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Lincoln fires up new cannabis grow controls

By Tristan Marks NewsNow Town of Lincoln officials were not just blowing smoke with their promise to rein in cannabis growers in the municipality.

Lincoln Council passed a motion to amend the Town’s Official Plan

and zoning bylaws with new regulations aimed at gaining some control over cannabis grow-ops.

The motion passed 7-2 with Coun.

Paul McPherson and Mike Mikolic dissenting in a recorded vote.

Future cannabis production sites will now be subject to site plan con-

trol from the Town. Other requirements include: • 300m setback, measured from the property line not neighbouring structures; • Eight hectare minimum lot size; • 1000m minimum distance from other cannabis production sites;

• An odour control plan to demonstrate how the new site will mitigate odour through “reasonable measures,” and; • New sites are prohibited from retrofitting or converting existing buildings for cannabis production use.

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The definition of a ‘cannabis production facility’ has been altered to include outdoor use as well.

Consultant Greg Bender explained that these parameters were decided on after a lengthy review of best practices among similar municipalities and discussion with stakeholders.

However, he explained that the exact numbers were chosen as a “solution unique to Lincoln”.

Coun.

Dianne Rintjema questioned the inclusion of outdoor cannabis facilities in the zoning bylaw.

“Some might say that outdoor operations will have a greater impact (on

those blind spots.

Coun. Mike Mikolic asked about how staff would determine the viability of a site’s odour control.

“Was there any consideration to require carbon filters?” Mikolic asked. “I don’t know what ‘reasonable measures’ would be.”

Bruder explained that it was worded in such a way to “create a balance between restriction and flexibility.”

“If we over-regulate, the chance of it being overturned grows larger,” Bruder said later in the meeting.

Mayor Sandra Easton asked if there was an “empirically tested” count of the parcels of land in Lincoln that could be used for cannabis production in Lincoln under the bylaw.

“I’m certainly not obliged to leave any loopholes here,” said Easton.

Bender said generally that there were “minimal” numbers of such locations under the bench based on his research, but admitted that he was unsure of how many might exist above it.

Coun. Paul MacPherson noted his concern for the lack of this information.

“Mapping is about being informed,” said MacPherson. “Right now I’m hearing from Mr. Bender that he doesn’t know.”

While finalizing these amendments, the Town utilized an interim control bylaw to deal with the nuisance. Having already been extended twice, the interim bylaw was set to expire Oct. 11.

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Bender explained that outdoor facilities would, in theory, have less of an impact due to the lack of a centralized exhaust system and lower yields in general because of seasonal growing.

They also would be subject to the same site plan process as an indoor facility.

Associate director of planning Matt Bruder said that the zoning bylaw still has a key limitation, in that it cannot be retroactively applied to existing sites. However, he explained that staff is reviewing a draft licencing framework and a nuisance bylaw directed towards odour to fill

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Andy and Amanda Pilot have lived at their Caistor Gainsborough Townline home for 10 years.

Andy had begun building a new barn to expand the family’s hazelnut growing operation, but high winds earlier this

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Last Friday, neighbours and members of the Dunnville Attercliffe Christian Reformed Church as well as members from the Smithville Christian Reformed Church came to the Pilots’ aid.

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CCWN to open Vineland office for COVID relief

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To help bring their Lincoln-wide services closer to some clients, Community Care of West Niagara (CCWN) is opening a new satellite office on 3831 Victoria Avenue in Vineland.

This office will officially open September 22 and will be open to provide services every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 1 to 4:30 p.m.

The charity made the decision to open this new location to help ease some burden caused by the on-going COVID pandemic.

“We decided to open this satellite location as we noticed some clients, who were facing additional barriers due to COVID-19, said it would be less difficult to access our assistance with a closer location,” said CCWN executive director Carole Fuhrer. “We’ve been helping people all over Lincoln for the past 50 years, but now we’re able to be closer

for some people.”

The COVID-19 Satellite Office aims to boost equitable access to agency services for residents who face barriers accessing the main office or may not be aware of the services they provide.

