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Column Six Days without end

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Twenty-six year-old Michael Jacques and his father, Marcel, are seated at a table in the Fonthill Sobeys, where Michael has worked for the past ten years and calls his second home. He is easygoing, extroverted, eager to please, and quick to smile. At six foot four, with red hair, he comes across as a gentle giant.

Aside from his height, there seems to be nothing remarkable about this young man.

Sure, he has written and self-published a book, which is difficult, but not uncommon, and certainly not extraordinary—until we learn that he is autistic and has an intellectual disability.

Michael reads and writes at a Grade 1 level. His book, quite accurately, is called, Can’t Read, Can’t Write.

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I Mayor Augustyn presents certificates to club co-presidents Barbara Jaques and Carol Empacher.

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Ninety years and growing strong Celebrating a milestone anniversary, the Pelham Garden Club reflects on its accomplishments Heather Carter, secretary of the Pelham Garden Club and host of the organization’s 90-year celebration at the Fonthill Library last Thursday, established her priorities early.

“I’m going to keep this short...I’d rather be gardening!”

Carter read a greeting from Prime Mininister Justin Trudeau, and made a point of thanking the Fonthill Library,

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OFTEN THINK OF a story that I’ve read many times. It was written not so long ago by an aging writer, Howard Norman, who heard it himself long ago, when he was living in the far north and transcribing Inuit folk tales.

A shaman turns a man into a goose. When it comes time for the flock to fly south for the winter, he despairs about leaving.

“In his incarnation as a goose, the man realizes that unless he migrates with the other geese, he will die,” recalls Norman. “He falls into unmitigated grief, primarily expressed through a high-pitched wailing lament: ‘I hate to leave this beautiful place! I hate to leave this beautiful place!’”

I have lived in Pelham— with brief absences—since I was six years old, when my parents moved with me and my two young sisters from a dodgy street in St. Catharines, where I received regular warnings about avoiding discarded needles by the curbs.

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Links between perfectionism and procrastination

PUBLISHER’S CORNER

by Dave Burket

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Comments originally appearing in this space were unpublished as of July 23 2021.

Do perfectionists procrastinate?

Well, yes and no, concluded a study by an international team that included Brock University’s Danielle Molnar, Assistant Professor in the Department of Child and Youth Studies.

Perfectionism is the belief that perfection must be strived for at all costs. People high in this personality trait set excessively high performance standards for themselves, and consider achieving anything less as being unacceptable.

But whether or not a perfectionist habitually delays or postpones tasks depends on the type of perfectionist the person is.

“Perfectionism is not the same thing as conscientiousness,” Molnar says.

“Perfectionism represents a compulsion to be absolutely perfect in all respects whereas conscientiousness represents healthy striving for excellence.”

There are two main types of perfectionism.

People with “perfectionistic strivings” have a compulsion to set their own standards of perfection, says Molnar, and relentlessly push themselves to achieve those high goals, being self-critical in the process.

By comparison, people with “perfectionistic concerns” still set very high standards and feel compelled to reach them, but also tend to be preoccupied

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with what others think of them, are more sensitive to external pressure and criticisms, and are motivated by a fear of failure rather than achieving success.

Danielle Molnar. SUPPLIED PHOTO The research indicates that the latter group — people higher in perfectionistic concerns — are more likely to procrastinate, and thus more likely to miss deadlines or in some cases even abandon their goals.

“They’re so afraid of making that one mistake or not being able to meet their lofty goals that they tend to focus on their negative feelings surrounding the task and engage in avoidance techniques rather than make meaningful progress towards their goals,” Molnar says.

People with perfectionistic strivings, on the other hand, are less likely to procrastinate and usually stick it out, she says.

“They’re more likely to follow through and engage in the goals in the first place, meet deadlines, these sorts

of things. They have this belief that, ‘I can get there’ and so they keep pushing themselves and pushing themselves until they reach their destination.”

But Molnar warns against seeing perfectionistic strivings as an effective way to motivate people to become successful.

“Yes, perfectionistic strivings are associated with less procrastination, which may guide you to reach your goals, but they’re also associated with depression, anxiety and stress, so there can be a substantial cost.”

Molnar explains many of the roots of our perfectionistic tendencies stretch back to childhood.

Those strivings frequently originate from parents who have very high standards for their children, but mix those expectations with warmth and acceptance.

But parents with highly demanding expectations who tie their child’s worth to performance and show greater affection when the child is successful can result in perfectionistic concerns.

“So you’re the best child in the world when you’re meeting standards but then, when you’re not, there’s a coldness and more of an aloofness or there could actually be punitive measures,” Molnar says.

She gives suggestions on how people can deal with both perfectionism and procrastination, including: • Reassess your goals: Is it realistic? Can we take it back a notch? Does it have

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• Recognize that re-adjusting goals does not mean that you’re lowering your standards • Separate your behaviour from your identity: I have perfectionistic tendencies, versus, I am a perfectionist • Give yourself permission to make mistakes and not be “perfect” by cultivating self-compassion and self-acceptance to combat self-criticism • Schedule breaks during your task to allow for immediate relief from any negative feelings that may emerge while working on the task, but also allow for a distinct return to the task.

The international research team included Molnar, Fuschia Sirois in the Department of Psychology at the University of Sheffield in England and Jameson Hirsch from the Department of Psychology at East Tennessee State University.

Their findings are detailed in their study, “A Meta-analytic and Conceptual Update on the Associations Between Procrastination and Multidimensional Perfectionism,” published last spring in the European Journal of Personality.

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Public meeting tonight on school issues

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“It sure is getting there, Julie.”

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

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

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

While waiting for the contractor to return to fix

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

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bourhood in the short-term.

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

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Petition-inspired changes coming to 2017 Summerfest

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

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

sidered.

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

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

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

Another way the committee plans

to improve the 2017 Summerfest is by sponsoring and working with the organizers of the Thursday Night Bandshell Concert series to select the artist performing on the first night of Summefest. They also intend to make more use of the smartphone app they launched in 2016.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

After delivering to Council a petition containing

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

podium over to Loewen and Williams to plead their case.

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

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

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

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

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Joining their principal, Karen Simpson, at the Sept.

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

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Request made of community still peeved at name change The District School Board of Niagara is requesting that the Town of Pelham cede a portion of Cherry Ridge Park for use as a soccer field to serve the students of the new Wellington Heights Public School, formerly the E. W. Farr Memorial Public School, in Fenwick.

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

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

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

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

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

Looking ahead to winter, when she will need to walk this path three or four times See SIDEWALK Page 2

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

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

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

The hues of Autumn are outstanding.

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

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

If you’re new to cycling, it’s important to know south is the direction away from any hills.

