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| established = {{start date|1997}} By David and Shannon Prentice
| current-owner = Bryanne Connell
|owner=David & Shannon Prentice
|food-type=Pub Grub
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|dress-code=Casual
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|city=[[Port Dalhousie, Ontario]]
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| street-address = 17 Lock Street
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| postcode = L2N 5B6
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The '''Kilt and Clover''' is a restaurant and public house located at 17 Lock Street in [[Port Dalhousie, Ontario]], a district within the City of [[St. Catharines, Ontario]] on the shores of [[Lake Ontario]]. It is known for its eccentricities, eclectic customers, and acts as a meeting place for the residents of [[Port Dalhousie, Ontario]]. In the summer months it is popular with tourists. The [[pub]] takes great pride in its motto of "Warm Beer & Lousy Food."


The '''Kilt and Clover''' is a restaurant and bar located at 17 Lock Street in [[Port Dalhousie, Ontario]], a district within the City of [[St. Catharines, Ontario]] on the shores of [[Lake Ontario]]. It is known for its annual frozen chicken chucking competition. The act of chicken chucking consists of pitching or sliding frozen [[chickens]] along the ice covered Martindale Pond similar to [[curling]] and [[shuffleboard]].<ref name="frozen" />
There is an [[Irish people|Irish]] and [[Scottish people|Scottish]] theme to the [[pub]] and its staff members wear [[kilts]] while working. When a staff member leaves on good terms, his or her kilt is officially retired and displayed on the walls of the [[pub]]. Its patio is L-shaped and has a permanent awning on the north side of its building but is uncovered on its west side.


== Chicken chucking competition ==
In August 2006, the Kilt and Clover was charged under the Smoke Free Ontario Act when by-law officers observed four patrons smoking [[cigarettes]] on the uncovered west side of its patio.<ref name="court hears">Walter, Karena (January 9, 2008) "[http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=848778 Court hears appeal of patio smoking case]", The St. Catharines Standard. Retrieved December 27, 2009.</ref> The Niagara Regional Government and the Ontario Ministry of Health argued that if a roof covers part of a patio, smoking is prohibited on the entire patio. In July 2007, a [[justice of the peace]] ruled in favour of the Kilt and Clover.<ref name="region waits">Walter, Karena (January 8, 2008) "[http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=847793 Region, pub await ruling in smoking case]", The St. Catharines Standard. Retrieved December 27, 2009.</ref> The decision was appealed to the [[Ontario Court of Justice]] in February 2009. In a precedent-setting case, Justice Ann Watson ruled the pub was not breaking the law by allowing smoking on an uncovered portion of its wraparound patio.<ref name="appeal win">Walter, Karena (February 26, 2008) "[http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=917931 Patrons can keep puffing on Port pub's patio; Region loses smoking appeal]", The St. Catharines Standard. Retrieved December 27, 2009.</ref>
[[File:Chicken Chuckin 2008.JPG|thumb|left|A photograph of the event taken in 2008]]
Every January, the Kilt and Clover hosts the International Chicken Chucking Championships.<ref name="poultry">Walter, Karena (January 17, 2009) "[http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=1392766 Time for a poultry-pitching party"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717105707/http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=1392766 |date=2011-07-17 }}, The St. Catharines Standard. Retrieved December 27, 2009.</ref> The contest is a community event that fundraises for local charities including the community food bank. In 2009, the 9th annual Chicken Chucking with 38 teams raised over $2000.00 for charity.<ref name="frozen">Downs, Peter (January 26, 2009) "[http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=1404712 Chicken chuckers collect chunk of cash for charity]", The St. Catharines Standard. Retrieved December 27, 2009.</ref> In past years, teams have come as far away as the United States and Europe. The 2010 event was fowled with over $2,100.00 being raised for [[Hospice]] Niagara.<ref name="fowlplay">Van Dongen, Matthew (February 1, 2010) "[http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2300582 Fowl play in Port"], The St. Catharines Standard. Retrieved February 2, 2010.</ref> That same year, the frozen chickens were used as dog food after the competition.<ref name="frozen" /> As of 2019, the chickens were given away as tiger food.<ref>{{cite web |title=Teams chuck chickens for charity |url=https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/news/niagara-region/2019/02/18/teams-chuck-chickens-for-charity.html |website=St. Catharines Standard |publisher=NiagaraThisWeek |access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref>


