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Local community newspaper for Pelham, located at the heart of the Niagara Region.TRANSCRIPT
VOICEThe
Pelham’s independent news source from the Heart of Niagara
Vol.15 No.26 Wednesday, August 31, 2011
A winning landscape.Page 7
The Lancaster Bomber.Page 2
PMBA results.Page 12
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Bolts of lightning brighten up the sky over Harold Black Park during a wild thunderstorm on August 24. Devaan Ingraham/Voice Photo
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BY TINA CHIVERSVOICE Staff
NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE
Class Environmental AssessmentWelland Water Treatment Plant Upgrade
City of Welland
The StudyNiagara Region initiated a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) to study alternatives to secure the future of potable water supply to the Welland Water Treatment Plant service area.
BackgroundThe Welland Water Treatment Plant (WTP) is located on Merritt Island between the Welland Canal and the Welland River. The plant can produce up to 102.3 million litres of treated water per day, and services the City of Welland, the Town of Pelham, and the south part of the City of Thorold. The oldest structures at the plant date to about 1910 and the facility has been expanded and upgraded over the years. Extensive building and equipment improvements are required to update the WTP to current standards.
Alternate solutions are being reviewed and evaluated as part of the Class EA process, including construction of a new WTP, and supplying water to the Welland area from other WTPs.
The ProcessThe project is being planned as a Schedule “C” undertaking in accordance with the Municipal Engineers Association Class Environmental Assessment document (2007). The Class EA process includes public and review agency consultation, evaluation of the alternatives, assessment of the impacts of the preferred alternative and identification of measures to mitigate any adverse impacts.
A Public Information Centre (PIC) is being held to present and obtain comments on the project, identified solutions, and the preferred alternative. Interested members of the public, business communities and agencies are encouraged to attend. The PIC will follow an “Open House” format with information pertaining to the Study on display and members of the project team on hand to discuss any questions or concerns you may have.
The Public Information Centre will be held:
Date: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 Time: 5 to 8 pmLocation: Welland City Hall 60 East Main Street, Welland
CommentsYou are encouraged to attend the Public Information Centre and provide your comments for input into the project. Comments received through the course of the project will be considered in the detailed design of the upgrades. Information and comments regarding this project are being collected to assist the Project Team in meeting the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record.
For further informationor if you wish to be added to the mailing list or have any questions on the project, please
contact:
Mr. Tony Cimino, C.E.T., CMM I, Project Manager, Water and Wastewater Services, Niagara Region
3501 Schmon Parkway, P.O. Box 1042, Thorold, ON L2V 4T7Telephone: 905-685-4225, ext. 3235, Fax: 905-685-5205
E-mail: [email protected]
Mr. Vince Grande, P. Eng., PMP, Project Manager, R.V. Anderson Associates Limited, Consultant
1 St. Paul Street, Suite 702, St. Catharines, ON L2R 7L2Telephone: 905-685-5049, ext. 29, Fax 905-685-9894
E-mail: [email protected]
If you require any accommodations for a disability in order to attend and participate in the September 7, 2011 meeting, please contact the Accessibility Advisory Coordinator at 905-685-4225, ext. 3252, as soon as conveniently possible, to make the appropriate arrangements.
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In memory of Jack Layton, a book of condolences has been set up at Munici-pal Hall. The book will be available in the lobby until Friday, September 2; it will then be sent to MP Malcolm Allen’s office.
One of the first signatures in the book belongs to Mayor Dave Augustyn. Ac-
cording to Augustyn, Jack Layton under-stood that people live and work in com-munities, and that communities must be healthy for the country to be healthy and prosper.
“I appreciate Mr. Layton’s vision, pas-sion and energy,” says Augustyn. “He worked to make Canada a better place.”
Also, to honour Mr. Layton, flags were lowered to half staff. Anyone wishing to sign the book of condolences, may do so anytime before September 2.
Book created to collect condolences for Jack Layton
Mayor Dave Augustyn and Nancy Bozzato, town clerk, display book of condolences for Jack Layton. Any residents wishing to write condolences are welcome to do so by September 2.
Tina Chivers/Voice Photo
On Thursday, September 1, Johnny and the Cruizers (sponsored by Indulgence) will be performing at the Bandshell in Peace Park. The six-piece band will play the music of the ‘50s and ‘60s The band includes six vocalists, and will recreate some of the most memorable hits by musicians such as Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Bill Haley, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Beatles and The Monkees, along with female greats like Aretha Franklin.
/Special to the Voice
Concert to serve up old-fashioned fun!
