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Pelham’s independent news source from the Heart of Niagara

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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

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Active transportation, pumpkins at market The Pelham Farmers’ Market is the place to be this summer with a wide variety of activities planned for the weekly Thursday market.

This week marks the Pelham Active Transportation Committee’s annual visit to market to find out what Pelham residents have to say about active transportation and the upcoming summer season.

The committee will be at the May 17 Farmers’ Market looking for input from the town.

“This annual activity provides us with many good ideas and insights which form the basis for our discussions and actions,” says committee member Bea Clark.

Clark says that although the committee is interested in all pedestrian and cycling issues, they are especially focused on Pelham Street this year.

“We continue to hear from parents and other residents about the need for sidewalks on Pelham Street, between downtown Fonthill and Quaker Road,” says Clark.

Also on May 17,

MOMS of all ages were honoured at the Pelham Farmers’ Market on Thursday, May 10. Receiving a flower on market day are Antoinella Ferrara (left) from Nova Scotia and Anne Sergnese from Port Colborne from Bev Yungblut. /Special to the Voice

the Mayor will host his annual walk through the Lathrop property trails at 6 p.m. Clark says the two representatives from the Nature Conservatory are “back by popular demand.”

“Everyone enjoyed last year’s walk and we invite residents to experience this special area in the heart of Pelham.”

Clark says that along with everything else, the committee is also organizing the Active Zone for Pelham’s Summerfest this year.

“The popular bike rodeo, Nordic walking demonstrations and

Zumba challenge are judged for smallest, all confirmed for July largest and most 21,” says Clark. unusual.

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Volunteers needed for visitor info booth to offer those visitors a little more, however.

The summer staff who man the booth during the season are well-informed, well-trained and do a great job of offering information about Pelham and the surrounding area, says Fabiano.

What’s missing, she adds, is the history and stories of Pelham that give the community a life of its own.

In the past, she explains, seniors would volunteer to work alongside the summer staff, sharing their stories and memo-

BY SARAH MURRELL VOICE Staff Whether it’s European travellers visiting family, day trippers looking for a neat place to stop, or city folk on the hunt for some farm fresh produce, Pelham’s Visitor Information Booth is often full of Pelham visitors looking for information about the community.

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“The students loved it because they got to learn the history and the visitors loved it because it was more than ‘here’s your map.”

“We hope to go back to that,” says Fabiano of the extra information volunteers who live in Pelham can offer.

The Visitor Information

Booth, currently located inside the Log Cabin store on Highway 20, is a great location says Fabiano, noting people can grab a bite to eat or an ice cream cone, shop for Canadiana items, use the rest room and pick up some information about Pelham.

“It’s a really nice fit,” she says.

Although the building has been purchased by Larry Boggio, who now owns the Fonthill Pharmasave as part of his stable of pharmacies in Niagara, Fabiano says the booth will be staying

in the same location this year.

Summer students will be setting up the booth at the end of June in anticipation of a grand opening for the last weekend in June.

Any seniors or other Pelham residents willing to volunteer and share Pelham’s great stories with visitors, can call the chamber at 905-732-7515.

Volunteers, says Fabiano, are only asked for any time commitment they can give.

Cultural treat at Summerfest Pelham Summerfest 2012 will welcome a special cultural treat on Friday, July 20: the Niagara Nights of Art – Pelham Edition.

Niagara Nights of Art (NNA) is part of Niagara Region’s Cultural Capitals of Canada program for 2012. The project is designed to celebrate the arts and highlight their value in our communities as free, family-friendly public events that celebrate all arts disciplines: music,

theatre, dance, literary arts, visual art, media, new media, installation arts and heritage.

Niagara Nights of Art – Pelham Edition will take place Friday, July 20 from 4 to 10 pm, as part of Pelham Summerfest 2012. Pelham is known as a vibrant, caring and creative community, which makes Summerfest the perfect match for Niagara Nights of Art as we celebrate all forms of artistic expression in the beautiful setting of Peace

Park.

The Call for Entries has just been issued. Niagara Nights of Art – Pelham Edition invites artists in music, theatre, dance and the literary arts to propose performances or readings for the event. Visual and media artists are invited to propose new media, visual art, installation or intervention art works.

The deadline to apply is Friday, June 1, 2012.

What’s more, those who are selected to

participate will be paid a stipend, thanks to funding provided by the collaborative project of the municipal, regional and federal governments.

For details on eligibility and related criteria, see the Call for Entries, posted online at www. pelhamsummerfest.ca/ nna.html.

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Dolly’s story part two, living with Nan It was 1914. Dolly had formed a close bond with Nan and after three years on the farm Mary decided she had experienced enough of farm life and wanted to go back to the city to live. After all she was not yet thirty and needed more and younger companionship than she had on the farm.

But to Nan it seemed as if a cloud had enveloped the whole farm.

Dolly was three years old now, but completely oblivious to the turmoil surrounding her. Nan suddenly realized the baby had become too close to her to let her disappear from her life now. She broached the idea of adopting Dolly.

Finally Nan persuaded Mary that the farm was a better place for a child to grow up, than in a city like Toronto, where Mary was planning to go with no future in sight. Having her baby adopted was something Mary had never given thought to and she now spent sleepless nights trying to decide what was best to do. Mary knew that Dolly would have a much better and more secure life here on the farm than she could ever provide for her.

But the thought of losing her baby was devastating.

It was a hard decision to make but like any good mother, she wanted the best for her child. Nan was now 57 years old but was undaunted by the fact that she might not live long enough to see Dolly become an adult. It took a little time for Mary to agree to the idea of adoption but she finally realized that she would not really lose her child, due to the leniency Nan had planned. She finally decided that it would be the best future for Dolly. The

adoption was more like an agreement as adoptions were few and far between in 1914. It was still the era of horse and buggy for transportation, squares of cloth for diapers, diaper pails and no voting for women.

Mary was to come and visit any time she wished and stay as long as she wished at the farm, which she did many times and Dolly would be allowed to go and visit Mama in Toronto. The deal was made!

Dolly’s mother was never shut out of Dolly’s life and Dolly was getting a taste of her own life to come, which would be filled with unusual experiences, starting with the fact that now she really had two mothers! Two mothers who were totally different.

Her birth mother had all the lovable Irish traits she was born with, including the “kiss and make up” which was supposed to wipe out all the unkind things said during an argument. And it always did!

Of course Mary was prone to believing her child should live as her mother saw fit. She believed as did most other people of that time that a good spanking was the proper action to take if a child did wrong.

Nan was a well educated lady and more serious, more thoughtful and abhorred the idea of hitting a child when there were many other easier forms of punishment such as Nan often used.

She would put her finger on the hour hand of the kitchen clock and make an imaginary movement to a half hour ahead. This signified that Nan would not speak to Dolly for a half an hour. It worked

every time. Being out of touch with loved ones was the very height of punishment to Dolly.

But Mama believed her method was best.

There was one day when Dolly refused to eat a soft boiled egg that Mama had prepared for her. After much cajoling and refusing, Mary’s Irish temper became unleashed. She grabbed Dolly and started upstairs telling Dolly on the way that: “You will stay locked up in the empty room until you decide to eat the egg!”.

Nan followed Mary and Dolly up the stairs and in a very controlled voice said: “Mary you should not lock a child up in an empty room and I will not allow it.”

