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us to listen to BBC Radio, mostly Radio 2, whose programming is aimed at the middle-aged. I was rinsing off our lunch dishes in the kitchen last Thursday when the station abruptly went silent halfway through a song, provoking an immediate sense of dread. That morning we’d seen the reports that the Queen was in failing health. This sudden silence could mean only one thing, and it did. As the brief announcement by Buckingham Palace was somberly read, I found myself choking up. What the hell? I’m no monarchist. The royal institution is fundamentally oppressive and a drain on public resources, its legacy of racist colonization and subjugation a permanent stain. Yet…there we were, my spouse and I both, tearyeyed. As the day went on I realized, as did so many others, that it wasn’t necessarily the Queen-as-figurehead whose passing we mourned, but this specific, kind-appearing grandmother and great-grandmother, who by virtue of rarely saying anything controversial was rarely a figure of controversy. A beautiful cipher. In my childhood, she resembled to a remarkable degree the mother of my friend next door, a likeness I noticed even at age ten. (A mother who later died suddenly and far too young.) Inevitably as she aged, the Queen became a sort of grandmother by proxy to her nation and the Commonwealth and to those of us whose own grandmothers had passed many years before, and whom we had also known our whole lives up to that moment. We lament all these losses, near and far... Also in our hearts: The Voice lost a vital supporter and the world a wonderful woman last week, when shareholder Sandra Warden passed away at 79. Her obituary is on page 15. Sandra was the newspaper’s volunteer bookkeeper for many years,
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utting Parkingate to rest: While I had hoped to stay out of this particular brouhaha, with this week’s second letter to the editor regarding mayoral candidate Frank Adamson’s choice of parking spot, there are a couple of useful points to add, and then we’re going to be done with it. First, following last week’s initial letter criticizing Adamson for parking his car, adorned with a large campaign message, in front of his opponent Marv Junkin’s campaign headquarters, some Adamson supporters were under the impression that the car was not, in fact, parked there, but rather in front of Adamson’s own place of business, or across the street on Highway 20. As the photo below shows, the vehicle was indisputably in front of Junkin’s HQ. Second, while it is true that earlier this summer Adamson moved his KwikFit business to the lovely new building that was recently completed near the intersection of Highway 20 and Pelham Street, and is just east of Junkin’s HQ, the fact is that Junkin has had his eye on the building next to Indulgence since the spring, hoping that its renovations would be
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The Niagara Regional Police Service is committed to reducing impaired driving offences through education and the apprehension of offenders through enforcement programs like RIDE. Impaired driving is still the leading cause of criminal deaths in Canada and destroys thousands of lives every year.
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In an effort to bring further attention and deterrence to driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs, the Niagara Regional Police Service reports the names of those people who are charged with an alleged criminal impaired driving offence in the Region. None of the following charges have been proved in court. In addition to being charged, these individuals are also bound by a Ministry of Transportation 90-Day Administrative Driver’s License Suspension and are prohibited from operating a motor vehicle on a roadway. The public is encouraged to contact the Niagara Regional Police Service Traffic Safety Hotline or Crime Stoppers to report those who are driving in contravention of the suspension. The following individuals have been charged criminally with impaired driving by alcohol or drugs, driving with a blood alcohol concentration above 80 mgs of alcohol in 100 ml of blood, or refusing to provide a breath / blood sample.
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far enough along by late summer for him to occupy. This follows the same pattern as in 2018, when Junkin’s HQ was located on the northeast corner of Highway 20 and Pelham Street, in what is now the Travel Cafe, when that building, too, was under renovation, and by the same owner. Thus, “who was there first” arguments are irrelevant. Which brings us to the final point: not only are there parking spots in back of Adamson’s own building, but there are a couple of dozen spots within an easy walk of this intersection. Sound judgment says that the last place Adamson should have parked was where he did, because it leaves a sour taste, the impression of petty jabs and poor sportsmanship. For his part, Adamson tells the Voice that he parked there only occasionally, and not for most of the week prior to, or on the day of, Junkin’s headquarters being opened. And with that, we bring the matter to a close, and look forward to getting on with the substance of both candidates’ campaigns, starting with Adamson’s vision in this week’s interview with him (page 8)...Surprising emotions: The miracle that is the internet allows
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The Pelham Town Hall renovation project is proceeding for the fall of 2022. The project, first explored in 2015, has now moved into the construction phase, with the support of third-party funding. Town Hall will remain open and accessible to residents during the construction phase. Heavy machinery, trucks and construction trades will be onsite at various times, and parking will be limited.
As an added precaution, Brock has installed high-performance, surgical-grade fi lters and air purifiers in classrooms, labs, and social spaces across its campus in an effort to scrub the air for viral particles. All persons on campus are encouraged to complete a Covid-19 self-assessment prior to arrival, and self-monitor for symptoms.
Entrances to Town Hall will be provided throughout the construction period, and adjustments have been made to ensure safe access for residents.
Any bill payments or mail can be dropped off, without entering Town Hall, at the drop box at the lower level, adjacent to the black door.
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“I will always uphold the truth. I will always strive to be fair in all my dealings with fellow human beings. I will endeavour to build goodwill and understanding in my community. I will always seek to promote the greatest good for the greatest number of people.”
Visitors can enter at the Main Entrance, facing the arches. Stairs to each level are available.
Located at the lower level. Please ring the bell at the black door for assistance to unlock the accessible entrance.
Niagara College has taken an identical approach to that of Brock.
by requiring that all students and employees be fully vaccinated as well as masked, which has sparked protest and pushback. A Canadian Press report said that an “Enough is Enough” Instagram page opposed to Western’s policy had garnered some 6000 followers.Inearly September, Western rethought its position, and gave students an extra three months, until January 9, to get a booster in the wake of Health Canada’s approval of a vaccine specifically targeting the Omicron variant.
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Other post-secondary institutions have made pandemic-based health and safety decisions similar to Brock’s, but Western University in London has upped the ante
Michael Wales, Director of Communications at Niagara, told the Voice that “in line with current provincial and local public health directives, our mandatory mask and vaccine policies were suspended in July. While no longer mandatory, we still encourage masking on our campuses, and masks will still be required in some academic settings. We also encourage students and employees to get vaccinated and stay up to date with their vaccinations. We continue to actively monitor Covid trends and provincial and local public health mandates and directives, and we will adapt our operations and on-campus policies as needed should conditions or government direction change.”
The website for the District School Board of Niagara (DSBN) indicates that most health and safety requirements remain
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Local school boards, Brock, Niagara College, Niagara Police, promote safe spaces
Brock University has enrolled some 4000 new and 19,000 total students for the fall term, and welcomed some 2600 students last weekend who were moving into expanded residence facilities on campus. They won’t be required to a wear mask in their dorms, but classrooms are a different story.According to interim President Lynn Wells, the university’s decision to implement a limited masking policy for faculty, staff, students, and visitors is a moderate and reasonable approach, made in conjunction with Niagara Public Health. Medical-grade masks will be mandatory in all instructional spaces including classrooms, labs, and lecture halls.
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Brock instituted a vaccination mandate prior to the 2021 school year, but has not made full vaccination a requirement for this fall (although vaccinations are encouraged for all by the university). GO-VAXX mobile clinics are likely to be a regular occurrence at the university, especially if Covid-19 has a predicted surge this fall.
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The recent attack on the very seat of democracy in Washington, DC, might well be symptomatic of this decline. That calamitous activity was not the legitimate workings of a democracy but clearly disrespected every notion of that political system.The recent incident involving our Deputy Prime Minister, Chrysta Freeland, in which she was profanely assaulted is another unfortunate example of incidents where public disrespect rears its ugly Lamentably,head.there are many instances and examples of disrespect from which to choose. From the international arena all the way to the municipal level,
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In the days when my dad was a councillor in Pickering, and then Chair of the Durham Board of Education, the paycheque was an honorarium. Not one person found the paltry excuses this Gang of Four finds when they don’t feel like doing their job or going to meetings and voting on matters of importance to the town.
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progress too close to home. All too often, legitimate debate gives way to personal attacks. Such desensitization is the direct result of losing respect for others of a different opinion, gender, race, citizenship, or other characteristic.Itcanbea slippery slope when legitimate debate turns into personally disrespecting others of a different notion.
