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Hat Trick Hockey is in the house!

Check out Page 16 for the Week 1 standings and first set of weekly winners.

Bazaar time has come

This weekend Niagara West residents will be able to cover a lot of Christmas gift ground with festive bazaars on at several locations.

St. Andrew’s Holly Lane Bazaar and Christ Our Saviour’s Christmas Bazaar in Grimsby along with Elcho Road United’s 13th annual event are all part of the fun. Check Around Town on Page 4 for more details.

Ladies Night in Grimsby

Grimsby’s Downtown Improvement Area board has planned a Ladies Shopping Night event tonight, Nov. 15.

Eats, beverage specials and great deals are planned with most stores open until 8 p.m. See Page 10 for information.

WWI armistice remembered

Members of the 62 Phantom Squadron Air Cadets took part in a special march from Grimsby cenotaph, east down Main Street, to Queen’s Lawn Cemetery as part of a salute to soldiers who gave their lives during WWI. This year marked the 100th anniversary of The Great War’s end. Members of the Colour Party are (L to R) WO2 Andrew Hannus, FCpl Molly Biggs, Sgt Michelle Jankowski, Sgt James Hannus, FSgt Liam Arnott. The cenotaph guard, right, is FSgt Abigail Lampman. See Page 6 for more details. Williscraft - Photo

Gloves are off in fight for WLMH’s survival

By Mike Williscraft NewsNow Not only is Hamilton Health Science’s announcement to transfer key services away from West

Lincoln Memorial Hospital illogical, the entire matter appears manufactured, says Dr. Tom Estall.

Estall, a physician with 40 years of experience – including a decade

as director of emergency medicine at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto – has volunteered his time to become one of the co-chairs of the Save WLMH action group.

HHS announced to its staff Oct. 22 plans which would see a 27-month closure of operating room services to allow for the $8.6 million renovation See WLMH, Page 3

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From Page 1 to take place. With no ORs, the prized obstetrics unit would also be lost for the same period.

While Estall has been following the extensive coverage of the issues surrounding the decision, he has waited until he had a grasp of all key factors before he added in on the subject matter.

Now, he believes he has seen enough.

HHS officials have repeatedly cited changing standards as the core reason not only for the proposal to shut down the ORs, but also for the transfer of endoscopy services earlier this summer.

Estall cites details from the same 2016 accreditation report which HHS officials have noted as an area of concern.

“Their (HHS’s) overall

News Now • Thursday, November 15, 2018 • Page 3 rating was an ‘exemplary’ standing. West Lincoln’s obstetrics had a 100 per cent review.

West Lincoln passed all the previous accreditation measures for infection control. There was no concern mentioned at all. They did mention the facility was old, but that certainly is no secret,” said Estall.

“I have never seen or heard of any facility being shut right down. If targets were not met, they would allow 3-4 years for adjustments.

If a facility was on the cusp of one level to another, there may be a proviso to get the work done.”

With the history in black and white, Estall said the future, for the most part, was known and workable – the aging facility needed considerable effort to maintain standards, but they were being maintained.

“Yes, standards change, but in the absence of a completely new set of procedures being brought in, you cannot get from stellar in one review to below standard in the next review,” said Estall.

“In my opinion, you might get a ‘we warned you’ or ‘there’s no wiggle room to get work done’, but you don’t go from the best grade to the worst of the group.”

In an interview with NewsNow last week, HHS president and CEO Rob MacIsaac said the organization will live to the accreditation standards.

“I understand that various people have various opinions about these sorts of things.

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standards for any of our facilities. We intend to have high standards across every HHS facility,” said MacIssac.

But the debate is not just about accreditation standards, noted Estall.

He pointed to a decided lack of attention and the responsibility for getting WLMH even remotely close to a precarious state with its staffing.

Estall places blame firmly at the feet of the HHS on the critical shortage of OR nurses.

With the departure of an operating room registered nurse recently, the staffing complement at WLMH is one RN above the minimum. The matter has been compounded by the HHS’s not posting any available positions to fill those spots - until last week when positions were posted.

