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Up Front Breakfast with the big man West Lincoln Memorial Auxiliary will host its annual Breakfast with Santa this Saturday at Peach King Centre. From 8 a.m.-noon there will be food, activities and a visit from the man in red himself. Cost is $5pp or $40 per family, up to 5. Santa’s Clauset, a special shopping area just for kids will also be set, complete with gift wrapping help
Caistor cookie decorating This Saturday, the Caistorville branch of West Lincoln Public Library will be the scene of a gingerbread cookie decorating session from 2-3 p.m. Admission is a non-preishable food item to be donated to West Lincoln Community Care.
BDSS ARC meeting Dec. 15 The second of three Accommodation Review Committee (ARC) meetings will take place next Thursday, Dec. 18 at Beamsville District Secondary School. The meeting starts at 6 p.m. South Lincoln hosted a meeting in November while Grimsby Secondary will host one in January.
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Santa Claus closed the show at the annual Grimsby parade held in his honor on Saturday evening. Perfect weather draw what was estimated as a record
crowd, more than 15,000. For full parade coverage, please turn to Pages 10-11 of this week’s edition. Williscraft - Photo
Energy forum hears cost-saving tips By Mike Williscraft NewsNow Key facets of energy conservation, tips on reducing bills and potential electricity alternatives for business operators were all part of a business forum hosted by Lincoln Chamber of Commerce last week. More than 50 business operators ranging from greenhouses to retail
and large industry to trades - were on hand at the Ramada Beacon Harbourside in Jordan. Panelists for the symposium, conducted jointly with the Grimsby and West Lincoln chambers of commerce, included David Arkell of 360 Energy, Steve McGill of Enbridge Gas and Tim Clutterbuck, president of ASW Steel in Welland.
Arkell, whose company’s mandate is to serve clients as a comprehensive and effective energy manager, said his company works witih businesses whose energy expenses range from $500,000-$2 billion. “The energy file is a disaster,” said Arkell, noting that smaller electricity users are “paying the freight”. See RATES, Page 2