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With only two days until Nomination Day, the list of candidates Grimsby voters will get to choose from in October is starting to take its final shape. The seemingly long nomination period has seen candidates trickle into Town Hall to file their paperwork, but over the past week or two, the pace has certainly picked up.
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Grimsby had a rather cute and unusual visitor earlier this month.
A River Otter was spotted and photographed at Watcher’s Pond in the Grimsby Wetlands on August 2, believed to be the first known sighting of one in the Fifty Point-Grimsby area.
The otter also seemed quite comfortable with the attention, with photographer Terry Chettle capturing it lounging on the logs, showing off its paws and generally hamming it up for the camera.
Bruce Mackenzie, who along with Laurie Mackenzie coordinates the Grimsby Wetlands Project for the Hamilton Naturalists’ Club, said River Otters are seldom seen in Southern Ontario, although they are known to travel along Lake Ontario and inhabit larger river systems such as the Credit, Bronte and Niagara rivers.
Recent heavy rain may have allowed this one to follow a drainage ditch from the lake into the wetlands and discover one of its larger ponds. Mackenzie believes the otter has likely since returned to Lake Ontario, as the wetlands are not large enough to support the territory and fish supply an otter requires.
The Grimsby Wetlands have attracted other rare visitors in recent years, including Niagara’s first recorded Cinnamon Teal in 2024 and a pair of Least Bitterns that successfully raised five young in 2025.
The wetlands, located along the Lake Ontario shoreline at Grimsby’s west end, have been a Hamilton Naturalists’ Club project since 2001.
The sighting is another reminder of why protecting Grimsby’s remaining wetlands and natural shoreline areas near the radio towers is of paramount importance. There has been development pressure for years on these lands in this part of Grimsby, including areas within and adjacent to the Greenbelt.
Wildlife does not recognize property lines, and wetlands, drainage corridors and undeveloped lands all form part of the habitat that allows species such as this otter to move through the area.
Sometimes it takes a rather photogenic visitor to remind us what could be lost if precious shoreline property is opened up to urban sprawl.
Care to visit? The Grimsby Wetlands are located at 624 Winston Rd, open every day and admission is free.
Corporate branding for the Town was up before Council at Monday night’s meeting, the last for this term of Council. In contrast to the branding’s first kick-at-the-can in June, this time there was little discussion or comment from Council, and the hired branding consultants were nowhere to be seen.
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On the agenda for Monday night’s August 10th Council meeting is the revised Town of Grimsby corporate branding project, including a new logo, the familiar and long-used “Friendly by Nature” tagline, and a supporting visual system.
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Grimsby Council considered the final draft of the Envision Grimsby Official Plan (OP) on Monday night (July 13th), following public delegations, a presentation from Planning Staff and an extensive debate over future growth, building heights, infrastructure and environmental protection.
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Council was back in session on Monday night and changed the order of the agenda to move directly into the proposed new Town Branding Platform. Council first heard from the consultants, Scott Thornley + Company (STC), who were selected by the Town to help develop the new Town identity.
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On the agenda for Monday night’s (June 15th) Council meeting is the “Town of Grimsby New Brand Platform” that involves the presentation to Council and decision on a new logo, tagline/slogan, and supporting visual system for the Town.
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Council was back in session on Monday for a Special Meeting to receive the third draft of the new Official Plan. Despite the early 5:30 p.m. start, there was no shortage of in-person and written delegations, or Council debate.
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The most recent and perhaps last major revision to the Town’s Official Plan has been posted and will be presented to Council at a Special Meeting on Monday, June 1st.
Among a few of the notable policies proposed by the consultants and Town Staff in the draft:
The new Official Plan, once finalized, will shape how Grimsby grows until 2051. You can read the draft plan at: https://www.letstalkgrimsby.ca/…/172425/documents/169510
The Special Meeting of Council on Monday will start at 5:30 PM in Council Chambers at Town Hall and is open to the public. If you want to delegate on the matter, submit your request before 5:30 PM on Sunday at: https://eforms.grimsby.ca/Delegation-request-form
If you want to get your comments on the public record, you can email them to: grimsbyop@grimsby.ca
For more information about the Official Plan process, visit: https://www.letstalkgrimsby.ca/officialplan
After a very passionate and deep debate between Members of Council on “The Woolverton” proposal, Council approved the project in a 5-4 vote on Monday night. Here is a quick wrap-up of what happened.
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