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Although Earth Day, April 22, coincided with Easter Monday this year, students of Pelham’s five elementary schools still took time to celebrate the planet in the weeks leading up to and following the official date. In fact, for many, the fact that Earth Day did not fall on a school day was a non-issue, as the schools chose to celebrate “Earth Month” rather than limit their eco-friendly celebrations and projects to one day. Throughout April students of all ages participated in a variety of initiatives that were not only aimed at helping the Earth, but also acted as educational experiences for the students. Included were outdoor cleanups, “lights out” hours, litterless lunches, and the planting of gardens. For many of these schools however, even Earth Month is not an isolated celebration, but a culmination of everything they practice throughout the year. Although many of the five elementary schools—A.K. Wigg, Glynn A. Green, St. Ann, St. Alexander, and Wellington Heights—practice similar eco-friendly initiatives daily, each showed their appreciation for the Earth in their own unique way.
St. Alexander students choose paper over plastic
Students at St. Alexander Catholic Elementary School spent the days leading up to Earth Day decorating paper bags to donate to Sobeys. The grocery store, which is just down the road from the school, agreed to use the bags to pack customers’ groceries in on April 22. They were primarily used for those who had not brought their own reusable bags in an effort to cut down on plastic bag usage. Students such as Ava also hoped it would be a good way to remind customers how their shopping impacted the environ-
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for every one we cut down. We should build parks instead of so many houses.” Inside the school, teacher Kristy Clara, who had the idea to decorate the bags, was also working on a board in the front hallway to inform students about proper recycling and eco-friendly alternatives to coffee cups. Pieces of recycling had been fixed to the board under a quote taken from Dr. Seuss’ “The Lorax.” Beside the board, another was decorated with a pyramid of 120 disposable coffee cups, saved by Clara for the occasion, juxtaposed against one reusable mug. Though Clara
NEVER HAD A PAPER route before the autumn of 2018 — I am in my late 60s. I track the inspiration for this action back to the election in October of last year. I had volunteered to help with canvassing the neighbourhoods of Pelham in support of a local candidate. That meant getting out at least three days a week and walking for about 2 – 3 hours each time to knock on doors, leave information in either the hands or doorways of local residents. I found it interesting to walk in a variety of neighbourhoods I had not been in before and to meet people and chat when I found them home. By the end of the campaign period in late October, I had lost a pound or two and improved my stamina and, I am sure, my overall fitness level. Although I don’t mind the winter and do enjoy a brisk walk in cold sunshine, I felt I needed some enticement to pull me out of the warmth of home and away from the call of an intriguing novel
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Selina Scolaro and Eva Hartwick helped clean up the schoolyard at Wellington Heights. KATHRYN HRYCUSKO PHOTO
ment. “We need to help the planet by not using plastic bags because they are bad for the planet,” said Ava,a Senior Kindergartener, showing off her bag which had a drawing of a girl watering a plant on it. The bags were decorated with a variety of illustrations, done by the students and depicting messages about the Earth. Designs ranged from drawings of the Earth and messages of “Happy Earth Day,” to images of animals and facts about recycling. Grade 4 student Ella said that she hoped people could also help the Earth by “planting more trees
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Power to the people, Comrades: It’s May 1, International Workers Day. The date was chosen following the Chicago Haymarket Riot, of 1886, involving protesters lobbying for an 8-hour work day...The arches of the moral universe bend toward justice: We carry a range of letters this week on the topic of ye olde Pelham arches—to resurrect, or not. The engineer Mark Shoalts, a key figure in the original 2012 project, is cautious when it comes to the finances. “As a town we cannot afford to do anything,” he says, “but if service clubs or whomever want to raise the money to build something, I would want it stipulated that they raise all of the money necessary, and they pledge to cover maintenance for a substantial time period.” Shoalts is also not the biggest fan of wood, saying, “My preference, if they were going to be permanent, would be concrete. Think Nathan Phillips Square.” Personally, I do find it a little curious that lost in the laments about a town icon disappearing, some seem to have forgotten that the Comfort Maple is still here, for a couple of centuries and counting now...Turner, Turner, Turner, not Tyler: Putting together our story on Bonnie Turner this week (page 3), I persistently typed “Bonnie Tyler” in headlines and photo captions. The Ruffin’s franchise owner and the husky-voiced Welsh singer (“Total Eclipse of the Heart”) have nothing whatsoever in common, as far as I can tell, and our Bonnie is decades younger. It’s a heartache, nothin’ but a heartache. And now I’m going to go quadruple check that photo caption...Welcome aboard: Finishing Touches Property Maintenance joins the Service Directory (page 15) this week. The Fenwick business is owned by Trevor Milne, and maybe I just have famous performers on the brain lately, but doesn’t “Trevor Milne” sound like a perfect movie star name?...Gracias and thanks: Art Woodruff brought in an interesting Mexican newspaper, and Carson and Shirley Crowe dropped of a box of vintage Pelham Heralds recently—much appreciated...Keep the Faith: We’ve not forgotten you, Rob!...Coming this week: The Short Hills Farm & Flea Trunk Sale, Saturday from 8 AM at Fire Station #3, North Pelham (see their Classified). Fonthill United Church (page 13) is holding their Giant Flea Market, Friday and Saturday, also from 8 AM. And this Thursday, the Pelham Farmers Market (page 13) makes its seasonal debut… Earth Day is now Earth Everyday: As Kathryn Hrycusko (pronounced “Roosh-koh,” by the way) reports this week, Pelham’s public schools are heavily invested in green activities, and not just on a single day. The first Earth Day, in 1970, found yours truly in Grade 5. It coincided with the creation of, and was the front page story in, my first “newspaper,” a mimeographed effort that carried the important news that someone in town had moles on her arm in a Big Dipper pattern. And if you don’t know what a mimeograph is, just remember that youth is fleeting. Enjoy it now!
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The imminent removal of Fenwick’s last traditional automatic teller machine (ATM) has been more than a year in the making, but that doesn’t mean things are any easier for residents who use it. “It’s just another thing,” said longtime resident Phillis Clark. “First they take away our post office, now this.” The old Fenwick post office closed several years ago, with Canada Post instead opening a kiosk inside the adjacent Avondale store. RBC, which closed its physical bank branch on Canboro Road at Maple Street last year, told residents at the time that the ATM would likely only remain temporarily before the building was redeveloped. Yet the banking giant also said the machine has seen reduced usage since the branch itself closed. “Due to declining ATM traffic in Fenwick, I can confirm we’re removing the ATM located on Canboro Road,” Heather Colquhoun, Senior Manager of Regional Communications at RBC told the Voice. “The next closest ATM will be located in Fonthill. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and we remain commit-
ted to working with all our clients to ensure they have banking solutions that work for them.” Over the weekend, a message on the machine’s screen said that its plug would be pulled on May 3. The drive to the Fonthill branch at Highway 20 and Station Street isn’t appealing to Clark, who cited busy traffic on 20. “Our only other [Fenwick ATM] option now is the one that charges $2.50,” she said. This is a private machine located inside the same Avondale on Canboro that houses the Canada Post outlet. Because it’s not a bankowned ATM, usage fees are higher —in this case $2.50 per transaction. Some private operators charge up to $5 for transactions. When RBC announced the closure of the branch in December 2017, an executive with the bank told the Voice that, “technology is changing people’s banking habits.” Ward 1 Councillor Mike Ciolfi said he was disappointed. “I do think that it is important that we at least have a bank machine in Fenwick,” he said, “especially for the seniors and migrant workers that can not drive
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S BONNIE TURNER walked into Ruffin’s Pet Centre in Fonthill she was greeted by chirping birds and an excitable rabbit that jumped to see her. Turner, who is the new owner of the store, stopped to pet the rabbit— informally named “BunBun”—a visit she says she makes every morning when she gets to work. Though Turner is new to the Fonthill location, she is not new to the Ruffin’s chain, as she has owned the Ruffin’s Pet Nutrition Centre on Hartzel Road in St. Catharines for six years now. Nor is she new to the realm of pet supplies, animals, and their care. For most of her life Turner has worked in the pet industry, in the capacity of groomer, retailer, and merchandiser. Beyond the workplace, she has also always been a pet lover. Growing up in St. Catharines she had dogs, birds, an iguana, and a turtle or two. Ever since she was a young
child, Turner had been captivated by the idea of going into retail. “When I was little I always wanted to have my own pet store. I just thought that was so cool when people owned pet stores,” said Turner. “I just thought, wow, to be able to have all these animals and take care of them everyday. I think that's so neat.” Turner started working in pet stores as a dog groomer at the age of 15 as part of a high school placement, and continued to work as such throughout university. “I love the art of [grooming] and I love helping animals.” She recalled one time when a customer who was moving away went out of her way to thank her. “She said she just loved the way I groomed her dog so much. She and her daughter had made a little ornament with her dog on it for me and a thank you card and everything, just to say thank you for providing that extra
Bonnie Turner and her pal Bun-Bun (who's looking for a family of her own), at Ruffins Pet Centre, Fonthill. service.” It hasn’t always been smooth sailing however, and Turner says she has certainly learned from mistakes that she and her coworkers made. One story in particular about two apricot poodles with the same name still stands out, despite happening many years ago. “One [dog] was old, and
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COMMENTARY / OP-ED Larry Coté Polluting to our peril
