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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
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Fonthill athlete breaking provincial records BY SARAH MURRELL VOICE Staff In May Niagara Regional Athletics coach Randy McDougall asked one of his young athletes if he wanted to try the javelin. In June that young athlete had broken an Ontario record and earned himself a silver medal at a Guelph track meet. By July he’d broken his own record twice more and had added a gold medal to his trophy case. His early success has that young athlete, 10year-old Colin Ratcliffe of Fonthill, thinking about breaking more records. Ratcliffe started training in running with the Niagara Regional Athletic club last fall, noting he wanted to improve his track and field results at school. In the spring, when McDougall handed Ratcliffe the javelin it was apparent the young track athlete had a natural talent. “It was obvious right away he had talent,” said McDougall, explaining javelin is one of the top three technical sports in track and field but Ratcliffe just had an aptitude for it. “It was easy,” Ratcliffe said. “Once you have the technique it’s like nothing.” Ratcliffe says McDougall told him he was training
well and he could break an Ontario record if he kept it up. The previous tyke level record for Ontario in javelin was 19.95 metres. In Guelph, Ratcliffe threw for 20.74 metres to become the new tyke record holder.
“It was easy. Once you have the technique it’s like nothing.” - Ratcliffe “I didn’t really know I broke it (the record) on the throw. Then coach announced I was the new record holder and then I was really excited,” he says. At the next meet Ratcliffe broke his own record, twice, throwing 21.67 and then 21.92 metres. “I just wanted to throw farther and I did,” says Ratcliffe. “I trained like I wanted to break it.” “I predicted he’d break the record,” says McDougall, adding it’s not very common for a young athlete to have such a natural talent for an event, but it does happen. It is apparent right away when an athlete is good at a sport, he says. At 10 Ratcliffe is considered a tyke athlete, but most track
meets don’t offer javelin in the tyke division, so Ratcliffe competes with kids an age level up, in atom. While his medals are for his placement in the atom division against the older athletes, his record throws are recorded in the tyke division. Talking with the Voice last week, just before the Athletics Ontario meet in St. Catharines, Ratcliffe said he had one more chance to re-set his own record. He was also looking to break a record in the discus throw, his other event. Ratcliffe met his goals. He threw 23.04m to break his own Ontario Tyke Javelin record and threw 18.13m in discus to break the Ontario Tyke Discus record, which had been 17.19m. McDougall said he expected Ratcliffe would break his record once again at the St. Catharines meet. McDougall says his job, when an athlete takes to a sport so easily, is to encourage them to put in the hard work necessary to advance. “He has a bright future,” says McDougall of Colin. “He has the potential to at least get a scholarship, if he wants it. I hope he sticks with it.” Next year the young athlete will move up to the atom division but his sights are set beyond, to about 2020 when he could be competing in the summer Olympic Games.
TRACK Athlete Colin Ratcliffe shows off the medals he has already accumulated in track, not to mention the 10-year-old broke provincial records in the first few months of competing. Sarah Murrell/Voice Photo
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Boot-stomping, energetic music this week “My father is a preacher; my mother raised eight children – she’s the strongest woman I know….she says I’m just like my father…” Marshall Dane is known for consistently delivering an energetic, boot stomping performance that draws in crowds of all ages. Over the past year, he has performed with Alan Jackson, Doc Walker, Emerson Drive, Michelle
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NOTICE OF DRAFT SITE PLAN, REVISED STUDY AREA AND PUBLIC MEETING To be held by Niagara Region Wind Corporation regarding a Proposal to Engage in a Renewable Energy Project Project Name: Niagara Region Wind Farm Project Location: The Study Area is within Haldimand County and Niagara Region (including the Township of Wainfleet, and Township of West Lincoln). The Interconnector Study Area is within the Town of Grimsby, Town of Lincoln and the Township of West Lincoln, in Niagara Region, in southern Ontario. Dated at Haldimand County and Niagara Region this the 15th of August 2012. Niagara Region Wind Corporation (“NRWC”) is planning to engage in a renewable energy project in respect of which the issuance of a renewable energy approval is required. The distribution of this notice and the project itself are subject to the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act (Act) Part V.0.1 and Ontario Regulation 359/09 (Regulation), which covers Renewable Energy Approvals. This notice is being distributed in accordance with Section 15 of the Regulation prior to an application being submitted and assessed for completeness by the Ministry of the Environment. The project team will be holding a drop-in style Public Meeting on September 20, 2012, between 5:00 – 8:00 p.m., at Smithville Christian High School (6488 Smithville Townline Road, Smithville, Ontario). The purpose of the meeting will be to present and discuss the Draft Site Plan and Draft Site Plan Report, and to provide properties newly added to the Study Area the opportunity to be notified and to review the draft Project Description Report in accordance with the Regulation. Project Description: Pursuant to the Act and Regulation, the facility, in respect of which the project is to be engaged in, is considered to be a Class 4 Wind Facility. If approved, this facility would have a total maximum name plate capacity of 230 MW. The project study area is shown in the map below. This project is being proposed in accordance with the requirements of the Act and Regulation. The project will consist of approximately 77 ENERCON wind turbine generators (80 potential locations identified), each with a rated capacity of 3.0 MW. The collection and transmission system includes a 34.5 kilovolt (kV) overhead and underground electrical power line collector system, a transformer substation, a 115 kV transmission line, fibre optic lines and a manual disconnect switch at the tap-in location. Other Project components include an operations and maintenance building and associated servicing and access roads with culverts installed, as required, at associated watercourse crossings. Over the past several months, NRWC has been refining the project location and completing various technical and environmental studies in preparation for finalizing the project layout, including identification of the proposed turbine locations. Through these studies, the Project Study Area has been reduced and amended as follows: x No project components are located within the Town of Pelham (Pelham has been removed from the Project Study Area); x The majority of the Township of Wainfleet originally located within the Study Area has been removed with the exception of two small areas near Wellandport and Lake Erie (approx. 