>Peach Kings hockey celebrated with mural unveiling, installation Pg. 8 > Local fire services give it their all Pgs. 13-21 > Bible League opens Pg. 23 > Grimsby’s waterfront gets $1-million boost Pg. 26 Thursday, October 9, 2014 Vol. 3 Issue 23
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Mountain Street revamp short-term truck traffic solution
Up Front Great Pumpkin giveaway
Donate a nonperishable food item and get a free pumpkin. This Saturday, Oct. 11 from noon to 5 p.m. drop by the Smithville Foodland and bring along a donation for West Lincoln Community Care to get your free pumpkin. Free hotdogs will be served up by staff.
By Katherine Grant For NewsNow The reconstruction of Mountain Road in Beamsville from King Street to Hillside Drive is the first step towards solving the west end’s truck traffic issue. “The road is in poor shape, the hydro poles are right at road’s edge, there is nothing separating pedestrians from vehicles,” said Mike DiPaola, Niagara Re-
Walk into the past
Take a walk into local history on a Queen’s Lawn Cemetery Tour Oct. 17, 18, 24 and 25. (Not suitable for young children). Tickets are available at the Grimsby Museum; $10 per person. Pre-registration is required. Friday tours 7 p.m., Saturday tours 1 & 3 p.m. rain or shine. Call 905-945-5292.
gion’s associate director of transportation. The planned reconstruction is part of the region’s 0-5 year plan to deal with truck traffic issues, said DiPaola. If approved in Niagara Region’s 2015 capital budget, the work will be done next year. Improvements to signage will also be made on Mountain Street as well as on Mountain
See TRAFFIC, Page 3
Lincoln candidates weigh in on issues
Shop and support local church
Drop by for a coffee and browse the Vineland United Church giant yard sale starting at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11 ending 2:30 p.m. The church is located at 4402 Victoria Ave/ corner of John street, Vineland.
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Celebration of heritage White Pines dancer Kyle LaForme performed some traditional Native dance moves for the crowds gathered at the Jordan Museum’s Pioneer Day on Saturday. For more photos, see Page 24. Grant-Photo
Twelve of the candidates vying for a seat on Lincoln council all care a great deal about their town. They are also all committed to doing their best to serve the needs of the residents of Lincoln. So how to decide? Candidate Nicholas Kuhl, running in Ward 3, may have summed it up best at the end of the evening when he said the municipal level of government has the most direct impact on residents’ day-to-day lives – ask the tough
questions, elect the person who you believe will best represent you. Twelve of the 13 candidates seeking a seat around the council table answered questions posed to them by members of the audience when the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce hosted an all-candidates debate Tuesday night at the Lincoln Centre. Only Andrew Furry, a candidate in Ward 3 where there is a six-way race for two seats, did not attend. See ELECTION, Page 2