Niagara Advance, January 15, 2015

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ment it will open up ownership
to all Ontario breweries.
comes after repeated criticism of
the private, foreign-owned Beer
Store’s near-monopoly — was
“out of left field,” said one brew¬
'll is a complete and utter sur¬
prise to us,” said Matthew Swan,
co-owner of Silversmith Brewing
Company in Niagara-on-the-
Lake.
“A whole lot of details would
need to be worked out.”
The Beer Store announced last
week that small Ontario brewers
will be allowed to stock two of
their products at the five Beer
Store locations closest to their
brewery for free.
They will also be able to stock
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Sparide, outdoor dinner
and more at icewine festival
Penny Coles Commerce executive Kitchen chefs offer savoury
Niagara Advance director Janice Thomson. and sweet icewine-in-
Red and white VQA spired culinary creations.
There will be some seri¬ wines will be served at the The icewine village will be
ous sparkle in Niagara-on- event by 14 NOTL winer¬ open Sunday as well, from
the-Lake this weekend, ies, with Signature Kitchen noon to 5 p.m.
when the second annual chefs of the Oban Inn, Saturday evening, from
Sparkle and Ice event Riverbend, HobNob, Zees, 9 p.m. to 11 p.m., the pop¬
opens the annual icewine Escabeche, Cannery, ular Flash and Panache
Festival on Queen St. Tiara, Peller and Ravine Icewine Cocktail
As each guest arrives at serving food pairing.
the Court House Friday Dishes include whoopee NOTL’s mixologists incor¬
evening, they will be given pie, seared foie gras, duck porating icewine into their
a “diamond” in a gauze confit tacos, pork belly cocktail repertoire, hoping
bag with a number. Guests Wellington, truffle gnocchi to win the coveted Icewine
can trade their bags with and lobster tartlet. Cup.
each other until 9:45 p.m., Later in the evening, During the weekend,
when the winning number guests will move outdoors several local wineries will
is drawn for a diamond to toast the launch of the be offering related events.
appraised at $4,800. festival and the upcoming Ravine Vineyard will
It’s the second year for a Pan and ParaPan Am feature their famous
diamond giveaway -last Games, with icewine housemaid stew with local
year's event brought out a served in glasses made of vegetables, paired with a
huge crowd. ice, accompanied by a dis¬ Cabernet Franc icewine -
The NOTL Chamber of play of fireworks, says Jan. 16,17 and 18, from 11
Commerce, host of the Thomson. a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday
event, will recognize 2015 Tickets are $95, available Brunch Jan. 18.
as the Year of Pan and at www.niagaraonthelake.
ParaPan Am Games in com, 905-468-1950. hosts an icewine dinner Snow, cold temperatures and wind are expected during the annual Icewine Festival, but
Ontario, with Lord Mayor New this year, Queen St. Jan. 17, with an ice-wine- can't keep away the thousands who enjoy the celebration. Bundled against the cold last
Pat Darte speaking about will be closed to traffic and infused menu and icewine year, Gabriel Wertsch, from Between the Lines Winery, was one of several hardy people who
the importance of the transformed into an ice marshmallows toasted poured icewine for visitors to the festival, which takes place in NOTL the next two week¬
games to the Niagara area. village over two weekends, over an open Are outdoors ends. QMI Agency Niagara file photo
Guests will celebrate beginning Saturday, Jan. for dessert, while
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side in the icewine village Kitchen chefs will prepare local Signature Kitchen
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Icebreakers Comedy Festival returns to NOTL
at Corks begins at 10:30 turing DeAnne Smith and
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Pay for one show or all repertoire leaves the audi¬ Arthur Simeon. tickets.
four - either way you’re ence in a state of hilarity Saturday, Jan. 24, the A portion of the pro¬
sure to get a lot of laughs that most comedians can show moves to The Royal ceeds will go to CARE, the
for your money. only dream of.” Cambridge at the Prince of group supporting
Jeff Paul, a local come¬ Wilmot is a two-time Wales on Platoff St. John Parliament Oak Public
dian who now headlines at Canadian Comedy Award Hastings is the host, fea¬ School.
