Niagara Advance, January 8, 2015

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Cannon fire marks new year Hospital
auxiliary
evolves
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After 95 years, it's
Clothes set to become a
health network
Guatemala to assist seniors
Penny Coles
Niagara Advance
After 95 years of service to
the community, members of
the Niagara-on-the-Lake
Hospital Auxiliary are enthusi¬
astic about adopting a new
name and a new direction that
allows them to continue assist¬
ing with the local delivery of
health care.
Marilyn Hulbert, the presi¬
dent of the auxiliary, also sits
on the NOTL steering commit¬
tee looking at the future of
health care in town.
Once a provincial decision
was made to close the NOTL
Hospital, members of the aux¬
iliary began looking at options
Novice team tchoantt iwnouue,l ds haell osawy st.h eir work to
earns silver Possible options included
blending with the St.
Catharines Hospital Auxiliary
to volunteer at the new facility,
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2 Niagara Advance • Thursday, January 8,2015
Levee welcomes new year
had never attended a “The Friends of Fort
Friends of Fort George George do this so well,”
New Year’s Levee. said Darte, to a crowd so
As a boy, he said, his large it was difficult to
It was the first day of the father took him to the Lake move in the historic build¬
new year, and the first Navy St. Armoury for the Lincoln ing.
Hall levee for Lord Mayor and Welland levee, but the The levee has become a
Pat Darte. 25th annual event at Navy popular tradition, one
Although Darte said he Hall opened his eyes to that's important to the
grew up playing at Fort what a great job the Friends community and to the
George, riding his bike of Fort George do to wel¬ region, said regional coun¬
there with his friends, he come in the new year. cillor Gary Burroughs, who
never misses the local
SENTE
On New Year’s Day, he
said, “this is a wonderful
BUILDING GROUP Wesley Turner, co-chair
of the town’s bicentennial
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- an American Loyalist who
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Linda Attoe, Psychotherapist mClielinticah,” hasT buerneenr tursnaiindg.
up at the annual levee for
Serving tshinec Ne i2a0g0a5ra Region vpseiesvnieoirnnag l oiynfe awNrshia,a gtsa hrwaa ralisen aghd aihpni¬gs Wesley Turner, as Loyalist Ralph Clench, addresses a full houseP eant nNya vCyo lHeasl lN diuargianrga tAhdev ance
up to the War of 1812, and Friends of Fort George New Year’s Levee.
during the war years.
The past year(1814) “has
not been enjoyable,” he burning of St. Davids. result in the Treaty of become renowned for its
told those gathered at Navy "And what was it all Ghent mid-February, that beauty, wine and culture,
Hall, with several "awful about?” he asked. could be expected to lead and ended with praise for
battles,” a terrible loss of He spoke of the negotia- to a period of rebuilding the Americans and their
life on both sides, and the tions underway that would the town that would belief in peace over war.
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Cold spell sparks icewine harvest
Penny Coles
Niagara Advance
Klaus Reif couldn’t be happi¬
er about this year's icewine har-
At — 10°C , the temperature
was perfect for picking.
Although the harvest can begin
at —8°C, Reif prefers it a little
colder, but not too cold - the
grapes get too hard. At 42 brix,
the grapes had the perfect sugar
content, and with an early
January freeze, the yield was
also good, before the birds got
too many grapes.
And to make the harvest even
better, Reif was out with six
other men getting the job done
in daylight - they began at 9
a.m. Monday morning, plan¬
ning on finishing in about 12
While there continues to be
some romance associated with
a midnight picking, when the
temperature usually plunges,
says Reif, “we’re just a bunch of
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6Niagara Advance • Thursday, January 8,2015
opinion page
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95 years of service
P.O.Box430 • Virgil,Ontario L0S1T0 • 905-468-3283 • Fax [phone]
MICHAEL CRESSMAN, Publisher, 905-358-5711 ext. 1111
PENNY COLES, Editor, 905-468-3283 ext. 103
[email protected]
MYRA ROBERTSON, Sales Manager 905-871-3100 ext. 202
our editorial
New year’s resolution could be
to help others through volunteering
We have many active service a more community-focused role as
clubs and volunteer organizations the NOTL Hospital closes.
