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Fenwick medical practice Due Date Friday, April 22 relocating to Welland Rundate(s)

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Cost $45 + HST. It’s the end of an era in Fenwick as Dr. Paolo Oliverio Termsis set to move his medical practice Canboro Due onfrom publication.

Road to Niagara Street in Welland.

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Thursday Noon bring on another doctor.

“It’s not large enough for two physicians,” he said. www.thevoiceofpelham.ca Oliverio, who treats 3,000 patients, says they already book six weeks in advance, and that he cannot continue providing adequate care without another doctor.

“I need help,” he explained. “It’s been such a hard decision, but it’s the only way to attract new phy-

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Oliverio says he would prefer to stay in the area if there was an appropriate space available.

“If Fonthill was available or if Fenwick was available I definitely would have stayed local,” he said.

“I’ve been in contact for years with a local developer, and I probably met them over ten times in the past few years, but it’s just not happening as quickly as I need.”

In spite of the move, the doctor hopes to retain all his current patients, and is not taking on new ones.

“It’s only open to them, I’m not reopening my practice,” he explained. “It’s not that I’m moving to Welland and opening up to Welland, I’m just moving there to open up to the same patients that I have now.”

George Alsop is one of those patients and will be sorry to see Oliverio go, citing the doctor’s person-

The small Fenwick office of Dr. Oliverio will be closing in June as the practice moves to Welland at the end of the month.

VOICE PHOTO able manner and work ethic.

“One thing we were very thankful for was his willingness to make home calls,” said Alsop.

With an illness that makes him unable to use a car, Alsop is not sure

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what he and his wife will do after the move. He currently lives a few doors down from the office and does not expect a doctor to make a house See MOVE Page 3

Fenwick goes to the dogs Program gives handlers a new leash on life

BY VOICE STAFF

Artist Tony Johnson stands with some of his work at the Pelham Art Festival.

BY VOICE STAFF

It was another successful weekend for the Pelham Art Festival, as the popular three day event once again

drew large crowds to the Pelham Arena.

With 75 artists working in mediums ranging from photography, to pottery, to paints, there was something

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for every taste and budget at the Mother’s Day weekend festivities.

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The Purina Walk for Dog Guides wants to make more life-changing matches possible for Canadians with disabilities, and on May 29th, Fenwick is hosting one of more than 200 walks taking place across the country.

“Dog Guides make the world more accessible for their handlers, whether it’s by navigating city sidewalks or by literally opening a door,” said Fenwick resident Ken Suthons, who is planning the local event.

“This walk is a way for our community to contribute to a cross-Canada success story.”

The Purina Walk for Dog Guides raises funds for Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides, a national charity which breeds, trains, and matches service dogs with qualifying applicants.

Suthons is currently grooming a chocolate lab

named Pelee, donated by his son, to be a part of the program. She was specially selected from a litter of ten for her personable qualities.

“The program wanted a female puppy that wasn’t too aggressive or too docile,” he said, glancing down at the well-mannered canine. “So I took all the females out and slowly started to pick and choose among them. I finally settled on Pelee.”

Suthons and Pelee are together 24/7, and will be until she is ready for the next step in her development.

“I’ll have her for ten to twelve months, until the foundation decides she’s ready for the next round of training,” said Suthons.

“Then, after deciding which program she will be a part of, they will have a professional take over to work See LIONS Page 2

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Lions and dogs cooperate

COMMENTARY Our beef is not just with Earl’s A better system is within reach

BY EMERY HUSZKA

Special to the VOICE

W

hen Earl’s announced it could not find a large and consistent enough supply of Canadian beef that met its criteria, there was a quick and emotional backlash.

Yet, Earl’s sourcing decision also highlights Canada’s need for a more diversified beef system that would create more value for both farmers and consumers.

First, we must look at where in the supply chain the decisions are made regarding synthetic hormones, antibiotics and slaughter methods.

Over 90 percent of Canada’s federally inspected beef is slaughtered and processed by two foreign-owned companies – JBS of Brazil and US-based Cargill – using two packing plants in Alberta and one in Ontario.

These companies own the feedlots where they finish a large proportion of the cattle that supply their packing plants. They have a great deal of influence over the price paid for livestock, and thus the kinds of practices that make other feedlots economically viable.

It is understandable that family farmers feel unfairly labelled by Earl’s decision.

Farmers do not have any say in the packing plants’ slaughter methods or in the pharmaceuticals used by large feedlots. Canadi-

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an farmers and ranchers typically raise beef animals in relatively small herds that spend their summers grazing on pasture. Cowcalf producers generally do

Canada is far from a position of being able to benefit from the CETA trade deal

not use hormone implants or antibiotics in the feed because they are both expensive and unnecessary.

Antibiotics are used when needed to treat sick animals, which is a humane practice.

Some farmers are able finish their beef (on grass or grain) then direct-market to consumers or supply niche markets such as restaurants and specialty retailers, and consequently obtain a good price that reflects their production methods. Most, however, must sell into the system that Cargill and JBS control and take the price offered.

It is not fair to blame the farmer for the decisions of these corporations.

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continued from Page 1 with her more intensely.”

“I’m getting a little sad now just thinking about it,” he added. “She has bonded with me so well. She follows me everywhere, by my side.”

That won’t be the last he sees of her however, as he plans to be there when she completes the program.

“I will go back when she graduates and meet the person that gets her.”

On average it costs about $25,000 to train a dog guide.

The Fabulous Fenwick Lions have sponsored one or more of the service animals each of the last several years.

The walk in Fenwick is being hosted by the Fenwick Lions Club, where Suthons is a member. The event has gained steady momentum over the past 30 years, and lenge restaurant chains such as Earl’s to find a way to support Canadian farmers while also listening to their customers and avoiding the ecological footprint of importing meat from the USA. Couldn’t they work with a network of locally-owned, provincially-inspected abattoirs that contract with farmers who produce according to their specifications?

