Solemn in Smithville
Karen Kemp, Branch 393 Royal Canadian Legion president, lays a wreath at the foot of the Smithville cenotaph in honour of those who died in service to Canada. For more Smithville coverage please turn to Page 10. Loree - Photo
Affordable housing 101 for Lincoln council
By Evan Loree NewsNow
There are few affordable options for people seeking housing in Lincoln, so town council was told last month.
Lincoln planners told council members no clear solution to the town’s shortage of affordable homes is imminent.
“There really isn’t affordable options for people who are even making, you know, good hourly wages,” said senior town planner Josh Warkentin.
Lincoln has the fourth highest housing costs in the region, partially because the majority of its housing, about 70 per cent, is single-detached homes, which is the most expensive form of housing.
The average sale of a singledetached house in Lincoln is just shy of $1 million, Warkentin said.
But the Provincial Policy Statement calculates the cost of an affordable home is about
$431,000.
“Where I see us leading now is affordable rentals,” Coun. Lynn Timmers said.
The Provincial Policy Statement defines affordable rentals as not exceeding 30 per cent of the average renter’s income.
Head of planning Matt Bruder said an affordable 1-bedroom rental should cost about $1,229 a month.
But to afford the same, Bruder said you would have to earn an average of about $25 an hour.
In fact, the average cost of a 1-bedroom apartment in Lincoln is $1,820 a month, and one would have to earn about $38 an hour to afford it.
“The apartment market hasn’t kept up with these trends,” Warkentin said.
Emergency shelters and supportive housing likely won’t be built in Lincoln anytime soon, Warkentin said.
“I was constantly going down
that path until I realized we don’t have the services to support that”, Coun. Timmers said.
Bruder said private developers have not contributed as much to the affordable stock because it is difficult to make a profit off affordable units.
Bruder said other municipalities are starting to diversify their housing stock by relaxing zoning laws and permitting more compact, higher density builds.
He said these projects tend to be more efficient and have lower infrastructural impact.
Coun. Adam Russell asked if the town could leverage the project approval system to make private sector builders include affordable units whenever they built over the town’s height limits.
Bruder said he had not seen such a strategy deployed in other towns and warned it could “jeopardize” the success of project proposals.
Beamsville remembers
The Lincoln community gathered in safety and peace to honour the suffering of those who died for Canada.
The Royal Canadian Legion Centennial Branch 612 led the service at the Beamsville cenotaph.
Canon Ian Chadwick prayed for peace in a world torn apart by “vengeance and rage.”
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Joanne McDonald
The Beamsville Legion Colour Party stands tall at the Beamsville Cenotaph for Remembrance Day.
The Royal Canadian Legion Centennial Branch 612 President Roy Mackey lays a wreath at the Beamsville Cenotaph for Remembrance Day.
Lincoln Mayor Sandra Easton lays a wreath with her grandson Connor Easton, 11, and Legion veteran Bill Wood saluting at the Beamsville Remembrance Day service, Monday morning.
1626 West Niagara Army Cadets (L-R) Cpl Elliot Chartier, WO Holden Shanks, WO Natalie Simmons, and MCpl Hayden Bucknall, with Capt Matthew Tremblay salute veterans.
Cadet WO Ryan Hunziker stands guard as Legion veteran Toni Burch lowers the flag.
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Grimsby honours the fallen
It was a smaller than usual turnout but hearty and respectful group for Grimsby’s Remembrance Day ceremony on Monday.
About 250 people turned out under cloudy and threatening skies, which many looked toward when a Lancaster Bomber accompanied by a B-15 Bomber cruised by.
Photos By Mike Williscraft
A noticeably smaller but hearty crowd turned out on a cool and cloudy Remembrance Day in
Royal Canadian Mounted Police are always a colourful and important facet of Remembrance Day ceremonies.
Grimsby on Monday.
Rev. Barry Jones, left, and emcee Vince Bulman kept the wreath laying running smoothly.
(Above) Dave Miller, RCMP Veterans Association Golden Horseshoe Division and Judith Romero, Grimsby Fire Department’s Fire Prevention Officer pay their respects.
