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The Town of Pelham is about to undertake a ma-jor project in the potential new Community Centre. The $37 million facility has spurred a great deal of debate, and will have a number of far-reaching repercussions over the next three decades. In or-der to keep residents as informed as possible, the Voice has reached out to Aldermen and Staff from nearby municipalities that have recently com-pleted similar projects.


PELHAMTO SPEND$200,000ON PUBLIC ART SIGNAGE

Though below-freez-ing temperatures have been hard to come by this winter, kids in Pel-ham’s north end have been able to make the most of them thanks to the hard work and com-mitment of the volunteer fi refi ghters at Station#3

This week's Foundations of Community installment takes a look at Dunnville's facility, which began operating in 2012.

A group of local kids enjoying some shinny on the Station #3 outdoor ice rink.

OF The Good Old Hockey Game!

FOUNDATIONS OF COMMUNITY:

A closer look at Community Centresin and around Niagara

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LETTERS TOTHE EDITORPage 4

MARILEE'S BRIDAL TO RE-OPEN ATNEW LOCATIONPage 5

FIREFIGHTERS HONOURED AT INSTALLATION DINNERPage 6

KINSMEN SUPPORT SPECIAL OLYMPICSPage 7

TYKES WIN FAMILY DAY CLASSICPage 8

FENWICK LIONS INDUCT NEWMEMBERSPage 11

Station #3 rink attracts local kids for pick-up hockey

who have constructed an outdoor skating rink near their fi rehouse in North Pelham.

The project was spear-headed by volunteer fi re-fi ghter Shawn Litalien who wanted to give youth in the area a place to play outdoor hockey. With an unusually warm winter

and erratic temperatures, ponds that would nor-mally be safe to skate on have alternated be-tween being completely unfrozen and danger-ously thin. According to Shawn, the rink provides a safe alternative.

Part III: Dunnville Memorial Arenaand Community Lifespan Centre

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On Saturday, February 13, in temperatures that dipped to -25 degrees Celsius, 130 youths from all over Southwestern Ontario came to Fenwick to spend the night in makeshift plastic tents in order to raise money to send Guatemalan children to Camp.

“As we started the night out it seemed mild enough,” said Scott Dekorte, whose parents hosted the event in a section of bush property off of Balfour Street. “But when we woke up it got around -25 and there were snow blizzard warnings and that kind of stuff. So we did manage to get some sleep but it was on and off for a couple of hours.”

Youth Groups Help Send Kids to Campby ZACH JUNKIN The VOICE

In spite of the cold weather, these girls remained positive believing it was for a good cause. PHOTO CREDITS: Michael Zweip.

130 Youths slept outside in sub-zero temperatures to raise money for children in Guatemala. PHOTO CREDITS: Michael Zweip.

Scott, a second year student Brock University student studying in the Business Ad-ministration program, helped organize the event with members of the Youth Group at the Zion Free Reformed Church of Fenwick. They raised over $14,000 to send disadvantaged kids in Guatemala to Camp Canaan, where they will get to take part in camp activities while learning to connect the teachings of the Bible to everyday living.

“A huge thanks goes out to our youth group at the Zion Free Reformed Church for putting the work into this,” said Scott. “We estimate we can send about 250 kids with the money we raised.”

Ruth Otten, who spent the night in the girl’s tent with the other young women, not-ed the importance of giving less advantaged kids a chance to share in some of the same experiences that she and her friends have had in the past:

“Those kids don’t have the same opportunities as we have here, so it’s like we are sharing that opportunity with them.”

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Mr. Mayor and Pelham Council are not providing the Community with detailed information on the Community Centre and Twin Pad Ice Surface. Not everyone has a computer and can follow Mayor Dave's blog or can drive to city hall for information. Please use the Pelham newspaper as more people are focused on Community matters in a Community paper than clicking and searching on a computer and not being able to find it for a simple reason…Council and the Mayor have not posted the information yet. Please use the Newspaper and we will have a printed record. Even with a computer, one still needs a printer to keep up with the changes. Mr. Mayor, let's hear about it more often in the Pelham Voice.

Many comments from Pelham Council expressing the need for a twin pad ice surface are confusing and a bit over the top in financial expenses and proposed tax increases. Is the Retirement Home and 5-10 family doctors as well as a medical centre still part of this project? Furthermore, Pelham residents need more information from the Mayor and Pelham Council on the proposed property tax increases.