Mary, whose Irish temper had already worked itself up far too much, stated in a raised voice: “Dolly is my child and I will punish her when I feel like it!”

Nan, keeping her temper boxed up and her voice at a low dignified, pitch simply answered: “She may be your child Mary, but this is MY house and I will not allow a child to be locked up in any room in my house!”

It is pretty simple to guess who won the argument and Mary soon was back in a normal state of mind, going through the kiss and make up stage with Dolly, the cold egg was discarded, life was back to normal and to this day Dolly still abhors a soft boiled egg!

So in 1914 Mary moved to Toronto and Dolly started a different life with only one mother now.

She happily settled down in a good country home with all that goes with a home and family, which

included a lot of love and understanding, freedom to try new things and train trips to Toronto to visit Mama.

Nan’s method of bringing up a child was to lavish all her love and caring upon that child but at the same time being sure that the child became independent. She never muzzled any of Dolly’s ideas, wild as they were while she was growing up.

And some of them WERE wild. One year when about 10 or 11 Dolly announced that she wanted to be a chorus girl and dance to fame on Broadway, while the next year her goal was to trap muskrats and sell the skins for spending money. Nan did not laugh at either idea. She told Dolly: “All right--- if you still want to be a chorus girl when you are 15 or 16 I will take you to New York and you can have a try at it.” How she managed to wriggle out of the muskrat idea is anyone’s guess.

Nan knew full well that both ideas would disappear as suddenly as they had come. She was right! Nan was also strong on making decisions. She taught Dolly that there would be many times in life when a hard decision must be made but that the most important thing was to not “shove it aside till tomorrow”. Her theory was that a bad decision is better than no decision so one must make the decision the best one could and then follow it through.

But sometimes decisions were difficult for Dolly.

Like the day when she was eight or nine years old and was in a tantrum over some trivial matter.

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Nan was a very understanding lady who was years ahead of her time. She truly was a feminist although the term had not been coined at that time. She always gave Dolly the freedom to express herself and to try new endeavors, so she could learn from her own experiences. Dolly was given freedom to roam the roads of Pelham as she wished as long as she told Nan what she was going to do. This lovingly given freedom was one of the forces that later on led to Dolly being able to lead a life trying new things that very few women of that time had the fortune to experience even though it was still the era when women were not allowed to vote, wore long skirts, tight corsets and black buttoned shoes. Women were known as “the weaker sex.” What folly when one thinks of those years when so much hard work was done in the fields by “woman power”.

Although Dolly was never filled with apprehension when she wanted to try something new, she knew that she must follow Nan’s golden rule: “Try it as long as it is decent and within the law and not harmful to other people”.

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What child has not gone through this stage in life?

She informed Nan in no uncertain words that she was leaving home “right now”.

Nan came right back with one of her inimitable answers: “Oh! Well in that case I will help you pack your suitcase.”

Thoroughly shocked by Nan’s statement, Dolly suddenly was overwhelmed by the sensation of loneliness.

She now had to make one of those big decisions in life.

She pondered a minute, looking out over the green fields on the farm, the swaying evergreen trees and the huge lilac bush which stood alongside the driveway. Then she made her very first really important decision-–- that running away from home was not such a good idea after all, then tumbled into Nan’s arms to have a big cry.

And there were more times when she made wrong decisions. One year on her birthday Nan had asked her if she would like a holiday from school. Dolly replied NO and dutifully started out on her two mile walk to school. No one will ever be able to understand what Dolly did that day - not even Dolly. She and a little girl with whom she always walked to school, decided to skip school and celebrate Dolly’s birthday. They crawled into a culvert under the road on Balfour Street near Foss Road which was barely large enough for them to sit and spent the whole day staring at the culvert walls while talking and giggling.

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Slow food, slow money, living the slow life If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then it must be observed that the Slow Food Movement has lots of fans, not all of them foodies.

The Slow Food Movement originated as a reaction against everything that is meant by “fast food:” anonymous ingredients from who knows where, mass produced, assemblyline prepared, and served in a plastic, uncomfortable environment that is designed to make you leave as quickly as possible. Add unhealthy, over-processed, over salted, and over-hyped for good measure.

Slow Food champions good, local foods, well prepared according to recipes both new and traditional, and served in a happy, friendly, “convivial” setting.

The Slow Food

movement began in 1986 in Italy as a protest over the building of a Macdonald’s near the historic landmark Spanish Steps in Rome.

The idea of an anti-fast food movement must have touched a nerve, because there are now over 100,000 members in 150 countries who espouse its principles. Other nerves were touched as well. The idea of a rebellion against mass production, against our plastic environment, against unhealthy and thoughtless conformity, against environmental degradation seemed to spring from the same root as the Slow Food movement.

Now there is the Slow Money Movement, dedicated to change the way we use our capital to invest. Instead of investing in huge corporations with destructive practices like

the oil industry, tobacco industry or other such enterprises where our mutual funds or pension plans may put our money, the Slow Money movement aims to invest in small food producers, organic farms, and local food systems. Investors are not looking for less return on their money, but hoping to use their capital in more productive, responsible, and ethical ways. Founded in 2008, the movement’s original inspiration was a book

by Woody Tasch, chair of Investors’ Circle, called Inquiries Into the Nature of Slow Money– Investing as if Food, Farms and Fertility Mattered.

And there is something called simply The Slow Movement, which describes itself as promoting “connectivity.”

It’s an appealing concept.

The movement wants to make connections between people and their environment, their culture, their food, their community, etc. They promote such ideas as Slow Travel, which gets away from packaged tours that zoom frenetically from place to place (the 14 countries in 7 days concept) and concentrates on slowing down and enjoying, maybe even getting to understand something of the destination, rather than leaping from a bus to photograph it before moving on.

They also suggest Slow Schooling, a type of education that gets away from one-size-fits-all standardized testing and seeks instead to connect students to their learning… and connect that learning to the environment,

the culture, the history, and the community in which the students live. Not incidentally, they also advocate “edible schoolyards” where the students are intimately involved in the production, preparation, and serving of the food they eat.

Then there is the Slow City Movement. It is another Italian initiative and a little different from others in that it has a formal certification body that assesses cities based on strict criteria to determine if they may advertise themselves as Slow Cities. The criteria include environmental policy, infrastructure, quality of urban fabric, encouragement of local produce and products, hospitality, and community. The idea is to make cities more

It seems, Pelham, that my time writing for your town has come to an end.

It’s funny how fast something like that can go, doesn’t it? One minute I’m eating cheese and wraps at your library during one of it’s many events, the next I’m looking at your town through my rear-view, wondering if I’ll ever be back.

I tend to joke around

a lot, do my thing, act the fool, never really understanding how important the little things can really be in life. You Pelham, you have that, and my only request before I go is you never let go of it.

During my very brief tenure here, I was able to see how intensely involved a community can really be. From angry protesters

at town council, to smiling citizens inviting me to a coffee, every single one of you made my experience an enjoyable one.

I’ve never seen such pride, such excitement, to every event that a small town offers. I saw more smiles per capita here then anywhere else my strange journey has ever brought me, and I’m going to miss that.

I would like to thank each and every one of you for taking the time to speak with me, to have the patience to make a young writer’s job that much easier. You were all great, and the pleasure was most assuredly all mine.

I would also like to thank everyone here at The Voice. Not just Sarah, my fearless, if not insanely accepting boss, but also

Leslie, Liz and Warren.

