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Up Front Hat Trick Early Bird deadline Fri. Get your Hat Trick Hockey early bird entries into NewsNow’s office by tomorrow, Friday, at 6 p.m. While the overall entry deadline is 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 7, entrants by Friday could win four tickets for the Leafs vs Flyers on Friday, Nov. 11. Fill out the form on Page 16 and bring it in with your $5 entry fee and Good Luck!
Carollers unite As Christmas approaches, the Community Carollers are looking for members to grow their group. Practices are held each Saturday from 10-11 a.m. at Conversations in Beamsville. Contact: info@convos.ca
Cuts for a cause Next Tuesday, Nov. 1 from 4-8 p.m. the team at Shear Image will be cutting hair for a cause - that cause is the Grimsby Benevolent Fund. Call 905-945-5541 to book your appointment. Cuts are $30 with proceeds to the GBF’s Rental Assistance Program. Shear Image in in the Orchardview Plaza.
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Teen takes PC nomination In a major political upset which made headlines in a host of major daily newspapers, 19-year-old Sam Oosterhoff defeated Progressive Conservative Party president Rick Dykstra for the Niagara West Glanbrook nomination on Saturday night. About 400 PC members combined cast votes at polling stations in Pelham and Mount Hope earlier in the day before about 1,000 turned out to pack Grimsby Town Hall in the evening. With considerable chaos throughout the process due to changes to timing - the vote was moved up to Oct. 22 from Nov. 5 with 48 hours notice - using a multi-choice ballot for the first time, and more, it was impossible for the candidates to have a read on how they were faring in the vote. “We couldn’t tell, really, but when I stepped down from my speech and looked out into the crowd, I saw a lot of people I met at their doors when door knocking. That was when I really thought things could go in my favour,” said Oosterhoff. That they did. After a first round vote of Oosterhoff 589; Dykstra 435; NewsNow publisher Mike
Williscraft 245 and; Grimsby Reg. Coun. Tony Quirk 235 Quirk was dropped from the second round vote. With Williscraft dropping off after Quirk’s #2 votes on the preferential ballot were distributed, Oosterhoff was declared the winner with 699 votes with Dykstra earning 525 for second place.
Oosterhoff, who is currently a part-time student at Brock University, gained considerable support from his family - estimated to be about 100 strong - and the Dutch community. While there has been considerable discussion about what Oosterhoff’s win “means” for PC leader Patrick Brown and his Party’s provincial agenda, the new nominee said he ran to provide a fresh voice for his Riding on all areas of concern. “I saw a need for new energy and change. I am here to voice concerns for everyone in the Riding,” said Oosterhoff. For Dykstra it was his second political loss in a row as the St. Catharines resident lost his federal election bid in his home Riding in 2014. For Williscraft, it was his first foray into a political forum. See VOTE, Page 2 Jordan’s Sam Oosterhoff defeated three rival candidates to take the Niagara West Glanbrook PC nomination Saturday.
Lincoln eyes overseas partnerships Potential for business partnerships and possible twinning opportunities will be the goal of a Town of Lincoln trade mission to Holland this week. “As a result of conversa-
tions during the summer with industry partners in the innovation and greenhouse industry, a delegation has been formed to visit Holland in order to forge relationships and
better understand the economic development opportunities as well as twinning opportunities for the Town with the greenhouse industry in Holland,” said Lincoln CAO Mike
Kirkopoulos. Trade delegations are actually joint ventures between government agencies or private entities to facilitate relationships and See TRADE, Page 7