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Healing garden opening starts West Lincoln’s summer series By Sarah Williscraft NewsNow West Lincoln kicked off the Year of the Garden with the opening of its Indigenous Healing Garden on Saturday. The summer event is aimed to raise awareness and support the development of garden culture and will showcase pollinator gardens, clubs and programs offered in the municipality. Members of the community gathered at the Wellandport location of the West Lincoln Public Library (WLPL) to celebrate the opening of the Indigenous Healing Garden on May 28. The space was designed in collaboration with Elaine Berwald of the Niagara Chapter of Native Women Inc. (NCNW), Vanessa Holm of WLPL, and architect Heather Bancroft. Plans for the garden were in motion in 2017 and were completed in 2018. When the pandemic hit the next year, maintenance of the garden came to a halt. “The garden really suffered during that See HIDE, Page 9

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Madelynne Gratton helps Boone chill out during Grimsby Lions Club’s Walk For Guide Dogs on Sunday. About 40 walkers turned out for the annual event, this year run in honour of long-time supporter Pat Jaskula, who passed away last month. Pat was a huge supporter of the guide dog program, said event organizer Jane Franks. Participants started and ended their walk at Grimsby Square Plaza - with the cooling station, draws and treats for dogs and owners alike part of the fun. Williscraft - Photo

Lincoln draws “line in the sand” on Vineland development By Mike Williscraft NewsNow With a decisive 7-1 vote, Lincoln council rejected a proposal for a 20- and 23-storey condominium complex at 3221 North Service Road in Vineland, formerly an Esso gas station. The project came to the May 24 Committee of the Whole meeting with a positive recommendation from Town planning staff, but council saw too many

serious issues with the proposal to support it. Among the major issues was the height. “The Secondary Plan permits a maximum 15 storey building height on the subject lands in addition to any storey in which at least 80 per cent of the floor area is utilized for parking facilities. As a result, a building height of a total of 18 storeys would have been possible as of right on the subject lands,” states the

staff report. “So coming in at 20 and 23 was too much,” said Coun. JD Pachereva, who noted the density was also double what is in the Town’s Official Plan and the size proposed for the one-, two- and threebedroom units was also considerably under what the Town’s guidelines call for. “We had to draw a line in the sand right there.” See DENSITY, Page 3

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The project is proposed to include 425 total units with 532 parking spaces or .6 spaces per unit. Part of the issue there, said Pachereva is the proposal calls for 6.2m wide parking spaces, while the Town’s guidelines require a minimum of 6.7m per space width. Despite these issues, staff gave it a stamp of approval. “As outlined in this report, staff are of the opinion that this application is consistent with Provincial Policy, conforms to the Regional Official Plan, conforms and implements the Town Official Plan and Prudhomme’s Secondary Plan,” states the staff report. For Coun. Mike Mikolic, who represents the area where the proposed

project is to be located, Ward 3, it was a difficult sell for him to buy into a proposal which ignores the municipal’s planning principles. “The concern I have is that we have these Official Plans, these Secondary Plans, these guiding documents that are created by the people, by council, with the help of staff in consultation with the public and I’m wondering where all that is with this?” asked Mikolic. “Understanding that times change, but how quickly times change, for me, I’m being challenged with.” As an example, Mikolic cited a current zoning bylaw review. “There is going to be projected numbers, height, and densities. Are we to expect that when applications come forward with those densities and heights ap-

proved or considered by council, that we can expect 30 per cent on top of that and that’s considered marginal? Is that the direction we are going as a province or as a municipality” Mikolic asked Town planner Matt Bruder. On this matter, Bruder said council was getting “hung up on what’s marginal”. “The way that we assess density on any given site is evolving, too,” said Bruder. “What we are resigned to do is look at any given site in terms of the density that is proposed, is there feasibility to it, can there be solutions to some of these key items from an infrastructure standpoint to a traffic standpoint to an urban design standpoint.” “When we’re at the zoning stage, which is where we find ourselves

today, we really look at it from a feasibility standpoint.” For Coun. Paul MacPherson, who also represents Ward 3, the density of the proposal was a sticking point. “When I work through the report, the one thing that keeps coming at me very strongly is the densities, densities that we have not seen anywhere in this community,” said MacPherson, noting some recent projects have been approved with densities exceeding Town guidelines, but were “realistic” to provincial standards. In the 7-1 rejection of the zoning amendments, only Coun. Greg Reimer supported the proposal. Mayor Sandra Easton, Councillors Mikolic, MacPherson, Pachereva, Lynn Timmers, Tony Brunet and Adam Russell all opposed.

