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Celebrating the Village spirit Lifesaver launched

BY SARAH MURRELL VOICE Staff

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Most parents, at some time or another, will experience the feelings of terror and helplessness when their child is out of sight for just a few seconds.

As our population ages more and more caregivers are experiencing those same feelings when the adult in their care goes missing.

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BY SARAH MURRELL VOICE Staff This weekend the Village of Fenwick is holding a day-long celebration of its 160th anniversary.

The celebration is more than the celebration of a number, however. It’s the celebration of community, history and pride.

Some members of the 160th celebration committee spent Monday morning reminiscing over coffee and trying to put into words what it is about

Fenwick that instills such dedication and pride.

“We all grew up here, this is all we know,” said Rosemary Chambers, joined by husband Gary Chambers, George Alsop and Laverne Tritton.

“I’ve lived here all my life,” says Alsop, one of Fenwick’s most respected residents and a man who not only knows the village’s history, he lived it.

“We’re not talking about the good old days, people think that’s nuts,” said Alsop. “But it was a simpler

life.”

“We almost had everything right here,” he said on why Fenwick is so important to the people who live there. “There were two general stores where you could buy everything from rubber boots to prime steak. There were all the churches we needed, there was a school right here. There was a post office with a post master everyone looked up to. He was a government official, he was an important man See FLAGPOLE/page 10

BY SARAH MURRELL VOICE Staff The Town of Pelham has gotten a clean audit report on it’s financial statements from 2012.

Evan McDade, of Deloitte & Touche, presented the audit report to town council on May 21, offering the opinion that “the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the corporation of the Town of Pelham as at December 31, 2013.”

“It’s a very small opinion,” said McDade.

“But a lot of work goes into that opinion.”

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There were none, he noted.

He also pointed out there are no changes from the treasurer’s report to council on the 2012 surplus, presented in March.

That surplus, of $102,701, will be allocated to hte Welland Hospital Foundation ($20,000), the CIP reserve ($25,000) and the working reserve fund.

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Project Lifesaver to launch in Pelham and Welland first Continued from page 1 and other cognitive impairments will be found quickly and safely.

Project Lifesaver Niagara, in partnership with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS), is now available in Welland and Pelham.

Project Lifesaver is a non-profit international organization that assists caregivers and families with loved ones that have tendencies to wander due to Alzheimer’s, Autism, acquired brain injury, Down ’s syndrome or other forms of cognitive impairment.

Participants of the Project Lifesaver program are equipped with a oneounce wrist transmitter

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that emits a radio tracking signal on a unique frequency every second.

The signal can be detected by way of an FM receiver from an approximate distance of 2.2 kilometers.

When a participant of Project Lifesaver is reported missing the NRPS Emergency Task Unit (ETU), specially trained in the Project Lifesaver tracking equipment, will immediately begin searching for the person.

In all training exercises, when the “missing” person had been gone for an hour, it took officers approximately 30 minutes to find the transmitter.

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The system, he said, provides comfort to loved ones who know even if someone goes missing they will likely be found safe and in a short period of time.

Stranges explained the process began about three or four years ago when the Welland Accessibility Committee first learned of Project Lifesaver. Since then, the committee has worked to partner with the City of Welland and the Town of Pelham for funding and with the NRPS. Pelham’s Mayor’s Gala funded the program with $2,000 last year.

Police Chief Jeffrey McGuire said the NRPS is taking steps to protect the vulnerable in our society and he is very proud the NRPS is part of the program.

Superintendent Cliff Sexton said he recognized immediately the program would be successful, noting it recognizes the po-

NRPS OFFICERS trained in the Project Lifesaver search Constables Blair Palmer (left) and Todd Arsenault, demonstrated the equipment when the program was launched by Project Lifesaver vice chair Saro Stranges and chair Laura Pisani.

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“We need to form partnerships,” he said. “Sometimes members of the community have to do the heavy lifting.”

Officers Blair Palmer and Todd Arsenault, members of the NRPS ETU, provided a demonstration of how the radio transmitter works to locate the bracelet, and therefore the missing person, ex-

plaining the antenna can be adjusted to narrow the search as police get closer to the missing person, adding it is not hindered by cars or water.

“This is a lifesaver,” said Arsenault, noting Project Lifesaver helps police cut the time people are missing significantly.

There is a cost to participate in Project Lifesaver which includes the brace-

let, battery tester and monthly meetings with Project Lifesaver volunteers.

The program is currently only available in Pelham and Welland, although Stranges said he expects it won’t be long before it is available Region-wide.

For more information, visit www.projectlifesaverniagara.ca or call 905735-0081 ext. 214.

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Councillors discuss Region’s public smoking ban bylaw

BY SARAH MURRELL VOICE Staff In an effort to protect Niagara’s vulnerable residents from second-hand smoke, the Region’s Public Health Department is currently looking at a bylaw that would limit smoking in all parks and playgrounds.

Maria Brigantino, Manager, and Gillian McDonald, Health Promoter, with Public Health Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, spoke to Pelham Council on May 21 to outline their proposed bylaw and discuss the next steps.

Brigantino said the bylaw is important because it will protect vulnerable citizens, especially children, from second-hand smoke but it will also promote positive role models for children and creates a supportive environment

for those striving to quit smoking.

A Regional approach to a smoking ban in public places will reduce the patchwork of municipal smoking bylaws and make it clear where smoking is, and is not, allowed.

McDonald noted there are existing bylaws in some of the 12 Regional municipalities but they all vary and all vary from the Ontario smoke free bylaw.