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The Pelham Non-Profit Housing Corporation owns and operates a well-maintained 64 unit Seniors Apartment Building in Fonthill and is currently seeking nominations from individuals interested in serving on the volunteer BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
The Board of Directors is responsible for advising, governing, overseeing policy and direction, and assisting with the leadership and general promotion of Pelham Non-Profit Housing Corporation in support of the organization’s mission and needs. Meetings are held September through June at 9:00 A.M. on the third Friday of the month at 45 Pelham Town Square, Fonthill and typically last 90 minutes.
Expectation of Board members:Attend and participate in meetings on a regular basis, and special events as able.Be alert to community concerns that can be addressed by Pelham Non-Profit Housing Corporation mission, objectives, and programs.Help communicate and promote Pelham Non-Profit Housing Corporation mission and programs to the community.Become familiar with Pelham Non-Profit Housing Corporation finances, budget, and financial/resource needs.Understand the policies and procedures of Pelham Non-Profit Housing Corporation.Resident of the Town of Pelham or in reasonable proximity to the Town.18 Years of age or older.Prior board experience an asset.
You are invited to submit a letter of interest along with your resume to [email protected] by 2:00 P.M. Thursday, September 1, 2011. Attn: Nomination Committee
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From the sound of the aircraft a few short mo-ments before it appeared in the sky over Fonthill, I knew it was the Lancaster bomber from the Cana-dian Warplane Heritage Museum in Mount Hope, Ontario.
The sight of it never fails to bring back memories of long ago when I often watched squadrons of these aircraft assembling into flights over England in the beginnings of dark-ness to cross the English Channel for night bomb-ing raids over enemy ter-ritories in Europe. I also
can’t help but recall my thoughts and prayers of the seven crew members harnessed into their op-erating positions in each aircraft. Even though my unit was in training on the ground for the beach landings in Normandy at the time, it scared the devil out of me to imagine myself being in the place of any one of those seven Lancaster crew members. There were many Cana-dian service personnel lost in horrendous ways during these extremely hazardous missions, and there are still Canadian
veterans living who served with them and survived.
The Lancaster earned a remarkable reputation during its extremely haz-ardous operations during the latter four years of the war, having successfully completed such missions as “The Dam Buster” with a 22,000 lb. bouncing bomb. This remarkable aircraft was a major fac-tor in winning the war, but not without the cost of many young Canadian lives.
Each time I see it fly-ing over I can’t help but wonder at the dedication
and perseverance of those who succeeded in restor-ing, maintaining and flying the only surviving Lancaster in North Ameri-ca, after its life as an active bomber during World War II almost seventy years ago. These mechanics and technicians provide their services to the Museum on a volunteer basis. As an immortal flying symbol of Canadian history it has been seen on numerous occasions in the skies over Pelham and the commu-nities of the Niagara Pen-insula as well as in many other parts of Canada on
different occasions such as Remembrance Day. I wonder at times how many of all those that watch it recognize it for what it really is, and most importantly its meaning to Canadian history.
What makes this flying reminder of “Lest We For-get” distinctive to Pelham is that its pilot, Leon Ev-ans and his wife Mary also live in Fonthill. Our com-munity is indeed very for-tunate to have residents such as Leon who, as a retired Air Canada Airline pilot after thirty four years, has the capability, qualifications and inter-est to fly this sixty-eight year old historical four-engine warplane. Leon is the chief pilot of the Canadian Warplane Heri-tage Museum having had eleven years of volunteer service flying every flyable aircraft in the museum collection. Leon pilots the Lancaster with an out-standing and deep sense
of remembrance of every young Canadian who flew in the Lancasters during the war in their dedicated service to Canada.
Whenever possible, dur-ing each of his flights in the Lancaster, Leon does a fly-past over Legion Parks and Cenotaphs in salute of “Lest We Forget”, which is very commendable. The next scheduled flight over Pelham is during the morning of September 3, weather permitting.
The Lancaster, a symbol of Canadian historySENIORS CIRCLE
Bill Newell
Leon Evans, CWH Chief Pilot at the controls./Special to the Voice
Patti Parker, of the band Blind Fate, holds the attention of a group of young fans at the Bandshell on Thursday, August 18. When Parker isn’t singing with the band, she can be found teaching Kindergarten at Glynn A. Green elementary school in Fonthill. Some of the chidren watching Parker sing are Glynn A. Green students.