Toronto comedy clubs, has winner for best male
organized the second stand-up and also best
annual Icebreakers actor for his work in It’s All
Comedy Festival - a series Gone Pete Tong.
of four shows over three This year, the launch of
nights, featuring 17 com¬ the festival will be held at
ics, beginning Thursday, Niagara Oast House
Jan. 22. Brewers, Thursday, Jan.
It's the second annual 22, at 9 p.m.
comedy festival to accom¬ It will be a roast of Jeff
pany the icewine celebra¬ Paul, and since he will be
tion, and it will be done a the butt of the jokes, he
little differently from last expects it will be a local
year, which offered three crowd that will come out.
shows, one night, one It will be hosted by Hunter
location. Collins, with roasters
Last year’s festival was Christophe Davidson, Tim
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And although the goal of London, grew up in St. “I see them all the time long-time friend of Paul’s,
the event is to entertain Davids, went to St. Michael Toronto, and they’re all and a Virgil native.
the audience, it’s impor- C_atholic _Elemetntahry e top of their game,” Friday, Jan. 23, the show
that the performers School and then Niagara he says. returns to Corks Winebar
have ftu._n he says - and District Secondary School, TJ "D emers, who will be & Eatery on Queen St. with
they did. and landed a job in Toronto at Corks Friday night, was host DeAnne Smith at the
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notch comics for this year’ But his real love is per- Saturday night’s show, i; Jeff McEnery. become a producer of comedy nights and festivals in NOTL.
festival. forming, getting award-winning, world- The second Friday show Photo submitted
“They wanted many nights as he can at renowned comic.
because they heard how various bars and clubs, 'He's the funniest man I
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Town helps NOTL Hydro finance capital improvements
The Town of Niagara- the municipality. repaid over 10years. them the money," said Niagara-on-the-Lake
Special to the Advance on-the-Lake has discov- Niagara-on-the-Lake “It is not a usual arrange- Galloway. “At the end of Hydro requires the funds
ered an innovative way to Hydro has been offered a ment,” said chief adminis- the day, there is only one by Feb. 1. The committee
raise money for running loan of $3 million from the trative of"f*i cer Mike taxpayer." voted in favour of the staff
for a transformer for Galloway at the corporate Corporate services staff recommendation to pro-
its transformer station and services advisory commit- reported that the loan vide the loan and a final
for other cap, ital ventures. meeting M..on.da y, appl-i cation was vet.ted by decisi on wil”l b’ e mad’ e b’ y
The hydro company bor- "(The town) had a cash the town’s lawyer and council next Monday,
rows money on a regular position of $20 million at auditors. They agreed that The decision to lend
basis for capital projects the end of 2013.” it was low risk is call- money to the utility, which
from financial institution. He said the finances are able with 90 da rtice at is 100% owned by the
The current rate offered still being tallied for the any time, Town, is an example of the
by Infrastructure Canada end of the 2014 fiscal year, Currently, town flexibility that ownership
2.75 % which is available but he did not see a cash- ’ s cash allows, and the goal of the
Niagara-on-the-Lake flow problem with lending holdings. The loan will Town and the utility - to do
a $50,000 what’s best for the taxpay-
n the first ers of NOTL, Galloway told
of 3% with the utility to be the bank oi the Advance.
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opment services, suggest¬ that address changing sures for commercial
ed to councillors Monday land use policies, “but a expansion into residen¬
that a maximum of comprehensive review of tial areas in the Queen-
$100,000 be budgeted for the document is overdue” Picton heritage area,
updating St.