The Public Health Department’s ban on smoking would include parks, playgrounds, sports fields, bus shelters, beaches, splash pads and trails.

Regional Council has endorsed the report and recommendations from the Public Health Department, said McDonald, but stressed the ban would not include sidewalks, roads or right of ways.

A public consultation was part of the report,

said McDonald, noting 88 per cent of residents support a bylaw restricting smoking in outdoor public settings. In Pelham, the support is even higher, she said, at 90 per cent.

Brigantino noted education will be a key component of the new bylaw, if enacted, adding most people are compliant with a smoking ban and it is usually socially enforced.

Where enforcement is needed, she said, the first year would consist of warnings and education before fines are levied.

The fines, she added, are consistent with Ontario’s fines for smoking in a banned area – $250 with court fees bringing it to $305.

Brigantino noted the next steps are to continue consultations and get input and feedback from individual municipalities, adding they are not asking for formal support of

the bylaw yet.

When it does go before Regional Council, she added, the bylaw will require a triple majority to pass – a majority of councillors voting in favour; a majority of municipalities in favour with a majority of the regional population represented.

Councillor John Durley pointed out smoking cigarettes is still legal and wondered about enacting a bylaw that bans something residents are legally allowed to do.

Brigantino said the places listed in the bylaw where smoking will be banned is mostly about protecting children from second-hand smoke and there are still outdoor areas where smoking is permitted.

She also pointed out the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority and Niagara Parks would not be part of the bylaw, adding

they have the information and would need to enact their own bylaw.

In response to questions from some councillors and the Mayor, Brigan-

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Papp offers to take over mayoral job How council chooses a deputy mayor, or mayors, will be left up to council members at each new term.

That was the decision of this group of councillors, made after the policy to select a deputy mayor at each term of council was rescinded.

The policy, part of a policy review of all council-related policies, was rescinded because the selection of

a deputy mayor is covered by both the Municipal Act and the town’s procedural bylaw, so it was redundant, and because it hasn’t been followed in recent years.

Currently all members of council are given a turn at being the deputy mayor, filling in for the mayor when he is unavailable. Some council members, however, do not feel comfortable in that role, said Clerk

Nancy Bozzato, leading her to suggest each council decide for themselves how to choose the deputy mayor for their term.

“I’d be happy to take it over,” quipped Councillor Peter Papp.

By rescinding the bylaw council does not eliminate the position, as it is covered by procedural bylaw.

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Kudos to new program and defense for Bessie A knock on my dad’s front door one afternoon this past winter revealed a Niagara Regional Police Officer on the front porch. He was looking for my mother.

“Is Barbara here?” he asked.

My poor father nearly had a heart attack – since my mother was in the hospital, or at least that’s where she was supposed to be.

Turns out she had wandered out of the hospital when the nursing staff were busy with other patients. The officer looked in the first logical place, considering common sense would tell us my mom was heading home.

Unfortunately, mom hadn’t yet had time to walk from the St. Catharines General to Thorold – and my dad had the scare of his life.

Fortunately a nurse on her way to work noticed the gown under my mom’s coat and stopped to take her back to hospital, just as I was arriving.

My mother, now living

in a long-term care facility, was prone to wandering away from home, and hospitals, in search of the home in her mind. The home her dementia was telling her was not the home she’d shared with my dad for 30 years.

I don’t need to tell you how stressful this time was for us as a family, especially my father.

A quick trip to the bathroom for him would sometimes result in a dash for her – to be found at the neighbour’s door, late at night, middle of winter, no coat or shoes.

On other occasions she was found walking across town, to her childhood home.

That stress, thankfully, is gone.

For many caregivers, it’s a very real and very difficult part of daily life.

Now, however, there is a solution that not only identifies your loved one if they happen to wander off, it helps police locate them in minutes.

Project Lifesaver Niagara was launched last week

for Pelham and Welland.

At the launch I kept thinking of my mom and how comforting it would have been to have this system in place for her. That officer would have known exactly where mom was and my dad wouldn’t have been subject to that worry.

I also kept thinking of Brian Kidd and how a radio transmitter on his arm may have allowed officers to find him alive, and if not alive at least before weeks of worry had plagued his family.

And it did occur to me that this group of people are volunteers and they’ve been working for years to bring this program to Niagara.

I’m impressed by their passion and perseverance and grateful for their dedication to this program.

I know many families will be comforted knowing a tiny bracelet, emitting a tiny beep, can ensure their loved ones don’t stay missing if they happen to wander off.

And to take it in a completely different direction, I want to take a moment here to defend Bessie.

Bessie, of course, is the Fenwick Lions bovine featured in the highlight of the annual Lions Carnival – the Cow Plop Lottery.

Recently, Bessie’s good name was besmirched by a local author and columnist who is, and I quote, “vehemently opposed any festival featuring poop.”

This author goes on to explain his columns were once the lottery playing card to a flock of ducks and he feels a little haunted by the experience.

I notice this humourist took some cheap shots at our local event but did not take the time to find out why we enjoy the Cow Plop Lottery.

Well, I’m just theorizing here, but I would bet it has something to do with the uniqueness of the event. Where else can you buy a ticket on where a cow will do number two?

It’s funny, it draws on our instinct to laugh at potty humour (yes it is instinct,

I have two boys, I know these things!).

I believe it also gives a nod to our agricultural heritage. To the days when life depended on horses and cattle. To a time when Fenwick’s rail station routinely loaded or unloaded cattle in the village.