“HHS knows what their staffing need is

there (with RNs) and they also know that one above the minimum is not acceptable.

They allowed the buffer to erode over many months,” said Dr. Estall.

Fellow co-chair Tony Joosse added one more log to the fire of doubt.

“The full consultant’s report is also clear: there is no suggestion of long-term closures anywhere in the report. The only thing I can possibly think of with HHS’s thinking is they are anticipating the 2019 accreditation process. The consultant’s report only suggests the work to renovate the ORs could be done over a period of time, with some weekend closures and possibly some short-term closures to get it done,” said Joosse.

“The decision to roll that into a 27-month closure is pure HHS. They somehow reached

a conclusion that is far beyond the scope outlined in the report, again, to what end? I doubt their motives.

What message did they think the public would take from all this?

Aside from the contentious discussions, Joosse said HHS owes it to WLMH’s dedicated staff to take immediate action in a positive way.

“My big concern is for the staff and that the public knows WLMH is open for business. The onus there is on the HHS to provide a demonstrable exhibition of support for the staff.

This whole thing was done with no staff input or knowledge. They didn’t deserve that kind of treatment,” he said.

Currently, HHS and WLMH staff are engaged in discussions to root out an alternative plan which would see the preservation of all current services.

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For example, if a homeowner is applying for a mortgage to purchase a rental property, and she also has a HELOC mortgage on her home with a $300,000 credit limit, but only $40,000 balance on that HELOC, the Bank is going to assess the new mortgage application with the inclusion of a monthly HELOC payment of $1805 - whereas the actual minimum payment owing on the 40K balance is closer to $148…

This new way of vetting HELOCs will definitely have a significant impact on a borrower’s ability to be approved for further credit.

Since 2013, RBC has been assessing borrowers based on HELOC credit limit, and Manulife Bank is another lender that practices such conservative lending. I anticipate that, eventually, all mortgage lenders will adopt this practice.

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West Niagara service clubs, organizations and non-profit groups are welcome to submit meeting dates, fundraising information and invitations to the public in News Now’s Around Town feature. This service is provided free of charge and is done on a space availability basis.

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BR. 393 SMITHVILLE Legion – Nov. 2018 Events. Tues. – Sun. Free Pool Open to Close. Tues.

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Thurs. Euchre 2-4 pm. Thurs. Bingo is back weekly. 5:30pm Shutters, 6:30pm Regular Bingo. Fri. Nov 16st Progressive Euchre. Sat. Nov. 17th – Annual Craft & Bake Sale.

Sat. 24th final candy bar bingo of 2018,10 am – 11am. 11-noon hot dog lunch ($1/hd) you do not have to be a Legion member to participate everybody welcome.

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Storytelling Yoga. Nov. 15th from 6:30PM to 7:30PM at Caistorville branch of West Lincoln Public Library. Story Telling yoga brings books alive for kids ages 3 and up, and their caregivers. Please bring a yoga mat or towel. $2 for the Autumn session. Registration is required.

Dungeons and Dragons. Nov. 16th at 5:30 PM at Smithville branch of West Lincoln Public Library. Interested in playing D&D, but have limited to no experience? Local D&D experts will

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show you the ropes. Every Friday at Smithville branch. Ages 12+ Registration required.

Christmas Craft & Bake Sale – Nov 17 10 AM – 1 PM. Christ Our Saviour Lutheran Church, 448 Main St. W. Grimsby Spaghetti Dinner at Jordan Station United Church. Silent Action & Bake Sale which includes home made baked goods, perogies and soup. We will also have a pie auction happening in the evening.

Nov. 17th 2018 at 5pm - 7pm Cost Adults $12 children under 12 $6.

All You Can Eat Spaghetti Supper – Nov.17, 5 to 7 pm. Fifty United Church, 1455 Highway #8 Winona. Meal includes salad, rolls, homemade desserts and beverages. $12 Adult, $6 child age 6 to 12, child age 5 and under free.

