this Saturday, courtesy of Hildreth Farms. The operation is donating the tasty morsels to FORT for its strawberry sundae booth which will be in the heart of downtown as part of this weekend’s Happening in Grimsby. The booth will be in front of the Dutch Shop, which is donating the ice cream. David Vandersteen of FORT was at Hildreth Farms last week to check out the produce with Jill Hildreth. Williscraft - Photo
Grimsby’s Mike Cain Fire Chief of the Year
Summer is here (sort of) and it’s Happening in Grimsby Revamped and renewed, the Happening in Grimsby is ready to roll this weekend. There will be many opportunities for visi-
tors to have fun and enjoy themselves with sights, smells and tastes. There are also opportunities to help give back to the com-
munity while doing so. The Foundation of Resources for Teens (FORT) will provide one of those opportunities with a strawber-
ment the by-law without West Lincoln and Wainfleet. Currently, the four municipalities already participate in a reciprocal use agreement for manpower and equipment. With this set-up, the smaller municipalities pay for inter-municipal emergency aid on a case-by-case basis. The new agreement involves sharing emergency preparation and collecting fees for the shared services, according to a budgetary schedule rather than à la carte. Hudson said West Lincoln and Wainfleet will have to pay their share to be part of it. See FIRE, Page 3
ry sundae booth set up in front of the Dutch Shop on Main Street. The booth will be just one aspect of a See BERRIES, Page 2
Grimsby Fire Chief Mike Cain was named Fire Chief of the Year by the Ontario Municipal Fire Prevention Officers Association (OMFPOA) on June 14. The presentation was made during the organization’s annual conference in Oshawa. Cain’s history with the Town of Grimsby goes back to a stint as a building and plumbing inspector from
1991-2000. After a brief stint elsewhere, he was back in 2002 as fire prevention officer. He was made deputy chief in 2004 and assumed the chief’s role in 2009. Throughout his tenure, Cain’s mantra has been consistent and persistent - prevention, prevention, prevention. “It is a paradigm shift from suppression to See CHIEF, Page 5