The Voice of Pelham, October 23 2013

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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Fire guts downtown Fenwick home BY WAYNE CAMPBELL

for the VOICE For Dan Marr, it felt strange.

The Welland professional firefighter had to stand aside Friday while Pelham firefighters sifted through his gutted Fenwick home.

They pushed out wheelbarrows of blacked material to spread out and sift through it.

A fire inspector searched through the charred house while an insurance assessor walked around it examining the damage.

“It is very different being on this side,” Marr said. “I want to get in there and help, but I can’t.”

In sifting through the rubble, the firefighters did find Cheryl Marr’s lost

rings, she was grateful to slide a blackened one onto her finger.

About 5:15 p.m. Thursday a fire flared up in the almost-century-old, downtown Fenwick home at 788 Welland Rd. Flames shot up from the back of the large two-storey clapboard house.

“I was here at the beginning,” said Fire Chief Bob Lymburner. “Flames were engulfing the house.”

No one was home at the time of the fire. Marr was at work in Welland and his wife Cheryl was out. Their grown children were no longer living at home.

“We did lose our cat,” he said. It was 20 years old.

Firefighters laid down hoses quickly and kept the fire contained as they spent more than four

Owner Dan Marr, left, and Pelham Fire Chief Bob Lymburner examine the burned out back of a Fenwick house on Friday.

Firefighters spent five hours subduing the fire on Thursday night.

Wayne Campbell/Voice Photo hours fighting pockets nearby Fenwick station. throughout the wooden The fire gutted the building. two sections of the large “They did a good job home. Heat from it melted handling it,” said Lym- the lining of an outdoor burner. swimming pool.

The department brought The family has lived in in five trucks to fight it the house for 12 years. including those from the During that time, Marr

Bloom Committee and the Pelham Horticultural Society, are asking residents if they are interested.

A community garden provides rented plots for residents to grow crops. A garden plot could include

flowers, fruits, vegetables, herbs and other plants.

In a garden plot residents can grow their own food, share skills and learn from each other.

Some garden programs teach children about gar-

said they did renovations throughout the house.

He estimated the loss at more than $800,000 including the renovations.

“It has some history to it, E.W. Farr lived here,” he said about the school principal after whom a Fenwick school is named.

The family will have to find a place to live while it rebuilds the house.

Lymburner said he couldn’t call the house a write off but it was extensively damaged. It will be up to the insurance company and owner to decide what to do.

While fire inspectors may not come up with a definite cause for a couple of weeks, the fire chief said there was no reason to suspect anything but a normal fire.

Online survey digs for community garden BY WAYNE CAMPBELL

for the VOICE An online survey may determine if the town creates a community garden.

Pelham Communities in

dening, sustainability and healthy eating habits.

The plots are popular with those who want to grow their own food, with seniors who have moved into apartments but miss gardening, and with be-

ginners learning the basics of food growing or flower gardening.

Community gardens are common in communities in Niagara, Ontario, Canada and the world.

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Lazy Loon serves breakfast Goblins take to ice skates for breast cancer research BY WAYNE CAMPBELL

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for the VOICE Lazy Loon restaurant owner Karey Warden wants a fast break on breast cancer research.

To help the laboratory work along, he will serve breakfast this Saturday morning with proceeds to go to breast cancer research.

On a first come, first serve basis, he and his staff will serve a traditional breakfast of eggs, bacon or ham, home fries, toast and coffee from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. this Saturday.

Warden said he has held breast cancer events “for years and years” because the disease has touched some of his wife MaryKathleen’s relatives.

Anita Juhasz, a staff member at the Lazy Loon, shows off some of the pumpkins she helped to decorate as part of the Lazy Loon’s fundraiser for breast cancer research.

Wayne Campbell/Voice Photo “Fortunately, we haven’t lost anyone,” he said.

The recently renovated restaurant this month also features pumpkins decorated by the staff.

The Lazy Loon Restaurant and Ice Cream Bar is at 155 Highway 20 West .

