>Toonie midway night kicks off West Niagara Fair tonight (Sept. 7 only), Pgs 9-12 > Car abandoned in gear on Main St. Grimsby Pg. 3 > Cadets return from battleground tour Pg. 14 > Museum hosts drama seminar Pg. 17 Thursday, September 7, 2017 Vol. 6 Issue 18
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Key issues persists for biodigester By Mike Williscraft NewsNow Last week a Thirty Road resident said air quality conditions are quickly becoming untenable. Tuesday, responding to a letter of concern submitted before the matter arose by resident Michael Rozender, the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change will seek answers to the odour issue as part of its review of a proposed biodigster operating amendment applied for by Grimsby Energy. In his Aug. 8 letter to the MOECC, Rozender stated concerns with the construction of the effluent pond on the site, as well as how the levels for acceptable odours were arrived at in an “odour consultant’s” report. “...(It) showed a
high potential for foul odours (primarily hydrogen sulphide) in the July-October months. It was revised to show an acceptable average level over the course of 12 months, as odours produced in the winter months are minimal.” Rozender noted Tuesday the concentration would be much higher in the summer months, resulting in the issues faced by Thirty Road resident Tony Ferrara in recent weeks. “At this time, the ministry is in the early stages of reviewing the proposed amendment request and your comments will be considered as part of that review, which will include a request that the proponent respond to the items you have raised,” wrote Zeljko Romic, MOECC environmental program coordinator.
It’s baaaack!
The Grimsby Farmers Market returned to Main Street last Thursday after a near two-month foray down the street to the Peach King Centre, necessitated by the partial road closure since
the July 6 downtown fire. For more coverage, please turn to Page 3. Here, Sharon King, left, carefully chooses some peaches with help from vendor Emily Bezuyen. Williscraft - Photo
Butter tarts a tasty addition to Fox run fundraising Karen Post is going to be one busy baker the next couple of weeks. Post, one of the organizers of the Smithville Terry Fox Run - to be held Sept. 11 - de-
cided to amp things up a little this year in recognition of Canada’s 150th birthday. “I used to own a bakery, so baking is a passion of mine, but so is
the Terry Fox Run. I thought I would put the two together this year,” said Post. Taking orders up to Wednesday, Sept. 13, Post is baking her sig-
nature butter tarts and selling them for $10/ half-dozen with all proceeds going to the Smithville Run. “It will be a lot of work, but I figure if
Terry could run 28 miles a day for 143 days, I could handle a few butter tarts,” said Post. Her first day of taking orders she racked up 12
dozen pre-orders. Her attitude toward this endeavour is the same one she employs when talking to people about the run. See TARTS, Page 2