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Following a national search with more than 55 potential candidates, Council of the Town of Pelham has filled the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) role – the key leadership position in the Town’s senior management staff.

At a special meeting on Wednesday, April 11, Council officially ratified the recommendations of an ad hoc CAO Selection Committee to appoint Darren Ottaway as the new CAO, effective Monday, May 28.

Ottaway has served more than 14 years as a Chief Administrative Officer, most recently in the Town of Grande Cache, Alberta (from 2006 to present). Previously Ottaway was the CAO at the Town of Churchill, Manitoba, and at the

Incorporated Community of South Indian Lake, Manitoba. In Grande Cache, some of Ottaway’s accomplishments include drafting and implementing a Strategic Sustainability & Community Revitalization Plan and managing the design and reconstruction of a $22 million recreation centre expansion.

“We are very excited to have Ottaway lead our Pelham team,” said Mayor Dave Augustyn. “During the selection process, Darren demonstrated that he is a passionate, k n o w l e d g e a b l e , professional and experienced leader who will work with Council, staff, and the community to realize our vision and strategic goals.”

Augustyn explained the town utilized its shared service agreement with the Region to search for a new CAO.

“We tried to make it as Pelham-centric as possible,” said Augustyn,

noting Councillors John Durley and Catherine King, along with Augustyn, comprised the hiring committee.

There was a lot of interest in the position, from across the country, said Augustyn, noting the town used the networks we have, such as Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) to broadcast the position.

“It is why we had such a high level of competent and high number of applicants,” said Augustyn. “It’s how Mr. Ottaway saw it in Grand Cache as well.

“Prior to this I don’t think he was reading the Voice every week,” joked Augustyn.

“He brings a wealth of experience,” said Augustyn of Ottaway, going on to note Ottaway is very professional and focused on moving communities forward.

“He’s an academic in the sense he thinks

broadly,” said Augustyn. “He thinks outside of the community.”

“After researching and visiting Pelham first-hand, I was impressed,” said Ottaway. “Pelham is recognized as a progressive and vibrant community offering challenging leadership opportunities because of imminent growth. I look forward to working with all town staff and council to continue to move Pelham forward. And, being born and raised in Ontario, my family and I long for our ‘home-coming’.”

Until May 28, when Ottaway formally begins employment, Craig Larmour, Director of Planning & Development, will continue to serve as the Town’s acting CAO.

“I greatly appreciate Craig’s ongoing service as our acting CAO,” said Augustyn. “Mr. Larmour continues to work exceptionally well with staff, ensuring that major

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Pelham Library CEO Stephanie Stowe (right) and Deputy CEO Marsha Hunt display some of the clothing featured in the library’s upcoming clothing sale, running from April 23 to April 28 in the Festival Room. The sale will feature new, used and vintage clothing in all sizes, for all ages. Saturday features a “fill up a garbage bag for $5” sale. The sale will run during regular library hours.

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Growing up in Welland Dave Whitaker was fascinated by the trains that chugged through his neighbourhood on a regular basis. That fascination has turned into a life-long hobby and shared interest between father and son.

Dave, and his son James, are both longtime members of the Greater Niagara Model Railroad Engineers, who operate a large, HO scale railroad, the Fenwick Central, out of the club building in Fenwick.

Dave explains he’s old enough to remember steam locomotives pulling trains, and steam, he says, is a lot more interesting than modern diesel locomotives.

In his early teens, Dave discovered a “great hobby shop” that carried great, realistic model trains, he says, explaining how his interest in real trains turned into the model train hobby.

At the hobby shop, Dave met the then vice-president of the Greater Niagara Model Railroad Engineers (GNNRE) who invited him to stop by the club one evening. In 1975, Dave became a member.

Dave says he enjoys the fellowship of the members, the sharing of information, and the

encouragement members offer each other.

“It motivates you for what you’re doing,” says Dave, both at the club and at home.

“James couldn’t wait to be the minimum age of 14 to join,” says Dave of his son.

James, now 40, explained he actually started going to the club with his father before the club’s minimum age requirement, remembering the building stripped to bare walls for a rebuild of the layout that started in 1982.

“I enjoyed trains, I enjoyed the layout at the

club and I enjoyed time spent with dad,” explains James on why he wanted to join the club.

James says his dad has been involved with model railroading and the GNMRE from his earliest memory so he can’t say whether he would have gotten involved without his father’s interest.

“It’s always been there,” he says.

James is also a fan of the real locomotive, but says it’s hard to “pin down” why.

“They’re big. They’re machines. There is order and structure required to get freight from one place to another,” he tries to explain. “I’m attracted by the look of a long, snaking train moving through scenery.”

Recreating the order and structure of a full-scale rail system is what appeals to James about model railroading, he says.

“To my mind it’s like a technical puzzle.”

At the GNMRE James and Dave work with the other members to build a complete layout, including farms, towns and industrial centres. Everything from the grass and rocks to trees and buildings has been built by members.

“It’s great to have a shared interest between father and son,” says Dave, although he jokes sometimes James is his worst critic.

Now, Dave’s grandchildren, including James’ oldest son Matthew, enjoy the hobby, driving Dave’s trains at home whenever they get the chance.

James says he certainly would enjoy Matthew taking an interest in model rail so they have a shared interest as well.

“I like to play with it every day,” says five-year-

old Matthew of Dave’s layout. “And grandpa tells me the speed I should go.”

Matthew says he likes going to the club because he sees “trains I’ve never seen at grandpa’s layout.”

For the future, Matthew has his role in the GNMRE already planned out, saying he’s going to drive a train so long the caboose will still be in the yard when the engine goes through the mountains.

Dave says the members of the GNMRE have been opening their doors to the public from the very beginning. Even when the layout was nothing but open, wood frame, says Dave, the club held open houses and the public came to see what was happening.

The open houses, says Dave, allows the members to share their hobby

with the public and help generate funds for the operation of the Fenwick Central line.

“People enjoy that we share our hobby with them,” says Dave. “It’s good to hear comments. People appreciate the artistry.”

Like any form of art, adds James, the layout is built for an audience so, the open houses allow the members to have an audience.

The GNMRE will be holding a second open house this spring on Sunday, April 22 from noon to 4:30 p.m. at the club building located at 1141 Maple Street in Fenwick. Donations are appreciated. The club building, the former Quaker meeting house and Women’s Institute building, is not wheelchair accessible.

BY SARAHMURRELLVOICE Staff

Model railroading a generational affair

BILLY (top, left) and Sam Belchior with Matthew Whitaker check out the trains and layout during the GNMRE open house on Sunday, April 15. At right, Dave (left), James, Matthew and Alex Whitaker share a moment during the open house last Sunday, enjoying the generational aspect of their hobby.

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Walk up to the Kocarik family home in Fonthill and you’ll see a neat yard with nicely landscaped gardens, interlocking brick driveway, privacy fence, and a lovely two-storey house.

What you don’t see is rubbish or other unsightly items littering the lawn. Which is why the Kocariks are bewildered, and a little angered, by the town’s efforts to have them comply with Pelham’s property standards bylaw.

At issue is a complaint about inoperable and derelict vehicles on the Kocarik property.

Pelham’s property standards bylaw states “no unsightly object shall be stored or maintained outside in any front, side or rear yard.” The bylaw also states an “unsightly object” includes “...inoperative or derelict vehicles...”

Behind the privacy fence, in the Kocarik side yard, is a stock car, on a trailer, which is used to race at local dirt tracks every weekend throughout the summer season. The Kocariks own a second stock car which is kept in the garage.

“In our opinion the town has misclassified our stock car,” says Karen Kocarik. “It is definitely not inoperative and derelict.”

“It’s no different than any other off road vehicle,” says Karen.

Kevin Kocarik has been racing stock cars since 1997 and now his children, Kameron and Kourtney, are getting behind the wheel.

Stock car racing is the family’s chosen recreational activity, says Kevin, noting the stock cars on his property are the

equipment his kids require to take part in their chosen sport.

