Inport News, January 17, 2013

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SERVING PORT COLBORNE • WAINFLEET • SHERKSTON • LOWBANKS • ISSUE NO. 3 VOLUME 17
■ NEW ARRIVAL: Charlee Amber Dawn Benner couldn't wait to be born
Firefighter dad delivers
MARYANNE FIRTH soon become anything but relaxing.
InPortNEWS Staff Jessica began to feel contractions and
immediately awoke Trimmer from his
PORT COLBORNE - According to slumber.
the stove, it was 6:23 a.m. She told him they had to leave for the
Despite the shock of the moment. hospital immediately.
Trimmer Benner had the wherewithal From the time she travelled from the
to stop and look at the clock. bedroom to the kitchen, Jessica felt her
A parent never wants to forget the contractions move from five minutes to
moment their child takes that first two minutes apart.
Having trained as a volunteer fire¬
Especially when it takes place in the fighter for the past 12 years, Trimmer
family kitchen. knew time to get to the hospital was
Friday began as a regular day for running short,
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newborn was delivered Friday in her
Waking up in the early hours, she family's kitchen by father Trimmer
decided to have a bath to relax. Benner when mother Jessica Davis
Little did she know, her day would went into labour.
2 ■ INPORT NEWS ■ THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013
upfront
B DELIVERY ■ REGION
Regional council could lose
‘Nothing tops this’
role in filling vacancies
FROM PAGE 1
The couple got their midwife
Mylene Shields on the phone JEFF B0LICH0WSKI
and explained the situation in QMI Agency Niagara
hopes she could meet the pair
at die nearest hospital. THOROLD — Trumping
But Mylene knew that plan cities’ choices might not be
simply wasn’t going to work. an option next time regional
Instead, she asked Trimmer councillors need to fill a vacant
if he was ready. council seat
His mind whirled as he tried The Region's planning com¬
to comprehend what she was mittee endorsed a process on
implying, and when it finally Wednesday, Jan. 8 for filling
clicked his heart began to race. vacancies that would restrict
Trimmer was told over the council’s role to confirm¬
phone to ease Jessica onto the ing the wishes of lower-tier
family’s kitchen floor and to munidpaalides.
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could see the head. their men for such an occasion. “I just can’t put it into words. ommendation would require it wants a byelection. By law, the St. Catharines Mayor Brian
His years of training then Jessica believes Trimmer’s I can't believe we did this. to go along with whatever the Region has to foot the bill. McMullan hopes that wouldn’t
kicked in as Trimmer realized experience helped him to “Everything I’ve done and lower municipality asks. The talk of a policy comes happen again.
the baby was coming. keep calm and respond under been through, nothing tops “It leaves it up to the local after a messy debate in 2011 “This change should help us
Right here. Right now. And pressure. this,” Trimmer says. municipalities, without a over how best to fill the avoid what we all lived through
it was his job to make sure she “It happened so fast I didn’t “I was riding the biggest shadow of a doubt. That’s Welland council seat vacated last time," he said.
arrived safely. have time to get nervous or high I’ve ever had. The adren¬ who’s making the decision,” by now-Welland MPP Cindy He said the rule change is a
“This is happening,” he panic,” says the proud father. aline rush lasted hours,” he said Niagara Falls Coun. Selina significant one for the Region.
remembers saying, short of a “My mind was racing with says, describing the smile he Volpatti, who put forward the Welland city council asked The new policy would apply
few expletives. everything that was going on.” had plastered on his face for motion. for a byelection, but regional to vacant regional council
With Mylene guiding him He credits the midwife hours afterwards. Planning commissioner council balked and rejected seats, save those in Wainfleet
through a cellphone tucked for remaining so calm on the “All my kids are special to Patrick Robson said the motion both the election and a move and West Lincoln where only
into his shoulder, Trimmer got phone, which in turn helped me, of course, but to deliver means the Region would to appoint runner-up Damian their mayors sit on council.
