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INPORT/'iNEWS
SERVING PORT COLBORNE • WAINFLEET • SHERKSTON • LOWBANKS • ISSUE NO. 4 VOLUME 17
■ HOSPITALS RALLY
Unhappy prognosis
VICTORIA GRAY obstetrics) here for safety,
QMI Agency Niagara first of all and peace of
WELLAND - Ashley Niagara Falls Mayor Jim
Brockway barely made it Diodati and Welland Mayor
from Port Colborne to the Barry Sharpe teamed up with
Welland hospital to deliver their councils and others to
her first child and she’s wor¬ host a rally on Saturday after¬
ried if she has more children noon at the Welland Arena
they will be delivered in an on King St. called Putting
ambulance on the way to the Women and Children First.
new St. Catharines hospital. It’s purpose was to fight to
Her second child was keep obstetrics, pediatrics
induced at the Welland and other services at the
Hospital because Brockway is Niagara Falls and Welland
the only person in her house¬ hospitals.
hold who drives.
"I was afraid that if some¬ see HOSPITAL RALLY | page 2
thing happened I wouldn't
be able to get to the Welland
hospital in time. I have quick VICTORIA GRAY Staff Photo
labours. Our first child only More than 100 people
took two hours." she said. attended the Putting Women
“We need (pediatrics and and Children First Rally.
2 ■ INPORT NEWS ■ THURSDAY, JANUARY 24,2013
upfront
■ HOSPITAL RALLY ■ BYLAWS: Port Colborne having problem with 24-hour-period rule
Mayors fight for services School boards may be billed
FROM PAGE 1 for sidewalk snow removal
These services could be
moved out of the Welland
and Niagara Falls hos¬
pital sites to the new St. MARYANNE FIRTH
Catharines hospital on InPortNEWS Staff
Fourth Ave. as early as March
24. PORT COLBORNE - The
Diodati, Sharpe and many message doesn’t seem to be
councillors don’t want to see
that happen. When snow falls in the
“This is a battle — a fight lakeside city, not all property
that has been going on for owners are hopping outdoors
a long, long time, (It's been with shovel in hand.
happening) since I got on City councillors
council and it’s one that brought forward sev¬
has been driving me nuts,” eral snow removal-
Diodati said. related con-
Niagara Falls Coun. Wayne
Gates said the move would Monday, Jan.
put women and children are 14 meeting,
risk. in hopes of
Sharpe told the more finding solu¬
than 100 people at the rally tions prior to the
that building a new hospi¬ next snowfall.
tal in Niagara Falls may be a Ward 2 Coun.
good idea — for the Niagara Angie Desmarais
Gateway communities like took issue with the Staff were
Fort Erie and Niagara-on- sidewalk on Davis St. directed to start
the-Lake, but South Central behind DeWitt Carter flagging proper¬
Niagara communities like Public School. Snow clear¬ ties and send notices
Welland, Pelham and Port ing remains a problem at that to the owners that they
Colborne need services, too. site, she said, as it has been for will be charged if the city has
"A new hospital to serve several years. to clear their snow.
the gateway could make per¬ Snow remains on the side¬ On the other end of the
fect sense, but a speculative walk days after it falls, she told spectrum, Ward 2 Coun. Yvon
new south Niagara hospital councillors. Doucet has received calls from
to Justify more service con¬ “The sidewalk is never residents wondering why city
solidation is a concept I will cleared in a 24-hour period," Council passed a report in workers have been seen clear¬
never support,” he said. Desmarais said, asking 2010 that says if a sidewalk is ing paths downtown — a task
The mayors hope to con¬ VICTORIA GRAY Staff Photo whether a contractor can be not cleared within 24 hours reserved for private property
vince the Niagara Health Mayor of Niagara Falls Jim Dlodati plans to continue to fight called and charges applied of a snowfall, the city can hire owners.