in town that improve the lives of all Ted van der Zalm and Wells of
who callNiagara-on-the-Lake home Hope have been helping the needy
- but they only exist because of the in Guatemala for a decade, and he
people who donate their time, ener¬ is teaching others, including his
gy and expertise to helping others. own children, to continue the work
We're about a week into the new he has begun.
year, and some of us have made There are many other organiza¬
new year’s resolutions. We may tions and service clubs in NOTL
have made the same promises to that do great work helping others,
ourselves last year, and we may or and they are all scrambling for more
may not be doing a better job of members as so many of us seem to
keeping them this year. be too busy to make serving our
The traditional resolutions community a priority.
revolve around making ourselves Maybe 2015 can be the year we
better people, healthier, more fit, change that, and choose to dedicate
more prosperous, or more content. some of our time to helping others,
But we can also become better moving our focus from improving Longtime volunteer Vera Derbyshire and Laurie Harley of the NOTL Auxiliary
people by doing more to help oth¬ ourselves by eating less or exercis¬ look at scrapbooks which contributed to Recollections, a book about the his¬
ers, and in so doing set a good ing more to getting out into the tory of the auxiliary and its volunteers prepared for the group’s 90th anniver¬
example for others to do the same. community. sary. It will be on display as the volunteers celebrate their 95th anniversary at
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Lions If these long-serving organiza¬ an open house at the community centre Saturday, Jan. 10 from noon to 3 p.m.
Club is celebrating 75 years of ser¬ tions are going to continue to sur¬ Niagara Advance file photo
vice to the community this week¬ vive, they need help.
end. At the same time, the NOTL We can help keep these anniver¬
Hospital Auxiliary is marking 95 sary celebrations going by volun¬
years, as it prepares to transition to teering our time. Newark Neighbours says thanks
A Happy New Year to Country Kitchen from
one and all, and now it is their Festivus celebrations.
back to business after all Our sincere thanks to
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Scattering food under picnic tables good for smaller birds
Remembering (and as long as there are when they use a machine
^ New Year's Eve I was glad to see a little tsoidoe wwiadlke faonrd t hiet wteiadrtsh uopf
r observances snow as it makes it safer the grass each side.
for the beautiful snowy Not only that, it leaves
Yes - we are into a new owl that has been seen the pavement slick, but
year. Is it just me or do out in the fields. when I suggested they
you find it difficult to get I like to walk every day spread grit, there was
back into routine? but I have difficulty when
Not only that, the the snow is not cleared. So we will ask the weath¬
media weather people Sad to say the guilty ones erman to be nice.
have started giving us a Do you recall my dec¬
'heads up' for stormy be rental cottages and B orating ambitions for my
weather several days &Bs. amaryllis? Well, it is an
ahead, then we worry Since their guests enjoy entity unto itself as it is 16
about it longer. our gardens in the sum¬ inches tall and no flower
I have to admit I am mer I think they should yet (maybe for Easter?).
quite amazed at their and fdled. A friend says return the favour and The garden magazines
accuracy nowadays when she now scatters small clear the sidewalk. are getting all set to put
you consider that the cut-up pieces of bread, Many residents are of us in the mood to start
weather changes between etc. under the picnic the opinion that the town planning for spring - isn't , ,. „ „ . ..
the Old Town and the table, especially for the clears the sidewalks, that a lovely thought. So I A snowy owl in the south end of town continues to
escarpment. Hope you small birds who get scared sorry only when we get will leave you with that. awe NOTL residents.
have the bird feeders out off by the larger birds about four inches of snow, Happy gardening. Photo submitted
letters to the editor
means that many resi¬ also has representation private) and the chal¬ NOTL Family Health But how can I do that?