The Treasurer indicated the following to the media on Jan. 26, 2016:

"For the typical residential taxpayer, the centre would cost about $200 a year, without factoring in not-yet-known property assessment increases", she said.

I find it comical that some think Pelham is an affluent community and we can afford the extra 7.74% OR a 23.22% Property Tax Increase over 3 years OR a 100% increase over 12 years. NOW, let's ADD the property assessment increase of 1% onto the 7.74% proposed increase, it could indicate a tax increase of between 8.5% to 9%.

I realize that volunteer groups participated in the process of the twin pad and community centre. However, it’s like building a brand new house: a person wants this and that and this and more and more. So the builder gives a price and you either start cutting and chopping or ask the Bank for more money. I don't think the committee understood it was going to be this expensive. The first 2015 announcement by Council was a 10% to 15% tax increase to cover the committee’s proposals. Cutting and Chopping, Again. The second 2016 announcement was for a 7.74% increase without property assessment increases, let's say 8.5% to 9% property tax increase. Cut it back to the 1% range and it would be more acceptable for the community.

The media has reported that St. Catharines closed its outdoor swimming pools, and Welland is in serious financial problems with the rowing and soccer facilities. Pelham is surrounded by these obvious failures, and taxpayers don't want that type of situation in Pelham. For some unknown reason, politicians want to get into building sports empires and speculate with taxpayers money. Pelham is a very diversified community and there is no reason for an increase greater than 1%. Pelham has a population of 16 thousand. Perhaps a new volunteer committee should be included to chop some of the items of the list of expenditures that is pushing the limits to a 9% property tax increase.

Should a referendum be held to vote on a tax increase no greater than 1%? Should Mr. Mayor and Pelham Council arrange for town hall meetings with the Community to explain the $37 million expenditure program when other communities are building for less money? Should Mr. Mayor explain to the Community and answer questions about the out of control financial mess that is being perceived? The Mayor and Council remain silent. Forget the computer Blogs Mr. Mayor, come out to a town hall meeting and shake hands with the people in the community and explain this financial situation and proposed huge tax increases.

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The expenditure is reminiscent of the sign built last year by the City of To-ronto for the PanAm games. That enor-mous, three dimensional ‘interactive’ sign measured ten feet tall and was over sixty feet long. It cost $60,000 to make, and an additional $30,000 to transport and set up, for a total of $90,000. The dimensions of the Pelham sign are not currently known.

In December of last year, Fort Erie en-couraged feedback from residents on two signs to be placed along the QEW that would let drivers know they were in the town. Those signs combined would cost that Town $200,000 if ap-proved by Council.

Pelham will likely receive an enthusias-tic response from bidders on the project.

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PELHAM TO SPEND $200,000 ON PUBLIC ART SIGNAGE

Citizen-led Initiatives Make Small Town FeelKudos to Shawn Litalien and the volunteer firefighters at Station #3 for all the work they have put into the ice rink on Cream St. in North Pelham. While the weather has not been very cooperative, the short periods of sub-zero temperatures have brought residents out in droves, and with them that sense of community spirit that so often eludes municipalities these days.

It is a pleasure to be part of a community brimming with volunteers, where people like Shawn can make positive visions a reality. It is these citizen-led initiatives that build ‘small town feel’ more than any planning department or proclamation ever could.

People like Shawn and the other volunteer firefighters at Station #3 and throughout the Town selflessly commit extensive time and resources to helping others with no thought of reward. They have a unique ability to unite others, to strengthen exist-ing relationships and forge new ones. It is something special to see people come together around a common goal, and to share in an experience that is greater than any one individual.

While these folks don’t always get the credit they deserve, they are the glue that hold neighborhoods together, and the backbone of our communities.

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Angela and Kelly became curious about the industry after getting deeply in-volved in a relative’s wedding last year. Upon stopping in to Marilee’s and hav-ing a chat with Marr, Angela knew she wanted to buy the business.

“It felt like the right thing to do,” she said. “I went home and talked to Kel-ly and told her the details, and we said ‘let’s do it’.”

The women were both familiar with the shop, and Kelly had purchased her own wedding dress from there a few years earlier. They were immediately

impressed with the service and the phi-losophy of Marilee’s.

“We had such a wonderful experience,” said Angela. “And I really like the con-cept of private-labels, which means that you can get designer quality fashions at an affordable price. I never liked the idea of weddings having to cost too much and brides having to spend a for-tune to look beautiful on their big day.”

With Pelham roots that date back more than a century, the two women are also excited to carry on a family history of lo-cal business ownership.