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OME SCIENTISTS are predicting a sooner-t h a n-e x p e c te d potential catastrophe that could beset us due to our collective mismanagement of the environment. Put more bluntly, we may soon suffer the consequences for our devil-maycare attitude and relentless kicking the poop out of what should be our cherished Earth. It is easy for us to point an accusatory finger at large industries that pollute the air, water and soil, while at the same time turn a blind eye as to how each of us continuously contributes in many ways to the pollution problem. As individuals, that has been our modus operandi for many years. While we hooted and hollered about those big bad corporate entities, we ignored the fact that we were part of the problem and not advocating for the solution. As Pogo wisely observed, “We have seen the enemy and he is us.” The truth hurts! For a simple example, when driving from Niagara to The Big Smoke (pun intended) on the QEW we observe stretches where
stopped-up vehicles are lined up as far as the eye can see. To our immediate left the HOV lane remains relatively empty of vehicles. Each of those solely occupied vehicles sits idly spewing noxious gases into the atmosphere. If you are the one in a million who has not participated in that scenario, or others like it, congratulations. You are a breath of fresh air. You deserve a medal, or perhaps more appropriately, a gas mask. In recent years there has been an alarming increase in the number health issues suspiciously associated with the decline in the quality of our air, water and soil. Heart, lung and cancer diagnoses are on the increase in spite of the hundreds of millions of dollars being spent on researching the causes, treatments and cures for these health concerns. Some governments around the globe have instituted legislation that, to a degree, regulates the amount of pollutants that industry can release into the environment. That’s the good news. However, in addition, the 7.6 billion
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Letters Grateful for caring teacher Regarding the departure of Mr. Gains [Hanging up his baton, April 24, p. 3], Crossley will be losing a legend. He was one of many teachers I had at Crossley who cared more about me as a person than just another grade. Once, when I couldn’t get through a piece in a guitar test, I started to tear-up out of frustration, because I knew I could play it but had crippling stage fright—Mr Gains stopped me and said in the grand scheme of things it didn’t matter if I could play the Star Spangled Banner or not, and one notso-perfect grade was okay. I was putting a lot of pressure on myself to have a high grade point average, and I’ll
never forget what it meant to me to have him stop and care enough to give me some perspective. He told me that I was more than just that one failure and one test. I think he gave me a B on it anyway (which was a stretch, trust me) and some pointers on how I could do better the next time. Enjoy a much deserved retirement! And thank you for being one of the best teachers I ever had. Mr. Gains (along with Mrs. Barber and Mrs. Wilkinson) were a huge part of why I am a teacher today. Tabitha Curfman Via Facebook
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OPINION The case for pushing ahead with arches reconstruction This letter is in response to yet another missive by Curt Harley, which was published in last week’s edition of the Voice. I have reached out to him through the publisher of the paper, but he has not responded to my invite. This is what I would have discussed with him. Mark Twain wrote, “Any fool can condemn, criticize and complain and most fools do.” Councillor John Wink, speaking after our presentation to council last week, stated that, “It’s amazing how the few people who are against the arches are the most vocal.” Fifty-five per cent in the Voice’s poll voted in favour of their return, and 36% indicated they would donate towards them. The Mayor received support from 55.67% of the population in his election bid. We don’t need any more surveys! I agree. Both of Mark Twain’s statements apply to Curt Harley, who is quick to criticize the work of dedicated community volunteers, who strive to see an improved, more livable and vibrant community. He is fomenting dissension and ill- will, because this is what he does. His so-called “special interest” groups happen to be representatives from a council-appointed committee—the Pelham Summerfest Committee—who have a mandate to provide advice and recommendations to
council, and a very credible service club—The Rotary Club of Fonthill, a group of dedicated volunteers and local business people, which has, for the past 30
We were meeting in the Kinsmen Room, and walked past the Rotary Kids Reading House years, worked tirelessly to improve the fabric and essence of Pelham. We came before council to offer a gift of over $100,000 to pay for permanent arches to be erected at Town Square. Fundraising, design, engineering, tendering and maintenance, all provided as part of this offer, and what will be hundreds of hours of our volunteer fundraising time to bring this project to fruition. Instead of thanking us for this generous gift to the Town, and based on musings by the Mayor, who claims not to have strong feelings one way or the other, council voted to amend the prepared motion. They voted to open up calls for proposals for alternative ideas (to be fully funded by
any interested proponent)/ This will significantly delay planning for the final design, and more importantly the necessary fundraising initiative. How will the Town advertise calls for an alternate proposal or design, and how much time will they allow for interested parties to come forth? Who and how will you gauge its acceptability to the public? Do we have to resubmit our proposal? Last Wednesday, as a representative of my Rotary Club, I met with the leadership of the town’s other Service Clubs—the Fabulous Fenwick Lions, the Fonthill Lions, the Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs of Fonthill and District— for input on our proposal to resurrect the arches with our dollars and fundraising. In light of the Mayor’s desire to seek alternate community proposals, I asked which, if any, of these clubs would be willing to submit an alternate proposal to be totally funded by them. They overwhelmingly rejected the Mayor’s request. They also support our initiative to rebuild, as many of them volunteer their time under the arches in the heat of the summer, selling beer and wine to the public. They also were dismayed and upset with Mr. Harley’s suggestion that we redirect our monies to the
operation of the community centre. For Mr. Harley’s edification, we were meeting in the Kinsmen Room at the MCC and walked past the Rotary Kid’s Reading House to take the Fonthill Lion’s Club elevator to the second floor! Collectively, the Lion’s Club of Fonthill, the Kinsmen Club, and the Rotary Club and its members have donated over $200,000 to this building. How much has Mr. Harley donated, or how much productive time has he expended in constructive initiatives for the betterment of our town? The Town is presently seeking volunteers to sit on an MCC Hospitality Committee to help to generate more dollars for the operation of this centre. I would challenge Mr. Harley to apply. Over the past six-anda-half years, nobody said that the arches should be removed, until they became unstable and council ordered their removal. We are not proposing a new, radical, unsustainable project. We are not bulls in a china shop. We are just asking Town Council to allow us to replace an iconic structure, which has graced this site for over six years. The arches have had a high profile, receiving a Niagara Community Design Award, and they have been prominently featured in photos from events in
town, especially the annual Summerfest celebration, Christmas in Pelham, Rotary World Polio Day lighting, and the most recent Community Guide. They more
I find the response and amended motion by council to be very disappointing and insulting importantly serve a functional purpose, serving as cover and providing shade to the volunteer service club bartenders. I find the response and amended motion by council to be very disappointing and insulting, as both a councilappointed member of the Summerfest Committee, as Citizen of the Year, and as a Rotarian. Bill Gibson has served for over five years on numerous Town committees, is the past Chair of the Community Centre Oversight Committee, Member of the Active Transportation Committee, Chair of the Summerfest Committee, and a person who offers professional services to the Town pro-bono. Bill Gibson
and I represent dedicated volunteers who do extraordinary work to better our community. We expend talent, time and treasure to accomplish this. Add to this the good work of the Lions, Kinsmen, Royal Canadian Legion, and other service groups and organizations, which make Pelham what it is. As for those who say that the arches are unnecessary, as stated by Carol Gresham, in her poignant and passionate presentation to council, the same could be said about other famous landmarks, such as the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the CN Tower in Toronto, or the Statue of Liberty, which defines New York. Notre Dame Cathedral will be rebuilt through donations and so should the arches. We earnestly hope that council will embrace the resurrection of the arches and accept this gift from the Pelham Summerfest Committee, the Public Art Advisory Committee, and the Rotary Club of Fonthill, in the spirit it was intended and not entertain proposals for an alternate design or project. If you agree, please let the Mayor and your councillors know. Their email address and phone numbers are listed in this paper on page 4. Frank Adamson Fonthill
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Arch reactions After reading my letter in last week’s paper [“Duped diligence?” April 24, p. 5], I've had some folks comment and add to the discussion that I felt I should share. There is a concern that the Summerfest group may be pushing too hard. This group of individuals has done an amazing job on this event and as many such events grow, so does their appetites for biggermust-be-better, costs and liabilities add up, and volunteer passion morphs into ownership and rule. We've seen many—a majority in fact—similar community festivals grow until they implode. Simple, down-home approaches seem to be the ones that come through as most enjoyed by all. Comments that came my way: • Here we are again with good-hearted citizens passionate and rushing things without the proper due diligence that will impact many who don't favour the initiative. • The land which any gateway structure (permanent or temporary) will sit on is Town land / public asset. • The residents / taxpay-
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The arches. ers of Pelham will be liable for any costs, accidents or injuries. • One person suggested to me that Councillor Wink could be conceived as having a pecuniary I interest since he has long been a lead organizer of the Summerfest starting out as a private citizen. Now being an elected official he has the power to allocate funds to his once pet project. • There is a major clarification that needs to be made. Since the Summerfest is a Town event, and the committee members are appointed by the Town, any funds they solicit technically are Town funds. If that is correct, then only
