> Special Olympics curlers earn spot in Nationals in Nfld. / Pg. 5 > GBF serves up tea party fundraiser Pg.4 > RaptorFest set for Saturday Pg. 7 > Bike friendly program launched Pg. 15 Thursday, April 23, 2015 Vol. 3 Issue 51
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Up Front Treat mom to a concert Treat Mom to a concert in her honour for Mother’s Day. Jordan Historical Museum presents vocalist Melissa-Marie Shriner with musical accompaniment as she performs classic and contemporary jazz standards, love songs and Broadway hits for a special concert. All moms in attendance receive a gift. The concert is set for Saturday, May 9 at 2 p.m. Cost is $10. For more information contact the museum at 905-5632799 ext. 292.
Time to say good bye It is time to say goodbye to Vineland Public school which will be demolished after the school year is done. Sunday, May 3 from 1-4 p.m., the public is invited to the school to share refreshments and visit with staff, past and present. The school is located 4057 Victoria Ave.
Barrel Sale this Saturday Grimsby Kinettes host their rain barrel sale April 25 at 171 Mountain Rd, Grimsby. Call Barb to order, 905-9451206. Barrels $50 ea.
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Lack of motion seconder jeopardizes proposed facility
Volunteers saluted
Lincoln Mayor Sandra Easton was among those congratulating recipients of the town’s volunteer appreciaton award Friday at the Lincoln Centre. Brian Jaworsky, who coordinates an annual clean-up in Jordan, and his wife Rosemary, was among the recipients. Williscraft - Photo
By Katherine Grant NewsNow When members of the public packed the West Lincoln council chamber on Monday night, they were expecting a good debate on the proposed building of a new multipurpose recreational facility. Some were at the Public Works Committee meeting to support replacing Smithville’s aging arena, others to speak against it. But when Mayor Doug Joyner brought forward his six-part motion to get things moving forward after six years of discussion, he was met with total silence. Not a single member of the Public Works committee would second his motion and he was left “in shock.” “Never in my eight-plus years in politics
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NPE maintains proper process followed By Mike Williscraft NewsNow It appears the two sides in the case of Rex Ge and his G&L Nursery will have to agree to disagree, leaving the future of his West Lincoln nursery hanging in the balance. Last week, Niagara West Glanbrook MPP Tim Hudak was unequivocal in his comments that Niagara Peninsula Energy was overzealous in cutting power to Ge’s greenhouse during the coldest February on record when his $360 bill was at only 48
days overdue. “Without a doubt this is a massive screw up with no common sense or good judgment or good business conduct used,” said Hudak. NPE’s vice-president customer service Margaret Battista maintains the company did nothing wrong and was simply following its procedures. Battista noted in an email Tuesday the process was followed and that as part of a first step, after a letter had been mailed out, “In this time span, another touch point is done with
a 48-hour Notice which in this case was hand delivered to the property, whereby a knock on the door was done first then sealed envelope with this notice was left in the mailbox. Again, no contact from the customer, then 48 hours later, on the next business day, a knock on the greenhouse and house is done, disconnection and the disconnection Card is left in the mailbox.” On the question of why mailbox delivery and not something more visible? “We follow the postal
practice that we leave notices sealed in an envelope in a mailbox not in front of a door that the correspondence can blow away, or be misplaced, or someone’s privacy invaded,” wrote Battista. The bottom line for Battista is Ge should have contacted NPE about his account. “I would like to stress if we were advised that the customer was out of town or leaving for a long period of time or having difficulty paying a bill, our Customer See CALL, Page 3