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A portion of the arches, built as a temporary structure in 2012, broke away during Sunday's wind storm.

BY VOICE STAFF Sunday’s high winds brought down part of the arches above Pelham Town Square, in Fonthill. Half of one arch, attached to a concrete anchor, fell into the street at midday.

Town workers set up safety barriers at either end of the street to

prevent entrance.

Speaking on Sunday, Interim CAO Teresa Quinlin said that the remainder of the structure was set to be dismantled on Monday.

“The timeline depends on when it’s safe for the Public Works staff to take them down and it’s not so windy,” said Quinlin.

With winds still gusting rela-

tively strongly on Monday morning, Public Relations and Marketing Specialist Marc MacDonald said that the arches would be further assessed, likely around midday.

“I will touch base with our Director of Public Works after the assessment to inquire about any timelines or next steps stemming from the assessment,” said Mac-

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His old one (@petesouza44) was locked by the government.

Peter J. Souza was the Chief Official White House Photographer for President Obama, and @petesouza44 was been archived by the National Archives and Records Administration. The last photos posted to @petesouza44, before 12 noon on January 20 2017, were of the President and his family in the White House.

The first photos posted to @petesouza, after 12 noon on the same day, are of the ex-President leaving Washington––looking out of the helicopter window one last time at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. It is captioned, simply, “Farewell.”

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Luckily no one was hurt: To the surprise of no one with eyes to see, a portion of Pelham’s seven-year-old “temporary” arches came crashing down during Sunday’s wind storm. Fortunately there were no pedestrian or vehicular casualties. Love them or loathe them, the arches are (shortly to be were) a distinctive feature of downtown Fonthill. Their intended short life, however, proved increasingly difficult to extend. On Facebook, in reaction to news of the damage on Sunday, Fonthill resident Pamela Robb recalled an experience she had last spring, when leaving the adjacent TD Bank branch. “A four-inch bolt [dropped] off the arches, bounced on the road and hit me in the leg. I took the bolt into the Town Hall, showed the bolt to the clerk at the desk, and told her it fell out of the arches and hit me in the leg. After she looked at me like I had a bird on my head, she gave me a ‘What do you want me to do about it’ look. I had to explain to her, she may want to show it to their maintenance guy and let him know bolts are falling out of the arches.” Various suggestions have been floated for a new decorative feature, designed from the start to be permanent. My own favourite so far is something akin to a portal, or archway, similar to those welcoming visitors to urban Chinatowns...Award season continued: We missed the Oscars at our house, which went without electricity from around 2 PM to 11 PM on Sunday. On the plus side, we did get to use our emergency propane heater for the first time. It’s been sitting in the basement for nearly ten years, quietly waiting for its moment. Awards a little closer to home are coming up in April, as noted on this page. Whether we take home gold, silver, or bronze won’t be known until the night-of, but any of those three is fine by me...Making it possible: Advertisers and readers alike make it possible for us to bring you this paper each week. A special tip of the hat to Dell and Phyllis Clark, readers who stopped by our office last week to renew their Voice membership and add a little extra to the kitty. Your kindness is much appreciated, folks.

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The winning categories are: Best Editorial, Best Feature Writing, and Best Investigative News Story. The honourable mention is for Best Photo Layout.

Voice publisher Dave Burket says that the paper won’t know until the awards ceremony whether it has won first, second, or third place in its nominated categories. He is particularly pleased by the Investigative News Story win.

The Ontario Community Newspaper Association (OCNA) recently released its list of finalists for its Better Newspapers Competition awards, a province-wide contest that seeks to recognize the best work of Ontario’s community newspapers.

The Voice is a finalist for three awards, and will receive one honourable mention.

“This is one of the few editorial categories that’s not split by circulation—meaning we were up against papers of all sizes,” says Burket.

“This is also the second year in a row that we’ve won in this category, which is really something for a paper our size. We have a great team, and some very dedicated readers, to thank for it.”

The OCNA-BNC awards ceremony will be held in Vaughan on April 5.

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continued from previous page period in 2012, following the Town’s inaugural Summerfest event.

The arches became a permanent fixture in downtown Fonthill “following positive public feedback and council support,” according to a 2014 Town news release.

Reaction to their impending demise was mixed on Facebook, as users commented on Sunday after the Voice posted a short video of the damage.

“They are beautiful, especially at night with the pretty coloured lights,” wrote Barb Warren-Sadlo.

“I hope you put something back up in its place. They were neat and added a great touch to our town.”

Of 24 comments made by press time on Monday, 50% were largely positive, lamenting the arches' likely passing. Others were concerned about the cost of repair.

User Jacqueline Bunting wrote, “Well, when there’s

Detail of damage occurring on Sunday. no money to fix rural roads, things like decorative arches somehow seem frivolous.”

In fact, debate over whether to attempt further preservation of the arches featured at a council meeting earlier in February, when Director of Public Works Jason Marr said that their inspection would cost

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Councillor Ron Kore replied that the cost was too much for something considered temporary.

“Trying to save something that we don’t need, or have to put up later doesn’t make sense, considering the Town demolished a historical building on Highway 20 last year,” Kore said.

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Councillor Lisa Haun said, “The arches are being held together by paint,” and could be replaced by hanging flower baskets, or some other decorative design.

In a letter to the Voice last October, Mark Shoalts, one of the principal figures involved in the structure’s design seven years ago, strongly cautioned against attempting to preserve them.

“As the engineer who was responsible for the structural design of the arches,” wrote Shoalts, “I can state unequivocally that repairing the deteriorated wood is not a simple procedure, and covering it—whether repaired or not—is not a path to be recommended.”