“It’s not a soccer ball, for sure, but why are they discriminating against our vehicle?” says Karen, saying the bylaw enforcement department is trying to fit the family’s stock cars into a bylaw that was never meant to address stock cars.

The cars, although not licensed by the Ministry of Transportation, are not inoperable.

In fact, says Kevin, they’re worth thousands of dollars and local businesses pay to have their logos painted on the cars.

“Would businesses pay thousands of dollars to have their names on unsightly objects,” he asks.

The Kocariks say the cars are kept in the garage or behind their privacy fence and are only visible when preparing for race day, when the cars are on a trailer in the driveway or parked on the road.

“You can’t see the cars unless we let you in,” noted Karen.

Despite the fact the cars are not inoperable and are not visible to neighbours or passers-by, the town bylaw officers maintain the cars must be removed from the property.

For the Kocarik family, the “arbitrary” way the town’s bylaw enforcement officer is dealing with the stock cars is unfair and makes no sense.

“We have no problem with the bylaw,” says Karen. “Our problem is with staff making up their own rules and arbitrarily making a decision.”

Kevin points out town staff don’t seem willing to discuss the definition of race car or vehicles in the bylaw and work with the family to resolve the issue. He added they called Councillor John Durley, only to hear Durley will back town

staff. Durley told the Voice he

will “defer” to his experts and support town staff in enforcement of the bylaw.

“Staff are acting to the letter of the bylaw,” said Durley. “Someone has lodged a complaint that conditions are not up to standard, they think. What is written is what we need to enforce.”

Durley conceded he hadn’t read the property standards bylaw recently, but his understanding is that if a car can’t be licensed to drive on the road, it falls under the

derelict and inoperable vehicle definition.

Pelham’s Manager of Enforcement Services, Keegan Gennings, says the bylaw regulates that derelict vehicles, which include unlicensed vehicles, can not be stored in a yard. They can, he said, be stored inside a garage.

Gennings pointed to section 2.27.11 of the property standards bylaw to support his position. The section states “the words ‘inoperative and derelict vehicles’ mean and include any motor vehicle other than a motor vehicle

which is currently licensed and operable and regularly driven by an owner or occupant of the property on which it is stored.”

ATVs, he noted, are exempt from the bylaw.

While the Kocarik’s use the stock cars for their recreation, Gennings said if your hobby is riding horses, you can’t keep a horse in town and if your hobby is swimming there are zoning bylaws to regulate the size and placement of your pool.

The stock cars, he suggests, are no different.

Bylaws, he added, are created by council, so if the property standards bylaw, or any other, goes under review and is re-written, the new bylaw would be what enforcement staff use to enforce compliance.

“If the bylaw is faulty, lets change the bylaw,” said Durley.

Along with the idea the town has misclassified his car, Kevin adds the process isn’t very democratic, noting he will have to pay $500 to appeal and have the issue reviewed by a committee. The committee members are appointed by council and include Durley.

If the committee decides the bylaw does apply to stock cars the Kocariks would need to continue to defy the town’s order to remove the cars and wait for the town to charge them.

A formal charge would take the issue to court, and Kevin says he’s willing to take this fight to the highest level possible.

“These race cars are worth thousands of dollars and are used by my teenage children to compete in organized motorsports at a regulated sporting facility that has been a facet of Niagara sports history for over 60 years,” he says.

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THE KOCARIK Family, Kevin and Karen with their children Kameron and Kourtney, are wondering why their stock car, the family’s chosen recreation, is non-compliant with Pelham’s property standards, when it is not visible from the road and doesn’t affect the look of their property (front page, index photo).

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Through the chilly days of winter (yes, there were a few chilly days this past weird winter) comfort food comes into its own. Pot roasts and cassoulet, roast chicken and turkey, dumplings and pastas, root vegetables and hearty soups: these are the meals that have provided Canadians with cold weather sustenance through the years. Now that spring is approaching, we begin to transition to lighter fare in preparation for the salads and barbecues of summer. One of our favorite springtime meals… call it a transition meal… is soup with fresh bread and cheese.

We have several favorite soup recipes, but at this time of year when colds and flu are so prevalent, our favoured concoction is garlic soup. We are

convinced that the spicy version that we make wards off colds, flu, and other winter maladies just as effectively as it wards of vampires. Even people who are not really big fans of garlic (poor souls) will enjoy this soup; we have served it to guests who had no idea it was garlic soup, even though they were sipping a broth with a whole head of garlic in it!

Another favorite is Borscht. Valerie specializes in this recipe, based loosely on the soups she remembers her Ukrainian grandmother making. It is thick, with large chunks of beets, vegetables and meat, and is always served with a large dollop of sour cream. This winter we enjoyed an evening at a Ukrainian New Year’s party (Kalanka), but were

shocked when the Borscht that was served was a thin pink broth with no chunks of anything… and no sour cream. I guess, as with so many traditional recipes, variation is the norm and there is no agreement on what the standard should be. (At the same dinner there was a heated argument on cabbage rolls: thick or thin, with meat or without, tight or loose.)

The best summer-time soup in our repertoire takes advantage of all the lovely local veggies at the Pelham Market, but can be a welcome treat at this time of year, using some imported produce along with winter vegetables and some frozen produce. It’s Soup au Pistou, the fragrant vegetable soup from the South of France.

Garlic Soup1 litre of chicken stock

(preferably home-made)1 head of garlic, separated

into cloves, peeled and cut in half

1 dried hot pepper, crumbled, or a teaspoon of hot pepper flakes

4 slices of day-old sourdough or country-style bread, crusts removed

Put the garlic cloves and the pepper into half of the chicken stock and simmer until very soft (about 20 minutes). Meanwhile, tear the bread into chunks and immerse in cold water until it is soft and gooey. Squeeze the water out so that you are left with a paste. Pour the garlic and chicken stock into a food processor and process, adding the bread paste a bit at a time. When it is smooth and consistent, pour the mixture into a pot, add the remaining chicken stock, and heat.

Season to taste and serve hot.

Soup au Pistou1/4 c olive oil4 cloves of garlic,

minced4 leeks, trimmed and

minced4 carrots in 1/4 inch

rounds2 ribs of celery in 1/4 inch

pieces2 potatoes, cubed (about

1/2 inch dice)2 c navy beans (soaked

overnight, drained, and rinsed)

12 c water1 lb. frozen or canned

tomatoes2 -3 young zucchini in

1/2 inch rounds1/2 lb. green beans, cut

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at food stores, or (better) home-made.

Heat the olive oil and add garlic, leeks, carrots, celery, and sauté until softened (7 minutes). Add potatoes and navy beans. Cover with water, add tomatoes, and simmer for about 40 minutes. Add the green beans, zucchini, and pasta and continue simmering until the pasta is cooked and the vegetables tender… about 20 minutes. Serve with a large dollop of pesto.

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Ever since we published a news story on Council’s debate over a power of entry bylaw that could allow town staff to enter Pelham properties without first notifying the owner, the issue of bylaws in Pelham has become quite the hot topic.

To start, residents responded pretty passionately about the power of entry bylaw. It was suggested - by staff - as a way to streamline their jobs, allowing them to enter a property for inspection rather than return to the office and make phone calls to get permission and provide notification.

What the people saw was an infringement on their rights and a slippery slope toward loss of freedom on their own property.

While I understand staff’s position I have to agree with residents on this one. I can’t imagine any bylaw

on the books in Pelham that is urgent enough to require staff to come onto my property if I’m not home, and without notifying me first.

Some of the people voicing concerns have been, admittedly, a little exuberant in their language, but that doesn’t negate the fact they think it’s a bad idea. I think council should listen to the concerns rather than the language.

The issue has also sparked discussion about Pelham’s bylaw system as a whole.

Donald McArthur’s letter highlighted his arrest over the property standards bylaw. Without having spoken to the bylaw officer and only driven by Mr. McArthur’s property personally I have to admit I can see how his property would be in contravention of the bylaw. What I can’t see is

why a messy yard is reason enough for a discussion, or debate as the case may be, to become so inflamed someone is arrested. Even if McArther (and I wasn’t there so I have no idea) was argumentative and threatening, why didn’t staff just walk away? It’s just my opinion, but I think it’s a better solution to bylaw infractions than calling police.

