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Beamsville chosen as investigation headquarters Last Wednesday, the team of 33 investigators from Niagara, Hamiltonâ€"Wentworth and Halton police forces moved to the old town hall building on King Street. The investigating team is now known as Project Green Ribbon, after the green ribbons Kristen‘s Holy Cross Secondary School disâ€" tributed after her abduction last month. The task force is also investigatâ€" ing possible connections to the death of Burlington‘s Leslic Mahaffy and the disappearance of St. Catharines teen Terri Anderâ€" son. The former municipal headquarâ€" ters will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays to Friâ€" days. The location will function as an operational facility with media releases and interviews still being conducted in St. Catharines, police said in a press release. The King Street building has been vacant since October of 1990 when town staff moved to the new municipal headquarters on the South Service Road in Beamsville. The police task force investigatâ€" ing the murder of Kristen French has moved to Beamsville. Kristen was abducted April 16 from a church parking lot while walking home from her high school in north St. Catharines. Her body was found two weeks later near a sideroad in Burlington. Beamsville Lions president Om Sachdeva was presented with the Lions Clubs International Foundaâ€" tion‘s (LCIF) highest honour recently. Mr. Sachdeva was given and plaque and a pin for being named a Melvin Jones Fellow. This is the highest honour conferred by the foundation, and in receiving it, Mr. Sachdeva joins the ranks of some of the most prominent Lions of the world. Sachdeva gets high Lions‘ honour Earning the Melvin Jones Felâ€" lowship requires more than a financial commitment to LCIF. The status also recognizes a deep commitment to the ideals of Lionâ€" ism. "Through your actions, you have shown deep concern for the welfare of your fellow man," wrote William Biggs, chairman of the board of trustees. "For this we convey our deepest respect." As a Melvin Jones Fellow, Mr. Sachdeva will be recognized as a leader among Lions. The foundaâ€" tion depends on people like the Beamsville man to promote its work and services. Fileen larnbull. Dors Two of the pioneers of the Linâ€" coln Minor Hockey Association were recently named the 45th winâ€" ners of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association Honour Award for outstanding service to minor hockâ€" ey. Doug and Iris Robinson of Beamsville were instrumental in the beginnings of minor hockey here in 1966â€"67 when the Centenâ€" nial Centre was built. They have been two of the town‘s biggest hockey, boosters as numerous local clubs have brought home OMHA champiâ€" onships. â€"They have served as OMHA conveners for all age levels since Mr. Robinson‘s first involveâ€" ment in minor hockey came as manager of his son Frank‘s banâ€" tam team in Winona in 1963. OMHA recognizes Robinsons for service ‘Dbug and Iris Robinson display a silver tray recognizing them for winning the Ontario Minor Hockey Association Honor Award. Mr. Robinson also helped get the Beamsville District Softball Association started in 1951, and was the original president of the Niagara District Softball Associaâ€" tion from 1965 to 1980. After he gave up the presidency, Mrs. Robinson took over as secretary. The couple is still involved in local softball: * 3 k the early 1970s, and have espeâ€" cially enjoyed novice and juvenile hockey. During the past dozen years, the Robinsons have been involved priâ€" marily with ‘AAA® hockey. They now convene 70 teams from Lonâ€" don to Niagara Falls from minor novice to midget. “'-T-i-lg);have also contributed to the community as members of the, Beamsville Lions/Lioness club. urtch Maareen Kim ber/e«j, 24 nsd k t 32 NEW PROGRAM The funds from the province are part of a fiveâ€"year, $2.3â€"billion infrastructure investment program announced by Treasurer Floyd Laughren in this year‘s budget. NO SCHOOLS WITH ACCESSIBILITY Lincoln trustee Sue Culp said there are currently no high schools in the west end of the county suitâ€" able for wheelchairs. With the renâ€" ovations, BDSS will offer an option for wheelchair students who want "more complete" access to a school, she said. "We are working with school boards across the province to improve the quality of our schools and to help boost the local economies," Mr. Hansen said in a news release. Beamsville District Secondary School will be undergoing a $110,000 renovation project to provide better accessibility for wheelchairs. Last week, Lincoln MPP Ron Hansen announced the school would receive a $78,243 grant from the provincial government to improve access at BDSS for physâ€" ically challenged students and staff members, as well as memâ€" bers of the public who use the school. The Lincoln County Board of Education will cover the remainâ€" ing costs of the construction proâ€" ject, which includes installing an elevator plus other improvements. Project will make BDSS wheelchair accessible Syadech See ick Ip Wee /V}ag '7?»1