For all the help they gave me along the way. And, to be honest, some delicious meals I just couldn’t quite make myself.

So, Town of Pelham, have a drink for me this summer, cheers, and may your cup always be half full.

So long folks.

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Brian Green livable, less crowded, less dependent on cars, and more sustainable. And cities over 50,000 need not apply.

So the Slow Food movement appears to be part of a growing trend in reaction to many of the ills of 21st Century life.

Maybe instead of joining a movement, we should all just make efforts to live “the Slow Life,” whatever that may mean to each of us.

Thanks, Pelham, for welcoming a new writer FRESH VOICE

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Letters to the Editor

Onus should be on town to clarify bylaws Where are all those who reacted so vocally to Pelham’s proposed bylaw change allowing bylaw inspectors to enter one’s property without notification or legal documentation? Kevin Kocarik and his family need your support now.

Your issue was infringement on individual property rights in

Pelham, and this is exactly what the Kocariks are now facing as they prepare to appeal a Town Of Pelham decision denying them the right to enjoy their chosen hobby on their own property. Are some hobbies allowed and others subject to majority decision? Birdwatching and coin collecting

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are fine, automobile racing is not? This is a very slippery slope, and the way you choose to enjoy your personal property may make you next to run afoul of neighbours or municipal administrators.

The Kocariks have chosen to follow a hobby that is perhaps not the norm in Fonthill, but

which they have every right to participate in from their home. Their home is tidy, and their kids are industrious and passionate about their sport.

They have never faced a noise or parking citation related to their hobby, yet they will be forced to pay the costs of appealing bylaw interpretations.

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BY DAVE AUGUSTYN Mayor of Pelham It’s gratifying when people not only get dressed up to have a great time but when they also support local charities now and in perpetuity.

On Saturday, May 26, 2012, community volunteers will host the Fourth Annual Pelham Mayor’s Gala. The “Old Hollywood Glamour” Themed gala will occur at Lookout Point Golf & Country Club. We will have the red carpet, a walk of stars (the generous sponsors), great music, exquisite food, an amazing

silent auction, and it will be a time to remember.

But the fun and festivities will have a purpose. Half of the proceeds will be awarded to community groups – charities, service clubs, or not-for-profits organizations – following an application process.

The Gala will support four local groups:• In The Orchard: to provide one week of art camp for 15 Pelham youths – aged 12 to 18. Their art will be displayed throughout the Town and participants will be expected to offer a free arts workshop at an upcoming community event.• Project Lifesaver Niagara: to purchase equipment and work

Pelham Farmer’s Market •Each and every Thursday May to October - 4:30pm in Pelham Town Square! Come on out each throughout the summer and fall for some fresh produce and lots of goodies! Rain or shine. Winner of the Market Bucks for May 10th was Tim Emmons. Congratulations Tim! •Pelham Market Presents the Great Pumpkin Challenge for Kids Kids Can Grow Register for the challenge on May 24th at the Pelham Market in Pelham Town Square Between 4:30pm and 8:30pm- All Materials will be provided Pot-Seeds, You do the rest.

Bring your pumpkin to the Pelham Market Fall Festival on October 18th. For Judging at 7 pm.

Judging categories (1) Smallest (2) Largest (3) Most unusual.

8Th Annual Mayor’s Walk Thursday, May 17 Starts at 6 p.m.

Meet at the Pelham’s Farmers Market, 20 Pelham Town Sq. Bring the entire family! Prizes, Draws.

Sponsored by the Pelham Active Transportation Committee. Look for our display at the market!

PELHAM SUMMERFEST •Interested in becoming a Summerfest Sponsor? Sign up today for your business to be involved in the media exposure and print materials. To be included in the Summerfest postcard sponsors of $500 or more need to be signed on by Friday, May 18. For $1,000 or more, sponsors will be included in the poster. Cut off deadline for poster is Friday, June 15th. Details on all sponsorship packages available at www.pelhamsummerfest.ca/sponsors2.html.

•Summerfest community, retail and food booth vendor applications are now posted online. The deadline for returning forms and payment is Friday, June 1.

Visit http://www.pelhamsummerfest.ca/vendors. html for vendor application forms and more info.

•Niagara Nights of Art – Pelham Edition: The Summerfest committee is inviting artists of all disciplines (music, theatre, visual arts, mixed media) to put together a presentation for this special event on Friday, July 19 from 4 to 10 p.m.

Proposals must be submitted to the Town by Friday, June 1. Details are available now on the Summerfest website http://www.pelhamsummerfest.ca/events.html ZUMBA FITNESS Tuesday May 22, 7:30pm-8:30pm ZUMBA GOLD Thursday May 17, 9:30am-10:30am Tuesday May 22, 9:30am-10:30am Drop in and try any session for $6.00 or purchase your 10 + 2 bonus pass for $60.00 Need more info – contact (905) 892-2607, ext. 329 Zumbatomic Turn up the music, wiggle, shake and have a blast with your friends in these rockin, high-energy fitness-parties packed with specially choreographed kid-friendly routines.

Tuesdays –Pelham Arena- 1120 Haist Street (4-7 yrs) 5:30-6:00pm (8+ yrs) 6:00-6:30pm Thursdays Old Pelham Town Hall- 46 Canboro Rd. Ridgeville (4-7 yrs) 5:30-6:00pm (8+ yrs) 6:00-6:30pm Cost $40 for a 10 class pass + 2 bonus classes. OR

together with the Niagara Regional Police to aid in the search for lost / wondering people with Alzheimer’s disease, autism or any other special needs requirements;• 1st North Pelham Sparks, Brownies & Guides: to provide camping equipment to a unit that continues to grow in members;• Horse Alternative Therapeutic Services (HATS): to continue equine experiences and therapy to Pelham residents with special needs – both physical and emotional; The other half of the gala proceeds will support the establishment of a “Pelham Community Fund” with the Niagara Community

Foundation; this fund will make funding for local charities available in perpetuity. How will that work, you ask?

The Niagara Community Foundation provides a structure to establish the Fund, where professional money managers invest the principal, and where the interest will be available in perpetuity to support local / Pelham charities.

Donations toward the fund’s principle can be given from not only the Mayor’s Gala, but also from anyone in the community.

As you update your estate plan, for instance, you may want to donate to the Pelham fund – and your gift will assist the

$4.50 for drop in class Purchase your passes at Town hall- 20 Pelham Town Square Fonthill, ON. Walking Club •Thursday May 17 Fonthill Bandshell 1pm-2:30pm •Tuesday May 22 Pelham Arena 9am-10am Everyone welcome! For more information please contact Katie Thorpe kthorpe@pelham.ca or (905) 892-2607 ext 341 SENIORS’ INFO FAIR Meet individuals from various service agencies & businesses at their displays. See what is available in our community for seniors.

Free + Refreshments + Door Prizes. Mon., June 4 from 10 – 2, Fonthill branch Pelham Public Library.

IMPORTANT TO DOG OWNERS Please be reminded that Town of Pelham Dog Control By-law 97-2010 requires that any person who owns controls or harbors a dog shall remove, forthwith, any feces (excrement) left by such dog on private or public property.

Remember to be responsible! Stoop and Scoop!

