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A cycle of a life One last trip with a friend

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Projects like this one help create exciting opportunities for residents while helping us achieve our goal of reaching zero emissions by 2050.”

Pelham Mayor Marvin Junkin expressed his appre-

ave you ever wondered, once you’re gone, who and how often those you’ve left behind may come to visit your final place of rest? Or perhaps considered where best your remains should return to this earth?

What if a part of your remains, and your inextinguishable soul, would find its way to one of the most cherished and visited grounds of one of your greatest passions—for a part of you to rest within and share ground sacred to upwards of tens of thousands of like-minded fellow sprits, living souls, and hallowed legends.

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From left, Niagara Centre MP Vance Badawey, Pelham Mayor Marvin Junkin, St. Catharines MP Chris Bittle, and Pelham Treasurer Teresa Quinlin-Murphy.

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Zero-carbon, 18,000 sq.ft. branch to be built near Meridian Community Centre The sunny skies last Friday in Pelham reflected the mood of a gathering at the Meridian Community Centre (MCC), as Vance Badawey, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services, and Member of Parliament for Niagara Centre, and Chris

Bittle, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Member of Parliament for St. Catharines, announced $5.4 million in federal funding for the construction of a new library in Fonthill.

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BY DON RICKERS Contributing News Editor ture is essential to creating communities that are welcoming, inclusive, and sustainable,” said Badawey.

“Today’s announcement for the new Pelham library will

ensure that all residents have access to a modern facility where they can safely connect and learn for many years to come.”

Added Bittle, “The Government of Canada is committed to building a greener and healthier future for Canadians across the country.

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by Dave Burket

Corrections at the top: In last week’s installment of Kitchen on the Kame, our hobbyist chef Svangur Géroux sensibly recommended having a kitchen fire extinguisher nearby when deep frying, adding that, “We pull ours out of the panty closet and set it on the floor a few feet away from the stove.” In case you missed it again, as we did last week, we’re pretty sure that Svangur meant his “pantry,” not “panty” closet. (Although...)...MiniPuzzler goes unsolved (mostly): In this space last week, while describing replacing our roof and trouble with a satellite dish, I offered a delicious Indulgence Bakery gift certificate to the first reader to correctly identify the allusion being made by the line, “...it was decided that (1) a technician would come out the next day to realign the dish, and (b) Bell would ship us a new satellite receiver….” I also mentioned that the old receiver had made whining noises like a tiny tall-masted ship in rough seas. Shirley Lazareth answered “Sea Cloud” (nope!). All the way from Chatham, Pam Brown wondered whether “the tiny tall-masted ship in rough seas refers to a Chinese boat called a junk, which is what your receiver now is,” as did the somewhat more nearby Carolyn Botari, from Fenwick. Nope! Botari was on a roll, with two other answers, one relating to the made-up satellite number also referenced, which turns out to be the same numerals stamped on a certain anti-anxiety drug (nope, or, at least, not yet!), as well as wondering whether Hamblet Roofing did the roof “2b or not 2b,” making an extraordinary leap to Shakespeare and Hamlet. (Wow! And nope!) But Botari was unwittingly in the right neighbourhood, as was reader Marlene Sanders, who was not only in the right neighbourhood but right next door to the correct answer, so, so close. Sanders recalled dialogue from the 1990 film Home Alone, in which a character refutes another by saying “A.

I'm not that lucky. 2. We have smoke detectors. D. We live on the most boring street.” While I did see the film back in the day, I’d forgotten those lines. It turns out they are somewhat recycled, however, given that the scriptwriter, John Hughes, used a very similar construction seven years earlier, in 1983, when he also wrote National Lampoon’s Summer Vacation, and here, at long last, we reach our answer. Hapless dad and Walley World-obsessed Clark Griswold, played by Chevy Chase, explains to his wife why there’s no need to search for her lost purse and credit cards: “Honey, number one: I've already called the bank and told them you lost them. B: there's no way we're going to find it when we don't even know where it fell off. And three: I've got my credit cards and we've still got plenty of cash. Okay?” It’s simple, silly wordplay, not exactly Shakespearean, but in the theater half the audience got it and half didn’t, and clearly the half that did has remembered it for decades.

Of the Home Alone version, Marlene Sanders says, “I use this often.” (1) So do I, and (b) close enough, Marlene, come on in and get that certificate!...The world tour edition: For the first time this year we are at 28 pages, the biggest issue since the only 28-page paper last year, which came at Christmas. Ads drive page numbers, so this is good for business if a little chaotic on the news side. Luckily, Niagara’s hardestworking news sleuth, Don Rickers, met the challenge. We also travel considerably beyond local borders this week with a Column Six in France, John Swart in the Netherlands, and short story writer Alys Hammond taking us to London. Hammond is herself a curious character—possibly Niagara’s own J. D. Salinger, a bit reclusive, not eager for the limelight despite being clearly talented. We have another Hammond story on the shelf, submitted last year, which we very much hope to see in print at some point if we can

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TOWN COUNCIL NEWS

Half of Pelham Town Council fails to attend meeting As head of council, Junkin makes quorum as Haun, Stewart, and Kore go AWOL

BY JOHN CHICK Voice Correspondent Pelham Town Council was finally able to complete the agenda begun during its four-plus-hour Aug. 22 gathering, this time at a special Aug. 30 meeting called for the purpose, although on this occasion outgoing Councillors Lisa Haun and Marianne Stewart joined Ron Kore in not bothering to attend.

No public explanation was provided for the trio’s absence, which came eight days after both Haun and Stewart voted twice against extending the original meeting to work through a long agenda—the size of which was a direct consequence of the so-called Gang of Four’s longstanding resistance to spending the time necessary to oversee Town business, resulting in continued delays and deferrals.

Lame-duck Ward 2 Councillor Kore has now missed two straight virtual gatherings after failing to appear Aug. 22. Neither Kore nor Haun responded to a request for comment to explain their absence.

Councillor Marianne Stewart told the Voice that she was “unavailable due to planned vacation

Three Pelham councillors out of seven, plus the Mayor, meet virtually on Aug. 30. time,” adding the non sequitur, “As I recall, Councillor Hildebrandt said that he is not usually available on Tuesdays due to prior commitments.”

Yet Hildebrandt was present to make quorum last Tuesday with a four-member meeting of Mayor Marvin Junkin and Councillors Wayne Olson and John Wink attending on video, with Hildebrandt phoning in. While regular council meeting are held on Mondays except on statutory holidays, last Monday was Councillor Wink’s birthday, prompting the bump to Tuesday.

The scaled-down group managed to efficiently accept a staff report on the Town’s new comprehensive zoning bylaw, then pass it, unanimously voting to waive an Ontario Municipal Act recommen-

dation that new zoning bylaws freeze amendment and variance requests for a period of two years after passage. An initial proposal only suggested the exemption apply to the residential zones of Pelham, but Wink said it would make sense to apply it to all zoned lands.

“Effectively it’s kind of shutting out the Committee of Adjustment for two years,” the Ward 2 councillor said.

“I would be happy to have no restrictions,” Ward 1’s Olson added.

The most lengthy topic of discussion, however, surrounded Wink’s motion to have staff report back about a potential bylaw regulating the delivery of free newspapers and flyers on residential properties.

Hildebrandt, who initially seconded Wink’s motion, retracted

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his support.

“I understand what Councillor Wink is saying,” said Hildebrandt, “however I’ve had two residents challenge me on my transparency.

They say I’m trying to eliminate media reporting on my activities in council. And I have no intention of ever eliminating the media or saying whatever they want about my votes, how I vote, or my comments made in council. I’m saying I’m totally transparent, so I will not be voting to support this.”

Hildebrandt added that local businesses also depend on the papers to get their advertisements and flyers out to consumers.

Wink stressed that the proposal comes from residents’ concerns regarding papers and flyers not being placed in mailboxes, and thrown on lawns where weather

elements can quickly convert them into messy debris.

“So, no one’s trying to limit freedom of speech … no one’s trying to negate local businesses from advertising, it’s a matter of how they deliver,” Wink said.

Wink added that he and Junkin had met with a representative of Niagara This Week, the bulky, plastic-bagged weekly that has given rise to the complaints, and which is delivered for the most part from moving vehicles.

“They would prefer not to have cars driving down the street and chucking the papers in the driveway, but their dilemma is they can’t find sufficient carriers to deliver to the doors,” he said. “But they have provided alternatives of what may work.”

While Fire Chief and Chief Bylaw Enforcement Officer Bob Lymburner said that companies will stop unsolicited deliveries to an address if a resident contacts them and tells them not to, Wink said several citizens have not found success via that route. The Voice maintains a list, updated weekly, of such requests, which the newspaper’s carriers are instructed to follow. Voice carriers also walk from home to home.

Olson questioned how such a bylaw would be enforced, but volunteered to second Wink’s motion after Hildebrandt pulled out. Hildebrandt was the only no-vote on the matter.

Council also unanimously passed a bylaw to enforce parking rules on Town-owned land, specifically the MCC.

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Editorial Here's your hat, what's your hurry?

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he corollary to the adage that all good things must come to an end is that all bad things also, mercifully, end. And so it is with 75 percent of the Gang of Four on Pelham Town Council. It is not a stretch to say that in many regards they were a step down from the people they replaced— while this paper took serious issue with the previous council’s decisions, at least its members were generally civil and did not appear to deliberately or incompetently hold up important work or legislation. Those councillors also attended their subcommittees and reported back. Try getting an airport commission report out of Councillor Haun. And, to our knowledge, Councillor Kore has not attended a single Welland Pelham Chamber of Commerce meeting since he was sworn in to office four years ago—notably unfortunate, given that he is council’s liaison to that business group.

Notwithstanding what the Town’s CAO wrote in last week’s “Municipal Matters” column about there being a lot of work remaining in this council’s term, it does not look like the Gang of

Four is inclined to do it. It’s now two meetings in a row without Councillor Kore, and the second meeting was also skipped by Councillors Stewart and Haun.

Now, one could say that it’s summer, and the meeting prior went late, but it

"Minus the dragging anchors, council was a speedboat"

must also be noted that Councillors Haun and Stewart voted to end that meeting rather than extend it, and then complained from the other sides of their mouths about the volume of work they have to do as elected officials (not, praise be, for much longer).

At the ultimate vote to extend the regularly scheduled August 22 meeting— with the Town’s new zoning bylaw hanging in the balance—Councillor Bob Hildebrandt blinked, reverted

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to old habits, and voted with the other Gang members to end the evening prematurely, and thus it was so.

All of this of course begs the question of Councillor Hildebrandt’s political behaviour. One might charitably refer to it as uneven. Over the past half year or so he has shown some independence of thought from the Gang and occasionally voted more in line with the moderate faction of council. It was unclear if he was evolving (improving) or if this was calculated stumping for the upcoming election. Now that he is acclaimed—automatically returned to office without an opponent—we shall find out. At present it seems that these old habits die hard for the Councillor as he keeps siding with the Gang on unfortunate non-issues, including complaints about workload, the number of words which must be read in pesky staff reports, and the length of meetings. Folks, you have a $140 million dollar corporation to run. Please run it.

One might want to ask Hildebrandt what his end game is. Does he not appreciate that making alSee EDITORIAL next page

Letters The “California stop,” two-wheel-style As I read John Swart’s contribution last week, “Understanding the true value of rural Pelham” [The Balanced Life, Aug. 31, p.22], I could not help but laugh. Mr. Swart was upset that an old Chrysler van blew through a four-way stop, stopping him and two motorists in their tracks. I have lived in rural Thorold (yes, Thorold has a rural area) all of my life, and for years have seen hundreds of cyclists blow through stop signs, causing myself and others (quite often while driving large farm equipment) to stop in our tracks. I have heard numerous reasons why cyclists do not stop. I keep looking to see if there is a notation on a stop sign that states “Everyone STOP except for cyclists.” Perhaps when cyclists purchase their helmets and bike shorts they are given a letter that says “Now you can blow through stop signs.”

I wonder if Mr. Swart stopped at all stop signs he encountered on his ride through the countryside?

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OPINION But sometimes the exit ramps are so tempting...

Recently, in a small town cafe on the other side of the river, I leafed through their local weekly paper.