Cow-calf producers are already on-side. Smaller feedlots might need to be established to finish the cattle without using the hormones and prophylactic antibiotics. Some of the abattoirs might need to invest in some upgrades, but

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last year raised more than $1,195,000 nationally. 100% of funds raised go directly to Dog Guide programs, offsetting the cost of breeding, training and placing Dog Guides, and allowing the organization to provide them at no cost. The walk is a family and dog-friendly event, suitable for all ages and abilities.

IF YOU GO ● Sunday, May 29 ● Registration and sign-in begins at 10 a.m., and walk commences at 12 p.m. ● Location: 99 Church St., Fenwick ● To register or donate, visit www.purinawalkfordogguides.com, they have donated over $275,000 to the cause.

Lion Ken Suthons with Dog Guide-in-training, Pelee.

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with an assured market they should be willing to do so.

This investment would also allow them to serve a broader market. With increasing consumer interest in local food, demand is likely to grow.

Such an approach would contribute to localizing the food system by helping create a market for beef producers in each province where the restaurant chain operates, and would contribute to the infrastructure needed for local food systems.

The fact that Earl’s chose to look to the USA for a reliable source of 900 tonnes annually also shows that Canada is far from being in a position to benefit from the CETA trade deal.

If ratified, CETA will give Canada market access to export over 50,000 tonnes of beef per year to the European Union. However, like Earl’s, the EU excludes beef produced with synthetic

hormones and antibiotics, though it does not require Temple Grandin’s humane slaughter methods.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has helped large, foreign corporations dominate the federally-inspected beef sector by designing a regulatory system that makes abattoirs so costly to operate it largely excludes smaller companies.

Meanwhile, beef sector commodity groups appear to be reluctant to challenge the status quo. The Earl’s situation is highly visible, but is just one of the opportunities our farmers have lost due to the lack of alternatives in Canada’s system.

Let’s turn the Earl’s decision from a negative into a positive. It shines a light on Canada’s commodity-oriented beef sector and the absurdity of claims that CETA is going to help farmers. Farmers, ranchers and consumers would be much better off if Canadian ag-

riculture and food policy turned towards supporting the kind of diverse, viable and transparent system that would allow consumer-oriented companies to source all of their products from Canadian farms.

Perhaps Earl’s customers will also convince the company to add “raised locally” to its ethical sourcing criteria.

Emery Huszka farms near Florence, Ontario. He is a National Farmers Union board member and President of the National Farmers Union in Ontario.

IN THE NEWS Rep Says Seaway Mall Staying Put

Rumours that the Seaway Mall will be closing to make way for condominiums are untrue, according to a mall representative.

“I’m not sure where people are getting that from,” said the rep. “If you’ve walked in the mall recently you can see we’ve just opened three new places and we’re under construction for a couple more. The fact is, there are less vacancies in the mall today then there were a year ago.”

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Fire Service awards

On May 2, Council and Fire Chief Bob Lymburner recognized the following Pelham Fire Services members with 20-Year Service Awards: Marcel Mooren (Station #2), Dean Culig (Station #2), Steve Racz (Station #2) and Terry Beckett (Station #3).

A special presentation was made to Helen Smith and family members, honouring fire fighter Ralph Smith, who served Pelham for more than 42 years.

Citizens detain armed robber

On Saturday, Niagara Regional Police responded to

an armed Robbery at a convenience store on Southworth Street in the City of Welland. A male suspect entered the store brandishing a knife and stole an undisclosed amount of cash. The male then fled the store on foot and was chased by the owner.

The owner began alerting other citizens in the area who assisted by detaining the suspect until police arrived. The 37- year-old Welland man was charged with robbery. The NRP strongly recommends that citizens do not attempt to detain robbery suspects, but would like to acknowledge the courage shown by the citizens involved in this incident.

Different in Markham, Ontario. There are more than 3,000 festivals and events staged each year throughout Ontario, and FEO recognizes the Top 100 that excel within the industry.

Summerfest wins award

Boy is our face red

The Town of Pelham and the Pelham Summerfest Committee recently announced that Summerfest has been recognized

by Festivals and Events Ontario as one of the Top 100 Festivals and Events in the province for the second consecutive year. The 2016 Top 100 Awards were given out on March 2-4, during FEO’s Annual Conference Dare 2B

Road resurfacing of Effingham Street

Pelham motorists are advised that road resurfacing continues this week on Effingham Street, beginning at Metler Road and continuing approximately 500m south.

The work is expected to last another week and travellers may experience some delays in the area. Alternative routes are available via Tice Road or Kilman Road.

In the April 27, 2016 issue of the Voice, an article entitled "Knights of Columbus Flag Relay for Special Olympics" stated that the Knights made a $250 donation as a result of their flag raising ceremonies. That figure was actually $1250. We apologize for the error.

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And Marissa makes eight: New vet joins team

Dr. Marissa Weaver.

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BY VOICE STAFF

The Dunnville Veterinary Clinic is welcoming a new member to their already extensive staff of veterinarians.

Dr. Marissa Weaver, who did her externship placement at the facility in the final year of her studies, will now be bringing her knowledge and enthusiasm to the clinic full-time.

“We thought she was a real good fit with our clients,” said Dr. John Las. “She was a great student and we are sure she will make an excellent vet.”

Dr. Weaver grew up in Haldimand County but moved to Guelph to attend University, where she graduated with honours from the Bachelor of Science program majoring in Animal Biology.

She was accepted into the veterinary medicine program at the Ontario Veterinary College in 2012 and has thoroughly enjoyed learning as much as she can about all of the domestic species.

Dr. Weaver is the eighth veterinarian to join the practice. With that many doctors on staff, the clinic is able to minimize wait times for their customers.

“Because of the number of vets we have we are able to fit people in most days,” said Dr. Las. “We can’t always guarantee same day service but we try for it.”

The clinic is a mixed practice, treating big and small animals across the Niagara Peninsula and into Simcoe.