Questions dents who do not have a on the Family Health lenge for our aging com¬ Team is currently not a I have much to say
doctor, tourists and Team steering commit¬ munity with transporta¬ non-profit organization. in the way of thanks
need answers migrant workers will be tee. Is it expected to turn tion to see patients no It would appear that for all you've taught me
denied access to the over all of its funds to the longer in their commu¬ the provincial govern¬ as we did life together.
regarding Family Health Team’s Family Health Team? If nity. Clearly greater ment wants to download
services - forcing them so this brings up more investigation and wide some hospital proce¬ You see, as you came to
health care to go the emergency questions and concerns open public consultation dures currently paid for buy bread
rooms in Niagara Falls regarding not only on the is required. under OHIP, to commu¬ for the body
I read with great inter¬ and St. Catharines. mandate of the NOTL nity non-profit business¬ I got glimpses of the soul:
est your article regarding While the article Foundation and Joan Montgomery es charging for services. worry, joy, pain, regret
the Niagara-on-the-Lake states that the committee Auxiliary but also on the What are the proce¬ or any other emotions
HCoeamltmh iStteerev i(cNeisa Sgaterae ring wheilllp b feu nsede tkhien gn egwra ncetsn ¬to tarcatniosnpsa raenndc yth oef ltahceki ro f Community dedu?r eWs bheaitn wgi ldl obwe ntlhoea d¬ eStocmheedti mine yso yuoru f aecveesn.
AdWvahniclee , aJta fni.r s1t) b. lush the tarcet,i othne prela ins nino tshtea teevde nt ppuerbslaicl oinf pduotn iantteod t fhuen ddiss ¬ requires tchoesstse tmo ethdoicsael isne rnveieceds o? f shared with words.
tcionnec perpotc oefd muroevsi ncgon rdouu¬ct ¬ fTuhnedrien wg aiss nao mt erencteioivne b y dHeodsipciatatel.d to the NOTL answers Wanhde trrea inss tphaer eonpceyn noens tsh is Bevueyriynogn feo oddo eiss ;s omething
ecldo cseurr rteon ctloym inm huonsiptiietsa ls Dtart.i oBne rttoie t oawt hne cro purnesceiln ¬ thaOt tnhee m Fuamst irleym Heemalbthe r before engaging pnleaend?e Md boerefo arnes twhee rcso amre¬ hneor ien. tegration necessary
iasp npoe amrse natttiroanc taivs et,o there tTheaatm th me aFya mapilpyr oHaecahl th Tneesasm w ish iac hp rdivoaetse n bouts ia¬s in process mthiusn pitryo cceasns .e ngage in Tmhied drilceh c,l athsse, poor, the
administrative costs and council for funding. far as I know have its the aged, the young,
user pay charges result¬ Given that the chair of non-profit designation. The article regarding Sandra O’Connor the professor, the floor
ing from the provincial the NOTL Hospital For months we have the NOTL health steering cleaner, the painter
downloading of proce¬ Foundation was a co¬ heard the fixed date for committee (Niagara Retired cashier —one store fits all.
dures presently covered presenter and that the closure of the NOTL Advance, Jan. 1) states, The man who said at this
bpyla onu. Wr phroatv iimncpiaalc ht weailllt h NFoOuTnLd aHtioosnp ihtaals not Hreocespiviteadl banu to hffaivceia yl ecto m¬ g“epsrotsv minocivailn rge rpoourtti.n..e s ug¬ says good-bye ysmoua'llll thoewarn dgireo claetreys ts tnoerwe s
tchiaisll yh atvheo soen o uns f-ix eesdp e¬ jFooinuendd atthieo nN, HhSas O thNeE mtraintmsietinotn a sb etod sw fhoer rteh othsee pcoroncdeudcutreeds icnu hroresnptiltya ls to former mona wtchhoe dis a "nhda tdcihsepda,t ched"
incomes with no medical Freacmeiivlye dH aesasltuhr aTnecaems that sctairlle r weqilul igroin agn hdo wsphietathl er intoT hthe eN cOoTmLm huenailtyth” . customers was absolutely right.
