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With a bit over five weeks to go before Election Day, both major races in Pelham appear to have stabilized. For the mayor's seat, Marvin Junkin's lead has bumped back up, now averaging 70% over 6 weeks. Gary Accursi and Carla Baxter are steady 13% and 8% respectively. Undecideds dropped to 8% from 14%, but average 11% over 6 weeks. On the Regional side, incumbent councillor Brian Baty is stable at 56%, averaging 58% since polling began. Dave Augustyn dropped 3 points to 10%. Diana Huson ticked up a point, but seems to have plateaued for the moment at a bit over a quarter of the vote. Jim Hagar continues to place a distant fourth at 2%, his average since August 5. Undecideds bumped up from 4% to 8%.
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NIAGARA REGIONAL COUNCIL RACE
Mayor David Augustyn relaxes inside Pelham's Meridian Community Centre, the recently opened $36 million dollar twin-pad arena in Fonthill.
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"Mayor Dave" aiming to make it "Councillor Dave" Longtime Pelham mayor offers list of accomplishments, plans, he asserts makes him qualified to serve on Regional Council BY SARAH WHITAKER
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“It’s a beautiful facility,” says a woman standing with a group of figure skaters to Pelham Mayor Dave Augustyn as he walks across the lobby of the Meridian Community Centre. “How’s the ice?” he responds. It’s the second or third such interaction between Augustyn and community centre users in the span of about 30 minutes. Stopping to pick up a small piece of paper from the floor, it is obvious the Mayor is proud of the centre. He is also quick to point out the building of a new recreation centre in the community was an accomplishment of council, staff, volunteers and donors. The Meridian Community Centre is also on a laundry list of accomplishments Augustyn mentions when he talks about his reasons for seeking election as Pelham’s Regional Councillor and giving up the mayor’s chair.
“We’ve accomplished so many things,” says Augustyn. The accomplishments he talks about include the community centre, the revitalization of both Fenwick and Fonthill’s downtown areas, a new skate park, a new dog park, nine accessible playgrounds, many roads repaired or resurfaced, Summerfest as one of Ontario’s top 100 festivals and events, two new fire halls, completing the East Fonthill Secondary Plan and more. “The list goes on and on,” he says. “We’ve had some great accomplishments, obviously as a council. If you go back 12 years and compare what the town was like then to what is now, it has improved dramatically.” Those accomplishments, he says, combined with his energy and enthusiasm, are why he decided to run for Chair of Regional Council, when it was to be a directly elected position. “So many people encouraged me to do so, they appreciated my approach,” says Augustyn, who
announced on July 17 that he would run for the Regional Chair position. Fully prepared to run a region-wide campaign, Augustyn says he was surprised with the Premier’s announcement that Niagara’s chair, and three others in Ontario, would not be directly elected, and says he had to make a quick decision—to run as a Regional councillor or seek another term as mayor. Noting the work council was able to complete in his time as mayor, Augustyn said he decided to take that “enthusiasm and energy” and put it to work on Regional Council. An automatic member of Regional Council as mayor, Augustyn says he’s proud of the work he has done there as well, including the gateway program and incentives for business, such as the GE plant, to locate in Niagara, fighting for GO service and Regional transit, redevelopment of downtowns, and chairing the Budget Committee for four years. Augustyn says if elected he will
continue that work and will continue to stand up for integrity at the Region.
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ra College to bring more youthful ideas to Niagara, continue with Smart Growth to protect Niagara’s wetlands and other environmentally important areas, reduce ambulance back-ups at the hospital’s emergency department, bring jobs back to Niagara and “make Niagara more livable and compassionate.” Part of the compassion, he says, is addressing the opiod crisis in Niagara, bringing Niagara its share of the 15,000 long-term beds promised by the Provincial government and ensuring there is not only enough affordable housing for those who need it, but housing that is affordable for those people who don’t qualify for subsidized housing. Augustyn’s time on Regional Council hasn’t been without its controversy. The council has been a group divided, with many councillors criticizing Pelham’s financing of
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ALL THIS WEEK’S paper The Status Quo Issue. Those who believe that there’s nothing to see here, that the Town of Pelham’s finances are in fine fettle, will particularly appreciate this edition’s trio of candidate interviews. Each man in his own way has contributed to the situation we face—to the status quo. In their interviews they were free to present themselves—as we all do—in the best possible light, to put their surest foot forward. This does not mean that reality agrees. Ward 1 council candidate James Lane (page 11) does not think that a genuinely independent audit of the Town’s books is needed. “You can audit things to death and come up with the same answers,” he says. Lane has run for office four times, and lost four times. There is no overt indication that the fifth attempt will prove different for the perennial also-ran. Yet, by cosmic intervention, Lane has been appointed to council three times now to fill out someone else’s term. Set his swearing-in for 2020.
Mayor David Augustyn, now running for Regional Council, is the status quo’s principal architect. In his view (page 3), his work here is done. Clearly he assumed that the voters would agree. Rather than run for a fourth term as mayor, which would have automatically returned him to Regional Council anyway, Augustyn decided he was better off running on his record as a persistent critic at the Region rather than on his record as an insistent real estate developer in Pelham. Then there is Richard Rybiak. Councillor Rybiak is seeking re-election in Ward 1, which he has represented since 2011. In his interview this week (page 10), Rybiak outlines his hope to continue offering his “wisdom” to the Town. Rybiak, who often manages to say everything and nothing at the same time, begins by contradicting himself. “I’m a great believer in the council changing over constantly to represent the views of the electorates,” he declares, before clarifying that by “constantly” he means, “not now.”
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To borrow former Town Councillor Brian Walker’s recent memorable phrasing related to another matter, Rybiak offers up some more bafflegab. “I think that it is absolutely time for our council to develop in terms of its membership moving to the next phase…but I think that the record we have is one that is worthy of continuing,” he says, confusingly. When the rubber hits the road, though, Rybiak attempts to defend the Town’s current state. He repeats the same tired lines that the Town has been spouting for the past year: the finances are fine, all is going according to a sensible plan, and anyone who says otherwise is a complainer trying to “convince you of the worst possible interpretation.” Considering how much time has gone by, perhaps Councillor Rybiak is forgetting some of the facts that have been clearly established. The financial services firm KPMG acknowledged that their initial 2017 investigation was prompted See EDITORIAL next page
Letters Calling all St. John's alumni All students of the former St. John’s Public School, and the old brick, Union School S.S.# 4, which was located on the current site of the Niagara Board of Education’s “St. John’s Outdoor Study Center,” also known as the “Discovery Center,” are invited to a student reunion. The event is scheduled to take place on Sunday, September 23, from 1 to 5 PM. This will unfold on the grounds of the former St. John’s Volunteer fire hall, located adjacent to the school at the juncture of Hollow and Holland Road, one mile west of Merrittville Speedway. The event is hosted through the generosity of Mr. Robert (Bob) and Elizabeth Hi-
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genell, the current owners of the fire hall. The event will open with the martial sounds of pipes provided by pipe-master Mitch McDowell, of Thorold. This gathering has been organized as a “bring-your-own-lawn-chair, and picnic.” The public is asked to check their old photo albums for any surviving photographs of the school, the students, and the activities which took place there. Some of these include the annual bike rodeo, weekly Wolf Cub gatherings, school plays, annual school excursions, and nature hikes. These will assist members of the gathSee ST. JOHN'S Page 8
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Trustee assertions hard to swallow This is an open letter to DSBN Trustee Dale Robinson and is in direct response to the interview with you in the Voice [“Three times lucky?,” Sept. 5, p. 14], in which you state that you are running again to keep your seat as a Trustee. This to me and a good majority of people here in Pelham is where we really hope past inactions and sheer arrogance on your part will come back and bite you on your proverbial youknow-what. I was utterly shocked as to reading your comments, stating your goal is to “always work with the community.” Actually, let me take that back, I wasn’t shocked at all, because your comments definitely reflect
your past performance. You are probably thinking that enough time has gone by that we “small town folk people” in Fenwick have forgotten all about this. Let me remind everyone and particularly you, Dale Robinson, that the “Name Our School Committee” was formed to save the existing and relevant name of E.W. Farr Public School, and did all their due diligence to inform you of the history and background of this name. The new name of Wellington Heights has absolutely no relevance in the Pelham area and in these days and times is politically incorrect. This committee did all
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Rybiak. Not so according to KPMG, which said that from 2008 to 2016 changes occurred that represented “a significant drop in the financial health of the Town.” At the end of 2016, reported KPMG, “the actual availble cash on hand was nominal, causing concern over the ability for the Town to finance ongoing operations.” That, and we ended 2017 some $31 million dollars in debt. 2018 is anyone’s guess.
