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tion Street and Hurricane Road. Councillor John Durley empathized with Volchert, stating that he recognized the severity of the issue on Hurricane Road. Unfortunately, he said, speeding through town is something that Council hears about on a regular basis.

Durley explained that since he has been on Council the Town has taken several steps to help make the streets safer for everyone.

“The streets that we have now were designed for cars,” Durley said.

“All the engineers back then, as we know, were just worried about the cars.

AST YEAR LARRY Boggio and I raised over $30,000 for Wellspring Niagara by cycling from Toronto to Miami.

Not keen on returning this year we decided to resurrect a ride around Lake Ontario called the Tour du Lac, a fundraiser developed by the Rotary Club of St. Catharines, South in 2012. My plan was to have all 14 Rotary Clubs in Niagara participate by providing donations, cyclists and support drivers. This plan was embraced and the Tour du Lac was resurrected.

Over six and a half days and 913.97 kilometres later, eight cyclists and I, who set out to ride around Lake Ontario to raise money for Wellspring Niagara, returned home on Sunday, July 23.

We were joined by two day-riders from the Wellspring Headquarters the previous Saturday and six day-riders who joined us for the last stretch, were escorted home by the NRPS and greeted by cheers, applause and high fives as we rode into Hunter’s Pointe community in Welland, where Lucchetta Homes provided a community BBQ fundraiser. Three volunteers were with us to make sure we were taken care of, fed, watered and transported.

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CHECKING IN Pelham CAO Darren Ottaway, right, gets an update from Community Centre Construction Manager Doug Fehrenbach. Ottaway took the Voice on a tour of the site last Friday. Story on page 8.

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Hurricane Road residents seek traffic calming measures

BY VOICE STAFF Residents from the Hurricane Road neighborhood filled Pelham Town Council chambers on July 24 to support for their neighbour Sheila Volchert, there to present a petition calling on Council to slow traffic on Hurricane Road. Volchert told Council that since 2003 there have been at least four accidents, with the latest having occurred on June 4. She said it’s only a matter time before someone is seriously injured.

“I have been living on the corner of Hurricane Road for 41 years and I have observed many vehicles come to a roll-

ing stop and then continue,” Volchert said.

“We are hoping that the Council or whoever is responsible for resolving these issues take the necessary steps to regulate and slow traffic down on Hurricane Road. It should be noted that many residents mentioned to me that it would be unconscionable to wait for catastrophe to happen. We as taxpayers for the Town of Pelham should be able to allow our children and grandchildren to play on our front lawns without endangering their lives.”

Unsure of the exact solution, Volchert proposed ideas such as speed bumps or a four-way stop at the corner of Sta-

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BY NATE SMELLE Regional Councillor Brian Baty faced a barrage of questions from members of Pelham Council at their meeting held on Monday, July 24 pertaining to his call for a forensic audit of Pelham’s finances. Baty’s comments seemed to be taken as a personal insult by some members of Council. Councillor Richard Rybiak headed up the grilling, asking Baty why he felt a forensic audit would be necessary, and what he felt was missing from the report the Town presented in response to a Regional Councillor’s motion in March that called into question Pelham’s ability to service its debt.

“My concern is one of public trust,” Baty responded.

“In terms of the answers that have been given, there’s a lack of confidence which is very prevalent.

There is a feeling that the explanations that have been given are not factual or complete. There is no malice intended in my suggestion. My point is, let’s clear the air. The best way I feel which you can do that is with a third-party independent audit.”

Rybiak requested that Baty retract his call for forensic audit and instead ask for a third-party external audit. The reason

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All we had to do was ask: Last week we carried a question from Charlie the dog about the use of weed-killers in Pelham during the 1950s and ‘60s. (Talk about burying the lead—a dog that can use email?) Well, Charlie (and owner Susan Grimwood), we have your answer. The Town’s Public Relations and Marketing Officer, Marc MacDonald got on the horn, or the blower, or more likely sent an email, and received this generously detailed reply from someone with 30 years in municipal public works: "It is highly unlikely that the municipality used any weed killers back then for roadside control. As long as I can remember in the early days we used belly-mounted sickle-bar mowers for roadside weed control. Herbicide use was very rare and in those early days the only approved product in Canada was 2-4-D. This was an herbicide for broadleaf weeds only, and could possibly have been use for poison ivy, but I highly doubt it. Labor and fuel costs were cheap, and so manual/mechanical removal was the cheaper option.

The only non-selective defoliant that was effective in the 1960s was Agent Orange, but this was never approved for use in Canada. Later on as Glyfos (Roundup) became available, we would use this for poison ivy control, but very limited to specific sites only. I have attached a picture of the style of mower used back in the ‘60s and into the ‘80s. These mowers were very

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transported to the Welland Hospital by ambulance. He remains in hospital in stable condition and is expected to make a full recovery. Police have arrested a 17-yearold male from Welland and charged him with Aggravated Assault and Assault with a Weapon. The identity of the accused will not be released under the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act. He was a held in custody pending a bail hearing. Police continue to investigate this matter and are requesting any witnesses to contact police at (905) 688 4111 extension 3300.

