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Up Front Jordan Lions host car swap Jordan Lions Park will be the place to be this Saturday, May 6, - rain or shine - for the 3rd annual Swap Meet & Car Show, hosted by Jordan Lions. From 8 a.m.-4 p.m. classic cars will fill the lot while vendors will have all kinds of parts and tools for sale. Food will be available. Admission is $5pp, 14 and under free.
Andante singers at St. Alban’s Andante Celtic Singers present “A Celtic Fantasy” - a Spring Celebration in song - Fri. May 5 at 7 pm and Sat. May 6 at 2 pm at St. Alban’s Anglican Church in Beamsville. Tickets are $15. Call 905-3095490.
Peach King goes to the dogs FORT’s annual Dogs 4 Youth will take over the Peach King Centre in Grimsby on Saturday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Admission is free and dogs are welcome, said FORT executive director Beth Shaw. A host of vendors will have all things canine. There will be live entertainment, interactive exhibits & more. “We have something for everyone,” said Shaw.
Canada 150 shines
Canada’s 150th was celebrated Saturday afternoon at St. Andrew’s Parish Hall with an afternoon tea and silent auction. The event was capped off by an appear
ance from RCMP Insp. Todd Gilmore. (L to R) Volunteers Celia Henry, Betty Meikle, Helen Neal and Lesley Edwards get some tea cups ready. Williscraft - Photo
WLMH rebuild still has pulse By Mike Williscraft NewsNow West Lincoln Memorial Hospital’s long-awaited rebuild may not be at the front of the lineup for provincial funds, but at least it is in line, say Hamilton Health Sciences officials. Monday night, several
HHS representatives addressed Grimsby council to confirm that WLMH has secured a spot on the province’s list of those facilities - as of last week’s budget announcement - allowed to engage in ongoing discussions with the Ministry of Health.
“There are other groups who are at Stage 3 and are not on the list. For us to be on the list without a particular project to point to is unprecedented,” said Kelly Campbell, HHS vice-president, capital planning. “This is a fantastic sign.”
Aaron Levo, vicepresident communications, made a presentation outlining the status of HHS’s Our Healthy Future study, which has helped position WLMH with the province. Ald. Nick DiFlavio said he was not optimistic. “We’ve heard the
same presentation before. We’re working on it...I’m concerned about them closing it down before it gets replaced,” said DiFlavio. Campbell disagreed. “This is a fantastic sign. We could be at Stage 3 (of five stages) and not be on the list,” she said.