If you avoid the morning and evening weekday rush hours caused by those travelling through Pelham between Wainfleet See AUTUMN Page 3

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Ruling: Augustyn violated Regional Code of Conduct Despite finding, Integrity Commissioner's report cites mitigating factors, recommends no penalty An investigation by ADR Chambers, a mediation and arbitration firm working on behalf of Niagara Region, has found that Pelham Mayor Dave Augustyn violated the Regional Code of Conduct in providing a confidential document to the Ombudsman of Ontario.

The Ombudsman is investigating an incident that occurred last December, when St. Catharines Standard reporter Bill Sawchuk’s laptop computer was briefly confiscated by Regional Staff, and Sawchuk was not permitted to Dave Augustyn. continue reSUPPLIED PHOTO porting on a council meeting in progress.

The seizure occurred after an audio recorder was found at the press table during an in camera, or closed, portion of a Regional Council meeting.

Shortly after the Ombudsman’s investigation was announced, Region CAO Carmen D’Angelo sent an email to councillors, advising them that the Region’s legal counsel had created a list of “Do’s and Don’ts” for interviews with the Ombudsman.

The memo was marked “Privileged and Confidential,” and indicated that it was, “Not for Dis-

BY VOICE STAFF tribution.”

Augustyn provided copies of this memo, and D’Angelo’s email, to the Ombudsman.

In a complaint, Regional Councillor David Barrick asserted that Augustyn had violated the Regional Code of Conduct by leaking the documents.

After investigating, ADR Chambers’ Deborah C. Anschell found that Augustyn had indeed violated the code.

“Strictly speaking, I find that there was a violation by Councillor Augustyn of the confidentiality provisions of the Code. The information provided to him by Mr. D’Angelo, including the Interview Instructions Memo, was not intended for distribution to outsiders, including the Ontario Ombudsman but was rather intended to be held in confidence,” writes Anschell, in her final report on the complaint, dated June 1.

But Anschell also ruled that the presence of two mitigating factors meant that she would not recommend a reprimand.

The first was that the “Interview Instructions Memo” provided by D’Angelo to Council was not a document specific to the Ombudsman’s investigation, but rather a boilerplate document readily available on the internet.

Because of this, Anschell writes, the fact that Augustyn leaked the

document to the Ombudsman was not likely to affect the investigation.

Additionally, Anschell said that she believed Augustyn’s assertion that he felt obligated to provide any emails on the matter of the investigation to the Ombudsman, and that Augustyn had acted in good faith.

“While it would have been prudent for Councillor Augustyn to seek advice on this issue from Ms. Gibbs [the Region’s Director of Legal Services], the CAO or the external law firm that prepared the document before sending it to the Ombudsman, I find that Councillor Augustyn sent the email in good faith,” concluded Anschell.

In a covering letter accompanying Anschell’s findings, Edward McDermott, Niagara Region Integrity Commissioner concurs with Anschell’s decision not to recommend that Augustyn be reprimanded, though he reiterates the need for council to follow established rules.

“I do however want to reemphasize the importance of all councillors abiding by all of the confidentiality provisions of the Code,” McDermott writes, “as they are critical to the effective management of municipal government.”

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I L L I A M LY O N Mackenzie King was a bit of an eccentric.

He, after all, believed his mother was speaking to him from beyond the grave through his dog, Pat. He was also favourably impressed when he met with the German Führer, and, like some other national leaders in the late 1930s, sought to appease the tyrant in a futile bid to avert total war. It was an epic lapse in personal judgment.

Canada’s longest-serving prime minister had his detractors, and deservedly so, but I imagine during the immediate lead-in to the declaration of World War II no Canadian Member of Parliament publicly criticized Mackenzie King’s handling of the matter, or blamed it on him. Patriotism aside, it would have given a measure of aid and comfort—if only rhetorically—to the enemy.

It strikes me as odd, then, that precisely during this prelude to all-out trade war threatened against our country by the president of the United States, Niagara West’s own MP should choose to throw rocks at the Canadian prime minister.

I refer to his letter in last

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Mr. Allison's remarks in last week's paper are at best ill-timed and unhelpful It is possible Mr. Allison missed last week’s vote in which Parliament voiced unanimous support for the prime minister. Or perhaps he abstained. Absent either, the words he published in these pages the following day are inconsistent with those endorsed by every other Member of the House.

Mackenzie King was certainly not perfect. Neither is Justin Trudeau. He has his detractors too, and some of

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their criticisms are in my estimation warranted, but there arrives in times of crisis and conflict a point at which the only option is to choose sides, close ranks and rally around the leader, whether you like him or not.

He will thus be more likely to seek your advice and coordination while mustering the best brains from all sides of the floor, regardless of political stripe. We know Trudeau has during these past few days reached out to Brian Mulroney, for example. Now there’s a very good man to have on your side when it comes to formulating international trade strategy! Dean Allison? Not sure.

Mr. Allison’s remarks in last week’s paper are at best ill-timed and unhelpful, except perhaps to those who would quote them as proof of dissension in the opposing rank—Canadian ranks.

After having read his letter, last Tuesday evening I sent an email to our MP, but he didn’t respond. I take his silence to mean he either didn’t receive the email or he stands by his words. Or perhaps he thought the auSee SIDES next page

Letters Defer old arena land sale until after municipal election I am asking that the sale of the lands and current arena on Haist Street be deferred until after the municipal election. I don’t believe that the residents of Pelham were fairly included in the decision to sell.

I do NOT believe that this sale is in the best interests of the Town to dispose of this valuable property.

Our town is growing and we need to prepare for the future growth by ensuring we +-have land available

for future park and recreational needs.

I would like to know why there seems to be such a rush to sell this land. It feels like sell in haste and repent at leisure.

It reminds me of the sale of the lot on the north side of the model railway building on Maple Street in Fenwick. There is a shortage of parking in the downtown core which will only become worse as the planned development continues. The town sold

this lot rather than incorporate it into the existing parking area. Very shortly afterwards it was once again put up for sale. It is my understanding that the town was unwilling to re-purchase the property because it would make them look silly.

I think looking silly in the short term is far better than not being able to adequately meet the needs of a growing community.

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OPINION COMMENTARY / OP-ED An obligation and a duty to communicate Editor's note: Mayor Dave Augustyn brought forward a motion at last Thursday’s Regional Council meeting to curtail the use of tax dollars for promotion of regional business by individual councillors.

The Voice reached out to Augustyn, and to those councillors who had recently sent constituent communications, offering all parties an unfettered platform to state their case.

Mayor Augustyn declined the offer, citing a shortage of time.

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O ELECTED OFFICIALS have an obligation to communicate with their constituents?

That is fundamentally what the latest exaggeration at Niagara Regional Council is all about.

In line with the freshly approved "Councillor Expense Policy," and at minimal cost, we recently issued a series of one-page information circulars, newsletters or flyers informing residents of the great things that have been happening in Niagara Region over the past four years.