ONTARIO ONE CALL 1-800-400-2255 All requests for waterline and sewer locates must be directed to Ontario One Call KEEP PELHAM STREETS “LIT” Residents of the Town of Pelham are asked to report any problems with streetlights to the Community & Infrastructure Services Department at 905-8922607, ext.332 The hydro utility requires that a pole number be provided when reporting the problem Town of Pelham e-mail address: clerks@pelham.ca Visit our Web site at www.pelham.ca

8th Annual Mayor’s Walk Thursday, May 17th Starts at 6 p.m.

Discover the Lathrop Trail

with The Nature Conservancy of Canada staff who will provide an interpretive walk along the way.

Meet at the Pelham’s Farmers Market 20 Pelham Town Square.

Bring the entire family! Prizes, Draws.

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community for years and years to come.

The community continues to generously support the Mayor’s Gala.

Both Darla-Prana Healing & Wellness Centre – a new business in Fonthill – and Enbridge Gas Distribution offered to be Platinum / Title sponsors for this year’s gala! Thank you for your significant generosity!

Similarly, Dr. Peter Fritz, Accipiter Radar Technologies, E.S. Fox Ltd. and LaFarge Canada are Gold Sponsors. Silver

Sponsors include Emterra Environmental, Walker Industries Holdings Limited, Niagara College, and CIBC. Many thanks to all!

For more information about the Mayor’s Gala, please see www.facebook. com/PelhamMayorsGala or www.pelham.ca.

You may contact Mayor Dave at mayordave@ pelham.ca or read past columns at www. pelhammayordave. blogspot.com.

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TOWN OF PELHAM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES The Town of Pelham Community and Infrastructure Services Department is now accepting applications for the following position: Manager of Engineering/Assistant Community & Infrastructure Services

Director

Reporting to the Director of Community & Infrastructure Services, the Manager of Engineering/Assistant Director is responsible for the overall operation of public infrastructure and services including all maintenance and repair requirements. The position will also have overall responsibility for the Pelham Water Distribution System and Wastewater Collection System. As Manager of Engineering you will assist in the development of the Town’s Capital and Operating Budgets related to public infrastructure and in the absence of the Director, oversee day-to-day administration for the Department.

The Manager of Engineering/Assistant Director possesses a demonstrated record of strong leadership and guidance, customer focus, innovation and creativity, team advocacy, accurate technical & problem resolution abilities; and possesses a high level of personal integrity and consistently demonstrates positive communication attributes.

The successful candidate will have at minimum a Certified Engineering Technologist designation; a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering will be considered an asset. The incumbent will also hold a certificate from the Ontario Association of Engineering Technicians and Technologist and a Road Supervisor (OGRA) certification. Completion of a Level Two (2) certification in Water Distribution System Operator (MOE) and Wastewater Collection System Operator (MOE). Salary range $68,390 – $80,459 (35 hours per week).

Resumes must be submitted directly through the Town of Pelham website at www.pelham.ca by 12:00 noon Friday, May 18, 2012. Submissions are accepted under Career Opportunities under the Town Hall menu. Resumes must quote the position and be addressed to Cari Pupo, Treasurer/ Director of Corporate Services.

We thank each applicant for taking the time and effort to submit their resume, however, only candidates to be interviewed will be contacted.

In accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information & Protection of Privacy Act, all information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001, and will only be used during the selection process for the subject posting.

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Food issues in Niagara separate but connected

BY BRIAN BATY Regional Councillor Several food related issues have come up at the Niagara Region and, while they are separate issues, they are certainly connected to each other.

The first food item came up at the Public Health & Social Services Committee when we received the 2011 Nutritious Food Basket report. Former columns have been devoted to this topic as Public Health staff regularly review prices at a number of food stores to determine the cost of providing nutritious food for a family of four and other household configurations.

Costs rose $12.12 for a family of four from the comparable 2010 figures. That is a cost of $180.82 which is slightly higher than the provincial average of $177.83. Committee passed a motion requesting the Chair of

the Board of Health write to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care to request the Province to develop a comprehensive Ontario Food and Nutrition Strategy.

Cost is not the only factor with food. The nutritious vale of the food purchased must be taken into account as well. At the broadest level, a food policy should examine the fundamental economic barriers related to adequate incomes and the understanding that the two basics of survival: housing and food should not have to compete with each other for limited funds. There also needs to be a coordinated ability of growers to grow, distribute and sell their produce in an effective and efficient agri-food system.

This is where another committee, the Integrated Community Planning Committee, developed a Local Food Action Plan

in September 2009 and a Greater Horseshoe Agriculture and Farming Plan in September 2011 through the Agricultural Task Force committee.

Poverty has been an ongoing item of discussion around our committee tables and a report called “Poverty and Healthy Eating” was tabled in February, 2010. While I often provide columns in support of the great work done by our staff in each of our eight Long-Term Care facilities, I marvel at their ability to provide a varied and nutritious diet to our residents for the meager provincial allocation of $7.52 PER DAY! That includes 3 meals, snacks, beverages and supplements. Try to determine your own daily budget for all these items and see how close you can come to the $7.52 limit.

Finally, I wish to credit our Regional Chair, Gary Burroughs, Councillor Ronna

Katzman, Councillor Henry D’Angela and his daughter for registering with a local food bank to get a better understanding of the workings of our food banks and the incredible stressors that come with planning a food schedule for a long period of time with very limited resources.

They have pledged to completely adjust their food consumption for a period of time to better understand the challenges faced by the folks who require the use of food banks. No Tim Horton’s coffee stops, no burger stops, no pizza ordered in; they will only eat what they get from the shelves at the food bank! They plan to communicate with the public about their findings and I will share their insights in a future column. That way, we may be better able to obtain a more generous response from our citizens to contribute when a call

goes out from our food banks including Pelham Cares.

Brian Baty is a Niagara Regional Councillor for the Town of Pelham, Co-Chair of the Public

Health & Social Services Committee, a member of the Integrated Community Planning Committee and a member of the Agricultural Task Force. brian.baty@ niagararegion.ca

Buster’s just old?

“Growin’ old ain’t for sissys!” A favourite mantra of my good friend’s father; he’s storming his way through his eighties so he knows what he’s talking about. Despite all the wonderful things about the “Golden years” there is no doubt that our bodies start to make us pay for all the times we took them for granted when we were younger. Thankfully, for those of us who consider ourselves a “part time sissy”, current medicine provides us Dr. Claire Todd many options to soften the complaints of the aging body. And the same holds true for our senior cats and dogs Arthritis (Degenerative Joint Disease) in dogs is one of the most common reasons owners start to ask questions about humane euthanasia. They see their dog’s mobility declining, energy decreasing, perhaps even falling. For large and giant breed dogs this can start as early as 7 years old. Hips, knees, elbows and shoulders are all commonly affected. The number 1 mistake made by owners is assuming that their dog’s decreased pep and spunk is “normal aging”, so they don’t seek assistance. Yet this is the BEST time to respond.

This is when our mature dog should receive a blood screen to ensure they don’t have an easily managed thyroid problem, and ensure their organ function is good. This is the time to seriously address any weight concerns. Carrying excess body weight can cause joint breakdown years before it would occur in their lean body.

I often recommend that pets who are “slowing down” try a 2 week trial of anti-inflammatory pain medication under the direction and supervision of their veterinarian. If their pep and spunk returns while on the medication then we know we have a treatable problem. If your dog has a good response to the medication then you can investigate many other options; glucosamine, chondrotin, green-lipped muscle supplements, Mobility diets, Cartrophen injections etc. Often combinations of these therapies and good weight loss can delay the need for daily anti-inflammatory medications for a long time. And when your senior dog starts to slow down again you can start them back on the anti-inflammatories and give them a new lease on life.