/Special to the Voice
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Tina Chivers, EditorWarren Mason, Advertising Coordinator
Liz Hayden, Ad CompositionJaye Cawood, Office Manager
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I am very pleased to report that the 1st Annual eWaste Day, hosted by the Pelham Fire Department Auto Extri-cation Team, was a resounding success. Final tonnage figures won’t be available for another week, but I can report that almost 500 cars passed through the collec-tion area, and we filled more than 6 roll-off bins with unwanted computers, televisions, stereos, phones, and other electronics. We live in a materialistic society, and it’s refreshing to see citizens, community groups, gov-ernment, and businesses working together to reduce the environmental impact of our purchasing habits. By responsibly recycling these old electronics, we reduce pressure on landfills, we decrease the quantity of toxic metals buried in landfills, we reduce the need to mine new sources of these metals, we de-clutter our homes, and we raise funds that return benefits back into the community. I commend the citizens of Pelham and surrounding areas for loading up their vehicles, driv-ing to Town Hall, and supporting this great initiative. Mayor Augustyn, council, CAO Martin Yamich, and staff
of the Town of Pelham are also to be commended for their wholehearted support. Beamer’s Hardware rep-resented our business community wonderfully with a gracious contribution of nearly a bin full of electron-ics. Finally, I’d like to acknowledge the contributions of the volunteers who spent a wonderful summer day lugging tonnes of material out of cars, trucks, and trail-ers, and into the bins supplied by Modern Corpora-tion. Our volunteer firefighters spend numerous hours every week training and responding to calls at any time of day or night. I am grateful for the extra effort con-tributed by all at the eWaste Day, and I am honoured to be a member of the Pelham Fire Department. Based on the outcome of our inaugural eWaste Day, I feel confi-dent that our town can build on this success. Perhaps a Spring Clean-Up Day in the new year? Stay posted....
Rob Belchior, Firefighter and Extrication Team Member,Pelham Fire Department
Pelham’s garbage is the fire department’s treasure
Fonthill is most fortunate to have such an asset as the Steve Bauer trail which is a drawing card to the com-munity.
I am new to the Fonthill community but not unfamil-iar with the trail as since last fall and prior to my mov-ing to Fonthill I drove over to my daughter’s on a daily basis, excluding winter, to walk on the trail. Compared to my daily walk on the streets in Welland, the silence around the trail is deafening–especially to myself with a severe hearing problem–but allows me to walk without my hearing aids so I can enjoy the quiet, but still hear “bike to the left” and all of the “good mornings”.
During the past three months of walking this trail, I’ve come to appreciate the friendliness of all the people I meet and pass on the trail with a smile and a “good
morning” that makes my day. I’ve not personally met these friendly people but I have to say I look forward to seeing them on a daily basis with their variety of big and small dogs that are well behaved.
The people of Fonthill should be proud of this trail not only for the benefit of having a secluded place to walk, but also be able to enjoy the immaculate condi-tion of the surrounding land kept by the town on a basis where the weeds and grass don’t get as high as an elephant’s eye.
Don Smith,Fonthill
Pelham’s Steve Bauer trail is a gem
I find your new website to be well done, very infor-mative and user-friendly.
Of all the innumerable internet websites that are now accessible to those having computers, the one representing this newspaper stands out in my opinion as being readily informative and user-friendly. In it there is a distinct advantage to not only the residents of the area, but also to those folks that have relocated beyond the delivery limits, but continue to have an interest in the affairs of the Pelham community.
Bill Newell,Fonthill
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Business 101 claims that the three secrets to suc-cess for most businesses is location, location, loca-tion. That being the case, it is prudent for a commit-tee of Niagara Regional Council to promote Niag-ara on the world stage for the strategic advantages we have and the bounty of resources, physical and cultural, that we offer. Such is the task of the Ni-agara Gateway Economic Zone and Centre Imple-mentation Committee. That might sound like a mouthful but the name originates with the Places to Grow policy which originated from the Prov-ince during the last term
of regional council.The gateway economic
centre is basically the ur-ban areas in the Welland Canal corridor from Thor-old, through Welland and into Port Colborne includ-ing the lands, resources and transportation modes that serve the area. The Gateway Economic Zone is the urban areas in the QEW corridor from Ni-agara Falls to Fort Erie. As the Places to Grow policy was being developed, the government made it clear that it would direct and control development over the next thirty years ac-cording to the guidance in the policy. In early drafts of the policy, there was little potential for growth in Niagara. Several visits during Niagara Week at Queen’s Park and several
submissions to the gov-ernment led to the iden-tification of the Gateway Economic Zone & Centre. Work of the committee is to identify and promote the assets in the two ar-eas, to build a Commu-nity Improvement Plan to enhance the area and to conduct worldwide pro-motion of our products. One catalyst for the Gate-way Economic Zone from Niagara Falls to Fort Erie is a major motor racing facility with a potential research partnership with McMaster University. The preliminary economic driver for the Gateway Economic Centre is the green industry with par-ticular potential noted for construction and as-sembly of wind turbines to serve the future energy
needs of Canada and the United States. Current work on the 406 exten-sion and the planned east-west corridor to the Peace Bridge are part of the development of the Economic Centre and links it with the Economic Zone.
