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11th hour stop-work order too late for VPS’s 1895 school Order issued Tuesday morning, demo started Monday afternoon By Mike Williscraft NewsNow If a stop-work order was in the cards, it should have been played much earlier in the hand. That would be one way to interpret comments by District School Board of Niagara communications officer Brett Sweeney after an injunction halting work at the site for 10 days was
issued in Ontario Superior Court Tuesday morning. The problem for Brett House, spokeman for Friends of Vineland Public School, demolition work on the original 1895 began the previous afternoon. “I would suggest that if Mr. House was concerned, at the conclusion of the ARC in 2013, See VPS, Page 2
Market meeting produces results
Construction workers survey the Vineland Public School site last week. A stop-work order was issued a day after this inital demolition was done. The stop-work applies only to the original 1895 portion of Vineland Public School. A hearing is set for this Friday, July 17. Grant - Photo
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow A meeting early Tuesday morning hosted by Grimsby Farmers Market’s steering committee brought about some positive results, say some downtown business operators. Several downtown merchants have voiced concerns about the effect which the set up of the highly successful market’s vendors has on their businesses on the south side of Main Street. Foot traffic being blocked from the sidewalk for long stretches, plus the assortment of vehicles brought in by vendors create the barrier, they said. See MARKET, Page 3