It is in its 16th year of operation.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The worldwide pink ribbon campaign promotes testing for early detection and raises funds for research.

nator Barney Ubbink.

“The vendors were happy with the attendance and the visitors were happy that we had more vendors.”

Some of the 85 exhibitors at the Welland high school already signed up for next year.

“A few even paid their fee in advance,” he said.

The Fonthill and District

Kinsmen Club took over the 29-year-old event to support Women’s Place four years ago. It was almost cancelled because of a lack of volunteers to run it.

The club was approached to help because of its success with its annual Home and Leisure Show each April at the Fonthill arena. The club

The Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council will hold its annual Halloween Skate at the Pelham Arena Friday.

Skaters are encouraged to dress in costume for the skate and activities.

The event runs from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and will feature a costume and pumpkin carving contest.

The pumpkins are donated by Bryan and Anne Durst of Bry-Anne Farms.

The MYAC is asking those attending the Halloween Skate to bring a non-perishable food item to support Pelham Cares.

The youth advisory council has sponsored the Halloween Skate for the past few years for Pelham

Craft show draws large crowd BY WAYNE CAMPBELL

for the VOICE Last weekend’s Kinsmen Craft Show became the largest for the club since it took over the event four years ago.

“We had more than 1,400 people come through,” Centennial Secondary School during Saturday and Sunday, said co-ordi-

has enough members to handle the show, now its second largest event of the year.

Women’s Place remains one of the main benefactors from a $3 admission fee but the Kinsmen, added the local Special Olympics as a second group.

“We expect to give each a good cheque,” said Ubbink.

Four skaters get into the spirit during the 2012 Halloween Skate at the Pelham Arena. /Special to the Voice youngsters and teens to dress up and hit the ice.

Part of the council’s role, in addition to advising the mayor and town council on issues affecting young people, is to organize events.

This year it has held a

youth forum, activities during Canada Day celebrations, and an outdoor movie night in August.

The Halloween skate in the Pelham Arena is at Welland Road and Haist Street.

Fonthill resident Eileen Barton, left, and Rachel Roode of Scentsy show their candles to Kinsmen co-chairs Dave Kuckyt and Barney Ubbink during the Fonthill and District Kinsmen Club’s Craft Sale.

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Dressing room, sidewalks, splash pad among budget tips

BY WAYNE CAMPBELL

for the VOICE A dressing room for female hockey players and a softer landing for baseball players were suggested to town council for its 2014 budget.

Only two people attended council’s budget open house last week while others sent letters and emails.

Town council will continue to take ideas by email through ourbudget@pelham.ca.

Treasurer Cari Pupo said submissions made by the early part of November could be included in capital and operating budget proposals to town council.

Sam Dobbie, president of Pelham Minor Baseball Association, during the open house asked the town to replace gravel base paths with a soilsand-silt mix.

It would bring Pelham into conformity with the rest of Niagara regional diamonds on which local teams compete.

It would cut down on injuries, he said.

Chief administrative office Darren Ottaway said the change could probably be made.

Byron Sinclair, president of Pelham Minor Hockey Association, encouraged council to include a new ladies change room for the Pelham Arena.

The current room is a small converted first aid room that lacks a washroom, he said.

Minor hockey leagues have mixed teams but female and male players dress in separate dressing rooms, Sinclair explained.

The growing popularity of women’s hockey has led to an increase in the number of female players signing up with the local

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“The dressing room is tiny,” he said. “Sometimes you have players dressing in the hallway, which is unacceptable.”

Ottaway said the town’s facilities manager is aware of the problem and is looking into it.

Ward 1 Coun. Larry Clark said rather than consider a $45,000 lunch room for staff at the arena, the town should first consider ways to improve service to users.

Six letters covered a variety of issues.

Gloria and Vern Furtney suggested trimming staffing and new expenditures.

“Some services probably do not have to be cut but we may well need to do without some department managers, some staff and some ‘nice to have’ new expenditures,” they wrote.

Georgina Staz in an email said about the arches over the entrance to Pelham Town Square “a coat of paint not just primer would make them look much better.”