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The decline in the application of this crucial human construct ultimately leads to a lack of respect for one another, and sometimes even worse calamities.
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erhaps Rodney Dangerfield best introduced this topic with his line “I don’t get no respect.” Sadly, one of the things seeming to be in short supply in our society today is respect. What has caused the decline in the notion “Love thy neighbour?”
I wonder if the folks who work for some of these councillors would still have their jobs if they behaved the way the Gang does. The lack of integrity among all of the Gang of Four leaves a bitter taste, but the fact that they get paid for their insolence to the town is reprehensible. I hope the door slams them all in the rear-end when they leave the building. Hopefully the young people in our town will not follow in their particular footsteps.
Larry Coté
Such unbecoming practices, particularly in the realm of politics, could result in increasing level of disrespect for politicians. Such open demonstrations of disrespect may well serve to lead others to adopt such malevolent tactics.
the disunity and open dislike for colleagues is as palpable as it is Whensad.such divisive behaviors creep into operations at the local level, it is disconcerting and discomforting to local residents. Such disunity is seen to impede progress and delay
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Frequently on the nightly newscasts, one can observe proponents of one political persuasion personally attack counterparts of another sentiment. Ideally, differences should be resolved through legitimate debate and compromise and not by slandering an opponent’s politics, policies, proclivities, or personality.
As a result of the perceived decline in respect, many governments and other organizations have resorted to adopting written codes of conduct to codify what at one time were unwritten, but clearly understood, appropriate behaviours. Many organizations now employ an ombudsman to referee behaviors in the workplace to discourage inappropriateness.Lamentably, disrespect could become a viral-like contagion, and when prac-
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"Lamentably, there are many instances and examples of disrespect"
These days I purposely look for campfire-like spaces and places where I can share stories, hear stories, and be with people. Because there’s a story humming underneath everyone — even if you don’t know it. And those stories are often the ones that free us, heal us, connect us, and move us in all the ways a screen can’t. Those stories invite us to change, or maybe just change our minds. We eventually come to realize that some of the things we believe about ourselves and others are in fact just fiction.
Now that cooler temps are coming, I suppose we’ll all retreat into the perceived safety of our internet selves, caught among those flaming threads, fake reels, and curated visions of excellence. Let’s get out of the weeds and into the woods again! Where everyone is living a life as vivid and complex as your own. Back to that unstructured timelessness of youth, where we lived more freely, more courageously, more presently. The one that still whispers, “Meet me”… around a table, over a cuppa, for a walk in the hood… so we can tell some stories before they all turn to ashes. Because someone’s waiting for you. And they need a story more than anything else.
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Looking back, I see these makeshift campfires of my youth as powerful drivers of story and connection. Not so much about what was said as it was about the space between the telling and the hearing, that space where we first learned to feel one another. Maybe because unlike our networked selves, full of fragments and glimpses, our campfire selves invite us to live among others for a little bit in all their manifestations and glory.
to 2021, was an atheist. That’s also from Wikipedia.Referring to Collins in her concluding sentence, Janet Gritter claims incorrectly, “this Christian scientist was a Nobel laureate. Internet searching reveals many.”
Remember the campfires
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of politics and other venues where disrespect is present. Wishful thinking or an improbable prospect? One will have to wait and see. 4
EDITOR’S NOTE: And with this we bring to an end this latest round of debate about something that needs no debating—the clear and irrefutable evidence that evolution is real and the earth is not just 6000 years old.
was solved and that electricity would be so cheap, it would no longer be metered. My response was “Let’s wait and see.”
to meet and discuss taxpayers concerns?
Letter-writer Janet Gritter thinks that I have “faith” in scientific experts to provide the truth [“Scientists still have souls,” Letters, Sept. 7, p.8]. But science is self-correcting, as opposed to religious faith which is immutable.Anexample of the self-correction of science is the cold fusion kerfuffle of 1989. Scientists Pons and Fleischmann announced that they had discovered cold fusion. Instead of producing electricity in massive fusion reactors at temperatures in the millions of degrees, they had done so in a lab beaker at room temperature. The mainstream media announced that the world’s energy crisis
certainly no nuance.
“In 2008 Collins and Stephen Weinberg, a Nobel prize recipient for physics, shared the Trotter Prize awarded at Texas A&M University, which seeks to reveal connections between science and religion.” That’s fromNobelWikipedia.laureate
In the September 7 edition of the Voice, letter-writer Janet Gritter refers to Francis Collins, a renowned geneticist who was a leader in the human genome project that sequenced the human genome. She refers to him as a Christian scientist and a Nobel laureate.False.Francis Collins is not a Nobel laureate. Janet Gritter is confusing Collins with Steven Weinberg.
Facts matter. False claims and undocumented assertions just served to obscure the truth.
Questions, so many questions
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If ever scientific evidence is presented that refutes the overwhelming proof of evolution, it will disappear. But it won’t do so because an individual presents biblical texts as “evidence.”
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ticed without regard to its perils coulc lead to mischievous behaviors of pandemic-likeHopefully,proportions.ouryounger set will learn that respect for others is a human value that requires careful practice and
There we were, among the smoky smoke and woodsy woods, huddled around a fire, telling stories, engaging in a little mischief, finding our voices among the adolescent pain of crushes, body image, and low self-esteem. Those campfires not only held the stories of our teenage angst, they were the connective tissue that held us together. It was the ‘70s version of your social network.Now that we’re all grown up and incarcerated by the things of life, we seldom roam unsurveilled or huddle around campfires any more to be with each other and tell stories — we sit in front of a screen and scribble (burning) thoughts. Yes, we’re all just a little burnt out and have gotten a bit cranky these past few years. “Meet me at the clearing” has been replaced with wading in the weeds. Oh, there’s heat all right. But not much light, not much warmth, and
leads to a more meaningful and peaceful life. One would hope that those in leadership roles will make efforts to avoid disrespecting one another and work toward a more unified and civil atmosphere.Perhaps someday one might see more wooing than wounding in the chambers
Subsequent experiments by them and by other scientists showed that their original claim was invalid, and they both left the U.S. to work in France and subsequent funding for their experiments dried up.
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What platforms do the Pelham candidates have? What do they want to achieve for Pelham taxpayers? How do they propose to accomplish their goals to benefit Pelham taxpayers? Do they have a longterm vision for Pelham? What separates one candidate from another? Will there be any public meetings
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ack when summers were long and lazy and I was too young to work a part-time job, there was a clearing in the woods beside my public school. It was both a hangout place and a meetup place. On those days when boredom set in and I was looking for someone to hang with, “Meet me at the clearing” was a silent rallying call. I’d make my way through the well-worn path to an open area in the woods and always find a friend or two — often a group — waiting there with a portable radio and a smoke, sitting on a log around a makeshift campfire. (Yep, fires were happening. Smoking, and sometimes more than that, was happening. Kids were free-range back then. Nobody was checking up or checking in.) We were your typical middle-schoolers: disobedient, pushing against boundaries, embracing our independence.
A few weeks ago I was leaving a business at Effingham and Canboro, and I have to agree that most cyclists seem to interpret the stop sign there as an advanced green light. I saw a bicyclist approach the intersection and watched for a moment, fully expecting him to blow through it. He did not. There were no other vehicles near the intersection, but he still stopped before proceeding and turning onto Canboro.
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It will be interesting to see if Mr. Adamson is up for the challenge of disclosing his political platform and what he stands for, or will he continue to engage in unproductive activities that draw attention to him for all the wrong reasons.
A few years ago I participated in a Slow Ride through rural Pelham, and all participants were careful at intersections. No car driver would have cause to complain.
It turned out to be John Swart. I hope that answers Jim’s question about whether or not John stops at stop signs.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Candidate Adamson lays out his campaign platform in an extensive interview in this week’s edition, page 8. As for the parking issue, please see the top of Publisher’s Corner, page 2.
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She is missed already, and will be for years to come. May light perpetually shine upon her, and may she rise in glory. As I say, I’m far more sad than I thought I would be. 4
However, I am compelled to respond to his suggestions about John Swart’s compliance.