Altering exercise patterns can also be helpful, select exercises that increase their joint range of motion but decrease heavy impact on the joints. Swimming is a fantastic exercise for dogs with joint disease.

Cats can also suffer from joint disease as they age, but we manage it differently. As you might imagine; the success rate of swim therapy in cats is quite low (and we’ve run out of human volunteers for the program!). Feline arthritis looks different then the canine picture. Cats tend to develop arthritis in their spine, neck, shoulders and elbows. These cats might still jump up but often pause before jumping down; they might have some difficulty getting into litter boxes with a wide rim resulting in “accidents” out of the box; it often becomes uncomfortable for them to crouch at the food and water bowl so they eat more frequently but for shorter amounts of time. Although more subtle to notice it is no less important to manage. It is just as important for your senior cat to have a blood screen as there are many other, very treatable, causes of altered routines in our cats.

If suspected to have joint disease we can also offer our cats multiple options for relief: supplements, mobility diets, Cartrophen (off-label use), pain relief medications. Even simple adjustments like raising their bowls for them to easily eat & drink from standing, changing the litter box access, and placing “step stools” to help them get down from favourite perches.

As a caution, never self-treat your dog or cat with antiinflammatories; ibuprofen can cause severe kidney disease, aspirin can cause stomach ulcers & vomiting, coated aspirin does not get a chance to be absorbed in our pet’s short intestinal tract, and acetaminophen(Tylenol) can be deadly to cats.

So next time you think to yourself that the years seem to be catching up with Buster or Chloe, think about giving your veterinarian a call. Because growin’ old may not be for sissys, but it doesn’t have to be painful either!

The Vet’s Voice

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Big changes, events coming to Seaway Mall There are some big changes underway at Seaway Mall.

Stores are being relocated to make room for the SportChek that will be opening in November.

“There’s a big buzz going on,” says mall President Michael Belcastro. “With SportChek coming in, it’s created a lot of excitement.”

Belcastro says SportChek coming in is such a large job, that “other stores can’t even expand right now.”

May 10 saw the re-opening of three stores in the mall, Chelsea Home Furniture, Games-A-Lot and Mimi’s Linen. Mayor Barry Sharpe was on hand for the ribbon cutting.

Chelsea Home Furniture Manager Ronnie Swayze says the mall did a wonderful job with the move.

“I’ve had a positive response, I like the new look,” says Swayze.

Gary Roversi, the Sales Manager at Mimi’s Linen says “it’s a lot nicer, I like it, it’s a more open concept.”

Games-A-Lot owner Pam Gauvin admits “I was a little nervous, but the mall has done a fantastic job.”

Along with these three stores relocating, Paws & Claws and Dorlenes will also be moving to make room for the massive SportChek.

“It’s a lot of work,” says Belcastro. “This is a massive relocation.”

Along with new stores and new locations for many shops, the Seaway Mall is also having some great events in the coming weeks.

Redboss Fireworks will be at Seaway Mall May 17 through May 22 helping families get that extra sparkle for the Victoria Day weekend celebrations. Redboss has a 52 year history of safety and will help customers pick the best family fireworks for the occasion.

The Merrittville Speedway will also be sparking their engines, Victoria Day weekend as Seaway Mall presents Ranking Cancer Run Night – A Lucas Oil Weekly Racing Series featuring the Modified Lite Start North Tour Event.

Grand stand admission is only $5.

“We are thrilled to partner with Seaway Mall, providing race fans from across the Region an opportunity to meet some of their favorite drivers and to get a first-hand look at their race cars,” said Erica Bicknell-Jones, GM of Merrittville Speedway.

Seaway Mall is also giving customers who buy tickets to the June 9 Comic Con at the Scotiabank Convention Centre a chance to win the Ultimate

SEAWAY MALL president Michael Belcastro (left), Welland Mayor Barry Sharpe, and Dayna Vilardebo, graphic design and marketing for the mall, help Ronnie Swayze, manager of Chelsea Home Furniture, open the store’s new location within the mall - part of a plan to reorganize the mall and make room for SportChek.

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6:30 pm The Carnival Parade will begin at Bethany Church, proceeds north on Balfour St., west on Canboro Rd., and south on Church St. to Centennial Park.

Saturday, May 26 8:00 am to 11:00 am Breakfast will be served at the Lions Food Booth 12:00 pm to closing Lioness Penny Sale in the Clubhouse 1:00 pm to closing Midway Rides & Games 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Live Plant Auction 10:00 pm The Spectacular Fireworks Display Sunday, May 27 8:00 am to 11:00 am Breakfast will be served at the Lions Food Booth.

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You can purchase an all day unlimited wristband during the carnival weekend for $30, so buy your wristband in advance and save $10!

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Region expands blue box recycling program Standing over the blue box, plastic container in hand, wondering whether it can be recycled or not. It’s a scenario that will happen less and less in Niagara now that the Region is expanding the items it accepts in the blue box program.

Niagara Region has expanded its Blue Box recycling program to include #3 and #7 plastic containers and packaging. Now, all numbered plastic containers and packaging are accepted (#1 through #7), as well as plastics with multiple numbers and plastics without numbers.

Number three plastics are found in items such as window cleaner bottles, shampoo bottles, cooking oil bottles, clear food packaging and molded plastic packaging commonly used to package electronics or small toys. Number seven plastics can be found in items such as beverage and food containers.

These plastics can now be placed in your Blue Box for collection at the curb each week.

The Region has launched a “Recycling Ins and Outs” campaign to create awareness about the ease of recycling in Niagara.

Items such as plastic toys, children’s pools, lawn edging, hangers, water filters and VHS tapes are not accepted in Niagara’s recycling program since they are not containers or packaging materials.

Unacceptable items will not be collected.

Although grocery bags and recyclable film (i.e. dry cleaner bags, outer wrap from pop cases, toilet tissue packaging and paper towel packaging) are made of plastic, these materials must be placed in the Grey Box. The Grey Box is typically used for the collection of fibre materials such as newspapers, boxboard and cardboard; however, it must also be used for plastic grocery bags and plastic film.

Although these items are plastic, bags and recyclable film can be recovered from the Grey Box sorting line much easier than from the Blue Box sorting line where it can become highly contaminated with food residues and be compacted between

metal and glass materials.

Place plastic bags and recyclable film together inside one plastic bag, tie the handles together and then place it in the Grey Box for curbside

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The campaign will include an online Recycle and Win game developed to educate and inform users about everyday household

items that can or cannot be placed in the Blue Box for recycling. All participants are entered into a draw to win one of two Kobo e-readers, sponsored in part by

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Pelham Minor Baseball season ready to kick off The Pelham Minor Baseball Association has seen a healthy increase in registrations for the 2012 season of baseball and TBall, with player enrollment at its second highest level in the past 15 years.

A total of 11 Pelham baseball teams will take to the fields in Pelham and across Niagara, along with an additional Rookie Select team that will play extra games in a Niagara District loop. Pelham’s Mosquito Rep and Peewee Rep teams

will also compete in the Niagara District divisions, and will enter tournaments across Southern Ontario. The Rep teams hope that their seasons will conclude with championships at the Ontario Baseball Association level.