This spurred accusations that the three of us are somehow "lacking integrity,” “wasting

taxpayers money,” and “engaging in blatant self-promotion and electioneering.”

These are all great tag-lines and labels in an election year, but there’s one problem: none of those claims seem to be coming from residents in any of our home municipalities. Quite the contrary, our constituents have been appreciative and have seen our newsletters as a good thing.

But why let real facts get in the way of a good story.

We believe that elected officials have a duty and obligation to communicate with their constituents about issues of the day (no different than what MPs, MPPs and Mayors do regularly) to explain how your money is being spent, the reasoning behind the different votes we cast, and impacts of policy changes.

And while there are different avenues we can all utilize, some with no cost associated, like social media or news releases or radio appearances, the reality is that for those of us representing some of the outlying local area municipalities, most of our older population doesn’t use social media, the consolidated news-

papers do not highlight the representative Regional councillors, and radio relies on a live audience at a specific time in areas that have coverage.

Some communities like Fort Erie and Port Colborne lost one of their local community newspapers altogether, while Grimsby’s covers two other municipalities.

We believe the goal of all elected officials should be to try to communicate in the most efficient, effective, and reasonable way possible, and we must be open and transparent about the expenses incurred as part of those communication efforts.

In our case, all our expenses are published quarterly and every single one of our constituents can make their own determination as to whether we have been effective stewards of the public purse.

Keeping residents informed about the progress a council is making on important issues that are relevant to their community, is a fundamental principle of good government. It’s sad that some would characterize those efforts as “self-promotion” rather than what it really is—a dialogue with our residents.

Taxpayers have a right to transparency by knowing how their hard-earned dollars are being spent and who is doing the spending. It’s difficult to understand why certain councillors find that obligation offensive.

What we all find absurd and hypocritical is that we can do that in years one, two and three of our terms, but not in year four?

Funny how none of these “concerns” were raised at any other time during our collective terms.

Notwithstanding similar spending has occurred at the Region for decades but those councillors doing it were okay.

We’ll take no lessons from the Mayor of Pelham on how to keep our residents in our home municipalities informed. He and those who wish to change Regional Council have very self-evident goals: Control the message— Don’t let anyone talk about the good things that have been accomplished this term of Regional Council; encourage policy that actually promotes residents be kept in the dark or allows facts to be manipulated; and make sure the message is controlled by only one or two media sources. That way

the Mayor of Pelham has a path to victory when he, or one of his allies, seeks the Regional Chair.

His arrogance is astounding, that he would assume how best we should communicate with the residents of Fort Erie, Grimsby and Port Colborne—this, from someone who continually tells the Region to mind its own business, is beyond the pale and, quite frankly, ridiculous.

We’ll all continue to use every available platform at our disposal, whether it’s social media, radio, live-streaming, phone calls, flyers, newspaper ads or face-to-face conversations.

Residents in Fort Erie, Grimsby and Port Colborne have a right to know as much as possible by as many platforms as possible, and not just by the headlines one newspaper tries to continually spoon-feed them.

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Mr. Allison, you’ve submitted a public statement to the newspaper so it follows that you’re seeking a public reaction. Here’s but one, for what it’s worth.

The U.S. president has taken to the international stage and characterized the Canadian prime minister as weak and dishonest. For having dared to stand up to U.S. bullying, Mr. Trudeau has been labelled by Mr. Trump and his closest advisers as a back-stabber for whom there is reserved a special place in Hell. The hyperbole is theirs, not mine. There’s no ambiguity there. It’s now a clear matter of absolutes. And choice.

I expect and respect that you disagree with the president and the president’s men, Mr. Allison, but it is still not clear if you’re entirely on board with those who are lining up to face them.

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The Pelham Syrian Refuge Constituent Group is very grateful for the generosity of those who donated to support its two Syrian refugee families at the Syrian Refugee Support Concert at Fonthill United Church on Sunday. Total donations were $5,687 as reported by Co-chair Rhonda Baker at the end of the program. This goes a long way to meeting the goal of $10,000 which is required above and beyond the $65,000 that had been raised prior to the concert.

About 80 guests from the Pelham community were royally entertained by A Cappella Niagara, led by Jim McConachie, and by the Fonthill United Church Choir, led

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Co- chair Lyn Taylor recognized each PSRCG member with a brief thumbnail sketch of their role. The members played host to guests with delicious homemade treats following the concert.

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Dean Allison’s letter to the editor ["Tariffs catch Trudeau unprepared," June 13, p. 5] was nothing more than a crass attempt to capitalize on a Tory victory in the recent Ontario elections. At a time when Canadians should be speaking with one voice against the American threat to our economy, I find his remarks concerning Canadian/American trade relations divisive in the extreme.

To suggest that the tariffs the Americans have put on Canadian steel and aluminum caught Trudeau “unprepared” is nonsense. Anyone who thinks that to be the case must have been marooned on a remote island somewhere in the South Pacific for the past several months without his iPhone. For weeks the threat to Canadian exports of these products, and others, has dominated the news.

Allison’s rant against Trudeau is an example of the extreme, partisan nature of his views. At no time did Justin Trudeau definitely tell the country that he had “… resolved the tariff threat” to Canadian steel and aluminum.

He got a temporary exemption, as did Mexico and E.U., but at no time was that considered a definitive resolution of the problem. Everyone knew that President Trump was using these two industries as leverage against Canada to get his way in NAFTA talks.

Mr. Trudeau and Minister Chrystia Freeland have gone out of their way to tone down the rhetoric of the Trump administration, refusing to act in haste and making every effort to bring the irritants between Canada and the US to an amicable conclusion.

They are fully aware of the consequences of a single false step.

To accuse the Liberals of not

keeping a promise they never made is misleading at best.

Trudeau has consulted with the industries involved in the crisis and has their approval of the measures he has taken so far, and of those he has said he will consider in the future. Justin Trudeau has earned praise for his measured response to the Trump White House from all political parties in Canada and from many prominent Americans as well.

I would like to see the figures on which Mr. Allison bases his claim that Canada has lost “billions in investment” as a result of the inaction and incompetence of the Liberals. And to blame Trudeau for the failure of Energy East is nothing short of misinformation.

There is no way Quebec would have allowed the transmission of crude oil through that province, either for ecological or political reasons, no matter what Trudeau or anyone else did. Indeed, if our economy has suffered such a drastic downturn, perhaps Mr. Allison could explain why the bottom has not yet fallen out of our stock market, which now stands above 16,000 and has remained fairly constant over the past several months.

Mr. Allison condemns the Liberals for “… massive [italics mine] instability and a turbulent investment climate.”

