>Grimsby youth chosen as Habs flag bearer for season opener, Pg 5 > Lincoln Rotary fulfills commitment Pg. 7 > Auxiliary’s Soiree de Vin a huge hit Pg. 8 > Wellandport library breaks ground Pg. 10 Thursday, October 19, 2017 Vol. 6 Issue 24
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Up Front Nelles ghost tours start Fri.
This Friday-Saturday Oct. 20-21 Nelles Manor starts their ghost tour series, which also runs Oct. 27-28. Tickets are child $10; adult $15, family $30. Call 289-235-7755 to register your spots.
Andre Knevel in concert
Andre Knevel headlines Mountainview Christian Reformed Church’s annual fall concert this Friday, Oct. 20, at 7:30 p.m. Proceeds support Community Living. Tickets $15 each or $35 per family.
Keeping Niagara West on the map
This band of merry volunteers has put in a great deal of time to keep the Grimsby Gateway tourism kiosk going. (L to R) Brian Purdy, Ross London, Bruce Timms and Jack Watt have formed the core of volunteers who serve at the information
Pre-teen dance at Peach King Durham Road plant to close Students in Grades 4-8 are welcome to attend a dance Friday night, 7-10 p.m., at Peach King Centre hosted by Grimsby Lions Club. Tickets are $10 at the door, DJ, dance prizes.
Seniors host dinner/dance
Grimsby Seniors Club’s Oktoberfest dinner/dance goes Friday night, Oct. 20 at the Livingston Activity Centre. Music by Walter Ostanek. Catered by Best Little Menu. Cash bar, spot dance prizes. Cost: $22pp members, nonmembers $25. Call 905-309-2075 for more information.
desk, but give full credit for keeping the dream alive to Bruce Manion, who has retired from the operation. They are now seeking volunteers to support the tourism marketing cause. For more details, please turn to Page 3. Williscraft photo
Parker Hannifin to consolidate By MIke Williscraft NewsNow Lincoln’s second largest employer, Parker Hannifin Canada, will shutter its Durham Road plant in about one year. Effective mid-October, manufacturing operations at the site will close and be transferred to existing Parker facilities globally. “Forty six team members will be leaving Oct. 20 and the remaining 63 will be relocating to Milton over the period of the next 12 months,” said Jim Filyer, Canada human resources manager at Parker, in an email this Tuesday. Also over the next year, the remaining fluid connector warehousing, hose assembly and office functions will move to Milton as well.
The affected operation in Grimsby manufactures fluid connector fittings for various applications within the industrial and mobile markets. The stepby-step process of closing manufacturing operations in Grimsby began in late August and is targeted to be completed by the mid-October. “This plan to close manufacturing in Grimsby in no way reflects the performance of our dedicated employees there. This was not an easy decision to make given the impact it has on our employees, but it was necessary to maintain the competitiveness of our Fluid Connectors Group,” said Filyer in a release. “We are committed to easing the transition for all our employees including severance pay, re-employment
opportunities and outplacement support. We very much appreciate the support we have received from the community.” Town of Lincoln officials are already working on making the site a new company’s home. “Our first concern is always the employees, so we’re hopeful job search services are in place for those staff that cannot be absorbed in other locations the company operates,” said Lincoln CAO Mike Kirkopoulos. “Secondly, we are looking at actively promoting the availability of industrial property now available. We continue to get plenty of inquiries about available industrial properties so our hope is it will be an active industrial location before long.”