The first page mentioned some local event or another.

After that, it was page after page of generic newsfeed content.

There was no detailed, pointed coverage of the local town meetings.

There was no mention of the local athletes, the new Town Hall employees, nor any coverage of local land planning issues.

Local reporting is an important component of a healthy community. It's generally undervalued, easily substituted and— hopefully— never the most interesting news of the day.

While the latest Trump or

Putin exploit will always dominate the lunch table conversation, local land-

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to be there?

The Gang of Four’s approach to work: Do relatively little of it, criticize the staff who write the reports that make it possible, and then motion to delay or defer decisions. This tends to accomplish next to nothing, which may actually be their desired outcome. It is entirely appropriate, for example, to ensure that new housing growth has only minor effects upon current residents.

But trying to stymie all

continued from previous page lies among his newly acclaimed colleagues (Councillors-to-be Shellee Niznik and Kevin Ker, come on down!) or among those returning (Councillor Olson), or competing to return (Mayor Junkin and Councillor Wink) should be more important than propping up colleagues whose term is almost up and who clearly seems like they don’t want

"Local reporting is an important component of a healthy community"

use designations, bylaw updates and town politics are just as likely to have a direct impact on our lives.

In short, local reporting is damned important stuff.

I'm guessing that there

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are a myriad of ready-made news services that would love to make an editor’s life much easier, and perhaps even less expensive. I wonder how much effort it takes for the Voice to stay committed to what appears to be the harder road.

So, I am writing to say how grateful I am to live in a town that still has a local publication with local reporting. It seems even Town Councillors don't want to be at Town meetings, so I am very glad that I can read the highlights over my morning coffee and stay at least somewhat in-theknow. Thanks, and please keep to the hard road.

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growth simply because we don’t want any change is futile, and merely drives house prices even higher.

When council bailed on the night of August 22, here are some things that Councillors Hildebrandt, Haun, and Stewart felt were less important than stopping work after four hours: the passage of an update to the Town’s 35-year-old Zoning Bylaw

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(effectively deferred that evening for an astonishing third time); approving 21 new homes in the Tanner subdivision expansion; approving 46 new homes in Park Place West; passing a public works waste collection project; passing an update to the Town’s emergency plan, and conducting the CAO’s annual performance review.

Councillors Hildebrandt,

Haun and Stewart all opted to go to bed rather than put these matters to bed.

It is perhaps no coincidence that in the catch-up council meeting held last Tuesday—the one skipped

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There may be some merit in encouraging future such absences after all—on the assumption that minus their corrosive influence, Councillor Hildebrandt will prove himself worthy of the trust voters originally placed in him, judiciously leaving the Gang of Four and joining the Gang of Quorum.

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hen I was researching my biography of H.G. Wells in the early 1990s what shocked me was the man’s lifelong support for social engineering and eugenics.

Put simply, his socialism embraced the idea that for the bulk of humanity to be free and happy, a sizable minority had to disappear. For Wells this included the disabled, the “perverse,” and even perhaps many who were non-white. What became apparent very quickly was that such an approach wasn’t confined to the author of War of the Worlds and The Invisible Man, but was extraordinarily common on the intellectual left. Many in the Fabian Society and Labour Party shared these ideas, as did mainstream socialist thinkers in Europe and North America.

This was, of course, before the genocidal policies of the Nazis were implemented, and while many of these grand men and women of the left had died before the camps were liberated and the horrors known, others certainly lived on. Some were

from their period, character and ideas? If the ghosts of anachronism and historical assumptions are never to be exorcised, there are an awful lot of people who will fail and fall to the wide-awake litmus test.

Shaw did write that, “The only fundamental and possible socialism is the socialisation of the selective breeding of man,” and, chillingly, “A part of eugenic politics would finally land us in an extensive use of the lethal chamber.

A great many people would have to be put out of existence simply because it wastes other people’s time to look after them.”

He lectured for the Eugenic Education Society, praised Stalin (naturally) the early Mussolini, and even Hitler as late as 1935. He abandoned most of all this in his old age but never made any formal apology.

Shaw was also an incisive critic of imperialism, mercilessly exposed establishment hypocrisy, opposed war and oppression throughout his career, and cared passionately about actors and writers — the

contrite, others not. Either way, it hardly forgives them their ideology and influence — naiveté and ignorance simply isn’t a viable defense in such circumstances.

One of the most articulate eugenicists of the era was a man who survived until 1950, and remains one of the world’s most famous and respected dramatists. George Bernard Shaw, literary giant, author of some 60 plays, and winner of the Nobel Prize.

The Irishman’s opinions are, however, coming back to mangle and even smash his reputation. In 2020 a group of students at RADA, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, called for Shaw’s name to be removed from the drama school’s theatre as part of an anti-racism action plan.

Yet the accusation that the renowned theatre college “celebrates historical figures who embraced racist ideologies” does have a certain merit. Problem is, as has been debated myriad times: do, can, and should we separate an artist’s work

very people at RADA trying to expunge his name from their place of learning. And here’s another challenge and even embarrassment for those who would remove the social engineers from the litany of the great and the good: many of their harshest opponents were not others on the left but, in Edwardian Britain and in the ‘20s and ‘30s, conservative Roman Catholic writers led by G.K. Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc.

There are an awful lot of people who will fail and fall to the wideawake litmus test. In 1922, Chesterton wrote a book entitled Eugenics and Other Evils. He wrote that, “Eugenics itself, in large quantities or small, coming quickly or coming slowly, urged from good motives or bad, applied to a thousand people or applied to three, Eugenics itself is a thing no more to be bargained about than poisoning.”

He and Belloc, both arch-traditionalists and both responsible for some jarringly reactionary and anti-Semitic comments, neverthe-

less saw the policies of Shaw, Wells, Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger, and the rest for what they were. These prolific authors and journalists were also surprisingly early opponents of the Nazis, principally because of the party’s racist eugenics.

Chesterton wrote of thousands of Jews being “rabbled or ruined or driven from their homes” by the Nazis, who “beat and bully poor Jews in concentration camps,” and how, “I do indeed despise the Hitlerites.” It doesn’t excuse his and Belloc’s cruel jibes about Jews, but it does present some enormous difficulties for the new puritans who would cancel everyone who has offended their sensibilities or been on “the wrong side of history.”

The debate goes on, and I suspect won’t end for a very long time. 4 Rev. Michael Coren is an awardwinning Toronto-based columnist and author of 18 books, appears regularly on TV and radio, and is also an Anglican priest.

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Scientists still have souls

Congratulations are in order for the Cannabis Control Committee (CCC) for the important role it played in the long and difficult task to lay the groundwork for the regulation of the cannabis growing industry in Pelham. The Ontario Land Tribunal has ruled in favour of the work that the CCC has done on Pelham's behalf and rejected the growers' appeal.

There is no question in my mind that we would not be in the place we are in today without the CCC. The members of this committee have made a difference and I know that the residents of Pelham will be forever in your debt. I suspect other Ontario municipalities may profit from your work.

I would like to thank as well the Chair of the CCC, Tim Nohara, for his skillful and dedicated leadership, and Pelham Town Council for its support of the committee.

One final thought... The Cannabis Control Committee for “Citizen of the Year”?

Tillie Clapp Fenwick

David Fowler concludes in his letter last week that science and a biblical perspective don’t fit. But lacking in laureate credentials means he too relies on faith for a belief system— faith in experts.

Consider the biblical presupposi-

tion that God, intelligent designer, made “heaven and earth, the sea and all that is in them.” Christians credit their origins to the originator of nature and the sciences. No affront to the soul takes place in studying and revering the attri-

butes of science.

Fowler’s mention of DNA got me thinking about Francis Collins, one of the preeminent geneticists in the world. He helped complete groundbreaking research into human DNA and gene sequences as a

leader of the Human Genome Project. This Christian scientist was a Nobel laureate. Internet searching reveals many.

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It may be difficult, at present, to fully document the macro-evolution of humans . However there is ample, irrefutable evidence demonstrating the micro-evolution of humans. The fossil record indicates that the earliest known members of our species, Homo sapiens, inhabited Africa about 195,000 years ago. They began migrating from Africa to Europe and Asia about 80,000 years ago. Movement into different and colder environments triggered evolutionary adaptation

to new circumstances. As a consequence of these evolutionary adaptations, the species Homo sapiens now includes populations that differ significantly in appearance (Black, brown, white, European, Asian, etc.).

The classic example of micro – evolutionary adaptation is the loss of skin pigmentation as Homo sapiens migrated from Africa to less sunny locations. The pigment protects the skin from too much sun.

Clearly, not all are made “in his image.”

Alan Bown Fonthill

Human micro-evolution Pastor Weatherby outlines the difference between biological micro-evolution and biological macro-evolution [Avoiding the E-words, Faith Lift, Aug. 24, p.19].

He acknowledges that Darwin and other scientists have convincingly demonstrated that microevolution occurs through gradual change within a species in response to environmental changes that endangers its survival. Pastor Weatherby states that “micro-evolution is a fact and not a theory.”

However, Pastor Weatherby challenges the significance of biological macro-evolution. In par-

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This is a process which occurred over billions of years. As a result there are gaps in this narrative which Pastor Weatherby describes as “faith leaps.”

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Bandshell Series Your Fonthill Bandshell volunteers wish to extend our thanks for the 2022 concert series, a return to live music and good fun in downtown Fonthill. Sadly, we had to say goodbye this past Thursday as another summer of music in Peace Park came to an end. It was definitely a celebration week after week as people continued to join us reestablishing social lives, joining old friends and new, for a long awaited 17th season of live music.

There is a lot that goes into the making of the Fonthill Bandshell Concert Series and we would like to publicly thank many who help bring it to fruition.

First and foremost, we thank the thousands of people who made our Fonthill Thursday night concerts part of their lives. We appreciate your spirit, dancing, clapping and sharing in the musical experience. We value your kind contributions to our donation buckets, and also to our small community: dining at our local restaurants, shopping at our farmers market, local shops and food trucks. We thank you for your wonderful support, your kind words, your welcoming ways to newcomers and your cooperation respecting the challenges of parking, and crowd control. You made our work a pleasure!

We also wish to thank all the outstanding musicians and entertainers who graced our stage this summer. And we salute our sound and lighting team of Chris and Steve at Chris Thompson Entertainment who worked their magic with professionalism and cooperation making the concert series a resounding success!

We thank our weekly sponsors - Boggio Family Pharmacy, Flett Becario, Fonthill United Church, Lookout Ridge Retirement Home, Marando Family Dentistry, Welland Port Colborne Concert Association, Sobeys Fonthill, Accipiter Radar, Sotheby's Real Estate, 2022 Niagara Canada Games, the Rotary Club of Fonthill, and Meridian Credit Union - without

whose contributions the events simply could not happen.

We thank the Town of Pelham Council and staff – in particular Karen, Amanda, Vickie, Ryan and Dave – for their cooperation, professionalism and support of our volunteer efforts to bring live music to this community. And we give a hearty shout-out to the current council, our Town treasurer and provincial grant infrastructure funding for allowing those new permanent washrooms to finally happen!

Construction begins this week - so exciting!!!

- brick and mortar bathrooms that will be in place next summer – no more port-a-potties!

We thank Mossimos and Sobeys for keeping the band members fed and hydrated. We thank the surrounding businesses, churches, the post office and schools for allowing our attendees to fill up their parking lots each Thursday.

We thank the Library and Holy Trinity for adding the children’s play area this summer.

We thank the Pelham Garden Club for updating our landscaping. We thank our volunteer firefighters for their support, first aid and presence.

And above all we thank YOU, the Pelham community, whether you found the time to join us Thursdays or not, for being so kind, patient and considerate as so many people came each week to our small downtown venue for our community event.

We look forward to seeing you again next June, With our sincere thanks, Your Fonthill Bandshell volunteer board members: Gayle Baltjes-Chataway, Jim Casson, Carolyn Mullin, David Swan, Gail Levay, Bryan Baltjes, Liz Triano, Annie Holtby, Wayne Hosick, Jill Cappa, Marlene Taylor and your summer volunteers: Ida Weston, Darlene Stutzmann, Bernie Taylor, John Cappa, Michael Sportel and Amanda Quattrini

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Letters continued Border chaos

Adamson’s behaviour disappoints

On a recent Saturday afternoon I crossed the Lewiston border into the US at 4:30 PM and noticed a mile-long line of traffic waiting to get into Canada. When I returned at 10 PM the line was still backed up on the 190 northbound. After two hours of idling I made it to the border agent’s booth. Why? Two out of 13 booths were open.