At approximately 8 AM last Saturday, the Niagara Regional Police Service, the Niagara Falls Fire Service and Niagara EMS responded to reports of a motor vehicle collision at 11245 Sodom Road in Niagara Falls. Police say that initial investigation revealed that a 2005 Pontiac G6 was southbound on Sodom Road when it left the roadway and collided with a tree. A 27-year-old Fort Erie female was ejected from the Pontiac and pronounced dead at the scene. The second occupant, a 38-yearold Fort Erie male, suffered minor injuries. Names are being withheld at this time.

The 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.

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Niagara Region has an​ nounced that Peter Wadsworth has been appointed Director, Human Resources, starting September 5. The Director's primary responsibilities include the management of organizational planning, compensation and benefits, collective agreement negotiations, health and safety and other staff-related policies. Wadsworth will also oversee the Region’s talent recruitment retention efforts. He comes to Niagara Region from the Canadian Niagara Hotels & Entertainment Group. He previously worked with the Ontario Labour Relations Board, City of Toronto, Maple Leaf Foods and Kimberly Clark. Wadsworth assumes the role from Fiona Peaceful, who left Niagara Region earlier this year.

Tim’s disturbance

Last Sunday, at approximately 2:30 AM, Niagara Regional Police responded to a call for a disturbance at the Tim Horton’s Restaurant located at 563 Niagara Street in Welland. Police initially responded to the area after receiving reports of approximately 15-20 people in the parking lot that were causing a disturbance by fighting. Upon arrival, police located a male that had been stabbed during the altercation. The victim, a 19-year-old male, was

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Public meeting tonight on school issues

BY VOICE STAFF As questions continue to mount regarding an email that Pelham Mayor Dave Augustyn quietly sent to a District School Board of Niagara trustee last summer, Augustyn has agreed to address the issue at a public meeting scheduled for this evening, Wednesday, Feb. 8, in Fenwick.

Nancy Beamer, speaking for “Names Matter,” a Pelham citizens group lobbying the DSBN to reverse its decision to rename a local public school, confirms that the meeting will be held at Fire Station #2, known locally as the Fenwick Fire Hall, starting at 7:00 PM. While the Mayor has agreed to ap-

Under pressure, Mayor to address email revelation, other E. W. Farr matters pear, says Beamer, DSBN officials associated with the school-naming process have either declined to attend or have not yet responded to the group’s invitation.

DSBN Chair, Dale Robinson, to whom Augustyn’s email was addressed last June, has declined to appear, says Beamer, asserting that she would be

“on holidays.” The Voice was unable to independently confirm Robinsion’s intentions. She did not respond to repeated requests for comment on E.W. Farr-related matters before presstime.

Beamer, whose group maintains an email list of some 580 residents, says that all members of the public are invited and encouraged to attend the meeting.

“We would especially welcome parents and children who are unhappy with the name change,” she says, referring to the contentious decision by the DSBN to consolidate two Pelham See MEETING back page

HEN I WAS young, my father and I would go for long drives along the rural routes of Pelham. We’d blast George Thurgood and roll down the windows because we loved the smell of the breeze, the sensation of crisp Niagara wind beating our cheeks and tangling our hair against our summer-kissed skin.

My father was not a sentimental man. He worked in factories and had a Gordon Lightfoot mustache and never shed tears over injuries.

Yet something about the Pelham landscape, the hilly backdrop to his childhood and the childhoods of our ancestors, drew him in. He’d stop by a farm or a gathering of woods and, surrendering his manly veneer, tell me a story about the town.

This place is precious. This is the earth that granted us life. Here is the place where we happened upon love or here is a site of devastation.

On one particular drive sometime in the late ‘90s we stopped at a tree with a plaque.

“This tree looks dead,” I said to my father.

“It sure is getting there, Julie.”

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A construction error was discovered following the opening of a traffic calming chicane on Haist Street north of Hwy 20 last Monday that prevented large vehicles from passing through.

One resident living in the neighbourhood said he contacted the Town after seeing a small schoolbus get stuck as it tried to get through the new traffic calming measure. Later that day while driving behind a cement truck, he said that he became concerned for the public’s safety when the truck had to turn around because it couldn’t get through.

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Repair measures underway last week to correct a construction error in the chicane. truck or an ambulance?” he said.

While waiting for the contractor to return to fix

the mistake, the Town has taken measures to temporarily allow passage for vehicles through the neigh-

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bourhood in the short-term.

Manager of Public Works Ryan Cook said that after discovering the issue with

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Petition-inspired changes coming to 2017 Summerfest

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Representatives from the Pelham Summerfest committee Candy Ashbee and Bill Gibson presented council with a final report on the 2016 Summerfest at the Council meeting on Monday, Nov. 21.

Prompted by a story in the Voice in August about a merchant petition to move Summerfest from Pelham Street, in September Town staff met with various stakeholders to hear their complaints, promising at the time that changes in the way Summerfest was mounted would be con-

sidered.

The main concerns identified during the community engagement process were security, parking, ensuring customer can access all businesses in town, and liability for damages. How to get all Pelham Street businesses to participate and finding ways to make it beneficial for them to set up a booth were also determined to be of high priority for the committee as they plan for next year’s event.

Gibson told Council that the committee is addressing these concerns in a variety of ways. To improve parking, they intend to create bet-

ter signage for out-of-town visitors to designated parking areas and shuttle services. To make participation in Summerfest more enticing to local businesses, they plan to implement a tiered-charge for booths. Under the new system, Pelham Street business owners will be charged the least, other local businesses will pay a slightly higher fee, and vendors from outside Pelham will pay the most. In response to more specific issues for individual businesses, they will also slightly alter the footprint of the event and make adjustments to security.

