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DRUMS OF FRIENDSHIP At Niagara Place—the Games centre in Thorold—each Niagara municipality received a hand drum on August 10 to celebrate the 13 For 13 Cultural Festival as part of the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games. Above, Pelham Mayor Marvin Junkin and Syrianna Running-Rabbit, from Alberta, hold two drums. Running-Rabbit is competing on the box lacrosse team, representing Alberta. A card on the back of the drums reads, “Inspired by the Indigenous Partnership Council, this art piece is part of the ‘13 Moon Drum Art Initiative’ ...[and] pays honour to the White Pine, Deer, and 13 Moons of Creation, and honours you the recipient in carrying this art piece forward SUPPLIED
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“We had a successful tree planting program last fall, and we’re asking volunteers to come out and help us plant these boxes,” said McCutcheon. “A few hours planting on weekends will make a huge difference to the health of the upper Twelve Mile Creek watershed.”Volunteers all receive a free Buffer in a Box hat and t-shirt. To find out more and to apply for the program by August 31, see bufferinabox.ca To volunteer for planting days in the fall, email the TUCNC at info@tucniagara.ca
In an effort to bring further attention and deterrence to driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs, the Niagara Regional Police Service reports the names of those people who are charged with an alleged criminal impaired driving offence in the Region. None of the following charges have been proved in court. 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. Deshawn D. KROEKER, 25, PhilipWellandJ. SNYDER, 37, Tonawanda, NY Jacob W. CUDDIHY, 26, Tonawanda, NY Allan J. KURI, BrandonNiagara-on-the-Lake59,N.LACASSE, 26, Port YograjColborneS.SIDHU, 24, Kitchener William A. PURCER, 41, Wain MattheweetD. DINALL, 31, St. JoelleCatharinesA.VAGO, 24, Niagara Falls Jeffrey W. MORNEAU, 57, St. TrevorCatharinesE.RHODEN, 37, Niagara BrandonFallsL.PLATT, 20, St. TheCatharinesNiagara Regional Police Service is committed to reducing impaired driving offences through education and the apprehension of offenders through enforcement programs like RIDE. Impaired driving is still the leading cause of criminal deaths in Canada and destroys thousands of lives every year.
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BUFFER continued from next page Tra c light whacked On August 2, 2022, 3 District Welland / Pelham uniform officers from the Niagara Regional Police Service responded to a fail to remain collision in Pelham. Police say that officers arrived on scene in the area of Highway 20 and Pelham Street. Initial investigation determined that at approximately 5 PM on August 2, a tractor-trailer turned east onto Highway 20 from Pelham Street. It was a red truck pulling a float-trailer with down.intersection,thethetrailerequipmentroad-maintenanceonit.Thetruck/combinationstrucksignallightpostonsoutheastcorneroftheknockingitThetruckstopped briefly and then left the area. The Region installed a temporary light post. The investigating officer is attempting to identify the truck and driver. Any-
ARACH IS BACK I didn't plan to kill the spider Clinging to the wall, Just merely change his resting place, Dislodge him, that was all. So I folded up the paper And gave the wall a whack, And when I looked, Well, he was gone He wasn't looking back. He wasn't on the rug below, He wasn't on the floor, Or on the little table That stands so near the door. He was gone, he'd disappeared Vanished...poof like smoke, And though I searched til it grew late He'd vamoosed, that's no joke, I snuggled down into my bed I closed my tired eyes But then they opened quickly When to my amazement and surprise I felt the slightest movement On my cheek, then in my hair And I knew with instant horror That my spider’d landed there. So if an arachnid you may meet I guarantee one thing, You've met your match So just give up Let the spider do his thing.
Prepare to detour: The Canada Summer Games cycle races are coming to town on Thursday, which will mean periodic road closures in downtown Fonthill and wide areas to the west, north of Highway 20 (story, p.6). It will be a good day to stay home and putter in the garden, or at least away from the centre of Fonthill. Will spectators line the route in their thousands, as with the Tour de France? Will helicopters hover above, catching every turn? I’ll pop the popcorn...He’s ba-a-ack: Our own Don Rickers took a long-planned trip to Europe, departing at the end of July, and has made it home in one piece (not that I have yet verified in person, mind you). He brought with him this week’s Voice on Vacation shot. Below, we see our man at the Atomium, a 1958 World’s Fair attraction that stands 102 metres tall, and is composed of nine, 18-metrediameter, stainless steel-clad spheres, meant to represent an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times. It also contains exhibition halls, a restaurant (there’d better be Belgian waffles and Brussels sprouts on that menu), other public spaces, and provides a panoramic view of Brussels. And yes, this is the first time I’ve heard of something called the Atomium, or that there was a World’s Fair in Brussels in 1958. The only mid20th century World’s Fair that I more or less have filed away is 1964’s New York World’s Fair, and only because of its giant, hollow, “Unisphere” globe of the earth, and only because said globe was famously used as a location in the original Men in Black, a film that is now itself a quarter century old. Okay, I’ll bite. Where and when was the last World’s Fair. Stand by… Computer says: Well, well. The term “Fair” was retired after 1964, in favour of “Expo,” and I think we all know where Expo ‘67 was held, and which baseball team was named for it. World Expos are now held every five years, most recently this year, in Dubai, after having been delayed by you-know-what from 2020. The next scheduled World Expo is in Osaka, Japan, in 2025. And I think that’s as far down this particular rabbit hole as we need to travel...It’s what’s Next: No, not the company that Steve Jobs started after he was briefly forced out of Apple (and it was spelled NeXT—major geek points for anyone who caught that) but rather the musings of our very own Catherine Brazeau. Yes, that Catherine—our energetic advertising sales consultant, who, in fact, has worked in communications for years. Once a month, Catherine will be sharing a little about life in the middle and her attempts at making sense of the messes and memories we all carry around. It’s personal and relatable, and once you read the debut (p.4) I think you’ll be wanting the next The Next...Better Call Saul says sayanora: The series finale was Sunday. We gave up halfway through Season 3. Too slow, too dull. If you likewise bailed, be advised that the final six eps of this final season are fine indeed. Carol Burnett (!) even makes an appearance. And you don't need to have seen the last season and a half to figure out what's happening. Enjoy...And...cut! See you next week. 4
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The past two and a half years have been some of the most challenging times Canadians have faced in a generation and this pandemic has impacted the most vulnerable among us in more ways than we know. The pandemic also showed us how resilient we can be when we all stand
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Now, here in the Niagara Region we are in the midst of an affordability crisis. We are all worried about the increasing cost of housing, food, medication and transportation. As we continue to recover from the pandemic and the economic turmoil it has and is causing, many workers are still just scraping by, struggling to find good jobs. Some have left the job market entirely and this is why we continue to call for a pandemic recovery that is focused on replacing lost jobs with better ones. Health care workers in the Niagara Region and across Canada have been sounding the alarm on the state of care in Canada for decades. Health care work is vital, but it is often unstable, undervalued and underpaid. Health care services were brought to a breaking point under the strain of the pandemic. Our economy relies heavily on paid and unpaid Health care work, with the burden of Health care often falling to women. In order to achieve full and equal labourmarket participation for all, Canada needs a cohesive plan for providing affordable, quality, public childcare, as well as care for the elderly and people living with disabilities. We need a care strategy, backed by significant investment to ensure that Canadians have the world-class care services we all deserve.
Due to strong demand, Trout Unlimited Canada’s Niagara Chapter (TUCNC) has extended the deadline for applications for a free Buffer in a Box to August 31. Dennis Edell, president of TUCNC, said that the program was launched in April, in partnership with the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA). Buffer in a Box provides a free box of 25 native trees and shrubs to property owners living in or near the upper Twelve Mile Creek watershed.“We had projected giving away about 25 boxes, but we now have commitments for close to 40 boxes,” said program manager Derek Saunders. “We have decided to extend the program and plant on an additional ten to 15 Theproperties.”25native plants in each box can be used to stabilize stream banks or to extend forest areas. Both applications will help protect the stream and property from erosion, while shading and cooling the stream to improve habitat for Brook Trout. Each box will cover approximately 100 square metres. Property owners can qualify based on their proximity to the watershed and the suitability of their property. They can plant the trees and shrubs themselves, or request the help of a volunteer crew under the direction of the Niagara Chapter’s Landowner Engagement Coordinator, Kiersten McCutcheon. Plantings will start in September and extend through October. David Meeker, the TUCNC Environmental Stewardship Coordinator, said that the program is part of an effort to reduce flooding and soil erosion by slowing the flow of water in the creek. Landowners can increase the forest cover, while protecting and beautifying their property. Buffer in a Box is funded by a grant from the EcoAction Community Funding Program from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), and a restoration grant from the NPCA.