continued from previous page by the Town’s own staff, “with respect to concerns over the Town's finances… specific financial concerns included, but were not limited to, low cash balances, the buyback of municipal credits, and approved debentures not taken for capital projects initiated.” Pelham’s finances are “in good shape,” according to
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NHL Alumni tickets foul-up is business as usual in Pelham
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H E N E V E R someone asks me why I’m running for mayor, it seems as though I can point to a new reason every week. When the new community centre had its grand opening last weekend, it should have been a shining moment for the Town. I and many other residents still have questions and concerns about the financing of the building, but this doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t recognize its opening. But instead of a shining moment, all I’ve heard people talking about is the fiasco with the NHL tickets. Out of a budget of at least $80,000, the Town spent an eye-popping
$15,000 to bring the NHL players in. We were all assured that with tickets selling for $25 each, $25,000 would be raised. But this whole plan fell apart in a hurry. It doesn’t take a genius to know that there are not 1000 people who want to spend $25 to watch long-retired NHL players face off with minor hockey coaches on a beautiful Saturday in September. Then again, what’s obvious to most other people just doesn’t seem apparent to the current mayor and council. It looks like a few days before the event the Town realized that the arena was going to be empty, so they quickly reduced the price to $5, and then to
The real takeaway from Rybiak’s words, however, is that he really seems to believe them. Maybe this isn’t surprising—after all, for the past two particularly troubling years he’s been part of the official groupthink, insisting that it's inside Town Hall where the
sane peopleEdward live, while it’s Jones received the score the J.D. Power just a few highest nut-jobs oninthe 2013-2018 Canadian outside, making things up. Full-Service Investor Satisfaction Studies of Rybiak has had seven customers’ satisfaction with their years to say what he befull-service investment firm. Visit jdpower.com/awards lieves, including at length in this week’s edition. On October 22, Ward 1 residents will have their chance to reply. ◆
When the new community centre had its grand opening last weekend, it should have been a shining moment
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ed the alarm bells about it before it was too late. This is why I’m running for Mayor: because bad decisions like these can’t keep happening, and when they do, people need to take responsibility.
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There's valuable experience, and then there's rusting in place Collectively the Town of Pelham’s mayor, Town councillors, and Regional councillor have decades of experience. There are some who would view this positively, arguing the years of collective experience must surely count for something in the world of politics. I would argue this is not always the case. Members of a town council are accountable to their constituents and are expected to make decisions that are in the best interest of a town and its people. There is only one way to ensure this happens. Major decisions that impact a town’s residents should be made after significant consultation with relevant groups and individuals. Equally important, council members should be able to justify and provide reasons for those decisions that are satisfactory to most of their constituents. Unfortunately, in the past few years I have witnessed an increased number of Pelham Town Council decisions that are not as collaborative as they should be. Equally disconcerting is the fact that too many of the decisions have not been satisfactorily explained. Think of the most recent issue with the Meridian Community Centre Grand Opening budget. I fully understand the importance of promoting the new facility, but where was the community consultation? Why were townspeople given multiple and varied responses regarding the actual budget? I also think back to the painful and drawn-out financial debacle last year. It was clear that individuals on our council felt financial issues were above the average citi-
zen’s ability to comprehend. Consider the appalling attempt to shut out our local newspaper at a time when it was needed most. Who made that decision? Are these the actions of a council that have forgotten the fundamental notion that politicians are answerable to town residents? Too many questionable decisions made by our Town Council appear to be discretionary rather than collaborative. Don’t get me wrong;— discretionary decision-making is not always bad. In fact, it is a powerful and often effective tool when used by individuals with legitimate authority to make what are often tough choices. However, it is also a tool that must be used carefully, with transparency and adequate justification, otherwise decisions can appear as undemocratic. It is this concern with discretionary decision-making that brings me back to my original argument that not all experience-heavy town councils are effective. In the early 1990s a researcher by the name of Richard Lempert studied the discretionary decision-making of a public housing eviction board that had worked together for many years. The researcher was interested in understanding discretionary decision-making from a behavioral perspective, specifically in organizations where individuals worked together for extended periods of time. He concluded that decision-makers who have the legal authority to consider many options often adopt routine ways of dealing with situations, and over time these routines
become a source of precedent (regardless of unique circumstances). He also found it would often take extraordinary circumstances to awaken these individuals to the many options before them.
Equally disconcerting is the fact that too many decisions have not been satisfactorily explained
Is this what has happened to our Town Council? Has the decision-making process for some members of this group become so routine that they have forgotten the grassroots mandate to serve the people of Pelham? What direction are they providing Town staff? What messages are being sent to Regional Council? Consider for example the issue with Poth Street. Back in January, the Voice reported Mayor Augustyn and Councillor Gary Accursi speculating that, “money spent on Poth was not the best use of funds.” This attitude failed to consider the immediate needs of the residents of Poth Street. To me it smacked of an automated response related to budget concerns. Consider also the decision by council to sell the Haist
Street arena. While the Mayor insists that public consultation favoured a residential development, according to reports the option of not developing the area was absent from the consultations. A discretionary decision was made by Town Council to introduce a consultation process that inherently ignored other possibilities. There is a myriad of ways to approach any issue, and I believe it crucial that councillors be open-minded and positive enough to tackle any issue from every angle. We have some wonderful and fresh candidates who are willing to serve and bring new ideas, and more importantly democratic decision-making processes to the Town of Pelham and the Niagara Region. (Along that vein of thought, and while I’m on the topic of promoting new and fresh candidates, the United Nations recommends a minimum of 30% female representation to ensure women’s needs are met. That resonates with me. Look at the photograph of Town Council on the Town of Pelham website. And also consider that only 13% of councillors currently on Regional Council are women!) I believe a candidate who serves for multiple terms is not automatically the best candidate. For me it is time for out with the old and in with the new. I will not be voting for current councillors. I encourage you to exercise your democratic right, research your candidates, ask them hard questions, and be sure to vote for the best person on October 22. Michelle Lea Fonthill
the community centre project while Augustyn has been critical of his colleagues for their use of personal expenses to fund promotional material, not to mention projects with cost overruns, questionable hiring practices and an incident in which the Region was seen to be attacking the press. While Augustyn did ask if the police should be called when a recording device was found in council chambers, seemingly hidden under a hat, he says his intention when asking if police were needed was to investigate and not to attack the freedom of the press. It is illegal to record council’s in camera sessions and Augustyn says he expected police to come into chambers and investigate if a crime had been committed, not, as did actually happen, for police to stay in the lobby and back up staff who ejected a St. Catharines Standard reporter and seized his notes. A dispute with this newspaper, in which the Town refused to speak to Voice reporters, removed the media table from council chambers, and failed to include the Voice in press events, was also not an attack on the press in the style of President Trump, says Augustyn, asserting that “many people” expressed concern over stories published in the paper. The break in communiSee AUGUSTYN Page 15
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continued from Page 4 ering who are compiling an archival collection, annotated with students names. Come and help us identify the faces. Many photos have already been amassed as well as an 8mm film by the late Ron Rewberry of the 1960 Christmas school play. Future plans are progressing to copy these and present the collection, with a brief history of the two schools, to the board, which will provide a repository for the collection at the Center. A tented area will be set up with tables to view the photo collection. This has been done under the skillful management, and to the credit of, Brenda Page (nee Bradley). It is hoped that this project will contribute a resource for the Center by providing the only record of those who started their lives and careers at the school. St. John’s was once one of the major industrial centers in the Niagara Peninsula. Its industry was centered around the source waters of the 12 Mile Creek, which flow from springs in Fonthill through the St. Johns Valley. Major development followed the War of 1812, when the stream was used to feed mill-ponds used to provide power for the overshot wheels of mills and tanneries.