This location will also serve as a local point of contact for community stakeholders to engage and support neighbours living in Vineland, Jordan, Rockway, Campden and Tintern more easily.

Fuhrer emphasized that the main focus for the satellite office will be to provide much needed help during COVID-19.

However, when the pandemic eventually passes the organization may consider keeping the location open more long term.

Those wishing to volunteer, either at this new location or the main Beamsville office can call CCWN at 905-563-5822.

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Truck safety progress update “not good enough”: Mayor Sandra Easton

By Tristan Marks NewsNow Lincoln’s mayor and council were disappointed by the “lightweight solutions” offered by a report regarding the amount of truck traffic “laying siege” to downtown Beamsville.

“My tolerance for any of these lightweight solutions is non-existent,” said Mayor Sandra Easton in regards to the updates for items listed in the report.

These were part of a truck safety resolution passed in April of last year.

Easton was outspoken in criticizing the slow progress for many of these points.

In regards to the Niagara Region’s intent to transfer Mountain Street to the Town once a new escarpment crossing is constructed, “The Region intends to transfer Mountain Street in 20, 10 years? Sorry, not good enough.”

In regards to a number of items aimed at

collecting data on and reducing the number of trucks cutting through downtown Beamsville: “Nothing is happening to reduce the amount of truck traffic. What are the numbers? We haven’t even seen any numbers,” said Easton.

Easton also said the results of the truck safety blitz which took place in June demonstrated “egregious” results in the number of trucks inspected by Niagara Regional Police (NRP).

“The amount of truck traffic going down Ontario street is laying siege to the community,” said Easton, who added that anyone who thought she was “overreacting” should talk to the residents who deal with these issues daily.

However, she said that any requests for more enforcement from NRP should also be counter balanced with “positive reinforcement”.

“The police are doing all they can and the NRP should be rec-

ognized for that,” said Easton.

Easton asked staff to look into presenting updates “once every two or three months” rather than annually as had been the case for this report, especially for items involving the cooperation of the Niagara Region.

Coun. JD Pacherava voiced his agreement for the mayor’s suggestion.

“We need to bang the drums and jump up and down,” said Pachereva.

Earlier in the meeting, Coun. Dianne Rintjema announced that she would introduce a motion at an upcoming meeting to call for a report for identifying a number of regional road portions key to “improving traffic safety and economic viability” and creating a timeline for the Town to negotiate assuming responsibility over them from the Region.

“We want residents to know we are working to get something done,” said Rintjema.

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Grimsby: is your councillor working for you?

(Editor’s note: This exchange speaks for itself. An on-point letter from a constituent who has concerns about the closed manner in which the Town if being run of late; a simple response noting that concern would be conveyed to the chief administrative officer, and; comments from other councillors which can be most simply described as bullying for giving that response. All of these emails went to all elected members of council as well as CAO with one exception. Coun.

Randy Vaine opted to add in the new director of planning, Antonietta Minichillo.)

To the Mayor and Members of Council I opened my copy of the Grimsby Lincoln News this morning to find an advert on page 24 from the Planning Department for an Open

House re the application for this site on 5 Windward Dr. It says it is to be a Zoom meeting.

This is NOT an Open House.

It is too important a project to have it presented to “the public” in this fashion.

I realize the time we are currently living in BUT this needs to be a real PUBLIC meeting.

It could be an all day Open House with limited people held at the hotel (as were previous meetings). I attended previous ones there for this project. It would allow anyone then to see what they are proposing.

You cannot be expected to see the plans and designs on a 20” monitor on your computer.

Social distancing and the number of people at anyone time can then be controlled. If they are required to go over their plans multiple times,

why should we worry.

They are the proponent in this project and they should be prepared to explain themselves to the public.

I am very concerned about what appears to be going on in the recent incidents with the Planning Department.

Why is no one available to speak to. Surely there ought to be one person present in each Dept. at the Town Hall.