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council can approve the solicitation and disbursement of those funds. A further point: any monies raised, any structure built, becomes a public asset. I have worked on many large building projects and built many scale models which sit in dark basements. The model was one of several and not always the one that was built. Reading the recent Voice it appears that the committee is trying to push this along using their political connection and their self-interest vision. Mr. Adamson wants an arch and nothing but an arch. An arch, as I previously described, as not
having any relevance to our small rural village. Mr Adamson and group isn't listening to three main points brought about by the majority of residents: • Residents agree on the idea of having a stylish gateway that has historical significance and an association with the town’s history. • Residents do not want to pay for any gateway, and if one is built, they don't want a liability or maintenance cost. • Residents want full disclosure, transparency and due diligence in determining the need, the location, ownership and the design. To hear a Summerfest Committee member simply brush off the need for due diligence and ignore other residents’ views is a very short- sighted approach. This small-group mentality is what caused the mess of the last eight years of rule. We see the committee echo bold comments like, "Those opposing are just a handful, or a small majority.” Hello? In democracy, a majority win is a win. I recall statements of a similar nature being boldly made by the last council, that their way was the right way and the majority knew it and would reelect them. How did that turn out, Mr. Adamson ? Currently after hearing considerable opinions on the issue, learning the former structure was left to fall down, finding out the committee was about to spend money on a fix that would leave the dangerous arches as a safety liability— and now they have a non-designer and an engineer of what specialty in this area of structures— there appears to be a lack of due diligence and only passion driving this trainwreck again. Council has a responsibility to keep this train on the tracks. If it is the will of council, after careful consideration, to commission a new gateway feature somewhere, then strike a new committee of clearthinking residents with no direct influence from any other group. Open design competition and issue an RFP after a clear undertaking is made by the Town and groups within the community. Something more than a place to sell beer and making shade is hardly a compelling Town gateway statement. We can say much more and make a bolder statement on what we are about. The early attempt served its temporary purpose. Now is the time for a professional approach that all residents can be proud of. Time for slowing things down, clear thinking, due dilligence and freed of special interest. Council, please lead with Councilor Wink abstaining. Curt Harley Fonthill
At the Pelham Town Council meeting held on April 15, a proposal was presented by the Rotary Club of Fonthill and the Pelham Summerfest Committee to replace the arches at no cost to the Town of Pelham. Rather than approving the proposal, council opted to vote on an amended resolution to receive the proposal for information and to reach out to the community to determine if there are other self-funded ideas or designs to take the place of the arches. On April 17, I sent an email to the Mayor and Ward 2 councillors informing them of my support for the proposal. I received prompt responses from all three and was assured by the Mayor that the delay caused by consultations should not inhibit the project. Hopefully a conclusion can be reached in time to fundraise at Summerfest and to plan for a larger fundraising event this year. My understanding is that no other Pelham service clubs are interested in presenting alternative proposals. In fact, they have expressed their support for the proposal presented by the Rotary Club of Fonthill and the Summerfest Committee. I would encourage Pelham citizens in support of the project to reach out to the Mayor and your members of Council. So often it is the dissenting minority that is the most vocal. Dave Schulz Fonthill
Perplexed and frustrated Last Monday I attended the Town council meeting regarding the arches and I went away totally perplexed and actually frustrated. In their presentation regarding their Fundraising Initiative to Rebuild the arches, Frank Adamson and Bill Gibson (Rotary and Summerfest Committee) informed everyone at the council meeting the wonderful news that the arches would be able to be rebuilt and not one cent of taxpayer money would be used to do this! All they needed was council's permission to go forward. In their presentation, they informed all of us present that they had: already engaged engineers and the Town's engineering department with their new, safe and improved arches, that would last 20 years; already sourced the materials and put together a total cost analysis of the project, which was coming in at around $110,000 to $115,000, all of which (or more if need be) would be fundraised by their committees, as well as take care of any maintenance that was required over the forthcoming years. So basically the Town would not have to spend a penny now or going into the future on these arches. Rotary and the Summerfest Committee said that they would voluntarily, willingly and generously take it off the Town's “to do” list, as well as the Town's “what should we do about this” list. All council had to say was, "Thank you, gentlemen. Most of the town has voiced that they are in favour of the arches being resurrected, but not at the expense of the taxpayers. With your excellent presentation on their sound structure and assurance that the taxpayer's money will not be used, I feel we can put this to a vote and get this off our plate.” So how did the good Mayor respond to this news? Well, not as I naively expected.
There was no big, "Thank you for your tremendous effort and this wonderful news!” He responded by telling us that he was actually wishy-washy about the arches (what?) and that maybe somebody else might like something else and some people don't want them at all (which is to be expected, because they are always some loud, vocal naysayers).
They are passionate about our town and community and are willing to do what it takes Councillors Wink and Ciolfi tried to keep the presentation from being derailed by speaking up, stating that any negative feedback they had received had been financially directed. With this news they were very happy to hear the report that no money would be required from the Town. None. This seemed to be for them a go-aheadwith- a-vote kind of next move. That was not to happen. So Mayor Junkin proceeded to essentially ignore all of the "good news for Pelham," and focused only on the few apparently negative people from the community, going so far as to suggest the Town should allow anyone with an idea to come forward. Someone might have seen something on their travels and thought it looked nice. What? Now let's face it...that effort takes time and commitment. As far as I know, Adamson and Gibson and Rotary and Summerfest members in general are See PERPLEXED next page
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Arches, maybe, but not on Town Square It appears there are groups willing to donate both money and time to recreate the arches. Perhaps the arches were the gatekeepers of sentimental value. Often referred to as Summerfest arches or the Fonthill arches, they identified the location of the municipal building. Whatever the reason, such a rebuild needs thoughtful consideration. The cost of building weather-resistant arches requires many
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continued from previous page volunteers. They are not collecting a salary for their effort. They are passionate about our town and community and willing to do what it takes to bring the arches back. And they have been working on this for a while, as evidenced by their well- presented proposal. Any questions that were asked of them at the meeting were professionally and satisfactorily answered. So does this mean that suddenly even if someone could come up with a new design in the timeframe proposed (four to six weeks) with the assurance that all costs would be covered through fundraising, the Mayor is saying he wouldn't mind unnecessarily spending lots of taxpayer money to put this new image on all our paperwork to promote Pelham's new image, because this would have to be done. Right? This could cost a fortune.
too small, as evidenced by staff moving into the community centre. "Location, Location, Location”— we know this to be an important decision. For the arches to be appreciated / recognized by all Pelham residents and our many visitors, the arches should be built as a landmark of architectural value on a main street. Louise Morgan Fonthill
fits the space. It's inclusive. It's accessible. The lights are nice. As far as I see it, if someone had an alternative idea that they were passionate about they would have made a point of knowing what was going on with Town Council and the arches, and would have been on the agenda in a position to present at this meeting. They would have made sure of it. Carol Gresham is someone who, although relatively new to Fonthill, feels really passionately that the arches need to be rebuilt, so she came forward and made her presentation addressing the fact that there were most likely people who did not want the CN Tower or the Eiffel Tower built, but the town's leaders realized the intrinsic value to their respective cities and built them knowing it represented the wishes of the majority. Why are we delaying? What more does council need to hear?
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I really don't understand why a few negative people should get the attention of the Mayor when the main objection of most people was the spending of taxpayer money to get the arches back up. The Mayor and council and all of us at the meeting were told that was no longer an issue. The arches to me, as I've stated before, are not only a structure providing an inclusive place where we as a community can gather, but I feel that they are of economic importance because they attract people from all over Niagara to come to Fonthill for many reasons, not only to celebrate Summerfest and our music in the bandshell. Furthermore, during this time of big-box mania and declining downtowns, I feel that it is incumbent upon our council to continue to build a thriving and attractive downtown in order to support the economy of our town and its residents. People come to Fonthill, Fenwick and Rid-
Please don’t. Every visitor I have entertained has asked, “What’s with the arches?” Now it’s “Wow, someone finally realized how bad they looked!” C.A. Hinton Ridgeville
geville from St. Catharines and Welland, or wherever, during any week of the year to do a day- trip —to golf, hike, cycle, to shop the antique, retail and clothing stores, to visit the maple syrup farms during spring, to drive our beautiful rolling hills and look at the beautiful homes and farms that grace our countryside. The arches add to our ability to attract people from other areas of Niagara, and just as Niagara-on-the-Lake's downtown beckons people to visit and enjoy and support its local economy, our arches have come to do the same thing. Much money is spent out of Niagara-on-the-Lake' budget to keep its downtown looking beautiful. Our rebuilt arches will look beautiful standing there on their own, and they will not cost us a penny and their maintenance will be taken care of. They have become our identity. Our landmark. Our distinguishing feature.
