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Pelham St. to Summerfest: Move it

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Petition circulates among businesses tired of disruption

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A burned-out minivan was discovered by police near St. Johns Conservation Area on Monday, August 8. The vehicle had been reported stolen from a Pelham Road property in St. Catharines. An investigation is ongoing.

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A Sobeys run to remember From war-torn nation, to refugee status in Lebanon, to the incredible bounty of a Canadian supermarket

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people have shown them,” said Bowron.

The family fled Syria to

Over the years, Pelham’s Summerfest has grown into one of the largest festivals in the Region. The four-day event has come to draw tens of thousands of revellers into Fonthill, and has been touted as a massive success for the Town.

But not everyone in Pelham is thrilled with what the event has become, and one local business owner is now petitioning to have Summerfest moved to a different location in the future.

Paul Hammond operates Wheel Class Automotive and Hot Rod Parts on Pelham Street. He asserts that the festival has diverged from its original mandate to celebrate local businesses.

“It started out originally to help businesses get back on their feet, and now it’s

just a big money- maker for the Town,” he said.

All of us think the same way, but nobody wants to come forward and say anything The festival was first conceived in 2011 as a single-day event to showcase the completion of new downtown streetscaping, and to get people out to the See MOVE IT Page 3

$5 million dollar outdoor theatre addition to East Fonthill project Town staff report calls theatre “critical to the cultural heritage”

BY VOICE STAFF infrastructure across the country It has been months in the through the CCSF. According to making for the St. Kevin’s At their last regular meeting, the government of Canada webParish Refugee Project, but Pelham Councillors approved an site, the fund aims to support “the all of their hard work finalapplication for funding from the improvement of physical condily paid off last week as they Canada Cultural Spaces Fund that tions for artistic creativity and welcomed a family of four would help pay for the proposed innovation. The fund supports Syrian refugees to Niagara. the improvement, renovation and East Fonthill Theatre Space.

The Pelham Pool atlast Marlene VOICE PHOTO “They arrived Mon-Stewart Streit Park. construction of arts and heritage Staff estimate the project will day,” said Gary Bowron, a cost $5,150,000, and will include facilities, as well as the acquisition member of the committee two acres of interlocking brick of specialized equipment.” that spearheaded this sponTo be eligible for funding, apfoundation, the construction of sorship.

“We have been an outdoor stage, a water feature plicants must demonstrate that

BY VOICE STAFF Canada “to celebrate Canada’s 150th working for months, beginthat would become an outdoor ice their organization has been active anniversary of Confederation in ning in January, and we’ve surface in the winter, removable in the execution of their artistic or 2017,” states the government of CanOn June 20, Council approved the finally got them, so everyseating, storage, and streetscap- heritage mandate for at least two ada’s website. “FedDev Ontario is completion of an application for one is very excited.” years and that their programming ing. delivering the program in southern funding from the “Canada 150 ComAfter taking a few days to is accessible to had all Canadians.

Ap“The outdoor is critiSyrian refugees and Rana, andtheatre their children Ghassan and Soleil, their first CanaOntario with a total allocation of up Antoun munity Infrastructure Fund” in order settle in, the new Canadians plicants must also be able to procal to the cultural heritage of the dian grocery shopping experience last Saturday courtesy of Ron Kore and his staff at Fonthill to $88.8 million over two years.” to rehabilitate the Marlene Stewart were invited to the Fonthill Community,” states the staff re- vide financial reports.

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BOB LOBLAW PHOTO Eligible projects must be open to Streit Park Pool.

Sobeys for their first grocery escape a bloody civil war The outdoor theatre project was port submitted to Council.

“It is the public and use the funds to repair, Staff recommended the action that tohas torn that country shopping trip in their new an asset that will showcase and originally slated for design and renovate, or expand existing commuCouncil after the Federal Economcountry. Sobeys even picked apart. While they were re- family left Syria in the processed refugee The five family is years currently sum-many construction to ten from present forms of their heritage, infrastructure They must ic Development Agency for Southern luctant tonity leave, 41-year-old assets. up the tab. claim.

Theyactivities.” were eventually in Welland mer of 2015 and stayed now, renting however,a house the potential for arts with and other cultural provide a minimum of 50% of their Ontario launched the funding for in“They have just been Antoun and his wife, Rana, a relative in Lebanon,Over accepted and pairedthe with St. while the next two years, frastructure on May 21. overwhelmed with the wel- could no longer put their Kevin’s parish. the Canadian government federal government will be inSee REFUGEES Back page The fund is being delivered by reSee FEDERAL FUNDING Page 2 come and the generosity young children at risk. The See POOL Page 14 vesting $168.2 million in cultural gional development agencies across

We’ve finally got them, everyone sought Pool improvementsso funds is very excited

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IN THE NEWS Raccoon rabies confirmed in Grimsby

In July, the Lincoln County Humane Society responded to a call for an injured and sick raccoon at Grimsby Town Hall.