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There will probably now be a new questioning of the monarchy, both in Britain and the Commonwealth, and I don’t envy her successor. It won’t be the first time that a new monarch has faced doubts, however, and the institution has survived far greater challenges than those currently swirling around.
“Each day is a new beginning,” she said. “I know that the only way to live my life is to try to do what is right, to take the long view, to give of my best in all that the day brings, and to put my trust in God.”
While some members of her family acted badly, even shamefully, and there were criticisms of the royalty and of privilege, she was almost always spared attack. Not because she was the Queen but because she was Elizabeth. Outside of fanatics and misanthropes, there’s very little criticism of her at the moment, which is not al-
Yet in an age when the public, political face of Christianity is often so loud, angry, and reactionary, her approach was implicit and gentle, based on a commitment to public service. She took Christianity extremely seriously, which is different from taking it aggressively.Itwas revealing when commentators suggested that the homily given by U.S. Episcopal primate Michael Curry, at the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle,
might have surprised her, because it was influenced by African-American Christianity and lyricism. Nonsense! She’d heard that sort of preaching numerous times, and delighted in it. It was the secular, doubting commentators who were shocked.
Frankly, I feel that parking your car in this location is a sign of a much deeper problem here, which is your inability to confront the real issues at hand that we as voters in Pelham would like addressed.
didn’t think I would feel this dark and sad. I never met her, I come from a working-class, East London home, and was raised as far from monarchy as it’s possible to be. Yet the death of Queen Elizabeth moved and moves me to the heart and soul.
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To my mind, a leader should respond and deal with issues headon and not engage in dirty tactics which only serve to distract from finding solutions to the problems at hand. Mayor Junkin is clear on his vision for the Town of Pelham and as a resident I am grateful that he does not let petty political antics get in the way of executing his community goals.
It’s difficult for those outside of the circle to grasp the enormity of Queen Elizabeth’s passing. By the circle I mean those, whatever they thought of the monarchy, who saw her as a symbol of something much greater and deeper than mere pomp. She was the young woman in the uniform of the good during World War II, when authentic evil sometimes seemed invincible. She was the daughter of a king, thrown into public life long before sheShewanted.was moderation and decency, even when neither quality seemed especially apparent in her own country. As a 63-year-old Brit I can tell you that when Margaret Thatcher seemed intent on Americanizing and privatizing the UK, even those on the left looked to the Queen as a rock of the best of tradition. She was known, for example, to detest apartheid and had especially firm bonds of friendship with African leaders, some of whom were committed socialists.
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ways the case when death strikes the powerful. Those nasties who are taking to social media to express their hatred and venom are actually saying far more about themselves than about her. They will be forgotten, she will be remembered.BritishPrime Ministers came and went, but she remained. Other than Winston Churchill, it was Labour leaders with whom she seemed closest. Harold Wilson, who led the country for eight years, was from a working-class Yorkshire background, and was once even thought to be sympathetic to communism. She much preferred him to his Conservative opponents.HerChristian faith was central to her life, and it’s important to get this one right. The British monarch as the Supreme Governor of the Church of England is the titular head of the English church, and has special status in the Anglican Church of Canada too. But this isn’t papal, and she played no role in the theological formation of the denomination. Respect, yes. Subservience, no.
We live in a cynical era, when too often lack of forgiveness is seen as strength, insult as wit, and flippancy as worldliness. Partly due to her age, partly due to her being above the grime of daily political division, and mostly because of an innate elegance and tolerance, Queen Elizabeth always seemed a timeless exception.
I’ve a feeling that the loss of her husband, Prince Philip, was something that the Queen never came to terms with, and the apparent disputes between her grandsons Harry and William apparently hurt her deeply. That’s very upsetting,
This is a letter to echo the sentiment of another Voice reader where he called out Mr. Frank Adamson’s childish behaviour of parking directly in front of Mayor Junkin’s campaign office with a campaign sign on his car [“Adamson’s behaviour disappoints,” Letters, Sept. 7, p.10].
Oh, he stops all right
In response to Jim Yungblut’s letter in the Voice [“'The California stop,’ two-wheel style,” Letters, Sept. 7, p.4], I would like to say that I share his concerns about cyclists failing to stop at stop signs and the many other violation of our HTA’s rules of the road.
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their power to achieve good, to make the community a little better than it was when they came in,” said Adamson. “That’s solely my intention. But as I said, if a
claimed, and decided to run when it appeared that no one else was going to step up to challenge incumbent Marvin“PoliticiansJunkin.have it within
Adamson challenges Junkin for Mayor
credible candidate had come forward, I wouldn’t be in this race.”
Adamson and his wife of 46 years, Judy, who is a retired psychiatric nurse, have
BY DON RICKERS Contributing News Editor
DON RICKERS
If you plan to peruse Frank Adamson’s résumé, you’d best find a chair and get comfortable. It’s a long read.It includes accolades for leadership roles on board committees for Raise the Arches, Summerfest, the Canada Games Torch Run, Pelham Non-Profit Housing, and Wellspring Niagara. Adamson has spent innumerable hours fundraising for the United Way of South Niagara, Pelham Cares, Niagara Community Foundation, the Welland Hospital Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, and Rose City Kids. He has won several awards, including Pelham Citizen of the Year, from the Kinsmen Club, along with kudos from Rotary International, an organization with which he has served at executive levels.Asmall business owner at present, Adamson runs the KwikFit Niagara gym at the
two grown daughters residing in England and Washington State. They have lived in Niagara since 1972,
He filed his candidacy papers for the October 24 election at the eleventh hour, and told the Voice that running for political office was not initially on his radar. He simply felt that an important office like the mayor of an 18,000-population municipality should not be ac-
Adamson is confident that his extensive experience as a community leader and activist, with significant accomplishments as a strategist and fundraiser, will propel him into the mayor’s seat in Pelham.
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corner of Highway 20 and Pelham Street. Although he has never held elected office, In previous incarnations he was a paramedic, college professor, Chair of the Niagara District Health Council, Chief of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) for Niagara, and Vice President of Planning and Professional Services at the Welland Hospital.
Small business owner Frank Adamson is looking to unseat incumbent Mayor Marvin Junkin
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"My bottom line is that I want to see much more input from the community"
“You have no idea how gloomy it was in Britain just after the war, with everything being rationed,” said Lamb. “The royal wedding was like a terrific burst of fresh air. My husband and I were full of hope, thinking it was the start of a new era, sort of a second Elizabethan age, and everything was going to go right for Britain. Of course, it didn’t turn out that way.”
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Lamb said that the Queen had faced the collapse, not only of the Commonwealth, but of her own family.“Modern historians and the media spend much time tearing down the people we were taught to respect, but they will have no success with her,” said Lamb.
Lamb said that her family was lucky enough to have a 12-inch black and white television set, on which they watched Elizabeth II’s coronation at the age of 25 in 1953, as well as her wedding, as Princess Elizabeth, to Philip Mountbatten in 1947.
filtration and release back into the natural environment, and that while chain-link fences are often suggested as safety feature, they are not mandated.
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After an unexplained two-meeting absence, outgoing Ward 2 Councillor Ron Kore returned to Pelham Town Council for its regular Sept. 6 gathering. However, fellow lame-duck Councillor Lisa Haun missed her second straight meeting. Haun did not acknowledge a Voice request for comment regarding her absence.
“What we drafted, I don’t think goes that far,” Cribbs said, adding a report could be done by the end of the year.
Marr said newer ponds are designed as “wet ponds” for water
Ward 1 Councillor Wayne Olson — joining Mayor Marvin Junkin in council chambers for the first time since his special election during Covid — said that another solution could lie in surrounding the ponds with dense vegetation, such as vines, to act as a psychological barrier of sorts. He also noted the nuisance of Canada Geese— which tend to prefer mowed grass near water — around the River Estates
Councillor Lisa Haun absent from another Pelham Town Council meeting
“I think this problem is bigger than putting up a fence, but that’s just my opinion,” Hildebrandt said.
“If we don’t do something, it would be very sad if something happens,” Kore said, repeating his earlier concerns regarding the risk of children entering the pond.