Reached for comment late Sunday, Mayor Marvin Junkin echoed Shoalts’ concern.

“The damage that the arches sustained during Sunday's windstorm confirmed statements that were made by the structural engineer who designed and helped build them,” said Junkin, “that they had reached the end of their lifespan, and were unsafe.

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Designs for two new parks inch closer to completion Another in a series of public consultations solicits neighbour input

BY GLORIA J. KATCH

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How the mind and body interact with their environment are reflected in the designs of Bienenstock Natural Playgrounds. With children in mind, Adam Bienenstock, founder and head designer, developed landscaping that contributes to "optimal child development and play," he said last week. His company wants to apply this concept and a plethora of other ideas to meet the wide-ranging needs of the Pelham community, and include them in the Lookout and Weiland Heights Parks.

In a second information-gathering session at Fire Station No. 1 last Thursday, Bienenstock and his staff talked one-on-one with some 30 interested persons who dropped into the three-hour meeting to exchange and engage in the information presented. Anyone unable to make the meeting can still make suggestions online at: naturalplaygrounds.ca/ Pelham until Feb. 28, said Jodi Hendriks, Culture and Community Enhancement Programmer.

One more public consultation session is scheduled for March 6, but that date may be subject to change.

According to the Town's current schedule, Bienenstock is scheduled to present its project to council on March 18 for approval, before it adds any finishing touches to the project's plans.

After the final session is completed, Bienenstock and his staff of about 50 will devise a plan for the parks, said John El-Raheb, Director of Project Management.

Many of this company's parks have scenic topography adorned with wooden artifices, ponds, sandy areas and accessible paths. Art and nature blend together as large rocks and tree stumps dot the grounds for additional seating areas, which embellish the plush backdrop of trees and shrubs.

The landscaping is designed for function, effectiveness and enjoyment, according the company’s promotional materials. The firm has designed spaces for the Ontario Science Centre, as well as many schools, recreational sites and businesses looking for an environmentally-friendly appeal.

"We have a cool mix of skills," said El-Raheb of his Bienenstock team. Undaunted by doing two projects at once, Bienenstock's staff is large enough and accustomed to handling many projects simultaneously, he said.

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er, noted the last "jamming" session on November 17 resulted in some 120 people "sharing memories," and there was extensive feedback on the park.

"We have people that have strong feelings coming into these spaces," he said.

"There are a lot of variables and so many ideas. At the end, you have a vision.”

In reference to the concept of children interacting with their environment, he said that kids, "consciously like challenges— ropes, towers and monkey bars."

Lindstrom said the question of using green energy or solar power, "is often a part of the conversation."

The comments given touched on every aspect of the park, and not just the "play elements," he said.

Just some of the suggestions included: plenty of shade, gathering areas like an open air pavilion or gazebo, climbing elements like ropes, monkey bars, towers and other wooden formations, swings, and ponds with frogs. In the winter, such a pond could be used for skating or sledding.

The park should be open in the middle, so almost any aspect of it can be seen.

Parks in other areas are also used for outdoor movie theatre nights, pointed out Lindstrom. Entrances should be accessed from all points or streets. He also suggested planting "a memorial tree," that acts as a landmark. Paths and walkways had to be accessible for persons in wheelchairs.

Ward 3 Councillor Bob Hildebrandt added that ample park benches with arm rests are needed for seniors with mobility issues.

Lindstrom admits these two parks are large spaces to design, so parking, and how the park fits into the housing surrounding it, as

well as construction and drainage are areas which have to be considered.

When asked about the size of the two parks, Bienenstock described it in football terms. He said Lookout Park, which is located behind the Fire Station No. 1, is about 30,000 square feet, like, "one football field, and there are four football fields on the edges that have to be for drainage."

Located at the end of Marlene Stewart Drive, Weiland Heights is about "three-quarters of the size of one football field."

To put sidewalks through both of these areas will be costly.

Lindstrom noted to successfully complete the park, "The responses have to be as diverse as the community."

The park also has to be inclusive of all age groups.

There are always challenges, and "we have to bring it down to scale," he said.

Lindstrom suggested the park design include two phases in its development, in case all the items on the "wish lists" are not affordable now. However, when more funding becomes available down the road, the company will be able to add more aesthetics to the park, if space is allocated in the original drawings.

Bienenstock noted there is about $300,000 available to complete these two projects. Nick Lancione, a local resident, asked why all the money from the surrounding housing development wasn’t going towards these parks. Director of Recreation, Culture and Wellness Vickie vanRavenswaay explained that development charges are allocated into the Parks Reserve budget, which is used for all parks, and not just certain ones.

Another resident said he

didn't like the openness of the park, because strangers could wander in from Highway 20, which is a high traffic area.

Resident Vaughn Ridley suggested selling Weiland Heights Park to a developer, and then use that money to develop "one good park."

"We can't afford two parks," he said.

Ridley said he has chil-

dren who are nine and ten years old, and they want to have swings and other playground equipment.

El-Raheb couldn't give the Voice a price tag on any specific items until the details of the plans have been prioritized. "Nothing is set in stone," he said about the two areas designated for parkland, which are mainly empty fields with little or no

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trees. vanRavenswaay described the parks as "a work in progress." She isn't aware of any additional grants that would cover the costs, although she has had offers from neighbours in the Lookout area to help fundraise money for the parks.

"We can give tax receipts for any donations," she added.

