Inport News, January 7, 2011

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 7,2011
Ralteos newed erings Happy New Year Seeking growth
Westsiae Ardna hosts Casco Kidz Wainfleet Lions rookmg for new members
Carnival, Page 3 Page 9
East Side Levees
905 835 0521 Building a healthier community Mayors are welcoming 2011
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SERVING PORT COLBORNE • WAINFLEET • SHERKSTON ■ LOWBANKS ISSUE NO. 1 VOLUME 15
■ TWITTER AND FACEBOOK ■ WIND POWER: Skydive Burnaby worried about business
Wainfleet joins DAVEJOHNSON
InPort News Staff
the social network WAINFLEET — Mike Pitt is
all in favour of green energy,
DAVEJOHNSON but is worried two proposed
InPort News Staff wind turbines could devas¬
tate his business.
WAINFLEET - While Marshville Pitt and his wife, Tara,
Heritage Village celebrates Wainfleet's past, operate Skydive Burnaby on
the township has embraced the future, too, Burnaby Rd. in Wainfleet.
with Twitter and Facebook accounts. Two turbines proposed by
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the couple’s main concern.
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The distance between the
Brandsavers Station Rd. turbines and the
3.5 kilometres in a straight
line.
“There are times we’ll jump
west of the field and we’d be
coming back right over those
SmartSouree turbines.”
see SKYDIVE page 2
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B SKYDIVE
Potential danger posed to skydivers in Wainfleet
FACEB00K
Popular websites will help keep residents informed of events
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portraits
■ NEW YEARS EVE: Casco sponsors kids carnival
Family skate, fireworks highlight Port event
CHRISTOPHER FORTIER For Inport News
Top left, Joshua Muscat takes a slap shot at the goal while Port Colborne Pirates' player Bryan
Agoston watches on. Above, Tara Stenson and her son Noah enjoy the free skating at the Casco
Kidz Carnival. At left, Avery Kane is all smiles as she decorates at the cookie decorating station.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 2011 ■ INPORT NEWS
■ HOCKEY: Wonder what they’re charging for parking these days...
Going to the gold medal game - nice
The Bishop's Man by Linden question of parking near the
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rotten Dec. 25, I’m anticipating fcl BYGEORGE Tath Romosaesl’asw renn aosw pnaretd o afu Btihllo rs’ tmreaaktiinngg tChaen taredkia tnos t hweh goa wmeerse
Wednesday for the gold medal series last year involving Canada.
game of the World Junior The bookmark was wrapped My good buddy, Niagara
Hockey Championships neatly and inserted into the Falls Review reporter John
(WJHC). The tickets I received middle of the book. When Law, one of the most talented
for Christmas are one of the Frankly, at this point, with I opened it, I literally just writers I’ve ever known in the
the hockey I've watched so far, sat there and stared at the business, wrote a terrific artide
remember receiving. if Canada is in the gold medal tickets, not quite being able to on the issue for his paper
As I sit writing this last game, wonderful. If our team comprehend the whole thing. Here's how John's artide
Sunday morning—due to fails to make it that fat; we’re Of course, by now the began:
deadlines, I must submit still guaranteed a whale of a tournament is a thing of the After a two-hour wait
this weekly column by game regardless. It’s a no-lose past and the winner has been to cross the Peace Bridge
situation. determined. Tuesday, Andrea Perry thought
— Canada lost to Sweden The annual WJHC is my But I’m sure I had an the worst was over as she
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proverbial chickens. Swiss it. And my wife knows that
ga odaylniea Bmeon. jAamt lains tC yoeanrz’ sis I know now the wheels MURDOCH'S
tournament he led his team to as she learned this year’s
a fourth-place finish, with the WJHC would be in Buffalo.
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Greed won’t ruin an amazing event in Buffalo
FROMPAGE4 sign chaiging $40. Having been the exit, the sign changed to delay were furious. U.S. games that are pretty Wednesday. Of course, if they
to several Buffalo Sabres games $50. Then, as hundreds more “Some people were yelling much empty.” are high, I'll know he's not to
Then it was time to park. over the years, she has never Canadian vehicles arrived at the parking attendants," Sure enough, as she headed blame. It's his superiors who
As the Niagara Falls hockey seen the rates go past $15. about an hour before game she said. "They knew we were back to the car after Canada’s would deserve the tongue-
buffpulledintoalotnearthe It turns out she got a time, it went up to $60. Hockey going over to support (Team 7-2 victory, parking for the lashing for their despicable
arena, she was shocked by the bargain. After parking by fans flustered over the border Canada), as opposed to the U.S.- Slovakia game later that actions. After all is said and
night was $10. It made for done, however, I refuse to
some more angry Canadians. allow greed to ruin what will
□ □□ otherwise be an amazing
Appalling doesn’t begin to evening with my best friend,
describe this tacdc by parking purchaser of the tickets. We
will bring extra cash and if
parking costs skyrocket, we will
cost of doing business and go
off on our merry way to enjoy
around the arena and I’i the evening. Keeping the cup
wondering what to expect half full rather than half empty
Wednesday. is always the route to take.