The raccoon was showing signs of illness consistent with both distemper and rabies, and also appeared to have an injured leg. An LCHS officer picked up the raccoon and euthanized it at the shelter in St. Catharines.

The raccoon was sent to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests for initial testing and sent to a federal lab near Ottawa for further testing once the field test showed positive.

The federal lab confirmed a positive test for the rabies virus.

With the first positive rabies case in Grimsby, the Lincoln County Humane Society is advising people to use caution around wild animals.

“Rabies is a disease that can be transmitted to humans and residents are advised not to interact with raccoons in the Town” said Kevin Strooband, Executive Director.

While Strooband stresses there is no need for panic, he reminds people to be diligent in educating their kids and using caution if a raccoon is encountered. The Ministry will continue to collect and test specimens from the area while they work to vaccinate raccoons living nearby with an oral vaccine.

Rabies is fatal. The LCHS and MRNF will continue their efforts to contain the

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Members of the public can report suspicious Internet activities relating to child exploitation to the Niagara Regional Police Service, or online at www.cybertip.ca.

outbreak and residents are urged to use caution when encountering wildlife and asked to report sick or injured wildlife to their local humane society.

Unusual behaviours to watch for include raccoons that are: lethargic (slow-moving, almost drunk like), walking in circles and falling over or curled in a ball.

Niagara Falls man arrested for child pornography offences

On August 10, The Internet Child Exploitation Unit, with the assistance of the Technological Crimes Unit, executed a search warrant at a residence located in Niagara Falls.

A number of computer systems and peripheral devices were seized for forensic examination. As a result, a 19-year-old Niagara Falls man has been arrested and charged with possession of child pornography and accessing child pornography.

The man was held in custody pending a bail hearing.

The Niagara Regional Police Service is a member of the Provincial Strategy to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation on

The show must go on: Grant puts NRE back in business

The Niagara Regional Exhibition will continue its traditional yearly agricultural showcase in 2016, in spite of earlier reports to the contrary.

This year’s event will run in conjunction with a new food festival that will feature a variety of culinary options. At a special meeting held last Wednesday, Welland City Council approved a $24,641 grant for the exhibition.

The grant had initially been allocated for the annual Food Festival. Both the NRE and the Food Festival made announcements earlier this year to cancel their respective events due to financial constraints.

However, with this grant, the NRE will be able to continue, and will incorporate a new Food Festival to complement the other entertainment options and hopefully provide wider appeal.

“Council is pleased to support a combined exhibition and Food Festival event for 2016, and we commend all the volunteers for the dedication and commitment to these events.

These events are extreme-

on vacation!

Fonthill PetValu owner Ron Leavens and family braved downpours and high winds last Saturday to offer free hot dogs and hamburgers to customers at their store in the Fonthill Plaza. Face painting and balloons were involved, and three lucky entrants walked off with a combined $200 in local business gift certificates. From right: Ron Leavens, Mitchell Mudie, Alicia Walker, Alyssa Beckett, Sarah Mudie, Alexandra Mudie, and 20/20 manager Jimi B, getting burgered-up. BOB LOBLAW PHOTO

ly important to our citizens and supported throughout the Region,” said Welland’s mayor, Frank Campion.

“Council appreciates the historical value of this event and how it’s become a part of our story,” he added.

“We are proud to see it continue and represent our community’s agricultural voice.”

Cocaine bust in Welland

Last Wednesday the Street Crime Unit concluded a drug trafficking investigation in Welland. The investigation led to a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant being executed at a Clare Avenue address. As a result of the investigation a 40-year-old Welland man was charged with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and possession of proceeds of crime over $5,000. Police seized cocaine, packaging materials, a scale, and over $5,000 in currency from the residence.

Rice Road closure

A portion of Rice Road between Hwy 20 and Port Robinson Road will remain closed until Friday, September 2, as work crews install a box culvert and water

main crossing that require excavation of the roadway.

No through-traffic will be permitted. Local residents will have access either from Hwy 20 or Port Robinson Road. A detour route will be available along Hwy 20 to Pelham Street and to Port Robinson. For more information, residents can contact Alfred Beam Excavating at 905-871-3002 ext.

222, or Niagara Region Public Works, Transportation, at 905-980-6000.

Investigation ends in firearm and drug seizure

On Friday July 29, police responded to reports of a disturbance in the area of St. George Street in St. Catharines.

An investigation revealed that two men were arguing with one another through a closed door. The disagreement escalated, and one of the men fired a single round from a firearm through the closed door and then fled.

