News and Notices

Tick identification and protection - 2021

*Information from Niagara Public Health. Visit their website for more information and contacts.

With tick season upon us, please take note of a few important tips and tricks to prevent ticks on both you and your pets.

A tick is very small and can range in size from a poppy seed to a small grape (when engorged). They do not jump or fly.

Ticks are normally found in forested areas or areas with long grass, where they attach themselves to humans and animals passing by.

On humans, ticks...

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EMERGENCY ROAD CLOSURE - Sumbler Rd between Church & Balfour

Notice of an Emergency Road Closure:

WHERE: Sumbler Road between Church and Balfour

WHEN:  Friday June 4 and Saturday June 5

TIME: June 4 at 5:00 pm - June 5 at 5:00 pm

WHY: CP will be closing the road for Emergency Track Repair

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Youth and Family Clinics to Begin June 14 in Niagara

From the Niagara Region Niagara Region Public Health is pleased to announce a run of vaccination clinics tailored for youth and their families, beginning June 14. The clinics are available now for booking through the provincial booking system, for those 12-17 years old and their families, at the following locations:

• June 14-15 – Pelham, Meridian Community Centre
• June 16-20 – Port Colborne, Vale Health and Wellness Centre
• June 16-18 – Grimsby, Niagara West YMCA
• June 19-20 – Lincoln, Lincoln Community...

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U-Pick Tulip Farm the latest recipient of the Beautification Committee's Thank You campaign

Submitted by the Pelham Beautification Committee

A trip down Memorial Drive this past few weeks in May provided a delightful and amazing display of tulips in a number of Spring colours. It started with a dream.

Bart and Paula Van Haaster of U-Pick Tulip Farm are the most recent recipients of the Pelham Beautification Committee’s Thank You initiative. Bart said “we first thought of the U-Pick Tulip Farm idea last year and approached our employer, TASC LLC, a mass producer of Spring Bulbs, about...

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Two Pelham employees chosen for this year’s Niagara 40 under Forty Business Achievement Awards

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 1, 2021

Pelham, ON – Continuing a string of recent successes in their respective roles and responsibilities with the Town of Pelham, Leah Letford and Marc MacDonald have been recognized as two of Business Link Media Group’s Niagara 40 Under Forty.

One of Niagara’s most prestigious awards, the 40 Under Forty Business Achievement Awards recognize individuals who have demonstrated an extraordinary level of success in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors. 

Letford,...

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