The large animal practice means that their vets are often on the road, and can come to peoples’ pets if they need it.

“For most medical service it’s much better if they come here,” said Dr. Bob Perry, “But with the requirements of the farm practice we can do house calls when necessary.”

Having the farm practice also means that there is always a vet on-call, another perk that many patients enjoy, according to Perry.

“We have to have a vet on call 24 hours a day, so we cover emergencies for small animals as well. That they don’t have to go to a separate clinic at night,” he said.

The Dunnville clinic also has its own lab, which allows veterinarians there to do a lot of diagnostic work in-house and more quickly than if they had to send it away.

“Our labs let us process samples immediately so we can go into surgery right away if we have to,” said Las. All of these perks will allow Dr. Weaver to start her career at an excellent facility, with other knowledgeable and well-trained veterinarians and staff, who are eager to welcome her to the team.

“She will be a great addition,” said Las. "We are very excited to have her.”

Remembering through restoration

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Ice Dogs flag-raising at Town Hall

VOICE PHOTO The Town of Pelham held a flag raising with Brendan Perlini and Nick Pastorious of the Niagara IceDogs last week to show support and pride for the Ontario Hockey League team as they compete against the London Knights in the league's championship series.

BY STEFAN WIECLAWEK & TARA BEAUCHAMP

Special to the VOICE

The Niagara Military Vehicle Association is an incorporated, not-for-profit group whose members own, restore, and exhibit vintage military vehicles as well as associated artifacts dating from WWI to today.

The Association’s motto is “Honour, Remembrance, and Education.”

Their objective is to honour and promote the remembrance of Canadian veterans and the sacrifices they have made. They strive to educate young people about Canadian military history through the restoration of vintage military vehicles and the presentation of those vehicles along with associated artifacts at charitable, community, and veteran-specific events.

Members of the NMVA, along with their vehicles, attend events throughout the region in period military and civilian dress. The Rankin Cancer

NMVA members exhibit vehicles at the Niagara Street McDonald’s location in Welland for McHappy Day. VOICE PHOTO Run, Canada Day, and Remembrance Day observations are just a few of the events the group attends annually.

The NMVA consists of veterans, WWII re-enactors, volunteers, and

young people who dress in period attire. Organizations interested in having members and vehicles at their approved events can contact info@nmva. ca.

Falls pot shop raided, shut NRPS- The sale of medical marijuana outside the parameters of licenced marijuana producers authorized

by Health Canada is illegal.

As a result, Police have been receiving information of marijuana dispensaries operating within the Region of Niagara.

Information was received regarding the sale of marijuana from a Queen Street, Niagara Falls location which caused an investigation to be conducted. Police learned that this location was illegally selling marijuana for profit to those who possessed a medical marijuana possession licence. As a result Police obtained a search warrant to enter and search

this Queen Street location.

On Monday the warrant was executed and one male was arrested. Police located and seized marijuana, marijuana products, and cash.

Charged with two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking and one count of Possession of Proceeds of Crime is 29-year-old Jason Allen of Niagara Falls. Police seized over $11,000 in marijuana and $2,272 in cash.

The sale of medical marijuana must be sold by a regulated licenced marijuana producer. Police remind the general public that people cannot just open up a dispensary at their convenience and begin to sell marijuana.

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Spring has sprung in Niagara, where the peach trees are in full blossom in Jordan Station along Jordan Road.

Ontario provincial parks open for 2016 season MNRF- On Monday, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry Bill Mauro was in Bronte Creek Provincial Park to announce the opening of provincial parks for the 2016 season.

Most provincial parks in southern Ontario will open for the season starting May 13, with the majority of northern Ontario parks opening on May 20.

“Ontario’s provincial parks offer great opportunities to get outside and

enjoy this province’s natural beauty,” said Mauro. “I encourage you all to spend some time in a provincial park this season.”

Some of this summer’s provincial park highlights include a backcountry camping seminar at Frontenac Provincial Park, numerous bird watching and birding festivals, and ‘springtime on the farm’ activities where guests can participate in authentic 1890’s farming

practices.

There are more than 330 provincial parks in Ontario, with more than 100 offering visitor facilities, such as park offices, washrooms, garbage pick-up ‎and security. In 2015, Ontario’s provincial parks received more than 9.8 million visits from people around the world and brought in almost $90 million in revenue, which supports jobs and businesses across the province.

Move set for June 1 continued from Page 1 call from Welland to Fenwick.

“We can take the Niagara Specialized Transit, but I would have to have support to get there, and you have to know in advance how long it will take, so there are some issues with that,” he said.

“But there’s no other doctor that will make a home call anyway, so if I can find a way to get mobile I’ll try and stick with him, because he’s a very good doctor.”

According to the Canadian Medical Association, there are 2.4 physicians per 1,000 people in the country.

However, less than 10% of physicians practise in rural areas where about 19% of Canadians live. Rural Canadians also have more difficulty booking same-day appointments. A study by Health Quality Ontario found that while 94% of Ontarians have a primary care provider, only 44.3% of residents were able to schedule an appointment within 24 hours.

However, of residents living in northern or rural regions only 34.6% could schedule an appointment within 24 hours.

The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada recognizes that, “the mix, distribution, and number of physicians is a central issue in the current Canadian healthcare landscape.” In 2012, the AFMC became part of a Health Canada-funded initiative that helped form

the Physician Resource Planning Task Force to “facilitate the collaboration and coordination of pan-Canadian physician human resources planning in support of the Deputy Ministers of Health and the Deans of Medicine.”

Less than 10% of physicians practise in rural areas where about 19% of Canadians live It is hoped that the group will help alleviate physician-related issues through predicative modelling that can monitor medical trends and anticipate needs within the health care system before they become overwhelming.

Until then, Fenwick residents like Alsop will have to travel a little farther for treatment, even as the population, and therefore need, continues to grow.

