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Lake Report Homophobic sign decried | Page 2 Vol. 4, Issue 27 Serving all five communities of Niagara-on-the-Lake July 8, 2021 ‘Hostaholic’ ready to retire NOTL grower is one of Ontario’s best-known Hosta ‘collectors’

Tim Taylor A map shows where trees are to be removed. SUPPLIED The Lake Report

Bruce Cumpson describes Two Mile Creek his 30-year obsession with growing and selling hostas as a “hobby that got out of forest restoration control.” His Olde Towne Gardens will remove 400 trees is a small perennial farm and garden centre nestled, Richard Harley for the agency, which is almost hidden, among larger The Lake Report mandated to manage and tender fruit and vineyards, protect watersheds across along Lakeshore at Town- The Niagara Peninsula the region. line Road. Conservation Authority will The main purpose of the Drive down the short be taking down about 400 reforestation is to combat driveway, past the farm- ash and Manitoba maple the effects of the emerald house, to the barn and into trees along Two Mile Creek ash borer beetle, an invasive another world inhabited near Butler’s Burial Ground species which first entered by hundreds of shade trees this month. Ontario in 2001 in the and literally thousands of The forest rejuvenation Windsor area and started to hostas—more than 600 project will see about four affect Niagara-on-the-Lake varieties—that thrive in the hectares of trees removed in 2012. dappled sunshine of a sum- and replaced with native “That’s when I first start- mery afternoon. tree species. The replanting ed to notice the trees being Hostas are one of the most Bruce Cumpson has had a love affair with hostas for over 30 years. He’s often called a will most likely happen in impacted by it, I could see popular perennial plants in “hostaholic.” He just sold Olde Towne Gardens on Lakeshore Road. TIM TAYLOR 2022 but some work could the holes going into the North America, often called start this fall. trees,” said Drennan, who the friendship plant because hostaholic. Others a hosta on the new property. something.” The removal of the trees has been a forester with the it is so easy to divide and whisperer. “There were more than a Cumpson started reading will cost about $80,000, a authority for 13 years. share with your neighbours. Long before the world of hundred hostas,” Cumpson, and researching about hos- regional official said. The The property is owned The large leafy, often hostas became an obsession 68, smiles, remembering tas. He was gradually drawn cost for the replantings is by the conservation author- sprawling, plants thrive and a business, Cumpson the discovery as the start into the hosta world. not yet known. ity, but was once used for in partial shade and need bought a house on Niagara of his hosta odyssey. “I “In those days, almost all Dan Drennan, a conserva- agriculture. He said when protection from the heat of Street in St. Catharines. As didn’t know what the plant hostas came from the States. tion authority watershed for- the agency acquired the the afternoon sun. fate would have it, there was. I asked my neighbour. ester, said the reforestation Some call Cumpson a was a thriving hosta garden I thought it was lettuce or Continued on Page 15 project is a “new direction” Continued on Page 7 Parliament Oak plan not compatible with Old Town, residents say

Evan Saunders view as lack of conformity The development will council shall ensure any Local Journalism Initiative with the town. have 92 units on four acres new development in existing The Lake Report Liberty Sites (3) Ltd. is of land resulting in 23 units residential areas fits with proposing an 80-unit, three- per acre. the character of adjacent A proposed development storey apartment build- The town’s maximum residences. This includes on the old Parliament Oak ing and 12 semi-detached allowed density for an inten- building height and lot school property is “out- homes on the former school sification area as stated in depth. rageous,” inappropriate property. the official plan is 12 units Consulting architect and ignores the character of “There is absolutely no per acre, Gordon said. Ralph Giannone said the Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Old question that this is an “And this development apartment would be level Town area, residents told a outrageous and flagrant isn’t even in an intensifica- with the existing school virtual open house meeting disregard for the character tion area,” he said. property with a maximum about the project Tuesday. of this neighbourhood and Intensification areas are height of 11 metres. Residents were highly the houses in the neighbour- designated high-density “That is a complete fabri- critical of the proposed den- hood,” NOTL resident Alan development areas. cation,” Gordon said. sity, size of a planned apart- Gordon told the develop- The 2019 official plan, A artist’s rendering of the proposed Parliament Oak ment building and what they ment team. section 4.14.4.2, states that Continued on Page 6 development in Old Town. SUPPLIED Page 2 Shop from the comfort of home July 8, 2021 www.simpsonspharmacy.ca Pharmacy: 905.468.2121 In-store and curbside pick-up or free local delivery NEWS Apothecary: 905.468.8400 ‘Traditional marriage’ sign decried as homophobic, hateful

Richard Harley lifestyle. But I will not hate The Lake Report them.” Koller doesn’t use Face- A lawn sign that cel- book and hasn’t seen the ebrates “traditional mar- chatter online, but said he riage” has drawn loud doesn’t believe his sign is criticism from neighbours discriminatory. and Niagara-on-the-Lake He put it up in “protest” residents for being a mes- of the town considering sage of homophobia and a rainbow crosswalk and intolerance. benches and flying the Pride The sign, which is dis- flag in June to commemo- played on the lawn of 17 rate Pride Month. Henry St. in Virgil, says, “If they have the right to “Celebrating our traditional promote their lifestyle, then marriage” and includes the so I too have the right to male and female gender promote my lifestyle,” he symbols intertwined. said. NOTL resident Barnabas “I believe in one woman, Farkas took to Facebook one man marriage. What Monday to express his an- they do is their stuff, but I ger about the sign, calling it don’t agree that the town “disgusting behaviour.” falls over their feet, and Farkas said he is openly only promotes them.” Left: A sign at 17 Henry St. in Virgil has been decried by NOTL residents for being homophobic after being posted to gay and has been married Koller said he doesn’t Facebook. RICHARD HARLEY Right: Michael Tansley and Barnabas Farkas. SUPPLIED to his husband for 16 years. understand why members He lives a short walk away of the LGBTQ+ community from the sign. are advocating for rainbow ity because they already “I do it because I feel my this. That’s privilege right lots of damage,” he said. “This morning on my crosswalks. have privileges that others responsibility to promote there ... not being able to To some of the people sup- way to work this is what we “Here they can get mar- have not been privy to,” she our marriage, our lifestyle. accept what privilege means porting Koller, Farkas sug- had to pass. Here we are in ried, they have the benefits, told The Lake Report. If minorities can do it, why and what it means to be gested they do some research the 21st century, putting up everything, so why are they “Three, it is negatively can’t I do it?” oppressed,” said Kathryn on why Pride Month exists. lawn signs like this,” said pushing? Why are they want provocative and may be Koller said one of the Hoshkiw. “I invite them to educate his post. to be advertising more and designed to bait rather than signs was already stolen Somewhat ironically, themselves. Learn about “In the times when kids more, like the sidewalk, and engage in meaningful, while he was at church Koller insisted he was our community, learn the are still struggling to come the park benches? Why are civil dialogue. Four, on Sunday this week. He taught not to hate others. history, what the previ- out, be themselves, you they pushing for that?” he Posting this signage said plans to keep one on “My father always said, ous LGBTQ+ generations put a sign on your lawn said. appears to ignore the his lawn. real men and real women, had to go through to get to not only stating the word “What we’re gonna do history of exclusion faced Hundreds of comments they do not bring out hate,” where we are today — and ‘traditional’ but you even next, paint the town rainbow by the 2SLGBTQQIA+ by Niagara-on-the-Lake he said. we are still fighting. Fight- had the male and female colours? Because they will community and the strength residents decried the lawn When pointed out again ing because of people and sign printed! All I can say not stop when the sidewalk the 2SLGBTQQIA+ sign and expressed the same that his sign is perceived as behaviour like this.” is shame on you and shame is painted and when the community has shown in feeling of disgust and disbe- hate, he said that’s “hog- “We still have a long way on the person who printed park benches are painted. the face of adversity. This lief as Farkas felt. wash.” to go, unfortunately. When this for you.” They will find another ex- sign, unfortunately, does “How sad, they must feel When told his flag offends one celebrates their mar- The property also dis- cuse to demand more, and I not represent the equity and very isolated and alone in many people, Koller said, “I riage, they have balloons, plays a “No More Lock- think this is discriminatory, inclusion we are striving to their beliefs to have to put was offended when I go into God knows what animals downs” sign. what the town is doing to achieve.” out a message like this. Per- the town hall, to the post and big letters at the front Rudi Koller, who owns the rest of the people. Be- Koller said he was raised haps they’re hoping for like- office and see the Pride flag of their house. Fun stuff. the home and had the sign cause there’s no promotion never to hate anyone, but to minded people to knock on flying.” When one has a sign out printed in Toronto, said he for the rest of the people.” “counterbalance” what he their door. This does not Told of some of Koller’s (next to an anti-lockdown has no plans to take the He said it’s not fair to perceives to be a one-sided represent NOTL. We repre- comments, Farkas said it sign) that states ‘tradition- sign down. In fact, he said people who aren’t members narrative “promoting” the sent NOTL,” said Facebook is unfortunate to see his al’ marriage with a female he had multiple copies of the LGBTQ+ community. LGBTQ+ community. user Brett Sherlock. neighbour behaving this and male symbol, that’s printed in anticipation that “What (has the town) Asked what he thought “I find this very disgust- way. not celebration. That’s a they might get stolen. done for the native, which is about the scores of people ing and offensive! It’s the “I would like to ask him, statement, that’s a message, “I put (it) up last week a minority. What have they who see his signs as hate year 2021! Love is love! I’m did he put an ‘All Lives that’s vile and targeted,” and I’m saying what I done for the Black people, is speech, he said “that’s how sorry these people find this Matter’ sign out during Farkas said. believe in,” he said in an a minority, what have they the gay people try to shut remotely acceptable!” said Black History Month or It’s “easy for the straight interview at his home done for the low-income everybody down.” Adriana Miele. when the Voices of Free- community to come up Tuesday. people in town?” “Let’s say you don’t like “This is nothing but dom Park opened? Did he with signs like this then “A man and a woman. “The responsibility of the it, I could say, ‘Oh, you’re crystal clear message of protest when Niagara Parks use the free speech card or That’s the sign, right? In a mayor and councillors is to hating me.’ That’s what the hate. I hope they don’t have opened the Landscape religion or whatever else marriage.” promote equality to all the gay community does. Like children to continue this of Nations? Probably the they come up with. In some Asked to clarify wheth- people. There’s no equality, I say, I don’t hate the gay bigotry,” said Tim Vande- answer will be no to all. people’s eyes, we are still er he is against gay mar- when we only promote one community.” laar. So, therefore he is nothing nothing. Some people, even riage, he said “I don’t hate group.” “If they have the right to “Why? Who does this? but homophobic. As I said locally, commented under them. That’s their lifestyle.” Lord Mayor Betty Disero display their sexual prefer- Doing something like this is many times, people don’t my post, saying ‘choice “If I have a neighbour said there are “a few things ence, then it’s my respon- deliberate in their intentions have to like us, or accept. of sexuality.’ We are living beside me, the way I wrong with the sign.” sibility, not my right, my to hurt another human. You Just have respect.” more than nothing. We grew up, I have to respect “One, the sign is not per- responsibility, to display don’t do this thinking it will “There are many kids are humans and it’s not a the neighbour. I have to mitted by bylaw. Two, there my belief. But nobody talks be fine. Some will argue just alone in this area (I am choice. This is us and this respect their lifestyle, but I is a general absence of spe- about the responsibility that people put Pride signs two streets away from him) is Canada in 2021. There is don’t have to agree to their cific symbols for any major- anymore.” out so why can’t they for and a sign like this can do no place for signs like this.” Page 3 Proud to support our local news! July 8, 2021