Remember a couple of weeks ago when I wrote about small town charm and unique character. This is exactly what I meant.

And at least the Fenwick Lions have never used my columns to mark Bessie’s pasture. At least not yet anyway.

Sarah Murrell MY VOICE

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A sheepish thanks A Lion and bovine thank you We would like to thank the hard working Lions of Fenwick and Mr. Micheal Biancaniello of RedBoss Pyrotechnics for putting on a fabulous weekend of entertainment and a stunning fireworks display.

Thank you for their thoughtful consideration of the sheep farm neighbours. RedBoss made a huge effort to make sure firework debris did not

fall on grazing pasture and the Lions Club set up parking signs so we could remove our horses prior to the big show.

Mike and Jocelyn Angus Thirty Sheep Farm

The Fabulous Fenwick Lions would like to thank the community of Pelham and, in particular, our neighbours around Centennial Park for their continued support and patience during our Carnival.

The Carnival weekend not only acts as a community catalyst and a source of entertainment, it also acts as a fundraiser for various Lions community activities.

Thanks to the efforts of the walkers, their canine friends and our sponsors we were able to raise almost $3,500 dollars in support of the Purina Walk for Dog Guides, an arm of Lions Foundation of Canada that supplies service dogs for persons with physical challenges.

Our Cow Plop Lottery was also quite successful, raising over $500 dollars perhaps thanks in part to William Thomas’s column in the Tribune. Winners in the Cow Plop Lottery are: $500 – Bev Lovejoy of Fonthill; $50 winners are: Diane Cumming of Silverdale (2 prizes), Ray Karda of Fenwick, Sharon Culig of R R #1 Welland, McMann’s of Frost Rd., Joan Ballantyne of Fenwick, Maxine Gaylor of Fonthill, Jackie Smith of Fenwick, John Burger of Fenwick, and Ana McKnight of Welland. Congratulations to all.

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Celebrate Village of Fenwick’s 160th anniversary on June 1

BY DAVE AUGUSTYN Mayor of Pelham

On August 6, 1978, Mrs. Edna Elliott, former head librarian in Fenwick, wrote about the Village of Fenwick’s origins: “On April 1 in the year 1953, the little community of Canboro Road known as Diffins’ Corners officially became known as Fenwick when the first post office was opened by pioneer Leonard Haney.“… According to the most probable records, the name was chosen because it was the birthplace of Dr. John Fraser, who was Reeve of Pelham Township from 1850 to 1856 and was the first Warden of Welland County.”

This year, therefore,

commemorates the 160th Anniversary of the Founding of the Village of Fenwick. A very dedicated and hard-working volunteer committee have met and planned over the last number of months to celebrate the Village’s heritage.

Why 160 years? As part of the wonderful 150th anniversary celebration of Fenwick in 2003, the organizing committee collected funds to improve and refurbish the Fenwick Flagpole at Canboro Road and Maple Street. With the Town revitalizing Fenwick’s Downtown area this year – helping to make it more pedestrian friendly, reconstructing the road, burying the hydro lines – we have also used these funds to refurbish and extend the historic flagpole,

and install rigging and lighting.

Further, at the suggestion of the community and the heritage committee, Council officially designated the Fenwick Flagpole as a significant heritage structure on May 21 – the first flagpole so designated in Ontario!

So, on Saturday, June 1 from 10 a.m to 11 p.m., the organizing committee invites all to “Celebrate our Heritage” and “Come Home Again to Fenwick.”

Events at the Flagpole include an unveiling of the Heritage Plaque and a formal Flag Raising at 10 a.m., a War Bird Fly Over and Downtown Beautification sod turning at 11 a.m., and a formal Flagpole lighting and fireworks at dusk. (You can also purchase commemorative, engraved bricks, to be installed

around the Flagpole during the reconstruction.)

The municipal parking lot will house the “Big Tent” with live music and a street dance from 11 a.m. until 11 p.m. All along Canboro Road, activities will include classic cars and antique power displays, live bands and street entertainers, children’s activities, buskers and venders, a Victorian Tea room, period demonstrations, the model railroad display, and museum.

(To facilitate these lively activities, Canboro from Cherry Ridge to Church and Maple from Sandra to the Flagpole will be closed to vehicles.)

The event will also include carriage Heritage Tours of 30 sites from noon to 5 p.m.

Finally, many historic buildings

Public input for Ward boundary review In April council gave the okay to Town Clerk Nancy Bozzato to undertake a ward boundary review.

As part of that review the Town is holding two public open houses to discuss the options for realignment of the current wards or to increase the number of wards in the town.

The last ward boundary review was in 1978 when minor adjustments were approved by the Ontario Municipal Board. Since then, Pelham has experienced growth that has created some inequalities in

populations between wards.

Expected development in East Fonthill, which is ward 3, as well as in other areas of the town, will only serve to exacerbate those inequalities. Some of this growth is expected to occur during Council’s 2014-2018 term.

Watson & Associates, Economists Ltd. are completing the review, at a cost of $20,453.

The firm will be considering effective and equitable representation, preserving communities of interest, natural physical features, areas of growth or decline, and population

trends.

If changes to the present ward boundaries are approved

by Council, a by-law would be passed that would enact the new boundaries to come into force on the day the new council is organized, provided that the by-law is passed and any appeals to the OMB are settled prior to January of the election year.

If any changes are made, the fall 2014 election would be carried out under the new boundaries, although they would not be officially enacted until the new council is sworn in.

