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Volume 13  Issue 3 June 2009 #145

 
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MAYOR STALLS WHILE PORT BRAWLS--Did Politics Delay the Implementation of the Policing Program in Port's Commercial Core?

by David Serafino

Last summer, the Port Dalhousie Community Relations Committee (PDCRC) won the “Community Mobilization” award presented to them by the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP). The group, comprised of residents and merchants, along with representatives from the Business Association, City Council and the Niagara Regional Police, worked to reduce the noise, vandalism and illegal parking resulting from the raucous late night bar scene that dominates Port Dalhousie on summer weekends.

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 From The Editor

OPPORTUNITY AT HAND

by David Serafino

Councillor Kushner has the right attitude.
“We have no choice” he stated to council in voting for the city to sell two small pieces of land to Port Place developer PDVC. The rationale was that, by conveying the land over to the developer, it would allow for a better development.

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CODE OF CONDUCT--Still Making the Slow Crawl Back to Council, but with passages removed

Whew! We said we’d keep this issue alive until such time as the Code was passed, but this is ridiculous—and it’s costing us time, energy and valuable space.
So where is the code now? Same place as it was two months ago when we last reported on it. It was supposed to come before council at the end of May but the deadline to hear from boards and committees was extended to June 1st. The public may go online to the city website and add comments. Sure, go ahead, for all the good it will do.

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FEATURED THIS ISSUE

Money Matters - Proposed Changes to the Canada Pension Plan Pg 7

Port Historical - 60th Anniversary of the SS Northumberland's Burning pg 10

Centre Stage - Theatre in Port's 2009 Season Pg 13

Body Whys - Those Nasty Knots Pg 14

Simba's Corner - Allergies and Dogs Pg 16

Walking the Locks - Mapping Niagara's Maritime Roots Pg 18

Buried Treasure - Any Buried Treasure Needs a Map Pg 19

Fishing Currents - Current Conditions on the Lakes Pg 9


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