Commentary

Surviving COVID—“a weakness like I've never known” I’d like to begin this by saying that I’m both thankful and full of thanks. I have just spent the last four weeks battling a COVID-19 variant strand.

C limate change and COVID-19 are likely the two biggest challenges that our generation will face.

Asks what happened to pot odour enforcement I would have thought I would have seen a story about the high smell of weed here. It used to be driving down Pelham Street that you didn't get the full whiff until halfway to Webber Road.

Get kids on entrepreneurial track—minus a map At a recent council meeting, I had a chance to make a comment on recent changes to the Food Premises Regulation. Very briefly, this an opportunity to start low-risk, home-based food businesses.

Family Day was a hoot and a half Over this past Family Day Weekend, my family participated in the Town of Pelham’s Virtual Family Day Adventure. This involved us completing a series of tasks with our family team, giving us points for the game.

TD Bank—goodbye to Fonthill, and maybe customers too I received a note yesterday from TD Bank indicating that the branch in downtown Fonthill is closing on July 16, 2021, and all accounts will be transferred to the Welland branch, at 845 Niagara Stre

Last week, The Voice requested comment from each Pelham Town Councillor, and CAO David Cribbs, on their views regarding adopting proxy voting. Mayor Junkin, Councillors Stewart and Olson, and the CAO replied.

The euphoria of the win is already being replaced by the reality of governing M ost of the world breathed a sigh of relief last Wednesday when Joe Biden became President of the United States.

This is the first of a two-part series. This week’s column will deal with how Donald Trump has changed American society and where the American political system is today as it turns the page on the Trump presidency.