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COMMENTARY / OP-ED Larry Coté The rise and fall of politics—and politicians

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NCE UPON A TIME, most people admired and respected their elected politicians. Although that sounds like a fable scripted

by Disney, it is true. For certain, there may have been scoundrels and miscreants among the benches and seats of long past political assemblages, but seemingly the few did not drag down the reputation of the lot.

Many politicians were so highly regarded that likenesses of their craniums and torsos were cast in bronze. These larger-thanlife replicas were ceremoniously raised on pedestals so that these poobahs from the past might forever look down on their former subjects. Parks and boulevards in many municipalities are adorned with these memorial statues for people to admire the contributions of these fore-bearers and to the unceremonious delight and relief of flocks of pigeons.

What at one time was a well-respected and honourable occupation has fallen to the bottom of the most trusted and admired occupations list and a tad below the most maligned of these. The erosion of that

once respected position as a politician began as a few and irregular occurrences that have now given way to alarming regularity. Almost daily there are news stories about some inappropriate behavior by persons

Almost daily there are news stories about some inappropriate behavior by persons once trusted once trusted and elected by an unsuspecting electorate.

Sadly, these occurrences continue and at every point on the political spectrum.

It is one thing to unwittingly succumb to human foibles. However, many of these reprehensible behaviors appear to be premeditated, repeated, and in many cases, incapable of being understood by most people. Many of these shocking misdeeds are

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above and beyond the many #MeToo revelations of sexual improprieties that have come out from the shadows of late.

The consequences of these dastardly misdeeds are numerous and serious.

Perhaps among the more serious outcomes is the ulcerated example these scurrilous buffoons give the youth of our society. The frequency of their misdeeds threaten to develop a complacent acceptance and a mindset that such behaviors are somehow all right. Is it any wonder the voter participation rate among the younger set is lower than a Dachshund's belly and on the decline? Perhaps youth are more cynical than they are complacent about the state of affairs.

Any measures to correct this regrettable scenario must begin at the ballot box. Emphasis needs to be given to closely examining the character qualities of the candidates in addition to their record of applicable experience. A tall order indeed as honesty, integrity, trustworthiness, human decency and other qualities associated with good charSee POLITICS next page

Letters Wellspring no-parking policy is un-neighbourly This is the way you thank the people who gave you the property to construct your building on?

I couldn’t help but look twice when I was passing the digital sign at the new Wellspring Niagara building, “Parking only for Wellspring Niagara Clients and Staff.”

I do believe the feeling was extra parking would be needed occasionally at the community centre, such as the opening ceremonies of the Silver Stick Tournament. They found their parking lot was full of cars of those attending the opening.

I know it is disappointing, although being a former business owner in Fonthill for many years, occasionally we would find our parking lot full and no room for

customers. Live with it. It’s called being community minded.

Wellspring Niagara, the property you are on was given to you by the Town, which means it was given to you by the taxpayers.

I am quite aware that you are a very important cancer resource service, and who knows, some day I may require your services— hopefully not, but we never know.

I know you raise a lot of money in the Niagara region. To me it is a slap in the face to tell people they can’t park in an empty parking lot after they helped donate the property and raised money for See PARKING next page

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OPINION Thoughts on recycling, and cannabis I would like to thank Town Council for their approval, at the February 19 council meeting, of the report regarding the Region of Niagara 2021 Waste Collection Contract – Proposed Changes and the Town of Pelham’s Enhanced Collection Services. Pelham has always been a strong supporter of residential recycling and this step should continue that tradition.

From the Niagara Recycling website comes this historical note: The first residential curbside recycling program in Niagara and only the second in Ontario was started in the Town of Pelham in 1985.

The success of this program set a precedent for similar programs that followed through the ’80s and ‘90s.

Niagara Recycling is the not-for-profit operator under contract to the Region of Niagara. They process all the blue box and grey box

materials we put out at the curb every week. The Material Recovery Facility they operate is in Niagara Falls.

At over 97% recovery, they have historically had one of the highest recovery rates in Ontario. So, it is good to know when we use our blue box and grey box that the material is recycled and does not end up in landfill.

The Region of Niagara Waste Management contract beginning in 2021 will desirably continue to effectively manage costs while enhancing waste diversion efforts.

On another front, cannabis production in Pelham is a significant issue right now. Council has directed staff to prepare a terms of reference for an advisory committee to be created to address the matter. I am aware the Pelham Community Preservation Coalition arranged a meeting for February 25.

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The first residential curbside recycling program in Niagara and only the second in Ontario was started in the Town of Pelham in 1985 I would hope the result of these two activities would dovetail into a single outcome. Hopefully, any Town committee will have a range of participants, including experts on all aspects of the topic. That could be citizens, industry association representatives, cannabis academics

(i.e. from Niagara College), federal and provincial regulatory officials, legal and law enforcement officials.

I believe the mandate would be to define the regulations, by-laws and enforcement of cannabis production in Pelham’s rural areas (i.e. outside present urban boundaries) and to

define the limits of odour and light emissions such operations should meet.

The mandate should include public consultations at benchmark dates along the way.

Having said that, I believe the first and most important role of elected officials is developing jobs and the preservation of existing jobs for their jurisdiction. So, I believe Town Council should embrace the opportunity for keeping the jobs already in place and to move expeditiously to embrace an industry that has projected adding more than 150,000 new jobs across Canada.

Doug Symington Fonthill

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LAW, Samuel C. J.

Slow down, you sell too fast—time to hit pause on arena I had thought about going to the arena lands information meeting at the community centre on February 11th to make my thoughts known, but said to myself that there isn’t enough information that has come forward for me to make an informed decision, so I drove on.