Kore declared a conflict of interest regarding a citizen complaint about a neighbour’s backyard lighting, but did not explain what his perceived conflict was. When asked by clerk Holly Willford for the nature of his pecuniary interest, Kore said he would disclose it later. However, by the time discussion began Kore had already turned off his Zoom feed.
“Elizabeth followed in her father's footsteps,” she said. “The
pond.The report is expected back next month.
Lamb said that Elizabeth II was a great woman, although historians may not judge her as a great queen.“Great queens usually expand their empires, while Elizabeth II presided over the dispersal of hers,” she said. “But she made a promise to devote her whole life, ‘whether it be long or short,’ to her country, and she kept her promise. How many public figures do that?”
Royal Family was a symbol of status that we all respected. It was a kind of hierarchical society in those days, where you looked up to people. I’m not sure all the royals deserved it, but she certainly did.”
However, as noted in a July meeting, this light bylaw is being held up due to challenges of a similar bylaw in Leamington.
Ninety-one-year-old Mary Lamb of Fonthill, a British expat and a member-at-large of the Pelham Historical Society, has lived on Canboro Road for 52 years. She shared her reaction with the Voice on Elizabeth II’s passing.
Referring to Leamington as the “greenhouse capital” of Ontario, CAO David Cribbs said Pelham was watching developments there with a keen interest, but that any residential restrictions on lighting would likely need to come in a separate bylaw.
the design of all 11 Town ponds, pointing out among other things that the water levels usually exceed one metre, which he asserted was a standard target depth.
“Like every other child growing up in Britain the 1930s, the Queen was part of our lives, not as a ‘fairy princess,’ but as a standard we should try to live up to,” said Lamb. “During the Second World War, people thought that if the royal princesses could give things up, so could we. In the 1950s, she represented the hope of a new age.”
Remembering the Queen
"I think this problem is bigger that putting up a fence"
When Britain had its back to the wall in the World War II, the populace had great respect for King George VI, said Lamb.
Mayor Junkin said he was fine with letting the matter go to the next council.
While the rest of council agreed with the idea of installing the temporary fence as soon as possible, Public Works Director Jason Marr revealed that staff had already begun a process of having a consultant review engineering standards for Town ponds with a goal of having such recommendations ready for the next council.
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The issue arose through correspondence from Fenwick resident Dan Sebert, who attached photographs of what appears to be bright overhead string lighting emanating at night from a neighbour’s yard. Sebert questioned whether the Town’s new light bylaw — designed around regulating the cannabis and greenhouse industry — could apply to his concern.
Ward 3 Councillor Bob Hildebrandt drew upon his experience as an engineer to take issue with
Kore’s return last Tuesday allowed him to present his motion to direct staff to look into constructing a safety fence around the River Estates stormwater management pond in East Fonthill, something he brought notice of earlier this summer. Asking for staff to report back for the Oct. 3 meeting — the second-last gathering before the Oct. 24 municipal election — Kore also added an amendment to place a temporary snow fence around the pond in the interim.
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I’m big on the Town Hall approach, on community engagement. Once a year, if not more, I want council and staff to meet with the local Lions, Rotary, and Kinsmen service clubs, the three volunteer firefighter associations, and the Legion, and see how we can work together on events like Summerfest, and can get more people serving on our advisory committees. We need to have input from more voices.”
Adamson believes that there are opportunities for savings at the Regional level, much more so than there are“Ilocally.would want to take a good hard look at the Regional budget, which is huge,” he said. “The duplication of services between the municipalities and the Region just drives me crazy, in regard to things like tourism, economic development, and wastewater. Why do we have all these different layers of administration? People have been saying that forever, but nobody’s ever done much about it, other than transit. Finally, we’ve got a unified transit. But municipalities like Waterloo had unified transit decades ago.”
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Adamson said that taxes in Pelham have gone up about 25 percent over the past four years.
If elected, Adamson said that the first order of business would be to redevelop Pelham’s strategic plan.
Each Niagara mayor automatically has a seat on Niagara Regional Council, and Adamson has some ideas in mind at that level.
“I would be very interested in the Police Services Board. I’ve had a good working relationship with a number of Niagara police chiefs over the years, and have kept abreast of what’s happening there. Obviously, I’m keen on health services, and have my experience as the chief of EMS to draw on,” he said.
Election day is October 24.
“It should not be created by Town staff and council alone,” he said. “We should be reaching out to people to
The Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup on Earth Day is another green initiative that Adamson is eager to continue supporting. He also advocates installing charging stations for electric and hybrid vehicles at Town Hall, the Meridian Community Centre, and the local library branches, and wants the Town to phase in hybrid vehicles rather than gasoline-powered cars and trucks as its fleet gets updated.
In fact, according to Public Works Director Jason Marr, under the Junkin council the Town has already undertaken an effort to remove the rumble strips, which are a safety measure designed to alert drivers to the edge of the roadway.
Selling his wife on a run for the mayor’s chair was Adamson’s initial hurdle.
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Kwikfit
something done with the old rail trail that runs between here and Pine Street in Thorold, and goes under Highway 406,” he said. “We can work on some creative funding. The Steve Bauer Trail was sponsoring big-time by the Rotary Club, and I can see us getting involved with the service clubs, and applying for grants. I’d also love to see some more walkability along Canboro Road between Oakridge and Effingham, where there’s no sidewalk. We need to take those damn rumble strips out. Anybody that cycles or runs, like I do, doesn’t want to have to contend with them.”
ask, ‘What’s your vision?’
Voters shouldn’t doubt for a minute that he’s up for the challenge, stressed Adamson.“I feel more like 37 than 70,” he said. “I’m healthy, still running and cycling, still working. I’m in good shape, with lots of energy. And I figured now was the time to take the leap. I buried my twin brother in July of this year, and had a younger brother who died of cancer at 58. As healthy as you think you are, you just never know. So at this point, I’m healthy, and I have the time, with my commitment to the Raise the Arches completed, as well as the organizational work on the Canada Games Torch Run finished. The Arches was a huge job over the last three years. I easily put in 2000 hours on that project. And Summerfest is in the rearview mirror for now. I’ve got my KwikFit business, which is about 20 hours a week, and I have staff to assist with our 70 clients. A lot of Pelham Council and Regional Council meetings are in the evening, when I’ll have free time.”
“When I first broached the idea of running for mayor with Judy, she said “NO, you’re not doing this.’ But now she’s helping with my campaign, designing my pamphlets, and offering advice on how to get things done. She’s a good con-
Hannigan has raised some $6900 for the R2NYC to date, and the fund total is currently about $310,000 into its half million dollar goal. Donations to support Hannigan in his ride can be made online at campfirecircle.org/r2nyc/https://support. joels-climb-to-nyc, or by emailing him directly at elfhannigan@gmail.com. jo-
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R2NYC riders will be sleeping in hotels at night, and will have a dedicated bike mechanic for repairs along the route, but won’t have access to a massage therapist for their aching muscles.“We're allowed only a small amount of luggage, and I'm still calculating how many massage balls and foam rollers I can pack,” said Hannigan with a laugh.
“This is the first in-person ride since 2019, so it’s a chance to restart the energy and get people involved again,” he said. “As with other organizations, fundraising for the camps was really difficult during the pandemic, and Covid was incredibly isolating for the families dealing with cancer.”
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and in Fonthill since 1985.
Affordable housing, especially for young people and seniors, is a tough issue to crack, and it’s tied more to regional and provincial jurisdiction than municipal, said Adamson, who wants to work with the Region to promote more apartments and townhouses, and with Pelham Non-Profit Housing to provide more geared-toincome
manity build in this community,” he said. “We’re the only Niagara municipality that has not provided land for Habitat. Rotary has been involved in a couple of those projects. I’ve got a really good relationship with Mountainview Homes and Lucchetta Homes, and think we can get something going there. If the Town could provide land as its contribution, it won’t cost the taxpayers anything, per se. I’d love to see the three service clubs come together to assist in the build, and also have a development of tiny homes, which are very affordable at about $175,000 each. It could be on public land, perhaps at the front corner of Centennial Park, for instance.”