This kind of assertion is not unlike Mr. Trump’s tally of the countless fans who attended his inauguration when there were, in fact, demonstratively far fewer than he claimed. But let’s not confuse Mr. Allison, or Mr. Trump, with facts.

I am well aware of the one-sided conservative ideology Mr. Allison has frequently displayed.

Yes, the constituents of Niagara

To suggest that the tariffs the Americans have put on Canadian steel and aluminium caught Trudeau "unprepared" is nonsense West have elected him to represent them since 2004. And this is the base he, and others of his ilk, are now playing to. Fair enough, but, in view of Allison’s one-sided view of the world, I wonder whether the substantial number of voters (approximately 50%) who do not form a part of this base are being adequately served.

I am certainly fed up with Dean Allison’s blatantly partisan efforts to discredit the Prime Minister, and the Liberals in general, in order to puff up his own image. This is particularly galling when all members of the House, including former Prime Ministers Mulroney and Harper, Mayor John Tory, as well as Premier-elect Ford, have all praised the Prime Minister for his restraint and clear thinking on this file.

Again I repeat, Dean Allison is way out of line in his attempt to use the dispute between Canada and the U. S. to score cheap political points.

But this should come as no surprise. Mr. Allison thinks it is quite within his mandate to send out ridiculous surveys in order to evaluate the work of his office in a positive light and to slam the

opposition for any number of failures. Such loaded questionnaires are designed in such a way as to allow their interpretation to favour the outstanding (as they see it) work of the Conservatives and blast the ruling Liberals. Apparently it makes no difference to Mr. Allison whether or not these so-called surveys would pass the smell test, by which I mean, would stand up to a critical academic analysis of their neutrality and their objectivity, and hence their validity.

In other words is he really seeking opinion of his constituents, or is he looking for an acknowledgement of the work he is doing in Parliament?

The partisan nature of these surveys does a serious disservice to those who do not toe his party line. Are the non-Tory voters in this riding really being served?

Mr. Allison seems to have trouble distinguishing between his own party’s ideology and an objective view of the riding he represents. I for one, have no illusions that he represents any point of view other than a hardline Tory one.

Allison’s promise that the “…

Conservatives will always put Canadian workers first” does not offer a single, concrete alternative to the actions of the Prime Minister.

Platitudes!

If he has a constructive solution to offer, let’s hear it. However, if this is his only answer to the problem, I want no part of it.

And by the way, don’t accuse me of being a die-hard Liberal.

Over the years I have voted for all four major parties, including the Greens.

Don MacRae Ridgeville

Above, the band plays on. Left, Rosewood revelers enjoy a blazing hot afternoon.

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Taking it to the streets at Rosewood Estates

BY JANE BEDARD

Special to the VOICE

Most residents of a community would likely scowl at seeing a barricaded road with a Road Closed sign blocking their street. Not so in Rosewood estates last Saturday, where the new kinship hosted their first block party.

The owners of these 55

houses, occupying the land on Rice Road, just north of Quaker, were anything but put out as they assembled, like the Whos in Whoville, carrying platters of food for their Christmas Dinner.

Except this dinner was a barbeque, in June, in 30 degrees Celsius, under cloudless skies.

By all accounts, these neighbours couldn’t be

happier with their new community within a community, all of them landing here within the last two years from places like Toronto, Brooklyn, and Brampton, as well as more locally within the Niagara Region.

Organizers John and Sonja Jarigo decided about six months ago that a block party would be a great

way to foster spirit, collect names for a neighbourhood watch list, and raise money for a good cause. Prizes were donated from local establishments and raffled off, with proceeds going to Pelham Cares.

Says Sonja, “You couldn’t ask for better neighbours.

We’ve only been here a year, and we’ve already vacationed with our new

friends.”

Indeed, the homes are beautiful, and everything seems idyllic, almost like a Pleasantville movie set was dropped inside a farmer’s field, complete with smiling, happy people. Except these people are not actors—they are genuinely proud of where they live and with the relationships they are building.

Resident Tony Stranges, formerly of Welland, likes to walk the neighbourhood.

“It’s hard to do a lap without ending up in someone’s backyard. It’s okay to know your neighbours here.”

To add to the celebratory mood, a band had set up under a tent on the road, playing all the favourites, new and old.

Mike Forgione and his wife, Debbie, enjoyed the socializing. “This party is a great time to meet anyone you haven’t met yet. There are a few faces I haven’t seen before,” shouted Mike over the music.

John Jaringo is a keen supporter of Pelham Cares and of celebrating his surroundings. He hopes that such parties will catch on both in older communities and in the many new developments that are popping up in the area.

It’s not a novel idea, but giving neighbours the opportunity to get to know each other better is a good one. In this age of technology, where isolation is becoming the norm, a good, ol’ fashioned street party is a breath of fresh air.

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MICHAEL continued from Page 1 his hobby, and the idea to create a memoir was born.

Michael was also keen to write his book because those that were accessible to him were written at a primary level and were not very interesting. A book about his own life, with all its challenges and accomplishments, was something about which he could write, and he hoped it was something that other people, with or without disabilities, would find inspirational to read.

At its core, Here’s My Book is about inclusion. Michael is quick to point out that it’s not about “empty inclusion,” with an insincere, hi-howare-you? but “authentic inclusion,” where others take the time to get to know you and care about you and make you feel like everyone else, not like you’re different.

As Michael says, “I hope you don’t see me as a person with a disability. I hope you see me as someone deserving of the same opportunities in life as anyone else.

My book is meant to inspire anybody who has been told they can’t do something.”

This was his message at the book launch, which took place in Toronto last week, attracting some 75 guests.

Local launches are forthcoming.

Beyond his book, Michael has become an ambassador of inclusion, and has been invited to speak at locations across the province— to high school students and teachers, parent groups, universities, and even to a

Michael Jacques. third-year psychology class at Humber College.

Aside from inclusion, he speaks about topics such as learning, advocating, independence, and the power of perseverance.

To add to his accomplishments, Michael is the

youngest and the only person with a disability to sit on the board of directors of both Welland/Pelham Community Living and Community Living Ontario, a seat for which he had to be elected, running against candidates such as doctors and lawyers.

He believes he brings a different perspective to the group and will stand for re-election later this year.

Michael’s parents have always been supportive of his goals and encouraged his independence. Marcel is a retired principal who understands school culture.

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Michael’s sister has been the driving force for getting the book off the ground, taking care of the production process, hiring a professional editor, and providing most of the artwork. (The graphics throughout the book are used to remind Michael of where he left off when he was “writing” and to help him remember what each chapter is about.)

Another fan of Michael’s is Fonthill Sobeys owner Ron Kore. “Michael’s a productive member of our team. We don’t look at him as if he has a disability,” says Kore.