In this week’s paper there is a story about the Kocarik family and their stock car. According to town bylaw enforcement staff the car does not comply with the property standards bylaw, even though it is invisible to passers-by and is used by the family, including the children, for their chosen sport.

Driving up to their home you can’t see the car at all and their home and lawn are very tidy.

It doesn’t make sense to me that someone would

complain about something that can’t be seen and is not causing any harm (it hasn’t been raised under the noise bylaw I should point out).

I am also, I have to admit, a bit confused about the implementation of this bylaw. It covers inoperable and derelict vehicles, which are defined as any vehicle not licensed for use on public roads. Vehicle itself is defined as “...any mechanical equipment drawn, propelled or driven by any kind of power including muscular power.”

Under those definitions lawn mowers and bicycles would be considered non compliant if stored outdoors.

Except for the fact that they don’t seem to count. Even ATVs are exempt. Why? Good question? What’s the difference between a stock car and an ATV? None, really, aside

from size. So it perplexes me that a

stock car is non-compliant but ATVs are exempt from the bylaw. It seems to me, at least, that the stock cars weren’t anticipated when the bylaw was written and we are now trying to squeeze a stock car through a bylaw that never addressed them.

The other issue with Pelham’s bylaw enforcement is the complaint driven aspect.

Anyone - and I double checked this - can make a complaint about anyone in the Town of Pelham. The complainer doesn’t have to be a neighbour or even a resident of Pelham. And they don’t even need to have clear proof of a bylaw infraction. According to the town, it’s their job to inspect and determine if an infraction is, indeed, taking place.

That’s great if residents use the bylaws as they are

intended, and if they enjoy becoming the local snitch. Problem is, many don’t.

Instead, the bylaw becomes a weapon between warring neighbours who make complaints without warrant just to harass their enemy. And the town becomes the patsy.

If you ask me - and for the record no one has - the entire system needs to be rewritten, not just the power of entry bylaw.

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Starting in the fall of 2012, the Canadian mint will be phasing out the penny. So, don’t look up in the sky. There will be no more pennies falling from heaven. Pennies, pennies, pennies...smelly, dirty, and foul tasting. Yes, foul tasting. Oh, come on. We’ve all stuck a penny in our mouths at sometime in our lives to see what it tasted like. And, after rolling it around the insides of our cheeks and clicking it up against our teeth, it didn’t take us long to realize it was yucky. Oh, god...beyond yucky. Remember the metallic glaze that coated over our tongues for hours. The only relief, a drooling gooey gob full of sugary penny candy to dissipate that tinny hue.

Yes, those filthy, germ and bacteria incrusted brown discs, also known as coopers, also known as 1 cent pieces, weighting down purses and pant pockets, overflowing the

rims of empty recycled margarine containers and tomato juice cans. Our childhood beloved pennies, as soon as the leaves turn colour on the trees, are destined to disappear from the face of the earth....just like the unicorn.

On the up side of banishing the penny from Canadian society, it will save many of us from answering this annoying question, “A Penny for your thoughts?” And, if some current event dinosaur does happen ask you this denture grinding enquiry, it will be a someone who is ignorant of Jim Flaherty’s tips and tricks for saving the Canadian economy. There’s no one who knows better than Uncle Jimmy, if someone offers you a penny for your thoughts, you’ll need to round down to give them away for free, or inflate the price of those thoughts up to a nickel.

Along with the disappearance of the penny from everyday

life, old sayings will disappear from our vocabulary too. For instance, you won’t be able to save a penny to earn a penny. Even if you saved 4 million pennies to put your kid through 3 years of college, and then that kid ends up moving to Newfoundland to work in a bar, you won’t be able to tell him you are going cut him out of your will, without a penny. The lawyer who changes the will for you will not be receiving a pretty penny for his services rendered.

I’m not going to mourn the excommunication of the penny from my Canadian pocket. Nor will I miss trying to find innovative storage solutions for them. My estrangement from the penny has been going on for some time now. When I’m vacuuming around the house and come across a penny on the floor, instead of bending over to pick it up, I’ll suck it up

with the nozzle of the vacuum. Ching, chang, clink, is the sound of the obsolescent coin whizzing off through the central vac hose on its way to the penny purgatory canister in the garage,. Now that I’ve said that, I will exert myself for a nickel.

A nickel saved is a nickel earned. While replacing the word penny with nickel may sound a little awkward rolling off the tongue, there will be a time when the word penny is a word as antiquated as record player, or rotary phone. Our grandchildren will not know what a penny is, just like our kids don’t know what a 45, 78, or an 8 track is. This makes me think, just around the corner, cash currency may go the way of the extinct penny. I don’t think we need to look too far into the future to see the debit card replacing cash. In the US, stats show cash transactions only make up for 7

percent of the ways money changes hands. In Sweden, citizens pay for transportation fares, buses, rail, street cars, by cell phone. The Fed’s recent decision to put our Canadian penny out to pasture could be the tip of the iceberg. Is the nickel next? Is this the beginning of the end for cash. Ta, ta...looneys and tooneys.

In his budget speech on March 29th, and I am paraphrasing, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty asked Canadians to break open their domestic piggy banks, dump upside down our old coffee tins, twist off the tops of glass jars, and untie the old sock to free, free, free the pennies within our homes. He asks all Canadians to help phase out the penny to save the government the $130 million a year it costs them to keep the penny in circulation. Finance Minister, Jim Flaherty, also asks us Canadians to donate the pennies

we have been hording, for years, to charity. According to an article in the National Post, published on March 30, there are 30 billion pennies in circulation.

In the words of Gomer Pyle, an American, not a Canadian, “Golly gee!” Thirty billion pennies! Man, oh, man! That’s one big awesome charity donation. Uncle Jimmy has done the math. Because, eh, that’s his job.

So, my friends! Round up those pounds of pennies and give them to your favourite charity. It’s been awhile, but Uncle Jimmy has finally got himself a good idea. I like it! In fact, I’m feeling so warm and fuzzy towards the Finance Minister right now, I almost forgot how mad I am at him for cutting the CBC’s budget.

Pamela RobbFonthill

Penny, and old sayings, set to disappear

Having nearly being hit by vehicles approaching the intersection of Sadler and Line Ave. who deliberately violate the huge red sign with large white letters spelling out STOP maybe a memento of the traffic laws would make it safer for a pedestrian to cross.

According to the Ministry of Transportation the rule is as follows that would be appropriate to this intersection; under the caption “STOP

LINE” if you are the first vehicle approaching an intersection with a red light or a stop sign, stay behind the stop line, which is white, if it is marked on the pavement. If there is no stop line, stop at the crosswalk not in it or past it, if marked or not. If there is no crosswalk stop at the edge of the sidewalk, if there is no sidewalk, stop at the edge of the intersection as the pedestrian has the right-

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THE VOICE of Pelham Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Community Clean Up April 26th, 27th and 28th •Corporate Challenge Day April 26th 2012

Local businesses are you up for the challenge? Help keep Pelham beautiful by keeping your business and

surrounding area looking its best! Please register your business/organization at www.pelham.ca Provide

us with the area you would like to clean up either around your business or another selected area. The

Town of Pelham will provide you with garbage bag, gloves and safety vests for the club up. Why not challenge another local business to participate?

•Student Participation Day April 27th 2012Elementary and high schools please register online at

www.pelham.ca Please provide the address of the school, number of students participating, the area you intend to clean (school yard and/or adjacent park), curbside location for collection and contact name/information.

•Community Participation DayResidents can register online at www.pelham.ca or

come to Centennial Park 999 Church St, Fenwick on Saturday April 28th 9am-1pm to participate . A FREE

BBQ is provided by the Fabulous Fenwick Lions for all those who participate. High school students this is a great opportunity to receive community service hours. For more information please contact (905) 892-2607 ext. 341 or email [email protected]

“ZUMBA FITNESS” Tuesday, April 247:30 - 8:30 p.m.