Christmas Bazaar - Nov 17th 10 am to 1 pm Sponsored by FaithLife chapter 76071. Home baking, preserves, crafts, white elephant.

Christ Our Saviour Lutheran Church, 448 Main Street W. Grimsby. Call 905-664-1508 St. Andrew’s Holly Lane Bazaar – Nov.17, 9 am – 1 pm. Baking and Preserves, Handicrafts, Christmas Decor, Treasures from the Attic, Vendors. Lunch & Refreshments.

St. Andrews Parish Hall, 156 Main Street West, Grimsby, ON., 905 945 8894 13th Annual Elcho Christmas Bazaar at Elcho United Church (6432 Elcho Rd in WellandportElcho and Port Davidson Roads).

Sat. Nov. 17th from 10 am to 3 pm.

Free admission. Non-perishable food item to be donated to West

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Christmas Bazaar and Victorian Tea Sat. Nov. 24 from 9am to 2pm Wesley United Church Hwy 8 @ fruitland Rd. Baked goods & meat pies. Granny’s attic table. Prize table, preserves, vendors table.

St. Helen’s Annual Christmas Bazaar Sat. Nov 24th from 9am to 2 pm at St. Helen’s Hall 4106 Mountain St., Beamsville, Unique crafts & gifts, jewllery, bake sale, plants, ornements, snacks & refreshments, handmades, professional photo with Santa, 905-562-7427 Ballet 101 Sat., Nov. 24 from 2-3 p.m. Grimsby Public Library. Ballet Jörgen dancers will give short performances and teach audience members some basic steps. Program is free, open to all ages. 18 Carnegie Lane, Grimsby. Call 905945-5142.

Great Canadian Express free train rides for kids Sat., Nov. 24, 12-4 p.m., s’more roasting, visit from Santa, craft making workshops, Town of Lincoln Museum and Cultural Centre, 4996 Beam St., Beamsville. Parking at Beamsville District Secondary School.

Hymn Sing – Nov 25 at 7 PM. A community event offering an evening of fellowship and music.

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Writers’ Workshop - Nov.19, 6:30 pm at Lincoln Public Library – Fleming Branch 5020 Serena Drive, Beamsville. This is a free event. Please register at the library or by calling 905.563.7014.

Christmas Tree Workshop. Nov. 20th from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at Wellandport Branch of West Lincoln Public Library. Come out and paint a Porch Christmas Tree.

Trees come pre-assembled and you can choose your own paint colours and then practice various distressing techniques. Trees will be sealed for outdoor protection. $40 each. Registration is required.

Caistorville Connections. Nov. 21st from 6 PM to 7 PM at Caistorville branch of West Lincoln Public Library. Are you a Caistorville resident who owns your own business? Meet your neighbours, network with like-minded individuals and find out what resources are available to you.

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Beamsville cenotaph crowd spans many generations A large crowd spanning the generations, gathered Sunday and remembered Canada’s great contributions and sacrifices including the 100th anniversary of the First World War Sunday during Remembrance Day services at the Beamsville cenotaph.

Photos By Joanne McDonald

The names were familiar as wreaths were laid and roll call paid tribute to the courage, suffering andaloss of those who died in service to their country.

(Above) Ken Brady of Royal Canadian Legion Centennial Branch 612, left, and M/Cpl Kevin Wadden of the Corporal Albert Storm Chapter, Canadian Association of Veterans were among the participants in Beamsville’s ceremonies.

(Left) Adults and children took the opportunity to lay poppies at the cenotaph.

The Canadian flag flies proudly over Sunday’s services at the Beamsville cenotaph.

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Big crowd turns out for salute to WWI’s 100th

The grounds at Grimsby Museum circling the cenotaph were filled with hundreds who turned out to pay respects for Remembrance Day and the 100th anniversary of WWI’s armistice.