Working with the Niagara Chapter of Trout Unlimited Canada to protect the cold-water habitat on the Twelve Mile Creek is another of Adamson’s priorities, as is creating more active transportation options for pedestrians and cyclists.
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“The Town has applied for a grant which would see removal of the rumble strips and repaving of the shoulders between Vinemount and Effingham,” Marr tells the Voice. “We have not heard back on the success of this grant submission.”
science. When I’m getting a little off tangent, she gets me back on track, so she’s a great support.”
Win or lose, Adamson is confident that the incoming Pelham council will have a strong base, and said that different points of view are important for a well-functioning council, as long as civility is “Waynepreserved.Olsonand Kevin Ker in Ward 1 are solid people,” said Adamson. “Bob Hildebrandt has some good ideas. John Wink, who I worked closely with on the Summerfest Committee, has done a wonderful job. He’s a consensus builder, and a former Pelham Citizen of the Year award winner. Carla Baxter served on the Cannabis Control group for the last four years. I know Brian Eckhardt through his work as a detective with the Niagara Regional Police, and he also chaired Family and Children’s Services. Colin McCann is a volunteer firefighter who works in the Ombudsman’s Office as an investigator. So, all good, solid people. I think you’re not going to see the infighting that drove some people kind of crazy over the last four years.”
“No politician would ever say ‘I’m going to increase taxes by that rate. They’d never get elected. But reality is reality. Fairness and good value for money is really what people are looking for, and that goes back to sound judgment by politicians in terms of making decisions, seeking input from staff, and soliciting community feedback.”
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Adamson has developed a “Five-Point Plan for Pelham,” which includes active transportation initiatives, protecting the environment, community engagement, affordable housing for young people and seniors, and fair taxation and money management.Speakingof his opponent, Adamson said, “I don’t know what Marv’s priorities are, I just know what he’s done. Basically, I’m interested in good value for people’s tax dollars. To suggest that taxes are going to go down, when inflation is up around nine percent...well, that’s not going to happen. I think people want to be taxed fairly, and for public funds to be spent prudently.”
Turning to protection of the environment, Adamson said that, “five years ago, Rotarians planted one tree for every member in the organization around the world, about 1.2 million trees. I don’t see any reason why over the next four years, we can’t plant a tree for every citizen in Pelham, about 18,000 trees in total.”
“Front Row Sports in Fonthill has a bike mechanic, Matt Parnell, who has been awesome in making sure that my aging bike keeps running,” said Hannigan. “The bike industry has had significant postCovid supply-chain issues. Parts are hard to come by, and most shops have a very limited selection of highend road bikes, which are crazy-expensive.”
Cycling is a liberating activity for Hannigan, an opportunity to compete, clear his mind, get some vigorous exercise, and be part of a team activity for a good cause.“People have told me that cycling is the new golf. Guys approaching middle-age are apparently cycling more than they're swinging a golf club these days. And like golf, cycling can be expensive, with the cost of equipment and the continual need to upgrade. But the nice thing is I don't need a membership — the roads are free — and I don't pay greens fees. I just need to keep the bike tuned up, and try not to crash it.”
“I’d really like to see
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Hannigan, a professional photographer who lives with his family on Millbridge Crescent in Fonthill, is putting in some 200 kilometres a week on his bike, in preparation for a grueling, 850-kilometre ride from Toronto to New York City. The September 14 through 18 ride is a charity fundraiser for Campfire Circle, a non-profit organization which runs summer camps and other programs for thousands of Ontario families affected by childhood cancer. The five-day supported ride takes roadways less traveled through Southern Ontario, New York State, and Pennsylvania, culminating with a finish at Times Square in New York City.
Although he has no personal experience with childhood cancer, Hannigan was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in his early teens, which gave him an appreciation of how a significant health diagnosis can interrupt a normal childhood. He has been involved with numerous charitable ventures in the past, including camp rides and fundraising for Gillian’s Place, a shelter for abused women and children in
At about the same time, my wife, Kate, was pregnant with our oldest daughter, Charlotte, so it was an impactful time, having my world reshaped into early fatherhood, and hearing impassioned stories from these other parents.”
transfusions at camp, so that even in some of the most challenging phases of their cancer journey, kids can attend overnight camp.”
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During the pandemic, Campfire Circle had only remote rides, she said.
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Obviously, training for participation in these long rides takes time, and with a young family and job commitments, it was hard for Hannigan to maintain a riding schedule.“Ikind of fell out of the charity rides, but kept in touch with the people who were organizing the events,” he said. “Around Christmas last year, one of the leaders of the fundraising group for the Toronto to New York City ride, or ‘R2NYC,’ as they call it, invited me along. My first thought was, ‘Oh, I can't do that.’ It’s a really tough route over five days, with lots of hills, and I wasn't in great shape. But my wife said, ‘Why not? You're only getting older. And if not now, then when?’ So I decided to start training.”
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Another summer morning at 6 AM, another 40 kilometres peddled through Pelham. Forty-point-nine kilometres, to be exact, according to Joel Hannigan’s handlebar-mounted bike computer.
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Caley Bornbaum, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Events for Campfire Circle, told the Voice that the organization’s fundraising target for the R2NYC event is $500,000, which will cover 200 weeks of camp for cancer-stricken kids and their families. Riders will cover between 160 and 185 kilometers per day.
Founded in 1983 and 1984 respectively, Camp Ooch in Muskoka and Camp Trillium in Picton combined their strengths with a merger in 2020, and were rebranded as Campfire Circle in 2022. Ranbow Lake in Waterford is the third camp in “Iorganization.gotintodistance cycling six years ago, when a friend invited me to join a fundraising venture for a different organization,” said Hannigan. “It was a three-day event in Barrie, covering 400 kilometres. At that point in my cycling life, I might have rode maybe 100 kilometres a handful of times. I got to know the people that have been involved with these cancer programs, as well as the families that had personal experience with children who had gone through cancer,
“Campfire Circle is a year-round support system for kids and families affected by childhood cancer,” said Bornbaum. “We operate in children's hospitals across the province, and our Muskoka camp is the only one in Canada that can perform chemotherapy and blood
“The ride will consist of teams made up of about a dozen riders each,” said Bornbaum. “This small-group focus is an important part of the ride, with each team having a dedicated support vehicle during the journey, providing navigation and nutrition stops, and camaraderie. They train hard and they fundraise hard, with each rider contributing at least $5000 to help cover their costs for participation in the event.”
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St.HanniganCatharines.has a couple of road bikes, including his Scott Foil, which features a carbon-fibre frame and wheels, an onboard computer, and electronic shifting. Sculpted to minimize aerodynamic drag without adding weight, it’s the bike he’ll be using on the Toronto to NYC ride. Scott is headquartered in Switzerland, but its bikes are manufactured and assembled in Taiwan. And they don’t come cheap: the latest version of the Foil
Cyclist Joel Hannigan will be riding 850 kilometres from Toronto to New York City to raise funds for Ontario children stricken with cancer
that Ontario will also see more influenza this year because of international travel.Ontario has one of the highest Covid-19 vaccination rates in the world, with 85 percent of the eligible population having received at least one dose. For children ages 5 to 11, that number is only about 53 percent, according to Public Health
“We know that there will be additional challenges as we move into the fall and spend more time indoors where viruses are more easily spread,” said Zacharias. “I think you have heard loud and clear from all of us on our perspectives of the healthcare system. We're in this together.”
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healthcare system. Zacharias said that the OMA has practical solutions to tackle many of the system-wide issues. Long wait times, a shortage of physicians, a lack of long-term and community care beds, and escalating mental health cases were all addressed in an OMA 2021 document entitled Prescription for Ontario: Doctors’ 5-Point Plan for BetterOMAHealth.supports the government making it easier for foreign-trained physicians and nurses to get licenses to practice in Ontario, and reducing the administrative burden on physicians, identified as the leading contributor to doctor burnout.
Dr. Zacharias stressed that urgent action is needed now, and indicated that Ontario’s doctors are ready to work with Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Sylvia Jones to solve the big challenges facing the
Ontario is facing a double-whammy this fall, with a simultaneous regular flu season and Covid-19 for the first time since the pandemic hit. Doctors are stressing the need to keep current on vaccinations for both.