Concern: Only clients it will be able to access some or all will be steering committee Thanks for the ride.
of the Family Health the $ 1.1 million dollars accommodated. wants to "provide as To slip away quietly,
Team can use the servic¬ in the foundation’s cof¬ There is still no word many services as possi¬ unnoticed
es that it provides. fers? as to where the long term ble in an accessible, not- would be my preferred Cashier Nellie Visser
Losing the NHS services The hospital auxiliary beds will go (public or for-profit setting. "The Phil's valu-mart
8Niagara Advance • Thursday, January 8,2015
Healthcare network will work with local family health team
From Page 1 away was not an option, province to lose its hospital, seniors, said Hulbert, such $20,000 put aside, and is Members continue to
says Hulbert. she says. as the annual health fair, flu waiting for direction from volunteer at the hospital,
Members were strongly They discovered the The namewillbe changed shot clinics, and the Lifeline Niagara Health System she said, but some volun-
in favor of continuing local Hospital Auxiliaries to the NOTL Healthcare program auxiliary members about whether it can be put teers are already meeting
support - they weren’t Association of Ontario has Network, and volunteers now administer. in trust to be spent locally with family health team
interested in transferring expanded to include other will work along with the Once they have a new on future health care needs staff to talk about their role
their services to the St. volunteer health care agen- NOTL Family Health Team charitable designation, they - the money was raised in for the future. "We know
Catharines hospital, and cies - the local auxiliary is “ programs, activities can go back to fundraising, the community, and they'd the direction w ' ‘
packing up and walking not the only o butw '11 know more details
go along. It’s early
days yet.”
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and encouraged.You /\*x\ / munity. But there
can provide input by and we could use
more help. I hope
everyone remains
meeting or by making a written submission to the Town. enthusiastic, and
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or email [email protected] Dated at the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake this 8th day of January 2015.
Thursday, January 8,2015 • Niagara Advance 9
Resolutions from local representatives
"Stmt
one evening a week when it be able to say life in NOTL Ci TSemtiftui "1*
warms up." is much better than it was
He also has a new year’s is for “all residents t last year.”
wish for the town: “My hope Peninsula
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a few hours a week at com¬ As the new lord mayor,
mittee meetings, he’ll have beginning his first council
term, Pat Darte's new year’s
“I plan to savour the resolution is easy, he says -
silence of a walk through “to fulfill my platform dur¬
the Commons in the winter, ing the campaign.”
and celebrate the bustle of That includes
Queen St. in the summer. I health care, opening c
keeping schools, the cre¬
ation of good jobs, a better
transportation system for
eries and breweries, and NOTL, and enhancing
swim at the public pools," youth and seniors initia- Lord Mayor Pat Darte at his first Navy Hall New Year’s Levee.
said Burroughs, who swims
daily in the Niagara River
when the weather allows.
“I would also like to fish
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Councillors have busy year ahead to
accomplish goals set during campaign
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All three newly-elected name a few,” she says. payers of NOTL.”
councillors express high “For me personally - Coun. John Wiens also “On a personal note,”
hopes for a great year. listen, learn and lead.” has a list of goals: "My he adds, “my new year’s
Counc. Betty Disero ran Coun. Paolo Miele says new year's resolution is to resolution is to learn as
on a campaign of an he doesn't have any new do everything in my much as I can as well as
improved Official Plan, year’s resolutions, “but I power to accomplish our lose a few pounds.”
and that continues to be do have high hopes and 2014 Strategic Plan and Coun. Maria Bau-
her wish for the coming feel very comfortable that fulfill our short-term Coote, serving her second
year, along with a long list the next four years at goals.” term, has a new year's
of goals to accomplish: Niagara-on-the-Lake Those goals, he says, wish: “As this brand new
“Completing the Official town council things will include helping to deliver year is upon us, as a com¬
Plan, improve public get done in a productive the community’s health munity, I wish that all Coun. Betty Disero plans to “listen, learn and lead” in her
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