According the Buffalo news article I read with comments from the President of the Niagara Region bridge authority, this is a result of staff being on holidays at the same time. Someone negotiated a labour contract that allows employees to take two weeks a year of vacation in July and August. Rainbow and Fort Erie also saw long delays. The government website reporting wait times is clearly inaccurate, suggesting 45 minutes.

This is a disgrace for Canada and ruinous for our economy as it struggles to deal with a self-induced recession. The public safety minister responsible for this fiasco also has his hand in the airport mess that also tarnishes our reputation and hurts our economy.

This minister needs to roll up his shirtsleeves and fix this mess.

A new management team that works the agent booths when staff are on holiday or call in sick is one solution. What responsible manager lets all staff take holidays at the same peak time for holiday travel?

This is not a Covid issue— it’s just bad or absent management starting at the top Alan Morgan Fonthill

On several occasions this week I have passed Mayor Junkin's campaign office in downtown Fonthill, and every single time I have seen his opponent Frank Adamson's car parked directly in front, with a large sign in the back window for Adamson.

This is childish behaviour at its worst. We have just endured four years of such petty conduct from the Gang of Four. We do not need to elect anyone else to office who would engage in this spiteful nonsense.

Mr. Adamson, you have shown me who you are and you have lost my vote, even if you do move your damned car like a decent person.

Roger Anderson Fonthill

Wish-list for mental health initiative Sailing, sailing away The iconic red sailboat on Rice Road has finally sailed on— the recent sale of the property has triggered a clean up. A wave of development in the Niagara area has sunk this ship, giving way to new homes soon to be replacing it.

As the old saying goes, Bin there, Done that!

Tim Milenkoff Fonthill

This neighbourhood stinks We have been in heatwave all summer long with our windows closed and our AC units on.

The first break in the heat and we can open the windows and air out the house, but wait, the idiot neighbor thinks it’s a great time to start a nice little fire in the backyard.

Yes, he’s got his permit to burn from the Town, so it’s okay to lightup. What about your neighborhood?

Do you think smoke that you create from your nice little burn in the backyard stops at your property line?

This town has a canopy of trees along the trail system that stops the smoke from going anywhere but into your neighbour’s open windows. The fire department has better things to do than chase after smoke complaints.

Please have just a little bit consideration for your neighborhood before you light-up! If I were to walk into a public building with a lit cigarette there would outrage. I can’t move my home out of the smoke!

Mark Tustin Fonthill

A few months ago the City of Niagara Falls and the City of Thorold declared a state of emergency on mental health, homelessness and addiction after significant pushback by Niagara Regional Council last October. Many people lately have been asking me what happens next with a state of emergency. I have put together some recommendations in response to the questions the public have about the state of emergency by creating a “wish-list” of what Niagara Falls and Thorold should be asking the province in terms of managing these issues (in a state of emergency, the coordination is between the province and the municipality that declares the emergency, per emergency management legislation.

This wish-list was sent to the Mayor of Niagara Falls, Jim Diodati, Thorold Mayor Terry Ugulini, Councillor Wayne

Campbell of Niagara Falls, and Sam Oosterhoff, the PC MPP for the Niagara West riding.

The wish-list” is meant to re-imagine, overhaul, and completely transform very complex, not user-friendly mental health, homelessness and addiction systems.

Some ideas I have been brainstorming are as follows: A. A database of families who are willing to support those with mental health, homelessness and addictions issues (can go out to bid and tender for the municipalities). Can incorporate faith-based communities and ministries.

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Illegal dumping irks Balfour St. resident Offenders risk $750 fine

BY DON RICKERS Contributing News Editor Ben Francois is trash-talking, and looking to make an easy $200.

If he sees you dump any garbage, old tires, or other junk by the roadside near his Balfour Street dwelling, he’ll record your license plate and report it to authorities.

When you’re convicted, he’ll get a $200 reward from the Region under its waste management bylaw.

And you’ll get a $750 fine.

Francois contacted the Voice last week to share his frustration about people discarding bags of trash and other debris in ditches along rural roadways.

“It’s happened many times,” he said. “Some people are just rude and disrespectful. Recently I found an entire bedroom suite — headboard, cabinets, everything — dumped on Kilman Road, and a few weeks ago I saw four garbage bags dumped in the ditch on Balfour Street between Metler and Kilman. The garbage can attract wild animals. Maybe the Region or the Town of Pelham has to put more signage up, informing people that if they dump illegally, they’ll pay a hefty penalty if caught.”

Bob Lymburner, Pelham Fire Chief who also oversees bylaw enforcement, told the Voice that if a report of illegal dumping is received, the Town sends a bylaw officer to investigate.

“If it’s bulky stuff like abandoned furniture, we'll get Public Works to collect it. If it’s a couple bags of garbage, the bylaw officer will normally pick it up, and often

go through it in an effort to identify the person who committed the act,” he said. “We have, in the past, gone right to someone’s door to tell them, ‘Come and get your trash right now, or face a ticket.’

Most people co-operate.”

The Region has an illegal dumping working group, according to Lymburner, which meets on a regular basis.

Illegal dumping is defined as the disposing of material in non-designated areas, such as public roads, ditches, public property, rural areas, vacant lots and in public litter receptacles. It is a crime, and Niagara Region is working with all 12 municipalities to address the issue.

Residents can report illegal dumping by completing the Region’s online form at https://www. niagararegion.ca/waste/contact/ dumping/report-illegal-dumping. aspx, or by calling 905-356-4141.

You may also report anonymously at Crime Stoppers of Niagara at https://crimestoppersniagara.ca.

Any person whose report of illegal dumping results in an act of compliance (such as the person who was reported illegally dumping returning to the site and retrieving the dumped materials) earns a reward from the Region of $50. If the report of illegal dumping leads to a conviction, the reward bumps to $200.

The Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation, and Parks suggests that rural land-

Abandoned trash bags dumped in grass on Balfour Street. owners survey their property to identify areas that are easily accessible by the road or hidden from neighbours, and consider ways of restricting these areas from public access. The Ministry also suggests that lighting and cameras be installed on the property, along with appropriate signage.

So what is your recourse, should you find trash dumped on your property?

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If the offending trash is old tires, garbage bags, or other non-hazardous refuse, property owners should contact the Region or their local municipality, and ask them to remove the material. But be aware that the onus may end up being on the property owner to clean up the mess.

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Indigenous "Celebration of Nations" returns for sixth year "Honouring our Matriarchs" is this year's theme

BY DON RICKERS Contributing News Editor Last year’s Celebration of Nations was primarily featured online due to Covid-19. The festival’s artistic producer, Tim Johnson, is hopeful that this year many will return to in-person attendance.

The gathering, held annually on the weekend after Labour Day, is a three-day showcase, September 9 through 11, at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, in St. Catharines. It highlights Indigenous arts, culture, and heritage, replete with traditional and contemporary music and dance, visual art, film screenings, and creative workshops.

Some 40 in-person events are slated, including concerts, handson workshops, storytelling, poetry and discussion sessions, music, drumming, and dance demonstrations, and an Indigenous interactive discovery zone.

“In 2020, we had about 36,000 remote viewers of the programs,” said Johnson. “This year, we're doing a full hybrid, so all programs will be live-streamed, as well as being open to the public to attend. In the past we had about 5000 people in person at the events, but 2022 is sort of a transition year, so we'll have to wait and see how many turn out.”

Johnson asserts direct descendance from the historic Mohawk leader Joseph Brant. He spent time as associate director for museum programs at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of

the American Indian, in Washington DC, and has managed the production of critically acclaimed cultural exhibitions, publications and media.

“We start off on Friday evening with our Outstanding Achievement Awards, where we recognize Indigenous people who have become distinguished members of the community. There's also an award called Two Row Wampum Allies, for Non-Indigenous people who have been supportive of Indigenous causes in the region.”

In keeping with this year’s theme of “Honouring our Matriarchs,” a concert the evening of September 9 will feature the “First Ladies of Jazz,” produced by Johnson in partnership with the TD Niagara Jazz Festival. It includes a tribute to Mildred Bailey, an Indigenous 1930s American jazz singer from Idaho known as the “Queen of Swing.”

“Many people don't associate jazz music with Indigenous artists,” said Johnson, “but Bailey brought some unique phrasing, and stretching or bending of notes, that established her jazz vocal style. She had a tremendous influence on the likes of Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Tony Bennett. We have created a concert that focuses on three phenomenal female jazz vocalists in history, leading with Mildred Bailey, then proceeding to Billie Holiday, and finally Ella Fitzgerald. Our female

A previous Celebration of Nations event. vocalists are Cheri Maracle, Faith Armour, and Ranee Lee. It should be a wonderful experience.”

Indigenous singer-songwriter icon Buff y Sainte-Marie will be returning to the festival for a concert on September 10 at 7:30 PM in Partridge Hall, performing with Two-Spirit Mohawk singer Shawnee Kish, and the local female drum group Strong Water Women.

“Buff y was our headline act back in 2017, and it will be great to have her back. Shani Kish is a phenomenal musician, who was Juno-nominated this past year.

She’s top-notch performer,” said Johnson.

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“This is a really important, something that we’ve integrated into the curation of Celebration of Nations, looking at topics that span cultures, groups, and interests,” said Johnson. “It's another example of where we're trying to really promote collaboration and partnership among indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, working together to preserve the status of the Niagara Biosphere that runs from Niagara up to Manitoulin Island. There are great people involved in that whole process.”

The Red Dress Exhibit honours the untold stories of murdered and missing Indigenous women,

with a collection of 13 empty red dresses, and audio documentary for each one.

Film screenings during the weekend include The Water Walker, Blood and Water: A Reclamation Story, and family-friendly animated National Film Board shorts by Indigenous filmmakers.

Drums Across Canada will unite drum circles from different performing arts venues, paired with Indigenous drumming groups across the country, in a call for healing and wisdom.

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NPCA buys Rockway Community Centre

BY DON RICKERS Contributing News Editor The Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) has a new asset to enhance its effort to get people involved in the outdoors.

“We’ve had our eye on this property for some time,” said CEO Chandra Sharma, referring to the 1.12 acre Rockway Community Centre, located at 2021 Regional Road 69 (Pelham Road) in Lincoln. “It’s a significant acquisition, because it’s adjacent to one of our very important conservation areas. These type of properties are a high priority for NPCA, and I’m confident that it will see good public use. We apply pretty rigorous criteria when deciding what to secure, and this site was a no-brainer. This purchase will allow for significant enhancements, improved entrance and parking for the Rockway Conservation Area, and better access to the Bruce Trail.”

The Rockway Conservation Area is part of the Niagara Escarpment, and offers four kilometres of outand-back hiking trails into the Fifteen Mile Creek valley, which connect with the Bruce Trail. It is considered one of the Niagara watershed’s hidden gems, with significant ecological features, flora and fauna. Two waterfalls (one almost 60 feet high) and mature Basswood, Sugar Maple, Black Walnut, and Sycamore trees are within the conservation area, which currently has limited parking off Ninth Avenue for access.

Sharma told the Voice that a

land securement strategy has been drafted by the NPCA staff, which hopefully will be approved by the board of directors in December.

“This lays out our long-term plan for land securement, and acquiring significant ecological and other public-use lands in public ownership in Niagara. It also aligns really well with our 10-year strategic plan that was recently approved,” she said. “The overarching goal is connecting people to nature, and enhancing the environment.”

Although she acknowledged not having many of the details of the Rockaway Community Centre at her fingertips, Sharma said that the facility was overseen by a group called the Rockway Community Club. She estimates the structure on the site is 60 years old, and has deteriorated because it was not in use for several years during the pandemic.

“Our first priority will be to make sure there is no risk on the site,” said Sharma. “Public safety is ultimate. The building is secondary for us, really. We did not purchase it for the building. The key thing right now is providing a parking area, and access to the trails. Moving forward, we’ll look at refurbishing the building and developing specific uses for it.