The public open houses are scheduled for Wednesday, June 5 at 7 p.m. at Fire Station #2 in Fenwick and Thursday, June 6 at 7 p.m. at Fire Station #1 in Fonthill.

Comments may also be made through the town’s website, www.pelham.ca, using the ward boundary review link or in writing to the clerk, Nancy Bozzato.

and homes both in the Downtown area and across the Town are displaying commemorative bunting and bows to celebrate “160 Years of Pioneer Spirit.”

Please join us for 160th Anniversary of the Village of

Fenwick this Saturday!

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

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Policy review exercise not very productive for councillor

BY SARAH MURRELL VOICE Staff A string of policy reviews that have council giving the nod to each review, without discussion, has one councillor thinking not much is getting done.

Councillor Gary Accursi suggested staff provide specific suggestions on what is wrong with each policy and give council an opportunity to debate the need for the change.

All we’re doing is receiving a report and okaying that the policy needs to be amended, said Accursi, suggesting there should be a more productive type of discussion.

Mayor Dave Augustyn responded

that council has the opportunity for more productive discussion as any of the reports is brought forward on the agenda, noting the previous report (on a private members’ bill regarding aggregate recycling) was given approval without any council discussion.

Augustyn pointed out council could have suggested what they would like to see in an aggregate recycling bill, then asked if that’s the type of direction staff is looking for.

CAO Darren Ottaway said it was, adding if a policy is more complex it will include staff’s recommendations while a simple renumbering of the policy to fit with the new indexing system will have less information in it.

Ottaway also noted the policy review

process began with council policies because they are less complex.

“There’s nothing wrong, and a whole lot right with plucking low-hanging fruit,” commented Councillor Richard Rybiak, adding taking care of policies that need only housekeeping is a good place to start.

“I am looking forward to the meatier stuff,” said Rybiak.

“The meatier stuff is yet to come,” answered Ottaway.

After the discussion, Accursi offered his suggestions on the specific policy being addressed, the appointment of council members to various boards and committees.

That appointment, said Accursi, should include interest and qualifica-

tions on the part of the council member.

Rybiak noted councillors are not elected because they are engineers, but because of their character and judgement, suggesting asking for qualifications for board appointments is unnecessary.

Augustyn added orientation or training, to bring council members up to speed on specific boards, could be part of the policy, rather than looking for existing qualifications that no council member might possess.

Ottaway assured council the discussion would form part of the policy review and rewrite, which will come back to council before being finalized.

Pelham council unhappy with Regional water review

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wastewater services and rates is ignored. The consultant also ignores the financial position of municipalities by creating his own opinions on when infrastructure needs to be replaced and at what cost.

Pupo also notes Pelham residents will be the big losers if a one-tier water system is introduced.

“We have concerns with 90 per cent of the report,” said Pupo of municipal staff recently

presented with the report, adding the consultant clearly favoured the one-tier system from the beginning.

Councillor John Durley, noting that something has not been heard, suggested a committee be formed that includes representation from all municipalities.

After several questions

by Mayor Dave Augustyn to Pupo, it was established that the task force includes only political

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representation, no qualified staff, and that representation does not cover all 12 municipalities.

Durley noted his intention is to get the information that has been missed at the table, and reiterated his motion to create a committee of staff from all 12 communities.

Councillor Peter Papp pointed out the Region has not yet established if they have the legal authority to change the water system.

The region should put the study aside, restructure the task force and re-examine the raison d’etre for the study, said Papp.

Council voted in favour of Durley’s suggestion and agreed to send the Pelham resolution to all area municipalties as well as the Region’s Public Works committee and Regional council.

!FTERNOON 4EA Celebrate Fenwick’s

160th Anniversary at

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Historical Memorabilia to Early Women Display

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A Regional task force formed to look at the possibility of creating a single-tier water and wastewater system has missed the mark, says Pelham’s treasurer Cari Pupo.

In a report to council

on May 21, Pupo points out the consultant completing the water and wastewater study has ignored information from individual municipalities and created their own opinion on PSAPs. By not looking at individual municipal information, Cupo explained in her report, the fact that Pelham has exceptional water and

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everyone loves a parade THE FENWICK LIONS annual carnival weekend kicked off Friday with a parade, featuring local groups, like the Pelham Panthers hockey players (top, right), numerous bands and, of course, the E.L. Crossley Marching Band (top).

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Board Member Recruitment Posting Pelham Cares Inc. is a non-profit charitable organization that has been providing programs and services for 30 years to Pelham residents in need. Services are provided by caring volunteers and staff and include: a medical transportation program, as well as food assistance and youth recreation subsidies for low-income families/individuals.

The Board of Pelham Cares Inc. has three vacancies for volunteer Directors and is seeking dynamic individuals with specific skills and job related experience. Ideal candidates should have a strong desire to help promote the vision of our organization and possess relevant knowledge of Pelham and area. If you have a positive attitude; a demonstrated record of working well with a board, community groups and staff, and possess the skills in any of the areas listed below, we ask you to submit your resume for consideration.

Marketing Skills – Knowledge and experience in the field of public relations, media or a related discipline, excellent written and verbal communication skills, proven journalism skills, experience in photography and social media tools.

Social Services/Health – Background in the area of social services and/or health related discipline. Knowledge of issues affecting persons living in poverty, as well as seniors.

Fundraising/Community Development – Knowledge and experience in grant writing, donor and funding research. Experience in: fundraising, presenting information clearly and succinctly, and liaising effectively with a range of people at all levels. Excellent written and oral communication skills, and good interpersonal skills.