ready to welcome his daughter him to keep his composure. one is just something else." accept the local municipality's Goulbourne to the seat. Robson said in those cases,
into the world. Mylene arrived to the cou¬ Jessica, now thrilled with the recommendation without a say Members had to break their council would be joined by the
That first cry came with ple’s home shortly after the unexpected home birth, says of its own. own rules and re-vote to go winner of a mayoral byelection.
a sigh of relief from both baby's arrival. she’ll never forget the experi¬ He said that also means the ahead with the byelection after
parents. “She said, 'You started this, ence — and will never quite Region will automatically be Welland refused to provide an [email protected]
It was literally less than now you've got to finish it,'” look at her kitchen the same.
five minutes from the time Trimmer says, adding Mylene
the chaos began to the time then walked him through the [email protected] ■ COMMUNITY
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may have to look at training echoes. more than 600 residents forums are being held this 1-877-212-3922.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013 ■ INPORT NEWS
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■ REACH OUT CENTRE: Construction, event management students tackling renovations
We Gare f&r f&ri Gares>
Under Construction
January 11-April 12 2013
VICTORIA GRAY Staff Photo
Many Hands Niagara College student committee members Kayla Martins, left, Alysha Gayed; chairperson Cathy Tamchyna; Jen Hale and Kristen Empey held a groundbreaking ceremony at Port
Cares Reach Out Centre to kick off an interior renovations project.
Many Hands from college to aid Port Cares
VICTORIA GRAY requirements. was recently expanded the manent structure for garbage
InPortNEWS Staff Event management stu¬ older section of the building collection outside, adding
dent and chair of the Many needs work. light fixtures, installing win¬
Port Colborne — Many Hands project committee, “It’s like moving into a dows, insulating the floor
hands, hearts and minds Cathy Tamchyna said Port new house," she said. "When
make short work of any proj¬ Cares was selected for the you get it you realize that not Canadian Tire Financial
ect — even one as large as renovations project because everything works the way Services’ vice-president
poverty. out of five applicants more you need it to.” of customer services and
More than 50 people people would benefit from She said the need for the operations, Cathy Tamchyna
Friday attended Niagara the non-profit organization’s centre is growing. Last year presented the group with a
College’s ground-breaking food bank and soup kitchen. it gave out 67,500 kg of food $5,000 donation on behalf of
ceremony for its 16th annual "Just from spending a few and served 20,000 meals. the company to help com¬
Many Hands Project, this days at the centre I realized For the Many Hands Project, plete the project.
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plan and complete interior knew we had to help them.” in the dining room, build¬ to see the final results.” construction students will tear down inside Port Cares Reach
renovations at the centre Port Cares executive direc¬ ing a security separation Out Centre as part of the Many Hands Project. The section of
over the next four months tor Lynda Reinhart said even between the dining room victoria.gray@sunmedia. ca the wall with handprints will be cut out, framed and given to
as part of their program though the Reach Out Centre and kitchen, creating a per¬ Twitter: @VixeyG Port Cares when the project is complete in April.
_INPORT NEWS ■ THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013
■ FAITH: I've been thinking about a new year, and new sights
INPORT/^EWS
Finding vision in a world of darkness
Published by InPort News
Sun Media Corp. GARYTOMIUCK David, have mercy on me.” Didn’t Jesus know that them and received Jesus as
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Dave Johnson, Inport News senior reporter for filth and scum like you. your faith has healed you.” (vs the truth. But Jesus has given
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new birth. Those who think image of God, he has a name, receive his sight and go home? new spiritual eyes.
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Thursday night in front of the Ontario Labour Relations crowds and as the shouting what seems like a redundant the World.
and the screaming intensifies question: “What do you want If you have confessed your
Meanwhile, back in the real world, public elementary he shouts “Jesus, Son Of me to do for you?” (vs51). sins, and truly repented of Christian Church
school boards across Ontario were forced to cancel classes
Friday, no matter what the OLRB rules.
