NewsNow E-Edition October 13 2022

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Combative atmosphere at Grimsby mayoral debate

By Mike Williscraft For NewsNow

When the bell rang, Grims by mayoral challenger John Dunstall came out swinging at last Thursday’s municipal election debate at Casa blanca Hotel.

It was a strategy at the Grimsby Chamber of Commerce event many did not appreciate, some walked out.

bent Mayor Jeff Jordan for the ongoing dysfunction of Grimsby council and its in ability to deal with develop ment pressures.

“Because of the lack of leadership of our current mayor,” said Dunstall, point ing to Jordan, “Council has not risen to the challenge of managing this growth and growing smartly.”

mayor ignored attempts for dialogue from councillors. He ignored every opportu nity to unite us. This made it very difficult to fix a situ ation that was broken.”

Dunstall said the town needs a leader who will create a “positive environ ment, not someone who is addicted to suing and firing people. Did you know Jeff

Grimsby. Who do you think paid for that?.”

At that point, Dunstall paused while some in at tendance voiced their dis pleasure with his approach. At that point, he ended his opening remarks.

Jordan opened his com ments by noting the key to successful representation of taxpayers starts with

“An open and communi cated dialogue between a candidate and residents is the key to ensure that the community makes an in formed decision, but that communication does not end after one is elected,” said Jordan.

“Residents should not have to ask the question, ‘Who speaks for them’,”

Centennial winners

As part of Grimsby 100 Celebrations, participants took part in a postcard painting activity at Grimsby Museum, sponsored by Grimsby DIA, NewsNow and the ROM. Winners were: (L to R) Jameson Adams - who won second place, a gift basket from Grimsby Public Art Gallery and four ROM passes - with sister Talula; Finley Coulter - who won third prize, a gift basket from Grimsby Museum, and; Grand Prize winner Norie Mous (on far right) with her sister Sophie. They, along with their parents will be going on a limousine trip to the ROM set for Oct.

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From Page 1 said Jordan, referring to a contentious lawn sign posted on lawns in Dun stall’s Ward 3 over the last term of council.

“It is the duty of elected officials to al ways listen to residents and their concerns and not an inner circle of voices if they truly want to move our town for ward.”

Jordan, who noted working with local and government officials to ensure the West Lin coln Memorial Hospital rebuild as well as Ni agara Region council to confirm a higher than recommended financial commitment were at the top of his accom plishments, said pre serving heritage in town is also important.

“Grimsby’s heritage is another important com munity aspect we must preserve and protect for future generations,” said Jordan.

“We must challenge developers who seek to remove our heritage as sets forever.”

On infrastructure, Jordan said dealing with truck traffic on Mountain Street is also important, noting he would work with re gional recommenda tions for the Bartlett extension and convert ing Mountain Street to a Town jurisdiction.

As he did in 2018, Jor dan said openness and transparency will con tinue to be hallmarks of his conduct.

“I opposed my fellow candidate’s position to curtail public input pro cesses and accountabil ity of council and our

chief administrative of ficer,” said Jordan.

“My loyalties have al ways been and will con tinue to be with you, the residents of Grimsby. Our next term of coun cil must fully review reckless management decisions by our CAO and those that blindly supported them.”

Jordan said it was “es sential for the public to see the telling and com prehensive, third-party workplace investigation report, a report that five members of council, including my fellow can didate, decided it was no business of yours to read,” adding the next council needs to make a decision on the CAO’s future with the town.

His comment that the Town needed to revert back to the committee of the whole adminis trative structure drew a round of applause.

On the issue of uni ty, Jordan said no one candidate can claim to be able to create that alone.

QUESTIONS

List your three strengths which set you apart?

Jordan: “I listen to people. I engage with people. Even, if I don’t agree with a person, I’m willing to hear them. In my four years, I never turned down a delega tion.”

Experience on council and knowing the com munity by being born and raised in town were also cited.

Dunstall: Cited his eight years on council and working in the pri vate sector with lead ership roles, adding, “The key component to be mayor is being

the leader on council and chairing council and understanding the personalities...I love ad vocating and I will con tinue to advocate for Grimsby in the other communities.”

Dunstall said he has met with other mayors and read books about being a mayor.

“I know I can do good for Grimsby,” said Dun stall.

In rebuttal, Jordan noted he had chaired more than 500 meet ings in the last four years, adding Zoom meetings created new, unforeseen issues.

“It is much more dif ficult, on a Zoom meet ing, to have control of council because you get the clerk to mute them (councillors) and they unmute themselves,” said Jordan.

Dunstall said he had a resident tell him they would not vote for ei ther candidate because council had had 95 closed door meetings and 19 Integrity Com missioner complaints.