People come to stroll our downtown and walk under our lighted arches; to lunch at our downtown outdoor restaurant patios; to shop at our Farmer's Market; to take in Summerfest— its music, its camaraderie, its casualness; to the Christmas Market to purchase from our local talented artisans; or to just enjoy an evening listening to the music at the Bandshell and feasting at our Supper Market. So I'm reaching out to all of the people in Fonthill and Pelham and elsewhere who are thrilled to know that we can have cur arches back without any cost to us to please just do this—send the Mayor this message: "Give Rotary and the Summerfest Committee the permission they are seeking to get on with their plans to rebuild our arches without further delay. Mayor Marv Junkin’s email address mjunkin@ pelham.ca Annette Steele Fonthill
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thousands of dollars, perhaps even $100,000. Without financial input from Pelham coffers, cost is only one significant factor. Where to build them is equally important. Pelham Summerfest will likely have to move locations due to increasing population of attendees. Pelham's population is growing with all the new housing, condos and retirement homes imminent. The municipal building is already
Come on...where would that money come from? Let me guess...the taxpayers. [Editor’s note: The arches do not form part of the Town’s official branding, and are absent from vehicles, stationery, advertising, and signage.] On the other hand, the rebuilt arches will have the same look and footprint of the old, and the beautiful lights we have already used in the past can be used again. I don't think the Mayor has thought this proposal through and it should be nixed sooner than later because it could start getting expensive and unnecessarily delay the fundraising initiative and the rebuilding of our arches. Timing is important. Furthermore and very importantly, the people of Fonthill and Pelham— and Niagara for that matter— already like the look of our arches (we received a Niagara community design award for them). The design is already in place. It
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HIL M ICK ELSON messes around with the clubs in his bag on a regular basis. One of the configurations he has used is to put five wedges in his bag. Why in the world would you need five wedges? I have written about set makeup in the past and how important it is to carry the clubs that you have the ability to use and will help you to get the ball closer to the hole. Many people get stuck in their thinking when it comes to the short game and continue to use the clubs they have always used to chip with whether they are working particularly well or not. Chipping is the achilles heal of many a player and a lot of that trouble is caused by bad technique, but some of it is also caused by trying to use the wrong club. Except for those little chipping irons, no club in the bag is designated specifically for chipping. You can use any one you like. (With so many people carrying hybrids nowadays I don't recommend buying chipping irons anymore. The hybrids work just as well and are much more versatile). That being said, it surprises me how many people don't realize sand wedges and lob wedges can also be used with a normal full
swing. What you want to do to improve your short game is to first find out how far you hit all your wedges with a full swing. Let's say the most lofted wedge you have goes 60 yards when well struck with a full swing. Now you need to figure out what to do with all the yardages you are going to be faced with inside of 60. What do you do if you are 35 yards away and are in the fairway with nothing between you and the flag? In the fairway and a sand trap, or other impediment between you and the flag? Ten yards from the green in the deep rough, and the flag is very close to the edge of the green? There are all kinds of techniques to hit various shots to help you cover these distances but if you don't have the time or inclination to learn them you can just use your chipping stroke and substitute clubs with all kinds of different lofts. It does take some practice time to learn to trust which club gives you which result but it is well worth the effort. Golfers spend very little time practicing short shots. For every 100 people who wander through the range, I would say 5-10 spend any time hitting shots less than 50 yards(on purpose). They all say they came to the
driving range to practice so they can hit better shots and shoot better scores but you
If you think technique is a bigger issue for you than which clubs you are using, try this are losing way more strokes from 50 yards and in than your are with your driver, and yet the average range attendee will hit the majority of their shots with that exact club. I've told this story before but it's worth re-telling. I grew up playing golf in my backyard. I imagine if my father had wanted he could have gotten me a membership at St. Catharines Golf Club, where he worked, but he never offered and I never asked, so I made do with my membership to the Wilcox/Piccolo Golf and Cutting Club. (In order to play at this club you first had to cut the grass.) You could play it as a 12-holer if you were deter-
mined. One kidney beanshaped green with four holes cut into it, which we hit to from three different locations. The Wilcox back door (my favourite because his sister was sometimes sunbathing over there); the far end of the Wilcox yard, which was a blind shot over the wood pile; and from the far end of our yard, which was tricky because we aimed back at our house (never a single broken window). No shot was more than 50 yards but my buddy Chris and I spent thousands of hours out there and it instilled in me an uncanny ability to manufacture golf shots. (My neighbor Chris's short game can be very good as well.) I actually didn't know I was particularly good at this until the first year I went out to work at The Banff Springs Golf Club. As I started to play with my newfound friends they marveled at my short game. I was crowned the “chippin’ magician.” If you think technique is a bigger issue for you than which clubs you are using, try this. Set up just like you would for a putt. Ball in centre or just behind the centre of your stance. Now tilt your hands and weight towards the target. Basically just lean onto the leg closest to the hole. At this point use your putting stroke. If you have a good, hands quiet, pendulum-like putting stroke this will work wonders in your short game. If you want an example of this on the PGA Tour watch Jason Day. He hits all of his short shots with this technique. Test out different clubs in different situations and now you are cooking with gas. Truth for sure! I remember being on the practice green at the Cana-
dian Open a few years back and watching former US Open champion Steve Jones hit shot after shot with his lob wedge from very thick grass on the side of a slope. He was doing very well. We were chatting a bit (nice fellow) and I asked him how often on any given day he would spend hitting different kinds of pitch and chip shots. About two hours on non-tournament days was his reply. Catching my drift? It's fine to know the technique necessary to become a good short game player but you still need to put in the time. Not only that, in order to really excel you need to experiment with everything you have, and if you don't have at least three wedges get some more. I'm not Mickelson’s biggest fan but he has great imagination, great execution, and knows exactly what his wedges are capable of doing. He too grew up with a short game facility in his back yard and spent thousands of hours honing his skills. The similarities in our childhoods end there but the lesson from the both of us is the same. Embrace the short game. For those of you who don't hit the ball particularly far or well it is the great equalizer in this game. For those of you who do hit it long you are wasting your length if it takes you one to go 300 yards and four or five or more to go the last 40. ♦ John Piccolo is a golf instructor and runs Piccolo's Custom Golf Shop at Eagle Valley Golf Club in Niagara Falls. Email your questions or comments to picgolf@vaxxine.com
We are residents of Lookout. We have been waiting years for a park to be built across the street from us. Promises from the Town and promises from the builders that we would have a big, beautiful park right out our front door. Having park committee meetings and learning that the Town has spent $1.5 million dollars that was allocated to the park is infuriating. That money was given by Mountainview for our growing families. Almost three years later we still have to drive to a park in Thorold. Our girls are so happy and carefree and it maddening that we are going to have none of this. We were promised at the last council meeting to have some “greenery and logs,” as there was no money to make a great park. We pay the highest taxes in all of Fonthill, and to make a small park with no activities for children is a disservice to Pelham! All the parks in Pelham are beautiful and they are cutting corners on our park because they spent the money on other things. Lori Walker Fonthill Editor’s note: Pelham’s Director of Planning and Development, Barb Wiens, emphatically denies that any such payment was made by Mountainview. Reached for comment last week, Wiens said that she was mystified by the $1.5 million dollar assertion made at a recent public meeting by Jon Whyte, a former Mountainview Homes employee, who now works for Niagara Region. Neither See PHANTOM next page
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I have been reading with interest the articles and comments about the agricultural designation on greenhouses and the seemingly previous unobstructed use of such for cannabis growing. In all reality greenhouses should never have been allowed to be erected on prime agricultural land as, for the most part, they don’t actively use the land on which they sit and cover for the growing of the crop, and in some instances a large portion of the soil is covered with concrete to keep unwanted bugs and moisture from entering and to make movement of people and equipment easier. These structures should have always been on marginal land, land that isn’t able to sustain the growing of crops, to keep the agriculturally sustainable land for the growing of food. Once the best land for growing food is covered with greenhouses it isn’t that it can’t be brought back but it is extremely expensive to do and NOT affordable for most current farmers or those who would like to get into the profession. I chuckle when I read the comparison between cannabis growing greenhouses and animal barns. Animal barns have, for a long time, been restricted as to their locations and proximity to the farmer’s own home as well as its neighbours, and it has been my experience— others might have different
ones—but the animal barn, whether it be chicken, pig or cow, only stinks while being cleaned and the manure spread on fields. Once the manure has settled it no longer stinks unless disturbed again. Horses are in this category too, but I am not familiar with any other than those kept as pets, and again when the barn is being cleaned it stinks but subsides once it isn’t disturbed. Cannabis on the other hand seems to be able to emit its pungent stench. I am not a fan of the powerful skunk smell and envy those who either don’t smell it or think its smell is appealing. This smell seems to be in the air at all times, as I would assume that in the greenhouse the plants are at different stages of maturity, and doesn't ever go away, but does change in severity with the change in the wind. I have also read the comments that every household can now legally grow four cannabis plants for personal use and that the odour will be everywhere and there will be no escaping it. Unfortunately, this will be true and if the smell of four plants is overpowering the thought of large fields of cannabis growing outdoors is appalling, imagine acres upon acres of it. I don’t understand how cannabis can commercially be grown outside if the current greenhouses are required to have tall wired fences and security guards
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You can’t take a greenhouse that had been used for the growing of vegetable and bedding plants, a crop that didn't emit an odour, and had a minimal impact on its neighbours, and now with minimal adaptation change it to one that is a nuisance to its neighbours, 24 hours a day seven days a week, and say, well, I guess we could have been better corporate citizens, but continue to operate as they have been. One comment mentioned the essential oils that would be used to mask the smell and this had been done at one location—don’t know if they still are, but it didn't eliminate the stench and a lemon scented skunk still stinks. Comments that I have read also concern themselves with the jobs and the boost to the local economy that these massive behemoths provide. I haven’t heard, other than from one operation, how many jobs have been created, how many of these employees are from the immediate area, how many from
the surrounding areas and what kind of a turnover in employees they have. If the number of locals employed in this agricultural endeavor mimic those employed in other agricultural jobs locally we should be seeing a vast increase in offshore help being brought in to do the work, both employment opportunities have the same minimum wage to pay. Have any businesses in the communities affected by these large companies experienced an increase in sales—perhaps the one located next door to the greenhouse on Balfour? At least with offshore help and the rules surrounding their employment you see buses lined up in local parking lots with customers with money to purchase at the local stores. I hope that I’m wrong and that locals will be employed and buy local homes and shop local to give the affected communities the financial boost that they all can do with. Sidney Beamer Ridgeville
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surrounding them—how will large fields be secured and who is going to pay for the extra cost to the taxpayers if the police have to investigate an increase in theft at these fields? The illegal use of this product hasn't stopped, and like the illegal sale of cigarettes probably never will. Hopefully this can be stopped. It seems that in the rush to legalize the recreational use of cannabis, upper levels of government dropped the ball and left too many large gaps in their plans and too little information as to where to look for help in understanding this plant. Who has the authority to enforce what regulations so that these large companies take the concerns of the public to heart, and in turn be good corporate citizens of the community. This accountability seems to be absent. When talking to people about these businesses, one quite often hears the story about someone they know who has been helped by the use of medicinal cannabis, so they are in favour of allowing these businesses to take hold, but I am under the belief that ALL cannabis starts out as recreational and only becomes medicinal during the processing period. I could be mistaken. If you need a license from Health Canada to grow a defined amount of medicinal cannabis, who decides who can grow for the recreational market and how much?