“ZUMBA GOLD” Thursday April 19, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Tuesday April 24, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Drop in and try any session for $6 or

purchase your 10 + 2 bonus pass for $60 Need more info – contact 905-892-2607, ext. 329

Zumbatomic Turn up the music, wiggle, shake and have a blast with

your friends in these rockin, high-energy fi tness-parties packed with specially choreographed kid-friendly routines.

Tuesdays –Pelham Arena- 1120 Haist Street(4-7 yrs) 5:30 – 6 p.m.(8+ yrs) 6 – 6:30 p.m.

Thursdays Old Pelham Town Hall- 46 Canboro Rd. Ridgeville

(4-7 yrs) 5:30 – 6 p.m.

(8+ yrs) 6 – 6:30 p.m.Cost $40 for a 10 class pass + 2 bonus classes.

OR $4.50 for drop in class Purchase your passes at Town hall- 20 Pelham Town Square Fonthill, ON.

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During a recent Council meeting, Town staff pointed out to me a gentleman sitting in the front row who was using a small machine to audio-tape Council’s proceedings. This surprised me since we are fortunate that our local Cogeco Cable company regularly video tapes and broadcasts Council meetings. (In fact, I am always pleased when residents inform me that they regularly watch

our Council meetings on Cogeco!)

At least one member of Council saw the gentleman’s action and raised a “point of order.” While the Town Clerk read from our procedural bylaw – which was approved in 2005 and allows for recording of Council meetings with expressed written consent – the gentleman ceased his recording. (That meant that I did not actually have to rule on the matter.)

Because Council recently approved some major audio and video

improvements to Pelham’s Council Chamber, our meetings should be totally accessible and available for future reference.

Within the last year, the Town applied for and received an “enabling accessibility grant” from the Federal Government. The grant “…supports c o m m u n i t y - b a s e d projects across Canada that improve accessibility, remove barriers, and enable Canadians with disabilities to participate in and contribute to their communities.

”The grant funded

improvements include:* Microphones at each Councillor’s seat and at the presentation podium;* Speakers to assist members of the public to better hear the proceedings;* Video cameras, able to record all meetings – including public meetings, Committee of Adjustment meetings, or special meetings (that Cogeco does not currently tape);* Media inputs for Cogeco, so that their set-up and take-down time will be dramatically reduced to five minutes.

These improvements will also mean that the Town

will be able to “stream” digital recordings from the Town’s website and to offer and maintain a record of all meetings.

I hope that these changes will not only make it easier for folks to hear the proceedings of Council or Committee of Adjustment, but also that it will make Council meetings even more accessible to you and your neighbours. For example, if there’s an issue you read about in the newspaper and you want to see what the discussion looked like, you should be able to do so from the

Town’s website.I hope that these

improvements will help advance one of Council’s Strategic Plan themes – “An Engaged and Integrated Community” – by increasing opportunities for you and your neighbours and friends to interact with Council and I and for Council and I to better interact with you.

You may contact Mayor Dave at [email protected] or read past columns at www.p e l h a m m a y o r d a v e .blogspot.com.

Sound system makes council more accessibleBY DAVE

AUGUSTYNMayor of Pelham

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REQUEST FOR TENDERSContract No. 2012 – 18 2012 Roadside Ditching Program

TENDER DOCUMENTS:Specifications and tender forms may be obtained free of charge from the Pelham website www.pelham.ca (business/tenders) OR for a fee of $25.00 from the Corporate Services Department at the Pelham Municipal Building, 20 Pelham Town Square, Fonthill, Ontario during regular business hours.

The purpose of the tender call is to receive tenders for the “2012 Roadside Ditching Program”. The work consists of the regarding of roadside ditches and swales at various locations in the Town of Pelham.

ADDRESS:Sealed tenders, properly marked as to contents, will be received by Mrs. Mara L. Bray, Purchasing Coordinator, P.O. Box 400, 20 Pelham Town Square, Fonthill, Ontario, L0S 1E0.

CLOSING TIME:Sealed tenders will be received until 2:00 p.m. local time on

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

TENDER DEPOSIT: $5,000.00

The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.


TOWN OF PELHAMREQUEST FOR TENDERSContract No. 2012 – 05 2012 Tree Maintenance Program

TENDER DOCUMENTSSpecifications and tender forms may be obtained from the Town of Pelham www.pelham.ca website free of charge OR a hard copy can be obtained from the Corporate Services Department at the Pelham Municipal Building, 20 Pelham Town Square, Fonthill, Ontario during regular business hours for a $25.00 fee.

The purpose of the tender call is to receive tenders for the “2012 Tree Maintenance Program”.

ADDRESSSealed tenders, properly marked as to contents, will be received by Mrs. Mara L. Bray, Purchasing Coordinator, P.O. Box 400, 20 Pelham Town Square, Fonthill, Ontario, L0S 1E0.






REQUEST FOR TENDERSContract No. 2012 – 19 2012 Road Base and Surface Repair Program

TENDER DOCUMENTSSpecifications and tender forms may be obtained from the Town of Pelham www.pelham.ca website free of charge OR a hard copy can be obtained from the Corporate Services Department at the Pelham Municipal Building, 20 Pelham Town Square, Fonthill, Ontario during regular business hours for a $25.00 fee.

The purpose of the tender call is to receive tenders for the “2012 Road Base and Surface Repair Program”.

ADDRESSSealed tenders, properly marked as to contents, will be received by Mrs. Mara L. Bray, Purchasing Coordinator, P.O. Box 400, 20 Pelham Town Square, Fonthill, Ontario, L0S 1E0.






As a student Beth Heska never actually won a science fair. In fact she didn’t even participate in a science fair until she judged one as a university student.

Now, as a teacher at Oakville Christian School, Heska has won her first science fair award, the Bay Area Science and Engineering Fiar (BASEF) Champion Teacher Award.

The award recognizes and honours teachers who go ‘above and beyond’ to teach students how to do project-based science and mentor them as they prepare their projects for BASEF.

“I was surprised when I was recognized by the award,” said Heska, noting there are many teachers who have been involved with the science fair longer than she has and who also put many hours of work into preparing their students.

“It was an honour to be recognized in this way, especially because part of the criteria for the award was nomination by students and parents,” she said.

Heska, an E.L. Crossley graduate of the International Baccalaureate (IB) program and a BEd/BScChem (Honours) from Brock University, says she did her IB research project in chemistry because she enjoyed the subject and had decided to study chemistry in university.

“I like the hands-on

nature of science classes,” says Heska. “Every class is different and I like being able to take everyday questions and investigate the how and why behind them.”

Heska noted she enjoys that through research those questions are answered, but the research also brings up hundreds of new questions to be answered.

As a teacher that keeps things new and exciting because there is always new information to be presented, says Heska, adding every year her students have come up with science fair topics that are different from the year before.

Heska took over the science lab at Oakville Christian School four years ago and now oversees the science fair at the school.

The school begins the science fair process in November with a week of activities designed to help students choose a topic. The next week is spent on explaining all of the steps that need to be followed (purpose, hypothesis, background research, procedure, e x p e r i m e n t a t i o n , analysis, conclusion, discussion, presentation) and then they spend one science period each week working on the written work, explains Heska.

“I usually have around 40 projects, so students do the experimenting, building and research at home,” she says, “but I conference with them along the way and they have weekly due dates so that no one falls behind.”

By the time the fair rolls around in early February,

each student is an expert in his or her field, says Heska, noting she often has to do some research herself to be able to ask the students intelligent questions.

This year Heska’s students did very well at BASEF. Oakville Christian School received the BASEF Committee Award for being the top elementary school at the fair.

Of the 12 projects the school entered there were 12 individual awards received. The school received one bronze and seven silver medals, meaning that those projects were among the top 10 per cent of the over 300 projects at the fair.

