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Haist Street residents say chuck the chicane Column Six "It always works out" BY JOHN SWART
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frame building and continued to serve as a meeting place for the Quakers until the congregation split into two groups in 1828. At that time, more conservative members left the Effingham Road site for Pelham Corners, while the followers of Elias Hicks, known as Hicksites, remained where they were. In 1875, the Pelham Hicksites replaced the frame building on Effing-
ALKING THE TALK isn’t always easy. Although I’m zealous about the excitement of cycle touring, with no defined itinerary I’ll admit this one had me a tad nervous. Girona, Spain was the to be the departure point. The appeal was warm sunshine in November, few tourists, unique cuisine, and spectacular Mediterranean scenery. The ‘nervous’ was a longer list. Girona is in the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, which has its own Catalan language. Half of Spain can’t speak it, so what chance would we have? It’s a bit like Quebec and Canada, with olive oil rather than maple syrup. Reconnoitering train policy was useless. Some guidebooks claimed bikes were welcome on all trains, others condemned them to freight trains. Terrain and weather were unknowns too. When palm-shaded Mediterranean beaches are a mere 40 kilometers from the snowcapped Pyrenees, you know there’ll be climbing, and you have no idea what weather the trade winds will blow your way. The biggest ‘nervous’ was that this would be my wife’s first unsupported cycle trip. We’d be carrying 30 pounds of luggage on each bike, and the city of Figueres, with its famous Salvador Dali Museum, was our only firm destination. We'd have no clue
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AFTER YOU, SIR. WHY NO, AFTER YOU. Haist Street residents and local drivers cite duplicate yield signs as a source of confusion. At left, the view headed north. At right, the view headed south, toward Hwy 20. When cars approach from both directions at once, a standoff ensues. BOB LOBLAW PHOTOS BY VOICE STAFF First its installation was bungled by the contractor, according to the Town of Pelham, and now some residents near it say they want it gone.
Residents on Haist Street north of Highway 20 have been raising concerns about the new traffic calming measure since it appeared—and was rebuilt due to construction errors—last November. Meant to slow drivers and improve public safety, the chicane was placed in its current
location following various studies conducted by the Town between 2013 and 2016. Although the idea for the chicane came from the Town’s response to a petition brought to Council by concerned residents living in the Haist Street area in 2013, some residents
say that it's the wrong solution. Oscar Weiland is one of them. Frustrated by the design, Weiland visited 21 homes in the neighbourhood to get a sense of public opinion See CHICANE Back Page
Heritage status of Quaker Meeting House in Council hands BY NATE SMELLE
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Residents Carolyn Botari and Mary Lamb stood before Council on Monday, Jan. 9 to present their proposal to protect the Quaker Meeting House/Women’s Institute by designating it as a heritage building. Located at 1411 Maple Street in Fenwick, the building has a rich history dating back to 1875. Botari described the building in detail to Council, explain-
ing how the exterior wood siding, floors, trim and windows are all original to the structure. Botari and Lamb asked Council to pass a bylaw recognizing the structure as an important part of Pelham’s history that deserves to be preserved. “The Society of Friends was an integral part of the establishment of Pelham and its growth and development,” Botari said. “The meeting house’s history and structure have
been thoroughly documented and it has been identified as a priority property for designation, not only by the former Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee, but also by the Pelham Historical Society, as noted in the 2007 document ‘Historically Significant Buildings in Pelham.’” The original Meeting House was constructed in the late 1700s at the corner of Effingham and Welland Road by the Soci-
The Society of Friends was an integral part of the establishment of Pelham ety of Friends, also known as the Quakers. It was replaced in 1807 with a larger
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