Marilee’s Bridal to Re-Open at New Location

New owners Angela Daley (left) and Kelly Aston (right) presented Lisa Foster of Niagara Falls with a Las Vegas vacation as part of a recent Marilee’s promotion. Foster entered the contest at the Niagara Spring Bridal Wedding Show and plans to take the trip, valued at around $1000, with her fiancé.

Brides and grooms of Niagara can breathe a little easier this month as Marilee’s Bridal will be re-opening in mid-April. Mary Marr, who opened the popular shop 22 years ago, has passed on the reigns to Angela Daley and Kelly Aston, a mother and daughter team who will be relocating the store to 170 HWY 20W, in the plaza behind Mossimos.

“I love the idea of being in business in Fonthill,” said Angela. “My fami-ly is originally from here and has been in business here from way back to the 1800’s, so it’s nice to continue that tra-dition.”

But mostly they are excited to help give Brides the special day they deserve.

“It’s all about their experience,” said Kelly. “If we can make it nicer for them then we’ve done our job.”


On January 30, 2016 at Station 1, the Fonthill Volunteer Firefighters attended their annual Fire Service Installation Dinner and several awards were given out. These included service awards for years of service, the 2015 Volunteer Firefighter of the Year, and an Honorary Award for Outstanding service to the Fire association.

The 2015 Fonthill Volunteer Firefighter of the Year Award recipients were co-winners Lindsay Smith and Larry Pelt.

Honorary Award for Outstanding Service to the Fire Association went to Bruce Stayzer. Bruce held the position of Treasurer of the Fonthill Volunteer Fire Association for 49 consecutive years from 1966-2015!

He was honoured for his fantastic and dedicated service!

A number of members were also honoured with Years of Service awards. These included Bruce Girard (30 years); Ben Gutenberg, Ronald Gilbert, and Larry Pelt (25 years); and Richard Alexander and Greg Hilts (10 years).

Fally, the Fonthill Volunteer Fire Association also recognized new president Greg Young, and Executive Committee members Yvon Audette, Ian Kuckyt, John Kiss, Larry Pelt, Pamela Wilson, and Les Hildebrand.

Firefighters Honoured at Installation Dinner

Fonthill Volunteer Firefighter of the Year Award co-winners Lindsay Smith and Larry Pelt. PHOTO CREDIT: Talia Young.

Honorary Award for Outstanding Service to the Fire Association recipient Bruce Stayzer with his wife Louise. PHOTO CREDIT: Talia Young.

IRPP- To address the growing long-term needs of Canada’s aging pop-ulation, governments should expand commu-nity-based care instead of simply increasing the number of residential care beds, according to a new study by the Institute for Research on Public Policy.

Drawing on research in Ontario and abroad, Paul Williams and his coauthors examine some promising communi-ty-based rural and urban initiatives. They argue that if more community support is available, the tipping point at which patients with greater care needs require residential long-term care will be higher and, as a result, people will be able to stay at home longer.

In Ontario, for mostly political reasons, the re-sponse to growing care needs has primarily been to expand the supply of institutional long-term care beds. While the province pays about $160 a day for these beds, its funding for a supported housing place averages just over $30 a day.

“Unfortunately, the clear message is that govern-ments are willing to pay considerably more to keep people in residential care beds than to allow them to remain in their own homes and commu-nities,” says Williams.

In order to successfully meet the needs of Can-ada’s aging population, the authors argue that governments must ful-fill three essential condi-

tions. First, they should plan for “places” within a community-based care continuum, which in-cludes supportive hous-ing, attendant care, adult programs, and home care. Second, they should es-tablish the conditions that enable promising com-munity-care initiatives to be replicated or expand-ed. Third, they should channel funds based on patients’ needs, rather than on the location of care.

“Setting a different course of action can be challenging. Legislation, regulations and funding mechanisms are difficult to change. But it can be done,” says Williams.

MNR - Ontario is expand-ing the spring bear hunt-ing pilot to gather further information to assess con-cerns voiced by northern communities about hu-man-bear conflicts, and to support economic growth and tourism in the north.

For 2014 and 2015, Ontario held a two-year bear man-agement pilot program in eight wildlife manage-ment units, all of which reported high levels of human-bear conflict. The hunt was open to Ontario residents from May 1 to June 15. Communities in and around these units in-clude Timmins, Thunder Bay, Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie and North Bay.