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On Canada Day, Leila Ridesic and Ruby Elltoft set up a shoe memorial for the thousands of Indigenous children that died while attending Canadian residential schools. EVAN SAUNDERS

Memorial honours Indigenous children CAROL PERRIN 905.988.3492 [email protected] Evan Saunders schools did not escape their “Next year they are going vidualize the missing chil- Sotheby’s International Realty Canada, Brokerage. Independently Owned and Local Journalism Initiative community. to teach even more about dren. All around them were Operated. Not intended to solicit properties already under contract. The Lake Report They both attend Royal residential schools.” various pairs of Crocs, Oak School, which is now Their friend, Elliana running shoes, rubber While many people de- located in the old hospital. McManus, 12, arrived to boots and an authentic pair bated whether celebrating And they knew it was the help with the memorial and of children’s moccasins that Canada Day was appropri- perfect setting for a memo- brought along homemade one supporter dropped off. ate given the discoveries rial. signs to hang on the pillars “Our hope is that this of children’s remains on “Lots of people come by at the front of the school. will get people to think residential school proper- this place because it’s re- The signs, in black about it and spread aware- ties, two Niagara-on-the- ally important, so we did it marker on orange Bristol ness,” Leila said. Lake youth created a me- here so lots of people could board, read, “Every Child “That way if people are morial for the children on get involved,” Leila said. Matters” and “In honour walking by with their little the steps of the old hospital The young pair of activ- of all the residential school kids, and the kids don’t on July 1. ists credited Royal Oak victims.” know about it, they can “When we heard the for teaching them about The girls had their own ask their parents. But we news, we knew it wasn’t residential schools. take on the use of chil- also want anyone to think right. We wanted to do “Our school has always dren’s shoes in the memo- about it.” something about it,” Ruby taught us about how bad rial. The memorial will be up Elltoft, 12, told The Lake residential schools were “Kids shoes show every- indefinitely, and the duo Report. and how Indigenous people body the personality (of the plans on donating the shoes Ruby and classmate Leila were treated,” she said. children), so we decided to if they are in a suitable Ridesic, 12, wanted to set “Our principal made sure gather everyone’s shoes,” condition sometime in the up a shoe memorial to to send out lots of emails” Ruby said. future. People are encour- ensure awareness about the asking for people to donate Each pair of shoes had a aged to pay their respects Indigenous and Cana- children’s shoes for the unique personality attached and donate a pair of shoes dian history of residential memorial, Leila added. to it. This helped to indi- at the memorial. C A L L T H E C L I N I C T O B O O K Y O U R A P P O I N T M E N T ! Step Challenge exceeds 50 million steps

Stephanie Beattie Notty People, to second to 30 event, did not release Watch, Fitbit, Garmin and Special to The Lake Report place with 2,566,590 steps. the full names of par- other alternative pedometers. Most teams had four mem- ticipants and none could be Steps were tracked on It’s a huge number: bers. reached for comment. The the MoveSpring app, which 50,232,770 total steps The Bayne family Lake Report, which co-spon- displayed leaderboards high- logged. team, nicknamed Pfinally sored the challenge finished lighting the top teams and Walkers in the month- Pfeeling Pfine, was first 30th out of 35 active teams. individual steppers. long Niagara-on-the- with 2,848,999 steps. “Thanks to all of our Weekly winners were an- Lake Step Challenge In third place was the team #NOTLSteppers, who abso- nounced along with prizes smashed the original goal of We’re Small But Active, lutely obliterated our group for teams and individuals. 20 million steps, and led by which logged 2,222,314 goal by taking a whopping The final team prize participant Notty-Woman, steps. 50,232,770 steps collective- includes 18 holes at a NOTL easily exceeded the revised In the individual catego- ly,” the town said in a social golf course of the team’s goal of 40 million. ry, Notty-Man had 1,006,475 media post. choosing and the individual Notty-Woman totalled a steps, edging out Tracey The NOTL website winner receives a bottle of remarkable 1,560,115 steps Beattie with 941,102 steps. encouraged participants to wine and $100 gift certifi- for top individual tally, help- The Town of NOTL, track their steps with activity cate to Ruffino’s Pasta Bar ing her two-member team, which organized the June 1 trackers such as an Apple & Grill. Editorial: The ‘stay home’ stretch

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The Lake Report OPINION Editorial: A shameful sign of the times