(Left) Grimsby Mayor Jeff Jordan lays a wreath at the cenotaph.
West Lincoln gathers to pay its respects
Silence, trumpets and the sound of bagpipes filled the air in Smithville Monday morning.
More than 100 people attended the township’s annual Remembrance day ceremony to pay homage to the men and women who died in service to Canada.
Veterans and acting service members and elected officials cut the air with salutes and filled the grounds before the Smithville Cenotaph with honary wreaths during the short morning service.
Photos By Evan Loree
(Above) Colour Party Commander Peter Forsberg leads flag bearers during Smithville’s annual Remembrance Day ceremony.
(Left) Cadet Joseph Stanley and Master Cpl. Chris Kivell march side by side to the Smithville cenotaph during the annual Remembrance Day ceremony.
(Above) Deacon Stephen La Salle of St. Luke’s Anglican Church leads the crowd in prayer.
(Left) Cadet Cpl. Noah Martin leads regional police piper Alick Feller, to the Smithville cenotpah.
Cadet Cpl. Grayson Martin escorts Mayor Cheryl Gannon for a Remembrance Day ceremony.
BBBS in need of Bigs
There are almost 100 children in West Niagara on the Big Big Brothers Big Sisters waiting list.
Though the nonprofit community service group already serves about 88 children across Grimsby, Lincoln and West Lincoln, it does not have enough volunteers to serve a constantly growing list of kids who could benefit from its services.
BBBS executive director Erin Graybiel gave an overview to Lincoln town council last month to raise awareness of the charity group’s services.
The non-profit organizes mentoring relationships between
adults and vulnerable children across Niagara through its in-school and community-based mentorships.
Mentorships help steer kids away from dangerous activities and provide them with trusted adultfriends who can model positive social skills.
“Really, it’s a friend to hang out with,” Graybiel said.
“This is so important today, as many young people in our community are facing adverse childhood experiences,” she added.
Every dollar spent on the charity’s programs results in $23 worth of returned value in the form of in-
creased volunteerism, higher employment and wages.
Graybiel presented data showing mentored kids have 80 per cent higher school attendance and go on to earn about 13 per cent more than their unmentored peers.
“We have about 450 volunteers with our agency right now and that’s not enough to serve the need in Niagara,” she added.
Graybiel said more families are “stretched,” and less able to commit the time.
People interested in volunteering can apply at https://niagara. bigbrothersbigsisters. ca/volunteer/
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Jordan remembers Barb Wismer-Chamberlain with grandsons Riley, 6, and Griffin Mills, 10, lays a wreath at the foot of the Jordan cenotaph on Nov. 8 in honour of Jay Batiste Moyer who died at war in 1917.
Beamsville Legion president Roy
lays a wreath at the Jordan Remembrance Day ceremony.
Legion brigade Commander Barry Stark salutes mid-march at a service for Jordan’s war heroes.
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TOWN OF GRIMSBY PLANNING DEPARTMENT
Notice of Pre-Application Public Information Centre (PIC)
A pre-application proposal has been received by the Town of Grimsby for an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law amendment for the lands known as 13 Mountain Street and 19-23 Elm Street.
Please note that no applications have been submitted to the Town of Grimsby at this time.
The purpose and effect of the Public Information Centre (PIC) is for the applicant to provide information on the pre-application proposal prior to the submission of an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment.
The PIC will be held as follows:
Date: December 4, 2024
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Town Hall Atrium (160 Livingston Avenue)
For more information about this matter, please visit the Town’s website, visit Town Hall during normal business hours (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), or you may contact:
Town of Grimsby, Planning Department 160 Livingston Avenue, Grimsby, Ontario L3M 0J5
Telephone: (905) 945-9634, Fax: (905) 945-5010
Email: planning@grimsby.ca 2024-11-14
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Sign of the times
Smithville Presbyterian Church unveiled its new sign this month. On hand were: Front (L to R) Christine MacCharles and her daughters, Liliana and Isabella; Janet Joyner, Flo Black, Anna Jol and Bruce Hunter. Back: Bob Penman, Albert Alma and Peter Vrugteveen. The church will host a Community Christmas Hymn Sing, all are welcome, Sunday, Nov. 24 at 4:30 pm. A good will offering - going to West Lincoln Community Care - wouid be appreciated.