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"We are really going to push it this year," Ashbee said.

“It really helps to get people to see what events there are so they can plan out where they are going.

We will be able to actually help the merchants and local businesses adSee CHANGES Page 5

FTER LUNCH ON Saturday, Mum and Dad had my afternoon cut out for me. Mum had more brass than anyone I knew, and it had to be cleaned. In addition there was the set of silver fish-knives and forks which were never used, but which had to be cleaned and put back in their velvetlined box.

Next was a walk to the newsagents to pay for the daily delivery of the Daily Mirror. As I said, Dad was a printer, but when he was 37 he had been rejected for a job, as being too old, by the printers of the Beano.

For that reason, my favourite comic was not allowed in the house, but while I was paying the papers, the newsagent let me have a 'shoofty' at the Beano. I'd explained my predicament and he understood completely.

Sundays were different again. Dad would play golf on summer mornings and billiards in winter. Then he'd stop for a 'refresher' at the local and would pick up the prawns, cockles, winkles or whelks we'd be having for tea later. Meanwhile, Mum was roasting the 'joint' and potatoes. I got to make the Yorkshire pud, and mint

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While shopping in Fonthill between Friday and Sunday, keep an eye out for Beavers, Cubs and Scouts in front of local stores with bushels of apples.

As part of the annual Apple Day campaign, Scouting youth of all ages will be trading apples for donations.

The yearly fundraising drive is an important way for young Scouts to connect with the communities they are serving, says Leah Marie of Scouts Canada.

“The Apple Day campaign holds a great tradition of being able to have youth interacting within the communities they live in,” she says. “All of the Apple Day donations stay directly within the group that re-

The goal is to have these youth develop into confident and well-rounded individuals

ceives them, enabling youth to have experiences that build character, challenge them, and allow them to try new things. The goal is to have these youth develop into confident and wellrounded individuals, better prepared for success. Apple Day helps to achieve that.”

“Any money raised during Apple Day goes towards improving the Scouting program by providing more outdoor adventures for youth, camping equipment, canoes and paddles, training and many other endeavours that the youth want to experience,” says Marie.

Scouts Canada has some 100,000 members across Canada, and carries out programs for boys, girls

Joining their principal, Karen Simpson, at the Sept.

19 Council meeting as part of a delegation from EL Crossley Secondary School, students Abby Loewen and Neenah Williams presented Council with a list of reasons that they should immediately approve the construction of the new sidewalk proposed along Hwy. 20. The asphalt side-

walk/trail is slated to be built between the south side of the road from Timmsdale Crescent to the high school.

Because of the large volume of motor vehicle traffic travelling at high speeds through this area, and because of the necessity for students to tread this path on a daily basis, many residents would like to see the sidewalk go in sooner than later.

After delivering to Council a petition containing

Many residents would like to see the sidewalk go in sooner than later the names of 450 students calling for a safer walk to school, Simpson handed the

podium over to Loewen and Williams to plead their case.

Loewen told Council that because there are a lot of students who have work placements and coop placements during the school year, this is the only route for many of them to travel.

As one of the students facing this predicament, Williams said she has had no other option but to walk along the dangerous highway.

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and youth ages 5-25. This year the 3rd Fonthill Group, which includes Beavers to Ventures (youth ages 5- 25) will be hitting the streets to drum-up support.

Over the weekend, Scouts will be set up in Fonthill outside Sobeys, Tim Hortons, Target Gas station, Fonthill Shopping Plaza and the Pioneer Gas station at the corner of Hwys 20 and 24.

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A longtime Canadian tradition, Apple Day began in 1932 in Saint John, New Brunswick, when Scouts handed out 21,000 apples as a way to say thank you to the community. In return for their generosity, many people offered them donations. From then on Scouts have reached out through Apple Day to raise funds for their programs.

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BY VOICE STAFF The District School Board of Niagara is requesting that the Town of Pelham cede a portion of Cherry Ridge Park for use as a soccer field to serve the students of the new Wellington Heights Public School, formerly the E. W. Farr Memorial Public School, in Fenwick.

Currently under renovation and expansion, the new school will combine students and staff from the previous school and Pelham Centre, where classes are being held while construction continues.

Two letters, containing virtually identical text but signed by different authorities, were sent last week to nearby residents of the park, as well as to parents of Pelham Centre students.

“The DSBN is currently building onto Wellington Heights Public School on Alsop Drive,” states the letter. “The size of the school's addition means the existing small soccer field will be eliminated.

The Town and the Board have been discussing the possibility of working together to create a field for both the school and the

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In addition to being charged, these individuals are also bound by a Ministry of Transportation 90-Day Administrative Driver’s License Suspension and are prohibited from operating a motor vehicle on a roadway. The public is encouraged to contact the Niagara Regional Police Service Traffic Safety Hotline or Crime Stoppers to report those who are driving in contravention of the suspension.

The following individuals have been charged criminally with impaired driving by alcohol or drugs, driving with a blood alcohol concentration above 80 mgs of alcohol in 100 ml of blood, or refusing to provide a breath / blood sample.

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“I start work at 2:30 PM and school lets out at 2:15 PM so I can’t take any other route,” Williams explained.

“I have had friends, family, teachers and other community members reach out to me in the past about how this is unsafe and how there should be another alternative for us.”

