Saturday, June 13, 2015

POSITIVE THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN CRYSTAL BEACH

Today was the successful reappearance of the Crystal Beach Community Garage Sale!

Yellow signs and yellow balloons showed the way to the bargains. Shoppers arrived early, early to enjoy the sales. Maps were even provided. The cost of the event (newspaper ads, maps, signs, etc.) was paid for by The Friends of Crystal Beach.

Look for an even bigger and better one next year!

Then, the local firefighters staged a band concert at Queen's Circle in the afternoon. A local band, Best Behaviour, sponsored by the Friends of Crystal Beach, played while people enjoyed the cool shade at the centre of the village.  Food and refreshments, provided by the Crystal Beach Station 6 Fort Erie Firefighters, were enjoyed by all. They even ran out of hamburgers! All proceeds from the sale of food will go towards the Cpl. Albert Storm Memorial Playground at Waterfront Park.

A Win-Win situation for the community.

The South Coast houses on Ridgeway Road are under construction and soon will have people living in them. These were pre-sold. Lots of places for sale in The Beach, but they don't last long as there is a very good turnover. Lots of people moving into the area from the GTA. The Beautification Committee has been working hard to gussy the place up as judges from Communities in Bloom will be in town soon. Remember, it was Fort Erie that won the national prize for a town its size thanks to the efforts of the volunteers and the refurbishment of the National Historic designated Point Abino Lighthouse.  No small feat there. Now, the town is in contention for international awards.

I challenge anyone who thinks that a twelve story condo tower on our last piece of public beachfront in Crystal Beach will improve tourism.  Just visit Crystal Beach any time this summer - especially on a hot day. Community groups are working hard to find ways to attract people to the town because they know that Crystal Beach is a hidden gem, just waiting to be discovered as a quaint and lovely place to enjoy all year round.

Someone once said that the closing of the amusement park was the best thing to happen to Crystal Beach. She was criticized for that statement, but I understood what she meant. Despite the gated community where the amusement park once stood; despite the "red-lining" of the village; despite the attempt to sell off/give away our only public beachfront property; despite the rancor and the nastiness directed at anyone who stood up to save the beach property; despite all that, people are still investing in the community.

And that is a very good thing.

3 comments:

  1. Yes Sharon, another great day in Crystal Beach.

    I was wondering, why is Martha Lockwood and the Stevensville Kinettes listed as one of the stakeholders to determine the destiny of our Bay Beach waterfront?

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    1. Good question. Martha does live in Crystal Beach. She's now back to preaching having run through a number of jobs provided for her by those she pandered to. She will always be on the side of the potential developers of the Bay Beach Properties, it seems. Remember, she was once an employee of Marina Butler as well as the Cheese Smuggler, who put her in conflict of interest back when she was a councillor. But, we let her get away with that. Big mistake. She should have been sued for that and now the statute of limitations has run out. There was ample proof of her conflict, but some did not want to go that route. I would have in a heartbeat if I had had the money.

      I find it real hard to find justification for Lockwood's position. I thought that ministers were above all that.

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  2. Is someone in senior staff naming 49 stakeholder groups in an attempt to bog down any consensus for the Bay Beach lands? Could someone be that devious?
    Is it an attempt to waste the one hundred thousand tax dollars and more years on limbo.

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