The only thing I knew differently from between the election and this meeting was the fact that our reserves were almost $900,000 in the red. I haven’t seen where we had been informed as to what the community centre actually cost, include the bridge loan, what interest rate we are paying, how much we are paying monthly on our combined debt, what our amortization is, what it has cost to date to keep the lights on and the ice cold in the centre, what it costs to run the Town on a daily basis, what we pay out yearly in salaries and what we have paid out to terminated employees.

The audit, I hope, is to tell us how, why, and by whose hand we are in the financial shape we are in. We need to know NOW the true finances of the Town before we can make an informed decision. I hope the councillors know.

The only option we seem to hear is to demolish the old arena at a cost of $500,000. Is this a quote by an outside expert? Is it a quote from an expert the Town has on staff, or is it a guess?

The cost to remediate the ground is said to be another $500,000.

Have any test holes been drilled by an outside expert to know what, if anything, needs remediation?

Does the Town have such an expert on staff, or is this a guess?

Never do we seem to discuss the possibility of keeping the arena patched until we can decide its fate without all the pressure. Perhaps a

structural engineer could give us a free assessment or perhaps we have one on staff.

I do feel that we are playing fast and loose with the figures regarding potential earnings from selling off the old arena and some adjacent lands, and we need to look at each component separately.

The figure bandied about as the purchase price for the arena and land is between $2.7 and $3 million dollars. Is this fair market value or fire sale pricing? Is this the amount after real estate commissions? What would be the exact dollar amount the Town would receive? Is there a buyer waiting in the wings, or, like the other property the Town has for sale, are we still waiting for one?

This isn’t lost revenue, as all decisions can be revisited. But once you sell an asset it is gone for good.

Losing development charges is not a dollar amount that we would have at our disposal to put against other expenditures as development charges are fees on new property development within a municipality, and are used to defray the cost of providing the infrastructure necessary to supply the new property with the level of municipal services currently provided to existing property owners. These don’t necessarily cover the total cost, and if we weren't adding new water, sewer, lighting and roads to a new development we wouldn't be spending this money in the first place. At such a time as it is decided in the future to revisit this, the $500,000 in development charges will still be coming to help cover the cost. This isn’t a dollar amount that we are losing, and it can’t or shouldn't be thought that it can be used to pay down the debt—again a little sleight of hand.

Saying that we would be losing

The audit, I hope, is to tell us how, why, and by whose hand we are in the financial shape we are in

$80,000 a year in property taxes— this wouldn't be for at least a year, until the homes are built, and could be deferred several years down the road if the developer decides to wait to start this project. So once again we aren’t losing what we don’t have, and the potential is still there down the road if this gets revisited.

A subdivision in Fenwick has been on hold for years. When it does start hopefully they get the flooding issue figured out. The amount of money, while it sounds impressive—$80,000—is paid in four annual installments of $20,000 each.

I don’t know what it would cover as far as payments go—does it cover one month of interest on the debt for the community centre? In its entirety, $80,000 wouldn't cover the yearly salary of one employee on the Sunshine List.

I feel that it has been intimated that if we don’t go through with selling off the arena, we will have to debenture, go further into debt to cover some costs of capital projects that have been started, and I can’t see how these would be paid for even if we did sell the arena.

The only hard cash is from the

sale of the land, yet should we not look into replenishing our reserves first?

When we figure out what the actual dollar value is to the Town, it might be it will fall far short of the amount required to pay for any capital expenditures, so more debt will be added and could be spread over a longer period of time, as for the community centre. I had also heard that apparently we are still looking at a bridge on Poth Street to replace the failed culvert.

The former council deemed the arena and some land surplus and didn't look or think ahead as to what other uses this area might have, but this council has the opportunity to think ahead and look at other options, such as moving all the Thursday night events to a larger venue.

The last council was in a rush to develop with what seems to be little attention to detail, and look where that got us. Let us not make the same mistakes they did. Let us take our time. Even a year won’t make a huge difference.

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Passed away suddenly at the Welland Hospital on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at the age of 85. Sam leaves behind his beloved wife of 45 years Kimberley Law (nee Munroe).

Lovingly missed by this daughter, Dawn McAninch and her husband James. Cherished grandfather of Samuel James and Kendall Rose. Much loved brother of Phyllis Rittenhouse, Ron Law (Phyllis), Thelma Hopkins and Iris Williams.

Missed by his sister-in-law, Terry Orson (George), their son Christian (Jen) and great nephew Miles. Dear brother-inlaw of Dr. Ken Munroe (Ellen), Ken Jr., Janelle (Dave), Patrick and Theresa. Sam will also be missed by his many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his first wife, Margaret Law (nee Williams, 1972), his siblings Robert Law and Rachel Flintoft, and his parents Robert and Mary Law. The family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to Dr. R. Nagai and Dr. B. Haynen for their care and compassion while Sam was in their care. The Celebration of Life will take place at Lookout Point Golf Club, 209 Tice Road, Fonthill, on Saturday, March 30th beginning at 12:00 noon.

A private interment will take place on a later date at Pleasantview Cemetary, Thorold. As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to the Renal Dialysis Unit at the Welland Hospital. Online condolences may be shared at www.pedlarfuneralhome.ca

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TOWN COUNCIL NEWS There is no money.

We can't just increase these taxes.

C E L E B R AT I N G Y E A R S Interim CAO Teresa Quinlin speaks before council on February 19.

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Search for budget cuts continues Pelham Town Council continued to try and pare the 2019 capital budget, targeting approximately $239,000 in likely cuts and deferments at its Feb. 19 meeting. That number represents about 1.8 percent of the capital budget, according to Interim CAO Teresa Quinlin, who added that the Town had already previously found about $3.9 million in savings and deferments.