The first school in Thorold Township opened in the one room, timber-framed structure moved to the bottom of the Hollow Rd. Hill by the late Louis-Blake Duff, author and editor of the Tribune, and a resident of St. Johns. It had originally been located next to the current Outdoor Study Center. In 1879 this was replaced by the one-room brick Union School S.S.#4, built from the standard plan devised by the first minister of the Department of Education, Egerton Ryerson, and used throughout the province. This was heated with a wood-burning, pot-belly stove, like the school house at the Jordan Museum, which was also built as another derivation of the Ryerson school plan, but of stone, in the 1850s. In 1958 the brick school which stood east of the current Outdoor Study Center was demolished to make way for the current building. The new two-room St. John’s Public school debuted in September of 1959. The late Mrs. Francis Goldring was its first principal, teaching Grades 4 to 8 in one room, while Mrs. Linda Bronn taught the junior class, kindergarden to Grade 3 in the north room. We hope you will join us on September 23. A splendid time is guaranteed for all. Jon K. Jouppien St. John’s Public School Student, 1959-1963
"VIP" party particularly unpalatable It appears the Town of Pelham, the current council, and the Mayor put on a Grand Party for the residents of Pelham last weekend. If you're up on the local news scene you'll know that the Town has spent some $0 to $85,000 (we're not quite sure exactly how much) for a last "Thank you" hurrah. What many didn't know was that there was a "private" party on Friday night for “VIPs.” I attended the grand opening on Saturday and it was clear to me that whatever money was spent was not spent for the general public’s party. After I got home from the lackluster public party my social media feeds began to come
in with images of the real party that occurred Friday night. Images of a stage, a live band, ribbon cutting with the Mayor, the current Town Council, and many "VIPs" whooping it up on stage. Town staff confirmed that there was also food and drink for their special party. I don't know about you, but as a taxpayer and concerned resident toeing the financial line, I feel a little (no, a lot) left out. Don't get me wrong. There's nothing better than to throw an epic party in appreciation of a project well done. But if throwing a party of this magnitude (worth $85,000) on the heels of a financial disaster is, in your
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continued from Page 5 the proper and timely research and informed you of this mistake of choosing Wellington Heights as a new name. They said they would have even accepted a different name, but something of relevance. The committee booked a public hall, organized well in advance with notices to the general public, DSBN members and with a special invite to you as well, since you were ultimately in charge of this renaming. Well, guess what, the hall was full of concerned people and you didn’t show, not even giving a reason for your absence. This committee tried to reach out
opinion, fiscally responsible, then perhaps you should
As a taxpayer and concerned resident toeing the line, I feel a little (no, a lot) left out contribute your own money for this “party.” But what's even more repugnant than the price tag
over and over again to you in various ways, to no avail. With your self-righteous, arrogant attitude, you made your decision, you chose not to look at the bombardment of information and concern from the townspeople here, you just sat there smug in your “ivory tower” and the decision was final. In your interview you stated you thought it was just a handfull of individuals that were concerned over this name change. That I can comfortably say is an outright lie! You knew the Town of Fenwick was enraged over this new forced name you ultimately chose. A petition was even organized and signed by a majority of people and sent to you. It is also truly unbelievable that you would state in your interview that if
is the private party that was put on by the Town and council for their friends and “VIPs.” It appears that those that benefited from the "Grand" part of the party were in fact invited on Friday night and not the rest of us lowly residents that they care so little about. We should all demand to see a detailed list of expenditures that came out of the budget. Remember, the time is now for corruption in our Town to end. Let's put a stop to this disgusting behaviour, and get out and VOTE for change. Mary Spehar Town Council Candidate, Ward 3
elected you “may be willing to revisit this.” This statement alone tells us you were well aware of the concern a great number of people had on this issue. You know, and anyone who has tried to deal with you knows, this is just a political ploy of hanging the bait out in front of the voters and then pulling it away if re-elected. I implore everyone who reads this to really think—do we want someone who absolutely refuses to listen, or even worse yet, refuses to acknowledge a very true concern of a tightknit community? Oh, I hope there is such a thing as “Karma!” Dan Marr Fenwick
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Giant hornets in the hood Well, they are definitely living here in Fenwick. Almost every night and morning, we see the big shadow and hear the knocking at my house. European hornets are out...we have had several encounters and killed a few so far. They hunt at night, that's for sure! If we keep our back light on, not only do the spiders come out to make their nightly webs, insects (mostly moths) come buzzing to the light that we keep on at night to help keep the nocturnal animals away (coyotes especially). Unfortunately it also attracts the European hornets. So, we have installed a new light above the shop away from the house. Nothing like sitting out on your back deck, trying to enjoy the summer night air, to find that you’re under attack by these big stinging hornets. Even the dog has had enough. I now go outside with my fly swatter in hand...just in case. Joanna Partridge Fenwick
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Know your place: VIP, VVIP, or VAP I would like to share my VIP experience at the grand opening of the Meridian Community Centre, last Friday, September 14. The members of a volunteer community group I belong to received tickets. Virtually none of our members wished to attend, so I took a friend. Upon arriving at the MCC, it was almost impossible to find a parking spot. Wow, this event must be jam-packed! Well, when I entered the door there was nary a soul to be found; no signs, no decorations, no flowers. A security guard appeared and directed us to head up the staircase. At the top of the stairs we found a few folks wandering around, but no hors
d'oeuvres, no beverages, no crackers, no cheese. (I was directed to the cash bar on the upper level for drink and the canteen on the lower level for food). Apparently a spread had been set up earlier in the evening for “donors only” in the Accursi Room, but it turns out that only Very Very Important People were allowed to attend this event. I guess my VIP invite should have read “VAP”— Very Average Person. As the presentations began it became clear that there were far more empty seats than filled seats—an audience of about 250 in a 1000-seat arena. I’d hate to see the parking nightmare that will arise when an actual full crowd shows up for a major event.
