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Cycling club rides in memory of David Brown

Pelham arena given five-year limit BY WAYNE CAMPBELL

for the VOICE The time had come to make some moves.

With an engineering consultant confirming a limited future for the Pelham Arena, town council Monday moved toward a multi-purpose community complex.

Jim Flanigan of AECOM recommended “this arena be scheduled for replacement within five years.”

About $200,000 in repair work would keep it running for that time, he said. Otherwise the town would face $2.3 million in maintenance costs to extend its life to 10 or 15 years.

Immediate concerns for the arena built in 1974 are: fire separation of exits, patching the roof, fire alarm system improvements, and a budget for ongoing mechanical and electrical repairs.

AECOM prepared the report for consultants Leisure Plan International Inc., which is making a business case for a new multi-purpose complex.

Town council Monday received the report, narrowed down a site for a complex, appointed an architectural David Brown loved to cycle.

For about six years, he was a regular on rides with the Niagara Freewheeler Bicycle Touring Club.

His final trip was during a club tour of the Peterborough area in October. The 70-year-old collapsed from a heart attack during the ride.

“He just enjoyed cycling,” said his wife Jere Brown in Harold Black Park just before the beginning of a memorial ride by the club on June 29.

“He he got me involved last year,” she said about the rides and trips they enjoyed together. The couple were married for 49 years.

She joined the 38-kilometre memorial ride, called the Stayzerville route which rolled down to the Welland River to Wellandport and back Canborough Road through Boyle.

This was the first time the cycling club staged a memorial ride.

“We felt it was appropriate,” said organizer Par Paolone. “Dave was well-known and well liked.”

In addition to his cycling the Pelham resident was the owner of Dave’s Small Engines in Welland, a member of various choirs and an avid gardener.

About two dozen cyclists joined in the Sunday morning memorial ride.

Niagara Freewheeler Bicycle Touring Club holds local rides through the week as well as one day and multi-day tours in Ontario.

The 23-year-old club promotes recreational and bicycling in the Niagara Region as well as educates members on legal, safety and technical cycling matters.

Story and photo by Wayne Campbell

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BY STEPHEN DYELL

Despite playing alongside the biggest names in music, Leroy Emmanuel doesn’t mind waiting.

Guitarist and singer in LMT Connection, Emmanuel has kept it funky in Niagara for over 25 years, including a Thursday night performance at the Fonthill bandshell.

“It took people quite a few years to wrap their heads around what we were all about because we weren’t a cover band,” he said. “We also brought something new back then – a funky blues sound.”

The sound of LMT Connection comes almost out of pure luck. Emmanuel, who was born in the U.S., stumbled upon drummer Mark Rogers during a show in Niagara Falls. The duo then became a trio once they found bassist John Irvine, originally from Ottawa, to fill out the band.

Decades later, they remain strong and once again on the rise, touring across Europe in front of 80,000 screaming fans.

Emmanuel is no stranger to the limelight, having played with Stevie Wonder and John Lee Hooker, but he insists every show remains a treat.

“The quantity of people at the show doesn’t make it a great show. When we hit the stage, whether it’s ten people or ten thousand, they’re going to get the same show. We come to play rather than counting heads.”

With four albums out, one as recent as 2006, the group says they’ll not be slowing down anytime soon. Emmanuel says he’s a 20-year-old trapped in the body of a 68-year-old, aiming to create more funk in Niagara and beyond.

“We’re a local band that tours around the world without a hit record. Most bands are the opposite, but LMT Connection can go anywhere in the world and have the crowd going nuts. Its been a dream come true.”

Up next for the Fonthill bandshell are Ed Sullivan Caravan of Stars coming in Thursday. With a unique mix of comedy and music, this audience-interactive show features outstanding tributes to Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, Connie Francis, and The Everly Brothers.

Lifeguard receives merit award for rescue Alysa Rossman saw a three-year-old at the bottom of a swimming pool, jumped in, pulled the child out and performed CPR. Soon the unresponsive boy was coughing out water.

Her quick action saved the child’s life, said Fire Chief Bob Lymburner Monday, as he explained the reason for the Award of Merit to Pelham town council to the applause of spectators.

Rossman, 21, was working as a lifeguard at a campground on that June day.

She said she noticed the child while the pool was being cleared and just reacted.