Most of the deferred items last Tuesday were smaller ones, such as the Town’s ditching program alongside roadways that are not urbanized. That alone defers approximately $100,000 into 2020.

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meeting,” Mayor Marvin Junkin joked to town Public Works Manager Ryan Cook after Cook told council the ongoing roadside ditching work could be pushed back without much worry.

Jokes aside, the tone of budget-cutting among council remained sombre as the Town continues to find austerity any way possible. Ward 3 councillor Lisa Haun prefaced the situation as “dire” in asking that $24,000 be cut in

smaller line items. Ward 1 councillor Mike Ciolfi said that seven to 10 percent of the capital budget must be reduced.

“There is no money,” he added. “We can’t just increase these taxes.”

One item that councillors raised discussion over was the Town’s fleet of vehicles— outside of the essential ones such as snowplows.

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the logic of leasing of those vehicles as opposed to having some Town staff drive their own cars, saying he “just thought it was a way when we don’t have cash, to save cash.”

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Nicole Birell, who coaches the U10 squad alongside Jodi Wilton, is proud of the Panthers’ egalitarian, team-oriented approach that moves the ball and gets all the girls involved. Making the extra pass helped the Golden State Warriors revolutionize the NBA, so why not bring that approach to the grassroots level?

“On some of the teams we’ve played, only three players end up scoring baskets,” Birell said. “We’ve all scored baskets. We really want to focus on developing the girls, and teamwork on and off the court. I’d rather the girls develop skills and fundamentals — everyone has a role.”

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New CAA charity program The Canadian Automobile Association’s Niagara chapter last week launched a new program designed to aid two area charities with financial assistance and profile enhancement. The “Community Boost” program is now accepting applications and will ultimately select two Niagara charities that will each receive a $10,000 donation, as well as localized signage on two CAA flatbed trucks.

“Our club chose to restructure its corporate giving program so that we can invest in our community in a more meaningful way,” CAA Niagara president and CEO Peter Van Hezewyk said in a media release.

“Community Boost will give charities the funding and support needed to truly make a difference within Niagara.”

The release said that based on feedback from CAA Niagara employees and members, preference will be given to charities that are dedicated to causes such as community safety, programming for seniors and children, social services and mental health.

CAA Niagara will then encourage its 134,000 members to provide support to the selected charities through a text-to-give program, which makes donating simple through their smartphones.

Interested charities have until March 15 to submit their proposal to CAA Niagara, with selectees notified by the end of March. To download an application form, visit caaniagara.ca/communityboost.

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Council trims more from capital budget recommendations continued from Page 7 their own vehicles for municipal business. He also added that Town vehicles— such as the SUVs painted in Pelham’s livery —provide both marketing and logic.

“You want that branding,” Marr said. “You don’t want to be driving personal vehicles onto a construction site.”

Ward 1 councillor Marianne Stewart suggested the branding issue could be resolved by placing removable signage on private cars when employees are on Town business.

“It’s not an easy thing to cut things out,” said Ward 2 councillor John Wink.

Still, the proposed vehicles budget includes more pressing needs, including an aforementioned snowplow. The Town’s oldest unit is 20 years old, about twice the average snowplow’s lifespan, accord-

ing to Cook, and the second-oldest is currently out of commission with a starter problem.

“Our guys are working with a lot of equipment that’s outdated,” he said.

“When we ask for vehicles... it’s for a real need.”

Additionally, the 4x4 vehicle currently used by building inspectors has about 300,000 kilometres on it and needs to be replaced, said Cook.

Marr wanted to be certain that any item that gets deferred in this budget will be included in the future.

About $450,000 has been deferred from previous years on the aging snowplows.

“No one spent anything last year, and now we’re forced to do it and look like the bad guys,” Ward 2 councillor Ron Kore said.

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vation Authority and the Niagara Escarpment Commission.

Marr’s recommendation, based on the work of Water’s Edge, is the construction of an armour-stone retaining wall between the road and the watercourse.

That remains the most expensive option, with Marr asking for $250,000 to cover all work. On the upside, the Town is able to recoup $119,000 towards the project by way of the federal gas tax. A cheaper option would be convert the road to oneway, ceding the shoulder to abatement precautions.

The longtime issue of localized flooding in the Pelham Street/Hurricane Road vicinity was also on the docket, with a new storm sewer and roadside swales recommended.

Kore said the Town would be able to cover those costs — which have affected nearby homes at various times — by way of a provincial infrastructure funding grant. Quinlin said the status of that funding grant will be known imminently. Marr also pointed out that vehicular speeding is an issue at the T-intersection of Pelham and Hurricane, raising the question of converting the junction into a three-way stop.

Other smaller-item deferments included a $30,000 gym mat covering for the community centre, and dugout enclosures for the ball diamonds at Fenwick’s Centennial Park. Junkin did ask that a request for a new electronic sign at Centennial Park—home of the Fenwick Lions Club—be kept in the capital budget. “The Lions Club does so much for us,” he said.

Trash talk

As the Town continues to discuss Niagara Region’s proposed garbage collection changes, it seems clear that there is less rancour in Pelham over the idea of scaling back pickup from weekly to fortnightly as there has been in communities like Niagara Falls and Wainfleet.

However, Junkin did concede that he has received many questions over the proposed rule that all garbage bags under new pick-up regulations be clear-coloured. The Mayor recommended that those who have privacy concerns about what they are throwing out can simply place such potentially embarrassing objects in a shopping bag that in turn goes in the larger garbage bag.