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MCC deja vu Seeing the Mayor on the Jumbotron did make me thankful I hadn’t eaten any snacks after all. The entertainment that followed was exceptional. A talented skater, several excellent singers and singing groups, a very nimble gal in a big hula-hoop. Unfortunately the sound system did not do the singers justice. It was also sad that the entertainers played for such a small crowd. $85,000 for this event? That “donor” party must have been some shindig. In the end, thank goodness Tim Hortons was still open. Name withheld by request Fonthill
How many grand openings does one building need? I understand the money-eating dinosaur —oops, the Meridian Community Centre—already had folks touring it a few weeks ago, in July. What’s all this hoopla about and who are we trying to impress? I understand from reading the Voice last week that these expensive parties were in part the brainchild of Councilor Accursi. As Accursi has thrown his
hat in the ring for mayor in the upcoming election, he and the other present councillors who are also running again shouldn't be canvassing on taxpayers’ bucks. What happened to thriftiness? No parties, no further expenditures put on the backs of we the taxpayers. The figures thrown out in regards to these two parties are atrocious. Does this Mayor and council See HOOPLA Page 12
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Richard Rybiak, incumbent Ward 1 council candidate, is running for a third term. As a child of Polish immigrant parents who chose to live in Pelham 55 years ago, he believes strongly that everyone should serve their community. "I'm running because I can. It is a duty and an honour to offer my time, talent and wisdom, to make myself available, to contribute," says Rybiak. [Editor's note: There are two Rybiaks in the race for council. Richard's sister Barbara is running in Ward 2.] As an incumbent, Rybiak understands there are some in Pelham that want a clean sweep of the existing council. When questioned about his enthusiasm to run for a third term, he responded at length with a mix of personal reflections and comments on what are, in his opinion, the accomplishments of the existing council. "I'm a great believer in the council, political bodies, changing over constant-
ly to represent the views of the electorates. I firmly believe that once you've made your contribution, done your time, step aside and let somebody else do it. You asked about sweep aside, clean house. Sometimes that's not necessary, and I would say this is one of those times. I think it's necessary when it's gone badly off the rails, and when the people that have been involved in putting it off the rails have been responding to interests that are not the interests of the Town... then by all means sweep them aside.” Rybiak says he waited to see who would declare their candidacy in Ward 1 before he decided to run again. “I was interested to see whether I might serve the community better by removing myself and letting others who were progressive in their thinking and capable of moving forward. I'm not saying the people who are running in Ward 1 aren't, nothing like that, but I'm saying that I wasn't sufficiently confident to [withdraw]. I said, 'You know what, I'll make myself available if people want
me to.'” [Editor’s note: Rybiak’s sister Barbara Rybiak is also running for council, not head-to-head but in Ward 2.] Rybiak proceeds to explain why he is prepared to stand on his record as a member of the current council. "I don't think that the record of this council is one that would result in people saying it's time to clean house because everything is going wrong. I think that it is absolutely time for our council to develop in terms of its membership moving to the next phase...but I think that the record we have is one that is worthy of continuing.” He suggests that some shift is necessary. "We need to make a change in terms of our posture, because we have gone through periods of great growth and investment, and the investment part of that is pretty much complete. So we need now to do what anybody else would do in this [situation], which is get ourself to what we would refer to in industry as a 'steady state,’ in terms of
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and its reserves are not depleted. "You can hear this because people want to take a back door, and they want to convince you of the worst possible interpretation. What we have done in this period of investment is a deliberate strategy by our treasury department, which is excellent, to save money by doing internal borrowing rather than going to an external. If somehow the roof were to cave in somewhere and it were necessary for us to dip into reserves, that would be the point we would convert that to external borrowing. But we have funds that we could use to bridge while we're going through this thing." Rybiak continues to explain how he views the Town’s reserves. "So if you were to look at the reserve situation what you would see is that we have reserves, we've borrowed against them, we can account for them, we know where they are, but we are See RYBIAK Page 14
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Hello, friend—Lane again on ballot Record-setting unelected incumbent prefers his own mandate this time around BY JOHN SWART
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"It's a record in itself," jokes James Lane, Ward 1 candidate, of the three times he has stepped in to fill a vacant seat on Pelham council. He then adds, in a serious tone, "It says that previous councils were satisfied that I could step in, that I was abreast of council issues." Lane is referring to the fact that in 2008 he filled a vacant council seat for two years, in 2013 for one year, and is now back again on council, filling the seat vacated by Marvin Junkin when he resigned in November 2017. Lane feels strongly that Pelham is ready for his approach to municipal government. He wants to bring "a grassroots perspective to council. [Council] may agree or disagree, but ultimately we must get the job done." He values working oneon-one with his constituents. "Interaction with people, working with people, helping people, I have a passion for this," says Lane.
This is his top priority, and he continues that he wants to "Help people work through the system, roll up my sleeves and make it happen." As a candidate in Ward 1, East Fenwick development is a top priority. Lane has lived in the same home in Fenwick since 1961, on a one-acre lot. He refers to his experience in the community, back to the time when it was Fenwick, Ridgeville and Fonthill. "I've seen the town grow, the improvements over the years. Progress is here to stay. Two new fire halls, a new library, a new street. Same goes for Fonthill." Lane wants to see the East Fenwick area developed, but in "the way the citizens want it." Getting the Town's finances back on track is also a top priority for Lane. He does not, however, see another audit of the Town's books as part of that process. "Absolutely not," he says. "I believe all the audits have been done. You can audit things to death and come up with the same answers."
