For a Fabulous cause
In an instant, everything changed for Bill Gregory. After receiving news that his grandson had been diagnosed with diabetes, a whirlwind of choices – both negative and positive – helped create the man who now…
Homes showcase Christmas cheer
The sights and smells of the holiday season were in the air throughout Pelham this weekend, as the Fonthill United Church celebrated another successful Homes for the Holidays tour. Organizer Carolyn van der Sluis says…
Council shorts
The downtown Fenwick reconstruction project narrowed the streets in an effort to slow traffic. While it may do that, the fire department prefers lots of room to manoeuvre. Ward 1 Coun. Richard Rybiak, at Monday’s…
Council puts Maple Acre on budget table
Applause ended a special meeting of town council at Pelham Fire Station No. 2 in Fenwick last week. After receiving a report on the Maple Acre library branch, council said it would consider an architectural…
NPCA speaker draws tough questions
Carmen D’Angelo admits the NPCA got it wrong. The chief administrative officer for the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority said the authority “absolutely did a bad job” when it changed floodline designations along the Welland River….
Councillors cheer Lane at last meeting
Pelham town councillors took turns praising Ward 1 Coun. Jim Lane for stepping up to serve the town, during their final meeting of the 2010-2014 term. Lane, appointed earlier this year to replace Larry Clark…
Rain splashes Summerfest final report
Rain during a key Saturday kept the 4th annual Summerfest from reaching its 28,500 attendance goal. However, the number of visitors increased on the other three days. It did draw 17,978 visitors over the four-day…
Made in Movember
Those furry upper lips in Pelham are making a difference. Movember funds have directly led to a prostate cancer research breakthrough, showing the significant impact Movember donations are having on the lives of men. The…
Pirates turn into Panthers
The Pelham Pirates are no more. The Jr. B hockey team will now be known as the Pelham Panthers, the same name as the minor hockey association for the town. New jersey and the new team…
Strolling through the downtown
Residents once again got a chance to dabble through downtown businesses in the annual Holiday Gift Showcase. The opening of Christmas in Pelham featured showcases in Fonthill and Ridgeville Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday to…