Apparently, the boy wandered near the pool and fell in.

It was the second time the six-year lifeguard from Port

Colborne has been involved in a rescue. The first was a skier.

Rossman, a mirco biology student at Dalhousie University in Halifax, is working for the summer. She hopes to go into the medical field when she graduates.

The three-year-old boy was taken to hospital for treatment after the rescue.

Following the award presentation, Rossman’s parents said their daughter “is always focused, we are really proud of her.”

Pelham firefighter Ben Gutenberg, who responded to the call that day, said the incident was unusual. He praised Rossman’s quick action.

“Too often the outcome is much worse.”

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Catherine King seeks re-election in Ward 2

BY WAYNE CAMPBELL for the VOICE Catherine King, the incumbent councillor in Ward 2, said there are projects she wants to see through in announcing her bid to return to council.

The human resources consultant has registered for the Oct. 27 municipal election. She was first elected in 2010.

“It has been a rewarding experience to serve the residents of Pelham during this past four years and I look forward to continuing the work the team carved out in its strategic plan,” she said.

“There has been much accomplished with many projects completed with results that have seen the community receiving awards for their successes.”

As an example, King has served as council’s representative on the Pelham Active Transportation Committee. The committee has encouraged safe walking and cycling through construction of sidewalks, crosswalks and cycling lanes.

Looking ahead King sees the development of East Fonthill as a major task.

It will be “one of the largest projects to bring to fruition during the next term of council but we are already seeing its progress unfolding.”

She said she is particularly interested in the healthrelated aspects of the new development, which will include a cancer care centre and a multiservice medical

complex.

They will bring services to the doorstep for Pelham residents and to the centre of the Niagara Region for area residents, she said.

“Pelham is but a pearl in an oyster and becoming a ‘destination’ for citizens from many other municipalities for entertainment, housing, and business,” she said.

“Pelham is but a pearl in an oyster and becoming a ‘destination’ for citizens from many other municipalities for entertainment, housing, and business.”

job with the demands of municipal government, I am grateful to having some flexibility in my time to enable me to manage both.”

“These are exciting times in Pelham and while, to coin an HR expression, we have seen staff and council turnover, a strong group has been established and stabilized, a necessity to achieving the goals and objectives the town has collectively embarked on.”

King is the second announced candidate in Ward 2. It will elect two representatives.

Justin O’Donnell registered earlier.

Other registered candidates for the Monday, Oct. 27 election are: for mayor, Dave Augustyn; for regional council, Brian Baty; for two Ward 1 seats, Richard Rybiak and Tara Druzina; for the two Ward 3 seats, John Durley; for the Niagara District School Board, Dale Anne Robinson; and for the French Language Public District School Board, Derrick Fournier.

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King called these exciting times in Pelham.

As a rookie councillor during her first four-year term, she found it a steep learning curve at first, especially as someone holding down a full-time job.

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LETTERS to the editor

In early July, my family and I are moving to Dunnville, my home town, after living in Pelham for over 21 years.

The time has come to downsize.

I want to thank the people of Pelham for making us feel very much at home. We were treated as old timers very quickly. Glynn A Green and E. L .Crossley have been wonderful schools for our kids. There is always a friendly and personal reception at our local stores.

I have thoroughly enjoyed meeting and working with so many dedicated volunteers and town staff through community committees, Pelham Cares and the Fabulous Fenwick Lions.

I sincerely thank the Welland/Pelham Chamber of Commerce, Pelham Cares, the Town of Pelham, the Fonthill Rotary Club and the Fonthill Kinsmen. It was an honour to be recognized as a representative of the many volunteers in our town.

Thank you to all who have expressed care and concern for my wife, Bernice, who is now living very contentedly at the United Mennonite Home in Vineland, receiving first class care.

This is truly a fine community and I hope all the plans for the future of Pelham materialize to the benefit to its citizens.

Fred Disher, Pelham This is a follow-up letter to the cat bylaw issue. Regrettably the owners of the grey cat on Pelham St missed the whole point of my first letter which focused on the damage caused by free roaming cats to private property and in particular, the destruction of wildlife, especially birds. It is rather difficult to experience love and joy when I sit on my patio and hear the screams of suffering birds and chipmunks as their throats are being torn out.

Cats killing native wildlife, and cat-owners who will not accept responsibility for their pet’s actions are an issue.