The victim on the opposite side of the door was not struck by the bullet.

Both suspect and victim were known to one another.

On August 10, the Emergency Task Unit assisted investigators in the execution of search warrants at

dwellings on Elberta Street and Dundonald Street in St. Catharines. At the location on Elberta Street investigators located a firearm, along with a quantity of cocaine with an estimated street value of $1,300.

As a result, a 20-year-old St. Catharines resident was arrested and charged with discharging a firearm with intent contrary to the criminal code of Canada, possession of a prohibited weapon, and unsafe storage of a firearm, as well as several narcotics offenses.

Theft investigation arrest

In June, the Niagara Regional Police commenced an investigation into a complaint of theft of rental equipment from a St. Catharines rental business.

The investigation uncovered a number of additional businesses who were targeted in a similar way and suffered losses of merchandise obtained on a “rentto-own” basis by the same suspect.

On August 10, investigators executed a search warrant at a home on Riverview Boulevard in St. Catharines where they recovered See IN THE NEWS Page 5

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BY VOICE STAFF Effective with last week’s edition, the Voice is pleased to announce that our Marketing Director, Dave Burket, takes over as Publisher.

“We have a great team here,” says Burket. “We share a commitment to keep the Voice viable in times that are pretty tough for small papers.”

Burket has some 35 years’ experience in various mass media, advertising, and business roles. He and his wife, Yasmin, an economics professor and researcher, lived and worked in various countries before moving to Pelham seven years ago.

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“I’m lucky to have seen both sides of the news business—editorial and advertising,” says Burket.

He says that sensible, day-to-day management is a must to ensure any paper’s longevity.

“Priority number one is to make sure we can continue providing the increased quality of coverage and design that readers have seen starting this spring. Quality newspapers take money, and for this we depend on the loyalty of our local advertisers to support their local paper—rather than just corporate media with no ties to Pelham.”

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The Timsdale House, 202 Highway 20, Fonthill.

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“Heritage” or “Tear-down”?

Town to decide Timsdale House fate in coming weeks

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1966 All-Ontario High School “A” champions. Kneeling from left: Taylor Gamble, Dan Lanigan, Bill Haggerty. Standing: John Buckner, Gary Clarkson, Rick Ker, George Rybiak, Bill Altoft, Joe Popko, Werner Weiss. SUPPLIED PHOTO

We are the “original” Pelham Panthers Local athletes have a history of going on to greatness

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The Olympics are the real “reality show.” It is inspiring to watch all the young Canadians and athletes from around the world who have worked so hard and have been so dedicated so that they might follow their dream of being an Olympian.

Sports are such an integral part of life. Most of us, have participated, in some form or another, especially in school—whether we liked it or not! At the former Pelham High School in Fenwick, sports were an important aspect of school life. Phys-Ed was compulsory until Grade 12. We had track, basketball, football, volleyball and badminton teams and we played against other schools in our district.

When we won, we went on to play in SOSSA and then COSSA finals.

Our teams were the Pelham Panthers and our colours were maroon and grey.

The championships began in 1934, when the girls bas-

ketball team won the COSSA all- Ontario championship right through to 1974, when the school closed and beyond. We are, both as individuals and as teams, just a bunch of winners!

We are, both as individuals and as teams, just a bunch of winners!

Some highlights of our championships are: 1963Tribune Tournament Champions, 1966- Pelham Panthers boys Basketball team won the Ontario Federation School Athletic Association Title, 1968- Panthers Football Team won the SOSSA championship.

During all the years that

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Pelham High was open, there were many individual and team victories both in school, district and provincial meets.

Our outstanding Pelham Panther Olympians: Jane Haist - discus thrower who participated and medaled in several Pan Am games and the 1976 Olympics.

Tom Guinn — pistol shooter who was in the 1976 and 1984 Olympics.

Steve Bauer — cyclist who rode in the 1984 Olympics for a silver medal. Steve also rode in several “Tour de France” races and wore the yellow jersey 14 times!

We are all so proud to be a part of Pelham High School and Panther History.

The school has been closed since 1974, but still we gather to renew our friendships formed during those times. On Saturday, September 24, from 1-5 p.m. we will hold another reunion—our ninth. It will be held at Lipa Park, Oille Road, North Pelham. If you are a former student, staff or support staff member, we would love to see you there. Please email: pelhamhighreunion8@gmail. com or call 905-892-7090 for more details. Hope to see you there!

The fate of a longstanding Fonthill landmark hangs in the balance as Council will consider whether to demolish the historic Timsdale House on Highway 20, or designate it as a heritage property.

According to Pelham’s Director of Community Planning and Development, Barbara Weins, the Town

received a request to designate the property as a heritage site last month. But now the property owner has filed a request to demolish the house.