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From Page 1 time,” said Loraine Drilling, library supervisor. “But we wanted to come back, be caretakers of this important garden and invite the community back to enjoy this sacred space.” Nicole Fraser, a representative from NCNW, led the group in ceremony and explained some of the local teachings of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples that can be found in the garden. “So many of the teachings in this garden deal with how we came into this world by recognizing creation, fertility and the gift of life,” said Fraser. “I know they’re really simple concepts but if you think about them, they’re actually very humbling and moving.” There is a concrete ring and boulders around the garden center which represent a turtle, and the creation story of earth on a turtle’s back. A turtle shell was traditionally used by local Indigenous peoples as a calendar as it is divided into 13 inner sections, representing the 13 new moons each year, and 28 sections along the outside, representing the lunar

cycle. The lunar cycle can be counted in the garden by walking around the concrete ring and observing the etchings of the moon in the concrete. The 13 new moons are represented in the garden by 13 tree stumps sitting in a circle at the center of the turtle shell. Around the turtle, native plants thrive and grow tall. Each plant was selected to symbolize the four seasons and stages of life. Plants

such as cedar, sunflowers, sweetgrass, swamp milkweed and wild strawberries each have their own cultural significance and benefits for pollinators. Other important vegetables include corn, beans and squash. These vegetables together are known as the Three Sisters because they are always planted together. The corn supports the growth of the beans and squash will shade the roots, conserving water for all

(Above) Nicole Fraser (third from left), a representative of the Niagara Chapter of Native Women Inc., led the opening ceremony at the West Lincoln Indigenous Healing Garden. (Right) Vanessa Hoffman, of recreation services, plants corn, beans and squash. Sarah Williscraft - Photos the community garden three plants. “I didn’t have some- at Hank MacDonald thing like this as a Park on Mill Street, in Smithville. The garden child,” said Fraser. “We’re learning and is expanding to include we’re shifting and now additional fruit trees, my son can have ac- a greenhouse and access to the knowledge cessible garden beds. There will also be an in this garden.” presentation The Year of the Gar- online den will continue in about fruit and vegetaJune with an event at ble gardens.

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Grimsby a world-scale hub of music? You might not think of Grimsby as a centre for music, but at one time it was. John Blair, the Grand Trunk station master in Grimsby was an enthusiastic poet and writer of music lyrics. When he met J.H. Hyde, Grimsby composer and orchestra leader, the two became good friends and collaborators. The Hyde family moved to Grimsby to clinch the relationship. The two had several melodies published as sheet music. For example on March 5, 1900 the Blair/Hyde tune “Strathcona’s Horse” was copyrighted. Sheet music was very popular. It made it possible for the average person to learn to play favourite melodies on their piano or other instrument.

A Small Drop of Ink By Dorothy Turcotte The Rev. Daniel Lucas of Burlington was a frequent speaker at the Ontario Methodist Camp Meeting Group, now known as Grimsby Park. He also wrote the words to sheet music, mostly temperance songs. His son Clarence wrote the music. Daniel’s songs offered practical advice. For example, one of them called ‘Danger’ warned of the risk involved in driving over the canal bridge while under the influence of the devil alcohol. If Daniel was good, his son Clarence was even better. He became Canada’s most famous conductor, composer

and professor. He taught at the Toronto Music College, as well as at a music school in Utica, NY. He was editor of the music magazine Musical Courier. Clarence was a busy man, composing music for voice, choir, organ, piano and orchestra, as well as for symphonies and operas. His talent encompassed every aspect of music. Before the coming of movies and television, these musicians were important to society. It was possible for music lovers to hear and see their favourite performers in person, and with sheet music to become more familiar with the tunes they enjoyed most. Grimsby was fortunate to have its share of musical talent.