As he speaks about Michael, Kore pauses, eyes welling up. “The staff loves him. He’s never late and never calls in sick. I jokingly tell him I didn’t hire him for his pretty face—I hired him to work. His work ethic is a reflection of how his parents have raised him. We think we have issues sometimes, but when I look at Michael, he settles me down. He just wants to be a part of the family.”

Michael says that any profits from the book will be donated to Community Living and to the Special Olympics, which holds another special place in his heart.

“Special Olympics is a good opportunity to try different sports where everyone is on the same playing field… it’s not about competition but about appreciating the level you’re at, having fun, and being a part of a team,” he says.

Michael hopes that people will take a chance and read his book to see what it’s like to live with a disability.

“It’s not a sad book,” says Marcel as he looks at Michael with pride. “It’s filled with optimism and shows how people can overcome obstacles in their lives.”

For more information on Can’t Read, Can’t Write.

Here’s My Book, along with how to purchase it, go to www.heresmybook.com or stop by Sobeys and look for the tall, friendly redhead wearing a green apron.

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SHOULD I HELP MY SON OR DAUGHTER BUY A HOUSE? As parents, the thing we worry about most is our children. Will they be healthy, financially secure, happy in their jobs and their marriages?

Boggio Pharmacies opened their first store 30 years ago in Port Colborne. Today, the family-run business has four locations in Niagara, with the Fonthill site on Highway 20 run by the founder’s son, Kyle.

About six months ago, the pharmacy introduced a new drug program that is, according to Kyle Boggio, cutting-edge in accuracy, safety, and convenience.

“The program synchronizes all medications to be on the same refill cycle,” says Boggio.

“Every seven, 14, or 28 days a patient gets new medications, all pre-packaged and labeled, individualized to the patient with photo, time and date stamping. The billing cycle matches the quantity of medications a patient receives.”

Boggio says that computerized algorithms validate the pills dispensed to each patient with extremely high accuracy.

The pharmacy synchronizes patient refills from their doctor, so the patient need only visit the store once a month.

“All our staff are trained on the system, and home delivery is free.”

Generally, there is no additional cost from the pharmacy for personalized packaging, but insurance providers dif-

fer, and patients should make inquiries in this regard, says Boggio.

The strip-packaging system is unique to the pharmacy. The technology initially was used for the assisted-living facilities and seniors homes they serviced. When the ease and accuracy for both pharmacy patient became clearer, Boggio asked himself, “How can we work this into a retail environment?”

“It’s an easy system. There are no bottles or sorting by the patient. You grab your daily package, stick your meds in your pocket and go. You live your life,” he says.

“Not only is this an easy management system for seniors, it also fits well into the lifestyle of younger people who are on the go all day, and appreciate the convenience factor. Why sort your meds yourself when we’ll do it for you, for free?”

Boggio asserts that the program has strong word-ofmouth endorsement from satisfied patients.

The family’s pharmacy also supports community projects and events, including Pelham Cares, the Niagara Mudfest Challenge, and the Fonthill Bandshell summer concert series.

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When I sit down with clients, our conversations inevitably revolve around family. And with real estate prices soaring and rents increasing, one common topic of discussion is whether or not to help adult children buy a house.

Let me just say… there’s no easy answer. But if you’re considering helping with a down payment, consider these questions: Is it a gift or a loan?

Regardless, you first need to calculate how it would impact YOUR financial security. And if you have more than one child, how will you treat them all fairly?

If you decide to make it a loan, what if your kids can’t pay it back?

Once they have the down payment, can they really afford home ownership?

Banks typically approve mortgages based on gross income. They don’t factor in the additional costs of ownership like insurance, property taxes and maintenance –– not to mention daycare costs, children’s activities or other lifestyle choices. It’s up to the borrower to determine affordability.

Do they have the time and inclination to be homeowners?

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Let’s not forget that in today’s economy, young adults are often employed in contract positions with no pensions and no long-term commitments. Higher interest rates in future also mean what’s affordable now may suffocate kids with mortgage payments for years to come.

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Farm manager Dan DeVries estimated tors and 120 quarts of strawberries were se that visitors were about evenly divided bet including one family from Buffalo.

"It was a fantastic day," said DeVries. " Pelham cares raised about $1400."

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Top left, Pelham's only announced council candidate, Cheryl Crozier, with her berry pickings. Top right, guests squired by tractor ride. Middle right, Strawberry Queen Jeanette Junker flanked by her court, Colleen McCarthy and Carole Chapman. Bottom right, Mom Tania Reece with son Caleb, from Ft. Erie. Above, Pelham's only announced mayoral candidate, Marvin Junkin, with farm owner Leo Junkin. Left, out for a day in the country from St. Catharines, Karen, Matteo, Colin, Ally, Dominic, Mason, and Lisa.

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ing the opening? “A few weeks? A few months?” he wrote. I only promised him that I’d think about it, but in truth as soon as I read the email I felt a clunk in my chest and knew that I would not be able to say no. Once the rain cleared, I left the library and started home.

continued from Page 12 My first impression of our Ridgeville home, which I had not seen prior to moving day, was not of the house itself—we joked that we had gone from the nicest house on a bad street to the ugliest house on a nice street—but rather of the vast fields and forests that stretched for acres behind our little property.

When I first looked out there it seemed to me, who had only ever lived in a house that backed on to a bank parking lot, that I was facing a vast wilderness, filled with chests of treasure, mossy tree houses, and fantastical creatures.

I wasn’t far wrong. The chests of treasure turned out to be abandoned middens of pre-war soda bottles, the tree houses were crumbling hunting blinds, and the creatures were deer, coyotes, and turkeys. It wasn’t what I’d envisioned on moving day—it was far more wondrous.

I didn’t intend to be here during this past year.

My first plan was to move to China for the year, get back to learning Mandarin, and teach English for a while before moving on to graduate school.

There are ideas, and there are the events that interrupt them.

Midway through a bicycle trip around Ontario, I took shelter from a rainstorm in a library in Pembroke, a mid-sized town on the Ottawa River. I checked my email there and found one from Voice publisher Dave Burket, telling me that reporter Nate Smelle was returning to Bancroft. Was there any chance that I would be interested in coming back and fill-

My favourite way to see Pelham is by bicycle. In the evenings, I follow Effingham Street south as it jogs its way to Webber. After hewing to Effingham for a while, I find a street to turn west on until I’ve made it to the railway tracks, meaning that I’ve gone far enough that I can turn right and head north into Fenwick, cross Canboro and Highway 20, and cut deep into North Pelham.

From here, the most scenic route is to move east on Kilman down into Effingham hollow, Sulphur Spring to Roland and then climbing back again all the way to the St. John’s school.

I do not know of a nicer place than Luffman Drive, its blend of wooded hills, streams, frogponds, fields of undulating wheat, swooping swallows. If this is not God’s country then he should buy it up, quick, before property prices outstrip even his ability to pay.