World conservation organizations address the wanton killing by domestic and feral cats in many citations on any conservation website you may turn to—the domestic cat is a significant predator of small mammals and birds.

So please do not portray me as a cat-hater. I enjoy dogs and cats that are responsibly cared for by their owners.

There are many of both in our complex. The cats are all indoor cats that, by the way, are frequently tormented by the roaming grey cat who taunts them at the window.

My views are completely supported by the Ontario SPCA on their website where the Society also focuses on all the dangers that roaming cats face.

Local by-elections are coming up this fall. Speak to your local councilor if you wish to facilitate change.

Phyllis, Fonthill I have read with interest the recent cat bylaw debate in the letters to the editor section of The Voice . To me the issue comes down to one thing, respecting people’s rights. It is not about whether you love animals, in this case cats, it is about a persons rights. In society we have established rules and laws for the coexistence of all of us.

These laws are needed because of the very issue I have stated. People don’t respect others rights.

In this case there is no issue that Sean and Anita have the right to have a cat as a pet. However they do not have the right to trample on others rights not to have a cat. I choose not to have pets, my right. I choose to garden and enjoy birds and chipmunks in my fully fenced back yard. I do not choose to have cats using my gardens as their litter box, to hunt and kill in my fenced back yard or to howl the night away on my front steps at night. Yet Sean and Anita believe we have to put up with this simply because they choose to have a cat. That hardly seems fair or right.

Every week I see missing cat posters at the store or the Post Office. Well folks when you open your door at night and allow your cat “to do as cats do” you have no idea if they might become road kill, coyote food or meet and even worse fate. I would hesitate to call you loving pet owners.

There are laws for most types of pets, especially dogs, because “ dogs will do as dogs do”. Well maybe its time we realize that cats do what cats do because irresponsible cat owners allow them to.

I respect your right to have your cat as a pet. But it is your pet, not the rest of the neighbourhoods. If it is cruel to keep a cat in the house, which I doubt, then don’t have a cat. If you can’t or won’t take the responsibility to keep your cat in its’ own yard, then don’t have one. It would appear that it is time for our town council to address this issue because there are many cat owners, like Sean and Anita, who refuse to.

In closing all I/we are asking is that you respect our right not to have your cat as our pet.

Brian Eckhardt, Fonthill

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Male falls from car

Last Friday at approximately 10:30 p.m., the Niagara Regional Police Service and the Niagara Emergency Medical Services responded to a report of a 22-year-old male with head injuries in a private parking lot located in Fenwick.

Investigation revealed that a 2003 Honda was being driven by a 26-year-old male at a slow rate of speed at this location. A male known to the driver, jumped on the hood of the vehicle and then fell to the pavement striking his head. The 22-year-old victim was taken by ambulance to the Welland Hospital Site in critical condition and then flown to the Hamilton, where he remains in critical condition.

This collision remains under investigation by Detectives of the Niagara Regional Police Services Collision Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses with information regarding this collision are asked to contact investigators at (905) 688-4111, extension 5500.

Petition seeks action

A petition from 35 flooded homeowners on Leslie Place, Pelham Street and Scottdale asks for “corrective action and compensation” following a May 14 sanitary sewer backup.

Town council received the petition Monday.

Public works director Alan Mannell said the town is arranging for a study of connections to the town’s main sewer lines.

A video inspection in January indicated the main sewer lines are fine, he told town councillors during a committee of the whole meeting.

The new study using a smoky mist will test connections between the main lines and homes throughout the northeast quadrant of Fonthill, from Port Robinson Road along Pelham and Station streets as well as Hurricane Road.

It will look for blockages and possible unknown connections.

“We’re almost ready to go and hope to have feed back by the end of the month,” Mannell said.

The petitioners ask for proper engineering, more pumping capacity for emergencies, prevention valves for all affected homes, prevention of storm water from entering sanitary sewer systems and a halt to new construction that “will utilize this inadequate system.”

They seek compensation for exposure to human waste, for stress and anxiety, for the smell in their homes, for house values due to flood disclosure, for inconvenience over an extended time, out of pocket expenses, insurance rate increases “due to no fault of ours”, dropped sewer back-up coverage and insurance deductibles.