5 turbines); x The Interconnection Study Area has been expanded to accommodate the location of the proposed transformer substation; and, x A small area in the Township of West Lincoln has been added to accommodate 3 additional turbines west of the original Study Area. The revised Study Area is shown on the adjacent map. Documents for Public Inspection: A Draft Site Plan and Draft Site Plan Report, including the proposed turbine layout, will be issued for the project and made available for public review, as listed at the bottom of this notice. The legal effect of this Notice is such that pursuant to Section 54 of the Regulation, NRWC has to take into account noise receptors as defined by the Act that existed as of the day before NRWC published this Notice. The Draft Project Description Report titled Niagara Region Wind Farm Draft Project Description Report (August 2012) has been updated with the details outlined above, and will be made available for public review, as listed at the bottom of this notice.
NRWC will be holding a drop-in style public meeting
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September 20, 2012 at 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Smithville Christian High School 6488 Smithville Townline Road Smithville, Ontario
The Draft Site Plan, Draft Site Plan Report, and updated Draft Project Description Report will be made available as of August 20, 2012, for public review at www.nrwc.ca, and the following locations: Haldimand County: 45 Munsee Street North, Cayuga Niagara Region: 2201 St. David’s Road, Thorold Town of Grimsby: 160 Livingston Avenue, Grimsby Town of Lincoln: 4800 South Service Road, Beamsville Town of Pelham: 20 Pelham Town Square, Fonthill Township of Wainfleet: 31940 Highway #3, Wainfleet Township of West Lincoln: 318 Canborough Street, Smithville. Project Contacts and Information: To learn more about the project, or to communicate questions or comments, please contact: Project Email Address: Project Website: Project Phone Number:
info@nrwc.ca www.nrwc.ca 905-390-3306 or 1-855-720-2892 (toll free)
Robert Daniels, Vice President Niagara Region Wind Corporation 277 Lakeshore Road East, Suite 211 Oakville, ON L6J 6J3
J.A. (Al) Leggett, BA, MCIP, RPP Project Manager, Stantec Consulting Ltd. 300 - 675 Cochrane Drive West Tower Markham, ON L3R 0B8
Information will be collected and used in accordance with the Environmental Protection Act, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. This information will be used to assist NRWC in meeting applicable environmental approvals requirements. This material will be maintained on file for use during the project and may be included in project documentation. Unless indicated otherwise, personal information and all comments will become part of the public record and publicly released as part of project documentation.
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VIEWpoints
A delicious way for locovores to satisfy F&C craving Many Niagara Region old timers will agree that the best fish and chips ever were produced in Welland by Ideal Fish and Chips on East Main Street. Louie dispensed his perfectly battered fish and deliciously golden chips from behind the counter of the tiny restaurant that was tastefully decorated with grease spattered green walls and Formica tables. Regulars would squeeze past the counter and go to the back of the place where two more small rooms accommodated tables crowded every lunchtime with a broad cross-section of Welland businesspeople, from
lawyers practicing at the nearby courthouse, to Niagara College professors, to workers at the Atlas Steels plant, to local retailers. When Ideal burned to the ground (there could not have been a more combustible building anywhere, saturated as it was with cooking fat) Louie’s customers were scattered to the four winds to try to find a lunchtime replacement for their fish and chips addiction. As one of those thoroughly addicted, I searched far and wide for a new favorite. Friends and fellow Ideal devotees migrated to other spots: Bonnie landed on Sue’s Seafood in Welland,
while Gordon switched his devotion to Hutch’s on the lakeshore in Hamilton. While I agree that both of these make a worthy F & C lunch, my choice for Louie’s crown is Newfoundland’s Own at the corner of Prince Charles and Lincoln in Welland, where the fish and chips are pretty darned close to the gold standard set by Ideal. It’s takeout only, so lacks the unique atmosphere of Louie’s place, but the food is outstanding. There are other worthy contenders for fish and chip excellence. I stop at Jill’s in Fonthill on my way through town when I’m in the mood for a lunchtime F & C fix. If I plan ahead,
I trek out to Centennial Park in Fenwick on Friday evening for the Lions Club fish fry there, and am always really impressed. These guys might be amateurs, but someone knows a thing or two about making fish and chips, because their product is excellent. While fish and chips are traditionally haddock or halibut (pollock is a poor substitute), sometimes someone tries a successful variation on the traditional favorites. Stone Road Grill in Niagara on the Lake did an upscale version, using tempura battered salmon as the fish. Their frites have always been exemplary, so the combination was outstanding, while
deviating widely from tradition. But Niagara residents in the know venture out to Port Colborne to get a really special treat. Minor Fisheries have boats that ply the waters of Lake Erie for yellow perch, walleye (pickerel), and smelt which they process and sell commercially. Lake Erie, by the way, supports the world’s largest fresh water fishing fleet and has an enormous recreational fishing industry that supplies fishing families all over Niagara with delicious perch. Minor Fisheries has a small outlet on West St., right beside the canal, that sells their fish right off the boat and does a
Snail’s Space
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Brian Green good lunchtime business with short order meals. Their fish and chips (for $5.00!) are prepared with their freshly caught and lightly breaded perch. Here’s a delicious way for locovores and hundred-mile-diet types to satisfy their craving for F & C.
