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Bizarre sight shocks resident By Mike Williscraft NewsNow Art Dekkert had heard about coyote sightings and related issues in Grimsby over the last several years, but never really thought much about them. That changed last Wednesday evening as he motored west on Livingston Avenue past Central Public School. “It was driving back home with a friend when I saw a coyote jump a man on the sidewalk right in front of the school,” said Dekkert. “it was shocking to see,” said Dekkert. See COYOTE, Page 3
Art Dekkert points to bushes in front of Central Public School where a coyote hid after jumping a pedestrian last week. Williscraft - Photo
Lincoln launches King Street heritage study process By Mike Williscraft For NewsNow The Town of Lincoln has launched a Heritage Conservation District Study for King Street in the town’s core to support preservation of key heritage aspects of the community, say Lincoln officials. While individual property designation is successful at preserving individual properties, the Town of Lincoln is considering a Heritage Conservation District (HCD) designation for Beamsville’s King Street corridor to protect the historic
character of a defined community area. Under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act, HCD designation will allow Beamsville to identify and protect a cohesive collection of heritage resources and elements associated with the community’s history – even as change and development occur. The initial projection for the boundaries is King’s urban area from Lincoln Avenue to Bartlett Road, but that can change. “We may revise those boundar-
ies, but that is the rough area we are thinking,” said Matt Bruder, Lincoln’s director of planning and development. “That stretch of King has the highest concentration of potential heritage properties in the whole Town of Lincoln.” The initial study process will cover the whole town and could result in further studies. “The consultant will look at the town as a whole, including the King corridor. There could be some spinoffs identified which would come
under subsequent study areas, we would not mix them,” said Bruder. One potential outcome for properties in the finalized study area is they could become heritage properties, but designating properties is not the only function of the study. “We’ll also be looking to create a list of common themes and heritage attributes,” said Bruder. For those who may think an HCD is a method to halt development, that is not the case, he noted. “These kinds of studies don’t stop See HERITAGE, Page 4