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HERE IS NO BETTER time to cycle than Fall. It matters not whether you’re new to the sport, a seasoned recreational cyclist, racer, touring rider or mountain biker; we all have reason to look forward to autumn.

Summer’s heat has faded, and the streams of sweat that ran from soggy helmets into our eyes are now just slight perspiration. Fitness is peaking from lots of saddle time, making those tough climbs of Spring a breeze in Autumn.

It’s hard to beat the feeling of beginning a crisp, cool Fall ride with a slight shiver, knowing your efforts will soon warm you perfectly.

The hues of Autumn are outstanding.

A Pelham route as simple as following our southern boundary is one that would make most Toronto cyclists jealous, especially when our forests and fields are ablaze with colour.

Begin from Harold Black Park, and zig-zag south along Effingham Rd toward the Welland River.

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AUDIT continued from Page 1 for this, he said, is that a forensic audit carries the implication that members of Council are individually crooked, an implication Rybiak said he “resents to the bone.”

Baty asserted that he is embracing the concept of an external audit being done in Pelham in the same way he is with the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA).

“I do not have experience with land transactions, legal matters, property matters, property sales, etc.,” Baty said. “That’s not my jurisdiction. It’s not my opinion that there is something wrong or that there something going on — it’s the public at large and I’m being inundated by emails.

My personal feeling is that it shouldn’t be the Region’s business. It should be the Town’s business, but I think the town itself would be well served if it initiated the process of doing that.”

Councillor Accursi told Baty he understands his parallel to the NPCA, however Accursi highlighted how the Town immediately came out with a 335-page report, which he asserted answered all of the allegations made in March. He also noted that the Town engaged the public during its “Evening with the Experts” in April. Accursi said he was grateful to see Baty assert that the Region should not be involved in Pelham’s business.

“The truest thing that

My take on the issue is that a third-party audit would bring clarity to the issues at hand and do so in a timely manner was said in your quote, in my opinion, was that it was not the place of the Region to resolve this matter, and yet the Region continues to interfere with our business,” he said.

Councillor Papp, who chaired the meeting while Mayor Augustyn was on vacation, said that he agreed that if there is a problem or even the impression of a problem it should be resolved publicly, openly and truthfully. He said that although the allegations are untrue, comments such as Baty’s could do serious harm to the local economy.

“My concern is that this is also affecting people who are interested in investing here, business-wise, because what they have is the conception or the understanding somehow that things aren’t right,” said Papp.

After the meeting Baty said that his call for an independent, third- party forensic audit was to provide a mechanism to clear the air, and either verify or refute the allegations and innuendos that surround the issue of land purchases and financing mechanisms in East Fonthill, and to make records public that are not currently available.

Baty said he was surprised at the number of councillors who claim that there are “only a small number” of concerned residents, since he has received several emails, calls, and comments supporting such an independent audit.

“The whole discussion at Council reminds me of the glass half empty or full debate. My take on the issue is that a third-party audit would bring clarity to the issues at hand and do so in a timely manner for all concerned, and citizens and Council can move on with other civic issues. A forensic audit does not necessarily find items that are irregular. It equally can find no irregularities. While councillors expressed concern for the impact of these issues on staff, I, on the other hand, express concern for the impact of these issues on citizens—seniors on fixed incomes and average homeowners feeling that actions now may have a negative impact on their taxes over time.”

Baty said he regrets that in the absence of immediate action, these issues will drag into and past the next election cycle.

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Molly Rogers celebrates a musical 104th

BY NATE SMELLE

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A very special celebration was held at the Shorthills Villa Retirement Community last Saturday to celebrate the 104th birthday of one of its most beloved residents, Molly Rogers. Gathering in the main lounge at the retirement home just after 2 PM, Rogers’ family and friends filled the room to capacity. The sound of laughter spilled out into the hallway as the crowd shared stories with Rogers and each other while they awaited a musical performance by the Mantini Sisters.

Once the three vocalists hit the stage, it didn’t take long for the already lively audience to start singing along. Working their way through a song list which spanned hits from the World War II era to the 1970s, the Mantini Sisters had Rogers perform with them, sharing the mic with her as she joined in and sang along. Dancing in her chair and helping to conduct the music, Rogers smiled from ear to ear as the three singers performed some of her favourite songs. A lifelong lover of music, she seemed to know the words to each of the songs the women sang.

Before the Mantini Sisters wrapped up their performance, they had the audience join in to sing Rogers Happy Birthday.

After the performance, Rogers’

Molly Rogers and the Mantini Sisters. daughters Shirley Lazareth and Margaret Reed got up to say a few words about their mom and to host a game show-style round of questions pertaining to their mother’s life.

“Molly is here today, is still with us I believe because of her attitude,” said Lazareth.

“Which is nothing ever but positive. She believes it is best to do unto others as you would have done to yourself. That’s her motto.

That’s how she’s lived her entire life.”

Rachel Sargent has been friends with Rogers for the past 59 years. In that time, she said they’ve shared many laughs and good times together. When asked to describe what makes her friend such special person, she said, “Molly is always

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so sweet to everyone. She’s just a nice, nice lady. Everybody loves her because she is just so kind.”

Born in London, England in 1913, she first came to Canada with her parents aboard the RMS Olympic in 1919. Rogers moved to Fonthill in the year 2000.

She said she was very grateful to have so many of her loved ones with her to celebrate the very special day. Looking back on her life she said her secret to health and happiness is quite simple.