NOTICE OF PASSING OF A ZONING BY-LAW
TAKE NOTICE that on November 4, 2024, the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Grimsby passed By-law 24-75 pursuant to Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13.
THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT of By-law No. 24-75 consists of accessible parking zoning requirements..
OTHER RELATED PLANNING APPLICATIONS:
• N/A
PUBLIC COMMENTS were received and considered by Council as part of the decision making process and have been summarized in Planning Staff Report (PA24-37).
A COPY OF BY-LAW NO. 24-75 can be viewed on the Town of Grimsby website at: https://www.grimsby.ca/en/doing-business/planning-notices.aspx.
THE DECISION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF GRIMSBY IS FINAL IF A NOTICE OF APPEAL IS NOT RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE THE LAST DAY FOR FILING A NOTICE OF APPEAL.
ONLY THE FOLLOWING MAY APPEAL to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) in respect of all or any part of Council’s decision to pass By-law No. 24-75:
• The applicant.
• A specified person who, before the plan was adopted, made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council.
• A public body that, before the plan was adopted, made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council.
• The registered owner of any land to which the plan would apply, if, before the plan was adopted, the owner made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council.
• The Minister.
• The person or public body that made the request to amend the Official Plan.
A copy of the appeal form is available from the OLT website at: https://olt.gov.on.ca/forms-submissions/
No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.
A NOTICE OF APPEAL MUST:
1. Be made in writing to: Clerk Town of Grimsby 160 Livingston Avenue Grimsby, ON L3M 0J5
2. Set out the objections to the by-law and the reasons in support of the objections.
3. If the appellant intends to argue that the by-law is inconsistent with a policy statement issued under subsection 3(1) of the Planning Act, fails to conform with a provincial plan or fails to conform with an applicable official plan, the notice of appeal must explain how the by-law is inconsistent with, fails to conform with or conflicts with the other document and
4. Be accompanied by the fee required by the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Act being $1,100.00 (corporate fee) or $400 (private citizen, registered charity, or non-profit ratepayers’ association) payable to the Ontario Minister of Finance.
Date Posted: November 14, 2024 Last Day for Filing a Notice of Appeal: December 3, 2024
Helping hands
Members of the U13A West Niagara Flying Aces, coached by John Nicholls, conducted a bottle and food drive last week collecting 220 lbs of food for West Lincoln Community Care. Among the helpers were: Hayden Crozier, Aidan Currie, Casey Davies, Cain Foster, Justin James, Carson Kennedy, Trenton Kikkert, Wyatt MacIsaac, William McFarlane, Jack Moore, John Nicholls, Caden Patterson, Isaac Piche, Kallan Tardif, Sam Traynor, Bryson VanDyk and Carson Walsh.
Starlight Market in Jordan Nov. 22
The Lincoln Museum & Cultural Centre is holding its annual Christmas Starlight Market Nov. 22 on Main Street in Jordan Village.
This year’s market will feature craft beers, local cuisine, vendors and children’s arts and craft making.
Kids can get free s’mores at the roasting station before catching a ride on the polar express.
There will be live music from 4:307:30 p.m. and the Grinch himself is planning to crash the party at 5:30 pm.
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Christmas tree lighting starts at 6 p.m. at the Inn on the Twenty on Main Street.
Admission is by donation.
The museum recommends people give $5 donations for the museum.
Notice of Public Meeting
Spring Creek Municipal Transformer Station Project
Niagara Peninsula Energy Inc. (NPEI) is proposing to build the Spring Creek Municipal Transformer Station (MTS) project. The project consists of constructing a new transformer station connecting to existing 230 kilovolt (kV) transmission circuits, which will service the Niagara Region.
The project is in the Town of Lincoln on Spring Creek Road between Mountain Road and Frost Road, adjacent to an existing Hydro One Networks Inc. (Hydro One) Right of Way.
