>Salute to Lincoln/W.L. firefighters for Fire Prevention Week, Pgs 8-13 > Ghost tours set for Nelles Manor Pg. 5 > NRP recognizes safe bike habits Pg. 6 > Lincoln welcomes Netherlands-based business Pg. 14 Thursday, October 12, 2017 Vol. 6 Issue 23
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Up Front Poultryfest meeting Wed.
West LIncoln’s Poultryfest Niagara will host an AGM next Wednesday at the Smithville train station at 7:30 p.m. The meeting is open to all and several key board positions are open due to the retirement of key, long-time volunteers.
WL Station 2 breakfast Sat.
West Lincoln’s Fire Station 2 in Caistor will host its Fire Prevention Week open house and breakfast this Saturday from 9 a.m.-Noon.
Santa Parade BBQ Saturday
This Saturday Oct. 14 the annual fundraising barbecue for Smithville’s Christmas in the Village parade runs from 11 am-2 pm. at the Smithville Foodland. The parade itself takes place Nov. 25 and the theme is “The North Pole”.
WLM Auxiliary seeks vendors
West Lincoln Memorial Auxiliary is set to host its annual craft show Oct. 28 at Mountainview Christian Reformed Church. There are still a few booth openings for vendors. For more information, call Marlene at 905-563-4606.
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Major bust at legal Beamsville grow-op Two legal marijuana grow operations were shut down, assets seized, last Wednesday in a massive Niagara Regional Police raid. Oct. 4 members of the Gun, Gangs, and Grows Unit concluded an investigation into two Beamsville locations for unlawfully producing marijuana. Search warrants were obtained for 5377 King St. W. and 4390 South Service Rd. Police were aware that each of these locations had legitimate medical marijuana licences, however from the investigation, police learned that people were allegedly providing Health Canada with fraudulent information in order to obtain multiple medical marijuana licences for each address. As a result, these marijuana grow ops were found to be unlawful. “It was impressive. The police came in with transport trucks and front-end loaders,” said Chris Luke, who happened to be at a restaurant adjacent to one of the
bust locations. At approximately 3 p.m. police executed the search warrant at 5377 King Street. Police arrested ten people at this location. Subsequently, only two individuals were charged. The remaining eight people arrested were released from custody without being charged. At approximately 4:30 p.m. police executed the search warrant at 4390 South Service Road, and arrested two males. Both males were subsequently released from custody without being charged. A total of 13,955 marijuana plants with a street value of $13.95 million and 142 lbs of dried processed marijuana with a street value of $284,000 was seized. The large number of marijuana plants seized exceeded the licence amount by over 10,000 plants. Police continue the investigation. Although no persons were charged at 4390 South Service Rd, it is expected charges will be laid in the future.
Wills Chev sold, Tom retires
The Niagara West business landscape had another makeover last week when long-time businessman Tom Wills finalized the sale of his Chevrolet Buick GMC dealership and announced his retirement. For full details, please turn to Page 2.