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Photographer gives back through photo

Photographer Divino Mucciante makes the world his canvas. Snapping moments of time and turning it into art.

His story dates back to 1968, when he received his first camera. Shortly after, he quit his day job and began photographing full-time in Toronto, before being hired as Brock University’s official photographer.

“It’s so rewarding working behind the camera,” Mucciante said. “You meet a great bunch of people in the community and also some celebrities like James Cameron, so each day was a new adventure and a new challenge.”

Excitement continued as days consisted of shooting a fruit fly for half the day and be in a helicopter right after. His work now remains a part of Brock University’s tradition, capturing history one photo at a time.

His passion through a lens hasn’t stopped despite his recent retirement, however.

Mucciante says he’s always learning and creating despite the massive change in cameras over the last decade.

“With the new cameras they have created, it’s been a real blessing. You can shoot more and it takes less time to

edit them, instead of spending hours in the dark room,” he said, adding on the popularity of photography has grown drastically in the last five years.

“Today, anybody can be a photographer, which is great for the industry. It gives everyone an equal playing field.”

It wasn’t very even in at the Rose Festival Art Show where Mucciante took home first-place in photography.

While he grew up inside dark rooms, he’s adjusted to life on the computer.

Creating photo illusions and capturing the beauty of a simple picture. It was all there in his vibrant yellow house print that captured the judging panels attention, sending him home with a $500 prize.

Despite winning numerous awards in the past, this one was extremely close to home. Mucciante decided to donate $450 of his winnings to Pelham Cares.

“I’ve been lucky enough to do something I love to do while living in an extremely supportive community. I felt it was time to give back to such a wonderful town.”

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Pelham Arena (From Page 1) design committee and gave a nod for project quotes from four architects.

It would move the project to “shovel ready” stage while leaving unresolved a source of funding.

Earlier estimates for a complex with ice pad, gyms, fitness centre, walking track, and various activity rooms are between $26 million and $39 million depending on a single or twin ice pad.

Council wants to be ready for construction when funds become available. They could come from federal and provincial governments or other forms of fund raising.

Mayor Dave Augustyn said he supported a new complex since the consultant’s report indicates operating costs for it would be similar to those of the current arena.

Councillors confirmed the complex would be built on public owned land in East Fonthill at Regional Road 20 and Rice Road. They, however, pulled back from a more specific site.

Coun. Gary Accursi said the new architectural design committee should have input before a site in finalized.

Council confirmed committee members from various interest groups. They are: Alyssa Girotti, Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee; Shane Smith, Pelham Minor Hockey Association; Sharon Cook, Joint Accessibility Advisory Committee; Gail Hilyer, Pelham Seniors Advisory Committee; Janet St. Amande, Niagara YMCA; Shawn Reeves, Pelham Figure Skating Club; Tim McAvoy, Old Timers Hockey; Mary Powley, Pelham Art Club; Doug Freeland of the Kinsmen representing service clubs; Jen Benson, Performing Arts Community; and Brian Bleich, Pelham Panther Basketball Association.

Two more members will represent the general public.

The committee will work with an architect to design a centre to meet their various needs. Council will receive quotes from four architects for the building.

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Pelham Mosquito Panthers win Wyoming Tournament last week

The Miller Restoration Mosquito Rep Panthers travelled to Wyoming, Ontario over the Canada Day weekend to compete in the Arnold Helps Memorial Tournament.

After spending two very hot days on Friday and Saturday, the Panthers entered Sunday’s semi-final as the No. 4 seed. In the first semi-final the Panthers faced a very strong Corunna Giants team who had gone undefeated in the round robin portion of the tournament. After a scoreless first inning, the Panthers jumped on the Corunna pitching for six runs and never looked back en-route to a 20-8 victory. In the Final the Panthers met the hometown favourite Wyoming Wranglers where defence and pitching was the name of the game for the Panthers, winning the championship 9-4.

The Panthers got great starting and relief pitching from Ethan Wells, Drew McArthur, Jacob Passmore, Brendan Grenville, Curtis Crylser, and Wyatt Gibson.

Offensively, the Panther were led by William Baltrusiunas, who hit .500 for the weekend. Also chipping in were Carson Crysler, Carly Elcich, Matthew Zoretich, Owen Nicholls, Alexander Rubino and Brock Morden.