“The past three years I have had students go on to the Canada-Wide Science Fair, but I’m actually more pleased about this year’s results because it means that all of the projects are at a high level,” she said.

“I’ve put a lot of effort and planning into emphasizing the Scientific Method and the process of research and so I’m happy that has translated into a high standard for the projects in general.”

“I give my students a chance to give feedback after the science fair each year and they often write that the science fair was ‘a lot of work, but it was worth it’. I think that also sums up my role in the process,” she said.

Heska says she wanted to be a teacher ever since her first day at Fonthill Baptist Church Preschool, and once she’d eliminated princess and writer from the list.

“Teaching seemed to be a natural fit. I spent a lot of time teaching kids at church, camp, and tutoring and I really enjoyed that,” she says.

“As a teacher, I love the “light bulb moments” when a student finally

understands a math equation or how an every day phenomenon can be explained scientifically. I love when students can look back at all their hard work on their science fair projects and see that the learning was worth it,”

says Heska. “I love when kids who don’t always get a chance to shine can use an interest-based project like the science fair to have an opportunity to excel.”

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A decade ago Bobbi Lococo, owner of Sweet Thoughts in Ridgeville, and Nancy Birmingham, owner of Butterflies in Fonthill, were fighting over the same line of clothing. In the end, Lococo conceded to Birmingham. Now that Butterflies is closed, however, Lococo finally gets what she wanted.

“I was going to carry them and Nancy wanted them too” says Lococo of the Pure and Co.’s Pure Handknit sweater line, noting it wasn’t truly a “fight” over the line.

Explaining since the sweater line fit better with Butterflies, a women’s clothing store, Lococo conceded and Birmingham carried the popular sweaters at her shop.

Now that Birmingham has retired and closed Butterflies, Lococo is now carrying the line at Sweet Thoughts.

Pure and Co. is a company created by Welland native Shannon Cooney whose casual sweater designs have grown Pure and Co. into a major label.

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“It was a really good line for me,” says Birmingham. “People loved the detail.”

Both Birmingham and Lococo love the hand-crafted buttons, a signature of Cooney’s designs.

“I’m enthralled with buttons,” says Lococo, noting she has buttons on her chocolate and boxes full of buttons.

Lococo says although Sweet Thoughts is primarily a chocolate shop she carries a wide variety of gift items as well, in a wide range of prices. The gift line includes scarves, purses and some women’s tops, she added, so the sweater line fits in with her store.

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“They are very well done,” says Lococo of the clothing. “They suited our flair, I guess.”

Birmingham is happy to see the sweater line is still going to be carried in Pelham, she said.

Lococo noted her fall line will include the Neon Buddha line as well as Pure Handknit sweaters, noting the line is fun and casual.

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Over the course of the year The Pelham Flyers have been referred to as as ”The Flyers Express” and “The Gladiators”.

Going forward they carry a new title, one that will echo of the walls of the Pelham Arena years to come and in the memories of everyone involved for a lifetime. From this point forward The Flyers will always be known at the 2011-2012 Niagara District Local League Novice Champions!

The play downs would be long and hard, as The Flyers would have to face the top six teams in the Novice A Division. They would rise to the challenge and storm through with a total of five wins and a single tie, a small reflection on how the entire year was played out.

They would move into play-offs holding top spot and would have to face-off against the second place team The Thorold Black Hawks Red to play for the best two of three in order to claim the district’s top spot.

The Flyers would start the play-off series on a 3 – 3 tie. Goal scorers for the team would be Davison Weir

with two and Brianna Johnson, assists would be provided by Julia Natale, Michael Dykstra and Joshua Abbott-Tate.In game two of the series The Flyers would claim a 4 -2 victory over The Black Hawks coming back from a 2 – 1 deficit going into the third with Michael Dysktra delivering the first goal in the second period and a quick second at the start of the third, assisted by Samantha Carmichael.

Zachary Kuhn would deliver the third to bring The Flyers ahead and a fourth for good measure with assists provided by Davison Weir and Jessica Zanuttini.

The Flyers would leave the season with one of the most spectacular games they have ever played.

“The Wall of Defense” Michael Dykstra, Davison Weir, Braeden Laliberte, Konner Little and Corey Egerter would live up to their

reputation locking down the defensive zone and moving the puck to the forward lines.

The forward lines consisting of Zachary Kuhn, Aiden MacRae, Jessica Zanuttini, Samantha Carmichael, Brianna Johnson, Joshua Abbott-Tate, Julia Natale and Joseph Kita would maintain dominance of the offensive zone firing shot after shot at The Black Hawks goal tender.

Aiden “The Initiator” MacRae would be the first to The Black Hawks net with the backing of Braeden Laliberte. Several rushes by Davison “The Sling Shot” Weir would produce a hat-trick plus one throughout the game with assists provided by Aiden MacRae, Jessica Zanuttini, Corey Egerter, Joshua Abbott-Tate, Brianna Johnson and Samantha Carmichael. Zachary Kuhn would join in on

the action delivering an un-assisted 5 on 3 short-handed goal in the second and Michael Dykstra would put his mark on the board as well.

The man in the net Shane Keagan would rock the house making several glove saves and would not reveal an inch of netting to The Black Hawks.

In the end The Flyers would finish the season with an outstanding record of 37 wins, eight ties and three losses and finish their last game celebrating a 7 – 0 shutout to become the Novice District Champions!

A special thanks to the coaching staff: Harry Powell, John Carmichael, Jeff Dykstra, Scott MacRae, all the volunteers of the Pelham Minor Hockey Association, to the PMHA corporate sponsor Tim Horton’s and our team supporters Powell Drywall for providing names for The Flyers jerseys and Baron & Siding for sponsoring the Thorold Henderson Pharmacy Tournament. Your contributions make smiles possible for the kids of Pelham!

THE FLYERS celebrate their championship: Front Row: Joshua Abbott-Tate, Michael Dykstra, Zachary Kuhn, Shane Keagan, Joseph Kita, Aiden MacRaw, Jessica Zanutinni, Samantha Carmichael.Middle Row: Corey Egerter, Julia Natale, Brianna Johnson, Davison Weir, Braeden Laliberte, Konner LittleCoaches: John Carmichael, Michael Kuhn, Jeff Dykstra, Scott MacRae, Harry Powell.

/Special to the Voice

In the peewee house league non body checking league, Pelham sponsored by Kirkpatrick Monuments has finished a very successful season in

the first year of the non body checking division. They finished the last four games of the season with one win and one tie against some very tough opponents. Once

playoffs started, the team went on a roll winning four of their six playoff games landing them in first place for the first round. In one of the games, Pelham killed off

a two man disadvantage for two minutes and then scored 9 seconds later to win the game. In the final round of the playoffs, Pelham played against Grimsby White and both teams were pushed to their limits to get their four points. The first game ended in tie, Pelham took the second game 3-2 and Grimsby took the third game 2-0. Everything came down to the last game and both teams wanted the win. Unfortunately for Pelham, Grimsby was able to come out on top to win the series. After finishing last in regular season play, making it as far as they did was a tremendous

accomplishment for the team and a tribute to the coaching staff of Wayne Hennessy, John Song, John Slobodzian, Tony Colangelo, Dave Barnes and Dave Nunn.

Sam Abbott-Tate once again led the points tally scoring 5 goals and adding 5 assists for 10 points followed closely by Ethan Keus with 7 goals and 2 assists for 9 points, Jeremy Colangelo with 7 goals and 1 assist and Matthew Calverly with 4 goals and 4 assists. Alex Barnes contributed 2 goals and 5 assists, Patrick Coupland had 4 goals and 2 assists, Ethan Ratcliffe netted 3 and had 3 helpers and Peyton Learn added

6 helpers. Christian Harford and Spencer Reynolds each had 5 assists while Gillian Hennessy added 3 assists. Nicholas Song and Chris Slobodzian had 1 goal and 1 assist each while Jacob Combe contributed 2 assists. Hannah Hennessy had 1 assist and Brodie Alderdice scored his first goal of the season, way to go Brodie. Jake Nunn played solid in front of the net and was instrumental in the extended playoff season.