When I ride through Pelham in the evening, I play games as I go.

Sometimes I assess each house as I pass by: If I caught a flat, would these homeowners be friendly enough to let me use their phone?

Would I have better luck with ones set farther back from the road?

After nearly a year at the Voice, this game is different. Now as I make the rounds I pass the homes of friends I’ve made, people who I know wouldn’t just let me (or anyone) borrow their phone, but would invite me in, offer me a

drink, talk until I had to use my lights to get home. My evening rides are Rolodex tours now.

Bruno on Poth Street. Hi, Bruno.

Carolyn lives nearby. The Chambers in Fenwick. Our debt-collector Paul, and Jim Ryan’s auto.

Mike and his horses. There’s Chile Bob in Ridgeville—that wily honest shark. Let’s play tennis tomorrow, old man. Won’t you let me win this one time? Peter, Pam, Mark, Bill, Glen, Zenia. Vilma.

Rosemary. Ron at Sobeys.

Doug Drew. Bill Nudds and Mac. Are the garbage rounds done?

Have you seen Top-Down lately?

Is Gloves still haunting the castle?

Others too important to name.

Goodbye, goodbye. I’d have never believed I’d have friends like these.

A few notes about our town is my aim here, but on the way a little more about people is inevitable. All of us who stay in a place long enough carry around an ever-enlarging list of those we knew here but who live no longer, or who at least move away.

There’s my dead grandfather and me in the Sobeys parking lot just after it opened, wagering a dime on whether the pointed roof of steel beams would be covered over or left open. I bet it would be enclosed. He bet it would be left open. He won. I never paid.

There’s my grandmother dropping me off to work at Lookout Ridge, days before her fatal stroke.

“Don’t work too hard,” she said, clichéd last words to me that I won’t ever forget.

And inside the retirement home—don’t even get me started.

I like to think of them all walking and wheeling out of the dining

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room, a cavalcade of the departed. There’s Margaret McGeowan, singing Hoagy Carmichael in an Irish lilt. There’s Kay Horvatek, today’s Tribune crossword puzzle in one hand, black Dixon Tri-Conderoga pencil in the other. Rosemarie Scattergood snoozing in her favourite armchair.

Here’s Clarice Jacobs with a fresh perm, swatting away my hand as I try to pat her pillowy curls.

Janie Makoutz and her sister Daisy, confused, ready to scan their boarding passes for their evening flight home to Welland.

“Here comes that skinny waiter,” they’d say to each other as I’d approach.

I usually pretended I couldn’t hear them, but one time I called back: “Who are you calling skinny?” Janie froze, embarrassed, tongue-tied, before breaking in to a rare grin. I did too.

And Larry Ball, tall, hunched, silent, kindly. Ralph Hogue—it always looks as if he’s running for mayor. Juanita Rathbun. Margery Dodge pining for a final night of gin and dancing. Dot Rungeling, smiling knowingly. And my friends still there: Papa Peter Mansfield, Jean and Jack Gray, Donald Rutledge.

Don taught poetry for most of his life. I owe him more than I can ever say. My favourite poem of his is called, ‘Chorus of the Octogenarians.’ It begins like this: This year is almost ended/And it has not been splendid/Our bodies scarred and mended/With crucial bits distended/And others sagging low.

Good lessons for a young man, spry, fit, in his prime. This is the future. Don’t be afraid of it. Maybe don’t rush ahead, but don’t be afraid.

Listen long enough and people will tell you just about anything. Sometimes it takes the right question. Sometimes it takes not asking a question and letting the empty air hang for a moment longer than is comfortable. Or just pointing out an innocent topic when no inquiries come to mind.

“Income tax?” a man in town once said to me when I mentioned I hadn’t yet filed. “The government has got me enough. They fined me two hundred grand when I was convicted on the marijuana charge. Took me twenty years to pay it. And they gave me two years in jail. Now it’s legal! So figure that out.”

There’s the next question. How were those two years?

“Not too bad. You don’t get used to being locked up. But it was the people that you had to worry about. I was in there with nuts. I beat a guy at pool one time and he said he was going to kill me—and he was already in there for stabbing someone fifty times. I said to the guards, ‘You’ve got to move me.’ And they did.”

When I was out at a sawmill the first thing I looked at was the operator’s fingers. Then I looked all around the apparatus—the blade, the chain, the belts, the engine— to find the most likely point of departure. I asked him which. It was the chain.

“I was out at mill in BC once,” he said. “There were six guys there.

And when they all put their hands on the table, they were missing thirteen fingers among them.”

Being a reporter means dutifully following the story—unless you have to quit along the way. When profiling a Pelham Transit driver See COLUMN SIX next page

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was born in Pelham in 1911 alone on a backwoods road and lived here for nearly somewhere on a summer continued from previous page 107 years. Her depiction of evening, a breeze gently billife as a child always had lowing the trees, the sounds bus I foolishly took notes as an element of magic to me. of the world muffled, I feel we went. Nauseated midShe once told me that the that I can. way through the ride, it was thing she missed most of all I could to do to grunt an the old days was the silence, I said that I didn’t plan on apology to the driver and and she echoed this in the being here this year. How say that I’d come aboard closing story in one of her many of us young people another time. I got off at the books. have that persistent longFonthill Marketplace and “In the 1920s or ‘30s the ing to leave? We imagine teetered into the pharmacy sounds one was most like- that life in the place of our there. ly to hear in the country birth as being some sort of “When we first opened were the farmer talking to holding pen, where we pool last summer we were so exhis horse as they worked about, pawing at the gates, cited that there was a bus in the fields. The plough or waiting to be let out. Only stop right outside the door,” the cultivator made no noise then would we be able to said the pharmacist. “But whatsoever. The horse’s feet begin our real lives, when you’re the first person who made no noise. There was a finally time would speed up has come off—and you come wonderful blanket of silence and things would actually in begging for Gravol. Mayin the countryside broken happen. be that’s why I never see any only by a bird bursting into I think I have always felt heads in the window. Everysong to let the world know this way in Pelham. Even one is doubled over.” how joyous he was, or a though I was secretly expheasant flying out from cited to begin working fullMy first piece published under cover because he was time at the Voice, there was a in the Voice was a defence of frightened by the proxim- large part of me that felt the old-fashioned small towns, ity of the horse toiling in work would be what parents and I still stand by that dethe field. As we reached the call “a learning experience,” fence. What I was most adamid-1920s occasionally an or “character building” that mant about was the need for automobile came down the would be a boon in the longrespect for good people. road at a slow speed, but only run, like eating spinach, or I am not old nor do I occasionally. Perhaps one or flossing twice a day. I think come from old-stock Peltwo a day. A dog barked in I thought that at best I’d be ham. My family is not one the distance. A bell might depositing bits of character of those that has been here ring at the house to sum- into a savings account, to be for centuries—not like the mon the men from the fields withdrawn with accumulatChambers, the Beamers, the for their dinner, or a hen ed interest one day after real Haists, the Hanslers, the might cackle to announce to life has begun.