“While science shows one of the biggest influenc-es on the number of hu-man-bear encounters is the availability of natural food sources, we also un-derstand that bear-related public concerns are very real for people living in northern and central On-tario and we are commit-ted to assisting those com-munities to deal with this problem,” said Bill Mau-ro, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry.

The spring bear hunt pilot expansion will include:

∙ Extending the pilot by an additional five years, through 2020

∙ All 88 wildlife manage-ment units that currently have a fall bear hunt

∙ Non-resident hunters

Under the expanded pi-lot, it will still be illegal to hunt bear cubs and fe-males with cubs. Anyone convicted of this offence could face a fine of up to $25,000 and up to one year imprisonment. In most cases, each licensed hunt-er will only be allowed to hunt one bear in each cal-endar year.

Furthermore, regulations regarding the baiting of bears during all bear hunting seasons will be enforced to help address public safety concerns, in-cluding:

∙ Bait must not be placed within 500 metres of a residence unless written permission is obtained from the residence’s own-er

∙ Bait must not be placed within 500 metres of a public building

∙ Bait must not be placed within 200 metres of a right of way for public ve-hicle traffic or a marked public recreational trail.

ONTARIO TO EXPAND BLACK BEAR HUNTING PILOT

Elderly need more Community - Based Care

NRPS- In January of 2016, Niagara Regional Police became aware of a male who had recruited indi-viduals from his work-place in St. Catharines to be involved in the Reve-nue Canada scam by us-ing their bank accounts to hold on to money of victims.

This highly organized scheme told victims that they owed Revenue Can-

ada back taxes and were required to pay a large sum of money immedi-ately to avoid being ar-rested.

An investigation by the Niagara Regional Police Service's Central Fraud Unit resulted in the ar-rest of a 41 year old male from St. Catharines. He was charged with Fruad Under $5000 and Laun-dering Proceeds of Crime.

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A PFIC is a non-U.S. corporation that has either 75% or more of its gross income consisting of passive income or 50% or more of the fair market value of its assets consisting of assets that produce passive income. According to an IRS directive, this means the majority of Canadian mutual funds, mutual

fund trusts, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are PFICs. In some instances, certain public companies such as REITs are considered to be PFICs.

U.S. persons holding PFICs have three options regarding taxation. The default taxation method (Excess Distribution) is the most onerous. Generally speaking, gains and distributions are fully taxed as income. Also, amounts allocated to the previous three years are subject to U.S. tax at the highest marginal rate and subject to deemed interest charges.

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PFIC filing rules are exceedingly complex and non-compliance can bring costly consequences. Investors should seek advice from qualified U.S. tax experts.

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For Handlebar Hank’s Classics, Dave Jones be-came the centre of atten-tion in the third quarter as they worked hard to reduce the halftime defi-cit. And reduce the deficit they did. Jones hit for 20 of his 24 points in the sec-ond half to lead the Clas-sics to the win. If the pass-es didn’t go to Jones, they went to Marc Hardy giv-ing Old Greybeard two possible scorers to defend against. They toggled back and forth with bas-kets to take the lead and never look back. Jones had 8 rebounds while Hardy had 5, along with 13 points. Harry Woods, still on the limp with a lower body injury, scored 11 points, the majority of which were 3-pointers (THREE). John Lefurgey kept the SigSign defense honest with his constant motion. He picked up 4 points and had 2 steals.

Opening the tournament against an outstanding Oakville team, the Can-adiens outlasted the Or-ange Crush, scoring the go ahead goal late and fending off a last minute breakaway to lock up a 2-1 win.

Saturday's late game pit-ted the Canadiens against the Lincoln Blades. After a last minute jersey change, the Canadiens regrouped and delivered a 13-0 win, with points being tallied by all 10 skaters!

Sunday's morning game would determine who ad-vanced to the finals. Fac-ing an undefeated West Lincoln squad, the Can-adiens delivered another shutout defensive effort with points from 7 players and a 7-0 final score.

Back on the ice for the Fi-nale, the Canadiens faced a strong and hungry Caledonia team. Open-ing the score early, the Canadiens carried a 2-1 lead into the second pe-riod. 36 seconds into the second frame, the Can-adiens strong team play finally paid off and the flood gates opened. Tally-ing 8 goals in the period, the Canadiens opened up an insurmountable lead. Adding 2 more in the 3rd, the Canadiens locked up the tournament champi-onship with a 12-2 win.

Congratulations to all our players, and a huge thank you to all the Canadiens parents, siblings, and ex-tended family who put on the miles getting to the rink, and turned Smith-ville into home ice.