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Thank you for help, best wishes and support On Friday, July 13 we were involved in a horrific accident on Regional Road 2 in Fenwick. In that regard, we would like to express our sincere appreciation to those who attended to us at the scene of the accident; Fenwick Volunteer Firefighters, especially Benjamin
Dam and Otto Heinrich, we were so fortunate to have members of the award winning Pelham Extrication Team responding to the call; EMS ambulance attendants; Niagara Regional Police Officers, Neal Ridley and Danny Bassi – thank you for your kindness and compassion.
Europe and Germany have been using windmills for years. They are all over these large areas. Makes a lot more sense. In regards to noise, please they seem quite used to it. A good example in my own life, my husband was concerned that my Grandfather clock with the big Ben chimes would bother him. But, in no time, he
could not hear them. It is no different than getting a floor fan or any fan running in the home. You become so accustomed to it that you do not even hear it any longer. It is much cheaper than our current method for electricity and much healthier than what we do now. Bonnie Birch Fonthill
Niagara Health System Welland Site trauma staff; Hamilton General Hospital trauma team especially surgeons Dr. Drew Bedner and Dr. Brad Pednovich; sixth floor trauma nurses; Hayden, Margie, Cheryl, Tammy, Redgie, Erin and Catherine, your care will always be remembered.
A special thank you for all of your love and support to our children; Jeff and Nancy Yungblut and Jennifer and Laurence Leriger, to our wonderful grandchildren – Kaileigh, Cole, Maggie, Sam, Seth and Finn thanks for all your hugs & kisses. To our immediate and extended families,
friends, neighbours, coworkers at the Town of Pelham and Red Trac International, Thorold Station 4 Volunteer Firefighters (we love the sign) thank you for your support. To everyone who called, sent cards, included us in your prayers and sent get will wishes – you have
no idea how much they meant to us. Jim is now on the long road to recovery and is getting stronger every day. We are so fortunate to have such a strong support system surrounding us. Thank you, Nancy and Jim Yungblut Thorold
I am concerned about the way The Voice of Pelham has reported on the issue of wind power. The story written by Sarah Murrell is one sided and not educational. The not in my backyard attitude is a vote for more coal, oil and nuclear. This is not what we want for our future. I have studied scientific reports from around the world and have found that the only health issue is the fear factor opposition has placed into communities.
If the low frequencies are ever to be a health problem please help me with the train yard across the field from me. These engines rumble 24/7, you don’t see the PC party picketing this. The constant complaining and lack of vision put forth by Mr. Hudak and his party have set us back 20 years in the alternative energy field. It’s now or never, we have to wake up and start looking at a cleaner and more viable future for our
children. Any alternative energy decision should be for our future, not a political stance. I power my house solely with solar, heat and cool from the ground and drive an electric car. I have done my research. Has Vic Fedeli done his? He would not call me to see my model. His party’s constant complaining has forced the closure of too many alternative energy manufactures in the past
year. Enough is enough, what is Mr. Hudak’s plan to get us more sustainable? Albert Zappitelli Port Robinson
Affordable hydro Concerned about reporting on wind
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As reconstruction progresses, support local business BY DAVE AUGUSTYN Mayor of Pelham So, it has been more than a few months, now, that we have lived with the reconstruction of Regional Road #20 from Rice Road to Station Street. By now, each of us have likely changed our driving patterns – either by leaving a bit earlier to compensate for potential delays, or by taking alternative routes. The crews from Norjohn
have finished the first phase – those lanes on the South side of the highway. Now, after transferring the traffic to the new road, the workers are well on their way with the portion on the North side of the street. As the reconstruction continues, you can see some of the foundational elements of the new road. There will be a new centre turning lane (where appropriate) and a couple of new “islands” to help calm traffic and delineate the turning sections. The contractor has already
realigned the Hurricane Road intersection; this will take some getting used to for many. The new sidewalk, to be installed on the North-side of the road, has already been marked out. Finally, underground work – including upgrades to the watermain, and replacing the sanitary sewers – is being incorporated as the above-ground work preceeds. Although this section of Regional Road 20 reconstruction is shorter than previous phases from the 406 to Rice Road, it is
more complicated because of the more urban setting and the total rebuild of the intersection at Rice Road. It is also of a higher profile. You will recall that the construction began in April and was scheduled to run for a maximum of 110 “working days.” If we received reasonable weather and things went smoothly, it was thought that the work could be substantially complete by Labour Day; if they run into snags, the contract could run through late September/early October.