Photos By Mike Williscraft

Capt. Richard Robinson leads the cadet marching band through one of the tunes played at Grimsby’s Remembrance Day ceremonies.

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“The train is large and resembles an old fashioned locomotive much like the Polar Express train,” said Sylvia Beben, event and program facilitator. Beam St. will be closed to traffic for the train rides. Parking will be at Beamsville District Secondary School.

A thrill for all youngsters, the train ride is just one of the events planned for the afternoon including s’more roasting, apple cider, cookies, and a visit from Santa.

There will be 10 festive activity stations in Santa’s workshop including wooden ornament decorating, snowman station, candy cane reindeer, clear ornament decorating, painted ornaments, pinecone trees, elf hats, sleigh ride ornaments and face painting. The only cost is for the craft materials, $4 each, or three for $10.

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West Lincoln remembers with Sunday service

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(Above) Area residents and military personnel gathered at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #393 in Smithville for Remembrance Day ceremonies which included honouring the 100th anniversary of WWI’s Armistice.

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BIRTH Julie and Dave Sharpe are proud to announce the arrival of

Logan Cameron Sharpe Born 8 lbs. 14 oz. on Nov 12 at West Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

(Left) Lt. Col. T.A. Nguyen leads the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #393’s Colour Party.

Lovingly welcomed by big brother William, grandparents, and family.

Thank you to all the amazing staff at WLMH. We’re so happy to have our children born at our local hospital.

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Cadets stand sentry at Smithville’s Cenotaph during Sunday’s services.

Members of Canada’s Armed Services took part in the wreath-laying ceremony.

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Toonies for Toys launched this week. On hand were: (L to R) Ashlee Roberson, Acacia Young, chamber president Rob Wood, chamber executive director Denise Potter and Jody Couture, WLCC operations manager.

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Toonies for Toys underway Jody Couture, operations manager at West Lincoln Community Care knows firsthand the struggles for families who don’t have regular supports and the positive impact when they know someone cares.

“When they feel they have something special this time of year it brings joy to their hearts, tears to their eyes and warms our hearts to help our neighbours in need,” said Couture.

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The West Lincoln Chamber of Commerce is proud to support Community Care by running the Toonies For Toys campaign.

“We are asking the businesses of West Lincoln for their support to provide a space for the bottle and backer card display,” said Denise Potter, executive director West Lincoln Chamber of Commerce.

Please email westlincolnchamber@bellnet.ca or call the office at 905-957-1606

Stonehouse-Whitcomb Funeral Home, Rose Cottage Visiting Volunteers McNally House and Local Area Churches

Invite you to a Community Event ...

A special Holiday Memorial Service for those who have experienced a recent loss.

St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church 135 Livingston Avenue, Grimsby Sunday, December 2, 2018 at 3:00 pm.

To ensure that the name of your loved one is included in the Order of Service.

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62 Phantom Squadron Support Committee presents:

The Fifth Annual Taste and Buy Fundraiser Free tastings from over 5 wineries with a light buffet.

Silent Auction, Live Auction and live music from local

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Mountain Ridge Community Centre, 105 Mountain Road, Grimsby

Doors open at 6:30pm Tickets $40 (eligible for a $20 tax receipt)

Taste & Buy Wine from 7-9pm Cash Bar 9-12 Silent and Live Auction 7-10pm

RSVP By November 23th to register

All are Welcome Donations of unwrapped toys or non-perishable food items are welcomed.

Tickets will be on sale every Parade night at Mountain Ridge Community Centre until November 9, 2018. Or contact David Leonard 416-521-5999 or ssc@phantomaircadets.ca

Wines ordered at the Taste and Buy will be available for pick up the following Saturday November 24, 2018, with a small shipping and handling fee payable to 62 Squadron applied to each order. Wineries accept credit cards only. Method of payment for auction items is cash, cheque or credit card.

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For anyone interest, an open house will be hosted this week, Thursday, Nov. 15 from 6-8 pm at Town Hall.