This site needs investment, which will require grant funding. But in the short term, our objective is to continue safe community use.”

The purchase price of the Rock-

Rockway Community Centre, on Pelham Road in Lincoln, has been acquired by the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority.

DON RICKERS way site was not revealed by the NPCA. Sharma said that she was thankful to the Rockway Community Club for protecting the property over the years, and added that the NPCA, “which is always cash strapped,” encourages the community to support the NPCA Foundation to allow for similar purchases in the future.

Pelham Ward 1 Councillor Wayne Olson, who is also the Niagara Peninsula Aspiring Geopark Agriculture and GeoFood Working Group Chair, called the purchase

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“a great community initiative.

Jack and Dave Cairns on Roland Road were among the prime movers of the club, and involved in the sale to NPCA. I phoned Chandra Sharma and told her that the property was available, and that the NPCA should take an interest in it. I don’t know what happened after that, but ultimately the NPCA made an offer, which was accepted.”

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ll I wanted was someone to help with the paperwork.

Teacake Estate Agents was flourishing and I was delighted to see the family business bounce back now that the war was over and the city was rebuilding from the Blitz. As the sole person running the whole affair, however, I admit the paperwork had gotten away from me. Daily I feared my pile-andstack method of organizing was only one knock or gust of wind from total chaos. I needed help.

HELP WANTED Estate agent seeking assistant for office work. Reception and pleasant telephone manner, typing skills and ability to create a filing system are a must. Inquiries: Cloak Lane, London.

My posting attracted a variety of young ladies from all over the city seeking employment. That fateful day the ladies assembled in the hall outside my office to await their interviews, but before the hiring process could begin I required a word with Mother, upstairs.

An orientation first: Teacake Estate Agents, established by my grandfather in 1891, can be found on the first floor of our Victorian-era family home. The ground floor has housed an assortment of tenants over the years and the space is currently occupied by Finnigan’s Fine Footwear, who kindly give me discounts on all my footwear-related needs. The second floor is the Teacake private residence.

That’s where I found Mother, working away at her needlepoint as usual.

“Mother,” I said to her. “I need you to stay upstairs. This is important.”

Mother stabbed at her embroidery and ignored me.

“The ladies have arrived for their interviews and I

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would like to conduct these interviews without incident.

This means you cannot ‘pop in’ on a whim or cause any manner of disturbance. Thank you for your kind attention regarding this matter.”

But Mother, also as usual, didn’t pay my request much attention at all.

I’m so very glad she didn’t.

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Betty, or Miss Farnsworth, as I formally knew her then, was the last applicant of the day. To that point, the ladies I had interviewed were overwhelmingly enthusiastic for the role, and I had eyed the utterly charming “complete package” Miss Montjoy as the top contender for the position.

Betty was dressed perhaps not as fashionably as Miss Montjoy, with her coat mended in one spot and her shoes well worn, but her blonde hair was styled neatly and she appeared presentable, if a bit young. Skills were what mattered most here anyway.

“Shall we do a little role-play?” I said to Betty, who was seated at the second overflowing desk in my office. “Ring, ring!” I imitated a telephone.

Betty picked up the receiver.

“Good afternoon, Teacake Estate Agents. Mr. Teacake’s office. How may I help you?”

“Lovely.” I added a checkmark to my paper. We were off to a good start.

“If you’ll set yourself up at the typewriter, we’ll now do dictation,” I instructed.

“Right,” Betty said. She took a breath and rolled a sheet into the machine with some struggle.

“Let’s have a little fun with this, shall we?” I said. I had a think. “‘For sale: Pleasant Scottish castle with expansive grounds suitable for hunting, riding or bloody battles. Short walk to three friendly witches with fortune-telling abilities.’”

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I thought this was rather clever of myself but Betty did not appear to be sharing in the fun. She typed with a frown using an inefficient two-finger style, and when she finished she stared at the paper for quite some time before pulling it from the typewriter and handing it to me.

“Ah,” I said reading it over. Betty was not a typist. She had captured only part of the fi rst line of the dictation and there were several misspellings and improvisations.

No, no, this wouldn’t do.

I regarded Betty over the top of the paper. Her flaming cheeks told me she knew this was not her fi nest talent.

“I’m really good at fi ling,” she said hopefully.

Setting the paper down, I said, “I think we’ll call it a day.”

There really was no point in prolonging this. Miss Montjoy it would be.

I got up. “I have all I need. Thank you for taking the time to meet with me today. Let me show you out.”

Betty’s face fell but she took the news as gracefully as one could. She gathered her things silently and I escorted her to the door.

She held out her hand. “Good afternoon, Mr. Teacake.”

“Good afternoon, Miss Farnsworth.”

We shook.

“Good afternoon, ma’am,” Betty then said to Mother, who was apparently no longer upstairs.

We watched her wander past dressed in her Sunday best even though it was a Tuesday. Annoyed, it took me a moment to work out why this was odder than normal.

Then it hit me in the head like a buzz bomb.

I grabbed Betty’s arm.

“Mr. Teacake!” she cried out.

“What did you say to Mother?”

Betty looked up at me, her blue eyes wide. “I- I was just being polite!”

“But you can see her!”

Betty’s expression suggested I’d lost my mind. “Can’t everyone?”

“No!” I said with much more enthusiasm than I should have considering what I uttered next: “She’s dead.”

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I was practically trembling with excitement at this unexpected development. Betty, conversely, was in a bit of a state. I gave her one of my handkerchiefs and led her to the sofa in my office where I politely waited for her to stop crying. I waited a long time.

“I’m s-s-sorry,” she sniffed at last.

“No need to apologize. Seeing a ghost can be quite a shock. Is Mother the fi rst ghost you’ve seen?”

“No.” Betty dabbed at her eyes.

How interesting. I had never met another one like me.

I didn’t want to be intrusive and start asking Betty all sorts of questions, yet I did want to be intrusive and start asking Betty all sorts of questions. I allowed myself one question.

“Have you always been able to see ghosts?”

“No.” Betty blew her nose.

I hoped for some elaboration, given I’d just used up my one question, and then Betty said, “Just since the war.”

She looked down at her lap. Blasted war. Mother, unhelpfully, decided this was a good time to drift in and take up a seat on the other end of the sofa. She began to work on her needlepoint again. Betty blinked back more tears.

“They’re real, aren’t they? I haven’t gone mad?”

“You are very much sane,” I assured her.

Betty glanced at Mother. “I never told anyone I can,” she said. “See ghosts, I mean.”

“A wise decision.”

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continued from Page 1 come a portion of this great race and one of his favourite sports.

The plan was to head to the hills and mountains of the Alps and Pyrenees in the southern portion of France.

Starting and finishing up our trip in Spain with some warm Iberian ham, tapas, cool Manzanilla sherry, and a backdrop of Barcelona’s La Sagrada Familia will serve very well.

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n a true friendship one doesn’t leave a companion behind but here I will. Here I will with both a smile and a heavy tug of the heart leave a part of Larry. We made it. He made this one and then more to come. No longer mere observer halfway around the world but dusted onto a most amazing place and forever part of Le Tour.

On certain years, one of largest global sporting events of the year by attendance, the Tour de France, visits the truly legendary Alpe d'Huez. With the race route changing annually, on given years this iconic climb is one stage, part of generally 19 in total.

What doesn’t change is that any year the peloton— the racers as a group— is called to the Alps, there will be upwards of 100,000 crazed fans lined ten deep at the side of the course. Fans of legends with names too difficult to spell, let alone pronounce. Legends from some of the most renowned cycling countries in history.

Above, the famed Alpe d'Huez. Right, Larry Pelt, fishing on Georgian Bay. Legends made after waking that day anonymous, after a lifetime of bike racing to crossing this summit first and being recognized globally for the balance of your life as a champion of the Alpe d'Huez.

In a sea of national flags waved and favourite team jerseys adorned, there will be no shortage of fueled and frenzied supporters showing them in every way imaginable to the mountain top finish banner, this stadium clinging to a French mountainside.

Few images compare to riders being swallowed by this sea and then metre after metre, for the final 20 kilometres, these combat-

ants mightily appearing last second as the sea is parted by modern-day saviours mounted on motorbikes with sirens and horns ablaze and camera crews intent on capturing this true epic.

First, we had been called.

It was as if for the longest time we’ve been summoned by the likes of Phil and Paul, the past heroics of famed local Steve Bauer, the dramas, many off the bike, this circus named the Tour de France—itself being a storied 109 years in the making.

We long had been called to make a pilgrimage to this, with my dear, late friend Larry Pelt.

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How could we know we were about to take in a wildfire of a Tour de France. Just as France itself was battling record heat, touching 40 C and drought-induced fires, the race over the three weeks was as combative and unpredictable as any over a number of past years. In the enormity of it all, it truly boils down to the one rider, the Maillot jaune, who finishes first on the lowest aggregate time on the last day coming down the ChampsÉlysées in Paris.

I travel as a proud Canadian but no more so than on a day seeing Canadian Hugo Houle win in Foix. If wins like this are not emotional enough, the story behind Hugo dedicating the win to his late brother, killed by a drunk driver while jogging, was, well, how do you say in French? “I’m not crying, you’re crying…” For someone who has been following this sport for close to 40 years, you don’t see this every day or let's say every 34 years.

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Take a deep breath all, for even though they have come down from the mountain, this is some rarefied air.

And oh yes, who helped them get there but team Directive Sportive, Fenwick’s own Steve Bauer, Canada’s last stage victor in 1988 and no stranger in his days on the saddle powering the peloton adorned in yellow.

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Pelham Cares dinner-dance fundraiser, Sept. 17

BY DON RICKERS Contributing News Editor “After two years of cancellation due to Covid, our fifth annual dinner and dance is back!” proclaimed a jubilant Nancy Yungblut, Pelham Cares’ fundraising chair.

The event is slated for Saturday, September 17, at the Fonthill Legion, located at 141 Highway 20 East.

Tickets are $60 per person.

In past years, the event was called Diamonds and Denim, and featured a country theme with Elton Lammie and his band, said Yungblut.

Unfortunately, Lammie’s band broke up over the course of the pandemic, which led to the decision to go with a local disc jockey playing hits from the ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s.

“The DJs are a husband-

and-wife team from Jordan, the Ruddys,” said Yungblut.

“They are phenomenal, and have been in the music business for 30 years.”

Yungblut said that the event can accommodate just over 150 comfortably for the dinner and a dance, with appetizers and then a full buffet, and a cash bar.

There will be door prizes, including a grand prize draw, scratch tickets, and a 50/50 draw.

All of the proceeds from the dinner and dance are being directed to Pelham Cares youth services.

“We have over 50 client families at present, and have just prepared student backpacks for backto-school,” said Yungblut.

“These families have kids who want to play sports, join clubs, take music lessons, and engage in other

activities. The need is increasing in these difficult economic times. We also provide presents for birthdays and at Christmas for needy kids.”

Tickets for the dinner and dance are available for purchase online through Zeff y.com, a free Canadian fundraising platform, at https://bit.ly/3A90smB. The link is also available on the Pelham Cares website at www.pelhamcares.org.

Tickets may be picked up in person at the Pelham Cares office on Highway 20, or by calling the office at 905892-5300.

“We’re hoping for another sellout,” said Yungblut. “Doors open at 6 PM, and we’ll be dancing until midnight. Tickets will not be available at the door, so people should book their spots as soon as possible.”

Nancy Yungblut, fundraising chair, at Pelham Cares.

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BY DON RICKERS Contributing News Editor Wellspring Niagara, located across the street from the Meridian Community Centre in Fonthill, is offering a Community Night & Open House on Sunday, September 11, from 5:30 PM until 8:30 PM. Pre-registration is not required.

Tours of the centre will be available, along with opportunities to meet Wellspring Niagara staff and volunteers to discuss the free cancer support programs and services available.

“Visitors can enjoy a bite to eat from local food trucks on site, shop the Wellspring Market, and attend a live musical performance by local singing trio The Mantini Sisters and their band, starting at 6:30 PM. Don't forget to bring your lawn chair, and feel free to enjoy our outdoor gardens,” said Jacqueline Ireland, Community Engagement and Events Co-ordinator.