System and provincially to keep pediatrics and obstetrics in local hospitals with the immediately to District School a contractor to clear it and "It’s a level of service issue,”
vaKpiecpveoisni niStnem dli tohscu atpole rhkvoeiessoppr i tsaeDrlr¬s. choeulpn coifl Wloresl.l and mayor Barry Sharpe and a barrage of city rpBerosoapproednr tsoyifb. lNeN ioafogt ra orcanl,le yaw rdihnoigce hst hiiest chTarhgee bthyela rwa ties teon tfhoer cperdo poenr tay sdoapiriederc aRttiooornn so .Hf eanngsoinne, etrhine gc iatyn’ds
for six months after the St. Hwy. 406, would occur. retired Welland pediatrician, impede access for children complaint-only basis. The city employs temporary
Catharines facility opens and If it doesn’t, the existing said he didn’t think a south taking the route to walk to As there seems to be several workers to assist with snow
for the tripartite committee ramp at Fourth Ave. will be Niagara Hospital would be school, it also keeps people properties throughout the city, removal in the winter. When
to reconvene and finish their unable to handle the traffic, built in his lifetime and if from accessing the Avondale both residential and other¬ they’re available, they’re used
review of the NHS. he said. “That means cars services are moved from the store, which abuts the school- wise, that are repeat offenders to help "open quadrants in the
Jillian Craig and her hus¬ will be backed up along the existing hospitals they would yard property. when it comes to snow clear¬ downtown corridor,” he said.
band Andrew are expect¬ highway," he said. The Craigs never come back. Ward 1 Coun. Bill Steele ing, Ward 4 Coun. Ron Bodner This work is only done
ing their second child. The made a video of the trip from “I’m so sorry we are going noted there are other school suggested staff begin making a downtown and not in residen¬
birth is already scheduled Fort Erie City Hall to the to lose — our nurses, their properties in the city owned running list tial areas, and only when man¬
at Niagara Falls General facility of Fourth Ave.in St. morale is down and so is by various school boards that Those properties should power is available, he added.
Hospital, but she may have Catharines that was shown the doctors,” he said. "Let have similar problems. then be monitored and cleared As the city continues to con¬
a third and worries about the at the rally. It took them 49 us hope something better It was suggested that DSBN, right after the 24-hour thresh¬ duct its service audit, council
trip to St. Catharines from minutes in good weather comes of all this.” as well as Niagara Catholic old, he said. can determine whether this is a
Niagara Falls. and traffic. Both mayors hope to take District School Board and the If they need to be continu¬ service it wants to continue, to
Sharpe also questioned “Imagine trying to do that momentum from die rafiy to French Catholic board, be put ally cleared by the city, he drop or to expand, said Mayor
whether the plan to build a with contractions or in a reopen the discussion with on notice that a contractor will questioned why the city would Vance Badawey.
new off-ramp near the hos¬ snow storm," she said. Dr. Smith, the NHS and the come and clear their proper¬ wait for a complaint to come
pital, providing access from Dr. Sabnavis Rau, a semi- public. ties and they will be charged in. [email protected]
THURSDAY, JANUARY 24,2013 ■ INPORT NEWS
portraits
■ JUNIOR B HOCKEY: Pirates hope to celebrate move to new arena with championship run
House-warming gift
BERNDFRANKE contend for a conference
InPortNEWS championship.
"That's been the goal all
PORT COLBORNE - along. If you don’t play for the
Timing is everything in build¬ title, what else are you play¬
ing arenas and in rebuilding ing for,” he said of die team's
the hockey teams playing in desire to give Port Colborne
its first Sutherland Cup since
Take the soon-to-open Vale 1943.
Health and Wellness Centre Port Colborne’s new twin
as a case in point. If the Port pad should be up and run¬
Colborne Pirates are able to ning long before the junior
build on last year's success B playoffs get underway in
by taking the next step, the late February. Official open¬
city's new twin-pad arena will ing of the $32-million Vale
celebrate its inaugural season Health and Wellness Centre
by being the right place at takes place Saturday, Feb. 16,
exactly the right time. during the Sportsfest week¬
Westside Arena was never end with the Pirates hosting
home to a junior B champion the Niagara Falls Canucks in
during its 53-year run, yet a 2 p.m. faceoff the following
the all-purpose community
centre could lift a champi¬ As the primary tenants of
onship banner to the rafters the larger of the facility's two
before it even turns one. NHL-sized ice surfaces, the
At least that’s the plan Pirates will have their own
Bryan Kelly, head coach dressing room, much of which
and general manager of the is being built by construc¬
Don Cherry's Port Colborne tion students at Lakeshore
Pirates, and Dayne Phillips, Catholic High School.