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Stuck in the seventh wave of the pandemic, Ontario’s healthcare system is in crisis, according to the Ontario Medical Association (OMA), which broadcast a recent Zoom news conference entitled Ask Ontario Doctors: Living with Covid-19, featuring a panel of medical experts. Issues covered included the Covid-19 outlook for the fall and winter, why Ontario may be in for a bad flu season, the need to catch up on missed routine immunizations for children to avoid a re-emergence of eradicated diseases, and the ability of hospitals and emergency departments to handle a potential increase in Covid-19 cases in the coming months.
tend to rise in the fall and winter. He gave a “straight up prediction that there's about a 99 percent chance that emergency departments in Ontario will be worse in the fall,” and said that even a small rise in patient volumes would be difficult to manage due to staffing shortages.
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Pelham municipal candidates got right to it after the Labour Day holiday. Left, landlord John VanderWeyden installs campaign banners for mayoral hopeful Frank Adamson at 1 Highway 20 West on Friday. Centre, Regional Councillor Diana Huson and her canvassing team prepared to hit the streets over the weekend to speak with residents. Right, on MCC ice, Mayor Marvin Junkin dropped the puck at 2:45 PM sharp on Sunday to open the Pelham Panthers Junior B season.
The briefing was chaired by OMA President Dr. Rose Zacharias. Panelists included Dr. Zain Chagla, an infectious disease specialist at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, who heads a pilot program for outpatients with Covid-19 who are at risk of becoming seriously ill; Dr. Sloane Freeman, a pediatrician at St. Michael's Hospital and an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto; and Dr. Andrew Petrosoniak, an emergency physician and trauma team leader at St. Michael’s Hospital, and an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Dr.Toronto.Chagla said that countries in the southern hemisphere that had little flu during the pandemic, had a short but intense flu season this“Australiayear. is often our canary in the coal mine of what's going to happen here,” he said, predicting
that one in four Canadian children are also behind in routine childhood immunizations, allowing the possible re-emergence of vaccine-preventable diseases, such as polio, that otherwise would never pose a health risk.“Before the pandemic, 60 to 80 percent of children in Grade 7 were receiving vaccinations,” said Freeman. “These rates have plummeted below 20 percent.”
OMA also suggests the creation of independent ambulatory centres to perform less complex outpatient surgeries and procedures, which would free-up beds and other resources in acute care hospitals, thus reducing wait times.
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Having a good friend means being a good friend. True friendship requires give and take, being the supporter as well as the supportee, and nurturing. You will build intimacy and deepen connections with friends by sharing personal experiences and concerns that make your friend feel trusted and special. We need to stay positive, be consistent, and share our vulnerabilities if we expect others to do the same.
Conversely, a lack of friends and social connectedness can be calamitous to our mental and physical health.
throughout the year. We encourage parents and community members to visit our website for more detailed information. The mental health and well-being of students returning to school continues to be a priority, and our mental health team will continue to work in partnership with School Mental Health Ontario and agency partners in Niagara to get students the support they need.”
Passed away peacefully at the St. Catharines General Hospital with her loving family by her side on Thursday, September 8, 2022 in her 79th year. Predeceased by her beloved husband John (1983) and sons Howard (1999) and Steven (2018). Dear and loving Mom of John, Robert (Sharon), Karey (Mary-Kathleen), Jacquelyn (Jeff). Cherished grandmother to Shaun (Julie), Cassandra (Ed), Jeremy and Tiffany (Dave). Great-grandmother to Hailey, Zach, Trenton and Ayla. Sandra was raised in Fonthill, and left her hometown for Toronto in 1961, only to return in 1985. Sandra was the ultimate ambassador of Pelham. Using her bookkeeping acumen, Sandra was Treasurer of numerous non-profit organizations: Pelham Cares, Block Parents, The Fonthill Bandshell, and also The Voice, to name a few. Sandra was awarded Pelham Citizen of the Year in 2011 and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal. She was a tremendous woman and someone whose heart had no boundaries. The family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks and gratitude for the exceptional care and compassion they and their mom received from all the nurses, doctors and care team. Family and friends will be received at the PELHAM FUNERAL HOME, 1292 Pelham Street, Fonthill on Tuesday, September 13th from 2- 4 and 6-9 pm. The memorial service to honour and celebrate Sandra’s life will take place at the Pelham Funeral Home on Wednesday, September 14th beginning at 12:00 pm, reception to follow at the Meridian Centre, Accursi Community Room. The service may also be viewed via live stream by going to the funeral home’s Facebook page the day of the service. As an expression of sympathy and in lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Humane Society or Pelham Cares. Online condolences may be shared at www.pelhamfuneralhome.ca
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nections can be made while working together with someone to improve your community or the lives of others.Choose quality over quantity. Many of us are too busy to muster the emotional energy required to maintain a large group of close friends, so prioritize your time. A diverse network is good, but nurturing a few close, meaningful relationships may ensure stronger friendships when you need one.
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cally confirmed this when it found, “Lack of social connection heightens health risks as much as smoking 15 cigarettes a day or having alcohol use disorder. Loneliness and social isolation are twice as harmful to physical and mental health as obesity.”Cigna’s findings suggest a lack of close friendships may even impact us financially. Lonely workers are twice as likely to miss work due to illness and five times more likely to miss work due to stress. They consider quitting their jobs twice as often as non-lonely employees and are less engaged and less productive.Findingand making lasting friends takes work. One doesn’t find close friends, we make them. Young couples, families and those working are often busy with kids, mortgages and jobs. Seniors
In keeping with federal guidelines, if fully vaccinated international students test positive for Covid-19 upon arrival in Canada, they must isolate for ten days. If an individual is unvaccinated, they are required to isolate for 14 Withdays.the commencement of school, and student safety top-of-mind, the Niagara Regional Police Service has issued a reminder that all motorists and cyclists must stop and yield at pedestrian crosswalks, and obey all crossing guards. In accordance with the Ontario Highway Safety Act, a crosswalk must be empty of both pedestrians and the school crossing guard before vehicles proceed, and speed limits must be strictly adhered to in school zones.
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frequently withdraw from social connections as mobility and health issues increase.Doing the things we enjoy in a social setting may be all it takes to begin a friendship. Crafting, hiking, book clubs, yoga, whatever your interest, participating with others can open doors to friendship through common ground and interests.
Use social media with discretion. Research indicates online networking doesn’t necessarily increase offline relationships, and the danger to friendships of accidentally sharing inappropriate personal data are well known.
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unchanged from the end of the previous school year. Schools will continue to post and use hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette signage, and will encourage regular hand-washing and hand sanitizer use multiple times throughout the day. Masks will remain optional for students, staff and visitors, both in schools and on school buses. Free high-quality masks will be provided to those who requestThethem.DSBN encourages daily screening for students, staff and visitors, and has provided HEPA fi lter air purifying units in all occupied learning spaces without mechanical ventilation.The Niagara Catholic Board has adopted essentially the same approach as the DSBN, stressing hand hygiene, optional masking, daily screening, and enhanced ventilation and HEPA fi lters in classrooms.