Likewise, previous non-disclosure agreements with former Pelham town employees should not be re-opened in his opinion. "They were advised they had a choice to sign, so it should be binding on both parties." He does recognize the new community centre as a big part of Pelham's fiscal future. Lane wants to be "involved in making sure the Meridian Community Centre runs properly, and sustains itself." Reducing the negativity surrounding the centre is important to Lane. After pointing out that it was finished on time and on budget, Lane says we must realize that the centre is still in its infancy. "There will be fine-tuning and a learning curve, and I would like to be on the committee. It will be a big challenge to make sure it is run properly," he says. Lane's business credentials, as a retired factory manager for Columbian Chemicals in Hamilton, he says will help. Regarding the old arena on Haist Street, Lane believes that the current council has made the right
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decision to decommission and dispose of it. "Council has deemed to sell part and maintain part as green space. I think this is a good decision," says Lane, while acknowledging that the new council will make the ultimate decision. He's also in favour of the status quo for Summerfest, responding concisely to suggestions it should be
moved. "Absolutely not. It brings people in, it's made for downtown. It's popular, and a boost for Pelham. Don't mess with success. If businesses can't tap into an extra 40,000 people in town, maybe something's wrong with them." Lane attended the August 13 council meeting at which Airbnbs and home hotels were discussed, as a sitting councillor. He said that
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the meeting started with a ruckus, but settled down relatively quickly with everyone showing respect for one another, and listening to Director of Planning and Development Barbara Wiens' report. Lane stated that the meeting ended as he had expected, with the Town supporting more consultation with residents See LANE Page 14
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COMMENTARY Donald MacCrae
Open letter: MCC Oversight Committee Chair to the Mayor Mr. Mayor I am very disappointed with your presentation at the Meridian Community Centre grand openings this weekend. In your remarks you referenced big-dollar donors— many by name, and via slides—but did not mention the names of the Oversight Committee’s public volunteers. It was left to a donor to identify only myself, as the committee chair, by name
as a footnote in his Friday night on-stage speech. For your reference, Mr. Mayor, the Team of Bill (Sheldon) and Bill (Gibson) applied our combined 70 years of construction and contract management experience into a partnership with Ball Construction —thus preventing the community centre project from becoming big-dollar Burgoyne Bridge Number Two. If bringing the project
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$750,000 under budget was equated to a cash donation, we, the Oversight Committee, would have been one of the larger donors. To get noticed vis-a-vis as a big-dollar donor, consider the following: —If the Team of B/B was paid for our time (500-plus hrs. combined over the last 2.5 years) at a commercial rate $100 / hr. plus expenses, this would equal a $50,000 donation. —Or, at minimum wage, the same hours would equal a $7500 donation. While some donors could afford to give cash, others, such as Team B/B gave of our time and expertise— both valuable contributions to the success of the project. Further, Mr. Mayor, at the two ribbon cuttings I do not recall seeing a member of the Oversight Committee present. This despite our being de facto members of Council with the Chair re-
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start with a clean slate. Let's get in a council that feels rotting trees are NOT okay on our walking trails, threatening the safety of our families and homes but $84,000 parties are okay; a council that understands the need for repaired roads; a council that does not hire and fire as they please, leaving us with large amounts of cash to settle disputes in or out of court; a council that has down-to-earth reason-
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ing, not some nilly- willy hairbrain scheme to make themselves look good; a council that involves we the people; a council that does not think that we are a tourist area and need Airbnbs; a council that does not embarrass us with those idiotic roundabouts that look like a new method of a child's hopscotch or marbles. Marlene & Merelle Stirtzinger Fenwick
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Residents organize to resist rise in Pelham pot operations BY JENNIFER CHORNLEY
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It will not be a seventh heaven for Fenwick residents as they raise concerns about a second marijuana processing facility on Foss Road, and what would be the seventh such operation in Pelham. Some 100 Fenwick residents descended upon the new Wellington Heights Public School last Friday evening for an information session organized by resident David Ireland. Ireland intended that Friday night’s community meeting spark interest to form a committee that would brainstorm ideas to limit overall cannabis cultivation in Pelham. For the time being, Ireland established the group as the Pelham Community Preservation Coalition. “We would like to present new bylaws, revisions to existing bylaws specifically regarding cannabis cultivation, for both medical and recreational use to council and push to get them passed,” he said. Ireland said he’s not against the legalization of recreation marijuana. Instead, the issue is the size and proximity of pot grow-ups to residential neighbourhoods. Since cannabis is deemed an agricultural crop, it can be grown and processed on property surrounding residential properties. Among the attendees, the top concerns were odour, location, declining property values and the sustainability of the hamlet’s physical population in upcoming years. Val and Rick McCombs moved to Fenwick in November 2016. Rick had a six-acre parcel of land in Wainfleet while Val had a townhouse in Beamsville. “Rick doesn’t like the city, so we settled in Fenwick as it was still in good proximity to larger centres,” Val said. “We chose this property because it was serene.”
Rick said that he didn’t mind that the previous operation was a vegetable greenhouse. At the time they moved in he said, “Yeah, I can handle that.” Now that the agricultural landscape has changed to marijuana production, he isn’t happy. “The big thing for us is the decrease in property value.” Val echoed his concerns by saying that a retiree’s main source of income is investments and what assistance the government provides, which, for the most part, is very little. Rick is also dismayed with the Town’s development bylaws and drawn-out process for something such as splitting a parcel of land. “For simple things, like adding a shed, signs have to go up, neighbours must be notified. But yet, when a large-scale facility such as this is Town-approved, there was nothing. No public input or signs notifying the residents.” “The Town Council really dropped the ball on this one,” Rick said. “To have an ‘agricultural’ facility such as this so close to residential homes and schools is nonsense.” Val expressed interest in being part of the committee and will use her talents to help where she can. Another major concern was the smell. Due to the positioning of some production facilities and the fact that the wind blows from the southwest, the hamlet is “boxed in.” Ireland expressed concern that if a facility’s ventilation system is not properly put in place, the odour it produces may limit everyday general and recreational activities. District School Board of Niagara Candidate Nancy Beamer said the future of the Fenwick youth who want to remain in the community is at stake, especially if they have
Just over 100 Fenwick residents attended a community meeting last Friday regarding Pelham's proposed seventh marijuana processing facility. JENNIFER CHORNLEY PHOTO to attend a school within distance of the skunky aroma, adding that the odour does not make for a healthy educational environment. She said the problem has to be dealt with now. It was noted that 23 percent of the residents living in this area were under the age of 19. David Ireland asserts that there are no Town bylaws to control any aspect of production facilities such as this. “Niagara-on-the-Lake and West Lincoln do because they had a foresight to realize,” he said. “We have researched what other local municipalities have done and bylaws could have been put in place prior to this happening that could have curtailed the influx.” On the meeting’s turnout, Ireland said, “I think the turnout and comments were phenomenal. Obviously, people are concerned.” Ireland distributed 400 flyers in the community and extended invitations to Pelham Town Council, Niagara-West MP Dean Allison, candidates in the upcoming municipal election. Regional Councillor candidate Diana Huson, who lives in Fen-
wick, encouraged residents to keep putting pressure on the Town, its administration, and candidates. When Huson questioned the crowd on whether they would like to see Pelham as a marijuana retail community, only one resident was in favour of the idea. With that response, she again encouraged residents to share their voice. Earlier this year, Woodstock Biomed Inc. and its parent company Leviathan Canada, purchased greenhouse property at 770 Foss Road that once produced vegetables. The new 350,000-square foot facility will sit on 29.5 acres and produce the maximum Health Canada capacity of 20 million grams of marijuana yearly. To date, this is one of the largest initial single license capacities granted. Leviathan Canada is retrofitting the site’s existing structures and it will be a two-stage process. The first stage will have 164,000 sq. ft. developed and of that, 134,000 sq. ft. will be designated for cultivation and 30,000 sq. ft. for processing. Construction is expected to be completed by year’s end.
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The second stage of development sees an expansion of the facility’s production capabilities to 1 million sq. ft. Leviathan Canada CEO Martin Doane was invited by Ireland to attend the event, however he was unavailable. According to Ireland, Doane told him that he was willing attend another meeting with the community at the end of the month. Ireland said, “This is going to be a long hard battle.” Even though he will have a personal challenge due to issues around his hop gowing venture, “It’s not about me. It’s about the growth, health and safety of the community now and in the future.” According to the Health Canada website, in Ontario there are 62 cultivation sites, with six, soonto-be seven, in the Pelham area. Ontario is Canada’s cultivation leader, with British Columbia the next closest province at 25. For more information and to be advised of upcoming meetings, email the Pelham Community Preservation Coalition at pelham. cpc@gmail.com.