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This is to express my disappointment in Pelham Town Council for not approving the creation of parking at the Shoppes of Ridgeville. This area of Ridgeville is a little gem that still stands as a reminder of what Pelham used to be before the so-called urban planners and developers desecrated our small town. Town Council could not find it in their heart to approve $26,000 for a cause that would benefit all citizens, however, they had no problem at all giving $70,000 to a special interest group (Trout Unlimited), money which seems to have evaporated as to date there has been no return on this investment. Council had the opportunity to restore a bit of our lost culture but alas failed once again. October 24 can't come soon enough for this voter! Rose FonthillGalway
Instead of going, maybe I’ll just send a group email to let everyone know the only things they’re really interested in knowing: Yes, I’m still married, I could use a little Botox, I now drive a zero-social-class car, I wear comfy pants all day and spend way too much time writing about the darkest corners of my life (I know you don’t have those) for a book I’ll probably never fi nish. Decidedly unremarkable. I know, I know, the party won’t be the same without me. But right now I’m loving this room I’m in. Until The Next... 4
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The other day I received an invitation to a reunion in my inbox. Not the expected high school homecoming, but a work reunion. A former boss has decided it would be great to get us all together again for a tribute to the good ol’ days. Suddenly, the chance to revisit that time in my life together with all the vulnerabilities, anxieties and insecurities of my youth (the stuff I thought I’d left behind) has resurfaced. Reunions are such a marker in time aren’t they? I’m imagining myself back in that old room again together with the judgment of my peers. Maybe some rooms just aren’t meant for us anymore.This doesn’t mean it was the wrong room then. In fact, that room was once exactly the right room. That room was where I belonged. I got to meet and know so many interesting people in that room. It also made a lot of future things possible. I’m glad I got to experience that room. That room was a gift for that time.But that was then. And this is Truthnow.is, my brief stint with the company means there’s not much history really, other than feeling like a veteran from a collective pressure-cooker of demands, and that insatiable hunger for recognition. Some periods in your life are so hard and yet, strangely, you miss them. It got me thinking: why do we go to reunions anyway? Because, well, we’re curious. I confess part of me wants to know if my old colleagues are (a) still alive, (b) good-looking, and (c) rich. (You know, those old guardians of self-esteem.) I imagine this reunion could go one of two ways. At best, we’ll stand around and tell old stories, experience that warm ’n’ fuzzy nostalgic feeling as we catch up with each other, have a few drinks and then exchange emails. Or at worst, I imagine a lot of comparison and judgment, gossip, and self.needIy’all.bragging—armour-up,AllIknowisthatwhenwalkintoaroomnow,Itowalkinasfullymy-I’mnottalkingabouta better, more together self. Just a truer one. I have a complicated relationship with the good ol’ days. Goal-setting, achieving, working hard, and blind determination to “make it” in the world was paid for by the lack of attention to many of the important things in my life. Age and grace have given me perspective. I realize now that my next self was always there, hiding underneath all that, waiting to emerge, but I was never compassionate enough to pay attention to her.
There will, undoubtedly, be more to come. Be prepared. Regarding the unfortunate hospital experience described by Larry Coté [“Healthcare in jeopardy,” Coté’s Comments, Aug. 10, p.4], it is regrettable that such stories happen. It is challenging for any system to be perfect, but the reality is failures do occur. Now, there are individual good news stories from the Niagara Health System too—I being one of them.
Diagnosed in October 2020 with Stage Four lung cancer, my NHS oncologist was very quick to add a CRISPR-type test for me that identified a mutation occurring in only three percent of lung cancer patients. Following two courses of oral specialty drugs that finally lost their effectiveness in June 2022, I have just begun an 18-week course of chemotherapy. My oncologist ordered home care through the HCCSS (i.e., OHIP) which provides scheduled nurse, PSW, and physio support to manage my health through the period. So, as of August 2022 I am still here and enjoying life at 85, thanks entirely to the NHS team of doctors, nurses, technicians and support personnel. Doug SymingtonFonthill
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SHAKE IT UP Rob Shook In the hearts and minds of committed and casual golf fans alike, the Open Championship holds a special place within the pecking order of pro golf’s major championship events. The baked, windswept fairways, the enormous greens, cavernous bunkers all on display against a backdrop punctuated by the occasional cry of a passing seagull. The ambience is seductive indeed. Having the spectacle unfold on the revered grounds of The Old Course at St. Andrews represents golf’s Holy Grail for players and fans alike. Few would argue this. A few takeaways came to mind that Sunday a few weeks back. In golf, as in life itself, Nothing can be safely taken for granted. The unpredictability that overshadows life’s flow does indeed keep one invested. Same holds true in golf. I would hazard a guess that few on that final Sunday morning would be of the opinion that Rory McIlroy would not be victorious at the tournament’s conclusion. Cam Smith woke up that day with ideas of his own. The table was set for high stakes tension and drama.The Open’s captivating finish reaffirms the fact that storybook endings seldom come true. As we all witnessed, fan-darling Rory, who had the Claret Jug within his grasp as he stood on the tenth tee, was flat-out beaten by the Aussie with the mullet and the golden putting prowess. Cam Smith spoiled the party in dazzling fashion. Disappointment is as much a part of the journey as is winning the prize. Ask anyone who engages in a sporting pursuit and plays for keeps. Who among us has not tasted the bitterness of loss at least as often as the sweetness of success. Sport mirrors life in many ways. You win some, and you lose more, it seems. By the way, I was rooting for Rory like many others. Sometimes, you have to push yourself beyond your perceived comfort zone and go get it. Period. The interplay between playing it smart and safe, vs. going after it full throttle was on full display that Sunday afternoon. McIlroy played solidly. Smith played on fire. Big difference. Big difference in result too. Sweating the small stuff consistently can often make the difference between victory and watching from the sidelines. Ask any club pro, and they will endorse the wisdom of practicing your short game far more often than pounding golf balls with your big stick. It ain’t pretty, but it’s the shortest route to a lower golf score. Doesn’t it ring true that one’s approach to putting in the effort often determines one’s trajectory in the Whyprocess.isitthen that regardless as to which driving range you visit, you’ll usually see twice as many weekenders concentrating on hitting their longest drive, as opposed to practicing their wedge game? Guess the wow factor wins out, watching that bail sail 250-plusInevitablyyards.in life, as in sport, a process is always at work that ensures a changing of the guard. Nobody, regardless of stature, skill set, or degree of accomplishment, holds the reins of victory forever. Tiger Woods became soberly aware of this as he stood on the Swilcan Bridge that fateful Friday. Ebb and flow ensures that fresh talent has the platform to evolve. Thank goodness for that. Keeps things worth following. One day soon, that youthful Italian amateur golfer, who won the low amateur See SHAKE IT Page 14 I was pleased to see the recent letter by Craig Edwards raising once again the concern of prospective ten-storey apartment block “monoliths” within the Town of Pelham [“Ten-storey monolith may be coming to Fonthill,” Letters, Aug. 10, p.5]. In approaching this issue it may be helpful to know that a Provincial density mandate kicks in at eight storeys. Any municipality permitting a building of that height loses jurisdiction, in that merely upon developer application the Province can then impose the further acceptance of up to 12 storeys without local recourse. (For visual reference, the taller apartment block immediately to the north of the Seaway Mall is ten storeys.) So it is essential that we get rid of this zoning hazard once and for all, ideally reverting to the maximum building height of five storey prior to the David Augustyn administration.Onthispoint, I was also pleased to recently hear that the Augustyn council may unknowingly have passed any zoning allowing up to ten storeys. This raises the question of how, exactly, we came to be saddled by this perennial threat in the first place. Perhaps members of the 2012 council could be induced to respond on this point, as this hazard was acquired on their watch. Is it possible that planning staff failed to fully apprise council of the content they were approving? We just don't know. In my view, Mr. Edwards is quite correct: this does not represent good urban planning, nor in my experience does it represent what voters want. Virtually all voters I encountered in previous election campaigns were shocked upon learning of this hazard, and thought it ridiculous that such a thing had ever been seriously contemplated by any council. Certainly, the imposition of apartment blocks onto our skyline would adversely effect all of our property values. Why this simple relationship is beyond any council member escapes almost all voters. So why is this even still a threat? Virtually all members of cthe current council publicly promised to make the elimination of ten-storey zoning within our Town a high priority during the last regular election cycle. Further than that, they also promised to revoke any such permits already granted (of which there was already one at 80 Meridian Way, directly behind the Food Basics). To date not only has none of this happened, but we are now threatened by this application for a second zoning amendment that would permit another monolithic apartment block of up to 12 storeys on Port Robinson Road. We need to do much better. We need to pursue the “missing middle” in urban planning, namely, well-designed, low-rise development, permitting us to get away from any resort to high-rise apartment blocks. In my view, one of the few modifications needed is a somewhat heavier emphasis on more green urban pedestrian spaces. We can get this if we want, but that would mean electing those able and willing to control planning staff in favour of enacting the will of the public.