Environmental Screening Process
The electricity needs of the Niagara Region are growing. The proposed Spring Creek MTS is NPEI’s response to this need, providing increased electrical capacity and resiliency to the Lincoln, West-Lincoln and Grimsby areas.
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The project has undergone an Environmental Screening under the Class Environmental Assessment for Transmissions Facilities (Class EA). As part of this process, technical studies have been completed to confirm the scope and extent of the project's potential environmental effects and evaluate them against the screening criteria within the Class EA process. This process determined that the proposed project satisfies the screening requirements.
Public Meeting
NPEI is committed to engaging with the public and other interested parties throughout the project. We invite you to attend an upcoming public meeting to learn more about the screening process and provide feedback. A presentation will take place at 2:30 p.m. with a question and answer period to follow.
Time: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Date: Nov. 20, 2024 Location: Fleming Memorial Arena 5020 Serena Dr Beamsville, ON, L0R 1B8
Project Contacts
For more information or to ask questions or provide comments, please visit our project webpage www.npei.ca/info-resources/capital-projects/spring-creek-transformer-station . Alternatively, you can email us at springcreek@npei.ca or call 1 (905) 356-2681 ext 6237
The Game’s Afoot offers light-hearted laughs
By Evan Loree NewsNow
About 100 people came out to see The Peninsula Players showing of The Game’s Afoot at Trinity United Church Sunday afternoon - all were highly entertained.
The matinée was the community theatre company’s third performance of Ken Ludwig’s original Whodunit, first produced for the stage in 2012.
It tells the story of actor William Gillette, portrayed by Peter Gruner who gathers
his friends and fellow actors to his home one snowy holiday night to catch an unidentified killer with designs on Gillette himself.
The characters are an assorted bunch, from the quirky elderly mother Martha Gillette, played by Jennifer Toews, to the quiet romantic newlywed Aggie Wheeler, played by Claire Gaumond.
The stand-out performance goes to Lisa Cook, who filled the stage with her portrayal of the vainglorious Daria Chase, a sharp-witted theatre
critic whom Gillette has invited in a bid to advance his career.
Backstage, minutes before the opening scene, Cook said she had jumped out of airplanes but performing “is way more terrifying.”
“I get incredibly nervous before every show.”
She credited her fellow performers, particularly Kimberly Jonasson, for helping to keep her calm.
The two said they’d performed in a few shows together and had become fast friends in the world of theatre.
Jason Swenor, who plays Felix Geisel is a little more blase in his approach to stage fright.
“What’s the worst thing that can happen? No one’s gonna die,” he said. He said things go wrong in performances “every night,” but the show must go on.
Swenor said he enjoyed the physical-
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There’s not much demand for physical humour in stage theatre and it was a nice change, he said. Death is largely played for laughs in the show, and Sunday’s audience was happy to provide them, chuckling throughout at the absurdity of the murder and subsequent efforts to conceal the body.
Toews, who’s been with the Peninsula Players since 2011, said she’s never played a dramatic part, and prefers to use her skills as a performer to make people laugh.
Toews portrayed the elderly Gilette as an eccentric and “goofy” do-gooder, albeit with a short temper.
(L to R) Jason Swenor (Felix Geisel), Kimberly Jonasson (Madge Geisel), Claire G. Gaumond (Aggie Wheeler), Jennifer Toews (Martha Gillette) are ready to entertain in The Game’s Afoot. (Submitted Photo)
Jason Swenor, playing Felix Geisel, says he likes the physicality of his character. Loree - Photo
Lois Lemire, right, gives Jennifer Toews’ costume some finishing touches. Loree - Photo
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ROADS
Notice of Study Completion Schedule ‘C’ Municipal Class Environmental Assessment
Thirty Road (Regional Road 14) at Young Street in West Lincoln
The Study Niagara Region has completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study for intersection improvements and potential realignment of Thirty Road (Regional Road 14) at Young Street in the Township of West Lincoln (see key plan). The main objective of the study was to address the need for operational and safety improvements at the intersection.