Davids
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NOTL residents pay lowest hydro delivery charge in region
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opinion page
Niagara Advance
P.O.Box430 • Virgil,Ontario L0S1T0 • 905-468-3283 • Fax [phone] Outstanding young citizen
MICHAEL CRESSMAN, Publisher, 905-358-5711 ext. 1111
our editorial
Wise decision to keep NOTL Hydro
It was more than a decade ago choosing instead to retain what
when the province of Ontario gave control they could over the utility.
municipalities the choice of selling Electricity, say those directly
their local utilities or keeping them involved in its delivery, is a compli¬
under the ownership of the munici¬ cated issue, highly regulated and
pality. legislated, with little opportunity for
After much debate, the council of wiggle room as far as billing. Yet
the day decided, by one vote, to NOTL Hydro, through decisions to
retain ownership of NOTL Hydro. invest in transmission and trans¬
Since then, the Town council, formers, has not only reduced out¬
NOTL Hydro directors and man¬ ages but managed to do so while
agement have ail worked together having the lowest delivery rate of
with a common goal: to benefit the any municipality in Niagara.
taxpayers of NOTL, the ultimate Maybe it’s difficult to get excited
shareholders of the utility. over news about a utility, but NOTL
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the majority of them - resisted, for taxpayers. presented the cheque to Ken Janzen and Steffanie Bjorgan of Red Roof Retreat.
Photos submitted
letters to the editor
Meters on ing. Three hundred and made donations, spear¬
fifty people attended the headed rallies, circulated
parkway trail event, including MPP petitions and have sup¬
Wayne Gates, Lord Mayor ported all fundraising
upset walker Pat Darte and Santa Claus.
We are tremendously The Shaw community
grateful for the communi¬ of actors and talented sup¬
The most recent fund¬ ty support of all the fund¬ port staff are also involved
raiser for Citizens for raising efforts to date. in dramatic arts program¬
Responsible Education Hummel Properties pro¬ ming at Parliament Oak
(CARE) was held at the vided the seed resources Public School.
Shaw Festival Theatre on for this very special We would also like to
the afternoon of Sunday Christmas event to hap¬ thank Ward Simpson for
Dec 21. pen. inviting Santa Claus and
The SHAW and The Shaw staff and Balzac’s Cafe for providing
Hummel Properties spon¬ management have been hot chocolate.
sored the viewing of The very involved with every With sincere gratitude,
Polar Express, a magical stage of the school review
Christmas movie. The process in Niagara-on- Joy Janzen
message of the movie is the-Lake. They have pre¬ CARE Fundraising
about the power of believ¬ pared letters of support, Committee
Thursday, January 15,2015 • Niagara Advance 7
Get something started for kitchen
New year thing that needed special
resolution care. Well I could not resist,
simeepmosss ible wbornao ttuehgreeh dkt iiittt c ohhcoecmna sweio,i nnpadlalolcywe asdin lild,t
already it bloomed non-stop until
Christmas. I am not sure if
One of my New Year there is something I should
Resolutions was to keep do at this point, so I will
my desk clear - well sad to
say that seems impossible Jean Cochrane somIfe tthhien g nies eodv etrow hgelrmow¬
I tried, then I found a Happy Gardening ing you, there are some
plant catalogue and I am good things for the kitchen
off in a tangent. Climbing you can grow from seed -
Vines, says the title, that is ing to talk myself out of chives, oregano, basil and
all it takes and I am plan¬ getting too enthusiastic too mint (and they all smell
ning - however Virginia wonderful). Remember if
Creeper is on the first page In February last year I you use clay pots, to soak
and I am forced to remem¬ was in a hardware store your pots first so they do
ber how I loved the colours and I was drawn to a dis¬ not leech the moisture
in the fall, then discovered play of potted plants, espe¬ from the soil. Ah, some¬
not only did the vine climb cially one with a flower that thing growing - pinch a leaf
- it lived up to its name - it resembled a narcissi. It and rub it between your
crept, all through the turned out to be an orchid, fingers - nature is truly
grass. a species I have never wonderful. This is a good time to begin growing herbs from seed, in pots for the kitchen, says gardener Jean
As you can tell I am try- grown, as I saw it as some¬ Happy gardening. Cochrane.
Is it time for change in regional governance?