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Whyte, nor the individual now working in his position at Mountainview, has responded to Voice requests for comment. Developers are required to set aside land, or make cash payments, for parks. While land obviously can’t be moved, cash payments from developers may be allocated by a municipality to any of its parks—not just those in a new development. Even with this caveat, Wiens says that the cash component from all the developers in the affected section of Lookout— Mountainview was not the only construction company building homes in the subdivision—came to no more than $750,000. Wiens said that Whyte’s comment “obviously did rile the crowd up...the first thing is, we didn't receive that type of money, but the money that we did receive for park purposes is to develop parks. And so whether we're putting in a new soccer field, putting in lighting for soccer fields or baseball diamonds, or seeding, or whatever, and developing parks, we certainly will use the money to develop parks. That's what it's for.” Wiens said that she and Whyte enjoyed a cordial working relationship for several years, and couldn’t think of any rationale that would explain his statement. The Voice continues to welcome Whyte’s response to our request for comment.
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MINOR Farmers and homeowners turn out for grand opening
I Staffers Gary Cartlidge, Melissa Beckett, Shaun Stephenson and Brian Fader. BOB LOBLAW PHOTO
BEFORE EPOXY AND AFTER Left, in January, preparations were underway to finish the main showroom floor. Right, the retail result. BOB LOBLAW PHOTO ILLUSTRATION
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T DI DN’T TA K E L ONG —B Y 9:30 Saturday morning, all 100-plus parking spaces were taken. Despite temperatures closer to March than May, by the end of the day an estimated 5,000 curious visitors had shown up to inspect the new Minor Brothers Country Living store on Highway 20 at Cataract Road. Located in Thorold, a few hundred metres east of Pelham’s border, the store nonetheless carries the Fonthill name. Both Mayor Marvin Junkin and Thorold Mayor Terry Ugulini assisted in ribbon-cutting honours. “Kawartha Dairy said it was their biggest grand opening ever,” said Brian Fader, the company’s Manager of Retail Operations, referring to the free ice cream samples on offer just inside the front door. With 12,000 sq. ft. of retail space, and a further 5,000 sq. ft. of storage and operations, the store is the seventh in the company’s chain, which was founded as a Dunnville feed mill in 1964. Two previous Pelham locations were closed—one last year, one last Thursday— to consolidate in the new facility, which has a staff of seven. When the Voice visited late Saturday morning, the store was packed with a veritable cross-section of humanity—and a few canines. The store carries a range of pet foods, and dogs are welcome to wander the aisles, presumably in the company of their guardians.
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Above, from left, Evan Springer, Wayne Creighton, and Jeremy Berman are set to load your trunk or trailer. Below, Tyra, the 15-month-old English Mastiff, with owners Tiffanie and Dave Vanvliet of Wainfleet, wants to know where the kibble and tasty bones are, please. BOB LOBLAW PHOTOS
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A Little Book About Us
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UR CHILDHOOD DEFINES OUR personalit y. It shapes who we become. When Vilma Moretti had grandchildren, she realized that her childhood and theirs were worlds apart. They had absolutely no idea what life was like for Vilma when she was their age. Theirs was a world of computers, iPods, cellphones, texting, Instagram, and YouTube. Vilma thought that when they were grown they might be interested to know what it was like for other generations to grow up. She started collecting recollections—her own, and those of some of the many people she met every day while running Keith’s Restaurant, her family’s business at the intersection of Pelham Street and Highway 20, in Fonthill. The result was, “A Little Book About Us,” published in 2009, from which this series is excerpted. Keith’s is gone, but the stories remain.
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very good food. After what seemed to be a very long time the soldiers left. Later, at night, my father dug out a hole in the wall where he had stored some food and we had something to eat. That was the only time the soldiers were mean too us. They were in the same situation as we were—cold, hungry, afraid, and I think what made it worse for them is that they missed their families. I’ll never forget the day that my mother cried and cried all day and she didn’t stop for many days after. My brother Amedeo and his friends were playing near the soldiers’ encampment. The boys really liked the big trucks. One truck that was full of explosives blew up and threw Amedeo really far. He was badly hurt and then infection set into his wounds. There was no medicine for that in those days, and he died. My mother was never the same. She always seemed so sad. I was so happy the day I started school. We all walked together and I really liked learning to read and having a slate to write on. When I finished Grade 2, my father said that I had enough school and it was time for me to help on the farm. I got the yoke of oxen and it was my job to plough and then harrow the fields. The oxen were slow and very gentle
and I liked being outside. Since I had only one brother left, my sister Derna and I helped in the fields. My two older sisters helped my mother in the house. They learned to cook, clean, wash the clothes, feed the chickens and collect the eggs and milk the cow. I didn’t have to do very much of that until I got older because after I worked in the fields all day, I came in the house, had some food and went to bed. I was very tired. For food we had lots of rice, polenta, gnocchi, cheese, eggs, and sometimes some mortadella di San Danielle, salami and sopressata. We grew all our vegetables in the garden and we would also comb the mountainside for mushrooms, dandelions, ledum and whatever that was edible that we could find. Our favourite time was gathering chestnuts. Then my mother would roast them in the oven and we would have a feast. I almost drowned one day doing the wash. Now I think you are going to ask, how could I ever drown in a washing machine. Did I fall in head first and couldn’t get out? In fact, we did our wash in the Taliamento River. I found a good spot with a nice smooth rock where I could scrub the clothes. I slipped in the river and it was quite deep and I didn’t know how
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Town gives green light to broad gypsy moth spraying No opt-out scenario for property owners; cost recovery to be determined by council The impending gypsy moth invasion has Pelham locked and loaded for an aerial assault on the foliage-consuming critters. After more than a month of discussion, the Town announced last week it has given the go-ahead for an aerial spray program over 165 acres of public and private property in mid-May and early June. Unlike previous plans by contractors Trees Unlimited and Zimmer Air, there will be no opting into or out of the program. If a private property has trees in a spray block zone, it is getting sprayed via helicopter flying at an altitude of 50-100 feet. “With gypsy moths being designated a public nuisance at the most recent council meeting,” said Pelham’s Public Relations and Marketing Specialist Marc MacDonald, “it gave authority to the Town to spray both public and private trees as required to control the infestation. Logistically it is not really possible for a property inside a spray block to not be sprayed during an aerial application.” Mapping is underway now. Both properties inside and outside of the designated spray blocks will be notified by mail in the coming weeks. Gypsy moths have proved a nuisance in Pelham for decades, especially in an area of Fonthill bordering Hillcrest Park north of Pancake Lane. This zone was also sprayed in 2018, but nearby resident Frank Feeley has been critical of the Town for what he sees is an inconsistent approach to the problem over the years. With the cost of this latest spray program to the Town reported to be $89,000, Feeley isn’t happy about the prospect of footing another bill after years of sporadically doing so. “This has been going on for years. [They’ve] done bugger-all about it, and now you want us to pay the piper,” Feeley said over the weekend. MacDonald told the Voice that the Town hasn’t yet decided about how the cost will be passed along to taxpayers. “Staff is looking into the cost recovery options and will bring a report back to council with recommenda-
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tions,” he said. “The report will likely be on the agenda for [the council meeting of] May 6.” Trees Unlimited’s Paul Robertson has said that a perfect storm of factors is shaping up to make this spring’s gypsy moth scourge one of the worst in recent memory. “All the indicators at the moment are showing that the infestation is going to be quite severe,” Robertson told the Voice in March, citing egg masses in a line from Pelham due west upwind to Six Nations. The helicopters will spray a biological insecticide called Foray 48B, whose active ingredient is Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki (Btk). Widely accepted as non-toxic and environmentally safe, Btk is regularly
found on unwashed vegetables. A 2012 study by the European Food Safety Authority stated that while there was data to support claims of low toxicity in Btk, it was insufficient to be deemed conclusive. The Town is encouraging residents to learn more about the spray program at pelham.ca/gypsy-moth Pictured: Gypsy moth caterpillar "frass," or feces, at a Pelham residence. Photo courtesy of Graham Ashdown.