The event is both a thank-you to the community for supporting Wellspring, and an opportunity to educate the public about the centre and its services, said Ireland.

Wellspring is not a hospice, but a facility that first opened its doors in June 2001 with a mission to provide free social, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to Niagara individuals and their families living with cancer. It is a registered, non-profit, charitable organization that receives no government funding. All operations are funded entirely through donations.

“When Covid hit, we had to temporarily close the centre, or modify the hours, and were very limited in the number of people we could assist. We ended up taking everything online, while continuing to provide services, and registered over 13,000 program attendances during Covid, representing about 700 individuals from across Niag-

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The centre fully re-opened on April 4, and has been integrating and expanding programs, some which are nearing capacity. Many patient referrals come from the Walker Family Cancer Centre, at the Niagara Health hospital in St. Catharines, as well as the Juravinski Cancer Centre, in Hamilton.

Executive Director Ann Mantini-Celima and her family have a very personal connection with the centre.

“My youngest brother, Aldo, died of the disease in 1999,” she told the Voice. “He was 31 years old.

It was his dream to bring a cancer support centre to Niagara, so we affiliated with Wellspring, which already existed as a well-respected model. We are independent of Wellspring in Toronto, but we offer the same services. My sisters and I are very passionate about what we do. I'm the most involved in

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Last year, the Mantinis had three more family members impacted by cancer.

“My oldest sister, Jane, was diagnosed, and she's coming through her cancer journey, using Wellspring’s services,” said Mantini-Celima.

“Thankfully, she's doing well. I lost my sister Serena to cancer last September.

Two months later, my mother was diagnosed, and we lost her within three weeks. My family views it as a healing process to be part of Wellspring, to be connected to those in need.”

Fundraising is an ongoing effort for Wellspring. One of its major fundraising events, A Starry Night Gala, has been in limbo due to the pandemic since 2020, but will be making a return on November 12 at White Oaks in Niagara on the Lake.

“We are proud recipient of the Tim Hortons Smart Cookie Campaign in Fonthill, running September 19 to 25,” said Ireland. “We also have our LightUp campaign at Christmas, and are proud to partner with local community groups, including the Fonthill Rotary and Kinsmen.”

All of the cancer patients at Wellspring are either actively receiving treatment like radiation and chemotherapy, or have completed treatment. No one is turned away.

“Patients go through an assessment process here, and have a program designed specifically for them, to help build their strength, balance, mobility, or whatever their main issues are, to assist in their recovery, and get them back into an active lifestyle,” said Mantini-Celima.

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continued from Page 15 Talking about ghosts may have earned one an odd look or two, but talking about seeing ghosts was a one-way ticket to a life on the fringes of society. A life filled with unkind whispers and sideshows and, my greatest fear, séancethemed tea parties.

Betty considered me. “So you see ghosts too?”

“My whole life.”

“But how? Why?” Betty’s eyes searched my face for answers I didn’t have.

“I don’t know,” I said. “I’ve been like this since I was a boy. I acutely remember the sheer terror of it. But after many years that fear turned into more of a daily irritation. And then I discovered seeing ghosts is rather useful in my line of work. You see, I haven’t been entirely truthful with you, Miss Farnsworth.”

Betty raised her eyebrows. “What do you mean?”

“While I am an estate agent, I deal mainly with homes where the residents haven’t exactly, shall we say, departed as they should have.”

Betty took a moment to work through what I’d said.

“You mean,” she said slowly, “You sell haunted houses?”

“I do no such thing!” I said sharply, startling myself and making Betty jump.

“Oh, Miss Farnsworth, I do apologize!” I took a breath to gather my thoughts. “I didn’t mean for that to come out like it did. No, I don’t sell haunted houses. I remove the ghosts first and then sell the house or flat or whatever it may be. Ghosts are typically an unattractive selling feature in a property.”

Betty toyed with the handkerchief in her hands and I considered what I’d just said.

“But it’s more than that,” I went on. “It’s not only removing the ghosts. It’s helping them move on. I personally feel it’s a form of public service. Nobody wants to be left behind, do they?”

Betty didn’t say anything. I thought it best to let her sit with all this information. It must have been overwhelming to hear.

“How do you help a ghost move on?” Betty asked eventually.

A wild idea bloomed in my mind.

“I wonder if instead of explaining it to you, I might show you? I have a ghost that needs tending.”

Betty looked at me and I felt very much like I was the one being interviewed. Assessed.

“I thought you didn’t want me,” she said.

That was true, at the time. Betty’s skills as an assistant were good in some areas, acceptable in others, and atrocious in typing. But if she could see ghosts perhaps Betty could be a different sort of assistant. Two heads were always better than one when dealing with matters of the supernatural, after all.

“A rush to judgment,” I said to Betty with all sincerity.

“When I put in the request for an assistant, I never imagined I would meet someone with the same ability but now…” I met Betty’s eyes. “I know seeing ghosts can be upsetting but there are ways to use this—” “Curse,” Betty interjected quietly.

“—gift for good. Since this is new to both of us, why don’t you accompany me tomorrow and we’ll see how you fare.

Only then will we know if this is your cup of tea. What do you say?”

Betty didn’t say anything and then sighed.

“Well, I guess I’ve got nothing left to lose,” she said.

I took that as a yes.

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I met Betty in Westminster the next morning. Our destination was a home a minute’s walk from the Thames.

Excellent location. The home itself, one of five terraced houses in the street, was also in good form. Classic Georgian style; dark brown brick and white trimmed windows.

Attractive and understated. I had all the adjectives in my head for the listing already.

Betty and I stopped outside number 18, different to the others only because of the FOR SALE, TEACAKE ESTATE AGENTS sign in the window.

“This is the former home of one Mr. John Hutton,” I said.

“Deceased. Bachelor. No other family, so I’m told.”

One could always count on the neighbours for details, even when unsolicited.

“Looks nice,” Betty said.

“From the outside, yes. But imagine waking up one morning, coming downstairs to breakfast and finding that all of your furniture had been rearranged.”

“I’d think someone’s played a silly joke.”

“And if you put everything back in its rightful place only to wake up the next morning to find it all moved again?”

“Well,” Betty said. “I’d be… concerned.”

“As were the last several owners. Concerned to the point that they fled, driven out by something they couldn’t quite explain.” I pulled the house key from my pocket. “I acquired this listing recently and I think I’ve found the source of the problem. Shall we have a look?”

“Mr. Tea Cup, is that you?” came a voice from down the street. It was the neighbourhood gossip I had the misfortune of being acquainted with, out on her morning patrol.

“Good morning!” I called out. “Sorry, can’t stop to chat, estate business!”

“Quickly, before she starts her interrogation,” I said to Betty.

We hopped up the sidewalk and I opened the door, ushered Betty in, and locked it behind us.

“Did that lady call you Mr. ‘Tea Cup?’” Betty asked as I searched for the switch.

“Sadly, yes.” I flicked on the lights.

The last owners had left most of their furniture behind and I couldn’t fault them for it. Everything was out of place from where one would expect it to be. The sofa faced the wall. Picture frames hung upside down. But it was the dining chair upon the tabletop that made it clear these objects were touched by something not of this world. Betty and I stopped for a moment to observe it balancing on one leg, defying gravity and everything we knew to be true.

Betty gaped at this precarious throne. “But how?”

“Our answer resides on the first floor,” I said and guided her up the stairs. We passed a bedroom and the bath and stopped at the main bedroom at the end of the hall. Here was what remained of a life once lived: a bed left unmade, a scuffed up wardrobe with the doors ajar, and a dressing table chair shoved carelessly into the corner. That’s where we found him sitting: the gentleman reading a newspaper in total darkness.

“Miss Farnsworth, meet Mr. Hutton.”

Betty peered around the door frame. “He’s still here?” she whispered.

“He is. Will you get the lights?”

Betty did so but remained near the threshold. I imagined she had reservations. Understandable. It was always good practice to approach an unfamiliar ghost with caution anyway.

I set my briefcase down and had a look at Mr. Hutton’s spectral form. A man now eternally in his golden years, his unshaven face and wrinkled clothes made for an interesting contrast to the floral wallpaper I saw through him.

I turned back to Betty.

“When dealing with ghosts, there are certain protocols that need to be followed. Protocol number one is risk assessment. I undertook a risk assessment of Mr. Hutton on my initial visit here but let’s see if you come to the same

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“All right,” Betty said.

“First question. Is this a single or multiple being?”

“Single,” Betty said promptly.

“Good. Is this being roaming, or tethered to a certain location?”

“Well,” Betty peeked at Mr. Hutton again. “Mr. Hutton hasn’t moved anywhere else so far so I would guess tethered?”

“Yes. House ghosts have strong attachments to their residences. That’s why they fail to move on from them when they die. Next question: Does this being present a threat to us or others?”

Mr. Hutton flipped another page of his newspaper, still making no acknowledgment of our presence.

“No?” said Betty.

“Correct. House ghosts are not violent ghosts. They’re mischief-makers and like their little games. Mother, for instance, likes to pop up and catch me unaware on a regular basis.”

Last time I opened the hall closet I nearly had a heart attack.

“In my experience, you’ll be quite aware if a ghost wishes to cause you harm,” I continued. “This is also why it is important to have an escape route planned. Let’s practice.

Have a look around. What are our emergency exits?”

Betty quickly scanned the room and the hall.

“The stairs... and the window?” she said.

“We are a storey up but if worse came to worse it could be an additional exit, yes. Excellent. Now, protocol number two is dialogue, the simplest and easiest way to rid oneself of a ghost. Watch and listen.”

I stood in front of Mr. Hutton in a non-combative posture. My intention was simply two chaps having a chat.

No need to be threatening. This was only a house ghost.

I sensed Betty still hadn’t moved into the room at all.

“No need to be afraid,” I said.

“I- I’m not,” Betty protested.

“You’d be amazed at how many poor souls are completely unaware of their situation. A little chat is usually all that’s needed to clear things up here.”

Betty edged closer.

“Mr. Hutton, may I have your attention please?” I said.

Mr. Hutton did not look up.

“Mr. Hutton. Hello?”

He flipped another page.

“Must be an awfully good article in that paper,” I said to Betty.

Louder still. “Mr. Hutton! Hello! MR. HUTTON!” Mr. Hutton looked up at me over his newspaper, eyebrow raised, as if to say, “And what do you want?”

“Ah, Mr. Hutton. Hello. Good morning,” I said. “Now that I’ve got your attention, do you know that you’re dead?”

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Mr. Hutton knew he was dead and he seemed to be rather enjoying it. Some house ghosts spend their time flickering the lights. Others mess about with the plumbing.

Mr. Hutton, it transpired, was quite intent on making his interior decor ideas a reality.

“Mr. Hutton,” I said firmly. “It’s time for you to leave this place.”

The ghost ruffled his newspaper like a bird ruffling its feathers. Clearly Mr. Hutton was not in agreement with my proposition. I suspected he wasn’t departing anytime soon on his own accord.

“What do we do now?” Betty asked.

“We move to protocol number three: Extraction.”

I moved to the window and wrenched the curtains apart as wide as I could.

“Ghosts like darkness so we give them light. They like mustiness so—” I opened the window “—we give them fresh air. We create an environment no ghost will want to linger in.”

Turning back to Mr. Hutton I said again, “It’s time for you to leave.”

He began to laugh and laugh. His laugh was horrid and strange, guttural but coming from somewhere deeper than his throat.

“He’s not leaving,” Betty said.

I regarded Mr. Hutton with my most serious of faces.

Grabbing my briefcase, I set it on the bed and popped it open. Betty joined me.

“When light and air fail to give us the desired result,” I said as I rummaged through my case, “We come to a point where we must show the ghost that we are serious about our intentions.”

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“Take this.”

Betty turned Mother’s white china cat over in her hands.

“Is this a salt shaker?”

“Yes. Salt is an excellent ghost repellent. Will you give a good shake in the three corners of the room and some in front of Mr. Hutton. Every time you do I want you to say, ‘You cannot stay here. It is time for you to leave.’ Be kind but firm.”

Betty looked from the shaker to me. No doubt this was the strangest request I’d made so far but she set about her work muttering ‘Kind but firm. Kind but firm.’