Additionally, perhaps because of the “transparency” of the proposed rule, Junkin cited a statistic that showed clear garbage bags can increase one household’s recycling anywhere from six to 16 percent.

While garbage collection would be moved to every two weeks, recycling and organics pickup would remain weekly. As a result, garbage volume output per household would be doubled, leading Wink to ask about the possibility of rodent infestation around more accumulated trash.

Marr said he was unaware of any concerns or complaints in other municipalities.

In terms of larger-item disposal, such as household appliances, the Region would still take calls for pickups on arranged days.

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Legion banners

Council also chose to get behind sponsoring a unique local tribute to Canada’s war heroes. The Town will partner with the Royal Canadian Legion Fonthill Branch 613 to place 13 double-sided banners that will honour local heroes with a photographic image on lampposts. Each banner will honour a total of 26 specific servicepeople with a connection to Pelham.

The banners will include the veterans’ names, eras served, branches of service, photographs and the name of sponsor. The Town would place these banners—along with an across-the-street banner —during Veteran’s Week in October, leading through Remembrance Day observations until conversion to the traditional Christmas lamppost decorations. The cost of each banner—which will have the weather durability to last three-to-five years —is about $140, the same amount as an identical tribute project in the Town of Mount Forest.

“The Legion views itself as the ‘Keepers of Remembrance,’ as our members ensure that our veterans are cared for and that our nation remembers what they accomplished during their lifetime so that future generations would enjoy their freedoms of expression and to make their own decisions,” Rick Hatt of the Fonthill Legion told council.

None on council had any objections to the partnership and tribute, recommending installation for this coming October.

“We can’t forget the people that sacrificed their lives for us,” Councillor Kore said.

The Legion also kicked off the meeting with a $5,000 donation to the community centre.

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A history of Pelham high schools

N THE LATE 1800S and early 1900s the teenagers of Fenwick and surrounding area were forced to commute to Smithville if they wanted to continue past Grade 8 for a secondary school education. Rural children were being denied an opportunity easily available to urban boys and girls because of a lack of a facility. It was because of this factor and the fact that money was made available through school grants that a secondary school became a reality in Fenwick.

In 1922, offering lower-school subjects only, the Continuation School began with an enrolment of seven students and teacher Miss Margaret Bonis. Classes were held in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall, above Yager’s Green Lantern (now the Grill on Canboro), in Fenwick. In 1924, an extra room was added, and middle school subjects were available. Miss Mildred Metler then joined the staff.

The Board of Trustees for the school were G. Kappler, M. Stirtzinger and N. Swayze. In 1925, Mr. W. Julian began a term of service which was to last until 1950.

The following year, Mr. W. Boyes began his first year in a series that was to last unbroken until he retired in 1947.

The Continuation School Inspector, Mr. Mills, officially informed the board in 1926 that the department could no longer approve the temporary quarters used by the school, especially since enrollment was at a high level of 48 students.

A public meeting was promptly called “for the purpose of considering a Continuation School Build-

As surrounding villages grew, so too did the schools that served their youth ing and securing site for same.”

There was opposition, of course, but after a series of public meetings, polls, court orders and other delaying tactics, the opposition was finally out-maneuvered and on September 16, 1926, the cornerstone was laid in a downpour of rain.

A new problem came before the board in September 1927, when the new school was about to be opened.

Seventy-two students arrived, yet staff numbered only three and there was a demand for Upper School subjects.

Miss E.M. De La Mater was engaged for this reason. The staff was now composed of F.H. Hicks, principal; Miss M. Metler, Miss J. Bell, and Miss De La Mater. The latter was one of Ontario’s first Latin teachers and she stayed at the school until 1948.

In a very short time, the new Pelham Continuation School was firmly entrenched in the community.

The first extra-curricular activity (1928) was a school orchestra led

by Percey Beckett. A new principal —W.G. Spencer—arrived a year later, and commercial subjects and an agriculture class were added. This struck a strong responsive note in the community as the school was situated in an agriculture area.

A fifth teacher was required by 1931, Miss Culp. Now a complete upper school was offered at PCS—

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sufficient for senior matriculation or entrance to Normal School.

By 1932, a choice of 12 to 13 papers could be offered—all this from only five teachers. The first scholarship to university was won by Walter La Rose in 1931.

Mr. E. L Crossley came from Princeton in 1932 to succeed Principal Spencer. He was an English, History and Agriculture specialist, and he brought the school close to the community by showing that agriculture was of value just as subjects leading to law and medicine.

Agriculture continued to be of great importance through the ‘40s and into the ‘50s and ‘60s. Crossley’s leadership evidenced itself in other directions, also. He introduced the name ‘Pnyx” to the school yearbook; he set up an excellent sports programme, as evidenced by the girls’ basketball team winning the COSSA Championship in 1934 and the number of winners in track and field in both SOSSA and COSSA, and Tribune Tournament Champs. There was a sports team for every interest— from volleyball, basketball, track and field, to badminton and football. Cheerleaders were at every sports event to cheer the team on.

Societies and clubs were formed— Pnyx staff, potato club, the school

orchestra, bugle band, student council, boys and girls athletic societies, camera club.

A highly anticipated yearly event was the Pelham Review. Students did everything from deciding on the theme, to holding auditions, doing makeup, making sets, rigging audio, setting up the gym, and directing guests to their seats.

E. L. Crossley was very encouraging in all aspects and allowed students to do “their own thing.”

During all this time he kept academic standards at Pelham very high.