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It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Pat at the Welland County General Hospital in her 91st year. Greatly beloved wife and best friend of Bob for 63 years. Devoted, loving mother of Marilyn (Jim) and Scott. Adored by her 3 grandchildren, Dawson, Shannon and Brendan (Kayla) and 2 great grandchildren Joseph and Jedidiah. Fondly remembered by many nieces and nephews, cousins and friends. Much loved by her sister Margot Magee of Vancouver B.C. Predeceased by her parents Lawrence and Marie Demaray. After graduating Western University in London, Pat began teaching at Whitby High School. She returned to London to take a job as an instructor at her alma mater and became involved in coaching the University’s basketball and volleyball teams. It was also in London where she met and married her to-be lifelong companion, Bob Laing. Soon after starting a family and moving with Bob to Fonthill in 1963, she became involved in refereeing high school and college/university volleyball and basketball. Her refereeing, administration and mentoring contributions to these sports in legendary, as demonstrated by the many awards bestowed upon her locally, provincially, nationally and internationally. She was inducted into the Ontario Basketball Hall of Fame during the half time break at a Toronto Raptors game in 2016. Pat was a philanthropist and donated generously to many charities over the years. She loved playing the piano, downhill skiing, reading, and watching old movies. She spent countless hours watching TV sports and Olympic events, but she also travelled and saw the world with Bob, meeting new friends on each adventure. She encouraged both Marilyn and Scott to pursue music, University educations, professional careers and their own athletic interests. She also took a great interest in her grandchildren’s lives and accomplishments, and was very proud to be a great grandmother to two wonderful boys. We wish to thank the many PSWs and nurses Colleen, Jocelyne and Trina who helped Pat get through her last 15 months a bit easier. Many thanks to Dr. Dooler, Qamar and Raimando for their expertise and compassion. We are also very grateful to Liz Dalton, Pat’s sister-in-law for her continuing presence and support. A celebration of Pat’s life will begin at Fonthill United Church at 11:00 am on Thursday, September 15, 2022. There will be a private interment for family followed by a reception for all at the Fonthill Legion Hall, 12:30 pm. (141 Hwy 20 East, Fonthill). In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests that donations be made to the Fonthill United Church or the Canadian Red Cross. Online condolences can be shared at www.pelhamfuneralhome.ca
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Cigna, and American health and insurance provider which generates an annual Loneliness Index, claims that in 2020 some 61 percent of Americans surveyed reported they were lonely. Statistics Canada suggests we’re doing better here in the Great White North, but the trend is similar. A 2021 report entitled, “Canadian Social Survey: Loneliness in Canada,” found that ten percent of Canadians said they always or often felt lonely, and 30 percent reported sometimes feeling lonely. The survey also revealed that those who identified as being frequently lonely also reported poorer mental health and lower levels of overall life satisfaction than those who were lonely less often.
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Ridley College, which draws day students from across Niagara and boarding students from dozens of countries worldwide, strongly encourages, but does not require, full vaccination, and has made masking optional.
would still lead the pack for this 100-kilometre ride, and climb the escarpment with the same gusto as always. We didn’t expect Lyle to sing a ridiculous impromptu version of Groucho Marx’ Lydia the Tattooed Lady at lunch, proving there’s no shame amongst friends. (Marx, the ‘50s TV innuendo king, outdid himself with the lyrics of thisAndone.)so it went. We shared historic anecdotes, recent events and future plans without inhibition. With each pedal stroke of this birthday ride I realized how much I have come to appreciate these longtime friends, and that it’s never too late to develop new friendships and reconnect with old friends. 4
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The 80-plus Hockey Hall of Fame is hoping that the big-time NHL Hockey Hall of Fame will agree to loan its octogenarian brothers the real Stanley Cup for theRobertsevent. is looking for help in
Roberts says that both he and his wife Judy are lifelong NHL hockey fanatics.
Local octogenarian inducted into national 80-plus Hockey Hall of Fame
And a Fonthill man, Terry Roberts of Oakridge Boulevard, who became an octogenarian in June, has just been inducted.
Should any Pelham oldtimer hockey players be interested, nominations for player induction into the 80-plus Hockey Hall of Fame are available online at www.80plushockeyhalloff ame.com
Should any Voice readers have some connections, I’d be happy to speak with them.”
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The 80-plus Hockey Hall of Fame is a non-profit organization that recognizes active recreational hockey players age 80 and older from across the country, both in “player” and ”builder” categories.
Yep, it’s the real deal.
“I grew up in a very poor part of Toronto, and had to quit school in Grade 8 to go to work to help support my family,” said Roberts. “I started driving a truck, and have been in trucking ever since.”
The Niagara Ice Timers league at the Gale Centre has five teams in the age 70-plus division, and six in the 65-plus division, said
“I ran an early-morning pickup league in Burlington on Saturdays for 40 years, and also competed with the Burlington Oldtimers, Grimsby Oldtimers, and Niagara Ice-Timers. I now play at the Gale Centre in Niagara Falls. We scrimmage on Mondays and our league games are on Wednesdays. It's without a doubt the best league I've ever played in. All the guys are so welcoming.”
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“At the induction ceremony, they give recipients a personalized jersey, plus 50 personalized hockey cards just like the NHLers, with your picture on the front, and all of your hockey stats on the back,” said Roberts. “I'm going to sign each one and hand them out to friends. Maybe in 50 years, they’ll be worth a buck and a half,” he said with a laugh.
“I was born and raised in Toronto, so you know the answer,” he said, chuckling. “The last time the Leafs won the Stanley Cup — 1967 — I was at the parade.”
Terry Roberts, ready for action SUPPLIED
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His favorite team?
Not only does Canada have a Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto honouring former NHLers, it has a similar fi xture in Gatineau, Quebec, to honour the grey-beards of oldtimers hockey.
Not bad for a guy who didn’t lace on skates until age 44.
Roberts is president and CEO of a transportation company serving the oversize and overweight segment of the industry, and has been at it for some 50 years. He moved to Pelham seven years ago.
The Burlington Oldtimers Hockey Club — the largest oldtimers hockey club in the world, with some 1100 members age 35 and older — will be hosting the 2022 induction ceremony on Saturday, October 22. The day will include on-ice matches of new and past inductees, plus an international game against 80plus players from the USA. The induction ceremony and dinner will be held at the Art Gallery of Burlington.
identifying an Indigenous community in Canada that might want some team uniforms.
“When I ran the Saturday morning pick-up league in Burlington, I supplied all the jerseys for both teams,” said Roberts. “I retired as organizer last year, and nobody wanted to take over all the jerseys and organize the teams. They just decided they'd wear whatever colour they wanted, going forward. So I have a complete set of home and away jerseys and hockey socks in Los Angeles Kings colours, that I'm hoping to donate to an Indigenous community up north.
He plays tennis, enjoys cycling, and was certified as a private pilot, but it’s ice hockey which gets his pulse racing.
SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21
You may be tempted to live the week in a fantasy world, Taurus. However, there are too many pressing issues that need your a ention for you to tune out.
Libra, confusion or an argument may cause a lack of passion between you and your romantic partner this week. It’s only a temporary situation and can be resolved.
Andrew Lincoln, Actor (49)
vide emotional support, all of which significantly reduce the stress in our lives, which is a good thing. Prolonged stress can contribute to anxiety, poor immune health, insomnia, high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart problems.Close friendships help shape our lives. Good friends provide us with trust, respect, forgiveness when warranted and constructive criticism when required, all of which boost our con-
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PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20
CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, you may be feeling more emotional than usual and that may lead to some unfamiliar situations. Give yourself some space to process your emotions.
LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23
Tyler Hoechlin, Actor (35)
You may feel that others are not giving you the respect you deserve, Scorpio. If this pertains to your career, start polishing your resume and pu ing out feelers.
to his longtime cycling friend Larry Pelt still topof-mind, my response was a no-brainer.
Longtime friends give us a sense of belonging and being valued. They make us feel socially secure and pro-
LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23
The effortless pleasure and comfort that just a few hours spent with good friends can furnish is truly invigorating, and the benefits to our wellbeing are significant.
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Gemini, this will be a week to focus on nancial gain, but don’t put too much swagger into your business negotiations; otherwise, your plans may back re.
It may seem challenging to manage your professional responsibilities with your home life this week, Cancer. Take a day o and give yourself time to exhale.
TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
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along Regional Road 69 we’d formed up two-by-two, riding close together and chatting away. Our 80-year-old birthday boy led the group, as he always has.
Baz Luhrmann, Director (60)
Aries, think about waking up very early or staying up late to enjoy some quiet time. You can improve upon this sense of peace by enjoying the respite outdoors.
With thoughts of Paul Nemy’s evocative Column Six tribute, in last week’s Voice,
“How you doing?”
Message received. John Lye, a long-time cycling friend, was celebrating his 80th birthday. His buddies Howard and Lyle were going to ride with him to Grimsby for lunch, and if any of us wanted to join in, we could meet them with our bikes at Rockway and surprise John.