Our routine for Sabres But we'll remain incredibly
games when we go two or disappointed with the
three times a year is to start behaviour of some of our
out at Washington Square on
Washington St for wings and
refreshments and then walk George Duma is a resident of
the few blocks to the arena. Port Colbome and has spent
There’s a great parking lot right 30 years in the newspaper
next door to the bar with one business. He welcomes
of the nicest guys you could comments and column
hope to meet as the attendant suggestions and can be reached
We'll see what the rates are
licence view
Each week we will print 6 licence plate numbers.
If your licence plate number is listed, be the
first caller to leave a message with your name
telephone number and time of call.
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Economy, transportation, health
care on the city’s early 2011 agenda
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in the City of Port Colbome. COLUMN continue the fight to ensure our
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back by mid-February, followed by a robust workforce and industrial enhancing the level of health care an increase in antibiotic resistance. Most children who have ear infections
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we are currently completing on strengths. reporting to the community in a given at a high dose (80mg/kg/day) divided twice a day for five days. (If
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our designation as a “Gateway and wastewater, the first leg of the deliberations. May I encourage days of antibiotics the medication should be changed. If you are seeing a
Economic Centre.” In establishing Mid-Peninsula Corridor and the you to get involved. Dates and different physician make sure you inform them what type of antibiotic your
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will consider how to promote To ensure we receive global writing a column every other and reduce the pain being caused by the infection.
increased economic opportunities attention on a consistent basis, we monthfor InPort News. To help reduce the risk of ear infections it is important to use frequent
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‘People are truly recognizing the need’ in a child’s first year. Limiting pacifier use and exposure to tobacco smoke
can help, as well as limiting daycare in children less than one year of
age. It is also important to have your child vaccinated for influenza and
MARYANNE FIRTH renovation is completed, the donating what it can toward the pneumococcal infections.
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The agency has been working centre will also include seating for
since mid-June to collect funds to 100 people, providing more space Canadian Niagara Power Inc.
support the much-needed expan¬ for clients of the agency's meal stopped by the centre to make a
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launched, Port Cares has been the community. donation is, Swick-Janjac said it’s
able to raise $785,000 of its goal of “People are truly recognizing the all appreciated by the agency and
just more than $1 million. The fed¬ need,” said development officer contributes toward helping the
eral and provincial governments Pam Swick-Janjac. "They're recog¬ community.
each pitched in $335,000 in infra¬ nizing the Reach Out Centre offers She said it's touching to see
structure stimulus funding for the necessary services to the people of people doing what they can to
project, and locally the community Port Colbome.” help, citing a client of the centre
hasO dnocnea ttehde $ 1c1o5n,0s0t0r uthcutiso tanr . and wfohr oth “eg caavme wpahigatn .s he could afford” www.boggios.com
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Busy New Year’s Eve for Port Colborne firefighters
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PORT COLBORNE — Two Fire Chief Tom Cartwright turned over to the Ministry shed, adding that the fire
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last Friday evening. migrated into a ditch. The second call was a the holiday the department
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Snider Rd., west of Hwy. socks and pads. tion officer, said a wood on duty were supplemented
140. The incident has been stove caused the fire In the with volunteers.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 2011 ■ INPORT NEWS
■ LIONS: Looking for new blood
‘People don’t want to be bogged Could you live on a
food bank diet?
down with too much to do’
to limit their diets to those items
because it’s not often that food
"Things have changed,’’ he extra hands," Newman said, attention on making meet¬ hanks receive fresh produce,
said, adding the hustle and adding that new members ings enjoyable for members PORT COLBORNE — proteins and dairy products.