So, we almost, sort of, right about this. Niagara corrosive to democracy. ince actually decide may be the price of their
but not really have dual has been doing the same The cries of "dictatorship" before selecting one of support.
representation for St. thing, the same way, for by councillor Jenny their own — unless the Or, since I could be
Catharines at city hall and decades, and far too often Stevens last night were identity of that councillor totally wrong about this,
regional council. this region is a mess. beyond ludicrous and is necessary to sell this no one else was crazy
I know, I know. You are Some alternations to the makes me laugh. Like idea. enough to want to sit on
totally excited because governance model is this: To get anything through two councils.
the events of Monday probably what we need. Ha. the region these days Look, I'm not a magic
night's city council meet¬ While I agree with the Nevertheless, there is means meeting with the 8-ball. Take whichever
ing was like watching Evil dual role model, I am not something that strikes me approval of the right-wing hypothesis you like.
Kenevil and the Kentucky totally sold on the "test as a little odd about Harris cabal that imagines itself Ultimately, having dual
DsiteeOr broy fw athth atahtete v wsearom uthlede t ibompeep?. o A¬ QMGIr Aangte nLcayF Nleicahgear a wbdyrai vsa eip"n pltaoesintnd ntieindggh tto'cs o pmurneoceditulilncoger bhaleitsih nogsuk gnilhals m itea sdi s taonn o thte elae brcootleued,t lasat rtGitkerrien adgta yPa oobwfl oeMrw,a cafh ogira avpneaglrl tiios¬,f rsceeitpnyss a emn. daIk tte'hsse agr eoggoriedoa ntf .do er atlh oef
Glee marathon or some¬ Matt Harris to that role. san conservatives by deal¬ The vote and rancor we
thing? plugged into each other. We don't need pilot proj¬ At the end of the day, ing with road repairs and saw at city council last
Alright, it's not exactly Having someone who sits ects. If the idea is sound, he might well have been sewage. Today they take night had more to do with
the Moon landing but it is on both bodies is inher¬ and it works elsewhere, the guy council chose for Niagara, tomorrow Berlin old guard vs. new than
still interesting because it ently useful to both coun¬ the role. The other coun¬ ... or at least East Main partisan alliances. It was
represents the thing that cils, particularly in a And Harris wasn't cillors didn't put their Street in Welland. about holding on to the
this city, and this region, region where the need to elected to that role. QED. names forward, after all. Anyway, if Sendzik way things have always
seem to hate the most. move away from parochi¬ All things being equal, What matters, though, wants to push this idea been done, than moving
Change. alism is absolutely criti- this is the sort of thing is the change in the gov¬ through, he may well have forward to something
The logic behind hav¬ that should be before vot¬ ernance model, not a par¬ to negotiate with the
ing a dual rep is, insofar I do not begrudge St. ers, not decided after the ticular councillor. Just because we have
as I can see, sound. Catharines Mayor Walter fact by councils. You'd think city hall Putting forward Harris, always done something a
It is a way to keep the Sendzik's efforts to make However, as archaic as would wait to see what who leans Tory politically, certain way isn't a reason
region and city hall the change. I think he is this process is, it is not the region and the prov¬ as his preferred choice never to change it.
8 Niagara Advance • Thursday, January 15,2015
WWII veteran reconciles past
in his final years before death
QDMonI AFgraensceyr Niagara wati Rtthho etw hLleae ngwdioa,n r .b”9 u0d, dipeass asnedd hCpeaa rntga oul fa trdhdueer dwin agtrh . et hWe eellaarnldy lteritBps rwooaevdreelre smye eersae nmitn ef mo2r0b h1ei0rms t. oa
away on New Year's Eve He served overseas in commemorate an anni¬
It took Second World at the Tabor Manor in St. 1944 as an infantry sig¬ versary of Bergen Op
War veteran Ken Rowland Catharines. naler, first stationed in Zoom — a city in the
two decades to begin His death — possibly Great Britain. He then Netherlands the regiment
opening up about that from pneumonia — was fought on the ground in a fought to liberate.
conflict's brutality. peaceful and calm. Just campaign during the war In the trip, accompa¬
By chance, the General the day before, he had that started in Normandy nied by his daughters
Motors employee met told Broadley and family and ended in Germany. Kendra, Vicki and Donna,
another at the plant who’d members who were with In one of the harrowing his real coming-to-terms
also served during the him until the end, that he scenes in a 2002 docu¬ with the war began.