A presentation was made at the last com-mittee meeting by the Binational Economic & Tourism Alliance on the border remediation proj-ect. Several factors have affected travel and trade across our border. WHTI (The Western Hemi-sphere Travel Initiative) has led to higher levels of security and delays at our borders, the require-ment for passports, the currency exchange rates all pose challenges but
a study undertaken in-dicates that our border crossings are the highest of all border crossings between Canada and the USA with our figures coming second only to Detroit/Windsor for truck traffic. Significant border improvements have been made and others planned to ease the flow of traffic. Data indicates that for 90 to 95% of the time there are no major delays at most bridge crossings. The presenter strongly recommended that Niaga-rans obtain Nexus cards to facilitate our personal travel as well as alleviat-ing congestion in the non-Nexus lanes.
The second presenter made a presentation on TRANSHUB, a private
consortium designed to attract investment to the Hamilton to Buffalo corri-dor based on our harbour, rail, road and airport facil-ities. The initiative began with research undertaken by McMaster University’s Institute of Transporta-tion and Logistics (MITL). It is hoped that our own Regional Council will seek membership in this organization in 2012 as its direction totally coincides with our promotion of the Niagara Gateway Eco-nomic Zone and Centre.
Brian Baty is a Niagara Regional Councillor for the Town of Pelham and is a member of the Niagara Gateway Economic Zone and Centre Implementa-tion Committee [email protected]
TOWN OF PELHAM INFORMATION COLUMN
THE WEEK AHEAD
The Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council presentsAn Outdoor Movie Night in Pelham.Join us for the family-friendly movie
Despicable Me in Peace Park on Wednesday, August 31st (movie
starts at dusk)Remember to bring your lawn chairs!
Funded by the Mayor’s Gala 2011
PELHAM ARENA
“ZUMBA FITNESS” Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011 9:30 – 10:30 am
Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011 9:30-10:30 am and 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011 9:30-10:30am and 7:30 – 8:30 pm
“ZUMBA GOLD” Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011 9:30 – 10:30 am
PELHAM TOWN SQUARE
Pelham Farmer’s Market every Thursday from May to October at 4:30 pm in Pelham Town Square. Winner of
the Market Bucks on August 18th was Julie Birmingham
PELHAM PUBLIC LIBRARYRent-a-Geek: One-on-one Computer Help: Dan Wal-lace, Computer Systems Specialist, is available to help with your questions every other Friday between 1 - 4. $10.00 per half hour. Half hour minimum. Includes use of a laptop. Payment reserves your place. Regis-ter in person. Begins Fri., July 8. $10.00 for 1/2 hour.
Pelham Public Library.
Journaling Workshop: Ever wonder how to get started? Need some new and creative ideas? Join Marcia for this creative and interesting workshop exploring the different types of journaling and its benefits, tools to use, how to get yourself writing. Please bring a pen and notebook. Sept. 6 at 6:30. $ 3.00 Register ahead.
Meditation Morning: Marcia leads you through a num-ber of different types of meditations for stress relief and focus. Great for beginners and those who have medi-tated before. Please bring a pen and notebook. Sept.
10 from 9:30-11:30. $3.00.
Book Talk: Join a Pelham Library staff member in talk-ing about books: the new, the good, the bad, and the ugly. It is not necessary to have read the book. Sep-tember 12th from 10 - 11:30. The Guernsey Literary
and Potato Peel Pie Society. $ 2.50.
Getting Started with your Kobo E-reader: This ses-sion is designed to help you learn step by step how
to download and use the Pelham Public Library’s Overdrive e-books on a Kobo. You must have basic computer skills. Please bring your Kobo, your email address and a Pelham Public Library card in good standing. Please register ahead in person. Sept. 13
from 10 - 11:30. $5.00.
Deadly Women of Ontario: Author and Historian Cher-yl MacDonald delivers a riveting presentation not only describing these dramatic cases, but also discussing how crime opens a window onto the past, revealing details about everyday life that might otherwise be lost. Cheryl MacDonald is an experienced professional writer who has written, co-authored or edited nearly 40 books on Canadian history. Sept.19 at 7:00. $5.00.
Register ahead.
Estate Planning: It’s For Everyone! Gary Zalot from Memorial Gardens will talk about wills, death benefits, powers of attorney, personal care, finances, pre-ar-rangement options for cemetery property and funerals, plus the new eco-options that are available. Sept. 20 at
2:00 pm. Free but register ahead.