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Nature’s Corner supports future cancer centre in town BY STEPHEN DYELL

for the VOICE Rachel Haynes-Duncan, owner of Nature’s Corner, knows what cancer can do to a family. Having dealt with the disease firsthand, she wanted to give back to those who helped her and her family.

On June 28, her store decided to do a fundraiser for Wellspring Niagara.

The Town of Pelham and Wellspring Niagara partnered together in April to provide a permanent home for a much-needed regional cancer support centre for Niagara residents. The Town of Pelham and Wellspring Niagara agreed to work together towards the creation of a regional cancer support centre on two acres of land along Rice Rd. “I thought it was a fitting organization to support, so we decided to raise money for their move into town.”

All of the proceeds raised that day selling food and drink – along with donated jewellery and gift cards – will be going to Wellspring Niagara.

“We’ve been pretty fortunate that the local businesses have supported this. They see what an impact it has on the daily lives of thousands of people and wanted to help ease the move into Pelham.”

Some of her staff got involved as well, donating their wages for the day to the cancer centre.

Wellspring Niagara first opened its doors in June 2001 with a mission to provide free social, emotional, psychological, informational and spiritual support to individuals living with cancer, their fam-

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Considerable improvements have taken place over the years since the establishment of the Pelham Active Transportation Committee (PATC).

Bicycle sharrows have appeared on Haist Street as well as traffic calming speed bumps. Sidewalks have been installed as well as crosswalks on several streets. We have earner a “silver� award of excellence for our bike friendly community and we are proceeding to obtain formal recognition of our walkability as a community.

PATC has shown a presence at the farmers’ market and community events.

At this point we would like to reach out and request citizen engagement on a couple of initiatives that help us move forward on active transportation matters.

Two members of PATC, Bill Gibson and myself, have developed an initial map of our town’s roadways, sidewalks and trails that provides slopes for hills and four levels of bicycle friendliness based on size of the roadway, the traffic speed and flow.

We now need a few “experts� to review the map for accuracy so that we may move to request PATC to endorse the request to have the map created officially by the Town of Pelham.

If you are a member of the Freewheelers or other cycling group or an experienced rider over most of our roadways please contact us so that we can prepare a submission for PATC at its September meeting.

If this action is approved then we would further like to engage you in the development and possible signage of a number of cycling loops throughout our town. We envision a number of 5, 10, 25 and 50 km loops that could provide options depending on the skill levels of the cyclists in town. Such a project, when completed, might help us earn the gold standard of excellence.

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are aware of the Bruce Trail which traverses from the Niagara River to Tobermory. I have begun discussions with staff at the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) to explore through GIS mapping the potential for a walking trail from Fonthill to the Shorthills Provincial Park.

Several properties already exist for this potential trail.

These include the Marlene Stewart Streit Park, the John Nemy trail system, the Lathrop trail system under the Nature Conservancy of Canada, another former Lathrop property owned by the NPCA, the St. John’s Trout Pond and Park located partly in Pelham and partly in Thorold and the latest NPCA property , the St. John Centre, which is adjacent to the Shorthills Park.

This project would require deliberations with the president of the Bruce Trail organization, Barbara Henderson, from Wainfleet to determine the protocols and legal issues related to the establishment of trail agreements with landowners. Once potential routes are determined, meetings with local landowners could be undertaken to explore the trail potential.

If approved, there would be a need to establish an ongoing group of volunteers to maintain the trail. Eventually it is possible to connect this trail to existing trails in the Shorthills Park and then consider a return loop from the Roland Road entrance to the Shorthills Park through North Pelham and Effingham to Ridgeville.

This Pelham Loop of the Bruce Trail system could become a reality if there is enough citizen interest and landowner support.

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Giants win with grand slam

The Giant Tiger Peewee Giants’ only game last week was a battle with the Welland Astros which offered big hits, big plays and big time excitement for the fans. The Giants found themselves in the hole early in the game, but a stellar turn on the mound from pitcher Ben Mann shut the Astros down for two innings and gave the team a chance to shake off its sluggish start.

DJ Petrovski’s RBI double opened the door for a huge third inning. Davyn LaFleur masterfully slid under the glove for a steal of home to start it off. Then, with the bases loaded, Forest Turpel took the plate and delivered a monster of a hit down the 1st base line for a grand slam.