“That’s the message out there. We’ve been dysfunctional. It hasn’t been good. We haven’t gotten along, but the mayor’s role, he’s the head of council. He’s the chair. He’s got to do a better job,” said Dun stall.

What are you proud of from the last term and what would you do differently?

Dunstall said approv ing the 2022 budget in one meeting with a 1.9 per cent increase, solid ifying reserves and the Town getting $33 mil lion in grants, which he attributed to CAO Harry Schlange.

“You can’t turn your nose up to that,” he said.

Jordan cited the grants thanking MPP Sam Oosterhoff who helped secure the grants; implementing a strategic plan; adding homes to the heritage register and heritage pursuits gained ground despite council.

“It can get disbanded at time,” said Jordan of the Heritage Com mittee, “Chairs can be removed, even though the heritage committee picked the chair, council tended to remove them not once but twice.”

Jordan was referring to former Coun. Doro thy Bothwell being re moved from the com mittee and installing Dunstall as chair by the same 5-4 vote which was part of council’s ongoing division.

Dunstall, again de fended Schlange, hold ing up a copy of the Town’s strategic plan, saying the CAO hired the consultant and brought the report for ward.

Is the mayor respon sible for the conduct of council members?

Jordan said the may or needs to work with councillors and he has been attending the allcandidates meetings to hear their views, as had Dunstall, he added.

“Four years ago it was very much the public removing the previous council, so I think a lot of candidates weren’t vet ted properly...This term we had a pandemic and a procedural bylaw that was changed by a 5-4 vote and it allowed the mayor less powers. If I removed someone from

a meeting, it allowed them to vote on getting themselves back into meeting,” said Jordan, adding the procedural bylaw needs to be re viewed.

“That doesn’t seem like a proper procedural bylaw. I don’t know how someone who is out of a meeting can even vote to get themselves back in the meeting.”

Dunstall said com municating is the key to getting council relation ships established.

“We get to be a unit of one, not like a camp of two which we have been for the last four years and that’s the mayor’s responsibility,” said Dunstall, who add ed he brought a motion on decorum forward.

“It will take about six months for everyone to get into that groove.”

Dunstall said he is in favour of maintaining the committee of the whole administrative process noting Grimsby was the last in the re gion to change.

“When you get into the inside of town hall you’ll understand the committee of the whole works a lot more ef fectively than standing committees.”

Jordan said Dun stall’s contention he is a team player was proven wrong at the last coun cil’s first meeting.

“At the inaugural meeting he was asked to go on two commit tees and he actually de nied them and recused himself from going on committees,” said Jor dan. “Team player? Not sure.”

On standing commit tees versus committee of the whole, Jordan’s

view was clear.

“I don’t care if the rest of the region isn’t doing standing committees. We’re a unique town in Grimsby...What we need to do is go back to standing committees where so many more citizens have a voice,” said Jordan, drawing applause.

QUICK COMMENTS

Dunstall claimed the Town has not been able to fill its vacant director of planning role - the CAO is acting in that position - due to coun cil’s dysfunction.

If you had $1 million to spend as you choose:

Jordan: close out WLMH fundraising if needed or support an affordable housing ini tiative.

Dunstall: enhance what the Town is al ready doing at Peach King Arena.

Jordan noted at the start of his closing re marks candidates were not aware they would have three-minute closings.

He said adding lay members to standing committees would add a human resource to Town decisions and he would continue to push Metrolinx to get Grims by’s GO station built.

Dunstall, reaching for campaign literature, also noted he was not aware of the closing statement component.

Dunstall said he is running for mayor to get the Town on the right track.

He said council needs to set the tone, so peo ple know “not only a great place to live, it’s a great place for people from other municipali ties to come and work.”

Hat Trick Hockey makes return

The popular Hat Trick Hockey pool has been launched for its 27th season in Niagara West.

NewsNow readers can make their choices from 20 different play er brackets to select their team for the 202223 National Hockey League season.

The winner will take home a $1,000 cash prize - or possibly play off tickets - for their ef forts, courtesy of Grand Prize sponsor Grimsby Ford.

Second and third place winners will earn $250 and $50 gift cer tificates respectively, courtesy of Giant Tiger Grimsby.

“What proves popular year after year are the weekly prizes because you can be in 876th

position and still win a prize,” said NewsNow publisher Mike Wilis craft, who first ran the contest in the Grimsby Independent in 1995.

In that first year, Wes Phelps, the son of Paul and Wendy Phelps earned the Early Bird prize.

Things have come full circle with Phelps Homes taking on spon sorship of this year’s prize, four tickets to the Leafs vs Sabres game on Saturday, Nov. 19 in Toronto.