Understanding Anxiety: Do you suffer from intense, prolonged feelings of fright, distress, or excessive wor-ry for no obvious reason? Did you know that 12% of Canadians will experience an anxiety disorder in their lifetime? The CMHA presents this informative session, plus you will hear a personal story from someone who
copes with the challenges of this stressful disorder.
Free but please register ahead Sept. 21 at 6:00.Card making Workshop: Have fun learning to make your own greeting cards with a variety of techniques including iris folding, stamping, origami, and embel-lishments. All materials provided to create several sea-sonal cards with envelopes. Sept. 26, 2011 from 10 am
- 12 pm $5.00. Register ahead.
Create a G-mail Account: This step-by-step, hands-on course will walk you through the set up. Some features of G-mail will be highlighted to help you get the most out of your account. You must have the ability to use a mouse. Please register ahead in person. Sept. 27 from
10 - 11:30. $ 5.00
Fraud Prevention: A Police Officer and Certified Finan-cial Planner talk about the simple measures you can take to protect yourself from scams and fraud. Sept.
27 at 6:30. Free but register ahead.
Fabulous Fall Looks among the Books: Fashion Show, Silent Auction & Refreshments. Fashions by Dorlene’s from the Seaway Mall. Oct. 2, 2011 at 2:00 pm. Tick-ets: $15.00. Available At Dorlene’s or Pelham Public Li-brary. Presented by the Friends of the Pelham Library.
Town of Pelham e-mail address: [email protected]
Visit our Web site at www.pelham.ca
BY BRIAN BATYRegional Councillor
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Have you been asked to sign the “Pe-tition to Stop Site Alteration Bylaw”?
According to the petition, a site alteration bylaw would enable the Town to “…assume complete & utter control of your land.” The petition as-serts that: “In other words, you would have absolutely no control over the land on which you pay taxes. This is nothing short of ‘COMMUNISM’.”
Strong language, isn’t it?So, what is the issue? Are any of these
statements true? And, what would a site alteration bylaw look like?
Following complaints and the sug-gestion from some rural residents, the Town is considering the introduc-tion of a Site Alteration Bylaw. Many other municipalities have enacted a bylaw of this nature to limit grading, topsoil removal, and placing of fill on sites prior to receiving the appropri-ate approvals.
A Site Alteration Bylaw would allow a City or Town to regulate activities with the potential for environmental degradation (dumping, erosion, sedi-mentation, etc...), drainage problems (blockages, impact on neighbour-ing properties, etc…) and public nuisance (tracking of mud on roads, dust, etc…). This type of bylaw does not replace other land development approval processes (like Plans of Sub-division, or Site Plan Controls), and it is sanctioned under the Ontario Mu-
nicipal Act.The Town convened a public in-
formation session on August 10 to give people an opportunity to ask questions and provide comments in support of or in opposition to a Site Alteration Bylaw. (Notice of the meet-ing was advertised in the newspaper and on the Town’s website for two weeks.)
At the meeting, Staff explained that Council had not decided whether or not they would like to adopt such a Bylaw. Staff encouraged residents to take the time to submit written com-ments indicating support of or oppo-sition to any such bylaw. (The dead-line for the submission of comments was August 26.)
Staff will review this input and the comments from other agencies and will provide a summary to the Gen-eral Committee of Council on Mon-day, September 19. Anyone who sub-mitted comments or who signed the attendance sheet at the meeting will be provided with a copy of the report and the other comments when they are provided to Council.
If Council wishes to proceed, you and other members of the public will have more opportunity for input.
Despite this ongoing public process, it is unfortunate that a private party is circulating misinformation like the statements in the petition above.
You may contact Mayor Dave at [email protected] or read past columns at www.pelhammayordave.blogspot.com.
BY DAVE AUGUSTYN
Mayor of Pelham
“Complete and utter control of your land”?
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Who knows an English garden better than the English?
Dave and Ruth Wanless, both of English descent, have scored first place in the 2011 Trillium Awards, Residential Small catego-ry.
The couple, who lives on Rolling Meadows Blvd. in Fonthill, started their garden 20 years ago.
“I remember how intimi-dating it felt 20 years ago, when we were staring at an empty lot,” says Ruth Wanless.
Wanless says that, with a live garden, the key is to keep growing with it as it evolves.
The last time the couple entered their gardens in the contest was 10 years ago. Wanless says that her yard was invited on the Communities in Bloom Garden Tour, and so it seemed natural to enter the gardens in the Tril-lium Awards contest.
“We’re delighted and honoured to have been chosen,” says Wanless. “We’re just so happy that people like our gardens.”
Furthermore, she says that, after a neighbour erected a fence between the properties, it just called out to be deco-rated.