Kevin MacLean “Celebrating Our Tradition- And thankfully, most of intentionally designed to Richard Harley al Marriage” sign he put those who commented on hurt. Instead, it seems to The Lake Report up right beside a “No More the posting understood the have made a lot of people Lockdowns” sign. sign is a clear message of angry, embarrassed, feeling Like most minorities and He is upset about Pride intolerance and hate toward shameful. Editor-In-Chief: Richard Harley people who have endured flags flying, rainbow cross- the LGBTQ+ community While Mr. Koller says he Managing Editor: Kevin MacLean decades of discrimination, walks being proposed and and were critical of the was raised never to show Publisher: Niagara Now members of the LGBTQ+ what he calls the LGBTQ+ person displaying it. hate to another person, and Design & Layout: Richard Harley community have fought community’s “promo- So, why is this homo- that doing so is cowardly, Advertising: Rob Lamond, Lisa Jeffrey long and hard to be ac- tion” of its “lifestyle” and phobic? Well, it should be his actions speak louder. Contributors: Evan Saunders, Jessica Maxwell, cepted and their human “orientation.” All of those pretty self-explanatory, for The fact he had several Jill Troyer, Tim Taylor, Bernard Lansbergen rights respected. attitudes show a profound many reasons, the most copies printed, anticipat- Denise Ascenzo, Linda Fritz, Dr. William Brown, And like most minorities, misunderstanding and obvious perhaps being that ing problems, indicates he Brian Marshall, NOTL Museum, Kyra Simone, the battle continues. ignorance of the human it’s a not-so-subliminal at least had an inkling as Gail Kendall, Norm Arsenault, Patty Garriock, As we have reported condition — and estab- message that somehow to how the sign might be Steve Hardaker, Ross Robinson, Tim Carroll, and documented, casual lished human rights. heterosexual marriages are received. NOTL Writers’ Circle, Penny-Lynn Cookson, and overt racism has often This is not about free better than others. The intolerance is shame- Janice White and many more members of the reared its head in Niagara- speech – it’s about hate- If it had just said, “Cel- ful, and not what a suppos- NOTL community on-the-Lake over the years. ful speech that targets a ebrating Our Marriage,” edly progressive, friendly So, we suppose it is not minority. Period. (And for without “traditional” or town is supposed to be. surprising that homophobic what it’s worth, freedom of the intertwined symbols of Perhaps therein lies the The Local Journalism hate messages in the form speech is an Americanism. male and female gender, bigger, unspoken prob- Initiative is funded by the of a lawn sign promoting In Canada, our Charter there wouldn’t have been lem. Together with other Government of Canada. “traditional marriage” is the gives us the right to free- an issue. That’s how people instances of bigotry here, latest volley in the privi- dom of expression, within celebrate. perhaps our quaint little leged population’s continu- limits.) But including “tradition- tourist town really is not ing war against “others.” As with so many things al” is not only a mockery as friendly and tolerant as COVID Virgil resident Rudi nowadays, it took a post on of the word, but an obvi- we’d like to believe. Koller, as reported on our social media to bring this ous attempt at provoking It seems Niagara-on-the- Tracker front page this week, sees case of obvious homopho- the LGBTQ+ community Lake still has a long way nothing wrong, hateful or bia to the attention of the — a few days after Pride to go. NOTL active cases: 4 discriminatory about the greater community. Month ended, no less. It is [email protected] Region active cases: 104 Region deaths: 415 Region total cases: 16,263 Column about Parliament Oak hit the mark Region resolved cases: 15,744 Dear editor: a very thoughtful and It is very unfortunate character of this proj- *July 7 data per Niagara Region Public Health I have just finished seemingly unbiased way. that because of COV- ect, there is only one reading Brian Marshall’s It’s the kind of piece I ID the critical open house chance to get this de- July 1 Arch-i-text col- would like to have writ- phase of this project velopment as correct as umn twice, concerning ten but not having his im- will be the dreaded “vir- possible. the Parliament Oak site pressive technical back- tual “ public meeting. Keep an eye on this and what is proposed for ground, I can only share The virtual situation re- one and be aware that the its development, “Parlia- his concern and interest. ally seems to make public old Niagara hospital site ment Oak questions.” His views on what can input much more difficult is waiting in the back- I hope many people possibly happen in this for many people and ben- ground. There’s more to Contributed by Patty Garriock make a point to read this very important and sensi- efit the developer. come. “The most important thing is to enjoy life – and really take in what tive core area must be Also, because of the Christopher Allen to be happy – it’s all that matters.” is clearly expressed in kept in the public eye. immense size and overall NOTL - Audrey Hepburn Atrocities inflicted by men and women of God

HOW TO GET IN TOUCH Dear editor: “teachers” were mostly not medical care, sexual attacks ity by the “love of God.” Most of the right things teachers, but in the case of by priests and nuns, torture Nobody should pussy- Email: about the inhuman atroc- the Kamloops school and by many additional physical foot around this issue: the Letters: [email protected] ity that were the residential over 40 others, Catholic and psychological means. very people, Catholic priests Story Ideas: [email protected] schools are being said in the nuns and priests who may Sterner measures included and nuns, who one would Advertising: [email protected] media. or may not have had any clandestine burials of little expect to express the love Phone But often writers and teaching skills at all. children who died of the of God to little children Newsroom: 905-359-2270 commentators, very care- Such skills were, in the atrocities these “men and did the exact opposite: they Advertising Department: 905-246-4671 fully it seems, “skate” concept of the “residential women of God” inflicted on practised what amounted to Office Address around the issue of just schools,” quite secondary them. expressions of hate. 496 Mississagua St., NOTL, Ontario, Canada. “who” the teachers were in to the objective of “kill the It is in fact quite painful We have a long way to go Mailing Address the many Catholic church- Indian,” which required just to write about this and in Canada, given that still PO Box 724, Niagara-on-the-Lake, L0S1J0 run “schools” that are at the “sterner” measures. think of little children being today racism is rampant in heart of the horrors and are Those sterner measures subjected to brutality rival- our society and our Indige- Have a lead on a story? quite rightly castigated by included, as ample evidence ling Nazi death camps. nous Peoples continue to be Call 905.359.2270 or send an email everybody who has taken has shown, an “electric And, of course, all this shoved, ever so impercepti- to [email protected] the time and trouble to look chair,” corporal punishment, was carried out by Catholic bly, to the sidelines. to [email protected] into the matter. deprivation of life suste- “religious” nuns and priests Kaspar Pold The reality was that these nance, forced labour, lack of dedicated to saving human- NOTL OUTDOOR DINING 7 DAYS A WEEK . 12-9PM WOODFIRED PIZZA OVEN & GRILL . PASTA . WINE . BEER PATIO . TAKEOUT . DELIVERY . 289-819-0179 Page 5 July 8, 2021 OPINION

The Monet gardens at Pillar and Post. RENE BERTSCHI PHOTO Pillar and Post ‘Monet’ gardens a delight

Dear editor: ing scenes as the gardens It is definitely refreshing to the community. The Pillar and Post mature. see something of such aes- Sadly such areas also do “Monet” gardens are an Despite the immense cost thetic value contributed to a not create architecture that emotional delight to the of such a project I am sure town by a commercial com- will be appreciated by fu- senses. it will reap rewards of fame pany as opposed to the more ture generations as will the While absorbing the vi- and fortune for the Vintage usual approach of exploit- Pillar and Post gardens. sual impact, my mood lifted Inns and the great apprecia- ing space for profit without Thank you, Vintage Inns. and I thought of future visits tion and respect of NOTL incorporating a single square Ann Handels to drink in the ever-chang- residents. foot for the enhancement of NOTL Town being eroded one developer at a time Dear editor: print than one of the biggest apartment building re- or delivery vehicles. Local I have spent hours study- houses in the neighbour- quests a “medium density roads are designated in ing the various reports and hood – 83 Gage St., which residential” designation. the official plan as servic- submissions for the proposal sits alone, on a one-acre lot. According to the official ing individual dwellings or for the Parliament Oak site. The elevations of the apart- plan, intensification sites semi-detached units. Thousands of words, ment building beside and would have a minimum This is totally unaccept- trying to convince me and behind these “modest” semi- density of six units per acre able and will forever change the town that this proposal detached dwellings indi- and a maximum density of the nature of our neigh- is somehow in harmony cate the development is not 12 units per acre. bourhood. It also impacts and compatible with the ex- even compatible with itself. This proposal is for 92 directly two single-family isting established residential The semis look like doll units on a four-acre site or dwellings – one on Centre area that surrounds the site. houses placed behind and 23 units per acre – almost Street and one on Gage The streetscape study in front of the massive wall twice the density noted as Street immeasurably. purports that “the proposed of the apartment building. maximum. Our town is being eroded, semi-detached residences It would be interesting if The parking, servicing bit by bit, one developer are roughly comparable in these elevations continued and delivery access to all 92 at a time. Funny, they all size to the larger houses in across the bounding streets units, including the apart- claim to “love this place.” the surrounding contexts.” to show the existing homes ment building, is from the But what they love is the If you look at the dia- across Regent, Centre and local roads. profit-making potential, not gram included with this King streets. There are 181 parking the charming and delightful study showing “proposed Surely an illustration of spaces provided on the place to live that will soon structure’s scale and mass- this sort should be included site. That is a large number be a distant memory. ing,” the semi-detached in the streetscape study. of cars coming and going Connie Tintinalli dwellings have a larger foot- The application for the and does not include service NOTL