To be eligible for that draw, complete your entry and have it into NewsNow’s office at 1 Mountain St, Grimsby, by 5 p.m. next Monday, Oct. 17.

The final deadline is Monday, Oct. 24 at 5

p.m. All entries must be in the newspaper office by that time. There is a mailslot in the door to drop entries through any time of day.

As well, weekly prizes of $15 gift certificates will be awarded, cour tesy of Cole’s Florist, Canadian Tire, Tim Hor tons Grimsby and Ted dy’s Sports Bar, while Gino’s Pizza Grimsby will offer a three-item large pizza (pick-up).

Clarification

An article in the Sept.29, 2022, edition of News Now said that Ward 3 candidate Duncan Sto rey is an “anti-vacci nation proponent”. Mr. Storey advises that he is not “anti-vaxx” and says he is a proponent of the right to choose.

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By MIke Williscraft NewsNow

Seven candidates ad dressed prospective vot ers last Tuesday, Oct. 4, at Grimsby’s Ward 4 all candi dates meeting at Casablan ca Hotel.

One of the candidates, Nick DiFlavio had been on council previously - but finishing out of the running in the 2018 municipal election.

New candidates looking to earn one of two Ward 4 seats - with no incum bent - are Jacob Baradziej, Len Stack, Baraa Fattal, Jim Howden, Frank Trivieri and Nameer Rahman.

“Over the years, I’ve seen Grimsby grow and change and I’d like to think I’ve been part of the positive change that has occurred over the years,” said DiFla vio, who added he brought forward the idea of a splash pad in Grimsby, pushed for ward on the development of Southward Park and the leash-free dog park.

Rahman said he sees a town in need of harness ing what it has and taking a step forward.

“It feels like, for two terms, we got a council in crisis...We do have a crisis in confidence in terms of

what council is doing,” said Rahman, who outlined his career has put him in a po sition of building consensus among diverse partners.

“What are we as a town and where are we going? Communicate, collaborate and to compromise...these three things are things that will help us progress as a town and be effective as a council.”

Trivieri said his work leads him on extensive travel, but he is always happy to get back to his home town, a feeling he hopes others will have.

“The last two terms have been fraught with conflict and I feel that with some professionalism, some optimism, we can bring the town forward and make it so that it (Grimsby) is truly a special place for every body,” said Trivieri.

Howden said his exten sive banking and financial background as an accoun tant combined with his long-time community work through Rotary Club of Grimsby where he is a past president has provided him with a solid base of under standing the community’s needs. As well, Howden also played a major role in

the overhaul needed to re group Grimsby’s biodigest er project to get it sold off to recoup some of the mas sive debt incurred by the project.

Fattal told those on hand he was a Syrian refugee who came to Canada in 2001 and moved to Grims by via Mississauga where he saw things evolved in a manner he wants to pre vent in town.

“I lived in Mississauga for 21 years. The reason I ended up moving to Grimsby is, af ter Hazel McCallion left Mis sissauga, Mississauga dete riorated very, very quickly,” said Fattal.

“Now, Mississauga is the capital of human trafficking, and that happened in a six year time span. What I want

to do is ensure that Grimsby stays what Grimsby is. As someone who lost his own heritage - due to war, due to a lot of chaos - I want to make sure we invest in our own heritage and maintain it.”

Stack cited his two terms of experience on council in St. Catharines as solid back ground to allow him to “give back” to his community.

“My message to you is very simple. Regardless of who you decide to support, please exercise your right and privilege to vote. Read the literature, get to know your candidates and make a well-informed decision,” said Stack, noting that when candidates get elected, their job is not over. “Keep them accountable.”

Baradziej said, being a millennial, he has a clear understanding of today’s affordable housing crisis in town.

“Many residents in my age demographic are beginning their adult lives by purchasing their first homes in Grimsby on The Lake,” said Baradziej, noting oth ers are downsizing.

“This presents a unique demographic. They all have similar needs....but more importantly, I’m a unifier. I’m someone who can re late with anyone. In coun cil chambers I will seek to avoid the pettiness we have seen for the last eight years.”

To view full recordings from all ward meetings, see:

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Grimsby Ward 1 candidates were ready to discuss issues with residents last Wednesday, Oct. 5, well, two of the four who are running.

“We invited all four candidates for this ward and only two have decided to attend,” said Phil Bes seling, coordinator of the ward all-candidates’ meetings.

Incumbent Reg Freake and new candidate Delight Davoli participated in the question and answer evening, while in cumbent Kevin Ritchie and new candidate Brian Drost did not attend.

Davoli told those on hand her father, who worked in the public works department of the community they lived in, piqued her interest in munici pal government with dinner discussion which was “some times with pride and passion, some times with frustration.”