the team's captain and lead¬ Lakeshore and Port High
ing scorer, want their pur¬ also will be getting dressing
pose-driven team to follow rooms they can paint in their
come playoff time in the school colours. However,
highly competitive Greater unlike the Pirates, the
Ontario Junior Hockey Gators and Blue Bears won’t
League. have exclusive use of the
Last season Port Colborne changerooms.
took the eventual Sutherland In all there are 13 dressing
Cup champion St. Catharines rooms in the twin pad, each
Falcons to six games with its own washroom and
before losing in the Golden shower and all with direct
Horseshoe Conference final. access to the ice.
Having many of those play¬ The rink the Pirates will be
ers back with another year of calling home has seating for
big-game experience under 1,000, but can comfortably
their belts has the Pirates accommodate 400 to 500
believing this season could standees without appearing
be their year. the least bit crowded. A high Fans used to seeing adver¬ the score clocks, all of which needs of all user groups. the YMCA features murals
“If we’re ever going to make ceiling that towers above the tising on rink boards will be are being sponsored by busi¬ Sledge hockey play¬ of five Port Colborne hockey
a run the closest we’re ever ice and large window panes in for a surprise when they nesses in the community. The ers, for instance, will be
going to get is with this team. contribute to an atmosphere visit The Vale for the first one directly over centre ice in able to follow the action Kennedy, Bronco Horvath,
This group truly believes they of spaciousness. the Pirates Pond is sponsored between shifts, thanks to Don Gallinger, Don
can go all the way.” “It reminds me of the rinks There aren’t any. by Canadian Niagara Power. glass boards in front of the Simmons, Harry Dick — and
Phillips, a Port Colborne I’ve seen in Europe. There are Mesh logos instead have Convenient touches, benches in Rink No. 2. a trophy case large enough
native in his fourth and a lot of windows, so there’s been frozen right into the ice, such as water fountains A spacious foyer separat¬ for, dare we say it, another
final season with his home¬ a lot of natural light,” Bryan thereby eliminating the need behind each of the four ing the main rink from the Sutherland Cup.
town hockey team, likewise Elliott, a recreation program¬ to maintain the signs. player benches, extend to gym and swimming pools
is confident the Pirates can mer with the city, said. There also is advertising on make the arenas meet the that will be maintained by [email protected]
INPORT NEWS ■ THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2013
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2013 ■ INPORT NEWS
CRIME: Restrictions sought after Newtown tragedy ■ TREE TROUBLES
NRP welcomes tighter U.S. gun laws Bonus firewood always a plus
TONY RICCIUT0 measures to keep guns out of the hands
QMI Agency Niagara of mentally ill individuals. FROM PAGE 4 have a different take on this. Like and the whole thing is taken care
Cuomo said it's “common sense” that The dispatcher agrees to send ofinlessthan20 minutes.
NIAGARA FALLS - While Canada’s people who are mentally ill should not out a cruiser. So Todd, a fine officer of the law, Plus I get to keep the firewood.
gun laws are different from those south of have access to guns. Now onto my second cup of reports the situation and I return I do not mean to be ungrateful
die border, a decision by New York State The National Rifle Association issued coffee with nobody paying much to my office to take his advice and to the Wainfleet works department
to tighten their gun laws is seen as a step a statement saying their members are attention to my dilemma, I decide guess who I get on the line? but about a month ago you guys
in the right direction by Niagara Regional “outraged at the draconian gun control to take matters into my own hands. That’s right, Connie! cut down a tree along the creek
Police Deputy Chief Joe Matthews. bill.” I grab a pack of matches and I’m back with Connie like we to the west of my house and you
"For us in Ontario, we know that a In addition, these gun-control schemes a container of gasoline from the dated in high school and then excavated the banks to get the
good number of illegal guns in Ontario have been tried before and failed and shed and head for the mad. reunited in the nursing home. water flowing better and trucked
have their origin in the United States, so that they will have no impact on public My plan is to douse the trunk of Back where I started about 800 all the soil away.