“At the July 25th Council meeting, Council referred the request to designate 202 Highway 20 West to staff for a report. Last week an application to demolition [sic] 202 Highway 20 West was also received,” she said.

Carla Baxter is one of the

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Move it: Summerfest “doesn’t help us” continued from Page 1 businesses that had been hurt by extended construction delays. But today, says Hammond, the focus has shifted toward out-of-town vendors who compete with local businesses, rather than complement them.

“The vendors that come here are not from Pelham,” said Hammond. “The whole idea was to help Fonthill businesses, and now they’ve got people coming from all over.”

Not only do these vendors compete directly with local business, but Hammond believes that many of them have a distinct advantage.

“Half of them aren’t even legal businesses. The first weekend they were setting up, I said to one organizer ‘I’d like to see all the business licenses of these people here,’ and she just kind of cursed at me and said I was just being miserable.”

“I’m sure they don’t claim the sales on their taxes like I have to if I go to tradeshow or wherever,” he added.

Hammond’s petition received support from about 20 other businesses on Pelham Street. In general, he says, the petitioners feel that the length of the event, combined with the restricted access to their buildings and competing outside vendors, does more harm than good for many firms on the downtown strip.

“It definitely doesn’t help us, which was the whole reason they started this thing back then,” he said.

Hammond also claims that the number of signatures would have been even higher, but several businesses refused to sign, fearing reprisals from the Town, including from a landlord who is also a Town Councillor.

“All of us think the same way, but nobody wants to come forward and say any-

thing,” he said.

“That shouldn’t happen.

People shouldn’t be afraid of that.”

Hammond stresses that the petitioners do not want to see the event shut down, they only want it moved to a less intrusive spot, such as Harold Black Park.

“These people aren’t saying they don’t want it, they’re just saying they don’t want it here.”

In an emailed statement to the Voice, Mayor David Augustyn defended Summerfest as a positive community-building event: “Pelham Summerfest is about celebrating community and helping local businesses and service clubs. For instance, local Service Clubs share in the profits of wine and beer sales. Further, Summerfest sponsored a seminar for local businesses on how to best take advantage of the more than 30,000 Festival participants.”

Fonthill Legion’s 50th celebration a success Day of fun and food marked five decades of service

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Coming this week to the Bandshell, The Howling Horns, an 8-piece blues and classic rock band.

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Pelham residents responsible for submitting the heritage designation request. In her request, she notes that the house has design value, historical value, and contextual value.

“This is a rare, unique style that displays a high degree of craftsmanship and artistic merit,” she says.

“This property is important in defining the character of the area.”

“The home is known as a landmark as marked on the stone wall surrounding the property,” she added.

The Fonthill Legion Branch 613 celebrated its 50th anniversary in style last week, hosting a well-attended costumer appreciation BBQ. Residents came out for a day of fun that included food, games, and live entertainment.

“A wide range of community events, programs, and activities are held at our facility on a regular basis,”

said President Toni Mckelvi.

“The Legion assists community groups by way of charitable donations, sponsorships, and educational bursaries. Branch 613 prides itself on providing a place where veterans and seniors feel a sense of belonging in the community.”

Guests were treated to a large anniversary cake, courtesy of Ron Kore and Fonthill Sobeys.

Somewhere between two and three hundred people

attended the event, which included music by Rob Deloney and a complimentary BBQ. While the Legion appreciates patrons attending their special events, Mckelvie noted that the Branch is always open to the public, and that they always welcome more business.

“We appreciate your patronage any time,” she said.

“We offer many activities such as pool and shuffleboard leagues, card games, golf tournaments, Saturday afternoon bingo and Friday night dinners, just to name a few.”

MP Dean Allison was also on hand to present local World War II hero Jim Summersides with a medal awarding him the rank of Knight in the French Legion of Honour.

Allison presented the medal on behalf of the Republic of France.

It is the highest French order for military and civil merit.

The Royal Canadian Legion is a non-profit ex-service organization founded in 1925. Membership includes former military, police, relatives of members and affiliated members. Membership is also open to the general public.

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OPINION As We See It We see history, developers see a hindrance

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IRE UP the bulldozers—it’s time to make some more money!

Another local landmark is on the chopping block as Pelham continues to pimpout its history to the highest bidder.

And rest assured, you out-of-town land developers, Pelham will let nothing stand in the way of its scheme to achieve a “smalltown feel” through its systematic demolition of its small-town history.

Pelham’s Town Council revealed their feelings toward local history last year with their dismissal of the Heritage Committee. The Committee kept annoying Town staff with their pesky adherence to the law, with their unwillingness to heel at the CAO’s command. So this team of local historians, educators, engineers, and conservationists was disbanded, ostensibly over a failure to fulfill their mandate—which, in the Town of Pelham, is defined as doing what you’re told, when you’re told, and otherwise keeping your damned mouth shut.