Freake, who is completing his first term as a councillor, said it has been an eye-opening experience.

“It’s been a very interesting

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four years and, I must say, I have learned a lot about being a representative of the people,” said Freake, who cited several accomplishments “despite the obstacles and sideshows” with a major achievement being championing the execution of dealing with the biodigester file, which had racked up more than $18 million in losses for the Town.

Freake said he, along with Mayor Jeff Jordan, took the lead on the process “firing the previous board and replacing them with a qualified, profes sional new board that saved millions in tax dollars.”

On the topic of key issues in the ward, Davoli said that an swer is crystal clear.

“I hear the words governance

and G5, every single time,” said Davoli of comments made when she knocks on voters’ doors, noting development and its impact on existing prop erties is also an area of major concern for residents.

“People are ashamed of our current council. They are ashamed of how people act; how they treat each other. They feel the reputation of the Town has been dragged down and needs to be fixed.

Freake said he has been deal ing with a lot of major issues in Ward 1, so it was tough to nar row issues to two, but he cited the negative effects of vehicles and our natural environment.”

Beyond those items, he cited road safety - speeding and vol ume - traffic noise and parking as ongoing hot topics.

“During my tenure, I was a proponent of more sidewalks, speed bollards, Vision Zero, lower speed limits and more stop signs, but we need to do a lot more,” said Freake.

To view full recordings from all ward meetings, see: wn3.ca/category/podcast/

By Joanne McDonald For NewsNow

There was a lot of murmuring after last Thursday’s mayoral debate hosted by the Grimsby and District Chamber of Commerce.

Many were both ered by candidate John Dunstall’s per sonal attacks on in cumbent Mayor Jeff Jordan, leading to some walking out.

“The order of how we answered ques tions was changed from what we were told and there was not to be time for closing remarks,” said Wayne Fertich, incumbent for Grimsby’s regional councillor position, after the meeting.

Regional councillor candidates debated before Jordan and Dunstall.

Both Jordan and Dunstall noted they were told of the change in closing remarks when they ar rived.

As well, NewsNow was barred from re cording video or au dio of the meeting as it has been doing for ward candidate meet ings.

“Cogeco is our only broadcast partner for this event; we had re ceived no other inquiries about recording opportunities, and, with this last-minute request, we cannot revisit the policy, or room layout, at this

point in time,” said Chamber executive director Rebecca Shelley in response to NewsNow publisher Mike Williscraft’s re quest for a location near an electrical out let.

“I’ve never heard of applying for access to a public meeting for a municipal election. The idea is to get in formation to the pub lic, not control it,” said Williscraft.

Additional concerns were raised with Dun

stall’s position on the Chamber board of di rectors.

“The moderator re ally should have cut Dunstall off when he was going at Jordan,” said meeting attend ee Stephen Owen. “It was not a good look.”

Board member Ken dra Wintels said on social media Dunstall had taken a leave during the campaign, however his profile was still listed on the Chamber’s site as of late last week.

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Notice of Passing of Regional-Wide Development Charges By-Law

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Niagara Region passed municipal-wide development charges By-law No. 2022-94 on the 29th day of September, 2022 under section 2 (1) of the Development Charges Act, 1997, S.O., 1997 c. 27, as amended;

TAKE NOTICE that any person or organization may appeal to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal under section 14 of the Act, in

respect of the development charges by-law, by filing with the Regional Clerk on or before the 8th day of November, 2022 a notice of appeal setting out the objection to the by-law and the reasons supporting the objection.

schedule of development charges imposed by the by-law, which comes into effect on January 1, 2023, is as follows:

No key map has been provided as By-law No. 2022-94 applies to all lands located within the Niagara Region. A copy of the complete by-law is available at niagararegion.ca/business/property/backgroundstudy.aspx. A copy of the complete By-law is available for examination at Niagara Region Headquarters, 1815 Sir Isaac Brock Way, Thorold, ON, L2V 4T7 during

regular business hours (weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) excluding statutory holidays.

DATED at Niagara Region offices in Thorold, Ontario, this 30th day of September, 2022. Ann-Marie Norio Regional Clerk

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Heritage Conservation District Study for the Beamsville King Street Corridor Area Public Information Session

The Town of Lincoln is conducting a Heritage Conservation District (HCD) Study to explore heritage designation for the Beamsville King Street Corridor Area.

An HCD helps identify and protect a cohesive collection of heritage resources and elements associated with the community’s history – even as change and development occurs.

The Ontario Heritage Act is special legislation which allows district designation to protect a community’s character-defining elements, while at the same time providing detailed guidance for redevelopment that occurs over time. See the FAQs section on the project website at SpeakUpLincoln.ca for further information in this regard.