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1ST ANNUAL DOG WALK THE FENWICK LIONS ended their weekend carnival with their first annual Purina Walk for Dog Guides. The walk, which saw dogs of all sizes, breeds and ages, walk through Fenwick neighbourhoods, raised more than $3,500. Lion president Fred Disher (centre) cut the ribbon to begin the walk and a tradition that will help the organization continue to support Dog Guides. Eight-week old Pepper (below) took a short rest with Terra Danecker before tackling the walk.

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Fair Trade event this Thursday Do you like to know the origin of the products you buy? Are you willing to spend a little more on a product if you know for certain that it was made or grown in an environment that provides dignity and a fair wage to workers?

If you answered yes to both of these questions, then you are likely a supporter of Fair Trade.

If you would like to learn more about fair trade or would like the opportunity to browse and purchase

fair trade products, then you will be interested in an upcoming event at Notre Dame College School in Welland.

On Thursday May 30, Notre Dame College School’s Fair Trade Club is hosting a “Fair Trade Fair” in the front foyer from 10-4 (this is the entrance beside Dillon Hall at 64 Smith St). Representatives from different fair trade organizations such as Ten Thousand Villages, Jolica Inc., and NationWares

will be present to share information about fair trade and sell their products.

This sale is open to the public. Please come out and support fair trade in our community!

The club has also created a map listing all of the places shoppers can find fair trade products in Welland and Pelham. Students are asking if anyone knows of a location for fair trade products that is not listed

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HANNAH Zamora, a Notre Dame student and Fonthill resident, displays the map her school’s Fair Trade club created to highlight where fair trade products can be purchased. /Special to the Voice

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Flagpole first in province to be designated historical site Continued from page 1 in the village.”

Gary Chambers added there was also a train station, with a station master who was equally respected, and it was Alsop’s father.

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George’s dad and buy passage to England,” said Gary, explaining the train service in Fenwick not only brought in and carried out the needs of the village, it also connected to other transportation routes that allowed Fenwickians

to travel the world on a single ticket purchased in Fenwick.

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“It’s hard to explain,” said Rosemary on the community spirit in Fenwick.

“It was so nice to go down the street and talk to people. It was respect, it was community. I don’t know how to explain it.”

It’s a feeling they hope to bring back on June 1.

“We’re just taking them back 160 years for a day,” says George.

The celebration of the 160th is a culmination of several factors. The 150th Anniversary celebration generated income that was to be used to upgrade the flagpole; the town was beginning to talk about beautification; and it had been 10 years – a perfect time to mark the start of beautification and finally make improvements to the flagpole.

“We tried to focus on what we think is important,” said Tritton. “We kind of had to prove it.”

Tritton, who remembers watching the celebration at the flagpole when soldiers came home from war in 1947, was referring to the fact the committee waited 10 years to spend the money they raised on the flagpole and original beautification talks mentioned moving the flagpole.

On Saturday the flagpole will be designated as a

ROSEMARY and Gary Chambers, dressed for Fenwick’s 150th Anniversary 10 years ago. /Voice File Photo heritage site during the official ceremonies, and will be the first flagpole in Ontario to receive a heritage designation.

“It’s what we are really celebrating, over and above the anniversary of the village,” said Rosemary, noting the flagpole is historically significant.

To mark the designation and focus the celebration on the flagpole the opening ceremonies will celebrate the history of the village.

Events begin at 10 a.m. with the formal flag raising and a 21 gun cannonade followed by a heritage war plane flyover at 11

a.m. – signifying the 11th hour, sod turning for the beautification process and a giant cake cutting.

The opening ceremonies will begin when a piper leads veterans and guests to the flagpole, to honour the flagpole’s role in welcoming home soldiers from both world wars.

Events take place all day and include museum, heritage tours, music, children’s activities, buskers, automotive and antique power display, model railroad open house, tea room, and food vendors.

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Shaw Festival Theatre looking for Niagara’s best crooner Can you croon a song like Sinatra?

Sing out a sultry tune like Billie Holiday? The Shaw Festival is celebrating the opening of Guys and Dolls, this year’s musical, with Luck Be a Crooner Tonight: unleash your inner guy or doll – a contest to find the next great crooner. The renowned repertory theatre company is inviting amateur singers over the age of 13 to upload a oneminute or less to Vimeo or YouTube of themselves singing Luck Be a Lady Tonight from “greatest of all American musicals” Guys and Dolls. The submission must be a solo, unaccompanied a capella performance and created without professional assistance. The contest is open to residents of Ontario; limit of one (1) entry per person and

per email address.

Contestants have one minute or less to wow a panel of four (4) esteemed judges, all musical professionals: The Shaw’s Music Director Paul Sportelli, Jazz FM’s Heather Bambrick, and Sarah Slean and Royal Wood, internationally renowned artists with Yamaha Canada Music Ltd. The winner will receive the following prize package: two (2) Platinum tickets to a performance of Guys and Dolls at the Shaw Festival Theatre in Niagara-on-the-Lake during the 2013 season; the new Broadway Cast Recording of Guys and Dolls (CD) Shaw Festival swag bag from The Shawp; an opportunity to meet the cast of Guys and Dolls; hotel accommodation (one

room, based on double occupancy, including breakfast) for one (1) night in Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON at a one of three Vintage Hotels; and a Yamaha Audio System (TSX-112).

The total approximate retail value of the Grand Prize is $1,004.