Alsops, the Stirtzingers. But the world that she had just I like to tell people that I have always taken great laid an egg. But the point is I was raised on three main pleasure in hearing from that you could sit and actu- food groups: Springsteen, such people so that I can enally listen to silence. If you Seinfeld, and Calvin and vision Pelham as it was and have never experienced this Hobbes. I still think about as we will never see it again, then you just cannot imag- all of those things most evwhen drainage ponds were ine what a pleasurable ex- ery day, especially the carsafe to swim in, when doors perience it is.” toon. I think even more of a were left unlocked and bicyDot may have been right speech given by Calvin and cles propped against lampthat imagining such an Hobbes’ creator, Bill Watposts unattended. experience is impossible. terson, at a graduation cer“#1 Selling Brand in Canada” is based on an independent market share analysis of gasoline-powered handheld My friend Dot Rungeling But outdoor sometimes, when I TraQline am Canada. emony in 1990. power equipment from 2017. Source: ∏

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basically concerned about how to punch the time clock at the perfect second where they would earn another twenty cents without doing any work for it. It was incredible: after every break, the entire staff would stand around in the garage where the time clock was, and wait for that last click. And after my used car needed the head gasket replaced twice, I waited in the garage too.”

If you have a job that you hate you really have to work at reminding yourself that there is a world of interesting ideas and people floating around outside of your windowless basement. For the past ten months, I haven’t had that problem. Every day I have been beckoned here and there across town and impelled to ask questions about everything but myself. If last year at this time I thought that everything I didn’t know would fill an encyclopedia set, now I know that it would fill the world’s libraries.

For this job I will be forever thankful. Thankful to Voice publisher Dave Burket, who in addition to his inex-

How many of us young people have that persistent longing to leave?

search for new ideas on your own,” Watterson told the crowd of new graduates.

He also warned them about what likely lay ahead for many of them.

“A REAL job is a job you hate. I designed car ads and grocery ads in the windowless basement of a convenience store, and I hated every single minute of the four-and-half million minutes I worked there. My fellow prisoners at work were

plicable faith in me, works three times as hard as I ever have to put the paper together every week. Thankful to my parents, for letting me live at home for one last year, cooking most of my meals, doing most of my laundry, thereby ensuring that I could work as much as I needed to.

And thankful most of all to (nearly) everyone I’ve encountered over this year, who answered—and sometimes ignored—my questions, who called me with tips, who invited me into their homes and lives, and then at the end thanked me as if I have been the one doing them the favour. These past months have felt like a few long days without end, each story, each meeting, begetting another story, another meeting, another meaning.

In August it will take a real effort for me to migrate south. I’ll be able to do it.

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Neighbourhood concern about Airbnbs Increasing number of owner-unoccupied, unregulated homestay businesses prompts Town review

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Special to the VOICE

A concerned citizens meeting was held last Thursday evening in the Lookout Ridge Phase Two subdivision, regarding AirBnBs in Pelham. Pelham Councillor Gary Accursi was present, and estimated that about 75 were in attendance.

Prior to the meeting, Accursi says he was contacted by several residents, who expressed a variety of concerns about the presence of AirBnBs. Accursi commented that some real estate investors seem to be approaching Airbnbs as full-time businesses, and don’t concern themselves with the impact on the neighbourhood.

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Accursi brought this issue before Council previously, the outcome being that Council directed staff to collect information regarding the concerns expressed and what other communities have done to manage similar issues.

AirBnBs were not viewed as disruptive elements in the community in the past.

Accursi says that community members with concerns and suggestions are invited to forward them to Pelham Fire Chief Bob Lymburner. The concerns will be compiled and form part of a report to Council.

The intended goal, if a bylaw were to be enacted, would be to afford the Town some measure of authority in controlling such things as licensing, location, inspection, and fire safety.

“At this time we are in the information collection stage and will work through the process in a thoughtful and informed manner,” says Accursi.

He says that the next meeting will be convened at Fonthill Fire Station #1, date yet to be determined.

Editor’s note: Don Rickers owns a Pelham bed & breakfast, and occasionally books guests through Airbnb.

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This week in baseball

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Pelham baseball is off to a roaring start!

Pelham hosted the third annual Pelham Peewee Showcase tournament on the June 8-10 weekend for eight visiting Southern Ontario teams. The Panthers, sponsored by Pelham Medical Associates, beat Woodstock and Clinton to advance to the semi-finals against the Simcoe Majors on Sunday. MVP medals were won by Trevor Heaslip for outstanding fielding at short stop, Jason Sviergula for several diving catches at centre and a home run, pitcher Connor Jolicoeur and Matthew Oakes for playing through injury and hit-

ting a triple off the outfield fence. The entire team was producing clutch hits and solid fielding all weekend.

After a few days of much needed rest, the Panthers paid the Niagara Falls Majors a visit at Oakes Park on Thursday. Pelham opened the game with three doubles by Jason Sviergula, Lucas Grant and Chase Munn to take an early lead. Outstanding outfield support

by Finn Mitchell-Moore and Liam Vokey supported pitcher Trevor Heaslip who went a full six innings. Through seven innings of stellar baseball, Pelham triumphed for a 7-3 win!

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Loving mother of Leatha (late George Young), Rene (Jim Billyard), Ted (Linda), Tom (Deb) and Catherine (William McInnes).

Cherished grandmother of 13 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild and aunt to Jerry Turner.

Predeceased by her siblings Edmund (Alma), Robert (Lois) and Bessy.

Catherine (Kitty) loved to sing in the church choir and sang Sunday afternoons on CKTB radio.

She loved to garden, spend time with her friends and family. She will be sadly missed by her family, but has lived a wonderful, full life and is now with her Lord and Saviour rejoicing in His presence.

The family received friends at MORSE & SON FUNERAL HOME, 5917 Main St., Niagara Falls, last Friday. A private family burial took place in Pleasantview Memorial Gardens, Fonthill. A service and luncheon to celebrate the life of Catherine, was held at Grace Gospel Church, 5855 Valley Way, Niagara Falls, (corner of Portage and Valley Way) on Saturday, June 16, 2018 at 11 a.m. Those who wish may make a memorial donation to either Grace Gospel Church or Canadian Baptist Women of Ontario and Quebec. Memories, photos and condolences may be shared at www. morseandson.com

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Proud and“Come adored to grandpa Me.” of Emma Kate, Tessa, Samuel, Lydia, Rachel Jeffery and Mackenzie Hurst. Don Sadly,so we share news touched many lives asthe an educator, coach, mentor, historian and that author, Donald passed away volunteer. Don taught secondary at the Hospital in school withWelland the Hamilton-Wentworth Board Education for 34 the ofearly hours of years.