“With these new subdivisions going in there’s a need for two or three doctors in Fenwick alone,” said Alsop. “It’s important that Fenwick have a physician, and more than one, really.

I think the people here deserve a doctor.”

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OPINION As We See It

Letters

What we do (and why it matters)

Community Centre was foregone conclusion

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here’s a saying in journalism: News is something that someone, somewhere, doesn’t want you to know. Everything else is marketing.

In Niagara news media, there is now less news, and more marketing, than at any time in living memory.

Corporations evolve to protect themselves. So do governments.

Both will damp-down threats to the status-quo, to their freedom to conduct business-as-usual, to spend with impunity.

Who protects the interests of ordinary citizens? Who holds authority to account?

Increasingly, no one.

Corporate news media’s survival depends on not poking local government bees’ nests, so poke they do not.

Rather than do original reporting from Pelham, these satellite operations of nationwide media pitch-paper chains repackage news from Welland, Niagara Falls, and St. Catharines, and deliver it stuffed with the real reason for their existence: dozens of flyers.

This presents the luckless reader with a bland diet of happy talk—officially approved news releases from government and business, uncritically printed by editors more interested in making their car payments than making trouble. These are typists, stenographers, not journalists.

Will the internet be society’s saviour?

Facebook is a forest of exclamation points, an exhausting frenzy of “Likes” and self-promotion. It is the ultimate achievement in marketing. Pure sizzle, no steak. Twitter is worse.

Government malfeasance, reckless spending, backroom cronyism, sweet deals for favoured land developers, these are not social media’s concern. There’s just no room between the cat videos and selfies.

It's a small town, and lots of people wear lots of different hats The Voice is beholden to no one but you. In this issue, a letter-writer opines of deep dark plots because of a family relationship between a Councillor and a Voice staffer. People who have lived in Pelham over generations acquire in-laws and outlaws and soon enough may find themselves related to everyone. This hardly disqualifies a person from doing a job any more than, say, it disqualifies an elected official with land developers as relatives from serving in office. If enough layers are peeled back there are many, many cases of what might be perceived as conflicting interests. It’s a small town, and lots of people wear lots of different hats.

To be clear: The Voice of Pelham carries no water for any politician, party, or perspective. Nor does the Voice robotically promote the agenda of a single busi-

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ness or an association of businesses. Nor crusade in opposition any of the above.

The only agenda is an interest in the truth. Period.

For your information, Voice staff is not of a single political perspective.

The only common bond is a commitment to questioning authority, to reporting the facts without fear or favour.

This paper serves to constantly remind the custodians of your tax dollars that they are not leaders, as they prefer to nominate themselves, but representatives, sworn to serve the public interest.

Voters hire the idle in their stead, to look after the people’s business.

These councillors are employees of the people; the people are not the serfs of 20 Pelham Square. The people are not to be shoved around—literally or metaphorically.

Independence, true independence, comes at a price.

The Voice requires income to fulfill its mandate, and this income is derived from advertising revenue.

When a local business advertises in the Voice, they vote for independence and for news that isn’t self-censored with one eye on the bottom line. When a reader patronizes advertisers in the Voice, they make it possible for this work to go on. Let every advertiser know you saw their ad Pelham’s only truly community newspaper. There is nothing like local reportage in the local paper to keep politicians answerable to their town.

In a democracy the people are not answerable to authority. Authority is answerable to the people.

May it ever be so.

Your editorial regarding the ‘damn the torpedoes, full steam ahead!’ approach of Town Council underscores the fact that it was a done deal before the meeting ever took place in Old Town Hall.

To suggest we need a double rink for our kids now and for their kids when they grow up, is a bit of a stretch. I have lived here in Fonthill for more than 40 years and of the 13 families living in my neighbourhood and raising a total of 33 children, 32 have left Fonthill and only one remains.

Over the years we have seen more than 10,000 jobs disappear in Niagara and our kids have had to move far afield to seek employment opportunities.

We have become known as a retirement community. Just in a recent issue of the Toronto Star there was a letter from a woman who said she and her husband had lived in Waterloo all their lives and recently moved to Fonthill and “bought a small house on a quiet street of mostly retired seniors ….. as

Canadian Blood Services needs regular donors On behalf of Canadian Blood Services and our Territory Manager, Tammy Maroudas, I would like to thank Fonthill residents who give blood. Many may already know that currently less than four per cent of eligible blood donors sustain the blood system for all Canadians; but, what many people may not know is that every year, close to 40 per cent of all blood donors stop donating for 12 months or more due to a variety of reasons.

Yet patients do not stop needing blood for various medical conditions. Blood, with its limited shelf life, is in constant demand.

For now, and in the future, we really need more people to give blood and help keep supplies replenished. We know that approximately 1 in 2 Canadians are eligible to give blood; however, last year only 1 in 60 eligible donors actually did.

Electoral District: Niagara West

Dean Allison, MP 4994 King Street Beamsville, ON L0R 1B0 Dean.Allison@parl.gc.ca 877-563-7900 Member of Provincial Parliament

Electoral District: Niagara West-Glanbrook Tim Hudak, MPP 4961 King St. E Unit M1 Beamsville, ON L0R 1B0 info@timhudak.ca 905-563-1755

Members of Niagara Regional Council Councillor David Augustyn mayordave@pelham.ca 905-892-2607 Ext 317 Councillor Brian Baty 742 Memorial Dr. Fenwick, ON L0S 1C0 905-892-5317 Town of Pelham 20 Pelham Town Square P.O. Box 400 Fonthill, ON L0S 1E0 905-892-2607

One of Canadian Blood Services’ priorities is to encourage more Canadians to become regular donors. We must collect 18,000 units of blood per week from donors across the country. To meet this goal we estimate that in 2016, about 100,000 new blood donors will be needed to Give Life, replace the aging donor base and ultimately maintain the supply. This includes 40 new donors needed in Fonthill.