Joy Lohr echoes other parents when she said, “a

splash pad is very needed in Pelham and maybe the area near the pool might work.”

Stanley and Susan Larmet cheered the town for extending sidewalks along Pelham St. to Pancake Lane. However, they wanted to know when sidewalks would stretch down to Welland Road.

Bruce Massey similarly suggested extensions of the sidewalks to Bacon Lane in 2014 and to Quaker Road in 2015. He preferred traffic lights at both Bacon and Pancake Lane.

Kit Lefroy in a letter supported putting a traffic light at the Sprucesideand-Bacon intersection with Pelham St. Dennis and Gail Skowronski hopes council will fall for an autumn idea to suck up leaves from roadsides with a leaf vacuum truck.

If it can’t do that, perhaps the town could sell paper leaf bags at a lower price than retail outlets.

The treasurer said the town will respond to all suggestions submitted for the budget.

It will also notify every

one of the council’s decisions on each recommendation, Pupo said.

Mayor Dave Augustyn

said council is always open to ideas at anytime, not just during budget preparation.

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Town offers fitness program for all of us The town’s Get Active For Life program has taken the right trail.

It will appeal to both the Charles Atlas fitness buff and those of us with a Charles At Last approach.

We gradually get around to it.

If you’re too young to remember, in comic books Charles Atlas advertisements encouraged 90-pound weaklings to bulk up. Charles Atlas apparently inspired Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Terminator who became Governator of California.

For bulk-at-the-belly buffs, we prefer moderation to termination in exercise.

The town’s Recreation, Culture and Wellness department (who coins these awkward titles?) has taken this into account.

The program, financed through a $10,014 Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport (awkward!) grant, eases participants into fitness through strolling, cycling or Nordic walking. There is no charge but you have to register.

It encourages participation in morning (10 a.m. to 11 a.m.) or evening (6 p.m. to 7 p.m.) walks or weekly bike rides or Nordic poling — or all three if you prefer.

They are held in three parks (Peace, Woodstream and Cherry Ridge) with cycling from the Pelham Arena on Wednesdays.

The idea is to get fit while socializing by meeting your neighbours.

However, if you’re driven to meet a challenge, you can do that too.

Bruce Manion, one of six leaders, appreciates the gentle approach. However, as a Nordic walking instructor he knows how to step it up.

Manion took up walking, hiking and eventually Nordic walking with poles as a form of rehabilitation from a back injury.

He is in better shape now than he ever was but keeps walking to control recurring back pain, he said.

By walking with poles you increase your level of exercise without obvious effort.

You use your arms as well as your legs for a more efficient exercise, he explains. It helps those with various physical, mental, and chronic conditions.

For walkers, the polls improve stability, balance,

posture and safety by avoiding falls.

Handouts for the get-fit program include lists of tips for participants both under and over age 65.

They stress regular exercise, warm-ups, caution and common sense.

“Walk at the pace that suits you” and “enjoy yourself” are just the thing for Charles At Last participants.

Relaxed exercisers like to be told “it is important to wear light, loose layers of comfortable clothing...”

Who needs the nonsense of tight fitness fashion togs?

Best of all is being told “every effort counts” such as walking down the street, climbing stairs, playing with kids and all those 10-minute spurts of activity.

Fenwick’s Maple Acre library could disappear to be replaced by a leased satellite location if town council and the Pelham Library board accept a consultant’s recommendation.

Todd MacDonald of Performance Concepts presented his report on library facilities to town council Monday.

The report include 12 recommendations that will be reviewed by town council in a joint meeting with the Pelham Library Board.

The town owns the library buildings in Fonthill and Fenwick while the library board oversees the operation and administration.

MacDonald recommends a full service “hub” branch with a supporting satellite

branch.

He foresees new users will come from the construction of new subdivisions in East Fonthill.

Ward 1 Coun. Richard Rybiak said the Maple Acre library is a valued institution in the village of Fenwick, something that should be considered by council and the library board when they look at service to west Pelham.

In other business, town council agreed to purchase an Atco trailer for $67,035 to serve as a lunchroom and washroom building for town staff working at the Pelham arena.