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Motorists and the general public are hereby advised that Niagara Region’s Annual Strengthening and Resurfacing Program has commenced. For updates on this project please visit niagararegion.ca/roads. This project is required to increase the lifespan of the road sections by improving the structural integrity. The proposed work includes: • Replacing selected cross culverts • Milling off the top course of asphalt or doing a cold in place strategy of the road section • Repairing cracks in the base course asphalt and replacing concrete curbs that are in poor condition • Paving new top course asphalt, line marking and adding granular to shoulders Please expect traffic delays and that daily road closures and detours as identified will be required for paving operations during construction. The contractors’ anticipated hours of operation from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., weather permitting. Businesses and residents will have access during the closure but may be directed to take an alternate route to get to their destination. Emergency services will also have access if required. Any inquiries concerning this project may be directed to Niagara Region Dispatch at 905-984-3690 or Melissa Tomascik, C.E.T., Project Manager Transportation Engineering, at 905-980-6000 ext. 3189.

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The Biosolids Management Master Plan will be developed to:

The Process The Study follows the master planning process as established by the Municipal Engineer’s Association Class Environmental Assessment process for Master Plans, which is an approved Ontario Environmental Assessment process. The Biosolids Management Master Plan Update will satisfy Phases 1 and 2 of the Class Environmental Assessment process. Public and stakeholder input will be sought throughout the process, and a Biosolids Management Master Plan Update Report will be prepared and filed for public review.

• Meet the unique needs of Niagara Region and its customers, including treatment requirements, land uses and users, and environmental features

You can access the project website using the link below or by scanning the QR code with your smart phone. niagararegion.ca/projects/biosolids-master-plan

If you have questions, comments or wish to be added to the study mailing list, please contact: Albert Succi, Senior Project Manager Water & Wastewater Engineering Niagara Region 3501 Schmon Pkwy., PO Box 1042 Thorold, ON L2V 4T7 905-980-6000 ext. 3308 Toll-free: 1-800-263-7215 Fax: 905-685-5205 niagarabiosolidsmp@niagararegion.ca

• Meet future needs associated with population growth, new regulations, climate resiliency, and energy efficiency • Provide greater flexibility and reliability for biosolids management, both in the short term (i.e., 5 years) and long term (to the year 2051) • Improve biosolids marketability; and • Address community expectations regarding level of service, odour, air/noise, water quality, protection of the environment and aesthetics

Information Centre No. 1 related comments to the Project Team.

Get Involved Public feedback is an important part of the process. Information about the project will be available on Niagara Region’s website as part of Public Information Centre No. 1. You can learn about the project, strategies being considered and how you can have your voice heard.

Public Information Centre No. 1 Details Information about the Biosolids Management Master Plan will be made available on the project website beginning Wednesday, June 8, 2022. This will be followed with a two-week period to submit Public

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PUBLIC NOTICE Niagara Region Proposed Development Charges (D.C.) By-law and Underlying Background Study Niagara Region will hold a virtual statutory public meeting pursuant to Section 12 of the Development Charges Act, 1997, as amended, to present and obtain public input on Niagara Region’s proposed Development Charges By-law and underlying background study. A statutory public meeting is being held under the provisions of Section 12 of the Development Charges Act, as follows: Date: Thursday, June 30, 2022 Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: This meeting will be held virtually A copy of the background study and proposed by-law is available at: niagararegion.ca/business/property/background-study.aspx The background study and proposed By-law is exclusive of Transit Development Charges which will be provided at a later date. A public meeting will be held at a later date with respect to Transit Development Charges. Due to the efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 and to protect all individuals, the council chamber at Regional headquarters will not be open to the public to attend meetings until further notice. To view live-stream meeting proceedings, without the ability to provide oral submissions, please visit: niagararegion.ca/government/council Have your say Public input on the proposed development charges by-law is welcomed and encouraged. During this time written comments are the preferred method of receiving public input. Written comments may be sent by mail or email. You can also provide oral input by joining the electronic meeting. Written submission: To provide written input, please mail your comments to the Office of the Regional Clerk, Niagara Region, 1815 Sir Isaac Brock Way, PO Box 1042, Thorold, ON, L2V 4T7 or clerk@niagararegion.ca by 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Oral submission: To provide input orally at the virtual public meeting, please submit your delegation request to the Regional Clerk by completing the online form at niagararegion.ca/government/council/speak-at-committee.aspx or to clerk@niagararegion.ca before 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. For more information, visit niagararegion.ca/government/council/speakingatcouncil. If you require any accommodations in order to participate in meetings or events, please let us know in advance so that arrangements can be made in a timely manner. Please contact the Accessibility Advisor Coordinator at 905-980-6000 ext. 3252 or accessibility@niagararegion.ca. Personal information collected or submitted in writing at public meeting will be collected, used and disclosed by member of Regional Council and Regional staff in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA). The written submissions including names, contact information and reports of the public meeting will be made available. Questions about this collection and disclosure should be directed to the Access & Privacy Office at 905-980-6000 ext. 3779 or FOI@niagararegion.ca. Date issued: June 2, 2022