The purpose of the HCD Study is to develop a recommended HCD boundary, assess the study area’s cultural heritage value or interest, and provide guidance to Town Council about possible designation. The proposed HCD study boundary area is included below.

We want to hear from you!

A Project Team at AECOM is currently researching Beamsville’s history – special buildings, places, and natural and built spaces in the area and conducting field research.

We encourage all members of the public to attend a Public Information Session to hear more about heritage conservation, have a conversation, review display materials, and share your questions, ideas, and concerns to inform the study development. Town staff and the consultation team will be available for one-on-one discussions.

Please join us for a Public Information Session:

NOV 2 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. | Fleming Centre 5020 Serena Drive, Beamsville, ON (Upstairs Meeting Rooms)

Your feedback is critical to understanding the area and exploring possible heritage preservation.

A survey and interactive mapping tool are available online to submit your feedback about the plan, and to help the Project Team understand more about the area and its artifacts.

You can also provide input in-person at the Public Information Session or by making a written submission to the Town. For further information, please visit the project website at SpeakUpLincoln.ca, or contact the undersigned at (905) 563-2799 ext. 270 or mcocchiara@lincoln.ca.

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One arrested on holiday RIDE checks

Niagara Regional Police suspended one driver as a result of Thanks giving RIDE checks last weekend.

Throughout the night, officers stopped approximately 600 vehicles and inquired if any of the drivers had consumed any alcohol or drugs earlier in the evening.

In total, nine drivers were required to pro vide a sample of their breath for analysis. One driver provided a sample which resulted in a “Fail” and was sub sequently arrested.

One driver provided a sample which re sulted in an “Alert” and subsequently had their licence suspended for a period of three days.

In addition to the sus pensions, several tick ets were also issued to drivers for various traf fic related offences.

The Niagara Regional Police Service remain committed to reducing impaired driving offences through edu cation and the appre hension of offenders

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The next town council needs to return to a mature, respectful, clear thinking, fiscally focused, problem solving, accountable and transparent group to take Grimsby forward. To strive to make it better tomorrow then it is today.

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The next council needs to be respectful and free of egos and biases

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Inflationary pressures compounded by hints of recession makes this an essential trait to prioritize the nice to have, the want to have, and the need to have.

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How can we do things better for now and the future

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GPAG to host new exhibition

This October, Grimsby Public Art Gallery (GPAG) will host a new exhibition, The Long View, launching with an opening re ception on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 7 pm.

Artist Carolyn Dover will be in attendance to talk about her work during a short Q&A with curator Alexandra Hartstone. Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome.

Grounded in form and co lour, Dover’s laboriously craft ed works challenge us to take pause and explore materiality, shape, and rhythm—all speak ing to our understanding of the language of the lands in this re gion.

Comprised of en plein air work, The Long View is a sur vey exhibition that gathers to gether works spanning as early as 2010, tracing the evolution of Dover’s painting practice. From small-scale to the monu

mental these works explore the perceptions of realism, seen through the lens of Dover. Pur posefully distilled, the works are void of any traces to archi tecture and highways—a point ed effort to underscore the re alities of the continued changes happening to the lands.

Culminating as the final pre sentation of her landscape vineyard series, The Long View not only calls on the depth of these compositions and their vantage points, it likewise references the perspectives of time and the development of Dover’s career.

Bringing together this series in one space, the works engage with the intangible nature of the changing landscape, eliciting visual tensions and encour aging visitors to move slowly through the exhibition, to take pause, reflect, and get lost in the landscape.

Prizes up for grabs

Vanessa Hoffman, left, West Lincoln’s supervisor of arena, parks & facilities and Lauren Mous, library technical services, show some of the prizes which will be awarded this week as part of a National Tree Day Contest.

Golden Rule would help end racism

One word I would like to see erased from all languages is racism. Yet this negative philosophy goes so far back in history that it seems to me unlikely that it will ever be completely eradicated, even with the best of intentions.

It is unfortunate that at this fragile time in our lives some groups are using rac ism to separate peo ple, rather than bring us together.

Some years ago I was dismayed to see the use of hy phenated terms like African-Canadian, Ugandan-Canadian, Brazilian-Canadian, Jamaican-Canadian

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Surely anyone who is a Canadian citizen is just, well, a Canadian.

By setting some Ca nadians apart from the rest, surely we are emphasizing racial differences, rather than just accepting those folks as part of us.

I’ve always felt this way about the term French-Canadian, too, although it seems that Les Quebecois prefer it.

That’s OK, too, but has anyone asked the African or Central or South American Ca nadians how they feel

about it?