Pelham Tykes WIN the Family Day Classic

The Tyke Canadiens, Family Day Tournament Champions

SIGNATURE SIGN & IMAGE CAN’T KEEP IT UP AGAINST HANDLEBAR HANK’S

Dave Jones scored 24 points in the Handlebar Hank’s victory over Signature Sign and Image.

SMITHVILLE - With outstanding contributions from every single player, the Tyke Canadiens WON the West Lincoln

Family Day Tournament in dominant form.

WELLAND (NBA Press) – Signature Sign & Image had a great first half, leading Handlebar Hank’s Classics by nine points (27 – 18) in a game played at École Secondaire Confédération. Unfortunately, they had to continue to play them in the second half. Dave Jones came out like gangbusters scoring 12 points in the third quarter and 8 points in the fourth to lead the Classics to a FORTY point second half compared to only 13 points for SigSigns. The Signs were defending against the 3-point shot, but the Classics decided to feed the big man instead.

“This is only eight inches deep, so worse-case scenario they get a wet foot.”

While the rink this year has spent about as much time thawed out as it has frozen, it’s been a popular spot when the weather cooperates.

“During the day and all night long there’s anywhere from 6 to 25 kids out here,” Shawn said. “Word has really travelled, which is good to see.”

Shawn has also been pleased with the community re-sponse: “Everyone has been supporting us. For exam-ple, Levans Farm and Forestry came out and he donat-ed all his time and equipment. Guys have come by and dropped off shovels for the rink. It’s been excellent, nothing’s gone missing, or any damage or anything.”

And though Shawn himself deftly avoids taking credit, fellow firefighters like Frank Mauro are quick to give him the praise he deserves: “Shawn has taken the reins for this whole project; from fundraising, to building a mini Zamboni, to countless nights after work flooding the rink.”

For Shawn, a father of two, the reward is watching kids have fun on the ice. He recounted a moment earlier in the season when his youngest son’s team played a friendly game on the rink against a club from San Jose, California.

“Those kids got to skate outside for the first time in their lives. That was pretty special, one parent was crying because they had thought that their kids would never get that opportunity.”

If there are any Pelham residents who have yet to skate outdoors, or if you’re a seasoned outdoor veteran, the rink will remain open any time that it’s frozen. The firefighters do ask that skaters remove the nets when they are done, and unplug any rink lights that have been left on.


The Good Old Hockey Game!

Veteran Tony Croce kept getting fouled as he drove through the paint, but he couldn’t do much about it. His foul shooting was on vacation and he sunk only 2 of 8 attempts (25%). Anthony Biancan-iello also had two points, on a 15-footer in the first quarter before he exited the game in the fourth quarter.

For Signature Signs, fad-ed redhead Peeter Kup-per was once again on top of the SigSign scor-ing parade. He scored 15 points, 8 in SigSign’s big second quarter, grabbed 6 rebounds and had 2 assists. Ron Kievit, play-ing his first game of the season after sitting out with a lower body inju-ry, didn’t miss a beat as he scored a dozen points (including one 3-pointer) and 3 of 4 attempts from the foul line. He had 2

steals to keep the Classics honest. Mike Gilmore, who has been on a tear of late, scored 8 points, all the old-fashioned way but was shutout at the charity stripe. Old Grey-beard, Joe Seliske started out quickly with 5 points in the first quarter, in-cluding the 48th 3-point-er of his 28 year NBA career, but that was it for his offense. He did box out Dave Jones and Marc Hardy to some degree, corralled 8 rebounds and dished for 4 assists. Age-less Jack Randall exper-imented with different shots and passed for 3 as-sists. Bernie Amyot, with his glasses on, did not light up the scoreboard, but had a steal and two personals.


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2. Winter-SowingYou can get a head start on growing your perennials and hardy annuals by making some DIY miniature greenhouses out of recycled clear plastic materials. These can be placed outside during winter months allowing hard-shelled seeds to naturally germinate, and plants to grow much stronger and sturdier as they withstand the elements.