The open house is for residents who are interested to learn

more about the various committees that are available for citizen participation in the upcoming Council term.

There will be information brochures available at the open house, as well as staff liaisons on site so that residents can inquire about the committees.

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From Grammy’s doll clothes to humorous travel mugs, a huge selection of unique crafts, gift ideas and Santa Claus himself will light up the St. Helen Church Christmas bazaar, Saturday, Nov. 24 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Look for several local artisans. Professional Santa photos are available for the kids. There will also be a selection of plants, bake sale and penny raffle.

The church is located at 4106 Mountain St., Beamsville.

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WLMH staff issue “urgent” request (Editor’s Note: The following is an open letter sent to provincial officials) Dear Premier Ford and Minister Elliott: We are writing to update you on recent events at West Lincoln Memorial Hospital (WLMH) in Grimsby, and to request your consideration and support.

As our premier, you successfully campaigned on a platform that included the commitment to putting an end to hallway medicine.

As your frontline healthcare workers, we are asking for your commitment to keeping WLMH open and functioning as a fullservice hospital that includes obstetrics, surgical services, 24/7 emergency room and inpatient care.

A rebuild for WLMH was originally approved by the province in 2005, but planning was delayed when the LHIN system was instituted in 2007.

LHIN approval was received, and the project moved forward. In 2011, planning was completed, and we were notified that we were second in line with infrastructure Ontario, just awaiting ministerial sign-off to start the build.

In the 2012 speech from the throne, we found out that the project had been cancelled, without justification.

In 2014, WLMH and Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) amalgamated, and WLMH became a site of HHS. We worked to better integrate our services within the larger community, and we also integrated the health planning for our community under the larger umbrella of HHS. After extensive community consultation, HHS and the LHIN approved “Our Healthy Future”, a planning document to guide the next 20 years of programs and services in Hamilton and West Lin-

Letter coln.

The plan for WLMH includes: • outpatient surgery and endoscopy/ colonoscopy (to decant low risk procedures out of the tertiary care hospitals), • obstetrics and gynecology, • acute inpatient medicine (including repatriation of patients close to home after their tertiary care needs are met in Hamilton), • 24/7 emergency room, • restorative care, • outpatient clinics, • senior-oriented programs, and; • links to community based mental health, primary care and other partners.

In the spring of 2018, a consultant was hired

by HHS to review infrastructure improvements in order to optimize the operating rooms and ensure that reprocessing of scopes would meet all accreditation standards.

The report concluded that the project would cost $8.6 million and would require 27 months to complete. Based on this report, HHS proposed to relocate all surgical and obstetrical services for at least 27 months, until the renovations were finished.

This proposal was developed by HHS staff outside of WLMH. Neither the WLMH Medical Director nor WLMH Site Leads were asked to participate in the proposal. The medical and professional staff were simply informed of the decision through a general staff announcement.

As a result, the Medical Director, Dr. Gary Benson, resigned in protest.

This proposal is effectively a closure of West Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

If surgical and obstetrical services are removed, we

will not be able to maintain an anesthesia roster.

Without an anesthesia roster, we will not be able to support or maintain the Emergency Room or the ICU. There is a minimum cluster of services necessary to operate a small community hospital. Stripping away these services is a likely pathway to complete system shut down.

Although the relocation of services has been proposed as a ‘temporary’ measure, we will not be able to reestablish these programs at some future date.

Family physicians who do deliveries or practice emergency medicine will either stop providing those services or will move their practices elsewhere.

Specialists and midwives will also relocate or change their practice patterns. The interdependent ecosystem of medical and professional staff will not be available on demand again at some later date.

This proposal is effectively a closure of West Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

A closure of the hospital would have a significant impact on service provision for the community, and for the comprehensive and patient-oriented model of care being developed and showcased. If closed, our patients would join longer waiting lines in bigger city ERs, and would end up being cared for in the hallways of the Hamilton and St. Catharines hospitals.

We would also lose a tremendous asset for medical education in Ontario: WLMH is a vital resource for undergraduate and postgraduate medical training in general, and for training rural family physicians in particular.

