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THURSDAY, JANUARY 12,2017 1 in Port Colborne/Wainfleet Meeting the Special delivery 17 Years in a Rrow*! Over 40 items Frank Ruzyckii | in our Buffet including mayor Newcomers celebrate new year with REAL ESTATE 1 I Luhnocht B&u fcfeot *l9d, Dcihnnoeri c*1e2s.5 0 New year levee lets citizens have a say. bPaabgye. 11. (9k0m5e-8aM34f-o7W65W3o D ire-ct MJ 1 Fully Licensed - Open 7 days Page 2. DC AAtgtf Downtown Port Colborne 495 MAIN STREET, PORT COLBORNE 905-834-6683 PortColborneHomes.com @W14ai9n CllelaerteHnocem Sestr.eceotm INPORT 4NEWS SERVING PORT COLBORNE - WAINFLEET • SHERKSTON - LOWBANKS Putting their best tippy toes forward WnmoTnwnftoalFotatoTo Carlie Smith Is 2017 your year for i move? firesA^ Hie market ist 2 ■ INPORT NEWS ■ THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2017 LOCALNEWS Residents’ input helpful to Port councillors levee invites people to come out right at the beginning of the new Port Colbome opened up its Hosting these kinds of events council chambers for its annual where he and the council mem¬ new year's levee last Sunday bers can hear the opinions of afternoon. their residents and have discus- The sun was shining brighdy on the first day of 2017, lending important, he said. itself to the welcoming, casual "We need someone to some¬ atmosphere of tables grouped times bring it to our attention. together and coffee and treats We wouldn't even perhaps think for guests. about it, but certainly the mem¬ Mayor John Maloney said he bers of the public have individ¬ had already spoken to several ual concerns and we encour¬ residents within the first half- age them to bring it to our atten- hour of the event starting. The most common issues he questions on anything," he said hears are about snow removal, as he drank his own mug of cof- crosswalks and accessibility, something with which he can The new year's levee, tradi¬ sympathize himself because he tionally held on Jan. 1 each year, uses a cane. is a way for residents to come There are some issues, how¬ out, interact with and ask ques¬ ever, that council just doesn't tions of their elected officials. have jurisdiction over Maloney said residents can "There are a lot of issues that voice concerns all year, but the are not really the responsibil- Carbon tax pain felt at the pumps ALISON LANGLEY the introduction of the cap-and- station on Geneva Street Postmedia Network trade carbon tax program McTeague, an MP between 1993 "I was going to go down to The Kathleen Wynne gov¬ and 2011. Ontario Street because there's Gas prices across Niagara are ernment says it introduced cap- "The questions are coming always a few stations that have sitting at an average of $1.15 a and-trade to combat climate fast and furious and they're uni¬ lower prices, but I didn't want litre fuelled in part by the new change and reward businesses versally negative." to spend my time waiting in line cap-and-trade fee charged by that cut greenhouse emissions. In St. Catharines, according like I did over the summer” the Ontario government The program is expected to GasBuddy.com, motorists at Last August, a price tug of war "It's a bit of a sticker shock," to generate about $1.9 billion Pioneer on Ontario Street could along the Ontario Street strip of said Dan McTeague, senior annually, which will be used fill up for 93.9 cents last Tuesday stations had the cheapest prices petroleum analyst with Gas- to support projects that reduce morning while Petro-Canada on in the province, with some sta¬ greenhouse gas emissions. Welland Avenue had gas listed tions offering gas in the high 80 "Even though many knew "You can propose all you want cent range and lower it was coming, no one really and anticipate as a government "It doesn't matter what they The low prices resulted in JULIE JOCSAK/POSTMEDIA NETWORK understood what it meant" that you'll have to raise taxes, charge, I still have to pay it Gas prices climbed a minimum 4.3 cents a litre across Niagara Prices last Monday climbed but the public doesn't really get because I need to drive," said a exchanges between motorists. on Monday as the Ontario government’s new cap-and-trade it until they have to pay out of St Catharines man after he filled fee took effect. litre across the province with their wallets, at which point the up his sedan at $1.16 a litre at a See GAS on A3 THURSDAY, JANUARY 12,2017 ■ INPORT NEWS Get onboard with Canada's sunwmgca #1totheSun Experience the Difference™ ^ MILLION DOLLAR Beach Blowout Sale! 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