Council also agreed to consider a women’s dressing room for the arena during its 2014 budget review.

Ward 3 Coun. John Durley suggested deferring

the washroom purchase and any “piecemeal additions” to the arena until the town receives a Leisure Plan report in November.

The arena, he said, is well past its “best before” date.

Ward 3 Coun. Peter Papp said any replacement for the arena was more than a year away and safety issues should be dealt with immediately to avoid risk.

Bea Clark, representing the Pelham Summerfest committee, presented its final report for Summerfest 2013.

The festival attracted more people, 21,536, than the year before but a Friday night storm and rain Saturday morning meant it fell short of its goal of 28,500.

Clark presented seven

recommendations which included a funding request for $15,000 for the 2014 festival, adding a shuttle service from Fenwick, keeping the Peace Park Pavillion and reviewing the town’s liquor policy to include cans in beer sales.

The festival, she said, has to consider how large it actually wants to become.

It may not be able to accommodate more than 28,000.

Council sent the $15,000 funding request to its 2014 budget deliberations.

This fall may see changes to Pelham Peace Park, chief administrative officer Darren Ottaway told council as he outlined a concept plan for Pelham Town Square.

Because of delays in a downtown concept plan,

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For more information about Get Active For life visit the town’s website at www.pelham.ca or by phone at 905-892-2607, ext. 329.

Wayne Campbell can be contacted at waycampbell@cogeco.ca.

Fenwick may lose Maple Acre Library Original bandshell design used courtesy of Todd Barber Forestgreen Creations.

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staff are moving ahead with changes to Peace Park, he said.

They will include work on trees and the beginning of a new arrangement around the Fonthill Bandshell.

The goal he said is to do the work, which will include tiering of seating, in the fall and spring so as not to interfere with the 2014 Fonthill Bandshell entertainment season.

While the concept plan shown to council includes a new entranceway to the square and movement of the cenotaph, he said, more design work and discussions with the Fonthill Legion and neighbouring property owners are still ahead.

It is a long-term as well as an immediate concept, he said.

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Final ANSI boundary protects Fonthill Kame

BY DAVE AUGUSTYN Mayor of Pelham I was jubilant when I received the letter and the map.

After nearly four-and-a-half years, the Ministry of Natural Resources recently issued the final ANSI (Area of Natural & Scientific Interest) boundaries for the Fonthill Kame-Delta. This final ANSI boundary includes most of the former area and increases the protection from 930 acres to 993 acres.

You will recall that the “Fonthill Kame-Delta” is our rare, 75-metre-tall landmark that was formed by retreating glaciers 13,000 years ago. The Kame boasts the highest point in Niagara and the headwaters of Twelve Mile Creek. It’s the “hill” in Fonthill and Shorthills and the “ridge” in Ridgeville. The Kame’s microclimatic and soil conditions create an ideal environment for tender fruit production.

MNR identified the Fonthill Kame as provincially significant in 1976 and as a Provincial ANSI in 1988. This designation restricts development for reasons of heri-

Military service to be published Ontario Command is publishing a “Military Service Recognition Book” to help identify and recognize many of our veterans within the province of Ontario who have served their country so well during times of peace and conflict. The official launch will take place during Legion Week.

Members of the RCMP, other police forces and firefighters who assisted our military in UN/NATO peacekeeping operations will also be included.

The book will go a long way in assisting the Legion as “Keepers of Remembrance”. There will be 15,000 copies of the book printed and supplied to participating branches in

Ontario Command free of charge for local distribution by September 2014.

All submissions must be received no later than May 31, 2014. This military service recognition book will be published annually for at least the next three years.

Copies of the submission form can be picked up at the Legion or downloaded from the Legion’s website at www.on.legion/ca. [Go to Members Area, Go to Forms, click on New Military Service Recognition Book Submission Form.]

All completed forms are to be returned to the Legion at 141 Hwy 20E., Fonthill, to the attention of Rick Hatt, Branch 613 Service Officer.

tage, science or education.