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Weekly Euchre every Friday evening, 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm, North Pelham Youth Hall, 1718 Maple Street, Fenwick (Just north of Tice Road); $3./person, prizes awarded. TF

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

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Fabulous Fenwick Lions Ribfest Saturday, Febru-ary 27, 2016. 2 sittings: 5 pm and 6:30 pm. Adults $20, Children 12 and un-der $12. For tickets call Lion Alan 905-892-6846. Advance ticket sales only please. N19-51

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Robert Wood is a mixed voice choir. If you like singing, we invite you to join us for fun, friendship and love of music. Re-hearsals every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. in Bethany Brethren in Christ church, 50 Lincoln Street, Welland. Call Frank at 289-820-6452. TF

The PROBUS Club of Pelham: You are welcome as a guest at any general meeting of the PROBUS Club of Pelham, held on the 4th Thursday of the month. Meetings are held at the Royal Canadian Le-gion on Hwy 20 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am with coffee and snacks served at 9:30 am. Come and listen to the speaker for February 25th, Thanh Campbell and his amazing story of the val-ue of family, life and the power of love. Thanh was born in Vietnam and came over to Canada as part of the last flight out of Sai-gon in 1975 with 56 other orphan children. He was

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FONTHILL BANDSHELL PRESENTS DE TEMPS ANTANSince 2003, Éric Beaudry, André Brunet and Pierre-Luc Dupuis have been exploring and performing time-honoured melodies from the stomp-ing grounds of Quebec’s musical past. Using fiddle, accordion, harmonica, guitar, bouzouki and a number of other instruments, our three virtuosos blend boundless energy with the unmistakable joie de vivre found only in traditional Quebec music. Show runs from 7-9 p.m.

PELHAM LIBRARY CARD MAKING WORKSHOPMake six cards with fall themes, learning a variety of techniques. Materials are provided. At time of registration, please enquire about tools needed. Tues., Sept. 16 10 – 12:30. $10. Please register ahead. Visit www.pelham-library.on.ca or call 905-892-6443 for more details.

FABULOUS FENWICK LIONS FISH FRYTasty treats with funds heading straight back into the community. Haddock, french fries and much more. Runs Sept. 9 from 4-7 p.m.

PELHAM MINOR HOCKEY EQUIPMENT SALEBuy, sell or trade used equipment at the Pelham Arena. Aimed to provide cheaper options for players in this upcoming season. Runs Sept. 6 from 9-12 in the morning.

PELHAM MUDFESTMen and women will be back in the mud as the second run on the year is held at Bissil’s Hideaway.

NIAGARA REGIONAL EXHIBITIONRodeo, games and live entertainment headline this years exciting event. It runs from Sept. 11-14 at the Welland Fairgrounds.

BIG MOVE CANCER RIDEThe Big Move Cancer Ride is a non-competitive ride taking place on Sept. 7. Proceeds for the Big Move stay in Niagara and support the Walker Fam-ily Cancer Centre.

WALKING CLUBInterested in walking in Pelham? Join them Tuesdays at the Pelham Arena from 9-10 am and Thursdays at Fonthill Bandshell for 9-10:30 am. There is no fee for this program. For more information, please contact [email protected] or call 905 892-2607, ext 329.

HAMPER DAY FOR PELHAM CARESPurchase fresh fruit and vegetables at the Market or bring a non-perishable food item to fill the hampers at the Pelham Farmers Market on Sept. 4.

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adopted into the family of Rev. William and Maureen Campbell and became the youngest of the six Camp-bell children. In the recent past, Thanh reunited with many of the children that flew over with him back in 1975 as war orphans. This milestone in his life was captured numerous times in the media where he has had the chance to share his life story with the Na-tion. The 57 Orphans’ sto-ry has also been covered by many newspapers. Most recently Thanh has written his autobiography titled Orphan 32. For more information please contact John Abbott, Chair, Mem-bership Committee, tel. no. 289-897-9510, e-mail: [email protected]. N19-51

Choralis Camerata gos-pel concert 'Beyond the North Star' Sunday Feb-ruary 28th 2:30 p.m. at St Andrew's church 5645 Morrison Street, Niagara Falls. Artistic director Da-vid Braun, accompanist Lynne Honsberger, solo-ists Teresa Holierhoek and Justin Bacchus. Tickets adults $25, seniors $22, students $10 available on our website: choraliscam-erata.com or call (905) 892 5466 N19-51

Pelham Community Church - The Wideness of God’s Mercy choral concert, Friday, Febru-ary 26th, 7:30 pm. Fea-turing concert choirs of Smithville Christian High School (under direction of Dawn Warkentin) and Uni-ty Christian High School (under direction of Kimber-ly Furtney). The concert is part of Unity Christian High School’s four-day choir tour in Niagara. Freewill donation with proceeds to Pelham Community Church Building Fund and Refugee Sponsorship. We hope you can join us for a great evening. N19-51

