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CO alarm law now in effect
It’s now the law in Ontario to install carbon monoxide detectors in your home if you have a fuelburning appliance or an attached garage. Effective Oct. 15, 2014, CO detectors must be installed outside all sleeping areas of the home in single family homes and residential buildings with no more than six units. You have until April 15, 2015 to comply. “Carbon monoxide has about the same density as air, so they can be installed on the ceiling like a smoke alarm, other units can be plugged in to an electrical outlet,” said Kevin McIntyre, West Lincoln Fire Dept. deputy chief. Deadly carbon monoxide is produced when fuel such as propane, natural gas, heating oil or wood do not burn completely. “There could be cracks in the heat exchanger, or the appliance isn’t venting correctly,” said
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We are One Hundreds of Blessed Trinity Catholic Secondary School students walked in the “We are One” pilgrimage in support of Las Pajas, an impoverished community in the Dominican Republic. (L to R) Nicole Kuczynski, Jennifer Brunet, Marina Sousa and Nadia Elia carried the cross. GrantPhoto
Wynne “encouraging” to get GO-ing By Mike Williscraft NewsNow A meeting between Niagara and provincial officials last Thursday in NOTL netted some positive results. Grimsby Mayor Bob Bentley was part of the contingent which met with Pre-
mier Kathleen Wynne and a host of senior advisors. “We had a business case to get key information in front of her (Wynne) at Niagara Week but that was cancelled due to the election call,” said Bentley. “Thursday’s meeting was
key because there are things that have been talked about as obstacles which are not obstacles.” Crucial among perceived obstacles to implementing permanent – as opposed to seasonal – GO connections is the notion that a new
tunnel or bridge would be required to bypass the Welland shipping canal. “We have a letter from the Seaway Corporation stating it is purely a matter of scheduling,” Bentley said. He said the contingent See GO, Page 3
Few upsets in 2014 municipal election Although a number of new candidates across the west end threw their hats into the election ring, there were relatively few shakeups once the 2014 municipal election wrapped up Monday night. The biggest glitch of the evening came when Town of Grimsby results trailed two hours behind the
rest of the Region. “We are still waiting for more of an explanation about what happened there,” said Hazel SoadyEaston, Grimsby clerk. Grimsby voter’s were able to file their choices by phone, online or traditional ballot, but the company managing the election said there
was an “inconsistency” and the ballots were recounted said SoadyEaston. In Grimsby, Mayor Bob Bentley held onto his seat as did West Lincoln’s Mayor Doug Joyner. Sandra Easton filled the mayoral vacancy left by Bill Hodgson who See VOTE, Page 6