PMBA’s T-Ball program is generating excitement, with 6 teams preparing to take the field at North Pelham Park. There is still room for more players on these teams, so please look for registration

details at www.pmba.ca The PMBA is proud of its strong crew of OBA certified umpires, who will provide high calibre umpiring at games from May to August. Pelham’s umpires are all local adults and youths, and they appreciate the support of the teams and spectators in allowing them to promote fair play and exciting baseball.

The PMBA thanks the local businesses that generously support our teams by

providing sponsorship each season.

Please visit our website for details of these sponsors.

Baseball games will officially start on May 22, and we welcome the Pelham community to come out to one of our fine ballparks and take in a game.

DJBs play well but fall to Handlebar Hanks After a not-so-successful season, playing the last game of the year against one of the top teams is difficult to get up for.

Despite playing much better than in their last meeting, the DJBs were down 22-13 after the first quarter. They kept pace with P.O.I.T.S. in the second to trail 3728 at the half. In the footsteps of Pat Riley and Red Auerbach, rookie Ian Harrison gave an inspired speech at halftime to try and motivate the weary DJBs. Something must have clicked as the DJBs outscored P.O.I.T.S. 1613 in the third quarter to trail by only six (56-50) at the end of three quarters.

P.O.I.T.S., who do have

a strong team with the likes of Michalko, Jones, Clutterbuck and Kuzyk picked up their game and started to fast break against the elderly DJBs. Kyle Kuzyk scored 10 points in the fourth to help seal a 73-56 victory for Handlebar Hank’s P.O.I.T.S.Sophomore Kyle Kuzyk was a scoring machine as he hooped ten in both the first and fourth quarters on his way to a game-high (and season-high) 26 points.

Big Steve Michalko put away 16 points from all over the offensive zone.

(0/2 in foul shots) Tim Clutterbuck continued to tear up the C Division scoring has he hit for 15 points which included a

3-pointer in each of the last three quarters. David Jones scored 8 points, but had an important 6 assists. George Scott scored six points, mainly on rebounds.

Dave Kaufmann, who was tagged with three personals due to his “assertive play”, scored his one basket in the fourth quarter from underneath for 2 points. Tommy Skvorc ran around a lot trying to get into position and Ricky Gorman limped around barking out plays that the large forwards couldn’t (or wouldn’t) hear.Sophomore Carm Infantino had a DJB-high (and season-high) 18 points, 7 assists and 10 rebounds. The G-Unit

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(Gino Palermo) was slow to start, but he got the two-handers going in the second quarter and never looked back. As long as there were P.O.I.T.S. on his back, Gino was scoring or drawing a foul. He completed the evening with an even dozen points, including two from the charity stripe (out of eight attempts).

Owner/sponsor/coach/ cheerleader Rob Neill, still hobbling after taking a puck to his foot three weeks ago, scored 9 points on the night including six in the Harrison-charged third quarter.

“The Motivator”, rookie Ian Harrison had a big second quarter scoring all of his six points on two baskets

sunk one of his two foul shots in the third quarter for 1 point.Handlebar Hanks’ P.O.I.T.S finishes at 14-2 while the DJBs limped to a 3-12-1 record.Submitted by:Joe SeliskeDJB Manager & NBA Statisticianjseliske@ cogeco.ca(905) 892-6022

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He was tagged for three personals, but made up for them by grabbing 15 rebounds. Old greybeard, Joe Seliske, once again the slowest player on the court, had limited success keeping Kuzyk, Michalko, Clutterbuck and Jones away from the basket. He hit on a nice 15-footer in the first quarter and took a nice pass from Ian in the third for his usual 4 points. Andrew Walker

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& Still time to register for house-league soccer Sports L

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It’s a sure sign that summer is almost here and it’s not too late to get in on the fun!

The start of the 2012 Pelham Soccer season

for house league begins Saturday May 26!

The players are divided among the following leagues and there is limited spaces still availble; Co-ed

House Leagues, which play only in Pelham on Saturday mornings for; Peanuts 3 & 4yrs, Timbits 5 & 6yrs, Pre- Squirt 7 & 8yrs, Squirt 9 & 10yrs.

The club, which services the Pelham community and more than 700 players each year, with high quality soccer programs recently changed their registration

process. Now, to ensure a streamlined process, the club has gone to fully online registration. There are still limited spaces available in the House

leagues for this season.

For on-line registration and further information visit www.pelhamsoccer. ca

The St. Catharine’s Cycling Club will host the 14th Annual Niagara Classic O-Cup Road Race, which takes place in the charming surrounding areas west of Fonthill during the Victoria Day Long Weekend on Sunday, May 20th. This historic race is one of the most popular on the Ontario Cycling Association’s (OCA) calendar with

over 400 riders regularly competing.

The 12.3 km narrow road circuit takes the riders through a windy and hilly venture through rural farmland and a picturesque landscape.

The main feature of the course is the steep hill climb of Saylor’s Hill that offers a magnificent view of the Niagara escarpment once at the top of the

hill. Saylor’s Hill serves as the finishing straight that, in the past, can make or break a racer’s hopes of tasting success. It is also the perfect setting for spectators to see the racers come up the hill as they battle for position as they cross the finish line.

Riders that are new to the sport of cycling are encouraged to register and race in the Sportif

Category. This is an entry level category that allows the average rider to experience our OCup Road Races without having to purchase a full licence. If you are not yet a licenced member of the OCA, we encourage you to join the St. Catharine’s Cycling Club (or your local OCA club), or visit www. ontariocycling.org to purchase a membership.

For OCA road racing veterans, this race takes place on a very challenging course that will test your skills and fitness. Some sections provide strong head winds and other parts of the course will produce solid cross winds. This race is preregistration only and closes on Thursday, May 17th at Midnight. If you are interested in racing

in the Niagara Classic, please visit the “Event Registration” section the OCA website.

The 14th Annual Niagara Classic is sure to be one of the more memorable O-Cup Road Races for the year, so get on your bikes to the racing event you won’t want to miss.

Cycling club brings race back to Pelham hills

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Landscape Design & Construction Interlocking Stone • Natural Stone Retaining Walls • Ponds & Water Features Mini Excavator & Bobcat Services Free Estimates

LANDSCAPING - Interlock Walkways, Gardens, Decks OFF SEASON - Renovations & Construction Jobs, Junk Removal

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• Commercial, Residential and Agricultural • Service and Installation • All Makes & Models

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR ONGOING • Mondays at 1 p.m. Come and join us to play euchre with the Seniors of Pelhlam at the Old Town Hall on Canboro Road. Tea and cookies after the cards.

• Mondays at 7 p.m. Sing Niagara Women’s A Cappella Chorus at Paroisse Immaculee Conception Church, 99 Garner St, St. Catharines. Call 905-3544745 or visit www.singniagara. com.

•Tuesdays 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

SPAN (Single Professional Association of Niagara) meets at Bailey’s 111 Highway 20 East Fonthill - for info: Janine 905-6884358 •Tuesdays 7:30 p.m. A Cappella Niagara Men’s Chorus invites singers for fun, fellowship, and fabulous 4-part harmony. Meets at St. John Ambulance, 5734 Glenholme Ave., Niagara Falls.

Info: Bob 892-2336 •Tuesdays 7 p.m. Tuesday Night Bingo, St. Ann’s Parish, 834 Canboro Rd., Fenwick.