It looks like it will be a little longer than Labour Day. To help facilitate traffic, the contractor has maintained two lanes of traffic at all times. They have also done well in attempting to mitigate negative impacts on local businesses by doing their best to keep accesses open. But, as the reconstruction continues, those businesses are likely being negatively affected by an aversion to driving through the area. Now, those businesses in the
construction zone deserve our support. So, just as was suggested during the reconstruction of Downtown Fonthill, I encourage you to “reset you GPS” to Regional Road 20 and to support local businesses as we complete the reconstruction project. You may contact Mayor Dave at mayordave@ pelham.ca or read past columns at www. pelhammayordave. blogspot.com.
strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats through public meetings and one on one meetings. Those reviews were undertaken and the NPCA board proposed a plan to provide feedback to the staff and stakeholders and to chart a course of action to improve the organization. This week a meeting will take place at the Ball’s Falls Centre for Conservation to introduce an implementation model with the goal to develop an action plan to move the organization forward. Several key stakeholders representing the full spectrum of citizens from Niagara, Hamilton and Haldimand have been asked to serve on five working groups to finalize a strategic plan by
the end of 2012. The working groups are as follows: Governance & Accountability; Effective Communications with Stakeholders & Public; Effective NPCA Model to Set Policy & Priorities; Improving Development Process Performance and Managing Assets & Land Programs. Members of the NPCA Board have proposed some tentative strategic actions for each working group to consider in four to six meetings this fall. The working groups will be challenged to examine these proposals and recommend amendments, additions or deletions. Having served as a board member for the last nine years, I have always had a positive attitude
about the work of the NPCA and found the public to be well served through our monthly meetings. However, that positive outlook is not shared by all citizens as our stakeholder review and public forums have told us. As a result we are providing an open forum to engage our citizens to maintain areas of strength, to propose remedies for areas of perceived weakness and to chart a course for better performance and open communication with all parties. ome citizens have questioned the process by which people are appointed to the NPCA Board of Directors. The process is established through the Conservation Authorities Act. Following
the municipal election, the member municipalities put out an invitation for membership to various boards and commissions. In this case it includes Niagara, Hamilton and Haldimand. In Niagara members of regional council indicate their interest or lack of interest in serving on the NPCA and the general practice is that there is one representative for each of the 12 municipalities. If one or more member of Niagara Regional Council expresses an interest then they are elected or appointed by the regional council in the first meeting following the municipal election. Should an elected regional councillor from any given municipality not express interest then
the local council submits the name of a person to be their representative. The City of Hamilton appoints two members to the board and Haldimand appoints one member. One proposal being presented to improve communications is to establish stakeholder liaison groups so that members of the agricultural, d e v e l o p m e n t , environmental and user groups can have more direct input to address areas of interest/concern to the NPCA Board of Directors. Brian Baty is a Niagara Regional Councillor for the Town of Pelham and member of the NPCA Board of Directors brian. baty@niagararegion.ca
Conservation Authority strategic plan underway BY BRIAN BATY Regional Councillor The Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority initiated a strategic planning process in 2011. The concept was introduced following the hiring of the current CAO, Tony D’Amario in 2009, the same year we were celebrating the 50th anniversary of the NPCA. It was felt that this was an appropriate milestone in which to reflect on past accomplishments and undertake a comprehensive review of all our facilities and programs. We invited key stakeholders in the community to share with us their views regarding our The Town of Pelham Informational Column •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 August 9th was Chloe Farrow! Congratulations Chloe •Outdoor Movie Night August 29th 2012. Double Feature! Have your say as to which movie you would like to see vote at the Pelham MYAC’s Facebook page or at the polling stations set up at the library and Town Hall. Voting closes Friday August 24 Town of Pelham Programs “ZUMBA FITNESS” Tuesday August 21, 7:30pm-8:30pm “ZUMBA GOLD” Tuesday August 21, 9:30am-10:30am “AQUA ZUMBA” Marlene Stewart Streit Park Taking a short break and will
resume Monday August 20th. 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, highenergy 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 $4.50 for drop in class Purchase your passes at Town hall. 20 Pelham Town Square Fonthill, ON. PELHAM TOWN SQUARE Interested in Walking in Pelham? Interested in joining a Walking Club? Join us!