In the Committee’s place, the Town has now assigned a high school summer stu-

dent to catalogue and inventory Pelham’s potential heritage sites. Never mind that the Committee has already done this work, compiling

Since we’re just going to sell the end-product cheap to developers anyway, who cares a list of some 200 potential sites that would warrant further investigation. Never mind that the log home destroyed last week in Fenwick and the Timsdale House in Fonthill—properties that Town staff were and are apparently oblivious to—were both known to this Committee.

Never mind all that. This is a measure once, cut twice kind of town, and since we’re just going to sell the end-product cheap to devel-

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opers anyway, who cares.

Our heritage is priceless, but unfortunately this cuts both ways. While no amount of money can buy it back once it’s gone, there’s very little money in keeping it around while we have it. It’s a lot easier to treat heritage the way we treat our forests and our farmland: pave it all over and give the houses we build on it pretty names to remember what once was there. Maybe in the future we can overpay an overseas sculptor to commemorate it with some “public art.”

Council’s priorities have been made clear. If there’s a dollar to be had, then every other consideration seems to fly out the window.

So let’s pave Paradise, and put up a parking lot. Let’s burn it, or bury it, or sell it off parcel-by-parcel. If we’re thorough enough, our children won’t even be able to piece together the enormity of our crimes. “What was Pelham like, Kiddo? I’d love to tell you, but your mother and I already feel guilty enough about buying this East Fonthill McMansion back in 2025. More Soylent Green?”

The people get the future they deserve. We wash our hands of this collective responsibility at our collective peril.

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Farmers’ concerns not “paranoia” The Trump comparison in last week’s letter [“Ancestors rolling graves, all right,” August 10] is very ironic, seeing as Trump has become known for detracting attention from core issues by focusing on insults to the speaker’s intelligence and integrity. ​This is exactly what happened in that letter to the editor.​ First, the issues surrounding this zoning bylaw are in no way the same—nor ​could they even

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be compared to —​ macro-sociological issues like international immigration, especially considering this isn’t even the same country.

People who will be affected most greatly by this by-law are not “paranoid.”

It’s basic math. If a successful livestock owner has 10 acres, and the by-law states they must have 25 acres to own livestock, then that livestock owner can no longer own livestock.

Secondly, this is not a ​ “hate” or even a “segregation” issue, but it is an issue of inequality​ because the people on either side of this “fence” are not being treated equally under the law.​ Finally, when peoples’ ​ ways of living are being undermined and impeached, such as the people whose homes and businesses would be affected due to a municipal zoning by-law, there is going to be confrontation whether you like it or not.

That is how awareness ​ happens.

This has nothing to do ​ with a broken fence or Fox

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News, or what anyone’s last name is.

The real issue is that this would create the​ loss of jobs and businesses of​ people you pass on the street every day and see at grocery counters​. ​Clearly the point has been lost on some.

To put things into​ perspective, how would people react if the Town of Pelham was ​to raise the minimum square footage for commercial spaces, putting dental offices and stores out of business? ​I like to think that people would have a problem with their neighbor’s stores being uprooted, but after reading the last week’s issue, maybe I’m wrong.

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Yet more taxpayer money wasted on Port Robinson Road

Non-interference by-law could protect rural properties

Once again Port Robinson Road is being excavated to allow for the installation of sewer laterals and curb cuts for the intersection of this town’s “East Fonthill” development.

It was reported last year by the Town that the construction on Port Robinson Road had been completed, which I knew was a misrepresentation of the truth.

The top coat of pavement was never applied, signalling that the project was, in fact, not complete.

When I enquired as to why the top coat wasn’t applied, I got a song and dance that the Town was holding off until the curb cuts and laterals were installed for the new development, which

Due to a family obligation I put political activity behind me, but this farm issue has brought me back briefly.

The problem is not with the urban people moving to the country, the problem is with their idea of a farm.

They think a farm is landscaped front yards, painted barns and outbuildings, immaculate lawns, and fenced fields hundreds of feet from the house.

These farms are few; they belong to the dairy farmer who receives a $25,000$40,000 monthly cheque from the Milk Board, or the country estate equestrian horse ranch owned by a corporation or an out-of -town businessman.

A real farm is owned by a person who is often just making both ends meet.

They can’t afford to hire a company to erect and maintain a fence for $25,000.

The big operators call small farms “hobby” farms, but my income comes from the farm only, and I know many others who make at least part of their income from farm sales.

Over the past 15 years

the Town of Pelham Building Department has issued permits for livestock shelters, poultry houses, and small barns on rural lands as small as 2 acres.