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continued from Page 11 and a more detailed report. Lane's own views on the matter support more interaction with residents as well. "I want to see that report from staff, after consultations throughout the community. It's a process, and will not be resolved until the new council sits." Community consultation, encompassing all geographic areas of Pelham, is important to Lane because of where he lives. With his own home being on a one-
acre lot, and with others in Ward 1 having similar larger properties, he wants to hear from everyone. He understands that new homeowners in Fonthill will have a different take on the matter. "My position, from my heart, is that I don't want absentee landlords owning properties next to me. Airbnbs are not as much of an issue because there is a landlord on site and Airbnb has rules," states Lane, suggesting he would be, "a little more flexible," in such cases. "Senior housing is a must for Pelham," says Lane. "We're a se-
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continued from Page 10 using them to help finance the investment we've gone into. Part of going back to steady state is then of course we replenish them so as to bring them back from a position of being invested to a more liquid position.” (In accounting terms, an asset is said to be liquid if it is cash, or easy to convert into cash with minimal loss in value.) "But for someone to say that we are out of money, broke, you know, that is so discrediting of actual fact, as to cause one to wonder how can anybody with a straight face even suggest something like that?" Rybiak continues by discussing the new community centre. He asserts there were great hoards of people
What I'm telling you is, it's happening, that plan is going to come to reasonable fruition that wanted a community centre, and that it was understandable in a community like Pelham that there would be differing views on what the final product would entail, or whether it was even affordable. He explains that the $36 million dollar budget for the community centre was arrived at with diligence, and represented the worst
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niors community. In some cases it's a provincial or Regional issue, and other jurisdictions are involved, but anything the Town can do, they should. We should support those coming in to develop senior housing." Then Lane continues, "Look at the age of the councillors. It's more prevalent for them to be concerned. I'll get flak from the councillors for that, but it's okay, I'm the most senior one." On public transit, Lane says that right now it's working well for the Town of Pelham because it doesn't cost anything. When that ends, the Town will have to
case scenario, in which the Town would have only the tax levy to finance it. He also states that during planning stages, the commitment was that direct costs to residents would never exceed 25% of the total, or some $9 million dollars, and be financed by a 1.1% one-time-only tax levy increase. This amount would represent an increase of approximately $20 per year for his Ward 1 constituents. "As somebody that comes out of business, that was absolutely correct, responsible thinking. Not what do we want to spend, but what can we afford?" He asserts that the Town has exceeded its $3 million dollar donation goal; that development charges were “front-end loaded” and are coming in as anticipated, and that the Town is receiving offers on the real estate it wishes to sell. "We have offers to purchase on big parts of it. Unfortunately we're in camera to look at these, and I can't really discuss them. What I'm telling you is, it's happening, that plan is going to come to reasonable fruition.” For Rybiak, the desire to involve residents within Pelham isn't limited to the Community Centre. "One of the things that we have done effectively is gone to the community and asked people in the community to participate with us in all of this. When we have advisory committees in a whole lot of different areas it's a strength. My sense is that we are going to put together an advisory committee on the operation of the new community centre going forward." Rybiak suggests that voters will assess the motivations of the large numbers of council candidates running in this election. "I'm glad they're running for office, that the community has the opportunity to pick and choose from those who have done it, want to do it, have the track record, and those who come at this from a perspective
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re-evaluate the costs, and work to get ridership up. In Ward 1, Lane feels that the residents would favour more routes and service. Lane has served on the Library board, and would like the opportunity to become more involved in the community by serving on various council committees if elected. Because he has served council by appointments midway through the terms, he would very much look forward to serving a full term. "All the good jobs are taken when I get appointed," he says with a laugh.
that basically says, 'You know what, anybody that thinks we're doing well here is wrong. A huge part of our population thinks we've accomplished a lot, they must be wrong, and we can do something different.' I don't understand where that comes from, but it does, and it's fine. I'm confident that our electorate can pick and choose between them." Rybiak does not favour another audit of Town finances. "We do an audit every year. There was a question raised within the past twelve months, completely baselessly, but the question was raised about a certain part of it, so we had an audit done, and it showed there was nothing wrong. You can continue beating that dead horse, it's not going to come to life. Our finances are in good shape, we have professional staff who, you can describe as more than having integrity. They are completely honest people." When discussing the disposal of the Haist Street arena and the associated parkland, Rybiak states, "This is a really interesting case, because in the management of that land and that sale, the arena gets to move, but the parkland gets to stay. All of the parkland around that is going to be preserved, improved. All the public park amenities that are there continue. The residential [development] will be in conformity with the neighbourhood that's there, and with the involvement of people in the area.” Regarding home-hotels, such as traditional B&Bs, as well as Airbnbs and Short Term Vacation Accommodations, Rybiak agrees with council's actions to date. He says, "Openly, and in public, what council said to staff [was to] begin the zoning bylaw amendment process, which includes public consultation, and bring a report and a recommendation as to how the bylaw should be changed in order to control Short Term Vacation Accommodation and B&Bs in a way that makes sense to
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this Town. There are some fairly extensive comments that I've made on this, and this is a point that I want to make very strongly. There ought also to be a bylaw that can be enforced around STVAs and B&Bs that involves licensing or permitting, because if you require operators to have a license in areas that are appropriately zoned for it, then you can make as a specific violation operation of something like this without a license. You can attach to that a penalty large enough that anyone trying to set up the B&B accommodation outside where it's zoned [realizes] the risk isn't worth taking. So people like to say, 'We don't want them licensed because we don't want them anywhere,’ but licensing allows you to know who is doing what, it allows you to say you can't do it because you don't have a license, and therefore you're subject to penalty." He adds, "Staff has said it will take about four months to go through the process, which will take it past the election, and I guess the next council will do with it whatever it wants." On the question of seniors' housing, Rybiak explains his position. "When we determined that in East Fonthill part of the land should be made available [for sale], we made it a specific objective to bring in retirement homes, affordable housing, medical centres, that sort of thing. Those are the features that we have emphasized, and those are the things that the development commu-
nity have responded to, and have purchased land or are offering to purchase land to accomplish. We have other offers from other operators of retirement homes, long term care facilities, medical centres, that want to develop in that area. And they want to do that because we said as a council, 'That's what we want.' Affordable housing is coming in block, but let me go one step further. I am completely supportive of provincial direction of allowing secondary units to be constructed in homes. There must be some limitations on that to make sure these homes are residential, but the fact is, the way in which we end up with affordable housing is by increasing supply. One of the ways to do that is to get out of the way of people who want to create a garden suite, a place for their parents, people who want to stay in their own home, but can't afford it anymore, and want to create a paying apartment." Rybiak's professional career was in Human Resources, and his comments on Town staff reflect a sensitivity to the issues. "One of the things that we have achieved is real excellence in our staff at the Town. Our staff have been allowed to participate in the management of this town to a degree that's far greater than you would ever expect. They are trained to look at problems, to think about causes, solutions, to participate in finding solutions, making decisions, implementing decisions, so that the end result is far more efficient ways of doing things." Rybiak concludes by stating, "I'm really proud of what we've been able to accomplish over the last couple of years. Everyone says things never change, yet they did change, for the better. And yeah, it was a bit disruptive, it wasn't perfect, neat, but I'll tell you something, this Town functions very, very well. Perfection we have not yet achieved, but it functions very, very, very well."