Thursday August 9 Fonthill Bandshell 9am-10:30am Tuesday August 14 Pelham Arena 9am-10am Everyone welcome! For more information please contact Katie Thorpe kthorpe@pelham.ca or (905) 892-2607 ext 341
Town of Pelham Public Library •Giant Book Sale Great books at great prices. Most items $1 or less. Collectables, puzzles, movies, software and much more! Tues., Aug. 21 - Sat., Aug. 25 during open hours. On Saturday a toonie will get you a grocery bag of books. •Seniors Hawaiian Luau Who says summer is just for the kids! Join us for this fun gathering with Hawaiian themed food, beverages, entertainment and door prizes. Free but please register ahead. Mon. Aug. 27 from 2:00-3:00. •Hemingway’s Island Fenwick authors Eleanor Johnston and Wayne Fraser invite their audience to join them in a
cold “nojito” and in “Imagining Hemingway” through their extensive research, through their novel “Hemingway’s Island” and through a slide show of Hemingway’s Cuba. Hemingway’s Island is a rich adventure that explores Hemingway’s last, wild days in Cuba. Books for sale and signing. Mon., Sept. 10 at 7:30. $4.00. Please register ahead. Set Up your Own •Nature Photography Workshop “Combine a love of nature with our proximity to Short Hills Provincial Park and St. Johns Conservation Area and you have the perfect recipe for Nature Photography. Join Peter Ferguson, President of the Welland Camera Club, for an informative workshop exploring the many ways you can improve your photography skills to capture all that Mother Nature has to offer.” Mon., Sept. 17 from 6:30 – 8:30. $5. Please register ahead.
GENERAL INFORMATION •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 905-892-2607, 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
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Room for more Remembrance bricks at Legion BY WAYNE CREIGHTON For the VOICE Lest we forget. Words synonymous with Remembrance Day and our quest to remember the men and women who fought and those who continue to fight to protect our freedom. In what six years ago was just a muddy patch, the members of the Fonthill Royal Canadian Legion Branch 613, their families and the community have constructed a living memorial to the members of the armed forces. The Pelham Veterans Garden is a place of peace surrounded by flowers and greenery with bricks underfoot containing the names of loved ones who gave up their youth to serve.
The memorial garden is the envy of Legions twice the size of the Fonthill branch and continues to expand each year with plenty of room for more bricks. Legion president Howard Margeson is encouraging anyone interested in purchasing either a personally inscribed interlocking brick or a Pelham Citizens for Peace brick to place their order by Sept. 1 to allow time for the bricks to be produced and placed by this year’s Remembrance Day ceremony. The larger bricks (12 inches by 12 inches) cost $200 and contain the name, rank and branch of service of the person enshrined while the smaller bricks, which are six inches by 12 inches, are $100 each and have room just for the person’s name. The idea for the project began on
Remembrance Day in 2006 when the Legion members gathered to remember on a soggy November day and said never again. “We were standing in mud out here and some of our members said that this will never happen again,” said Margeson about the genesis of the project. “It took us two years to get this thing in shape.” Margeson said to date he has had 14
inquires about purchasing bricks and has sold four so far. “There is lots of room for more bricks,” said Margeson. “The money raised from the sale of the bricks goes into a fund to maintain this park and that’s all it is used for,” said Margeson. Nothing else. We want to keep this forever.” Margeson was too young to serve, but was raised in Kemptville, Nova Scotia not far from the base camp at Aldershot where the troops would ship out for Halifax. His father did serve and is remembered with a brick in the garden. “We are only a small branch, but there are a lot of bigger branches who would love to have something like this,” said Margeson. Anyone interested in purchasing a brick can stop by the Legion on Highway 20 or call 905-892-6293.
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This week in Pelham Minor Baseball action he Pelham Minor Baseball Association held its 9th annual Championship Day at Harold Black Park on Saturday August 11th, with teams from the Rookie Ball, Mosquito and Peewee divisions
competing in games, and Pitch, Hit and Run events. The first game of the day was a semi-final between the LaFarge Blue Jays and the Giant Tiger Steelers. The teams battled back and forth through an exciting
game, but were tied after 7 complete innings. The game continued in extra innings until the bottom of the 9th, when Owen Dobbie led off with a solid single to right field, then Dobbie moved to second
THE PELHAM GIANT Tiger Steelers celebrate their win in the Rookie Ball final during Pelham Minor Baseball’s Championship Day on Aug. 11. /Special to the Voice
on Curtis Crysler’s sacfrice grounder to second. Brock Morden came up with two out and Dobbie standing at second, and promptly singled to center field scoring Dobbie and earning the Steelers a tough win and a spot in the Rookie Ball Finals. The Rookie Ball Final was played in the afternoon, with the Giant Tiger Steelers facing the Miller Restoration team. The Steelers jumped out to a large lead after the 4th inning, and extended the lead into the 7th inning to claim the PMBA Rookie Ball Championship. Congratulations to Drew McArthur, Maiya Bolibuck, Carson Crysler, Curtis Crysler, Jenna Dobbie, Owen Dobbie, Ethan Engel, Ashley Goedee, Jack Hughes, Brock Morden, Matthew Zoretich, Ashly Corriveau, Grace Dillon and Adam Repar. The Studio 20 Pythons faced off against the