Finally, I want to say that I am not opposed to the proper development or re-development of any site. What we are getting in the way of proposals far exceeds the development criteria in many recent cases.

That is what so many of us do not support.

It is disheartneing to see the Planning Department acting as supporters of the developers rather than protectors of the Town’s interests.

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Respectfully David Ward Coun. Lianne Vardy’s repsonse to Mr. Ward.

Dear Mr. Ward, I think your suggestion for an all day open house is a good one and one that could be managed will respecting Covid restrictions.

By copy of this memo I am asking our CAO Mr. Schlange to follow up on this suggestion.

I also agree that it is inappropriate for planning staff to advocate on behalf of developers. As with the federal public service the staff is there to implement the will of elected officials, who represent the public.

Thank you for your suggestion - I trust I CAO will be responding.

Lianne Vardy Coun. Kevin Ritchie’s response to all of council Councilor Vardy In response to the recent email you sent about 5 Windward Dr. We as a council are responsible for policy, and the Zoom meeting is a tool which we as a council have provided that helps maintain the safety of our community. An all day meeting with multiple people going in and out is not provided in our policies; but further to that it could put the safety of our residents and our staff at risk especially in light of the provinces situation with covid numbers on the increase. (ex. who would be responsible to sanitize the meeting room etc.) Our current by-laws is what staff are following and any comment to suggest otherwise is misleading and unacceptable. If we as a council would like staff to look at options we should be bringing this forward as a council, and council should be direct-

ing staff and this possible scenario so if there are any negative effects it is the responsibility of council and not staff.

Further to that we as individual councilors should not be directing staff. We only have powers when we act as a council and pass decisions as a whole council.

In my perception of this email I am asking you to apologize for accusing staff in acting as supporters of the developers. This is an attack on their integrity and any comments that attacks ones integrity goes against our code of conduct.

Councilor Kevin Ritchie Coun. Randy Vaine’s follow-up.

Councillor Vardy, Wow, all political differences aside.

I have to agree with Councillor Ritchie, your email is way offside and offensive.

Not only have you publicly accused our planning staff of being; In my interpretation of your email, “Untrustworthy, unprofessional, biased, and showing favoritism,” and this can be deemed as defamation, harassment and abuse towards our staff, but you have also clearly and publicly shown a contempt and hostility towards our planning staff.

I have no issue if you disagree with the way they do things but their style is no different than any other planning department I have observed over the past 30 years of being involved in municipal politics.

Planning staff are given guidelines from both the region and the province which they have to follow; it is then their job to suggest the best possible solution for our town based on the guidelines that they must follow.

While I appreciate the fact that you do

not agree with them and that you have an opinion, that is not a problem, BUT we are not allowed nor entitled to publicly humiliate each other or town staff, if you have contempt or a bias against our planning department that is something that must be kept to yourself and not publicly displayed because then you embarrass not only the staff but also the council and the town as a whole.

I have to agree with Councillor Ritchie in that since you were out of line the very least is that you must do is issue a public apology to ALL planning staff and copied to the same resident who wrote this original email.

I know the writer of the original email and he is a resident of Ward 3 so I will be reaching out to him to discuss his concerns as well.

To C.A.O. Schlange and Antonietta, our Director of Planning, I can only offer an apology on behalf of myself as a member of council for this inappropriate action, please know that I and other members of Council DO appreciate the work that you do in your respective roles and that the comments of Councillor Vardy do not represent the council’s unanimous opinion.

Councillor Vardy, What happened to the motion that you recently put forward about working better together?, I have yet to see any forward movement in that direction, I am very concerned with what I feel have been personal attacks by some members of council against staff and others.

I have to admit that I am very disappointed and disheartened by your email, I am very concerned that our relationship with our staff is being severely damaged.

Councillor Randy Vaine

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Amanda Black, left, of McNally House Hospice and event sponsor Zoi Ouzas call on the community to take part in Oct. 4’s Hike for Hospice Event in support of McNally House. Marks - Photo

Hike for Hospice happening Oct. 4 Be it alone or all together, members of the community can support McNally House Hospice through the 14th annual Hike for Hospice on Oct. 4.