The proposed solution to the infrastructure problems is unnecessary, as the

News Now • Thursday, November 15, 2018 • Page 13 current cluster of services being provided at WLMH are exemplary in terms of patient safety, quality, sustainability, and patient satisfaction.

There are many workable solutions to the challenges of the aging infrastructure at WLMH that do not require the closure of the hospital, and that can be put in place at a reasonable cost while maintaining the full scope of services and programs.

We are pleased to report that after meeting with the WLMH medical leadership team, the HHS executive has agreed to work on a process of generating and reviewing other solutions to the infrastructure challenges at WLMH. We are encouraged that Health Minister Christine Elliott is aware of the situation at WLMH, and spoke on this topic in the legislature on Oct. 29.

She acknowledged people in Grimsby and

the surrounding area “are not happy with some of the decisions that have been made,” and that the Government is “working through it right now, to find the best solution that balances patient safety, with the needs of these people in the community to receive health care services.”

The support and leadership provided by our MPP Sam Oosterhoff has been tremendous. With Mr. Oosterhoff’s help, we gathered over 18 000 signatures in less than a week to present to the Ontario Legislature.

Our community stands behind the need to save our current programs and services, and rebuild WLMH. We, the medical staff of WLMH, are asking for your assistance in helping to resolve this urgent matter. The medical leadership from WLMH will be working with our HHS colleagues to find effec-

Keeping up with the conversation should be simple.

We hear you.

tive and efficient solutions that will keep services at WLMH. We will need your support for urgent infrastructure investments that allow us to continue to provide a full scope of care to our community.

These investments can act as a bridge until we get to the necessary project of rebuilding WLMH. We ask for a clear commitment and an urgent timeline to rebuild West Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

We want to thank you for taking the time to listen to our concerns and would welcome the opportunity for you to come and visit us at West Lincoln Memorial Hospital so you can see first-hand all the great work we do. We appreciate your interest in our current situation. We look forward to your response.

Sincerely, The Medical and Professional Staff West Lincoln Memorial Hospital

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Lame council should not spread its wings Dear Editor, I would like to offer my compliments to all of you Grimsbarians (?) who participated in one of the most important elections in memory.

All across the Region, citizens voted in a referendum on the behaviours, policies and Development rulings of municipal and regional councils.

In most wards, Grimsby electors voted 2-1 in favour of change in governance and transparency.

Our mayor-elect, Jeff Jordan, near tripled the

vote of his opponent!

I argue that, with that vote, all current members on Grimsby Town Council became “lame duck” members.

As lame duck members, they have no political standing to act on “yet to be passed” approvals on any by-laws, developments and projects.

Yet, it seems one developer who’s projected a five-storey condominium/commercial block at 22-23 Main E. and 6 Doran – which sparked the first outcry against unreasonable imposi-

Letter tion of constructions in the downtown core – continues to be promoted by the lame duck members of the Planning and Development Committee.

We are, now, nearly a year down that road and this monstrosity will not go away. I have to ask that committee, “Why”?

For some, inexplicable reason, our Planning and Development Committee (and its chair, Lame Duck Ald. Nick

DiFlavio) will not stop pressing forward on the Century Condo project, despite meeting after meeting at which citizens’ objections continued to out-weigh support by a huge margin.

Again, I cannot help but wonder “why” this is the case? What could the reason be for not hearing the voices of the electorate on this project, and others in progress across the Town?

As of the election of Oct. 22, 2018, this council is without entitlement. If you agree, the

Does HHS “give a fig?”: reader Dear Editor, You wrote in your editorial: “The HHS people are smart people, professional people…”.

My retort to this homily is “so what?!”.

That is not an issue or the issue.

The issue is: Do they

give a (fig)?

My lay-person notion is what is historically and always will be the operative principle: smart people outsmart themselves.

To paraphrase Bob McCown of the Fan’s Prime-Time program:

Some of the smartest people are the dumbest.