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I was particularly interested in the comments of Councillor Wayne Olson, and columnist Larry Coté in last week’s issue. Thank you, Councillor Olson, for the very precise, concise explanation for the status of the Niagara Central Dorothy Rungeling Airport [“It’s time for a new airport scenario,” Municipal Matters, Aug. 10, p.5]. Now it is understandable where the airport stands amongst the bureaucratic fog that previously existed. The doescumstancessmallrecentorclimateterestedfederalwouldbyceedingrecommendationCouncillor’sforpro-shouldbeacceptedtheCommission.Onethought,though—provincialandorgovernmentsbein-intheNCDRAforchangemitigationdisasterreliefuse?Theusefulnessofremoteairportsinsuchcir-acrossCanadastandoutasexamples.
I’ve been an ordained Anglican cleric for three years and conducted numerous ceremonies but never before have I presided over a baptism in the morning, and a funeral in the afternoon. That occurred in mid-July, and while I won’t name those involved for obvious reasons I do want to discuss what such a meeting of emotions, a pairing of beginning and conclusions, says about all of us. Because it says, whatever our beliefs, quite a lot. You see, if we’re honest about it all, the human condition isn’t in a very good place right now. Wars, conflicts, western societies polarized as they’ve not been for more than half a century, and a social media and a political culture that despises moderation and forgiveness, and celebrates extremes and denunciations.Butwhat,we may ask, has this got to with a church and its ceremonies? Fair enough. The answer, however, is deeper and sharper than you might think. The hopes and aspirations of loving parents, the pain and loneliness of grieving children and partners. The living, breathing human narrative, in all of its endless fragility and its constantThebeauty.precious borders of our lives, their beginnings and their ends, should open us up, revealing intimacy and vulnerability, leading us to question our actions and filter our emotions and feelings through a prism of goodness and kindness. The observation of the significant, be it a baptism, a wedding, or a death, becomes a catalyst for our self-awareness. People of faith have prayer at the centre of our lives, and in so doing we let go, allow, and accept. In a way, it’s a profound acquiescence, perhaps a reluctant acceptance that we may not know what is best and that there is someone above and beyond us. Then comes the superb paradox for those of us who are Christian, that in defeat is victory, and in death is life. So bitingly contrary to a world that increasingly celebrates wealth, power, and prestige, no matter what the cost. For me, baptisms and funerals sing tunes of selflessness, the abandonment of the ego, and the gorgeous acknowledgment that we’re all — religious or not — part of a physical and a spiritual collective. The philosopher and theologian Søren Kierkegaard once said that we can “creep into God.” That’s very good indeed. Creep into God, slowly and sometimes without us even being aware of it. Especially now, when the deity, or at least many of his followers, often have such a poor reputation. Take it slowly, take in gradually, and never rush things. None of this is completely transparent or even obvious, but then God seldom does the transparent or the obvious. What the almighty does do is to remind us that we can be better and do better, and that in our smiles of welcome and tears of farewell we can help to make the world the place it could and ought to Whatbe. should form us isn’t the stock market but the market of generosity and care, not the speeches of politicians but the sacrifices of ordinary people, not the empty hysteria of reality television and show business flamboyance but the full and gritty grace of those who anonymously perform the thousand small miracles that keep optimism alive. We have merely a few decades on earth to make a difference, and it doesn’t have to be one that is recorded in history books or make the news. I’ve met too many genuine saints, largely unknown beyond their family and community, to believe otherwise. The world can be changed, often is changed, by one person and one action at a time.Iwas baptized as an adult, in my mid-20s, and in one of those strange turns of fate my grandfather died just two days later. He’d been ill for some and I was with him in his final moments. This tough, hardened man, who’d seen years of war in the British Army, and hardship and poverty growing up in the east-end of London, gave me a smile shortly before he closed his eyes for the last time. As he did so, he said through deep and strained breaths, “Mike, some things matter, some things always matter.” He was right. Some things really do. Welcome to the precious baby, goodnight to the beloved deceased. You matter, and always will. If we remind ourselves of that fact, and continue to do so, perhaps there might be a brighter, lighter future for all of us. Let’s hope and pray so. 4 "Some things matter. Some things always matter."
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The Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games is hosting its Cycling Road Race in Pelham this Thursday, August 18. During the event several roads will be closed as part of the race route, with the support of the Town of Pelham and Niagara Regional Police, and significant disruption to local traffic and business can be expected. Games organizers say periodic road closures will occur between 9 AM and 6 PM. Local traffic will be required to use Highway 20 to cross the race course through police-facilitated closures. Non-local traffic will be detoured around the race course and downtown Pelham to ease any congestion caused by the roadTheclosures.racecourse is a loop that about 20 km long, starting and finishing at the recently resurrected Pelham arches, in downtown Fonthill. Entrants will head west up Church Hill and along Canboro, then north along Effingham, where the majority of the course runs north of Highway 20. The women will do six loops starting at 10 AM, while the men will do nine loops starting at 2:30 PM. Awards will be handed out at the arches. The following streets will have large disruptions: Highway 20, Pelham Town Square, Pelham Street, Church Hill, Canboro Road, Effingham Street, Tice Road, Cream Street, Metler Road, Hansler Street, Overholt Road.Residents are asked to refer to the Canada Games web page at updates.ra2022games.cawww.niaga-forfurther
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Information on Revolver and Friends can be found at www.revolverandfriends.ca.
Revolver and Friends plays Beatles, other hits from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
All four band members are seasoned, professional musicians, with tons of stage experience. Makkreel (drums and vocals), a piano technician by training, was a founding member of Revolver back in the early 1980s, along with Pat Serre. Serre (guitar and vocals) was with the popular Niagara dance band Sandy Vine and The Midnights for over decade, and was a backup for the well known local Beatles tribute band The Caverners.“Pat sounds very much like John Lennon,” said Makkreel. Brad Whitelaw (guitar and vocals) is a former member of a Rolling Stones tribute band called Sticky Fingers, and also played with the Moonlighters, a local tribute band covering the 1950s throughWayne1970s.Lack (bass guitar and vocals) has experience in a wide range of music genres, and previously played with the Moonlighters as well. “I started out with Pat 40 years ago, when the group was simply Revolver,” said Makkreel. “Revolver played the Forum at Ontario Place, the CNE, and lots of other great venues. After a point we broke up, but we reformed about a year ago. Wayne and Brad are the new guys, and both sing back up, and lead songs as well. I got pulled out of mothballs in 2021, and can still hit the high notes that I did when I was 25, which is necessary to sing Beatles tunes in the correct keys. But it’s no easy feat for a guy my age, I’m tellingUnlikeyou.”the Caverners, who dress like the Beatles, Revolver and Friends does not don the garb of the Fab Four. “I think we sound pretty good together,” said Makkreel. “There are some very good Beatles bands that are around, doing the British Invasion music. We prefer to just do our own thing, which includes a broad range of cover groups from the ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s. That’s why we added the ‘and Friends’ to our group’s name.” One of the venerable venues that Revolver played back in the 1980s was Lulu’s Roadhouse, a former Kmart department store turned nightclub on the outskirts of Kitchener, that had been retooled into a fans3000.infootentertainment75,000-square-footmecca,witha300bar(purportedlythelongesttheworld)andacapacityofInitsheyday,Lulu’sdrewfromacrossOntarioandupstate New York to watch groups like April Wine, Trooper, Styx, Black Sabbath, Foreigner, Meatloaf, Jeff Healey, Cheap Trick, and Johnny Winter. Other big names who played the venue included Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Frankie Valli, Ray Charles, and the Righteous Brothers. Lulu’s closed in April of 2000. “We shared the stage at Lulu’s with Gerry and The Pacemakers, Herman's Hermits, Bad Finger, and Chuck Mangione,” said Makkreel. “One night, we were the opening act for the Troggs. Revolver did two 20-minute sets to open the show. The drummer for the Troggs was late arriving, and they wanted me to go on in his place. I decided that wouldn’t be right, so they had to wait for their drummer to show up. The whole British Invasion thing was huge back then. I was 24 at the time, and I remember that we never got paid for the gig. But it was a real honour to play at Lulu’s.” Makkreel moved to Pelham years ago and ran a piano sales and technician business, The Piano Doctor, in Ridgeville for about 23 years. He still lives on Canboro Road. “The band practices at my house. We're having a great time. About half our repertoire is made up of Beatles songs, and the balance are Steve Miller, CCR, Frampton, Simon and Garfunkel, Billy Joel, Elvis, Travelling Wilburys, and that whole era.” There should be a couple thousand people at Niagara Place when Revolver and Friends perform this Thursday, August 18, at 6:30 PM. “I’ve seen pics of the stage, and it looks awesome,” said Makkreel. “Absolute XM — the same people that did the Super Bowl halftime shows — are doing the sound and stage work. It’s going to be a pretty spectacular venue.”