This was apparently against the 25-acre by-law they tried to enforce.

When the Town writes up the new by-law, they must grandfather-in these existing 2-acre “hobby” farms, as they have already been recognized by the Building Department.

In regards to fencing, I can tell you that no fence can be relied upon.

I have seen cattle rub against a wood post and snap it off, then trample the leaning fence to the ground.

I have seen laying hens fly over a 4-foot fence. I have seen ruminants chased by a neighbor’s dog jump over a 4-foot fence or just run into it with enough force to break it down. I have seen pigs root under a fence buried 2 feet deep. If an animal wants to get out, it will.

My family has farmed in Pelham for over 230 years.

Fruit, produce, feather, fur and livestock. I recognize

that I am part of a dying breed in Pelham.

Since Pelham Township was merged with the village of Fonthill to create the Town of Pelham, rural citizens have seen their property rights eroded.

The Fonthill by-laws were adopted by the new town and covered all properties. They never inserted the word “urban” to make rural residents exempt.

But what works in the village doesn’t always work in the country.

I have for years advocated a Non-Interference by-law, such as those used in other towns. That way new residents could not interfere with a neighbor’s farming operation.

A previous mayor and council told me that this would not work in Pelham.

Why not?

I believe that farmers need to be consulted before a new by-law or rural zoning be undertaken as Town staff and Council, with the exception of Councillor Junkin, are urbanites. It is the urban

tigation conducted in July, Niagara Regional Police recovered a quantity of Stihl tools, Echo tools and Honda tools.

The Fort Erie Criminal Investigation Branch are ask-

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coincidentally I am opposed to, but that is another issue.

The song and dance I got from the Town was that they were saving money by not applying the top coat.

Why wasn’t the installation of the laterals and the curb cuts for the road allowances for the future development included in the original reconstruction of Port Robinson Road?

How does digging up the roadway again for the installation of the infrastructure save the town money?

Surely it was known at the time of the original construction where the road allowances were going to be and the lateral curb installations could have been completed at that time. It’s been

done in other places in the region where future development is planned but the Town of Pelham seems to want to spend more money, not less, on this road.

Now the road has been ripped up again because of the lack of foresight by the Town’s engineers.

How many more times will the happen before those of us who live on the street will not have to endure the construction and reconstruction of the roadway?

If Town Council is bent on making this town a megapolis, then I ask that they do it with the least amount of inconvenience possible to the people who live here.

G. Mueller Fonthill

What’s the real reason for E.W. Farr name change?

After reading the Voice [“The real story behind ‘Wellington Heights,’” July 27], I am wondering why E.W.Farr Memorial school in Fenwick is to be called Wellington Heights?

The research shows that “Wellington Heights never

existed except as an incomplete military plan that never was completed, on land that was never purchased, for a fortress that was never built.” So then what reason Wellington Heights?

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Knowing the truth—who in Pelham is in favour of the name change and why?

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Hudak looking forward to new opportunities When a really good opportunity comes along, you grab it. That’s how I got into the world of public service.

And, now, it’s why I’m taking my leave.

In 1995, I had the opportunity to run for the PC Party in Niagara South. I ran because I believed the province desperately needed change and I wanted to make a difference.

Every step along the way, I have been guided by a clear sense of purpose: smaller, more focused government, a strong economy and greater opportunity for all.

It was an honour to serve in the Cabinet of Premier Mike Harris, the most courageous and effective Premier Canada has seen in a lifetime. We made the long overdue decisions to balance the budget; we paid down debt and we lowered taxes. As a result, Ontario led North America in private sector job creation.

In 2009, I was thrilled to be chosen by PC members to lead our great party and I promised leadership founded on those same principles.

I’m proud that we put forward an honest, bold plan that would right-size government, spur our economy and help the most vulnera-

ble among us.

Now I have an exciting new opportunity before me and a renewed purpose. I have been asked to be the next CEO of the Ontario Real Estate Association, Canada’s largest provincial industry association with more than 64,000 members and 40 local associations.

There is a lot of work ahead of us to help make home ownership more affordable and to increase housing supply and choices, but I look forward to the challenge.

These past 21 years have been tremendously rewarding and I will miss my colleagues in all three parties.

Our parliamentary democracy exists to emphasize our differences, but our common commitment to building a better Ontario is what truly unites us. I want to thank all of them, past and present, for their friendship, leadership and advice.

The secret of success in politics is loyal and smart staff. After 21 years that adds up to a lot of people! I thank them all.

Most importantly, I want to thank the people of Niagara who have given me the honour to serve in six consecutive elections. There is

no greater joy in this business than to be chosen to be the voice of the most beautiful part of the province filled with generous, hard working people who have an infectious streak of independence.