With the lead for the first time, the teams each scored a run in the 4th with Petrovski stealing home for the Giants and pitcher Evan Kernaghan’s three strike out inning being marred by an RBI triple by the Astros.

Devin Stukel’s hit advanced Ayden Janas around the bases in the 5th, before consecutive batters Mann, Dan Durkin, and Turpel stepped up to deliver doubles followed by a single from Jake Butler. Four runs were added to the scoreboard but the Astros had a big inning themselves.The Giants’ coach hustled in the team to take advantage of the few minutes left on the clock and made way for a 6th inning. Jaimes Nero, LaFleur, Evan Kernaghan, Durkin, and Turpel batted singles to score six runs for the 14-11 win.

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DiMartile Farms Est. 1940

Plumbing

J&S

Landscaping

Fairhaven Gardens

FG

New expanded facilities 278 Canboro Road West Ridgeville, ON L0S 1M0

Open Mon-Friday 8am-5pm

905-892-4271

Furniture Refinishing

Bill De Bruin

Edging • Planting Mulching • Grass Cutting Garden Maintenance New Sod & Repair Snow Removal Spring Clean Up

905.892.8608

Fairhavengardens@hotmail.com

Landscaping

residential • commercial • farm Licenced plumber & gas fitter with 25 years experience

905-386-6483 • 905-651-8558 www.joesplumbingniagara.ca

Plumbers

by Bill Nieuwenhuyzen Office 905.892.4510 Cell 905.641.8203

Natural rock • Interlocking Brick • Design & Planting

Tree Service

905.892.0261

1825 Hollow Rd., Fonthill

specializing in

“TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUE OF OLDE”

Landscaping

ROBERT WILLIAMS PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED

330 MOORE DRIVE, RR 1, RIDGEVILLE 905-892-2655 1-800-676-4029

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

Steve Van Lochem NPD • 905-892-2188

874 Hwy #20 West, Fenwick • www.naturesownidea.com

Brian Alkemade

HEIRLOOM HAND REFINISHING 905-892-3023

We offer Drain Snaking, Hydro Scrubbing and Video Inspections

www.landscapesbybill.com

Fully Insured Free Estimates

www.filbertrefinishing.com Established 1976

Plumbing

Property Maintenance

AUTO • TRUCK • INDUSTRIAL REPAIRS

Jeff Pietz

905.892.6908

www.dekorteslandscaping.com

We Service All Makes And Models

Screened Organic

Automotive

799 Balfour St, Fenwick

www.shorthillstreeservice.com Certified ISA Arborist ON1111-A Certified Tree Risk Assessor #1859 Certified Utility Arborist #400145204

Landscaping

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Canada Day in Pelham

Photos by: Mary-Lee Sampson Wayne Campbell Stephen Dyell

Construction ‘season’ beginning in Pelham I thought I better remind you of some road reconstruction projects in Pelham since we appear to be at the start of construction “season.”

“Uptown Fonthill” Reconstruction: The Region is taking the lead on the reconstructionof Regional Road 20 from Peachtree Park to Lookout Street, and the reconstruction of Haist Street from Canboro Road to Highway20 (one of the worst road sections in Pelham).

The works will include adding bike lanes, adding new sidewalks, upgrading the watermain, road reconstruction (including a turning lane to Haist Street North), and a new traffic signal.

We are also replacing the water main from just west of Pelham and up–the-hill (as part of our ongoing fight to rid the Town of cast-iron water pipes). The contractor will also resurface Regional Road 20 from Pelham Street to Peachtree to fix those persistent ripple-bumps.

Regional staff has assured me that Pelham Street will be open to allow for traffic flow during Summerfest.

Downtown Fenwick Revitalization: At long last, we

will be revitalizing Downtown Fenwick this year!

This project includes reconstructing Canboro Road and part of Maple Street (fixing yet another poor road section), part of Church Street, and the Welland Road intersection.

Just like improvements in Pelham’s other Downtowns, we will bury the hydro lines.

In addition, we will replace the storm sewers and tie them correctly into systems on adjoining streets; with a high water table, this deep storm–sewer work will require the contractor to partially “dewater” the area.

All the significant landscaping improvements will not only make Downtown Fenwick more quaint and walkable, it will also honour the historic (and recently refurbished) flagpole.