Local cover band to perform at Canada Summer Games
BY DON RICKERS Contributing News Editor
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WATER
The Region’s Master Servicing Plan (2016) identified long-term system improvements that included a 600 mm trunk sanitary relief sewer along Quaker Road connecting the Pelham Street Regional sanitary sewer to the outlet sewer east of Rice Road in order to provide adequate capacity for future sanitary flows. For more information Niagara Region encourages the public and stakeholders to actively participate in the design process. Information about the project will be available on Niagara Region’s website as part of a Public Information Centre. You can learn about how this project will contribute to Niagara’s overall growth plan, key servicing issues being considered, and how you can have your voice heard.
Personal information collected or submitted in writing at public meetings will be collected, used and disclosed by members of Regional Council and Regional staff in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA). The written submissions including names, contact information and reports of the public meeting will be made available. Questions should be referred to the Privacy Office 905-980-6000atext. 3779 or FOI@niagararegion.ca If you require any accommodations for a disability in order to attend and participate in meetings or events, please let us know in advance so that arrangements can be made in a timely manner. Please contact the Accessibility Advisory Coordinator at 905-980-6000 ext. 3252 or accessibility@niagararegion.ca
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Notice of Public Information CentrE Quaker Road Sanitary Trunk Sewer Quaker Road between Rice Road and Pelham Street
Public Information Centre #1 Details A video and information regarding the Quaker Road Trunk Sewer will be made available on the project webpage, road-sanitary-sewerniagararegion.ca/projects/quaker, beginning Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. This will be followed with a three-week period to submit Public Information Centre related comments to the project team. Upon completion of the design, a Project File Report documenting the design process will be prepared and made available for public review and comment. Anyone who wishes to comment on this design should indicate their interest, preferably in writing to the project team.
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THE DESIGN Niagara Region has initiated the design of a new sanitary trunk sewer along Quaker Road between Pelham Street and Rice Road. The new sanitary trunk sewer will redirect flows from the Town of Pelham which currently travel down Pelham Street and from Welland Road across Quaker Road to the Region’s existing trunk sewer east of Rice Road.
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Letters continued Having watched the suffering and deaths that prior provincial premiers created in their privatization for profit of our longterm care homes, and its endorsement by our current regime, is anyone truly surprised that the current puppet of the wealthy has allowed our health system to erode to the point that he can now introduce private health care as a solution? One can visualize the names on the boards of directors and foresee the new legislation that forbids inspections of the private facilities without a forewarning. Is this truly the best we can do? Tom BurlingtonAirth How large must the elephant in the room become?
Mr. Poilievre would have some believe he rejects the same government he has willingly taken a paycheque from since graduation. As for credentials and or accomplishments during his tenure in government, none have come to light. Mr. Poilievre speaks of creating a free-for-all society. What does he mean? He spins words to incite dissatisfied people to protest. He suggests he agrees with the anti-vaccine, anti-government factions. He supported the convoy protest in Ottawa. Mr. Poilievre states he wants to be the Canadian leader. This angry man wants to install himself as “the gatekeeper.” Think about that. Mr. Poilievre constantly requests funds from everyone to further advertise his negativity. We live in a democracy. That’s his choice. However, Canada does not need or want a despot. With little political experience and his lack of congeniality, Mr. Poilievre should not be chosen as the Conservative party leader. L. MorganFonthill
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Not a fan of the Conservative front-runner If any political commentator still believes that it is politicians who are making the decisions that affect all our lives then they have not been taking very much notice of how our present government in Canada works.And to try to compare the way “strong” US mayors operate is merely playing smoke and mirrors and is totally irrelevant to what we, the electorate, are allowing to happen to Canada, to its provinces and to its municipalities.Thereare no “strong mayors,” just ones who do a lot of glad handing and promoting their imagined successes, few of which ever succeed or satisfy a large number of their own constituents.
Listen to any council meeting and after all the mayoral bluster that same mayor will instruct his CAO or other senior department head to submit a report back to council, and that report and its recommendations will almost always be accepted and passed by a mayor and council who haven’t even read the report. I think that a Doug Ford majority is a tragedy for Ontario, but to even suggest that city staff are impartial and only want to support the best interests of the communities who employ them, and who pay their very generous salaries and benefits, is the biggest myth of all. Andrew Watts Wainfleet Strong mayors a weak idea
A copy of the background study and proposed by-law is available at niagararegion.ca/business/property/background-study.aspx
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Gardening for the monarch butterfly Every year I enjoy walking down the road and checking the wild milkweed for monarch eggs and caterpillars. If I’m lucky enough to find some, I whisk them off to my butterfly nursery where I enjoy watching them grow through the different stages until they morph into little orange beauties, a practice I hope to share with my son when he’s old enough to understand. I currently have eight caterpillars in my small nursery, and as I watch them contently munch away at the leaves, I wonder how much longer I’ll be able to enjoy them this way. This year, monarchs have reached a new, more critical level of endangerment, which potentially threatens my dreams of raising monarchs with my children. Monarch butterflies are not your average butterfly. The first monarchs you see in spring have travelled some 5000 kilometers from the mountain forests of Mexico. Their arrival in Canada coincides with the growth of milkweed, upon which they quickly lay eggs to start the summer’s new generations of butterflies. Each summer, there are about three to four generations of monarchs before a special autumn generation is hatched. This autumn generation (aptly named the Migratory monarch) is triggered by reduced daylight, cooler temperatures, and even the age of the milkweed the caterpillars feed on.These autumn monarchs are special: they are born in a state of reproductive pause, meaning they have a much longer lifespan than the earlier generations. Your average summer monarch has a short lifespan of only two to six weeks, whereas the Migratory monarch can live seven to nine months! The migratory generation travels all the way to Mexico by the end of October, arriving at their winter hibernating grounds around the Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos, on November 1 and 2. A traditional belief among Mexicans is that the return of the monarch represents the annual return of the souls of their departed familyOncemembers.monarchs reach the mountains, they will then seek out oyamel fir trees to latch onto and spend the winter in a state of hibernation. As days begin to lengthen again in the spring, they wake from their hibernation and begin the long journey back to Canada and the northern United States to reproduce and start the whole cycle over again. A truly remarkable feat for a butterfly! But, sadly, there are several factors that are making it particularly hard for monarchs now. Deforestation in Mexico has reduced their winter hibernation grounds, and along their migration routes through the United States and Canada the loss of milkweed and feeder plants has further caused butterfly populations to plunge. This coupled with pesticide use and inclement weather patterns such as late winter storms have decreased the monarch population by more than 80 percent in the last two decades.Even if habitat conditions are perfect, monarchs still succumb to predators and disease much like any other living thing. It is estimated Top, a male monarch enjoying some nectar from a purple coneflower, also known as Echinacea. Above, a new monarch comes into being. From an egg grows a caterpillar, which becomes a chrysalis. The exterior of the chrysalis is the exoskeleton, or skin, of the pupa. Eight to 12 days later, the monarch emerges. In 2018 this caterpillar chose a Japanese daisy in a Fonthill garden for its transformation, after feeding on nearby milkweed. Chrysalises can hang from nearly any plant or object.
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Niagara Region Proposed Development Charges
A statutory public meeting is being held under the provisions of Section 12 of the Development Charges Act, as follows: Date: Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022 Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: This meeting will be held both electronically and in person in Council Chamber, Niagara Regional Headquarters, 1815 Sir Isaac Brock Way, Thorold
Niagara Region will hold a statutory public meeting pursuant to Section 12 of the Development Charges Act, 1997, as amended, to present and obtain public input on Niagara Region’s proposed Transit Development Charges Bylaw and underlying background study.