To book an appointment for an upcoming Fonthill clinic, download the GiveBlood app, visit blood.ca or call 1 888 2 DONATE (1 888 236 6283).

Somewhere in Canada, a patient will be thankful.

Michael Betel Director, Donor Relations South Central Ontario

Voice of Pelham bias I am disappointed with your decision at the Voice of Pelham to discontinue officeholder bylined columns. I have always appreciated that in our small local paper I could read about municipal and regional issues from both the mayor's perspective, as

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this is a retirement area.”

Forget about the fact that there is a projected decline in school age children coming into Fonthill and minor hockey enrolments are down, there are simply no jobs here to retain and/or attract young people with families.

Taxpayers are told that $46.67 will be added to our tax bill every year for the next 30 years to cover the debenture, but the St. Catharines Standard reports that “For the typical residential taxpayer, the centre would cost about $200 a year."

From what I see there is no reliable impartial data to support the building of two ice pads.

A number of citizens thought there should be a plebiscite on this issue but that seemed too much like democracy in action for our mayor and council.

Frank Feeley Fonthill

Mayor of Pelham David Augustyn mayordave@pelham.ca 905-892-2607 Ext 317 Members of Pelham Town Council Ward 1 Councillor Richard Rybiak rrybiak@pelham.ca 905-892-2105 Councillor Marvin Junkin mjunkin@pelham.ca 905-684-4870 Ward 2 Councillor Catherine King cking@pelham.ca 905-658-8599 Councillor Gary Accursi gaccursi@pelham.ca 905-892-5528 Ward 3 Councillor John Durley jdurley@pelham.ca 905-892-5388

well those in the community with dissenting opinions.

I think that it's important to point out the the editor of this paper ran unsuccessfully See LETTERS Page 5

Complimentary seminars presented by Financial Advisor Nicolle Lalonde of Edward Jones in Fonthill at the PELHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY Tuesday May 17th from 1:00 – 3:00 PM Rules of the Road.

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Province to help fund regional cycling Ontario is providing funding to 37 municipalities to build or improve cycling infrastructure throughout the province.

Last year, Ontario announced $10 million to help municipalities across the province invest in cycling infrastructure and improve cycling safety.

The province is now allocating the funding for things like on-road cycling lanes, off-road cycling and walking paths, cycling-specific traffic signals and signs, active transportation bridges and bike racks. The funding will help municipalities pay for 50 per cent of eligible local project costs to a maximum of $325,000.

The Ontario Municipal Cycling Infrastructure Pro-

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gram is part of the provinces cycling strategy, 20year vision to encourage the growth of cycling and improve safety for cyclists across the province.

“Investing in Ontario’s cycling infrastructure will help keep our cyclists safe and encourage more people to ride a bike,” said Kathryn McGarry, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Transportation.

“Cycling helps reduce congestion in our cities and is good for our environment and our health.”

According to the government of Ontario website, the Niagara Region will receive a full allotment of $325,000.

Funds will be provided between April 1, 2016 and March 31, 2018

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LETTERS continued from Page 4 for mayor in the last municipal election. It seems as though his decision to discontinue the mayor's byline is politically motivated. It is this type of media bias that has fueled the failure of both Quebecor and Post Media.

It take a long time to earn a reader's trust and respect

and only a moment to lose it. It's a shame that I now need to [be] as critical of the political bias in our local paper as I do of the self interest apparent in our national media.

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According to the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC), “500,000 Canadians, in any given week, are unable to work due to mental health problems” and according to Bell Let’s Talk, it “represents 15% of Canada’s burden of disease.”

In response to these staggering figures, The National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace launched in January 2013.

According to the MHCC, “the Standard is a voluntary set of guidelines, tools and resources focused on promoting employees’ psychological health and preventing psychological harm due to workplace factors.”

The Standard can help businesses with: Productivity, financial performance, risk management, organizational recruitment, and employee retention.

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While many forms of discrimination are illegal, when it comes to mental health issues, people often are not aware that certain situations can be discriminatory, even if it’s unintentional. Alcohol at work events (for those recovering from a drug and alcohol addiction), jokes about mental illness, assumptions about ability, refusal of a trained service animal (for those with extreme anxiety disorders, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and even severe depression), reactive decisions, differential treatment, and accommodation policy language can all be construed as discrimination.

Accommodations can be made for those with mental health issues. Many people are unaware of the right to accommodation, or unaware of what they can ask for.

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People often are not aware that certain situations can be discriminatory, even if it’s unintentional a psychologically safe work environment and providing supportive management for employees who may be experiencing mental health concerns,” and also increasing knowledge around mental health and how to deal with situations that may occur, and addressing workplace issues.

But employees also have to be responsible by managing their own mental health, being honest with their supervisor, creating a plan, and being aware of and standing up for their rights.

Melissa Iannazzo, of Lissaje Esthetics in Pelham, said she would want to know if her employees were struggling with a mental health issue so that she can be better prepared to handle certain situations different-

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“Everyone deserves the chance to work.”

Mark Evans, of Kormos & Evans Law Office, said he would also want to know if his employees were struggling with a mental health issue. He also raised the issue of stigmatization: “Stigmatization encourages non-disclosure and hinders treatment.”

While stress is not a mental illness itself, it is a risk factor for developing or making an existing illness worse. Stress in the workplace can come from working too many hours, to taking on too many tasks, or from pressure to do well.

According to ULifeline, an online resource for college mental health, there are two types of stress: Good stress, which can motivate you to do work, help accomplish tasks, boost energy, and even improve memory; and bad stress, which can cause fatigue, depression, anxiety, high blood pressure, heart disease and weaken the immune system.

It is important for employers and employees to realize that high levels of stress can potentially have severe consequences, and to understand the importance of slowing down.

To learn more about rights, responsibilities, strategies, as well as more information on accommodations visit www.workplacestrategiesformentalhealth.com.