Changing names, removing statues is not erasing history Did you know? The Lake Report’s printer sources 100 per cent of Dear editor: after the Second World down to what we consider If it would be abhorrent its paper fibre from industry leading paper mills, I have read with inter- War. genocide. If the residential to us to make them do that, which use quick-growth, sustainable, renewable est the opinions of several Hitler and Stalin were school system is genocide why would we accept it for plots of land, rather than clear-cutting forests. readers who are upset that perceived to have commit- and we acknowledge that our own Indigenous broth- statues are being removed ted genocide against other it was created to “Kill the ers and sisters? The ink is also vegetable-based. at various public sites and races and their own people. Indian in every child” then Truth and reconciliation Advertising inquiries? institutions. It could also be argued why do we get upset about means accepting the truth Email us at Cries of “we can’t undo Hitler did “good things” statues coming down and of genocide of Canada’s [email protected] history” and “Ryerson did like building modern infra- names being changed? Indigenous people, and if or call Rob at 905-246-4671 good things too” are key structure in Germany. Before we get on our high reconciliation means taking arguments. Did we change our his- horse about statue removal, down statues that hurt and I would simply like to tory by removing their we should think about how offend them, then down remind people that we had statues? No? So what’s so a Jewish person would feel they should come. Advertising inquiries? no trouble bringing down different now? walking past a statue of Lyndsay Gazzard Email [email protected] statues of Hitler or Stalin I suppose it all comes Hitler today? NOTL or call Rob at 905.246.4671 Page 6 July 8, 2021 NEWS Parliament Oak plan upsets residents

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The official plan says buildings in Old Town are not to exceed 10 metres in height, he said The existing Parliament Oak building is 1.45 metres above the surrounding grade according to Liberty Site’s own submitted survey. Police seized more than $60,000 in illegal drugs on Canada Day in Niagara-on-the-Lake. FILE PHOTO Therefore, the building’s actual height is “12.45 NOTL residents gather in 2017 to protest the sale of Parliament Oak school to a metres. I’d like everybody developer. Now residents are opposed to the development plan. FILE PHOTO listening to be aware that Canada Day traffic stop this is equivalent to 41 feet,” wide.” allowed to speak,” he said. In March, town council Gordon said. “This is nowhere near Residents had to submit reviewed a report from leads to drug seizure “It may have three floors, consistent, as required by their questions before the Granicus Host Compliance, but this is the equivalent to the official plan, with the meeting in written form, a consultant hired to review Staff passenger was not wearing a four-storey building that’s surrounding neighbour- said Bankas, “which was the state of short-term rent- The Lake Report a seatbelt. The same pas- being put into a neighbour- hood.” quite demeaning.” als in the municipality. senger then provided a false hood of one and two-storey Representatives from Lib- Paul DeMello, lawyer for “Assuming Granicus’ Police seized over identity, police said. dwellings.” erty Sites did not respond to Liberty Sites, commented figures are correct, there $60,000 in illegal drugs An ensuing vehicle search Gordon called it an “out- Gordon’s comments. on the free-form nature of may be over 200 illegal during a traffic stop on led to the discovery and rageous disregard for the Other attendees were the open house. unhosted (short-term rent- Canada Day near Stanley seizure of over $50,000 heights of existing buildings equally frustrated by the “We didn’t have pre-pre- als) in NOTL,” the staff Avenue and Highway 405 worth of suspected fentanyl within Old Town.” proposal. pared questions, so we don’t report said. in Niagara-on-the-Lake, and $10,000 in metham- The official plan also “This is an outrage and it know exactly what people Gracia Janes, speaking on according to a Niagara Re- phetamine. As well, $988 in states that new development is insensitive to everybody,” are going to ask,” he said. behalf of the NOTL Con- gional Police Service news cash was found. should be consistent with Parliament Oak neighbour Speakers were also con- servancy, said she worried release. Jesse Marius Lalande, existing lot depth and width. Atis Bankas said. cerned the apartments will about the project setting a An officer pulled over a 37, of St. Catharines, Sarah The proposed semi- Bankas took offence be run as short-term rentals. precedent. driver after checking the li- Lyon, 37, of NOTL, and detached homes have widths with a local newspaper Town planner Mark Iama- “The density is extraordi- cence plate of a 2003 Audi Charles Ian Buckingham, ranging from 10 metres to report that said the devel- rino noted the town’s rental nary. It is a precedent,” she and discovering the regis- 41, of NOTL face several 14.5, Gordon said. oper had consulted with bylaw only permits single- said. tered owner was a suspend- charges, including posses- “The majority of the lots neighbours. detached dwellings to be “There’s no need for this. ed driver, police said. sion of a schedule 1 sub- (in this neighbourhood) are During an earlier virtual licensed as short-term It’s just a commercial en- Upon inspecting the ve- stance for the purpose of between 20 and 30 metres meeting, “we were not even rentals. deavour to take advantage.” hicle, officers found that one trafficking. Barrel THIS Head WEEKEND DINE IN THURSDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM - 9PM SPECIALS SATURDAY PIZZA SUNDAY 11:30AM - 6PM ////// WINE&SUNSHINE

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Continued from Front Page way to start, to go in to interfere with the site in a land, it let the trees grow positive way, and plant the naturally and most of the native species that would trees that took over were ash have a hard time competing trees. with the Manitoba maple on “Green ash is like a their own.” pioneer species in the forest “It’s kind of like a renova- community. So it’s like first tion,” he said. one on-site, it grows fast and He expects some people dominates the site,” he said. might not be happy that the “That was fine and trail through Butler’s Burial everything, but back in Ground to Garrison Village 2012, emerald ash borers will be closed during the came into the region and clearing for about 12 to 15 started killing off the days. trees. Once a tree gets “A lot of people use it, impacted by beetles, it’s Trees are being cleared along Two Mile Creek near Butler’s and during operations, we’re usually dead within four Burial Ground. RICHARD HARLEY going to have to restrict years, so a lot of trees in access. There’s going to be Niagara-on-the-Lake in dead ash trees and get rid of invasive Norway maples in machines in there and we the Old Town area, by the Manitoba maple.” the process. The authori- just don’t want anybody get- 2016 they were either dead Once the trees are ty will try to maintain some ting hurt,” he said. or pretty much declining.” removed, about 6,000 new willow trees in the forest. He said the clearing will He said the problem is seedlings will be planted. Having such a narrow be done with mechanized that there are no “desirable “It’s hard to come up range of trees is not great forestry equipment, not forest species underneath with that many seedlings for wildlife habitat, Dren- chainsaws. the dead ash to replace in a short period of time nan said. Another part of the opera- them.” so that’s why I’m thinking “With wildlife habitat tion will be using the ma- “So what’s underneath all logistically it’s going to be you’d like to have a diver- chines to remove dead logs the dead ash is Manitoba 2022,” Drennan said. sity of tree species but also and trees that have fallen maple,” Drennan said. “And The trees replanted will structure,” he said. “We like into Two Mile Creek. Manitoba maple is consid- be a diverse mixture of to see multi levels, as you Some of the dead trees, ered like a weed tree. Even native species, including go up through the forest. about a dozen, will be left in the Niagara-on-the-Lake sugar maples, red maples, So, especially bird habitat, up as bird and bat habitat. urban tree bylaw, it’s classi- different types of oak trees different bird species prefer Those trees were identified fied as a nuisance tree.” and poplar trees such as canopy, other ones like the by a biologist and avian He said foresters and trembling aspen, hickories middle and then the other expert, Drennan said. biologists don’t want to have as well as some conifers, he ones like being down on the Part of the reason the a monoculture of Manitoba said. ground. And when you have work is being done in July is maples. If nothing was done, the a thicket of Manitoba maple, because it’s in between fall “It’s not great for wildlife. ash trees would fall down you don’t have that struc- and spring spawning sea- It’s not great for forest com- and the invasive species ture, that vertical structure.” sons for most wildlife. It position. You want diversity, would create a thicket that It will take a while for also helps that the ground so that’s why we came up nobody could walk through. the seedlings to grow, but is drier, so the machinery with the idea to clear the The plan is also to remove “we figured this is a good doesn’t ruin the top soil. Legion fish fry supports Indigenous community

Staff Indigenous Peoples and said He remembered speak- The Lake Report this Canada Day was differ- ing with Indigenous ent for him. children where he grew up In lieu of Canada Day “For 20 years I’ve worn near London, Ont. They celebrations this year, the the same socks (on Canada told him that their par- Niagara-on-the-Lake Royal Day). They’re white, made ents paid to send them to Canadian Legion Hall, in Montreal and they’ve got public school instead of branch 124, held its weekly a little Canadian flag on the residential school and he fish fry and donated $2 side,” Harrington said. said he is frustrated that of every meal sold to the “I’ve only worn them 20 the reality of residential Niagara Regional Native times, because that’s how schools did not dawn on Centre. many Canada Days I’ve had him. “Hopefully, that will help Stan Harrington mixes beer them for. But not this year.” He also recalled hearing some healing,” bar steward batter for fish and chips.FILE Harrington spoke about about a young boy be- Megan Vanderlee said. how it feels to have not ing pulled from a school Vanderlee felt that the Le- “It’s always been hugely known what was going because he was severely gion had to do something to popular. The community on at residential schools beaten. support Indigenous Peoples support has been amazing even though he was around “We didn’t know. We Have an opinion in Canada. throughout this time,” said during the height of their should have known. We “It’s way past time. We Vanderlee. operations. should have known,” he you want heard? have to own our past and try Stan Harrington, a for- “I should have known said. to fix it,” she said. mer president and long- because of my age. I should The Legion will announce Send a letter to the editor to The fish fry has been one time member of branch have known. It’s embarrass- at a later date how much the of the Legion’s hallmark 124, showed up wearing ing that we didn’t know,” he fish fry raised for the native [email protected] events for decades. an orange shirt to support said. centre.