Based on the pre-construction meeting on June 26, the contractor will start dewatering by mid-July.

Port Robinson Road – Phase Two: As you know, the Town recently reconstructed Port Robinson Road from Pelham Street to Station Street and added bike lanes

and sidewalks. Now, we are continuing to enhance walkability and cycle-ability by reconstructing Port Robinson – from Station Street to Rice Road.

In addition to bike lanes, sidewalks on both sides, and a reconstructed road, we will also be supporting further development on both the North and South sides of Port Robinson by installing sewers.

Folks currently on Port Robinson will be able to connect to the sewers (if they so choose to stop using their private septic systems).

The works will also add storm-sewers and help deal with chronic ditch and water issues in the area.

As construction “season” begins in Pelham, I appreciate your patience and understanding. I also look forward to the completion of these and many other improvements in 2014!

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

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CLASSIFIEDS

Community Events

Car For Sale

Services

Excavating contractor. 2004 Chev Impala 4 door Water, sewer upgrades, 81,000 kms, new tires, foundation repair, water new battery, finish in med. proofing, drainage systems, Brown, 905-892-8460 S18quarry stone supply, place- 16 P18-16 ment. 905-384-1972. P18-15 For Sale 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. TF

WOOD CHIPS FOR SALE $10 per yard, 2yd min will load, delivery extra by appointment only 905-8920261. TF

Noma window unit air conditioner 6000 BTU’s $20.

For Lease/ Rent Old teacher’s desk $20.

BARNS and OUTBUILD- Moving Sale 289-879-9444 INGS 9600 sq. ft.. Located P18-16 in North Pelham. Great for Garage Sale a contractor or someone looking to expand their GARAGE SALE De-clutbusiness. Call Sam/Fran tering and Downsizing 916 Buma 905-892-9515.P18-18 Church St., Fenwick 8am2pm, Saturday july 12th, furniture, décor, books, small appliances, linens

Del Leney of the Fonthill Lioness’ presents Tracy Holmwood, President Board of Directors of Pelham Cares with a cheque for $500. Proceeds are from the many community events and fundraisers held by the Lioness’, such as their Teddy Bear Picnic, euchre nights, and Strawberry Festival at the Pelham Farmer’s Market.

P18-16

Services

Burke’s Masonry

Bricklaying, tuckpointing, step repair, granite coatings, brick slices 905-682-7061. P18-28

Aggressive

ADVERTISING Impressive RESULTS! Warren Mason Advertising Coordinator

Phone 905.892.8690 advertising@thevoiceofpelham.ca

TF

Housekeeping THODE Housekeeping Services. Team of hardworking, organized, dependable & energetic ladies will take care of your housecleaning needs. Give us a call. Elizabeth 905-386-0082 after 5 pm. P12-18

John Wink, Branch Manager of Fonthill Meridian Credit Union, presents Tracy Holmwood, President Board of Directors of Pelham Cares, with a cheque for $500.

Funds are provided by the Meridian Good Neighbour program, and will be directed to Pelham Cares Youth Sponsorship program, benefiting local children, who will be assisted in attending sports, arts, or educational opportunities.

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Residential Painting Top quality. Interior, exterior. Fully insured, free estimates. Reasonable rates. “Labbe Painting and Minor repairs” 905714-1955 Jerry. P18-19

Dog Grooming

Dog Grooming in my home.

Stress-free. 20 years experience. Call Virginia: -905892-1555. TF

Housekeepers Personal housekeeping.

Dedicated to detail and hard work. Call 905-8929078. P18-16

Strawberries Berry Fresh Farms strawberries. 1760 Balfour, Fenwick.

Mon-Thurs: 8am-8pm; Fri & Sat: 8am-5pm; closed Sundays. Info 905-892-8231.

P18-15

Help Wanted The Voice of Pelham, published weekly with Wednesday distribution in the heart of the Niagara Region, has an immediate opening for a Regional Advertising Sales Representative. The successful candidate will have sales experience, preferably in the advertising or retail industry and be a team player.

The winning candidate will also be responsible to develop a regional account list with an aggressive cold calling mandate. Must have reliable transportation. This is a full commission contract position. Please apply in confidence to: advertising@ thevoiceofpelham.ca

Pelham’s independent news source from the heart of Niagara.

Construction on Pelham Rd. has slowed down traffic through the town.

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