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The Farmers’ Market returned to Pelham Town Square last Thursday, starting its 13th season off right with beautiful spring weather and a variety of vendors selling everything from kettle corn to fresh produce.

According to organizer Bev Yungblut, the market provides people with a healthy way to engage with the local economy.

“It’s better to eat local food,” she explained. “It’s home grown- no additives, no preservatives- and it’s a good way to support local farmers.”

Thursday’s event featured stalls manned by a number of familiar faces, as well as some newcomers.

“This is my first time doing anything like this,” said Arianna Smith of Real Eat-

our service club to talk to us about the plans for the new continued from Page 5 Community Center. It was explained to us that there most part am proud of it. would be 2 rinks, one that I am an active member of seats a very minimal numone of Pelham's great ser- ber of people and one that vice clubs. Recently we had can seat 1,000 people. It the pleasure of having the would also house a running/ Mayor, Councillor King and walking track, a 240-person Councillor Durley attend one capacity community room of our General Meetings of and a double gym. It was

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Every other week, a new recipe card, created by local farmers, will be made available for patrons. There are twelve in total to be collected.

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pointed out to us that there would be provisions for 370 parking spaces for vehicles.

It was very surprising to me that a facility of this size would only have 370 parking spaces.

I questioned the Mayor as to whether there would be land available to expand the parking in the future.

He explained that any extra land that was available would be sold for development of local businesses.

Funds from this sale of land would be used to help fund the construction of the new facility.

It was admitted that they felt that this would not be adequate parking, but the plan is that hopefully when the Community Center is at it's busiest most of the businesses would be closed and Community Center users would be able to use the businesses’ parking spaces. This seems very backwards to me, to sell land to businesses or developers, charge them development fees, collect taxes from them and have them build, maintain, then pay for snow removal in their parking areas with the idea that this will be the parking for the multi-million dollar facility. Sounds to me like we could be creating the same parking issues that are created downtown during the Supper Markets. This does not sit well with me. I would compare it to building an over-sized house on a lot and expecting to park in the neighbor’s driveway or on the street. I think the whole parking issue should be looked at much closer.

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One story ends, another begins

BY JESSICA HENDRIKS

VOICE STUDENT WRITER

This week marks the end of my two month placement at the Voice of Pelham.

I have written columns and articles, and have helped with investigative research. Through this, I have gained a better understanding of journalism. I have learned how important it is to get the facts right, to tell someone’s story well, to write clearly and concisely, and to meet deadlines.

I learned that there will at times be pressure to get specific facts and write a compelling article, and I learned how to deal with that pressure.

I have gained more communication skills and improved my confidence.

Before Journalism, I was terrified of approaching people and asking questions. Now, it comes easily, and is just a part of the job.

One of the things I love most about this field is meeting new people and hearing their stories, especially marginalized voices that want to be heard. Being able to give them that chance is very rewarding to me.

My favourite thing about writing is educating people and changing their perspective, or at least convincing them to take a look at my perspective.

It feels good to know that my work and advocacy have played a part in influencing public policy.

Advocacy is something I take seriously, whether it's self-advocacy, advocacy for someone else, or for a cause or movement.

I have considered myself a mental health and human rights advocate for a few years now, and it is something I’m passionate about.

I have had quite a few people approach me and say my

writing has helped them in one way or another. And like I always say, if I help one person through a piece of my writing, then it's worth all the hard work.

One of the things I love most about this field is meeting new people This is why I do what I do.

I think people sometimes take journalists for granted.

Our job isn’t easy. We don’t just talk to people and write.

There’s a bigger process to get from an idea to publication, including interview preparation, the interview itself, research, writing, editing, and fact checking.

And after all that there is still the physical publication process, and public engagement.

It’s not easy and requires lots of focus and patience.

And most journalists have to do multiple articles a day.

I hope that my time at the Voice has made me at least a little better at these things, and helped me to grow in my field. It’s a lot of work but it’s very rewarding.

With my placement coming to an end, I’d like to say ‘thank you’ to the Voice for giving me this opportunity.

Moving forward, I hope to continue my work in communications. I also hope to become more active on my website and other social media. Readers interested in following my work can visit my website stayingstrong247.com

St. Catharines Artist Suedda Akkor.

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Great food and live music continued throughout the weekend, which also included a Mother’s Day Brunch on Sunday Afternoon.

Vendors and visitors alike were pleased with the results.

“I do a half-dozen shows throughout the summer with my wife,” said Oshawa Artist Tony Johnson, a first-time vendor. “This one is certainly near the top of the list; I’ll definitely come back next year.”

Suedda Akkor, another first-timer to the festival, felt the same way.

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“It’s nice to see that a lot of people seem to enjoy it, which is great, because the worst thing for artists is to set up for a show and not have people come,” she said.

“I will for sure be back next year, and I might even get a bigger spot.”

An estimated 3,000 visitors attend the exhibition each year. It’s also the single largest fundraising event for the Pelham Library, says its CEO, Kirk Weaver.

Over its three decades, the Festival has donated nearly $400,000 to various causes. Aside from Pelham Library, this year’s recipients include a graduating E.L. Crossley arts student, two Pelham arts students graduating from Notre Dame College, and various community arts projects.

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Bringing smiles to kids in need May 4 was McHappy Day across the country, during which a percentage of the day’s sales are donated to Ronald McDonald House Charities.

“McHappy Day is the happiest day of the year,” said Rick Gretzinger, who volunteers at the event every year. “It is the day that we raise money for Ronald McDonald houses across Canada. These houses are

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Forging good running habits through effective goalsetting Why not take the healthiest summer vacation ever

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t’s Saturday morning, 5:58 a.m. In two minutes you’ll have an epiphany of self-discovery. Last night you laid out your running gear in the hall just outside the bedroom. Orange juice is in the fridge; banana and Maria Sharapova approved multi-vitamin are on the counter as pre-run fuel. The coffee maker’s programmed for 7:00 a.m., ready for your return.