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COMPUTER TUTOR & GADGET CLINIC “One-to-One Help” with a volunteer tech tutor. Includes use of laptop or BYOG (bring your own gadget). Saturdays 12:30 – 3:30. Register and pay ahead in person. $5.00 per 1/2 hour. Pelham Pub-lic Library. www.pelhamli-brary.on.ca. 905-892-6443 TF IT SEEMED AS IF 100 MEN WERE POUND-ING MY HEAD: AND OTHER AMAZING STO-RIES FROM NIAGARA'S PAST: Sherman Zavitz, local author and Official Historian for the City of Niagara Falls and the Ni-agara Parks Commission, reads tales from his col-lection of 45 short, high interest stories from Niag-ara Falls and along the Niagara River. Zavitz is a retired teacher, past pres-ident of the Lundy’s Lane Historical Society, author of five Niagara Falls his-tory books and has been a columnist for the Niag-ara Falls Review for 22 years. Books for sale and signing. Thurs., Feb. 25 at 7:00. $4. Please register ahead. Pelham Public Li-brary. www.pelhamlibrary.on.ca. 905-892-6443. N19-51

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765 Welland Rd.Fenwick, ON L0S 1C0

(905) 892-5661Fenwick United Church

1050 Church St.Fenwick, ON L0S 1C0

(905) 892-3081First Presbyterian Church

602 Metler Rd.Fenwick, ON L0S 1C0

(905) 892-4716Fonthill Baptist Church

1414 Pelham St.Fonthill, ON L0S 1E0

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Fonthill, ON L0S 1E0(905) 892-6433

Glad Tidings Church of God1 Pancake Lane

Fonthill, ON L0S 1E0(905) 892-5122

Holy TrinityAnglican Church1557 Pelham St.

Fonthill, ON L0S 1E0(905) 892-6011

Kirk on the HillPresbyterian Church

1344 Haist St.Fonthill, ON L0S 1E0

(905) 892-3729Pelham Community Church

461 Canboro Rd.Fenwick, ON L0S 1C0

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Friends Church940 Haist St.

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There are many reasons to support your public library. Recently one of our staff members came up with a list of fourteen reasons to love your library. It only took her a few minutes and the list could have been twice as long with just a few more minutes of thought. The list covers things like our great collection of materials in multiple formats, computer and Wi-Fi access, socializing, and many special events and programs we off er to the community.

In order to continue to off er all of Pelham’s residents the opportunity to experience the great things that happen here we require ongoing community support. This support comes in many forms.

Financial support is signifi cant. We do regular

fundraising through book sales, clothing sales, and most recently a trivia night to supplement the operating funding provided by the Town through the tax levy. We are also very fortunate to have a number of generous fi nancial supporters in the community. There isn’t space to list them here, but the list includes individual residents and a number of local community groups. Recently we established an endowment fund that we are hopeful community members will help grow through donations that will improve library revenues over the long-term.

Just as important as the fi nancial support is the help we receive in time, talents and materials. Our volunteers donate more than 2,000 hours of time to the library every

year. They sort through donated items, set up, sell, and clean-up for our fundraising events, plant our gardens, and do many other tasks. Our book and clothing sales are stocked through generous donations of gently used items that individuals in the community can no longer use, but others may wish to benefi t from. We also have people willing to share their talents by leading a variety of programs to assist those who want to learn new skills or hobbies.

If you would like to contribute time, talents, funds, or learn more about our programs and services please check our website (www.pelhamlibrary.on.ca ) or come in to see us.

Supporting yourlocal libraryby KIRK WEAVER, CEOPelham Public Library

PDG Lion Jim Boughner inducted four new members to the Fabulous Fenwick Lions Club at their dinner meeting on February 17, 2016. Pictured (back row): Sponsor Lion Phil Rittenhouse, New Lion Brent Kovach, Sponsor Lion Al Beamer, New Lion Bill Malaschenko & Sponsor Ken Suthons. (front row): PDG Jim Boughner, New Lions Doug Davis and Johnathon Tucker. PHOTO CREDIT: Jeff Pickup.

Fabulous Fenwick LionsInduct Four New Members


NRPS - In the early morning hours of February 19, 2016, uniform officers from #3 District / Welland responded to multi-unit residence in the area of Southworth Street and Navy Street in Welland. Officers attended the residence over repeated noise complaints of loud music.