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to have “a better working relationship” with the paper. Since the Voice joined the NNC, one Town complaint has been upheld, while four have been dismissed, as reported by the paper in July. Reflecting on his 12 years as Pelham’s mayor, Augustyn acknowledged that every accomplishment he listed has had its own type of negativity or controversy, but added council
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listened to and tried to accommodate those residents who opposed projects. “For everything we’ve done folks complained, we tried as best we can to reduce and mitigate” those negative feelings. Noting the Meridian Community Centre Oversight Committee asserted that the building is on time and under budget to the See AUGUSTYN Page 18
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A CHICKEN IN EVERY POT Ward 1 council candidate Mike Ciolfi held a meet-and-greet plus fundraiser for Pelham Cares on Sunday, September 9, at Iftody’s Hollo Maple Farms. Non-perishable items were collected. Mike Ciolfi, left, with farm owner Sam Iftody. Sally the dog sits guard. SUPPLIED PHOTO
RETAIL POLITICKING The Junkin for Mayor campaign office at the corner of Hwy 20 and Pelham Street officially opened last Saturday. The candidate, in doorway, greets visitors, including former mayor Ralph Beamer (center rear). SUPPLIED PHOTO
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continued from Page 12 lion voters who elected him, but he never alludes to the 3.3 million voters (60% of those eligible) who did not cast their ballots for him. He seems to be convinced that these numbers give him carte blanche to act as he wishes. Is he speaking for the 60% as well? This is not apparent to me. I would suggest that many of these 2.3 million votes he brags about were cast against Kathleen Wynne and not for Doug Ford. To paraphrase the Redeemer’s message in a negative light: “Come hither and I will work for you, the Little guy.” Instead of offering stability, reasoned behavior and a rational approach to good government, Mr. Ford has decided it’s payback time against a city which rejected him in an earlier mayoral race and again at the polls in 2018, when the city’s downtown core went primarily NDP. If you don’t think that is an essential part of his agenda, consider this: Ford claims that he has the right to override the decision of
Judge Belobaba, who struck down his ill-advised and ill-timed meddling in the upcoming municipal elections. All of this because, as Ford insists, his “voters” have given him the right to do so. His understanding of the electoral and the judicial process would be better understood by a Grade 8 student. Ford is dead wrong on this count. Countless critics have weighed in against his desire to use the notwithstanding clause of the Canadian constitution. These include influential politicians of all stripes: Brian Mulroney (PC), Jean Chrétien (Lib), Bill Davis (PC), Roy Romanow (PC) and Bob Rae (NDP>Lib), as well as several constitutional lawyers. Most prominent among the latter is Liberal MPP Nathalie Des Rosiers, a former law professor and law school dean. As one of the three co-editors of the 1,168-page Oxford Handbook of the Canadian Constitution, she has denounced Ford’s actions as “illegitimate.” The list goes on. As of last Saturday, Ford indicated that he would recall the legislature and begin debate at 12:01 AM on
Monday morning, September 17. The man is obsessed. Are there no more pressing issues to deal with in the middle of the night than the number of councillors in Toronto? Perhaps affordable housing, childhood poverty, transit, gun violence… might come to mind. Ford’s claim that previous Toronto councils have been ineffectual holds as little water as his claim that he spoke to “tens of thousands” of Ontarians during the election campaign. I am reminded of Donald Trump’s hyperbole in his estimates of the crowd in Washington on Inauguration Day. The only one shouting for a change in the number of councillors on Toronto city council is Doug Ford. Anyone who believes the Ford is not out for personal revenge against the city is sadly mistaken. His frustration in not getting his own way has led to outbursts of name-calling, to ad hominem arguments against members of Toronto city council. In civilized debate, personal attacks are a sign of the weakness of one’s arguments. When an individual resorts to them, attack-
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ing the man or woman and not his or her position, he shows himself to be bereft of ideas. He reveals himself for what he really is. All of this focuses on him and his views; the rest of the province seems not to exist. No one in the PC caucus has stood up to him, not Christine Elliot, not Caroline Mulroney, not Vic Fideli. Elliot and Mulroney have opportunistically changed their original positions on climate change and on sex education to fall in line with
their leader’s wishes. Both of them lawyers, they are now actively supporting the mayhem Ford has introduced. Where is their integrity? There are many other reasons why I fear Doug Ford, but I shall conclude with a question: Where in all of this chaos is the voice of our local representative, Mr. Oosterhoff? Does he support the widely held view that this legislation is at best ill-advised, at worst illegal? It’s time for him to stand
up and be counted, not to repeat the lame arguments of the Premier, but to offer his constituents a well-reasoned argument, expressing his own thoughts based on factual evidence. We are paying him to represent us and we deserve a forthright answer from him. I put hope in the message of the Redeemer, but not in Doug Ford. Donald MacCrae is retired from Brock University, where he taught for 30 years.
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continued from Page 15 tune of $700,000, Augustyn points out residents were concerned about spending on the community centre project and what council tried to do was not only listen to those concerns but try to address them by creating the Oversight Committee. “Council was good in that way,” he says. Referring to the old arena on Haist Street, which just hit the real estate market listed at just under $3 million dollars, Augustyn says the “do nothing” option that many people wanted isn’t the responsible way to deal with the aging building, which was not built to code. Instead, he said, council listened and kept a significant portion of green space for a park, agreed to a path to act as a buffer, retained the paddle tennis club space and rejected those who said it should become a nursing home or affordable housing. The design controls, he added, will ensure any development in that area will be compatible to the surrounding neighbourhood, including setbacks from Haist Street. While it hasn’t been perfect, Augustyn says he’s excited for where Pelhams is as a community, noting there has been a lot of growth in town but council planned for that growth. “I care deeply about our community. I want our community life to be the best in the peninsula. I believe in great things for Niagara. I believe I can continue to serve at the Region and return integrity to the Region.”
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If the Peanuts character Linus was in pursuit of a great “ghost” pumpkin, he would have successfully found one at the Pelham Supper Market. The sun set on the Market’s 2018 season last Thursday. In conjunction with the wrap-up, the Supper Market held a “Ghost” Pumpkin Challenge part of its 2018 Kids Can Grow Challenge. Pumpkin seeds were distributed at the May 24 Market to 41 kids. In the past,
the kids grew pumpkins and sunflowers. This is the first year for ghost pumpkins. Bev Yungblut, Treasurer and Events Co-ordinator with the Pelham Farmers’ Market, says the program has run for the past six years. “It’s an opportunity for kids to learn to grow their own produce and appreciate the harvesting process done by local farmers,” she says. Once the kids registered, they participated in a demonstration of how to plant the seeds then maintain the plants through the growing season.
Eight children brought back their pumpkins for the contest to be judged in the categories of Biggest Pumpkin, Most Warts and Best Painted. Winners of this year’s contest were Caleb Raemond, Brinley Flikkema, Kentyn Boyce, Kate Hill, Alexx Hill, Hadley Woodward, Gaian Kalryzian and Cooper Ronkes. The winners received garden-related prizes and all participants received T-shirts. Yungblut extends a thank you to Stokes Seeds for donating the seeds for the program.
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Even though the Supper Market is over, Yungblut encourages everyone to continue to come by the Farmers’ Market, as it’s on until Oct 4, just in time to get Thanksgiving turkey dressings. “Local producers still have lots of fall produce, including apples, pears, grapes and squash,” Yungblut says. On the final evening, there will be an Apple Festival and Customer Appreciation Day. There will be apples will for sale, free fritters and cider, balloons, and face painting.
Niagara voters unable to cast their ballot on Election Day, or attend an Advance Poll, have another option: a voting proxy. A voting proxy is someone who will cast a ballot on another’s behalf in their absence. To appoint a voting proxy, voters must complete the Appointment for Voting Proxy – Form 3, which can be found at niagaravotes.ca, or can be picked up at your local municipal Clerk’s office during regular business hours, including Voting Day. In order to be certified to act as a proxy, appointees are to have Form 3 signed by their appointing voter and bring the originally signed form to their municipal Clerk’s office. The Clerk will review the form and may certify the appointment after considering whether the person who appointed the voting proxy is entitled to do so and that the person appointed is entitled to act as the other’s voting proxy. Once certified, the proxy appointment must be presented at the voting location of the elector they are voting for. “We recommend that anyone voting as a proxy, do so during the advance voting dates of your municipality to allow for the additional time required to process the proxy,” said Amber LaPointe, Manager of Legislative Services/ City Clerk, City of Port Colborne.