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Ross Robinson which help me to know biscuits later. What’s not to whatever. How silly of me. every day. The Lake Report what day it is. George Dell love, eh? And at the Avondale Rode my bike down to organizes Big Hitters on Some awkward moments stores, chance encounters Ryerson Park with a bar of Another groggy early Monday evenings. Gerry arose during the early with normally well turned Ivory soap and a bottle of morning in downtown Kowalchuk is the boss of months of the new normal. out, chic female friends, Head & Shoulders sham- Chautauqua and the garbage geriatrics on Wednesday While waiting at the red who were wearing baggy poo. Into the water, and it truck is noisily making its mornings. Terry Francis light at Mary and Missis- grey sweatpants. Some- is a different kind of clean. way along our streets. organizes 30 former athletes sauga streets, several times I times without any war paint And a good heart starter. Ah hah. It’s Friday! How for Top Guns on Thursday blushed a bit when I looked on. Small talk was trun- With most Tim Hortons many times were we not evenings, while Dominic to my left and saw a woman cated and short memories and McDonald’s out- sure what day it was? Or COVID-19 protective face Ventresca’s Dominators behind the steering wheel of became a bonus. lets closed, many NOTLers even what the date was? The masks hanging. SUPPLIED play between 8:30 to 11:30 her car. And during the four sum- and visitors needed to find 14th. The 15th? The 16th? Saturday mornings. How daring, how risqué I mer months of 2020, I per- alternative public wash- Less to do, less reason to What a journey it has The real fun is on Friday thought, having her un- formed my ablutions with rooms. Nature pees became know the exact date. been and our lives have and Sunday evenings when derwear hanging from her hot showers only three or more common, as this is a Here we are, some been modified in so many Marilyn Francis and Pippa rear-view mirror. Then, I re- four times each month. No, I necessity, not a luxury. 16 months into the COV- ways. De Leonardis herd us cats alized it was her COVID-19 wasn’t on the nose, because Read the full story online ID-19 pandemic, and on our Thank goodness for my for Mixed Dubs. Tennis mask, not her intimate I bathed in the fresh waters at www.niagaranow.com/ way to the finish line. various tennis leagues, with music, and tea and apparel. Black, blue, white, of Lake Ontario almost opinion.phtml/5872 Page 9 July 8, 2021 NEWS Canada Day cupcakes a drive-thru hit

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Last issue: I have eyes but I can’t see. I live in the dark until you need me. What am I? Answer: A potato Also accepted: A sewing needle Answered first by: Wade Durling Also answered correctly (in order) by: Mary Drost, Michele Campbell, Gerry Hruby, Sam Young, Susan Hamilton, Bob Stevens, Jim Baird, Elaine Landray, Maria Janeiro, Gary Davis, Kirby Llacer, Margie Enns, John Sayers, Judith Sayers, Nancy Wilkes and Maureen Hayslip hand out Canada Day packages outside Fort George on Carl Nickel, Tee Bucci, Wesley Turner, June 30. EVAN SAUNDERS Conrad Gener, Dena Broeders, James Langendoen, Lillian Farinavci, Robert Wilms, Sylvia Wiens Rotary BBQ inspires lunch gift for migrant workers Email answers, with your name, to editor@ niagaranow.com for a chance to win a prize. Evan Saunders “but we felt like we had to (Subject line: Riddle me this) Local Journalism Initiative do something,” The Lake Report The club usually grills hot dogs and burgers for several The annual Niagara- thousand people In Simcoe on-the-Lake Rotary Club Park, he said. drive-thru barbecue was in This year, members held full swing on July 1 and one a drive-thru pig roast in the NOTL resident used the op- parking lot of the Niagara portunity to provide lunch United Mennonite Church for migrant workers. on Niagara Stone Road. Bert O’Connell, of St. St. Davids resident Bert O’Connell used the Canada Day PigOut Catering cooked for Davids, saw this year’s pork barbecue as an opportunity to buy lunch for migrant the event, with a full pig roast as an opportunity workers. EVAN SAUNDERS roasting on a spit. to give back to the many The usual Rotary Club migrant workers who are said he saw the effect that to death,” O’Connell said. barbecue is complete with living on farms across the residential schools have had He said he would not be pancake breakfast, a band municipality right now. on Indigenous Peoples in celebrating Canada Day and a Canada Day pa- “I saw these migrant Canada. himself, but felt that doing rade through town. But CO- workers out in the heat, they And the recent discover- a good deed was the most VID-19 safety precautions were going for their lunch,” ies of children’s remains on patriotic act of all. came first and foremost this he told The Lake Report. residential school proper- O’Connell left the Rotary year. “They just looked down. ties prompted him to do barbecue with a pile of pork “We can’t have people out Everybody else is on holi- something good with his sandwiches, soft drinks and of their cars and mingling day and they still have to Canada Day. a big smile on his face, about, so the drive-thru for- work. So, I thought I would “The emotional toll it ready to brighten somebody mat is great,” said Rotarian bring them a pizza but then took on her dad and all of else’s day. Greg Fedoryn. I realized the Rotary was his family – when I think of Rotary spokesperson “Last year we did (a having its barbecue.” that I almost break down. Gary Hatton said the club smaller barbecue) and then O’Connell, whose ex-wife There was suicide, or peo- initially wasn’t going to this year we kind of built it is of Indigenous descent, ple would drink themselves hold a barbecue this year, up more.”

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Front row: Pippa de Leonardis, Rosemary Goodwin, Cathy Buis, Mary Lou Turner, Fran Doran, Deb Robert, Shirley Rednall, Susan Browne, Gillian Venturi, Dorothy Booth, Sonja Schindeler. Back row: Cate Mee, Maggie Hobbs, Danna McDonough, Kim Laidlaw, Pat Lewis, Barb Kavanagh, Marilyn Francis, Barbara Criveller, Lori Oakes, Pat Young, Zeny Umoquit, Wendy Dell, Cathy Reid. ROSS ROBINSON PHOTO

Mary Towndrow practises her tennis swing. SUPPLIED Owen, 10, takes a dive at the Memorial Park pool in Old Town on Saturday. Paul Chapman top point-getter in men’s golf league

Kevin MacLean in gross skins. Lauge and Falconer scooped the $50 just nine holes, but several The Lake Report Newman also added $43 prize in the 50/50 draw. birdies and chip-ins were in net skins on the same Women’s leagues: Two recorded. And on July 6, a Paul Chapman led the holes. John Kozik scooped foursomes – Trish Antho- torrential downpour soaked field in the NOTL Golf the prize money wiith his ny, Margot Hickson, Sha- everyone and cut short Club men’s league on July birdie on #6. ron Allen and Barb Werner, rounds. 1, totalling 24 under the Joe Interisano (#4) and Maureen Dickson, Pen- Last week, Michele modified Stableford scoring and Rick Blouin (#9) took ny Green, Suzanne Rate Darling (#2), Barbara system. closest to the pin honours. and Helen McCallum – tied Ahluwalia, Marie Ellison Jim Sifton was right Tuesday WOOFs: Mike for first with a 5-over 41 in (#7) and Nikki Jenkins (#9) behind with 22, and War- Eagen and Jim McMacken nine hole women’s league all had birds, and Darling ren Tutton and Jim Ricci shared low gross as competition on June 29. chipped in on #7 and #8. It tied for third with 21 points each carded a 2-over 38 The group of Judy was a big day for Jenkins, each. in WOOFs league play on Cardiff, Linda Williams who played a full round Reigning men’s open June 29. Jim Ricci was net and Charlotte Kainola were and broke 100 with her champion James Grigjanis- winner with 33. Hidden next with 44. milestone score of 99. Meusel continued his hole winners were Don Al- Our extreme weather This week, before the del- dominance this season, len, Glen Murray and Ted played havoc with the 18 uge, the top three low gross winning low gross with a Wiens, with birdies on #6. hole women’s league the winners were Lisa Allen, 2-under 34. After a measurement, past two weeks. Yolanda Henry and Cathy Birdies earned Rai Lauge it was determined Eagen On June 29, overbearing Murray. Low net honours Mike Eagen, above, tied with Jim McMacken for low gross (#1), Ron Newman (#2) and and Cal Cochrane were heat forced many of the went to Allen, Marlene Sib- 38 in last week’s WOOFs league play. KEVIN MACLEAN Jeff Jacques (#3) $67 each close to the pin on #4. Peter women to limit play to bald and Murray. Page 11 July 8, 2021 NEWS