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GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21
Do you need a con dence boost, Pisces? If so, surround yourself this week with all of those people who love and support you.
a more positive and enduring manner than mere peer pressure, which causes us to adopt deliberate behaviour to fit in with a group. The behaviour of friends we respect and share values with can influence how we spend our leisure time, how we view diet and physical activity, how we spend our money, how much charitable work we do, and the optimism with which we greet
SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22
From left: Lyle Turner, Howard Graham, John Lye, Brian, and John Swart. MIKE MENICANIN
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Leo, your love life is a big roller coaster this week, and you may not know if you are on or o with this special someone. It may be time to sit down and have a serious discussion.
Move at your own pace this week, Sagi arius. ere is no reason to rush around. Take leisurely breakfasts and enjoy strolls around the neighborhood.
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“I’m in, see you at 10:00,” was my equally concise reply.When Howard, Lyle and John crested the hill at Rockway, faces lit up and broad smiles broke out all around as Mike, Brian and I wished a surprised John a happy birthday. Ours is a group of long-time cycling friends. Covid and all the personal stuff we refer to as “life getting in the way” has made our rides together less frequent over the last couple years, but within a hundred metres cycling west
fidence, improve resilience and give us the strength to faceLongtimeadversity.friends keep us grounded. Those that have been with us for years know who we really are, which allows us to drop appearances and facades. There are few things more comfortable than being with someone who knows our warts and all yet still accepts us for who we are.
It is possible that you have outgrown certain people in your social circle, Virgo. Don’t feel bad about removing those who t this description. ere are new friends to be made.
AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 e perfectionist in you may be unhappy with the work of a loved one or colleague, Aquarius. Try not to critique the job they do harshly. Let constructive criticism prevail.
“Been riding much?”
he invitation came by email, short and to the “Tomorrowpoint. is
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John’s 80th birthday & we’re headed to Station 1 (Lyle, John, me). If you’re available we’ll be going up Rockway from 8th St around 10:00.”
These innocuous questions familiar to both acquaintances and friends began the conversations. The answers honest, thoughtful and open, stoked with laughter or genuine compassion as necessary, identified us as friends rather than acquaintances.
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God's light and love
few years ago, I was sitting in a comfy chair beside my living room window facing east. I was having my morning quiet time when I pray and read a portion of Scripture. I happened to be thinking about God’s light and love. At that very moment, the sun appeared from behind some clouds and shone into the room. I not only noticed the light but I also felt the warmth of it. I felt like the Lord had given me a personal illustration of the truths I had been meditating on.
with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.” (1 John 1:5-7)
The apostle John (one of the original 12 disciples) wrote a lot about light. He used the word three times in three verses when he wrote, “God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship
Just as God’s light and truth illumines our minds and satisfies us intellectually, so God’s love warms our hearts and satisfies us emotionally. The apostle John writes concisely, “God is love” (1 John 4:8). We not only have minds, we have emotions and feelings as well.
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God’s love was best shown to us in the gift and sacrifice of His Son. In the best known and best loved verse in the Bible, the apostle writes, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.” (John 3:16)
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Relationships based solely on human love will experience disappointment and disillusionment. Why? Because (in case you haven’t noticed) humans are imperfect. But God is sinless and perfect, and so is his love.
This is a good image of God’s truth. The psalmist wrote, “Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” (Psalm 119:105) Light illumines our way so we can see clearly. God’s Word meets our mind’s need for clarity, truth and guidance. It satisfies us intellectually.
Man tries to fulfill this need but cannot. Historians call the 17th and 18th centuries the “Age of Enlightenment” (notice the root word “light”). This philosophical movement focused on human wisdom, human effort and human achievement. God was largely left out. This man-centred “enlightenment” came, went, and still left the human soul wanting.Jesustwice said, “I am the light of the world” (John 8:12 and 9:5). The apostle Paul wrote to a young pastor that God “alone is immortal and lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see.” (1 Timothy 6:16)
God’s light
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Contemporary garden latest winner of Beautification Committee award
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right up until the early months of Covid. This was but one of the many community involvements she had, including with Pelham Cares and the Fonthill Bandshell Committee. In fact, if it weren’t for Sandra’s generosity, the Voice would not still be in existence. Several years ago and about a year before I arrived at the paper, the Voice was in particular financial peril. A cash infusion from Sandra allowed the paper to continue publishing, an act of generosity for which she did not seek public credit, and which until
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break from the bleak: Kinsman Len Doyle sends in this important bulletin—the service club is nearly wrapping up its 2nd Krispy Kreme Doughnut Campaign. Selling price $12, with $7 for each dozen sold going to Rose City Kids. Doyle says they’ve just gone past 620 dozen. Lordy. That’s 7440 doughnuts! If by chance you are seeing this edition early, on Tuesday, there is still time to get your order in through fonthillkinsmen.ca, but snap to it as the deadline is September 13. Pickup this year is at Vermeer's Garden Centre, September 21, 2 to 6 PM...I’ve never had a Krispy Kreme: This changes in seven days. See you next week. 4
4 large red bell peppers
coriander seed
1 whole roasting chicken, rinsed
Salt
Put the couscous and chicken stock in an oven-safe baking dish. Place the dressed chicken on top. Bake covered for 45 minutes. Remove the cover and bake for another 15 minutes, until chicken is cooked through. Serve with a tossed mix of cucumber, cilantro, lemon juice, and oil.
that 2022 is the Year of the Garden. If you see a particular garden deserving recognition the Pelham Beau-
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now has remained known only to two other of our 50 shareholders and to our accounting firm. (Indeed, Sandra was keen to stay as much behind the scenes at the paper as possible, as the unscrupulous would occasionally attempt to leverage their knowledge that she was a shareholder to influence our reporting, contemptible efforts which ultimately, universally, failed.) I suspect that there are many individuals and organizations who similarly were the beneficiaries of Sandra’s kindness over the decades, which explains in no small part why she was named Pelham’s Citizen of the Year in 2011. We will miss her, and her wonderful laugh, greatly... A welcome
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garden, allowing for nighttime visual interest,” said Crawford.Readers are reminded
Pollo Harissa (Roasted Harissa Chicken with Couscous)
tification Committee would be interested in hearing from you at beautification@ pelham.ca
“The globes light up at night and there is under lighting through out the
2 cups couscous 3 cups chicken stock
1⁄2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1Harissatablespoon
Stir coriander, caraway and cumin in a small skillet over medium-high heat until aromatic, about 30 seconds. Transfer to a food processor. Cook garlic in the same skillet, covered, over medium-low heat until tender, about 10 minutes, turning occasionally. Let garlic cool, then peel it and add to processor. Char bell peppers over a gas flame or in a broiler until blackened on all sides. Enclose in a paper bag; let stand 10 minutes. Peel, seed, and coarsely chop peppers. Add peppers, oil, sugar, and crushed red pepper to processor. Puree. Season with salt and pepper.
Chicken is a versatile protein that can take center stage on any table. There are scores of ways to prepare chicken, and this recipe for “Pollo Harissa” is seasoned with a fiery, spicy mix that is truly aromatic. Enjoy it, courtesy of “España: Exploring the Flavors of Spain” (Gibbs Smith) by James Campbell Caruso.
Patricia Crawford has lived at 1375 Pelham Street for five years. During this time the front yard has transformed from a blank slate to a modern, contemporary garden. Patricia is being recognized for her beautification ingenuity by the Pelham Beautification Committee’s thank you initiative.When asked what inspired her to design her garden in such a way, Crawford answered, “I like the classic, modern look to a garden and being low maintenance is a bonus. The green and white compliment each other with the most common plants being Hydrangea, Grasses, ferns Boxwood and hostas.”
The clean lines are simple and fashionable, while tall black planter boxes topped with golden globes, as well as other circular ornaments, provide accents to a tidy, elegant garden.
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Patricia Crawford in front of her Pelham Street home, the most recent recipient of the Pelham Beautifi cation Committee's thank you initiative CYNTHIA ROBERTS
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Serves 4
6 cloves garlic Harissa (see below)
1 tablespoon caraway seed
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Pollo Harissa
RECIPE OF THE
Heat the oven to 375 F. Fill chicken cavity with lemon pieces and garlic. Rub the chicken generously with harissa. Sprinkle with salt.
2 tablespoons crushed New Mexico red chilis Salt and pepper to taste