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continued from Page 2 the new arena will be directly or indirectly borne on the backs of Pelham taxpayers. The Town’s seeming unwillingness just to admit spending a small fortune on congratulating itself also hasn’t gone down well, judging by this week's letters…And then this happened: A 60-second encounter at the community centre’s public opening on Saturday perfectly simulated the last 12 years of Mayor David Augustyn’s tenure in Pelham Town Hall. Spotting each other across the way on the centre’s ground floor, the Mayor and I approached, shook hands, and exchanged pleasant-
The Voice of Pelham, September 19 2018 ries. I noted that he sounded a little hoarse, and he said wouldn’t that be a pony? A well-delivered dad-level joke. We chuckled. I said that the packed parking lot must have meant that turnout was large, even larger than the facility’s soft opening in July. The Mayor agreed, and said something blandly generic about how it was a fine day for the Town, its residents, and the future. I’d been walking through the centre for about an hour at this point, chatting with a number of folks. A common topic in these conversations was the NHL Alumni hockey game coming later Saturday evening, most particularly the Town’s abysmal failure to promote it. Tickets for the game initially went on sale at $25. By
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continued from Page 1 aggressive, taking hold of him seemingly overnight, like a Trojan horse had been wheeled into his unsuspecting body while he slept, and a quick invasion ensued. Within weeks of his diagnosis and subsequent surgery, Frank was offered a prognosis of about two weeks. Frank and Anne were forced to fast-forward through the stages of grief. It was confusing, dizzying, but necessary if they were to enjoy any of the brief time they had left together. With this in mind, the morning after the proposal, wedding preparations began. Families of the couple woke up to an emailed invitation to the event, which would occur later that day. Anne’s first stop was to a local discount store to purchase paper plates, plastic cups and cutlery, along with a little something for the bride-to-be—a plastic tiara. But by the time she arrived back at the hospice, staff and volunteers had heard the news and were armed and ready to take on the needs of the nuptials, all with Anne and Frank’s blessing. The wheels were in motion. From out of nowhere appeared
late last week, 77 tickets— for a 1000-seat arena—had been sold, according to Public Relations and Marketing Specialist Marc MacDonald, who also confirmed that the Town paid the NHL Alumni $15,000 to appear. Presumably to avoid the embarrassment of not one but reportedly two Gretzkys facing an empty arena, late in the week the Town changed course, announcing through social media that admission was to be free, and that the handful of fans who had already bought tickets would receive refunds. Given that the Town was spending some $84,000 on the weekend’s opening events, and that $25,000 in ticket revenue that would have helped offset this cost
proper dishes, champagne glasses, candles and decorations. Volunteers filed-in like the Whos in Whoville, assembling for a grand celebration despite the ominous backstory. In no time, the countertops and tables were filled with a smorgasbord of delicious culinary fare—there may even have been a roast beast. A photographer and a videographer quickly agreed to capture the event on film, and a local florist supplied beautiful, bright arrangements, featuring Frank’s favourite: the sunflower. The living room transformed into a ceremonial site, filled with seating, flowers, candles, decorations, and two accent chairs, for the comfort of the bride and her frail groom. This is the kind of happy event in which the staff at McNally House rarely gets to participate. Because of their volunteers and connections within the community, the cost of this particular party came in at a whopping zero dollars. But kindness and compassion alone won’t pay the bills. This peaceful oasis amid the chaos of Ontario healthcare operates on a tight budget of $600 000 annually, most of which is acquired through fundraising and donations. The purpose of hospices like McNally is to provide free
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was now out the window, it seemed a reasonable topic to bring up with the Mayor. So I did. “What happened with the ticket sales,” I asked. “What ticket sales,” answered the Mayor. Augustyn Tendency #1: Faux confusion. A moment of feigned misunderstanding coupled with a quizzically bunched eyebrows. It’s a classic stalling tactic employed by those who are angling for a way not to be forthcoming. “The NHL Alumni game,” I said. “Why were so few tickets sold?” The Mayor’s disposition, so sunny seconds earlier, darkened. “Well, they were twenty five dollars,” he said. “I know,” I replied. “Why
care for end-of-life patients, so that they can live out their final days in comfort, surrounded by loved ones. But with the aging Boomer population, hospices all over Canada will not be able to accommodate the numbers of patients who will require their services. The entire Niagara Region, for example, has only fourteen beds to offer. Like so many parts of our health care, it’s just not enough. Ironically, just six months earlier, Frank himself was one of the caring volunteers at McNally House, travelling from room to room with his guitar, and brightening the day of patients as he sang their favorite tunes. Eventually, the cough set on by his disease stifled his singing voice, and soon after, his I. D. at McNally changed from visitor to resident. Even as McNally House had already begun to buzz with the excitement of a wedding, the families of Anne and Frank began to reorganize their day. They, too, swung into action, adding to the festivities with a wedding pie (at Frank’s request), music, bouquets and boutonnieres, and a headpiece for the bridesmaid of Baby’s Breath. Finally, at Anne’s request, white silk pajamas were purchased
were they twenty five dollars?” Storm clouds gathered. “They should have been five or zero dollars. That was a staff decision.” Augustyn Tendency #2: Deflect responsibility. “All right. But given the importance of this opening, wouldn’t council be—” “We don’t get into the nitty-gritty,” interrupted the Mayor, evidently forgetting that Councillor Gary Accursi is on the MCC Oversight Committee and championed holding the opening parties. By now his eyes were slits, his face flushing. There was a brief pause, then: “You know what, I’m not going to talk to you any more. Thank you very much.”
It felt as if we were all in the same dream or on a movie set
in support of her pajama-clad groom. She put them on during her 30-minute, pre-wedding bridal shower. At 8 PM, Frank was wheeled down the aisle, soon to be joined by Anne. They beamed at the 20 family members in attendance, who had also donned their finest P.J.s out of solidarity for the couple. The minister (a family friend) officiated the proceedings, his robe for this occasion was made of terry cloth, covering a cozy t-shirt and flannel bottoms. It was a night filled with extreme emotions. The bride and groom were happy and sorrowful; they looked longingly and desperately into each other’s eyes. The guests cried tears of joy and grief; there was elation in the moment, and a lingering fear of the future.
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And with this the Mayor of Pelham turned and marched away. Augustyn Tendency #3: If unable to control a situation, shut down or bail out. These 60 seconds were a condensed version of Augustyn’s decade-plus in Pelham politics. Famously thin-skinned at the best of times, the Mayor seems congenitally unable to accept responsibility for any but positive results—and he gives every indication of preferring his journalists compliant, mute, and stenographic. Not once, over nearly four decades, have I ever had a subject terminate an interview or chat. That it should happen for the first time with David Augustyn, is, on reflection, no surprise at all. ◆
The crowning event of the night occurred when Frank mustered up the energy to dance with his bride, then dug even deeper within to find his lost singing voice, serenading her with one of his own ballads. It was a surreal evening, filled with poignancy. It felt like we were all in the same dream or on a movie set. Perhaps at any moment, a director, lurking behind a camera, would yell out, “Cut! Good job today everyone. See you tomorrow.” And tomorrow we would all be back to normal. And Anne would be at work. And Frank would be volunteering at McNally House, travelling from room to room, singing songs and brightening the day of each patient…. Instead, the evening festivities finished later than expected, neither Anne nor Frank wishing for the magic to end. The guests departed, lingering on their farewells to Frank, not knowing if this was to be the first of many goodbyes or the last. By 11 PM the newly betrothed couple, exhausted but filled with gratitude for the evening, for their families, and for each other, carefully returned back to the newly dedicated “honeymoon suite” of McNally House Hospice. ◆
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