In 1939, the Cadet Corps was formed, and many graduates served in the armed forces during World War II. A building program was also a focus of attention with a new shop, home economics, and agriculture shop being added.

The year 1949 brought a close to the name Pelham Continuation School, and the beginning of the Pelham District High School, which brought students from ten school municipalities across Pelham Township, Fonthill, Wainfleet, Gainsboro, Lincoln, Thorold, and Welland.

The staff numbered 40, and various departments of the school showed its true composite nature— Guidance, Science, Math, History, Moderns, Classics, English, Shops, Commercial, Agriculture, Home Economics. The cafeteria provided homemade lunch for anyone to

enjoy.

In 1950, a new portion of the school was built. This included classrooms, office space, shops and a new gym. PDHS expanded so much that by 1957 there were over 1,000 students attending. It was felt that an additional school was necessary.

In 1958, the new Thorold-Fonthill High School was built. The school soon reached its capacity of over 400 students and the board was faced with either adding to it, or adding to PDHS, or building an entirely new school. Because of monies made available, the new school won out. E. L. Crossley Secondary School opened in 1963.

In 1965, Edgar Ker took over as principal at Pelham District High School. Pelham still held many students, but by the 1970s enrollment was declining, and many unhappy factors led to the closing of PDHS in June 1974.

From 1926 through 1974 the school at the corner of Canboro Road and Balfour Street, Fenwick, saw thousands of students, hundreds of teachers and support staff walk down its halls. Today the building remains, turned into apartments.

Mr. Ker, principal at the time of closing, wrote in the last edition of the Pelham Pnyx, “But we may be sure that, in any event, as long as there are descendants of its students, the influence will continue for generations.” ♦ Through March, the Maple Acre Branch of Pelham Library hosts a display on the history of Pelham District High School.

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GRIFFITH, Barbara Marie (nee Mason)

NRPS Chief Brian MacCulloch. VOICE PHOTO

NRPS chief makes members' mental health a priority

BY KEVIN VALLIER

Special to the VOICE

Ontario’s Chief Coroner is launching a review of suicides by police officers in the province after learning that a total of nine officers took their own lives in 2018. Dr. Dirk Huyer said that the spike in the number of deaths from suicide by police officers was “greater than we typically see.”

The plan is to form a diverse panel of experts to dig deeper into the sudden increase, gain a better understanding of the root cause and try and reduce future deaths. The committee is expected to meet this spring with a report being finalized sometime in the summer.

Here in Niagara, Police Chief Brian MacCulloch and his team have been ahead of the curve when it comes to changing the culture of how police officers themselves deal with mental illnesses like stress, anxiety and depression. Since his appointment in July 2017, MacCulloch has made the wellness of his members a top priority by putting more support mechanisms in place. One of the first priorities was to establish a member support unit, which has a dedicated staff lead by Staff Sergeant Sandy Staniforth with support from the NRP’s occupational health nurse. MacCulloch said that the support unit, “acts as a conduit to members feeling overwhelmed and stressed.”

Staniforth was handpicked for her role with the member support unit.

“We needed someone who was well respected amongst the members and who respected confidentiality,” said MacCulloch. He said in dealing with such highly sensitive information in terms of officers’ mental health, “one leak of information and the program is done.”

To date, MacCulloch assert that the program has

been highly successful and very well received by the members.

Niagara Falls Regional Councillor and former Police Services Board chair Bob Gale supports the chief in attempting to change the attitude and culture around wellness and mental health within the rank and file.

"Mental health and wellness of our employees is a top priority," said Gale. "I believe it is important for the board to support the Chief of Police in these initiatives and ensure that the appropriate resources are in place so NRP members are equipped with the necessary education, training and programs to not only do their often dangerous and stressful jobs effectively but to also be able to truly enjoy life away from work, at home with family and friends."

Another initiative by MacCulloch was the creation of peer support teams.

Team leaders were selected by their colleagues. “Similar to the member support unit, we need the peer support team leaders to have credibility, the experience and to be people their fellow officers would feel comfortable talk to,” said MacCulloch.

Changing the wellness culture of police organizations is similar to the way hockey players, coaches and trainers have had to adjust their thinking over the years. It wasn’t that long ago that a professional play-

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er wouldn’t dare complain of a headache, dizziness or blurred vision as a result of a hit to the head, because someone else would take his place. Players were expected to tough it out. Similarly with policing, it’s taken years to shift from the “tough guy” attitude and worrying about what fellow officers will think of their colleague who maybe going through some mental health issues. In his 34-year career, MacCulloch said there was a time when, “it wasn’t socially acceptable to acknowledge we had any psychological issues.”

Within the NRP there are a number of special units where members are exposed to disturbing situations on a regular basis, putting those officers at a higher risk for mental health issues. Some of these units include homicide, tactical, sexual assault and domestic violence.

“These officers are exposed to a lot of trauma,” said MacCulloch. The NRP does psychological tests on officers who apply to get into these units, as well as annual check-ins and a final interview by a psychologist at their exit interviews when they leave the specialized unit.

Policing has also changed over the years with the onset of social media and nearly every citizen carrying cell phones with cameras and video recorders. Police of-

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“There is a much greater level of oversight now.

Everyone potentially has a camera and citizens act like the media,” said MacCulloch. “Things can easily be taken out of context in terms of what actually transpired. Additional facts may be lacking.”

Despite the added layers of stress to policing over the years, Niagara’s top cop still sends a positive message to his members. “I try and stress to them that we are fortunate to live and work in a community with tremendous support. Our officers are exposed to five percent of the population 95 percent of the time, but the majority are very good and supportive of our work.”