“No matter what I do, I always have a good time,” said Rogers.

“I’ve always loved music because it makes me feel good. Just smile and have fun. It means so much to me to have everyone here today.”

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COMMENTARY / OP-ED Larry Coté Bike riding rediscovered

D

O YOU REMEMBER when you got your first two-wheeler?

It’s a safe bet that memory conjures up some warm recollections from that more carefree time in your life.

Today, as you go about town you will see all sorts of biking enthusiasts ranging from the leisurely pedal-and-coast types and all the way up to some Tour d’ France devotees who apparently got off the Champs-Élysées route and are riding the hills of Fonthill at breakneck speeds looking to encircle the Arc D’ Triumph.

Since your first bike, much has changed in the intervening years. It seems that the popularity of biking hit some sort of rut. For years, most adults abandoned the pursuit and biking was mostly left to the very young as they geared up from the tricycle to the two-wheel model with training wheels. However, soon thereafter many of these younger persons also left the bike in the garage.

Apparently, it became too difficult to play a game of Grand Theft Auto and ride at the same time.

Today biking has been

rediscovered by the millennial types, and that popularity has made inroads among other sectors across the age spectrum.

Bikes have been re-engineered to be hi-tech vehicular machines. A decent entry-level bike can be had for a few hundred dollars while the more sophisticated models have price tags comparable to the list price a compact car. Today the old two wheeled coaster bike is obsolete and superannuated to the back of the garden shed or used as a garden decoration.

And take a gander at what has happened to the fashion and accessories that have accompanied this resurgence in pedaling.

Starting off with the helmet. These wonders of carbon fiber technology look like the headgear worn by Indy 500 drivers or F-18 fighter pilots. Some have flashing lights and rear view mirrors. Apparently, the lights beacon a warning that automobile drivers should try to avoid running you down and presumably the mirror forewarns you about that foreboding.

And the apparel that goes along with this serious biking resurgence is noth-

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The Spandex form-fitting padded bum pants with luminescent stripes are engineered to reduce aerodynamic drag as one slices through the air at speed.

Apparently, these uncaring fashionistas intentionally buy these bottom hugging shorts two sizes smaller than their body fat index would normally suggest.

The high tech shirts, to be worn two sizes smaller than one’s preteen physique, are designed to raise the visibility of the wearer. Why else would these look like the output from a child’s first crayon coloring book contest?

Oh yes, the sales clerk will assure you that these wonders from a Space Age loom will wick away the sweat (ugh!) generated by your efforts to climb the hills of the abysmally misnamed Short Hills Park.

Have you looked at the saddles on these ultra hitech models?

If you voluntarily mount these seats from Hades, then a visit to a proctologist doesn’t raise an iota of discomfort in you.

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Letters Wainfleet issue cause for Regional concern Regional Councilor Sandy Annunziata publicly stated that the supposed Niagara Regional ‘Conservation’ Authority is NOT an ‘environmental protection agency’.

Regional Council endorses Wainfleet’s recent approval of a condominium along the Lake Erie shoreline floodplain, the biggest single development ever in Wainfleet, as a part of their future plans to make what is still a rural community into Niagara’s first Binbrook.

For any Regional Councilor, and their planning staff, to claim that the misnamed, proposed ‘Paradise’ development can protect or respect the environment is unbelievable.

All they see is $1.5 billion of foreign investment and wonder how it can benefit them individually.

And the planners? All those extra property taxes, a great career booster, and all they have to do is ensure that any good, environmental protection planning policies can be bypassed and ignored with ever more Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw Amendments.

Just like the NPCA, Regional Government and their planning staff are NOT environmental protection agencies.

Andrew Watts Wainfleet

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Finish the sidewalk This photo of a sidewalk on Welland Road shows how dangerous the path may be for children not paying attention to where and what lies ahead of them, kids on bikes, trikes, skateboards, and also for adults with mobility issues, possibly using a walker or wheelchair. Be responsible!

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At least we don't have a chrome cow You herd it here first, folks.

Residents of Markham's "Cathedraltown" neighborhood had a cow the other day when they woke up to find well...

A cow... Right smack dab in the middle of their cul de sac. It's got residents downright misera-bull.

And it's not like they are anti-bovine or anything. Quite the opposite - I bet they all love cows.

I mean, what isn't to like about a cow? But the folks in this little pocket of sub-

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The answer was simple and it changed the way people consume. Real wages have been flat for decades, yet to encourage spending, a solution was required: Credit. If we can’t give people a real raise then let’s give them credit. Credit in the form of credit cards, home equity loans, enormous mortgages, student loans, long term car loans and lines of credit.

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Change the way you look at your money. There are endless temptations in this brave new world. Identify them and remove them, one by one, just like you do with all the foods you like, but you realize they’re making you overweight. If you like to buy clothes or lattes on a whim, avoid stores, websites and cafes that cater to these whims.

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Contrary to the advertising campaigns that abound, you can't have everything to encourage overspending, even if you pay off the balance every month. The interest rates they charge are very high. Why? Because it’s their money being lent out and they want it back.

Contrary to the advertising campaigns that abound, you can’t have everything.

Identify your means and live within them. Save more when times are good. Use this extra money as a windfall, but don’t spend it on a temptation. Learn to identify the marketing terms designed to separate you from your money and the main areas of overspending.

