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Up Front WLMH Auxiliary host craft show The WLM Auxiliary will host its fifth annual craft show on Saturday Oct. 26. The show runs from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Mountainview Christian Reformed Church in Grimsby. All proceeds support the Auxiliary’s fundraising for equipment at WLMH.
Oktoberfest at Ag Centre The fun will be flowing at the West Niagara Fairgrounds this Saturday, Oct. 26, as Oktoberfest rolls into town. There will be raffles, cash bar, food and music by Kiley Joe Masson and Band. Food starts at 6:45 p.m. Band starts at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $10 in advance or $12 at the door and are available at the fairgrounds office, Lowden Feed Supply or by calling 905-386-6518.
Halloween party at Legion Get some spooky on at the Beamsville Legion’s Halloween costume party and dance this Saturday, Oct. 26. There will be music by the Falcons, prizes for best costumes and a cash bar. Admission is a non-perishable food item for CCWN. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Incumbent Niagara West MP Dean Allison, flanked by his wife, Rebecca, addresses the election night crowd at Butcher & Banker Pub after he was re-elected Monday night in a dominant Riding win. However, his Conservative Party fell short federally with Justin Trudeau’s Liberals in a position to form a minority government. Williscraft - Photo
Allison cruises in Niagara West win By MIke Williscraft NewsNow Monday night’s federal election stuck very close to the script, or at least the script predicted by most polls. Dean Allison posted another dominant Conservative win in Niagara West with 45.5 per cent of the vote. The Liberal’s Ian Bingham earned 32.2 per cent of votes,
according to Elections Canada, with 195 of 197 polls accounted for at press time. The rest of the field, in order, were: NDP’s Nameer Rahman; Green’s Terry Teather; Christian Heritage’s Harold Jonker and People’s Party’s Miles Morton. Federally, there were a handful of upsets but from beginning to end - as things un-
folded - it was very much as many expected, a nasty election road which led to a Liberal minority government. “There were some common themes during the campaign,” said Allison. “We heard repeatedly, “We don’t like Trudeau. We don’t know Andrew Scheer and we’re not happy with Doug Ford, either.”
Those themes, mixed with an economy which has been solid of late, Allison said, paved the way to Monday’s result. “In Alberta the economy is fragile and they need the pipeline to get built. In Ontario, everyone is working, so they’re more content,” said Allison. “But while the econony continues to be an issue, if it is See MINORITY, Page 2