Watching Ameri can news from time to time, I think that sort of hyphenation is dividing those racial groups.

At every shooting or stabbing incident one of the first thing we learn is whether participants are black or white. That puts race right out in front of the story to begin with, and it’s usually there right to the end.

Getting rid of rac ism doesn’t mean saying that it doesn’t exist and ignoring the problem. It does mean accepting peo ple as you find them and treating them as you would like them to treat you.

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2022 PLAYERS TEAM Goals Assist Points Total

q A1. Connor McDavid EDM 80 44 79 123

q A2.Jonathan Huberdeau CGY 80 30 85 115

q A3. Leon Draisaitl EDM 80 55 55 110

q A4. Kirill Kaprizov MIN 81 47 61 108

q A5. Nikita Kucherov TB 47 25 44 69

q B1. Johnny Gaudreau CBJ 82 40 75 115

q B2. Auston Matthews TOR 73 60 46 106

q B3. Mitch Marner TOR 72 35 62 97

q B4. Artemi Panarin NYR 75 22 74 96

q B5. Nathan MacKinnon COL 65 32 56 88

q C1. Matthew Tkachuk FLA 82 42 62 104

q C2. J.T. Miller VAN 80 32 67 99

q C3. Kyle Connor WPG 79 47 46 93

q C4. Mikko Rantanen COL 75 36 56 92

q C5. Aleksander Barkov FLA 67 39 49 88

q D1. Patrick Kane CHI 78 26 66 92

q D2. Cale Makar COL 77 28 58 86

q D3. Sidney Crosby PIT 69 31 53 84

q D4. Sebastian Aho CAR 79 37 44 81

q D5. Alex DeBrincat OTT 82 41 37 78

q E1. Roman Josi NSH 80 23 73 96

q E2. Jake Guentzel PIT 76 40 44 84

q E3. Jason Robertson DAL 74 41 38 79

q E4. Mark Scheifele WPG 67 29 41 70

q E5. Andrei Svechnikov CAR 78 30 39 69

q F1. Steven Stamkos TB 81 42 64 106

q F2. Alex Ovechkin WAS 77 50 40 90

q F3. Kevin Fiala LA 82 33 52 85

q F4. Elias Lindholm CGY 82 42 40 82

q F5. David Pastrnak BOS 72 40 37 77

q G1. Robert Thomas STL 72 20 57 77

q G2. Pavel Buchnevich STL 73 30 46 76

G3. John Tavares TOR 79 27 49 76

G4. Clayton Keller ARI 67 28 35 63

G5. Jack Hughes NJ 49 26 30 56

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2022 PLAYERS TEAM Goals Assist Points Total

q H1. Sam Reinhart FLA 78 33 49 82

q H2. Mats Zuccarello MIN 70 24 55 79

q H3. Adam Fox NYR 78 11 63 74

q H4. Jesper Bratt NJ 76 26 47 73

q H5. Patrik Laine CBJ 56 26 30 56

q I1. Nazem Kadri CGY 71 28 59 87

q I2. Victor Hedman TB 82 20 65 85

q I3. Filip Forsberg NSH 69 42 42 84

q I4. Mika Zibanejad NYR 81 29 52 81 q I5. Timo Meier SJ 77 35 41 76

q J1. Joe Pavelski DAL 82 27 54 81

q J2. William Nylander TOR 81 34 46 80 q J3. Elias Pettersson VAN 80 32 36 68 q J4. Anze Kopitar LA 81 19 48 67

q J5. Brady Tkachuk OTT 79 30 37 67

q K1. Jordan Kyrou STL 74 27 48 75 q K2. Gabriel Landeskog COL 51 30 29 59 q K3. Mathew Barzal NYI 73 15 44 59 q K4. Nikolaj Ehlers WPG 62 28 27 55 q K5. Jack Eichel VGK 34 14 11 25 q L1. Vladimir Tarasenko STL 75 34 48 82 q L2. Chris Kreider NYR 81 52 25 77 q L3. Roope Hintz DAL 80 37 35 72 q L4. Jonathan Marchessault VGK 76 30 36 66 q L5. Nick Suzuki MON 82 21 40 61

M1. John Carlson WAS 78 17 54 71

M2. Dylan Larkin DET 71 31 38 69

M3. Quinn Hughes VAN 76 8 60 68

M4. Tage Thompson BUF 78 38 30 68

M5. Nick Schmaltz ARI 63 23 36 59

N1. Morgan Rielly TOR 82 10 58 68

N2. David Perron DET 67 27 30 57

N3. Josh Norris OTT 66 35 20 55

N4. Drake Batherson OTT 46 17 27 44

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2022 PLAYERS TEAM Goals Assist Points Total