There are hundreds of words and phrases used to tempt you. They change over time, but a few remain constant because they work so well. "Treat yourself,” “You’re worth it," "You only live once,” are

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Other words are also powerful means of separating you from your money: new, save, safe, proven, love, discover, guarantee, health, results, you. These words are commonly used in ads to entice, to make you feel unique and special. The use of these words and phrases has caused us to spend too much on cell phones and plans, credit card interest, cars, restaurant meals, weddings, clothes, work-out-related items, extra warranties and insurance to name a few. Each of these areas of overspending have an impact on your ability to save.

Now that I’ve convinced you, you’re wondering where to put all of this newfound wealth.

There are many places to put money, but most of them are not very wise. Inflation is running at 2% this year and to make your money make money, you need to be brave. Putting your money under a mattress or in a safety deposit box pays you nothing. Placing it into the welcoming hands of a bank offering a minuscule rate on a savings or checking account isn’t much better.

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An RRSP was all there was until 2009. Many people saved diligently and placed their trust in financial people who sold them mutual funds, because that’s all there was. Times have changed and mutual funds are quickly being replaced with ETFs, or, Electronically Traded Funds. These funds are similar to mutual funds, but they don’t cost as much to own. You keep more of your money.

A mutual fund can charge over 2% for a management fee. An ETF can cost as little as 0.30% because there is no investment team to pay. It’s all done electronically, just like everything else these days. The badly named TFSA—it should be called TFA or TFIA, for Investment Account—is not a savings account. It could be your retirement account if you start investing young.

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A work in progress Impressions from a personal tour of the Community Centre construction site

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HE S Y M B OLIC CL OU DS hanging over East Fonthill’s financing were matched last Friday by their

real-life cousins, casting a grey pall above the Pelham Community Centre construction site west of Rice Road. It was an unseason-

ably cool day, and I half-expected a similarly frosty reception from Darren Ottaway, the Town of Pelham’s Chief Administrative Officer, who was to be my tour guide.

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The main arena at the new Pelham Community Centre.

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Second floor corridor. The main arena is at left.

TOUR continued from previous page A couple of weeks ago Ottaway and I crossed paths on Pelham Street, blocked-off and deserted as setup for Summerfest started. An invitation for coffee was countered with an offer to tour the Community Centre, to see how its construction was progressing. Why not, I said. If I go missing, I told my wife later, point the cadaver dogs toward any freshly poured concrete south of Highway 20. A joke, of course, mostly.

In the event, Ottaway was a cordial host. The only threat to my wellbeing was a set of scaffold stairs. Without the regulation hard hat, I’d have been out cold after clumsily hitting a horizontal crossbar at the top. Ottaway graciously retrieved the hat, which had gone skittering across the open second-story concrete, and drily noted, “That’s why we wear them.” efore that, though, we sought permission to come aboard from Construction Manager Doug Fehrenbach, a veteran with Ball Construction, the company overseeing the build. As we walked toward him, Fehrenhach ended what looked like a three-way discussion with the worker next to him and someone on the oth-

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er end of his cellphone. Fehrenbach greeted us, then pointed at the concrete layer separating the first and second floors of the main arena, complaining that it wasn’t quite right, that, “these guys” never get it right, but in the end it would be fine, just like it was fine at the Gretzky Sports Centre,

in Brantford, where Fehrenbach was also in charge. Another call came in. We were waved loose to wander on our own.

There’s no doubt about it. $36 million and change buys a lot of space, and a lot of concrete and steel to wrap it in.

Ottaway kept up a steady commentary, stopping frequently to point out where this or that facility would be housed—separate change rooms for males, females, and referee staff; a kitchen; a large room for events, with retractable seating; something called the “green room,” like its television counterpart a sort of marshalling space where, he said, a bride might make final preparations for her wedding ceremony.

There are two NHL-size arenas, one with stadium-style seating, the other without. There are two gyms, and portions of their exterior walls will be glass, the view now the back of Food Basics, lat-

er the coming Wellspring cancer centre.

Walking paths around the building and through to the parking lots are intended to create a pedestrian-friendly experience, Ottaway said. An outside area with a small stage could accommodate live music—but it’s not, he specified, aimed at uprooting the summer Bandshell series from its current home in Peace Park.

A cool breeze carried construction odors though the complex— that new-building smell, plus a touch of diesel. There were fewer workers on site than I expected, maybe 30 altogether. They represented a range of trades, their work trucks parked in roughly organized patterns, mostly around the mobile offices and equipment storage units on the eastern side of the site.

There was constant machine noise—a generator or air compressor—some hammering, motor-whirs as lifts moved up and down, the random pops of welding, all set to classic rock coming from a portable radio next to workers who seemed to be on break. No matter what you may think of the wisdom of a given project, walking around something this large as it’s created—even if just for an hour— provokes wonder at the sheer accomplishment of it all.

Ottaway said that construc-

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tion was “weeks ahead,” that 75% of the tendered value was out, and that the final tender, Number Three, representing the last 25% of work (interior items such as drywall and paint) would be awarded in September. The exterior is to be finished by Christmas.

He said that the project was on budget, and expected to be “significantly complete” by next June.

“We want to be fully operational on the ice side” by next August, he said, for the start of the 2018 hockey season.