Officers initially attended the residence at approximately 9:10PM on February 18th. At that time officers found that the music was loud and could be heard from the roadway. The apartment resident was issued a bylaw ticket for noise.

Officers were again called to the apartment at approximately 3:30AM on February 19, 2016. On arrival officers could hear loud music from the street. When they attended the apartment to discuss the matter further the apartment resident and his approximately 15 party guests became aggressive with the two

officers. Two males were placed under arrest but became uncooperative.

Additional Niagara Regional Police Service units from adjoining patrol districts attended to assist with the arrest and quell the disturbance.

Officers used a conducted energy weapon to assist in the arrest of one male. No one was injured.

As a result, a 21-year-old male was charged with Mischief for interfering with the lawful use or enjoyment of property contrary to section 430 (1)(c) of the Criminal Code of Canada, and Possession of Cocaine contrary to section 4(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.

A 22-year-old male was also charged with Mischief and Resisting Arrest contrary to section 129 (a) of the Criminal Code of Canada.

Welland Noise Complaint leads to arrests

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The Lobby of the Dunnville Memorial Arena.

The arena includes a full sized ice pad, dressing rooms, and a walking track. It seats just over 1000.

The Lifespan Centre is privately run, and often used for Stag & Does and similar functions. It seats 300, and can be divided up to host multiple functions"

FOUNDATIONS OF COMMUNITY

This series examines and compares community centre costs and services, while taking a candid look at what has worked for other municipalities, and what has not.

This third installment focuses on the Dunnville Memorial Arena and Com-munity Lifespan Centre.

Like Pelham, Dunnville had been con-sidering a new arena for decades leading up to the construction of their facility in 2011. However, when the Regional Mu-nicipality of Haldimand-Norfolk dis-solved in 2001, Dunnville became part of a single-tier municipality along with Caledonia, Cayuga, Hagersville, and a number of other smaller centres. Though Dunnville’s arena was outdated

and in disrepair, it was in better shape than any of the other centres’ facilities, and it began to look like the town would be waiting a while longer yet.

Then, in June of 2009, the Federal and Provincial governments announced a joint investment of $1.85 Billion for in-frastructure funding, including commu-nity centres. Lorne Boyko, who served on Haldimand’s Council at the time, remembers jumping at the opportunity.

“It was one of the few times that they funded recreational projects, which they don’t usually do,” he said. “At that time we thought it was a no-brainer, we had to get on that list.”

Soon after they crunched the numbers, and it began to look like they could get a facility for both Dunnville and Cayuga.

“But it had to make sense,” said Boyko. “I mean, I had an obligation to the ratepayers, not only in Dunnville but throughout the county.”

Having decided to move forward, Council formed a committee to help for-mulate the designs.

“One of the positive things that we did as a committee was we went on several site tours,” said Boyko. “We went any-place that we thought was appropriate,


where there was something we might build that we could pick the good and the bad from.”

As is the case in Pelham, there was a great deal of contention over whether to build one or two pads. Ultimately, says Boyko, the numbers did not justify the second ice surface: “The consultants came back and said that the only growth in hockey is in women’s hockey and se-nior’s hockey. Minor hockey enrollment is going down.”

Initially the project was tendered at $19 million; $10 million for the Dunnville fa-cility and $9 million for Cayuga’s. The lowest tender came in at $21.5 million, a figure with which Boyko and his col-leagues decided to move forward.

With $2 million in Federal and Provin-cial grants, Dunnville further raised $1.4 million through fundraising efforts.

“We had to find a balance between what was acceptable and what was reason-able, and also what was achievable,” said Boyko. “That financial commitment showed the senior staff that Dunnville was serious.”

After grants and fundraising, Dunnville required a $7.65 million debenture. It was well worth it for Boyko, whose only regret is not making the Lifespan Centre a little bigger. Otherwise, he’s very hap-py with the result: “I think just about everything went well in this project, and I’m a tough critic.”

The Dunnville Memorial Arena is one of four such facilities in Haldimand Coun-ty. Last year it ran a deficit of $683, 538, which included Principal and Interest payments totalling $693,000 and reserve fund contributions of $209,000. In 2015, Haldimand County collected $57.4 mil-lion in taxes from residents.

CAPITAL COST:

$12 millionGOVERNMENT GRANTS:

$2 millionFUNDRAISING:

$1.4 millionDEBENTURE:

$7.65 millionOPERATING COST:

$683,538(includes Principal and Interest Payments)

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The Voice of Pelham Feb 24 2016