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PUBLIC NOTICE - Cemetery By-law

PUBLIC NOTICE Cemetery By-law 

The Corporation of the Township of West Lincoln has submitted a By-law to the Registrar of the Funeral, Burial, and Cremation Services Act, 2002, for municipally owned cemeteries under its care and control. The following is a list of active Cemeteries: Union, Merritt Settlement, Fulton, Ker, Zion, Bethel, Waite, Abingdon, Grace, St Ann’s, McCaffery, Bethel Winslow, Bismark and Caistor Baptist. 

• Any interested parties may contact Justin Paylove, Acting Director of...

Community Recognition Awards Returning to West Lincoln

NEWS RELEASE Community Recognition Awards Returning to West Lincoln

For Immediate Release: June 10, 2024

The Township of West Lincoln’s annual Community Recognition Awards is back to honour residents of all ages. A total of 10 winners could be chosen according to 4 new categories:

• Cultural (3 age subcategories)
• Recreation/Sports (3 age subcategories)
• General Volunteerism (3 age subcategories)
• General Youth Community Engagement (ages 15 and under)

The nomination period runs from July 1 until September 9...

Hospital Renaming Update

Hospital Renaming Update

June 7, 2024: Hamilton Health Sciences’ executive leadership team has advised that they will not be giving further consideration to renaming West Lincoln Memorial Hospital to West Niagara Memorial Hospital.

Over the past few months, the Township has been working closely with Lincoln and Grimsby to engage the public on the matter. At the April 22 Council meeting, West Lincoln Council voted to support the will of the community regarding the naming of the new hospital....