GARDENER'S NOTEBOOK by Aleksia Shoalts
The background study and proposed By-law is for Transit Development ToCharges.viewlive-stream
meeting proceedings, without the ability to provide oral submissions, please visit niagararegion.ca/government/council Public input on the proposed development charges by-law is welcomed and encouraged. Members of the public are able to attend in person or virtually. To provide written input, please either mail your comments to the Office of the Regional Clerk, Niagara Region, 1815 Sir Isaac Brock Way, PO Box 1042, Thorold, ON, L2V 4T7 or send to clerk@niagararegion.ca by 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. To provide input orally at the public meeting either in person or virtually, please submit your delegation request to the Regional Clerk by completing the online form at niagararegion.ca/government/council/speak-atcommittee.aspx or by sending an email to clerk@niagararegion.ca before 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2022. For more information, visit niagararegion.ca/government/council/speakingatcouncil.aspx
By-law and Underlying Background Study
Date issued: Aug. 17, 2022
ALEKSIA SHOALTS and YASMIN TERCINTASee NOTEBOOK back page
PUBLIC NOTICE
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Fonthill Montessori Preschool is Opening a Second Location BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT SPONSORED 905.892.0522 | FONTHILLMONTESSORI.COM O p e n H o u s e SR CASA 42 Church Hill August 22 • 4-6 pm August 25 • 11am-1pm TODDLER AND JR CASA 1 Pancake Lane August 23 • 11am-1pm August 24 • 4-6pm Meet the teachers and tour the school
When the owner/directress of Fonthill Montessori Pre school, Wendy Browne, was seeing such a growth of new families in our town, she saw the need to add more spaces to her nursery school. With her first location at 1 Pan cake Lane being at capacity, the idea of a second location became a reality. With the help of her school supervisor, Karin Mogensen, they found the perfect site minutes from Pancake Lane. Ms. Browne approached the secretary at Fonthill United Church and they welcomed the idea of a nursery school in their church fellowship hall. The new location, at 42 Church Hill, offers a large open space with an abun dance of natural light, a sizable gymnasium and an outdoor play area (currently under construction). They will welcome the Sr. Casa pro gram; children from the ages 3 1/2 to 6 years of age, (in cluding JK/SK) The program will run five full days a week from 9:15a.m. to 3:00p.m., serving a hot catered lunch and two daily snacks. The Montessori method, de veloped by Maria Montessori, focuses on helping children develop control and coordi nation of movement, aware ness of the environment, orderly thought patterns, in dependent work habits and responsibility. Children make creative choices while our trained teachers offer activi ties to guide the process. A solid base at the beginning of the children’s lives carries through for life long learning and success. The school aims to build on the children’s natural curiosity and quest for knowledge, with the study of language, math, sensorial equipment, cultural studies and practical life activities. The Church Hill location will also offer french, music and yoga classes, as well as at tending monthly field trips in our community, including the Pumpkin Patch, sugar bush, library, and safety village. With a low 8/1 child/teach er ratio, the children have a great deal of one on one in teraction with the teachers. The Montessori approach in the classrooms promote a calm, positive learning envi Fonthillronment. Montessori Pre school was established in 2001, with a small group of 10 children. Ms. Browne has watched her school flourish and grow over the past 21 years. At both her locations, she is proud to have qualified Registered Early Childhood Educators with many years of experience. The location at 1 Pancake Lane is home to the Tod dler and Jr. Casa programs. These programs have chil dren starting at the age of 18 months to 3 years of age. Please join the teachers for an Open House at the new Church Hill location (42 Church Hill, Fonthill) on Mon day August 22nd from 4pm6pm and Thursday August 25th from 11am-1pm. At the Pancake location (1 Pancake Lane, Fonthill) on Tuesday August 23th from 11am-1pm and Wednesday August 24th from 4pm-6pm.
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The Slaights have chosen not to talk to the media or the public about either of their donations. Attempts to reach Diane, whose art was on display this past May at the Pelham Art Festival, were unsuccessful. In the press release from Pathstone, she referenced the unparalleled levels of anxiety and lack of stability faced by children during the“Gregpandemic.andIknow that the services available through Pathstone can help,” wrote Diane. “That is why we have chosen to make this donation to the work they do.”Slaight went on to urge others to donate to Pathstone to “support programs that help create a road to a calmer, more secure future, one we all wish for every person who comes to Pathstone.”“Our work is not done yet,” Rossi concluded. “Outside of Ministry of Health funding, Pathstone Foundation needs to raise $4 million annually to support the additional programs, services and staff that help us keep in step with the growing demand. The Slaights’ support gets us that much closer.”
Local residents Greg and Diane Slaight’s recent spate philanthropy a $2 million dollar donation to Pathstone Mental Health. The gift to Pathstone follows a $2 million dollar donation to United Way Niagara, made just over a month ago, one that United Way CEO Frances Hallworth termed “transformative” in its potential impact on the community.Inapress statement, Pathstone Foundation’s Director of Philanthropy Kim Rossi used the same word to describe the largess of the Slaights, saying that their contribution would make an immediate impact on Pathstone’s clients. Rossi added, “the $2 million will be earmarked to reduce the waitlist time to ensure no child waits for more than 30 days for care. It will also go toward hiring new staff, especially at their Welland location, River House, which is set to open in early 2023, and toward research into new and improved mental health therapies.”Pathstone Mental Health is a community based organization that provides treatment for all children in Niagara struggling with mental health issues. Currently, Pathstone serves some 570 clients at nine walk-in clinics across the region and online. In Pelham, Pathstone offers a Tuesday walk-in clinic out of the Meridian Community Centre.According to charitable foundation Youth Mental Health Canada, an estimated 1.2 million Canadian children and youth are affected by mental illness, fewer than 20 percent will receive appropriate treatment. By age 25, approximately 20 percent of all Canadians will have developed a mental illness. As well, 70 percent of mental health problems have their onset during childhood or adolescence. As well, people aged 15 to 24 are more likely to experience mental illness and/or substance use disorders than any other age group. “One in five youth require mental health care,” added Pathstone Mental Health CEO Shaun Bayliss. “The pandemic had detrimental effects on children and youth and we are seeing this fi rsthand at Pathstone. Currently, there are children who are waiting three to eight months before they are placed in a program.”
“With more staff, we can help more kids,” said Rossi. “It’s that straightforward. The Slaights see value in people. They have great interest in what we are doing at the ground level and how we are supporting the mental health needs of kids in Niagara.”GregSlaight is one of three children of the late media magnate Allan Slaight, who died at his Toronto home at the age of 90 in September, 2021. Allan Slaight was a pioneer in the broadcasting fields and responsible for a number of initiatives that supported the music industry in Canada during his lifetime The former magician born in Galt (now Cambridge), Ontario, began a career as a radio announcer in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in 1948. He moved into ownership in 1970 by forming Slaight Broadcasting and buying North York’s CFMG radio that year. He was also president of Global Television and started Toronto rock radio station CILQ-FM (Q107). In the 1980s he took over Standard Broadcasting Inc. And for a period in the 1990s owned the three stations (CKTB, HTZ-FM and EZ-Rock) that still operate out of an historic St. Catharines building. Slaight was also an original part owner of the Toronto Raptors. The Slaight Family Foundation was founded in 2008. Since then the organization has contributed to projects that focus on health care, social services, culture and the arts. In February, the Foundation, led by Greg’s brother Gary, donated $15 million dollars to 12 organizations across Canada that support women and girls. The $4 million that the Slaights have given to the two organizations, however, come from Greg and Diane personally, not from the Slaight Family Foundation. Each contribution constitutes the single largest donation for either organization.“Theyhave been longtime supporters of Pathstone,” Rossi said in the press release. “Having seen the impact of their giving, they have entrusted us with this investment which will enable us to continue to do great work that will change lives and the paths of so many for years to come.”