Hikers can participate either virtually or in person at Coronation Park in Grimsby. As a precaution for COVID pandemic safety, this year’s memorial minute and warm-up will be posted as videos on the McNally House Facebook page and will not happen in person.

Furthermore, the hike will be staggered in

time slots of no more than 100 participants at a time at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Virtual hikers can choose to hike at their own time and place that day. McNally encourages these hikers to record their participation and post it to social media with the hashtag ‘#mcnallyhike2020’.

Participants are encouraged to raise money online out of COVID safety, and will receive an email how to do so after registering online at mcnallyhousehospice.com.

The goal for the Hike is to raise $65,000 for McNally house through sponsorship and pledges. Donations will be accepted until the end of October.

To participate in the 2020 Hike for Hospice, register online at mcnallyhousehospice.com. To become a sponsor, call McNally administrative coordinator Jodi Healey at 905-309-4013 ext. 28 or email jhealey@mcnallyhousehospice.com.

The annual Hike for Hospice was originally scheduled for a date in the month of May.

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CHRISTIAN, Stephanie Helen It is with deep sadness we announce that Stephanie Helen (Mermer) Christian, 63, passed away on September 2nd at McNally House Hospice in Grimsby, Ontario after her journey with cancer. She was the wife of Bruce Christian. They shared 31 years of marriage together. Born in Grimsby, Ontario she was the daughter of Stanley Mermer and Jean (Kszan) Mermer. She attended Grimsby Secondary school and Sheridan College. She was a member of Lakemount Worship Centre in Grimsby, Ontario. She enjoyed reading and sewing. She will be remembered for her devoted faith, her contagious laughter and her determination. She is survived by her husband, Bruce Christian. Her children; Lauren Christian (Brian Ramnarine), Richelle (Christian) Methner (Joshua), Alicia Christian and Curtis Christian. Her sister and brother in-law, Christine (Mermer) and Hubert Kramer, her brother, John Mermer, sister in-law and brother in-law, Diane (Christian) and Dave Updike, and numerous nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her parents, Jean (Kszan) and Stanley Mermer, and brother in-law and sister inlaw, David and Tricia Christian. Memorial donations, in lieu of flowers may be made to McNally House Hospice in Grimsby, Ontario. The family would like to publicly thank the staff and volunteers for their exceptional care of Stephanie over the last eleven months. Arrangements entrusted to Considerate Cremation & Burial Services, 52 Scott Street West, St. Catharines (between Ontario Street & South Service Road), 289-362-1144. Online condolences may be made at CCBSCares.ca

BIRTHDAY

July 18, 1943 – September 6, 2020 After a long and courageous battle with cancer Dave passed away peacefully with his favourite country music playing at the McNally House Hospice.

Beloved husband of Marianna of 56 years. Loving father of Terry (Tanis and family) of Penticton B.C. Gary (Sandra) and family also grandson Tyler of Welland Ontario. Dave will be deeply missed by his brothers Murray (late Gail) of Hamilton Ontario, Eric (Wanda) of Sackville N.B. sister Julia (Robert) Lockwood of Aulac N.B., sister in law Bertha (late Glyn) Urquhart. Dave was employed at Reyco later called Tuthill Transportation Technologies Inc., for 39 years as a machinist and later a plasma cutter. Predeceased by his parents Lloyd and Elsie Estabrooks and infant sister Natalie and brothers in law Ronnie Hicks, Bill, Terrence and David Lockwood, sister in law Joan Lockwood. Dave loved watching his son’s play hockey, he enjoyed euchre at the Livingston Activity Centre in Grimsby. Dave’s love was fishing the Seven River and Sparrow Lake and staying at his trailer at Sumach Hill Cottages, with all his fellow campers. Dave also enjoyed his summer home after his retirement at Mount View N. B. visiting all his relatives and friends for a game of cards. And euchre at the Livingston Activity Centre place. He enjoyed taking his great nieces and nephews for ATV rides. Dave will be greatly missed by all his nieces, nephews and cousins. Cremation has taken place a memorial and burial at St. Marks Anglican Church Cemetery Mt. Whatley N. B. will take place at a later date. A special thank you to the staff at WLMH, McNally House, Dr. Mullen and the Juravinski Hospital for their loving care. A very special thank you for our neighbour’s kindness during this difficult time.

