> Best In The West: Salute to West Niagara’s best / See pullout section > Free Fishing Derby this weekend Pg. 4 > Peachbud takes to the streets Pg. 6 > Riding to remember Steve Pg. 7 Thursday, July 9, 2015 Vol. 4 Issue 8
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Up Front Go Buggy for Books
There is still time to register for the Preschool Summer Reading program at the Grimsby Public library. Running from July 6-Aug. 29 this program is for children ages 2-6. Visit grimsby.ca/ library for details.
Canada Day salute
Sgt. Kellie-Lyn Horne of 1626 West Niagara Army Cadets prepares to hoist the flag at Lincoln’s Canada Day festivities at Charles Daley. By all accounts the event was the largest and most successful ever hosted on Canada Day by the Town of Lincoln. Williscraft - Photo
Inviting all witches
On July 17, Witches and Wizards ages 6-12 are invited to participate in Fun Friday at the Jordan Historical Museum. For $7, Witches and Wizards will be able to go straight to Hogwarts and create their own mystical creatures, go on a seven horcruxes scavenger hunt and be amazed by special potions. Call 905-563-2799 ext. 291.
Blooms for Africa tour
The Discover Grimsby in Bloom Garden and Heritage Tour is set for Saturday, July 18, from 2-9 p.m. A fundaiser for the Stephen Lewis Foundation, the cost to tour some of the beautiful gardens of Grimsby is $20 per person. For tickets please call 905-527-0470 or go to bloomsforafrica.
Mother and son killed
Two dead, officers injured in Vineland incident A mother and son are dead and two police officers were injured after a fire and explosion at a Vineland home Sunday night. Police were called to home on Epp Street at about 8:35 p.m. July 5 after a 911 call about a fire but as of press time have released few details about what happened or the sequence of events. There was a report of both a fire and explosion. According to a Niagara Regional Police media release on Monday, “as a result of an interaction with a person from the residence, the officers were injured.” Two police officers from Grimsby’s 8 District were taken to hospital, one by air ambulance. Their
conditions and nature of their injuries have not been released. The Lincoln Fire Department responded to the scene at about 8:43 p.m. and the fire was put down at 9 p.m. “We also got reports that there were possibly one or more explosions prior to fire department arrival,” said Lincoln Fire Chief Greg Hudson. “None occurred while we were on scene.” Firefighters entered the residence, and the bodies of a 73-yearold woman and a 50-year-old man were removed from the home. Postmortems were scheduled for Tuesday. Police did not release the names
of the victims but neighbours report the dead are Anna Schmidt and her adult son Karl. Niagara Regional Police spokesman Const. Phil Gavin said he could not release further details about the interaction in question or the injuries to the officers because of the ongoing investigation by The Special Investigations Unit. The SIU is the civilian oversight agency that investigates all incidents of death or serious injury involving police, took over the scene and were investigating. Police closed the street to traffic, though it was partially re-opened Monday morning. For updates as they are available, see Newsnowniagara.ca