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Up Front Get a load of these turkeys The Grimsby Firefighters Association invites everyone to their annual Turkey Roll on Friday, Nov. 1 at the Peach King Centre starting at 7 p.m. Win Grade-A turkeys and many other prizes. Enter to win the 50/50 draw or the chief’s draw. Admission is free. Must be 19 or over to attend.
No “top down” changes rolled out from governance review By Mike Williscraft NewsNow A sigh of relief from town halls across Niagara could be heard last Friday when it was announced no “top down” restructuring would result from the lengthy regional governance review process. The review process came to a close Friday when Steve
Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, announced a funding program would be implemented to support grassroots level strategies to find efficiencies and no amalgamations would be instituted. “Municipalities are the level of government closest to the people, but every community is different - one size doesn’t
fit all,” said Clark. During the informationgathering process through spring and early summer, the government conducted a review of Ontario’s eight regional governments and Simcoe County. Over 8,500 submissions were received with special advisors, Michael Fenn and Ken Seiling, attending
Harvest Dinner
The public is welcome to St. John Prebyterian Church’s Harvest Dinner on Nov. 2. The dinner starts at 6 p.m. with entertainment to follow. The evening honours 50 years of service to the community. Tickets are $25. Contact 905-945-8891 or 905945-8325 to register.
Lamplighter starts Nov. 5 The premier performance of the Lamplighter Tour is set for Nov. 5 with four plays being performed at Providence Church in Beamsville. Tickets are $20 each. Their walking tour will run from Nov. 14-17 at historical venues in Beamsville. Tour tickets are $35. For more infor visit lamplightertour.com or call 905563-4769.
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Gertrude Mensch plays up her alter ego “Sarah Money” at Lincoln Park Retirment Residence. The building held, “Murder at Deadwood Saloon,” a western-themed murder mystery event for Halloween on Monday. Marks - Photo
nine in-person sessions and listening to ideas from individuals and organizations on how to improve their local governments. While nothing structural was decided upon, the provincial government has set aside a fund to support local initiatives. See REVIEW, Page 3