March 29, 1930-February 20, 2019. Peacefully, in her 89th year. Widow of Irvine T. Griffith. Survived by sister Marilyn Prentice, predeceased by brother Ron Mason. Dearly loved by Nancy Leigh (Michael Kukhta) and R. Drew (Jan LeClair) and grandsons Matthew and Graham. Barbara graduated from Toronto General Hospital School of Nursing in 1951 and from Brock University with a Bachelor of Arts with distinction in 1983. Her long career as a nurse included 19 years at Welland County General Hospital, culminating as Head of the Extended Care Unit; she retired in 1990.

Barbara was a proud and active member of Kirk-onthe-Hill Presbyterian Church for nearly fifty years, serving for several years as Clerk of Session. Cremation has taken place and is entrusted to MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, London, ON, and a celebration of life is planned for the spring. Donations to the Alzheimer’s Society of Ontario in Barbara’s memory are greatly appreciated. Online condolences can be made at www.memorialfuneral.ca.

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Former White House photographer Pete Souza's first posted image of the newly ex-President Barack Obama, Inauguration Day, January 20, 2017.

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continued from Page 1 thoughts will be characteristically profound. But the comments on this picture from the general public are equally interesting.

Some were simple in their emotion—“You will be greatly missed”—while others were more evocative —“This photo breaks my heart. It's like the parents who got divorced and the children are left with the abusive parent. Love him so much!”

This sadness is understandable, since the American people were, as Souza put it, saying “Farewell” to their President just as much as he is bidding adieu to them. Many had measured parts of their lives by the White House’s occupants.

Yolanda Wisher, the poet laureate of Philadelphia, wrote of how Barack Obama was the “personal President” of her son Theo, conceived in the weeks before the inauguration in 2008.

“Theo has only known Barack Obama as his President…It’s hard to let go.”

Wisher’s musings were surely influenced by her opinion of the man that replaced Obama, but there is an element of wistfulness, too.

Barack Obama had been president

for eight years; her son was eight years old when Obama left office.

Even if Obama had been replaced by someone more virtuous than Donald Trump, this new president would not have been Theo’s.

B

arack Obama was obviously not my personal president in the same way that he was Theo’s, but his election in 2008 was the time at which I began to really pay attention to the world. I was in Grade 8 then, and discussions of the matter with my parents and in school planted a certain curiosity about the world before I left elementary school.

Four years later I again caught election fever, and it was this interest that made me realize that I should be entering university to study politics—curing me of the affliction that earlier led me to believe medicine was the appropriate path.

Obama’s departure from office and my then-impending departure from university made it evident to me how naive my previous convictions about the truths of political life were.

I once read of a character, “As he grew older, he realized time passed not just for everyone else, but for himself, too.”

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time passing for others than for ourselves should not be surprising.

We inhabit our own bodies, and when things change it is usually in a manner so gradual that we barely take notice. Most days of our lives we look into the bathroom mirror and see more or less the same face that was there yesterday.

Often it is only through particularly jarring moments (such as the departure of a president) that we are able to note a distinction between who we were and who we’ve become. This is why these moments can be so overwhelming.

I have never met Obama, but I have been close. During his state visit to Ottawa in 2015 I was working as a parliamentary guide. I was inside Centre Block when he arrived and saw him walk around with the Prime Minister.

It was a surreal day. There were Navy SEALs in the river and snipers on rooftops, drones overhead and more security personnel than can be comfortably imagined. The nuclear football was there, though I didn’t see it. The building was all clotted-up with people—premiers and mayors and actors and radio personalities. I have never seen a place vibrate quite like Centre Block did then.

At the time, I compared the day after to when the carnival has

left town, leaving only curly fries smeared along flattened grass.

But that’s not quite right––it was as if a carnival had been surgically removed and the earth sutured without scarring. There was no evidence, the next day, that anything out of the ordinary had happened.

Tourists, as ever. Children skipping on the free world’s footprints, as ever.

The same thing for us guides, that summer. For four months our security passes allowed us inside, past the guards, past the line, past the eager envious eyes of those trying to get in. But these passes had an expiration date. On the sixth of September we turned them in and walked out, back to before.

When we have no choice but to say goodbye, when we have to think about what has happened and pull out something that matters, in these moments when time thins, we are allowed a moment to look at what was there.

We see a president who did his best. We see a White House and a nation that were made better by his presence. We will see a parliament vibrating on a June morning and slumbering on a September evening. We will see a tattered shirt. We will see ourselves growing old. And we will arrange it all and archive it as best we can. ♦

Barrick out at NPCA

BY VOICE STAFF Interim Chief Administrative Officer David Barrick and the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) board have concluded a “mutual separation agreement,” according to an NPCA news release.

“I am proud of what I was able to accomplish during my tenure with the NPCA,” said Barrick in the release.

“During my time, and with the support of my team, we went from running at an annual net deficit of over $550,000 in 2013, to a combined net surplus for NPCA parks of over $280,000 by year-end 2018. The net surpluses add to the overall financial health of the organization, increased investment in capital have been made and operational reserves have been replenished.”

The NPCA CAO Selection Committee met for a second time last Tuesday to engage a third-party recruitment firm to “expedite” their search for a permanent CAO, said the release.

Reached Sunday, Barrick said that he was unable to provide further comment.

Pelham Regional Councillor and NPCA Vice Chair Diana Huson told the Voice that the matter was a sensitive issue.

“This was a mutual separation agreement reached between the board and Mr. Barrick,” said Huson. “I can confirm that the board was in agreement on this matter.”

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