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Up Front Get growing for CCWN Niagara West Community Gardens is partnering with Communty Care of West Niagara this summer to grow some fresh vegetables for local families in need. The work will get started this Friday from 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Great Lakes Christian High School, which will accomodate this year’s garden. Help is needed to prepare the land, build the garden beds, add the soil and clean up the area. To find the work area, enter the grounds off of King Street, follow the main laneway to the left around to the back of the building and the gardens will be on the left.
Actually nine trees were to be removed Tuesday morning on Main Street in Jordan, all suffering from varying degrees of rot.
Family miniputt filling quickly
Main Street Jordan makeover underway
The inaugural Grimsby Kinsmen/ Kinettes Family MiniPutt planned for Saturday, June 16, at Peach King Centre is filling up quickly. Only 30 foursomes will fill the event, which will feature mini-gold, lunch and prizes all for the $20 cost per team. See Page 15 for details.
By Joanne McDonald Old age has taken a toll on some of the majestic trees lining Main Street in Jordan Village and nine were deemed a safety risk and had to come down this week, however, residents are upset a strategy to replace the trees has not already been initiated. Certified aborist Aurelio Magazzeni was contracted by the Town to do a risk assessment and this week
supervised the removal of trees which he said were in poor condition, decaying at the bottom and a safety risk. Nine trees were cut including sugar maples, horse chestnut and silver maples. “Safety trumps everything,” said Jordan Village resident Neil Johnston, but he’s disappointed that a new generation of trees is not already taking root. “We have been losing trees
Residents are concerned the Town did not make use of its tree replacement program. McDonald - Photo
but nothing has been done to replace them,” said Linda Johnston. “The wonderful old historic nature of the village is severely impacted,” said Lyn Estall, “We are losing nine huge trees all at once.” Jordan Village resident Pauline Creighton said the need to start replanting dying trees was recognized in the 2006 Vineland, Jordan, and Jordan Station Second-
ary Plan. “We are disappointed that no tree replacement strategy is yet in place.” In an email sent Tuesday to residents, Town of Lincoln CAO Mike Kirkopoulos outlined the Town’s plan to replant some trees starting this fall and commitment to stay in touch throughout the process. “First of all, I’d like to express my apologies on behalf See TREES, Page 3