Contestants must upload a video of them singing Luck Be a Lady Tonight and post it on the Shaw Festival Facebook page (www.facebook.com/shawfestival). Open to Ontario residents only. For complete eligibility requirements and full contest rules, visit www. facebook.com/shawfestival and click on the Shaw Festival contest tab.

The contest closes June 14, 2013 and the winner will be announced in early July 2013

The Shaw’s 2013 season runs until November 3 and continues the theatrical conversation with a potent and diverse playbill that is entertaining, challenging, surprising and unique, featuring Our Betters, Lady Windermere’s Fan, Enchanted April, Major Barbara, Faith Healer, Peace in Our Time: A Comedy, The Light in the Piazza, Trifles and Arcadia.

For tickets or info about The Shaw, visit: www.shawfest.com.

The Luck Be a Crooner Tonight: unleash your inner guy or doll contest is sponsored by Jazz.FM91 and generously supported by Yamaha Canada Music Ltd. and Vintage Hotels.

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Mayor’s gala raises more than $22,000 for local causes The annual Mayor’s Gala was held at Lookout Pointe Country Club on Saturday, May 25.

The more than 200 participants of the soldout Gala enjoyed the James-Bond-themed event that included fun casino gaming (a la “Casino Royale”) and a drama troupe called Mysteriously Yours which

hosted a retirement party for 007.

Because of the generosity of sponsors, donors, participants, and volunteers, the 5th Annual Mayor’s Gala raised more than $22,000.

With the Town of Pelham matching donations to the Isaac Riehl Skate Park Fund dollar-for-dollar, it is a sure bet that the

$10,110 of Gala proceeds directed to the fund will quickly double!

The $4,000 devoted to the Niagara Centre Skating Club will support the installation of much-needed safety equipment to assist with the development and enhancement of skaters of all ages, abilities, interests and ambitions.

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SPORTS

This week in Pelham Minor Baseball Association action The Pelham Minor Baseball Lafarge Green Jays Mosquito team began the 2013 campaign with a convincing victory over Pharmasave. Lafarge had multiple hit games by every player in the line up and cruised to an 18 – 2 win. The Green Jays got 4 hits from Davyn LaFleur, Grayson Van Geest, Cole Slingerland and Brock Morden. Conner Eller, Drew McArthur, Chris Frado and Daniel Van Alstine all had 3 hits apiece while Cooper Eller and William Hamilton chipped in with two hits each.

The Green Jays couldn’t keep the hot bats going into the next game and fell to Mossimo’s 9 – 4. LaFarge had two hit performances from Chris Frado, Drew McArthur, Brock Morden, Davyn LafLeur, William Hamilton and Cole Slingerland but couldn’t close the gap that Mossimo’s had built in the first inning.

The Rookie Ball Future Stars are off to a great start, with a 7-3 win against the Pelham Giant

Tiger team. Despite the cold weather, everyone pitched in and contributed. Owen Nicholls made back to back outs at first base, and Lucas Slingerland also showed off his first base prowess with an unassisted out. Brendan Veenstra`s double and singles from Matthew Kleinsmith, Ethan Wells, Ryan Jensen and Dylan Scott combined with some good base running to score runs.

Simon Killeen reliably hit the ball and was tenacious in his

base running. Alex Rubino socked a pitch over second base to advance the runner who would eventually score. Julian Rubino, Kristen Wells and Danny Langelaan played their fielding positions very well to hold back the Tigers` offense.

The Star Tile Midget team exploded out of the gates in their first game, with a 15-2 win over St. Catharines at Harold Black Park. Matt Jones pitched 3 shutout innings, and added two doubles at bat.

Zach Otto, Andrew Gemmel, Davis Horrocks and Michael Tyler also added doubles, and Braedon Bachur and Eric Deba scored 2 runs each.

The Five By Five Design Studio Bantam team opened strongly with an 11-2 win over Welland, with Scott Hooper pitching 4 strong innings in a rain-shortened game.

On Wednesday May 22nd, the Miller Restoration Pee-wee Panthers Rep team won their season opener 16-7 over the

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Week 6 I have received some great feedback on my “Picture Primer� tips, so thank you! I am finding that many of you who are reading these are either amatuer/hobbyist photographers or you’re an everyday non-photographer using a point-andshoot camera, looking to improve your day-to-day photography.

One of the questions that I get asked most often is “What DSLR should I buy?�, and in today’s marketplace, that question couldn’t be more confusing. Am I right? With so many brands, lenses, flashes, accessories, and so on, it’s not easy to figure out exactly what you’d need and what the “right� price is.

DSLR stands for a “Digital Single Lens Reflex� camera, and these are the cameras that professionals and amature photogrphers use that allow you to interchange lenses. It’s the “next step� when looking to improve the quality of your photography.

I personally recommend sticking with one of two brands - Nikon or Canon. These are the two brands of cameras that most professional photographers use, and they are most widely available.

They have great names behind them and both produce great quality images.

The “base model� camera from each brand is the Nikon D3200 and the Canon Rebel T3i. Each can be purchased for under $600, depending on sales and availability. I would start with one of these two camera bodies - they will last you a number of years as you get used to using a DSLR. Keep in mind that these are camera bodies only. I always recommend purchasing the camera body separate from the lens, because the lenses that are normally included with camera bodies in most retail stores are not very good quality. You’ll end up replacing them quickly.

Next week, I’ll be discussing which starter lenses to purchase with your new DSLR. Happy shooting!