Chance to win $100. Wheelchair accessible. Info 905-892-6123.

• Wednesdays - 1st & 3rd of the each month, at 2 p.m. Pelham Community Church Worship Service, 461 Canboro Rd, Fenwick.

•Thursdays (first Thursday of every month) 1:30 p.m. to p.m. SOS (Survivors of Stroke), a welcoming and caring environment to meet other survivors of stroke and caregivers and exchange and receive information in a friendly and social environment. Everyone is welcome. Info call Ann 905-8921621 • Fridays at 7:30 p.m. - Euchre at North Pelham Youth Hall, 1718 Maple St. $3 admission. Call Rose for info: 905-892-3408.

•Saturdays, 2 to 4:30 p.m.

Bingo at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 613 Fonthill, 141 Regional Road 20.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 • 7 p.m. Canadian Federation of University Women Welland and District Unit, May meeting at Plymouth Cordage Retirement Residents, 110 First St. Welland.

NOTE early start to accommodate guest speaker and AGM. Guest speaker is retired history teacher George Huber who will speak on the Life in Niagara After Columbus. All interested women are welcome to attend.

Friday, May 18, 2012 • 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. BBQ at Fonthill Branch of the Meridian Credit Union in support of the Rankin Cancer Run (being held Saturday, May 26).

Saturday, May 19, 2012 • 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. The Greater Wellandport Village Book, Bake, Plant and Yard Sale at the Wellandport Community Centre.

Rent space for $5 per table (indoors) or reserve free space outdoors. Info Anna 905-3866519 or Wilma 905-386-6388 • 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Friday

Lunch, Back by Popular Demand, Ribfest. Slowly cooked, marinated baby-back ribs served with sweet baked beans, broasted potatoes, dessert, tea or coffee. $9. Take out available.

Royal Canadian Legion, 141 Hwy 20 East, Fonthill.

• 4 to 7 p.m. Fish Fry, Fenwick Lions Hall, Centennial Park, Fenwick. Take out only.

Saturday, May 19, 2012 • 8 to 11:30 a.m. Pelham Horticultural Society Annual Plant, Lawn and Bake Sale at Royal Canadian Legion, Fonthill Branch, 141 Regional Road 20 E. Well-grown plants and delicious baked goods. Rain or shine.

LOST Family pet bunny. Last seen at noon on May 3, 2012 - corner of Cherrywood. White rex with brown and caramel markings.

Please call 905-892-8637

SERVICES Junk Removal We clean out basements, garages, appliances, any junk you want removed. FREE ESTIMATES 905-736-1525.

• 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Friday Lunch, Hearty Salisbury Steak Patties, lightly seasoned served with mashed potatoes, beef gravy, pease and carrots medley, dessert, tea or coffee. $9. Take out available. Royal Canadian Legion, 141 Hwy 20 East, Fonthill.

Sunday, May 27 through Saturday, June 2

• Randy C. Groundwater, Provincial Command Service Officer of the Royal Canadian Legion, will be visiting Niagara.

Veterans with questions or benefit needs can contact Rick Hatt, Branch 613 Service Officer, to reserve time for an interview with Randy. Call 905-892-6100 or hattrich@sympatico.ca

Rick A. Dilts, Mortan, Dilts & Toppari solicitors for the Estate Trustee with a Will of Mary Anne Glandfield

Wholesale nursery looking for full time Shipping Administrator. Responsibilities would include shipping co-ordination and order entry. Applicant must have computer skills, be willing to work as part of a team, and possess good organizational skills. Knowledge of nursery plants would be an asset. Must be willing to work longer hours during spring shipping season. Wages to commensurate with experience. Resumes can be emailed to jane@willowbrooknurseries.com or dropped off Monday to Friday 7:30a.m.-5:00p.m. at Willowbrook Nurseries Inc. 935 Victoria Ave., R. R. #4 Fenwick, On To the attention of Jane Broere

Saturday, May 26

Friday, May 25, 2012

In the Estate of MARY ANNE GLANDFIELD late of the City of Welland, who died on or about February 8, 2011: All claims against the estate of the late Mary Anne Glandfield shall be forwarded in writing to Morgan, Dilts & Toppari, 281 St. Paul Street, PO Box 216, St. Catharines, Ontario L2R 6S4 on or before June 20, 2012. Thereafter, the undrsigned will distribute the assets of the said estate having regard only to the claims then filed.

Dated at St. Catharines on May 16, 2012

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• 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Niagara Women’s Connection, a nondenominational Christian women’s club. This month features 2KoolFun! plus presentation on penguins and Margo Greening as special speaker. Coffee, tea and treats served, door prizes. Babysitting available. $7. Fonthill United Church, Hwy 20 and Canboro Rd. RSBP Janinne 905-8924918 or nwconnection2012@ gmail.com

• 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Recycle Your Electronics at Fonthill Lions Club, Hurricane Road. Drop off televisions, computers and monitors, audio and video players, copiers and fax machines, cell phones, answering machines and more to recycle unused and unwanted electronics. www. recycleyourelectronics.ca for more info.

• 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hope Furniture Bank and Kiwanis Club of Welland furniture and household items drop off at 125 Hagar Street, Welland (Primeway building, the old cottonmill). Tax Receipts offered.

OBITUARY

HELP WANTED

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

• 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Giant Yard, Plant and Bake Sale, First Presbyterian Church North Pelham, 602 Metler Road (at corner of Cream St.). BBQ Lunch beginning at 11 a.m. Something for everyone.

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(No phone calls please) We thank you for your application, however only those considered will be notified.

GARAGE SALE Worth your time to visit!

Sat. May 19 - start 8 a.m. to noon. Collectible, office supplies, 30 years of stuff.

No children’s toys. Rain date May 26. 240 Welland Rd. Fenwick.

MOVING SALE Fonthill. Saturday, May 19, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. 7 Townsend Circle. Tools, Tools, Tools.

Lots of hard cover books.

Household items.

CHILDCARE

Portable sawmill service.

I will come to your home or farm and custom mill your logs. Firewood & lumber also available. Call Rob Patterson, 905-401-4948, Email: riverwood@primus.ca Robert’s Painting I only paint & I do it well.

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Home Improvements. Custom bathrooms, plumbing, ceramic tile, hardwood, vinyl, laminate, flooring, drywall, painting, basement developments, carpentry, windows, doors, fences, decks, powerwashing. Quality workmanship/fair pricing. Call for a free estimate 905-708-9314, 905937-9314

Fonthill Daycare Opening. 3 spots - children ages 4 to 8.

Have ECE, E.A. Certificates, CPR & Police Check. Educational activities. Contact Jocelyn at 905-892-3140.

GOLF CAMP Golf camp for juniors at The Greens At Brock. Running all of July and August. Monday through Thursday. Call 905641-8088 to register.

FOR RENT Garage space, 5 bays, storage area, utilities included, located on Hwy 20 East, Fonthill. Phone 905-8923906 or 905-892-8429.

LESSONS Golf lessons. CGTF/USGTF Level IV Certified Master Teaching Professional. Private, semi-private Juniors, beginners, all levels. Call Doug 905-892-3140 or 905327-1492.

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McHenry, Mrs. Henrietta Ferries - Rita passed away at the Woodlands of Sunset, on Wednesday May 9, 2012, in her 90th year.

