A coroner’s inquest will be held in the death of 18-year-old Reilly Anzovino.

She was killed in an icy late night Boxing Day accident on Hwy. 3 near the boundary of Fort Erie and Port Colborne.

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Town council approved a zoning amendment last night that would allow the construction of a 12-storey condominium building on the Bay Beach waterfront.

Councillors approved the amendment around midnight in a 4-3 vote with Rick Shular siding with Ann-Marie Noyes and Bob Steckley in opposition.

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About 12 hours after he registered as a candidate in the municipal election, Richard Berry was kicked out of a town council meeting Monday night.

He was repeatedly warned by planning committee chairman Tim Whitfield to temper his remarks while he spoke in opposition to the Bay Beach project.

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A supplemental report on the Bay Beach project and appendices have been released by the town. The entire report including appendices are available from the town website. The reports address the economic impacts of the project.

CDS 08-01-10 — Supplemental report.

Appendix 1 — Economic Impact Analysis.

Appendix 2 — Draft bylaw.

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In advance of next Monday’s town council-in-committee meeting, staff have released the 371-page report on the Bay Beach zoning amendment. You can download the entire 24 megabyte file from the town website or download the individual component reports from this page.

The main report, CDS-08-10, is only 112 kilobytes and 24 pages. Contained in the town’s version are these appendices:

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Two youths were arrested after having been reported prowling the Crescent Park neighbourhood and checking vehicles early Saturday morning.

Niagara Regional Police say they recovered a number of stolen items.

A 17-year-old Fort Erie boy and a 16-year-old St. Catharines boy were charged with trespass by night and possession of stolen goods.

They can not be named under provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

Residents are reminded to keep sheds and garages locked.

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Fort Erie mayor Doug Martin said late Friday afternoon that the McGuinty government has coughed up an additional $14 million to the base budget of the Niagara Health System.

“Well they lost $16 million last year, and now they’ve got $14,” Martin said. “Where are they going to spend it, that’s the question.”

Details from the St. Catharines Standard.

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Opposition MPPs asked pointed questions in the legislature Thursday about emergency room cutbacks in Fort Erie and Port Colborne. Welland Tribune

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A male and female were beaten with a baseball bat when a couple of thugs entered their Fort Erie home around 3 a.m. Sunday.

They were in an upper apartment at an undisclosed address when two unknown males force their way in and struck both occupants, Niagara Regional Police say.

Both were taken to hospital for treatment of what police describe as minor injuries.

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A clear and fair account of the Bay Beach issue was published in the Buffalo News.

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For all you fans of the Ambassador Bridge group, here’s another reason for the resounding refusal by every government institution in Canada and New York to do business in Fort Erie and Buffalo with these folks. (Windsor Star)

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