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VAN BUUREN, Apolonia Johanna Passed away at Albright Manor, on Friday, September 4, 2020, in her 93rd year.

Beloved wife of the late Christinus (2004).

Loved mother of Johanna Schalkoort (John), Jack Van Buuren, Antonia Sinclair (Sandy), Margaret Peart (late George), Rose Rogers (Bill), Christopher Van Buuren and the late Frank Van Buuren.

Cherished grandmother of seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. Predeceased by her sisters Ilse Klos and Toni Vandertas and by her grandson Matthew Schalkoort. Private family services and interment at Queen’s Lawn Cemetery have taken place. If desired, memorial contributions to St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Grimsby, Community Living or GBF Community Services would be sincerely appreciated by the family. Arrangements entrusted to STONEHOUSEWHITCOMB FUNERAL HOME, GRIMSBY, 905-9452755. www.smithsfh.com

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WATER & TAX CLERK West Lincoln Township is located at the westerly end of the Niagara Peninsula in the Regional Municipality of Niagara. The largest urban area, being the Town of Smithville, also known as the “Heart of Niagara”, is nestled halfway between the City of Hamilton and the City of St. Catharines, just south of the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW).

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Spice lovers Richard and Kim Fitzgerald chow down on some chicken wings at the Smithville Legion’s Wing Night last Friday. The Legion’s patio is now open for sit-in dining and there will be other, upcoming special dinner nights. Marks - Photo

Quiet Friday music to ears Welcome to our world.

That is the sentiment those in downtown Grimsby will feel when they read comments stemming from a Lincoln council meeting last week dealing with truck traffic in their Ontario/King/Mountain corridor.

It is not pretty. It has not been for years.

As a former resident at the corner of King and Central, all can be assured the squeeling transport brakes and building rattling motorcyclists start early...every day.

This is to say nothing of the volume - which is only growing and will continue to do so.

Premier Ford has a lot on his plate these days, but he also recognizes infrastructure is key to any economic growth and recovery. The escarpment crossing is the single most important transporation project in Niagara right now, bar none.

Coun. JD Pachereva is bang on. Jump up and down. Yell.

Scream. We need to drive hom the need to get pressure of Beamsvialle and Grimsby cores just like we did to get GO on track. M.W.

Personality clashes hinder council In the words of Kermit The Frog, “It ain’t easy being green”.

Apparently, it is not easy being an elected official in Grimsby, either.

For those of you who have not been playing along, Grimsby’s council playlist has gone from You Can’t Always Get What You Want (meaning no matter how much they tried, the biodigester was never going to work for them) to Send In The Clowns.

Personal agendas significantly out of step with current fiscal realities and, at times, reality, have taken over from a group which collectively stuck its head in the sand but kept their frontrow seats while 18.5 million taxpayer dollars got torched by the bio-disaster.

It feels like The Daily Show when they started the 2020 election countdown two years ago. How many days is it until Monday, Oct. 24, 2022?

As of Thursday, Sept. 17, there will be 767, so start counting down, good reader.

Before you read another word here, if you have not coasted through the copy on Page 10, pause here and go back, read that from start to finish, then return to this spot....I’ll wait.....

First, my apologies.

With each passing week I really hope we will have seen the last of the boorish behaviour of the Grimsby 5 - which I might add is looking more like the Grimsby Four-AndA-Half of late as Coun. Dave Sharpe is showing signs of following logic as opposed to the herd.

Remember a few meetings ago when Coun. Kevin Ritchie got up and spoke so eloquently about how it was time to turn the page, look forward not back, and work as a team, blah, blah, blah?