In May 2009, MNR recommended significantly reducing the ANSI’s coverage to “representative samples.”

Pelham Council, Niagara Regional Council, Niagara Escarpment Commission, Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority, scientific experts, dozens of Pelham residents, Tim Hudak, MPP, and Minister Jim Bradley, St. Catharines MPP, voiced opposition to these changes.

As a result, in early 2010, Pelham received a strong commitment from Donna Cansfield, MPP, Minister of Natural Resources: “Please let me assure you that it is our intention to maintain and, where feasible, enhance the current ANSI boundary.”

Despite that assurance, in 2011, MNR proposed reducing the ANSI to “Swiss-cheese” by failing to protect huge portions of the Kame – especially those areas that are under direct threat of new or expanded development. Again we expressed our significant concerns.

In June 2013, MNR informed Council about proposed improvements to the ANSI boundaries and the plans to expand the ANSI. Both Pelham and Regional Councils acknowledged these 2013 improvements but sought MNR’s rationale for not including the entire Kame.

In their letter, MNR clarified that the parts of the Kame not included in the new ANSI boundaries “…have been extensively disturbed or impacted by various land uses and development.” The two major areas now excluded are the Chestnut Ridge subdivision and the Lafarge Pit. To better preserve the ANSI area, MNR suggests that the Town and Region incorporate the new ANSI boundaries in municipal planning policies and in all planning decisions moving forward.

I believe that these protections are great news for Pelham and the Region! I appreciate MNR living up to the goal of maintaining and enhancing the former ANSI boundary.

In the past I have asked you to write to the Minister to encourage ANSI protection; now, I invite you to write to Minister Orazetti and thank MNR for protecting the Fonthill Kame: Hon. David Orazietti, MPP Minister of Natural Resources Whitney Block, 6th Floor, Room 6630 99 Wellesley St. West Toronto ON M7A1W3 minister.mnr@ontario.ca For a copy of the MNR letter and a map of the final boundaries, please see Mayor Dave’s on-line journal at www.pelhammayordave.blogspot.com.

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(Survey from Page 1) They can generate sense of pride in growing local produce and finding ways to be healthier and more ecofriendly, the town said in a news release.

Residents can fill out a survey on whether Pelham should have a community garden.

The four-question survey can be found at www. surveymonkey.com/s/PelhamCommunityGarden.

It closes Friday Nov. 8 at 4:30 pm.

Communities in Bloom fosters civic pride, environmental responsibility and beautification

through community participation.

Each year it holds the Trillium Awards, Participation Days, and a garden tour. For information, contact jruddell@pelham.ca or 905-892-2607 ext. 341.

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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 905-8921640 or visit www.singniagara.com.

• Mondays 7:15 p.m. Peninsula Orchestra invites players to join them every Monday at Holy Trinity Anglican Church. No audition. For info. please contact Bev @ 892-0583.

• Tuesday 7:00 p.m.

Bingo Night at St. Ann’s Church, Chance to win $100. 834 Canboro Rd, Fenwick. Wheelchair accessible.

• Tuesdays 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

SPAN (Single Professional Association of Niagara) is a social club for mature singles who meet and mingle at Iggy’s Pub 115 Hwy 20, Fonthill, every Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Of-

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Further information, call Lynie @905-788-0359 • Alternate Wednesdays.

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

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• Thursdays through October, Pelham Farmers Market at Market Square, 4:30 p.m. to dusk. Fresh, local produce, prepared foods, crafts.

• Thursdays (first Thursday of every month) 1:30 p.m. to p.m. SOS (Survivors of Stroke) Everyone is welcome. Info call Ann 905-892-1621 • Fridays 1:00-3:00 p.m.. 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.$2.00 includes re-

freshments. Drop in at the Fonthill Library.

• 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

Legion Dinner • Alternate Saturdays 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Computer & Gadget Drop-in: For beginners to advanced learners. Learn new tips and tricks and share ideas and skills with others in an informal setting. Some laptops will be available or BYOG (bring your own gadget). $2.00.

Drop in. Pelham Public Library.