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forward-facing up and downs on stairs or a small stool—will also strengthen these same muscles. Toe stands will improve calf and ankle strength. Finger marching—taxing your muscles to extend your wiggling fingers as high upward, forward or backward as possible while seated or standing—will strengthen your upper body and grip. Even carpeted floors can feel hard and de-motivating. An inexpensive fitness or yoga mat will help for on-floor pelvic tilts and back arches, or forward and side planks—the one in which holding a bottle of wine increases resistance. All are great RT body weight exercises that will strengthen lower back and abdominal muscles to ease backChoosingpain. free weights, elastic resistance bands or stretchy RT tubes to get started is also an option. Resistance bands and tubes are the most storage-space friendly and least expensive, as long as you have a solid place to anchor them such as around a sofa leg or your own foot. Other resistance band exercises include upward leg presses, hip extensions and arm pull-aparts. Free weights offer additional diversity for RT options like overhead triceps extensions and others where a band might interfere with body motion. Both options provide the ability to do the standard exercises we most often associate with resistance training: arm curls, lifts and pulls while in the lunge position, overhead lifts or rows, shoulder presses, triceps kickbacks, and more. Beyond the examples of body weight and minimal equipment RT exercises mentioned above, the next step would be a gym membership of some sort, or expensive equipment purchases for your home. When you’re ready for this progression, you’ll want more expertise than can be provided through this column. I’d strongly suggest doing your internet research on equipment and joining a training facility to get the assistance you need. By joining a gym you’ll be using and getting familiar with similar equipment to what you might consider purchasing later. If you already have an exercise routine that doesn’t include resistance training, consider it as a beneficial way to spice up your workouts and keep them interesting. If you’re considering a dedicated exercise routine, resistance training is an easy and very inexpensive way to get started at home. If you need any advice on which of our library’s BBC mystery DVDs will offer the best distraction while you’re discovering the joy of RT, contact me through the Voice. 4
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shoulders and chest. Squats are a simple exercise that quickly strengthens thigh, hip and glute (butt) muscles. Extend your arms straight out parallel to the floor and squat. If you’re unsure of your strength or balance, stand in front of a chair and only squat halfway, or gently support yourself by having a wall close by if you lose balance. Want more resistance? Raise your heels and maintain balance on the balls of your feet while squatting, or throw in a few burpees and ski jumps when you’reStep-ups—repeatedready.
SHAKE IT continued from Page 5 one into this glorious realm. Sincere faith involves genuine repentance (sorrow for our sins) and a desire to trust and obey the Lord. A life of good works and deeds should follow such a commitment. But we cannot earn or achieve salvation on our own by our works (moral or religious). “For it is by grace (free gift) you have been saved, through faith — and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God — not by works, so that no one can boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9) When Jesus gave His sinless life on the cross for our sins, He provided the means for each of us to reach heaven. Jesus promised his followers that He was going before us to prepare our eternal home there (see JohnSo,14:1-4).myfriend, remember this. To get to the first heaven you need an aircraft and a pilot. To get to the second heaven you need a spacecraft and an astronaut. But (most importantly) to get to the third heaven you need sincere faith and a Savior. 4 Rob Weatherby is a retired pastor who is looking forward to the glories of the third heaven. FAITH LIFT continued from Page 19 weight of your extended arm. Working your muscles against resistance bands or tubes is a simple and inexpensive way to build strength at home. If you prefer equipment and gizmos, a cable machine (Bowflex-like), a single-exercise machine (elliptical trainer), or multi-gym system will also work. Bene ts of resistance training Our muscles are integral to both our physical and mental health. RT helps reverse the loss of muscle mass that comes with aging. Beginning at around age 30, we lose three to five percent of our muscle mass every decade, and by age 70 we’re losing on average 15 percent per decade. We can generate muscle tissue at any age, making this trend reversible with RT. I might personally recommend that the target here is 84-year-old Jane Fonda’s allround fitness and muscle retention, rather than 75-year-old Sylvester Stallone’s creepy muscle bulk, but either is better than atrophy.RT provides protection against a significant number of chronic conditions and diseases. It builds bone density and improves balance, both important to fighting osteoporosis. Regular moderate RT can reduce the pain and stiff ness of arthritis while increasing flexibility. Metabolism is increased for up to 72 hours after vigorous RT, burning additional calories and helping long-term weight control. RT aids glycemic control and improves our lipid profi le, reducing the risk of diabetes and heart disease. Regular core muscle RT combined with stretching reduces stress on the spine, relieving back pain. Resistance training and exercise in general causes our brain to release feel-good endorphins, adrenaline, serotonin and dopamine, all critical to reducing stress and anxiety and maintaining a positive mood each day. Contracting muscles release hormones and myokines into our circulatory system which further enhance our mental health. Ge ing started Beginners to RT, like any exercise regime, need to start gently. If you’re at all concerned about your baseline strength and flexibility levels, speak with your doctor or fitness professional first. If you’re comfortable that you can self-assess safely, count how many regular or modified push-ups you can achieve without excessive strain, and establish how far forward you can stretch when you’re seated with your legs in front of you. Push-up capability will provide a sense of your strength; five to 12 is average for women, six to 16 for men. The most basic measure of reasonable flexibility is being able to touch your toes while sitting andDedicatestanding.an area of your home with sufficient space for your RT, and plan so you can watch videos, TV, a laptop or listen to music as desired. Find a strong, stable chair that allows you to sit with your knees at a 90 degree angle and your feet flat on the floor. Proper shoes and clothing are a must for RT. Athletic shoes with medium-thick soles will provide support while reducing the hazard of tripping as you move around. Loose-ish clothes that don’t constrict but also aren’t so baggy that they’ll snag a dumbbell or resistance strap are best. Fabrics are a personal choice. Pure cotton feels great and will give you that erotic, sweatdrenched glow that’s a movie love scene standard. Wicking synthetics breathe and will keep you cooler. Alternating is an Bodyoption.weight resistance exercises are a great, equipment-free way to develop your first routine. Wall push-ups are easier than standard push-ups and if your flexibility is marginal or you’re suffering from back issues, you needn’t get down on the floor to do them. They’ll strengthen arms,
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After a life well lived, it is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Robert MacKay (Robin) on July 15, 2022 at age 92. Beloved husband of Nancy for 60 years, cherished father of Jennifer (John Rockel), and Jill (Chris Vanden Haak); loving Grandpa to Alex and Callum, and Grumpaw to wonderdog Nessie; brother to Elizabeth MacKay Turner; brother-in-law to Frank Gibbs; predeceased by parents James and Lily MacKay, brother James, close cousins Frank Luce and Barbara Luce Mumford, and parents-in-law Arthur and Mildred Gibbs. Robin spent his childhood in Largs, Scotland, and remained deeply connected to his Scottish roots. This included a love of bagpipe and military band music, and an interest in WWI and WWII history. At 18, he emigrated to Canada, living with relatives in Niagara Falls. He completed an Honors BA in English at Queens University (1959), and teaching qualifications at University of Toronto (1961). Robin’s first teaching assignments were in Niagara Falls and Burlington. In 1965 he began his 26 year career as Head of English at EL Crossley SS. His students reported that Mr. MacKay’s English class was never boring. He was renowned for his wit, dedication, and creativity. Students were encouraged to explore ideas, collaborate, make good mistakes, reflect, and keep at it! He was also involved in education outside of the classroom. In the mid 1980s, Robin was invited to be a member of the team that created and implemented the Writer’s Craft English curriculum for Ontario. Robin subsequently facilitated evening courses at Brock University for teachers interested in expanding their skills repertoire in teaching Writer’s Craft. He was passionate about tennis! In 1966, as a Canadian Centennial project, Robin was approached by the Fenwick Lions Club to help them devise a tennis court that could be used for skating in winter and tennis in summer. That was the beginning of tennis in Fenwick! Soon the Pelham Tennis Association was created. Together with many volunteers, court supervisors, and junior instructors over the decades, the PTA came to offer tennis lessons for juniors, adults, round robins, and tournaments, and eventually an expanded club with 4 courts and a practice court. In 2007, Robin was honored by a surprise tribute for 40+ years of volunteer service on the PTA executive and the newly installed court was named in his honour – “The Rob MacKay Practice Court”.Aproud Fenwickian, Robin often commented that living in Fenwick meant being “deafened by birds”. He loved the town and his home and would get lost in the “back 40” growing everything from tomatoes to peanuts. He often quipped that “all roads lead to Fenwick”. An avid reader, Robin was never without a book or three on the go. There was an unspoken rule amongst family never to give him a book if you might need his attention in the next two hours. Our deep thanks and appreciation to Dr. David Dec and his team for his compassionate care over the years and to the wonderful staff of the Woodlands of Sunset for bringing daily joy, understanding, and quality care to Robin. Cremation has taken place; arrangements entrusted to Lampman-Muir Funeral Home. A memorial service in Robin’s honour has been held in Scotland. A private family celebration of life will be held at a later date. As an expression of sympathy please consider making a contribution towards: the “Collaborator Scholarship” at EL Crossley SS, by clicking on “in honor of” Robin MacKay: https://bit.ly/3QDIH5K, or by sending a cheque to EL Crossley Secondary School, Attn: Janet Cripps, 350 Hwy 20, Fonthill ON L0S 1E0, 905-892-2635, or alternatively, to Pelham Cares, 191 Hwy 20 E, Fonthill, ON, L0S 1E6, 905-892-5300, (www.pelhamcares.org), or to a charity of your choice. Remembrances of Robin may be shared at www. legacy.com or www.lampmanfuneralhome.com
silver medal this year, will be cradling that very same coveted Claret Jug that he saw Cam Smith caressing. Every dog has its day so to speak, and time is the great equalizer across life’s spectrum. As true in life’s unfolding as in life’s conclusion. We all know this intuitively. Sometimes it is easier to simply forget.Letus hope that the Open Championship remains just that. Open to the game’s very best, regardless of which golf affiliation these players choose to support. For all the duffers out there, enjoy every shot, because there will always be that one beauty that brings you back to the first tee. 4
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Now well into his 80s, Fisher is still active in the Wizard community and is a revered figure among the game’s many devotees. He continues to publish his Super Quiz games for the North American syndicate newspapers and the fourth edition of his “Isaac Asimov presents Super Quiz” book has been released. A Fonthill resident for the past four years, Fisher enjoys a less frantic lifestyle since his move from Toronto but doesn’t seem to have slowed down appreciably. His brief bio on the Wizard webpage suggests a man young at heart, concluding with his personal dictum: “I thought getting old would take longer!”