A collage of masks and gloves that columnist Kyra Simone spotted in a walk around NOTL. KYRA SIMONE Lake Ontario needs more ‘love,’ series of shoreline cleanups show Kyra Simone is a NOTL- retrieved 215 pieces of refillable containers at gro- condoms, tampon applica- born nature lover with a litter from Ryerson Park, cery and fast-food locations. tors, chunks of toilet paper,” master’s degree in biol- 1,173 from Queen’s Royal PRETTIEST TOWN? she said. “I’m really glad I ogy. In her spare time, she Park, and another 215 from Niagara-on-the-Lake’s didn’t fall in.” advocates for sustainable Niagara Shores Park. Queen’s Royal Park has In fact, NOTL has a change, picks up garbage, NOTL volunteers like been a Love Your Lake combined sewer overflow makes recycled jewelry, and myself have found a large cleanup site since the near Ryerson Park’s Missis- transforms furniture bound number of masks elsewhere program’s inception in 2014 sauga Beach. Because these for the landfill. around town, so the scale and to date volunteers have systems use shared pipes for of discarded PPE litter in removed 10,000 pieces of sanitary and storm water, NOTL is much larger. litter from that beach alone. they can overflow during “The more we use of “At Queen’s Royal Park, wet weather. something disposable, the there’s lots of plastic “People have no idea that more ends up in our envi- pieces,” Byrne noted. when they flush their toilet, ronment,” said Byrne. One common culprit: nur- it could end up in the lake,” And while masks are dles. These small pellets are Byrne said. likely not left behind on melted down to make plastic SHOWING THE LOVE: purpose, “They fall out of products and packaging, but “Plastic pollution affects people’s pockets or blow out Byrne said many of them us all, whether we want to Kyra Simone of lid-less garbage cans.” are spilled into the lake by think about it or not. It’s in Special to The Lake Report She urges people to dis- ships transporting this raw our drinking water,” she pose of masks securely. material to manufacturers. said. Litter cleanups are just A series of cleanups by Although some people As for what litter is one way to take care of our GTA non-profit A Greener feel safer wearing dispos- most prevalent, she said, vulnerable lakes. Future collected more than able masks, Canada’s “Number one is cigarette “We can all do some- 119,000 bits of litter from public health guidelines still butts. They’re absolutely thing,” she said. Pick up Lake Ontario shorelines, recommend cloth masks. everywhere.” Styrofoam and litter when you see it, avoid including more than 1,500 With two layers and a filter other plastic pieces are the buying single-use plas- pieces at three parks in pocket, these reusable alter- next most common finds. tics and support organiza- Niagara-on-the-Lake. natives are a more environ- To raise awareness about tions that are fighting to Founder Rochelle Byrne mental choice. plastic pollution, last year protect our land and water. says the annual Love Luckily, fewer gloves Byrne undertook a 430-ki- She doesn’t expect every- Your Lake program has were found this year, Byrne lometre paddleboard jour- one to be an environmen- documented an increase in said. ney around Lake Ontario. talist, “That’s not realis- plastic pollution, especially “At the beginning of While on the water, she tic.” But she is hopeful that personal protective equip- the pandemic, people were could observe the condition solutions will arise when ment (PPE). wearing gloves because they of the lake up close. people from many different The organization’s thought it would help,” but “I thought I had a pretty backgrounds make small volunteers conducted 266 we now understand the low good idea of how bad changes and work together. cleanups between Kingston risk of COVID-19 transmis- things were, but it’s way Local cleanups with A and Niagara Falls in May sion via surfaces. worse than I thought,” she Greener Future later this and June. Among the items “There’s more litter from said. She found oily brown year may be on the agenda found were over 500 pieces single-use items compared slime, slicks of pollution, of the Town of NOTL’s of PPE, which represents a to previous years,” including really smelly areas, algae environmental advisory 711 per cent increase in PPE plastic bags, cans, plastic blooms and a lot of dead fish. committee. litter since the group’s 2020 lids, straws and cutlery, she “I did paddle through For more information, find findings. said. This may be due to areas where you could tell the organization on Face- In June, Love Your Lake pandemic-restricted use of there was a sewage bypass: book @TheGreenerTeam. Page 12 July 8, 2021 GAMES

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won the silver medal in the 1867 Exposition Universelle. Niagara’s fame continued to inspire. Daredevils such as The Great Blondin and ‘Niagara’ captures Nik Wallenda walked tight- ropes over the falls. Annie natural wonder of falls Edson Taylor at 63 was the first person to survive going over the falls in a barrel in Penny-Lynn Cookson beauty lay deeper currents 1901. “Niagara,” a 1953 film Special to The Lake Report of nationalism, nature, the noir thriller, starred Marilyn land and God. Monroe, who appeared Now, before you sigh “Not The artist who best in the release poster lying another image of Niagara conveyed those themes was Frederic Edwin Church, “Niagara,” 1857, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art, horizontally across the top Falls,” wait – because the Frederic Edwin Church who Washington, DC. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS of the falls. back story is fascinating. in 1857, at age 31, created The type reads, “Marilyn There may be other falls: “Niagara” as a panoramic themes of discovery, explo- important landscape painter Water swiftly slides over rock Monroe and ‘Niagara,’ a Angel is the highest, Iguazu and dramatic natural wonder ration, settlement and nature in America. No artist prior ledges to form a foaming raging torrent of emotion the largest, Victoria exotic, to outshine any place in as a reflection of God. to Church had captured the white pool before tumbling that even nature can’t con- Havasu colourful, but Ni- Europe and as a symbol of At 19, Church exhibited magnificent sweep, drama over the precipice into the trol!” Hollywood aside, let’s agara is the most powerful, America’s promise. This was at the National Academy and detail of the Horseshoe mist and river below. A rain- concur with Pierre Berton, exhilarating and famous. Niagara as manifest destiny, in New York and at 23 Falls seen from the Canadian bow is seen in the upper left author of “Niagara,” who Being the most commonly as soul, spirit and prophecy, was the youngest person side on such a grand scale. and its other half in the thick wrote: “Of the hundreds of painted subject in 18th- and a mythical deluge that would elected to full membership. His canvas is nearly three mist inspire transcendence. paintings made of Niagara 19th-century European wash away the memory of He travelled extensively times wider than the height. The painting was exhib- before Church and after and American landscape the Old World and bring throughout the northeastern The eye is led sideways, ited alone, illuminated in a him, this is by common painting, it was known as forth the New World. U.S. and, inspired by the suggesting the vast west- darkened Manhattan gallery. consent the greatest.” the Eighth Wonder of the Church was born in explorations and writing of ern wilderness still to be Admission was 25 cents, Penny-Lynn Cookson is World and later as the Hon- Hartford, Conn., in 1826 the great German geogra- explored. By eliminating which included the use of an art historian who taught eymoon Capital of the to affluent parents who pher and naturalist Alexan- foreground and framing that binoculars to increase the at the University of Toronto World. encouraged his early talent. der von Humboldt, he spent direct the eye deep into the thrill of the experience. In for 10 years. She also was Prints were given as He was the only pupil to five months in Colombia composition, the viewer is two weeks, over 100,000 head of extension services at wedding gifts. Its image Thomas Cole, America’s and Ecuador. thrust forward and down to people had seen “the finest the Art Gallery of Ontar- appeared on stereographs, leading landscape painter His paintings of the Andes experience the scene from oil picture ever painted io. Watch for her upcoming china, wallpaper and and founder of the Hudson were a great success but it the very edge of the drop off. this side of the Atlantic.” It lecture series at the Pump- lampshades. But beyond River School, which reflect- was “Niagara” that made A large tree trunk is swept toured to major U.S. cities, house Arts Centre and at the tourist appeal and the ed 19th-century American his reputation as the most by the force of the currents. Britain and Paris, where it RiverBrink Art Museum. Dr. Brown: Why did neanderthals disappear thousands of years ago?