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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mom, Joan Bradley at West Lincoln Memorial Hospital on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in her 92nd year. Beloved wife of the late John (Jack) (1997). Loved mother of Janice Dumoulin (Ken), Jim Bradley (Linda), Jeff Bradley (Tracey) and Joanne McPherson (Gil). Cherished grandmother/nana of 12 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Dear sister of Pat Stanford (Doug). Joan has been a very active member of Trinity United Church in Grimsby for many years, where she was deeply involved with the choir and bell ringing ensemble. The bells were her passion. She will be deeply missed by all her family members, long time friends, world travelling companions and her church family at Trinity United. The family would like to thank the doctors, nurses and staff at West Lincoln Memorial Hospital for all their care and compassion. We love you Mom/Grandma/Nana/GG/GNan. Give Dad a huge hug from all of us. Cremation has taken place. Visitation at Stonehouse-Whitcomb Funeral Home, 11 Mountain Street, Grimsby (905-945-2755) on Thursday, June 9 from 7 pm to 9 pm. A Service of Remembrance will take place at Trinity United Church, 100 Main Street West, Grimsby on Saturday, June 11, 2022 at 11:30 am. This service can also be streamed on Youtube at: Trinity United Church Grimsby for all those unable to attend. In accordance with Covid protocol at the church all in person attendees to this service must wear a mask and be fully vaccinated. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or Trinity United Church in her honour. www.smithsfh.com

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Passed away at St. Peter’s Hospital, on Monday, May 30, 2022, in his 97th year. Beloved husband and soul mate of Myroslava (Anna) for over 70 years. Loved father of Nadia Kulakowsky (Jan), Stephanie Larock (Blaine), Natalie Sirko (Steven) and Roman Spytkowsky (Patricia). Cherished grandfather of his eight grandchildren Adrian, Matthew, Melanie, Roman, Stephan, Adelia, Ariana, Aliya and four great-grandchildren Lukas, Sam, Remy and Gordon. “Tato”/”Gigi” will be sadly missed. Dear brother of the late Michael Spytkowsky (late Stella). Carl was born in Shershenivka, Ukraine and immigrated to Canada in 1936. Carl was a proud Canadian living in the Beamsville area for over 75 years. Carl was an owner/operator of Central Auto Body and Shell Service Centre located on Ontario Street, Beamsville where the Rexall Pharmacy is presently situated. After retirement, he was an automobile appraiser in the Niagara Region. Carl was an active member of St. George’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church and a member of the Order of St. Andrew. He loved singing in the choir and was a church cantor for many years. Visitation at STONEHOUSEWHITCOMB FUNERAL HOME, 11 Mountain Street, GRIMSBY (905-945-2755) on Thursday, June 2, 2022 from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. Panachyda on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Funeral Home. The Funeral Service will be held at St. George’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 19 Ontario Street, Grimsby on Friday June 3, 2022 at 10 a.m. Interment to follow at Queen’s Lawn Cemetery. Luncheon to follow at the church hall. Donations and memorial contributions to “STAND WITH UKRAINE” (Ukrainian Canadian Congress UCC.ca) or to St. George’s Church would be sincerely appreciated by the family. www.smithsfh.com