Perhaps you’re one of the lucky few whose mental alarm will sound at 5:59, just before the abhorrent screech of the clock. Maybe you’re one of us older runners whose early morning waking is controlled by bladder rather than brain. Regardless, it’s 6:00 a.m. and you’re awake as planned.

Now the self-discovery.

Check box ‘A’ if you immediately jump up out of

the bed. You quickly pull on your shorts, eat the banana, down the OJ and pill, and head out the door.

Check Box ‘F’ in the following scenarios: punching the snooze button and going back to sleep, intentionally mistaking the sound of rustling leaves for thundershowers, then falling asleep promising you’ll run as soon as it stops raining; tapping your partner on the shoulder (hey, exercise is exercise); realizing the buzzing is coming from inside your head, remaining motionless in the sheets and swearing moderation in the future.

The right to check box ‘A’ rather than ‘F’ may be the simple consequence of setting a goal. Motivation, self-discipline, and time management are all required to stick to a running program, and a definite, measurable goal is essential.

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Running a 10k race is a good, achievable target for most. Scan the AHOTU Marathon Calendar or Runner’s World magazine's event calendar, then decide your first sub-50 minute 10k will happen at the Rock 'n' Roll Dublin 10K in Ireland, August 5th -7th.

Now that’s a goal! It’s really not that farfetched.

You’re going to take a summer vacation somewhere anyway, so why not Ireland with a purpose? It’s much more exotic than another week in Hilton Head or Wasaga Beach.

The event is just three months away, a perfect duration for first time trainers. Enter the race today to confirm you’re accepted.

Now you can inform family and friends, ensuring their support while subtly

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Lee Crust, writing in the British sports newsletter Peak Performance, warns that such dream goals can be overwhelming and seldom realized without planning daily and intermediate goals too.

Fortunately, there’s no shortage of helpful and detailed training regimens available; a web search yielded 392,000 choices!

Consider your work schedule, family responsibilities, and other time and energy commitments. Choose two or three credible programs, then modify and blend them to suit your specific needs. Use your personalized plan to set daily goals and definite intermediate targets for the first and second months.

Recording your daily progress is essential to staying focused.

Choosing specific rewards for achieving your intermediate goals are easy in this case. At the end of the first month book your

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That should do it. You’ve got a daily plan, monthly benchmarks, and you’ve committed some money and credibility with friends; as well as all your

Choices, Decisions, and Your Next Great Read

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DEPUTY CEO PELHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY Selecting books for the library collection is one of my favorite jobs and it is not a task I take lightly.

When it comes to deciding what to order for the adult fiction area I take several factors into consideration.

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Sometimes this step can be skipped when an author is so popular, i.e. John Grisham or Stephen King, that buying their latest novel is a no-brainer. In that case, the only decision to make is how many copies are enough.

However, there are some authors who are more popular here than in other places. For example, Louise Penny and Linwood Barclay are two authors that our readers really like, but libraries in other communities might not find their books to be as popular.

Checking the circulation history of an author reduces the risk of buying books

that just sit on the shelf.

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These are not books I’ve read that I now recommend. These are books from authors that are new to our library collection.

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They are books from various genres and have had positive reviews from several different library review sources. These reviews measure and judge both the quality of the writing and the story as well as the entertainment factor for readers.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS & CLASSIFIEDS IN MEMORIUM

at 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. in Bethany Brethren in Christ church, 50 Lincoln Street, Welland. Call Frank at 289-820-6452.

TF BINGO is back at the Royal Canadian Legion, Hwy # 20, Fonthill on Saturdays 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm. Every one welcome, enjoy our relaxed atmosphere and prizes. TF

In Loving Memory of

Jeffrey Paul Yungblut February 21, 1972 to May 11, 2013 We miss your sense of humour; And that wonderful sparkle in your eye We can’t hear your voice or feel your embrace; No matter how hard we try We miss that incredible smile that filled a room with joy and love We have to hide our heartache when someone speaks your name; Our lives go on without you, but nothing is the same.

Love you and miss you “more than words can say.”

Mom & Dad Nance, Kaileigh and Cole Jennifer, Laurence, Maggie, Sam, Seth and Finn

EVENTS SPAN (Single Person Association of Niagara) is a social club since 1982 for mature singles who meet and mingle at The Trap 128 Hwy 20, Fonthill, every Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Offers members a monthly calendar of social activities. Further information, call Lynie @ 905-788-0359 TF Weekly Euchre every Friday evening, 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm, North Pelham Youth Hall, 1718 Maple Street, Fenwick (Just north of Tice Road); $3./ person, prizes awarded.

TF Pelham Community Church 461 Canboro Rd., Fenwick Wednesday Worship & Communion Service First & Third Wednesday of every month @ 2:00 p.m. TF Ridgeville Bible Chapel AWANA program is Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:00 at 418 Canboro Rd, Ridgeville for children 3 to Grade 9.

TF A Cappella Niagara Men’s chorus meets Tuesdays at 7:00 PM at the Welland Community Wellness Centre, 145 Lincoln St. Come and sing! Gus 905-228-0858,

Bob 905-892-2336. TF Fonthill Legion, EVERY FRIDAY 4-6 pm, serving a great dinner. $10.

Including coffee/tea and dessert. Take out orders available, call 905-8926293.

TF Fabulous Fenwick Lions Fish Fry Friday May 20, 2016, 4 – 7 pm Centennial Park, 999 Church St., Fenwick.

Come and enjoy Niagara’s Best Fish and Chips For details see our website: www.fabulousfenwicklions.org

N20-11 Join us for CNIB Night Steps, at Grantham Lions Park and Lock 1 Canal in St. Catharines on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 5:00 pm. Funds raised will help CNIB ensure more individuals who are blind or partially sighted have an opportunity to experience CNIB’s Lake Joseph Centre, an accessible lakefront facility in the heart of Muskoka. Register at cnibnightsteps.ca.