The salt had no sooner hit the carpet when Mr. Hutton’s laughter stuttered. He threw down his newspaper, growling and puffing his chest in and out though he no longer had the means to breathe. The door to the hall slammed shut then the window and wardrobe followed suit in rapid sequence.

Progress.

Betty rushed over to try the door handle but I knew it wouldn’t open. She looked at me in panic.

“Minor escalation,” I mused.

“Minor!” Betty exclaimed. “We’re trapped in a room with a ghost and—” Her eyes caught some spot of horror above my head. She pointed up with a shaking, slightly salted finger.

“The walls! Look at the walls!”

I spun around to see the wallpaper violently shredding itself. Betty and I backed away from the perimeter of the room watching the wave of destruction jump from wall to wall, like hundreds of invisible hands ripping and tearing.

“Right,” I said. Mr. Hutton was strong, unusually so for a house ghost. I feared he would take part of the house with him if I didn’t put an end to this soon.

(I thought it best not to mention this to Betty in the moment).

Taking the salt shaker from her, I pulled the cork from the bottom and poured the contents around us in a circle.

“Stay within the circle,” I instructed. “It will protect you.”

“What are you going to do?”

“Send Mr. Hutton away whether he wants to go or not.”

My briefcase contained two torches for such events. I took both for good measure and the cigarette lighter I kept on hand for emergencies.

“Attention, Mr. John Hutton,” I began, flicking the lighter open. “This is your final notice. You must leave these premises immediately. You are no longer welcome here.”

The ghost snarled at us and the wardrobe and window panes started to rattle.

I exchanged a look with Betty. I saw fear but also resolve in her eyes. She nodded.

“You give me no choice, Mr. Hutton,” I said. “I send you now from this world to the next. Be at peace.”

I set the torches ablaze, giving one to Betty. We held them out towards the ghost, watching the white smoke drift across the room, spiraling ever closer and closer.

And then, much like what happens when a pin touches a balloon, the smoke touched the ghost.

The force knocked me backwards, sending the torch flying from my hand. Betty hit the ground behind me with a scream. Salt and smoke blasted throughout the room, stinging our eyes and burning our throats. But as fast as it had come, it was just as soon over and Mr. Hutton was gone.

Through the haze I found my bearings and Betty sitting against the wall near the window. She was as pale (I cringe to say it) as a ghost. I rushed to her assistance.

“Miss Farnsworth? Betty? Betty! Are you hurt? Are you all right?”

Betty picked at a piece of wallpaper stuck to her dress.

She was trembling.

“I don’t like to say mean things, Mr. Teacake,” she said.

“But what a terrible old man.”

“Betty, on my honour, if I had known what was in store for us today, I never would have brought you here.” I felt

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absolutely wretched about the whole affair. This was not the job introduction I had envisioned at all. “May I help you up?”

Betty got herself to her feet and regarded me civilly. “Mr. Teacake, I would like to leave this room now and never come back.”

So did I, if I were being honest. There would be clean-up to do of course but that delightful job would wait another day.

I couldn’t sell this home fast enough, especially when we walked out the front door and smack into Neighbourhood Gossip number one.

“Mr. Tea Cup,” she said, “What in heaven’s name is going on?”

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“I heard a commotion,” the Gossip said. “Did someone scream?”

She tried to look around into the entryway and I quickly snapped the door shut behind us. The chair on the dining table may have been acting like a chair again but the rest of the house remained topsy turvy. Besides, Betty and I were enough of a troublesome sight as it was.

The Gossip appraised our disheveled appearance with an intense curiosity that made me nervous. Elder ladies with too much time on their hands were problematic when it came to discretion and secrecy in my experience. Mother in her later years being the best example.

“Nothing to be concerned about!” I said, heading the Gossip off. “We’re undertaking some renovations. Giving the residence a freshening up, you know, making it more attractive to buyers. Dusting, rearranging the furniture, perhaps a fresh coat of paint—” “Removing that ghastly wallpaper,” Betty chimed in.

I did my best to keep a straight face.

“Yes, exactly. Miss Farnsworth has a keen eye for design.”

The Gossip took a second look at Betty’s rumpled dress and mussed-up hair.

“My dear, are you sure you’re quite well?”

Her eyes traveled from Betty to me and narrowed. I could only imagine what sordid stories she might come up with regarding an unmarried young lady and a gentleman behind closed doors.

“Just a bit tired,” Betty smiled.

“I’m confident we’ll have the house sold in no time,” I said to the Gossip.

The Gossip considered me, likely deciding if she wanted to pursue her enquiries further, but at last she gave a satisfied nod.

“I’m glad to hear it, Mr. Tea Cup,” she said. “I look forward to meeting my new neighbours.”

I wasn’t entirely sure the new neighbours would feel the same about meeting her.

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ur return to Teacake Headquarters was a quiet affair.

We trudged up Cloak Lane, past Finnigan’s Fine Footwear and slowly climbed the stairs to the office.

“Am I supposed to feel awful afterwards?” Betty asked as we reached the first floor.

“Ah, wrestling with the departed can be very taxing. It’s a reality of the job unfortunately.”

I checked the time. Half eleven.

“Some nourishment may sort us. Would you join me for an early lunch? It’s the least I can offer after this morning’s adventure.”

“Thank you,” Betty said. “That would be nice.”

We walked by the converted sitting room I used as my office and down the hall to the kitchen at the back of the house, my grandfather’s portrait watching us as we passed. In grandfather’s time the kitchen was the domain of the Teacake family cook. Over the years our numbers had dwindled down to Mother and me, and now I was the only Teacake left.

Mother was clearly of no help these days and I never fed anyone but myself, but I managed to make a pot of Earl Grey and arranged two plates of bread, luncheon ham, cheese, pickles, and a selection of chocolate biscuits for us

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Betty looked like she couldn’t believe her luck.

“This is wonderful!” she said. “I haven’t had chocolate in ages.”

I went to take my seat and jumped up instantly with a yelp, my bottom feeling as though it had been stabbed with a thousand icy needles. Mother materialized in my spot.

“There are empty chairs!” I said trying to shake off the biting cold and horror of plunging one’s derrière through one’s mother.

Betty, ever the portrait of politeness, took this in stride.

I suppose after Mr. Hutton, Mother was a quiet stroll in the park.

“Hello, Mrs. Teacake. Nice to see you again.”

Mother blinked at her.

“Mother’s not used to being acknowledged in the afterlife,” I said, sitting down again in a ghost-free chair and taking a biscuit. I needed some chocolate.

Mother looked at the biscuits and then glared at me before finally floating off through the table and wall.

“They were her favourite,” I said.

“Oh, that’s sad,” Betty said. Not sad enough to put her off her food however. She buttered another piece of bread.

“Mr. Teacake,” she said. “May I ask you a question?”

“Of course.”

“About the salt shaker and all of that.”

“Light, air, salt and smoke.” I ticked them off on my fingers. “Or the helpful acronym L.A.S.S. They’re our best tools to remove a stubborn ghost.”

“I must admit I felt a bit silly sprinkling salt at first but it worked!”

“It’s messy but effective. The salt is both a repellent and a protector. Popular in ecclesiastical circles so I’m told. My friend Father Pimberly clued me into it.”

Betty took a bite of a biscuit. “And the smoke?”

“Did you notice the smoke was white? White smoke is a purifier and ghosts abhor it. Regular black smoke has no effect.”

We sat in comfortable silence. What a pleasure it was to talk about ghosts with someone for once! Betty hadn’t fled in terror and she even seemed interested. I took her presence as a hopeful sign this business of ghosts could be a part of her future.

But I wouldn’t know for certain until I broached the subject.

I said to her, “Would you like to learn more about them?

Ghosts?”

Betty broke out into a smile. The first I’d seen. “You mean I did all right? I can be your assistant?”

“Yes, I’m thinking of it as an apprenticeship of sorts.

There would still be some administrative work but our focus would be on ghosts and everything that comes with that. With a little training, I think you’ll be a true asset to the Teacake organization. What do you say?”

“Oh yes, please, thank you!”

I held up my teacup. “To many more haunted homes!”

Betty raised hers and we clinked. Betty beamed.

“Cheers, Mr. Tea...cup!” she said.

I sputtered into my tea and Betty giggled into hers.

“The day is young,” I said after I stopped choking. “After lunch, how about we get you settled in the office. Perhaps we could start with some typing practice?”

See? I also liked to jest.

“Oh no,” Betty said. From the horror on her face, Betty looked like she would have rather faced another round with Mr. Hutton. “Can’t we find a ghost instead?”

I laughed. I knew then without a doubt I’d picked the right assistant. 4

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MacLeod, Kenneth Bruce

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of William ”Bill” Neil Stewart. Loving husband to Lea Jensen, father of Lisa, Marta and Aaron, grandfather to Elizabeth, William, Kayden and Avery, brother to Robert and John Stewart. Bill passed away peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, August 25th, 2022 in his 78th year. Bill lived a large life with family, friendship and laughter. He leaves behind lasting memories among loving family and many life-long friends; his easy going personality and great listening ear will be missed by all. Bill attended McMaster University. He had a very fulfilling career, starting with IBM, then owning and running his own restaurant with his two children Aaron and Marta. He then moved in to Project and Change Management in a number of industries for many years. He loved listening to jazz, playing his piano, and rewriting his favourite jazz compositions. Bill also loved learning. He really loved physics and had many wonderful Monday morning meetings with his good friends debating many subjects and current events. He loved golfing with his good buddies and spending time with his family and friends. Bill was also a voracious reader. In his later years his real joy was going to Florida every winter and enjoying his game of golf with friends. He always said he was ‘living the dream’. Bill lived life in the moment, with no regrets. He always said he had done all the things on his bucket list! Arrangements have been entrusted to Pleasantview Funeral Home, Fonthill (905-892-1699). A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society. Please leave valued memories and condolences at www.pleasantviewcemetery.ca

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MUIR, Gary

continued from Page 16 we may believe that in death there may be more significance than life.

Larry was subtly an enormous person.

Who hasn’t been in Fonthill’s oldest grocery store over the past 30 years and has not gone down an aisle to see Larry stocking, shuffling, running, smiling, advising (I wouldn’t care if I couldn’t find the corn starch, I’d just get the latest Formula One news).

You’d hope it was during some of the many good time events, but in an emergency we all know it is the men and women like Larry and the Pelham firefighters who show up in times of need. As ominous as it is knowing the prime purpose of a firehall, how reassuring it is to the town to know the family of faces that call it home. That’s another of Larry’s families I’m very proud to know and admire.

Apart from a common interest in motorsport, what had brought Larry and me together was the bicycle. The bicycle that offers solo escape and freedom of solitude as well as the companionship of many sharing the reward of gain and pain.

I don’t remember when I was first taught how to ride a bicycle. The picture I envision can’t be far from the hundreds of home movies one sees. The kid riding down and beyond the end of the street.

What I am sure about is the feeling of freedom it must have brought. Freedom in many ways. A chance to see the other side of the mountain. (Perhaps unknowingly a mountain in the French Alps.) A freedom like many in the world that might come at a price. Maybe some Bactine and then a hug.

Today over 60 years later my bicycle takes me to a place and places of freedom that I know of no other in my life. Moments that only seem to come when I adventure by bicycle. A freedom brought on by tackling, and conquering in my own way, on and off-bike challenges.

I am passenger.

I am engine.

A freedom to chose my own burden and pleasure. I am finding in life the more I bang myself around, the more I know about this character. I call upon the cyclist in ways I normally wouldn't.

I end each day with a special memory, unmarked tracks of a story in my life that I’m proud and so happy to share.

My ride is not of the 21 days, the kilometers, the up and down, the days and nights. It’s a story of stories of places, people and time, now and forever more, on the other side of the mountain.

May my bike continue to

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slowly and safely deliver me to happiness. Today I write of no start and no end but of the beautiful ride of life.

For cycling being such a great pleasure in my life, I’m endlessly looking back at some great friends, as undoubtedly Larry did as well.

My thoughts of Larry’s most recent adopted family on the roads of Niagara, Amici per la Vita, and one of Fonthill’s family all-rounders, Brian Z. I’ve been indoctrinated into this cycling epicentre, along with a few more stages.