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agement for farmers’ sake, as well as for consumers and the taxpayer. Impairing it would be costly for government in terms of creating bailout programs for farmers and Canadian consumers would pay likely higher prices for lower quality. We urge you to stand firm in the protection of Canadian supply management.

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Tour du Lac—take two Aiming to raise $80,000 for Wellspring

BY SAMUEL PICCOLO

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The Fonthill Rotary Club is in the midst of planning for its second Tour-du-Lac cycling trip, a July event with riders circling all of Lake Ontario while raising money for Wellspring Niagara’s new Pelham headquarters. Wellspring provides cancer support services, and is responsible for obtaining all of its own funding.

“We started by giving five thousand dollars to Wellspring from what we raised at Mudfest a few years ago,” said ride organizer, Wellspring board member, and Rotarian Frank Adamson. “Then I heard that Larry Boggio of Boggio’s pharmacy was organizing a ride from Toronto to Miami to support Wellspring, and I wanted to get involved.”

Adamson, who was a paramedic for 39 years, owns Kwikfit in Fonthill, and has run seven marathons, was not previously a cyclist. “[Wellspring Niagara executive director] Ann Mantini told me that if I could run marathons, I could probably ride a bike for six hours at a time,” said Adamson.

While the ride to Miami was done in shifts, with groups of cyclists riding for six hours, then taking a van ahead to await their next turn, during last year’s Tourdu-Lac the nine riders completed the whole thing.

“It was over nine hundred kilometres, and it took seven days,” said Adamson. “The hard part was riding the whole thing, but the good part was getting to sleep every night. When we went to Miami we had to try and sleep in the van,

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and then wake up at four in the morning for our next shift.”

This year’s ride, however, will be like the one to Miami.

“Last year we had so many people say that they would like to do it with us, but that it would take too long,” said Adamson. “Luchetta Homes helped us out—and Rob Luchetta rode to Hamilton with us.

He said that if it were a three-day weekend he could do it, but that

he just couldn’t take a whole week off.”

Adamson said that the plan is for the group to stop in Kingston together, where a local Rotary group will host them, and then all of the cyclists will take the ferry over to the United States before starting home on the south side of Lake Ontario.

This year’s ride will run from July 20 to 22, and Adamson is hop-

ing that 24 people will take part to make four groups of six riders.

“We have eighteen signed up right now, so we’d like to have a few more,” he said.

Each rider doing the three-day circuit is tasked with raising a minimum of $3000. Those doing the one-day ride—from somewhere in New York to the finish—will raise $500. All told, Adamson said that the goal this year is $80,000.

“If we don’t get any more cyclists, we’ll make it work. The ones riding will just raise a little bit more,” he said.

The $80,000 is part of Rotary’s aim to contribute a total of $250,000 to Wellspring. The organization’s goal for its new Pelham headquarters is $5 million dollars.

Last year’s ride raised $90,000.

“We want to have $80,000 this year, and $80,000 next year. That would put us at $250,000, plus the $30,000 from the Miami ride,” said Adamson. “Wellspring is such a great organization, and it’s providing a service that no one else offers.”

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“We were supposed to go last year, but we were rained out. We only had the indoor practice,” said Scott Kurland, a teacher who has long coached the school’s golf team.

The partnership was organized by Sawmill’s Jeremy and Carrie Julie, along with a number of volunteers from the club’s membership.

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“She coaches hockey in Pelham, so a lot of the students already knew her—they call her ‘Coach Carrie.’”

Sawmill brought supplies to A.K. Wigg’s gym and did some indoor training in March, and then on June 5 had kids out at the course, which is near Pelham’s northwest border.

“They had three different stations and had the kids cycle through each one—chipping, putting, and hitting on the range,” said Kurland.

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Kurland said that Sawmill’s members hosted a fundraiser to come up with the money needed for supplies for the program, including the clubs that the students used.

“The bus company let the kids bring their own clubs on the bus—kids in Grade 3 liking golf enough to have their own clubs,” he said.

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Allison remarks a cheap shot With the provincial conservatives recently winning the Ontario election, conservatives nationally will say almost anything in order to win back the coveted Prime Minister’s seat in Ottawa.

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Mr. Trudeau’s statements regarding U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum, at the time, were accurate. However, with a volatile and dishonest U.S. president, nothing, as we are learning, is sacred with Mr. Trump.

In my opinion Allison’s remarks are nothing more than a cheap political shot.

He is out of the mainstream thinking of all his colleagues, both nationally and provincially.

As Chrystia Freeland, our Foreign Affairs Minister, has said over and over again, the Federal Liberals have a Plan A, B, C, D, E and F in place, which handle the contingencies Allison raised. It would

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appear that he supported the on-again, off-again tactics of the Republicans in the U.S.A. No one wants to see job losses on either side of the border. Mr. Allison, do you think the Chinese were expecting $50 billion in tariffs from Mr. Trump?

You live in Ontario, where we are losing millions of lost dollars as this province has the lowest corporate tax rate among all the Canadian provinces. Taking the corporate tax rate into consideration, plus the low Canadian dollar, the environment has been created for businesses to invest here and in other parts of Canada.

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GARDEN CLUB continued from Page 1 and Carol Empacher honoured several club members with long-service awards.

One such member presented with a lovely mandevilla plant was Marjorie Grypstra of Fenwick, who joined the club in 1985. Her pride and joy is her perennial garden at her home, which covers a third of an acre. When asked about her favorite flower, she smiled and responded, “anything blue.”

Encouraging youth in agriculture has always been a club priority, and accordingly, ongoing donations are made to E.L. Crossley Secondary School for the school’s horticulture program and student scholarships. An annual plant sale in May is the main fundraiser for the club.

The Pelham Horticultural Society took root in 1928 with 68 members and two branches, one in Fonthill

Above, Marjorie Grypstra with her mandevilla. Left, club members cut the cake.

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and the other in Fenwick.

The branches amalgamated during World War II, and focused efforts on “Victory Garden” vegetables and

seeds to be sent to troops and prisoners-of-war overseas.

By 1967 there were 132 members, who were in-

volved in Centennial projects planting trees and flowers at local parks and schools. By 1970, the society had a membership of almost

200, and commenced its annual Garden Tour in June, which continues to this day.

In February 2016, members voted to adopt “Pelham Garden Club” as the more informal and friendly public name of the society,

while maintaining Pelham Horticultural Society as the official legal name. Current membership is 85, with all residents invited to attend meetings the last Monday each month, at the Fonthill branch of Pelham Library.

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