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Twenty-four local and provincial teams slated for inaugural event BY JENNIFER CHORNLEY The VOICE This coming weekend, the Pelham Minor Hockey Association is hosting its inaugural First Annual Niagara LL/HL Regional Silver Stick Tournament.

Cleaning up fallen leaves and branches exhausting and costly BY JENNIFER CHORNLEY The VOICE For the past 15 years, Quaker Road resident Liz Souter has been cleaning up the Town’s mess and is getting “sick of it.

BY JENNIFER CHORNLEY The VOICE I t was a cyclone of activity as 210 students from Pelham and the surrounding area attended a Grade 9 Preview Day at E. L. Crossley Secondary School on Thursday, November 15. E. L.

BY JENNIFER CHORNLEY The VOICE Cool, damp weather and soggy, muddy grounds did not stop some 150 Lookout area residents from participating in a “jam session” held on Saturday, November 17.

Tessa Piccolo honoured for school’s breakfast program start-up BY JENNIFER CHORNLEY The VOICE The community of Pelham has another gem added to its collection of the Welland-Pelham Chamber of Commerce Ruby Award recipient list.

BY CAROLYN BOTARI Special to the VOICE L ong before radio , TV or the digital age arrived, residents of Pelham spent their leisure time in a variety of ways. Baseball, cricket and shinney could all be played with simple stick, ball or chunk of ice.

BY VOICE STAFF The First Nation Deer Harvest began on the weekend of November 3 and 4, the first of three provincial Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks-sanctioned hunts in November.

BY JENNIFER CHORNLEY The VOICE Janice Sergeant has been an educator for the past 18 years with the District School Board of Niagara, the past three years as principal. This year, Sergeant joins the E. L.

BY VOICE STAFF Monday, November 5 saw the farewell of Pelham’s outgoing Town council. About 15 onlookers were in the gallery, including former Member of Parliament for Niagara Centre Malcolm Allen, two councillors-elect, and members of the public.

Leviathan wants to be neighbourly before Foss Road construction starts BY JENNIFER CHORNLEY The VOICE Pelham’s latest future cannabis production company hosted an information session for residents on Monday, November 5 at the community centre.