Dr. William Brown dated between 309,000 and cave in the Aveyron valley in Max Planck Institute, led by some fashion impaired? We The Lake Report 138,000 years ago. Southeast France, which was Svante Paabo, suggests an- don’t know, but at least this His face was broad, the occupied by neanderthals as other possibility: the number study suggests some first About 100,000 years ago, orbits large and squarish and early as 174,000 years ago. of fathering males may have steps toward solving the 36 stocky people walked the overall shape of the skull This and other evi- been reduced to such a low puzzle for the neanderthals, along a beach in southern was longitudinally flatter dence suggest neanderthals level that there were too few leaving all those other now- Spain leaving footprints be- than the more globular shape were capable of symbolic to sustain genetic diversity extinct hominin species as hind in the sand which later characteristic of most mod- thinking and probably lan- and fend off the accumula- mysteries to solve. fossilized. ern humans. These and other guage, and possessed an tion of harmful mutations, It would not surprise me Most were made by adults features suggested to some imagination, which if not which might have threatened if Svante Paabo receives a and a few by children whose scientists that this was our quite the equal of modern the health of the community. Nobel Prize for his highly irregular prints suggested first look at a denisovan skull humans, was still impressive. In other words, nean- original pioneering work in they were playing, perhaps and face. So far, however, we They were also survivors derthals had become an the field of paleolithic genet- even dancing, leaving us to know nothing about the life who managed to live through endangered species for much ics as a vital tool for solv- wonder what they might have and culture of denisovans, several major swings in the same reason in our time ing the mysteries of human been talking or even laughing unlike neanderthals. environmental climate. Yet that mountain gorillas are origins. about. For nearly a century they, their denisovan close endangered or woolly mam- Coupled with much more The scene of frolicking Asia. And with whom, both after the first neanderthal cousins and other contempo- moth communities died out precise dating technologies, children and leisurely walk- modern humans and nean- skull was discovered in the rary home species in Africa, roughly 10,000 years ago enhanced techniques such as ing adults is common enough derthals sired children and Neander Valley in Germany, Indonesia and the Philip- – inbreeding triggered too satellite searches for locating on almost any beach where shared genes as did neander- neanderthals were cartooned pines, all disappeared from many harmful mutations. likely sources for fossils and families and friends gather thals with humans, traces of as dimwitted, based on their the historical record, leaving This fine genetic study sophisticated methods such together. But it would be whose trysts may be found to large brows and stocky ap- modern humans as the “Lone from an excellent institute as CT scanning and AI for another 60,000 years before this day in humans outside of pearance, which was consid- Survivor” as Chris Stringer also suggested that males analyzing fossils, the field modern humans set foot in Africa. ered brutish. so aptly put it in the title of tended to remain in their of paleoanthropology has western Europe. These prints Until recently little was A different behavioural his 2012 book. But why did natal communities whereas transformed in the last few were made by neanderthals. known about the appearance picture emerged in the the neanderthals disappear? females dispersed to other decades. Neanderthals were short, of denisovans except for a last few decades. Studies There’s no evidence that communities, an arrangement Look for a new series on stocky, rugged people who mandible in Nepal – until revealed neanderthals buried modern humans killed them that might have made matters human origins next year. lived in small communities a skull was rediscovered in their dead, created cave off, at least in any system- worse if there were too few Dr. William Brown is a scattered throughout much of China. The large skull, at art decades before modern atic fashion or that humans fathering males. professor of neurology at Eurasia. They were closely the upper range for mod- humans reached western Eu- outcompeted neanderthals Of course, the obvious McMaster University and related to modern humans, ern humans, was named rope, fashioned jewelry and for scarce food resources, al- question is why so few co-founder of the Infohealth and another group, the “Dragon Man” by the Chi- at least in one instance built though that’s a possibility. A fathering males? Or was series at the Niagara-on-the- denisovans who lived in East nese archeological team and a ceremonial site deep in a recent genetic study from the the quality of their sperm in Lake Public Library. Page 14 July 8, 2021 FEATURED

Excitement ahead for Venus and Mars

Bill Auchterlonie Sunday, July 11: Mercury Special to The Lake Report leaves its home sign of Gemini and enters Cancer this after- This is the week of the new noon. Communications (includ- moon in her home sign of Can- ing talking to oneself) go from cer. It’s also the week of the most lively and quick to more person- exciting aspect in astrology – al, emotional and sensitive. This Venus conjunct Mars. is so until the end of July when Thursday, July 8: The biggest Mercury enters Leo. On this day event today is Venus making a in 1969, David Bowie released square to Uranus. Just like with his giant hit “Space Oddity” nine Parliament Oak opens, 1948 Mars, Venus’ T-square with Sat- days before Apollo 11 landed urn and Uranus will initially push on the moon. Thirty-one years us outside our comfort zone. later, Canadian astronaut Chris This image of Parliament Oak school was taken from the corner of King and Centre streets on Sept. 12, As with Mars, Chiron comes to Hadfield performed Bowie’s 1948. It was the official opening of the school, which replaced the former one at the corner of Davy and save the day. This back-and-forth tune live from the International Platoff streets. The school’s name was based on a belief that one of the sessions of the first Parliament was process of rewiring our heart Space Station. held under a large oak tree on the property. The school opened at a cost of $191,000 and initial enrollment to higher frequencies will be Monday, July 12: Inspirational included 280 students, eight teachers and the principal, Mr. Brunton. Further additions to the building took extremely healing and cathar- ideas and news make this a Mon- place in 1956 (classrooms), 1966 (library, classrooms and staff room) and 1976 (the community gym and tic. On July 8, 1834, Frederick day to celebrate. Today, Nobel auditorium). The school closed in 2015. Zeppelin was born in Germany. Prize winner Malala Yousafzai He designed and built the cigar- celebrates birthday #24. shaped aircraft which, in 1937, Tuesday, July 13: Venus and can be done to manage the caught fire in New Jersey while Mars meet in the sky in Leo. They development juggernaut of attempting to land. The image attract each other and, as a result southern Ontario, but I beg is well-known for its appearance of their passion, something new to differ. on the cover of the inaugural al- comes into existence. Whether NOTL must Over several decades, the bum of the British rock band Led it’s a new life, new relationship or chief administrator of the Zeppelin. a new creative project, Venus take control Town of Mono (now retired Friday, July 9: The new moon conjunct Mars is our cosmic go- of development and a valued resident of is in her home sign of Cancer is ahead to get our creative juices NOTL) successfully ensured tonight. New moons are a time to flowing. Creativity means going that any development in his make a list of things we want to back to the source, understand- Brian Marshall jurisdiction respected both accomplish in the next 28 ½ days ing who you really are – and Columnist Already happening in NOTL. SUPPLIED existing cultural heritage – between now and the time of then simply unleashing your landscapes and conformed to the next new moon. The list, this truth, whatever that may be. Har- On the morning of Canada “It conforms to the town’s The face of Niagara-on- the residents’ commonly held time, will be strongly influenced rison Ford is still one of the most Day I visited with some folks building bylaws, but because the-Lake is changing at a vision for the town. by Neptune in Pisces, which is in successful actors in Hollywood. in Old Town. you can, should you really?” speed that echoes that of Mis- So, can it be done? perfect harmony with this new Today he turns 79. They live in what appears In a nutshell, that is the sissauga in the late 20th cen- The answer is “Yes,” the moon. Pay attention to dreams Wednesday, July 14: With the to be a modest 1920s bun- question facing the Town tury and continues today in people in towns and cit- and any other unusual commu- moon in discriminating Virgo, galow, however, passing the of Niagara-on-the-Lake. Oakville, Bronte, Burlington, ies across North America nications and put those items on we might not expect to feel a threshold I was gobsmacked We have two major projects etc. And, just like those towns have successfully assumed your list. Bill Haley & the Comets’ surprise, but that’s what’s in by an interior that displayed (Parliament Oak and the old and cities, NOTL has no cen- management oversight on hit “Rock Around the Clock” was store, at least emotionally. “Easy the best of New Traditional NOTL hospital) under con- tralized vision or oversight development. #1 on Billboard on July 9, 1955. Rider,” the Hollywood film that design. sideration in Old Town, resi- governance in place to ensure Should it be done? Rock and roll is here to stay! changed Hollywood, directed by Passing through the house, dential infills are popping up our town does not become In my opinion it’s vital, but Saturday, July 10: Dreamy Dennis Hopper, who co-starred I stepped out onto a deck like mushrooms, significant just one more casualty within I am only one voice and it and frustrating are not things we wiith Peter Fonda and Jack overlooking a beautifully commercial properties are in the Golden Horseshoe’s ur- really devolves upon the will usually find together as feelings Nicholson, was first seen on July landscaped backyard, but the hands of developers who, banized sea of mediocrity. and action of my fellow citi- on the same day, but that’s what 14, 1969. there was a shadow to my no doubt, are planning future Take a drive up to Union- zens in Niagara-on-the-Lake. we get today. With luck, we Next time: Chiron turns retro- right that stopped my enjoy- projects, and medium-high ville or Markham to visit How can it be done? can use imagination to resolve grade, the first quarter moon in ment; a shadow caused by a density residential develop- examples of towns in which In short: establish design frustration. On July 10, 2018, just Libra and Venus enters Virgo.. massive new infill build (ef- ments are proliferating across a gracious built-heritage and review guidelines and associ- three years ago, Toronto’s Drake Obtain your personal birth fectively a wall replete with the landscape. gentle lifestyle have been ated administration, neither surpassed the Beatles with the chart including a forecast for overlooking balcony) that Even on the line and con- completely bastardized by of which is terribly compli- most Top 10 singles – simultane- the year ahead on Bill Auchterl- altered the entire neighbour- cession roads in the so-called the results of unmanaged cated or expensive. But, that ously – on the Billboard Hot 100. onie’s podcast at www.auchter- hood line-of-sight. “greenbelt” homes are pop- development. explanation must wait until Beatles = 5. Drake = 7. lonieonastrology.ca. Nonplussed, I turned to the ping up at a nearly frenetic There are those who next week’s column. property owner who stated, pace. believe there is nothing that Astrology is a form of entertainment, not a science. Page 15 July 8, 2021 NEWS Cumpson sells his longtime hosta business