it’s always a positive thing to have neigh¬ safety and crime, said the association the tree with gas, throw a match to 1-800 calls later with just a little Remember?
bouring jurisdictions tighten up their which this week launched a shooting it and then call the Wainfleet Fire jetlag from my side trip to the Yeah, well I buried my gorgeous
gun-control legislation,” said Matthews. video game. Department Philippines, Connie calls Fabio of Tabby named Weggie at the base
"It's a good thing not only for us in Gun owners in the United States say They wouldn’t dare bounce me the Wainfleet works department of that tree in 1996.
Niagara, but especially the Toronto area they have a constitutional right to have a back to Ryan in Southeast Asia if who happens to be driving by. Thanks for your helping on
and the rest of Ontario.” firearm. In many states, a driver’s licence it’s a fire instead of a fallen tree. Although I suspect his real taking down the maple tree, but if
On Tuesday, Jan 15, New York Gov. is the only identification needed to pur¬ That's when I spot the police name is Ryan, Fabio tells me I’m it’s not too much trouble — I want
Andrew Cuomo signed into law some of chase many types of weapons legally. officer and a little voice in the back the luckiest man in the whole my cat back, too.
America’s toughest gun restrictions since Gun laws in Canada are stricter. A of my brain says: "You might see township because he’s got a tree
the mass shooting last month at Sandy person could register and then wait up to it as removal by fire but he might removal crew over on Rathfon Rd. www.williamthomas.ca
Hook Elementary School in Newtown, 60 days before obtaining a firearm. They
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6 ■ INPORT NEWS ■ THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2013
■ POVERTY: Six-week programs of empowerment being offered across Niagara FOOD: Sandi Richard visits Wainfleet school
Health centres to turn poor TV chef inspires
into advocates for change
youths to eat healthy
Rhonda Barron, a health
promoter at Bridges’ Fort Erie
centre, says advocacy can be
PORT COLBORNE - The as simple as learning to write
war against poverty needs questions down for meetings
voices. with landlords, casework¬
Front line staff and advo¬ ers and others, or gaining WAINFLEET — Youths have
cates for the poor have tried the confidence to speak to the power to help families
to fight for justice and equal¬ groups. become healthier and change
ity, but they can’t win alone. “Not everybody will want the future of food in Canada —
“Politicians often say they to do the same thing about they just need some tools to fix
don’t know what people the same issue, and they the problems adults created.
who live in poverty are going don't have to. Hopefully, this Sandi Richard apologized
through — they don't hear VICTORIA GRAY Staff Photo will help them see some per¬ to students at St. Elizabeth
about the issues because Bridges Community Health sonal growth in themselves,” Catholic Elementary School on
nobody comes forward,” says Centre health promoter Barron says. the morning of Tuesday, Jan 15
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learn to advocate for them¬ who complete the first year six-week course focused Richard hosts Food Network's
selves and for others in their of the course will continue to on putting their skills into Fixing Dinner and Let's Do
community. get support from facilitators. Lunch. She has also written
The Road to Empowerment: “It doesn't matter what the They can speak publicly five bestselling meal-planning VICTORIA GRAY Staff Photo
Building Self Advocacy and person’s situation is, if they about their experiences books. Her company, Cooking Sandi Richard, host of the Food Network's Fixing Dinner
Cause Advocacy Skills is a are interested we will make it being poor, use social media for the Rushed, partnered with and author of five bestselling meal-planning books, is
two-year program funded work for them,” she says. or join a board of directors University of Windsor professor shown visiting St. Elizabeth Catholic Elementary School for
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Kliensmith says Bridges course focusing on commu¬ Kinect-Ed geared toward ado¬
will continue the program nication, effective storytelling lescents and teens to help them
on a long-term basis. People and personal advocacy. take charge of their bodies and
makebetternutritionchoices. She urged students to start a
The pair conducted their first conversation with parents about
Public Notice workshop at St Elizabeth and getting involved in family meal
plan to deliver the program to planning and cooking,
more than 64 schools in Niagara “Parents trade the family's
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students’ eating and meal prep¬
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but we just keep getting worse,"
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2013 ■ INPORT NEWS
■ MUNICIPAL FINANCE: City to charge Subway $90 a month
Vale Centre rent
figures questioned
MARYANNE FIRTH month for utilities, or $1.70 a day, the restaurant open from morn¬
inPortNEWS Staff and the restaurant $90 a month, ing to night and using all utilities.