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Worth the time This Saturday is Lincoln’s Heritage House Tour, hosted by Friends of Lincoln’s History. It’s the first time in years since this event has run, for reasons we all know well. Five heritage homes and a swing-beam barn are part of the mix and all will prove interesting and educational in their own way - plus it’s a great way to spend a Saturday on a scenic tour of the area. The event runs from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and tickets are available for $25 from Grimsby Museum, the Heritage Village Gift Shop in Jordan Village and Action Print in Beamsville. At this point, call 905-562-4242 to check on availability as space was getting low at press time. Proof of vaccination and masks are required, too. The tour includes a complimentary glass of wine from 180 Estate Winery, with Rustic Food’s food truck also on site snacks. You can’t go wrong. M.W.

Get your hip waders on Lincoln The tremors in the force Lincoln residents have been feeling were emanating from last Tuesday’s Committee of the Whole meeting at which the latest hi-rise condo project to roll down the pipe was on the menu. This project, offered up by LJM Developments targets the former Esso property adjacent to the Prudhomme’s Landing land. Lincoln taxpayers should be ready to gas up the municipal coffers and be prepared for an expensive fight, a fight the municipality will likely lose, but still one worth fighting. Coun. JD Pachereva was right when he said the municipality had to “draw a line in the sand”. Time and time again municipalities get pushed to the brink and over when developers come knocking. Decades ago, Grimsby residents used to point to Stoney Creek and laugh at how that community got steam rolled. In recent years, Lincoln residents have been pointing their collective fingers at Grimsby in amazement for what has transpired in the Grimsby on the Lake area - a host of other embarrassing reasons, but that is for another day. This space has been used several times in the last 18 months to warn Lincoln residents of the coming tsunami - and it will be a tsunami, make no mistake. The provincial government - of ALL political stripes - has left municipalities virtually unarmed in their defence of smalltown

MIKE WILLISCRAFT living. Downtown Toronto densities, setback, parking requirements and heights have become commonplace in GTA suburbia. Recent decisions by the current planning flavour of the month when it comes to a provincial adjudicative body, the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal, have actually given developers even more than they asked for. It is the wild west these days when it comes to development, so, for Grimsby, it is actually good that the worst of it has passed as there are only a couple of major spaces left in town to be over-developed. Lincoln is still at the leading edge of this wave which is washing around the west end of Lake Ontario. That building at Ontario and King...prime example. Show me one person, even the developer himself or herself, who can say that fits in with the downtown in any way and not crack up in laughter...just one. So 20 and 23 storeys in a spot where 15 are allowed in the Town’s Official Plan with 18 “acceptable” is typical - 10-20 per cent

over the highest end of a municipality’s standards 30-nearly 50 per cent over the Official Plan standard. Sounds nuts, but that’s life and developers smell blood in the water. Remember, this lot in question is only the Esso gas station lot. In behind that is the Prudhomme’s property which has had a manicured planning process spanning many years, with a developer very open to doing what is right by the community. That is not how LJM rolls. Many people have noted it will be unfortunate that people travelling east will be introduced to the look of the Prudhomme’s project by the LJM build which will be a natural gateway due to its physical location. Grimsby’s disaster of a council has balked at fighting developers - and repeatedly whined about costs related to muchanticipated biodigester lawsuit - purely due to cost, setting aside the need to defend what is best for the municipality and its taxpayers. Lincoln council, please don’t do that. Be ready to drop the mitts and go! Learn from the folly of your neighbours. Yes, you may lose but you may also get some concessions which could reduce or limit the impact of a given project. There is nothing wrong with development and it needs to happen, no question! It should also roll out at the standards set by the community, NOT Queen’s Park. That is a project for the next provincial government, give power back to the towns.

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HIGHLANDS NATURALLY SMOKED JALOPEN0

PEAMEAL BACON CHUB CHEESE SAUSAGE 7.70 kg.

$ 49

4.99

MANY MORE IN-STORE SPECIALS

Specials effective Thursday, June 2nd- Wednesday, June 8th, 2022

lb.

13.21 kg.

$ 99

lb.

OLIEBOLLEN

AND APPLE FRITTERS EVERY SATURDAY