Well on Page 13 you can see exactly what Coun.

MIKE WILLISCRAFT Ritchie’s words are worth.

Similar to the biodigester situation, aside from the actual mismanagement of that situation, the willingness to go along with it and complicate conduct of council is just as troubling as the actual acts themselves.

The same is happening here.

Coun. Ritchie brings up the Code of Conduct. Yes, he should be an expert by now with the number of integrity commissioner complaints of which he has either filed or been a subject.

Go back to the original point of discussion, the planned open house for the twin towers to be built at the Casablanca Inn site - a massive project with huge impacts on that area.

The Town should absolutely be planning a public access open house - with proper social distancing just as other municipalities have done. The current regime has taken far too many liberties with the COVID situation to limit information going out to the public.

The 5 climb all over the minority on council whenever they attempt to elicit even a simple rationale from staff, heaven forbid they ask for any information or clarification. Don’t bug staff, run everything through the CAO. Then when that’s done, there must be another problem to

create.

There was never an issue with this before. Even Coun.

Dave Kadwell knows there has always been a cordial and professional relationship between council and staff. It was always routine for council members to chat up staff to get a better understanding on files at hand.

Coun. Lianne Vardy followed what the 5 have pushed for: “By copy of this memo I am asking our CAO Mr. Schlange to follow up on this suggestion,” she wrote.”

“I also agree that it is inappropriate for planning staff to advocate on behalf of developers. As with the federal public service the staff is there to implement the will of elected officials, who represent the public.”

For that she gets, in part: “In my perception of this email I am asking you to apologize for accusing staff in acting as supporters of the developers. This is an attack on their integrity and any comments that attacks ones integrity goes against our code of conduct,” from Ritchie.

Vardy states a Motherhood issue, “it is inappropriate for planning staff to advocate on behalf of developers” and Ritchie still disagrees saying this comment is an “attack” on staff?

As for Vaine’s comments, he is creating things which simply are not there.

A fully accessible, public access open house should absolutely be set up and there is no reason why a safe meeting for all cannot be planned: make the meeting all day, limit crowds any time, social distance, all that.

Council as a whole should be pushing for an open, public access meeting. The 5 won’t because they want total control. So one sticks her neck out, and we can all see the result.

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Abandoned church article Ontario Street Beamsville traffic needs attention: reader generates questions Dear Editor, I read Joanne McDonald’s subject article with interest.

Although the article provided plenty of historical information, it saddens me that the congregation and/or the Baptist Church (regional or provincial representatives) did not make the time/effort to empty the church at the time of transfer to West Lincoln.

And if that wasn’t done, why did the West Lincoln Township offices and/or historical society not take care of this in a timely manner?

Like Ms. DeVries finding bibles, hymnals, robes, religious pictures, a tapestry and more just neglected

LETTERS and left behind - would be upsetting to me, too.

In Joanne’s research was there any information discovered as to why they would essentially have just handed over the keys and walked away?

It seems very unChristian...very un-religious...very disrespectful decisions by the clergy, congregation and others involved.

I hope the other “about 9,000 churches...sold off or demolished” will be treated with more respect.

Sadly concerned, Tom Altobello Jordan

Dear Editor, At this time I am writing as a very concerned resident of Ontario Street but I assure you there will be more letters from other residents of this street.

I am writing this letter in regards to the abundance of traffic on Ontario Street. I have lived on this street since 1994 and have run a business out of my home and have never seen this amount or speed of traffic on this street as I do now.

The overloaded dump truck, the transport trucks, the cars, the delivery trucks, have become over whelming and are speeding from the lights at Shoppers drug Mart to Rexall drugs along with other traffic.

From Rexall down to Green lane has

become a total speed way park.

We have called police a few times however 7 a.m. is not the time the traffic is bad nor at 3 p.m. when they come to set up their radar.

It is now taking a normal 2-3 stop light change at Shoppers for us to get out of our driveway and this is at good times, otherwise it is longer. To walk across the street to any business is close to taking life in your own hands or most times a 10-minute wait both ways even to get mail.