The event has been criticized by At War For Animals, which is a local animal rights group. In 2020, phone calls and social media outreach was used by the group with the aim of preventing the event.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Drevfjall |first1=Ludvig |title=Animal rights group plans to crash charity chicken throwing contest |url=https://www.thoroldtoday.ca/local-news/animal-rights-group-plans-to-crash-charity-chicken-throwing-contest-2078373 |website=Thorold Today |access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref>
[[Image:Chicken Chuckin 2008.JPG|thumb|left|Chicken Chucking 2008]]


== Legal issues ==
Every January, the Kilt and Clover hosts the International Chicken Chucking Championships.<ref name="poultry">Walter, Karena (January 17, 2009) "[http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=1392766 Time for a poultry-pitching party"], The St. Catharines Standard. Retrieved December 27, 2009.</ref> Billed as a bird-brain sporting contest, the community event raises money for local charities including the community food bank. In 2009, the 9th annual Chicken Chucking with 38 teams raised over $2000.00 for charity.<ref name="frozen">Downs, Peter (January 26, 2009) "[http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=1404712 Chicken chuckers collect chunk of cash for charity]", The St. Catharines Standard. Retrieved December 27, 2009.</ref> In past years, teams have come as far away as the United States and Europe.
In August 2006, the Kilt and Clover was charged under the Smoke Free Ontario Act when by-law officers observed four patrons smoking [[cigarettes]] on the uncovered west side of its patio.<ref name="court hears">Walter, Karena (January 9, 2008) "[http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=848778 Court hears appeal of patio smoking case]", The St. Catharines Standard. Retrieved December 27, 2009.</ref> The Niagara Regional Government and the Ontario Ministry of Health argued that if a roof covers part of a patio, smoking is prohibited on the entire patio. In July 2007, a [[justice of the peace]] ruled in favour of the Kilt and Clover.<ref name="region waits">Walter, Karena (January 8, 2008) "[http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=847793 Region, pub await ruling in smoking case]", The St. Catharines Standard. Retrieved December 27, 2009.</ref> The decision was appealed to the [[Ontario Court of Justice]] in February 2008. In a precedent-setting case, Justice Ann Watson ruled the pub was not breaking the law by allowing smoking on an uncovered portion of its wraparound patio.<ref name="appeal win">Walter, Karena (February 26, 2008) "[http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=917931 Patrons can keep puffing on Port pub's patio; Region loses smoking appeal]", The St. Catharines Standard. Retrieved December 27, 2009.</ref>


On March 29, 2010, the Ontario Government passed Regulation 48/06, revamping the application of the Smoke Free Ontario Act to specifically address the prohibition of tobacco smoking on covered and partially covered restaurant and bar patios. This statutory change has overtaken the case law made by the Kilt and Clover.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/regs/english/elaws_regs_060048_e.htm |title=Ontario Government Regulation 48/06|date=24 July 2014}}, Retrieved June 9, 2010.</ref>
The act of chicken chucking consists of pitching or sliding frozen [[chickens]] along the ice covered Martindale Pond similar to [[curling]] and [[shuffleboard]]. After chicken chucking, the used frozen [[chickens]] are ground up and made into [[dog food]].<ref name="frozen"/>

== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://kiltandclover.ca/}}
*[http://sites.google.com/site/kiltandclover2/home Kilt and Clover website]
*[http://www.portdalhousie.com/default.asp/id/1/rt/1 Port Dalhousie Business Association]

[[Image:Kilt and Clover Logo.JPG|thumb|right|The Kilt and Clover's logo]]