“We planted a garden along the fence and after just two summers, it has become one of the crown-ing jewels in our garden,” says Wanless. “Because it basks in the sun all day, it stands in contrast to the rest of our shady yard; I think this prompted us to enter our new front yard in the contest.”
Wanless says that her yard is very much an Eng-lish garden.
“Dave and I both have English backgrounds, so we’ve filled our garden with typical English flow-ers such as hydrangeas, Calla lillies, rhododen-drons, herbs, and hanging baskets. Plus, in keeping with the tradition of a true English garden, the Wan-
less property incorporates a water feature.
Wanless says that her garden is incredibly fra-grant—lavender is abun-dant, and during the spring, there are flower-ing shrubs and trees such as lilac.
Asked how many hours the couple spends on their yard, Wanless says that it takes approximately two hours a day to maintain.
“We start as soon as the snow is gone; as soon as I can dig, I’m out there,” she says. “And we go until November.”
Wanless says that her knowledge grew from her interest in gardening as a hobby. And her advice to newbies is to visit a lo-cal gardening centre and speak to the experts.
“Most gardening centres will do a plan for you if you agree to purchase your gardening material from them,” she says. “It’s a good way to get started, and to make the project less intimidating.”
Wanless says that her garden has evolved over the years to become more human friendly.
“We now have shade in places we never used to,” she says. “We like to live in our yard, we eat our meals out here and we drink our morning coffee in our yard.”
Wanless says that she’s glad the Town of Pelham has a contest to honour and encourage beautiful landscaping. “We’re very proud of our gardens,” she says.
Below is a list of the Communities in Bloom Trillium Awards win-ners. The winners were selected from over 25 entries within the Town of Pelham, and will be recognized formally on October 19 at the Com-munities in Bloom appre-ciation event held at the Pelham Library. The nine category winners are:
Residential Small: first place, Dave & Ruth Wan-less, Rolling Meadows Blvd.; second place, Graham and Mary Ash-down, Blackwood Cres., Fonthill; honorable men-
tion, Karl and Annemarie Vahrmeyer, Balfour St., Fenwick.
Residential Large: first place, Mardi and Everett Collins, Stains St., Fen-wick; second place, Jack Dekorte, Centre St., Fen-wick; honorable mention, Evelyn Spyker Welland Rd., Fenwick.
Residential Small Pro-fessionally Landscaped: first place, David Buttell, Pelham St., Fonthill; sec-ond place, Leo and Rita Bruzzese, Pinecrest Crt., Fonthill.
Residential Large Profes-sionally Landscaped: first place, Pierina Valleriani, Pancake Lane, Ridgeville.
Commercial Property: first place, In the Vil-lage, 304 Canboro Rd., Ridgeville; second place, Fonthill Animal Hospital, 137 Hwy #20, Fonthill; honorable mention, Font-hill Paint & Paper, 96 Hwy #20 E., Fonthill.
Multiple Residential: first place, Timmsdale Cres., Keith Mitchell; second place, Town Sq. Manor, Pelham Town
Square Fonthill; honor-able mention, Keith and Linda Pietz and Mike and Jennifer McBride, Buckley Terrace.
Best Balcony: first place, Jim Faragalli, Haist St., Fonthill.
Schools, Churches and
Institutions: first place, St. Ann Catholic Church, Canboro Rd., Fenwick; second place, Pelham Centre School, Centre St., Fenwick.
Most Improved Resi-dential or Commercial: first place, Karl and Anne
Vahrmeyer, Balfour St., Fenwick.
This year’s judges were Karin Vermeer of Ver-meer’s Garden Centre and Debra Reid, a horticultur-ist from the Town of Pel-ham Parks and Recreation Department.
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The Wanless property, on Rolling Meadows Blvd. in Fonthill. The English gardens yielded first place in the Residential Small category of the 2011 Trillium Awards contest.
Photo courtesy of Ruth Wanless
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Pelham U12 Select MD Girls did it again in Niagara Falls! Their first game against Welland on Saturday August 20th result-ed in a 3-1 win for Pelham. Goals were scored by Kaileigh Brannigan (2) and Emma Davies. The next two games Pel-ham clearly dominated with scores of 4-0 (Stoney Creek) and 4-0 (Milton). Goal scorers were Kaileigh, Kristen Goossen (2) and Emma. Keeper Emily Charron made several brave saves to lead the team to their consecutive wins. Defen-sive players Sydney Tomaino, Natasha Desjardins, Alanna Peplinski, Lauryn Frasca and Lexi Ciolfi worked extremely hard to keep other teams from pressing forward. Heading into game #4 against Niagara Falls, Emma Davies scored on a reflection from Natasha Desjardins to start the game off strong. Julia Doucet
popped another one in to make the fi-nal score 2-0 for Pelham. Forwards So-phie Pauls, Rachel Hildebrant, Michelle Maecker, Jess Ciolfi and Maya O’Donnell were instrumental in the game with their clean passing and quick footwork. In the final game of the tournament Pel-ham once again faced off with Welland for a fantastic gold medal game. Welland came out strong, scoring with only two minutes into the game. Not to be out-done, Pelham players kept their focus, channelled their energy and scored 3 to make the final score 3-1. Goal scor-ers were Kaileigh (2) and Emma (1). Goalie Emily proved once again that she is a true team player who cheers on her teammates when she isn’t busy making amazing saves. Well done team!