The Process
The project was completed as a Schedule ‘C’ project in accordance with the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment which is approved under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. An Environmental Study Report documenting the planning process undertaken, the study recommendations as well as potential impacts and mitigation measures, has been completed. An electronic copy of the Environmental Study Report is being placed on the public record for review from Nov. 11, 2024, to Dec. 12, 2024. The report and appendices are available on the project website starting Nov. 18, 2024, niagararegion.ca/projects/ regional-road-14/default.aspx
Section 16 Order Requests
In addition, a request to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for an order imposing additional conditions or requiring an individual environmental assessment may be made on the grounds that the requested order may prevent, mitigate, or remedy adverse impacts on constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty rights.
The request should be sent by Dec. 12, 2024, in writing or by email to both of the following contacts, as well as the Project Managers noted:
Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks
777 Bay St., 5th Floor Toronto, ON M7A 2J3 minister.mecp@ontario.ca
Director, Environmental Assessment Branch
Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks
135 St. Clair Ave. W., 1st Floor Toronto, ON M4V 1P5 EABDirector@ontario.ca
Visit the ministry’s website for more information on requests for orders under section 16 of the Environmental Assessment Act at: ontario.ca/ page/class-environmental-assessmentssection-16-order.
Comments and Contacts
Interested persons may provide written comments to the project team. All comments and concerns should be sent by Dec. 12, 2024, to the Project Managers listed below. Contact Niagara Region if you need alternative accommodations to view the documents.
Maged Elmadhoon, M.Eng., P.Eng. Manager, Transportation Planning
Niagara Region
905-980-6000 ext. 3583 maged.elmadhoon@niagararegion.ca
Andrew McGregor, MCIP, RPP Consultant Project Manager
R.V. Anderson Associates Ltd. 905-685-5049 ext. 4211 amcgregor@rvanderson.com
Personal information collected or submitted in writing at public meetings will be collected, used, and disclosed by members 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 should be referred to the Privacy Office at 905-980-6000 ext. 3779 or FOI@niagararegion.ca.
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Needless to say, this Canada Post situation has been a source of unending fluctuation and angst.
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Aside from my own issues, I’ve had a steady stream of publishers from across the country - many contacts from my days as president of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association back in the day - who are seeking ideas on what they can do.
Because of the sheet expanse of our coverage area, we are in a very different situation than most, but the plan to reach out to the community for carriers to help us soldier on has come together nicely. However, we do have some oddball holes mixed around Smithville, Grimsby and Beamsville.
Red Wings fall to Leafs
Hat Trick Hockey early bird draw winner - sponsored by The Home Team Realty Group - Evan Joos and this foursome who attended last Friday’s Leafs-RedWings gamea 3-1 win Leafs win - with an empty netter. (L to R) Evan’s dad, Dany, Evan, Owen and Mike Sweeney.
Remembrance Day should be a stat holiday
It has been said many times in this publication over the years, Remembrance Day should be a national holiday. Having only attended Grimsby’s service - it was surprising on two fronts: there was only a handful of youth there (meaning 3-4) and the general size was down by half from the number that would typically pack the lawn at Grimsby Museum. Yes, it was grey and cloudy, but I’ve stood there in driving rain and seen more people. We cannot allow the sacrifice many made to allow us the freedoms and ridiculously awesome country we now enjoy to be forgottenever. M.W.
Vineland and Jordan are full up, so that’s great, but we could use another half-dozen carriers in each of the other communities.
When we’re trying to fill about 220 routes in two weeks and we’re down to about 30 left to fill, I would have to say the response has been outstanding - if not, somewhat, predictable.
This community loves its paper and we greatly appreciate that. It is not something any of us here take lightly.
To try to fill things out, we will be trying to connect with some of
our many volunteer pay subscribers to see if they - or if they can bend a neighbour’s arm - can help us just for a week or two. By that time, I am confident we would have things filled out.
So watch for an email or call from Catherine as we ready ourselves for what seems inevitable given the huge ask of CUPW on behalf of their members.
Having heard from people I know in management and from a couple of carriers, I would not be shocked if this situation drags on.
Not only is it the huge pay increase demanded, but the seven-day delivery cycle is a huge sticking point.