Congratulations to the entire team on their very successful season and the parents are looking forward to next year.

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Pelham athletes, please step forward.

The members of Aktiv Racing, a new track club in Southern Niagara, are ready and willing to take on new teammates after just finishing a “very successful inaugural season,” says Head Coach Stuart Galloway.

“A few things precipitated the formation of Aktiv Racing. My former club of 13 years was heading in a different direction than I felt needed for success at the highest level,” explains Galloway on starting the club. “The best solution for all was to take a core group of my athletes and form a new club. There was also the lack of a track club in South Niagara and with most of the athletes and myself living in the

Pelham/South Niagara area, setting up here was an easy choice.”

Galloway says the inspiration to form Aktiv Racing came from not only the lack of other clubs, but from a partnership that took place.

“Coincidently, Wolfgang Guembel, a professional triathlete whom trained with my older athletes last summer was opening his new store in the area, Trysport Niagara. The timing was perfect and a partnership took place.”

Pelham’s Megan Rempel, from E.L. Crossley, led the team with three victories this season, including the Athletics Ontario Indoor Championship.

Zoe Abbott-Tate, from Centennial High school won the 3000 metre at the University of Toronto and earned Aktiv Racing points at the Ontario Championships.

Although Galloway says

they are “predominantly a running club,” they are not exclusive to running.

“We do have a few women

pentathletes who have recently joined, including [Pelham resident] Emma Suciak.”

The club is encouraging athletes from ages 12 and up to come aboard and see what it has to offer.

For more information on Aktiv Racing, see www.aktivracing.com.

Inaugural season successful one for Aktiv RacingBY GAVINCHAPMANVOICE Staff

The Atom Tigers closed out their season vying against the other Pelham teams for the Pelham Cup.

In the first game, the Tigers took an early lead against the Spitfires on goals from Elijah Taylor, Wyatt Glancy (from Drew Colangelo), and Dan Durkin (from Glancy). The feisty Spitfires rebounded to tie the score in the 2nd period, before the Tigers found their second wind and pulled ahead with goals from Drew Colangelo (from Mitchell Karnay), Elijah Taylor (from Harmon Narbonne) and a pair from Narbonne (from Nicholas Longo and from Taylor). A 7-3 victory for goalie, Tyler Scott.

Next, they met the Storm, and again, took an early lead with unanswered goals from Harmon Narbonne (from Taylor & Elliot Song), Dan Durkin (from Narbonne & Colangelo), Elijah Taylor (from Carter Nicholas & Owen Darling) and a 2nd goal from Narbonne (from Taylor & Colangelo). But the Storm raged back to tie the game at the end of regulation, and the Tigers lost the game 5-4 in a shoot-out.

The Tigers entered their final game 4 points down in the Cup race from their opponents, the Predators, a team they had been unable to best all season. Both teams came ready to play and the fans were treated to an exciting nail-biter.

The teams matched each other goal for goal throughout the first 2 periods. Dan Durkin (from Glancy) and Elijah Taylor (from Narbonne) scored for the Tigers. The Predators took control with 2 goals to open the 3rd period. But the Tigers weren’t ready to quit. Dan Durkin found the back of the net from Nicholas Longo to bring them within one, and Tyler Scott netted the tying goal with the help of Colton Morrison & Narbonne. Durkin’s hat trick goal from Wyatt Glancy proved the game winner, and Harmon Narbonne added the insurance goal into the empty net (from Glancy & Elliot Song) to secure the 6-4 win for netminder, Carter Nicholas. The Tigers & Predators finished up tied for points and shared the Pelham Cup victory.

Tigers tie forPelham Cup

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Recently we all learned the devastating news that Dalton McGuinty had cynically cancelled the new West Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Grimsby. In hindsight it’s clear that this was a Liberal “promise” from the last election that the Premier had no intention of keeping.

I went to the hospital as soon as I could last Friday, to personally thank its dedicated staff and to assure them that this decision had nothing to do with their dedication and hard work. Just the opposite: Anyone familiar with the WLMH knows that our hospital is a leader in providing the highest quality care. One example

is the top ranked Maternal Child program that attracts mothers from across Hamilton and Niagara. In fact, over 50 per cent of the babies born at WLMH are actually from outside of West Niagara.

In any event, after meeting with Chair Vaughan Warrington and CEO Vickie Baird to talk about next steps, I offered my thanks to all those in the community, and across West Niagara, who had worked together for years to get this hospital built – only to see their efforts vanish in the pages of Dalton McGuinty’s divisive, manipulative budget. Nothing in recent memory has so galvanized

our area to work toward our common good.

I’ve thought a lot about this in the days since. Part of it arises from anger – to think that WLMH and who knows how many other health care facilities could have been built with the money squandered by this government on things like eHealth, ORNGE and cancelled gas plants. When we could have had this hospital built we got a shiny new LHIN building in Grimsby, and a very expensive industrial wind farm forced on West Lincoln instead.

But after that passed, I tried to take a more determined view: that we’ve got to keep the

community behind the project and the WLMH Foundation. I’ve learned from my time in politics that good projects can survive the political nastiness of the day and get built in the end. But they won’t unless we keep the flame alive.

The second thought, which relates to the first, is one I’ve actually been talking about for many months now. It’s that residents of West Niagara, like all Ontarians, have a handful of clear priorities – things like a strong education system and quality health care of the kind symbolized by WLMH. In fact we have so much going for us as a province.

There are just two things missing: A government that shares those priorities, and the money to pay for them in the wake of Dalton McGuinty’s looming $30 billion deficit.

Yes, this is a significant setback. But it’s not the whole story. That’s why, for me and my Ontario PC colleagues, Job One has got to be to get our priorities straight. Focus on jobs and our economy. Get our fiscal house back in balance for a return to prosperity, so we can afford the important things – like West Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

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Everyone is invited to celebrate Earth Day this year on April 22, 2012 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Ball’s Falls Conservation Area. The NPCA has partnered with RONA and the E. L. Crossley E.A.R.T.H. Club to present a novel program for young people and their families. The origin of the student club name comes from the acronym resulting from the first letters of the words Environmental Advocates Ready To Help. About ten students from E. L. Crossley including several from the E.A.R.T.H. Club, are preparing components for 300 bird houses to be assembled and decorated at Ball’s Falls on Earth Day. Many students have volunteered to help with that work as well as assist with

the assembly of toad houses. Also available will be guided tours of the Ball’s Falls Grist Mill and guided eco-tours of the Upper Ball’s Falls. RONA, Welland has partnered with this event by providing all the material: wood, nails and hammers for the nesting boxes. Celebrated every April 22, Earth Day is the largest, most celebrated environmental event worldwide. More than 6 million Canadians join 1 billion people over 170 countries in hosting events and projects to address local environmental issues. Nearly every schoolchild in Canada takes part in an Earth Day activity. In Canada the event has spread into Earth Week where thousands of people, schools, employee groups and community groups are becoming a catalyst for change. The Ball’s Falls admission is free for children 5 and under; $4.25

for ages 6 to 18 and seniors; with an adult entrance admission and parking for $5.75 with a carload maximum of $18.00. Light refreshments will be available for purchase with a limited number of bird nesting boxes and toad houses available. Some may wish to take home the assembled products and some may wish to direct them to conservation areas. If you wish to expand your interest throughout Earth Week, I recommend the following parks and trails. The St.John’s Trout pond is found by travelling down Pelham Street to Hollow Road. The pond itself is located in Thorold but there are several trails that roam into Pelham. The E. C. Brown site is across from the airport on River Road up from Effingham Street. The early spring has caused many of the native species to begin their growth and a

gravel trail runs around the wetland complex. Morgan’s Point in Wainfleet is another interesting site to explore as are the John Nemy and Lathrop Trails off Marlene Stewart Streit Park. For those in the Chantler Road area, Pelham’s own beauty is the Bradshaw Park which has a central gravel trail and a few looping side trails. Of course our largest trail system is found in the Shorthills Provincial Park with access from the Roland Road parking area in Pelham. Happy Earth Day and Week to all and hats off to the E.L. Crossley E.A.R.T.H. Club, Rona Welland the the NPCA for the great kickoff! Brian Baty is a Niagara Regional Councillor for the Town of Pelham and a member of the NPCA Board of Directors [email protected]

Earth Day activities at Ball’s Falls ConservationBY BRIAN BATYRegional Councillor


THE NIAGARA LANDOWNERS ASSOCIATIONis proud to announce their

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Jack MacLarenConservative MPP andformer President of theOntario LandownersAssociation.