Doug Fehrenbach, the Construction Manager, had said that samples of the much-discussed brick had arrived, and so we went looking for them, finally finding a couple of pallets out back. At one point a few months ago, when news broke of a 9,000 sq. ft. design change, conjectures were made about cost savings coming through the substitution of Canadian brick for the originally specified American brick to be used on portions of the exterior facade. The good news, said Ottaway, as we surveyed the pallets and pulled out a couple of bricks for a better look, was that the cost was the same in the end. Whether by horse-trading or witchcraft, the handsome bricks from Nebraska would be ours afContinued next page

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Southwest view from the gym space.

A Metro Ironspot Smooth Utility Brick . continued from previous page ter all, and it was clear why Ottaway and the architects before him found them so appealing. The clay comes from a quarry containing an unusually high level of iron, he said, holding up a Metro Ironspot Smooth Utility Brick for its ten seconds of fame in front of the camera. It was unusually smooth, with a faint shine. It was pretty attractive, all right.

“It looks better the older it gets,” he said, describing a patina that develops with age.

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“Do you want a monolithic brick wall,” he asked, “Or something that reflects the character of the community.” If it were up to builders alone, he said, arenas would be blunt square buildings with zero style. It’s the grace of architecture that creates something outstanding, that level of excellence sought

by Town Council.

This notion of excellence came up a few times, and it reminded me of the minor furore last year over the choice of a Spanish sculptor to create a budgeted $200,000 piece of public art, an installation to

sit near the corner of Highway 20 and Rice Road, part of a symbolic “gateway” to Pelham. Did it bother Ottaway that the artist wasn’t local, or even Canadian?

No, it’s irrelevant, he replied.

What matters was that the best of the best was chosen—there were Canadian entrants, too, he said, but it was the Spanish artist who made the final cut.

Whether Pelham needs worldclass sculpture at its front door, or uniquely handsome bricks aging gracefully on its Community Centre are open questions. For the time being the sculpture is on hold, said Ottaway, but still planned.

The cool breeze shadows us back to the office trailer, where we’ve parked our cars. Ottaway suggests that allegations made recently about the Town’s East Fonthill development practices were po-

litically motivated, the product of a push to skew Regional politics in a conservative direction. I point out that at least two of the alleged cabal members claim to be card-carrying Liberals. Politics and bedfellows. We shrug, and say our goodbyes.

On the drive out I pull over to take a wide shot of the building from Wellspring Way. The finished structure will almost certainly look as elegant as promised. As for the coming development in general, not for the first time I muse that a couple of thousand new homes, and couple of dozen new businesses, should be good for the Voice. After all, those businesses will need to advertise, and those new residents will be as eager to read the news as the rest of us.

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There’s no free lunch. The most basic political questions—who pays for which part of this meal, and how—remain unsatisfactorily answered for many. Whether it comes via the Region’s Audit Committee, or an independent third-party audit as called for by Pelham’s Regional Councillor Brian Baty, doesn’t the public deserve world-class transparency along with its world-class Community Centre?

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statue at $1.2 million (now like a cock and bull story that artist really made this to me. into a cash cow!) but said The statue was apparthe city's cost was zero. To ently donated in recogniers get a completely unobtion of a donation of land me, as someone who is on a structed view of the rump. constant mission to put an - the very land that it sits It's a gleaming, chrome end to government waste on today. Ironically, one likeness of a cow. It's like would never conclude that and gross mismanagement something out of some of funds, this all sounds the artist is outstanding in weird future farm sci-fi their field. There's a lot at like deja moo. You know: moo-vie or something.

That feeling you've heard steak here. It looks like the Speaking of rumps, loCouncillor is on the horns this bull before. cal city Councillor Alan OCNA Network Classifi eds Ads It's so typical of poliof a dilemma with this one.

Ho, who admitted he votticians! They charge into Ho said he "believed the (AD CENTRAL) ed last year to approve the statue belonged in another something all bull-headed, gleaming pile of... well... location but that the donor and then make you do the BULL, is now encouraging Week of insisted on the current lowork to sort it all out! Can't residents to sign July a31petition cation and Council agreed". they simply step up and be to have it remooved. Well Clearly, City Council acowntable on this one? To how's THAT for proactive should have checked their quote the original article by Posted eh? Why doesn't he take July to 27 coun- cow-culus before moo- Tim Kelly, "residents were their concerns udderly unimpressed". ving forward on this one. cil himself? He is, after Cow-ncillor Ho said if the Locals want it chucked. all, their representative.

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Clearly, City Council should have checked their cow-culus before moo-ving forward on this one

away, they'll soon have the Councillor strung up by his bullocks!

Now make no mis-steak about it folks - I am as shocked as the next person.

The gleaming structure is hideous. And Markham City Council somehow managed to do this without any consultation with residents.

How would you like to wake up and find out you've suddenly got a rear facing abode? LITERALLY! But to add insult to injury, when the residents brought it to the attention of their elected councillor, it seemed to go in one ear and out the udder. These suburbanites have unwillingly become a

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Obviously, if residents don't band together and fight this immediately this hideous, gleaming, eyesore of a statue could conceivably remain there for heifer and heifer. If they don't act swiftly, their only option will be to learn to live in cow-existence with this horribull structure.

One thing is for certain: If it were in my neighborhood they'd really need to beef up security! Police would have to be there on a constant steak-out, because I'd have that heifer cut down in a New York minute.

Okay. I think I've milked this one enough.