• Ontario Senior Games Association (OSGA) for fellowship, friendly competition and a more active lifestyle. Info www.ontarioseniorgames.ca • Newcomers Club of St. Catharines & District welcomes women new to the region to participate in a variety of activities. Call Maureen 905-397-7593 or Gwen 905-641-9816 for

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Extra copies of The Voice of Pelham available at these fine area businesses:

FONTHILL: E. L. Crossley Churchill Natural Meats M&M Meats Shoppers Drug Mart Fonthill Library Town of Pelham Cafe on Main Beamer’s Pro Hardware Sobey’s McDonald’s Fonthill Legion Tim Hortons Semenuk’s

Pic’s Klagers Keith’s Restaurant Target Store Penzoil Quick Lube Lazy Loon Pharmasave Avondale Store FENWICK:

Avondale Store Fenwick Sub Shop Golden Grill Devries Fruit Farm Ridderikhoff Meats

details.

UPCOMING Friday, October 25 • 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Fab Fenwick Lions Fish Fry, Take Out, Centennial Park, Church St, Fenwick.

• 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

Legion Dinner Saturday, October 26 • 8:00am-1:00pm Breast Cancer Fundraiser @ Studio Twenty.

Get Fit, Have Fun and Kick Cancer in the Butt.

Come to a fitness class, all classes will be $5 and ALL proceeds will go to Breast Cancer : 8:15am – 1 Hour Spin with Jill 9:00am – 1 Hour Kick Boxing with Lori 9:30am – ¾ Hour Spin with Elizabeth 10:00am – 1 Hour Zumba with Becky 11:30am – 1 Hour Yoga with Kim Call or email to reserve a spot in a class (space is limited). Info@studiotwenty.ca or 905-892-2920 • 7:00 p.m. Progressive Euchre, Fonthill Lions Hall. $5 Monday, October 28 • 7:30 p.m. Pelham Horticultural Society Meeting at Floral Dimensions Flower Farm, 906 Hwy. 20 West, Fenwick: field trip to a local grower to see what’s new.

Look for the Big Chair.

Please bring a lawn or folding chair.

• 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

Legion Dinner • 7:30 p.m. Wainfleet Historical Society in the PI Hall at the Marshville Heritage Village in Wainfleet.

The speaker will be Paul Berton, whose topic is My Father Pierre. Everyone is welcome. For more information, call 905-386-6978 Saturday & Sunday November 2 & 3 • 12:00 noon to 4:30 p.m. Fenwick Central Railroad, Model Railroad Open House. 1141 Maple Ave, Fenwick. www.gnmre.

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Tuesday, November 5 • 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. WIN - Widows Information Network - in the Cafe at the Faith Tabernacle (Fitch and S. Pelham St.). The Pharmacist’s role as part of your health care team.

Free. Tea and coffee.

Wednesday, Nov. 6 • 7:00 p.m. St. Alexander Church, Fonthill, Catholic Women’s League are celebrating their 50th ANNIVERSARY, commencing with Mass celebrated by his Excellency Bishop Bergie to be followed by a Reception in the church hall.Come help us celebrate! RSVP 905892-3090.

Saturday, Nov. 9 • 6:30 p.m. Baby Boomer Music Trivia Night will be held at the Fonthill Legion, 141 Hwy 20 E., Fonthill.

Relive the great music of the 50s, 60s and early 70s!

Cost is $20 per person; register teams of eight, or individually at www.babyboomertrivia.ca, or call 905-938-8800 All proceeds will be donated to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario.

Saturday, Nov. 16 • 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

“Homes for the Holidays” Christmas House tour – organized by Fonthill United Church. Six homes and the Church beautifully decorated by local designers. Tickets $20: Available at 905 892 6433 (Church) & participating designers: Vermeer’s Garden Centre and Flower Shop, Cox Home Furniture, The Log Cabin Gift Store ,Décor Amour/ Hometown Treasures, Le Village, J&J Floral Expressions, and Floral Dimensions.

Send your community calendar listings to: editor@thevoiceof pelham.ca

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Services

Congratulations!