Shawn CarmichaelPresident of the Leeds and Gren-ville Landowners Association, todiscuss his Supreme Court of Cana-da win against the Egg MarketingBoard and the Ontario government.

Bob Mackie Landowner activistand Governer for theOntario LandownersAssociation.

Our government is standing up for the rights of law-abiding Canadians. We put the rights of victims first. We promote strong, effective measures to get tough on crime. Canadians gave us a strong mandate to uphold these principles and continue to work to keep our streets and communities safe.

It’s no different when it comes to white collar crime. We recognize the devastating impact that fraud can have on honest Canadians. When someone loses their life savings to deception, they lose their hope for a secure retirement; their freedom to make financial choices; and they often feel humiliated, for having been deceived. The damage, all too often, can never be undone. Serious crimes demand a serious response. Our

Government listened to victims of white collar crime, and responded with the Standing Up For Victims of White Collar Crime Act, which has now come into force. This vital legislation takes a number of steps to combat and deter fraud, and to support victims of crimes of deception.

Our legislation takes several steps to help ensure that sentences are appropriate for the severity of the crime, and the losses imposed on victims. This includes a mandatory minimum period of jail time for fraud over $1 million, so those who commit fraud on such a large scale spend at least two years behind bars.

Even when the dollar amount is smaller, it can represent a life’s savings and hard work. That’s

why our legislation also requires the courts to take aggravating factors into account when determining a sentence. The impact on the victim, given the victim’s age, health and financial situation, must be considered. Additional aggravating factors include the destruction or concealment of records, the violation of licensing or professional rules, and the length of time and amount of planning that went into the fraud.

Victims of fraud want more than just punishment for the offender; what they may desire most is the return of their money. Sadly, this is often not possible. But, to increase the chances of restoring at least some of the stolen property, our government now requires the courts to order restitution whenever possible, if a

specific victim and loss can be identified.

We have also taken action to help prevent future crimes, by giving the courts the power to issue a prohibition order. This would ban an offender from having authority over other people’s money, whether through employment or any volunteer position. This is a practical, common sense way to reduce the chance of future offences and the losses to victims.

We also recognize that some cases of fraud can damage an entire community, particularly when an offender targets a particular neighbourhood or association for his or her offence. That’s why our bill now permits Community Impact Statements, allowing a group to inform the court how a case of fraud has

caused them loss, and for that statement to be taken into account in determining a sentence.

These measures are part of our government’s overall approach of standing up for honest, law-abiding Canadians. They build on our record of addressing gun crimes, organized drug crime and other violent crimes. Moving forward, we have legislation before Parliament to better protect children from sexual predators and help crack down on serious drug crimes such as trafficking and production. Our legislation will also enshrine the rights of victims in law, such as to be kept informed and to be heard at Parole Board hearings.

We’re proud that the Standing Up For Victims of White Collar Crime Act

is now in force, providing better protection for law-abiding Canadians through measures to enhance prevention and restitution. In addition, we’ve continued our record of helping ensure serious time for serious crime, with sentences strengthened to better reflect the impact on victims. Our government will always work to make our streets and communities safer.

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The Vet’s Voice

Dr. Claire Todd

April showers bring May....bugs for FidoAs the temperatures rise,

the tree buds swell, and the grass starts to grow the insects start planning for a fun-filled summer of reproduction and feasting! Unfortunately, this is often at the expense of us and our pets (and my poor roses!). Mostly these insects are just an itchy nuisance but sometimes they can have life-threatening consequences. Such is the case for Heartworm disease in our dogs.

Here is a little science review. Heartworm disease is spread by mosquitoes. The mosquito draws up microscopic worm larvae when they bite an infected animal. The microscopic worm larvae is then injected into the muscle of the dog during a mosquito feed; then just as their name implies, the larvae makes its way into the bloodstream and sets up home in the pulmonary blood vessels as they enter the heart. Here they mature into worms nearly a foot long! The mature worm

infestation gradually causes obstruction of blood flow through the heart resulting in congestive heart failure. Animals infected with heartworms will appear completely healthy until the eventual situation of congestive heart failure develops.

Why don’t people contract heartworm disease? Well, we do – sort of. We are bitten by the same mosquitoes carrying the larvae, but when the larvae enter our body, our immune system instantly recognizes them as a problem and eradicates them. Similarly, cats are much less likely to develop heartworm disease then dogs. But for reasons unknown the canine immune system permits the larvae to travel through their body and live. Other canine relatives such as foxes, coyotes, raccoons and wolves are equally at risk. Depending on the number of larvae injected, the time from infection to heart failure can range from months to

years. So wild animals, or untreated dogs, may serve as a reservoir of infection to others for years before they succumb to the disease.

Unfortunately, 70% of all of Canada’s Heartworm cases are in southwestern Ontario. Common use of Heartworm preventions have managed to keep the prevalence of positive cases reasonably low, but the last 10 years has seen a 50% increase in the number of cases in this region. Partly the increased cases are due to the import of adoption dogs from the southeastern USA where the disease is extremely prevalent. Many of these dogs arrive infected by various strains of Heartworm. Some of these new strains are proving harder to prevent and treat then what we historically see in this region.

So how much risk is your dog at? Really it comes down to – “who is your neighbour?”. Heartworm cases appear to cluster, suggesting the likelihood

of an animal infected with heartworm, living unnoticed within the cluster. This individual is the source of infection for the local mosquito population which then travel within a 5km radius, spreading the disease to others. So if the dogs and wildlife within a 5km radius of you are heartworm free, your dog is at a pretty low risk, no matter how many times a mosquito bites them. But if there is a dog or, say, a raccoon with heartworm disease living nearby, your dog is at a very high risk, just one mosquito bite may be all it takes.

Is Heartworm disease treatable? Yes – most of the time. Dogs that are symptom-free and are diagnosed with heartworm disease on routine screening tests can usually be successfully

treated but treatment typically cost between $800-$1500. Dogs that are not diagnosed with the disease until they are showing symptoms (due to the heart failure) can sometimes be successfully treated, but complications are common and costs even higher. For these reasons most people prefer to use routine screening and prevention medications.

Although prevention medications have high efficacy rates, failures do occur; especially with the new strains of Heartworm up from the USA. So routine regular blood screening is still very important to ensure the safety of our dogs. There are numerous heartworm prevention medications available on the market, oral and topical, most are administered monthly by

pet owners at home. They range in costs depending on the size of your dog and what other parasites a product may also prevent (ie. fleas, mites, ticks). All products have very impressive safety records. Call your veterinary office for specific details on products available, and don’t let the mosquito’s summer party plans ruin your pet’s summer!

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• Mondays at 7:00 p.m. Sing Niagara Women’s A Cappella Chorus at Paroisse Immaculee Conception Church, 99 Garner St, St. Catharines. Call 905-354-4745 or visit www.singniagara.com.

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•Tuesdays 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Kids Club: AWANA, Ridgeville Bible Chapel 905-734-3640

•Tuesdays 7:30 p.m. A Cappella Niagara Men’s Chorus invites singers for fun, fellowship, and fabulous 4-part harmony. Meets at St. John Ambulance, 5734 Glenholme Ave., Niagara Falls. Info: Bob 892-2336

•Tuesdays 7 p.m. Tuesday Night Bingo, St. Ann’s Parish, 834 Canboro Rd., Fenwick. Chance to win $100. Wheelchair accessible. Info 905-892-6123.