That’s because you can’t run a school system where it’s
wa corrakp i ns hthoeo tm wohrnetihnger. the teachers are going to show up for Local real estate market ‘steady as she goes’
Indeed, it’s impossible to contain our laughter when
either ETFO or Queen’s Park claims this nonsense is “all
about the children.” Both sides need to wake up to the
fact Ontario parents are fed up with them and their silly via the Multiple Listing Cathy Berkhout-Bosse, H.B.A.
rhetoric. he local real estate Service' (MLS') Systems of is a real estate broker at Remax
All this stupid war of attrition is doing is hurting Canadian real estate Boards Welland Realty Ltd. You may
students and parents, who don’t have endless time to skip and Associations. CREA read past columns at www.
off work while ETFO decides if its members are going to do projects that national sales NiagaraRealtySourceReport.
their jobs. activitywillrecedebytwoper com
What is most frustrating is how avoidable all of this was. Total residential sales in cent in the coming year.
If Premier Dalton McGuinty hadn’t blown the Ontario Pelham reached 209 units The RE/MAX
budget — in part by asking “how high” every time the compared to the total of 196 2012 Housing
teacher unions said "jump” over the past nine years — reported last year. Interestingly disproportionate part of the Market Outlook
we wouldn’t be looking down the barrel of a $14 billion enough, last year’s total is the population, there is a shift released in
provincial deficit. exact same level as recorded towards lower priced condos December
Had he managed the province responsibly, there in 2009 and 2010. With 403 and townhomes representing a 2012
wouldn’t have been any need for Bill 115, which has the new listings posted in 2012, our larger share of the housing mix.
teacher unions in an uproar for freezing their pay and local sales-to-new-listing ratio In 2012, multi-family
cutting benefits. of 51.9% is solidly in the middle residential sales represented stability
If the Liberals had lived within their means, things of the balanced territory range a 12% share of the market will be the
wouldn’t have reached this fever pitch. of40%to60%. compared to 10%in2011 - characteristic
Teacher unions and the Liberals have acted as each Average prices, however, are expect this trend to continue. of Canadian real
other’s enablers for too many years, with taxpayers bearing on the decline. The 12 month Lower demand for larger, estate in the new
the burden. average price as at December 2 storey family homes will year, with sales above or
Now the relationship has soured and parents and kids 31,2012 stood at $320,685- continue to place strain on on par with 2012 levels
are collateral damage. It’s disgusting. 1.7% below the 2011 figure of resale values in this segment in the majority of market
And it’s just one more reason why an election can’t come $326,362. This past month, the
soon enough to get rid of the Liberals, no matter who they Market trends in our Canadian Real Estate One thing is for sure, the
elect as their next leader. local area are reflecting the Association (CREA) lowered days of rapidly rising average
demographic housing shift that its 2013 national forecast annual prices are expected to
- Sun Media is occurring across Canada. for home sales activity become a distant memory.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 17,2013 ■ INPORT NEWS
■ MARINE RESCUE UNIT: Winter work necessary for next Lake Erie boating season
POCOMAR staying shipshape
DAVE JOHNSON "We’ve gutted the cuddy down to the POCOMAR HISTORY
InPortNEWS Staff metal, too. We’re going to reconfigure
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repainted, including inside the engine was also kept in the hydro building,
compartment. instead of both being keep outdoors at
Sugarloaf Harbour Marina as had been
done in the past.
MORE ON POCOMAR Canter and Gendreau said Canadian
Niagara Power, owner of the hydro
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the crew at [email protected]. In the “It’s a godsend ... we really can’t
spring the unit will be recruiting full thank Canadian Niagara Power
members enough,” said Canter.
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■ JUNIOR B HOCKEY: Pirates add scorer, D-Man to lineup
‘I really like where we’re at right now’
PORT COLBORNE — Port
Colborne Pirates general If we’re ever going to
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With no last-minute we’re going to do it with
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the Greater Ontario Junior now.”