or $3 a day. A clause has been put in place
PORT COLBORNE — Dave “Who can operate a business in the Subway agreement that
Elliott was eager to know the on $1.70 a day?” Elliott asked, allows the city to obtain addi¬
dollars and sense behind Vale assuming utilities must cost tional funds from the restaurant
Health and Wellness Centre should it peak at $400,000 in
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■ HERITAGE BUILDING: New tenant, buyer needed panerdt aGinoiondgs tSop odretasl Es xwcietlhle Sncueb.w ay buTildhien g cairtey u suinsge, dsa ida Sseinmesiel.a r mfigaunrye rweostualudr manetas ni na nto “wanw ftuhlalyt
Unnamed party expresses ultHime ahteolpy edde ctiod elde aurpno hno aw r esntataffl iatpy pcroosatsc has tiot ddide ttehrem riennet, uctailll¬¬ suc“cTehsast’fsu la y leoatr .o” f subs to sell,” he
rate of $10 per square foot ing facilities similar to the Vale
That number was chosen after Health and Wellness Centre in He asked if base rent could be
interest in Roselawn Centre calls were made to several local other communities to determine increased should the restaurant not
businesses to determine the going rates per square foot. be able to hit the $400,000 ceiling.
“going rate” for rent per square The pro shop was charged less The $400,000 target was
foot in the community, said com¬ because it’s expected to be open brought forward by Subway
munity and corporate services mainly on evenings and only based on previous sales, Senese
MARYANNE FIRTH “We have entertained a few meetings director Peter Senese. Utilities, has access to hydro, which will said. The target likely won't be
InPortNEWS Staff with an organization from within the he added, are not included in likely only be used for lighting met for several years, he said,
region,” Harry Hakim, Port Colborne’s that cost. and to operate a skate sharpener, though the restaurant believes it
PORT COLBORNE — There’s still manager of community services, said at It was utilities that Elliott had Senese said. will be reached with time.
potential for Roselawn Centre to Monday night's city council meeting. even more concerns about. Subway, on the other hand, is
blossom. Representatives of the group are pre¬ The pro shop will pay $51 a likely to be a heavier user with [email protected]
The future of the Fielden Ave. facility paring documents on their proposal to
has been up in the air since Showboat bring back to their respective board, he
Festival Theatre — the building’s main said, unable to divulge information on SAY GOODBYE TO...
tenant — announced in September it who the potential proponent is.
was disbanding. It was through a newly formed com¬ Your Unwanted Hair With
The city has been searching for inter¬ munity group, the Friends of Roselawn,
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were received.
Since that time, however, the city has maryanne.flrth@sunmedia. ca
been contacted by an interested party. Twitter: @mfirthTribune
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■ EDUCATION: Two elected officials absent for one-third of meetings
Catholic trustees missing meetings
VICTORIA GRAY one or two meetings, the board only man¬
inPortNEWS Staff aged to have full attendance at six meet¬
ings — one-third.
WELLAND — Some Niagara Catholic The chair was paid $16,900, the vice¬
District School Board trustees are missing chair $13,777 and individual trustees were
meetings. paid $10,784 in 2012.
Attendance figures for 2012 board Burtnik doesn't think there’s an atten¬
meetings were analyzed by 1he Tribune. dance problem at board or committee-of-
While some trustees have strong records, the-whole meetings because she said it’s
others do not. understood that sometimes people can’t
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH, 2013 Trustees Frank Fera and Ed make them.
Nieuwesteeg — who both represent “Overall of eight trustees — who are
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm at Niagara Falls and Niagara-on-the-Lake — extremely busy folks — we’ve done a great
were among the worst offenders in terms job overall of representing the interests of
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