O1. Matt Duchene NSH 78 43 43 86

O2. Evgeny Kuznetsov WAS 79 24 54 78

O3. Trevor Zegras ANH 75 23 38 61

O4. Blake Wheeler WPG 65 17 43 60

O5. Brayden Point TB 66 28 30 58

P1. Brad Marchand BOS 70 32 48 80

P2. Teuvo Teravainen CAR 77 22 43 65

P3. Ryan O’Reilly STL 78 21 37 58

P4. Evgeni Malkin PIT 41 20 22 42

P5. Mark Stone VGK 37 9 21 30

Q1. Claude Giroux OTT 75 21 44 65

Q2. Tim Stützle OTT 79 22 36 58

Q3. Bryan Rust PIT 60 24 34 58

Q4. Lucas Raymond DET 82 23 34 57

Q5. Jack Roslovic CBJ 81 22 23 45

R1. Michael Bunting TOR 79 23 40 63

R2. Aaron Ekblad FLA 61 15 42 57

R3. Carter Verhaeghe FLA 78 24 31 55

Conor Garland VAN 77 19 33 52

R5. Tyler Toffoli CGY 74 20 29 49

S1. Kris Letang PIT 78 10 58 68

S2. Tomas Hertl SJ 82 30 34 64

S3. Oliver Bjorkstrand SEA 80 28 29 57

Seth Jarvis CAR 68 17 23 40

Matthew Boldy MIN 47 15 24 39

Patrice Bergeron BOS 73 25 40 65

T2. Ryan Hartman MIN 82 34 31 65

T3. Chandler Stephenson VGK 79

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Niagara West Fire Services

Salute to our Firefighters!

A message

Niagara West Fire and Emergency Services is celebrating the 100th an niversary of Fire Prevention Week.

This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Fire won’t wait. Plan your escape”, is intended to educate ev eryone about simple but important actions they can take to keep them selves and those around them safe.

Today’s homes burn faster than ever. Seconds count in an emergen cy and your ability to get out of your home during a fire depends on early warning from smoke alarms and advance planning.

It’s important for everyone to plan and practice a home fire escape. Everyone needs to be prepared in advance.

Niagara West Fire and Emergency Services would like to share these key home fire escape planning tips: • Make sure your fire escape plan

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meets the needs of all your family members, including those with sen sory or physical disabilities.

• Smoke alarms are required out side of each separate sleeping area and on every level of your home, and should be installed inside every sleeping room. Interconnected smoke alarms are recommended so that when one sounds, they all sound.

• Know at least two ways out of every room if possible. Make sure all doors and windows open easily. Have an outside meeting place a safe distance from your home where everyone should meet.

• Practice your home fire drill at least twice a year with everyone in the household, including guests. Practice at least once during the day and night.

Greg Hudson, Fire Chief, Niagara West Fire & Emergency Services

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Dennis Nicholas Hendriks

November 10, 1964October 7, 2022

Peacefully and with family at his side Dennis Nicholas Hendriks has been called to the arms of our Heavenly Father in this his 58th year. Dennis leaves behind parents Andy and Helen Hendriks. Sib lings Rick (Brenda), Helen (Craig Luey) Andrew (Laura). Along with 17 nieces and nephews, numerous aunts uncles and cousins, as well as countless friends and co-workers.

Dennis worked his entire career in the family business (Hendriks greenhouses) most notably in the shipping department. Always the centre of attention and happiest when those around him where happy. A truly beautiful soul that brought out the love of Christ in those he touched. He loved his family and all Toronto sports teams but especially his beloved Maple Leafs.

His laughter and infamous lines will be missed. There can be no doubt that Heaven has gained an angel. A special thank you to the staff at Shalom Manor and especially Shelly for the compassionate care these last few years.

Viewing will be held at Tallman Funeral Homes (3277 King Street Vineland) 2-4 pm and 6-8 pm on Wednesday October 12th.

Funeral mass will be held at St Helen’s Roman Catholic Church (4106 Mountain Street Beamsville) at 11:00 am Thursday October 13th. Interment following Mass at Grimsby Mountain cemetery.

In lieu of flowers donations to St. Helens building fund or Shalom Manor in Grimsby are greatly appreciated.

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It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Patrick (Pat) Joseph McMahon, who passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2022, leaving to mourn family and friends. Patrick is survived by his beloved wife of 61 years, Noreen (nee Fitzpatrick); his daughters, Sharon Laing (John), Fiona Verrall (Stephen) and Aisling Gibson (Julian); his grandchildren, Jeremy, Jack, Shannon, Sean Padraig, Darragh and Devin. He is also survived by his sister, Helen Morrissey (the late Edward) and the late Phillip McMahon.