Star Tile team in the Mosquito Championship. Despite the often rainy conditions, the Star Tile team shined at the plate, surging out to a large lead that the Pythons could not overcome. Star Tile closed the game out in the 7th inning to claim the PMBA Mosquito Championship. Congratulations to Jessica Acaster, Adam Bisson, Aidan DeChellis, Wyatt Glancy, Jack Dodd, Emma Kate Jeffery, Carter Nicholas, Brayden Russell, Forest Turpel, Nicholas Yioldassis and Caelum Alderdice. The Pelham Peewee teams battled on the large diamond at Harold Black Park, with a flood of runs to match the rain. The Future Stars Peewee squad outlasted the Meridian Credit Union team after 5 innings to capture the PMBA Peewee Championship. Congratulations to Ayrton Ashick, Cameron
Campbell, Jeremy Colangelo, Jordan Carl, Bailey Denbak, Gracie Furlong, Aidan Longo, Aidan Nicholls, Jake Nunn, Bobby Pieroway, Addison Dempster-Prince, and Ryan Moffat. All players competed in Pitch, Hit and Run events, with scores tabulated for throwing and hitting distances, and running the bases against the stopwatch. The overall winners for each division were: Peewee Division 1st - Jeremy Colangelo 2nd - Bobby Pieroway 3rd - Charlie Devries Mosquito Division 1st - Adam Bisson 2nd - Sarah Saldutto 3rd - Wyatt Glancy Rookie Ball Division 1st - Nolan Kileen 2nd - Cole Slingerland 3rd - Curtis Crysler
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Back to school supplies needed by Pelham Cares Kids are gearing up to go back-to-school, and Pelham Cares has already started to receive requests from families for assistance with school supplies. Betty Brown, Coordinator, Client services says that “this time of year can be expensive for parents
who are on a fixed income when it comes to trying to outfit children in back to school clothes as well as all the school supplies that are needed”. Back-to-school supplies are listed on the Pelham Cares website. Brown says that “folks can purchase all or part of the supplies needed and Pelham Cares volunteers
will take care of putting the back packs together”. She also indicated that “a list of ages has been started so donors can also call the office to find out the ages and sex of the children who are specifically in need”. Donated items can be dropped off at the office between 9am-12 noon, Monday – Friday.
Some of the supplies needed for back to school are: Elementary - Gr 1-8: Boy or Girl Backpack, pencil crayons, pencil case, pencil sharpener, pencils, ruler, glue stick, round nose scissors, thin markers, eraser Secondary - Gr 9-12: Male or Female Backpack, pens, pencils, pencil
With their charitable status in place, financial support from the town and the backing of the Salvation Army as well as the province the future looks bright for the In the Orchard Programming for the Arts. Now director Angie Giess wants to let everyone else know about the great work being done at the Happy Place Art Studio on Pelham Street. Last week, staff, students and volunteers completed work on painting and decorating a tree donated by a local farmer. The community arts project (CAP), which includes a mural, is on display at the band shell.
“It’s basically to raise awareness about how beautiful the environment in our area is, especially in the summer time,” said Giess. “And to pay tribute to how important art is as a story teller of beauty.” Using recycled materials, the youngsters in the class - aged 12-18 - worked together with staff and volunteers to build a strong sense of community through artistic expression while working as part of a team. Fees for 15 of the local children attending the camp have been paid for by the Pelham Mayor’s Gala fund. “This is the first funding
we have ever received from the town of Pelham and we have been an arts organization for five years,” added Giess. “We just got our charitable status which is very important for us.” “It’s very exciting for us as an organization.” Giess noted that the In the Orchard has recently been asked by the District School Board of Niagara to provide arts programs for low income schools in Crystal Beach, Fort Erie, Welland and St. Catharines. “They called us,” said Giess. Like most grass roots organizations, In the Orchard is always seeking help from the community.
“Financial support or corporate sponsorship of any of our programs would be greatly appreciated,” said Giess. “It’s a cool program, especially to have kids running the program. It’s very interactive and we have the youth involved from the start, brainstorming the ideas and they act as mentors.” For more information about In the Orchard program, call 905-8921709 or visit www. intheorchard.org. In the Orchard Programming for the Arts youth artists were busy last week designing a Community Arts project. Wayne Creighton/ Voice Photo
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR 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. •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 905-688-4358 •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 • 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 905-892-1621 • 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. •GET GAME. If you’re 55 and older and are finding yourself more bored and isolated with time, the Ontario Senior Games Association (OSGA) has the answer. Get game. Whether you like card games, lawn bowling, horseshoes or active sports like tennis or hockey, join the OSGA for fellowship, friendly competition and a more active lifestyle. Info www. ontarioseniorgames.ca • Meals on Wheels. Available for Seniors and Adults with Disabilites in Pelham. Hot or Frozen Meal options, delivered Monday to Friday. Volunteers also needed. Contact Melissa 905-788-3181 ext. 25. •Interested in singing with the Robert Wood Singers? We inivte you to join us this September as we start the 2012 season. We are a choir that sings a wide varity of music and welcome soprano, alto, tenor and bass voices. Please contact Barb Snopek at 905-735-6425 or at joe.