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Community Events ONGOING • Mondays at 7 p.m.

Sing Niagara Women’s A Cappella Chorus at Paroisse Immaculee Conception Church, 99 Garner St, St. Catharines.

Call 905-892-1640 or visit www.singniagara.com.

• Tuesday 7:00 p.m.

Bingo Night at St. Ann’s Church, 834 Canboro Rd, Fenwick Wheelchair accessible.

• Tuesdays 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

SPAN (Single Professional Association of Niagara) is a social club since 1982 for mature singles who meet and mingle at BaileyObrady’s,111 Hwy 20, Fonthill, every Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Offers members a monthly calendar of social activities.

Further information, call Lynie @905-788-0359 • Tuesdays 7:30 p.m. A Cappella Niagara Men’s Chorus Meets at St. John a.m.bulance, 5734 Glenholme Ave., Niagara Falls. Info: Bob 892-2336 • Fourth Tuesday of the month, at 11 a.m. Maple Acre Library Book Club.

Jessica Stewart leads this lunch hour discussion. $10.00 includes sub lunch and drink. Please register the month ahead in order to pick up your book.

• Alternate Wednesdays.

1:00-3:00 p.m.. Drop-in Bridge at Pelham Library.

Ask for Schedule at front desk.

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

• Wednesday - last Wednesday each month.

Euchre Night at North Pelham Youth Hall, 1718 Maple St. $3 admission.

Call Rose for info: 905-8923408.

• Thursdays, 6-8 p.m.

Free Art2 Workshops, Teens and Adults welcome to drop in. The Happy Place Studio, 1433 Pelham St. Fonthill.

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1:30 p.m. to p.m. SOS (Survivors of Stroke) Everyone is welcome. Info call Ann 905-892-1621 • Thursdays (first Thursday of every month) 4:00-7:00 p.m. Pasta Night, St. Alexander Church, Fonthill. $10 adults, $5 child age 4-12. All you can eat. $9 for take out. Penne, meatballs, sausage, bean medley, garlic bread, salad, desserts, coffee, tea. Wine and Beer also available.

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Knit Wits - Knitting Club.

Work on your present project while spending time with other knitters. All levels are welcome. Crocheters welcome. Knitting tips will be shared at each session.

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Drop in at the Fonthill Library.

• Fridays at 7:30 p.m.

Euchre at North Pelham Youth Hall, 1718 Maple St. $3 admission. Call Rose for info: 905-892-3408.

• Fridays from 1:00 to 3:00 Knit Wits at Fonthill Library for knitters and crocheters. Drop in. $4 includes refreshments, * Fridays, First and Third Friday of the Month, 7 p.m.

Social Dances at Club Heidgelberg. Admission $10. Cash bar.

• Saturdays, 2-4:30 p.m. Bingo at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 613 Fonthill, 141 Regional Road 20.

UPCOMING Thursday, May 30 • 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Fair Trade Fair at Notre Dame College School, 64 Smith St., Welland.

Representatives from fair trade organizations will be on hand to discuss fair trade products and sell their products. Open to the public.

• 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. Pelham Farmers’ Market Kids Can Grow. Kids will receive a

seed and all they need to grow it over the season to be brought back to market in the fall.

Saturday, June 1 • 10 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Village of Fenwick’s 160th Anniversary. Music, vendors, displays, heritage tours, children’s activities, food - all day. Opening Ceremonies, 11 a.m. at the Flagpole.

• Noon - 5 p.m. Maple Acre Branch of the Pelham Public Library will be open to celebrate with Fenwick.

Regular service as well as crafts for children.

• 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Afternoon Tea at Fenwick United Church.

Celebrating Fenwick’s 160th Anniversary.

Historical displays.

Saturday, June 1 and Sunday, June 2 • 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Village Artists Studio and Garden Tour and collection for Pelham Cares Food Bank.

Free, self-guided tour.

Maps available at Pelham Library and Nature’s Corner bakery.

• 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Charity Barbecue at Paul’s Garden Centre, 103 Shaw St., Welland to benefit Salvation Army Send a Kid to Camp.

Monday, June 3 • 7: 30 p.m. The Write Stuff at Pelham Public Library, Fonthill Branch.

Three writers, three short stories and three judges for one prize, the opportunity to open for New York Times Best-Selling author Kelley Armstrong. Adults $3, students $1. Register ahead. Copies of the chapter book with all three stories will be available.

Tuesday, June 4 • 7 p.m. Birds of Panama with author and birder John Black at Pelham Public Library Fonthill Branch.

Black travelled to Panama searching for the Sapayoa, an unusual bird, and went where tourists seldom go.

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• 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. WIN (Widows Information Network) pot luck supper in the Cafe at FAith Tabernacle (Fitch and Pelham Sts., Welland). No charge.

Wednesday, June 5 • Tim Horton’s Camp Day. All proceeds from coffee sales donated to Tim Horton’s Children’s Camps. Special events and activities.

Friday, June 7 • 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Fab Fenwick Lions Fish Fry, Take Out, Centennial Park, Church St, Fenwick.

Saturday, June 8 • 8 a.m. Huge Garage Yard Sale at Pelham Community Church, 461 Canboro Rd. • 7:30 p.m. Sing Niagara Women’s A Cappella Chorus presents Lost in the Music with special guest performer, Roy LeBlanc, Elvis impersonator. Laura Secord Secondary School, Niagara St., St. Catharines.