loved them. mentary film about the “He told us then of the
Slowly, those locked- Broadley said her father Links and Winks, Rowland horrors that had hap¬
out memories loosened, was consistently positive, talked of being with his pened,” she said. “It’s
reports his sister Kendra when other veterans may signal-partner comrade when the healing started
Broadley. have been embittered by Bill Roscoe, who was shot. ... there was a lot of survi¬
“It was really then that war experiences. He pulled the man into a vor’s guilt."
he started to open up," Rowland had joined the jeep, and the soldier died Rowland — who was
said Broadley. "He still militia, and later the in his arms. adopted and lived in
didn’t talk about the war Lincoln and Welland Rowland always
brutality at home, only Regiment. As a teenager, believed those fatal bul¬ whScitoa.s u rC pwalaietfnhe da r Girnteaherierssi ee—d Ma mfetreartrrhi rtrttioheednee Khiesn w Raorw elxapnedr, iSeneccoesn db eWfoorreld h Wisa dr evaetthe raatn t,h oepP aehgnoeeto do sfuu p9b 0ma.b iottuetd
daughters. A plumber by
trade, he retired as a Catharines.
supervisor at GM’s “He was a very, very Lieut.-Col. Jeff Cairns
Glendale plant in St. positive person,” said remembers Rowland, and
Catharines. Broadley. “He was thank¬ is working with the family
Rowland was a past ful for each day, and said on a biographical book.
president and lifetime each one was a gift.” “They had started to
member of the Royal “And he loved my moth¬ collate his memories and
Canadian Legion Branch er,” said Broadley of her memoirs into a book,”
138 in Merritton. After mother who has said Cairns, former com¬
retirement, he and his Alzheimer's disease and manding officer at the
wife had moved to rural had been living at Taber Links and Winks and
Hanover, Ont. and later with Rowland. “He would chair of the Lincoln and
relocated back to St. not let her out of his Welland Regiment
Museum.
“And we’re looking for¬
NOTL Health Services Hon Rob Nicholson MP wdaaurdg httoe rw oVrikciknig two itbhr ihnigs
\ * that book into fruition.
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and their trials and tribu¬
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NOTL PUBLIC LIBRARY Cairns said Rowland
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Flu bug attacks
in Niagara region
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rent strain, but get it each year.
sionaalnsy swaayy , health profes¬ bcueTleahnti isnt hygee i anmr ,N othsoetr tcHho 3AmNmm2e iorninfc lasu.te rnaizna hciar¬s
People 65 and older are usually
Bob Tymczyszyn the most affected by the H3 flu
QMI Agency Niagara type.
there is a mismatch with the flu
vaccine this year, they still suggest
got a headache, chills people get the vaccine.
and cough, y-ou m-ight1 be seei—ng the“ The vaccine has proven to pro¬
first symptoms of the flu. protection against
And although health profession- the current ,” said Sharron.
"And it can
ting this year’s prevent the
vaccine does kk
not include the
tgheetyti’nreg adav isifnlug If you’re sick with flu
shot. symptoms, you should
ailTmheen ts eisa smoanka-l just stay home and
tmhgro ugh avoid contact with
province and other people, except to ing and we
Niagara is not know there’s a
immune. get medical care.” match for
The flu will
liink ethlyet w hnioet ,xi tts w pseeaaeidkk —Jefnonri tfheer Sinhfaercrtoionu, sm daisneaagseesr
J e i f e program with Niagara
Sharron, Public Health
ager for the
infectious dis¬ departments,
eases program with patients
with Niagara Public Health. s_howinga _influ enza-like symptoms,”
"When we look at our surveil- said Sharron.
lance reports, we can see that in
the Golden Horseshoe is right in
signs that this is not a regular cold,”
“The numbers that are being said Sharron.
reported show that it is just at the “If you’re sick with flu symptoms,
cusp of being peak,” said you should just stay home and
Sharron. avoid contact with other people,
“We are very close to it. I wouldn’t except to get medical care.”
be surprised if the next report in For certain people who are at
the next week or two says that we high risk with flu-related complica¬
tions, it’s better to contact their
flu, infects millions of Canadians She said residents should feel
begins in the nose and throat, and queries about vaccinations.