A

s in this journey, some things in life are better

shared so I’ve not only taken a dusting of my dear friend’s remains, but more so a huge part of his spirit and soul with me. We had some grand discussions as we darted across some pretty amazing French countryside. More than once on a roundabout I desperately requested a quick droit? Gauche? I also prayed more than once that the next village’s church would be Our Lady of Blessed Michelin Maps. Here I shall kneel and pray that between the stick shifting and “La Vie en Rose” blaring over the radio, our map doesn’t go flying out the window.

A life well lived for the one who gave His life. With sadness we announce the unexpected passing after a brief illness of our dad, Ken MacLeod just weeks shy of his 73rd birthday. Left to carry on his legacy are Stacy Otting, Andrew MacLeod, Ian MacLeod with wife Megan and son-in-law, Darren Platakis. His grandchildren Dylan, Mariama, Elijah, Samantha, Leslie, Kendra, A.J , Ashton, Melannie, Declan and Deagan will miss the man they called Papa. Greatgrandchildren Thomas and Falon will grow up hearing stories about him. His sister Brenda MacLeod and niece Thalia are also mourning his loss. Ken was predeceased in death by his father Ken MacLeod, his mother Jean MacLeod, grand-daughter Haleigh Platakis, daughter Jeanette Platakis and wife Corrie MacLeod. An endless list of extended family members will miss their brother-in-law, cousin and uncle. Whether life-long or newly found, Ken made friends wherever he went. He had a gift of being able to find a connection with anyone he met. Ken worked for Stelco for nearly 40 years before retiring. After a brief stint at Sobey’s, he hung up his working hat. He was an avid Blue Jays and Maple Leafs fan. He stuck by them through thick and thin. Ken was a firm believer in Jesus as our Lord and Saviour and spent many years serving in various ways at Fonthill Baptist Church.

Family and friends will be received at the PELHAM FUNERAL HOME, 1292 Pelham Street, Fonthill on Sunday, September 11th from 12 noon - 2 pm. The Celebration of Life will take place at the funeral home beginning at 2 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences may be shared at www.pelhamfuneralhome.ca We need help finding our way to the next stage but possibly more importantly, a tres bien patisserie we’ve been tipped about. Our morning charge is rarely spearheaded without baguette and coffee in hands.

What I enjoyed most, as I always had, was that Larry was a great companion and never once questioned my rather rambling musings en Français.

Certain fans have staked claim on their favourite part of this Alpe d'Huez climb, and now Larry has staked

his. Dusted into a navel of rocks at what will always be the famed Flame Rough.

The “One Kilometre to Go” banner that signals all who cross beneath that they have now nearly conquered the challenge. Few will win but many will have humbled it.

And now there is a part of Larry of Fonthill. Past flesh and blood...of road rash.

I might not be back but hundreds of thousands of new and old will. I know that I and many of these families of Larry will join me next time. Next time a fleet of

It is with the greatest sadness that we announce the passing of Gary George Webster Muir of Fonthill, ON at the Greater Niagara Falls Hospital on Friday, August 26, 2022. Gary was born on June 6, 1937 to Elizabeth and William Muir in Thorold, ON. He worked as accountant/paymaster at Genaire Ltd. at the Niagara District Airport for forty-eight years. Beloved husband and best friend of Eileen Muir for fifty-eight years. Gary is also survived by his sister Heather Greenfield (Bill) and nieces and nephews. Predeceased by brothers William, Alexander and Stuart. Gary was always very friendly and will be missed by many friends and acquaintances, many of whom he saw on a daily and weekly basis. Cremation has taken place with arrangements at HAINE FUNERAL HOME & CHAPEL, 26 Ormond Street South, Thorold. whirling helicopters ascend this mountain to broadcast to millions this spectacle that is the Alpe d'Huez. We’ll look down to those who have come to celebrate on this monumental mountain. We will look up to the spirit and soul of our dearest partner and friend, knowing he’s amongst those cherished at any wake I would chose to attend. A tip of le bidon and of the helmet.

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Panthers U12 Soccer victory

BY TARA CARLL Special to the Voice The Light Blue Pelham U12 Girls Soccer team lost only two games throughout their entire regular season—both losses were to the undefeated Lincoln Teal team.

On the final championship game day, at Beamsville Lions Park, on Saturday August 27, they played a nail-biting semi-final game. A single breakaway goal by Kailey Wilson was enough to seal a 1-0 victory and move them onto the championship game.

Who else would they be facing in the championship game than their rivals the undefeated Lincoln Teal?

It was an exciting back and forth game—the back wall of Carys Topa, Abigale O'Brien, Olivia Martin, Bella

Vani, and Coral Bowman could not be penetrated.

The game was tied 0-0 at the final whistle and the teams went into penalty shots.

Top left goal by Natalia De Divitiis and bottom right goal by Carys Topa were enough to bring them gold as no penalty shots were scored on Pelham's keeper, Ava Dobrocky.

It took overtime and penalty shots but Pelham finally beat the undefeated Lincoln when it really mattered most. Final score 2-0.

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6,718 194

4,096 119

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6.78 0.26

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5.08 0.21

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112 32 466 0 0 100 766 66

0.28 0.06 0.60 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.00 0.04

0.09 0.02 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.01

0.21 0.04 0.38 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.00 0.03

297 84 0 0 0 266 0 0

Sub-total Region-wide Services/Class of Services Wastewater Services Water Services

14,272

10,198

9,702

5,915

5,361

8.16

2.68

6.03

10,816

7,486 4,027

5,349 2,878

5,089 2,737

3,103 1,669

2,811 1,512

5.24 2.95

2.21 1.24

3.87 2.17

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11,513

8,227

7,826

4,772

4,323

8.19

3.45

6.04

0

Total Rural Area

14,272

10,198

9,702

5,915

5,361

8.16

2.68

6.03

10,816

Total Urban Area

25,785

18,425

17,528

10,687

9,684

16.35

6.13

12.07

10,816

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Dead men tell no tales, but their gravestones do PHS presentation on Fonthill Cemetery this coming Saturday

BY MARY LAMB Special to the Voice Wandering around a cemetery on a warm sunny day is not everyone’s idea of recreation, but that is what Bob and Wendy Young have been doing this summer. They have been exploring Fonthill Cemetery looking for the graves of people who contributed to life in what we used to call the Village of Fonthill.

Fonthill cemetery lies on the crest of the hill between Pelham and Haist Streets. John Brown started a burying ground on his land there and the first stone dates from the 1820s. Brown moved here in 1824, disgusted with

the lawlessness going on in Thorold, where the canal was being built. In 1864, the Browns built the brick house which still stands at the head of Elizabeth Drive. The care of the cemetery was finally taken over by the Municipal Village of Fonthill in 1923.

Among the people buried there is Dexter D’Everado, the clerk of Welland County, a businessman whose ambition was to make Fonthill the County Town. He failed in this, but left his mark on the village. In their research, Bob and Wendy found many others remembered for their work in the community: politicians like Harold Black, the first mayor of the combined Pelham Township and Fonthill Village, in 1970; educators whose students re-

member them with fondness — or not; shopkeepers and postmasters like the Kinsmans, whose store operated from the corner of Pelham Street for some 100 years; and doctors such as Harry Emmett, who was instrumental in providing the village with fresh running water.

These public benefactors and many others will be the subject of a talk to be given by Bob Young at the Pelham Historical Society meeting on Saturday, September 10, at 2:30 PM at Kirkon-the-Hill, Haist Street. All are welcome, including those who knew and respected some of these people, and newcomers to Fonthill who might like to know more about those who came before them.

FRESH OFF THE FAIRWAY Hosted by the Drennan family, the annual Bill Drennan Memorial Golf Tournament raises funds for Wellspring, with the family donating $5800 this year.

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ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL

The holiday weekend was busy for two Pelham candidates as left, Mayor Marvin Junkin opened his campaign HQ in Fonthill in what appears to be a barn— but is actually a building under renovation, while right, Ward 2 Councillor John Wink prepared his lawn signs for the campaign ahead.

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AND TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Pelham passed By-law No. 4482(2022) on August 30, 2022 being a by-law which adopts Official Plan Amendment No. 15 (Housekeeping) to the Town of Pelham Official Plan under Section 22 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended.

AND TAKE NOTICE that Council of the Corporation of the Town of Pelham Considered all written and oral submissions received as part of the decision making process as outlined in Planning Staff’s recommendation report, which was presented to the Council on July 25, 2022. The report can be found online at https://events.pelham.ca/meetings.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that the last date for filing a notice of appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal in respect of the By-laws is the 27th day of September, 2022. A Notice of Appeal setting out the reasons for the appeal must be filed with the Community Planning and Development Department of the Town of Pelham and accompanied by the appropriate fee, as required by the Ontario Land Tribunal. For additional information regarding the Ontario Land Tribunal, please visit their website at www.olt.gov.on.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must: 1. Be filed with the Community Planning and Development Department of the Town of Pelham; 2. Set out the reasons for the appeal; and 3. Be accompanied by the fee prescribed by the Tribunal.

Only individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal a by-law to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT). A notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However a notice of appeal may be filed in the name of an individual(s) who is a member of the association or group on its behalf.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the by-law was passed the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the OLT, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Purpose and Effect The purpose and effect of the Comprehensive Zoning By-law is to regulate the use of land throughout the Town of Pelham in accordance with Section 34 of the Planning Act. The Comprehensive Zoning By-law have been updated to conform to the Town Official Plan, Region of Niagara Official Plan and Provincial legislation. The effect of the Comprehensive Zoning By-law will be improved development parameters that help create a more attractive, prosperous and livable community.

The purpose and effect of Official Plan Amendment No. 15 (Housekeeping) is to update the agriculture-related, on-farm diversified and value-added agricultural policies to align the current plan with updated Provincial policies. Additionally, OPA No. 15 introduces policies to delegate authority for minor amendments in accordance with Bill 13, Supporting People and Business Act, 2021.

The effect of OPA No. 15 will to improve and clarify the existing policies around secondary agricultural uses and create more streamlined processes for development applications.

Public consultation on the Comprehensive Zoning By-law and Official Plan Amendment No. 15 was provided with public open houses on April 26, 27 and 28, 2022 and through a notice published in The Voice of Pelham on May 24, 2022 and with the Statutory Public Meeting held on June 13, 2022.

Additional Information The Complete By-laws passed as By-law 4481(2022) (Comprehensive Zoning By-law) and By-law 4482(2022)(Official Plan Amendment No. 15) and are available for inspection in the Community Planning office during regular business hours or on the Town’s project website at engagingpelham.ca. For more information about this matter, including information about appeal rights, please contact the Community Planning Department at: Town of Pelham Community Planning and Development Department 20 Pelham Town Square, Fonthill Ontario, L0S 1E0 lrichardson@pelham.ca www.pelham.ca DATED at the Town of Pelham, this 7th day of September 2022.

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Some come to religious belief later in life I sympathize with the August 31 letter writer about evolutionary theory vs. creation theory opinions [“Nor did humans and dinosaurs coexist on Earth,” Letters, Aug. 31, p.6]. He joins a long list of names that wrestled with the same decision. Lee Strobel, the former award-winning legal editor of The Chicago Tribune, is a New York Times best-selling author of more than 40 books that have sold 14 million copies in total.

He stated, “I was an atheist for most of my life. I thought that the idea of an all-powerful, all-loving God was just silly. I learned in school that evolution was where life came from, so what do you need God for?” Strobel was so frustrated with his wife when she chose to believe in Christianity that he decided to use all his training to investigate its precepts to prove Christianity was sham.

After probing the evidence for Jesus for nearly two years, Strobel became a Christian in 1981 at age 28.

And there is C. S. Lewis, described as “the most dejected, reluctant convert in all England.” “All religion,” he wrote, “was an attempt by primitive man to cope with the terrors of the natural world.”

Sigmund Freud, the creator of psychoanalysis, viewed religious feeling as an expression of the childhood need for a father’s protection. “The origin of the religious attitude can be traced back in clear outlines as far as the feeling of infantile helplessness,” Freud wrote in Civilization and Its Discontents.

Lewis regarded religion as inherently irrational and repressive. “Superstition of course in every age has held the common

people,” he wrote, “but in every age the educated and thinking ones have stood outside it.”