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News Now • Thursday, November 15, 2018 • Page 21 Town needs your help.

Planning held another Public Meeting on this DeSantis Development last Tuesday, Nov. 13.

It is a reasonable belief that there will be a motion put forward by someone at Monday, Nov. 19th’s council meeting to approve the development.

This should not occur as you have voted to see things like that halted, at least until after the new council is

sworn into office.

I am asking each and every one of you who remain against seeing this development plunked down into the midst of our historic town core attend next Monday’s council meeting at Town Hall.

The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.

You have spoken on the ballot. Now your voice is needed at your Town Hall.

Bud Hightower

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A: In my last post I outlined the three parts in the RESP and the taxation of each as well as any restrictions. So our last step is to calculate how much of taxable and non-taxable income we want to create for the student. If the student starts post-secondary in September they will only have one semester of school in that calendar year, in all subsequent years they will have two semesters of schooling in Sharon Rizzuto probably each calendar year which means greater tax CFP®, FDS, B.Comm credits. You will also need to know how much Financial Advisor taxable income the student has for this calendar 905-309-6777 year. If it is low then you will want to trigger sharon.rizzuto@ipcsecurities.com more taxable income (grant and growth) from the RESP rather than the non-taxable origiwww.rizzutofinancial.ca nal contributions. If their income was about $15,000 or greater you will want to withdraw just original contributions to avoid the student ® having to pay tax. Each time you redeem you will have work through this again.

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Results bring a smile

The results are in for Grimsby and Smithville Tim Horton’s Smile Cookie Campaign and they are stellar. More than $14,300 was raised with the event, proceeds donated to West Lincoln Memorial Hospital Foundation. On hand for the presentation were (L to R) the Foundation’s Dara MacLeod, Ryan DiTomasso, owner of Smithville Tim Hortons, Larry Thornley, owner of Grimsby Tim Hortons and his daughter Nicole Thornley, Grimsby manager.

It’s been a great ride The one common - and unfortunate - thread which binds many community groups and events together these days is the decided lack of folks willing to give of their time to make these things happen.

In 2017, it was the highly successful Poultryfest which wound up operation after the core of people who invested thousands of hours to make it one of the most successful events in the area were ready to “retire”, but there weren’t sufficient horses to volunteers and keep the wheels churning.

This year, Evan’s ride is a victim to manpower shortages.

From its inception, the 10-year-old event has continued to grow and become part of the late spring landscape. However, like with many events, volunteers help as long as possible and either retire, or get involved with other things and the human resource is just not there to back them up. If anyone has any ideas to reverse this trend, call our office. As with anything “community” we’d be glad to help! M.W.

At some point, common sense must win It’s funny, although it was flatly denied, I do suspect Hamilton Health Sciences officials thought rolling out their plan to shut down West Lincoln Memorial’s operating rooms on Oct. 22 - election day - would help the news get buried in that week’s news cycle. Quite the contrary took place.

Yes, in Grimsby, the talk of the town was the sweep of new candidates to most of the council positions up for grabs. That was news for about five minutes.

In West Lincoln, yes there is a new mayor in Dave Bylsma and some new councillors and Lincoln brought back, largely, the same council.

All that was dwarfed by the WLMH news and the future of the hospital is all people want to talk about.

This week, I just want to deal with one singular aspect of this sordid affair: the consultant’s report HHS requested.

I finally got my mitts on a copy of the full, 72-page report late last week and read it three times over.

HHS president and CEO Rob MacIsaac had already outlined to me in an interview last Monday that one option was requested which would provide their desired deliverable: updated operating rooms for a very tired facility in WLMH. Before I go an inch deeper into this, I must note again, I have to believe these people made a serious mistake and really do have the best interests of Niagara West and WLMH at heart. If that is not true, they need to get the heck out of this diorama.

That noted, after getting a host more information and having a chance to do significant research on many fronts, I understand their decision-making process even less than when this ball

MIKE WILLISCRAFT got rolling three weeks ago.