snopek020@sympatico.ca to arrange details. •Volunteers Needed in Fonthill, Fenwick, Ridgeville. Community Support Services of Niagara offers programs and services that allow seniors to live in their own homes independently. CSSN is currently recruiting volunteers for the Meals on Wheels program, Friendly Visiting program and also requires volunteer drivers to take seniors to appointments. Offer flexible hours and mileage reimbursement. Call Laura Dumas at 905-788-3181 ext. 27 or email ldumas@csn. on.ca. UPCOMING Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012 • 7:3- pm Digital Photography Fundamentals Have you just purchased a DSLR or Point and Shoot camera or plan on purchasing one in the near future? Bring your camera, instruction book and your questions. $6.00. Please register ahead. Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 • 12 p.m. TD Summer Reading Club BBQ day. Musician and former Fonthill resident Mikey V to perform. • 5 - 7 p.m. North Pelham Youth Association BBQ at North Pelham Youth Hall, 1718 Maple St. Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012 • 9 am - noon, Garage Sale in support of Ovarian Cancer Walk for Hope. 10 Highway 20 (old Tim Horton’s plaza). Info 289-897-8903 August 21 to 25, 2012 • Pelham Public Library Giant Book Sale Great books at great prices. Most items $1 or less. Collectables, puzzles, movies, software and much more! On Saturday a toonie will get you a grocery bag of books. Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012 • 1 p.m. Mad Science Alchemist School Mythical Creatures. Introduce yourself to amazing animals and automatons. Make your own take-home animated automaton. Ages 6 to 12. $4. Pelham Public Library. Friday, Aug. 24, 2012 • 8 pm - 1 am Welland & District Humane Society PAWS-Aid at Club Richelieu. Raffles, games, door prizes, hot/cold buffet live entertainment by Suzanne with Sons of Guns. $5 tickets at Welland Humane Society, Cat Adoption Centre at Seaway Mall or at the door. Monday, Aug. 27, 2012 • 2 - 3 p.m. Seniors Hawaiian Luau Who says summer is just
for the kids! JFun gathering with Hawaiian themed food, beverages, entertainment and door prizes. Free but please register ahead. Pelham Public Library, Fonthill. •8 - 9 p.m. Pelham Horticultural Society Annual Flower & Vegetable Show, everyone is welcome to come and see our Horticultural, Floral Design and Photo entries. Entries are to be submitted between 5 and 7 p.m. See Show Brochure for details. Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012 • 11 am - 3 pm Back to School Safety Fest at Niagara Region Children’s Safety Village. Lots of great safety tips and giveaways. $5 per family. Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012 • 9:30 am Pelham Friends Church Rally Sunday, Halaloo the Clown, BBQ and Family Carnival following the service, 461 Canboro Rd., Fenwick • 11 am Ovarian Cancer Walk For Hope, Harold Black Park. Walk or donate to help raise funds for Ovarian Cancer research. Donate or register online ovariancancerwalkofhope.ca. Info 289-897-8903. Monday, Sept. 10, 2012 • 7:30 p.m. Hemingway’s Island Fenwick authors Eleanor Johnston and Wayne Fraser invite their audience to join them in a cold “nojito” and in “Imagining Hemingway” through their extensive research, through their novel “Hemingway’s Island” and through a slide show of Hemingway’s Cuba. Hemingway’s Island is a rich adventure that explores Hemingway’s last, wild days in Cuba. Books for sale and signing. $4.00. Please register ahead. Pelham Public Library, Fonthill. Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 • 9 am - 12 pm Rockway Community Centre, Alzheimer’s Coffee Break. Enjoy a cup of coffee, a muffin or slice of sweet bread and support Alzheimer’s Society of Niagara. Donations accepted, receipts for donations over $10. Bring a friend or come alone. 2012 regional Rd. 69, West St. Catharines. Saturday, Oct. 20 • 1 - 5 pm The 7th Pelham (District) High School Reunion at Sparrow Lakes Golf Club, 105 Pelham Street. Registration is $10 at the door. Info: pelhamhighreunion7@ gmail.com or 905-892-7090.
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McCARTNEY, Norman Robert ‘Bob’- passed away peacefully at the Welland General Hospital in his 86th year. Loving husband to Mary (nee Matys) 65 years. Father to Linda (Bill) Carol and Barry (Debbie). Special Grandpa to Grant, Andrew, Kimberly and Jason. He will be sadly missed by his 3 brothers and 3 sisters. Bob was a Naval Veteran of WWII. Bob and Mary moved to Niagara from Kapuskasing, Ontario,12 years ago and started their new lives in Fonthill. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Pleasantview Funeral and Reception Centre(2250 Hwy #20 on Merrittville Hwy) 905892-1699 Cremation and service has taken place. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Lung Association. Online condolences may be made at www.pleasantviewcemetery.ca MURPHY, Anthony “Tony”was taken from us too soon on Monday August 13, 2012 at the age of 63. Loving husband of Marion for 39 years. Cherished father to Brandie (Nick) Lancione and proud Grandpa of Hollie. Survived by brothers Phillip (Barb) Murphy, Richard (Pam) Murphy, and sisters Tina (George) Legal, Florence Ligammari and Maureen (Charlie) Burgess. Tony will be sadly missed by many nieces, nephews and friends. He retired from Ferranti-Packard in 2005 and enjoyed over 31 years as a resident of Fonthill. In keeping with Tony’s wishes, cremation has taken place. His family will receive visitors at Pleasantview Funeral and Reception Centre (corner Hwy 20 and Merrittville) 905-892-1699 on Thursday August 16th from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A Funeral service to celebrate his life will take place in the Funeral Home Chapel on Friday August 17 at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton. On-line condolences may be made at www. pleasantviewcemetery.ca
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Local company offering bike tours in Ontario BY WAYNE CREIGHTON For the VOICE John Swart is ready to hit the road and wants to take you with him. With the help of mayor Dave Augustyn, Swart this week launched 2Wheels 2Adventure, a bicycle touring company providing supported multi day tours throughout Ontario today. The company will have its headquarters at 5 Nursery Lane in Fonthill and cater to active and adventurous cyclists keen on exploring new locales and enjoying the opportunity to occasionally push their physical limits. All tours are fully supported with an onroute cycling guide and a support van equipped to carry clients and their bicycles, Established tours vary in length from weekend getaways to seven day trips.