== References ==
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{{Reflist}}


[[Category:Drinking establishments in Canada]]
[[Category:Drinking establishments in Canada]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in St. Catharines]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in St. Catharines]]
{{St. Catharines}}

Latest revision as of 01:47, 21 July 2023

Kilt and Clover
Kilt and Clover (December 2009)
Map
Restaurant information
Established1997 (1997) By David and Shannon Prentice
Owner(s)Bryanne Connell
Food typePub Grub
Dress codeCasual
Street address17 Lock Street
CityPort Dalhousie, Ontario
Postal/ZIP CodeL2N 5B6
CountryCanada
Coordinates43°12′09″N 79°16′01″W / 43.202626°N 79.266872°W / 43.202626; -79.266872
Websitekiltandclover.ca

The Kilt and Clover is a restaurant and bar located at 17 Lock Street in Port Dalhousie, Ontario, a district within the City of St. Catharines, Ontario on the shores of Lake Ontario. It is known for its annual frozen chicken chucking competition. The act of chicken chucking consists of pitching or sliding frozen chickens along the ice covered Martindale Pond similar to curling and shuffleboard.[1]

Chicken chucking competition[edit]

A photograph of the event taken in 2008

Every January, the Kilt and Clover hosts the International Chicken Chucking Championships.[2] The contest is a community event that fundraises for local charities including the community food bank. In 2009, the 9th annual Chicken Chucking with 38 teams raised over $2000.00 for charity.[1] In past years, teams have come as far away as the United States and Europe. The 2010 event was fowled with over $2,100.00 being raised for Hospice Niagara.[3] That same year, the frozen chickens were used as dog food after the competition.[1] As of 2019, the chickens were given away as tiger food.[4]

The event has been criticized by At War For Animals, which is a local animal rights group. In 2020, phone calls and social media outreach was used by the group with the aim of preventing the event.[5]

Legal issues[edit]

In August 2006, the Kilt and Clover was charged under the Smoke Free Ontario Act when by-law officers observed four patrons smoking cigarettes on the uncovered west side of its patio.[6] The Niagara Regional Government and the Ontario Ministry of Health argued that if a roof covers part of a patio, smoking is prohibited on the entire patio. In July 2007, a justice of the peace ruled in favour of the Kilt and Clover.[7] The decision was appealed to the Ontario Court of Justice in February 2008. In a precedent-setting case, Justice Ann Watson ruled the pub was not breaking the law by allowing smoking on an uncovered portion of its wraparound patio.[8]

On March 29, 2010, the Ontario Government passed Regulation 48/06, revamping the application of the Smoke Free Ontario Act to specifically address the prohibition of tobacco smoking on covered and partially covered restaurant and bar patios. This statutory change has overtaken the case law made by the Kilt and Clover.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Downs, Peter (January 26, 2009) "Chicken chuckers collect chunk of cash for charity", The St. Catharines Standard. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
  2. ^ Walter, Karena (January 17, 2009) "Time for a poultry-pitching party" Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine, The St. Catharines Standard. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
  3. ^ Van Dongen, Matthew (February 1, 2010) "Fowl play in Port", The St. Catharines Standard. Retrieved February 2, 2010.
  4. ^ "Teams chuck chickens for charity". St. Catharines Standard. NiagaraThisWeek. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  5. ^ Drevfjall, Ludvig. "Animal rights group plans to crash charity chicken throwing contest". Thorold Today. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  6. ^ Walter, Karena (January 9, 2008) "Court hears appeal of patio smoking case", The St. Catharines Standard. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
  7. ^ Walter, Karena (January 8, 2008) "Region, pub await ruling in smoking case", The St. Catharines Standard. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
  8. ^ Walter, Karena (February 26, 2008) "Patrons can keep puffing on Port pub's patio; Region loses smoking appeal", The St. Catharines Standard. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
  9. ^ "Ontario Government Regulation 48/06". 24 July 2014., Retrieved June 9, 2010.

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