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Interlibrary loan service slashed Fewer books available to library patrons due to Ford government cuts
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The Pelham Library faces some tough changes following budget cuts to Southern Ontario Library Services (SOLS). The Ontario government cut the SOLS budget in half, reducing it from just over $3 million to $1.5 million, an action which Pelham Library’s Acting CEO Amy Guilmette said will have an impact on library services for the town’s residents. SOLS is a service that facilities the acquisition of materials and resource sharing between some 150 libraries in Southern Ontario. It provides libraries like the Pelham Library with four major services said Guilmette—Interlibrary Loan, LiNC (Libraries in Niagara Cooperative), training for librarians, and negotiations of book purchases. Effective last Friday, two of these services, the Interlibrary Loan and LiNC, were halted. Interlibrary Loan, a region-wide resource sharing scheme, allowed library users to access material that their local library did not own. LiNC operated similarly, allowing residents to easily access material from Pelham, Thorold, Fort Erie, Vineland, and Niagara-on-the-Lake libraries, without having to drive there themselves. The five libraries share their catalogue system, allowing users to see a wider variety of available materials, and in the future were looking to coordinate their purchasing efforts as well to expand the variety of books on offer. “We had actually talked just last month about sharing our collection development, so that we actually didn't mirror all of our collections,” said Guilmette. “We would spend the same amount of money on the budget, but we would increase how many titles we
had by not multiplying the same titles over and over.” Any future plans for the program have been slashed, however, as the LiNC service depended on SOLS’ Interlibrary Loan, and since the same couriers were used to transport the books between libraries. The CEO of SOLS, Barbara Franchetto, wrote in a public statement, “Last year, [the couriers] drove almost 1 million kilometers to deliver over 710,000 packages to 153 main library branches across southern Ontario. They also made reciprocal agreements between libraries like the PCIN and LiNC network possible. They brought new purchased material from jobbers to over 100 libraries at cost effective rates. Truly the end of an era in provincial resource sharing.” As a result of the cuts and stoppage of the service, 24 drivers will lose their jobs. Already the libraries have seen a difference in the number of books being used. Guilmette said that normally the hold shelf of books waiting to be picked up at the Fenwick Maple Acre Branch has two rows of books, but last week had only half a shelf. Likewise, the hold shelves at the Fonthill Branch were less than half full. Missing as well are the eight bins of books, around 200 total, that are prepared for transfer weekly. Guilmette suspects the end of the Interlibrary loan and LiNC services will affect the library’s elderly patrons the most. “We have a huge retirement population here. We would see people come in every day with their [book] lists and they would be going book-by-book, and most of the time we'd have some of
them. Some of them would come from LiNC and then a few come from Interlibrary loan, but now they’re just stuck,” said Guilmette. “Now you'd be forcing them to drive to get to other locations if they want those items, and if they're not at those locations, they can't get them at all." Guilmette added that for many patrons with mobility issues driving to other locations is not an option. Pelham Town Councillor and Library Board member Marianne Stewart said she has used the system many times, and adds that it will affect book clubs as well. “So much of what the small libraries do is based on a cooperative system where if we don't have something, we can get it from another library,” said Stewart. “For example, in a book club if you have, say, six women that are all going to read the same book at the same time, our library, a small library, can’t afford to buy six copies of that book for a book club. So they depend on bringing copies of it in from other libraries." Chairman of the Library Board, Tim Wright, said that board members are “disappointed” and “confused,” considering that past communication from the government had indicated to them that they were looking to support cooperatives between small, rural libraries. “They are brutalizing the small libraries,” said Stewart. According to an article in the St. Catharines Standard, which quotes Executive Director of Communications, Laryssa Waler, the Ontario government has explained its cuts to the budget by saying that in today's economic climate, the government must look for efficiencies and “ways to make sure
we protect what matters most in our province.” The Interlibrary loan program was identified as one such area of inefficiency. In a statement, Niagara West MPP Sam Oosterhoff said, “While the concept is admirable, couriering books by vans on demand between different library boards across southern Ontario is actually slow, inefficient, environmentally unfriendly, and expensive now that digital resources are available.” Guilmette however disagreed that digital resources were a solution. “For a library it's probably between $60 to $120 per [e-book]. You get one user at a time and you can only get [the book] usually for two years. So you're paying way more than you would for the cover price of the book in print, and you get a lot less uses," said Guilmette. E-books are also not shareable between libraries. Ironically, this service is also threatened by the budget cuts to SOLS, as the service negotiates for affordable prices on behalf of libraries. Guilmette says that it is too early to say how many other services will be affected by the SOLS budget cuts and whether programs at the library will face changes. Oosterhoff asserted that, “Despite the reports in the media, our government is maintaining base funding for our libraries across the province.” Both Stewart and Guilmette said that although base funding has not been cut, the library will still feel the effects of the SOLS cuts. “They said that they're not going to cut the base budget for libraries,” said Sewart, “but that [funding] hasn't changed in 20 years.”
Guilmette said that at the moment the cuts do not affect the library’s budget, but will if they want to continue loan services, which is likely considering the library had only seen a growing demand for the service since its inauguration. To do so would require cuts to some of the library’s programs and hours, which are already at risk due to the Town’s recent decision to deny the library’s request for an additional $44,000 for the coming year. The request had been made to cover inflation, rising janitorial and utility expenses, and changes in staff pay to keep up with cost of living increases so they don’t fall out of job equity said Guilmette. Asked to comment, Mayor Marvin Junkin said, “This year’s budget process represented many difficult decisions for council. We eliminated the rural ditching program for one year, scaled back some road resurfacing work, and, yes, denied the library their request for $44,000 in additional funding. Every Town department faced cuts this year. They were needed as this council wrestled with unexpectedly high operating costs of the MCC. As a council, we have faith that the library’s employees and the many volunteers will deal with this situation to the best of their abilities, and continue to provide great service to the community.” Stewart said that she believed the council’s vote might have been different if they had known the challenges the library was about to face as a result of the SOLS cuts. “I think had council known what was coming down the line through the province there may have been a more moderate decision made. I can't say that for sure, I can't speak on behalf of everyone, but I think if we knew ahead of time how they would be decimated, I think it may have made a difference,” said Stewart, adding that she will fight to find more resources for the library. Whether that happens remains to be seen. “Best-case scenario would be [the SOLS budget] gets reinstated,” said Guilmette. “Worst-case scenario is we're going to have to find room in the budget to do [the loan program] again because I really think it's something we need to do.”
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continued from Page 3 their passing, was something she could not, and did not want to do. “I'm just too compassionate to not feel [the loss of a pet] with the person. But I still wanted to help animals in any way I could.” As a result, Turner continued to work for pet stores and groomers, including major chains such as PetSmart. Over the years she has worked in Thunder Bay and London, where her husband’s job took them, before returning to the Niagara area. Today, she and her husband, Dave, live in Niagara-on-the-Lake with their twin 12-year-old daughters, Hailee and Ella. The family also includes a dog, hamsters, and the twins’ geckos and finches. Turner says her daughters have inherited her love and compassion for animals and were eager to help out when she purchased the St. Catharines, and now the Fonthill, stores.
I still wanted to help animals in any way I could
The move from working in larger pet store chains to joining the smaller, locally based Ruffin’s was spurred by Turner’s realization that she didn’t always agree with the philosophies of the larger corporations. “I realized I didn't believe in what I was selling anymore. I wanted to get into something more natural. I started working for Global Pet Foods. That's where I really got my nutrition base and really got more interested in that, and in helping out animals that way. The whole holistic approach to helping animals is where I really felt like my passion was.”