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Well, in all seriousness, biking is truly a wonderful, exhilarating and healthful pursuit.

There are at least two biking clubs in Pelham that one can join and enjoy the uplifting benefits of pedaling about the town or throughout the Niagara landscape, the PROBUS Cycling Group, and the Fenwick SLORoll Group.

If the above observations offend my biking friends and wheelmates, please forgive me and feel free to poke fun at any of my many peculiarities and oddities. But please, don’t poke my bike spokes.

Lastly, keep your tires inflated, the rubber side down, and ride safely.

We now know different. We have engaged in an agenda to make safe streets which give pedestrians and cyclists more of a chance to use them. We have also won awards for being a walkable and bike-able community.

The streets that will be designed here from this point forward will all have these features. We have listened.”

Along with her presentation, Volchert delivered a petition bearing the names of 50 residents in the Hurricane Road neighborhood.

As the development in East Fonthill expands, she expects the problem to continue getting worse.

“A lot of people are saying that they compare it to Merrittville Speedway,” she said.

“It’s unbelievable. One officer told me they don’t have enough manpower to sit there. When I spoke to him he said he had been sitting there starting at 2 PM and

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Council directed staff to come up with a report identifying possible solutions to the residents’ concerns and demands for traffic calming measures.

After the meeting, Volchert said she was pleased

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“It was really great to see so many people show up tonight. It really sent Council a clear message and they seem to understand the issue.”

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In big league fashion, the best of the best were selected from the eight Tim Hortons t-ball teams for the annual T-Ball All Star game last Saturday. The youngsters took the field to their own walk-up music and impressed the crowd of fans with many hits and great plays. After the game the players had an opportunity to try their skills against the pitching machine. A great morning was had by all!

Group 92 Mechanical Rookie Rep hosted the first Friday Night Lights Game against West Niagara Nationals at Centennial Park in Fenwick. A special thank

you to the Fenwick Lions Club for putting on the BBQ and supporting local sports teams. The evening started with food, music, warm-ups and singing the national anthem before the first pitch.

Each player had their name announced with walk-up music, just like the pros.

Beaming smiles all around the field showed that every player was having a great time on this special night. It was a close game with great defensive plays, including a diving catch in the outfield

by Max Stevenson to take away a hit. Clutch hitting by the Panthers’ offense secured the 14-8 win for Pelham. The

cheers from the crowd could be heard throughout the town and all enjoyed a great Friday night of ball. Extra special thanks to umpires Jacob and Ben who put in overtime to officiate the game. The Panthers will complete regular season play in the next two weeks and then set their sights on performing well in the Niagara District Baseball playoffs.

The weekly "This Week In Baseball" articles overview the activities of various Pelham Minor Baseball Association teams. Teams span from T-Ball to Midget age with several rep teams representing Pelham across the region.

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COLUMN SIX continued from Page 1 We were hugged by waiting family, friends and Wellspring volunteers and were all glad to get off of our backsides after 6-8 hour days of cycling. We had a great time, great riders great support drivers and welcoming hospitality provided by Rotary Clubs in Kingston, and American Clubs in Webster, Albion, Medina and Lockport, N.Y. The ride was to support cancer survivors and their loved ones who use Wellspring Niagara’s services.

When things got tough — whether it was weather or the ride itself— we each reflected on who they were doing it for.

Every day before setting out one of the riders dedicated the ride to someone they knew who was fighting cancer or had lost the battle to cancer, and read notes of encouragement from survivors using the services of Wellspring Niagara. No matter how hot the day and through headwinds and showers and hills these words of inspiration and encouragement made a world of difference and gave us the impetus to carry on knowing our discomfort over one week was a fraction of the pain and suffering of people living with cancer.

Terry Purser, from Thorold, is one of the survivors, called Wellspring Warriors, who wrote notes for the riders. One very touching note read: “Dear Riders, Remember… Broken Crayons still colour! Many Thanks. Terry.

“Their ride is similar to our challenge,” he said of fighting cancer and having to endure through tough times.

Every day before setting out one of the riders dedicated the ride to someone they knew who was fighting cancer He said many in his family, including his son, have had cancer, and he’s now battling prostate cancer and will be in treatment for at least another year. Having Wellspring Niagara available as additional support is something he says in invaluable to him. He first heard about the organization through the Niagara Health System and is grateful for the wealth of support groups and different support services for him and his family.

Joe Matthews, chair of the board for Wellspring Niagara, used those services himself during his own battle with cancer in 2002. He knows how important they are to cancer survivors and their families and said that none of it would be possible without support from the community.

“They’re vital to what we do,” he said, noting that the organization doesn’t receive any government funding and relies solely on the support of the public.

The funds raised from the Tour Du Lac, which started at Wellspring Niagara headquarters a week earlier, will be going toward

Adamson, far left, and team await the ferry to Cape Vincent, NY from Wolfe Island. building the new Wellspring Niagara centre in East Fonthill. Our goal was to raise $100,000 to put toward the $5 million capital campaign to build a bigger facility.

I would like to thank our Corporate Sponsors of the ride who ensured that all monies raised are going to the capital campaign.

Over $22,500 was provided by Willowbrook Nurseries, The Rotary Club of Fonthill, Kwik Fit Niagara, The Boggio Family of Pharmacies, and Root Bissonnette Walker LLP Chartered Professional Accountants, all located in Pelham.

Funds are still coming in and with the help of the 14 Rotary

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