N20-10 Robert Wood is a mixed voice choir. If you like singing, we invite you to join us for fun, friendship and love of music. Rehearsals every Tuesday

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Portable sawmill service I will come to your home or farm and custom mill your logs. Firewood & lumber also available. Call Rob Patterson, 905-401-4948 riverwood@primus.ca. TF Spruce up your deck and fence with a refreshing, revitalizing, environmentally friendly power wash. We also build and repair fences and decks. Please call 289-690-4208.

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Places of Worship and Events

Weekly Favourite Songs

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Bethany Christian Reformed Church 1040 Balfour St., Fenwick ON L0S 1C0 (905) 892-8980

Fonthill United Church 42 Church Hill Fonthill, ON L0S 1E0 (905) 892-6433

Pelham Evangelical Friends Church 940 Haist St. Fonthill, ON L0S 1E4 (905) 892-6881

Concordia Luthern Church 105 Welland Rd. Fonthill, ON L0S 1E4 (905) 892-8877

“PREPARING TODAY FOR GOD’S TOMORROW!”

Ridgeville Bible Chapel 418 Canboro Rd. Ridgeville, ON L0S 1M0 (905) 892-3347

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St. Alexander’s Roman Catholic Church 50 Pelham Town Sq. Fonthill, ON L0S 1E0 (905) 892-3090 St. Ann’s Roman Catholic Church 834 Canboro Rd. Fenwick, ON L0S 1C0 (905) 892-6123 Zion Free Reformed Church 1075 Boyle Road Fenwick, ON (905) 386-1134

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SUNDAYS AT 10:45AM We are passionate about making disciples for Jesus and preparing our community for the coming kingdom of God!

Perennial Plant Sale. Saturday May 14, 2016, 8 – 12 noon.

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ing the beauty of "down home"Stellarton, Nova Scotia. Sincerest thanks for the kindness of On May 6, 2016 with her family mom's nursing colleagues and at her side. Predeceased by her Drs. Arvinte and Luce at the Hobeloved husband Dr. Angelo Altel Dieu Shaver. In accordance banese (1991). Dear mother to with her wishes, a private internJoseph, Dr. Louis, Lynne Pay ment has taken place. If desired, (Dan) and Paul. Beloved Nana donations to Hotel Dieu Shaver to Dana and Curtis Pay. Sister of would be appreciated. ArrangePhyllis Henderson and Jeanette ments entrusted to the JAMES Johnston. Mom was a proud L. PEDLAR FUNERAL HOME, Registered Nurse, avid gardener 1292 Pelham St. Fonthill. Online and reader. She loved her many condolences may be shared at nephews, nieces and friends in T:10” www.pedlarfuneralhome.ca Fonthill and never stopped miss-

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Cook’s Corners and the Comfort Maple For centuries, a single tree has anchored a town

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n this fast-paced world it is comforting to think about things that last.

The community of North Pelham has something which has lasted for more than 500 years: the Comfort Maple. Standing about 80 feet high and with a circumference of 20 feet, this sugar maple, said to be the oldest in Canada, stands on land that belonged to the Comfort family who first settled here in 1816.

The village, which grew up around this Maple and the North Pelham Presbyterian Church, was at one time known as Cook’s Corners. In 1879 Calvin Cook (from Cook’s Mills) set up a store and blacksmith’s shop on the south east corner of Balfour and Metler Roads (Minor Brothers Farm Supply today). The first recorded settler to the area was John Crowe who arrived here in 1784.

Over the years, the village has had numerous businesses from blacksmiths’ shops, to wagon makers, to a cheese and cream factory. It also boasted the luxury of a sidewalk long

PELHAM

Pieces From Our Past before the city of St. Catharines had one. Running along the north side of Metler Road from Balfour to Cream Street, there are still some traces visible today.

Records also show that in 1834 there was a school in the town centre, however, when it was deemed too far for children to walk, a new one was built one half mile to the west.

In 1853, the first post office was located at the east end of the town. Over the years, it changed locations and by the late 1800’s was located in the general store. The highlight of the week was Saturday evenings when everyone came from miles around to pick up their groceries and mail, and to catch up visiting with friends and neighbors. The

old store/post office became a menace to traffic because the gridlock it caused as people took their socializing out onto the street with the horse and buggy traffic!

The village prospered and grew quickly as many industries sprang up. John Disher operated a water-powered sawmill from 1900-1920.

John Tice opened Tice Brickworks on Tice Road between Brady and Maple Street. Many of Pelham’s historic landmarks are made of bricks from Tice’s Brickworks.

Local farmers were noted as entrepreneurs. In 1881 they opened the North Pelham Fruit Canners Apple Dryer Company.

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Beginning in 1885, the farmers began selling their milk to a cheese factory in which neighboring farmers owned stock. The factory

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was a welcome market for milk from area producers.

The village of North Pelham has seen many changes. The post office closed in 1914, the blacksmith’s shop burned in 1928, the cheese factory and apple evaporator are long gone, as is the wagon maker, sawmill and brick factory. The Presbyterian Church still stands and descendants from many of those first founding pioneers continue to worship together and serve the community. And the Comfort Maple continues to preside over the quiet residential town. If you have never had the opportunity to visit it, you owe it to yourself to take a few minutes to drive to Metler Road in North Pelham and to sit quietly under its branches. It is a truly

awesome experience…it has been said that if you sit real quiet and listen carefully, you can still hear the clang of the blacksmith’s hammer far off in the distance.

“Cook’s Corners," 10th in the series “Pelham, Pieces from Our Past," is a joint effort created by Carolyn Botari, and Gary and Rosemary Chambers, members of The Pelham Historical Society. Information is gathered from articles in the Pelham Historical Calendar Collection, books and newspaper articles on file in the Pelham Library, as well as verbal accounts from family and friends. They are always looking for interesting stories and old photographs showing Pelham as it used to be, and can be reached at www.pelhampiecesfromourpast.org.

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