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Turner says Ruffins’ philosophy is similar, as it offers a range of pet foods and materials at different prices, providing healthy options for people’s pets at reasonable cost. Turner hopes to further improve the ability of the Fonthill store to cater to the needs of Pelham pet owners. She and her husband are currently working to add an office to the space, and also hope to expand the location to incorporate dog groomers as well. The Fonthill store, unlike the St. Catharines location, also sells pets, a new opportunity for Turner and her employees. Employee Kailey Augerman, who has worked for Ruffins for two years, followed Turner to the new location in part because of the opportunity to work with the animals. Augerman said that she loves being able to bounce between the two locations, and enjoys coming to Fonthill for the store’s fish and birds. Both women are looking forward to getting to know their new clients and helping keep Pelham’s pets healthy. ♦
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FORM 6 SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC TENDER Municipal Act, 2001 Ontario Regulation 181/03, Municipal Tax Sale Rules
SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC TENDER THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF PELHAM Take Notice that tenders are invited for the purchase of the lands described below and will be received until 3:00 p.m. local time on May 15, 2019, at the Pelham Municipal Building, 20 Pelham Town Square, Fonthill, Ontario. The tenders will then be opened in public on the same day as soon as possible after 3:00 p.m. at the Pelham Municipal Building, 20 Pelham Town Square, Fonthill. Description of lands: Roll No. 27 32 010 016 12505; Foss Rd. NS; PIN 64029-0275(LT); Lot 21 N/S Ontario St Plan 703 Pelham except RO107119 & Part 1 59R8830; File No. 17-01 According to the last returned assessment roll, the assessed value of the land is $130,000 Minimum tender amount: $20,905.63 Roll No. 27 32 010 016 12510; PIN 64029-0272(LT); Part Lot 20 N/S Ontario St. Plan 703 Pelham as in RO112837 except RO107119 & Part 1 59R8830; File No. 17-02 According to the last returned assessment roll, the assessed value of the land is $109,000 Minimum tender amount: $23,356.29 Roll No. 27 32 030 017 14000; PIN 64400-0143(LT); Part Lot 4 Concession 14, Pelham as in RO523233; File No. 17-06 According to the last returned assessment roll, the assessed value of the land is $97,000 Minimum tender amount: $18,109.70 Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and must be accompanied by a deposit of at least 20 per cent of the tender amount, which deposit shall be made by way of a certified cheque/bank draft/ money order payable to the municipality. The municipality makes no representation regarding the title to, crown interests or any other matters, relating to the land to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchasers.
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This sale is governed by the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Municipal Tax Sales Rules made under that Act. The successful purchaser will be required to pay the amount tendered plus accumulated taxes and any taxes that may be applicable, such as a land transfer tax and HST. The municipality has no obligation to provide vacant possession to the successful purchaser. A copy of the prescribed form of tender is available on the website of the Government of Ontario Central Forms Repository under the listing for the Ministry of Municipal Affairs. For further information regarding this sale visit: www.OntarioTaxSales.ca or if no internet access available, contact:
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continued from Page 1 during the months to follow. The ad in the Voice seemed to arrive just as I was contemplating what I could do. 135 papers to deliver, right in my own neighbourhood! I was excited and proclaimed to my spouse that I was going to call about that route. He raised his head from the video game he was playing, and questioned “Really? Why?” … and went back to the screen. After a brief call to the Voice office, and a couple of emails, I had my route. The papers arrived at my door Tuesday morning and were to be distributed by Wednesday afternoon. My goal was “same day delivery.” I began my walk down the streets, carefully checking the list of “Do not deliver” addresses I had been provided with (just five). The first couple of weeks was a simple challenge to ensure I had papers at the right addresses, and that they were placed securely in mailboxes or in the door or under doormats. After that, I began to enjoy the walk down the streets and through the neighbourhood, completing a “step” workout as I climbed up the stairs of houses fronted with two or three steps. My spouse began to accompany me, saying it was to ensure I was “okay,” then he became a regular partner in my weekly walk. However, by mid-November he began
to ask, “When are you going to stop doing this? Winter is coming, you don’t want to break a hip.” As the weather became colder, I learned to dress in layers. It took the first dozen houses to adapt to the brisk air, and once I got moving, I warmed up quickly and could open my jacket to keep from getting too hot. I learned that fingerless gloves were useful to wear in November, but as winter set in, I began to wear heavier mittens. I would have to remove one mitt to fold papers that had to be placed in the door handles, but I quickly slid my bare hand into my pocket to warm up between houses. I learned to wear dark-coloured or a washable clothing, as the ink from carrying the papers in my arms would rub off on my hands, gloves or jacket. I tested a few different cleaners when I did laundry to see what worked best to remove the ink (always best to pre-soak before throwing in the washer!). Although I did not encounter very many people on delivery days, those I did meet were friendly and seemed to appreciate the weekly updates provided in the newspaper. I was happy to have this task to do, as the grey days in November were providing little motivation to leave the house, other than to travel by car to the grocery store. Just the fact that I had to be out walking one day a week was enough incentive to work in
at least two or three more days. Sure, I could have opted to drive up to the new community centre and use the indoor track or perhaps join the walking club that meets twice a week to walk as a group throughout the town. There is just something about being out in the winter cold and grabbing a hint of Vitamin D from the frigid air that is invigorating and makes me feel like a true Canadian. As for the walking club, I have concluded that a slow start to the day with a mug of coffee and gentle stretches is my preferred activity for the early part of the morning. I enjoyed the transition from the fall into the Christmas season, getting a close-up look at the creative decorating many homeowners did to celebrate the season. I met some individuals walking dogs during my route, but the dogs I worried about were those barking so furiously on the other side of a door when I approached. I wondered if they suffered concussions as they slammed their heads against the window to fend me off. I hoped they heard me say, “Easy there, doggie,” as I planted the paper and moved quickly away. I observed the steady progression of new buildings and felt bad about the loud, daily noises the residents in the area had to endure for a couple of weeks as foundations and sewers were being installed, happy to move quickly through
this and into quieter domains. I was surprised by the number of homes where mailboxes are seemingly ignored, leaving their
The only harm done was a peg taken off of my too-extreme confidence and pride
contents to accumulate—a steadily growing lump of flyers and papers. As winter settled in, my spouse’s words about breaking a hip would surface in my mind. He was right about that. I knew that senior falls was a serious issue. As if preordered, and just in time for the winter season, a national paper provided me with an article entitled “A senior’s resolution: no more falling down in 2019.” The author had experienced a fall. She identified several contributing factors to falls generally, and related to to seniors specifically. I read it studiously and vowed there would be no falls for me in my line of duty! On the wet, snowy or icy days, I slowed my pace and practiced mindfulness with each step. As the article stated, some falls are the
www.thevoiceofpelham.ca result of being preoccupied with things to do, places to go, and therefore being inattentive to the hazards beneath our feet. No more wandering of mind while I was on the streets. I focused on putting one foot in front of the other and observing where the path was taking me. I purposefully lifted my feet. Who knew that younger folk lift their feet higher than those of us that are older? When does this begin to happen, I wondered. By March, I was priding myself because of the regular walks I was taking, as well as not having any fall-related injuries. As the sun became warmer, and walkways a little more secure underfoot, I picked up my pace… at least until that early March blast of rain, then freezing cold, followed by a dump of snow. Ice hidden under snow is a major hazard. During that couple of weeks, I again slowed my pace and carefully stepped around patches of ice. Then, on one of those delivery days, with only four houses left to deliver, it happened. A beautiful late winter’s day, sun bright and blinding on the snow. My thoughts trailed off to warmer days ahead, then… face-plant into a fluffy pile of snow that had hidden a layer of ice as I left a driveway to get back to the clean road surface. It happened fast. I know for sure my face was in the snow, because my glasses were caked in the stuff. As one does after an em-
barrassing event, I jumped up quickly to see if anyone had observed this ungraceful forward fall. Luckily, no one around and even luckier, my spouse was on the other side of the street, a couple of houses up from me, walking the other way. Whew! I brushed myself off, shook out my hat, wiped the snow from my glasses and continued on. The only harm done was a peg taken off of my too-extreme confidence and pride. Now, as the snow has melted, and warmer days are definitely on the door step, I have new pleasures on my walk. The songbirds have returned, and their chatter is a welcome sound as I leave my front door. I observe the development of greener yards and the popping up of early spring crocuses and snow drops. For the most part, spring-inspired wreaths have replaced the previous décor of winter, although a surprising number of faded Christmas greens remain on some front porches. I do not doubt that they will soon give way to brighter blooms of the season. I continue to be mindful of my steps, even though the winter hazards are gone—beware of the uneven pavement! ♦ “It's a dangerous business… going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.” —J.R.R. Tolkien The Lord of the Rings.
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continued from Page 1 said the board was mostly aimed at teachers, who are the primary consumers of coffee at the school, she also said that the students understand the message that the board sends as well. It seems the message has already reached them. Grade 6 student Amelia said that it is important to celebrate Earth Day because, “We should keep our earth clean and reduce, reuse, and recycle.” In addition to decorating the bags, the school also held a special prayer service on Tuesday, April 23, that focused on imparting the importance of the environment, and its proper stewardship to the children. This was followed by an afternoon with the lights and electronics off to conserve energy. Green initiatives are not confined to Earth Day however. Proper disposal of recyclable materials, including the collection of old batteries and used gift cards, is something that the St. Alexander students practice daily. The school also has a community garden in which the kindergarten students help to grow fruits and vegetables.