• Wednesdays - 1st & 3rd of the each month, at 2:00 p.m. Pelham Community Church Worship Service, 461 Canboro Rd, Fenwick.

•Thursdays (first Thursday of every month) 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. SOS (Survivors of Stroke), a welcoming and caring environment to meet other survivors of stroke and caregivers and exchange and receive information in a friendly and social environment. Everyone is welcome. Info call Ann 905-892-1621

• Fridays at 7:30 p.m. - Euchre at North Pelham Youth Hall, 1718 Maple St. $3 admission. Call Rose for info: 905-892-3408.

•Saturdays, 2 to 4:30 p.m. Bingo at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 613 Fonthill, 141 Regional Road 20.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012• 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. ACW Spring Tea at Holy Trinity Church,

Pelham St., Fonthill. Enjoy a cup of tea and dessert. Treasures tables, second time around books, bake tables, preserves.

• 7:30 p.m. Canadian Federation of University Women monthly meeting at Plymouth Cordage Retirement Residence, 110 First St, Welland. Guest speaker Peggy Stock of Taoist Tai Chi Society.

Friday, April 20 to Sunday, April 22, 2012• Pelham Home and Leisure Show presented by the Fonthill

and District Kinsmen. Friday: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Friday, April 20, 2012• 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Legion Lunch, Succulent Kassler Pork

Chops served with sweet and saucy sauerkraut, cheese-filled perogies and sour cream. Served with dessert, tea or coffee. $9. Take out available.

Saturday April 21 & Sunday April 22, 2012• 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Thorold’s 3rd Annual Fertilizer Sale in

support of Thorold Seniors. Semenuk’s Service Station, Hwy 20 at Merrittville Hwy. 25kg bags of fertilizer: 21-7-7 50% slow release $24; 10-10-10 general purpose $21; 10-20--20 fall lawn $25. Bulk available, inquire. 905-227-9338.

Saturday, April 21, 2012• 1 to 5 p.m., Quilt and Fibre Art Show and afternoon tea

featuring quilters, flour sack quilts, thread art, spinners and weavers, knitters, watercolour painter, beading, upcycled art and more. $5 admission. St. David’s Anglican Church, Thorold Road, Welland. Info: 905-788-0221 or 905-732-5609.

• 10 a.m. Niagara Bruce Trail Club Jordan loop, 2 hours, meet at Glen Road parking area off 19th Street Jordan. Medium-Strenuous.

• 5 p.m. Fonthill United Church Spaghetti Supper. Adults $10, Children to age 12 $5. UCW bake sale in the Narthex. Reserve tickets, phone 905-892-6433.

• 4 to 7 p.m. Pasta Dinner. Adults $10, children under 12 $6. Take out available. Cash bar available. Last one until October. Fonthill Lions Hall, Regional Road 20, Fonthill.

Sunday, April 22, 2012• Noon to 4:30 p.m. Fenwick Central Railroad Model Railroad

Open House, presented by The Greater Niagara Model Railroad Engineers, 1141 Maple St, Fenwick. Donations appreciated. Sorry, the building is not wheelchair accessible.

www.gnmre.ca. • 2 p.m. Niagara Bruce Trail Club Fonthill loop, 2 hours, meet

in the parking lot of Pelham Municipal Building, 20 Pelham Town Square, Fonthill. Medium-Moderate.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012• 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Niagara Women’s Connection, a non-

denominational Christian women’s club, welcomes Leon Perel, president of NSR Appraisals and Owner/President of Forum Galleries Antiques in NOTL as special guest. Coffee, tea, treats will be served. Door prizes. $7. Fonthill United Church. RSVP Janinne 905-892-4918 or [email protected]

• 7 - 9 p.m. Jeffrey Smith, author of Seeds of Deception, speaks on Genetically Modified Foods and their impact on health and the envirornment. Sponsored by The Breast Cancer Prevention and Community Research Group. Yerich Auditorium, Niagara College, Niagara-on-the-Lake campus. Limited seating, suggested donation of $10. Reservations, call 905-687-3333 or [email protected].

Saturday, April 28, 2012• 7:30 p.m. The Beat Goes On 50s 60s Dance by Kiwanis

Club of Welland with DJ Bill Nagy. $15 per person, includes snacks, pizza and prizes. Casual Dress. Casa Dante Hall, 34 Lincoln St. West, Welland.

Sunday, April 29, 2012• 11:30 a.m. Osteoporosis Canada Niagara Chapter Annual

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May 3 to 5, 2012• 7 p.m. Saint Paul Players present Little Women. $5 children,

$8 adults. Tickets: Saint Paul Catholic High School, 9005-356-4313.

Sunday, May 6, 2012• 7 p.m. Pelham Evangelical Friends Church Special

Performance with Torchmen Quartet. Evening of music and ministry. All welcome. 940 Haist St., Fonthill.

• noon to 5 p.m. Canadian Federation of University Women St. Catharines 38th Annual House Tour. Contact [email protected], 905-646-3191 or www.cfuwstcatharines.org.

Saturday, May 12, 2012• 5 to 7 p.m. North Pelham Youth Association Ham and

Scalloped Potato Dinner at North Pelham Youth Hall, 1718 Maple St. (north of Tice Road). $10 advanced, $12 at the door. Children 5 to 12, $5. Tickets at Fenwick Avondale or Wendy, 905-892-7732.

• noon Saint Paul Players present Little Women. $5 children, $8 adults. Tickets: Saint Paul Catholic High School, 9005-356-4313.

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It’s the biggest one yet!This spring the Fonthill

and District Kinsmen will host the Pelham Home Show.

“This is the largest show ever, and the largest waiting list for vendors,” says Kinsmen Kevin Twomey.

With over 80 vendors already in place for the show, Twomey says the turnout is “very

encouraging from our standpoint.”

“There are needs in our community, we have just suffered an economic downturn. This show will provide the latest in local products and services,” says Twomey.

Twomey says it’s essential for Pelham residents to come and support their local businesses in the show.

“We need a good turnout, we need people to support this. These are the [businesses] that are local, they are paying the

local taxes. It keeps the wheels turning, we need to keep things local,” says Twomey. “It’s a win-win for everyone.”

The show’s limit this year is two vendors for each category. Two roofing companies, two financial planners, etc.

“I’ve never seen someone leave the show and be disappointed,” says Twomey.

Although people can get a taste for the local businesses in Pelham and what they have to offer, Twomey says the show is

also a place to socialize.“It’s a great social

opportunity, it’s a kick-off to the season. People like to come out and socialize, to hang out and have coffee. A lot of people enjoy the social aspect,” says Twomey.

Twomey stresses the show is not for the Kinsmen, it’s for the local businesses.

“As a [public relations] guy, in the last couple of years the number of requests for financial support has been mounting. There are so

many groups, families, in need of support. We do what we can, with what we have.

“There’s lots to be proud of here in Pelam,” says Twomey, speaking of the service clubs that support the community, “be proud of these people. they provide us with forms of entertainment, with ways to make things, just better. these are the men and women that shape the community.”

The 17th Annual Pelham Home Show will be held at the Pelham Arena, on

Friday, April 20, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, April 21, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday April 22, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Admission is $2, and the proceeds go to local community groups.

“Admmission, any profits, they all go back into the community. we’re a service club, we support many different things, the E.L. Crossely Scholorship fund, the Hope House, the Women’s Place, Pelham Cares and a number of different minor sports teams,” says Twomey.

Kinsmen’s Pelham Home Show bigger than everBY GAVINCHAPMANVOICE Staff

Jane Gilmour (right), president, Pelham Cares, was the guest speaker at last Wednesday’s Rotary meeting. After the presentation, the Rotary Club of Fonthill made a donation to Pelham Cares in the amount of $500, as a way of honouring a request from our community partner, TD Canada Trust, represented this morning by Carol Pitre (left), manager, Fonthill branch. Making the presentation is club president, Andrew Larmand.

/Special to the Voice

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