Something has to be done with the amount of trucks and traffic on this road. There are a lot of residents on this street that have the same concerns as myself. We know this is the only exit off Q.E. but

this should have been concerned by council when you allowed all the building permits for fairgrounds and now more condos coming on Ontario street.

This is also the other exit that allows people to go to Smithville also making more traffic. Did you consider this when all the building is going on. No doubt once the condos start building on Ontario there will be more traffic lights. More raceways.

You have neglected the residents living on this street. You have allowed big stores to be built. Example: Shoppers Drug Mart who leave their lights on all night shining right in our windows.

Thank you. Another concern we all have is the dirt and dust and

garbage that all this traffic is causing. I can’t remember what year I was able to open my front windows. It is disgusting that this has happened in our town.

The trucks and trailers need to be diverted to Bartlett Road as there is little residental homes and children there. There is also access to the Q.E. from the service road. I am not a happy resident of Beamsville and I can assure you most of us living on this street feel the same.

In closing I sincerely hope this matter is looked into quickly before somone is KILLED and- yes- it is that bad.

Thanking you in advance and hoping to hear from you real soon.

Sharon Jones Beamsville

Dear Editor, I don’t know if you realize that bylaws are not above our constitutional laws.

There is currently a law suit against the government because of the fact the government officials are stepping above the law with regards to our human rights outlined in our laws.

The human rights section is very clear in

explaining that all humans have the right to make choices with regards to what we do to our bodies.

There are many randomized clinical verified studies from scientists and doctors that indicate that wearing a mask is not safe. I can send the info if you are open.

Therefore, there are some of us educated people that are health

conscious, choosing to not wear one for that reason.

Stores that are refusing people business because they don’t won’t to wear a mask is going against our constitutional laws.

If I wear a mask and become faint or it creates an issue the store owner is actually liable for damages.

All of these laws are clear. When we are go-

ing along with individual bylaws that do not make sense, we then create problems with clarity.

I am annoyed with the constant bashing of well-educated people that are making decisions based on well documented science that is actually being kept from the public.

Shorten term or create Mask bylaw does not supersede Constitution: reader recall for council: reader Dear Editor, It has become painfully aware through repeated behaviour and a refusal to do what is right for taxpayers in town that those in the Grimsby 5 have put their personal feelings ahead of what is best for the people of this community.

A major problem is, we are barely halfway through their term.

The provincial government needs to implement a recall system for municipal elected officials or at the least go back to the three-year term so the impact of bad apples can be minimized.

It is disheartening to see what they have done and how they choose to conduct themselves.

Stephen Owen, Grimsby

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FROZEN SMELT400 gram. .....................................$

5 lb.

$

BUTTERTARTS Pkg of 6 ..........................$3.99ea

COOKED CLAMS IN SHELLS 100 gram

1 kg.

PURE BEEF BURGERS

PUMPKIN MUFFIN Pkg of 6 .................... $4.99ea

FROZEN

$

5 lb. BOX FROZEN - 4 or 6 OZ.

STORE BAKED

FISH:

1 kg.

FROZEN

BAGETTE BUNS Pkg of 4......................... $2.25ea

DELI:

3.49ea $ BASMATI RICE .......................

3.99ea $ SLICED RHUBARB ........................

4.49ea $ HERB SKIN ON WEDGES .....

7.99ea CHOPPED SPINACH

STORE BAKED

STORE BAKED

LOCALLY GROWN

FROZEN

BAKERY:

FRESH BONE-IN

HIGHLANDS NATURALLY SMOKED

PORK BUTT (BOSTON) KRANSJKA SAUSAGE GREAT FOR PULLED PORK 6.60 kg.

12.99

MANY MORE IN-STORE SPECIALS

2

$ 99

Specials effective Thursday, September 17 - Wednesday, September 23, 2020

lb.

lb

11.00 kg.

4

$ 99

lb.

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