busde of daily life seems to mean new ideas that can only and newcomers, keeping During the holiday season, Port Colbome’s event was
WAINFLEET - When keep many residents from benefit the club. people donate more to food organized by the Bridges
Martin Van Gool became dipping their feet in the ser¬ informal.” banks and charities, but often Community Health Centre’s
a Wainfleet Lion 45 years vice club pool. with its annual projects, such By building on the camara¬ don't know what it's like to live youth promotion team
ago, he was the club’s 57th “People don’t want to be as the Canal Days craft show derie, Steven said members on a food bank diet with health promoter Lori
member. bogged down with too much and Optimist Day in the Park, are not only more likely to Next month, more than 20 Kleinsmith, who is also taking
Though the Lions are still the group will this year be remain with the club, but are individuals and groups in Port part in the challenge.
filled with pride, their num¬ Despite being a small but experimenting with some of also more likely to share their Colborne will live on a food On Wednesday Jan. 12,
bers have since declined. still mighty group, Van Gool those new ideas. bank diet for a minimum of individuals, people from the
With 18 active members cur¬ said the Wainfleet Lions A ladies night fundraiser other potential Rotarians. three days. Hope Centre and Port Cares,
rently assisting with projects will take place in April, offer¬ “It's about having fun and The diet is part of the Put people from Grimsby and even
in the community, the club is of fundraising projects each ing “everything you need all coming together with the Food in the Budget initiative — Welland MP Malcolm Allen
still alive and well but raring year and volunteer at events, to help a lady relax and purpose of doing something www.putfoodinthebudget.ca will begin the challenge with
— make that, roaring — to such as the Wainfleet Fall good for the community.” — which is lobbying the gov¬ basic food staples provided by
find some new blood. Fair, Wainfleet Food Drive food and even psychic read¬ In recent years, the Rotary ernment to increase monthly Kleinsmith. On Jan. 20, partici¬
The Lions aren’t the only and Marshville Heritage ings, Newman said. Club worked to raise funds social assistance payments by pants will meet once again at
ones on the hunt for new Festival. to build two Habitat for $100 so people can purchase the Guild Hall from 6 p.m. to 8
members. Service clubs Another small group, Humanity homes in Port instead of relying solely p.m. to discuss the experience.
in both Port Colborne and the Optimist Club of Port idea of a ladies night may Colborne. She was very pleased with
Wainfleet have been work¬ Colborne, has found itself have never come forward, With those major projects Port Colborne and a group the response for the diet and
ing to up their numbers “slowly growing” in recent she added. of about 20 in Fort Erie are said people who want to take
and to retain their current While the Rotary Club of this year the group has been among 30 communities across
Newman, the club's secre¬ Port Colborne Centennial taking on a lot of smaller ini¬ Ontario that have or will take to purchase.
Many Lions remain mem¬ tary, hopes will continue would also like to see new tiatives, such as the Santa’s part in the challenge where “It's a small sacrifice to make
bers for their rest of their lives with two new members members at the Helpers Toy Drive and Port people must only eat items to really experience first hand
once they join, Van Gool said, table, it isn't the main focus Colborne Family Literacy such as cereal, powdered milk,
it’s just getting them through of the group, president Rob canned soup, Kraft Dinner,
the door in the first place that January, Steven said. canned fruits and vegetables,
can be the challenge. Instead, the club has put canned meat and canned fish.
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Gary Hoyle and Percy Hoyie accept a plaque from Mayor Vance Badawey commemorating the 1 800268-3986
golden anniversary during a city council meeting in this Oct. 2010 file photo. - -
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■ NIAGARA PROSPERITY INITIATIVE: Helping communities
Looking toward a healthier east side in Port Colborne
KAESHA FORAND Feagan manages the Port
InPort News Staff Cares Reach Out Centre,
PORT COLBORNE — as a Good Food Box depot
Through a survey, Mary where for a reduced price,
Anne Feagan wanted to clients can purchase boxes
learn what residents in Port with fresh produce.
Colborne’s east side need Thanks to funds from the
and what they think are Niagara Prosperity Initiative,
the positive traits of their
cooking circles where Reach
The Niagara Prosperity Out Centre staff teach them
Initiative community devel¬ to cook recipes with items
oper was surprised when from the Good Food Box.
"It really does make you
returned and 81% indicated eat good food and some of
a desire for more children's our participants may not
services.
ferent foods,” she says of PORTCOLBORNE
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Victoria Park improved, and ■ Community Living after
improve the prosperity of school and summer recreation
“It showed me people care,” individuals and we’re help¬ programs
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erty standards to boost the stories is Cheryl Janeway. ■ Bridges Community Health
neighbourhood’s esthetics, The Port Colborne resident Centre peer-led program to
to increase youth programs, began taking advantage enhance the health of youth
to increase mental health of the Good Food Box and in Fort Erie, Port Colborne and
has also been taking part in Wainfleet
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