Beloved wife of the late David McHenry (2009) for 62 years.

Loving mother of David McHenry and wife Margriet of Fonthill and Robert McHenry and wife Carol of Wellandport and their families.

Survived by family in Scotland.

Rita worked with ICI Eddingham (amunitions plant), Dalbeattie from 1940 to 1945. She was then employed in a Glove Factory in Castle Douglas, Scotland, from 1946 to 1948, then immigrated to Canada on October 25, 1948. She and her husband David were in the business of chicken farming in Canada until 1970, when they sold the farm, they retired to look after their family and home. A service to celebrate Rita’s life was conducted in the chapel of the JAMES L. PEDLAR FUNERAL HOME, 1292 Pelham Street, Fonthill, on Friday May 11th at 8:00 pm. with visiting from 6:00 -8:00 pm. Cremation followed the service. Interment of cremated remains will take place on Thursday May 17, 2012 at 2:00 pm. at Pleasantview Memorial Gardens, Highway 20, Thorold. In Lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to a charity of your choice or to the Alzheimers Society. Online condolences may be forwarded through www.pedlarfuneralhome.ca

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OPEN HOUSE Join in the celebration of Floyd Robins’ 80th Birthday Sunday, June 3 from 2 to 4 p.m.

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New Cruise Holidays program keeps clients in touch Pam and Jim Overholt, owners of Cruise Holidays Niagara, a Cruise Holidays franchise, are part of a Cruise Holidays launch of new programs to meet travellers’ changing needs.

The Overholts were part of a weekend of cruise industry training and professional development at a conference hosted by Cruise Holidays headquarters from May 4 to 6. About 150 Cruise Holidays franchise owners

gathered at the conference with travel industry executives for the Cruise Holidays mid-year meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

At the meeting, Cruise Holidays unveiled a new technology program that will help Cruise Holidays travel consultants keep in touch with their clients after a trip is booked. While it is a program that relies heavily on technology, it is ultimately created to ensure the personal relationship

Correction

In a story about the Fenwick Firefighters’ Association annual garage sale (It’s that time of year again) published May 9 times for drop-offs were listed incorrectly.

Scheduled drop-offs of items for the sale are Monday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m.

Jeremy DeRoos, organizer of the event, can be contacted any time to arrange drop off or pick up of items at 905-892-6571.

The Voice regrets the error and apologizes for any misunderstanding it may have caused.

established between Cruise Holidays and the client is strengthened even further.

“It’s an email program that allows us to remind our clients about important trip planning milestones, such as when their final payment is due, to educate them about shore excursions they may be able to enjoy, and other important aspects of their trip,” say the Overholts.

“Data shows that travelers do much of their actual trip

research after they book it, and these communications will help clarify items they should do before they leave, or additional vacation activities they may want to consider,” added Pam Overholt.

Keeping in contact with their clients is something the Overholts have always done, maintaining a personal relationship with their travellers to ensure the trips go well. The new Cruise Holidays program

allows them to maintain that connection while ensuring the details of a trip aren’t forgotten.

The Overholts value the opportunity to network with other top Cruise Holidays owners, as well as industry experts from major cruise lines and travel companies. Plus, learning more about other Cruise Holidays programs that can benefit their clients, such as an international air planning service, as well

as a hotel booking service that provides competitive rates at thousands of hotels worldwide.

Pam and Jim Overholt have been part of Cruise Holidays since 1996 as franchise owners..

To tap into the Overholts’ cruise expertise, call Cruise Holidays Niagara at 905 892 7900, or go to www. niagara.cruiseholidays. com. or, visit Cruise Holidays Niagara at 1400 Pelham St., Fonthill.

In September of 2010 JoesephAlbanesepublished a web site featuring all 11 yearbooks from the old Thorold-Fonthill High School.

The site has proven to be quite popular and it still gets hits almost every day from around the world, he says, mostly from former staff and students of the school.

The school and its memories still mean a great deal to many people, explains Albanese, adding an integral part of the history of Thorold-Fonthill High School is the time capsule.

Recently, Albanese set out on a mission to find out more about the capsule, asking for any memories or documentation people may

have about the capsule.

The structure was built by the staff and students of the school in 1967 as a ‘Centennial Year’ project and a stainless-steel, argon gas-filled capsule was embedded inside the brick and concrete structure containing numerous artifacts from 1967. It was not to be opened until the year 2067.

Although the time capsule still rests on the front lawn of the Glynn A Green Public School (the current inhabitants of the building) on Pelham Street South in Fonthill, its original structure had obviously been altered since 1967 and a great deal of mystery existed regarding this fact, says Albanese.

Questions to be answered included why it was done, and by whom? Was it opened and another capsule placed inside (as was suggested by several sources). Further, why was there no readily available recorded documentation of the ‘event’ to be found?

The plot thickened with each passing day, says Albanese.

In the fall of 2011 the staff of the Glynn A Green Public School developed an idea to place a plaque on the Time Capsule, commemorating the building and all of its transformations.

Albanese was contacted by the school staff and asked to help alleviate some of the mystery surrounding the capsule before the plaque was created, which started him on his mission.

What followed was roughly six months of research by Albanese and several friends. Numerous visits were made to local newspaper offices and hundreds of ‘surprise’ phone calls were made to unsuspecting individuals all in an effort to solve the mystery.

Finally, in the spring of 2012 all the pieces of the puzzle came together.

A brief history of ThoroldFonthill High School and the time capsule can be found by visiting www. tfhsyearbooks.com and clicking in the ‘TFHS Time Capsule’ link located on the right side of the page.

Also included in the article are numerous pictures of the original Time Capsule opening ceremony and all the answers to the mystery surrounding its new look.

At the present time, there is talk of another face-lift for the time cCapsule. Please check www.tfhsyearbooks. com for updates.

Time capsule mystery answered

Fonthill Location Only While Quantities Last WED. MAY 16th, THURS. MAY 17th, FRI. MAY 18TH, SAT. MAY 19TH, SUN. MAY 20TH, CLOSED MON. MAY 21ST

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GUIDING GIFT

Meridian welcomes Cindy Harvey-Zanuttini PFP, Wealth Advisor I have over 26 years of experience in the financial services industry and access to the highest-quality products and financial planning tools. I am able to offer strong professional advice that can help you and your family achieve any financial goals you may have – whether this is purchasing a home, saving for your children’s education or retiring comfortably.

As your advisor, I will be happy to work with you to build a personalized financial plan that is tailored to you and your needs.

I look forward to talking to you about how Meridian can help you realize your goals.

905-892-2628 ext 8207 cindy.harvey@meridiancu.ca

MEMBERS of the Fonthill Lions and Lioness travelled to Oakville to the Lions Foundation of Canada to see their dog Keswick graduate. The $6,000 needed to purchase the dog was partially raised through Memorial Donations for former members Lion Gordon Klager and Lioness Irene Manuel. This dog was purchased jointly by the Fonthill Lions and Lioness, it the second dog funded by the Lions and the third for the Lioness. Members are proud to be able to make life better for a person who is visually impaired. The proud owner of Keswick is Colin Wilson (seated) of Hamilton. With Colin and Keswick are Lion John Mills, Lion Robert Yungblut, Lioness Linda Roach and Lioness Enid Gatcke The Canine Vision Canada Program has been enriching the lives of Canadians who are visually impaired since 1985. Just another way “WE SERVE” /Special to the Voice

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