Glynn A. Green students eager to make Fonthill trash-free
On Thursday April 18, Glynn A. Green students spread out across the school’s property and lined both sides of Port Robinson Road in an effort to rid the area of litter. The clean up was part of a larger one being put on by the Town, called the “Pitch-In Pelham Community Clean Up”. Armed with gloves and trash bags the students in kindergarten to Grade 6 stayed on property while the Grade 7s and 8s took on the task of cleaning up the nearby street. Splitting in two groups, the 7s and 8s started at opposite ends of Port Robinson—a group at Rice Road and one at South Pelham Street—and worked toward one another. The school’s principal, Todd Halliday, who accompanied the group that started at Rice Road, said the amount of garbage they found was immense and that he had to limit kids to picking up garbage within a couple metres of the sidewalk, particularly around construction sites, for safety reasons and for the sake of time management. Even so, students carried back, shingles, pieces of eavestrough, and other bits of construction materials that they had found around a new housing development. School janitor, Mr. Beck, helped the students dispose of the materials in the proper vestibules. Though confined to Glynn A. Green’s yard, the younger grades still found plenty of garbage. “It’s a good thing we did this clean up,” said one student, a group of her fellow Grade 6 students nodding along with her. “We found so so much garbage.” The girls carried pieces of garbage and signs that they had made for the occasion,
The Voice of Pelham, May 1 2019 reading, “I think we should have Earth Day every day,” and “Keep Earth Clean.” Grade 6 student, Eva Bernardi said that it was important for them to participate in Earth Month activities because they needed to “keep Earth safe.” She expressed worry that “people are cutting down trees which pollutes the air and polluting the ocean. This kills animals and makes less oxygen.” For Bernardi and her fellow Grade 6s, the clean up was a way for them to help. Even the kindergarten students participated, though many expressed concern that the gloves were making their hands “gross and sweaty.” For every kid worried about their hands, however, another three would run up to the teachers supervising the clean up to show them a scrap of garbage they had found, or to ask if odd-looking sticks and chestnuts should be thrown out too. This clean up was an extension of Glynn A. Green’s year-round green projects, such as recycling, and litterless lunches. Cora McGlynn, a Grade 6 student and member of the school’s Eco-Team, said that as part of Earth Month the team had presented to each class, teaching them about proper recycling habits and and why respecting the environment is important. “Not everyone knows how to recycle properly, and it can cause health problems for people and the environment,” said McGlynn. The Eco-Team, with the rest of the school, has also recently wrapped up the “Plastic Bag Grab Challenge” during which they collected plastic bags to dispose of properly, as well as their “Bag2School” initiative. For the latter, the school accepted donations of used textiles, including clothing and linens, which they then donated to charity or took to the textile recycling location to be disposed of in an eco-friendly way.
A.K. Wigg students save hundreds of plastic bags from landfills
Like Glynn A. Green, A.K. Wigg students also participated in the “Plastic Bag Grab Challenge,” a challenge that was issued to elementary schools on a nationwide level. Students at A.K. Wigg set their target at 1000 plastic bags, and set about collecting them from parents and neighbours. As of Thursday, April 25, the second to last day of the challenge, they had 660. The Grade 1 students in teacher Rachel Dumas’ class, and the Eco-Team members, including Grade 2 student Tenley Kennedy, sorted them into groups for easier counting. “We put them in bundles of ten,” said Kennedy. “It was all stuff and tie, stuff and tie, stuff and tie.” Another student, and Eco-Team member, Grade 1 Ava Allen said they were doing it because they want to make sure everything is recycled properly. “We like to recycle, and we want to help the Earth and the animals,” said Allen. “We want to make sure no animals eat the plastic.”
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Top, from left, Kiera Grant, Emma Smith, Zahava Hall, and Eva Bernardi with the signs they made for Glynn A. Green’s Earth Day clean up. Above, St. Alexander Catholic Elementary School students show off the paper bags that they decorated for Earth Day. Back row, from left: Aurora, Isaac, Nicole, Hannah, Lucca, Amelia, and Amara. Front row, from left: Sadie, Evelyn, Ella, Danica, Hendrix, Ava, Sarah, Natalie, and Natalia. KATHRYN HRYCUSKO PHOTOS
The group was excited to make a large collage out of their plastic bags once they have all been collected. Maddox Kennedy, a Grade 1 student, said they have “brainstormed lots” about what to make out of the bags. He suggested that they shape the bags into an image of a plastic bag, with two recycling bins around it. The Eco-Team, which has around 25 members, participates in recycling programs and other environmentally friendly activities as well. There is a schedule of kids who go around the school to help collect recycling and make sure it is sorted properly. Rachel Dumas, who is the Eco-Team leader, says that the students are always eager to help. “They’re really passionate about it here,” said Dumas. Many of the same students, as well as some of the Grade 8s have also helped Mrs. Bedard, the school’s custodian, clean up the schoolyard in the past few weeks. They have picked up some 40 garbage bags of litter, leaves, and oth-
er debris that accumulated over the winter. On a larger scale, the entire school participates in light-free Fridays, where they turn off all non-essential lights, and students try to bring litterless lunches—lunches that are packed in reusable containers. Outside of school, A.K. Wigg students continue to try to be environmentally friendly. Grade 1 student Meredith Repchull says that at home she likes to eat yogurt and her mum always washes out the containers before putting them in the recycling. Older students, such as Grade 4 Maddy Breadner, take up the initiative themselves. “I like the Earth because it is clean, and so when it was really windy and garbage was everywhere, me, my sister, and friend picked it up and sorted it properly,” she said.
St. Ann students organize day of activities celebrating the Earth
Teachers at St. Ann Catholic Elementary School let the students take the reins this past Earth Day when
three girls approached them with an idea. Priscilla, Emma, and Georgia, all Grade 6 students and active Eco-Team members, came up with the idea to celebrate Earth Day with a series of environmentally oriented activities for kindergarten through Grade 6 students, and an environmental-themed Jeopardy game for the Grade 7s and 8s. The girls divided the school’s kindergarten to Grade 6 students in groups and set up rotating stations in the gym. At one station, the kids were asked to draw a superhero with an environmentally friendly superpower. Ethan, a Grade 3 student, drew a hero that makes plants and animals strong and healthy, while others drew superheroes that “saved the Earth,” or “shot water out of their eyes.” The following station saw artwork being made out of newspaper as the kids glued it into the shape of a koala’s face, while at another the kids planted seeds. Though it was the messiest station, with dirt everywhere, the school’s
principal, John Romano, insisted on thanking Rice Road Greenhouses for donating the seeds, and enabling the students to learn about planting. From there, they moved on to obstacle courses that incorporated questions about the environment, and finally a rest station, where they were invited to watch a clip from the movie “The Lorax.” Emmett, a Grade 6 student in charge of running the station said, “I like to help because people don’t know that if we don’t take care [of the Earth] then global warming will come, we will be in a situation where our world will be bad. We teach the kids so they can teach theirs.” The day was all about teaching and learning about the environment in a fun way said Priscilla, one of the organizers. “Earth Day was yesterday. With global warming and all, it’s fun for our generation to help save the Earth. Fun and practical really,” said Priscilla. “We help [the other students] so when they are older they will want to go planting and save koalas.” Later in the day she, Emma, and Georgia ran the Jeopardy game for the older students. It featured questions such as, “How many plastic bags are used by the average family of four per year?” and, “Which city is the most environmentally friendly in the world?” Priscilla, Emma, and Georgia are part of a large group of St. Ann’s students who participate daily in eco-friendly initiatives. The school’s Eco-Team consists of nearly half the school and, although the teachers oversee the activities, students are allowed much autonomy. They often call meetings themselves to organize events such as Earth Day, or to organize their schedule of recycling collection and inspection. It is a task that the students take seriously—each month a “golden garbage can” is awarded to the class that best sorted their waste. Grade 6 student Emma said, “We celebrate the Earth because clean up and care for the Earth should happen everyday.” Throughout the month of April (and the rest of the year) students have taken on other projects as well. They regularly remove litter from their schoolyard, and twice yearly take to the streets to clean the surrounding neighbourhood. Following Easter, the students planted the flowers that had been used by the church for their holiday services. Planting and gardening is a well-established practice at St. Ann. The grade 7s and 8s have built garden boxes, a greenhouse, and a shed on the school’s property, and younger grades regularly help with planting a butterfly garden. In the near future the children also hope to start their community gardens again, the produce from which they hope to give to migrant farm workers who are in the area during the summer months. See EARTH DAY next page
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Kindergarten students at Wellington Heights kicked off the school’s Earth Month activities April 18 with a planting session. Using bulbs that had been dug out of the gardens of the former Pelham Centre School, the kids planted a garden on the school grounds. One student explained that the flowers, which consist of daffodils and tulips, “will grow next year,” adding that she got to plant four herself. The planting allowed the kindergarteners an oppor-
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“We helped clean up the schoolyard,” said Scolaro. “We even cleaned the big kid yard.” Hartwick thought it was important to help clean up the environment because it would help nature and birds, both of which she really likes. She agreed with Scolaro’s thought that they should “help clean up [garbage] every single week.” Hartwick was also ready to join in on part two of the plan as Scolaro added that they could maybe fly around the world and clean up everywhere, including in Japan. Students in the intermediate grades will also take part in a clean up sometime in May, though theirs will extend to the surrounding neighbourhood. In past years they have picked up litter in downtown Fenwick and in Centennial Park. Like the clean up, many of Wellington Height’s Earth Day activities are yet to happen. May is looking to be a busy month of en-
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tunity to dig for worms, a favourite pastime for many of them. “I like animals and worms and caterpillars,” said Junior Kindergartener Emilia Denton, who made sure to put the worms back after showing them to her teacher. Another student added that they should “plant more trees, to make more trees, and worms can go under them.” Last Tuesday, April 23, the kindergarteners continued their eco-friendly activities with a clean up of the schoolyard and nearby Cherry Ridge Park. Senior Kindergarten students Eva Hartwick and Selina Scolaro assisted in picking up trash.
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