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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
Just chillin’
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