I entered public life as a young, single 27 year old.

And while I am immensely proud of that, the best part of Queen’s Park was meeting my wife, Debbie. Twenty-one years later, I leave as an incredibly fortunate father of two beautiful girls, Miller and Maitland. I cannot thank my family enough for their support and love.

I will be resigning my seat on September 16. My last official duty will be to say thank you to local residents for their trust in me at my favourite local event, my Annual Chicken and Ribs Community BBQ on September 15.

I now look forward to the exciting new mission ahead.

Tim Hudak MPP

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IN THE NEWS Pelham break-ins

On August 8, police responded to two reports of break-and-enters at commercial businesses on Highway 20 E in Fonthill.

Both incidents occurred overnight.

The first break-and-enter was at a restaurant near Station Street on Highway 20 E, where a door was forced to gain entry. Perpetrators caused minor damage inside the premises but nothing was stolen.

The second call was to a commercial enterprise on Highway 20 E near Pelham Street. There was no forced entry found and a small amount of cash and goods were taken.

Second bog fire extinguished

On Sunday, the Wainfleet Fire Department successfully extinguished another small fire at the Wainfleet Bog. This is the second fire event in the Wainfleet Bog this summer. The first fire was confirmed at 6.4 Hectares and required the assistance of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry to extinguish.

A fire-ban remains in effect in Wainfleet, and access to the bog is restricted until conditions improve.

Port Colborne cyclist suffers life-threatening injuries

On Sunday, members of the Niagara Regional Police Service, Niagara Emergency Medical Service and the Port Colborne Fire Service responded to reports of a cyclist that had been struck by a vehicle on Elizabeth Street near Killaly Street East in Port Colborne.

Investigators determined that a 53-year-old male cyclist from Port Colborne was travelling north on Elizabeth Street in the northbound lane. At the same time, a 28-year-old male, also from Port Colborne, was operating a 2011 Ford Escape north on Elizabeth Street in the northbound lane. As the Ford approached the cyclist, a collision occurred between the two, causing the cyclist to be thrown from his bicycle. The cyclist was rushed to an out-of-region trauma center where he remains in critical condition. The driver of the Ford was not injured.

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The Pelham Meridian Blue Jays had an impressive 19-16 win on Thursday, August 11th over the first place Welland Yankees. Both teams had great at-bats in the first three innings. After 3 innings, Welland had a slight 9-8 lead. Pelham opened up in the 5th inning with 5 strong runs and followed up with 6 more in the 6th inning. Logan Mann was a strong leadoff hitter going 4 for 5. Chase Purdy, Kevin Heaslip, Noah Prins, Adam Freure and Juliette Freure all had perfect nights at the plate getting on-base every time they came to the plate. Juliette Freure had a key pop fly catch in the final inning to keep the Yankees from coming back in the bottom of the 6th. The Me-

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The Pelham Medical Associates Mosquito Rep team had three games in a row last week to get them in shape for the playoffs.

Monday’s game had a playoff atmosphere as they faced their division rival Beamsville Stingers.

Although ahead by a run going into the last innng, the Panthers could not quite hang on for the win. In league play on Wednesday against Niagara Falls, the Panthers played excellent ball with Andrew Behring and Riley Smyth taking the mound. Both pitchers racked up the strike outs to keep the game to a close 4-2 loss. Great hits by Ben Buttner, Matthew Oakes and Julian Rubino kept the

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Canning season in Pelham Town was home to various canneries over the decades Summer’s bountiful fruit and vegetable harvests signal the beginning of canning season. The canning process was developed in 1795 by a Frenchman, Nicholas Appert, when Napoleon offered a prize for a method of preserving military food supplies.

Appert discovered that if food was placed in airtight glass jars, sealed and heated, it would keep for long periods of time.

Later in the nineteenth century, the commercial canning of fruit and vegetables began, using tin cans rather than glass jars. Pelham’s farms and orchards were producing large quantities of surplus produce and a number of small canning operations soon started up.

The Fonthill Canning and Fruit Drying Company was first mentioned in an Ontario business directory in 1884. Fruit drying was specially-suited to apples, and apple evaporators existed in Fenwick and North Pelham.

Beginning in 1906, Fenwick’s Apple Evaporator Factory employed about 120 people sorting, peeling and packing apples.

Gas powered apple peelers were used, with one person peeling, while another would cut away bad spots. Peels and blemished fruit were packed and shipped to France to be used in champagne. The factory furnace produced tremendous heat that rose from the furnace through the factory’s slatted floors drying the apples which were turned by long wooden forks in the rooms above.

Due to lack of demand, the Fenwick Apple Evaporator Factory closed in 1914.