Continued from Front Page Cumpson’s family lived Over the years he’s travelled ers will keep the business on Lakeshore Road, not far all over North America going. And were they expensive! I from the old rifle range. He searching for that one vari- “I don’t know what I will heard about a Hosta Society attended both Butler and ety he covets. do if it doesn’t sell as a and joined it. Then I got a McNab public schools and “My first order from Ohio hosta business. I just keep life membership.” went on to Niagara District was $1,100 for 10 hostas potting now so I don’t have In the early 1990s, Cump- and Kernahan Park High — just one stem, no leaves. to think about it. son bought his current prop- School in St. Catharines. More than $100 a plant. The transition to their new erty, then a peach orchard But school wasn’t really But those 10 plants became life is already underway. on its last legs. He was his thing. hundreds.” They are renovating a home thinking of retiring after a In 1970, Cumpson was 17, He’s even had one of his on the Niagara Parkway, long career with General and the Pillar and Post Res- varieties registered with the preparing for the transition. Motors in St. Catharines, taurant was just taking shape, American Hosta Society. It’s Cumpson laughs at the and his dream of a hosta his father told him to go over called the Niagara-on-the- suggestion he might not business would help make and ask the chef for a job. Lake. “I own that right now.” have any hostas in his life that happen. “So, I walked into the Cumpson doesn’t practise after the sale and move Cumpson is an Old Town kitchen. The chef told me to what is called man-hybrid- happen. boy, through and through, come here the next day at 8 izing, creating new varieties “I’ve got lots to plant. I but he has trouble pinpoint- o’clock. I was a pot washer. by purposefully pollenating have got 300 over there (at ing his heritage. “Gosh, ‘I’ll be here chef.’ ” varieties, to make new ones. the new house) already. I’m we’ve been more than 100 Cumpson spent eight years But he is happy to have going to do seedlings. I will years in Niagara, but I’m at the Pillar and Post, from the bees do that for him. “I do seedlings and sell them not exactly sure. I had a kitchen, to dining room and, have so many varieties, the at the market in St. Catha- great uncle who owned finally, bar manager. He at- bees are hopping.” rines. Setting a table up.” the stagecoach that went tributes his ability to connect Cumpson lives on the But he admits leaving his from Buffalo all the way to with his customers to his farm with Judy, his partner hostas will not be easy. He Hamilton.” years at the hotel. of over 20 years. Together, knows almost all his plants “My grandpa was a grave- He also got married at the they have a blended family personally, by their formal digger at St. Mark’s. He rang P&P. of four grown children from name. the church bell faithfully That was when he real- previous marriages, and two “I know all about hostas. every day at noon and five. ized he needed a job that rambunctious grandchildren. I’ve done everything from He let me ride the bell.” provided benefits for his In the early days, Judy one end to the other with As a boy, Cumpson re- Bruce Cumpson stands behind a sea of hostas. TIM TAYLOR family. He spent the next helped him run the garden hostas.” members his father had one 30 years at General Motors business before he retired His customers will miss great job as a confection- before anyone else.” Nova Scotia and spent 40 in St. Catharines, a job he from GM in 2008. But him. ery salesman for Gullion’s He attributes his love of years as a nurse at the Ni- describes as “tough — it now he pretty much does This is the latest in a Wholesale on Queen Street. gardening to his father. agara-on-the-Lake hospital. just wasn’t for me.” everything himself, often sometimes series of stories He travelled throughout the “Dad was a rose man. “She came up from Nova But he persevered, work- working, after a brief sup- about NOTL gardeners and Niagara Peninsula selling He had 900 roses on the Scotia with three other la- ing his day job and spend- per, long into the evening. growers and what makes candy to local food and Lakeshore property. My dies to work at the hospital. ing nights and weekends He admits, he is tired. them tick. convenience stores. job was to take care of the They stayed in the old nurs- with his hostas. The couple had the farm See Cumpson’s tips for “So, I got the first Eat- roses. I had to hoe them up ing residence behind the Cumpson describes and garden centre up for growing hostas at more ever sold. And I got in the fall.” hospital. The building that himself as a collector, just sale and it just sold this www.niagaranow.com/ the first Turkish Delight, His mother was from was just torn down.” like stamps or hockey cards. week. They hope new own- news.phtml/5839 Bulbs can be more than just early bloomers, says NOTL gardener

This is the seventh in a ies can yield blooms in the to yellow and wither before family) have countless 10-week gardening column early, mid and late season. cutting back. This will varieties and from the series, organized by the For spring bulbs, the build up energy for next earliest to the latest will Niagara-on-the-Lake Com- sooner you plant in the year’s cycle. give eight weeks or more of munities in Bloom committee. fall, the better. It’s much Planting bulbs in groups continuous bloom. nicer to plant on a sunny of five or more will give Tulips can also have an September day than in you the most impressive extended bloom time by chilly November. The more impact. planting early, mid and late time the bulbs have to put Many bulbs – such as varieties. out their roots before the snowdrops, winter aconite Treat yourself to a fall ground freezes, the stronger (earliest yellow), scilla, teaser by planting au- they will be. dwarf irises, chionodoxas tumn crocuses, especially If your earth is heavy and (glory of the snow), musca- the doubles that resemble largely clay, add one to two ri (grape hyacinths), lily of water lilies. Peggy Bell Tulip bulbs. SUPPLIED inches of coarse sand in the the valley, anemones, leu- Plant late August or early Special to The Lake Report bottom of the bulb hole you cojum (spring snowflake), September and three weeks come burst of colour, sig- among deciduous trees that dig to assure fast growth of daffodils, ranunculuses, later they’ll be in bloom In some centuries of their nalling the end of winter. haven’t leafed out yet. the root system. fritillarias, ornithogalum while the leaves are fall- colourful history, bulbs To beginner gardeners, To extend bloom time, Soak thoroughly to wash (star of Bethlehem) – will ing. Get to a garden centre have been used for flavour- spring bulbs mean cro- plant a single variety in the soil in around the bulbs, naturalize or multiply over early for the best selection. ing and medicine, they’ve cuses, daffodils and tulips, different locations. The eliminate air spaces and the years, creating larger Happy planting! been emblazoned on royal but there are more than a sunniest spots produce the start the bulbs rooting. clumps, making a good re- Peggy Bell is a member banners, but mainly, they’re dozen other kinds of bulbs. earliest flowers, shade the After the bulbs have turn on your initial invest- of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s grown for their beauty. Although bulbs like full latest. finished, cut off the flower ment. Communities in Bloom Bulbs bring the first wel- sun, they can be planted Planting different variet- head and allow the leaves The narcissus (daffodil committee. FRESH. L CAL. 1822 NIAGARA STONE ROAD 905-468-3224 HARVESTBARN.CA MONDAY TO SATURDAY 9-6 AND SUNDAY 9-5

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