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Despite the rejections, Fisher knew he had a great game given that everyone who actually played it was hooked. “My friends all loved it!” he says with a laugh. He persisted, and finally found private investors who believed the game could be a success. Using their money, he finalized the design and had 10,000 of the decks printedMarketinghimself.his invention was the next hurdle. “I’m no salesman,” Fisher admits, “but my wife is fantastic at sales. She and I would go to Christmas fairs, craft shows and the like, every Sunday and set up a booth to sell the game.” Fisher and his wife sold Wizard privately for several years, even giving copies away, knowing that anyone who played would want to buy their own deck. Eventually, in 1986, Waddington Publishing decided to take the game—a move that paid off for the publisher, says Fisher, when they had to go from a four-day work week to six days to keep up with demand. Like bridge, Wizard depends on bidding skill. Players must declare how many tricks they will take in each hand, and are rewarded for being accurate, penalized for winning too few or too many. Unlike bridge, the rounds begin with one card dealt to each player and increase in number of cards round by round until the deck is used up. Wizard and Joker cards add to the unpredictability and fun. In 1994, the game was licensed to U.S. Games in Connecticut, a games manufacturer mostly known for production of Tarot cards. Since then, the game has become an international hit, with versions in Japanese, Polish, Hungarian, and many other languages.“It’sbigger in Europe now than North America,” says Fisher, who notes that since 2010 international tournaments have been held in several European cities. Wizard champions, crowned at these international tournaments, have come from Austria, Germany, Hungary, and Greece (there has never been a North American champion). This year, the tournament will be held in Vienna, Austria in October, and Fisher is sending two representatives from Canada, two from the U.S., and one from Mexico, in hopes of breaking the pattern. National representatives are chosen from players who demonstrate their winning ways on the online version of the game, launched in 2020 (a Wizard app for Apple and Android has been available since 2010). Fisher says that new variations of the game are being launched, including a “Camelot” version and a “Magic” version and these, along with the original, are packaged together in the “Omnibus” Wizard edition to be launched in time for Christmas. Not entirely enthusiastic about the new versions of his game, Fisher is quick to point out that he has been insistent that its best features have not been diluted. “A ten-year-old can play,” he is proud to point out. “Actually,” he adds, “An eight-year-old can play if they have any familiarity with card games.” He estimates that about 25,000 copies of the game have been sold in Canada every year “for at least the past 15 years,” so thousands of Canadians are currently enjoying Wizard.Onthe Wizard website, fans have posted accolades for the game that go beyond the enthusiasm one might expect of an enjoyable pastime. One says that their grandfather enjoyed the game so much that they decided to bury his copy with him when he passed away. Another claims that their family has been playing the game for four decades and another claims that it helped his mother recover from a stroke, while another says that he and his girlfriend will feature the game at their wedding. A woman from Texas is so enthralled with the game and fearful that the online version will not survive financially that she has offered Fisher her entire Texas State pension of $800 per month as a contribution to keep the game on the internet. (Fisher declined.)
Wizard has sold some two million copies and generated international
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The Big Move Cancer Ride is a non-competitive ride taking place on Sept. 7. Proceeds for the Big Move stay in Niagara and support the Walker Fam ily Cancer Centre. WALKING CLUB Interested in walking in Pelham? Join them Tuesdays at the Pelham Arena from 9-10 am and Thursdays at Fonthill Bandshell for 9-10:30 am. There is no fee for this program. For more information, please contact jcook@ pelham.ca or call 905 892-2607, ext 329.
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PELHAM MINOR HOCKEY EQUIPMENT SALE Buy, sell or trade used equipment at the Pelham Arena. Aimed to provide cheaper options for players in this upcoming season. Runs Sept. 6 from 9-12 in the morning. PELHAM MUDFEST Men and women will be back in the mud as the second run on the year is held at Bissil’s Hideaway.
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FONTHILL BANDSHELL PRESENTS DE TEMPS ANTAN Since 2003, Éric Beaudry, André Brunet and Pierre-Luc Dupuis have been exploring and performing time-honoured melodies from the stomp ing grounds of Quebec’s musical past. Using fiddle, accordion, harmonica, guitar, bouzouki and a number of other instruments, our three virtuosos blend boundless energy with the unmistakable joie de vivre found only in traditional Quebec music. Show runs from 7-9 p.m.
one with information about this incident is asked to call 905-688-4111, option 3, extension 1009367. Arrest for indecent act On August 4, 2022, at approximately 9:30 AM, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) officers responded to Merritt Island, in Welland, after receiving reports of a male sitting at a picnic table masturbating. Police that on arrival, officers spoke with witnesses who indicated the actions of the male suspect were visible to those walking along the canal path and children playing at a nearby jungle gym play area. With the assistance of witnesses, officers located the male suspect and subsequently placed him under arrest. Brian Laramee, 52, of Welland, was charged with commit an indecent act in a public place. Laramee was held pending a bail hearing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the lead investigator at 905-6884111, option #3, extension #1009256. Members of the public who wish to provide information anonymously are encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or by calling 1-800222-8477. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to persons who contact the program with information that leads to an arrest. GO-VAXX dates Covid-19 vaccination clinics are returning to Lincoln in the parking lot at Charles Daley Park in Jordan Station, and indoors at the Lincoln Community Centre and Fleming Centre in Beamsville. They will be administering the Pfizer for 12+ (first, second, booster, and fourth) and pediatric Pfizer 5-11 (first and second). The Town of Lincoln says the fourth dose will be available to all clients that meet the criteria. Dates and times: Saturday, August 20, 10 AM - 6 PM, Charles Daley Park. Sunday, August 21, 10 AM - 6 PM, Charles Daley Park. Monday, August 22, 10 AM - 4 PM, Lincoln Community Centre, indoor clinic. Saturday, August 27, 10 AM - 6 PM, Charles Daley Park. Sunday, August 28, 10 AM - 6 PM, Charles Daley Park, and 10 AM - 4 PM, Fleming Centre, indoor clinic.
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NIAGARA REGIONAL EXHIBITION Rodeo, games and live entertainment headline this years exciting event. It runs from Sept. 11-14 at the Welland Fairgrounds.
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LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, it is important to de ne boundaries between work and home life this week, especially as you explore remote working opportunities or a promotion.
CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, if you are feeling frustrated at work, you may want to address your feelings with friends this week. ey may be able to provide a fresh perspective on the situation.
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Most RT exercises are simple to follow, making them easy to do at home, and they provide positive, noticeable results in a relatively short time. Best of all, they can be done inexpensively with no or very little equipment or apparatus.Whatis RT, what are its proven benefits, what specific exercises are involved, and how can I do it at home without a lot of cost? Just before we answer the above questions, we should discuss distractions. I simply could not do any exercise program three or four times a week without my BBC mysteries for distraction. Whether it’s podcasts, TV sports, or social media for you, planning access to your distraction while exercising is critical to staying motivated. Conversely, if you’re a beginner, RT in front of floor to ceiling mirrors might be too much distraction. What is resistance training RT is any exercise which causes your muscles to contract, or “resist” against an object or force through pushing or pulling. Resistance exercises are designed to make your muscles work at a level beyond their normal day-to-day activities, with the goal of building strength, increasing skeletal muscle mass, and improving muscular endurance. There can be an element of strength or weight training involved, but the goal of resistance training is not to develop huge amounts of muscle tissue or body bulk.
VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Explore creative outlets, Virgo. ey may be just what you need right now to calm your mind and work through some of the problems that have been tough to solve lately.
The term orsistanceexercise”“resistanceand“re-training,”RTforshort,are used regularly in this column. It doesn’t refer to trying to get your kids or grandkids to eat their broccoli, or finding a way to prevent your trusty friend Max or Molly from jumping up onRTvisitors.isaspecialized form of exercise or physical workout, and although it may sound formidable and perhaps intimidating, it’s actually a great way for beginners to establish a super-beneficial exercise routine. RT needn’t involve cardio strain or high levels of exertion to start.
SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, your close relationships could bene t from some increased conversation this week. Small talk is a start, but dig into topics that are meaningful to you and your partner.
AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Set up your living space to ensure you feel peaceful and calm at all times, Aquarius. is can improve your overall mood and bene t your long-term health.
PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Frustrations with nances may have you feeling poorly at the moment, Pisces. Some news at work could provide the relief you need.
LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Don’t take anything for granted this week, Leo. Even seemingly mundane events can have a significant impact on both your present and your future.
THE BALANCED LIFE by John Swart Resistance training easy to do at home
TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, you can be a strong and formidable advocate for any cause you choose to support. Figure out what ideas you want to align with this week and voice your support.
SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Concerns about nances could have you holding back on all spending, including important purchases, Sagi arius. A professional can help you establish a budget.
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Voice HOROSCOPE ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, now could be a good time to map out your nancial future. You’re riding a professional wave and your nances will bene t signi cantly from your hard work.
Resistance training is a versatile workout that can be done in a gym or group class if moral support and coaching are important to you, or in the privacy of your home with your choice of Resistancedistraction.training can be limited to individual muscles or muscle groups if you have specific goals, such as rehabbing an injury or reducing back pain. In most situations however, fullbody RT workouts generate increased overall benefits. Resistance training needn’t involve expensive equipment. Squats, lunges, and push-up or plank type exercises offer excellent resistance elements, and need no equipment other than your body’s own weight to perform.Freeweights work well. A free weight might be a dumbbell or barbell, but initially might also be a large can of chickpeas, a hamper of laundry, or a bottle of fine Niagara wine strategically gripped to increase the
GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 is week you may start out feeling like the life of the party. But you may run out of steam as the week winds down. Plan light activities for the weekend, Gemini.
CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, life may be challenging this week, and a empts to get ahead could be thwarted. You may just have to hunker down a li le longer and work harder.
www.thevoiceofpelham.ca The Voice A August 17 2022 Page 19 FAITH LIFT by Pastor Rob Weatherby How to get to heaven from Niagara ANSWERS ON PAGE 18
Apastor moved into a new town. He asked a young boy how to get to the post office. The lad happily gave him directions. After thanking him, the pastor said, “Young man, would you like me to tell you how to get to heaven?” “No thanks,” said the boy. “You don’t even know how to get to the post office.” Seriously, did you know that the Bible describes three places called heaven? Let’s take a look. e rst heaven We commonly call this “heaven” the atmosphere of the earth. It’s our air bubble of life-giving oxygen which sustains us all. It extends about 100 kilometres above sea level, is full of cloud and wind patterns, and is subject to gravitational pull. One Scripture which refers to this heaven says, “Again he (Elijah) prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.” (James 5:18) To explore this “atmospheric heaven,” you simply need an aircraft (plane, helicopter, glider), parachute, or other flying device. e second heaven This place is the vast expanse beyond our atmosphere. As you proceed further from planet earth, this second heaven contains our moon, the other planets of our solar system, the sun, and the incredible number of other stars and galaxies. We call this heaven our universe (or outer space) with its astounding and mind-boggling dimensions measured in light years. One verse describing this realm says, “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard.” (Psalm 19:1) To explore this “celestial heaven” you need a spacecraft. Man has just scratched the surface of space exploration as we have landed on the moon but only unmanned vehicles have gone beyond. e third heaven And finally, we have the third (and last) heaven. This is the spiritual realm that we usually think of when referring to heaven. It is the dwelling place of God and is described in Scripture as perfectly holy and beautiful.
Christians believe this will be their eternal home after death. One verse which refers to this “eternal heaven” says, “I (the apostle Paul) know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven.” (2 Corinthians 12:2) Most people want to go to this heaven but wrongly assume that they can get there by simply trying to live a good life on earth. They are shocked when they learn that the Bible disagrees. Scripture is very clear that it is only by a sincere faith in Jesus that permits any-
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E BIKE FOR SALE $1500 or best offer. EVO brand is 2 years old. Excellent condition. Speed up to 35k/hr with long battery life. Call or text 289-686-5676 that only 5 percent of monarch eggs make it to breeding adults, so the odds are definitely not in their favour. Ants, spiders, wasps, and even praying mantis are the main predators of both young caterpillars and mature butterflies. Surprisingly, even older monarch caterpillars can accidentally eat smaller caterpillars or eggs if they happen to be on the same leaf. Yellowjacket wasps are particularly hard on monarchs as they are known to attack adult monarchs that are hanging to dry shortly after emerging from their cocoons. Despite the bleak outlook of the monarch butterfly, and all the challenges they must face just to reach adulthood, they can bounce back with just a little help fromMonarchsus. can only reproduce on milkweed, and, luckily, there are many different varieties of milkweed that you can add to your gardens which they will happily munch on. The aptly named Butterfly Milkweed, which flaunts bright orange pompom flowers on shorter bushier plants, as well as Swamp Milkweed, a taller variety with bright pink flowers, are just a couple of examples. Both these varieties are available at local garden centres. Whorled Milkweed, White Milkweed, and Purple Milkweed are other native varieties that you can keep an eye out for. Common Milkweed (which is frequently seen in ditches around Pelham) is also very attractive when it’s in bloom, with its soft pink flowers and fuzzy leaves. Milkweed can spread easily if left unchecked, which is great for a wild field, but not ideal if you like to keep a tidy garden. If you’d like to limit your milkweed spread, just clip off the seed heads when you see them starting to ripen in late summer. Planting milkweed is essential for caterpillars, but planting feeder plants are equally as important for the adult butterflies and other pollinators. It’s the nectar gathered from these feeder plants that give monarchs the energy to migrate and make it through the winter. Monarchs particularly love Purple Coneflowers, Black-eyed Susans, and Liatris species, but they will also visit other late summer flowering plants such as Marigolds, Zinnias, Lantanas, Sunflowers, Cosmos andGoldenrodPetunias.is another preferred plant and an excellent source of nectar in the late summer and autumn, com- ing into bloom to coincide with their winter migration. Contrary to popular belief, goldenrod is not responsible for seasonal allergies. The real culprit is ragweed, which often grows in the same places as goldenrod but is more inconspicuous with non-showy flowers. Since goldenrod is easily spotted, and so prolific come late August, it tends to get the blame, and also the weedwacker. Goldenrod is an essential food source for monarchs on their way to Mexico as well as other pollinators preparing for the winter, so if you have some growing, consider keeping it around.
Grilled foods are staples of summertime. There is just something about gathering with friends and family and cooking meals over an open flame to enjoy in the great outdoors — whether at a backyard barbecue or on a camping trip — that makes foods taste even better. Burgers, steaks and chicken may be some of the first items that come to mind when pondering grilled fare. But vegetarians and vegans should rest easy knowing that vegetables and other non-meats are equally at home on grills, and taste just as smoky and delicious as more traditional fare. Seitan is a plant-based meat substitute that is utilized in many recipes, including those for grilled dishes. Seitan can mimic the flavor and texture of chicken, and this recipe for “Barbecue Seitan Skewers” from “Vegan Cooking for Beginners” (Publications International, Ltd.) by the PIL editors is sure to please.
Gardening is a rewarding hobby not only because you can grow beautiful (and tasty) things, but in doing so you can also help pollinators at risk like the monarch butterfly. You’ll quickly find that by planting and maintaining a garden for these orange beauties, you’ll also be attracting other neat pollinators to look at and admire! 4 Aleksia Shoalts is a Director for the Pelham Garden Club and also writes a blog about gardening and DIY projects. Have gardening questions you want answered? Contact her at thepressedfern@gmail.com
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Barbecue Seitan Skewers Makes 4 servings 1 package (8 ounces) seitan, cubed 1⁄2 cup barbecue sauce, divided 1 red bell pepper, cut into 12 pieces 1 green bell pepper, cut into 12 pieces 12 white or cremini mushrooms 1 succhini, cut into 12 pieces
3. Grill skewers, covered, over medium-high heat 8 minutes or until seitan is hot and glazed with sauce, brushing with some of remaining sauce and turning occasionally.
1. Place seitan in medium bowl. Add 1⁄4 cup barbecue sauce; stir to coat. Marinate in refrigerator 30 minutes. Soak four bamboo skewers in water 20 minutes. 2. Oil grid. Prepare grill for direct cooking. Thread seitan, bell peppers, mushrooms, and zucchini onto skewers.