U12 Girls dominate Niagara Falls tournament
Pelham U12 Select MD Girls./Special to the Voice
The DelGobbo Law U8 Boys Pelham Panthers head in to the final por-tion of their first season in third place in the Niag-ara Youth Soccer League. They have eight wins, four losses and one tie in league play. They have consistently shown great perseverance and an abil-ity to fight back in many games. One of the high-lights of the season was a clear example of this in a recent game against Thor-old. After being down 6-1, the boys fought back to win 8 -7 on a last minute game winning goal by Alex Loscavo. Earlier in the season, goalkeeper Noah Wigglesworth kept the boys in a tight game against Thorold with some great saves. De-fenders Isaac Pasma and Zachary Kuhn were also instrumental in keeping the game tied 1-1. In the final minute Luke Del-Gobbo broke the tie on a break away to make the final 2 -1.The boys have also shown an uncanny ability to slay the league leaders. They have beaten Club Roma twice. In the
first game against Club Roma, the boys were lead on two goals by middle defender Evan Howey for a 5-2 win. Sam Atherton and Jacob Martin played strong defensively in that match.The boys played in two tournaments this sea-son. The Ancaster tourna-ment was an introduction to high calibre soccer. In a close 4-3 loss, Tyler Britton was selected as the most valuable player. Other Mvps as selected by the opposing coach in other tournament games were Luke DelGobbo and Noah Wigglesworth.The U8 boys also attended the Ontario 200 Boys Tourney in Grimsby. They finished in third place with 1-1-1 record. Matthew Martel scored an excellent goal against Hamilton Sparta to lead the team to a 4-3 win. Luca DeChellis scored the lone goal in 1-1 tie against Mount Hamilton. Riley Bleich was a strong pres-ence in all 3 tournament games.The last three league games have been strong performances by the boys. Ian Safranyos opened the scoring and
Luke DelGobbo added two goals in a 3 to 1 win against Club Roma. Defenders Evan Howey, Isaac Pasma and Sam Atherton were solid on defence. Noah Wiggles-worth was outstanding in net. In other action, Alex Loscavo scored a hat trick to lead the team to a 6-3 win over Niagara Falls.Fi-nally just before the rain storm arrived the boys stormed into Niagara on the Lake to play the first place team. In their first meeting Pelham lost 4 -1. This young group was very determined to win. Lead by strong goaltend-ing from Noah Wiggles-worth and outstanding defending from the entire defensive corps, the boys came away with 3-2 win. Goal scorers were Luke DelGobbo, Evan Howey and Ian Safranyos. Great all around play from Alex Loscavo and Tyler Britton kept Niagara on the Lake at bay. The team contin-ues to work hard at prac-tice as they prepare for the upcoming playoffs.
DelGobbo Law U8 Boys Pelham Panthers ahead in final portion
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In Pelham Soccer Club Pre-Squirt action, the Coun-try Corner Orange Crush capped off a strong season by winning the B division playoffs. TJ Hurley’s goal in the opening minutes would eventually be the game-winner, but the team never let up for the rest of the game. Connor Chase made an athletic move to deflect a great inbound kick from JJ Hayes to score the second goal. Victoria Adams made coach Jeff Adams proud by scoring her first goal ever after a determined rush to the net. Mateo Mussari, Hannah Horton, and Evvi Libby pressured the opposing team all game and were denied goals by outstanding defence from the Lime Green Yard Clippers team. Billy Belchior finished off his productive season with two more goals and non-
stop effort. At the other end of the field, Nathan Chap-lin showed skill and courage in goal, smothering hard shots and challenging the opposing players. His efforts were rewarded with a shutout. Operation Orange Blanket was Coach Jeff’s phrase for the defensive effort shown by the whole team. Maya Oakes and Megan Say-les led the effort by blocking the opponent’s lanes at every opportunity. Connor Eller and Marissa Palmateer were relentless at both ends of the field, and denied the other team many chances to get rolling. A great effort by the entire team contributed to the victory. A special thanks goes to coach Jeff for guiding the team all season, and for always playing fair by giving every member of the team equal opportunity to play.