Halosock tehye L teeaagmue's, Kheelalyd, cwohaoc his, Brian Kelly, Pirates GM
was happy to stand pat.
“I really like where we're work the phones on deadline
at right now,” said Kelly, day because of two trades
whose team wants to take the they had already made. They
"next step" and play for the acquired 20-year-old forward
Sutherland Cup after losing to Nick Berst from the Buffalo
the eventual Ontario cham¬ Blades and defenceman
pion St. Catharines Falcons Nathan Judd Warren, also 20,
in the Golden Horseshoe from the St. Thomas Stars of
Conference final last season. the Western Conference.
“I really like our chances. If “Those were the moves we
we're ever going to bring the wanted to make, so the heavy
championship back to Port lifting is already done,” Kelly
Colborne, we’re going to do it
with the players we have right Berst, acquired in a Jan.
now. This group truly believes 5 trade for forward Ryan
it can go aS the way.” Stayner, gives the Pirates yet
The Don Cherry's Port another scoring threat and
Colborne Pirates were con¬ lessens the impact the loss of
tent to field calls rather than the injured Jordan Warren is
having on the lineup. Despite
playing on the most-anemic
JOE CSEH InPort NEWS offence in the entire league,
SAY GOODBYE TO... Welland Junior Canadians forward Josh Gervais, Berst still managed to score
right, is pressured by Port Colborne Pirates 14 goals and collect 15 assists
Your Unwanted Hair With defender Bryan Komasara in junior B hockey in 30 games for the Blades.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013 ■ INPORT NEWS
■ WORKPLACE INJURY: Worker sustained only a broken ankle, bruised shoulder
Labour Ministry probing ship fall
being transported across scaffold system, pay stubs,
the canal to the fire hall to worker orientation and train-
a waiting ORNGE air ambu- ing records, and proof of fall
9.9 metres from a scaffold lance. He w s then flown protection training.
:o the steel deck inside the > Hamilton hospital for
hold of a laker suffered only treatment,
a bruised shoulder and . include ensuring workers
are tied off or that guardrails
are installed on the scaf¬
week. Skyway Canada Ltd. and w folding. Height also factors
The fall happened
Tuesday, Jan. 8 at about 1:30
p.m. when the worker, who hold, re needed for anything over
has not been identified, fell Ac( vo metres high.
from scaffolding inside the Skyway Canada Ltd. “is oi While ship accidents DAVE JOHNSON Staff Photo
hold of the Algoma Central of the country’s leading pro- would normally fall under A 54-year-old worker who fell 9.9 metres from a scaffold to the steel deck Inside the hold of the
Corp. vessel John B. Aird. viders of scaffold and shor- federal jurisdiction, Blajer John B. Aird Is lowered from the Algoma Central Corp. vessel on Tuesday.
Port Colborne Fire and ing solutions.” said Skyway Canada falls
Emergency Services low- Blajer said the worker was under provincial jurisdic- ase on part of the ship.
ered members of its tech- the lead hand for and the ministry will "We issued a stop work
nical rescue team ir continue to investigate. order ... they can’t use the AGCOI
hold of the ship, docked in “We have up to a year to scaffolding until we get the
the Welland Canal south of n (ministry) inspector investigate this,” said Blajer, instructions for it. We also
the Mellanby Ave. Bridge, dispatched ... and we who wouldn’t speculate issued a stop work order on
Bridge 19A, to check on and wanted a number of things whether charges would be the scaffolding,” he said,
remove the man. laid. Notice of Liquor Licence
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■ HMCSATHABASKAN: Recently underwent work in Port Weller
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tillaly St. W. & Steele Si
PORT COLBORNE
The HMCS Athabaskan, shown tied up at the Seaway Marine drydocks last April.
Damaged navy ship
limps back to Halifax
DON FRASER Breton in the final leg of the
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