ALLTYPE MASONRY

Chimneys, Brick, Block, Stone.

Foundation repairs, sidewalks, custom concrete work.

Call the Deamudes–

Tom 289-241-4767 or 905-892-1924 Johnathan Paul Verroche DD recently graduated and earned his degree from George Brown College.

Jonathan is a graduate of E. L. Crossley Secondary School in Fonthill. He is presently practicing at his family-owned denture clinic in St. Catharines.

Parents Paul & Sharon and sister Allison are proud of his determination and dedication to his profession.

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

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

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

Found

732-2352

Found at Woodstream Park, an iPod. Call and identify to claim. 289-2135850.

Housecleaning

Help Wanted Seasonal Labour position for Fenwick tree nursery.

Must by physically fit as job requires bending and lifting. Requirements: own transportation, greenpatch work boots, long hours Monday-Saturday, positive attitude. Starting wage: $10.25/hour to be reviewed after 1 month.

Approx. start date: week of Oct. 20, 2013 email resume: lindasouthpelhamnursery@gmail. com fax resume: 905-892-6557 Possible full-time employment.

THODE Housecleaning Services Team of hardworking, organized, dependable & energetic ladies will take care of your housecleaning needs. Give us a call.

Elizabeth at 905-386-0082 after 5pm.

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

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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

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Fun after five!

Candy Ashbee, from Presentations, hosted Business After 5 on Wednesday October 16.

Pictured (L-R) are David Ashbee, Candy Ashbee, Owner, Dolores Fabiano, Executive Director, Welland-Pelham Chamber of Commerce and Verne Milot, President, WellandPelham Chamber of Commerce. /Special to the Voice

Beginning Nov. 1, 2013 Niagara Region will no longer accept electronics for curbside collection.

Chamber hands out 10 Ruby Awards Pelham area businesses did well at the Welland Pelham Chamber of Commerce Ruby Awards Friday. Candy Ashbee of Presentations received the Venture Niagara award.

Urge to Purge won three awards, and Pleasantview Funeral and Reception Centre received a group business award.

Recipients are:

Employee of the Year: Nate Triano, Urge to Purge Mary Anne Christoff Community Service Award: Patrick Rothwell Youth Citizen of the Year: NikiAnn Brideau Greening Niagara Eco Action Award: Large project: Niagara Catholic District School Board; Small project: Urge to Purge

Venture Niagara Award: Candy Ashbee, Presentations Corporation RBC Business Award: Pleasantview Funeral and Reception Centre RBC Business Initiative Award: Mark Carl, The Hope Centre Business of the Year: Urge to Purge Stuart Cumming Memorial Award: Kerry Thomas

Breast Cancer Fundraiser Saturday, October 26th 8:00am-1:00pm Get Fit, Have Fun and Kick Cancer in the Butt

All classes will be $5.00 ALL PROCEEDS TO BREAST CANCER RESEARCH

In an effort to encourage recycling, the Region is asking residents to drop off their unwanted electronics for free to these locations so materials can be recycled:

» Charities and not-for-profit organizations » Niagara Region’s drop-off depots » Return to retail locations All of the available drop-off locations and acceptable materials are listed on the Ontario Electronic Stewardship website at www.recycleyourelectronics.ca Waste Info-Line 905-356-4141 or 1-800-594-5542 www.niagararegion.ca/waste

8:15am – 1 Hour Spin with Jill 9:00am – 1 Hour Kick Boxing with Lori 9:30am – ¾ Hour Spin with Elizabeth 10:00am – 1 Hour Zumba with Becky 11:30am – 1 Hour Yoga with Kim Call or email to reserve a spot in a class (space is limited) Info@studiotwenty.ca or 905-892-2920 Also featuring: Raffles • Penny Table • Snacks • Pink Nail Polish Changes by Kalie (Bella Vita Day Spa) • Pink Hair Extensions by Kelsey (Bella Marie Salon)

20 Hwy 20, Fonthill Shopping Plaza 905-892-2920 • info@studiotwenty.ca