Another cannery operated in Ridgeville. This factory started when Alandis Crowe began canning surplus produce in his shed behind in house on Cream Street. Crowe later moved the operation to Canboro Road in Ridgeville where he

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had access to the spur rail line which brought in coal for power and shipped out finished cans.

By far the biggest canning operation in Pelham was in Fonthill. Dominion Canners needed a new factory to can tomatoes and in 1912 purchased a 5 acre lot on Pelham Street. The site provided fresh water from a creek, electrical power (recently installed in the village) and a spur rail line from the N.S. & T. Manager Robert Reid was brought in from Niagara-on-the-Lake.

Reid advertised in local papers that the cannery would contract with local farmers to take their tomato crops and would supply special varieties of seeds for fu-

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At peak canning season, the Fonthill Cannery employed 60 men and about 200 women. Although the women were paid only 12 – 15 cents an hour, the income was a welcome supplement to families struggling to get by in the 1930s. The can-

nery operated on a piecework system, with small metal tokens being given for each pail of tomatoes or fruit processed. Some of these tokens are still around today and selling on Ebay for amounts undreamed of See CANNING Page 12

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Canning in Pelham continued from Page 11 by those who earned them.

Those who worked in the canning factory had a punishing schedule.

The farmers delivered their fresh-picked produce in the morning.

The women then started work at four in the afternoon, working until six the next morning, with two one-hour breaks.

They wore heavy rubber aprons, which had to be scrubbed every day.

In 1923 Dominion Canners was re-named Canadian Canners, with factories all across Canada. Unfortunately most closed when the

company was taken over by various American corporations.

Today there are no large canning operations in Pelham, but Pelham’s abundant produce is still canned by many of our local farmers and can be found in local stores, Farmers’ Markets or at the many produce stands which still line the country roads of Pelham.

The Pelham, Pieces From Our Past series is written by a group of local historians, who draw their information from a number of sources, including land registry records, eyewitness accounts, and the Pelham Historical Calendar.

Pelham Panthers U16 soccer champions

BY MIKE BROWNE

Special to the VOICE

The Pelham Panthers brought home the gold from the 54th Annual A.C. Douglas Soccer Tournament held on Aug 6 and 7 in Niagara Falls.

The first game of the tournament was against the Tillsonburg Titans, which

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continued from Page 1 while they grow accustomed to Canadian life.

“They will be there for a year, and we will be helping them get established in that time,” explained Bowron.

“They’ll learn English, a bit about our culture, and look for a job.”

In addition to working with the government and

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Construction of the house began during the Great Depression and was completed by Reg Timms in 1942.

Many of the materials used to build the Timsdale House were shipped from Europe.

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ended in a 0-0 tie. In the second game, the Pelham Panthers dominated Niagara United in a 5-0 win.

Going into Sunday`s semifinals, the Panthers played the Dixie Athletics and were tied at the end of regulation.

When two 5-minute periods still did not decide a winner, the boys went to a shootout.

When the dust settled, the

Panthers won the shootout 5-to-4 to send them to the championship game against the Welland Wizards.

Both teams played incredibly in the final, but the determination and grit of the Panthers rallied them to a 3-1 victory, and the tournament championship.

The Panthers would like to thank Accelerated Health

& Wellness Centre for all their support throughout the year. Congratulations on a great tournament, boys!

the refugee family throughout the application process, the parish group also makes sure the family’s basic needs are met.

“We have given them everything they need in terms of household supplies and what have you,” said Bowron.

However, if people are interested in lending a hand, volunteers can still step in to provide other important services.

“They will need things like transportation to the doctor’s office and the like,” said Bowron. “People can contact the parish if they want to help in those sorts of ways.”

Ideally, refugee families will be able to take care of themselves after this first year, explained Bowron, but the parish has no plans to leave anyone high and dry.

“We’re still going to help support them,” he said.

So far, the whole community has shown a willingness to help. In addition to Sobeys covering the cost of the family’s first grocery run on Saturday, staff came out to meet the children and give them treats from the bakery.

“They want to say thank you to everyone,” said Bowrun. “They are just so appreciative of everything that has happened.”

England, brought with him a knowledge of construction passed down by his father, which he used to form his own construction company in the region.

Baxter hopes that Council will issue a “Notice of Intention to Designate” under the Ontario Heritage Act, which will give them time to adequately assess the prop-

erty and its historical significance to the town.

“The more public input Council receives, the better,” she said. “They do have the authority to stop the demolition.”

Council is scheduled to receive a staff report on the heritage designation request on August 22, when they will also officially be informed of

the owner’s application for a demolition permit.

This case comes on the heels a 230-year-old Fenwick home being torn down earlier this month, leaving local historians concerned about the Town’s lack of a provincially mandated Heritage Register, and the potential to lose more historic properties in the future.

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