Key in the report is it does not suggest or even hint at a long-term closure. In fact, much of the text highlights just the opposite. At many points, the major impact of a long-term closure is noted and it points out most of the work could be done via short-term closures on weekends with, perhaps, a couple of longer, but still short-term, closures.

Great, where do we sign up for that!

HHS asked for one solution.

They got one solution.

It was major, but responsible in its assessment.

What transpired between the submission of the Oct. 5 report and the Oct 22 release of the HHS direction through a series of meetings with staff - which was the first time any front-line staff at WLMH had heard of the proposal - is and may always be a mystery.

Another area of research has been the findings in the 2016 accreditation report for HHS’s facilities.

In reviewing those, and speaking with Dr. Tom Estall, the fact this process even got to the consultant report stage is stupefying.

In that area, I am no expert at all: Dr. Tom certainly is.

When he calls the whole charade poppycock (my

word), I believe it.

I take his opinion over HHS officials in that regard because the accreditation gives the aging-but-still-valiant WLMH flying colours in the 2016 report.

I agree with Dr. Tom’s assessment that, even if standards are changing as HHS officials purport, they would not change in one cycle to the point where WLMH’s OR’s were on instant life support.

Again, like the consultant’s report, it is all right there in black and white.

There are many aspects of this issue one can debate ‘til the cows come home, but much of it is very simple, plain, in your face common sense.

Again, common sense, maintaining an appropriate roster of staff to allow the facility to operate properly.

That may not seem like an outlandish expectation to most, but it seems to have been a chore for HHS. Up until last week when a posting finally went out, no postings for RNs had gone out in well over half-a-year.

Finally, when an RN left a couple of weeks ago and it started to become common knowledge in the community that WLMH was one more OR nurse departure away from being underserviced, which could have led to a premature closure of the ORs, did HHS finally release a hiring posting late last week.

Now, thanks for that. Let’s get that done and take that concern off the table so we can focus on the matter at hand, which, until further notice is the watch on the sub-committee of HHS and WLMH officials who have been charged with finding possible alternatives to OR closure but still allow for the much-needed renovation.

Continued good luck there!

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Inspirational poem begs Niagara West to rise one more time The process started, over 20 years ago;

Jaskulas get their Harris Fellowships

Grimsby Rotary Club bestowed Paul Harris Fellowships on Sandy and Teddy Jaskula last month at a ceremony hosted at the Gizio Banquet Centre. On hand were: Back (L to R) Michael Rilstone; Jeannette Murphy, Rotary assistant district governor District 7090; club president George Wagenaar, Sue and Jenny Jaskula. Front: Ali Rilstone, Sandy Jaskula and Teddy Jaskula.

Our hospital was aging, as all of us know.

We rallied in ‘98, out in the cold; Unbelievable support, almost 8,000 fold.

Step by step, we’ve fought the fight; To rebuild West Lincoln, day and night.

Support we had, the path looked long; But time after time, things just went wrong.

Another obstacle would block the way; Still onward we fought, what card next to play.

2012 rallied again, it just needs more push; They’re not going to “sweep us” under the bush.

Things look promising again, but what have we now; It’s 2018 – blindsided conversion - how, what, why and wow!

We don’t need more bandages, let’s get the job done; Keep the hospital and doctors here, for everyone.

If scopes are the problem, they are in a temporary solution; Just leave things as is, for the short-term resolution.

Don’t waste $8.6M on bandages, use that for the build; A great down-payment, towards the best we can yield.

With Provincial help now, keep us on board; We need our new hospital NOW, Sam, so bring in the Ford.

To support the Humboldt Hockey Team tragedy, People across Canada showed their support, and placed out their hockey sticks at their front doors!

We need a theme to show our Hospital support!

What reminds you of your hospital experience?

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Show Your Support For Your Hospital Place one of these at your front door Or Tie one to your deck or front column with ribbon Let’s keep our hospital themes in mind!

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