May the road rise to meet you, May the wind be always at your back, May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall soft upon your fields, and until we meet again, May God hold you in the hollow of his hand.

All are welcome to attend a Funeral Mass at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, 135 Livingston Avenue, Grimsby, on Saturday, October 15, 2022, at 11 a.m. Arrangements entrusted to STONEHOUSE-WHITCOMB FUNERAL HOME, GRIMSBY, 905-945-2755. www.smithsfh.com

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To say we’re in the home stretch would be an understatement...we’re quickly approaching the wire when it comes to the Oct. 24 municipal elec tion and it won’t come a minute too soon for many.

The pattern following the election process has pretty much mirrored the last four years as far as each of the Niagara West municipalities goes.

Grimsby...all over the map, aggressive, U.S. style tactics, sign stealing and damage, candidates ducking the process and a bunch more frivolity.

atrics and finger pointing.

• Several candidates noted the format of the meeting was different from what they were told with changes being ex plained when they arrive.

Those were purely structural issues with the meeting.

Pumpkins for food

Ridgeview Fruit Market and Garden Centre is gearing up for its 10th annual food drive to help restock local food banks. Drop off a non-perishable food donation or a cash donation and pick out a pumpkin of your choice. On hand to start things rolling were Eleana Aleman from Grimsby Benevolent Fund, Sarah Sgambelluri, Mike Sgambelluri, Victoria Sgambelluri, Lynda O’Donnell of Community Care of West Niagara, Patrizia Sgambelluri and Dave Ervin.

Setting record straight always the goal

In the adjacent opinion piece it was noted West Lincoln campaigning has been contentious, but professional, some thing it is quite likely residents there appreciate.

There is no problem having diverging views when you can discuss them rationally and thoroughly.

A couple of things from last week need to be cleared up, though. Henry Vis is vying for a Ward 1 seat, not Ralph Vis (sorry about that Ralph). Henry was very understanding when I called to apologize. Also, Jason Trombetta is a Ward 1 incumbent. Getting the record 100 per cent straight is always the goal. Thanks for your understanding, fellas. M.W.

West Lincoln, some challenges, but pretty fair campaigning from all indications. A true test of vastly differing thoughts and platforms among candidates but tactics have been honest and above board. Lincoln...crickets.

Usually no waves of dissent or serious concern are strong indicators of incumbents having an edge. So, too, do they have an edge when there is no mayoral race to bring voters out. Add on top of that recipe for leth argy is the acclamation of the regional councillor as well.

I think it is fair to say most in Grimsby, no mat ter what your thought patterns on any topic are, wish things could just calm down and we could see a reasonable exchange of thoughts and ideas without all the the

On that, you’ll see a clarification on Page 3. Simply, one candidate claims he was catego rized unfairly and far be it from me to allow for such an alleged tragedy.

There are lots of ins and outs to it, but I am going to let that lie right there; no need to go down the social media-style rabbit hole on any of that.

The mayoral debate last week also brought on bi zarre drama which seems to follow Grimsby unlike any other community.

Some of the issues:

• The Grimsby Chamber of Commerce hosted the meeting last Thursday, with a board member acting as moderator. John Dunstall has been a board member for many years (to his credit), so con cerns were voiced about a potential conflict.

Getting candidates’ views out to the public was further limited by the Chamber’s decision to bar me from attending to re cord the mayoral debate.

When I asked to have access to an electrical outlet, I received this:

“Thanks for reaching out. We have agreed with other media who have inquired about participa tion that they can send a reporter and take pictures for print media purposes, and we extend this to NewsNow as well.”

“Cogeco is our only broadcast partner for this event; we had received no other inquiries about recording opportunities, and, with this last-minute request, we cannot revisit the policy, or room layout, at this point in time.”

This from executive di rector Rebecca Shelley.

•

The conflict view es calated when Dunstall launched a series of personal attacks on his opponent, again which had people thinking this

I have never heard ofin Grimsby or elsewhereany media having to “apply” for access to a public all-candidates meeting, but that is how the Cham ber rolls, it seems.

Oct. 24 will mean an early Christmas for Grims by, I hope.

MIKE WILLISCRAFT

Resident hopes for

Dear Editor,

I’m a weekly reader of NewsNow.

This week’s issue (Sept. 29) is one of the best this year that specifically in cluded a brief bio covering all of the election candi dates.

Your editorial was

excellent as I agree with your com ments that circled the embarrassing and disrespectful behavior displayed by many members of council especial

ly the G5.

Let’s hope we elect some new council members that will represent our fellow resi dents proudly and respectfully unlike the current “cast of characters”.

Sheldon Frank, Grimsby