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West Lincoln Memorial Auxiliaryâs annual poinsettia sale is set to run next week - Nov. 22 and 23. Checking out this yearâs crop at Linwell Gardens greenhouses were (L to R) Andrea Alkema, Linwellâs customer service manager Edie Groen, Fred Lilley, Gillian Leon, Cathy Buchinski and Kathy Smart. For more information on the sale, please turn to Page 6. Williscraft - Photo
GEDAC development roundtable draws councillorsâ concern
Charrois suggests development not a community economic driver
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow A Grimsby Economic Development Advisory Committee gathering organized for development sector stakeholders drew scorn from some members of Grimsby council at its Nov. 6 meeting. The meeting brought together property managers, developers, and those involved in building-related industry as well as Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority and Niagara Region representatives,â said GEDAC chair, Coun. Reg Freake.
Coun. Veronica Charrois wanted more detail on the guest list and was concerned provincial government staff or representatives were on hand. She asked why the public was not invited and why no minutes were on councilâs agenda. âIâm a little disappointed, and the fact it is not even in the minutes, for something that came seven days later, this should have been recorded,â said Charrois. Mayor Jeff Jordan clarified, âIt was not a council meeting. It was an event.â âIt was a well-run event and something, I talked
to several people there, both staff and developers, who were happy that GEDAC was putting forward an event such as this; something that we could get communication in the community in a luncheon setting that added a lot to the way we can make things move smoother by having those lines of communication open. Post pandemic, this is something that was sorely needed.â Charrois continued with her concern that representatives from Greenbelt properties were pushing their agenda at the invite-only session. See GEDAC, Page 3