He went on to become the 20th century’s most celebrated Christian author of about 58 books. His works of apologetics, such as Mere Christianity and The Problem of Pain, have never gone out of print. His children’s series, The Chronicles of Narnia, filled with biblical imagery, has been translated into more than 47 languages.

It was an argument over mythology and the meaning of myth in human experience that triggered his change in thought. On September 19, 1931, “in what might rank as one of the most important conversations in literary history,” Lewis took his friend and colleague J. R. R. Tolkien on a walk along the River Cherwell near Magdalen College. Tolkien was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, and had been studying ancient and medieval mythologies for decades. He had begun writing his own epic mythology about Middle-Earth while he was a soldier in France during World War I. Lewis recounted the conversation in his autobiography, Surprised by Joy. Tolkien “insisted that myths were not falsehoods but rather intimations of a concrete, spiritual reality,” he wrote after his conversion. “We must not be ashamed of the mythical radiance resting on our theology.

The modern mind, by science and psychology, seems either ashamed or baffled by this radiance.” The nonnegotiable claim of the Christian faith, the event that turned a disillusioned band of followers into the most resilient and trans-

formative religious community in history. At its core, “it is the story of the God of love on a rescue mission for mankind: Christ has died, Christ is risen.

Once introduced into the world, the hope of the resurrection became the axis upon which Western civilization turns.”

There are many more faith stories, from Alice Cooper, Bob Dylan, to boxer George Foreman, NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon, to Steve McQueen, Jane Fonda, to Florence Nightingale, and Victor Frankl, to Corrie Ten Boom, Louis Pasteur, Dr. Phillip E. Johnson, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Aleksander Solzhitsyn. The list goes on.

The most famous atheist in the academic world over the last half-century, Professor Antony Flew, of England's University of Reading, now accepts the existence of God, according to the Dallas Morning News, “My one and only piece of relevant evidence [for an Aristotelian God] is the apparent impossibility of providing a naturalistic theory of the origin from DNA of the first reproducing species... [In fact] the only reason which I have for beginning to think of believing in a First Cause god is the impossibility of providing a naturalistic account of the origin of the first reproducing organisms.”

Google “Pascal's Wager” and you will find a philosophical argument presented by the 17th-century French mathematician, philosopher, physicist and theologian Blaise Pascal that states “human beings wager with their lives that God either exists or does not.”

P. Bryant Pelham

Niagara voters voting on Monday, October 24 please take note that yet another environmental area is under attack, but consider the few politicians who sensibly voted against this destruction of nature: Carolynn Ioannini and Lori Lococo.

They demonstrated they are the only two councillors who are concerned that taxpayers were not sufficient notification that precious agricultural was being changed forever. So these two ladies had the leadership quality not to just join in but rather show concern for not only the environment but you the taxpayer.

The other councillors voting for this special ministerial order seem in awe of building duplicate, triplicate, etc., vineyard facilities, and no surprise a golf course and casino. Such unique outside-the-box thinking is reason to destroy irreplaceable ecosystems? Not. Dr. John Bacher has a superb piece warning about the destruction of the Kalar and Mountain Roads area, found on the web when you search on “Thin Green Wedge Under Attack Again,” appearing on the Sierra Club of Canada Foundation website.

Make your vote count for future generations, so that your children and grandchildren’s futures in Niagara will see them able to experience nature and agricultural lands.

On October 24 in Welland remember more brave people fighting to save Niagara’s treasures in Councillors Tony DiMarco, Graham Speck, Bonnie Fokkens, and John Chiocchio, who voted against the development of 62 hectares of the last of the prime canal lands.

Vote green it is so important, otherwise what we have been blessed with will be no more.

Faye Suthons Wainfleet

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THE BALANCED LIFE

by John Swart

Going Dutch in the Netherlands

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blistering 7.85 kilometers-per-hour average cycling speed through the Netherlands, barely faster than jogging, yielded our most enjoyable cycle touring holiday ever.

How fast can you go with a dozen farm-fresh, longstemmed lilies stuffed inside the back of your cycling jersey? Breakfast at the Heart of Zwaag B&B in Hoorn, in northwest Holland, had been so delicious that my wife and I felt obliged to thank the proprietor with flowers.

Stopping to photograph a family of goats sunning on a shed roof can slow you down

a bit, but being silently surrounded by 30 curious sheep while focusing really kills the average speed.

When the path ends abruptly and you have to cable-winch a tiny manually-operated ferry across a canal to continue, even Chris Froome would lose time.

Squinting to shoot a 350-year-old windmill in perfect contrast to seven, 120-metre-tall, 5-megawatt wind turbines in the background takes time too.

With open-air terraces everywhere along canals, streets, and city squares, and “pils” less expensive than coffee, even the dimmest of Canadian cycle

tourists (yours truly) eventually realizes slow is good.

Viewing a working barge stacked with hay bales, a sleek fiberglass sailboat en route to challenge the North Sea, a couple kayak touring, and a spectacularly restored teak and oak sailing ship with immense, retractable, brass-edged keels flanking its sides were the reward for munching cheese and pastry along a rural canal.

A grey-haired couple cycled by, perched bolt upright, exuding two-wheeled aristocracy: he in suit, tie, and fedora, she in high heels, long skirt, and designer blazer. Teens cycled effortlessly by too— pretty girls chatting on phones, pretending to ignore the handsome boys approaching.

Modes of transport exist in a well-defined hierarchy in the Netherlands. It’s boats

first—whether in bustling downtown Lemmer or rural Beemster, when the warning siren sounds, best not be standing on the drawbridge.

Pedestrians rank above cyclists, and in towns and cities, bikes fill lanes between the road and sidewalk, unintentionally pro-

viding a moving guard rail to protect walkers from cars. Tractor jockeys, obviously paid by the acre rather than the hour, are king.

Bicknell or Jimmie Johnson have nothing on these guys, and everyone scatters when tractors roar from field to field down country lanes and

town streets, green monsters trailing rakes, discs or harrows threatening to slice and dice anything in their paths.

When evening arrives, expect your bike’s accommodation to be as cozy as See BALANCED LIFE Page 22

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TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Don’t feel the need to conform to what others expect from you, Taurus. You don’t have to fit into a mold. Figure out what works for you and go with it.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, some heavy issues may be coming your way and you’ll need to work through them. This may be something that requires collaboration with others.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Don’t try to force your way into a situation, Cancer. If things don’t happen organically, you’ll have to try another way or accept things aren’t meant to be.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, the novel approach you’ll want to take regarding a situation this week may be met with some opposition. Don’t let that deter you from trying something innovative.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, even though there have been some big changes in your life of late, there is room for more modification. You simply have to go with the flow for the time being.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 It’s easy to get thrown for a loop when so many things are changing rapidly, Libra. Keep your eye on the prize and you will likely come through on the other side just fine.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, the way others see you isn’t who you really are. Keep doing what you are doing if you are pleased, as you don’t have to change your colors to appeal to others.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Reevaluate your priorities this week, Sagittarius. You don’t need the best or the biggest to be happy. Focus on your health and the little things instead.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 This is the week to focus on nourishing your spiritual self, Capricorn. If you are religious, attend a service or volunteer for your house of worship; otherwise, meditate at home.

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FAITH LIFT

by Pastor Rob Weatherby

The logos, the lamb, and the lion

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esus is the theme of the Bible. Yep, it’s that simple.

The Old Testament of the Bible foretells His coming and mission to our world. And the New Testament describes what those short 33 years looked like and how it changed the course of human history.

The identity and purpose of Jesus are revealed in his many names. Let’s look at three.

The logos

This is a Greek word simply meaning “the Word.”

We get English words like “logical” and “logistics” from this root. The apostle John is the only biblical writer to use this word in describing Jesus. He used it in opening his Gospel when he was inspired to write, “In the beginning was the Logos, and the Logos was with God, and the Logos was God.” (John 1:1) John is telling us that the Logos existed long before his appearance on earth and that he is divine. Other Scriptures tell us that he is eternal. If the fi rst-time reader is still uncertain about the Logos’ identity, John makes it clear a few verses later — “The Logos became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14) We call this the “incarnation” when Jesus, the eternal Logos, took on human flesh and became a human being. And just as a spoken word reveals the thoughts of the speaker, so Jesus (the Logos) revealed to humanity the nature, will and thoughts of God the Father to his Creation.

The lamb

names given to describe Jesus while he walked our planet. His personal name “Jesus” means “Savior.”

He was also known as Rabbi, Messiah, Son of man, Son of God, Redeemer, Sustainer, Prince of Peace, Emmanuel and many more.

But one name that describes his earthly life and ministry well is the word “Lamb.”

John the Baptist was the fi rst to use it. In the same chapter that we referenced above, we read this — “The next day John (the Baptist) saw Jesus coming toward him and said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God, who takes

away the sin of the world!”

(John 1:29) John the Baptist was a prophet and he was foretelling that somehow Jesus was able to take away the world’s sin. That is an extraordinary statement.

What ordinary man can do that?

In choosing the word “lamb,” John was giving us a symbol of fragility, meekness and vulnerability. What is more vulnerable than a young lamb grazing out in the pasture?

It also reminded the Jewish people of their sacrifices of lambs, sheep and goats See FAITH LIFT Page 24

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continued from Page 1 ciation to the federal government, noting that “this announcement is a great example of what different levels of government can do, working in partnership.

With generous federal support, the Town of Pelham will now be able to replace a facility that, while beautiful, has aged badly. The community can look forward to high-quality library programming and materials in a comfortable, convenient environment. I think of this as the cherry on top of the sundae that is the MCC. It’s a great day for Pelham.”

Although the exact site of the new library has not yet been decided, it is slated to be in close proximity to the MCC. The building as designed will be 18,000 square feet over three stories, with a zero-carbon footprint utilizing green energy and climate-resilient compo-

The Voice nents such as solar panels, glazing, and abundant natural lighting. Accessibility features for the physically challenged are included in the plans.

Once complete, the new library will serve as a community hub where residents can come together and learn, said Junkin, who praised the Town’s Treasurer and Director of Finance Teresa Quinlin-Murphy as the driving force behind the federal government grant application.

“Hockey great Wayne Gretzky’s philosophy was ‘You’ll always miss 100 percent of the shots you never take,’ and Teresa shares that same philosophy,” said Junkin. “She once told me ‘If I see any grant that the Town has the remotest chance of obtaining, I will fill it out and send it in.’ This grant is thanks to Teresa and her department.

The Town is very fortunate to have our own version of the Great One!” A humble Quinlin-Mur-

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Diana Huson, Regional Councillor for Pelham, at the MCC.DON RICKERS

phy told the Voice that the first design concept of the MCC had an accommodation for a library, but that it had to be scaled back due to cost-saving measures.

She submitted the federal Green and Inclusive Community Buildings Grant application for the new library to Town Council in June 2021.

“I worked on this application along with grant writer Bea Clark, Director of Public Works Jason Marr, and Recreation, Culture, and Wellness Director Vickie vanRavenswaay,” said Quinlin-Murphy. “It was a team effort. We also hired Petroff Architects who designed the MCC because we needed the technical expertise for sections of the application to promote the carbon zero building.”

The current Fonthill library has about 8000 square feet on the main floor, so the new design, at 18,000 square feet, will more than double the usable space.

“The MCC is a designated seniors hub, so we’ll be seeing more residents aging-in-place in Pelham, drawing on the physical activity programs, and soon the new library resources. Independent and assisted-living seniors will also benefit,” said Quinlin-Murphy. “Parents can drop their children off at

the MCC for sports, and in the near future we’ll have a library close by where the kids can read or do their homework. It’s just wonderful, definitely a dream come true.”

Julie Andrews, CEO of the amalgamated Lincoln-Pelham Library, said that, “We’ve been talking about different solutions for the library in Fonthill for quite a while. This is going to be the most amazing addition to the community and a wonderful gathering place for Fonthill.”

Badawey told the assembled audience that “strong and vibrant communities are at the heart of where all Canadians want to live, work, and raise their families. Public spaces, such as community centres, libraries, pools, and arenas are incredibly important. These facilities create the gathering space which are the true definition of community.”

“This is unbelievable news. A huge lift for Pelham,” applauded Junkin.

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