Tour offerings are as diverse as a relaxed weekend touring the Mennonite counties surrounding Waterloo, exploring the English, French, and Scottish culture and quiet roads along the St Lawrence river and Ottawa river for a week, or three challenging training days among the hills and lakes of the Kawarthas. Company and employerbased outings in single or multi day formats can be designed to achieve a wide variety of client goals including socializing, encouraging physical activity, and entertaining business associates. “Our job is to understand the client’s needs, do the logistical planning appropriate (best routes, accommodation, meals, entertainment, etc.) and at the end of the day, ensure everyone has a fun, safe, and unique bicycle ride,” says Swart. “I’m working on a new
tour, all trail and single track, that will cover 500 kilometres in Northern Ontario. Think Samuel de Champlain on a mountain bike,” says Swart. “Then there’s this incredibly fast growing trend of winter cycling on snowmobile trails with super-fat tired bicycles. Can you imagine cycling to Algonquin’s Barron canyon in January?” As a self –employed motorcycle and automobile dealer for 25 years, the importance of customer service to business success is a concept familiar to Swart. After retiring, Swart’s enjoyment of cycling for fitness expanded to a love of bicycle touring and cycling advocacy. He has independently toured throughout Western Europe, Canada, the United States, and Chile and enjoyed supported tours in Scotland, Cuba, and the Danube Valley. “A cyclist travels in a
reunion year. For example, we have a large number of upcoming venues to promote our reunion through our signs, banners and business cards. One or two people are needed to store the signs and banners and put them up at the many venues planned for the months ahead. We are planning memory lane decade rooms and need volunteers for each decade to collect memorabilia and photos for display. With the assistance of current technology students, we would like to build decade archives of photos and memorabilia on our website which now has Facebook connectivity. Another fun project is the creation of a 1963 “virtual time capsule” to be opened for display during
the reunion weekend. Again, with the assistance of current staff and students we would like to involve alumni in the creation of decade pages in a newspaper supplement promoting the reunion starting in January 2013. The concept is to have a two page insert at the start of each month leading up to the reunion with a complete separate insert of 14 pages produced for the reunion itself. The separate insert would then include two pages for each decade and four pages for the 50th reunion weekend plans. Volunteers can register online at www. elcrossleyalumni.com or by contacting External CoChair, Brian Baty at 905892-5317 or brian.baty@ niagararegion.ca
Crossley 50th planning “CONNECT CELEBRATE CROSSLEY“ the 50th reunion planning committee is moving into high gear as our anniversary date is set for May 17, 18 & 19, 2013. Those who were at the Fenwick Lions parade or the Fonthill Canada Day parade saw our walking banner with the E. L. Crossley Marching Band. Co-Chair Brian Baty handed out business cards promoting the reunion date and website. Also, thanks to the support from Vilma Morretti and Tom Crick, our large street post banner was on display from the upper balcony at Keith’s Restaurant during Pelham Summerfest. This exposure plus future plans to promote the reunion will send alumni to our website www.elcrossleyalumni. com Local alumni are asked to sign up as soon as possible and please relay this information to alumni who are not residents of Niagara. Later this fall we will use the site to register for the reunion weekend online using Paypal. The central reunion planning committee is co-chaired by former Principal and teacher, Brian Baty as the external community CoChair and former Principal, Randy Daly as the internal school community CoChair. Preliminary work began last summer and much of the central planning is underway. Now is the time for volunteers to come forward as many hands are needed as we enter the
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world that a car driver or bus tourist will never experience,” said Swart. “Being out there – exposed to the sights, sounds, and smells at a human pace – provide so much more depth and insight into destinations than the average tourist can achieve. Add in the sense of physical strength and accomplishment at any level, and a tremendous appetite for food and drink at day’s end, and you understand why so many people are attracted to bicycle travel.” Swart has confidence in Ontario and Niagara as a bicycle tourism destination. Recent initiatives by Tourism Ontario to study and promote cycle tourism, and efforts by the Share the Road Cycling Coalition to improve cycling infrastructure and safety in Ontario are helping to attract cyclists to Ontario. On October 4th and 5th Welland, Niagara’s first official “Bicycle Friendly Community,” will host Niagara’s first Bicycle Summit, dedicated to understanding the economic value of cycling. “Cycling is a growing component of many
people’s lifestyle, and launching this company based in Niagara will only add to the momentum cycling is gaining,” says
Swart. For more information about 2Wheels 2Adventure check out www.2wheels2adventure.
MAYOR Dave Augustyn (left) helped John Swart kick off his 2Wheels 2Adventure bike touring business on Monday, Aug. 13. /Special to the Voice
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