I suspect a job action will be announced on Tuesday as I was told the union did not want to do anything before Remembrance Day as postal workers get that as a holiday and they didn’t want to give up the day of pay.
So, I suspect by the time you receive this, a job action will have been announced - which triggers a 72 hour notice situation.
That is why - on next to no notice - we backed up press to Monday, so we could get to the postal outlets for Tuesday to be ahead of any work stoppage. Even if they don’t go out this week, at least you’ll have your paper in good time.
On a more positive note, we’ve got a story on Page 11 this week that Big Brothers Big Sisters is looking to reduce their waiting list by getting more Bigs to work with local kids.
BBBS and FORT are two groups I could never do enough for.
Good people trying to good things and we should all be here for that.
Time is precious to all of us these days. That is why volunteers are held in such esteem. It is far easier for folks to drop $20 on draw tickets than to give an hour or two once a month. But our youth needs this.
I don’t want to be preachy about it and I don’t think I am noting anything readers don’t already know, but consider at least finding out what is required and how you may be able to connect with the group - call 905-735-0570.
MIKE WILLISCRAFT
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Dear Editor,
Retired carrier says 22% pay increase justified Letter
I enjoyed reading the uneducated opinion of Stephen Owen, and his assessment of CUPW employment skills, or lack there of.
As a retired Canada Post employee with 26 years of letter carrier experience, I feel qualified in my own right to correct you on a few of your remarks Stephen. In order to be a good letter carrier here is the short list 411 you need to have, to do the job well.
1) Able to read English and decipher foreign writing and printing. We live in a multi cultural society. Not everyone has good penmanship either.
2) Ability to work with others in crowded and confined work stations. Each letter carrier has a sortation desk. This is where you process your days work. What you have in-front of you, gets delivered. Its not yours to push it off until tomorrow cause it’s too much today and I have stuff to do after work mentality.
3) Ability to endure out of touch supervisory staff and Ottawa senior managers reminding us how valuable we are to Canadians etc. Meanwhile the best they can offer is 10-12 per cent over four years. Provide new employees with a very low rate of pay and no guarantee of steady work or even a promotion to full strength.
4) Ability and desire to be of service to the Public. Not everyone is nice and you need to learn how to deal with difficult customers. You are on your own on the street Stephen, no lets sit down and talk about this routine. You deal with problems as they occur. You learn discretion and when to let it slide and when you need to let the supervisor know, what’s going down on your route, trust me most carriers know the routine of our customers. You need to remember Letter Carriers see a lot and hear a lot. It looks like were zoned out because we are working, we read constantly while inside or outside.
5) You need to respect your body and your health. You need to learn what foods sustain you for 3-5 hrs on the street, you need to learn how to walk for long hrs and no bathroom breaks. As I aged it was harder for me to last 3-4 hrs without a pit stop. Canada Post never provides porta potties you think it’s a struggle for men? Imagine how female carriers deal with it?
6) You need to wear good shoes and boots. You normally buy shoes twice a year and boots 2-4 yrs. You need to commit to going to work
when it’s been raining all night and looks the same for today. You’re driving to work and it’s pouring, and your radio just told you its going to be a wet Thursday with a high of 15c. Or a lovely sunny 32c with no breeze stifling hot day, your customers constantly asking you “ How do you work in this weather” umpteen times a day. Or that nasty winter with strong winds, icy sidewalks that many customers refuse to clear and steps and driveways. And darkness by 4pm and you still have two streets to go.
I’d enjoy meeting any week day starting at 9:30 a.m. We will go easy the first time Stephen, two hours steady walk in town. Residential area, no restrooms or business’s near by. You can wear your ear bud.
We dont have chat, but I’m open to conversation. We walk regardless of that day’s weather. You will need to plan the night before, what you plan to wear, when you meet me. It’s not a cake walk Stephen, we make it look good to you. That’s because we’re really good at what we do and 22 per cent over four years is a good start. We need way more than 10-12 per cent over 4 years.
Hope we connect for a walk soon I give Mike permission to reach me by email.
Sincerely,
Cam Agnew, Grimsby
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