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Saturday, September 10• 8:00 a.m. to 12:00pm Giant Garage Sale and Bake Sale. Glad Tidings Church of God, 1 Pancake Lane, Fonthill.
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• 10:00 a.m. -11:30 a.m. Ventriloquist Kellie Haines at the Welland Museum. Tick-ets are $10 and $8. Call the museum at 905-732-2215.
• 11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Open House at the Vine-land Research Station to celebrate it’s 100th Anni-versary. Tours of labs, bus tours of orchards, ceremony at 1:30, free BBQ lunch. All Welcome.
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• 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Fa-mous Sons and Daughters at Centennial Secondary School, A fundraiser for the Welland Museum. Call 905-732-2215 to purchase tick-ets.
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You may greatly enjoy your career and be in no hurry to retire. Or you may be looking forward to retirement so that you can pursue your hobbies, travel or even open your own business. But what-ever your plans may be, you’ll need to ask yourself this: “When can I retire?”
To answer this question, you’ll need to take three steps. First, you’ll have to identify your potential sources of retirement in-come. Second, you must determine if a gap exists between the financial re-sources you can expect and the amount you’ll need to retire comfort-ably. And third, you’ll have to decide how to fill that gap.
Let’s look at these three steps in a bit more detail:
Identify your potential sources of retirement income. Your retirement income is likely to come
from three main sources: the government, your workplace and your per-sonal savings. From the government, you might be entitled to assistance in the form of Old Age Se-curity (OAS), Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) and the Canada Pension Plan/Quebec Pension Plan (CPP/QPP). Depending on your employer, you may receive workplace pension coverage or par-ticipate in a company re-tirement plan. As for per-sonal savings, you’ve got your Registered Retire-ment Savings Plan (RRSP), Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) and other savings and investment accounts. Typically, government and workplace programs provide about 25 per cent to 40 per cent of retire-ment income, so you can see how important it is to build your personal sav-ings.
Determine if a “retire-ment gap” exists. You may have heard you’ll need between 70 per cent and 90 per cent of your pre-retirement income to live comfortably in retirement. While this figure may be generally accurate, it doesn’t take into account different retirement life-styles. In other words, how you choose to live in retirement will determine how much money you’ll need. If you can develop a good estimate of your retirement income needs and then compare this figure to your estimated retirement income from all sources, you should be
able to determine your re-tirement gap. Of course, these calculations can be challenging, so you may want to work with a professional financial advisor who has the tools and expertise to help you identify any gaps.
Decide how to fill the gap. If you have indeed identified a retirement gap, you can attempt to bridge it in a few ways. You could, for example, decide to scale down your lifestyle in retire-ment so that you’ll need less income. Or you could work more years than you had originally intended. But if you want to stick with your initial plan in terms of your desired re-tirement lifestyle and pre-ferred age at retirement, you may need to invest more to your retirement and other investment ac-counts. But just boosting your contributions isn’t enough—you also need to own an appropriate mix of investments to help your money grow over time. Your financial advi-sor can help you choose the investment mix that’s appropriate for your risk tolerance and time hori-zon.
But in any case, don’t wait too long before you tackle the “When can I retire?” question — be-cause the sooner you start working on it, the better the answer you’ll get.
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The PMBA M&M Meat Shops Mosquito team captured the Niagara South Interlock baseball championship on Aug 17 by defeating Welland #2 in a “best of three series”. Game 3 was an intense, nail-biting thriller, wherein the lead went back and forth, inning to inning, until Pelham’s bats could just not be stopped. Malyssa Cimato and Sarah Saldutto were strong at the plate. In the bottom of the 7th, however, Welland came back, but Pelham was able to hold their lead after some awesome plays. Ryan Dykstra threw to Noah Wouthuis at home for a tag on the runner, Ryan tagged the lead runner at short stop, and the final toss by Zach Baltrusiunas to Brock Pellow at 1st for the 3rd and final out. Pictured are (front row, left to right) Nicholas Yioldassis, Jakob Peters, Callan Saldutto, Sarah Saldutto, Tristan (Bucky) Barnhart. (Middle row, left to right) Malyssa Cimato, Noah Wouthuis, Ayden Janas, Brock Pellow, Reid Murray, Ryan Dykstra, Zachary Baltrusiunas. (Back row:, left to right) Scott Murray (asst. coach), Jeff Dyksta (3rd base coach), Joel Barnhart (Manager), Richard Wouthuis (1st base coach). Absent: John Pellow (coach). /Special to the Voice
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