Tickets $15. 905-934-1872 or info@singniagara.com Saturday, June 8 and Sunday, June 9 • 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Charity Barbecue at Paul’s Garden Centre, 103 Shaw St., Welland to benefit Open Arms Mission.

Sunday, June 9 • 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. St. Ann’s Church Annual Strawberry Fair. Featuring pancakes and sausages with strawberries, strawberry shortcake, ice cream, hot dogs, burgers, coffee and soft drinks. Free games and face painting for the children, bake shop.

Take out available. All are welcome.

Friday, June 21 • 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Fab Fenwick Lions Fish Fry, Take Out, Centennial Park, Church St, Fenwick.

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CLASSIFIEDS Services ALLTYPE MASONRY Chimneys, Brick, Block, Stone.

Foundation repairs, sidewalks, custom concrete work. Call the Deamudes– Tom 289-241-4767 or 905-892-1924 Mrs Green Clean We provide our own ecofriendly supplies. We clean it all. Weekly, bi-weekly, monthly or special occasions. Call Heather Manse 905-380-9877 or mrsgreenclean@cogeco.ca

Robert’s Painting I only paint & I do it well.

Interior & exterior, 25 years experience, neat, reliable.

732-2352 EXCAVATING CONTRACTOR

• Water & Sewer Upgrades • Foundation Repair Work • Quarry Stone Design & Placement • Rubbish & Debris Removal • Demolition 905-384-1972

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, riverwood@primus.ca HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Decks, fences, post holes, power washing, yard cleanup, eaves cleaning and repair, window cleaning, custom bathrooms, painting, ceramic tile flooring, and carpentry.

Niagara’s Renovations Specialists free estimates 905-708-9314 905-937-9314

FRANK’S DRYWALL & TILE

Complete basement renovations, parging, porches, back decks, fences, laminate & ceramic tile.

Call for free estimate:

905-892-5875

Routes Available 905-892-8690

Stag and Doe

Dayna Vilardebo and Adam Hunsburger

Friday June 14th 2013, 7pm Club Richelieu, 565 River Rd, Welland

For Sale Wheat straw for sale. small bales.

Call 905-788-2956 or 905-892-1303

Josh DeHaan Flooring “For all your flooring needs”

We offer in-stock specials: • pre-finished hardwood

flooring solid, engineered from $2/ft2 • laminate flooring from $.89/ft2 • carpet and vinyl flooring from $4.95/yd2 • fibre flooring from $1/ft2 • ceramic tile from $.89/ft2 ...and other specials!

Call us to see the products that are available & visit our showroom.

Phone: 905-892-7898 Fax: 905-892-4811 No Sunday Calls, Please

Garage Sale June 1, 2013 6 Timber Creek Cres, Fonthill. 8 a.m.

- noon. Household items, furniture, clothes, kids clothes and more.

Giant Garage Sale including Bake and Craft Sale as well. Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1. from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Many donations made to the sale.

All proceeds going to help kids go to Camp Kaquah.

Find us at 607 Canboro Rd., Fenwick.

For Sale AeroPilates w. Rebounder & DVDs $200 (Original price $425 + tax). T-Zone Vibration Machine - VT15 w. manual & DVD $1,000 (Original price $1,800 + tax). 905-384-0563

Help Wanted

Part Time Office Assistant Approximately 6 hrs per week, at our home office.

Excellent knowledge of QuickBooks and Excel a definite asset.

Please forward resumes with wage expectancy and references by fax to Expert Gas Inc. 905-892-0458 or service@expertgas.ca.

We thank all applicants for their response, however only those who qualify will be contacted.

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BANKING ON THE BARBECUE

RON’S POST HOLES • All fence installations • Bobcat Service

CALL RON AT: CELL: 905.714.2525 HOME: 905.892.1088

FONTHILL’S Meridian Credit Union held a barbecue last week in support of the Rankin Cancer Run. Cooking up lunch were staff and volunteers including branch manager John Wink (right), Maryann Cartwright, Cindy Harvey-Zanuttini (far right) and volunteers Jessica Harvey (left), Amanda Barowski and Chris Barowski.

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IN-STOCK • FULLY ASSEMBLED • READY-TO-GO

GARDEN CENTER

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Autopark Rice Road

Bloomin’ Crazy

Merritville Hwy.

Hwy 20 East

Hanging Baskets Planters Patio Pots Bedding Plants Perennials Shrubs Soils & Mulches DAYS

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Open 7 days a week 9 am - 8 pm 230 Hwy 20 E. Fonthill VISA, MC, AMEX & DEBIT

www.stihl.ca 2514 Hwy. 20 E. • Fonthill (one mile East of old location)

Mon - Fri 8am - 5 pm • Sat 8am - 12pm

905-892-3041

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The Village of Fenwick’s

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Saturday, June 1, 2013 10:00am to 11:00pm

Come Home Again to Fenwick Celebrate Our Heritage

Events at the Flagpole: 10am: Unveiling of Heritage Plaque

Formal Flag Raising • 21 Gun Cannonade 11am: War Bird Fly Over • Beautification Sod Turning Giant Cake Cutting (in Big Tent) Dusk: Formal Flag Pole Lighting & Fireworks

At Big Tent: Live Music 11am - 11pm • Street Dance Along Canboro Road: Automotive and Antique Power Display by Era

Live Bands & Street Entertainers • Children’s Activities • Buskers & Vendors Heritage Tours of 30 Sites by Carriage (See Map) • Victorian Tea Room Period Demonstrators • Model Railroad • Museum • Food Vendors

“160 Years of Pioneer Spirit”